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1、文本为Word版本，下载可任意编辑历年博思(BULATS)考试样题 Listening section The recordings for Part 1 and Part 4 of the Listening section are played twice. The recordings for Part 2 and Part 3 of the Listening section are only played once. Listening Part 1 Understanding short extracts (10 questions) You listen to some shor

2、t recordings (about 20 seconds long) and try to understand what they are talking about, or who is talking or what they are trying to say in each one. Example: You look at this on the question paper. Part OneQuestions 110 You will hear 10 short conversations. For questions110, circle one letterA, Bor

3、Cfor the correct answer. You will hear each conversationtwice. 1Which is the gate number for the flight to Bangkok? A B C Then you listen to this. InstructionsQuestion 1. Which is the gate number for the flight to Bangkok? Announcement: Attention all passengers waiting at Gate 17 for flight BA203 to

4、 Bangkok. Please proceed immediately to Gate 12 where your plane will be boarding shortly. The correct answer is B. Listening Part 2 Taking down messages, notes, etc. (12 questions) You listen to three phone conversations. For each one, you have a form or message to complete, using the information y

5、ou hear in the conversation. You hear each conversation only once. Example: You look at this on the question paper. Conversation OneQuestions 1114 Look at Quantity/Amount: (14) Then you listen to this. Instructions:Conversation One, questions 11 to 14. Look at the form below. You will hear a man cal

6、ling to place an order. Man: Id like to make an order please. Woman: Certainly, sir. Could you give me your name, please? Man: Yes, its Ken Saunders. Woman: How do you spell Saunders, please? Man: S-A-U-N-D-E-R-S. Saunders. Woman: And the name of your company is .? Man: Greenlight Communications, 20

7、1 Hall Road, Manchester. Woman: What was the name of the road again? Man: Hall, H-A-L-L. Woman: And could I take a telephone number and fax number? Man: Telephone 064 313 988, fax 064 318 006. Woman: Thank you very much. Now can I take your order? Man: Its for some computer desks. Theyre model 00519

8、 in your catalogue. Woman: And how many did you want to order? Man: Six Woman: Right. The computer desks are 800 each, so that will be a total of 4,800 for six, plus 50 transportation charges. That makes a total of 4,850. As soon as we receive your cheque or bank draft, well despatch them to you. De

9、livery usually takes between 2 and 3 weeks. Man: Good. Ill post it to you today. The correct answers are: 11 Saunders 12 064 318 006 13 computer desk(s) 14 6 Listening Part 3 Understand placed the typewriter and are standard equipment in almost every office. But how safe are they? As more and more p

10、eople begin using them, there is a degree of controversy about their effects on health. There are some operators who report experiencing a number of symptoms from relatively minor complaints like headaches and itching skin to more serious back and shoulder problems. The correct answer is C. Reading

11、and Language Knowledge section Reading Part 1, Section 1 Understanding notices and short extracts (7 questions) You read some common notices or extracts from letters, forms, adverts, lea.ets, etc. You answer one question about each one. Example: . . . See enclosed brochure for details and levels of

12、compensation. AYou should write to us for details about compensation. BDetails about compensation are given in a separate document. CYou will find more information on compensation on the next page. The correct answer is B. Reading Part 1, Section 2 Sentences with a gap (6 questions) Each sentence mu

13、st be completed using only one of the four choices available. Example: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For questions5863, markoneletterA, B, CorDon your Answer Sheet. 58My job frequently involves having to work . intense pressure. Abelow Bunder Cbeneath Dunderne Women r

14、unning their own businessAccording to recent research, a third of new companies set up in Britain are run by women. Typical examples are Lisa Simons, who started up her own highly successful clothing shops in London with a loan of 15,000 from her bank, and Kate Rogers, who set upCellar Cafsfive year

15、s ago and sold out to a major restaurant chain this month, at a profit of 3 million. There are many other examples.Surprise, a mail order company selling unusual gifts, had a turnover of $4 million last year. The company was started by Claire Fuller five years ago in a garage, but later moved into p

16、remises in the centre of Coventry. Similarly, Nina Taylor started her company,NC Books, in an old warehouse in Bristol. A lawyer by training, she had no previous experience of the retail trade but believes that this worked to her advantage. Having no knowledge of the book trade, she says, allowed me

17、 to bring fresh ideas into the business. 64One-third of new British businesses Aconsist of chain companies. Bare owned or managed by women. Coperate within the food sector. 65What does the second paragraph tell us about the company calledSurprise? AThe company delivers its products by post. BThe com

18、pany has made a profit every year. CThe company operates from a garage. The correct answers are: 64 B, 65 A Reading Part 1, Section 4 Filling gaps in a text (5 questions) worlds beauty product chains. The daughter of Spanish immigrants, she .(71). born and educated in Britain. She opened her first B

19、eauty Boutique in 1976 and it was .(72). popular that she opened five more shops in 3 years. .(73). then business has developed at an amazing rate, and the chain of Beauty Boutiques .(74). now expanding all over the world. The correct answers are: 70 the, 71 was, 72 so, 73 Since, 74 are Reading Part

20、 2, Section 1 Finding information in short texts (7 questions) You read four short texts, such as adverts, product descriptions, etc. Then you match different sentences with each of those texts. Example: Read these sentences and the job advertisements on the next page. Which job does each sentence75

21、81refer to? For each sentence, mark one letterA, B, C or Don your Answer Sheet. 75You need to have experience of working with newspapers. 76You have to be able to use a computer. B Executive DirectorThe Womens Environment Network (WEN) is looking for a highly motivated, inspiring woman to lead one o

22、f Britains most successful environmental campaigning and information organisations. Experience required includes management and organisational skills, media, writing and editing experience and a knowledge of the environment and/or womens movement. You will need to run campaigns and m questions) This

23、 section tests your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. You have a text with .ve words missing. You are given a choice of four words for each gap and you have to choose the best one. Example: Read this letter about buying a computer. Choose the best word to fill each space from the words below. For

24、 each question8286, markoneletterA, B, C or Don your Answer Sheet. 1 April Dear Mr White Re: Supply of XR6 Workstations I have pleasure in confirming our ability to meet your requirements for the Silicon Graphics workstation. In view of your special needs, I suggest that you place your order for the

25、 agreed equipment as soon as possible. The .(82).time for hardware for example is 6 weeks from receipt of order to .(83). . Thus, an order placed with us tomorrow will .(84). delivery to your site by the week commencing Monday, 15th May. All orders must be accompanied by a .(85). of 20% of the total

26、 amount shown on the attached .(86). . Yours sincerely Vincent Law Sales Manager 82AdeliveryBarrivalCtransportDpostage 83AinstitutionBinitiationCintroductionDinstallation 84AcompelBensureCpromiseDmaintain 85AportionBcostCdepositDdiscount 86AchequeBquotationCchargeDdemand The correct answers are: 82

27、A, 83 D, 84 B, 85C, 86B Reading Part 2, Section 3 Filling gaps in a text (5 questions) You have a text with .ve words missing. You have to think of a . 1960s, John was working in America, selling British sports cars. It was hard work but .(88). he was there, he saw a magazine with pictures of cars f

28、or sale. The magazine was regional and anyone .(89). advertise their car in it for a relatively small fee. What impressed John most was that .(90). single advertisement had a picture of the car, unlike normal newspaper adverts, which just provided a written description. Returning to Britain, John pu

29、t all of his savings into producing a magazine like the one he .(91). seen in the States. He started in the London region but was soon producing similar magazines for twelve more regions and, by 1990, for three other countries as well. The correct answers are: 87 the, 88 while, 89 could, 90 every, 9

30、1 had Reading Part 2, Section 4 Sentences with a gap (6 questions) Example: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For questions9297, markoneletterA, B, C, or Don your Answer Sheet. 92The successful applicant will have a proven track . in project management. Ahistory Brecord C

31、curriculum Dperformance 93When replying, please . the above reference number. Arefer Breproduce Cquote Dallude The correct answers are: 92 B, 93 C Reading Part 2, Section 5 Understanding a longer text (6 questions) You read a longer text, such as part of a business report, a newspaper article, etc.

32、Then you answer some detailed questions on it. Example: Read the article below about careers advice and answer questions98103on the opposite page. For questions98103, markoneletterA, B, CorDon your Answer Sheet. Keys to unlock path of career fulfillmentIt used to be called vocational guidance. Then

33、it became careers advice and counsellin Returning to Britain, John put all of his savings into producing a magazine like the one he .(91). seen in the States. He started in the London region but was soon producing similar magazines for twelve more regions and, by 1990, for three other countries as w

34、ell. The correct answers are: 87 the, 88 while, 89 could, 90 every, 91 had Reading Part 2, Section 4 Sentences with a gap (6 questions) Example: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For questions9297, markoneletterA, B, C, or Don your Answer Sheet. 92The successful applicant

35、 will have a proven track . in project management. Ahistory Brecord Ccurriculum Dperformance 93When replying, please . the above reference number. Arefer Breproduce Cquote Dallude The correct answers are: 92 B, 93 C Reading Part 2, Section 5 Understanding a longer text (6 questions) You read a longe

36、r text, such as part of a business report, a newspaper article, etc. Then you answer some detailed questions on it. Example: Read the article below about careers advice and answer questions98103on the opposite page. For questions98103, markoneletterA, B, CorDon your Answer Sheet. Keys to unlock path

37、 of career fulfillmentIt used to be called vocational guidance. Then it became careers advice and counsellin But good careers advisors need to look at other factors when giving advice. For example, career counselling is flawed if it fails to allow for the possibility of people adapting to, and chang

38、ing, their jobs once they are in them. Most organisations attempt through various explicit (induction, mentoring, training, appraisal) and implicit (reliance on observation) techniques to mould behaviour into an acceptable pattern. This means that attitudes and even aptitudes of employees may be cha

39、nged over the first year of employment, sometimes, but not always, in the direction desired by the organisation. Thus what was a fit may easily and quickly develop into a misfit and vice versa. Individuals also change their jobs without leaving them. They rearrange furniture, use space and technolog

40、y differently and personalise different aspects of the job. They can negotiate with colleagues, earn special privileges and use other means to improve their role and output. In this sense, very soon they are doing the job differently from their predecessors, and possibly from the way recommended by

41、the company. However, both adaptation of personal workstyle and attempts to change the way of doing the job are more likely to lead to a higher level of it because the changes are usually all attempts to increase it 98What does the writer say about careers advice in the first paragraph? AThose recei

42、ving it have sometimes disagreed with it. BIt has DMany are unclear about what to expect from employees. The correct answers are: 98 C, 99 A Reading Part 2, Section 6 Correcting errors in a text (7 questions) You have a text with at least seven lines. Some lines have errors in them. You have to say

43、which lines have errors and then correct them. Example: Your secretary has given you this letter for checking. In some lines there is one wrong word. If there is a wrong word, write the correct word on your Answer Sheet. If there is no mistake, put a tick (.) on your Answer Sheet Example: 0 One of t

44、he items you ordered from our catalogue 00 temporarily is temporary out of stock Dear Mr. Rose It was a pleasure to meet you the other day. I was very grateful 104that you were able to find some times in your busy schedule to visit us. 105I thought it should be helpful if I had put on paper some of the points we 106agreed on at our meeting and indicated some with the action points. The correct answers are: 104 time, 105 would, 106 v. 第 19 页 共 19 页