1、BEC商务英语（高级）写作模拟试卷 52及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 The table below shows the results of a study that compared three major cities. Four characteristics of each city were measured on a scale of satisfaction from 1 to 10 , with 10 being the most favourable evaluation. Compare the advantages of living in each of
2、these three cities. Using the information from the table, write a short proposal on your preference of living in one of the three cities. Write 120-140 words on a separate sheet. 二、 PART TWO 2 Write an answer to one of the questions 2-4 in this part Write your answer in 200-250 words. You work for M
3、aruman stores and have been asked by your Managing Director to write a report on possibility of opening a creche at the Notting Hill branch. Write the report for the Managing Director, including the following information the methods you carry out your research into the market the outcome of your inv
4、estigation a reasonable conclusion recommendations as to its suitability for your companys future plan. 3 The company you work for has recently created a new product the Dictaphone. Your Marketing Manager asked you to write sales letters to the potential customers. The letter should include the foll
5、owing information arousing the interests of the customers commenting on the features of the new product inducing the customers action to purchase. 4 Following complaints from the employees, your Chief Executive asked you to write a proposal introducing flexible working hours. Write a proposal for th
6、e Chief Executive summarising the present situation pointing out why complaints have been made presenting how your proposal might affect staff. BEC商务英语（高级）写作模拟试卷 52答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【正确答案】 From the table, it is clear that each of the three cities has its advantages and disadvantages in living cond
7、itions. First, for employment opportunity, City C is the most competitive one with the highest satisfaction scored 8, followed by City A and City B; then, in terms of climates, the weather in City B is the most favourable with the satisfaction scored 9, followed by City C and City A; as far as safet
8、y is concerned, City A is the safest place to live in which is scored 8 in satisfaction while City C is the most dangerous place with a score of only 2; as for entertainment, City C prevails with the satisfaction score of 8 and City B is considered as the most monotonous city to live in among the th
9、ree. Personally, I would like to choose City B for living as I highly value safety and climate which are essential prerequisites for people to live a secure and comfortable life. I do not mind that the employment rate is low in this city because I like competition; and it does not matter much to me
10、whether the city can provide me with plenty of entertainment, because I am always able to enjoy myself. 二、 PART TWO 2 【正确答案】 REPORT ON POSSIBILITY OF OPENING A CRECHE INTRODUCTION Mrs. Lillian Cheng asked me to investigate the opening of a crche at the Notting Hill branch. In order to do this the fo
11、llowing steps were taken: 1 I obtained a breakdown of figures showing the number of customers with young children. 2 I discussed this issue with several customers who brought children to the store. 3 The accommodation, staffing and insurance issues were considered. 4 I investigated the experience of
12、 other shops that already have a crche. DISCUSSION 1 7.3% of Maruman customers have at least one child under the age of 3. 2 The majority of customers interviewed said they would use a crche if the cost was reasonable. Some of these customers also commented that other friends who are not present mig
13、ht also consider visiting the shop if there was a crche. 3 There are strict laws and regulations concerning accommodation and staffing of a crche. The site would have to be approved to run a crche before we could start one. 4 Staff appointed to run the crche would have to be fully qualified. 5 A sui
14、table space would have to be found. This would require running water as well as toilets. The crche would have to be close to the store entrance but due to noise level it should be kept separated from the main store. 6 The company would be required to ensure adequate insurance. 7 Many rival stores in
15、 the neighbourhood are offering crche facilities. CONCLUSIONS A crche would be popular and well-used if we decided to go ahead with this. RECOMMENDATIONS I suggest that the company should give further consideration to offer a creche and investigate the financiaI aspects that would be involved. 3 【正确
16、答案】 May 15, 2008 Dear Mr. Bown, We recommend to record your dictation on our Dictaphone and it can be doing other jobs while you dictate. The Dictaphone is economical, efficient, reliable, so it will help you keep satisfactory work. The Dictaphone is economical, it costs little. For a whole year, th
17、e Dictaphone can work hard for your company, and it just costs less than an average months salary for a secretary! Simply post the recorded messages back to your secretary for typing. The Dictaphone is efficient. It will make dictation anywhere at any time during lunch-hour, in the evening, at home
18、you can even dictate while you are travelling or away on business. It is unbelievably simple to use just slip in preloaded cassette, and press a button. The Dictaphone is reliable. It gives super quality with every syllable as clear as a bell. It can record your dictation, interviews, telephone conv
19、ersations, reports, instructions or whatever. Nothing could be simpler! The Dictaphone, our new product, is in regular use in thousands of offices all over the country. Some of your business friends are sure to be using the Dictaphone. Ask them about it before you place an order and we are sure they
20、 will back up our claims. And with our unique after-sales service contract, you are assured lasting operation at the peak of efficiency. Yours sincerely, 4 【正确答案】 At present, almost all employees of ANN Ltd. work from 9:00 to 5:00. A handful of them work from 9:30 to 5:30 Many staff, though not all,
21、 are unhappy with this and prefer a more flexible arrangement. For the company itself, this dissatisfaction among staff leads to low morale and reduced productivity. It also makes it harder to attract and retain good staff. Some of the employees of ANN Ltd., are working mothers and would like to be
22、able to take their children to and from school. Some, particularly the older employees, have sick or elderly relatives who make demands on their time which do not fit comfortably with their working hours. Given the number of staft asking for more flexible working hours, and the importance of staft m
23、otivation, it seems sensible to adopt some kind of flexible approach, to identify the factors involved in introducing flexible working hours, and to examine advantages and disadvantages of it. The system of limited flexibility should be introduced to ANN Ltd. now, retaining the option of increasing
24、flexibility later if this seems appropriate. Staft can start work any time between 8.00 and 10.00 am and work through for eight hours. This would not solve all employees problems but it would solve most of them. By doing so, the staff can work according to the schedule and make their personal lives well-arranged as well.
