BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷23

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷23

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsfromanarticleaboutbroadening

corporateresponsibility.,Whicharticle(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement1——8refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.•

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.AExecutivesarecomingto

understandthattheycan'tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizing

shareholdervalue.LastyearPricewaterhouseCooperssurveyed1161chiefexecutive

officersofcompaniesfrom33countries.Some68percentofthosepolledsaidthatglobal

corporateresponsibilitywasvitaltoprofitability.Meanwhilecitizensaroundtheworld

havebecomemorevocalindemandingthatglobalbusincs,5beheldaccountablefbr

conductthatcouldunderminesocial,environmentaloreconomicprogress.BAlthough

marketshaveencouragedmorefirmstoactinaresponsiblemanneriniheglobal

economy,marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthe

time.Moreover,theresponsiblefirmsthatworkhardertoensurethatworkersorthe

environmentaretreatedwellastheymakegoodsandservicescouldhavehighercosts,

whichmayallowothercompetitorstogainmarketshare,Therightmixofpublicpolicies

canensurethatresponsiblefirmsarcnotpenalized.CWashingtonD.Cisdrowningin

paper.Congresshasvotedonproposalstopromotecorporateresponsibility.Meanwhile,

thePresident,executivesandactivistsareallscurryingaboutinsearchofadditional

proposalstomakeexecutivesmoreaccountablefortheircompanies*financialreports.

Giventhatcapitalismtodayisglobalaswellaslocal,theU.Smustworkwithitsalliesto

writeinternationalcorporategovernancenorms.Butweneedtousethisopportunityto

thinkmorebroadlyabouthowtoreassureglobaleconomicconfidencelongterm.Allof

thereformeffortstodatefbcusonanarrowdefinitionofcorporateresponsibility.

PresidentBushacknowledgedinhisJuly9thspeech,"Thereisnocapitalismwithout

conscience"Thatiswhytheultimatereformwouldencouragecorporationstoalsoact

responsibilitytowardstheirworkersandtheenvironment.DThecodes,includingones

promotedbytheDepartmentofState—theVoluntaryPrinciplesforSecurityandHuman

RightsandtheOECDGuidelines,aredesignedtohelpbusinessprotecthumanrightsin

nationswithpoorhumanrightsrecords.Corporatesocialresponsibilitypoliciescanalso

includeEPAregulationsthatrequirecorporationstoreportontheirglobalenvironmental

liabilities.Afterall.thecostsofcleaningupcanbeamajordrainoncorporateprofits.

ButthesepoliciesarenotwellcoordinatedorknownasCSRpolicies.Weresomeoneto

compileanoverview,wemightgainagreaterunderstandingofbowsuchpoliciescanbe

mademoreeffective.Buttherearesomepoliciesincludinglaxpoliciesthatencourage

firmstoshiftproductionortheirheadquarterstonationswithweakerfiscalorregulatory

systems.Otherpoliciesthatmayundermineglobalcorporateresponsibilityinclude

corporatewelfareandagriculturalprotectionism.ETheFrenchgovernmentrecently

overhauledFrenchcorporatelawandmandatedthedisclosureofcompanies'socialand

environmentalaswellasprofitperformance.Thisisagoodidea.TheBritishrequire

pensionfundstoreportonthesocial,environmental,aswellasprofitperformanceof

theirinvestments.TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublic

policiestopromoteCSR.Perhapsthemostinterestingdevelopmentwasthatin2001,

withfundingfromtheAtkinsonFoundation;fiveprivatecitizensorganizedacommission

ondemocracyandaccountability.Theirfinalreportissued25specificpolicy

recommendationsonpromotingglobalanddomesticCSR

1、Manynationsaredevelopingaconsensusthatpublicpoliciescanandshouldpromote

domesticandglobalCSR.

标准答享.F

知识点嬴析：暂无解析

2、Stakeholderscan'tsimplyrelyonmarketforcestoensureglobalcorporatesocial

responsibility.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Maximizingshareholdervaluealoneisnotagoodenoughlong-termstrategy.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、TheUnitedStateshasawiderangeofpoliciesthatareexplicitlydesignedtopromote

globalcorporateresponsibility.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、President,executivesandactivistshopethatnewreportingrequirementsandauditing

ruleswillreassureglobalinvestors.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Thefundamentalreformshouldpromotecorporationstoanswerfbrtheirworkersand

theenvironment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、TheU.Shasawiderangeofpublicpoliciesthatundermineglobalcorporatesocial

icbpunsibilily.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Theeffortsofmakingproposalspromotecorporateresponsibilitytirelaudable,but

theywillproveinsufficient.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、段落完型(本题共6题，每题1.0分，共6分。)

