BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷11（共405题）

BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷11（共9套）（共405题）BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷第1套一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7分。)Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheadviceabouthowtodealwithyourbossontheoppositepage.Whichsection(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Takenoticeofyourboss'slifeawayfromwork.MANAGEYOURBOSSAdvicefromfourtopbusinesspeopleonhowyoushouldtreatyourbossATheConsultantNobosslikesnastysurprises.Thinkingyoucansolveaseriousproblembeforeheorshefindsoutisadoomedstrategy.Muchbettertoinformyourbossaboutthesituationearlyon,togetherwithyoursuggestedsolution.Also,rememberthatbosseslikepraiseasmuchasanyemployee.Dothiswithoutmakingitobvious,ifonlytoearntherighttocriticise(constructively,ofcourse).'Consideration'isthekeyword.Treatbossesasyouhopetobetreated-itshouldhelpyoutomoveuptothenextlevel.BTheDirectorOfcoursetherearealltheformalthingsinmanagingyourboss-ensuringthatyoucometomeetingswellprepared,thatyouhaveagoodeyefordetail,andsoon.Butyoualsoneedtodistinguisheffectivelybetweenthingsthatareimportantandthingsthataremerelysmalldetails.Bosseslikeitifyoucansee'thebigpicture'becausetheywanttobeabletodelegate.Soit'sallaboutpsychology,aswellasperformance.CTheChairmanBosseswantpeopletounderstandtheirobjectives,theirwayofworkingandthepressurestheyareunder.Ifyoucanunderstandwhatsortofindividualyourbossis,itiseasiertoappreciatewhycertainreactionsmightarise,andthusavoidproblems.Also,keepthelinesofcommunicationwithyourbossopen.Youneedtoreceiveongoingfeedbackonwhetheryourworkiseffective,askingaboutwhatyoudonotunderstand,and,ifnecessary,discussingpersonalissuesfromoutsidetheworkplace.Whenthegapbetweenyouisreduced,soarethedifficulties.DTheChiefExecutiveUnderstandthatabosswillwanttotaketheglorywhenthingsgowell.Afterall,theytakeultimateresponsibility,sotheydeservesomeofthecredit.Also,findoutaboutyourboss'soutsideinterests,asthiscanhelptoimprovetherelationship.Youmayfindyouhaveaninterestincommon.Similarly,recognisethateveryoneishuman,andtherearetimeswhenarequestfromyoumaybeunwelcome.Gettoknowyourboss'sPersonalAssistant,whocanadviseyouwhenitisagoodtimetotalktohimorher.1、Listentowhatyourbosstellsyouabouthowwellyouareworking.标准答案：C知识点解析：此题的关键词对应不明显，所以考生需理解两句话真正的含义。题干中提到“听取老板关于你工作进展的情况"。C段中提到“你需要接受关于你工作是否顺利的及时反馈”。两句话在含义上是一致的，选项C符合题意。2、Realisethatyourbosswilloccasionallyneedtobeleftalone.标准答案：D知识点解析：题干中提到“要认识到老板偶尔想要独处”。D段提到“同样，你要认识到，人皆凡人，有时你的一些要求并不会受到欢迎。”两句话的意思一致。3、Commentonyourboss’sworkinapositivespirit.标准答案：A知识点解析：题干中提到"以积极态度评价老板的工作”。B段中提到“同时，要记住老板和员工一样喜爱赞美”。两句话所述内容基本相符，都暗示员工应该夸奖老板的工作，以积极态度对其进行评价。4、Trytoimpressyourbosswithyourthoroughness.标准答案：B知识点解析：题干中提到“用周全打动你的老板”。而B段第二句提到“要确保在开会时准备周全”。两句话的内容相呼应。5、Donothesitatetoinvolveyourbossifyouhavedifficultieswithyourwork.标准答案：A知识点解析：题干中提到“告知老板你在工作遇到的问题时不要犹豫”。