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1、剑桥商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲 为了让大家更好的准备商务英语BEC考试，给大家整理了商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲,下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲1Read the article below about expanding a retail business.Choose the correct word to fill each gap from (A, B, C or D) on the opposite page.For each question 21-30,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sh
2、eet.There is an example at the beginning, (0)Should you open a second branch?Choosing to expand your business by opening a second location can be one of the best decisions youll ever (0)_, or one of the worst. Before you (21)_ at a decision, there are several things you should check to see if you ar
3、e ready to take this big step towards expansion.Firstly your cash flow. Like starting up any business, a second location (22)_ a large initial investment and usually takes a long time to turn a profit. Look at your firms accounts carefully. If these (23)_ that you cannot afford a long-term drain on
4、your financial resources, then it is probably better to wait.Secondly your personnel and systems. If you dont have a management team (24)_ place already, you should probably think about establishing one before opening a second branch. The same (25)_ in the case of operating systems and controls. The
5、 better organized your business now, the better organized your second location will be, too.Also, you need to think about your market. Is your current site doing as much business as it can (26)_, or are there ways you could grow without opening a second branch? Try expanding internally first. Simila
6、rly, dont (27)_ that just because your business is successful in one town, it will immediately succeed in a (28)_ community. Research your potential markets before setting up shop, and (29)_ your new branch to answer the specific needs of these markets.Finally, be realistic about the time you need t
7、o invest to make a second location work. You dont want to take (30)_ so much work that you cant honour your commitments.Example :A have B decide C do D make0 A B C D21 A arrive B come C reach D approach22 A contains B includes C involves D consists23 A tell B present C show D exhibit24 A at B in C b
8、y D to25 A applies B refers C concerns D relates26 A deal B hold C handle D cope27 A assume B trust C rely D count28 A connecting B neighbouring C surrounding D matching29 A invent B amend C design D innovate30 A through B up C down D on商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲2Read the text of the job advertisement below.In
9、most of the lines 41 - 52 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect of does not fit in with the sense of the text. Some lines, however,are correct .If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.If there is an extra word in the line ,write the extra word in CAPITAL LETT
10、ERS on your Answer Sheet .The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00) .0Example :COMMERCIAL DITECTOR REQUIRED0 We are a dynamic and ambitious food manufacturer supplying the grocery sector00 and are entering an extremely exciting period of new change as we focus on our41 strategy how to achi
11、eve market leadership. We are at present seeking a new42 commercial director. If you are the type of a person who can demonstrate the43 energy and insight to drive a business forward looking as part of a team, this may44 well be the perfect opening for you. We need appoint a committed professional w
12、ho45 will assume full responsibility for the companys entire commercial operation. The46 commercial director will have report directly to the general manager and will be47 expected to provide with both leadership and hands-on coaching to the staff. This48 high-profile role will involve in the implem
13、enting and developing of commercial49 strategies that will make maximize the profitable growth of the company. The50 person appointed will already have demonstrated sure success at a senior51 commercial level for a minimum of three years time in a food manufacturing52 company and will possess except
14、ional leadership qualities and commercial skills.商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲30 Lack of self-confidence will put you at a disadvantage in a negotiation .0 A B C D E1. This company has been involved in diversifying its business activities.2. Although this company is doing well, it has a number of internal difficul
15、ties to deal with3. This company has reduced the profits it makes on individual items4. One statistic is a less accurate guide to this companys performance than another5. The conditions which have helped this company are likely to be less favourable in the future6. This companys share price has been
16、 extremely volatile over the last twelve months7. This company is likely to be the subject of a takeover bid in the near future8. This companys performance exemplifies a widely held beliefA Chemical CompanyMastersons interim pre-tax profits growth of 20% was somewhat inflated as a result of the inco
17、me received from the disposal of several of the companys subsidiaries. The underlying 8% rise in operating profits is a more realistic gauge of the companys true progress. However, Mastersons impending merger with Bentley and Knight and its appointment of a new chief executive should mean that the c
