商务英语BEC中级考试冲刺模拟试题及答案(4).doc

TEST FOUR READING 1 HOURREADINGPART ONEQuestions 1-7 Look at the statements below and the information on soy and soy product on the opposite page. Which section (A, B, C, or D) does each statement 1-7 refer to? For each statement 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once.1 In food industry sales volume is determined by nothing other than flavor.2 People in Asian countries eat soy products regularly to obtain protein.3 Considerable profits will be achieved in food industry because of advertisements on soy products.4 The soybean is used as a source of food for both human and livestock around theworld.5 The western countries primarily regarded soybean as an interesting and rare plant.6 Soy will become one of the most popular foods in the 21st century.7 Soy product may reduce the risk of heart disease.AThe soybean is a legume native to China. For 5000 years, China has been using soybeans as a source of food and medicine. As one of the five sacred grains in China, soybeans were extensively cultivated and highly valued. In the eighteenth century, soybeans were introduced in Europe for the first time and were regarded merely as an object of botanical curiosity. It was only in the 1930s when the United States began exploring and developing soybean varieties through hybridization. Today, as a main source of protein, soybeans are a regular component of human diet in countries such as China, Japan and Indonesia.B Many countries around the world produce as well as consume soybeans for different reasons. In Asia, the soybean is grown chiefly for the beans, which is consumed fresh, fermented, or dried. As a source of protein and oil, soybean milk is made with the whole soybeans. Bean curd is made from soymilk and tofu is seasoned or cooked together with other dishes. In the West, soybeans are produced primarily for the soybean meal used as livestock feed. As more investigative results of research have unveiled the health benefits of soybean food products, soy foods are gaining more popularity as a health product.CSoy has been available for more than two decades in health food stores, specialty markets and restaurants that serve healthy, hot meals. But now its poised to become the food of the next millennium, available soon in nearly everything, everywhere. Some people believe the soy protein business will triple over the next two years because of the FDA announcement (The FDA is now letting companies advertise a connection between soy protein and a healthy heart, and it is sure to mean healthy profits).DToday.the one-billion-dollar-a-year soybean business is dominated by companies that produce soy burgers, soymilk and tofu, but the future is in new products like soy pizza, soy peanut butter, even soy breakfast cereal. But experience has shown that unless healthy food tastes good, it fails in the marketplace. And many consumers consider the taste of soy, in this case tofu, bland or at best, bean-like. In Boca Burger in Chicago they wont say how they make their soy burgers taste like meat, but theyre convincing enough to be featured in school cafeterias and fast food restaurants.PART TWOOuestion$ 8-12 Read the article below about the history of IBM. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning, (0).Example. A IBM was among the first corporations to provide group life insurance, survivor benefits and paid vacations. B IBM is the most prominent casualty of the technology spending freeze, but others are suffering as well.C In 1911, Holleriths company was merged with two others, Computing Scale Co., of America and International Time Recording Co. D But its origins can be traced back to 1890, when the United States was experiencing waves of immigration.E IBMs competitors filed 20 anti-trusts during the 1970s and none succeeded.F In 1924, to reflect C-T-Rs growing worldwide presence, its name was changed to International Business Machine Corp., or IBM.G Watson also stressed the importance of the customer, a lasting IBM principle.PART THREEOuestions 13-18Read the article below about American consumers borrowing styles, and the questions on the opposite page. For each question 13-18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose. 15 Why is it difficult for young consumers to borrow money from bank? A Because they have no steady work and cant register a credit card. B Because they drag out the loan. C Because they are unlikely to pay the things purchased by credit. O Because they are unwilling to pay interest.14 According to the passage, what does single-payment loan refer to? A You may run loans from 30 to 60, or 90 days. B You must repay debts once in 30, 60, or 90 days. C It is the newest type of bank loan. D It refers to the loan provided for only one depositor.1$ According to paragraph 2, if you use $100 of your credit and repay it in 20 days, how much interest will you pay? A 70 cents. B 60 cents. C 80 cents. D 50 cents.16 What