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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59剑桥商务英语高级模拟59READINGPART ONEA Western Media Western Media has drafted in Carol Spencer, the top marketer in its radio subsidiary, to be its first marketing director and give its Music Sports Magazines division a major revamp. She will take cha

2、rge of a portfolio of six titles, and plans to give the division a new identity, replacing its current, very functional name with a more emotionally involving one. Spencer also intends to develop a TV or radio show based on one of its magazines, in an attempt to reverse its flagging sales figures. B

3、 Franklins UK furniture manufacturer Franklins has parted company with its marketing director Gary Parker. Franklins refused to comment as to whether he left of his own accord, although sources hint that this was not the case. His replacement, Julia Howell, previously his number two, has been a succ

4、essful marketer since she started her own marketing consultancy twenty years ago. Her task now is to regain Franklins former position as UK market leader although sales have held steady, in percentage terms the company has been overtaken by several rivals. C Flyway Flyway, the low-cost airline, has

5、appointed Simon Lewis as its new head of sales and marketing to develop the brand throughout Europe. Lewis has spent his entire working life within the industry, joining from the marketing department of long-time rival Coastal Airways, where he controlled marketing activities in the UK. He will work

6、 with Teresa Campbell, who helped launch the Flyway brand. However, not only Coastal is unhappy with the appointment, Charles Waiters, Flyways former controller of marketing planning, is poised to quit after being left without a role. BDH Alan Dean, the colourful joint chief executive of media compa

7、ny BDH, has resigned from the company which he helped establish citing personal issues. Shareholders and staff were informed of his decision last month. Joint chief executive officer Charles Burnett takes sole charge of the company temporarily, and has announced that there will be no change in strat

8、egy. According to 10 insiders, Alan Deans departure is the result of a personality clash rather than disagreement on the way the company was moving, and the search is on for a replacement. Granville Soft drinks producer Granville has acquired an Australian producer, a departure for Granville, as pre

9、viously it had only shown interest in domestic purchases. As a result, Jenny Morris, former head of corporate development, has been promoted to the newly created position of head of international soft drinks. As such she will be responsible for developing all the groups international activities, inc

10、luding both marketing and acquisitions. Her move has resulted in a reshuffle of other previous department, where, instead of replacing her, the company intends to reallocate responsibilities to remaining staff. 1. Someone is moving from one firm to its parent company.答案:A解析 “Western Media has drafte

11、d in Carol Spencer, the top marketer in its radiosubsidiary，to be its first marketing director”draft意思是“选拔、挑选”。由此可知，西部媒体公司把无线电分公司的销售状元Carol Spencer选拔到总部，说明选拔了一个新人，故符合第1句Someone is moving from one firm to its parent company2. It is rumoured that someone was asked to leave this company.答案:BB文第1句中“part

12、.with”有“分开”之意。而第2句“Franklins refused to comment as to whether he left of his own accordAlthough sources hint that this was not the case”说明了有人要离开该公司，而情况还不是十分明确，故选择B。3. This company is trying to halt the decline in sales of one of its products.答案:AA文中最后提到“reverse its flagging sales figures”即要全面扭转该公司平平

13、的销售业绩，与3中halt the decline(终止下滑的趋势)吻合。故A是正确答案。4. One of the founders of this company has left.答案:D由于短文D中第1句说到“Alan Dean, the colourful joint chief executive of media company BDH，has resigned from the.”resign from辞职，joint chief executive即为one of the founders of this company，故选D。5. There is a plan to c

14、hange the image of a section of this company.答案:AA文中说到“.plans to give the division a new identity, replacing its current, very functional name with a more emotionally involving one”与第5题change the image of a section(改变形象)吻合。6. For the first time, this company has taken over a foreign company.答案:EE文首句

15、“Soft drinks producer Granville has acquired an Australian producer.”说明该公司要接管一个foreign company。且文中还说到了“domestic purchases”等，与国外市场相对，及“ernational activities”均表明该公司涉及海外事务。故E是正确答案。7. One of the staff of this company has no clear function.答案:CC文最后一句“Charles Waiters，Flyways former controlle

