2017年BEC中级写作模拟试题卷（23）_第2页

　　Questions 1 3- 20

　　. Read this text about south Korea's economic development, and answer the questions that follow.

　　The Koreans see the Seoul Olympics as a chance to show their rapid progress. The Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 served the same purpose for a developing Japan. Within 13 years , according to a detailed development plan ,Korea is determined to be among the world's ten largest trading nations ,up from the 13th now.

　　1. Much of the economy's development in recent years comes from what Korean leaders call the three blessings-lower oil prices, lower world wide interest rates, and a currency that is weak against the Japanese yen. The Korean won is closely related with many other currencies, though the finance ministry will not say which ones. Obviously the U. S. dollar is the most important. When its value drops against the Japanese yen, the Korean won went down too. Since September 1985 the won has decreased about 40% against the yen, giving Korea a huge advantage over Japan in the U.S. market.

　　2. The Koreans made good use of this advantage, pouring 40% of their exports into America. When the U.S. responded with tough protectionism talk, they pretended to be surprised and angry. The Koreans still see themselves as relatively poor dependents of the U.S. and take American protectionism as betrayal by a big brother. They are right. The Korean economy is only 6% of Japan's. Tall buildings in Seoul resemble those in Tokyo, but the Korean capital is full of narrow streets and poor houses like a village. In the countryside some 20% of home lack running water. Moreover, Korea has a heavy defense burden as well as that big foreign debt.

　　3. And Korea has suffered set tacks before In the 1970s the government supported heavy industry ,creating some big but sseless enterpriscs. The Treasury Ministry is still quietly supporting some ill shipping and overseas companies. Meanwhile the government does not know how to set up wining industries.

　　4. The Koreans are also quick to point out that their 7.1 billion trade surplus with the U.S. is just 4% of the total American trade deficit. Japan account for 35%. In the U. S. the Koreans are competing with Japanese not American ,Products. They complain that U. S. protectionism punishes them for Americans' lazy work habits and drug abuse. They say the union rules have ruined U. S. competitiveness.

　　Questions 13-16

　　. For questions 13-16, choose the correct title for each paragraph for the box below.

　　. For each paragraph(l-4) mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet.

　　. De not mark any letter twice.

　　PART FOUR

　　Questions 21-35

　　. Read this news. .

　　. Choose the best word to fil1 each gap.

　　. For each question (21-35) mark one letter (A ,B ,C or D) on your Answer Sheet.

　　. One answer has been given as an example.

　　Three Bootleggers Jailed

　　Three men who ran a cross-channel smuggling group ,selling cheap.

　　French beer ,wine and champagne in Britain ,were jailed yesterday.

　　The men were leaders of an 11-man group which made at least 42......example......on the Dover-Calais ferry in three months.

　　Trucks of cheap drink were brought into the country and sold ... ...21 ... ...at Sunday market, And corner shops in South Wales , Two secret teams of customs officers ... ... 22... ...vehicles between Kent and Cardiff in an operation called "chancer". Eleven men admitted their part in a.. ...23... ...to avoid paying duty on beer and spirits.

　　Mr. Roger Thomas said it was ......24 ...... that 70, 000pounds of unpaid duty was involved between January and April last year when the gang was ...... 25 ......the smuggling group. Cases of beer, wine and champagne were brought to a rented warehouse in Cardiff before being ...... 26 ...... to traders. Mr. Richard Nichols, a former market trader, Mr. Qichard Spencer ,a shopowner, and Mr Raymond Tout , were put in prison for ... ... 27... ..of nine, four and three months ...... 28 ...... Judge Michael Burr said the group had used "an army of helpers "in an organized conspiracy to make ... ... 29 ... ... money. He ordered six other men to carry out community service and conditionally .. ... 30... ...two others who had played a lesser role.

　　After the ...... 31 ..... customs investigators said that the group made as many as four cross channel trips a day ... .. 32... ... to a hypermarket near Calais. They went into business only three weeks after the new customs laws came into ...... 33......on New Year's day last year. The investigators added : "We hope these jail .. ... 34... ...will be a big help to tackle this . ...35... ...crime which is causing concern to the retail industry.

　　example

　　A. holidays B. tours C. trips D. voyages

　　Answer: C

　　21. A. lawfully B. secretly C. legally D. illegally

　　22. A. tracked B. travelled C. saw D. watched

　　23. A. accident B. conspiracy C. hope D. dream

　　24. A. calculated B. considered C. counted D. estimated

　　25. A. meeting B. talking C. organizing D. using

　　26. A. moved B. rented C. distributed D. using

　　27. A. times B. lengths C. terms D. periods

　　28. A. each B. altogether C. long D. respectively

　　29. A. hard B. easy C. comfortable D. simple

　　30. A. closed B. discharged C. opened D. liberated

　　31. A. trial B. sentence C. accident D. case

　　32. A. occasionally B. particularly C. mainly D. consequently

　　33. A. being B. force C. strength D. use

　　34. A. words B. sentences C. phrases D. punishment

　　35. A. widespread B. terrible C. serious D. rare