BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷76

BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷76

一、概括文意配伍（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。）

HowtoapproachReadingTestPartOne•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoumatch

eightstatementswithfiveshorttexts.•Firstreadeachshorttextandthenreadthe

sentencestoseewhichonesrefertothetext•Makesureyoureadeachtextfbroverall

meaning.Donotchooseananswerjustbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext.•

Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivenewspaperitemsaboutcompaniesonthe

oppositepage.•Whichcompanydoeseachsentencereferto?・Foreachsentence1-8,

markoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeof

theselettersmorethanonce.AHabgoodHabgood,thepharmaceuticalcompany,sawits

sharepriceplummetyesterday,followingacutinitscorporatecreditrating.Investors

wereunnervedbythegroup'sshrinkingaccesstocapitalanditswishtofundambitious

expansionplans.Althoughthesectorasawholehasbeenweakfbrsometime,Habgood

islookingparticularlyvulnerable,andmaywellprovetobeatargetfortakeoverfrom

withintheindustry.AnalystswouldnotbesurprisedifJerryGreenway,thecompany's

chiefexecutive,andarchitectofitsstrategyofexpansion,weretostepdown.BKK

LeytonTruckmanufacturerKKLeytonhassaidthatitsunitsalesrosebyamodest1.3

percentinthelastsixmonths,comparedwith1.7percentinthesameperiodlastyear.

Thecompanyblamestheeconomicdownturninitsmainmarketsandincreasingpressure

fromlargercompetitors.However,groundsforguardedoptimismcameintheformofan

announcementthatthecompanyisabouttorolloutacost-cuttingprogrammewhich

shouldhelptoprotectitsprofitmargins.AnalystsbelievethiswillstrengthenKK

Leyton'spositionuntilconditionsimprove.CMeadowsweetDiscountclothingretailer

Meadowsweet,whose240storesaremostlyinScotlandandnorthernEngland,issetto

mergewithrivalMarikaClothing,withslightlyfewerstoresinthesouthofEngland.

Makingtheannouncement,ElaineTungatc,Mcadowsv/cct'schiefexecutive,saidthatthe

twobrandswouldbekeptdistinct,andeachwouldretainitsexistingmanagementteam

forthetimebeing.Marikaistargetedatfemaleshoppersaged25to45while

Meadowsweetisaimedattheover-45s,which,accordingtoMsTungate,makesitan

'idealmerger'and'anaturalfit'.DCroftsCrofts'ambitiousplansmassivelytoincrease

thenumberofitscafesarecontinuingtoraisequestionsaboutprofitability,andasaresult

sharesarestilltradingbelowtheirlevelofayearago.AndrewHughes,Crofts'chairman,

anticipatesaspeedyrecovery,becauseofthecompany'sfocusoncustomersatisfaction.

Hisoptimismisnotsharedbyanalysts,though,whopointoutthatthenewoutletsare

simplytakingcustomersfromexistingcafes,withtheresultthat,contrarytoCrofts*

confidentforecastwhentheplanswereinitiallyunveiled,incomeisstaticandsame-store

saleshavebeenfallingallyear.EDowningEnergyDowningEnergyistospinoffits

subsidiaryForthlandResourcesandadoptanewholdingcompanystructure.Atthesame

timeitwilltakethenameForthlandEnergy.CarolMortimer,Downing'sCEO,saidthat

splittingthecompanieswillmeaneachbeingabletofocusonwhatitdocsbest.Botharc

alreadyindiscussionswiththeirbanksabout,extendingtheircreditfacilities-essentialif

theyaretosurvivetheirpresentdifficulties.Theannouncementledtoasmallrallyin

Downing'sshareprice,reversingthesteadydeclineofrecentdays.

1、Thiscompany'sstrategyhasnotyetledtotheexpectedincreaseinturnover.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Thiscompanyisseekingexternalfundingtomeetitspresentneeds,

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Thiscompany'snamewillcontinuetobeuseddespiteachangeinthecompany

structure,

标准答案：C

知识点解析：哲无解析

4、Thepriceofsharesinthiscompanyhasbeguntorise.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Thiscompanyclaimsthatitssaleshavebeenaffectedbyexternalfactors.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Thiscompanyisthoughtlikelytoloseitsindependencetoacompetitor.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Analystsdisagreewiththiscompany'spredictionsregardingitsshareprice.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Thiscompanyistakingstepstoreduceitsexpenditure.

标准答案：B

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。）

CustomerCo-ProductionWhenwebegantheveryfirstresearchforTheSocialMedia

Bibleweasked1,000peopletoparticipate.Thefirstdiscoverywasthattheydidn'twant

justanotherbusinessbook.Atypicalbusinessbookis250pages,60,000words,20

chapters,3,000wordsperchapter.It'saformula.I'vewrittenfiveofthem.Whattheysaid

was,"First,wcwantabusinessbookthatshowsthetacticsofsocialmedia."Whatarc

blogs?What'sapodcast?What'saVlog?What'sallthisstuffaboutmicro-bloggingand

Twitter?Second,theywantedaguide.Theytoldme,giveusallthecompaniesthat

actuallyofferalloftheseservices;whotheyare,howtheystarted.(9)Theysaidthat

"NowthatIknowthetacticsandthetools,howdoweapplythemtotheirbusinesses?

Howdowedevelopastrategy?"JohnWiley&SonsisthepublisherofTheSocialMedia

Bible.TheybeganpublishingwhenThomasJeffersonwasourPresidentoftheUnited

States(10)Duringallofthattimetheyhaveneverpublishedthreebooksinoneorhave

theypublishedabookthislarge.(11)ItalsohasbeenlistedintheTop100BestSelling

BooksinAmericasinceit'scomeout.Why,because,Iaskedmycustomerswhatthey

wanted.Igotheminvolvedandengaged.Icanwriteabookanywayatall.Mytheory

wasjusttellmewhatyouwantandifIgiveyouwhatyouwant,andifIdothatyou're

goingtobuyit.(12)Socialmediaallowsyoutocreateaforum,anenvironmentwhere

youcanbringthecustomersinascollaborators.Includeyourcustomers,andindustry

leadersascollaborators.(13)Theseincludethebiggestcompanies,thebiggest

individuals,andtheeliteofallwalks.Everyoneofthemispeoplethatarcselling,using,

andpromotingsocialmedia.Isimplywenttothemandaskedthemtoparticipateina

book.(14)Getyourcustomersinvolvedinthisway.Theyarewillingtodoit;theyare

happytodoit.Morethan300peopleoutofthe1,000askedtoparticipateasreviewers

andcollaborators.Askyourcustomerstoparticipateinyourbrand,getthemengaged,

andaskthemtobecollaboratorsinyouroffering.AEveryoneoftheseexperts

participatedinthree,four,fivepagesandeventheeditingofeverychapterofthebook.B

Isn'tthatwhatmarketingissupposedtoaccomplish?CAtypicalbusinessbookis250

pages,60,000words,20chapters,3,000wordsperchapter.DInthebook,Ireachedout

tothetoppeopleinthesocialmediaindustrythroughouttheworldtotalkabouttheir

personalexperienceswithsocialmedia.EOnceyouhavethemconvincedthatthebook

willchangethewaytheydobusinessforthebetter,theywillbuyitindroves.FLast,

theywantedathirdbusinessbook,whichwasabookonstrategy.GTheSocialMedia

BibleisthelargestbookWileyhaseverpublishedin200years,butinfourdaysitsold

outinsixmajormetropolitanareasacrossthecountry.HThey'vebeenpublishingfor202

years.

9、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：所缺的句子是起到连接“工具即提供服务的公司给他们提供的向导和

制定策略而把技巧和策略应用到商业实践中去”的作用，F项提到“他们需要一本关

于策略的商业图书”，符合上下文的语境要求，而且athird与原文中的first和

second形成序数关系，由此可知，正确选项为F。

10、

标准答案：H

知识点解析：从后一句中出现的allofthattime推测出所缺的句子应该是对约翰威

立国际出版公司的出版历史的说明，是一个和时间有关的句子。H项提到：这个公

司已经从事出版行业二百多年了，符合上下文的语境要求。

willshortlybegivingaseriesofpresentationsonourprogramindifferentcitiesaround

theworld.Forfurtherdetailsonthese,pleasecontactJanetFaircloughonthenumber

below.C.UNIVERSITYofNEWHAVEN-MBALettheUniversityofNewhaven

prepareyoutomeetthechallengesoftheglobalmarketplace.In23monthsyouwillgain

aMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreeandaCertificateinInternationalBusiness.

ThisMBAgivesstudentstheopportunitytospend6weeksonaplacementwithan

internationalcompany,aswellason-goinglanguagetraininginthemajorworld

languages.TheUniversityofNewhavenoffersalimitednumberofscholarshipstohome

andinternationalstudents.WealsoofferanAdvancedVlanagementProgramfbrsenior

executiveswhowanttostrengthentheirabilitytomeetthechallengesofintensified

globalcompetitionandimprovetheirorganization'sresults.D.THECONNAUGHT

INSTITUTE-ADVANCEDINDUSTRIALMARKETINGSTRATEGYKeepuptodate

withthelatestconceptsinbusiness-to-businessmarketingwithourAdvancedIndustrial

marketingStrategy,andgaintheskillsyouneedtooutperformthecompetition.Weare

theacknowledgedleadersinthefieldofIndustrialMarketingStrategy.Theacclaimed

approachdevelopedbyourMBAdepartmentincludesiheleadingedgeECONOMIX

techniqueadoptedbytopbusinessschoolsaroundtheworld.AttheConnaughtInstitute

youwilldiscoverthevalueandapplicationoftheconceptsthatunderpinsuccessful

marketingstrategies.Theprogramwillalsoidentifythedynamicsofcustomer-supplier

relationships,howtostructureprofitableappliances,andhowtomotivatestaff.E.

CATISHELDSCHOOLOPMANAGEMENT-MASTEROFSCIENCEIN

INTERNATIONALBUSINESSThisisaninvitationtojoinoneofEurope'sleading

businessschoolsinanMScprogramforpeoplewhowishtopursueacareerin

internationalmanagemen:.Thisintensive,challenging,two-yearprogramwillprovide

youwithathoroughgroundinginthecentraltheoriesandresearchtraditionsof

internationalbusiness,withtheemphasisoninternationalmarketing.Thismink­

stretchingexperiencepreparesstudentsforthechallengestheywillfaceintheworldof

businesstoday.Otherspecificationsavailableincludemarketing,strategy,andfinancial

economics.Exchangeprogramswithotherprestigiousuniversitiesinthefieldarealso

offered.

15、Fromthegiveninformation,wecanknowrequiresthelongesttimeforthe

postgraduatebusinesscourses.

A^UniversityofPortchester

B、theExtonBusinessSchool

C、UniversityofNewhaven

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、IntheadvertisementB,"highflyer"(line2)probablymeans.

A、pilots

expertswhospecializedinbusiness

C、self-assuredandambitiouspersons

D、hard-workingstudents

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Fromthese5advertisements,wecanbecertainthatenrollinternational

students.

A、UniversityofPortchestcr,theExtonBusinessSchoolandUniversityofNcwhaven

B、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement,theExtonBusinessSchoolandUniversityof

Newhaven

C>theExtonBusinessSchool,theConnaughtInstituteandCatisfieldSchoolof

Management

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement,UniversityofPortchesterandtheExtonBusiness

School

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Ifyouwanttolearnhowtotradewithhospitals,youcanchoosepostgraduate

businesscoursesfrom.

A、theExtonBusinessSchool

B、UniversityofNewhaven

C、theConnaughtInstitute

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、Whichisnottrue?

A、Ifyouareaseniorexecutivewhowantstoseekfurtherstudyofmanagement,you

canchooseUniversityofNewhaven.

B、PeoplecangetmoreinformationoftheExtonBusinessSchoolbycontactMs.

Faircoloughbymail.

C、OnlyUniversityofNewhavenprovidesa6-weekscoursewhichisheldinan

internationalcompanyastheinformationgiven.

D^ExchangeprogramswithotherkeyuniversitiesareofferedinCatisfieldSchoolof

Management.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、AstudentwhomajoredinmedicinecanapplyforifhewantstostudyMBA.

A、theExtonBusinessSchool

B、UniversityofPortehester

C、theConnaughtinstitute

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：B-

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。）

Thebiggestthreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,buttheman

withtheportablecomputerinbusiness[Cl].Inthelast15years,pilotshave

reportedwellover100incidentsthat[C2]byelectromagneticinterference.

Thesourceofthisinterferenceremains[C3],butincreasingly,expertsare

pointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioand

cassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisesihe

aviationindustry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingused

during"critical"stagesofflight,particularlytakeoffandlanding.Someexpertshave

gonefurther,[C4]atotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthese

devicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengers

fromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctantto[C5]

atotalban,[C6]thatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringHights.

Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmight[C7]anaircraft's

computers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicesemitradiationwhichaffectsthose

wavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausethey

[C8]reproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowing

whethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybe

vulnerable[C9]interferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradio

systemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassenger

whocan'theartheinstructionsto[CIO]hisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.

21、[Cl]

A、cabinet

seat

C、place

D、class

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、[C2]

A、shouldhavebeencaused

B、couldhavebeencaused

C^wouldhavebeencaused

D、oughttohavebeencaused

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、[C3]

A、unconfirmed

B、disconfirmed

C、inconfirmed

D、misconfirmed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、[C4]

A、callingon

B、callingfor

C^callingoff

D、callingabout

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、[C5]

A、give

B、authorize

C>enforce

D、cancel

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、[C6]

A、given

B、giving

C、gave

D、gives

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、[C7]

A、effect

B、infect

C、affect

D、disfect

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、[C8]

A、havenotbeenableto

B、arenotableto

C、werenotableto

D、willnotbeableto

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、[C9]

A、with

for

C、of

D、to

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、[CIO]

A、turnup

B、turnon

C、turnoff

D、turnaway

标准答案：C

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。)

Readthetextbelowaboutplayinggamesatwork.Foreachquestion(31-40)writeone

wordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning,(0).

EXOTP®回回回___________

PlayingGamesalWorkManycompaniesnowadaysarefindingthatplayinggamescan

(0)beneficialtotheirexecutives.Although(31)arecertainlyplentyof

opportunitiestoplaymanagementgames,itshouldnotbethoughtthatthisisbecause

businesspeoplearelight-hearted.Theyareoftenquite(32)opposite,infact.

Withailthepressuresofmodernbusinesslife,manypeopledonothavetheopportunity

torelax.Gamescanallowindividualself-expressionandgivebusinesspeoplethetime

(33)explorepracticalissues.Manyteam-basedgamestakeplaceoutside.Here

thefacilitatorstrytobringoutissuesofteamcommunication,strategyandworkingstyle.

Boardgamesarealsopopular.Inmostof(34)teamsarerequiredtomanagean

organisationorpracticeskillswhichtheywillneedintheirday-to-dayworkinglife.Ata

differentlevel,thereareinter-companygamesin(35)teamsfromarangeof

organisationsandindustriescometogetherinfriendlycompetition.Theteamsnever

actuallymeet,buttheyarckeptintouchwith.(36)welltheyarcdoingbythe

sameorganizers.Partoftheattractionofthistypeofgameisthat(37)provides

companieswiththeopportunitytoletthemlearnbuildbusinessawarenessinafairly

realisticenvironment.(38)theobjectoftheexerciseis,asalways,tomaximize

profits,therealbenefitcomesfromtheinteractionwithintheteam.Theremightevenbe

someusefulbusinesslessons(39)well.Perhapsthemostsignificantaspect

(40)all,though,isthatbusinessgamesgiveworkerspermissionsimplytoplay.

31、

标准答案：THERE

知识点解析：该句为therebe句型。

32、

标准答案：THE

知识点解析：前文说“itshouldnotbethoughtthat...businesspeoplearelight-hearted”

继而说明与其相反，因此，用theopposite表示与此相反。

33、

标准答案：TO

知识点解析：givesomebodysomethingtodo固定搭.配，意思是给某人某物来

做……。此句意思是游戏给商务人员时间来探讨实际问题。

34、

标准答案：THEM

知识点解析：承接上文“Boardgames”，故这里inmostofthem指代theboard

gameso

35、

标准答案：WHICH

知识点解析：定语从句thereareinter-companygairesinwhichtermsfrom...inwhich

指在inter-companygames当中...，因为前有in,故用which作关系代词。

36、

标准答案：HOW

知识点解析：根据句意“参加比赛双方没有见面，但他们通过比赛组织者最终了解

自己的表现如何“，表现如何用howwelltheyaredoing。故填how。

37、

标准答案：IT.

知识点解析：“Partoftheattractionofthis,typeofgameisthat后解释the

game吸引人的原因是什么，后连接一个表语从句，后文用provides,即表明从句

主语为单数，且表示吸引人的原因是……，故用it。

38、

标准答案：WHILE

知识点解析•：表示转折，说明上一段到这一段话题转折。

39、

标准答案：AS

知识点解析:aswell固定短语，表示“也”。

40、

标准答案：OF

知识点解析：ofall固定短语，表示“在...其中、在全部范围内

六、改错(本题共12题，每