[剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料]初级阅读题自测训练(四)

1、剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料初级阅读题自测训练(四)剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料初级阅读题自测训练(四)初级阅读题自测训练(四)READINGPART ONE Look at the questions 1-5. In each question, which sentence is correct? For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your Answer Sheet. 问题:1. All the managers are requested to attend an important meet

2、ing at the Board Meeting Room at 08:00 next Monday.A.The Board directors are requested to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at eight oclock next Monday morning.B.The managers of the company are told to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at eight oclock next Mon

3、day morning.C.The directors are told to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at 8 pm next Monday.答案:B问题:2. Boarding times: 30 minutes before departure time for domestic and 1 hour for international flights.A.You must get to the airport earlier if you are about to go abroad.B.It take

4、s thirty minutes to check in for domestic flights.C.More time is requested for international flights before taking off.答案:C问题:3. Budget for the Year 2004 Marketing 50% Advertising 30% Production 20% A.The budget for advertising is smaller than production.B.The budget for marketing is bigger than adv

5、ertising but smaller than production.C.The budget for production is the smallest.答案:C问题:4. The position will suit an individual with international sales experience particularly through a distributor network.A.The post is suitable for some one who is experienced in international sales especially thro

6、ugh a distributor network.B.The position will suit any one experienced in international sales network.C.Any one experienced in international sales network is qualified for this position.答案:A问题:5. If you have any further question about our new product to ask, do not hesitate to call me at/p>

7、.A.Please make a phone call to me atwithout any hesitation when you want to ask me for more information about our new product.B.If you have any more question about our new product to ask, please phone me atbefore you come.C.If you want to get further information about our n

8、ew product, please come and telephone me on答案:APART TWO Look at the Building Directory below. For Questions 6-10, decide which floor each person should go to. For each question, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. A. SJ Shipping Company8th F

9、loor B. Fengxiang International Business English Training Centre 9th Floor C. Steven Translation Agency 10th Floor D. Snow Law Firm11th Floor E. Lingjiang Textile Import and Export Corporation12th Floor F. Zhangshu International Tourist Agency14th Floor G. Vending office15th Floor H. want ad17th Flo

10、or 1. Tom wants to improve his business English level.答案: B2. Joan is going to make her new product known to the public.答案: G3. Smith meets some contract problems.答案: D4. Emma plans to travel to Australia and New Zealand.答案: F5. Ashley has some business Korean documents which she doesnt understand a

11、t all.答案: CPART THREE Look at the organization chart below. It shows the responsibility of each manager. Whose responsibility does each sentence (1115) describe? For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. 1. He is responsible for financial ma

12、tters.答案: G2. He is responsible for developing new products.答案: C3. He is responsible for recruiting new employees.答案: F4. He is responsible for the Board.答案: B5. He is responsible for launching new products.答案: EPART FOUR Read the following passage. Are the sentences 16-22 Right or Wrong? If there

13、is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt say. For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Although the situation at the negotiation table is always changeable, it is necessary to make out a detailed plan for the forthcoming negotiation. Top line and

14、bottom line should be decided. For many negotiations in which more complex issues exist than the single factor of price it is more useful to identify a best achievable top line. The negotiators of course hope for the best, but the fact is that their best is hardly satisfied. The limitation of the to

15、p line is affected by many factors. The negotiators should be considerate of the other party. They should not be too aggressive even when they are in a favourable position. They can not be too optimistic. If one party demands too much, the negotiation often results in a failure. The bottom line, on

16、the other hand, is the last line of defence which the negotiators will not give up. When setting the bottom line, over-optimism about probable outcome is often linked to a failure to give the bottom line adequate consideration. Identifying the bottom line is perhaps more important than setting the o

17、riginal target. Flexibility in setting the best achievable target is essential. 1. This passage is about how to prepare a negotiation.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:A2. Negotiation situation at the negotiation table often changes.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:A3. Negotiators have to prepare for the wor

18、st.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:C4. Negotiators shouldnt only think about themselves.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:A5. Negotiators will not stick to the bottom line.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:B6. Many factors often cannot influence the limitation of the top line.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:B7. Neg

19、otiations always tend to be successful.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:CPART FIVE Read the article about China and the WTO. For each question 23-28 that follows, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. On December 11th, 2001, China formally became one of the members

20、 of the WTO after a long period of 15 years negotiations with the WTO member countries. During these years, China gradually liberalized most of her trade and investment policies, making the official admission largely symbolic, it is quite significant for China to join the WTO. It certainly will faci

