BEC二级模拟考试题.docx

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BEC二级模拟考试题

BEC二级模拟考试题（四）

　　一.READING

　　PARTONE

　　Questions1-7

　　.Readthesesentencesandtheinstructionsthatfollow.

　　.Whichmethoddoeseachsentencedescribe?

　　.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyouranswerSheet.

　　Example

　　Youcandictateamessagealmostanywhereatyourconvenience.

　　Answer:

B

　　1.Youspeak,whileyoursecretarytypesdownyourwords.

　　2.Youhavetospeakslowlyandveryclearly.

　　3.Oneofthesemethodscanbeusedwhenyouareinahurry.

　　4.Whiledictating,youusesometapes.

　　5.Oneofthedisadvantagesofthismethodisthatyouaretotallystrangetothetranscriber.

　　6.Thedictationisdonewithyourspeaking,amachinesrecording,andyoursecretarystranscribing.

　　7.Themachinerecordsyourwordsandthenprovidethetranscription.

　　A.Dictationtoyourownsecretary-"live"dictation,takenbyapersonwhobecomesfamiliarwithyourdictatingcharacteristics.

　　B.Dictationtoamachine,withyoursecretarytranscribing.

　　Inexpensivecassetterecordersprovidegreatflexibilityindictation.

　　Youcandictateintheoffice,athome,inanautomobile,inanairplane,andinanyout-of-the-officesituation.Yourdictationtapescanbetranscribedbybeingplayedbackonmoderntranscribingequipment.

　　C.Dictationtoamachine,withaword-processingcenterprovidingthetranscriptioninthiscase,thetranscriberwillprobablynotbefamiliarwithyourdictationmannersandpeculiarities.

　　D.Otherdictationmethods,suchasbytelephonecallsorbydirectsecretarialtranscriptionatthetypewriter.Thesemethodsarenotroutinebutareusedtypicallyin"rush"situations.Theyrequireaslowvoicespeedandclearpronunciation.

PARTTWO

　　Questions8-12

　　.ReadthistextaboutelectricalpowerinCanada.

　　.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

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

　　.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　ELECTRICITY:

WEALTH,MONEY,POWER

　　Canadianindustrieshaveprosperedformorethanacenturyonthecountrysabundanceofcheap,reliableelectricalpower......example......Infact,CanadaconsumesmoreelectricityonaperpersonbasisthananycountryexceptforNorway......8......

　　ElectricityisasignificantsourceofexportincomeforCanada.....9.....Butinthe1970s,CanadianexportsrosesharplytoaddresstheU.S.demandforcheaperandmorereliable.

　　In1985,exportsofCanadianelectricalpowerreached1,400millionUSdollars....10.....Netelectricityexportsaccountformorethan60%ofCanadasbalanceoftrade.

　　Domestically,Canadacontinuestogenerateelectricalpower,primarilyfromwater....11.....

　　Exportsofelectricityarenowsubjecttoforcesfarbeyondthecontrolofutilitymanagers....12.....

　　Example:

B

　　A.Besides,electricityfromcoalandnuclearis50/00to75/00cheaperthanmanyotherindustrialnations.

　　B.Generatedprimarilybywater,ourpowersupplieshaveattractedandsupportedenergy-intensiveindustriessuchasmining.

　　C.Italsoranksamongthetopthreeelectricityproducersintheworld,behindtheU.S.andRussia.

　　D.Nexttoelectricity,Canadianpaperexportscameto900millionUSdollarseveryyearinthe1960s.

　　E.Twolargenuclearpowerplantsbegantogenerateelectricity.

　　F.Sincethen,electricityexportshavedeclinedbuttheyhavecontinuedtoexceed700millionUSdollars.

　　G.Environmentalandtradepoliciesallinfluenceelectricalproductionandtrade.

　　H.CanadaandtheU.S.importedandexportedpowerinalmostequalmeasuresafter1901.

　　I.Therefore,theCanadiangovernmenthaslittleinfluenceontheseforces.

PARTTHREE

　　Questions13-20

　　.ReadthistextaboutsouthKoreaseconomicdevelopment,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

　　TheKoreansseetheSeoulOlympicsasachancetoshowtheirrapidprogress.TheTokyoOlympicGamesin1964servedthesamepurposeforadevelopingJapan.Within13years,accordingtoadetaileddevelopmentplan,Koreaisdeterminedtobeamongtheworldstenlargesttradingnations,upfromthe13thnow.

　　1.MuchoftheeconomysdevelopmentinrecentyearscomesfromwhatKoreanleaderscallthethreeblessings-loweroilprices,lowerworldwideinterestrates,andacurrencythatisweakagainsttheJapaneseyen.TheKoreanwoniscloselyrelatedwithmanyothercurrencies,thoughthefinanceministrywillnotsaywhichones.ObviouslytheU.S.dollaristhemostimportant.WhenitsvaluedropsagainsttheJapaneseyen,theKoreanwonwentdowntoo.SinceSeptember1985thewonhasdecreasedabout40%againsttheyen,givingKoreaahugeadvantageoverJapanintheU.S.market.

　　2.TheKoreansmadegooduseofthisadvantage,pouring40%oftheirexportsintoAmerica.WhentheU.S.respondedwithtoughprotectionismtalk,theypretendedtobesurprisedandangry.TheKoreansstillseethemselvesasrelativelypoordependentsoftheU.S.andtakeAmericanprotectionismasbetrayalbyabigbrother.Theyareright.TheKoreaneconomyisonly6%ofJapans.TallbuildingsinSeoulresemblethoseinTokyo,buttheKoreancapitalisfullofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouseslikeavillage.Inthecountrysidesome20%ofhomelackrunningwater.Moreover,Koreahasaheavydefenseburdenaswellasthatbigforeigndebt.

　　3.AndKoreahassufferedsettacksbeforeInthe1970sthegovernmentsupportedheavyindustry,creatingsomebigbutsselessenterpriscs.TheTreasuryMinistryisstillquietlysupportingsomeillshippingandoverseascompanies.Meanwhilethegovernmentdoesnotknowhowtosetupwiningindustries.

　　4.TheKoreansarealsoquicktopointoutthattheir7.1billiontradesurpluswiththeU.S.isjust4%ofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.Japanaccountfor35%.IntheU.S.theKoreansarecompetingwithJapanesenotAmerican,Products.TheycomplainthatU.S.protectionismpunishesthemforAmericanslazyworkhabitsanddrugabuse.TheysaytheunionruleshaveruinedU.S.competitiveness.

　　Questions13-16

　　.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfortheboxbelow.

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

　　.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,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromtheListbelow（A-G）.

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

　　.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

　　17.FortheJapanese,theTokyoOlympicGameswasregarded......

　　18.TheKoreansthinkoftheU.S.protectionism..................

　　19.TherecenteconomicdevelopmentofsouthKoreaisdue........

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

　　A.tohavethreeadvantages.

　　B.amongthetenbiggestcountriesinforeigntrade.

　　C.forthirty-fivepercentofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.

　　D.asanexhibitionofrapideconomicgrowth.

　　E.againsttheJapanesecurrency.

　　F.ofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouses.

　　G.ascheatingalittlebrother.

　　PARTFOUR

　　Questions21-35

　　.Readthisnews..

　　.Choosethebestwordtofil1eachgap.

　　.Foreachquestion（21-35）markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　ThreeBootleggersJailed

　　Threemenwhoranacross-channelsmugglinggroup,sellingcheap.

　　Frenchbeer,wineandchampagneinBritain,werejailedyesterday.

　　Themenwereleadersofan11-mangroupwhichmadeatleast42……example……ontheDover-Calaisferryinthreemonths.

　　Trucksofcheapdrinkwerebroughtintothecountryandsold…………21…………atSundaymarket,AndcornershopsinSouthWales,Twosecretteamsofcustomsofficers…………22…………vehiclesbetweenKentandCardiffinanoperationcalled"chancer".Elevenmenadmittedtheirpartina…………23…………toavoidpayingdutyonbeerandspirits.

　　Mr.RogerThomassaiditwas……24……that70,000poundsofunpaiddutywasinvolvedbetweenJanuaryandAprillastyearwhenthegangwas……25……thesmugglinggroup.Casesofbeer,wineandchampagnewerebroughttoarentedwarehouseinCardiffbeforebeing……26……totraders.Mr.RichardNichols,aformermarkettrader,Mr.QichardSpencer,ashopowner,andMrRaymondTout,wereputinprisonfor…………27…………ofnine,fourandthreemonths……28……JudgeMichaelBurrsaidthegrouphadused"anarmyofhelpers"inanorganizedconspiracytomake…………29…………money.Heorderedsixothermentocarryoutcommunityserviceandconditionally…………30…………twootherswhohadplayedalesserrole.

　　Afterthe……31……customsinvestigatorssaidthatthegroupmadeasmanyasfourcrosschanneltripsaday…………32…………toahypermarketnearCalais.Theywentintobusinessonlythreeweeksafterthenewcustomslawscameinto……33……onNewYearsdaylastyear.Theinvestigatorsadded:

"Wehopethesejail…………34…………willbeabighelptotacklethis.……35…………crimewhichiscausingconcerntotheretailindustry

　　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

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