BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷19

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷19

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandthejobdescriptionontheoppositepage.*Whichjob

(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement1-8referto?*Foreachstatement1-8,markone

letter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.*Youwillneedtousesomeoftheseletters

morethanonce.ASeniorFinanceAnalystThispermanentroleiswithintheGroup

Financeteamandwillberesponsibleforprovidingahighlevelofanalysisofgroup

operationsandcompetitoractivityandsupportontechnicalissues.Themainareasof

responsibilityincludeanalysisofbusinessunitperformanceandprojections,competitor

analysis,cashflowforecasting,andreviewofpresentationspreparedforGroup

management.Therolealsoincludesgroupaccountingandassistancewiththepreparation

ofkeyconsolidatedgroupreportsforseniormanagement.BGeneralCounseland

DirectorTheInternationalMonetaryFund,aninternationalorganizationwithadiverse

stafffromover140countries,hasanopeningforthepositionofGeneralCounseland

DirectorofitsLegalDepartment.TheGeneralCounselprovidesadvice9nalllegal

mattersrelatingtotheFund'sactivities.TheDirectorservesundertheoverallsupervision

oftheManagingDirectorandinclosecollaborationwithothermembersoftheFund'stop

managementteam,andisresponsibleforprovidingstrongintellectualleadershipand

strategicvisioninplanning,managing,andsupervisingtheworkandstaffofthe

Department.Inaddition,theDirectormanagesthedistributionanddelegationof

assignmentsandtheassessing,developing,andminingofthestaffoftheDepartment.C

SeniorProductAccountantforLeadingInvestmentFirmTheD.E.ShawGroupis

seekingaseniorproductaccountanttosupportasophisticated,andrapidlygrowing,suite

ofWadingstrategiesandassistinmanagingstaffwithinitsFinanceandOperations

Department.Therolerequiresregularinteractionwithseniormanagementand

proprietarytradingstaffandinvolvesawidearrayofresponsibilitiesprimarilycantcred

ondaily(e.g.,wadesettlement,swapresets,corporateactions)andmonthly(e.g.,

preparationofportloliobalancesheetsandincomestatements,profit-and-loss

reconciliationandanalysis,securitypricetesting)accountingandoperationaldutiesin

supportofthefirm'sinvestmentactivitiesindevelopedandemergingmarketsmoundthe

world.DBusinessAnalyst/OperationAnalystCompany'sFinanceOrganizationis

seekinganexperiencedmultidisciplinarybusinessprofessionalinitsOperationsgroup.

TheBusinessAnalyst/OpcrationalAnalystwillberesponsibleforanalyzingcross­

functionalprocessesandissues,supportingprocessre-engineeringinitiativesand

carryingoutoperationalresponsibilitiestoenabletheFinanceorganizationtoscalev/ith

ihegrowthofthebusiness.ThepositionreportsdirectlytotheSr.Mgr.ofR&DFinance

Operations.ESeniorInternalAuditorsWeareseekingthreeexperiencedSeniorInternal

Auditorswhowillconductourauditprogramsandalsowillhelpatvariouslevelsin

designing,implementingandmanagingthenecessarypoliciesandproceduresforthese

functions.TheInternalAuditdepartmentisresponsibleforinteractingwiththeoperating

units,executiveofficersandexternalauditors.Otherprimaryfunctionswillinclude

ensuringthatadequateinternalcontrolsofpoliciesandproceduresaremaintainedforall

InternalAuditaspectsandrelatedsystems,andensuringtheintegrityandtimelinessofall

reportingtotheexecutiveofficersandexternalauditors.

1、Thepersoninthispositionseesthatthecompanyreformsinaccordancewithitsroles

andregulations.

