1、剑桥商务英语高级分类-5 及答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：12.00)(1).The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the _ on savings bonds.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The _ point decline to 6 % came as no surprise to investors.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The Section said
2、it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it _ other market interest rates.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Money _ are now yielding just over 5 %.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Five-year treasury notes are trading at about _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The government has been _ to people buying savings bonds.（分数：1.00）填空项
3、1:_(7).Its turned out to be an expensive way to finance _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).The relatively generous _ rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).9 Since the beginning of August, sales have _ the usual pace.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).This week, _ buy savings b
4、onds intensified.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(11).It is reported that the Section was going to _ any day.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(12).Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、PART TWO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).
5、_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、PART THREE(总题数：1，分数：8.00)(1).What does “If you want to sell, play hard to get“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.If you want to sell a product, you should produce it much faster.B.If you want t
6、o sell a product, you should try to satisfy the demand.C.If you want to sell a product, you should restrict the supply.(2).Why dont De Beers produce more diamonds?（分数：1.00）A.They are not able to produce faster.B.They want to keep price down.C.They made diamonds scarce to keep them desirabl(3).What d
7、oes “old hat“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Old-fashioned.B.Common sense.C.Something should be thrown away.(4).How much did Hasbro sell probably in 1998?（分数：1.00）A.$ 5 billion.B.$ 3 billion.C.$ 3.5 billion.(5).If De Beers produce diamond a lot faster than they do, that would _.（分数：1.00）A.drive the price downB.dri
8、ve the price upC.make sellers rich(6).Why are Furbies in such short supply?（分数：1.00）A.The manufacturer has inadequate materials.B.Furbies are in little demand.C.The manufacturer wants to make them scarc(7).What toy did Bill Johnson suggest to buy?（分数：1.00）A.Furbies.B.Beanie Babies.C.Tickle Me Elmo.(
9、8).Whats the main idea of this dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.Supply and Demand Is Toy Land.B.Dont Flood the Market.C.A Better Toy Than Furby.剑桥商务英语高级分类-5 答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：12.00)(1).The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the _ on s
10、avings bonds.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the guaranteed interest rate）解析：听力原文 1-12The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on savings bonds. ABSs Micheal Lee reports that the 2/3 point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors. The Section said it
11、 is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it in line with other market interest rates which have been falling all year. For instance, money market mutual funds are now yielding just over 5 %; five-year treasury notes are trading at about 6.5 %. So the government has been paying a premium to pe
12、ople buying savings bonds, and its turned out to be an expensive way to finance the public debt . The relatively generous 7.5 % rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months. Since the beginning of August, sales have been about double the usual pace. And this week, the rush to
13、buy savings bonds intensified because of reports that the Section was going to cut the rate any day, and people wanted to lock in the old rate. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow, the day the cut goes into effect, will still yield 7.5 %. Im Micheal Lee in Washington. D.C.(2).The _ point decline to
14、 6 % came as no surprise to investors.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：2/3）解析：(3).The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it _ other market interest rates.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in line with）解析：(4).Money _ are now yielding just over 5 %.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：market mutual funds）解析：
15、(5).Five-year treasury notes are trading at about _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：6.5%）解析：(6).The government has been _ to people buying savings bonds.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：paying a premium）解析：(7).Its turned out to be an expensive way to finance _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the public debt）解析：(8).The relative
16、ly generous _ rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：7.5 %）解析：(9).9 Since the beginning of August, sales have _ the usual pace.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：been about double）解析：(10).This week, _ buy savings bonds intensified.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the ru
17、sh to）解析：(11).It is reported that the Section was going to _ any day.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：cut the rate）解析：(12).Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：7.5 %）解析：三、PART TWO(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：D）解析：听力原文 13-22Speaker 1Ladies and gentlemen,
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22、 entertaining. For private meetings or business functions there are luxurious suites available.(2)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：E）解析：(3)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：(4)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(5)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：(6)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：L）解析：(7)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）解析：(8)._（分
23、数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：J）解析：(9)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：P）解析：(10)._（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：I）解析：四、PART THREE(总题数：1，分数：8.00)(1).What does “If you want to sell, play hard to get“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.If you want to sell a product, you should produce it much faster.B.If you want to sell a product, you should t
24、ry to satisfy the demand.C.If you want to sell a product, you should restrict the supply. 解析：听力原文 23-30F: Id like to welcome as my guest today, the economist Peter Smith.M: Hello.F: Furbies are very popular recently, but in FAO Schwarz, Manhattans big toy store, many children cant get Furbies. Why a
25、re Furbies in such short supply?M: The manufacturer seems to have deliberately made them scarce. They made about a million, which is not a lot. At my neighborhood store they have built up a backlog of 500 orders in the past week or so.F: But why is the supply not enough?M: If you want to sell, play
26、hard to get. This law, in fact, may be biologically determined Carefully arranged supply can make sellers rich. Look at diamonds, skilfully manipulated for decades by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd and its fellow cartelists. They could produce diamonds a lot faster than they do, but that would driv
27、e the price down and make diamonds less desirable.F: So you mean it is a trick of manufacturers?M: Its old hat in the toy business. Toy. Inc. has made a large sum of money off its Beanie Babies by taking different models of- these stuffed animals off sale before demand is satisfied, giving rise to a
28、 belief by who knows how many Americans that the cheaply made imports have some kind of collectors value. For Hasbro, with $ 3.5 billion in 1998 estimated sales, a million Furbies retailing for $ 30 each add up to less than 1% of sales. Nonetheless, restricting supply is a good move because it makes
29、 retailers happy with Hasbro. This is one product for which they wont be stuck with unsold inventory. Oversupplying product is probably the greatest risk associated with fad marketing.F. What do you do if your kid wants a Furby?M: Persuade her that Tickle Me Elmo is a better doll. Its certainly a be
30、tter buy. Two years ago this toy was so hard to find that people were paying $ 500 for it on the black market. Now you can get one for $ 20.(2).Why dont De Beers produce more diamonds?（分数：1.00）A.They are not able to produce faster.B.They want to keep price down.C.They made diamonds scarce to keep th
31、em desirabl 解析：(3).What does “old hat“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Old-fashioned. B.Common sense.C.Something should be thrown away.解析：(4).How much did Hasbro sell probably in 1998?（分数：1.00）A.$ 5 billion.B.$ 3 billion.C.$ 3.5 billion. 解析：(5).If De Beers produce diamond a lot faster than they do, that would _.（分数
32、：1.00）A.drive the price down B.drive the price upC.make sellers rich解析：(6).Why are Furbies in such short supply?（分数：1.00）A.The manufacturer has inadequate materials.B.Furbies are in little demand.C.The manufacturer wants to make them scarc 解析：(7).What toy did Bill Johnson suggest to buy?（分数：1.00）A.Furbies.B.Beanie Babies.C.Tickle Me Elmo. 解析：(8).Whats the main idea of this dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.Supply and Demand Is Toy Land.B.Dont Flood the Market. C.A Better Toy Than Furby.解析：
