2016年商務英語考試BEC中級填空模擬題

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填空題
    1、
    Questions 8-12
    ·Read the article below about job interviews.
    ·Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
    ·For each gap 8-12 mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer Sheet.
    ·Do not use any letter more than once.
    How to Succeed at Interviews
    The aim of a job interview is to establish whether you are likely to do well in a particular job in a specific organisation. This is not only a matter of having the necessary technical knowledge and skills. You must also have the motivation, the ability to adapt to new ways of working and to a new work environment, and the personality to do the job and fit into a new team. (example)____. These include getting on with people, oral and written communication, teamworking, problem solving and good time management.
    Most people think that interviewers know what they are looking for and will recognise it when they see it. (8) ____. This applies to recruiters as much as anyone else. In fact a former head of selection at one big firm used to say that “some interviewers are so poor they would do better to rely on chance”.
    In companies which recognise this, various methods are used to try to find the right person (9) ____. Research has shown that this approach is more reliable than the ordinary job interview, though not as effective as using personality tests or assessment centres.
    In a structured interview the interviewer groups the qualities listed in the job specification under various headings. There are two well-established structures for this: the National Institute of Industrial Psychology’s Seven-Point Plan and the Five-Fold Grading System. Both these systems cover factors such as physical appearance, qualifications, general intelligence, motivation and previous experience.(10) ____.
    However, they should not give equal weight to each one. Some factors are more important in one job than another. For example, physical appearance and manner will be more important in a sales position than in a researcher who works behind the scenes. It is also a fact that the impact the candidate makes in the first three of four minutes of an interview is of major importance.(11) ____.A decision not to hire is often made during those first few minutes.
    It is not always possible to tell whether structured interview techniques are being used. If interviewers ask questions systematically, using some kind of checklist, and occasionally make a brief note, they probably are. On the other hand, if the interviewer goes through your application form to confirm what you have already said, or asks irrelevant questions, or jumps from one topic to another the interview is unlikely to be structured. Before you attend any interview, look again at the job description and the personal specification. (12) ____. If you already have a mental list of the key points that you need to mention, you are unlikely to waste time giving irrelevant information or to omit important points in your favour.
    A Study them closely and assess what your interviewer will be looking for.
    B However, people are actually not very good at assessing one another.
    C A number of skills are common to most of these interviewing situations.
    D Although a favourable impression may be reversed later in the interview, a negative impression is rarely changed.
    E The most common is the structured interview.
    F The effectiveness of the interviewer can be improved by training.
    G For each of these areas the interviewers score candidates against how well they fit the job specification.
    H The ability to cope with stress and get on with people is essential.
    I But there are other personal skills that affect your success in a job.
    2、
1. Problems at Southford Plant
    
Dear MR Ballard,
      You asked for a brief report concerning the recent events at the Southford Plant.
      We have consulted the files and spoken to relevant members of the higher management and thus are able to provide an explanation for the breakdown reported in the press on 17 May of this year.
      ____1____ The handling equipment used to deliver the components to the assembly line has been known to be in need of an overhaul for the past six months. The plant has been working to full capacity to finish the American orders according to schedule.
      As you know, we had commissioned a study by Industrial Research Consultants. ____2____ In it they warned that there was not enough space available to store sufficient components ____3____
      We had decided to install fully automated robot system. However, at the same time it was clear to our production director that given the present maintenance staff, we would not have sufficient staff available if big problems were to arise____4____But we were still only working a two-shift system so the machines were not getting the necessary cover. 
      We all agree that the breakdown was extremely unfortunate and yet we must admit that, under the circumstance, it was not entirely unexpected.
      We now believe that we have managed to sort out the major problems which we had been having with the conveyor equipment ____5____ Added to this is the fact that personnel department has been successful in recruiting some highly qualified maintenance staff who makes us confident that a repetition of the 16 May now seems entirely unlikely.
    A. They also recommended expanding the present two-shift system to a three-shift one.
    B. And also when the new robots are installed in September, we feel certain that such problems will become a thing of the past.
    C. Unfortunately, as you know, there has been a major problem with recognizing the maintenance schedule.
    D. The wide range of machine we operate is not fully supervised at all times.
    E. The cause of the breakdown was very simple.
    F. They submitted their report on April 5.
    G. There have been a number of delays and breakdowns in production recently which have been reported in the press.
    H. The firm has been advertising for maintenance engineers for some weeks.
    I. All the facilities in the plant will be coordinated to enable the workers to step up production of the new range of machines.
    3、
    Questions 8-12
    ·Read the text below about career planning.
    ·Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
    ·For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer sheet.
    ·Do not use any letter more than once.
    Career Planning
    For many employees, automatic promotion up the ranks of a company is becoming increasingly rare. A new study suggests that, in response, employers need to consider how they can help staff develop their careers.
    Employers need to rethink their approach to career management completely, according to the latest research by the Institute of Employment Studies. The new study finds that in fact there is little opportunity for individual career development in many large organisations. (example)____.The Institute of Employment Studies makes it clear that it is not good practice for companies to hand over career development to individual employees and then simply leave them to get on with it. (8) ____.
    So how should employers help their staff develop a career? Most employees have come to accept that career development is not always the same thing as upward promotion and a higher salary. (9) ____.They must also ensure that these opportunities are extended to all their staff and not just to selected individuals.
    Nick Bridges, who is Director of Human Resources Policy at the Bank of Eastern England, believes there is more talk than action in this area. (10) ____. One way, he believes, for companies to show how serious they are about individual learning is to make it an official part of company practice, as the Bank of Eastern England has done. (11)____. This document, he points out, has made the role of managers clear, and the company has also invested huge amounts of money educating managers so that they can then train their staff.
    Another company, British Chemicals, has contracted an independent organisation to help staff with confidential career advice. According to John Yates, the head of Individual Learning and Development at British Chemicals, there is an important role for outside agencies to play in the career management process. He adds that it is company policy for managers to give all staff ‘roadmaps’ which show possible career routes within the company structure. (12)____. This has worked especially well, he says, for staff who are used to depending on their line managers for guidance.
    Many large organisations now recognise that career development cannot be regarded in isolation, and must be part of an overall business strategy. Human Resources has a real role to play in building a strong workforce which meets a company’s long-term business needs and makes it more competitive.
    A Its policy statement says that by 2006, eighty per cent of its staff will have a professional qualification.
    B His recommendations go even further than that, and he has called for a national debate on the issue of what should be regarded as a career in the future.
    C This change of attitude means employers need to place more emphasis on giving staff the chance to develop a range of skills through horizontal job moves.
    D It points out that employees need to know what the overall company vision is in order to achieve many of these.
    E The problem that often arises is that, while they are increasingly encouraged to manage their own careers, they are not provided with the knowledge and training to do this.
    F They are able to see that, contrary to expectations, jobs in different fields are similar, and they can also see how it is possible to cross over to other areas.
    G Its employees are no longer motivated by these factors alone, and the problem today is matching a person’s motivation with the right job.
    H He argues that while Human Resources managers are saying the way forward is through self-managed learning and self-development, they are still failing to provide adequate learning resources.
    I The main reasons for this, it concludes, are the recent cuts in the number of middle-management posts, and the changes that have taken place in the responsibilities of personnel departments.
    4、
    Questions 8-12
    ·Read this text on Dave’s dream.
    ·Choose the best sentence from the Opposite page 68 to fill each of the gaps.
    ·For each gap 8-12, mark one letter A - I on your Answer Sheet.
    ·Do not mark any letter twice.
    Icon Acoustics: Bypassing Tradition
    Like most entrepreneurs, Dave Fokos dreams a lot. He imagines customers eagerly phoning Icon Acoustics in Billerica, Massachusetts, to order his latest, custom-made stereo peakers ____example____
    Like most entrepreneurs, Dave has taken a long time to develop his dream. ____(8)____ Dave discovered that he had a strong interest in studio engineering, He took independent-study courses in this area and by graduation had designed and built a pair of marketable stereo speakers. Following graduation, Dave pursued his interest in audio engineering. He landed a job as a loudspeaker designer with Conrad-Johnson, a high-end audio-equipment manufacturer headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia ____(9)____
    Dave identified a market niche that he felt other speaker firms had overlooked ____(10)____These affluent, well-educated customers are genuinely obsessed with their stereo equipment. ‘They’d rather buy a new set of speakers than eat,’ Dave observes.
    Dave faced one major problem---how to distribute Icon’s products. He had learned from experience at Conrad-Johnson that most manufacturers distribute their equipment primarily through stereo dealers. Dave did not hold a high opinion of most such dealers; he felt that they too often played hardball with manufacturers, forcing them to accept thin margins. ____(11)____This kept those firms that offered more customized products from gaining access to the market. Perhaps most disturbing, Dave felt that the established dealers often sold not what was best for customers, but whatever they had in inventory that month.
    Dave dreamed of offering high-end stereo loudspeakers directly to the audio-obsessed, bypassing the established dealer network. ____(12)____ “My vision for the future is one where all manufacturers sell their products directly to end user. In this way, even the audiophiles in Dead Horse, Alaska, can have access to all that the audio-manufacturing community has to offer.”
    Example: I.
    A. At the age of 28, Dave set out to turn his dreams into reality.
    B. Furthermore, the dealers concentrated on only a handful of well-known producers
    C. Who provided mass-produced models.
    D. The firms tend to plow their money in to developing their products and have little left over to market them.
    E. Within four years, Dave had designed 13 speaker models and decided to start his own company.
    F. To serve the audio-addicts segment, Dave offers only the highest-quality speakers.
    G. It all began while majoring in electrical engineering at Cornell.
    By going directly to the customers, Dave could avoid the dealer markups and offer top-quality products and service at reasonable price.
    H. This niche consisted of “audio-addicts”----people who love to listen to music and appreciate first-rate stereo equipment.
    I. He sees sales climbing , cash flowing, and hundreds of happy workers
    Striving to produce top-quality products that delight Icon’s customers.
    5、
    Questions 17-20
    • Using the information in the text, complete each sentence 17-20 with a phrase A-G from the list below.
    • For each question 17-20, mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.
    • Do not use any letter more than once.
    17 Most people agree that the recent increase in stress is due to changes in ____________.
    18 The trainees are taught that the right level of stress at work is important for good.
    19 Trainees learn that one way of limiting stress is by deciding upon.
    20 One of the most important parts of the course is learning how to react to___
    A levels of performance
    B shorter deadlines
    C employment practices 
    D higher levels of sickness
    E unfair demands 
    F successful management structure
    G practical targets
    6、PART ONE
    Questions 1-7
    Look at the sentences below and the job advertisements on the opposite page.
    Which job does each sentence 1-7 refer to?
    For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
    You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
    Example:0 This post involves some secretarial duties.
    0 A B C D
    1 You will be responsible for the operation of a computer system.
    2 You must be able to forecast what people will want to wear.
    3 You will be able to work with people from many different countries and backgrounds.
    4 You will have a qualification which covers two subject areas.
    5 It is necessary to have worked in this sector before.
    6 You will need to keep in contact with the headquarters of the organization.
    7 The advertisement emphasises the need to have a suitable approach to important people.
    A
    BUSINESS MANAGERYou will be responsible for our global business within specific countries and will have a good understanding of international distribution, possibly based on previous experience, plus the ability to work in markets that are highly varied in their culture. You will be fluent in a second language, be willing to travel extensively, and preferably have a degree.
    B
    DEPARTMENT STORE BUYERBased at our head office in London, you will select and order stock from our suppliers in Italy. You will need to predict fashion trends and build a strong relationship with our Italian office. You will have gained your buying experience in women's fashion and will hold a degree in design with a business studies component.
    C
    LEGAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATORAs head of the legal office, your work will include managing the office IT network, typing reports, diary maintenance and supervision of another staff member. You will need good organizational skills in order to keep ahead of a varied workload. You will be dealing with senior executives and government officials, so a mature and efficient manner is essential.
    D
    REGIONAL LEISURE SITES MANAGERYou will be responsible for budgetary planning, contract negotiations, local marketing and effective administration. You will communicate frequently with our main office using the latest technology. Your experience could be from any business sector but you should enjoy outdoor life and will ideally possess an estate management qualification. 
    簡答題
    7、Part One
    You are a manager in a company which manufactures office furniture. Next month you are going to London to discuss an important contract.
    Write a note of 30-40 words to your assistant:
    1. saying when you want to leave and return
    2. asking him to book flights
    3. telling him which hotel to book
    Part Two
    You recently attended a one-day training course on health and safety. You were disappointed with the course.
    Read the advertisement below, which gives the details of the course. You have written some notes on the advertisement.
    Then using your handwritten notes, write a letter to the company, complaining about the course.
    Do not include postal address.
    Write 100-120 words.
    Write on your answer sheet. 
    8、Part One
    You are Head of Research for an international car manufacturer. You have to make an urgent trip tomorrow to visit Pierre Blanco, a colleague who works for a subsidiary.
    Write a memo of 30-40 words to your secretary.
    Telling her who you are going to see and when;
    Asking her to book flight tickets and accommodation;
    Telling her what work you would like her to do in your absence;
    Write on your answer sheet.
    Part Two
    You are the manager of a TV and radio repair workshop. One of your employees has received the letter below about a faulty cassette player which he inspected. He has written his comments on the customer’s letter and asked you to write a reply.
    Write a letter of 100-120 words to the customer, using the employee’s comments and explaining why your company cannot repair the cassette player.
    Do not include addresses.
    Write on your answer sheet. 
    9、 • Read the article below about the winner of a business award .
    • In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word . It is either grammatically incorrect or 
    doesn’t fit in the meaning of the text . Some lines, however, are correct .
    • If a line is correct , write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet .
    • If there is a extra word in the line , write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTER on your Answer Sheet.
    • The exercises begins with two examples , (0) and (00) .
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34  teams produce us very impressive results. However, as the companies
    

