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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97剑桥商务英语中级模拟97READINGPART ONEA ICM specialises in health foods and other products associated with a healthy life-style. It is located in ground-floor premises in a busy street in the centre of town, and has a reputation for first class quality.

2、 Health food is a growth industry and the profits can be enormous. Cost: 125,000 (includes fridges, freezers and all fittings) B This import-export business specialising in spare parts is completely risk-free and could provide an income in excess of 200, 000. It can be operated from a small office o

3、r even your home. No experience or capital are required. We will provide you with clients in over 220 countries and help you with initial contracts. C This bakery currently occupies the second floor of a two-storey building in a quiet area. It has traditionally been very profitable, with a turnover

4、of 258, 400 last year. The business employs a number of staff and comes complete with all plant machinery and live delivery vans. Cost: 370,000 D This bicycle sales and maintenance business was established in 1973 and has a very profitable trading history. It is currently trading at below previous l

5、evels but is a great opportunity for the right person Five very experienced staff are currently employed. The premises consist of a large showroom and workshop Competitively priced.1. This business isnt as successful as it was.答案: D2. This advertisement states the value of previous sales.答案: C3. The

6、 activity of this business is part of an expanding market.答案: A4. This business has the potential to attract customers who are passing by.答案: A5. A part of this business involves carrying out repairs.答案: D6. This sale includes the companys vehicles.答案: C7. The sale of this business doesnt include fi

7、xed premises.答案: BPART TWOThe Dollar in World MarketsAccording to a leading German banker, the U.S. dollar is the most frequently discussed economic phenomenon of our times. He adds, .the dollars exchange rate is at present the most important price in the world economy. . Because the dollar acts as

8、a world currency its value affects many nations The central banks of many countries hold huge reserves of dollars, and over half of all world trade is priced in terms of dollars. Any shift in the dollars exchange rate will benefit some and hurt others. Some people suggest, therefore, 1 .The dollars

9、exchange rate has been too volatile and unpredictable. Several years ago the dollar was rapidly declining in value. This made it 2 The rise in the price of foreign goods made it possible for U. S. businesses to raise the price of competing goods produced here, thus worsening inflation. Foreigners wh

10、o dealt in dollars or who held dollars as reserves were hurt. People in the United States who had borrowed foreign currencies found that they had to pay back more than they borrowed 3 The United States lost face in the eyes of the rest of the world. The dollar went soaring upward, and the situation

11、was reversed. United States exporters found it hard to sell abroad because foreigners would have to pay more for U.S. dollars. People in the United States now bought the relatively cheaper foreign goods, and U.S. manufacturers complained that they could not compete. Job losses were often blamed on t

12、he overvalued dollar. Poor nations 4 found it difficult to repay both the loans and the interest because they had to use more and more of their own currencies to obtain dollars. The solution to this problem is to end the system of floating exchange rates and return to fixed rates. We might even retu

13、rn to the gold standard. Fixed exchange rates did not work in the past. Currency values should be determined by market conditions. A drop in the exchange value of a nations currency means that 5 that it is too inefficient to compete in world markets, that it is permitting a high rate of inflation wh

14、ich makes its goods too expensive, that it is going too deeply in debt, or that others have lost confidence in the nations stability. A nation should bring its exchange rate back up by addressing these problems, not by interfering with the money market. A that had borrowed dollarsB that the dollars

15、value should be more tightly controlledC because the declining dollar would buy fewer units of the foreign moneyD its value affects many nationsE difficult for Americans to purchase foreign goods and servicesF that have a lot of U. S. dollarsG it is importing too much1.答案:B 这是动词suggest的宾语从句。美元利率的任何变

16、化都会影响全球经济，所以应牢牢掌控其价值。2.答案:E 填入的是动词made后面的复合宾语，注意前面的it是个先行it, 它替代了for Americans to purchase foreign goods and services。3.答案:C填入的是because从句，说明为什么美国人要还的钱比借的钱多。4.答案:A 填入定语从句修饰poor nations。5.答案:G 由前文知应是进口得太多。本国产品无竞争力，进口太多了。PART THREE MAKING THE RIGHT IMPRESSION The first thing to remember when you go for

17、 a job interview is that this is not a one- sided affair. Treat it as you would do in a negotiation. After all, both you and the prospective employer are selling something. If you approach an interview with the attitude of any job will do, the interviewer will realize that immediately. If the job is

