BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷13（共405题）

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷13

（共9套）

（共405题）

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷第

1套

一、概括文意配伍（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。）

Readthesesentencesbelowandthetransferagencyontheoppositepage.Which

business(A,B,CorD)doeseachsentence(1-7)describe?Foreachsentence(l-7),mark

oneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheseletters

morethanonce.Example:0Youcantakeitforonlyashorttimeifyouprefer.

0ABCD

rnm■■(一i

followingbusinessesintheregionareofferedforsale:ARESTAURANTAlarge,well-

decoratedrestaurantinanexcellentpositionnearthecitycentre.Openedthreeyearswith

annualturnoverof£100,000.Regulartradeandbookingsforweddings,special

occasionsetc.Availableon50-yearlease.PriceonrequestBESTABLISHED

POTTERYFamilybusinessestablishedforoverfiftyyearsincity'smaincommercial

area.Smallpotterycurrentlyemploystwelvepeopleproducingchinafigures,vasesand

otherdecorativeitems.Priceincludespremisesplusequipmentsandrawmaterials.Price

£200,000CVACANTSHOPLocatedinasuperblypreservedhistoricbuildingnear

citycenter.Largepremisesrecentlyrenovatedtoveryhighstandards.Wouldsuitawide

rangeofdifferenttrades.Availableonlimited(three-year)lease,orlongerifrequired.

Shortlease£15,000DGARAGE&CARREPAIRSmallbusinesswithgreatpotential

fordevelopment.Garagewithpetrolstationonmainroadbetweencityandthecoast.

Includeslargeworkshopsuitableforcarrepairbusiness.Small,three-bedroomhouse

attachedtoworkshop,androomforfurtherconseruction.Wholeproperty£190,000

1、Itislocatedoutsidethecity.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目关键词：locaiedoulsidelhecity,题目意为：坐落于城市之外,

与D段中“onmainroadbetweencityandcoast.“相对应。

2、Itwillbeeasytouseforvarioustypesofretailbusiness.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题目关键词：varioustypesofretailbusiness,题目意为：适用于各种

类型的零售生意，与C段中“suitawiderangeofdifferenttrades.”相对应。

3、Youknowhowmuchmoneyittooklastyear.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：题目关键词：howmuchmoneyittooklastycar,题目意为：你可以知

道它去年盈利多少，与A段中“Openthreeyearswithannualtumoverof£100,

000.”相对应。

4、Thisbusinessalreadymanufacturesgoodsforsale.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目关键词：manufacturesgoodsforsale题目意为：这个生意己经生

产可供销售的产品，与B段中“ESTABLISHEDPOTTERY”相对应。

5、Itspriceincludeslivingaccommodation.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：题目关键词：livingaccommodalion,题目意为：价格中包括住宿处，

与D段中“Small,three—bedroomhouseattachedtoworkshop,androomforfurther

building.”相对应。

6、Ithasbeenoperatingfbrmanyyears.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目关键词：operatingformanyyears,题目意为：己经营业好多年

了,与B段中“FainilybubincssestablishedloroverfillyyearsinuilySniainuoniniurcial

area.”相对应。

7、Youwillhavetofindoutthepricefromtheagents.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题目关键词：findoutthepricefromiheagenls,题目意为：你可以从

办理处了解价格，与A段中“Priceonrequest”相对应。

二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)

ReadtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutTheCrisisofCredit.Choosethebest

sentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachoftheblanks.Foreachblank(8-12),mark

oneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.Thereisanexample

atthebeginning(O).TheCrisisofCreditHere'sthescarythingabouttheidentity-theft

ringthatthefedscrackedlastweek:therewasnothinganyofitsestimated40,000

victimscouldhavedonetopreventitfromhappcning.(O)GAlowlyhelp-deskworkerat

TclcdataCommunications,asoftwarefirmthathelpsbanksaccesscreditreportsonline,

allegedlystolepasswordsforthosereportsandsoldthemtoagroupof20thievesat$60

apop.[Pl]Costtothevictims:$3millionandrising.Evenscarieristhatthis,

thelargestidentity-theftbusttodate,isjustadropinthebitbucket.Morethan700,000

Americanshavetheircredithijackedeveryyear.It'soneofcrime'sbiggestgrowth

markets.Aname,addressandSocialSecuritynumber—whichcanoftenbefoundon

theWeb——areallanybodyneedstoapplyforaboguslineofcredit.Creditcompanies

make$1.3trillionannuallyandloselessthan2%ofthatrevenuetofraud.[P2]

