1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 75及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and the information about man doing womens work. Which piece of information 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 use some of the letters more th
2、an once. A Seated behind the front desk at a New York firm, the receptionist was efficient, stylishly dressed, the firms newest employee had a pleasant telephone voice and a natural charm that put clients at ease. The company was pleased: Clearly, this was a person who took considerable pride in per
3、sonal appearance. David King, the receptionist, is unusual, but by no means unique. Just as all truck drivers and construction work-ers are no longer necessarily men, all secretaries and receptionists are no longer automatically women. The number of men in women-dominated fields is still small and t
4、hey havent attracted the attention that has often followed women advancing into male-dominated fields, but men are moving into more and more jobs that have traditionally been held by women. B What kinds of men venture into these so-called womens fields? All kinds. I dont know of any define answers I
5、d be comfortable with, explains Joseph Pleck, Ph. D of the Wellesley College Center for Research on women. Samo Ormont, for example, a thirty-year-old nurse at Boston hospital, went into nursing because the army had trained him as a medical worker. “ I found that work very interesting, “ he recalled
6、, “ and when I got out of the service it just seemed natural for me to go into something medical. I wasnt interested in becoming a doctor. “ Thirty-five-year-old David King, an out-of-work actor, found a job as a receptionist because he was having trouble landing roles in Broadway plays and he neede
7、d to pay the rent. C In other words, men enter “ female“ jobs out of the same consideration for personal interest and economic necessity that motivate anyone looking for work. But similarities often end there. Men in female-dominated jobs are conspicuous. As a group, their work histories differ in m
8、ost respects from those of their female colleagues, and they are frequently treated differently by the people with whom they are in professional contact. D The question naturally arises: Why are there still approximately ninety-nine female secretaries for every one male? There is also a more and mor
9、e serious issue. Most men dont want to be receptionists, nurses, secretaries, or sewing workers. To put simply, these are not generally considered very masculine jobs. To choose such a line of work is to invite ridicule. “ There was kidding in the beginning, “ recalls Ormont. “ Kids coming from scho
10、ol ask what I am, and when I say A nurse , they laugh at me. I just smile and say, You know, there are female doctors, too. “ 1 Every kinds of man can enter into womens fields. 2 There are also some problems although many men doing womens work. 3 Men in female-dominated jobs are treated differently.
11、 4 The role of men in society has changed a little. 5 Finding job for man in “ female“ jobs is motivated by personal interests and economic necessity. 6 Most men dont want to have a job in female-dominated jobs. 7 The publics attention often followed women doing mens work. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the art
12、icle below about Auction sales. Choose the best sentence to fill each 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 au
13、ctioneer. He asks the crowd gathered in the auction-room to make offers, or “ bids“ , E 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
14、 for land and property, antique furniture, 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 so
15、ld together, called a “ lot“ , is usually 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)
16、 The auctioneer therefo re has a direct 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 i
17、n his advice that a seller will 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
18、goods at extremely low prices. If 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 p
19、rice. D quite accurately the current 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、
20、 PART THREE 12 Look at the article about Coca Cola and the questions below. For each question mark one letter A, B, C, D on your Answer Sheet, for the answer you choose. A Brief History of Coke Nowadays, Coca-Colas trademark is well known around the world and its products average a staggering 400 mi
21、llion servings per day in more than 155 countries. According to legend, it began in a three-legged kettle in the back yard of Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Styth Permberton who carried a jug of his concoction down the street to Jacobs Pharmacyy where it was sold at the soda fountain for 5 cents a glas
22、s. Frank Robinson, Pembertons partner and bookkeeper thought two “ C“ s would look good in advertising and wrote “ Coca-Cola“ in the flowering script so famous today. It is significant that Permberton spent almost twice as much money on advertising during the first years of operation as he made in p
23、rofits, for the growth of Cokes popularity is as much due to the advertising and marketing strategy as it is to the quality of its product. By continually monitoring changes in consumer attitudes and behaviour, the Coca-Cola Co. has become a widely recognized leader in advertising. Pemberton could n
24、ot foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out. Asa Griggs Candler bought the business and organized the Coca-Cola Co. into a Georgia corporation. In 1893, he registered Coca-Cola as a trademark. Under Candlers leadership, the company began to grow quickly. In order to instigate
25、 a demand for the product, he spent heavily on advertising. Signs were put up from coast and appeared on calendars, serving trays and other merchandising items, urging people to drink Coke. Candlers campaign paid off. Candler was a creative talent at advertising, but showed little imagination in und
26、erstanding Cokes marketing potential. In 1899, he sold the right to bottle Coke throughout most of the United State for $ 1, which he never bothered to collect. Candler saw Coke primarily as a soda-fountain drink. But two far-sighted businessmen from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Benjamin Franklin Thomas
27、and Joseph Brown Whitehead, understood the potential, and, for the unpaid dollar, bought a franchise that became worth millions. Their agreement with Candler began the franchising bottling system that still remains the foundation of the Coca-Cola Co.s soft drink operations. Thomas and Whitehead sold
