BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷4（共468題）

BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷4（共9套）（共468題）BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷第1套一、概括文意配伍(本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8分。)LookatthestatementsbelowandthefiveextractsfromnewspaperarticlesaboutChineseCPIfiguresinfivemonthsontheopposilepage.Whichextract(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement(1-8)referto?Foreachstatement(1-8),markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0).Example:0Inthelasttwomonths,CRgrowthratedropped.ATheCPIsurged8.7percentinFebruaryyearonyear,thehighestriseforthiskeyinflationfigureinoveradecade.TheFebruaryfigurewas1.6percentagepointshigherthanthatofJanuary.Normally,a3-percentgrowthofCPIisregardedasinflation.TheCPIgrowthratecastashadowovertheChineseeconomyandputthegovernmentinatightspot.Thegovernmentcouldcontinuetotakemonetarymeasuressuchasinterestratehikes,butitwouldbeagainsttheinternationaltrendofinterestratecutssincetheglobaleconomyhasbeenontherecessiontrackduetotheU.S.subprimemortgagecrisis.Furtherratehikeswoulddrawinspeculativecurrency,whichmightleadtoproblemssuchasliquidity.BTheconsumerpriceindex(CPI),thebarometerforinflation,grew7.7percentinMayyearonyear,0.8percentagepointslowerthanthatinApril,accordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS).ItcameasnosurpriseforfinancialinstitutionsthattheCPIdroppedinMaymonthonmonth,asfoodprice,amajortriggerforthisroundofinflation,droppedconsiderablythankstoanabundantsummersupply.Thereisnoquickfixyettocureinflation.ButSongGuoqing,economicsprofessorofPekingUniversity,statedthemostefficientandsimplewaytocontrolinflationistocontrolmoneysupply.Hecalledonthecentralbanktostrictlyreinforcestringentmonetarypolicytoresolveinflationpressure.CTheconsumerpriceindex(CPI),thebarometerforinflationattheretaillevel,grew6.3percentinJulyyearonyear.Theyear-on-yeargrowthrateslowedcomparedwiththeCPI's7.1-percentgrowthrateinJune.Butmonth-on-monthgrowthaccelerated0.1percentagepointfromJunetoJuly.InflationpressurealsogainedmomentumafterdroppinginMayandJune.Foodprices,whichaccountforonethirdoftheCPIbasketandareconsideredasamajortriggerofthisroundofinflation,rose14.4percentinJuly.D"Combatinginflation"ceasedtobethegovernment'spriorityastheconsumerpriceindex(CPI)growthratecontinuedtodrop.Instead,thegovernmenthasswitchedthefocusofthecountry'smacro-controlpoliciesto"maintaingrowth"againstthebackdropoftheglobaleconomicdownturn.InSeptember,theCPIgrew4.6percentyearonyear,butfell0.3percentagepointscomparedwiththatofAugust.TheCPIgrowthratedroppedforfiveconsecutivemonths,demonstratingthatgovernmenteffortstocaprunawayinflationwerepayingoff.Economistsexpectinflationarypressuretocontinuetoeaseinthefourthquarter.ETheconsumerpriceindex(CPI),thebarometerofinflation,wasdown0.3percentinOctobercomparedwiththatofSeptember.TheNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)saidtheCPI'syear-on-yeargrowthinOctoberwas4percent,thelowestgrowthratein17months.Thegovernmenthasmade"reiningininflation"itstopeconomicprioritysincethemiddleoflastyear,whencitizenswerehitwithsoaringcostsofliving.Afterwards,sixroundsofinterestratehikesandothermeasurestocooltheeconomypaidoffaseconomicgrowthslowedamidtheglobalfinancialturmoil.1、CPIgrowthrateinthismonthisthelowestinseventeenmonths.標準答案：E知識點解析：暫無解析2、CPIgrowthrateinthismonthputstheChinesegovernmentinadilemma.標準答案：A知識點解析：暫無解析3、Bythismonth,CPIgrowthratehasdroopedforfivemonths.標準答案：D知識點解析：暫無解析4、CPIgrowthratedrops0.8percentonthebasisofthepreviousmonth.標準答案：B知識點解析：暫無解析5、Monetarypoliciessuchascontinuousinterestrateincreasehavebeenputintopractice.標準答案：E知識點解析：暫無解析6、Lotsofcountriesintheworldhavecutinterestratebecauseoftheglobaleconomicrecession.標準答案：A知識點解析：暫無解析7、Stringentmonetarypolicywassuggestedtocarryouttorespondtoinflationpressure.標準答案：B知識點解析：暫無解析8、Chinesegovernment’spriorityhasbeenchangedtorespondtoinflationpressure.標準答案：D知識點解析：暫無解析二、段落完型(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6分。)Readthistextaboutanbriefintroductionofadvertising.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(9-14),markoneletter(A-H)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0).AdvertisingTheprimaryfunctionofadvertisingistocommunicatemarketingobjectivestoselectedtargetaudience.Itisusedtoaccomplishanumberoftasks,usingdifferentmediavehicles,reachingdiverseaudience,andgaininginterestwithanumberofcreativeapproaches.However,despitetheseeminglyendlesschannelsforutilizingadvertising,itisbasicallyamarketingcommunicationtool.Whenweexamineunsuccessfuladvertisingcampaigns,weoftenfindthatadvertisingwasusedtoaccomplishinappropriatetasks.Successfuladvertisingmustbeorientedtospecificobjective.(0).G...Effectiveadvertisingisanextensionofbasicmarketingplansandisderivedfromit.However,advertisinggoalsarenotthesameasmarketinggoals.Themarketingstaffsetsthemarketinggoalsorobjectives.【P1】______Italsodetermineshowtheseresourceswillbedistributedtospecifictargetmarketsandwhatsalesobjectivecanbeexpectedovertimeandgeography.Advertisinggoalsarecommunicationobjectivesdesignedtoreachthetargetaudiencewiththeappropriatemessage.Ad.goalsarebasedonmarketingobjectives,buttheyarenotthesameasmarketinggoals.Notethatadvertisinggoalsarebasedonimprovingcommunicationandconsumerattitudestowardaproduct.【P2】______Obviously,evensophisticatedcorporationsoftenconfusemarketingandadvertisinggoals.Advertisingisthecommunicationarmofthemarketingprocess.【P3】______Advertisinghasmanyroles.Itisdesignedtodisposeapersontobuyaproduct,tochangeminds,oreventoadvocatelessconsuming("demarketing").【P4】______Mostadvertising,however,isforthemarketingofgoodsandservices.AdvertisingisalsotheeverydaycultureofvirtuallyeveryAmerican.Itisestimatedthattheaveragepersonseesorhearsasmanyas1,200adsandcommercialseachday.【P5】______Itmirrorsthisenvironmentandalsobringsaboutsubtlechangesinthebehaviourofthepublicsthatusesit.Itisnowonderthatadvertisingisoneofthe.mostscrutinizedofallbusinessenterprises.【P6】______Advertisersareviewedinmanywaysbythepublictheyserve.Manufacturersareaskingformoretangibleevidenceofadvertising'sroleinthesellingprocess,andthemediaareconstantlyseekinghigheradvertisingratestocoverspiritualexpenses.Atthesametime,theaudiencesthatadvertisersseekarebecomingevenmorefragmented.Consumers,despiteseeminglyfascinatedwithadvertising'screativeprocess,tendtobecomemorecynicalanddisbelievingaboutitsclaims.Example:AItisamethodofdeliveringamessagefromasponsor,throughaformalcommunicationchannel,toadesiredaudience.BItmaybeusedtohelpelectacandidate,raisemoneyforcharity,orsupportacause.CThemarketingdepartmentdecideshowtoallocateresourcestovarioustasks,includingadvertising.DAdvertisingispartofthesocial,cultural,andbusinessenvironment.EToday,advertisingisfunctioninginachangingeconomicandsocialclimate.FItisinterestingtonotethatasurveyindicatedthatamajorityofcompanieswantedtomeasureadvertisingsuccessbasedonsales.GBeforewecandetermineadvertisingobjectives,itisadvisabletodistinguishbetweenmarketingandadvertisinggoals.HWe'renowlivinginanadvertisingage.9、【P1】標準答案：C知識點解析：該段第二句說明，“然而，廣告目的不同于營銷目的。”而從接下來本段的第三句表達的意思，則可判斷本段接下來要開始講“營銷目的”。由于缺失句的前一句意為：營銷人員制定營銷目標，而C句講的意思是“營銷部門決定如何給不同的(營銷)任務(包括廣告)分配資源”。這正是“營銷”目標的細說。故C項為正確選項。10、【P2】標準答案：F知識點解析：因為缺失句的前一句意為：應當注意的是，廣告目標的制定是以增進交流，改善消費者對產品的態(tài)度為出發(fā)點的。其后一句意為：很明顯，即使大公司也經常會把營銷目的與廣告目的相混淆。從這兩句所講的內容可以判斷，缺失的句子應該是一句可以反映一個把兩個“目的”相混淆的錯誤認識或現象。而F句正好講的就是一個混淆兩個“目的”的錯誤現象。故F項為正確選項。11、【P3】標準答案：A知識點解析：缺失句的前一句意為：廣告是營銷過程的一個交流手段。而A項的含義恰好是進一步解釋了廣告是怎樣的一個“交流手段”，意為：(廣告)是一種通過正式的交流趨道，并由發(fā)起者向目標聽眾傳遞信息的一種交流手段。故A項為正確選項。12、【P4】標準答案：B知識點解析：本段的第三句講的是“廣告有很多角色”。而第四句，即缺失句的前一句開始講述廣告在商業(yè)上的作用，此句的含義是：廣告可以說服一個人去買一種產品，可以說服一個人改變想法，也可以向人們宣傳減少消費(即反營銷)。而B項恰好講的是廣告的一個角色或作用，即廣告在政治上的作用：可以用來幫助候選人進行宣傳、募捐或者支持某一項事業(yè)。缺失句的后一句，可以看做是總結或強調廣告的角色或作用，即：大部分廣告主要還是用于營銷產品與服務。而這里的轉折性連接詞“however”正好暗示了缺失句子要講的應該是廣告的非商業(yè)作用。故B項為正確選項。13、【P5】標準答案：D知識點解析：本段首句就交待了“廣告還充斥在每一個美國人的日常文化生活中”。而本段第二句，即缺失句子的前一句則開始舉出事實進行說明：據估計，普通人每天聽到或看到多達1200條廣告或廣告片段。而D項所講內容正好與此句構成遞進關系，進一步做出表明或總結：廣告是社會環(huán)境、文化環(huán)境、商業(yè)環(huán)境的一部分。故D項為正確選項。14、【P6】標準答案：E知識點解析：首先，本句缺失句位于該篇文章的最后一段的段首，其作用可以假設為作為總結段的總結句，起總結全文的作用，也可以假設為概括總結段的內容，起統(tǒng)領總結段的作用?？v觀本段其他句子的含義，可以得出，除第二句也為總結性的句子(其意為“廣告商們……”)以外，其后面的句子，無論是有關“制造商(manufacturers)”、“媒體(themedia)”的論述，還是有關“聽眾(audiences)”或“消費者(consumers)”的論述，都是在用不同的公眾群體作為例證來支持這一個句子，而從時態(tài)上也一改本文一直使用的一般現在時，而全部采取了現在進行式。而E項則不僅實現了在時態(tài)上的呼應，而且在意義上實現更加強調這么一個“日益變化的(changing)”狀態(tài)。故E項為正確選項。三、常規(guī)閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6分。)Readthefollowingarticleaboutrecruitmentprocessoutsourcingandthequestionsontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(15-20),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.RecruitmentProcessOutsourcingRecruitmentProcessOutsourcing—betterknownasRPO—hasgainedsignificantmarketmomentuminrecentyears.Yetithastakenawhile.Giventhatemployershavebeenseekinghelpintheirrecruitingeffortsfordecades,itseemsoddthattheriseofRPOasaservicesolutionhastakensolong.Isn'toutsourcingofnon-corefunctionsawidelyacceptedbusinessstrategy?Isn'trecruitingoneofthelargestlineitemsformanyorganisationsandnotacorefunction?Today,however,organisationsthatconsideroutsourcingtheirrecruitingeffortscanporeoverandcomparetangibleoutcomesseenbythosesuccessfulearlyadoptersofRPO.Buttreadlightly.TherehavebeenanumberofverypublicRPOfailureswhereresultshavefallenwoefullyshortofexpectations,sendingbusinessleadersandthemarketplacebackintotheboardroomtodebateyetagaintheviabilityandsustainabilityofthesolution.CanRPObetrulysuccessful?Iftherearecompaniesouttherewhoarereapingtheproposedbenefitsofoutsourcing,whataretheydoingthatothersarenot?Thefactistherearecommonelements—let'sevencallthemtenets—thatwhenfollowed,cangreatlyincreasetheeffectivenessandultimateoutcomesoftheRPOsolution.Beforewelookatthosetenets,however,it'simportanttounderstandthehistoryofRPO.Recruitmentprocessoutsourcingistheculminationofanevolutionaryprocessthatstartedwiththird-partyrecruitersengagedatthelinemanagerlevelorasanadjuncttoanorganisation'sinternalstaffinginitiatives.Utilisingtheapproachwassimple:callyourpreferredrecruiter(s)withajobdescriptionandexpectscreenedcandidatestobesenttoyou.Overall,thisprocesscontinuestoserveasahighlyscalableoptioninmanytalentacquisitionstrategies,butitisextremelycostly.Moreover,basedonthetransactionalnatureoftherelationship,itcomeswithhighriskandlittleaccountabilityforresults.Companiessoonrealisedtheycouldbringthesametalentin-houseascontractors—theirintentionsclearlycenteredonachievingthesamescalabilitybutwithreducedcostandgreatercontroloftheoutcomes.Inpracticethough,thismodelprovedtobealmostasexpensiveashighagencyutilisationandsurprisingly,withco-employmentandothernewissues,evenmorecomplex.Worseyet,theratesforcontractorscontinuedtoclimbascorporaterecruitersbegantoseekoutthesenew,morehighlypaid"nomad"positionsinsteadoftheircorporateroles.Thedesired"directsourcing"impacttheserecruitersweresupposedtohavenevermaterializedasskills,andinnovativeapproachesflounderedwithouttheaccesstobestpracticesandinnovativetechniquesthatcontingencyrecruitingagenciescultivated.Atthesametime,traditionalrecruitingprovidersbegantoassumeamoreprominentroleinassistingtheircustomerswithnewwaystohandlehugespikesinhiring.Althoughthisrepresentedanewchallengeforbothcompaniesandproviders,thesolutionswereprimarilyproject-basedand,therefore,rarelyfocusedonachievingstrategicimprovements.Overtime,theRPOparadigmchangedtofinallyjustifyitstitle,whileprovidersliterallybeganassumingdeliveryofanorganisation'sinternalstaffingfunction.ThisearlymodelwasfraughtwithmistimingbecausemostorganisationstreatedRPOsolutionslikeearliertransactionalrecruitingsolutions.Inaddition,mostproviderssimplyweren'treadytodeliveratthelevelstheyhadsignedupfor.Astheburgeoningindustrylearnsfromitself,organisationshavehonedtheirapproachtoRPOvendormanagementandsomeprovidershaverefinedtheirsolutionstonearindustry-standardlevels.15、WhatcanwelearnaboutRecruitmentProcessOutsourcinginthefirstparagraph?A、Allcompaniestendtooutsourcetheirnotsoimportantservices.B、Itgainedwideacceptanceamongtheemployersassoonasitcameout.C、Recruitingisanimportantdepartmentofmanyorganisations.D、IttookalongtimebeforeRPOfinallybecamepopular.標準答案：D知識點解析：文中第一段提到“RecruitmentProcessOutsourcing--betterknownasRPO--hasgainedsignificantmarketmomentuminrecentyears．