郊区英语剑桥商务英语(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

QUESTIONS 1-45

PART ONE

Questions 1-7

Look at the sentences below and the job advertisements on the opposite page.

Which job does each sentence 1-7 refer to?

For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

You will need to use some of these letters more than once.

Example:0 This post involves some secretarial duties.

0 A B C D

1 You will be responsible for the operation of a computer system.

2 You must be able to forecast what people will want to wear.

3 You will be able to work with people from many different countries and backgrounds.

4 You will have a qualification which covers two subject areas.

5 It is necessary to have worked in this sector before.

6 You will need to keep in contact with the headquarters of the organization.

7 The advertisement emphasises the need to have a suitable approach to important people.

A

BUSINESS MANAGERYou will be responsible for our global business within specific countries

and

will

have

a

good

understanding

of

international

distribution,

possibly

based

on

previous

experience, plus the ability to work in markets that are highly varied in their culture. You will be

fluent in a second language, be willing to travel extensively, and preferably have a degree.

B

DEPARTMENT STORE BUYER Based at our head office in London, you will select and order

stock

from

our

suppliers

in

Italy.

You

will

need

to

predict

fashion

trends

and

build

a

strong

relationship

with

our

Italian

office.

You

will

have

gained

your

buying

experience

in

women's

fashion and will hold a degree in design with a business studies component.

C

LEGAL

SERVICES

ADMINISTRATORAs

head

of

the

legal

office,

your

work

will

include

managing the office IT network, typing reports, diary maintenance and supervision of another staff

member. You will need good organizational skills in order to keep ahead of a varied workload.

You

will

be

dealing

with

senior

executives

and

government

officials,

so

a

mature

and

efficient

manner is essential.

D

REGIONAL

LEISURE

SITES

MANAGERYou

will

be

responsible

for

budgetary

planning,

contract

negotiations,

local

marketing

and

effective

administration.

You

will

communicate

frequently with our main office using the latest technology. Your experience could be from any

business sector but you should enjoy outdoor life and will ideally possess an estate management

qualification.

PART TWO

Questions 8-12

·

Read the extract below from an article about the coffee industry.

·

Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.

·

For each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-I)on your Answer Sheet.

·

Do not use any letter more than once.

Coffee

is

worth

approximately

$$50-60bn

per

annum

in

terms

of

world

sales.

It

is

a

truly

international

commodity,

and

today

more

than

50

countries

in

the

world

grow

coffee

beans.

(example)

______I_____.

ICO

organization

helps

coffee

producers

and

promotes

coffee

conumption

estimates

that

world

production

next

year

will

reach

97.5

million

bags.11.3

million

bags

higher

than

the

current

year.

(8)

__________.

As

the

largest

producing

country, Brazil is particularly important in the coffee world. In 1994 Brazil was responsible for

25%

of

world

production,

Colombia

was

next

with

13.4%,

Indonesia

had

7.5%,

Mexico

4.7%,

Guatemala 3.8% and Ethiopia and Vietnam were equal with 3.4%.Coffee is a tough crop, and can

be

grown

in

areas

where

it

is

difficult

or

impossible

to

grow

other

crops.

(9)______

However,

disease is always problem for coffee production, as we can see in some parts of South America at

the is active in educating farmers about avoiding disease and dealing with problems

when they distribution chain varies from country to country, explains Pablo Dubois. In

most countries the smaller farmers sell their crop to a local trader, who then sells it on to exporters.

There are, however, other distribution systems. (10) ____________. Some countries, like Vietnam,

have special government marketing organizations for prices often vary greatly from

one year to the next. In 1997, for example, there was a large rise in the world price, which was

immediately felt by the consumer. Rising prices always result in a drop in sales, which will have a

bad effect on those developing countries, which are highly dependent on foreign exchange from

coffee

exports.

(11)____________.In

the

opinion

of

Pablo

Dubois,

the

biggest

problem

for

his

organisation

is

to

create

greater

consumer

awareness

of

the

different

varieties

of

coffee

and

different ways of preparing it. (12)____________. ICO is therefore concentrating its promotional

activities on Russia and China. It is also encouraging environmentally friendly coffee production,

and last

year's seminar on coffee and the environment created a lot of

future looks

bright

for

the

coffee

industry.

It

is

estimated

that

consumption

over

the

next

few

years

will

continue to rise steadily. New markets like Eastern Europe and China are expected to develop fast.

A. As a result, the membership now represents 94% of all exporters and 60% of all importers.

B. In some of these countries, this can amount to as much as 50% of all export earning.

C.

In

North

America,

most

consumers

already

have

above

average

knowledge

of

the

range

available.

D. For example, frost and wind are particularly damaging to coffee crops.

E. Larger coffee growers, for example, frequently export directly.

F. The main reason for this is higher Brazilian output as production recovers from weather damage

to crops.

G

. It is cultivated in mountain regions which can only be reached by animal transport, and in other

difficult areas where modern agricultural equipment cannot be used.

H. This is because there is a demand for coffee in Germany, and it is also sold in the UK and in the

US.

I.

This

make

the

coffee

industry

fairly

universal,

according

to

Pablo

Dubois,

Head

of

the

International Coffee Organisation (ICO), based in London.

PART THREE

Questions 13-20

Read

the

article

below

about

stress

management,

and

answer

questions

13-20

on

the

opposite

page.

A Lesson In Stress Management

Demands placed on us at work can often lead to considerable worry and discomfort. There are,

however,

ways

of

protecting

ourselves

from

the

stress

we

face

at

work.

We

interviewed

Jane

Collard, a consultant in stress management.

1. In Jane Collard's opinion, stress is becoming an increasingly common feature of the workplace.

Stress is a highly individual reaction, which varies considerably from person to person, and it is

difficult

for

some

employees

to

avoid

it.

Indeed,

stress

is

regarded

by

many

as

part

of

the

organizational culture of our institutions: it comes with the job. Recent figures indicate that time

taken

off

work

because

of

stress

has

increased

by

500

per

cent

since

the

1950s.

Undoubtedly,

changes in working conditions have led to greater pressure at work at all levels. With reductions in

staffing, workloads for individual employees have increased. In addition, many employees are left

worrying about the security of their jobs.

2. On the stress management courses that she runs, Jane Collard tries to make the trainees realise

that stress in itself is not harmful. Everyone needs a certain level of stress to enable them to feel

motivated

and

to

perform

effectively.

A

complete

absence

of

stress

can

be

as

damaging

as

overstress, since it can make people lose interest in their work, and even lead to depression. The

difficulties occur when the amount of stress rises above a level which is healthy for a particular

individual. If this happens, the effects are very obvious and the trainees are taught to recognize the

signs.

Stress

may

be

expressed

physically,

for

example

through

headaches

and

tiredness,

or

through emotional problems such as depression. A person suffering from stress may also start to

behave differently, and can be difficult to deal with.

3. While it may not always be possible to prevent stress, there are a number of ways in which it

can be controlled. The first thing that the trainees learn is how to manage their time effectively.

This

involves,

first

of

all,

setting

realistic

goals

for

both

the

short

and

long

term.

Once

this

framework has been established, tasks are then prioritised on a daily basis. The trainees are also

reminded

that

when

they

are

under

pressure

the

less

important

items

should

be

left,

and

they

should

never

hesitate

to

delegate.

Everyone

is

encouraged

to

look

at

ways

of

reducing

'wasted

time ', for example by grouping similar tasks together or dealing with items immedkiately.