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剑桥商务英语初级考试试题
(三)
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EXPRESS-PRINThasopenedanewofficeinthis
area.Pleasecallintodiscussyourphotocopying
requirements.
A.Telephoneournewofficeifyouwanttoorder
anything.
B.Visitournewofficeandtalktousaboutwhatyou
need.
C.Contactuswithyourrequirementswhenyouopenanew
office.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题Thisfactorywillbecloseduntil11amon3Novemberduetoessential
reorganisation.
A.Theywillclosethefactoryon3
November.
B.Theywillmovetoanewfactoryon3
November.
C.Theywillopenthefactorvagainon3
November.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第3题Taylorsrang-orderfordesksheldupby
strike.Theyexpecttodespatchthemonl0th
May.Whatistheproblemwiththeorder?
A.Thegoodsare
delayed.
B.Thegoodsare
lost.
C.Thegoodsare
damaged.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第4题SalesgrowthatMedicoplcis1.8%thisyear,comparedtoanearlierforecastof2.5%.Thecompany'ssalesgrowthforthisyearis
A.lowerthan
expected.
B.thesameas
expected.
C.higherthan
expected.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第5题TownleyVehicleshaveappointedKenRoberts,formerlyofWestonMotors,asSales
Manager.WhatdoweknowaboutKenRoberts?
A.HeusedtoworkforTownley
Vehicles.
B.Heisapplyingforajobasasales
manager.
C.HewasemployedbyWestonMotorsinthe
past.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分二、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SkySystems
Ltd:
WebsiteDirectory
A.CompanyHistory
B.CompanyOrganisation
C.AnnualReport
D.CompanyGoals
E.ProductInformation
F.RetailOutlets
G.CustomerComplaints
H.LatestNewsAdamSmithisnotsatisfiedwithsomegoodshe
bought.
【正确答案】:
G
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题RachelCainswantstofindoutwhenthecompanystarted
trading.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第3题HazelThomasneedstoknowthenameofthePersonnel
Officer.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第4题DominicNoblehastofindouthowthecompanyperformedlast
year.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第5题BenjaminTidswellwantstheaddressofhisnearestSkySystems
dealer.
【正确答案】:
F
【本题分数】:
1.0分三、READING(PARTTHREE)
(共5小题,共5.0分)●Lookatthechartsbelow,Theyshowcompany
profits.●Whichchartdoeseachsentencedescribe?
●Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A--H)onyourAnswer
Sheet.第1题
Thesectoraverageroseintheearlypartoftheweek,thensankback,althoughthiscompany'ssharesremainedfirmafteranearlysharp
rise.
【正确答案】:
G
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题
Thiscompany'ssharepricemostlykeptinstepwiththesectoraverage,thoughholdingslightlyfirmerattheendofthe
week.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分第3题Inspiteofperformingbetterthanthesectoraverageformostoftheweek,thiscompany'sshareslostthisadvantageon
Friday.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第4题Whilethesectorgraduallyfellback,withaslightrecoveryattheendoftheweek,thiscompanygenerallyperformedmuchbetterthanthe
average.
【正确答案】:
H
【本题分数】:
1.0分第5题Althoughtherewaslittlemovementinthesectorasawhole,thiscompany'ssharesfollowedanupwardtrend,peakingattheendofthe
week.
