1、剑桥商务英语中级-62 及答案解析(总分：108.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：1，分数：7.00)PART ONE Look at the statements below and the information on the new trend in fashion industry on the opposite page. Which section (A, B, G, or D) does each statement 1-7 refer to? For each statement 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or
2、D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once.AWhere do you buy your clothes? Well, most of us shop at traditional retailers with increasingly frequent trios to discount stores and Internet. And most of the super-rich and trendy buy directly from designers like G
3、ucci, Armani and Chanel. But lately their shopping habits and ours have been converging. Bonita Carol reports that many of the fashion elite are coming out of the closet and going straight to K Mart. Take a peek inside fashion editor Christy Ferrels closet, and youll find couture side by side with K
4、 Mart.BFashion reporter Jerry Agins calls the trend “cheapskate chic“: the regent fashionable wearing Sears shoes, Wal-Mart pants and Target sweaters, proudly pairing them with designer labels. The whole trend of “cheapskate chic“ is a lot of affluent people are now shopping differently, and theyre
5、just like everybody, theyre decorating their homes, theyre spending a lot of time in stores like K Mart and Wal-Mart. And youre in there once or twice a week, so while youre in there picking up paper towels and toilet paper and toothpaste, you happen to kind of wander about the fashion aisles.CA wat
6、ershed event occurred when Sharon Stone wore that Gap T-shirt at the Oscars. She looked terrific. Everybody wondered what she had on and later they found out that she had on that $ 22 Gap turtleneck and that really resonated with a lot of consumers. Stores like the Gap, Sears, K Mart and target are
7、taking full advantage, offering fashion mavens that perfect denim jacket or pair of jeans, T-shirt or little black dress or top to make them match with high fashion.DRetail Watcher said mass merchants are benefiting greatly from this “cheapskate chic“ trend. In 1998 mass retailers such as K Mart, Wa
8、l-Mart and Target accounted for 43% of all apparel sold. And thats up from 38% five years earlier. And these stores are stealing away customers from more upscale boutiques. In Targets case, or as the fashionably in crowd call it “Tarzhay“, about 80% of its customers are college educated and have a m
9、edium household income of $ 47, 000. Maybe thats why Targets offering Kashmir sweaters for the first time.（分数：7.00）(1).When buying necessities, you may walk through the rows of shelves displaying fashionable articles.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Mass stores try to make their design closely keep up with the t
10、rend.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Nowadays wealthy people get into the similar shopping habits to ordinaries.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Fashion people mix famous brand with bargained fare.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Famous star wearing cheap clothes to attend grand ceremony represents a new trend in fashion industry.（分数：1.
11、00）填空项 1:_(6).Stores like K Mart and Wal-Mart benefit a lot from the new trend in wardrobe.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).In fashion peoples wardrobe designer labels might be put together with cheap clothes from mass retailers.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00) Read the article below about Michael De
12、lls business experience. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once.B DELL BOY MADE GOOD/BSome of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs cut their business teeth on th
13、e playground. Michael Dell is no exception. At 12, he made $ 2,000 ( 1,255) selling his stamp collection, and by 14, he had come up with a marketing scheme to sell newspapers. This earned him 11,200-more money than some of his teachers made-and led to the creation of the Dell Computer Corporation, t
14、he industrys fastest-growing company. He is now the ninth-richest man in the world, with a personal fortune of 12.5 billion, from seed capital of just 627 in 1984.U (8) /U He says, “I thought it was marvelous that this little device could do my math homework much faster than I ever could, and it rea
15、lly started me thinking about electronics. I loved taking things apart and putting them back together again, although I could not always get them working. I quickly became interested in personal computers when I was given an Apple II, and set up computer bulletin boards to trade ideas with other ent
16、husiasts. I wanted to own every gadget possible.“Dell attended a computer convention in Austin, Texas, and was astonished at the huge profit margin on the sale of electronics. U(9) /UThis discovery set him thinking, as a customer, about finding a feasible way to get the gadgets without buying them d
