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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟17剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟17READINGPART ONE Look at the statements below and the five introductions. Which introduction A, B, C, D or E does each statement 1-8 refer to? For each statement 1-8, mark one letter A, B, C, D or E on your Answer Sheet. You wi

2、ll need to use some of these letters more than once. A In order to maintain a statistical measure of the quantity of goods shipped abroad and to provide a means of determining whether regulations are being met, most countries require shipments abroad to be accompanied by an export declaration. Usual

3、ly such a declaration, presented at the port of exit, includes the names and addresses of the principals involved, the destination of the goods, a full description of the goods, and their declared value, When manufacturers are exporting from the United States, Customs and the Department of Commerce

4、require an export declaration for all shipments. If specific licenses are required to ship a particular commodity, the export license must be presented with the export declaration for proper certification. It thus serves as the principal means of control for regulatory agencies of the U.S. governmen

5、t. B In exporting, the bill that the exporter or consignor sends to the importer or consignee is called a commercial invoice. This invoice lists full particulars of the shipment. The marks, the number of packages, an accurate packing list, and a full description of the merchandise should appear on t

6、he commercial invoice. It should state the name of the ship (if ocean transportation is used), the name and address of the consignee, the contract number, the code word for the contract if one is used, the price per unit of the merchandise, and the total price of the shipment. The commercial invoice

7、 should also show the nature of the price quotation, whether the merchandise is sold FOB factory, FAS vessel, or CIF port of destination. C Another essential shipping document for shipments to some countries is the consular .invoice. This is a document obtained by the exporter in his or her country

8、from the governmental representative of the importers country. It was originally designed to help ensure that fair market values would be listed on the invoices prepared by the exporter. Thus the exporter must prepare and have certified before the foreign consul or representative a document containi

9、ng all essential details of the sale. After certification the document is forwarded to the buyer for presentation to customs with the customs declaration, ostensibly for use in determining the amount of tariff to be levied. In recent years, a number of countries including the United States and the P

10、hilippines, have eliminated the requirement for the consular invoice. But where they are still required, they must be provided. D The packing list is sometimes shown on the commercial invoice, or it may be a separate document, depending on the number of packages and the. complexity of the list. It s

11、hould contain, item by item, the contents of cases or containers in a shipment., The items should be listed separately with their weight and description set forth so as to make a complete check of the contents of each package possible upon arrival at the port of destination or the customs office. Th

12、is information is also useful for the consignee. Any variation in description from the commercial invoice or consular invoice usually subjects the consignee to large fines, which are then passed on to the exporter. E These include a wide variety of special inspection certificates issued by various a

13、uthorities and may be required by the importer to meet his or her own or government requirements. These documents certify as to purity and absence of disease, and are issued to cover food products, plants, seeds, and live animals. Frequently, they must be legalized by the consular representative of

14、the importing country. Food products are those for which sanitary certificates are most often required. Special certificates are also issued for certain types of merchandise, to certify a required composition or the existence of specific ingredients. Some types of steel, for example, are sold on ana

15、lysis. Certain chemical mixtures must be analyzed and certified with respect to the presence of desired constituents. 1. This invoice lists full particulars of the shipment.答案:B2. It should contain, item by item, the contents of cases or containers in a shipment.答案:D3. At best, it is evidence of the

16、 intentions of the parties and is a notification to the consignee of all the facts and the amount to be paid.答案:B4. If specific licenses are required to ship a particular commodity, the export license must be presented with the export declaration for proper certification.答案:A5. This is a document ob

17、tained by the exporter in his or her country from the governmental representative of the importers country.答案:C6. Food products are those for which sanitary certificates are most often required.答案:E7. Any variation in description from the commercial invoice or consular invoice usually subjects the c

18、onsignee to large fines, which are then passed on to the exporter.答案:D8. It was originally designed to help ensure that fair market values would be listed on the invoices prepared by the exporter.答案:CPART TWO Read the text taken from a business magazine. Choose the best sentence to fill each of the

19、gaps. For each gap 9-14, mark one letter A-H on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. The organisation and administration of wages and salaries are complex and varied. 1 In others, the Accounts Department is responsible for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department is mo

20、re interested in negotiations with staff about pay. If a firm wants to introduce a new wage and salary structure, it will have to decide on a method of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of its employees 2 In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are specified in a de

21、tailed job description 3 To pay each job what it is worth, the values are linked to the firms salary structure. For middle and higher management, a-well-known points method is the Hay System. This evaluates personnel on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their ability to solve pro

22、blems. Because of the difficulty in measuring administrative work, however, job grades they are often decided without reference to an evaluation system based on points or factors. In attempting to reach a salaries policy, the Personnel Department should compare the value of each job with those in th

23、e job market. 4 5 Where it is simple to measure the work done, as in manual work, monetary incentive schemes and merit awards are often selected. For indirect workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments include bonus schemes based on the performance of the company. 6 Frin

24、ge benefits such as sickness and pension schemes, sports clubs, housing and canteens are all an accepted part of the condition of work. A. Each of these requirements is given a value, usually in points or factors which are added together to give a total value for the job. B. It is said that payment

25、for a job should vary with any differences in the way that job is performed. C. In some companies the Personnel Department has more responsibility for wages and salaries than the Accounts Department. D. Employees in a company get more or less the same amount of payment from year to year. E. Non-fina

26、ncial incentive schemes are becoming more popular for all grades of staff. F. In order to be successful, that pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and management or a dearly defined system for dealing with problems. G. It should also analyse economic factors, such as the cost of li

27、ving and the labor supply. H. Indirect workers get regular payments such as bonus as awards for their performance in the company. 1.答案:C2.答案:F3.答案:A4.答案:G5.答案:B6.答案:EPART THREE Read the following article about the working hours of Britons and the questions. For each question 15-20, mark one letter A

28、, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. Britons are working longer hours than they did a decade ago, but are less productive than their counterparts in the United States and continental Europe, according to a survey released today. The research, conducted by the Economic and Soci

29、al Research Council, a government-financed agency, discloses several work-force myths, including the notion that gold-watch employees who spend their entire careers with one company are a dying breed, and that the new economy has created a transient work force made up of professional freelancers who

30、 jump from job to job. Policy makers in Britain have promoted the idea of a more flexible work force, in which people held more part-time or temporary jobs and often worked from home, as one benefit of the new economy. The new type of employee even got a new namethe portfolio workerand was supposed

31、to benefit from a more flexible schedule and shorter hours. But like so much of the new economy that appears to be more wishful thinking than fact. A vast majority of the 2,500 people surveyed, 92 percent, held permanent jobs in 2,000, up from 88 percent in 1992, the last time comparable research wa

32、s conducted. People are also staying in their jobs longer and working more hours than they did a decade ago. One of three British men and one of 10 women work more than 50 hours a week, said Prof. Peter Nolan. That is on average about 10 hours more than people work in most other European countries;

33、Americans still work longer hours. Yet Britain is two-thirds less productive than the United States and one-third less productive than Europe when it comes to manufacturing output, Professor Nolan continued. The long hours are beginning to take a toll, it seems. Only 16 percent of those questioned s

34、aid they would work longer hours than they do to help their organization, compared with 21 percent who said they would in 1992. Despite the governments effort to encourage investments in technology and breathe life into the digital economy, the fastest-growing jobs over the past decade were often tr

35、ivial, low-wage positions. The number of hairdressers grew the fastest, Professor Nolan said. Stockers in stores ranked No. 8, behind nurses, housekeepers, call-center operators, welfare workers, education assistants and software engineers. 1. According to Para 1, which of the following is NOT true?

36、A.Americans are more efficient than Britons in manufacturing output.B.Frenchmen are more efficient than Britons in manufacturing output.C.Britons spend more time in their job than their forefathers.D.Britons spend more time in their job than Americans.答案:D2. According to Para 2, policy makers in Bri

37、tain _.A.argue that its an ideal system in which employees spend their entire careers with one companyB.argue that, the new economy has created a flexible work force systemC.are eager to replace the permanent work force system with a flexible oneD.argue that gold-watch employees are inefficient comp

38、ared with part-time employees答案:C3. Which of the statements below can best express the main idea of Para 3?A.Britain has become a new economy society just like many other developed countries.B.Contrary to peoples desire, Britain still has a long way to establish a flexible work force.C.Most employee

