BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷137

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷

137

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandapassageabouttheneedfbrgoodmanagersonthe

oppositepage.*Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1-7referto?・For

eachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.*Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.ATheneedforgoodmanagersisnot

goingaway.Itisintensifying.With"flatter"organizationsandself-directedteams

becomingcommon;withpersonalcomputersandnetworksmakinginformationavailable

tomorepeoplemorequickly;therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

However,theneedfbrgoodmanagers,peoplewhocanmanagethemselvesandOthersin

ahigh-stressenvironment,isincreasing.BIbelieveanyonecanbeagoodmanager.Itis

asmuchtrainableskillasitisinherentability;asmuchscienceasart.Youhave

confidenceinyourselfandyourabilities.Youarehappywithwhoyouare,butyouare

stilllearningandgettingbetter.Youaresomethingofanextrovert.Youdon'thavetobe

thelifeoftheparty,hutyoucan'tbeawallflower.Managementisapeopleskill-it'snot

thejobforsomeonewhodoesn'tenjoypeople.CYouarehonestandstraightforward.

Yoursuccessdependsheavilyonthetrustofothers.Youareanincludernotanexcluder.

Youbringothersintowhatyoudo.Youdon'texcludeotherbecausetheylackcertain

attributes.Youhaveapresence.Managersmustlead.Effectiveleadershaveaquality

aboutthemthatmakespeoplenoticewhentheyenteraroom.DYouareconsistent,but

notrigid;dependable,butcanchangeyourmind.Youmakedecisions,buteasilyaccept

inputfromothers.Youarealittlebitcrazy.Youthinkout-of-thebox.Youtrynewthings

andiftheyfail,youadmitthemistake,butdon'tapologizeforhavingtried.Youarenot

afraidto"dothemath".Youmakeplansandschedulesandworktowardthem.

1、Theneedforgoodmanagersisincreasing.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

标准答案：A--

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Beingagoodmanagermustenjoypeople.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Aneffectiveleaderhasaqualitythatmakeshim/hereasilynoticed.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Anyonecanbeagoodmanager.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Agoodmanagermustletotherstrusthim/her.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Agoodmanagerdarestotakesomerisks.

标准答案：D

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。)

ReadtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutTheCrisisofCredit.Choosethebest

sentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachoftheblanks.Foreachblank(8-12),mark

oneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.Thereisanexample

atthebcginning(O).TheCrisisofCreditHere'sthescarythingabouttheidentity-theft

ringthatthefedscrackedlastweek:therewasnothinganyofitsestimated40,000

victimscouldhavedonetopreventitfromhappening.(O)GAlowlyhelp-deskworkerat

TeledataCommunications,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

Experian(experian.com)..[P4]Ofthethree,1foundTransUnion'swebsiteto

bethecheapestandmostcomprehensive-layingoutstate-by-stateprices,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/idthefl,which,alongwithalocalpolicereport,shouldhelpwhenirate

creditorscomeknocking.Justdon'texpectjustice.Thataudacioushelp-deskworkerwas

oneofthefewerthan2%ofidentitythieveswhoareevercaught.Example:

OABCDEFG

rii-1LIi_ii~>r_1i_i、

AAAlotofthemgoDumpster

divingforthosemillionsof"pre-approved"credit-cardmailingsthatgoouteveryday.B

Itusedtogetquiteinterestingaroundthedinnertable.CThatallowedthegangtocherry­

pickconsumerswithgoodcreditandappliesforallkindsofaccountsintheirnames.D

Sothere'slittlefinancialincentiveforthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.

EAllallowyoutoorderreportsonline,whichisalotbetterthanwadingthroughvoice­

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

wasaninsidejob,accordingtocourtdocuments.

8、[Pl]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：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,there'sliiUe

financialincentiveforthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.“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•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“alot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'sgoingtocost$8to$14eachtime.“符合

题意。

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6

分。)

•Readthefollowingarticleaboutpartnershipandthequestionsbelowthepassage.•For

eachquestion(13一18),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)miyourAnswerSheetforthe

answeryouchoose.UnderstandingPartnershipTheUniformPartnershipActdefinesa

partnershipas"anassociationoftwoormorepersonstocarryonasco-owncrsofa

businessforaprofit."Thepartnershipcameintobeingusanevolutionaryoutgrowthof

theproprietorshipbycorrectingstoneoftiledisadvantagesofthatownershipform.The

formationofapartnershipisrelativelysimple,butbecauseitinvolvestwoormore

people,itmustbebaseduponanunderstandingbetweenthepartners.Inotherwords,a

contractisrequired.Althoughthecontractcanbeoral,itiswisertohavesoimportanta

documentdrawnupbyanattorney.AcontractofthissortiscalledtheArticlesofCo­

partnership.Partnershiphasninnyadvantages.Firstly,itisrelativelysimpletoorganize

anddissolve.AlthoughnotassimpletoorganizeasasoleproprietorshipbecauseArticles

ofCo-partnershiparerequired,partnershipsaresimplerandlessexpensivetoformthan

corporations.Secondly,itissubjecttolessgovernmentcontrol.Asisthecasewithsole

proprietorships,partnershipsarenotcontrolledbythesamefederalandstatelawsasare

corporations.Thirdly,itcankeeplargertaxsavings.Unlikecorporations,partnershipsare

notlegalentities.Partnerships,therefore,donothavespecialtaxesleviedonthem.

Finally,itmayprovideahighpersonalincentive.Becausethepartnershipbusinessis

carriedonbyworkingowners,thisformofbusinessownershipretainsthehighincentive

ofthesoleproprietorship.Thepartnersareworkingforthemselves,andconsequentlyare

rewardedforextraeffort.Althoughmanyoftheadvantagesofasoleproprietorshipare

carriedoverintopartnership,manyofitsdisadvantagesareaswell.Likethesole

proprietorship,partnershipshavethedisadvantagesofunlimitedliability.Thismeansthat

inthecaseofbankruptcyofthebusiness,bothpartnerspersonalassetsmustbeusedto

settlepartnershipdebts.Whenonepartner'sinvestmentplushispersonalassetsare

insufficienttomeethisshareofthecreditor'sclaims,thesedebtsmustbesettledbythe

remainingpartnerorpartners.Furthermore,itisdifficulttoraisemoneyforpartnership

andthedisagreementsamongpartnersmayeasilyresultinthefailureofthepartnership.

Theformofpartnershippreviouslydiscussedisthatofageneralpartnership.Thereare

otherformsofpartnershipavailabletobusinessmenwhichhavespecificadvantagesor

overcomespecificdisadvantagesofthegeneralpartnership.Alimitedpartnershipisone

inwhichtheliabilityofoneormoreofthepartnersislimitedtotheamountinvestedby

him.Alimitedpartnershipmusthaveatleastonegeneralpartnerwhoseliabilitiesarc

unlimited.Limitedpartnershipstakeadvantageofthetaxsavingsavailableto

partnershipswhilemaintainingsomeofthecapital-raisingresourcesavailableto

corporations.However.theyarelegallycomplicatedandexpensivetosetup;further,any

activitybyalimitedpartnermayresultinthelossofhislimitedstatus(andhislimited

liability);andtheyarenotpermittedtodobusinessinallstates.Ajointventureisa

partnershipthathasbeensetupforonespecificundertaking.Uponcompletionofthe

undertaking,thejointventureisdissolved.Unlikeageneralpartnership,thejointventure

isnotacontinuingbusiness.However,thisneednotbethecase.Theprimecharacteristic

isitslimitationtoonespecificventure.

13、Accordingtothetext,partnershipisderivedfrom

A、corporation.

sole-proprietorship.

C^co-operative.

D、jointventure.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Allofthefollowingareadvantagesofpartnershipexcept

A、itisrelativelyeasytoorganizeanddissolve.

B、thepartnersarcsubjecttolessregulations.

C、thepartnershaveunlimitedliability.

D、thepartnerscanidentifythemselveswiththeassociation.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Partnershipsarefreefromsomespecialtaxesbecause

ANthereislegaldistinctionbetweenthepartnersandpartnerships.

B、partnershipsarenotlegalentities.

C>partnershipsarekeepinglargetaxsavings.

D、partnershipsownsomespecialprivileges.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Accordinglu(helexl,ifihtbusinessfails,

A、itwillbedifficulttoraisefundsforpartnership.

therewillbedisagreementsamongpartners.

C、thepartners'personalpropertywillbeimplicated.

D、thepartners*personalassetswillnot'besufficienttopaydebts.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Accordingtothetext,allofthefollowingamdisadvantagesoflimitedpartnerships

except

A、theyarelegallycomplexandcostlytoform.

B、theytakeadvantageoflaxsavingsavailabletopartnerships.

C、anyactivitybyalimitedpartnermayleadtothelossofhislimitedstatus.

D、theareasofbusinessareconfined.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Themainfeatureofjointventuresis

A>theyarenotcontinuingbusiness.

B、rileyareofshortduration.

C、theyareusuallylimitedtoonespecificventure.

D、theyaredissolvedupontheimplementationoftheundertaking.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共75分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutthejobofstoreassistants.Choosethebestwordtofilleach

gapfromA,B,CorD.Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).Themovetoself-servicehas

meantthatinmanyshops,fewertasksarenowperformedbystoreassistants.Typical

taskswhichremainaremaking(0)Cthatshelvesandcountersarefully(19)

takingthecustomer'spayment,and(20)thepurchases.However,insomeshops,

themoretraditionalsellingskillsarestillimportant.Inlargerstores,itisnormalfora

rangeof(21)toberotatedamongstaff,givinggreaterworkvariety.Every

customerhasdifferent(22).anddifferentreasonsforcomingintothestore.Some

know(23)whattheywant,askforitandbuyit.Many,however,arenotsure,and

iftheyarenot(24)correctlytheymaygosomewhereelsetobuy.Thestore

assistantmust(25)whenandhowtoofferhelp,andgainthecustomer's

confidencewiththe(25)amountofquestioningaboutwhattheyarclookingfor.

