BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷168

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷

168

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。)

Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheadviceabouthowtodealwithyourbossonthe

oppositepage.Whichsection(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?Foreach

statement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedto

usesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Takenoticeofyourboss'slifeaway

-or％cD

fromwork.-MANAGEYOURBOSSAdvicefromfourtop

businesspeopleonhowyoushouldtreatyourbossATheConsultantNobosslikesnasty

surprises.Thinkingyoucansolveaseriousproblembeforeheorshefindsoutisa

doomedstrategy.Muchbettertoinformyourbossaboutthesituationearlyon,together

withyoursuggestedsolution.Also,rememberthatbosseslikepraiseasmuchasany

employee.Dothiswithoutmakingitobvious,ifonlytoearntherighttocriticise

(constructively,ofcourse).'Consideration'isthekeyword.Treatbossesasyouhopeto

betreated-itshouldhelpyoutomoveuptothenextlevel.BTheDirectorOfcourse

therearealltheformalthingsinmanagingyourboss-ensuringthatyoucometo

meetingswellprepared,thatyouhaveagoodeyefordetail,andsoon.Butyoualsoneed

todistinguisheffectivelybetweenthingsthatareimportantandthingsthataremerely

smalldetails.Bosseslikeitifyoucansee'thebigpicture'becausetheywanttobeableto

delegate.Soit'sallaboutpsychology,aswellasperformance.CTheChairmanBosses

wantpeopletounderstandtheirobjectives,theirwayofworkingandthepressuresthey

areunder.Ifyoucanunderstandwhatsortofindividualyourbossis,itiseasierto

appreciatewhycertainreactionsmightarise,andthusavoidproblems.Also,keepthe

linesofcommunicationwithyourbossopen.Youneedtoreceiveongoingfeedbackon

whetheryourworkiseffective,askingaboutwhatyoudonotunderstand,and,if

necessary,discussingpersonalissuesfromoutsidetheworkplace.Whenthegapbetween

youisreduced,soarethedifficulties.DTheChiefExecutiveUnderstandthatabosswill

wanttotaketheglorywhenthingsgowell.Afterall,theytakeultimateresponsibility,so

theydeservesomeofthecredit.Also,findoutaboutyourboss'soutsideinterests,asthis

canhelptoimprovetherelationship.Youmayfindyouhaveaninterestincommon.

Similarly,recognisethateveryoneishuman,andtherearetimeswhenarequestfromyou

maybeunwelcome.Gettoknowyourboss'sPersonalAssistant,whocanadviseyou

whenitisagoodtimeto:alktohimorher.

1>Listentowhatyourbosstellsyouabouthowwellyouarcworking.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题的关键词对应不明显，所以考生需理解两句话真正的含义。题干

中提到“听取老板关于你工作进展的情况”。C段中提到“你需要接受关于你工作是

否顺利的及时反馈两句话在含义上是一致的，选项C符合题意。

2、Realisethatyourbosswilloccasionallyneedtobeleftalone.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干中提到“要认识到老板偶尔想要独处D段提到“同样，你要认

识到，人皆凡人，有时为的一些要求并不会受到欢迎。”两句话的意思一致。

3、Commentonyourboss'sworkinapositivespirit.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干中提到“以积极态度评价老板的工作B段中提到“同时，要记

住老板和员工一样喜爱赞美两句话所述内容基本相符，都暗示员工应该夸奖老

板的工作，以积极态度对其进行评价。

4、Trytoimpressyourbosswithyourthoroughness.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干中提到“用周全打动你的老板”。而B段第二句提到“要确保在开

会时准备周全”。两句话的内容相呼应。

5、Donothesitatetoinvolveyourbossifyouhavedifficultieswithyourwork.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干中提到“告知老板你在工作遇到的问题时不要犹豫A段中提到

“认为自己可以在老板发现严重问题之前解决问题的想法注定是错误的”。两句话含

义基本一致，选项A符合题意。

6、Showyourbossthatyouarecapableofworkingatahigherlevel.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干中提到“向老板证明你能够胜任更高级别的工作”。B段中提到

“当然，你在与老板打交道时，需要考虑工作层面上的所有事情，要确保在开会时

准备周全，并且善于发现细节等等”。两句话意思相符合，都意在表达员工需要准

备周全以迎合老板的工作需求。

7、Speaktoyourboss,evenaboutmattersnotdirectlyrelatedtoyourwork.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干中提到“与你的老板随时沟通，即使是那些与你的工作并不直接

相关的事C段中提到“如果必要的话，与工作无关的问题也可以与老板讨论二

两句话的含义相一致。其中respondrapidly和dealwith...atshortnotice相一致c

二、段落完型（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

Readthearticlebelowabouttheadvertisingindustry.Choosethebestsentencefromthe

oppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthe

Exampl#0ABCDEFG

beginning,(0).~SELL,SELL,SELLLastyear

over£13bnwasspentonadvertisingintheUKandresearchindicatesthatmostpeople

willhaveseen2msalesmessagesbythetimetheyare30.Advertisingisbigbusinessand

oftenactsastheinterfacebetweencommerceandculture.Whiletherearemanyadverts

thatjustirritate,therearesomethatareminiatureworksofart.(0)...GTheadvertisers

thcm-sclvcsbelievetheyarcdeliveringanimportantmessagebecausetheyarcprotecting

andpro-motingaclient'sbrandandextendinggreaterchoicetotheconsumer.[Al]

Insteadofbeingfree,manyTVchannelswouldonlybeavailableon

subscriptionpackagesofabout£500permonthandnewspapersmightcostsixtimes

morethantheirpresentcoverprice.Therearemanydifferentmodelsofadvertising

practice,butnooneispreciselysurewhatmakesagoodadvert.[A2]While

sometrytogetyoutobuyaproduct,others,suchasanti-smokingcampaigns,aimtoget

younottodosomething.Someadvertsarenotaimedatconsumersatall,butatretailers,

shareholdersoremployees.Forexample,manufacturersoftenadvertisetheirproductsin

trademagazinestoreassureretailersthatanewbrandv/illbewidelypromoted.Petrol

companiesoftenchoosetoemphasisehowenvironmentallyfriendlytheyare;thisisto

offsetanynegativepublicperceptionsoftheindustryratherthantopersuadeconsumers

tobuyanindividualbrandofpetrol.[A3]Thisisbecausepetrolisregarded,

inadvertisingterms,asadistresspurchase.Wegetitbecausewecan'tdowithoutit,not

becausewereallywantit.Ingeneral,however,themainaimofadvertisingistoaltribute

emotionalqualitiestoaproductinordertocreateanindividualbrandthattheconsumer

canassociatewith.Workingoutwhetheranadverthasbeensuc-cessfulisextremely

difficult[A4]Forexample,whatpersuadedthemtobuyacar?Youcannot

besurewhetheritwastheadver-tising,theprice,theopposition'sdistribution,changesin

thelaworchangesinconsumeratti-tudesthatwasthedeterminingfactor.What

advertisingcan'tdoismakeconsumersbuysomethingtheydon'lwant.Itcanperhaps

per-suadeyoutotrysomethingonce,butifyoudon'tlikewhatyouget,youwon'ttryit

again.[A5]Inotherwords,wherethereisnoemotionalengagement,suchas

aconsumer'sfeelingsaboutabagofpeas,beliefsarcn:uchhardertoshift.AMoreover,it

isalmostimpossibletogetpeopletochangethewaytheyviewthingstheyareindifferent

to.BOverthelasttenyears,otherformsofadvertising,suchasdirectmarketing,have

becomeincreasinglypopularaswellasscientific.CTheydon't,astheindustrywell

knows,careenoughtobebrandloyaltosuchaproduct.DWhetheryouacceptthis

argumentornot,youhavetorecognisethatwithoutadvertisingourworldwouldbevery

different.ETheproblemliesinisolatingpreciselywhatmotivatespeopletobehaveina

particularway.FThisispartlybecausenotalladvertisementsaredesignedtodothe

samething.GTheproductioncostsinvolvedinthesecanreachhigherfiguresthanthose

fortheaveragemovie.

8、[Al]

标准答案：D

a'teamplayer'-oneofthemoreseriousfailingsinthebookofmanagement.The

importanceofbeingateamplayerisasideeffectoftheincreasinginteractionacross

departmentsandfunctionaldivides.Insteadofpushingreports,paperworkanddecisions

aroundtheorganisation,*teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbe

sharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues,'saysSteve

Gardner,inhisbookKeyManagementConcepts.Headds,'Globalisationhasaddeda

furtherdimensiontoteamwork.Multi-nationalteamsnowstudypolicydecisionsinthe

lightoftheirimpactonthelocalmarket.1Butisteamworkingbeingoverdone?'Some

managersareonasmanyassevenoreightdif-ferentteams',saysDrCathyBandy,a

psychol-ogistwhorecentlyranaconferenceonthesubject.'Theytakeupsomuchtime

thatman-agerscan'tgetonwithcoretasks.'Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas,she

says,becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.Thereisalsothedangerofan

unhealthydesiretokeeptheteamgoingaftertheworkhasbeendone.'Peoplefeelthe

needtobelong,andteammembershipcanprovideakindofpsychologicalsupport.'The

ideabehindteamworkingisthat,whentherightgroupofpeopleisbroughttogether,a

'force'developswhichisgreaterthanthesumoftheirindividualtalents.Thisisoftentrue

insport,wheregoodplayerscanreachunexpectedheightsasmembersofaninter­

nationalteam.However,fewbusinesssitua-tionshaveasclearasetofobjectives,oras

clearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.'Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobe

clearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit',

saysSteveGardner.'Unfortunately,peoplefocusinsteadonwhothemembersofthe

teamshouldbeandwhatrolestheysiretoplay'DrBandyagrees.'Thereisalwaysa

dangerthatteamscanturnintocommittees,'shesays.,Inalotofsituations,oneortwo

individualswouldbemuchmoreeffective.'Sowhatmakesasuccessfulteam?Thereare

somegeneralqualitiesthathavebeenidenti-fied.SteveGardnerrecommendsthatin

everyteamthereshouldbesomeonewhoisgoodatresearchingideasandanotherwhois

goodatshootingdownimpracticalones.Thereshouldbethosewhocanresolvethe

tensionsthatnat-urallyoccurinateamandotherswhoarefocusedongettingthejob

done.Also,provid-ingaclearandachievabletargetattheoutsetisthebestwayof

ensuringthattheteamwillmoveontogreaterthings.

13、Whatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutteamworkingatthebeginningofthearticle?

A、Itisthemostsuccessfulformofmanagement.

B、Ithaschangedtherecruitmentprocedureincompanies.

C、Well-runteamsstillallowindividualstodemonstratetheirtalents.

D、Beingateamplayerisnowconsideredanessentialmanagementskill.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干：作者在第一段开始提出了关于团队工作的什么观点？A这是最

为成功的管理模式。B这改变了公司中的招聘进程，C运行良好的团队仍然会给个

人展示自己才干的机会。D作为一个团队成员现在被视为是一种必要的管理技能。

细节题。首句的意思是田聘人员认为，那些能举出他们曾在优秀团队中工作过的经

历的求职者和那些取得卓越个人成就的求职者一样出色。言下之意也就是说拥有团

队成员的经历也很重要。选项D提及，作为一个团队成员现在被视为是一种必要

的管理技能符合文意。

14、Accordingtothearticle,teamworkdevelopedwithincompaniesasaresponseto

A、modernofficedesign.

B、changingworkpractices.

C^areductioninadministrativetasks.

D、theexpansionofinternationalbusiness.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干：根据文章内容，公司内部组建团队是为了A现代办公设计。B

改变工作实行的方式。C减少行政任务。D拓展国际贸易。细节题。定位句的意思

是，团队提供了一个动态的会议环境，在这个环境中思想得以共享，技能得以直击

重要的商业问题。这句里的dynamicmeetingplace可以对应B选项的changing

workpractice,故选项B为正确答案。

15、Inthethirdparagraph.DrBandysuggeststhat

A、manyemployeesdonotenjoyworkinginteams.

B、somemanagersarenotveryeffectiveteamleaders.

C^someteamsarecreatedunnecessarily.

D、fewteamsarcwellorganised.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干：在第三段中，DrBandy建议说A许多员工并不乐意在团队中

工作。B一些经理并不是有效率的团队经理。C一些团队没有必要创建。D没有多

少团队得到良好的组织。细节题。定位句提到，形成团队然后开会就成了它本身的

目的，而不考虑形成团队的目的是什么。与选项C意义相符。

16、Accordingtothewriter,teamworkismoreeffectiveinthefieldofsportbecausethe

players

A、knowwhattheywanttoachieve.

