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1、書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學子：學業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復習資料大全劍橋商務英語中級模擬13劍橋商務英語中級模擬13READINGPART ONELook at the statements and the company news reports below.Which news report (A, B, C or D) does each statement 1-7 refer to?For each sentence 17, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.You will need to

2、use some of the letters more than once.ALittle wonder that affluent shoppers come in droves. Little wonder that others come as well, mugger, car thieves, child molesters, drug peddlers, pickpockets, shoplifters.Criminals are finding a lucrative stamping ground in the sprawling emporiums that dot U.

3、S suburbs.Malls are like great big jars of honey, says Police Chief Joseph Delaney of Paramus. Lots of bees come buzzing in, stingers at the ready. Paramus, a New York City suburb of 26000 whose six malls draw nearly 200 000 people on a typical Saturday, reported 8.9 million dollars in shopping ente

4、r crime losses last year.BIt is crimes of violence that are causing the most alarm.Vast parking lots and mazes of stores offer good working conditions for criminals. Victims and booty are readily accessible, escape routes plentiful.CJust how many victims are claimed by shopping enter crime, no one k

5、nows. But many business people are taking the threat seriously.Whether offences are big or small, it is clear that merchants have little interest in publicizing the trend. Comments Anthony Potter, a security consultant: If shopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody wou

6、ld shop there.DHamilton, Ohio, lawyer David Green, who won 2 million dollars on behalf of a woman abducted from a mall parking lot and shot in the head, found that 43 serious crimes had occurred at the same site. Bad guys know this is where to find women with moneyvulnerable and alone. he says. Inde

7、ed, most violence happens in parking areas, where shoppers can easily be taken by surprise. Reports Albert Sussman of the International Council of Shopping Centres: People park their cars and are robbed by muggers, who can quickly find a place to hide.1. Bad people also go there as well as shoppers答

8、案:AA段中有“. others come as well.”，所以正確。2. Crimes are very serious.答案:B由“It is crimes of violence that are causing most alarm.”可知B對。3. Most violence happens in parking areas.答案:D答案在D段的第二小段：“Indeed, most violence happens in parking areas”。4. Almost no merchants publicize the crime.答案:C答案在C選項中的第二小段?！癐f s

9、hopping centres started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody will shop here.”5. Crimes are rampant in malls.答案:A由警察的話“Malls are like great big jars of honey.”所以有很多小偷(lots of bees)光顧，可知 A正確。6. People usually are robbed when parking.答案:D“人們常常在停車的時候被搶劫”。答案與第3題在同一處。7. Many crimes happen at t

10、he same place.答案:D“很多犯罪活動發(fā)生在同一地方”，即發(fā)生在停車場。PART TWORead the article about interview below.Choose the best sentence to fill in each of the gaps.For each gap 8 12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.De not use any letter more than once.There is an example at the beginning.Have a Successful Inte

11、rviewThe aim of a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization. This is not only a matter of having the necessary technical knowledge and skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt to new ways of working and to a

12、new work environment, and the personality to do the job and fit into a new team. The ability to cope with stress and get on with people is essential. These include getting on with people, oral and written communication, team working, problem solving and good time management.Most people think that in

13、terviewers know what they are looking for and will recognise it when they see it. 1 . This applies to recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact, a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that some interviewers are so poor that they would do better to rely on chance.In companies which r

14、ecognise this, various methods are used to try to find the right person. 2 . Research has shown that this approach is more reliable than the ordinary job interview, though not as effective as using personality tests or assessment centres.In a structured interview the interviewer groups the qualities

15、 listed in the job specification under various headings. There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychologys Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fold Grading System. Both these systems cover factors such as physical appearance, qualifications, general intel

16、ligence, motivation and previous experience. 3 .However, they should not give equal weight to each one. Some factors are more important in one job than an other. For example, physical appearance and manner will be more important in a sales position than in a re searcher who works behind the scenes.

