商务英语考试中级练习试题

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商务英语考试中级练习试题

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商务英语考试中级练习试题

　　第 1 题：中READING(PART ONE ):

　　A Through political dialogue and confidence building, no tension has escalated into armed confrontation among ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries since its establishment more than three decades ago. To build on what has been constructed over the years in the field of political and security cooperation, the ASEAN leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Security Community (ASC). The ASC aims to ensure that countries in the region live at peace with one another and with the world in a just, democratic and harmonious environment. The members of the Community regard their security as fundamentally linked to one another and bound by geographic location, common vision and objectives.

　　B EU (European Union) countries account for a small percentage of the world's population. They must therefore continue pulling together if they are to be able to compete on the world stage with other major economies。No individual EU country is strong enough to go it alone in world trade. The European single market provides companies with a vital platform for competing effectively on world markets. Half a century of European integration has shown that the EU as a whole is greater than the sum of its parts: it has much more economic, social, technological, commercial and political clout than if its member states had to act individually.

　　C NAFTA (The North American Free Trade Agreement) has substantially liberalised trade in services and has opened government procurement markets, including procurement in services and construction markets. The agreement makes it illegal for the parties to discriminate between national and foreign producers in the trading of services, government markets and investment. One prime benefit of NAFTA is that the NAFTA agreement encourages greater immigration between the three countries.

　　D WTO (World Trade Organisation) rules, agreed by member countries, limit the role that governments can play in their national economies. These include the level of taxes charged on goods coming into a country, goods quotas, support for national industry, and subsidies for farmers, Virtually any economic policy (and some social policies) that a government can make is restricted by what is agreed at the WTO. This means that elected governments do not have a full range of policy options open to them—their range is narrowed by the WTO.

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　　Each member state itself in this international organisation has less competitive edge.

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　　Between the member states of this international organisation, government purchasing markets are opened to each other.

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　　This international organisation pays special attention to the world peace and a harmonious environment for development.

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　　For member states in this international organisation, governmental activities are limited in their economy.

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　　This international organisation has existed for more than 30 years.

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　　For this international organisation, uniting as an integrated part makes it easier to face fierce international competition.

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　　In this international organisation, citizens in each country can migrate to the other countries more freely.

　　第 2 题：中READING(PART TWO ):

　　Employee Motivation Principles

　　No matter how experienced a leader you are, chances are at times you have struggled to motivate certain individuals. The granddaddy of motivation theory, Frederick Herzberg, called traditional motivation strategies "KITA" (something similar to Kick In The Pants). He used the analogy of a dog. When the master wants his dog to move, he either gives it a nudge from behind, in which case the dog moves because it doesn't have much choice, or he offers it a treat as an inducement, in which case it is not so much motivated by wanting to move as by wanting choc drops! KITA does the job (though arguably not sustainable) but it's hard work. Wouldn't it be better if the dog wanted to move by itself?

　　(1) They are about keeping people moving either with a kick from behind (threats, fear, tough targets, and complicated systems to supervise) or by offering choc drops (bonuses, grand presentations of the vision, conferences, campaigns, initiatives, etc).

　　Employers should focus on recognition and reward, including benefits, as well as career development to boost efficiency. (2) They also tend to go the extra mile for customers and are favourable about their organisation, becoming external advocates for their employers. (3) In fact, employers should be actively concerned about the significant minority of employees who are neither happy with their current job role nor their current employers, namely one in four.

　　Staff who are unhappy both with their role and their employers are likely to fall short in terms of levels of commitment, motivation, engagement, advocacy, loyalty and customer focus. (4) .

　　The research findings show that employers should be focusing on critical improvement areas such as recognition and reward (including benefits provision) as well as creating career development opportunities for employees in order to improve happiness levels within the workplace.

　　(5) Our research has found that the combination of a bonus system, private medical insurance and flexible working are the most likely combination to boost efficiency.

　　A.A happy employer should therefore have a positive effect on productivity.

　　B.With regard to benefits, specifically proving employees with the right package seems to be the key to promoting productivity.

　　C.Therefore, employees should be promoted to increase productivity.

　　D.It is perceived as HR wisdom that happy employees are likely to be more motivated, engaged, committed, and loyal to their employers.

　　E.So bosses need to act to avoid an unhappy spiral of poor performance.

　　F.Transferring this principle back into the workplace, most motivation strategies are "push" or "pull" based.

　　G.Wouldn't it be better if the dog wanted to move by itself?

　　第 3 题：中READING(PART THREE ):

　　Reasons for International Trade

　　Foreign trade, the exchange of goods between nations, takes place for many reasons. Every nation wants the opportunity to export its goods and services to other countries. A foreign outlet for sales enables a manufacturer or distributor to increase the volume of his business activity, thus increasing his chance to make a profit and increasing employment opportunities. Every nation also wants the opportunity and privilege of buying from foreign countries products and services that are scarce or unavailable at home that would be useful and beneficial to its people.

　　Trading with other countries is not the same as trading within one's own country. At home a company or a bank is familiar with its own people, laws, and business practices. At abroad the picture becomes a complex one. Each country is different and therefore is said to carry different risks. Political risks, for example, relate to such varied factors as treaties, war, import quotas, and foreign exchange restrictions.

　　In today's complex economic world, neither individuals nor nations are self-sufficient. Nations have utilised different economic resources. People have developed different skills. This is the foundation of world trade and economic activity. So countries that do not have the resources within their own boundaries must buy from countries that export them.

　　Foreign trade also occurs because a country often does not have enough of a particular item to meet its needs. As far as the United States is concerned, it enjoys the most favourable position and has vast coal and oil reserves, but the United States is also a heavy consumer of nature resources, and it is increasingly reliant on certain imports, especially on oil. It consumes more than it can produce at home.

　　If one nation can sell some items at a lower cost, the other countries would buy them. Japan. a highly industrialised nation, has been able to export large quantities of automobiles because it can produce them efficiently than other countries. It is cheaper for some Western countries to buy these from Japan than to produce them domestically. Japan should produce and export those items from which it gets a comparative advantage. It should also buy and import what it needs from those countries that have a comparative advantage in the desired items.

　　At last, innovation or style or quality plays the most important role in the foreign trade. For example, the United States produces more automobiles than any other countries; it still imports large quantities of autos from Japan, primarily because there is a market for them in the United States. In conclusion, developing international trade is a country's long-term strategy. For most nations, exports and imports are the most important international activity. With this activity, nations can develop their economy.

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　　If a country can sell its products abroad, it means

　　A it can earn more money by expanding its production.

　　B the employment rate of the country will decrease.

　　C the country has to find an outlet for going abroad.

　　D it can buy from foreign countries products and services that are scarce or unavailable at home.

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　　Why does the picture abroad become a complex one according to the author?

　　A Because each country is different

　　B Because foreign countries' laws, people and business practices are different from those of one's own country, and if businessmen from home do not know them, they will meet a lot of trouble

　　C Because businessmen from home do not understand foreign countries' people, laws and business practices

　　D Because people in foreign countries do not understand the picture due to different culture background

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　　What does the sentence "In today's complex economic world, neither individual nor nations are self-sufficient" mean?

　　A It means that today's world is a complex one, so all people and nations are able to provide all they want.

　　B It means that in today's complex economic world, people have developed different skills so all natioas and individuals need each other.

　　C It means that nations have utilised its own resources.

　　D It means countries that are lack of resources at home must buy from countries that export them.

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　　According to the fourth paragraph, foreign trade occurs because

　　A some people prefer foreign products to ones produced in their own country.

　　B a country does not possess certain resources in its own territories.

　　C a country hopes to consume other countries' resources first but preserve its own resources.

　　D a country does not have sufficient resources to meet its needs.

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　　According to the fifth paragraph, what does "comparative advantage" mean?

　　A It means that some countries have more favourable conditions for economic development than other countries.

　　B It means that some countries can produce certain products at lower cost than other countries, thus it would be cheaper for other countries to import those products instead of manufacturing them by themselves.

　　C It means that those countries which do not have favourable conditions for trading would better stop exporting and importing all they need.