is the requirement to borrow from a credit union? A Consumers must be the members of a credit union. B Consumers must have steady income. C The organization must lend money at low rates of interest. D Consumers must deposit their savings in the credit union.17 Which is not mentioned on borrowing from a small-loan company? A These companies operate differently under state laws. B These companies charged lower than pawnbrokers. C Most of the loans made by these companies have no guarantee. D Customers must repay the loans in installment.18 What is both an advantage and disadvantage of borrowing on life insurance? A Life insurance loans are available to everyone. B Some types of insurance have a cash value. C Customers will let a loan run on and on. D The deadline of repaying the loans is flexible.PART FOURQuestions 19-33Read the article below about cruise business.Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D on the opposite page. For each question 19-33, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet. There is an example at the beginning, (0). 19 A passengers B holders C .managers D producers20 A calling B showing C appealing D applying21 A symbol B experience C product D idea22 A rare B big C many D short23 A figure A gap C edge D average24 A only B largest C first D expensive25 A more B nearly C sometimes D hardly26 A produce B take C receive D make27 A whole B complete C sheer D partial26 A goods B items C provisions D supplies29 A practice B disadvantage C purpose D strength30 A sending B permitting C making D refusing31 A advertising B applying C broadcasting D loading32 A fire B employ C help D accept33 A profit B cost C money D volumePART FIVEQuestions 34-45 Read the text below about opinions on ethics and mission statements. In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text. Some lines, however, are correct. If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet. If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet. The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00).WRITING 45 MINUTESWRITINGPART ONE* You are the Customer Service Manager in a telemobile company who has received a call from a customer complaining about the delay of delivery. Write a memo to your secretary. Telling her about the claim Mentioning the serial number of the order and date of deliveryAsking for relevant files and the duplicate invoice Write 40-50 words on a separate sheetPART TWO You work in a washing machine company. You are asked to write a short report about consumer preference for the features of automatic washing machines in different countries. Read the following table below. Use the information in the table to write a short report. Write 120-140 words on a separate sheet.LISTENING 40 MINUTES (including 10 minutes transfer time)LISTENINGPART ONEQuestions 1-12You will hear three telephone conversations or messages. Write one or two words or s number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. You will hear each recording twice.Conversation One (Questions 1-4)Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling the personnel officer.Conversation Two (Questions 5-8) Look at the note below. You will hear a man telephoning a travel agent.Conversation Three (Questions 9-12) Look at the note below.You will hear a woman calling to make an appointment.PART TWOQuestions 13-22Section One(Questions 13-17) You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide who is speaking. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice.13 _14 _15 _16 _17 _Section Two(Questions 18-22) You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide which topic the speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once.You will hear the five recordings twice.18 _19 _20 _21 _22 _PART THREEQuestions 23-30 You will hear a panel discussion in which the host is joined by the chairman of SCT, a computer technology corporation providing Internet technology, and president of ClientSoft Incorporated, a software technology enterprise. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice.23 How did Scott help organizations maximize their technology? A By extending the enterprise. B By using proprietary technology. C By improving customer relationships.24 According to the interview, what does translation of information mean? A Information of different languages was translated into English. B Users can acquire and understand the information. C Information on products of software company is built into Web-based applications.25 What is the main function of browsers clicked by an insurance agent? A It submits a policy on paper to the parent companys main office. B It gives access to mainframe and navigates a secure and accurate policy transaction. C It connects to companys mainframe and contributes to instant policy transaction.26 The language of the computer mainframe and English A are quite different from each other B are quite similar to each other C