《BEC商务英语高级考前练习题j5篇.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《BEC商务英语高级考前练习题j5篇.docx（18页珍藏版）》请在taowenge.com淘文阁网|工程机械CAD图纸|机械工程制图|CAD装配图下载|SolidWorks_CaTia_CAD_UG_PROE_设计图分享下载上搜索。
1、BEC商务英语高级考前练习题j精选5篇为了让大家更好的预备商务英语BEC考试，我给大家整理一下 BEC商务英语高级考前练习题,下面我就和大家共享，来观赏一下吧。BEC商务英语高级考前练习题1In the last few years, managers throughout industry have seen more changes than many of them could have expected to see in their entire working lives having to communicate information which often leads to
2、feelings of insecurity has become a key activity. From being regarded as relatively unimportant in many companies , management employee communication has become a central corporate need.Concordia International provides a good example of a company that has adjusted well to the changing needs for comm
3、unication . since 1995 , Concordia has been turned inside-out and upside-down, to ensure that it is a marketing -led, customer-responsive business, one that looks outwards at customers and competitors, rather than inwards at its own processes and the way things were done in the past. In the last eig
4、ht years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by more than 80.000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated.From being an engineering company, Concordia is now remaking itself as a service company. The role of employee communication in such a context is to build peop
5、le s self-confidence, to persuade them that, although it isand the company is expected to sign a contract within the next month for building four large supermarkets in Scotland.EPottery ManufacturerMilton Dishes has been through a shake-up over the past year. The group, which has been cutting margin
6、s and improving marketing, may post a small profit this year. The many members of the Milton family, who between them own 58 per cent of the business, have been watching the share price rise steadily and several are looking to sell. Trade rival Ruskin has bought up just over 17 percent of the shares
7、 and could well be spurred into further action by the signs of a recovery at the firm.答案：1D2B3E4A5D6C7E8C这种类型的题不过是一个句子换一种说法，关键是看对每一段话 的理解。我们看一下1到8在说什么，然后到A到E中查找答案。1 .该公司正在对其商业活动进行多样化。2 .尽管该公司业绩不错，内部也有一些困难需要处理。3 .该公司单个产品收益削减4 . 一项统计数据对该公司的表现不像另外一个那样有精确的指导作用。5 .曾经帮忙过该公司的环境在将来可能就不那么好了。6 .该公司的股票价格在过去的一年
8、里变化很大。7 .该公司将来很可能会被收购。8 .该公司的表现让人很有信念那么，再读一下A到E表达的什么意思，很简单对号入座BEC商务英语高级考前练习3Read the text about career-planning services.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .For each gap 9 - 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .Do not use any letter more than once .Th
9、ere is an example at the beginning .(0)Your Career Path Can Lead You AnywhereWe used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our working lives. (0)some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursu
10、e a single option for life has always been unrealistic.Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9) For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist.Our initial choice
11、 of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure of the employment market and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change as both new technolog
12、ies and new work systems are introduced (10) We must face the uncertainties of a portfolio career.It is clear from the recent past that we cannot foresee the changes which will affect our working lives. The pace of change is accelerating , as a result of which traditional career plans will be of ver
13、y limited use. (11)They will need updating to reflect changes in our own interests as well as in the external work environment. Flexible workers already account for about half the workforce. (12)We are likely to face periods as contract workers, self-employed freelances, consultants, temps or part-t
14、imers.Many employers encourage staff to write a personal development development (PDP) (13) Although some people use it only to review the skills needed for their job, a PDP could be the nucleus of wider career plan - setting out alternative long-term learning needs and a plan of self-development.A
15、report issued by the Institute of Employment Studies advises people to enhance their employability by moving from traditional technical skills towards the attainment of a range of transferable skills. (14) Instead, special schemes should be established to encourage people to examine their effectiven
16、ess and to consider a wider range of needs.OABCDEFGHA This dual effect means that the relationship between employers and workers has evolved to such and extent that we can no longer expect a long-term relationship with one employer.B. It carries an implicit assumption that we ourselves, and the jobs
