BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷84

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷84

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8

分。)

HowtoapproachReadingTestPartOne•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoumatch

eightstatementswithfiveshcrttexts.,Firstreadeachshorttextand(henread(he

sentencestoseewhichonesrefertothetext.,Makesureyoureadeachtextforoverall

meaning,Donotchooseananswerjustbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext.,

Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivesectionsfromanarticleaboutbenchmarking

ontheoppositepage.•Whichsectionofthearticledoeseachsentencereferto?,For

eachsentence1—8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.ABenchmarkinginvolvesestablishing

minimumstandardsofperformanceandquality,basedonidentifyingthebestmethodand

practicefollowedinotherorganisations.Thesestandardscanthenbeusedasyardsticks

tomeasuretheorganisation'scurrentcosts,production,managementandcustomerfocus,

andidentifyareaswheretheyfallshortofnorms.Accordingtoitssupporters,

benchmarkingraisesawarenessofinnovationsandbestpractice,thushelpingall

companiestakingpartinbenchmarkingexercisestoincreaseIheircompetitiveness:by

imitatingbestpracticetheymaybeabletoreducetheircostsorimprovetheircustomer

service.BThereareanumberofapproachestobenchmarking.Typically,exercisesare

carriedoutbycompaniesworkingwithinthesamefieldorsector,asin(heInternational

MotorVehicleProgramme.Between1985and1990thisbroughttogethercar

manufacturersfromEurope,dieUSAandJapanwiththeaimofintroducingthewestern

companiestoJapaneseproductionmethods.Asbenchmarkingbycompetitorscanbevery

sensitive,insomecasesdataismediatedthroughaneutralbody,suchasabusiness

school,toprotectconfidentialityandmakesurethatnotradesecretsarerevealed.C

Therearcalsoinstancesofcompaniesinwidelydifferentindustriescomparingtheir

managementpractices,toseehowothershavedealtwithdifficultiesininternal

communications,supplychainmanagement,andotherareaswherepracticeis

transferablefromcompanytocompanywithoutaffectingcorrpetitionbetweenrivals,in

otherwords,topicswhereconfidentialityisnotalissue.Toacertaindegreethispractice

hasbeenaidedbythedevelopmentofinternetwebsitesdedicatedtothesharingof

information,siteswhich,beinginthepublicdomain,areuniversallyaccessible.Of

course,thismeansthatonlycertaintypesofdataareprovided.DUnlikebenchmarking

exerciseswithcompetitors,whichruntheriskthatparticipantsmaywanttotakewhat

theycanandgiveawayaslittleaspossible,benchmarkingbetweenthedivisionsor

businessunitsofasinglecompanyisfarlesslikelytoleadtothewithholdingof

information.Asaby-product,co-operationamongdifferentsectionsofthecompanymay

wellbeenhanced,boththroughincreasedunderstandingofhowothersoperate,andby

simplybeingabletoputafacetoaname,andknowwhototalktoaboutaparticular

work-relatedproblem.Elearningfromthesuccessesandfailuresofotherscanofcourse

beveryvaluable.Ontheotherhand,criticsclaimthatbyconcentratingonexistingbest

practice,companiessimplyseektoemulateotherbusinesses.Contenttoachievethebest

ofwhatisbeingdoneatthemoment,theydonotattempttomovebeyondittoreachthe

bestpossible.Howeverthisignoresthecreativeaspectoftheprocess:learningabout

otherorganisations'operationsmaywellsparkofffreshideas,asinabrainstorming

session,andleadintotherealmoftrueinnovation.

1、Ideasthatemergefromabenchmarkingexercisemaybebetterthananycurrent

practice.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、Insomecasescompaniesreceiveinformationwithoutknowingwhichorganisation

producedit,

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、Certainmethodsofbenchmarkinggenerallydonotimposerestrictionsonthekindsof

knowledgethatcanbesharedopenly.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、Onegoalofbenchmarkingistosolveproblemscommontocompaniesinavarietyof

fields.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Benchmarkingexercisescanenableallparticipantstomakeimprovementsintheir

operations.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

6.Benchmarkingexercisesmayleadtoanimprovementincontactswithotherpeople.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Itmaybeaweaknessofbenchmarkingthatorganisationsimitateothers,

标准答室.P

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Someformsofbenchmarkingdonotrestricttheavailabilityofdatatothose

organisationstakingpart.

标准答案：C

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。）

AlanRobinsonleftschoolat16hopingtomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible.Atfirst,he

workedforhisfather,whoownedseveralnewsagents'shopsinLondon."Ilearntagreat

dealaboutrunningabusinessfrombeinginasmallshop.Youfindoutthateverypenny

matters."[Bl],andacoupleofyearslaterhewasofferedajobbyhisuncle.

"HeaskedmetomanageachainofbookshopshehadinSouthAfricaandtaughtme

everythingIknowaboutmanagement."WhenhecamebacktoBritain,Alanwasoffered

ajobinLondonasaproductdevelopmentmanagerwithanexcitingnewclolhes

companycalledNaismith's.[B2]."IfoundIreallyunderstoodthefashion

businessandwhatinfluencesproducts,[D3]Onedayinthewarehousehe

noticedarangeofsportsclothesthathadbeensentfromamanufacturerinNewYorkfor

thecompanytolookat."Itocktheclothesroundtheofficeandeveryonelovedthem.

[B4],sothisrangewassomethingnew."[B5].However,shewas

happywiththewaythingswereand,feelingdisappointed,Alandecidedtoleaveandtry

tosellthemhimself.RobinsonwenttoNewYorkjusttotalk：othemanufacturer.He

wentwithhisfatherandtheytook$12,000fromsavingstobuystock.Alansays,"We

triedforawholeweektogetaninterviewwiththemanufacturerandherefusedusthree

times.[B6]Onhisreturn,Robinsonsuccessfullysoldtheclothestosmall

fashionandsportsshops,andhebegan（ostartproducingdesignsofhisown."Then,I

hadmybigbreakwhenIreceivedaphonecallfromF&G,oneofthelargestdepartmenI

stores.TheyhadheardaboutRobinsonSportswearfromthetradejournals."F&Gwere

lookingforgood-qualitysportsclothestoexpandtheirlimitedrangeandaskedRobinson

toproduceitemsespeciallyforthem.Overthenextthreeyearsthecompanybecamehis

biggestcustomer.RobinsonSportswearnowmakesprofitsof$2.3monsalesof$10m

andRobinsonhimselfisworthover$2Im."Moneydoesn'tmattertome—what'sreally

excitingismakingdeals."A.soIwasabletotakethedesignteam'sideasandturnthem

intocommerciallysuccessfulproductsB.atthetime,mostsportsclotheswerenotvery

fashionableC.butfinallyhegaveinandhebecameourmainsupplierD.thenhequitted

thisjobandwenttoschoolagainE.hefeltimmediatelyathomethereF.wefeitrather

upsetthenbutgotnothingtodoG.Robinsonthentriedtopersuadehisbosstosellthese

clolhesH.thenhetookajobasasalesmanforafoodmanufacturer

9、[Bl]

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、[B2]

标准势察.P

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、[B3]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、[B4]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、[B5]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、[B6]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：西无解析

三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题7.0分，共6

分。)

AccordingtomanagementexpertToniDavid,aprofessionalservicefirm-acompanyof

consultants,lawyersorauditors,forexample—isthebestmodelfortomorrow's

organizationinanyindustry.Hesaysthatthesefirmsaretypicallyinformalandflexible

intheirstructure,andgoodatteamworkandknowledge-sharing.Incontrast,theworld's

bigoldcorporationscaneasilybeportrayedascrawlingalongbehind.Therealityis

perhapsmoresubtle.Therapidgrowthwhichprofessionalservicefirms(PSFs)arc

experiencingiscausingthemmanagementproblemswhichthetypicalbigcorporations

addressedlongago.Theyareturningthemselvesintoconglomerates,tryingtocoordinate

(hemselvesgloballyratherthanbycountry,ascorporationslikeUnileverhavedonefor

years.Themoresophisticatedbigcorporationstodayaremovingtowardsthepartnership

model,withflexiblestructureswhichactivelyinvolveemployees.ButthebiggerPSFs

aremovingtheotherway.Theyarebecomingtheclumsygiantsofthefuture.However,

therearepositiveaspectsofPSFs—leadership,forexample.Thesecretofgoodleadership

istoguideandsteerpeoplewithoutactuallymanagingthem.Thismeansbeingveryclear

aboutthefirm'sobjectives.Iftheseareclear,thenleaderscanbeflexible,encouraging

employeestocomeupwiththeirownsolutionstoproblems.Theleader'sjobistowatch

carefullyandadjustpeoplebacktowardstheobjectives.Becauseofthisapproach,in

manyPSFs,nobodyisexpectedtospendmorethanhalftheirtimeonmanagementinthe

conventionalsense.TeamsareessentialinPSFsandarccentraltothetrainingprocess,A

hugeamountofthetrainingemployeesreceiveisinthediscussionanddebatewiththose

whohavebeendonethatroadbefore.Whenyoungpeoplejointhefirm,theyjointeams.

Thisworkswhenthereareenoughseniorpeoplewithenoughtimetodevotetothem.At

(hesametime,itisvitalthatpeopledonotidentifywiththeteamtooclosely.The

leadershipskillisinensuringyoudon'tcreatefirmswithinfirms.Soyoumovepeople

fromgrouptogroupandyouorganizearoundclients.Aswellasfocusingontheclient's

needs,it'salsoimportanttokeepthefirm'sneedsinmind.It'srelativelyeasytonarrow

yourfocuslothoseclientsthatconcernyou,andleaveworryingaboutyourpeopleasa

wholetosomeoneelse.RuttheonethingwhichPSFsclaimaclearleadoverotherbig

companies:knowledgemanagement.Therearetwomaintechnology-basedwaysin

whichtheytransfertheirknowledgefromthosewhohaveitto(hosewhoneedit.First,

thecreationofe-mailnetworks.Second,theloggingofdataontocentralcomputer

systems.Aretheyeffective?JaneGriffith,headofNorthernConsulting,givesan

example:"SupposeIhaveaclientintheicc-crcambusinessandIneedtofindoutabout

theindustry.Idon'twanttohavereadall5,000electronicentriesontheicecream;whatI

dowantistousethesystemtofindoutonee-mailaddressofsomebodywhoknows

abouttheice-creambusinessandthencontactthemtoaskthemabouttheice-cream

business.It'sthatkindofcooperationthatbuildssuccess.n

15、Whichofthefollowingemployeesmaynotbelongtoprofessionalservicefirms?

A^Lawyers.

B、Auditors.

C、Consultants.

D、Teachers.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Professionalservicefirmsarecharacteristicof.

A、teamworkspiritsandknowledge-sharing

B、teamworkspiritsandknowledge-basedtechnology

C、giantandformal

D、giantandflexible

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、isorwasfacingbothprofessionalservicefirmsandworld'sbigold

corporations.

A、Flexiblestructure

B、Managementproblems

C、Informationtechnology

D、Goodleadership

标准答案：B

知识点解析，物无解析

18、Moreoftenthannot,employeesinprofessionalservicefirms.

A、spendtheirtimeinmanaging

B、finishtheirworkdayinanddayout

C^gainnewknowledge

D、adjustthemselvestowardsthefirm'sobjectives

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

19>When(heyoungpeoplejoinaprofessionalservicefirm,theymay.

A、startworkatonce

B、talkwithseniorpeople

C、gettraining

D、bepromotedatonce

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、TheexamplegivenbyJaneGriffithaimstoshow.

A^(heinformationoficecreamindustryisimportanttoher

B、sheknowsalotofpeopleintheicecreamindustry

C、knowledgemanagementplaysanimportantroleinprofessionalservicefirms

D^computerscienceplaysanimportantroleinprofessionalservicefirms

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、完形填空(单选)(本题共10题，每题分，共

20分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutpackagingandlabeling.Choosethecorrectwordtofilleach

gapfromA,B,CorD.Foreachquestion(21-30),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).Packagingandlabelingareboth

veryimportanttoaproduct,asmostphysicalproductshave,tobepackagedandlabeled.

Botharethoughttobeanelementofproduclstrategyandmanymarketersevenhave

called(0)BafifthP.Themainconcernindesigningpackagesforproducts,especially

fornew(21),istrue(22)industrialgoodsandapplianceswhosesalesare

madefromdisplaymodels.Fromthe(23)ofmarketing,packagingisofvital

importanceinsalespromotion.Salesare(24)bypackagesthatarevisible,

informative,emotionallyappealing,andworkable.Goodpackaginghelpssellbecause

(25)withhighvisibilityareeasiertofindwhentheyaredisplayedonstore

shelves.Designwithgoodandusefulinformationmayhelp(26)customersand

makethemmore(27)todecidetobuythegoods.The(28)factorin

packagingreferstotheimagethatconsumersformafterviewingaproduct.

(29)inpackagingmeansthatthecontainernotonlyprotectstheproductbutis

alsoeasytoopenandre-close,isreadilystored,andhasutilityfbrsecondaryusesonce

(heproductisusedup.Forexample,inChina,somegoodsarepackagedinaspecial

container-arealcup,whichcanbeusedasacupafterthegoodswithinareusedup.The

labelmaybeasimpletagattachedtotheproductoranelaboratedesigned

(30)thatispartofthepackage.Thelabelnormallycarriesinformationaboutthe

brandname,manufacturer'snameandaddress,price,specifications,andsoon.

Example：

ApackageBpackagingCtopackDpacked

ABCD

21、

A、goods

B、cargoes

C、merchandise

D、products

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据上半句"Themainconcernindcsigningpackagesfbrproducts,“和

“especially”可知是进一步说明products中的newproductsc故选Do

22、

A、with

B、to

C、for

D、of

标准答案：C

知识点解析：for"对……来说”。原文的意思是“对工业品来说"。故选C。

23、

A、perspective

B、views

C、opinion

D^prospect

标准答案：A

知识点解析：fromiheperspectiveof固定搭配，意思是从...角度。故答案为A。

24、

A、verygood

B、enhanced

C、grownup

muchbetter

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此处的意思是包装醒目、信息丰富、富有情感以及可行的话，销售会

上升。说明销仕:和包装的关系。故选择B,enhance这里的意思是提高、增强。

25、

A、deliveries

B、freights

C、packaging

D、items

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据句意理解，应该选择表示物品方面的词汇，故答案为D,说明一

件件商品。

26、

A^interests

B、attract

C、appeal

D^find

标准答案：B

知识点解析：help的基本结构是：helptodo,需要使用不定式，故选项A排除。

选项C是不及物动词，也排除。选项D在此处意思不合适，故正确答案为B,意

思是吸引消费者。

27、

A、inclined

B、inclining

C、wanting

interesting

标准答案：A

知识点解析：inclined］。形容词性固定搭配，表示习惯于做什么，常常做什么，故

答案为A。

28、

A、emotional

B、subjective

C^objective

D、opposite

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据后文对此因素的解释，可得该因素指的是消费者在看过商品之后

的印象，故为主观因素，答案为B。

29、

A、contents

B、content

C、workability

D、affect

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据后文刈此因素的解释，可得该因素指的是容器不仅可以保护产

品，而且易于打开关上等，故此为包装的可行性，答案为C。

30、

A、graphic

B、line

C、bar

D^paper

标准答案：A

知识点解析：常识理解，一般的商标均为图形，故此处选项A为正确答案。

五、完形填空(填空)(本题共10题，每题分，共

10分。)

•ReadthearticlebelowaboutTheImport-ExportBalance.*Foreachquestion31―40,

writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theadvantagesof

internationaltradeareobvious.TradingWITHothernationscanalsoposeproblemsifa

country'simportsandexportsdonotbalanceout,though.(31)decidingwhethera

balancedoesordoesnotexist,economistsuse(womeasures:balanceoftradeand

balanceofpayments.Thetotaleconomicvalueofallproductsimported(32)acountry

comparedtothetotaleconomicvalueofallotherproductsexportedoutofacountryis

thatnation'sbalanceoftrade.Relativelysmallimbalancesinthevalueofimportsand

exportsforacountryarequitecommonand(33)veryimportant.However,sometimesa

country'stradeimbalancecanbeverylarge.Forexample,Japanexportsgoodsand

servicesequal(34)about15percentofeverythingitmanufactures.However,itonly

needstoimportgoodsandservicesequaltoaround5percent(35)whatitmanufacturesat

home.Thedifferenceamounts(36)atradesurplus(apositivebalanceoftrade)ofseveral

billiondollarseachyear.Japanisgenerallycontent(37)itstradeimbalance,becauseit

results(38)moremoneyflowingintothecountrythanisflowingout.Butsomeofits

tradingpartnersarenot.Forthelastseveralyears,theUnitedStateshasbeenimporting

morethanitexports,resultinginatradedeficit(anegativebalanceoftrade).(39)a

consequence,moiemoneyisleavingtheUnitedStales(40)isenteringi(.

31、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、

标准答案：INTO

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、

标准答案：NOT

知以点解析：暂无解析

34、

标准答案：TO

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、

标准答案：OF

知识点解析：暂无解析

36、

标准答案：TO

知识点解析：担无解析

37、

标准答案：WITH

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、

标准答案：IN

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、

标准答案：AS

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、

标准答案：THAN

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、改错(本题共12题，每题1.0分，共72分。)

Readthetextbelowabouttelevisionnetwork.Inmostofthelines(41-52)thereisone

extraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththesenseofthe

(ext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyour

AnswerSheet.If(hereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITAL

LETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theexercisebeginswithl\voexamples,(0)and(00).

Examples：

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