1、剑桥商务英语中级-17 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：7，分数：7.00)1.What we have done in the living room will be related closely to each other in the future.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_2.When you are back home, the computer knows who you are.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_3.We will lead a much easier life in the future.（分数：1.0
2、0）填空项 1:_4.People are spending a lot of time in the living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_5.Progress has been made to improve our living room, but we still have difficulty in making the future living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_6.Future TV is expensive and it worths the prize.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_7.Target consumers of to
3、days merchants are usually people who spend most of their time in the living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPART TWO/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BPART THREE/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)13.As the practitioners in all disciplines do, managers in process and quality management need _.（分数：1.00）A.m
4、ake structuring of problems easierB.deal with the problems with a systematic methodC.apply theories into practiceD.learn how to produce practical solutions14.In process management, a good systematic method _.（分数：1.00）A.must support the requirements of customersB.can help workers work faster but less
5、 efficientlyC.should allow workers involved in the process to make decisions with managementD.must deal with compliance issues15.When modern management integrates many highly complex systems, they must make sure that _.（分数：1.00）A.these highly complex systems are in agreement with different requireme
6、nts related to their organization.B.they are different systems unheard of a few decades ago.C.the requirements are relevant to their organization.D.do without understanding social and behavioral pressure.16.What is satisfactory method in quality management then?（分数：1.00）A.It is a method which can de
7、al with problems centering on “conformance to requirements“.B.It is a method which can approach the problem of direct customer requirements.C.It is a method which can cope with problems of efficiency and effectiveness.D.It is a method which can solve problems of meeting the requirements of law.17.Wh
8、ich of the following is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Integrated process and quality management is called for.B.Considerable thought and hard work are the premise of providing such a mentioned system.C.The procedures mentioned here can help employees fulfill their work.D.The effort made in providing such a sy
9、stem will be great while what we get will be little.18.To provide structure and organization, managers should do all the following except _.（分数：1.00）A.group similar processes and collect similar information into recordsB.provide a language and a framework for doing workC.arrange the various activiti
10、es into different classesD.organize employees and computer systems into units四、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)A.connectsB.containsC.involvesD.researchesA.notionB.senseC.conceptD.feelingA.ratherB.otherC.moreD.longerA.rulesB.decisionsC.stepsD.changesA.interestB.upsetC.exciteD.scareA.adaptB.relateC.learn
11、D.expectA.termB.definitionC.contractD.systemA.mainlyB.simplyC.alwaysD.totallyA.gaveB.gainedC.storedD.filledA.searchingB.sendingC.studyingD.hopingA.friendsB.partnersC.competitorsD.leadersA.bottomB.listC.lineD.heartA.standardB.assignmentC.situationD.understandingA.exactlyB.nearlyC.reallyD.completelyA.
12、comparingB.outliningC.providingD.supplying五、BPART FIVE/B(总题数：12，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 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、BWRITING/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)46.B MEMO/B TO: All Staff FROM: DATE: 25 May, 2005 SUBJECT:（分数：5.00）_七、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)47. （分数：5.00）_八、BLI
13、STENING/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)BPART ONE/B You will hear three telephone conversations or messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. You will hear each recording twice. BConversation One/B Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling to rent an a
14、partment. BRegistration Form/B Date 23 February 2005 Time 10.30 Name of the customer JohnU (1) /U Occupation Student in Cambridge Renting details: 1 An apartment near Sunny St. 2 Not more thanU (2) /Upounds a month 3 WithU (3) /Uand heating system 4 Renting period: about 1.5 years from July Contact
15、numberU (4) /U（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_九、BConversation Tw(总题数：1，分数：4.00) Look at the note below. You will hear a man requesting some information about a job. BMessage/B For: Mrs. Steinbeck From: Michael Cornwall Michael Cornwall phoned about the post ofU (5) /UManager. Hes already got th
16、eU (6) /U Original interview schedule doesnt suit hint He asked for aU (7) /Uinterview. (Can you let him know if thats possible?) Confirmed that allU (8) /Umust be brought within this week.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十、BConversation Th(总题数：1，分数：4.00) Look at the note below. You will hear a
17、woman making a reservation for a ceremony. BBrendon Hotel/B BReservation Card/B Name: Sherry Kinney from Apollo Ltd. Occasion: a smallU (9) /U Date: U (10) /Ufrom 6 p.m8 p.m Reserve 15 tables withU (11) /Useats each. Tel: U(12) /U（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十一、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BSec
18、tion One/B You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide who is speaking. Write one letter (AH) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A the Manager of Office Supplies B the Marketing Manager C a young jun
19、ior manager D the Managing Director E the Training Manager F the temporary clerk G the Personnel Manager H the Sales Manager（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十二、BSection Two/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00) You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about
20、 Write one letter (AH) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A visit possible new premises B observe working practices C hold job interviews D deal with a complaint E meet a new manager F introduce new policies G supervis
21、e staff training H sign a new contract（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十三、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：8.00) You will hear a news story on the latest development in the U.S. governments legal battle against Microsoft. For each question 2330, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer, Y
22、ou will hear the recording twice.（分数：8.00）(1).What was the court ruling as to Microsofts business practice? A. Microsoft used computer systems to win competition. B. Microsoft was broken up earlier this month because of the rapid growing broadband market. C. Microsoft broke anti-trust law by using i
23、ts monopoly in the market.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did Ohio and Illinois, the two dissenting states, ask the government to do about Microsoft? A. To sell off about half it assets to create two companies. B. To leave Microsoft untouched but to order it to change its anti-competitive behavior. C. To al
