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剑桥商务英语初级模拟41

剑桥商务英语初级模拟41

READING

PARTONE

Questions1-5

  ·Lookatquestions1-5.

  ·Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?

  ·Foreachquestion,markoneletter（A,B,orC.onyourAnswerSheet.

1、             MEMO

  To:

   Tom

  From:

  Mike

  ThepublicityleafletsforthenewcarwillnotbebackfromtheprintersuntilFriday13April.

  A.Wemighthavetheleafletsbefore13April.

  B.Wewon'thavetheleafletsbefore13April.

  C.Wearesuretohavetheleafletsbefore13April.

2、           BusinessClubAnnualDinner

  Ticketsonsalefromthenextweek—advancedpurchaseessential.

  A.Queueheretobuyticketsforthisevent.

  B.Youmusthaveticketsforthisevent.

  C.Ticketsarenowonsaleforthisevent.

3、Iamsorrybutthefileswillnotbeavailableuntil25January.

  Thefilescanbedelivered

  A.immediately.

  B.before25January.

  C.after25January.

4、Pleaseinformthesupervisorifthis

   photocopierrunsoutofink.

  Thesupervisor

  A.needstoknowifthereisnoinkinthephotocopier.

  B.shouldrepairthephotocopierifitprintsbadly.

  C.willtellyouhowtorepairthephotocopierwithoutink.

5、Boardingtimes:

30minutesbeforedeparturetimefordomesticandIhourforinternationalflights.

  A.Youmustgettotheairportearlierifyouareabouttogoabroad.

  B.Ittakesthirtyminutestocheckinfordomesticflights.

  C.Moretimeisrequestedforinternationalflightsbeforetakingoff.

PARTTWO

Questions6-10

  ·Lookatthelistbelow.Itshowsanumberoftasksthatstaffneedtodoinordertoorganizeananniversarypartyfortheircompany.

  ·Forquestions6-10,decidedwhichtask（A-H）wouldbemostsuitableforeachpersonontheoppositepage.

  ·Foreachquestion,markthecorrectletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

  ·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

  A.Findsuitableplacetoholdparty

  B.Organizefoodanddrinks（cateringspecialistneeded）

  C.Createattractiveinvitationsandposters

  D.Findguestspeaker-e,g.alocalbusinessleadergoodatpublicspeaking

  E.Typeaddresslabelsforinvitations

  F.Booklocalhotelaccommodationforguests

  G.Selectandcheckavailabilityofentertainers

  H.Meetandgreetguestsonarrival（confidentpersonrequired）

6、AndrewTaylorusedtoworkforaPRcompany,sohehasgoodsocialskillsandmixeswellatpublicevents.

7、RobinRichardsisskilledinartandcomputer-aideddesign,andpreviouslyworkedforapublicitycompany.

8、FionaMurphyusedtoworkforalocalbusinessproducingCDsandhascontactswithperformersinthemusicbusiness.

9、Sinceworkingasanofficemanager,MarySmithhasgainedexperienceofbookinglargelocalvenuesforentertainmentevents.

10、JohnAlbright,whoworkedbrieflyasahotelporter,hasdevelopedaccuratekeyboardskillssincehejoinedthecompany.

PARTTHREE

 Questions11-15

  ·Lookatthechartsbelow.Itshowsroadaccidentfiguresindifferentcountriesfrom1992to1999.

  ·Whichfiguredoeseachsentence（11-15）describe?

  ·Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

  ·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

RoadAccidentFigures     

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Bilgium

107

98

90

84

87

88

90

84

Denmark

26

25

19

21

20

20

20

17

ltaly

279

276

244

239

227

218

216

230

U.K.

360

354

332

333

354

356

358

342

Spain

99

105

99

97

104

107

116

19

Numbersarein1,000s

11、InwhichyearwasthenumberofaccidentsequaltothatoftheyearbeforeandafteritinDenmark?

12、InwhichyeardidtheU.K.havethemostaccidents?

13、InwhichyeardidSpainsufferthefewestaccidents?

14、FromwhichyearondidBelgiumhaveasteadyriseinthenumberofaccidents?

15、FromwhichyearondidItalyhaveseveralyearsofsteadyfallinthenumberofaccidents?

PARTFOUR

  Questions16-22

  ·Readthefollowingpassage.

  ·Arethesentences（16-22）“Right”or“Wrong”?

Ifthereisn'tenoughinformationtoanswer“Right”or“Wrong”,choose“Doesn'tsay”.

  ·Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A,BorC.onyourAnswersheet.

                   TheInspironandtheOthers

  DELLINSPIRONnotebooksaredesignedforsmallbusinesseswhichdemandbetterperformanceandmoreadvancedtechnologyatlowerprices.TheInspironisnotasexpensiveasothernotebooks,anditissmallerandlighter.

  TheadvanceddesignoftheInspironmakesiteasytoupgrade.Thissamedesignmakesitmorereliablethanothernotebooks.

  Dell'slowpriceincludeshigherqualityserviceandsupport.Andwepromisefasterdeliveryofyournewcomputer,usuallywithin6to10daysafterreceivingyourorder.

