1、剑桥商务英语中级-20 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：5，分数：45.00)BPART ONE/BB Read these sentences and the following texts.Which text does each sentence (1-7) describe?For each sentence mark one letter (A, B, C or D)./BB A./BWe are a world market leading multinational company in food presentation a
2、nd onboard services for travel industry. More than 350 airline customers trust our organization. If you are energetic, creative and look for an excellent career opportunity, join us in the position. Interested persons please submit via letter or e-mail a detailed resume with recent photograph, stati
3、ng present and expected remuneration before 9/20/2004.B B./BSTMicroelectronics Ltd. is one of the worlds leading independent semiconductor company with US $ 6. 32 billion in global sales revenue for 2002. Asia Pacific accounts for 44% of our worldwide sales. With staff strength of over 40,000, STMic
4、roelectronics offers a fully integrated range of services including manufacturing, designing, development, sales and marketing. In view of our business expansion, we invite high caliber talents to join our team in China.B C./BAlfa Laval develops, manufactures and sells special products and world-cla
5、ss technical solutions that help our customers optimize the performance of their processes.Our equipment and systems create solutions for heating, cooling, separating and fluid handling of products such as oil, chemicals, water, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals.Alfa Laval Flow Equip
6、ment (Kunshan) Co. , Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary in China. With expanding commitments we currently have opportunities available in Kunshan Jiangsu. The shuttle bus is provided from Shanghai to Kunshan every day. For qualified applicants please e-mail your resume (in attachment) to us.B D./BPol
7、yplastics is a world leader specialized in high-performance engineering plastics industry. Polyplastics parent company, a Japan-U. S. joint venture, bases in Tokyo, Japan. Since Polyplastics first presence in China in 1996, its business in China market has expanded dramatically. To meet with Polypla
8、stics rapid development in China market, we are now inviting high caliber personnel to fill in the following position. We will offer competitive compensation package to the successful candidates. For more information, please visit Polyplastics web site.（分数：7.00）(1).The company joined the China marke
9、t in 1996.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The company is located in Jiangsu Province.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The company has a deadline of collecting resumes.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The company mentions its past revenue in the paragraph.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The company provides shuttle bus.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The compan
10、y is a subsidiary of a Japan-U. S. joint venture.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The company requires the candidates to send the resume with a recent photo.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_BPART TWO/BB Read the following text.Choose the best sentence from the list A-H to fill each of the blanks.For each blank (8-12) mark one le
11、tter (A-H) on your answer sheet.Do not mark any letter twice./BIn a country plagued by skyrocketing sick-leave costs, a new survey presented Friday found that 40% of Swedens population believes U(8) /U.The survey, by the National Social Insurance Board, also found that 65% of the 1,002 people interv
12、iewed think a stressful work situation is also a valid reason for calling in sick and collecting pay under Sweden s liberal social programs.The survey shows “a deep lack of knowledge about what the health insurance is meant to cover,“ board director Anna Hedborg said of Swedens 9 million residents.A
13、lf Eckerhall, a social insurance expert with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, went a step further: U(9) /U.“The insurance laws clearly state that inability to work because of illness“ is the only valid reason to stay home, Eckerhall said.“ U(10) /U.“The survey, conducted June 17-24, did not
14、have a margin of error.Sweden s extensive cradle-to-grave welfare system includes generous programs covering sick leave, parental leave and unemployment benefits. But paying for workers on long-term sick leave and disability has become one of the governments biggest expenditures. U(11) /U.In Sweden,
15、 the employer pays for the first three weeks sick leave, and workers can call in sick for seven days before needing a doctors certificate or medical proof.People who call in sick do not receive any compensation for the first day they are absent. But Eckerhall said many people get around that by leav
16、ing work a little early, and then calling in sick for that day. That counts as one sick day, U(12) /U. “That means your day without compensation was 15 minutes long,“ Eckerhall said. Hedborg said the board will launch a massive nationwide campaign to inform people that illness is the only valid reas
17、on to stay home from work.“To many, this message may seem hard and even insensitive,“ she wrote. “The truth is, that if we dont defend our common insurance today, we wont be able to afford keeping it.A. many Swedes deliberately abuse the systemB. as the survey believed that the system is out of orde
18、rC. the key word is inability to work-not illnessD. which lets them start receiving sick pay the next dayE. parental leave compensation doubled from $ 2 billion to $ 4 billionF. these Swedes just dont want to workG. sick leave compensation tripled from $ 2 billion in 1997 to $ 6 billion in 2002H. it
19、 is acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with colleagues（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:_BPART THREE/BB Look at the following text and questions over the page.Each question has four suggested answers or ways of finishing the sentence,
20、A, B, C and D.Mark one letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet, for the answer you choose./BBack-to-school shopping lists are constantly evolving to keep up with technological advancements, many even including cell phones, laptops, Blackberrys and iPods, But one clear staple remains-the pencil.As 5
21、-year-old children opt to play computer learning games instead of using traditional learning toys, and middle schoolers would not even think to research a school project with a physical encyclopedia, the staying power of the little wooden pencil-like the ones George Washington used-seems remarkable.
