1、BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷 75及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and at the five extracts from an article about broadening corporate responsibility. Which article (A, B, C, D or E) does each statement 18 refer to? For each statement 18, mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet. Yo
2、u will need to use some of these letters more than once. A Executives are coming to understand that they cant meet their corporate responsibility simply by maximizing shareholder value. Last year Price water house Coopers surveyed 1161 chief executive officers of companies from 33 countries. Some 68
3、 percent of those polled said that global corporate responsibility was vital to profitability. Meanwhile citizens around the world have become more vocal in demanding that global busines,5 beheld accountable for conduct that could undermine social, environmental or economic progress. B Although mark
4、ets have encouraged more firms to act in a responsible manner in the global economy, market forces have not been sufficient to ensure responsible behavior all of the time. Moreover, the responsible firms that work harder to ensure that workers or the environment are treated well as they make goods a
5、nd services could have higher costs, which may allow other competitors to gain market share, The right mix of public policies can ensure that responsible firms are not penalized. C Washington D. C is drowning in paper. Congress has voted on proposals to promote corporate responsibility. Meanwhile, t
6、he President, executives and activists are all scurrying about in search of additional proposals to make executives more accountable for their companies financial reports. Given that capitalism today is global as well as local, the U. S must work with its allies to write international corporate gove
7、rnance norms. But we need to use this opportunity to think more broadly about how to reassure global economic confidence long term. All of the reform efforts to date focus on a narrow definition of corporate responsibility. President Bush acknowledged in his July 9th speech, “There is no capitalism
8、without conscience“ That is why the ultimate reform would encourage corporations to also act responsibility towards their workers and the environment. D The codes, including ones promoted by the Department of Statethe Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines, are de
9、signed to help business protect human rights in nations with poor human rights records. Corporate social responsibility policies can also include EPA regulations that require corporations to report on their global environmental liabilities. After all, the costs of cleaning up can be a major drain on
10、 corporate profits. But these policies are not well coordinated or known as CSR policies. Were someone to compile an overview, we might gain a greater understanding of bow such policies can be made more effective. But there are some policies including tax policies that encourage firms to shift produ
11、ction or their headquarters to nations with weaker fiscal or regulatory systems. Other policies that may undermine global corporate responsibility include corporate welfare and agricultural protectionism. E The French government recently overhauled French corporate law and mandated the disclosure of
12、 companies social and environmental as well as profit performance. This is a good idea. The British require pension funds to report on the social, environmental, as well as profit performance of their investments. The Canadian government is also examining a wide range of public policies to promote C
13、SR. Perhaps the most interesting development was that in 2001, with funding from the Atkinson Foundation; five private citizens organized a commission on democracy and accountability. Their final report issued 25 specific policy recommendations on promoting global and domestic CSR 1 Many nations are
14、 developing a consensus that public policies can and should promote domestic and global CSR. 2 Stakeholders cant simply rely on market forces to ensure global corporate social responsibility. 3 Maximizing shareholder value alone is not a good enough long-term strategy. 4 The United States has a wide
15、 range of policies that are explicitly designed to promote global corporate responsibility. 5 President, executives and activists hope that new reporting requirements and auditing rules will reassure global investors. 6 The fundamental reform should promote corporations to answer for their workers a
16、nd the environment. 7 The U. S has a wide range of public policies that undermine global corporate social responsibility. 8 The efforts of making proposals promote corporate responsibility tire laudable, but they will prove insufficient. 二、 PART TWO 8 Read this text about information-oriented societ
17、y. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap g- 14, mark one fetter (A- H) on your Answer Sheet. De not use any letter more than once. New Developments for an Information-Oriented Society The astounding technological progress that is being achieved recent
18、ly with electronics as the centerpiece is providing our society with sophisticated means for information processing and distribution. Information channeling technology is undergoing rapid progress and has, in reality, become a decisive factor determining the very future of our society and economy. i
19、n our society, “information“ is gaining relatively greater significance compared with material resources. Backed by civilian factors such as diversification of philosophies of value and sophistication of needs and preferences in concert with the nations rising living standard, Japanese society is pr
20、esently undergoing changes in the extension of economic services and in the industrial structure. Meanwhile, newly coined words such as “information channeling, “ “software-based operations“ and “de-industrialization“ have come into use to make these changes tangible, and whet can be said commonly i
21、n connection with these words in that. (9) . The trend toward and information-oriented society is becoming apparent even in industry, with personnel engaged in information channeling professions increasing at a fast pace recently in all sectors of industry. These trends in both society and industry
22、have been made possible primarily through poplar acceptance of the computer, communications equipment and data processing equipment, but further reliance on sophisticated computerized systems can be seen not only in the sector of industry but also in our daily lives. (10) . Information channeling is
23、 undergoing remarkable progress an various sectors of society-in industrial activities, public services and, more recently, in daily living. In the sector of industrial activities, automations is continuing with the aim of increasing productivity-introduction of computers for process control by the
24、manufacturing industry, end introduction of NC machine tools, industrial robots, CAD/CAM systems and, more recently, FMS by the processing and assembling industries. Meanwhile, in offices, rapid office automation is presently in progress, stimulated by the popular acceptance of computerized systems,
25、 expansion of communications networks and the remarkable technological progress achieved in related equipment such as Japanese word processors. (11) Information channeling is being utilized actively in the field of public services. For example, large-capacity computers were introduced from an early
26、stage for the control of railway trains and for extending seat reservation services, and more recently diagnostic systems utilizing computers have become commonplace in medical care to cope with the steady an aging society, research is in progress to develop technologies related to medical informati
27、on systems with the aim of improving efficiency in medical services. (12) . In the sector of administration, efficiency of clerical work is being improved through the introduction of computers, and huge volumes of administrative data are more recently being stored in data base systems. “In the wore
28、of these, computers have become indispensable for advancing large-scale R Volvo claimed that it needed economies of scale, allowing it to focus on buses, engines and aerospace and to acquire shares in two major truck-making businesses. Ford intended to distribute Volvos with its own cars and hoped t
29、o use Volvos reputation for technological excellence to develop new cars, using common research platforms to save money. Renault, on the other hand, announced a joint agreement with Nissan, the debt-ridden Japanese company, to purchase a 37% stake. For Renault, the problem was not over-capacity, but
30、 rather the lack of product range. Renault was 44% owned by the French government, which obviously wanted to protect one of its major companies and wealth creators. However, Renault had concentrated its major marketing effort on domestic demand in France; as the domestic market fell, profit tumbled.
31、 The expiry in 1999 of the “gentlemens agreement“ which limited car sales from Japan was probably the main reason for teaming up with Nissan. Nissan, however, had borrowed approximately 15 billion in order to expand its productive capacity and had lost money in six of the last seven years. One estim
32、ate put 1998s losses at nearly 1 billion. The cost savings for both companies are not likely to occur until 2002, resulting mainly from purchasing economies of scale. Renault seems to have got caught between the large manufacturers who achieve economies of scale and the smaller specialist manufactur
33、ers. 15 During the 1960s and 1970s, in order to create a competitive advantage, the car industry turned to （ A） economies of scale. （ B） efficient production methods. （ C） surplus capacity. （ D） joint agreement and mergers. 16 Once all the major companies in the car industry had become as efficient
