BEC二级模拟试题5

1、BEC二级模拟试题5A . North Korea announ ced that it had begu n to cha ngethe fuel at a nuclear reactor at Youngbyonwithout theprese nee of i nternatio nal in spectors, a move that is con trary to intern ati onal agreeme nts.B. The Khmers Rouges claimed to have captured the tow nof Mon gkol Borei, in no rth

2、-western Cambodia. As Ki ng Siha nouk prepared to leave for Chi na to resume can cer treatme nt ,he said he had lost hope of resol ving the Cambodia n con flict.C. Japans main opposition party, the Liberal Democrats,said it would try to bring down the minority governmentofTsutiomu Hata once the budg

3、et is passed by parliament in mid-July.D. The Philipp ines refused a dema nd by Indon esia to ban aconference in Manila on East Timor, provokingthe worstdispute betwee n the coun tries for several years.PART TWOQuestio ns 8-12.Read this memora ndum.i.Choose the lest sentence from the list A-l to fil

4、l each of the bla nks.For each blank (8-12) mark one letter (A-l) on your An swer Sheet.De not mark any letter twice.One an swer has tee n give n as an example.MEMORANDUMTo: Filma Williams ,school of ArchitectureFrom : Ram S. Joh nson Physical Pla nt Operatio nsSubject : Air-c on diti oning In stall

5、ati on Costs for East Hall.Date : 4494As you requested in your memo of March 15, we have studied the costs of installing air conditioning for the seven offices and two studio classrooms in Eest Hallexample.Office and Classroom in stallati onEstimates were obta ined from three con tractors on the cos

6、ts of covering the offices and classrooms8 Thework would take about three weeks.Because the cen tral un it would be in stalled on the roof, some noise problems might occur during a four-or five-day period9Sheet metal work to build out lest in the classescould be done on weeke nds , and the overtime

7、labour costs ofabout $1,500 have bee n in eluded in the estimates.Arrangementswere not made to do the office spacein stallati on on weeke nds 10Additi onal In stallati onBecause a larger installation,including a more powerfulcentral unit, would be necessary to handle the halls andstairways ,an addit

8、ional $6 , 000 would be required for theequipment11 If this additi onal work were delayed un tila later time, a new cen tral un it would be required along withcha nges in the pipe way12SummaryThe total job for the buildi ng would be about $ 35, 000 ifdone at one time. A two-stage in stallati on woul

9、d cost about$55 ,000. I can get official bids at your request.Example: AA As you suggested, we also sought information on theadditi onal cost of aircon diti oning in the entrance halls and stairways.B All these three were in the $ 20,000 to $25,000 ran ge.C This later in stallation would cost about

10、$20,000.D However, class in terruptio n should be mi ni mal.E In the same way, each of these three would take at least one mon th.F Therefore ,the total cost was this $6 ,000 plus another $5,000.G Labour costs would be an additi onal S 5 ,OOO,bri ngingthe total cost of the addition to $11 ,000.H Eac

11、h faculty member could expect to have workers in the office for about one day.I So faculty members can continue their office work as usual.PART THREEQuestio ns 13-20.Read this letter alert expla nati on of bus in ess problems ,and an swer the questi ons that follow.Williams and Co.54 Jerm yn StreetL

12、on don SW 1Y 6LXJuly, 1993Man ager of Export SalesHilton Motorcycles Ltd.Fen ley WorksDear Sir or Madam :We received your letter dated 2nd July, expressing your dissatisfacti on with the prese nt level of your sales in Nigeria.We shall try to explai n as briefly as possible how it is that your compe

13、titors are doing so well so that you may see why it is that we are not. We shall also suggest ways of impro ving the presentsituation. Our difficultiesmay be summarizedasfollows :1. Your competitors pay for extensive advertisinginn ewspapers and magaz ines that reach every corner of Nigeria.We recei

14、ve no finan cial help for advertis ing and do not receive sufficie nt commissi on to pay for it ourselves.2. The compa ny referred to in your letter sent a two-ma nteam on a tour of six provin ces in a specially equipped lorry containing the models they wished to publicize. Their age nt had arran ge

15、d displays in the tow ns they were due to visit and had announced them in the local press. With such backing from the manu facturer ,high sales are in evitable !3. What sells well in Europe does not n ecessarily sell well elsewhere. Your competitors know this and pla n accord in gly. They give maxim

16、um publicity to three or four models that are sure to sell well here. We would suggest that you do the sameand concen trate on the 98cc Speedy, the 250cc Hun ter and the 350cc Hawk.4. In spite of the excelle nt contain ership service betwee nEn gla nd and West Africa we are still hav ing to wait for

17、 too long for orders to be shipped. Once they have placed an order, customers are impatie nt to receive it. Our prese nt commissi on of 10/00 does not allow us to un dertake sales tours in other regi ons. Nigeria covers an area of over 350,000 square miles and our prese nt commissi on will not sta n

18、d the expe nse of such trips.Ifyouare prepared toin crease ourcommissi ons ,con tribute to our travel expe nses on the Ion ger journ eys and back us with advertis ing. We are convin ced that we can do as well as your competitors. We look forward to your comme nts.Y ours faithfully ,Williams and Co.Q

19、uestio ns 13-16.For questions13 -16 ,choose the correct title for eachparagraph from the box below.For each paragraph (1-4) mark one letter (AG) on your An swer Sheet.Do not mark any letter twice.13. Paragraph 114. Paragraph 215. Paragraph 316. Paragraph 4A Deliveries and commissi onB A two-ma n tea

20、mC Proper models.D More advertiseme ntsE Your competitors successful methodsF Expe nses for tripsG Sales promotio nsQuestio ns 17-2017. We are going to give a briefexplanation18. Your competitorsadvertisementsoften appear inpopular publicati ons19. Hear is our suggesti on that you follow their examp

21、leand20. If you give us more financial assistanee ,we believe.,A. Why your competitors are doing better tha n us.B. that they wished to publicize.C. that we can catch up with your competitors.D. that you concen trate on three models.E. that are sure to sell well.F. which they would certai nly visit.

22、G. that reach every corner of Nigeria.PART FOURQuestio ns 21-35.Read this text about a British bus in ess.Choose the best word to fill each gap.For each question (21-35) mark one letter (A ,B ,C or D)on your An swer Sheet.One an swer has bee n give n as an example.Jack Cohe n and his wife Tessa bega

23、 n their small grocerybus in ess on Londons High Street in the early 1950s. Si nee thatexamplethe compa ny , TESCO , has grow n tobecome .the UKs leading food retailer with annual sales of 6.4po unds billi on and has21a new reputati on forquality and service. Its 384 stores in England, Scotland and

24、Wales22. . . . . more tha n nine milli on customers perweek.In the 34 year old Colin Smith we can see TESCOs23on value plus quality and service. Upon24TESCOs managementteam in 1987 as trading director forfresh meats ,he immediately focused25improvi ngsupply and distributensystems. He set up a suppli

25、ercertificati on program with strict specificati ons for process ingfacilities and livestock quality, plus26 qualitychecks at each TESCO distributi on cen ter and store.One of Smiths priorities has bee n an27lambprogram. TESCO could not obta in eno ugh fresh lamb to28. . . , . . dema n4 and was29to

26、fill in with froze nproduct. Smithtur nedto Cryovac specialistswho30with TESCO and its meat suppliers to31the Problem.The32was a new packag ing system fromCryovac featuri ng a harder Cryovac Barrier Bag which dramatically33packagedamages. Vacuumpackaged fresh lamb now arrives at TESCO stores in the

27、best con diti on year-r ound and sales have34to morethan tha n 60 milli on pounds35Example:A. period B. time C. year . D. dayAn swer: B21. A. had B. do ne C. made D. established22. A. sell B. serve C. meet D. hold23. A. emphasis B. idea C. n ame D. import3 nee24. A. beeo ming B. being C. en ter ing

28、D. joi ning25. A. on B. in C. at D. with26. A. nearby B. far C. further D. farther27. A. old B. improved C. impossible D able28. A. ask B. an swer C. satisfy D. questi on29. A. tried B. forced C. led D. set30. A. cooperate B. li nk C. study D. sit31. A. attack B. an swer C. ask D. dema nd32. A. next

29、 B. first C. result D. beg inning33. A. preve nted B. stopped C. reduced D. in creased34. A. en riched B. reached C. arrived D. grow n35. A. daily B. annu ally C. usually D. particularlyPART FIVESecti on AQuestio ns 36-40.Read this letter to the editor of a magaz ine.In most of the lines (36-40) the

30、re is one extra word whichdoes not fit in. One or two lin es, however, are correct.on.If the line is correct ,put a tick (v) in the space your .4n swer Sheet.If there is an extra word in the line ,write that word in the space on your An swer Sheet.Example :New Mexicos mi neral in dustries make up fo

