1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 54及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Evening dress necessary. （ A） You must wear your evening dress. （ B） You dont have to wear evening dress, but you can if you like. （ C） Evening dress will make you look nice. 2 CAR SALES OF CFH COMPANY Car sales showed （ A） a steady growth. （ B） a great rise.
2、 （ C） a gradual fall. 3 This factory will be closed until 11 a. m. on 3 November due to essential reorganisation. （ A） They will close the factory on 3 November. （ B） They will move to a new factory on 3 November. （ C） Tjhey will open the factory again on 3 November. 4 We expect all debts to be sett
3、led within seven days. Please note credit cards are not accepted. You can pay （ A） by credit card within seven days. （ B） in weekly instalments. （ C） by cheque or cash within one week. 5 Order any stationery from this catalogue in June and receive a special free pen. （ A） Ask for our June catalogue
4、and get some free stationery. （ B） Buy a product in June and youll get a gift. （ C） Order a pen before June and get another one free. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows a number of tasks that staff need to do in order to organize an anniversary party for their company. For questions 6-10
5、, decided which task (A-H) would be most suitable for each person on the opposite page. For each question, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. A Find suitable place to hold party B Organize food and drinks (catering specialist needed) C Create at
6、tractive invitations and posters D Find guest speaker-e. g. a local business leader good at public speaking E Type address labels for invitations F Book local hotel accommodation for guests G Select and check availability of entertainers H Meet and greet guests on arrival (confident person required)
7、 6 Andrew Taylor used to work for a PR company, so he has good social skills and mixes well at public events. 7 Robin Richards is skilled in art and computer-aided design, and previously worked for a publicity company. 8 Fiona Murphy used to work for a local business producing CDs and has contacts w
8、ith performers in the music business. 9 Since working as an office manager, Mary Smith has gained experience of booking large local venues for entertainment events. 10 John Albright, who worked briefly as a hotel porter, has developed accurate keyboard skills since he joined the company. 三、 PART THR
9、EE 10 Look at the charts below. They show company profits.Which chart does each sentence (11-15) describe?For each sentence, mark one letter (A-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
10、. 12 Profits rose sharply in 200but peaked at the end of the year and then fell back to their 200levels. 13 Profits remained steady between 200and 2005. 14 The profits charts showed strong growth throughout the three year period. 15 After decreasing steadily for two years, profits finally leveled of
11、f and began a recovery in 2006. 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the advertisement below about health insurance. Are sentences 16-22 “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 She
12、et. HEALTHSURE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Many health insurance policies only cover the payments you have to make when you go into hospital, but with Healthsure, you are refunded for routine visits as well. In addition, we guarantee to refund you within 2 to 4 weeks. Healthsure is an organisation which
13、 puts the interests of its members before profits. This means we offer very low membership rates. On average, l. 40 is debited from your bank account each week, so you wont ever need to worry about forgetting to send payment. Its easy to join Healthsure. Just fill in the application form and name th
14、e members of your family you wish to include on the policy. If you, your partner, or one of your, children has to go into hospital, we will pay a daily allowance. These cash payments are not taxed, and we aim to deal with claims within 72 hours. So, why not? Apply now and benefit from our caring app
15、roach to health care. Phone us free on 0800 885511 (24-hour number) for further information from our customer service advisers. 16 Healthsure makes direct payments to hospitals for its customers. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 17 Healthsure makes an annual profit. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） D
16、oesnt say 18 Customers must pay Healthsure monthly installments. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 19 Healthsure will insure children and their, parents on the same policy. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 20 Tax is payable on the daily allowances customers receive. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （
17、C） Doesnt say 21 Membership applications are approved in less than 7hours. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 22 You can contact Healthsure at anytime. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the magazine article below about a new tape storage system. For questions (23-28), cho
18、ose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. 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
19、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
20、. 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
21、about 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 tne tape by hand, and could take at least an hour to find the right file on the tape. Some of the
22、 worlds 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 ma
23、rketed 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 （
24、 A） 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
25、. 26 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 TapStor
26、e to extract a file from a tape? （ A） an hour （ B） less than a minute （ C） 10 seconds 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the information about commercial banks. 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 Answer Sheet. Commercial Banks (29
27、) the end of May 1995, China has 15 commercial banks, the International Business (30) eight of these are (31) nationwide. They are the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Agricultural Bank of China, the Bank of China, the Peoples Construction Bank of China, the Communications Bank, the CITI
28、C Industrial Bank, the China Everbright Bank and the Huaxia Bank. There are six (32) shareholding banks. They are the Merchants Bank, the Guandong Development Bank, the Shenzhen Development Bank, the Fuzhou Industrial Bank, the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and the Hainan Development Bank. Apart
29、(33) these, there is the (34) of the Peoples Construction Bank of China, the China Investment Bank and two housing deposit banks. They are fully (35) by the Peoples Bank of China. To add (36) the 15, the Minsheng Banking Corp was (37) up in January 1996. It is now the (38) non-State bank. Five forei
30、gn banks have so far been (39) to run branch offices in Beijing. Here is a (40) of them: Bank of Tokyo Tel 5931640. Citibank of the United States Tel 5004425 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Tel 5001121 Nanyang Commercial Bank Tel 5139026 Industrial Bank of Japan Tel 595472831. （ A） In （ B
31、） By （ C） At （ A） reported （ B） said （ C） claimed （ A） run （ B） operated （ C） ran （ A） nationwide （ B） worldwide （ C） regional （ A） to （ B） from （ C） among （ A） affiliate （ B） branch （ C） attach （ A） founded （ B） operated （ C） funded （ A） to （ B） into （ C） for （ A） set （ B） built （ C） sped （ A） sing
32、le （ B） only （ C） one （ A） allowed （ B） awarded （ C） ratified （ A） display （ B） list （ C） flame 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and advertisement below. Complete the apartment location information form. Write a word or phrase (in CAPITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. MEMO
33、To: John Fro M: Ben Date: 8.5. 2008 Message: I came across this advertisement in HOUSING MAGAZINE and thought the apartments might be suitable for our staff. Please fill in the Apartment Location Information Form and pass it on to Mr Hu, the Purchasing Manager. Lucky Apartment Building Located on Lu
34、cky Street, three miles from the city centre, 15 minutes drive to the airport. Equipped with IDD lines. Outdoor pool, tennis court. Unit size from 120 m2. CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE DETAILS Tel: 8881969 Fax: 8881968 Apartment Location Information Form STREET: (41) UNIT SIZE: (42) DISTANCE FROM CITY C
35、ENTRE: (43) COMMUNICATIONS: (44) LEISURE FACILITIES: Outdoor pool, (45) CONTACT: Tel: 8881969, Fax: 8881968 BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 54答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意为 “晚礼服是必须的 ”，其中 necessary意为 “必要的，必须的 ”，即 “haveto”或者 “must”，选项中 A的意思与题目意思一致。故选 A。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题要求我们从图表中观察 CFH公司的汽车销售量。从图中我们可以发现
36、该公司三、四、五月份的汽车销售量逐月稳步减少。而选项中，只有C(稳步减少 )符合题意， A(逐步增加 )B(急剧增加 )都不符合题意。故选 C。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题意为 “这个工厂因为重大重组将于 11月 3日上午 11时前一直关闭。 ”其中 “will beclosed until ”这个结构可以理解为 “beforeit will be closed”。选项中 B切合题意。故选 B。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意为 “我们希望所有欠款能在一星期内付完。请注意我们不接受信用卡支付。 ”选项中 A明显不符合， B为分星期付款，也不符合，只有 C切合题意。故选
37、 C。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题 意为 “在六月份购买本目录中的任何文具将免费获赠钢笔。 ”选项中只有 B符合题意。故选 B。 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 本题意是： Andrew Taylor过去在公关公司工作，所以他社交能力强并且在公众活动中擅长与人交往。 H选项中的任务是需要一个自信的人在客人抵达时，会见并迎接。 Andrew正好具有在迎接客人时所需的社交能力。故选 H。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题意是： Robin Richards擅长艺术和计算机辅助设计，并且以前在广告公司工作过。 C选项中的任务是制作精美的宴会请柬和海报
38、。 Robin具有 C选项任务要求的特长。故选 C。 8 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 本题意是： Fiona Murphy以前在本地一家生产 CD的公司工作，并且与音乐界的歌舞演员有联系。 G选项中的任务是为宴会挑选表演人员。所以Fiona最适合完成 G任务。故选 G。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题意是： Mary Smith自从当了办公室经理就积累了为娱乐活动预订当地大型场地的经验。选项 A任务是找一个举办宴会的合适地点。故选 A。 10 【正确答案 】 E 【试题解析】 本题意是： John做过宾馆的临时门童，自从他进入公司以来就练就了一手又快又准的打字技能，所以让他来打印
39、请柬的地址标签最合适不过了。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 )一 recover(恢复 )一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 )一 peak(项点 )一 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 growtht
40、hroughout 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 )一 level off(达到稳定 )一 recover(恢复 )。故选 A。 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该题的关键是要理解 “refund”一词的意思，即 “退还 ”，在文中意为退还客户医疗费用。而文中并未提到把医疗费用直接付给医院。故选 B。 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中并未提到有关 Healthsure年收益率的任何信息。故选 C。 18 【正确答案】 B
41、【试题解析】 见文中第二段， “ 1 40 is debited from your bank account each week”，因此题干按月分期付款的说法是错误的。故选 B。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 见文中第三段， “just fill in the application form and name the members of your family you wish to include on the policy”，由此可见，所有家庭成员的保险政策都是一样的。故选 A。 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 见文中第三段， “these cash payments
42、are not taxed”，因此题干说法是错误的。故选 B。 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中并未提到任何有关办理申请的时限问题。故选 C。 22 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 见文中最后一段 “Phone us free on0800 885511(24一 hour number)for further information from our customer service adviser ”该电话号码为 24小时服务电话，因此任何时候客户都可以联系 Healthsure，因此该题说法正确。故选 A。 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 本题意
43、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 hold asmany computer tapes as TapeStore而且文中还提到 the tape look exactly like videocassettes，所以 B中much smaller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 identity。故选
44、 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 theirdata句中两个词需注意： 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。
45、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 【试题解析】 “by the end of”是固定搭配，表示 “到 末 ”； “in the end”单独可表示 “最后 ”的意思，后面一般不跟名词； “at the end of”虽然成立，但更多的表示的是一个时间点，没有 “截止到 ” 的意思。故选 B。 30 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 International Business是一本刊物，因此用 “repo
46、rt报道 ”这个词最为合适。故选 A。 31 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “run”和 “operate”都可以表示 “经营 ”的意思，但是 “run”更为地道一些，该题应该选 run的过去分词形式。故选 A。 32 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 招商银行、广东发展银行、深圳发展银行、福建兴业银行等都为地区性银行。故选 C。 33 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “apart from”为固定搭配，意思为 “除了 ”。故选 B。 34 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 表示 “附属机构 ”的词汇为 “affiliate”， “branch”表示分支机构。故选 A。 35 【正确答案】 C
47、【试题解析】 该句意思为：这些银行都是由中国人民银行完全出资成立的，因此选 C。 A项和 B项如用在句中则与 “fully”不相搭配。故选 C。 36 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “add to”是固定搭配，表示 “加入 ” 。故选 A。 37 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “set up”是固定搭配表示 “成立 ”的意思。故选 A。 38 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “only”是用来表示 “唯一 ”专用词汇； “single”的意思是 “单一的、单独的 ”，用在这里并不合适； “one”是个数词，表示 “一个 ”。故选 B。 39 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该题的关键是理解
48、 “ratify”的意思 ，即 “批准、认可 ”，是一种官方用法。故选 C。 40 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “list”是 “列表、清单 ”的意思。故选 B。 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 LUCKY STREET 【试题解析】 原文信息： Located on Lucky street位于幸运街。 42 【正确答案】 120 m2 【试题解析】 原文信息： Unit size from 120 m2 43 【正确答案】 THREE MILES 【试题解析】 原文信息： three miles from the city centre 44 【正确答案】 IDD lines 【试题解析】 原文信息： Equipped with IDD lines安装了国际长途直接电话线。 IDD是 international direct dialing的缩写。 Communications就是通讯设备的意思。 45 【正确答案】 tennis court 【试题解析】 原文信息： outdoor pool， tennis court