are used by different people in different occasions27 The service nature of SCT company is A using Internet technology to help organizations leverage key relationship B using Internet technology to help organizations expand their investment C using Webpack 2000 to make life easier20 What can Campus Pipeline Solutions provide? A Online registration. B E-business applications. C Taculty administrations.29 Whats the bottom line of SCT? A To harvest from customers multiple millions of dollars in some examples. B To give each user their own personalized pipeline. C To build the long-term relationship with the clients.30 Why did utilities facing deregulation need systems provided by SCT? A They wanted to use the system to make new regulations. B They wee driven by the global competition to compete for a business with Clientsoft. C They wanted to solicit and maintain relationship with their clients.SPEAKING 14 MINUTESSPEAKINGPART ONEThe interview-about 3 minutesIn this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.PART TWOMini presentations-about 6 minutesIn this part of the test you are asked to givea 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,PART THREEDiscussion-about 5 minutesIn this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.参考答案TEST FOUR READINGPart OneID 2A 3C 4B 5A 6C 7CPart Two8C 9G 10F IIA 12EPart Three13A 14B 15 B 16A 17C 18DPart Four19A 20C 21B 22A 23 D 24B 25B26D 27C 28B 29 B 30A 31A 32B33 DPart Five34 AND 35 LESS 36 WERE 37 THAT38 WHO 39 CORRECT 40 MANY41 CORRECT 42 MORE 43 ONE 44 TO45 CORRECTTEST FOUR WRITINGPart OneDear Ms Jones,A customer complained that his order has been delayed, which should have been shipped on 19 February. The serial number of the order is 241-572355. Please send me the relevant files and the duplicate invoice.Part TwoReport on Consumer PreferencesThe table shows consumer preferences in four different European countries.In the United Kingdom and France consumers prefer 34 and narrow shells, while in Germany Mand Sweden 34 and wide shells. The load capacity varies slightly between 5 and 6 kilos. The preferredspin speed ranges from 850 rps (UK), 800 rps (Sweden), 700 rps (Germary) to 600 rps(France).The preferred drum material is enamel in the Germany and France, but stainless steel in the other countries. Consumers in every country except Germany prefer front loading to top loadingmachines. The British and the French want a water heating system, but this is not so elsewhere. Each country has a different preference for styling features, the German favoring and inconspicuous appearance, the British requiring a machine which looks indestructible, the French an elegant machine and the Swedes a strong-looking one. The final feature, the washing action, sees a divisionbetween Germany and France where consumers prefer an agitator, and the other countries where a tumble action is preferred.TEST FOUR LISTENINGPart One1 Accounts 2 job offer 3 pension4 Friday morning 5 8:50 6 business7 3, 405 8 JL3-12ZL 9 Cindy10 chest pains 11 12th 12 15:20Part Two13C 14A 15H 16E 17G 18A 19H2O D 21 F 22 CPart Three23B 24 B 25C 26A 27A 28A 29C30 CTapescriptListening Test FourThis is the Business English Certificate,Vantage Listening Test 4.Part One. Questions 1-12.You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below.You will hear each recording twice.Pause 3 secondsConversation One. Questions 1-4.Look at the note below.You will hear a man calling the personne officer.You have 15 seconds to read through the note.Pause 15 secondsNow listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Human Resources, Jenny speaking. Can I help you?Man: Good morning. Id like to speak to Ruper GrinS, please.Woman: Im afraid Mr. Grints out of the office a the moment. Can I take a message for you?Man: I see. Its Patrick Fisher from Accounts I really need to speak to him. Its fairly urgent.Woman: Well, hes not coming back untiL Thursday. Im his personnel assistant, maybe I can help you.Man: OK. The thing is Ive had a very attractive job offer in Colins Corporation.Woman: Uh-hm.Man: It would be a promotion and the pay and conditions are very good. The trouble is I need tOspeak to Mr. Grint about my pension before I make a final decision.Woman: All right. I tell you what I can do. Hes having meetings for the whole day. Ill fax your message to him right away and see if he could give a call back.Man: That would be great, because I have to give them an answer by Friday morning.Woman: Ill contact you as soon as possible.Man: Thanks a lot. Goodbye.Woman: Goodbye.Pause 3 secondsNow listen to the recording again.Pause 3 secondsConversation Two. Questions 5-8.Look at. the note below.You will hear a man telephoning a travel agent.You have 15 seconds to read through the note.Pause 15 secondsNow listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Good morning. Overseas Flight TravelAgency. How can I help you?Man: Hello. This is Steve Mason from Tabco Ltd.Im look