1、BEC 剑桥商务英语(中级)11 及答案解析(总分：12.97，做题时间：149 分钟)一、PART 1 READING （6(总题数：1，分数：1.00)A Its the space where commodities traders turn into couch potatoes and kids spend every waking moment from the terrible twos to the terrifying teens. Whatever you want to call itthe living room, the family room, the playro
2、omits now the most wired room in the house, even more so, surprisingly, than the home office. So its about time you got some R to cement the relationship; and to encourage their continued business. (0) . To give gifts that are well received and memorable, and avoid giving gifts that offend, here is
3、what you need to know. Does your company have a policy on corporate gifts? What is the policy? Do the gifts get charged to your budget or to an overhead account? What is the budget for these items? Is anyone else in your company sending gifts to customers who are on your list? If so, your gifts shou
4、ld complement each other. (8). Find out whether anyone in your organization is sending gifts to peers of your customer. Coordinate to make sure that neither gift makes the other appear inappropriate. Does the recipients company set limits on the number or value of gifts their employees can accept? (
5、9). Some specify a dollar. Others prohibit them altogether. Find out what that policy is and abide by it. You dont want to put your customer in the awkward position of having to decline a gift from you because it violates their company policy. This is the most important item. (10). Which holiday doe
6、s she celebrate at this time of the yearChristmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, none? Would he prefer the gift delivered to his home or his office? What gifts from previous years has she liked enough to display in her office? (11). Who are the best suppliers for different types of products? Where can you get
7、top quality items of different types from one source? Who has the best price; the best engraving; the shortest turnaround; the fastest delivery? (12). They often can suggest appropriate gifts and help expedite processing or delivery. A Suppliers with whom you have established a relationship understa
8、nd you and your business. B Does he have a favorite charity to which you can donate in his name? C Consider combining the budget amounts to give the client one nicer gift rather than two separate gifts. D You want to select and deliver gifts that leave your clients delighted. E Some companies limit
9、it to “token“ gifts. F What does he like to do away from the office? G Put the gift certificate in the holiday card and hand deliver it. EXAMPLE：The correct answer for blank (0) is D. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.E.F.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.三、SECTION 3 (Question(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Employment Situation Opin
10、ion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to say. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely. But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about th
11、e future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the n
12、eighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it
13、 brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom. Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made man
14、y people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commu
15、ted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many peoples work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live. Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the househol
16、d and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes. It was not only w
17、omen whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excludeda problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives. All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to sw
18、itch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs. （分数：1.02）(1).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：0.17）A.Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuriesB.Unemployme
19、nt will remain a major problem for industrialized nationsC.The industrial age may now be coming to an endD.Some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment.(2).Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of
20、employment?（分数：0.17）A.The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuriesB.The development of factoriesC.Relief from housework on the part of womenD.Development of modern means of transportation.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that_（分数：0.17）A.most people who have been polled believe that the probl
21、em of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of timeB.many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructedC.in preindustrial societies housework and community service was mainly carried out by womenD.some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial
22、 age brought have been reversed(4).What does the word “daunting“ in the third paragraph mean?（分数：0.17）A.ShockingB.InterestingC.ConfusingD.Stimulating.(5).Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation?（分数：0.17）A.Create situations in which people work f
23、or themselvesB.Treat employment as the normC.Endeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of productionD.Encourage people to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions.(6).The passage most probably is_（分数：0.17）A.an official documentB.a research reportC.an advertis
24、ementD.a news story四、SECTION 4 (Question(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Tribunal Rules on Smoking at Work Case Employers must take sufficient (0) to protect non-smoking employees from tobacco smoke or they might be faced with legal (19), warns law firm Thomas, Sell to cement the relationship; and to encourage their
25、continued business. (0) . To give gifts that are well received and memorable, and avoid giving gifts that offend, here is what you need to know. Does your company have a policy on corporate gifts? What is the policy? Do the gifts get charged to your budget or to an overhead account? What is the budg
26、et for these items? Is anyone else in your company sending gifts to customers who are on your list? If so, your gifts should complement each other. (8). Find out whether anyone in your organization is sending gifts to peers of your customer. Coordinate to make sure that neither gift makes the other
27、appear inappropriate. Does the recipients company set limits on the number or value of gifts their employees can accept? (9). Some specify a dollar. Others prohibit them altogether. Find out what that policy is and abide by it. You dont want to put your customer in the awkward position of having to
28、decline a gift from you because it violates their company policy. This is the most important item. (10). Which holiday does she celebrate at this time of the yearChristmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, none? Would he prefer the gift delivered to his home or his office? What gifts from previous years has she l
29、iked enough to display in her office? (11). Who are the best suppliers for different types of products? Where can you get top quality items of different types from one source? Who has the best price; the best engraving; the shortest turnaround; the fastest delivery? (12). They often can suggest appr
30、opriate gifts and help expedite processing or delivery. A Suppliers with whom you have established a relationship understand you and your business. B Does he have a favorite charity to which you can donate in his name? C Consider combining the budget amounts to give the client one nicer gift rather
31、than two separate gifts. D You want to select and deliver gifts that leave your clients delighted. E Some companies limit it to “token“ gifts. F What does he like to do away from the office? G Put the gift certificate in the holiday card and hand deliver it. EXAMPLE：The correct answer for blank (0)
32、is D. （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：A.B.C.D.E. 解析：A.B.C.D.E.F. 解析：A.B. C.D.解析：A. B.C.D.解析：三、SECTION 3 (Question(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Employment Situation Opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to say. This means we shall
33、 have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely. But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not
34、create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which m
35、ost peoples work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment,
36、as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom. Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system de
37、stroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many peoples work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they
38、 live. Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. T
39、ax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes. It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excludeda problem now, as more teenagers bec
40、ome frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives. All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-t
41、ime jobs. （分数：1.02）(1).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：0.17）A.Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuriesB.Unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nationsC.The industrial age may now be coming to an endD.Some efforts and resources should be devoted to hel
42、ping more people cope with the problem of unemployment. 解析：(2).Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the spread of employment?（分数：0.17）A.The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuriesB.The development of factoriesC.Relief from housework on the part of women D.Developmen
43、t of modern means of transportation.解析：(3).It can be inferred from the passage that_（分数：0.17）A.most people who have been polled believe that the problem of unemployment may not be solved within a short period of timeB.many farmers lost their land when new railways and factories were being constructe
44、dC.in preindustrial societies housework and community service was mainly carried out by womenD.some of the changes in work pattern that the industrial age brought have been reversed 解析：(4).What does the word “daunting“ in the third paragraph mean?（分数：0.17）A.Shocking B.InterestingC.ConfusingD.Stimula
45、ting.解析：(5).Which of the following is NOT suggested as a possible means to cope with the current situation?（分数：0.17）A.Create situations in which people work for themselvesB.Treat employment as the normC.Endeavor to revive the household and the neighborhood as centers of productionD.Encourage people
46、to work in circumstances other than normal working conditions. 解析：(6).The passage most probably is_（分数：0.17）A.an official documentB.a research report C.an advertisementD.a news story解析：四、SECTION 4 (Question(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Tribunal Rules on Smoking at Work Case Employers must take sufficient (0) to pr
47、otect non-smoking employees from tobacco smoke or they might be faced with legal (19), warns law firm Thomas, Sell & Passmore. Jill Thomas, an employment law specialist with the firm, quotes a recent (20) brought before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). An employers failure to protect its employ
48、ees against tobacco smoke (21) an employee to quit her job. Whilst working, the employee was (22) to work near four secretaries who smoked and the rooms of three solicitors who smoked cigarettes, cigars and a pipe. All doors were kept open to allow ventilation from smoking rooms. After a series of (
49、23) from the plaintiff and fellow colleagues, the employer consulted staff and agreed that a smoking policy should be (24) up. However, the policy did not go (25) enough to solve the problem for the plaintiff. She was finally told either to (26) up with the smoke or leave, which she did. The EAT ruled that the employer had breached its contractual (27) to deal reasonably and promptly with its employees grievances, and to provide a reasonable working (28) suitable for its employees. The plaintiff