18、 worth anything, you wont get it. You should prepare yourself for an interview just as you would do for a negotiation. Find out as much as you can about the company and the person who is to interview you. Dont be caught unawares. Go to the Internet and look at the companys website. Compare it with t

19、hat of its competitors. Alternatively, look at the Yellow Pages or trade magazines to see how they advertise themselves. Make enquiries at the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant organizations. Find out at least a little about the sector so that you can ask interesting questions. Think of and not

20、e down your strengths and the opportunities that lie ahead. No matter how high the rate of unemployment is, regardless of how miserable you are in your current job, its always an advantage to see things in a positive way. If you have little or no experience in a particular area, consider your capabi

21、lities in a similar area. Spend some time trying to imagine what type of employee the company is looking for and what makes you suitable for the job being advertised. First impressions count, so look good and feel good before you go. Choose clothes that make you feel confident. Find out what clothes

22、 may put the interviewer off. Ensure you arrive at the interview with time to spare. According to one recruitment agency we have spoken to, interviewees must understand the importance not only of their personal appearance but also of their body language. During the interview, breathe calmly and try

23、not to appear too nervous. Look the interviewer in the eye and adopt similar body language to theirs. Smile and feel relaxed, enthusiastic and assertive. Remember one thing, though: assertive does not mean aggressive. Dont just answer yes or no to questions. Treat every question as an opportunity to

24、 demonstrate that you are suitable for the job, but remember to stick to the point. When asked about your interests, include group as well as individual activities and hobbies. Be on the lookout for tricky questions about your personal life. You dont need to lie and just tell yourself in the best li

25、ght. This is something the interviewee needs to be able to do as well. You have the right to find out whether or not you want to work for the company. Furthermore, your interest in the nature of the company and how it is run may well end up being your big selling point. 1. In job interviews, candida

26、tes tend to ignore the fact thatA.they are at a disadvantage.B.they are buying and selling at the same time.C.an interview is like a presentation.D.the interviewer will be realistic.答案:B解析 此题是对文章细节的理解。短文第一段指出面试实际上是一次谈判，双方都在向对方推销。这表明在面试时，双方既是在买，也是在卖。题干意思说在工作面试中，申请人一般会忽视的事实是什么。根据文义理解，也就是忽视自己在推销自己“卖”自己

27、的同时，也是在“买”公司。故选B。2. To prepare yourself for the interview, the writerA.tells you to visit the competitors.B.advises you to do research on the company.C.says that you ought to prepare questions beforehand.D.advises you to know little about the sector.答案:B解析 此题是对文章细节的考查。题干是问为了更好的准备面试，作者建议做什么。根据文章第二段的意

28、思，应该是多做准备，研究面试公司的信息。故选B。3. When you go to the interview, make sure that youA.are over-confident.B.can make up your mind in four minutes.C.are dressed in suitable clothes.D.do not arrive too early.答案:C解析 此题是对文章细节的考查。原文第三段提到面试之前要穿着合宜，尽量穿着使自己感觉自信的衣服。故选C。4. The author states thatA.looking good does not

29、give you an advantage.B.nervousness can put people off.C.interviewers mistake aggressiveness for assertiveness.D.smiling and eye contact are important.答案:D解析 此题是对文章细节的推理。选项A意思是好看并不会为面试加分，在文中没有此意。选项B意思是紧张会让人延迟，在文中没有此意。选项C意思是面试官会错误地认为说话具有进攻性就是自信的表现，这恰好是文章所否定的。故选D。5. During the interviewA.you may need

30、to think carefully about how to answer questions.B.some tricky questions concern the personal life of the candidate.C.the interviewee must put him or herself in the best light.D.you should not talk about your rights.答案:B解析 此题是对文章细节的考查。选项A和 D在文中都没有提及，可排除，选项C的意思正好和文意相反，也可排除。选项B强调一些技巧性问题可以折射出你的生活，正是短文第

31、五段中提到的信息，原句为：be on the lookout for tricky questions about your personal life。故选B。6. Which of the following is not expressed in the text?A.Short answers limit your chances of creating a positive impression.B.All over the world, candidates are expected to wear a suit to a job interview.C.Showing inter