Yetithastakenawhile．”即：招聘流程外包在近幾年贏得了很好的發(fā)展勢頭，但是這個過程也花費了一段時間。所以，D項符合題意。16、WhatshouldtheemployersdotoensureexpectedresultofRPO?A、Acompanyshouldcopyothercompanies’RPOsolutiondirectly.B、AcompanyshouldonlylearnfromthesuccessfulexamplesofRPOsolution.C、AcompanyshouldlearnfromboththegoodandunfruitfuloutcomesofRPOandfollowsomeprinciplesaswell.D、AcompanyshouldlearnthehistoryofRPOfirst.標準答案：C知識點解析：文中第二段提到“…organisationsthatconsideroutsourcingtheirrecruitingeffortscanporeoverandcomparetangibleoutcomesseenbythosesuccessfulearlyadoptersofRPO．”和“thefactistherearecommonelements--let’sevencallthemtenets—thatwhenfollowed，cangreatlyincreasetheeffectivenessandultimateoutcomesoftheRPOsolution．”即：“……打算把他們的招聘工作外包的公司需要仔細考慮和對比一下成功的早期招聘流程外包采用者的切實的結果?！焙汀笆聦嵣?，有一些公共的元素——我們不妨叫它們原則——當按照這些原則來做的時候?？梢詷O大地提高招聘流程外包解決方案的效率和最終結果”，A、B項與原文相悖，D項是一個迷惑選項，第二段最后一句話提到：首先需要了解RPO，但是這只是保證達到預期目標的一個條件。所以，C項符合題意。17、WhatdoesRPOstartwith?A、ThirdpartyrecruitersB、ContractrecruitingC、InternalstaffingAgencyD、In-houserecruitment標準答案：A知識點解析：文中第三段提到“Recruitmentprocessoutsourcingistheculminationofanevolutionaryprocessthatstartedwiththird-partyrecruitersengagedatthelinemanagerlevelorasanadjuncttoanorganisation’sinternalstaffinginitiatives．”即：招聘流程外包是一個演化過程的高峰，這個過程從第三方招聘發(fā)展起來，最初是為部門經理服務或是一個公司內部招聘主動權的附屬機構。所以，A項符合題意。18、EmployerstryhardtofindtalentsbythemselvestoA、makerecruitmentacoredepartmentoftheircompanies.B、cutcostandguaranteebetterresults.C、ensuretheeffectivenessoftherecruitmentprocess.D、comewithlittleriskandhighaccountabilityforresults.標準答案：B知識點解析：文中第四段提到“Companiessoonrealisedtheycouldbringthesametalentin—houseascontractors--theirintentionsclearlycenteredonachievingthesamescalabilitybutwithreducedcostandgreatercontroloftheoutcomes”，即：公司很快意識到他們像承包商一樣找到合適的人才一他們的用意當然是著重于達到相同的伸縮性，但是成本更低且更好對結果進行控制。而且選項中的cutcost與文中的reducedcost相對應，選項中的guaranteebetterresults與文中的greatercontroloftheoutcomes相對應。所以，B項符合題意。19、Traditionalrecruitingprovidersdidn’tmakestrategicprogressbecauseA、theyadoptednewwaystohelpcompanies.B、thesolutionsfocusedonproject.C、theydidn’tfindcustomers.D、theyhadnoaccesstobestpracticesandinnovativetechniques.標準答案：B知識點解析：文中第五段提到“Althoughthisrepresentedanewchallengeforbothcompaniesandproviders，thesolutionswereprimarilyproject-basedand，therefore，rarelyfocusedonachievingstrategicimprovements．”即：雖然這對公司和招聘服務提供商來說是個新的挑戰(zhàn)，但是這些解決方案主要是以項目為基礎的，因此，很少把注意力集中到取得戰(zhàn)略性的進步上。所以，B項符合題意。20、Whatwilltheauthortalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A、HewillcontinuetotalkaboutthehistoryofRPO.B、HewilltalkabouttheprinciplesofraisingtheefficiencyandendresultoftheRPOsolution.C、HewilltalkaboutthetypesofRPO.D、HewilltalkaboutdifferentRPOsolutions.標準答案：B知識點解析：文中第二段提到“Beforewelookatthosetenets，however，it’simportanttounder一standthehistoryofRPO．”即：我們在看這些原則之前，先了解一下招聘流程外包的發(fā)展歷史，所以，B項符臺題意。