1/92014年江苏省专转本英语模拟题PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题,每小题2分,共40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theseaisthecommonpropertyofallnations.Itbelongsequallytoall.Nonecanappropriateitexclusivelytothemselves,norisitforeigntoany.ThiswasthedecisionofJohnMarshall,chiefjusticeoftheUnitedStatesfrom1801to1835.Itwasstatedasafundamentalruleoftheseathatnoone,andthereforeeveryone,ownstheocean.Thismeansthatoutsideterritorialwaters(thewaterswithinthreemilesofacountry’scoast)thelawiswhatevernationsagreeoninpeacetimeandwhateverthestrongestnavalpowerscanenforceinwartime.AftertheUnitedStatespurchasedAlaska,AmericansbegantoseizeCanadianswhowerehuntingsealsoutsideAlaskanterritorialwaters.TheAmericansclaimedthatthesealswereAmericanpropertybecausetheyoftencameintotheAlaskanshoresownedbytheUnitedStates.Internationalarbitratorsdisagreedwiththisreasoning.Insomecases,however,thespecialrightsofanationthatmakesuseofanopen-seaareaarerecognized.Allofthesea’srulesareestablishedbyinternationalconferencesandtreaties.1.Theideathatthesea“belongsequallytoall”wasestablishedby________.A)anunwrittenagreementC)aninternationalconferenceB)aU.S.SupremeCourtdecisionD)awrittentreaty2.Thefundamentalruleoftheseameansthat________.A)anypowerfulnationmaycontroltheseaB)anyareaoftheseabelongstothenationclosetoitC)noonehasexclusiverightstotheopenseaD)nonationhasanysearights3.Territorialwatersarethosewatersthat________.A)nationsacquirethroughuseC)borderanation’scoastB)nationssharebyagreementD)belongequallytoallnations4.TheAmericansclaimedthesealsbecause________.A)thesealscametoAmericanshoresB)thesealerswereinAmericanterritorialwatersC)theUnitedStateshadpurchasedallthewatersoffAlaska2/9D)therewerenoregulationsforsealing5.Internationalarbitratorsdecidedthat________.A)CanadahadnosealingrightsoffAlaskaB)theCanadianscouldhuntthesealsC)theUnitedStatescouldclaimthesealsD)theUnitedStatescouldnothuntthesealsPassageTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.After-salesserviceandguaranteebecomeanintegralandessentialpartofa“goodbrand”onbothlocalandregionallevels,andtheprovisionofsuchservicealsoproducessolidgroundforcustomerloyalty.Customertodayarealotmoredemandingthanbefore.Beingabletofindafter-salesservicecreatesafeelingofconvenienceandasenseofresponsibilityfromthemanufacturer.Thisisveryimportanttobuildcustomerloyaltyandexplainswhymore24-hourhotlinecentersareavailablenowadays.Productguaranteeisalsooneofthemajorfactorswhenapotentialcustomerdecidestomakeapurchase.Whetherthisbeintheformofawrittenguaranteeoraguaranteebasedonreputation,theimportancetotheconsumerisself-evident.Abrand’sresearchanddevelopment,anunavoidableinvestment,usuallybackupsafetyguaranteesformarketersnowadays.Producttestingandrefinementareconductedforbothnewandexistingproducts.Withthehelpofcomputerizedmachinery,qualitycontrolhasachievedthehighestlevelthaneverbeforetoenableconsistencyinproduction.Fortheconsumerthismeansaqualityofguaranteeforthatbrandwhetheritbeavailableathomeorabroad.6.After-salesservicesandguaranteecanprovidethecustomerswith____.A)solidgroundforloyaltyC)afeel...