Asitstandsnow,it'suptoyoutoprotectyouridentity.Thegoodnewsisthat

thereareplentyofstepsyoucantake.Mostcreditthievesareopportunists,notwell-

organizedgangs.[P3]Othersstealwalletsandreturnthem,takingonlyaSocial

Securitynumber.ShreddingyourjunkmailandleavingyourSocialSecuritycardat

homecansavealotofagonylater.Butthemosteffectivewaytokeepyouridentityclean

istocheckyourcreditreportsonceortwiceayear.Therearethreemajorcredit-report

outfits:Equifax(equifax.com),Trans-Union(www.transunion.com)and

Expcrian(cxpcrian.com)..[P4]Ofthethree,1foundTransUnion'swebsiteto

bethecheapestandmostcomprchcnsivc-layingoutstatc-by-statcprices,rightsandtips

forconsumersineasy-to-readfashion.Ifyou'reluckyenoughtoliveinColorado,

Georgia,Maryland,Massachusetts,NewJerseyorVermont,youareentitledtoonefree

reportayearbylaw.[P5]Avoidservicesthatoffertomonitoryourreports

year-roundforabout$70:that's$10morethanthegoingrateamongthieves.Ifyouthink

you'reavictimofidentitytheft,youcanaskforfraudalertstobeputonfileateachof

thethreecredit-reportcompanies.Youcanalsodownloadatheft-reportformat:www、

consumer,gov/idtheft,which,alongwithalocalpolicereport,shouldhelpwhenirate

creditorscomeknocking.Justdon'texpectjustice.Thataudacioushelp-deskworkerwas

oneofthefewerthan2%ofidentitythieveswhoareevercaught.Example:

OABCDEFG

rii-1r-ii~□t~>r_1i-i.....、

AAlotofthemgoDumpster

divingforthosemillionsof"pre-approved"credit-cardmailingsthatgoouteveryday.B

Itusedtogetquiteinterestingaroundthedinnertable.CThatallowedthegangtocherry-

pickconsumerswithgoodcreditandappliesforallkindsofaccountsintheirnames.D

Sothere'slittlefinancialincentivefbrthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.

EAllallowyoutoorderreportsonline,whichisalotbetterthanwadingthroughvoice­

mailhellontheir800lines.FOtherwiseit'sgoingtocost$8to$14eachtime.GThis

wasaninsidejob,accordinglocourtdocuments.

8、[Pl]

标准答案：c

知识点。析：本段开头介绍了最大的一起信用卡盗窃案，空白处前一句讲的是一个

软件公司网上盗取信用卡密码等，卖给一些犯罪团伙，空白处显然要填写犯罪团伙

如何作案。选项C符合题意。

9、[P2]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空白处上文阐述了这一犯罪的严重性，前一句讲的是信贷公司每年赚

1.3万亿，其中2%的攻入被骗子诈取。后一句讲的是就目前，你自己该采取防范

措施了，显然空白处要选择银行方面防护薄弱的句子。选项D：“So,thcreHittle

financialincentivefbrthemtomaketheapplicalionprocessmoresecure."意为：“因

此，几乎没有任何金钱的刺激来促使他们把申请过程做得更安全一些。”符合题

意。

10、[P3]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：空白处后一句以''others”开头，对应选项A中的''aknot”。故选A。

11、[P4]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：空白处前文讲的是三个网站，选项E中的“online”对应前文，故选

Eo

12、[P5]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：空白处前一句讲的是假设你住在免费服务的城市，则后文就需要选择

有转折意思的选项，选项F：""Otherwiseit^goingtocost$8to$14eachtime.“符合

题意。

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题L0分，共6

分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutvideogamesmoveonlineandthequestionsontheopposite

page.Foreachquestion(13-18),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.

VideoGamesMoveOnlineIntheeyesofmediaexecutives,theInternetisamalevolent

vacuum-cleaner,suckinginonebusinessafteranother.Music,softwareandvideosaieall

increasinglyobtainedonline-oftenfreeofcharge.Nowitistheturnofvideogames.A

combinationofnewtechnologyandcompellingeconomicsmeansthatmany,ifnotmost,

ofthemwillbeplayedonlinesoon.Onlinegamingisnotnew.Sincetheearlydaysofthe

Internet,netizenshaveindulgedin"massivelymultiplayerrole-playingonlinegames",a

genrethat,nowcompleteswithfancygraphics,isstillverypopular,particularlyinAsia.

