BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷81

BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷81

一、概括文意配伍（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8

分。）

A.LordWoollen,Chairman,UnimarketLordWoollenhasrecentlyreturnedto

Unimarket,thelargeretailfoodchain,aftera20-yearabsence.Whilstaway,hehelda

varietyofpostsintheConservativePartyincludingthatofChiefofStaffto（heBritish

Ministerforsixyears,wherehisskillsasaneffectivepublicspeakerwonhimgreat

respect.Hethenreturnedtotheindustryasoneofthetwoarchitectsbehindthedramatic

revivaloftheRemcosupermarketchain.Hiscomprehensiveandvariedexperienceofthe

retailfoodsectorwillmakee:hugeimpactonUnimarketandhehasalreadyembarked

onanambitiouspolicyofmajoracquisitions.B.StevenWaugh,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,

DigiComStevenWaugh,thedrivingforcebehindDigiCoinforover25years,retiresthis

year.Knownforhisquickdecision-making,heisseenasoneofthemostoutspokenand

ruthlessoperatorsintheworldofbusiness.Thesequalitieshaveoftenmadelifedifficult

forDigiComcompetitors,whohaveregularlybeenfacedwithbitterpricewarsand

innovativepromotionalcampaigns,oftenmastermindedbytheCEOhimself.Bornin

Queensland,WaughfirstcuthisteethonAustralia'sChannel9beforeentering

broadcastinginBritain.Neveragreatbelieverinpoliticalcorrectness,heisfamousfor

spendinghistimeaboardhisluxurycruiserindulgingingourmetfoodandchampagne.C.

MarkBoucher,Chairman,GladstoneMarkBoucher,53,chairsGladstone,thebase­

metalsgrouprecentlydemergedfromCorgenofSouthAfricaandfloatedinAmsterdam.

Sincethebreakaway,Gladstone'soperatingprofithasgrownto$92m,eventhough

expertshavedescribedthecompanyasoverstaffedandinefficient.Boucherisareserved

manwhoisreluctanttoaddresslargemeetingsbutreveals,whenpressed,adrysenseof

humor.Hehashadanunusualcareerpath,includingaspellworkingfortheNorth

AmericanSpaceAgency,followedbyastintrunningasatelliteTVstation.D.Erik

Johanssen.ChiefExecutive.MorgenReynoldsMorgenReynolds'CEOErikJohansscn

admitstocryingoccasionallyandsaysheisnotthetoughhard-nosedbusinessmanthat

peopleexpectwhentheymeethim.Heis,however,universallyregardedasashrewd

politicianwithintheindustry.Aself-styledcompanyman,thechain-smoking55-year-old

JohanssenhasbeenwithMorgenfbrover20years.SinceMorgentookover（he

innovativebutunder-performingReynolds,Johanssenhasstreamlinedthebusiness

radically,axinghalfofReynolds'topmanagers.JonanssenlivesmodestlyinStockholm

andtravelstoworkbyunderground.E.JoeAnderson,ChiefExecutive,Dayton

InternationalHotelsJoeAndersonjoinedtheimaginativeSeattle-basedFoylesrestaurant

chainaftergraduatingin1963.Heworkedhiswayupthroughtheranks,performinga

varietyofdifferentroles,eventuallybecomingtheManagingDirectorin1976and

joiningtheparentcompany'sexecutiveboardin1980.In1994hebecameCEOand

Presidentofthegroup'sDaytonactivitiesandreducedthegroup'sdebtsbydisposingof

severalpropertiesandachainofbeautysalons.Hisnextprojectislikelytobethesearch

forstrategicallianceswithmajorEuropeanhotelchains.

1、Hehascutoperatingcostsbyreducing（henumberofseniorstaff.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Hedoesnotenjoymakingpresentationsandspeeches.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Hestartedhiscareerworkingforatelevisionstation.

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Heimprovedthecompany'sfinancialposition,bysellingoffassets.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Heisexpandingthecompanywithaseriesoftakeovers.

