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1、剑桥商务英语高级-55 及答案解析(总分：99.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、READING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：8.00)A Senior Finance AnalystThis permanent role is within the Group Finance team and will be responsible for providing a high level of analysis of group operations and competitor activity and support on technical issu

2、es. The main areas of responsibility include analysis of business unit performance and projections, competitor analysis, cash flow forecasting, and review of presentations prepared for Group management. The role also includes group accounting and assistance with the preparation of key consolidated g

3、roup reports for senior management.B General Counsel and DirectorThe International Monetary Fund, an international organization with a diverse staff from over 140 countries, has an opening for the position of General Counsel and Director of its Legal Department. The General Counsel provides advice 9

4、n all legal matters relating to the Funds activities. The Director serves under the overall supervision of the Managing Director and in close collaboration with other members of the Funds top management team, and is responsible for providing strong intellectual leadership and strategic vision in pla

5、nning, managing, and supervising the work and staff of the Department. In addition, the Director manages the distribution and delegation of assignments and the assessing, developing, and mining of the staff of the Department.C Senior Product Accountant for Leading Investment FirmThe D.E. Shaw Group

6、is seeking a senior product accountant to support a sophisticated, and rapidly growing, suite of Wading strategies and assist in managing staff within its Finance and Operations Department. The role requires regular interaction with senior management and proprietary trading staff and involves a wide

7、 array of responsibilities primarily cantered on daily (e.g., wade settlement, swap resets, corporate actions) and monthly (e.g., preparation of portfolio balance sheets and income statements, profit-and- loss reconciliation and analysis, security price testing) accounting and operational duties in

8、support of the firms investment activities in developed and emerging markets mound the world.D Business Analyst/Operation AnalystCompanys Finance Organization is seeking an experienced multidisciplinary business professional in its Operations group. The Business Analyst/Operational Analyst will be r

9、esponsible for analyzing cross-functional processes and issues, supporting process re-engineering initiatives and carrying out operational responsibilities to enable the Finance organization to scale with the growth of the business. The position reports directly to the Sr. Mgr. of R spa packages; lu

10、xury cruises; Universal Studios and52 Discovery Cove Orlando, and retail merchandise. To enroll in Marriott Rewards, call 1-800-249-0800 or log onto www. marriottrewards. com.（分数：12.00）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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_八、WRITING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、PART

11、ONE(总题数：1，分数：2.00)1.Question 1The graph below shows the hours of use of US media per person per year for the years 1997 and 2003.Using the information from the graph, write a short report describing all the changes that took place between 1997 and 2003.Write 120-140 words on the separate paper provi

12、ded.（分数：2.00）_十、PART TWO(总题数：3，分数：6.00)2.Question 2Your company owns a large office building. A recent statistics show eight companies withdrew from your office building last year and five more have made the same application this month. Your Director has asked you to write a report about the situati

13、on together with two possible solutions.Write a report to your director, including the following information: masons why your tenants withdrewtwo solutions that may be practicalpossible results from the solutions.（分数：2.00）_3.Question 3Your General Manager has known from an advertisement that Citizen

14、 Brand Quartz is looking for sales agents throughout China. He has asked you to write a letter to the company, asking to act as a sales agent.Write the letter, including the following details:your past experience and proficiencythe potential market for the product concernedreference to the general i

15、nformation regarding yoUr credit and integrity.（分数：2.00）_4.Question 4Recently your payments have always been delayed by your customers. The Financial Director of the company you work for has asked you to write a proposal suggesting ways to ensure timely payment of your sales.Write your proposal for

16、the financial director, including the following information:a brief description of the present situationmasons of delaying payment by customersmeasures to ensure timely paymentany disadvantages there might be.（分数：2.00）_十一、LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、PART OEN(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Company Organization and Ac

17、hievementsManagers1. Mr. Starbucks is responsible for operations and _.2. Ms. Marquis is in charge of research _.3. Mr. Longfellow deals with _.Departments and their respective achievements4. Human Resources: recruited 10 _ and 28 graduates.5. training section moved into new areas as _ 9. designed t

18、wo _.10. Four Regional Departments: responsible for _ of territory;11. supported by marketing and _.12. Four _ and will have one more next year.（分数：12.00）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:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十三、PART TWO(总题数：1，分数：19.00)TASK ONE-THE LISTENER OF THE TALKFo

19、r questions 13-17, match the extracts with the people, listed A-H.For each extract, decide who the listener is.Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract.A a computer teacherB a globe travellerC a visitorD a job applicantE a group of touristsF a personnel officerG a clientH a band lead

20、er（分数：19.00）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:_十四、PART THREE(总题数：1，分数：8.00)(1).How is the relationship between Dell and Rollins?（分数：1.00）A.Harmonious and cooperative.B.Competitive but cooperative.C.Hostile but agreeabl(2).Both Dell and Rollins want their company（分数

21、：1.00）A.to grow into a great financial institution.B.to become an organization where people build careers.C.to become an institution of operational excellenc(3).The purpose of an all-round evaluation process is（分数：1.00）A.to get more opportunities for development.B.to get more feedbacks from first-ha

22、nd reports.C.to be more open.(4).What is the essence of strategy in Dell?（分数：1.00）A.Bring value through a unique and top-class supply chain.B.Bring value through close relationship with customers and great support.C.Direct communication.(5).Rollins maintains the point that（分数：1.00）A.people should me

23、asure opportunity on what the world needs today.B.people should have a foresight of the future.C.people should know what they need now.(6).What makes Dell different from IBM?（分数：1.00）A.It has the R spa packages; luxury cruises; Universal Studios and52 Discovery Cove Orlando, and retail merchandise.

