1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 91及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 A Microcomputer A microcomputer is a desktop or notebook size computing device that uses a microprocessor as its Central Processing Unit, or CPU. Microcomputers are also called Personal Computers (PCs), home computers, small business computers, and micros. Th
2、e smallest, most compact are called laptops. When they first appeared, they were considered single user devices, and they were capable of handling only four, eight, or 16 bits of information at one time. More recently the distinction between microcomputers and large, mainframe computers (as well as
3、the smaller mainframe type systems called minicomputers) has become blurred, as newer microcomputer models have increased the speed and data handling capabilities of their CPUs into the 256 bit, or even much more bit multi-user range. B Minicomputer A minicomputer is a mid-level computer built to pe
4、rform complex computations while dealing efficiently with a high level of input and output from users connected via terminals. Minicomputers also frequently connect to other minicomputers on a network and distribute processing among all the attached machines. Minicomputers are used heavily in transa
5、ction processing applications and as interfaces between mainframe computer systems and wide area networks. C Mainframe Computer A mainframe computer is a high level computer designed for the most intensive computational tasks. Mainframe computers are often shared by multiple users connected to the c
6、omputer via terminals. The most powerful mainframes, called supercomputers, perform highly complex and time consuming computations and are used heavily in both pure and applied research by scientists, large businesses, and the military. D Supercomputer In computer science, supercomputers are large,
7、extremely fast, and expensive computers used for complex or sophisticated calculations. Typically they are machines capable of pipelining instruction execution and providing vector instructions. A supercomputer can, for example, perform an enormous number of calculations required to draw and animate
8、 a moving spaceship in a motion picture. Supercomputers are also used for weather forecasting, large scale scientific modeling and oil exploration and so on and so like. 1 They are often used for jobs like engineering design and testing, serious decryption, economic forecasting, etc. 2 Many public s
9、chools now employ the devices for programmed learning and computer literacy courses. 3 Computers are designed for use in homes, schools, and office settings. 4 They efficiently deal with a high level of input and output from different users. 5 They are used for jobs that take massive amounts of calc
10、ulating. 6 They are usually used in transaction processing applications. 7 They are often shared by many users connected to the computer. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about a software company. Choose the best sentence from the list A-G to fill each of the gaps. For each gap (8-12), mark one
11、letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning, (0). Argentine software developer InterSoft expects 25% growth this year compared to 2003 to give total revenues of 3. 8mn pesos (US$1. 25mn), InterSoft co-founder and general manager Osval
12、do Pasut told BNamericas. (8) E , particularly enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications and the Denarius human resources solution. InterSoft also expects sales abroad to increase early next year when it launches operations with recently selected distributors in Peru and Bolivia. The company a
13、lready serves Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile through local business partners and foreign operations, (9) For 2005, the company will invest 33%of its revenues in research and development. Argentinas science and technology ministry recently agreed to guarantee a 400,000-peso (US$134,000) R&.D project, (1
14、0) New features include security and reporting functions, improved graphics and integration with databases and tech platforms. “With this project, we are boosting technology improvement for all the companies we have worked with over the last 20 years, nationally and internationally,“ Pasut said. Int
15、erSoft has. direct contracts with over 100 companies, (11) , considering business partners abroad and integrators which use InterSofts. technology. “With the economic crisis, this number decreased considerably, but for 2005 we expect to add one new client a month on average,“ Pasut said. “We combine
16、 our knowledge of the market we work in and our know-how in technology this gives us important added value, which helps us increase our business,“ he added. (12) . InterSoft started operations in 1983 and is a business partner of international companies such as Oracle and IBM. By year-end, the compa
17、ny expects to achieve level 3 CMM certification. A the company also has a strong market share in sectors such as transport and asset tracking. B the total revenue is expected to increase this year. C revenues divided into 60%from services and the rest from product sales. D which are expected to acco
18、unt for 5%of total revenue this year. E the company tends to make a strong market share in future. F which aims to accelerate implementation of new versions of InterSofts Unix applications development tool Ideafix. G but its client base has increased to nearly 400. 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article
19、below about the history of Coca Cola and the questions. For each question (13-18), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. Nowadays, Coca-Colas trademark is world-famous and its products average a staggering 400 million servings per day in more than 155 countries. According to legend, i
20、t 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 Pharmacy where it was sold at the soda fountain for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson, Pembertons partner and bookkeeper thought two “C“ s wou
21、ld 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 profits, for the growth of Cokes popularity is as much due to the advertising
22、 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 not foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out. Asa Gri
23、ggs 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 a demand for the product, he spent heavily on advertising. Signs were put u
24、p 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 understanding Cokes marketing potential. In 1899, he sold the right to bottle C
25、oke throughout most of the United States 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 and Joseph Brown Whitehead, understood the potential, and, for the unpaid d
26、ollar, 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 the right to bottle Coke to franchisers in every part of the country in r
27、eturn 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 the advertising trail, developing innovative concepts that became accepted pr
28、actices in the field. One of the most effective was the distribution and redemption of complimentary tickets, entitling the holder to a glass of Coke free at the soda fountain of a dispenser. 13 The main purpose of this article is （ A） to introduce the soft drink Coca-Cola to readers. （ B） to trace
29、the history of the companys first hundred years. （ C） to sum up the causes of Coca-Colas success. （ D） both B and C. 14 The trademark Coca-Cola was originally coined by （ A） Pemberton. （ B） a bookkeeper working for Pemberton. （ C） Frank Robinson. （ D） Asa Griggs Candler. 15 Cokes popularity grows st
30、eadily because of （ A） its high quality of the product. （ B） its advertising. （ C） its effective advertising and marketing strategy. （ D） Both A and C 16 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
31、 with his partner. （ D） None of the above. 17 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 wastef
32、ul way. 18 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 charge. （ B） the company flew an airship over Washington D. C. with a huge Coke sign on its side. （ C） the c
33、ompany 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 showed that a young man drawing a glass of coke from a crockery urn. 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article below about an Italian car compa
34、ny. 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, (0). Gianni Agnelli, Chairman of Fiat, Italys largest private industrial corporation, is known in Italy as the lawyer, be
35、cause he trained in law at Turin University. (0) A he has never practiced, his training may be useful. On April 17th Mr. Agnelli admitted to a group of Italian industrialists in Venice (19) Fiat had been (20) in some corruptions in Italy. On April 21st, Fiats lawyers and Cesare Romiti, its managing
36、director, met Milan magistrates to (21) the firms involvement in bribery to win business from state-owned companies. Fiat is not the (22) Italian company caught up in Italys increasing political corruption scandal. According to the latest figure, some 200 businessmen and politicians were sitting in
37、prison (23) a result of judicial inquiries into kickbacks paid to politicians by firms. Hundreds more are still (24) influence of Fiat, (25) sales are equal to 4% of Italys home product, the scandal at the company has (26) the industrial establishment. Though neither Mr. Agnelli (27) Mr. Romiti has
38、been (28) of wrong doing, several other senior Fiat managers have allegedly been involved in paying kickbacks to win state-owned contracts. (29) arrested include Francesco Mattiol, Fiats finance director, and Antonio Moscon, the (30) head of its Toro insurance branch. (31) men have been (32) about t
39、heir previous roles on the board of Cogefar-Impresit, Fiats construction subsidiary. Last May, Enzo Papi admitted paying a 1. 5 million-dollar bribe for a contract (33) to Milans underground. （ A） what （ B） that （ C） when （ D） if （ A） involved （ B） connected （ C） related （ D） done （ A） talk （ B） say
40、 （ C） speak （ D） discuss （ A） one （ B） single （ C） worst （ D） only （ A） as （ B） for （ C） speak （ D） after （ A） in （ B） under （ C） at （ D） on （ A） who （ B） which （ C） whose （ D） its （ A） rocked （ B） ruined （ C） damaged （ D） destroyed （ A） or （ B） also （ C） and （ D） nor （ A） accused （ B） charged （ C）
41、criticized （ D） blamed （ A） Who （ B） Those （ C） Which （ D） Whose （ A） old （ B） former （ C） late （ D） last （ A） Either （ B） All （ C） Every （ D） Both （ A） solved （ B） answered （ C） questioned （ D） replied （ A） contracted （ B） related （ C） connected （ D） communicated 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below
42、 about presentation tips. 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, wr
43、ite the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00). 0 Know the needs of your audience. Put what you have to say in a 00 logical sequence. Ensure your speech will be captivating up to 34 your audience as well as worth their time and attenti
44、on. Practice 35 and rehearse of your speech at home or where you can be at ease 36 and comfortable, in the front of a mirror, your family, friends or 37 your colleagues. Use a tape-recorder and listen to yourself. Videotape 38 your presentation and analyze on it. Know what your strong and 39 weak po
45、ints are. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation. 40 When you are presenting it in front of an audience, you are performing 41 as an actor is on stage. How much you are being perceived is very 42 important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your 43 topic is serious. P
46、resent the desired image to your audience. Speak 44 slowly, enunciate clearly, and show off appropriate emotion and feeling 45 relating to your topic subject. Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 91答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据题意：这种计算机被应用在工程设计、测试、重要的密码破译
47、和经济预测等方面。段落 D主要讨论的是巨型计算机，根据介绍，巨型计算机被用于 “complex or supplicated calculations”，因而可以推测本题讲的是巨型计算机。故选 D。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据段落 A关于微型计算机的介绍， “Microcomputers are also called Personal Computers(PCs)， home computers， small business computers，and micros ”即：计算机又称个人计算机，家庭计算机，小型商务机，或微机。本题的题意：许多公立学校开始使用这种设备进行程序化
48、学习和计算机教学。可以推断，这种设备指的就是 microcomputer。故选 A。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据段落 A“Microcomputers are also called Personal Computers(PCs)， home computers， small business computers， and micros ”计算机就是为了在家、在学校和在办公室使用而设计的。故选 A。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据题意：计算机可以高效地处理不同使用者的信息输入和输出。故选 B。 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据题意：这种计算机承担巨量的计算任务。
49、段落 D在谈到supercomputer时 “A supercomputer can， for example， perform an enormous number of calculations” 因而可以推测本题讨论的就是巨型计算机。故选 D。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据题意：他们一般用于处理程序。段落 B介绍的是小型计算机的用途，文中 “Minicomputers are used heavily in transaction processing applications” 。故选 B。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 根据题意：他们经常被很多连接到计算机上的用户分享。段落 C主要介绍的是主机， “Mainframe computers are often shared by multiple users connected to the computer via terminals ”即：主机通过终端把很多用户连接起来，使大家共同分享资源。故选 C。 二、 PART TWO 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 文章第二段主要说的是 InterSoft在国外已经有了市场，这部分收入的 60来自服务，其余的来自商 品销售。故选 D。 9 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 根据题意，此处需要
