大学英语四级模拟题七PartI(15’)Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonMajor-hopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegivenbelow:1.一些人在学习中坚持不换专业；2.必要时应考虑更换学习的专业；3.我的看法。MyViewonMajor-hopping—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————PartII(10’)SkimmingandScanning(15minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.Companiesmustdecide:Isabusinesstripworthit?Competitioncanspurtravel[A]Businesstraveldroppedprecipitouslylastyear.TheU.S.TravelAssociationsaysroughly$215billionwasspentonbusinesstravelin2009,downfrom$244billionin2008.Thetravelindustrypredictsanuptickthisyear.Therewasa1.5%increaseinspendingontravelandentertainmentduringthefirstquarterof2010comparedwiththatperiodlastyear,saysMikeMcCormick,executivedirectoroftheNationalBusinessTravelAssociation,orNBTA,anda2.8%increaseduringthefirstquarterof2010overthefourthquarterof2009.[B]Andthattravelcanspurmore—forcompetitivereasons."Thestabilizingandgrowingeconomyputscompanies,competitors,backoutontheroad—especiallythesalesdepartments,"saysKevinMitchelloftheBusinessTravelCoalition."Soyoucan'treallysitbacklikeyouwereabletocomfortablydothroughmostof2009,comfortedintheknowledgethatmostofyourcompetitorswerescalingtravelwaybackaswell."[C]Somebusiness-travelanalystssaythatforbusinessestoprofitandgrow,travelisessential.AnNBTAstudyconductedbyIHSGlobalInsightdeterminedthatforeverydollarspentoncorporatetravel,theaveragebusinesswouldsee$15inprofits."Theonlywaytogrowsalesistogooutandgetthem,"McCormicksays."Allittakesisfor(acompany)tolosethatpieceofbusinessbecausetheircompetitorshowedupandtheydidn't,andthey'rebackontheroad."[D]Ultimatelywhenevaluatingwhethertohittheroad,corporatetravelexpertssay,companiesaretryingtofigureifthepotentialforrevenueinthenearfutureordownthelineisgreaterthanthecostofthetrip.Suchdecisionsareoftenasmuchartasscience.Theydependonmanyfactors,includingacompany'spriorities,theserviceorproductit'sselling,andthestatusofaparticularclientrelationshipandtransaction.[E]"It'sverymuchdowntoindividualcompaniesandwhattheyprioritize,"saysEricBausman,ofCarlsonWagonlitTravel,aglobalfirmthathelpscompaniesmanagecorporatetravelprograms."Typically...thoseinitialintroductorymeetings,theveryfirstsalescallsuntilyoumakethesale,thosearetheonesyoureallytargetforbeingintheroomwiththecustomer."Oncearelationshipisestablished,Bausmansays,abusinessmightconsidervisitingtheclientlessfrequently,supplementing"thosetripswithvirtualmeetings:cellphonecalls,Webmeetingsandvideoconferences."Givingtechnologyatry[F]Theeconomicdownturnhascompelledmanybusinessestoconsiderorbetterutilizevirtualmeetingtechnology,corporatetravelexpertssay.Optionsincludetelephoneconferencecalls,streamingameetingviatheInternet,ortelepresencing,inwhichl...
