1、BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷 39及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 EXPRESS PRINT has opened a new office in this area. Please call in to discuss your photocopying requirements. ( A) Telephone our new office if you want to order anything. ( B) Visit our new office and talk to us about what you need. ( C) Contact us with your
2、requirements when you open a new office. 2 Sales growth at Medico plc is 1.8% this year, compared to an earlier forecast of 2.5%. The companys sales growth for this year is _ . ( A) lower than expected. ( B) the same as expected. ( C) higher than expected. 3 PRODUCT CATALOGUE _ . ( A) Curry Beef in
3、a case is not as heavy as Sliced Pork. ( B) There are more tins in a case for Stewed Pork Ribs than Stewed Pork. ( C) One case of Stewed Pork Ribs is heavier than one case of Sliced Pork. 4 URGENT MESSAGE FOR JENNIFER RUSSELL. YOUR FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL TOMORROW IS NOW POSTPONED From June 15 / to June
4、28. When will Mrs Russell fly to Istanbul? ( A) 26 June. ( B) 27 June. ( C) 28 June. 5 Mayfield College Italian for Business 5three-hour lessons twice weekly beginning Tuesday 28 September Each lesson will last _ . ( A) 2 hours. ( B) 3 hours. ( C) 5 hours. 二、 PART TWO 5 Questions 6-10 Look at the fo
5、llowing members of a company. It shows different jobs and position. For questions 6-10, decide which person (A-H) is the most suitable for each job below. For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once.6 Determines the amount a product costs. 7 Ha
6、ndles financial matters. 8 Has the highest position. 9 Types documents for the company. 10 Is responsible for hiring new employees. 三、 PART THREE 10 Questions 11-15 Look at the charts below They show company profits Which chart does each sentence(11-15)describe? For each sentence, mark one letter(A-
7、E)on your Answer Sheet Do not use any letter more than once 11 After a sharp drop in 2004, profits recovered for twelve months and then fell again in 2006 12 Profits rose sharply in 2005 but peaked at the end of the year and then fell back to their2004 levels 13 Profits remained steady between 2004
8、and 2005 14 The profits charts showed strong growth throughout the three year period 15 After decreasing steadily for two years, profits finally leveled off and began a recovery in 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the article below about a city. Are sentences 16-22 given below “Right“ or “Wrong“? If there is no
9、t enough information to answer “Right“ or “Wrong“, choose “Doesnt Say“. For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C). Welcome to Amsterdam Amsterdam is a city of many faces. It is the capital of the Netherlands, even though it is not the seat of Parliament or the government. Amsterdam is mor
10、e than just a capital, however. It is the essence of the Netherlands. not just because it is the largest city in the country, but more particularly because it is the mainspring of our countrys economic, social and cultural life.Already more than seven hundred years old, our compact city has more of
11、which it can be proud, world-class orchestras and dance groups, more than forty renowned museums, almost a thousand restaurants serving cuisine from countries around the globe, gabled mansions and magnificent churches from the 17th century Golden Age. But as Amsterdammers, we are most proud of our t
12、radition of hospitality. We really want everyone to feel at home. You will find this friendliness and helpfulness everywhere, at the Tourist Office, in our hotels and restaurants, at our colourful street markets and distinctive Haute Couture shops, in our brown cafes and nightclubs. Whether you are
13、a business executive or a tourist, you will find people here eager to talk with you usually in your own language. Multilingualism is another feature in which the Dutch take pride. 16 Government officials are working in Rotterdam. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 17 Amsterdam has an influence on
14、 the whole country in many aspects. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 18 Amsterdammers have got few places to spend their leisure time. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 19 The city has enjoyed a long history. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 20 Residents there are very alert to strange
15、rs. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 21 People there can speak several languages. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 22 The city is also a famous port. ( A) Right ( B) Wrong ( C) Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Questions 23-28 Read the magazine article below about a new tape storage system. For q
16、uestions (23-28), choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) . TapeStore: A NEW TAPE STORAGE SYSTEM TapeStore is a new kind of tape storage system which can store up to 6,000 computer tapes. No other tape storage system can hold as many computer tapes as TapeStore. The tapes look exactly
