2015年BEC剑桥商务英语考试真题及模拟题15套

2021年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题(1)
Ⅰ。Listening:20%(听力,20分)
SectionA
Directions:Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasyou’veheard.(精品文档请下载)
Thetermsofpaymentareanimportantpartofthebusiness.Fromtheller’spointofview,thebesttermswouldbefullpaymentatthetimeofsale,whilethebuyerswouldhavethegoodsbeforemakingpayment。Importersandexportersareeachotherbythousandsofmiles。Thisaddstothedifficultiesofcomingtoanonhowpaymentshouldbemade。(精品文档请下载)
SectionB
Directions:ListentothetapeandtranslatethentencesintoChine。(精品文档请下载)
1.2345。
SectionC
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhear5shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers。Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Afteryouhearaconversationandquestionaboutit,readthefouranswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard。(精品文档请下载)
()1。A。Hewantsapieceofeachtype。
B。Hecan’tteareitherpieceofthecloth.
C。Thepiecesofclotharemadebyacretprocess。(精品文档请下载)
D。Thepiecesofclothemidenticaltohim。
()2。A。Thewomanisunwillingtodiscusstheplan.(精品文档请下载)
B。Themansuggeststhatthewomanmakeanewplan。(精品文档请下载)
C。Themanandthewomanhavealreadypreparedtheirplan.(精品文档请下载)
D.Themanandthewomandon’tknowhowtoprepareaplan。(精品文档请下载)
()3。A。Chooanyone。
B.Don’tdoanything.
C。Makebetteruofhistime。
D。Filloutthepinkformfirst。
()4。A。Invitethemantovisitherhou.
B.Talktohercretaryonthephone。
C。Meethercretaryfirst。
D。GotomeetMs。Linimmediately
()5。A。Hehasbeentoldtocallback。
B。Heistalkingonthephone。
C.Heisnotinatthemoment。
D。Heisgoingoutthisafternoon。
II。Reading&Comprehension:40%(阅读和理解,40分)
SectionA
Directions:Therearetenincompletentencesinthisction。ForeachntencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD。ChootheONEthatbestcompletesthentence。Thenwritedowntherightanswerinthebracketsforeachntence。Thisctiontotals10points,onepointforeachntence。(精品文档请下载)
()1.Wecansupplyallthebicyclesyourequired____________stockandarearrangingshipmentbyM.V。Mermaid。(精品文档请下载)
A。forB。from C。to D。against
()2。Wewouldliketoremindyouthatthe__________L/CmustreachusbeforeMarch10(精品文档请下载)
sothatwecanmakeshipmentingoodtime。
A.coveringB。cover C.covered D。beingcovered(精品文档请下载)
()3。Wehavereceivedyourletterof28March,___________ustomodifythepreviousarrangementsfortheshipmentofthecaptionedorder.(精品文档请下载)
A。askedB。toask C。beingasked D。asking
()4。InourletterofMay5,wemade__________clearthatshipmentistobeeffectedinJune。(精品文档请下载)
A.youB。them C。that D.it
()5。Wealwaysdeal_______________paymentbysightL/C。(精品文档请下载)
A。with B.in C.at D。on
()6.Thisofferis_____________toyourreplyreachingusbeforethe20thofFebruary。(精品文档请下载)
A。subjectingB。subject C.subjectedDtosubject(精品文档请下载)
()7。____________weareappreciatingthegoodqualityofyourblacktea,weregretthatyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside。(精品文档请下载)
A。While B。When C。However D.Therefore(精品文档请下载)
()8.Weherebyauthorizeyouto___________onusat60daysaftersighttotheextentofUSD20,000。00.(精品文档请下载)
A.open B。establish C。draw D.build
()9。Ifpartiestoacontractdesiretottledisputes,anarbitrationclauisusuallymadeinthecontractwellbeforeadispute_____________。(精品文档请下载)
A。risB.arisC。look D.appear
()10。Somecustomersrequestedusto_____________ourpricebecautheyconsideredit(精品文档请下载)
toohigh.
A。putdownB。getdownC.takedown D.bringdown(精品文档请下载)
SectionB
Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingletter。YouarerequiredtochoothebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD。Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebrackets.Thisctiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank。(精品文档请下载)
DearMr。Bush
Thankyouforyour1ofJanuary5forourBeautyBrandBlous。(精品文档请下载)
Wearenowexporting2ofvariousbrands,amongwhichBeautyBrandisthemostfamous。Theyareingreat3abroadandourstocksarerunning4quickly.Theyarepopularnotonlyfortheirnoveldesign,butalsoforthereasonableprices.Weareconfidentthatonceyouhavetriedourblous,youwillplacerepeatorderswithus5largequantities。(精品文档请下载)
Asyourequested,wearenow6asfollows:
Price:US$600perdozenCIFNewYork
TermsofPayment:BysightL/Ctobeopenedthroughabanktobe7bytheSellers.(精品文档请下载)
Shipment:InMarch2007。
Pleanotethatwedonotallowanycommission8ourblous,butadiscountof5%maybe9ifthequantityismorethan1,000dozen。(精品文档请下载)
Theaboveofferismadewithout10andissubjecttoourfinalconfirmation.(精品文档请下载)
Wehopethatyouwillplaceanorderwithusatanearlydate。(精品文档请下载)
Sincerelyyours
()1.A。requestB.enquiryC.acquisitionD。requirement(精品文档请下载)
()2.A。blousB。womanblousC。womanshirtsD。ladyshirts(精品文档请下载)
()3。A.needB。wantC.requireD。demand
()4。A.upB。offC.downD.away
()5。A。atB。forC。inD.with
()6。A.orderingB。offeringC。placingD。advising(精品文档请下载)
()7。A。agreedB。approvedC。acceptableD.covered(精品文档请下载)
()8。A.onB。inC。ofD。at
()9。A.providedB.suppliedC。furnishedD.granted(精品文档请下载)
()10。A。promiB.dutyC。engagementD.onus
SectionC
Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthisction.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements。ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD。Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebracketsforeachquestionorstatement。Thisctiontotals20points,twopointsforeachquestion.(精品文档请下载)
PassageOne
WhatalovelyplaceXeroxistoworkKimMoloney,aclientrvicexecutive,can’tsayenoughnicethingsaboutheremployer。‘It'saveryspecialenvironment,’shesays。‘PeopledescribeXeroxasafamilyandIwasamazedatthenumberofpeoplewhohaveworkedhereforsolong。’It’stemptingtotakeMoloney’scommentswithapinchofsalt,especiallyconsideringthatwhenyou’vebeenworkingsomewhereforonlytwoyears,asshehasatXerox,everyoneemsoldandestablished。Butthere’struthbehindherenthusiasm。
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TakeCarolePalmer,thegroupresourcesdirector。ShejoinedXeroxin1978asatempandhasbeeninherprentroleforvenyears.‘Xeroxhasbeengoodtomeovertheyears,’shesays。‘Ithassupportedmethroughqualifications…andlastyearItookpartinthevice-presidentincumbentprogram。'HumanresourcesistakenriouslyatXerox,Palmersays,andthecompanyhasapolicyofpromotingfromwithin(whichwouldexplainMoloney'samazementathercolleagues'longevity)。ThecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduateachyearandMoloneywaspartofanintakewhojoinedhavingalreadyacquiredacoupleofyears'workexperience.ShestartedasaprojectmanagerforXeroxGlobalServicesbeforemovingintosales。Nowherresponsibilityisto‘growandmaintaincustomerrelationships’.(精品文档请下载)
MoloneyisbadattheheadofficeinUxbridge。‘It’sgreatintermsofworkingenvironment,'shesays。‘We'vejustgotanewproviderinthecanteenand…wehavebrainstormingroomsandbreakoutareas。’MuchofMoloney'sroleisvisitingclients,soshedoesn’thaveapermanentdeskatheadoffice。‘I’mahot-desker,whichisgoodbecauyougettositwithdifferentpeopleinthehot-deskareas。Andyou'regivenaplacetostoreyourthings。’Headofficestaffnumbersbetween1,200and1,500people,Palmersays。ThecompanyhasfourothermainofficesintheUK。Thenatureoftheorganization,whichencompasssalesandmarketing,globalrvices(thebiggestdivision),developingmarkets,rearchanddevelopmentandmanufacturing,meansthattheopportunitiesatthecompanyvaryfromrviceengineerstosalesrolesandconsultants.(精品文档请下载)
Perksincludeafinal-salarypensionschemeandvariousdiscountschemes.Therewardandrecognitionschemeisalittledifferent,andrathernice:‘Eachmanagerhasabudgeteveryyeartorecognizeandrewardstaff,’Palmersays。‘Itcanbeintheformofamealfortwo,orabottleofwine。Itcanbeupto£1,000.There’stherecognition,andthenthere’sputtingmoneybehindit。’Moloney,however,likesthenon—cashrewards。‘Xeroxtakescareofallitsstaffbutitalsorecognizesthepeoplewhoputintheaddedeffort,’shesays。‘Itoffersonce—in—a—lifetimeincentivetrips,andrecentlyIorganizedasailingtripformyteam.'
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Theideaofworkingabroadwiththecompanyappealstoher,andshesaysthathercareergoalistobepartoftheniormanagementteam.Here’sanotheremployee,itwouldem,whoisinitforthelonghaul.(精品文档请下载)
()1.Thejournalistofthisarticlethinksthat.
A.staffatXeroxarenottellingthetruthabutthecompany。(精品文档请下载)
B。Xeroxoffersgreatbenefitstostaff.