24、To enroll in Marriott Rewards, call 1-800-249-0800 or log onto www. marriottrewards. com.（分数：12.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：THEIR）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：WOULD）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：FOR）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：CORRECT）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：THOSE）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：HAVING）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：CORRECT）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：OF）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：FUR

25、THER）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：IN）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：CORRECT）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：CORRECT）解析：八、WRITING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：2.00)1.Question 1The graph below shows the hours of use of US media per person per year for the years 1997 and 2003.Using the information from the graph, write a short report des

26、cribing all the changes that took place between 1997 and 2003.Write 120-140 words on the separate paper provided.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(This graph shows the hours of use of US media per person per year between 1997 and 2003. Looking at the general trend, we can see there has been an upward trend in the use

27、 of radio, cable and satellite TV and internet, but a downward trend in using newspapers and magazines.The hours spent in listening to the radio were around 950 for the years 1997 to 1999, leveled off at 1000 between 2000 and 2002, and then slightly increased to 1050 in 2003. The hours of watching c

28、able and satellite TV rose steadily from 600 in 1997 to 1000 in 2003. Meanwhile, newspapers and magazines saw a slow drop, from 200 hours to 180 hours. The Interact was a new medium to many people in 1997 but has grown rapidly to reach 200 hours in 2003. ( 138 words)解析：十、PART TWO(总题数：3，分数：6.00)2.Que

29、stion 2Your company owns a large office building. A recent statistics show eight companies withdrew from your office building last year and five more have made the same application this month. Your Director has asked you to write a report about the situation together with two possible solutions.Writ

30、e a report to your director, including the following information: masons why your tenants withdrewtwo solutions that may be practicalpossible results from the solutions.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(REPORT ON WITHDRAWAL OF TENANTSThe purpose of this report is to look into the masons for the high rate of withdrawa

31、l from our office building in last year and to recommend solutions to this problem. Following your e-mail instruction of June 15th, we gave telephone inquiries, interviews and questionnaires to all our 120 existing tenant companies.REASONSThere are two major reasons why our tenant companies quitted

32、or intended to quit renting our office building. One is our price is not competitive. Monthly rent rates of our neighbouring office buildings like Galaxy and Pacific are 10% or 15% lower than ours. Another reason is our central air-conditioner is outdated. It hag been put to use since 1990 and can o

33、nly be used for cooling in summer but not for warming in winter while in most of the office buildings in this area they have central-air conditioners for dual purposes.SOLUTIONSTo retain our tenants, we should first adjust our rent rates in line with the market level. Most importantly, we should upg

34、rade our central air-conditioner as soon as possible.POSSIBLE RESULTSOur office building is well-located, with convenient traffic and a large parking lot. If we lower our rent rates a bit and update our facilities, most of the tenants said they would prefer staying with us. (215 words)解析：3.Question

35、3Your General Manager has known from an advertisement that Citizen Brand Quartz is looking for sales agents throughout China. He has asked you to write a letter to the company, asking to act as a sales agent.Write the letter, including the following details:your past experience and proficiencythe po

36、tential market for the product concernedreference to the general information regarding yoUr credit and integrity.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(略)解析：4.Question 4Recently your payments have always been delayed by your customers. The Financial Director of the company you work for has asked you to write a proposal su

37、ggesting ways to ensure timely payment of your sales.Write your proposal for the financial director, including the following information:a brief description of the present situationmasons of delaying payment by customersmeasures to ensure timely paymentany disadvantages there might be.（分数：2.00）_正确答案

38、：(略)解析：十一、LISTENING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、PART OEN(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Company Organization and AchievementsManagers1. Mr. Starbucks is responsible for operations and _.2. Ms. Marquis is in charge of research _.3. Mr. Longfellow deals with _.Departments and their respective achievements4. Human Resources: rec

39、ruited 10 _ and 28 graduates.5. training section moved into new areas as _ 9. designed two _.10. Four Regional Departments: responsible for _ of territory;11. supported by marketing and _.12. Four _ and will have one more next year.（分数：12.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：GENERAL AFFAIRS）解析：听力原文1-12Good morning, eve

40、ryone. Welcome to Redford Automobile.Now Id like to draw your attention to the organizational structure of Redford and its achievements of last year. If you look at this chart you will see that Mr. Starbucks, the General Director is responsible for running the company and takes care of general affai

41、rs in the company. He reports directly to the board.He is assisted by four General Managers. These are Mr. Schrage, who is responsible for personnel and public relations; then we have Ms. Marquis, a lady from MIT, she takes care of research, development and manufacturing in the company. Next is Hawk

42、 Longfellow. He is in charge of sales and marketing. Mr. Longfellow travels a lot for promotion and selling. Finally we have Irvin Houston, who is in charge of financing and also we depend on him for money.So this then brings us to the four executive departments. These are Human Resources, which dea

43、ls with personnel, training and management development. Our policy of personnel development through training and promotion opportunities has continued to be a great success. Last year we recruited 10 senior engineers and 28 graduates with Masters degrees. At the same time 15 have retired, so there i

44、s a net balance of 23. The training section has expanded considerably and moved into new areas such as quality assurance and sales training. Next is the Finance Department, responsible for corporate finance and accounting. The net profit last year was about $12,000,000, which has increased by 10% from the year before. Our Sales and Marketing Department, which takes care of selling and promotion also made great achievements last year. We set th