BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷89

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷89

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

Lookatthestatementsbelowandthereportsaboutfivedifferentcompaniesonthe

oppositepage.Whichcompany(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement(1-8)referto?For

eachstatement1-8),markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.AFollowingthecompany'spoorannual

resultsinNovember,thesharepriceplungedandhassinceremainedaround200p.

Analystsnowbelievethatthecompanyisseriouslyundervaluedbythestockmarket.The

company'sbiggestproblemswereinGermanyandFrancelastyearwheresupply

outstrippeddemand,leadingtoa£20millionlossforiheyear.However,thecompany

hasrecentlyappointedanewchairmanwhohasafirst-ratetrackrecordofreviving

failingcompanies.Itisbelievedthathewillbesuccessfulinturningroundthecompany's

fortunes.BAnalystsareimpressedwiththecompany'srecentperformance.Inthelastsix

months,ithasmanagedtoincreasepricesby3percentwithoutadverselyaffectingsales.

Insuchalow-margin,high-salessector,thisoughttotranslatedirectlyintoincreased

profits.Thecompany'srecentsaleofitspackagingdivisionhaseliminatedallitsdebts.

Shareshaveriseninthepastmonthfrom80ptolOOp.Despitethesepromisingsigns,it

mustberememberedthatthecompanyistradinginanextremelyvolatilemarket.CFor

someweeks,therehasbeenwidespreadexpectationthatthecompanywillannouncethe

saleofitstroublednewspaper-and-magazinedistributionarm.Speculationcametoan

endwhenthiswasfirmlyruledoutasapossibilityattheannualgeneralmeetinglast

week.Profitsfromthisdivisionweredownfrom£13millionto£8million.However,

thisdropwasmorethanoffsetbyanimprovementinthecompany'sretaildivision,which

hastakentheinnovativestepofopeningstoresinplacessuchashospitalsandcolleges.

ProfitsinthisdivisionrosefromDThecompanyhashadsteadygrowthprospectssinceit

openedfourmoreupmarkethotelsandseveralhealthandfitnessclubs.Thismovehas

comeatatimewhenthemarketisparticularlybuoyant.Therewererumoursthatthe

companymightbecomethesubjectofatakeoverbidbyoneofthelargeAmerican

corporations.However,thishasnotmaterialised,anditnowseemsunlikelythatanysuch

bidswillbemadeintheimmediatefuture.ThisisexpectedtoleadtoEThecompanyhas

alwaysbeenpopularwithshareholdersas,forthepasttenyears,ithasconsistently

providedthemwithaboveaveragereturns.Profitsforthefirsthalfoftheyearwereupby

15percent.Developmentprofitsfromsome30projectsaroundthecountrywillprovide

abalancedstreamofearningsinthesecondhalfoftheyear.Giventhis,andthesaleofa

loss-makingdivisioninBradford,pre-taxprofitforecastshavebeenincreasedto£21

millionand

1、Thiscompanyhasexpandedatatimeofhighdemand.

标准答案：D'-

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Goodresultsinonepartofthiscompanymadeupfordisappointingresultsinanother

part.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Itisdifficulttopredictfutureprospectsforthekindofproductsthiscompanysells.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Profitsforthiscompanyarelikelytobedifferentfromthosethatwereearlier

predicted.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Thiscompanyproducedmoregoodsthanwereneededforcertainmarkets.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Thiscompanyhasdeniedrumoursaboutitsfutureplans.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Arecoveryinthiscompany'sfinancialpositionisexpected.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Thiscompanyislikelytobenefitfromchargingmereforitsproducts.

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1.0分，共6分。)

Readthisarticlefromthebusinesspagesofanewspaper.Choosethebestsentencefrom

theoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(9-14),markoneletter(A-H)on

yourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning(O).HighfliersofthefutureheadforspecialistfairsDespitetherecent

developmentofonlinerecruiting,graduatejobfairsarestillprovinghugelypopularin

Britainwithbothemployersandjobhunters.(O)___H___Anygraduatewithbig

ambitionscouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatthenorth-westofEnglandisthecentreof

theuniversenextweek.(9)Asusual,theywillallbelookingforthebrightest,best

andmostsuitablegraduatestoemploy.November2seesExpoManagement(thefinance,

businessandmanagementfair),andonNovember3,TechnologyfortheFuture(theIT,

scienceandengineeringfair),willbeheld.(10)ExpoManagementhasalso

expanded,toincorporateabroadrangeofcareersinbusinessandmanagement,aswellas

thefinancesector.Thereareexcellenttransportlinksfromallpartsofthecountryto

wherethefairsarebeingheld.Anaccommodationbookingserviceisavailable,andthere

isplentyofentertainmentonoffer.Employersarekeenerthanevertotakepart.

