1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 85及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Office Staff Required Experience essential Full training given(leading to recognised qualifications) Applicants must have_. （ A） relevant qualifications （ B） previous experience （ C） recognised training 2 Our company was successful in reaching our target_. （
2、A） this month （ B） last month （ C） both months 3 All goods delivered within 14 days from receipt of order. （ A） It takes at least a fortnight for customers to receive their goods. （ B） It takes a fortnight for the company to receive orders for goods. （ C） It takes under a fortnight for the company t
3、o send goods to customers. 4 FOR SALE Large building with huge floor area Not divided into smaller units Quiet surroundings and small car park Electricity but no running water The property advertised would be suitable for_. （ A） a block of office （ B） a shopping mall （ C） a warehouse 5 Sunwin Proper
4、tys latest results are likely to provide further pessimism about a pick-up in the building industry. （ A） Sunwin Property will probably have done well in spite of the lack of demand for more houses and industries. （ B） Sunwin Property are likely to have had a bad year in spite of the increasing need
5、 for homes, shops and factories. （ C） Sunwin Property may have had a disappointing year, proving that the building industry is not improving. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows some of non-fiction categories. For questions 6-10, decide which section(A - H)of the categories each person gi
6、ven 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. Travel/Guides F. Art and Architecture G. Nature/
7、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 II. 10 James Haley needs to collect relevant infor
8、mation to write his paper for his masters degree. 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the charts below. They show company sales. Which chart does each sentence describe? For each sentence mark one letter(A-E)on your Answer Sheet.11 There was no change until the end of the period, when computer sales rose sharp
9、ly. 12 At first computer sales rose sharply, but then fell gradually for the rest of the period. 13 Computer sales showed a dramatic increase for most of the period but dropped slightly towards the end. 14 Computer sales fell during February but rose again in March to exceed the January sales. 15 Co
10、mputer sales rose steadily throughout the period. 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the newspaper article below about a partnership between industry and schools. Are sentences 16-22 below the article “Right“ or “Wrong“? If there is not enough information to answer “Right“ or “Wrong“, choose “Doesnt say“. For eac
11、h sentence 16-22, mark one letter(A,B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Industry and Schools in Partnership The new Manufacturing Partners program aims to improve teachers understanding of manufacturing by inviting 2000 teachers to take part in factory visits. It will not be just one-way traffic, however,
12、about 500 manufacturing employees are also invited to visit schools each year to improve their awareness of modern schools. Peter Davis, Program Director, believes employees will also see the benefits. “Its an excellent means of improving professional development by helping to improve management and
13、 communication skills.“ Davis says. Until now, manufacturing firms have been slow to send staff into schools and teachers havent been very keen to visit factories, either. According to Davis, most would rather visit a bank or retail company instead. Head teacher Andrew Morris recently spent three da
14、ys at KTM, an engineering firm. Afterwards he admitted his view of industry had been out-of-date: “I thought it would be a dirty place to work, but conditions have obviously improved a lot nowadays. “ KTM Director John Dimmock said that without a doubt his staff had benefited from explaining their j
15、obs to teachers and pupils. 16 One aim of the program is to increase manufacturing employees knowledge of schools. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 17 Manufacturing employees think the program will not benefit them. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 18 Peter Davis believes that sending empl
16、oyees into schools will help develop their professional abilities. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 19 Manufacturing companies already sent many employees into schools. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 20 Davis thinks that many teachers do not want to visit factories. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong
17、 （ C） Doesnt say 21 Andrew Morris used to be an engineer. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 22 The Director of KTM wasnt sure about the benefits of this project. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the article below about problems in dong international trade. For each ques
18、tion 23-28 on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter(A,B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Problems in doing international trade When companies do business overseas, they come in contact with people from different cultures. These individuals often speak a different language and have
19、their own particular custom and manners. These differences can create problems. For example, in France, business meetings begin promptly at the designated time and everyone is expected to be there. Foreign business people who are tardy are often left outside to be kept waiting as a means of letting
