BEC二级模拟考试题2

BEC二级模拟考试题2

一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthesharepricesbelow.

.Whichstockmarketdoeseachsentence(1-7)describe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,CorD)on

yourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Theindexwentupmorethanonethousand.

AnswerA

1.Thesharepriceswereinfluencedbytheimprovement

ofthetwocountries

relations.

2.Overtheweek,turnoverrosebyT$5.83bn.

3.Manypeoplewenttobuycapitalizationstocks.

4.Inthebeginningmanyforeignshareholdersbuyblue

chipsathighprices.

5.Pricewasloweraftershareholderssoldstocksin

industrialstomakeprofit.

6.OnThursdaypricedroppedandthenroseagain.

7.Thefallingofcompositeindexroseby1.3percent

ontheweek.

A.Bangkokrose2percentonthedayand3.4percent

overtheweekasbuyersmovedintolargemarket

capitalizationstocks.TheSETindexrose27.55to

1,383.57inturnoverofBt8.5bn,downfromThursdays

Bt10bn.

B.Taipeiwaspulledlowerbylateprofit-takingin

industrialsafterThursdaysrebound,andtheweighted

indexfell45.59to5,806.77,or1.7percent,overthe

week.TurnoverrosetoT$41.51bnfromT$35.78bn.

C.Manilaopenedstronglyonforeignbuyingofblue

chipsbutdippedatthecloseasprofitsweretaken.The

compositeindexfell10.07to2,907.00,1.3percent

higherontheweek

D.HongKongfinishedamixeddayslightlylower,sapped

byprofit-takingonconfirmationofUSrenewalofChina

sMFNtradestatusandconcernsoverthelowerdomestic

propertymarket.TheHangSengindexfell11.58toclose

at9,470.13,1.7percentlowerontheweek.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthislettertotheeditorofTheEconomist.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofill

eachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmar4anylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Sir-

YoustateonFebruary13ththatNewMexicohas"few

naturalresources",......example......In1991New

MexicorankedfourthintheUnitedStatesinproduction

ofnaturalgas,seventhinoilandtenthinnon-fuel

minerals......8......Non-fuelmineralscontributed

about$1billionandcoal$509million.

Taxesfromproductionoffuelsandminerals,andlease

paymentsonstatelandshavebeensetasideby

legislativeactstoendowtwopermanentfundsworth

about$5.65billion,......9......Inaddition,

duringfiscalyear1991,paymentstoNewMexicofrom

taxesonfederallandswereS108million,allearmarked

forpubliceducation.

......10......About$566millioncamefromtaxesand

permanent-fundearningsattributabletooilandgas

production.......11......Tourismisanimportant

industryinNewMexico,yetitseconomicimpactonthe

publicsectorisdwarfedbythatofmineralproduction.

NewMexicocamethroughtherecentrecessioninmuch

bettershapethanmostotherstates.Itdoesnothavea

deficit.......12......Statesthatrelyprimarilyon

asalestaxoronanincometaxhavebigproblemsduring

economicdownturns.IncomegrowthperheadinNewMexico

averaged6.1/00intheyeartoOctober1992-oneofthe

fastestgrowthratesintheUnitedStates.

CharlesChapin

Example:C

A.Ithasabroadlybasedtaxstructureanimportant

point.

B.In1992itproducedmoreoilthanColoradoandKansas

combined.

C.However,theextractivemineralindustryinNew

Mexicoisoneofthestatesstrongesteconomicforces.

D.Duringfiscalyear1992NewMexicoraisedpermanent

fundsworthabout$6.1billion.

E.Thecombinedvalueofoilandgasproductionwas$2.

8billion.

F.Some16,000employeesworkintheextractive

industriesandtheirwagesareamongthehighestofany

majorindustry.

G.The$39millionearnedbythesefundsin1991was

usedtofinanceeducationandotherpublicservices.

H.OnlyS25millioncamefromagriculturaltaxes.

I.NewMexicosextractivemineralindustriescontribute

aboutathirdofthestates$1.9billiongeneral-fund

incomeinfiscalyear1991.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthisletteraboutCompensationTrade,andanswer

thefollowingquestions.

MinistryofForeignTrade19thJanuary,1993

XiChanganStreet

Beijing,China

DearSirs,

Thisletterisinregardtothewindowglassbusiness

betweenourfirmandtheChinaNationalLightindustrial

ProductsImport&ExportCorporation,DarenBranchand

theDarenWindowGlassFactory.

1.Ourtwosidessincerelyworkedinthepastandthe

windowglassbusinesshasalreadybeendone

successfully.However,thequantityofproductsdoesnt

meetourrequirements.Thiscompanywantstodevelopthe

tradeandbusinessfurtherinthisline.Wenowexpect

tobeginworkingwithalltheotherbranchesandwindow

glassfactoriesonthesamebasis,i.e.compensation

trade.

2.FortheU.S.A.market,werequireverylarge

quantitiesofsmallcutsizes.Therefore,weareasking

yourpromptassistancetohelpusoutinexpanding

glass-cuttingbusiness.Wewouldhighlyappreciateitif

youtakethismatterintoconsideration.Wearecertain

that,withyourpromptcooperation,ourpurchasesof

ChinesewindowglassforsaleintheU.S.A.market

willveryquicklyincreasetoalargeandsubstantial

volume.Withtheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelations

betweenourtwocountries,thetimeisnowrightfora

veryquickandlargeincreaseintradebetweenus.

3.Foryourinformation,wearedoingeverything

possibletocooperateinachievingourmutualgoalof

makingthewindowglassbusinessaverylargeone.We

haveofferedtopurchasevariousequipmentforyour

Dairenfactorywhichwillincreaseitsproducts,improve

qualityandraiseitsefficiency.Wehaveofferedto

acceptpaymentforthismachineryintheformof

buy-backofglass.Wehavealsocooperatedwiththe

factoryinmakingsuggestionsforbetterefficient

packingandcontainerization.Thefactoryhasbeenvery

cooperativeandreceptivetoourideas.Aswewantto

beginourbusinesswiththeotherbranchestoo,weplan

toofferthesamesuggestionsandproposalstopurchase

machineryforthem.

4.Fromthisletter,youcanseethatwearevery

sincereinourdesireforalong-termrelationship

betweenourtwocountriesandourfirmandthevarious

branchesoftheChinaNationalLightindustrialProducts

ImportandExportCorporation,WindowGlassDepartments

.

DuringournextvisittoChina,wewilldiscussthe

appointmentofourfirmastheexclusiveagentfor

ChineseWindowGlassintheU.S.A.market.Sincewe

havediscussedthisquestioninthepast,weexpectthat

theofficialappointmentofourfirmastheexclusive

agentwillbemadeduringournexttrip.

Thankyouforyourpromptattentiontotheabove.Best

regards.

Sincerelyyours,

NormanGoldstein

Associates,INC

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeach

paragraphfromtheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph(1-4)markoneletter(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1...........

14.Paragraph2..........

15.Paragraph3..........

16.Paragraph4..........

AOurhopeforalong-termrelationship

BOursuccessfulcooperationinthepast

CThediplomaticrelationsbetweenourtwocountries

DOurwishtoincreasethequantityofproducts

EOurneedofhelpinglass-cutting

FOurgoaltomakethewindowglassbusinesslarge

GImprovementofequipmentinChinesefactories

Questionsl7-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetest,completeeach

sentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow(A-G).

.Foreachsentence(17-20)markoneletter(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.Whenwevisityourcountryagainnexttime,wehope

you11......

18.Onthebasisofcompensationtrade,wearegoingto.

.....

19.Inordertoenlargeourwindowglassbusiness,were

doingourbestto......

20.Tootherbranchesthathavebusinesswithus,well.

.....

Atakethisproblemintoconsideration.

Bdevelopandexpandthetradeandbusinessfurther.

CmakeourcompanythesoleagentinChina.

Doffertobuyequipmentforthem.

Eacceptpaymentforthisequipment.

Fstartcooperationwithotherbranchesandfactories.

Gcooperatewithyouandrealizeourcommondream.

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.ReadthisadvertisementahatFidelilyEmerging

Markets.

.Choosethebestwordtofil1eachgap.

.Foreachquestion(21-35)markoneletter(A,B,Cor

D)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Thedynamicdevelopingeconomiesoftheworldareripe

withpotential.Notonlyhavethey......example......

extraordinarylevelsof......21......,butwe

believethislookssetcontinue,backedby......22

......inflowsofforeigninvestment.FidelityEmerging

Mark,Fundis.....23......tohelpyoucapitalizeon

thispromisingoutlook.

The......24......torealsuccessinEmergingMarkets

isresearchandresources,ofFidelitysforemost......

25......Astheworldslargest.....26......

investmentmanagementorganization,wecandrawupona

(n)......27.....networkofofficescovering

developingeconomiesacrossAsia,LatinAmericaand

Europe.

Thislocalpresencemeanswecan......28......a

hands-onapproach,searchingoutacapitalizingon

investment......29......assoonastheycometo

light.Asaresult,FidelityIbecomeoneoftheworlds

......30......namesinemergingstockmarkets:where

we......31......manage5poundsbillion?

Soactnowto......32......outmoreabouttheFidelity

EmergingMarketsFund---andgetthepotentialofthese

dynamicmarketsteamedwiththestrengthoftheFidelity

organization.Formore......33...,callus,free

of......34......,fromanyofthecountriesbelow.

Ifyou......35...`..elsewhere,pleaseusetheUK

numberorpostorfaxthecoupon.