A段中提到“认为自己可以在老板发现严重问题之前解决问题的想法注定是错误的”。两句话含义基本一致，选项A符合题意。6、Showyourbossthatyouarecapableofworkingatahigherlevel.标准答案：B知识点解析：题干中提到“向老板证明你能够胜任更高级别的工作”。B段中提到“当然，你在与老板打交道时，需要考虑工作层面上的所有事情，要确保在开会时准备周全，并且善于发现细节等等”。两句话意思相符合，都意在表达员工需要准备周全以迎合老板的工作需求。7、Speaktoyourboss,evenaboutmattersnotdirectlyrelatedtoyourwork.标准答案：C知识点解析：题干中提到“与你的老板随时沟通，即使是那些与你的工作并不直接相关的事”。C段中提到“如果必要的话，与工作无关的问题也可以与老板讨论”。两句话的含义相一致。其中respondrapidly和dealwith…atshortnotice相一致。二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)Readthearticlebelowabouttheadvertisingindustry.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).SELL,SELL,SELLLastyearover£13bnwasspentonadvertisingintheUKandresearchindicatesthatmostpeoplewillhaveseen2msalesmessagesbythetimetheyare30.Advertisingisbigbusinessandoftenactsastheinterfacebetweencommerceandculture.Whiletherearemanyadvertsthatjustirritate,therearesomethatareminiatureworksofart.(0)...G....Theadvertisersthem-selvesbelievetheyaredeliveringanimportantmessagebecausetheyareprotectingandpro-motingaclient'sbrandandextendinggreaterchoicetotheconsumer.【A1】________Insteadofbeingfree,manyTVchannelswouldonlybeavailableonsubscriptionpackagesofabout£500permonthandnewspapersmightcostsixtimesmorethantheirpresentcoverprice.Therearemanydifferentmodelsofadvertisingpractice,butnooneispreciselysurewhatmakesagoodadvert.【A2】________Whilesometrytogetyoutobuyaproduct,others,suchasanti-smokingcampaigns,aimtogetyounottodosomething.Someadvertsarenotaimedatconsumersatall,butatretailers,shareholdersoremployees.Forexample,manufacturersoftenadvertisetheirproductsintrademagazinestoreassureretailersthatanewbrandwillbewidelypromoted.Petrolcompaniesoftenchoosetoemphasisehowenvironmentallyfriendlytheyare;thisistooffsetanynegativepublicperceptionsoftheindustryratherthantopersuadeconsumerstobuyanindividualbrandofpetrol.【A3】________Thisisbecausepetrolisregarded,inadvertisingterms,asadistresspurchase.Wegetitbecausewecan'tdowithoutit,notbecausewereallywantit.Ingeneral,however,themainaimofadvertisingistoattributeemotionalqualitiestoaproductinordertocreateanindividualbrandthattheconsumercanassociatewith.Workingoutwhetheranadverthasbeensuc-cessfulisextremelydifficult【A4】________Forexample,whatpersuadedthemtobuyacar?Youcannotbesurewhetheritwastheadver-tising,theprice,theopposition'sdistribution,changesinthelaworchangesinconsumeratti-tudesthatwasthedeterminingfactor.Whatadvertisingcan'tdoismakeconsumersbuysomethingtheydon'twant.Itcanperhapsper-suadeyoutotrysomethingonce,butifyoudon'tlikewhatyouget,youwon'ttryitagain.【A5】________Inotherwords,wherethereisnoemotionalengagement,suchasaconsumer'sfeelingsaboutabagofpeas,beliefsaremuchhardertoshift.AMoreover,itisalmostimpossibletogetpeopletochangethewaytheyviewthingstheyareindifferentto.BOverthelasttenyears,otherformsofadvertising,suchasdirectmarketing,havebecomeincreasinglypopularaswellasscientific.CTheydon't,astheindustrywellknows,careenoughtobebrandloyaltosuchaproduct.DWhetheryouacceptthisargumentornot,youhavetorecognisethatwithoutadvertisingourworldwouldbeverydifferent.ETheproblemliesinisolatingpreciselywhatmotivatespeopletobehaveinaparticularway.FThisispartlybecausenotalladvertisementsaredesignedtodothesamething.GTheproductioncostsinvolvedinthesecanreachhigherfiguresthanthosefortheaveragemovie.8、【A1】标准答案：D知识点解析：这一段的主要内容是在讲广告的作用。空格前提到做广告的人认为他们是在传递一种重要的信息，因为他们保护并且提升了客户的品牌同时又给消费者提供了更多的选择。后文提到要是没有广告的话，很多电视节目就不会免费，而且报纸会比现在贵6倍。综合上下文可以看出这里是在讲广告的作用，D选项可以和这里的前后内容相吻合。thisargument指代前面广告商的观点，而verydifferent指代后面的电视不免费、报纸涨价等等情况。9、【A2】标准答案：F知识点解析：空格后面提到两种广告，一种是试图引导你去购买东西，而另一种是为了劝阻你不要做某件事。这部分提及的内容与选项F给出的“部分原因可能是因为广告并不总是用来做同一件事”意义相关，故答案为选项F。10、【A3】标准答案：C知识点解析：空格前面以汽油公司为例，说明这些公司的广告并不怎么强调个人品牌，空格后面对这一现象进行了进一步的解释，因此，空格内也应该填入一个过渡句，前面提到“不是为了唆使顾客购买某个牌子的汽油”是一个暗示，brandloyal与anindividualbrandofpetrol形成同义互换关系，因而选项C为正确答案。11、【A4】标准答案：E知识点解析：这一段主要论述什么是成功的广告。开头提及判定广告是否成功很困难。空格后面是举例说明，因为没有办法判断最终到底什么是说服消费者购买的决定性因素，所以很难评判一个广告是否成功。选项E中motivate为关键词，对应这一段反复出现的persuade。12、【A5】标准答案：A知识点解析：这一空的前后内容主要在说客户对产品喜好的重要性。空格前面说如果不喜欢将不会再次购买，后面说没有情感因素消费态度很难改变。选项A中的changetheway对应后文的shift，indifferent对应noemotionalengagement.三、常规阅读理解(本题共6题，每题1.0分，共6分。)Readthearticlebelowaboutteamworkandthequestionsontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(13-18),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.TroublewithTeamworkMaryOwenexaminestheroleandefficiencyofteamsRecruiterssaythatcandidateswhocangiveexamplesofworktheyhavedoneasmembersofasuccessfulteamareinasstrongapositionasthosewhocanpointtosignificantindivid-ualachievement.Indeed,toomuchofthelattermaysuggestthatthepersonconcernedisnota'teamplayer'-oneofthemoreseriousfailingsinthebookofmanagement.Theimportanceofbeingateamplayerisasideeffectoftheincreasinginteractionacrossdepartmentsandfunctionaldivides.Insteadofpushingreports,paperworkanddecisionsaroundtheorganisation,'teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbesharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues,'saysSteveGardner,inhisbookKeyManagementConcepts.Headds,'Globalisationhasaddedafurtherdimensiontoteamwork.Multi-nationalteamsnowstudypolicydecisionsinthelightoftheirimpactonthelocalmarket.'Butisteamworkingbeingoverdone?'Somemanagersareonasmanyassevenoreightdif-ferentteams',saysDrCathyBandy,apsychol-ogistwhorecentlyranaconferenceonthesubject.'Theytakeupsomuchtimethatman-agerscan'tgetonwithcoretasks.'Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas,shesays,becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.Thereisalsothedangerofanunhealthydesiretokeeptheteamgoingaftertheworkhasbeendone.'Peoplefeeltheneedtobelong,andteammembershipcanprovideakindofpsychologicalsupport.'Theideabehindteamworkingisthat,whentherightgroupofpeopleisbroughttogether,a'force'developswhichisgreaterthanthesumoftheirindividualtalents.Thisisoftentrueinsport,wheregoodplayerscanreachunexpectedheightsasmembersofaninter-nationalteam.However,fewbusinesssitua-tionshaveasclearasetofobjectives,orasclearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.'Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit',saysSteveGardner.'Unfortunately,peoplefocusinsteadonwhothemembersoftheteamshouldbeandwhatrolestheysiretoplay'DrBandyagrees.'Thereisalwaysadangerthatteamscanturnintocommittees,'shesays.'Inalotofsituations,oneortwoindividualswouldbemuchmoreeffective.'Sowhatmakesasuccessfulteam?Therearesomegeneralqualitiesthathavebeenidenti-fied.SteveGardnerrecommendsthatineveryteamthereshouldbesomeonewhoisgoodatresearchingideasandanotherwhoisgoodatshootingdownimpracticalones.Thereshouldbethosewhocanresolvethetensionsthatnat-urallyoccurinateamandotherswhoarefocusedongettingthejobdone.Also,provid-ingaclearandachievabletargetattheoutsetisthebestwayofensuringthattheteamwillmoveontogreaterthings.13、Whatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutteamworkingatthebeginningofthearticle?A、Itisthemostsuccessfulformofmanagement.B、Ithaschangedtherecruitmentprocedureincompanies.C、Well-runteamsstillallowindividualstodemonstratetheirtalents.D、Beingateamplayerisnowconsideredanessentialmanagementskill.标准答案：D知识点解析：题干：作者在第一段开始提出了关于团队工作的什么观点？A这是最为成功的管理模式。B这改变了公司中的招聘进程。C运行良好的团队仍然会给个人展示自己才干的机会。D作为一个团队成员现在被视为是一种必要的管理技能。细节题。首句的意思是招聘人员认为，那些能举出他们曾在优秀团队中工作过的经历的求职者和那些取得卓越个人成就的求职者一样出色。言下之意也就是说拥有团队成员的经历也很重要。选项D提及，作为一个团队成员现在被视为是一种必要的管理技能符合文意。14、Accordingtothearticle,teamworkdevelopedwithincompaniesasaresponsetoA、modernofficedesign.B、changingworkpractices.C、areductioninadministrativetasks.D、theexpansionofinternationalbusiness.标准答案：B知识点解析：题干：根据文章内容，公司内部组建团队是为了A现代办公设计。B改变工作实行的方式。C减少行政任务。D拓展国际贸易。细节题。定位句的意思是，团队提供了一个动态的会议环境，在这个环境中思想得以共享，技能得以直击重要的商业问题。这句里的dynamicmeetingplace可以对应B选项的changingworkpractice，故选项B为正确答案。15、Inthethirdparagraph,DrBandysuggeststhatA、manyemployeesdonotenjoyworkinginteams.B、somemanagersarenotveryeffectiveteamleaders.C、someteamsarecreatedunnecessarily.D、fewteamsarewellorganised.标准答案：C知识点解析：题干：在第三段中，DrBandy建议说A许多员工并不乐意在团队中工作。B一些经理并不是有效率的团队经理。C一些团队没有必要创建。D没有多少团队得到良好的组织。细节题。定位句提到，形成团队然后开会就成了它本身的目的，而不考虑形成团队的目的是什么。与选项C意义相符。16、Accordingtothewriter,teamworkismoreeffectiveinthefieldofsportbecausetheplayersA、knowwhattheywanttoachieve.B、aremorecompetitivebynature.C、havemoreindividualtalent.D、canbedrivenbynationalpride.标准答案：A知识点解析：题干：根据作者观点，团队合作在体育赛事上更为高效是因为这些运动员A知道他们想要实现的目标。B本能上更富竞争性。C拥有更强的个人才能。D被国家荣誉感推动。细节题。第四段讲当一群正确的人被组合到一起时会产生一种高于这些人个人能力的力量，在体育比赛里就是如此。定位句提到，然而，商务事宜不像体育赛事一样有明确的目标或胜负的标准。与选项A相符。17、SteveGardnerandDrBandyagreethatwhenabusinessteamiscreatedpeopledonotpayenoughattentiontoA、thestructureoftheteam.B、alternativestotheteam.C、selectingtheteammembers.D、directingtheteam’sactivities.标准答案：B知识点解析：题干：SteveGardner和DrBandy认可这个观点，即当一个商务团队一旦创建，成员没有把足够的精力放在A团队的结构。B代替团队的选择。C选择团队人员。D引导团队活动。细节题。定位句提到，在企业中，每个人都需要清楚挑战是什么，以及团队合作是否是实现它的最佳方式。言外之意也就是说要考虑其他可能的途径，即B选项所说的代替团队的选择。18、WhatisSteveGardner’sadviceonoperatingasuccessfulteam?A、Maintainaflexibleapproachtomembership.B、Allowpersonalitiestodevelopwithintheteam.C、Selectpeoplewhofitnaturallyintocertainroles.D、Makeeveryefforttoavoidconflictbetweenmembers.标准答案：C知识点解析：题干：SteveGardner对运行一个成功的团队的建议是A灵活录取团队人员。B允许成员在团队内发展个性。C选择能够自然融入团队角色的人。D努力避免与其他成员发生冲突。细节题。定位句的大意为要有不同的人胜任不同的角色。归纳起来，与C选项相符。其他几个选项均未提到。四、完形填空(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)Readtheextractbelowaboutabank'shumanresourcespolicy.ChoosethebestwordorphrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).HumanResourcesPolicyCBABankwasthelargestfinancialinstitutiontosigntheemployers''PeopleComeFirst'codeofpracticeintheearly1990s.Indoingso,itcommitteditselftothehighest(0)...Binhumanresourcespracticessuchasthecommunicationofcompany【C1】________toemployees,thesettingofindividualtrainingandpersonal【C2】________plans,andtheholdingofregularperformance【C3】________forallstaff.Likeotherorganisations,CBAisreplacingthetraditionalhierarchywithaflatterorganisationalstructurewhichgivesemployeesmorebroadlydefined【C4】________withinthecompany.Thechangeisofferingemployeesgreateropportunitiesforworkincross-disciplinaryprojectteams.Asaresult,interpersonal【C5】________areextremelyimportant.Thepolicyseemstobeworking.Thereisagreatdealofgoodwillamongemployees,who【C6】________thefactthatcustomersatisfactionistheorganisation'schiefaim.CBAclaimstopursuethisaimforitsown【C7】________.ratherthanasameansofearningprofitsforshareholders.AnabilitytorelatetoallkindsofpeopleisthemostimportantattributeCBAlooksforin【C8】________recruits.Graduatesare【C9】________foratwo-yearperiodandexposedtoall【C10】________ofretailfinancialservices.Bytheendofthistrainingperiod,theywillhavetakentheirInstituteofBankingexaminationand,iftheyhave【C11】________theirperformancetargets,theywillhave【C12】________ajobatthebank.'Onthewhole,wearenotlookingforpeoplestraightoutofcollege,'sayshumanresourcesmanagerMaryKemp.'Wewouldpreferthattheyhad【C13】________someexperienceoflifeandhadtakenayearoutbetweenschoolandcollegetotravelordosomekindofwork.'Thecompanyhasrecentlyintroducedanewpolicyonpay,anditisnow【C14】________toperformancethroughbonusschemes,withtheobjectivebeingto【C15】________employeesfortheirachievementsandeffort.Example:AlevelsBstandardsCguidesDmeasures19、【C1】A、designsB、purposesC、endsD、objectives标准答案：D知识点解析：词汇辨析题。文章提及公司最高标准要求自己执行人力资源政策，例如向员工传达，公司目标。objective意为“目标”，purpose意为“目的”。选项D较为恰当。20、【C2】A、continuationB、extensionC、developmentD、advancement标准答案：C知识点解析：词汇题。此处联系上下文应意为个人培训和个人发展规划的制订。个人发展规划即为personaldevelopmentplans，选C。21、【C3】A、reviewsB、trialsC、revisionsD、judgements标准答案：A知识点解析：词汇题。这里需要理解上下文的含义。前文提到要制订个人培训和发展计划，此处填入的词应能与performance相搭配，选项A意为“评审、审查”，选项B意为“尝试”，选项C意为“修订”，选项D意为“判断，评审”。从前文“regular”一词来看，选项A最为恰当。22、【C4】A、capacitiesB、partsC、rolesD、elements标准答案：C知识点解析：词汇题。此处理解上下文，空格内应填入公司结构为员工提供了什么。选项A意为“容量”，选项B意为“部分”，选项C意为“角色”，选项D为“元素”。选项C较恰当。23、【C5】A、abilitiesB、talentsC、assetsD、skills标准答案：D知识点解析：固定搭配题。interpersonalskills是地道的说法，译为“人际交往技巧”。24、【C6】A、recommendB、honourC、respectD、obey标准答案：C知识点解析：语义题。