Someconsolegamescanbeplayedonline.Thereareseveralreasonstothink,however,

thatvideogameshavebegunthetransitionfromanindustryprimarilybasedonconsoles

andshrink-wrappedsoftwaretooneinwhichonlineservicesdominate.Conventional

gaminghasnotprovedasresistanttotherecessionasmanyhadexpected.Meanwhile

alternativesareemergingquickly.Manypersonalcomputersarepowerfulenoughtorun

fast-moving,graphics-heavygamesjustaswellasconsoles.Asaresult,firmsare

offeringonlinegamesthatcanbeplayedeitherthrough"client"software,whichusers

download,orviaawebbrowser.Thesetrendsaredwarfed,however,bytheexplosionof

"social"games,whichhavebecomealltherageonsocialnetworkssuchasFacebook.

Thesearemoreaboutinteractionthanaction:playerseitherjointheirfriendsforan

onlinegameofpokerorScrabble,ortocreateandshowoffvirtualpets,farmsandmob

families.Asgamingmovesonline,theeconomicsoftheindustryarechanging.

Conventionalgamestakeyearstodevelopandcostmillionstomarket,andrelyonbig

salesintheirfirstfewweeksofreleasetorecouptheinvestment,makingthelaunchofa

newgameagambleakintoaHollywoodstudio'sdecisiontoproduceabig-budgetfilm.

Asaresult,likeHollywood,biggamemakersfocusonsuccessfulfranchiseswithfancy

effectsandplentyofaction-andhavemovedonlineonlyhesitantly.Onlinegames,in

particularthesocialkind,arehardforfirmssteepedinihismodeltomake,argues

KristianScgcrstralc,thebossofPlayfish,thenumbertwoinsocialgaming.Developinga

newgamelakesonlyafewmonthsandcostsafewhundredthousanddollars.Itcanstill

beimprovedafteritslaunch.Virtualdistributionisfarcheaper,andmarketingtendstobe

loo,sincegamesoftenspread"virally"amongfriendsonsocialnetworks.Themost

importantchangewillbeinthewaypublishersearnmoney.Althoughsomearecharging

subscriptionfeestoplayersofonlinegamesorsellingadvertising,manyofthemmake

mostoftheirmoneybymanaginganonlineeconomy,completewithvirtualgoodsanda

digitalcurrency.Playingisfree,butuserscangetaheadbybuyingextrabitsandbobs.

InAsia,whatmaketheonlinegameremainsopopular?

A、goodservice

B、moreusers

C、highspeedmovement

D、perfectgraphics

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文中第二段中的倒数第一.句，genrethat,nowcompletewithfancy

graphics,isstillverypopular,particularlyinAsia'\意为：”现在此类游戏借助着精

美的影像而显得日益完美并仍然在流行，特别是在亚洲。”而D选项中的perfert和

fancy为同义替换。所以选项D符合题意。

14、Themainreasonwhythevideogamewillbeplayedonlineisthat

A、theunitionofnewtechnologyandcunenleconomics.

B、theincreaseoftheusers.

C、thechangeonlivingstyles.

D、theneedofvideogameitself.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文中的第一段的最后一句，"Acombinationofnewtechnologyand

compellingeconomicsmeansthatmany,ifnotmost,ofthemwillbeplayedonline

soon”，意为：“新科技和不可阻挡的经济形势结合在一起意味着许多的游戏，如果

不是绝大部分的话，都将通过互联网来玩。”所以选项A,新技术和当前经济的结

合，与题目相符。

15、Fortheonlinegame,themostimportantchangeis

A、diversityoftheuse.

thewaypublisherearnmoney.

C^theimprovementofthespeed.

D、theincreaseofthetypesofvideogame.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:文中的最后一段的第一句话，“Themostimportantchangewillbeinthe

waypublisherseammoney”与B项的意思如出一辙。

16、Thewayofmanagingonlinegamesischangingfromsellingsoftwareorientedlo

A、sellingtheprocedureoriented.

B、clickrateoriented.

C^onlineservicesoriented.

