商务英语考试（1）

PAPER 6

按照题目的要求是写一个通告。因此在文章的开头或结尾就应该有一些必要的客套话。另外，题目要求“分析，比较”已提供的数据，所以重复题目中的数据没有意义，而应该通过计算，去寻找更有意义的间接的数据内容。总之，写这种文章，首先要研究透表格数据之间的关系，以及数据背后所反映出的本质东西，其次，要注意格式和内容的统一。

It is obvious that ITC’s results this year continue to reflect a healthy The company made steady progress in all its businesses in the Indian market, which we can see clearly from the The increasing rate of ITC’S net Profit has gone up to 32%, much higher than 20%, the average Comparatively speaking, the average cost this year ()is lower than the one ()last year, considering the Net Income and profit Before From the current development, we believe we will play an abiding role in India as one of India’s emerging multinational

商务英语考试（2）

Read the article below about expanding a retail

Choose the correct word to fill each gap from (A, B, C or D) on the opposite

For each question 21-30,mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer

There is an example at the beginning, (0)

Should you open a second branch?

Choosing to expand your business by opening a second location can be one of the best decisions you’ll ever (0)____, or one of the Before you (21)____ at a decision, there are several things you should check to see if you are ready to take this big step towards

Firstly – your cash Like starting up any business, a second location (22)____ a large initial investment and usually takes a long time to turn a Look at your firm’s accounts If these (23)____ that you cannot afford a long-term drain on your financial resources, then it is probably better to

Secondly – your personnel and If you don’t have a management team (24)____ place already, you should probably think about establishing one before opening a second The same (25)____ in the case of operating systems and The better organized your business now, the better organized your second location will be,

Also, you need to think about your Is your current site doing as much business as it can (26)____, or are there ways you could grow without opening a second branch? Try expanding internally Similarly, don’t (27)____ that just because your business is successful in one town, it will immediately succeed in a (28)____ Research your potential markets before setting up shop, and (29)____ your new branch to answer the specific needs of these

Finally, be realistic about the time you need to invest to make a second location You don’t want to take (30)____ so much work that you can’t honour your

Example :

A have B decide C do D make

0 A B C D

21 A arrive B come C reach D approach

22 A contains B includes C involves D consists

23 A tell B present C show D exhibit

24 A at B in C by D to

25 A applies B refers C concerns D relates

26 A deal B hold C handle D cope

27 A assume B trust C rely D count

28 A connecting B neighbouring C surrounding D matching

29 A invent B amend C design D innovate

30 A through B up C down D on

商务英语考试（3）

Look at the statements below and the article about the development of future business leaders on the opposite

Which section of the article (A, B, C or D) does each statement (1-7) refer to?

For each statement (1-7), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer

You will need to use some of these letters more than

1 Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the

2 Organisations need to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently

3 There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits

4 Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing

5 Firms currently identify high-flyers without the support of a guidance

6 Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of

7 Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer will interest

The Stars of the Future

A Existing management research does not tell us much about how to find and develop high-flyers, those people who have the potential to reach the top of an As a result, organisations are left to formulate their own A more effective overall policy for developing future leaders is needed, which is why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrow’s Leaders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organisations’

B TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of leadership Unfortunately, with today’s flat organisations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often falls victim to heavy One manager in the research group was unconvinced by the logic of sending his best people away on development courses, ’only to see them poached by another department or, worse still, another firm’. This fear of losing high-flyers runs deep in the organisations that make up the research

C TLRG argues that the task of management is not necessarily about employee retention, but about creating ’attraction centres’. ’We must help line managers to realise that if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, they will have a greater appeal to high-flyers,’ said one Furthermore, selecting people for, say, a leadership development programme is a sign of commitment from management to an Loyalty can then be more easily demanded in

D TLRG has concluded that a company’s HR specialists need to take action and engage with line managers individually about their role in the development of Indeed, in order to benefit fully from training high-flyers as the senior managers of the future, firms must actually address the development of all managers who will be supporting the Without this, managers will not be in a position to give appropriate And when eventually the high-flyers do move on, new ones will be needed to replace The next challenge will be to find a new generation of

首先得搞明白的是这篇文章到底讲的什么。不用看具体内容，有两个地方直接告诉了。一个是题目说明的第一句话，另一个是正文的标题。从这两个地方就可以看出全文探讨的是公司未来接班人——也就是潜力股——的培养问题。

A段讲了TLRG这个贯穿全文的研究组织诞生的原因：现行的研究满足不了需要，于是大多数公司只能自己探索发掘接班人的模式;(即第五题的答案)

B段讲了直属经理(line managers)对于发掘接班人的重要性(真是干什么都要从基层抓起)，以及经理们的一些疑虑;

C段讲的是接班人问题对公司的重要性，并且应该让院线经理们明白这种重要性;

D段是针对前面列出的问题，提出的解决建议，什么专家协助等等。

整篇文章分为四个部分，层层递进，有很强的逻辑性。拿这样的文章来做阅读材料应该是相对容易把握的。

商务英语考试（4）

Problems in the IT industry

In the information technology industry, it is widely acknowledged that how well IT departments of the future can fulfil their business goals will depend not on the regular updating of technology, which is essential for them to do, but on how well they can hold on to the people skilled at manipulating the newest This is becoming more Best estimates of the current shortfall in IT staff in the UK are between 30,000 and 50,000, and

And there is no end to the problem in A severe industry-wide lack of investment in training means the long-term skills base is both ageing and Employers are chasing experienced staff in ever-decreasing circles, and, according to a recent government report, 250,000 new IT jobs will be created over the next

Most employers are confining themselves to dealing with the immediate There is little evidence, for example, that they are stepping up their intake of raw recruits for in-house training, or retraining existing staff from other This is the course of action recommended by the Computer Software Services Association, but research shows its members are adopting the short-term measure of bringing in more and more consultants on a contract However, this approach is becoming less and less acceptable as the general shortage of skills, coupled with high demand, sends contractor rates An experienced contract programmer, for example, can now earn at least double the current permanent

With IT professionals increasingly attracted to the financial rewards and flexibility of consultancy work, average staff turnover rates are estimated to be around 15%. While many companies in the financial services sector are managing to contain their losses by offering skilled IT staff 'golden handcuffs' - deferred loyalty bonuses that tie them in until a certain date - other organisations, like local governments, are unable to match the competitive salaries and perks on offer in the private sector and contractor market, and are suffering turnover rates of up to 60% a

But while loyalty bonuses have grabbed the headlines, there are other means of holding on to Some companies are doing additional IT pay reviews in the year and paying market But such measures can create serious employee relations problems among those excluded, both within and outside IT Many industry experts advise employers to link bonuses to performance wherever However, employers are realising that bonuses will only succeed if they are accompanied by other incentives such as attractive career prospects, training, and challenging work that meets the individual's long-term

This means managers need to allocate assignments more strategically and think about advancing their staff as well as their Some employers advocate giving key employees projects that would normally be handled by people with slightly more experience or For many employers, however, the urgency of the problem demands a more immediate solution, such as recruiting skilled workers from But even this is not easy, with strict quotas on the number of work permits In addition, opposition to the recruitment of IT people from other countries is growing, as many professionals believe it will lead to even less investment in training and thus a long-term weakening of the UK skills

