BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷21

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷21

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

•LookatthestatementsbelowanddescriptionofsomeoftheEurope'sfastgrowing

companiesontheoppositepage.•Whichcompany(A,B,C,DorE)docseachstatement

1-8referto?*Foreachstatement1-8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswer

Sheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.ACityRefrigeration

In1985,WillieHaugheyandhiswifestartedasmallbusinessprovidingpubsinnortheast

EnglandandScotlandwithrefrigerationandtechnicalservices,investingabout$10G,000

thatWilliehadmadebyworkingforaCarderair-conditioningbranchinfilescorching

PersianGulfstates.Almosttwodecadeslatex,thetwoarerunningamajorcompanywith

blue-chipclientsfromtheirbasehiGlasgow.Willie,whoservesasexecutivechairman,

saysthatCityRefrigerationHoldingsLtd.,withcloseto10,500employees,willbringin

some360millioninrevenuesthisyear.Earningsbeforeinterestandtaxeswillbean

estimated11million.BNewWaveNewWaveGroupisridinghighthesedays.The

Swedishclothingcompanysellsamixofmoderatelypricedcasuallines,workmen'sgear,

andsportswearin12countriesfromChinatoSwitzerland.Saleshavebeenincreasingat

a41%annualclipsince1990,andthecompanyisoncoursetodothesamethisyear.In

justthefirsthalfof2004,saleswereup20%,to117.8million,whileprofitsgrewbythe

samepercentage,to9.3million."They'vebeenquitesuccessfulaterectingnewmarkets/*

saysLarsFrick,aretailanalystatKaupthingBankinStockholm.CFormulaServizi

FormulaServizi,foundedin1975asanine-womancleaningco-op,hasseenitsrevenue

growsteadilyinthelastseveralyears,reaching27.8millionattheendof2003,while

profitsgrewfrom855,000in2000to3.4millionlastyear.Oneoftheelementsbehind

thefastgrowthofFormulaServiziisitscooperativeownershipstructure.Outofatoialof

1,291employeesmsoftheendoflastyear一87%ofthemwomen—morethanhaftare

part-ownersofthecompanyandarcinvitedtoparticipateinitsdemocraticdecision­

makingprocess,votingonstrategyandinvestmentdecisions.Thisdefinitelyhelps

motivateworkers.DEurofinsMadcowdisease.Geneticallyalteredcrops.Food

additives.Whoknowswhal'ssafetoeatanddrinkthesedays?EurofinsScientificdoes.

BasedandsetupintheFrenchcityofNantesin1988,Eurofinsisoneoftheworld's

leadingbioanalysisgroups,testingeverythingfromfruitjuicetopharmaceuticals.With

profitsof1.6millionlastyearonrevenuesof168.7million,it'sridingasurgeindemand

forbiotesting,asgovernmentsandindustryseektoreassurethepublicaboutthepurity

andsafetyoffoodanddrugs.EArupGroupFoundedin1946bySirOreAmp,aBritish-

bornengineerwhostudiedinGermanyandDenmark,thefirmhasgonefromasmall

engineeringdesignoutfittoaglobalplayerwithannualsalesof592.8million.Amp's

7,000employeesarematteredacross73officesin32countries.Businesshasbeen

particularlybriskinrecentyearsbecauseofthefirm'sholisticapproachofemploying

engineers,architects,andecologists.Salesjumped44%inthethreeyearstoMarch,

2003.Yetthefirm,whichisprofitable,isn'tevenconsideringaninitialpublicoffering.

Amp'stopexecutiveslikelivingwithout"watching-the-share-pricepressure."

1、Thecompanyhaskeptasteadyhighannualsaleincreasefor15years.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Thecompany'searningsthisyeararelikelytobemorethan100timestheamount

investedalmost20yearsago.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Theproductofthecompanysellswellintheworldatareasonableprice.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Thereasonforthecompanytogrowsosuccessfullyisthatmostemployeesownit

andhavetheequalrighttohavetheirsay.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Itisatransnationalcompanywithitsbusinessfocusedoninnovativearchitecture

designing.

标准答案.F

知识点0析：暂无解析

6、Itstartedasaverysmallcompanyprovidingcleaningservice.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Thebusinessofthecompanyisingreatdemandasaresultofpeople'sconcernwith

health.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Althoughitsrevenuehasgrownrapidlyinrecentyears,thecompany'sCEOdoesn't

meantolistitinsecuritiesmarket.

