1、BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷 107及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 We may use your contact details to send to companies whose services may be of interest to you. ( A) You are advised to contact a different company for the required information. ( B) Your services could be of interest to a range of companies. ( C) Some other
2、companies might be given information about you. 2 ( A) Of the sales dollar, more than 7%goes to Administration. ( B) Taxes and Selling Expense make up 26% . ( C) Compared with Profit, less goes to Materials. 3 All prices shown are inclusive of any promotional offer and tax at the current rate. ( A)
3、The price on the item is the final selling price. ( B) Tax will be added to the item price at point of sale. ( C) The current promotional offer is free of tax. 4 Boarding times:30 minutes before departure time for domestic and 1 hour for international flights. ( A) You must get to the airport earlie
4、r if you are about to go abroad. ( B) It takes thirty minutes to check in for domestic flights. ( C) More time is requested for international flights before taking off. 5 Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. ( A) This equipment should be placed in a dry place. ( B) It does not matter if the u
5、nit is cleaned with a wet mop. ( C) It can only be used in a sunny day. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the office plan below.For questions 6-10, decide who does these jobs.For each question mark one letter (A-H) on the Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.6 Who welcomes visitors and makes sure t
6、hey go to the right office? 7 Who visits customers to show them samples? 8 Who purchases supplies for the company? 9 Who makes sure the companys products are well made? 10 Who looks at the companys costs and its profits? 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the charts below. They show company sales. Which chart
7、 does each sentence (11-15) describe? For each sentence, mark the letter (A-E) on your Answer Sheet. De net use any letter more then once. 11 Sales didnt change from 2000 to 200 12 There was hardly any change in the sales throughout the period except for a slight rise on 200 13 Sales fell on 2001 an
8、d rose again to reach the 2000 sales. 14 Sales increased steadily from 2000 to 200 15 Sales fluctuated from 2000 to 200 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the following passage about a website. Are the sentences 16-22 “Right“ or “Wrong“? If there isnt enough information to answer “Right“ or “Wrong“, choose “Doesn
9、t say“. For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. HERE WE GOOGLE AGAIN Google dominates the Internet-search business, such as Netscape once ruled in Web browsers and Real Networks did in media players. Begun as a research project by two graduate students in 1998, Google to
10、day carries out more than 200 million searches a day and is estimated to have had $1 billion income last year, mainly from advertising sector. It is the most visited search site, accounting for 35% of search-engine visits compared with 28% for Yahoo, 16% for AOL and 15% for Microsofts MSN, according
11、 to comScore Networks, a market-research company. But that masks its tree influence. Googles technology is used to power searches on other sites, such as Yahoo and AOL (though Yahoo plans to use its own technology soon). Taking this into account makes Google responsible for around 80% of all Interne
12、t searches. The company is now preparing for a stock market flotation in the next few months. Googles power makes it just the sort of company that Microsoft typically tries to squash. At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Mr. Gates admitted that Googles search technology was “way better“ t
13、han Microsofts, and identified Internet search as a key focus for his company. 16 Google, Netscape amt Real Networks all play a very important role in their own field. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 17 Google was invented lay experts in the 1980s. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 18 Goog
14、les annual income ranks number one among Internet search-engines. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 19 According to a market-research company, Yahoo, AOL and Microsofts MSN account for more than 60% of the search-engine visits. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 20 Google is the most visited
15、search site and its technology is also used lo power searches on other sites. ( A) Right ( B) Wrung ( C) Doesnt say 21 Google will never be replaced by other search engines. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 22 Bill Gates believes Google is a key part for his company to earn profits. ( A) Right
16、( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the following passage below about a Chairmans Statement. For each question (23-28), choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer sheet. CHAIRMANS STATEMENT Despite the appearance of a new competitor on the market the company co
17、ntinued to grow and increase its market share throughout 2006. Partly in response to this new threat but. more importantly, as part of a strategy for growth, several key decisions were taken this year. The most significant new developments included a range of vitamin-rich childrens drinks and low ca
18、lorie diet drinks, which both proved very popular. The company is still best known for its range of refreshing fruit drinks and. not surprisingly, these were our biggest sellers once more. There were two new additions to the range last year, “Joyful“ and “Refresh“, both of which have a distinctive C
19、aribbean flavour. The first sales figures suggest that our expensive TV advertising campaign was very successful and that these products will soon be as popular as the rest of the fruit drink range. Growth in the keep-fit and health markets meant our energy drinks did well in 2006. Sales of one bran
20、d, “Delight“, were second only to fruit drinks in July. The strength of this particular market also explains the success of our new diet drinks. There were, however, big differences in the performance of our older products. The companys oldest product, mineral water, continued to enjoy a healthy sha
21、re of a very profitable mass market. It seems our customers are still happy to stay with the brand despite the increasing number of competitors products. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of our Ice-J and Chocomania drinks. Sales showed an initial increase in the summer after we re-launched bot
22、h products but customers soon bought other brands and total annual sales for both product ranges were disappointing. The company also said goodbye to its own brand of cola. launched in 2004. After two unsuccessful years of trying to break into the huge cola market. 2006 looked like being another poo
23、r year. The company finally accepted that it had made a wrong decision and stopped production in October of that year. 23 What was the main reason the company decided to launch its new product ranges? ( A) It laced increased competition. ( B) It wanted to enter new markets. ( C) It initiated a polic
24、y of expansion. 24 The new fruit drinks cost a lot of money to ( A) develop. ( B) produce. ( C) launch. 25 The best selling drinks in July were ( A) energy drinks. ( B) fruit drinks. ( C) diet drinks. 26 The companys brand of mineral water has a ( A) small share of a small market. ( B) large share o
25、f a small market. ( C) large share of a large market. 27 Sales for Ice-J and Chocomania ( A) rose and then fell again. ( B) increased steadily. ( C) were disappointing all year. 28 When did the company stop producing its own brand cola? ( A) 2004 ( B) 2006 ( C) 2008 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the article b
26、elow about cafes in France. Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B, or C on the opposite page. For each question 29-40, mark one letter ( A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Cafes in France Cafes are very much a part of the French way of life and are frequented as a meeting point among fri
27、ends. Most cafes are primarily focused (29) drinks but provide lunchtime snacks (30) as sandwiches, salads and toast. All kinds of drinks are served, (31) alcoholic drinks and hot beverages. Generally customers (32) consume only a small mount of food and drink (33) visit and there are high taxes on
28、alcohol served in public bars. Consequently, the price of drinks is generally high (34) with other European countries. (35) cafes increasingly have to compare with fast food outlets, (36) are used as meeting places by young people attracted by their low prices. In France, cafes and bars are mainly i
29、ndependent family-nm businesses, (37) 70% of them employing between one (38) five people. The number of cafes and bars in France has steadily diminished (39) the past few years, although most closures were limited (40) rural areas. ( A) down ( B) on ( C) for ( A) such ( B) like ( C) so ( A) includin
30、g ( B) besides ( C) except ( A) must ( B) will ( C) need ( A) via ( B) during ( C) per ( A) compare ( B) compared ( C) comparing ( A) Hence ( B) However ( C) Further ( A) where ( B) that ( C) which ( A) like ( B) by ( C) with ( A) and ( B) or ( C) of ( A) since ( B) over ( C) through ( A) near ( B)
31、against ( C) to 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and advertisement below. Complete the order form on the next page. Write a word, phrase or number in spaces 41-45.Worthington LTD.125 China Tower, Fu Xin St.Beijing, 100000Tel: 5211000Fax: 5211001 MEMOTO: Mary Lin FROM: Nick Smith DATE: Aug. 25 SUBJECT:
32、 Office furnitureMESSAGE: We need some new chairs for visitors in the reception area. Can you arrange it? We need 10 comfortable chairs in either blue or green. The maximum amount you can spend is $600. ADVERTISEMENT Household Designs &Co Ltd. 22 Hisgh St. Beijing, 100021 Tel: 76322555 Fax, 7632666O
33、RDER FORMCUSTOMER DETALLSName: Mary Forward:Company: 【 K1】_Company address: 125 China Tower, FuXin st. , Beijing, 100000Tel: 【 K2】_Fax: 5211001 ORDER DETAILSItem: 【 K3】 _Quantity/Amount: 【 K4】_Color: 【 K5】 _ 41 【 K1】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷 107答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】
34、 C 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 认真分析图表是解答该题的关键。 A选项:大于 7的费用用于管理,与图表所示不符。 B选项:税收与销售费用总额为 26,这与图表所示 28的总和不符。 C选项意为材料花费的百分比 小于盈利总额的百分比,与图表相符。故选 C。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “The price on the item is the final sellingprice 所示商品的价格是最终的销售价。 ” 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 登机时间:国内航班起飞前 30分钟、国际航线起飞前 1小时。也就是说,乘坐国际航班需要提前更多的时间。选项 A太笼统。 5 【正
35、确答案】 A 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题意为 “谁来负责接待来访者并 引导他们去指定的办公室 ?”这当然是接待员的工作。故选 D。 7 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 本题意为 “谁来负责访问客户并向他们展示样品 ?”这当然是销售代表的工作。故选 E。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为 “谁来负责公司的采购 ?”不言而喻,这工作归采购员管。故选 B。 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为 “谁来负责公司产品的质量 ?”很明显这一工作由质检员来做。故选 C。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意为 “谁来核查公司的成本及利润 ?”
36、这一工 作自然是会计负责的。故选 A。 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【正确答案】 A 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【正确答案】 E 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答案】 A 17 【正确答案】 B 18 【正确答案】 C 19 【正确答案】 B 20 【正确答案】 A 21 【正确答案】 C 22 【正确答案】 B 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 A 28 【正确答案】 B 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 B
37、30 【正确答案】 A 31 【正确答案】 A 32 【正确答案】 B 33 【正确答案】 C 34 【正确答案】 B 35 【正确答案】 B 36 【正确答案】 C 37 【正确答案】 C 38 【正确答案】 A 39 【正确答案】 B 40 【正确答案】 C 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 Worthington LTD 【试题解析】 此表为 customer details客户详情,此处, company应为订购货物的公司,备忘录左上方的信头为本公司详情,公司名称 Worthington LTD。 42 【正确答案】 5.211e+006 【试题解析】 Tel也在信头中, 5211000,而且也可根据后面的 Fax判断出。 43 【正确答案】 Office chairs, C470202 【试题解析】 Item款项,项目客户公司所要购买的标的物为 chairs 44 【 正确答案】 10 【试题解析】 数量是备忘录中写明的 10把。 45 【正确答案】 blue, green 【试题解析】 颜色同样写明 either blue orgreen。