32、est in a company may increase your chances of being offered a job.D.Interviewers can read between the lines (that is, they can understand more about us than we say).答案:B解析 此题是考查对文章细节的把握，题干要求选择文中没有提到的一项。选项B意思是全世界都要求在面试时穿正装，这显然是文中没有透露的信息。故选B。PART FOUR Employment Opportunities for Graduates with the Pr

33、ovincial Bank The provincial Bank is one of the biggest 1 (example) institutions in the U. K. . With its 1,900 branches and 58,000 employees, it has 2 a household name. Almost 4,000 of these employees 3 managerial or executive positions. The bank has an outstanding 4 of profitability, which has been

34、 achieved by introducing innovations as maintaining leadership of the 5 The banks comprehensive training programme concentrates on 6 the most important skills that graduates need in order to 7 early management responsibility. Trainees take responsibility for their own continuous self-development thr

35、ough visiting other branches and departments, and by 8 courses in management skills. They also receive training in order to increase their knowledge of the banks 8 The bank supports 10 of staff who wish to take professional examinations, and its Graduate Training Scheme is 11 to the nationally recog

36、nized Diploma in Management. Obviously the quality of its mangers is of 12 importance to the banks performance. It welcomes good graduates in any subject area, 13 they can demonstrate the ability to influence events, and have the potential to 14 both as leaders and as part of a team. Most graduate t

37、rainees join the Retail Banking division initially. Those starting on this programme will soon have the 15 to work in other parts of the bank and can 16 a varied and flexible working life. 1.A.openedB.enteredC.turnedD.become答案:D解析 本句意为“它已经成为家喻户晓的名字”。选项C项的turn电有“变成”的意思，但是要用turn into。只有选项D的become合适。2.

38、A.holdB.doC.keepD.own答案:A解析 本句意为“大约有4000名雇员居子经理或主管职位”，选项B项的do后而要跟工作，选项C项的keep意为“保持”，选项D项的 own是“拥有一件东西”的意思。只有A项的hold合适。3.A.careerB.catalogueC.recordD.experience答案:C解析 本句意为“拥有出色的盈利记录”，选项A意为“事业”，选项B意为“目录”，选项D意为“经历”。4.A.areaB.tradeC.recordD.market答案:B解析 本句意为“成为贸易的领军人物”，选项A意为“领域”，选项C意为“记录”，选项D意为“市场”。5.A.

39、makingB.reachingC.developingD.heightening答案:C解析 本句意为“挖掘最重要的技能”，develop 意为“开发，挖掘”，常跟抽象名词。6.A.presentB.treatC.dealD.handle答案:D解析 本空应填表示“处理”的词汇，选项C和D都有这个意思，但是deal是不及物动词，后面必须跟with。所以要选择D项的handle。7.A.observingB.attendingC.involvingD.staying答案:B解析 本句意为“参加管理技能课程”，要用attend。参加什么活动，经常用到attend这个词。还有几个表示参加的join

40、，take part in， participate in。8.A.servicesB.goodsC.creationsD.abilities答案:A解析 此处表示“银行的服务”，选项B意为“商品”，选项C意为“创造”，选项D意为“能力”。9.A.colleagueB.membersC.peopleD.persons答案:B解析 选项B项的members有“会员”的意思，此处意为“员工中的一员”，也可以用member。其他的填上去都不合适，选项A意为“同事”，选项C、D意为“人”。10.A.qualifiedB.combinedC.fastenedD.linked答案:D解析 be linke

41、d to.为固定搭配，意为“与 相关”。11.A.mainB.vitalC.necessaryD.superior答案:B解析 be of importance相当于形容词important。此处意为“有非常关键的重要性”，应该用选项B项的vital。选项A意为“主要的”，选项C意为“必须的”，选项D意为“卓越的”。12.A.thereforeB.thusC.providedD.only答案:A解析 本句意为“它欢迎优秀毕业生来到这一领域，因此毕业生们能展现自己的能力”，therefore前后是因果关系。13.A.succeedB.realizeC.gainD.overcome答案:A解析 本

42、句意为“他们有潜力成功成为领导者或团队中的一部分”，选项B意为“实现”，选项C意为“获得”，选项D意为“克服”。14.A.choiceB.chanceC.likelihoodD.probability答案:B解析 本句意为“有机会去其他部门工作”，have the chance to do sth.表示“有机会做某事”。选项A的choice意为“选择”，选项C的likelihood和D项的probability表示“可能性”。15.A.forecastB.believeC.supposeD.expect答案:D解析 选项D的expect意为“预期，期望”。选项A的forecast意为“预报”，

43、选项B的believe意为“棚信”，选项C的suppose意为 “假定，认为”。PART FIVE Milair Letter of Apology Dear Customer, Over the last two years, Milair has been experienced unprecedented growth. While we are delighted at the increasing popularity of our products, this success has brought with 34it some problems. Even though with

44、 over 450 trained customer service staff, our telephone 35answering standards have fallen on a number of occasions, particularly during July and 36August. The vast majority of our customers have continued so to receive a good quality of 37service, but some have experienced by a service well short of

45、 their, and our. expectations. 38As a result, we speed up our recruitment programmed to have the 39more people available 40to take your calls. We are also making much greater use of automated telephone technology. 41As Managing Director of Milair, I want to take this opportunity to contact those of

46、you 42who have been affected and for assure you that my colleagues and I are dedicated to 43delivering the highest possible standard of a service. I am confident that the steps we are 44taking in will help us to do this, and apologize for any inconvenience caused. 45Your sincerely 1.答案:EVEN解析 even t

47、hough和though表示“尽管”都能引导让步状语，though引导从句式一般用于句首，even though引导的状语从句一般用于句中。故此处应去掉even。2.答案:CORRECT3.答案:SO解析 这里考查的是continue的用法， continue后一般接doing或to do sth.的形式。所以这里应去掉so。4.答案:BY解析 动词“experience”后直接接名词作宾语，表示“有些顾客接受的服夸大大出乎他们和我们的意料”。所以此处应该去掉by。5.答案:THE解析 此处考察的是形容词比较级的用法，“more people”指更多的人，比较级前一般不用定冠词the。6.答案

48、:CORRECT7.答案:CORRECT8.答案:CORRECT9.答案:FOR解析 这里的“contact those of you”和“assure you”是由“and”连接的两个并列成分作“take this opportunity”的目的状语。10.答案:A解析 根据句意“尽可能提供最高质量的服务”“the highest possible standard”，service在这里为不可数名词。故此处去掉a。11.答案:IN解析 此处考查的是固定搭配take the steps to do sth. 采取步骤以达到某目的。故此处要去掉in。12.答案:CORRECTWRITINGPA

49、RT ONE问题:1. You are taking your annual holiday at the beginning of next month and you will be out of the office for three weeks. Write a memo of 3040 words to your secretary, telling him/her: When you are going on holiday and for how long. What should happen to your mail. What he/she should do in ca

50、se of an emergency. Write on your Answer Sheet. 答案:To: Ann From: Christina Im going on holiday on Monday 2nd October for three weeks. Ill let you know my hotel and telephone number as soon as possible. Please keep my mail until my return. If something urgent occur, please call me. Thanks. PART TWO问题

51、:1.答案:DATE: February 4, 2005TO: All StaffFROM: SUSAN OBRIEN Assistant Brand manager SUBJECT: Changes about the seminarThere are some changes about the seminar.The date has changed to March 10, because some of our staff are going on business to Paris and be back on 9th.Experts from Harvard University

52、 are invited to the group discussion. Please prepare questions concerning cultural barriers in business.My extension is 4500. Please call to register no later than Monday.Because we are doing more transaction with foreign businesses, it is vital that everyone come to the seminar and get some knowled

53、ge about cultural influence.RegardsLISTENINGPART ONEConversation One Telephone MessageName: Mary King Sex: FemaleAge: 1 _ Address: 2 _ Pine RoadContact No: 254751367Experience: sold books door to door for 3 _ Publishing HouseApplying for: 8: 00 to 8: 30 on Monday, 4 _ Friday morning (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索

54、标题名)1.答案:21解析 Man: Good morning. Can I help you?Woman: Good morning. I wonder if you have a job for a part-time.Man: Oh, yes, were going to employ two more part-time to send our newspapers to the people living in Flight Street and Fortunate Road. Are you interested?Woman: Oh, yes, I live at No. 52 Pine Road which is quite near Flight Street. I would like to take the job.Man: OK, then, could you deliver the newspapers from 8: 30 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday or on Tuesday, Thursday on Saturday?Women: Er, I can work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but not on Sunday. Is it OK?