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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高级模拟66剑桥商务英语高级模拟66READINGPART ONEA. Greenwood Publishing GroupThe Greenwood Publishing Group is one of the worlds leading publishers of reference titles, academic and general interest books, texts, books for librarians and other professionals, and

2、electronic resources. With over 18,000 titles in print, GPG publishes some 1,000 books each year, many of which are recognized with annual awards from Choice, Library Journal, the American Library Association, and other scholarly and professional organizations. Greenwood was founded as an academic a

3、nd educational publisher in 1967, and over the years the success of its publishing efforts has been reflected in many distinct imprints. In light of this extraordinary growth, it recently decided that it could serve its authors and readers better by combining the editorial and marketing activities o

4、f these imprints into two major book publishing programs, Greenwood Press for reference, Praeger Publishers for academic and general-interest nonfiction, along with Greenwood Electronic Media (GEM) for electronic resources.B. Nextel CommunicationsNextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in

5、 Reston, Va, is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today, 95 percent of FORTUNE 500 companies are Nextel customers. Nextel

6、 and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 296 of the top 300 U. S. markets where approximately 252 million people live or work. Nextel is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol NXTL. Nextel Partners is a separate company traded on the NASDAQ National Market.C. Linux New Media AGLinux

7、 New Media AG is the market leader for print and online Linux content in Europe. For over eight years, Linux New Media has been providing useful information on this unique Open Source operating system on a monthly basis. Linux New Media publishes the international Linux Magazine in English as well a

8、s the German-language publications Linux Magazin, LinuxUser and EasyLinux. Its website www. linux-community, de is a central forum where people interested in Linux can easily access extensive archives of news and information. In addition, Linux New Media further serves the Linux community by organiz

9、ing Linux events such as the LinuxPark at the CeBIT and SYSTEMS.D. Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software products for various computing devices. The Companys software products include scalable operating systems for servers,

10、personal computers (PCs) and intelligent devices; server applications for client/server environments; information worker productivity applications; business solutions applications, and software development tools. Microsoft provides consulting services and product support services, and it trains and

11、certifies system integrators and developers. The Company sells the Xbox video game console, along with games and peripherals. Its online businesses include the MSN subscription and the MSN network of Internet products and services. The Companys seven product segments are, Client, Server and Tools, I

12、nformation Worker, Microsoft Business Solutions, MSN, Mobile and Embedded Devices and Home and Entertainment.E. ComplinetComplinet was founded in 1997 and employs over 130 people in its offices in New York and London. Today it helps over 1,000 companies with the management and distribution of regula

13、tory information. Each day, over 15,000 regulatory professionals rely on it for quality analysis and robust compliance systems. Its customers include some of the worlds leading regulatory and governmental bodies as well as the major financial services companies, lawyers and consultants. The key to i

14、ts success is its clear understanding of the dynamic and complex elements of this heavily regulated industry and the significant pressure that this environment places on professionals working within it.1. The company partly aims to release the burden from the Information Age.答案: E2. The company may

15、develop into a medium empire.答案: C3. The company is among Fortune 500.答案: B4. The company leads the field of software.答案: D5. The company has divided its businesses into two segments.答案: A6. The company provides the service of MSN.答案: D7. The company is listed on NASDAQ Market.答案: B8. The company pr

16、ovides the services of information management and distribution.答案: EPART TWO In an uncertain economic environment, top management will be interested in asset management and flow management. H . They can represent over 50 percent of manufactures total asset, and more than 80 percent of wholesalers an

17、d retailers total assets. When top management mandates a reduction in accounts receivable and/or inventories, its objective is to improve cash flow and reduce the companys investment in assets. 1 . But reduction in the terms of sale, or even enforcement of the stated terms of sale, in effect changes

18、 tile price component of the firms marketing mix. 2 . The arbitrary reduction of accounts receivable and/or inventories in the absence of technological change or changes in the logistics system can have a devastating impact on corporate profit performance. 3 . First, the change alters the manufactur

19、ers price and therefore the competitive position of its products, which may lead to decreased sales. Second, it further complicates the cash flow problems of the manufacturers customers. Forcing faster payment of invoices causes channel members to improve their cash flow by reducing their inventorie

20、s of the manufacturers products. 4 . This situation may also result in stock-out of the manufacturers products as the wholesale or retail level of the channel, further reducing sales volume. Similarly, a manufacturers policy of arbitrarily reducing inventory level to increase inventory sums, in the

21、absence of a system change, may escalate transportation costs and/or production setup costs as the logistics system scrambles to achieve the specified customer service levels with lower inventories (assuming the company was efficiently and effectively distributing products prior to the policy change

