商务英语BEC中级考前练习题.docx

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商务英语BEC中级考前练习题

2019年商务英语BEC中级考前练习题

单项选择题1、根据下面内容，回答题BuffetZoneLucyRobertsonstartedworkingatatake-awayfoodbusinesstosupplementherincomeduringherstudentdaysatEdinburghUniversity.Severalyearslatershehadboughtthebusinessandnow,17yearson,sheownsGrapevineCaterers,probablyScotland'sleadingindependentcaterers,withaturnoverofalmostε6m.Shehadneverplannedtoownabusiness,andhadcertainlyneverconsideredacareerincatering.（0）...G…However,herunplannedcareerbeganin1985,whenshereturnedtoEdinburghanddiscoveredthatthetakeawayshehadworkedinwasupforsale.Onimpulse,sheboughtit,butadmitsthatatthetimesheknewnothingaboutcatering.（8）.....Itwasadifficulttime,butessentialintermsofgainingtheexperiencesheneeded.Thelate1980sboomwasgoodforbusiness,withlargenumbersofofficeworkerswantingtakeawayfoodfortheirlunches.（9）....."Atonepointtherewere26foodoutletswithina5-kilometreradius,"Robertsonrecalls,astheeconomychangedandtheoncepackedofficeblocksstartedtobecomevacant,itbecameclearthatRobertsonwouldneedtodiversify.（10）......Itchangedthedirectionofthecompanyforgood.AsRobertsonbegantowincateringcontracts,shedecidedthatthecompanywouldhavetomovetolargerpremises.In1994,themovewasmadewhensheboughtanothercateringbusinessthatalreadyhadanumberofprofitablecontractsforboardroomlunches.Meanwhile,Robertson'smaincompetitor,theoldestcateringcompanyinEdinburgh,wascausinghersomeanxiety."Customerloyallyisnottobeunderestimated,"shewarns.ButRobertsonisnotsomeonewhoiseasilyputoff.（11）......Partlyasaresultofthis,turnoverdoubled,andhavingoutgrownanothersite,Robertsonboughtacity-centrelocationforthegroup'sheadquarters.Bynow,Grapevine'smaincompetitorwasanewcateringcompanycalledTowngates.AlthoughRobertsontriedtoraiseenoughmoneytobuyTowngates,shedidnotsucceed.ThenluckintervenedandTowngateswentbankrupt.（12）......Manyacceptedandthecompany'sturnoverwentfromε700,000toε1.5millionalmostovernight.However,thecompany'sgrowthwasnotassmoothasitsoundsinretrospect.Robertsonadmits,"Wewereclosetotheedgeduringthegrowthperiod.Likemanyunder-capitalizedcompaniestryingtogrow,itmighteasilyhavecollapsed."Butthat,shefeels,isthechallengeofdevelopingyourownbusiness.A．ButthereareplentyofsimilarcontractstobewonintheeastofScotlandbeforeRobertsonturnsherattentionelsewhere.B．Herwayroundthisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany.C．Butthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.D．"Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,"saysRobertson.E．Shedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareanddelivermealstobusinesspremises.F．Onhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandofferedtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.G．Instead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.（8）应选2、根据下面内容，回答题

"BusinessmanoftheYear"AwardA.JamesKing：

ChiefExecutiveofFentonsFinanceKingwasnominatedforthequalityofhisleadership,withthejudgesclaimingthattheFentonsFinancebossisalmostreveredbyhisteam.HeiscreditedwithreinventingFentonsFinance-revitalizingitscultureofinflexibility,removingoutdatedpre-mergerbarriersandplayingabrillianttacticalgame.HeledeveryonetobelievehewasopposedtolargemergersandthenjumpedontheWestcombeBankopportunityatjusttherightmoment.Historywillbethejudge,butfornowthemarketsconsiderKingtobeastar.B.KeithNash：

ChiefExecutiveofHamley'sSupermarketsNashtookoverasCEOwhenHamley'ssystemsanddistributionwereoutofdateandthebrandbadlyneededfresheningup.Hebeganrefocusingthebrandatthehigherqualityendofthefoodmarketandlaunchedseveralown-brandinitiativesforthehealthconscious.Asaresult,thesharepricehasgoneupnearly80percent.ThisshouldbeextremelysatisfyingforNash,whohadlefttheretailerin1986,disappointedafterfailingtosecurethetopjob.C.JorgeMarquez：

ChairmanoftheKenwickGroupMarquezwasapopularchoiceforhisachievementsatKenwick.Thejudgessayhehasbeencourageousinpushingthroughtheappointmentofcontroversialorinexperiencedchiefexecutivestocompanieswithinthegroup,andthensponsoringthemastheytransformedtheirbusinesses.Heoperatesasa"virtual"chairman,withoutapermanentofficeinanyonecompany.HephoneshisCEOsregularly,andseveralofthemhaveacknowledgedthevitalcontributionhemakestotheireffectiveness.Everyoneisimpressedathowhealsofindsthetimetobechairmanoftwootherlargecompanies.D.RichardJenkins：

FinanceDirectorofCentronAdvertisingLabouringintheshadowofahigh-profilebosscansometimesdrawattentionawayfromthefinancedirector,andthejudgesconsidereditwashightimeJenkinsgotthatattention.TheCEOmaybethepublicfaceofCentron,butJenkinsistheonewhomakesitrunsmoothly.Behindthescenes,heisconstantlydemonstratingthatbudgetsandforecastsarewhatisneededtomakeacompanysuccessful,particularlynowthattheadvertisingmarkethasbeenhitbyrecession,itislargelythankstohimthatCentronisinmuchbettershapethanitsrivals.Thisbusinessmanhassuccessfullytargetedadifferentgroupofconsumers.3、根据下面内容，回答题WhoBenefitsMostfromCompanyTraining?

Accordingtorecentresearch,thebettereducatedandthehigherupthesocioeconomic（0）...C...youare,themorelikelyyouaretobeofferedworkplacetraining.And,incidentally,themorelikelyyouaretothenturn（19）......theoffer,pleadingfamilyandpersonalcommitmentsor（20）......ofwork.Lessqualifiedstaff,ontheotherhand,areofferedfewertrainingopportunities,butaremoreeagerto（21）.....themup.Infact,peoplewithfewornoeducationalqualificationsarethreetimesmorelikelytoaccepttrainingwhenitisoffered.Inthemajorityofcompanies,more（22）.....areallocatedtomanagementtrainingthantootherareas.Employers（23）.....theirbetterqualifiedstaffasmoreimportanttothebusiness,sotheypaythemaccordinglyandinvestmoreinthemin（24）......oftraining.Thisis（25）.....bythefactthatorganizationsaredependentonproperly（26）.....managersmakingtherightdecisions.Butthis（27）.....maymeanthatcompaniesare（28）.....otherpartsoftheworkforcedown.TheresearchersfoundA．growingdemandfortrainingamongthelower-skilled.Unfortunatelythisdemandisnotbeing（29）....byemployers,eventhoughtherearestrongindicationsthatcompanieswouldbenefitfromdoingso.Theyalsodiscoveredthat,despitethesubstantial（30）....betweenthetrainingprovidedformanagersandthatofferedtootherstaff,therewasstillwidespreadendorsementoftraining.Forthepurposesoftheresearch,trainingwasdefinedasany（31）....ofplannedinstructionortuitionprovidedbyanemployerwiththeaimofhelpingemployeesdotheirworkbetter.ItthereforeincludedA．widevarietyofapproaches.on-the-joB．andclassroomtraining（32）.....tobeusedequallybyemployers.Butlearningonthejob,whichinvolvedobservingA．certainprocedureandthenpractisingit,waseasilythemostpopularmethodforallcategoriesofemployees.Whilemanyfeltthatlearningfromcolleagueswasbest,veryfew（33）.....theinternetasaneffectivewaytotrain.（19）应选A．backB．overC．downD．off填空题4、根据下面内容，回答题

MarketResearch0Marketresearchinvolvesincollectingandsortingfactsandopinionsfromspecificgroups000fpeople．Thepurposeofresearchcanvaryfromdiscoveringthepopularityofapolitical34partytoassessingwhetherisaproductneedschangingorreplacing．Mostworkin35consumerresearchinvolvesinterviewersemployedbymarketresearchagencies，but36certainindustrialandsocialresearchiscarriedoutbyanyspecialistagencies．Interviews37maybewithindividualsorgroupsandcanlastanythingasfromafewminutestoanhour380rmore．Insomeinterviews，peoplemaybeaskedtoexamineortryoutproductsbefore39givinguptheiropinion．Successfulinterviewerstendtolikemeetingpeopleandshould40notonlybeshyofaddressingstrangers．Interviewersareusuallyexpecledtowork41unsupervised，organizingtheirownworkload．Self-disciplineisabsolutelyessential，and42asaremotivationandenemy．Therearenospecificagelimitsforsuchawork，though43manyagenciesprefertoemployolderapplicantswithexperienceofmeetingpeople。

44Marketresearchagencieswhichfrequentlyorganizetraining，wheretraineeslearnhow45torecognizesocio-economicgroupsandpracticeapproachingtothepublic。

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1.ProblemsatSouthfordPlant

DearMRBallard,　　YouaskedforabriefreportconcerningtherecenteventsattheSouthfordPlant.　　Wehaveconsultedthefilesandspokentorelevantmembersofthehighermanagementandthusareabletoprovideanexplanationforthebreakdownreportedinthepresson17Mayofthisyear.　　____1____Thehandlingequipmentusedtodeliverthecomponentstotheassemblylinehasbeenknowntobeinneedofanoverhaulforthepastsixmonths.TheplanthasbeenworkingtofullcapacitytofinishtheAmericanordersaccordingtoschedule.　　Asyouknow,wehadcommissionedastudybyIndustrialResearchConsultants.____2____Inittheywarnedthattherewasnotenoughspaceavailabletostoresufficientcomponents____3____　　Wehaddecidedtoinstallfullyautomatedrobot