中級英語閱讀試題
⑴ BEC考試（中級）閱讀部分一共有45題，總分是30分，每題分數怎麼分配啊
BEC考試（中級）閱讀部分一共有45題，總分是30分。首先5部分(五道大題) 每部分就是6分，平均分配。第一大題共7道題，每題6/7分；第二大題共5道題，每題1.2分；第三大題共6道題，每題1分 ；第四大題共15道題 ，每題0.4分；第五大題共12道題，每題0.5分。
商務英語考試分兩個階段進行。第一階段為筆試，包括閱讀、寫作和聽力，第二階段為口試。考試時間BEC 中級閱讀60分鍾、寫作45分鍾、聽力約40分鍾（含填寫答題卡時間）、口試14分鍾。
商務英語考試（BUSINESS ENGLISH CERTIFICATE），簡稱BEC，指的是劍橋商務英語資格考試。是劍橋系列考試中專為學習者提供的國際商務英語資格證書考試，考察真實工作環境中英語交流能力，被歐洲乃至全球眾多教育機構、企業認可，將其作為入學考試或招聘錄用的英語語言水平要求。全國有超過60所知名大學被授權為BEC考點。
⑵ 英語專八中級閱讀訓練
Passage Two (The Tourist Trade Contributes Absolutely Nothing to Increasing Understanding between Nations)
The tourist trade is booming. With all this coming and going, you’d expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other’s countries at a moderate cost. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybody’s grasp? The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which the lords and ladies on grand tours in the old days couldn’t have dreamed of. But what’s the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other?
Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population. The modern tourist leads a cosseted, sheltered life. He lives at international hotels, where he eats his international food and sips his international drink while he gazes at the natives from a distance. Concted tours to places of interest are carefully censored. The tourist is allowed to see only what the organizers want him to see and no more. A strict schele makes it impossible for the tourist to wander off on his own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so he is only too happy to be protected in this way. At its very worst, this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization. The summer quarters of the inhabitants of the cite universitaire: are temporarily reestablished on the island of Corfu. Blackpool is recreated at Torremolinos where the traveler goes not to eat paella, but fish and chips.
The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of national stereotypes. We don’t see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe they are. You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, amorous, cold, pedantic, native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives actually act as barriers. So when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm your preconceptions. You come away with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression that, say, ‘Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites’ of that ‘Latin peoples shout a lot’. You only have to make a few foreign friends to understand how absurd and harmful national stereotypes are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?
Carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact—how trite it sounds! – That all people are human. We are all similar to each other and at the same time all unique.
1. The best title for this passage is ___________
[A] tourism contributes nothing to increasing understanding between nations.
[B] Tourism is tiresome.
[C] Concted tour is ll.
[D] tourism really does something to one’s country.
2. What is the author’s attitude toward tourism?
[A] apprehensive.
[B] negative.
[C] critical.
[D] appreciative.
3. Which word in the following is the best to summarize Latin people shout a lot?
[A] silent.
[B] noisy.
[C] lively.
[D] active.
4. The purpose of the author’s criticism is to point out ___________
[A] concted tour is disappointing.
[B] the way of touring should be changed.
[C] when traveling, you notice characteristics which confirm preconception.
[D] national stereotypes should be changed.
5. What is ‘grand tour’ now?
[A] moderate cost.
[B] local sight-seeing is investigated by the tourist organization.
[C] people enjoy the first-rate comforts.
[D] everybody can enjoy the ‘grand tour’.
Vocabulary
1. superb 卓越的，傑出的，第一流的
2. moderate 中庸的，中等的，適度的
3. grand tour 大旅行，指舊時英國富家子弟教育中，到歐洲大陸觀光的旅行，為學業必經階段。
4. package tour 由旅行社代辦而費用與路線、日程固定的假日旅遊。也可用package holiday。
5. chartered flight 包機航班
6. set out to do sth. = begin a job with a particular aim 開始做某事，決心/打算做……
7. cosset 寵愛，溺愛，縱容
8. concted tour = guided tour 有人指導/引到下的參觀，有導游的旅遊
9. censor 檢查
10. wander off 離開原處/正道，離群，漫步，漫遊
11. quarters 住處，營
12. paella 西班牙什錦飯
13. chip 炸馬鈴薯條(土豆條)
14. amorous 多情的，色情的
15. pedantic 學究式的，賣弄學問的
16. generalization 歸納，概括
17. stir up 惹起，煽動，挑起
18. trite 陳腐的，老一套的
難句譯注
1. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybody’s grasp.
