1、剑桥商务英语中级-41 (1)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)./BBA./BShanghai ACEC Commercial Consulting Co. , Ltd. , in conjunction with the
2、 Australian Chinese Education today its the information and the way we reason. As the source of semiconductor process efficiency, we know just how fast this world is moving and changing, and proud to be driving it. Were always exploring new ways to make relationships satisfy and last, like implement
3、ing a total front-end solution for our big name chip-making customers. For the 1000 + people who call ATMI home, its an open atmosphere, consistent recognition of individual/team performance, and the chance to be part of our continued growth.（分数：7.00）(1).The company provides services to chip manufac
4、turers.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The company has established a branch in Japan.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The company can give consultation to those who want to move to Australia.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The company is a key provider of telecom services in Hong Kong.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The company has more than 1000
5、employees.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The company functions as an agent.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).The company leaves an email address to candidates.（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 letter (A-H)
6、 on your answer sheet.Do not mark any letter twice./BEcuadors energy and mines ministry will receive pre-qualification documents from companies interested in bidding on services contracts on four state-owned Amazon oil and gas fields by October 25, local press reported.U (8) /U, a ministry spokesper
7、son told BNamerieas.The ministry will call for bids on the contracts on November 11, newspaper La Hora quoted energy and mines minister Eduardo L6pez as saying.The ministry is offering companies service contracts instead of the shared management contracts originally envisaged by the government U(9)
8、/U.“While there is no reform to the law, I will use the law we have,“ L6pez said. The production in the Shushufindi, Lago Agrio, Culebra-Yulebra and Auca fields currently operated by Petroecuador has declined in recent years due to lack of investment and U(10) /U.The contracts will be to carry out a
9、nd interpret 2D and 3D seismic, mathematical simulations, certify reserves, drill wells, recondition existing wells and generate electricity, among other activities.Investments are estimated at US $ 322 million and the idea is to increase production by 43, 500 b/d in 12 months to about 125,000 b/d,
10、newspaper Expreso reported.Lopez also announced that the ministry will call for bids on a second tender in January 2005 for service contracts on the Sacha, Libertador, Cononaco, Guanta-Dureno, and Cuyabeno-Sansahuari fields.U (11) /U, and the idea is to increase their production by 35,000 barrels a
11、clay (b/d) to about 143,000 b/d in 24 months, La Hora reported.The ministry suspended the first tender in April due to legal problems. U(12) /U.The ministrys plan was to re-launch the tender upon congressional approval of the reform bill presented by President Lucio Gutierrez to congress in June. Ho
12、wever, congress rejected the bill because lawmakers could not agree on a fixed participation for the state.The government has withdrawn the bill for further analysis.Petroecuadors current production is about 204,000 b/d, the spokesperson said.A. because congress has not approved a hydrocarbons refor
13、m bill allowing the new kind of contractB. the ministry called for pre-qualification bids on September 28C. because congress has approved a hydrocarbons reform bill despite of the contractD. the estimated investment in these fields is US $ 274mnE. people said the total amount cost would be about US
14、$ 350mnF. twenty-one companies had bought bidding rules for one or more of the fieldsG. the government wants to attract foreign investment to boost productionH. most of the companies were against this bill（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 t
15、ext and questions over the page.Each question has four suggested answers or ways of finishing the sentence, A, B, C and D.Mark one letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet, for the answer you choose./BNearly a year since it was sold by Vivendi Universal to private investors, online retailer eMusic h
16、as undergone a facelift that includes a panel of music critics to help users comb its trove of independent music.The revamped service, scheduled to debut Wednesday, is the latest evolution for the pioneering retailer, the first to sell digital music files online in the late 1990s.eMusic eschews copy
17、 protection technology as consumer-unfriendly, and caters to people whose tastes are largely ignored by mainstream music retailers.“Were going after the minority of the market who doesnt want to wade through Britney Spears or OutKast,“ said David Pakman, eMusics Chief operating officer.The major onl
18、ine music retailers, such as Napster, MusicNet and market-leader iTunes Music Store, sell tunes by mostly major label acts.The eMusic revamp has been in the works for the better part of a year, since the company was acquired from Vivendi by New York-based Dimensional Associates Inc. , the private eq
19、uity arm of JDS Capital Management Inc.When Dimensional took over, it began adding staff with experience running subscription-based businesses and immediately changed the pricing model so subscribers could no longer download an unlimited number of tracks.“That was a negative gross margin business,“
20、Pakman said. “The company was losing money.“While eMusics pricing model remains the same-subscriptions start at $ 9.99 per month for 40 downloads-whats changed is the means by which users can search and discover new music. So the service has added its panel of so-called music curators.“What was miss
21、ing from the eMusic service was a bunch of tools and features to really aid you in (the) discovery process,“ Pakman said. “What was missing was the curators.“Among the roster of music experts hired by eMusic are former Rolling Stone writer and author Michael Azerrad, former New York Times music crit
22、ic Ann Powers and Justin Davidson, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of classical music.The critics will write album reviews, columns, and communicate with subscribers on a message board.Users will also be able to discuss or swap song recommendations with other subscribers through the messag
23、e boards and other online community features.By avoiding tracks from major labels, who only make their content available in file formats that come with licensing and copy protection safeguards, eMusic has also been able to sell its content in the MP3 file format.MP3s can be played on most if not all
24、 digital music players on the market, and can be copied to other computers or burned to CDs without the limits imposed by record companies on other online retailers.eMusie offers more than a half-million tracks. The service continued to operate in the months since the new management took over and cu
25、rrently has 70,000 subscribers, Pakman said.（分数：6.00）(1).eMusic was taken over by _.（分数：1.00）A.Vivendi UniversalB.Dimensional Associates Inc.C.Rolling StoneD.New York Times(2).The new service of eMusic _.（分数：1.00）A.has been carried out for a yearB.will begin on WednesdayC.hasnt been decided when to
26、beginD.will begin in at least a year(3).The core of eMusics new service is _.（分数：1.00）A.to sell online digital music filesB.to write reviews on a message boardC.to change the means to search and discover new musicD.to sell its content in the MP3 file of format(4).The new service is oriented towards
27、_.（分数：1.00）A.non-mainstream music loversB.classic music loversC.symphonic music loversD.pop music lovers(5).If a subscriber has downloaded 200 tracks, he will pay _.（分数：1.00）A.$9.99B.$40C.$29.97D.$49.95(6).Which of the following sentence is not true?（分数：1.00）A.eMusic considers music curators to be i
28、mportant.B.Pulitzer Prize is the highest award for classic music.C.eMusics MP3 file format doesnt involve copy protection technology.D.The-new service makes eMusic have al most 12,500 subscribers.BPART FOUR/BB Read the following text.Choose the best word to fill each gap.For each question (19-33) ma
29、rk one letter (A, B, C, D) on your answer sheet./BThe Silo Paulo city health service has launched a 42mn-real (US $14.6mn) U(19) /U system to integrate the citys 756 health sector U(20) /U, including 65 hospitals and 356 clinics, health U(21) /U coordinator Antonio Carlos Leda told BNamericas.“We th
30、ink the U(22) /U is small, given the size of the city, and will quickly provide U(23) /U. That doesnt even take into account the improvement in U(24) /U of quality of service,“ Leda said.The investment includes approximately 12mn reais in software and network U(25) /U, along with 30mn reais in compu
31、ters. The software, based on open source U(26) /U, can be U(27) /U to other municipalities.“We used open source because it is an important way to return resources to the country. The software can be used by other government U(28) /U but we ask that they share any improvements they make to the system
32、,“ Leda said.The U(29) /U contracted Brazilian integrator Atech technologies to develop and integrate a system based on U(30) /U different systems previously used by the health ministry.The new system provides U(31) /U patient identification and integrates patient records among all of the citys heal
33、th U(32) /U, thereby improving efficiency and increasing the level of service provided.Patients also have internet U(33) /U to the system so they can confirm information, make requests and register complaints.The government spent about a year developing the project, according to Leda.（分数：15.00）A.aut
34、omatedB.automaticC.computerizedD.programmedA.organizationsB.institutesC.institutionsD.foundationsA.secretaryB.secretariateC.secretarialD.secreteA.projectB.investmentC.investigateD.budgetA.paybackB.profitsC.benefitsD.repaymentA.returnB.formsC.termsD.conditionsA.communicationsB.transportationC.facilit
35、iesD.infrastructureA.programB.systemC.codeD.symbolA.transportedB.transferredC.transmittedD.passedA.bodiesB.unitsC.individualsD.entitiesA.officeB.departmentC.ministryD.agencyA.manyB.variousC.numerousD.severalA.accurateB.correctC.preciseD.exactA.hospitalsB.clinicsC.sourcesD.providersA.admissionB.admit
36、tanceC.contactD.accessBPART FIVE/BA request for further negotiations letter is much like your acceptance or rejection of letter.The difference is that the request (34) _for further negotiations shows that you would accept the offercontingent on the result of negotiations. To begin with the letter, (
37、35) _thank the employer for the offer. Then state on your wish to discuss (36) _things further. Thus you can do this in two ways. a direct request for (37) _further negotiations or a conditional statement.Next, it is important to stress for the points of your contract that (38) _require further disc
38、ussion. I list them all, so that the company can (39) _prepare for their responses once instead of in a number of letters such (40) _as this. Also, as it may be helpful for you to state the reasons for the (41) _discussion of each point. This will give the employer a betterunderstanding of your spec
39、ific needs. Depending on the type and (42) _number of points when you are discussing, it may be beneficial to (43) _format them in a list. This is sometimes an easier way to read andorganize the information than paragraph form.In closing, it may be helpful to suggest on that the employer contact (44
40、) _you with their initial reactions to your unresolved issues. List your (45) _contact information and when you may be reached. Restate yourgeneral appreciation for the offer and maintain a sense of goodwill.（分数：12.00）(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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
41、_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BWRITING/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)1.B Part one/B You are going to spend holidays in Hawaii in June. Suddenly you received a letter from an important customer, Mr. Elton Deland, who will arrive on 25th June and discuss the claim. You have to delay the trip till July. B Write a message of 40-
42、50 words to Ms. Anne Folster, your secretary: Explain why you postpone your trip. Mention the date when Mr. Elton Deland will arrive. Ask her to arrange your meeting. Write on your answer sheet./B（分数：5.00）_2.B Part two/B You are a manager in a small publishing company. You have recently taken charge
43、 of your companys staff training program. Before the program starts you would like to identify training areas that staff are interested in. Write a memo to ail staff B Saying when the program will start; Asking for suggestions for the program; Giving a deadline for suggestions. Write 120-140 words o
44、n the separate answer paper prodded./B（分数：5.00）_三、BSPEAKING/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)3.What is important when aiming to improve customer service? Staff Training Customer Satisfaction Surveys（分数：5.00）_剑桥商务英语中级-41 (1)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
45、 following texts.Which text does each sentence (1-7) describe?For each sentence mark one letter (A, B, C or D)./BBA./BShanghai ACEC Commercial Consulting Co. , Ltd. , in conjunction with the Australian Chinese Education today its the information and the way we reason. As the source of semiconductor
46、process efficiency, we know just how fast this world is moving and changing, and proud to be driving it. Were always exploring new ways to make relationships satisfy and last, like implementing a total front-end solution for our big name chip-making customers. For the 1000 + people who call ATMI home, its an open atmosphere, consistent recognition of individual/t
