1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 55及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and the information on relationship banking on the opposite page. Which section (A, B, C, or D) does each statement I-7 refer to? For each statement 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use s
2、ome of these letters more than once. A One of the more discernible trends in the financial-service industry in recent times has been the adoption of programs designed to encourage more personalized relationships between an institutions employees and its clients, particularly those clients who are ma
3、jor depositors. The expression most commonly used to describe this type of program is “relationship banking“. B In relationship banking the emphasis is on establishing a long-term multiple-service relationship; on satisfying the totality of the clients financial-service needs; on minimizing the need
4、s or desires of clients to splinter their financial business among various institutions. C Implicit within any definition of relationship banking is recognition that the financial-service requirements of one individual or relatively homogeneous group will likely be substantially different from those
5、 of another individual or group. A successful relationship banking program is, therefore, dependent in a large part on the development of a series of financial-service “packages“, each designed to meet the needs of identifiable homogeneous groups. D Another dimension of relationship banking is the d
6、evelopment of highly personalized relationships between employee and client. In most financial institutions today the client is serviced by an employee who happens to be free at the time, regardless of the nature of the transaction. Personalized relationships are therefore difficult to establish. In
7、 a full relationship banking program, however, the client knows there is one individual within the institution who has intimate knowledge of the clients requirements and preferences regarding complex transactions. 1 All kinds of financial needs are met in relationship banking system. 2 Employees in
8、relationship banking are dealing with different businesses respectively. 3 Banking is becoming more personal, which is easily recognized. 4 The necessary first step in instituting relationship bank is recognizing the special needs of groups and individuals. 5 One of the main aims of this type of ban
9、king is to encourage clients to keep all their business with a single bank. 6 The relationship banking programs have already been used. 7 A client may develop a high level of confidence in certain employee. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about Armani flagship store in Shanghai. Choose the best
10、 sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. ARMANI STYLE COMES TO SHANGHAI Italian designer Giorgio Armani opened a flagship store on Saturday on Shanghais famed Bund, joining a wave o
11、f foreign designers targeting Chinas new rich. The opening of a 1,100 square-meter group of specialty shops drew curious stares from elderly men taking their morning stroll down the row of early 20th century buildings. They peered through the windows at sandals and handbags costing far more than mos
12、t Shanghainese earn in a month. The Italian designer plans to open as many as 30 stores on the Chinese mainland by 2008. “This is the long-term vision for the brand in China,“ said Armani. “I know Shanghai is changing very quickly. Theres an enormous feeling of contrast between old and new. Everyone
13、 is talking about Shanghai these days.“ (8) They include Italian designer Salvatore Ferragano and French designer Louis Vuitton. British sports car maker Jaguar used Shanghai as the site for revealing its new XJ model. Luxury brands Maserati and Bentley also have showrooms. Armani wouldnt give any f
14、orecast of sale from Three on the Bund, in a 1916 building facing the Huangpu River. It also features an Evian Spa, a barbershop with individual boxes outfitted with CD and DVD players, an art gallery and a restaurant set up by Celebrity French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. “We invest here not exp
15、ecting to make real returns immediately,“ said Robert Triefus, an Armani spokesman. “Were absolutely convinced that this is a good time to get into this market.“ Armani already has a small presence on Chinas mainland with a boutique in the basement of Beijings Palace Hotel and another in the souther
16、n business center of Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong. (9) It said it was considering the mainland as a location for its chain of Armani Hotels, now on the drawing board. The company said its sales on the mainland rose 17 percent last year, though it didnt give dollar figures. “Were seeing lots of
17、mainlanders coming over to Hong Kong, but we have an equally strong, growing customer base on the mainland,“ Triefus said. Armani plans to open two more boutiques in Shanghai later this year. At the boutique on the Bung a slender black silk blouse will set buyers back the equivalent of US 1, 150 mor
18、e than the average Chinese earns in a year. A pair of slim sandals is US 424, while other prices range up to about US 2,400. The lowest-priced item spotted: a salmon pink T-shirt for US 120. (10) Luxury brands such as Armani-and even Haagen-Dazs, which charges US 3 for single-scoop of ice cream-focu
19、s on the richest level of Chinese consumers who are not afraid to spend. (11) “The number is not big, but its a sharp increase.“ A lot more Chinese could not afford the brand-name items, so instead they buy brand-name accessories, like purses, ties and shoes. The latest information from the luxury g
20、oods industry has shown that brand-name makers will be more aggressive this year. (12) And Cartier will expand its number of outlets from 3 to 15 in three years. Jacques Franck Dossin, analyst with the US-based Goldman Sachs, said that Chinas luxury market will develop at the highest speed in the co
21、ming 10 years and take second place in the world, with the largest customer group. A Another strong trend is the return to traditional lingerie fabrics such as satin and washable silks. B Economist Yue Zheng from the accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers, believes that Shanghais market for luxury
22、 items has over 100, 000 stable customers. C Haagen-Dazs will open at least another 10 stores on the mainland, Louis Vuitton 2 to 3. D They peered through the windows at sandals and handbags costing far more than most Shanghainese earn in a month. E Shanghai already is home to an army of foreign des
23、igner boutiques targeting the new rich. F The company opened its first outlet on Chinese territory in 2002 with a megastore in Hong Kong. G Shanghai is the richest city on the mainland and is seeing a lot of people taking to the high-spending lifestyle. 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below about
24、price system, and the questions on the opposite page. For each question 13-18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. PRICE SYSTEM Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply
25、 are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional transportation, and public utility services. The interrelation
26、ships of all these prices make up the “system“ of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to supply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other facto
27、rs. In other words, both buyer and seller depend more or less upon everything else. If one were to ask randomly selected individuals to define “price“, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product of service or, in other words, that price is the mone
28、y value of a product of service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be fa
29、miliar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that should be fully aware of all the fact
30、ors that comprise the total “package“ being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price. 13 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System. （ B） The Complexities of the Price System. （ C） Credit Terms in Transactio
31、ns. （ D） Resource Allocation and the Public Sector, 14 According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _. （ A） labor and education （ B） transportation and insurance （ C） utilities and repairs （ D） products and services 15 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a f
32、actor in the complete understanding of price? （ A） Instructions that come with a product. （ B） The quantity of a product. （ C） The quality of a product. （ D） Guarantees that cover a product. 16 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the definition of price? （ A） Price sys
33、tem is a complicated network. （ B） Price refers to the quantity and quality of the product. （ C） Price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller. （ D） Besides money, many other factors are involved in the price system. 17 In the last sentence of the passage, “they“ refers to _. （ A） retu
34、rn privileges （ B） all the factors （ C） buyer and seller （ D） money 18 The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _. （ A） unusual ways to advertise products （ B） types of payment plans for service （ C） theories about how products affect different levels of society （ D） how certain ele
35、ments of a price “package“ influence its market value 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the advertisement below. Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D on the opposite page. For each question 19-33, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet. Advertisement Too much to read!
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43、ging older workers. 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 text. Some 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 e
44、xtra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. Managing Older Workers Becoming The work force is becoming aging as baby-boomer move toward retirement. Gen Correct X managers need to learn how to motivate and manage this talent pool of older 34 workers. Both generations have quite very different
45、views of the other and will 35 need to learn how the other generation operates on. It is up to the managers, 36 Gen X or otherwise, to take the lead and create the warm climate in which older 37 workers will remain engaged in and productive. You may think older workers are 38 harder workers or that
46、they are difficult to train. Get rid of your stereotypes. Your 39 older workers are different individuals just like everyone else in your group. Treat 40 them as such. Dont assume that the older worker knows what you expect of 41 them. They dont have the same background as you are. Be very clear wha
47、t you 42 want done and what the measurements of completion and of success will be. 45 “Bill, take care of that for me“ is not enough. Try “Bill, I need you to prepare the 44 departments budget for the next fiscal year.“ Use the numbers from a last year 45 and add to 10% on everything except training
48、 which should go up 15%. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 55答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 D 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【正确答案】 A 7 【正确答案】 D 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 E 9 【正确答案】 F 10 【正确答案】 G 11 【正确答案】 B 12 【正确答案】 C 三、 PART THREE 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【正确答案】 A 16 【正确答案】 B 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【正确答案】 D 四、 P
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