剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟4
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剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟4
READING
PART ONE
· Look at the
sentences below and following texts.
·
Which text does each sentence refer to?
· For each sentence 1—8, mark one letter A, B, C,
D or E.
· You will need to use some of
the letters more than once.
A. C. Hunter
Boll
C. Hunter 13011 has been employed by
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and its
predecessor, Thomas H. Lee Company, since
1986. From 1984 through 1986, Mr.
Boll was
with The Boston Consulting Group. From 1977
through 1982, he served
as an Assistant Vice
President, Energy and Minerals Division of
Chemical Bank.
Mr. Boll is a director of Cott
Corp. , TransWestern Publishing, L. P. , and
United Industries, Inc.
B. John A.
Cleary
John A. Cleary was the Chief
Executive Officer of Donnelley Marketing, Inc.
from 1979 until 1993. Donnelley Marketing,
Inc. was a subsidiary of Dun and
Bradstreet
Corporation until 1991 when it was acquired by a
group of investors
and senior manager's. Mr.
Cleary continued as CEO until 1993 when he was
elected Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors, a position he held until
1996 when
First Data Corporation acquired the company. Mr.
Cleary continued
as a senior advisor and
consultant to the company. Mr. Cleary is also a
director of SoundWater, Inc. , a non-profit
environmental education
organization dedicated
to the preservation and protection of Long Island
Sound. Mr. Cleary was also a director of the
Direct Marketing Association
from 1985 to
1996, and served as Chairman of its Board from
1990 to 1991.
C. Richard G. Evans
Richard G. Evans has been Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and
Secretary of
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. since June 2001.
Prior to joining
it, Mr. Evans was Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Director of
Green Tree Financial Corporation from 1985 to
1999. Prior to Green Tree, Mr.
Evans served as
Special Assistant Attorney General for the State
of Minnesota
from1974 to 1984.
D.
Scott R. Fjellman
Scott R. Fjellman has
been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Thomas
H.
Lee Partners, L.P. since January 2003. Mr.
Fjellman previously was Vice
President,
Assistant Treasurer of the Company from April 2000
to December
2002. Prior to joining it, Mr.
Fjellman was with Arcadia Financial Ltd. for
eight years, most recently as Vice President
of Securitization and Investor
Relations.
Before joining Arcadia Financial, Mr. Fjellman
spent three years
as an auditor with KPMG LLP.
E. Thomas M. Hagerty
Thomas 1Vi Hagerty has been employed by Thomas
H. Lee Partners, L P. and its
predecessor,
Thomas H. Lee Company, since 1988. Prior to
joining Thomas H.
Lee Partners, L P. , Mr.
Hagerty was in the mergers and acquisitions
department
of Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated. Mr. Hagerty is a director of
Affordable
Residential Communities Inc. , ARC
Holdings, Cott Corp. , Houghton Mifflin
Company, MGIC Investment Corporation and
Syratech Corp. Mr. Vice President
of T. H. Lee
Mezzanine II, the Administrative General Partner
of Thomas H.
Lee Advisors II, L.P. , which is
the sole limited partner of the Managing
General Partner of ML-Lee Acquisition Fund II,
L. P. and ML-Lee Acquisition
Fund (Retirement
Accounts) II, L. P. Mr. Hagerty was the Interim
Chief
Financial Officer of Conseco, Inc. from
July 2000 through April 2001. On
December 17,
2002, Conseco, Inc. voluntarily commenced a case
under Chapter
11 of the United States Code in
the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern
District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
1、
He had been an auditor for three years.
2、 He
had been a temporary CEO for ten months.
3、 He
is devoted to environmental protection.
4、 He
had been engaged in laws.
5、 He had been an
consultant for two years.
6、 He works in the
field of publishing.
7、 He had been CEO for
the same company for 17 years.
8、 He is a
director of the most companies at the same time.
PART TWO
· Read the following
text.
· Choose the best sentence from
A—H to fill in each of the gaps.
· For
each gap 9—14, mark one letter A—H.
