BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷13

BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷13

一、常规阅读理解（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5

分。）

1、John,Ihaven'thadachancetophoneBill.Haveyou?Liz.

A^LizhastriedunsuccessfullytophoneBill.

B、LizisaskingJohntophoneBill.

C、LizhasbeentoobusytophoneBill.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、OrderanystationeryfromthiscatalogueinJuneandreceiveaspecialfree

pen,.

A、AskforourJunecatalogueandgetsomefreestationeiy.

B、BuyaproductinJuneandyou'llgetagift.

C^OrderapenbeforeJuneandgetanotheronefree.

标准答案：B:

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Weexpectalldebtstobesettledwithinsevendays.Pleasenotecreditcardsarenot

accepted.Youcanpay.

A、bycreditcardwithinsevendays.

B、inweeklyinstalments.

C^bychequeorcashwithinoneweek.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、NOTICEFORHOTELGUESTSWhencarparkislocked（midnight-6am）,contact

securityguardforentry..

A、Thehotelofferssafeparkingfbrguests'carsatnight.

B、Guestscanonlyleavetheircarshereduringtheday.

C>Thereisnoentrytothiscarparkaftermidnight.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Coffeeisservedduringthemorningbreaktodelegatesattendingtheproduct

demonstration.

A、Coffeewillbeavailableduringthemeetingifrequested.

B、Thereisacoffeebreakforparticipantsduringthemorning.

C>Delegatescanseeaproductdemonstrationwhiletheyhavecoffee.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、分析型配伍题（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5

分。）

BUSINESSSERVICESATranslationservicesBMapsandplans-paperandother

mediaCMultimedia-electronicpublishingDMusicpublishing-CDs,audioandvideo

cassettesEPlasticcards-creditcards,IDcards,etc.FBusinesspublishing-corporate

brochures,documents,etc.GDesignofpromotionalstickers,labelsandsignsH

Technicalpublishing-productmanuals,etc.

6、Foresight,amanufacturerofaudioequipment,islaunchinganewrangeofCD

playersandneedsaccompanyinginstructionbooklets.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Reamplc,amanufacturerofcomputerhardware,wantsarestyledlogoforitsnew

rangeoflaserprinters.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、AFNmarketingconsultantshaspreparedareportforanorth-Africanmusicpublisher

andrequiresaversioninArabic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、SmartLtd,aplasticproductsmanufacturer,isplanningtoproduceahigh-quality

annualreportforitsshareholders.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

10>Stride,acompanywhichmakesmapsandnoticesforpublicplaceslikeshopping

centres,wantstoredesignitswebsite.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析；暂无解析

三、描述型配伍题（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5

分。）

•Lookatthechartsbelow.Theyshowthesalesofeightcompanies*twotop-selling

productsoverathree-yearperiod.•Whichchartdoeseachsentence(11-15)onthe

oppositepagedescribe?・Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.

•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

■ProductX■ProductX

理

MPfOdJCXY■ProcJUCT丫

w第

$0005

■ProductX一■ProductX

，

■PfoduclY•■PrcductY

80,

II

60-

■ProductX■ProductX

S°fcduciY■RnductY

Voar1Year2Vear3

II、Salesofbothproductsincreasedinyear2,thenfellbackslightly,whilestaying

abovetheiroriginallevels.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、Bothproductssawtheirsalesclimbsteadilyduringtheperiod,productXremaining

aheadofproductY.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、ProductY'ssalesovertookthoseofproductXinyear2,thenremainedsteadyas

productX'srecovered.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Animprovementinbothproducts'salesinyear2wasfollowedbyadrop,which

wasgreaterforproductY.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

15>ThegapbetweensalesfiguresforproductXandproductYincreasedyearonyear,

withproductYalwayssellinglessthanproductX.

标准答案：A\

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、判断题(本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7分。)

•Readthefollowingpassageaboutsuccessfulbusinessexecutives.•Arethesentences

16-22"Right"or"Wrong'?Ifthereisn'tenoughinformationtoanswer"Right”or

"Wrong",chooseuDoesn'tsay".•Foreachsentence(16-22),markoneletter(A,BorC)

onyourAnswerSheet.WhySeeingIsSucceedingRobertCelikoftheNewYork

BusinessInstitutetellsTherearesomeexecutiveswhogetitright.Theylaunchwinning

products,andhaveafeelingforwhatcustomerslikeanddislike.Theydonotdependon

researchorsecondaryinformation,andyettheyknowthemarketextremelywell.Take

SteveBanks,developerofthebest-sellingpersonalfinancesoftware,Nicat.Hehad

noticedhowdifficultitwastouseexistingsoftwareproducts,andrealizedtherewasa

gapinthemarket.Although51competingpackageswereavailablewhenNicatwas

launched,itquicklysucceededinattractingthemajorityofcustomers.Thenconsiderthe

JRoilgroupwholearntthatanewchainofhypermarketpetrolstationswasovertaking

itsownoutlets.Thecompetitor'ssuccesswasduetoahigherstandardofserviceand

facilities.Theoilgroup'smanagerscouldhavediscoveredthisbygoingtoobservethese

stationsfortenminutes.Insteadtheoilgroupcontactedanagencytocarryoutmore

marketresearch.Oneoftheinstitute'smoststrikingfindingsisthatthebestbusiness

strategistsseethingsforthemselves.Theydonotjustanalyze,butgetoutintothefield

withtheircustomers,andgainfirst-handexperienceoftheirproducts.

