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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全剑桥商务英语初级模拟73剑桥商务英语初级模拟73READINGPART ONE问题:1.A.Office staff will transfer to a new location on June 10.B.Warehouse workers should remove out-of-date stock by June 10.C.Customers have to wait until after June 10 for recent orders.答案:C问题:2. Smith Still wait

2、ing for approval from the authorities. Hope to get it next week so that we can finalise the launch date. Mary A.They have finalised a date for the launch.B.They hope to launch the product next week.C.They cannot yet finalise a date for the launch.答案:C因为没有拿到权威部门的批准，所以不能确定启动日期。问题:3. The price list is

3、subject to change without notice.A.The changed pricelist will be sent in due time.B.The change of the pricelist cant be predicted beforehand.C.You may not be notified of the change of price.答案:C问题:4. Present this card to receive 10% off purchase in the Visitor Center Bookstore.A.Visitors can get a 1

4、0 % discount with this card.B.Visitors can get 10% of the selling items in the bookstore.C.Visitors need to pay only 10% of the price for the books bought.答案:A问题:5. I am sorry but the parts will not be available until 25 January.The parts can be deliveredA.immediately.B.before 25 January.C.after 25

5、January.答案:C由题干可知这些零件在1月25日之前不能运到。选C。PART TWOSky Systems Ltd. Website Directory ACompany History BCompany Organisation CAnnual Report DCompany Goals EProduct Information FRetail Outlets GCustomer Complaints HLatest News 1. Adam Smith is not satisfied with some goods he bought.答案:G解析 本题意为：Adam Smith对

6、他买的一些商品不满意。G项中customer colnplaints意为客户投诉。对商品不满意应去找客户投诉。故选G。2. Rachel Cains wants to find out when the company started trading.答案:A解析 本题意为Rachel Cains想知道从什么时候起公司开始交易。此题的重点是要注意时态，started为过去式，所以相应的为history。故选A。3. Hazel Thomas needs to know the name of the Personnel Officer.答案:B解析 本题意为Hazel Tlaomas需要知道人

7、事部主任的名字。人事部属于公司的一个部门，相对应的是organization。故选B。4. Dominic Noble has to find out how the company performed last year.答案:C解析 本题意为Dominic Noble希望得知公司去年的业绩，此题的重点在于理解annual意为“每年的”，由题中的last year可以定位。故选C。5. Benjamin Tidswell wants the address of his nearest Sky Systems dealer.答案:F解析 Benjamin Tidswell想知道离他最近的天空

8、系统的经销商的地址。这里有两处需要注意，dealer意为“经销商”的意思，retail outlet为“零售店”。故选F。PART THREE1. Car sales rose steadily from May to July.答案: F2. Car sales fell sharply following a peak in June.答案: C3. Car sales grew in May but dropped steadily in June and July.答案: G4. Cars sales remained constant in June and July after a

9、 steady rise in May.答案: A5. Car sales fell to the May level after a slight increase in June.答案: EPART FOUR Vacancies for Store Managers Scene Video has been quietly successful in recent years, and we now have 23 stores worldwide-including 15 in Canada-with a further ten on the way. We are now offeri

10、ng exciting management opportunities. As store manager, youll have unusual independence-which will make most retail management posts seem easy compared with ours! You will be in charge of a store with over 40 staff, and youll have a salary to match. Whether youve worked in retail management or in an

11、other field involving customer relations, we want to hear from you. Youll be a strong leader, full of ideas and ambition, and commercially aware, preferably with knowledge of the retail industry in one of the countries where we have stores. If you are willing to relocate, you could be on track for f

12、ast promotion. To find out what part you can play in our continuing success, you are invited to an informal Introductory Evening at any of our stores (details below). Or visit our website for more information and to download an application form. Please post this, together with a handwritten letter e

13、xplaining why you are suited to the job. 1. Scene Video is planning to open more stores.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:A2. Scene Video believes its store managers have a harder job than other store managers.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:A3. Scene Videos salaries are higher than for similar positions in

14、 other retail businesses.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:C4. It is essential for applicants to have experience as store managers.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:B5. Most successful applicants will have to spend time working in different countries.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:C6. The Introductory Evenings

