BEC商務(wù)英語（中級）閱讀模擬試卷

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一、概括文意配伍(本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7

分。)

?Lookatthestatementsbelowandapassageabouttheneedfbrgoodmanagersonthe

oppositepage.*Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1-7referto??For

eachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.*Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.ATheneedforgoodmanagersisnot

goingaway.Itisintensifying.With"flatter"organizationsandself-directedteams

becomingcommon;withpersonalcomputersandnetworksmakinginformationavailable

tomorepeoplemorequickly;therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

However,theneedfbrgoodmanagers,peoplewhocanmanagethemselvesandOthersin

ahigh-stressenvironment,isincreasing.BIbelieveanyonecanbeagoodmanager.Itis

asmuchtrainableskillasitisinherentability;asmuchscienceasart.Youhave

confidenceinyourselfandyourabilities.Youarehappywithwhoyouare,butyouare

stilllearningandgettingbetter.Youaresomethingofanextrovert.Youdon'thavetobe

thelifeoftheparty,hutyoucan'tbeawallflower.Managementisapeopleskill-it'snot

thejobforsomeonewhodoesn'tenjoypeople.CYouarehonestandstraightforward.

Yoursuccessdependsheavilyonthetrustofothers.Youareanincludernotanexcluder.

Youbringothersintowhatyoudo.Youdon'texcludeotherbecausetheylackcertain

attributes.Youhaveapresence.Managersmustlead.Effectiveleadershaveaquality

aboutthemthatmakespeoplenoticewhentheyenteraroom.DYouareconsistent,but

notrigid;dependable,butcanchangeyourmind.Youmakedecisions,buteasilyaccept

inputfromothers.Youarealittlebitcrazy.Youthinkout-of-thebox.Youtrynewthings

andiftheyfail,youadmitthemistake,butdon'tapologizeforhavingtried.Youarenot

afraidto"dothemath".Youmakeplansandschedulesandworktowardthem.

1、Theneedforgoodmanagersisincreasing.

標準答案：A」

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、Therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

標準答案：A--

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、Beingagoodmanagermustenjoypeople.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、Aneffectiveleaderhasaqualitythatmakeshim/hereasilynoticed.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、Anyonecanbeagoodmanager.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Agoodmanagermustletotherstrusthim/her.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、Agoodmanagerdarestotakesomerisks.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、段落完型(本題共5題，每題1.0分，共5分。)

ReadtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutTheCrisisofCredit.Choosethebest

sentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachoftheblanks.Foreachblank(8-12),mark

oneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.Thereisanexample

atthebcginning(O).TheCrisisofCreditHere'sthescarythingabouttheidentity-theft

ringthatthefedscrackedlastweek:therewasnothinganyofitsestimated40,000

victimscouldhavedonetopreventitfromhappening.(O)GAlowlyhelp-deskworkerat

TeledataCommunications,asoftwarefirmthathelpsbanksaccesscreditreportsonline,

allegedlystolepasswordsforthosereportsandsoldthemtoagroupof20thievesat$60

apop.[Pl]Costtothevictims:$3millionandrising.Evenscarieristhatthis,

thelargestidentity-theftbusttodate,isjustadropinthebitbucket.Morethan700,000

Americanshavetheircredithijackedeveryyear.It'soneofcrime'sbiggestgrowth

markets.Aname,addressandSocialSecuritynumber—whichcanoftenbefoundon

theWeb—areallanybodyneedstoapplyforaboguslineofcredit.Creditcompanies

make$1.3trillionannuallyandloselessthan2%ofthatrevenuetofraud.[P2]

Asitstandsnow,it'suptoyoutoprotectyouridentity.Thegoodnewsisthat

thereareplentyofstepsyoucantake.Mostcreditthievesareopportunists,notwell-

organizedgangs.[P3]Othersstealwalletsandreturnthem,takingonlyaSocial

Securitynumber.ShreddingyourjunkmailandleavingyourSocialSecuritycardat

homecansavealotofagonylater.Butthemosteffectivewaytokeepyouridentityclean

istocheckyourcreditreportsonceortwiceayear.Therearethreemajorcredit-report

outfits:Equifax(equifax.com),Trans-Union(www.transunion.com)and

Experian(experian.com)..[P4]Ofthethree,1foundTransUnion'swebsiteto

bethecheapestandmostcomprehensive-layingoutstate-by-stateprices,rightsandtips

forconsumersineasy-to-readfashion.Ifyou'reluckyenoughtoliveinColorado,

Georgia,Maryland,Massachusetts,NewJerseyorVermont,youareentitledtoonefree

reportayearbylaw.[P5]Avoidservicesthatoffertomonitoryourreports

year-roundforabout$70:that's$10morethanthegoingrateamongthieves.Ifyouthink

you'reavictimofidentitytheft,youcanaskforfraudalertstobeputonfileateachof

thethreecredit-reportcompanies.Youcanalsodownloadatheft-reportformat:www、

consumer,gov/idthefl,which,alongwithalocalpolicereport,shouldhelpwhenirate

creditorscomeknocking.Justdon'texpectjustice.Thataudacioushelp-deskworkerwas

oneofthefewerthan2%ofidentitythieveswhoareevercaught.Example:

