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1、商务英语(BEC)高级真题 为了让大家更好的打算商务英语BEC考试，我给大家整理一下剑桥BEC商务英语考试高级真题,下面我就和大家共享，来观赏一下吧。 历年商务英语(BEC)高级真题及参考答案一 Text 1 Reading 1 hour PART ONE Questions 1 8 Look at the statements below and at the five reports about companies on the opposite page from an article giving advice to self-employed consultants about ne

2、gotiating fees for their services. Which book (A, B, C,D or E) dose each statement 1 8 refer to ? For each statement ! 8, make one letter (A, B, C,D or E) on your Answer Sheet . You will need to use some of these letters more than once . Example : Lack of self-confidence will put you at a disadvanta

3、ge in a negotiation . 0 A B C D E This company has been involved in diversifying its business act6ivities. Although this company is doing well, it has a number of internal difficulties to deal with This company has reduced the profits it makes on individual items One statistic is a less accurate gui

4、de to this companys performance than another The conditions which have helped this company are likely to be less favourable in the future This companys share price has been extremely volatile over the last twelve months This company is likely to be the subject of a takeover bid in the near future Th

5、is companys performance exemplifies a widely held belief 历年商务英语(BEC)高级真题及参考答案二 8 Look at the sentences below and at the five extracts from a book about staff appraisals and feedback on the opposite page . Which new item (A, B, C ,D or E) dose each statement 1 8 refer to ? For each statement 1 8 , ma

6、ke one letter(A, B, C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet . You will need to use some of these letters more than once . 1 Genuine feedback would release resources to be used elsewhere. 2 Managers are expected to enable their staff to work effectively. 3 Experts are unlikely to facilitate a move to genuine

7、 feedback. 4 There are benefits when methods of evaluating performance have been negotiated. 5 Appraisals tend to focus on the nature of the face-to-face relationship between employees and their line managers. 6 The idea that employees are responsible for what they do seems reasonable. 7 Despite exp

8、erts assertion, management structures prevent genuine feedback 8 An increasing amount of effort is being dedicated to the appraisal process. A Performance appraisal is on the up and up. It used to represent the one time of year when getting on with the work was put on hold while enormous quantities

9、of management hours were spent in the earnest ritual of rating and ranking performance. Now the practice is even more frequent. This of course makes it all the more important how appraisal is conducted. Human resources professionals claim that managers should strive for objectivity and thus for feed

10、back rather than judgement. But the simple fact of the matter is that the nature of hierarchy distorts the concept of feedback because performance measure are conceived hierarchically. Unfortunately, all too many workers suffer from the injustices that this generates. B The notion behind performance

11、 appraisal- that workers should be held accountable for their performance-is plausible. However, the evidence suggests that the premise is wrong. Contrary to assumptions appraisal is not an effective means of performance improvement- it is judgement imposed rather than feedback, a judgement imposed

12、by the hierarchy. Useful feedback , on the other hand, would be information that told both the manager and worker how well the work system functioned, and suggested ways to make it better. C Within the production system at the car manufacturer Toyota, there is nothing that is recognizable as perform

13、ance appraisal. Every operation in the system has an associated measure. The measure has been worked out between the operators and their manager. In every case, the measure is related to the purpose of the work. That measure is the basis of feedback to the manager and worker alike. Toyotas basic ide

14、a is expressed in the axiom “bad news first” . Both managers and workers are psychologically safe in the knowledge that it is the system- not the worker that is the primary influence on performance. It is managements responsibility to ensure that the workers operate in a system that facilitates thei

15、r performance. D In many companies , performance appraisal springs from misguided as assumptions. To judge achievement, managers use date about each workers activity, not an evaluation of the process or systems achievement of purpose. The result is that performance appraisal involves managers judgem

16、ent overruling their staffs, ignoring the true influences on performance. Thus the appraisal experience becomes a question of pleasing the boss, particularly in meetings, which is psychologically unsafe and socially driven, determining who is “in” and who is “ out”. E When judgement is replaced by f

17、eedback in the true sense, organizations will have a lot more time to devote to their customers an 历年商务英语(BEC)高级真题及参考答案三 8 Look at the sentences below and at the five managers comments on leadership on the opposite page Which new item (A, B, C ,D or E) dose each statement 1 8 refer to ? For each sta

18、tement ! 8 , make one letter(A, B, C ,D or E) on your Answer Sheet . You will need to use some of these letters more than once . 1、Successful leadership involves making sure that employees accept new ideas. 2、A good leader can bring success to a company in difficulties 3、Leaders should be assessed o

19、n the basis of their achievements www.E 4、The personalities of good leaders are generally different from those of other managers 5、Patience is a valuable quality in a successful leader 6、Leaders consider potential changes in what their company does for others 7、Good leaders will encourage their staf

20、f if their organization is in difficulties 8、Leaders need to adapt their behaviour to suit different circumstances A Maurizio Verna Long-term, visionary business leaders must be prepared to invest to get what they want for their company. They know when and how to apply pressure and to take risks, wh

21、en they need to display a more hands-off approach. I have a pretty clear view of my ideal business leader, and of course thats where I m trying to head: he or she should start up and grow a cash-rich, multi-interest international organization of tremendous strength and depth. B Sue Tucker The pace o

22、f technological change, and the rate at which businesses are changing , requires leaders to have a particular aptitude for technology and an understanding of the internet. A lot of people are aware of the opportunities here ,but awareness alone isnt enough: in a true leader this needs to be coupled

23、with clever marketing, product design and technological innovation, and keeping abreast of everything going on in the company. In fact the acid test , I think , is being able to use all of these skills to turn around a failing company. 历年商务英语(BEC)高级真题及参考答案四 、Multiple choices. (15%) 1. _ these advant

24、ages we do not think there is any difficulty in pushing sale. A. With B. Together with C. Without D. As 2. The goods are urgently needed. We _ hope you will deliver them immediately. A. in the case B. hence C. therefore D. for 3. The market report indicates there is _ market in South America for abo

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