17、 like video cassettes. Many hundreds of data files can be stored on each tape, up to a maximum of 500 million bytes of data. If you stored the same amount of information on paper, you would need nearly 4.5 billion printed pages. The machine is a tall black box with a mechanical arm. The machine is 2
18、.5 metres high and 3 metres wide. This is how it works. Each tape has a code printed on it. You feed the code number into TapeStore, which then looks for the code. As soon as TapeStore locates the code, the arm reaches in and pulls out the tape. The system is very fast. It takes the mechanical arm a
19、bout 10 seconds to find the tape it is looking for. The machine then searches the tape to extract the required file, and this take Less than a minute. A human technician would have to locate and remove the tape by hand,and could take at least an hour to find the right file on the tape. Some of the w
20、orlds biggest companies, including banks, insurance companies,airlines, telephone companies, utilities and computer centres, have bought the system.They like it particularly because the system guarantees the security of their data. TapeStore was originally developed in Canada and is now being market
21、ed world-wide. In Europe alone, 750 have already been installed at a cost of 480,000 dollars each. 23 TapeStore is better than similar storage systems because ( A) it can also take video cassettes. ( B) it is much smaller. ( C) it holds more information. 24 The mechanical arm finds the tape by ( A)
22、recording information on the tape. ( B) identifying the printed code on the tape. ( C) looking for the file. 25 The TapeStore system is popular with big companies because ( A) it costs less than a human operative. ( B) the information it stores is valuable. ( C) they know that their data is safe. 26
23、 According to the text, the main advantage of TapeStore over a human operator is that TapeStore? ( A) is more reliable. ( B) is much faster. ( C) is very secure. 27 How many bytes of information can Tapestore store? ( A) 500 million ( B) 4.5 billion ( C) 480,000 28 How long does it take Tap Store to
24、 extract a file from a tape? ( A) an hour ( B) less than a minute ( C) 10 seconds 六、 PART SIX 28 Questions 29-24 Read the newspaper article below about the creation of new jobs. Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C. For each question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your An
25、swer Sheet. NEW JOBS A new clothing company is hoping to create as (29) as 500 jobs in its factory and nationwide chain of stores. The company, New Trend, was set (30) by Peter Dalton, a 36-year-old businessman (31) Liverpool. The company, (32) is due to start production early next year, will provid
26、e employment (33) 300 people in its factory on the edge of Liverpool. In 12 months time, (34) will be a further 200 jobs, as the company begins opening shops in towns in (35) parts of Britain. Peter Dalton is also (36) to open a shop in New York. He hopes that (37) this shop proves successful, the c
27、hain (38) expand across the whole of North America. “This project has (39) me over four years to finalize,” says Peter Dalton, “and (40) that its finally getting started, Im really excited.” ( A) much ( B) many ( C) lot ( A) to ( B) in ( C) up ( A) from ( B) at ( C) of ( A) who ( B) which ( C) what
28、( A) by ( B) on ( C) for ( A) it ( B) they ( C) there ( A) any ( B) all ( C) every ( A) plans ( B) planning ( C) planner ( A) if ( B) unless ( C) whether ( A) could ( B) ought ( C) needs ( A) took ( B) taken ( C) taking ( A) so ( B) when ( C) now 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Questions 41-45 Read the email and b
29、rochure below Complete the booking form on the opposite page Write a word or phrase(in CAPITAL LETTERS)or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet Hi Tracy, Could you please fill in the form to book a 2-day team-building event with Wildevent Company for eight of our sales staff?The following is
30、the brochure I suggest the weekend of 24/25 November We just need four double rooms and a small meeting room Could you ask for a coach tocollect us? Thanks Alan Event Check List: Location Day Event or Overnight with Accommodation Accommodation no of delegates(Rooms-shared or single rooms, leisure fa
31、cilities) Dinner Requirements-private, themed or entertainment Conference room size and seating Special Needs-meeting room equipment, sound systems, grounds for events Transportation-parking, coaches for collection and return of delegates Delegate Type一 24hr or day delegate Tel: 01787269819 Booking
32、Form Name of Company: SCB COM PANY Delegate Type: (41)_ Number of Participants: (42)_ Accommodation: (43)_ Conference Room Size: (44)_ Transpodation: (45)_ BEC商务英语(初级)阅读模拟试卷 39答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意:快速复印公司在这一区新开了一家分店。请打电话讨论复印要求。选项 B:参观我们新店并告诉我们你的需求。 B与题意相符。故选 B。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题
33、意:今年 Medico上市公司销售额增长了 1.8%,但早期预测增长为 2.5%。选项 A:公司今年销售额比预期增长的慢。 A与题意相符。故选 A。 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题主要是看好题中图表,不要弄混。选项中 C:一箱炖猪排 (350)比一箱刨切的猪肉 (170)重。图表中显示:只有选项 C与图表中的描述一致。故选C。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意:有一封 Jennifer Russell 的紧急留言,通知 她明天飞往伊斯坦布尔的航班现在延期了,原定 6月 15日改到 6月 28日。选项 C: Russell 将于 6月 28日飞往伊斯坦布尔,与题意相符。故选
34、C。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意:意大利梅菲尔德学院商务课程 每周两次课,三小时一节课,一共五次课,从 9月 28日星期二开课。只要理解题意,就可以得出一次可为 3个小时。故选 B。 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 计算产品成本应由价格控制员负责。故选 G。 7 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 公司里主管财务 事务的是会计师。故选 F。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 公司里的最高职位为总裁。故选 A。 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 为公司打印文件当然是打印员的职责。故选 D。 10 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 招募新员工是人事部的职责
35、,应由人事部经理负责。故选 E。 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题所描述的趋势是: a sharp drop(急降 )recover( 恢复 )fall( 下跌 )。故选 C。 12 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 此题所描述的趋势是: rose sharply(急升 )peak( 顶点 )fall( 跌至2004年水平 )。故选 E。 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此题所描述的趋势是: remain steady 保持稳定,没有什么变化。故选 D。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题所描述的趋势是: strong growththroug
36、hout the period(整个时期保持强势上涨 )。故选 B。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题所描述的趋势是: decrease steadily(稳降 )level off( 达到稳定 )recover( 恢复 )。故选 A。 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为 “政府官员在 Rotterdam工作 ”,文章第一段只告诉我们阿姆斯特丹不是政府所在地,但是没有明确说到政府所在地在哪。故选 C。 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意为 “阿姆斯特丹对荷兰这个国家都有着多方面的影响。 ”从文章第一段后部分 “阿姆斯特丹是荷兰经济、社会
37、和文化中心 ”这句话中可以推断出来。故选 A。 18 【 正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为 “在阿姆斯特丹,人们能在闲暇时间里游乐的地方很少。 ”从文章第一段最后部分 “阿姆斯特丹有许多值得骄傲的地方 ” 我们可以推断出这种说法不正确。故选 B。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意为 “阿姆斯特丹有很长的历史 ”,从文中第一段最后部分我们得知阿姆斯特丹有 700多年的历史,因此这种说法正确。故选 A。 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为 “阿姆斯特丹人对陌生人很警惕 “,文章第二段和最后一段都讲到阿姆斯特丹人热情好客,还主动与陌生 人交流,因此这道题是错误的。故选
38、B。 21 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意为 “阿姆斯特丹人能说许多种语言 ”,文章最后一段讲到阿姆斯特丹的另外一大特点是多语制,因此正确。故选 A。 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为 “阿姆斯特丹还是个著名的港口 ”,但在文中并没有提到这一点。故选 C。 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为:录音仓库比类似的存储设备要好,因为 ;本题答案可直接从文中找出: no other tape storage system can hoId as many Computer tapes as TapeStore而且文中还提到 the tape
39、look exactlv like video cassettes,所以 B 中 much smalIer 由此可以推断是错的。故选 C。 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为:机械摇杆通过什么找到录音带。文中对应的第二段就是描述这一原理,此题的关键是理解选项中的 identify的意思,为 “识别,辨认 ”,其名词形式为 idententity。故选 B。 25 【 正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为:仓库系统在大公司中特别流行的原因是;此题对应倒数第二段的最后一句: the system guarantees the security of their data句中两个词需注
40、意: guarantee意为 “保证 ”; security同 safe为同义词,意为安全。故选 C。 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为:录音仓库相对于人工操作来说主要的优势为什么 ?文中第三段对两者的速度进行了对比。故选 B。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本 题意为:录音仓库可以存储多少字节的信息;此题是简单的数字定位题,从文中可迅速找到。故选 A。 28 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为:录音系统从录音带中提取信息需要多长时间;此题与上题类似,都是信息定位题,应从第一遍快速通读时就找出相应数字。故选 B。 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 B 【试
41、题解析】 “much”用来修饰不可数名词,而 C项为错误搭配。 “as manyas”后跟可数名词,表示 “和 一样多的,多达 ” ,原文中 “job”为可数名词。故选 B。 30 【 正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “set up”为固定搭配,表示 “建立 ”,与原文意思相符。故选 C。 31 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据上下文得知,该句意思为 “一个来自利物浦 36岁的商人 ”。而at表示位置, of 表示所属,均与题意不符。 from表示 “来自于 ”。故选 A。 32 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此空考查非限定性定语从句中关系代词的用法,此句中先行词是“the company
42、”,因此 which在这里是正确答案。故选 B。 33 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文 中意思为 “为 300个人提供工作岗位 ”,因此应选 for; by表示被动, on表示方位 “在上面 ”。故选 C。 34 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 there be句型表示 “有 ”的意思。故选 C。 35 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 any 一般用于否定句中,而 every后应该加可数名词单数,因此该题为 all。故选 B。 36 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该句中有 be动词,因此后面的动词用现在分词形式,以构成现在进行时。故选 B。 37 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 该句 意
43、思:如果分店经营成功,他希望在整个北荚都开设连锁店。unless和 whether都不符合题意。故选 A。 38 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 could在这里表示推测,表示 “有可能会 ”。 ought后加动词原型时必须加 to,构成 ought to。而 C选项则与句意不符。故选 A。 39 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该句为现在完成时,因此应选动词的过去分词形式。故选 B。 40 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该句意为: “我很高兴项目现在终于启动了。 ”故选 C。 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 24 HR DELEGATE 【试题解析】 在 brochure中
44、的 Delegate Type一栏中有 “24hr delegate”和 “day delegate”两种供选择;在 email 中,我们可以看到要组织一个 “2-day team-building event”,所以应该订 “24hr delegate”。 42 【正确答案】 8 【试题解析】 从 email 正文的第二行 “for eight of our sales staff”可以断定参加的人数为 8人。 43 【正确答案】 4 DOUBLE ROOMS 【试题解析】 相关信息在 email 正文的第三行 “We just need four double rooms”。 44 【正确答案】 SMALL 【试题解析】 相关信息在 email 正文的第三行 “We just need four double rooms and a small meeting room”。 45 【正确答案】 COACH 【试题解析】 Brochure的倒数第三项列举了该公司提高的交通服务,再结合email 正文的 最后一句 “Could you askfor a coach to collect us?”可以判断应该填“coach”。