BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷7

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷7

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

•LookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveshortadvertisementsforMBA(Masterin

BusinessAdministration)coursesontheoppositepage.•Whichadvertisement(A,B,C,

DorE)doeseachstatementI-8referto?•Foreachstatement1-8,markoneletter(A,B,

C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethan

once.AMBAatAlphaCollegeGainaninternationalbusinessqualificationatAlpha

CollegeinLondon.Totalqualitycourseatatrulycompetitiveprice.Abrighterportfolio

meansbrighterprospects.Qualityoutputdemandsqualityinput;therearetherefore

minimumrequirementsforapplicants:•Educationatleasttograduatelevel.•Minimum

fiveyears'experienceatmanageriallevel.Fourtcn-wcckterms(MondaytoThursday):

short,highlyintensivelearningopportunitiesforthecommittedbusinessperson.No

weekendorresidentialschoolattendancerequired.Contactusdirecttohearmore.Phone,

faxandemailnumbersoverleaf.BMBAtheHarveyBusinessSchoolwayLookingfor

thebest?Thehighestqualitydoesnotcomecheap.Whenyouconsiderthecalibreofthe

world-famousprofessorsyouwillbestudyingwith,youwillunderstandwhyourcourse

isnotthecheapestavailable.Wedo,however,offertotalflexibility-youcanarrange

yourhourstosuityourownpatternofworkandpersonalobligations.N.B.Final

examinationsinJuneeveryyear.Allourteachingpremisesarewheelchairaccessible.For

furtherdetailscall020766718now,oremailusonharvey@.ukCGain

theMBArecognisedworldwideUnlikeotherMBAs,theCarfaxCollegeMBAisknown

allovertheworldandispraisedbyemployersforitsrealisticapproach.Theentirecourse

isbasedonprojectsandcasestudies,andprogressismonitoredandgradedthroughout

thecourse.Youmustbewillingtoworkcloselywitho:hers,asthisisanintegralpartof

thelearningprocess.Forabrochure,contacttheaddressoverleaf.DPart-rinseMBA

courseinDulwichNeedtosharpenupyourcv?Employersdemandthehighest

qualificationsbutarerarelywillingtoreleasetheirbestemployeesforlongperiodsof

time.TheDulwichMBAthereforeoffersathree-yearpart-timecourse;onlydayrelease

isnecessary,apartfromthefour-dayresidentialsummerschoolinJulyorAugusteach

year.Asthecourseisspreadoverthreeyears,therearegreateropportunitiesfor

assimilationoftheinformationwhichyouacquire.Allkeytextswerepublishedinthe

lastfiveyears.EFlexibilityatElwoodFlexibilityisvitalintoday'sbusinessworld.We

thereforeofferamodularcourse,whichmeansthatyoucangainanyofthefollowing

qualificationswhilefollowingtheGeneralMBAcourse:•BachelorofBusiness

Administration(2years)•CertificateorDiplomainFinancialManagement(2/4

semesters)-DiplomainPersonnelDevelopmentStudies(4semesters)Itisthistypeof

flexibility,soimportant,throughoutbusinesstoday,togetherwiththevitalityofour

approach,whichmakesourcoursethebestonthemarket.Speciallytailoredone-to-one

orsmall-groupcoursesforthehighlyexperiencedmanageralsoavailable.Callthe

numberoverleafforafreebrochure.

1、Thiscourseisstaffedbywell-knowntutors.

标准答案：B

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2、Therearefacilitiesforstudentswithdisabilities.

标准答案：B

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3、Thiscourseusesasystemofcontinuousassessment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Ifyoustudyonthiscourse,youmustliveinthecollegeforseveraldays.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Teamworkisessentialonthiscourse.

标准答案：C

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6、Youcanplanyourattendancetofitinwithyourownrequirements.

标准答案：B

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7、Individualtuitionisofferedatthisinstitution.

标准答案：E

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8、Workexperienceataseniorlevelisessentialforacceptanceonthiscourse.

标准答案：A

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二、段落完型(本题共6题，每题1.0分，共6分。)

•Readthistexttakenfroinanarticleontheoriesofmanagement,•Choosethebest

sentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap9-14,markone

letter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.•Thereisan

exampleatthebeginning(O).Don'tfollowthattheory-thinkforyourself!Inthe1990s,

accordingtoUSauthorEileenShapiro,managershaveabandonedtherighttomanage.