20、them know the importance of promptness. Unless one is aware of such expected behaviors he may end up insulting the people with whom he hopes to establish trade relations. A second traditional problem is that of monetary conversions. For example, if a transaction is conducted with Russia, payment may
21、 be made in rubles. Of course, this currency is of little value to the American firm. It is, therefore, necessary to convert the foreign currency to American dollars. How much are these Russian rubles worth in terms of dollars? This conversion rate is determined by every market, where the currencies
22、 of countries are bought and sold. Thus there is an established rate, although it will often fluctuate from day to day. For example, the ruble may be worth 0. 75 on Monday and 0.72 on Tuesday because of an announced wheat shortage in Russia. In addition, there is the dilemma associated with converti
23、ng at 0.72. Some financial institutions may be unwilling to pay this price, feeling that the ruble will sink much lower over the next week. As a result, conversion may finally come at 0.69. These “losses“ must be accepted by the company as one of the costs of doing business overseas. A third unique
24、problem is trade barriers. For one reason or another, all countries impose trade barriers on certain goods crossing their borders. Some trade barriers are directly related to exports. For example, the United States permits strategic military material to be shipped abroad only after government permis
25、sion has been obtained. Most trade barriers, however, are designed to restrict imports. Two of the most common import barriers are quotas and tariffs. 23 What is the relationship between culture and international trade? （ A） Cultures in different countries may help establishing trade relations. （ B）
26、 Companies can do business overseas without paying attention to different cultures. （ C） Misunderstanding in international trade may result from different cultures. 24 What is done to tardy business people in France? （ A） They are often left outdoors waiting. （ B） They are often insulted. （ C） They
27、often suffer from coldness. 25 According to the passage, conversion rates_. （ A） are determined by financial institutions （ B） vary from day to day （ C） are agreed upon by two trading countries 26 The intended audience of this passage are_. （ A） businessmen aiming at overseas market （ B） business pe
28、ople （ C） professors of economics 27 What can we learn about trade barriers? （ A） Due to trade barriers, all goods can be shipped abroad in all countries. （ B） In US strategic military material can be exported freely. （ C） There are more import barriers than export barriers. 28 Which of the followin
29、g is likely to be discussed in the next paragraph? （ A） Quotas and tariffs. （ B） Measures to break, down trade barriers. （ C） Reasons for imposing trading barriers. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the article below about Crashing Cars to Text for Help. Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A,B or C. Cr
30、ashed Cars to Text for Help There is no good place to have a car crash but some places are worse than others. In a foreign country, for instance,【 C1】 _to explain via cellphone that you are upside down in a ditch when you cannot speak the local language can fatally delay the arrival of the emergency
31、 services. But an answer may be at hand. Researchers funded by the European Commission are beginning tests of a system called E-merge that【 C2】 _senses when a car has crashed and sends a text message telling emergency services in the local language that the accident has taken place. The system was【
32、C3】 _by ERTICO, a transport research organization based in Brussels, Belgium. Cars are fitted with a cellphone-sized device attached【 C4】_the underside of the dashboard which is activated by the same sensor that triggers the airbag in a crash. The device【 C5】 _a cellphone circuit, a GPS positioning
33、unit, and a microphone and loudspeaker. It registers the severity of the crash by【 C6】 _the deceleration data from the airbags sensor. Using GPS information, it works out which country the car is in, and from this it determines【 C7】 _which language to compose an alert message detailing precise locat
34、ion of the accident. The device then automatically makes a call to the local emergency services【 C8】_. If the cars occupants are conscious, they can communicate with the operator【 C9】 _the speaker and microphone. E-merge also transmits the vehicles make, model, color and license number, and its head
35、ing when it crashed, which in turn indicates on which side of a multi-lane highway it ended up. This【 C10】 _the emergency services find the vehicle as soon as they arrive on the scene, “we can waste a large【 C11】 _time searching for an incident,“ says Jim Hammond, an expert in vehicle technology at
36、the Association of Chief Police Officers in the UK. Tests will begin soon with police car fleets in the UK. Trials have already started in Germany, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy. In-car systems that summon the emergency services after a crash have【 C12】_been fitted in some premium cars. E
37、RTICO says that if EU states are willing to fund the necessary infrastructure, E-merge could be working by 2008. A study by French car maker Renault concluded that the system could save up to 6,000 fo the 40,000 lives lost each year on Europes roads, and prevent a similar number of serious injuries.
