2015年BEC剑桥商务英语考试真题及模拟题15套-打印版

2015 年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题 1 Listening 20 听力 20 分 Section A Directions Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you ve heard The terms of payment are an important part of the business From the seller s point of view the best terms would be full payment at the time of sale while the buyers would have the goods before making payment Importers and exporters are each other by thousands of miles This adds to the difficulties of coming to an on how payment should be made Section B Directions Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese 1 2 3 4 5 Section C Directions In this part you will hear 5 short conversations between two speakers At the end of each conversation there will be a question about what was said After you hear a conversation and question about it read the four answers on your paper and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard 1 A He wants a piece of each type B He can t tear either piece of the cloth C The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process D The pieces of cloth seem identical to him 2 A The woman is unwilling to discuss the plan B The man suggests that the woman make a new plan C The man and the woman have already prepared their plan D The man and the woman don t know how to prepare a plan 3 A Choose any one B Don t do anything C Make better use of his time D Fill out the pink form first 4 A Invite the man to visit her house B Talk to her secretary on the phone C Meet her secretary first D Go to meet Ms Lin immediately 5 A He has been told to call back B He is talking on the phone C He is not in at the moment D He is going out this afternoon II Reading please sign and return one copy for our file 4 Please increase the unit price of the L C from USD3 0 to USD3 5 and the total amount to USD70 000 5 The chalk is to be packed in boxes of 30 pieces each 100 boxes to a carton IV Business Writing 商函写作 20 Kiddie Korner Inc 361385 Richards Street Vancouver B C Canada V6B3A7 1 分 November 28 2010 1 分 Mr Wang Hua Sales Manager Datex Trading Co Ltd 536 Huayuan Street Dalian Liaoning China 1 分 Dear Mr Wang 1 分 Thank you for being so prompt in sending the sales confirmation against our last order No KK10101 We have established the covering L C and the bank should be sending you an advice shortly 3 分 We have been dealing with you on the L C basis for over a year and would like to change to payment by 30 day bill of exchange documents against payment 3 分 When we first contacted you in August last year you told us that you would be prepared to reconsider terms of payment once we have established trading relations We think that sufficient time has elapsed for us to be allowed the terms we have asked for If you need references we will be glad to supply them 4 分 As we will be sending another order next month could you please confirm that you agree to these new terms of payment 2 分 Attached is the Sales Confirmation No 1010913 we have countersigned and returned for your file 2 分 Sincerely yours 1 分 Fred Johns Purchase Manager 1 分 Attachment Sales Confirmation 2015 年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题 2 Listening 20 听力 20 分 Section A Directions In this section you will hear a passage Listen carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false Then write down T for True or F for False in the brackets for each statement This section totals 5 points 1 Computers can help man complete many hand tasks 2 You can contact your friends in a second by E mail 3 Some clever hackers can find ways to transfer dollars by E mail 4 Computers have brought a great change into the world they always do us benefit 5 New technology has both bright side and dark side Section B Directions In this section you will hear five English sentences Listen carefully and translate them into Chinese This section totals 10 points 1 2345 Section C Directions In this section you will hear five short conversations between two speakers At the end of each conversation a third voice will ask a question Read the four Choices and decide which is the correct answer to the question you have heard Then write down the right answer in the brackets for each question This section totals 5 points 1 A It s sunny day B He doesn t think it s going to rain C He will take an umbrella D It won t rain according to the weather forcast 2 A She didn t notice the coin collection B Betty probably collected the coins C She doesn t like Bill s collection of coins D Bill s coins are very attractive 3 A 10 30 B 10 10 C 11 00 D 10 40 4 A He ll attend it if the woman does so B He doubts if he ll be able to attend it C He s too tired to attend it D He s eager to attend it 5 A In a dressing shop B In a greengrocer s C In a bookstore D In a cafe II Reading 希望双方能在所报的条件上达成协议 8 盼望很快得到您的回音 9 写信人为 Huang Tao Sales Manager 公司名称和地址 Dalian Trading Co Ltd 689 Huayuan Road Dalian 116000 Liaoning China 答案 I Listening 听力 20 Section A 5 分 每题 1 分 