2017BEC商务英语初级考前练习题（6）

　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be spoken two times. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　1. A. Not go anywhere. B. Go to Andersons'.

　　C. Get ten pictures. D. Spend a lot of money.

　　2. A. Barry no longer lives in New York.

　　B. Barry doesn't know how to economize.

　　C. The woman called Barry in California.

　　D. The woman didn't ever meet Barry.

　　3. A. The man. B. The woman.

　　C. The woman's mother. D. A baker.

　　4. A. One hour. B. Two hours.

　　C. Three hours. D. Four hours.

　　5. A. His arm. B. His glasses.

　　C. His finger. D. His leg.

　　6. A. Be back in town Tuesday morning.

　　B. Come to see him Wednesday.

　　C. Call him on Thursday.

　　D. Make an appointment for Thursday.

　　7. A. Every day.

　　B. Every day except Thursday.

　　C. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

　　D. Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

　　8. A. On a train. B. On a boat. C. On a plane. D. On a bus.

　　9. A. It was sold out. B. It was too expensive.

　　C. She didn't like it. D. It was uninteresting.

　　10. A. Go for a long walk with her friend.

　　B. Rest and take care of herself.

　　C. Stay at home and do her exercises.

　　D. Catch up with her reading.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section you will hear 2 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken two times. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage I

　　11. A. It was too hot. B. There was a rock on the path.

　　C. There were no trees. D. His son could not go on.

　　12. A. A cushion. B. His shirt.

　　C. The rock. D. The ground.

　　13. A. A few minutes. B. All day.

　　C. Until night. D. Almost till evening.

　　14. A. He was afraid. B. He was interested.

　　C. He was surprised. D. He was lazy.

　　15. A. A rat running across. B. A stranger watching him.

　　C. A hare standing near him. D. A snake near his feet.

　　Passage II

　　16. A. Last month. B. Last year.

　　C. Last week. D. Last night.

　　17. A. Two weeks. B. Two years.

　　C. Two months. D. Two days.

　　18. A. English. B. Italian. C. Conversation. D. Marketing.

　　19. A. He wanted to go to England.

　　B. He wanted to talk with John.

　　C. He liked English very much.

　　D. He had a lot of American customers.

　　20. A. He got a little pocket money.

　　B. He got a room.

　　C. He got three meals a day.

　　D. All of the above.

　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15%)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　21.He is an honest official and never ____ any gifts from people

　　who sought his help.

　　A.received B.expected C.accepted D.took up

　　22.I suddenly ____ that it was past ten o'clock.

　　A. realized B.recognized C.understood D.happened

　　23.Any student who ____ his homework is unlikely to pass

　　the examination.

　　A. reduces B.offends C.practises D.neglects

　　24.The car was repaired but not quite to my ____.

　　A.joy B.pleasure C.attraction D.satisfaction

　　25.They seem to have no interest in ____.

　　A.mutual B.ordinary C.common D.usual

　　26.Solar cells have been developed primarily to ____ electric

　　power for spacecraft.

　　A.seek B.provide C.apply D.insure

　　27.I can't ____ that loud music.

　　A.persist in B. put out

　　C.hold on to D. put up with

　　28.The ____ outside the house says"No Parking".

　　A.notice B. paper C. note D. signal

　　29.Good ____! I hope you win the race.

　　A. fortune B.luck C.chance D.fate

　　30.When they arrived at the crossroads, they went the wrong ____.

　　A.track B.passage C.street D.way

　　31.He is the most ____ singer in his country.

　　A.public B.popular C.respecting D.referred

　　32.He doesn't work but he gets a good ____ from his investment.

　　A.income B.salary C.money D.wage

　　33.Do you feel ____ for a cup of tea?

　　A. sure B. intended C.inclined D.likely

　　34.As preparations were not completed in time, the

　　conference had to be ____ till the next Tuesday.

　　A. put away B.cancelled C.put aside D. postponed

　　35.Don't worry too much, brothers often argue. I'm sure

　　they'll ____ soon.

　　A. speak up B. mix up C.make up D.stay up

　　36.You will never succeed ____ you try hard.

　　A.till B.unless C.that D.however

　　37.I'd just as soon ____ those important papers with you.

　　A.that you won't take B.that you don't take

　　C.that you didn't take D.that you not take

　　38.Our classroom is ____ in the building.

　　A.bigger than any other one B.bigger than every one

　　C.the biggest of all the others D.the biggest than others

　　39.Wipe the dust ____ the table.

　　A. off B. from C.onto D.out of

　　40.Who was the first person ____ today?

　　A.spoke to you B.you spoke to

　　C.you spoke D.whom you spoke

　　41.She _____ be Canadian because she's got a British passport.

　　A. mustn't B.has not to C.can't D.needn't

　　42.The country seems to be moving ____war.

　　A.for B.against C.over to D.towards

　　43.He was asked to show them the same respect ____ they

　　would to him.