四、完形填空（單選）(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)Readthearticlebelowaboutmortgageadviser.ChoosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(21-30),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0)MORTGAGE:PRICELESSADVICEAdvisersworkforbanks,buildingsocieties,estateagents,mortgageandinsurancebrokersandalso(0).Dindependentmortgageadvisers.Somegainfurtherqualificationstobecomeafinancialadviser,whocan【C1】______asizeablepayrise.Common【C2】______isasacustomerserviceadviserinabankorasaninsurancetechnicianormortgageadministratorinabrokeragefirm,【C3】______tomortgageadviceasyougainqualifications【C4】______bytheFinancialServicesAuthority(FSA).Requiredqualifications【C5】______mortgageadvisersincludetheCharteredInsuranceInstitute(CII)【C6】______inmortgageadviceandtheSchoolofFinancecertificateinmortgageadviceandpractice.Itispossibletostudyforthesebydistancelearning.Thisisacareerthatrequiresadvisersto【C7】______uptodatewithnewfinancialproductsandregulations.CIIandtheifsSchoolofFinanceoffercoursesandformal【C8】______professionaldevelopmentschemes."Thereare【C9】______highsandlowswiththisjobbutthehighsfaroutweighthelows.Youhavetobeabletotakefrustrationandthenmoveonandfindtheanswers.Whatyoureallymusthaveisanunderstandingofthewidereconomyandtheindustry.Outsideofthatyouhavetobeagreatlistenerandbeableto【C10】______withyourclientsandyoumustbeapeopleperson.Newclientsarebuyingyouasmuchastheservice."saidPaulNewman,seniormortgageandprotectionconsultantatindependentmortgageadviserJohnCharcol'sheadofficeinChanceryLane,London.Example:AtoBforCofDas21、【C1】A、commandB、askC、demandD、require標準答案：A知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“應得，博得，命令”；B項意為“問，要求”；C項意為“強力要求，需求”；D項意為“要求，需要，命令”。根據句意：“一些人獲得成為經濟顧問的資質，他們可以取得很高的薪酬?！?，應該選A項。22、【C2】A、accessB、approachC、entryD、passageway標準答案：C知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“進入，使用，接近，利用”；B項意為“方法，接近”；C項意為“入口，入門”；D項意為“走廊，入口”。正確答案應該選C項。23、【C3】A、movingB、sendingC、pushingD、carrying標準答案：C知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“移動，繼續(xù)”；B項意為“送，派送”；C項意為“推，推動”；D項意為“攜帶，裝運”。聯(lián)系上下文，正確答案應該選C項。24、【C4】A、approvedB、supportedC、endorsedD、passed標準答案：A知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“批準，通過，認可”；B項意為“支持，支撐”；C項意為“背書，贊同”；D項意為“通過，經過”。文中要表達的是“得到經FSA認可的資質”，應該選A項。25、【C5】A、toB、inC、forD、with標準答案：C知識點解析：介詞搭配題。根據上下文意思，可知此處要表達的是：“抵押顧問的資格”，介詞for常與qualifacation搭配，意為“……的資格”，C項正確；其余項不與qualification一詞搭配，故不選。故應選C項。26、【C6】A、identificationB、qualityC、credentialD、certificate標準答案：D知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“身份證明，確認”；B項意為“質量”；C項意為“國書，信任狀”；D項意為“證書，執(zhí)照,文憑”。根據文意正確答案應該選D項。27、【C7】A、catchB、keepC、holdD、preserve標準答案：B知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“抓住，趕上”；B項意為“保持，保留”；C項意為“抓住，握住”；D項意為“保持，維持，保護”。該句要表達“保持時新”的意思，B項和D項都有保持的意思，但根據原文中后面的介詞短語upto可確定答案為B項，D項沒有此種搭配。故應選B項。28、【C8】A、continuingB、lastingC、enduringD、persisting標準答案：A知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“繼續(xù)，持續(xù)”；B項意為“持續(xù)，繼續(xù)”；C項意為“持續(xù)，持久，忍受”；D項意為“持續(xù)，持久，堅持”。該句要表達“繼續(xù)”的意思，四個選項都有此意，但根據空格后面的professionaldevelopmentschemes可知，此處需要及物動詞，B，C，D三項均為不及物動詞，故不選，A項是及物動詞，正確。故應選A項。29、【C9】A、easilyB、simplyC、unquestionablyD、really標準答案：C知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“簡單地，容易地”；B項意為“簡單地，僅僅，只是”；C項意為“毫無疑問地”；D項意為“真正地”。根據文意正確答案應該選C項。