1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T Section B 10 分 每题 2 分 1 我们公司过去和他们的公司常有业务往来 2 我们相信我们的产品无论在价格上还是在质量上都要优于我们的竞争对手 3 我们能提供海运 陆运 空运中的各种保险 4 这些玻璃制品的新式包装很适合长途海运 5 我认为要做成这笔交易 您至少要降价 4 Section C 5 分 每题 1 分 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 D 5 D II Reading please sign and return one copy for our file 4 However in view of your good wishes to push the sales of our products we exceptionally accept payment by 60 day L C 5 Since there are no direct vessels for your port this consignment has to be transshipped at Hong Kong IV Business Writing 商函写作 20 商函格式部分计 6 分 内容计 14 分 Dalian Trading Co Ltd 689 Huayuan Road Dalian 116000 Liaoning China 1 分 18 May 2008 1 分 Mr Fred Johns Purchase Manager Tiddie Somer Inc 900 Richards Street Vancouver B C Canada 1 分 Dear Mr Johns 1 分 Thank you for your letter of May 12 inquiring for our Forever Brand Bicycles 1 5 分 For your information there would be no trouble in supplying you from our wide selection of bicycles which we make for all age groups 2 分 We can offer you the quantity discount you asked for which would be 5 off net prices for orders of over 50 000 2 分 In addition we always deal on payment by sight L C 2 分 However we would be prepared to review this once we have established firm trading relations with you 2 分 We are now enclosing our summer catalogue and price list quoting CIF Vancouver and do hope we can reach an agreement on the terms quoted 3 分 We are looking forward to hearing from you soon 1 5 分 Sincerely yours 1 分 Huang Tao Sales Manager 1 分 Encl 2015 年下半年商务英语中级备考模拟试题 3 Listening 20 听力 20 分 Section A Directions Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks according to the dialogue This section totals 10 points Steve I m glad to see that you have 1 some new products They are very 2 I hope we can do 3 together as your products are 4 in our country Li Thank you I m so glad to hear that And would you tell me which 5 of the refrigerators you are interested in Steve Sure Here is our 6 You ll find the required items specifications and 7 all there Now I d like to have your lowest quotations CIF New York Li Thank you for your inquiry Mr Steve Here is our latest FOB price list All the prices in the list are subject to our final 8 Steve Good I will look into the price list and 9 it with my colleagues We can have further 10 later Section B Directions Listen to the short statements read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard This section totals 10 points 1 A Why are there so many people at the cinema B Have you been to this cinema before C This movie is really very popular D I was glad to see you at the cinema 2 A Jessica has only been here for a year B Jessica has been here the longest C Jessica has been alone for a year D Jessica felt homesick as she has been here for a year 3 A I ll feel disappointed if you can t come B I thought you would came C Anyway you came D I didn t know what to expect 4 A He is probably a part time student B He never goes to the English class at night C The English course is only available at night D He always goes to school alone 5 A His apartment is not far from the subway station B The subway station is made up of stone C His apartment is quite far from the subway station D He threw a stone at the subway station II Reading those with long impressive qualifications who seem incapable of learning hypochondriacs whose absentee record becomes astonishing and the unstable person later discovered to be a thief or worse Less dramatic but just as much a problem is the person who simply does not come up to expectations who does not quite deliver who never becomes a high flier or even a steady performer the employee with a fine future behind them The first point to bear in mind at the recruitment stage is that people don t change Intelligence levels decline modestly but change little over their working life The same is true of abilities such as learning languages and handling numbers Most people like to think that personality can change particularly the more negative features such as anxiety low esteem impulsiveness or a lack of emotional warmth But data collected over 50 years gives a clear message still stable after all these years Extroverts become slightly less extroverted the acutely shy appear a little less so but the fundamentals remain much the same Personal crises can affect the way we cope with things we might take up or drop drink drugs religion or relaxation techniques which can be have pretty dramatic effects Skills can be improved and new ones introduced but at rather different rates People can be groomed for a job Just as politicians are carefully repackaged through dress hairstyle and speech specialists so people can be sent on training courses diplomas or experimental weekends But there is a cost to all this which may be more than the price of the course Better to select for what you actually see rather than attempt to change it 1 The purpose of this passage is to give managers