1、BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷 38及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and at the five short advertisements for MBA(Master inBusiness Administration)courses Which advertisement(A， B， C， D or E)does each statement(1-8)refer toy For each statement(1-8)， mark one letter(A， B， C， D or E)on your Answer Sh
2、eet You will need to use some of these letters more than once A Gain the MBA recognised worldwide Unlike other MBAs， the Carfax College MBA is well known all over the world and is praised byemployers for its realistic approach The entire course is based on projects and case studies， and progress is
3、monitored and graded throughout the course You must be willing to work closely with others， as this is an integral part of the learning process For a brochure， contactthe address overleaf B MBA the Harvey Business School way Looking for the best? The highest quality does not come cheap When you cons
4、ider the calibre of the world-famous professors you will be studying with， you will understand why our course isnot the cheapest available We do， however， offer total flexibility-you can arrange yourcourse to suit your own pattern of work and personal obligations N B Final examinations in June every
5、 year。 All our teaching premises are wheelchair accessible For further details call 0207-66718 now， or E-mail US on harveyinterschoo1 com uk C MBA at Alpha College Gain an international business qualification at Alpha College in London Total quality course at a truly competitive price A brighter por
6、tfolio means brighter prospects Quality output demands quality input； there are therefore minimum requirements forapplicants： Education at least to graduate level Minimum five yearsexperience at managerial level F0ur ten-week terms(Monday to Thursday)： short， highly intensive learning opportunities
7、for the committed businessperson No weekend or residential school attendance required Contact us direct to learn more Phone， Fax and E-mail numbers overleaf D Flexibility at Elwood Flexibility is extremely important in todays business world We therefore offer a modular course， which means that you c
8、an gain any of the following qualifications while following the GeneraI MBA course： Bachelor Of Business Administration(2 years) Certificate or Diploma in Financial Management(2/4 semesters) E Part-time MBA course in Dulwich Need to sharpen up your CV? Employers demand the highest qualifications but
9、 are rarely willing to release their best employees for long periods of time The Dulwich MBA thereforeoffers a three-year part-time course； only day release is necessary， apart frOm the four-dayresidential summer school in July or August each year As the course is spread over threeyears， there are g
10、reater opportunities for assimilation of the information which you acquire All key texts were published in the last five years Diploma in Personnel Development Studies(4 semesters) It is this type of flexibility， so important throughout business today， together with the vitality of our approach， tha
11、t makes our course the best on the market Specially tailored one-to-one or small group courses for the highly experienced manager also available Call the number overleaf for a free brochure 1 This course is staffed by well-known tutors 2 There are facilities for students with disabilities 3 This cou
12、rse uses a system of continuous assessment 4 If you study on this course， you must live in the college for several days 5 Teamwork is essential on this course 6 You can plan your attendance to fit in with your own requirements 7 Individual tuition is offered at this institution 8 Work experience at
13、a senior level is essential for acceptance on this course 二、 PART TWO 8 Read the article about management buyouts of companies Choose the best sentence to fill each of the gaps For each gap(9-14)， mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet DO not use any Ietter more than once Management Buy-outs of Co
14、mpanies Involving staff in management buy-out(MBO)negotiations can help smoo th the path for the future Employees are becoming increasingly familiar with the fluctuations and instability that their working environments can present Its not just mergers and acquisitions that can upset the situation In
15、ternal MBOs can also be particularly unsetting for employees In some cases， the MBO takes place to save an ailing company In others， it is the result of senior management and board disagreements， or is to prevent a hostile takeover bid (9) This insecurity can be very damaging One of the most importa
16、nt factors， often not considered during the process of an MBO， is the reaction of the workforce， yet it is those employees who more often than not can make or break the future Success of any new management team (10) By maintaining channels of communication across the floor new management teams could