21、litate Chinas international business. And this should reinforce moves towards market liberalization. The WTO membership signals Chinas commitment to establish clear and enforceable non-discriminatory rules to conduct business within its own country and with other countries. China is becoming relativ

22、ely powerful in the worlds economy. By joining the WTO, China can enjoy many favourable rights in doing international trade, but in the meantime, China has to perform her obligations. There are more advantages than disadvantages for China to join the WTO though Chinas national industries may meet gr

23、eat impact. After China becomes one of the WTO members, her economic growth will greatly increase and her legal and governmental reforms will be facilitated. According to a WTO report, which was released on October 10, 2002, China has become the fourth largest trade body in the world following the T

24、riad= the United States, the European Union and Japan. The improved trade environment following her entry into the WTO resulted in the rapid growth in Chinas trade volume. Therefore, it can be seen that Chinas entry into the WTO has great positive impact on Chinas international trade. Since China be

25、came one of the members of the WTO, foreign investments have been flowing into this country, which is opposite to the prediction that Chinas foreign investment would decrease after Chinas entry into the WTO. This is because China has rich, low-cost labor resources and the vast market, both of which

26、provide much scope for profit and make foreign investors more confident in investing in China. Besides, the stable and promising political and economic situations attract foreign investors. China must observe the same game rules as the other members of the WTO do, which will speed up her step to int

27、egrate its economy into the global economic framework. Besides. Chinas entry into the WTO will help private businesses to improve their growth. The Chinese government must also grant equal rights to all enterprises no matter whether they are state-owned or private ones according to the WTO equal tre

28、atment principle. 1. At last China became one of the member countries of the WTO in 2001 after _.A.negotiating many times with the USA and some other countries for 15 yearsB.negotiating with the USA and the rest of the WTO member countriesC.negotiating with most of the member countries of the WTO, i

29、ncluding the USA答案:B2. What positive impact will Chinas entry into the WTO have on China?A.It will help China further reform and reduce the employment.B.It will promote Chinas international business.C.It will facilitate Chinas privatization and help China relieve foreign debts.答案:B3. As one of the m

30、ember nations, China can enjoy the favourable policies of the WTO, but _.A.China must change all her international business policies to perform her obligationsB.China must perform her obligations and make new policiesC.China must observe the game rules of the WTO and perform her obligations答案:C4. A

31、WTO report says that _.A.China has become the fourth largest trade body in Asia following the TriadB.China is very powerful in the worlds trade besides the TriadC.China has become the fourth largest nation in international trade following the Triad答案:C5. Chinas entry into the WTO _.A.has more advant

32、ages than disadvantagesB.has more disadvantages than advantagesC.has disadvantages that offset the advantages答案:A6. Since China has joined the WTO, _.A.state-run enterprises will develop more quickly than private onesB.private enterprises are able to enjoy the same rights as the state-run enterprise

33、s doC.private enterprises enjoy more rights and can develop more quickly than state-run ones答案:BPART SIX Read the information below about making international payments through the Internet. Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A,B or C. For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A,B or C) o

34、n your Answer Sheet. Likewise, it is 1 faster to make international payments 2 the Internet. Over recent years, the network of Internet banking Web sites 3 been developing very fast. Through the Internet, we can 4 make payments very fast. Transfers can be arranged and 5 online easily 6 quickly aroun

35、d-the-clock. The majority of payments over 7 Internet are credit card transactions. But more and more 8 are looking forward to online applications to better all aspects of their operations, 9 finance and international payments. However, attention must be paid to security when we choose and make Inte

36、rnet 10 . The integrity of the transaction should be preserved, which is quite necessary and important. Businesses should not 11 their financial details onto a Web site until they are quite sure that the Web site is secure indeed so that others 12 themselves are unable to have access to the details

37、they have entered. 1.A.muchB.veryC.more答案:A2.A.forB.throughC.about答案:B3.A.hadB.haveC.has答案:C4.A.likeB.alsoC.not答案:B5.A.carried outB.carry throughC.carry on答案:A6.A.butB.andC.while答案:B7.A.theB.aC.an答案:A8.A.transactionsB.businessC.businesses答案:C9.A.includedB.includingC.includes答案:B10.A.moneyB.loansC.payments答案:C11.A.enterB.doC.get out答案:A12.A.less thanB.more thanC.other than答案:CPART SEVEN Read the memo and the CV of an application below. Complete the candidate information that follows. Write a word, phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer She