1、剑桥商务英语高级-153 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPART ONE/B(总题数：1，分数：8.00) Which extract (A, B, C, D or E) does each statement (1-8) refer to? For each statement (1-8), mark one letter (A, B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than o
2、nce. There is an example at the beginning.A Bank of America announced that it was ready to repay the $45 billion it received in government bail-out money, which will finance by selling $18.8 billion in securities and tapping $26.2 billion of “excess liquidity“. The bank had to demonstrate to the Tre
3、asury that it was stable enough to obtain investment through the markets. By exiting the Troubled Asset Relief Programme, BofA will be free of many of the restrictions imposed on it, including on executive pay, which is said to be hampering the bank from appointing a successor to the outgoing chief
4、executive, Kenneth Lewis.B The Bank of Japan held an emergency meeting following pressure from the government to take steps to counter deflation and the strengthening yen; the currency recently hit a 14-year high against the dollar. The central bank announced a （分数：8.00）(1).This bank provides circul
5、ating funds to other banks of different countries.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).This bank faces stress to take measures to drive down the currency.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).This bank introduced emergency measures to fight against the monetary crisis.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).This bank plans to raise funds to reimburse th
6、e capital injected by the government.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The government tried to restrict this banks attempt to award its staff.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).This bank suffered a run as a result of the exposure of some news.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).This bank wants to maintain full control of itself.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:
7、_(8).This bank succeeded in bailing other banks out of their financial crises.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap (9-14), mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once.
8、There is an example at the beginning.The Four-Day Workweek Is Winning FansIn an era when most of us seem to be working more hours than ever (provided were still lucky enough to have jobs), 17,000 people in Utah have embarked on an unusual experiment. A year ago, the Beehive State became the first in
9、 the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, closing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs. The move is different from a furlough in that salaries were not cut; nor was the total amount of time employees work U U 1 /U /U. But on that fifth (glorious) day, they
10、dont have to commute, and their offices dont need to be heated, cooled or lit.After 12 months, Utahs experiment has been deemed so successful that a new acronym could catch on: TGIT (thank God its Thursday) U U 2 /U /UAltogether, the initiative will cut the states greenhouse-gas emissions by more th
11、an 12,000 metric tons a year U U 3 /U /U. “Its beneficial for the environment and beneficial for workers,“ says Lori Wadsworth, a professor at Brigham Young University who helped survey state employees. “People loved it.“ Those who didnt tended to have young children and difficulty finding extended
12、day care.U U 4 /U /UPrivate industry is interested as wellGeneral Motors has just instituted a workweek of four 10-hour days at several of its plants. “There is a sense that this is ready to take off,“ says R. Michael Fischl, an associate dean at the University of Connecticuts law school, which is o
13、rganizing a symposium on four-day weeks.The advantages of a so-called 4-10 schedule are clear: less commuting, lower utility bills U U 5 /U /UBy staying open for more hours most days of the week, Utahs government offices have become accessible to people who in the past had to miss work to get there
14、in time U U 6 /U /UPlus, fears that working 10-hour days would lead to burnout turned out to be unfoundedWadsworth says workers took fewer sick days and reported exercising more on Fridays. “This can really make a difference for work-life balance,“ says Jeff Herring, Utahs executive director for hum
15、an resources.Of course, in the age of the BlackBerry, fewer days in the office may not make much of a difference in terms of workload. But as energy prices start rising again, it makes sense to be flexible and find savings where we can.A. The disadvantage of 4-10 schedule is clear.B. And perhaps not
16、 surprisingly, 82% of state workers say they want to keep the new.C. The state found that its compressed workweek resulted in a 13% reduction in energy use and estimated that employees saved as much as $6 million in gasoline costs.D. And there have been unexpected benefits as well, even for people w
17、ho arent state employees.E. They pack in 40 hours by starting earlier and staying later four days a week. Managers from around the world have gotten in touch with Utah officials, and cities and towns including El Paso, Texas, and Melbourne Beach, Fla., are following the states lead.G. With the new 4
18、-10 policy, lines at the department of motor vehicles actually got shorter.H. A year ago, the Beehive State became the first in the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, closing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs.（分数：6.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
19、_填空项 1:_四、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) For each question (15-20), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.SHOPPERS on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America, which falls on November 27th this year, are notoriously aggressive. Some even start queuing
20、 outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted merchandise. Last year berserk bargain-hunters in the suburbs of New York City trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death. Despite the frenzy at many stores, however, the recession appears to have accelerated the pace at
21、 which shoppers are abandoning bricks and mortar in favour of online retailerse-tailers, in the jargon. So this year Black Friday (so named because it is supposed to put shops into profit for the year) also marks the start of many conventional retailers attempts to regain the initiative.E-commerce h
22、olds particular appeal in straitened times as it enables people to compare prices across retailers quickly and easily. Buyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online, and shipping is often free. No wonder, then, that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort shrinks. In 2008 re
23、tail sales grew by a feeble 1% in America and are expected to decline by more than 3% this year, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade body. In contrast, online sales grew by 13% in 2008 to over $141 billion and are predicted to grow by 11% in 2009, according to Forrester, a consultan
24、cy.Online-only shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay, two e-commerce giants, have thrived in the downturn. Amazons sales rose to around $5.5 billion in the third quarter of the year, up by almost 30% from a year before. Listings, chiefly from commercial vendors, have surged so rapidly on eBay that
25、its website briefly crashed on November 21st. The range of items available online is also growing. Amazon has started selling groceries. Consumer-goods companies such as Procter the currency recently hit a 14-year high against the dollar. The central bank announced a （分数：8.00）(1).This bank provides
26、circulating funds to other banks of different countries.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：(2).This bank faces stress to take measures to drive down the currency.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：(3).This bank introduced emergency measures to fight against the monetary crisis.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：(4).This
27、 bank plans to raise funds to reimburse the capital injected by the government.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(5).The government tried to restrict this banks attempt to award its staff.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：(6).This bank suffered a run as a result of the exposure of some news.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确
28、答案：D）解析：(7).This bank wants to maintain full control of itself.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(8).This bank succeeded in bailing other banks out of their financial crises.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：三、BPART TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. F
29、or each gap (9-14), mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning.The Four-Day Workweek Is Winning FansIn an era when most of us seem to be working more hours than ever (provided were still lucky enough to have jobs), 17,000 pe
30、ople in Utah have embarked on an unusual experiment. A year ago, the Beehive State became the first in the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, closing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs. The move is different from a furlough in that salaries were not cut
31、; nor was the total amount of time employees work U U 1 /U /U. But on that fifth (glorious) day, they dont have to commute, and their offices dont need to be heated, cooled or lit.After 12 months, Utahs experiment has been deemed so successful that a new acronym could catch on: TGIT (thank God its T
32、hursday) U U 2 /U /UAltogether, the initiative will cut the states greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 12,000 metric tons a year U U 3 /U /U. “Its beneficial for the environment and beneficial for workers,“ says Lori Wadsworth, a professor at Brigham Young University who helped survey state employ
33、ees. “People loved it.“ Those who didnt tended to have young children and difficulty finding extended day care.U U 4 /U /UPrivate industry is interested as wellGeneral Motors has just instituted a workweek of four 10-hour days at several of its plants. “There is a sense that this is ready to take of
34、f,“ says R. Michael Fischl, an associate dean at the University of Connecticuts law school, which is organizing a symposium on four-day weeks.The advantages of a so-called 4-10 schedule are clear: less commuting, lower utility bills U U 5 /U /UBy staying open for more hours most days of the week, Ut
35、ahs government offices have become accessible to people who in the past had to miss work to get there in time U U 6 /U /UPlus, fears that working 10-hour days would lead to burnout turned out to be unfoundedWadsworth says workers took fewer sick days and reported exercising more on Fridays. “This ca
36、n really make a difference for work-life balance,“ says Jeff Herring, Utahs executive director for human resources.Of course, in the age of the BlackBerry, fewer days in the office may not make much of a difference in terms of workload. But as energy prices start rising again, it makes sense to be f
37、lexible and find savings where we can.A. The disadvantage of 4-10 schedule is clear.B. And perhaps not surprisingly, 82% of state workers say they want to keep the new.C. The state found that its compressed workweek resulted in a 13% reduction in energy use and estimated that employees saved as much
38、 as $6 million in gasoline costs.D. And there have been unexpected benefits as well, even for people who arent state employees.E. They pack in 40 hours by starting earlier and staying later four days a week. Managers from around the world have gotten in touch with Utah officials, and cities and town
39、s including El Paso, Texas, and Melbourne Beach, Fla., are following the states lead.G. With the new 4-10 policy, lines at the department of motor vehicles actually got shorter.H. A year ago, the Beehive State became the first in the U.S. to mandate a four-day workweek for most state employees, clos
40、ing offices on Fridays in an effort to reduce energy costs.（分数：6.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：解析 前一句讲到这一新举措与带薪休假不同，同时也没有减少实际工作时问。选项 E 从正面说明了这一新举措的实质内容，即每周工作四天，每天工作十个小时。同时该句内容与后面一句中的 but 一词形成了转折关系。故选此项。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：解析 从上下文逻辑来看，前一句讲到一年之后，犹他州这一新工作周的实施获得了较好的反响，一个新的缩略语开始流行。从内容上看，选项 C 讲述了新工作周的优势，同时，compres
41、sed workweek 一词与下一句中的 the initiative 相呼应，reduction 和 save 两词与下一句中的 cut 语义相近，共同解释新工作周的优势。故选此项。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：解析 上文提出新工作周的优势所在，选项 B 的内容是这一信息的进一步延展，通过显示对犹他州员工进行调查的结果，来说明这一新举措受到绝大多数员工的欢迎。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：解析 下文中提到这一新举措引起了私有行业的兴趣，并援引通用公司的例子来说明。选项 F 的内容与此相呼应，同时与该句中的 as well 一词相对应。故选此项。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D
42、）解析：解析 因为前一句提到新工作周的优势显而易见，既免去了员工通勤之苦，也降低了公司的公共费用，而后一句指出过去那些为了及时赶到犹他州政府办事而要耽误工作的人员无疑也是受益者。根据上下文，应选 D 项。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：G）解析：解析 选项 G 的内容从另一个方面解释了上一句中的 people who in the past had to miss work to get there in time，故选此项。四、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) For each question (15-20), mark one letter (A, B, C or D
43、) on your Answer Sheet.SHOPPERS on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America, which falls on November 27th this year, are notoriously aggressive. Some even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted merchandis
44、e. Last year berserk bargain-hunters in the suburbs of New York City trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death. Despite the frenzy at many stores, however, the recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are abandoning bricks and mortar in favour of online retailerse-tailers, in the
45、 jargon. So this year Black Friday (so named because it is supposed to put shops into profit for the year) also marks the start of many conventional retailers attempts to regain the initiative.E-commerce holds particular appeal in straitened times as it enables people to compare prices across retail
46、ers quickly and easily. Buyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online, and shipping is often free. No wonder, then, that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort shrinks. In 2008 retail sales grew by a feeble 1% in America and are expected to decline by more than 3% this year
47、, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade body. In contrast, online sales grew by 13% in 2008 to over $141 billion and are predicted to grow by 11% in 2009, according to Forrester, a consultancy.Online-only shopping sites such as Amazon and eBay, two e-commerce giants, have thrived in the downturn. Amazons sales rose to around $5.5 billion in the third quarter of the year, up by almost 30% from a year befo
