BEC二级模拟考试题4

BEC二级模拟考试题4

一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandtheinstructionsthatfollow.

.Whichmethoddoeseachsentencedescribe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,CorD)on

youranswerSheet.

Example

Youcandictateamessagealmostanywhereatyour

convenience.

Answer:B

1.Youspeak,whileyoursecretarytypesdownyour

words.

2.Youhavetospeakslowlyandveryclearly.

3.Oneofthesemethodscanbeusedwhenyouareina

hurry.

4.Whiledictating,youusesometapes.

5.Oneofthedisadvantagesofthismethodisthatyou

aretotallystrangetothetranscriber.

6.Thedictationisdonewithyourspeaking,amachines

recording,andyoursecretarystranscribing.

7.Themachinerecordsyourwordsandthenprovidethe

transcription.

A.Dictationtoyourownsecretary-"live"dictation,

takenbyapersonwhobecomesfamiliarwithyour

dictatingcharacteristics.

B.Dictationtoamachine,withyoursecretary

transcribing.

Inexpensivecassetterecordersprovidegreatflexibility

indictation.

Youcandictateintheoffice,athome,inan

automobile,inanairplane,andinanyout-of-the-office

situation.Yourdictationtapescanbetranscribedby

beingplayedbackonmoderntranscribingequipment.

C.Dictationtoamachine,withaword-processingcenter

providingthetranscriptioninthiscase,the

transcriberwillprobablynotbefamiliarwithyour

dictationmannersandpeculiarities.

D.Otherdictationmethods,suchasbytelephonecalls

orbydirectsecretarialtranscriptionatthe

typewriter.Thesemethodsarenotroutinebutareused

typicallyin"rush"situations.Theyrequireaslow

voicespeedandclearpronunciation.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthistextaboutelectricalpowerinCanada.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofill

eachoftheblanks.

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

AnswerSheet..Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

ELECTRICITY:WEALTH,MONEY,POWER

Canadianindustrieshaveprosperedformorethana

centuryonthecountrysabundanceofcheap,reliable

electricalpower......example......Infact

,Canadaconsumesmoreelectricityonaperpersonbasis

thananycountryexceptforNorway......8.....

.

Electricityisasignificantsourceofexportincomefor

Canada.....9.....Butinthe1970s,Canadian

exportsrosesharplytoaddresstheU.S.demandfor

cheaperandmorereliable.

In1985,exportsofCanadianelectricalpowerreached

1,400millionUSdollars....10.....Net

electricityexportsaccountformorethan60%ofCanada

sbalanceoftrade.

Domestically,Canadacontinuestogenerateelectrical

power,primarilyfromwater....11.....

Exportsofelectricityarenowsubjecttoforcesfar

beyondthecontrolofutilitymanagers....12....

.

Example:B

A.Besides,electricityfromcoalandnuclearis50/00

to75/00cheaperthanmanyotherindustrialnations.

B.Generatedprimarilybywater,ourpowersupplieshave

attractedandsupportedenergy-intensiveindustriessuch

asmining.

C.Italsoranksamongthetopthreeelectricity

producersintheworld,behindtheU.S.andRussia.

D.Nexttoelectricity,Canadianpaperexportscameto

900millionUSdollarseveryyearinthe1960s.

E.Twolargenuclearpowerplantsbegantogenerate

electricity.

F.Sincethen,electricityexportshavedeclinedbut

theyhavecontinuedtoexceed700millionUSdollars.

G.Environmentalandtradepoliciesallinfluence

electricalproductionandtrade.

H.CanadaandtheU.S.importedandexportedpowerin

almostequalmeasuresafter1901.

I.Therefore,theCanadiangovernmenthaslittle

influenceontheseforces.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextaboutsouthKoreaseconomic

development,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

TheKoreansseetheSeoulOlympicsasachancetoshow

theirrapidprogress.TheTokyoOlympicGamesin1964

servedthesamepurposeforadevelopingJapan.Within

13years,accordingtoadetaileddevelopmentplan

,Koreaisdeterminedtobeamongtheworldstenlargest

tradingnations,upfromthe13thnow.

1.Muchoftheeconomysdevelopmentinrecentyears

comesfromwhatKoreanleaderscallthethree

blessings-loweroilprices,lowerworldwideinterest

rates,andacurrencythatisweakagainsttheJapanese

yen.TheKoreanwoniscloselyrelatedwithmanyother

currencies,thoughthefinanceministrywillnotsay

whichones.ObviouslytheU.S.dollaristhemost

important.WhenitsvaluedropsagainsttheJapanese

yen,theKoreanwonwentdowntoo.SinceSeptember1985

thewonhasdecreasedabout40%againsttheyen,giving

KoreaahugeadvantageoverJapanintheU.S.market.

