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剑桥ket模拟SectionIIUseofEnglishReadthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.Text1.InBritain,winteristheseasonnotonlyforvisitstothetheatre,opera,concertsandballet,butalsoforshoppingorforsightseeing.London,oneofthe__1__citiesintheworld,hasplentytoofferduringthewintermonths,__2__inthewayofentertainment-andthe__3__actlikeamagnetwith__4__arrayofpresentsfortheChristmas__5__,followedbylargescalebargainsintheJanuary__6__.Butit''snotonlyLondonthat__7__valueshopping-mostofoursuburbanand__8__centreshavejustasmuchtooffertothe__9__shopper.Evenifyou''rebased__10__London,youdon''thavetospendallyour__11__there-andthatgoesforalltheyear__12__,too.Takeatrainorcoachand__13__whatelseBritainhastooffer;__14__aremanyexcursions,eveninwinter,andamongthegreatcountryhouses__15_keeptheirstatelyfrontdoorsopen__16__theyearareLongleatandWoburnAbbey.__17__acaranddrive__18__intothebeautyofthewinterlandscape-thescenerywillbe__19__beautiful-andthepeoplewillhavemoretimetochattoyou__20__thistimeofyear. 1. A.coldest B.foggiest C.busiest D.noisiest 2. A.normally B.especially C.occasionally D.generally 3. A.clubs B.pubs C.restaurants D.shops 4. A.its B.the C.that D.their 5. A.shopper B.visitor C.caller D.spender 6. A.bargains B.sales C.selling D.trading 7.A.opens B.presents C.grants D.offers 8.A.rovincial B.national C.divisional D.international 9.A.lonely B.eager C.lazy D.nervous 10.A.in B.at C.on D.outside 11.A.money B.time C.energy D.holiday 12.A.there B.then C.over D.round 13.A.see B.watch C.look D.view 14.A.they B.which C.there D.here 15.A.where B.which C.what D.who 16.A.for B.by C.within D.throughout 17.A.Lend B.Let C.Hire D.Take 18.A.out B.back C.on D.across 19.A.even B.still C.yet D.ever 20.A.after B.beyond C.with D.atSectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1bydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.TextItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.Herbushadinchedalongthroughheavymorningtraffic,makingherafewminuteslateforherveryfirstjob.Shedecidedtostartouthalfanhourearlierthenextday.Onceinsidethelobby,shehadtostandattheelevatorsandwaitseveralminutesbeforeshecouldgetononegoingtothesixthfloor.Whenshefinallyreachedtheofficemarked"KingEnterprises,"sheknockedatthedoornervouslyandwaited.Therewasnoanswer.Shetappedonthedooragain,butstilltherewasnoreply.Frominsidethenextoffice,shecouldhearthesoundofvoices,sosheopenedthedoorandwentin.AlthoughshewassureitwasthesameofficeshehadbeenintwoweeksbeforewhenshehadhadtheinterviewwithMr.King,itlookedquitedifferentnow.Infact,ithardlylookedlikeanofficeatall.Theemployeeswerejuststandingaroundchattingandsmoking.Atthefarendoftheroom,somebodymusthavejusttoldagoodjoke,shethought,becausetherewasaloudburstoflaughterasshecamein.Foramomentshehadthoughttheywerelaughingather.Thenoneofthemenlookedathiswatch,clappedhishandsandsaidsomethingtotheothers.Quicklytheyallwenttotheirdesksand,inamatterofseconds,everyonewashardatwork.NoonepaidanyattentiontoMarie.Finallyshewentuptothemanwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.King,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealisedthattheday''sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Kingarrived.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorning,arrivingintheofficeat9:35,sothathisstaffknewexactlywhentostartworking.1.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause_______.A.itwasherfirstdayinanewjobB.shewasalittlebitlateforworkC.shewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplaceD.therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice2.Mariecouldhardlyrecognisetheofficeshewentintoas_______.[A>shehadbeenthereonlyonce[B>Mr.Kingwasnotintheoffice[C>nobodywasdoinganywork[D>theofficehadanewappearance3.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause_______.A.theysawastrangerintheofficeB.theyhadfinishedtheirmorningbreakC.noonewantedtotalktoMarieD.thebosswasabouttoarrive4.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise_______.A.wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajokeB.werecoldtonewcomersC.werealwayspunctualforworkD.lackeddevotiontothecompany5.