2014剑桥BEC初级考试标准预测卷(3)

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　　BEC考查的正是这种普遍存在的商务环境中应具备的通识与能力。剑桥大学考试委员会设立BEC考试的目的是在全球范围内建立一个测试商界雇员英语水平的统一标准，使BEC证书被跨国公司和非英语国家的大公司用作商务英语测试标准，以评估在真实商务环境下雇员的英语水平，使人力资源部门能准确评估雇员商务英语的运用技能。因此，与我国的四、六级考试相比较，BEC考试更侧重对英语实际运用能力的考查。换句话说，BEC中的考查内容都是可以马上拿到实际工作中去的，不会出现所谓高分低能现象。

　　READING

　　PART ONE：Questions 1-5

　　1、

　　In which department is Jane Crew working at the moment?

　　A.Sales

　　B.Marketing

　　C.Administration

　　2、 Special Offer! Limited period only. 0% commission on foreign currency exchange.

　　A.Commission is charged on some foreign currencies only.

　　B.Customers can change limited amounts of money without paying commission.

　　C.At present there is no charge for changing foreign money.

　　3、 Business Latest Demand for office space in sharp decline due to a slowing economy

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　　A.Companies may have to wait longer to find cheap offices to rent.

　　B.The financial situation is affecting the commercial property market.

　　C.Businesses are renting out empty office space to help their falling profits.

　　4、 Office furniture direct frorfi the manufacturer

　　Free delivery; 21-day money back guarantee; interest free ,loan 2-year guarantee

　　A.Buyers will get a full refund if they are not satisfied.

　　B.Customers must collect the furniture straight from the factory.

　　C.Payment on the furniture has to be completed within two years.

　　5、 To receive our free business publications, complete and return the enclosed form for up to three titles per company.

　　A.Each company may send for three publications.

　　B.Companies may send in three articles for publication.

　　C.Publications are sent out on receipt of payment and form.

　　PART ONE：Questions 1-8

　　6、听录音：{MP3:/imgcache/attached/media/20140408/20140408204449_7064.mp3}

　　For question6-13you will hear eight short recordings.

　　For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

　　After you have listened once, replay each recording.

　　When the talk would happen?

　　7、 Which is the Jennnifer's number?

　　8、 Where is Olivier from?

　　A.Sales department

　　B.Pairs office

　　C.Head company

　　9、 How many plants does the company have?

　　A.five domestic plants and ten foreign plants

　　B.five domestic plants and other factories in ten countries

　　C.fifteen plants together

　　10、 What percent does China account for in the total sales?

　　11、 What does this company probably do?

　　A.Sell products through website.

　　B.Provide website service for on-line buyer.

　　C.Sell goods over the phone. "

　　12、 How much do bicycles made of all steal weiigh?

　　13、 How many pieces do they want to order?

　　A. 5,000

　　B.500

　　C.50,000

　　PART ONE

　　14、

　　In this part, the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.

　　(1) Where were you brought up?

　　(2) Do you have any interests?

　　(3) it important to allow the employees to express their views on important issues?

　　PART ONE：Question 46

　　15、

　　You are going to organize a sales meeting in the Department.

　　Write a note to vour secretarv. Miss Cook:

　　asking for a flip chart and a projector,

　　saying why and where to have the meeting.

　　Write 30 - 40 words.

　　PART TWO：Question 47

　　16、

　　Read the letter below to Tim Green from Ding Forest.

　　Write a reply to Mr. Ding Forest:

　　enclosing a brochure, some leaflets and a price list.

　　telling him about a new special offer.

　　asking her to contact you if she has any questions.

　　Write 60-80 words.

　　WRITING

　　PART TWO

　　17、

　　In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic, You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute,

　　You have one minute to prepare your ideas,

　　A What is important when ...?

　　Recruiting young trainees

　　School qualification

　　Personal appearance

　　Reference

　　B What is important when ...?

　　Choosing a center for a conference

　　Location "

　　Accommodations

　　Facilities

　　PART TWO：Questions 9-15

　　18、Look at the notes below.

　　Some information is missing.

　　You will hear two people discuss details on a new order of security camera.

　　For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using

　　a word, number or letter.

　　After you have listened once, replay the recording.

　　Character of Products:Character of Products:

　　It's very (9) __________with a lot of features.

　　Technical back-up:

　　An engineer (10) __________ within 90 minutes is available (11) __________hours a day.

　　Amounts of Order:

　　Because of ( 12 )__________buildings, (13) __________units are needed.

　　Delivery Schedule:

　　First (14) __________units can be delivered within 24 hours.

　　Marketing:

　　The new marketing (15) __________ helps the sales figure.

　　第(9)题______

　　19、第(10)题______

　　20、第(11)题______

　　21、第(12)题______

　　22、第(13)题______

　　23、第(14)题______

　　24、第(15)题______

　　PART TWO：Questions 6-10

　　25、Look at the box files on this shelf. They are in the office of the woman who produces the monthly company newsletter.

