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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中级模拟13剑桥商务英语中级模拟13READINGPART ONELook at the statements and the company news reports below.Which news report (A, B, C or D) does each statement 1-7 refer to?For each sentence 17, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.You will need to

2、use some of the letters more than once.ALittle wonder that affluent shoppers come in droves. Little wonder that others come as well, mugger, car thieves, child molesters, drug peddlers, pickpockets, shoplifters.Criminals are finding a lucrative stamping ground in the sprawling emporiums that dot U.

3、S suburbs.Malls are like great big jars of honey, says Police Chief Joseph Delaney of Paramus. Lots of bees come buzzing in, stingers at the ready. Paramus, a New York City suburb of 26000 whose six malls draw nearly 200 000 people on a typical Saturday, reported 8.9 million dollars in shopping ente

4、r crime losses last year.BIt is crimes of violence that are causing the most alarm.Vast parking lots and mazes of stores offer good working conditions for criminals. Victims and booty are readily accessible, escape routes plentiful.CJust how many victims are claimed by shopping enter crime, no one k

5、nows. But many business people are taking the threat seriously.Whether offences are big or small, it is clear that merchants have little interest in publicizing the trend. Comments Anthony Potter, a security consultant: If shopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody wou

6、ld shop there.DHamilton, Ohio, lawyer David Green, who won 2 million dollars on behalf of a woman abducted from a mall parking lot and shot in the head, found that 43 serious crimes had occurred at the same site. Bad guys know this is where to find women with moneyvulnerable and alone. he says. Inde

7、ed, most violence happens in parking areas, where shoppers can easily be taken by surprise. Reports Albert Sussman of the International Council of Shopping Centres: People park their cars and are robbed by muggers, who can quickly find a place to hide.1. Bad people also go there as well as shoppers答

8、案:AA段中有“. others come as well.”，所以正确。2. Crimes are very serious.答案:B由“It is crimes of violence that are causing most alarm.”可知B对。3. Most violence happens in parking areas.答案:D答案在D段的第二小段：“Indeed, most violence happens in parking areas”。4. Almost no merchants publicize the crime.答案:C答案在C选项中的第二小段。“If s

9、hopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody will shop here.”5. Crimes are rampant in malls.答案:A由警察的话“Malls are like great big jars of honey.”所以有很多小偷(lots of bees)光顾，可知 A正确。6. People usually are robbed when parking.答案:D“人们常常在停车的时候被抢劫”。答案与第3题在同一处。7. Many crimes happen at t

10、he same place.答案:D“很多犯罪活动发生在同一地方”，即发生在停车场。PART TWORead the article about interview below.Choose the best sentence to fill in each of the gaps.For each gap 8 12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.De not use any letter more than once.There is an example at the beginning.Have a Successful Inte

11、rviewThe aim of a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization. This is not only a matter of having the necessary technical knowledge and skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt to new ways of working and to a

12、new work environment, and the personality to do the job and fit into a new team. The ability to cope with stress and get on with people is essential. These include getting on with people, oral and written communication, team working, problem solving and good time management.Most people think that in

13、terviewers know what they are looking for and will recognise it when they see it. 1 . This applies to recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact, a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that some interviewers are so poor that they would do better to rely on chance.In companies which r

14、ecognise this, various methods are used to try to find the right person. 2 . Research has shown that this approach is more reliable than the ordinary job interview, though not as effective as using personality tests or assessment centres.In a structured interview the interviewer groups the qualities

15、 listed in the job specification under various headings. There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychologys Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fold Grading System. Both these systems cover factors such as physical appearance, qualifications, general intel

16、ligence, motivation and previous experience. 3 .However, they should not give equal weight to each one. Some factors are more important in one job than an other. For example, physical appearance and manner will be more important in a sales position than in a re searcher who works behind the scenes.

17、It is also a fact that the impact the candidate makes in the first three or four minutes of an interview is of major importance. 4 . A decision not to hire is often made during those first few minutes.It is not always possible to tell whether structured interview techniques are being used if intervi

18、ewers ask questions systematically, using some kind of checklist, and occasionally make a brief note, they probably are. On the other hand, if the interviewer goes through your application form to confirm what you have al ready said, or asks irrelevant questions, or jumps from one topic to another,

19、the interview is unlikely to be structured. Before you attend any interview, look again at the job description and the personal specification. 5 . If you already have a mental list of the key points that you need to mention, you are unlikely to waste time giving irrelevant information or to omit imp

20、ortant points in your favour.A Study them closely and assess what your interviewer will be looking for.B However, people are actually not very good at assessing one another.C establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization.D Although a favourable impression

21、 may be reversed later in the interview, a negative impression is rarely changed.E The most common is the structured interview.F The effectiveness of the interviewer can be improved by training.G For each of these areas the interviewers score candidates against how well they fit the job specificatio

22、n.1.答案:B根据上下文，这里应该有转折的意思，所以选 B。2.答案:E看下旬有ordinary job interview，与这句中的 structured interview形成对照。E对。3.答案:G此句应是说，根据上句话中的几项评分然后确定谁适合这项工作。4.答案:D根据上下文，这里主要讲的是面试时头几分钟的重要性，所以选D。5.答案:A这里讲的是面试前的准备事项，所以选A。PART THREELook at the article about Coca Cola and the questions below.For each question mark one letter A,

23、 B, C, D on your Answer Sheet, for the answer you choose. A Brief History of CokeNowadays, Coca-Colas trademark is well known around the world and its products average a staggering 400 million servings per day in more than 155 countries. According to legend, it began in a three-legged kettle in the

24、back yard of Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Styth Permberton who carried a jug of his concoction down the street to Jacobs Pharmacyy where it was sold at the soda fountain for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson, Pembertons partner and bookkeeper thought two Cs would look good in advertising and wrote Coca

25、-Cola in the flowering script so famous today.It is significant that Permberton spent almost twice as much money on advertising during the first years of operation as he made in profits, for the growth of Cokes popularity is as much due to the advertising and marketing strategy as it is to the quali

26、ty of its product. By continually monitoring changes in consumer attitudes and behaviour, the Coca-Cola Co. has become a widely recognized leader in advertising.Pemberton could not foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out. Asa Griggs Candler bought the business and organized

27、the Coca-Cola Co. into a Georgia corporation. In 1893, he registered Co ca-Cola as a trademark.Under Candlers leadership, the company began to grow quickly. In order to instigate a demand for the product, he spent heavily on advertising. Signs were put up from coast and appeared on calendars, servin

28、g trays and other merchandising items, urging people to drink Coke. Candlers campaign paid off.Candler was a creative talent at advertising, but showed little imagination in understanding Cokes marketing potential. In 1899, he sold the right to bottle Coke throughout most of the United State for $1,

29、 which he never bothered to collect. Candler saw Coke primarily as a soda-fountain drink. But two far-sighted businessmen from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Joseph Brown Whitehead, understood the potential, and, for the unpaid dollar, bought a franchise that became worth milli

30、ons.Their agreement with Candler began the franchising bottling system that still remains the foundation of the Co ca-Cola Co.s soft drink operations. Thomas and Whitehead sold the rights to bottle Coke to franchisers in every part of the country in return for the bottlers agreement to invest in the

31、 necessary resources and effort to make the franchise a success. During the following decade, 779 bottling plants went into operation.In the early 20th century, Coke blazed the advertising trail, developing innovative concepts that became accepted practices in the filed. One of the most effective wa

32、s the distribution and redemption of complimentary tickets, entitling the holder to a glass of free Coke at the soda fountain of a dispenser.1. The trademark Coca-Cola was originally coined by _.A.PembertonB.a bookkeeper working for PembertonC.Frank RobinsonD.Asa Griggs Candler答案:B由“Frank Robinson t

33、hought two Cs would be good in advertising and wrote Coca-Cola”可知。2. The main purpose of this article is _.A.to introduce the soft drink Coca-Cola to readers.B.to trace the history of the companys first hundred years.C.to sum up the causes of Coca-Colas SuccessD.both B and C.答案:D通篇文章都是在追溯可口可乐的百年史并总结

34、其成功经验，如品质和广告并重。3. Pemberton sold out his drink because _.A.he was in bad need of moneyB.he failed to see the great potential of the productC.he quarreled with his partnerD.None of the above答案:B“Pemberton could net foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out.”4. Cokes popularity

35、grows steadily because of _?A.its high quality of the productB.its advertisingC.its effective advertising and marketing strategyD.Both A and C答案:D可口可乐之所以名声日隆，就是来自于高质量的产品和行之有效的广告和市场策略。参看文章第三段。5. All of the following were the companys successful examples of advertising except that _.A.the company dist

36、ributed complimentary tickets for people to drink a glass of Coke free of changeB.the company flew an airship over Washington D.C with a huge Coke sign on its sideC.the company sold the rights to bottle coke to franchisers in every part of the united StatesD.the company set up along Pennsylvania Rai

37、lroad line huge animated signs that showed a young man drawing a glass of coke from a crockery urn答案:CA、B、D都是成功的广告策略，C是营销策略。6. John Styth Pemberton and Asa Griggs Candler were alike in the respect that both of them _.A.had a doctors degreeB.were too short-sighted to see Cokes marketing potentialC.So

38、ld their business in order to raise moneyD.used money in a wasteful way答案:B由“Candler was but showed little imagination in understanding Cokes marketing potential”，再参照题目15的注解，不难得出答案。PART FOURRead the article below about cost.Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D.For each question 1

39、933, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.There is an example at the beginning. Cost as a Factor in SupplyIn a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no dif

40、ference between his product and the products 1 his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or below the market price. However, in considering the price, be must take cost of production 2 . There are times when he may be willing to

41、sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for 3 a short time. However, no business person can 4 lose money for a prolonged (延长的) period. He must 5 of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to compete successfully and earn a profit.Many people have the impression that 6 pr

42、oduction increases, costs per unit decrease. 7 mass production has made this true in certain industries and at certain levels of production, 8 logic and practical experience have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production. Some economists 9 this principle as the law

43、 of increasing costs.The reason why 10 rise as production goes up is complex. However, it is easy to recognize that as production goes up, the need for additional factors of production will also grow, resulting 11 competitive bidding (出价) in the marketplace for the factors of production. If a produc

44、er needs 12 skilled labour to produce more, and none of this labour is unemployed, the producer will have to get 13 from other sources. This can be done by 14 higher wages. Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production. We must also recognize that not all labour is equally produ

45、ctive, 15 not all land is equally fertile (肥沃的) and not all ore is equally rich in the mineral wanted.1.A.toB.atC.ofD.on答案:C这里显然需要一个能表示从属关系的介词，只有of是正确选择。例如：the faculty of the university大学的教工。2.A.to considerB.into considerationC.to considerationD.in consideration答案:B这句话的意思是：然而，在考虑价格时，他还必须考虑生产成本。take.

46、 into consideration (或take. into account)：考虑，考虑进去。这是一个固定动词词组。例如；His request must be taken fully into consideration必须充分考虑他的要求。3.A.he believes will beB.what he believes beC.what he believes will beD.he believes to be答案:C被选择项是插入成分，去掉这一成分句子在语法上仍然成立：This might happen when prices tumble for a short time但作

47、者强调的是，供应商这样认为，即，认为价格会在短时期内下跌。for是介词，它后面可以跟名词或名词从句，做它的宾语，不能直接跟句子，因此A和D不能选择。 what可以引导名词从句。例如：He is not interested in what you told him。他对你告诉他的事并不感兴趣。I did not do what you expected me to do我没有做你希望我做的事。4.A.afford toB.be affordableC.be afforded toD.have afforded答案:Aafford在这里的意思是：经得起(做某事，或发生某事)。这个句子的意思是：然

