考試吧恩波：2008年12月六級預測試卷及解析(四)

　　Part ⅤError Correction(15 minutes)

　　Directions: This part consists of a short passage.In this passage,there are altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line.You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word.Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided.If you change a word,cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank.If you add a word,put an insertion mark(∧)in the right place and write the missing word in the blank.If you delete a word,cross it out and put a slash(/)in the blank.

　　Business visits tend to be extremely punctual. If you

　　arrive late to a business appointment, it will reflect badly

　　on you. So try to arrive on time, or even if a little earlier. 62

　　If you know that you will be arriving late, you should

　　telephone ahead to let them know of the delay. If a

　　business meeting takes place over a meal, expect the

　　business discussions to begin after everyone has ordered

　　their meal, sometimes as soon as everyone is seating. 63

　　Socializing tends to occur after the business is concluded,

　　not before. This is in contrast with the practice in

　　many other countries, where the purpose of the meal is to

　　socialize with and get to know each other after any business 64

　　is discussed. Many American companies have men in 65

　　management positions. So don’t be surprised if the person

　　who meets you is a woman, not a man. They are just as

　　competent as their male counterparts. If you feel

　　uncomfortable, focusing on the business at hand and ignore 66

　　the fact what she happens to be a woman. Do not, 67

　　however, ask personal questions like you might with a male 68

　　colleague. In particular, do not ask whether she is married

　　or has children. When businessmen or businesswomen

　　meet, they usually introduce themselves through shaking 69

　　right hands. When you shake hands, don’t crush their

　　fingers, neither hold their hand so lightly. A firm 70

　　handshake is best. Business cards are not normally

　　exchanged with meeting. If you need a colleague’s contact 71

　　information, it is okay to ask them for their cards. It is also

　　okay to offer someone your card. But there is not an

　　elaborate ritual of exchanging cards as in other cultures.

　　Part ⅥTranslation(5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　72. We were informed that president of that university (將于次日接見我們).

　　73. It pained the headmaster to (發(fā)現(xiàn)學生人數(shù)不斷減少).

　　74. Checks are becoming more popular and will in a short while (代替現(xiàn)金作為人們結賬的一種方式).

　　75. The local government had to take some emergency measures (以便渡過目前的危機).

　　76. After her husband died, she had to (挑起撫養(yǎng)孩子的經濟重擔).