初级商务英语练习题库及答案

初级商务英语练习题库及答案

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthefollowingbusinessindex.

.Whichadvisoreachsentence(1-7)describe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyour

AnswerSheet.

Example

Thecompanyinvestsalargesumofmoneyinhightechnology.

Answer:E

1.Itisengagedintheexpansionofatelecommunications

line.

2.Noothersteelindustrieshavesuchahighrating.

3.ThecompanyisthechiefholderofaBritishcompanyJ

sshares.

4.AsmuchasfortymillionU.S.dollarsareinvestedin

Taiwan.

5.IthasbusinesstransactionswithanAmericancompany.

6.Thecompanygetsaveryhighinterestratefromits

stocks.

7.Agreementsweresignedbetweentwocompaniesabout

technologicalcooperation.

A.TelecomAsiaCorporationLimited(Thailand)

-Itservesasinternationaladvisorinconnectionwiththe

debtandequityfinancingforaUS$3billiontelephoneline

expansionprojectinBangkok.(Current)

B.SingaporeTelecominternationalPte.Ltd.(Singapore)

-Itacquiresits50/00interestinCambridgeHolding

Ltd.,thecontrollingshareholderofCambridgeCableLtd.of

theU.K.(6/1992)

C.PohangIron6SteelCo.,Ltd.(Korea).

InconnectionwithitsratingswithStandard&PoorJsand

Moody'sinvestorServices.Thecompanyobtainedthehighest

ratingofanysteelcompanyintheworld.(11/1991)

D.GoldstarCo.,Ltd.(Korea)

Initsinvestmentin,andtechnologyagreements

with,ZenithElectronicsoftheU.S.-thefirsttransaction

ofthistypeinKorea.(2/1991)

E.ConcordVentureCapitalCo.,Ltd.(Taiwan)’

-Structured,marketedtoinvestorsandmadeaprincipal

investmentintheFundwithtotalequityofNT$940million(US

$40million)toinvestinTaiwanesehigh-technologyventure

capitalopportunities.(1/1991)

参考答案

1.A2.C3.B4.E5.D6.B7.D

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisadvertisementofaCanadiancomputer

incorporation.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Ionpage5to

filleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswer

Sheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

AST'SBRAVOFAMILY

OurnewandimprovedBravoseriesofpersonalcomputers

isdesignedtodocalculationsinanewway.

Forexample,thenewBravoMThasthesamefeaturesof

Intel'sveryfastPentium60MHzmicroprocessor.It'sallthe

poweryouneedtorunanentireworkgrouporthelatest

graphics-intensiveprograms,andprocesseseventhemost

complicatedmathematicalcalculationsfivetimesfasterthan

theDX2/66.8It'sperfectforthepoweruserwho

demandshighperformanceatanattractivepricepoint.

AlsonewfromASTisourlatestgenerationofBravoLC

desktops,avaluelineofenergyefficient486personal

computers.OurentireBravoLCfamily,whilestillaffordable,

hasnewmuscleIntel486microprocessorsupto100MHzand

aVESALocalBusslot.Today,it'sfast,tomorrowitcould

beevenfaster,ifyouchoosetoraiseittoIntel'sPentium

OverDriveprocessor.Howaboutmoreperformanceinlessspace?

TheBravoLPisalowprofile486,loadedwithaward-winning

engineering....9...AndthegraphicsRAMcanbeenlarged

toZMBfor64-bitprocessing.

OurnewBravoNBnotebookcomputers,recentlynamedthe

numberoneofthe20worldJstopnotebookcomputers,aresome

ofourbestexamplesoftheBravofamily.10...Itis

particularlyidealforsmallbusinesses,homeoffices,and

mobileusers.

WithBravo,thereJssomethingforeveryone.Includinghigh

value,performance,andthemostresponsivearoundthe-clock

phonesupportanywhere....11...

Bytheway,our486Bravosareallapprovedbythe

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency...12ForanAST

resellernearyou,pleasecall800876-4AST.