48、而，没有哪个商人能经得起长时期的赔钱。例如：We couldnt afford to ignore the problem of pollution。我们可不能忽视污染的问题。affordable：(价格)付得起的，不贵的。例如：The store sells things which are very affordable那家商店的东西不贵。afford to中的to不能省略，它引出动词不动式，所以D是错误的选择。但afford后可直接跟名词，意为；付得起(钱或时间)。例如：They couldnt afford the medical treatment他们付不起治疗费。5.A.const

49、antly awareB.constantly knowledgeable ofC.be constantly aware ofD.constantly aware of答案:Caware是形容词，be aware of意为：意识到，认识到。A和D错在没有动词be，A还少了of，B项中knowledgeable的意思是“有知识的”。6.A.whileB.asC.howeverD.now that答案:Bas在这里是“当的时候”的意思。这句话是说：许多人认为，当生产增长时，单位成本便下降。while在做“当”解释时，常常用于动词的进行时态，例如：She was reading while her

50、 broth er was playing guitar。虽然now that也是连接词，但它的意思是；既然。例如：Now that you have made some money, you can use it to do what you have always wanted to do。你已经赚了一些钱，那你就可以去做你一直想做的事了。7.A.BecauseB.SinceC.WhenD.While答案:D根据上下文，以及该句的意思，这里需要一个引导让步状语从句的连接词，while在句中起此作用时，其意与although相同。这一状语从句的意思是：虽然大规模生产已在一些行业在某种程度证实

51、了这一点例如：While the light turned green，the traffic couldnt move a bit虽然已是绿灯，车辆仍无法前行寸步。because和since引导原因状语从句，而when引导时间状语从句。8.A.bothB.as well asC.alsoD.but答案:A在英语中，although (while)不能和but一起连用，不能说：While he was ill, but he still went to work。只能说：While he was will, he still went to work。虽然他生病了，但是他仍然去上班。因此 D是

52、错误选择。both logic and practical experience have shown.无论是逻辑上还是实践经验都表明9.A.referB.refer toC.callD.are referred to答案:B在英语中，可以用refer to something as来指“把称做”。A少了介词to；C是错误的，因为不能说：call this principle as the law of increasing costs，只能说：call this principle the law of in creasing costs；如果用D，句子需这样改写：This principl

53、e is referred to as the law of increasing costs。10.A.costB.the costC.the costsD.costs答案:DA和B是单数，而动词rise要求其主语是复数形式；C是复数形式，但定冠词the表示价格是特定的价格，而这里的价格是指一般意义上的价格。因此，只有D是正确选择。11.A.fromB.inC./D.for答案:Bresult from和result in所表达的因果关系正好相反，如要说“我们的努力没有产生任何结果”，这两个短语都可以使用：Nothing resulted from our efforts. Our effo

54、rts resulted in nothing显然，文章内容要求使用result in。12.A.lessB.numerousC.moreD.many答案:C这一段是在讨论生产成本的问题。上一句告诉我们，生产的增长可能要增加一些额外的生产要素。这句中的skilled labour，也是一种生产要素，所以应选择more而不是less，否则与原文意思不符。13.A.themB.theseC.itD.those答案:C这里的代词显然是指句子前部分提到的labour，而labour在这里用作不可数名词，所以，其代词只能是it。14.A.offeringB.cuttingC.reducingD.havi

55、ng答案:A这句的主语this指上句中的内容：在没有技术工人失业的情况下，要从其他地方去找技术工人。要做到这一点，只能用出高工资的方法。所以offering是唯一正确的选择。15.A.as justB.just asC.becauseD.while答案:B文章的最后这句是将劳动力的生产力与土地的肥沃程度以及铁矿石的矿物含量进行相似性对比，因此，要选择just as(正如)。这里不能填入because，因为其前后内容不是因果关系；也不能填入while，因为后半句不是让步状语从句。PART FIVERead the text below about job advertisement.In mos

56、t of the lines 4152 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does net fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word on your Answer Shee

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