BEC商務英語（中級）閱讀模擬試卷96

一、概括文意配伍（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7

分。）

ASalinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgoodmanagementinthisautobiography.He

believesthatdecisionsshouldbebasedonfacts,notopinions;thatpeople'sstrengths

shouldbeexploited;andthatdisagreementissometimesnecessary.Butthemainpointhe

makesisthatleadershipmeansperformingwellatalltimesandsettingagoodexample.

BInthiscollectionofessays,topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchange

overthenextfewyears.Theyanalysechangesinbusinessandsocietyandtheireffectson

jobmarkets,aswellastakingalookatpossiblestrengthsandweaknessesofleading

economicsandtheircurrencies.Thiscollectionoutlinesavisionoftomorrow'sbusiness

worldandthetypeofleadersthatwillberequired.CThisbookisawell-researched

studyoftheproblemofleadershipinglobalquotedcompanies.160internationalbusiness

leaderswereaskedhowtheyaddedvaluetotheircompaniesandtheiranswersformthe

mainpartofthisbook.Bothmanagersandcompaniesareanalysedinordertoshowhow

theycopewithdifficultissues.Ausefulbookforallseniormanagers.D100well-known

USbusinessleadersthroughthiscenturyaredescribedinthisbook,whichanalyseshow

theirfortunesweremadeandsometimeslost.Thebackground,businesscareercharacter

andpersonallifeofeachindividualarcoutlined,creatinganimpressivecollectionof

biographiesandanexcellentreferencework.

1、Thisisanaccountofonebusinessleader'sexperiences.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：段落A中第一句話中的aulobiograph廣自傳”是關鍵詞，符合題目中

“商業領導個人經歷的介紹故選A。

2、Thisbooksuggestsprobabletrendsinthebusinessworld.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：問題中的“probabletrends”指的是“可能的發展趨勢”，從段落B中第

一句話“topbusinessleaderspredicthowbusinesseswillchangeoverthenextfew

years.”可得知這個系列的書中會預測以后幾年商業領域的發展趨勢。故選B。

3、Inthisbookyoulearnaboutthelivesofbusinessleadersfromthepast.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：從段落D中“Thebackground,businesscareercharacterandpersonal

lifeofeachindividualareoutlined.”可知這本書把公司領導人的職業經歷和個人生

活經歷都列了出來。故選D。

4、Thewriterofthisbookgiveshispersonalviewsofwhatmakesagoodbusiness

leader.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據段落A中第一句話“Salinasoutlinesthekeyqualitiesofgood

managementinthisautobiography.”可以推斷出Salinas在自傳中列出了作為一個好

領導的基本素質。故選A。

5、Thisbooklooksathowlargecompaniesdealwithvariousproblemareas.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本題中有兩個關鍵詞“largecompanies"和“problemareas”。段落C中

t4g1obalquotedcompanies”指的就是世界知名的大公司，“howtheycopewithdifficult

issues”就是指“如何處理難題”。故選C。

6、Thisbookisbasedoninterviewswithbusinessleaders.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據段落C中第2句話“160intemationalbusinessleaderswereasked

howtheyaddedvalueto…”可以推測，這本書是根據對一些公司領導進行的采訪編

輯成的。故選C。

7、Thisbookdescribesbothsuccessesandfailures.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：D段中的關鍵句是“whichanalyseshowtheirfortunesweremadeand

sometimeslosf\其中談到了公司領導人如何成功積累財富及財富又如何散去。故

選D。

二、段落完型(本題共5題，每題1.0分，共5分。)

Readthearticlehelowaboutbusinesshookreviews.Choosethebestsentencefromthe

listA-Gtofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning,(0).SpecialIntroductoryOffer!Gainaworkingknowledgeofthetopbusiness

booksrapidlyandeasily!Nowyoucanreadthebestbusinessbooksinjust15minutes

each!It'stheexecutivedilemmaoftheNineties;informationoverload.(0)F.There

shouldbeasimplerwaytokeeptrackofthelatestideas.Andthereisasystematic

solution:Supposeyouhadanassistantwhoscreenedandselectedonlythequalitybooks

foryou.(8)Soyoucouldobtainaworkingknowledgeofthebook'scontentsina

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Everymonth,youreceivequick-reading,time-savingsummariesofthebestnewbusiness

books.(9)Thismeansthatratherthantakingfivetotenhourstoread,ittakes

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executives,areasolutiontothegrowingmanagementproblemsoftoomuchtoreadand

toolittletimetodoit.Enhanceyourbusinessconfidence.Yougainarealunderstanding

ofthekeypointsofthebestnewbusinessbooks.Learnmore,remembermore.We've

takenaccountofextensiveresearchintothememoryfunctionsofthehumanbrain.

