1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 94及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Customer Notice We can supply three-drawer filing cabinets immediately. Two-drawer models, on the other hand, are currently on order. （ A） We can no longer sell two-drawer filing cabinets. （ B） Our supplier of filing cabinets has gone out of business. （ C） We
2、 are not fully stocked with filing cabinets at present. 2 ANNUAL DINNER Staff: free Guests: 10(max. I guest per employee) Limited places available BOOK NOW! Staff who wish to attend the dinner （ A） are allowed to invite only one person each. （ B） must book today if they want to invite a friend. （ C）
3、 have to pay 10 each for themselves and their partner. 3 Managers should inform Personnel which staff （ A） have received training. （ B） are in need of training. （ C） will supervise training. （ A） If you want information about numbers that have changed, contact Ext. 8286. （ B） If any information in t
4、his directory is incorrect, contact Ext. 8286. （ C） If you need a different directory, contact Ext. 8286. 5 For financial reasons, employees traveling to the USA will fly overnight to Baltimore rather than Washington. Employees flying to the USA will （ A） no longer land in Washington. （ B） arrive la
5、te at night. （ C） be given economy class seats. 二、 PART TWO 5 Look at the list below. It shows the contents page from a directory of business services. For questions 6-10, decide which business service(A-H)each person needs. For each question, mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any
6、 letter more than once. BUSINESS SERVICES A Translation services B Maps and plans paper and other media C Multimedia electronic publishing D Music publishing CDs. audio and video cassettes E Plastic cards credit cards. ID cards, etc. F Business publishing corporate brochures, documents. etc. G Desig
7、n of promotional stickers, labels and signs H Technical publishing product manuals, etc. 6 Foresight, a manufacturer of audio equipment, is launching a new range of CD players and needs accompanying instruction booklets. 7 Ream PLC, a manufacturer of computer hardware, wants a restyled logo for its
8、new range of laser printers. 8 AFN marketing consultants has prepared a report for a north-African music publisher and requires a version in Arabic. 9 Smart Ltd, a plastic products manufacturer, is planning to produce a high-quality annual report for its shareholders. 10 Stride, a company which make
9、s maps and notices for public places like shopping centers, wants to redesign its website. 三、 PART THREE 10 Look at the chart below. It shows the domestic sales, foreign sales and profit levels of an electronics manufacturing company over a ten-month period.Which company does each sentence(11-15)des
10、cribe?For each sentence, mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once. SALES AND PROFITS11 Although there was a drop in foreign sales, domestic sales continued to rise, which resulted in profit levels holding steady. 12 Domestic sales were higher than foreign sales f
11、or the second month running, which boosted profits considerably. 13 While domestic sales rose slightly on the precious month, foreign sales fell, and this led to a slight drop in profits. 14 Despite a downturn in both domestic and foreign sales, profit levels experienced a slight increase. 15 Althou
12、gh domestic sales fell, there was a rise in foreign sales, and this led to a slight increase in profit levels. 四、 PART FOUR 15 Read the article below about an online vehicle spares service. Are sentences 16-22 Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong , choose * Doe
13、snt say. For each sentence(16-22), mark one letter(A, B or C)on your Answer Sheet. Kelly Auto Spares Order Vehicle Spare Parts Online Download our easy-to-use program on www. kellyautospares. co. uk. The software is free: theres just a one-off registration fee of $ 25, which we will refund with your
14、 first order. We stock spares from all leading domestics and foreign makers, including: Ford, GM, Volkswagen, Fiat, Peudeot, Toyota, etc. Online orders are confirmed by email, with expected delivery time. Delivery is usually within 48 hours of receipt of order. You will be lucky to find a cheaper su
15、pplier than KellyAutoSpares. We offer discounts on spares from all leading domestic makers, and for many foreign makers too. Theres no minimum size of order. We will deliver, at standard parcel-post rates, for orders of any value, from $ 10 to $ 1,000,000. You can pay online by credit card using our
16、 SECURE payment system. We make a 5% handling charge for payment by cheque. If you have problems, visit our website and click on “ Online Support“. You can also phone our helpline at 1234 7456, weekdays between 8 am and 6 pm. System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, Windows 98 or later, 5MB hard disk
17、 space. Mac users, email KellyAutoSparesKAS. co. uk for instructions. 16 KellyAutoSpares will accept very small orders. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 17 The program costs $25. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 18 It will cost you more if you pay by cheque. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Does