标准答案.E

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Youaresupposedtoevaluatenotonlythecompany'sperformancebutalsoitsrivals'

operations.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Thecompanyissearchingforanemployeewhocanperformdualduties.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Thecandidatewhohasworkedinmanyfieldsispreferable.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Thispositioninvolvescooperationwithseniorexecutivesandmanagementofthe

staff.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

Thisjobiscloselyrelatedwiththecompany'sinvestmentactivitiesintheworld

market.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Oneofthetasksistomakeallkindsofreportsand/orfinancialstatements.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Youneedtoestimatehowmuchcashthecompanywillreceiveorpay.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、段落完型（本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6分。）

•Readthearticlebelowaboutsuccessfule-mailnegotiation.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.eForeachgap9-14,markoneletter(A-H)

onyourAnswerSheet.*Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.SuccessfulE-mail

NegotiationGiventhatyouareinvolvedinanegotiationthatmustproceedvia

informationtechnology,howcanyoubestachieveyourgoals?Thefollowing

prescriptionsareimportant.Mostpeopleoverestimatetheabilityofotherpeopletomake

senseoutofwhattheymean.Peoplehaveahardenoughtimedecipheringourmessages

inface-to-faceinteractions;accuracydecreasesdramaticallyine-mailexchanges.Many

peopleassumethatlongermeansclearer.Itdoesnot.Peoplehaveaslantattentionspan

andoftendislikelonge-mailmessages,orperhapsevenstopreadingthemiftheybegan

totailoilofthescreen.Mustpeoplearecapableofonlyretainingseven,plus-or-minus

Iwo,ideasintheirheadatanyone6rae.Asageneralruleofthumb,moste-mail

messagesshouldfitonasinglescreen.Screenloading,orthetendencytowriteverylong

messagecanleadtoannoyanceonthepartoftherecipient,especiallyifbeorsheisbusy.

Negotiationsaremoreproductivewhenthepartiesexchangeagreaternumberofshorter

e-mails,ratherthanfewer,butlongerc-malls.(9)Thisalsobuildsreciprocityin

exchange.Theasynchronousnatureofe-mailprovidespeoplewiththedubiousluxuryof

nothavingtoimmediatelyreceiveofrespondtoe-mailmessages.However,thesenderof

e-mailmessagesoftenexpectsatimelyresponse.Notrespondingtoe-mailmaybe

perceivedasrejectionanddisinterest.Further,newerformsofsoftwareallowsendersto

ascertainwhethertherecipienthasreadtheire-mail.Failuretoprovideatimelyresponse

toe-mailisakintogivingthe"silenttreatment"tosomeone.(10).Meta-communication

iscommunicationaboutcommunication.Thisboilsdowntopeopletalkingabouthow

theyshouldcommunicate.(1i)Inanyelectroniccommunication,itisimportanttolet

teammembersknowhowoftenyoucheckyoure-mail,whetheryouorsomeoneelse

readsandrespondstoyoure-mail,andwhetheryouforwardyoure-mailtoothers.

Flamingreferstotheinsults,criticisms,andcharacterassassinationsthatpeoplehurlover

e-mail.Flamingremarksmakefunofgrammar,includelabelingandaccusations,

characterattack,backhandedcompliments,andbluntstatements.(12).Incontrast,face-

to-facegroupshavemechanismsandnorms,suchasconformitypressure,thatlargely

preventflaming.Peoplereacttoeachotherwithlesspoliteness,empathyorinhibitionif

theycannotsensetheother'ssocialpresence.(13).Thereismoreuncertainty,doubt,and

ambiguityinelectronicmailexchanges.(14).Asaconsequence,peoplebecome

frustratedandseektocontroltheexchangebyissuingthreats,e.g."Iamnotgoingtoread

mye-mailagain".Alonglines,donutchastiseordelivernegativefeedbackviae-mail;

face-to-faceortelephonecommunicationismoreappropriate.ASuchandothernegative

interpersonalbehaviorsoftenstemfromfeelingsofisolation.BThisstemsfromthe

asynchronousnatureofcommunication.CIncreasingtherateofe-mailexchange

preventsmisunderstandingbecausemisperceptionscanbequicklyrectified.DThiswill

resultinthefailureofcommunication.ESuspicionandhostilityincreaseasthe

communicationbetweenpartiesdiminishes.FNegotiatorsaremuchmorelikelytoissue

threatswhencommunicatingviainformationtechnology.GMostpeopleoverestimatethe

abilityofotherpeopletomakesenseoutofwhattheymean.HThisisofcritical

importanceinelectronicinteractionbecausethenormsofmmtakingandconversation

arenotclear.

9、

rivalsisastoryaboutculturechange.LiketwootherKorean,ancompaniesthathave

beensuccessfulinIndia—SamsungandHyundai,India'sNo.2carproducer—LGhad

goodproductsandsmartmarketing.ButLGwentfurtherbychallengingIndianwork

habits.YashoVerma,LG'svicepresidentforhumanresourcesinIndia,saysego

problems"hadto"bebroken."Hesaysheprefersrecruitsfromsecond-tiercollegeswho

"havefireintheirbellies1'tograduatesfromtopmanagementcollegeswho"comewitha

lotofattitudinalbaggage."Themoldingstartswithshoutinggames,anditseemstowork.