Example:C

A.Wouldyouexpectanythingfromtheworld,sfifthlargest

(andgrowing)personalcomputercompany?

B.Inaddition,you'11find.yourselfintheenjoymentof

freemaintenanceandtransportation.

C.Ifyouwantspeed,power,expandability,anddazzling

graphicsperformanceataveryaffordableprice,you'11find

itinourBravopersonalcomputers.

D.TheMTalsocomeswithtwoAL-slotsforgraphicupgrades

andinstalledwindows-basedsoftwaresolutions.

E.So,you,11saveenergy,money,andperhapsafewtrees.

F.Forinstance,innovativesecurityfeatureshelpyou

keepyourmostconfidentialworktoyourself.

G.Asaresult,youneedacertificateissuedbythe

EnvironmentProtectionAgencyifyoubuyapersonalcomputer.

H.TheBravoNB4/33iseventhinner,lighter,faster,and

moreaffordable-usingverylittlepowerwithalongerbattery

life.

I.Finally,theDX2/66isinferiortoourBravoMTinspeed,

functionandgraphicsperformance.

参考答案

8.D9.F10.H11.A12.E

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisadvertisement.

.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.

.Foreachquestion(2135)markoneletter(A,B,C,D)on

yourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Toomuchtoread!It'simpossibletofindtimetoread

today'stopbusinessbooks-andthousandsarepublishedeach

year.Yetnotkeepingupwiththosebookscouldbeaserious-and

expensivemistake.Oftentheideasandinsightsthey

exampleareavailablenowhereelse.Buthowcanyou

even21whichtitlesareworthwhile-let

alonefindtimetoreadthem?

Fortunately,there'sa22Soundview

ExecutiveBookSummaries.Itreally23

Infact,it,s24towork.Itisingenious

andessential.Everymonth,you25two

orthreequickreading,timesaving26

ofthebestnewbusinessbooks.Eachcontainsallthekeypoints

inthe27book.Thebigdifference,instead

of200to500pages,thesummaryisonly&pages.Instead

of28five,tenormorehourstoread,it

takesjust15minutes.

Ofthethousandsofbusinessbooks

29annually,onlya30arereally

worthreading.Tosaveyourtime,ourEditorialBoardgoesover

themall3190%.Ourstandardsare

32.andthecriteriarigorous.

Whenabookmeetsallourtests,weprepareaSummary,

insteadofarevieworadigest.Yougetaskillfuldistillation

thatpreservesthecontentadspiritofthe

33books.Thetitlescoverevery

34ofconcerntobusinesspeopletoday.There'

s35elselikeSoundviewExecutiveBook

Summaries.

21.A.seeB.knowC.askD.answer

22.A.answerB.solutionC.questionD.problem

23.A.worksB.costsC.sellsD.buys

24.A.guardedB.grantedC.guidedD.guaranteed

25.A.payB.sendC.receiveD.buy-

26.A.titlesB.summariesC.namesD.prices

27.A.originalB.firstC.sameD.another

28.A.spendingB.costingC.takingD.sitting

29.A.publicizedB.polishedC.publishedD.popularized

30.A.dozenB.littleC.handfulD.couple

31.A.choosingB.eliminatingC.writingD.publishing

32.A.highB.lowC.expensiveD.cheap

33.A.entireB.tiredC.enteringD.old

34.A.wordB.subjectC.sentenceD.idea

35.A.somethingB.anythingC.allD.nothing

正确答案是：

21.B22.B23.A24.D25.C26.B27.A28.C29.C30.C31.

B32.A33.A34.B35.D

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions36-40

.ReadthistextaboutaJapanesecompany.

.Inmostofthelines(36-40)thereisoneextrawordwhich

doesnotfitin.Oneortwoline,however,arecorrect.

.Ifthelineiscorrect,putatick(V)inthespaceon

yourAnswerSheet.

