1、剑桥商务英语初级真题(1)及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、READING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数:5,分数:5.00)1. (分数:1.00)A.Item 20 is now discontinued.B.Item 20 has developed a fault.C.Item 20 is unavailable at the moment.2. (分数:1.00)A.Jane Halton is moving from banking to insurance.B.Boulder Insurance hopes to appoint
2、 a new Chief Executive.C.The post of Chief Executive at Curtis Bank has become vacant.3. (分数:1.00)A.rents luxury office space.B.provides conference facilities.C.markets other companies“ goods.4. (分数:1.00)A.own a suitable vehicle for delivery.B.be a specialist in food distribution.C.deliver goods all
3、 over the country.5. (分数:1.00)A.how many people have enrolled for the course.B.if they are interested in doing the course.C.which of the courses they have decided to do.三、PART TWO(总题数:1,分数:5.00)(分数:5.00)(1).Office manager Helen Turner needs to deal with complaints from staff about some colleagues“ u
4、se of email.(分数:1.00)(2).Before deciding to buy a new computer, David Thompson wants to find out whether he can update his existing equipment.(分数:1.00)(3).Claire Collier“s toy company has a major new customer and she needs to manufacture more goods without increasing staffing levels.(分数:1.00)(4).Pub
5、licity manager Brian Steward did a computer course several years ago, and now wants to learn about developments relevant to his field.(分数:1.00)(5).Richard Masters was recently promoted and would like to improve his ability to meet deadlines.(分数:1.00)四、PART THREE(总题数:1,分数:5.00)STOCK MARKET PERFORMANC
6、E(分数:5.00)(1).At the close of this day“s trading, shares dipped just below 630 pence, despite achieving higher levels throughout the rest of the day.(分数:1.00)(2).On this day share prices closed considerably lower than the previous working day, with the fluctuation between high and low being at its g
7、reatest.(分数:1.00)(3).Shares closed at their lowest value of the day“s trading, but narrowly avoided the worst performance of the period.(分数:1.00)(4).Shares closed at a higher value than the previous two days, although around 17 pence down on the high point for the day.(分数:1.00)(5).During this day sh
8、ares rose and fell within only a narrow margin and closed in the middle of the range, before falling sharply at the end of the following day.(分数:1.00)五、PART FOUR(总题数:1,分数:7.00)(分数:7.00)(1).Sally left her last job because she wanted to make decisions about her work herself.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Do
9、esn“t say(2).Her colleagues in publishing thought that being self-employed would be difficult for her.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say(3).She would prefer to share an office with other people.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say(4).She needs to accept all the work she is offered.(分数:1.00)A.Right
10、B.WrongC.Doesn“t say(5).Most self-employed journalists find it difficult to plan ahead.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say(6).Sally specialises more now than she did in her last job.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say(7).Self-employment has affected Sally“s attitude to life.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.Wrong
11、C.Doesn“t say六、PART FIVE(总题数:1,分数:6.00)(分数:6.00)(1).Why was Jim Cartwright confident about starting a business repairing turnstiles?(分数:1.00)A.He had learnt from mistakes that his previous employer made.B.He had a lot of contacts with possible customers.C.He had experience of doing the work in his p
12、revious job.(2).Why was Jim happy that Troon Football Club gave him the contract?(分数:1.00)A.It was the first his firm had received.B.It led to long-term work for the club.C.It provided him with a good profit.(3).What problem did Jim have with Alec?(分数:1.00)A.His work was not of a high enough standar
13、d.B.He did as little work as possible.C.He made a lot of complaints about the business.(4).Why did Jim decide to continue employing Alec?(分数:1.00)A.It would take too long to find a replacement.B.There was a lack of people with the right qualifications.C.Jim had given him a contract which guaranteed
14、him work.(5).Why did Jim find himself in danger of going out of business?(分数:1.00)A.His costs were higher than he had estimated.B.He found that each job took longer than he expected.C.His work was mostly limited to certain times of year.(6).Jim asked his bank for a loan in order to(分数:1.00)A.pay the
15、 wages bill.B.start manufacturing.C.buy a new van.七、PART SIX(总题数:1,分数:12.00)CORPORATE TRAVEL EXHIBITION This year“s Corporate Travel exhibition will take place on 13 and 14 October. The exhibition is twice the size it was last year 1 the organisers have been successful in attracting many more 2 airl
16、ines, hotels and car rental companies than in the past. 3 150 companies will have stands 4 the exhibition. During the two days of the exhibition, 5 will be a programme of seminars 6 a wide range of subjects related to business travel. Each of 7 will provide professional advice on ways in 8 firms can
17、 obtain a high level 9 service at the most competitive prices. Participants will have the opportunity to learn 10 to achieve savings of up to 40% on 11 annual travel budgets. The exhibition will be open 10.00-17.00 on 12 days.(分数:12.00)A.ifB.whenC.asA.leadingB.firstC.primaryA.AboveB.OverC.AheadA.wit
18、hB.onC.atA.thereB.oneC.itA.coverB.coversC.coveringA.thisB.theseC.thatA.whichB.whatC.whereA.forB.ofC.toA.howB.whyC.whetherA.themB.theyC.theirA.eitherB.bothC.every八、PART SEVEN(总题数:1,分数:5.00)(分数:5.00)九、WRITING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十、PART ONE(总题数:1,分数:5.00)6.Your line manager asked you to write a report on you
19、r latest sales figures. Unfortunately, it is not ready yet. Write an email to your manager: apologising for the delay giving the reason for the delay saying when the report will be ready. Write 30-40 words on your Answer Sheet. (分数:5.00)_十一、PART TWO(总题数:1,分数:5.00)7.Read the part of a letter below fr
20、om Ms Lambert, the Bookings Coordinator at a business training centre. (分数:5.00)_十二、LISTENING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十三、PART ONE(总题数:2,分数:8.00)(分数:5.00)(1).Why does the woman want the job?(分数:1.00)A.to reduce travel timeB.to learn about computersC.to earn more money(2).When is the trade fair? A. B. C. (分数:1.
21、00)A.B.C.(3).What is the purpose of today“s meeting?(分数:1.00)A.to discuss a merger planB.to obtain some adviceC.to sign a contract(4).Which chart shows this year“s sales? A. B. C. (分数:1.00)A.B.C.(5).How much will Emma“s hotel bill be? A. B. C. (分数:1.00)A.B.C.(分数:3.00)(1).What will the finance compan
22、y give advice about?(分数:1.00)A.buying sharesB.setting up a small businessC.paying less tax(2).Which graph are they looking at? A. B. C. (分数:1.00)A.B.C.(3).What“s the problem with the seminar?(分数:1.00)A.the speaker“s availabilityB.the size of the roomC.the low number of bookings十四、PART TWO(总题数:1,分数:7
23、.00)Ace Sports Centre-Customer DetailsCUSTOMER NAME: Charles 1 COMPANY NAME: 2 Ltd MEMBERSHIP NUMBER: 3 DATE OF GROUP INTRODUCTION: 4 November DISCOUNT OFFERED: 5 % CONTACT NUMBER: 01332 6 EMAIL ADDRESS: info 7 .com (分数:7.00)填空项 1:_十五、PART THREE(总题数:1,分数:7.00)Concept Trading Inc. Appointment of new
24、MD: Bob 1 Top-selling produce in 2001: 2 Largest growth seen in sales of 3 furniture Most successful branch: 4 Future Plans-2003 Introduction of 5 Open 6 stores in 6 centres New subject for staff training programme: 7 (分数:7.00)填空项 1:_十六、PART FOUR(总题数:1,分数:8.00)(分数:8.00)(1).How many junior managers r
25、esigned in June?(分数:1.00)A.oneB.twoC.three(2).Matthew thinks the junior managers are leaving because(分数:1.00)A.they don“t like working in the company.B.they want to get wider experience.C.they can earn more in other companies.(3).What does Matthew think about junior managers who resign?(分数:1.00)A.Th
26、ey need to leave to get promotion.B.They should be more patient.C.They are bad at their jobs.(4).What does Angela find most annoying about hiring new staff?(分数:1.00)A.reading so many CVsB.interviewing applicantsC.training the new staff(5).Matthew was told that taking on the wrong person can(分数:1.00)
27、A.make other staff want to leave.B.create extra work for the team.C.cause the company to lose money.(6).What is the Personnel Department thinking about using?(分数:1.00)A.employment agenciesB.personality testsC.handwriting experts(7).Matthew thinks handwriting tests do not show if people are(分数:1.00)A
28、.intelligent.B.ambitious.C.confident.(8).Matthew and Angela agree that the company should(分数:1.00)A.ask for more details on application forms.B.review its advertisements for vacancies.C.change the way candidates are interviewed.十七、SPEAKING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十八、PART 1(总题数:1,分数:5.00)8.In this part the int
29、erlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions. (分数:5.00)_十九、PART 2(总题数:1,分数:5.00)9.In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the tw
30、o below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. (分数:5.00)_二十、PART 3(总题数:1,分数:5.00)10.In this part of the test the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card,
31、an example of which is below, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two or three candidates Scenario Prompt material (分数:5.00)_剑桥商务英语初级真题(1)答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、READING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)
32、二、PART ONE(总题数:5,分数:5.00)1. (分数:1.00)A.Item 20 is now discontinued.B.Item 20 has developed a fault.C.Item 20 is unavailable at the moment. 解析:2. (分数:1.00)A.Jane Halton is moving from banking to insurance. B.Boulder Insurance hopes to appoint a new Chief Executive.C.The post of Chief Executive at Cur
33、tis Bank has become vacant.解析:3. (分数:1.00)A.rents luxury office space.B.provides conference facilities. C.markets other companies“ goods.解析:4. (分数:1.00)A.own a suitable vehicle for delivery.B.be a specialist in food distribution.C.deliver goods all over the country. 解析:5. (分数:1.00)A.how many people
34、have enrolled for the course.B.if they are interested in doing the course. C.which of the courses they have decided to do.解析:三、PART TWO(总题数:1,分数:5.00)(分数:5.00)(1).Office manager Helen Turner needs to deal with complaints from staff about some colleagues“ use of email.(分数:1.00)解析:D(2).Before deciding
35、 to buy a new computer, David Thompson wants to find out whether he can update his existing equipment.(分数:1.00)解析:B(3).Claire Collier“s toy company has a major new customer and she needs to manufacture more goods without increasing staffing levels.(分数:1.00)解析:H(4).Publicity manager Brian Steward did
36、 a computer course several years ago, and now wants to learn about developments relevant to his field.(分数:1.00)解析:E(5).Richard Masters was recently promoted and would like to improve his ability to meet deadlines.(分数:1.00)解析:G四、PART THREE(总题数:1,分数:5.00)STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE(分数:5.00)(1).At the clo
37、se of this day“s trading, shares dipped just below 630 pence, despite achieving higher levels throughout the rest of the day.(分数:1.00)解析:G(2).On this day share prices closed considerably lower than the previous working day, with the fluctuation between high and low being at its greatest.(分数:1.00)解析:
38、F(3).Shares closed at their lowest value of the day“s trading, but narrowly avoided the worst performance of the period.(分数:1.00)解析:B(4).Shares closed at a higher value than the previous two days, although around 17 pence down on the high point for the day.(分数:1.00)解析:D(5).During this day shares ros
39、e and fell within only a narrow margin and closed in the middle of the range, before falling sharply at the end of the following day.(分数:1.00)解析:A五、PART FOUR(总题数:1,分数:7.00)(分数:7.00)(1).Sally left her last job because she wanted to make decisions about her work herself.(分数:1.00)A.Right B.WrongC.Doesn
40、“t say解析:(2).Her colleagues in publishing thought that being self-employed would be difficult for her.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say 解析:(3).She would prefer to share an office with other people.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.Wrong C.Doesn“t say解析:(4).She needs to accept all the work she is offered.(分数:1.00
41、)A.RightB.Wrong C.Doesn“t say解析:(5).Most self-employed journalists find it difficult to plan ahead.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t say 解析:(6).Sally specialises more now than she did in her last job.(分数:1.00)A.RightB.Wrong C.Doesn“t say解析:(7).Self-employment has affected Sally“s attitude to life.(分数
42、:1.00)A.Right B.WrongC.Doesn“t say解析:六、PART FIVE(总题数:1,分数:6.00)(分数:6.00)(1).Why was Jim Cartwright confident about starting a business repairing turnstiles?(分数:1.00)A.He had learnt from mistakes that his previous employer made.B.He had a lot of contacts with possible customers. C.He had experience o
43、f doing the work in his previous job.解析:(2).Why was Jim happy that Troon Football Club gave him the contract?(分数:1.00)A.It was the first his firm had received. B.It led to long-term work for the club.C.It provided him with a good profit.解析:(3).What problem did Jim have with Alec?(分数:1.00)A.His work
44、was not of a high enough standard.B.He did as little work as possible. C.He made a lot of complaints about the business.解析:(4).Why did Jim decide to continue employing Alec?(分数:1.00)A.It would take too long to find a replacement. B.There was a lack of people with the right qualifications.C.Jim had g
45、iven him a contract which guaranteed him work.解析:(5).Why did Jim find himself in danger of going out of business?(分数:1.00)A.His costs were higher than he had estimated.B.He found that each job took longer than he expected.C.His work was mostly limited to certain times of year. 解析:(6).Jim asked his b
46、ank for a loan in order to(分数:1.00)A.pay the wages bill.B.start manufacturing. C.buy a new van.解析:七、PART SIX(总题数:1,分数:12.00)CORPORATE TRAVEL EXHIBITION This year“s Corporate Travel exhibition will take place on 13 and 14 October. The exhibition is twice the size it was last year 1 the organisers hav
47、e been successful in attracting many more 2 airlines, hotels and car rental companies than in the past. 3 150 companies will have stands 4 the exhibition. During the two days of the exhibition, 5 will be a programme of seminars 6 a wide range of subjects related to business travel. Each of 7 will pr
48、ovide professional advice on ways in 8 firms can obtain a high level 9 service at the most competitive prices. Participants will have the opportunity to learn 10 to achieve savings of up to 40% on 11 annual travel budgets. The exhibition will be open 10.00-17.00 on 12 days.(分数:12.00)A.ifB.whenC.as 解析:A.leading B.firstC.primary解析:A.AboveB.Over C.Ahead解析:A.withB.onC.at 解析:A.there B.oneC.it