剑桥商务英语BEC二级模拟试题(2)（附答案）
日期:2008-08-29
一.READING
PART ONE
Questions 1-7
. Read these sentences and the following business index.
. Which advisor each sentense (1-7) describe?
. For each sentence mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet.
Example
The company invests a large sum of money in high technology.
Answer: E
1. It is engaged in the expansion of a telecommunications line.
2. No other steel industries have such a high rating. .
3. The company is the chief holder of a British company's shares.
4. As much as forty million U. S. dollars are invested in Taiwan.
5. It has business transactions with an American company.
6. The company gets a very high interest rate from its stocks.
7. Agreements were signed between two companies about technological cooperation. A. Telecom Asia Corporation Limited (Thailand )
-It serves as international advisor in connection with the debt and equity financing for a US $3 billion telephone line expansion project in Bangkok. (Current) B. Singapore Telecom international Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
- It acquires its 50/00 interest in Cambridge Holding Ltd. ,the controlling shareholder of Cambridge Cable Ltd. of the U. K. (6/1992) C. Pohang Iron 6 Steel Co. ,Ltd. (Korea) .
In connection with its ratings with Standard & Poor's and Moody's investor Services. The company obtained the highest rating of any steei company in the world. (II/1991) D. Goldstar Co. ,Ltd. (Korea)
In its investiment in ,and technology agreements with ,Zenith Electronics of the U. S. -the first transaction of this type in Korea. (2/1991 ) E. Concord Venture Capital Co. , Ltd.(Taiwan) '
-Structured ,marketed to investors and made a principal investment in the Fund with total equity of NT $ 940 million(US $ 40 million) to invest in Taiwanese high-technology venture capital opportunities. (I/1991) PART TWO
Questions 8-1 2
. Read this advertisement of a Canadian computer incorporation.
. Choose the best sentence from the list A-I on page 5 to fill each of the blanks.
. For each blank (8-12)mark one letter(A -I) on your Answer Sheet.
. Do not mark any letter twice.
. One answer has been given as an example. AST'S BRAVO FAMILY
Our new and improved Bravo series of personal computers is designed to do calculations in a new way. . .. . ..example . . . . . .
For example , the new Bravo MT has the same features of Intel's very fast Pentium 60MHz microprocessor. It's all the power you need to run an entire workgroup or the latest graphics-intensive programs, and processes even the most complicated mathematical calculations five times faster than the DX2/66. ...... 8...... It's perfect for the power user who demands high performance at an attractive price point.
Also new from AST is our latest generation of Bravo LC desktops, a value line of energy efficient 486 personal computers. Our entire Bravo LC family ,while still affordable, has new muscle--Intel 486 microprocessors up to 100 MHz and a VESA Local Bus slot. Today, it's fast, tomorrow it could be even faster, if you choose to raise it to Intel's Pentium Over Drive processor. How about more performance in less space? The Bravo LP is a low profile 486 , loaded with award-winning engineering. ... ... 9 ... ... And the graphics RAM can be enlarged to ZMB for 64-bit processing.
Our new Bravo NB notebook computers, recently named the number one of the 20 world's top notebook computers ,are some of our best examples of the Bravo family. ... ...10 ... ... It is particularly ideal for small businesses ,home offices ,and mobile users.
With Bravo , there's something for everyone. Including high value , performance , and the most responsive around the-clock phone support anywhere. ... ... 11 ... ...
By the way ,our 486 Bravos are all approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.... ... 12... ...For an AST reseller near you ,please call 800 876- 4 AST. Example: C A. Would you expect anything from the world's fifth largest (and growing )personal computer company?
B. In addition ,you'll find .yourself in the enjoyment of free maintenance and
transportation.
C. If you want speed, power, expandability, and dazzling graphics performance at a very affordable price, you'll find it in our Bravo personal computers.