22、). 5 In this case, customer service levels would be eroded, and a decrease in market share might result. 6 . A However, if management concentrates on system changes that improve logistics efficiency and/or effectiveness, it may be able to satisfy all of the firms objectives. B Usually, management as

23、sumes that revenues and other costs will remain the same. C They do so by placing smaller, more frequent orders, which may increase total logistics cost for both the manufacturer and its customers. D In either set of circumstances, the increased cost of transportation and/or production or the lost s

24、ales contribution could far exceed the savings in inventory carrying cost. E If a manufacturer changes its terms of sale, for example, the effect on wholesalers and retailers will be twofold. F In addition, simply reducing the level of inventory can significantly increase the cost of logistics if cu

25、rrent inventories have been set at a level that allows the firm to achieve least total cost logistics for a desired level of customer service.、 G Alternatively, pressure to reduce expenses may preclude the use of premium transportation or increased production setups to achieve the desired customer s

26、ervice levels with smaller inventory. H The two most common strategies used to improve cash flow and return on assets are= (1)reducing accounts receivable and(2)reducing the investment in inventory, as inventories and accounts receivable are a major portion of corporate assets. 1.答案:B2.答案:F3.答案:E4.答

27、案:C5.答案:G6.答案:DPART THREE Britons are working longer hours than they did a decade ago, but are less productive than their counterparts in the United States and continental Europe, according to a survey released today. The research, conducted by the Economic and Social Research Council, a government-

28、financed agency, discloses several work-force myths, including the notion that gold-watch employees who spend their entire careers with one company are a dying breed, and that the new economy has created a transient work force made up of professional freelancers who jump from job to job. Policy make

29、rs in Britain have promoted the idea of a more flexible work force, in which people held more part-time or temporary jobs and often worked from home, as one benefit of the new economy. The new type of employee even got a new namethe portfolio workerand was supposed to benefit from a more flexible sc

30、hedule and shorter hours. But like so much of the new economy that appears to be more wishful thinking than fact. A vast majority of the 2,500 people surveyed, 92 percent, held permanent jobs in 2,000, up from 88 percent in 1992, the last time comparable research was conducted. People are also stayi

31、ng in their jobs longer and working more hours than they did a decade ago. One of three British men and one of 10 women work more than 50 hours a week, said Prof. Peter Nolan. That is on average about 10 hours more than people work in most other European countries; Americans still work longer hours.

32、 Yet Britain is two-thirds less productive than the United States and one-third less productive than Europe when it comes to manufacturing output, Professor Nolan continued. The long hours are beginning to take a toll, it seems. Only 16 percent of those questioned said they would work longer hours t

33、han they do to help their organization, compared with 21 percent who said they would in 1992. Despite the governments effort to encourage investments in technology and breathe life into the digital economy, the fastest-growing jobs over the past decade were often trivial, low-wage positions. The num

34、ber of hairdressers grew the fastest, Professor Nolan said. Stockers in stores ranked No. 8, behind nurses, housekeepers, call-center operators, welfare workers, education assistants and software engineers. 1. According to Para 1, which of the following is NOT true?A.Americans are more efficient tha

35、n Britons in manufacturing output.B.Frenchmen are more efficient than Britons in manufacturing output.C.Britons spend more time in their job than their forefathers.D.Britons spend more time in their job than Americans.答案:D2. According to Para 2, policy makers in Britain _.A.argue that its an ideal s

36、ystem in which employees spend their entire careers with one companyB.argue that, the new economy has created a flexible work force systemC.are eager to replace the permanent work force system with a flexible oneD.argue that gold-watch employees are inefficient compared with part-time employees答案:C3

37、. Which of the statements below can best express the main idea of Para 3?A.Britain has become a new economy society just like many other developed countries.B.Contrary to peoples desire, Britain still has a long way to establish a flexible work force.C.Most employees in Britain hold a permanent job.

38、D.Employees in Britain spend more time in their job than ten years ago.答案:B4. All of the following are true EXCEPT _.A.Britain has a lower productivity than AmericaB.freelancers are the kind of employees who change their job constantlyC.in the survey mentioned in para 3, 2500 people held permanent j

39、obs in 2000D.more and more people in Britain are unwilling to spend long hours on the job答案:C5. In the fourth paragraph, the phrase to take a toll means _.A.to take into accountB.to have a bad effectC.to make a new wayD.to carry out答案:B6. It is implied in the last paragraph that _.A.Britain has inve

40、sted big money in the IT industryB.the British government spares no efforts to convert Britain into a digital societyC.Britain is more a traditional society than a digital societyD.hairdressing is the most promising industry in Britain答案:CPART FOUR What if Youre on the Receiving End?For most employe

41、rs, the principal concern is the employee who takes trade secrets to a new job - but what about the employer who unwittingly hires someone who has stolen trade secrets?An employer is going to be liable if he knew or he should have known that this employee was 1 with trade secrets. Thus, its importan

42、t to do an entrance interview 2 on trade secrets, ask him outright if he signed a nondisclosure agreement. If so, review it. Show the employee the 3 provisions of the Economic Espionage Act and have him sign a statement 4 that he understand what the potential liability is and hes not bringing any tr

43、ade secrets with him.Theres a very fine line between hiring an employee for general knowledge, skills and experience and hiring an employee to gain 5 to a competitors trade secrets. But, if the 6 employer has not specified to the worker what information is secret and what information is not, you wil

44、l be well insulated if you have the worker sign a one-page form in which he or she agrees not to 7 company policy against disclosing or using the trade secret of former employer.But once an employer is on 8 that an employee is using someone elses trade secrets, the employer must 9 action: even then,

45、 the employer may not be able to avoid liability entirely.Firing an offending employee as soon as the misappropriation is discovered may not 10 the employer of liability, but it goes a long way toward showing a judge or jury that the company limited the damage to the extent that they could.1.A.prese

46、ntedB.dealingC.entrustedD.coming答案:D2.A.pinpointedB.confinedC.focusedD.revolved答案:C3.A.applicableB.specificC.lawfulD.complete答案:A4.A.announcingB.sayingC.proposingD.stipulating答案:B5.A.entryB.closeC.passageD.access答案:D6.A.originalB.antecedentC.previousD.prior答案:C7.A.despiseB.violateC.neglectD.infringe

47、答案:B8.A.attentionB.discoveryC.noticeD.alert答案:C9.A.takeB.bringC.adoptD.make答案:A10.A.relieveB.lessenC.removeD.prevent答案:APART FIVEMost of the activity of our economic system is connected with the production and consumption of goods and services. A commodity is anything that 1 human needs. The bread t

48、hat I eat, the shoes that I wear, the house that I live in are all goods. Individual 2 will differ, of course. I do not happen to care for roses, but as long as someone does, they are a good. Two conditions are 3 for the existence of a good: a human need and a means to meet that need.Goods may be di

49、vided into two main 4 : free goods and economic goods. Free goods are those that are so much supplied by nature that no human effort is 5 to get them. Economic goods are those that are so scarce and relative to human wants that human effort is required to get them. It will be 6 to the reader that wh

50、ether a commodity falls in the part of free goods or economic goods will depend upon the 7 . On a small island, coconuts might be considered a free good. But when we consider the effort necessary to gather and 8 them, coconuts in New York City are an economic good. Probably the only goods that are f

51、ree goods under nearly all circumstances are 9 air and sunshine.A service is any nonmaterial good. The acts of the barber who cuts my hair, and of the railroad that carries me to Chicago are services. Since 10 are generally consumed at the same time that they are produced, it is sometimes convenient

52、 to draw a distinction between them.1.答案: SATISFIES/MEETS2.答案: TASTES3.答案: NECESSARY4.答案: CLASSES5.答案: REQUIRED/NEEDED6.答案: OBVIOUS/CLEAR7.答案: CIRCUMSTANCES8.答案: TRANSPORT9.答案: FRESH10.答案: SERVICESPART SIX Hard times for cafe chain It has been a terrible year for cafe operator called Dawkin. Less th

53、an 12 months ago it took over the Cafeza chain, with its 16 sites, but it is rumoured 41. that half of those are yet to be closed in the next few months, because of falling42. turnover. Whats more, the company is still recovering from the sudden43. resignation of its Managing Director in April. Whil

54、e Dawkin operates 84 cafes,44. and had plans to reach up 150 by the end of next year. This is looking less and45. less achievable, given that the companys poor financial position and limits on46. its short-term debt facilities. Worst of all news, perhaps, Dawkin has just47. announced that its rival

55、Highway has built it up a shareholding of just over 5%,48. redoubling speculation that Dawkins days as an independent operator are being49. numbered. Roughly equal in size, the two have long been competing for the50. number five slot in the overcrowded caf6 market. There are now rumours of a51. deal

56、 between the two, which would provide them complementary coverage,52. Dawkin being strong in London and other big cities, and unlike Highway concentrating its efforts outside the major population centres.1.答案: YET2.答案: CORRECT3.答案: WHILE4.答案: UP5.答案: THAT6.答案: NEWS7.答案: IT8.答案: BEING9.答案: CORRECT10.答案: CORRECT11.答案: THEM12.答案: UNLIKEWRITINGPART ONE问题:1. The paired bar charts below show the results of a survey carried out among a group of males and females between the age of 25 and 35 on their monthly expense by use.Using th