1、BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 96及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 A Salinas outlines the key qualities of good management in this autobiography. He believes that decisions should be based on facts, not opinions; that peoples strengths should be exploited; and that disagreement is sometimes necessary. But the main point he m
2、akes is that leadership means performing well at all times and setting a good example. B In this collection of essays, top business leaders predict how businesses will change over the next few years. They analyse changes in business and society and their effects on job markets, as well as taking a l
3、ook at possible strengths and weaknesses of leading economics and their currencies. This collection outlines a vision of tomorrows business world and the type of leaders that will be required. C This book is a well-researched study of the problem of leadership in global quoted companies. 160 interna
4、tional business leaders were asked how they added value to their companies and their answers form the main part of this book. Both managers and companies are analysed in order to show how they cope with difficult issues. A useful book for all senior managers. D 100 well-known US business leaders thr
5、ough this century are described in this book, which analyses how their fortunes were made and sometimes lost. The background, business career character and personal life of each individual are outlined, creating an impressive collection of biographies and an excellent reference work. 1 This is an ac
6、count of one business leaders experiences. 2 This book suggests probable trends in the business world. 3 In this book you learn about the lives of business leaders from the past. 4 The writer of this book gives his personal views of what makes a good business leader. 5 This book looks at how large c
7、ompanies deal with various problem areas. 6 This book is based on interviews with business leaders. 7 This book describes both successes and failures. 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about business book reviews. Choose the best sentence from the list A-G to fill each of the gaps. For each gap (
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9、 the executive dilemma of the Nineties; information overload. (0) F . There should be a simpler way to keep track of the latest ideas. And there is a systematic solution: Suppose you had an assistant who screened and selected only the quality books for you. (8) . So you could obtain a working knowle
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14、ctical tips and techniques you can apply without delay. C In order to avoid this problem, we select for you only the truly worthwhile titles and reject the rest. D According to studies published in psychology journals, you retain the content of a summary better than a book. E He or she would take th
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16、eight pages. 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the article below about Common Stock and Preferred Stock and the questions. For each question (13-18), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. Common Stock and preferred Stock A public corporation issues certificates of ownership, called common stock,
17、which may be traded on stock exchanges. Anyone can buy and sell shares of common stock. Owners of stock are referred to as shareholders and stockholders. Common stockholders are accorded certain rights by the corporate charter. In the United States, these rights vary from state to state, but in gene
18、ral the articles of incorporation spell out voting rights and rights to receive profits. Common stockholders are the voting owners of a corporation. They are usually entitled to one vote per share. They may vote on numerous issues affecting the corporation (including a decision to sell or merge with
19、 another corporation) and elect a board of directors, who, in turn, hire managers to run the business. A majority shareholder is one who owns over 50 percent of the outstanding shares in a corporation and, thus, can call the shots. All other shareholders are minority shareholders. In large corporati
20、ons no single person or organization owns anywhere near a majority interest. In large, publicly owned corporations a shareholder with as little as 10 percent of the shares may control the corporation effectively. If things go bad, a coalition of so called dissident shareholders may gather enough vot
21、es to replace the existing board of directors; the new board may fire the existing management and bring in their own management team. Although common stock represents ownership in a company, it does not guarantee the owners a specified rate of return. As owners, the stockholders receive profits afte
22、r all expenses, including debts and taxes, have been paid. They receive profits from the business in the form of dividend payments, which represent a percentage of profits. Not all after-tax profits are paid to the stockholders in dividends. Directors usually decide quarterly how much, if any, if th
23、e profits they wish to distributed to the owners. The profits are either distributed to the owners in dividends or they are reinvested bank into the company in the form of retained earnings. If the company decides to keep the profits, the company may become more valuable and the price of the stock u
24、sually goes up. Some investors prefer profits in the way of dividends while others speculate for an increase in the price of stock. If a company goes broke, common stockholders get last claim on whatever is left over. Corporations may also issue preferred stock to investors. Preferred stock usually
25、has no vote in the election of the board of directors, but does get preference in the distribution of the companys earnings. It offers investors a different type pf security and may be issued only after common stock had been issued. The term “preferred“ applies to two conditions. First, preferred st
26、ockholders gain preferential treatment in the matter of dividends; that is, they receive a fixed rate of dividends prior to the payment of dividends on common shares. Second, if the company goes out of business or liquidates, preferred stockholders are closer to the front of the line than common sto
27、ckholders when distributing the companys assets. Dividends to preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative. Cumulative preferred stock maintained its claim to dividends even if the company had a bad year in 1994, they might decide not to pay dividends. But if they had a good year in 1995, and
28、declared stock dividends do not accumulate. If dividends are not declared, noncumulative owners lose their claim to the profit of that period. In short, common stock usually has more control through voting privileges, greater chance for high returns and more risk, whereas preferred stock usually has
29、 less control, fixed returns, less risks, and less chance for big gains. 13 Common stock traded on stock exchanges represents （ A） the voting rights the stockholders have. （ B） the stock shared by common people. （ C） the profits the shareholders receive. （ D） the ownership of a public corporation. 1
30、4 The second paragraph describes （ A） the returns to common stockholders. （ B） the majority and minority stockholders. （ C） the voting rights of common stockholders. （ D） the formation of common stock. 15 The main purpose of the third paragraph is to tell us （ A） the rate of returns to the stockhold
31、ers. （ B） the risk of common stockholders. （ C） the distribution of profits to the stockholders. （ D） the benefits of common stock. 16 One of the differences between common stock and preferred stock lies in that （ A） the former is safer in getting dividends. （ B） common stockholders get more stable
32、profits. （ C） the latter qets more fixed returns. （ D） preferred stockholders have more rights in voting. 17 With cumulative preferred stock, stockholders can （ A） claim to the former profits when the company has a good year. （ B） have more control over the company. （ C） claim to the former profits
33、when the company had a bad year. （ D） receive high returns. 18 For those who want to get high returns, it is better for them to buy （ A） preferred stock. （ B） common stock. （ C） noncumulative stock. （ D） cumulative stock. 四、 PART FOUR 18 Read the article below about cheap frills in flying. Choose th
34、e 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). When is a low-cost airline not a no-frills airline? When it adds frills, business travellers who have 0 enthusiastically to value
35、-for-money air (19) are now being offered packages more commonly associated with mainstream airlines. To date, the attraction of no-frills airlines has been based on price; forget the more convenient departure points, creature comforts or ease of (20) . Easyjet, Ryanair and Debonair have all undercu
36、t leading carriers by as (21) as 70 per cent on high volume routes. However, in the wake of increased competition and aggressive price-cutting from mainstream airlines such as KLM UK, three no-frills airlines are changing tack. Virgin Express is (22) legroom and is contemplating the (23) of a freque
37、nt-flyer programme) Go, owned by British Airways, is wooing the business traveller; and Debonair is introducing a business class section next week. Debonair, based at Luton Airport, north of London, was launched just over two years ago and went into (24) for the first time this summer. Even when it
38、started, it (25) itself slightly apart from its low-cost competitors by offering more seat comfort, a drink in-flight and a (26) frequent-flyer scheme. Debonairs business class, called ABC, will give (27) more privacy during the flight, a fully-refundable, flexible ticket, a free bar, a snack and a
39、dedicated check in desk. Yet the (28) will remain as much as 40 per cent below the average business class ticket price. Other low-cost airlines, however, are standing (29) . Even so, Easyjet, which markets itself on lowest price, no catering and direct sell, has now introduced a 10 (30) to allow its
40、 passengers to (31) from one Easyjet flight to another. This is effectively a concession to the business traveller, who needs more flexibility. Attempts by Virgin Express, Go and Debonair to move upmarket are being (32) by some as the beginning of a consolidation in the sector. With so much (33) on
41、price, it seems likely that some players in the low-cost airline business will fail to survive. （ A） journey （ B） travel （ C） tour （ D） trip （ A） scheduling （ B） planning （ C） setting （ D） traveling （ A） many （ B） few （ C） more （ D） much （ A） decreasing （ B） increasing （ C） extending （ D） diminishin
42、g （ A） set （ B） issue （ C） launch （ D） make （ A） profit （ B） benefit （ C） earning （ D） gain （ A） take （ B） put （ C） lay （ D） set （ A） complicated （ B） tense （ C） simple （ D） plain （ A） traveler （ B） passengers （ C） customer （ D） tourer （ A） fee （ B） fare （ C） toll （ D） payment （ A） stiff （ B） straig
43、ht （ C） firm （ D） aside （ A） charge （ B） bill （ C） price （ D） order （ A） move （ B） go （ C） change （ D） transfer （ A） considered （ B） regarded （ C） viewed （ D） thought （ A） competition （ B） rivalship （ C） contrast （ D） contest 五、 PART FIVE 33 Read the text below about how to deny customers claims. In
44、 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 extra word in CAPITAL
45、 LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00). Denying Claims 0 Customers occasionally want something they are not entitled to or that you 00 cant grant. They may misunderstand their warranties or make unreasonable 34 demands. Because these customers are often un
46、happy with a product or 35 service, they are emotionally involved in. Letters that say no to emotionally 36 involved receivers will probably be your much most difficult communication 37 task. As if publisher Malcolm Forbes has pointed out, “To be agreeable while 38 be disagreeing thats an art.“ Fort
47、unately, the reasons-before-refusal plan 38 enables you to be empathic and artful in handling with bad news. Obviously, in 40 denial letters you will need to adopt the proper tone. Dont blame on customers 41 or suggest that the customer does not read or understand what the contract or 42 relative po
48、licies, even if they are at fault. Avoid use “you“ statements that 43 sound preachy. Instead, the safest path is to use neutral and objective 44 language to explain that why the claim must be refused. Sometimes you may 45 hope consider offering resale information to rebuild the customers confidence
49、in your products or organization. BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷 96答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 段落 A中第一句话中的 autobiography“自传 ”是关键词，符合题目中 “商业领导个人经历的介绍 ”。故选 A。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 问题中的 “probable trends”指的是 “可能的发展趋势 ”，从段落 B中第一句话 “top business leaders predict how businesses will change over the next few years ”可得知这个系列的书中会预测以后几年商业领域的发展趋势。故选 B。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从段落 D中 “The background， business career character and personal life of each individual are outlined ”可知这本书把公司领导人的职业经历和个人生活经历都列了出来。故选 D。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据段落 A中第一句话 “Salinas outlines the key qualities of good management in th