13 According to the first paragraph, the success of iT departments will depend on

A their success at retaining their skilled

B the extent to which they invest in new

C their attempts to recruit staff with the necessary

D the ability of employees to keep up with the latest

14 A problem referred to in the second paragraph is that

A the government needs to create thousands of new IT

B the pool of skilled IT people will get even smaller in the

C company budgets for IT training have been decreasing

D older IT professionals have not had adequate

15 What possible solution to the long-term problems in the IT industry is referred to in the third paragraph?

A ensure that permanent staff earn the same as contract staff

B expand company training programmes for new and old employees

C conduct more research into the reasons for staff leaving

D offer top rates to attract the best specialist consultants

16 In some businesses in the financial services sector, the IT staffing problem has led to

A cash promises for skilled staff after a specified period of

B more employees seeking alternative employment in the public

C the loss of customers to rival

D more flexible conditions of work for their

商务英语考试（5）

least two people present 至少两人在场

A:I need to work overtime

B:Make sure that at least two people are present for safety

A：我今天要加班了。

B：为了安全起见，至少要有两个人在场。

Call if there are any issues 有问题打电话

A: Julian， I’m going to work next

B: Good， call me if there are any

A：朱利安，我下周要来加班。

B：好的，有问题给我打电话。

注："Issues" are problems and troubles， not simply

all the electricity， fire， gases after done 离开之前检查电、火和煤气。

A: You can go home， we’ll finish the

B: Thank Make sure to check all the electricity，fire， gases after

A：你先回家吧，我们把事情做完。

B：谢谢你，(干完)走之前一定要检查电、火和煤气。

薪水工

A: Do I get overtime pay?

B: No， you are an exempt (salaried) employee， and do not get paid for

A：我有加班费吗?

B：没有，你是薪水工，加班是没有加班费的。

to work overtime 不得不加班

A: Can you finish it today?

B: No way， I have to work overtime today to get it

A：你今天能干完吗?

B：根本不可能，我今天不得不加班才能干完。

meals 加班就餐

A:How about overtime meals， can we expense them?

B:Yes， submit the expense report to

A：加班就餐怎么办?我们能报销吗?

B：可以，把报销单交给我。

Overtime pay 加班费

A: How much is the overtime pay?

B: It’s times for workday overtime， and 2 times for

A：加班费怎么算?

B：工作日加班是正常的倍，周末是2倍。

expenses 报销

A: Did you report the expenses for the overtime?

B: Not I’ll report the taxi and meal expenses later

A：你加班的费用报销了吗?

B：还没有，我今天晚些时候连打车和吃饭一起报销。

for overtime 加班申请

A: I just submitted a request for

B: I will take a look and see if it is

A：我刚刚交了一份加班申请。

B：我一会儿看看有没有必要加班。

off later 补休

A: I have worked overtime for the entire

B: You can take some time off

A：为了完成工作，我一整周都在加班。

B：你可以以后补休。

商务英语考试（6）

Go across the street 过马路

A: Let’s go across the street for a

B: Okay, sounds very

A:我们过马路走走吧。

B:好的,这主意不错。

Go around the lake 去湖边走走

A: Would you like to go around the lake?

B: Great idea!

A:你想不想去湖边走走?

B:好主意!

How are things going? 怎么样?

A: How are things going recently?

B: Pretty

A:近怎么样?

B:很好。

How is your family? 家里人好吗?

A: How is your family?

B: They are doing

A:家里人好吗?

B:他们很好。

Let’s go and get some fresh 我们出去呼吸一下新鲜空气吧。

A: After lunch, let’s go and get some fresh

B: Good

A:吃完午饭,我们出去呼吸一下新鲜空气吧。

B:好主意。

商务英语考试（7）

I hope we can do business together, and look forward to hearing from you

希望我们有合作机会，并静候您的佳音。

I hope that we can cooperate

希望我们合作愉快。

I hope that we can continue our

希望我们能继续合作。

We sincerely hope that this transaction will turn out to the satisfaction of both

我们真心地希望这次交易能使我们双方都能满意。

We hope that this market trend will

我方希望这种市场趋势能继续发展下去。

It is hoped that you would seriously take this matter into consideration and let us have your reply

希望你方能认真考虑这件事，并尽快答复我们。

We hope that you will deal with our request

希望能得到贵方的迅速答复。

We hope to receive your immediate

希望得到贵方的迅速答复。

We are looking forward to having your early reply to this

希望贵方对这件事能尽早答复。

We hope that this dispute can be settled through friendly negotiation without its being submitted for