标准答案：E

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。）

•Readthearticlebelowaboutjoboutlookoffinancialmanagers.-Choosethebest

sentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.*Foreachgap9-14,markone

letter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.*Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.JobOutlook

ofFinancialManagersEmploymentoffinancialmanagersisexpectedtogrowaboutas

fastastheaverageforalloccupationsthrough2012.Growthisexpectedtobesteadyand

willincreaseinlinewithihegrowthoftheeconomyasawhole.However,jobseekersare

likelytofacekeencompetitionforjobs,asthenumberofjobopeningsisexpectedtobe

lessthanthenumberofapplicantsCandidateswithexpertiseinaccountingandfinance,

particularlythosewithamaster'sdegree,shouldenjoythebestjobprospects.Strong

computerskillsandknowledgeofinternationalfinanceareimportant;soareexcellent

communicationskills,becausefinancialmanagementjobsinvolveworkingonstrategic

planningteams.(9)Overtheshortterm,employmentinthisoccupationisnegatively

impactedbyeconomicdownturns,duringwhichcompaniesaremorelikelytoclose

departments,orevengooutofbusiness-decreasingtheneedforfinancialmanagers.

Mergers,acquisitions,andcorporatedownsizingalsoarelikelytoadverselyaffect

employmentoffinancialmanagers.(10)Thebankingindustry,whichemploysmorethan

Ioutof10financialmanagers,willcontinuetoconsolidate,althoughataslowerratethan

inpreviousyears.Inspiteofthistrend,employmentofbankbranchmanagersisexpected

toincreaseasbanksbegintorefocusontheimportanceoftheirexistingbranchesandas

newbranchesarecreatedtoserviceagrowingpopulation.Asbanksexpandtherangeof

productsandservicestheyoffertoincludeinsuranceandinvestmentproducts,branch

managerswithknowledgeintheseareaswillbeneeded.(11)Despitethecurrent

downturninthesecuritiesandcommoditiesindustry,thelong-runprospectsforfinancial

managersinthatindustryshouldbefavorable,asmorewillbeneededtohandle

increasinglycomplexfinancialtransactionsandmanageagrowingamountof

investments.(12)Riskmanagers,whoassessrisksforinsuranceandinvestment

purposes,alsowillbeindemand.Somecompaniesmayhirefinancialmanagersona

temporarybasis,toseetheorganizationthroughashort-termcrisisortooffersuggestions

forboostingprofits.Othercompaniesmaycontractoutallaccountingandfinancial

operations.(13)Computertechnologyhasreducedthetimeandstaffrequiredtoproduce

financialreports.(14)Financialmanagerswhoarcfamiliarwithcomputersoftwarethat

canassisttheminthisrolewillbeneeded.AFinancialmanagersalsowillbeneededto

handlemergersandacquisitions,raisecapital,andassessglobalfinancialtransactions.B

Infact,jobseekerswhoareexperiencedinthisfieldwillhaveagoodprospect.C

However,jobseekersarelikelytofacekeencompetitionforjobs,asthenumberofjob

openingsisexpectedtobelessthanthenumberofapplicants.DAstheeconomy

expands,jobgrowthforfinancialmanagerswillstemfromboththeexpansionof

establishedcompaniesandfromthecreationofnewbusinesses.EHowever,thegrowing

needforfinancialexpertiseastheeconomyexpandswillensurejobgrowthoverthenext

decade.FAsaresult,forecastingearnings,profits,andcosts,andgeneratingideasand

creativewaystoincreaseprofitabilitywillbecomeamajorroleofcorporatefinancial

managersoverthenextdecade.GAsaresult,candidateswhoarelicensedtosell

insuranceorsecuritieswillhavethemostfavorableprospects.HEveninthesecases,

however,financialmanagersmaybeneededtooverseethecontracts.

9、

标准答案：D

wouldgainfromtheabolitionofantidumpinglawfromtheWTOstatute.Thisresultis

drivenbythefactthatreciprocalantidumpingjumpingFDIincreasescompetitionand

reducesprofitsofdomesticfirms.Alltypesofinternationalpricediscriminationwiththe

lowerpricechargedintheEHcanclassifyasdumping,atleastforproductsforwhich

therearecloseEUsubstitutes.WeexplicitlyconsideraclauseinEUantidumpinglaw

thatallowstheEUadministrationtosettleantidumpingactionseitherbylevyingdutiesor

bydemandingpriceundertakingsfromtheforeignexportingfirms.Ourmedelshowsthat

thisdecisionwilldependontheobjectivefunctionoftheEUadministration,whichmay

varybetweenprotectingtheinterestsofEHindustryonly(maximizingproducersurplus)

andalsotakingintoaccounttheinterestsofconsumersanduserindustries(maximizing

EUsocialwelfare).Theformerconespondstothedirectobjectiveofantidumpinglaw.

