2022年BEC中级模拟试题上篇1

2022年BEC中级模拟试题(二)上篇1PARTONE

Questions1-7

.Readthesesentencesandthethreecompanyplansbelow.

.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.

Example来源：考试大

Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsoftheworldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.(Examda)

Answer:B来源：考试大

1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsoftheworld.

2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeofmedicines.

3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogramcenters.

4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyforthecompany.

6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthecustomers.

7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesallovertheworld.(Examda)

A.FORD

Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingitsmanufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperationsinNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLationAmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontalorganizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogramcenterswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnewcarsandtrucks.

B.IBM

BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsalesoperationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchasbanking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfromanorganizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminateturfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

C.BMS

Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusinessbyappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwideconsumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinandExcedrin.The

11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohasformedanewunitwithworldwide

responsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-careproducts.(Examda)

PARTTWO

Questions8-12

.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

15June1993

Ms.MarthaWeston

WordProcessingSupervisor

ABCCompany来源：考试大

PostOfficeBox1072

28King”sStreetLondon

DearMs.Weston.

PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

I”mPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently......example.....Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Herearemyobservations.

Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor.......8......Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter......9......

Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime.......10......(Examda)

Performance

Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent.......11.....Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccure.......12.....Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

Example:I

ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

Questions13-20

.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.(Examda)

TheNewLook来源：.

WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britain”sbiggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforitssuddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,thebank”smanagingdirectorandanoffspringofitsfoundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchiefexecutive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.Itseemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanandchiefexecutivethanbig

shareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietlytoquestionhisabilitytodobothjobsatonce.Now,weeksbeforeheisduetomoveup,thequestionsarelouder.ManywishthebankhadseizedtheopportunityLasyApriltoseparatethetwotopposts.Andprivately.SomewonderwhetherMr.Buxtonistherightmanforeitherone.WhatstartedasathoroughlyBritishWhisperingCampaignhasassumedmuchbiggerdimensions..

2.Mr.Buxtonhassuffereditall,butintruthhehasnowayout.Afterweeksoftalkingtoshareholdersanddiscussingwithhisnon-executivedirectors,hehasacceptedthatBarclayswillseparatethetopjobssometimesinthefuture.How7Hesaysthattherehasbeennoformaldiscussionofitintheboardroom.

3.Formallyorinformally,ithasbeenagreedthatMr.Buxtonwillnotbemovedfromhischairmanship,andthatBarclaysmustfindastrongchiefexecutive.Opinionsdifferastowhetherthispersonshouldbechosenfrominsideoroutsidethebank.SeveralboardmembersbelievethatthereisnoidealcandidateinsideBarclays.

4.Neithershareholdersnornon-executivedirectorswanttowaitlong.Iftherightcandidatecanbefound,thebankcouldcombinetheannouncementofanewappointmentwithitsannualresultsattheendofMarch.MrBuxtonstressedtheimportanceofgettingthisnextstepright,particularlysinceanyappointmentwillmeanoverturningamanagementreorganizationthatwasannouncedonlyeightmonthsago.

Questions13-16

.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

.Foreachparagraph(l-4)markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.

.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

13.Paragraph1..........

14.Paragraph2..........

l5.Paragraph3..........

16.Paragraph4..........

AProblemsfacingMr.Buxton

BProposalsforcandidatesofthechiefexecutive(Examda)

CLackofidealcandidateinsideBarclays

DBuxton”sagreementtogiveuponeofhistwotopjobs

EDoubtsaboutBuxton”sabilityfortwotopjobs

FAnxietiesaboutchoosingtherightcandidates

GObjectionstoBuxton”sideas

Questions17-20

.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,with