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BEC中级阅读商务英语考试BEC中级阅读考试真题

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商务英语考试（BEC）中级阅读考试真题

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2010年商务英语考试（BEC）中级阅读考试真题

Questions1-7

Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.

Whichjobdoeseachsentence1-7referto?

Foreachsentence，markoneletteronyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.

2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

3Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.

4Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.

5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.

6Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.

7Theadvertisementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

A

BUSINESSMANAGER

Youwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution，possiblybasedonpreviousexperience，plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguage，bewillingtotravelextensively，andpreferablyhaveadegree.

B

DEPARTMENTSTOREBUYER

BasedatourheadofficeinLondon，youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomensfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.

C

LEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATOR

Asheadofthelegaloffice，yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork，typingreports，diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials，soamatureandefficientmannerisessential

D

REGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGER

Youwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning，contractnegotiations，localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.PARTTWO

Questions8-12

·Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.

·Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

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

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.（example）______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionworldwide.

ICOestimatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.（8）____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith3.4%.

Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.（9）However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.

Thedistributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.（10）____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.

Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.（11）____________.

IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorganisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.（12）____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyear’sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinterest.

　Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestimatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswillcontinuetorisesteadily.NewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.

A.Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.

B.Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.

C.InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.

D.Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.

E.Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.

F.ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamagetocrops.

G.Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.

H.ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.

I.Thismakethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,HeadoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganisation（ICO）,basedinLondon.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20ontheoppositepage.

ALessonInStressManagement

Demandsplacedonusatworkcanoftenleadtoconsiderableworryanddiscomfort.Thereare,however,waysofprotectingourselvesfromthestresswefaceatwork.WeinterviewedJaneCollard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.

1.InJaneCollard’sopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditisdifficultforsomeemployeestoavoidit.Indeed,stressisregardedbymanyaspartoftheorganizationalcultureofourinstitutions:

itcomeswiththejob.Recentfiguresindicatethattimetakenoffworkbecauseofstresshasincreasedby500percentsincethe1950s.Undoubtedly,changesinworkingconditionshaveledtogreaterpressureatworkatalllevels.Withreductionsinstaffing,workloadsforindividualemployeeshaveincreased.Inaddition,manyemployeesareleftworryingaboutthesecurityoftheirjobs.

2.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceofstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressedphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.

3.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritisedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealsoremindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetodelegate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducing‘wastedtime’,forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.

4.Janefeelsthatoneofthemostusefulfeaturesofthecourseisthatitenablestraineestodealwiththosedemandsordeadlinesthattheyregardasunreasonable.Theyareencouragedtoavoidbeingdefensive,butatthesametimetheyareadvisednottobeafraidofsaying‘no’.Theyareaskedtogivereasonsonlyifnecessary.Thetraininghelpsthemtoforeseedifficultsituationsorunwanteddemands,andtheylearnhowtopreparethemselvesmentally.Everyoneisencouragednottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularsenseofhelplessness.Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemselvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandisrefusedoradeadlinemissed.Lifegoeson.

Questions13-16

Forquestions13-16,choosethebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbelow.

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

Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagers

BCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitude

CTimelostatworkthroughsickness

DCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironment

EExplanationsformisseddeadlines

Fstressreductionthroughbetterorganisation

GTypical