商務英語年月真題

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1、【單選題】SpecialOffer!Limitedperiodonly0%commissiononforeign

currencyexchange.

Commissionischargedonsomeforeigncurrenciesonly.

Customerscanchangelimitedamountsofmoneywithoutpayingcommission.

A:

Atpresentthereisnochargeforchangingforeignmoney.

B:

答C:案：C

2、【單選題】Item20inthiscatalogueiswithdrawnuntilfurthernotice,dueto

supplyproblems.

Item20isnowdiscontinued

Item20hasdevelopedafault.

A:

Item20isunavailableatthemoment.

B:

答C:案：C

3、【單選題】Thankyouforyourenquiryof18February.Thecompanyreceiveda

letteraskingfor

adeliverydate

information

A:

anorder

B:

答C:案：B

4、【單選題】FromJulyTonyBarnesfromSaleswillworkinMarketingtoreplace

JaneCrew,whomovestoAdministration.InwhichdepartmentisJaneCrewworking

atthemoment?

Sales

Marketing

A:

Administration

B:

答C:案：B

5、【單選題】Lookingforatopjob?ContactJobservices.comforabetter

presentedCV.

Jobservices.comwillfindyouabetterjob,dependingonyourCV.

A:

ImprovethelookofyourCVwiththehelpofJobservices.com.

Ifyourcviswellpresented,Jobservice.comwillemployyou.

B:

答C:案：B

6、【單選題】JoanMarchaudwantstoincreasethevisibilityofhershopwindow.

Marketresearch

Displays,signs&posters

A:

Businessfinance

B:

Businesstrips&travel

C:

答D:案：B

7、【單選題】MikhailRomanovneedstosend12prefabricatedhutsfromhis

factoryinMinsktoRiyadh.

Marketresearch

Displays,signs&posters

A:

Businessfinance

B:

Businesstrips&travel

C:

答D:案：H

8、【單選題】BrianNgisthinkingofproducinganewwebsiteforhis

pharmaceuticalcompany.

Marketresearch

Displays,signs&posters

A:

Businessfinance

B:

Businesstrips&travel

C:

答D:案：E

9、【單選題】HenriettaobidikewantstosellherproductsinEurope,butshe

doesn'tknowifthereisanydemand.

Marketresearch

Displays,signs&posters

A:

Businessfinance

B:

Businesstrips&travel

C:

答D:案：A

10、【單選題】MarieFayethastoorganizeaflighttoBrusselsforhermanaging

director.

Marketresearch

Displays,signs&posters

A:

Businessfinance

B:

Businesstrips&travel

C:

答D:案：D

11、【單選題】Whowelcomesvisitorsandmakessuretheygototherightoffice?

Mr.HampsonAccountant

MrsEdwardsBuyer

A:

MrHaversQualityController

B:

Mr.WrightReceptionist

C:

答D:案：D

12、【單選題】Whovisitscustomerstoshowthemsamples?

Mr.HampsonAccountant

MrsEdwardsBuyer

A:

MrHaversQualityController

B:

Mr.WrightReceptionist

C:

答D:案：E

13、【單選題】Whopurchasessuppliesforthecompany?

Mr.HampsonAccountant

MrsEdwardsBuyer

A:

MrHaversQualityController

B:

Mr.WrightReceptionist

C:

答D:案：B

14、【單選題】Whomakessurethecompany'sproductsarewellmade?

Mr.HampsonAccountant

MrsEdwardsBuyer

A:

MrHaversQualityController

B:

Mr.WrightReceptionist

C:

答D:案：C

15、【單選題】Wholooksatthecompany'scostsanditsprofits?