39、s in Britain hold a permanent job.D.Employees in Britain spend more time in their job than ten years ago.答案:B4. All of the following are true EXCEPT _.A.Britain has a lower productivity than AmericaB.freelancers are the kind of employees who change their job constantlyC.in the survey mentioned in pa

40、ra 3, 2500 people held permanent jobs in 2000D.more and more people in Britain are unwilling to spend long hours on the job答案:C5. In the fourth paragraph, the phrase to take a toll means _.A.to take into accountB.to have a bad effectC.to make a new wayD.to carry out答案:B6. It is implied in the last p

41、aragraph that _.A.Britain has invested big money in the IT industryB.the British government spares no efforts to convert Britain into a digital societyC.Britain is more a traditional society than a digital societyD.hairdressing is the most promising industry in Britain答案:CPART FOUR Read the article

42、below about the Internet today. Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D. For each question 21-30, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet. The Internet can make the news more democratic, giving the public a chance to ask questions and seek out facts behind stories and candi

43、dates, according to the head of the largest U.S. online services. But the greatest 1 for public participation is still in the future, Steven Case, Chairman of American Online, told a recent meeting on Journalism and. the Internet sponsored by the Freedom Forum. 2 , some other experts often say the n

44、ew technology of computers is changing the face of journalism, giving reporters 3 to more information and their readers a chance to ask questions and turn to 4 sources. You dont have to buy a newspaper and be confined to the four corners of that paper any more, Sam Meddis, online technology editor a

45、t USA Today, 5 about the variety of information available to computer users. But the experts noted the easy access to the Internet also 6 anyone can post information for others to see. Anyone can say anything they want, 7 its right or wrong, said Case. Readers have to determine for themselves whom t

46、o trust. ln a world of almost infinite voices, respected journalists and respected brand names will probably become more important, not 8 , Case said. The Internet today is about 9 radio was 80 years ago, or television 50 years ago, or cable 25 years ago, he said. But it is 10 rapidly because it pro

47、vides people fast access to news and a chance to comment on it. 1.A.promisingB.potentialC.possibilityD.opportunity答案:B2.A.OtherwiseB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Although答案:B3.A.accessB.timeC.opportunityD.space答案:A4.A.otherB.differentC.definiteD.similar答案:B5.A.observedB.criticizedC.discussedD.told答案:A6.A.mea

48、nsB.emphasizesC.conveysD.explains答案:A7.A.whetherB.eitherC.ifD.provided答案:A8.A.littleB.worseC.lessD.few答案:9.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.when答案:10.A.changingB.improvingC.goingD.growing答案:DPART FIVE Read the article below about the corporate humor business. For each question 31-40, write one word in CAPITAL

49、LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. The Corporate Laughter Business Is Booming When the OEO of Lotus, manufacturer of computer software, interviews job candidates, he looks 1 people who can laugh out loud. At the headquarters of ice-cream maker Ben Jerrys, the Minister of Joy supervises the Joy Gang, 2 ha

50、s the job of spending $10, 000 a year planning and implementing workplace fun. Odetics, maker of video security systems and other recording equipment, considered it an honor when Industry Week called it the wackiest place to work in the U. S. . In corporate America today, humor is a serious business

51、. Workers have been downsized, reengineered, restructured, and overworked for so long they have forgotten how to smile and laugh. To remind them, companies are posting amusing notes and cartoons on 3 . boards, building libraries of humorous books for workers to read, sponsoring fun at work days, lau

52、ghter committees, and 4 hiring specialists. As a result, the corporate humor business has taken off. A humor services group, called Humor Project, reports that it receives about twenty requests each day 5 companies looking for humor consultants. The Laughter Remedy, an organization that teaches the

53、benefits of humor, helps employees build humor skills through a program that includes such steps 6 developing the ability to play with language and finding humor in everyday life. Humor consultant Paul McGhee gives audiences remedial belly laughing lessons. He tells them to smile, squint, raise thei

54、r eyebrows, lower their jaws, tighten their stomach muscles, and laugh. Speakers from Lighten Up Limited, a humor consulting firm, urge workers to tell jokes and 7 humor breaks. In their search for comic relief, organizations are spending thousands of dollars. Humor consultant Matt Weinstein, for example, receives $ 7,500 for a ninety-minute talk. Why all the fuss and expense over an activity that seems contrary 8 the work ethic? One recent study reports that the most productive workplaces have at least ten minutes of laught