Pursuingthelatterisinlinewiththepublicinterests,embeddedinEUantidumpinglaw

bywhichtheEUCommissionisheldtoconsiderrepercussionsonconsumersanduser

industries.AsecondaspectofEUantidumpingincorporatedinthemodelisthatthelevel

ofdutiesandpriceundertakingsistypicallydeterminedbythedegreetowhichforeign

firmsundercutEUproducers'pricesontheEUmarket.Thisruleisappliedtoensurethat

antidumpingmeasuresremovetheinjurytoEUindustry.Therulelimitsthediscretionary

poweroftheEUadministrationindeterminingdutyandpriceundertakinglevels.

ContrarytothesymmetricmodelofHalandandWooten,weexplicitlytakeonboardcost

asymmetries,viz,acastadvantageoftheforeignfirm.Suchacostadvantageisamost

likelyreasonforpriceundercuttingbyforeignexportersresultinginantidumpingactions.

Weallowcostadvantagestohaeither'firm-specific',inwhichcasetheyare

internationallytransferablethroughFDI,or'locationspecific1.Weshowthatthe

occurrenceofdutyjumpingFDIintheEUrequiresthattheforeignfirm'scostadvantage

isatleastpartlyfirmspecific.Inthenextsectionwepresentthemodelforthecaseof

productswhicharesufficientlyclosesubstitutes('like*products)andfirm-specificcost

advantages,assumingthattheEUadministrationisabletocommittoantidumping

actionsbeforetheforeignfirm'sinvestmentdecision,andallowingtwoalternativepolicy

objectives(producersurplusandsocialwelfare).Forthispurposeweusedathree-stage

model.Inthefirststage,theEUadministrationdecideswhethertotakeantidumping

measures,andifso,whethertolevyadutyorallowapriceundertaking.Inthesecond

stagetheforeignfirmdecideswhethertoservetheEHmarketthroughexportorFDI.In

thethirdstage,theforeignfirmisengagedinpricecompetitionwithalocalfirmonthe

EUmarket,whichoffersclosesubstituteproducts.Injuryarisesfromaproductioncost

advantageoftheforeignfirm,whichmayeitherbelocationspecific,forexample,based

onlowerforeignwagesorfirmspecificlikebasedonatransferabletechnological

advantage.

15、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatdoesthestudyabouttariff-jumpingmotive

show?

A、Thewelfareandstrategiceffectsofantidumpinglawsunderalternativemarket

structures.

B、Industries,incentivestopetitionfbrantidumping.

C^Thesestudiesshowunderwhichconditionsforeignfirmsprefertosetuplocal

productionunitsoverexportingwhenservingdistantmarkets.

D^Thepotentialeffectofantidumpingmeasuresinstrengtheningcollusivepractices.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Whatdoestheevidenceshowinthesecondparagraph?

A>TheevidencesuggeststhatEUfirmsshowacomparableFDIresponseiftheyare

targetedbyUSantidumpingactions.

B、Theevidenceshowsthepossibilityofaprotectionbuildingequilibrium*.

C>AforeignfirmthatintendstoengageinsecondperiodFDIincreasesitsfirstperiod

exportinordertoincreasethelevelofprotectionfacedbytherivalforeignfirm.

D、Theevidenceimpliesthattheyareconcernedwiththeeffectsofeconomic

integrationinvolvingtheabolitionofantidumpinglaw.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Afterreadingthefirstthreeparagraphs,whatdoyouthinkthetwostudiesdealwith?

A^ThetwostudiesexamineantidumpingjumpingFDIinthecontextofEU

antidumpingpractices.

B、TwostudiesdealwiththerelationshipbetweenantidumpingandFDI.

C^TheyanalyzetheconditionsunderwhichantidumpingjumpingFDIoccurs.

D^Theyexplaintheoutputandwelfareeffectsofantidumpingactions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Whatdoesthewriterimplyinthefourthparagraph?

A、Anantidumpingdutyisakintoatariff.

B、Apriceundertakingisacommitmentbytheforeignfirmtoraiseitsprice.

C>TheconditionsunderwhichundertakingsareallowedarenotwellarticulatedinEU

antidumpinglaw.

D、AnEUantidumpingcasecanonlybeinitiatedwhenimportsaredumpedonthe

Europeanmarketandcausematerialinjury.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、Fromthefifthparagraph,inthecaseofcostadvantages,whatdoesFDIimply?

A、Itimpliesthatitisoftenafeatureofexportersbasedindevelopingcountries.

B、Itimpliesthatforeignfirmsrelinquishtheircostadvantageandproduceatthesame

marginalcostasthoseofEUproducers.

C>ItimpliesthedifferencesinFDIresponsesbetweenfirmsfromdevelopedand

developingcountries.

D、ItimpliesthatinEUantidumpingpractice,asubstantialnumberofcasesaresettled

throughprice-undertakings.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、Whatisthemainthemeofthisarticle?