31、r about one third of. . . forthe states 1.9 billi on gen eral-fu nd in come in fiscal year 1991. a/ .LETTER TO THE EDITORSir-you say that New Mexico has few n atural resources.36. However ,the min eral in dustry in New Mexico is one of the37. states most stron gest econo mic forces. In 1991 NewMexic

32、o38. ranked fourth one in the Un ited States in producti on ofn atural gas.39. Ten combined value of those oil and gas production was S 2. 8 billi on dollars.40. New Mexico came through the recent recession in much better shape tha n most otherstates.PART FIVESecti on BQuestio ns 41 45.The followi n

33、g is an En glish tra nslati on of the descripti on of a Japa nese product.In each line there is one wrong word.For each nu mbered line (41-45) write the correct word inthe space on your An swer Sheet.Example :In despite of the price well import productspiteThe Sharp FO-9000 works in three steps. Fir

34、st ,you tell the machi ne41. the size of the photo to be sen t out ,and the FO-9000sca ns it onto their42. hard disk. Then, the fax sends the data though phone lines43. to the fax in other office, Fin ally ,the sec ond recreates the image.44. The mach ine measures 16 in ches height by 18 wide by17 d

35、eep45. and weights88 pou nds. The price is high: $ 63,990 a pair,thisthefaxsince what use is only one?二.WRITINGPART ONEQuestion 46The staff in your office decided to spe nd holidays togetherthis year. While reading the new you are attracted by the advertiseme nt of the Grand Palazzo Hotel in Italy.

36、No one in your office has ever bee n to Italy. So you want your secratary to con tact the hotel through teleph one.Write a short message to Ms. Emily Malan,yoursecretary.Suggest the Visit to Italy.Give the hotel telepho ne nu mber to her.Ask her to con tact with that hotel.write 30-40 words on your

37、An swer Sheet.PART TWOQuestion 47You work for Global institute inc. , which produces softwares. You are resp on sible for Quality Man ageme nt System.Study the follow ing graph which shows the effort take n byyour company and IBI Inc , your main competitor. In the graph ,the Quality Man ageme nt is

38、divided into five parts.the.Use the in formatio n in the graph to write a short report (about 100 120 wards) suggestingways of improvingquality man ageme nt of your compa ny.Write on your An swer Sheet.附图三.LISTENINGPART ONEQuestio ns 1-12.You will hear three face to face conv ersati ons.Write dow n

39、one word or nu mber in the nu mbered spaces on the forms below.Message One. Questio ns 1-4Orderi ng ListTable No : 3Name of Customer : Mr.Dishes : Drink 2 bottles of beer.Main Dishes : Chicke n with red (3 )(4 ) . . . beef.stewardess No. 10 Service Time : 6 : 30pmMessage Two. Questi ons 5-8NEW ACCOU

40、NT REGISTRATIONName : Lilia n . (5). . . Ope n Date : 3rd ,Feb.Acco unt Type : (6). . . acco untDeposit Amount : (7)Message Three. Questio ns 9- 1 2Immigratio n Registrati onFlight No : JH21 2Arrival Time : 11:40Name : Hele n Robb insonPassport No : 72931831Purpose of Visit : (9)Temporary Stay ing P

41、lace : mai nly with (10)Stay ing Period : about (11) . mon thsLeavi ng Date : 15th ,(1 2 )PART TWOQuestio ns 13-22Secti on OneQuestio ns 13-17.You will hear five short pieces.For each piece decide what the speaker is talki ng about.Write one letter (A-H) n ext to the nu mber of the piece.You will he

42、ar the five pieces twice.1 31 41 51 6l 7objectsA cataloguesB boxesC booksD greeti ng cardsE radio programmesF weatherG TV programmesH carsSecti on TwoQuestio ns 18-22.You will hear ano ther five short pieces.For each piece decide who is talk ing.Write one letter (AH) n ext to the nu mber of the piec

43、e.You will hear the five pieces twice.18 19 20 21 22 speakersA a libraria nB a stewardessC a taxi-driverD a waitressE an inv estme nt coun selorF a n ews broadcasterG an electricia nH a pilotPART THREE .Questio ns 23-30.You will hear a talk give n by a senior econo mistofGerma ny. He talks about the Germa n econo micpolicy-M3 and its real effect