1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 72及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements and the short news below. Which news does each statement 1 -7 refer to. For each sentence, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. You will need to some of the letters more than once. A The Santa Cruz Operation Incorporate(SC
2、O) , a US-based software developer, opened a representative office in Beijing yesterday. Founded in 1979, SCO has become the worlds leading developer and supplier of software for UNIX systems. The new office in Beijing will bring SCO closer to Chinese customers and help it understand the massive Chi
3、nese market better, said Lars Turndal, SCOs president and chief executive officer. SCO will mainly target government, departments, key industries and service institutions. B US computer giant International Business Machines(IBM) last week announced that it will invest at least $ 100 million in infor
4、mation technology projects in China. This makes IBM the first foreign company to become involved in the countrys top information infrastructure project. C Coca-Cola has been voted the top international company in Asia, according to a recent survey published by the Far Eastern Economic Review, a majo
5、r Asian magazine. Readers of this and other prominent Asian economic magazines choose Coca-Cola from among 500 large international companies in Asia. Cola-Cola is now the worlds largest beverage company serving 685 million drinks per day in more than 195 countries. D GRD, the manufacturing giant , p
6、lans to cut 1, 500 jobs at its Portland factory over the next five years after union refusal to increase productivity. As a result, GRD have been forced to downsize the Portland plant. 1 One of the purposes of entering China is to have a better idea of Chinese market. 2 Its products are sold to over
7、 195 countries. 3 One hundred million dollars will be invested. 4 Government departments are one of its major consumers. 5 This company is going to invest heavily in China to develop its information technology. 6 It is an American company devoted to the development of computer software. 7 It has bee
8、n voted the best multinational company in Asia. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about changes in working time. 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. Do not use any letter more than once. One answer has been given as
9、an example. There is an example at the beginning. The Nature of Money C In the upper-left portion above the seal, a statement written in fine print says that the note is legal tender(法定货币 ) and that it“ is redeemable(可兑现的 )in lawful money at the United States Treasury (美国财政部 ) , or at any Federal Re
10、serve Bank. “ Does this mean that the bill is not lawful? At the bottom center the same bill says, “ Will pay to the bearer on demand X dollars. “ (8) (9)Many people believe that mon ey has no value unless(10)They think that the Federal Reserve note is only a symbol for money, and that real money is
11、 the precious metal backing the note. Some people look on money as wealth and believe that it must have intrinsic (内在的 )value. If we were to study the history of money, we would find that (11) Cattle, shell, beads(珠子 ), tobacco leaves, and various metals including iron, zinc(锌 ), bronze(青铜 ), and co
12、pper have all been used as a basis of exchange. The precious metals, particularly silver and gold, have proved most satisfactory for this purpose and have been most commonly used in modern times. Until early 1968, the United States backed its Federal Reserve Notes with 25 percent gold, but this did
13、not mean that (12)Clearly, it is not what mo ney is but what it does that is important. A it is backed by gold or silver. B in different places and at different times a variety of things have been used as money. C See if you can locate a $ 5, $ 10, or $ 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked “ Feder
14、al Reserve Note“ over the portrait. D citizens could use gold as money or convert paper dollar to gold. E therefore, the precious metals can be taken as money. F Does it mean that your X-dollar bill is not X dollars? G Much confusion exists about the real nature of money. 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the a
15、rticle below about research and development in industry 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. Research and Development in Industry It is only through innovation that large companies will be able
16、 to survive, according to Mark Peter, vice-chairman of UK-owned industrial giant 5P. However, says Peter, it remains difficult to run a truly innovative company. Innovation involves speculation, unproven technologies and unpredictable costs. It takes a lot of managing, because managers really have t