【結構簡析】within sb.’s grasp.某人理解/了解，為某人所能抓到的。
【參考譯文】一度只有最富有者專享的“大旅行”現在人人都可獲得。
2. The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at.
【參考譯文】旅行社包辦的旅遊，包機航班決不會遭人恥笑。
3. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population.
【參考譯文】旅行社有意使他們的谷底和當地居民少接觸。
4. The modern tourist heads a cosseted sheltered life.
【參考譯文】現代旅行者過的使愛護有加與世隔絕的'生活。
5. Concted tours to places of interest are carefully censored.
【參考譯文】有人指導下參觀一些靜電收到組織者――旅行社仔細的檢查核准。
6. A strict schele makes it impossible for the tourist to wander off on his own; and anyway, language is always barrier, so he is only too happy to be protected in this way.
【結構簡析】only too + 形容詞/分詞 = very非常。
【參考譯文】嚴格緻密的計劃值得旅行者不可能自己一個人到處閑逛;再說，至少語言總是個障礙，所以他對這樣保護非常高興。
7. At its very worst, this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization.
【結構簡析】at one’s worst 在情況最壞的時候。
【參考譯文】最糟的時候，這種保護會導致形成一種新型而又可怕的殖民現象。
8. Carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous.
【結構簡析】carried to an extreme (to an excess )如果做得過分。
【參考譯文】如果走向極端，模式化的想法會非常危險。
9. Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact.
【參考譯文】野蠻(亂七八糟)的概括/歸納會激起種族仇恨，使我們對這基本事實視而不見。
寫作方法與文章大意
文章主要採用因果寫法。雖然旅遊業發展，人們可享受以前只有最富有者享受的大旅遊，但由於旅行社種種限制/呵護及其它，使旅遊者難以和當地居民接觸。陳舊的固定的想――對民族的模式化想法，只有通過接觸才能接觸模式。而旅行社的種種都使人相互難以理解。答案詳解
1. A。旅遊對增進民族了解毫無建樹。第二段開始點出，許多旅遊組織直接負責旅遊事宜，他們有意識不讓旅遊者接觸當地居民，讓他們過著一種關懷備至又與世隔絕的生活。住的是國際飯店，吃的是國際食品，喝的是國際飲料，在原處觀看當地居民。嚴格有序的計劃使旅遊者難以自己一人閑逛，語言的障礙，又使他們樂意接受保護。第三段涉及堅持民族模式化――老一套的想法，所以一開始旅遊，你見到的民族特性就只是證實了你自己設想的基本事實――所有人民都是人類。只有交朋友才能知道民族模式是多麼荒謬、有害，可是旅行社竭力制止，你又怎麼能交上外國朋友呢?這一切說明A項對。
B.旅遊很累。C.導游觀光很單調乏味。D.旅遊確實對國家有貢獻。
2. C。批評。
3. B。吵吵鬧鬧的。
4. B。旅遊的方式應改變。整篇文章(除第一段外)都環繞旅遊方式不理想來進行批評。第二段集中在導游觀光使旅遊者難以和當地人民接觸。第三段，見到的只是證實了旅遊者本人事先形成的思想/先入之見，旅遊根本達不到了解對方的目的。第四段講了民族固定模式(先入之見的模式)的可怕後果。要使人懂得所有的人們都是人類，彼此相似，又各具特點，就得改變旅遊的方式。
A.導游觀光令人失望。C.旅遊時，你見到的 特性證實了你的先入之見。D.民族模式應當改變。這三條都是批評的具體內容。
5. D。人人都能享受大旅遊。大旅行是專指英國富家子弟上學中的一門課程-到歐洲大陸觀光。不是人人都能享受。這里用grand tour表示人人都能享受類似grand tour的一切，甚至超過，如第一段指出：現代旅遊者享受的舒適設施，達到了大旅行中老爺、小姐們做夢都沒有想到的水平。海陸空高級交流聯絡通訊系統，使人們有可能錢花得不多就能訪問、觀光別的國家。所以說，曾是有錢人專享的大旅行，普通人也能領略。“grand tour”有引號，表明作為比喻。
A.費用不高。文內是費用合適、中等、恰當。B.當地觀光受組織審查。C.人們喜歡一流舒適設施。
⑶ 經驗分享：商務英語（BEC）中級閱讀短文改錯怎樣做
想必大家對商務英語BEC中的短文改錯題型不會感到陌生吧，因為其它的各類考試中也基本都會有這類題型。但是商務英語中的短文改錯的特別之處在於文章內容涉及商務知識，短文中可能有1個或者多個行是正確的，還有就是，作答時須用大寫字母。應該說，這類題型是可以通過平時多練習、勤總結來提高的。下面先來對做這類題的方法做個簡單的講解，後面還附了一套練習題，供大家自我檢驗。
通讀全文，把握大意
很多考生在做題的時候會遇到不知道是否該刪除某個詞語的情況，這時應該從全文內容出發，判斷其是否多餘，通常情況下，都是名詞或代詞為多，出題者通過增加多餘的名詞或代詞來對考生進行干擾，從而達到測試的目的。先通讀全文的另外一個好處就是可以在讀的過程中先找出一些明顯的錯誤，這也遵循了我們常說的先易後難的解題規律。
以句子為單位，逐個進行分析
在四六級中，經常是幾行才設置一道題目，而BEC則不同，每一行都設置一道題目，因此，一個句子通常都會被拆分成時上下兩行。所以，我們做題的時候應該以句子為最小單位，然後對其進行分析，找出其中的錯誤所在，而不應該僅僅局限於一行對句子進行分析。
分析句子成分，找出錯誤所在
判斷一個句子正確與否，通過需要對句子進行語法成分的分析，以判斷是缺少語法成分，還是出現多餘的語法成分。一個完整的句子通常要包含主語，謂語和賓語。所以我們分析句子的時候也是從主謂賓入手。這就要求學生掌握一定的語法知識，具備分析句子成分的能力。考生應該在平時練習時加強對句子成分的分析。
遵循先易後難，充分利用時間
就考試時間而言，BEC的考試時間要比四六級考試時間長。但是，由於BEC的難度較大，很大一部分考生仍會感到時間不夠用。因此，在做題的時候，我們仍要遵循先易後難的原則，爭取在最短的時間內拿到做多的分。考生在平時練習的時候也要養成這個習慣，這樣就可以避免在考試的時候死扣住一道難題不放，而失去了那些容易的該得分的題目。
常見錯誤：
將泛指內容特指化：這主要是指在名詞前加上了多餘的定冠詞，造成泛指的內容被特指。因為在BEC考試中不存在漏詞的情況，因此在名詞前缺少冠詞的情況是不存在的。當考生遇到復數名詞前的定冠詞時，可以考慮其是否多餘。
例如： The final decision was reached after day-long session of the tests, interviews and exercises. (tests, interviews and exercises均為泛指的內容，而不是某種特有的，專門的tests, interviews and exercises ， 所以在這個句子中，the是多餘的。)
時態不正確：對於時態方面的考查，最常見的就是在時間，條件，讓步狀語從句後用帶will的將來時態。我們知道，這些從句要用一般現在時來代替一般將來時。所以，句中的 will往往是多餘的。(當然，有時候will表示意願，用在if條件句中，表示"如果你願意......"這個要區別對待)
例如： ..., a password allows them to access the system wherever they will happen to be that day. (這是一個讓步狀語從句，從句要求用一般現在時來表示一般將來時，所以句中的 will是多餘的，應該去掉。)
對立性詞語在句子中同時出現：在中文裡，我們可以把"雖然""但是"放在一起，也可以將"因為"" 所以"放在一起，而在英語中，我們用了although/though就不可以用but (但是可以用yet)，用了because/since/as就不可以用so。另外。在句子中一般不可以同時出現以下的詞語： how與well ， only與hardly ，serve與for ，reach與at/in ，rise與up ，most與best ， must與have to ，another與other(s) ，marry與 with ，repeat與again (但可以與again and again連用)，return 與 back等等。
例如： How do you get on well with the staff. (這句話中，well實際上回答了how， 所以well是多餘的。又如serve for our customs 中for也是多餘的，因為serve是及物動詞，本身已經含有for的意思，再用for就造成了意思上的重復。)
詞性的誤用：由於詞性的誤用而造成的單詞多餘在BEC短文改錯中也是經常可以碰到的。特別是對動詞的考查，如及物和不及物的混用等等。
例如：Their backgrounds are vary from arts to sciences （vary是動詞，因此，are是多餘的。又如：But Garrard is going to be relax. 一句，relax是動詞，be是多餘的。 又如：Rather than waste of time in traffic jams.中的of 是多餘的，因為waste是及物動詞；又如：...,where executives fly them in and out the same day. 中them是多餘的，因為fly是不及物動詞。）
又如：In addition to have formal lessons, participants have the opportunity to learn in social situations with trainers and fellow students. (In addition to中to是介詞，後面要接上名詞或動名詞，不可以接上動詞原形。所以應該去掉have )
賓語從句中that與what 或that 與if/whether的同時出現：在賓語從句中，我們不可以用兩個連詞來連接同一個句子。出題者往往會在賓語從句中同時使用 that和what或that和if/whether來考查學生是否掌握好基本的語法知識。
例如：It really doesn't matter that what we pay for an investment. (在這句話中就同時用了兩個連詞。我們知道，pay是一個及物動詞，要求接上賓語，what在這里充當pay的賓語，而that僅僅是起到連接的作用，沒有實在的意義，所以 that是多餘的。)
又如：They understand that if the really price of not training is the company failing behind as a result. (在這句話中同時使用了兩個連詞that和if ,根據句子的意思，我們可以判斷出不含有"是否"之意，所以句中的if是多餘的。)
⑷ BEC中級閱讀真題解析
bec真題可以讓歲前我們提前了解bec往年的考試范圍，題型和內容，對我們有很大乎消清的參考價值，為了方便大家備考，下面我給大家帶來BEC中級閱讀真題解析。
BEC中級閱讀真題解析1
Finding the right people
When a small company grows, managers must take on many new roles. Besides the day-to-day running of the business, they find themselves responsible for, among other things, relations with outside investors, increased levels of cashflow and, hardest of all, recruitment.
For most managers of small and medium-sized enterprises, the job of searching for, interviewing and selecting staff is difficult and time-consuming. (0) ... .G... . Interviewing, for example, is a highly skilled activity in itself.
