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剑桥商务英语初级考试试题及答案解析
(二十一)
一、READING(PARTONE)
(本大题5小题.每题1.0分,共5.0分。
●Lookatthequestions1--5.●Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?
●Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswer
Sheet.)第1题DOWNTOWNAPARTMENTS·Immediateoccupancy·Themostfavourableprice$1,270upwardsClosetoshoppingcentres·Convenientlocation=10-minutedrivetotheairport·Foreignerseligibleto
buy.CONTACTUSTODAYFORDETAILS!
Tel:
987689EXT9928
Fax:
987128
A.Foreignersarenotallowedtobuythe
apartments.
B.Thehighestpriceforanapartmentis$1,270.
C.Youcanmoveinassoonasyoubuyan
apartment.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Foreignerseligibletobuy符合条件的外国人可以购买,排除A。
themostfavourableprice是最有利的价格,而是不thehighestprice最高的价格,排除B。
第2题
Ifyouwanttobuyradiosassoonaspossibleatthelowestprice,youshouldplaceanorderfor______.
A.RadioDU-82
B.RadioWER-86
C.RadioSTB-29
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】assoonaspossible:
August最早,atthelowest
price:
USD16最低,同时符合这两项条件的只有RadioSTB-29选C。
第3题GARDENHOTELCOMESTOCELEBRATETHESPRINGFESTIVALWITHUS·Enjoyafull50%offadeluxeroomatourhotel—providingyoubookandprepay30daysin
advance.·Pluschildrenunder17canshareatwinroomwithMumandDadforfree
Address:
8,LihuaRoad,Guangzhou,China
Tel:
876928
Fax:
876123YoucanenjoyonlyhalfthepriceforaDeluxeRoomifyou______.
A.makeyourreservationearly
B.makeyourreservationandpay30daysbeforeyoucometoliveinourhotel
C.provideuswithabookandpay30daysinadvance
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】prepay30daysinadvance提前30天预付款,可以半价订到adeluxe
room.B选项makeyourreservationandpay30daysbeforeyoucometolireinourhotel与原文内容符合。
故B是正确答案。
第4题DELICOMPANYISSEEKINGSECRETARY
Requirements:
·Bachelor'sDegree·WillingtoassumeadditionalresponsibilitiesExperiencenotnecessaryPleasesendresume
to:
PersonnelDepartmentLihuaCompany28,MoonRoad,Shantou,Guangdong,ChinaIfyouwanttoapply,youmust______.
A.bewillingtodoextrawork
B.haveexperience
C.beasecretary
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Requirements中有willingtoassumeadditionalresponsibilities愿意承担附加更多的责任即bewillingtodoextrawork没有要求必须有工作经验,也没有要求必须是秘书。
选A。
第5题FLIGHTTIMETABLEFROMSHANGHAITONEWYORKTue
Dep.08.07Wed
Dep.09.08Thurs
Dep.20.30FROMNEWYORKTOSHAGNHAISat
Dep.14:
35Sun
Dep.23:
40YoucannotflytoShanghaifromNewYork______.
A.atnight
B.onweekdays
C.atweekends
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】SatandSunonweekends可从纽约飞往上海。
23:
40为atnight也可以,排除A和C,故B是正确答案。
二、READING(PARTTWO)
(共5小题,共5.0分)●Lookatthedepartments
below.●Forquestions1--5,decidewhichdepartment(A-H)doesthis
job.●Foreachquestion,markthecorrectletter(A--H)onyourAnswer
Sheet.第1题
Wheredoyoupay?
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Cashier出纳员,付款处,所以在A处付款。
第2题Wherecanyoubuyarefrigerator?
【正确答案】:
G
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Refrigerator电冰箱,冷藏柜属于house-holdelectricalappliances家用电器,所以在G处购买。
第3题Wherecanyoubuyanapplepie?
【正确答案】:
F
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Applepie苹果派属于pastry糕点,所以在K处购买。
第4题Wherecanyoubuytomatojuice?
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】tomatojuice番茄酱属于sauce酱,所以在D处购买。
第5题Wherecanyoubuygrapes?
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Grapes葡萄属于fruit水果,所以在B处购买。
三、READING(PARTTHREE)
(共5小题,共5.0分)●Lookatthechartsbelow,Theyshowcompany
profits.●Whichchartdoeseachsentencedescribe?
●Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A--H)onyourAnswer
Sheet.第1题
ThesalesoftelephonesdroppedonTuesdaybutroseagain,onWednesdaytoexceedtheMonday
level.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】droppedonTuesdaybutroseagainonWednesdaytoexceedtheMondaylevel在周二下降,在周_一又再次上升并超周一水平。
选C。
第2题Atfirstthesalesfell,butthenremainedconstantfortherestofthe
period.
【正确答案】:
F
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Atfirstthesales
fell.起初销售量下降。
butthenremainedconstantfortherestoftheperiod但接着剩下的时期保持持续的水平。
选F。
第3题ThesalesfellsteadilyfromTuesdaytoWednesdayafterasharpriseon
Monday.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】ThesalesfellsteadilyfromTuesdaytoWednesday销售量人周二到周三稳定地下降。
afterasharpriseon
Monday.在周一明显的上升之后,由此表明在周一销售量达到顶峰。
选A。
第4题AconstantgrowthinthesalesfromTuesdaytoWednesdayfollowedafallon
Monday.