30、【C10】A、emphasiseB、symboliseC、empathiseD、sympathise標準答案：C知識點解析：詞義辨析題。A項意為“重點強調”；B項意為“象征”；C項意為“移情，神會”；D項意為“同情”。該句要表達“了解，理解”的意思，只有C項有此意且與后面的介詞with搭配。故應選C項。五、完形填空（填空）(本題共10題，每題1.0分，共10分。)Readthearticlebelowaboutbusinessethics.Foreachquestion(31-40),writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0).BusinessEthicsBusinessethicsareaformofappliedethicsthatexamineethicalprinciplesandmoralorethicalproblems(0).ariseinabusinessenvironment.Appliedethicsareafieldofethicsthatdeal【B1】______ethicalquestionsinmanyfieldssuchasmedical,technical,legalandbusinessethics.Businessethicsarerelevant【B2】______theconductofindividualsandalsorelevanttotheconductofthebusinessorganisationsasa【B3】______Intheincreasinglyconscience-focusedmarketplacesofthe21stcentury,thedemandformoreethicalbusinessprocessesandactions【B4】______increasing.Simultaneously,pressureisappliedonindustrytoimprovebusinessethicsthroughnewpublicinitiativesandlaws.Businessescanoftenattainshort-termgainsbyactinginanunethicalfashion;however,【B5】______anticstendtounderminetheeconomyovertime.Businessethicscanbe【B6】______anormativeandadescriptivediscipline.Therangeandquantityofbusinessethicalissuesreflectthedegreeto【B7】______businessisperceivedtobe【B8】______oddswithnon-economicsocialvalues.Historically,interestinbusinessethicsaccelerateddramaticallyduringthe1980sand1990s,bothwithmajorcorporationsandwithinacademia.Forexample,todaymostmajorcorporatewebsiteslayemphasisoncommitment【B9】______promotingnon-economicsocialvaluesunderavarietyofheadings.Insomecases,corporationshaveredefinedtheircorevalues【B10】______thelightofbusinessethicalconsiderations.31、【B1】標準答案：WITH知識點解析：dealwith是固定搭配，表示“處理，應付”。32、【B2】標準答案：TO知識點解析：berelevantto表示“與……有關”，與本句后半部分alsorelevantto是并列成分。33、【B3】標準答案：WHOLE知識點解析：asawhole表示“作為一個整體”，與前半句中individuals相對應。34、【B4】標準答案：IS知識點解析：此句的主語是demand，因此謂語動詞應用第三人稱單數is。35、【B5】標準答案：SUCH知識點解析：suchantics指代前半句中"Businessescanoftenattainshort-termgainsbyactinginanunethicalfashion"。36、【B6】標準答案：BOTH知識點解析：both…and是表示并列的連詞，整句話的意思是：商業(yè)道德可以是標準的，也可以是描述性的。37、【B7】標準答案：WHICH知識點解析：which引導的定語從句，修飾先行詞degree。to…degree意為“達到……程度”。38、【B8】標準答案：AT知識點解析：beataddswithsomething表示“與……有差異，相矛盾”。39、【B9】標準答案：TO知識點解析：committo為固定搭配，此處表示“承諾，保證”。40、【B10】標準答案：IN知識點解析：inthelightof是固定搭配，表示“考慮到，鑒于”。六、改錯(本題共12題，每題1.0分，共12分。)Readthetextbelowaboutabusinessletterwrittentothesolesupplier.Inmostofthelines(41-52)thereisoneextraword.Iteitherisgrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththesenseofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Theexercisebeginswithtwoexamples(0and00).ALettertotheSoleSupplierDearSupplier,0Thankyouforyourletteraboutthepriceofsupply.00Iamwritingtoexpressconcernaboutthepriceincreaseyouhavebeenrequested【M1】______fortherawmaterialswearebuyingfromyou.Itismuchmorehigherthanwhatwe【M2】______canaffordit.Besides,wefindithardtoexplaintheincreasedpricestoourcustomers.【M3】______Ibelieveyouwon'tbefeelhappyifyourpriceincreaseputsourorganisationout【M4】______ofbusinessandthusdeprivesyouofanimportantcustomer.