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BEC二级模拟试题4
BEC二级模拟试题4(附参考答案)
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一.READING
PARTONE
Questions1-7
.Readthesesentencesandtheinstructionsthatfollow.
.Whichmethoddoeseachsentencedescribe?
.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyouranswerSheet.
Example
Youcandictateamessagealmostanywhereatyourconvenience.
Answer:
B
1.Youspeak,whileyoursecretarytypesdownyourwords.
2.Youhavetospeakslowlyandveryclearly.
3.Oneofthesemethodscanbeusedwhenyouareinahurry.
4.Whiledictating,youusesometapes.
5.Oneofthedisadvantagesofthismethodisthatyouaretotallystrangetothetranscriber.
6.Thedictationisdonewithyourspeaking,amachine'srecording,andyoursecretary'stranscribing.
7.Themachinerecordsyourwordsandthenprovidethetranscription.
A.Dictationtoyourownsecretary-"live"dictation,takenbyapersonwhobecomesfamiliarwithyourdictatingcharacteristics.
B.Dictationtoamachine,withyoursecretarytranscribing.
Inexpensivecassetterecordersprovidegreatflexibilityindictation.
Youcandictateintheoffice,athome,inanautomobile,inanairplane,andinanyout-of-the-officesituation.Yourdictationtapescanbetranscribedbybeingplayedbackonmoderntranscribingequipment.
C.Dictationtoamachine,withaword-processingcenterprovidingthetranscriptioninthiscase,thetranscriberwillprobablynotbefamiliarwithyourdictationmannersandpeculiarities.
D.Otherdictationmethods,suchasbytelephonecallsorbydirectsecretarialtranscriptionatthetypewriter.Thesemethodsarenotroutinebutareusedtypicallyin"rush"situations.Theyrequireaslowvoicespeedandclearpronunciation.
PARTTWO
Questions8-12
.ReadthistextaboutelectricalpowerinCanada.
.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.
.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.
.Denotmarkanylettertwice.
.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.
ELECTRICITY:
WEALTH,MONEY,POWER
Canadianindustrieshaveprosperedformorethanacenturyonthecountry'sabundanceofcheap,reliableelectricalpower...example...Infact,CanadaconsumesmoreelectricityonaperpersonbasisthananycountryexceptforNorway...8...
ElectricityisasignificantsourceofexportincomeforCanada...9...Butinthe1970s,CanadianexportsrosesharplytoaddresstheU.S.demandforcheaperandmorereliable.
In1985,exportsofCanadianelectricalpowerreached1,400millionUSdollars...10...Netelectricityexportsaccountformorethan60%ofCanada'sbalanceoftrade.
Domestically,Canadacontinuestogenerateelectricalpower,primarilyfromwater...11...
Exportsofelectricityarenowsubjecttoforcesfarbeyondthecontrolofutilitymanagers...12...
Example:
B
A.Besides,electricityfromcoalandnuclearis50/00to75/00cheaperthanmanyotherindustrialnations.
B.Generatedprimarilybywater,ourpowersupplieshaveattractedandsupportedenergy-intensiveindustriessuchasmining.
C.Italsoranksamongthetopthreeelectricityproducersintheworld,behindtheU.S.andRussia.
D.Nexttoelectricity,Canadianpaperexportscameto900millionUSdollarseveryyearinthe1960s.
E.Twolargenuclearpowerplantsbegantogenerateelectricity.
F.Sincethen,electricity'exportshavedeclinedbuttheyhavecontinuedtoexceed700millionUSdollars.
G.Environmentalandtradepoliciesallinfluenceelectricalproductionandtrade.
H.CanadaandtheU.S.importedandexportedpowerinalmostequalmeasuresafter1901.
I.Therefore,theCanadiangovernmenthaslittleinfluenceontheseforces.
PARTTHREE
Questions13-20
.ReadthistextaboutsouthKorea'seconomicdevelopment,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
TheKoreansseetheSeoulOlympicsasachancetoshowtheirrapidprogress.TheTokyoOlympicGamesin1964servedthesamepurposeforadevelopingJapan.Within13years,accordingtoadetaileddevelopmentplan,Koreaisdeterminedtobeamongtheworld'stenlargesttradingnations,upfromthe13thnow.
1.Muchoftheeconomy'sdevelopmentinrecentyearscomesfromwhatKoreanleaderscallthethreeblessings-loweroilprices,lowerworldwideinterestrates,andacurrencythatisweakagainsttheJapaneseyen.TheKoreanwoniscloselyrelatedwithmanyothercurrencies,thoughthefinanceministrywillnotsaywhichones.ObviouslytheU.S.dollaristhemostimportant.WhenitsvaluedropsagainsttheJapaneseyen,theKoreanwonwentdowntoo.SinceSeptember1985thewonhasdecreasedabout40%againsttheyen,givingKoreaahugeadvantageoverJapanintheU.S.market.