　　For questions 6-10, decide which box file (A-H) each person needs.

　　For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.

　　Do not use any letter more than once.

　　She needs to get in touch with all the company's distributors in South America.

　　26、 She has a pile of letters that she needs to file.

　　27、 She wants to compare the company's latest product with similar products on the market.

　　PART THREE：Questions 11-15

　　30、Look at the charts below. They show laptop sales compared to mobile phone sales offered by eight different towns during a three-period of time.

　　Which chart does each sentence (11-15) describe?

　　For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.

　　Do not use any letter more than once.

　　Although Laptop sales started higher than Mobile phone sales, it lost the leading position when both dipped in the middle of the period.

　　31、 Mobile phones sales and Laptop sales reached their peak in the middle of the period, but Laptop sales declined more sharply at the end.

　　32、 While both Mobile phones and Laptop sales rose throughout the period, Mobile phones sales saw greater increase in the middle of the period.

　　33、 Both Laptop and Mobile phones sales dipped in the middle of the period, with the Mobile always achieving more sales than the Laptop.

　　34、 Mobile phones sales fell from their early high point to the level equal to Laptop sales,and then both remained the same level to the end of the period.

　　28、 She wants to check an article from an old newsletter.

　　29、 She is writing an article about a supplier from whom her company buys spare parts.

　　PART THREE：Questions 16-22

　　35、For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, number or letter.

　　After you have listened once, replay the recording.

　　Because world is (16)______ , the (17)______industry is becoming more and more global. And Brown feels they are well-positioned in global (18)______.It can be seen that their (19)______ are more connected.(20)_____ in different countries is becoming more and more important. They are doing business in (21)______countries, including(22)______ in China.

　　第(16)题：______

　　36、第(17)题：______

　　37、第(18)题：______

　　38、第(19)题：______

　　39、第(20)题：______

　　40、第(21)题：______

　　41、第(22)题：______

　　PART THREE

　　42、

　　In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt

　　material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the test promptly, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.

　　For two or three candidates

　　Scenario

　　I'm going to describe a situation.

　　Your company is going to fill the job vacancy of personnel manger by advertis-

　　ing. You have been asked to make recommendations,

　　Talk together for about two minutes about' some of the ways and decide which

　　two are the best.

　　Here are some ideas to help you.

　　Prompt material

　　The type of publication

　　Content

　　Cost

　　Size

　　Cover

　　Follow-on questions

　　Do you think it's important to consider potentiality of the company when deciding to accept a job offer? ( Why?/Why not?)

　　Is it necessary to consider challenge when deciding to a job offer? (Why?/Why not?)

　　How important is working environment to people in their choice of work?

　　Would you consider salary when choosing a new job? (Why?/Why not?)

　　Is it important to consider qualification when selecting a job applicant? (Why?/why not?)

　　LISTENING

　　PART FOUR：Questions 23-30

　　43、For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

　　After you have listened once, replay the recording.

　　What is Roberto worried about?

　　A.the menus for the conference

　　B.the level of training for new staff members

　　C.his budget for the conference dinner

　　44、 Who does Marina think needs refresher training?

　　A.new staff only

　　B.new and old staff

　　C.temporary staff

　　45、 According to Marina, what will happen if they hire student staff?

　　A.It will push costs up.

　　B.It will keep costs down. ,

　　C.It will mean less kitchen accidents.

　　46、 According to Steve, what will happen if they hire experienced catering staff?

　　A.It will push costs up.

　　B.It will keep costs down.

　　C.It will mean more kitchen accidents.

　　47、 What is Roberto worrying about regarding the extra staff?

　　A.high costs

　　B.less catering experience

　　C.causing troubles

　　48、 What is happening later in the week?

　　A.a staff party

　　B.a staff outing

　　C.a staff meeting

　　49、 On which day will they be hiring extra housekeeper staff?

　　A.Friday

　　B.Saturday

　　C.Sunday

　　50、 How many extra waiting staff will they hire?

　　A.10

　　B.15

　　C.20

　　SPEAKING

　　PART FOUR：Questions 16-22

　　51、Read the article below about a self-employed Journalist.

　　Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page ' Right' or ' Wrong' ? If there is not enough information to answer ' Right' or ' Wrong', choose ' Doesn't say'.

　　For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B.or C) on your Answer Sheet.

　　Sally Patterson, journalist Last year, Sally Patterson left her permanent job with a newspaper and is now a selfemployed journalist. Why did she do it? "I had no control over my work," she says, "and that mattered more to me than earning lots of money. Actually, leaving my job wasn't as difficult as I'd expected, because I already had plenty of contacts in the publishing industry.

　　Unlike my last job, though, I'm mostly in touch with the magazines and newspapers I write for by email, and as I don't work in an'office, I may not see anyone for days. But that's a welcome relief!"