Mr.HampsonAccountant

MrsEdwardsBuyer

A:

MrHaversQualityController

B:

Mr.WrightReceptionist

C:

答D:案：A

16、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Dysonvacuumcleanersarenotlikeother

cleaners.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：A

17、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Someoftheworld'sleadingmuseumsshow

Dysonvacuums.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：A

18、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Designandengineeringareseparate

departmentsatDyson.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：B

19、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Peopledonotcommunicatebymemoat

Dyson.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：A

20、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!JamesDysonbelievesthatwearingasuit

helpsyouthinkcreatively.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：B

21、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Thestyleofwearingdecidesthe

company'ssuccess.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：C

22、【單選題】ACompletelyDifferentProductandaNewWayofDoingBusiness

WhenJamesDysonintroducedbtheDCO1vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeople

couldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestselling

vacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandnumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,

itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1050

peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnover

of150millionandDyson

vacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswon

manydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplay

inseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodernart.Dysonisnota

typicalcompany.ForexampleeveryonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuum

cleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowswhatthecompany

producesandhowtheyproduceit.Designersandengineersworktogetherto

designandtesttheirideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparate

departments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication-noonesendsmemosin

theoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.James

Dysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstops

peoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson,fewer

companieswillwearsuitsinfuture!Thecompanysalesreached20millionin

Britain.

right

wrong

A:

don'tsay

B:

答C:案：C

23、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’AHL

Pharmaceuticals

manufacturesmedicines.

putsdrugcompaniesincontactwithcustomers.

A:

suppliesmedicinestocustomers.

B:

C:

答案：C

24、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’According

tothetext,whatisthechallengeforpharmaceuticalmanufacturers?

developingnewtypesofmedicines

transportingmedicinestoothercountries

A:

ensuringconstantsupplyofmedicines.

B:

答C:案：C

25、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’Themost

importantfunctionofthenewsoftwareisto

maintainthequalityofcustomerservice.

expandthecustomernetworkworldwide.

A:

informpatientsaboutbetterqualitymedicines.

B:

答C:案：A

26、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’New

informationaboutmedicines

isupdatedbythemanufacturerstwiceaday.

ismadeavailabletocustomersbyAHLpersonnel.

A:

isgivendirecttocustomersbymanufacturers.

B:

答C:案：B

27、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’Stephen

Smithfeelsthat

thesecurityofinformationonthenetworkusedtobeaworry.

allthedatashouldbestoredonthesamesystem.

A:

thecompany'scomputer-basedinformationiswell-protected.

B:

答C:案：C

28、【單選題】ComputerSoftwareAsmoreandmorecompaniesareusingthe

InternettodobusinessMarkWilliamsexplainshowanewsoftwarepackageis

helpingtheefficienttransferofmedicinesfromfactorytopatient.AHL

PharmaceuticalsisoneofBritain'slargestwholesaledistributorsofmedicines.

UnderaEuropeanparentcompany,SetraAG,itcovers40percentoftheBritish

market,andtwohundredsofhospitalsandpharmaciesaroundthecountry.'The

responsibilityforsupplyingsuchlargequantitiesofmedicinesisfrightening',

saysITdirector,Stephensmith.'Ifamanufacturerhasqualitycontrolproblems,

creatingashortfallinsupply,orifmedicinesaresuddenlyneededinlarge

quantitiessomewhereelseintheworldourstocklevelscanfalldramatically.In

thepastsuchalackofbalancebetweensupplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.With

ournewsoftwaresystem,weknowimmediatelyofanypossiblemanufacturingor

supplyanddemandwasahugeproblem.Withournewsoftwaresystem,knowand

suggestpossiblealternatives.’Thissystemissoefficientbecause

manufacturerscanupdatedetailsthemselvesofstocklevelsandproduct

information.TwiceadaystaffatAHLtransferthisdatatotheirmaincomputer

systemwhereitismadeavailablethroughtheAHLwebsitetocompanypersonneland

customers.Withsomanypeoplehavingaccesstothedata,isn'tthesecurityof

thesystematrisk?'Notatall,’saysSmith.'Werunthesoftwarewithinour

owninternalsecuritysystem.Thedatagoesintoaspecial"sandbox"which

isseparatefromtherestofthesystem.Evenifsoftware,theycan'tgo

anywhereelseonthenetwork.'Anddoeshethinkthatisthelimitofthe

software'suse?ThefirsttimeIsawthisIhadthefeelingthatlifewouldbe

differentfromnowon.Insteadofhavinglotsofpiecesofpaperflyingaround,

anexpansionofthesoftwaresystemintothepurchasingdepartmentmeans

thatorderscannowbedealtwithinamoment.Theonlydelaytofurther

expansionisdecidingwhatareaofthecompanytoapplyittonext.’Thenew

software

canbeusedinmanyareaso