1、剑桥商务英语初级-15 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.John, I havent had a chance to phone Bill. Have you? LizA. Liz has tried unsuccessfully to phone Bill.B. Liz is asking John to phone Bill.C. Liz has been too busy to phone Bill.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.2.NOTICE FOR HOTEL GUESTS When car park
2、is locked (midnight - 6 am), contact security guard for entry.A. The hotel offers safe parking for guests cars at night.B. Guests can only leave their cars here during the day.C. There is no entry to this car park after midnight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.3.Order any stationery from this catalogue in June and r
3、eceive a special free pen,A. Ask for our June catalogue and get some free stationery.B. Buy a product in June and youll get a gift.C. Order a pen before June and get another one free.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.4.We expect all debts to be settled within seven days. Please note credit cards are not accepted.You c
4、an pay（分数：1.00）A.A. by credit card within seven days.B.B. in weekly instalments.C.C. by cheque or cash within one week.5.Coffee is served during the morning break to delegates attending the product demonstrationA. Coffee will be available during the meeting if requested.B. There is a coffee break fo
5、r participants during the morning.C. Delegates can see a product demonstration while they have coffee.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.二、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Look at the list below. It shows the titles of office files in a manufacturing company.For questions 6-10, decide which file (A-H) each person at the botto
6、m of the page should look at.For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.BOffice Files/BA. Sales figuresB. Customer contact informationC. Complaints about faulty goodsD. Product detailsE. Publicity expenditureF. Service agreementsG. ShippingH. H
7、uman Resources（分数：5.00）(1).Ms Kay has to find some missing documentation for an export order.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Mr Brooks wants to check some costs for the advertising campaign he is planning.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Mr Tanner needs to know the exact measurements of the new desks he is selling.（分数：1.00）
8、填空项 1:_(4).Ms Grafton needs the email address of a regular client.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Mrs Anders wants to compare how well two successful products are performing.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Look at the charts below. They show the expenditure on advertising compared to the increase
9、in sales income of 8 companies over a 3-year period.Which chart does each sentence (11-15) on the opposite page describe?For each sentence, mark one letter (A-FI) on your Answer Sheet.Do not use any letter more than once.（分数：5.00）(1).The company benefited from a steady rise in income across the peri
10、od in spite of an annual decrease in expenditure on advertising.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The annual increases in spending on advertising had no positive effect on income which continued to fall over the period.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Although advertising spending remained unchanged during the 3 years, increa
11、se in income fluctuated, reaching a peak in the middle of the period.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Both advertising costs and income from sales rose over the whole period, with sales at about double the level of advertising spending in 2000.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Even though the amount of money spent on advertis
12、ing went up year on year, the increase in income levelled off in 2000.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)Read the advertisement below about health insurance.Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt s
13、ay.For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.BHEALTHSURE - for you and your family/BMany health insurance policies only cover the payments you have to make when you go into hospital, but with Healthsure, you are refunded for routine visits as well. In addition, we gua
14、rantee to refund you within 2 to 4 weeks.Healthsure is an organisation which puts the interests of its members before profits. This means we offer very low membership rates. On average, E1.40 is debited from your bank account each week, so you wont ever need to worry about forgetting to send payment
15、.Its easy to join Healthsure. Just fill in the application form and name the members of your family you wish to include on the policy. If you, your partner, or one of your children has to go into hospital, we will pay a daily allowance. These cash payments are not taxed, and we aim to deal with clai
16、ms within 72 hours. So, why wait any longer? Apply now and benefit from our caring approach to health care.Phone us free on 0800 885511 (24-hour number) for further information from our customer service advisers.（分数：7.00）(1).Healthsure makes direct payments to hospitals for its customers.（分数：1.00）A.
17、A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(2).Healthsure makes an annual profit.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(3).Customers must pay Healthsure monthly instalments.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(4).Healthsure will insure children and their parents on the same policy.（分数：1.00
18、）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(5).Tax is payable on the daily allowances customers receive.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(6).Membership applications are approved in less than 72 hours.（分数：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say(7).You can contact Healthsure at any time.（分数
19、：1.00）A.A. Right B.B. Wrong C.C. Doesnt say五、BPART FIVE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Read the article below about a chain of restaurants.For each question 23-28, on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.BA GROWING RESTAURANT CHAIN/BSimon Dale, the chairman
20、and founder of the Dalehouse restaurant chain, yesterday announced plans to open a further 20 restaurants and create 600 new jobs in the next four years. The group hopes to open 4 of the new restaurants by the end of this year, creating up to 120 jobs. The programme will result in a chain of over 10
21、0 Dalehouse restaurants in towns and cities all over the United Kingdom by the end of the four-year period.The company also has a limited programme of expansion in other countries. There are plans for the company to open its third restaurant abroad towards the middle of next year as planning permiss
22、ion was recently received for a restaurant in the south of Spain. At the moment there is a Dalehouse restaurant in Germany and another in Denmark. Negotiations are already taking place about opening two more restaurants in Germany and three more in Spain.Mr Dale said yesterday: Our plans are ambitio
23、us and there is no doubt that in some ways they are quite frightening. But weve been in business for twenty years and a lot of our staff have been with us for most of that time and, as a result, have experience of things growing at a fast rate.The Dalehouse chain currently has 82 restaurants, all in
24、 town centre locations. The group is planning now to expand further in residential areas. The company intends to continue its tradition of having most of its restaurants open from midday until midnight seven days a week. It will also continue to open restaurants in buildings which were originally de
25、signed for a different purpose.Certain financial journalists wonder whether the company will be able to find enough cash to finance its plans. Mr Dale, however, remains positive. It is true, he says, that we will not be able to finance the plans without some support from the banks, and we are in the
26、 process of arranging this at the moment. Most of the money, however, will come from the amount we have kept back from our profits for future investment in the business. We opened 4 restaurants last year so an expansion programme of 5 this year and 6 next would not be outside the normal rate of grow
27、th. We have had hardly any problems financing our expansion in the past and expect this to continue in the future.（分数：6.00）(1).After four years there will be A. a total of 600 people employed by Dalehouse restaurants. B. a Dalehouse restaurant in over 120 UK towns and cities. C. 20 more Dalehouse re
28、staurants than there are at present.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How many Dalehouse restaurants are there in other countries at the moment?（分数：1.00）A.A. One. B.B. Two. C.C. Three.(3).What does Mr Dale say about the companys employees? A. Most of them have worked for Dalehouse since it started. B. Most of them
29、 have enjoyed being in a growing company. C. Many of them have seen the company develop quickly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What will be different about the new Dalehouse restaurants? A. Some will be away from town centres. B. Some will be in buildings not planned as restaurants. C. Some will be open every d
30、ay of the week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does Mr Dale have to say about financing the companys plans? A. Dalehouse has already arranged loans to help with the finance. B. Dalehouse will need help from the banks. C. Dalehouse has enough money to finance its plans without help.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(6).What do
31、es Mr Dale say about problems caused by expansion? A. There have only been minor problems. B. There will be fewer problems in the future. C. There have been very few problems.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.六、BPART SIX/B(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Read the article below about time management.Choose the correct word to fill each
32、 gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.BTime management/BUntil recently, books on how to manage your time at work were seen as a bit of a joke in the business world. Many were enjoyable to readU (29) /Uwerent taken seriousl
33、y.U (30) /Utold their readers to dress well, be positive, decideU (31) /Uthey were going and then useU (32) /Uvaluable minute to make sure they got there. One very successful book, first published twenty yearsU (33) /Uand still available in bookshops, is The One-Minute Manager. It tells the story of
34、 a keen young man who wants to learnU (34) /Uabout how to be a top-performing executive. The authors believe that most peopleU (35) /Uthe day puttingU (36) /Uproblems, or when they do try to solveU (37) /Udont do enough. AccordingU (38) /Uthe authors, having achievable targets should be a managers a
35、im. Managers everywhere should readU (39) /Ubook carefully, in order to benefit fromU (40) /Usensible advice.（分数：12.00）A.A. but B.B. or C.C. evenA.A. It B.B. They C.C. WeA.A. where B.B. who C.C. whyA.A. some B.B. all C.C. everyA.A. before B.B. ago C.C. sinceA.A. lot B.B. much C.C. moreA.A. spend B.B
36、. spending C.C. spentA.A. about B.B. over C.C. offA.A. them B.B. these C.C. thoseA.A. for B.B. from C.C. toA.A. the B.B. one C.C. aA.A. their B.B. his C.C. its七、BPART SEVEN/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Read the note and the leaflet below.Complete the invoice at the bottom of the page.Write a word or phrase (in C
37、APITAL LETTERS) or a number on lines 41-45 on your Answer Sheet.（分数：5.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_八、BWRITING/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)6.BMEMO/B To: _ From: _ Date: 11 March 2002 Subject: Temporary PA（分数：5.00）_九、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)7.To: _ Fax No: _ From: Sally Saunders Date: 1 Ma
38、rch 2002 Pages (incl cover): 3 Thank you very much for your letter, enquiring about availability of conference facilities at this hotel for 1-4 September. I note your request for a special menu for the conference dinner on your final evening. You will find suggestions enclosed. Unfortunately, during
39、 the week you have chosen for your conference, there is a trade fair. Therefore, we have very few single rooms available. I could offer you twin-bedded rooms, or perhaps you would consider moving your conference to the following week? I look forward to receiving your booking and choice of dishes for
40、 the conference dinner. Write a fax to Mrs Saunders: thanking her for her fax confirming your original dates for the conference booking 20 twin-bedded rooms telling her which dishes from the menu you require for the conference dinner, Write 60-60 words on your Answer Sheet. Do not include postal add
41、resses.（分数：5.00）_十、BLISTENING/B(总题数：1，分数：8.00)BPART ONE/BFor questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) for the correct answer.After you have listened once, replay each recording.（分数：8.00）(1).Which department has a vacancy at the moment?（分数：1.0
42、0）A.A. Personnel B.B. Sales C.C. Production(2).How will Dover Tools dispatch the order? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What is the message for Mr Brown? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When will production start? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Which chart are the two women talking about? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(6).Which car park will close dur
43、ing repair work? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(7).When are the two people going to meet? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.(8).Which graph is correct? （分数：1.00）A.B.C.十一、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)Look at the notes below.Some information is missing.You will hear a man contacting an employment agency about the recruitment of temporary
44、 staff for his business.For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters.After you have listened once, replay the recording.B Advance Recruitment/BCompany name: A & T Computer SolutionsContact name: (9) John _Number of staff needed: (10)
45、 _Starting date: (11) _ October 2000Length of contract: minimum of (12) _ weeksNumber of hours: 40 per weekRate quoted: (13) _ per hourContact telephone number: (14) _ extension 218Location of A & T ComputerSolutions: (15) _ Business Park on Broad Street（分数：7.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项
46、 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十二、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)Look at the notes below.Some information is missing.You will hear a management consultant giving a business studies lecture about MTF, a company that manufactures heating systems.For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words.After you have listened once, replay the recording.BMTF Ltd.Heating Systems Manufacturer/BDate company started (16) _Companys market position due to (17) _Plans to invest in (18) _Rewards employees with (19) _
