BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷6

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷6

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheviewsontheoppositepageexpressedbyfive

differentpeopleabouttheircareersinretailing.•Whichview(A,B,C,DorE)docseach

statementI-8referto?•Foreachstatement1-8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

ACAREERINRETAILINGKeepingthecustomersatisfiediscentraltotheretail

business.Buthowmuchjobsatisfactioncanworkersintheretailtradeexpect?Five

peoplewhoworkinretailingtalkabouttheircareers.ASteveCainisdeputydirectorof

tradingforalargesupermarket.Hesays,"WhenImovedintotheretailsectorIfoundit

offeredmoretangibleachievementsandrewardsthanmypreviousbusinessconsultancy

work.Thepowerbasehaschangedintheindustry,andit'stheretailerswhoarenow

drivingthingsforward.Before,buyerswaitedfortheproducttocomeinandnegotiated

thepricewiththemanufacturers,butnowinfoodretailing,it'stheretailersthemselves

whoaredevelopingtheirownbrandsandfixingprices,sothatmakesitanexcitingfield

toworkin."BVirginiaClementissupportanddevelopmentmanagerforalargeclothing

departmentstore."ThismeansIamresponsibleforall:hebuyingandmerchandising.

Thisdemandsteamwork,andformethisisoneofthemostattractiveaspectsofworking

atheadoffice.Youhavealotofcontactwithpeople,fromshopfloorstafftosuppliers.

Weworkinaveryopenenvironmentandwe'reveryteamorientated.Eachteamis

responsibleforgettingaparticularproducttothestoreontimeandintheright

quantities."CTimEdlund,whoworksinbuyingforalargeclothingstore,says,"The

buyerhastohavesomeflairfordesign,butbalancingthat,youneedastrategicviewand

businessacumen.Therearenumerousfactorsinfluencingabuyer'schoiceofproduct

rangeforeachseason.Ihavetobeawareofcurrenttrendsinthesuppliers'market,

competitors'activityandbothlocalandglobalcustomerdemand.IgoalloverBritainto

keepabreastofthisinformation.Workinghoursareveryirregular,soit'sthecomplete

oppositetoa9to5job.Itcanbeextremelyexhausting,butIloveit."DDianeMaxwell

isbuyingcontrollerforwomen'swearforahomeshoppingcataloguecompany.Shesays

that,despitethehardwork,herjobremainsvariedandsatisfying."I'vegainedahuge

rangeofskillswiththecompanyinallkindsoffields,boththroughformalcoursesand

bymeansofon-the-jobtraining.Thescopeofthebuyingroleisextremelybroad.It'snot

justabouttheproduct.Thefocusofthejobisonproducingaprofitablerangeandthat

requiresextensivebusinessknowledge."EJanShawispersonneldirectorofa

supermarket.Shesays,"Whatwereallywanttodoinourcompanyistakeonpeoplewith

arealinterestintraderatherthanmanagerswhoonlywanttocompleteajobasfastas

possible.Ournewgraduaterecruitmentprogrammeaimstodoexactlythat.The

inductionprogrammeintroducesallaspectsofworkingforourcompany,givingearly

responsibilityandfirst-handexperienceofthecompany'sworkingculture.Career

developmentwithinthecompanyisbasedongeneralmanagementskillsratherthan

pecialisation,sowhateverdepartmenttheyarein,employeeswillfocusonsimilaraims."

1、Thewaythismarketoperateshasbeentransformed.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Newemployeesaregivenanoverviewofhowthecompanyworks.

标准答案：E:

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、I'veincreasedmybusinessexpertisesincejoiningthecompany.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Ienjoyworkinginretailmorethaninmyformerjob.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Workingcloselywithotherpeopleisaninipuilaulfeatureofthisjob.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Companytrainingisorganisedsothatallstaffsharecommongoals.

标准答室.F

知识点露斤：暂无解析

7、Ineedtokeepuptodatewithdevelopmentsinmyfield.

标准答案.C

知识点前斤：暂无解析

8、Mybusinesswouldliketoemployonlypeoplegenuinelycommittedtoacareerin

retailing.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、段落完型(本题共6题，每题1.0分，共6分。)

•Readthistexttakenfromanarticleaboutusingwindtogeneratepower.•Choosethe

bestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap9-14,mark

oneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotmarkanylettermorethanonce.Using

windtogenerateenergyUsingthewindtogenerateenergyisoftenconsidered

unfeasible.InGreatBritain,however,windpowerisnolongerasubjectforcranksand

dreamers.(0)HThewindnowgeneratesenoughelectricitytosupply250,000people.

Powercompaniesarcinvestingheavilyinthebusinessandwindmillsarcbecominga

commonsight.(9)Eventhoughwindpoweriscleananddoesnotproduceany

greenhousegases,pressuregroupsaredeterminedtopreventitsspread.TheNational

WindPowerCompanywantstodevelopahugewindfarmonthetopofFlaightHill,an

extremelybeautifulareaofNorthernEngland.Iftheyaregiventhego-ahead,the

companywillerect44rotorsthere.(10)Theycomplainthatthe60metreturbineswill

spoiloneofBritain'slastremainingareasofnaturalbeauty.Theysaythatthisistotally

unacceptable.(II)Theysaythatbecausetheturbinesareusuallyseenfromsomeway

away,theirsizewouldnotbenoticedbecauseofthescaleofthecountryside.Theidea

thatwindfarmsruinruralareasisnotacceptedbytheBritishWindEnergyAssociation.

Theonlyproblemisthatpeoplehaven'tgotusedtothemyet.(12)Theyalsoclaimthat

usingthewindisanessentialelementinattemptstoreducepollution.Andthisisnotall.

(13)Tosupportthis,theypointtostatisticswhichshowthat51percentofthepower

generatedbywindturbinescanbeextracted,comparedwithabout30percentofthat

generatedbycoal-firedpowerstations.Thegovernmentiskeentoboosttheamountof

electricitygeneratedbyrenewableenergysources.In1994,renewables,includingth?

wind,producedjust2percentofBritain'selectricity,comparedwithalmosthalffrom

coal-poweredstations.Infuture,thegovernmentwouldliketoseeatleast10percentof

thenation'spowercomingfromthewind.(14)This,however,wouldcoverupto1,250

squaremilesofcountryside.Oneansweristolocatesomeofthematsea.Itisestimated

thatasmuchas20percentofBritain'senergyneedscouldbesuppliedby,offshorewind

turbinesbytheyear2025.A.Localresidentsaredeterminedtofightthisplan.B.They

alsodismissclaimsthatwindtechnologyisinefficient.C.However,thisdevelopmenthas

notbeenuniversallywelcomed.D.Toachievethis,some40,000300-kilowattturbines

wouldbeneeded.E.Inapressreleasetheystatethatthecountrysideisalwayschanging

andtheydenythatwindmachineslookugly.F.Recentresearch,however,hasindicated

somenewproblems.G.Suchallegationsaredismissedoutofhandbythecompany.H.It

isnowregardedasanimportantandeconomicallyviablesourceofenergy.

9、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

takenoverbyNestle,PeterBlackburnwentontelevisionandarguedagainstthetakeover.

Whenthedustsettled,thewinnersrewardedtheirspiritedadversary."Ihavealways

believedindoingthebestthatIcaninanysituation.Sometimesyouhavetomake

difficultdecisionsandthenit'simportanttomeetthemsquareon.1havebeenfortunatein

thattheevolvingcompanythatIamnowinvolvedwithhasalwaysbelievedinstrong

socialvaluesandhasbehavedashumanelyaspossiblewhenithasbeenforcedtoclose

ortoselloneofitsbusinesses."PeterBlackburn'scareerhasbeenmarkedbytwo

companytakeovers.Manysuccessfultakeovershavebeencharacterisedbythenew

ownerslookingatthesecondlayersofmanagementandgivingthemafreerein.Mr

Blackburnhas.benefitedfromthisprocesstwiceandsays:"InboththetakeoversIhave

beeninvolvedwith,successhasbeenachievedbecausethenewownershavenotgonein

forwholesaleclearouts.Theyhaverealisedthatitistheexistingpeoplewhounderstand

thebusinessandtheymustbetheplatformforanygrowth."

15、PeterBlackburnsaysthattocompetesuccessfullyinthejobmarket,peopleshould

A、berealisticabouttheirabilities.

B、makesuretheychoosetherightpost.

C、improvetheirrelationswithotherexecutives.

D、haveagoodeducationalbackground.

标准答案：D:

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Inthesecondparagraph,Blackburnsayshispresentdayachievementsaredueto

A、beingabletoadapttochangingcircumstances.

B、decidingtolearnotherlanguages.

C、havingworkedforaninternationalcompany.

D、stayinginthesamejobforseveralyears.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Blackburnsaysthatit'simportantforamanagerto

A、leadtheirstaffbyexample.

B、putambitionaboveeverythingelse.

C、demandhighstandardsfromtheirworkforce.

D、moveasquicklyaspossibleupthecorporateladder.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、ThewriterusestheexampleofBlackburn'sinvolvementintheRowntreesProject

toshow

A^howproblemswithinacompanycanbehighlighted.

B、howcompetitiveexecutivesarcwithinacompany.

C、howeasilymistakescanbemadebyexecutives.

D^howthemanagement'sattentioncanbedrawntosomeone.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

19>WhatisBlackburn'sattutidetowardsthecompanyhenowworksfbr7

A、Hehassomeregretsaboutitspublicimage.

B、Heapprovesofthewayittreatsitsemployees.

C、Hedislikesthedemandsitmakesonhim.

D、Headmiresthewayitexplainsitsdecisions.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、Blackburnattributesthesuccessofthecompanythathaveinvolvedhimto

A、theroleheplayedineachofthem.

B、theabilitiesofthenewmanagers.

C、thedecision'noltomakeradicalpersonnelchanges.

D、thefinancialsupportprovidedbytheowners.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

•Readthearticlebelowaboutamethodoflearninglanguagesaimedatbusinesspeople.•

ChoosethebestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.•Foreach

question21-30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Languagelearning

forthebusyexecutiveIfyou'veeverbeentoldbyyourbosstoimproveyourknowledge

ofaforeignlanguageyou'llknowthatsuccessdoesn'tcomequickly.Itgenerallytakes

yearstolearnanotherlanguagewellandconstant(21)tomaintainthehighstandards

requiredforfrequentbusinessuse.Whetheryoustudyinaclass,withaudiocassettes,

computersoronyour(22)sooneror(23)everylanguagecoursefinishesandyoumust

decidewhattodonextifyouneedaforeignlanguageforyourcareer.BusinessAudio

Magazinesisanewproductdesignedtohelpyoucontinuelanguagestudyinawaythat

fitseasilyintoyourbusyschedule.Eachaudiocassette(24)ofanhour-longprogramme

packedwithbusinessnews,featuresandinterviewsinthelanguageofyourchoice.These

cassetteswon'tteachyouhowtoordermealsoraskfordirections.Itis(25)thatyoucan

dothatalready.Instead,bygivingyouanopportunitytohearthelanguageasit'sreally

spoken,theyhelpyouto(26)yourvocabularyandimproveyourabilitytousereal

languagerelatingto,forexample,thatall-importantmarketingtrip.Thegreatadvantage

ofusingaudiomagazinesisthatthey(27)youtoperfectyourlanguageskillsinwaysthat

suityourlifestyle.Forexample,youcanselectatopicandlisteninyourcarorhotel

whenawayonbusiness.Nootherbusinesscourseisas(28)andtheuniqueradio-

magazineformatisasinstructiveasitisentertaining.Inadditiontotheaudiocassette,this

packageincludesatranscriptwithabusinessglossaryandastudy(29)Thecomponents

arestructuredsothatintermediateandadvancedstudentsmayusethemseparatelyor

together(30)ontheirability.

21、

ANexercise

B、performance

C、practice

D^operation

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、self

B、individual

C^personal

D、own

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A^after

then

C、later

D、quicker

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、consists

B、includes

C、contains

D、involves

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、insisted

BNacquired

C、asserted

D、assumed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、prolong

extend

C、spread

D、lift

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、allow

B、let

C、support

D、offer

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

ANadjustable

B、flexible

C、convertible

D^variable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、addition

B、supplement

C、extra

D、manuscript

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、according

B、depending

C、relating

D、basing

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完形填空（填空）（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。）

•Readthetextbelowfromabrochure.•Foreachquestion(31-40),writeonewordin

CAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Paragon:greatbusinessspaceAnew

conceptforthetwenty-firstcentury,Paragonisatotallyuniqueshowpiecedevelopment

ofhigh-qualityofficeandcallcentrebuildings,hotelandleisurefacilities.Manycities

find(31)increasinglydifficulttoallocateofficespace,butthecityofWakefieldis

alreadyahead(32)thegamewithParagon.Paragonoffersanextensiveparklandsetting

withlow-densitybuildings,androomtoexpandinthefuture.Yet,(33)thevastmajority

ofbusinessparks,Paragonhasnotbeenexiledtothedistantedgesofthecity.Instead,

thislargesiteisonlyIkmfromthecentreofWakefield.Thisoffersmassiveadvantages:

employeescaneasilywalkorcycletowork,savingstressandpollution,andsignificantly

cutting(34)oncommutingtime.Thereis(35)moredrivingalongthemotorwayto

distantoutpostsofbusinessempiresfortheParagonworker.ButParagon'slocation

sacrificesnothing(36)termsofcommunications.Itisperfectlyplacedforroadandrail

networks.AfurtherattractionofWakefieldforParagonisthereadyavail-abilityofa

skilledworkforce.(37)aremorethan233,000peopleavailableforworkwithinanhour's

journey,andanenormouscatchmentpopulationof20millionwithintwohours'travel.

Thecityhasalonghistory(38)anadministrativecentre,anditsrecentsuccessin

attractingtop-namecompaniesisevidenceofitssolidbusinesscredentials.Figuresfrom

thedeveloperssuggestthatup(39)5,000jobscouldbeavailableintheinitialphaseofits

development,withmoretofollow,makingit(40)ofthemostsignificantareasof

employmentintheregion.

31、

标准答案：IT

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：OF

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：UNLIKE

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：DOWN

知识点解析：西无解析

35、

标准答案：NO

知识点解析：西无解析

36、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：THERE

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：AS

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案；TO

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：ONE

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错(本题共12题，每题7.0分，共12分。)

•Readthetextbelowfromabrochureforacompanythatrentsoutofficespace.•Inmost

ofthelines(41-52)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoes

notfitinwiththesenseofthe