17、It is also a fact that the impact the candidate makes in the first three or four minutes of an interview is of major importance. 4 . A decision not to hire is often made during those first few minutes.It is not always possible to tell whether structured interview techniques are being used if intervi

18、ewers ask questions systematically, using some kind of checklist, and occasionally make a brief note, they probably are. On the other hand, if the interviewer goes through your application form to confirm what you have al ready said, or asks irrelevant questions, or jumps from one topic to another,

19、the interview is unlikely to be structured. Before you attend any interview, look again at the job description and the personal specification. 5 . If you already have a mental list of the key points that you need to mention, you are unlikely to waste time giving irrelevant information or to omit imp

20、ortant points in your favour.A Study them closely and assess what your interviewer will be looking for.B However, people are actually not very good at assessing one another.C establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organization.D Although a favourable impression

21、 may be reversed later in the interview, a negative impression is rarely changed.E The most common is the structured interview.F The effectiveness of the interviewer can be improved by training.G For each of these areas the interviewers score candidates against how well they fit the job specificatio

22、n.1.答案:B根據上下文，這里應該有轉折的意思，所以選 B。2.答案:E看下旬有ordinary job interview，與這句中的 structured interview形成對照。E對。3.答案:G此句應是說，根據上句話中的幾項評分然后確定誰適合這項工作。4.答案:D根據上下文，這里主要講的是面試時頭幾分鐘的重要性，所以選D。5.答案:A這里講的是面試前的準備事項，所以選A。PART THREELook at the article about Coca Cola and the questions below.For each question mark one letter A,

23、 B, C, D on your Answer Sheet, for the answer you choose. A Brief History of CokeNowadays, Coca-Colas trademark is well known around the world and its products average a staggering 400 million servings per day in more than 155 countries. According to legend, it began in a three-legged kettle in the

24、back yard of Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Styth Permberton who carried a jug of his concoction down the street to Jacobs Pharmacyy where it was sold at the soda fountain for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson, Pembertons partner and bookkeeper thought two Cs would look good in advertising and wrote Coca

25、-Cola in the flowering script so famous today.It is significant that Permberton spent almost twice as much money on advertising during the first years of operation as he made in profits, for the growth of Cokes popularity is as much due to the advertising and marketing strategy as it is to the quali

26、ty of its product. By continually monitoring changes in consumer attitudes and behaviour, the Coca-Cola Co. has become a widely recognized leader in advertising.Pemberton could not foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out. Asa Griggs Candler bought the business and organized

27、the Coca-Cola Co. into a Georgia corporation. In 1893, he registered Co ca-Cola as a trademark.Under Candlers leadership, the company began to grow quickly. In order to instigate a demand for the product, he spent heavily on advertising. Signs were put up from coast and appeared on calendars, servin

28、g trays and other merchandising items, urging people to drink Coke. Candlers campaign paid off.Candler was a creative talent at advertising, but showed little imagination in understanding Cokes marketing potential. In 1899, he sold the right to bottle Coke throughout most of the United State for $1,

29、 which he never bothered to collect. Candler saw Coke primarily as a soda-fountain drink. But two far-sighted businessmen from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Joseph Brown Whitehead, understood the potential, and, for the unpaid dollar, bought a franchise that became worth milli

30、ons.Their agreement with Candler began the franchising bottling system that still remains the foundation of the Co ca-Cola Co.s soft drink operations. Thomas and Whitehead sold the rights to bottle Coke to franchisers in every part of the country in return for the bottlers agreement to invest in the

31、 necessary resources and effort to make the franchise a success. During the following decade, 779 bottling plants went into operation.In the early 20th century, Coke blazed the advertising trail, developing innovative concepts that became accepted practices in the filed. One of the most effective wa

32、s the distribution and redemption of complimentary tickets, entitling the holder to a glass of free Coke at the soda fountain of a dispenser.1. The trademark Coca-Cola was originally coined by _.A.PembertonB.a bookkeeper working for PembertonC.Frank RobinsonD.Asa Griggs Candler答案:B由“Frank Robinson t

33、hought two Cs would be good in advertising and wrote Coca-Cola”可知。2. The main purpose of this article is _.A.to introduce the soft drink Coca-Cola to readers.B.to trace the history of the companys first hundred years.C.to sum up the causes of Coca-Colas SuccessD.both B and C.答案:D通篇文章都是在追溯可口可樂的百年史并總結

