1、BEC商务英语(高级)写作模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 The graph below shows the hours of use of US media per person per year for the years 1997 and 2003.Using the information from the graph, write a short report describing all the changes that took place between 1997 and 2003.Write 120-140 words on the separate
2、paper provided.二、 PART TWO 2 write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part. Write 200-250 words on the answer paper. Write the question number in this box at the top of the answer paper. 1. Question 2 You work in the Customer Service Department of Swifter Express Delivery Co. Recently, yo
3、ur customers are making constant complaints about your service. Your Manager has asked you to write a report to find out what problems are. Write a report to your Manager, including the following information: telling what your customers complain about stating the problems you have found recommending
4、 remedy ways to rectify the situation. 2. Question 3 As the Personnel Director of the company you work for, you are planning a short-term business English training course for your staff and have decided to write a letter to Pacific Business English Training Centre. Write your letter to Pacific Busin
5、ess English Training Centre, including the following information: why you want to arrange such a training course how you expect the course to be conducted what your expectations are which kind of assessment you need. 3. Question 4 The Board thinks the travel costs of the company are too high. The Di
6、rectors have asked you to write a proposal working out a way to reduce travel costs. Write your proposal, including the following information: a brief description of the current situation of excessive travel costs your idea for a new way to reduce travel costs the likely benefits of the new way any
7、possible disadvantages of the new way. BEC商务英语(高级)写作模拟试卷 19答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 This graph shows the hours of use of US media per person per year between 1997 and 2003. Looking at the general trend, we can see there has been an upward trend in the use of radio, cable and satellite TV and inter
8、net, but a downward trend in using newspapers and magazines. The hours spent in listening to the radio were around 950 for the years 1997 to 1999, leveled off at 1000 between 2000 and 2002, and then slightly increased to 1050 in 2003. The hours of watching cable and satellite TV rose steadily from 6
9、00 in 1997 to 1000 in 2003. Meanwhile, newspapers and magazines saw a slow drop, from 200 hours to 180 hours. The Interact was a new medium to many people in 1997 but has grown rapidly to reach 200 hours in 2003. ( 138 words) 二、 PART TWO 2 【正确答案】 Dear Sir or Madam, We write to introduce ourselves as
10、 an auto parts factory jointly invested by China and Australia. At present we are very much interested in a short-term business English training course for our staff, especially the management, since we have to communicate a lot in English both internally and externally. Most of our management, howe
11、ver, are good only at reading but are weak at speaking, listening and writing. We want the course to be conducted at our factory for five months from August to December, ten teaching periods a week. After this training course, they should be able to a) understand everyday English conversation at the
12、 speed of 100 - 120 words per minute; b) express themselves orally explicitly with possibly minor grammatical errors when they are placed in their work place; c) understand work-related both internal and external communication at the reading speed of 80 - 100 words per minute; d) write business-rela
13、ted internal and external communication at the speed of around 300 words per hour. The emphasis should be not only on the accurate reporting of facts, but als0 register, cohesion and the range of structures and language used. At the end of the course a simulated test is to be given in the above four aspects. Then we will consider if it is necessary to arrange more business training courses for more staff of our factory. We shall appreciate it if you will let us know your opinions on our proposal soon. Yours sincerely,