剑桥商务英语二级模拟试题2附答案Word下载.docx

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.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

Example

Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsoftheworldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.

Answer:

B

1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsoftheworld.

2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeofmedicines.

3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogramcenters.

4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyforthecompany.

6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthecustomers.

7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesallovertheworld.

A.FORD

Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingitsmanufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperationsinNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLationAmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontalorganizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogramcenterswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnewcarsandtrucks.

B.IBM

BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsalesoperationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchasbanking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfromanorganizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminateturfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

C.BMS

Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusinessbyappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwideconsumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinandExcedrin.The

11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohasformedanewunitwithworldwide

responsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-careproducts.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank（8-12）markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

15June1993

Ms.MarthaWeston

WordProcessingSupervisor

ABCCompany

PostOfficeBox1072

28King'

sStreetLondon

DearMs.Weston.

PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

I'

mPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently......example.....Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Herearemyobservations.

Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor.......8......Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter......9......

Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime.......10......

Performance

Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent.......11.....Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccure.......12.....Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

Example:

I

ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.

TheNewLook

WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britain'

sbiggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforitssuddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,thebank'

smanagingdirectorandanoffspringofitsfoundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchiefexecutive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.Itseemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanandchiefexecutivethanbig

shareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietlytoquestionhisabilitytodobothjobsatonce.Now,weeksbeforeheisduetomoveup,thequesti