'We have found the whole process very hard,' says Dan Baker, founding partner of a PR company. '橋山In seven years we have grown from five to eighteen staff, but we have not found it easy to locate and recruit the right people.' (8).........As Dan Baker explains, 'We went to one for our first recruitment drive, but they took a lot of money in advance and didn't put forward anybody suitable. In the end we had to do it ourselves.'
Most recruitment decisions are based on a pile of CVs, a couple of short interviews and two cautious references. David Rowe, a business psychologist, studied how appointments were made in five small companies. He claims that selection was rarely based on clear criteria. (9).........This kind of approach to recruitment often has unhappy consequences for both employers and new recruits.
Small companies often know what kind of person they are looking for. (10)......... According to David Rowe, this means that small company managers themselves have to devote more time and energy to recruitment. It shouldn't be something that is left to the evenings or weekends.
Many companies start the recruitment process with over-optimistic ideas about the type of person that will fit into their team. 'It's very easy to say you must have the best people in the top positions,' says Alex Jones, managing partner of an executive recruitment company. 'But someone who is excellent in one company may not do so well in another environment.(11).........You can never guarantee a successful transfer of skills.'
Whatever the candidate's qualifications, their personal qualities are just as important since they will have to integrate with existing members of staff. This is where, the recruitment instry argues, they can really help.
According to Alex Jones, 'A good recruitment agency will visit your company and ask a lot of questions. (12).........They can ask applicants all sorts of questions you don't like to ask and present you with a shortlist of people who not only have the skills, but who are likely to fit in with your company's way of doing things.'
A finance director in a big company, for example, will often make a terrible small company finance director because he or she is used to having a team doing the day-to-day jobs.
B More often than not, the people making the choice prioritised different qualities in candidates or relied on guesswork.
C Recruitment would seem an obvious task to outsource, but the company's experience of recruitment agencies was not encouraging.
D They need paying for that, of course, but you will have them working for you and not for the candidate.
E They are usually in very specific markets and the problem they face is that recruitment agencies may not really understand the sector.
F This means that companies cannot spend more than the standard ten minutes interviewing each applicant.
G Yet few are trained and competent for all aspects of the task
Finding the right people，尋找合適的人。是說的小公司在起步發展階段找到合適人才的難度和重要性。第一段總論小公司的經理們往往身兼數職，而其中最有難度的，還是招人。 文章 介紹了找到合適的人應該注意的問題，並且說招人這種事不可能過度寄希望於招聘機構。
第八題，這一題的前面說招人相當的困難，後面一個as Dan Baker explains，說曾經找過招聘機構，結果人家要提前收錢並且也沒有提供合適的人，最後還是得靠自己。從這里的as …explains和後面的解釋可以看出，第八空的內容應該是和招聘機構有關，招聘機構並不能滿足公司的需要。選項C正好滿足這一特點：招聘看起來像是個很明顯的適合交外辦理的任務，但是這個公司同招聘機構打交道的經歷不那麼的鼓舞人。was not encouraging是關鍵點。
第九題，這一段都是講招人的決策不夠科學。基於 簡歷 或者是簡短的 面試 ，很少有明確的准則。第九空的後面是This kind of approach to recruitment often has unhappy consequences。可見第九空的內容還是和招聘的 方法 有關，並且是負面的。B選項符合這一條件：通常(more often than not是often的意思，插入語)，做決定的人將候選人身上的不同素質按優先順序給排好，或者依賴於猜測。
第十題，這一題的後面說this means the small company managers themselves have to devote more time and energy to recruitment。這意味著小公司自己要多花時間和精力在招人上。這里的this means的this是個暗示，可以看出第十題這里應該填入的是一些不太有利的因素，使得公司只有自己去招人。E選項符合這一要求：他們通常處於一些特殊市場上，面臨的問題是招聘機構並不真正理解這一行業。
第十一題，這一段是講招的人能否適應公司的環境的問題。這一空前面說的很明確：But someone who is excellent in one company may not do so well in another environment。在一個公司出色的人並不一定能在另一個環境里乾的好。這一空的後面一句也是補充說明這一觀點的。可見第十一空的內容仍然是這個，沒有轉折。A選項填入正好，是舉例說明11空前面的觀點：比方說，一個大公司的財務總監在小公司往往會乾的很糟糕，原因是他或她已經習慣有一個團隊來進行每日的工作。
第十二題，最後一段是和招聘機構相關的。前面說招聘機構會上門服務並且詢問很多的問題。這一空的後面說的是招聘機構如何幫助招人。選項D可以填入，D的They need paying for that的that是個暗示，指代前面的上門服務。D選項的後半部分說要讓招聘公司為你而不是為候選人服務，可以和這一段的後半部分對應上。
BEC中級閱讀真題解析2
Department Store Magic
For most of the 20th century Smithson's was one of Britain's most successful department stores, but by the mid-1990s, it had become ll. Still profitable, thanks largely to a series of successful advertising campaigns, but decidedly boring. The famous were careful not to be seen there, and its sales staff didn't seem to have changed since the store opened in 1908. Worst of all, its customers were buying fewer and fewer of its own-brand procts,the major part of its business, and showing a preference for more fashionable brands.
But now all this has changed, thanks to Rowena Baker, who became Smithson's first woman Chief Executive three years ago. Since then, while most major retailers in Britain have been losing money, Smithson's profits have been rising steadily. When Baker started, a lot of improvements had just been made to the building, without having any effect on sales, and she took the bold decision to invite one of Europe's most exciting interior designers to develop the fashion area, the heart of the store. This very quickly led to rising sales, even before the goods on display were changed. And as sales grew, so did profits.
Baker had ambitious plans for the store from the start. 'We're playing a big game, to prove we're up there with the leaders in our sector, and we have to make sure people get that message. Smithson's had fallen behind the competition. It provided a traditional service targeted at middle-aged, middle-income customers, who'd been shopping there for years, and the customer base was graally contracting. Our idea is to sell such an exciting variety of goods that everyone will want to come in, whether they plan to spend a little or a lot.' Baker's vision for the store is clear, but achieving it is far from simple. At first, many employees resisted her improvements because they just wouldn't be persuaded that there was anything wrong with the way they'd always done things, even if they accepted that the store had to overtake its competitors. It took many long meetings, involving the entire workforce, to win their support. It helped when they realised that Baker was a very different kind of manager from the ones they had known.
Baker's staff policies contained more surprises. The uniform that had hardly changed since day one has now disappeared. Moreover, teenagers now get young shop assistants, and staff in the sports departments are themselves sports fans in trainers. As Baker explains, 'How can you sell jeans if you're wearing a black suit? Smithson's has a new identity, and this needs to be made clear to the customers.' She's also given every sales assistant responsibility for ensuring customer satisfaction, even if it means occasionally breaking company rules in the hope that this will help company profits.