•ReadthearticlebelowaboutmanufacturingintheUSA.*Choosethebestsentencefrom

theoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.*Foreachgap9-14,markoneletter(A-H)on

yourAnswerSheet.*Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.MakingItintheUSAWhenit

comestoUSmanufacturing,conventionalwisdomsaystheprognosisisbad.Justreadthe

headlines:Duringthepastthreeyears,thenationhaslost2.7millionfactoryjobs-many

ofthempermanently.Manufacturingnowemploysjust11percentoftheUSworkforce,

comparedwith30percentinthe1950s.ButLeRoyNosbaum,chiefexecutiveatItron

Corp.,a$285millionbuilderofutilitymeterreadersinSpokane,Wash.,seesthings

differently."Ifyoucan'tmanufactureintheUSefficientlyandeconomically,youdon't

knowhowtomanufacture,"hesays.Yes,makingstuffintheUnitedStatesrequires

merciless,day-by-daycostcutting.(9)"Jumpingonthelow-costbandwagonisaquick

fix/'saysBillHanson,co-dircctorofMIT'sLeadersforManufacturingprogram."Butit

canhurtyouinthelongrun."Job-lossstatisticsmayoverstatethefallinUS

manufacturingcompetitiveness(10)Sure,therearefewerfactoryworkers,butthanksto

increasedautomationandashifttohigher-valuework,thevalueofUSmanufactured

goodshasgrownby50percentsince1990.JimWomackoftheLeanEnterpriseInstitute,

anonprofittrainingcenter,addsthatcheaperlabordoesn'tnecessarilygiveoffshore

manufacturersaninsurmountableadvantage.(11)Whatevercostadvantagesdoexistcan

vanishquicklyifcompetitorsfollowsuitandsetupshopnearby.Butthemost

compellingreasontobuildhereisn'teasilymeasuredindollars.(12)"TheUSisgoodat

innovation,"hesays,"andtheonlywaytobecomeaninnovationmachineistoclosely

couplemanufacturingwithengineeringanddesign."Nosbaum'sItronisanexample:a

homegrownsuccessthatenjoysa50percentmarketinthefaceofstiffimport

competition.(13)Withinputfromlineworkers,Itronhascutlaborexpensesinhalfsince

1999tojust8percentofoverallproductcost-aratesolowthatthewagegapwith

countrieslikeChinahasbecomeirrelevant.TheItroncaseaside,itdoesmakesensefor

labor-intensiveindustrieslikeapparelsorfurnituremakingtobuildinlow-wage

countries.(14)Inthosefields,thepotentialoffactor-levelinnovationfaroutweighsthe

benefitsoflowerwages.Intheend,thatiswhereAmericanworkerswillfindlasting

opportunity.AThatisnotthecaseinR&D-dependentindustriessuchasbiotech,

pharmaceuticals,andaerospace,however.BProductivitygainsaccountforabigchunk

ofthejobshrinkage.CTheycanfaceadditionalcostsfromtime-to-marketdelays,

airfreightcharges,employeetravel,andlocalcorruption.DThecompany'squalityand

testengineersroamitsfactoryfloorinWaseca,Minn.,constantlysearchingforwaysto

improveproductdesignsandproductionefficiency.EButoffshoremanufacturingcarries

hiddencostsofitsown-inparticular,theopportunitiesyouforgobycuttingoffaccessto

thewellspringofinnovationonyourfactoryfloor.FButitdoesn'tworkinhigh-tech

industries.GManufacturingnowemploysjust11percentoftheUSworkforce,compared

with30percentinthe1950s.HDistanceseverswhatHansoncallsthe"tightlinkages"

betweenengineersandproductionworkersthatspurinnovation.

9、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

II、

标准答案；C

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6

分。)

•Readthefollowingarticleaboutacorporationandthequestionsontheoppositepage.

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

answeryouchoose.Whateveryourbusiness,youcannolongerhidefromtheintense

glareofstakeholders.TheInternethasgivenemployees,businesspartners,customers,

shareholdersandlocalandglobalneighborsunprecedentedpowertoknowwhatyouand

yourcompanyareupto.Ifyouareabusingemployeesorthequalityofyourproducthas

sufferedoryou'rekeepingimportantdatafromyoursuppliersorshareholders,youcan

countonthatgettingoutviatheInternetandcomingbacktobiteyou.Armedwithsuch

knowledge,yourshareholderscanjumprightbackonlinetospreadtheword,organize

response,and,eventually.determinethefateofyourcompany.Howcanyouavoid

becominganunwittingtarget?Forstarters,yourcompanyhadbetterhavegreatproducts

andfairprices,becauseeveryonewillknowinstantlyifitdoesn't.Butyou'vegottokeep

theconfidenceofallyourstakeholdersnotjustcustomersorshareholderswith

honesty,accountability,consideration,and,aboveall,transparency.Here'showthatplays

outhisuccessfulcompanies.Employees.Youleadbyexamplewhetheryouintendtoor

not.Whenemployeesdon'ttrustyou,theywon'tbuildtrustforyouwithcustomersand

businesspartners.Insteadtheywillplayofficepolitics,andproductivitywillplummet.

Microsofthasemployeetransparencydowntoascience.TimSinclair,whorunsthe

company'shugewebsite,says,"Whenthere'sgoodnews,everyoneknows.Whenthere's

badnews,telleveryone."Businesspartners.Inthecompetitionamongsupplychains,

trustmeanslowertransactioncostsandbetterperformance.RadiofrequencyIDtugswill

bringaboutevermoreaccuratereal-timeinformationsharing.Wal-Mart—nosurprise—

isamongthefirsttotellitssupplierstogetwiththistechnology.Customers.

Transparencywithconsumerscanbeaforceforcompetitiveadvantage.WhenaStanford

StudentdetailedthesourcecodefbrLego'sMindstonnsrobotictoyonline,notonlydid

thecompanydecidenottosuethestudent,itencourageditscustomerstotinkerwiththe

software,evengoingsofarastodevelopawebsitewherepeoplecansharetheir

creations.Itsbuddingcommunityofcustomer/developershashelpedLegoexpandthe

marketforitsrobot,helpingtopopularizeitoncampusesandamongengineers.Itgained,

essentiallyforfree,newmarkets,newproductideas,andsheetcredibility.Communities.

Thinkaccountability,notjustphilanthropy.Chiquitawasoncereviledforitsalleged

activitiesinLatinAmerica:Itwassaidtohavefomentedpoliticalcoups,bribed

politicians,pillagedtheenvironment,andbrutalizedemployees.In1998itadopteda

policyofcorporateresponsibility,whichcallsforhonestandopencommunicationabout

itsproblemsandheatingallpeoplewithdignityandrespect.Thepolicycametoolateto

savethecompanyfrombankruptcyinNovember2001,butChiquitaexecutivessayitwas

instrumentalinhelpingthebananagiantrepairrelationswithworkers,suppliers,local

communities,andenvironmentalactivists-andemergefromChapter11inbettershape

fourmonthslater.Shareholders.ProgressiveinsuranceCEOGlennRenwickismakingan

inquisitiveinvestor'sdreamcometrue.Progressivesaysit'stheonlyFortune500

companytoreportoperatingcostsonamonthlybasis."Iviewitastheowners'

information,"Renwicksays."Whenyouhaveinformation,youshoulddiscloseit,good

orbad,exactlyasitis."Result:Since2001,Progressive'ssharepricehasgonefrom$43

tomorethan$70.Transparencybuildstrustwithshareholders.Intheageof

transparency,integritygoestothebottomline:ifyou'vegottobenaked,you'dbetterbe

buff.

15、TheInternethasempoweredeveryone

A、tohaveanintenselookateachother'sbusinesssecrets.

B、tobeabletotakeimportantdatafromthedatabase.

C、togetaccesstohissuppliersandclientseasily.

D、todeterminethefateoftheother'sbusiness.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Whatisthemajorreasonfbrwinningthetrustofemployees?

A、Toenablethemtodevotethemselvestoyourbusiness.

B、Toincreaseproductivity.

C、Towinsalescompetitionwithlesscosts.

D、Tokeepeveryoneinformedofgoodandbadnews.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Thewriterbelievesthemosteffectivewaytoavoidbeingattackedbycustomerson

lineis

A^supplyingqualityproductsatfairprice.

BNbeinghonestandconsiderate.

C、showingresponsibilityandconfidence.

D、beingopenandfrankwithcustomers.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、HowdidLegogainnewmarkets,newproductideasandstreetcredibilityforiis

robot?

A、itbecamewell-knownbysuingtheStanfordstudent.

itdevelopedawebsitetowhichpeoplecangetaccess.

C^itshareditsinformationwithcustomers.

