商务英语中级模拟试题11

商务英语中级模拟试题(11)

(1~7/共7题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.■Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgoodmanagementinthisautobiography.Hebelievesthat

decisionsshouldbebasedonfacts,notopinions;thatpeople'sstrengthsshouldbeexploited;

andthatdisagreementissometimesnecessary.Butthemainpointhemakesisthatleadership

meansperformingwellatalltimesandsettingagoodexample.

B

Inthiscollectionofessays,topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchangeoverthenext

fewyears.Theyanalysechangesinbusinessandsocietyandtheireffectsonjobmarkets,aswell

astakingalookatpossiblestrengthsandweaknessesofleadingeconomicsandtheircurrencies,

Thiscollectionoutlinesavisionoftomorrow'sbusinessworldandthetypeofleadersthatwillbe

required.

C

Thisbookisawell-researchedstudyoftheproblemofleadershipinglobalquotedcompanies.

160internationalbusinessleaderswereaskedhowtheyaddedvaluetotheircompaniesand

theiranswersformthemainpartofthisbook.Bothmanagersandcompaniesareanalysedin

ordertoshowhowtheycopewithdifficultissues.Ausefulbookforallseniormanagers.

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100well-knownUSbusinessleadersthroughthiscenturyaredescribedinthisbook,which

analyseshowtheirfortunesweremadeandsometimeslost.Thebackground,businesscareer

characterandpersonallifeofeachindividualareoutlined,creatinganimpressivecollectionof

biographiesandanexcellentreferencework.

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Thisisanaccountofonebusinessleader'sexperiences.

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Thisbooksuggestsprobabletrendsinthebusinessworld.

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Inthisbookyoulearnaboutthelivesofbusinessleadersfromthepast.

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Thewriterofthisbookgiveshispersonalviewsofwhatmakesagoodbusinessleader.

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Thisbooklooksathowlargecompaniesdealwithvariousproblemareas.

第6题

Thisbookisbasedoninterviewswithbusinessleaders.

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Thisbookdescribesbothsuccessesandfailures.

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(8~12/共5题)PARTTWO-Readthearticlebelowaboutbanks.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A—G)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

AnassistantstoremanageratCostcoWholesaleCorp,filedafederalcivilrightslawsuitagainst

theretailchainTuesday,allegingthatshewaspassedoverforapromotion_8_.

_9_Thesuitclaimsthatfemalesrarelygethigh-levelmanagementjobs.

Theleadattorneyinthecase,BradSeligman,executivedirectorofthenonprofitImpactFund,

isalsosuingWal-MartStoresInc.,allegingthattheArkansas-basedretailerpayswomenlower

wagesandpromotesthemlessthantheirmalecounterparts._10_.

Butitisstalledinanappealscourt,andthemeritshavenotbeenlitigated.

TheCostcocaseconcernsShirley"Rae"EllisofAurora,Colo,whowashiredsixyearsagoamid

whatshesayswerepromisesofapromotionwithinayearfromherassistantmanagerposttoan

in-storemanageratoneofthechain's320U.S.-basedoutlets.

_11_"Iwouldputmymanagementabilityagainstanymanager;"shesaid.Issaquah,

Wash.-basedCostco,whichemploysabout103,000peopleworldwide,didnotimmediately

returncallsforcomment.

Thesuit,whichfocusesonin-storeassistantmanagerandmanagerpositions,claimsthat50

percentofthechain'semployeesarefemale,butthemanagement"isvirtuallyallmale."

Thesuitsaysonly12percentofCostco'sstoremanagersandtwoof30upper-levelexecutives

arewomen.

Ellisisseekingunspecifieddamages,includinglostwages,andwantsthecompanytopostits

managerialpositionstoitsemployees.

Nohearinghasbeensetforajudgetodeterminewhetherthelawsuitwillrepresentallcurrent

andformerfemaleemployees_12_.

Assistantmanagersreceiveabout$65,000ormore,andmanagersgetmorethan$100,000plus

bonuses,accordingtoSeligman.Hesaidthesuitwasabout"changingthewayCostcodoes

business."

Costcosharesrose39centsto$41,21TuesdayontheNasdaqStockMarket.

[A],whomighthavebeenwronglypassedoverforapromotiontoassistantmanageror

manager

[B].thatcase,whichwasgrantedclass-actionstatus,representsasmanyas1.6millioncurrent

andformerfemaleWal-Martemployees

[C].becausethecompany'spoliciesdiscriminateagainstwomeninuppermanagement

[D].shesaidtheretailerdoesnotpostjobofferingsforitsmanagerialposts

[E].filedafederalcivilrightslawsuit

[F].obviouslythemanagersdon'tpromotefemaleemployees

[G].shewassupportedbymostofthefemaleemployeesinthecompany

[H].Thesuitseeksclass-actionstatustorepresentwhattheplaintiff'slawyerssaycouldbe650

women

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（13~18/共6题）PARTTHREE-Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsoftaxation,andthequestions

ontheoppositepage.■Foreachquestion13—18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswer

Sheetfortheansweryouchoose.

BusinessandSocialResponsibility

Todaymoreandmorepeoplebelievethatbusinessshouldplayanactiveroleinimproving

societyandsolvingsocialproblems.Forexample,weexpectthatbusinesseswilltakecarenotto

pollutetheairwebreatheorthewaterwedrink.Wealsoexpectthemtoofferfairwagesand

employeebenefitsandtoprovideasatisfactoryproductorserviceatareasonableprice.Many

companiesrecognizethisandhavestatedpubliclythattheywillactasagoodcitizen.They

supportlocalarts,buildparks,raisefundsforcharities,andtrytoputbacksomeoftheirprofits

intothecommunitythathasmadetheirsuccesspossible.

Agoodreasonforbusinessestobesociallyresponsibleisthatsocietygivesbusiness

organizationstherighttoexist.Asocialsettingorenvironment,withitslaws,customs,andother

socialandculturalnorms,allowsbusinessestoformandfunction.Itisonlyrightforbusinessesto

participateinmakingthecommunityinwhichtheyoperateabetterplace.

Tobesociallyresponsiblealsobenefitsbusinesses.Inmanycases,acompanywillmakegreater

profitsinthelongrunifitconsidersbenefitstosociety.Customersactuallyvoteforproductsand

companieswhentheymakeapurchase.Ifaproductisofgoodqualityandpricedfairly,theywill

probablybuyitfromtimetotime.Butwhencustomersfindoutthatamanufacturerproduces

onlyinferiororshoddyproductswhichcheatthemoutoftheirmoney,theymaybecomeso

angrythattheywillneverpurchasetheirproductsanymore.Consumersmayalsoshunfirmsthat

pollutetheenvironmentorengageinunethicalpracticesbynotpurchasingtheirproducts.When

enoughpeoplebelieveabusinessnolongerservessociety'sbestinterests,theymaypressurethe

firmintoitsdoombyboycottingitsgoodsorservices,influencingofficialsagainstit,condemning

itinthemedia,orpatronizingotherfirms.

Abusinesswhoseaimistomaximizeitsprofitsisnotlikelytoactoutofasenseofsocial

responsibilityalthoughitsactivitieswillprobablybelegal.Onlybusinessesthatareconcerned

aboutsocietyaswellasaboutmaintainingprofitabilityarelikelytoinvestvoluntarilyinsocially

responsibleactivities.Forexample,theformerpresidentofPizzaHut,OrrGunther,implemented

aprogramcalled"Book—it."Thisprogramrewardedchildrenwithafreepizzaforreadinga

certainnumberofbooks.Suchabusinessmaywinthetrustandrespectofitscustomersandin

thelongrunwillincreaseprofits.

Inordertosucceed,abusinessmustdeterminewhatcustomersandsocietywantorexpectin

termsofsocialresponsibility.Althoughsocialresponsibilitymayseemanabstractidea,managers

consideritonadailybasisastheydealwithrealissues.Abusinessmustmonitorchangesand

needsinsocietyinordertobehaveinasociallyresponsibleway.

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Thearticlemainlyfocuseson

A.howtodobusiness.

B.thebusiness'socialresponsibility.

C.whatcustomersandsocietywant.

0.culturalandsocialresponsibility.

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Totakesocialresponsibility,abusinessshould

A.helpsolvesocialproblems.

