BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷83

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷83

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

AGaintheMBArecognisedworldwideUnHkeotherMBAs,theCarfaxCollegeMBAis

wellknownallovertheworldandispraisedbyemployersforitsrealisticapproach.The

entirecourseisbasedonprojectsandcasestudies,andprogressismonitoredandgraded

throughoutthecourse.Youmustbewillingtoworkcloselywithothers,asthisisan

integralpartofthelearningprocess.Forabrochure,contacttheaddressoverleaf.BMBA

theHarveyBusinessSchoolwayLookingforthebest?Thehighestqualitydoesnotcome

cheap.Whenyouconsiderthecalibreoftheworld-famousprofessorsyouwillbe

studyingwith,youwillunderstandwhyourcourseisnotthecheapestavailable.Wedo,

however,offertotalflexibility——youcanarrangeyourcoursetosuityourownpatternof

workandpersonalobligations.N.BFinalexaminationsinJuneeveryyear.Allour

teachingpremisesarewheelchairaccessible.Forfurtherdetailscall0207-66718now,or

E-mailusonharvey@interschool.com.uk.CMBAatAlphaCollegeGainan

internationalbusinessqualificationatAlphaCollegeinLondon.Totalqualitycourseata

trulycompetitiveprice.Abrighterportfoliomeansbrighterprospects.Qualityoutput

demandsqualityinput;therearethereforeminimumrequirementsfor

applicants:EducationatleasttograduateIcvcLMinimumfiveyears'experienceat

manageriallevel.Fourten-weekterms(MondaytoThursday):short,highlyintensive

learningopportunitiesforthecommittedbusinessperson.Noweekendorresidential

schoolattendancerequired.Contactusdirecttolearnmore.Phone,FaxandE-mail

numbersoverleaf.DFlexibilityatElwoodFlexibilityisextremelyimportantintoday's

businessworld.Wethereforeofferamodularcourse,whichmeansthatyoucangainany

ofthefollowingqualificationswhilefollowingtheGeneralMBAcourse:Bachelorof

BusinessAdministration(2years)CertificateorDiplomainFinancialManagement(2/4

semesters)EPart-timeMBAcourseinDulwichNeedtosharpenupyourCV?Employers

demandthehighestqualificationsbutarerarelywillingtoreleasetheirbestemployees

forlongperiodsoftime.TheDulwichMBAthereforeoffersathree-yearpart-time

course;onlydayreleaseisnecessary,apartfromthefour-dayresidentialsummerschool

inJulyorAugusteachyear.Asthecourseisspreadoverthreeyears,therearegreater

opportunitiesforassimilationoftheinformationwhichyouacquire.Allkeytextswere

publishedinthelastfiveyears.DiplomainPersonnelDevelopmentStudies(4semesters)

Itisthistypeofflexibility,soimportantthroughoutbusinesstoday,togetherwiththe

vitalityofourapproach,thatmakesourcoursethebestonthemarket.Speciallytailored

one-to-oneorsmallgroupcoursesforthehighlyexperiencedmanageralsoavailable.

Callthenumberoverleafforafreebrochure.

1、Thiscourseisstaffedbywell-knowntutors.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题意为：由知名导师授课。比照原文，由B文中thecaliberofihe

vvorld-famousprofessorsyouwillbestudyingwith,可得答案为B。tutor有指导教

师，导师之意。

2、Therearefacilitiesforstudentswithdisabilities.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题意为：有便于残疾人的设施。比照原文，B文中Allourteaching

premisesarewheelchairaccessible,说明轮椅可以自由出入我们所有教学场所。由

此，可得答案为B。

3、Thiscourseusesasystemofcontinuousassessment.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题意为：课程使用持续的评估系统。比照原文，A文中progressis

monitoredandgradedthroughoutthecourse,意思是监测进度，课程整体打分。由此

可得答案为A。

4、Ifyoustudyonthiscourse,youmustliveinthecollegeforseveraldays.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：本题意为：学这课程需要在大学里住几天。比照原文，E文中：

residentialsummerschoolinJulyorAugusteachyear。由此可得答案为E。

5、Teamworkisessentialonthiscourse.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题意为：团队合作是必需的。对比原文，A文中提到：youmustbe

willingtoworkcloselywitho由ers,意思是必须和他人紧密合作。由此，可得答案为

Ao

6、Youcanplanyourattendancetofitinwithyourownrequirements.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题意为：根据自己的需要安排上课时间。比照原文，B文中：you

canarrangeyourcoursetosuityourownpatternofworkandpersonalobligations,意思

是你可以安排学习时间以适合你工作时间和私人安排。由此可得答案为Bo

7、Individualtuitionisofferedatthisinstitution.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：本题意为：培训学校提供个人的学习班。比照原文，E文中有：

Speciallytailoredone-to-oneorsmallgroupcoursesforthehighlyexperiencedmanager

alsoavailable,意思是为经验丰富的经理人提供精心设计的一对一或小班课程，由

此可得答案为E。

8、Workexperienceataseniorlevelisessentialforacceptanceonthiscourse.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题意为：学这个课程必须有高级水平的工作经验。比照原文，C文

中：Minimumfiveyears,experienceatmanageriallevel,意思是此课程要求经理人须

具有至少5年的工作经验。说明答案为C。

二、段落完型（本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6分。）

AlanRobinsonleftschoolat16hopingtomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Atfirst,he

workedforhisfather,whoownedseveralnewsagents'shopsinLondon."Ilearntagreat

dealaboutrunningabusinessfrombeinginasmallshop.Youfindoutthateverypenny

matters."[Bl],andacoupleofyearslaterhewasofferedajobbyhisuncle.

"HeaskedmetomanageachainofbookshopshehadinSouthAfricaandtaughtme

everythingIknowaboutmanagement."WhenhecamebacktoBritain,Alanwasoffered

ajobinLondonasaproductdevelopmentmanagerwithanexcitingnewclothes

companycalledNaismith's.[B2]."IfoundIreallyunderstoodthefashion

businessandwhatinfluencesproducts,[B3]Onedayinthewarehousehe

noticedarangeofsportsclothesthathadbeensentfromamanufacturerinNewYorkfor

thecompanytolookat."Itooktheclothesroundtheofficeandeveryonelovedthem.

[B4],sothisrangewassomethingnew.”[B5].However,shewas

happywiththewaythingswereand,feelingdisappointed,Alandecidedtoleaveandtry

tosellthemhimself.RobinsonwenttoNewYorkjustlotalktothemanufacturer.He

wentwithhisfatherandtheytook$12,000fromsavingstobuystock.Alansays,"We

triedforawholeweektogetaninterviewwiththemanufacturerandherefusedusthree

times.[B6]Onhisreturn,Robinsonsuccessfullysoldtheclothestosmall

fashionandsportsshops,andhebegantostartproducingdesignsofhisown."Then,I

hadmybigbreakwhenIreceivedaphonecallfromF&G,oneofthelargestdepartment

stores.TheyhadheardaboutRobinsonSportswearfromthetradejournals.^,F&Gwere

lookingforgood-qualitysportsclothestoexpandtheirlimitedrangeandaskedRobinson

loproduceitemsespeciallyforthem.Overthenextthreeyearsthecompanybecamehis

biggestcustomer.RobinsonSportswearnowmakesprofitsof$2.3monsalesofS10m

andRobinsonhimselfisworthover$2Im."Moneydoesn'tmattertome-what'sreally

excitingismakingdeals.'A.soIwasabletotakethedesignteam'sideasandturnthem

intocommerciallysuccessfulproductsB.atthetime,mostsportsclotheswerenotvery

fashionableC.butfinallyhegaveinandhebecameourmainsupplierD.thenhequilted

thisjobandwentloschoolagainE.hefeltimmediatelyathomethereF.wefeltrather

upsetthenbutgotnothingtodoG.Robinsonthentriedtopersuadehisbosstosellthese

clothesH.thenhetookajobasasalesmanforafoodmanufacturer

9、[Bl]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、[B2]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

theevictionnoticeandpastethepublicsalenoticeonthefrontdoor.Atthatpoint

forward,thedwellingisofficiallyforeclosed.Thoughitismuchmorechallenging,aftera

habitatisforeclosedupon,itmaywellbeboughtatadiscountatcommunitysale.

Althoughtheseauctionstherearecertainlydealstobehad.However,itisimportantto

realisethatifthesmallestbidisnotmet,thebankthatownsthepropertycouldopttoget

itback.Inaddition,atopenpublicsale,youarecompetingwithanumberofadditional

investorssoyoumaywellnotgetashigh-qualityofacontractasyouwouldhave

previously.Allin'allthough,investinginforeclosedhomescanbeagrandwaytoprofit.

