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1、BEC中级考试真题及答案BEC商务英语中级考试真题：改错题 The Career Forum 0 If you work in the city centre then a visit to the Career Forum, is the 00 city's most successful recruitment exhibition, will give you the information 34 you need to determine whether you are making up the most of yourself. 35 Currently, there ar

2、e advertising many new vacancies on the job market. 36 With good skills and a healthy work record in greater demand than ever, it is 37 the ideal time to ensure that your career is being on the right track. The Career 38 Forum has been responsible for helping many thousands of the people 39 improve

3、their job potential, and it can do something the same for you. 40 Some of the best jobs in town never reach out the advertising pages, so 41 to be considered for one of these top jobs as they become available, 42 you will need to make closely contact with the employers' agents. The Career 43 For

4、um is making the perfect opportunity. It is set in an informal atmosphere 44 and there is no pressure put; you can choose which agents you talk to. 45 So if you are looking for a new job, come and join us at the Career Forum. The Career Forum，职业论坛。这篇文章其实是一则广告，为这个什么职业论坛做宣扬的。 34题，make the most of your

5、self，固定说法。貌似爱默生的名言：Make the most of yourself,for that is all there is of you。这里UP是多余的。 35题，advertising在这里明显多余。很完整的句子，there主语，are谓语，many new vacancies是宾语，没有多余的位置给advertising。 36题，正确的 37题，be on the right track，在正确的轨道上。Being多余。 38题，帮助成千的人找到工作。people这里不是特指，前面不须要定冠词the。 39题，do the same for you，固定的说法，为你做同

6、样的。something是多余的。 40题，reach out是伸出救济之手的意思，在这个句子里不是这个意思，只是说好的工作从未到达广告页，所以去掉out。 41题，正确的 42题，make contact with，假如要用也是用close，不能用closely，去掉 43题，making在这里很别扭，一个完整的主谓宾齐全的句子，forum是主语，is是谓语，opportunity是宾语，没有多余的地方给making。 44题，put在这里也是明显的多余，放在一个完整的句子后面充当什么成分呢，非驴非马。放在一个不正式的气氛下，没有压力。Put多余。 45题，正确的。 BEC商务英语中级考试真

7、题：完形填空 Chairman's Report I am pleased to report that, although we had been expecting poor results for this half year because of slow growth in the world economy, the company has performed very satisfactorily.Operating profits for this first half are in fact very much (19) with those for the corr

8、esponding (20) last year. Profits reached l 15 million before tax, compared with l 16.3 million last year. Much of our success in the last six months can be (21) to the fact that all our major construction projects remained on schedule. Particularly pleasing was the early (22)of a major building con

9、tract in Canada. The company has made good progress with the initiatives announced at the Annual General Meeting. The majority of shareholders (23) the Board's decision to sell the company's loss-making engineering (24). It was the Board's belief that the company would (25) most benefit

10、by (26) its resources on the expansion of its construction activities. Negotiations with a potential buyer began in February and are now at a critical (27).However, we feel that we are not as yet in a (28) to comment on what the outcome is likely to be. In June, we made a successful (29) for the Ren

11、ishaw Construction Company of Hong Kong SAR, in order to give us greater (30) to markets in South East Asia. We still have sufficient resources to pursue our growth (31) and are at present (32) several other business opportunities which, like Renishaw Construction, would (33) new markets to us. 19.A

12、 in order B on track C in line D on target 20.A session B term C season D period 21.A attributed B referred C assigned D designated 22.A termination B ending C completion D finalising 23.A confirmed B maintained C agreed D supported 24.A portion B component C sector D division 25.A have B gain C fin

13、d D earn 26.A focusing B directing C pointing D strengthening 27.A height B step C edge D stage 28.A condition B point C position D capacity 29.A request B price C demand D bid 30.A access B approach C admission D entrance 31.A strategy B process C promotion D system 32.A inquiring B deliberating C