22、Not only are pencils still used in classes like art and math, the good old No. 2 pencil is the key to the multiple-choice, computer-graded tests that open doors to the nations universities and graduate programs.Tom Ewing, spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, which administers tests like th
23、e SAT, GRE and GMAT, said that while the number of people taking them on computers is increasing, the paper and pencil versions still predominate.Ewing said that in fiscal 2004 the number of people who took the tests on computers was only a fraction of those using pencils-only about 1. 6 million peo
24、ple on computers, compared with about 23. 7 million using paper and pencil.Ewing cited several reasons for this difference: “Wider use of computers is hampered somewhat by availability-where can you find computers for 25 million people? Sometimes it is security, the need to have a proctor, and somet
25、imes it is cost.“He said ETS would like to increase the number of computer tests, though a major shift is far down the road. “For the foreseeable future paper and pencils remains the reliable workhorse of educational measurement,“ Ewing said.Lack of access to computers is one of the major reasons co
26、mputer testing is still far behind traditional pencil tests, said Tim Loomer, president of testing and assessment and Scantron Corp. Scantron provides many of the multiple-choice tests in K-12 education.Though there is a trend toward online testing, there has not been a real drop-off in paper and pe
27、ncil testing, Loomer said. “Not everyone has a computer, but I guarantee you can get everyone a pencil,“ Loomer said.Technological initiatives, such as Duke Universitys plan to hand out free iPods to incoming freshman, have not reduced demand for pencils. The university is giving out the small elect
28、ronic devices to allow students to listen to lectures, browse course bulletins or practise pronunciation for language classes.Mike Finn, spokesman for PaperMate, which says it is the biggest producer of pencils in the United States, said pencils are still popular and necessary. Demand for pencils is
29、 strong, he said, but children are interested in more modern pencil options, not just the simple yellow wooden pencil. An increasing number of children are opting for mechanical pencils or color pencils, but PaperMates general sales of pencils have not waned as technology increasingly enters classro
30、oms and childrens homes, he said.Musgrave Pencil Co. in Shelbyville, Tenn. , has seen an increase in preference for fancy pencils in recent years. Lynn Hulan of Musgrave said the pencils preferred today tend to have bright colors and often include slogans such as “I Love to Read“ and “Honor Roll“. A
31、t Burning Tree Elementary School in Bethesda. Md. , No. 2 pencils are always on the school supplies list, Principal Helen Chaset said. In Judy Shapiros math classes at Burning Tree, pens are not allowed, and she does not know of many teachers who allow pens in math. “Kids that try to use pens tend t
32、o not want to check to see if they have made an error“ because they know they have to cross out a mistake and then it can be seen, she said. As for calculators, Shapiro said they may be used to check over work, but most work is done with paper and pencil. If students rely only on calculators, they w
33、ill not be able to do basic tasks like adding and subtracting, she said, leaving them unable to “do simple things like balancing a checkbook.“（分数：6.00）(1).Which of the following item is not mentioned in the passage, which will be bought at the beginning of a semester?（分数：1.00）A.Pencils.B.Mobile phon
34、es.C.Computers.D.Suitcases.(2).Pencils remain popular in many ways except _.（分数：1.00）A.playing computer gamesB.having art and math lessonsC.taking examsD.solving math problems(3).Nowadays traditional pencil tests are still more popular than computer tests because _.（分数：1.00）A.the former are easierB.
35、the charges of the former are smallerC.the computer is difficult to accessD.there are more types of exams in the form of pencil tests(4).Which of the following sentence is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Exams like SAT, GRE and GMAT belong to ETS.B.PaperMate is the largest pencil manufacturer in the USAC.Mechan
36、ical pencils are out of date.D.Children who use pencils in math are likely to be more careful.(5).Why does the author mention George Washington?（分数：1.00）A.He used pencils when receiving education.B.Pencils which have a long history are still popular.C.He liked wooden pencils.D.Pencil is a remarkable
37、 invention.(6).What is the topic of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.The popularity of pencils at present.B.The back-to-school shopping lists.C.Pencils used in ETS tests.D.The future of pencils.BPART FOUR/BB Read the following text.Choose the best word to fill each gap.For each question (19-33) mark one lett
38、er (A, B, C, D) on your answer sheet./BBrazilian fixed U(19) /U operator Brasil Telecom is betting that its newly U(20) /U Brt GSM mobile arm will obtain a high degree of customer U(21) /U and maintain a chum rate of less than 12%, half the industry average, company executives told press on Tuesday.
39、 Brasil Telecom GSM is launching a U(22) /U strategy, known as Pula-Pula, which U(23) /U every other month of service free until 2010 to the first 400,000 customers.“The U(24) /U approach of Pula Pula will U(25) /U us to customer loyalty,“ Brt GSM general director Ricardo Sacramento said.The company
40、 U(26) /U 500,000 users by year-end 2004, which is higher than the companys U(27) /U estimate of 400,000, and 1.7 million users by year-end 2005.“We have two U(28) /U in Brasilia and Rio Grande do Sul, but other states in the mid-west will give good results. We have U(29) /U expectations,“ Sacrament
41、o said.The company invested US $ 350mn in its mobile U(30) /U in 2004 but has not yet U(31) /U the amount of expected investment during 2005.“Considering that we will have 82% U(32) /U of our service area by year-end 2004, the investment will be minimal and will be based on how the market U(33) /U,“
42、 Brasil Telecom president Carla Cico told reporters.Brasil Telecom expects a 2%-2.5% reduction of Ebidta margin in the first 12 months of launching their mobile service but expects the mobile unit to post positive Ebitda within 18-20 months of start-up.（分数：15.00）A.phoneB.telephoneC.lineD.telephonyA.
43、launchedB.usedC.appliedD.releasedA.satisfactionB.loyaltyC.happinessD.appreciationA.marketingB.sellingC.saleD.productionA.givesB.suppliesC.offersD.providesA.necessaryB.essentialC.creativeD.innovativeA.bringB.guideC.leadD.takeA.needsB.expectsC.wishesD.demandsA.originalB.firstC.initialD.ordinaryA.probl
44、emsB.bottlenecksC.barriersD.wondersA.bigB.largeC.highD.brightA.operationsB.departmentsC.branchesD.investmentA.knownB.calculatedC.investigatedD.researchedA.usageB.overchargeC.coverageD.populationA.developsB.evolvesC.involvesD.explodesBPART FIVE/BB Read the following text.In most of the lines 34-45 th
45、ere is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your answer sheet.If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETYERS on your answer sheet./BW
46、alt Disney Co. s president said Wednesday of a deal between it and (34) _Pixar Animation Studios which isnt likely, and the Burbank-based (35) _company has been approached to buy U.K. media assets, Reuters reports. (36) _Robert Iger, Disneys president, who made the announcement to a (37) _London aud
47、ience at the Royal Television Societys conference.Pixar/Disney feature films include “Finding Nemo“, “Toy Story“, and “Monsters Inc“.Media giant Walt Disney Co. operates Walt Disney Parks then (38) _owns ABC television network, with 10 broadcast stations and more (39) _than 60 radio stations; and pr
48、oduces films through by Walt Disney Studios. (40) _Iger also said the company at one time it had been approached to buy (41) _ITV, a U.K. television channel as along with some assets of the BBC, (42) _the report stated.Steve Jobs, .the head of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. , who said in June (43) _he would