OABCDEFG

rii-1LIi_ii~>r_1i_i、

AAAlotofthemgoDumpster

divingforthosemillionsof"pre-approved"credit-cardmailingsthatgoouteveryday.B

Itusedtogetquiteinterestingaroundthedinnertable.CThatallowedthegangtocherry-

pickconsumerswithgoodcreditandappliesforallkindsofaccountsintheirnames.D

Sothere'slittlefinancialincentiveforthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.

EAllallowyoutoorderreportsonline,whichisalotbetterthanwadingthroughvoice-

mailhellontheir800lines.FOtherwiseit'sgoingtocost$8to$14eachtime.GThis

wasaninsidejob,accordingtocourtdocuments.

8、[Pl]

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本段開頭介紹了最大的一起信用卡盜竊案，空白處前一句講的是一個

軟件公司網(wǎng)上盜取信用卡密碼等，賣給一些犯罪團伙，空白處顯然要填寫犯罪團伙

如何作案。選項C符合題意。

9、[P2]

標準答案：D

知識點解析：空白處上文闡述了這一犯罪的嚴重性，前一句講的是信貸公司每年賺

1.3萬億，其中2%的攻入被騙子詐取。后一句講的是就目前.，你自己該采取防范

措施了，顯然空白處要選擇銀行方面防護薄弱的句子。選項D：“So,there'sliiUe

financialincentiveforthemtomaketheapplicationprocessmoresecure.“意為：“因

此，幾乎沒有任何金錢的刺激來促使他們把申請過程做得更安全?些?！狈项}

意。

10、[P3]

標準答案：A

知識點解析：空白處后一句以“others”開頭，對應(yīng)選項A中的“alot故選A。

11、[P4]

標準答案：E

知識點解析：空白處前文講的是三個網(wǎng)站，選項E中的“online”對應(yīng)前文，故選

Eo

12、[P5]

標準答案：F

知識點解析：空白處前一句講的是假設(shè)你住在免費服務(wù)的城市，則后文就需要選擇

有轉(zhuǎn)折意思的選項，選項F：“Otherwiseit'sgoingtocost$8to$14eachtime.“符合

題意。

三、常規(guī)閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題7.0分，共6

分。)

?Readthefollowingarticleaboutpartnershipandthequestionsbelowthepassage.?For

eachquestion(13一18),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)miyourAnswerSheetforthe

answeryouchoose.UnderstandingPartnershipTheUniformPartnershipActdefinesa

partnershipas"anassociationoftwoormorepersonstocarryonasco-owncrsofa

businessforaprofit."Thepartnershipcameintobeingusanevolutionaryoutgrowthof

theproprietorshipbycorrectingstoneoftiledisadvantagesofthatownershipform.The

formationofapartnershipisrelativelysimple,butbecauseitinvolvestwoormore

people,itmustbebaseduponanunderstandingbetweenthepartners.Inotherwords,a

contractisrequired.Althoughthecontractcanbeoral,itiswisertohavesoimportanta

documentdrawnupbyanattorney.AcontractofthissortiscalledtheArticlesofCo-

partnership.Partnershiphasninnyadvantages.Firstly,itisrelativelysimpletoorganize

anddissolve.AlthoughnotassimpletoorganizeasasoleproprietorshipbecauseArticles

ofCo-partnershiparerequired,partnershipsaresimplerandlessexpensivetoformthan

corporations.Secondly,itissubjecttolessgovernmentcontrol.Asisthecasewithsole

proprietorships,partnershipsarenotcontrolledbythesamefederalandstatelawsasare

corporations.Thirdly,itcankeeplargertaxsavings.Unlikecorporations,partnershipsare

notlegalentities.Partnerships,therefore,donothavespecialtaxesleviedonthem.

Finally,itmayprovideahighpersonalincentive.Becausethepartnershipbusinessis

carriedonbyworkingowners,thisformofbusinessownershipretainsthehighincentive

ofthesoleproprietorship.Thepartnersareworkingforthemselves,andconsequentlyare

rewardedforextraeffort.Althoughmanyoftheadvantagesofasoleproprietorshipare

carriedoverintopartnership,manyofitsdisadvantagesareaswell.Likethesole

proprietorship,partnershipshavethedisadvantagesofunlimitedliability.Thismeansthat

inthecaseofbankruptcyofthebusiness,bothpartnerspersonalassetsmustbeusedto

settlepartnershipdebts.Whenonepartner'sinvestmentplushispersonalassetsare

insufficienttomeethisshareofthecreditor'sclaims,thesedebtsmustbesettledbythe

remainingpartnerorpartners.Furthermore,itisdifficulttoraisemoneyforpartnership

andthedisagreementsamongpartnersmayeasilyresultinthefailureofthepartnership.

Theformofpartnershippreviouslydiscussedisthatofageneralpartnership.Thereare

otherformsofpartnershipavailabletobusinessmenwhichhavespecificadvantagesor

overcomespecificdisadvantagesofthegeneralpartnership.Alimitedpartnershipisone

inwhichtheliabilityofoneormoreofthepartnersislimitedtotheamountinvestedby

him.Alimitedpartnershipmusthaveatleastonegeneralpartnerwhoseliabilitiesarc

unlimited.Limitedpartnershipstakeadvantageofthetaxsavingsavailableto

partnershipswhilemaintainingsomeofthecapital-raisingresourcesavailableto

corporations.However.theyarelegallycomplicatedandexpensivetosetup;further,any

activitybyalimitedpartnermayresultinthelossofhislimitedstatus(andhislimited

liability);andtheyarenotpermittedtodobusinessinallstates.Ajointventureisa

partnershipthathasbeensetupforonespecificundertaking.Uponcompletionofthe

undertaking,thejointventureisdissolved.Unlikeageneralpartnership,thejointventure

isnotacontinuingbusiness.However,thisneednotbethecase.Theprimecharacteristic

isitslimitationtoonespecificventure.

13、Accordingtothetext,partnershipisderivedfrom

A、corporation.

sole-proprietorship.

C^co-operative.

D、jointventure.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、Allofthefollowingareadvantagesofpartnershipexcept

A、itisrelativelyeasytoorganizeanddissolve.

B、thepartnersarcsubjecttolessregulations.

C、thepartnershaveunlimitedliability.

D、thepartnerscanidentifythemselveswiththeassociation.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、Partnershipsarefreefromsomespecialtaxesbecause

ANthereislegaldistinctionbetweenthepartnersandpartnerships.

B、partnershipsarenotlegalentities.

C>partnershipsarekeepinglargetaxsavings.

D、partnershipsownsomespecialprivileges.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、Accordinglu(helexl,ifihtbusinessfails,

A、itwillbedifficulttoraisefundsforpartnership.

therewillbedisagreementsamongpartners.

C、thepartners'personalpropertywillbeimplicated.

D、thepartners*personalassetswillnot'besufficienttopaydebts.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、Accordingtothetext,allofthefollowingamdisadvantagesoflimitedpartnerships

except

A、theyarelegallycomplexandcostlytoform.

B、theytakeadvantageoflaxsavingsavailabletopartnerships.

C、anyactivitybyalimitedpartnermayleadtothelossofhislimitedstatus.

D、theareasofbusinessareconfined.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、Themainfeatureofjointventuresis

A>theyarenotcontinuingbusiness.

B、rileyareofshortduration.

C、theyareusuallylimitedtoonespecificventure.

D、theyaredissolvedupontheimplementationoftheundertaking.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、完形填空(本題共15題，每題1.0分，共75分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutthejobofstoreassistants.Choosethebestwordtofilleach

gapfromA,B,CorD.Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyour

AnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).Themovetoself-servicehas

meantthatinmanyshops,fewertasksarenowperformedbystoreassistants.Typical

taskswhichremainaremaking(0)Cthatshelvesandcountersarefully(19)

takingthecustomer'spayment,and(20)thepurchases.However,insomeshops,

themoretraditionalsellingskillsarestillimportant.Inlargerstores,itisnormalfora

rangeof(21)toberotatedamongstaff,givinggreaterworkvariety.Every

customerhasdifferent(22).anddifferentreasonsforcomingintothestore.Some

know(23)whattheywant,askforitandbuyit.Many,however,arenotsure,and

iftheyarenot(24)correctlytheymaygosomewhereelsetobuy.Thestore

assistantmust(25)whenandhowtoofferhelp,andgainthecustomer's

confidencewiththe(25)amountofquestioningaboutwhattheyarclookingfor.