·
Do not use any letter more than once.
How
many really suffer as a result of labor market
problems? This is one of
the most critical yet
contentious social policy questions. 9 .
Unemployment does not have the same
consequences today as it did in the 1930s
when
most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners,
10 , and when there
were no compensating
social programs for those failing in the labor
market.
Increasing wealth, the rise of
families with more than one wage earner, and
improved social welfare protection have
unquestionably lightened the
consequences of
joblessness. 11 . Among the millions with
hourly earnings
at or below the minimum wage
level, the overwhelming majority are from
multiple-earner, relatively rich families.
Most of those counted by the
poverty
statistics are elderly or handicapped or have
family responsibilities
which keep them out of
the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by
no
means an accurate indicator of labor market
problems.
12 . The unemployment counts
exclude the millions of fully employed
workers
whose wages are so low that their families remain
in poverty. Low
wages and repeated or
prolonged unemployment frequently interact to
undermine
the capacity for self-support. 13
, those who suffer as a result of forced
idleness can equal Or exceed average
annual unemployment, even though only
a
minority of the jobless in any month really
suffer. For every person counted
in the
monthly unemployment records, there is another
working part time
because of the inability to
find full time, or else outside the labor force
but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers
in our country have always
focused on the
elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the
needs of the
working poor, so that the
dramatic expansion of cash and in-kind transfers
does not necessarily mean that those failing
in the labor market are
adequately protected.
14 , it is uncertain whether those
suffering seriously as a result of labor
market problems number in the hundreds of
thousands or the tens of millions,
and, hence,
whether high levels of joblessness can be
tolerated or must be
countered by job creation
and economic stimulus. There is only one area of
agreement in this debate—that the existing
poverty, employment, and earnings
statistics
are inadequate for one of their primary
applications, measuring
the consequences of
labor market problems.
A. since the number
experiencing joblessness at some time during the
year
is several times the number unemployed in
any month
B. as a result of such contradictory
evidence
C. when most people couldn't find a
job and suffered from hunger
D. people who do
part-time job are more than those full-time worker
E. earnings and income data also overstate the
dimensions of hardship
F. when income and
earnings were usually much closer to the margin of
living
G. in many ways, our social statistics
exaggerate the degree of hardship
H. yet there
are also many ways our social statistics
underestimate the degree
of labor-market-
related hardship
PART THREE
·
Read the following text.
· Each
question has four suggested answers or ways of
finishing the
sentence, A, B, C and D.
· Mark one letter A, B, C or D for the
answer you choose.
Small and medium-sized
businesses have had a hard time over the last few
years.
In the UK, thousands of businesses have
gone bankrupt as result of declining
markets,
increased competition from abroad and rising
overheads. However
another factor which is
common to many bankruptcies is the lack of
cashflow
caused by late payment of invoices.
In 1996 a survey by Thornton Hughes
International discovered that more than
a
quarter of businesses in Europe have to wait more
than 90 days to be paid
and 8% of businesses
are forced to wait more than 120 days. Late payers
often
say they settle their accounts late
because of recession but there is evidence
that many firms are using late payment as a
method of improving their own
cashflow. A
survey shows that 36% of delays in payment are
intentional. By
delaying the settlement of
their accounts businesses transfer their financial
problems to other businesses. It is usually
the smallest firms that suffer
most from this
kind of behavior.
There are now plans to
do something about this problem. The European
Commission (the governing body of the European
Union) suggests there should
be legal
penalties for late payment. Late payers should be
legally required
to pay interest on the debt.
To be effective, the interest rate would be high.
Finally, a system of fins (to be paid in
addition to the interest payments)
should be
introduced. A recent survey in the UK revealed
that 35% of
transactions are carried out
without any contract at all. It was therefore
unclear when payments were due. In Denmark
even though the problem is smaller,
the
authorities have decided to deal with it by
automatically applying a legal
payment period
when there is no written contract. This ensures
that payment
is fixed at 30 days after the
creditor has requested payment.
