剑桥商务英语考试

剑桥商务英语（BEC）中级阅读全真试题及答案

BEC中级阅读全真试题

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QUESTIONS1-45PARTONEQuestions1-7

Lookatthentencesbelowandthejobadvertimentsontheoppositepage.

Whichjobdoeachntence1-7referto?

Foreachntence,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousomeofthelettersmorethanonce.

Example:0Thispostinvolvessomecretarialduties.

0ABCD

1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.

2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

3Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.

4Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.

5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthisctorbefore.

6Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.

7Theadvertimentemphasistheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

A

BUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountries

andwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybadonprevious

experience,lbe

fluentinacondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.

B

DEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBadatourheadofficeinLondon,youwilllectandorder

lneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrong

lhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen's

fashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.

C

LEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadofthelegaloffice,yourworkwillinclude

managingtheofficeITnetwork,typingreports,diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaff

lneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.

Youwillbedealingwithniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials,soamatureandefficient

mannerisntial.

D

REGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,

contractnegotiations,lcommunicate

periencecouldbefromany

businessctorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallyposssanestatemanagement

qualification.

PARTTWOQuestions8-12

·Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.

·Choothebestntencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

·Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.

·Donotuanylettermorethanonce.

Coffeeisworthapproximately$ruly

internationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.

(example)______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffee

imatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5million

bags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.(8)____________.Asthelargestproducing

country,1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor

25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,

Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith3.4%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcan

begrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.(9)However,diais

alwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecaneinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthe

ctiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiaanddealingwithproblems

tributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,

mostcountriesthesmallerfarmerslltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothenllsitontoexporters.

Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.(10)____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,

pricesoftenvarygreatlyfrom

1997,forexample,therewasalargeriintheworldprice,whichwas

pricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhavea

badeffectonthodevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefrom

coffeeexports.(11)____________.IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhis

organisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeand

differentwaysofpreparingit.(12)____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotional

soencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,

andlastyear'urelooks

timatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswill

ketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.

ult,themembershipnowreprents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.

ofthecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.

hAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherange

available.

mple,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.

coffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.

nreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamage

tocrops.

ltivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinother

difficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeud.

becauthereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandinthe

US.

kethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,Headofthe

InternationalCoffeeOrganisation(ICO),badinLondon.

PARTTHREEQuestions13-20

Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20ontheopposite

page.

ALessonInStressManagement

Demare,

however,rviewedJane

Collard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.

Collard'sopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.

Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditis

,stressisregardedbymanyaspartofthe

organizationalcultureofourinstitutions:figuresindicatethattime

ttedly,

chanductionsin

staffing,tion,manyemployeesareleft

worryingaboutthecurityoftheirjobs.

tressmanagementcoursthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesreali

neneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeel

eteabnceofstresscanbeasdamagingas

overstress,sinceitcanmakepeoplelointerestintheirwork,

difficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticular

happens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethe

maybeexpresdphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,or

nsufferingfromstressmayalsostartto

behavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.

tmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichit

stthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.

Thisinvolves,firstofall,is

frameworkhasbeenestablished,ineesarealso

remindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andthey

neincouragedtolookatwaysofreducing'wasted

time',forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.

elsthatoneofthemostufulfeaturesofthecouristhatitenablestraineestodeal

eencouragedtoavoid

beingdefensive,butatthesametimetheyareadvidnottobeafraidofsaying'no'.Theyare

ininghelpsthemtoforeedifficultsituationsor

unwanteddemands,neincouraged

nottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularnofhelplessness.

Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.

Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemlvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandis

eson.

Questions13-16

Forquestions13-16,choothebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbelow.

Foreachnumberedparagraph1-4,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

Donotuanylettermorethanonce.

13Paragraph1______14Paragraph2______

15Paragraph3______16Paragraph4______

AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagers

BCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitude

CTimelostatworkthroughsickness

DCausofincreadstressintheworkenvironment

EExplanationsformisddeadlines

Fstressreductionthroughbetterorganisation

GTypicalproblemsassociatedwithstress

Questions17-20

•Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachntence17-20withaphraA-Gfromthelist

below.

•Foreachquestion17-20,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

•Donotuanylettermorethanonce.

17Mostpeopleagreethattherecentincreainstressisduetochangesin____________.

18Thetraineesaretaughtthattherightlevelofstressatworkisimportantforgood.

19Traineeslearnthatonewayoflimitingstressisbydecidingupon.

20Oneofthemostimportantpartsofthecourislearninghowtoreactto___

Alevelsofperformance

Bshorterdeadlines

Cemploymentpractices

Dhigherlevelsofsickness

Eunfairdemands

Fsuccessfulmanagementstructure

Gpracticaltargets

PARTFOURQuestions21-35

·ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.

·ChoothecorrectwordA,B,C,or,Dontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.

·Foreachquestion21-35,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

EmploymentOpportunitiesforGraduateswiththeProvincialBankTheProvincialBankisoneof

thebiggest(example)____________s1,900branchesand58,000

employees,ithas(21)____________4,000oftheemployees(22)

____________khasanoutstanding(23)

____________ofprofitability,whichhasbeenachievedbyintroducinginnovationsatthesame

timeasmaintainingleadershipofthe(24)____________.Thebank'scomprehensivetraining

programmeconcentrateson(25)____________themostimportantskillsthatgraduatesneedin

orderto(26)____________estakeresponsibilityfortheir

owncontinuouslf-developmentthroughvisitingotherbranchesanddepartments,andby

(27)____________soreceivetraininginordertoincrea

theirknowledgeofthebank's(28)___________.Thebanksupports(29)____________ofstaff

whowishtotakeprofessionalexaminations,anditsGraduateTrainingSchemeis

(30)_____________slythequality

ofitsmangersisof(31)____________importancetothebank'omesgood

graduatesinanysubjectarea,(32)____________theycandemonstratetheabilitytoinfluence

events,andhavethepotentialto(33)____________

tartingonthisprogrammewill

soonhavethe(34)____________toworkinotherpartsofthebankandcan(35)____________a

variedandflexibleworkinglife.

Example:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomicExample

21AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome

22AholdBdoCkeepDown

23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperience

24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket

25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening

26AprentBtreatCdealDhandle

27AobrvingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying

28ArvicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilities

29AcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons

30AqualifiedBcombinedCfastenedDlinked

31AmainBvitalCnecessaryDsuperior

32AthereforeBthusCprovidedDonly

33AsucceedBrealizeCgainDovercome

34AchoiceBchanceClikelihoodDprobability

35AforecastBbelieveCsuppoDexpect

PARTFIVESectionAQuestions36-40

Readthetextbelowaboutaspecialkindofcompetition.

wolines,however,

arecorrect.

Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.

Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswer

Sheet.

Examples:0TheinternationalYouthSkillsOlympicsisavocationalskillscompetitionin0COR

RECT00whichtheyoungpeopledemonstratetheirachievementsinarangeofareas.00THE

36Thecompetition,whichthereisheldeverytwoyears,isorganizedbytheinternational

itorsqualifyfortheteambygettingthrough38atough

ackgroundsarevaryfromartstosciences,

heydonotknowwhichskillareathey

40willbetestedin,theymusttotrainforeverythingbeforethestartofthecompetition.

SectionBQuestions41-45

Readthetextbelowaboutmarketrearch.

Ineachline41-45thereisonewrongword.

Foreachline41-45,writethecorrectwordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

Examples:0Yourbusinesswillonlysuccessifcustomerslikeyourproduct0SUCCEED00or

rviceandarepreparedtogiveyoumoneyinexchangeaboutit00FOR

MarketRearch

41Beforeyoustartabusiness,itisimportancetoundertakemarketrearch

42andtoassstheresultswithgreatcare:youneedtofindingoutaboutyour

43potentialcustomersandthestateofthemarket,includedyourcompetitors.

44Themoredetailedyourmarketrearchare,themoreprofitableyourbusiness45islikelytobe.

Carryoutyourstudythorough,andrepeatittoensureyourresultsarereliable.