34、其成功經驗，如品質和廣告并重。3. Pemberton sold out his drink because _.A.he was in bad need of moneyB.he failed to see the great potential of the productC.he quarreled with his partnerD.None of the above答案:B“Pemberton could net foresee the greatest future awaiting his soft drink and sold out.”4. Cokes popularity

35、grows steadily because of _?A.its high quality of the productB.its advertisingC.its effective advertising and marketing strategyD.Both A and C答案:D可口可樂之所以名聲日隆，就是來自于高質量的產品和行之有效的廣告和市場策略。參看文章第三段。5. All of the following were the companys successful examples of advertising except that _.A.the company dist

36、ributed complimentary tickets for people to drink a glass of Coke free of changeB.the company flew an airship over Washington D.C with a huge Coke sign on its sideC.the company sold the rights to bottle coke to franchisers in every part of the united StatesD.the company set up along Pennsylvania Rai

37、lroad line huge animated signs that showed a young man drawing a glass of coke from a crockery urn答案:CA、B、D都是成功的廣告策略，C是營銷策略。6. John Styth Pemberton and Asa Griggs Candler were alike in the respect that both of them _.A.had a doctors degreeB.were too short-sighted to see Cokes marketing potentialC.So

38、ld their business in order to raise moneyD.used money in a wasteful way答案:B由“Candler was but showed little imagination in understanding Cokes marketing potential”，再參照題目15的注解，不難得出答案。PART FOURRead the article below about cost.Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D.For each question 1

39、933, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.There is an example at the beginning. Cost as a Factor in SupplyIn a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no dif

40、ference between his product and the products 1 his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or below the market price. However, in considering the price, be must take cost of production 2 . There are times when he may be willing to

41、sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for 3 a short time. However, no business person can 4 lose money for a prolonged (延長的) period. He must 5 of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to compete successfully and earn a profit.Many people have the impression that 6 pr

42、oduction increases, costs per unit decrease. 7 mass production has made this true in certain industries and at certain levels of production, 8 logic and practical experience have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production. Some economists 9 this principle as the law

43、 of increasing costs.The reason why 10 rise as production goes up is complex. However, it is easy to recognize that as production goes up, the need for additional factors of production will also grow, resulting 11 competitive bidding (出價) in the marketplace for the factors of production. If a produc

44、er needs 12 skilled labour to produce more, and none of this labour is unemployed, the producer will have to get 13 from other sources. This can be done by 14 higher wages. Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production. We must also recognize that not all labour is equally produ

45、ctive, 15 not all land is equally fertile (肥沃的) and not all ore is equally rich in the mineral wanted.1.A.toB.atC.ofD.on答案:C這里顯然需要一個能表示從屬關系的介詞，只有of是正確選擇。例如：the faculty of the university大學的教工。2.A.to considerB.into considerationC.to considerationD.in consideration答案:B這句話的意思是：然而，在考慮價格時，他還必須考慮生產成本。take.

46、 into consideration (或take. into account)：考慮，考慮進去。這是一個固定動詞詞組。例如；His request must be taken fully into consideration必須充分考慮他的要求。3.A.he believes will beB.what he believes beC.what he believes will beD.he believes to be答案:C被選擇項是插入成分，去掉這一成分句子在語法上仍然成立：This might happen when prices tumble for a short time但作

47、者強調的是，供應商這樣認為，即，認為價格會在短時期內下跌。for是介詞，它后面可以跟名詞或名詞從句，做它的賓語，不能直接跟句子，因此A和D不能選擇。 what可以引導名詞從句。例如：He is not interested in what you told him。他對你告訴他的事并不感興趣。I did not do what you expected me to do我沒有做你希望我做的事。4.A.afford toB.be affordableC.be afforded toD.have afforded答案:Aafford在這里的意思是：經得起(做某事，或發(fā)生某事)。這個句子的意思是：然

48、而，沒有哪個商人能經得起長時期的賠錢。例如：We couldnt afford to ignore the problem of pollution。我們可不能忽視污染的問題。affordable：(價格)付得起的，不貴的。例如：The store sells things which are very affordable那家商店的東西不貴。afford to中的to不能省略，它引出動詞不動式，所以D是錯誤的選擇。但afford后可直接跟名詞，意為；付得起(錢或時間)。例如：They couldnt afford the medical treatment他們付不起治療費。5.A.const

