英语专四：状语从句部分历年真题

第一篇：英语专四：状语从句部分历年真题

英语专四: 状语从句部分历年真题

1.If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ____ able to advise you much better than I can.(202_-51)

A.would beB.will have beenC.wasD.were

2.He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ____ that he paid me back the following week.(202_-64)

A.on occasionB.on purposeC.on conditionD.only if

3.____ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field.(1998-51)

A.GivingB.To giveC.GivenD.Being given

4.You won’t get a loan ____ you can offer some security.(1996-41)

A.lestB.in caseC.unlessD.other than

5.____ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.(1996-42)

A.HavingB.GivenC.GivingD.Had

6._____ I was very much mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise.(1995-58)

A.UnlessB.AsC.ThoughD.Since

7._____ their policy can be changed the future for that country will be indeed bleak.(1993-46)

A.Even ifB.UnlessC.Now thatD.As long as

8.We could go to a concert _____ you’d prefer to visit a museum.(1992-49)

A.ifB.becauseC.unlessD.since

9.____ dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.(202_-51)

A.AlthoughB.WhateverC.AsD.However

10.____, Mr.Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.(202_-52)

A.Although he is a socialistB.Even if he is a socialistC.Being a socialist

D.Since he is a socialist

11.____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.(202_-49)

A.As much asB.So muchC.How muchD.Much as

12.Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.(202_-48)

A.whoB.asC.thatD.like

13._____ I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the

difficulties.(202_-46)

A.As long asB.AsC.WhileD.Even

14.Even as a girl, ____ to be her life, and theater audiences were to be her best

teacher.(202_-42)

A.performing by Melissa wereB.it was known that Melissa’s

performances wereC.knowing that Melissa’s

performances wereD.Melissa knew that performing was

15.____ he always tries his best to complete it on time.(1999-51)

A.However the task is hardB.However hard the task is

C.Though hard the task isD.Though hard is the task

16.Much as ____, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that

much spare cash.(1999-52)

A.I would have liked toB.I would like to haveC.I should have to likeD.I

should have liked to

17.____ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.(1998-48)

A.Much asB.Much thoughC.As muchD.though much

18._____, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources.(1997-46)

A.Instead of his contributionsB.For all his notable contributions

C.His making notable contributionsD.However his notable contributions

19.___ the Atlantic Ocean crosses the equator, the trade winds cause a flow of water

to the west.(1991-7)

A.ThatB.WhenC.WhereD.Though

20.The experiment requires more money than _____.(202_-49)

A.have been put inB.being put inC.has been put inD.to be put in

21.Intellect is to the mind ____ sight is to the body.(202_-45)

A.whatB.asC.thatD.like

22.Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner ____ to the

professor.(1998-47)

A.as far asB.the same asC.as much asD.as long as

23.Come and see me whenever _____.(1997-48)

A.you are convenientB.you will be convenientC.it is convenient to youD.it will be convenient to you

24.When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker ___ and the audience ____.A.had finished speaking… were clappingB.had finished speaking… has clapped

C.finished speaking … clappedD.finished speaking…were clapping

25.Barry has an advantage over his mother ____ he could speak French.(202_-49)

A.since thatB.in thatC.at thatD.so that

26.She did her work ____ her manager had instructed.(202_-41)

A.asB.untilC.whenD.though

27.–Does Alan like hamburgers?(202_-45)

-Yes.So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.A.forB.asC.toD.so

28.Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone ____ an opportunity to hear

the speech.(202_-56)

A.ought to haveB.must haveC.may haveD.should have

29.It was as a physician that he represented himself, and ___ he was warmly received.(1997-49)

A.as suchB.such asC.as thatD.so that

第二篇：202_专四部分真题

202_年英语专四考试真题答案

完型填空部分

The Victorians had become addicted to speed and, like all speed crazy kids, they wanted to go ever faster.Time was money and efficiency became increasingly important.Although pision of labour had been conceived by Adam Smith and illustrated by a pin factory in The Wealth of Nations in 1776, it could now become fully realised.This specialisation andinpidualisation of labour was in marked contrast to the rural means of production, in which the family was the means of production, consumption and socialisation.With greater speed came a greater need for industries and businesses to make more and make it quicker.Steam made this possible and changed working life forever.Gone were the days when work was dictated by natural forces: steam engines were servant to neither season nor sunshine.Factories had foremen and life became correspondingly more regimented.The clocking-on machine was invented in 1885 and time and motion studies to increase efficiency would be introduced only some twenty years later.But it was not all bad news.Agricultural incomes

depended on variable harvests and weather.Factories provided secure and predictable income, but long hours.Working life was becoming increasingly regulated, and the working week was reorganised to promote ever-greater efficiency.The old custom of St.Mondaywas gradually phased out and to compensate, work stopped around midday on Saturday and did not resume until Monday morning.A new pision between 'work' and 'leisure' emerged, and this new block of weekend leisure time coincided with the development of spectator sports like cricket and football, and the rise of music hall entertainment for the new working classes.阅读部分真题（网友版）

TEXT A

After breakfast the boys wandered out into the play-ground.Here the day-boys were gradually assembling.They were sons of the local clergy, of the officers at the Depot, and of such

manufacturers or men of business as the old town possessed.Presently a bell rang, and they all trooped into school.This consisted of a large, long room at opposite ends of which two

under-masters conducted the second and third forms, and of a smaller one, leading out of it, used by Mr.Watson, who taught the first form.To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, middle, and lower second.Philip was put in the last.The master, a red-faced man with a pleasant voice, was called Rice;he had a jolly manner with boys, and the time passed quickly.Philip was surprised when it was a quarter to eleven and they were let out for ten minutes' rest.The whole school rushed noisily into the play-ground.The new boys were told to go into the middle, while the others stationed themselves along opposite walls.They began to play Pig in the Middle.The old boys ran from wall to wall while the new boys tried to catch them: when one was seized and the mystic words saidhe became a prisoner and, turning sides, helped to catch those who were still free.Philip saw a boy running past and tried to

catch him, but his limp gave him no chance;and the runners, taking their opportunity, made straight for the ground he covered.Then one of them had the brilliant idea of imitating Philip's clumsy run.Other boys saw it and began to laugh;then they all copied the first;and they ran round Philip, limping grotesquely, screaming in their treble voices with shrill laughter.They lost their heads with the delight of their new amusement, and choked with helpless merriment.One of them tripped Philip up and he fell, heavily as he always fell, and cut his knee.They laughed all the louder when he got up.A boy pushed him from behind, and he would have fallen again if another had not caught him.The game was forgotten in the entertainment of Philip's deformity.One of them invented an odd, rolling limp that struck the rest as supremely ridiculous, and several of the boys lay down on the ground and rolled about in laughter: Philip was completely scared.He could not make out why they were laughing at him.His heart beat so that he could hardly breathe, and he was more frightened than he had ever been in his life.He stood still stupidly while the boys ran round him, mimicking and laughing;they shouted to him to try and catch them;but he did not move.He did not want them to see him run any more.He was using all his strength to prevent himself from crying.选自：人性的枷锁 Of Human Bondage 第十一章

参考答案： CBDBC

TEXT B

For parents who send their kids off to college saying, “These will be the best years of your life,” it would be very appropriate to add, “If you can handle the stress of college life.”

