BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷37

BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷37

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。)

•Lookatthesentencesbelowandthefollowingjobadvertisements.*Whichjobdocseach

sentence(1-7)referto?*Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.*Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.AYouwillbe

inchargeofourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagood

understandingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plus

theabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentin

asecondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.BYou

willbebasedatourheadquartersinLondon.Youwillselectandorderstockfromour

suppliersinItaly.Youwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationship

withourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen'sfashion

andwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.CYouwillbehead

ofthelegaloffice,andyourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork,typing

reports,maintainingdiaryandsupervisinganotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgood

organizingskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwith

seniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficientmannerisessential.

DYouwillbedealingwi:hbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localmarketing

andeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicateconstantlywithourmainoffice

usingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyou

shouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.

1>Youwillberesponsibleforoperatingacomputersystem.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Youmustbeabletoforeseewhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Yourcolleaguesarefrommanydifferentcountriesandcultures.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichinvolvestwosubjectareas.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Itisnecessaryforyoutohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.

标准答案：A''

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Youwillneedtokeepintouchwiththeheadofficeoftheorganization.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Theadvertisementrequiresyoutohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)

•Readthistextaboutbusinesstelephoneetiquette.*ChoosethebestsentencefromAtoG

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.thatanswerthephoneforyour

businesscontacts,astheyarctheoneswhohavethepowertoputyouthrough.Theymay

sitoutsidetheoffice,buttheytoohaveinlluenceandpowersoagreetingsuchas"Good

morning"isimportant.(9)Somebusinessrelationships,especiallyinfieldslikesales,

startorstallrightatthefrontdesk.Whenyouhavereachedtheparty,ifyourcallhas

beenexpected,remindthemofthepriorconversationandappointment.Peoplegetbusy

andcanseemsurpriseduntilyouremindthemofwheretheyshouldrememberyoufrom.

(10)Callingunannouncedismuchlikedroppinginandyoushouldn'toverstayunless

invited.Iftheotherpersondoesnothavetime,brieflystatethepurposeofyourcalland

askforanappointmenttofollowupatalatertime.Haveaphonediary.Keepapencil

andpadnearthephoneandjotnotesduringphoneconversations.Thiswillhelpyou

activelylistenandhaveareferenceforlater.(11)Thisletstheotherpersonknowthat

youcareaboutwhattheyhavetosay.Recapattheendofthecall,usingyournotes,and

repeatanyresolutionsorcommitmentsoneithersidetobesureyouarebothonthesame

page.Endthecallonapositivenotebythankingtheotherpersonfbrtheirtimeand

expressaninterestinspeakingwiththemagain(ifthatistrue).(12)Agraciousgoodbye

leavesthedooropenforfurthercommunicationandinthisdayofmergersand

acquisitionsyouneverknowwithwhomyouwillbedoingbusinesswithinthefuture,so

burninganybridges,ortelephonelines,wouldbeunwise.A.Employactivelistening

noisessuchas'yes'or'Isee'or'great'.B.Itwouldalsobewisetolearnandusethenames

ofthetopassistants.C.Ifnot,justletthemknowyouappreciatedthemspeakingwith

youandendthecall.D.Ifyourcallisnotexpected,unlessitwillbeashortcall,askthe

partyiftheyhavethetimeforyou.E.Remember,donotendthecallabruptly.F.If

answeringsomeoneelse'sline,besuretoincludetheirnameinyourspeaking.G.Inthis

area,properphonetechniquecanmakeorbreakdealsorrelationships.

8、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、

标准答案：R

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：C

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。)

•Lookatthearticlebelowabouteffectivecommunicationandthequestionsoverthe

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

fortheansweryouchoose.GoodCommunicationCountsintheWorkplaceEffective

communicationisessentialforallorganizations.Itlinkstheactivitiesofthevariousparts

oftheorganizationandensuresthateveryoneisworkingtowardsacommongoal.Itis

alsoextremelyimportantformotivatingemployees.Staffneedtoknowhowtheyare

gettingon.whattheyarcdoingrightandinwhichareastheycouldimprove.Working

alonecanbeextremelydifficultanditismucheasierifsomeonetakesaninterestand

providessupport.Employeesneedtounderstandwhytheirjobisimportantandhowit

contributestotileoverallsuccessofthefirm.Personalcommunicationshouldalso

includetargetsetting.Peopleusuallyrespondwelltogoals,providedtheseareagreed

betweenthemanagerandthesubordinateandnotimposed.Howeverfirmsoftenhave

communicationproblemsthatcanunderminetheirperformance.Inmanycases,these

problemsoccurbecausemessagesarepassedoninaninappropriateway.Thereare,of

course,severalwaysofconveyinginformationtoothersintheorganization.These

includespeakingtothemdirectly,e-mailing,telephoningorsendingamemo.Themust

appropriatemethoddependsonwhatexactlyitisyouarecommunicating.Forexample,

anythingthatisparticularlysensitiveorconfidential,suchasartemployee'sappraisal,

shouldbedonefcc-to-face.Oneofthemainproblemsforseniorexecutivesisthatthey

donothavethetimeorresourcesneededtocommunicateeffectively.Inlargecompanies,

forexample,itisimpossiblefbrseniormanagerstomeetanddiscussprogresswitheach

employeeindividually.Obviouslythistaskcanbedelegatedbutatthecostofcreatinga

gapbetweenseniormanagementandstaff.Asaresult,managersareoftenforcedtouse

othermethodsofcommunication,suchasmemosornotes,eveniftheyknowtheseare

notnecessarilythemostsuitablemeansofpassingonmessages.Theuseoftechnology,

suchase-mail.MP3andnetworksystems,isspeedingupcommunicationimmensely.

However,thisdocsnotmeanthatmoreinvestmentintechnologyautomaticallyproves

beneficial:systemscanbecomeoutdatedoremployeesmaylackappropriatetraining.

Therearemanycommunicationstoolsavailablebutafirmcannotusuallyaffordallof

them.Andevenifitcould,itdoesnotactuallyneedthemall.Theorganisationmust

weighupthepotentialgainsagainstthecosts,andfirmsshouldrealisethatmore

communicationdoesnotnecessarilymeanbettercommunication.Asthenumberof

peopleinvolvedinanorganisationincreases,theuseofwrittencommunicationriseseven

faster.Insteadofaquickconversationtosortsomethingoutnumerousmessagescanbe

passedbackwardsandforwards.Thiscanleadtoahugeamountofpaperworkandis

oftenlesseffectivethanface-to-facecommunication.Whenyouareactuallytalkingto

someoneyoucandiscussthingsuntilyouarehappytheyhaveunderstoodandfeedback

isimmediate.Withwrittenmessages,however,youarcneverquitesurehowitwillbe

received.Whatyouthinkyouhavesaidandwhattheoiherpersonthinksyouhavesaid

canbeverydifferent.Theamountofwritteninformationgeneratedinlargeorganizations

todaycanleadtocommunicationoverload.Somuchinformationisgatheredthatitgets

inthewayofmakingdecisions.Takealookattheaveragemanager'sdeskandyouwill

seetheproblem-itisoftencoveredinletters,reportsandmemos.Thisoverloadcanlead

toinefficiencies.Forexample,managersmaynotbeabletofindtheinformationthey

wantwhentheyneedit.Communicationisalsobecomingmoredifficultwiththechanges

occurringinemploymentpatterns.Withmorepeopleworkingpart-timeandworking

fromhome,managingcommunicationisbecomingincreasinglycomplex.

13、Inthefirstparagraphthewriterrecommendsthatcommunicationwithstaffshould

include

A、somefeedbackontheirjobperformance.

B、anexplanationofhowcompanytargetshavebeenset.

C、informationonpromotionprospectswithinthecompany.

D、anindicationofwhichdutiestheycanexpectassistancewith.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Accordingtothewriter,thebestwayofachievingeffectivecommunicationisto

A、adaptthemessagetosuitaparticularaudience.

makethecontentofmessagesbriefanddirect.

C>selectthemostsuitablemeansofconveyingaparticularmessage.