这一句是说他们承认一个事实：顾客的满意是公司的主要目标。recommend是“推荐、建议”，后面不接thefact（事实），honour是“敬重”，obey是“遵守”，这里应该选择respect。respect这里是“重视”或者“接受”的意思，respectthefact，表示“接受这个事实”。选项C为正确答案。25、【C7】A、sakeB、reasonC、behalfD、cause标准答案：A知识点解析：A固定搭配题。forone’ssake意为“为了……目的，为了……利益”。26、【C8】A、expectedB、intendedC、potentialD、eventual标准答案：C知识点解析：词汇题。选项A意为“预期的”；选项B意为“预期的，故意的”；选项C意为“潜在的”；选项D意为“最终的”。上文的意思是“寻找_______的员工”，根据文意，应为“寻找潜在的员工”。27、【C9】A、takenonB、writteninC、putonD、drawnin标准答案：A知识点解析：词组辨析。选项A意为“披上；增加；接纳；开始雇佣”；选项B意为“把……写入”；选项C意为“穿上”；选项D意为“使……进入，紧缩开支”。此句意为“大学毕业生需接受为期两年的培训”，选项A为正确答案。28、【C10】A、fieldsB、areasC、regionsD、parts标准答案：B知识点解析：词汇题。此句是说要把毕业生分配在各个连锁金融服务领域，即area。field做“领域、范围”讲的时候是指的研究、活动，region是指的“具体的地区”，parts是“部分”，应该选择选项B。29、【C11】A、arrivedB、doneC、passedD、met标准答案：D知识点解析：固定搭配题。选项A意为“到达”；选项B意为“做”；选项C意为“通过”；选项D意为“完成，达到”。meetthegoals是固定搭配，意为“完成目标”。30、【C12】A、securedB、reachedC、confirmedD、fixed标准答案：A知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“保证，获得”；选项B意为“到达，达到”；选项C意为“证实”；选项D意为“修理”。前文提到如果他们的表现达到了预期目标，他们就能得到银行的工作。故选项A为正确答案。31、【C13】A、gainedB、wonC、earnedD、realised标准答案：A知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“获得”；选项B意为“赢得”；选项C意为“赚得”；选项D意为“意识到”。根据上下文，此处应为“我们更想要的是那些已有一段生活经验的人”的意思，选择A。32、【C14】A、attachedB、linkedC、combinedD、joined标准答案：B知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“使依附，使附着”；选项B意为“连接，接合，联系”；选项C意为“结合”；选项D意为“参加”。根据句意“目前公司通过奖励机制将薪水和个人表现直接挂钩”，选项B最符合句意。33、【C15】A、returnB、rewardC、recompenseD、refund标准答案：B知识点解析：语义题。选项A意为“返回”；选项B意为“奖励”；选项C意为“补偿”；选项D意为“退还，归还”。此句意为“目的是为了以人的成就和努力为参考对员工进行奖励”，选项B为正确答案。五、改错(本题共12题，每题1.0分，共12分。)Readthetextbelowaboutmeetings.Inmostofthelines(34-45)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theexercisebeginswithtwoexamples,(0)and(00).MeetingsThatWork0Avitalskillforanyonerunningabusinessitistheabilitytocommunicate00effectively.Thisisparticularlyimportantinameetingwherecomplexarguments34needtobeputforwardandwhereitistoovitaltogetthebestoutofthesituation35andthosepresentinaslittletimeaspossible.Beforecallingameeting,ask36yourselfifyouactuallyneedone,sincesomanyareunproductiveresultsanddo37notreallyneedtotakeplace.Sendinganemailorbyusinganothermeansof38communication,suchasasimplephonecall,mightachievethedesiredresultsin39halfthetime.Havingestablishedtheneedforameeting,soinformthoseyou40wishtoattendandaskpeopletobepunctual.Concerningthekeytoagood41meetingisanagenda,whichneedstobesentoutinadvanceandshouldstatethe42date,timeandlocation.Itshouldalsocontainthenamesofthoseoneswhowill43bepresentandsetthatout,startingwiththemostimportant,thepointsfor44discussion.Askinadvanceforsuggestionsforitemstobediscussedaboutbut45setadeadlineforsubmissionsinordertoreducetheamountoftimethathastobespentunder'AnyOtherBusiness'.34、标准答案：TOO知识点解析：暂无解析35、标准答案：CORRECT知识点解析：暂无解析36、标准答案：RESULTS知识点解析：暂无解析37、标准答案：BY知识点解析：暂无解析38、标准答案：CORRECT知识点解析：暂无解析39、标准答案：SO知识点解析：暂无解析40、标准答案：CONCERNING知识点解析：暂无解析41、标准答案：CORRECT知识点解析：暂无解析42、标准答案：ONES知识点解析：暂无解析43、标准答案：THAT知识点解析：暂无解析44、标准答案：ABOUT知识点解析：暂无解析45、标准答案：CORRECT知识点解析：暂无解析BEC商务英语（中级）阅读模拟试卷第2套一、概括文意配伍(本题共7题，每题1.0分，共7分。)