Freshmen are showing up already stressed out, according to the latest CIRP Freshman

Survey that reported students' emotional health levels at their lowest since the survey started in 1985.While in school, more students are working part-time and near-full-time jobs.At graduation, only 29 percent of seniors have jobs lined up.Pressure to excel often creates stress, and many students are not learning how to effectively handle this stress.1)Stress can make smart people do stupid things: Stress causes what brain researchers call “cortical inhibition.” In simple terms, stress inhibits a part of the brain responsible for

decision-making and reaction time and can adversely affect other mental abilities as well.2)The human body doesn't discriminate between a big stressful event and a little one: Any stressful experience will create a cascade of 1,400 biochemical events in your body.If any amount of stress is left unchecked, many things can occur within the body, including premature aging, impaired cognitive function and energy drain.3)Stress can become your new norm: When you regularly experience negative feelings and high amounts of stress, your brain recognizes this as your normal state.This then becomes the new norm, or baseline for your emotional state.4)Stress can be controlled: Countless studies demonstrate that people can restructure their emotional stateusing emotion-refocusing techniques.These techniques help you recognize how you are feeling and shift to a more positive emotional, mental and physical state.5)Stress less by loving what you study: Barbara Frederickson, a leading international authority on the importance of positive emotions, says humans are genetically programmed to seek positive emotions such as love and joy.It's suggested to choose a major or career path you love and enjoy.Otherwise, you could end up fighting against your own biology.选自：华盛顿邮报

TEXT C

For anyone who doubts that the texting revolution is upon us, consider this: The average 13-to 17-year-old sends and receives 3,339 texts a month—more than 100 per day, according to the Nielsen Co., the media research firm.Adults are catching up.People from ages 45 to 54 sent and received 323 texts a month in the second quarter of 202_, up 75% from a year ago, Nielsen says.Behind the texting explosion is a fundamental shift in how we view our mobile devices.That they are phones is increasingly beside the point.Part of what's driving the texting surge among adults is the popularity of social media.Sites like Twitter, with postings of no more than 140 characters, are creating and reinforcing the habit of communicating in micro-bursts.And these sites also are pumping up sheer volume.Many Twitter and Facebook devotees create settings that alert them, via text message, every time a tweet or message is earmarked for them.In October 202_, 400 million texts alerted social-media users to such new messages across AT&T's wireless network, says Mark Collins, AT&T senior vice president for data and voice products;by September 202_, the number had more than doubled to one billion.(Twitter reports more than two billion tweets are sent each month.)

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选自：华尔街日报

听写部分答案（网友版）

Limiting the growth of technology throughout history man has changed his physical environment to improve his way of life.With the tools of technology man has altered many physicall features of the earth.He has transformed wood lands into farmland: He has modified the face of the earth by cutting through mountains to build roads and railways.However these changes in the physical environment have not always had beneficial results.Today, pollution of the planet.Each day, thousands of tons of gases come out of the vehicles: smoke from factories pollutes the aire of industrialized areas and the surrounding countryside.The air in cities is becoming increasingly unhealthy.The pollution of water is equally harmful.In the sea, pollution from oil is killing a lot of sea plant and fish.It is now necessary for man to limit the growth of technology in order to survive on the earth．

作文范文（网友版）

Nowadays, there is a widespread concern over the issue that should english majors study math.Some people hold that all of students should study math, others do not agree.As for me, I agree with the later opinion.WIth university budgets cut , more and more universities choose to cancel math education.Providing math as part of education helps develop intelligence that leads to greater success in school and in life.Every student in the nation should have an

education in math until they prepare to work.Universities should do everything they can to spread the importance of math.And advance the resort of math education as part of the core.Giving a student opportunity to study accounting can promote his or her later success in society.Reseachers have found that students involved in math likely to succeed in society.Math is not only a skill, but also a culture in a word ,non english majors study english in college is benefit to their life and future.They should study Math in college.

第三篇：英语状语从句

（三）状语从句

（一）时间状语从句

例题 I didn’t manage to do it _____ you had explained how.A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.since 分析 时间状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示主句动作发生的时间。引导这种从句的词有after, before, as, when, while , till , until, since, once;连接副词immediately 等；起连接作用的短语as soon as, by the 不能用形容词such.例如：

● Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses.4.so+ adj.(adv.)+that+从句●The boy is so old that he can go to school.5.so + adj.+ a(an)+单数名词

●He is so good a student that we all like him.time, hardly…when, no sooner…than等。例如： ● I was writing a letter when he came in.● She did not go to bet until she(had)finished her homework.● It is nearly six years since we began to learn English.● Once you begin, you must go on.● By the time I arrived at the station, the train had left.时间状语从句中谓语动词的时态用法，应注意下面两点： 1． 要用一般现在时替代一般将来时，例如： ● I’ll let him know when he comes.2.要用一般过去时替代过去将来时，例如： ●He said he would wait here until I came back.例题的意思是：“直到你说明怎么办之后，我才设法把这件事做好。”根据题意，须由until 引导此例的时间状语从句，所以正确答案应为B。

（二）地点状语从句

例题 When you read the book , you’d better make a mark _____ you have any questions.A.at whichB.at whereC.the place whereD.where

分析 地点状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示主句的动作发生的处所或方向，这种从句通常用连接副词where，wherever(无论在哪里，无论到哪里)引导。例如： ● Where there is oppression, there is struggle.例题的意思是：“你看书时，最好在有问题的地方做一个记号。”此复合句中的从句是个地点状语从句，须用连接副词where 引导，所以正确答案应为D。

（三）结果（程度）状语从句

例题 She told us _____story that we all forgot about the time.A.such an interestingB.such interesting aC.so an interestingD.a so interesting

分析 结果状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示主句的动作所引起的结果。这种从句由such…that, so…that, so that等引导。其用法举例如下： 1． Such +a(an)+(adj.)+单数可数名词+ that+从句

● He left in such a hurry that he forgot to lock the door.2.such+(adj.)+复数可数名词+从句

●He had such long arms that he could almost touch the ceiling.3.such+(adj.)+不可数名词+that+从句

●He made such rapid progress that he did very well in the mid-term exam.在“such+ adj.+ n.+that+ clause”这个结构中，其中名词由many, much, few, little 修饰时，须用副词so,例题中的结果状语从句由“such+ an + adj.+单数可数名词+that”引导。属于第一种情况，所以正确答案应为A。

（四）目的状语从句

例题 I hurried____ I wouldn’t be late for class.A.sinceB.so thatC.as ifD.unless 分析 目的状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示主句的动作发生的目的。这种从句用连词so that, in order that 等引导。目的状语从句的谓语动词中常有情态动词may/might, can/ could, will/ would 和should.例如：

● He is working hard so that he may pass his examination.例题中有一个目的状语从句，所以正确答案应为D。

（五）条件状语从句

例题_____he comes, we won’t be able to go.A.WithoutB.UnlessC.ExceptD.Even 分析 条件状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示主句的动作发生的条件、假定等。条件状语从句通常由连词if, unless和起连接作用的短语so/ as long as(只要)，so far as(就…)，suppose(that)(假定)等引导。例如：

● If it rains tomorrow, we’ll stay at home.● He will not come unless he is invited.● Suppose he is absent, what shall we do?

● As long as we don’t lose heart , we’ll find a way to overcome the difficulty.例题的选项中只有unless 可以引导一个条件状语从句，所以正确答案应为B。

（六）让步状语从句

例题 _____, he doesn’t study well.A.As he is cleverB.He is as cleverC.Clever as he isD.As clever he is

分析 让步状语从句在复合句中作状语，表示某种不利的情况或障碍，但这些因素并不能阻止主句的动作的发生。这种从句通常用连词although, though, as, however等；连接代词whatever, whoever等；起连接作用的短语even if though, no matter how what who 等引导。例如： ● Although/ Though the task was difficult, they managed to complete it in time.● Young as he is, he knows a lot.用as 引导让步状语从句时，常用倒装语序，如上面例句所示。● Nobody believed him no matter what / whatever he said.● He will never succeed.however/no matter how hard he tries.● Even if/ though an icy wind blew from the north, we always slept with our windows open.例题中有一个as 引导的让步状语从句，故从句中的表语clever 须放到as 前面去，所以正确答案应为C。

第四篇：英语专四真题全套

历年真题全套Tape script（202_）

TEM 4-----202_

Conversations

Conversation 1

M: Hello!

W: Oh, hello!You must be a new student.Did you find us OK?

M: Well, I got a bit lost and I had to ask a stranger, but I got here eventually.W: Oh, dear!Have you come far today?

M: Only from Brighton.I was staying with my brother.W: Oh, good.How did you get her?

M:

W: Aha, well you’d better tell me your name so I can find your form.M: It’s Mark Burn.W: Burn, Burn.Ah, yes.Oh, you’ve changed since this photo.M: No, I thought I’d better look smarter.W: Here is the key to your room.It’s 501.M: Thanks.How do I get there?

W: Go to the end of this corridor.Turn left, and it’s the third door on the right.M: Thank you.Oh, there is a meeting for new students.What time is that?

W: Half past five in theM: Thanks a lot.Bye!

Key: 1.C2.A3.B

Conversation 2

W: Hi, Steve, how are things?

M: Hi, Maggie.Good, thanks.What’s new with you?

W: Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.M: Well, What’ve you got in mind?

W: I thought we could just go for a walk.Maybe down to that part near the beach.M: Tonight? You must be joking!W:But I still want to go out somewhere.That new Tom Cruise’s film is on in town.How about that?

M: Ok.What time does it start?

W: Oh, I think it’s half past eight or something.I’ll just get the paper and have a look.Just hang on for a minute.Look, the film got a fantastic review in the paper last week.M: Ok, Ok.Where’re we going to meet?

W:

M: Ok.Where is it?

W: Near the town hall and opposite the bank.M: Oh, yeah.I know where it is.Ok, look, I’ll meet you there at fifteen past eight.Key: 4.D5.B6.D

Conversation 3

W: What are you reading, Bill?

M: It’s this week’s New Scientist, Why?

W: I was just wondering.It looks interesting.But

M: Oh,It usually has articles and stories about current affairs, about science as well as papers about new development and research.W: Oh, I’ve heard about it.Is it on the market yet? Can I buy one?

M:.But the company has made other models to try out the business.W:

M: You see the first video phones, that’s what they called, were made in Japan.But they can only show a still black-and-white image.So this videophone is much better than that.Mind you I am no sure I want one.Would you?

W: Well, no.I don’t think I would.(Q7)?

M: Yes, the early black-and-white ones cost several hundred pounds.But W: Mm,M: Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas organizations would want it.It’s like a face-to-face conversation, so maybe a lot of overseas travel can be avoided.W: Key: 7.C8.D9.B10.A

Passages

Passage 1

If you are in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs.It is still true that the dog is the most useful animal in the world.However,(Q13).Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted to help him in the fight against other animals, and the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do.and dogs did not eat what they got until their master agreed.Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens(Q11).But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals anymore.Of course they keep them to fighting thieves, but the most important reason for keeping dogs is that they feel lonely in the city.For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with.For a young wife, a dog is her child when she does not have her own.For old people, a dog is also a child when their children have grown up and left.Key: 11.D12.A13.D

Passage 2

I am going to work in a totally new environment.I’ll have to get used to different working conditions.I am used to working in quite a high-tech sort of industry that’s got lots of machinery and everything.But now I am going to

I’ll also have to get used to getting water from the well.Not having electricity, which means gas lamp in the evening, which means the difficulty of(Q15), which means different ways of getting your clothes washed.(Q17).Key: 14.B15.D16.A17.C

Passage 3

The most common type of child abuse, you know, is beating with hands or with an instrument, usually a cane in some places.(Q18), and parents have great expectations of their progress in school.Boys, of course, attract more abuse such as beating, because once again and(Q20).Most experts seem to agree that child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors.Families who beat their children are not particularly different from other people.The only difference that exists between them is that they lack skills in establishing good relationship with their children.These families too, generally speaking,(Q19).Some parents are hurting their children because they strongly believe in the use of traditional disciplinary methods, butThey are often the victims of violence themselves.Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believe that the child has brought the family bad lack.Key: 18.B19.A20.C

News Broadcasts

News Item 1(21-22)

American coast guard officials in Florida say(Q22).They said one of their planes spotted the Cubans more than half way through their journey, and the coast guard could not believe their eyes when they saw the vessel.The Cubans had attached floats and propellers toKey: 21.D22.B

News Item 2(23)

All large and medium-sized Chinese cities will have greater air quality monitoring by 202_, says a government official.The government has spent 150 million Yuan on air quality monitoring systems across China since 202_ when officials began paying greater attention to air quality monitoring.Key: 23.D

News Item 3(24-25)

(Q25).and

while at least another 68 died.One of the packed ferries carrying around 150 people capsized early on Sunday on the Meghan River, and(Q25)just one kilometers away, leaving 40 passengers missing afterKey: 24.B25.A

News Item 4(26)

(Q26).follows in principle the agreement reached on the opening of the consulate between Australian Prime Minister and Indonesian President in Bali last month.Key: 26.C

News Item 5(27-28)

(Q27).The two companies launched Lipton’s iced tea in Guangzhou last week in a fifty-fifty venture.(Q28)while Unilever provides the famous tea brand and recipe, company executive said.China has a growing bottle tea market estimated to be worth 10 billion Yuan.It has been dominated in recent years by two Taiwanese brands: Master Kong and Uni-president.Three other big brands---Nestle, Guangdong-based Jianlibao and Lipton have just entered the market this year.Swiss company Nestle is working in conjunction with Coca Cola.Key: 27.A28.C

News Item 6(29-30)

(Q29 & 30)on Saturday and(Q30)after Palestinian militants dealt Israel’s army its deadliest blow since 202_.Crowds at Tel Aviv’s main squarewhich has been delayed by hardliners in his right wing Likud Party.Key: 29.B30.D

第五篇：BEC 历年真题 部分

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（1）

The Negotiating Table

You can negotiate virtually anything.Projects, resources, expectations and deadlines are all outcomes of negotiation.Some people negotiate deals for a living.Dr Herb Cohen is one of these professional talkers, called in by companies to negotiate on their??behalf.He approaches the art of negotiation as a game because, as he is usually negotiating for somebody else, he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation.He is working in a competitive field and needs to avoid being too adversarial.Whether he succeeds or not, it is important to him to make a good impression so that people will recommend him.The starting point for any deal, he believes, is to identify exactly what you want from each other.More often than not, one party will be trying to persuade the other round to their point of view.Negotiation requires two people at the end saying ‘yes”.This can be a problem because one of them usually begins by saying “no”.However, although this can make talks more difficult, this is often just a starting point in the negotiation game.Top management may well reject the idea initially because it is the safer option but they would not be there if they were not interested.It is a misconception that skilled negotiators are smooth operators in smart suits.Dr Cohen says that one of his strategies is to dress down so that the other side can relate to you.Pitch your look to suit your customer.You do not need to make them feel better than you but, For example, dressing in a style that is not overtly expensive or successful will make you more approachable.People will generally feel more comfortable with somebody who appears to be like them rather than superior to them.They may not like you but they will feel they can trust you.Dr Cohen suggests that the best way to sell your proposal is by getting into the world of the other side.Ask questions rather than give answers and take an

interest in what the other person is saying, even if you think what they are saying is silly.You do not need to become their best friends but being too clever will alienate them.A lot of deals are made on impressions.Do not rush what you are saying---put a few hesitations in , do not try to blind them with your verbal dexterity.Also, you should repeat back to them what they have said to show you take them seriously.Inevitably some deals will not succeed.Generally the longer the negotiations go on, the better chance they have because people do not want to think their investment and energies have gone to waste.However , joint venture can mean joint risk and sometimes , if this becomes too great , neither party may be prepared to see the deal through.More common is a corporate culture clash between companies, which can put paid to any deal.Even having agreed a deal, things may not be tied up quickly because when the lawyers get involved, everything gets slowed down as they argue about small details.De Cohen thinks that children are the masters of negotiation.Their goals are totally selfish.They understand the decision-making process within families perfectly.If Mum refuses their request , they will troop along to Dad and pressure him.If al else fails, they will try the grandparents, using some emotional blackmail.They can also be very single-minded and have an inexhaustible supply of energy for the cause they are pursuing.So there are lesson to be learned from watching and listening to children.Dr Cohen treats negotiation as a game in order to

A put people at ease

B remain detached

C be competitive

D impress rivals Many people say “no” to a suggestion in the beginning to

A convince the other party of their point of view

B show they are not really interested

C indicate they wish to take the easy option

D protect their company’s situation Dr Cohen says that when you are trying to negotiate you should

A adapt your style to the people you are talking to

B make the other side feel superior to you

C dress in a way to make you feel comfortable.D try to make the other side like you According to Dr Cohen, understanding the other person will help you to

A gain their friendship

B speed up the negotiations

C plan your next move.Dconvince them of your point of view Deals sometimes fail because

A negotiations have gone on too long

B the companies operate in different ways

C one party risks more than the other.D the lawyers work too slowly Dr Cohen mentions children’s negotiation techniques to show that you should

A be prepared to try every route

B try not to make people feel guilty

C be careful not to exhaust yourself

D control the decision-making process.关于negotiating techniques的文章。传统的阅读题型，相对比较容易。

15题，答案很明显：he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation。帮助他抽离他的谈话中的感情成分。要想选对，只需要知道选项B中detached的含义：not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way

16题，这题貌似只能采取排除法。因为几个选项和原文的对应都不是太明显。问为什么很多人在一开始要对一个建议说“不”。答案是第二段的最后一句：Top management may well reject the idea initially because it is the safer option but they would not be there if they were not interested.。最高管理层在一开始可能会拒绝这个建议，因为这样是一个更安全的选择。但是如果他们真的不感兴趣的话，他们就不会在那里（谈判）了。A在这段文字中没有提到，B不对，他们肯定是感兴趣的，C也不对没有提到，原文说的是safer option。选D，之所以会拒绝，因为从维护公司利益的角度，这样是一个safer option。

17题，答案也很明显：Dr Cohen says that one of his strategies is to dress down so that the other side can relate to you.这里的两个词组可以解释下：

dress down: to wear clothes that are more informal than the ones you would usually wear relate to :to feel that you understand someone's problem, situation etc

所以这个句子意思是穿的不那么正式，这样可以让另一方接近你。也就是A说的是你的风格适应你的谈判对象。C不对，不是make you feel comfortable，而是make others feel comfortable。D也不对，可能会误选，不是让别人喜欢你，like太夸张了，只是容易接近。

18题，答案在第四段的第一句话：Dr Cohen suggests that the best way to sell your proposal is by getting into the world of the other side.。走进另一方的世界，就是原文说的understanding the other person，目的是为了sell your proposal，也就是让对方接受你的建议，选D。

19题，谈判失败的原因，答案是第五段的这么一句：More common is a corporate culture clash between companies, which can put paid to any deal。公司文化冲突导致的。文化冲突，就是两个公司在运作、理念等等上的不一致，选C：两个公司以不同的方式运作。

20题，为什么要借鉴小孩子的办法，原文最后一段提到小孩子的办法就是，爸爸不行

找妈妈，妈妈不行就在感情上敲诈爷爷奶奶。此路不通就换另一条，就是A说的尝试每一条路线。B没有提到，C不对，原文说小孩子有inexhaustible supply of energy。D也没有提到。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（2）

The Scientific Approach to Recruitment

When it(0)to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting.??Yet employers like to(21)themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes.In today’s competitive market place, the(22)of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to(23)the best in the field.One method in particular that has(24)in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability￡aptitude testing(25)an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role.It(26)companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements.The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one(27)of the recruitment process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real(28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any inpidual.The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be(29)as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employed in the(30)of recruitment.21.A suggest B convince C advise D believe

22.A worth B credit C quality D distinction

23.A secure B relies C attain D achieve

24.A lifted B enlarged C expanded D risen

25.A provides B offers C contributes D gives

26.A lets B enables C agrees D admits

27.A portion B member C share D component

28.A extent B size C amount D measure

29.A occupied B met C filled D appointed A business B topic C point D affair

《The scientific approach to recruitment》，招人的科学方法。这篇完型比较简单。完型填空也有两种题型，两种解题思路。一种是从意思上理解然后做出选择，一种是根据单词的用法。前者比较容易，后者很考验语言功底。

21题，理解上下文的意思。前面说招人时的决定一般是在五分钟以内做出的。但是雇主们试图使自己详细相信他们在挑选过程中是经过了深思熟虑的。Convince oneself，使确信。其他的词没有这个用法。

22题，员工的质量对公司的成功是至关重要的。选quality。

23题，招人者试图利用一切方法来抓住这个领域最好的（人才），secure the best，抓住最好的。realise是实现，attain是获得，后面不能接人，achieve是实现一个目标。

24题，rise in popularity，固定搭配，popularity是知名度的意思，这个词组应该可以翻译成声名鹊起。

25题，provides with,提供。给组织提供另外一种方法。offer的用法是offer sb sth，contribute在这里意思不对。

26题，是公司能够增加价值，enable

27题，这题的意思很明显，测试（testing）作为招聘过程的一个组成部分，要区分选项的几个单词，尤其是portion和component，看英英解释。

Component：one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc

Portion：a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts

这里强调testing是一个组成部分，没有说明特殊的地方，选component。

28题，对每个人未来的可能表现没有一个真正的衡量。选measure。

29题，fill a position，填补空位，fill在这里的意思是to perform a particular job, activity, or purpose in an organization, or to find someone or something to do this。不能选occupy，因为occupy更强调人的一种主动，而这里只是客观说某个需要填补的职位。

30题，in the business of，也是一种固定的说法，在什么的过程中。很多场合都可以使用。可以多看几个例句：

We’re in the business of stimulating the economy（By Obama）

Energetics is a specialist management consultancy in the business of climate change

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（3）

There is a commonly held view that the only way to get(0)decent pay increase is to move on: to go out into the job market and find someone(31)is prepared to pay you a figure more in line(32)the talents you can offer.Whilst changing employers from time(33)time is something we probably all need to do to advance our careers in the directions we want them to take, it is nevertheless an activity that carries quite definite risks.Irrespective of(34)well we research prospective employers, a new job is still largely a step into the unknown.It may turn(35)to be a good move or it could prove to be a complete disaster : most of us(36)had

experience of both.The point here, though, is that changing employers is not something we want to be doing all the time and certainly not(37)time we feel the urge for better pay.We’d(38)taking more risks than we needed to just to achieve a pay rise.Getting a pay rise should always be viewed(39)a serious business.There are no quick fixes or gold methods with “ guaranteed “ results.Quick fixes only serve to trivialize the issues and could(40)some circumstances get you into very serous trouble indeed.答案及解析

关于加薪的文章，教你怎么样实现加薪。这道题目不难，但是抛开题目，单说文章里谈的加薪的方法，各位还是要辩证的看。要想人生第一份工作就找到自己满意的，是挺难，可是以加薪为目的跳槽，也未必是什么明智的好办法。

31题，太明显的定语从句，前面是someone，那么当然填入表示人的关系代词who。

32题，in line with，和什么一致，固定搭配，在中级的选词版完型里常考到这个词组。这句的意思是，找个一个愿意给你提供和你才能更加一致的薪水的人。

33题，from time to time，时不时的。changing employers from time to time，时不时的换老板。

34题，Irrespective of，同regardless of一样，后面接让步状语从句，不管我们对可能的雇主研究的多么好，新的工作都是一个未知数。用how well。

35题，turn out to be，固定用法。

36题，换工作，要么是个好的举措，要么将成为灾难。而我们大多数人这两种经历都有。有这种经历，是过去完成时，用have+done。

37题，理解前后文意思。换老板不是件我们经常愿意做的事情，并且也不是一想要加薪就要换老板。用every time，表示每次要加薪就准备换老板。

38题，这题有点难度，考验人的语法功底。首先这个句子是虚拟语气，We’d是we would的缩写，而不是we had。是表示对将来的假设，我们要承担更多的风险。所以用would be。

39题，比较明显的，view as，将什么视作什么。

40题，和circumstance相关的词组，很容易想到under/on some circumstance，在某种情况下。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（4）Genuine feedback would release resources to be used elsewhere.Managers are expected to enable their staff to work effectively.Experts are unlikely to facilitate a move to genuine feedback.There are benefits when methods of evaluating performance have been negotiated.Appraisals tend to focus on the nature of the face-to-face relationship between employees and their line managers.The idea that employees are responsible for what they do seems reasonable.Despite experts’ assertion, management structures prevent genuine feedback An increasing amount of effort is being dedicated to the appraisal process.A

Performance appraisal is on the up and up.It used to represent the one time of year when getting on with the work was put on hold while enormous quantities of management hours were spent in the earnest ritual of rating and ranking performance.Now the practice is even more frequent.This of course makes it all the more important how appraisal is conducted.Human resources professionals claim that managers should strive for objectivity and thus for feedback rather than judgement.But the simple fact of the matter is that the nature of hierarchy distorts the concept of feedback because performance measure are conceived hierarchically.Unfortunately, all too many workers suffer from the injustices that this generates.B

The notion behind performance appraisal-that workers should be held accountable for their performance-is plausible.However, the evidence suggests that the premise

is wrong.Contrary to assumptions appraisal is not an effective means of performance improvement-it is judgement imposed rather than feedback, a judgement imposed by the hierarchy.Useful feedback , on the other hand, would be information that told both the manager and worker how well the work system functioned, and suggested ways to make it better.C

Within the production system at the car manufacturer Toyota, there is nothing that is recognizable as performance appraisal.Every operation in the system has an associated measure.The measure has been worked out between the operators and their manager.In every case, the measure is related to the purpose of the work.That measure is the basis of feedback to the manager and worker alike.Toyota’s basic idea is expressed in the axiom “bad news first”.Both managers and workers are psychologically safe in the knowledge that it is the system-not the worker –that is the primary influence on performance.It is management’s responsibility to ensure that the workers operate in a system that facilitates their performance.D

In many companies , performance appraisal springs from misguided as assumptions.To judge achievement, managers use date about each worker’s activity, not an evaluation of the process or system’s achievement of purpose.The result is that performance appraisal involves managers’ judgement overruling their staff’s, ignoring the true influences on performance.Thus the appraisal experience becomes a question of pleasing the boss, particularly in meetings, which is psychologically unsafe and socially driven, determining who is “in” and who is “ out”.E

When judgement is replaced by feedback in the true sense, organizations will have a lot more time to devote to their customers and their business.No time will

be wasted in appraisal.This requires a fundamental shift in the way we think about the organization of performance appraisals, which almost certainly will not be forthcoming from the human resources profession.关于员工评估和反馈的文章。一个组织内部的上下级沟通真的太重要了。

第一题，说真正的反馈可以释放用在别处的资源。意思上真正的反馈可以让人腾出精力。答案是E段的第一句：When judgement is replaced by feedback in the true sense, organizations will have a lot more time to devote to their customers and their business。这题的意思还算比较明显，feedback in the true sense，就是genuine feedback，devote to their customers and the business,就是把资源释放在别的地方。

第二题，说经理们是被期望着使员工工作得更有效率。答案是C段的最后一句：It is management’s responsibility to ensure that the workers operate in a system that facilitates their performance.经理们的责任，也就是managers are expected to，有利于他们的表现，就是enable their staff to work effectively。

第三题,说专家不大可能有利于真正反馈的进程。答案是E段的最后一句：which almost certainly will not be forthcoming from the human resources profession。人力资源专家，就是experts。需要理解下这里的forthcoming的含义：willing to pulge information.（人）愿意透露消息的。专家们不愿意透露消息，也就是不能指望专家来facilitate。

第四题，说商讨评估表现的方法是有利的。答案是在C段，有点分散。前面说The measure has been worked out between the operators and their manager。这个措施是在操作者和经理们之间拟定的。between the operators and managers，也就是评估表现的方法是被商讨了的。后面介绍的情况都是这个measure有多么的好：is the basis of feedback。综合起来，就是选项说的，商讨是有好处的。

第五题，说评估倾向聚焦于员工和他们直属经理们之间面对面关系的性质。这个选项可能会弄的人一头雾水，首先得弄明白这里的面对面关系指的是什么。员工和直属经理的关系，就是上下级的关系，过分看重这个关系，那么在评估过程中就会有顾虑，谁还敢揭自己上司 的短？所以这个句子的意思是说评估过程中有顾忌，无人敢说真话。答案是D段的这么一句：Thus the appraisal experience becomes a question of pleasing the boss。评估过程成了讨好自己的老板，说的就是这个意思。

P.S：这是我个人对这道题的理解，大家有异议，可以提。

第六题，说员工对他们所作负责的想法听起来很合理。答案是B段的第一句：The notion behind performance appraisal-that workers should be held accountable for their performance-is plausible。这里的accountable就是负有责任。Plausible是貌似真实的，也就是seems reasonable。

第七题，说虽然有专家们的主张，管理层的结构阻止了真正的反馈。答案是A段的这么一句：the simple fact of the matter is that the nature of hierarchy distorts the concept of feedback。管理层的机构，就是这句里提到的the nature of hierarchy，等级制的性质。这个单词在BEC阅读里常出现。distort，扭曲，就是选项里的prevent。

第八题，说在评估过程中投入了更多的努力。答案是A段的这么一句，有点隐晦：Now the practice is even more frequent.This of course makes it all the more important how appraisal is conducted.这个句子是紧跟上文的，the practice指的就是appraisal。评估的更频繁，评估是怎么进行的显得更加重要。认为更加重要了（makes it all the more important），就会投入更多努力了。综合起来，这些的意思就是评估过程投入了更多的努力。不太容易看出来。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（5）

In the last few years, managers throughout industry have seen more changes than many of them could have expected to see in their entire working lives having to communicate information which often leads to feelings of insecurity has become a key activity.From being regarded as relatively unimportant in many companies , management employee communication has become a central corporate need.Concordia International provides a good example of a company that has adjusted

well to the changing needs for communication.since 1995 , Concordia has been turned inside-out and upside-down, to ensure that it is a marketing –led, customer-responsive business, one that looks outwards at customers and competitors, rather than inwards at its own processes and the way things were done in the past.In the last eight years, Concordia has reduced its workforce by more than 80.000 peopleor 35%-on a voluntary basis, with further downsizing anticipated.减少了80000员工（或者说减少了35%的员工），预期还会减少更多。A选项是对的，made redundant是前面某套题目阅读的第五部分考过的词组；B不对，没有完成（completed），因为预期还会裁减更多（with further downsizing anticipated）；C也不对，迷惑性最大，reduced its workforce of 80.000，用了介词of，所以这句的意思是一共就80000员工，而实际情况是减少了80000

员工；D不对，35%的员工被裁减，都是在自愿的基础上的，而不是离开的人中有35%是自愿的。

16题，问根据此人的观点，沟通的角色是什么。也就是问沟通的目的或者作用是什么。答案在第三段。沟通是为了帮助人树立自信，说服他们虽然要面临一些变化，但是同样也会拥有一些新的机会。说白了，就是鼓励这些被裁的人。答案选C，强调变化的积极方面。这里的positive aspects是对前面说的bring with them new opportunities的一个概括。（想起了电影《在云端》，up in the air，里面那个老男人的工作就是职业裁员专家，专门对被裁的人说些这样的话。）

17题，问调查显示大多数人对change的反应是什么。这题在答案中也很明显，但是选项很纠结。都有点似是而非。The second category, usually the majority, may respond to threatened changes with a feeling of having been let down.,and even feel anger at the company for what they see as changing the terms of their employment.大多数员工的反应就是很失望，甚至会很愤怒。个人觉得这题出的不够严谨，没有哪个选项能严格从原文中提炼出来。对比下D要好点，因为对公司失望和愤怒，就是觉得受到了不公正的待遇。此题有待高手补充更完美的理由。

18题，问沟通过程主要依赖于什么。答案是第五段的这句：people prefer to get their information face-to-face from their line managers。喜欢面对面的从直属经理那里获取信息。所以选C，个人的交流。

19题，问组织内部提供信息的指导准则是什么。最后一段的第一句就是：The general rule in company communication is to tell employees as much as you can as soon as you can。尽可能的快，尽可能的多。不能提供细节的，至少给个大致的背景消息（put the news in context）。时机成熟了，再告知更多。选B：在可能的最早的阶段让人有个总体的印象。

20题，给文章选标题。这种题在BEC的阅读里还真不多见。选标题，就是要挑选文章的最主要意思，从整体上把握文章的main ideas。这篇文章通篇说的就是communication，前面介绍了沟通的背景：裁员；接着说了员工对裁员的反应；然后最后两段，一段说员工喜

欢什么样的沟通方式，一段说沟通的原则是什么。综合起来，就是关于怎样进行有效沟通的问题。选B。A不对，片面了，只是文中某部分的内容，并且这部分内容是为后面做背景介绍，不是主要的；C不对，不是简单的research，research仅仅是介绍状况，文章还有关于实现措施的。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（6）

The Negotiating Table

You can negotiate virtually anything.Projects, resources, expectations and deadlines are all outcomes of negotiation.Some people negotiate deals for a living.Dr Herb Cohen is one of these professional talkers, called in by companies to negotiate on their behalf.He approaches the art of negotiation as a game because, as he is usually negotiating for somebody else, he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation.He is working in a competitive field and needs to avoid being too adversarial.Whether he succeeds or not, it is important to him to make a good impression so that people will recommend him.The starting point for any deal, he believes, is to identify exactly what you want from each other.More often than not, one party will be trying to persuade the other round to their point of view.Negotiation requires two people at the end saying ‘yes”.This can be a problem because one of them usually begins by saying “no”.However, although this can make talks more difficult, this is often just a starting point in the negotiation game.Top management may well reject the idea initially because it is the safer option but they would not be there if they were not interested.It is a misconception that skilled negotiators are smooth operators in smart suits.Dr Cohen says that one of his strategies is to dress down so that the other side can relate to you.Pitch your look to suit your customer.You do not need to make them feel better than you but, For example, dressing in a style that is not

overtly expensive or successful will make you more approachable.People will generally feel more comfortable with somebody who appears to be like them rather than superior to them.They may not like you but they will feel they can trust you.Dr Cohen suggests that the best way to sell your proposal is by getting into the world of the other side.Ask questions rather than give answers and take an interest in what the other person is saying, even if you think what they are saying is silly.You do not need to become their best friends but being too clever will alienate them.A lot of deals are made on impressions.Do not rush what you are saying---put a few hesitations in , do not try to blind them with your verbal dexterity.Also, you should repeat back to them what they have said to show you take them seriously.Inevitably some deals will not succeed.Generally the longer the negotiations go on, the better chance they have because people do not want to think their investment and energies have gone to waste.However , joint venture can mean joint risk and sometimes , if this becomes too great , neither party may be prepared to see the deal through.More common is a corporate culture clash between companies, which can put paid to any deal.Even having agreed a deal, things may not be tied up quickly because when the lawyers get involved, everything gets slowed down as they argue about small details.De Cohen thinks that children are the masters of negotiation.Their goals are totally selfish.They understand the decision-making process within families perfectly.If Mum refuses their request , they will troop along to Dad and pressure him.If al else fails, they will try the grandparents, using some emotional blackmail.They can also be very single-minded and have an inexhaustible supply of energy for the cause they are pursuing.So there are lesson to be learned from watching and listening to children.Dr Cohen treats negotiation as a game in order to