15、are targeted at successful candidates,A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:B7. Application forms should be completed online.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt say答案:BPART FIVE A year ago, the only steel assets Tom White Jr. owned were a Chrysler Cherokee and a Mercedes-Benz. Today thanks to his enormous effort with Uni

16、ted Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, the New York financier is emerging as one of the most important steel executives in decades. White made a fortune investing in bankrupt companies such as Texaco and Fruit of the Loom, but didnt buy his first steel property until last April, when he bought the m

17、ills of bankrupt ATM Corp. no longer in use, for $262 million. At the time the industry was in retreat. Destroyed by extremely cheap imports, nearly half the nations mills had gone bankrupt, including three of the top five. When assessing Whites chances, those in the industry were not optimistic. Ye

18、t within a month, White and his partners were rehiring the old workers of what had been the No. 4 steel producer in the U. S. , the International Steel Group. Now, the 1SG chairman is close to finalizing his biggest deal yeta $1.5 billion bid for the assets of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, which has

19、slowly been descending into bankruptcy since October, 2001. How has White been able to do this? Partly, it is to do with his excellent business understanding. White, 65, perfected his restructuring skills through 24 years at investment bank Rothschild Inc., and negotiated to buy the ATM mills just b

20、efore President Bush set restrictions that removed foreign suppliers. White brings an outsiders approach to management. Today, ISG has just 22 executives-ATM had more layers than that. More than just salary savings, the cost cuts have shifted more responsibility to the shop floor, which, in turn, ha

21、s increased productivity. White says that mill workers suggested asking for new pieces of steel ten minutes before a production run was about to end, rather than waiting until it had ended, as was normal. This clever move adds thirty minutes of extra output a day. The bottom line even with a well-pa

22、id union workforce, ISG has lifted productivity levels close to the levels of nonunion Nucor Corporation. Not had for such a new businessman. 1. How did White make his fortune?A.By buying steel mills and selling the products.B.By limiting steel production to an absolute minimum.C.By investing in com

23、panies who could no longer afford to run themselves.答案:C2. What had affected the industry up to this point?A.Low productivity levers in the mills.B.Unhappiness of the staff who worked in the steel mills.C.Cheaper foreign products becoming more available.答案:C3. Why is White attracted to buy the Bethl

24、ehem Steel Corporation?A.Because the company is going bankrupt, like his other purchases.B.Because it is the largest producer of steel in the U. S.C.Because the company is being sold for a good price.答案:A4. Why is White so good at business management?A.Because he is 65 years old.B.Because he brings

25、a different approach.C.Because he is good at producing steel.答案:B5. How have Whites changes affected the shop floor itself?A.The staff do not have to work as many hours as before.B.The steel is of a better quality than it was before.C.More steel is actually being produced now.答案:C6. How has the requ

26、est for extra steel earlier affected production levels?A.By lowering them.B.By raising them.C.By keeping them about the same.答案:BPART SIX The International Monetary System The international monetary system is 1 institutional arrangement among the central banks of the countries 2 belong to the Intern

27、ational Monetary Fund (IMF) . This overall monetary system includes different kinds of institutions, financial instruments, rules, and procedures within 3 foreign exchange markets function. This system is the framework within which countries borrow, 4 , buy, sell and make payments across political f

28、rontiers. The framework determines how bal- ance of payments disequilibrium is 5 and the consequences that the adjustment process will have on the countries 6 . The objective of this system is 7 an international environment that 8 conducive to the free 9 of goods, services, and capital among nations

29、. 10 , this system also strives to create a 11 foreign exchange market, to guarantee the convertibility of currencies, and to ensure adequate liquidity. The IMF is one of the primary organizations in this 12 . 1.A.aB.xC.an答案:Carrangement为名词作宾语，前应有不定冠词，因前adj，institutional首字母为元音音素。应用an，选C。2.A.thatB.th

30、isC.where答案:Abelong to the IMF是限定修饰前面的countries，是定语从句。this，where在此均不可引导定语从句，只能用that，选A。3.A.thatB.whichC.there答案:Bforeign exchange markets function是限定修饰前面的procedures，是定语从句，但procedures，后有within为介词，所以在介词后只能用which引导，选B。4.A.lentB.lendC.lending答案:Bborrow，buy，sell等均为动词的一般现在时且并列，所以也应用lend，选B。5.A.decidedB.re