the advice that A Employers should select candidates for their potential B Employers should select candidates for what they are rather than for their potential C Employers should select the newly graduated and send them on training courses diplomas or experimental weekends D Employers should select experienced candidates to avoid spending thousands of pounds in training 2 According to the passage which of the following statements is true A Absolutely People don t change during their working lives B Generally people change to a large extent during their working lives C Fundamentally people stay the same during their working lives D Normally people don t change at all during their working lives 3 What does a fine future behind them line 3 of paragraph 3 means A Some people will certainly have a promising future though they are not very competent in their present work B Some people don t have any potential for their work though they are employed C Some people can have a bright future though they can t do their work well D Some people have potential when they are employed but never realize that potential 4 According to the passage people s basic abilities like language learning and numeracy A change little over their working life B never change over their working life C change fundamentally over their working life D change profoundly over their working life 5 The word deliver line 2 of paragraph 3 means A to take goods to the places or people they are addressed to B to give a speech C to do what you promised to do D to help a woman to give birth to a baby Passage Two Asian economies will continue to expand rapidly in the next two years on the back of foreign investments exports and domestic demand but will not be free of worries according to a recent securities company economic report Massive infrastructure spending the benefits of past investments and deregulation and growing regional trade will push along regional growth The report tipped China s gross domestic product to grow by 9 5 per cent in 1996 and 10 5 per cent in 1997 and Hong Kong s to grow by 4 3 and 5 0 per cent Singapore s real GDP was forecast to grow by 7 6 and 7 4 per cent Malaysia s by 8 6 and 8 1 per cent Thailand s by 8 8 and 8 4 per cent Indonesia s by 7 3 and 7 1 per cent and Philippines by 5 6 and 5 8 per cent However all is not rosy cautioned the report which listed overheating as the region s biggest challenge in the short term and skilled labor shortages in the long run It cited strains from rapid growth that had begun to stretch current account deficits and spur inflation in some regional economies which could prevent their central banks from lowering interest rates This implies that economic vulnerability to unexpected shocks will remain high the report said forecasting a further tightening of monetary policy in countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia and no significant easing in Thailand Indonesia and China Crosby Securities also cited massive new investment programs generated by demands on infrastructure such as power telecommunications and transport which had fuelled over heating It said Asia would also face a bigger challenge from newly deregulating economies in Eastern Europe which offered lower costs and better educated workers to foreign investors Asia s main foreign investors should however continue to expand their presence in the region the securities house said noting new trends of intra Asian investment Singapore is shifting its lower value added disc drive and electronics industry to Malaysia which in turn is moving some of its garment making and consumer electronics manufacturing to Indonesia and Thailand Thailand Malaysia and Singapore are increasingly investing in Viet Nam Myanmar and Laos Asia will benefit from this trend in several ways the report said 6 Asia economy will continue to grow because of A foreign investment B demands in Asian countries C export D all of the above 7 In the next 2 years the highest economic growth will appear in A Singapore B Thailand C Hong Kong D China 8 Years later the problem in Asian economy may be A too little investment B too much investment C not enough qualified labors D monetary instability 9 According to this report economic changes in East Europe are A harmful B challenging C helpful D useless 10 The report is about the prospect of Asian economy A optimistic B pessimistic C more optimistic than pessimistic D more pessimistic than optimistic III Business Translation 20 商务翻译 20 分 Section A Directions There are ten terms in this section Translate the English terms or phrases into Chinese and the Chinese terms or phrases into English Then write down the translation on the paper This section totals 10 points one point for each term 1 particular average 2 gunny bag 3 Through B L 4 profit margin 5 days of grace 6 行业刊物 7 预定金 8 空白背书 9 往来行 10 不可抗力 Section B Directions Translate the following five Chinese sentences into English Then write down the translation