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剑桥商务英语BEC中级阅读全真试题及答案

剑桥商务英语（BEC）中级阅读全真试题及答案

BEC中级阅读全真试题

READING

QUESTIONS1-45

PARTONE

Questions1-7

Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.

Whichjobdoeseachsentence1-7referto?

Foreachsentence,markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

Example:

0Thispostinvolvessomesecretarialduties.

0ABCD

1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.

2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.

3Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.

4Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.

5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.

6Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.

7Theadvertisementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.

A

BUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution,possiblybasedonpreviousexperience,plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguage,bewillingtotravelextensively,andpreferablyhaveadegree.

B

DEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon,youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomen'sfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.

C

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

D

REGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning,contractnegotiations,localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

·Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.

·Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

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

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.（example）______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionestimatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreachmillionmillionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.（8）____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith%,Indonesiahad%,Mexico%,Guatemala%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.（9）However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaattheisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheydistributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.（10）____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforpricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.（11）theopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorganisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.（12）____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyear'sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotoffuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.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.

13Paragraph1______14Paragraph2______

15Paragraph3______16Paragraph4______

AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagers

BCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitude

CTimelostatworkthroughsickness

DCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironment

EExplanationsformisseddeadlines

Fstressreductionthroughbetterorganisation

GTypicalproblemsas