1、BEC商务英语（高级）写作模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 The graphs below show the changing share prices of two private companies which went public and is- sued shares on the stock exchange. Both companies were eventually bought back by their previous owners.Using the information from the graphs, write a short repo
2、rt describing the general movement of the share prices end comparing the performance of the two companies between the. issue date and the buy- back date.Write 120 140 words on your Answer Sheet.二、 PART TWO 2 Answer ONE of the questions 2, 3, or 4 below. 1. Question 2 Your company has decided to inve
3、st some of this year s exceptionally high profits in one of the following areas: New company buses Culture comparative courses Special bonus payments. You have been asked to wirte a report recommending how the profits should be invested and what benefits they would bring respectively. Write 200 - 25
4、0 words on your Answer Sheet. 2. Questions 3 The international organisation you work for makes an award every month to a person in each department based on the following criteria: productivity relations with customers contribution to the team Your line manager has asked you to recommend someone from
5、 your department for this months award. Write your recommendation, stating who the parson is and the reasons for your choice. Describe how this person meets each of the three criteria for receiving the award. Write 200- 250 words on your Answer Sheet. 3. Questions 4 Your company has planned three st
6、aff development courses: Time management for all; Health and Safety procedures in the workplace; Better interpersonal communication skills You have been asked to write a report, explaining which one of these courses you think would be most useful for people who do the same kind of job as you. Write
7、the report, saying which course you have chosen. Explain why you feel it would be the most useful and also explain why the others are not so suitable. Write 200- 250 words your Answer Sheet. BEC商务英语（高级）写作模拟试卷 15答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 The issue price of shares in Scorpio was $ 6 in late 1992. The
8、 price then rose but fell dramatically at the end of 1993. Prices recovered slightly in 1994 but were still below the issue price. They fell again and recovered to reach the issue price in late 1994 when the company was bought back. The issue price of shares in the West End Group was just over $5 in
9、 January 1991. Despite a couple of falls, the price rose steadily throughout the late 1990s and never fell be- low the issue price. The buyback in mid - 1996 was over double the issue price. 二、 PART TWO 2 【正确答案】 Introduction This report aims to analyse in which way the company should reinvest its pr
10、ofits this year. Options under consideration are as follows: purchase of new company buses, provision of language training courses and payment of special bonuses. Options under consideration New company buses The motorcade of company buses are aged but still good to use. They are equipped with comfo
11、rtable sofa seats, air-conditioning sys- tem, and even karaoke. Their hardware is by no means out of date. Furthermore, engines of these vehicles were just replaced last year, and the new ones all come from Volvo which run smoothly. Consequently, new company buses would he out of the question. Cultu
12、re comparative courses The company is planning to increase its international market shares, particularly in China and Japan. Therefore, attending culture comparative courses would be of significant help for employees who will deal with business partners and customers in those regions. In addition, c
13、ourses would increase cohesion: staff members would get along with each other as classmates. They would certainly re- member this period of happy time for many years to come. Therefore, the idea of spending on culture comparative courses is not bad. Special bonus payments Although special bonus paym
14、ents would give stimulation on motivations, they would have no immediate improvement on the companys overall performances. Theres also a potential hazard concerning the resentment among staff ineligible for the payments. Once a precedent for future payments is set, what shall we do to boost the mora
15、le in a rainy day? Therefore, choosing to invest in bonus payments would be unwise. Recommendations It is concluded that a win-win situation for both the company and staff would be achieved by investing in culture comparative courses. It is suggested that the company should arrange courses in Chinese and Japanese. Those employees who have contact with partners and customers in the above regions should be assured of places. For other interested members of staff though, they should also be encouraged to attend.