　　D It means that some countries can provide goods with better quality than other countries.

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　　According to the last paragraph, which of the following is NOT true?

　　A Nations can not develop their economy without foreign trade.

　　B For most countries, foreign trade is an important international activity.

　　C It is a long-term strategy for a country to develop international trade.

　　D The United States never imports automobiles because it produces more autos than any other countries.

　　第 4 题：中READING(PART FOUR ):

　　The Role of Price

　　What is price? Price is often said to be the amount of money people must have to get something (1) .That is to say, we take prices as a formal (2) indicating the quantities of money needed to acquire a given quantity of goods or services. When a loaf of bread is (3) as $0.50, it means the seller provides one loaf of bread and the buyer (4) $0.50.

　　If a seller wishes to change prices, what can he do? There are several ways to do that. Suppose when there is a (5) of sugar cane, there will be an increase in the price of sugar. (6) the seller can change the price by increasing the quantity of money to be given by the buyer. This is the first way. The second way to change price is to change the quantity of goods and services. If the quantity of a product remains (7) , but the quality has been decreased, then the price has (8) increased. This is the third way. Price can also be changed by offering discounts, (9) goods or services. (10) this case, the actual price of goods is reduced. There are also some other ways to change prices. which either increase prices or reduce prices.

　　Price (11) play a major role in a market economy. When demand for a product or service is greater than the supply, buyers (12) the price up. If costs remain unchanged, the higher price (13) greater profits and the producers are able to (14) in resources to produce even greater quantities of the product. On the other hand, if supply is greater than demand, there are (15) to decrease prices and reduce output. These pressures lead producers to put their resources into other uses.

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　　A sold

　　B requested

　　C desired

　　D wished

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　　A ratio

　　B quotient

　　C value

　　D percentage

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　　A stated

　　B referred

　　C cited

　　D quoted

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　　A give away

　　B give up

　　C give in

　　D give out

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　　A increase

　　B shortage

　　C need

　　D deficiency

　　6小题>

　　A But

　　B Even if

　　C For example

　　D Thus

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　　A permanent

　　B balanced

　　C unchanged

　　D low

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　　A consequently

　　B actually

　　C accordingly

　　D seemingly

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　　A additional

　　B surplus

　　C satisfying

　　D sufficient

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　　A By

　　B In

　　C According to

　　D Under

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　　A inflation

　　B policies

　　C factors

　　D changes

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　　A ask

　　B command

　　C bid

　　D order

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　　A makes

　　B leads to

　　C brings up

　　D calls for

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　　A contribute

　　B invest

　　C commit

　　D devote

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　　A influence

　　B burden

　　C effects

　　D pressures

　　第 5 题：中READING(PART FIVE ):

　　The Minutes on a Fire Incident

　　1 with Kuen Wah Maintenance when regarding remedial work. Recommendations

　　2 were also sought to help avoid such incidents from happening again. Mr. Fung

　　3 described the background as to the incident, and produced photographs to show

　　4 the scene of the incident that at the Shaftesbury Building. Discussion then

　　5 took place about the possible causes of the incident, and it was generally agreed

　　6 that the most probable cause was vandalism. Mr. Clark suggested that

　　7 tougher security measures should be introduced to combat against vandalism, and

　　8 recommended that more closed circuit television might help. Then, discussion turned to

　　9 the remedial work. Mr. Koo agreed to carry out this work in the following Wednesday

　　10 1st. He also suggested that flame retardant paint which should be applied to reduce the

　　11 risk of another such incident, and offered to undertake this work if it required. Mr. Clark

　　12 replied that the matter would be considered.

　　The possibility of introducing ADS fabricated cooling towers in the long term was discussed,

　　and it was agreed that a recommendation to this effect should be made to Senior Management.

　　Mr. Clark concluded the meeting with a summary of the decision reached.

　　第 6 题：填空题:

　　· You are the purchasing manager of a machine manufacturing factory. You are waiting for urgently needed components from your purchasing department.

