BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷57

BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷57

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandapassageaboutleadershipontheoppositepage.

•Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7referto?*Foreachstatement1—

7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.*Youwillneedtousesomeof

theselettersmorethanonce.AThedifferencebetweenbeingamanagerandbeinga

leaderissimple.Managementisacareer.Leadershipisacalling.Youdon*thavetobe

tall,well-spokenandgoodlookingtobeasuccessfulleader.Youdon'thavetohavethat

"specialsomething"tofulfilltheleadershiprole.BWhatyouhavetohaveisclearly

definedconvictions-and,moreimportantly,thecourageofyourconvictionstoseethem

manifestintoreality.Onlywhenyouunderstandyourroleasguideandstewardbasedon

yourownmoatdeeplyheldtruthscanyoumovefrommanagertoleader.CWhetherthe

groupyouoverseeiscalledemployees,associates,co-workers,teammatesoranything

else,whattheyarelookingforissomeoneinwhomtheycanplacetheirtrust.Someone

theyknowisworkingforthegreatergood—forthemandfortheorganization.They're

lookingforsomeonenotonlythattheycan-butthattheywantto-follow.DBecauseitis

onlywhenyouhavefollowers-peoplewhohaveplacedtheirtrustinyou-thatyouknow

youhavemovedintothatleadershiprole.Andthewayyouseeitisthatyour

organizationistranscendingallpreviousquality,productivity,innovationandrevenue

achievements.You'reoperatingatsuchahighlevelofefficiencythatyou'regiving

budgetbacktothecorporation-andyou'restillbeatingyourgoals.

1>Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthedifferencebetweenamanagerandaleader.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Someonethegroupwanttofollow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Differencebetweenamanagerandaleader.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Thequalificationsofbeingaleader.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Theleadermustbeapersonwhoworksfortheemployeesandtheorganization.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Onlywhenyouhavefollowerscanyoubealeader.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Underyourleading,theorganizationhasgotgreatachievements.

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。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutemployees.eChoosethebestsentencefromtheopposite

pagetofilleachofthegaps.*Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswer

Sheet.eDonotuseanylettermorethanonce.ACONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFE

CYCLEAnemployeelifecycleisthestepstheemployeesgothroughfromthetimethey

enteracompanyuntiltheyleave.OftenHumanResourcesprofessionalsfocustheir

attentiononthestepsinthisprocessinhopesofmakinganimpactonthecompany's

bottomline.Thatisagoodthingforthemtodo.Theirgoalistoreducethecompany's

costperemployeehired.Employeesareoneofacompany'slargestexpensesthesedays.

Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts(buildings,machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalis

highlyvolatile.You,asamanager,areinakeypositiontoreducethatvolatilityusingthe

condensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR(pronouncedhire)—Hire,Inspire,Admire,

Retire.Hire:Thisfirststepisprobablythemostimportant.Itisimportanttohirethebest

peopleyoucanfind.(8)Thecostofreplacingabadhirefarexceedsthemarginal

additionalcostofhiringthebestpersoninthefirstplace.Inspire:Onceyouhave

recruitedthebestemployeestocometoworkonyourteam,thehardpartbegins.You

havetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities.(9)Thatiswhereyouwillgettheir

besteffortandtheircreativitythatwillhelpyourorganizationexcel.Admire:Onceyou

havehiredthebestemployeesandhavechallengedandmotivatedthem,youcannot

relax.(10)Thesameattentionyoupaidtotheirworkassignments,totheirsatisfaction

levels,totheirsenseofbeingpartofagreatteam,needstocontinueforaslongasthey

areinyourgroup.Assoonasyoustarttoslackoff,theirsatisfactionandmotivation

decrease.Ifyoudon'tdosomething,theywillbecomedisenchantedandwillleave.They

willbecomepartofthe"employeeturnover"statisticyouweretryingtoavoid.Retire:

Thisiswhenyouknowyouhavebeensuccessful.Whenemployeesseeyourcompanyas

theemployerofchoice,theywilljoinyou.(11)Aslongasyoucontinuetoinspire,

motivate,andchallengethem,theywillcontinuetocontributeatthehighlevelsyouneed

inordertobeatyourcompetition.TheyWillbelong-termemployees;evenstayingv/ith

youandyourcompanyuntiltheyretire.(12)Youwillattractandretainthesecondand

eventhirdgenerationemployees.AThisisnotatimetobecheap.BWhenthey

recognizeyouasagoodbossandarealleader,theywillstayaround.CTotheextentthat

youcanbeagoodboss,youcankeepemployees,keepthemhappy,andreducethecosts

associatedwithemployeeturnover.DTheirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostper

employeehired.EThebiggestmistakeamanagercanmakeistoignoreemployees.F

Youhavetochallengeandmotivatethem.GTheywillreferotherqualityemployeesto

yourcompany,includingtheirrelatives.

8、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答:拿.F

知识点露斤：暂无解析

11、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：G

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。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutemploymentsituation,andthequestionsontheopposite

page.eForeachquestion13-18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet

fortheansweryouchoose.EmploymentSituationOpinionpollsarenowbeginningto

showthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemployment

isprobablyheretosay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailable

employmentmorewidely.Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamental

questionsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwccontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?

Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Should

wenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanfbran

employer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellas

thefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?Theindustrialagehasbeen

theonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeoplesworkhastakentheformofjobs.

Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinwork

patternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,in

fact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfuturefbrwork.Universalemployment,asits

historyshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.Employmentbecamewidespreadwhen

theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidwork

bydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingfor

themselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedwork

frompeople'shomes.Later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,people

commutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,many

people'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpreindustrialtimes,menand

womenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecominunity.Nowit

becamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaid

workofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethis

normtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.Itwasnot

onlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformof

work,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded-aproblemnow,asmoreteenagers

becomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.Allthismay

nowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortsandresources

awayfromtheidealistgoalcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelping

manypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

13、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A^Employmentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturies.

B、Unemploymentwillremainamajorproblemforindustrializednations.

C、Theindustrialagemaynowhecomingtoanend.

D^Someeffortsandresourcesshouldbedevotedtohelpingmorepeoplecopewiththe

problemofunemployment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedasafactorcontributingtothespreadof

employment?

A、Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.

B、Thedevelopmentoffactories.

C、Relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.

D、Developmentofmodernmeansoftransportation.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、mostpeoplewhohavebeenpolledbelievethattheproblemofunemploymentmay

notbesolvedwithinashortperiodoftime

B、manyfarmerslosttheirlandwhennewrailwaysandfactorieswerebeingconstructed

C、inpreindustrialsocietieshouseworkandcommunityservicewasmainlycarriedout

bywomen

D、someofthechangesinworkpatternthattheindustrialagebroughthavebeen

reversed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Whatdoestheword"daunting"inthesecondparagraphmean?

A、Shocking.

Interesting.

C、Confusing.

D、Stimulating.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17^WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedasapossiblemeanstocopewiththe

currentsituation?

A、Createsituationsinwhichpeopleworkforthemselves.

B、Treatemploymentasthenorm.

C^Endeavortorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhoodascentersofproduction.

D、Encouragepeopletoworkincircumstancesotherthannormalworkingconditions.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Thepassagemostprobablyis.

A、anofficialdocuinent

B、aresearchreport

C、anadvertisement

D、anewsstory

标准答案：B'

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15分。)

•Readthearticlebelowabouttheimportanceofwritingjobdescriptions.•Choosethe

bestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,C,orD.•Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter

(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.WritingEffectiveJobDescriptionsAjob

descriptiondescribesthemajorareasofanemployee'sjoborposition.Agoodjob

descriptionbeginswithacareful(19)oftheimportantfactsaboutajob,suchasthe

individualtasks(20)themethodsusedtocompletethetasks,thepurposeand

responsibilitiesofthejob,the(21)ofthejobtootherjobs,andthe(22)neededforthe

job.It'simportantto(23)ajobdescriptionpracticalbykeepingitdynamic,functional,

andcurrent.Don'tgetstuckwithaninflexiblejobdescription!Apoorjobdescriptionwill

(24)youandyouremployeesfromtryinganythingnewand(25)howtoperformtheirjob

moreproductively.Awell-written,practicaljobdescriptionwill(26)youavoidhearing

arefusaltocarryoutarelevantassignmentbecause"Itisn'tinmyjobdescription."

Realisticallyspeaking,manyjobsare(27)tochangedueeithertopersonalgrowth,

organizationaldevelopment,ortheevolutionofnewtechnologies.(28)jobdescriptions

willencourageyouremployeestogrowwithintheirpositionsandlearnhowtomake

larger(29)toyourcompany.Forexample:Isyourofficemanagerstuck(30)ordering

officesuppliesforthecompanyandkeepingthestorageclosetwellstockedorishe(31)

andimplementingasystemoforderingofficesuppliesthatpromotescostsavingsand

(32)withintheorganization?Whenwritingajobdescription,keepinmindthatthejob

descriptionwill(33)asamajorbasisfbroutliningjobtrainingorconductingfuturejob

evaluations.

19、

A、management

B、analysis

C>resume

D、contract

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文的意思，”好的工作描述是对一份工作重要方面的分析”所

以此处选B。managemenl管理；resume简历；coniracl合同。故选B。

20、

A、involved

B、engaged

C^accepted

D、met

标准答案：c

知识点.析：根据上下文的意思，“好的工作描述是对一份工作重要性的分析，比

如，个人要接受的任务。“故选C。

21、

partnership

B、development

C、relationship

D^arrangement

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从搭配上来看只有relationship和arrangemenl能和lo连用，从句意上

看，这里说的是“这份工作与其他工作的联系”。故选C。

22、

A、degree

B、qualifications

C、quality

D、limitation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句话要表达的意思是“做这份工作的资格“，degree程度；qualily品

质，特性；limitation限制。故选B。

23、

A、make

B、let

C^have

D、put

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文的意思，“一份动态的、有用的以及有时效性的正作描

述。”故选A。

24、

A、allow

13、keep

C、require

D、send

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查的是词语搭配，keepsb.fromdoingsth.使某人不能做某事。

这句活的意思是“一份失败的工作描述会使你和你的员工不能尝试新鲜事物，无法

学习如何高效地工作故选B。

25、

A、showing

doing

C、expecting

D^learning

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这里需要一个引导宾语从句“howtoperformtheirjobmore

productively”的动词，根据题意这里指“学习如何高效地工作”。故选D。

26、

A、enable

help

C、stop

D、make

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这里考查动词的使用，enablesb.lodosth.使某人有做某事的能力；

helpsb.(to)dosth.帮某人做桌事；stopsb.fromdoing阻止某人做某事，makesb.

dosth.使某人做某事。本句话的意思是“一份好的工作描述可以帮你避免听到员工

拒绝做相关工作的信息”。故选B。

27、

A、subjected

B、attached

C、forced

D、asked

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此处考查的是subjectto"经历，遭受”。根据句意“每份工作都会经历

变故，或者是个人的发展或者是组织的发展或者是新技术革命”。故选A。

28、

A、Fixed

B、Changed

C、Flexible

D、Various

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从后面的句意“会鼓励你的员工在各自的岗位上成长……”可以推测此

处要求用一个褒义词。故选C。

29、

A、distribution

B、donation

C、demands

D、contribution

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处考查的是“makecontributionto”“作出贡献''这个固定短语的用

法。此句话是说“一份灵活的工作描述可以使你的员工为你的公司作出更大的贡

献。”故选D。

30、

A、routinely

B、reasonably

C、hardly

D、virtually

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里需要一个副词修饰“orderingofficesuppliesforthecompany”。

routinely"例行公事地"；reasonably“合理地”；hardly“几手不"；virtually“实际上”。

这里的意思是“你的办公室主管会不会例行公事地为公司订购办公室用品故选

Ao

31、

A、researching

B、developing

C^advertising

D、thinking

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这里需要一个以“asystemOforderingofficesupplies”作为宾语的动

词。根据题意只能选B八发展和实施订购办公用品的体系”。故选B。

32、

A^capability

B、expense

C、payment

D、efficiency

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这里需要一个和“costsavings”并列的成分作“promotes”的宾语，这句

话的意思是“这一系统可以降低花销，提高组织内部的工作效率”。故选D。

33、

A、offer

B、work

C^serve

D、take

标准答案：C

知识点解析：serveas”作为……使用”，此处是说“工作描述是工作培训或以后工作

评估的重要基础”。故选C。

五、改错(本题共/2题，每题1.0分，共12分。)

•ReadthetextbelowaboutMilair'sletterofapology.•Inmostoftheline(34-45)there

isoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaning

ofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.•Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTon

yourAnswerSheet.•Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordin

CAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.MilairLetterofApologyDearCustomer,

Overthelasttwoyears,Milairhasbeenexperiencedunprecedentedgrowth.Whilewe

aredelightedattheincreasingpopularityofourproducts,thissuccesshasbroughtwith

34.itsomeproblems.Eventhoughwithover450