1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 132及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and the advice to businesses on the opposite page about using other companies to run their IT services. Which section(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 An
2、swer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once. When a business decides to outsource its IT services, it needs to consider the question of integration. Four experts give their views. A Gianluca Tramcere, Silica Systems An outsourced IT service is never a fully independent enti
3、ty. It is tied to the home companys previous and continuing systems of working. But despite the added responsibility of managing new ways of working, many businesses ignore the integration process. They fail to establish contracts that define the ways in which the two companies will work alongside o
4、ne another, and focus solely on the technological aspects of service delivery. B Kevin Rayner, Domola Businesses need to build integration competency centres dedicated to managing the integration effort. It is critical to have an individual in charge to check that the external and internal business
5、operations work together. Although companies often think of outsourcing as a way of getting rid of people and assets, they need to remember that, at the same time, outsourcing involves gaining people. Because there is a new operation being carried out in a different way outside of the home business,
6、 this creates a training element. C Clayton Locke, Digital Solutions Communication is the key to success, and outsourcing to other regions or countries can lead to a range of problems. For any such initiative, it is necessary to create a team where there is good, open communication and a clear under
7、standing of objectives and incentives. Bringing people to the home location from the outsourced centre is necessary, since it can aid understanding of the complexities of the existing system. To integrate efficiently, outsourcing personnel have to talk to the home companys executives and users to un
8、derstand their experiences. D Kim Noon, J G Tech One way to avoid the difficulties of integration is to create a joint-venture company with the outsourcer. Thus, a company can swap its assets for a share of the profits. Yet joint ventures bring potential troubles, and companies should be careful not
9、 to lose sight of the original rationale for outsourcing: to gain cost efficiencies and quality of service in an area that for some reason could not be carried out entirely in-house. The complexities and costs of a joint-venture initiative should not be underestimated. 1 the need to teach skills to
10、employees working on the outsourced process 2 remembering the initial reason for setting up the outsourced project 3 the need to draw up agreements that set out how integration is to be achieved 4 addressing the issue of staff who work on the outsourced process being at a distant site 5 the importan
11、ce of making someone responsible for the integration process 6 staff on the outsourced project familiarising themselves with various details of the business 7 problems being associated with an alternative to outsourcing 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the passage about Web site Term Paper.Choose the best sentenc
12、e from the list A-l on the following page to fill each of the blanks.For each blank 8-12 mark one letter A-l on your Answer Sheet.Do not mark any letter twice.There is an example at the beginning.One answer has been given as an example. For generations of students, writing term papers has been a maj
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19、95, you get access to pre-written papers for an entire semester. 三、 PART THREE 12 How to approach Reading Test Part Three In this part of the Reading Test you read a longer text and answer six questions. First read the questions. Try to get an idea of what the text will be about. Then read the text
20、quickly for general understanding. Then read the text and questions more carefully, choosing the best answer to each question. Do not choose an answer just because you can see the same words in the text. Read the article below about communication and the questions on the opposite page. For each ques
21、tion 13 - 18, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. How well do you communicate? In todays fast-paced work environment, communication can come low down on your list of priorities. If you cant remember the last time you spoke to some of your friends, how do yo
22、u find time to brief thousands of employees on a regular basis? That said, internal communication plays an integral part in any healthy business strategy. If done well it ensures that staff are kept abreast of the visions and values of the company they work for; if done badly it can lead to speculat
23、ion and rumour. Jenny Davenport, a director of the change management and communications consultancy, People in Business, says ongoing dialogue with staff is a necessity. You must educate employees to understand your business if you want them to perform, she says. Unless you do, people will not trust
24、 you when times are bad. Communication is also about discussion rather than rhetoric. Flat communication devices- email, intranets, employee publications - have a part to play but must be mixed with more interactive methods involving face-to- face contact to encourage response. Remember that individ
25、uals are different and like to receive information in different ways, adds Davenport. As well as written communication via intranets or traditional employee magazines, team managers must talk to staff about how what they de affects the business. Twice a year, ensure employees come face to face with
26、senior management- a conference is ideal. Khalid Aziz, chairman of communications consultancy The Aziz Corporatior), feels that company-wide conferences are an ideal way to interact with large numbers of staff. It is important to organise and plan correctly, he says. Have a clear aim before you star
27、t and be careful not to pack too much in - facts that can be communicated via email, for example, are a waste of conference space. Ask for response but dont ask for questions - it always sounds like a threat, he adds. Get people to raise their hands if they agree with a certain statement about the c