(10)Getideasyoucanuse.(11)Inasummary,theseideasaremore

accessibleand"actionable".Cuthundredsofhoursoffyourreadingload.Howoftenhave

youopenedanewbookwithgreatexpectations,onlytofinditahugedisappointment?

(12)Thebookswesummarisecoverjustabouteverysubjectyouneedtoknow,

frommanagementtechniquestoguidanceonyourcareer.ATheseintroductorytextsare

themostimportantbooksandusingthemcanpaybigdividends.BDiscoverpracticaltips

andtechniquesyoucanapplywithoutdelay.CInordertoavoidthisproblem,weselect

foryouonlythetrulyworthwhiletitlesandrejecttherest.DAccordingtostudies

publishedinpsychologyjournals,youretainthecontentofasummarybetterthanabook.

EHeorshewouldtakethemostimportantideasfromeachone,andcompilethemintoa

neatexecutivesummary.FWiththebreathanddepthofknowledgegainedfrombooks,it

islesslikelythatyou'llbecaughtoffguard.GEachcontainsallthekeypointsinthe

originalbook,butinsteadof200to500pagesthereareonlyeightpages.

8、

標準答案：E

知識點解析：E選項意思是：他或者她能從每本中選出最重要的信息，并編纂成簡

潔的行政簡報。在這一句之前，應是作者在假設你有一個得力的助手，可以為你選

擇質量好的書籍。E選項正好符合這段情景，順勢發展。故選E。

9、

標準答案：G

知識點解析：G選項意思是：每本書囊括了原書的精華，僅僅只有8頁，而不是

200到500頁。之前這句說的是每月你都會收到最好最新的商業書籍內容摘要。G

選項就順著此意繼續介紹摘要的內容。故選G。

10、

標準答案：D

知識點解析：D選項意思是：據發表在心理期刊上的研究表明，人們記憶摘要的效

果比記憶書本效果好。之前說到將記憶效果納入考慮之中。選項D正是提供證據

證明之前的論點。故選D。

11、

標準答案：B

知識點解析：B選項意思是：發現你可以亳不遲疑使用的技巧。句式上來說，是個

祈使句。和上段的祈使句形成呼應。故選B。

12、

標準答案：C

知識點麻斤：C選項意思是：為了避免這種情況，我們為你選擇真正有價值的題目

而漏掉其他的。這句話正是對之前問題的回答，恰到好處。故選C。

losetheirclaimtotheprofitofthatperiod.Inshort,commonstockusuallyhasmore

controlthroughvotingprivileges,greaterchanceforhighreturnsandmorerisk,whereas

preferredstockusuallyhaslesscontrol,fixedreturns,lessrisks,andlesschanceforbig

gains.

13、Commonstocktradedonstockexchangesrepresents

A、thevotingrightsthestockholdershave.

B、thestocksharedbycommonpeople.

C、theprofitstheshareholdersreceive.

D、theownershipofapubliccorporation.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：此題是對文章細節的考查。第二段第一句提到：普通股股民其實就是

一個上市公司的股東。選項A和C都不完整。故選D。

14、Thesecondparagraphdescribes

A、thereturnstocommonstockholders.

B、themajorityandminoritystockholders.

C、thevotingrightsofcommonstockholders.

D、theformationofcommonstock.

標準答案：C

知識點露斤：此題是對文章段落主題的考查。題干問第二段主要講了什么。根據意

思來看，第二段主要交代了普通股股民的投票權。故選C。

15、Themainpurposeofthethirdparagraphistotellus

A^therateofreturnstothestockholders.