D. The MT also comes with two AL-slots for graphic upgrades and installed windows-based software solutions.
E. So , you'll save energy , money ,and perhaps a few trees.
F. For instance, innovative security features help you keep your most confidential work to yourself.
G. As a result, you need a certificate issued by the Environment Protection Agency if you buy a personal computer.
H. The Bravo NB4/33 is even thinner, lighter ,faster , and more affordable- using very little power with a longer battery life.
I. Finally, the DX2/66 is inferior to our Bravo MT in speed, Questions 13-16
. For questions 13-1 6,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below.
. For each paragraph (1-4)mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.
. Do not mark any letter twice.
13. Paragraph 1 ..........
14. Paragraph 2 ..........
15. Paragraph 3 ..........
16. Paragraph 4 .......... A. Low living cost
B. Good traffic and telecommunication services
O. Sanit John's cheap rents
D. Two classes of rents
E. The number one expensive city center
F. Encouragement for new business activities
G. Good business sense Questions 17-20
. Using the information in the text , complete each sentence 17-20 ,with a phrase from the list below (A -G) .
. For each sentence (17 20) mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.
. De not mark any letter twice. 17. The task of Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is to. . . . . .
18. In Saint John, employees'wages. . . . . .
19. There are a few reasons why national companies. . . . . .
20. In Saint John ,New Brunswick it is easier than elsewhere for companies to. . . . . A. cost twenty-three percent less than other major centers
B. make important decisions
C. take advantage of human resources
D. link your business to others all over the world
E. determine the cheapest city center
F. consider Saint John to be their home
G. help set up or expand a business in this city PART FOUR
Questions 21 -35
. Read this advertisement.
. Choose the best word to fill each gap.
. For each question (21 35) mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D)on your Answer Sheet.
. One answer has been given as an example. Too much to read! It's impossible to find time to read today's top business books-and thousands are published each year. Yet not keeping up with those books could be a serious-and expensive mistake. Often the ideas and insights they . . . . . . example. . . . . are available nowhere else. But how can you even. . . . . .21. . . . . . which titles are worthwhile-let alone find time to read them? Fortunately, there's a . . . .. .22. .. . . . : Soundview Executive Book Summaries. It really. . . . . . 23.. . . . . In fact, it's . . . . . . 24. . . . . . to work. It is ingenious and essential. Every month, you . . . . . . 25. . . . . two or three quick reading, time saving . . . . . .26. . . .. . of the best new business books. Each contains all the key points in the . . . . . . 27. . . . . . book. The big difference ,instead of 200 to 500 pages ,the summary is only & pages. Instead of . . . . . . 28. . . . . . five ,ten or more hours to read ,it takes just 15 minutes. Of the thousands of business books . . . . . . 29. . . . . .annually, only a . . . . . . 30. . . . . .are really worth reading. To save your time, our Editorial Board goes over them all . . . . . . 31. . . . . .90%. Our standards are . . . . . . 32. . . . . .,and the criteria rigorous. When a book meets all our tests, we prepare a Summary, instead of a review or a digest. You get a skillful distillation that preserves the content ad spirit of the . . . . . . 33. . . . . .books. The titles cover every. . . . . . 34. . . . . .of concern to business people today. There's . . . . . . 35. . . . . .else like Soundview Executive Book Summaries. Example:
A. express B. understand C. contain D. find
Answer: C 21 . A. see B. know C. ask D. answer
22. A. answer B. solution C. question D. problem
23. A. works B. costs C. sells D. buys
24. A. guarded B. granted C. guided D. guaranteed
25. A. pay B. send C. receive D. buy
26. A. titles B. summaries C. names D. prices
27. A. original B. first C. same D. another
28. A. spending B. costing C. taking D. sitting
29. A. publicized B. polished C. published D. popularized
30. A. dozen B. little C. handful D. couple
31. A. choosing B. eliminating C. writing D. publishing
32. A. high B. low C. expensive D. cheap
33. A. entire B. tired C. entering D. old
34. A. word B. subject C. sentence D. idea
35. A. something B. anything C. all D. nothing
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PART ONE
Questions 1-7
. Read these sentences and the following business index.
. Which advisor each sentense (1-7) describe?
. For each sentence mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet.
Example
The company invests a large sum of money in high technology.
Answer: E
1. It is engaged in the expansion of a telecommunications line.
2. No other steel industries have such a high rating. .
3. The company is the chief holder of a British company's shares.
4. As much as forty million U. S. dollars are invested in Taiwan.
5. It has business transactions with an American company.
6. The company gets a very high interest rate from its stocks.
7. Agreements were signed between two companies about technological cooperation. A. Telecom Asia Corporation Limited (Thailand )
-It serves as international advisor in connection with the debt and equity financing for a US $3 billion telephone line expansion project in Bangkok. (Current) B. Singapore Telecom international Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
- It acquires its 50/00 interest in Cambridge Holding Ltd. ,the controlling shareholder of Cambridge Cable Ltd. of the U. K. (6/1992) C. Pohang Iron 6 Steel Co. ,Ltd. (Korea) .
In connection with its ratings with Standard & Poor's and Moody's investor Services. The company obtained the highest rating of any steei company in the world. (II/1991) D. Goldstar Co. ,Ltd. (Korea)
In its investiment in ,and technology agreements with ,Zenith Electronics of the U. S. -the first transaction of this type in Korea. (2/1991 ) E. Concord Venture Capital Co. , Ltd.(Taiwan) '
-Structured ,marketed to investors and made a principal investment in the Fund with total equity of NT $ 940 million(US $ 40 million) to invest in Taiwanese high-technology venture capital opportunities. (I/1991) PART TWO
Questions 8-1 2
. Read this advertisement of a Canadian computer incorporation.
. Choose the best sentence from the list A-I on page 5 to fill each of the blanks.
. For each blank (8-12)mark one letter(A -I) on your Answer Sheet.
. Do not mark any letter twice.
. One answer has been given as an example. AST'S BRAVO FAMILY
Our new and improved Bravo series of personal computers is designed to do calculations in a new way. . .. . ..example . . . . . .
For example , the new Bravo MT has the same features of Intel's very fast Pentium 60MHz microprocessor. It's all the power you need to run an entire workgroup or the latest graphics-intensive programs, and processes even the most complicated mathematical calculations five times faster than the DX2/66. ...... 8...... It's perfect for the power user who demands high performance at an attractive price point.
Also new from AST is our latest generation of Bravo LC desktops, a value line of energy efficient 486 personal computers. Our entire Bravo LC family ,while still affordable, has new muscle--Intel 486 microprocessors up to 100 MHz and a VESA Local Bus slot. Today, it's fast, tomorrow it could be even faster, if you choose to raise it to Intel's Pentium Over Drive processor. How about more performance in less space? The Bravo LP is a low profile 486 , loaded with award-winning engineering. ... ... 9 ... ... And the graphics RAM can be enlarged to ZMB for 64-bit processing.
Our new Bravo NB notebook computers, recently named the number one of the 20 world's top notebook computers ,are some of our best examples of the Bravo family. ... ...10 ... ... It is particularly ideal for small businesses ,home offices ,and mobile users.
With Bravo , there's something for everyone. Including high value , performance , and the most responsive around the-clock phone support anywhere. ... ... 11 ... ...
By the way ,our 486 Bravos are all approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.... ... 12... ...For an AST reseller near you ,please call 800 876- 4 AST. Example: C A. Would you expect anything from the world's fifth largest (and growing )personal computer company?
B. In addition ,you'll find .yourself in the enjoyment of free maintenance and
transportation.
C. If you want speed, power, expandability, and dazzling graphics performance at a very affordable price, you'll find it in our Bravo personal computers.