D、fancygraphicsoriented.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中的第三段的第一句话，“videogameshavebegunthetransitionfrom

anindustryprimarilybasedonconsolesandshrink—wrappedsoftwaretooneinwhich

onlinescrviccsdominatc,\选项C符合题意。

17、Thereasonwhythetrendofplayingthesocialgamesisnotgoodenoughisthat

A^usersseldominteractwithoneanother.

B、thetechnologyofthiskindofgameisnotfancyenough.

C、theelementnfactionnotgiveinuchattention.

D、theconditiononthegamemarketisnotgoodenough.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中第五段中有一句提到"Thesearemoreaboutinteractionthan

actions这类游戏是互动类而非动作类的。选项C符合题意。

18、Comparedwiththeconventionalgames,themaindifferenceoftheonlinegameis

that

A、ittakessolongtimetodevelop.

B、itcostssomuchmoney.

C、itcaneasilygetbackthecost.

D^virtualdistributionismuchcheaper.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文中的第六段和第七段都提到了选项A,B和D是常规游戏的特

点。所以由此可以看出答案D是线上游戏的特点。与第七段中的最后一句中提到

“virtualdistributionisfarchcaper,andmarketingtendstobetoo,sincegamesoften

spreadkvirallyMinongfriendsonsocialnetworks'。所以选项D符合题意。

四、完形填空(本题共不题，每题7.0分，共万分。)

ReadthearticlebelowabouthighwaysintheUnitedStates.Choosethebestwordor

phrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(19-33),

markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning(O).TheUnitedStatesiswell-known(0)Bitsnetworkofmajorhighways

designedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortestpossibletime.

[Cl]thesewidemodernroadsaregenerally[C2]andwellmaintained

with[C3]sharpcurvesandstraightsections,adirectrouteisnotalwaysthe

most[C4]one.Largehighwaysoftenpass[C5]scenicareasand

interestingsmalltowns.Furthermore,thesehighwaysgenerally[C6]large

urbancenters,whichmeansthattheybecomecrowdedwith[C7]trafficduring

rushhours,[C8]the"fast,direct"routebecomesaveryslowroute.However,

thereisalmostalwaysanotherroutetotake[C9]youarenotinahurry.Notfar

fromthe[CIO]new"superhighways1',thereareoftenolder,[Cl1]

heavilytraveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.[C12]oftheseare

goodtwo-laneroads;othersarcunevenroadscurvingthroughthecountry.These

secondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh[C13],ordown

frighteninghillsidetotowns[C14]indeepvalleys.Throughtheselessdirect

routes,longerandslower,theygenerallygotoplaces[C15]theairiscleanand

sceneryisbeautiful,andthedrivermayhaveachancetogetafresh,cleanviewofthe

0ABCD

world.Example:AasBforCatDamong--—

19、[Cll

A^Although

B、Since

C>Because

D^Therefore

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此空四个选项都是从属连词，但是它们的属性是不同的，although是

表示转折关系的；since，because,therefore是表示原因关系的。本句句意为“尽管

这些宽阔的现代化公路通常很平坦且维护良好，转弯也很少，但是一直保持笔直的

公路不总是令人赏心悦目”。此空应填表示转折关系的选项Ao

20、[C2]

A、stable

B、splendid

C>smooth

D、complicated

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本句句意“畅通的公路“，stable,splendid和complicated一般不能用

来修饰roadso

21、[C3]

A、little

B、few

C^much

D、many

标准答案：B

知识点解析：Pew修饰可数名词，是表示“较少”的意思。可推断此空正确答案为选

项B,few<>

22、[C4]

A、terrible

B、possible

C、enjoyable

D、profitable

标准答案：c

知识点3析：根据上下文可推测出如果高速公路总是保持笔直，对于驾驶者来说是

非常枯燥的，因此本空的正确答案为C,enjoyable。

23、[C5]

A、to

into

C、over

D、by

标准答案：D

知识点解析：介词by能和动词pass搭配，意为“经过”。

24、[C6]

A、lead

B、connect

C、collect

D^communicate

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句中的联系副词Furthermore说明本句是对上一句的进一步补充和

信息的增加，由此可推测本句句义为高速公路不仅经过风景区和乡村，通常还“将

庞大的都市中心区连接起来故正确答案为B。

25、[C7]

A^large

B、fast

C、high

D、heavy

标准答案：D

知识点解析：表示“交通拥挤”用heavy和traffic搭配。

26、[C8]

A、when

B、for

C^but

D、that

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里使用的是一个非限定性定语从句，四个选项中只有A,when具

备此语法功能。

27、[C9]

A、unless

B、if

C、as

D、since

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下句关系可推断此句为条件句，故选项B为正确答案。

28、[C10]

A^relatively

B、regularly

C、respectively

D^reasonably

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据主句中的“older…roads”可推断此空需要填一个比较意义的副

词，以构成对比关系，故选项A,relatively"相应地，相对地”为正确答案。其他三

词词义分别为：regularly”彳j规律地，定期地“，respectively“各自地”，reasonably4%/

理由地”。

29、[C11]

A、and

less

CNmore

D、or

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据此空前后词及结构可断定此空应使用比较级，故可排除A和

Do另外根据上下文可推测此空应为less,因为moreheavilytraveled意为“车辆拥

挤的“公路，与常识不符。

30、[C12]

A、All

B、Several

C、Lots

D、Some

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从卜文的othersnJ知此空正确答案为D,some。

31、[C13]

A、rocks

B、cliffs

C、roads

D、paths

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上文的slopes和下文的hillsides就可以断定这里需要一个表示路

况不好的词，选项A,rocks意义不符，故只有B,cliffs'、悬崖”为正确答案。

32、[C14]

A、lying

B、laying

C、laid

D、lied

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题目和选项可断定此空应为（owns的后置定语，由此可猜测句义

为“位于深谷中的城镇”，“位于"lie是不及物动词，不能以过去分词的形式出现做名

词的后置修饰语，故正确答案为lie的现在分词形式lying。

33、[C15]

A^there

B、when

C、which

D^where

标准答案：D

知识点解析：定语从句修饰places用where来引导。

五、改错（本题共72题，每题7.0分，共72分。）

Readthetextbelowaboutmarketinginformation.Inmostofthelincs(34-45),thereis

oneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththesenseofthe

text.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyour

AnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITAL

LETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theexercisebeginswithtwoexamples,(0and001.

Example:

!iMl回叵I回回回回叵］

。。区回回口□口口

MarketingInformation0Salesandmarketingmessagesareillegaliftheyfalsely

advertiseprices,00performancecapability,quality,ortheotherproductcharacteristics,

or34thebuyerinwhatanyway.AWesternCanadianelectronicsfirmwasconvicted35

recentlyofbait-and-switchselling(sellingproductswithdeceptiveadvertising).36Tliis

practiceoccurswhenacompanyadvertisesataverylowpriceona37product,butthe

customerhasgreatmanydifficultygettingthespecialprice.38Ratherthat,thecompany

attemptstosellthecustomerasimilarbut39higher-pricedproductoroffersaraincheck

thatitwillnotbehonored.This40tacticforattractingcustomersisaformofdeceptive

marketing.Furthermore,41sellersofservicesmustalsobecautiousabouthowthe

languagetheyuseto42describewhattheywilldo.Letters,reports,andproposalsthat

theydescribe43servicestobeperformedarcinterpretedascontractsincourts.Salesand

44marketingmessagesmustnotmakeclaimsthatcannotbeverified,sothat45language

mustnotpromisemorethanwhichintended.

34、

标准答案：WHAT

知识点解析：inanyway为常见搭配，意为“以任何方式”，what为多余词汇，应删

去。

35、

标准答案：CORRECT

知识点解析：正确C

36、

标准答案：AT

知识点解析：此处意为“以较低的价格打广告”，at为多余词汇。advertisesavery

lowprice为动宾结构。

37、

标准答案：MANY

知识点解析：difficulty为不可数名词，不能用many修饰。

38、

标准答案：THAT

知识点解析：rather意为“而不是”，是连词，that为多余词汇。

39、

标准答案：IT

知识点解析：此处为定语从句，ihal在从句中做主语，il为多余词汇，应删去。

40、

标准答案：CORRECT

知识点解析：正确。

41、

标准答案：HOW

知识点解析：此处意为“他们对于描述使用的语言很细心”，how为多余词汇，应删

去。

42、

标准答案：THEY

知识点解析：第二个ihey应删去，此处为定语从句that做主语，指代其前的

letters,reports等。

43、

标准答案：CORRECT

知识点解析：正确。

44、

标准答案：CORRECT

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、

标准答案：WHICH

知识点解析：which在这里为多余，不做任何成分。

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷第

2套

一、概括文意配伍（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。）

LookatthestatementsbelowandthearticleaboutARiskyTryontheoppositepage.

