BEC中级全真试题

1、剑桥商务英语BEC中级阅读全真试题READINGQUESTIONS1-45PARTONEQuestions1-7Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.Whichjobdoeseachsentence1-7referto?Foreachsentence,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacom

2、putersystem.Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.Theadvertis

3、ementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.ABUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youw

4、illbefluentinasecondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.BDEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon,youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienc

5、einwomensfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.CLEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadofthelegaloffice,yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork,typingreports,diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkl

6、oad.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficientmannerisessentialDREGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnolog

7、y.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.PARTTWOQuestions8-12Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-

8、I)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.(example)I.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionworldwide.ICOestimatesthatwor

9、ldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.(8).Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietna

10、mwereequalwith3.4%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.(9)However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.Thedistrib

11、utionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.(10).Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyf

12、romoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.(11).IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestpro

13、blemforhisorganisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.(12).ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyearsseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreated

14、alotofinterest.Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestimatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswillcontinuetorisesteadily.NewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamount

15、toasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweath

16、erdamagetocrops.Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.Thismakethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,He

17、adoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganisation(ICO),basedinLondon.PARTTHREEQuestions13-20Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20ontheoppositepage.ALessonInStressManagementDemandsplacedonusatworkcanoftenleadtoconsiderableworryanddiscomfort.Thereare,however,waysofprotectingourselvesfr

18、omthestresswefaceatwork.WeinterviewedJaneCollard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.1.InJaneCollardsopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditisdifficultforsomeemployeestoavoidit.Indeed,stressisregard

19、edbymanyaspartoftheorganizationalcultureofourinstitutions:itcomeswiththejob.Recentfiguresindicatethattimetakenoffworkbecauseofstresshasincreasedby500percentsincethe1950s.Undoubtedly,changesinworkingconditionshaveledtogreaterpressureatworkatalllevels.Withreductionsinstaffing,workloadsforindividualemp

20、loyeeshaveincreased.Inaddition,manyemployeesareleftworryingaboutthesecurityoftheirjobs.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceo

21、fstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressed

22、physically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineesle

23、arnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritisedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealsoremindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetode

24、legate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducingwastedtime,forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.Janefeelsthatoneofthemostusefulfeaturesofthecourseisthatitenablestraineestodealwiththosedemandsordeadlinesthattheyregardasunreasonable.Theyareencouragedtoavoidbeingdefen

25、sive,butatthesametimetheyareadvisednottobeafraidofsayingno.Theyareaskedtogivereasonsonlyifnecessary.Thetraininghelpsthemtoforeseedifficultsituationsorunwanteddemands,andtheylearnhowtopreparethemselvesmentally.Everyoneisencouragednottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularsense

26、ofhelplessness.Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemselvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandisrefusedoradeadlinemissed.Lifegoeson.Questions13-16Forquestions13-16,choosethebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbel

27、ow.Foreachnumberedparagraph1-4,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagersBCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitudeCTimelostatworkthroughsicknessDCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironmentEExplanationsformisseddeadlinesFstressreductionthroug

28、hbetterorganisationGTypicalproblemsassociatedwithstressParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Questions1720Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20withaphraseA-Gfromthelistbelow.Foreachquestion17-20,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.17Mostpeopleagreetha

29、ttherecentincreaseinstressisduetochangesin.Thetraineesaretaughtthattherightlevelofstressatworkisimportantforgood.Traineeslearnthatonewayoflimitingstressisbydecidingupon.OneofthemostimportantpartsofthecourseislearninghowtoreacttoAlevelsofperformanceBshorterdeadlinesCemploymentpracticesDhigherlevelsof

30、sicknessEunfairdemandsPARTFOURQuestions21-35ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.ChoosethecorrectwordA,B,C,or,Dontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.Foreachquestion21-35,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.EmploymentOpportunitiesforGraduateswiththeProvincialBankTheProvincialBankisoneo

31、fthebiggest(example)institutionsintheU.K.Withits1,900branchesand58,000employees,ithas(21)ahouseholdname.Almost4,000oftheseemployees(22)managerialorexecutivepositions.Thebankhasanoutstanding(23)ofprofitability,whichhasbeenachievedbyintroducinginnovationsatthesametimeasmaintainingleadershipofthe(24).T

32、hebankscomprehensivetrainingprogrammeconcentrateson(25)themostimportantskillsthatgraduatesneedinorderto(26)earlymanagementresponsibility.Traineestakeresponsibilityfortheirowncontinuousself-developmentthroughvisitingotherbranchesanddepartments,andby(27)coursesinmanagementskills.Theyalsoreceivetrainin

33、ginordertoincreasetheirknowledgeofthebanks(28).Thebanksupports(29)ofstaffwhowishtotakeprofessionalexaminations,anditsGraduateTrainingSchemeis(30)tothenationallyrecognizedDiplomainManagement.Obviouslythequalityofitsmangersisof(31)importancetothebanksperformance.Itwelcomesgoodgraduatesinanysubjectarea

34、,(32)theycandemonstratetheabilitytoinfluenceevents,andhavethepotentialto(33)bothasleadersandaspartofateam.MostgraduatetraineesjointheRetailBankingdivisioninitially.Thosestartingonthisprogrammewillsoonhavethe(34)toworkinotherpartsofthebankandcan(35)avariedandflexibleworkinglife.Example:AbudgetaryBfis

35、calCfinancialDeconomicExample0ABicD=口21AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome22AholdBdoCkeepDown23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperience24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening26ApresentBtreatCdealDhandle27AobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying28AservicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilities29A

36、colleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons30AqualifiedBcombinedCfastenedDlinked31AmainBvitalCnecessaryDsuperior32AthereforeBthusCprovidedDonly33AsucceedBrealizeCgainDovercome34AchoiceBchanceClikelihoodDprobability35AforecastBbelieveCsupposeDexpectPARTFIVESectionAQuestions36-40Readthetextbelowaboutaspecialkind

37、ofcompetition.Inmostofthelines36-40thereisoneextrawordwhichdoesnotfit.Oneortwolines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0TheinternationalYouthSkillsOlympicsisavocationalskillscompe

38、titionin0CORRECT00whichtheyoungpeopledemonstratetheirachievementsinarangeofareas.00THEThecompetition,whichthereisheldeverytwoyears,isorganizedbytheinternationalTrainingOrganisation.AllU.K.competitorsqualifyfortheteambygettingthroughatoughnationalcompetition.Theirbackgroundsarevaryfromartstosciences,

39、andstudentstotheself-employed.Sincetheydonotknowwhichskillareatheywillbetestedin,theymusttotrainforeverythingbeforethestartofthecompetition.SectionBQuestions41-45Readthetextbelowaboutmarketresearch.Ineachline4145thereisonewrongword.Foreachline4145,writethecorrectwordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0Yourbusinesswillonlysuccessifcustomerslikeyourp