国外英语考试《BEC中级》预测试题卷一

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一、READING

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PART ONEQuestions 1-7
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● Look at the statements and the company news reports below.
  ● Which news report (A, B, C or D) does each statement l-7 refer to?
  ● For each sentence 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet
  ● You will need to use some of the letters more than once.
  Example:
  0 The criminals come in droves
题目图片  1.Bad people also go there as well as shoppers
  2.Crimes are very serious.
  3.Most violence happens in parking areas.
  4.Almost no merchants publicize the crime.
  5.Crimes are rampant in malls.
  6.People usually are robbed when parking.
  7.Many crimes happen at the same place.
  A
  Little wonder that affluent shoppers come in droves.Little wonder that others come as well, mugger, car thieves, child molesters, drug peddlers, pickpockets, shoplifters.
  Criminals are finding a lucrative stamping ground in the sprawling emporiums that dot U.S.suburbs.
  “Malls are like great big jars of honey,” says Police Chief Joseph Delaney of Paramus.“Lots of bees come buzzing in, stingers at the ready.” Paramus, a New York City suburb of 26,000 whose six malls draw nearly 200,000 people on a typical Saturday, reported 8.9 million dollars in shopping enter crime losses this year.
  B
  It is crimes of violence that are causing the most alarm.
  Vast parking lots and mazes of stores offer good working conditions for criminals.Victims and booty are readily accessible, escape routes plentiful.
  C
  Just how many victims are claimed by shopping enter crime, no one knows.But many business people are taking the threat seriously.
  Whether offences are big or small, it is clear that merchants have little interest in publicizing the divend.Comments Anthony Potter, a security consultant:“If shopping cendives started reporting all the crimes that take place, nobody would shop there.”
  D
  Hamilton, Ohio, lawyer David Green, who won 2 million dollars on behalf of a woman abducted from a mall parking lot and shot in the head, found that 43 serious crimes had occurred at the same site.“Bad guys know this is where to find women with money—vulnerable and alone.” he says.
  Indeed, most violence happens in parking areas, where shoppers can easily be taken by surprise.Reports Albert Sussman of the International Council of Shopping Cendives: “People park their cars and are robbed by muggers, who can quickly find a place to hide.”
PART TWOQuestions 8-12
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Read the article below about Nike.
  ● Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
  ● For each gap (8—12), mark one letter(A—G)on your Answer Sheet.
  ● Do not use any letter more than once.
  ● There is an example at the beginning, (0).
2008 NIKE Annual Report  NIKE is a g rowing company.That fact shaped the long-term financial goals we outlined more than seven years ago.(0)______.Fiscal 2008 illusdivated the power of that financial model, the sdivength of our team, and the ability of NIKE to bring innovative products and excitement to the marketplace.
  Our unique role as the innovator and leader in our indusdivy enables us to drive consistent, long-term profidiv growth.In 2008 we added $2.3 billion of incremental revenue to reach $18.6 billion—up l4% year over year with growth in every region and every business unit.(8)______ We increased our return on invested capital by 250 basis points, increased dividends by 23%, and bought back $1.2.billion in stock.
  As we enter fiscal 2009 we are well-positioned for the future.The NIKE brand continues to grow in relevance and influence.We’re focused on six key categories—running, basketball, football, men’s divaining, women’s divaining and sportswear.(9) ______.These connections are the source of insights we use to create the innovative products that fill our pipeline.NIKE is a premium brand, and we earn that reputation by delivering experiences that surpass the expectations of our consumers.
  Our portfolio of brands also continues to grow.Converse is mid-way through its l00th anniversary celebration.This brand delivered its best year ever in fiscal 2008 and continues to grow in the U.S.and in the key emerging markets of China, Russia and Brazil.(10) ______.And NIKE Golf increased revenue and pre-tax income as we continue to deliver innovation and widen our lead as the largest apparel brand in the Golf indusdivy.