ShearguesthatmanagersintheUSAhavelostconfidence.(0)HShedescribesa

corporateculturewhichisextremelydefensiveandwhichhasasitsmotto'Managers

shouldalwaysfollowthelatestshort-livedmanagementtheory,nomatterhowirrelevant

itmaybe'.(9)Inturn,thesehavebeenfollowedblindlybymanagerswhohavegivenup

theircentralresponsibility-takingdecisionsabouttheirownbusinessintheirown

particularcircumstances."Ireallybelieveamanager'sjobistomanage'1,shesays.But

increasingly,shefeels,theydoeverythingbutthat.(10)That'sbecausethis,(he

identificationofproblemsandopportunities,isthescariestpartofmanagement.

Managerstrytoavoidtheanxietyitbringsbysimplyapplyingthelatesttheorytoany

problem.(11)Managersshould,shebelieves,confrontthesehead-on.ItisnotthatMs

Shapirodoesnotbelieveincuttingoutunnecessarymanagementlayersandopeningup

organisations.Hercriticismisthattheoriesarcoftenpresentedunthinkinglyassolutions

andareappliedbymanagerswhodonotreallyunderstandwhattheyaresaying.

"Theoriesareoftenregardedasiftheyaresomesortofmiraculouscurefbranytypeof

problem",shesays."However,manyprojectshavefailedbecausetheorieshavebeen

appliedwhichwerenotappropriatetothesituation."(12)Theblameforthis

inappropriateapplicationoftheorieslies,sheclaims,mainlyatthedoorofconsultancy

firms.Itisdifficultforbigfirmsofconsultantstospecialisesufficiently.Theycannot

hopetoofferexactlytheservicethatacompanyrequiresatapricewhichtheclientis

abletoafford.(13)Thisisworsethanhavingnohelpatall.Oneofthemostserious

potentialconsequencesoffollowingtheorieswithoutconsideringwhethertheyare

appropriateornotisalossofstaffmoraleandmotivation.Obviously,thisissomethingto

beavoided.(14)Ilowever,MsShapirobelievesthat,unfortunately,unlessmanagers

beginagaintotakeresponsibilityfortheirownactionsthatisexactlywhatwillhappen.

A.Theythereforeendupdevelopinggeneralisedsolutionswhichareofferedtoclients

regardlessofanorganisation'sspecificproblems.B.Therearemanyfirmsofconsultants

offeringhelptocompanies.C.Nomanagerintheirrightmindwouldwanttoworkwith

anangry,cynicaloralienatedworkforce.D.Justbecauseacourseofactionhas

succeededinonecontext,itdoesnotmeanilwillberightinothercircumstances.E.

From'missionstatements'to're-engineering'sheshowshowonetheoryhasreplaced

anotherinquicksuccession.F.Butindoingso,theyoftenfailtoaddresstherealissues.

G.Theyfailtotacklethecentralmanagementtask,whichisdiagnosis.H.Theytherefore

nolongerhavethecourageortheabilitytotakeresponsibilityfbrtheirdecisions.

9、

标准答案：E

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10、

标准答案：G

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11、

标准答案：F

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12、

标准答案：D

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13、

标准答案：A

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14、

标准答案：C

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三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6

分。)

•Readthefollowingarticleonrecruitingandmanagingstaffandthequestionsonthe

oppositepage.•Foreachquestion15-20,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswer

Sheet,fortheansweryouchoose.Asamanagerintheserviceindustrysector,I'velooked

athundredsofCVsinmytime.Theyarenotnecessarilytheblanddocumentssome

bossesmightthinktheyare!Theyarefulloflittlepointerstowardsindividuals'

personalitiesandsuitabilityforthejob.ThefirstthingIalwayslookatisanapplicant's

employmentrecord.Icheckforcontinuityandstability.Ifsomebodyhasalonglistof

previousjobs,allofvaryinglength,alarmbellsstartringing.Ratherthananirregular

routefromjobtojob,whatIhopetoseeisstablecareerprogression.Whatdoestheir

careerpathlooklike-isitallstepsforward,oraretherealotofsidewaysmoves?AndI

amalwayspleasedtofindafamilypersonwithchildren,becauseinmyexperiencethey

tendtoberesponsibleandreliable.IneverrelyonCVsalone.Wegetapplicantstofillin

oneofourownapplicationforms.Weaskwhythey'veapplied,whattheiraspirationsand

personalgoalsare,andalsoabouttheirinterestsandhobbiesandanyclubstheybelong

to.Thatgivesyouausefulinsightintotheirpersonalityandlifestyle.Theapplication

formalsoenablesustotesthowmuchpeoplehaveactuallybeenprogressingintheir

careers,becauseweaskfordetailsofthesalariestheyhavereceivedforeachjob.It's

alwaysworthlookingatCVsanddesigningapplicationformswithgreatcare.Takingon

employeesmightberewarding,butitisalsoabiginvestmentforanybusiness.Mistakes

inchoosingstaffcancostcompaniesdear,soitmakessensetospendtimeensuringyou

gettherightperson.Intheservicesector,oneoftheaimsofcompaniesistomaintainand

improvecustomerservice,andthisisachievedpartlythroughlowstaffturnover.You

needtotakeonpeoplewhounderstandthat,andwillwanttostay.That'swhy,when

you'vetakenstaffon,thenextthingisgettingthebestoutofthem.Mymanagementstyle

comesfromthedayswhenItookovermyfirstbusiness,anailingroadhaulagefirm

which1wascertainIcouldturnintoaprofitablecompany.Thefirstthingistotreat

othersasyou'dliketobetreatedyourself.Assoonas1tookoverthebusiness,1talkedto

everybodyindividually,andlookedforwaystomakesuretheirparticularskillsbenefited

thecompany.Ididn'thavemuchexperiencethenofmanagingpeople,butaboveall1

alwaystriedtobefairandhonestwitheveryone.Asaresult,Ithinkthestaffknewthat

andacceptedmydecisions,eveniftheydidn'tagreewiththemall.Also,bossesmustbe

abletocommunicate.Youalsoneedtocreateteamspirit,andbuildonthestrengthofthe

team.Iexplainedmyplansforthecompanytoallthestaff,andletthemknowwhatI

neededfromthem.Thelorrydriversrespondedbrilliantly,andwerethekeytoturning

thebusinessround.Theyunderstoodthatwehadtodevelopaprofessionalreputation,

andfromthenonthedaysofpoorqualitydeliverieswereover.Lastly,Iamagreat

believerinprofit-sharing.Ittakesateamtomakeacompanywork,soprofitsshouldbe

sharedbyall.Jobsatisfactionisimportant,butitdoesn'tpaytherent.Sharedprofitand

bonuseshelptostrengthenteamspiritbygivingeveryoneacommongoalthattheywork

towardstogether.

15、Whatfactdoesthewriterhopetolearnfromapplicants'CVs?

A、thattheyhaveexperienceofmanydifferentjobs

B、thattheircareershavedevelopedsteadily

C、theopiniontheiremployershadofthem

D、whethertheyaremarriedorsingle

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Thewritersaystheapplicationformisusefulbecauseit

A、revealssomethingoftheapplicant'scharacter.

B、givesinfbniuilionabouttheapplicantsfamily.

C^explainswhatskillstheapplicanthasforthejob.

D、showshowmuchtheapplicantwantstoearn.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Accordingtothewriter,whyareCVsandapplicationformssoimportant?

A^Interviewingpeopleisanexpensiveprocess.

B、Theyindicatewhetherapplicantsreallywantthejob.

C、Theyindicatewhetherapplicantsareefficientornot.

D^Employingthewrongpeoplecanbedisastrous.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Onereasonwhythewriterwassuccessfulinherfirstbusinesswasthat

A^shewasusedtodealingwithpeople.

B、shewasopenwiththestaff.

C>thebusinesswasalreadydoingwellwhenshestarted.

D、thestaffagreedwithallherdecisions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、Thewriterbelievesprofit-sharingisagoodideabecause

A、itencouragesacompetitivespirit.

B>everyoneearnsthesamesalary.

C>everyonesharesthesameaim.

D、itcreatesjobsatisfaction.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20>Whichwouldmakethebesttitleforthistext?

A、Profit-sharingasmotivation

HowIturnedabusinessround

C、People-thekeytobusinesssuccess

D、Theimportanceofawell-presentedCV

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1.0分，共

10分。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutjobsatisfaction.♦Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap

fromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion(21-30),markoneletter(A,

B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Howimportantisjobsatisfaction?Atitsmostbasic,a

jobisjustacollectionoftasksandduties.Anemployee'senjoymentofhisorherjobwill

thus(21)dependuponwhetherornotheorsheishappywiththeparticularmixoftasks

andduties(22)tothatposition.Naturally,eachandeverymemberofstaffisdifferent-

someemployeeswanttodoeasy,(23)taskswithoutanyresponsibilitiesatall,whilst

otherspreferchallenging,variedonesandarepleasedtoacceptanyadditional

responsibilitiesofferedtothem.Ofcourse,withajobtherearemore(24)inplaythan

this:workconditions,pay,workingrelationsandfutureprospectsare(25)too.

Nevertheless,tasksanddutiesarcthecentralfeature,andshouldthereforebeconsidered

asaseparate(26)inthemselves.So,howimportantisanemployee'senjoymentofhisor

herindividual(27)oftasksandduties?Mostbusinessownersandmanagerswould(28)

thatitisverysignificantindeed.Ifamemberofstaffconsidershisorhertasksandduties

tobetooeasyorunchallengingor,incontrast,toodiverseorirksome,thenheorshewill

feeldissatisfied,andalltheinevitableknock-oneffectswill(29)themselves-absences,

lateness,reducedwork-rateandperformance,conflict,lowmorale,orevenresignations.

Thusitisimportantthatstaffarcwellsuitedtotheiremployment,thatjobsarcimproved

asfaraspossibleandredesignedasandwhennecessary-allto(30)thatyouremployees

enjoywhattheydo.

21、

A^highly

B、largely

C>extensively

D、widely

标准答案：B

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22、

A、devoted

B、intended

C、identified

D、allocated

标准答案：D

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23、

A、customary

habitual

C^usual

D、routine

标准答案：D

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24、

A、pieces

B、roles

C、factors

D、parts

标准答案：C

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25、

A、connected

B、relevant

C^appropriate

D、related

标准答案：B

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26、

A、result

B、effect

C、issue

D、outcome

标准答案：C

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27、

A、set

order

C、rank

D、line

标准答案：A

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28、

A、insist

13、accentuate

C、reiterate

D、assent

标准答案：A

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29、

A^uncover

B、demonstrate

C、unmask

D、manifest

标准答案：D

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30、

A、confirm

B、ensure

C、convince

D、assure

标准答案：B

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五、完形填空（填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

•Readthearticlebelowaboutpeoplewhobuyclothesasaninvestment.•Foreach

question(31-40),writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.The

RagTradeThereisonekindofclothesshopperwhoseselectionsneverleavethebagthey

comein.Theyknowexactlywhattheywantandtheygoinandgetit,oftenbuyingin

bulk,andoftenwithlittleregardfor(31)thislatestfashionevenfilsthem.Thesearethe

fashioninvestors,andtheyareouttomakemoney.Once,theonlywaytoprofitfrom

fashionasacollectableitemwastobuyrare,vintageorantiquegarments(32)mint

condition-anexpensivebusinessandstill(33)whichoffersrelativelyriskyreturns.The

modernwayhascollectorsbuyingmoremainstreamfashionitemsthatareintheshops

now,in(34)knowledgethattheywillappreciateconsider-ablyoverjusta(35)years.

Thereturnsonfashioninvestmentsarenotalwaysmassive,althoughestimatesofafour

hundredpercentreturnare(36)uncommon.Certainlytheyareconsiderablybetterthan

thereturnofferedbyahighinterestsavingsaccountand,(37)thosewhoareexperts,

betterthanthestockmarket.Theknowledgenecessaryforfashioninvestingmeans

investorsinvariablyworkinthefashionindustry.Theyoftenknow(38)isgoingtocatch

onbeforethefashionpressdoesandtheyknowwhereandthroughwhomproductscan

bebought.Theycanspotwhatisdisposablehighfashionnowbutwill(39)ontobecome

aclassicofitstimeinyearstocome,worthfarmorethantheylaid(40)foritoriginally.

31、

标准答案：WHETHER/IF

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：IN

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33、

标准答案：ONE/SOMETHING

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：THE

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：FEW

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36、

标准答案：NOT

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：FOR

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38、

标准答案：WHAT

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：GO

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：OUT

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错（本题共72题，每题7.0分，共72分。）

•Readthetextbelowabouthowtoformagoodmanager.・Inmustofthelines41-52

thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyinconectordoesnotfitinwiththe

meaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.•Ifalineiscorrect,