D、ensurethatinformationistargetedattheappropriategroupofpeople.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Whatdoesthewritersayaboutthecommunicationoptionsavailabletosenior

managers?

A、Sendingmemostostaffisoutofthemostefficientmethods.

B、Itisimportanttofindthetimetodiscusscertainmatterswithstaff.

C>Theyshouldincreasetherangeofoptionsthattheyuse.

D、Gettingjuniormanagerstotalktostaffcancreatedifferentproblems.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16NWhatadviceisgivenaboutthecommunicationtoolsmadeavailablebytechnology?

A、Aimtolimitstaffuseofcertaincommunicationtools.

Evaluatethemintermsoftheexpenditureinvolved.

C、Selectthemonthebasisofthefacilitiestheyoffer.

D、Encouragemorestafftoattendtrainingcoursesiniheiruse.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Accordingtothewriter,aproblemwithwrittencommunicationisthat

A、themessagecanbeinterpreteddifferentlyfromwhatwasintended.

B>itcanbeeasyforpeopletoignorethecontentsofawrittenmessage.

C、mostpeoplearemorecomfortablewithface-lo-facecommunication.

D、itispossibleforcorrespondencetogetlostwithinalargeorganisation.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Accordingtothearticle,whatistheeffectofreceivinglargeamountsofwritten

information?

A、Itiscounter-productive.

B、Itcausesconflictsinacompany.

C、Itleadstochangesinworkpatterns.

D、Ilmakesthemainpointsmoredifficulttoidentify.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(本题共75题，每题7.0分，共75分。)

•Readthefollowingletter.•Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.*Foreachquestion(19

-33),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.-Oneanswerhasbeengiven

asanexample.Mostmanagersmakedecisionsunderconditionsofrisk,andthemanagers

atSuperDrinksarenoexception.With10percentofthedomesticsoft-drinkmarket

underits(19)thecompanyhasnow(20)itshorizonsandmovedintothewineindustry.

Having(21)$110millionbuyingtheTasteWinecorporation.SuperDrinksare

currentlyintheprocessof(22)tothewinebusinessthesametoolsthathavemadecokea

popularsoftdrinkintheworld-money,muscleandmarketing.Thefirmistryingto(23)

itsnewlyacquiredwinebusinesstothesoft-drinkmoldthathasproved(24).CanSuper

Drinksmakethis(25)payoff?Thecompanyisoptimistic.Forexample.whileTaste

grossedonly$65milliontheyearitwas(26),SuperDrinks'executivesbelieveitwill

grossover$1billionbytheendofthe2010s.nearly15timesTaste'scurrent(27).On

theotherhand,thereareseveralthingsthatTastehasgoingfor.OneistheSuperDrinks'

moneyandmanagementexpertisethatareavailableforthiswine(28)Theotheristhat

whileTaste,inthepast,(29)onlytheNewYorktablewinebusinessandproduced

sweeterwinesthat(30)lessthan10percentofthedomesticmarket,theTastewinebrand

wasthemostcommonly(31)ofall.Buildingonthese(32),themanagementhopesto.

viaeffectivedecisionmaking,makeTastewinealmostas(33)asSuperDrinks.

19、

A、guidance

B、direction

C^control

D、management

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、

A、expanded

advanced

C、promoted

D、encouraged

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A^consumed

B、distributed

C、wasted

D^expended

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、operating

employing

C>applying

D、performing

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、prepare

B、fit

C、supply

D、qualify

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、adequate

B、competent

C、effective

D^active

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A^profit

B>balance

C、account

D^investment

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、bargained

B、circulated

C、negotiated

D、purchased

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A^auctions

B、sales

C、markets

D、demands

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^career

B、project

C、venlure

D、scheme

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、dominated

B、occupied

C^involved

D、engaged

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、actedfor

B、madefor

C、accountedfor

D、stoodfbr

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、confirmed

B、identified

C、verified

D^recognized

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

ANfunctions

B、assets

C^businesses

D、possessions

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、efficient

B>capable

C^popular

D^energetic

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、改错（本题共12题，每题1.0分，共12分。）

•Readthetextbelowaboutpresentationtips.*Inmostorthelines34