B.playanactivepartinimprovingthequalityoflifeinthecommunity.

C.protecttheenvironment.

D.allofabove.

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Accordingtothetext,abusinessshouldbesociallyresponsiblebecause

A.societyrequiresit.

B.sociallawsandcustomsdemandit.

C.itowesitsexistencetosociety.

D.itisindebtedtothecommunityinwhichitoperates.

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Manybusinessorganizationsarewillingtotakesocialresponsibilitybecausethepracticealso

doesgoodto

A.theneedsofconsumers.

B.thestabilityofsociety.

C.theprotectionofenvironment.

D.theprofitsofabusiness.

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Fromparagraph4,wecaninferthatthosewhodonotactoutofasenseofsocialresponsibility

are

A.shortsighted.

B.farsighted.

C.concernedaboutsociety.

D.likelytoincreaseprofitsinthelongrun.

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Toactinasociallyresponsibleway,abusinessmust

A.rewardchildrenwithfood.

B.observechangesandwantsinsociety.

C.buildparksforpeople.

0.maximizeitsprofits.

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(19~33/共15题)PARTFOUR-Readthenewsbelow.-Choosethebestwordorphrasetofilleach

gapfromA,B,C,orDontheoppositepage.-Foreachquestion19—33,markoneletter(A,B,C,

orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

WritingEffectiveJobDescriptions

Ajobdescriptiondescribesthemajorareasofanemployee'sjoborposition.Agoodjob

descriptionbeginswithacareful_19_oftheimportantfactsaboutajob,suchastheindividual

tasks_20_themethodsusedtocompletethetasks,thepurposeandresponsibilitiesofthejob,

the_21_ofthejobtootherjobs,andthe_22_neededforthejob.It'simportantto_23_a

jobdescriptionpracticalbykeepingitdynamic,functional,andcurrent.Don'tgetstuckwithan

inflexiblejobdescription!Apoorjobdescriptionwill_24_youandyouremployeesfromtrying

anythingnewand_25_howtoperformtheirjobmoreproductively.Awell-written,practical

jobdescriptionwill_26_youavoidhearingarefusaltocarryoutarelevantassignmentbecause

"Itisn'tinmyjobdescription,"Realisticallyspeaking,manyjobsare_27_tochangedueeither

topersonalgrowth,organizationaldevelopment,ortheevolutionofnewtechnologies._28_job

descriptionswillencourageyouremployeestogrowwithintheirpositionsandlearnhowtomake

larger_29_toyourcompany.Forexample:Isyourofficemanagerstuck_30_orderingoffice

suppliesforthecompanyandkeepingthestorageclosetwellstockedorishe_31_and

implementingasystemoforderingofficesuppliesthatpromotescostsavingsand_32_within

theorganization?

Whenwritingajobdescription,keepinmindthatthejobdescriptionwill_33_asamajor

basisforoutliningjobtrainingorconductingfuturejobevaluations.

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A.management

B.analysis

C.resume

0.contract

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A.involved

B.engaged

C.accepted

D.met

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A.partnership

B.development

C.relationship

0.arrangement

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A.degree

B.qualifications

C.quality

0.limitation

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A.make

B.let

C.have

D.put

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A.allow

B.keep

C.require

D.send

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A.showing

B.doing

C.expecting

0.learning

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A.enable

B.help

C.stop

D.make

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A.subjected

B.attached

C.forced

D.asked

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A.Fixed

B.Changed

C.Flexible

0.Various

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A.distribution

B.donation

C.demands

0.contribution

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A.routinely

B.reasonably

C.hardly

0.virtually

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A.researching

B.developing

C.advertising

D.thinking

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A.capability

B.expense

C.payment

0.efficiency

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A.offer

B.work

C.serve

D.take

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（34~45/共12题）PARTFIVE-Readthetextbelow.-Inmostofthelines34—45thereisoneextra

word.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Some

lines,however,arecorrect.-Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.-Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

IncreasingCustomerLoyalty

Customersarenotrevolutionaries.Theyareattractedtothecertaintyofknowingthat

whattheybuyitwillbegoodvalueformoneyorwillperformaparticulartaskeffectively.

34.Theyarecautiousbuttheirloyalty,withoutonceachieved,isthekeytobusinesssuccess.

35.Brandscanhelptocreatecustomerloyaltybyprovidingthemasignposttocertaintyand

36.safety.Ideally,whenacustomerseesaproduct,itleadstoarangeofpositivethoughts

37.sothattheproductisbought.Unluckily,onlyasmallnumberofproductshave

38.reachedtothislevel.Whileeveryoneinbusinessisawareoftheneedtoattractand

39.retaincustomers,thattheyoftenoverlookthesecond,moreimportant,halfofthe

40.equation.Intheexcitementofbeatingagainstthecompetitionandsecuringorders,

41.managersoftencannotensurethatthecustomerremainsacustomer.Ithasbeen

42.estimatedthatsincetheaveragecompanylosesbetween10%and30%ofitscustomers

43.everyyearandthisonlyrecentlyhaveorganisationsstartedtowakeuptotheselost

44.opportunitiesandtocalculatethefinancialimplications.Establishedcustomersoftenbuy

45.lotmoreand,andinaddition,theymayalsoprovidefreeword-of-mouthadvertising.

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(1/1)WRITINGPART-ONE

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PARTONE

■YouaretheResearchandDevelopmentDirectorofanengineeringcompany,whichisa

subsidiaryofalargercorporation.TheChairmanofthecorporationisvisitingyourcompanynext

week.

■Writeamemotoallyourstaff:

•informingthemofthevisit

•tellingthemwhythevisitoriscoming

•tellingthemwhenhewillarriveandaskingthemtobeatthewelcomereceptionforhim.

-Write40-50words.

Memo

To:Allstaff

From:ResearchandDevelopmentDirector

Subject:TheComingVisitor

Date:May8th,2008

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PARTTWO

•Youareresponsibleforplanningthemagazineadvertisingofyourcompany'snewproduct,

whichispolishforcars.Youhavejustreceivedtheletterbelowfromthemagazinethatyouare

goingtoadvertisewith.YouhavealsoreceivedamemofromyourMarketingManageraboutthe

advertisingcampaign.

•WritealettertoMr.Ellwoodatthemagazine,tellinghimaboutthechangestothe

advertisementbooking,andaskinghimforanyotherinformationthatyourequire.

-Write128-140words.

DearMs.Beddington,

Thankyouforyouradvertisementbooking,thedetailsofwhichIconfirmbelow.

NameofCompany:AutocarProducts

NameofProduct:Supergloss

DetailsofAdvert.1/2—pageblackandwhite

AdvertWillAppearin:June,JulyandAugustissuesofthemagazine

CostofAdvert,$350perissue(3issues=$1050)

Discount:5%forearlybooking

TotalCost:$997.50

Wetrustthatthisissatisfactory.

Yourssincerely,

Memo

To:CathyBeddington

From:JohnHumphrey

Re:NewProductAdvertising

TheManagingDirectorhasapprovedanincreaseofbudgetonthiscampaign,sowecangofor

colouradvert,sixissues.Couldyoucontactthemagazineandgetthemtochangethis?Please

checkthepriceandthepossibilityofabiggerdiscount.Alsotellthemtogettheproductname

right—Supagloss.

Thanks

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（48~51/共12题）LISTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

ThecustomerwasleavingChinasoon,sohewenttobuyaChinese_48_forhis_49_sonas

_50_present.Finallyhechosean_51_"PandaTrucker".

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messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

_52_andMissSong,themarketingmanagerof_53_pickedupGeorge,the_54_manager

ofBain's_55_Department.

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messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

Quantity:_56_yards

Name:fine_57_

Themanufacturercouldacceptordersaccordingtospecificdesignsand_58_,iftheorderisa

_59_one.

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[A],amarketresearchagency

[B].anofficedesignservice

[C].atranslationservice

[D].adeliveryservice

[E].anITconsultancy

[F].anadvertisingagency

[G].acommercialpropertyagency

[H].arecruitmentagency

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[A].thecreationofanewpost

[B].anewcomputersystem

[C].achangeofmanagement

[D].amovetonewpremises

[E].asalaryincrease

[F].thelossofacontract

[G].theintroductionofasocialprogramme

[H].achangeininternalbudgets.

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WhatuniquesituationdoesTelekomhavetoface?

A.Thecountryisdenselypopulated.

B.Thecountryismadeupofmanyislands.

C.Thecountryisnotover-populated.

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HowmanylinesperhundredpeopleisTelekomhopingtoinstall?

A.3

B.5

C.60

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Whatwillinternationalgroupsdoin15years1time?

A.RenewtheircontractswithTelekom.

B.Claimbacktheirinitialinvestment.

C.HandbackthelinestoTelekom.

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Whatcorrectdecisiondoesshethinkthegovernmentmade?

A.Toencourageforeigninvestors.

B.Toprivatizethesystem.

C.Tocooperatewithothercountriesintheregion.

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WhateffectwillthecurrentfinancialsituationhaveonTelekom?

A.Itwillreduceshort-terminvestment.

B.ltwillhavenoeffectoninvestment.

C.ltwillincreaselong-terminvestment.

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WhathashappenedtosomeofTelekom'sprojects?

A.Theyhavebeenputouttoforeigntender.

B.Theyhavebeencancelled.

C.Theyhavebeenpostponed.

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Comparedwithtwoyearsago,howmanysubscribershasincreased?

A.562,500

B.212,500

C.25,000

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HowdoesthepresidentfeelaboutthefutureofTelekom?

A.Sheisconfidentitwillsucceed.

B.Shefeelsworriedthingswillgowrong.

C.Shehasnoideawhatwillhappen.

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(1/1)SPEAKINGPART-1Theinterview—about3minutesInthisparttheinterlocutorasks

questionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfand

expresspersonalopinions.

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Inthispart,theinterlocutorasksquestionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogive

informationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.

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(l/l)PART-2/Minipresentations'—about6minutesInthispartofthetestyouareaskedtogive

ashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthethreebelowand

thentalkforaboutoneminute.Youhaveoneminutetoprepareyourideas.

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(l/l)PART-3Discussion—about5minutesInthispartofthetestyouaregivenadiscussion

topic.Youhave30secondstolookatthepromptcard,anexampleofwhichisbelow,andthen

about3minutestodiscussthetopicwithyourpartner.Afterthatexaminerwillaskyoumore

questionsrelatedtothetopic.

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答案及解析

(1~7/共7题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.■Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgoodmanagementinthisautobiography.Hebelievesthat

decisionsshouldbebasedonfacts,notopinions;thatpeople'sstrengthsshouldbeexploited;

andthatdisagreementissometimesnecessary.Butthemainpointhemakesisthatleadership

meansperformingwellatalltimesandsettingagoodexample.

B

Inthiscollectionofessays,topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchangeoverthenext

fewyears.Theyanalysechangesinbusinessandsocietyandtheireffectsonjobmarkets,aswell

astakingalookatpossiblestrengthsandweaknessesofleadingeconomicsandtheircurrencies,

Thiscollectionoutlinesavisionoftomorrow'sbusinessworldandthetypeofleadersthatwillbe

required.

C

Thisbookisawell-researchedstudyoftheproblemofleadershipinglobalquotedcompanies.

160internationalbusinessleaderswereaskedhowtheyaddedvaluetotheircompaniesand

theiranswersformthemainpartofthisbook.Bothmanagersandcompaniesareanalysedin

ordertoshowhowtheycopewithdifficultissues.Ausefulbookforallseniormanagers.

D

100well-knownUSbusinessleadersthroughthiscenturyaredescribedinthisbook,which

analyseshowtheirfortunesweremadeandsometimeslost.Thebackground,businesscareer

characterandpersonallifeofeachindividualareoutlined,creatinganimpressivecollectionof

biographiesandanexcellentreferencework.

第1题

Thisisanaccountofonebusinessleader'sexperiences.

参考答案：A

详细解答：段落A中第一句话中的autobiography“自传”是关键词，符合题目中“商业

领导个人经历的介绍”。故选A。

［拓展］account作为名词有以下几个意思”账目，账单；”“报告，叙述；”作为动词与for

构成固定短语accountforsth.的意思是"解释...的原因

第2题

Thisbooksuggestsprobabletrendsinthebusinessworld.

参考答案：B

详细解答：问题中的“probabletrends”指的是“可能的发展趋势”，从段落B中第一句话

“topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchangeoverthenextfewyears.”可得知这个

系列的书中会预测以后几年商业领域的发展趋势。故选B。

第3题

Inthisbookyoulearnaboutthelivesofbusinessleadersfromthepast.

参考答案：D

详细解答：从段落D中“Thebackground,businesscareercharacterandpersonallifeofeach

individualareoutlined.^^可知这本书把公司领导人的职业经历和个人生活经历都列了出来。

故选D。

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Thewriterofthisbookgiveshispersonalviewsofwhatmakesagoodbusinessleader.

参考答案：A

详细解答：根据段落A中第一句话"Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgoodmanagementin

thisautobiography."nJ以推断出Salinas在自传中列出了作为一个好领导的基本素质。故选A。

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Thisbooklooksathowlargecompaniesdealwithvariousproblemareas.

参考答案：C

详细解答：本题中有两个关键词,llargecompanies"和"problemareas”。段落C中global

quotedcompanies指的就是世界知名的大公司，"howtheycopewithdifficultissues”就是指

“如何处理难题”。故选C。

［拓展］题目中的dealwith和文中的copewith意思均是"处理",此外动词handle也有

这个意思，需要注意的是handle作为“处理”是及物动词，可以直接接宾语。

第6题

Thisbookisbasedoninterviewswithbusinessleaders.

参考答案：C

详细解答：根据段落C中第2句话"160internationalbusinessleaderswereaskedhowthev

addedvalueto…”可以推测，这本书是根据对一些公司领导进行的采访编辑成的。故选C。

［拓展］baseon"以……为基础”。

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Thisbookdescribesbothsuccessesandfailures.

参考答案：D

详细解答：D段中的关键句是"whichanalyseshowtheirfortunesweremadeandsometimes

lost”。其中谈到了公司领导人如何成功积累财富及财富又如何散去。故选D。

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(8~12/共5题)PARTTWO-Readthearticlebelowaboutbanks.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A—G)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

AnassistantstoremanageratCostcoWholesaleCorp.filedafederalcivilrightslawsuitagainst

theretailchainTuesday,allegingthatshewaspassedoverforapromotion_8_.

_9_Thesuitclaimsthatfemalesrarelygethigh-levelmanagementjobs.

Theleadattorneyinthecase,BradSeligman,executivedirectorofthenonprofitImpactFund,

isalsosuingWal-MartStoresInc.,allegingthattheArkansas-basedretailerpayswomenlower

wagesandpromotesthemlessthantheirmalecounterparts._10_.

Butitisstalledinanappealscourt,andthemeritshavenotbeenlitigated.

TheCostcocaseconcernsShirley"Rae"EllisofAurora,Colo,whowashiredsixyearsagoamid

whatshesayswerepromisesofapromotionwithinayearfromherassistantmanagerposttoan

in-storemanageratoneofthechain's320U.S.-basedoutlets.

_11_"Iwouldputmymanagementabilityagainstanymanager,"shesaid.Issaquah,

Wash.-basedCostco,whichemploysabout103,000peopleworldwide,didnotimmediately

returncallsforcomment.

Thesuit,whichfocusesonin-storeassistantmanagerandmanagerpositions,claimsthat50

percentofthechain'semployeesarefemale,butthemanagement"isvirtuallyallmale."

Thesuitsaysonly12percentofCostco'sstoremanagersandtwoof30upper-levelexecutives

arewomen.

Ellisisseekingunspecifieddamages,includinglostwages,andwantsthecompanytopostits

managerialpositionstoitsemployees.

Nohearinghasbeensetforajudgetodeterminewhetherthelawsuitwillrepresentallcurrent

andformerfemaleemployees_12_.

Assistantmanagersreceiveabout$65,000ormore,andmanagersgetmorethan$100,000plus

bonuses,accordingtoSeligman.Hesaidthesuitwasabout"changingthewayCostcodoes

business."

Costcosharesrose39centsto$41,21TuesdayontheNasdaqStockMarket.

[A],whomighthavebeenwronglypassedoverforapromotiontoassistantmanageror

manager

[B].thatcase,which