31、solvedC.determined答案:B这个机构决定怎样解决付款不均衡的平衡问题。decide和determine均为“决定”的意思，不合题意。be resolved.被解决，选B。6.A.involvingB.concerningC.involved答案:C所涉及的国家，国家是被涉及的，应用被动式的involved作countries的后置定语。7.A.to createB.doC.introduce答案:A创造一个国际环境，应用to create, do, introduce(引入)均不合适。8.A.wasB.isC.were答案:BEnvironment后为that定语从句，整个语段

32、为现在时，且环境为抽象名词，应用is，选B。9.A.saleB.purchaseC.flow答案:C货物的自由流通。flow流动，sale销售，purchase购买。选C flow其全均不合适。10.A.Except thatB.BesidesC.Beside答案:B前后均是讲这个系统的目标，内容并列，应用besides此外，beside意为在旁边，except that是除外，是排除后面内容的，均不合适。11.A.stableB.increasingC.falling答案:A创造一个稳定的外贸市场，stable稳定的，increasing增长的，falling降落的，只有stable合适。1

33、2.A.countryB.systemC.market答案:BThe IMF是system之一。country(国家)和market(市场)均不合适。PART SEVENDate: Mon. 16 June 2008 09:11:19 From: parveenr To: Mary Young mary Subject: Urgent trip to Paris Mary, Tomorrow Im going to visit Pierre Blance in Paris and will stay there for three days. I11 be back on the mornin

34、g of June 20th. Could you please make reservations in Holiday Inn? A single room is OK. I would also like you to read my mails in my absence. Thanks, Parveen Date: Mon. 16 June 2008 10:00:35 From: mary To: Parveen Ramone parveenr Subject: Hotel reservations Dear Parveen, Ive made the reservations. T

35、he room is booked in your name and they may contact you by email if necessary. Regards, Mary Hotel Booking Form Name: 1 Tel: 1232 790535 Email: 2 Arrival Date: 3 Departure Date: 4 Room Type (single/double): 5 1.答案: PARVEEN RAMONE在第二封邮件，即Mary的回复中提到“The room is booked in your name”可知是以“Parveen Ramone”

36、名义订的房间。2.答案: PARVEENRDANOS.COM在第二封邮件，即Mary的回复中提到“they may contact you by email if necessary”可知这里应该填Parveen Ramone的邮箱地址。因为第一封邮件是Parveen Ramone发给Mary的，所以在“From”一栏中应 该是Parveen Ramone的地址。在第二封邮件中也有相关信息。因为第二封邮件是Mary回复给Parveen Ramone的，所以在“To”一栏中是Parveen Ramone的地址。3.答案: JUNE 17TH在第一封邮件第一行知道Parveen Ramone是明天

37、去巴黎。因为发邮件的时间是16 June 2008，这一信息可以在第一封邮件“Date”一栏中找到，所以到达巴黎入住饭店的时间应该是June 17TH。4.答案: JUNE 20TH从第一封邮件中可知Parveen Ramone在巴黎逗留3天(will stay there for three days)，但他也明确说明 是6月20日上午回来。因此离开饭店的时间应为June 20TH。5.答案: SINGLEParveen Ramone在第一封邮件中明确说“A single room is OK”因此房间类型(Room Type)应该填 “single”。WRITINGPART ONE问题:1

38、.MemoTo: All StaffFrom: Supplies ManagerDate: 1 March 2002Subject: New Equipment答案:I have ordered some new PCs and monitors. Unfortunately the monitors will arrive in the second week of October. I apologise to the people who are waiting for a monitor.PART TWO问题:1.Hilton Hotel250 Central Park SouthNe

39、w York 1001318 November 2006Dear Sir or Madam:Im writing to ask about room vacancies for 10 - 12 December. We would need three double rooms, preferably with some kind of communication facilities for computers.Could you send me a quotation for the above rooms with information about the business facil

40、ities that the hotel offers?Yours sincerely,Joan Smith Read this letter from a company enquiring about room vacancies. Write a reply to Ms Smith: Confirming the availability of the rooms Confirming the dates Quoting the price. Giving information about business facilities. Write 60 - 80 words. Write

41、on your Answer Sheet. Do not include any postal addresses.答案:Dear Ms Smith, Thank you for your letter of 18 November. I am writing to confirm the availability of three double rooms for 10 - 12 December. All our moms are equipped with telephones and modems, and the cost is 420 a night. Our business c

42、enter provides a number of facilities including Intemet access twenty-four hours a day. Please find enclosed a copy of our brochure for more details. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Your faithfully,Robin LeeLISTENINGPART ONE (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What

43、does Alison order?A.FishB.SteakC.Chicken答案:A解析A: So, Alison. Do you know what you want?B: Im not sure. The chicken sounds nice, but so does the fish. What about you?A: Well, I think Im going to have the fish.B: OK. Ill have that, too.问话的人说“Im going to have the fish.Alison说III have that，too，故选A。2. Wh

44、ich is the flight to Sydney?A.LH4521B.LH4152C.LH4125答案:B解析Would all passengers for flight LH4521 to Brisbane please go to gate number 40. Flight LH4152 to sydney is now also boarding at gate number 42.flight LH4521是飞往布鲁斯班的，LH4152飞往悉尼。3. Which machine are the people talking about?A.A fax machineB.A p

45、rinterC.A photocopier答案:A解析A: Karen, Could you help me for a moment?B: Sure. Whats the problem;A: Im not sure how to use this machine.B: Its very simple. Just insert the paper, key in the number and press the send button.放纸、键入数字，按发送按钮，一系列动作表现这是一台传真机。4. What does the man think should be sold for deve

46、loping new markets? 答案:B解析F: Developing new markets is never easy, Bill, and if were going to get faster growth by selling tennis shoes in addition to running shoes, then we should take the idea seriously.M: I still think we could get a big slice of the Japanese sports clothes marketthey expect qual

47、ity, thats what we offer.shoes对应的是seriously对话中强调的是 Japanese sports。5. Where will Ms Andrews have her lunch?A.Snack BarB.RestaurantC.Her Office I答案:C解析F: OKay, look, heres what Ill do. Im going to break for lunch in an hour. Come and see me then. And bring some of the samples of your new products so

48、I can see them.M: Ill do that, Ms. Andrews. But couldnt I invite you to lunch?F: No chance. Id have to be back in my office be fore they took my order. No, look, just bring me up a sandwich from the snack bar across the street when you come.对话中MsAndrews说她有好多事情要做，所以午饭要别人捎带到办公室，故选C。6. What happened? 答

49、案:C解析F: Whats the matter?M: The road ahead is blocked. The bus and a truck crashed into each other.F: Oh, thats really awful.the bus和a truck 相撞，truck，“卡车”，C符合。7. What does the man want?A.an accountB.moneyC.check答案:B解析M: Id like to cash this check.W: You can do that only if you have an account with u

50、s. Do you have one?cash。“现金，现款”，所以这个人想用money付款。8. Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?A.from a machineB.at the bookstoreC.from the purchaser答案:A解析M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar?W: Im sorry, sir. Im not allowed to give change without a purchase. If you go across the hal

51、l, youll find a change machine in front of the bookstore.原文中说a change machine in front of the bookstore，故选A。PART TWOPersonnel DepartmentApplicants InformationAPPLICANTS NAME: Eric ZhangDATE OF BIRTH: 1 January, 1971TIME OF GRADUATION: 2WORKING EXPERIENCE: 3 yearsJOB APPLIED FOR: SecretaryFOREIGN LAN

52、GUAGES: 4 and GermanSPEED OF TYPING: 5 w/pINITIAL SALARY: $ 6 a monthCURRENT ADDRESS: 307 7 St. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.答案:15解析F: Hello, can I speak to Eric Zhang please?M: Speaking.F: Hi, Eric, this is Jessica Donald from Personnel Department. I have read through your resume and got a few questions t

53、o ask you if you dont mind. First, I need to confirm your date of birth. Is that January 14th, 1971?M: No, thats January 15th.F: And when did you get your BA from Ohio State University?M: 1994.F: OK. I see from your application youve had quite a lot of experience in office work.M: Yes, Ive been in this field for more than six years, in three different firms.F: Youve changed firms quite often.M: Yes, I always want more challenging work thats why Im applying for this post.F: Good. By the way, do you like traveling? You know, you have to travel a lot with your