35  we work with can tell to you, they are neither a ‘soft option ’ nor a ‘quick fix’.
    

36  self-managed teams operate in dramatically different ways from the other
    

37  teams and they can only succeed in if the organizational culture, along with a
    

38  number of systems and procedures, are been re-shaped. Thus, changing to
    

39  self-managed teams requires not only most top level support but a clear
    

40  understanding of the concept which at all levels. Often staff who find themselves
    

41  at the lower levels of a traditional structure imagine that by operating in self-
    

42  managed teams simply means by that they will be free to do what they want
    

43  without having to be obey the orders of upper management and this simply is
    

44  not the case. One of the most important areas we address with our clients
    

45  is the need to re-educate staff with a regard to the practical meaning of the
    

    Word ‘team’. Such re-education is required from shop floor to board level.
    


    10、• Read the article below about airport hotels .
    • In most of the lines 34-45 there is one extra word . It is either grammatically incorrect or 
    doesn’t fit in the meaning of the text . Some lines, however, are correct .
    • If a line is correct , write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet .
    • If there is a extra word in the line , write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTER on your Answer Sheet.
    • The exercises begins with two examples , (0) and (00) .
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CHECKING  IN  TO  A  WORKING  BASE
    


    0         Smart business travelers today are staying at the airport to do business. Rather than
    00  waste of time in traffic as they try to reach city center venues ,  business people
    34  are using conference facilities on the offer at airports .  Busy executives are also
    35  staying there overnight to avoid the difficulty of getting there for take an early morning
    

36  meeting . And it makes senses for our international meetings to be held at airports . It is
    

37  principally through the improvement  in  airport  hotels  that  has  enabled  this
    

38  development to take place .  Today these mini-conference centers provide services are
    

39  designed for business travelers , look like a quick check-in and round-the-clock restaurants,
    

40  so they can get to work as quickly as possible  .  They are also less expensive place
    

41  than their city center counterparts.  Not  long  years  ago,  airports  hotels  were
    

42  uncomfortable ,  unattractive and inconvenient for as far as the business traveler was
    

43  concerned .  Yet now that there is strong interest ,  as travelers become aware of the
    

44  new facilities . Demand for small meeting rooms is huge , usually for interview or one-
    

45  to-one meetings , where executives fly in and out of the same day.  The age of the
    

  airport is upon us .