【正确答案】:
F
【本题分数】:
1.0分四、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NEWPRODUCTWILLSAVELIVESDrinkingwaterthatlookscleanmaystillcontainbugs,whichcancause
illness.AsmallcompanycalledGeneraTechnologieshasproducedatestingmethodinthreestages,whichshowswhetherwateris
safe.Thenewtestshowsifwaterneedschemicalsaddedtoit,todestroyanything
harmful.ItwasinventedbyscientistDrAdrianParton,whostartedGenerafiveyears
ago.HeandhisemployeeshavedevelopedthetesttogetherwithaBritishwater
company.AndyHeadland,Genera'smarketingdirector,recentlypresentedthetestataconferenceintheUSAandforecastsgoodAmericansalesfor
it.Generahasalreadysold11ofitstestsat~42,500atimeintheUKandhasafurtherfouron
order.Itexpectstosellanother25testsbeforetheendof
March.ThecompanysaysitistheonlytestintheUKtobeapprovedbythe
government.GenerawasformedfiveyearsagoanduntilOctoberlastyearhadonlyfiveemployees;
itnowemploys
14.MrHeadlandbelievesthecompanyshouldmakearound~1.9millionbytheendoftheyearintheUK
alone.GeneraTechnologiesproducesaproductwhichcleansdirty
water.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题BeforehesetupGenera,DrPartonusedtoworkforaBritishwater
company.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第3题Thenewproducthasbeenacommercialsuccessinthe
USA.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第4题Eachofthetestscosts£42,500.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第5题GeneraTechnologieshasordersfor25more
tests.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第6题TheBritishgovernmentishelpingDrPartontosellthetest
abroad.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第7题ThenumberofemployeesatGeneraTechnologieshasrecently
increased.ARightBWrongCDoesn'tsay
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
五、READING(PARTFIVE)
(共6小题,共6.0分)●Readthepassage
below.●Foreachquestion1--6,choosethecorrect
answer.●Markoneletter(ABorC)onyouranswer
sheet.第1题INTERVIEWSPeopleapplyingforjobsnormallysendinacopyoftheir
CV.Thisshouldbeusedasabasisforquestionsfromthe
interviewer.Interviewersfinditusefultoaskcandidatesaboutthewaytheybehavedindifficultsituationsinthepast,forexamplewithanangrycustomeror
colleague.Thesequestionsallowapplicantstoexplainhowtheyactedinareal-lifesituationand,consequently,givecluesastohowtheywouldactagaininsimilar
situations.Candidatesarelikelytotellthetruthasspeakingfrommemoryleaveslittletimetoinventwhat
happened.Ontheotherhandquestionswhichaskcandidatestoimaginehowtheywouldbehaveinasituationwhichtheyhaveprobablynevermetareoflittleorno
value.Thisisbecausetheyonlyprovideanswersabouthowcandidateswouldhopetobehave,andthismightnotmatchtheactionstheywouldactually
take.Inanyinterviewcandidatesmustbetreatedfairly,withquestionsaskedinthesamemannerandwithnocandidate'sinterviewlastingconsiderablylongerthananyother's.Candidatesshouldalwaysbegiventheopportunitytoaskquestionsthroughoutthe
interview.JanGodley,headofHumanResourcesatAspleySupermarkets
says:
'Acompanyneedsstaffnotonlywhohavetherightqualificationsandexperience,butalsowhoarehappytofitinwiththecompany'swayofdoing
things.Ourmanagershavetoaccepttheideathateveryoneworkinghereisacolleague(managersarealwaysknownbytheirfirstnames),andthatspendingtimeactuallyinthestorewithcolleaguesandcustomers,ratherthanintheiroffices,ispartofthe
job.Formanagementposts,weorganisepre-interviewgroupexercisestomeasureteam-workingandleadershipskills,sometimesalongwithactivitiestoassesspersonal
qualities.'Inallourinterviewswepayattentiontobody
language.Itisnaturalforcandidatestoshowsignsofbeingnervousataninterviewbutmostrelaxafterafewminutesandbecomemore
confident.However,ifthenervousnesscontinuesuntiltheendoftheinterview,especiallywhendifficultquestionsareasked,wewouldbegintohavedoubtsaboutthat
candidate.Likeallemployers,wewanttotakeonstaffwhoareateasewithcolleaguesandcustomerssoitisimportanttowatchthewaycandidatesbehave,aswellaslistentowhattheyhaveto
say.
'Accordingtothearticle,whyarequestionsaboutacandidate'spastbehaviouruseful?
A.Theyprovethecandidatewillactappropriatelyindifferent
circumstances.
B.Theyshowthecandidatecanrememberdetailsofthe
situation.
C.Theydemonstratehowthecandidatemightactinthe
future.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题Whyisaskingcandidatestoimaginetheirreactionstoasituationunhelpful?
A.Candidatesmayhavenoexperienceofthis
situation.
B.Candidatesmayactdifferentlyinthereal-life
situation.
C.Candidatesmaynevermeetsucha
situation.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第3题Accordingtothearticle,
A.candidatesshouldaskquestionsattheendofthe
interview.
B.interviewersshouldaskallthecandidatesthesame
question.
C.interviewsshouldalllastforroughlythesamelengthof
time.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分第4题WhatdoesJanGodleysayaboutthemanagersinhercompany?
A.Theymustspendsometimewithcustomersinthe
store.
B.Theymustknowthefirstnamesofalltheir
staff.
C.Theymustspendmostoftheirtimeintheir
offices.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分第5题ManagementapplicantsatAspleySupermarketsare
A.askedanumberofquestionsabouttheirpersonal
qualities.
B.assessedontheirabilitytoworkwithina
group.
C.askedtosaywhatleadershipskillsthejobwill
require.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分第6