17、irectly from stores, as they charged so much money.Dell began a degree at the University of Texas in 1983, hoping to study medicine. U(10) /U.“I decided to leave college and set up a business full time. I started with a simple question: how can we make the process of making a computer better? The an
18、swer was. sell computers directly to the end customers, eliminate the profit made by stores, and pass those savings on to the customers.“U (11) /U An expert helped him to build his computers while Dell concentrated on finding cheap components. In the companys first nine months it earned gross sales
19、of 3.76m, and then 20.7m within two years.Dell says you cannot learn how to be an entrepreneur. “U (12) /U I have always looked at problems in a different way, realized what I am good at, and surrounded myself with a successful team. “A This, Dell did at a frightening pace.B I had to make a decision
20、 about what I was going to do with my life.C He found that he could buy a disk drive for 500, which would sell in the shops for1,882.D Some of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs cut their business teeth on the playground.E It comes from somewhere deep inside.F Dell first tried his hand at elec
21、tronics at the tender age of 15, when he was given a calculator by his father to help him in the math club he attended after school each day.G While there, he absorbed himself in his computers, away from the eyes of his disapproving parents.（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:_三、
22、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) Read the article below about credit card in America, and the questions on the opposite page. For each question 13-18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.B HOW THE CREDIT CARD CAPTURED AMERICA/BThe proliferation of platinum Amer
23、ican Express cards in the 1980s spawned rumors of an ultimate, highly exclusive, never publicized “Black Card“. Carried by billionaires, it reportedly allowed holders to demand private shopping sprees at the worlds most exclusive shops and to summon helicopters in the middle of Sahara. American expr
24、ess vehemently denies the existence of such a charge card. But the persistence of the myth suggests the social importance credit cards have for so many Americans. As one business writer puts it, “to have ones credit cards canceled is now akin to being excommunicated by the medieval church.“Americas
25、love affair with the credit card began in 1949, when businessman Frank X. McNamara finished a meal in a New York restaurant and then discovered he had no cash. In those days, gasoline and store charge cards were common, but cash was standard for almost everything else. The embarrassed McNamara calle
26、d his wife, who rushed over to bail him out. His predicament gave him the idea for Diners Club. Within a year some 200 people carried the worlds first multi-use credit card.The problem was to persuade enough people to carry the cards. Diners Club turned to promotions. It gave away a round-the-world
27、trip on a popular television show. The winners charged their expenses and made it “from New York to New York without a die in their pockets“.Banks, sensing among less affluent a pent-up desire to spend, began issuing cards of their own. The first to turn a profit was Bank of Americas Bank Americard.
28、 Bankers from all over the country descended on its California headquarters to learn the secret of its success-so many that in 1966 Bank Americard, today known as Visa, began forming alliances with banks outside the state. The Bank Americard network soon faced a competitor when Wells Fargo Bank join
29、ed with 77 others to create what became Master Charge. After scooping up 1.3 million more “Everything Card“ holders from what was then First National City Bank, Master Charge-todays Master Card-became for a while the biggest bank card in the country.Five million holiday credit-card shoppers would ha
30、ve created a bonanza for the banks, but in the rush to market, the hanks had been less than cautious in assembling their lists. Some families received 15 cards. Dead people and babies got cards. Even a dachshund named Alice Griffin was sent one that promised she would be welcomed as a “preferred cus
31、tomer“ at Chicagos finest restaurants.Hundreds of Chicagoans discovered they could use or sell a car they “found“, and by law, the person whose name appeared on it was liable for the charges-even if he or she had never requested or received the card.When the prime rate hit 20% in 1981, the banks fou
32、nd that consumers didnt mind paying rates of 18-22% on their credit-card balance. High interest rates helped attract new players into the credit-card area, including sears Discover Card and Visa. Airlines, car and insurance companies, even long-distance phone companies allied themselves with banks t
33、o offer credit cards. Experts estimate there are from 15, 000 to 19, 000 different cards available in the country.Of course, credit cards have not only replaced cash for many purposes, but also in effect have created cash by making it instantly available virtually everywhere. The credit-card advance
34、 is becoming as ubiquitous as the automated teller machine.（分数：6.00）(1).What is the rumor of “Black card“?（分数：1.00）A.The holder can spend freely at the best shops.B.The credit card allows holders to pay their check without cash.C.The holders can summon helicopters in desert.D.The credit card is very
35、 important in American society.(2).What did McNamaras wife do to help him?（分数：1.00）A.Paid money for the meal.B.Brought him a credit card.C.Came to release him.D.Helped him finish the meal.(3).What does “promotions“ mean in paragraph 3?（分数：1.00）A.Encouragement.B.Advertising.C.Advancement.D.Supports.(
36、4).How did Master Card, became for a while the biggest card in the country?（分数：1.00）A.It joined with 77 other banks.B.It won a large group of customers over Everything Card.C.It began forming alliances with banks outside the state.D.It learned the secret of its success from California headquarters.(
37、5).Which of the following statements suggests the carelessness of the banks?（分数：1.00）A.Alice Griffin got a card.B.Credit card shoppers had created a bonanza for the bank.C.Many Chicagoans could use the card they found.D.Chicagos finest restaurants had a policy of “preferred customers“.(6).Why did ev
38、en long distance phone companies offer credit cards?（分数：1.00）A.Because the continuing competition forced them.B.Because credit cards replaced and created cash.C.Because credit cards can be used as ATM.D.Because consumers didnt mind paying high rates of their credit cards.四、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：1，分数：15.0
39、0) Read the article below about the importance of writing job descriptions. Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D on the opposite page. For each question 19-83, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.B Writing Effective Job Descriptions/BA job description d
40、escribes the major areas of an employees job or position. A good job description begins with a careful U(19) /U of the. important facts about a job, such as the individual tasks U(20) /U, the methods used to complete the tasks, the purpose and responsibilities of the job, the U(21) /U of the job to
41、other jobs, and the U(22) /U needed for the job. Its important to U(23) /U a job description practical by keeping it dynamic, functional, and current. Dont get stuck with an inflexible job description! A poor job description will U(24) /U you and your employees from trying anything new and U(25) /U
42、how to perform their job more productively. A well-written, practical job description will U(26) /U you avoid hearing a refusal to carry out a relevant assignment because “It isnt in my job description.“ Realistically speaking, many jobs are U(27) /U to change due either to personal growth, organiza
43、tional development, and the evolution of new technologies. U(28) /U job descriptions will encourage your employees to grow within their positions and learn how to make larger U(29) /U to your company. For example. Is your office manager stuck U(30) /U ordering office supplies for the company and kee
44、ping the storage closet well stocked or is he U(31) /U and implementing a system of ordering office supplies that promotes cost savings and U(32) /U within the organization?When writing a job description, keep in mind that the job description will U(33) /U as a major basis for outlining job training
45、 or conducting future job evaluations.（分数：15.00）A.managementB.analysisC.resumeD.contractA.involvedB.engagedC.acceptedD.metA.partnershipB.developmentC.relationshipD.arrangementA.degreeB.qualificationsC.qualityD.limitationA.makeB.letC.haveD.putA.allowB.keepC.requireD.sendA.showingB.doingC.expectingD.l
46、earningA.enableB.helpC.stopD.makeA.subjectedB.attachedC.forcedD.askedA.FixedB.ChangedC.FlexibleD.VariousA.distributionB.donationC.demandsD.contributionA.routinelyB.reasonablyC.hardlyD.virtuallyA.researchingB.developingC.advertisingD.thinkingA.capabilityB.expenseC.paymentD.efficiencyA.offerB.workC.se
47、rveD.take五、BPART FIVE/B(总题数：1，分数：12.00) Read the text below about marketing information. In most of the lines 3445 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct. If a line is correct, write CORRECT on y
48、our Answer Sheet. If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.B Marketing Information/BCorrect Sales and marketing messages are illegal if they falsely advertise prices,the performance capability, quality, or the other product characteristics, or deceive34 the buyer in what any way. A Western Canadian electronics firm was convicted35 r