　　Isn't it hard being self-employed? "The biggest danger when you become self-employed is saying "yes" to everything," Sally says. "I make sure I turn work down if I haven't got the time for it. And that's a question of planning: I spend an hour every week working out what I'm doing for the next few months. "

　　And what about the benefits? "Well, at the newspaper I always concentrated on economic matters, but now I can choose to work on a wider range of projects than before.And being my own boss has made me feel more confident about the other areas of my life,too. "

　　Sally left her last job because she wanted to make decisions about her work herself.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say,

　　52、 Her colleagues in publishing thought that being self-employed would be difficult for her.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　53、 She would prefer to share an office with other people.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　54、 She needs to accept all the work she is offered.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　55、Most self-employed journalists find it difficult to plan ahead.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　56、 Sally specializes more now than she did in her"last job.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　57、 Self-employment has affected Sally's attitude to life.

　　A.Right

　　B.Wrong

　　C.Doesn't say

　　PART FIVE：Questions 23-28

　　58、Read the article below.

　　For each question (23-28) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer.

　　Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.

　　It used to be that people were proud to work for the same company for the whole of their working lives. They'd get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and a dinner featuring speeches by their bosses praising their lovalty. But today's rich capitalists have regressed to the "survival of the fittest" ideas and their loyalty extends not to their workers or even to their stockholders but only to themselves.

　　Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so dollars for forty or so years of work, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as they sell for their own profit the company they may have been with for only a few years.

　　The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country as a whole has produced. The top 1 percent of the population now has wealth equal to the whole bottom 95 percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in downsizing and outsourcing because these business maneuvers don't act to create new jobs as the founder of new industries used to do,but only out jobs while keeping the money value of what those jobs produced for themselves.

　　To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians from the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving Washington and the business at the nation because he is summoned to "fundraising dinners" where fat cats pay a thousand or so dollars a plate to worm their way into government not through service but through donations of vast amounts of money. Once on the in side they have both political, parties busily tearing up all the regulations that protect the rest of us from the greed of the rich.The middle class used to be loyal to the free enterprise system. In the past, the people of the middle class mostly thought they'd be rich themselves someday or have a good shot at becoming rich. But nowadays income is being distributed more and more unevenly and corporate loyalty is a thing of the past. The middle class may also wake up to forget its loyalty to the so-called free enterprise system altogether and the government which governs only the rest of us while letting the corporations do what they please with our jobs. As things stand, if somebody doesn't wake up, the middle class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bottom of society.

　　It can be inferred from the first paragraph that people used to place a high value on

　　A.job security.

　　B.bosses' praise.

　　C.corporate loyalty.

　　59、 The author is strongly critical of today's rich capitalists for

　　A.not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workers.

　　B.maximizing their profits at the expense of workers.

　　C.not setting up long-term goals for their companies.

　　60、 The immediate consequence of the new capitalists' practice is

　　A.loss of corporate reputation.

　　B.lower pay for the employees.

　　C.a higher rate of unemployment.

　　61、 The rich try to sway the policy of the government by

　　A.occupying important positions in both political parties.

　　B.making monetary contributions to decision-makers.

　　C.pleasing the public with generous donations.

　　62、 Currently income is influenced by

　　A.hardworking.

　　B.loyalty.

　　C.some complicated elements.

　　63、 What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

　　A.To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests.

　　B.To warn the government of the shrinking of the American middle class.

　　C.To persuade the government to change its current economic policies.

　　PARI SIX：Questions 29-40

　　64、 Read the new report below.Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C.

　　For each question64-75, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.

　　Since Burnaby's Leather Goods was made in 1994, the company has reported one success story after another. The company, which has become known for its (29) __ leather goods, (30) __________its new collection last month at the Mayfair Hotel in London. It was (31) __________ by more than 300 people.For the first time, the collection included smaller (32) __________such as purses, wallets and gift sets.

　　The (33) __________of Burnaby's success is the strength of the sales team, and it is (34) __________that by the end of this year there could be well (35) __________three thousand salespeople world-wide selling Burnaby's products. To reward the top sellers, Burnaby's is (36)__________them an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas in Ameri-

　　ca in July. Managing director Peter Jones says that the five-day holidays will (37) __________all flights as well as meals and hotel accommodation. Trips to the top shows and the Grand Canyon will also be organized.

　　Mr. Jones says that the offer has had an enthusiastic response from the sales force, and will make a continued increase in sales. The restructuring of the company's price range, which has (38)__________in 70% of their goods now being priced under 30, will also (39) __________sales. The new price range is (40) __________at customers with a few spare pounds in their pockets making an impulse purchase.

　　A.performance

　　B.quality

　　C.product

　　65、

　　A.launched

　　B.began

　　C.headed

　　66、

　　A.met

　　B.accompanied

　　C.attended

　　67、