标准妙宏.A

知识2解析：暂无解析

6、Heisfamousforhisimaginationandtoughbusinessstrategies.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Hehasbeenwiththesameemployerallhisworkinglife.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Hehasworkedinavarietyofdifferentindustries.

标准侬空.C

知识工解暂无解析

二、段落完型（本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6分。）

Largecompaniesneedwaytoreachthesavingsofthepublic.Thesameproblem,ona

smallerscale,facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreate

newjobs.Therecanbelittleprospectofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsand

peopleweknow,and[Bl],theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyon

apermanentbasisforlongtermprojects.[B2],invitingpeopletolendthem

money,ortakeashareinthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureprofits.Theydo

thisbyissuingstocksandsharesthroughthestockexchange.[B3].Whenthe

saverwantstohavehismoneyback,[B4].Instead,hesellshissharesthrough

astockbrokertosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyofthe

servicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbytheGovernment.

Withouthospital,roads,electricity,telephone,railways,etc.,[B5].Allthese

requirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentiftheyaretoserveusproperly,requiring

moremoneythanisraisedthroughtaxesalone.TheGovernmentandindustriestherefore

frequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinancemajorcapitalspending,and[B6].

Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthecountrywhosejoborwhosestandardofliving

docsnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployertoraisemoneytofinancenew

development.Inonewayoranotherthisnewmoneymustcoinefromthesavingsofthe

country.Thestockexchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscan

reachthosewhoneedmoney.A.hegoestothebankandborrowsmoneyfromitB.they,

(oo,gotothestockexchangeC.it'shardtoimaginehowtolivein(hetownD.while

banksmayagreetoprovideshort-(ermloansE.(hecountrycouldnotfunctionF.by

doingso(heycanputintousethesavingsofindividualsandinstitutionsG.socompanies

turntothepublicH.hedoesnothavetogotothecompanywhichhasborrowedhis

money

9、[Bl]

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

10.[B2]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、[B3]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、[B4]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、[B5]

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、[B6]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：哲无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题分，共6

分。)

A.UNIVERSITYOFPORTCHESTER-MASTERSINBUSINESS

ADMINISTRATIONWhychoosePortchester?Lastyearwereceivedtheprestigious

King'sAwardforexcellenceinBusiness.Wehaveatraditionofacademicexcellence,

with30yearsofMBAexperiencewitha70-year-oldbusinessschoolanda200-year-old

university.Wcofferatwo-semesterMBAprogramwiththeemphasisoneconomic

analysisandrigorousthinking.Eachyear,110studentsfromallovertheworldarc

carefullyselectedtodothecourse.Wealsooffera6-weekpre-MBAprogramfor

studentswithoutpreviousin-depthbusinessexperience.B.THEEXTONBUSINESS

SCHOOL-MASTERSINBUSINESSADMINISTRATIONTheExtonBusiness

SchoolMBA,taughtbyexpertsinthefield,enjoysinternationalrecognition.This

programattractshighilyersfrom55countries,whocontributeto(hecultureof

excellence.ThisistheMBAwhichgetsresults,anditwillbeyourpassporttosuccessin

(heglobalbusinesscommunity.Theprogramlasts21months,startingeachOctober.We

willshortlybegivingaseriesofpresentationsonourprogramindifferentcitiesaround

theworld.Forfurtherdetailsonthese,pleasecontactJanetFaircloughonthenumber

below.C.UNIVERSITYofNEWHAVEN-MBALettheUniversityofNewhaven

prepareyoutomeetthechallengesoftheglobalmarketplace.In23monthsyouwillgain

aMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreeandaCertificateinInternationalBusiness.

ThisMBAgivesstudentstheopportunitytospend6weeksonaplacementwithan

internationalcompany,aswellason-goinglanguagetraininginthemajorworld

languages.TheUniversityofNewhavenoffersalimitednumberofscholarshipstohome

andinternationalstudents.WealsoofferanAdvancedManagementProgramfbrsenior

executiveswhowanttostrengthentheirabilitytomeetthechallengesofintensified

globalcompetitionandimprovetheirorganization'sresults.D.THECONNAUGHT

INSTITUTE-ADVANCEDINDUSTRIALMARKETINGSTRATEGYKeepuptodate

withthelatestconceptsinbusiness-to-businessmarketingwithourAdvancedIndustrial

marketingStrategy,andgaintheskillsyouneedtooutperformthecompetition.Weare

(heacknowledgedleadersinthefieldofIndustrialMarketingStrategy.Theacclaimed

approachdevelopedbyourMBAdepartmentincludestheleadingedgeECONOMIX

techniqueadoptedbytopbusinessschoolsaroundtheworld.AttheConnaughtInstitute

youwilldiscoverthevalueandapplicationoftheconceptsthatunderpinsuccessful

marketingstrategies.Theprogramwillalsoidentifythedynamicsofcustomer-supplier

relationships,howtostructureprofitableappliances,andhowtomotivatestaff.E.

CATISFIELDSCHOOLOFMANAGEMENT-MASTEROFSCIENCEIN

INTERNATIONALBUSINESSThisisaninvitationtojoinoneofEurope'sleading

businessschoolsinanMScprogramforpeoplewhowishtopursueacareerin

internationalmanagement.Thisintensive,challenging,two-yearprogramwillprovide

youwithathoroughgroundinginthecentraltheoriesandresearchtraditionsof

internationalbusiness,with(heemphasisoninternationalmarketing.Thismink­

stretchingexperiencepreparesstudentsfbrthechallengestheywillfaceintheworldof

businesstoday.Otherspecificationsavailableincludemarketing,strategy,andfinancial

economics.Exchangeprogramswithotherprestigiousuniversitiesinthefieldarealso

offered.

15、Fromthegiveninformation,wecanknowrequiresthelongesttimeforthe

postgraduatebusinesscourses.

A、UniversityofPortchcstcr

B、theExtonBusinessSchool

C、UniversityofNewhaven

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、IntheadvertisementB,'highflyer"(line2)probablymeans.

A、pilots

B、expertswhospecializedinbusiness

C、self-assuredandambitiouspersons

D^hard-workingstudents

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Fromthese5advertisements,wecanbecertainthatenrollinternational

students.

A^UniversityofPorlchester,theExtonBusinessSchoolandUniversityofNewhaven

B、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement,theExtonBusinessSchoolandUniversityof

Newhaven

C、theExtonBusinessSchool,theConnaughtInstituteandCatisfieldSchoolof

Management

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement,UniversityofPortchesterandtheExtonBusiness

School

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、Ifyouwanttolearnhowtotradewithhospitals,youcanchoosepostgraduate

businesscoursesfrom.

A、theExtonBusinessSchool

B、UniversityofNewhaven

C、theConnaughtInstitute

D、CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、Whichisnottrue?

A^Ifyouareaseniorexecutivewhowants(oseekfurtherstudyofmanagement,you

canchooseUniversityofNewhaven.

B、PeoplecangetmoreinformationoftheExtonBusinessSchoolbycontactMs.

Faircoloughbymail.

C、OnlyUniversityofNcwliavcnprovidesa6-wcckscoursewhichisheldinan

internationalcompanyastheinformationgiven.

D、ExchangeprogramswithotherkeyuniversitiesareofferedinCatisfieldSchoolof

Management.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

20>AstudentwhomajoredinmedicinecanapplyforifhewantstostudyMBA.

A^theExtonBusinessSchool

B、UniversityofPortchester

C、theConnaughtinstitute

D^CatisfieldSchoolofManagement

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共70题，每题分，共

70分。)

•Readthearticlebelowabouthowtodealwithemployeeswithtradesecrets.•Choosethe

bestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.*Foreachquestion21-

30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.WhatifYou'reonthe

ReceivingEnd?Formostemployers,theprincipalconcernistheemployeewhotakes

tradesecretstoanewjob—butwhatabouttheemployerwhounwittinglyhiressomeone

whohasstolentradesecrets?Anemployerisgoingtobeliableifhekneworheshould

haveknownthat(hisemployeewas(21)withtradesecrets.Thus,it'simportant(odoan

entranceinterview(22)ontradesecrets,askhimoutrightifhesignedanondisclosure

agreement.Ifso,reviewit.Showtheemployeethe(23)provisionsoftheEconomic

EspionageActandhavehimsignastatement(24)thatheunderstandwhatthepotential

liabilityisandhe'snotbringinganytradesecretswithhim.There'sa"veryfineline"

betweenhiringanemployeefor"generalknowledge,skillsandexperience"andhiringan

employeetogain(25)toacompetitor'stradesecrets.But,ifthe(26)employerhasnot

specifiedtotheworkerwhatinformationissecretandwhatinformationisnot,youwill

bewellinsulatedifyouhavetheworkersignaonc-pagcforminwhichheorsheagrees

notto(27)companypolicyagainstdisclosingorusingthetradesecretofformer

employer.Butonceanemployerison(28)thatanemployeeisusingsomeoneelse's

tradesecrets,theemployermust(29)action:eventhen,theemployermaynotbeableto

avoidliabilityentirely.Firinganoffendingemployeeassoonas(hemisappropriationis

discoveredmaynot(30)iheemployerofliability,butitgoesalongwaytowardshowing

ajudgeorjurythatthecompanylimited(hedamagetotheextent(hattheycould.

21、

A、presented

B、dealing

C、entrusted

D^coming

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

22、

A、pinpointed

B、confined

C、focused

D、revolved

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

23、

A、applicable

B、specific

C.lawful

D、complete

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、announcing

B、saying

C、proposing

D、stipulating

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、entry

B>close

C、passage

D、access

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、original

B、antecedent

C、previous

D、prior

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

27、

A^despise

B、v沁late

C、neglect

D、infringe

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

28、

A^attention

B、discovery

C、notice

D^alert

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

29、

A、take

B、bring

C、adopt

D^make

标准答案：A

知识点解析：哲无解析

30、

A、relieve

B、lessen

C、remove

D、prevent

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

五、完形填空(填空)(本题共70题，每题分，共

70分。)

,ReadthearticlebelowaboutCoca-colaanditsadvertising.-Foreachquestion31—40,

writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.COCA-COLAANDITS

ADVERTISINGJohnS.PembertoninventedCoca-Colain1886.Hispartnersuggested

runninganadvertisingFORthedrinkintheAtlantaJournalthatveryyear.In1888,Asa

CandlerboughttheCoca-Colabusinessanddecidedtomaketheproductknown(31)

signs,calendarsandclocks.Thecompanybegantobuilditsglobalnetwork.When

RobertWoodruffwaselectedpresidentofthecompanyin1923,hesucceeded(32)

transformingCoca-Cola(33)atrulyinternationalproductbysetting(34)aforeign

depanment,whichexportedCoca-ColaiotheOlympicGamesinAmsterdamin1928.

DuringWorldWarII,hepromisedtobringCoca-Cola(35)everysoldierineverypartof

theworld.Coca-Cola'sadvertisinghasalwaysattempted(36)reflectchanging

contemporarylifestyles.Creatinganinternationaladvertisingcampaignrequiresthe

talents(37)professionalsinmanyareas,andextensivetestingandresearcharealways

done(38)decidingwhichadvertisementswillfinallybeused.Celebrityendorsements

havefeaturedheavily-CaryGrant,RayCharlesandWhitneyHoustonarejustthreeofthe

bignamestarswhohaveagreedtoappear(39)Coca-Colacommercials.Afterlaunching

DietCokein1982,(hecompanysawitssalesgrowquickly.Thedrinkisnow(hethird

mostpopular(40)theworld.

31、

标准答案：THROUGH

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：INTO

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：UP

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：TO

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：TO

知识点解析：暂无解析

37、

标准答案：OF

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：BEFORE

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错（本题共72题，每题7.0分，共72分。）

•Readthearticlebelowaboutleadershiplessonsfbrthe21stcentury.*Inmostofthelines

41-52thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyinconectordoesnotfitinwith

ihemeaningo