剑桥商务英语(BEC)高级考试题型分析

剑桥商务英语(BEC)高级考试题型分析
剑桥商务英语(BEC)高级考试题型分析

剑桥商务英语(BEC)高级考试题型分析BEC高级考试,分听、说、读和写四个部分,每个部分25分,总分100分,拿60%就及格。分5个等级,ABCDE,其中C以上包括C是及格。每一部分都评分,然后根据标准给ABCDE 的等级,其中阅读和听力对50%就是C,75%就是B,85%就是A,口语和写作只要按要求完成都有C。

公认最难的是听力,虽然错一半都可以及格,但也很有难度;阅读速度要非常快,但是对一半不会太难,拿高分就有点难度;口语和写作提高得比较快。

9点开始考试,9点到10点考阅读,10点到10点10分发卷收卷,中途可以去洗手间,10点10分到11点20分是作文,11点20分到11点半,break,11点半到12点20分,听力。口语是下午考,人多的话可能要等到第二天。

题型介绍和分析

一、阅读(52小题,1个小时)

阅读总共有6个部分:matching有8个句子和5段短文章,把句子和文章配对起来,比如说A篇有提到第一个句子的内容,你就要把两个配对起来;完形填句,一篇文章抽了6个句子出来,后面给出7个句子,要从中选出6个句子放回合适的位置;文章阅读,这个和平时的阅读题目一样,就是一篇文章,后面有6个问题,根据理解选abcd;完形填空,和平时做的完形填空形式一样,只不过文章内容都是和商务有关,有10道题;填词,一篇短文中空出了10个词,基本上是介词、冠词等小词,要根据上下文和固定搭配,把词补上;改错题,一篇短文,里面有很多赘余的词,差不多每一行都有一个,其中两到三行是正确的,把赘余的词删掉。

阅读短篇消息、广告、论文、报告等不同文体材料,回答多项选择形式的阅读理解题;把图表或字母与相应的描述连接起来;填空题:考核考生对文章结构的理解;填空题:考核考生对词汇及语法知识掌握的准确性;改错。

阅读第一部分到第三部分主要是考对文章整体理解,难度比较大,也比较花时间,所以这三部分可以花半个小时到40分钟的时间。第四部分到第六部分主要考语法、固定搭配和用词,是很基础的东西,而且文章比较短,所以大概6分钟一篇也可以完成。

a)第一部分,文段中的某些内容可能会在8个句子中提到,但是句子的用词会比较简单。首先认真阅读前面8个句子,画出关键词,然后看文段,把相关的词语画出来,每看完一个文段就找对应的句子,把文段中相关信息标上对应句子的序号,方便检查。过程中会出现很混乱的情况,因为有些答案很隐蔽,也会有很多干扰信息,所以必须很认真地阅读。需要多练习找感觉,要很有耐心,一般后两个文段的对应句子多点。

b)第二部分,考查对文章结构的把握和整体理解,抽出来的句子一般都是很有逻辑关系的。认真阅读文章,理清文章思路,特别仔细看空格前后句子,看空格处应该放转折关系还是顺接关系还是其他,预测一下空格中要填的意思,然后从后面7个选项中寻找,如果找不出来就先放着,先做后面的,要画出关键词,特别是表转折,表原因,表结果的词、these,that等代词,和人称代词等,这些都是答案提示。也是需要多联系找感觉,6个空格中应该有一两个是比较容易选的。(这part是我觉得最难的,我经常错一半甚至以上)

c)第三部分,考查对文章的整体理解。一般是6个段落对应6个题目,所以看一段做一题。考的都是对整体段意的把握,不考细节。做这种题经常会出现看了答案以后还觉得自己没有选错的情况,四个选项中只有一个是整体理解,其他都是断章取义。

d)第四部分,主要考查固定搭配和词语辨析。四个选项经常都是意思相近的,但有些是固定搭配,这种就是考基本功了,记得那个短语的就不难选了;难一点的就要区分四个词了,根据上下文选。

e)第五部分,主要考固定搭配和定冠词,连接词的使用。空格处填的基本上都只有唯一答案的,所以一般不会是动词、形容词和副词,除非固定搭配。这题看上去很简单,但是也很容易错,所以要非常仔细。建议拿一本本子作为错题本,把错的题都记录下来,因为每

次考的都是这些考点,全部掌握了出错几率就小了。

f)第六部分,主要考语法,经常会出现多主语,多动词等,但是咋看上去又不觉得有什么错误的,所以要非常仔细,认真分析句子的结构。也建议弄一本错题本。做多了对这些错误就敏感多了。

二、写作(两篇文章,共350到400字,70分钟)

第一篇是描述图表,第二篇是写report、letter或者proposal

商务写作要求是简洁、准确,所以不要罗嗦,不要用模糊用语,一定要用具体数据或具体事例。比如说,你要说今年A公司的营业额很高,一定要说明高到什么程度。讲一个产品很受欢迎,你可以说根据市场调查,10个人中有8个人都喜欢这个产品。

a)图表描述,如描述一间公司04年到06年营业额、利润和成本的变化曲线。第一段先来一个总起,this report outlines a company’s revenue,profit and cost during the period of2004to2006(可以参考题目,抄一次或者换种说法说一次),一定要简单,清晰。有多少条曲线就分多少段,同理,bar chart有多少条bars就多少段,总结段可加可不加,看情况而定。描述要包括4个方面:起点,终点,转折点,最高(低)点,一般包括了都可以及格了。注意句型和用词多变。

比如说,在04年成本是3000元,到05年下降到了1005元,但06年又上升了一点,1305元,下面有几个版本

--In2004,the cost of this company was3000yuan,and in2005the cost declined to1005,but it rose a little to1305the next year.

--starting at the peak of3000yuan in2004,the cost of this company,however, dropped dramatically to1005yuan the year after,but unfortunately rose somehow to1305in the last year.

--with an appalling start of3000yuan in the first year,the company successfully made a major34%cut at the cost the year after and secured it at 1005,however,the cost inevitably expanded to1305in the last year.

总结三种表达方式,有三种开头形式,-ing形式开头,with+名词开头,主语开头。其实每一条曲线写的都差不多是这些,但是一篇文章里面要尽量不重复用句型和词语,所以要多看多写多积累,灵活运用。

b)第二篇是写report,letter或proposal,因为我一直写的都是report,所以就讲这个。Report有格式

Report:***(一般在5个词以内,尽量少)

Introduction:This report outlines***,***,***(把题目的几个task点一下)

第一个task的中心词,比如说是New Function

第二个task的中心词。。。

(第三个task的中心词)

这些文章写的东西全部是假的,所以尽情地编造,不要太过分就好,注意不要写模糊句子,好要写明怎么好,编造一些数据或者指标出来。比如说,今年的作文题目第一个task 是a brief description of the store you visit.

参考:

Description:

The PP store I visited recently is located in XIXI Street,421,with a bus-stop and lots of smaller shops around.In the store,5rows of shelves are displayed with 2large refrigerators in the corner and a counter near the door,which is automatic.

以上所有东西都是自己想象出来的,必须要有具体的东西。第二个task是写员工的表现和态度如何,我大概说我在这两天做了调查,两天内只有两个员工迟到了一分钟,而且他们两天加班了4个多小时,证明他们很勤奋很尽责,还访问了105个客户,其中103个对员工的态度都有好评,2个抱怨了他们工作太慢,说明他们的态度是十分好的。

这部分最重要就是要懂得把事情写得具体。

三、听力(30题,40分钟,加10分钟转移答案时间)

听力全部都可以听两遍,分三个部分,第一部分是听取信息,把表格里面空出来的信息补上,补充内容在3个单词以内;第二部分是matching,有5段自言自语,要从他们的自言自语中听出两个层次的信息,然后选相应的选项,比如说第一个任务是行动的原因,第二个任务是行动的结果,你就要从自言自语中听出这个人采取某个行动的原因和这样做的结果;第三部分是听对话,和平时听力差不多,只不过是题目多了对话长了,有8道题。

根据所听材料填补全文中所缺内容;把摘录和相应的主题或要点连接起来;根据对话、采访或报告,回答多项选择形式的理解题。

听力分几种层次,完全听不懂,听得懂几个词,听得懂大意,听得懂大意和细节问题,全部词都能够听得出来。要对付bec的听力首先先把自己的听力练就成最后那种层次,就是说听一篇文章,边听能够边在脑子里面写单词。可以通过shadowing和听写来练习,shadowing就是跟读,一听到一个词就说出来,听到什么就说什么,shadowing可以了就练听写,听一句然后写一句。把听力能力练好之后才来做bec的题。

第一题是听细节题,这种题在我们平时考试里面应该算最难的题目,但在bec里面是最简单的了,虽然也很难。第一题的答案是按顺序出现的,听力一开始放音的时候就开始预览题目,看空格前面和后面的信息,画出提示词,有足够时间看的,最后几秒钟回过头来认真看前几个空,不要顾着看后面前面的倒忘了,错过了。听力不会重复题目上的句子,而是换种说法表达,但会重复中心词,所以要对中心词很敏感。答案几乎都会慢读,所以当你不知

道他讲到哪里的时候,就把所有慢读的单词都写下来,肯定是答案,听第二次的时候再把他们对号入座。要保证及格的话,这题要保证对10个左右,即错2个,要注意不要拼错单词。

第二题是分别听5个人发牢骚,然后从他们的牢骚中听出两次意思,然后选出相应的选项。不要听前面的废话,第二部分一开始就开始预览题目,首先看要听出哪两层意思,即task**和task**,然后预览选项,画出关键词。即使是听中文也未必简单,要全神贯注地听每一个细节,边听边推理,又要边看选项,难度很大,已经不完全是考你英语能力了,已经上升为理解和推理的高度了。这个就要多练练反映能力和一心多用能力了。

第三题是听两个人的对话,比如两个hr在讨论刚刚招人的情况,谁怎样谁怎样。答案也是按顺序出现的。抓紧时间预览题目,先看题干,画出关键词,看完后回过头来看第一、第二题的选项,画出关键词,应该有足够时间看的。刚开始会有点废话,这时候回顾第一第二题,清楚要听什么信息。前两题听得到七八成,整个人就定很多了。听第一遍的时候,很多题都是不确定的,正常情况,但要清楚层次,知道那里是讲第几题。第二遍就复查。录音里面基本上每个选项都会题到,很多干扰信息,所以必须听清楚每一个字。这题难主要难在它很长,一次过要听这个多东西才能够休息,不象第二题,听不懂就不懂,一下子就过了,还没有开始做考生就已经怕了。所以克服心理障碍也是做好这一题的第一关。

有事感觉bec的听力已经不是在考听力,而是在考你反映能力和推理能力,有时候即使全部都听得懂,也做不对题目。

四、口语(16分钟左右)

第一部分是问一到两个个很general的问题,如你什么名字,如何看待你的专业,未来的计划,喜欢的职业,最后会问一个与商务有关的问题,如外汇升高对我国经济发展有什么影响;第二部分是给一个task card,上面有三个问题,从中选一个,一分种准备时间,然后讲一分钟,你的partner根据你的speech提一个问题,你回答问题,然后到你的partner 将他的topic,然后你提问;第三部分是discussion,两个人看一张task card,上面描述

一个situation,然后给出两个task给予讨论,有30分钟看题时间,然后就开始discuss,时间是3分钟,最后考官会再问一个和discussion有关的问题。

考bec口语,英语口语流利标准是最基础的了,有必要多模仿bec听力的人的语调,学会说话抑扬顿挫,特别是discussion,要真的象在讨论一件很重要的问题那样。其次是反映速度要快,一个问题过来马上要很有条理地给出答案,要做到这点除了多练习以外,还需要一些思考的套路。

第一题问的大多数是问些关于未来计划,学习,学校,家庭,工作方面的问题,问一个到两个,最后一个问的就有点难度,这个就要看你运气了。

第二题,你和你的partner分别有一张题卡和草稿纸,上面有三个topic,你随便选一个,然后一分钟准备时间,然后开始讲。一拿到题卡,看到哪个题就是哪个了,不要对比哪个好,然后默念题目两次,然后把它翻译成中文,这样可以更好地理解问题,大概要用半分钟,然后再用半分钟想出两个point,在草稿纸上面写上两个词,每个point想出一个explanation,稿纸上做一定笔记。想问题的思路有:

a)五官法。凡关于人的话题,比如说怎样才是一个好领导,就可以用这种方法。眼睛代表vision,一个好领导要有一个好的vision,嘴巴代表communication,要有好的沟通能力,头代表脑袋,要smart,心代表爱心,要有一颗关心下属怜悯下属的心,手代表support,要互相帮助,脚代表经验,要有经验。。。。可以继续发展下去。这个方法还可以用到team里面,一个好的团队应该如何如何。。

b)身临其境法,比如说如何定价一个产品才是合适的,你可以想象你买东西的时候觉得什么样的产品的价格才是合适的,当然质量要好啦,品牌要好啦,服务要好啦,这样的产品价格才可以高,这样答案就很快出来了。把问题转化成身边的事情。又如怎样选择速销的地点,你可以想平时在哪些地方看到promorion,那些地方有什么特点。。。

c)人钱物事法。例如为什么要控制一个公司的扩张速度,就可以从人方面考虑,人手

不够,钱方面,资金不够,物方面,设备不够,事方面,事物太多处理不来。很多类似的题目都可以用这个思路。

d)万能思路,corporate image和push up sales。很多问题都可以从公司形象和增加销售额方面考虑。

回答完,要问问题了,最好的问问题方法就是抓住对方一个观点,然后specifiy,然后再给一些小提示。比如说你的partner刚提到关于time management的问题,那你可以问他你平时是怎么安排时间的?是用time table的方法吗?前面一个就是问题,后面一个就是提示。第二part中,当你的partner讲speech的时候,不需要认真听,随便听出一个观点就开始想问题。

第三部分是discussion,这个是最需要默契的了。30秒要看完题目有点难度,更别说要想points了。所以最好的处理方法就是,一个人看上面的situation description,然后把他总结成一句话,他来开头。另外一个人浏览一下上面的描述然后马上开始看第一个task,和第二个task,分别想一个point。

开始discuss了,刚才详细看了场景描述的先开始讲,如well,our company is going to***,and we have to***,so what do you think of it,***(把第一个问题抑扬顿挫地读出来,突出重点词),然后另外一个人就开始讲他第一个观点(这个时候第一个人开始想第一个task的第二个point,不需要听你的partner说什么,他说完你就说yes或者well,I agree就行了),说完,第一个人补充第二个观点,完后,第二个人做总结,so our decision is**(让考官知道你们完成了第一个task)。第二个人继续,读第二个task(要突出重点词),第二个人讲第一个point(同样,这时候第一个人想另外一个point),然后第一个人补充,然后第二个人总结,然后结束。

新剑桥商务英语高级习题答案

新剑桥商务英语高级习题 答案 Last revision date: 13 December 2020.

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