Rowena Baker is proving successful, but the City's big investors haven't been persuaded. According to retail analyst, John Matthews, 'Money had already been invested in refurbishment of the store and in fact that led to the boost in sales. She took the credit, but hadn't done anything to achieve it. And in my view the company's shareholders are not convinced. The fact is that unless she opens several more stores pretty soon, Smithson's profits will start to fall because turnover at the existing store will inevitably start to decline.'
13 According to the writer, in the mid-1990s Smithson's department store
A was making a loss.
B had a problem keeping staff.
C was unhappy with its advertising agency.
D mostly sold goods under the Smithson's name.
14 According to the writer, Smithson's profits started rising three years ago because of
A an improvement in the retailing sector.
B the previous work done on the store.
C Rowena Baker's choice of designer.
D a change in the procts on sale.
15 According to Rowena Baker, one problem which Smithson's faced when she joined was that
A the number of people using the store was falling slowly.
B its competitors offered a more specialised range of procts.
C the store's prices were set at the wrong level.
D customers were unhappy with the service provided.
16 According to the writer, many staff opposed Baker's plans because
A they were unwilling to change their way of working.
B they disagreed with her goals for the store.
C they felt they were not consulted enough about the changes.
D they were unhappy with her style of management.
17 Baker has changed staff policies because she believes that
A the corporate image can be improved through staff uniforms.
B the previous rules were not fair to customers.
C customers should be able to identify with the staff serving them.
D employees should share in company profits.
18 What problem does John Matthews think Smithson's is facing?
A More money needs to be invested in the present store.
B The company's profits will only continue to rise if it expands.
C The refurbishment of the store is proving unpopular with customers.
D Smithson's shareholders expect a quick return on their investments.
《Department store magic》，字面上是百貨公司的魔力。講的是英國的一個百貨公司如何擺脫困境。第一段是點明公司所遭遇的困境，接著第二段講一個女CEO上台開始轉變局面，第三段和第四段具體講這位女CEO的應對 措施 ，最後一段 總結 ：革命尚未成功，同志仍需努力。
13題，問在90年代中期這個百貨公司的情況是什麼樣的。答案是第一段的最後一句：its customers were buying fewer and fewer of its own-brand procts, the major part of its business, and showing a preference for more fashionable brands.這個題目的答案有相當的迷惑性。整個 句子 都是在講客戶購買的越來越少，偏好更多的時尚品牌。所以很容易誤選A，但實際上這里並沒有說虧損。關鍵是這個地方：its own-brand procts, the major part of its business。自由品牌仍然是公司業務的主要部分。所以應該選D：主要銷售Smithson名下的產品。Under the Smithson』s name也就是its own brand procts。
14題，問Smithson的利潤從三年前開始增長，原因是什麼。答案是第二段的這么一句：she took the bold decision to invite one of Europe's most exciting interior designers to develop the fashion area她做出了一個大膽的決定，邀請了歐洲最刺激的室內設計師來開發時尚領域。後面緊接著就說This very quickly led to rising sales，所以答案選C：Rowena Baker的設計師選擇。
15題，問當Rowena Baker加入時公司面臨的一個問題是什麼。這題的關鍵是要理解一個句子中一個詞的含義：It provided a traditional service targeted at middle-aged, middle-income customers, who'd been shopping there for years, and the customer base was graally contracting.。它提供的傳統服務目標人群是中年中等收入者，這些人已經在那購物多年。並且客戶基數逐漸減少。Contracting:縮小，收縮的意思。所以答案選A。
16題，問很多員工反對Baker計劃的原因是什麼。答案是這么一句：many employees resisted her improvements because they just wouldn't be persuaded that there was anything wrong with the way they'd always done things。不願意被說服他們以前做事情的方式有什麼問題。意思也就是不願意改變他們工作的方式。選A。
17題，問Baker改變員工政策的原因是什麼。答案在第四段，Baker的原話：How can you sell jeans if you're wearing a black suit? Smithson's has a new identity, and this needs to be made clear to the customers。你怎麼能穿著黑西服賣牛仔?Smithson有一個新的身份，這些必須對客戶很明確。也就是C選項說的「客戶必須能辨別出服務他們的員工」，A不對，沒有提到改善公司形象，B和C在原文沒有提到。
18題，問John認為Smithson面臨的問題是什麼。答案是最後一段的最後一句：The fact is that unless she opens several more stores pretty soon, Smithson's profits will start to fall because turnover at the existing store will inevitably start to decline.事實上除非她盡快的開更多的店，Smithson的利潤將會減少因為現有商店的營業額將不可避免的開始下降。也就是B所說的除非擴張，公司的利潤才會繼續增長。
BEC中級閱讀真題解析3
Managing a career on the way up is quite different from managing one at the top of an organisation. Indivials on the way up have to build relationships with the people they (19)to.They usually have to (20) with subordinates in addition to people at the same level as themselves. The most senior staff only have those under them to relate to. This book (21)the idea that all working relationships, including the relationship with one's boss, can and should be managed.