我方希望争方可以通过友好谈判加以解决，而不要仲裁。

商务英语考试（8）

We look forward to your settlement at an early

我方期待着贵方早日解决这一问题。

Your early settlement of this case will be

如能早日解决这一问题，我方将不胜感激。

We hope that you can settle the claim as quickly as

希望贵方能尽快解决索赔事宜。

We hope that there will be no repetition of this kind of trouble in the

希望类似的麻烦将来不再发生。

We expect that you will offer us a lower price as soon as

期待贵方能尽快报一个更低的价格。

We hope that the matter can be brought to a satisfactory

希望此事有一个圆满的解决。

I do hope this undesirable incident will not stand in the way of our future

我希望这件不愉快的事情不会影响我们今后的贸易。

We hope this matter will not affect our good relations in our future

我希望此事不会影响我们将来业务中的良好关系。

I wish that this business will bring benefit to both of

希望这笔生意对我们双方都会带来好处。

We hope this incident will not bring any harm to our pleasant

我们希望此事不会给我们的良好关系带来任何损害。

商务英语考试（9）

What kind of account did you have in your mind?

你想开哪种帐户?

Do you like to open a current account?

你想开一个活期存款帐户吗?

A deposit or current account?

定期还是活期?

Please tell me how you would like to deposit your 请告诉我你想存何种户头?

There's a service charge for the checking account but no charge for the 支票户头要收服务费，现金户头不收。

Our minimum deposit for a savings account is 100 我们储蓄存款的最低存款额是100美圆。

Five yuan is the minimum original 最低起存款额是5元。

You can open a savings account at any time with an initial deposit of 50 你可随时以50美圆的起存额开立储蓄帐户。

Even one yuan is all 甚至一元也可以起存。

Here is your Please bring it back when you deposit or withdraw money any time you Keep it well and inform us whenever you lose 这是你的存折，存取款时请带来。保管好存折，遗失请告诉我们。

商务英语考试（10）

award 现金奖励

A: How about cash award to push the sales?

B: We can consider But how much should we offer?

A:用现金奖励来推动销售怎么样?

B:可以考虑,但给多少呢?

the deal 完成交易

A: We need to close the deal as soon as

B: I We need

A:我们得尽快完成交易。

B:我明白,我们需要现金。

calls 电话推销

A: Do we make cold calls?

B: We don’ It’s not very

A:我们做电话推销吗?

B:不做,电话推销不是很有效。

of payment 回款

A: What is the term of collection of payment?

B: Thirty day

A:回款的期限是多长时间?

B:30天不加息。

visit 客户参观

A: There will be a customer visit next

B: We will get

A:下周三有客户来参观。

B:我们会做好准备的

折扣

A: The customer is asking for a How much is the limit?

B: Don’t go over ten

A:客户在要求打折,多少是上限?

B:不要超过10%。

deal 划算、好交易

A: I just bought a new Toyota Camry for $19,

B: That is a good

A:我刚刚花一万九千美元买了辆丰田佳美车。

B:(这个价钱)很划算。

up 毛利

A: Did you do a nice mark up for the last quotation?

B: I sure did, 25%.

A:你上一个报价的毛利高吗?

B:当然,25%。

sale 促销、打折、减价

A: Is this car on sale?

B: The Chrysler 300 is on sale this

A:这款车是在促销吗?

B:没有,这周促销的车型是克莱斯勒300。

(Return on asset) 资本利润

A: Did you calculate the ROA?

B: It’s 18%.

A:你算过资本利润了吗?

B:是的,18%。

商务英语考试（11）

award 现金奖励

A: How about cash award to push the sales?

B: We can consider But how much should we offer?

A:用现金奖励来推动销售怎么样?

B:可以考虑,但给多少呢?

the deal 完成交易

A: We need to close the deal as soon as

B: I We need

A:我们得尽快完成交易。

B:我明白,我们需要现金。

calls 电话推销

A: Do we make cold calls?

B: We don’ It’s not very

A:我们做电话推销吗?

B:不做,电话推销不是很有效。

of payment 回款

A: What is the term of collection of payment?

B: Thirty day

A:回款的期限是多长时间?

B:30天不加息。

visit 客户参观

A: There will be a customer visit next

B: We will get

A:下周三有客户来参观。

B:我们会做好准备的。

商务英语考试（12）

line 装配线

A: How many workers are on assembly line?

B: Thirty nine

A:装配线上有多少工人?

B:一共39名。

code 条形码

A: Bar code is so popular these

B: I Walt-Mart won’t be able to do business without bar

A:现在条形码很流行。

B:我知道,如果没有条形码,沃尔玛现在就做不成生意了。

asset 资本性资产

A: What is capital asset?

B: Any item which depreciates over

A:什么是资本性资产?

B:指那些随着时间的推移会贬值的资产。

reduction 降成本

A: We made a lot of efforts on the cost

B: Any realized savings?

A:我们做了许多降成本的努力。

B:有哪些实现的节约吗?

改革创新

A: Is there any way to encourage innovations on the shop floor?

B: We have incentive plans for

A:在工厂里有什么方法可以鼓励创新吗?

B:有,我们有创新的鼓励政策。

商务英语考试（13）

award 现金奖励

A: How about cash award to push the sales?

B: We can consider But how much should we offer?

A:用现金奖励来推动销售怎么样?

B:可以考虑,但给多少呢?

the deal 完成交易

A: We need to close the deal as soon as

B: I We need

A:我们得尽快完成交易。

B:我明白,我们需要现金。

calls 电话推销

A: Do we make cold calls?

B: We don' It's not very

A:我们做电话推销吗?

B:不做,电话推销不是很有效。

of payment 回款

A: What is the term of collection of payment?

B: Thirty day

A:回款的期限是多长时间?

B:30天不加息。

visit 客户参观

A: There will be a customer visit next

B: We will get

A:下周三有客户来参观。

B:我们会做好准备的

折扣

A: The customer is asking for a How much is the limit?

B: Don't go over ten

A:客户在要求打折,多少是上限?

B:不要超过10%。

deal 划算、好交易

A: I just bought a new Toyota Camry for $19,

B: That is a good

A:我刚刚花一万九千美元买了辆丰田佳美车。

B:(这个价钱)很划算。

up 毛利

A: Did you do a nice mark up for the last quotation?

B: I sure did, 25%.

A:你上一个报价的毛利高吗?

B:当然,25%。

sale 促销、打折、减价

A: Is this car on sale?

B: The Chrysler 300 is on sale this

A:这款车是在促销吗?

B:没有,这周促销的车型是克莱斯勒300。

(Return on asset) 资本利润

A: Did you calculate the ROA?

B: It's 18%.

A:你算过资本利润了吗?

B:是的,18%。

商务英语考试（14）

SCENE⑤ C 会议结束后

【她可都是玩真的】

Elvin: I used to 1) be down on the sales people until I saw her 2) in

艾文： 我以前对业务员都很失望，直到我见识到吉娜的能耐。

Dave: She means business, for

戴夫： 她可都是玩真的。

Elvin: Most salespeople seem like 3) Zina's definitely an 4)

艾文： 大部分的业务看起来都没大脑。吉娜绝对是个例外。

Dave: We'd better get back to

戴夫： 我们最好回去工作了。

Elvin: Yeah, I'm not too worried about Vince, but I'd hate to face Zina if we don't 5)

艾文： 是啊，我还不太担心文斯，但若我们搞不定，我可是打死不想面对吉娜……

语言详解

A: It's definitely time you got a

你绝对该去剪头发了。

B: I My hair is always in my

我知道。我的头发老是跑进眼睛。

【mean business 玩真的】

mean business是表示“当真，玩真的”，没有儿戏的成份在内，一心一意地去达成某件事，未必和“生意”business有关：

A: I still can't believe Mary got into

我还是不敢相信玛莉考进大学了。

B: Well, she meant business this

呃，她这次是玩真的。

mean business也可以表示为了某种目的而来：

A: Why are the police outside?

警察怎么会在这儿?

B: They mean Otherwise, they wouldn't have come

他们来办事。要不然没事他们不会来的。

1) be down 对……感到失望，看不起。

2) in action 在行动中，在动作中

3) half-brain () 只有半个脑，意即“没大脑，白痴”。

4) exception () 例外

5) deliver () 成功达成交付任务

商务英语考试（15）

SCENE⑤ B 会议结束后

【她还真像个女超人】

Dave: Either we'll be millionaires, or we won' won't have a

戴夫： 当不成百万富翁，就当……身无分文。

Elvin: And it's all coming down to the next three

艾文： 接下来的三个星期就会见真相。

Dave: The only person who seems confident the software will be done on time is

戴夫： 只有吉娜有信心，软件会准时完成。

Elvin: Yeah, she is some kind of Superwoman, isn't she?

艾文： 对啊，她还真像个女超人，你说是不是?

Dave: 1) Failure just isn't an 2) option for I'm glad she's on our

戴夫： 失败这两个字不在她的字典里。我很高兴她跟我们是同一伙的。

语言详解

A: Do I have any other options?

我有其他选择吗?

B: You have to pick them up at six

你得在早上六点的时候来拿。

【It's all coming down 成败攸关于……】

come down to是指情况到了最后成败的关头，短期内就要见真相：

A: It's all coming down to these last two

成败就看这最后两天了。

B: We can do it!

我们做得到的!

也可以指彼此的关系每况愈下，到达谷底：

A: I need more Give me

我还要钱。给我一点。

B: Has our relationship just come down to this-money?

我们的关系已走到了这样，钱钱钱?

你也可以说It came down to the point 以表示情势的发展已至最后的临界点：

A: It came down to the point where I had to make a

事已至此，我得做出决定。

B: So you decided to quit your job and come here?

所以你决定辞职到这里来?

1) failure () 失败

2) option () 选择

商务英语考试（16）

BEC考试的显着特点就是把商业实际和英语运用结合起来，分成初、中、高三级(BEC Preliminary, BEC Vantage, BEC Higher)，其中BEC中级最符合广大考生的求职需求。BEC中级考试分成听、说、读、写四项考查，各占总成绩1/4，其中写作部分与听、说、读相比，因其考查形式固定，内容要求有限，因而最易得高分。写作部分包含两个部分：Part One, 备忘录或电子邮件(Memo or Email)，占写作成绩的1/3;Part Two, 商务信件、报告或提议(Letter, Report or Proposal)，占写作成绩的2/3。两部分相比，Part One要求简单，较之Part Two更容易提高，本文以《剑桥BEC真题集(中级) 第二辑》的Test Two, Part One为例，详细分析Part One的写作流程，并在最后给出BEC写作的复习资料。

样 题

You are the Managing Director of a company whose profits have recently increased and you would like to reward staff for

Write a memo to all staff:

Thanking them for their contribution

Explaining why profits increased

Telling them what their reward will

Write 40~50 words

题目解读

BEC中级写作考试总时长为45分钟，根据词数要求和分值，通常小作文写作不超过15分钟。应试创作可分成以下三步：审题构思Read & Plan (3 mins);写作Write (10 mins);检查Check (2 mins)。

Part One的题目背景通常是一事、两人、三要点。本题中，最近公司利润增长，“你”作为公司的董事总经理(Managing Director)将对全体员工(all staff)进行奖励，备忘录的内容需包括三个要点：感谢员工的贡献，解释利润增长原因，并告之奖励内容。正文词数要求为40～50个词，因为商务英语要求简洁，词数要求有上限，这和四、六级以及考研写作只规定词数下限有所区别，但实际考试时允许少量超标，比如接近60词。

内容、结构、语言和形式

内容

首先可根据各要点的逻辑关系调整写作顺序，比如在本题中，先解释利润增长的原因，再感谢员工，最后宣布奖励。其次应针对要点简要展开论述，比如利润增长的原因可能是销售量增加(the increase of sales)、成本降低(the reduction of cost)或推出新产品(the launch of the new product);而奖励的内容经常是集体旅行(a company trip)、涨工资(an increase of salary)或发放奖金(bonus)。要点扩展应注意两点：其一，商务交流要求具体，比如利润的增长比去年同时段增加10%;其二，扩展内容应符合商务实际，如全体员工工资上浮50%、增加带薪假期(paid leave)、开派对(a party)或唱卡拉OK(Karaoke)等奖励都是不符合商务实际的。如果确实对商务实务不熟悉，可用简单的理由以避免出错，比如公司业绩增长的原因可以宽泛地写成是员工的努力工作和加班(hard work and long working hours)。

