商务英语考试BEC中级强化习题.docx
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商务英语考试BEC中级强化习题
2019年商务英语考试BEC中级强化习题
单项选择题1、根据下面内容,回答题BusinessMeetingsItisimportantthatideasanD.suggestionstableD.atformalmeetingsarevoiceD.atthe(0)..D...time.ThisisachieveD.bykeepingtothe(19)......shownontheagenda.Forexample,thereisno(20)......indiscussingideastodowithItemSixontheagendA.whenItemTwohasnotyetbeen(21)......SuchdeviationsfromtheagendA.may(22).......inconfusionamongthepeopleatthemeeting;theymayalso(23)......concentrationiftheyseesomethingasirrelevant.Tomakecertainthatthemeetingproceedsinanorderlyfashion,itisthereforeusefulto(24)......somegrounD.rules.First,everyonewillneeD.tounderstanD.thattheymust(25)......theircommentstothetopiC.underdiscussion.TheChaircanthenencourageonepersontospeakatA.(26)......sothatanyideasoffereD.canbediscusseD.anD.(27)Oncethatpersonhasfinished,someoneelsecanput(28).....theirideasanD.soon.Ifthisprocedureisadopted,theparticipantswillbeabletofollowthevariousissuesinA.consistentmanner,whichwillhelpwiththedecision-making(29).....lateron.Itwillalso(30).....thatthequietpeopleatmeetingsgetA.chanceto(31).....theirsay,ratherthanjusttheirmoreoutspokencolleagues.In(32)......itisoftenthequietpeopleatmeetingswhogeneratethebestideas,becausetheyareinthe(33)......ofthinkingbeforetheyspeak.(19)应选A.structureB.directionC.orderD.arrangemer2、根据下面内容,回答题
SpeakingYourCustomers'Language
Moderninternationaltradingpracticesarehighlightingthegrowingimportanceoflanguagetraining.Modern-daybusinessreallydoestranscendnationalbarriers.ThankstosophisticatedITandcommunicationssystems,businessescannowmarkettheirproductsonatrulyglobalscale.Theworldisindisputablybecomingasmallerplace,asserviceandmanufacturingcompaniessearchtheinternationalmarketplacefornewsuppliersandclients.Businessesmust,however,beawarethatoncetheyexpandtheareainwhichtheyoperate,theyfaceincreasedcompetition.Thestandardandqualityoftheirgoodsbecomeincreasinglyimportantinkeepingupwithcompetitors.Butmostofall,itistheserviceelementaccompanyingthegoodswhichiscrucialtoacompany'ssuccessinaparticularmarket.Thisnewphilosophyhasledtomanycompanies,someofwhichhaveevenofferedproductsofalesserquality,gainingsuccessoverseas.Althoughglobalizationmay,insomesenses,havebroughtnationaleconomiesclosertogether,societiesaroundtheworldstillhaveradicallydifferentexpectations,processesandstandards.Thesearenotafunctionofeconomicchange,butaremoredeep-rootedanddifficulttoalter.Theycanbeamajorproblemforbusinessesexpandingabroad,withthegreatestobstacleofallbeingthelanguagebarrier.Ifyouhavetodealwithclients,suppliersanddistributorsinarangeofcountries,youwillnotonlyneedtheskillstocommunicatewiththem,youwillalsoneedtoreconcileanynationalbiasesyouhavewiththediversewaysofdoingbusinessthatexistaroundtheglobe.Thevalueofeffectivecommunicationisnottobeunderestimated.Newtechnologysuchasvideo-conferencingandemailhasplayedapartinmakingthecommunicationprocesseasieranditmayalsobepossiblethattheintroductionoflanguageinterpretationsoftwarewillhelpwithsomeglobalcommunicationsproblems.But,ofcourse,itisthehumanelementofthecommunicationprocessthatissovitalinbusiness,especiallyinnegotiations,presentationsandteam-building.Itisessentialformanagerstomeetregularlywithstaff,customersandpartners,sothatissuescanbediscussed,messagescommunicatedandfeedbackobtained.Thevalueofwell-organizedlanguagetrainingisimmense,andcanbringbenefitstoalllevelsanddepartmentswithinamultinationalorganization.Unfortunately,however,manyorganizationshaveaverynarrowviewwhenitcomestotrainingofanykind.Often,anurgentrequirementhastobeidentifiedbeforetrainingisauthorized.Then,atrainingcompanyisemployedoraprogrammeisdevelopedin-house,theteamistrained,andthatisseenastheendofthematter.However,thefactremainsthattrainingprogrammesareeffectiveonlyiftheyarerelevanttoacompany'sbroader,long-termneeds.Theyshouldberegardedasaninvestmentratherthanacost.Changesinexpectationsandattitudesarecertaintocontinueforcompaniesthattradeglobally.Althoughsuchcompaniesarenotyetfacedwiththeirinternationalpartnersandclientsdemandingthatbusinessbeconductedintheirmothertongue,theyrealizethatoverseascompetitionisincreasinglyfast.Ifthesecompanieswanttocontinuetoachievesuccessontheinternationaltradingcircuit,theymustbepreparedtoadapttosituationsandspeakthelocallanguage.Ifnot,someoneelsewill.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,improvedcommunicationshaveenabledcompaniesto_______A.offerawidervarietyofproductsandservicesB.expandbeyondtheirdomesticmarketsC.performbetterthantheirinternationalcompetitorsD.openmoremanufacturingfacilitiesabroad3、根据下面内容,回答题BuffetZoneLucyRobertsonstartedworkingatatake-awayfoodbusinesstosupplementherincomeduringherstudentdaysatEdinburghUniversity.Severalyearslatershehadboughtthebusinessandnow,17yearson,sheownsGrapevineCaterers,probablyScotland'sleadingindependentcaterers,withaturnoverofalmostε6m.Shehadneverplannedtoownabusiness,andhadcertainlyneverconsideredacareerincatering.(0)...G…However,herunplannedcareerbeganin1985,whenshereturnedtoEdinburghanddiscoveredthatthetakeawayshehadworkedinwasupforsale.Onimpulse,sheboughtit,butadmitsthatatthetimesheknewnothingaboutcatering.(8).....Itwasadifficulttime,butessentialintermsofgainingtheexperiencesheneeded.Thelate1980sboomwasgoodforbusiness,withlargenumbersofofficeworkerswantingtakeawayfoodfortheirlunches.(9)....."Atonepointtherewere26foodoutletswithina5-kilometreradius,"Robertsonrecalls,astheeconomychangedandtheoncepackedofficeblocksstartedtobecomevacant,itbecameclearthatRobertsonwouldneedtodiversify.(10)......Itchangedthedirectionofthecompanyforgood.AsRobertsonbegantowincateringcontracts,shedecidedthatthecompanywouldhavetomovetolargerpremises.In1994,themovewasmadewhensheboughtanothercateringbusinessthatalreadyhadanumberofprofitablecontractsforboardroomlunches.Meanwhile,Robertson'smaincompetitor,theoldestcateringcompanyinEdinburgh,wascausinghersomeanxiety."Customerloyallyisnottobeunderestimated,"shewarns.ButRobertsonisnotsomeonewhoiseasilyputoff.(11)......Partlyasaresultofthis,turnoverdoubled,andhavingoutgrownanothersite,Robertsonboughtacity-centrelocationforthegroup'sheadquarters.Bynow,Grapevine'smaincompetitorwasanewcateringcompanycalledTowngates.AlthoughRobertsontriedtoraiseenoughmoneytobuyTowngates,shedidnotsucceed.ThenluckintervenedandTowngateswentbankrupt.(12)......Manyacceptedandthecompany'sturnoverwentfromε700,000toε1.5millionalmostovernight.However,thecompany'sgrowthwasnotassmoothasitsoundsinretrospect.Robertsonadmits,"Wewereclosetotheedgeduringthegrowthperiod.Likemanyunder-capitalizedcompaniestryingtogrow,itmighteasilyhavecollapsed."Butthat,shefeels,isthechallengeofdevelopingyourownbusiness.A.ButthereareplentyofsimilarcontractstobewonintheeastofScotlandbeforeRobertsonturnsherattentionelsewhere.B.Herwayroundthisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany.C.Butthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.D."Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,"saysRobertson.E.Shedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareanddelivermealstobusinesspremises.F.Onhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandofferedtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.G.Instead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.(8)应选4、根据下面内容,回答题:
GettingtheMostoutofMeetingsOneaspectofbusinesslifewhichmanymanagersareunhappywithistheneedtoattendmeetings.Researchindicatesthatmanagerswillspendbetweenathirdandahalfoftheirworkinglivesinmeetings.Althoughmostmanagerswouldagreethatitishardtothinkofanalternativetomeetings,asameansofconsideringinformationandmakingcollectivedecisions,theirlengthandfrequencycancauseproblemswiththeworkloadofeventhebest-organizedexecutives.Meetingsworkbestiftheytakeplaceonlywhennecessaryandnotasamatterofroutine.Oneexampleofthisisthediscussionofpersonalorcareermattersbetweenmembersofstaffandtheirlineandpersonnelmanagers.Anotherisduringtheearlystagesofaprojectwhentheteammanagingitneedstolearntounderstandandtrustoneanother.Onceithasbeendecidedthatameetingisnecessary,decisionsneedtobetakenaboutwhowillattendandaboutthelocationandlengthofthemeeting.Peopleshouldonlybeinvitedtoattendiftheyaredirectlyinvolvedinthemattersunderdiscussionandtheagendashouldbedistributedwellinadvance.Anagendaisvitalbecauseitactsasaroadmaptokeepdiscussionfocusedandwithinthetimelimitallocated.Thisisalsotheresponsibilityofthepersonchairingthemeeting,whoshouldencouragethosewhosaylittletospeakandstopthosewhohaveagreatdealtosayfromtalkingtoo.much.Attheendofawell
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