  Forabetternotebook,buyDell.

16、TheInspironislessreliablethanothernotebooks.

  A.Right      B.Wrong      C.Doesn'tsay

17、Itisnotasadvancedasothernotebooks.

  A.Right       B.Wrong       C.Doesn'tsay

18、Itismorereliablethanothernotebooks.

  A.Right      B.Wrong      C.Doesn'tsay

19、Serviceandsupportisincludedintheprice.

  A.Right      B.Wrong      C.Doesn'tsay

20、TheInspironismoreexpensivethanitscompetitors.

  A.Right       B.Wrong       C.Doesn'tsay

21、TheInspironisbiggerthanothernotebooks

  A.Right       B.Wrong       C.Doesn'tsay

22、BuyingInspironcangetadiscount.

  A.Right       B.Wrong       C.Doesn'tsay

PARTFIVE

  Questions23-28

  ·Lookatthearticlebelowaboutpsychologyinbusinessandthequestions.

  ·Foreachquestion（23-28）thatfollows,choosethecorrectanswer.

  ·Markoneletter（A,BorC）onyouAnswerSheet.

                PsychologyinBusiness

  Nowadaysitisoftennotenoughtobeanexpertinyourownfieldofbusiness,Ithelpstoapplyalittlepsychologytoyourbusinessdealings.Somepsychologicalstudyshowsthatallhavedifferentperceptions,whichaffectourexpectationsandattitudesinlifeingeneralandinourbusinessdealings.Ourattitudesandperceptionsofotherpeopleaffectourrelationshipswiththem.

  Perceptionscanoftenbemoreimportantthanreality.Whentakingpartinabusinessmeetingornegotiation,itcanbeusefultothinkabouthowyouseeyourselfinthebusinessrelationship.Somepeopleperceivethemselvesasbeinginthestrongerposition,othersconsiderthemselvesasaweaker.Thisimmediatelycreatesawinorlosesituation.Ifpeopleputthemselvesandtheiroppositenumbersomewherebetweenthetwopositions,theyaremorelikelytoworktogethertofindcommoninterestsandtoendupwithawinsituationinwhichbothpartiesachievesomething.Thisoutcomenotonlyleavespeoplefeelingsatisfiedbutalsocontributestowardsasuccessful,long-termrelationship.Inmostbusinessdealings,itisimportanttoworkonrelationshipsandtheestablishmentofrapport.Thisincludesthinkingaboutcommoninterests,ratherthanconflictingpositions.

  Itisuseful,therefore,inadiscussiontoconsideryouroppositenumber'sapproachandtoconsiderthebestwayofdealingwiththatperson.Ifyou'redealingwithaskepticalpersonwhodoesnotliketotakerisks,youwillneedtobuilduphistrustandenablehimtohaveconfidenceinyou.Ifyouaredealingwithvariouspeopleofdifferentprofessionalbackgrounds,itmayhelptoconsidervaryingyourapproachorpresentationsothatitismorerelevantandinterestingtotheparticularpersonwithwhomyouaredealing.Forexample,peoplewithafinancialbackgroundoftenrespondwelltographicinputandalinearapproach.Soifyoucanadaptyourapproachtoyourcustomerorbusinesscolleague,heorsheismorelikelytoidentifywithyouandthereforecooperatewithyou.

23、Accordingtothepassage,ourattitudesandperceptionsofotherpeople

  A.havenothingtodowithbusinessdealings.

  B.exertsomeinfluenceonourrelationshipswiththem.

  C.changegreatlywhenwefailtoreachanagreementinabusinessdealing.

24、Whichoutcomeofthefollowingwouldbedesirableinabusinessnegotiationaccordingtothepassage?

  A.Onepartyismorelikelytomakeafortuneandtheotherendupwithoutobtaininganything.

  B.Onepartyistogetmorethantheotherbytakingadvantageoftheotherparty.

  C.Bothpartiesaremorelikelytocooperatetofindcommoninterestsandachievesomethingintheend.

25、Whatisessentialinmostbusinessdealingsaccordingtothepassage?

  A.Tobuildsuccessfulandlong-termbusinessrelationships,includingconsideringcommoninterests.

  B.Tomakeuseofgoodrelationshipswiththebusinesspartnerandmakemoreprofit.

  C.Toconsideronlytheconflictingpositionsinabusinessdealingsoastotakeanadvantageposition.

26、Accordingtothepassage,peoplewithafinancialbackground

  A.alwaysreactwelltopracticaldemonstrationanda“handson”approach.

  B.oftenrespondwelltographicinputandalinearapproach.

  C.usuallypreferstrongvisualinformation.

27、Whenwedobusinesswithvariouskindsofpeople,weshould

  A.maintainanadvantageouspositionallthetime.

  B.expandourmarketshareasmuchaspossible.

  C.changeourmethodsandusesuitableapproachtodealwithdifferentpeople.

28、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizethepassage?

  A.Applicationofalittlepsychologyhelpspeopleintheirbusinessdealings.

  B.Alittleknowledgeofpsychologyisadangerousthing.