16、r of marketing planning, is poised to quit after being left without a role”being left without a role(没有什么合适的角色、职位)。说明has no clear function。故选择C。8. This company used to be headed by two people.答案:DD文中说“Charles Burnett takes sole charge of the company temporarily”说明原先有多于一个人charge the company。故选择D。PART

17、 TWOReplace the underlined time phrase in each sentence with the phrase from the box that is most similar in meaning. currently in the past sooner or later in the last decade up to now since I was born Nowadays people expect their cars to be completely reliable. These days 1. So far, we have spent a

18、 very small amount of money on advertising. _答案: Up to now2. Over the past 10 years, the price of oil has more than doubled. _答案: In the last decade3. In time, people will realise what a great product this is. _答案: Sooner or later4. At the moment we are developing a new range of womens fashion acces

19、sories. _答案: Currently5. Formerly, I worked as a sales advisor for a large bank. _答案: In the past6. I have lived in Berlin all my life. _答案: since I was bornPART THREE How do you teach managers to manage? Henry Mintzberg, a professor of management at McGill University in Montreal, has long held a co

20、ntrary view to that proposed by most business schools. In this constantly stimulating book he divides his answer into two parts: first, he argues that the traditional qualification, the Masters of Business Administration (MBA), is the wrong way-he says it prepares people to manage nothing. Then he e

21、xpounds what he believes is the right way: an imprecise mix of personal reflection and the sharing of experience. Mr Mintzberg finds fault with the emphasis that many MBA programs place on frenetic case studies which encourage students to come up with rapid answers based on meagre data. But more tha

22、n that, he criticizes them for their concentration on dry analysis. Such courses, he says, enable their graduates to speak convincingly in a group of 40 to 90 people, and make them believe they can leapfrog over experience. That, though, is not the sum total of what is required to manage a complex c

23、ommercial organization.Synthesis, not analysis, argues Mr Mintzberg, is the very essence of management. On several occasions he cites Robert McNamara, once president of the Ford Motor Company and a United States secretary of defense in the 1960s, as the archetypal MBA, a man who thought that even in

24、 Vietnam generic analysis could substitute for situational knowledge. More recently, the qualification has been thrown into deeper disrepute by the heavy dependence of companies such as Enron on MBA recruits. Its former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, currently awaiting trial on 36 charges of frau

25、d and insider trading, liked to boast that he came in the top 5% of his MBA class at the Harvard Business School.And yet, if the MBA is so bad at teaching management, how come America has far more successful businesses than Europe and Japan, areas of the world that are significantly less enthusiasti

26、c about such methods of learning? Leaving aside the unprovable rejoinder that American firms would have done even better without the MBA, Mr Mintzberg argues that any list of Americas most admired corporate leaders is heavily loaded with people who dont have the qualification: Bill Gates, Warren Buf

27、fett, Jack Welch, Michael Dell and Andy Grove, to name but a few. The fact that some 40% of the bosses of Americas biggest companies today have an MBA is, he claims, largely due to the fact that the system is self-perpetuating. Enabling Harvard to place so many people at the top is the fact that Har

28、vard already has so many people at the top.Mr Mintzberg is not alone these days in questioning the value of the traditional MBA. Leading consultants such as McKinsey and Mercer are spreading their recruitment net much more widely. Mercers London office says that one years in-house training enables y

29、oung graduates to run circles round newly minted MBAs. In its February issue, the Harvard Business Review (no less) said that an arts degree is now perhaps the hottest credential in the world of business, with corporate recruiters trawling places such as the Rhode Island School of Design.Managers no

30、t MBAs throws a stone into the often complacent world of management education. It should be required reading for anyone who has the qualification, wants one, or just wonders what all the fuss is about.1. Whats the topic of this passage?A.How to teach managers to manage.B.MBAs are not all proper mana

