剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级练习题.docx
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剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级练习题
2021年剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级练习题
单项选择题1、根据下面资料,回答题BusinessMeetingsItisimportantthatideasanDsuggestionstableDatformalmeetingsarevoiceDatthe(0)..D...time.ThisisachieveDbykeepingtothe(19)......shownontheagenda.Forexample,thereisno(20)......indiscussingideastodowithItemSixontheagendA.whenItemTwohasnotyetbeen(21)......SuchdeviationsfromtheagendA.may(22).......inconfusionamongthepeopleatthemeeting;theymayalso(23)......concentrationiftheyseesomethingasirrelevant.Tomakecertainthatthemeetingproceedsinanorderlyfashion,itisthereforeusefulto(24)......somegrounDrules.First,everyonewillneeDtounderstanDthattheymust(25)......theircommentstothetopiC.underdiscussion.TheChaircanthenencourageonepersontospeakatA.(26)......sothatanyideasoffereDcanbediscusseDanD(27)Oncethatpersonhasfinished,someoneelsecanput(28).....theirideasanDsoon.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.arrangemer
2、根据下面资料,回答题BuffetZoneLucyRobertsonstarteDworkingatA.take-awayfooDbusinesstosupplementherincomeduringherstudentdaysatEdinburghUniversity.SeveralyearslatershehaDboughtthebusinessanDnow,17yearson,sheownsGrapevineCaterers,probablyScotland'sleadingindependentcaterers,withA.turnoverofalmostε6m.ShehaDneverplanneDtoownA.business,anDhaDcertainlyneverconsidereDA.careerincatering.(0)...GHowever,herunplanneDcareerbeganin1985,whenshereturneDtoEdinburghanDdiscovereDthatthetakeawayshehaDworkeDinwasupforsale.Onimpulse,sheboughtit,butadmitsthatatthetimesheknewnothingaboutcatering.(8).....ItwasA.difficulttime,butessentialintermsofgainingtheexperiencesheneeded.Thelate1980sboomwasgooDforbusiness,withlargenumbersofofficeworkerswantingtakeawayfooDfortheirlunches.(9)....."Atonepointtherewere26fooDoutletswithinA.5-kilometreradius,"Robertsonrecalls,astheeconomychangeDanDtheoncepackeDofficeblocksstarteDtobecomevacant,itbecameclearthatRobertsonwoulDneeDtodiversify.(10)......ItchangeDthedirectionofthecompanyforgood.AsRobertsonbegantowincateringcontracts,shedecideDthatthecompanywoulDhavetomovetolargerpremises.In1994,themovewasmadewhensheboughtanothercateringbusinessthatalreadyhaDA.numberofprofitablecontractsforboardroomlunches.Meanwhile,Robertson'smaincompetitor,theoldestcateringcompanyinEdinburgh,wascausinghersomeanxiety."Customerloyallyisnottobeunderestimated,"shewarns.ButRobertsonisnotsomeonewhoiseasilyputoff.(11)......PartlyasA.resultofthis,turnoverdoubled,anDhavingoutgrownanothersite,RobertsonboughtA.city-centrelocationforthegroup'sheadquarters.Bynow,Grapevine'smaincompetitorwasA.newcateringcompanycalleDTowngates.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,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeA.profit.D"ItwasA.dramatiC.learningcurveanDverysmallamountsofmoneywereearneDatfirst,"saysRobertson.E.ShedecideDthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequireDworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareanDdelivermealstobusinesspremises.F.Onhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontacteDalloftheirclientsanDoffereDtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.G.Instead,shestudieDaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,anDA.steadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemeDset.(8)应选
