1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 123及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Read these sentences below and the passages on the opposite page.Which business(A, B, C or D)does each sentence(1 -7)describe?For each sentence(1-7), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet.You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
2、Example: 0 You must have a first degree in English. A Salesperson is required for our new Portman Street Showroom to work a flexitime 30-hour per week, including alternate Saturdays. Fileco specializes in office furniture and equipment. The showroom displays our very latest in integrated office desi
3、gn and is intended to serve as our window on the business world. Applicants should have some experience in business and fluency in a second language would be a distinct advantage.B Eurofile, one of Europes leading publishers is seeking a self-motivated Assistant Accountant to help run its busy accou
4、nts department. The candidate should possess excellent accounting qualifications and have at least 2 years accounting experience. She/he should also be computer literate and able to carry out all essential day-to-day accounting tasks. Management experience and European languages are a definite advan
5、tage, Salary 15, 000 17, 000 p. a. Send C. V. to Joanna Jarvis, Eurofile, Stack Street, Manchester, MN8 4TX, quoting reference JAC/01/TN.C The Bell Educational Trust seeks applications from teachers of English as a foreign language to work in China. Candidates should have: a degree plus a qualificat
6、ion in TEEL(PGCE or RSA)diploma a minimum of 3 years experience with at least one year overseas experience in preparation of materials and in teaching ESP / EAP Send applications with full C. V. and the names of two referees, one ofwhom must be the most recent employer, together with recent photogra
7、ph of /ourself, to Lewis Kerr, The Bell Educational Trust, Hillscross, 1 Red Cross Lane, Cambridge CB2 2QX.D We are a major company with an international reputation with customers throughout Europe, the Middle East and S. E. Asia. Qualifications: Proven secretarial skills Languages(French, German, A
8、rabic, Mandarin) Ability to work as part of team and on own initiative 1 You are free to choose when you will begin and end your workday. 2 You should provide the names of two people who can give letters of recommendation. 3 You must have the experience of working abroad. 4 You have to work every ot
9、her Saturday. 5 You should have successful working experience as a secretary. 6 The job requires some experience as well as excellent qualifications. 7 You need to be able to speak several languages. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read New Technology Links.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each
10、 of the blanks.For each blank(8-12), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet.Do not mark any letter twice.There is an example at the beginning(0). New Technology LinksIn the past 10 years, Jones and May have made a 350m investment in information technology.(0)GEvery time a customer makes a purchase
11、, the Jones and May Till do a lot more than just producing their change and a receipt. With the help of an advanced computer system the Tills feed the information to their central computers, which calculate what stock is needed.【 P1】 _They are then almost instantly able to organize the following day
12、s or weeks deliveries.【 P2】 _For example, food shelves do not sell out early on a Saturday as they used to and a wider range of goods are available on a Monday. Using advanced communication between stores, Head Office and suppliers, the computers work out what has been sold each day, what suppliers
13、need to produce, and what should be delivered to stores the following day.【 P3】 _Fewer customers are disappointed and profits improve.【 P4】 _When a new seasons range of clothes goes into stores in a variety of colors, the computer system makes it possible to respond to sales data almost overnight an
14、d, for example, increase the production of clothes in faster-selling colors and sizes. On the occasion that an item is temporarily out of stock, information technology enables sales staff to tell customers immediately whether it is available from the distribution center. If it is, an order can be pl
15、aced.【 P5】 _So next time you are handed a Jones and May receipt you will know that the system is already reacting to your purchase and reordering the item you have just bought.Example: A This involves serious delays and damages customer confidence.B Among the benefits for clothing is the fact that s
16、tores receive new deliveries according to their exact requirements.C This unusually responsive system provides benefits in terms of both customer service and profits.D This information is fed from there directly into the suppliers computers.E The new system has halved the delivery time for customers
17、 down to 24 hours from 48 hours.F Such a quick and sensitive response ensures that the right amount of fresh food arrives at each store.G Their desktop computers can access sales data from the tills allowing them to change orders. 8 【 P1】 9 【 P2】 10 【 P3】 11 【 P4】 12 【 P5】 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the
18、following article about the negotiation myths and the questions on the opposite page. For each question(13-18), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. Debunking Negotiation Myths Before developing a more effective negotiation strategy, we need to dispel several faulty assumptions and myt
19、hs about negotiation. These myths hamper peoples ability to learn effective negotiation skills and in some cases reinforce poor negotiation skills. A pervasive belief is that good negotiation skills are something that people are born with, not something that can be readily learned. This is false bec
20、ause most excellent negotiators are self-made. In fact, there are very few naturally gifted negotiators. We tend to hear their stories, but we must remember that their stories are selective, meaning that it is always possible for someone to have a lucky day or a fortunate experience. This myth is of
21、ten perpetuated by the tendency of people to judge negotiation skills by their car-dealership experience. Whereas purchasing a car is certainly an important and common type of negotiation, it is not the best context by which your negotiation skills can be judged. The most important negotiations are
22、those that we engage in every day with our colleagues, supervisors, coworkers and business associates. These relationships provide a much better index of ones effectiveness in negotiation. In short, effective negotiation requires practice and feedback. The problem is that most of us do not get an op
23、portunity to develop effective negotiation skills in a disciplined fashion, rather, most of us learn by doing. As the second myth reveals, experience is helpful, but not sufficient. We have ail met that person at the cocktail party or on the airplane who boasts about his or her great negotiation fea
24、ts and how he or she learned on the job. It is only partly true that experience can improve negotiation skills; in fact, native experience is largely ineffective in improving negotiation skills. There are three strikes against natural experience as an effective teacher. First, if a person does not k
25、now how well he or she has performed in the negotiation, it is nearly impossible to improve performance. For example, can you imagine trying to learn mathematics without ever doing homework or taking tests? The second problem is that our memories tend to be selective, meaning that people tend to rem
26、ember their successes and forget their failures or shortcomings. This is, of course, comforting to our ego, but it does not improve our ability to negotiate. Finally, experience improves our confidence, but not necessarily our accuracy. People with more experience grow more and more confident, but t
27、he accuracy of their judgment and the effectiveness of their behaviour do not increase in a commensurate fashion. Overconfidence can be dangerous because it may lead people to take unwise risks. The third pervasive myth is that effective negotiation necessitates taking risks and gambles. In negotiat
28、ion , this may mean saying things like “ this is my final offer“ or “take it or leave it“ or using threats and bluffs. This is what we call a “tough“ style of negotiation, Although these negotiators are rarely effective, we tend to be impressed by the tough negotiator. An interesting exercise is to
29、ask mangers and anyone else who negotiates to describe their approach to negotiating. Many seasoned negotiators believe that their negotiation style involves a lot of “ gut feeling“ , intuition, and “in-the-moment“ responses. We believe that this type of intuition does not serve people well. Effecti
30、ve negotiation involves deliberate thought and preparation, and it is quite systematic. 13 According to the article, a person is likely to （ A） succeed in negotiation if he is lucky that day. （ B） do well if he has studied how to negotiate. （ C） have at least one successful negotiation. （ D） be a be
31、tter negotiator if he has inborn talents. 14 What can best reveal ones negotiation skills? （ A） interpersonal relationships （ B） promotion of an expensive good （ C） good connections with business partners （ D） daily interaction with all kinds of people 15 According to the writer, the best way to imp
32、rove negotiation skills is （ A） systematic training. （ B） abundant experience. （ C） more practicing. （ D） frequent rehearsing. 16 What does the writer think of experience? （ A） More experienced people may make unreasonable decisions. （ B） Without feedback, it is very difficult to learn from experien
33、ce. （ C） Failures in fact help improve performance. （ D） Experience blurs peoples accuracy. 17 The writer suggests that （ A） effective negotiations do not necessarily involve risks. （ B） threats are sometimes impressive and effective. （ C） people seem to prefer tough styles of negotiation. （ D） risk
34、s are caused by negotiators overconfidence. 18 According to the writer, excellent negotiators are those who （ A） rely on intuition. （ B） plan their negotiation carefully. （ C） have good negotiation style. （ D） set a clear purpose. 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article below about money.Choose the best wo
35、rd or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, 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).Salt, shells or metals are still used(0)money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today. Salt may seem rather a st
36、range【 C1】 _to use as money,【 C2】 _in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an【 C3】 _necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their【 C4】 _, were used as money in some countries until recent 【 C5】 _, and cakes of salt【 C6】 _buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Se
37、a shells【 C7】 _as money at some time【 C8】 _another over the greater part of the Old World. These were【 C9】 _mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the【 C10】 _from East to West.Metal, valued b
38、y weight,【 C11】 _coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries【 C12】 _paper money. It can either be exchanged 【 C13】 _goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze,【 C14】 _in flat, round
39、 pieces with a hole in the middle, called “cash“. The【 C15】 _of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have replaced nearly all the more picturesque forms of money, and while in one or two of t
40、he more remote countries people still hold it for future use on ceremonial occasions such as weddings and funerals, examples of primitive money will soon be found only in museums.Example: A for B as C in D to 19 【 C1】 （ A） object （ B） article （ C） substance （ D） category 20 【 C2】 （ A） but （ B） and （
41、 C） so （ D） even 21 【 C3】 （ A） abstract （ B） advantageous （ C） abundant （ D） absolute 22 【 C4】 （ A） weight （ B） value （ C） role （ D） size 23 【 C5】 （ A） times （ B） events （ C） situations （ D） conditions 24 【 C6】 （ A） even （ B） also （ C） still （ D） never 25 【 C7】 （ A） had been used （ B） are used （ C）
42、would be used （ D） would have been used 26 【 C8】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） yet （ D） or 27 【 C9】 （ A） collected （ B） produced （ C） grown （ D） raised 28 【 C10】 （ A） city （ B） district （ C） community （ D） continent 29 【 C11】 （ A） processed （ B） produced （ C） preceded （ D） proceeded 30 【 C12】 （ A） in spite
43、 of （ B） instead of （ C） along with （ D） in line with 31 【 C13】 （ A） against （ B） as （ C） in （ D） for 32 【 C14】 （ A） often （ B） seldom （ C） really （ D） much 33 【 C15】 （ A） earlier （ B） earliest （ C） better （ D） best 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below about opinions on local group business.In most o
44、f the lines(34-45), there 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
45、on your Answer Sheet.The exercise begins with two examples,(0 and 00).Examples: Shop-local Group Offers Economic Impact Figures0 If consumers in Hillsborough County could limited their spending on one Saturday00 to independent, locally owned businesses instead of chain stores, more than34 $ 17 milli
46、on would even remain in the local company instead of being shipped to35 outside corporations as overnight deposits. So it say representatives of the36 Tampa Independent Business Alliance, who base their calculation on studies that37 made by the American Independent Business Alliance. The national st
47、udy found38 that since locally owned businesses began to use goods and services of other39 business in the community, a consumers spending circulates 3 up to 31/240 times longer locally than if it is spent on at a chain. On Saturday, the local group41 will be working with the national organization a
48、nd more than all 25 other42 communities across the country to broadcast the benefits coming of the43 shop-local movement. The educational event, “American Unchained“ , will be44 promoted at independent business such as Inkwood Books in Tampa, “We45 want people to think about where their dollars actu
49、ally end up to,“ said Carla Jimenez, co-owner of Inkwood and president of Tampa Independent Business; Alliance. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 123答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目关键词： free to choose when you willbegin and end，题目意为：你可以自己选择什么时候开始和结束工作，与 A段中 “flexitime 30一 hour per week”相对应。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目关键词： give letters of recommendation题目意为：你需要提供两个能写介绍信的人的名字，与 C段中 “Applications with full C V and the names of two referees， one of whom mustbe the most recent employer”相对
