1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 14及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements and the company news reports below. Which news reports (A,B,C or D)does each statement 1 7 refer to? For each sentence 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of the letters more than once. A
2、 Marketing Secretary We are seeking a brilliantly organised and mature department secretary to act as PA to the Head of Marketing and provide administrative support to three other busy department heads. The successful applicant must have strong secretarial skill and knowledge of up-to-date informati
3、on technology. A good sense of humour and excellent communication skills are essential. B Science Marketing Assistant This position would suit a recent science graduate with an interest in developing a career in marketing in publishing environment. Marketing experience is preferable but not essentia
4、l as full training will be given. The company also has a strong internal recruitment policy. C Assistant Museum Manager Reporting directly to the Manager. Your role will be to help improve visitor services. The flexible 35-hour week will regularly involve working weekends and evenings. Previous expe
5、rience of working in a similar role is required. This is initially a one-year appointment but may be extended. D International Management Consultant Suitable bilingual applicants will have worked in a similar position here or abroad for at least two years. Excellent communication and presentation sk
6、ills are vital, as is the willingness to invest the necessary time in order to succeed in a highly competitive and challenging market. 1 This job would be unsuitable if you were looking for long-term employment. 2 In this job, you would have to report to more than one person. 3 In this job, the offi
7、cial working hours will change from week to week. 4 Previous experiences is actually not required for this job. 5 The successful applicant must be prepared to work long hours for this job. 6 This company likes to promote people from within the firm. 7 The knowledge of computer skills would help you
8、get this job. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article about interview below. Choose the best sentence to fill in each of the gaps. For each gap 8 12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. De not use any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning. Have a Successful Interview The aim of
9、a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization. This is not only a matter of having the necessary technical knowledge and skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt to new ways of working and to a new work environ
10、ment, and the personality to do the job and fit into a new team. The ability to cope with stress and get on with people is essential. These include getting on with people, oral and written communication, team working, problem solving and good time management. Most people think that interviewers know
11、 what they are looking for and will recognise it when they see it. (8) . This applies to recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact, a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that “some interviewers are so poor that they would do better to rely on chance.“ In companies which recognise t
12、his, various methods are used to try to find the right person. (9) . Research has shown that this approach is more reliable than the ordinary job interview, though not as effective as using personality tests or assessment centres. In a structured interview the interviewer groups the qualities listed
13、 in the job specification under various headings. There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychologys Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fold Grading System. Both these systems cover factors such as physical appearance, qualifications, general intelligence
14、, motivation and previous experience. (10) . However, they should not give equal weight to each one. Some factors are more important in one job than an other. For example, physical appearance and manner will be more important in a sales position than in a re searcher who works behind the scenes. It
15、is also a fact that the impact the candidate makes in the first three or four minutes of an interview is of major importance. (11) . A decision not to hire is often made during those first few minutes. It is not always possible to tell whether structured interview techniques are being used if interv
16、iewers ask questions systematically, using some kind of checklist, and occasionally make a brief note, they probably are. On the other hand, if the interviewer goes through your application form to confirm what you have al ready said, or asks irrelevant questions, or jumps from one topic to another,
17、 the interview is unlikely to be structured. Before you attend any interview, look again at the job description and the personal specification. (12) . If you already have a mental list of the key points that you need to mention, you are unlikely to waste time giving irrelevant information or to omit
18、 important points in your favour. A Study them closely and assess what your interviewer will be looking for. B However, people are actually not very good at assessing one another. C establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization. D Although a favourable im
19、pression may be reversed later in the interview, a negative impression is rarely changed. E The most common is the structured interview. F The effectiveness of the interviewer can be improved by training. G For each of these areas the interviewers score candidates against how well they fit the job s
20、pecification. 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below from a leisure industry magazine and the questions. For each question 13 18, mark one letter (A. B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. Cruise Ship: Where to Go Passengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are described on TV p
21、rograms and films, usually appear to be both wealthy and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represent the 6.8m passengers who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on appealing to younger, less wealthy people, giving the
22、m an experience more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families with young children are no longer so rare on cruise ships. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by an average of 8.5% a year since 1990. Cruise Star is
23、now the worlds largest cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three carry nearly half the worlds cruise passengers and make almost all the industrys profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because sheer size brings so many
24、benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on supplies such as food and fuel, and even, if they order enough of them, on ships. A secondary disadvantage for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such as marketing as broadly. A significant part of the cost of
25、sending people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend more than $100m a year on TV advertising in America. They employ armies of salesmen. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of the package deal and, once again, volume means savings:
