剑桥商务英语中级-11及答案解析.doc

1、剑桥商务英语中级-11 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPART ONE/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)Which news report (A, B, C or D)does each statement 17 refer to?For each sentence 17, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.You will need to use some of the letters more than once.AWith its in

2、vestment, and technology agreements, Zenith Electronics of the U. S. the first transaction of this type in Korea occured.BStructured, marketed to investors and made a principal investment in the Fund with total equity of U, S. 40 mil lion to invest in Taiwanese high4echnology venture capital opportu

3、nities.CIn connection with its ratings with Standard he may wait until he sees certain dealers in the room and then produces the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid forU U 3 /U /U. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as hig

4、h as possible.The auctioneer must knowU U 4 /U /U. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also encourage the rivals among buyers to bid against each other in order to get a high price. It is largely in his ad vice that a seller will fix a “reserved“ price, that is, U U 5 /U

5、/U. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult to stop a “knock-out“ (连裆拍货), because dealers illegally arranged beforehand not to bid against each other, but choose one of them as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If such a “knock-out“ succeeds, the rea

6、l auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers.A Almost all goods of various qualities are sold by auction.B a price below which the goods cannot be sold.C Through Auction the seller usually can get a high price.D quite accurately the current market values of the goods he is selli

7、ng, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods.E for the various items on sale.F in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for.G where and when they can be viewed by possible buyers.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00)For eac

8、h question 1318, mark one letter (A. B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.BCruise Ship: Where to Go/BPassengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are described on TV programs and films, usually appear to be both wealthy and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represe

9、nt the 6.8m passengers who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on appealing to younger, less wealthy people, giving them an experience more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families wit

10、h young children are no longer so rare on cruise ships. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by an average of 8.5% a year since 1990.Cruise Star is now the worlds largest cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three

11、carry nearly half the worlds cruise passengers and make almost all the industrys profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because sheer size brings so many benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on supplies such as food and fuel, and even, if the

12、y order enough of them, on ships. A secondary disadvantage for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such as marketing as broadly. A significant part of the cost of sending people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend

13、more than $100m a year on TV advertising in America. They employ armies of salesmen. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of the package deal and, once again, volume means savings: Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America.Cruise Star has ten ships, with four more on

14、 order for delivery by 1999. Intersail is building at a similar rate, hoping to expand todays fleet of ten ships to 14 by 1998. Seaways will add three more ships to its present nine. The 30 ships on order throughout the industry will increase cruising capacity by 40% by 1998. Some analysts suspect t

15、hat even the big companies will find it difficult to fill all those extra cabins. They make a comparison with the overcapacity in the airline market in the early 1990s, When aircraft ordered at a time of growth arrived during the recession. And they point out that, after steady growth, the American

16、market was flat in 1995, with firms offering discounts up to 30% in order to fill cabins.The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone. This year has started well. But if the industrys outlook ends up being rougher than it hopes, many smaller firms will face a choice: go for specialized busin

17、ess, go out of business, or get taken over by a larger business. Already more than 40 small companies offer an increasing variety of cruises, ranging from archaeological tours of the Black Sea to ecological cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This trend seems set to continue, although in fast-growing

18、Asis, a few mid-sized firms may one day rise to challenge the top three. However, in more established markets, smaller firms are being squeezed out. For instance, Gentle Waves, which has debts of $850m, has already been approached by Cruise Star, who wanted to buy a majority share of the company. Th

19、e negotiations came to nothing, but analysts think they will revive if Gentle Waves problems go on.（分数：6.00）(1).The main benefit the large firms have is that they can _. A. run large marketing departments. B. sell their tickets more cheaply. C. afford better quality advertising. D. arrange to pay re

20、duced prices.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Cruises are becoming more popular with passengers who _. A. want a quiet holiday. B. demand a high degree of luxury. C. want a family holiday. D. can afford to pay top prices,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are small firms doing in order to stay in business? _ A. amalgama

21、ting with bigger companies. B. moving their base to Asia. C. offering more specialized types of cruises. D. joining together to form new companies,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What problem do analysts think cruise companies may have? _ A. They will be dependent on the airline business. B. They will not be a

22、ble to sell enough tickets. C. They will have to face a recession. D. They will not be able to offer discounts.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which would be the best title for this text? _ A. Cruise Business in Trouble B. A Triangle of Cruise Companies C. Smaller is Better D. Size is Key to Success（分数：1.00）A.

23、B.C.D.(6).Cruise Star didnt buy a share in Gentle Waves _ A. but they might do so in the future. B. because its debts were too big. C. but they think they should have done. D. because it was the wrong size.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A,

24、B, C or D.For each question 1933,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.There is an example at the beginning.BThe Central Problem of Economics/BThe central problem of economics is to satisfy the peoples and nations wants.The problem we are faced with is that our resources, here identifi

25、ed as money, are limited. The only way we can resolve our problem is to make choices. After looking at our resources, we must examine our list ofU U 1 /U /Uand identify the things we need immediately, those we can postpone, andU U 2 /U /Uwe cannot afford. As individuals, we face the central problem

26、involved in economics deciding just how to allocate (分配) our limited resources to provideU U 3 /U /Uwith the greatest satisfaction of our wants. Nations face the same problem. As a countrys population grows the need for more goods and services grows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production

27、 may increase, but thereU U 4 /U /Uare enough re sources to satisfy the total desires of a nation. Whether the budget meeting is taking place in the familyU U 5 /U /Uroom, in the conference room of the corporationU U 6 /U /Uof directors, or in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washingto

28、n, the basic problem still exists. We need to find methods of allocating limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.A short time ago economistsU U 7 /U /Ugoods into two categories, free and economic. The former, like air and water, were inU U 8 /U /Uabundance that economists had no concer

29、n for them. After all, economics is theU U 9 /U /Uof scarcity (匮乏) and what to do about it. Today many of these “free goods“ areU U 10 /U /Uvery expensive to use. Pollution has made clean air and water expensive for producers who have to filter their waste products, for consumers who ultimately (最终)

30、 U U 11 /U /Uthe producers extra costs, andU U 12 /U /Utaxpayers who pay for the governments involvement in cleaning the environment.In the 1990s, almost all goods areU U 13 /U /UOnly by effort and money can they be obtained in the form people wish.Meeting the needs of people and froming resources a

31、vailableU U 14 /U /Uthe basic activity of production. In trying to meetU U 15 /U /Uwants from limited economic goods, production leads to new problems in economics.（分数：15.00）(1). A. want B. problems C. wants D. resources（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. those B. some C. others D. many（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.

32、 them B. themselves C. ourselves D. him（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. always B. sometimes C. often D. never（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. living B. bedroom C. store D. kitchen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. management B. function C. board D. group（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. divide B. divided C. had divided D. were divide

33、d（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. so B. great C. such D. such an（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. form B. study C. means D. source（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. practically B. in practice C. in reality D. practical（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. use B. will use C. pay for D. will pay for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. the B. / C. fo

34、r D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. plentiful B. scarce C. in shortage D. in full supply（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. are led to B. leads C. lead to D. leads to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. unlimited B. limited C. limiting D. limit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BPART FIVE/B(总题数：1，分数：12.00)In most of the lines 3445 there

35、 is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.BMan

36、agement in HR/BIn recent years, as companies have been confronted by the competition andemployment stereotypes, struggled with recession and searched for excellence,34. so the vocabulary for managing their workforces has tended to this change.35. The term “Personnel Management“ is giving way to “Hum

37、an Resource Management“36. or better still, to “Strategic Human Resource Management“. Nor it is this shift,37. exclusively be confined to those followers of fashion, the commercial management38. consultants, for it has now been recognised by both of managers and academics.39. Of course, when this is

38、 hardly the first time that the language of management has40. changed. The shift over the years to away from traditional manufacturing41. industries towards high-tech manufacturing and the service sector has already been42. mirrored in managers increasing tendency to refer to “employee“ rather than4

39、3. “industrial“ relations. But whereas that shift reflected some changes in which the44. practice of management, so can the same be said of this latest shift in vocabulary?45. Is HRM different in substance or emphasis from personnel management?（分数：12.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项

40、1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、BWRITING/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)1.BPART ONE/BSenor Viladomat, an important Spanish client, is coming to your company for a meeting about a new prod uct. You are responsible for making arrangements for his trip. Write a e-mail to Senor Viladomats secretary, saying wh

41、at arrangements you have made, including: travel (e, g. arrival details, meeting and transfer) accommodation details of the product meeting (e. g. time, venue) Write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.（分数：5.00）_2.BPART TWO/BYour company has just received a letter from Fabian coach company. Read the let

42、ter below, on which you have already made some notes. Then, using all your handwritten notes, write your reply to it. Write 120140 words on a separate sheet. （分数：5.00）_八、BLISTENING/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、BPART ONE/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、BConversation On(总题数：1，分数：4.00)You will hear a new residents inquiring ab

43、out regulations.1 The residents areU U 1 /U /Uto leave their cars in the back.2 U U 2 /U /Uare permitted, butU U 3 /U /Uarent allowed.3 There is a trash disposal room on each floor next to theU U 4 /U /U （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、BConversation Tw(总题数：1，分数：4.00)You will hear a talk betw

44、een a boy and a girl.1 There is a great show at theU U 1 /U /Utheater.2 Shell finish her term paper onU U 2 /U /U3 On Tuesday, she will clean up theU U 3 /U /U4 On Thursday, itsU U 4 /U /Ubirthday. （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十二、BConversation Th(总题数：1，分数：4.00)You will hear a man inquiring a

45、bout a new oven cleaner.1 This newU U 1 /U /Ucleaner is a new product.2 After the oven is sprayed thoroughly, the door of the oven is closed and you turn the oven on to aboutU U 2 /U /U3 He usually leaves the oven on forU U 3 /U /Uminutes.4 It does sound much easier than doing it byU U 4 /U /U （分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_