on the paper This part totals 10 points two points for each sentence 1 我方将与银行作出安排开立保兑的 不可撤销的信用证 2 这批货已装上 长城 号轮 该轮已于 2 月 28 日从上海启航 预计于 3 月 12 日抵达纽约 3 包装必须适合海运 并且坚固承受得起粗鲁搬运 4 很高兴收到你方 8 月 7 日的询盘 按照要求 现报盘如下 以你方答复于 2006 年 9 月 20 号前 到达此地为有效 5 由于我方已订得舱位的轮船晚到 因此 请将你方第 060531 号信用证的船期和有效期分别展至 7 月 10 日和 7 月 25 日 非常感谢 IV Business Writing 20 商函写作 20 分 Directions In this section you are required to write an English letter in the full correct layout based on the information given below Then write down the letter on the paper This section totals 20 points 1 对方公司名称和地址 The New World Computers Ltd 1881 Long Beach Street Los Angels CA 90025 U S A 收件人姓名和头衔 Lester Bemstein Purchase Manager 2 写信日期 2009 年 5 月 18 日 3 感谢对方回复你方 5 月 12 日函及就 TRD 复印机向我方报实盘 4 对方所报条件相当令人满意 随函附上你方第 979 408 号购货确认书 请对方签退一份供你方 存档 5 告知对方 已指示你方银行即中国银行上海分行开立以对方为受益人的不可撤销信用证 金额为 1 000 000 美元 有效至 2009 年 6 月 30 日 6 你方银行的往来行即花旗银行 纽约分行会确认信用证已开到 对方可向他们开出面额为发票金额 的 30 天远期汇票 7 对方提交汇票时请随附下列单据 提单 6 份 商业发票 4 份 一切险保险单 8 一旦装运事宜安排妥当请对方即以传真通知你方 9 写信人为 Shen Mingyang Import Manager 公司名称和地址 Cathay Business Machines Import however we need to consider your idea for a moment SO I have to claim for a adjournment Question Twenty two Hell0 everyone Now we are in the Palace Museum I will introduce its history Its construction began in l406 and was made the center of rule during the Ming Dynasty and served a total of 24 emperors during both the Ming and Qing dynasties 66 第 19 题 A a doctor B an editors C a teacher D a salesman E a Iawyer F an engineer G a judge H a guide 参考答案 D 系统解析 原文 1200rmb per day with a 3000rmb deposit This is the rental contract If you don t have any other questions please sign here 意为 一千二一天 还有三千块押金 这是租车合同 如果您没有什么问题 请在这儿签字 可知对方为售车人员 67 第 20 题 A a doctor B an editors C a teacher D a salesman E a Iawyer F an engineer G a judge H a guide 参考答案 E 系统解析 原文 For a case like this we ll arrange for a lawyer to go visiting your neighbor with you 意为 对于这种案子 我们通常会安排个律师去跟您的邻居交涉 可知对 方为律师 68 第 21 题 A a doctor B an editors C a teacher D a salesman E a Iawyer F an engineer G a judge H a guide 参考答案 G 系统解析 从原文 I have tO claim for a adjournment 中可知此人宣布休庭 则他的 身份应该是法官 69 第 22 题 A a doctor B an editors C a teacher D a salesman E a Iawyer F an engineer G a judge H a guide 参考答案 H 系统解析 由原文 Now we are in the Palace Muse um I will introduce its history 可知说话者在介绍故宫博物院 所以应选导游 For each question 23 30 mark one letter A BorC for the correct answer Some information the company has to furnish in the document are as follows except forA a short introduction Of the factory B the company name and address C who invest the company 参考答案 C 系统解析 从听力内容可知 在公司的申请书上的内容包括工厂简介 建厂原因 员工人 数 职位 业务范围 工厂名字 经营时间和地址 而题目中需要选择没有提到的选项 其中 C 谁投资 了工厂 符合题意 72 The company should submit the applicationA either in the name of the firm or an individual person B in the name Of the firm C in the name of the individual 参考答案 C 系统解析 当女士问道是以公司的名义还是个人名义签署申请时男士回答 This document is supposed to be signed by your company manager or your president whatever his or her business title is 意为 公司的经理或者裁都可以签署 可知是个 人签署这项申请 故选 C 73 The document signed by the manager will be theA business permit Of the company B application of the company C introduction Of the company 参考答案 A 系统解析 题目问经理签署的文件的性质 从文中女士问到的 That s the business license isn t it 和男士的肯定回答说明这份文件属于营业执照 就是公司所从事的业务的法律许可 与 A 选项的表述符合 故选 A 74 The company has to hand a statement written by the banksA regarding the credit and financial status of the company B regarding the credit card and financial status of the country C regarding the letter of credit and financial status of the country 参考答案 A 系统解析 从 You re requested to give US a statement written by your banks regarding the credit and financial status of your company 一句得知公司所递交的声明是关于公 司的信用和经济状况的 与 A 选项的表述符合 B 选项中 credit card 是信用卡 C 选项中 letter of credit 是信用证 不符合题意 故选 A 75 The letter of attorney shall be signed byA only the manager B company of Board C each reDresentatues 参考答案 A 系统解析 题目问的是由谁来签署代理人的文件 男士说到 Your manager himself is to work as the chief representative of the company 其中 himself 与选项 A 中的 0nly 符合 故选 A 76 Regarding the form A it must be filled out in two copies for each person B it should be filled in two copies for each person C it should be filled out in two copies by each person 参考答案 A 系统解析 原文 this form must also be filled out in two copies for each person 一句与选项 A 表述相同 故选 A 77 The woman will probably come a few days laterA to get specified explanation B to ask the man more questions C to hand the man all the paperwork 参考答案 C 系统解析 文中女士说 perhaps we ll come over in a couple of days to submit to you all the paperwork 表明女士几天后将会递交相关的文件 其中 submit 与选项 C 中的 hand 都是 上交 之意 故选 C In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions 78 In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions Questions 1 Have you ever changed your name 2 What are the hobbies you pursue with your spare time 3 What s the most important skill nowadays 参考答案 请参考解析 系统解析 1 NO never Because my name was given to me by my parents And I think this name conveys all their hope so