BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷4

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷4

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8

分。)

HowtoapproachReadingTestPartOne•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoumatch

eightstatementswithfiveshcrttexts.,Firstreadeachshorttextand(henread(he

sentencestoseewhichonesrefertothetext.,Makesureyoureadeachtextfbroverall

meaning.Donotchooseananswerjustbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext,,

Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsfromatextaboutcorporate

ownershipofplanesontheoppositepage.•Whichextract(A.B,C,DorE)doeseach

statement1-8referto?•Foreachsentence1-8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.A

RegularEuropeanbusinesstravellersviewtravellingoncommercialairlinesasinefficient

andinconvenient-Mostlyitisnottheairlines'faultbuttheinfrastructuretheyhaveto

workwith.Privateaircraftarebeingboughtprimarilynottosavemoneyonticketsbutto

savetime.ScheduledflightsinEuropecoveronly10percentofthedestinations

available.Delays,morelikelythannotinEuropeantravelthesedays,wasteprecious

(ime.Thenumberofhours(opexecutiveswithhugesalarieswastehasadirectimpacton

cost-effectiveness.BThegradualcompletionofEurope'ssinglemarketmeansthatmore

andmoreexecutivesarecrisscrossingEuropelookingfbrbusiness.WithEuropean

domesticairfaresextremelyhigh,acorporatejetlooksmoreattractivefbrexecutives

flyingthreeorfourtimesamonth.EvensomeofEurope'ssmallercompaniesare

investigatingit.However,thelargerEuropeanairportsoperatepriorityregulationswhich

governslotallocationfortake-offandcreatedelays;airlineshavefirstpriority,chartered

flightscomesecond,airtaxisthirdandbusinessjetsarefourthonthelist.Smaller

airportsposeproblemsofaccessandariskofinadequategroundhandling.CMost

businesseswillnotdiscusstheircorporateaircraftorevenrevealwhetherthealready

high-earningchiefexecutivehasanaircraft,forfearofshareholderreaction.Thereisstill

somestigmaattachedtoownershipofabusinessjet.Withnewplanescostinganything

from$5millionupwardsplusextracomfortsintheinterior,manycompaniesfeelthey

can'tjustifytheexpensetoshareholdersandemployees.ForsomeEuropeanmanagersa

privatejetisseenasanunacceptableperkindicatingseriousproblemsinacompany's

management.DThemarketfbrprivateaircraftdividesintotwosectors:theno-expense-

sparedrichman'splaything-thepopularimage-and(heseriousbusinesstoolownedby

corporations.Manufacturersdelivertheformeraswhatiscalleda'green*aircraft-aplane

thatisunfinishedexceptforagreencorrosive-resistantpaintwhichcoversthebaremetal.

Ownerspersonalisetheplanewithtelephones,diningareasandevencinemas.Thelatter

sectorisverydifferentandplanesarenormallyboughtwithstraightforwardseating.E

Fractionalownershipofaircrafthasopenedupthemarket,asthelowacquisitioncosts

andpredictablemonthlyfeesarcmorepalatabletoshareholders,andtofirst-timebuyers.

Someof（hebiggestnamesinthebusinessjetindustryhavelaunchedtheirownfractional

ownershipschemes.Severalsmallercompaniesarealsogettinginontheactandare

tryingtoheatthelargercompaniesdowntherunwaybyofferingcheaperprices.Yet

criticsclaimthatfractionalownershipisuntestedandfacesthecustomerwithawide

rangeofliabilities.

1、Theexpenseofplaneownershipisseenasunacceptablebylargenumbersofpeople.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Increasedbusinesstravelisleadingtogreaterinterestinplaneownership,

标准答案：B',

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Company-ownedplanesarelessluxuriousthanmightbeexpected,

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、RulesconcerningHightsmayslowdownprivatelyownedtravel.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Thejustificationforplaneownershipisrelatedtoseniormanagementpaylevels,

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Planeownershipmaybetakenasasignofabusinessbeingpoorlyrun.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Competitionisincreasingamongbusinesseswhichsellplanes.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Planeownershipenablesmorerapidaccesstomanyplaces.

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。）

HowtoapproachReadingTestPartTwo•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadatext

withgapsinit,andchoosethebestsentencetofilleachgapfromasetofeightsentences.

•Firstreadthetextforoverallmeaning,thengohackandlookforthebestsentencefor

eachgap.•Makesurethesentencefitsboththemeaningandthegrammarofthetext

aroundthegap.•Readthetextontheoppositepagefromanarticleaboutcompany

culture.•Choosethebestsentencefrombelowtofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap9-

14,markoneletter(A-II)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce

Thinkingofmovingtoanothercompany?FirstcheckitscorporatecultureFindingthe

rightcultural'fit'isvitaltoasuccessfulcareermove.Ifyoujcinacompanywitha

corporateculturethatyoufinduncomfortable,youcouldfindyourselfdemotivatedand

dissatisfied.AndonceyoufallintothisstatetmayDedifficuttogetyourselfoutofit.

Hencetheimportanceoftakingthetimetofineoutasmuchaspossibleat)outwhatthe

organisationislike-beforecommittingyourselftoamove.Thetroubleisthat

organisationalcultureishardtoassess-especiallyfromonlyabriefmeeting.(9)Don't

make(hecommonmistakeofmanycandidatesandrelysolelyonyourintuition,asyou

mighteasilymissimportantclues.Thebestresultscomefromresearchingthecompany

beforehand,consciouslyobseningtheenvironmentandpeople'sbehaviour(10)Planning

theminadvancereducestheriskofforgettingtomentionsomethingsignificant.For

instance,intheinterview,asktoseethecompany'smissionstatement.Itcanbe

illuminating,settingouttheorganisation'slong-termdirectionandgoals,itsunderpinning

beliefsandvalues.Howevermissionstatementsarcfrequentlyaspirational.(11)Askto

whatextenttheorganisationfeelsthatitachievesitsmissionstatement.Asktoseethe

organisationanddepartmentalchart.Asteephierarchyorhighlycentralisedstructures

oftenbureaucraticandinflexible.(12)Conversely,thosewholikeclearcareerDarnsand

linesofdecision-makingareunlikelytofeelcomfortablenafiatordecentralised

structure.Thedegreetowhichanorganisationhassystemsformanagingitsstaffis

indicativeof(hevalueplacedondevelopingandnurluringilspeople.(13)Iftheseare

limited,staffareunlikelytocountformuchinthecompany,andjoiningtheorganisation

couldleadyounowhereinthelongterm.Staffareyourbestsourceofinformationabout

thecorporateculture.(14)Afterall.personalimpressionsbasedonexperiencewillgive

yougreaterinsightintotherealityofworkingtherethananythingelse.Corporatecultures

donotchangeovernight,soitisworthtryingtofindaculturethatwillsuityoufromthe

outset.IfyoujoinacompanythatencouragesandrewardsbehaviOuryoudonot

personallyvalue,itcouldbeacareermoveyoulivetoregret.AFindouthow

performanceisappraised,andwhatopportunitiesexistfortraininganddevelopment.B

Therealitymaybequitedifferent.CBydoingthisyoucangetagoodfeelfortheplace.

DThatiswhyitcanhehelpfultoadoptafairlystructuredapproachintheinterview.EIf

youhavetheopportunitytotalkinformally,askwhat(heymostlikeordislikeaboutthe

company.FPeoplewhovalueautonomymaybestifled.GThenintheinterviewyoucan

askspecificquestionsaboutaspectsoftheculturethatareimportanttoyou.HIfyoujoin

acompanywithacorporateculturethatyoufinduncomfortable,youcouldfindyourself

demotivatedanddissatisfied.

9、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：G

知识点解析，暂无解析

11、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：担无解析

14、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题分，共6

分。)

•Readthefollowingarticleaboutnegotiatingandthequestionsontheoppositepage.•

Foreachquestion15-20,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheetforthe

answeryouchoose.Theabilitytonegotiatesuccessfully,toreachagreementswithother

peopleorparties,isakeyskillinanybusiness.Thisnegotiationcouldbewithabuyeror

selleranditalmostalwaysinvolvesanelementofcompromise.But.whenentering

negotiations,youshouldalwayskeepinmindthatitisalmostimpossibletonegotiateand

makeagreementssuccessfullyifyouthinkyoucan'taffordto'lose'orwalkawayfrom

whatisonoffer.Thiswillresultinyouravoidingaskingforanythingmorethanwhatyou

thinktheothersidewillgivewithoutadispute.Youbecomeapassiveobserver,withthe

othersidedictatingtheterms.Inmostnegotiationsonesidehasmoretoofferthanthe

otherandproperplanningcanhelpminimisetheeffectsofthisimbalance.Decideonset

limitsforwhatyoucanofferbeforenegotiationsbegin.Therearealwaysadvantagesyou

canoffertheotherside,andyouclearlyhavebenefitstheywantorneedortheywould

notbenegotiatingwithyou.Infact,thebuyerorselleroftenwantsyoumorethanyou

think,soitistoyouradvantagetotryandseethingsfromtheirpointofview.Thebetter

youknowtheirrealneedsorwants-notjusttheonestheyhavetoldyou-themore

successfulyouwillbe,andthelesslikelyyouaretofallintothetrapofgivingthemmore

(hanyoureallyneedto.Buti(isalso(ruethataconcessiontheyreallyneedorwillvalue

fromyouwon'tcostyouasmuchasitbenefitsthem,andyetmaystillleaveyouwith

everythingyouwant.Ifyouknow(heothersidemustreachagreementonadealbya

certaindateforfinancialreasons,yourwillingnesstocomplywiththatdatecouldbe

worthagreatdealofmoneytothem,withoutcostingyoumuch,ifanythingatall.Itisup

toyoutofindoutwhattheothersidereallyneeds.Untrainednegotiatorsoftenallowtheir

feelingstobecometooinvolvedandtheymaytakeeachrejectionofaproposalas

personalrejection.Sotheybecomeangrywiththeotherperson,orblamethemforfailing

(oreachanagreement.Whileitisimponant(obeyourselfand,onoccasion,notbeafraid

toexpresshowyouhonestlyfeel,itisimportanttojudgecarefullywhentodothis.Itis

particularlyimportanttomaintainapoliteandfriendlypersonalrelationshipwhenyou

arcfacingadifficultnegotiation,butkeepingnegativepersonalfeelingsoutof

negotiationdoesn'tmeanhidingyourpersonality.Thinkcarefullyaboutyournegotiation

schedule.Takebreaks,particularlyduringtimeswhenyoucannotagreeoveraparticular

point.Butifyouhavetocontinuethenegotiationonanotherday,makeitsoon,andkeep

(hemomentumofthenegotiations.Aslongasyouarestilltalkingandmeeting,youbuild

rapportwith(heotherparly;learnmoreaboutwhattheyneedandensure(hatyour

companyistheonemostlikely(omakethedeal.Thismayrequirebothpatienceand

perseverance-butpatiencepays!Towinanegotiationthen,meansthatneitherside

shouldfeelthattheyhave'lost'.Youshouldknowwhatyoucanoffertheothersideand

knowexactlywhattheywantIfyouhavedoneeverythingyoucanandthedealremains

outsidethelimitsyouhavedefinedforyourselfbeforehand,thenwalkawayfromit.

Eitherway,you'reawinner!

15、Whatdoesthewriteradviseus(orememberwhenwestartnegotiations?

A、Youshouldnotaskfortcomuch.

B、Youshouldn'tfeelyouhavetoaccepttheproposeddeal.

C、Itisbetternottobetooaggressiveinnegotiations.

D^Youshouldhavemanydifferentoffersready.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16>Whydocsthewritersuggestthatyouputyourselfintheotherside'sposition?

A、becausetheymayhaveliedaboutwhattheywant

B、inordertoavoidbeingtrappedintomakingadealyoucannotchange

C、becauseitislikelythattheyhavemoretoofferthanyoudo

D、inordertobeabletoseeyourrealvaluetothem

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Thewritersaysthatoneadvantageofmakingaconcessiontotheothersideisthat

A^youwillbeabletogetsomethingfromtheminreturn.

B、itwillpleasethemwithoutanyinconveniencetoyou.

C、theotherpartywillbemorewillingtomeetdeadlines.

D、youwillmakemoremon?yonthedeal.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Thewriterfeelsthatexpressingpersonalfeelings

A^isespeciallybeneficialwhennegotiationsaregoingbadly.

B、mayresultinbaddecisionsbeingmade.

C、oftenleadstoangcrduringnegotiations.

D、maybepositiveatcertaintimes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

19^Whatadvicedocsthewritergiveconcerningthenegotiatingschedule?

A、Usebreakstodiscovermoreabouttheotherparty'sneeds.

Ifseriousdisagreementoccurs,postpone(hemeetinguntilanotherday.

C、Don'tlosetherhythmofthediscussions.

D^Continuethemeetinguntilyoureachanagreement.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、Whatimportantpieceofgeneraladviceisgiveninthearticleasawhole?

A、Findoutaboutthepersonalitiesofthepeopleyouwillbenegotiatingwith.

B、Whennegotiating,bepreparedtooffermorethanyouoriginallyplanned.

C、Youshouldn'tworryifnegotiationsbreakdown.

D、Donotallowyourpersonalitytointrudeonnegotiations.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共10题，每题7.0分，共

10分。)

•Readthearticlebelowabouttheimportanceofcommunicationinbusiness.•Choose

thebestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion

21-30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Businesscommunication

Oneofthemostimportantfeaturesinanybusinessiscommunication.Good

communicationsarerequiredatallstagesof(hebusinessprocess.Businessesemploy,

andareownedandrunby,variousgroupsofpeople.Workers,directorsandshareholders

arethreeimportantgroupsclosely(21)withabusiness.Otherinfluentialgroupsinclude

customers,suppliersandthegovernment.Communication(22)betweenthesegroupsand

theindividualswhomakeupthegroups.Within(23)companiesinternalcommunications

occurat,andbetweenthevariouslevels.Directorscommunicatewithoneanother

concerningthecompany'soverallstrategy.They(24)managersoftheirplans,andthe

managersthencommunicatewiththeotheremployees(25)areconductedconcerningpay

andworkingconditions.Managerscommunicatedecisionsandordersandtryto(26)

moraleandmotivationthroughgoodcommunication.Employees(27)communicatewith

eachother,forexampleoverproductionandwages.Externalcommunicationoccurs

whenacompany'sdirectorsoremployeescommunicatewiththoseindividualsand

groupswho(28)withthecompany.Shareholdersreceivecopiesofthecompany'sannual

accounts,togetherwiththe(29)oftheChairmanandDirectors.Governmentdepartments

requirestatisticalandfinancialinformationfrom(hecompanyAnadvertisingagencyis

(30)aboutthecompany'sadvertisingpolicies.Customersneedtoknowifgoodshavenot

beendespatchedandsupplierscontactediftheirgoodshavenotbeendelivered.Reliable

andeffectivecommunicationisoneof(hekeyelementswhichleadstoefficient

managementofacompany.

21、

A、implicated

B、committed

C、involved

D、interested

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

Astakesplace

B、takesin

C、takesover

D、takeshold

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、singular

B、lone

C、individual

D^unique

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、reply

B>show

C、acquaint

D^inform

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Interrogations

B、Questions

C、Negotiations

D^Interviews

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A^grow

B、mount

C、gain

D、improve

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A^besides

B、also

C、such

D、like

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、cope

B、engage

C、deal

D、relate

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、files

B、reports

C、articles

D、profits

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、enquired

B、prepared

C^consulted

D^warned

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

10分。）

,Readthearticlebelowabouttelephoneskills.,Foreachquestion31-40writeoneword

inCAPITALLE'I'I'ERSonyourAnswerSheet.Howtodealwithdifficultpeopleonthe

phoneOneoftheskillsrequiredoftoday'ssuccessfulbusinesspeopleistheabilityto

dealwithdifficultpeopleonthephone.TheReedEmploymentagencyhascome(31)

withsomeadvicetohelpbusinesspeoplegetthebestfromthecaller.Firstofall,accept

thatpeoplecanberudewhentheyarc(32)pressure.Trytofindout(33)theyarcangry-

evenifyouhavetoguess.And.importantly,nevergetangryback.Manyproblemsare

causedbyasimplemisunderstanding.Thereforeitisessential(34)remaincalmsothat

youcangettotherootoftheproblemandthushave(35)betterchanceofresolvingit.

Understandthatmaintainingyourcalmismucheasier(hanitsounds-butyoucan

prepare(36)designingastrategy.Mostcallcentres(rainstaff(37)(hesetechniques;other

officeworkersneedtotrainthemselves.Thetrickistobereallyniceback(38)thatthey

endupthankingyouforyourhelp,understandingandassistance.Secondly,listen

carefullyandempathisewiththepersonmakingthecomlaint.Youdon't(39)to

compromiseyourcompanyoryourcolleaguesjustbecauseyoushowunderstanding.

Agreetoacourseofactionandsticktoitand,finally,alwaystrytobecourteous.

Sometimesyouaretheone(40)willhavetoapologiseandyoujusthaveto