38、 The Renault study estimates that fitting E-merge to every car in Europe would eventually save around 150 billion per year in terms of reduced costs to health services and insurance companies, and fewer lost working days. 29 【 C1】 （ A） try （ B） tried （ C） trying （ D） having tried 30 【 C2】 （ A） autom
39、atically （ B） accidentally （ C） tremendously （ D） usually 31 【 C3】 （ A） changed （ B） located （ C） developed （ D） copied 32 【 C4】 （ A） by （ B） up （ C） about （ D） to 33 【 C5】 （ A） forms （ B） is consisted of （ C） composes of （ D） includes 34 【 C6】 （ A） read （ B） reading （ C） reads （ D） being read 35 【
40、C7】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） of （ D） at 36 【 C8】 （ A） car maker （ B） policeman （ C） doctor （ D） operator 37 【 C9】 （ A） via （ B） near （ C） by （ D） beside 38 【 C10】 （ A） assists （ B） causes （ C） makes （ D） helps 39 【 C11】 （ A） number of （ B） deal of （ C） amount of （ D） volume of 40 【 C12】 （ A） already （ B
41、） long ago （ C） long before （ D） shortly 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and note below. Complete the claim form. Write word or phrase(in CAPITAL LETTERS)or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. Memo TO: Barbara Sinclair FROM: Peter Rogers DATE: 25 May 2002 SUBJECT: Insurance Claim Could you
42、deal with this? Its our insurance claim, for the damage at the weekend. The insurance policy is in my name, and we bought the carpet for 300, although it will cost at least 500 to replace. Luckily our office carpets seem fine. Thanks. Owen Smith Insurance Company With Compliments Thank you for your
43、recent phone call regarding flood damage in your photocopy room. Could you please complete the attached form and return it to me as soon as possible? Insurance Claim NAME OF POLICY HOLDER: 【 K1】 _ POLICY NUMBER: LD 4756030C ITEM(S)TO BE REPLACED: 【 K2】 _ LOCATION OF ITEM(S): 【 K3】 _ VALUE WHEN PURCH
44、ASED: 【 K4】 _ CAUSE OF DAMAGE: 【 K5】 _ DATE OF DAMAGE: Sunday 19 May 41 【 K1】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试 卷 85答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 B 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】 E 【试题解析】 关键词语是： “visit参观，访问。 ” 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键词语是： “has got some d
45、ifficultwords遇到一些生词。 ” 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关键词语是： “prepare a dinner准备饭菜 。 ” 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键词语是： “learn more about theWorld War 了解有关二战的知识。 ” 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键词语是： “collect relevant information收集有关资料。 ” 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 一直没有变化，直到期末，此时计算机售卖巨幅上升。图表 C符合此意，因此是正确答案。 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析
46、】 起先计算机销售迅速地 上升，但是随后逐渐地下落。图表 B符合此意，因此是正确答案。 13 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 大部分的时期计算机销售表示出相当大的增加，但是在尾部稍微降低。图表 E符合此意，因此是正确答案。 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 2月份的计算机销售下降，但是在 3月份再一次上升，超过了 1月份的销售量。图表 D符合此意，因此是正确答案。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 整个期间计算机销售稳定地上升。图表 A符合此意，因此是正确答案。 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答 案】 A 【试题解析】 此句的意思是：此项活动的目的之一就是增加工厂工人对学校的了
47、解。有关该内容在文章第一段就已作了阐明，即 “about 500 manufacturing employees are also invited to visit schoolseach year to improve their awareness of modern schools ”第 1题的意思与句中 “to improve theirawareness of modern schools(增加他们对现代学校的了解 )”相吻合，所以正确答案为 A。 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此句的意思是：工厂工人认为这项活动不会给他们带来好处。文中提到了 “employees willa
48、lso see the benefits”，但这是活动主办者的看法，而且在这项活动之前工厂对派工人去参观学校并不积极，即第三段中的 “Until now，manufacturing firms have been slow to send staff intoschools”。但是至于工人们的真实想法，文章并未提及，所以正确答案应为 C。 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此句的意思是：彼得 戴维斯认为派工人去参观学校将有助于提高他们的业务能力。这个说法是关于活动主办人彼得 戴维斯的观点的，所以考生只需仔细阅读第二、三两段即可。第二段中 “Its an excellent means of
49、 improving professional development ”直接引语表达的就是与第 3题相同的意思，所以正确答案应为 A。 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此句的意思是：制造业企业早已派了很多工人去参观学校，而文章中与 此相关的一句是 “Until now， manufacturing firms have been slow to send staff into schools”，即：在这之前制造业工厂对派工人去参观学校并不积极。由此可见本题这一说法与原文意思相反，因此正确答案是 B。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此句的意思是：戴维斯认为许多教师不想参观工厂。这一说法与文中的 “teachers haventbeen very keen to visit factories”(教师并不喜欢参观工厂 )相符合， 并且后面一句 “most wouldrather visit a bank or retai