B、theriskofcommonstockholders.

C、thedistributionofprofitstothestockholders.

D^thebenefitsofcommonstock.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：此題是對文章段落主題的考查。題干問第三段主要講了什么。根據意

思來看，第三段主要交弋了普通股股民的分紅權。故選C。

16、Oneofthedifferencesbetweencommonstockandpreferredstockliesinthat

A、theformerissaferingettingdividends.

B、commonstockholdersgetmorestableprofits.

C、thelatterqctsmorefixedreturns.

D、preferredstockholdershavemorerightsinvoting.

標準答案：C

知識點解析；此題是對文章細節的考查。題干意思是普通股和優先股的不同。在文

末提到了兩者的需要，反復對比四個選項。選項A、B、D都正好說反了。故選

Co

17、Withcumulativepreferredstock,stockholderscan

A、claimtotheformerprofitswhenthecompanyhasagoodyear.

B>havemorecontroloverthecompany.

C>claimtotheformerprofitswhenthecompanyhadabadyear.

D^receivehighreturns.

標準答案：c

知識點露析：此題是對文章細節的考查。題干是問積累優先股的好處在于什么地

方。根據文章第五段：cumulativepreferredstockmaintaineditsclaimtodividends

evenifthecompanyhadabadyear,意思是公司年景不好的時候，他們仍然可以要求

分紅。故選C。

18、borthosewhowanttogethighreturns,itisbetterforthemtobuy

A、preferredstock.

B、commonstock.

C、noncumulativestock.

D、cumulativestock.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：細節題，艱據文末最后一句可得答案為B。

四、完形填空(本題共75題，每題L0分，共萬分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutcheapfrillsinflying.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap

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

AnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).Whenisalow-costairlinenota

'no-frills'airline?Whenitaddsfrills,businesstravellerswhohave0enthusiasticallyto

value-for-moneyair(19)arenowbeingofferedpackagesmorecommonly

associatedwithmainstreamairlines.Todate,theattractionofno-frillsairlineshasbeen

basedonprice;forgetthemoreconvenientdeparturepoints,creaturecomfortsoreaseof

(20)Easyjet,RyanairandDebonairhaveallundercutleadingcarriersbyas

(21)as70percentonhighvolumeroutes.However,inthewakeofincreased

competitionandaggressiveprice-cuttingfrommainstreamairlinessuchasKLMUK,

threeno-frillsairlinesarcchangingtack.VirginExpressis(22)legroomandis

contemplatingthe(23)ofafrequent-flyerprogramme)Go,ownedbyBritish

Airways,iswooingthebusinesstraveller;andDebonairisintroducingabusinessclass

sectionnextweek.Debonair,basedatLutonAirport,northofLondon,waslaunchedjust

overtwoyearsagoandwentinto(24)forthefirsttimethissummer.Evenwhen

itstarted,it(25)itselfslightlyapartfromitslow-costcompetitorsbyoffering

moreseatcomfort,adrinkin-flightanda(26)frequent-flyerscheme.Debonair's

businessclass,calledABC,willgive(27)moreprivacyduringtheflight,afully-

refundable,flexibleticket,afreebar,asnackandadedicatedcheckindesk.Yetthe

(28)willicmaiiiasmuchas40pciucnlbelowdieaveragebusinessclasslickcl

price.Otherlow-coslairlines,however,arestanding(29)Evenso,Easyjet,

whichmarketsitselfonlowestprice,nocateringanddirectsell,hasnowintroduceda

￡10(30)toallowitspassengersto(31)fromoneEasyjetflightto

another.Thisiseffectivelyaconcessiontothebusinesstraveller,whoneedsmore

flexibility.AttemptsbyVirginExpress,GoandDebonairtomoveupmarketarcbeing

(32)bysomeasthebeginningofaconsolidationinthesector.Withsomuch

(33)onprice,itseemslikelythatsomeplayersinthelow-costairlinebusiness

willfailtosurvive.