.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethatword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Forshortdistance,itusesitsown'selfairplanes.For

internationalself

flightsitcallsonleadingairlinesincludingthe

JapaneseAirlinesV

LUFTHANSE,WELCOMEONABOARD

It'sonlynormalthataservice-orientedcompanyshould

looktoother

36.servicecompaniesaspartners.Thereputationfor

excellenceofeveryeach

37.ofDHL'spartnersstronglymotivateditschoice.To

makethatsurethat

38.everyonemadetherightchoice,theyagreedtogive

theirfinalanswer

39.afteratwo-yearoldtrialperiod.Faster

service,betterairport

40.facilities;thebenefitstothecustomersareclear.

Theywillalsogrowup

inthenearfuture,allowingcustomerstochoosefromso

manyservices.

sectionB

Questions41-45

.AstudenthastranslatedapieceofnewsinaChinese

newspaperbackintoEnglishandaskedyoutocheckit.

.Ineachlinethereisonewrongword.

.Foreachnumberedline(41-45)writethecorrectword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Theyhaveselledtheirproductsin20

countriessold

Britishfarmersaretroubledbystraw.Theyproducemore

than

41.tenmillionstonseveryyearasabyproductoffarming

and

42.theiranimalsneedonlyfourmilliontonsforbedding

andfooding.

43.SinceEuropeanair-pollutionlawsforbidpeopleto

burntstraw,

44.theextrastrawisplowedunderorleavetorot.

Scientistshave

45.nowfoundawaytoputthestrawtogoodusingby-

changinganeat-lovingbacteriuminthestraw.

正确答案是：

SectionA

36.every是多余,应删掉.

37.that是多余，应删掉.

38.没有多余的词.

39.没有多余的词.

40.up是多余，应删掉.

SectionB

41.millions应改为million

42.fcoding应改为food

43.burnt应改为burn

44.leaving应改为left

45.using应改为use

WRITING

PARTONE

Question46

YouaregoingtospendholidaysinHawaiiinJune.Suddenly

youreceivedaletterfromanimportantcustomer,Mr.Elton

Deland,whowillarriveon25thJuneanddiscusstheclaim.You

havetodelaythetriptillJuly.

WriteashortmessagetoMs.AnneFolster,yoursecretary.

.ExplainWhyyoupostponeyourtrip.

.MentionthedatewhenMr.EltonDelandwillarrive.

.Askhertoarrangeyourmeeting.

.Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

参考答案：PARTONE

Question46

(Sampleforreference)

To:Ms.AnneFolster,IhavetodelaymytriptoHawaii

tillJuly,asMr.FltonDelandwillarriveinLondonon25th

Juneanddiscusstheclaimfacetoface.Pleasearrangeour

meetingon26thJune.

PARTTWO

Question47

YouworkforGeneral,acompanywhichproducescars.You'

areinchargeofProductDevelopment.Reedthefollowingchart

whichshowstheresultsofasurveybetweenyourcompanyand

Quaker,yourmaincompetitor.Thechartdoesnottelltheexact

numbersbuttheexactratings.AreferstoGener41

company,whileBreferstoQuakercompany.

.Usetheinformationinthecharttowriteashortreport

(about100-120words)analyzingthereasonwhyQuakerover

benefitsrecentlytoincreaseyourcompany'scompetitiveness.

.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

A:GeneralcompanyB:Quakercompany

正确答案是：

PARTTWO

Question47

(Sampleforreference)

Aftercarefulsurvey,wecanseeclearlyfromthechart

thatourcarshavemoremodelsandcoloursthanthoseofQuaker

Company,ourmaincompetitorwithhigherquality.However,

QuakerCompanyJsincomeincreasesmorequickly.Whatisthe

reason?First,QuakerCompanyspendsmuchmoremoneyin

advertising.IsuggestweadvertiseonBTV,themostpopular

broadcastingstationnowadays.Secondly,weshouldenlargethe

scopeofourafter-salesservice.Wecanopenmoreservice

stationsinmanymedium-sizedcities.Thirdly,ifwehavemore

money,Wecanhiremoresalesmentosellcarsdirectlytothe

customes,especially,moresalesmeninmedium-sizedcities.

初级商务英语联系题及答案

试题一：

Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthe

horsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.Nowitisthe

Westernruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwas

surprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeany

differencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthe

belly(月土子)orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshis

business.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusiness

donotfollowotherpeople'srule.Theymaketheirownrules.

Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（奇特的）to

himself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）.Andthe

question,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwantto

beginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhere

else.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的）enoughto

trusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperienced

youwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbegin

atthetail—thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestory

beforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter*sdrewthehorses.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople1srule

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon,tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthe

tail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

5.Thetopicofthepassageis.

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

参考答案:CDDCD

试题二：

Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.

Thisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsforthe

WorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.

Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup.childrenfromdifferent

countriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschools

cametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicture

called"Dream（梦幻）WorldCups"inJapan.Thechildrendrew

animals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebright

sky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingthe

flags（旗帜）ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCup

inJapanandSouthKorea.Thepicturewasputupinaparkneara

playgroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegames

there.

Areyouafootballfan(jzK)?TheWorldCupmakedsmoreand

morepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagers(青少年)likeplaying

andwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarsso

muchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthe

wallsoftheirrooms.Thatisthewaytoshowtheirloveforthe

WorldCupaschildreninJapan.

l.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemust

have.

A.ManyfootballfansB.averygoodteam

C.manyfootballplayerD.abigplayground

2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin.

A.2006B.2007

C.2005D.2004

3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmany

thingsexcept.

A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootball

stars

C.asunnyskyD.flowers

4.1n"DreamWorldCup",thechildrendrewtheflagsofsome

countries.

A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry

B.totellthepeopletheirstories

C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams

D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball

5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstars

because.

A.theyareinterestedinfootball

B.theyarefootballfans

C.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreat

D.allofA,BandC

参考答案:BAABD

试题三：

1.Steamcan[generate]electricitybyturninganelectric

generator.

a.changeducec.stopd.spread

2.Heearnedhigh[commendation]fromthepeopleforhis

bravery.

a.rewardb.pridec.praised.consideration

3.Thepoliceman[halted]thespeedingcartoseeifthe

driverwasdrunk.

□.stoppedb.foundc.chasedd.caught

4.1havea[sore]throatfromcold.

a.strongb.weakc.cleard.painful

5.1willshowyouthe[magnificent]palaceoftheking.

a.grandb.ancientc.dulld.colorful

1.参考答案:b

题目翻译:发电机可以转化让水蒸汽产生电.选项翻译a改变b.产

生c.停止d.覆盖

2.参考答案:c

题目翻译:他的勇敢赢得了人们很高的赞扬选项翻译a报答b.自

毫c.表扬d.考虑

3.参考答案:a

题目翻译:警察让超速的车停下检查司机是否喝酒.选项翻译:a.停

止b.发现c.追捕d.拿

4.参考答案:d

题目翻译:我感冒喉咙痛.选项翻译a强壮b微弱c.干净d.痛

5.参考答案:a

题目翻译:我带你去看国王华丽的宫殿.选项翻译a伟大的b古代

的c.钝的d.彩色的

完整拼出下列句中空格处的单词,注意:是完整拼出.

1.Althoughhewasaf()eatschool,hebecamea

successfulmanlater.失败者

2.Hewassoc()stoknowwhatwasintheletterthathe

openedit,eventhoughitwasaddressedtohissister.好奇的

3.Willyoubequitef()kwithmeaboutthismatter?坦

白的

4.Intheirschooltheyhaveani()1oftenminutesfor

recess.间隔的时间

5.Thepolicewatchedthecafetowhichtherobberwas

knowntor()t.常去

1.正确答案:failure题目翻译:尽管他在学校是个失败者，最后他还

是成了一个成功的人.

2.正确答案:curious题目翻译:他太好奇信里是什么，就打开了，尽

管是寄给他姐姐的.

3.正确答案:frank题目翻译:你能非常坦白的告诉我这件事吗?

4.正确答案:interval题目翻译:在学校里，有十分钟的休息时间.

5.正确答案:resort题目翻译:警察们监视了强盗们常去的咖啡馆.

