1、剑桥商务英语初级-54 及答案解析(总分：33.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、READING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：7.00)PRESS OFFICER 22,000 PER YEAR A leading oil company needs a Press Officer for its busy offices. You should be: good at making phone calls excellent at writing reports able to go on business trips at least three ti
2、mes a month willing to work late several times a week experienced at working with computers Benefits include:6 weeks“ annual holiday and bonus payment after 12 months.（分数：7.00）(1).You do not need good writing skills for this job.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(2).You will need to travel in this
3、 job.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(3).You will never need to work late.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(4).You need to know how to work with computers.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(5).You will get 30 days“ annual holiday.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(6).You will receive 22,0
4、00 for one year“s work.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say(7).The company will offer you a set of house.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn“t say三、PART TWO(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Memorandum To Rosemary Wimpole From Dr Kittle, Research and Development Date 3 February 1998 Re My April visit to Los Angeles Please c
5、heck the following and complete a Travel Requisition Form for me. Thanks TRAVEL MAD:WORLD-WIDE SPECIALISTSFlights Tours Holidays All information. Phone or fax:+44 181-222-5566 PROPOSAL: TRAVEL LONDON-LOS ANGELES RETURN FOR Dr C J KITTLE Please check all details carefully and confirm within 21 days.T
6、hu, 17 Apr 1998 LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL 3 to LOS ANGELES INTL APT Flight: AA 137 (AMERICAN AIRLINES) Class FIRST BUSINESS ECONOMY Depart: 1055 Arrive: 1425 Thu, 08 May 1998 LOS ANGELES INTL AIRPORT to LONDON HEATHROW TERMINAL 3 Flight: AA 136 (AMERICAN AIRLINES) Class: FIRST BUSINESS （分数：5.00）四、PAR
7、T THREE(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).After a sharp increase in the sale in April, there was a small fall in May.（分数：1.00）(2).The sale fell during April but rose again in May to reach the same level as in March.（分数：1.00）(3).A steady increase in sales during April and May followed the sharp fall in Marc
8、h.（分数：1.00）(4).The sale fell steadily from March to May.（分数：1.00）(5).The sale hardly changed throughout the period.（分数：1.00）五、PART FOUR(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.While we are developing the product, we will write regular reports to ensure that you are informed of its progress.（分数：1.00）A.We“re going to write r
9、eports at the same time as we develop the product.B.We“re going to write reports after we develop the product.C.We“re going to write reports before we develop the product.2.Flight T Time AB698 CR369 AG982 HJ889 NewoYork London Washington Tokyo 16:00 15:30 16:45 19:00 （分数：1.00）A.Flight CR369 arrives
10、at 15:30.B.Flight AG982 leaves at a quarter to five in the afternoon.C.All the flights arrive at a different time.3.Forestry university students by citizenship （分数：1.00）A.MalaysiaB.KoreaC.Japan4.Payment to be made by cash on delivery. The invoice has to be paid（分数：1.00）A.after the shipment arrives.B
11、.before the shipment arrives.C.when the shipment arrives.5.Please enter without knocking（分数：1.00）A.You don“t have to knock before you go in.B.Please don“t come in now.C.You can go in without opening the door.六、PART FIVE(总题数：1，分数：6.00)A brief history of the ICT industries reveals four main facets of
12、development. First, in the telecom industry, China“s rapid development has had a large impact on the world telecom industry. According to Ministry of Information Industry (MII) statistics for the first half of 2003, China has the world“s largest telecom subscriber base, with nearly 500 million fixed
13、-line and mobile subscribers. Overall telecom operator service revenue grew 14 percent to US$50 billion in 2002, with over 98 percent of this revenue accounted for by the four major state-owned operators. In the cable TV industry, China has a rather unique history. Long considered part of the state
14、propaganda apparatus, the State Administration of Radio, Film Return: (Thursday) 8 May 1998解析：Economy解析：None/No visa required四、PART THREE(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).After a sharp increase in the sale in April, there was a small fall in May.（分数：1.00）解析：A“四月份销量大幅度增长，但在五月份又有略微下降。”(2).The sale fell duri
15、ng April but rose again in May to reach the same level as in March.（分数：1.00）解析：H“四月份销量有所下降，但在五月份重新上涨至与三月份同等水平。”(3).A steady increase in sales during April and May followed the sharp fall in March.（分数：1.00）解析：B“三月份销量大幅下降后四、五月份销量稳定上升。”(4).The sale fell steadily from March to May.（分数：1.00）解析：E“从三月份到五月份
16、销量持续稳定下降。”(5).The sale hardly changed throughout the period.（分数：1.00）解析：C“三月份到五月份销量基本没有变化。”五、PART FOUR(总题数：5，分数：5.00)1.While we are developing the product, we will write regular reports to ensure that you are informed of its progress.（分数：1.00）A.We“re going to write reports at the same time as we dev
17、elop the product. B.We“re going to write reports after we develop the product.C.We“re going to write reports before we develop the product.解析：原句译为：“当我们开发新产品时，我们将定期写报告以保证您了解它的生产进程”。regular，“定期的，经常”。2.Flight T Time AB698 CR369 AG982 HJ889 NewoYork London Washington Tokyo 16:00 15:30 16:45 19:00 （分数：1.