【M5】______Wecontinuetofeelthatyoursupplywouldinterestourcustomers,butwewould【M6】______liketoaskyoutoconsideronmakingaconcessioninpricetomakethispossible.To【M7】______meetthedemandsofourbudget,weareabletoacceptapriceincreaseofnomore【M8】______than5%.However,ifyouinsistonyourrateofincreasenumber,wearegoingtoput【M9】______extraordinaryeffortsintofindingalternativestoyou.Insomeotherwords,【M10】______yourcurrentlyshort-termprofitwillharmourlong-termrelationship.【M11】______Ihopeyouunderstandourpositionandthatyouwillconsideracceptingourproposal.【M12】______Thankyouforconsideringonmyrequest.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.Yoursfaithfully,41、【M1】標準答案：MORE知識點解析：這里為比較級的強調，具體說，在muchhigherthan…的表達中，much強調比較詞higher的程度。故MORE多余。42、【M2】標準答案：IT知識點解析：這里的關鍵是判斷afford的賓語已經包含在what中，故IT多余。43、【M3】標準答案：BE/FEEL知識點解析：很明顯，本句為Ibelieve引導的賓語從句，引導詞that省略。在從句的謂語部分構成中，謂語動詞既可能是be，也可能是feel，但二者只能保留一個。44、【M4】標準答案：CORRECT知識點解析：此行行文正確，無語法錯誤，判斷為正確。45、【M5】標準答案：CORRECT知識點解析：此行句子語法正確，行文流暢，無詞法等錯誤，故判斷為正確。46、【M6】標準答案：ON知識點解析：此行中，動詞consider(考慮，細想)為及物動詞，其后直接接名詞或代詞作賓語，也可接動名詞做賓語。這里即是動名詞作賓語的情況，故介詞ON多余。47、【M7】標準答案：CORRECT知識點解析：此行行文正確，無語法錯誤，故判斷為正確。48、【M8】標準答案：NUMBER知識點解析：這里，rateofincrease為固定表達，意為“增長率”，雖然暗指數字，但這里無需出現number，故NUMBER多余。49、【M9】標準答案：SOME知識點解析：inotherwords為固定短語，常在句中作插入語，意為“換句話說，也就是說”。故SOME多余。50、【M10】標準答案：CURRENTLY知識點解析：short—termprofit為“短期利益”，short-term在使用中不能用表示“現在”的任何詞做修飾，故CURRENTLY多余。51、【M11】標準答案：CORRECT知識點解析：此行句子行文完整，無語法等錯誤，故判斷為正確。52、【M12】標準答案：ON知識點解析：此行中仍舊是犯了consider使用的錯誤。與46題的錯誤同屬一個類型。根據前面在46題中的解說中，判斷ON多余。BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷第2套一、概括文意配伍(本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8分。)Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivecommentsbyfivetopbusinesspeopleonhowtoinfluencepeopleatworkontheoppositepage.Whichcomment(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement(1-8)referto?Foreachstatement(1-6),markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0).Example:0Thiscompanyhassoldoffsomeofitsbrands.APeopleenjoydoingbusinesswithpeopletheylike,accordingtoKatherineGrice,aseniorassociateatImpactFactory,acommunicationstrainingcompany."Taketimetoaskaboutchildren,partners,clients,holidaysandsoforth.RapportisliketheWD40ofbusiness—itsmoothestheway."Ifyouwanttocalltheshotsatwork,trytoestablishacloserapportwithyourfellowsfirstsince...Buildingrapportinyourworkplaceisessentialbecausepeopleliketosay"yes"tothosetheylikeandasolid,long-termfoundationismoreeffectivethanaspritzofquick-fixcharm.BTrakeyRichards,aseniorconsultantatPTP,atrainingcompany,believesthatmostpeoplewanttobelikedbutwouldbebetteroffbeingrespected:"Peopleassumethatbeingpopularmeansbeingmoreinfluential,butrespectismoreimportant.Mostpeoplethinkabouthowotherpeopleseethemandadapttheirmessage,theirdeliveryandtheirbodylanguagetomakingotherpeoplethinkwellofthem,ratherthanconcentratingonthemessageonthetable."Healsothinksthatonewillbuildleadershipwhilebuildingrespectandtrust.CThedegreetowhichyoulistentootherpeoplewillhaveasignificanteffectonyourpowertoinfluencepeople,BrianLeggett,ProfessorofManagingPeopleinOrganisationsatIESEbusinessschool,saidinhisbookDevelopingYourPersuasive