17、o be on top of whats happening. In addition, innovation does not fit easily into the orderly kind of organization that company accountants like. Despite this, Peter claims it is an essential policy to pursue. The 5P groups record of growth aid profitability indicates that it manages the orderly part
18、 of the business pretty well. The statistics are big: operations in more than 60 countries, sales in more than 200, around 60, 000 products and 70, 000 employees. But what makes 5P different is its innovative approach to innovation itself. Although it is a massive multi-national with a turnover of $
19、 15 billion, the whole company is broken down into tiny groups which work together and help each other and are then encouraged to consult internally with the other groups. This positively encourages individual and collaborative research. A further encouragement is that all research staff world-wide
20、are expected to work on 5P projects for only 85% of their time; for the remaining 15% of time they are free to pursue ideas of their own, using company facilities. In this time they can work on their own or in a group. One hugely successful project that has come out of this 15% rule is the Post-it n
21、ote. The idea came from an individual inventor and then, using the business skills of a large organization, was rapidly developed into a major product. The success of the Post-it note proves how profitable the innovative 15% rule can be. Mark Peter says innovation is at the heart of 5P. In 1996, mor
22、e that 30% of sales were generated by products less than four years old. He says: “ We almost always get into new markets through innovation. Were very good at adapting these innovations to lots of different markets so we have a high success rate. We take an idea and see how many applications its go
23、t. Then we try to establish market dominance. We have a tremendous variety of technologies so we can adapt anything but we still need the original ideas to develop.“ In the past year 5P has introduced a group-wide program called Pacing Plus. This means that they are still actively seeking new ideas,
24、 but with the difference that they hope many of them will eventually lead to the establishment of completely new business. In this way, 5P will be able to invest in a wide range of markets and even create some new ones. This emphasis on innovation creates unusual stresses and strains and makes a com
25、pany like 5P a difficult business to manage. Technical people at 5P are given a large degree of intellectual freedom, and the company appears to specifically try to recruit people who think for themselves and who dont necessarily solve things by the traditional routes. The management encourages peop
26、le to step outside of the security that comes from working in a big, stable group, and then to handle the consequences. So far the mixture of freedom and heavy responsibility seems to work: the 25 research schemes now under review could generate business worth $ 6 billion a year. 13 5Ps approach to
27、innovation is different because it allows researchers to （ A） work for more than one company. （ B） work on a variety of products. （ C） work with groups in other organizations. （ D） work alone as well as in a team 14 Mark Peter says it can be difficult for companies to be innovative because this invo
28、lves （ A） giving more power to the accountants. （ B） employing a lot of managers. （ C） being orderly and organized. （ D） being prepared to take risks. 15 When 5P has a new idea it tries to （ A） sell it only in new markets. （ B） sell it in markets it already controls. （ C） think of different ways of
29、exploiting it. （ D） keep it secret as long as possible. 16 The writer says that the Post-it note was invented as a result of （ A） a researchers own initiative. （ B） research carried out by a group. （ C） research originally done on another product. （ D） a managers innovative idea. 17 The researchers
30、at 5P need to be people who （ A） feel relaxed about their work. （ B） have an individual approach to problems. （ C） are academically gifted. （ D） are willing to stay with the company for a long time. 18 5P sees the Pacing Plus program as （ A） something other companies are likely to copy. （ B） an oppo
31、rtunity to take over some of its competition. （ C） a departure from its previous approach. （ D） a way of solving certain problems. 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 each question 1
32、9 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 ranks for AT&T. Here are some o
33、f their findings. Masters degree can be19 Ho ward says of Masters degree holders, “ They bring us greater.20and interpersonal skills and more motivation for21and money, but they are not any smarter. “ This applied equally to22of an MA, MS, and MBA. There are key23between technical and non -technical
