BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷5 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. PART ONE 2. PART TWO 3. PART THREE 4. PART FOUR 5. PART FIVE

PART ONE

—Look at the sentences and the book reviews below.—Which book (A, B, C or D)does each sentence 1—7 refer to?—For each sentence 1—7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.—You will need to use some of the letters more than once. ASalinas outlines the key qualities of good management in this autobiography. He believes that decisions should be based on facts, not opinions; that people’s strengths should be exploited; and that disagreement is some times necessary. But the main point he makes is that leadership means performing well at all times and setting a good example. BIn this collection of essays, top business leaders predict how businesses will change over the next few years. They analyse changes in business and society and their effects on job markets, as well as taking a look at possible strengths and weaknesses of leading economics and their currencies. This collection outlines a vision of tomorrow’s business world and the type of leaders that will be required. CThis book is a well-researched study of the problem of leadership in global quoted companies. 160 international business leaders were asked how they added value to their companies and their answers form the main part of this book. Both managers and companies are analysed in order to show how they cope with difficult issues. A useful book for all senior managers. D100 well-known US business leaders through this century are described in this book, which analyses how their fortunes were made and sometimes lost. The background, business career character and personal life of each individual are outlined, creating an impressive collection of biographies and an excellent reference work.

1． This is an account of one business leader’s experiences. A． B． C． D．

正确答案：A 解析：“这是对一个商业公司领导的经历的介绍。”由 A段中第一句autobiography可知。

2． This book suggests probable trends in the business world. A．

B． C． D．

正确答案：B 解析：“这本书指出了商业领域的可能趋势。”由于B段有“top business leaders predict how business will change over the next years”符合。

3． In this book you learn about the lives of business leaders from the past. A． B． C． D．

正确答案：D 解析：“从这本书中你可以了解到商界领袖的过去的生活。”D段中有“100 well-known U. S. business leaders through this century are described in this book”。

4． The writer of this book gives his personal views of what makes a good business leader.

A． B． C． D．

正确答案：A 解析：“书中作者给出了一个好的公司领导应有的特征的个人观点。”A中有“Salinas outlines the key qualities of good management in this autobiography.”这一句符合题目要求。

5． This book looks at how large companies deal with various problem areas. A． B．

C． D．

正确答案：C 解析：“这本书关注于大公司如何处理各种各样的问题。”C段中有“This book is a well-researched study of the problem of leadership in global quoted company.”

6． This book is based on interviews with business leaders. A． B． C． D．

正确答案：C 解析：“这本书基于对公司领导的采访。”C段中有“their answers form the main part of this book.”这一句，所以C对。

7． This book describes both successes and failures. A． B． C． D．

正确答案：D 解析：“这本书描述得失与成败。”D段第一句后半部分就是答案。

PART TWO

8． —Read the article about corporation merger.—Choose the best sentence to fill each of the blanks.—For each blank 8-12 mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.—Do not use any letter more than once.—There is an example at the beginning Corporation Merger The most common kind of consolidation today is the merger. A merger occurs when two or more companies get together to from one company With the deregulation of natural gas, the nation’s 20 interstate pipeline companies became fearful of cutthroat competition. Some felt that they could increase their efficiency and improve their market flexibility by merging. In 1985 Internorth of Omaha paid $ 2, 3 billion for Houston Natural Gas Corporation, 【8】______ The

