实训九 分类阅读三

PRACTICE TEST 1: READING PART FOUR Questions 16 - 22

How to approach Reading Test Part Four

1. In this part of the Reading Test you read a short text and decide if seven sentences are ‘Right', ‘Wrong' or ‘Doesn't Say' (not mentioned in the text).

2. First read the complete text. Then read the seven sentences and possible answers. 3. Note any answers which are clear. For others, write down all possible answers. 4. Look for overall meaning. Do not decide a sentence is ‘Right' just because you can see the same words in the text.

5. Be very careful about the difference between ‘Wrong' and ‘Doesn't Say'. Choose ‘Wrong’ if the facts in the text are different from the facts in the sentence. Choose ‘Doesn't Say’ only if there is no definite information in the text, 6. Go back and check your final answers.

A. Read the newspaper article below about business in a small town.

B. Are sentences 16 - 22 on the opposite page ‘Right' or ‘Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right' or ‘Wrong', choose ‘Doesn't Say'.

C. For each sentence 16- 22, mark one letter (A, B or C).

Littleton News Update

The rate of unemployment in Littleton, a small town in the south west of England, has reached a record high this week. According to Helen Santer of Littleton Business Association, there are currently over 4,000 people registered as unemployed. This represents almost a quarter of the town's working population and is an increase of 5% compared to the previous year.

The main reason for this rise was the closure of the last remaining factory in the town, LKS. The company, which manufactured a number of parts for use in the computer industry, finally closed its doors in August, leaving over 150 people without work. Another major employer in Littleton, the Victoria Hotel, was recently bought by the well-known hotel chain Mount Clark, which fought off an attempted takeover by the health club operators Health Check.

Although staff had feared that they would lose their jobs in the resulting reorganisation, hardly any employees have in fact been made redundant. The company's management has recently announced ambitious plans for the improvement of the building's guestrooms.

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16 More people are without work in Littleton than ever before, A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say 17 Five per cent of Littleton's working population do not have jobs. A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say

18 There are still a number of factories in the area around Littleton, A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say 19 The company LKS used to make computers in the town, A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say 20 The Victoria Hotel has now become a health club.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say 21 A Few jobs have been lost at the Victoria Hotel.

A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say

22 The Victoria Hotel will become similar to other hotels in the chain, A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say

Keys: 16 A 17 B 18 C 19 B 20 B 21 A 22 C

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写作

实训十 写作题型分析及解题技巧

BEC写作简介：

写作考试与阅读共同进行，建议占用30分钟，写作分数占总成绩的25%。

1 写作目的与要求

1 Can make notes that are useful to both him/herself and to colleagues.

2 Can write most letters he/she is likely to be asked to do; such errors as occur will not prevent understanding of the message.

2 测试范围与选材

1、身份介绍 (Personal Identification)

2、 工作环境与日常事务 (The office，general business，environment and routine)

3、接待与闲暇活动 (Entertainment of clients，free time，relationships with colleagues and clients)

4、商务旅行 (Travel) 5、健康 (Health)

6、购买与销售 (Buying and selling)

7、公司结构、系统及程序 (Company structures，systems，processes) 8、产品与服务 (Products and services) 9、成果与成就 (Results and achievements)

其外，还会涉及其他的一般商务话题（Business issues）。

3 测试题型分析

BEC初级考试写作部分的试题包括两项内容：第一项要求写一则30—40词的商务便函或商务便条；第二项要求写一篇60—80词的商务书信或商务报告。

下表是剑桥ESOL提供的考试说明列出的BEC初级考试写作部分的试题种类和格式。

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PART Functions/Communicative Task 1 Input Response Internal communication 30 – 40 words Register Neutral/ formal Writing a note, message, memo or e-mail, Rubric only for example to (re-)arrange appointments, ask for permission or give instructions plus layout of output text type One piece of input which business (the medium may be a letter, fax or e-mail), internal communication (the medium may be a note, memo or e-mail), notice, advert. etc. (plus layout of output text type, unless a letter) 2 Writing a letter, fax or e-mail, for example to apologise and offer deal with requests, or give information about a product Business correspondence (the medium may be a letter, fax or words Neutral/ formal compensation, make or alter reservations, may be correspondence e-mail) 60 – 80 题型： 1．商务便条、便函类；2. 商务书信类

注意：BEC不是单纯的英语考试，也不是考察商务知识。 对策：学习、模仿高水平的论文

例题：

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