..劍橋ket模擬試題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.coldestB.foggiestC.busiestD.noisiest2.A.normallyB.especiallyC.occasionallyD.generally3.A.clubsB.pubsC.restaurantsD.shops4.A.itsB.theC.thatD.their5.A.shopperB.visitorC.callerD.spender6.A.bargainsB.salesC.sellingD.trading7.A.opensB.presentsC.grantsD.offers8.A.rovincialB.nationalC.divisionalD.international9.A.lonelyB.eagerC.lazyD.nervous10.A.inB.atC.onD.outside11.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.holiday12.A.thereB.thenC.overD.round13.A.seeB.watchC.lookD.view14.A.theyB.whichC.thereD.here15.A.whereB.whichC.whatD.who16.A.forB.byC.withinD.throughout17.A.LendB.LetC.HireD.Take18.A.outB.backC.onD.across19.A.evenB.stillC.yetD.ever20.A.afterB.beyondC.withD.atSectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingthree

texts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1bydrawingathicklineacross

thecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

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ItwasaquarterpastnineasMariehurriedintotheofficebuildingwhereshewasgoingtowork.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.Finallyshewentuptothe

manwhowassittingatthedesknearesttothedoorandexplainedthatthiswasherfirstdayintheoffice.Hardlylookingupfromhiswork,hetoldhertohaveaseatandwaitforMr.King,whowouldarriveatanymoment.ThenMarierealisedthattheday''sworkintheofficebeganjustbeforeMr.Kingarrived.LatershefoundoutthathelivedinConnecticutandcameintoManhattanonthesametraineverymorning,arrivingintheofficeat9:35,sothathisstaffknew

exactlywhentostartworking.

1.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause_______.A.itwasherfirstdayinanewjobB.shewasalittlebitlateforworkC.shewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplace

D.therewasnoanswerfrominsidetheoffice

2.Mariecouldhardlyrecognisetheofficeshewentintoas_______.[A>shehadbeenthereonlyonce[B>Mr.Kingwasnotintheoffice[C>nobodywasdoinganywork[D>theofficehadanewappearance

3.Thepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause_______.A.theysawastrangerintheofficeB.theyhadfinishedtheirmorningbreakC.noonewantedtotalktoMarieD.thebosswasabouttoarrive4.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise_______.A.wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajoke

B.werecoldtonewcomersC.werealwayspunctualforworkD.lackeddevotiontothecompany5.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe_______.A.PunctualLikeAClockB.AColdWelcomeC.AnUnpunctualManagerD.BetterLateThanNever20XX商務(wù)英語BEC中級考試閱讀真題發(fā)布人：圣才學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)發(fā)布日期：2010-9-8瀏覽次數(shù)：1116[大][中][小]PARTONEQuestions1－7Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.Whichjobdoeseachsentence1－7referto？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,andlastyear’sseminaroncoffeeandtheenvironmentcreatedalotofinterest.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:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomic0ABCDExample21AopenedBenteredCturnedDbecome22AholdBdoCkeepDown23AcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperience24AareaBtradeCrecordDmarket25AmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheightening26ApresentBtreatCdealDhandle27AobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstaying28AservicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilities29AcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDpersons30AqualifiedBcombinedCfaste