A、ThearticleisabouttheeffectsofEUantidumpingpolicywhenforeignfirmscan

jumpantidumpingdutiesintheEU.

BNThearticleshowsthatdutyjumpingordutypre-emptingFDIoccursiftheEU

administrationhasbroaderobjectives.

C、Thearticleisabouttheexpectationofpriceundertakingsreducestheincentives

engageinFDIandmayevendiscourage.

D、ThearticleshowsthatFDIaslongasproductsarcnottoodifferentiated

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

•Readthearticlebelowabouthowtodealwithemployeeswithtradesecrets.*Choosethe

bestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion21-

30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.WhatifYou'reonthe

ReceivingEnd?Formostemployers,theprincipalconcernistheemployeewhotakes

tradesecretstoanewjob-butwhatabouttheemployerwhounwittinglyhiressomeone

whohasstolentradesecrets?Anemployerisgoingtobeliableifhekneworheshould

haveknownthatthisemployeewas(21)withtradesecrets.Thus,it'simportanttodoan

entranceinterview(22)ontradesecrets,askhimoutrightifhesignedanondisclosure

agreement.Ifso,reviewit.Showtheemployeethe(23)provisionsoftheEconomic

EspionageActandhavehimsignastatement(24)thatheunderstandwhatthepotential

liabilityisandhe*snotbringinganytradesecretswithhim.There'sa"veryfineline'1

betweenhiringanemployeefor"generalknowledge,skillsandexperience"andhiringan

employeetogain(25)toacompetitor'stradesecrets.But,ifthe(26)employerhasnot

specifiedtotheworkerwhatinformationissecretandwhatinformationisnot,youwill

bewellinsulatedifyouhavetheworkersignaoneforminwhichheorsheagrees

notto(27)companypolicyagainstdisclosingorusingthetradesecretofformer

employer.Butonceanemployerison(28)thatanemployeeisusingsomeoneelse's

tradesecrets,theemployermust(29)action:eventhen,theemployermaynotbeableto

avoidliabilityentirely.Firinganoffendingemployeeassoonasthemisappropriationis

discoveredmaynot(30)theemployerofliability,butitgoesalongwaytowardshowing

ajudgeorjurythatthecompanylimitedthedamagetotheextentthattheycould.

21、

A、presented

B>dealing

C、entrusted

D^coming

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A^pinpointed

B、confined

C、focused

D、revolved

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、applicable

B、specific

C、lawful

D、complete

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、announcing

B、saying

C、proposing

D、stipulating

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^entry

B、close

C^passage

D、access

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、original

B、antecedent

C^previous

D、prior

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、despise

B、violate

C^neglect

D^infringe

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、attention

B、discovery

C、notice

D、alert

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、take

B、bring

C、adopt

D、make

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、relieve

B、lessen

C^remove

D、prevent

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完形填空(填空)(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutrelationshipandproductivity.*Foreachquestion31-40,

writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.DoingFavoursatWork

Productivityriseswhenworkershelpeachothermore.FrancisFlynn,ofColumbia

University'sbusinessschool,studied161engineersworkingforatelecomsfirmnearSan

Francisco.Theyworkineightteams,buteachindividuallysorts(31)detailedengineering

problemssentinfromaroundthecountry.Mr.Flynnaskedeachemployeetoreporthow

(32)heswappedhelpwitheachmemberoftheteamandwhohadgivenrelativelymore

intheirexchanges.Thus,helookedseparatelyatthefrequencywith(33)individual

workersmadesuchswapsandathowone-sidedlygeneroustheywere.Healsoasked

employeestoratehowhighlytheyregardedone(34)Mr.Flynncorrelatedtheanswershe

gotwithinformationfromthefirmonemployees'productivity.Hefoundthatgenerous

employeeswhogotlittle(35)exchangewerewell-regardedbycolleagues.Employees

whohelpedcolleaguesgenerouslybutdidnotreceivehelpinreturnwerelessproductive.

Thosewhoreceivedaswellasgave(36)relativelymoreproductive,particularlythose

whohelpedeachothermostoften.Apatternoffrequentgivingandreceivingboosted

(37)productivityandsocialstanding.Why(38)productivityrisewhenemployees

frequentlyswaphelp?Mr.Flynnhastwoexplanations.First,asemployeeslearnmore

abouttheresourcestheycanoffereachother,theydevelopamore-efficientpatternof

requestingandgivinghelp.Second,helpfulemployeeslearntotrusteachothermore,and

becomewillingtodobiggerfavoursbecausetheyfeelmoresure(39)thelikelihoodof

reciprocation.And,ofcourse,itisnicertoworkwithhelpfulpeople(40)withtheother

sort.

31、

标准答案：OUT

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：OFTEN

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：WHICH

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：ANOTHER

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：1N

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：WERE

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：BOTH

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、