34、 majors. Business majors led the pack in organizing, planning, and decision-making skills24and social science graduates also25.high. Math, science, and engineering majors scored much lower in these skills. Technical majors did have 26general mental ability, but they were not as27or as good at interp
35、ersonal skills. As you might expect, social science majors were quite low on28skills. 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 majors. While they are still looking for masters
36、 degrees, some firms say that the29of the MBA has passed. Many companies30the same management training programs for their new people, whether or not they have a masters degree. 31the success/failure studies of managers, educational background is probably less important than32skill that people develo
37、p. As one president of a large company puts it, “ Were really looking for a particular kind of33rather than a particular degree. “ （ A） useful （ B） helpful （ C） successful （ D） beneficial （ A） administrative （ B） cooperative （ C） administration （ D） cooperation （ A） ranks （ B） social level （ C） stat
38、us （ 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） high （ B） tow （ C） lower （ D） higher （ A） creat （ B） creative
39、（ 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） Though （ A） practical （ B） actual （ C） factual （ D） real （ A） p
40、erson （ B） personnel （ C） human being （ D） persons 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the article below. 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 o
41、n your Answer Sheet. If there is an extra word In the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. Management in HR In recent years, as companies have been confronted by the competition and employment stereotypes, struggled with recession and searched for excellence, 34 so the
42、 vocabulary for managing their workforces has tended to this change. 35 The term “ Personnel Management“ is giving way to “ Human Resource Management“ 36 or better still, to “ Strategic Human Resource Management“ . Nor it is this shift, 37 exclusively be confined to those followers of fashion, the c
43、ommercial management 38 consultants, for it has now been recognised by both of managers and academics. 39 Of course, when this is hardly the first time that the language of management has 40 changed. The shift over the years to away from traditional manufacturing 41 industries towards high-tech manu
44、facturing and the service sector has already been 42 mirrored in managers increasing tendency to refer to “ employee“ rather than 43 “ industrial“ relations. But whereas that shift reflected some changes in which the 44 practice of management, so can the same be said of this latest shift in vocabula
45、ry? 45 Is HRM different in substance or emphasis from personnel management? BEC商务英语（中级）阅 读模拟试卷 72答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “ 进入中国的目的之一是想对中国市场有一个更好的认识。 “ A段中有句 “ help it understand the massive Chinese market better“ ，所以 A对。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “ 它的产品销往 195个国家。 “ C段最后一句有此信息 “ in more than 19co
46、untries “ 。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “ 有 1亿美元 投资。 “ 这是讲的 IBM公司，第一句话有此信息。“ invest at least $ 100 million “ 。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “ 政府部门是主要消费者之一。 “ A段最后一句： “ SCO will mainly target government departments “ 所以选 A。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “ 公司将在中国加大投资以开发信息技术。 “ 提到 “ information technology“ 的只有 B。 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “ 从
47、事软件开发的美国公司。 “ 在 A， B， C选项中只有 SCO公司从事软件开发。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “ 被公认的是在亚洲最有影响的跨国公司。 “ 这应当是 Coca-Cola。所以选 C。 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 “ 计算机知识有助于得到这份工作。 “ A段中第二句提到 “ information technology“ 可知计算机知识很重要。 9 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 此段讲的是票据是否能充当货币， 比较这几个选项，则 F对。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从后文知，此段在讨论货币的属性问题，所以选 G。 11 【正确
48、答案】 B 【试题解析】 后文提到，一些人认为， money是由贵金属支持的票据，综合考虑选项， A对。 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 后文提到，很多东西在不同时候都作过货币用，所以选 B。 三、 PART THREE 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第二段谈到 5P公司独特的革新方法，第三段还谈到 “ they can work on their own or in a group“ 。可见该公司允许其研究人员在公司内部单独工作，或者在公司内部以团体形成工作。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第一段谈到 Mark Peter认为大公司只有创新才能生存。然而经营一个有所创新
49、的公司很难。 A， B项含义不符， C太片面，只有 D概括全面。 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第四段提出创新是 5P立足之本，而且他们 “ take an idea and see how many appl ications its got“ ，此 点与 C含义吻合。 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章第三段说，研究人员 85时间用来做项目； 15用来自由工作，而 post it note正来自这 15时间。也就是说 post-it note是个人主动开发出的。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 最后一段说 5P要聘 people who think for themselves，这与 B中have an individual approach to problems含义一致。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第五段 谈到： 5P把 pacing plus计划看做是对新思想的追求，他们希望自己所追求的新思想都 lead to the establ ishment of completely new business。可见 5P是把 pacing plus program看做是和先前工作方法的脱钩。 四、 P
