私立华联学院试题纸 20一一20学年度第一学期(4卷) (考试形式：闭卷) 课程名称英文报刊阅读Ⅱ课程代码任课教师朱、汤系（部）主任签字 学号」 考生姓名」 系别 班级 题号一二三四五六七八九十总分 得分 I.Vocabulary Work:Focus on the news and put the following words and phrases into Chinese.(1 pointeach;total:30 points) 1.IP0 首次公开募股，首次公开上市 2.deadly Ebola virus 致命的埃博拉病毒 3.marijuana and methamphetamine 大麻和冰毒 4.terrorist and terrorism 恐怖主义分子和恐怖主义 5.unprecedented outbreak 史无前例的爆发 6.Asian cobra 亚洲眼镜蛇 7.observe a moment of silence 默哀 8.WH0 世界卫生组织 9.criminal detention 刑事拘留 10.Al Qaeda and ISIS 基地组织和伊斯兰国 11.striker 前锋 12.homosexual rights 同性恋权利 13.segregation 种族隔离 14.motive 动机 15.unrest 骚动，暴乱 第1页（共8页）
第 1 页 （共 8 页） 私 立 华 联 学 院 试 题 纸 20__——20__学年度 第__一__学期（A 卷） （考试形式：闭卷 ） 课程名称 英文报刊阅读 II 课程代码 任课教师 朱、汤 系(部)主任签字 学号 考生姓名 系别 班级 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 总 分 得分 I. Vocabulary Work: Focus on the news and put the following words and phrases into Chinese. (1 point each; total:30 points) 1. IPO 首次公开募股,首次公开上市 2. deadly Ebola virus 致命的埃博拉病毒 3. marijuana and methamphetamine 大麻和冰毒 4. terrorist and terrorism 恐怖主义分子和恐怖主义 5. unprecedented outbreak 史无前例的爆发 6. Asian cobra 亚洲眼镜蛇 7. observe a moment of silence 默哀 8. WHO 世界卫生组织 9. criminal detention 刑事拘留 10. Al Qaeda and ISIS 基地组织和伊斯兰国 11. striker 前锋 12. homosexual rights 同性恋权利 13. segregation 种族隔离 14. motive 动机 15. unrest 骚动,暴乱
16.racial divide 种族分化，种族鸿沟 17.come out of the closet 出柜，公开性取向 18.in critical condition 情况危险，情况危殆 19.APEC 亚太经合组织 20. imported and exported goods 进口商品和出口商品 21. underwriter 承销商，投资银行 22.share/stock 股票，股份 23.press conference 记者招待会，新闻发布会 24.sitcom 情景喜剧 25.victim 受害者 26.take some credit for 部分功劳 27.tech billionaire 科技业亿万富翁 28. traffic blockage 交通堵塞 29.trade barricade 贸易壁垒 30.political reform proposal 政治改革提议 II.Focus on the news and put the following Chinese into English. (1 pointeach;total:10 points) 1.同性恋婚姻 gay marriage,same-sex marriage 2.地沟油 gutter oil 3.‘占中’行动 Occupy Central campaigr 4.冰桶挑战 ice bucket challenge 5.出生富贵 born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 6.与.…对话 have a dialogue with 第2页（共8页
第 2 页 （共 8 页） 16. racial divide 种族分化,种族鸿沟 17. come out of the closet 出柜,公开性取向 18. in critical condition 情况危险，情况危殆 19. APEC 亚太经合组织 20. imported and exported goods 进口商品和出口商品 21. underwriter 承销商,投资银行 22. share / stock 股票,股份 23. press conference 记者招待会,新闻发布会 24. sitcom 情景喜剧 25. victim 受害者 26. take some credit for 部分功劳 27. tech billionaire 科技业亿万富翁 28. traffic blockage 交通堵塞 29. trade barricade 贸易壁垒 30. political reform proposal 政治改革提议 II. Focus on the news and put the following Chinese into English. (1 point each; total:10 points) 1. 同性恋婚姻 gay marriage, same-sex marriage 2. 地沟油 gutter oil 3. ‘占中’行动 Occupy Central campaign 4. 冰桶挑战 ice bucket challenge 5. 出生富贵 born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 6. 与…对话 have a dialogue with
7.扮演不重要的角色 play no role 8.争议，非议 controversy 9.达成重要共识 reach important consensus 10.周年纪念日 anniversary III.Reading comprehension(2 pointeach;total:30 points) US Fears for Lives Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington,US accompanied their children to school,or kept them at home,after a middle school student became victim No.8 in a series of shootings in the area.The shootings started on October 2. The 13-year-old youth,an eighth-grader,was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October 7.He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7. "I can't stop going to work,the children can't stop going to school,"said Henry Ollie. 48.He led his 12-year-old son,Charles,to the front door of the schools,where the latest shooting happened.Ordinarily,Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual.And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home The middle school boy is still in critical but stable condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery on the night of the shooting.He is the youngest of nine victims. including one who was shot dead on October 9. All the victims,seven dead and two wounded,were in public places doing ordinary things.They were mowing a lawn,filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket. All of our victims have been defenseless,but to kill children is one step too far.Our children don't deserve this,"said Police Chief Charles Moose. On October 10,the reward offered by authorities for information leading to arrest of the killer or killers grew to US$330,000. Calling the attacks"senseless",US President said he had also ordered FBI experts and ballistics analysts to assist local police. The serial killings have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the US.Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting.Under federal law, people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles and shotguns 第3页（共8页）
第 3 页 （共 8 页） 7. 扮演不重要的角色 play no role 8. 争议，非议 controversy 9. 达成重要共识 reach important consensus 10. 周年纪念日 anniversary III. Reading comprehension (2 point each; total:30 points) US Fears for Lives Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle school student became victim No. 8 in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2. The 13-year-old youth, an eighth-grader, was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7. “I can’t stop going to work, the children can’t stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48. He led his 12-year-old son, Charles, to the front door of the schools, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home. The middle school boy is still in critical but stable condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9. All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn, filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket. “All of our victims have been defenseless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don’t deserve this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose. On October 10, the reward offered by authorities for information leading to arrest of the killer or killers grew to US$330,000. Calling the attacks “senseless”, US President said he had also ordered FBI experts and ballistics analysts to assist local police. The serial killings have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law, people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles and shotguns
1.From the article,we know that in the United States it is B to own gun A)illegal B)legal C)rare D)absolutely necessary 2.Among the nine victims of the serial shootings,B are already dead. A)8 B)7 C)6 D)4 3.The youngest victim was victim A A)No.8 B)No.9 C)No.6 D)No.7 4.All the nine gun shootings occurred D A)at school B)in school buses C)in the students'homes d)in public places 5.What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began?D A)The authorities have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the U.S. B)The authorities offered high reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer or killers C)US President ordered FBI experts and ballistic analysts to assist local police. D)BothB and C. Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Shopping and the Internet,Making It Click [A Terry Lundgren and Kevin Ryan know and like each other.But when it comes to the future of retailing the boss of Macy's,and American department-store giant,and the chief executive of Gilt Groupe,an online retailer,disagree wildly.Mr.Lundgren remains a firm believer in an empire of bricks and mortar ()Mr.Ryan is betting big on online-only selling. B]"It used to be mail-order catalogues killing physical stores,then it was TV shopping and now it is online retail,"says Mr.Lundgren.Although he will not be pinned down on whether the Internet is a threat to shopkeepers or an opportunity for them, he is convinced that his chain is on the right path.Macy's is embracing "omnichannel"integration,that is,selling stuff on television,through mail-orde catalogues and online,as well as keeping its department stores.The company runs 810 shops across America under the mid-price,mid-market Macy's brand and 38 第4页（共8页）
第 4 页 （共 8 页） 1. From the article, we know that in the United States it is B to own gun. A) illegal B)legal C) rare D) absolutely necessary 2. Among the nine victims of the serial shootings, B are already dead. A) 8 B) 7 C) 6 D)4 3. The youngest victim was victim A . A) No. 8 B) No. 9 C) No. 6 D) No. 7 4. All the nine gun shootings occurred D . A) at school B) in school buses C) in the students’homes D) in public places 5. What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began? D A) The authorities have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the U.S. . B)The authorities offered high reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer or killers. C) US President ordered FBI experts and ballistic analysts to assist local police. D) Both B and C. Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Shopping and the Internet, Making It Click [ A ] Terry Lundgren and Kevin Ryan know and like each other. But when it comes to the future of retailing the boss of Macy’s, and American department-store giant, and the chief executive of Gilt Groupe, an online retailer, disagree wildly. Mr. Lundgren remains a firm believer in an empire of bricks and mortar （实体店）. Mr. Ryan is betting big on online-only selling. [ B ] “It used to be mail-order catalogues killing physical stores, then it was TV shopping and now it is online retail,” says Mr. Lundgren. Although he will not be pinned down on whether the Internet is a threat to shopkeepers or an opportunity for them, he is convinced that his chain is on the right path. Macy’s is embracing “omnichannel” integration, that is, selling stuff on television, through mail-order catalogues and online, as well as keeping its department stores. The company runs 810 shops across America under the mid-price, mid-market Macy’s brand and 38
more luxurious Bloomingdale's outlets.Mr.Ryan argues that bricks-and-mortar shops are gravely threatened by Amazon and other online-only retailers,and says he can see "no evidence that there are big opportunities for traditional retailers in online retail” [C]Overall,retail sales in America are pretty flat,so the double-digit growth of online sellers is coming at the expense of physical shops.Amazon'ssaes in the past year were $48 billion compared with Macy's $26 billion.Last year online sales in America reached $188 billion,about 8%of total retail sales.They are forecast to reach $270 billion by 2015.So far,Mr.Lundgren has good reason not to worry that the sky is falling.Most relevant for Mr.Lundgren's debate with his friendly rival, online sales from the websites of Mr.Macy's and Bloomingdale's jumped by 40%. This reflects Macy's efforts to expand its online business.It is building a new logistics (center for online sales in West Virginia and expanding an existing one in Tennessee.And it is fixing a glaring flaw in its Internet-sales operation:until now online shoppers have only been able to buy goods in Macy's warehouses;soon they will be able to order items from the stock of its stores. Magic mirrors and Facebook friends D ]Mr.Lundgren is keen to continue experimenting with ways to use the Internet.In 2010 Macy's introduced a virtual fitting room where customers tried on digital representations of clothes through their reflection in a "magic mirror"and shared them with their friends on Facebook."It didn't work,"admits Mr.Lundgren.So Macy's is now trying out virtual models.With its thriving Intemet business,Macy's is ahead of many other retailers. [E Walmart,the world's biggest,waited for a long time and hesitated over its online strategy until it finally decided to "make winning of e-commerce a key priority",as Mike Duke,its chief executive,puts it.Like an increasing number of store chains Walmart is inviting online shoppers to pick up their purchases from its physical stores if that suits them.Since last June they have been able to do so on the day they place their order.Now,says Joel Anderson,who runs the company's online business. more than half of Internet orders are collected from stores.The company claims this is saving shoppers millions of dollars in delivery charges.In spite of these recent improvements,Walmart is not yet reaping big profits from its online business.It does not break out its Internet sales from the total,but they are still tiny for its size. [F There are some retailers,in particular those at the extremes of the market,that can safely ignore the threat from shoppers'migration to the Internet.At the luxury end Yves Saint Laurent is unlikely to start selling its ball gowns over the net;at the cost-conscious end,dollar stores will continue "piling it high and selling it cheap". But the vast majority of retailers in between may have little choice but to counter the rise of online-only rivals by creating strong Internet operations of their own.The 第5页（共8页）
第 5 页 （共 8 页） more luxurious Bloomingdale’s outlets. Mr. Ryan argues that bricks-and-mortar shops are gravely threatened by Amazon and other online-only retailers, and says he can see “no evidence that there are big opportunities for traditional retailers in online retail.” [ C ] Overall, retail sales in America are pretty flat, so the double-digit growth of online sellers is coming at the expense of physical shops. Amazon’s sales in the past year were $48 billion compared with Macy’s $26 billion. Last year online sales in America reached $188 billion, about 8% of total retail sales. They are forecast to reach $270 billion by 2015. So far, Mr. Lundgren has good reason not to worry that the sky is falling. Most relevant for Mr. Lundgren’s debate with his friendly rival, online sales from the websites of Mr. Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s jumped by 40%. This reflects Macy’s efforts to expand its online business. It is building a new logistics （物流）center for online sales in West Virginia and expanding an existing one in Tennessee. And it is fixing a glaring flaw in its Internet-sales operation: until now online shoppers have only been able to buy goods in Macy’s warehouses; soon they will be able to order items from the stock of its stores. Magic mirrors and Facebook friends [ D ] Mr. Lundgren is keen to continue experimenting with ways to use the Internet. In 2010 Macy’s introduced a virtual fitting room where customers tried on digital representations of clothes through their reflection in a “magic mirror” and shared them with their friends on Facebook. “It didn’t work,” admits Mr. Lundgren. So Macy’s is now trying out virtual models. With its thriving Internet business, Macy’s is ahead of many other retailers. [ E ] Walmart, the world’s biggest, waited for a long time and hesitated over its online strategy until it finally decided to “make winning of e-commerce a key priority”, as Mike Duke, its chief executive, puts it. Like an increasing number of store chains, Walmart is inviting online shoppers to pick up their purchases from its physical stores if that suits them. Since last June they have been able to do so on the day they place their order. Now, says Joel Anderson, who runs the company’s online business, more than half of Internet orders are collected from stores. The company claims this is saving shoppers millions of dollars in delivery charges. In spite of these recent improvements, Walmart is not yet reaping big profits from its online business. It does not break out its Internet sales from the total, but they are still tiny for its size. [ F ] There are some retailers, in particular those at the extremes of the market, that can safely ignore the threat from shoppers’ migration to the Internet. At the luxury end, Yves Saint Laurent is unlikely to start selling its ball gowns over the net; at the cost-conscious end, dollar stores will continue “piling it high and selling it cheap”. But the vast majority of retailers in between may have little choice but to counter the rise of online-only rivals by creating strong Internet operations of their own. The