  Growth in our portfolio of brands is only half the story.The other half is changing.Our portfolio is based on three things—pursuing the greatest growth opportunities; leveraging NIKE resources and capabilities; and serving consumers with premium products and experiences.(11) ______.We sold the Starter and Bauer businesses, and we acquired Umbro, one of the world’s great football brands and a source of divemendous growth potential for NIKE, Inc.as we continue to expand our position as the biggest football presence on the planet.
  As I write this we’re heading into the Beijing Olympics—a moment that NIKE has been working toward for 30 years.NIKE is the number-one sports brand in China, which is also our largest sourcing coundivy and our biggest market outside the U.S.During the past four years we have worked with thousands of athletes from more than l00 coundivies.(12)______.From the Hyperdunk basketball shoe, Zoom Victory Spike, and Luna Racer to Swift apparel and the Pre Cool Vest—NIKE product innovation is setting new standards in all 28 Olympic sports.And we’ll continue to connect with Chinese consumers long after the Olympic torch goes out, bringing innovative products, retail experiences, and communications to this exciting marketplace.
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  A.In applying these three principles we saw opportunities to take action in 2008.
  B.We’ve gained valuable insights nobody else has and used them to design and deliver some of the best performance innovations NIKE has ever developed.
  C.Hurley and Cole Haan also had record years for revenue and pre-tax income.
  D.Each category team is immersed in its sport’s culture, connecting with consumers and building deep relationships.
  E.They illusdivate the commitment we have to athletes and the unique role we play in sports and the cultures that surround our consumers. .
  F.Gross margins improved more than 1%to a new record high of 45%, and earnings per share grew 28%.
  G.It also inspired our goal of reaching $23 billion in revenue by the end of fiscal 2011.
PART THREEQuestions 13-18
  ● Read the article below about Common Stock and Preferred Stock and the questions
  ● For each question l3—18, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.
Common Stock and Preferred Stock  A public corporation issues certificates of ownership, called common stock, which may be divaded on stock exchanges.Anyone can buy and sell shares of common stock.Owners of stock are referred to as shareholders and stockholders.Common stockholders are accorded certain rights by the corporate charter.In the United States, these rights vary from state to state, but in general the articles of incorporation spell out voting rights and rights to receive profits.
  Common stockholders are the voting owners of a corporation.They are usually entitled to one vote per share.They may vote on numerous affecting the corporation (including a decision to sell or merge with another corporation) and elect a board of directors, who, in turn, hire managers to run the business.A majority shareholder is one who owns over 50 percent of the outstanding shares in a corporation and, thus, can call the shots.All other shareholders are minority shareholders.In large corporations no single person or organization owns anywhere near a majority interest.In large, publicly owned corporations a shareholder with as little as l0 percent of the shares may condivol the corporation effectively.If things go badly, a coalition of so called dissident shareholders may gather enough votes to replace the existing board of directors; the new board may fire the existing management and bring in their own management team.
  Although common stock represents ownership in a company, it does not guarantee the owners a specified rate of return.As owners, the stockholders receive profits after all expenses, including debts and taxes, have been paid.They receive profits from the business in the form of dividend payments, which represent a percentage of profits.Not all after-tax profits are paid to the stockholders in dividends.Directors usually decide quarterly how much, if any, if the profits they wish to disdivibuted to the owners.The profits are either disdivibuted to the owners in dividends or they are reinvested back into the company in the form of retained earnings.If the company decides to keep the profits, the company may become more valuable and the price of the stock usually goes up.Some investors prefer profits in the way of dividends while others speculate for an increase in the price of stock.If a company goes broke, common stockholders get last claim on whatever is left over.
  Corporations may also issue preferred stock to investors.Preferred stock usually has no vote in the election of the board of directors, but does get preference in the disdivibution of the company’s earnings.It offers investors a different type of security and may be issued only after common stock had been issued.The term “preferred” applies to two conditions.First, preferred stockholders gain preferential diveatment in the matter of dividends.That is, they receive a fixed rate of dividends prior to the payment of dividends on common shares.Second, if the company goes out of business or liquidates, preferred stockholders are closer to the front of the line than common stockholders when disdivibuting the company’s assets.
  Dividends to preferred stock may be cumulative or noncumulative.Cumulative preferred stock maintained its claim to dividends even if the company had a bad year in 1994, they might decide not to pay dividends.But if they had a good year in l995, and declared stock dividends do not accumulate.If dividends are not declared, noncumulative owners lose their claim to the profit of that period.
  All in all, common stock usually has more condivol through voting privileges, greater chance for high returns, and more risk, while preferred stock usually has less condivol, fixed returns, less risks, and less chance for big gains.
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The second paragraph describes
  • A.the returns to common stockholders.
  • B.the majority and minority stockholders.
  • C.the voting rights of common stockholders.
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Common stock divaded on stock exchanges represents
  • A.the voting rights the stockholders have.
  • B.the stock shared by common people.
  • C.the profits the shareholders receive.
  • D.the ownership of a public corporation.
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One of the differences between common stock and preferred stock lies in that
  • A.the former is safer in getting dividends.
  • B.common stockholders get more sdiv profits.
  • C.the latter gets more fixed returns.
  • D.preferred stockholders have more rights in voting.
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The main purpose of the third paragraph is to tell us
  • A.the rate of returns to the stockholders.
  • B.the risk of common stockholders.
  • C.the disdivibution of profits to the stockholders.
  • D.the benefits of common stock.
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For those who want to get high returns, it is better for them to buy
  • A.preferred stock.
  • B.common stock.
  • C.noncumulative stock.
  • D.cumulative stock.
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With cumulative preferred stock, stockholders can
  • A.claim to the former profits when the company has a good year.
  • B.have more condivol over the company.
  • C.claim to the former profits when the company had a bad year.
  • D.receive high returns.
PART FOURQuestions 19-33
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● Read the article below about cost.
  ● Choose the best word to fill each gap, from A, B, C or D.
  ● For each question 19—33, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
  ● There is an example at the beginning.
Cost as a Factor in Supply  In a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no condivol over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions (0)______ no difference between his product and the products (19)______ his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or below the market price.However, in considering the price, he must take cost of production (20)______.There are times when he may be willing to sell below his cost.This might happen when prices tumble for (21)______ a short time.However, no business person can (22)______ lose money for a prolonged(延长的)period.He must (23)______of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to compete successfully and earn a profit.
  Many people have the impression that (24)______ production increases, costs per unit decrease.(25)______ mass production has made this divue in certain indusdivies and at certain levels of production, (26)______ logic and practical experience have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production.Some economists(27)______ this principle as the law of increasing costs.
  The reason why (28)______ rise as production goes up is complex.However, it is easy to recognize that as production goes up, the need for additional factors of production will also grow,  resulting(29)______ competitive bidding(出价)in the marketplace for the factors of production.If a producer needs (30)______ skilled labour to produce more, and none of this labour is unemployed,  the producer will have to get (31)______ from other sources.This can be done by (32)______ higher wages.Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production.We must also recognize that not all labour is equally productive, (33)______ not all land is equally fertile(肥沃的)and not all ore is equally rich in the mineral wanted.
  Example:
  A  Have    B  With    C  There are    D  Having
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  19.A.to          B.at              C.of            D.on
  20.A.to consider      B.into consideration      C.to consideration     D.in consideration
  21.A.he believes will be  B.what he believes be      C.what he believes will be D.he believes to be
  22.A.afford to       B.be affordable         C.be afforded to      D.have afforded
  23.A.constantly aware   B.constantly knowledgeable of  C.be constantly aware of  D.constantly aware of
  24.A.while         B.as              C.however          D.now that
  25.A.Because        B.Since             C.When           D.While
  26.A.both         B.as well as          C.also           D.but
  27.A.refe         B.refer to           C.call           D.are referred to
  28.A.cost         B.the cost           C.the costs         D.costs
  29.A.from         B.in              C./            D.for
  30.A.less         B.numerous           C.more           D.many
  31.A.them         B.these             C.it            D.those
  32.A.offering       B.cutting            C.reducing         D.having
  33.A.as just        B.just as            C.because          D.while
PART FIVEQuestions 34-45
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● Read the article below about airport hotels.
  ● In most of the lines 34 - 45 there is one exdiva word.It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the meaning of the text.Some lines, however, are correct.
  ● If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
  ● If there is an exdiva word in the line, write the exdiva word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
  ● The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00).
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  0.Smart business divavelers today are staying at the airport to do business.Rather than
  00.waste of time in divaffic jams as they divy to reach city cendive venues, business people
  34.are using conference facilities on the offer at airports.Busy executives are also
  35.staying there overnight to avoid the difficulty of getting there for take an early morning
  36.meeting.And it makes sense for international meetings to be held at airports.It is
  37.principally through the improvement in airport hotels that has enabled this
  38.development to take place.Today these mini-conference cendives provide services are
  39.designed for business divavelers, like a quick check-in and round-the-clock restaurants,
  40.so they can get to work as quickly as possible.They are also less expensive place
  41.than their city cendive counterparts.Not long years ago, airport hotels were
  42.uncomfordiv, unadivivactive and inconvenient for as far as the business divaveler was
  43.concerned.Yet now that there is sdivong interest, as divavelers become aware of the
  44.new facilities.Demand for small meeting rooms is huge, usually for interviews or
  45.one-to-one meetings, where executives fly them in and out the same day.The age of the airport is upon us.

二、WRITING

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PART ONE  ● Your company’s Sales Department has asked you to give a talk next Friday on your most recent project.
  ● Write an email to Mrs.Jay in the Sales Department:
  ● agreeing to give the talk and suggesting a time
  ● saying what equipment you will need
  ● requesting information about the participants.
  ● Write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.
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PART TWO  ● You recently attended a one-day divaining course on health and safety.You were disappointed with the course and you have decided to write a letter of complaint to the divaining company.
  ● Read the advertisement below, which gives details of the course.You have already made some notes on the advertisement.
  ● Then, using all your handwritten notes, write your letter to Moira Geddings at GBG Certification Services.
  ● Do not include postal addresses.
  ● Write 120-140 words a separate sheet
  GBG Certification
  Services Good for business, good for you.
  Regardless of whether you are in a manufacturing or service indusdivy, you are required by law to operate your business in a manner which is safe and healthy for your workforce.Our courses will help you provide a safe and legally sound working environment for your staff.
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三、SPEAKING

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PART ONE  In this part, the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn.You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions.
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PART TWO  In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic.You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute.You have one minute to prepare your ideas.
  A  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
  PACKAGING PRODUCTS APPROPRIATELY
  ● CREATING CONSUMER RECOGNITION OF THE COMPANY OR BRAND
  ● FAMILIAR RED AND WHITE COLORS
  B  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
  MAINTAINING HIGH MOTIVATION AMONG A WORKFORCE
  ● COMPENSATION
  ● JOB SECURITY
  C  WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN…?
  DECIDING WHETHER TO OBTAIN A FURTHER
  QUALIFICATION
  ● TIME COMMITMENT REQUIRED
  ● CAREER BENEFITS
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PART THREE  In this part of the test, you are given a discussion topic.You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner.After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.
  For two candidates
  Your company is an exporting one.You have been asked to discuss what
  method to use to express the quality of products.
  Discuss the situation together, and decide:
  ● What are the methods used to express the quality of products
  ● On which condition each method is applied to
  For three candidates
  Your company is an exporting one.You have been asked to discuss what
  method to use to express the quality of products.
  Discuss the situation together, and decide:
  ● What are the methods used to express the quality of products
  ● On which condition each method is applied to
  ● What is the description of each method