24、low Microsoft control most of Microsoft software, including Word, Excel and Internet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How did Bill Gates respond to the court ruling? A. He said the result would be an exciting and innovative set of new products. B. He promised that his company is ready for a long court fight and w
25、ould at last win the legal battle. C. He asked the Federal judge to impose immediate restrictions on the companys property.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What are the supposed benefits of breaking up Microsoft into two smaller companies? A. Consumers will enjoy more choices and lower prices for software product
26、s. B. A separate group of companies is able to provide their customers with a lot of services in a bundle. C. The breakup gives consumers instant entry into the rapid growing broadband market for interactive services.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).How could the breakup potentially hurt the interest of consumers
27、 A. The breakup led to a setback: Windows 2000 wont be shipped to consumers until February, two years behind schedule. B. The pay-per-minute model of the cell phone industry will meld with the free culture of the Internet. C. The breakup could increase the operating costs and thus make their produc
28、ts more expensive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(6).What are the positive impact that the breakup could have on software products? A. More software companies would join in the competition to provide more and better products. B. Internet communications companies are gearing up for a blast into the wireless cyber wo
29、rld. C. The breakup could be a boon for consumers: making cable set-top boxes as easy to buy as Motorala cell phones.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(7).Why could the quality of the software products be hurt? A. Because Microsoft is affiliating out its product line of software applications by buying Visio. B. Becaus
30、e the Microsoft brain trust is split in two. C. Because Microsofts top executives would own stocks of only one of the two companies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(8).Why would other software companies still feel threatened even after the Microsoft breakup? A. Because Microsoft would still be the Number One and Num
31、ber Two software companies in the world. B. Because Microsoft would bring down the important stock market indexes, such as Dow Jones Industrial Average. C. Microsoft competitors know that the company has a referee Staring directly over the shoulder.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.十四、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)48.WHA
32、T IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MARKETING DEPARTMENT? BRAND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS ABOUT PRODUCT PRICING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMPANY VALUES B. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK? COMMON STOCKHOLDERS ARE THE VOTING OWNERS OF A CORPORATION. COMMON STOCK DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE
33、OWNER A SPECIFIC RATE OF RETURN. PREFERRED STOCK USUALLY GETS PREFERENCE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMPANYS EARNINGS C. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN DEALING WITH COMPETITION? PRICING POLICIES ATTRACTIVE PACKAGING ADVERTISING STRATEGIES（分数：5.00）_49.Discuss with your partner about functions of central bank
34、s? Banker to the government Banker to oversea central banks and international organizations Lender of last resort Responsibility for the bank note issue（分数：5.00）_剑桥商务英语中级-17 答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：7，分数：7.00)1.What we have done in the living room will be related closely to each oth
35、er in the future.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：2.When you are back home, the computer knows who you are.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：3.We will lead a much easier life in the future.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：4.People are spending a lot of time in the living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：5.Progress
36、has been made to improve our living room, but we still have difficulty in making the future living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：6.Future TV is expensive and it worths the prize.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：7.Target consumers of todays merchants are usually people who spend most of their time in t
37、he living room.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：二、BPART TWO/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：三、BPART THREE/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)13.As the practitioners in all disciplines do, managers in process and quality management need _.（分数：1.0
38、0）A.make structuring of problems easierB.deal with the problems with a systematic method C.apply theories into practiceD.learn how to produce practical solutions解析：14.In process management, a good systematic method _.（分数：1.00）A.must support the requirements of customersB.can help workers work faster
39、 but less efficientlyC.should allow workers involved in the process to make decisions with management D.must deal with compliance issues解析：15.When modern management integrates many highly complex systems, they must make sure that _.（分数：1.00）A.these highly complex systems are in agreement with differ
40、ent requirements related to their organization. B.they are different systems unheard of a few decades ago.C.the requirements are relevant to their organization.D.do without understanding social and behavioral pressure.解析：16.What is satisfactory method in quality management then?（分数：1.00）A.It is a me
41、thod which can deal with problems centering on “conformance to requirements“. B.It is a method which can approach the problem of direct customer requirements.C.It is a method which can cope with problems of efficiency and effectiveness.D.It is a method which can solve problems of meeting the require
42、ments of law.解析：17.Which of the following is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Integrated process and quality management is called for.B.Considerable thought and hard work are the premise of providing such a mentioned system.C.The procedures mentioned here can help employees fulfill their work.D.The effort made i
43、n providing such a system will be great while what we get will be little. 解析：18.To provide structure and organization, managers should do all the following except _.（分数：1.00）A.group similar processes and collect similar information into recordsB.provide a language and a framework for doing work C.ar
44、range the various activities into different classesD.organize employees and computer systems into units解析：四、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)A.connectsB.containsC.involves D.researches解析：A.notionB.sense C.conceptD.feeling解析：A.rather B.otherC.moreD.longer解析：A.rulesB.decisionsC.stepsD.changes 解析：A.interestB.upset C.exciteD.scare解析：A.adapt