2.TheKoreansmadegooduseofthisadvantage,pouring40%oftheirexportsintoAmerica.WhentheU.S.respondedwithtoughprotectionismtalk,theypretendedtobesurprisedandangry.TheKoreansstillseethemselvesasrelativelypoordependentsoftheU.S.andtakeAmericanprotectionismasbetrayalbyabigbrother.Theyareright.TheKoreaneconomyisonly6%ofJapan's.TallbuildingsinSeoulresemblethoseinTokyo,buttheKoreancapitalisfullofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouseslikeavillage.Inthecountrysidesome20%ofhomelackrunningwater.Moreover,Koreahasaheavydefenseburdenaswellasthatbigforeigndebt.
3.AndKoreahassufferedsettacksbeforeInthe1970sthegovernmentsupportedheavyindustry,creatingsomebigbutsselessenterpriscs.TheTreasuryMinistryisstillquietlysupportingsomeillshippingandoverseascompanies.Meanwhilethegovernmentdoesnotknowhowtosetupwiningindustries.
4.TheKoreansarealsoquicktopointoutthattheir7.1billiontradesurpluswiththeU.S.isjust4%ofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.Japanaccountfor35%.IntheU.S.theKoreansarecompetingwithJapanesenotAmerican,Products.TheycomplainthatU.S.protectionismpunishesthemforAmericans'lazyworkhabitsanddrugabuse.TheysaytheunionruleshaveruinedU.S.competitiveness.
Questions13-16
.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfortheboxbelow.
.Foreachparagraph(l-4)markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.
.Denotmarkanylettertwice.
13.Paragraph1...
14.Paragraph2...
15.Paragraph3...
16.Paragraph4...
A.Economy'sdevelopment
B.Lessonsfromthepast
C.KoreanproductsinU.S.market
D.ExportsintoAmerica
E.Favourableeconomicbackground
F.Tradesurplus
G.Disadvantageousfactors
Questions17-20
.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromtheListbelow(A-G).
.Foreachsentence(17-20)markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.
.Donotmarkanylettertwice.
17.FortheJapanese,theTokyoOlympicGameswasregarded...
18.TheKoreansthinkoftheU.S.protectionism...
19.TherecenteconomicdevelopmentofsouthKoreaisdue...
20.TheJapanesetradesurplusaccounts...
A.tohavethreeadvantages.
B.amongthetenbiggestcountriesinforeigntrade.
C.forthirty-fivepercentofthetotalAmericantradedeficit.
D.asanexhibitionofrapideconomicgrowth.
E.againsttheJapanesecurrency.
F.ofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouses.
G.ascheatingalittlebrother.
PARTFOUR
Questions21-35
.Readthisnews.
.Choosethebestwordtofil1eachgap.
.Foreachquestion(21-35)markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.
.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.
ThreeBootleggersJailed
Threemenwhoranacross-channelsmugglinggroup,sellingcheap.
Frenchbeer,wineandchampagneinBritain,werejailedyesterday.
Themenwereleadersofan11-mangroupwhichmadeatleast42...example...ontheDover-Calaisferryinthreemonths.
Trucksofcheapdrinkwerebroughtintothecountryandsold...21...atSundaymarket,AndcornershopsinSouthWales,Twosecretteamsofcustomsofficers...22...vehiclesbetweenKentandCardiffinanoperationcalled"chancer".Elevenmenadmittedtheirpartina.....23...toavoidpayingdutyonbeerandspirits.
Mr.RogerThomassaiditwas...24...that70,000poundsofunpaiddutywasinvolvedbetweenJanuaryandAprillastyearwhenthegangwas...25...thesmugglinggroup.Casesofbeer,wineandchampagnewerebroughttoarentedwarehouseinCardiffbeforebeing...26...totraders.Mr.RichardNichols,aformermarkettrader,Mr.QichardSpencer,ashopowner,andMrRaymondTout,wereputinprisonfor...27...ofnine,fourandthreemonths...28...JudgeMichaelBurrsaidthegrouphadused"anarmyofhelpers"inanorganizedconspiracytomake...29...money.Heorderedsixothermentocarryoutcommunityserviceandconditionally...30...twootherswhohadplayedalesserrole.
Afterthe...31...customsinvestigatorssaidthatthegroupmadeasmanyasfourcrosschanneltripsaday...32...toahypermarketnearCalais.Theywentintobusinessonlythreeweeksafterthenewcustomslawscameinto...33...onNewYear'sdaylastyear.Theinvestigatorsadded:
"Wehopethesejail...34...willbeabighelptotacklethis...35...crimewhichiscausingconcerntotheretailindustry.
example
A.holidaysB.toursC.tripsD.voyages
Answer:
C
21.A.lawfullyB.secretlyC.legallyD.illegally
22.A.trackedB.travelledC.sawD.watched
23.A.accidentB.conspiracyC.hopeD.dream
24.A.calculatedB.consideredC.countedD.estimated
25.A.meetingB.talkingC.organizingD.using
26.A.movedB.rentedC.distributedD.using
27.A.timesB.lengthsC.termsD.periods
28.A.eachB.altogetherC.longD.respectively
29.A.hardB.easyC.comfortableD.simple
30.A.closedB.dischargedC.openedD.liberated
31.A.trialB.sentenceC.acc