1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 89及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 For all personal calls except emergencies, please use pay phone in Reception. （ A） Staff may use office phones in case of emergency （ B） Emergency calls must be made on the payphone （ C） Reception deals with emergency calls 2 Which is the fastest photocopier?
2、 （ A） AL-1045 （ B） D135 （ C） D155x 3 This means that Dalmain Shopping Co must （ A） get the goods from another company. （ B） phone to confirm when the goods will be delivered. （ C） deliver the goods on time or lose the order. 4 Diary for Ms Caroline CarterExcluding travel, on how many days is Carolin
3、e working? （ A） 5 （ B） 6 （ C） 8 5 To: Debbie From: Arturo Time: 09:20 Re: Phone call from Bob Partridge Mr Partridge is held up in heavy traffic, cant make the 10:30 meeting. Can you reschedule to 11:30? Please phone him on his mobile 555 1478. Bob Partridge wants to （ A） phone Debbie on his phone.
4、（ B） change the time of the meeting. （ C） speak to Arturo. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows a number of business training courses. For questions 6-10, decide which training course(A-H)each person needs. For each question, mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter
5、more than once. TILLERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES A Decision making at board level B Making maximum use of older hardware C Working with other managers D Handling difficult situations in the workplace E Updating IT skills for advertising F Dealing with customer complaints G Managing your own
6、time efficiently H Improving productivity in the factory 6 Office manager Helen Turner needs to deal with complaints from staff about some colleagues use of email. 7 Before deciding to buy a new computer, David Thompson wants to find out whether he can update his existing equipment. 8 Claire Collier
7、s toy company has a major new customer and she needs to manufacture more goods without increasing staffing levels. 9 Publicity manager Brian Steward did a computer course several years ago, and now wants to learn about developments relevant to his field. 10 Richard Masters was recently promoted and
8、would like to improve his ability to meet deadlines. 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the chart below. It shows how a company has recruited new staff over a ten-year period.Which company does each sentence(11-15)describe?For each sentence, mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more
9、than once. METHODS OF RECRUITMENTS11 There was a slight drop in the use of newspaper adverts on the previous year, while both agency and online recruitment continued to rise. 12 This year more staff were recruited through agencies than either newspaper or online adverts but both these methods experi
10、enced an increase on the previous year. 13 There was an increase in both employment agency and online recruitment on the previous year although recruitment through newspaper adverts fell sharply. 14 Fewer employees were recruited through newspaper adverts this year than the previous year and online
11、recruitment also declined. 15 This year the number of candidates recruited online was double the figure for the previous year, while the numbers recruited through employment agencies fell slightly. 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the article below about a self-employed Journalist. Are sentences 16-22 on the op
12、posite 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. Sally Patterson, journalist Last year, Sally Patterson left her permanent job with a newspaper and is now a self-emp
13、loyed journalist. Why did she do it? “ I had no control over my work,“ she says, “ and that mattered more to me than earning lots of money. Actually, leaving my job wasnt as difficult as Id expected, because I already had plenty of contacts in the publishing industry. Unlike my last job, though, Im
14、mostly in touch with the magazines and newspapers I write for by email, and as I dont work in an office, I may not see anyone for days. But thats a welcome relief!“ Isnt it hard being self-employed? “The biggest danger when you become self-employed is saying “yes“ to everything,“ Sally says. “I make
15、 sure I turn work down if I havent got the time for it. And thats a question of planning: I spend an hour every week working out what Im doing for the next few months. “ And what about the benefits? “ Well, at the newspaper I always concentrated on economic matters, but now I can choose to work on a
16、 wider range of projects than before. And being my own boss has made me feel more confident about the other areas of my life, too. “ 16 Sally left her last job because she wanted to make decisions about her work herself. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 17 Her colleagues in publishing thought t
17、hat being self-employed would be difficult for her. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 18 She would prefer to share an office with other people. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 19 She needs to accept all the work she is offered. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 20 Most self-employed jo
18、urnalists find it difficult to plan ahead. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 21 Sally specializes more now than she did in her last job. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 22 Self-employment has affected Sallys attitude to life. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the a