Many of
the cash problems of small and medium-sized
companies are, in fact,
caused by national and
local government agencies settling their accounts
late.
The European Commission has proposed
that this area should be looked at. They
point
out that in some countries, for example the USA,
interest on arrears
is already paid
automatically by public authorities. In France
cities publish
dates of their payments to
contractors to show how quickly they settle their
debts.
The European Commission
suggests several other ways of dealing with the
problem of late payment. Firstly, they suggest
offering courses for small
businesses. These
courses would include legal advice on drafting
contracts
and on methods of obtaining payment
for outstanding debts. Secondly, they
would
offer workshops to the public officials who are
responsible for dealing
with contracts.
Thirdly, they suggest national campaign to
persuade large
organizations not to take
advantage of their greater financial strength and
size when they are dealing with smaller
businesses. Part of the publicity
would be the
message that if we work together to make payment
periods shorter
we can help not only the
financial health of small and medium-sized
businesses,
but also that of the economy as a
whole.
15、 Which reason is not mentioned
directly for the bankruptcies of businesses,
according to this passage?
A. Late
payment of invoices.
B. The declining
markets.
C. The rising overheads of
companies.
D. The lack of cashflow.
16、 Why are there many firms using late
payments?
A. Because they are bankrupt.
B. Because they are suffering economic
recession.
C. Because they are waiting for
others to pay back.
D. Because they want
to improve their own cashflow first.
17、 Which
statement is not true, in Para 2?
A. It's
found that some firms use late payments on
purpose.
B. Late payments can transfer
one's problems to other business.
C. The
larger the company is, the less it might suffer.
D. The survey founds that more than 25%
of companies will be paid in
about 90 days.
18、 How to solve the problem of late payment
when there is no written contract
in Denmark?
A. Companies should apply for a legal
protection.
B. The government will deal
with the problem.
C. The debtor is
ordered to pay off in 30 days.
D. Company
will get legal protection automatically.
19、
What's the meaning of
A. Payment.
B. Debt.
C. Creditor.
D. Loan.
20、 What's the meaning of
national campaign to persuade large
organizations not to take advantage of
their
greater financial strength and size when they are
dealing with smaller
businesses—7, Para 5?
A. Large companies should not show off in
front of those smaller
businesses.
B.
Greater financial strength is one of large
companies' advantages.
C. Large companies
should not look down upon smaller businesses.
D. Large companies should not make use of their
greater financial
strength and size unfairly
while dealing.
PART FOUR
·
Read the following text.
· Choose the
best word to fill each gap.
· For each
question 21—30, mark one letter A, B, C or D.
To understand the marketing concept, it is
only necessary to understand the
difference
between marketing and selling. Not too many years
ago, most
industries concentrated primarily
21 the efficient production of goods,
and
then relied on 22 salesmanship
possible.
Such 23 and selling focus on the needs of the
seller to produce
goods and then 24 them
into money.
Marketing, on the other hand,
focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins
with first analyzing the 25 and demands of
consumers and then producing
goods that will
satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is
known as
the marketing concept, which 26
means that instead of trying to sell
whatever
is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the
makers and dealers first
endeavor to find out
what the consumer wants to buy and then go about
making
it available for purchase.
This concept does not imply that business is
benevolent or that consumer
satisfaction is
given priority over profit in a company. There are
always
two sides to every business
transaction—the firm and the customer—and
each
27 satisfied before trade occurs. Successful
merchants and producers,
however, recognize
that the surest route to profit is through
understanding
and catering to customers. A 28
example of the importance of catering to
the
consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca
Cola changed the 29 of
its drink. The non-
acceptance of the new flavor by a significant
portion of
the public 30 a prompt
restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then
marketed alongside the new. King Customer
ruled!
21、 A. on B. with
C. to D.
towards
22、 A.
persuasion B. persuading C.
persuasive D.
persuaded
23、 A.
product B. producing C.
production D.
productive
24、 A.
change B. transform C. transact
D.
convert
25、 A. preferences
B. preferance C. prefers D.
preference
26、 A. easily B.
simply C. completely D. truly
27、 A. must be B. can be
C. will be D. shall
be
28、 A.
stricken B. striking C.
overwhelming D.
glowing
29、 A. flavor
B. smell C. texture D.
ingredients
30、 A. brought back B.
brought down C. brought forward D. brought
about
PART FIVE
· Read
the following text.
· For each
question 31—40, write one word.
Leighton
School
SCHOOL RULES
EVERY PUPIL 31 THE
SCHOOLS OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A SENSE 32
RESPONSIBILITY.
WE DEPEND 33 YOUR GOOD
MANNERS, COMMON SENSE AND CO-OPERATION.
1.
Pupils must bring the correct books and writing
materials to each lesson.
2. Other items, for
example, P.E. Kit, must be brought to practical
lessons.
3. Eating and drinking in classrooms
is forbidden. Chewing gum must not be
brought
to school.
4. Pupils must not bring valuables
to schools, e.g. radios, tape recorders
or
jewellery. Money should be kept 34 purse belts
35 large sums must be
handed to the Office.
5. The correct school uniform must be worn.
Outdoors coats are not be worn
in school.
6. Pupils-must keep to the right in the
corridors and 36 the stairs; they
must move
quietly 37 the staff 38 duty.
7. Pupils
are not permitted to go to the Staff room during
the lunch break.
There is always a member of
staff 39 duty.
8. Pupils having lunch in
school are not allowed to leave the school
premises 40 a printed permission slip.
PART SIX
· In most lines of the
following text, there is one unnecessary word. It
is
either grammatically incorrect or does not
fit in with the sense of the text.
·
For each numbered line 41—52, find the unnecessary
word. Some
lines are correct. If a line is
correct, write CORRECT.
Let's assume that
you, person C, who are going to interview or
talk 41 ______
to person A or
B, and let's assume that by either choice
or
42 ______
circumstance you are sitting
in a triangular position at a
round
43 ______
table. Let us also assume that
person A is very talkative and
asks for many
questions and meanwhile person B remains
silent 44 ______
throughout. Though person A asks you a
question, how can you
answer 45
______
him and carry on a conversation,
without you making B feel
excluded?
46 ______
Use this simple but highly effective
inclusion of technique: when
person 47
______
A asks for a question, look at him as
you give an answer, then
turn 48
______
with your head towards B, then back to
A, then B again until you
make 49
______
your final statement, with looking at A
(who asked the question)
again 50
______
as you finish your sentence. So this
technique lets B feel
involved 51
______
in the conversation and which is
particularly useful if you need
go
52 ______
have B to side with you.
WRITING
PART ONE
53、
· The graph below shows Canadian's Regional
Outlook:
2004—2005.
· Using
information from the graph, write a short report
describing.
· Write 120—140 words on
your Answer Sheet.
PART TWO
54、
·
Your company received a number of complaints from
staff about
their working pressure. The Human
Resources Manager asked you to write
a report
about the current situation.
· Write
the report, including the reasons for the
complaints and
recommendations for dealing
with then.
· Write 200—250 words on
your Answer Sheet.
SPEAKING
55、 Your company wishes to exhibit at a
trade fair. Discuss and decide
the following:
your objectives for the trade fair; where and when
you should
exhibit.
答案:
READING
PART
ONE
1、 2、 3、 4、 5、 6、
7、 8、
PART TWO
9、 10、
11、 12、 13、 14、
PART
THREE
15、A 16、D 17、B 18、C
19、B 20、D
PART FOUR
21、A
22、C 23、C
28、B 29、A 30、D
PART FIVE
31、 IN 32、 OF
33、
37、 around 38、 on
PART SIX
41、 who 42、 correct
46、 you 47、
of 48、
So 52、 which
WRITING
PART ONE
53、
PART TWO
54、
SPEAKING
55、
24、D 25、A 26、B
27、A
34、 in 35、 and 36、 on
、 on 40、 without
43、 correct
44、 for 45、 Though
49、 with 50、
with 51、
ON
39
for