system connected markets from coast to coast and raised sales to $10 billion. On occasion, mergers have occurred between smaller companies in an industry dominated by a few giant firms. These smaller companies claim that 【9】______ They maintain that such action increases competition instead of reducing it. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department has not always agreed with them. Four major waves of mergers have taken place in this country. The first started in 1887, just prior to the pas sage of the Sherman Antitrust Act, and ended in 1904. It involved such giants as United States Steel and Standard Oil trying to create monopolies in their industries. From the end of World War I until the 1930s, large firms swallowed smaller firms to create oligopolies. The monopoly has no chance and the oligopoly little chance of succeeding today under present antitrust policy. The third major merger movement began in the 1960s, reached a peak in 1969, 【10】______ Many of the acquisitions involved giant firms in one industry buying up large companies in totally unrelated industries. Such mergers are called conglomerate mergers. A classic example is Mobil Oil Corporation’s purchase of the huge retail chain Montgomery Ward & Company. Mergers in the last ten years were in the thousands. More important is the value of the transactions, which has risen sharply. The number of mergers and acquisitions apply 【11】______ The petroleum industry had mergers and acquisitions valued at closed to $80 billion between 1981 and 1984. Other industries 【12】______were banking and finance, insurance, mining and mineral, and processed foods.A. thereby gaining control of the world’s longest PipelineB. and then gradually declinedC. experiencing large takeoversD. resulting in combinations of small firmsE. only to those valued at $100 million or moreF. when two or more companies get together to form one companyG. they need to merge to become more efficient and effective

正确答案：A

解析：thereby的意思是by means of which/by doing so，后面跟动词的-ing形式表示结果。

9．

正确答案：G 解析：claim后跟宾语从句。如She claims (that) she is related to the Queen．她声称和女王有亲属关系。

10．

正确答案：B

解析：填入的是句中三个并列的谓语动词中的最后一个。

11．

正确答案：E

解析：动词apply后面可加上介词to，解释为“适用于”。如What l said applies to only some of you。我所说的只适用于你们当中的一些人。

12．

正确答案：C

解析：这个动词的-ing短语起的是定语的作用，修饰主语other industries。

PART THREE

—Look at the article about Coca Cola and the questions below.—For each

question mark one letter A, B, C, D on your Answer Sheet, for the answer you choose. A Brief History of Coke Nowadays, Coca-Cola’s trademark is well known around the world and its products average a staggering 400 million servings per day in more than 155 countries. According to legend, it began in a three-legged kettle in the back yard of Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Styth Permberton who carried a jug of his concoction down the street to Jacob’s Pharmacyy where it was sold at the soda fountain for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson, Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper thought two “C”s would look good in advertising and wrote “Coca-Cola” in the flowering script so famous today. It is significant that Permberton spent almost twice as much money on advertising during the first years of operation as he made in profits, for the growth of Coke’s popularity is as much due to the advertising and marketing strategy as it is to the quality of its product. By continually monitoring changes in consumer attitudes and behaviour, the Coca-Cola Co. has become a widely recognized leader in advertising. Pemberton could not foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out. Asa Griggs Candler bought the business and organized the Coca-Cola Co. into a Georgia corporation. In 13, he registered Co ca-Cola as a trademark. Under Candler’s leadership, the company began to grow quickly. In order to instigate a demand for the product, he spent heavily on advertising. Signs were put up from coast and appeared on calendars, serving trays and other merchandising items, urging people to drink Coke. Candler’s campaign paid off. Candler was a creative talent at advertising, but showed little imagination in understanding Coke’s marketing potential. In 19, he sold the right to bottle Coke throughout most of the United State for $1, which he never bothered to collect. Candler saw Coke primarily as a soda-fountain drink. But two far-sighted businessmen from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Joseph Brown Whitehead, understood the potential, and, for the unpaid dollar, bought a franchise that became worth millions. Their agreement with Candler began the franchising bottling system that still remains the foundation of the Co ca-Cola Co.’s soft drink operations. Thomas and Whitehead sold the rights to bottle Coke to franchisers in every part of the country in return for the bottler’s agreement to invest in the necessary resources and effort to make the franchise a success. During the following decade, 779 bottling plants went into operation. In the early 20th century, Coke blazed the advertising trail, developing innovative concepts that

became accepted practices in the filed. One of the most effective was the distribution and redemption of complimentary tickets, entitling the holder to a glass of free Coke at the soda fountain of a dispenser.

13． The trademark Coca-Cola was originally coined by ______. A．Pemberton

B．a bookkeeper working for Pemberton C．Frank Robinson D．Asa Griggs Candler

正确答案：B 解析：由“Frank Robinson… thought two ‘C’s would be good in advertising and wrote ‘Coca-Cola’”可知。

14． The main purpose of this article is ______. A．to introduce the soft drink Coca-Cola to readers.

B．to trace the history of the company’s first hundred years. C．to sum up the causes of Coca-Cola’s Success D．both B and C.

正确答案：D 解析：通篇文章都是在追溯可口可乐的百年史并总结其成功经验，如品质和广告并重。

15． Pemberton sold out his drink because ______. A．he was in bad need of money

B．he failed to see the great potential of the product C．he quarreled with his partner D．None of the above

正确答案：B 解析：“Pemberton could net foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out.”

16． Coke’s popularity grows steadily because of ______? A．its high quality of the product B．its advertising

C．its effective advertising and marketing strategy D．Both A and C

正确答案：D 解析：可口可乐之所以名声日隆，就是来自于高质量的产品和行之有效的广告和市场策略。参看文章第三段。

17． All of the following were the company’s successful examples of advertising

except that ______.

A．the company distributed complimentary tickets for people to drink a glass of Coke free of change

B．the company flew an airship over Washington D.C with a huge Coke sign on its side

C．the company sold the rights to bottle coke to franchisers in every part of the united States

D．the company set up along Pennsylvania Railroad line huge animated signs that showed a young man drawing a glass of coke from a crockery urn

正确答案：C

解析：A、B、D都是成功的广告策略，C是营销策略。 18． John Styth Pemberton and Asa Griggs Candler were alike in the respect that both of them ______.

A．had a doctor’s degree

B．were too short-sighted to see Coke’s marketing potential C．Sold their business in order to raise money D．used money in a wasteful way

正确答案：B 解析：由“Candler was… but showed little imagination in understanding Coke’s marketing potential”，再参照题目15的注解，不难得出答案。

PART FOUR 19． —Read the article below about the central problem of Economics.—Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D.—For each question 19-33,mark one

letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.—There is an example at the beginning. The Central Problem of Economics The central problem of economics is to satisfy the people’s and nation’s wants.The problem we are faced with is that our resources, here identified as money, are limited. The only way we can resolve our problem is to make choices. After looking at our resources, we must examine our list of (19)______ and identify the things we need immediately, those we can postpone, and (20)______ we cannot afford. As individuals, we face the central problem involved in economics deciding just how to allocate (分配) our limited resources to provide (21)______ with the greatest satisfaction of our wants. Nations face the same problem. As a country’s population grows the need for more goods and services grows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production may increase, but there (22)______ are enough re sources to satisfy the total desires of a nation. Whether the budget meeting is taking place in the family (23)______ room, in the conference room of the corporation (24)______ of directors, or in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington, the basic problem still exists. We need to find methods of allocating limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants. A

short time ago economists (25)______ goods into two categories, free and economic. The former, like air and water, were in (26)______ abundance that economists had no concern for them. After all, economics is the (27)______ of scarcity (匮乏) and what to do about it. Today many of these “free goods” are (28)______ very expensive to use. Pollution has made clean air and water expensive for producers who have to filter their waste products, for consumers who ultimately (最终) (29)______ the producers’ extra costs, and (30)______ taxpayers who pay for the government’s involvement in cleaning the environment. In the 1990s, almost all goods are (31)______ Only by effort and money can they be obtained in the form people wish. Meeting the needs of people and forming resources available (32)______ the basic activity of production. In trying to meet (33)______ wants from limited economic goods, production leads to new problems in economics.

A．want B．problems C．wants D．resources

正确答案：C

解析：这句话是说，我们必须查看我们有哪些需求，并对他们做出选择。want作‘需求’解时，常用复数。

20． A．those B．some C．others D．many

正确答案：A

解析：这句中的动词identify有三个并列的宾语从句；the things we need immediately, those we can postpone, and those we cannot afford。Those代替things。因此，只有those是正确选择。

21． A．them

B．themselves C．ourselves D．him

正确答案：C

解析：这里不能用them和themselves，也不能用 him，闪为这个句子使用的人称代词都是第一人称复数形式：...we face the central problem... deciding just how to allocate our limited resources to provide ourselves with the greatest satisfaction of our wants．这里的规则是：如果人称代词是泛指的，在句子中，乃至在篇章中都应保持人称的一致。

22． A．always B．sometimes C．often D．never

正确答案：D

解析：该句前半句说：生产所需的资源可能会增长；后半句是由but引导，表示句子意义的转折：但从来没有足够的资源可满足一个国家的全部需求。所以，never是惟一的正确选择。

23． A．living B．bedroom C．store D．kitchen

正确答案：A

解析：根据常识，如果在家里讨论预算的问题，一定是在起居室进行。

24．

A．management B．function C．board D．group

正确答案：C

解析：board of directors即董事会。

25． A．divide B．divided C．had divided D．were divided

正确答案：B

解析：句子的时间状语A short time ago要求句子的动词用一般过去时。

26． A．so B．great C．such D．such an

正确答案：C

解析：such... that... 如此的……以至……因为修饰的是不可数名词，所以不能用so(修饰形容词)，也不能用such a(后跟可数名词单数)。例如：The free goods were so abundant that economists had no concern for them. It is such a hot weather that only a few people can be seen in the streets。

27． A．form B．study C．means D．source

正确答案：B

解析：经济学是一门研究匮乏和如何对付匮乏的学问。study of：对……的研究。

28．

A．practically B．in practice C．in reality D．practical

正确答案：C

解析：in reality实际上。这个句子说，“免费物品”实际上用起来价格昂贵。

29． A．use B．will use C．pay for D．will pay for

正确答案：C

解析：pay for：付的款。这个句子说明的是一般现象，只需要用一般现在时，该句并列结构中用的就是一般现在时：producers who have to filter...，tax payers who pay for the government’s...

30． A．the B．/ C．for D．with

正确答案：C

解析：这个句子较长，但结构工整，expensive后有三个for引导的介词短语：for producers who...， for consumers who...and for taxpayers who...只要看清楚了这一结构，就不难做出正确选择。

31．

A．plentiful B．scarce C．in shortage D．in full supply

正确答案：B

解析：如没有上下文，较难做出选择，但下面一句很明确地表明，‘物品’是匮乏的，只有通过努力，并使用金钱才能获得。句中的they即指前面一句中的goods。

32．

A．are led to B．leads C．lead to D．leads to

正确答案：D

解析：lead to：导致。作‘导致’解时，lead to不能用被动语态，所以A是错误选择；C是错误的，因为句子的主语是第三人称单数，动词要与之在语法上相呼应。

33．

A．unlimited B．limited C．limiting D．limit

正确答案：A

解析：根据上文，资源是有限的，需求是无止境的。

PART FIVE

34． —Read the text about the importance of qualifications.—In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word. One or two lines, however, are correct.—If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.—If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. The Importance of Qualifications Young people and their parents are aware that it is increasingly necessary to have good qualifications order to get a job nowadays. Going to university and34. into further education is considered very important by

both teenagers and their35. parents. 63% of teenagers in full-time education want to go on to university or36. further education, although this figure does decreases as young people37. approach this big decision. Young women in particular wish to enter the higher38. education with three times as many girls continuing to studying in preference39. to going straight to work. Although family influence is still very important in40. helping the young in make career choices. Today’s careers information and41. work experience play a mater part in decisions about his employment.42. Over 80% of young people do not want to follow in their parents footsteps43. by going into the same jobs and 74% of parents would rather prefer their children to44. choose a different career to their own. Researchers were surprised by this result.45. And young people who do the same jobs as their parents do not always live happily.

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。

35．

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。

36．

正确答案：DOES

解析：decreases作为动词，施动者为数据，does多余。

37．

正确答案：THE

解析：higher education，高等教育，零冠词。

38．

正确答案：TO

解析：continue doing sth. studying要求前面没有 to。

39．

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。

40．

正确答案：IN

解析：help sb. do sth.，help sb. with sth.为正确用法。

41．

正确答案：HIS

解析：employment没有特指，his为多余，故去掉。

42．

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。

43．

正确答案：RATHER

解析：prefer sb. to do，宁愿/较喜欢sb.做sth.。本身prefer就有比较意，加rather重复。

44．

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。

45．

正确答案：CORRECT 解析：没有错误。