19、rticle below about receiving and sending email. For each question(23-28)on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter(A, B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Do you send and receive more phones calls or e-mail? If your answer is e-mail, or you wish it were, then a new breed of telecommuni
20、cations devices called an e-mail phone or Internet phone may soon find its way into your kitchen or living room. Essentially, an e-mail phone, or ephone for short, is the merger of telephone and computer. With most of these new screen phones, that means being able to read and reply to electronic mai
21、l directly from the phone, without starting up(or even owning)a PC. With some, it also means being able to search through the Web to make vacation plans or research homework assignments though at slow speeds and on a rather small screen. And you can still make phone calls, too. No computer experienc
22、e is required to use an e-phone. Most let you sign up with Internet service provider(ISP), which typically charges about $ 20 per month. Once youre past this tedious work and enter the account information into the phone, you can check your e-mail from either your computer or phone. To assess your e-
23、mail account from one of these phones, you typically have to select e-mail service from a menu. Phones with touch screens have an icon for that on the opening screen. For other phones, you press one of the buttons lining the bottom or sides of the display, much as with an ATM machine. The phone then
24、 calls your ISP. When the ISP picks up, the phone automatically transfers your account name and password. Once accepted, the ISP will start sending the phone your messages. By touching the item you want to read or hitting a button next to it, the message will be displayed. Once youve read it, you ca
25、n reply to the message, move onto the next one, or, with most phones, delete the message from your account. You can check your e-mail manually, but most ephones can also be set to check several times a day automatically. In automatic mode, the phone flashes to tell you mail is waiting. If you happen
26、 to be using the phone when it is scheduled to check for e-mail, the phone will automatically try again when the line is free. One serious drawback to e-mail by phone is that it cannot receive(or send)attached files, whether they contain documents or graphics. Some phones will attempt to display sim
27、ple text files as part of the message, but other types of files will appear as gibberish(乱码 ), or not at all. If you use the e-mail account on a PC and dont delete the message, however, you can usually retrieve the message and file on your computer. 23 An e-mail phone is an improved device of teleco
28、mmunication in that （ A） it can record a message in the form of e-mails. （ B） it can be used to receive and send e-mails. （ C） it can be connected with computers. 24 Compared with a traditional telephone, an e-mail phone probably （ A） has a colored screen. （ B） has a larger size. （ C） has similar ke
29、y arrangement. 25 When an e-mail phone is being used to make phone calls, it （ A） cannot receive new messages. （ B） send out a signal of new messages. （ C） cannot display e-mail messages. 26 You can check your e-mail by yourself, but owning an e-phone （ A） you can know the arrival of an e-mail immed
30、iately. （ B） you can check your email more quickly. （ C） you can depend on the an e-phone to check per day. 27 One fundamental flaw of e-mail phones is that people cannot use it to （ A） receive or send e-mails with attached files. （ B） receive attached files with documents. （ C） read only messages i
31、n the form of simple text. 28 It can be inferred from the passage that e-mail phones are designed to （ A） make transmission of e-mail messages faster. （ B） make communication through e-mails cheaper. （ C） make communication through e-mails easier. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the article below about mission
32、statements. 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. Mission Statements: Saying What Your Companys Aims Are Mission statements are not easy to write. Most are too simple, or they are【 C1】_long that nobody takes
33、【 C2】 _ notice of them. When I was advising a large company, I suggested【 C3】 _the chairman that it ought to have a mission statement. He replied, I dont want【 C4】 _. When I asked him why not, he said that it would【 C5】 _nothing for the business. A good mission statement【 C6】 _to be clear, and to sa
34、y in a few words 【 C7】_a company is trying to do. It should be【 C8】 _in all the companys documents. Tesco, a British supermarket chain, describes【 C9】 _ mission as follows: : To earn the lifelong loyalty of Tescos customers. It【 C10】 _a wonderful example of a mission statement; short and easy to rem
35、ember. We know it has worked. 【 C11】 _the company is now the biggest supermarket retailer【 C12】 _ Britain. 29 【 C1】 （ A） very （ B） too （ C） so 30 【 C2】 （ A） any （ B） the （ C） a 31 【 C3】 （ A） to （ B） about （ C） for 32 【 C4】 （ A） it （ B） one （ C） them 33 【 C5】 （ A） make （ B） do （ C） have 34 【 C6】 （ A）
36、 need （ B） needs （ C） needed 35 【 C7】 （ A） what （ B） that （ C） which 36 【 C8】 （ A） showed （ B） showing （ C） shown 37 【 C9】 （ A） their （ B） her （ C） its 38 【 C10】 （ A） is （ B） has （ C） does 39 【 C11】 （ A） Although （ B） While （ C） Because 40 【 C12】 （ A） in （ B） of （ C） from 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the m
37、emo below. Complete the form below. Write a word or phrase(in CAPITAL LETTERS)or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. Memo To: Yolanda From: May Lee Date: 16 June 2009 Subject: Business Trip for GM Our General Manager will represent the branch to attend the the annual gala of our company. D
38、uring his one-week absence, you are entitled to be responsible for the daily business. Thanks. May Lee CEO, IAS Inc. Yolanda, Thanks for your help during my absence. There are three scheduled appointments that you have to deal with for me. Recruitment interview and stipulating the articles of associ
39、ation of our branch are very important. As for the four orders of the steel plant, we also decided to cut down one to meet the budget. Please negotiate it with the manufacturer. I will be back next Monday 24. June, and you could contact me at 6275833 if any problems may arise during my absence. Andr
40、ew Collier THE DETAILS OF THE WORK IN A WEEK Company:【 K1】 _ General Manager(full name):【 K2】 _ Orders to be handled:【 K3】 _ Contact method with GM:【 K4】 _ Date of Leaving:【 K5】 _ Absence days from office: One Week 41 【 K1】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 89答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1
41、【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目意为： “所有的私人电话都用付费电话，只有紧急情况，才能用办公室电话。 ”选项 A与之相符。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 只有第三种复印机才是每分钟打印页数最多，并且用最短时间打印出第一张纸的。 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目意为： “Dalmian必须在七天之内运输货物。否则，他们将失去这批订单，消费者会去找其他供货商。 ” 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目意为： “工作时间有：周二 11，周三 12，周五 14，周一 17和周二 18，其他时间都是空闲或旅游。 ” 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为： “重新定议程就是
42、在其他时间再会面。 ”选项 B符合 题意。 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 题目意为：办公室主任 Helen Turner需处理员工对某些同事 email使用情况的投诉。处理员工投诉属于投诉所涉及的问题，所以答案应为 F。 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为：在决定购买新电脑前， DavidThompson要确认旧电脑是否能够更新、升级。电脑设备更新、升级属于如何最大限度利用旧有硬件所涉及的内容，所以答案应为 B。 8 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 题目意为： Claire Collier的玩具厂迎来一家大客户，她希望在不增加现有员工的前提上可以生产更多
43、的产品。如何在现有员工基础上生产更多的产品，属于如何提高工厂生产力所涉及的内容，所以答案应为 H。 9 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 题目意为：公关经理 Brian Steward几年前学习过电脑课程。现在他希望了解该领域的最新进展。公关部门电脑技术属于如何提升广告的 IT技能所涉及内容，所以答案应为 E。 10 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 题目意为： Richard Masters最近升职了，他希望提升自己在：有限时间内 解决问题的能力。在有限时间内解决问题的能力属于如何有效管理个人时间所涉及的内容。所以正确答案为 G。 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】
44、 题目意为：新闻的使用在前一年有所下降，但介绍所和网上招聘都有所增加。 12 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 题目意为：今年更多的员工通过职业介绍所招聘，但是通过报纸和网上就业的人员在上一年内有所增长。 13 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 题目意为：尽管通过报纸招聘的人员大幅下降，但通过职业介绍所和网上应聘的人员增 加。 14 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 题目意为：今年越来越少的人通过报纸应聘，同时网上就业也减少了。 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目意为：今年在网上应聘的人数是去年的两倍，但通过职业介绍所应聘的小幅减少。 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题
45、解析】 题目意为： Sally辞去工作是因为她想要自己掌握自己的工作。该表述与原文表述 致，为正确答案。 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目意为： Sally的新闻出版界同事们认为她做一个 自由职业者将会苦难重重。原文没有提及 Sally同事对于 Sally成为自由职业者的表述。所以正确答案为 C。 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为： Sally更愿意与他人分享一个办公室。原文明确提到，作为自由职业者的回报之一就是不用每天去办公室上班，不用与他人打交道。所以该表述不正确。 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为： Sally需要答应所有的工作任务。原文提到作为自由
46、职业者的最大危险就是不懂得拒绝。所以 Sally有拒绝的权。所以该表述不正确。 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目意为：多数自由职业者很难事先计划自己的工作。原文提到Sally每周都会抽出一小时的时间来计划未来几个月的工作。但对于其他自由职业者是否如此，原文没有提及。 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为： Sally作为自由职业者后的工作比之前的工作更加专业化。原文提到 Sally作为自由职业之前的工作只局限于经济领域，而作为职业者之后， Sally可以有更多的选择。所以该表述不正确。 22 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目意为：从事自由职业使 Sally的人生 态度有
47、所改变。原文提到Sally作为自由职业者后对生活的其他方面更加自信。所以该表述正确。 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一段第四句解释了 email phone的功能，即用电话代替电脑处理电子邮件。 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由第三段描述了 e-mail phone的使用方法，可以得知 e-mail phone必须具备可以显示邮件信息的显示器以及用于登录账号及回复邮件所需的键盘，可以推知 e-mail phone肯定比普通电话体积大。 25 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第三段最后一句 “If you happen to be usingthe p
48、hone when it is scheduled to check for email， the phone will automatically try againwhen the line is free ”可知，如果 emailphone在查收电子邮件时占线，则会等通话结束后再自动查收，可以推知通话过程中不能接收新邮件。 26 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由第三段 “You can check your emailmanually， but most ephones can also be set tocheck several times a day automatically
49、”可知，你可以手动检查邮件，但是大多数的 e-phone可以在一天之中自动查看几次。 but为重要的信息提示词。 27 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据题干 one fundamental flaw定位到第四段第一句和第二句。该段第二句说明 emailphone将来只可以显示简单文本的附件 内容，这说明现在还不能显示简单文本的附件内容。 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由第一段第二句及第二段第一句得知， email phone可以安装在厨房及客厅等最经常使用的场所，而且即使不会操作电脑的人也可以用它来收发电子邮件，因此使电子邮件通信更为便利、简单。 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 sothat 固定搭配，意为 “如此 以致 ”。 30 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这句话的意思是：没有人注意到。 31 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 suggest sth to sb为固定搭配，意为 “建议某人某事 ”； make a suggestion t
