優(yōu)選素材優(yōu)選素材劍橋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.nervouslO.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.ever2O.A.afterB.beyondC.withD.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.Mariefeltnervouswhensheknockedatthedoorbecause.itwasherfirstdayinanewjobshewasalittlebitlateforworkshewasafraidthatshehadgonetothewrongplacetherewasnoanswerfrominsidetheofficeMariecouldhardlyrecognisetheofficeshewentintoas.A>shehadbeenthereonlyonceB>Mr.KingwasnotintheofficeC>nobodywasdoinganyworkD>theofficehadanewappearanceThepeopleintheofficesuddenlystartedworkingbecause.theysawastrangerintheofficetheyhadfinishedtheirmorningbreaknoonewantedtotalktoMariethebosswasabouttoarriveWecaninferfromthetextthattheemployeesoftheenterprise.wouldstarttheirworkbylisteningtoajokewerecoldtonewcomerswerealwayspunctualforworklackeddevotiontothecompanyThebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.PunctualLikeAClockAColdWelcomeAnUnpunctualManagerBetterLateThanNever2022年商務(wù)英語BEC中級考試閱讀試題發(fā)布人：圣才學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)公布日期：2022-9-8掃瞄次數(shù)：1116大中小］PARTONEQuestions1－7Lookatthesentencesbelowandthejobadvertisementsontheoppositepage.Whichjobdoeseachsentence1－7referto？Foreachsentence，markoneletteronyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Youwillberesponsiblefortheoperationofacomputersystem.Youmustbeabletoforecastwhatpeoplewillwanttowear.Youwillbeabletoworkwithpeoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandbackgrounds.Youwillhaveaqualificationwhichcoverstwosubjectareas.Itisnecessarytohaveworkedinthissectorbefore.Youwillneedtokeepincontactwiththeheadquartersoftheorganization.Theadvertisementemphasisestheneedtohaveasuitableapproachtoimportantpeople.ABUSINESSMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforourglobalbusinesswithinspecificcountriesandwillhaveagoodunderstandingofinternationaldistributio，npossiblybasedonpreviousexperience，plustheabilitytoworkinmarketsthatarehighlyvariedintheirculture.Youwillbefluentinasecondlanguag，ebewillingtotravelextensively，andpreferablyhaveadegree.BDEPARTMENTSTOREBUYERBasedatourheadofficeinLondon，youwillselectandorderstockfromoursuppliersinItaly.YouwillneedtopredictfashiontrendsandbuildastrongrelationshipwithourItalianoffice.Youwillhavegainedyourbuyingexperienceinwomensfashionandwillholdadegreeindesignwithabusinessstudiescomponent.CLEGALSERVICESADMINISTRATORAsheadofthelegaloffice，yourworkwillincludemanagingtheofficeITnetwork，typingreports，diarymaintenanceandsupervisionofanotherstaffmember.Youwillneedgoodorganizationalskillsinordertokeepaheadofavariedworkload.Youwillbedealingwithseniorexecutivesandgovernmentofficials，soamatureandefficientmannerisessentialDREGIONALLEISURESITESMANAGERYouwillberesponsibleforbudgetaryplanning，contractnegotiations，localmarketingandeffectiveadministration.Youwillcommunicatefrequentlywithourmainofficeusingthelatesttechnology.Yourexperiencecouldbefromanybusinesssectorbutyoushouldenjoyoutdoorlifeandwillideallypossessanestatemanagementqualification.PARTTWOQuestions8-12Readtheextractbelowfromanarticleaboutthecoffeeindustry.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.Asaresult,themembershipnowrepresents94%ofallexportersand60%ofallimporters.Insomeofthesecountries,thiscanamounttoasmuchas50%ofallexportearning.InNorthAmerica,mostconsumersalreadyhaveaboveaverageknowledgeoftherangeavailable.Forexample,frostandwindareparticularlydamagingtocoffeecrops.Largercoffeegrowers,forexample,frequentlyexportdirectly.ThemainreasonforthisishigherBrazilianoutputasproductionrecoversfromweatherdamagetocrops.Itiscultivatedinmountainregionswhichcanonlybereachedbyanimaltransport,andinotherdifficultareaswheremodernagriculturalequipmentcannotbeused.ThisisbecausethereisademandforcoffeeinGermany,anditisalsosoldintheUKandintheUS.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.Onthestressmanagementcoursesthatsheruns,JaneCollardtriestomakethetraineesrealisethatstressinitselfisnotharmful.Everyoneneedsacertainlevelofstresstoenablethemtofeelmotivatedandtoperformeffectively.Acompleteabsenceofstresscanbeasdamagingasoverstress,sinceitcanmakepeopleloseinterestintheirwork,andevenleadtodepression.Thedifficultiesoccurwhentheamountofstressrisesabovealevelwhichishealthyforaparticularindividual.Ifthishappens,theeffectsareveryobviousandthetraineesaretaughttorecognizethesigns.Stressmaybeexpressedphysically,forexamplethroughheadachesandtiredness,orthroughemotionalproblemssuchasdepression.Apersonsufferingfromstressmayalsostarttobehavedifferently,andcanbedifficulttodealwith.Whileitmaynotalwaysbepossibletopreventstress,thereareanumberofwaysinwhichitcanbecontrolled.Thefirstthingthatthetraineeslearnishowtomanagetheirtimeeffectively.Thisinvolves,firstofall,settingrealisticgoalsforboththeshortandlongterm.Oncethisframeworkhasbeenestablished,tasksarethenprioritisedonadailybasis.Thetraineesarealso優(yōu)選素材優(yōu)選素材優(yōu)選素材remindedthatwhentheyareunderpressurethelessimportantitemsshouldbeleft,andtheyshouldneverhesitatetodelegate.Everyoneisencouragedtolookatwaysofreducing‘wastedtime',forexamplebygroupingsimilartaskstogetherordealingwithitemsimmedkiately.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.AHigherstresslevelsamongtopmanagersBCopingwithstressthroughapositiveattitudeCTimelostatworkthroughsicknessDCausesofincreasedstressintheworkenvironmentEExplanationsformisseddeadlinesFstressreductionthroughbetterorganisationGTypicalproblemsassociatedwithstressParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Questions17—20Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20withaphraseA-Gfromthelistbelow.Foreachquestion17-20,markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.MostpeopleagreethattherecentincreaseinstressisduetochangesinThetraineesaretaughtthattherightlevelofstressatworkisimportantforgood.Traineeslearnthatonewayoflimitingstressisbydecidingupon.OneofthemostimportantpartsofthecourseislearninghowtoreacttoAlevelsofperformanceBshorterdeadlinesCemploymentpracticesDhigherlevelsofsicknessEunfairdemandsFsuccessfulmanagementstructureGpracticaltargetsPARTFOURQuestions21-35ReadthetextbelowaboutjobprospectsattheProvincialBank.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:AbudgetaryBfiscalCfinancialDeconomic0ABCDExampleAopenedBenteredCturnedDbecomeAholdBdoCkeepDownAcareerBcatalogueCrecordDexperienceAareaBtradeCrecordDmarketAmakingBreachingCdevelopingDheighteningApresentBtreatCdealDhandleAobservingBattendingCinvolvingDstayingAservicesBgoodsCcreationsDabilitiesAcolleagueBmembersCpeopleDperso