1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 61及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Boarding times:30 minutes before departure time for domestic and 1 hour for international flights. （ A） You must get to the airport earlier if you are about to go abroad. （ B） It takes thirty minutes to check in for domestic flights. （ C） More time is request
2、ed for international flights before taking off. 2 If you have any further question about our new product to ask, do not hesitate to call me at 13044153703. （ A） Please make a phone call to me at 13044153703 without any hesitation when you want to ask me for more information about our new product. （
3、B） If you have any more question about our new product to ask, please phone me at 13044153703 before you come. （ C） If you want to get further information about our new product, please come and telephone me on 13044153703. 3 Budget for the Year 2004 Marketing 50 % Advertising 30% Production 20% （ A）
4、 The budget for advertising is smaller than production. （ B） The budget for marketing is bigger than advertising but smaller than production. （ C） The budget for production is the smallest. 4 All the managers are requested to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at 08:00 next Monday
5、. （ A） The Board directors are requested to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at eight oclock next Monday morning. （ B） The managers of the company are told to attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at eight oclock next Monday morning. （ C） The directors are told t
6、o attend an important meeting at the Board Meeting Room at 8 pm next Monday. 5 The position will suit an individual with international sales experience particularly through a distributor network. （ A） The post is suitable for some one who is experienced in international sales especially through a di
7、stributor network. （ B） The position will suit any one experienced in international sales network. （ C） Any one experienced in international sales network is qualified for this position. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows some of non-fiction categories. For questions 6-10, decide which s
8、ection (A- H) of the categories each person given below should consult. For each question, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. NON-FICTION CATEGORIES A. Academic and Professional B. Dictionaries C. History D. Food and Drink (including Cookery) E.
9、 Travel/Guides F. Art and Architecture G. Nature/Animals H. Gardening 6 Tara Simms plans to visit North America. 7 Martin Wang has got some difficult words while reading the newspaper. 8 Elizabeth is going to prepare a dinner for her colleagues. 9 Lisa Marie wants to learn more about the World War I
10、I . 10 James Haley needs to collect relevant information to write his paper for his masters degree. 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the chart below. It shows a restaurants income, total expenditure and advertising costs during an eight-month period.Which month does each sentence (11 - 15) describe? For eac
11、h sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. 11 In this month, total expenditure, like income, showed a fall, while spending on advertising demonstrated the opposite trend. 12 Total expenditure rose slightly in this month, while advertising costs reac
12、hed their peak, leading to a higher income in the following month. 13 Despite a decline in advertising costs in this month, expenditure as a whole rose. 14 This months improvement in income was particularly welcome, as it was not matched by an increase in expenditure. 15 While this month saw low poi
13、nt in the restaurants income, expenditure continued to fall. 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the article about The Asia Hotel. Are the sentences (16-22) Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt say. For each sentence, mark one letter (A,B or C) . The Asia Hotel
14、 is the perfect place for a conference. Containing 186 super bedrooms, the Asia Hotel is one of Nataukoks finest and friendliest hotels. In addition to its attractive gardens and small golf course, the hotel has one of the largest underground car parks in Asia. The hotel contains a large exhibition
15、hall as well as four smaller exhibition halls, 3 large lecture theatres and 5 smaller rooms, one of which is specially equipped for viewing films and videos. Photocopying, faxing and computer facilities are also available. To help participants relax, there is a pleasant lounge, two bars, two restaur
16、ants and a coffee shop, the latter being open for 24 hours a day. A full range of leisure amenities include a sauna, a large swimming pool, a gymnasium, and tennis courts. For further information, please contact Mr. Victor Wong (588-46280) and for conference bookings/hotel accommodation, contact Mis
17、s Helena Wu. 16 You can even play golf at the Asia Hotel. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 17 You arent allowed to park your car outside the hotel. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 18 There are five halls where you can hold exhibitions. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 19 You can watc
18、h films and videos in all the smaller rooms. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 20 The coffee shop is open all day and all night. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 21 There is a large indoor swimming pool in the hotel. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 22 You should ring 588-46280 if you
19、want to book a room in the hotel. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong, （ C） Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the Chairmans Statement below and answer questions 23 28. For questions 23 28, choose the correct answer. For each question, mark the correct letter A,B or C. Chairmans Statement Despite the appearance of a
20、 new competitor on the market the company continued to grow and increase its market share throughout 2000. 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
21、 of vitamin rich childrens drinks and low calorie 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, Squish and Liq
22、uid Sunshine, both of which have a distinctive Caribbean 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 e
