1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 26及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Look at questions 1-5. in each case, which sentence is correct? For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C)on your Answer Sheet.（ A） Curry Beef in a case is not as heavy as Sliced Pork. （ B） There are more tins in a case for Stewed Pork Ribs than Stewed Po
2、rk. （ C） One case of Stewed Pork Ribs is heavier than one case of Sliced Pork. 2 （ A） More money is invested in 1947-Line Pingshi to Ruyuan than in 323 Line Nanxiong to Ruyan. （ B） 268000 pounds will be the investment in Shaoguan section of BeijingGuangzhou railway. （ C） Less money is invested in 32
3、3 Line Nanxiong to Ruyuan than in 106 Line Wengchen to Guandu. 3 （ A） 30 washing machine were sold on Friday. （ B） 25 washing machine were sold on Monday and Thursday. （ C） 60 washing machine were sold on Saturday and Sunday. 4 4 （ A） Of the sales dollar, more than 8% goes to Administration. （ B） Ta
4、xes and Selling Expense make up 26%. （ C） Compared with Profit, less goes to Materials. 5 （ A） Four age-groups were compared. （ B） Age 16-24 had the steadiest labour force. （ C） Age 25- 44 had the greatest increase in labour force. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the office plan below. For questions 6-10, who
5、 does these jobs? For each question, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once.6 Who welcomes visitors and makes sure they go to the right office? 7 Who visits customers to show them samples? 8 Who purchases supplies for the company? 9 Who makes sure th
6、e companys products are well made? 10 Who locks at the companys costs and its profits? 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the charts below. They show company sales. Which chart 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 o
7、nce. 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 and 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 1
8、5 Read the application letter below. Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page Right or Wrong ? If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt Say. For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Dear Ms Downings, You want retail clerks and manag
9、ers who are accurate, enthusiastic, and experienced. You want someone who cares about customer service, who understands merchandising, and who can work with others to get the job done. When youre ready to hire a manager trainee or a clerk who is willing to work toward promotion, please consider me f
10、or the job. Working as clerk and then as assistant department manager in a large department store has taught me how challenging a career in retailing can be. Moreover, my AA degree in retailing (including work in such courses as retailing, marketing, and business information systems) will provide yo
11、ur store with a well-rounded associate. Most important, I am eager to take on responsibility, and willing to continue learning throughout my career. Please look over my resume to see how my skills can benefit your store. I understand that Wal-Mart prefers to promote its managers from within the comp
12、any, and I would be pleased to start out with an entry-level position until I gain the necessary experience. Do you have any associate positions opening up soon? Could we discuss my qualifications? I will phone you early next Wednesday to arrange a meeting at your convenience. Sincerely, Glenda John
13、s Glenda Johns 16 Ms Downings is Personnel Manager of the company. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 17 The company is recruiting a person to sell goods to individual customers. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 18 Glenda Johns has just part-time work experience. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） D
14、oesnt Say 19 Retailing is one of the courses the candidate has learned. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 20 Wal-Mart likes to hire managers from other companies. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 21 Glenda Johns prefers to work as a senior clerk. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 22 The
15、 applicant may have an interview next week. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the following passage below about Volkswagen. For each question 23- 28, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. The History of Volkswagen Ferdinand Porsche star
16、ted work on the peoples car with money he received from the German government in 1934. First of all he travelled to America to learn about car production. Then in 1938 he returned to Germany, founded Volkswagen Gmbh and started production with his new American machinery in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. C
17、ommercial production stopped during the war and the factory and its 9,000 workers fell into British hands in 1945. After the war the British helped the local economy by ordering 20,000 cars but decided not to take over the company as they did not think it had a future. Instead, Heinrich Nordhoff too
18、k over as Managing Director and the Volkswagen success story began. Within five years annual production went from 20,000 to 230,000 cars and the company founded its first South American subsidiary, Volkswagen do Brazil S. A. In 1949 the first exports to the USA arrived in New York, where they were d
19、escribed as beetle-like and the VVV Beetle legend was born. Thirty-two years later the 20 millionth Beetle rolled off a Volkswagen de Mexico production line. In 1960 Volkswagen became a public limited company valued at DM 600m. The company continued its globalisation by setting up its own production
20、 facilities in Australia (1957), Nigeria (1973) and Japan (1990) while expanding into the USA (1976) and Spain (1986) by buying car manufacturers. The company also set up a joint venture in China (1982). Political events at the end of 1989 gave VVV the opportunity to move into central Europe, where
21、it soon began production in the former East Germany and expanded into the czech Republic. Today Volkswagen AG is Europes largest car-maker with 242,770 employees and a turnover of 65bn. With new versions of the worlds two most successful cars, the Beetle and the Golf, the future for VVV looks every
22、bit as bright as its past. 23 During the war the company （ A） stopped producing cars completely （ B） stopped producing cars for sale to the public. （ C） continued producing cars as before. 24 Porsche produced the first Volkswagen car （ A） ten months after he received government money. （ B） three yea
23、rs after he received government money. （ C） four years after he received government money. 25 The company opened a Chinese joint Venture in （ A） 1977 （ B） 1982 （ C） 1994 26 The company exported the first Beetle to USA in （ A） 1949 （ B） 1957 （ C） 1976 27 The British did not take over the company beca
24、use （ A） they did not think it would survive. （ B） they did not have enough money. （ C） Heinrich Nordhoff had already bought it. 28 Between 1945 and 1950 production increased （ A） every year by 20,000. （ B） from 20,000 to 230,000. （ C） by 20,000 to 230,000. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the information below
25、about Maureen Dowd. Choose the correct word to fill in each gap, from A, B or C below. For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) an your Answer Sheet. This working life by Maureen Dowd In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as mot. Consider the wor
26、king dinner. In order to do your job well, its important to, sometimes see clients and business contacts away (29) the office, in a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner (30) . In the end, after alt, people do business with people they like. Women start out (31) a disadv
27、antage because, unless youre Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova, its (32) to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis. Men usually prefer (33) play sports with other men. You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field. But they can be dangerous ground. (34) people from the office
28、see two men they know having dinner together, they think its business. If colleagues see a woman dining with a man, they often (35) if its another kind of business. Im still locking (36) the perfect solution. Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a. m. over a bowl of mu
29、esli. I love lurching, but thats usually a bad time for busy people, (37) if they are on the road. So that brings us back to dinner. One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner (38) no one can think it is a tete-a-tete. Of course, this isnt always convenient. So when I cant do this,
30、I take guys out to dinner one-on-one-to places where Im most (39) to see colleagues. The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different man, the (40) they know it is part of your business style. （ A） from （ B） to （ C） between （ A） worse （ B） harder （ C） better （ A） in （ B） at （ C）
31、 with （ A） tough （ B） easy （ C） toughly （ A） （ B） to （ C） into （ A） Whether （ B） Even if （ C） If （ A） wonder （ B） hesitate （ C） tend （ A） to （ B） at （ C） for （ A） special （ B） especially （ C） especial （ A） so that （ B） so （ C） in order to （ A） possible （ B） able （ C） likely （ A） less （ B） more （ C）
32、most 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and the letter below. Complete the information record form on the opposite page. Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. MEMO To: Raul From: Darcy Date: March 25, 2003 Message: Alpha Food Machines is making a ne
33、w system, which can handled up to 95 reusable bottles a minute and run 24 hours a day with minimum maintenance. Would you please send them a letter and ask them to pay us a visit? Their address is 54 Rue Barrault, Toulouse 31000, France. Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in connection with your advert
34、isement about Rapid Bottler in Food and Drink News. We are a small company, manufacturing soft drinks for sale in the south of Spain. At the moment, we bottle our drinks using an Anderson Disposable Bottle Filling System but we would be interested in hearing more about your computer-controlled equip
35、ment. We would be grateful if you could arrange to visit our factory in late May. Yours faithfully, Raul Sanchez Manager Purchasing Department Information Record Form NAME OF EQUIPMENT (41) _ EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY (42) _ PRODUCER (43) _ ADDRESS 54 Rue Barrault, Toulouse 31000, France SUGGESTED VISIT
36、TIME (44) _ SOURCE OF INFORMATION (45) _ BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 26答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【正确答案】 C 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 D 7 【正确答案】 E 8 【正确答案】 B 9 【正确答案】 C 10 【正确答案】 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】 C
37、 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【正确答案】 B 19 【正确答案】 A 20 【正确答案】 B 21 【正确答案】 B 22 【正确答案】 C 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案 】 B 26 【正确答案】 A 27 【正确答案】 A 28 【正确答案】 B 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 A 30 【正确答案】 C 31 【正确答案】 B 32 【正确答案】 A 33 【正确答案】 B 34 【正确答案】 C 35 【正确答案】 A 36 【正确答案】 C 37 【正确答案】 B 38 【正确答案】 A 39 【正确答案】 C 40 【正确答案】 B 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 RAPID BOTTLER 42 【正确答案】 95 BOTTLERS PER MINUTE 43 【正确答案】 ALPHA FOOD MACHINES 44 【正确答案】 LATE MAY 45 【正确答案】 FOOD AND DRINK NEWS