You do not have to be (22) than your manager in order to manage the relationship. Nor do you have to be better than your manager in any (23).Your manager may well be your career (24) and guide: he or she may have taught you almost everything you know about your(25) of business - and may continue to teach you more. You may be planning to remain under his or her guidance in the future. None of these (26)should alter your relationship with your manager or (27) you off 'managing upwards'. I use this phrase to (28) to the management of one's bossbecause, for many people on the way up, it is the first relationship they have to get right.
You can, of course, get on at work just by (29) positively to your manager, but that is not likely to be the most successful way to (30) your working life. An active policy of managing upwards will make you more successful and, at the same time, make the business of going to work more enjoyable. It can also be a way to show (31) to your manager for the efforts he or she has made on your (32) Finally, managing upwards will make it easier for your manager to manage you,leaving him or her more time for other (33) and tasks.
19 A notify B inform Caccount D report
20 A unite B contact C handle D deal
21 A promotes B presses C advertises Dconvinces
22 A clearer B deeperCsmarter Dfuller
23 A respect B fashion Cpart D means
24 A leader B supporter C adviser D helper
25 A courseB line C path Droute
26 A factors B aspects Ccauses D topics
27 A put B see C keep D take
28 A specify B identify C indicate D refer
29 A giving B operating C reacting D co-operating
30 A run B forward C move D make
31 A appraisal B value C appreciation D regard
32 A advantage B benefit C side D behalf
33 A posts B roles C positions D acts
Managing upwards，打理同上司的關系。
19題，report to，對什麼。。。負責，隸屬;從屬。用在這里句子意思正好：處於上升階段的個人需要同他們所從屬的人處理好關系。A、B的詞後面都接of，account to 是解釋的意思，用在這里意思不對。
20題，聯系此空上下文，應該是說處理與下屬的關系。deal with後接somebody是表示處理和某人的關系。A、B意思不對，C是及物動詞，後面不需要with。
21題，promote促進，推動。promote the idea，推動某個想法。
22題，根據意思選詞。處理與上司的關系不需要比上司更聰明。其他幾個詞用在此處的話都有些怪異，很容易排除。
23題，respect，指方面。與aspect同義。常見的用法。
24題，這個空要聯繫上下文，並且參考後面的guide。「he or she may have taught you almost everything you know」，也就是說TA會對你的工作進行很多指導，因為有taught，所以不是supporter或者helper，選leader又感覺拉遠了距離，因此選adviser。
25題，一個讓人頭疼的商業英語固定片語。line of business，有業務和經營產品的意思。提供幾個例句就很好理解含義了：
We specialize in this line of business我們專門經營此項服務;
Does this item come under your line of business? 我想知道這種產品屬您經營的范圍嗎?
You meet some very interesting people in my line of business干我們這行，你會遇到很多有趣的人。
26題，根據前後文意思，選factors，因素。
27題，put off一般表示延遲，但它還有一個不太出名的意思是阻礙。see off，送行;keep off,遠離;take off，起飛。
28題，根據意思選refer to，提及，描述。
29題，react to，固定搭配，對什麼作出反應。用在這里意思也吻合。
30題，the most successful way to (30) your working life，意思上應該填入表示經營、管理等的意思，run有這個意思。C和D用法不對，forward something是指轉發郵件。
31題，appreciation，，表示感激之情。
32題，on one』s behalf，站在某人的立場上，為某人的利益。此處的意思是對他為你所做出的努力表示感激。
33題，role，職能，角色。為經理騰出空來扮演其他的角色。position是位置，位置一直是經理，沒別的;act是行為，法案。