　　· Write a memo to Mr Cannistraro, the assistant purchasing manager:

　　· enquiring about the reason for the delay

　　· stating when the components are needed

　　· suggesting a meeting to discuss future deliveries.

　　· Write 40-50 words

　　MEMO

　　To:

　　From:

　　Date:

　　Subject:

　　第 7 题：填空题:

　　· The company you work for is expanding rapidly and is looking for new premises. Your operation director is interested in Creativity Alliance Industry Park and has asked you to write a letter to find out more information.

　　· Read Creativity Alliance Industry Park's advertisement below. on which your operation director has already made some notes.

　　· Then, using all of your operation director's handwritten notes, write your letter to Abde Atwan at Creativity Alliance Industry Park.

　　· Write 120-140 words.

　　第 8 题：中LISTENING(PART ONE):

　　AN ENQUIRY

　　The woman showed the man (1) price list.

　　All the prices on the list are subject to (2) .

　　The quotation remains open for (3) days.

　　The man will consult (4) in the Philippines.

　　第 9 题：中LISTENING(PART ONE):

　　MAKING PRODUCT PROMOTION

　　Linda brought samples of (1) product to show Mr. Evens.

　　The product is shaped under (2) and temperature into boards for walls.

　　The company has the best (3) to bring it to success.

　　Mr. Evens is always interested in (4) .

　　第 10 题：中LISTENING(PART ONE):

　　Notes

　　The first woman asked Sam to draft (1) .

　　To divide the employees into several groups according to their (2) .

　　When you get here in the morning, (3) the machine for 3 to 5 minutes.

　　Remember to wear (4) to avoid geeing burnt.

　　第 11 题：中LISTENING(PART THREE):

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　　What was Joanna's opinion of the firm's slogan, "H&G is your guarantee"?

　　A It was a bit outdated.

　　B It was not attractive compared with other companies'.

　　C It couldn't match with the company's innovative spirit.

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　　Why didn't John Martin agree to change the old slogan?

　　A Because a lot of old customers believed in their reputation

　　B Because he himself liked it

　　C Because he was not a changing person

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　　Why did John Martin want to see the stand before the exhibition opened?

　　A Because he thought this could attract more customers

　　B Because he thought this could avoid going wrong

　　C Because he had got other desk lines to do

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　　Joanna, the advertising manager, planned to invite a number of journalists to

　　A print photographs of the new desk line, the "Standfirm".

　　B have a mystery created in their minds with the explanation following later.

　　C write a flattering article about the new desk line.

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　　The campaign planned by Joanna includes everything except

　　A the directing manager who was make a speech.

　　B audience eager to see the new desk range.

　　C the pretty secretary.

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　　What kind of secretary would be needed to stand by the "Standfirm" desk?

　　A A pretty one

　　B An ambitious person

　　C A mild person

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　　Why did Peter, the production manager, come to the exhibition?

　　A Because he came to see a friend

　　B Because he supervised the work

　　C Because the contractor were behind the schedule

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　　Publicity here is all about

　　A getting a company and its products known and talked about by the public.

　　B the work of the advertising manager in a firm.

　　C the function of a stand at the International Office Equipment Exhibition.

　　第 12 题：填空题:

　　In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.

　　A: What is important when…?

　　Relocating a business

　　· Local workforce available

　　· Location or site

　　B: What is important when…?

　　Aiming to reach a new market

　　· Finding out target consumers

　　· Advertising

　　C: What is important when…?

　　Exhibiting at trade fair

　　· Quality of display

　　· Staff selected

　　第 13 题：填空题:

　　In this part of the test, you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.

　　For two candidates

　　Dealing with Copyright Problems

　　Your company is designing a logo for a new product. And the prototype that came out is similar to a well-known brand name in the market.

　　You have been asked to deal with the copyright problem.

　　Discuss the situation together and decide:

　　· what similarities the logos share

　　· what actions should be taken to deal with the problem.

　　For three candidates

　　Dealing with Copyright Problems

　　Your company is designing a logo for a new product. And the prototype that came out is similar to a well-known brand name in the market.

　　You have been asked to deal with the copyright problem.

　　Discuss the situation together and decide: