[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷127及答案与解析.doc
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1、BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷 127及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Read these sentences below and the book review on the opposite page. Which book or course(A, B, C or D)does each sentence(1 -7)describe? For each sentence mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than
2、 once.Example: 0 The book offers some information about comunication style. A This classic cross-culture book provides reading passages, culture notes, and discussion topics which focus on values, behaviours, attitudes and communication styles. It features a chapter on cultural diversity in the U. S
3、. , an explanation of mainstream U. S. values with examples which reveal some of the more hidden aspects of culture, examples of cross-cultural differences in a wide variety of cultures, and extensive readings and exercises.B As a multi-stand course organized according to functions, discussion techn
4、iques and communication concepts this text develops the speaking skills of business professionals or business students. It is easily adaptable to differing class sizes, student needs and interests. A special feature of the course is its carefully staged discussion activities which structure and faci
5、litate group participation.C This series is intended for students now ready to approach English literature. Each book deals with both the literary and the language aspects of their texts. Some exercises focus on a personal response, others on discussing literary qualities such as style, character, i
6、magery and ideas. Other exercises concentrate on the development of language awareness in terms of grammar, vocabulary and different styles of writing.D Authentic texts covering a wide range of topics provide a stimulating basis for an approach of skills and strategies to academic reading. Technique
7、s of skimming and scanning, identifying main ideas, understanding text organization and guessing unknown vocabulary provide the basis for each unit. These are followed by more advanced strategies, such as analyzing a writers use of time, evaluating a writers attitude and assessing the degree of cert
8、ainty in arguments. Each unit ends with discussion topics which lead to a writing task based on the reading texts. 1 It aims to train the students to become sensitive to different styles of writing. 2 Students are expected to learn something about American society. 3 It mainly focuses on the develop
9、ment of your reading techniques. 4 Students are encouraged to participate in group activities. 5 Some useful information is offered on how to further your academic study. 6 One chapter deals with different aspects of culture in America. 7 The material chosen for the book is from the real life. 二、 PA
10、RT TWO 7 Read the extract below from an article about Bankers bonuses.Choose the best sentence from the list on 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.There is an example at the beginning(0). Banker
11、s BonusesLord Myners, the City minister, is allegedly worth 30m($47m). He is an unlikely tribune of the people.(0)G Derivatives traders are not footballers with unique talents and “ should not be paid as though they are“ , he said last month. More recently he has railed against “ market failure“ ; a
12、ccusing big clients of investment banks of not challenging the fees and margins they are charged.【 P1】 _Lack of transparency makes them seem the more villainous. “ The nation is angry about this. Im angry,“ says Lord Myners.【 P2】 _“We are not an incomes regulator,“ says Hector Sants, chief executive
13、 of the Financial Services Authority(FSA). The watchdogs only sanction is to demand more regulatory capital from those banks whose pay policies appear to be putting their firms at greater risk.The Treasury could influence matters at RBS and Lloyds Banking Group, two big banks in which it has substan
14、tial shareholdings, but is reluctant to micromanage.【 P3】 _The government worries that any attack on bankerspay could drive financiers offshore, depriving the exchequer of much revenue. City bonuses, which dropped from 10 billion in 2007 to 4 billion in 2008, could bounce back to 6 billion this year
15、, says the Centre for Economic and Business Research(CEBR), a consultancy.They mirror the health of a financial-services sector that in the good times brought in up to 67 billion in annual tax revenues, estimates PwC, an accounling firm. This fiscal year the figure could drop to 30 billion, says Dou
16、glas McWilliams at the CEBR, although banksrecently buoyant business may increase it.【 P4】 _So could the slightly softer option of preventing banks from offsetting past losses against future tax bills.The reluctance to bash bankersbonuses stems from recognition that wholesale finance is a global bus
17、iness. Bankers are highly mobile, says Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays. He argues that banks in Britain must be free to pay as much as those elsewhere, but says he is “agnostic“ about what that level should be. National and international proposals to reform pay at regulated financial firms are si
18、milarly agnostic. They mostly do not spell out how much public disclosure there should be of big pay packages, other than those for board members.【 P5】 _It requires a detailed breakdown of the remuneration of “employees whose actions have a material impact on the risk exposure of the firm“. Yet that
19、 measure is unlikely to be implemented, even though the big British banks and the London-based operations of global investment banks have agreed to it.The FSA, for its part, is not bothered about public disclosure as long as it has the information itself. Sir David Walker, a former central banker ch
20、arged with an official review of bank-governance practices, has suggested that bands of remuneration for heavy hitters outside the boardroom be disclosed. It seems that banks, in the absence of much more than appeals to their better nature, will be setting their own benchmarks as and when they pleas
21、e. Barclays began a review of its remuneration policies in 2008. It remains unfinished.Example: A But such attempts at moral suasion are not working, and those in authority seem reluctant to do more.B A windfall tax on profits, discussed by both government and opposition, might put any recovery at r
22、isk.C The opportunity to take an equity position at a bargain price has been missed.D The crisis does not seem to have affected the way bankers are rewarded.E An exception is the communique from the Group of 20(G20)big countries in SeptemberF There was not a murmur when RBS hired a head trader for a
23、 rumoured 7m in total.G Yet, he has been sounding off more vociferously than his colleagues about “unacceptable“ pay deals for bankers. 8 【 P1】 9 【 P2】 10 【 P3】 11 【 P4】 12 【 P5】 三、 PART THREE 12 Read the following article about annual reports and the questions on the opposite page. For each questio
24、n(13-18), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. How to Read Annual Reports First, turn back to the report of the certified public accountant. This third-party auditor will tell you right off the bat if Galaxys report conforms with “generally accepted accounting principles“. Then go to t
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