1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements and the company news reports below. Which news report (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.
2、A Little wonder that affluent shoppers come in droves. Little wonder that others come as well, mugger, car thieves, child molesters, drug peddlers, pickpockets, shoplifters. Criminals are finding a lucrative stamping ground in the sprawling emporiums that dot U. S suburbs. “Malls are like great big
3、jars of honey,“ says Police Chief Joseph Delaney of Paramus. “Lots of bees come buzzing in, stingers at the ready.“ Paramus, a New York City suburb of 26000 whose six malls draw nearly 200 000 people on a typical Saturday, reported 8.9 million dollars in shopping enter crime losses last year. B It i
4、s crimes of violence that are causing the most alarm. Vast parking lots and mazes of stores offer good working conditions for criminals. Victims and booty are readily accessible, escape routes plentiful. C Just how many victims are claimed by shopping enter crime, no one knows. But many business peo
5、ple are taking the threat seriously. Whether offences are big or small, it is clear that merchants have little interest in publicizing the trend. Comments Anthony Potter, a security consultant: “If shopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody would shop there.“ D Hamilto
6、n, Ohio, lawyer David Green, who won 2 million dollars on behalf of a woman abducted from a mall parking lot and shot in the head, found that 43 serious crimes had occurred at the same site. “Bad guys know this is where to find women with moneyvulnerable and alone. “he says. Indeed, most violence ha
7、ppens in parking areas, where shoppers can easily be taken by surprise. Reports Albert Sussman of the International Council of Shopping Centres: “People park their cars and are robbed by muggers, who can quickly find a place to hide.“ 1 Bad people also go there as well as shoppers 2 Crimes are very
8、serious. 3 Most violence happens in parking areas. 4 Almost no merchants publicize the crime. 5 Crimes are rampant in malls. 6 People usually are robbed when parking. 7 Many crimes happen at the same place. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about Auction sales. Choose the best sentence to fill ea
9、ch of the gaps. For each blank 8 12 mark one letter (A G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter twice. This is an example at the beginning. Auction Sales Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd gathered in the auction-room to make of
10、fers, or “bids“, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. (8) . Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, fruit, vegetables, and wines. Auction sales are also useful for land and property, antique furni
11、ture, pictures, rare books, old china, and works of art. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with a full description of the articles to be sold and (9) . If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“, is usu
12、ally given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue with Lot 2, Lot 3 and so on; he may wait until he sees certain dealers in the room and then produces the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for (10) . The auctioneer therefore has a di
13、rect interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. The auctioneer must know (11) . He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also encourage the rivals among buyers to bid against each other in order to get a high price. It is largely in his ad vice that a seller will
14、fix a “reserved“ price, that is, (12) . Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult to stop a “knock-out“ (连裆拍货 ), because dealers illegally arranged beforehand not to bid against each other, but choose one of them as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If
15、 such a “knock-out“ succeeds, the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers. A Almost all goods of various qualities are sold by auction. B a price below which the goods cannot be sold. C Through Auction the seller usually can get a high price. D quite accurately the curre
16、nt market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. E for the various items on sale. F in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. G where and when they can be viewed by possible buyers. 三、 PART THREE 12 Look at the article
17、 about the poll and the questions below. For the question 13- 18, mark one letter A,B,C or D on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. The Use of Ads Advertising may legally contain opinions and exaggerations which are misleading. There “legal lies“ are called puffs because they puff up a prod
18、ucts qualities and make it seem better than it really is. Learn how to spot advertising puff. Advertising is controlled by law. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates the content of advertisements what the manufacturer can and can not say about its product. You as a Consumer can protect yourse
19、lf from misleading ads by learning how to recognize them. Misleading advertising often presents the sellers opinion as if it were fact. “Zenos Cola is the finest soft drink. Acme Cars give you the most comfortable ride in town.“ When you see advertisements like this, ask yourself “Who says so?“ This
20、 is the type of advertising puff that reflects an opinion. The words “finest“ and “most“ show that a judgement is being made a personal opinion, not a statement of fact. Of course the Zeno Company thinks their cola is the finest. They want you to think so too, so youll buy it. Some advertising puffs
21、 try to connect an unrelated quality to a product. For example, beauty and popularity are often linked with perfume, cars, mouthwash, or toothpaste. This kind of advertising is called “image making“. Will you really meet nicer people if you drive a Panther automobile? Will people think youre sexier
22、if you brush your teeth with Sparkle toothpaste? Of course not. When you see these advertisements, remember that very few products will automatically make you a better or happier person. Some advertising puffs describe the product accurately but are still misleading. For instance, a leading hamburge
23、r is described as a quarter of a pound. This statement is true: the hamburger does weigh a quarter of a pound before cooking. Since its purchased after being cooked, this claim may be classified as puff. Check the frozen food aisle in your supermarket. A frozen pie is labeled as a “nine-inch pie.“ T
24、his statement is true if you measure the pie from the outside of the rim on one side to the other side. The actual body of the pie is only 7.5 inches. If you buy a standard nine-inch pie plate for making your own pres, youll see that the nine inch measurement is for the inside of the pie. You should
25、 always question the claims made by any advertisement. Ask yourself: will the product really do all of these things? Is it truly the best? 13 Decide which of the following advertisements reflects/reflect only the sellers opinion? （ A） Acme Cars give you the most comfortable ride in town. （ B） Use Sp
26、arkle Toothpaste to whiten your teeth. （ C） White Cat, washes whiter. （ D） All of the above. 14 What does “puff up“ in the first paragraph (Line 2) mean? （ A） tell lies about （ B） speak too highly of （ C） praise （ D） evaluate 15 We can learn from the passage that the hamburger described as a quarter
27、 of a pound is _ a quarter of pound after being cooked. （ A） heavier than （ B） really （ C） lighter than （ D） slightly heavier than 16 “Image-making“ advertisements try to _. （ A） exaggerate a products quality （ B） overpraise a products quality （ C） link an unrelated quality to a product （ D） make a
28、true but exact statement of product 17 What does the passage mainly discuss? （ A） Rules and regulations of advertising （ B） Learning how to spot advertising puffs （ C） Advertisements （ D） The agency regulating the content of advertisements 18 In this passage puffs can include all of the following ex
29、cept _. （ A） advertisements that contain the sellers opinion only （ B） advertisements that connect an unrelated quality to a product （ C） advertisements that compare the advertised product with other products （ D） advertisements that seem to be facts but not exactly so 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the artic
30、le about People Express. Choose the best word to fill each blank, from A, B, C or D. For each question 19 33 mark one letter (A, B, C or D )on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning. People Express People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-
31、frills service. It soon became a leading airline and (19) changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express bubble (20) because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People E
32、xpress (21) hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines. In early 1987, Texas Air (22) People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed (23) the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have
33、 been more wrong. To stimulate business for its (24) Continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category (25) MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than “supersaver“ rates offered (26) all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York
34、to Houston was $79. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, (27) feared losing business. While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be (28) or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Su
35、nday, Reservations had to be made at least two days (29) and there were limited seats available. Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were (30) American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day (31) purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rate
36、s in effect. However, just 10 days (32) American Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer sea son. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, (33) an executives comment that “nobodys cost structure can
37、survive MaxSavers.“ （ A） little （ B） slowly （ C） quick （ D） radically （ A） burst （ B） explode （ C） opened （ D） disappeared （ A） gained （ B） made （ C） lost （ D） disappeared （ A） emerged （ B） merged （ C） has combined （ D） mixed （ A） what （ B） which （ C） where （ D） that （ A） expand （ B） to extend （ C）
38、expanded （ D） extended （ A） called （ B） calling （ C） to call （ D） calling on （ A） to （ B） for （ C） with （ D） by （ A） what （ B） that （ C） which （ D） this （ A） put off （ B） canceling （ C） destroyed （ D） canceled （ A） before （ B） in advance （ C） ahead of （ D） later （ A） introduced （ B） brought in （ C）
39、taken in （ D） adapted （ A） advanced （ B） before （ C） ahead （ D） prior to （ A） lately （ B） later （ C） late （ D） latter （ A） despite of （ B） despite （ C） in spite （ D） although 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text about customer car. In most of the lines 34-35 there is one extra word. One or two lines, howev
40、er, 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 in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. Customer care Apart from ensuring that an efficient electricity supply for our customers. Nat Electric provides an invaluable ser
41、vice in other areas 34. as well. While our Customer Helpline (charged a local rates) is the 35. first point of contact with when you want to make an enquiry and 36. we receive a huge number of calls from customers-on 37. average, there are 50 000 calls a one week a. Available 24 hours 38. a day, sev
42、en days a week 365 days a year, our Helpline on advisors 39. aim at to answer 95 percent of all calls within 15 seconds. There 40. are more than 200 advisors, working in around the dock to 41. provide for this servicd, backed by a further 80 support staff 42. who do handle any necessary paperwork. A
43、lthough our target 43. is to reply to letters within 10 working days. Nat Electric regularly 44. responds within three to four days, and we are especially proud of the 45. standards achieved by our customer relations team. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 15答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 A段中有 “. others come a
44、s well.”，所以正确。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由 “It is crimes of violence that are causing most alarm.”可知 B对。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案在 D段的第二小段： “Indeed, most violence happens in parking areas”。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案在 C选项中的第二小段。 “If shopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody will shop h
45、ere.” 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由警察的话 “Malls are like great big jars of honey.”所以有很多小偷(lots of bees)光顾，可知 A正确。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “人们常常在停车的时候被抢劫 ”。答案与第 3题在同一处。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “很多犯罪活动发生在同一地方 ”，即发生在停车场。 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 下面两 句是介绍什么样的商品可通过拍卖方式进行，可知大多数商品都可拍卖，所以选 A。 9 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 前文说的是在拍卖前要做好准备
46、工作，如：对出售商品的描述，根据常识，还要指出买者在何时、何地能看到所拍卖的商品，所以选 G。 10 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 由下文知，拍卖人愿意把价格抬得尽量高为的是自己的利益，所以选 F较合适。 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 下文讲的是拍卖人不会把价格定得太低以浪费时间。因此，上文必然是讲拍卖人对市场行情及竟买的人要有充分了 解，所以 D对。 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 B答案实际是对 a“reserved”price的解释。 三、 PART THREE 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第三段在说虚假广告常把商家自己的意思当作真实时，举例了两件事。 A就是其
47、中之一。故选 A。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 puff sth out/up的本意为使 膨胀，如 She puffed up the cushions她给垫子充了气。结合文章，很容易知道这儿引申为夸大，吹嘘。 15 【正确 答案】 A 【试题解析】 这是商家诱骗消费者的又一个小手段。从文章倒数第三段最后二句即可得出。 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第四段首句说，一些吹嘘广告经常给产品硬加上一些特点。比如，把美丽与受欢迎和香水联系一起。接着又反问：开着美洲豹是否就真能遇到一些更优秀的人呢 ?故选 C。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 通过文章可以看出，作者是在说怎样识破
48、虚假广告的方法。故 B为正确答案。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文章三、四、五段分别讲述了 A、 B、 D， C则在 文章中找不到对应部分。 四、 PART FOUR 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从语义上看不能填 slowly(注意前面有 soon)，从语法结构上看要填一个副词。结合文章， D最好。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从时态上看应用过去时，从词语的搭配看 bubble burst是对的。这是一种固定的说法 (也可说： The bubble was pricked.)，意思是说，原来看上去是一种很好的想法，实际上是行不通的。 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题
49、解析】 从上下文看应该填表示损失的词，故 lost是对的。 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 mix sth into sth，将一物加入另一物。例如： mix the yeast into the flour把酵母加进面粉里。 23 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 that引导宾语从句，它在从句中不充当任何成分。 24 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从句法结构上来看应填过去分词； expanded的意思是 “扩大的，膨胀的 ”， extended是 “延长的，引申的 ”， expanded是正确选择。 25 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从句法结构上看只能填过去分词。 called是 “被称为 ”。 26 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由 by引出动作的执行者。如 He was honored by people他受到人们敬重。 27 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 which引导非限定性定语从句。 28 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 要用被动语态结构。 put off是 “推迟 ”， destroy是 “破坏 ”，所以语义不对。 29 【正确答 案】 B 【试题解析】 in advance是 “预先，提前 ”，而 ahead of后面要有宾语。