28、 the rights to bottle Coke to franchisers in every part of the country in return for the bottlers agreement to invest in the necessary resources and effort to make the franchise a success. During the following decade, 179 bottling plants went into operation. In the early 20th century, Coke blazed th
29、e advertising trail, developing innovative concepts that became accepted practices in the filed. One of the most effective was the distribution and redemption of complimentary tickets, entitling the holder to a glass of free Coke at the soda fountain of a dispenser. 13 The trademark Coca-Cola was or
30、iginally coined by_. （ A） Pemberton （ B） a bookkeeper working for Pemberton （ C） Frank Robinson （ D） Asa Griggs Candler 14 The main purpose of this article is_. （ A） to introduce the soft drink Coca-Cola to readers. （ B） to trace the history of the companys first hundred years. （ C） to sum up the ca
31、uses of Coca-Colas success （ D） Both B and C. 15 Pemberton sold out his drink because_. （ A） he was in bad need of money （ B） he failed to see the great potential of the product （ C） he quarreled with his partner （ D） None of the above 16 Cokes popularity grows steadily because of_? （ A） its high qu
32、ality of the product （ B） its advertising （ C） its effective advertising and marketing strategy （ D） Both A and C 17 All of the following were the companys successful examples of advertising except that_. （ A） the company distributed complimentary tickets for people to drink a glass of Coke free of
33、change （ B） the company flew an airship over Washington D.C.with a huge Coke sign on its side （ C） the company sold the rights to bottle coke to franchisers in every part of the united States （ D） the company set up along Pennsylvania Railroad line huge animated signs that showed a young man drawing
34、 a glass of coke from a crockery urn 18 John Styth Pemberton and Asa Griggs Candler were alike in the respect that both of them_. （ A） had a doctors degree （ B） were too short-sighted to see Cokes marketing potential （ C） sold their business in order to raise money （ D） used money in a wasteful way
35、四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the advice about cooperation. Choose the best word 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. One answer has been given as an example at the beginning. CATSA Gia Andina de Triconos(CATSA)
36、 , a Bolivian joint venture of the U. S. Dresser Industries and local investors, which had based its investment(19)an allocation under the metalworking program, closed its doors after(20)to penetrate the Andean market after more than two years in operation. The prospect of(21)access to the Andean ma
37、rket, plus protection provided by a 55 percent“ ad valorem“ common outer tariff on bits sourced from outside the bloc, made the sales outlook seem(22)However, CATSAs“ monopoly “ position in Ancom proved specious. (23)the plant went on stream in 1974, the company was never able to export a single dri
38、ll bit to the Andean market;and its local sales were(24)a state -owned petroleum company. This market was clearly(25), since the o peration had been based on exporting the bulk of the plants 200-unit-per-month capacity to the Andean area. CATSA could not penetrate the Ancom market for several reason
39、s: Although Ancom (26)a 55 percent common outer tariff on third -country imports, some Ancom countries had previously (27)LAFTA(Latin American Free Trade Association)tariff concessions, which take precedence over the Ancom tariffs. Ancom members simply did not (28)the spirit of the metalworking agre
40、ement. After the installation of the CATSA facility, plants producing tricorne bits (29)in Peru and Venezuela. Under the metalworking program, participating (30)were committed to prohibiting new foreign investment in allocations of other Ancom countries. But on the question of new investment by loca
41、l industry, the obligation was only not to encourage it, with no requirement to prevent it. (31)Venezuela, it has no commitment to limit local production or to honour the outer tariff, because it was not yet a member of Ancom when the metalworking agreement was signed and was thus not a (32)to the p
42、act. Also, according to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador employed (33)obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff. The withdrawal of Chile from Ancom cost Bolivia a lucrative potential market, too. （ A） in （ B） to （ C） under （ D） on （ A） fail （ B） to fail （ C） failing （ D） succeeding （ A） no du
43、ty （ B） no-duty （ C） duty-bound （ D） duty-free （ A） good （ B） well （ C） bad （ D） badly （ A） So （ B） Although （ C） But （ D） Therefore （ A） confined to （ B） confined in （ C） expanded to （ D） exported to （ A） big enough （ B） sufficient （ C） too big （ D） insufficient （ A） has got （ B） got （ C） has impos
44、ed （ D） has imposed on （ A） admitted （ B） admitting （ C） granting （ D） granted （ A） learn （ B） honour （ C） take （ D） give （ A） are put （ B） are established （ C） were set up （ D） had set up （ A） member government （ B） members government （ C） member governments （ D） members governments （ A） In case of
45、 （ B） In the case of （ C） In case （ D） On case （ A） party （ B） member （ C） person （ D） partner （ A） a series of （ B） a great deal of （ C） a large amount of （ D） a great number 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below about how to order products. In most of the lines 41 52 there is one extra word. It is e
46、ither 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 extra word on your Answer Sheet. Special Products Co. How to Order Our specialty
47、 is our convenient catalogue system. Instead of Spending time going to a shop, you simply order it direct from us. 34 Ordering is easy and delivery fast. Once received, your order will 35 normally be dispatched within 72 hours. We will inform to you 36 immediately should any items be out of stock. I
48、f you are not happy 37 with your purchases please return them to us within the 15 days in their 38 original packaging and we will return you for in full. Quality is our main 39 Criterion. Each item is under unconditionally guaranteed for 6 months. 40 You will receive a receipt and with your order wh
49、ich is your guarantee. 41 In the unlikely event of damage to an item during delivery, should please 42 contact with us immediately on 0197 3101772 and we will arrange for 43 its return or replacement. 44 All prices and promotional 45 offers are valid until 30th September. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 75答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “ 各种类型的男人都可从事传统上女人才能做的工作。 “ B段中举了几个例子，这几个例子代表了不同类型的男人，所以选 B。 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “ 尽管很多男人从事女 人的工作，但仍有一些问题。 “ D段中第一句话就是 “ The question naturally arises： “ ，可知选 D。 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】