34、as possible, （ A） they turned to use economies of scales as the main way of reducing cost. （ B） there came increased productive capacity. （ C） there was no way to reduce cost. （ D） the main fear in the car industry became over-capacity. 17 What was the result of businesses having surplus capacity? （
35、 A） Many companies aimed to developing new vehicles. （ B） Some companies re-launched old vehicles with new technology. （ C） Some companies lose capacity by selling off parts of a business. （ D） There came a series of joint agreements and mergers between car companies. 18 Why did Volvo sell its car d
36、ivision according to Volvo companys claim? （ A） Because it had not the common research platform to save money. （ B） Because it suffered a lot from surplus capacity. （ C） Because it needed economies of scale. （ D） Because it wanted to use its reputation to develop new vehicles. 19 What was the proble
37、m for Renault? （ A） It had the problem of over-capacity. （ B） It had the problem of the lack of product range. （ C） It was debt-ridden. （ D） As domestic market fell, profit tumbled. 20 What is the main reason for Renaults joint agreement with Nissan? （ A） The expiry of the “gentlemens agreement“. （
38、B） Because Renault wanted to help Nissan out of the hard situation. （ C） Because Nissan had very good reputation for technological excellence. （ D） Because Renault was 44% owned by the French government. 四、 PART FOUR 20 Read the article below about MOO Choose the correct word to fill each gap frOm A
39、， B， C or D For each question(21-30)， mark one letter(A， B， C or D)on your Answer Sheet One of the most visible locational decisions on a high technology firm was made by the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation(MCC) A joint venture of a dozen major computer and semi-conductor firms，
40、 MCC was founded to do research (21) advanced level technologies such as new generations of supercomputers， artificial intelligence and robotics (22) a consortium created in 1982 by several firms， it had no home base or locational inertia， and began its search for a site by examining 57 cities acros
41、s the country The cities made polished sales pitches to lure the firms eventual 400 engineers and scientists The four finalists in the chase-Atlantis， Austin， San Diego and Raleigh-Durham， in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina， (23) was particularly noted for high tech activity When Austin
42、 was choosen。 its attractions to MCC were widely analysed by other would-be Silicon Valleys Austin， the state capital， iS the site of the main campus of the University of Texas， a school that (24) among the top twenty in the country in research funding The universitys reputation， state commitments o
43、f further support，and the citys proven quality of life attractiveness (25) high tech people were the deciding factors Austin and the State of Texas added to these attractions a package of financial and other incentives， including a favorable lease on land in the universitys research park and subsidi
44、zed mortgages (26) relocating employees (27) return Austin had got not only the MCC In the typical snowballing manner of high tech areas， several other companies have decided to move research (28) other advanced technology facilities there Lockheed Missiles and Space Company， 3M Corporation， and Mot
45、orola are among the firms which have added to theagglomeration of technical workers there， (29) the expense of cities like Minneapolis and Phoenix，where the companies have other facilities As a matter of fact， the entire 100 mile corridor between Austin and San Antonio is nicknamed“Silicon Gulch” Sa
46、n Antonio is the site of several computer biotechnology and electronics companies (30) the“Gulch”will rival the San Francisco Bay and Boston regions in high technology will depend on its ability to spawn a succession of new firms as technology advances and changes （ A） of （ B） on （ C） about （ D） to
47、（ A） For （ B） To （ C） As （ D） Be （ A） all （ B） every （ C） none （ D） each （ A） ranks （ B） lies （ C） is （ D） of （ A） to （ B） towards （ C） for （ D） from （ A） to （ B） of （ C） from （ D） for （ A） TO （ B） As （ C） For （ D） In （ A） but （ B） and （ C） besides （ D） for （ A） at （ B） to （ C） for （ D） with （ A） Wh
48、at （ B） That （ C） If （ D） Whether 五、 PART FIVE 30 Dear Ms. Reyes, Our company is once again considering a location 【 C1】 _ Well Tips annual March conference. For the past five years, we have held our conference 【 C2】 _ downtown Seattle, 【 C3】 _ this year we would like to provide our participants 【 C
49、4】 _ a completely different experience. We believe that Scottsdales relaxed atmosphere, scenic beauty, and warm climate will provide just that and also allow our guests and employees to enjoy such activities as golf, tennis, and horseback riding. Of course, our conference isnt all fun and games. Seminars will be held from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. We need at least six conference rooms, all equipped 【 C5】 _ computers, a fax machine, and a copy machine. We also need banquet facilities for two o
