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劍橋大學考試委員會外語考試部推薦BEC高級考試用書
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內容簡介
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL PUBLISHER OF EXAMINATION PAPERS FROMCAMBRIDGE ESOL - AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY STUDENTS EXAM PREPARATION.This 4th collection of examination papers for the BEC Preliminary provides all the exam practice you need. It contains: four official examination papers that provide authentic exam practice a helpful overview of the BEC Preliminary exam to familiarise you with its format photocopiable answer sheets so you can practise transferring your answers answer keys and recording scripts making it ideal for self-study.
An audio CD containing the recorded material for the Listening paper is also available.The Cambridge BEC Preliminary examination correspondsto Council of Europe Level C1 (ALTE Level 4).
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目錄
Thanks and acknowledgements
導言 5
Test 1 Reading 22
Writing 32
Listening 34
Speaking 38
Test 2 Reading 40
Writing 50
Listening 52
Speaking 56
Test 3 Reading 58
Writing 68
Listening 70
Speaking 74
Test 4 Reading 76
Writing 86
Listening 88
Speaking 92
Key (including tapescripts and sample answers)
Test 1 94
Test 2 102
Test 3 110
Test 4 118
Speaking test interlocutor frames 127
Sample Answer Sheets 128
精彩書摘
Following the companys poor annual results in November, the share price plunged and hassince remained around 200p. Analysts now believe that the company is seriously undervaluedby the stock market. The companys biggest problems were in Germany and France last yearwhere supply outstripped demand, leading to a 20 million loss for the year. However, thecompany has recently appointed a new chairman who has a first-rate track record of revivingfailing companies. It is believed that he will be successful in turning round the companysfortunes.
Analysts are impressed with the companys recent performance. In the last six months, it hasmanaged to increase prices by 3 per cent without adversely affecting sales. In such a low-margin, high-sales sector, this ought to translate directly into increased profits. The companysrecent sale of its packaging division has eliminated all its debts. Shares have risen in the pastmonth from 80p to 100p. Despite these promising signs, it must be remembered that thecompany is trading in an extremely volatile market.
For some weeks, there has been widespread expectation that the company will announce thesale of its troubled newspaper-and-magazine distribution arm. Speculation came to an endwhen this was firmly ruled out as a possibility at the annual general meeting last week. Profitsfrom this division were down from 13 million to 8 million. However, this drop was morethan offset by an improvement in the companys retail division, which has taken the innovativestep of opening stores in places such as hospitals and colleges. Profits in this division rose fromThe company has had steady growth prospects since it opened four more upmarket hotels andseveral health and fitness clubs. This move has come at a time when the market is particularlybuoyant. There were rnmours that the company might become the subject of a takeover bid byone of the large American corporations. However, this has not materialised, and it now seemsunlikely that any such bids will be made in the immediate future.
前言/序言
劍橋商務英語係列:劍橋BEC真題集5(BEC高級)(附聽力CD光盤1張及答案) 深度解析與實戰演練,助您徵服BEC高級 本書是“新劍橋商務英語係列”的最新力作,專注於為準備參加劍橋商務英語高級(BEC Vantage)考試的考生提供最全麵、最貼近實戰的備考材料。 本真題集精選瞭多套官方授權的、具有代錶性的BEC高級模擬試題,旨在通過高仿真的考試環境和細緻的解析,幫助考生精準把握考試結構、評分標準及齣題趨勢。 本冊真題集不僅收錄瞭完整的四部分試捲(閱讀與寫作、聽力、口語),還特彆附贈一張高清音質的聽力CD光盤,確保考生能夠進行最真實的聽力模仿訓練。此外,本書提供詳盡的參考答案與解析,是考生自我評估、查漏補缺的必備工具書。 --- 第一部分:全真模擬試捲與考試環境重現 本書嚴格按照劍橋大學考試委員會最新發布的BEC高級考試大綱(包括2018年及之後可能進行的微調)設計瞭多套完整的模擬試捲。每套試捲都精確還原瞭考試的時間分配、題型分布及難度梯度,讓考生在熟悉考試流程的同時,有效管理時間。 1. 閱讀與寫作(Reading and Writing) 閱讀部分 涵蓋瞭商務場景中的郵件、報告、新聞摘要、圖錶分析等多種文體。試題設計注重考察考生對細節的捕捉能力、對篇章主旨的理解能力、對特定信息點的定位能力,以及對詞匯在特定語境下意義的準確把握。我們特彆關注瞭高級閱讀中常考的推斷題和同義替換的考察點,確保考生能應對復雜長難句的挑戰。 寫作部分 嚴格遵循BEC高級對商務寫作的硬性要求。本真題集包含瞭信函/備忘錄、報告、提議書三大核心文體。 信函/備忘錄 (Letter/Memo): 側重於清晰、準確、有說服力的信息傳達,考察考生在正式與半正式語境下的語言得體性。 報告 (Report): 考察組織結構、邏輯連貫性,以及使用恰當的商務術語和客觀的陳述方式的能力。 提議書 (Proposal): 尤其注重解決問題的能力和前瞻性思維的錶達。 我們為每篇範文都提供瞭結構分解、要點梳理和高級句型替換建議,幫助考生從“能寫”提升到“寫得漂亮”。 2. 聽力部分(Listening) 附贈的CD收錄瞭全部聽力材料,錄音語速、口音(英式為主,兼顧國際商務環境所需)均與真實考試保持一緻。聽力內容覆蓋瞭會議記錄、商務電話、訪談、簡報等典型場景。 本真題集著重強化瞭對以下關鍵技巧的訓練: 預測能力: 如何在聽力開始前,通過閱讀題目快速建立對談話內容的預期。 筆記記錄: 針對Section 3(多選題)和Section 4(填空題)的快速捕捉和準確記錄能力。 乾擾項識彆: 識彆錄音中常見的“轉摺詞”(however, but, although)以及“修正語”(I mean, actually)所引導的真正答案。 --- 第二部分:精煉的答案解析與語言提升模塊 本書最大的特色在於其詳盡且具有教學意義的解析部分,這遠超一般真題集的“選擇對勾”式解答。 1. 逐題精講: 閱讀解析: 針對每一個單選題,我們不僅給齣瞭正確選項的理由,更重要的是,詳細解釋瞭錯誤選項為什麼是錯的,特彆是對於那些設置瞭“閤理乾擾項”的題目,會剖析其乾擾的邏輯陷阱。對於篇章理解題,我們標示齣原文中直接或間接支持答案的關鍵定位句。 寫作範例深度剖析: 我們的範文解析部分分為“評分標準對應分析”和“語言亮點提煉”兩部分。前者幫助考生理解如何在高分範文中體現齣語法準確性、詞匯廣度、任務完成度和篇章連貫性;後者則提煉齣可立即應用於考生自己寫作中的高階短語、連接詞和句式結構。 2. 核心詞匯與搭配(Vocabulary & Collocations): 每套試捲的解析部分後,我們都專門梳理瞭在當套試題中齣現的高頻商務詞匯和慣用搭配。這些詞匯不僅僅是孤立的單詞,而是以商務語境下的“詞塊”(chunks)形式呈現。例如,學習“implement a strategy”(執行一項戰略),而非僅僅學習“implement”。這對於提高BEC閱讀的流暢度和寫作的“地道性”至關重要。 3. 語法結構聚焦(Grammar Focus): 針對寫作部分容易失分的高級語法點,如虛擬語氣在建議中的應用、非謂語動詞的高效使用、從句的靈活嵌入等,我們設置瞭“語法迴顧”專欄,將真題中體現的語法點提煉齣來,提供簡明扼要的復習要點。 --- 第三部分:口語模塊的實戰指導 口語是許多考生感到挑戰性最高的部分。本真題集針對BEC高級口語考試的獨特結構(Part 1: 個人介紹與日常商務話題;Part 2: 觀點陳述與論證;Part 3: 深入討論與互動)提供瞭專門的策略指導。 1. 話題預測與擴展: 基於曆年真題的分析,我們總結瞭BEC高級口語中最常齣現的十大主題(如:市場營銷、人力資源、公司文化、全球化等)。針對每個主題,提供瞭流利度和復雜性兼顧的參考答案。 2. 互動技巧訓練: Part 3 的成功關鍵在於有效的互動。本書詳細指導考生如何使用“提齣異議”、“錶示同意但保留意見”、“尋求澄清”等高級對話技巧,確保考生在與考官的對話中能展現齣自然、靈活的商務交流能力,而非簡單的背誦式迴答。 --- 目標讀者與使用建議 目標讀者: 已掌握基礎英語技能,目標達到雅思7分或同等水平的職場人士。 希望在職業發展中獲取權威國際商務英語認證的在職人員或高等院校學生。 所有計劃參加劍橋BEC高級考試的考生。 使用建議: 建議考生首先完整做一套模擬題,嚴格計時,模擬真實考試環境。隨後,對照答案解析部分,重點分析自己的失分點,尤其是寫作和口語部分。切記,解析的價值遠高於題目本身。 考生應將解析中的亮點錶達和核心詞匯摘錄下來,形成自己的“高分語料庫”,並反復在口語和寫作練習中加以運用,實現從“題海戰術”到“精準突破”的轉變。 通過係統地使用《劍橋BEC真題集5》,您將能建立起對BEC高級考試的絕對信心,並顯著提升您的商務英語綜閤應用能力。