D. The MT also comes with two AL-slots for graphic upgrades and installed windows-based software solutions.
E. So , you'll save energy , money ,and perhaps a few trees.
F. For instance, innovative security features help you keep your most confidential work to yourself.
G. As a result, you need a certificate issued by the Environment Protection Agency if you buy a personal computer.
H. The Bravo NB4/33 is even thinner, lighter ,faster , and more affordable- using very little power with a longer battery life.
I. Finally, the DX2/66 is inferior to our Bravo MT in speed, Questions 13-16
. For questions 13-1 6,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below.
. For each paragraph (1-4)mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.
. Do not mark any letter twice.
13. Paragraph 1 ..........
14. Paragraph 2 ..........
15. Paragraph 3 ..........
16. Paragraph 4 .......... A. Low living cost
B. Good traffic and telecommunication services
O. Sanit John's cheap rents
D. Two classes of rents
E. The number one expensive city center
F. Encouragement for new business activities
G. Good business sense Questions 17-20
. Using the information in the text , complete each sentence 17-20 ,with a phrase from the list below (A -G) .
. For each sentence (17 20) mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet.
. De not mark any letter twice. 17. The task of Greater Saint John Economic Development Commission is to. . . . . .
18. In Saint John, employees'wages. . . . . .
19. There are a few reasons why national companies. . . . . .
20. In Saint John ,New Brunswick it is easier than elsewhere for companies to. . . . . A. cost twenty-three percent less than other major centers
B. make important decisions
C. take advantage of human resources
D. link your business to others all over the world
E. determine the cheapest city center
F. consider Saint John to be their home
G. help set up or expand a business in this city PART FOUR
Questions 21 -35
. Read this advertisement.
. Choose the best word to fill each gap.
. For each question (21 35) mark one letter (A , B ,C ,D)on your Answer Sheet.
. One answer has been given as an example. Too much to read! It's impossible to find time to read today's top business books-and thousands are published each year. Yet not keeping up with those books could be a serious-and expensive mistake. Often the ideas and insights they . . . . . . example. . . . . are available nowhere else. But how can you even. . . . . .21. . . . . . which titles are worthwhile-let alone find time to read them? Fortunately, there's a . . . .. .22. .. . . . : Soundview Executive Book Summaries. It really. . . . . . 23.. . . . . In fact, it's . . . . . . 24. . . . . . to work. It is ingenious and essential. Every month, you . . . . . . 25. . . . . two or three quick reading, time saving . . . . . .26. . . .. . of the best new business books. Each contains all the key points in the . . . . . . 27. . . . . . book. The big difference ,instead of 200 to 500 pages ,the summary is only & pages. Instead of . . . . . . 28. . . . . . five ,ten or more hours to read ,it takes just 15 minutes. Of the thousands of business books . . . . . . 29. . . . . .annually, only a . . . . . . 30. . . . . .are really worth reading. To save your time, our Editorial Board goes over them all . . . . . . 31. . . . . .90%. Our standards are . . . . . . 32. . . . . .,and the criteria rigorous. When a book meets all our tests, we prepare a Summary, instead of a review or a digest. You get a skillful distillation that preserves the content ad spirit of the . . . . . . 33. . . . . .books. The titles cover every. . . . . . 34. . . . . .of concern to business people today. There's . . . . . . 35. . . . . .else like Soundview Executive Book Summaries. Example:
A. express B. understand C. contain D. find
Answer: C 21 . A. see B. know C. ask D. answer
22. A. answer B. solution C. question D. problem
23. A. works B. costs C. sells D. buys
24. A. guarded B. granted C. guided D. guaranteed
25. A. pay B. send C. receive D. buy
26. A. titles B. summaries C. names D. prices
27. A. original B. first C. same D. another
28. A. spending B. costing C. taking D. sitting
29. A. publicized B. polished C. published D. popularized
30. A. dozen B. little C. handful D. couple
31. A. choosing B. eliminating C. writing D. publishing
32. A. high B. low C. expensive D. cheap
33. A. entire B. tired C. entering D. old
34. A. word B. subject C. sentence D. idea
35. A. something B. anything C. all D. nothing
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