Theycanthengiveinformationandadviceabouttheproductswhichmight(27)

thecustomer'srequirements.Thisdemandsbothcommunicationskillsandknowledgeof

theproduct.Finally,theyhavetopersuadethecustomertomakethe(28)tobuy,

and"closethedeal".Ifthecustomerisjust(29),thestoreassistantneedsto

offerefficientandfriendlyservice,hopingthatthecustomerwillreturnwhenheorsheis

readytobuy.Itisworthrememberingthatmanystoresdependontheir

(30)customersforalargepartoftheir(31)Theactualtasksofastore

assistantvarywiththetypeofgoodssold.Inamen'soutfittersthesecouldinclude

(32)acustomerforasuit.Inanelectronicsstore,itisvitaltobeableto

(33)howacomputerorhi-fiunitworksandtoensurethatthecustomerhasany

accessoriestheymightneed.

19、

A、stored

B、provided

C>stocked

D、packed

標準答案：

知識之解析C：這里是在形客店員以前的基本職責，首先就是要確保貨物整齊碼好。

故選C。

20、

A^watching

surrounding

C、enclosing

D、covering

標準答案：A

知識點解析：和上題類似，這里也是在形容店員以前的基本職責，這里想表達的意

思是監(jiān)視購買。故選A。

21、

A、acts

duties

C>requirements

D、actions

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)上下文，這里需要表達工作職責。故選B。

22、

A、needs

B、necessities

C、targets

D、incentives

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據(jù)句意理解，這里說明不同的消費者有不同的需求，不同的進店原

因。因此，這里需要一個表示需要的詞語。故選A。

23、

A、obviously

B、surely

C、carefully

D、exactly

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據(jù)句意理解，有些顧客很清楚自己想要什么，然后就買什么。這里

需要一個表示清楚方面的詞語。故選D。

24、

A、conducted

treated

C^serviced

D、controlled

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據(jù)句意理解，這里說明大部分顧客亳無目的，如果服務(wù)得不好，他

們就會去別家。因此，這里需要填寫服務(wù)的詞語。故選C。

25、

A、assess

B、validate

C^test

D、question

標準答案：A

知識點解析：這里采用排除法。C和D意思類似，選項B的意思是［史……有

效”，放在此處，不合適。選項A的意思是“評價，估計”。放在這里的意思是：店

員必須自己評價何時提供服務(wù)，以及如何提供服務(wù)。故選A。

26、

A、adequate

calculate

C、right

D、just

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據(jù)文義理解，這里需要說明合適數(shù)量的問題，以確定顧客需要什

么。故選C。

27、

A、balance

B、suit

C^equal

D、reach

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)句意，這里是說正合消費者的要求，因此，這里需要填入表示

“適合，合適”的詞語。故選B。

28、

A、decision

B、conclusion

C>contract

D、engagement

標準答案：A

知識點解析：make〔hedecisionsdo固定短語，意思是“下定決心做某事工故選

Ao

29、

A、reviewing

B>observing

C^looking

D^watching

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據(jù)句意理解，這里表示如果消費者僅僅只是看，因此，此處需要一

個表示看的詞語。A選項意思是“復習，檢查”，B和D選項意思是“觀察”，意思都

不對。故選C。

30、

A^regular

B、constant

C^continuous

D^fixed

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據(jù)意思，這里需要填入固定消費者，也就是熟客。故選A。

31、

A、proceeds

B、business

C、assets

D、dealings

標準答案：B

知識點解析：選項A意思是“程序，手續(xù)”，選項B意思是“生意”，選項C意思是

“資產(chǎn)”，選項D意思是“交易”。這里符合意思的應(yīng)該是B,指的是這些商店的營業(yè)

額。故選B。

32、

A、grading

B、rating

C、estimating

D、measuring

標準答案：D

知識點解析：measure這里的意思是量體裁衣，表示給顧客量尺寸。故選D。

33、

A、present

B、prove

C^demonstrate

D、acknowledge

標準答案：C

知識點解析：這里需要境用一個表示“演示、展示''的詞語。故選C。

五、改錯（本題共12題，每題1.0分，共12分。）

?Readthetextbelowaboutopinionsonethicsandmissionstatements.?Inmostofthe

lines(34-45)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitin

withthemeaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.?Ifalineiscorrect,write

CORRECTonyourAnsv/erSheet.?Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextra

wordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.EthicsandMissionStatementsAs

businessemergedfromtheprofit-oriented1980s,valuesandsocialresponsibilitieswere

beingemphasizedonincorporatemissionstatements.34.Becausegreedwasout,and

ethicswerein.Businessesandtheiremployees35.becameactivelyengagedinless

activitiesthatcontributedtotheircomm