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe_______.A.PunctualLikeAClockB.AColdWelcomeC.AnUnpunctualManagerD.BetterLateThanNever2010年商务英语BEC中级考试阅读真题发布人：圣才学习网发布日期：2010-9-8浏览次数：1116[大][中][小]PARTONEQuestions1－7Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.Whichjobdoeseachsentence－17referto？Foreachsentence，markoneletteronyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.1Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.2Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.3Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.4Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.5Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.6Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.7Theadvertisementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.ABUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistribution，possiblybasedonpreviousexperience，plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguage，bewillingtotravelextensively，andpreferablyhaveadegree.BDEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon，youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomensfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.CLEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadofthelegaloffice，yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork，typingreports，diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials，soamatureandefficientmannerisessentialDREGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning，contractnegotiations，localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.PARTTWOQuestions8-12·Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.·Choosethebestsentencefromthelistontheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.·Foreachgap8-12,markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Coffeeisworthapproximately$50-60bnperannumintermsofworldsales.Itisatrulyinternationalcommodity,andtodaymorethan50countriesintheworldgrowcoffeebeans.(example)______I_____.ICOorganizationhelpscoffeeproducersandpromotescoffeeconumptionworldwide.ICOestimatesthatworldproductionnextyearwillreach97.5millionbags.11.3millionbagshigherthanthecurrentyear.(8)____________.Asthelargestproducingcountry,Brazilisparticularlyimportantinthecoffeeworld.In1994Brazilwasresponsiblefor25%ofworldproduction,Colombiawasnextwith13.4%,Indonesiahad7.5%,Mexico4.7%,Guatemala3.8%andEthiopiaandVietnamwereequalwith3.4%.Coffeeisatoughcrop,andcanbegrowninareaswhereitisdifficultorimpossibletogrowothercrops.(9)However,diseaseisalwaysproblemforcoffeeproduction,aswecanseeinsomepartsofSouthAmericaatthemoment.ICOisactiveineducatingfarmersaboutavoidingdiseaseanddealingwithproblemswhentheyoccur.Thedistributionchainvariesfromcountrytocountry,explainsPabloDubois.Inmostcountriesthesmallerfarmersselltheircroptoalocaltrader,whothensellsitontoexporters.Thereare,however,otherdistributionsystems.(10)____________.Somecountries,likeVietnam,havespecialgovernmentmarketingorganizationsforcoffee.Coffeepricesoftenvarygreatlyfromoneyeartothenext.In1997,forexample,therewasalargeriseintheworldprice,whichwasimmediatelyfeltbytheconsumer.Risingpricesalwaysresultinadropinsales,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthosedevelopingcountries,whicharehighlydependentonforeignexchangefromcoffeeexports.(11)____________.IntheopinionofPabloDubois,thebiggestproblemforhisorganisationistocreategreaterconsumerawarenessofthedifferentvarietiesofcoffeeanddifferentwaysofpreparingit.(12)____________.ICOisthereforeconcentratingitspromotionalactivitiesonRussiaandChina.Itisalsoencouragingenvironmentallyfriendlycoffeeproduction,andlastyearoncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinterest.Thefuturelooksbrightforthecoffeeindustry.Itisestimatedthatconsumptionoverthenextfewyearswillcontinuetorisesteadily.NewmarketslikeEasternEuropeandChinaareexpectedtodevelopfast.A.Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.B.Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.C.InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.D.Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.E.Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.F.ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamagetocrops.G.Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.H.ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.I.Thismakethecoffeeindustryfairlyuniversal,accordingtoPabloDubois,HeadoftheInternationalCoffeeOrganisation(ICO),basedinLondon.PARTTHREEQuestions13-20Readthearticlebelowaboutstressmanagement,andanswerquestions13-20ontheoppositepage.ALessonInStressManagementDemandsplacedonusatworkcanoftenleadtoconsiderableworryanddiscomfort.Thereare,however,waysofprotectingourselvesfromthestresswefaceatwork.WeinterviewedJaneCollard,aconsultantinstressmanagement.1.InJaneCollard’sopinion,stressisbecominganincreasinglycommonfeatureoftheworkplace.Stressisahighlyindividualreaction,whichvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson,anditisdifficultforsomeemployeestoavoidit.Indeed,stressisregardedbymanyaspartoftheorganizationalcultureofourinstitutions:itcomeswiththejob.Recentfiguresindicatethattimetakenoffworkbecauseofstresshasincreasedby500percentsincethe1950s.Undoubtedly,changesinworkingconditionshaveledtogreaterpressureatworkatalllevels.Withreductionsinstaffing,workloadsforindividualemployeeshaveincreased.Inaddition,manyemployeesareleftworryingaboutthesecurityoftheirjobs.2.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceofstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressedphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.3.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritisedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealsoremindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetodelegate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducing‘wastedtime’,forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.4.Janefeelsthatoneofthemostusefulfeaturesofthecourseisthatitenablestraineestodealwiththosedemandsordeadlinesthattheyregardasunreasonable.Theyareencouragedtoavoidbeingdefensive,butatthesametimetheyareadvisednottobeafraidofsaying‘no’.Theyareaskedtogivereasonsonlyifnecessary.Thetraininghelpsthemtoforeseedifficultsituationsorunwanteddemands,andtheylearnhowtopreparethemselvesmentally.Everyoneisencouragednottogetstuckinnegativethoughtpatterns,wherestresscanfeedacircularsenseofhelplessness.Onesolutiontheydiscussistothinkofamoreencouragingalternativeforeachnegativemessage.Theylearn,forexample,toremindthemselvesthatnothingterriblehappenswhenademandisrefusedoradeadlinemissed.Lifegoeson.Questions13-16Forquestions13-16,choosethebesttitleforeachnumberedparagraphfromthelistbelow.Foreachnumberedparagraph1-4,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagersBCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitudeCTimelostatworkthroughsicknessDCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironmentEExplanationsformisseddeadlinesFstressreductionthroughbetterorganisationGTypicalproblemsassociatedwithstress13Paragraph114Paragraph215Paragraph316Paragraph4Questions17—20Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20withaphraseA-Gfromthelistbelow.Foreachquestion17-20,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.17Mostpeopleagreethattherecentincreaseinstressisduetochangesin____________.18Thetraineesaretaughtthattherightlevelofstressatworkisimportantforgood.19Traineeslearnthatonewayoflimitingstressisbydecidingupon.20OneofthemostimportantpartsofthecourseislearninghowtoreacttoAlevelsofperformanceBshorterdeadlinesCemploymentpracticesDhigherlevelsofsicknessEunfairdemandsFsuccessfulmanagementstructureGpracticaltargetsPARTFOURQuestions21-35·ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.·ChoosethecorrectwordA,B,C,or,Dontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.·Foreachquestion21-35,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.EmploymentOpportunitiesforGraduateswiththeProvincialBankTheProvincialBankisoneofthebiggest(example)____________institutionsintheU.K.Withits1,900branchesand58,000employees,ithas(21)____________ahouseholdname.Almost4,000oftheseemployees(22)____________managerialorexecutivepositions.Thebankhasanoutstanding(23)____________ofprofitability, whichhasbeenachievedbyintroducinginnovationsatthesametimeasmaintainingleadershipofthe(24)____________.Thebank’scomprehensivetrainingprogrammeconcentrateson(25)____________themostimportantskillsthatgraduatesneedinorderto(26)____________earlymanagementresponsibility.Traineestakeresponsibilityfortheirowncontinuousself-developmentthroughvisitingotherbranchesanddepartments,andby(27)____________coursesinmanagementskills.Theyalsoreceivetraininginordertoincreasetheirknowledgeofthebank’s(28)___________.Thebanksupports(29)____________ofstaffwhowishtotakeprofessionalexaminations,anditsGraduateTrainingSchemeis(30)_____________tothenationallyrecognizedDiplomainManagement.Obviouslythequalityofitsmangersisof(31)____________importancetothebank’sperformance.Itwelcomesgoodgraduatesinanysubjectarea,(32)____________theycandemonstratetheabilitytoinfluenceevents,andhavethepotentialto(33)____________bothasleadersandaspartofateam.MostgraduatetraineesjointheRetailBankingdivisioninitially.Thosestartingonthisprogrammewillsoonhavethe(34)____________toworkinotherpartsofthebankandcan(35)____________avariedandflexibleworkinglife.Example:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomic0ABCDExample21AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome22AholdBdoCkeepDown23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperience24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening26ApresentBtreatCdealDhandle27AobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying28AservicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilities29AcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons30AqualifiedBcombinedCfastenedDlinked31AmainBvitalCnecessaryDsuperior32AthereforeBthusCprovidedDonly33AsucceedBrealizeCgainDovercome34AchoiceBchanceClikelihoodDprobability35AforecastBbelieveCsupposeDexpectPARTFIVESectionAQuestions36-40Readthetextbelowaboutaspecialkindofcompetition.Inmostofthelines36-40thereisoneextrawordwhichdoesnotfit.Oneortwolines,however,arecorrect.Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0TheinternationalYouthSkillsOlympicsisavocationalskillscompetitionin0CORRECT00whichtheyoungpeopledemonstratetheirachievementsinarangeofareas.00THE36Thecompetition,whichthereisheldeverytwoyears,isorganizedbytheinternational37TrainingOrganisation.AllU.K.competitorsqualifyfortheteambygettingthrough38atoughnationalcompetition.Theirbackgroundsarevaryfromartstosciences,39andstudentstotheself-employed.Sincetheydonotknowwhichskillareathey40willbetestedin,theymusttotrainforeverythingbeforethestartofthecompetition.SectionBQuestions41-45Readthetextbelowaboutmarketresearch.Ineachline41-45thereisonewrongword.Foreachline41-45,writethecorrectwordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.Examples:0Yourbusinesswillonlysuccessifcustomerslikeyourproduct0SUCCEED00orserviceandarepreparedtogiveyoumoneyinexchangeaboutit00FORMarketResearch41Beforeyoustartabusiness,itisimportancetoundertakemarketresearch42andtoassesstheresultswithgreatcare:youneedtofindingoutaboutyour43potentialcustomersandthestateofthemarket,includedyourcompetitors.44Themoredetailedyourmarketresearchare,themoreprofitableyourbusiness45islikelytobe.Carryoutyourstudythorough,andrepeatittoensureyourresultsarereliable.那是心与心的交汇，是相视的莞尔一笑，是一杯饮了半盏的酒，沉香在喉，甜润在心。我无所谓成功不成功，但我在乎我自己的成长；我无法掌握别人，但我可以掌握自己。我唯一能把握的，是我会一直尽力走下去，不为了别人，为了给自己一个交代。这个世界上有太多的事情是我们无法掌握的，你不知道谁明天会离开，你不知道意外和你等的人谁先到来。最可怕的是因为怕失去而放弃拥有的权利。我们都会遇到很多人，会告别很多人，会继续往前走，也许还会爱上那么几个人，弄丢那么几个人。关键在于，谁愿意为你停下脚步？对于生命中每一个这样的人，一千一万个感激。有一些人、一些事是不需要理由的：比如天空的颜色；比如连你自己都不知道为什么会喜欢上的那个人；比如昨天擦肩而过的人变成了你今天的知己。梦想这东西，最美妙的在于你可以制造它，重温它。看一本书，听一首歌，去一个地方，梦想就能重新发芽，那个在你体内扎根的与生俱来的梦想。我们唯一能把握的事情是，成为最好的自己，我们可以不成功，但是我们不能不成长，没有什么比背叛自己更可怕。你唯一能把握的，是变成最好的自己。也许你最后也没能牵到那个人的手，但是你付出了就不会有遗憾；也许最后你也只是默默无闻，但你曾经为了将来努力地奋斗了一把；也许你最后也没能环游世界，可是你在实现梦想的途中找到了自己。那是能够为了一个目标默默努力的自己，不抱怨，不浮躁，不害怕孤单，沉默却又努力的自己。说不定你想要苦苦追寻的梦想，已经握在你手中了。