专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷215
选择题
(1)When times are good, they are very, very good for consultants. But when they are bad, they are horrid. As the economy stalled in 2009, the global consulting industry shrank by 9.1%. It was the worst year since at least 1982, according to Kennedy Information, an industry monitor.
(2)Now the kids are back in the conference rooms. Companies that shelved plans during the recession are dusting them off and looking for help. And the work is more cheerful. When bosses did hire consultants in 2009, 87% of projects were aimed at cutting costs rather than boosting growth, says Kennedy. This year, just 47% of project spending will be on cutting costs. The rest will go on growth plans, from mergers to installing new computer systems. But not all will benefit equally.
(3)Consulting is a diverse industry. Best known are the elite strategy consultancies such as McKinsey & Co, the Boston Consulting Group(BCG)and Bain. Firms such as AT Kearney, Booz & Company and Oliver Wyman do the same sort of work but are smaller. A second category comprises the consulting units of the Big Four accounting firms—PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst & Young. All but Deloitte shed their consulting units in the early 2000s, amid post-Enron fears of conflict-of-interest, but have since grown new ones. A third group consists of technology firms with big consulting businesses, such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard, which focus on installing and integrating computer systems. Finally, some consultants are hard to distinguish from pure outsourcing firms.
(4)Strategy consulting, the most famous variety, is also the most controversial. \\
1.Which of the following is NOT the purpose of consulting projects?(C)
A. To reduce costs.
B. To enhance development.
C. To manage operations.
D. To remodel business.
解析：根据第2段第4句可知cutting costs是咨询项目的目的之一，A与之对应；B与该段倒数第2句中的go on growth plans对应；由第4段第5句中的re-invent their businesses可知D也是目的之一；而C所说的运营管理虽然在第4段最后一句中提到了，但文章说的是consulting on operations-management，即关于运营管理方面的咨询，而不是进行运营管理，所以应该选C。
2.How many types of consulting companies are there in the consulting industry?(C)
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
解析：根据题干内容定位到第3段。该段首句是主题句：咨询是一个多样化的行业。根据该段中的Bestknown．．．，A second category，A third group及最后一句中的Finally可知咨询公司总共有4种，应选C。
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the fifth paragraph?(D)
A. Strategy consulting firms are no longer needed.
B. Strategy consulting business thrives in Europe.
C. Strategy consultants are in great demand.
D. Some proportion of strategy consulting has been occupied by its peers.
解析：第5段开头两句说在北美不再需要太多战略咨询师，在欧洲也已经饱和了(satiated)，故B、C说法错误；第4句中的strategy consulting is far from dead．说明战略咨询业务还远不会消亡，因此A不正确；由第5句“战略咨询业务渐渐不如其他类型的咨询了”(it is increasingly overshadowed by…)可知D正确。
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Big Four?(B)
A. They have acquired companies in technological field.
B. They can offer consulting service to their audit clients anywhere.
C. They have their own consulting branch.
D. They are globally-operated firms.
解析：文章第3段和第6段提到的Big Four指四大会计师事务所(accounting firms)，也叫审计事务所(audit firms)。在第3段中提到的consulting units指的就是他们自己的咨询机构(C)；第6段第2句讲到这四大审计公司收购从事科技、医疗等的专业公司(A)；该段第3、4句说在美国以外的地方，会计师事务所可以为自己的客户提供咨询服务，由此可见D说法正确，B说法错误
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