A put people at ease

B remain detached

C be competitive

D impress rivals Many people say “no” to a suggestion in the beginning to

A convince the other party of their point of view

B show they are not really interested

C indicate they wish to take the easy option

D protect their company’s situation Dr Cohen says that when you are trying to negotiate you should

A adapt your style to the people you are talking to

B make the other side feel superior to you

C dress in a way to make you feel comfortable.D try to make the other side like you According to Dr Cohen, understanding the other person will help you to

A gain their friendship

B speed up the negotiations

C plan your next move.D convince them of your point of view Deals sometimes fail because

A negotiations have gone on too long

B the companies operate in different ways

C one party risks more than the other.D the lawyers work too slowly Dr Cohen mentions children’s negotiation techniques to show that you should

A be prepared to try every route

B try not to make people feel guilty

C be careful not to exhaust yourself

D control the decision-making process.关于negotiating techniques的文章。传统的阅读题型，相对比较容易。

15题，答案很明显：he says this helps him drain the emotional content from his conversation。帮助他抽离他的谈话中的感情成分。要想选对，只需要知道选项B中detached的含义：not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way

16题，这题貌似只能采取排除法。因为几个选项和原文的对应都不是太明显。问为什么很多人在一开始要对一个建议说“不”。答案是第二段的最后一句：Top management may well reject the idea initially because it is the safer option but they would not be there if they were not interested.。最高管理层在一开始可能会拒绝这个建议，因为这样是一个更安全的选择。但是如果他们真的不感兴趣的话，他们就不会在那里（谈判）了。A在这段文字中没有提到，B不对，他们肯定是感兴趣的，C也不对没有提到，原文说的是safer option。选D，之所以会拒绝，因为从维护公司利益的角度，这样是一个safer option。

17题，答案也很明显：Dr Cohen says that one of his strategies is to dress down so that the other side can relate to you.这里的两个词组可以解释下：

dress down: to wear clothes that are more informal than the ones you would usually wear

relate to :to feel that you understand someone's problem, situation etc

所以这个句子意思是穿的不那么正式，这样可以让另一方接近你。也就是A说的是你的风格适应你的谈判对象。C不对，不是make you feel comfortable，而是make others feel comfortable。D也不对，可能会误选，不是让别人喜欢你，like太夸张了，只是容易接近。

18题，答案在第四段的第一句话：Dr Cohen suggests that the best way to sell your proposal is by getting into the world of the other side.。走进另一方的世界，就是

原文说的understanding the other person，目的是为了sell your proposal，也就是让对方接受你的建议，选D。

19题，谈判失败的原因，答案是第五段的这么一句：More common is a corporate culture clash between companies, which can put paid to any deal。公司文化冲突导致的。文化冲突，就是两个公司在运作、理念等等上的不一致，选C：两个公司以不同的方式运作。

20题，为什么要借鉴小孩子的办法，原文最后一段提到小孩子的办法就是，爸爸不行找妈妈，妈妈不行就在感情上敲诈爷爷奶奶。此路不通就换另一条，就是A说的尝试每一条路线。B没有提到，C不对，原文说小孩子有inexhaustible supply of energy。D也没有提到。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（7）

Sweet smell of excess-for just ￡ 47.874 a bottle

The marketing says it is the “ ultimate symbol of indulgence and truly impeccable taste”.A new scent, named V1, has(0)launched for Christmas-retailing at just ￡47.874.The makers are proudly promoting it(31),the “ world’s most expensive perfume” and are confident of selling the limited edition of 173 bottles-(32)it should be exactly 173 bottles is not made clear in the publicity for the product.Although carefully priced at just under the ￡50.000 mark, this perfume is clearly(33)something for anyone who considers ￡30 too much to pay for a bottle of eau-de-toilette.Those(34)are potential customers will certainly be reassured to learn that a case covered in rubies and diamonds is included free(35)charge.Purchasers are assured of further savings, with unlimited scent refills guaranteed indefinitely-at no extra cost.The fragrance is the idea of Arfaq Hussain, a 27-year-old clothes designer who first made a name(36)himself with an air-conditioned jacket he was asked to make

by the singer Michael Jackson(37)far, Mr Jackson is the only person to(38)placed an order-he wants two, according to Mr Hussain.Mr Hussain is unconcerned at having no previous experience of perfumery.“ It’s so(39)more than a perfume----it’s a piece of jewellery, too.” explained Mr Hussain.He attempted to describe the ￡47.874 sensation.“ it is delicate , fragrant and quite unique.When you open the lid, it takes you totally away.It’s just(40)being surrounded by thousands of wild flowers and roses.这是高级阅读部分的一个新题型。不仅中级里面没有，一般的英语考试也没有。填词版的完形填空。乍一看会觉得很难，有点像是主观题。其实题型什么的都是次要的，都是借着题型这个外壳考察语言功底。只要基本功够扎实，完全可以通过摸准不同题型的特点来做出正确的答案。

具体说BEC H里的填词版完型，里面填入的词主要是连词、介词和代词，一般不会让你填入那种需要发挥超级想象力才能想得出的形容词和动词。做题的思路有两种，一种是固定用法、常见表达，一种是从语法角度分析句子结构，来判断句子缺失的成分。

这篇文章讲的是一种昂贵的新型香水，走的是高端路线。

31题，这题答案很明显。圣诞发布的香水，制作者打算将它开发成“世界上最昂贵的香水”（most expensive perfume），promote„.as，将什么给开发成什么。

32题，要从意思和句子结构上进行分析。前面说发售限量版的173瓶香水，后面一个破折号做进一步的说明。从意思上看，词组made clear很关键，表原因的；而从句子成分上看，这里就是关系代词引导的从句在句子中充当补充成分。而能够表示原因的关系代词，是why。

33，34，35,这三道题也很明显。33题从意思上做，这个香水肯定是不适合认为30英镑的香水很贵的人，所以是填not，表否定；34题，those who的搭配，应该够的上条件反射的级别，those who are potential customer，那些是潜在客户的人；35题，free of charge，免费，固定搭配。