Example:

A.deniedB.climbedC.demonstratedD.mentioned

Answer:C

21.A.growthB.decreaseC.heightD.diminish

22.A.slowB.increasingC.reducingD.fast

23.A.thoughtB.designedC.consideredD.supposed

24.A.roadB.methodC.reasonD.key

25.A.wordsB.slogansC.waysD.strengths

26.A.independentB.wealthyC.prosperousD.national

27.A.intensiveB.thickC.narrowD.extensive

28.A.moveB.applyC.replyD.demand

29.A.situationsB.disadvantagesC.opportunitiesD.

conditions

30.A.fewB.manyC.honourableD.leading

31.A.currentlyB.formerlyC.recentlyD.likely

32.A.lookB.discoverC.findD.learn

33.A.newsB.dataC.informationD.knowledge

34.A.moneyB.payC.feeD.charge

35.A.liveB.waitC.talkD.sleep

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions36-40

.Readthistextaboutcarsalesintheworld.

.Inmostofthelines(36-40)thereisoneextraword

whichdoesnotfitin.Oneortwolines,however,are

Correct.

.IftheLineiscorrect,putatick(√)inthespace

onyourAnswerSheet.

.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethatword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

WhilenewcarsalesinJapanarepredictedtoriseup

by...up...

5percentnextyear,1990srecordof5.1millionwont

beexceeded...√...

WORLDNEWCARSALES

36.Newcarsalesfelldownlastyeartoasix-yearlow,

butdemand

37.isforecasttobeginasustainedperiodofgrowthin

1994and

38.rosetorecordlevelsthroughoutthesecondhalf

yearsofthe1990s

39.Theshort-termrecoveryisbeingdrivenchieflybya

strongriseinthedemand

40.inNorthAmerica,wherenewcarsalesareforecast

toincrease

by11percentto10.46millionthisyear,aswellby

thecontinuing

expansionofdemandintheAsia-Pacificregion.

PARTFIVE

SectionB

Questions41-45.

.Thefollowingisabusinesscontract.

.Ineachlinethereisonewrongword.

.Foreachnumberedline(41-45)writethecorrect

wordinthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Wehavetoholdyouresponsibilityforthelossweve

beenmadetosustain...responsible...

ThisservestoauthorizetheChairmanoftheF.T.

ArbitrationCommissionto

41.appointanarbitratoronbehaveofthiscorporation

tosettlethedispute

42.existedbetweentheplaintiffandthedefendant

,concerningthedefendants.

43.failuretomeettheirobligeundercontracts

concludedforthesupplyof

44.8,000metrictonsofAluminiumingots.Shouldthe

defendantfailingto

45.appointanarbitratorwithinthetimespecificby

theF.T.Arbitration.

Commission,thiscorporationwouldhaveanarbitrator

appointedfor

thedefendant.

二.WRITING

PARTONE

Question46

Youworkforacompanywhichisgoingtobuyasetof

equipmentfromChina.Youareaskedtotranslatealot

ofspecificationsandinstructionswithinfourmonths,

whichisimpossible.Thereforyoudecidetoadvertise

fortwoexperiencedtranslatorsassoonaspossible.

.WriteashortnotetoMr.MaxRemington,thePublic

Relationsmanager.Askforanadvertisementfortwo

translators.

.Explainthereason.

.Mentionyoururgency.

.Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

PARTTWO

Question47

YouworkintheMarketSurveyinstitute.Aftercareful

research,youreceivefourcharts.

Readthefollowingchartswhichshow,thetrendof

consumerconfidence,realhourlywages,employmentand

creditdevelopment.Theyearsaregiven,whiletheother

numbersarenotpresented.Butthelinesinthecharts

clearlyshow,thedirectionsofdevelopment.

.Usetheinformationinthechartstowriteareport

(about100-120words)analyzingthereasonwhythe

consumerconfidenceincreases.

.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

三.LISTENING

PARTONE

Questions1-12

.Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversations.

.Writedownonewordornumberinthenumberedspaces

ontheformsbelow.

MessageOne.Questions1-4

MESSAGE

VisitingCity:Barcelona

MainFeatures:

1.TheOldCity:oldbuildings

2.(1)......beautiful,magnificent

3.several(2)......

restaurantsfoodischeap(3)......

4.StayingHotel(4)......

MessageTwoQuestions5-8

HiringRegistration

Date:5thJan.Time:10:30

Nameofthecustomer:Kate(5)...

ContactNo:(6)...

ServiceDetails:

l.Anappartmentnear(7)...street,with

air-conditionerandheatingsystem.

2.Rent:onmorethan(8)...amonth,includingwater

andgas

3.RentingPeriod:about1.5yearsfromFebruary

MessageThree.Questions9-12

TelephoneMessage

Date:1stAprilTime:9:45

Item:buying(9)...

Purpose:10formeetingroom,(10)...fortheoffice

Totalmoney:(11)...

Deadlineforpurchasing:before(12)...,April

PARTTWO

Questions13-22

SectionOne

Questions13-17

.Youwillhearfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewherethespeakeris.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthe

piece.

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

13........

14........

15........

16........

17........

places

Aontheplane

Batthebank

Cattheairport

Dattheoffice

Eatthetheatre

Fatthehotel

Gatthecustoms

Honthebus

SectionTwo

Questions18-22

.Youwt71hearanotherfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewhatthespeakerisgoingtodo

next.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthe