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剑桥商务英语初级模拟8
TEST8
READINGANDWRITINGIhour30minutes
PARTONE
Questions1—5
●Lookatthequestions1—5.
●Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?
●Foreachquestion,markoneletter(A,B,orC)onyourAnswerSheet.
1.Mindyourhead
A.Remembertoraiseyourhead.
B.Remembertoloweryourhead.
C.Watchoutforfailingbricks.
2.Pleaseallowupto30daysfromreceiptoforderfordelivery.
A.Ittakesnomorethanonemonthforcustomerstoreceivetheirgoods.
B.Ittakesonemonthforthecompanytoreceiveordersforgoods.
C.Thecompanydoesnotpermitgoodstobesentoutinlessthanamonth.
3.Delegatesareaskedtocheckoutby10:
30a.m.
Thedelegatesshouldleavetheirrooms
A.beforehalfpastten.
B.attenthirty.
C.earlierthanhalfpasteleven.
4.Companyperformance,1999
1998
1999
TotaloperatingIncome
$10,000
$25,000
EearningsperEmployee
$5,000
$15,000
NetIncome-beforeTax
$3.000
$3,500
A.NetIncome-beforeTaxin1999wassmallerthanin1998
B.TotalOperatingIncomein1998wasnotasmuchasNetIncome--beforeTax.
C.Theemployeesearnedmorein1999
5.Nophotographs
A.Ihavenophotographs.
B.Youarenotallowedtotakepictureshere.
C.Photographscannotbesoldhere.
PARTTWO
Questions6--10
●Lookatthelistofindustriesbelow.
●Forquestions6-10,decidewhichindustry(A—H)isthemostsuitableforeachperson.
●Foreachquestion,markthecorrectletter(A—H)ontheAnswerSheet.
●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
A
Retail
B
Construction
C
Pharmaceutical
D
Publishing
E
Financialservices
F
Manufacturing
G
Telecommunications
H
Leisure
6.WehaveachainofsupermarketsalloverBritain.
7.Thecompanyspecialisesinvideo-conferencingfacilities.
8.Weinvestourclients'moneyonthestockmarket.
9.Ourcompanyisinvolvedinmajorengineeringprojects.
10.Imanagethelocalsoprtscenter.
PARTTHREE
Questions11--15
●Lookatthechartsbelow.Theyshowcomputersales.
●Whichchartdoeseachsentence(11-15)describe?
●Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A--H)onyourAnswerSheet.
●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
11.Therewasnochangeuntiltheendoftheperiod,whencomputersalesrosesharply.
12.Atfirstcomputersalesrosesharply,butthenfellgraduallyfortherestoftheperiod.
13.Computersalesshowedadramaticincreaseformostoftheperiodbutdroppedslightlytowardstheend
14.ComputersalesfellduringAprilbutroseagaininMaytoexceedtheMarchsales.
15.Computersalesrosesteadilythroughouttheperiod.
PARTFOUR
Questions16--22
●Readthefollowingpassage.
●Arethesentences16--22"Right"or"Wrong"?
Ifthereisn'tenoughinformationtoanswer"Right"or"Wrong",choose"Doesn'tsay".
●Foreachsentence16--22,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.
ACompletelyDifferentProductAndANewWayOfDoingBusiness
WhenJamesDysonintroducedtheDC01vacuumcleanerin1993,fewpeoplecouldhaveguessedthatwithinafewyearsitwouldbethebiggestsellingvacuumcleanerinBritain.Withnobagandanumberofspaceagedesignfeatures,itwasunlikeanyothervacuumcleaner.
Today,theDysoncompanyemploys1,050peopleatitsheadquartersinMalmesbury.Thecompanyhasanannualturnoverof&150millionandDysonvacuumcleanersaresoldallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,thecompanyhaswonmanydesignawardsand,mostsurprisingofall,Dysoncleanersareondisplayinseveraloftheworld'sleadingmuseumsofmodemart.
Dysonisnotatypicalcompany.Forexample,everyonewhostartsworkatDysonmakesavacuumcleanerontheirfirstday.Thisway,allthestaffknowwhatthecompanyproducesandhowtheyproduceit.
Designersandengineersworktogethertodesignandtesttheftideas,unlikeothercompanieswheretheyareseparatedepartments.Dysonalsobelievesindirectcommunication--noonesendsmemosintheoffice,theygoandspeaktoeachother.Andnoonewearssuits.JamesDysondoesn'tinsistonthis,buthedoesbelievethatwearingasuitstopspeoplefromthinkingcreatively.JudgingfromthesuccessofDyson.fewercompanieswillwearsuitsinfuture!
16.Dysonvacuumcleanersarenotlikeothercleaners.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
17.Someoftheworld'sleadingmuseumsshowDysonvacuums.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
18.DesignandengineeringareseparatedepartmentsatDyson.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
19.PeopledonotcommunicatebymemoatDyson.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
20.JamesDysonbelievesthatwearingasuithelpsyouthinkcreatively.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
21.Thestyleofwearingdecidesthecompany'ssuccess.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
22.Thecompanysalesreached20millioninBritain.
A.rightB.wrongC.Doesn'tsay
PARTFIVE
Questions23—28
●Readthetextbelowaboutacompany'sproducts.