17、 find the rank and file a useful ally in the bid to take over Showing those employees that a buy-out could be to their advantage， creating new opportunities for promotion or career development， will in the long-term be advantageous to the entire company The challenge for new management should be to
18、reinspire employees (11) If the new team doesnt engage old employees in future plans or consider the contribution they can make， the idea that the MBO was meant to save everyone is lost In this situation，long-term employees begin to see the new management team and shareholders as the only beneficiar
19、ies in the buy-out and feel in the end that the only people saved are those at the top of the corporate ladder (12) This will mean that the rescue will fail before it has really started It is depressingly common for new MBO teams not to learn from the past (13) If the new team can find innovative wa
20、ys to involve staff activelv in various aspects of the buy-out process， the benefits are manifold (14) A package with such components can gain their support and be invaluable in building success for the venture， and iS one that enlightened MBO teams tend to adopt A Including them in any buy-out， dis
21、cussions can improve the new companys future prospects B In such circumstances it is easy for the new board to make the same mistakes as the old C Possibilities for realising these include decision-making， setting goals， and offering the chance of a future stake in the new company D Whatever its ori
22、gins， those lower down the corporate ranks can often be left out of the equation， wondering what is to become of them E Nobody benefits if the company fails to meet its objectives F Yet the new start represents a golden opportunity G This requirement is particularly relevant when a company has faile
23、d or when staff have lost faith in the previous management H Internal MBOs can also be particularly unsettling for employees 三、 PART THREE 14 Read the following article about CTO(Chief Technology Officer)and the questions For each question(15-20)， mark one letter(A， B， C or D)on your Answer Sheet Of
24、 the many things a CTO(Chief Technology Officer)must do to be successful， the one that can never be neglected is simple： maintaining focus on helping your company produce revenue and profits On a purely superficial level， this sounds like the job of the CEO or vice president of sales， but successful
25、 CTOs know that being closely involved in the revenue game is the key ingredient to the growth of your company and your career For some technology staff aspiring to the CTO position， there is a sense that getting too close to the money sullies the purity of the greater technology mission Of building
26、 elegant products and systems This may be true in an academic environment， but in the corporate world， those elegant products and systems need to help produce a profit The CTO works at the strategic intersection of technology and business， and the unique talents of the CTO mean that he or she can le
27、verage technology for the good of the business like no one else on the executive team To drive revenue in a company， the CTO must work as 3 partner with the CEO and vice president of sales Quite often， the tech leaders in an organization sit back and wait for executive managers to tell them what to
28、do and then deliver requirements A successful CTO realizes that the process of working through ideas for new products and services demands his or her participation from idea origination to final implementation While working as a partner with key executives at a company， the CTO should also keep in c
29、lose contact with the sales staff members who are out talking to customers on a regular basis Asking three simple questions of sales staff on a regular basis helps keep the CTO in the loop on the realities of external market conditions： 1)What are our customers asking for today?2)What are customers
30、looking for in the next 90 days?And 3)How do customers envision their needs developing in the next year to 18 months?These answers help the CTO with budgeting， strategic planning， and product development， and most importantly， helping to drive revenue and profitability over the short and long term F
31、inally， as an externally facing executive， the CTO must always have time for existing and potential customers This means accompanying your sales staff on sales calls and understanding the challenges that your customers face The CTO can then use the feedback to help the company serve customers more e
32、ffectively and drive revenue Thats what its a11 about 15 According to the author， a successful CTO （ A） is like a CEO or vice president of sales （ B） can convert technology into the good of the business （ C） real izes that he or she should take part in the developing of new products and services （ D
33、） should keep in close contact with existing and potential customers 16 In the second paragraph。 the word“aspiring”means （ A） inspiring （ B） desiring （ C） resigning （ D） criticising 17 From the context， the word“leverage”(Line 6， Para 2)most probably means （ A） change （ B） adjust （ C） convert （ D） u
34、se 18 Why should a CTO often ask three simple questions of sales staff? （ A） He/She wants to keep in touch with the sales staff （ B） He/She wants to learn from the sales staff （ C） He/She wants to know what their customers are asking for （ D） He/She wants to learn about external market conditions fr
35、om the sales staff 19 According to the passage， which of the following statements is correct? （ A） Some technology staff may think the position is closer to the money when they want to become OTO （ B） The technology staff in an academic environment can never be close to the money （ C） A CTO is bette
36、r than anyone else on the executive team （ D） A CTO must answer the telephone from the customers 20 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The relationship between a CTO and CEO or vice president of sales （ B） The main tasks of the CTO （ C） How to become a successfuI CTO （ D） Secrets of CTOs 四、 PART
37、 FOUR 20 Read the article below about how to build up and keep healthy relations with co-workers Choose the correct word or phrase to fill each gap frOm A B C or D on the opposite page For each question 21-30， mark one letter(A， B， C or D)on your Answer Sheet Coworker relations： defuse tension with
38、tact Its Monday morning， and you havent even had your coffee yet But that hasnt stopped a colleague from telling you all about his adventurous weekend。 In fact，youve heard several stories in extreme detail， and he shows no (21) of stopping You just want to get to work， but how do you say so without
39、(22) the other persons feelings?This situation， like many others， requires tact and diplomacy When you work in close quarters， issues like this one are bound to (23) from time to time. Thankfully， speaking with a coworker about an awkward issue doesnt have to induce panic Heres how to (24) the situa
40、tion： First， (25) the circumstances Before saying anything to your colleague， weigh the pros and cons of speaking up Second， explain the impact If a (26) conversation is necessary， dont confront the person in a group setting Voicing your frustration in front of others could (27) your colleague Inste
41、ad explain your concern when youre alone with your coworker and let the person know how the situation (28) you Last， reach an agreement Dont end the conversation without coming to some sort of resolution Solving the issue may require a (29) .For example， If you find your coworkers music loud and ann
42、oying he may agree to use headphones during the mornings and afternoons if you dont mind that he uses his speakers later in the day，when things have (30) down Remember that every situation is different and that some conversations with a coworker will be awkward regardless of your approach But by bei
43、ng honest and respectful with colleagues， youll solve issues before they fester and ensure your work relationships remain healthy （ A） signals （ B） clues （ C） signs （ D） marks （ A） hurting （ B） harming （ C） wounding （ D） injuring （ A） raise （ B） arise （ C） rise （ D） arouse （ A） advance （ B） appraise
44、 （ C） advocate （ D） approach （ A） evaluate （ B） compare （ C） introduce （ D） explain （ A） formal （ B） polite （ C） direct （ D） private （ A） embarrass （ B） disappoint （ C） embrace （ D） discourage （ A） impacts （ B） disappoints （ C） infuriates （ D） distracts （ A） competition （ B） comparison （ C） companio
45、n （ D） compromise （ A） broken （ B） slowed （ C） turned （ D） come 五、 PART FIVE 30 Read the adicle below about money management in Britain For each question 31-40， write one word in CAPITAL LETTER on your Answer Sheet Research reveals that 82 percent of adults are surprised by their account balance eve
46、ry month Although two。 thirds of those suweyed by Yougov claimed to know the transactions in and (31) of their current accounts， only 18 percent of people were left with an account balance (32) expected at the end of the month Lack of time emerged as the major reason (33) adult money mismanagement a
47、nd banking expels promote online banking as a convenient， 24-hour (34) to current account management Natwest Primeline， the banks online and telephone banking service， (35) one provider that has seen a threefold increase in online customers compared to two years ago Age was also found to affect peop
48、les (36) to managing their current account balance (37) to 60 percent of those under 30 years old were unable to find time to do their banking This contrasted with the over-50 age group， 67 percent of (38) always found time to do their banking This is also the age group least likely to go overdrawn on their current accounts Men emerged as the group least likely to be able to guess their account balance， with only 8 percent (39) able to do so Regionally， Londoners were the most dis organised as 44 percent of people did not know how (40) money was available in their account 六、 P