D、itisopenindealingwiththecase.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、ThepolicyofcorporateresponsibilityadoptedbyChiquita

A、resultedfromitsbusinessactivitiesinLatinAmerica.

B、savedthecompanyfrombankruptcyinNovember2001.

C、helpedthecompanytobereestablishedlater.

D、deteriorateditsrelationwithlocalcustomersinLatinAmerica.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、Thewaybusinessisdonewillbetransformedby

A^theInternet'sglare.

B、theageoftransparency.

C>theinquisitivestakeholders.

D、theonlinecommunication.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共I。题，每题1.0分，共

10分。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutinternationallaw.•Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap

fromA,B,CorD.•ForeachQuestion21-30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.Commonlawisbasedontradition,precedent,andcustomandusage.The

USA,Canada,andtheUKareexamplesofthislegalsystem.Civillawisbasedona

detailedsetoflawsthatmake(21)acode.Rulesforconductingbusinesstransactionsare

apartofthe(22).So,civillaw(23)isalsocalledcodifiedlegalsystem(CodeLaw).

Morethan70countries(24)onacivillawbasis,suchasmostEuropeancountries,Japan,

Russia,andsoon.CivilLaw(CodeLaw)isestablishedbyarbitrarymethodsand(25)a

comprehensivesetofcodeswhichclearlyspelloutthelawsapplicableinallpossible

legalsituations.(26)aredividedintothreeseparatecodes:commercial,civiland

criminal.When(27)businessmatters,commercialcodeshaveprecedenceoverother

codes.Themaindifferencebetweenthecommonlawandcivillawisthatcommonlawis

basedonthecourts'interpretationsofevents,whilecivillawisbasedonhowthelawis

(28)thefacts.Theocraticlawisbasedonreligiousprecepts.Thebestexampleofthislaw

isIslamiclaw,(29)isfoundinMuslimcountries.Islamiclawisamoralratherthana

commerciallawandisintendedtogovernallaspectsoflife.Anexampleof(30)Islamic

lawinfluencesinternationalbusinesscanbefoundinbanking.Islamiclawdoesnotallow

bankstopayorcollectinterest.Instead,bankshavetostructurefeesintotheirloansto

allowthemtomakeaprofit.

21、

A、in

B、up

C、from

D、of

标准答案：R

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、rules

B、transaction

C>code

D、codes

标准答案.C

知识点嬴析：暂无解析

23、

A、code

B、usage

C、custom

D、system

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、operate

B、base

C、depend

D、carryout

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、constitutes

B、construct

C、consist

D、shape

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、All

These

C、Those

D^Both

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A^deltwith

B>carryingon

C、dealingwith

D、carriedout

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、appliedto

B、appliedfor

C>applying

D、applied

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、that

B、this

C、what

D、which

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A^what

B、how

C、which

D、why

标准答案：B

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。)

•Readthearticleaboutletterofcredit.•Foreachquestion31—40,writeonewordin

CAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

GeneralViewofLetterofCreditsTheletterofCREDITherereferred(31)inthischapter

isthecommonly-useddocumentaryletterofcredit,theimportanceof(32)istobe

discussedinthefollowing.ALetterofCreditisthemostimportantmethodin

international(33).Indomesticsales,thesellersometimescandeliverthegoodswithone

(34)andgetthepaymentwiththeother.Ininternationalsales,however,thiscaseisout

of(35)question.Ittakesalongtimeforthegoodsin(36)toreachthedestination.The

longperiodoftransitandthedifferentlocationsofthesellerandthe(37)makeitdifficult

toexchangegoodsformoneyatthesametime.Usually,thesellerwillnotbesofoolish

astodeliverthegoodsfirstbeforehecangetthepayment;likewise,thebuyerwillnotbe

sofoolishastopaymoneyfirstbeforehereceivesthegoodsingood(38).Thenitseems

thattheinternationaltransactionisnotpossible.Thecontradictoryinterestsoftheseller

aridthebuyerthatarelikelytoobstructtheinternationaltransactioncanberesolvedby

adoptingmodesofpaymentswhichcangive(39)tothesellerandthebuyer.Thewidely

acceptedwayistousedocumentaryletterofcreditwiththebanktakingpartasan

intermediary.Thedocumentaryletterofcreditisoneofthesafestpaymentmodes

availableiotheseller.In(40),thisisawayofpayingthesellerchatimparlssomedegree

ofsecuritytobothparties.

31、

标准答案：to

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：which

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：payments

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：hand

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：ihe

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：question

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：buyer

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：condition

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：security

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：addition

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错（本题共12题，每题1.0分，共72分。）

•Rea