HowtoapproachReadingTestPartOne•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoumatchsevenstatementswithfourshorttexts.•Firstreadeachshorttextandthenreadthesentencestoseewhichonesrefertothetext.•Makesureyoureadeachtextforoverallmeaning.Donotchooseananswerjustbecauseyoucanseethesamewordsinthetext.•Lookatthesentencesbelowandtheinformationaboutmergersandtakeoversinvolvingfourcompaniesontheoppositepage.•Whichcompany(A,B,CorD)doeseachsentence1-7referto?•Foreachsentence1-7,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeofthelettersmorethanonce.ATouroperatorJarminTraveliswaitingforitschiefexecutiveandfinancedirectortomakethefinaldecisionbeforemakingaformalbidforrivalHarmonAir.Thetwocompaniestriedtomergefiveyearsago,whenthedealwasblockedbythecompetitionauthorities.Sincethentheregulatorhaseasedthecriteriabywhichanymergerwouldbejudged.Competitionlawyerssayatie-upwouldalmostcertainlybeallowedthistime,andindustryanalystsbelievethatbothcompaniesareeagerforamerger.BBusoperatorBarkwayhasbeenhitbystiffcompetitionanddwindlingprofitability.Asaresultthecompanyhasbeenforcedtoscrapitsplanstoexpandoverseasandinsteadwillconcentrateongrowingitsexistingbusiness.Thecontinuingdeclineinthecompany'ssharepricehasledtospeculationthatitmayfallpreytooneofitsrivals.Thismaywellprovewrong),though,asBarkway'sfounderandchiefexecutive,KerryMatthews,haspersuadedtheboardtodoeverythinginitspowertoresistatakeover.CCarolynSwaine,theformerchiefexecutiveofcoffeeshopchainMarshmont's,istryinghardtoraisecapitalforabidforheroldcompany.SwaineleftlastyearafteraseriesofdisagreementsoverMarshmont'sfuturedirection,andseveraltopmanagersareexpectedtoleaveifshesucceedsinbuyingthechain.AlthoughMarshmont'sisprofitable,itistoosmalltostayindependentformuchlonger,andevenifSwainetakescontrol,thecompanywillsoonhavetobecomepartofalargerchain.DKeston,therespectedmakeroftelevisionprogrammes,hasannouncedthatithasagreedanoutlinedealtomergewithStardustTV.Ayearago,withitsprofitsplunging,Kestonfacedastrongtakeoverbidbyanotherofitscompetitors,butfoughthardagainstit,andhassincebecomemoreprofitable.Thecompanyisnowconvinced,however,thatitsfuturesuccessliesinbeingpartofalargerorganisation.BothKestonandStardusthaveareputationforproducingstrikingtelevisionprogrammes,andamergerislikelytobebeneficial,bothcreativelyandfinancially.1、Thiscompanyhaschangeditsattitudetowardsremainingindependent.标准答案：D知识点解析：暂无解析2、Ifthiscompanyistakenover,changesarelikelytotakeplaceinitsseniormanagement.标准答案：C知识点解析：暂无解析3、Thiscompanyhasrenewed’itseffortstocombinewithacompetitor.标准答案：A知识点解析：暂无解析4、Thiscompanywishestoremainindependent.标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析5、Anattempttobuythiscompanydependsonwhetherenoughmoneyismadeavailable.