26、Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America. Cruise Star has ten ships, with four more on order for delivery by 1999. Intersail is building at a similar rate, hoping to expand todays fleet of ten ships to 14 by 1998. Seaways will add three more ships to its present nine. Th
27、e 30 ships on order throughout the industry will increase cruising capacity by 40% by 1998. Some analysts suspect that even the big companies will find it difficult to fill all those extra cabins. They make a comparison with the overcapacity in the airline market in the early 1990s, When aircraft or
28、dered at a time of growth arrived during the recession. And they point out that, after steady growth, the American market was flat in 1995, with firms offering discounts up to 30% in order to fill cabins. The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone. This year has started well. But if the in
29、dustrys outlook ends up being rougher than it hopes, many smaller firms will face a choice: go for specialized business, go out of business, or get taken over by a larger business. Already more than 40 small companies offer an increasing variety of cruises, ranging from archaeological tours of the B
30、lack Sea to ecological cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This trend seems set to continue, although in fast-growing Asis, a few mid-sized firms may one day rise to challenge the top three. However, in more established markets, smaller firms are being squeezed out. For instance, Gentle Waves, which h
31、as debts of $850m, has already been approached by Cruise Star, who wanted to buy a majority share of the company. The negotiations came to nothing, but analysts think they will revive if Gentle Waves problems go on. 13 The main benefit the large firms have is that they can _. （ A） run large marketin
32、g departments. （ B） sell their tickets more cheaply. （ C） afford better quality advertising. （ D） arrange to pay reduced prices. 14 Cruises are becoming more popular with passengers who _. （ A） want a quiet holiday. （ B） demand a high degree of luxury. （ C） want a family holiday. （ D） can afford to
33、pay top prices, 15 What are small firms doing in order to stay in business? _ （ A） amalgamating with bigger companies. （ B） moving their base to Asia. （ C） offering more specialized types of cruises. （ D） joining together to form new companies, 16 What problem do analysts think cruise companies may
34、have? _ （ A） They will be dependent on the airline business. （ B） They will not be able to sell enough tickets. （ C） They will have to face a recession. （ D） They will not be able to offer discounts. 17 Which would be the best title for this text? _ （ A） Cruise Business in Trouble （ B） A Triangle of
35、 Cruise Companies （ C） Smaller is Better （ D） Size is Key to Success 18 Cruise Star didnt buy a share in Gentle Waves _ （ A） but they might do so in the future. （ B） because its debts were too big. （ C） but they think they should have done. （ D） because it was the wrong size. 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read th
36、e article below about Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D. For each question 19 33, make one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet, There is an example at the beginning. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Before 1993, and particular
37、ly during the period 1929-33, bank failures were not uncommon. (19) a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be repaid, depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky (惊慌的 ) and (20) to make large withdrawals. (21) the bank had only a small
38、 number of its deposits backed by currency, the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals, and most depositors (22) their money. Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash position by calling in some of its loans and not making additional ones. In 1933, the number of bank fail
39、ures (23) a peak, forcing the federal government to intervene and (24) the banks temporarily (暂时地 ). To help restore the publics confidence in banks and strengthen the banking community, Congress passed legislation setting (25) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (26) corporation, an agency o
40、f the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual (互相的 ) savings and commercial bank deposits for (27) $100,000 per deposit. The FDIC has (28) its insurance fund by charging member institutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits. As a result of the protection (29) by
41、the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision (监管 ), bank failures have been reduced to a few isolated instances. When deposits are federally insured, people (30) rush to withdraw their money if they (31) the financial condition of their bank. The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust
42、 their cash credit balance, and this action helps to reduce the (32) of bankruptcy (破产 ). For an example of the value of the FDIC, note that the failure in 1974 of the huge Franklin National Bank did not (33) a panic, and that depositors lost no money as Franklin was taken over by another bank. （ A）
43、 Although （ B） Even if （ C） If （ D） Because （ A） have begun （ B） begin （ C） can begin （ D） will begin （ A） Because （ B） Because of （ C） As a result （ D） Considering （ A） lost （ B） had lost （ C） will lost （ D） would lose （ A） fell from （ B） reached （ C） climbed up （ D） arrived （ A） closed （ B） closin
44、g （ C） close （ D） has closed （ A） in （ B） about （ C） up （ D） to （ A） For the （ B） This （ C） As a （ D） A （ A） up to （ B） as much （ C） as many as （ D） equal （ A） built up （ B） build up （ C） built （ D） build （ A） provided （ B） providing （ C） provided with （ D） provided by （ A） no （ B） any more （ C） no
45、longer （ D） not （ A） become concerned about （ B） become concerned with （ C） become concerned in （ D） concern （ A） likely （ B） possibility （ C） possibly （ D） opportunity （ A） touch up （ B） touch down （ C） touch off （ D） touch on 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text about the importance of qualifications. In
46、 most of the lines 34 45 there is one extra word. One or two 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 on your Answer Sheet. The Importance of Qualifications Young people and t
47、heir parents are aware that it is increasingly necessary to have good qualifications order to get a job nowadays. Going to university and 34. into further education is considered very important by both teenagers and their 35. parents. 63% of teenagers in full-time education want to go on to universi
48、ty or 36. further education, although this figure does decreases as young people 37. approach this big decision. Young women in particular wish to enter the higher 38. education with three times as many girls continuing to studying in preference 39. to going straight to work. Although family influen
49、ce is still very important in 40. helping the young in make career choices. Todays careers information and 41. work experience play a mater part in decisions about his employment. 42. Over 80% of young people do not want to follow in their parents footsteps 43. by going into the same jobs and 74% of parents would rather prefer their children to 44. choose a different career to their own. Researchers were surprised by this result. 45. And young people who do the same jobs as their parents do not always live happily. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试
