BEC二級(jí)模擬考試題1

BEC二級(jí)模擬考試題1

一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthethreecompanyplans

below.

.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,BorC)onyour

AnswerSheet.

Example

Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsofthe

worldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.

Answer:B

1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsofthe

world.

2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeof

medicines.

3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogram

centers.

4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyfor

thecompany.

6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthe

customers.

7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesall

overtheworld.

A.FORD

Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingits

manufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperations

inNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLation

AmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontal

organizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogram

centerswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnew

carsandtrucks.

B.IBM

BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsales

operationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchas

banking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfroman

organizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminate

turfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

C.BMS

Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusiness

byappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwide

consumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinand

Excedrin.The

11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohas

formedanewunitwithworldwide

responsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-care

products.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofill

eachoftheblanks.

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

AnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

15June1993

Ms.MarthaWeston

WordProcessingSupervisor

ABCCompany

PostOfficeBox1072

28KingsStreetLondon

DearMs.Weston.

PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

ImPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththe

CPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently...

...example.....Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveral

machinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Hereare

myobservations.

Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimited

scalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallyget

ridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwith

thewordprocessor.......8......Thestationsare

actuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommon

printer......9......

Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,

althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithour

computerinstallation.

Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processing

centerhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime.

......10......

Performance

Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentis

excellent.......11.....Moreoverourservicecontract

andwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignal

whenamistakeoccure.......12.....Usingboth

printers,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytyped

formlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehaveno

complaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

Example:I

ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferent

functions.

BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsabout

buyingsoftwarepackages.

CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteen

minutes.

DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-stored

masters.

FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersa

secondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealfor

carrying.

HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemsso

far.

IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceand

multi-functions.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.

TheNewLook

WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,

wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britains

biggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforits

suddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,the

banksmanagingdirectorandanoffspringofits

foundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchief

executive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.It

seemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.

IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanand

chiefexecutivethanbig

shareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietly

toquestionhisabilitytodobothjobsatonce.Now

,weeksbeforeheisduetomoveup,thequestionsare

louder.Manywishthebankhadseizedtheopportunity

LasyApriltoseparatethetwotopposts.Andprivately.

SomewonderwhetherMr.Buxtonistherightmanfor

eitherone.WhatstartedasathoroughlyBritish

WhisperingCampaignhasassumedmuchbiggerdimensions..

2.Mr.Buxtonhassuffereditall,butintruthhehas

nowayout.Afterweeksoftalkingtoshareholdersand

discussingwithhisnon-executivedirectors,hehas

acceptedthatBarclayswillseparatethetopjobs

sometimesinthefuture.How7Hesaysthattherehas

beennoformaldiscussionofitintheboardroom.

3.Formallyorinformally,ithasbeenagreedthatMr.

Buxtonwillnotbemovedfromhischairmanship,andthat

Barclaysmustfindastrongchiefexecutive.Opinions

differastowhetherthispersonshouldbechosenfrom

insideoroutsidethebank.Severalboardmembers

believethatthereisnoidealcandidateinside

Barclays.

4.Neithershareholdersnornon-executivedirectorswant

towaitlong.Iftherightcandidatecanbefound,the

bankcouldcombinetheannouncementofanewappointment

withitsannualresultsattheendofMarch.MrBuxton

stressedtheimportanceofgettingthisnextstepright,

particularlysinceanyappointmentwillmeanoverturning

amanagementreorganizationthatwasannouncedonly

eightmonthsago.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitlefor

eachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

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

AnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

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

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

l5.Paragraph3..........

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

AProblemsfacingMr.Buxton

BProposalsforcandidatesofthechiefexecutive

CLackofidealcandidateinsideBarclays

DBuxtonsagreementtogiveuponeofhistwotopjobs

EDoubtsaboutBuxtonsabilityfortwotopjobs

FAnxietiesaboutchoosingtherightcandidates

GObjectionstoBuxtonsideas

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeach

sentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow(A-G)

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

AnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.Mr.Buxtonispersuadedthatthebankneedsto...

...

18.iftheycanfindtherightcandidate,theycould..

....

19.Mr..Buxtonwillretainhischairmanship,andthe

bankmust......

20.AtthenewsofMr.Buxtonsappointment,manypeople

startedto......

Acombinethenewsoftheappointmentwithitsannual

results.

Bbelievenosuitablecandidatescanbefoundinthe

bank.

Cquestionhisabilitytoholdtwoleadingpositions.

Dfindaveryablechiefexecutive.

Emeanoverturningamanagementreorganization..

Fdifferastothesourcesfortherightcandidate.

Gseparatethetwotopjobssometimelater.

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.ReadthistextaboutanItaliancarcompany.

.Choosethebestwordtofi71eachgap.

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

D)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

GianniAgnelli,ChairmanofFiat,Italyslargest

privateindustrialcorporation,isknowninItalyasthe

lawyer,becausehetrainedinlawatTurinUniversity.

......example......hehasneverpracticed,his

trainingmaysoonbeuseful.OnApril17thMr.Agnelli

admittedtoagroupofItalianindustrialistsinVenice

......21......Fiathadbeen......22......insome

corruptionsinItaly.OnApril21st,Fiatslawyersand

CesareRomiti,itsmanagingdirector,metMilan

magistratesto......23......thefirmsinvolvement

inbriberytowinbusinessfromstate-ownedcompanies.

Fiatisnotthe......24......Italiancompanycaught

upinItalysincreasingPoliticalcorruptionscandal.

Accordingtothelatestfigure,some200businessmenand

politiciansweresittinginprison......25......a

resultofjudicialinquiriesintokickbackspaidto

politiciansbyfirms.Hundredsmorearestill......

influenceofFiat,......27......salesareequalto

4/00ofItalyshomeproduct,thescandalatthecompany

has......28......theindustrialestablishment.

ThoughneitherMr.Agnelli....,.29......Mr.Romiti

hasbeen......30......ofwrongdoing,severalother

seniorFiatmanagershaveallegedlybeeninvolvedin

payingkickbackstowinstate-ownedcontracts.......31

......arrestedincludeFrancescoMattiol,Fiats

financedirector,andAntonioMoscon,the......32

......headofitsToroinsurancebranch.......33...

...menhavebeen......34......abouttheirprevious

rolesontheboardofCogefar-Impresit,Fiats

constructionsubsidiary.LastMay,EnzoPapiadmitted

payinga1.5million-dollarbribeforacontract,...

...35......toMilansunderground.

Example

AThoughBThatCBecauseDWhat

AnswerD

21.AwhatBthatCwhenDif

22.AinvolvedBconnectedCrelatedDdone

23.AtalkBsayCspeakDdiscuss

24.AoneBsingleCworstDonly

25.AasBforCwithDafter

26.AinBunderCatDon

27.AwhoBwhichCwhoseDits

28.ArockedBruinedCdamagedDdestroyed

29.AorBalsoCandDnor

30.AaccusedBchargedCcriticizedDblamed

31.AWhoBThoseCHeDThat

32.AoldBformerClateDlast

33.AEitherBAllCEveryDBoth

34.AsolvedBansweredCquestionedDreplied

35.AcontractedBrelatedCconnectedDcommunicated

PARTFIVE

SectionA

Questions36-40

.Readthistext

.Inmostoflines(36-40)thereisoneextrawordwhich

doesnotfitin.Oneortwolines,however,arecorrect.

.Ifthelineiscorrect,putatick(√)inthespaceon

yourAnswerSheet.

.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethatword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Mostoftheworldsbusinessinmarineinsuranceis

centred....√....

inLondonthoughwhateverthereoneotherimportant

markets....whatever....

REQUIREMENTSFORRESEARCHASSOCIATE

Ph.d.orequivalentineconomics.Inadditiontothe

degree,applicants

36.beyondentrylevelmusthavetohavepostPh.D.

experiencethat

37.demonstratesstrongappliedeconomicsbackgroundand

analytical

38.skillforsolvingproblemssolutions;research

competenceintheareaof

39.resources,microeconomicdevelopment.Applicants

mustbeablearticulate.

40.havestrongwritingabilities,haveabilityto

communicatewellandthatwork

successfullyinamultinationalresearchsetting.

SectionB

Questions41-45

.ASwissstudenthaswrittenapieceofdescriptionof

anewwatch.

.Ineachlinethereisonewrongword.

.Foreachnumberedline(41-45)writethecorrectword

inthespaceonyourAnswerSheet.

Example:

Yourwatchwillbeamasterpiece,reflectedyourvalue.

...reflecting.....

Formorethanacenturyanyahalf,PatekPhillippehas

beenknown

41.asthefinestwatchintheworld.Thereasonis

simplethatthis

42.Watchismadedifferently.Itismadebyusing

technologiesthat

43.otherhavelostorforgotten.Ifaparticularly

patekphillippe

44.movementneedsfouryearsofcontinuousworkto

bringtoperfect,

45.wewilltekefouryearsTheresultwillbeawatch

thatisunlikelyanyother

watchesyouhaveeverseen.

二.WRITING

PARTONE

Question46

Mr.Leeisgoingtobuyalargeamountofelectronic

componentsfromyourcompany.Healsoshowsaninterest

inyourcompanysPCXphonemachine,whichisinthe

chargeofMr.AngusBeard,yourcolleague.Mr.Leewould

liketobring10samplesandsomebrochuresbackhometo

makeatrialsale.

.WriteashortnotetoMr.AngusBeard,oneofyour

colleagues.

.TellhimthefactthatMr.LeeisinterestedinPCX

phone.

.Mentionthenumberhewantstohave.

.suggesttheirdirectcontact.

.Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

PARTTWO.

Question47

YouareaclerkinLuckyTourismCompany.Youare

responsibleforarrangingtravellinglines.Oneday,you

receivedthedataasfollows:

Readthefollowingtablewhichshowsthechangesinthe

waypeoplespendtheirholidays.Thetabledividesthe

tourismbusinessintofourparts,tellingthedifferent

percentagesin1980andin1990,fromwhichyouwill

noticethetrendofcurrenttourismbusiness.

.Usetheinformationinthetabletowriteashort

report(about100-120words)emphasizingchangesofthe

mainbusinessforyourcompany.

.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

WHEREPEOPLESPENDTHEIRHOLIDAYS

19801990

Travellingabroad12%23%

Goingtoseaside38%32%

Camping9%35%<B

R>Stayingathome41%10%

Total100%100%

三.LISTENING

PARTONE

Questions1-12

.Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversations.

.Writedownonewordornumberinthenumberedspaces

ontheformsbelow.

MessageOne,questions1-4

OrderTicket

9:30a.m.20thJuneD.Golden

InformationofCustomer:

Name:MaryThomsonfromINAIndustries

Address:...(1)...RoseStreet

ContactNo.:...(2)...

InformationofComputers:

Type:486models...(3)...cacheonharddrive

Quantity:....(4).....

DeliveryDate:Fridaymorning23rdJune

MessageTwo,questions5-8

ReservationCard

To:Dr.GoodmanFrom:Linda

Date:18thAprilTime:2:30p.m.

Informationofpatients

Name:David......(5)......

Symptom:somethingwrongwiththe......(6)....

.

Dateofmeeting:20th,......(7)......

Timeformeeting:.....(8)......-

MessageThree.Questions9-12

BicycleRentingRegistration

Date:7thJuly

Time:12:30

BicycleType:.....(9)......bikes

No.ofBicycles:2

PeriodofHiring:....(10)......days

HirersName:`....(11)......

ContactNo:0708112-ex.Room......(12)....

PARTTWO

Questions13-22

SectionOne

Questions13-17

.Youwillhearfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewhoistalking.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthepiece.

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

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

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

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

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

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

Aadentist

Bacustomer

Capoliceman

Damechanic

Easalesman

Faplumber

Gadoctor

Hamanager

SectionTwo

Questions18-22

.Youwillhearanotherfiveshortpieces.

.Foreachpiecedecidewherethespeakeris.

.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberofthepiece.

.Youwillhearthefivepiecestwice.

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

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

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