31、gers.C.Mr. Mintzbergs research on MBAs.D.MBA study is a good way to cultivate managers.答案:B2. We can guess that this passage is probably a _.A.TV commentaryB.news reportC.book reviewD.newspaper article答案:C3. Why does Mr. Mintzberg think that MBA course prepare people to manage nothing?A.Because it d

32、oesnt teach any knowledge at all.B.Because it only teaches with some case studies.C.Because it doesnt emphasize on synthesis.D.Because it doesnt teach students how to manage a real company.答案:C4. Why does Mr. Mintzberg cite Jeffrey Skilling?A.Because he% awaiting trial on 36 charges.B.Because he cam

33、e in the top 5% of his MBA class at Harvard.C.Because such MBA as he caused disrepute on MBAD.Because hes such an MBA that doesnt know management.答案:D5. Which best describes what Mr. Mintzberg believes?A.MBA isnt so bad at teaching management.B.Good managers may be MBAs while MBAs dont equal good ma

34、nagers.C.MBA course is useless as there are several admired managers who dont have this qualification.D.American firms would have done better without the MBA答案:B6. Whats the main idea of Para 5?A.Mr. Mintzbergs idea is supported by others.B.McKinsey and Mercer are spreading their recruitment net.C.O

35、thers idea on traditional MBAD.Details of the Rhode Island School of Design.答案:APART FOUR HOW NEGOTIATION-SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS SHAPE THE PROCESSDifferent cultures will influence expectations as to what the specific process and outcome will look like. The expectations revolve around four key areas:U

36、nderlying View of the Process. People may view the negotiation process as cooperative (win- win) or competitive (win-lose). Some people will seek 1 advantage; others wont Making assumptions about which view the other side will take can be misleading and even dangerous.Approach to Building Agreement.

37、 US negotiators often seek agreement on specifics first, building up toward an 2 deal. Their Chinese counterparts often focus first on what seems to many Americans to be a very general historical and national frame for discussion. Then, as many French negotiators do, they seek agreement on general p

38、rinciples, later working through the details. This tendency also 3 itself in thought processes: Many Chinese tend to reason about the whole while Westerners often 4 by breaking the whole into parts and reasoning incrementally.Form of Agreement. In many parts of East Asia, negotiators are 5 with a fa

39、irly broad agreement that focuses on general principles rather than detailed roles. By contrast, North American and European executives often 6 on a detailed contract in which as many contingencies as possible are foreseen.Implementation of Agreement. Is 7 to an agreement expected or contingent? US

40、negotiators generally expect to 8 with the letter of the contract; treating renegotiation as a very unusual even aberrant event. In many other cultures, an agreement is merely a starting point in what is expected to be an evolving relationship; renegotiation may occur as warranted 9 that all conting

41、encies cannot possibly be foreseen. The precise terms am expected to 10 as the process does.1.A.mutualB.overwhelmingC.bilateralD.absolute答案:A2.A.integrateB.optimalC.overallD.inclusive答案:C3.A.revealsB.makesC.manifestsD.shows答案:C4.A.resumeB.continueC.sustainD.proceed答案:D5.A.agreeableB.contentC.pleased

42、D.familiar答案:B6.A.keepB.persistC.concentrateD.insist答案:D7.A.attachmentB.adherenceC.devotionD.attention答案:B8.A.complyB.stickC.abideD.follow答案:A9.A.thinkingB.seeingC.assumingD.fearing答案:C10.A.draftB.discloseC.readD.unfold答案:DPART FIVEThe Rag Trade There is one kind of clothes shopper whose selections

43、never leave the bag they come in. They know exactly what they want and they go in and get it, often buying in bulk, and often with little regard for 1 this latest fashion even fits them. These are the fashion investors, and they are out to make money. Once, the only way to profit from fashion as a c

