BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷60

BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷60

一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandthefollowingnewsreports.,Whichcountrydoes

eachstatement(1-7)describe?,Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)

onyourAnswerSheet.,Youwillneed(ousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.A

Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgoodmanagementinthisautobiography.Hebelieves

thatdecisionsshouldbebasedonfacts,notopinions;thatpeople'sstrengthsshouldbe

exploited;andthatdisagreementissometimesnecessary.Butthemainpointhemakesis

thatleadershipmeansperformingwellatalltimesandsettingagoodexample.BInthis

collectionofessays,topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchangeoverthe

nextfewyears.Theyanalysechangesinbusinessandsocietyandtheireffectsonjob

markets,aswellastakingalookatpossiblestrengthsandweaknessesofleading

economicsandtheircurrencies,Thiscollectionoutlinesavisionoftomorrow'sbusiness

worldandthetypeofleadersthatwillberequired.CThisbookisawell-researched

studyoftheproblemofleadershipinglobalquotedcompanies.160internationalbusiness

leaderswereaskedhowtheyaddedvalue(o(heircompaniesandtheiranswersformthe

mainpartofthisbook.Bothmanagersandcompaniesareanalysedinordertoshowhow

(heycopewithdifficultissues.Ausefulbookfbrallseniormanagers.D100well-known

USbusinessleadersthroughthiscenluryaredescribedinthisbook,whichanalyseshow

theirfortunesweremadeandsometimeslost.Thebackground,businesscareercharacter

andpersonallifeofeachindividualareoutlined,creatinganimpressivecollectionof

biographiesandanexcellentreferencework.

1、Thisisanaccountofonebusinessleader'sexperiences.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：段落A中第一句话中的autobiography“自传”是关键词，符合题H中

“商业领导个人经历的介绍故选A。

2、Thisbooksuggestsprobabletrendsinthebusinessworld.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：问题中的“probabletrends”指的是“可能的发展趋势”，从段落B中第

一句话“lopbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchargeoverthenextfew

years.”可得知这个系列的书中会预测以后几年商业领域的发展趋势。故选B。

3、Inthishookyoulearnaboutthelivesofbusinessleadersfromthepast.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从段落D+'Thebackground,businesscareercharacterandpersonal

lifeofeachindividualareoutlined.”可知这本书把公司领导人的职业经历和个人生活

经历都列了出来。故选D。

4、Thewriterofthisbookgiveshispersonalviewsofwhatmakesagoodbusiness

leader.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据段落A中第一句话“Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgood

managementinthisautobiography.”可以推断出Salinas在自传中列出了作为一个好领

导的基本素质。故选A。

5、Thisbooklooksathowlargecompaniesdealwithvariousproblemareas.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题中有两个关键词“largecompanies”和“problemareas”。段落C中

“globalquotedcompanies”指的就是世界知名的大公司，“howtheycopewithdifficult

issues”就是指“如何处理难题”。故选Co

6、Thisbookisbasedoninterviewswithbusinessleaders.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据段落C中第2句话“160internationalbusinessleaderswereasked

howthevaddedvalueto…”可以推测，这本书是根据对一些公司领导进行的采访编

辑成的。故选C。

7、Thisbookdescribesbothsuccessesandfailures.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：D段中的关键句是"whichanalyseshowtheirfortunesweremadeand

sometimeslost”。其中谈到了公司领导人如向成功积累财富及财富又如何散去。故

选D。

二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。)

,Readthearticlebelowaboutthelifecycleofacondensedemployee.•Choosethebest

sentencefromthelist(A-G)tofilleachofthegaps.,Foreachgap(8-12),markone

letter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.A

CONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFECYCLEAnemployeelifecycleisthestepsthe

employeesgothroughfromthetimetheyenteracompanyuntiltheyleave.OftenHuman

Resourcesprofessionalsfocustheirattentiononthestepsinthisprocessinhopesof

makinganimpactonthecompany'sbottomline.Thatisagoodthingforthemtodo.

Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.Employeesareoneofa

company'slargestexpensesthesedays.Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts(buildings,

machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalishighlyvolatile.You,asamanager,areina

keypositiontoreduce(hatvolatilityusing(hecondensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR

(pronouncedhire)—Hire,Inspire,Admire,andRetire.Hire:Thisfirststepisprobably

themostimponam.Itisimportanttohirethebestpeopleyoucanfind.(8)Thecostof

replacingabadhirefarexceedsthemarginaladditionalcostcfhiringthebestpersonin

thefirstplace.Inspire.Onceyouhaverecruitedthebestemployeestocometoworkon

yourteam,thehardpartbegins.Youhavetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities.

(9)Thatiswhereyouwillgettheirbesteffortandtheircreativitywhichwillhelpyour

organizationexcel.Admire.Onceyouhavehiredthebestemployeesandhavechallenged

andmotivatedthem,youcannotrelax.(10)Thesameattentionyoushouldpaytotheir

workassignments,to(heirsatisfactionlevels,totheirsenseofbeingpartofagreatteam

needstocontinueforaslongastheyareinyourgroup.Assoonasyoustarttoslackoff,

theirsatisfactionandmotivationwilldecrease.Ifyoudon'tdosomething,theywill

becomedisenchantedandwillleave.Theywillbecomepartof(he"employeeturnover"

statisticyouweretryingtoavoid.Retire:Thisiswhenyouknowhavebeensuccessful.

Whenemployeesseeyourcompanyastheemployerofchoice,theywilljoinyou.(11)

Aslongasyoucontinuetoinspire,motivate,andchallengethem,theywillcontinueto

contributeatthehighlevelsyouneedinordertobeatyourcompetition.Theywillbe

long-termemployeesevenstayingwithyouandyourcompanyuntiltheyretire.(12)You

willattractandretainsecondandeventhirdgenerationemployees.A.Thisisnotatime

tobecheap.B.Whentheyrecognizeyouasagoodbossandarealleader,theywillstay

around.C.Totheextentthatyoucanbeagoodboss,youcankeepemployees,keep

(hemhappy,andreducethecostsassociatedwithemployeeturnover.D.Theirgoalisto

reducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.E.Thebiggestmistakeamanagercan

makeistoignoreemployees.F.Youhavetochallengeandmotivatethem.G.They

willreferotherqualityemployeestoyourcompany,includingtheirrelatives.

8、

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据文章笫二段，此处谈的是员工的雇佣。联系上下文意思，“辞退

一个下称职的员工要比聘请一个称职的员工花费更多。”因此公司不能只顾省钱。

故选Ao

9、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据文章第三段，激励就是要挑战、鼓励他们。根据上下文，空上要

求填与前•句“Youhavetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities”意思相近的句

子，即为前一句的解释说明。故选F。

10.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：文章第四段谈的是称赞，你应该多关注员工，否则他们的动力就会减

弱，所以此题答案为“Thebiggestmistakeamanagercanmakeistoignore

employees”。故选E。

11、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第五段谈的是退休，恨据下文"Aslongasyoucontinue...beatyour

competitions如果你继续激励、挑战他们，他们还会为公司做出更大的贡献。只

要员工认识到你是好老板，真正的领导者，他们就会留下来工作。故选B。

12、

标准答案：G

知识点解析：联系下文，“Youwillattractandretainsecondandeventhirdgeneration

employees-,即：你会吸引第二代甚至第三代员工。而前提就是这些人成为老员工

后“可以为公司介绍高素质的员工甚至亲戚。故选G。

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题L0分，共6

分。)

,Readthearticlebelowaboutftimilybusinessesandthequestions.•Foreachquestion

(13-18),markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.FAMILYBUSINESSES

Agreatmanypeoplemaybeatsomestageintheirlivesconsidersettingupabusiness

withtheirfamilymembers.Theideamayseemveryattractive,buttherealityofworking

withsomeoneclosetoyoucanoftencauseunforeseenproblems.80%offamily-run

businessesthinkthatwhentimesgettough,love,romanceorfamilybondswillseethem

through.Butthefactisthatalthough70%ofbusinessesarcfamily-run,only40%of

thesecompaniessurviveio[hesecondgeneration.Whydosomanyfamilybusinesses

fail?Whilemoneyhastraditionallybeenthoughttobetherootofalldifficulties,the

majorproblemismuchmoreclear.Inbusinesseswhichdon'thavefamilytiesor

relationships,peoplefindi(easiertocommunicateandtosaywhatisontheirmind.In

contrast,withfamilybusinesses,peopleoftenmakethemistakeofthinkingtheyknow

whatviewsotherfamilymembershavewithoutactuallydiscussingwiththem.Thereis

onestrategywhichshouldbeusedinallfamilybusinessestoprotectpotentialproblems.

Astimegoesby,onepartnermayloseinterestornotworkaseffectivelyastheyare

expectedto.Ifeachpartner'sresponsibilitiesareidentifiedfromthestartsothatthey

knowexactlywhatisrequiredofthem,difficultiesarelesslikelytoariseasthebusiness

develops.Itisalsorecommendedtoaskyourselvesafew"whatifquestionsbefore

startingafamilybusiness.Forexample,whatifoneofthepartnersbroughtafriendinto

thefamilybusinessandothersdidn'tlikethisperson?Whatwouldyoudo?Toavoidthis

kindofproblem,youshouldtalkitoveramongstyourselves.Thissortofresearchcan

makeyouawareofbothyourownattitudesandtheattitudesoftheothermembersofthe

familybeforeproblemsactuallyoccur.Contractsareanotherpotentialproblems.Too

manyfamilybusinessesarerunon(hemostinformalterms.Peopleoftenthinkitis

unfriendlytoaskarelativetosignacontractoutliningthetermsofabusinessventure.

Butyoushouldtreatthefamilybusinesslikeanyotherbusinessandbeprofessionalto

drawupacontract.Whetherthebusinessisprofitableornot,i(issupposedwhoowns(he

sharesmustbeclearlydefinedandwrittenintoaformalcontract.Itmustalsobeclear

whoisrunning(hecompany.Somefamilybusinessestakeavoteoneverydecision.

Perhapsthisexerciseindemocracyshouldhenpplauded,hutitcreatedsomany

complicationsthatintheendthebusinessfailed.Evenasmallcommitteecansometimes

beloolarge.Inmattersaffectingtheentirecompany,onlyoneofyoushouldbethe

decision-maker.Heorshedoesn'thavetobethelargestshareholder,butshouldbethe

onebestabletoleadthebusiness.Anothertypeofproblemariseswhenarelativedecides

tojoinanalreadyestablishedbusiness.Inthesecases,youshoulddoeverythingyoucan

toavoidfavourism.Itisimportanttoavoidputtinghimstraightintoanykindof

managerialposition.Instead,encouragehimtolearnnotonlythecompanybutthepeople

whomakeitworkbyworkingon(heshopflooron(heassemblyline.Theyhavetoprove

(obeavaluableassetnottothefamilybuttothebusiness.

13、Whydomanypeoplefinditappealingtostartafamilybusiness?

A^Becausetherewouldbeabundantcapitalforoperation.

B、Becausefamilybondsarehelpfulinovercomingdifficulties.

C、Becausetheyhopetosurviveforgenerations.

D、Becausetheycanmakepiofitswithoutunforeseenproblems.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中原句：80%offamily-runbusinessthinkthatwhentimesgettough,

love,romanceorfamilybonds、willseethemthrough.即，80%的家族企业认为当经

济形势变的艰难时，爱、浪漫或者家庭成员之间的亲情能够帮助他们克服难关。故

选B。

14、Accordingtothepassage,whydidsomanyfamily-runbusinessesfail?

A、Becausetheyarefrequentlyfacingfinancialproblems.

B、Becausethefamilymembersinthesecompaniesdonottrusteachother.

C^Becausethereareoftencommunicativeproblemswithinfamilymembers.

D^Becausetheydonotfocusonfamilyties.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文中，作者将家族企业与非家族企业进行对比，得出结论：在非家

族企业，沟通和交流更加容易；而在家族企业，人们比较容易犯的错误是理所当然

的认为即使不跟自己的家庭成员交流.他们也知道他们的观点。故选C。

15、Whichofthefollowingcanhelpavoidpotentialproblemsinfamilybusinesses?

A^Don'tbringfriendsintoyourbusiness.

BxClarifyeachfamilymember'sresponsibility.

C、Askyourfriendswhatyoushoulddoduringtoughtimes.

D^Persuadeotherstolikethepersonyouintroduce.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：见原文第三段第三句，译为：如果在最开始的时候就明确界定每个家

庭成员的责任，他们就十分清楚自己需要做什么，那么在企业发展的过程中出现问

题的可能性就不大。故选B。

16、Whydopeopleseldomsigncontractswithrelatives?

A、Theywhollytrusteachother.

B、Becausetheyprefercasualrelationship.

C、Therearepotentialdangerswithcontracts.

D^Itisbelievedtohurtthefeelingofrelatives.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：见原文第四段第二句前半句，译为：通常情况下，人们认为让自己的

亲戚签署合同是非常不友好的。故选择D,人们认为这样会伤害到亲戚之间的感

情。故选Do

17、Whymayademocracyoneverydecisioncauseproblems?

A^Itcreatesfewopportunitiesfbremployees.

B、Itiscontrolledwithinthefamily.

C、Smallcommitteeshavetobesetup.

D、Sometimestherearetoomanypeopleinvolvedindecisionmaking.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这里重点理解原文第四段倒数第三行Eyenasmallcommitteecan

sometimesbetoolarge.原意是甚至一个小的委员会都会变得很大。我们在这里的理

解是：甚至一个小委员会都会在决策过程中由于人多而不能有效决策.言外之意就

是说决策过程牵涉的人太多了，这是导致问题产生的原因。故选D。

18、Whatshouldbedonewhenarelativedecidestojoin?

A、Trynottobepartial.

B、Helphimtogainpopularityamongemployees.

C、Neverpromotehimtoahigherposition.

Encouragehimtofindproofforhisknowledge.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题意：原文最后一段作者提及出现这种情况首先做到不能有任何偏

袒，不能直接让他负责管理工作，让他和装配线的工人们一起工作。故选A。

四、完形填空(本题共万题，每题7.0分，共75分。)

,Readthearticlebelowaboutbuying-acomputer.,Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap

fromA,B,CorD.,Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B.CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.May6thDearMr.Hanks,Iampleasedtoconfirmourabilitytomeetyour

requirementsfortheHDCGraphicsWorkstation.Takingyourspecialneedsinto

consideration,Isuggestyouplaceyourorderfortheagreedequipmentassoonas

possible.The(19)timeforhardware,forexample,is6weeksfromreceiptoforderto

(20)Thus,anorderplacedwithustomorrowwill(21)deliverytoyoursitebytheweek

commencingThursday,May31st.Allordersmustbeaccompaniedbya(22)of20%of

(hetotalamountshownontheattached(23).The(24)amountshouldbepaidnolater

(hanoneweekfollowingdelivery.Pleasenotethat(25)chargeshavenotbeenincluded,

andaseparateinvoicecoveringthesechargeswillbe(26)atthelimeofdelivery.AsI

(27)youonthephone,thisparticularhardwarerunsthe(28)versionofEUCEID-IS,

2.2b.However,itisnotexpectedthatthissoftwarewillbe(29)inthiscountryuntilnext

month.Wehaveevery(30)inthesuitabilityofourhardwarefbrsuchsoftware.

Moreover,youcanbeassuredofour(31)tosolveanyminordifficultiesthroughour

experiencedcustomerservice(earn.AsIinformedyou,theequipmentcarriesaone-year

(32)Duringthisperiod,weundertaketosendoneofourstafftocarryoutrepairsonsite

withinaperiodof12hours.Foryourfuture(33).however,wealsooperateaninsurance

scheme,coveringtheequipmentagainstbreakdownsforasmalladditionalcost.

SincerelyJackChen

19、

A^delivery

B、arrival

C、transport

D、postage

标准答案：A

知识点解析：全文都在讨论交付日期(deliverytime)。故选A。

2。、

A、institution

B、initiation

C、inlroduction

D^installation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里的意思是“从订货到安装故选D。

21、

A、compel

B、ensure

C、promise

D、maintain

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里的意思是“订单会确保5月31日之前货到“，四

个答案中只有B选项意思适合。故选Bo

22、

A、portion

percentage

C、deposit

D^discount

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据句意理解，这里说明订单要附上总额的20%的定金。四个选项

中，前两个选项：portion和percentage,表示“比例、比率”，和后面的20%重复，

故排除。选项D的意思是“折扣”，与意思不符，也排除。故选C。

23、

Ascheque

B、invoice

C、charge

D^demand

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据句意理解，应该是贴在发货单上。根据意思，此处选择B,意思

是“发货单故选B。

24、

A^payable

B、credited

C、owing

D^outstanding

标准答案：D

知识点解析：上下文理解，下订单时先付20%的定金，剩下的余款在一周后交

付。oulslandingamounl的意思就是“未付款项”。故选D。

25、

A、transportation

B、transference

C^transformation

D、transmission

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这里需要表达的意思是“运输费用”，符合这个意思的应该是选项Ao

选项B意思是“（财产等的）转卖，转让，交付“，选项C意思是“转化”，选项D意思

是“传递，移转，传播故选A。

26、

A、written

B、conveyed

C、issued

D、distributed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：”票据的签发”应该是用动词issue。故选C。

27、

A、affirmed

B、confirmed

C、certified

D、assured

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句意，正如我在电话里向您保证的，这里需要选择表示“保证、

确信”的意思。故选D。

28、

A^latter

B、latest

C、last

D、late

标准答案：B

知识点解析：四个选项中，选项A意思是“后者”，选项C意思是“最后”，选项D

意思是“迟的，晚的选项B的意思是“最新的”，符合句意，表明最新版本。故选

Bo

29、

A、serviceable

B、available

C、workable

D、presentable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：beavailable意思是“可以用到，可用”。在三个选项中是最佳答案.故

选B。

30、

A、confidence

B、certainty

C、dependence

D、conviction

标准答案：A

知识点解析：haveconfidencein意思是“对...有信心”，固定搭配。故选A。

31、

A、skill

B、facility

C、ability

D、talent

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这里的意思是“相信我们解决问题的能力”，故这里正确选项为

ability,故选C。

32、

A、undertaking

B、guarantee

C、insurance

D、obligation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文理解，表明仪器有一年的保修期，符合该义项的词语为

Bo故选B。

33、

A、notice

B、concern

C、awareness

D^reference

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据上下文理解，这里的意思是“作为将来的参考”，符合该义项的词

语为D。故选D。

五、改错(本题共72题，每题7.0分，共12分。)

,Readthetextbelowaboutpresentationtips.•Inmostofthelines(34-45),thereisone

extraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordocsnotfitin