BEC商務英語(高級)閱讀模擬試卷23

一、概括文意配伍(本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8

分。)

?Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsfromanarticleaboutbroadening

corporateresponsibility.,Whicharticle(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement1——8refer

to??Foreachstatement1—8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.?

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.AExecutivesarecomingto

understandthattheycan'tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizing

shareholdervalue.LastyearPricewaterhouseCooperssurveyed1161chiefexecutive

officersofcompaniesfrom33countries.Some68percentofthosepolledsaidthatglobal

corporateresponsibilitywasvitaltoprofitability.Meanwhilecitizensaroundtheworld

havebecomemorevocalindemandingthatglobalbusincs,5beheldaccountablefbr

conductthatcouldunderminesocial,environmentaloreconomicprogress.BAlthough

marketshaveencouragedmorefirmstoactinaresponsiblemanneriniheglobal

economy,marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthe

time.Moreover,theresponsiblefirmsthatworkhardertoensurethatworkersorthe

environmentaretreatedwellastheymakegoodsandservicescouldhavehighercosts,

whichmayallowothercompetitorstogainmarketshare,Therightmixofpublicpolicies

canensurethatresponsiblefirmsarcnotpenalized.CWashingtonD.Cisdrowningin

paper.Congresshasvotedonproposalstopromotecorporateresponsibility.Meanwhile,

thePresident,executivesandactivistsareallscurryingaboutinsearchofadditional

proposalstomakeexecutivesmoreaccountablefortheircompanies*financialreports.

Giventhatcapitalismtodayisglobalaswellaslocal,theU.Smustworkwithitsalliesto

writeinternationalcorporategovernancenorms.Butweneedtousethisopportunityto

thinkmorebroadlyabouthowtoreassureglobaleconomicconfidencelongterm.Allof

thereformeffortstodatefbcusonanarrowdefinitionofcorporateresponsibility.

PresidentBushacknowledgedinhisJuly9thspeech,"Thereisnocapitalismwithout

conscience"Thatiswhytheultimatereformwouldencouragecorporationstoalsoact

responsibilitytowardstheirworkersandtheenvironment.DThecodes,includingones

promotedbytheDepartmentofState—theVoluntaryPrinciplesforSecurityandHuman

RightsandtheOECDGuidelines,aredesignedtohelpbusinessprotecthumanrightsin

nationswithpoorhumanrightsrecords.Corporatesocialresponsibilitypoliciescanalso

includeEPAregulationsthatrequirecorporationstoreportontheirglobalenvironmental

liabilities.Afterall.thecostsofcleaningupcanbeamajordrainoncorporateprofits.

ButthesepoliciesarenotwellcoordinatedorknownasCSRpolicies.Weresomeoneto

compileanoverview,wemightgainagreaterunderstandingofbowsuchpoliciescanbe

mademoreeffective.Buttherearesomepoliciesincludinglaxpoliciesthatencourage

firmstoshiftproductionortheirheadquarterstonationswithweakerfiscalorregulatory

systems.Otherpoliciesthatmayundermineglobalcorporateresponsibilityinclude

corporatewelfareandagriculturalprotectionism.ETheFrenchgovernmentrecently

overhauledFrenchcorporatelawandmandatedthedisclosureofcompanies'socialand

environmentalaswellasprofitperformance.Thisisagoodidea.TheBritishrequire

pensionfundstoreportonthesocial,environmental,aswellasprofitperformanceof

theirinvestments.TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublic

policiestopromoteCSR.Perhapsthemostinterestingdevelopmentwasthatin2001,

withfundingfromtheAtkinsonFoundation;fiveprivatecitizensorganizedacommission

ondemocracyandaccountability.Theirfinalreportissued25specificpolicy

recommendationsonpromotingglobalanddomesticCSR

1、Manynationsaredevelopingaconsensusthatpublicpoliciescanandshouldpromote

domesticandglobalCSR.

標準答享.F

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2、Stakeholderscan'tsimplyrelyonmarketforcestoensureglobalcorporatesocial

responsibility.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、Maximizingshareholdervaluealoneisnotagoodenoughlong-termstrategy.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、TheUnitedStateshasawiderangeofpoliciesthatareexplicitlydesignedtopromote

globalcorporateresponsibility.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、President,executivesandactivistshopethatnewreportingrequirementsandauditing

ruleswillreassureglobalinvestors.

標準答案：C'

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Thefundamentalreformshouldpromotecorporationstoanswerfbrtheirworkersand

theenvironment.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、TheU.Shasawiderangeofpublicpoliciesthatundermineglobalcorporatesocial

icbpunsibilily.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、Theeffortsofmakingproposalspromotecorporateresponsibilitytirelaudable,but

theywillproveinsufficient.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、段落完型(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6分。)

?ReadthearticlebelowaboutmanufacturingintheUSA.*Choosethebestsentencefrom

theoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.*Foreachgap9-14,markoneletter(A-H)on

yourAnswerSheet.*Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.MakingItintheUSAWhenit

comestoUSmanufacturing,conventionalwisdomsaystheprognosisisbad.Justreadthe

headlines:Duringthepastthreeyears,thenationhaslost2.7millionfactoryjobs-many

ofthempermanently.Manufacturingnowemploysjust11percentoftheUSworkforce,

comparedwith30percentinthe1950s.ButLeRoyNosbaum,chiefexecutiveatItron

Corp.,a$285millionbuilderofutilitymeterreadersinSpokane,Wash.,seesthings

differently."Ifyoucan'tmanufactureintheUSefficientlyandeconomically,youdon't

knowhowtomanufacture,"hesays.Yes,makingstuffintheUnitedStatesrequires

merciless,day-by-daycostcutting.(9)"Jumpingonthelow-costbandwagonisaquick

fix/'saysBillHanson,co-dircctorofMIT'sLeadersforManufacturingprogram."Butit

canhurtyouinthelongrun."Job-lossstatisticsmayoverstatethefallinUS

manufacturingcompetitiveness(10)Sure,therearefewerfactoryworkers,butthanksto

increasedautomationandashifttohigher-valuework,thevalueofUSmanufactured

goodshasgrownby50percentsince1990.JimWomackoftheLeanEnterpriseInstitute,

anonprofittrainingcenter,addsthatcheaperlabordoesn'tnecessarilygiveoffshore

manufacturersaninsurmountableadvantage.(11)Whatevercostadvantagesdoexistcan

vanishquicklyifcompetitorsfollowsuitandsetupshopnearby.Butthemost

compellingreasontobuildhereisn'teasilymeasuredindollars.(12)"TheUSisgoodat

innovation,"hesays,"andtheonlywaytobecomeaninnovationmachineistoclosely

couplemanufacturingwithengineeringanddesign."Nosbaum'sItronisanexample:a

homegrownsuccessthatenjoysa50percentmarketinthefaceofstiffimport

competition.(13)Withinputfromlineworkers,Itronhascutlaborexpensesinhalfsince

1999tojust8percentofoverallproductcost-aratesolowthatthewagegapwith

countrieslikeChinahasbecomeirrelevant.TheItroncaseaside,itdoesmakesensefor

labor-intensiveindustrieslikeapparelsorfurnituremakingtobuildinlow-wage

countries.(14)Inthosefields,thepotentialoffactor-levelinnovationfaroutweighsthe

benefitsoflowerwages.Intheend,thatiswhereAmericanworkerswillfindlasting

opportunity.AThatisnotthecaseinR&D-dependentindustriessuchasbiotech,

pharmaceuticals,andaerospace,however.BProductivitygainsaccountforabigchunk

ofthejobshrinkage.CTheycanfaceadditionalcostsfromtime-to-marketdelays,

airfreightcharges,employeetravel,andlocalcorruption.DThecompany'squalityand

testengineersroamitsfactoryfloorinWaseca,Minn.,constantlysearchingforwaysto

improveproductdesignsandproductionefficiency.EButoffshoremanufacturingcarries

hiddencostsofitsown-inparticular,theopportunitiesyouforgobycuttingoffaccessto

thewellspringofinnovationonyourfactoryfloor.FButitdoesn'tworkinhigh-tech

industries.GManufacturingnowemploysjust11percentoftheUSworkforce,compared

with30percentinthe1950s.HDistanceseverswhatHansoncallsthe"tightlinkages"

betweenengineersandproductionworkersthatspurinnovation.

9、

標準答案：E

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10、

標準答案：B

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II、

標準答案；C

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12、

標準答案：H

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、

標準答案：A

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三、常規(guī)閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題7.0分，共6

分。)

?Readthefollowingarticleaboutacorporationandthequestionsontheoppositepage.

?Foreachquestion15-20,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheetforthe

answeryouchoose.Whateveryourbusiness,youcannolongerhidefromtheintense

glareofstakeholders.TheInternethasgivenemployees,businesspartners,customers,

shareholdersandlocalandglobalneighborsunprecedentedpowertoknowwhatyouand

yourcompanyareupto.Ifyouareabusingemployeesorthequalityofyourproducthas

sufferedoryou'rekeepingimportantdatafromyoursuppliersorshareholders,youcan

countonthatgettingoutviatheInternetandcomingbacktobiteyou.Armedwithsuch

knowledge,yourshareholderscanjumprightbackonlinetospreadtheword,organize

response,and,eventually.determinethefateofyourcompany.Howcanyouavoid

becominganunwittingtarget?Forstarters,yourcompanyhadbetterhavegreatproducts

andfairprices,becauseeveryonewillknowinstantlyifitdoesn't.Butyou'vegottokeep

theconfidenceofallyourstakeholdersnotjustcustomersorshareholderswith

honesty,accountability,consideration,and,aboveall,transparency.Here'showthatplays

outhisuccessfulcompanies.Employees.Youleadbyexamplewhetheryouintendtoor

not.Whenemployeesdon'ttrustyou,theywon'tbuildtrustforyouwithcustomersand

businesspartners.Insteadtheywillplayofficepolitics,andproductivitywillplummet.

Microsofthasemployeetransparencydowntoascience.TimSinclair,whorunsthe

company'shugewebsite,says,"Whenthere'sgoodnews,everyoneknows.Whenthere's

badnews,telleveryone."Businesspartners.Inthecompetitionamongsupplychains,

trustmeanslowertransactioncostsandbetterperformance.RadiofrequencyIDtugswill

bringaboutevermoreaccuratereal-timeinformationsharing.Wal-Mart—nosurprise—

isamongthefirsttotellitssupplierstogetwiththistechnology.Customers.

Transparencywithconsumerscanbeaforceforcompetitiveadvantage.WhenaStanford

StudentdetailedthesourcecodefbrLego'sMindstonnsrobotictoyonline,notonlydid

thecompanydecidenottosuethestudent,itencourageditscustomerstotinkerwiththe

software,evengoingsofarastodevelopawebsitewherepeoplecansharetheir

creations.Itsbuddingcommunityofcustomer/developershashelpedLegoexpandthe

marketforitsrobot,helpingtopopularizeitoncampusesandamongengineers.Itgained,

essentiallyforfree,newmarkets,newproductideas,andsheetcredibility.Communities.

Thinkaccountability,notjustphilanthropy.Chiquitawasoncereviledforitsalleged

activitiesinLatinAmerica:Itwassaidtohavefomentedpoliticalcoups,bribed

politicians,pillagedtheenvironment,andbrutalizedemployees.In1998itadopteda

policyofcorporateresponsibility,whichcallsforhonestandopencommunicationabout

itsproblemsandheatingallpeoplewithdignityandrespect.Thepolicycametoolateto

savethecompanyfrombankruptcyinNovember2001,butChiquitaexecutivessayitwas

instrumentalinhelpingthebananagiantrepairrelationswithworkers,suppliers,local

communities,andenvironmentalactivists-andemergefromChapter11inbettershape

fourmonthslater.Shareholders.ProgressiveinsuranceCEOGlennRenwickismakingan

inquisitiveinvestor'sdreamcometrue.Progressivesaysit'stheonlyFortune500

companytoreportoperatingcostsonamonthlybasis."Iviewitastheowners'

information,"Renwicksays."Whenyouhaveinformation,youshoulddiscloseit,good

orbad,exactlyasitis."Result:Since2001,Progressive'ssharepricehasgonefrom$43

tomorethan$70.Transparencybuildstrustwithshareholders.Intheageof

transparency,integritygoestothebottomline:ifyou'vegottobenaked,you'dbetterbe

buff.

15、TheInternethasempoweredeveryone

A、tohaveanintenselookateachother'sbusinesssecrets.

B、tobeabletotakeimportantdatafromthedatabase.

C、togetaccesstohissuppliersandclientseasily.

D、todeterminethefateoftheother'sbusiness.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、Whatisthemajorreasonfbrwinningthetrustofemployees?

A、Toenablethemtodevotethemselvestoyourbusiness.

B、Toincreaseproductivity.

C、Towinsalescompetitionwithlesscosts.

D、Tokeepeveryoneinformedofgoodandbadnews.

標準答案：A-

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、Thewriterbelievesthemosteffectivewaytoavoidbeingattackedbycustomerson

lineis

A^supplyingqualityproductsatfairprice.

BNbeinghonestandconsiderate.

C、showingresponsibilityandconfidence.

D、beingopenandfrankwithcustomers.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、HowdidLegogainnewmarkets,newproductideasandstreetcredibilityforiis

robot?

A、itbecamewell-knownbysuingtheStanfordstudent.

itdevelopedawebsitetowhichpeoplecangetaccess.

C^itshareditsinformationwithcustomers.

D、itisopenindealingwiththecase.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

19、ThepolicyofcorporateresponsibilityadoptedbyChiquita

A、resultedfromitsbusinessactivitiesinLatinAmerica.

B、savedthecompanyfrombankruptcyinNovember2001.

C、helpedthecompanytobereestablishedlater.

D、deteriorateditsrelationwithlocalcustomersinLatinAmerica.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

20、Thewaybusinessisdonewillbetransformedby

A^theInternet'sglare.

B、theageoftransparency.

C>theinquisitivestakeholders.

D、theonlinecommunication.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、完形填空(單選)(本題共I。題，每題1.0分，共

10分。)

?Readthearticlebelowaboutinternationallaw.?Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap

fromA,B,CorD.?ForeachQuestion21-30,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.Commonlawisbasedontradition,precedent,andcustomandusage.The

USA,Canada,andtheUKareexamplesofthislegalsystem.Civillawisbasedona

detailedsetoflawsthatmake(21)acode.Rulesforconductingbusinesstransactionsare

apartofthe(22).So,civillaw(23)isalsocalledcodifiedlegalsystem(CodeLaw).

Morethan70countries(24)onacivillawbasis,suchasmostEuropeancountries,Japan,

Russia,andsoon.CivilLaw(CodeLaw)isestablishedbyarbitrarymethodsand(25)a

comprehensivesetofcodeswhichclearlyspelloutthelawsapplicableinallpossible

legalsituations.(26)aredividedintothreeseparatecodes:commercial,civiland

criminal.When(27)businessmatters,commercialcodeshaveprecedenceoverother

codes.Themaindifferencebetweenthecommonlawandcivillawisthatcommonlawis

basedonthecourts'interpretationsofevents,whilecivillawisbasedonhowthelawis

(28)thefacts.Theocraticlawisbasedonreligiousprecepts.Thebestexampleofthislaw

isIslamiclaw,(29)isfoundinMuslimcountries.Islamiclawisamoralratherthana

commerciallawandisintendedtogovernallaspectsoflife.Anexampleof(30)Islamic

lawinfluencesinternationalbusinesscanbefoundinbanking.Islamiclawdoesnotallow

bankstopayorcollectinterest.Instead,bankshavetostructurefeesintotheirloansto

allowthemtomakeaprofit.

21、

A、in

B、up

C、from

D、of

標準答案：R

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22、

A、rules

B、transaction

C>code

D、codes

標準答案.C

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23、

A、code

B、usage

C、custom

D、system

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

24、

A、operate

B、base

C、depend

D、carryout

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

25、

A、constitutes

B、construct

C、consist

D、shape

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

26、

A、All

These

C、Those

D^Both

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

27、

A^deltwith

B>carryingon

C、dealingwith

D、carriedout

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

28、

A、appliedto

B、appliedfor

C>applying

D、applied

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

29、

A、that

B、this

C、what

D、which

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

30、

A^what

B、how

C、which

D、why

標準答案：B

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五、完形填空(填空)(本題共70題，每題7.0分，共

70分。)

?Readthearticleaboutletterofcredit.?Foreachquestion31—40,writeonewordin

CAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

GeneralViewofLetterofCreditsTheletterofCREDITherereferred(31)inthischapter

isthecommonly-useddocumentaryletterofcredit,theimportanceof(32)istobe

discussedinthefollowing.ALetterofCreditisthemostimportantmethodin

international(33).Indomesticsales,thesellersometimescandeliverthegoodswithone

(34)andgetthepaymentwiththeother.Ininternationalsales,however,thiscaseisout

of(35)question.Ittakesalongtimeforthegoodsin(36)toreachthedestination.The

longperiodoftransitandthedifferentlocationsofthesellerandthe(37)makeitdifficult

toexchangegoodsformoneyatthesametime.Usually,thesellerwillnotbesofoolish

astodeliverthegoodsfirstbeforehecangetthepayment;likewise,thebuyerwillnotbe

sofoolishastopaymoneyfirstbeforehereceivesthegoodsingood(38).Thenitseems

thattheinternationaltransactionisnotpossible.Thecontradictoryinterestsoftheseller

aridthebuyerthatarelikelytoobstructtheinternationaltransactioncanberesolvedby

adoptingmodesofpaymentswhichcangive(39)tothesellerandthebuyer.Thewidely

acceptedwayistousedocumentaryletterofcreditwiththebanktakingpartasan

intermediary.Thedocumentaryletterofcreditisoneofthesafestpaymentmodes

availableiotheseller.In(40),thisisawayofpayingthesellerchatimparlssomedegree

ofsecuritytobothparties.

31、

標準答案：to

知識點解析：暫無解析

32、

標準答案：which

知識點解析：暫無解析

33、

標準答案：payments

知識點解析：暫無解析

34、

標準答案：hand

知識點解析：暫無解析

35、

標準答案：ihe

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36、

標準答案：question

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37、

標準答案：buyer

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38、

標準答案：condition

知識點解析：暫無解析

39、

標準答案：security

知識點解析：暫無解析

40、

標準答案：addition

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六、改錯（本題共12題，每題1.0分，共72分。）

?Rea