1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the sentences and the book reviews below. Which book (A, B, C or D)does each sentence 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 Salinas outlines
2、 the key qualities of good management in this autobiography. He believes that decisions should be based on facts, not opinions; that peoples strengths should be exploited; and that disagreement is some times necessary. But the main point he makes is that leadership means performing well at all times
3、 and setting a good example. B In this collection of essays, top business leaders predict how businesses will change over the next few years. They analyse changes in business and society and their effects on job markets, as well as taking a look at possible strengths and weaknesses of leading econom
4、ics and their currencies. This collection outlines a vision of tomorrows business world and the type of leaders that will be required. C This book is a well-researched study of the problem of leadership in global quoted companies. 160 international business leaders were asked how they added value to
5、 their companies and their answers form the main part of this book. Both managers and companies are analysed in order to show how they cope with difficult issues. A useful book for all senior managers. D 100 well-known US business leaders through this century are described in this book, which analys
6、es how their fortunes were made and sometimes lost. The background, business career character and personal life of each individual are outlined, creating an impressive collection of biographies and an excellent reference work. 1 This is an account of one business leaders experiences. 2 This book sug
7、gests probable trends in the business world. 3 In this book you learn about the lives of business leaders from the past. 4 The writer of this book gives his personal views of what makes a good business leader. 5 This book looks at how large companies deal with various problem areas. 6 This book is b
8、ased on interviews with business leaders. 7 This book describes both successes and failures. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about financial risks. Choose the best sentence to fill each of the gaps, For each gap 8 12, mark one letter (A a) on your Answer Sheet. De not use any letter more than o
9、nce. There is an example at the beginning. Financial Risks Several types of financial risk are encountered in international marketing; the major problems include commercial, political and foreign exchange risks. Commercial risks are handled essentially as normal credit risks encountered in day-to-da
10、y business. They include solvency, default, or refusal to pay bills. The major risk, (8) which can only be dealt with through consistently effective management and marketing. One unique risk encountered by the international marketer involves financial adjustments. Such risk is encountered when a con
11、troversy arises about the quality of goods delivered, a dispute over contract terms, or (9) . One company, for example, shipped several hundred tons of dehydrated potatoes to a distributor in Germany. The distributor tested the shipment and declared it to be below acceptable taste and texture standa
12、rds. The alternatives for the exporter were reducing the price, reselling the potatoes, or shipping them home again, each involving considerable cost. Political risk relates to the problems of war or revolution, currency inconvertibility, expropriation or expulsion, and restriction or cancellation o
13、f import licenses. Political risk is an environmental concern for all businesses. Management information systems and effective decision-making processes are the best defenses against political risk. As many companies have discovered, sometimes there is no way to avoid political risk, (10) . Exchange
14、-rate fluctuations inevitably cause problems, but for many years, most firms could take protective action to minimize their unfavourable effects. Floating exchange rates of the worlds major currencies have forced all marketers (11) . International Business Machine Corporation, for example, reported
15、that exchange losses resulted in a dramatic 21.6 percent drop in their earnings in the third quarter of 1981. (12) , devaluations of major currencies were infrequent and usually could be anticipated, but exchange rate fluctuations in the float system are daily affairs. A. After serious consideration
16、 B. commercial, political and foreign exchange risks. C. however, is competition D. any other disagreement over which payment is withheld E. to be especially aware of exchange-rate fluctuations and the need to compensate for them in their financial planning F. so marketers must be prepared to assume
17、 them or give up doing business in a particular market G. Before rates were permitted to float 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below about “China Enters Cyberspace“ 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. China Ente
18、rs Cyberspace Although research into the Internet began in the 1980s in China, it was not until the mid 90s that the country cautiously joined the information highway. These days however, it seems that China is ready to jump onto the “Net“ with both feet. Personal Computers (PCs) are the hottest sel
19、ling item on the market in major Chinese cities. At night, hundreds of Chinese who dont own a PC crowd into the now familiar Internet Cafes, where Net time costs US $3.60 an hour. Web sites from around the world can be flashing on the screens of most high-tech companies, and many believe the Net is
20、the perfect vehicle to transport China into the through the 21st century. Even though chinese government officials are somewhat concerned about the Western content on the Internet, it is clear they want to make use of what the superhighway has to offer. The Net is so appealing in improvement-obsesse
21、d China that usage is growing more than 40% a year. “Its a daily necessity,“ says a Beijing Foreign Studies University student. “I plan to get online soon. I feel like I miss a lot of things and I dont want to lag behind.“ It seems everywhere you go the air is buzzing with talk of how to best use th
22、is modern technology. Possibilities The country has 350 million children to educate what better vehicle than interactive televisions. The Finance Ministry needs to establish bank and savings accounts for Chinas 284 million worker what more effective solution than smart cards? Agricultural planners d
23、ream of more productive Chinese farms how easier to send weather and agricultural information to 323 million farmers than over the Web? To tap these benefits, China has embarked on a series of nine “golden projects“ that will require state-of-the art technology in everything from health-care to fina
24、nce. By 2010 hundreds of millions of Chinese will be wired with a golden smart card, all part of health and financial network. This smart card or identification card, will contain vital statistics about each person, and will automatically take a proportion of that persons salary as government “golde
25、n tax“ via a microchip. Bryan Nelson, Microsofts director in the region, says, “China is going to be the ultimate proof of all that the Internet can do. And the amazing thing is the Chinese seem to understand that better than some people in the West actually.“ The window is still small though only 3
26、,000,000 chinese have access to the Internet, vs. some 25 million in the U. S. but it is opening quickly. Officials at Chinas Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications say they hope to have 4 million Chinese connected by 2000. At the same time, access to the outside world from China once tightly cont
27、rolled over a narrow pipeline has quadrupled in 1998, the result of newly liberalized government regulations. As late as 1996, most Net traffic to and from China had to flow through a single 56 kilobit some U.S. homes have more bandwidth than that. Now china has a pipeline a hundred times wider, and
28、 the company ATT has just been hired to make it even bigger. Will china really have 4 million citizens on line by 2000? “Try 20 million.“ says Internet Cafe owner Charles Zhang, who has watched the governement exceed growth targets in everything from telephones to agricultural output. The theory beh
29、ind chinese leaders enthusiasm is that technology and competitiveness are deeply linked. Obstacles There are plenty Of obstacles to overcome between now and 2010. but the two biggest-limited ownership of both personal computers and the telephones are fading. Perhaps the biggest obstacle to growth of
30、 computers and the Net in China is that Western-style keyboards arent set up to type chinese characters. The best system for doing so, the stoke-based input method editor, was devised in the 1960s and involves using complex three and four-key combinations to enter specific characters. Where Westerne
31、rs can be thought to use a standard in hours, learning to type in Chinese can take months, worse, the Web, which is still largely in English, is inaccessible to the vast majority of chinese. 13 Chinese government officials are worried about the _ on the Internet. （ A） number of people （ B） universit
32、y students （ C） children （ D） Western content 14 Research into the Internet in china began in the _. （ A） 1980s （ B） 2000s （ C） Internet Cafes （ D） 1990s 15 Smart cards are like _ cards. （ A） Telephone （ B） ldentification （ C） Interactive television （ D） Golden tax 16 Interactive television could _
33、children. （ A） guide （ B） control （ C） entertain （ D） educate 17 Chinese characters need _. （ A） three and four-key combinations （ B） English keyboards （ C） different computers （ D） Western-style keyboards 18 Charles Zhang predicts that _ Chinese people will be on line by 2000. （ A） 4 million （ B） 2
34、0 million （ C） 2 million （ D） 25 million 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article about the cash basic of accounting. Choose the best word to fill each gap, 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. Under the cash b
35、asis of accounting, a firm recognizes revenues from selling goods and providing Services in the period when it receives cash from customers. It reports (19) in the period when it makes cash expenditures for merchandise, salaries, insurance, taxes, and (20) items. To illustrate the measurement of per
36、formance under the cash basis of accounting, consider the following example. Donald and Joanne Allens open a hardware store on January 1, Year 1. The firm receives $20,000 (21) cash from the Aliens and borrows $12,000 from a local bank. It must repay the loan on June 30, Year 1, with interest charge
37、d (22) the rate of 12 percent per year. The firm rents a store building on January 1, and pays 2 months rent of $4,000 (23) . On January 1, it also pays the premium of $ 2,400 for property and liability insurance coverage for the year (24) December 31, Year 1. During January it acquires merchandise
38、costing $40,000, (25) it purchases $26,000 for cash and $ 14,000 on account. Sales to customers during January total $50,000, of which $34,000 is for (26) and $16,000 is on account. The acquisition cost of the merchandise (27) during January is $32,000,and various employees receive $5,000 in salarie
39、s. Lawyers, accountants, and (28) professionals are the principal entities that use the cash basis of ac counting. These professionals have (29) small investments in multiperiod assets, (30) buildings and equipment, and usually collect cash from clients soon after they (31) services. Most of these f
40、irms actually use a modified cash basis of accounting, under which they (32) the costs of buildings, equipment, and similar items as assets (33) . Most individuals use the cash basis of accounting for the purpose of computing personal income and person al income taxes. （ A） by using up （ B） expenses
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42、hich （ B） in which （ C） with which （ D） of that （ A） expenses （ B） money （ C） rent （ D） cash （ A） sell off （ B） sold （ C） is sold （ D） was sold （ A） the same （ B） different （ C） like （ D） other （ A） relatively （ B） relative to （ C） been relative to （ D） in relation to （ A） so that （ B） such that （ C
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48、alid until 30th September. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 17答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “这是对一个商业公司领导的经历的介绍。 ”由 A段中第一句autobiography可知。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “这本书指出了商业领域的可能趋势。 ”由于 B段有 “top business leaders predict how business will change over the next years”符合。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “从这本书中你可以了解到商界领袖的过去的生活。 ”D段中有
49、“100 well-known U. S. business leaders through this century are described in this book”。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “书中作者给出了一个好的公司领导应有的特征的个人观点。 ”A中有 “Salinas outlines the key qualities of good management in this autobiography.”这一句符合题目要求。 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “这本书关注于大公司如何处理各种各样的问题。 ”C段中有 “This book is a well-researched study of the problem of leadership in global quoted company.” 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “这本书基于对公司领导的采访。 ”C段中有 “their answers form the main part of this book.”这一句，所以 C对。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “这本书描述得失与成败。 ”D段第一句后半部分就是答案。 二、