17、 we enter, will change little during our working lives.C. This growth suggests that a career plan should not be expressed only in terms of full-time employment but should make provision for the possibility of becoming one of the.D this is a summary of one s personal learning needs and an action plan
18、 to meet them.E Consequently, they must now accommodate a number of objectives and enable us to prepare for each on a contingency basis.F However, it warns that employers often identify training needs through formal appraisals, which take too narrow a view of development.G Such a freelance of consul
19、tant would be constantly in demand.H We were expected to work towards that one clear goal and to consider a career change as a bad thing.答案：9 B 10 A HE 12C 13D 14F9 .本段是说在职业生涯中设立一个单独的目标的影响。而且首段 也说了 assume,依据前后文，应当选择B。10 .本段说了一些不确定的因素来说明在职业生涯中始终追求一 个目标不切实际。而空白前面说的是就业市场结构，new technologies和new work sys
20、tems这双重影响，之后说了在一个公 司待着不现实，那么中间选择A。11 .空白前面讲传统的职业规划用途有限，后面将需要升级和更 新来适应我们的爱好和外部工作环境的变化。E.相应的，职业规划也 应当顺应这种变化。12 .前面讲了 Flexible workers占全部劳动力的一半，后面又说 了我们可能会面临职业，顾问，或者兼职工作。那么中间的空白部分 确定讲工作形式的问题。13 . Do前面讲到PDP,后面确定要对其进行说明。14 . Fo这段主要讲了人们怎样评测自己的力量和工作有效性以及 怎样提高的问题。空白部分后是转折，那么空白部分应当是和其相反 的。The Scientific Appr
21、oach to RecruitmentWhen it (0) to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting. Yet employers like to (21) themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes. In today s competitive market
22、place, the (22) of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to (23) the best in the field.One method in particular that has (24) in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define p
23、sychological characteristics , or ability aptitude testing (25) an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate s suitability for a role. It (26) companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identi
24、fied elements.The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one (27) of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real (28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any individual. The answer to this problem is experience in interview tech
25、niques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be (29) as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employ
26、ed in the (30) of recruitment.Example :A have B decide C do D make0A B C D21 .A suggest B convince C advise D believe22 . A worth B credit C quality D distinction23 .A secure B relies C attain D achieve24 .A lifted B enlarged C expanded D risen25 .A provides B offers C contributes D gives26 . A lets
27、 B enables C agrees D admits27 . A portion B member C share D component28 . A extent B size C amount D measure29 .A occupied B met C filled D appointed30 A business B topic C point D affair参考答案：21-30 BCADABDDCASweet smell of excess-for just 47.874 a bottleThe marketing says it is the “ ultimate symb
28、ol of indulgence and truly impeccable taste” . A new scent, named VI, has (0) launched for Christmas-retailing at just 47.874 . The makers are proudly promoting it (31) , the “ world s most expensive perfume” and are confident of selling the limited edition of 173 bottles-(32) it should be exactly 1
29、73 bottles is not made clear in the publicity for the product.Although carefully priced at just under the 50. 000 mark, this perfume is clearly (33) something for anyone who considers 30 too much to pay for a bottle of eaudetoilette. Those (34) are potential customers will certainly be reassured to
30、learn that a case covered in rubies and diamonds is included free (35) charge. Purchasers are assured of further savings, with unlimited scent refills guaranteed indefinitely- at no extra cost.The fragrance is the idea of Arfaq Hussain, a 27-year-old clothes designer who first made a name (36) himse
31、lf with an air-conditioned jacket he was asked to make by the singer Michael Jackson (37) far, Mr Jackson is the only person to (38) placed an order- he wants two, according to Mr Hussain.Mr Hussain is unconcerned at having no previous experience of perfumery . It s so (39) more than a perfumeit sa
32、piece of jewellery, too. “ explained Mr Hussain. Heattempted to describe the 47.874 sensation . it isdelicate , fragrant and quite unique. When you open the lid, it takes you totally away . It s just (40) being surrounded by thousands of wild flowers and roses.参考答案：31 - 35 AS WHY NOT/ HARDLY WHO/ TH
33、AT OF36-40 FOR SO/ THUS HAVE MUCH LIKE文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有 需要的人。inevitable that the changes will go ahead, they also bring with them new opportunities for employees. However, this is not an easy task. People tend to be skeptical of these claims and to feel that they are losing touch with the
34、 company they have worked for over many years. This is understandable, since many of the old certainties are being swept away , including the core activities of the company they work for. Above all , they have had to face up to the fact that they no longer have a job for life.Research indicates that
35、 people respond to this predicament in a variety of ways. The bulk of employees fall into two main categories in terms of their response to the new situation: on the one hand there are the “ pragmatists and on the other “ the highly anxious the former see their job as a means to an end and have a re
36、latively short-term perspective, with strong loyalty to their local term , rather than the company as a whole . The second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down, and even feel anger at the company for what they see as changing the te
37、rms of their employment. The employee communication process needs to be capable of accurately directing its messages at a variety of employee groups and departments within the workforce . this is why middle managers and line managers are so key to communication. They are the people who know about th
38、e full rage of concerns among the workforce. The problem in the past was that this crucial area was often the responsibility of a separate, relatively isolated unit. Concordia puts responsibility for communication firmly on line managers. All their research points to the same conclusion: people pref
39、er to get their information face-to-face from their line managers. That is the key relationship and where arguments and hearts and minds - are lost.The general rule in company communication is to tell employees as much as you can as soon as you can. If you can t provide details, then at least put th
40、e news in context and commit yourself to providing greater detail when it becomes available another rule of company communication is that there must be a fit between what the company is telling its employees and what it is telling its shareholders. 15 In the last eight years, Concordia hasA made ove
41、r 80.000 employees reduncdantB completed a period of downsizingC reduced its workforce of 80.000 by 35%D given 35% of departing employees voluntary redundancy16 From Concordia s point of view, the role of communication is toA win employee support before going ahead with the changesB change the compa
42、ny s core activities.C emphasise the positive aspects of the changesD explain the need for the changes17 what does research show about most employees? response to change?A they expect it to have a bad effect on the companyB they feel completely powerlessC they become less loyalD they fell they have
43、been treated unfairly18 Concordia s communication process mainly relies onA printed communicationB departmental headsC personal communicationD a separate, specialized unit19 According to the writer, what is the guiding principle about giving information within an organization?A Never make promises a
44、bout future developmentsB Give people an overall view at the earliest possible stageC always include plenty of hard informationD Hold back until all the details can be provided20 which of the following would be the most suitable title for the article?A employee attitudes to company communicationB ma
45、king company communication more effectiveC Researching company commmucationD Making employees feel less powerless文章取材自一本管理手册，说的是一个组织里的有效沟通问题。 这套题目有些特殊，不像之前的阅读的第三部分，六道题目分别依次 对应文章的六个段落，这题的答案略微分散了些。15题，答案很明显，但是选项很有迷惑性。答案是其次段的最 终一句：In the last eight years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by more tha
46、n 80. 000 people - or 35% -on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated,削减了 80000 员工 (或者说削减了 35%的员工)，预期还会削减更多。A选项是对的，made redundant是前面某套题目阅读的第五部分考过的词组;B不对，没有 完成(completed),由于预期还会裁减更多(with further downsizing anticipated) ;C 也不对， 迷惑t生最大，reduced its workforce of 80. 000,用了介词。f,所以这句的意思是一共就8
47、0000员工，而实 际状况是削减了 80000员工;D不对，35%的员工被裁减，都是在自愿 的基础上的，而不是离开的人中有35%是自愿的。16题，问依据此人的观点，沟通的角色是什么。也就是问沟通 的目的或者作用是什么O答案在第三段。沟通是为了帮忙人树立自信， 说服他们虽然要面临一些变化，但是同样也会拥有一些新的机会。说 白了，就是鼓舞这些被裁的人。答案选C,强调变化的乐观方面。这 里的 positive aspects 是对前面说的 bring with them new opportunities的一个概括。(想起了电影在云端，up in the air, 里面那个老男人的工作就是职业裁员专
48、家，特地对被裁的人说些这样 的话。)17题，问调查显示大多数人对change的反应是什么。这题在答 案中也很明显，但是选项很纠结。都有点似是而非。The second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down. , and even feel anger at the company for what they see as changing the terms of their employment.大多数员工的反应就是很绝望
49、，甚至会很生气。 个人觉得这题出的不够严谨，没有哪个选项能严格从原文中提炼出来。 对比下D要好点，由于对公司绝望和生气，就是觉得受到了不公正的 待遇。此题有待高手补充更完善的理由。18题，问沟通过程主要依靠于什么。答案是第五段的这句:people prefer to get their information face-to-face from their line managerso喜爱面对面的从直属经理那里猎取信息。所以选C,个人 的沟通。19题，问组织内部供应信息的指导准则是什么。最终一段的第 一句就是：The general rule in company communication is to tell employees