标准答案：C知识点解析：暂无解析6、Thiscompany’scurrentlackofsuccessmeansthatacompetitormaytrytotakeitover标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析7、Thiscompanycannotsurviveonitsownformuchlonger标准答案：C知识点解析：暂无解析二、段落完型(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。)HowtoapproachReadingTestPartTwo•InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadatextwithgapsinit,andchoosethebestsentencetofilleachgapfromasetofsevensentences.•Firstreadthetextfortheoverallmeaning,thengobackandlookforthebestsentenceforeachgap.•Makesurethesentencefitsboththemeaningandthegrammarofthetextaroundthegap.•Readthearticleontheoppositepageaboutaclubforcompanychairmenandwomen.•Choosethebestsentencefrombelowtofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.•Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).AforumforchairmenandwomentoexchangeideasWhenCadburySchweppeswasconsideringsellingitsfoodandhealthproductsbusinessesinthemid-1980s,SirAdrianCadbury,chairmanatthetime,calledaboardmeetingandtoldthedirectorsnottomakeuptheirminds,butsimplytotalkaboutsellingthebusinesses.(0)Atthatfirstmeeting,everyonespokeup.Opinionwasdivided.Thesecondmeetingwasdifferent.'Wehadaverylargedegreeofagreement,'SirAdriansays.(8)...Hehadfearedthatattemptingtodealwiththematterjustinonemeetingwouldinhibitopendiscussion.Howtochairacompanyhasbeenalong-timepreoccupationofSirAdrian's.Thecommitteeheheadedintheearly1990s-setupbytheBritishgovernmenttoinvestigatecorporategovernance-producedtheCadburyreport.(9)...Thiswasjustoneofitsmanyrecommendations,whichhadamajorimpactonhowcompaniesaremanaged.Beingchairmanisadifficultjob,SirAdriansays.(10)...Forthatreason,hehashelpedsetuptheChairmen'sForum,acluboflike-mindedpeoplewhogettogethertoexchangeideasandlearnhowtochaircompanies.Aswellashostingdinners,addressedbymajorplayersinthebusinessworld,theforumhasheldseminarstodiscussissuessuchashowtogetthebestoutoftheboardandhowtorespondtoacrisis.JamesWatson,headoftheforum'ssteeringcommittee,believestheorganisationshoulddomoretopubliciseitsexistence.Oneofthereasonsisthathewantstoattractamorediversegroupofchairmenandwomenastheforumincreasesitssizetothe100membersheregardsasoptimal.(11)...ButallareUK-basedandthevastmajorityaremale.Theforumwantstoattractmorewomenandmorenon-Britishmemberstowhatitbelievesistheworld'sonlychairmen'sclub.MostchairmenofthebiggestUKcompanieshavestayedaway.(12)...SirAdrianismorecharitable:hebelieveschairmenoflargegroupsdonothavetimeforforummeetings.Buthearguesthatoneshouldnotunderestimatehowdifficultthejobis.Chairinganymeetingisachallenge.AndasJaneKelly,thefirstwomantojointheorganisation;says,leadingisoftenasolitarytask.'Thehigherupyoumoveinanyorganisation,thelonelieryoucanbe.Ateachlevel,thenumberofpeopleyoucantalktoissmaller.'HencethevalueofaclubliketheChairmen'sForum.ACurrentlyalmostallofthemheadlistedcompanies-althoughgenerallynotthebiggest-andsomecomefromprivatecompaniesandthepublicsectorBAmongotherthings,itcamedowninfavourofcompaniesseparatingtherolesofchairmanandchiefexecutive.CManyalsoregardtheoppo