28、ompany and then ask one person to elaborate. The intranet plays a big part in the communications strategy at One 2 One, says Nell Lovell, the companys director of communications. Our intranet touches everybody, he says. We have set up cybercafes for staff who dont have PC access. One 2 Ones intranet
29、 carries news and general information and is supported by a monthly magazine mailed to homes, a weekly email update on matters of fact and webchats which staff are invited to join. Getting feedback from employees is the key to hi- fi company Richer Sounds communications policy. Like other businesses
30、, we run a suggestions scheme. The difference with ours is the way it works, says John Clayton, training and recruitment director. Our chairman Julian Richer reads every suggestion and we answer them all. Each proposal is rewarded with up to f25 cash - we find this is more motivational than a big pr
31、ize to one employee once a year. 13 What point is made in the first paragraph? （ A） Pressures of work have a negative effect on social relationships. （ B） Poor communication can create an atmosphere of doubt. （ C） Keeping records of employees should be a high priority. （ D） Communicating effectively
32、 can take up a lot of time. 14 According to the second paragraph, staff need to （ A） feel involved in communication processes, （ B） be supplied only with relevant information. （ C） feel that the company understands their needs. （ D） be given feedback on how well they perform. 15 Davenport suggests o
33、rganising company conferences because （ A） employees will be able to meet each other （ B） the role of team managers will be made clearer （ C） employees will have contact with senior managers. （ D） each staff member will receive the same information. 16 What recommendation does Khalid Aziz make about
34、 holding company conferences? （ A） Encourage questions about different aspects of the company. （ B） Use email to send information related to the conference. （ C） Explain the purpose of the conference at the beginning. （ D） Invite comments on how the company is viewed. 17 Nell Lovell says that the in
35、tranet at One 2 One （ A） communicates more effectively than the magazine. （ B） is available to all members of staff. （ C） includes previously unobtainable information. （ D） is popular with all members of staff. 18 What does John Clayton say about suggestion schemes? （ A） Suggestions can be about any
36、 aspect of a company. （ B） More companies should encourage suggestions from staff. （ C） Small prizes for suggestions can be effective. （ D） Staff should be told about each others suggestions. 四、 PART FOUR 18 The nations 【 C1】 _ of vaccine for the impending flu 【 C2】 _ took a big hit Thursday when Ch
37、iton Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory. The company said it will hold up shipment of about 50 million shots about half the supply U.S. health 【 C3】 _ had hoped to have on hand this year while it 【 C4】_ what went wrong and determines whether the vaccine is safe to use. “Theres
38、 no product that is going to go into the arms of the American public that will not have been 【 C5】 _ to have met the highest standards of 【 C6】 _ ,“ chief executive Howard Pien said. Pien said the company hopes to ship between 46 million and 48 million doses by early October, about month later than
39、【 C7】 _ . About 1 million doses have already been shipped, but no vaccines have yet reached the 【 C8】 _ , Pien said. Vaccinations usually begin in September and 【 C9】 _ through the flu season. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the nations flu vaccine 【 C10
40、】 _ , did not immediately return calls for 【 C11】_ . Chiron would not give 【 C12】 _ on the 【 C13】 _ of the contamination, which Pien said was found in a small number of 【 C14】 _ at the companys factory in Liverpool, England. The company supplies about half the nations flu vaccine. Aventis Pasteur su
41、pplies most of the 【 C15】 _ . 19 【 C1】 _ （ A） supply （ B） demand （ C） want （ D） provision 20 【 C2】 _ （ A） time （ B） period （ C） season （ D） year 21 【 C3】 _ （ A） officials （ B） government （ C） officers （ D） authority 22 【 C4】 _ （ A） invests （ B） investigates （ C） invigorates （ D） invoices 23 【 C5】 _
42、（ A） doubted （ B） considered （ C） thought （ D） deemed 24 【 C6】 _ （ A） health （ B） safety （ C） privacy （ D） quality 25 【 C7】 _ （ A） often （ B） common （ C） usual （ D） always 26 【 C8】 _ （ A） people （ B） society （ C） public （ D） citizen 27 【 C9】 _ （ A） continue （ B） stop （ C） go （ D） start 28 【 C10】 _ （
43、 A） project （ B） problem （ C） plan （ D） program 29 【 C11】 _ （ A） comment （ B） commentary （ C） remark （ D） criticism 30 【 C12】 _ （ A） information （ B） story （ C） comment （ D） details 31 【 C13】 _ （ A） feature （ B） nature （ C） truth （ D） information 32 【 C14】 _ （ A） punches （ B） bunches （ C） batches （
44、D） packets 33 【 C15】 _ （ A） much （ B） half （ C） quarter （ D） rest 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below, about qualification of a business person. In most of the lines 34-45,there is one extra word. it is either grammatically incorrect or not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, a
45、re correct. If a line is correct, write CORRECT on you Answer Sheet. If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word on your Answer Sheet. Education or experience? 0 Recently there has been much debate done about what should qualify a person 00 for promotion in the business world. In the
46、 past, a new employee would 34 start by delivering the office mail. He would then work his way up the ladder, 35 gaining higher and more responsive positions, eventually leading to the management. 36 But with the rapid growth of getting business courses and qualifications there is 37 now another way
47、 many of people who aim for top management can miss out on the 38 mail delivery stages by studying for a period and gaining in one of the numerous 39 business qualifications now available There is some criticism of this accelerated 40 promotion. It is felt that it results in knowledge without also e
48、xperience, and such 41 knowledge type is inevitably incomplete. On the other hand the growth in business 42 courses has led to much more highly skilled business practices. The answer seems 43 to be that both experience and qualifications have their value, but as it should not be forgotten 44 that ex
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