剑桥商务英语BEC二级模拟试题二.docx

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剑桥商务英语BEC二级模拟试题二

剑桥商务英语BEC二级模拟试题

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一.READING

PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthefollowingbusinessindex.

.Whichadvisoreachsentense（1-7）describe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.

Example

Thecompanyinvestsalargesumofmoneyinhightechnology.

Answer:

E

1.Itisengagedintheexpansionofatelecommunicationsline.

2.Noothersteelindustrieshavesuchahighrating..

3.ThecompanyisthechiefholderofaBritishcompany'sshares.

4.AsmuchasfortymillionU.S.dollarsareinvestedinTaiwan.

5.IthasbusinesstransactionswithanAmericancompany.

6.Thecompanygetsaveryhighinterestratefromitsstocks.

7.Agreementsweresignedbetweentwocompaniesabouttechnologicalcooperation.

A.TelecomAsiaCorporationLimited（Thailand）

-ItservesasinternationaladvisorinconnectionwiththedebtandequityfinancingforaUS$3billiontelephonelineexpansionprojectinBangkok.（Current）

B.SingaporeTelecominternationalPte.Ltd.（Singapore）

-Itacquiresits50/00interestinCambridgeHoldingLtd.,thecontrollingshareholderofCambridgeCableLtd.oftheU.K.（6/1992）

C.PohangIron6SteelCo.,Ltd.（Korea）.

InconnectionwithitsratingswithStandard&Poor'sandMoody'sinvestorServices.Thecompanyobtainedthehighestratingofanysteeicompanyintheworld.（II/1991）

D.GoldstarCo.,Ltd.（Korea）

Initsinvestimentin,andtechnologyagreementswith,ZenithElectronicsoftheU.S.-thefirsttransactionofthistypeinKorea.（2/1991）

E.ConcordVentureCapitalCo.,Ltd.（Taiwan）'

-Structured,marketedtoinvestorsandmadeaprincipalinvestmentintheFundwithtotalequityofNT$940million（US$40million）toinvestinTaiwanesehigh-technologyventurecapitalopportunities.（I/1991）

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisadvertisementofaCanadiancomputerincorporation.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Ionpage5tofilleachoftheblanks.

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

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

AST'SBRAVOFAMILY

OurnewandimprovedBravoseriesofpersonalcomputersisdesignedtodocalculationsinanewway.......example......

Forexample,thenewBravoMThasthesamefeaturesofIntel'sveryfastPentium60MHzmicroprocessor.It'sallthepoweryouneedtorunanentireworkgrouporthelatestgraphics-intensiveprograms,andprocesseseventhemostcomplicatedmathematicalcalculationsfivetimesfasterthantheDX2/66.......8......It'sperfectforthepoweruserwhodemandshighperformanceatanattractivepricepoint.

AlsonewfromASTisourlatestgenerationofBravoLCdesktops,avaluelineofenergyefficient486personalcomputers.OurentireBravoLCfamily,whilestillaffordable,hasnewmuscle--Intel486microprocessorsupto100MHzandaVESALocalBusslot.Today,it'sfast,tomorrowitcouldbeevenfaster,ifyouchoosetoraiseittoIntel'sPentiumOverDriveprocessor.Howaboutmoreperformanceinlessspace?

TheBravoLPisalowprofile486,loadedwithaward-winningengineering.......9......AndthegraphicsRAMcanbeenlargedtoZMBfor64-bitprocessing.

OurnewBravoNBnotebookcomputers,recentlynamedthenumberoneofthe20world'stopnotebookcomputers,aresomeofourbestexamplesoftheBravofamily.......10......Itisparticularlyidealforsmallbusinesses,homeoffices,andmobileusers.

WithBravo,there'ssomethingforeveryone.Includinghighvalue,performance,andthemostresponsivearoundthe-clockphonesupportanywhere.......11......

Bytheway,our486BravosareallapprovedbytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.......12......ForanASTresellernearyou,pleasecall800876-4AST.

Example:

C

A.Wouldyouexpectanythingfromtheworld'sfifthlargest（andgrowing）personalcomputercompany?

B.Inaddition,you'llfind.yourselfintheenjoymentoffreemaintenanceand

transportation.

C.Ifyouwantspeed,power,expandability,anddazzlinggraphicsperformanceataveryaffordableprice,you'llfinditinourBravopersonalcomputers.

D.TheMTalsocomeswithtwoAL-slotsforgraphicupgradesandinstalledwindows-basedsoftwaresolutions.

E.So,you'llsaveenergy,money,andperhapsafewtrees.

F.Forinstance,innovativesecurityfeatureshelpyoukeepyourmostconfidentialworktoyourself.

G.Asaresult,youneedacertificateissuedbytheEnvironmentProtectionAgencyifyoubuyapersonalcomputer.

H.TheBravoNB4/33iseventhinner,lighter,faster,andmoreaffordable-usingverylittlepowerwithalongerbatterylife.

I.Finally,theDX2/66isinferiortoourBravoMTinspeed,functionand

graphicsperformance.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthisbrochureabouttheCanadiancity,SaintJohn,andanswerquestions13to20thatfollow.

Canada'sMostCost-EffectiveCity

Intoday'sbusinessclimate,everycorporatedecisionismeasuredbyonestandard-howitinfluencesbottomline.SoforbusinessesinSaintJohn,NewBrunswick,importantdecisionsusuallycomeseasier.Thereason?

SaintJohnisthecountry'smostcost-effectivecity.

ManyCompanies,includingmajortelemarketingoperations,aremovingintotakeadvantageofsubstantiallymorecompetitiveoperatingcostsforhumanresources,workers'compensation,telecommunicationsandbusinessconvenience.

1.InSaintJohn,citycenterrentsrunapproximatelyone-thirdlessthanthenationalaverage.DowntownClassAofficespacerangesinpricefromthelowtomidteens.ClassBrentsformuchlowerfees.Salariescostanaverageof23percentlesswhencomparedtoothermajorcenters.Thesereducedcostsandlowerhouseholdexpensesmakeforawinningcombinationwhereemployersandemployeesbothbenefit..

2.Fromsuperhighwaystofuturehighways,SaintJohnhasitall.Leading-edgetechnologysuppliedbycompanieslikeNBTelwilllinkyourfirmtotheworld.Combinethistechnologywithlow-costtelecommunicationsratesandround-the-clockservice,andyouhavethreegoodreasonswhynationalfirmslikeNorthernTelecom,CanadaTrustandMeditrustnowcallSaintJohnhome.

3.NBTel'sCompetitivetelecommunicationsratescanhelpanemployerrealizeannualsavingsof25percentandmore.Lowerpropertyandcommercialtaxes,Canada'ssecondlowestelectricpowerrates,andnobusinessofsalarytaxesmake.SaintJohnanidealcost-savinglocation.Inrecentcomparativestudiestodeteminetheleastexpensivecitycenter,SaintJohnrankednumberonecomparedto27U.S.cities.

4.SaintJohnmeansprofitabilityandgoodbusinesssense.Tohelpcompaniesconsideringbusinessexpansionorrelocation,thenewlycreatedGreaterSaintJohnEconomicDevelopmentCommissionisreadytotakeanactiveroleinyourevaluationprocess.GeneralmanagerSteveCarsonsaystheCommission'sroleissimple:

We're

heretomakeiteasiertosetuporexpandabusinessinSaintJohn.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph（1-4）markoneletter（AG）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1..........

14.Paragraph2..........

15.Paragraph3..........

16.Paragraph4..........

A.Lowlivingcost

B.Goodtrafficandtelecommunicationservices

O.SanitJohn'scheaprents

D.Twoclassesofrents

E.Thenumberoneexpensivecitycenter

F.Encouragementfornewbusinessactivities

G.Goodbusinesssense

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow（A-G）.

.Foreachsentence（1720）markoneletter（AG）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

17.ThetaskofGreaterSaintJohnEconomicDevelopmentCommissionisto......

18.InSaintJohn,employees'wages......

19.Thereareafewreasonswhynationalcompanies......

20.InSaintJohn,NewBrunswickitiseasierthanelsewhereforcompaniesto.....

A.costtwenty-threepercentlessthanothermajorcenters

B.makeimportantdecisions

C.takeadvantageofhumanresources

D.linkyourbusinesstoothersallovertheworld

E.determinethecheapestcitycenter

F.considerSaintJohntobetheirhome

G.helpsetuporexpandabusinessinthiscity

PARTFOUR

Questions21-35

.Readthisadvertisement.

.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.

.Foreachquestion（2135）markoneletter（A,B,C,D）onyourAnswerSheet.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

Toomuchtoread!

It'simpossibletofindtimetoreadtoday'stopbusinessbooks-andthousandsarepublishedeachyear.Yetnotkeepingupwiththosebookscouldbeaserious-andexpensivemistake.Oftentheideasandinsightsthey......example.....areavailablenowhereelse.Buthowcanyoueven......21......whichtitlesareworthwhile-letalonefindtimetoreadthem?

Fortunately,there'sa......22......:

SoundviewExecutiveBookSummaries.Itreally......23......Infact,it's......24......towork.Itisingeniousandessential.Everymonth,you......25.....twoorthreequickreading,timesaving......26......ofthebestnewbusinessbooks.Eachcontainsallthekeypointsinthe......27......book.Thebigdifference,insteadof200to500pages,thesummaryisonly&pages.Insteadof......28......five,tenormorehourstoread,ittakesjust15minutes.

Ofthethousandsofbusinessbooks......29......annually,onlya......30......arereallyworthreading.Tosaveyourtime,ourEditorialB