Some companies like Alibaba expanded their _______ discounts and sales grew dramatical
A.One week
B.One day
C.12 hours
D.Two days
A.One week
B.One day
C.12 hours
D.Two days
第1题
Jeff Bewkes compared CEOs to some stocks in that ______.
A.CEOs often own stocks of their companies
B.CEOs can influence the industry like Some stocks
C.CEOs are rising and falling like some stocks
D.CEOs are controlling companies' fate like some stocks
第2题
Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plants in Brazil?
A.They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil.
B.The investment environment in Brazil is suitable for them.
C.They can make a big profit because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much.
D.They can act in an irresponsible way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there.
第3题
Some British supermarket companies are asking their warehouse
workers to wear small computers, calling "electronic tags". The 【M1】______
companies say that these tags will to help them to reduce costs 【M2】______
and increase the efficient delivery of goods and food to stores.
The system uses American satellite and radio technology
send messages to the workers. In a report Professor Blakemore 【M3】______
from the University of Durham said that the use of
these tags is making some workplaces more like prisons. 【M4】______
The technology arrived from the US at the start of the year
and more and more companies are using it. Almost 10,000
employees are using it to supply good to well-known British 【M5】______
supermarkets. Trade unionists representing workers are
worried that companies could use the technology to check
what workers are doing work. They are asking for special 【M6】______
measures to make sure that this does not happen.
Under the system, workers have to wore computers on 【M7】______
their wrists, arms and fingers, and sometimes they have to wear a
special vest contained a computer that instructs them 【M8】______
where go to collect goods from warehouse shelves. 【M9】______
The system also allowed the store to send orders to workers' computers. 【M10】______
【M1】
第4题
M: Our boss is a working machine. Keeping on working and making money is what he has in his mind. But we workers need rest.
W: Actually in some other companies they also do exercises to the radio broadcast. We need relaxation once in a while and only by this can we work efficiently.
M: Yes, I couldn't agree you more. But now we have to continue.
What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A.They are classmates.
B.They are colleagues.
C.They are roommates.
D.They are relatives.
第5题
?Which type of ownership (A, B or C) does each statement (1-7) refer to?
?For each statement (1-7), mark one letter (A, B or C).
?You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
A Partnerships
On the whole, this is not a popular form. of business organization, but it is often used by people in the professions, like doctors, dentists or lawyers, to expand their business.Greater efficiency is possible because people in this sort of association can spend their time doing what they are best at. If one person is sick, then the remaining partner(s) can carry on the work. The main disadvantage is that even with this form. of ownership, the amount of money available to the business may be limited. If people quarrel or disagree over decision-making there can be problems and serious delays.
B Public (PIC) Companies
These are the largest businesses in the private sector. There is no limit to the number of people holding shares in it and many of the larger companies have their shares listed on the stock exchange. The advantage of big businesses like this is that they find it easier to raise money as banks consider them a "good risk". There are strict laws governing the setting-up of this kind of business and each year the company has to publish its accounts. The larger such businesses grow, the more difficult it is to control them. Workers in such businesses may feel that management doesn't understand their problems.
C Private (Ltd) companies
Such businesses are not allowed to sell shares to the public. They must consist of at least two members, but there is no upper limit to the numbers who own the company. The larger size makes it possible for such companies to borrow more money from the banks or from issuing additional shares to its members. The advantage is that such a business is able to offer its members limited liability (responsibility) for debts and losses. Many companies of this type exist in England, Europe and the U.S.
There is no limit to the number of people holding shares in it.
第6题
Gentlemen,
I have been told by Mr.John L.Pak, Credit Manager, The Business Book Publishing, New York, with whom I believe you are acquainted, that you are expecting to make some additions to your accounting staff in June.I should like to be considered an applicant for one of these positions.
You can see from the data sheet that is enclosed with this letter that I have had five years of varied experience in the book business.The companies for which I have worked have given me permission to refer you to them for information about the quality of the work I did while in their employment.