15、Inthefirstparagraph,theword"foreclose"hereissimilarto

reject

B、control

C、prevent

D^disqualify

标准答案：B

知识点解析：正确理解四个选项中的每一个单词的含义非常重要。这里先要区分一

下四个词的含义：reject意为“拒绝，退回"：control意为“控制，操纵"：prevent意

为“预防，防止“；disqualified意为“取消……的资格，宣布或认定……不合格”。阅

读本文的前一两段便可以判断只有control在含义上接近原词foreclose,故B项为

正确选项。

16、Whichofthefollowingstatementscancorrectlydefineaforeclosedproperty?

A、Foreclosedpropertiesarethosethathavebeenrepossessedbythebankfornon­

disbursementofthemortgage.

B、Foreclosedpropertiesarcthosepropertiesthathavebeenclaimedbyinvestorsfor

nondisbursementofthemortgage.

C^Aforeclosedpropertyisonethathasbeenrepossessedbytheownerbypayingoff

themortgage.

D、Aforeclosedpropertyisonethatpropertyinvestorsarccompetingtoobtainfor

profitsatanpublicauction.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该题考核内容为第二段，考查“被取消分期付款权的贷款房产

（foreclosedproperty）”的定义。从第二段的第一句话可知：被取消分期付款权的贷款

房产（foreclosedproperly）指的是，放贷者以房产所有人不支付抵押贷款为缘由而收

回的贷款房产。从此段第二句还可以得知，“收回者”（即“放贷者”）通常是银行。从

最后一句话可以得出“被取消分期付款权的贷款房产（foreclosedproperty）”通常由银

行从房产所有人处收回产权。故再来看选项。A项的说法跟原定义几乎是同样的表

达，不同的地方只是用“thebank（银行户替换了原句中的“thelender（放贷者广，从分

析中可以得出，thebank就是“thclcndcr（放贷者）”。故据此可以判断，A项为正确

选项。B项错在使用了“investors（投资者）”来代替“thebank（银行广。C项显然是错误

的。D项显然也没有讲出重点，不是“被取消分期付款权的贷款房产（foreclosed

property）”的概念。故B、C、D项都是错误的选项。

17、Whoisthelegitimateownerofaforeclosedproperty?

A、thefirst-handproperlyowner

thebank

C^theinvestorwhosucceedsinthebid

D、theauctioneer

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题也可以看做是变相地考查考生对于“被取消分期付款权的贷款房

产(foreclosedproperty)”概念的理解.，考查内容依然是第二段。题干意为：“被取消

分期付款权的贷款房产(foreclosedproperty)”的合法拥有者是谁?而从16题的分析中

可以得出：“被取消分期付款权的会款房产(foreclosedproperty)”指的是由“放贷方”

或“银行”重新收回的房产。而A项“一手业主”为在贷款房产被取消分期付款权的过

程(即foreclosure)中失去了对房产所有权的一方；C项“在竞拍中获胜的投资方”则

指的是当“被取消分期付款权的贷款房产''出现在拍卖会上之后因竞拍成功才成为该

房产的所有人，这一结论可以从后面的内容中得出；D项“拍卖师”也只是在拍卖会

上充当中介方的工作人员，即存在的意义只是为房产拍卖提供一种服务，在任何阶

段都不可能成为房产所有人。故只有B项为正确选项。

18、Apropertyisofficiallyforeclosed

whenthebanktakesstepstotakeitback.

B、whenaninvestorintervenesandshowsastrongdesiretobuyit.

C、whenthepublicsaleisheld.

D、whenthegovernmentevictsitbyputtingupasalenoticeonitsdoor.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：阅读第三段，可以得出，其内容讲的是房产被正式取消分期付款权之

前的阶段(即preforeclosure),而A项和B项所讲的信息均与此阶段有关，因此都不

能成为foreclosure的标志点。直到文章的第五段，我们才发现房产被“officially

fbreclosed”的关键词。而文中的标志信息为“当地方官员去该房产处向业主出示责

令搬出去的通知，并在大门上张贴公开出售的公告”的时候正好是该房产被

officiallyforeclosed的时刻。另外，文中的“当地官员”正好对应D项中的“政府”，

故D项为正确选项。从此处也可以得出，“公开出售”不是“officiallyforeclosed”的

标志事件，而是foreclosure后的后续事件，故C项错误。故A、B、C项均被排

除。

19、Thefollowingstatementsaboutthisarticlearecorrectexcept

A、foreclosedpropertiescannotbepromptlygointoasalesmarketwhenitisofficially

foreclosed.

B、properlyinvestorscanalwaysownaforeclosedpropertyfromtheformerproperty

owneratasalesmarket.

C、investorscannotalwaysgetasatisfactorycontractfromtheforeclosedpropertyas

theywish.

D、investinginforeclosedpropertiesmaybecomehighlyprofitable.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该题判断为排除错误选项题，此类题一般考查考生对于全文的整体把

握与理解。通观全文，只有B项不符合文义，表达错误，这样的判断依据为文章

最后一段：However,itisimportanttorealisethatifthesmallestbidisnotmet,thebank

thatownsthepropertycouldopttogetitback.(然而，需要认识到，如果房产没有卖

到最低拍卖价，银行作为房产拥有者，非常可能会收回房产，不予出售)。

20、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthearticle?

A、Profitingfromforeclosure

B、Anopportunityforinvestmentinrealestate

C、IhcProceduresofpropertyforeclosure

D、Investinginforeclosedproperties

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首先，文章的首段明确提出：投资房产的一个非常可观的机会就是投

资被取消分期付款权的贷款房产。其次，文章的末段末句作为总结句，讲的是“总

之，投资被取消分期付款权的房产可以是一个相当不错的赚取利润的机会这里

再次强调了本文的中心思想。故可以判断D项，因为出现了“invest(投资］，“被问

收的foreclosed”和“房产(property)”三个关键信息词，所以最符合本文的中心意思，

最适合做本文的题目，为正确选项。而其他选项中由于缺乏部分关键词或关键信息

而不能完整地表达该文的中心思想，故被排除。

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

MatchingPricestoDemand-inRealTimeCananicecreamshopchargemorefora

coneonahotday?Shouldaparkingspaceget(21)asthegaragefillsup?Boston

ConsultingGroupsenioradviserGeorgeStalkbelievesbusinesscan—andshould

chargeaccordingto(22)Theideabuildsonalongtimestrategymost(23)theairline

industry,calledyieldmanagement,inwhichcarriers(24)pricesasplanesfillup.The

consultant,whointhelate1980scoinedtheterm"time-basedcompetition",thenotion

that(25)isastrategicweapon,thinksfarmorecompaniescouldtakesimilarstepsto

matchpricestoreal-timecustomerdemand.Suchmovesareespecially(26)followinga

yearwhenoilandcommoditiespricesswungwildly,henotes,"companiescouldn't

changepricesasfastastheyneededto."Stalksaysexistingtechnologiessuchasradio­

frequencyidentification,GPS,andwirelessnetworkscouldsomedaymakewhathecalls

dynamicpricingareality.HepointstoOhioautoinsurerProgressive,whichisexpanding

itsMyRateprogramthatoffersdiscountsinreturn(27)demonstrablysafedrivinghabits.

Customerswho(28)totheprogramcanplugadeviceintotheircars'diagnosticports,

oftensiiuaiedbeneathrhesteeringwheel.Thedevices(henwirelessly(29)dataio

Progressiveonhowmanymilescustomerstravel,howfasttheydrive,andotherfactors.

Progressiveusestheinformationtoofferpolicyholdersdiscountseverysixmonthsfor

safebehaviourand,instateswhereifsallowedbylaws,totack(30)surchargesforrisky

driving.

21、

A、cheap

expensive

C、costly

D、costlier

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据上下文，需求越大，价格越高。此处应填“贵”的比较级。D选项

costlier为cosily的比较级形式，意为“更贵的”，符合此处的文意；选项A意为“便

宜的“；选项B意为“昂贵的”;选项C意为“贵的”，皆不符合。

22、

A、price

production

C、demand

D、consumption

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据上下文，价格随需求大小而变动。此处应填“需求”。C选项

demand意为“需求，需要”，符合此处的文意；选项A意为“价格”；选项B意为“产

品”；选项D意为“消费”，皆不符合文意。

23、

A、associatedwith

dependingon

C^belongedto

D、assistedby

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文，这一观念最初来自航空公司，即和航空公司关系紧密。

A选项associatedwith意为“与相联系，与相符“，符合此处的文意；选项

R意为“依靠.依赖”：选项C意为“属于”：选项D意为“由……协助”.皆不符合此

处文意。

24、

A、promote

B、shift

C、switch

D、decrease

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文，在舱位越来越少的时候，机票价格会越来越高，即价格

会发生变动。B选项shift意为“转换，改变”，符合此处的文意；选项A意为“职位

提升，促进“；选项C意为“开关转换，交换”；选项D意为“减少”，皆不符合文

意。

25、

A、competition

price

C、time

D、reality

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据上文的“tinebasedcompetition"，时间是价格定位的战略武器。C

选项lime意为“时间”，与此处文意相符；选项A意为“竞争”；选项B意为“价

格”；选项D意为“事实”，皆不符合文意。

26、

A、critical

B、obvious

C>awkward

D、visible

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文，在石油和其他商品价格动荡时期，这一举措尤为重要。

A选项critical意为“至关重要的”，符合此处的文意；选项B意为“明显的”；选项C

意为“尴尬的”；选项D意为“可见的”，皆与此处的文意不符。

27、

A、to

B、for

C>with

D、as

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查inreturnfor…的用法，意为“作为对……的报答；作为

时……的交换”，因此选项B为正确答案。

28、

A、selectin

B、optin

C、optup

D、selectup

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文，此处意为“参加这一活动的人B选项。ptin意为“决定

参与，决定做“，符合此处的文意；选项A意为“在……中选择”；选项C没有此种

搭配；选项D意为“选出来”，皆不符合此处的文意。

29、

A、download

B、upload

C^convey

D、transport

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文，该设备可以无线上传客户的各种驾驶信息。B选项

upload意为“上传”,符合此处的文意;选项A意为“下载”;选项C意为“传递”；选

项D意为“运输”，意义皆不符合此处文意。

30、

A、on

B、off

C、with

D、for

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查固定搭配tackon的用法，意为“增补，添加”。此处意为“对

危险驾驶者增收费用“，tackon符合此处的文意。

五、完形填空（填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

10分。）

Readthetextbelowaboutbusinessonline.Foreachquestion(31-40),writeonewordin

CAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).

Example：回回臼回回匚|□□□_________

Internet:ACost-effectiveWaytoPromoteBusinessTheInternetischangingtheway

peopleshopandpurchasegoods.Ithascreatedanewmarket(0)...........great

opportunitiesforpeoplerunningasmallhome-businessandgivesthemabigedgeover

thetypicalretailestablishment.Before,ifacustomerwantedtobuyastereo,forexample,

theyhadtojumpintotheircar,gotoa(31)...........storestoseewhohasthebestprice,

dealwiththetrafficandvzaitinlonglines,thenmakethepurchase.WiththeInternet,

(32)...........isdonerightfromthecomfortoftheconsumer'shome.Theysimplypoint&

click.Thereis(33)...........limittotheamountofbusinessthatawebmerchantcanbring

infromon-linesalesanditcanbedonerightfromyourhome.Youarenotlimitedto

stateornationalboundaries.Thewholeworldisyourcustomerbase!Comparedtosaya

localflowershop(34)...........islimitedtoonlythecusromerswithinthatgeneralarea.

TheWorldWideWebhascreatedanavenueforindividualstosetupshopandgenerate

highprofits(35)...........theexpensiveoverheadcostsofabrickandmortarstorefront.It

hasgivenanopportunityforsmallbusinessestopresenttheappearanceofalarge,well-

establishedcompany,whichputs(36)...........onalevelplayingfieldtocompete

(37)...........thelargercompanies.Itisalow-maintenancelow-costformofadvertising

yourproductsandservices.Togetandsetupwithyourownon-linestoreisextremely

easyandcheap.Infact,it'sthemostcost-effectivewaytoreachmanythousandsof

buyers(38)...........theglobe.Havingawebsiteisamustfbr(39)............companydoing

businesstodaytoremaincompetitiveandofferconvenienceto(40)...........customers.If

youdon'thaveawebsite,chancesareyourcompetitors',andtheywillmakethesale.

31、

标准答案：FEW

知识点解析：这里的中心词是stores,之前的词语都是修饰该词的。能和a搭配的

修饰可数名词的只有.：a「ew,故此处填入few。

32、

标准答案：THIS/IT

知识点解析：此题需要填入主语，用于指代之前所有活动，因此填入lhis/il。

33、

标准答案：NO

知识点解析：thereisnolimitlo,意思是不限制于，因此，此处填入no。

34、

标准答案：THAT/WHICH

知识点解析：根据语法分析，此处为定语从句，修饰shop,因此，关系代词可以

是that或者whicho

35、

标准答案：WITHOUT