49、antly awareB.constantly knowledgeable ofC.be constantly aware ofD.constantly aware of答案:Caware是形容詞，be aware of意為：意識到，認識到。A和D錯在沒有動詞be，A還少了of，B項中knowledgeable的意思是“有知識的”。6.A.whileB.asC.howeverD.now that答案:Bas在這里是“當的時候”的意思。這句話是說：許多人認為，當生產增長時，單位成本便下降。while在做“當”解釋時，常常用于動詞的進行時態(tài)，例如：She was reading while her

50、 broth er was playing guitar。雖然now that也是連接詞，但它的意思是；既然。例如：Now that you have made some money, you can use it to do what you have always wanted to do。你已經賺了一些錢，那你就可以去做你一直想做的事了。7.A.BecauseB.SinceC.WhenD.While答案:D根據上下文，以及該句的意思，這里需要一個引導讓步狀語從句的連接詞，while在句中起此作用時，其意與although相同。這一狀語從句的意思是：雖然大規(guī)模生產已在一些行業(yè)在某種程度證實

51、了這一點例如：While the light turned green，the traffic couldnt move a bit雖然已是綠燈，車輛仍無法前行寸步。because和since引導原因狀語從句，而when引導時間狀語從句。8.A.bothB.as well asC.alsoD.but答案:A在英語中，although (while)不能和but一起連用，不能說：While he was ill, but he still went to work。只能說：While he was will, he still went to work。雖然他生病了，但是他仍然去上班。因此 D是

52、錯誤選擇。both logic and practical experience have shown.無論是邏輯上還是實踐經驗都表明9.A.referB.refer toC.callD.are referred to答案:B在英語中，可以用refer to something as來指“把稱做”。A少了介詞to；C是錯誤的，因為不能說：call this principle as the law of increasing costs，只能說：call this principle the law of in creasing costs；如果用D，句子需這樣改寫：This principl

53、e is referred to as the law of increasing costs。10.A.costB.the costC.the costsD.costs答案:DA和B是單數，而動詞rise要求其主語是復數形式；C是復數形式，但定冠詞the表示價格是特定的價格，而這里的價格是指一般意義上的價格。因此，只有D是正確選擇。11.A.fromB.inC./D.for答案:Bresult from和result in所表達的因果關系正好相反，如要說“我們的努力沒有產生任何結果”，這兩個短語都可以使用：Nothing resulted from our efforts. Our effo

54、rts resulted in nothing顯然，文章內容要求使用result in。12.A.lessB.numerousC.moreD.many答案:C這一段是在討論生產成本的問題。上一句告訴我們，生產的增長可能要增加一些額外的生產要素。這句中的skilled labour，也是一種生產要素，所以應選擇more而不是less，否則與原文意思不符。13.A.themB.theseC.itD.those答案:C這里的代詞顯然是指句子前部分提到的labour，而labour在這里用作不可數名詞，所以，其代詞只能是it。14.A.offeringB.cuttingC.reducingD.havi

55、ng答案:A這句的主語this指上句中的內容：在沒有技術工人失業(yè)的情況下，要從其他地方去找技術工人。要做到這一點，只能用出高工資的方法。所以offering是唯一正確的選擇。15.A.as justB.just asC.becauseD.while答案:B文章的最后這句是將勞動力的生產力與土地的肥沃程度以及鐵礦石的礦物含量進行相似性對比，因此，要選擇just as(正如)。這里不能填入because，因為其前后內容不是因果關系；也不能填入while，因為后半句不是讓步狀語從句。PART FIVERead the text below about job advertisement.In mos

56、t of the lines 4152 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does net fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word on your Answer Shee

57、t. Investment Analysts Wanted A Fund Management and subsidiary of a prestigious Investment Bank seeks bright young Investment Analysts to augment its rapidly expanding research 34. department. Our client is a top US institution with significant funds under35. management from world-wide. Increasingly it is seeki