18、nt say 19 Goods ordered online can be paid for COD. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 20 The software needs to be modified for use with Mac computers. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 21 KellyAutoSpares carries spares for all popular vehicles. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 22 You ca
19、n get help by visiting KellyAutoSpares website. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong （ C） Doesnt say 五、 PART FIVE 22 Read the article below about computer industry. For each question(23-28)on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter(A, B or C)on your Answer Sheet. COMPUTER INDUSTRY The amount
20、of digital information increases tenfold every five years. Moores law, which the computer industry now takes for granted, says that the processing power and storage capacity of computer chips double or their prices halve roughly every 18 months. The software programs are getting better too. Edward F
21、elton, a computer scientist at Princeton University, reckons that the improvements in the algorithms driving computer applications have played as important a part as Moores law for decades. A vast amount of that information is available to all. By 2013, the amount of traffic flowing over the Interne
22、t annually will reach 667 Exabytes, according to Cisco, a maker of communications gear. And the quantity of data continues to grow faster than the ability of the network to carry it all. People have long complained that they were swamped by information. Back in 1917, the manager of a Connecticut man
23、ufacturing firm complained about the effects of the telephone: “Time is lost, confusion results and money is spent.“ Yet what is happening now goes way beyond incremental growth. The quantitative change has begun to make a qualitative difference. This shift from information scarcity to excess has br
24、oad effects. “What we are seeing is the ability to have economies from around the data and that to me is the big change at a societal and even macroeconomic level,“ says Craig Mundie, head of research and strategy at Microsoft. Data are becoming the new raw material of business: an economic input al
25、most on a par with capital and labor. “ Every day I wake up and ask, how can I find data better, manage data better, analyze data better?“ says Rollin Ford, the CIO of Wal-Mart. 23 An amount of digital information increases （ A） according to laws. （ B） too slowly. （ C） very fast. 24 According to the
26、 Moores law, the computer chips capacity doubles in （ A） more than a year. （ B） half of the year. （ C） only one year. 25 A vast amount of that information （ A） is provided by the nation. （ B） belongs to ones own. （ C） is shared by all. 26 The speed of the digital information is faster than （ A） the
27、processing capacity of the computer system. （ B） the production of the computer. （ C） the performance of the Internet. 27 The large amount of changes influence （ A） some innovation. （ B） the human society or social relations. （ C） the awareness of changing the system. 28 What does Rollin Ford mean?
28、（ A） Data decide the business. （ B） Data are the new form of competition. （ C） Managers need data to manage their companies better. 六、 PART SIX 28 Read the new report below. 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 Sh
29、eet. One of the issues people are concerned about as they start to define their personal brand is being【 C1】 _to one subject or area. They ask “can I be an expert in more than one field or should I【 C2】 _one?“ You have the freedom to brand yourself as you choose, and you can always expand your offer
30、ings,【 C3】 _ the knowledge you gain and your new interests. When you have an assortment of interests, you need to make sure that you manage them properly, both in【 C4】 _ of the time you【 C5】_to each and how they are intertwined in your lifestyle, online and off. If you have online interests and they
31、 are【 C6】 _, then your hand brand will be much more powerful because those interests can complement each other.【 C7】 _, if you are a financial analyst working at a bank during the day and a stock-trading blogger by night, you can【 C8】 _both, without drifting【 C9】 _ from your current brand【 C10】 _of
32、course that you dont violate any confidentiality rules or insider trading laws. If your interests arent related in any【 C11】 _, then they should be completely detached, such as having two【 C12】 _Websites catering exclusively to each. 29 【 C1】 （ A） retained （ B） related （ C） confined 30 【 C2】 （ A） fo
33、cus on （ B） account for （ C） subject to 31 【 C3】 （ A） relate to （ B） based on （ C） fixed upon 32 【 C4】 （ A） respect （ B） aspect （ C） terms 33 【 C5】 （ A） allocate （ B） delegate （ C） divide 34 【 C6】 （ A） dependent （ B） inseparable （ C） related 35 【 C7】 （ A） For instance （ B） Now that （ C） Moreover 36
34、【 C8】 （ A） join （ B） bond （ C） stick 37 【 C9】 （ A） forward （ B） away （ C） back 38 【 C10】 （ A） given （ B） provided （ C） in case 39 【 C11】 （ A） case （ B） manner （ C） way 40 【 C12】 （ A） distinct （ B） distinctive （ C） distinguished 七、 PART SEVEN 40 Read the memo and note below. Complete the form on the
35、opposite page. Write a word or phrase(in CAPITAL LETTERS)or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet. EAP Ltd MEMO To: Paula Smith From: Alan Blackman Date: 24 May 2003 Subject: Website Company I think this website company will help our business. Could you fill in the form and ask for further de