Theycanthengiveinformationandadviceabouttheproductswhichmight(27)

thecustomer'srequirements.Thisdemandsbothcommunicationskillsandknowledgeof

theproduct.Finally,theyhavetopersuadethecustomertomakethe(28)tobuy,

and"closethedeal".Ifthecustomerisjust(29),thestoreassistantneedsto

offerefficientandfriendlyservice,hopingthatthecustomerwillreturnwhenheorsheis

readytobuy.Itisworthrememberingthatmanystoresdependontheir

(30)customersforalargepartoftheir(31)Theactualtasksofastore

assistantvarywiththetypeofgoodssold.Inamen'soutfittersthesecouldinclude

(32)acustomerforasuit.Inanelectronicsstore,itisvitaltobeableto

(33)howacomputerorhi-fiunitworksandtoensurethatthecustomerhasany

accessoriestheymightneed.

19、

A、stored

B、provided

C>stocked

D、packed

标准答案：

知识之解析C：这里是在形客店员以前的基本职责，首先就是要确保货物整齐码好。

故选C。

20、

A^watching

surrounding

C、enclosing

D、covering

标准答案：A

知识点解析：和上题类似，这里也是在形容店员以前的基本职责，这里想表达的意

思是监视购买。故选A。

21、

A、acts

duties

C>requirements

D、actions

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文，这里需要表达工作职责。故选B。

22、

A、needs

B、necessities

C、targets

D、incentives

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里说明不同的消费者有不同的需求，不同的进店原

因。因此，这里需要一个表示需要的词语。故选A。

23、

A、obviously

B、surely

C、carefully

D、exactly

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句意理解，有些顾客很清楚自己想要什么，然后就买什么。这里

需要一个表示清楚方面的词语。故选D。

24、

A、conducted

treated

C^serviced

D、controlled

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里说明大部分顾客亳无目的，如果服务得不好，他

们就会去别家。因此，这里需要填写服务的词语。故选C。

25、

A、assess

B、validate

C^test

D、question

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里采用排除法。C和D意思类似，选项B的意思是［史……有

效”，放在此处，不合适。选项A的意思是“评价，估计”。放在这里的意思是：店

员必须自己评价何时提供服务，以及如何提供服务。故选A。

26、

A、adequate

calculate

C、right

D、just

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据文义理解，这里需要说明合适数量的问题，以确定顾客需要什

么。故选C。

27、

A、balance

B、suit

C^equal

D、reach

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据句意，这里是说正合消费者的要求，因此，这里需要填入表示

“适合，合适”的词语。故选B。

28、

A、decision

B、conclusion

C>contract

D、engagement

标准答案：A

知识点解析：make〔hedecisionsdo固定短语，意思是“下定决心做某事工故选

Ao

29、

A、reviewing

B>observing

C^looking

D^watching

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里表示如果消费者仅仅只是看，因此，此处需要一

个表示看的词语。A选项意思是“复习，检查”，B和D选项意思是“观察”，意思都

不对。故选C。

30、

A^regular

B、constant

C^continuous

D^fixed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据意思，这里需要填入固定消费者，也就是熟客。故选A。

31、

A、proceeds

B、business

C、assets

D、dealings

标准答案：B

知识点解析：选项A意思是“程序，手续”，选项B意思是“生意”，选项C意思是

“资产”，选项D意思是“交易”。这里符合意思的应该是B,指的是这些商店的营业

额。故选B。

32、

A、grading

B、rating

C、estimating

D、measuring

标准答案：D

知识点解析：measure这里的意思是量体裁衣，表示给顾客量尺寸。故选D。

33、

A、present

B、prove

C^demonstrate

D、acknowledge

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这里需要境用一个表示“演示、展示''的词语。故选C。

五、改错（本题共12题，每题1.0分，共12分。）

•Readthetextbelowaboutopinionsonethicsandmissionstatements.•Inmostofthe

lines(34-45)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitin

withthemeaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.•Ifalineiscorrect,write

CORRECTonyourAnsv/erSheet.•Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextra

wordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.EthicsandMissionStatementsAs

businessemergedfromtheprofit-oriented1980s,valuesandsocialresponsibilitieswere

beingemphasizedonincorporatemissionstatements.34.Becausegreedwasout,and

ethicswerein.Businessesandtheiremployees35.becameactivelyengagedinless

activitiesthatcontributedtotheircomm