2019年商務(wù)英語考試BEC中級模擬練習(xí)題1

2019年商務(wù)英語考試BEC中級模擬練習(xí)題1單項(xiàng)選擇題1、根據(jù)下面資料，回答題GettingtheMostoutofMeetingsOneaspectofbusinesslifewhichmanymanagersareunhappywithistheneedtoattendmeetings.Researchindicatesthatmanagerswillspendbetweenathirdandahalfoftheirworkinglivesinmeetings.Althoughmostmanagerswouldagreethatitishardtothinkofanalternativetomeetings,asameansofconsideringinformationandmakingcollectivedecisions,theirlengthandfrequencycancauseproblemswiththeworkloadofeventhebest-organizedexecutives.Meetingsworkbestiftheytakeplaceonlywhennecessaryandnotasamatterofroutine.Oneexampleofthisisthediscussionofpersonalorcareermattersbetweenmembersofstaffandtheirlineandpersonnelmanagers.Anotherisduringtheearlystagesofaprojectwhentheteammanagingitneedstolearntounderstandandtrustoneanother.Onceithasbeendecidedthatameetingisnecessary,decisionsneedtobetakenaboutwhowillattendandaboutthelocationandlengthofthemeeting.Peopleshouldonlyinvitedtoattendiftheyaredirectlyinvolvedinthemattersunderdiscussionandtheagendashouldbedistributedwellinadvance.Anagendaisvitalbecauseitactsasaroadmaptokeepdiscussionfocusedandwithinthetimelimitallocated.Thisisalsotheresponsibilityofthepersonchairingthemeeting,whoshouldencouragethosewhosaylittletospeakandstopthosewhohaveagreatdealtosayfromtalkingtoo.much.Attheendofawellorganizedmeeting,peoplewillfeelthatthemeetinghasbeenasuccessandbepleasedtheywereinvited.Theywillknownotonlywhatdecisionsweremadebutalsothereasonsforthesedecisions.Unfortunately,attheendofabadlyorganizedmeetingthosepresentwillleavefeelingthattheyhavewastedtheirtimeandthatnothingworthwhilehasbeenachieved.Muchthoughthasbeengivenovertheyearstowaysofkeepingmeetingsshort.OnemanwhohasnointentionofspendinghalfhisworkinglifeinmeetingsisRolandWinterson,chiefexecutiveofalargemanufacturingcompany.Hebelievesthatmeetingsshouldbeshort,sharpandinfrequent."1trytoholdnomorethantwoorthreemeetingsaweek,attendedbyamaximumofthreepeoplefornolongerthanhalfanhour,"hesays."Theyareclearlyaimedatachievingaspecificobjective,suchasmakingadecisionorplanningastatement,andarebasedoncarefulpreparation.drawuptheagendaforeverymeetingandcirculateitinadvance;thoseamendingareexpectedtostudyitcarefullyandshouldbepreparedtobothaskandanswerquestions.Managersarebestemployedcarryingouttasksdirectlyconnectedwiththeirjobsnotattendingendlessmeetings.Inbusiness,timeismoneyandspendingitinneedlessmeetingsthatdon'tachieveanythingcanbeverycostly.Executivesshouldfollowtheexampleoflawyersandputacostoneachhouroftheirtimeandthendecidewhetherattendingalongmeetingreallyisthebestwaytospendtheirtime."Whatdomostmanagersthinkaboutmeetings?A．Meetingstakeupmostoftheirworkinglife.B．Meetingsallowthemtomonitordecision-making.C．Meetingspreventthemfromestablishingaroutine.D．Meetingsaretheonlywaytheyknowofachievingcertainobjectives.2、根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題BusinessMeetingsItisimportantthatideasanD．suggestionstableD．a(chǎn)tformalmeetingsarevoiceD．a(chǎn)tthe(0)..D..．time．ThisisachieveD．bykeepingtothe(19).....．shownontheagenda．Forexample,thereisno(20).....．indiscussingideastodowithItemSixontheagendA．whenItemTwohasnotyetbeen(21).....．SuchdeviationsfromtheagendA．may(22)......．inconfusionamongthepeopleatthemeeting;theymayalso(23).....．concentrationiftheyseesomethingasirrelevant.Tomakecertainthatthemeetingproceedsinanorderlyfashion,itisthereforeusefulto(24) ．somegrounD．rules．First,everyonewillneeD．tounderstanD．thattheymust(25).....．theircommentstothetopiC．underdiscussion．TheChaircanthenencourageonepersontospeakatA．(26).....．sothatanyideasoffereD．canbediscusseD．a(chǎn)nD．(27)Oncethatpersonhasfinished,someoneelsecanput(28)....．theirideasanD．soon．Ifthisprocedureisadopted,theparticipantswillbeabletofollowthevariousissuesinA．consistentmanner,whichwillhelpwiththedecision-making(29)....．lateron．Itwillalso(30).....thatthequietpeopleatmeetingsgetA．chanceto(31)....．theirsay,ratherthanjusttheirmoreoutspokencolleagues．In(32).....．itisoftenthequietpeopleatmeetingswhogeneratethebestideas,becausetheyareinthe(33).....．ofthinkingbeforetheyspeak.（19）應(yīng)選A．structureB．directionC．orderD．a(chǎn)rrangemer3、根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容回答題TheBankwithIdeasWithseveralhundredyearsofhistorybehindit,theAPLBankhasfewproblemsin(0)....B......businessesthatitisareputableandsecure(19)......ofarangeofbank