2.TheKoreansmadegooduseofthisadvantage,pouring

40%oftheirexportsintoAmerica.WhentheU.S.

respondedwithtoughprotectionismtalk,theypretended

tobesurprisedandangry.TheKoreansstillsee

themselvesasrelativelypoordependentsoftheU.S.and

takeAmericanprotectionismasbetrayalbyabig

brother.Theyareright.TheKoreaneconomyisonly6%

ofJapans.TallbuildingsinSeoulresemblethosein

Tokyo,buttheKoreancapitalisfullofnarrowstreets

andpoorhouseslikeavillage.Inthecountrysidesome

20%ofhomelackrunningwater.Moreover,Koreahasa

heavydefenseburdenaswellasthatbigforeigndebt.

3.AndKoreahassufferedsettacksbeforeInthe1970s

thegovernmentsupportedheavyindustry,creatingsome

bigbutsselessenterpriscs.TheTreasuryMinistryis

stillquietlysupportingsomeillshippingandoverseas

companies.Meanwhilethegovernmentdoesnotknowhowto

setupwiningindustries.

4.TheKoreansarealsoquicktopointoutthattheir

7.1billiontradesurpluswiththeU.S.isjust4%of

thetotalAmericantradedeficit.Japanaccountfor35%.

IntheU.S.theKoreansarecompetingwithJapanesenot

American,Products.TheycomplainthatU.S.

protectionismpunishesthemforAmericanslazywork

habitsanddrugabuse.Theysaytheunionruleshave

ruinedU.S.competitiveness.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeach

paragraphfortheboxbelow.

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

AnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1.......

14.Paragraph2.......

15.Paragraph3.......

16.Paragraph4.......

A.Economysdevelopment

B.Lessonsfromthepast

C.KoreanproductsinU.S.market

D.ExportsintoAmerica

E.Favourableeconomicbackground

F.Tradesurplus

G.Disadvantageousfactors

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeach

sentence17-20,withaphrasefromtheListbelow(A-G)

.

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

yourAnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.FortheJapanese,theTokyoOlympicGameswas

regarded......

18.TheKoreansthinkoftheU.S.protectionism....

..............

19.TherecenteconomicdevelopmentofsouthKoreais

due........

20.TheJapanesetradesurplusaccounts.........

..............

A.tohavethreeadvantages.

B.amongthetenbiggestcountriesinforeigntrade.

C.forthirty-fivepercentofthetotalAmericantrade

deficit.

D.asanexhibitionofrapideconomicgrowth.

E.againsttheJapanesecurrency.

F.ofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouses.

G.ascheatingalittlebrother.

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisnews..

.Choosethebestwordtofil1eachgap.

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

D)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

ThreeBootleggersJailed

Threemenwhoranacross-channelsmugglinggroup

,sellingcheap.

Frenchbeer,wineandchampagneinBritain,werejailed

yesterday.

Themenwereleadersofan11-mangroupwhichmadeat

least42......example......ontheDover-Calaisferryin

threemonths.

Trucksofcheapdrinkwerebroughtintothecountryand

sold......21......atSundaymarket,Andcornershops

inSouthWales,Twosecretteamsofcustomsofficers

......22......vehiclesbetweenKentandCardiffinan

operationcalled"chancer".Elevenmenadmittedtheir

partina.....23......toavoidpayingdutyonbeerand

spirits.

Mr.RogerThomassaiditwas......24......that70,

000poundsofunpaiddutywasinvolvedbetweenJanuary

andAprillastyearwhenthegangwas......25

......thesmugglinggroup.Casesofbeer,wineand

champagnewerebroughttoarentedwarehouseinCardiff

beforebeing......26......totraders.Mr.Richard

Nichols,aformermarkettrader,Mr.QichardSpencer,a

shopowner,andMrRaymondTout,wereputinprisonfor

......27.....ofnine,fourandthreemonths......28

......JudgeMichaelBurrsaidthegrouphadused"an

armyofhelpers"inanorganizedconspiracytomake...

...29......money.Heorderedsixothermentocarry

outcommunityserviceandconditionally.....30...

...twootherswhohadplayedalesserrole.

Afterthe......31.....customsinvestigatorssaid

thatthegroupmadeasmanyasfourcrosschanneltrips

aday.....32......toahypermarketnearCalais.

Theywentintobusinessonlythreeweeksafterthenew

customslawscameinto......33......onNewYearsday

lastyear.Theinvestigatorsadded:"Wehopethesejail

.....34......willbeabighelptotacklethis.

...35......crimewhichiscausingconcerntotheretail

industry.

example

A.holidaysB.toursC.tripsD.voyages

Answer:C

21.A.lawfullyB.secretlyC.legallyD.illegally

22.A.trackedB.travelledC.sawD.watched

23.A.accidentB.conspiracyC.hopeD.dream

24.A.calculatedB.consideredC.countedD.estimated

25.A.meetingB.talkingC.organizingD.using

26.A.movedB.rentedC.distributedD.using

27.A.timesB.lengthsC.termsD.periods

28.A.eachB.altogetherC.longD.respectively

29.A.hardB.easyC.comfortableD.simple

30.A.closedB.dischargedC.openedD.liberated

31.A.trialB.sentenceC.accidentD.case

32.A.occasionallyB.particularlyC.mainlyD.

consequently

33.A.beingB.forceC.strengthD.use

34.A.wordsB.sentencesC.phrasesD.punishment

35.A.widespreadB.terribleC.seriousD.rare

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions3640

.ReadthistextaboutTurkishAirlines

.Inmostofthelines(36-40)thereisoneextraword

whichdoesnotfitin.Oneortwolines,however,are

correct.

.Ifthelineiscorrect,putatick(√)inthespaceon

yourAnswerSheet.

.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline(36-40)that

wordinthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

BecauseweTurksarefamousforhospitality,youmay

justfindyourself...√...

Thinkingthereforewereanimportantcentreofmodern

civililzation...therefore...

ISTANBUL

Forcenturies,istanbulwasthece4treofancient

civitisation.Andtoday

36.itseasytoseewhy.Althoughmuchhaschanged,but

Istabulisstill

37.verycentralwhentravelingtotheMiddleEastor

Asia.Andpossibly

38.itsverycentraltotheenjoymentofyourtripas

wellas.OnTurkish

39.Airlines,youllhavethecomfortofourmodern

planeswhichoffer

40.toyouextraroomforyourlegsandwideBusiness

Classseating,notto

mentiontheordinaryrecreations.

PARTFIVE

SectionB

Questions41-45

.YourfriendworksassecretaryinaBritishcompanyin

China.HehaswrittenaletterinanswertoaCanadian

Customerscomplaint.

.Ineachlinethereisonewrongword.

.Foreachnumberedline(41-45)writethecorrectword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Mr.Davidsonworkshardlyeverydayandheisamodel

worker...hard...

DearMrs.David,

IreceivedyourletterdatedDecemberthe21st

complaining

41.aboutthequalifyofourTL135camera!checkedwith

our

42.managerandIamnowansweryourquestions:Yourcan

mail

43.theflawedcameratousandpayingthepostageby

yourself.Then

44.uponreceivingyourpackage,wellimmediatesend

youanewone.

45.Andthepostageisonus.Ilookforwardtohear

fromyou.

Thankyourforyourletter.

二.WRITING

PARTONE

Question46

Youhavereceivedafaxfromacustomerwhointhefax

complainedthathehadreceived100greencolour

bicyclesinsteadof50greenand50bluecolour

bicycles.Inordertosolvetheproblemandfindoutthe

facts,youwriteashortnotetothewarehouse.

.WriteashortnotetoMr.RandySimon,whoisin

chargeofdeliveringgoodsfromwarehouse.

.Tellhimabouttheclaim.

.Mentionthedateofdelivery.

.Askfortheduplicateinvoice..

.Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

PARTTWO

Question47

youworkforAlla,ashopwhichsellsupmarketclothing.

Youareaskedtofindawaytoincreasetheprofitsof

yourshop.

Readthefollowingfigureshowingtheresultsofa

surveyoftwoupmarketspecialtyshops.

PointAreferstoyourshop.PointBreferstoBetty

Fashionshop,yourmaincompetitor,nearyourshop.

.Usethefiguretowriteareport(about100-120

words)recommendingwaysofimprovingthequalityand

pricingofyourshop.

.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

三.LISTENING

PARTONE

Questions10-12

.Youwillhearthreefacetofaceconversations.

.Writedownonewordornumberinthenumberedspaceson

theformsbelow.

MessageOne.Questions1-4

ApplicationForm

Name:SallyKingSex:Female

Age:(1)......Address:(2)......Forest

Road

ContactNo:981.332.981

Experience:soldbooksdoortodoorfor(3)......

Publishing

House

Applyingfor:8:00to8:30onMonday,(4)......

Fridaymorning

MessageTwo.Questions5-8.

Resistration

Data:1stSept.Time:10:10

Name:(5)......Sex:M

PassportNumber:76689158

RoomNo:(6)......

StayingTime:17thSept(7)......Sept.

PriceRate:(8).....

MessageThree.Questions9-12

TicketBookingCard

Name:(9)......Sex:male

Nationality:(10)......

PassportNo:8469703

FlightNo:Flight(11)......

Destination:(12)......

Date:7thJuneTime:2:50pm.

PARTTWO

Questions13-22

SectionOne

Questions13-17

.Youwillhearfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidehowmuchisthetotalamountthe

speakeristalkingabout.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthe

piece.

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

13..................

14..................

15..................

16..................

17..................

Amounts

A51pounds

B17pounds

C2.16pounds

D1.85pounds

E16pounds

F1.36pounds

G2.42pounds

H1.45pounds

SectionTwo

Questions18-22

.Youwillhearanotherfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewhatthespeakerisdoing.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthepiece.

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

18..................

19..................

20..................

21..................

22..................Actions

A.claiming

B.regretting

C.washing

D.watching

E.drinking

F.playing

G.depositing

H.toas