Whichsectionofthearticle(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?Foreach

statcmcnt(l-7),markonelcttcr(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtouse

someoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0RealNetworks'moveisanothersign

01ABCD

thatthesoftwareindustryisgoinghybrid.l-J1ARisky

TryAFocusonwhatyoudobest.Thisage-oldstrategyhasworkedwellfor

RealNetworks,MicrosoftsmaincompetitorinmultimediasoftwarefortheInternet.

Now,thesmallerSeattle-basedfirmistryinganovelwaytocontainthesoftwaregiant.

OnOctober29th,itreleasedtheunderlyingrecipe,orsourcc-code,ofitsRealPlayer

softwareandwillsoondothesameforitsotherprograms—givingawayabigchunkof

itsintellectualproperty.BThismaysoundlikeadesperateechoof1998,whenNetscape,

strugglinginMicrosoft'schokehold,publishedthesource-codeofitswebbrowser(an

initiativethatyieldedfewrealresultsuntilthisJune,whenthefirstseriousnewversionof

theopcn-sourccbrowser,Mozilla,wasreleased).YetRealNetworksisnotplaying

defense.Itistryingtoencouragethecreationofacommonmultimediasoftware

infrastructurefbreverykindoffileformatanddevice,ihusthwartingMicrosoft's

ambitionsinthispromisingmarket.Thefirmhopesthatothersintheindiistry(volunteer

programmers,mediafirmsandhardwaremakers)willtakethecode,calledHelixDNA,

improveitandmakeitrunonnewdevices,suchasmobilephonesandhomestereos,

turningRealNetworks*softwareintoanindustrystandard.Cleverlicensingtermsare

supposedtoensurethatthisstandarddoesnotsplinterandthatthefirmstillmakes

money.CIndividualdevelopers,universitiesandothernon-profitorganisationscan

modifythesoftwareastheypleaseandevenredistributeitfbrfree,solongastheyalso

publishthesource-codeforiheirchanges.Thisisasortofpaymentinkind,fbr

RealNetworksisthenallowedtousethesecontributions.Firms,ontheotherhand,must

payroyaltyfeesiftheydistributemorethan1mcopiesofthecode.Theyalsohaveto

makesurethattheirsoftwareworkswithotherHelixDNAproducts.Thesoftware's

developmentcommunityalreadyhas2,000members.Andseveralhardwaremakersback

theeffort.Buttherearcrisks.Afraidofpiracy,mediagroupsarcsuspiciousofanything

thatmightberelatedtohackers(althoughtheyalsodonotwanttodependon,andpayfor,

technologycontrolledbyMicrosoft).Theself-createdcompetitioncouldalsohurt

RealNetworksifcustomersdecideitscommercialproducts,whichwillbebasedonthe

opensource-codebutwithextrafeatures,arenotworthpayingextrafor.D

RealNetworks*moveisanothersignthatthesoftwareindustryisgoinghybrid.Mixing

elementsofproprietarysoftware,wherethesource-codeistightlycontrolled,withopen-

sourceprogramsenablefirmstoexpandamarket,harvesttheideasofothersand,they

hope,stillmakemoney.EvenMicrosoftisedgingthisway:itrecentlyannouncedthat

partnerscannowlookat—butnotmodifyorreuse—thesource-codeforPassport,its

controversialdigital-identityservice.

1、In1998,Netscapemadeadangerouscopy.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目意为“在1998年，Netscape公司作了一次危险的模仿”。从B段

“whenNetscape,strugglinginMicrosoft'schokehold,publishedthesource-codeof

itswebbrowser."我们可判断，RealNetworks网络公司和Netscape公司的做法一

样；从句子"aninitiativethatyieldedfewrealresultsuntilthisJune,whenthefirst

seriousnewversionoftheopen-sourcebrowser,Mozilla,wasrelcascd.“我们可判

断，Nelscape公司的做法是极不成功的、危险的。

2、Releasingthefreesource-codeistheRealNetworks'newwayofstoppingMicrosoft.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题目意为“发布源码是RealNetworks公司对付微软的新方式”。A段

“Now,thesmallerSeattle-basedfirmistryinganovelwaytocontainthesoftware

giant.目前，这家位于西雅图的小公司正试图用一种新方法来牵制微软这个软

件界巨人。接着就提到了发布源码的措施，“"releasedtheunderlyingrecipe,or

source-code,ofitsRealPlayersoftwareandwillsoondothesameforitsother

programs—givingawayabigchunkofitsintellectualproperty”。

3、RealNetworksexpectstomakeitsownsoftwareintoanindustrystandard.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目意为“RealNetworks公司期望使自己的软件成为行业标准”，与B

段中“Thefirmhopesthatothersintheindustry...improveitandmakeitrunonnew

devices,suchasmobilephonesandhomestereos,turningReaINetworks,softwareinto

anindustrystandard”的后半句相符。

4、RealNetworkssuggestsSoftwaremarketisbecomingamixedmarket.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目意为“RealNetworks说明现在的微软巾场正在成为一个混合巾

场D段中"RealNetworks'moveisanothersignthatthesoft—wareindustryisgoing

hybrid.”理解这句话的关键是要知道什么是hybrid,接下来的句子作出了解释

“Mixingelementsofproprietarysoftware,wherethesource-codeistightly

controlled,withopen-sourceprogramsenablefirmstoexpandamarket”。在这句话中

注意词组"mix…with”。

5、Releasingthesourcc-codccanbringaboutsclf-crcatcdcompetition.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题目意为“源码的发行可以带来自我竞争."C段的最后一句话：“The

self-createdcompetitioncouldalsohurtRealNetworksifcus-tomersdecideits

commercialproducts,whichwillbebasedontheopensource-codebutwith

extrafeatures,arenotworthpayingextrafor.如昊:客户认为这些产品不值得他们

额外付钱的话，那么，自我制造的竞争也可能会伤害RealNet—works公司。所以

答案应该是C。

6、RealNetworkswants（omakeprofitsbyreleasingthefreesource-code.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：题目意为“RealNetworks想通过发行源码获取利润:与之对应的是D

段中的，“Mixingelementsofproprietarysoftware,wherethesource-codeistightly

controlled,with...”，把那些源码受严格控制的专有软件成分（组件）与开放源宿程序

加以混合就能使公司拓展市场，集思广益，并且他们希望仍可赚钱。

7、RealNetworksshowsgreatfocusonthestrategyofdoingyourbest.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：题目意为“RealPlayer公司很重视♦做你最拿手的，这一策略。”文中开

头第一段，也就是A段第一、二句，"Focusonwhatyoudobest.Thisage-old

strategyhasworkedwellforReal-Networks"，“集中注意力做你最拿手的事”这,古

老的策略对RcalNelworks网络公司卜分奏效，所以正确答案是A。

二、段落完型（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。）

•Readthistextaboutbusinesstelephoneetiquette.eChooscthebestsentencefromAtoG

tofilleachoftheblanks.*Foreachblank(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswer

Sheet.*Donotmarkanylettertwice.TelephoneEtiquetteProperTelephoneEtiquetteis

moreimportantthaneverintoday'sbusinessenvironment.Muchofourbusiness

communicationtakesplaceonthephone:intheoffice,athome,inthecar,virtually

anywhere.Inthisarea,properphonetechniquecanmakeorbreakdealsorrelationships

Thefollowingaresomeguidelinestohelpyouusethephoneasapowerfultool.Firstis

thegreeting.Whenansweringthephoneforbusiness,besuretoidentifyyourself(and

yourcompany,ifapplicable).(8)Thus,theotherpartydoesnotthinktheyhavereacheda

wrongnumber.Useproperphoneetiquettefromthestart.Youwanttobesuretobe

politetothegatekeepersi.e.secretaries,receptionistsetc.thatanswerthephonetoryour

businesscontacts,astheyaretheoneswhohavethepowertoputyouthrough.Theymay

sitoutsidetheoffice,buttheytoohaveinfluenceandpowersoagreetingsuchas"Good

morning"isimportant.(9)Somebusinessrelationships,especiallyinfieldslikesales,

startorstallrightatthefrontdesk.Whenyouhavereachedtheparty,ifyourcallhas

beenexpected,remindthemofthepriorconversationandappointment.Peoplegetbusy

andcanseemsurpriseduntilyouremindthemofwheretheyshouldrememberyoufrom.

(10)Callingunannouncedismuchlikedroppinginandyoushouldn'