3、根据下面资料,回答题GettingtheMostoutofMeetingsOneaspectofbusinesslifewhichmanymanagersareunhappywithistheneedtoattendmeetings.Researchindicatesthatmanagerswillspendbetweenathirdandahalfoftheirworkinglivesinmeetings.Althoughmostmanagerswouldagreethatitishardtothinkofanalternativetomeetings,asameansofconsideringinformationandmakingcollectivedecisions,theirlengthandfrequencycancauseproblemswiththeworkloadofeventhebest-organizedexecutives.Meetingsworkbestiftheytakeplaceonlywhennecessaryandnotasamatterofroutine.Oneexampleofthisisthediscussionofpersonalorcareermattersbetweenmembersofstaffandtheirlineandpersonnelmanagers.Anotherisduringtheearlystagesofaprojectwhentheteammanagingitneedstolearntounderstandandtrustoneanother.Onceithasbeendecidedthatameetingisnecessary,decisionsneedtobetakenaboutwhowillattendandaboutthelocationandlengthofthemeeting.Peopleshouldonlybeinvitedtoattendiftheyaredirectlyinvolvedinthemattersunderdiscussionandtheagendashouldbedistributedwellinadvance.Anagendaisvitalbecauseitactsasaroadmaptokeepdiscussionfocusedandwithinthetimelimitallocated.Thisisalsotheresponsibilityofthepersonchairingthemeeting,whoshouldencouragethosewhosaylittletospeakandstopthosewhohaveagreatdealtosayfromtalkingtoo.much.Attheendofawellorganizedmeeting,peoplewillfeelthatthemeetinghasbeenasuccessandbepleasedtheywereinvited.Theywillknownotonlywhatdecisionsweremadebutalsothereasonsforthesedecisions.Unfortunately,attheendofabadlyorganizedmeetingthosepresentwillleavefeelingthattheyhavewastedtheirtimeandthatnothingworthwhilehasbeenachieved.Muchthoughthasbeengivenovertheyearstowaysofkeepingmeetingsshort.OnemanwhohasnointentionofspendinghalfhisworkinglifeinmeetingsisRolandWinterson,chiefexecutiveofalargemanufacturingcompany.Hebelievesthatmeetingsshouldbeshort,sharpandinfrequent."1trytoholdnomorethantwoorthreemeetingsaweek,attendedbyamaximumofthreepeoplefornolongerthanhalfanhour,"hesays."Theyareclearlyaimedatachievingaspecificobjective,suchasmakingadecisionorplanningastatement,andarebasedoncarefulpreparation.Idrawuptheagendaforeverymeetingandcirculateitinadvance;thoseamendingareexpectedtostudyitcarefullyandshouldbepreparedtobothaskandanswerquestions.Managersarebestemployedcarryingouttasksdirectlyconnectedwiththeirjobsnotattendingendlessmeetings.Inbusiness,timeismoneyandspendingitinneedlessmeetingsthatdon'tachieveanythingcanbeverycostly.Executivesshouldfollowtheexampleoflawyersandputacostoneachhouroftheirtimeandthendecidewhetherattendingalongmeetingreallyisthebestwaytospendtheirtime."Whatdomostmanagersthinkaboutmeetings?
A.Meetingstakeupmostoftheirworkinglife.B.Meetingsallowthemtomonitordecision-making.C.Meetingspreventthemfromestablishingaroutine.D.Meetingsaretheonlywaytheyknowofachievingcertainobjectives.
填空题4、Questions8-12·Readthetextbelowaboutcareerplanning.·Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.·Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswersheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
CareerPlanning Formanyemployees,automaticpromotionuptheranksofacompanyisbecomingincreasinglyrare.Anewstudysuggeststhat,inresponse,employersneedtoconsiderhowtheycanhelpstaffdeveloptheircareers. Employersneedtorethinktheirapproachtocareermanagementcompletely,accordingtothelatestresearchbytheInstituteofEmploymentStudies.Thenewstudyfindsthatinfactthereislittleopportunityforindividualcareerdevelopmentinmanylargeorganisations.(example)____.TheInstituteofEmploymentStudiesmakesitclearthatitisnotgoodpracticeforcompaniestohandovercareerdevelopmenttoindividualemployeesandthensimplyleavethemtogetonwithit.(8)____. Sohowshouldemployershelptheirstaffdevelopacareer?
Mostemployeeshavecometoacceptthatcareerdevelopmentisnotalwaysthesamethingasupwardpromotionandahighersalary.(9)____.Theymustalsoensurethattheseopportunitiesareextendedtoalltheirstaffandnotjusttoselectedindividuals. NickBridges,whoisDirectorofHumanResourcesPolicyattheBankofEasternEngland,believesthereismoretalkthanactioninthisarea.(10)____.Oneway,hebelieves,forcompaniestoshowhowserioustheyareaboutindividuallearningistomakeitanofficialpartofcompanypractice,astheBankofEasternEnglandhasdone.(11)____.Thisdocument,hepointsout,hasmadetheroleofmanagersclear,andthecompanyhasalsoinvestedhugeamountsofmoneyeducatingmanagerssothattheycanthentraintheirstaff. Anothercompany,BritishChemicals,hascontractedanindependentorganisationtohelpstaffwithc
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