19、

A^journey

B、travel

C、tour

D、trip

標準答案：B

知識點解析：journey—?般指的是長距離的陸地旅行，［ravel泛指旅游，irip指短距

離旅行，游人已經返回。tour是指以休閑為目的的游覽觀光。根據文章所談及的

“airline”這里用travel一般意義的旅行最為合適。

20、

ANscheduling

B、planning

C^setting

D、traveling

標準答案：R

知識點解析：本題題意為：有的航空公司忘記了出發的便捷，舒適或放松的計劃。

所以此題答案為B。scheme是系統性的計戈“，有陰謀、秘密或不正當計劃的意

思。

21、

A、many

B、few

C^more

D、much

標準答案：D

知識點解析?：本題考查的是as…as的用法，這里指在數量上達到某個程度。as...as

之間要求用形容詞或副詞原形。故此題正確答案為D。

22、

A、decreasing

B、increasing

C、extending

D^diminishing

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據題意：VirginExpress增大了飛機座位前伸腿的空間，extend指

的是使某物在時間或空間上更長更大；increase指的是在數目、數量、體積方面增

大增加。故此題答案為C。

23、

A^set

B、issue

C、launch

D、make

標準答案：A

知識點解析：本題題意為：航空公司在考慮啟動常坐飛機旅客計劃，故此題答案為

Ao

24、

A、profit

benefit

C>earning

D、gain

標準答案：C

知識點解析：oearning指開始盈利，profit多指財物上的利潤，偶爾也指得到

的好處，benefit多指福利、退休金、撫恤金。

25,

A^take

B、put

C^lay

D、set

標準答案：D

知識點解析：setsb./sth.apartfrom使...與眾不同或優于其他。本句的意思

是：它與價格低的競爭者有所不同，它為顧客提供舒適的座椅，飲料及為經常坐飛

機的旅客提供計劃。

26、

A、complicated

B、tense

C^simple

D、plain

標準答案:A

知識點解析：這里考查的Debonair為經常坐飛機的乘客提供怎樣計劃。

27、

A、traveler

B、passengers

C、customer

D、tourer

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查的是詞語辨析，根據19題可知：iraveler指的是旅游的游

客，passenger指乘客，customer指顧客。故選B。

28、

A、fee

B、fare

C、toll

D、payment

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查的是詞語辨析，本題題意：所需費用仍然保持比一般商務艙

價格低40%。fee費指“會費、學費”等；fare“車費、船費、飛機費”；⑹I使用“道

路、橋梁、港口等的費用“；payment"支付的款項”。故選B。

29、

A、stiff

B、straight

C、firm

D、aside

標準答案：B

知識點解析：standfirm這里指“勉強支撐”；standstraight“直立”。本句的意思是收

費低的航空公司現在還勉強支撐著。故此題答案為B。

30、

A、charge

B、bill

C^price

D、order

標準答案：A

知識點解析：本句句意：“公司引入10元收費可以享受公司內部改變航班的待

遇“；charge"收費”；bill“賬單”；price“價格”；order"訂購故此題的正確答案為

Ao

31、

A、move

B、go

C^change

D、transfer

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據題意：允許乘客在公司內部改變航班。故此題答案為C。

32、

A、considered

B>regarded

C^viewed

D^thought

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本題考查固定搭配regard…as”認為...是...故選B。

33、

A、competition

rivalship

C、contrast

D>contest

標準答案：A

知識點解析：根據本文主要內容，各大航空公司在價格方面展開了激烈競爭。故此

題答案為A。

五、改錯(本題共12題，每題7.0分，共72分。)

Readthetextbelowabouthowtodenycustomers'claims.Inmostofthelines(34-45)

thereisoneextraword.1(iseithergrammaticallyinconectordoesnotfitinwiththe

meaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,write

CORRECTonyourAnsv/erSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextra

wordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theexercisebeginswithtwo

examples,(0)and(00).DenyingClaims0Customersoccasionallywantsomethingthey

arenotentitledtoorthatyou00can'tgrant.Theymaymisunderstandtheirwarrantiesor

makeunreasonable34demands.Becausethesecustomersarcoftenunhappywitha

productor35service,theyareemotionallyinvolvedin.Lettersthatsaynotoemotionally

36involvedreceiverswillprobablybeyourmuchmosldifficultcommunication37task.

AsifpublisherMalcolmForbeshaspointedout,"Tobe