●Foreachquestion23-28,choosethecorrectanswer.
●Markoneletter(A,B,orC)onyourAnswerSheet.
Chairman'sStatement
Despitetheappearanceofanewcompetitoronthemarketthecompanycontinuedtogrowandincreaseitsmarketsharethroughout2000.Partlyinresponsetothisnewthreatbut,moreimportantly,aspartofastrategyforgrowth,severalkeydecisionsweretakenthisyear.Themostsignificantnewdevelopmentsincludedarangeofvitaminrichchildren'sdrinksandlowcaloriedietdrinks,whichbothprovedverypopular.
Thecompanyisstillbestknownforitsrangeofrefreshingfruitdrinksand,notsurprisingly,thesewereourbiggestsellersoncemore.Thereweretwonewadditionstotherangelastyear,Squish!
andLiquidSunshine,bothofwhichhaveadistinctiveCaribbeanflavour.ThefirstsalesfiguressuggestthatourexpensiveTVadvertisingcampaignwasverysuccessfulandthattheseproductswillsoonbeaspopularastherestofthefruitdrinkrauge.
Growthinthekeep-fitandhealthmarketsmeantourenergydrinksdidwellin2000.Salesofonebrand,Booster!
weresecondonlytofruitdrinksinAprilThestrengthofthisparticularmarketalsoexplainsthesuccessofournewdietdrinks.
Therewere,however,bigdifferencesintheperformanceofourolderproducts.Thecompany'soldestproduct,mineralwater,continuedtoenjoyahealthyshareofaveryprofitablemassmarket.Itseemsourcustomersarestillhappytostaywiththebranddespitetheincreasingnumberofcompetitors'products.Unfortunately,thesamecannotbesaidofourIce-TandChocomaniadrinks.Salesshowedaninitialincreaseinthesummerafterwerelaunchedbothproductsbutcustomerssoonboughtotherbrandsandtotalannualsalesforbothproductrangesweredisappointing.
Thecompanyalsosaidgoodbyetoitsownbrandofcola,launchedin1998.Aftertwounsuccessfulyearsoftryingtobreakintothehugecolamarket2000lookedlikebeinganotherpooryear.ThecompanyfinallyacceptedthatithadmadeawrongdecisionandstoppedproductioninSeptemberofthatyear.
23.Whatwasthemainreasonthecompanydecidedtolaunchisnewproductranges?
A.Itfacedincreasedcompetition.
B.Itwantedtoenternewmarkets.
C.Itinitiatedapolicyofexpansion.
24.Thenewfruitdrinkscostalotofmoneyto______.
A.develop.
B.produce.
C.launch.
25.ThebestsellingdrinksinAprilwere______.
A.energydrinks.
B.fruitdrinks,
C.dietdrinks.
26.Thecompany'sbrandofmineralwaterhasa______.
A.smallshareofasmallmarket.
B.largeshareofasmallmarket.
C.largeshareofalargemarket.
27.SalesforIce-TandChocomania______.
A.roseandthenfellagain.
B.increasedsteadily.
C.weredisappointingallyear.
28.Whendidthecompanystopproducingitsownbrandcola?
A.1998.
B.2000.
C.2002.
PARTSIX
Questions29--40
●ReadtheinformationaboutLopker.
●Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap.
●Foreachquestion29-40,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.
America'sfirstladyofsoftware
Foursuchawealthycouple,PamLopkerandhusbandKarllivein(29)style.TheyhaveahouseoverlookingtheoceaninCalifornia,anannyandacleaningladywhocomesinonceaweek.'Welivealongwaybelowourmeans,'saysLopker.
Anobsessivetimekeeper,Lopker(30)at5:
15a.m.everydayeithergoesforalongrun(31)togym.Shereturnshomeat7:
10a.m.(32)towakehertwochildren--aboyof10andagirlof8andpreparetheirbreakfast.Shethendropsthemoffatschool(33)herwaytowork
BythetimeshearrivesattheheadquartersofQADitisalready8:
30.Herdayisusuallyfull(34)meetings,ormarketing,strategyorsales.
Customersorpotentialcustomerscometoherofficeatleastthreetimesaweek,(35)shetriestosellthemQAD'sproducts.Shegave(36)designingprogramsin1990,butshestilltakesaninterestintechnicalworkdonebyherresearchstaff.
Lopkerleavestheoffice(37)6:
30p.m.everydayintimetobehometoseeherchildrenat7p.m.Herhusbandleavestheofficeat6p.m.sincehemakessupper(38)thefamilymostevenings.Itisimportantthatthefamilyeatstogether,saysLopker.
Intheeveningshespendstime(39)thechildren,playinggamesorreading.Televisionwas(40)forthechildrenlastyear--herson,shesays,wasspendingtoomuchtimewatchingitandnotenoughdoinghishomework.Hersonis,however,stillallowedtoplayonthecomputerandonhisNintendomachine.
29.A.tenseB.tiredC.modest
30.A.ariseB.risedC.raises
31.A.norB.orC.and
32.A.preciselyB.priciseC.exactly
33.A.inB.atC.on
34.A.ofB.withC.in
35.
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