BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷31

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷31

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheadvertisementsontheoppositepage.,Which

advenisementdoeseachsiatemem1-7referto7,Foreachsentence1-7,markoneletter

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

thanonce.AILTConsultants£19,000+benefitsHere'sanexcitingopportunityto

combineyourpresentationskillsandorganisationalabilities,workingfbrateamof

systemsanalysts.Youwillneedtohaveagoodeyefordetailastheroleinvolveslarge

amountsofproofreadingandchecking.Thejobalsoinvolvesclientliaisonatalllevels,

aswellasanelementofresearch.BJohnGuild&Son£17,500+benefitsCityfinance

houseseeksamaturepersontoworkfortheSecretariat.Thepostinvolves:lookingafter

customers'financialassetssuchaspropertyandpossessions;databasework;accounting;

andorganisationalresponsibilities.Thebulkoftheworkloadishighlyconfidential.A

goodlevelandrangeofPCexperiencewillsecureyouaninterview.CHooper's

£17,000JointhishouseholdnameandplayakeypartinsupportingtheirRegional

OperationsDirectorandMarketingteam.Thisisancwly-creatcdpositionwithinawell-

establishedfirmandthereisplentyofopportunityforyoutodevelopyourrole.Youwill

needtobeself-motivatedwiththeabilitytoprioritise,SomeWindowsexperience

essential.DITCInvestmentConsultants£18,000+Thisisanopeningforabright,part-

qualifiedassistanttoworkinaninvestmentcompany'sbusypersonneldepartment.You

willneedtohaveoneyear'sexperienceofinterviewingjobapplicants,andtheconfidence

tohandleappraisalsanddisciplinaryactions.Furthertrainingwillbeofferedfortheright

candidate.Keyboardskillsaredesirableasyouwillmanageallpersonalcorrespondence.

1、Thisjobinvolvesworkingforawell-knowncompany,

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Youwillmeetawidevarietyofcustomersinthisjob.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Thispostinvolvesresponsibilityforrecruitment.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

4.Yourworkshouldnotbediscussedoutsidetheoffice.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Inthisjobyouwilldealwithpeople'sinvestments.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Thisposthasrecentlybeenestablished.

标准效宏.C

知识2解析：暂无解析

7、Yourjobdescriptionwillrequireyoutoreadsomedocumentsverycarefully.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。)

,Readthearticlebelowabouttelecommunications.•Choosethebestsentencefromthe

oppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.THECUSTOMERMAYNOT

RINGTWICECompaniesspendlargesumsofmoneyontheirtelephonesystems,but

thenusethemtocreatethewrongimage,accordingtoBenLambert,International

PerformanceManageratacompanycalledOctopus.Heclaitr.sthatmanycompanies

haveanaverageresponsetimsof17secondsSomecantakeaslongas24secondsto

answerthephone.'Atonelitreyouhadtodialthenumberandwailfortheexchangeor

anoperatortoconnectyou.Youwereawarethati(wasprobablygoingtotakelimeandif

no-onepickedupthephoneyouwouldprobablyhangonfbr20rings；hesays.'Nowyou

banginthenumbersandthephoneringsattheotherendalmostbeforeyouhave

finished.(8)Unlessitisvitaltogetthrough,youarerarelypreparedtowaitaslongas24

seconds.Infact,theaverageresponsetimeshouldbefivetotenseconds.'Telephonists

areoneofthemaininterfaceswiththepublicandcustomers.Theygivethefirst

impressionofthecompanyandbydefinitionyougetonlyonechancetomakeafirst

impression.Thefacilitiesmanagershouldknowthefastestresponsetimetothe

telephone,theslowestresponsetimeandtheaverageresponsetime.MrLambertpoints

toatelevisionadvertisementbyaleadinghankthatpromisedananswerwithinfour

rings.(9)'Banksaretryingtopromotethemselvesasserviceprovidersandthis

advertisementgaveaverypowerfulmessage,'saysMrLambert.Octopusestimatesthat

telecommunicationsisthemostexpensivesupportserviceinoffices,costingonaverage

£1,000peremployeeeachyear.(10)Giventhechangesoverthepasttenyears,thecost

ofcommunicatingislikelytocontinuetorise.In1986,thetypicalofficeworkerhadjust

asimplepush-button,orevendialling,handset.Nowthetraditionaldesk-basedtelephone

alsohasvoicemailanddirectdiallingandthestaffmemberreliesincreasinglyonemail,

paging,video-conferencing,on-linebusinessseducesandmobilephones.MrLambert

says,'Suchistheimportanceofallthistoregionsandeconomiesgenerallythatcitiesare

increasinglylookingoncommunicaiionsasihekeyinfrasiruciureissue.(11)Theyare

becomingasimportant,ifnotmoreso,thanphysicalcommunications.'Telephonycan

someiimesgettoosophisticated,though.SomeAmericancompanies,forexample,are

refusingtoinstallautomaticansweringsystemsthattellcallerstodialextensionnumbers.