36题，这题考察的也是一个固定搭配，make a name for oneself，使„出名。这个香

水的创意来自一个服装设计师，而此人最早出名是因为迈天王让他制作了一件空调夹克（air-conditioned jacket）。

37题，截止目前迈天王是唯一的下了订单的人。So far，截止目前。

38题，下了订单。have done，表示完成的意思。

39题，理解句子的意思+固定用法的使用。这个句子的意思很明显：它不仅仅是一瓶香水，它还是一件珠宝。所以空格前后搭配的意思应该是不仅仅。用so much more than。例如：so much more than just a home。

40题，最后几句话都是夸赞这个香水的。多么的精致独特。而当你打开香水的时候，你整个人都被take away了，就像是被成千上万的野花和玫瑰簇拥着。说香水，却扯到wild flowers和rose上面去了，所以是比喻，用like。

BEC商务英语高级考试历年真题（8）

The Scientific Approach to Recruitment

When it(0)to selecting candidates through interview, more often than not the decision is made within the first five minutes of a meeting.Yet employers like to(21)themselves that they are being exceptionally thorough in their selection processes.In today’s competitive market place, the(22)of staff in many organizations is fundamental to the company’s success and, as a result , recruiters use all means at their disposal to(23)the best in the field.One method in particular that has(24)in popularity is testing , either psychometric testing, which attempts to define psychological characteristics , or ability￡aptitude testing(25)an organization with an extra way of establishing a candidate’s suitability for a role.It(26)companies to add value by identifying key elements of a position and then testing candidates to ascertain their ability against those identified elements.The employment of psychometric or ability testing as one(27)of the recruitment

process may have some merit, but in reality there is no real(28), scientific or otherwise, of the potential future performance of any inpidual.The answer to this problem is experience in interview techniques and strong definition of the elements of each position to be(29)as the whole recruitment process is based on few real certainties, the instinctive decisions that many employers make, based on a CT and the first five minutes of a meeting, are probably no less valid than any other tool employed in the(30)of recruitment.21.A suggest B convince C advise D believe

22.A worth B credit C quality D distinction

23.A secure B relies C attain D achieve

24.A lifted B enlarged C expanded D risen

25.A provides B offers C contributes D gives

26.A lets B enables C agrees D admits

27.A portion B member C share D component

28.A extent B size C amount D measure

29.A occupied B met C filled D appointed A business B topic C point D affair

《The scientific approach to recruitment》，招人的科学方法。这篇完型比较简单。完型填空也有两种题型，两种解题思路。一种是从意思上理解然后做出选择，一种是根据单词的用法。前者比较容易，后者很考验语言功底。

21题，理解上下文的意思。前面说招人时的决定一般是在五分钟以内做出的。但是雇主们试图使自己详细相信他们在挑选过程中是经过了深思熟虑的。Convince oneself，使确信。其他的词没有这个用法。

22题，员工的质量对公司的成功是至关重要的。选quality。

23题，招人者试图利用一切方法来抓住这个领域最好的（人才），secure the best，抓住最好的。realise是实现，attain是获得，后面不能接人，achieve是实现一个目标。

24题，rise in popularity，固定搭配，popularity是知名度的意思，这个词组应该可以翻译成声名鹊起。

25题，provides with,提供。给组织提供另外一种方法。offer的用法是offer sb sth，contribute在这里意思不对。

26题，是公司能够增加价值，enable

27题，这题的意思很明显，测试（testing）作为招聘过程的一个组成部分，要区分选项的几个单词，尤其是portion和component，看英英解释。

Component：one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc

Portion：a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts

这里强调testing是一个组成部分，没有说明特殊的地方，选component。

28题，对每个人未来的可能表现没有一个真正的衡量。选measure。

29题，fill a position，填补空位，fill在这里的意思是to perform a particular job, activity, or purpose in an organization, or to find someone or something to do this。不能选occupy，因为occupy更强调人的一种主动，而这里只是客观说某个需要填补的职位。

30题，in the business of，也是一种固定的说法，在什么的过程中。很多场合都可以使用。可以多看几个例句：

We’re in the business of stimulating the economy（By Obama）

Energetics is a specialist management consultancy in the business of climate change

Time for a new career

“losing your job isn’t the end of the world: it gives you’re the chance the a new beginning(0)says Caroline Poole, 30, Who was made redundant(31)her role

as head of marketing campaigns with an insurance group two years ago.The news was a blow, especially after a successful nine-year career with the business, but she was determined to see redundancy(32)a positive force for change.(33)it seemed a tough lesson at the time, redundancy was the catalyst that redirected my career, “ says Caroline “It gave me the break I needed to understand(34)my career objectives lay.”

Working with a consultant, Caroline explored a number of work options that oppealed to her.She also took advantage of workshops on issues(35)as setting up your own business, and managing your finances.A key consideration for her was(36)easy it would be to balance working in London with home life 100 kilometers away.She was encouraged to network(37)other marketing professionals and via this route made contact with a communications agency.She took time out to go travelling , and on her return was offered a role in the agency.(38)was proof to her that she still had marketable skills.Two years(39)from redundancy, Caroline is planning another career break.“ The experience of redundancy has made me view my options with more confidence.I now know that I can dictate my own career path, even(40)it were to mean resigning first and then taking time to find the right direction” she says.填词版的完形填空，关于失业之后该如何开始新的职业生活的。这些文章读多了，对人是会有启发的。此外，这种题型也很考验人的语言功底，短语积累和基本的语法知识是必不可少的。

31题，考查的是固定搭配。这里的意思很明显，是指这个女的在自己的职位上被开除了，make redundant是商业英语里的地道说法：Follow a fair and legal process when it's necessary to dismiss staff on the grounds of redundancy.如果是made redundant，后面的介词用from，可以看个例句：Just been made redundant from your last job？

32题，比较简单，see as，将什么视为。将失业视为改变的积极动力。

33题，虽然是艰难的一课(a tough lesson)，还是改变了我的职业方向(redirect my career)，有转折的意思，although和though。

34题，这是个定语从句，当中要填入的是关系代词。给了我需要的时间，来弄明白我的职业目标放在哪。用where。

35题，这题很明显，举例的，用such as。

36题，分析这个句子的成分。前面是a key consideration,做主语，有个was，是谓语，was后面的是宾语。在宾语成分里出现了it would be to balance„..这样的完整的句子，所以空格部分应该填入一个词，引导从句，并且这个词所接从句必须倒装。满足这个要求的词是how。（How引导的状语从句要求部分倒装）

37题，network with，词组：connect as or operate with a network，将„连成网。

38题，还是个定语从句。一个完整的句子，缺乏关系代词来衔接，要用which。关键在于要识别出这里的定语从句，否则很难往那上面想。在做这类题目时，如果一个句子各种成分都很齐全，而且比较长，那么是从句的可能性很大，要根据上下文的意思来判断填入的代词。题目做多了，会培养出这方面的警觉性。

39题，two years on，固定说法，两年以后，两年过去了。

40题，很容易联想到even if或者是even though，只能填if不能填though。这是两个意思和用法都不同的词组。even if，即便，带有假设的意思，后面接虚拟语气；even though，即使，表示既定事实。40空后面的句子是虚拟语气，因此这个题目只能填if。