44、ollectable item was to buy rare, vintage or antique garments 2 mint condition - an expensive business and still 3 which offers relatively risky returns. The modern way has collectors buying more mainstream fashion items that are in the shops now, in 4 knowledge that they will appreciate consider- ab

45、ly over just a 5 years. The returns on fashion investments are not always massive, although estimates of a four hundred per cent return are 6 uncommon. Certainly they are considerably better than the return offered by a high interest savings account and, 7 those who are experts, better than the stoc

46、k market. The knowledge necessary for fashion investing means investors invariably work in the fashion industry. They often know 8 is going to catch on before the fashion press does and they know where and through whom products can be bought. They can spot what is disposable high fashion now but wil

47、l 9 on to become a classic of its time in years to come, worth far more than they laid 10 for it originally. 1.答案: WHETHER/IF2.答案: IN3.答案: ONE/SOMETHING4.答案: THE5.答案: FEW6.答案: NOT7.答案: FOR8.答案: WHAT9.答案: GO10.答案: OUTPART SIX Where do managers come from? Good managers are not born they are made up. A

48、n organization acquires managers mainly in three ways: promoting employees within the organization, hiring employees from other organizations, and hiring employees out of schools and universities. 41Promoting people within the organization into management positions it can be an 42excellent idea. It

49、tends to increase motivation. Promoting from them within can also lead to 43problems. While it can build a company loyalty, it may limit innovation. The new 44manager may continue the practices and policies of previous managers. Thus as it is vital 45to hire outside of people from time to time to br

50、ing new ideas into the organization. 46Finding managers with the skills, knowledge, and experience be required to run an 47organization or department is sometimes difficult. Specialized executive employment 48agencies often provide with the needed skills to locate viable candidates from other compan

51、ies 49Even though if outside people can bring fresh ideas to a company, hiring them may cause 50resentment among being existing employees. 51Schools and universities provide a large pool of potential managers. Entry-level 52applicants can be screened for their potential to develop them into managers

52、. People with specialized management skills are especially good candidates. Some companies offer special training programs for potential managers just getting out of school. 1.答案:IT 精析 根据语法分析此处中promoting people within the organization into management已经是动名词短语在句首作主语，因此不需要再使用形式主语it。2.答案:THEM 精析 这里的意思是从

53、内部挑选，因此不需要使用them。3.答案:A 精析 loyalty是不可数名词，这里使用 company修饰，前面仍然不需要使用a。因此此处需要删除a。4.答案:AS 精析 如果这里使用了as，则把一个完整的句子变为了从句，但是句子又没有主句，在语法上不成立。因此，需要删除as。5.答案:OF 精析 outside本身可以作形容词，修饰名词，意思是外面的。因此，此处删除of。6.答案:BE 精析 这里是required作为过去分词修饰名词，表示被动，因此，不需要再使用be了。7.答案:CORRECT8.答案:WITH 精析 provide的结构是：provide somebody with

54、something或者是provide something。因此，这里需要删除with。9.答案:IF 精析 even though和if意思重复。需要删除 if。10.答案:BEING 精析 existing是作为动词的-ing形式修饰名词，前面不需要再使用being。因此，此处删除该词。11.答案:CORRECT12.答案:THEM 精析 develop是不及物动词，后面不能直接 接宾语，因此，此处删除them。WRITINGPART ONE问题:1.Question 1The paired bar charts below show the results of a survey car

55、ried out among a group of males and females between the age of 25 and 35 on their monthly expense by use.Using the information from the graph, write a short report describing and comparing the monthly expense by use of males and females.Write 120-140 words on the separate paper provided. 答案:The pair

56、ed bar chart reveals monthly expense spent by a group of males and females between the age of 25 and 35 on food, clothing, housing, books, entertainment and others. From the chart, we can see that both males and females spent two-thirds or more of their total expense on food, clothing and housing. Of these three items, food was the biggest expense for males, 30% of the total. expense; clothing and housing cost them the equal amount of money, 20%. In contrast, food only occupied 25% of females to