B、aremorecompetitivebynature.

C^havemoreindividualtalent.

D、canbedrivenbynationalpride.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干：根据作者观点，团队合作在体育赛事上更为高效是因为这些运

动员A知道他们想要实现的目标。B本能上更富竞争性。C拥有更强的个人才

能。D被国家荣誉感推动。细节题。第四段讲当一群正确的人被组合到一起时会产

生一种高于这些人个人能力的力量，在体育比赛里就是如此。定位句提到，然而，

商务事宜不像体育赛事一样有明确的目标或胜负的标准。与选项A相符。

17、SteveGardnerandDrBandyagreethatwhenabusinessteamiscreatedpeopledo

notpayenoughattentionto

A、thestructureoftheteam.

B、alternativestotheteam.

C、selectingtheteammembers.

D、directingtheteam'sactivities.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干：SteveGardner和DrBandy认可这个观点，即当一个商务团队

一旦创建，成员没有把足够的精力放在A团队的结构。B代替团队的选择。C选

择团队人员。D引导团队活动。细节题。定位句提到，在企业中，每个人都需要清

楚挑战是什么，以及团队合作是否是实现它的最佳方式。言外之意也就是说要考虑

其他可能的途径，即B选项所说的代替团队的选择。

18、WhatisSteveGardner'sadviceonoperatingasuccessfulteam?

A、Maintainaflexibleapproachtomembership.

Allowpersonalitiestodevelopwithintheteam.

C、Selectpeoplewhotitnaturallyintocertainroles.

D、Makeeveryefforttoavoidconflictbetweenmembers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干：SteveGardner对运行一个成功的团队的建议是A灵活录取团

队人员。B允许成员在团队内发展个性。C选择能够自然融入团队角色的人。D努

力避免与其他成员发生冲突。细节题。定位句的大意为要有不同的人胜任不同的角

色。归纳起来，与C选项相符。其他几个选项均未提到。

四、完形填空(本题共15题，每题7.0分，共75分。)

Readtheextractbelowaboutabank'shumanresourcespolicy.Choosethebestwordor

phrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(19-33),

markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning,(0).HumanResourcesPolicyCBABankwasthelargestfinancialinstitution

tosigntheemployers''PeopleComeFirst'codeofpracticeintheearly1990s.Indoing

so,itcommitteditselfto(hehighest(0)...Binhumanresourcespracticessuchasthe

communicationofcompany[Cl]toemployees,thesettingofindividual

trainingandpersonal[C2]plans,andtheholdingofregularperformance

[C3]forallstaff.Likeotherorganisations,CBAisreplacingthetraditional

hierarchywithaflatterorganisationalstructurewhichgivesemployeesmorebroadly

defined[C4]withinthecompany.Thechangeisofferingemployeesgreater

opportunitiesforworkincross-disciplinaryprojectteams.Asaresult,interpersonal

[C5]areextremelyimportant.Thepolicyseemstobeworking.Thereisa

greatdealofgoodwillamongemployees,who[C6]thefactthatcustomer

satisfactionistheorganisation'schiefaim.CBAclaimstopursuethisaimforitsown

[C7].ratherthanasameansofearningprofitslorshareholders.Anabilityto

relatetoallkindsofpeopleisthemostimportantattributeCBAlooksforin[C8]

recruits.Graduatesarc[C9]foratwo-yearperiodandexposedto

all[CIO]otretailfinancialservices.Bytheendofthistrainingperiod,they

willhavetakentheirInstituteofBankingexaminationand,iftheyhave[Cl1]

theirperformancetargets,theywillhave[C12]ajobatthebank.