18、00）A.Flight CR369 arrives at 15:30.B.Flight AG982 leaves at a quarter to five in the afternoon. C.All the flights arrive at a different time.解析：15：30 分为 CR369 起飞的时间，不是到达的；图中并未给出各航班到达的时间，所以 A 和 C 都是错误的。a quarter to five，“差一刻到五点，即 4：45“,B 对。3.Forestry university students by citizenship （分数：1.00）A.Mala
19、ysiaB.KoreaC.Japan 解析：由图知，马来西亚的学生最多，占 45%，日本学生最少，占 10%。4.Payment to be made by cash on delivery. The invoice has to be paid（分数：1.00）A.after the shipment arrives.B.before the shipment arrives.C.when the shipment arrives. 解析：on delivery 相当于 when receiving the shipment译为“货到后将以现金的形式付款”。5.Please enter wi
20、thout knocking（分数：1.00）A.You don“t have to knock before you go in. B.Please don“t come in now.C.You can go in without opening the door.解析：without“不经，没有”。六、PART FIVE(总题数：1，分数：6.00)A brief history of the ICT industries reveals four main facets of development. First, in the telecom industry, China“s ra
21、pid development has had a large impact on the world telecom industry. According to Ministry of Information Industry (MII) statistics for the first half of 2003, China has the world“s largest telecom subscriber base, with nearly 500 million fixed-line and mobile subscribers. Overall telecom operator
22、service revenue grew 14 percent to US$50 billion in 2002, with over 98 percent of this revenue accounted for by the four major state-owned operators. In the cable TV industry, China has a rather unique history. Long considered part of the state propaganda apparatus, the State Administration of Radio
23、, Film & Television (SARFT) has traditionally been responsible for both the production as well as the transmission of content. To de-politicize the business of video transmission. SARFT has been taking steps to separate the stations (i.e., content) from the net works in recent years. In the computer
24、/Internet industry. China has developed rapidly. Traditionally heavily focused on hardware, to the relative neglect of software, China“s computer industry has been exposed to international competition for quite some time and has developed world-class domestic suppliers, in addition, China has over 5
25、0 million Internet users and Chinese is expected to become the most widely used language on the web within this decade. Lastly, in the electronics manufacturing industry, China has in recent years emerged as a manufacturing base, as significant portions of the supply/assembly chain (most notably in
26、computer and telecom equipment) have moved to the PRC. China“s electronics sector is ranked first among all of China“s industries in terms of foreign investment attracted, export volume, industrial value added, and contribution to GDP growth. China“s overall ICT industry can be viewed as growing ver
27、y rapidly in many areas. Indeed, ICT constitutes a major area of China“s overall growth. In the first quarter of 2003, China“s overall industrial sector“s industrial value-added grew by 17.2 percent year on year, compared to 10.9 percent growth a year earlier. Nearly one-third of that growth, or 5.8
28、 points out of 17.2 percentage points of growth, came from two sectors: telecommunications and electronics.（分数：6.00）(1).China“s rapid development in the telecom industry has played a/an _ role on the w0orld telecom industry.（分数：1.00）A.minorB.important C.secondary解析：第一段中提到：“China“s rapid development
29、has.on the world telecom industry“，中国的快速发展对世界电信产业有相当大的影响。play an important role on .“在方面起重要作用”。(2).24 China has the world“s largest telecom subscriber base, _ .（分数：1.00）A.with almost 500 million mobile phonesB.with almost 500 million fixed-line phonesC.with almost 500 million subscribers of both fix
30、ed-line and mobile phones 解析：第一段中提到：“China has the world“s largest telecom.mobile subscribers “C 项符合。(3)._ have contributed the most to the telecom revenue growth.（分数：1.00）A.The four major local and foreign telecom operatorsB.The four major foreign telecom operatorsC.The four telecom operators owned
31、 by the government. 解析：第一段末句提到这个问题为 four major-state owned operators，“state-owned”，“国有的，国营的”，与 C 符合。(4).China“s computer industry used to focus _ . A. more on hardware than on softeware B. more on software than on hardware C heavily both on hardware and software（分数：1.00）A. B.C.解析：第三段中：”Traditionally
32、 heavily focused on hardware，to the relative neglect of software“，“传统上偏重于硬件，而相对忽视软件。”(5).At the moment, the most widely used language on the web is _ .（分数：1.00）A.ChineseB.IndianC.English 解析：此题用排除法，原文中第三段说中文有望成为网络上最为广泛的语言，而题目说的是 at the moment，现在，排除 A 和 B，C 最合适。(6).The word “emerge“ in the fourth para
33、graph means the following EXCEPT _ .（分数：1.00）A.come outB.come into existenceC.come away 解析：come out 与 come into existence 都有“产生、出现”的意思，与 emerge 相符，come away，“离开”。七、PART SIX(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A Miss Wang Sales Agent B Mr Zhang Quality Controller C Mr Li Bookkeeper D Mr Lu Buyer E Ms Chen Secretary F Miss
34、 Huan Receptionist G Miss Hua Manager H Mr Wei Personnel Manager （分数：5.00）(1).Who makes sure the company“s products are made properly?（分数：1.00）解析：B 保证公司产品的生产问题是质检员的工作。(2).Who keeps financial records of all business transactions?（分数：1.00）解析：C 商品交易的财务记录是由会计员负责的。book keeper，“会计员，记账员”(3).Who handles correspondence for the company?（分数：1.00）解析：E 处理公司的信件是秘书的工作。(4).Who is responsible for sales and services at a particular place?（分数：1.00）解析：A 负责商品的买卖和售后服务是营业部人员。(5).Who makes decisions for the company?（分数：1.00）解析：G 统筹公司各方面事务的是经理。
