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BEC中级模拟卷

2010年下半年商务英语中级考试冲刺试题及答案

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一.READING

PARTONE

　　Questions1-7

　　.Readthesesentencesandthethreecompanyplansbelow.

　　.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

　　.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Example

　　Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsoftheworldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.

　　Answer:

B

　　1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsoftheworld.

　　2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeofmedicines.

　　3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogramcenters.

　　4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

　　5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyforthecompany.

　　6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthecustomers.

　　7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesallovertheworld.

　　A.FORD

　　Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingitsmanufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperationsinNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLationAmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontalorganizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogramcenterswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnewcarsandtrucks.

　　B.IBM

　　BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsalesoperationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchasbanking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfromanorganizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminateturfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

　　C.BMS

　　Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusinessbyappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwideconsumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinandExcedrin.The11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohasformedanewunitwithworldwideresponsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-careproducts.

PARTTWO

　　Questions8-12

　　.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

　　.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

　　.Foreachblank（8-12）markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　15June1993

　　Ms.MarthaWeston

　　WordProcessingSupervisor

　　ABCCompany

　　PostOfficeBox1072

　　28King'sStreetLondon

　　DearMs.Weston.

　　PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

　　I'mPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently____example____Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Herearemyobservations.

　　Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

　　EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor____8____Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter____9____

　　Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

　　Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime____10____

　　Performance

　　Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent____11____Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

　　Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccured.____12____Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

　　Example:

I

　　ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

　　BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

　　CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

　　DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

　　EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

　　FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

　　GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

　　HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

　　IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

　　Questions13-20

　　.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.

　　TheNewLook

　　WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britain'sbiggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforitssuddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,thebank'smanagingdirectorandanoffspringofitsfoundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchiefexecutive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.Itseemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

　　1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanandchiefexecutivethanbigshareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietlytoq