1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 29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, Admission: ADULTS 20p, CHILDREN FREE. （ A） Children will be free. （ B） Adults have to pay 20 pence to get in. （ C） Children do
2、nt have to pay adults to get out. 2 Export documentation may be required for non-EU destinations.Packages sent outside the EU _ . （ A） must be documents only. （ B） will need special documents. （ C） might need special documents. 3 （ A） More goods was sold in 1998 than in 2000. （ B） The more the numbe
3、r of workers increased, the more the profits were made. （ C） Sales increased from 1998 to 2000. 4 Evening dress necessary _ . （ A） You must wear your evening dress. （ B） You dont have to wear evening dress, but you can if you tike. （ C） Evening dress will make you look nice. 5 All speakers produce s
4、ummaries of the sessions they gave.The speakers should write _ . （ A） a proposal for their session. （ B） a brief report about their session. （ C） full details of whet is in their session. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows some manufacturers. For questions 6-10, decide which section (A-H
5、) of the divisions each person on the opposite page should consult. For each question, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. LIST OF COMPANIES A Orleans Homebuilders B Total Entertainment Restaurant C Medical Action Industries D Forgo Electronics E
6、 Quality System F Hibbert Sporting Goods G Maxwell Shoe H Stock Consultants 6 The customer needs to know something about stock market before making investment. 7 The hospital needs to buy some disposal surgical products. 8 The local government is going to develop residential communities in east part
7、. 9 The importer is looking for fashionable footwear for women. 10 The manager is looking for facility suppliers for his fitness center. 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the chart below. It shows growth of Chinas GDP, export and import volumes. Which year does each sentence (11-15) describe? For each senten
8、ce, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. 11 In this year, exports grew dramatically to reach the highest point over the period Whereas imports diminished tremendously. 12 This year witnessed rapid growth of exports and continuing fall of imports. 13 Impor
9、ts posted higher growth rate than exports after both had a sudden drop in the previous year. 14 With exports being the lowest among three, GDP outpaced growth of both imports and exports in this year. 15 Imports maintained rapid growth, but export growth rate was smaller than that of GDP. 四、 PART FO
10、UR 15 Read the article below about a website. 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. Here we Google again Google dominates the
11、Internet-search business, such as Netscape once ruled in Web browsers and RealNetworks did in media players. Begun as a research project by two graduate students in 1998, Google today carries out more than 200 million searches a day and is estimated to have had $1 billion income last year, mainly fr
12、om 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 to comScore Networks, a market-research company. But that masks its true influence. Googles technology is used to power
13、 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 Internet searches. The company is now preparing for a stock market flotation in the next few months. Googles power makes it jus
14、t 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“ than Microsofts, and identified Internet search as a key focus for his company. 16 Google, Netscape and RealNetworks all p
15、lay a very important role in their own field. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 17 Google was invented by expert in the 1980s. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 18 Googles annual income ranks number one among Internet search-engines. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 19 According to a ma
16、rket-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 search site and its technology is also used to power searches on other sites. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 21 Googl
17、e 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 （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt Say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the article below about golf and business. For each question 23-28 on the op
18、posite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Mixing Business and Golf Its no secret in corporate circles that golf and business offer a near-perfect match. Where else but on a course can executives spend a leisurely four hours in such a private, sociable
19、setting? What the is better way to strengthen a relationship with a client than by lifting a glass together after a round? For all of the games popularity, though, theres an art of mixing business and golf. How well you behave yourself over those 18 holes balancing business and friendship, dealing w
20、ith competition and success suggests to others how you might behave in the boardroom or around the bargaining table. “If youre out playing golf with your partners, hey, have at it,“ says John Hansen, a former software-company CEO who now heads the Colorado Institute of Technology. “But when youre pl
21、aying golf in a business setting whether with employees, partners, or customers man, youd better be hypersensitive about how you act.“ For starters, team the etiquette. Theres a set of rules in golf that includes not talking when someone is hitting, not stepping in the line of a putt, and treating t
22、he course with respect. Another key to success is engaging your playing partners but avoiding the hard sell. Less-experienced business golfers, says Hansen, think they need to come back to the office with something to show for all their time spent away. Just focus on the personal side, he says, “I a
23、m expecting that, by the 18th hole, you know the spouse, you know their children, you know the church they go to, you know everything about them.“ Regardless of how serious your partners take the game, dont try to impress. The golf swing is difficult enough when youre relaxed. Add a degree of tensio
24、n, and it becomes even harder. As CEO of RDA Corp. , a software development outfit outside Baltimore, Don Await plays a lot of business golf. “Ive seen cases where people get so intimidated,“ he says. “You know, theyre whiffing or hitting the ball three feet.“ Actually, most people do not pay much a
25、ttention to what you shoot; theyre too busy focusing on their own game. What people will remember is how enjoyable it was to play with you. 23 What do businessmen think of business and golf? （ A） It is easier to make a deal while playing golf. （ B） Golf offers a chance for businessmen to know each o
26、ther better. （ C） Playing golf together is one part of the deal. 24 Why need you be more sensitive when playing golf in business setting? （ A） because you are being watched by many people （ B） because how you play golf mirrors your way of doing things （ C） because you want to make a good impression
27、on others 25 What should new comers learn? （ A） the mixed relationship between golf and business （ B） roles of playing golf （ C） proper behaviors on the golf course 26 The second factor leading to success is （ A） to get personal information as much as possible. （ B） not to talk about business. （ C）
28、to arouse your partners interest in you. 27 We can infer from the passage that （ A） playing well is most important. （ B） practicing more is essential. （ C） manners is more important. 28 What does Don Await mean? （ A） You will be remembered as a good companion. （ B） People care about each other more
29、on the course. （ C） You will be respected as a good golf-player. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the article about the future of the airline industry. Choose the best word to fill in each gap, from A,B or C. For each question 29-40,rnark one letter(A, B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Flight to the unknown The world
30、s airline industry will change (29) quickly in the next twelve months than in any year since aviation began. Watch out for the (30) trends: Passenger traffic will go (31) by 4%a year in Europe. Asia will see even faster growth-up (32) 9% a year. Flight delays will become a nightmare. (33) travel und
31、er 700km, high speed trains will be the answer. Paris to Lyon by train (34) two hours; (35) plane it can take up to three-city centre to city centre. Air fares will net fall. Last year, airlines lost money (36) they will have to increase prices-or go bankrupt. “There will be more competition. More s
32、mall airlines will start (37) Good. But as the number of flights increases, so will the congestion in the airports. (38) governments will reed to (39) more money on them. (40) there will be even more delays. （ A） less （ B） little （ C） more （ A） following （ B） followed （ C） follow （ A） down （ B） up （
33、 C） to （ A） to （ B） down （ C） for （ A） To （ B） For （ C） As （ A） take （ B） took （ C） takes （ A） by （ B） on （ C） of （ A） so （ B） because （ C） and （ A） down （ B） up （ C） back （ A） Because （ B） As （ C） So （ A） spend （ B） take （ C） cost （ A） Otherwise （ B） So （ C） Then 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memorandu
34、m and the announcement below. Complete the note on the opposite page. Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS ) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. Memo From: Preston To: Avid Date: 13 May, 2003 Subject: Sydney Trade Fair Excel Advising Inc. sent us this announcement of trade fair in
35、 Australia. I think it may be a good chance for our products to be marketed overseas. Please fill in the trade fair information form and send it to MD for approval. World Trade Fair 10-12 August, 2003 The Pacific Rim: Trade in the East 500 stands from 43 Asian and American countries Sydney World Tra
36、de Centre, Australia US $ 30 a day for entry Accommodation: 10-12 August US $ 300 World Trade Fair LOCATION (41) _ Australia THEME (42) _ DATES (43) _ ADMISSION (44) _ EXHIBITORS 500 stands from 43 Asian and American countries HOTEL PACKAGE (45) _ BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 29答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 2 【
37、正确答案】 C 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【正确答案 】 B 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 H 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【正确答案】 A 9 【正确答案】 G 10 【正确答案】 F 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【正确答案】 F 13 【正确答案】 H 14 【正确答案】 E 15 【正确答案】 B 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
38、确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 C 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 C 28 【正确答案】 A 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 A 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】 A 37 【正确答案】 C 38 【正确答案】 C 39 【正确答案】 A 40 【正确答案】 A 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 SYDNEY WORLD TRADE CENTER 42 【正确答案】 TRADE IN THE PACIFIC RIM 43 【正确答案】 10-12 August 2003 44 【正确答案】 US $ 30 A DAY 45 【正确答案】 10-12 August US $ 300