23、nergy drinks did well in 2000. Sales of one brand, Booster were second only to fruit drinks in April. 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, m
24、ineral water, continued to enjoy a healthy share 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-T and Chocomania drinks. Sales showed an initial i
25、ncrease in the summer after we re-launched both 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 1998. After two unsuccessful years of trying to break into the huge c
26、ola market, 2000 looked like being another poor year. The company finally accepted that it had made a wrong decision and stopped production in September of that year. 23 What was the main reason the company decided to launch its new product ranges? （ A） It faced increased competition. （ B） It wanted
27、 to enter new markets. （ C） It initiated a policy 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 April were_. （ A） energy drinks （ B） fruit drinks （ C） diet drinks 26 The companys brand of mineral water has a_. （ A）
28、small share of a small market （ B） large share of a small market （ C） large share of a large market 27 Sales for Ice-T 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） 1998. （ B） 20
29、00. （ C） 2002. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the information about Thomas Edison. 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) . Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric 29 . Without him, the world might still be a 3
30、0 place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also 31 the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1, 200 other things. About every two weeks he created something 32 Thomas A. Edison was 33 in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Surprisingly, he attended school for only t
31、wo months. His mother, a former teacher, 34 him a few things, but Thomas 35 mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him 36 start experimenting at a young 37 with electrical and mechanical things at home. When he was 12 years old; he got his first job. He 38 a newsboy on a train that ran betw
32、een Port Huron and Detroit. He set 39 a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare 40 . （ A） lightning （ B） light （ C） camera （ A） dark （ B） bright （ C） blind （ A） bought （ B） found （ C） invented （ A） new （ B） old （ C） red （ A） birth （ B） born （ C
33、） existed （ A） teaching （ B） teaches （ C） taught （ A） was （ B） were （ C） are （ A） in （ B） to （ C） on （ A） year （ B） age （ C） person （ A） became （ B） becomes （ C） changed （ A） down （ B） out （ C） up （ A） time （ B） tire （ C） parts 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and advertisement below.Complete the orde
34、r 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: Office furnitureMESSAGE: We need some new chairs for visitors in the reception area. Can
35、you arrange it? We need 10 comfortable chairs in either blue or green. The maximum amount you can spend is $600. ADVERTISEMENTHousehold Designs 45. _ BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 61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】 B 5 【正确答案】 A 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 “visit参观，访问。 ” 7 【正确答案】 B 【
36、试题解析】 “has got some difficultwords遇到一些生词。 ” 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 “prepare a dinner准备饭菜。 ” 9 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 “learn more about theWorld War 了解有关二战的知识。 ” 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “collect relevant information收集有关资料。 ” 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 B 12 【正确答案】 F 13 【正确答案】 G 14 【正确答案】 H 15 【正确答案】 E 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正
37、确答案】 A 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【正确答案】 A 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 【试题解析】 此题问的是公司投放新的系列产品的主要原因是什么，原文第一段中 more importantly之后的一句话对此做了回答，即开始实施增加产品投放的策略，也就是 C所答的内容。 24 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文第二段中的 our expensive TV advertising campaign中的 expensive一词说明了新产品投放市场的广告费用很高。与 C所说
38、同指一件事。 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题问的是四月份最畅销的饮料是什么，第三段的 Sales of one brand， Booster， were second only to fruit drinks in April意思是：四月份 Booster品牌的饮料销售量仅次于水果饮料居第二位，因此，答案应为 B。 26 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题问的是公司的矿泉水品牌在市场的份额，第四段中 mineral water， continued to enjoy a healthy share of a very profitable mass market的意思是：公司的矿
39、泉水在十分有利可图的大市场中占有相当大的份额。 healthy在此的意思是：相当大的； mass market在此与 C项中的 a large market同义。因此，答案应选 C。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题问的是 IceT(冰茶 )和 Chocomania(可乐迷 )这两款饮料的销售情况，第四段中 initial increase 的意思是：开始时上升， total annual sales for both product ranges were disappointing的意思是：这两种品牌的系列产品全年销售量却令人失望。这两条信息对问题做了回答，因此，答案应选 A。
40、28 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题问的是公司何时停止生产自己的可乐品牌饮料。第五段说的是公司告别了于 1998年投放市场的可乐饮料及其原因。最后一句话： The company finallystopped production in September of that yea r对问题做了回答，其中that year指的是前面提到的 another poor year，即 2000年。因此，答案应选 B。 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Electric light电灯，爱迪生发明了电灯，这是一个常识题目。 30 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 没有爱迪
41、生发明的光，整个世界会是一片黑暗，因此选用 dark。 31 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 爱迪生也发明了留声机、电影放映机等 1200多项发明。发明要使用 invent。不能用 bring(带来 )、 find(发现 )。 32 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据上下文，我们知道爱迪生在不断发明新东西，因此是应该选用new。 33 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 出生于，使用固定的搭配： be born in。 34 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此句子中，需要填入一个谓语动词，因为全文所叙述的事情发生在过去，因此应该使用 teach的过去式 taught。 35 【正确答案】 A 【
42、试题解析】 此句子的主语是 Thomas，是第三人称单数，且事情发生 在过去，因此应该使用 was。 Be self-educated意思是： “自学 ”。 36 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Lead sb to是固定的搭配，意思是 “引导；指引 ”某人做某事。 37 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 at the age(of) at a age是固定搭配，意思是 “在 岁时 ”，此处，at a youngage意思是 “在年轻时 ”。 38 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 做什么工作，成为一个什么样的人，应该使用 become，因为是过去，因此，这里应该选用 became。 39 【正确
43、答案】 C 【试题解析】 Set up是固定词组，意思是： “建立，成立。 ”在一节行李车上建立了他的一个实验室。 40 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 In ones spare time是固定的搭配，意思是： “在某人的空闲时间里。 ” 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】 5211000 【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。
