1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the sentences below and the following introduction about the types of ownership. Which type of ownership 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 lett
2、ers more than once. A Partnerships On the whole, this is not a popular form of business organization, but it is often used by people in the professions, like doctors, dentists or lawyers, to expand their business. Greater efficiency is possible because people in this sort of association can spend th
3、eir time doing what they are best at. If one person is sick, then the remaining partner(s) can carry on the work. The main disadvantage is that even with this form of ownership, the amount of money available to the business may be limited. If people quarrel or disagree over decision making there can
4、 be problems and serious delays. B Public (Plc) Companies These are the largest businesses in the private sector. There is no limit to the number of people holding shares in it and many of the larger companies have their shares listed on the stock exchange. The advantage of big businesses like this
5、is that they find it easier to raise money as banks consider them a good risk. There are strict laws governing the setting-up of this kind of business and each year the company has to publish its accounts. The larger such businesses grow, the more difficult it is to control them. Workers in such bus
6、inesses may feel that management doesnt understand their problems. C Private (Ltd) Companies Such businesses are net allowed to sell shares to the public. They must consist of at least two members, but there is no upper limit to the numbers who own the company. The larger size makes it possible for
7、such companies to borrow more money from the banks or from issuing additional shares to its members. The advantage is that such a business is able to offer its members limited liability (responsibility) for debts and losses. Many companies of this type exist in England, Europe and the U. S. D Sole P
8、roprietorships Sole proprietorships, the most common business form, consist of one person doing business with no legal charter. While they offer the owner great freedom and are easy to form, they also present grave financial risks. General partnerships are merely proprietorships with multiple ewers.
9、 1 There is no limit to the number of people holding shares in it. 2 The company can list on the stock exchange and the share can be sold to the public. 3 The company usually is organized by doctor and lawyer. 4 The shares of the company are not allowed to be sold to the public 5 The company has to
10、publish its accounts each year. 6 The members of the company bear limited liability for debts and losses. 7 In this form, people can spend their time in doing what they are best at. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about price planning. Choose the best sentence from the list to fill each of the
11、gaps. For each gop 8 12 mark one letter (A G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning. A price represents the value of a goods or service for both the seller and the buyer. Price planning is systematic decision-making by an organization regar
12、ding all aspects of pricing. The value of a goods or service can involve both tangible and intangible marketing factors. An example of a tangible marketing factor is the cost savings (8) . An example of an intangible marketing factor is a consumers pride in the ownership of a Lamborghini rather than
13、 another brand of automobile. For an example to take place, both the buyer and seller must feel that the price of a goods or service provides an equitable value. To the buyer, the payment of a price reduces purchasing power (9) . To the seller, receipt of a price is a source of revenue and an import
14、ant determinant of sale and profit levels. Many words are substitutes for the term price: admission fee, membership fee, rate, tuition, service charge, donation, rent, salary, interest, retainer, and assessment. No matter what it is called, (10) : monetary and non-monetary charges, discounts, handli
15、ng and shipping fees, credit charges and other forms of interest, and late-payment penalties. A non-price exchange would be selling a new iron for 10 books of trading stamps or an airline offering tickets as payment for advertising space and time. Monetary and non-monetary exchange may be combined.
16、This is common with automobiles, (11) . This combination allows a reduction in the monetary price. From a broader perspective, price is the mechanism for allocating goods and services among potential purchasers and for ensuring competition among sellers in an open market economy. If there is an exce
17、ss of demand over supply, prices are usually bid up by consumers. If there is an excess of supply over demand, (12) . A a price contains all the terms of purchase B obtained by the purchase of a new bottling machine by a soda manufacturer C where the consumer gives the seller money plus a trade-in D
18、 available for other items E Prices are usually reduced by sellers F price means what one pays for what he wants G systematic decision-making by an organization regarding all aspects of pricing 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below about inventory. For questions 13 18, mark one letter (A, B, C or
19、D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. Inventory Inventory belongs to an important element of the cost of doing business in a large company. If a company is assembling cars, they must have a large number of parts in hand so that the assembly line does not stop because one part is missing
20、. If cars are going down the assembly line and one person is supposed to fasten wheels on to the car, the whole line will stop if he runs out of fasteners. This means that several hundred men will be waiting while someone must find fasteners for the wheel. So there must be a sufficient number of par
21、ts of all sorts nearby in order to keep the car assembly line running smoothly. A large supply of spare parts is very expensive, so a company will try to keep its inventory as low as it can without finding it necessary to stop production for lack of a part. In a planned company, i.t was often diffic
22、ult to secure spare parts and so many companies ordered many extra parts and kept large supplies of parts so that if a mistake was made in planning, they could continue to produce. This was known as just-in-case inventory. As an economy moves from s planned economy to a market economy, the-important
23、 thing for a business is to make money and not just produce. Its very expensive to keep large suppliers available just in case there is a delay in delivery. So increasingly, companies are moving to another system of inventory of spare parts as low as possible. This way they do not have to pay for pa
24、rts used in production until just before they are paid for the finished product. This saves them much capital and is a much more efficient method of operating. The problem with this is that if a shipment is delayed or lost for some reason, the whole factory may have to stop because they dont have on
25、e little part. This is very expensive. Most modern industries try to keep inventory as low as possible, but when they adopt just-in-time inventory control, they try to keep at least some extra in stock for emergencies. 13 In a planned economy it was often difficult to secure spare parts, _. （ A） so
26、many companies manufacture them all by themselves （ B） so many companies have to stop the production lines while waiting （ C） so many companies place large orders for emergencies （ D） so many companies feel quite headache about this problem 14 Why do companies adopt just-in-time inventory system? （
27、A） They try to keep their inventory of spare parts as low as possible. （ B） The can save lots of money. （ C） Its a more efficient method of operating. （ D） A, B and C 15 Just-in-time inventory control system _. （ A） is adopted in most modern industries （ B） is adopted only in very small company （ C）
28、 is adopted only by some people （ D） is adopted long long time ago 16 As an economy moves from a planned economy to a market economy _. （ A） the companies pay more attention to money （ B） the companies care more about production （ C） the companies hae great emphasis on finished products （ D） the com
29、panies dont know what to do 17 A large supply of spare parts is very expensive, so a company _. （ A） will try to keep as many as it can （ B） will try to keep as low as it can （ C） will try to make them all by itself （ D） will try to deliver it quickly 18 Inventory is an important part of the cost of
30、 doing business _. （ A） just in the joined-venture companies （ B） in any company （ C） in state-owned companies （ D） in private-owned companies 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article below about educational background of successful managers. Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D, For eac
31、h question 19 33 mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning. Educational Background of Successful Managers Psychologist Douglas Bray and Ann Howard have for more than 25 years been studying college graduates in entry-level management rank for AT&T. Here
32、 are some of their findings. Masters degree can be (19) Howard says of Masters degree holders, “They bring us greater (20) and interpersonal skills and more motivation for (21) and money, but they are not any smarter.“ This applied equally to (22) of an MA, MS, and MBA. There are key (23) between te
33、chnical and non-technical majors. Business majors led the pack in organizing, planning, and decision-making skills (24) and social science graduates also (25) high. Math, science, and engineering majors scored much, lower in these skills. Technical majors did have (26) general mental ability, but th
34、ey were not as (27) or as good at interpersonal skills. As you might expect, social science majors were quite low on (28) skills. Business majors were the ones most eager to get ahead. For the future managers, AT&T is still looking for about a third each of business, technical, and liberal arts majo
35、rs. While they are still looking for masters degrees, some firms say that the (29) of the MBA has passed. Many companies (30) the same management training programs for their new people, whether or not they have a masters degree. (31) the success/failure studies of managers, educational background is
36、 probably less important than (32) skill that people develop. As one president of a large company puts it, “Were really looking for a particular kind of (33) rather than a particular degree.“ （ A） useful （ B） helpful （ C） successful （ D） beneficial （ A） administrative （ B） cooperative （ C） administr
37、ation （ D） cooperation （ A） ranks （ B） social level （ C） status （ D） honour （ A） owner （ B） winner （ C） possessor （ D） holder （ A） difference （ B） differences （ C） difficult （ D） difficulty （ A） Humanities （ B） Humanity （ C） Human （ D） Human subject （ A） score （ B） scored （ C） get （ D） gained （ A） h
38、igh （ B） tow （ C） lower （ D） higher （ A） creat （ B） creative （ C） imaginative （ D） imagination （ A） quantitative （ B） quantity （ C） quality （ D） qualitive （ A） times （ B） years （ C） era （ D） epoch （ A） supply （ B） offer （ C） provide （ D） award （ A） Regardless of （ B） Even if （ C） Even though （ D） Th
39、ough （ A） practical （ B） actual （ C） factual （ D） real （ A） person （ B） personnel （ C） human being （ D） persons 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below about Ad Compaign. In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the t
40、ext. Some lines, however, are 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. A Memo to Some Marketing Directors Re: New Ad Campaign Development of our next magazine advertising campaign is underway,
41、our new advertising firm, Marshall and Dupree, has have prepared two contrasting 34. approaches for us to consider. We must ought choose between these two 35. concepts at this stage so that Marshall and Dupree can continue the 36. development of our choice. Development of two both approaches beyond
42、this 37. stage is prohibitively expensive. Therefore, I am enclosing two sketches which 38. are intended to give you an my idea of what the final, photographed ads 39. would look like. As you will see from the first sketch, this ad reflects our 40. the traditional advertising approach of presenting
43、our automobiles in an 41. attractive setting that would appeal to affluent customers. This particular 42. ad shows our spirit model and they associates it with an active, sporting couple. 43. To using a new departure for the second ad, Marshall and Dupree has responded 44. it to the current demand f
44、or high quality workmanship, The quote from the 45. assembly line worker is intended to instill confidence in the excellence of our products. In addition, the ad has the effect of humanizing our company in the eyes of the public. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 19答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “在这种公司里，持股人的数
45、目没有限制。 ”见 B段中的第二句话There is no limit to the number of people holding shares.。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “公司能在股票交易市场上市，且可以将股票卖给公众。 ”这是一个常识，而 private companies则不能将股份卖给公众 (见 C段 )，这是它们的区别。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “这种公司通常由医生、律师组成。 ”见 A段中的第一句话 used by people. like doctors， dentists or lawyers。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “公司股份不允许
46、卖给公众。 ”这是 public company与 private company的区别。选 C。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “公司必须每年公布其会计信息。 ”这是 public company的特点，选 B。 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “公司成员对公司债务和损失承担有限责任。 ”见 C段倒数第二句话。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “这种形式的公司，人们 能各尽所长。 ”这应该是合伙企业的优点。选 A。 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这个由 obtained起始的过去分词短语是定语，说明 cost savings是如何获得的。 9 【正
47、确答案】 D 【试题解析】 available for other items这个形容词短语修饰前面的名词purchasing power。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这里填入的是句子的主句。 “No matter what.”作条件状语。 11 【正确答案 】 C 【试题解析】 这里填入的 where从句是定语从句，它的先行词是 automobiles，意思是 “汽车买卖 ”。 12 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 这句的结构和前一句完全一样，讲的是买卖中供需关系两种相反的情况。 三、 PART THREE 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第三段中有对应的语句： “In a
48、 planned company, it was often difficult to secure spare parts and so many to prod uce.”。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目问的是为什么企业要用零部件库存，在理解整篇文章对零部件库存的众多优点的评述后，我们就可以找到正确答案 D。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从第四段中可以很轻松找正确答案。 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第四段第一句话： “As an economy moves from a planned economy to a market economy, the im
49、portant thing for a business is to make money and net just produce.”。可以帮助我们立刻排除 B，选 A。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这道题最好带着问题去答，就可以在文章第二段找到答案。 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这是一本关于存货 (Inventory)方面的书籍的节录，需要我们对存货中的一些较为基本的事项有一定知识储备。本题题干问存货对于谁是商品运营成本中的重要组成部分，相对简单，选 B。 四、 PART FOUR 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “helpful”意为 “有帮助的 ”，其它单词在此处都不合适。 A、 B、 C分别为有用的、成功的、有益的。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这里讲 Master degree能带来管理技能。应选 administrative。 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 与 money并列的应该是 status(地位 )而不是其它。 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 意为 MBA等学位持有者，应是 holder而不是其它。 card holder，持卡人。 23 【正确答
