BEC商務英語(中級)閱讀模擬試卷72

一、概括文意配伍(本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7

分。)

Lookatthestatementsandtheshortnewsbelow.Whichnewsdocseachstatement1-7

referto.Foreachsentence,markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.Youwill

needtosomeofthelettersmorethanonce.ATheSantaCruzOperation

Incoq^orate(SCO),aUS-basedsoftwaredeveloper,openedarepresentativeofficein

Beijingyesterday.Foundedin1979,SCOhasbecomeiheworld'sleadingdeveloperand

supplierofsoftwareforUNIXsystems.ThenewofficeinBeijingwillbringSCOcloser

toChinesecustomersandhelpitunderstandthemassiveChinesemarketbetter,saidLars

Turndal,SCO'spresidentandchiefexecutiveofficer.SCOwillmainlytarget

government,departments,keyindustriesandserviceinstitutions.BUScomputergiant

InternationalBusinessMachines(IBM)lastweekannouncedthatitwillinvestatleast

$100millionininformationtechnologyprojectsinChina.ThismakesIBMthefirst

foreigncompanytobecomeinvolvedinthecountry'stopinformationinfrastructure

project.CCoca-ColahasbeenvotedthetopinternationalcompanyinAsia,accordingto

arecentsurveypublishedbytheFarEasternEconomicReview,amajorAsianmagazine.

ReadersofthisandotherprominentAsianeconomicmagazineschooseCoca-Colafrom

among500largeinternationalcompaniesinAsia.Cola-Colaisnowtheworld'slargest

beveragecompanyserving685milliondrinksperdayinmorethan195countries.D

GRD,themanufacturinggiant,planstocut1,500jobsatitsPortlandfactoryoverthe

nextfiveyearsafterunionrefusaltoincreaseproductivity.Asaresult,GRDhavebeen

forcedtodownsizethePortlandplant.1OneofthepurposesofenteringChinaistohave

abetterideaofChinesemarket.2Itsproductsaresoldtoover195countries.3One

hundredmilliondollarswillbeinvested.4Governmentdepartmentsareoneofitsmajor

consumers.5ThiscompanyisgoingtoinvestheavilyinChinatodevelopitsinformation

technology.6ItisanAmericancompanydevotedtothedevelopmentofcomputer

software.7IthasbeenvotedthebestmultinationalcompanyinAsia.

1、

標準答案：A

知識點解析：”進入中國的目的之一是想對中國市場有一個更好的認識?！盇段中

有句"helpitunderstandthemassiveChinesemarketbetter",所以A對。

2、

標準答案：C

知識點解析：”它的產品銷往195個國家?！盋段最后一句有此信息”…inmorethan

19countrics."。

3、

標準答案：B

知識點解析：”有1億美元投資。”這是講的IBM公司，第一句話有此信息。

H...investatleasts100million...

4、

標準答案：A

知識點解析：”政府部門是主要消費者之一?！盇段最后一句："SCOwillmainly

targetgovernmentdepartments”所以選A。

5、

標準答案：B

知識點解析：”公司將在中國加大投資以開發信息技術。“提到“information

technology"的只有B。

6、

標準答案：A

知識點解析：”從事軟件開發的美國公司。”在A,B,C選項中只有SCO公司從

事軟件開發。

7、

標準答案：C

知識點解析：”被公認的是在亞洲最有影響的跨國公司?！边@應當是Coca-Cola。所

以選C。

二、段落完型（本題共5題，每題1.0分，共5分。）

Readthearticlebelowaboutchangesinworkingtime.Choosethebestsentencetofillin

eachofthegaps.Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter（A—G）onyourAnswerSheet.Do

notuseanylettermorethanonce.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.Thereisan

exampleatthebeginning.TheNatureofMoneyCIntheupper-leftportionabovethe

seal,astatementwritteninfineprintsaysthatthenoteislegaltender（法定貨幣）andthat

it"isredeemable（可兌現的）inlawfulmoneyattheUnitedStatesTreasury（美國財政

部），oratanyFederalReserveBank.nDocsthismeanthatthebillisnotlawful?Atthe

bottomcenterthesamebillsays,"WillpaytothebearerondemandXdollars.（8）...

（9）...Manypeoplebelievethatmoneyhasnovalueunlcss（10）...Thcythinkthatthe

FederalReservenoteisonlyasymbolformoney,andthatrealmoneyistheprecious

metalbackingthenote.Somepeoplelookonmoneyaswealthandbelievethatitmust

haveintrinsic（內在的）value.Ifweweretostudythehistoryofmoney,wewouldfind

that（11）...Cattle,shell,beads（珠子）,tobaccoleaves,andvariousmetals—including

iron,zinc（鋅）,bronze（青銅）,andcopper-haveallbeenusedasabasisofexchange.The

preciousmetals,particularlysilverandgold,haveprovedmostsatisfactoryforthis

purposeandhavebeenmostcommonlyusedinmoderntimes.Untilearly1968,the

UnitedStatesbackeditsFederalReserveNoteswith25percentgold,butthisdidnot

meanthat(12)...Clearly,itisnotwhatmoneyisbutwhatitdocsthatisimportant.Aitis

backedbygoldorsilver.Bindifferentplacesandatdifferenttimesavarietyofthings

havebeenusedasmoney.CSeeifyoucanlocatea$5,$10,or$20billprintedbefore

1964andmarked"FederalReserveNote"over(heporLrait.Dcitizenscouldusegoldas

moneyorconvertpaperdollartogold.Etherefore,thepreciousmetalscanbetakenas

money.FDoesitmeanthatyourX-dollarbillisnotXdollars?GMuchconfusionexists

abouttherealnatureofmoney.

8、

標準答案：F

知識點解析：”計算機知識有助于得到這份工作?！盇段中第二句提到“information

technology"可知計算機知識很重要。

9、

標準答案：G

知識點解析：此段講的是票據是否能充當貨幣，比較這幾個選項，則F時。

10、

標準答案：A

知識點解析；從后文知，此段在討論貨幣的屬性問題，所以選G。

11、

標準答案：B

知識點解析：后文提到，一些人認為，money是由貴金屬支持的票據，綜合考慮選

項，A對。

12、

標準答案：D

知識點解析：后文提到，很多東西在不同時候都作過貨幣用，所以選B。

三、常規閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6

分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutresearchanddevelopmentinindustryandthequestionson

theoppositepage.Foreachquestion13—18,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheetfortheansweryouchoose.ResearchandDevelopmentinIndustryItis

onlythroughinnovationthatlargecompanieswillbeabletosurvive,accordingtoMark

Peter,vice-chairmanofUK-owncdindustrialgiant5P.However,saysPeter,itremains

difficulttorunatrulyinnovativecompany.Innovationinvolvesspeculation,unproven

technologiesandunpredictablecosts.Ittakesalotofmanaging,becausemanagersreally

havetobeontopofwhatshappening.Inaddition,innovationdoesnotfiteasilyintothe

orderlykindoforganizationthatcompanyaccountantslike.Despitethis,Peterclaimsit

isanessentialpolicytopursue.The5Pgroup'srecordofgrowthaidprofitability

indicatesthatitmanagestheorderlypartofthebusinessprettywell.Thestatisticsare

big:operationsinmorethan60countries,salesinmorethan200,around60,000

productsand70,000employees.Butwhatmakes5Pdifferentisitsinnovativeapproach

toinnovationitself.Althoughitisamassivemulti-nationalwithaturnoverof$15

billion,thewholecompanyisbrokendownintotinygroupswhichworktogetherand

helpeachotherandarethenencouragedtoconsultinternallywiththeothergroups.This

positivelyencouragesindividualandcollaborativeresearch.Afurtherencouragementis

thatallresearchstaffworld-wideareexpectedtoworkon5Pprojectsforonly85%of

theirtime;fortheremaining15%oftimetheyarefreetopursueideasoftheirown,using

companyfacilities.Inthistimetheycanworkontheirownorinagroup.Onehugely

successfulprojectthathascomeoutofthis15%ruleisthePost-itnote.Theideacame

fromanindividualinventorandthen,usingthebusinessskillsofalargeorganization,

wasrapidlydevelopedintoamajorproduct.ThesuccessofthePost-itnoteproveshow

profitabletheinnovative15%rulecanbe.MarkPetersaysinnovationisattheheartof

5P.In1996,morethat30%ofsalesweregeneratedbyproductslessthanfouryearsold.

Hesays:"Wealmostalwaysgetintonewmarketsthroughinnovation.We'reverygood

atadaptingtheseinnovationstolotsofdifferentmarketssowchaveahighsuccessrate.

Wetakeanideaandseehowmanyapplicationsit'sgoLThenwetrytoestablishmarket

dominance.Wehaveatremendousvarietyoftechnologiessowecanadaptanythingbut

westillneedtheoriginalideastodevelop.'*Inthepastyear5Phasintroducedagroup-

wideprogramcalledPacingPlus.Thismeansthattheyarestillactivelyseekingnew

ideas,butwiththedifferencethattheyhopemanyofthemwilleventuallyleadtothe

establishmentofcompletelynewbusiness.Inthisway,5Pwillbeabletoinvestinawide

rangeofmarketsandevencreatesomenewones.Thisemphasisoninnovationcreates

unusualstressesandstrainsandmakesacompanylike5Padifficultbusinesstomanage.

Technicalpeopleat5Paregivenalargedegreeofintellectualfreedom,andthecompany

appearstospecificallytrytorecruitpeoplewhothinkforthemselvesandwhodon't

necessarilysolvethingsbythetraditionalroutes.Themanagementencouragespeopleto

stepoutsideofthesecuritythatcomesfromworkinginabig,stablegroup,andthento

handletheconsequences.Sofarthemixtureoffreedomandheavyresponsibilityseems

towork:the25researchschemesnowunderreviewcouldgeneratebusinessworth$6

billionayear.

13、5P'sapproachtoinnovationisdifferentbecauseitallowsresearchersto

A、workformorethanonecompany.

B、workonavarietyofproducts.

C、workwithgroupsinotherorganizations.

D^workaloneaswellasinateam

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第二段談到5P公司獨特的革新方法，第三段還談到“…theycanwork

ontheirownorinagroup"。可見該公司允許其研究人員在公司內部單獨工作，或

者在公司內部以團體形成工作。

14、MarkPetersaysitcanbedifficultforcompaniestobeinnovativebecausethis

involves

A、givingmorepowertotheaccountants.

B>employingalotofmanagers.

C>beingorderlyandorganized.

D^beingpreparedtotakerisks.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第一段談到MarkPeier認為大公司只有創新才能生存。然而經營一個

有所創新的公司很難。A,B項含義不符，C太片面，只有D概括全面。

15、When5Phasanewideaittriesto

A、sellitonlyinnewmarkets.

B>sellitinmarketsitalreadycontrols.

C、thinkofdifferentwaysofexploitingit.

D、keepitsecretaslongaspossible.

標準答案：C「

知識點解析：第四段提出創新是5P立足之本，而且他們"takeanideaandseehow

manyapplicationsit'sgot"，此點與C含義吻合。

16、ThewritersaysthatthePost-itnotewasinventedasaresultof

A、aresearcher'sowninitiative.

B、researchcarriedoutbyagroup.

C、researchoriginallydoneonanotherproduct.

D、amanager'sinnovativeidea.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：文章第三段說，研究人員85%時間用來做項目；15%用來自由工

作，而posl—ilnole正來自這15%時間。也就是說posl-itnote是個人主動開發出

的。

17、Theresearchersat5Pneedtobepeoplewho

A、feelrelaxedabouttheirwork.

haveanindividualapproachtoproblems.

C、arcacademicallygifted.

D、arewillingtostaywiththecompanyforalongtime.

標準答案：B

知識點解析:最后一段說5P要聘peoplewhothinkforthemselves,這與B中have

anindividualapproachtoproblems含義一致。

18^5PseesthePacingPlusprogramas

A、somethingothercompaniesarelikelytocopy.

anopportunitytotakeoversomeofitscompetition.

C^adeparturefromitspreviousapproach.

D、awayofsolvingcertainproblems.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第五段談到：5P把pacingplus計劃看做是對新思想的追求，他們希

望自己所追求的新思想都leadtotheestablishinentofcompletelynewbusinessc可見

5P是把pacingplusprogram看做是和先前工作方法的脫鬲。

四、完形填空(本題共75題，每題7.0分，共75分。)

Readthearticlebelowabouteducationalbackgroundofsuccessfulmanagers.Choosethe

bestwordtofilleachgap,fromA,B,CorD.Foreachquestion19—33markoneletter

(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.Educational

BackgroundofSuccessfulManagersPsychologistDouglasBrayandAnnHowardhave

formorethan25yearsbeenstudyingcollegegraduatesinentry-levelmanagementranks

forAT&T.Herearesomeoftheirfindings.Master'sdegreecanbe...19...Howardsays

ofMaster'sdegreeholders,*'Theybringusgreater...20...andinterpersonalskillsand

moremotivationfor...21...andmoney,buttheyarenotanysmarter."Thisapplied

equallyto...22...ofanMA,MS,andMBA.Therearekey...23...betweentechnicaland

non-technicalmajors.Businessmajorsledthepackinorganizing,planning,anddecision-

makingskills...24...andsocialsciencegraduatesalso...25...high.Math,science,and

engineeringmajorsscoredmuchlowerintheseskills.Technicalmajorsdid

have...26...generalmentalability,buttheywerenotas…27…orasgoodat

interpersonalskills.Asyoumightexpect,socialsciencemajorswerequitelow

on...28...skills.Businessmajorsweretheonesmosteagertogetahead.Forthefuture

managers,AT&Tisstilllookingforaboutathirdeachofbusiness,technical,andliberal

artsmajors.Whiletheyarestilllookingformaster'sdegrees,somefirmssaythat

the...29...oftheMBAhaspassed.Manycompanies...30...thesamemanagement

trainingprogramsfortheirnewpeople,whetherornottheyhaveamaster's

degree....31...thesuccess/failurestudiesofmanagers,educationalbackgroundis

probablylessimportantthan...32...skillthatpeopledevelop.Asonepresidentofalarge

companyputsit,MWe'rereallylookingfbraparticularkindof...33...ratherthana

particulardegree."

19、

A、useful

helpful

C、successful

D、beneficial

標準答案：B

知識點解析：“helpful"意為“有幫助的“，其它單詞在此處都不合適。A、B、C分

別為有用的、成功的、有益的。

20、

A、administrative

B、cooperative

C^administration

D、cooperation

標準答案：A

知識點解析：這里講Masierdegree能帶來管理技能。應選administrative。

21、

A、ranks

B、sociallevel

C、status

D、honour

標準答案:C

知識點解析：與money并列的應該是status(地位)而不是其它。

22、

A、owner

B、winner

C、possessor

D、holder

標準答案：D

知識點解析：意為MBA等學位持有者，應是holder而不是其它。cardholder,持

卡人。

23、

A、difference

B、differences

C、difficult

D、difficulty

標準答案：B

知識點解析：這里應填差別(differences)而不是困難(difficulty)。

24、

A、Humanities

Humanity

C、Human

D、Humansubject

標準答案：A'

知識點解析：Humanities指人文社會科學，應選它。humanity,人性。

25、

A、score

B、scored

C、get

D、gained

標準答案：B

知識點解析：scoredhigh意為得分較高，且用過去時。score亦可當名詞，havea

highscore.

26、

A、high

B、tow

C^lower

D、higher

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據上下文，應是higher而不是lower。

27、

A、creat

B、creative

C、imaginative

D、imagination

標準答案：B

知識點解析：在4個選項中只有crealive在此處意義才通順。creative,富有創造性

的v

28、

A、quantitative

B、quantity

C、quality

D、qualitive

標準答案：D

知識點解析：quantitative意為"數量上的"，qualitive意為"質量上的"。

29、

A^times

B、years

C^era

D、epoch

標準答案：C

知識點解析：era指"時代"，epoch指"一段時期"，times和years更不合適了。這

里“時代”最恰切。

30、

A、supply

offer

C、provide

D、award

標準答案：B

知識點解析：offer意為“提供”，公司為新人提供相似的管理培訓。用A、C有語

錯，D為獎勵，更不對,

31、

A、Regardlessof

Evenif

C、Eventhough

D^Though

標準答案：A

知識點解析:Regardlessof意為”無論...",Evenif,Eventhough為"即使"的意

思。

32、

A、practical

actual

C、factual

D、real

標準答案：B

知識點解析：修飾skill應該用actual而不是factual,practicaloactualskill,實際的

操作技能。

33、

A、person

personnel

C>humanbeing

D^persons

標準答案：A

知識點解析：personnel指"人事"，humanbeing指"人類",所以A對。

五、改錯（本題共12題，每題1.0分，共12分。）

Readthearticlebelow.Inmostofthelines3445thereisoneextraword.Itiseither

grammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Somelines,

however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthere

isanextrawordIntheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyour

AnswerSheet.ManagementinHRInrecentyears,ascompanieshavebeenconfronted

bythecompetitionandemploymentstereotypes,struggledwith