剑桥商务英语BEC中级模拟试题附答案.docx

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剑桥商务英语BEC中级模拟试题附答案

剑桥商务英语BEC中级模拟试题（附答案）

一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthethreecompanyplansbelow.

.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

Example

Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsoftheworldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.

Answer:

B

1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsoftheworld.

2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeofmedicines.

3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogramcenters.

4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyforthecompany.

6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthecustomers.

7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesallovertheworld.

A.FORD

Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingitsmanufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperationsinNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLationAmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontalorganizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogramcenterswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnewcarsandtrucks.

B.IBM

BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsalesoperationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchasbanking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfromanorganizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminateturfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

C.BMS

Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusinessbyappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwideconsumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinandExcedrin.The

11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohasformedanewunitwithworldwide

responsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-careproducts.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

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

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

15June1993

Ms.MarthaWeston

WordProcessingSupervisor

ABCCompany

PostOfficeBox1072

28King'sStreetLondon

DearMs.Weston.

PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

I'mPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently......example.....

Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Herearemyobservations.

Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor.......8......Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter......9......

Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime.......10......

Performance

Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent.......11.....Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccured.......12.....Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

Example:

I

ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.

TheNewLook

WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britain'sbiggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforitssuddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,thebank'smanagingdirectorandanoffspringofitsfoundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchiefexecutive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.Itseemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanandchiefexecutivethanbig

shareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietlytoquestionhisabilitytodobothjobsatonce.Now,weeksbeforeheisduetomoveup,thequestionsarelouder.ManywishthebankhadseizedtheopportunityLasyApriltoseparatethetwotopposts.Andprivately.SomewonderwhetherMr.Buxtonistherightmanforeitherone.WhatstartedasathoroughlyBritishWhisperingCampaignhasassumedmuchbiggerdimensions..

2.Mr.Buxtonhassuffereditall,butintruthhehasnowayout.Afterweeksoftalkingtoshareholdersanddiscussingwithhisnon-executivedirectors,hehasacceptedthatBarclayswillseparatethetopjobssometimesinthefuture.How7Hesaysthattherehasbeennoformaldiscussionofitintheboardroom.

3.Formallyorinformally,ithasbeenagreedthatMr.Buxtonwillnotbemovedfromhischairmanship,andthat

Barclaysmustfindastrongchiefexecutive.Opinionsdifferastowhetherthispersonshouldbechosenfrominsideoroutsidethebank.SeveralboardmembersbelievethatthereisnoidealcandidateinsideBarclays.

4.Neithershareholdersnornon-executivedirectorswanttowaitlong.Iftherightcandidatecanbefound,thebankcouldcombinetheannouncementofanewappointmentwithitsannualresultsattheendofMarch.MrBuxtonstressedtheimportanceofgettingthisnextstepright,particularlysinceanyappointmentwillmeanoverturningamanagementreorganizationthatwasannouncedonlyeightmonthsago.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

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

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

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

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

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

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

AProblemsfacingMr.Buxton

BProposalsforcandidatesofthechiefexecutive

CLackofidealcandidateinsideBarclays

DBuxton'sagreementtogiveuponeofhistwotopjobs

EDoubtsaboutBuxton'sabilityfortwotopjobs

FAnxietiesaboutchoosingtherightcandidates

GObjectionstoBuxton'sideas

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow（A-G）

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

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

17.Mr.Buxtonispersuadedthatthebankneedsto......

18.iftheycanfindtherightcandidate,theycould......

19.Mr..Buxtonwillretainhischairmanship,andthebankmust......

20.AtthenewsofMr.Buxton'sappointment,manypeoplestartedto......

Acombinethenewsoftheappointmentwithitsannualresults.

Bbelievenosuitablecandidatescanbefoundinthebank.

Cquestionhisabilitytoholdtwoleadingpositions.

Dfindaveryablechiefexecutive.

Emeanoverturningamanagementreorganization..

Fdifferastothesourcesfortherightcandidate.

Gseparatethetwotopjobssometimelater.

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.ReadthistextaboutanItaliancarcompany.

.Choosethebestwordtofi71eachgap.

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

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

GianniAgnelli,ChairmanofFiat,Italy'slargestprivateindustrialcorporation,isknowninItalyasthelawyer,becausehetrainedinlawatTurinUniversity.......example......hehasneverpracticed,histrainingmaysoonbe

useful.OnApril17thMr.AgnelliadmittedtoagroupofItalianindustrialistsinVenice......21......Fiathadbeen......

22......insomecorruptionsinItaly.OnApril21st,Fiat'slawyersandCesareRomiti,itsmanagingdirector,metMilanmagistratesto......23......thefirm'sinvolvementinbriberytowinbusinessfromstate-ownedcompanies.

Fiatisnotthe......24......ItaliancompanycaughtupinItaly'sincreasingPoliticalcorruptionscandal.Accordingtothelatestfigure,some200businessmenandpoliticiansweresittinginprison......25......aresultofjudicialinquiriesintokickbackspaidtopoliticiansbyfirms.Hundredsmorearestill......influenceofFiat,......27......salesareequalto4/00ofItaly'shomeproduct,thescandalatthecompanyhas......28......theindustrialestablishment.

ThoughneitherMr.Agnelli....,.29......Mr.Romitihasbeen......30......ofwrongdoing,severalotherseniorFiatmanagershaveallegedlybeeninvolvedinpayingkickbackstowinstate-ownedcontracts.......31......arrestedincludeFrancescoMattiol,Fiat'sfinancedirector,andAntonioMoscon,the......32......headofitsToroinsurancebranch.......

33......menhavebeen......34......abouttheirpreviousrolesontheboardofCogefar-Impresit,Fiat'sconstructionsubsidiary.LastMay,EnzoPapiadmittedpayinga1.5million-dollarbribeforacontract,......35......toMilan'sunderground.

Example

AThough

BThat

CBecause

DWhat

AnswerD

21.AwhatBthatCwhenDif

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