"Thefirstdayitwasverytoughwithallthisexercise,"saysAmitKumar,aproduction

engineeringteamleader."IthoughtIwouldn'tbeabletocompleteeverything—theonly

gameIcanplayischess."Hehadtorunroundthefactoryasapunishmentfornot

synchronizinghisshoutingexerciseswiththeothers,butthenextdayhewas

enthusiastic."Stressbringsoutthebestinpeople/'saysVinayMadaan,aSixSigma

blackbeltwhodrillsLGstaff."Youhavetoproveyourself,anditstretchesyoubeyond

whatyouthinkyouarecapableof."LGhasalsoshakenthingsuponthemarketingside.

Ithasdrivenpricesdownby18%to20%overthepasttwoyearsandhas"steadily

increaseddistributionoutletsandthebreadthofproductranges/'saysBhuwanSingh,

associatedirectorofORG-Gfk,anIndo-Gcrmanmarketresearchventure.AnilArora,

headofmarketingforLGinIndia,saysthecompanyhasusedits"brandpower"to

toughenuprelationshipswithdealers.IthasreversedtheIndiantraditionofgiving30-to

45-daycreditongoods,andifdealersfalltopayontime,theyloseLG'sbusiness.That

givesdealersanincentivetopromoteLGproducts,anditgivesLGenoughcashflowto

demanddiscountsfromsuppliers.LG'ssuccesshasbredcritics.Rivalsclaimthattough

treatmentofsuppliersanddealerswillnotworkinthelongrun.AndtheyarguethatLG's

pricecuttingcannotbesustained.Kimdoesnotagree.Heisproudofwhathecallshis

"strategicaggressiveness"and,alongwithhisslogan-shoutingemployees,isshowingno

signsofslowingdown.Lastyearthecompanygenerated$960millioninsalesinIndia,

5%ofLG'sglobaltotal.Histargetthisyear:55%salesgrowth.That'ssomethingLG's

Indianworkforcecanshoutabout.

15、Kwang-RoKimbelievesthattheemployee-motivationtrainingprogramhelps

employees

A、becomefinanciallyaggressive.

B、winchampionshipofmarketing.

C、achievesuccessintheircareers.

D^altertheirwayofdoingbusiness.

标准答案：D:

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、InIndia,LGhas

A、extended30%oftheair-conditioncrmarket.

B、increased21%ofwashingmachinesales.

C^taken19%ofcolor-TVbusiness.

D、gainedGSMmobilephonemarket.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、LGbecomesthehottestproductcompanyinIndiaby

A^manufacturingqualityproducts.

B、recruitingenthusiasticcollegestudents.

C、cuttingthepriceofitsproducts.

D、changinglocalbusinessculture.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、WhatdoesAmitKumarthinkispossible?

A、Hewouldbepassionateabouttraininghisteammembers.

B、ShoutingexerciseswouldnotworkOnhim.

C、Stresswouldmakepeopletotaptheirpotentialtothefull.

D、Hewouldhavejoinedinthegamesifhewasnotpanished;

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、LGhas.achievedgreatsuccessinproductsalesinIndiabecause

A、therelationwithdealershasbeenstrengthenedbyapplyingLG'smarketingmodel.

B、IndiandealersmustpayLGontime.

C、supplierscanoffergreatdiscounttoLG.

D、pricecuttingleadstoincreaseddistributionoutletsandproductranges.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、HowdoesKimseethefutureofhiscompany?

A^LG'sstrategicaggressivenesswillnotproduceefficiencyinthelongrun,

B、LGwillloseitsIndianemployeesbecauseofitstoughtreatment.

C^LG'ssaleswillkeepinanincreasingtrend.

D、LGwillleadthemarketofelectricalproductsintheworld.