结构

因为文章内容很少，总词数只有50个词左右，写作时应写成一个整体，不应出现每句一段的散文诗文章，而且不要刻意使用first和second之类的过渡词语。

商务英语考试（17）

BEC商务英语开考以来，其权威性得到国人的一致认可，对于即将进入职场的在校学生或已工作的青年来说，它成了就业、求职的重要砝码。但自BEC考试采用新题型以来，很多考生对此还不是很了解，为止我们采访了上海新东方学校BEC考试专家，就商务英语的题型及考试作了详解。

句子填空：

弄清逻辑上的衔接

这部分对我国考生而言有很高的难度，因为它考查了中国人说话写文章最缺少严密的逻辑性。西文，尤其是商务文章极其讲究逻辑的缜密性，中心思想明确，意群段之间有清晰的逻辑关系，句与句之间紧密相连。知道了这样的思维差异，在解题时便有了方向：通过各种衔接手段来解题。词汇的衔接、语法的衔接，最重要的是逻辑上的衔接。其实，任何两句话之间的逻辑关系不外乎两种情况：不是顺着意思讲下去顺接，就是意思发生了转折逆接。判断空格前后句之间的顺逆接关系，再寻找正确的选项解题就容易多了。平时考生在做阅读训练的时候要特别注意句子之间的逻辑关系。

阅读理解题：

跳跃式阅读

这部分其实是前两部分的综合。在读文章时只需抓住文章和各段的Main Idea即可，有较强阅读能力的考生尽可能快地速读出句子之间的逻辑关系，而细节跳跃式阅读法”效果很好。解题时，学生要放松心态，因为题目不难，只是在做一个“定位＋同义词、近义词”游戏罢了。值得注意的是这部分与四六级及考研阅读理解题不同，BEC阅读理解题目不能过细地去推敲，正确选项一般都是原句＋改写。

完型填空题：

习惯用法结合语境

考点词汇一般不是商务术语，是四级以下的.普通词汇。大多题目较容易，有个别题目较难。学生应该从搭配、习惯用法结合语境的方法解题。不过，想在此部分得满分是极难的。考生不要轻信自己的语感，这种感觉可能是错觉，真正的语感是以长期积累的实力为基础的。语法题：牢记BEC知识点。没有必要去把语法知识详细完全地进行复习，而只需将BEC经常考核的知识点简要地总结并牢记在大脑里就可以了。BEC语法题历年考试所涉及的语法点十分有限。“名称记不清，记忆像猩猩”——牢记住考点语法名称，完全可以在这两部分获得满分。

商务英语考试（18）

考试分两个阶段进行。第一阶段为笔试，包括阅读、写作和听力，第二阶段为口试。考试时间分别为：BEC初级阅读、写作90分钟，听力约40分钟(含填写答题卡时间)，口试12分钟；BEC中级阅读60分钟、写作45分钟、听力约40分钟(含填写答题卡时间)、口试14分钟；BEC高级阅读60分钟、写作70分钟、听力约40分钟(含填写答题卡时间)、口试16分钟。

商务英语考试（19）

11月19日，我大学毕业9年后的第一次正式英语考试。下午3点半走出川外，我和从不抽烟的搭档阿雷连整了两支，发挥还算正常，希望能得偿所愿。

1、 考前我们还在相互鼓励：慢慢做，完全有时间检查（根据我们做去年真题的经验）；谁知这次BEC初级的阅读题难度比以前提高了很多，监考老师提醒我们还有7分钟时，我还有一封信没有写。看来阅读题有逐年提高的趋势。就词汇量来说，我在8月份就背过了全部大学英语四级词汇，可是还是有很多不认识。但总体来说，我感觉这部分我做的还可以。