'Onthewhole,wearcnotlookingforpeoplestraightoutofcollege,'sayshuman

resourcesmanagerMaryKemp.'Wewouldpreferthattheyhad[C13]some

experienceoflifeandhadtakenayearoutbetweenschoolandcollegetotravelordo

somekindofwork.'Thecompanyhasrecentlyintroducedanewpolicyonpay,anditis

now[C14]toperformancethroughbonusschemes,withtheobjectivebeing

to[C15]employeesfbrtheirachievementsandeffort.Example:AlevelsB

0ABCD

standardsCguidesDmeasures

19、[Cl]

A、designs

B、purposes

C、ends

D、objectives

标准答案：D

知识点解析：词汇辨析题。文章提及公司最高标准要求自己执行人力资源政策，例

如向员工传达,公司目标。objective意为“目标”，purpose意为“目的”。选项D较

为恰当。

20、[C2]

A、continuation

B、exleiision

C、development

D^advancement

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇题。此处联系上下文应意为个人培训和个人发展规划的制订。个

人发展规划即为personaldevelopmentplans,选Co

21、[C3]

A、reviews

trials

C、revisions

D、judgements

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词汇题。这里需要理解上下文的含义。前文提到要制订个人培训和发

展计划，此处填入的词应能与performance相搭配，选项A意为“评审、审查”，选

项B意为“尝试”，选项C意为“修订”，选项D意为“判断，评审”。从前文“regular”

一词来看，选项A最为恰当。

22、[C4]

A、capacities

B、parts

C、roles

D^elements

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇题。此处理解上下文，空格内应填入公司结构为员工提供了什

么。选项A意为“容量”，选项B意为“部分”，选项C意为“角色”，选项D为“元

素选项C较恰当。

23、[C5]

A、abilities

B、talents

C、assets

D、skills

标准答案：D

知识点解析：固定搭配题。inlerpersonalskills是地道的说法，译为“人际交往技

巧”。

24、[C6]

A、recommend

B、honour

C^respect

D、obey

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义题。这一句是说他们承认一个事实：顾客的满意是公司的主要目

标。recommend是“推荐、建议“，后面不接thefac【（事实），honour是“敬重”，

obey是“遵守”，这里应该选择respect。respect这里是“重视”或者“接受”的意思，

respectthefact,表示“接受这个事实选项C为正确答案。

25、[C7]

A^sake

B、reason

C、behalf

D、cause

标准答案：A

知识点解析：A固定搭配题。fbrone'ssake意为“为了……目的，为了……利益

26、[C8]

A、expected

B、intended

C^potential

D、eventual

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇题。选项A意为“预期的”；选项B意为“预期的，故意的“；选

项C意为“潜在的、选项D意为“最终的”。上文的意思是“寻找的员工”，

根据文意，应为“寻找潜在的员工”。

27、［C9］

A^takenon

B、writtenin

C、puton

D、drawnin

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词组辨析。选项A意为“披上；增加；接纳；开始雇佣”；选项B意

为“把……写入”：选项C意为“穿上”；选项D意为“使……进入，紧缩开支”。此句

意为“大学毕业生需接受为期两年的培训”，选项A为正确答案。

28、［C10］

A、fields

B、areas

C、regions

D^parts

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词汇题。此句是说要把毕业生分配在各个连锁金融服务领域，即

areaofield做“领域、范围”讲的时候是指的研究、活动，region是指的“具体的地

区"，pans是“部分"，应该选择选项B。

29、［C11J

A、arrived

B、done

C、passed

D^met

标准答案：D

知识点解析：固定搭配题。选项A意为“到达”;选项B意为“做”；选项C意为“通

过”：选项D意为“完成,达到““meetthegoak是同定搭配.意为“完成目标”.

30、［C12］

A、secured

reached

C、confirmed

D、fixed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“保证，获得"；选项B意为“到达，达到“；选

项C意为“证实”；选项D意为“修理”。前文提到如果他们的表现达到了预期目

标，他们就能得到银行的工作。故选项A为正确答案。

31、[CI3]

A、gained

won

C、earned

D^realised

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“获得'选项B意为“赢得”；选项C意为“赚

得“；选项D意为“意识到”。根据上下文，此处应为“我们更想要的是那些已有一段

生活经验的人”的意思，选择A。

32、[C14]

A、attached

linked

C、combined

D、joined

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“使依附，使附着”；选项B意为“连接，接合，

联系”：选项C意为“结合”；选项D意为“参加”。根据句意“目前公司通过奖励机制

将薪水和个人表现直接珪钩”，选项B最符合句意。

33、[C15]

A、return

reward

C、recompense

D、refund

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“返回”；选项B意为“奖励”；选项C意为“补

偿”；选项D意为“退还，归还”。此句意为“目的是为了以人的成就和努力为参考对

员工进行奖励”，选项B为正确答案。

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