2016年商務(wù)英語考試BEC中級訓(xùn)練試題

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    1、Questions 8 - 12
    ·Read this advertisement about business book reviews.
    ·Choose the best sentence from 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 mark any letter twice.
    
    A) These introductory texts are the most important books and using them can pay big dividends.
    B) Discover practical tips and techniques you can apply without delay.
    C) In order to avoid this problem, we select for you only the truly worthwhile titles and reject the rest.
    D) According to studies published in psychology journals, you retain the content of a summary better than a book.
    E) He or she would take the most important ideas from each one, and compile them into a neat executive summary.
    F) With the breadth and depth of knowledge gained from books, it is less likely that you'll be caught off guard.
    G) Each contains all the key points in the original book, but instead of 200 to 500 pages there are only eight pages.
    H) There's a sample of the superb business titles that we summarise for you.
    I) With all the reading you have to do in the normal course of your work, you find it impossible to keep up with all the new business books.
    2、
    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.
    3、
    Questions 8 - 12
    ·Read this advertisement about business book reviews.
    ·Choose the best sentence from 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 mark any letter twice.
    
    A) These introductory texts are the most important books and using them can pay big dividends.
    B) Discover practical tips and techniques you can apply without delay.
    C) In order to avoid this problem, we select for you only the truly worthwhile titles and reject the rest.
    D) According to studies published in psychology journals, you retain the content of a summary better than a book.
    E) He or she would take the most important ideas from each one, and compile them into a neat executive summary.
    F) With the breadth and depth of knowledge gained from books, it is less likely that you'll be caught off guard.
    G) Each contains all the key points in the original book, but instead of 200 to 500 pages there are only eight pages.
    H) There's a sample of the superb business titles that we summarise for you.
    I) With all the reading you have to do in the normal course of your work, you find it impossible to keep up with all the new business books.
    4、
    Questions 8-12
    ·Read this text about electrical power in Canada.
    ·Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks.
    ·For each blank (8 - 12) mark one letter (A - I) on your Answer Sheet.
    ·De not mark any letter twice.
    ·One answer has been given as an example.
    ELECTRICITY: WEALTH, MONEY, POWER
    Canadian industries have prospered for more than a century on the country’s abundance of cheap, reliable electrical power. ____ example ____. In fact, Canada consumes more electricity on a per person basis than any country except for Norway ____ 8 ____
    Electricity is a significant source of export income for Canada. ____ 9 ____ But in the 1970s , Canadian exports rose sharply to address the U. S. demand for cheaper and more reliable.
    In 1985, exports of Canadian electrical power reached 1,400 million US dollars ____. 10 ____. Net electricity exports account for more than 60% of Canada’s balance of trade.
    Domestically, Canada continues to generate electrical power, primarily from water ____ 11 ____ Exports of electricity are now subject to forces far beyond the control of utility managers ____ 12 ____
    Example: B
    A. Besides, electricity from coal and nuclear is 50% to 75% cheaper than many other industrial nations.
    B. Generated primarily by water, our power supplies have attracted and supported energy-intensive industries such as mining.
    C. It also ranks among the top three electricity producers in the world, behind the U. S. and Russia.
    D. Next to electricity, Canadian paper exports came to 900 million US dollars every year in the 1960s.
    E. Two large nuclear power plants began to generate electricity.
    F. Since then, electricity’ exports have declined but they have continued to exceed 700 million US dollars.
    G. Environmental and trade policies all influence electrical production and trade.
    H. Canada and the U. S. imported and exported power in almost equal measures after 1901.
    I. Therefore, the Canadian government has little influence on these forces.
    5、Questions 8 – 12
    ·Read the following text.
    ·Choose the best sentence from the list on page 52 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.
    The Cash-free Society
    Imagine a society in which cash no longer exists, Instead, “ cash ” is electronic, as in bank-card Systems. Currency and coin are abandoned.
    ____ example ____ . Theft of cash would become impossible. Bank robberies and cash-register robberies would simply cease to occur ____ ( 8 ) ____ . Purse snatchings would become a thing of the past. Urban streets would become safer ____ ( 9 ) ____ . Security costs and insurance rates would fall. Property values would rise. Neighbourhoods would improve.
    Drug traffickers and their clients, burglars and receives of stolen property, arsonists for hire, and bribe-takers would no longer have the advantage of using untraceable currency. ____ ( 10 ) ____ These prosecutions, in turn, would inhibit further crimes.
    In a society devoid of physical money, a change from cash to recorded electronic money would be accompanied by a flow of previously unpaid income-tax revenues running in the tens of billions of dollars. ____ (11) ____
    Cash has been the root of much social and economic evil. ____ (12)____ Eighty percent of Americans regularly use credit cards. The development of a federal system to handle the country’s 300 billion annual cash transactions in the United States electronically is within reach.
    Example: H.
    A. A national electronic-money system would operate as a debit-card system.
    B. Retail shops in once dangerous areas could operate in safety. 
    C. As a result, income tax rates could be lowered or the national debt reduced.
    D. The use of cash has diminished substantially since World War II.
    E. Attacks on shopkeepers, taxi drivers, and cashiers would all end.
    F. The emergence of electronic funds-transfer technology makes it possible to change the nature of money and to divorce it from evil.
    G. Almost every present-day cash transaction can be duplicated electronically.
    H. The immediate benefits would be profound and fundamental.
    I. Electronic “money” would leave incriminating trails of data, resulting in more arrests and convictions. 
    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. 
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    7、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. 
    8、Part One
    You are the Manager of a small printing company. A new employee, Mark McCabe, is joining your company on 10th May.
    Write a short memo to your office administrator:
    Saying who is starting work and when;
    Telling him what Mark McCabe’s job will be;
    Suggesting where Mark McCabe’s desk should be put;
    Write 30-40 words on your answer sheet.
    Part Two
    You were sent on a residential training course for five days. Unfortunately the course was very badly run and there were a lot of problems with it. The advert below shows the details of the course, together with your comments.
    Write a report for your manager on the course (100-120 words). Describe the problems with the course and suggest what your company should do.
    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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THE  ART  OF  DELEGATION 
    

 0  Are you one of these people who don’t trust anyone else to do what needs to be
    

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36  to do, but it could be argued that it is by their own fault. If they learnt to delegate,
    

37  they would have much more time available. Besides the saving time and freeing
    

38  them to concentrate on tasks that are important, delegating also benefits to the
    

39  company. As if managers delegate effectively, their staff will become more skilled and
    

40  committed. Asking staff to take those decisions improves their efficiency and
    

41  morale. This will contribute it not only to the success of the team, but to the success
    

42  of the company as a whole. More importantly, it will also show how good that a
    

43  person’s managerial skills are, which is useful when candidates are considered for
    

44  promotion. Trusting other people to do a job properly and in providing them with the
    

45  opportunity to do so is therefore an essential management skill in all the workplace
    

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    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 .