2、写作题有两道，基本上是送分的题，只要把几个要点扩展写全，这部分就能得很高的分。

3、听力题我认为是最难的部分，共有四道题。第一部分是听7个简短的对话，然后做选择题：有关于开会人数的，有选择公司业绩趋势图的；第四部分是关于一家公司的主要业务活动的描述，但好在每一道题基本上都能听到“提问”的原句，而且是按照顺序；这部分有一些题可以根据上下文提供的语境，按一定逻辑推理猜到。第二、三部分相对比较难，第二部分是关于描述一台复印机功能的对话，第三部分是关于公司会议安排的描述。这两部分我做的不好，其中第二部分我有一些数字和时间没有听出，第三部分我关于会议地点和联系人没有听清楚。

4、下午是口语考试，我们分坐几个侯考室，考试允许自由组合。我和搭档进去后，老师就问“你叫什么名字，来自哪里？是学生还是已经工作了？如果你回答是学生，她就接着问你学什么专业？如果你回答工作了，就问你是做什么的？注意一点，千万别自己把问题套深了。第二部分是叫两人分别选一张表，在表上有两个主题，我选择的是”选择工作的公司时什么对我很重要？有提示的：工资、提升机会、培训机会。第三部分是叫两人讨论“一家公司有很多员工打算离开公司，你们讨论采取什么方法留人？”只要认真看了书，应该没什么难度，但我和搭档在老师分别反问时都请求了一次重复。但过关应该没问题。

总体来说，我阅读和写作估计能得两个B，口语C，听力D吧，拉通看得个C应该没问题。

从考试难度上看：我的搭档阿雷今年6月刚过大学英语四级，从与他同培训班的两个月经历来看，有了四级的基础，通过BEC初级是比较轻松的；至于我，我毕业9年后一直没有碰过英语，看了前面“32岁学英语”的贴子，在这里也把自己的学习过程理了一下，鼓励旺友也勉励自己。

我之所以重拾英语：一是因为做财务工作比较轻松，除了月末和月初较忙外，每月大概有十几天比较空闲；二是我考过几次注册会计师，除了经济法通过了外，税法两次都考了50几分，财务管理一次53分，第二次45分，考虑难度很大（平均单科通过率在15%左右，运气不好时，审计有一年通过率为6%，会计8%；而大学英语改革前的通过率在50—70%左右，BEC初级的培训班通过率也在60—70%左右，由于条条道路都可以通罗马，所以想另劈溪径。

我是今年4月份开始重拾英语的`，用了一个月看完高考要求的词汇（恢复了基础），5月、6月两个月我看完了四级词汇（达到熟悉的程度，即看到单词马上能想起中文意思，但不能完全拼写出来），7月份看教材，每天坚持听1个小时，9月份上培训班时感觉自己的听力得到了跳跃式的恢复，听力材料也达到了听了上句就想到下句的熟悉程度，在这段时期我没有练过口语，但我感觉到只要听力上来了口语就没问题（即听得懂才能说的出）—听力应放在口语之前（这和我们儿时学汉语的过程上一样的，先听熟了才能说得出）。

前两天和培训班的学友们联系，大家准备继续考BEC的中级。我想说：想学就学，想唱就唱！态度决定一切（好像某位老师40多岁用逆向法重学英语只用了一年就当上了翻译），最重要的是自己对英语感不感兴趣，只有选择自己最喜欢的、最善长的才容易出成绩（伊明善52岁才从力帆起家）。—与大家共免！

BEC与四六级

1、四六级要求词汇的面要比BEC多，但目前社会考生已没有参考四六级的资格，如果你已工作了，我建议你学习BEC。（因为BEC的知识很实用、很多是与工作、生活有关的情景英语）

2、大学英语四级的难度和BEC初级差不多，但BEC的听力要难一点点，阅读要简单一点点。由于BEC初级没有改错、完形填空，所以BEC要简单一点点（但如果你没有看教材，那你一定是过不了的）

3、从近段时间的招聘广告上可以看到：那种对四六级有硬性要求的，已经越来越少了；很多单位改为提到：英语读写流利 / 能熟练运用英语交流 。所以，四六级变成了好象是仅为了增加文凭的含金量的考试（只有成绩单不能说明问题），而BEC却是相当于职称考试，非常实用。

开个玩笑：学四六级是练内功，单光有内功是不能