　　A.like B.which C.as D.when

　　44.Bob was ____ he lay down for an hour before dinner.

　　A.so tired as B. so tired that

　　C.too tired that D.too tired so

　　45.I would go and inform him if I ____ his address.

　　A. know B.had known C.would have known D.knew

　　46.He works too hard. That's ____ is wrong with him.

　　A.what B.why C.where D.how

　　47."I'm going to the theatre tonight."

　　"So _____."

　　A. shall I B. am I C.do I D. I am

　　48.You ____ drive carefully. The roads are wet.

　　A. had rather B. would rather

　　C. had better D.would like to

　　49.There has not been a great response to the sale, ____?

　　A. is there B.does there C.will there D.has there

　　50.This kind of work is unfamiliar ____ me.

　　A. to B. with C. of D. regarding

　　Part III Reading Comprehension

　　(A)

　　Under normal conditions the act of communication requires the presence of at least two persons: one who sends and one who receives the communication. In order to communicate thoughts and feelings, there must be a conventional system of signs or symbols which mean the same to the sender and the receiver.

　　The means of sending communications are too numerous and varied for systematic classification: therefore, the analysis must begin with the means of receiving communication. Reception of communication is achieved by our senses, sight, hearing, and touch play the most important roles. Smell and taste play very limited roles.

　　Examples of visual communication are gesture and imitation. Although both frequently accompany speech, there are systems that rely solely on sight, such as those used by deaf and dumb persons. Another means of communicating visually is signals of fire, smoke, flags or flashing lights. Feelings may be simply communicated by touch as by handshaking, although a highly developed system of handshaking has enabled blind, deaf, and dumb persons, to communicate intelligently. Whistling to someone, clapping hands in a theater, and other forms of communication by sound rely upon the ear as a receiver. The most fully developed form of auditory communication is, of course, the spoken language.

　　The means of communication mentioned so far have two features in common: they last only a short time, and the persons involved must be relatively close to each other. Therefore, all are restricted in time and space.

　　1. The word "auditory" in the third paragraph means communication by ____.

　　A. smelling B. seeing C. hearing D. touching

　　2. The author explains that he will deal with reception of communication first because _____.

　　A. communication actually takes place when the message is received

　　B. there are more means of receiving than of sending communications

　　C. reception of communications involves use of the sense

　　D. it is difficult to organize by type the means of sending communication

　　3. Clapping hands is specifically mentioned as an example of _____.

　　A. communication by sound

　　B. gesture and imitation

　　C. communication by touch

　　D. a simple system of visual communication

　　4. The author specifically mentions that speech is ____.

　　A. often used when communicating

　　B. necessary for satisfactory communication by gesture

　　C. the only highly developed system of communication

　　D. the most developed form of communication based on hearing

　　5. Which of the following statements about the way of communicating ideas and feelings mentioned in the passage is false?

　　A. They can be used to communicate over long distances.

　　B. They require both a sender and a receiver.

　　C. They involve use of conventional signs and symbols.

　　D. They utilize the senses for reception.

　　(B)

　　In general, the ancient Romans were a practical people. They cared less about philosophy and pure mathematics than did the Greeks. The Romans were the best of the ancient engineers and architects. They were brilliant students of Greek geometry and trigonometry, and they applied their knowledge to the construction of fine bridges, roads, aqueducts, and public buildings.

　　They knew about the smelting of iron ore, but they used the iron they produced mainly for spears, swords, and shields, rather than for building construction.

　　While the Romans accomplished practical wonders, they did very little theoretical scientific thinking. Because of their frequent wars, many of their inventions were no more than improvments in the design of Greek weapons with which they were familiar.

　　There are two reasons for the Romans neglect of philosophy and pure mathematics. First, they were apparently too busy conquering nearby nations and forming them into a rapidly growing empire to waste much time on abstract thinking. Secondly, they were handicapped by the rigidity of their numerical system, the ancient counterpart of the modern computing machine. Their number system discouraged the study of pure mathematics.

　　6. The author calls the Romans "practical" because they ____.

　　A. cared little about philosophy

　　B. applied their knowledge

　　C. saw the necessity for developing theoretical sciences

　　D. studied the past and learned from it

　　7. According to the selection, the Romans excelled in ____.

　　A. engineering and architecture B. inventing

　　C. smelting iron ore D. the art of war

　　8. In construction, the Romans made extensive use of ____.

　　A. iron ore B. geometry and trigonometry

　　C. Greek mathematical thought D. both B and C

　　9. Roman practicality may be explained by the ____.

　　A. Romaans' desire to expand their empire

　　B. Rigidity of the Romans' numerical system

　　C. Romans' lack of interest in abstract ideas

　　D. Both A and B

　　10. The author of this selection probably wanted to explain why ____.

　　A. he considers the Romans a practical people

　　B. Roman architects and engineers were the best in antiquity

　　C. Theoretical thinking is necessary for the growth of a nation

　　D. The Romans contributed little to philosophical thought