My work was in the Credit Department and in the Accounting Department in both companies, with some experience also in inventory control.In both positions, I have been assigned with the daily office administration.The courses taken at Central Commercial and the Bronx Community College specifically prepare me for doing the accounting required in your department.
I hope that you will give me an interview at some time convenient to you.If there is further information that you wish in the meantime, please let me know.I can always be reached at the address given at the beginning of this letter.
Very truly yours,
第7题
听力原文: A supermarket club card is a new way for people to save money on items they buy. People used to cut out coupons to save money. Now they use a card that looks like a credit card when they pay for items. Only people with cards can get the lower price.
To get a card, people must give out their name, address, and other personal information. Everything club card users buy is stored on a computer in a file with their name on it. In the coupon days, no one kept track of the things people bought. Now, computers allow huge amounts of information to be saved.
In order to save money with the cards, people could lose privacy. So far, the information, or data, is private. But that could change. There are many companies who might be interested in knowing what people buy. For instance, an insurance company might want to know if their clients buy healthy food, or if people buy a lot of medicine from the store.
People want to make sure there are laws to protect data kept on computers. Stores that use club cards have promised to keep the information private. Some people are afraid the stores might change their minds if companies offered enough money. Some people say the information is worth as much as treasure.
Credit card companies can't tell others where you shop. Telephone companies can't sell a list of numbers you call. But all of this information is on a computer and could be given out. Some people think the store's promise is good enough. Others aren't so sure.
(33)
A.Grocery stores.
B.Video stores.
C.Airlines.
D.All of the above.
第8题
Many【C2】______believe one way to【C3】______their chance of success is to【C4】______an already【C5】______business【C6】______a franchise(特许经营权). A franchise provides a name and products that people know. One of the【C7】______franchising companies in the world,【C8】______, is McDonald's.
A person who wants to start a【C9】______must pay a【C10】______. This amount of money depends on【C11】______the franchising company【C12】______the new business to earn. To open a McDonald's franchise costs at least 500,000 dollars【C13】______fees. Franchise fees for some other companies are only a few thousand dollars.【C14】______, store space, goods and other things needed to operate a franchise may cost【C15】______.
Franchise buyers【C16】______pay a percentage of their earnings every year【C17】______the right to operate the business. They also must agree to pay for marketing efforts. A【C18】______of earnings【C19】______national advertising. Another percentage may go to local advertising.
Franchises are a very big kind of small business. Like any other kind of business,【C20】______, there is no guarantee of success.
【C1】
A.succeed
B.fail
C.prosper
D.run
第9题
However, today more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment? .... Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?"
A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make ad sell their products to make sure that they are "green", that is, friendly to the environment.
Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels (标签) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing(生产) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.
The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use, it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure it on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.
It becomes clear from the text that the driving force (动力)behind green products is ________.
A.public caring for the environment
B.companies desire for bigger sales
C.new ways of doing business
D.rapid growth of supermarkets
第10题
What is suggested about the Lucas International Business Program?
A.It recently added faculty members.
B.It has five different courses.
C.It has a good reputation.
D.It takes one year to complete.
第11题
"Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty 【23】______ finding ustomer. They are offering big 【24】______ just to get in the door. There has been a 【25】______ growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we admit we are either deceiving 【26】______ or that the market is slowly growing. "said John Reekie, chairman of Colen botics. "The following things must happen 【27】______ the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy(文化), 【28】______ there has been a computer 【29】______ program, there must be a robot prices. 【30】______ , some kind of artificial intelligence needs to be 【31】______ .
Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small 【32】______ with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Colen with others and departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Durham possess an advantage 【33】______ the giants. The big companies sell very expensive 【34】______ to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The 【35】______ companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small, 【36】______ robots that they can meet.
The little companies either bring their educational machines 【37】______ an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose 【38】______ components where possible. The major cost of making 【39】______ their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is 【40】______ scope for reductions in mechanical costs. The sue of standard parts, which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years.
【21】
A.small
B.educational
C.big
D.business