C。Xeroxisthebestcompanyintheworld。
D。Xeroxhasthebestworkingenvironment.
()2.Thecompanytendstofinditsnewmanager.
A.onlyformgraduatesB。ontrainingcours
C。fromexistingstaffD.fromjobmarkets
()3.Whatdoesthephra“totakeon”inthentence“Thecompanytakesononlyfifteentotwentygraduateachyearand…”ofthecondparagraphmean?。(精品文档请下载)
A。TotrainB。Toemploy
C。TointerviewD。Tomaintain(A)
()4.Aswellasrecognizingitsstaffthroughpromotion,Xerox。(精品文档请下载)
A。givescashbonus
B.givesunpaidleavetotaketripsofalifetime.
C。providesanumberofperks。
D。provideshugeend-of—yearbonus。
()5。OnecommonfeatureofXeroxstaffisthattheytend。(精品文档请下载)
A.toworkhardB。togetpromoted
C。worklongerhourachdayD.nottochangeemployer(精品文档请下载)
PassageTwo
Evenifyougetworkdoneandgenerallygetalongwithco—workers,youcouldhavehabitsthatbugyourboss(nottomentionyourofficemates).Whilethequirksmaynotnecessarilygetyoufired,theycertainlycankeepyoufromclimbingthecorporateladder。We’veuncoveredanumberofhabitsthatbugyourbossandoffertipsonhowtoavoidthem。
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AccordingtoLaRhondaEdwards,ahumanresourcesmanagerwiththirteenyearsofHRexperience,tardinessisoneofthebiggestconcernsformanagers。“Ifthenormalworkdaystartsat8o’clock,thentheexpectationisthatyou’reintheofficereadytostartyourday,”sheexplains。Heradvicetothechronicallylate?“Planahead,”sheurges。“Ifyoulive50minutesaway,youdon’tleave50minutearly。Tagonextratimeandanticipateroadblocks.”Somepeopleeventtheirclocksafewminutearlytoensurethatthey’reontime。Differentbosspreferdifferentmodesofcommunication。LindyPollak,aworkplaceexpertandauthorofGettingfromCollegetoCareer,saysifyoutextyourbossandsheprefersin-personmeetings,“eitheryourinformationwon'tgetacrossoryou’llirritate[her]。"Fortunately,there’sasimplefix:askyourbosshowandwhentondupdates。Ifyou’retooshytoaskoutright,thenPollaksuggestsobrvinghowtheycommunicatewithyou.“Ifyouhaveabosswhocommunicatesonceadaybyemail,that’stheboss'preferredfrequencyandmethodofcommunication,”explainsPollak。(精品文档请下载)
Acluttered,messyworkspacecangiveyourbosstheimpressionthatyou’relazyordisorganized,sotrytokeepyourdeskneat。“Neverputmoreonyourdeskthanyou’regoingtoworkonfortheday,”recommendsEdwards.“Attheendoftheday,makesureyoutupforthenextday.Imaybeworkingonfivethingsatonce,butattheendoftheday,they'regone,andItupforthenextday。”Mostmanagerswouldratheryouaskaquestionthanmakeamistake,butmanyquestionscanbeansweredonyourown.“IsthissomethingyoucouldGoogleoraskacolleague?”wondersPollak。“Theinternetissovastthatalotofinformationyoucangetyourlf。"Ifyoumustapproachyourbosswithaquestionorissue,thenPollakrecommendsbrainstormingbeforehand。“Ratherthansaying‘Thisclientisterrible。WhatshouldIdo?’thinkaboutpotentialsolutions,"shesays。(精品文档请下载)
Cellphonesarepracticallyubiquitousintheworkplacethedays,butit’sstilldisruptiveanddisrespectfulwhentheygooffduringameeting.Edwardssaysthatyoushould,“putyourcellphoneonvibrateorleaveitinyourownofficesoit'snotadistraction。”Thatwayyouwon’tbetemptedtotexteither(精品文档请下载)
()6。Accordingtothearticle,howmanypiecesofadviceareofferedhere?。(精品文档请下载)
A.TwoB。ThreeC.FourD.Five(B)
()7。Whatisthisarticleabout?.
A。Howtobesuccessfulintheworkplace。
B。Howtocommunicatewithyourboss。
C.Howtoavoidquirksthatannoyyourboss。
D。Howtoutilizeyourmobilephonesatwork.
()8。Whatdoesthephra“togetacross"inthentence“…sheprefersin—personmeetings,“eitheryourinformationwon’tgetacrossoryou’llirritate…”ofthecondparagraphmean?。(精品文档请下载)
A。TobecommunicatedB。Tobepasd
C。TobepromotedD。Tobeanticipated(A)
()9。Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingmodesofcommunicationisthebestwhencommunicatingwithyourboss?。(精品文档请下载)
A.Any