[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷121及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 121及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and the information about courses on the opposite page. Which section of the article(A, B, C or D)does each statement(1-7)refer to? For each statement(1-7), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use

2、some of these letters more than once.Example: 0 This course will use case studies of different companies. A ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FOR MANAGERSThe course provides experienced managers with the financial skills and commercial awareness necessary to be effective in business today. It is intended for man

3、agers who need to: Use accounting information to aid decision-making and future development Assess the financial implications of day-to-day business activities Communicate effectively with accountants and bankers Most students use this course to prepare for the diploma in Accounting and FinanceB EFF

4、ECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS FOR MANAGEMENTThis is an introductory course for those with little or no experience or formal training in management skills. It includes seminars on: How to make speeches and present company information clearly Managing and chairing meetings Time management Delegating ta

5、sksC BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTSThis one-term course is an introduction to the basics and requires no previous experience. The course demonstrates that good bookkeeping is covered, including sales and ledger books, petty cash and final accounts.D MANAGING PEOPLEThis is a course about how successful organ

6、izations manage their resources. Participants will be asked to contribute from their own experience of human resource management in different kinds of organizations. The following topics will be discussed in depth: Communication within organizations Training staff to work co-operatively in group Rec

7、ruitment and selection of staff Ongoing staff training and development Career paths, promotion and job satisfaction 1 The course is intended for people who lack accounting skills. 2 The course will train you to make use of company accounts in planning. 3 The course shows you how firms can help emplo

8、yees to develop their skills and improve company performance. 4 The course is intended for staff who are being promoted to a management position for the first time. 5 The course covers materials that you need to study to gain a professional qualification. 6 The course prepares managers to give publi

9、c talks about their companies. 7 The course is intended for those with a background in personal management. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read this letter to the editor of The Economist.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the blanks.For each blank(8-12), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answe

10、r Sheet.Do not mark any letter twice.There is an example at the beginning(0).Sir,You stated on February 13th that New Mexico has “few natural resources“_D_In 1991 New Mexico ranked fourth in the United States in production of natural gas, seventh in oil and tenth in non-fuel minerals【 P1】 _Non-fuel

11、minerals contributed about $1 billion and coal $509 million.Taxes from production of fuels and minerals, and lease payments on state lands have been set aside by legislative acts to endow two permanent funds worth about % 5. 65 billion.【 P2】 _In addition, during fiscal year 1991, payments to New Mex

12、ico from taxes on federal lands were $ 108 million, all earmarked for public education.【 P3】 _About $ 566 million came from taxes and permanent-fund earnings attributable to oil and gas production.【 P4】 _Tourism is an important industry in New Mexico, yet its economic impact on the public sector is

13、dwarfed by that of mineral production.New Mexico came through the recent recession in much better shape than most other states. It does not have a deficit.【 P5】 _States that rely primarily on a sales tax or on an income tax have big problems during economic downturns. Income growth per head in New M

14、exico averaged 6. 1/00 in the year to October 1992-one of the fastest growth rates in the United States.Example: Charles ChapinA This is in large due to its broadly based tax structure.B New Mexicos extractive mineral industries contribute about a third of the states $1.9 billion general-fund income

15、 in fiscal year 1991.C However, the extractive mineral industry in New Mexico is one of the states strongest economic forces.D During fiscal year 1992 New Mexico raised permanent funds worth about $6. 1 billion.E The combined value of oil and gas production was $2. 8 billion.F Some 16, 000 employees

16、 work in the extractive industries and their wages are among the highest of any major industry.G The $39 million earned by these funds in 1991 was used to finance education and other public services. 8 【 P1】 9 【 P2】 10 【 P3】 11 【 P4】 12 【 P5】 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below about e-mail phon

17、e and the questions on the opposite page. For each question(13-18), mark one letter(A, B, C, or D)on your Answer Sheet. Do you send and receive more phones calls or e-mails? If your answer is e-mail, or you wish it were, then a new breed of telecommunication devices called an e-mail phone or Interne

18、t phone may soon find its way into your kitchen or living room. Essentially, an e-mail phone, or e-phone for short, is the merger of telephone and computer. With most of these new screen phones, that means being able to read and reply to electronic mail directly from the phone, without starting up(o

19、r even owning)a PC. With some, it also means being able to search through the web to make vacation plans or research homework assignments though at slow speeds and on a rather small screen. And you can still make phone calls, too. No computer experience is required to use an e-phone. Most let you si

20、gn up with Internet Service Provider(ISP), which typically charges about $ 20 per month. Once youre past this tedious work and enter the account information into the phone, you can check your e-mail from either your computer or phone. To assess your e-mail account from one of these phones, you typic

21、ally have to select e-mail service from a menu. Phones with touch screens have an icon(图标 )for that on the opening screen. For other phones, you press one of the buttons lining the bottom or sides of the display, much as with an ATM machine. The phone then calls your ISP. When the ISP picks up, the

22、phone automatically transfers your account name and password. Once accepted, the ISP will start sending the phone your messages. By touching the item you want to read or hitting a button next to it, the message will be displayed. Once youve read it, you can reply to the message, move onto the next o

23、ne, or, like most phones, delete the message from your account. You can check your e-mail manually, but most e-phones can also be set to check several times a day automatically. In automatic mode, the phone flashes to tell you mail is waiting. If you happen to be using the phone when it is scheduled

24、 to check for e-mail, the phone will automatically try again when the line is free. One serious drawback to e-mail by phone is that it cannot receive(or send)attached files, whether they contain documents or graphics. Some phones will attempt to display simple text files as part of the message, but

25、other types of files will appear as gibberish(乱码 ), or not at all. If you share the e-mail account with a PC and dont delete the message, however, you can usually retrieve the message and file on your computer. 13 An e-mail phone is an improved device of telecommunication in that （ A） it can record

26、a message in the form of e-mails. （ B） it can be used to receive and send e-mails. （ C） it can be connected with computers. （ D） it can be used to visit websites 14 Compared with a traditional telephone, an e-mail phone probably （ A） has a colored screen. （ B） has a larger size. （ C） has similar key

27、 arrangement. （ D） does not have a receiver. 15 When an e-mail phone is being used to make phone calls, it （ A） cannot receive new messages. （ B） send out a signal of new messages. （ C） cannot display e-mail messages. （ D） automatically checks new messages. 16 You can check your e-mail by yourself,

28、but owning an e-phone （ A） you can know the arrival of an e-mail immediately. （ B） you can check your e-mails more quickly. （ C） you can depend on the e-phone to check per day. （ D） can help you delete unnecessary e-mails. 17 One fundamental flaw of e-mail phones is that people cannot use it to （ A）

29、 receive or send e-mails with attached files. （ B） receive attached files with documents. （ C） read attached files with graphics. （ D） read only messages in the form of simple text. 18 It can be inferred from the passage that e-mail phones are designed to （ A） make transmission of e-mail messages fa

30、ster. （ B） make communication through e-mails cheaper. （ C） make communication through e-mails easier. （ D） make communication through e-mails more popular. 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the letter below about an agency providing temporary staff for companies. Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B,

31、 C or D on the opposite page. For each question(19-33), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning(0). Office Angels Employment Agency14-16 Lockhart Road Wan Chai Hong Kong Tel 532 4365 Fax 532 4111Dear Client,Office Angels is advising businesses(0)B as f

32、ar ahead as possible to ensure guaranteed staff cover during holiday periods. There is now a【 C1】 _shortage of skilled secretarial and administrative staff and this is【 C2】 _to get worse in the next twelve months.Businesses which require staff with experience of specialist computer applications are

33、the most at【 C3】_. You are advised to【 C4】 _our agency well before the staff are actually needed to be certain of filling gaps with adequately【 C5】 _personnel. If you dont, its almost【 C6】 _that you will be left without the skills needed to【 C7】_your office running smoothly.The【 C8】 _for the shortag

34、e of secretarial staff appears to be a combination of two【 C9】 _There has been an【 C10】_in demand for secretarial services over the last few years, and at the same time there has been a【 C11】 _of students deciding to choose secretarial studies.Office Angels Agency would【 C12】 _to emphasize that busi

35、nesses should not underestimate the difficulty of【 C13】 _experienced temporary staff. It is also necessary to make the【 C14】 _that businesses should be prepared for the fact that they may have to pay more for this kind of【 C15】 _in the future.Example: A on B at C to D for 19 【 C1】 （ A） hard （ B） ser

36、ious （ C） sure （ D） strong 20 【 C2】 （ A） hoped （ B） wanted （ C） expected （ D） prepared 21 【 C3】 （ A） risk （ B） chance （ C） worry （ D） difficulty 22 【 C4】 （ A） confirm （ B） communicate （ C） contact （ D） command 23 【 C5】 （ A） lectured （ B） aided （ C） formed （ D） trained 24 【 C6】 （ A） positive （ B） cor

37、rect （ C） right （ D） certain 25 【 C7】 （ A） save （ B） keep （ C） ensure （ D） continue 26 【 C8】 （ A） reason （ B） purpose （ C） result （ D） problem 27 【 C9】 （ A） articles （ B） matters （ C） factors （ D） subjects 28 【 C10】 （ A） enlargement （ B） increase （ C） addition （ D） upgrade 29 【 C11】 （ A） lack （ B） n

38、eed （ C） requirement （ D） few 30 【 C12】 （ A） request （ B） desire （ C） ask （ D） like 31 【 C13】 （ A） achieving （ B） obtaining （ C） realizing （ D） earning 32 【 C14】 （ A） point （ B） idea （ C） position （ D） subject 33 【 C15】 （ A） offer （ B） delivery （ C） product （ D） service 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text

39、 below about opinions on ethics and mission statements.In most of the lines(34-45), there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect for does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.If there is an e

40、xtra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.The exercise begins with two examples,(0 and 00).Example: Ethics and Mission Statement0 As business emerged from the profit-oriented in 1980s, values and social00 responsibilities were being emphasized on in corporat

41、e mission statements.34 Because greed was out, and ethics were in. Business and their employees35 became actively engaged in less activities that contributed to their communities.36 To spell out their goals, companies were increasingly developed codes of ethics.37 Mission statements that were writte

42、n because they required consensus and38 commitment. Not everyone who, however, agreed with the trend toward the39 strong social stances of some public corporations. Respected economist Milton40 Friedman contended, “ Many Few trends could so thoroughly undermine the very41 foundation of our free soci

43、ety as the acceptance by corporate officials of a social42 responsibility other than to make as much more money for their stockholders as43 possible. The CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. expressed another one viewpoint about44 mission statement, saying that “our compliance-based program sent to a45 disturb

44、ing message to our people WE DONT RESPECT YOUR INTELLIGENCE OR TRUST YOU“. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 121答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题干关键词 “lack accounting skills”，题目意为 “这门课程针对那些没有财会技能的人开设 ”，与 C段中 “ACCOUNTSrequires noprevious experience”相对应。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题干关键词 “company accounts in planning”，题目意为

45、 “这门课程训练你使用公司财务计划。 ”与 A段中 “Use accounting information toaid decisionmaking”相对应。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题干关键词： “how firms can help employeesto” ，题目意为 “课程教授公司如何帮助员工提高自身技能，增强公司实力 ”，与 D段中： “This is a course about how successfulorganizations manage their resources ”相对应。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干关键词 “staff who are

46、being promoted toa management position for the first time”题目意为 “课程针对那些第一次担任经理职务的人员 ”，与 B段中： “This is an introductory coursefor those with little or no experience or formaltraining in management skills ”相对应。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题于关键词 “gain a professional qualification”题目意为 “课程包括你需要获取专业证书的材料 ”与 A段中： “Mo

47、st students use this course toprepare for the Diploma in Accounting andFinance ”相对应。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干关键词 “prepares managers to givepublic talks”，题目意为 “课程帮助经理如何在他们的公司进行公开讲说 ”，与 B段中： “Howto make speeches and present companyinformation clearly”相对应。 7 【正确答案 】 D 【试题解析】 题干关键词 “with a background in per

48、sonalmanagement”，题目意为 “课程针对那些有人事管理经验的人员 ”，与 D段中： “Participants willbe asked to contribute from their own experience ofhuman resource management” 相对应。 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 空白处之前是在说，石油，天然气和非燃料矿产的排名。空白处后面讲 在讲非燃料矿产和煤的产值。那么空白部分应该写一下石油、天然气的产值，选项 E符合题意。 9 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 空白处前说设立了两个永久性的基金，空白后马上说 in

49、 addition，那么肯定是对前面的补充。这些都用于教育。那么空白部分应该还要说这两个基金的问题。继续对这两个基金做补充说明的就只有选项 G。 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这一段主要承接上文，讲对经济的贡献问题。 11 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 空白部分之后说旅游业对公众的利益小于矿产生产类， 那么前面肯定说矿产类对公众的好处。选项 F讲的是从事矿产类的高就业率和高工资，当然是对公众的好处了。 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 结合前后文，讲的是经济危机对经济结构不同的各个州的影响。后面讲的是那些主要依赖销售税和个人所得税的州受经济危机影响严重，那么，前面肯定讲没有受到经济危机影响的新墨西哥州的经济结构了，所以选项 A符合题意。 三、 PART THREE 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一段第四句解释了 emall phone的功能，即用电话代替电脑处理电子邮件，选项 B与之相符。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题为推断题。第三段描述了 e-mail phone的使用方法，可以得知email pho