(12)Thisgivestheoppositeimpressiontotheonethatcompanieswouldliketoproject.

AThiswasaverysimplestrategythatcreatedanewperformancemeasure.B

Consideringthecostoffacilities,bettersystemsareoutofthequestion.CYouexpectan

equallyquickresponse.DAtlanta,forexample,usedtheOlympicgamesasan

opportunitytobecomeoneofthebestplacesintheworldformultimedia

communications.EInmanycasestheseareleftonalldayandthecallerispassed

automaticallyfromoneofficeloanother.F1(issecondonlytowageswithintheaverage

companybudget.GHeclaims(hatmanycompanieshaveanaverageresponse(imeof17

secondsforincomingcalls.

8、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

10.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题1.0分，共6

分。)

•ReadthearticlebelowaboutBritishcompaniesandtheirperformanceintheAmerican

market,andthequestionson:heoppositepage.,Foreachquestion(13-18),markone

letter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.BRITISHCOMPANIESCROSSTHE

ATLANTICNextmonthalargegroupofBritishbusinesspeoplearegoing(oAmerica

onaventurewhichmaygenerateexportearningsfortheircompanies'shareholdersin

yearstocome.Alonglistofsponsorswillsupporttheinitiative,whichwillinvolvea&3-

millionmediacampaignandafortnightofeventsandexhibitions.Theultimategoalisto

persuademoreAmericansthatBritishcompanieshavesomethingtointerestthem.While

therehavebeenplentyoftradeinitiativesinthepast,thedifferencethistimeroundisthat

considerablethinkingandplanninghavegoneintotryingtoworknutjustwhatitisthat

AmericanslookforinBritishproducts.Insteadofexclusivelypromotingthemajor

corporations,thistimethereismoreemphasisonsupportingthesmaller,moreunusual,

nichebusinesses.Freshinthememoriesofailthoseconcernedistheknowledgethat

Americahasbeentheendofmanyalargeandapparentlysuccessfulbusiness.For

Carringtons,aretailgroupmuchrespectedbyEuropeancustomersandinvestors,

Americaturnedouttobeacommercialdisasterandthebeliefthattheycouldevenshow

someof(hegreatAmericanstoresaretailingtrickortwowashopelesslyover-optimistic.

PollyBrown,anotherveryBritishbrandthatrodehighforyearsongoodprofitsandhuge

cityconfidence,alsofoundthatconqueringAmerica,incommercialandretailingterms,

wasnotaseasyasithadimagined.WhenitpositioneditselfintheUSasaniche,luxury

brand,sellingshirtsthatwerepricedat$40intheUKfor$125intheStates,(hestrategy

seemedtoworkButonceitsmanagementdecideditshouldtakeonthemiddlemarket,

thissuccessrapidlydrainedaway.Itwasadisastrousmistakeandthehighcostofthe

failedAmericanexpansionplansplayedalargeroleinitsdecliningfortunesinthemid-

nineties.SarahScott,managingdirectorofSniythson,theupmarketstationer,hashadto

thinklongandhardaboutwhatittakestosucceedinAmericaandshetakesitvery

seriouslyindeed.'N4anyBritishfirmsarequitepatronisingabouttheUS,'shesays.'They

thinkthatwe'resomuchmoresophisticatedthantheAmericans.Theyobviouslyhaven't

noticedRalphLauren,anAmericanwhohasbeenmuchmoreskilledattappingintoan

idealisedEnglishnessthananyEnglishcompany.Also,manycompaniesdon'tbotherto

studythemarketproperlyandthinkthatbecausesomething'ssuccessfulintheUK,it's

bound(obesuccessfuloverthere.Youhavetolookatwhatyoucanbringthemthat(hey

haven'talreadygot.Onthewhole,Americancompaniesarebrilliantatthemass,middle

marketandpeoplewho'vetriedtotakethemonat(hislevelhavefoundi(verydifficult.,

ThistimerounditisjustpossiblethatchangingtastesarerunninginBritain'sfavour.The

enthusiasmformassive,centralisedretailchainshasdecreased.Peoplewantthingswith

somesortofindividuality:theyarefedupwiththebanal,micklle-of-the-roadtastethat

Americadoessowell.Theyarenowlookingforthesmall,theprecious,the'realthing',

andthisispreciselywhatmanyofthecompaniesparticipatingintheinitiativedobest.

13、ThemainreasonthattheBritishbusinesspeoplearegoingtoAmericaisto

A、encourageAmericanconsumerstobuytheirproducts.

B、analysehowAmericancompaniesattractmediacoverage.

C、lookforfinancialbackingfromAmericaninvestorsandbanks.

D、invcsligatchowBrilisliandAmericancompaniescouldfonnparlncrsliips.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

14^Inthewriter'sopinion,:heproposedventurewillbedifferenttopreviousones

because

A^fewerBritishbusinessleaderswillbemakingthetrip.

B、lesswell-knowncompanieswillbebetterrepresented.

C、thelargercompanieshavedecidedtheywillnotbeparticipating.

D^itinvolvesresearchintohowBritishcompaniesmarketthemselves.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、ThewriterstalesthatCarringtonswaswrong(o

A^becautiousabouttradinginAmerica.

B、borrowmoneyfromitsEuropeaninvestors.

C、assumeitwassuperiortoAmericanrivals.

D、ignoretheadviceofitsAmericanmanagers.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Accordingtothewriter,PollyBrown'smistakeoccurredwhenit

A^continuedtotradedespitemakingaloss.

B、attemptedtoattractadiffsrenttypeofcustomer.

C^triedtobreakintotoomanymarketsatthesametime.

D、expectedAmericanconsumerstopayBritishpricesforgoods.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、SarahScottstatesthatBritishcompanieshopingtosucceedinAmericashould

A、fbcusonagapinthemarket.

B、belessconcernedwith(heirimage.

C、concentrateonsellingproductsinthemid-priccrange.

D、carryoutresearchintothepricingpoliciesofAmericancompanies.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、ThewritersuggeststhatsuccessinAmericadependsupon

A、adoptingamoreAmericanapproachtomarketing.

B、persuading(hemid-rangeconsumertopayforquality.

C、copyingthestrategicsofAmericancompanies.

D^buildingareputationasasupplierofuniquegoods.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(本题共万题，每题分，共万分。)

,Readtheextractbelowfromacompanychairman'sannualreporttoshareholders.•

ChoosethebestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.,Foreach

question(19-33),markoneletter(A,B.CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Chairman's

ReportIampleasedtoreportthat,althoughwehadbeenexpectingpoorresultsforthis

halfyearbecauseofslowgrowthintheworldeconomy,thecompanyhasperformedvery

satisfactorily.Operatingprofitsforthisfirsthalfareinfactverymuch(19)withthosefor

(hecorresponding(20)lastyear.Profitsreached£115millionbeforetax,comparedwith

£116.3millionlastyear.Muchofoursuccessinthelastsixmonthscanbe(21)tothe

fact,(hatallourmajorconstructionprojectsremainedonschedule.Particularlypleasing

wastheearly(22)ofanicyorbuildingcontractinCanada.Thecompanyhasmadegood

progresswiththeinitiativesannouncedattheAnnualGeneralMeeting.Themajorityof

shareholders(23)theBoard'sdecisiontosellthecompany'sloss-makingengineering(24)

ItwastheBoard'sbeliefthatthecompanywould(25)mostbenefitby(26)itsresources

ontheexpansionofitsconstructionactivities.Negotiationswithapotentialbuyerbegan

inFebruaryandarenowatacritical(27)However,wefeelthatwearenotasyetina

(28)tocommentonwhat(heoutcomeislikelytobe.InJune,wemadeasuccessful(29)

fortheRenishawConstructionCompanyofHongKongSAR.inordertogiveusgreater

(30)tomarketsinSouthEastAsia.Westillhavesufficientresources(opursueour

growth(31)andarealpresent(32)severalotherbusinessopportunitieswhich,like

RenishawConstruction,would(33)newmarketstous.

19、

A、inorder

B、on(rack

C^inline

D、ontarget

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、

A、session

B、term

C、season

D、period

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

21、

A、attributed

referred

C、assigned

D、designated

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、termination

B、ending

C、completion

D、finalising

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、confirmed

B、maintained

C、agreed

D、supported

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、portion

B、component

C、sector

D、division

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、have

B、gain

C、find

D、earn

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、focusing

directing

C、pointing

D、strengthening

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A、height

B、step

C、edge

D、stage

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A、condition

point

C、position

D、capacity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、request

B、price

C、demand

D、bid

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

30、

A、access

B、approach

C、admission

D、entrance

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

31、

A^strategy

B、process

C、promotion

D、system

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

A、inquiring

B、deliberating

C、exploring

D、searching

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

A、send

B、open

C、provide

D^give

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、改错(本题共72题，每题分，共72分。)

•Readthetextbelowabouttheadvantagesoflearningtokeyboardquickly.•Inmostof

thelines(34-45)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnot

fitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Somelines,howe