商务英语(中级)试卷及参考问题详解

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一、客观题（本大题有60小题，每小题1分，共60分）[1-20] Listening: 20%（听力，20分）Section ADirections: In this section you will hear 5 questions. After you hear each question, read the four choices in your paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard. Each question will be read twice.1. A. Over there. B. You are right.C. Be careful.D. Fine, thank you.2. A. It’s almost done. B. You said it.C. It was a little bit bumpy as we landed.D. Please go a head.3. A. I’m fine. B. I’ll be here all week.C. Yes, the very first.D. I’m sorry I don’t know.4. A. Ask my assistant for it. B. I don’t mind.C. I don’t care.D. No, I don’t. Will it be a problem?5. A. Large quantity. B. Good quality and reasonable price.C. Made in China.D. Very competitive.Section BDirections: In this section you will hear 10 statements. After you hear each statement, read the four choices in your paper and decide which one’s meaning is similarly to the statement you have heard. The sections will be read twice.6. A. People can’t bargain in the expensive stores, since the quality of the goods is good.B. The goods in middle-priced shops are expensive, but they are of good quality.C. Many department stores sell only middle-priced products.D. Middle-priced shops only sell cheap goods.7. A. I sent them an order by fax.B. I sent them an order by email.C. I sent the information by fax so that it could reach them quickly.D. I sent them an order immediately so that they could ship without delay.8. A. You gave me the wrong financial report, Mr Smith.B. Sorry, Mr Smith. I put the financial report in the wrong place.C. Excuse me, Mr Smith. Did you give me the financial report?D. Sorry, Mr Smith. I misread the financial report.9. A. The project was approved in spite of the high budget.B. The project was not approved because the budget was high.C. The budget for the project was approved.D. The project was approved without a budget.10. A. Please send us a sample of your product.B. We would like to receive your product soon.C. We don’t know you have sent us your sample.D. We will send you a sample of this product upon your request.11. A. Even if you work harder, you can’t get a promotion.B. You should work harder to get a promotion.C. You didn’t work hard, so you didn’t get good results.D. You needn’t work hard to get a promotion.12. A. He remembered to buy a lock.B. He forgot to lock the door when he left.C. He didn’t remember where his key was.D. He remembered to lock the door when leaving.13. A. The machine cannot be used.B. The machine is used less.C. The machine will be used a lot.D. The machine has been sold.14. A. I don’t have enough money to buy a house now.B. I will buy a Ford.C. I can buy a new house now.D. I have bought a new house.15. A. She studied Economics at Beijing University for four years.B. She graduated from Beijing University in 2000.C. She was 20 when she went to university.D. She studied for four years at Beijing University.Section CDirections:In this section you will hear 5 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, there will be a question about what was said. After you hear a conversation and question about it, read the four choices in your paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard. Both the conversations and the questions will be read twice.16. A. Driver and customer. B. Employer and employee.C. Seller and buyer.D. Seller and insurance agent.17. A. D/P. B. D/A.C. T/T.D. L/C.18. A. The restaurant. B. The hotel.C. The school.D. The office.19. A. L/C amendment. B. L/C extention.C. L/C negotiation.D. L/C application.20. A. No, she won’t. B. No one knows.C. Yes, she will.D. She didn’t say Yes or No.[21-60] Reading Comprehension: 40%（阅读理解，40分）Section ADirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. This section totals 10 points, one point for each sentence.21. We have instructed our bank, Bank of China, Beijing Branch, to open a confirmed,irrevocable letter of credit USD108,000 your favor.A. for; forB. for; inC. in; inD. to; for22. Your order will be ready for shipment by February 28 and be packed seaworthycontainers.A. byB. throughC. inD. within23. Our raincoats are now packed in a polythene bag each and then in a cardboard box, 12 dozena carton.A. inB. atC. byD. to24. Meanwhile please give special care to the packing, lest the goods in transit.A. damageB. should be damagedC. to be damagedD. should damage25. We are sending you our quotation sheet and a copy of our latest catalogue giving the detailsyou .A. ask forB. asked forC. asking forD. are asking for26. You now wish to advance the date of shipment one month.A. byB. toC. forD. at27. We always deal payment by sight L/C.A. withB. inC. atD. on28. Please that the L/C stipulations are in strict conformity with those of theConfirmation to avoid subsequent amendments.A. see toB. see to itC. see the factD. see it29. Your letter of September 10 to Fujian Foreign Trade Corp. has been passed on to usfor attention and reply.A. addressesB. addressingC. addressedD. being addressed30. We hereby authorize you to on us at 60 days after sight to the extent ofUSD20,000.00.A. openB. establishC. drawD. buildSection BDirections: There are ten blanks in the following letter. You are required to choose the best one from the given four choices marked A, B, C, and D. This section totals 10 points, one point for each blank.Dear SirWith 31 to Our S/C no.7904 of August 8, we 32 to say that your L/C has not reached us up to now. This has caused us much 33 as the goods have been 34 for quite some time and we have already made preparations for shipment according to the 35 of the said S/C.The demand of late has been so great that we find it hard to 36 them for you any longer. However, in 37 of our friendly business relations, we are prepared to wait for your L/C, which must reach us 38 October 5, 2006. If we again fail to receive your L/C in time, we shall 39 our S/C and ask you to refund to us the storage charges we have paid on your behalf.Your cooperation in this respect will be 40 .Sincerely yours31. A. refer B. reference C. regards D. regarding32. A. regret B. regretted C. regretting D. regrettable33. A. inconvenience B. issues C. problem D. question34. A. made B. open C. ready D. produced35. A. regulation B. stipulation C. rule D. specification36. A. remain B. sell C. supply D. keep37. A. regard B. respect C. view D. term38. A. not later than B. later than C. no more than D. none later than39. A. call B. reject C. refuse D. cancel40. A. grateful B. thankful C. appreciated D. obliged Section CDirections: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. This section totals 20 points, two points for each question.Questions 41 to 50 are based on the following passage.1Ivester, a factory foreman’s son and former accountant, stepped in smoothly to run Coca-Cola as CEO following the death of champion wealth creator Roberto Goizueta. Early in his job as Coke’s chief, Goizueta had recognized Ivester’s drive, commenting that he was the hardest-working man he had ever met. Together the two changed the company’s operations and capital structure to maximize shareholder value.2Both of Ivester’s parents were factory workers from a tiny mill town in Georgia. His parents were children of the depression, he recalls, ‘strong savers, very strong religious values,’ and had very high expectations for their only son. If he got an A, his father would say, ‘They giveA pluses, don’t they?’3Dough Ivester is the guy who for nearly two years worked constantly to provide essential support to Roberto Goizueta as he not only turned Coca-Cola around but made it into a powerhouse. If you want to know just how driven Ivester is, know that more than a decade ago he set himself the goal of becoming the CEO and chairman of Coca-Cola. Then he put on paper the dates by which he intended to do that.4By comparison with Goizueta, Ivester is an accountant by training, an introvert by nature. He worked systematically to obtain the breadth needed to be a modern chief executive – getting media coaching and spending three year’s worth of Saturdays, six hours at a time, being tutored in marketing.5He is big on discipline, which to him means: be where you’re supposed to be. Dress the part (he is opposed to casual Fridays). Return phone calls promptly (employees know never to get too far away from their office voice-mail, even on weekends). Still, when directing his troops, he asks them to set ‘aspirations’ (difficult targets).6Hierarchy is out –it slows everything down; he communicates freely with people at all levels. The ‘conventional’desk job is also out. Ivester prefers that employees think of themselves as knowledge workers –their office is the information they carry around with them, supported by technology that allows them to work anywhere. This really matters when your business is as large as Coke’s, which gets 80% of its profit from overseas.7At Coke, business planning is no longer an annual ritual but a continual discussion –sometimes via voice-mail – among top executives. Technology is not just nice; it’s crucial.Huge volumes of information don’t frighten Ivester; he insists that they are necessary for ‘real time’decision-making. With past-generation executives, their style was more ‘don’t bring me your problems, bring me your solutions,’ says Tim Haas, Senior Vice President and Head of Latin America. ‘Dough thrives on finding the solutions.’‘In a world this complicated and fast-moving, a CEO can’t afford to sit in the executive suite and guess,’Ivester says. He believes that many of America’s executives ‘are getting terribly isolated.’41. The writer says that ‘Goizueta had recognized Ivester’s drive’ (Paragraph 1). What does drivemean?A. Talent.B. Genius.C. Energy.D. Mind.42. What is Dough Ivester’s previous job?A. Foreman.B. Accountant.C. Teacher.D. CEO.43. ‘They give A pluses, don’t they?’ (Paragraph 2) Who is Ivester’s father referring to when hesays they?A. Ivester’s teachers.B. Ivester’s parents.C. Ivester’s classmates.D. Ivester’s colleagues.44. Which of the following words refers to a time of high unemployment and poverty?(Paragraph 2)A. Mill.B. Religion.C. Saver.D. Depression.45. Which of the following words means ‘very determined to succeed’? (Paragraph 3)A. Powerhouse.B. Constantly.C. Driven.D. Set.46. What does the sentence ‘Dress the part (he is opposed to casual Fridays)’? (Paragraph 5)A. Always wear uniforms at work.B. Always wear casually at work.C. Always dress properly for work.D. Always dress the way you like.47. Where does Coca-Cola’s most profits come from?A. Americas.B. Europe.C. Asia.D. Overseas.48. Ivester believes that many American executives ‘are getting terribly isolated.’ What is Ivesterdoing to avoid becoming cut off from his staff?A. Considering everything in terms of people at all levels.B. Satisfying what people at all levels require.C. Working with people at all levels.D. Communicating freely with people at all levels.49. Which of the following words means ‘Get a feeling of satisfaction from doing something’?(Paragraph 7)A. Afford.B. Thrive.C. Isolate.D. Insist.50. The most suitable title for this passage may be _______.A. President of Coca-ColaB. Chief Executives of Coca-ColaC. The Real Douglas IvesterD. Focus on Douglas IvesterQuestions 51 to 60 are based on the following passage.1Steve Redwood, a London-based management consultant with Price Waterhouse, tells of a client who had brought together a team from eight different countries to work on a project.‘T he national stereotypes applied,’ he says. ‘The people from Switzerland and Germany were mainly interested in the way the project organized. The people from Spain took a much more intuitive approach. The British had a high level of skepticism about whether the whole thing really mattered. Language was not the issue. It was more basic than that.’2Behind this lies the most fundamental problem of all: the fact that outside a handful of companies – Lowell Bryan, a senior partner with McKinsey in New York puts it at between a dozen and 20 worldwide – even the biggest corporations are dominated by the culture of the home country.3‘Outside that handful,’ Mr Bryan says, ‘companies are very German, or very British, or very American. One big difference with American companies is they think globalization means Americanizing the world. Others don’t have that arrogance.’4If top management all come from the home country, that makes it much more difficult to attract and keep a global pool of talent. ‘People know when they fit in and when they don’t,’Mr Bryan says. ‘That’s true even of national companies: there’s a tendency for people to have gone to the same school, or all have trained as engineers. It’s even more true when it comes to where you grew up.’5The problem lies not in attracting people – a talented Indian or Korean manager will typically want early experience with a multinational –but in keeping them. ‘People will join the company to learn,’ Mr Bryan says, ‘but unless they feel they’re part of the company, they’re going to leave, and exploit the brand status of the company in their next job.’6Given the importance of local cultures within the global company, an obvious question is how to appraise and identify talent around the world on a consistent basis. Richard Greenhalgh, head of management development and training at Unilever, says that the company has been working on this for the past four years. ‘We’ve been developing a set of11 management competencies we can use worldwide,’ he says.7‘The aim is to have a clear objective measure of potential. We measure such things as entrepreneurial drive, the ability to lead and develop others, and integrity. That makes up a common core of behaviors. We’ve tested it, and so far it seems to be culturally transferable.’51. Which expression in Paragraph 1 matches the meaning ‘someone whose job is to give adviceto companies’?A. Corporate leader.B. Top manager.C. Management consultant.D. Corporate management.52. Which expression in Paragraph 2 matches the meaning ‘a basic difficulty’?A. Home country.B. fundamental problem.C. Management consultant.D. Intuitive approach.53. In Paragraph 3, ‘globalization’ means _______.A. operation in AmericaB. operation in the home countryC. operation in many placesD. operation all around the world54. According to Paragraphs 1-4, which of the following statements is true?A. Managers from different countries approach tasks in different ways.B. Lots of companies worldwide are truly international.C. American companies think that globalization means developing an international culture.D. In national companies, it’s common for people to come from different backgrounds.55. In Paragraph 5, the problem with employing people with different national backgrounds is_______.A. recruiting themB. motivating themC. developing themD. making them stay56. In Paragraph 5, if they don’t feel part of the company, they will _______.A. stayB. leaveC. cause troubleD. beat employers57. In Paragraph 5, in applying for their next job, they will _______.A. mention the company they have left so that people know where they have workedB. not mention the company they have leftC. criticize the company they have leftD. explore the company they have left58. In Paragraph 6, if you do something on a _______ basis, you use the same standards and rulesin every situation.A. givenB. localC. worldwideD. consistent59. In Paragraph 6, if something that is used in one culture can be used in another, it is culturally_______.A. madeB. entrepreneurialC. transferableD. potential60. The most suitable title for this passage may be _______.A. Corporate CultureB. National CharacteristicsC. International IntegrityD. Corporate Culture and National Characteristics ★答题卡空间有限，以下部分请注意控制答题篇幅。