18、ompany will be able to sustain growth for the foreseeable fut5ure. The share price has varied little during the course of the year and now stands at 6.75B Hotel GroupDuring the past year the Bowden Hotel Group has acquired 77 new properties, thus doubling in size . last week the group reported pre-t
19、ax profits of 88 million in the first six months of the year, ahead of expectations and helped by a strong performance from its London-based hotels and newly expanded US business. However. There is still some way to go. Integration of the new acquisitions is still not complete and, while the share p
20、rice has risen recently, major problems with integration have yet to be solved.C High-tech CompanyThis time last year a share in Usertech was worth just over 1. six months ago it was worth 40. today it is priced at under 8 . if proof were need, here is an illustration of how much of a lottery the te
21、chnology market can be. But some technology companies are fighting back and Usertech is one of them . What has renewed excitement in the company is the opening of its new American offices in Dallas and its ambitious plans to expand its user base in both North and Latin America.D Building CompanyRent
22、ons share price has risen gradually over the past year from 2.4 to 3.8 . The company has been successful in choosing prime location for its buildings and has benefited from the buoyant demand for housing. Whilst this demand is expected to slow down somewhat during the next year, investors are encour
23、aged by the companys decision to move into building supermarkets. Work has already begun on two sites in London, and the company is expected to sign a contract within the next month for building four large supermarkets in Scotland.E Pottery ManufacturerMilton Dishes has been through a shake-up over
24、the past year. The group, which has been cutting margins and improving marketing, may post a small profit this year. The many members of the Milton family, who between them own 58 per cent of the business, have been watching the share price rise steadily and several are looking to sell. Trade rival
25、Ruskin has bought up just over 17 percent of the shares and could well be spurred into further action by the signs of a recovery at the firm.商务英语BEC高级阅读题精讲4Read the text about career-planning services.Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .For each gap 9 14, mark o
26、ne letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .Do not use any letter more than once .There is an example at the beginning .(0)Your Career Path Can Lead You AnywhereWe used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our
27、working lives.(0)_ some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic.Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9)_ For most pe
28、ople this degree of certainty about the future does not exist.Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure of the employment mar
29、ket and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change as both new technologies and new work systems are introduced (10) _ We must face the uncertainties of a portfolio career.It is clear from the recent past that we cannot foresee the changes which will affect our working lives. The pace of cha
30、nge is accelerating , as a result of which traditional career plans will be of very limited use. (11)_ They will need updating to reflect changes in our own interests as well as in the external work environment. Flexible workers already account for about half the workforce. (12)_ We are likely to fa
31、ce periods as contract workers, self-employed freelances, consultants, temps or part-timers.Many employers encourage staff to write a personal development development (PDP) (13)_ Although some people use it only to review the skills needed for their job, a PDP could be the nucleus of wider career pl
32、an setting out alternative long-term learning needs and a plan of self-development.A report issued by the Institute of Employment Studies advises people to enhance their employability by moving from traditional technical skills towards the attainment of a range of transferable skills. (14)_ Instead,
33、 special schemes should be established to encourage people to examine their effectiveness and to consider a wider range of needs.0 A B C D E F G HA This dual effect means that the relationship between employers and workers has evolved to such and extent that we can no longer expect a long-term relat
34、ionship with one employer.B. It carries an implicit assumption that we ourselves, and the jobs we enter, will change little during our working lives.C. This growth suggests that a career plan should not be expressed only in terms of full-time employment but should make provision for the possibility
35、of becoming one of the.D this is a summary of ones personal learning needs and an action plan to meet them.E Consequently, they must now accommodate a number of objectives and enable us to prepare for each on a contingency basis.F However, it warns that employers often identify training needs through formal appraisals, which take too narrow a view of development.G . Such a freelance of consultant would be constantly in demand.H We were expected to work towards that one clear goal and to consider a career change as a bad thing.