14、exploring D searching 33.A send B open C provide D give 文章是一篇报告，介绍了公司某段时间的发展状况，总体的势头是良好的，主动向上。 19和20题须要在一起考虑，从整体上把握句子的意思。in line with与.一样;on track ：doing or saying things that are likely to be successful or correct步入正轨;on target(射击)准。20空选词关键要将空格前面的those for the corresponding和前面的for this first half对应

15、，这里空格填入的词要能和this first half相匹配，表示时间段，时期，所以是period。因为是半年，所以不选season。整个句子的意思是这半年的营业利润(operating profit)事实上是与去年同期相一样的。 21题，attribute to，表缘由，联系整个句子不难做出选择。designate是委任、指派 22题，意思是完成了一个主要的建筑合同，从一个pleasing可以看出感情基调，A和B确定不选，不是终止也不是结束，finalise最终定下来，定案。 23题，大部分股东都支持、赞同董事会的确定，选support，假如是agree的话后面须要with。 24题，董事会

16、的确定是卖掉公司亏损的工程部。A、B首先解除，做完形填空最忌讳的是把汉语思维和汉语含义带入英文语境中，有的时候宁可选自己从来没有见过的用法，也不要从汉语意思动身强塞一个英文单词进去。sector是(尤指一国经济的)部门、行业，division是(一个机构的)部门。 25和26题，句子的意思是公司将通过把资源集中在建筑活动的扩张上来获得大部分的收益。25题的A和C简单解除，关键是看gain还是earn。earn是通过努力挣到一笔钱(to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do)，gain是获得或者实现什么(to

17、obtain or achieve something you want or need)，因为是公司的战略，所以用gain更合适一些。 27题，at a critical stage，在一个关键的阶段。 28题，in a position to do sth.能够做某事。固定搭配 29题，胜利招标，bid 30题，give us greater access to markets给我们更大的市场准入 31题，growth strategy，增长策略，追求我们的增长策略。 32题，探究更多的商业机会。inquire询问;deliberate细致考虑，深思熟虑; 33题，为我们开放新的市场。pr

18、ovide后须要加with BEC商务英语中级阅读真题 Achieving a successful merger However attractive the figures may look on paper, in the long run the success or failure of a merger depends on the human factor. When the agreement has been signed and the accountants have departed, the real problems may only just be beginni

19、ng. If there is a culture clash between the two companies in the way their people work, then all the efforts of the financiers and lawyers to strike a deal may have been in vain. According to Chris Bolton of KS Management Consultants, 70% of mergers fail to live up to their promise of shareholder va

20、lue, riot through any failure in economic terms but because the integration of people is unsuccessful. Corporates, he explains, concentrate their efforts before a merger on legal, technical and financial matters. They employ a range of experts to obtain the most favourable contract possible. But eve

21、n at these early stages, people issues must be taken into consideration. The strengths and weaknesses of both organisations should be assessed and, if it is a merger of equals, then careful thought should be given to which personnel, from which side, should take on the key roles. This was the issue

22、in 2001 when the proposed merger between two pharmaceutical companies promised to create one of the largest players in the industry. For both companies the merger was intended to reverse falling market share and shareholder value. However, although the companies' skill bases were compatible, the

23、 chief executives of the two companies could not agree which of them was to head up the new organisation. This illustrates the need to compromise if a merger is to take place. But even in mergers that do go ahead, there can be culture clashes. One way to avoid this is to work with focus groups to se

24、e how employees view the existing culture of their organisation. In one example, where two global organisations in the food sector were planning to merge, focus groups discovered that the companies displayed very different profiles. One was sales-focused, knew exactly what it wanted to achieve and p

25、ushed initiatives through. The other got involved in lengthy discussions, trying out options methodically and making contingency plans. The first responded quickly to changes in the marketplace; the second took longer, but the option it eventually chose was usually the correct one. Neither company&#

26、39;s approach would have worked for the other. The answer is not to adopt one company's approach, or even to try to incorporate every aspect of both organisations, but to create a totally new culture. This means taking the best from both sides and making a new organisation that everyone can acce

27、pt. Or almost everyone. Inevitably there will be those who cannot adapt to a different culture. Research into the impact of mergers has found that companies with differing management styles are the ones that need to work hardest at creating a new culture. Another tool that can help to get the right

28、cultural mix is intercultural analysis. This involves carrying out research that looks at the culture of a company and the business culture of the country in which it is based. It identifies how people, money and time are managed in a company, and investigates the business customs of the country and

29、 how its politics, economics and history impact on the way business is done. 13 According to the text, mergers can encounter problems when A contracts are signed too quickly. B experts cannot predict accurate figures. C conflicting attitudes cannot be resolved. D staff are opposed to the terms of th

30、e deal. 14 According to Chris Bolton, what do many organisations do in preparation for a merger? A ensure their interests are represented B give reassurances to shareholders C consider the effect of a merger on employees D analyse the varying strengths of their staff 15 The proposed merger of two ph

31、armaceutical groups failed because A major shareholders were opposed. B there was a fall in the demand for their products. C there were problems combining their areas of expertise. D an issue of personal rivalry could not be resolved. 16 According to the text, focus groups can help companies to A de

32、velop new initiatives. B adopt contingency plans. C be decisive and react rapidly. D evaluate how well matched they are. 17 Creating a new culture in a newly merged organisation means that A management styles become more flexible. B there is more chance of the merger working. C staff will find it mo

33、re difficult to adapt to the changes. D successful elements of the original organisations are lost. 18 According to the text, intercultural analysis will show A what kind of benefits a merger can lead to. B how the national context affects the way a company is run. C how long it will take for a comp

34、any culture to develop. D what changes companies should make before a merger takes place. Achieving a successful merger，实现一个胜利的并购。文章没有从技术和经济效益的角度来分析并购胜利的因素，而是强调了一个在并购中简单被忽视的重要因素：文化冲突。不同的企业文化走到了一起，能否兼容是并购能否胜利的关键因素。一个比较闻名的例子是当年惠普与康柏的并购。 第十三题，问什么状况下并购会遇到麻烦。答案是A段的最终一句，关键词是culture clash：假如两个公司的员工在工作方式上存在

35、文化冲突，那么金融专家和律师们为了达成交易所做的一切努力都是徒劳的。所以选C：冲突性的看法无法得到解决。Conflicting attitude对应于culture clash。attitude详细指公司员工做事情的方式和看法。 第十四题，问许多机构为并购所做的打算是什么。答案是其次段的这么一句话：Corporates, he explains, concentrate their efforts before a merger on legal, technical and financial matters。公司都把精力集中在法律、技术和金融事务上了。也就是更多的看重经济等方面的利益，而忽

36、视了人的因素。选A：确保他们的利益得到很好的反映，也就是自己的利益有保障。represent在这里的意思是be present or found in something, especially to a particular degree。 第十五题，问这俩医药公司并购失败的缘由是什么。答案是第三段的倒数其次句：the chief executives of the two companies could not agree which of them was to head up the new organisation.在谁来领导新的机构的问题上无法达成一样。所以选D：人员竞争问题无法得

37、到解决。Personal rivalry就是指两个领导谁也不服谁。 第十六题，问focus group可以帮助公司干什么。先弄明白focus group的意思，看剑桥高阶的说明：a group of people who have been brought together to discuss a particular subject in order to solve a problem or suggest ideas。处理问题的团体。答案在第四段。这一段是举例说明两个合并公司的文化兼容性问题。经过focus group的调查，这两个公司的做事方式有很大差别，不能兼容。所以这一题的答案是

38、选D：评估他们能否匹配。 第十七题，问在一个新合并的公司里创建新的文化意味着什么。答案是第五段的这么一句：This means taking the best from both sides and making a new organisation that everyone can accept。吸取双方的优点，创建一个全部人都能接受的新组织。每个人都能接受，那么合并胜利的可能性会大大增加。选B：合并起作用的几率增加了。 第十八题，跨文化分析能够表明什么。答案是最终一段的最终一句：how its politics, economics and history impact on the way business is done.看看这个国家的政治、经济和历史是怎么影响商业行为的。也就是考察宏观的国家背景对微观的经济个体的影响。选B：国家背景怎样影响公司的运行方式。 BEC中级考试真题及答案