试题四：

Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthe

horsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.Nowitisthe

Westernruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwas

surprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeany

differencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthe

belly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshis

business.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusiness

donotfollowotherpeople,srule.Theymaketheirownrules.

Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（奇特的）to

himself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）.Andthe

question,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwantto

beginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhere

else.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的）enoughto

trusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperienced

youwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbegin

atthetail—thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestory

beforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon,tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthe

tail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

5.Thetopicofthepassageis.

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

参考答案：CDDCD

试题五：

Questions21-35

.ReadthistextaboutanItaliancarcompany.

.Choosethebestwordtofi71eachgap.

.Foreachquestion(21-35)markoneletter(A,B,CorD)on

yourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

GianniAgnelli,ChairmanofFiat,Italy1slargestprivate

industrialcorporation,isknowninItalyasthelawyer,becausehe

trainedinlawatTurinUniversity.examplehehasnever

practiced,histrainingmaysoonbeuseful.OnApril17thMr.

AgnelliadmittedtoagroupofItalianindustrialistsinVenice

21Fiathadbeen22insomecorruptionsinItaly.

OnApril21st,Fiat'slawyersandCesareRomiti,itsmanaging

director,metMilanmagistratesto23thefirm,s

involvementinbriberytowinbusinessfromstate-owned

companies.

Fiatisnotthe24ItaliancompanycaughtupinItaly1

sincreasingPoliticalcorruptionscandal.Accordingtothelatest

figure,some200businessmenandpoliticiansweresittingin

prison25aresultofjudicialinquiriesintokickbackspaid

topoliticiansbyfirms.Hundredsmoreare

still26influenceofFiat,27salesareequalto4/00

ofItaly*shomeproduct,thescandalatthecompanyhas

28theindustrialestablishment.

ThoughneitherMr.Agnelli29Mr.Romitihasbeen

30ofwrongdoing,severalotherseniorFiatmanagers

haveallegedlybeeninvolvedinpayingkickbackstowin

state-ownedcontracts31arrestedincludeFrancesco

Mattiol,Fiatsfinancedirector,andAntonioMoscon,the

32headofitsToroinsurancebranch33menhave

been.34abouttheirpreviousrolesontheboardof

Cogefar-Impresit,Fiatsconstructionsubsidiary.LastMay,Enzo

Papiadmittedpayinga1.5million-dollarbribeforacontract,

35toMilan,sunderground.

21.AwhatBthatCwhenDif

22.AinvolvedBconnectedCrelatedDdone

23.AtalkBsayCspeakDdiscuss

24.AoneBsingleCworstDonly

25.AasBforCwithDafter

26.AinBunderCatDon

27.AwhoBwhichCwhoseDits

28.ArockedBruinedCdamagedDdestroyed

29.AorBalsoCandDnor

30.AaccusedBchargedCcriticizedDblamed

31.AWhoBThoseCHeDThat

32.AoldBformerClateDlast

33.AEitherBAllCEveryDBoth

34.AsolvedBansweredCquestionedDreplied

35.AcontractedBrelatedCconnectedDcommunicated

参考答案：21.B22.A23.D24.D25.A26.B27.C28.A29.D

试题六：

Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivemanagers(

commentsonleadershipontheoppositepage

Whichnewitem(A,B,C,DorE)doseeachstatement1-8

referto?

Foreachstatement1-8,makeoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)on

yourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

1、Successfulleadershipinvolvesmakingsurethat

employeesacceptnewideas.

2、Agoodleadercanbringsuccesstoacompanyin

difficulties

3、Leadersshouldbeassessedonthebasisoftheir

achievements

4、Thepersonalitiesofgoodleadersaregenerallydifferent

fromthoseofothermanagers

5、Patienceisavaluablequalityinasuccessfulleader

6、Leadersconsiderpotentialchangesinwhattheircompany

doesforothers

7、Goodleaderswillencouragetheirstaffiftheir

organizationisindifficulties

8、Leadersneedtoadapttheirbehaviourtosuitdifferent

circumstances

AMaurizioVerna

Long-term,visionarybusinessleaders