1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 127及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Read these sentences below and the book review on the opposite page. Which book or course(A, B, C or D)does each sentence(1 -7)describe? For each sentence mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than
2、 once.Example: 0 The book offers some information about comunication style. A This classic cross-culture book provides reading passages, culture notes, and discussion topics which focus on values, behaviours, attitudes and communication styles. It features a chapter on cultural diversity in the U. S
3、. , an explanation of mainstream U. S. values with examples which reveal some of the more hidden aspects of culture, examples of cross-cultural differences in a wide variety of cultures, and extensive readings and exercises.B As a multi-stand course organized according to functions, discussion techn
4、iques and communication concepts this text develops the speaking skills of business professionals or business students. It is easily adaptable to differing class sizes, student needs and interests. A special feature of the course is its carefully staged discussion activities which structure and faci
5、litate group participation.C This series is intended for students now ready to approach English literature. Each book deals with both the literary and the language aspects of their texts. Some exercises focus on a personal response, others on discussing literary qualities such as style, character, i
6、magery and ideas. Other exercises concentrate on the development of language awareness in terms of grammar, vocabulary and different styles of writing.D Authentic texts covering a wide range of topics provide a stimulating basis for an approach of skills and strategies to academic reading. Technique
7、s of skimming and scanning, identifying main ideas, understanding text organization and guessing unknown vocabulary provide the basis for each unit. These are followed by more advanced strategies, such as analyzing a writers use of time, evaluating a writers attitude and assessing the degree of cert
8、ainty in arguments. Each unit ends with discussion topics which lead to a writing task based on the reading texts. 1 It aims to train the students to become sensitive to different styles of writing. 2 Students are expected to learn something about American society. 3 It mainly focuses on the develop
9、ment of your reading techniques. 4 Students are encouraged to participate in group activities. 5 Some useful information is offered on how to further your academic study. 6 One chapter deals with different aspects of culture in America. 7 The material chosen for the book is from the real life. 二、 PA
10、RT TWO 7 Read the extract below from an article about Bankers bonuses.Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.For each gap(8-12), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.There is an example at the beginning(0). Banker
11、s BonusesLord Myners, the City minister, is allegedly worth 30m($47m). He is an unlikely tribune of the people.(0)G Derivatives traders are not footballers with unique talents and “ should not be paid as though they are“ , he said last month. More recently he has railed against “ market failure“ ; a
12、ccusing big clients of investment banks of not challenging the fees and margins they are charged.【 P1】 _Lack of transparency makes them seem the more villainous. “ The nation is angry about this. Im angry,“ says Lord Myners.【 P2】 _“We are not an incomes regulator,“ says Hector Sants, chief executive
13、 of the Financial Services Authority(FSA). The watchdogs only sanction is to demand more regulatory capital from those banks whose pay policies appear to be putting their firms at greater risk.The Treasury could influence matters at RBS and Lloyds Banking Group, two big banks in which it has substan
14、tial shareholdings, but is reluctant to micromanage.【 P3】 _The government worries that any attack on bankerspay could drive financiers offshore, depriving the exchequer of much revenue. City bonuses, which dropped from 10 billion in 2007 to 4 billion in 2008, could bounce back to 6 billion this year
15、, says the Centre for Economic and Business Research(CEBR), a consultancy.They mirror the health of a financial-services sector that in the good times brought in up to 67 billion in annual tax revenues, estimates PwC, an accounling firm. This fiscal year the figure could drop to 30 billion, says Dou
16、glas McWilliams at the CEBR, although banksrecently buoyant business may increase it.【 P4】 _So could the slightly softer option of preventing banks from offsetting past losses against future tax bills.The reluctance to bash bankersbonuses stems from recognition that wholesale finance is a global bus
17、iness. Bankers are highly mobile, says Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays. He argues that banks in Britain must be free to pay as much as those elsewhere, but says he is “agnostic“ about what that level should be. National and international proposals to reform pay at regulated financial firms are si
18、milarly agnostic. They mostly do not spell out how much public disclosure there should be of big pay packages, other than those for board members.【 P5】 _It requires a detailed breakdown of the remuneration of “employees whose actions have a material impact on the risk exposure of the firm“. Yet that
19、 measure is unlikely to be implemented, even though the big British banks and the London-based operations of global investment banks have agreed to it.The FSA, for its part, is not bothered about public disclosure as long as it has the information itself. Sir David Walker, a former central banker ch
20、arged with an official review of bank-governance practices, has suggested that bands of remuneration for heavy hitters outside the boardroom be disclosed. It seems that banks, in the absence of much more than appeals to their better nature, will be setting their own benchmarks as and when they pleas
21、e. Barclays began a review of its remuneration policies in 2008. It remains unfinished.Example: A But such attempts at moral suasion are not working, and those in authority seem reluctant to do more.B A windfall tax on profits, discussed by both government and opposition, might put any recovery at r
22、isk.C The opportunity to take an equity position at a bargain price has been missed.D The crisis does not seem to have affected the way bankers are rewarded.E An exception is the communique from the Group of 20(G20)big countries in SeptemberF There was not a murmur when RBS hired a head trader for a
23、 rumoured 7m in total.G Yet, he has been sounding off more vociferously than his colleagues about “unacceptable“ pay deals for bankers. 8 【 P1】 9 【 P2】 10 【 P3】 11 【 P4】 12 【 P5】 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the following article about annual reports and the questions on the opposite page. For each questio
24、n(13-18), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. How to Read Annual Reports First, turn back to the report of the certified public accountant. This third-party auditor will tell you right off the bat if Galaxys report conforms with “generally accepted accounting principles“. Then go to t
25、he footnotes. Check to see whether earnings are up or down. The footnotes often tell the whole story. Next, turn to the letter from the chairman. Typically addressed “to our shareholders,“ its up front in more ways than one. The chairmans tone reflects the personality and well-being of the company.
26、In his letter, the chairman should tell you how the company fared this year. But more importantly, the letter should tell you why. Keep an eye out for sentences that start with “ Except for .“ and “ Despite the . “ They are clues to problems. On the positive side, a chairmans letter should give you
27、insights into the companys future and its stance on economical or political issues that may affect it. Now begin digging into the numbers! One source is the balance sheet. It is a snapshot of how the company stands at a single point in time. At the top are assets everything the company owns. Things
28、that can quickly be turned into cash are current assets. On the bottom are liabilities everything the company owes. Current liabilities are the debts due in one year, which are paid out of current assets. The difference between current assets and current liabilities is working capital, a key figure
29、to watch from one annual report to another. If working capital shrinks, it could mean trouble. One possibility: the company may not be a-ble to keep dividends growing rapidly. Owners equity is the difference between total assets and liabilities. It is the presumed dollar value of what the owners or
30、shareholders own. You want it to grow. The second basic source of numbers is the income statement. It shows how much money Galaxy made or lost over the year. Most people look at one figure first. Its in the income statement at the bottom: earnings per share. Watch out. It can fool you. Galaxys manag
31、ement could boost earnings by selling off a plant or by cutting the budget for research and advertising. The number you should look at first in the income statement is net sales. Ask yourself: Are sales going up at a faster rate than the last time around? When sales increases start to slow, the comp
32、any may be in trouble. Have sales gone down because the company is selling off a losing business? If so, profits may be soaring. Another important thing to study is the companys debt. Turn to the balance sheet, and divide long-term liabilities by owners equity. Thats the debt-to-equity ratio. A high
33、 ratio means the company borrows a lot of money to spark its growth. Thats okay if sales grow too, and if theres enough cash on hand to meet the payments. A company doing well on borrowed money can earn big profits for its shareholders. But if sales fall, watch out. The whole enterprise may slowly s
34、ink. Some companies can handle high ratios; others cant. Finally, you have to compare. Is the companys debt-to-equity ratio better or worse than it used to be? Better or worse than the industry norms? In company-watching, comparisons are all. They tell you if management is staying on top of things.
35、13 According to the writer, the most important element of the chairmans letter is （ A） the expressions used. （ B） the explanation given by the chairman. （ C） the performance of the company during the year. （ D） the companys future described by the chairman. 14 According to the article, a drop in wor
36、king capital shows that （ A） both current assets and current liabilities fall. （ B） current assets decline while current liabilities rise. （ C） both current assets and current liabilities remain the same as the previous year. （ D） current assets increase but current liabilities decrease. 15 What do
37、shareholders expect to increase? （ A） total assets （ B） working capital （ C） total liabilities （ D） owners equity 16 According to the article, the main reason to look at net sales first is that （ A） they tell how much profit the company has earned. （ B） they have nothing to do with advertising. （ C）
38、 they are not affected by selling off a plant. （ D） they are not so easily manipulated by the management as earnings per share. 17 According to the writer, a great deal of borrowing （ A） boosts sales. （ B） promotes growth. （ C） generates profits. （ D） entails risk. 18 According to the article, what
39、makes it clear that a company is well-managed? （ A） the chairmans letter （ B） auditors report （ C） comparison made by the reader （ D） footnotes 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article below about Assets and Processes.Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C or D on the opposite page. Fo
40、r each question(19-33), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning(0). Assets and ProcessesWorld competitiveness also analyzes(0)nations combine assets and processes in the management of competitiveness. Some nations can be rich【 C1】_ assets land, populat
41、ion, natural resources, etc.【 C2】 _not necessarily competitive, e. g. , Brazil, India and Russia. On the other hand, there are nations such as Singapore, Japan and Switzerland which are【 C3】 _in traditional assets 【 C4】_they are very competitive. They have【 C5】 _what economists call “the transformat
42、ion process“.Japans performance illustrates this situation well. Since 1950, the nation has【 C6】 _only four Nobel Prizes in exact science and economics,【 C7】 _to 164 awarded to the US and 44 to Britain. In fact, none of the fundamental technological【 C8】 _which have changed our business lives have b
43、een discovered in Japan. The transistor, the robot, the video recorder, the computer, the fax, the compact disk, the color TV- all have been invented by companies in the US and Europe. The Japanese, however, have been extremely successful in【 C9】 _these products: they have【 C10】 _in the ability to t
44、ransform an idea【 C11】 _a product or service more cheaply, more quickly and more effectively than their competitors. In other words, Japans competitiveness is process based.The 1996 World Competitiveness Yearbook carefully distinguishes between competitiveness which【 C12】 _from a nations assets and
45、that which is achieved through process. This crucial distinction is important,【 C13】 _the future seems to belong to those nations that master the transformation process(indeed, some economists refer to “the spell of natural resources“ to describe the fate of asset-rich nations that become complacent
46、). Companies usually use a similar strategy,【 C14】 _they focus on the value added that is generated by【 C15】 _processes as quality, speed, order fulfillment, mass customization, and customer satisfaction, etc.Example: A that B which C how D what 19 【 C1】 （ A） in （ B） out （ C） on （ D） about 20 【 C2】
47、（ A） and （ B） then （ C） but （ D） therefore 21 【 C3】 （ A） rich （ B） poor （ C） famous （ D） good 22 【 C4】 （ A） however （ B） so （ C） and （ D） but 23 【 C5】 （ A） known （ B） learned （ C） assured （ D） mastered 24 【 C6】 （ A） had （ B） created （ C） received （ D） given 25 【 C7】 （ A） response （ B） connecting （ C
48、） come （ D） compared 26 【 C8】 （ A） breakthroughs （ B） success （ C） failure （ D） change 27 【 C9】 （ A） selling （ B） marketing （ C） producing （ D） changing 28 【 C10】 （ A） important （ B） good （ C） bad （ D） excelled 29 【 C11】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） into （ D） from 30 【 C12】 （ A） stems （ B） far （ C） prevents
49、 （ D） benefits 31 【 C13】 （ A） so （ B） therefore （ C） since （ D） otherwise 32 【 C14】 （ A） despite （ B） therefore （ C） so （ D） whereby 33 【 C15】 （ A） such （ B） so （ C） that （ D） this 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below about a great gift.In most of the lines(34-45)there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on you