【正确答案】:
E
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】AconstantgrowthinthesalesfromTuesdaytoWednesday.销售量从周二到周三持续稳定地增长。
表明图像呈上升趋势。
FollowedafallonMonday表明在周一下降之后。
选E。
第5题AfterasmallfallonTuesday,thesalesdroppedbacktotheirMonday
level.
【正确答案】:
H
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】AfterasmallfallonTuesday,表明销售量在周二略有下降。
thesalesdroppedbacktotheirMonday
level.表明周三销售量一直下降并与周一销售持平。
选H。
四、READING(PARTFOUR)
(共7小题,共7.0分)●Readthefollowing
passage.●Aresentences1--7"Right"
or"Wrong"?
Ifthereisn'tenoughinformationtoanswer"Right"
or"Wrong",choose"Doesn'tsay".●Foreachsentence1--7,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswer
Sheet.第1题LEARNINGMACHINEACOMBINATIONOFENTERTAINMENTANDINFORMATIONTOMAKELEARNINGFUN!
EASY!
FAST!
Learningtheoldwayisfrustratingand
boring.Youusedtohavetoreadbooksormanualsandmemorizefactsand
figures.Withinhours,90%ofwhatyoulearnedwasforgotten
forever.No
more.Theoldwaysoflearninghavebeenreplacedbytheworld'smostpowerfulacceleratedlearning
technology.Combininginteractivetechnologywithinformationandentertainingguidedprograms,learningismadefun,easy,and
fast.STEP
ONE:
ActivelearningFollowalongwiththevisualaidswhileyouareguidedby
instructions.Eachinteractivelessonmakesitpossibleforyoutoabsorbatyourown
pace.STEP
TWO:
PassiveLearningWheninstructedyou'llloweryourLightShieldandanamazinglightandsoundshowaltersyourmind-state,opensawindowintoyourlearningcentres,andmakesthelearningsessionrootedinyour
memory.Itisapassivelearning
machine.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】学习第一步Activelearning主动式学习,第二步Passivelearning被动式学习,所以说Itisapassivelearning
machine.
(纯被动式)是错误的。
选B。
第2题ThismachinehelpsyoulearnChinese
easily.
ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】文中并未提到学习的具体内容。
选C。
第3题Theoldwayoflearningmakesyouforget
everything.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Withinhours90%ofwhatyoulearnedwasforgottenforever可见并不是forgeteverything。
选B。
第4题Youcanusethismachinetolearnataspeedyou
prefer.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】Ataspeedyouprefer与文中atyourownpace(以你自己的速度)意思相同。
选A。
第5题Firstyoulearnintheactivewayandtheninthepassive
way.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】首先为主动式学习,然后为被动式学习,与原文相符。
选A。
第6题Don'tbedisturbedbynoiseorotherpeoplewhileusingthelearning
machine.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】文中并未提及是否在用此机器时不应被噪声和别人干扰。
选C。
第7题ThelightandsoundfromtheLightShieldmakeyouforgetwhatyouare
learning.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】此时的光和声音能够改变你的精神状态,促进记忆而不是忘记所有的东西。
选B。
五、READING(PARTFIVE)
(共6小题,共6.0分)●Readthepassage
below.●Foreachquestion1--6,choosethecorrect
answer.●Markoneletter(ABorC)onyouranswer
sheet.第1题ProblemsindoinginternationaltradeWhencompaniesdobusinessoverseas,theycomeincontactwithpeoplefromdifferent
cultures.Theseindividualsoftenspeakadifferentlanguageandhavetheirownparticularcustomand
manners.Thesedifferencescancreate
problems.Forexample,inFrance,businessmeetingsbeginpromptlyatthedesignatedtimeandeveryoneisexpectedtobe
there.Foreignbusinesspeoplewhoaretardyareoftenleftoutsidetobekeptwaitingasameansoflettingthemknowtheimportanceof
promptness.Unlessoneisawareofsuchexpectedbehaviorshemayendupinsultingthepeoplewithwhomhehopestoestablishtrade
relations.Asecondtraditionalproblemisthatofmonetary
conversions.Forexample,ifatransactionisconductedwithRussia,paymentmaybemadein
rubles.Ofcourse,thiscurrencyisoflittlevaluetotheAmerican
firm.Itis,therefore,necessarytoconverttheforeigncurrencytoAmericandollarsHowmucharetheseRussianrublesworthintermsofdollars?
Thisconversionrateisdeterminedbyeverymarket,wherethecurrenciesofcountriesareboughtand
sold.Thusthereisanestablishedrate,althoughitwilloftenfluctuatefromdayto
day.Forexample,therublemaybeworth0.75onMondayand0.72onTuesdaybecauseofanannouncedwheatshortagein
Russia.Inaddition,thereisthedilemmaassociatedwithconvertingat0.72.Somefinancialinstitutionsmaybeunwillingtopaythisprice,feelingthattherublewillsinkmuchloweroverthenext
week.Asaresult,conversionmafinallycomeat0.69.These"losses"
mustbeacceptedbythecompanyasoneofthecostsofdoingbusiness
overseas.Athirduniqueproblemistrade
barriers.Foronereasonoranother,allcountriesimposetradebarriersoncertaingoodscrossingtheir
borders.Sometradebarriers
aredirectlyrelatedto
exports.Forexample,theUnitedStatespermitsstrategicmilitarymaterialtobeshippedabroadonlyaftergovernmentpermissionhasbeen
obtained.Mosttradebarriers,however,aredesignedtorestrict
imports.Twoofthemostcommonimportbarriersarequotasand
tariffs.Whatistherelationshipbetweencult