标准答案.C

知识点露斤：暂无解析

四、完形填空（单选）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

•Readthearticlebelowaboutacomplaintofbadservice.•Choosethebestwordtofill

eachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.eForeachquestion21-30,markone

letter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.AcomplaintIsaGiftAustralianscallthe

British"whingingPores'1becausetheygrumblesomuch.Butanewstudysuggeststhat

Britsshouldwhingemore,notless.AteamledbyChrisVossoftheLondonBusiness

SchoolfoundthatservicequalityinBritainistypicallyworsethaninAmerica.One

masonisthatBritishcustomerstakelessaboutbadservicethanhard-to-pleaseAmericans

do.Thefailuretogrouseispervasive.HunterHansen,anAmericanwhorunsthe

MarriotthotelinLondon'sGrosvenorSquare,notesthataBritishwould(21)afussonly

aboutasignificantproblemandeventhen,woulddosoinaroundaboutway.Americans

are(22)ofevensmallmistakes.Theresult,Mr.Vossfinds,isthatBritssuffer.Butsodo

companiesinBritain'sserviceindustries:theydonot(23)somuchunsolicitedfeedback,

andthusloseachanceto(24)servicequality.Indeed,theymayspendmorethanthey

needtodoonservice-qualityimprovements,becausetheydonotgetdirecthelpfrom

customers.Managementgurusknowmoreabouthowcompanies(25)tocomplaintsthan

aboutwhytheBritisharephlegmatic.InAmerica,well-runcompanieshave"service

recovery"(26)StaffattheMarriottgrouparcdrilledintheLEARNroutine—Listen,

Empathise,Apologise,React,Notify-withthefinalstep(27)thatthecomplaintisfad

backintothesystem.Ritz-Carltonhotelchains,anotherwithagoodreputation(28)

complaintsfromcustomers,trainsitsstaffnottosayamere"sorry1'but"pleaseaccept

myapology"andgivesthemabudgettoreimburse(29)guests.WhenBritstidally(30)

theircouragetogrouse,theygetresults.

21、

A、take

B、make

C、get

D^have

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、critical

B、choosy

C^captious

D^fastidious

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、accept

B、receive

CNembrace

D、catch

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、raise

B>enhance

C、improve

D、increase

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、reverberate

B、echo

C、reflect

D、respond

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、strategies

B、schemes

C、tactics

D^ploys

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、guaranteeing

B>promising

C、ensuring

D、convincing

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、managing

B、handling

C、conducting

D、disposing

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A^bad-tempered

B、ill-bred

C、offensive

D、cross

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^screwup

B、keepup

C、maintain

D、preserve

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完形填空(填空)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

•ReadthearticlebelowabouthowtosetupshopontheInternet.•Foreachquestion31

40,writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.SETTINGUPSHOP

ONTHEINTERNET[fyouwanttosetupshopontheInternet,thefirstthingyouwill

needtogetstartedis,quitesimply,SOMETHINGtosell.Youwillneedtofindasupplier

(31)alargeinventoryofwholesaleitems.Theproductshavetobeatalowenoughcost

thatyoucanmakealargeprofitmargin(32)re-sale.Plusyouwillneedalargevarietyof

itemstocoverawiderangeofyourcustomers'needsandpreferences(33)willkeepthem

comingbackbyofferingnewitems.Nextyouwillneedaprofessionallookingwebsite

thatwillgiveyourcompany(34)wellestablishedlookandmakeyourcustomersenjoy

(35)experienceatyourwebsiteandwillcreateanenvironmentinwhichtheywillwantto

makepurchases.Itisalsoagoodideatoacceptcreditcardpayments.Withthe

developmentofsecuredordersforms,themajorityofInternetcustomerswantthe

conveniencetobeabletopay(36)theircreditcardratherthanmailingacheck(37)

moneyorder.Andfinally,youwillneedthemarketingstrategiesthatwilleffectively

showyouhowtobringnewcustomerstoyoursite,andkeepthemcomingbackasrepeat

customers.(38)thispointtheWorldWideWebisclearlyunstoppable.Theamountof

salesexceeded$10billiondollarslastyearandispredictedtosteadilyincreaseeach

year(39)thousandsofInternetusersarejumpingon-linedailyandmakingtheir

purchases.Youcanbesetuptoaccepttheirordersandclaim(40)shareofthismulti-

billiondollarayearmarket.

31、

标准答案：WITH

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：ON

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：WHICH/THAT

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：THEIR

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：WITH

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：OR

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：AT

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：AS

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：YOUR

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错（本题共12题，每题7.0分，共72分。）

•Readthearti