16NSuccessfulexecutivesbasetheirstrategicsonreliabledataabouttheirclients'

requirements.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Doesn'tsay

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、SteveBanksmadepersonalcontactwithproductuserstodiscoverwhattheywanted

fromhissoftware.

A^Right

B、Wrong

C、Doesn'tsay

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Nicatbecamepopularbecauseitwaseasiertoworkwiththancompetingproducts.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Doesn'tsay

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、ArivaltotheJRoilgroupwasperformingbetterbecauseofitspricingpolicy.

A、Right

B>Wrong

C、Doesn'tsay

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、TheJRoilgroupsentitsexecutivestovisitacompetitor'spetrolstations.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C、Doesn'tsay

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、TheJRoilgroupchangecertainpoliciesinordertorecoveritsmarketshare.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C^Doesn'tsay

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、TheNewYorkBusinessInstitutebelievesthatgoodbusinesspeopletryouttheir

company'sproducts.

A、Right

B、Wrong

C^Doesn'tsay

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、阅读理解题(本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6分。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutafurnitureretailer.*Foreachquestion(23-28),onthe

oppositepage,choosethecorrectanswer.*Markoneletter(A.BorC)onyourAnswer

Sheet.ABrightFutureThefurnitureretailer,CHR,whichhasproduceddisappointing

resultsrecently,saidthatmarketconditionswereatlastimproving.Salesroseby6.7%in

thefinalquarterof2003,afterfallingby5.3%inthethreemonthsbetweenJulyand

September,andby7.4%inthepreviousquarter.TonyGraham,themanagingdirector,

saidthat,althoughthemarketremainedcompetitive,ordershadreachedtheirhighest

leveleverandwiththispromisingnewshethoughtthatprofitmarginswouldreach10%

beforetheendofthenextfinancialyear.Thecompanyisalsobenefitingfromthecurrent

lowinterestrateschargedbythebanks.Furthersavingsweremadewhenthecompany

increasedtheproportionoffurniturethatitproduceditself.Thisfolloweditstakeoverin

ApriloftheTristarFurniturefactory,whichwassufferingfromseriousfinancial

problems.CHRwillcontinueitsexpansionprogrammethisyearandexpectstoaddfour

newstorestotheexistingfifty.Thesewillallbeinthenorth-eastofEngland,whereit

currentlyhasonlyonestore.Thecompanyaimseventuallytohaveeightylargestores

nationwideandthentoconcentrateonopeninganumberofsmallerones.Thispositive

newswasdeliveredtogetherwiththeannouncementofa12%dropinprofitsto£26

milliononsalesof£295millionforthefinancialyear.Thisfallwasnotasbadas

forecasted-severalanalyststhoughtprofitswouldbelessthan£10million.Before

becomingmanagingdirectorofCHR,GrahamhadworkedforDamtonPaints.Though

DarntonPaintswasoncealeaderinitsfield,itwasinseriousfinancialdifficultieswhen

Grahamjoinedthecompany.Withinthreeyears,however,hehadturnedthecompany's

annuallossesintoa£10millionprofit.HeisbeginningtodothesameatCHR.

23、BetweenAprilandJune2003,CHR'ssales

A、fellby5.3%.

B、roseby6.7%.

C、fellby7.4%.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、Whydoesthemanagingdirectorfeelpositiveaboutthecompany?

Ithasbeatenthecompetition.

B、Ithasloweredinterestratesonpurchases.

C、Ithasreceivedarecordnumberoforders.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、ThetakeoverofTristarhelpedCHR

A^tosolveallitsfinancialproblems.

B、tomakemoreofitsownfurniture.

C、tosellawiderrangeofgoods.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、CHRplanstoopen

A^morestoresinthenorth-eastofEngland.

B、eightylargestoresoverthenextfewyears.

C^anumberofsmallsteresnextyear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、Profitsthisyearwere

A、worsethanexpected.

B>thesameasexpected.

C、betterthanexpected.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、WhatdoCHRandDarntonPaintshaveincommon?

A、Theyhavebothseenanimprovementintheirfinancialposition.

B、Theybothusedtobeleadingcompaniesintheirfields.

C、Theywerebothperformingbadlyduetoincreasedcompetition.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、完形填空题(本题共72题，每题7.0分，共72

分。)

AssistantToPublicRelationsManagerBusinessPressistheworldsmostrespected

publisherofbusinessnews.PRandpublicityplay(29)essentialpartinensuringour

continued(30)andthisisanoutstandingopportunitythat(31)alsobethestartofacareer

(32)PublicRelations.(33)directlytoourPRManager,youwillrunherofficeandlearn

quicklytodojustabouteverything.Filingdocuments,lakingcalls(34)journalistsand

answeringtheirquestionsareallincludedin(35)Youwillalsohelptoorganiseevents

andvisits,preparereports(36)monthandgenerallyhelptorunanefficientpressoffice.

Theperfectcandidatewillhavea(37)standardofeducation,strongcommunicationskills

andanexcellenttelephone(38)Professionalsecretarialqualificationsareanadvantage.A

minimumoftwoyears'experience,(39)shouldbewithinabusyoffice,isessential.You

willbeconfident,haveasmartprofessionalappearanceandbeinahurryto(40)things

done*.

29、

A、an

B、each

C、the

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、gain

B、success

C^increase

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A、must

B>ought

C、could

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、by

B>with

C、in

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、Reporting

B>Reported

C^Report

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

A、for

B、from

C、about

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

A^this

them

C、th