36、tails? Put me down as the contact person(they can email me). I think wed like to start with a couple of photos and whatever their minimum number of pages is. I expect well need to change details every month. 102 Computer Today Magazine OnNet Business Websites Will a website work for you? The answer
37、is YES! Standard rates Website design: $75 per page(3 page minimum) $5 to $10 per photo Website hosting: $20 per month Update your website daily, weekly or monthly. Contact: sales onnet. com Tel: 10177834-436 Fax: 10178652-768 On Net Company: EAP Ltd Contact person(full name):【 K1】 _ Number of pages
38、:【 K2】 _pages Number of photos: 2 photos How often will you want to update your website?【 K3】 _ How would you like us to contact you?【 K4】 _ Where did you see our advert?【 K5】 in_ 41 【 K1】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 94答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目意为：我公司有三屉储物柜现货供应，
39、如需要两屉衣柜现可订货。选项 A：我公司不再销售两屉储物柜。 (表述有误 )；选项 B：我公司储物柜供应商已转产。 (表述有误 ) 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目意为：员工：免费；嘉宾： 10英镑 (每位员工仅限一位嘉宾 )；选项 A：允许每位员工带一名嘉宾。 (正确答案 ) 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为：部门经理应就员工培训情况通知人事主管。选项 B符合题意。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为：本号码簿中有需要更改的电话号码，请致电 8286分机。选项 B符合题意。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目意为：由于经济原因，出行前往美国的员工将不飞往华
40、盛顿。而需连夜飞往巴 尔迪摩。 二、 PART TWO 6 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 题目关键词 “a manufacturerneedsaccompanying instruction booklets”意为 “音响设备的生产商 需要指导手册 ”。 7 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 题目关键词 “wants a testyled logo for itsnew range of laser printers ”意为 “想要为最新的打印机重新设计图标 ”。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题 目关键词 “requires a version inArabic” 意为 “需要阿拉伯语
41、的版本 ”。 9 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 题目关键词 “is planning to produce ahigh -quality annual report for its shareholders ”意为 “想要为他的股份持有者设计一个高质量的年度报告 ”。 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由题目关键词 “which makes maps andnotices for public place s like” 可知，为公共场所设计地图和通知。 三、 PART THREE 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目意为：尽管国外销量下降，但国内销量继续上涨，所以利润持平。 12
42、 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 题目意为：第二月份国内销量明显高于国外销量，导致利润大增。 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目意为：尽管国内销量稍微增长，但国外销量下降，导致利润有些下降。 14 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 题目意为：尽管国内外销量都有下降，但利润有小幅度提 升。 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 题目意为：尽管国内销量下降。国外销量上涨，导致利润有少许上涨。 四、 PART FOUR 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中关键句 “Theres no minimum size oforder ”表明他们会接受任何一种小订单。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试
43、题解析】 文中关键句 “The software is free： theresjust a oneoff registration fee of $25” 表示这个软件是 免费的。 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由文中关键词 “a 5 handling charge forpayment by cheque”可知，用支票付的话会加收 5的手续费。 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中并没有提及运输费用是怎样支付的。 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中关键词 “Mac users， emailforinstructions ”但是我们并不能确定这其中的意思。 21 【正确
44、答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中关键词 “all leading domestics andforeign makes”可见都是一些国内外流行、普遍的牌子。 22 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中关键词 Online Support。 五、 PART FIVE 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 A“是根据摩尔定律发生的 ”表述错误。摩尔定律只是解释、描述事物发展的规律，而不能成为事物发展的原因；选项 B“过于缓慢 ”错误。与原文表述不符；选项 C“非常迅速 ”，为正确答案。 24 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项 A“1年多 ”为正确答案，原文明确指出是 18个月。 25 【正
45、确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 A“是由国家提供的 ”，原文没有提及；选项 B“属于个人 ”，原文没有提及；选项 C“可供人们共享 ”，为正确答案。 26 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项 A“计算机系统的处理能力 ”，为正确答案，原文明确指出 “数据的增长持续超过互联网的承载量 ”。 27 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项 A“革新与变革 ”，原文未提及； C“改变系统意识 ”，原文未提及；选项 B“人类社会或社会关系，为正确答案。 28 【正 确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 C“经理人需要利用数据信息以提升公司管理能力 ”，为正确答案。 六、 PART SIX 29 【正确答案
46、】 C 【试题解析】 be confined to 意为 “局限于 ”，符合文意。选项 A意为 “保持 ”，选项 B意为 “与 有关 ”。 30 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本句意为 “集中于一个领域 ”。选项 B意为 “解释 原因 ”，选项 C意为 “使服从 ”。 31 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项 A意为 “与 有关 ”，选项 B意为 “根据 ”，选项 C意为 “确定 ”。 32 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 in terms of 为固定搭配，意为 “在 方面 ”。 33 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项 A意为 “分配 ”，符合文意。 delegate意为 “授权 ”
47、， divide意为“划分 ”。 34 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本句意为 “多重兴趣且彼此相关 ”，选项 C符合文意。选项 A意为“依靠的 ”，选项 B意为 “不可分开的 ”。 35 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从后一句 if you are a financial analyst 进行了具体假设，给出了例子，因此选项 A符合文意。 36 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本句意为 “把它们结合起来 ”， bond意为 “使结合 ”。 37 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 drift away from 是固定搭配，意为 “渐渐离开 ”。 38 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 pro
48、vided that是固定搭配，意为 “假如 ”，符合文意。 39 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 in any manner意为 “以各种方式 ”，符合文意。 40 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 distinct意为 “截然不同的 ”，符合文意。 七、 PART SEVEN 41 【正确答案】 ALAN BLACKMAN 【试题解析】 从 “From： Alan Blackman”中可以得出答案。 42 【正确答案】 3 【试题解析】 从 “3 page minimum”中可以得出答案。 43 【正确答案】 EVERY MONTH 【试题解析】 从 “Well need to changedetails every month ， I expect ”可以得出答 案。 44 【正确答案】 EMAIL 【试题解析】 从 “Contact： salesonnet com”中可以发现是用邮件联系。 45 【正确答案】 COMPUTER TODAY MAGAZINE 【试题解析】 从第二个表格中 “102 Computer Today Magazine”可以得出答案。