(11)Havingsaidthat,employersusethefairsinordertomakecontactwiththe

specifickindsofgraduatestheyarelookingtorecruit.(12)However,allgraduates

visitingthefairswiththerightskillsandmotivationarelikelytogetaverypositive

responsefromemployers.Preparationisthekeytogettingthemostfromthesefairsand

visitorsshouldhavedonetheirhomework.。3)Itissensibletoexploitthis

opportunitybycomingarmedwithagoodCVandalistofrelevantquestionstoask.

Also,thisyearthefairs'organisershaveintroducedanewsupportfacility/14)By

visitingworld.co/gradfairs,theywillgetinstantaccesstothefulllistof

exhibitorsandtheirvacancies,aswellaslinkstotheircompanywebsites.Withtheworld

ofbusinesschangingandexpandingsorapidly,ambitiousgraduateswillfindthattime

spentatthefairsmakesanexcellentinvestmentintheirfuture.ATheyarekeenfor

graduatestomakeuseofthisinnovationbeforetheyattendthefairs.BGraduatescan

takeadvantageofthesetoensurethattheyknowhowtomakethebestapplications

possibleintheweeksfollowingthefairs.CThelatter,onlyafewyearsold,hasproved

sosuccessfulthatthisyearithasdoubledinsize:itnowplayshosttomorethan40

employers.DInparticular,itisthosewithtechnicalqualificationswhoaremostsought

after.EAfterall,theymaynothaveanotherchancetoseesuchahugerangeof

prestigiousemployersunderoneroof.FThereasonisthatiswherea170-stronglistof

employerswillbesettinguptheirstandsatthestartofNovember'sroundofgraduate

fairs.GThisenthusiasmmeansthattheprospectsforgraduatejob-huntersarcexcellent

atthemoment.HAsaresult,theyaregettingbiggerandbiggereachtimetheyhitthe

roadagain.

9、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

II、

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

标准答案：E

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。)

ReadthefollowingarticleaboutGrasmere,asmallBritishcompanythatmanufactures

steelcomponents,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(15-20),

markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.InatoughclimateforUK

manufacturers,MalcolmDrakethinkshehashitonawayforhiscompany,Grasmere,to

succeed:bybecomingabespokemanufacturerThisinvolvesworkingverycloselywith

customerstoproducepreciselywhattheywant.Asaresult,Grasmerehasbecome

indispensabletoitsbigcustomers,whicharebasedaroundEurope.Grasmeremakesa

rangeofsmallmetalitemsthataretailoredtofitintomuchlargerproducts,andits

customersincludebigelectronicsandelectricalgoodsmanufacturers.'Whenwestart

talkingtocustomersaboutanorder;theyoftenhaveonlyaroughideawhattheywant/

saysDrake.(Weassisttheminidentifyingandspecifyingtheirneeds,andweadvisethem

onthebestwaytomanufacturetheproduct.Thenwefulfiltheorder,whichcould

involvemakinganythingbetween40andonebillionpartsinayear*Grasmere'smain

toolsarepressmachinesthatstampoutmetalitemsinitsBirminghampremises.The

companywasstartedbyDrake'sgreat-grandfatherin1903,whenitsbest-sellingproducts

werepennibs,andthecompanypridesitselfonneverhavingfallenbelowtheexacting

standardswhichitsetthen.Whiletoday'srangehasmovedalongwayfromthosepen

nibs,someoftheoriginalmachinerystandsinthereceptionarea,asamementoofthe

company'sroots.Onlyinthelastyearhasthecompanyrelocatedfromthecrampedand

grimyworkshopitmovedtoin1910,toamoremodernandopen-planbuildingonthe

outskirtsofBirmingham,anoperationthatinvolvedamajorlogisticalexercisetomove

themachinery.ThenewsitehasallowedGrasmeretomakeitselfmoreefficient.The

companyhascutstafffrom150to125bysheddinglow-skilledemployeeswithout

reducingturnoverMalcolmDrakesaysthat18ofGrasmere'scustomerseachcontribute

revenuesofmorethan£100,000ayearwithhalfofallturnovercomingfromthreeof

them.'Itisn'ttheusualsupplier-customerrelationship,'heexplains.'Weareveryopen

withthemandprovidethemwithalotofinternalinformationaboutcosts.Butweselect

themasmuchastheyselectus.Ifweareaskedtodosomethingthatistoodifficultor

expensive,wesay"no".Weeducatethecustomerastowhatispossible.Ifyouallow

yourselftobedictatedto,that'snotapartnership-it'sgrovelling.'Grasmere'sbusinesshas

spreadmorewidelytootherpartsofEuropeinthepastfewyears,thoughnotbecauseof

anydeliberatestrategytopushupexports.AsDrakepointsout,ifacompanysuchashis

iskeentoyokeitselftosuccessfulcompaniesthatthinkstrategically,inevitablythiswill

meanmoreoverseassalestorelativelyfar-flungdivisionsofthesebusinesses,tomeet

theirowndemandforthecomponentsGrasmerecanproduce.Thecompanydependson

havingtechnicallyliteratepeoplewhocantalkintelligentlytocustomers.Hence90of

Grasmere'semployeesarcengineersemployedinarangeofjobsincludingmaking

products,sales,marketingandpurchasing.Whileabout100ofthestaffaredirectly

involvedinshop-floorproductionwork,theyfrequentlyalsohaveanoutward-facing

role,suchastalkingtocustomersaboutdesignormanufacturing.MalcolmDrakesums

uphiscompany'sstrengthsasofferingfiveattributesthatcustomerswant:quality,speed,

dependability,flexibilityandlowcosts.Asaresult,thecompanyisflourishing.

15、WhatdowelearnaboutGrasmereinthefirstparagraph?

A、Itconcentratesonworkinginaparticularsector.

B、Ithelpscustomerstoformulatetheirownrequirements.

C、Itmakesarangeofproductsforasmallnumberofapplications.

D^Itdesignsproductsthenlooksforsuitablecustomersforthem.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16>WhatlinksGrasmerenowwithwhenitwasfounded?

A、Thecompanyhasalwaysoperatedinthesamepremises.

B、Someoftheoriginalmachinesarestillusedformanufacturing.

C^Thepresentrangeofproductsincludestheoriginallines.

D、Thecompanyhasalwayshadthesameattitudetoquality.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Grasmere'sworkforcehasfallenbecause

A、productivityhasimproved.

itisdifficulttorecruitskilledstaff.

C、newmachineryhasbeenintroduced.

D、somestaffchosetoleavethecompany.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、WhatdoesMalcolmDrakesayaboutthecompany'srelationshipwithitscustomers?

A^Grasmereworksonequaltermswithitscustomers.

B、Grasmerehasabetterrelationshipwithsomecustomersthanothers.

C、Grasmerecanlearnagreatdealfromitscustomers.

D、Grasmereisexpectedbysomecustomerstoprovidetoomuchinformation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19^Thecompany'sexportsarerisingbecause

A^itisfollowingastrategyofpromotingitsproductsabroad.

thereisagrowingdemandabroadforthetypesofproductsitmakes.

C^overseassectionsofitsclientcompaniesarebuyingfromGrasmere.

D、itisgainingaccesstotheoverseasclientsofitsowncustomers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、ItispartofGrasmere'spolicytoensurethat

A、everycustomerisallocatedtoaspecificsalesperson.

B、manyofitsengineersdealdirectlywithcustomers.

C、eachactivityiscarriedoutbydedicatedstaff.

D、ithasadepartmentwhichdesignsnewproducts.

标准答案：B:

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutteamworkandstress.Choosethecorrectwordorwordsto

filleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(21-30),markone

letter(A.B.CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(O).

TEAMWORKANDSTRESSStressfulworkingconditionsleadtoabreakdowningroup

co-operationwhichcan(0)effectivenessandproductivity,astudyhasfound.

Psychologistshavediscoveredthatwhenemployeesworkincrisis(21).theyare

lesswillingtoworktogether.Thestudyshowedthatwhenworkersareunderstress,they

haveastrong(22)toconcentrateontheirownpcrsonal(23)tothedetriment

oftheircolleagues.Inthestudy,100navalpersonnelworkedingroupsofthree,andeach

groupwasgivenacomputer(24)ofanavaldecision-makingtask.Undera

high(25)ofstress,theyhadtomonitoraradarscreenwiththeirownshipatthe

centreandnumerousunidentifiedcontactsaroundtheship.As(26),participants

operatinginthishighlystiessfulsituationperformedworsethanthoseoperatingunder

normalcircumstances.Buttheresultsalsoshowedthatunderstress,the

workers'(27)ofattentionshiftedfromgroupinvolvementtoamorenarrow

individualperspective,whichledtoaseverebreakdowninteamperformance.Theauthor

ofthestudyconcludesthatitispossiblethat,formanyteamtasks,theimportanceof

teamworkbehavioursuchasco-ordinationandcommunicationmaybe(28)as

secondarytobasicindividualdemands.Inhisopinion,the(29)toachieve

efficiencyunderstressisbydelegation.Simplifyingtasksbydelegatingpartsofthem,

makingthemlessdemanding,isoneofthebestwaysof(30)theeffectivenessof

thegroup.

Example:

AbeatBdamageCloseDdefeat

°ABCD

-CZ3C=3

21、

A-.moments

B、states

C、conditions

D^positions

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、likelihood

B、probability

C、Hking

D、tendency

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：暂无解析

23、

A、intentions

B、goals

C、purposes

D、objects

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A^impression

B>conception

C、imitation

D^simulation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、measure

B、degree

C、standard

D^rate

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、supposed

B、wondered

C、expected

D、questioned

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、focus

B、area

Csdirection

D、point

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、perceived

B、estimated

C^determined

D、calculated

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、manner

B、way

C^procedure

D、route

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、persisting

holding

C、maintaining

D、confirming

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完形填空（填空）（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共

10分。）

Readthenewspaperarticlebelowaboutentrepreneurs.Foreachquestion⑶-40),write

onewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthe

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beginning(O).Can

anyonebeanentrepreneur?Whowants(O)beanentrepreneur?Justabout

everybody-or(31)itseemsthesedays.Thevaluesofentrepreneurshiparehailed

everywhere,(32)themoreenterprisingsmallshopownertotheboardroomsof

multinationals.Entrepreneursareseenasthetrue'wealthcreators'andastheinitiatorsof

change.Theyareoftencreativeandalwaysself-driven,and(33)aresult,theyand

thecompaniestheyheadpossessasenseofvisionwhichlarger,moreamorphous

organisationsoftenaimforbuthardlyeverachieve.Sohowdoyoubecomeone?The

receivedwisdomisthatentrepreneurswithtalents(34)astheseareabreedapart.

Theyareborn,notformedthrougheducation.Ifthat's(35)case,thenisthereany

pointingoingtobusinessschooltolearnhowtobecomeanentrepreneur,asmanydo?

Therearetrainerswhothinkit'sperfectlyfeasible.Theycompareittotraininganopera

singer(36)thesensethatforsingers,naturaltalentisessential,butthentrainers

instructanddevelopitThe(37)goesforwould-beentrepreneurs.Trainersdevelop

theirskillsandimpartknowledge.In(38)words,sotheargumentgoes,tobe

trained,youmustbetherightkindofpersontostartwith.Whatissuchaperson's

essentialcharacteristic?Itistheabilitytodistinguishbetweenacceptableand

unacceptablelevelsofriskandactaccordingly.Thatmorethan(39)elsemarks

entrepreneursoutfromothcrs(40)preferenceisforthesaferoptionofasalaried

andstructuredcareer.

31、

标准答案：SO

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：FROM

知识点解析•：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：AS

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：SUCH

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：THE

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析；暂无解析

37、

标准答案：SAME

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：OTHER

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：ANYTHING/EVERYTHING

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：WHOSE

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错（本题共12题，每题1.0分，共12分。）

Readthetextbelowfro