2024年上半年BEC考试在即，同学们准备的如何？
今天，@沪江商务英语微信公众号重点结合BEC高级考试，讲讲BEC高级考试内容、解题技巧。文末，还有福利大放送，@沪江商务英语微信公众号准备了高级考试中写作常用句式，需要的同学们不要错过了！
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BEC高级考试内容安排
BEC高级考试时间分别为：
阅读60分钟
写作70分钟
听力约40分钟
口试约16分钟
分值上，四部分各占25%的比重
一般来说，前三部分为笔试部分，上午考完；而口语部分一般在下午考。
1. 阅读（Reading）
BEC高级阅读考试题型主要是：matching题、完形填句题、文章阅读题、完形填空题、填词题、改错题。一共分6个部分。
matching题 这部分有8个句子和5段短文章，把句子和文章配对起来。比如A篇中提到第一个句子的内容，就要把两个配对起来。
完形填句题 完形填句，一篇文章抽了6个句子出来，后面给出7个句子，要从中选出6个句子放回合适的位置。
文章阅读题 文章阅读，这个和平时的阅读题目一样，就是一篇文章，后面有6个问题，根据理解选abcd
完形填空题 完形填空，和平时做的完形填空形式一样，只不过文章内容都是和商务有关，有10道题。
填词题 填词，一篇短文中空出了10个词，基本上是介词、冠词等小词，要根据上下文和固定搭配，把词补上。
改错题 改错题，一篇短文，里面有很多赘余的词，差不多每一行都有一个，其中两到三行是正确的，把赘余的词删掉。
解题技巧：
1. 阅读题对速度要求极高，所以在平时备考以及真正考试中要恰好时间。
2. 备考时多多阅读商务英语先关的杂志和文章，如Business Week, Economist 等以掌握语感。
3. 训练略读（scanning）的能力，重点把握文章的结构和大意。学会自己用英文总结一下文章大意。
2. 写作（writing）
第一部分： 应用文写作 第一部分描述图表（120-140字）
解题技巧：
这部分是抢分题，考察的是将数据转化为语言的能力，以及分析能力。所以学会看图表，分就妥妥到手了。对于这种题目，自然需要积累一些常用表达，以应对不时之需。
要做题之前，先要认识下都有哪些图表！
line charts: 线形图
pie charts: 饼状图
venn diagrams: 文氏图（用于显示元素集合重叠区域的图示）
scatter plots: 散布图
radar charts: 雷达图
图表种类 chart/graph/diagram/table/pie chart/line graph
根据图表可以看出 From the chart we can see that…/According to the chart we can see that…
动词表达 The chart shows, depicts, demonstrates, displays, reflects, illustrates…/The pie chart is about .../The bar chart deals with ... /The slices of the pie chart compare the …
很多时候，写句子的时候，同样一个意思，可以凭借多元的词汇，特别是动词，让表达变得更加特别！
举个例子
原句：
The chart below shows the proportions of English men and women of different ages who were living alone in 2011.
可以改动为：
The chart compares the the proportions of single-occupant female and male households in England from different age groups in 2011.
此外，还有一些描述变化的常用词汇，赶快背起来！
常用句型
1. To illustrate my point let’s look at some diagrams...
为了说清楚我的观点，请看这些图表……
2. As you can see from these figures...
你们应该可以从数据中看出……
3. If you look at these photographs you'll see...
如果你看这些照片，你就能看出……
4. If you look at this bar chart you'll notice...
如果你看条形图，就能发现……
5. If you look at this histogram you'll appreciate...
如果你看这个直方图，你会发现……
6. If you look at this flow chart you'll understand ...
如果你看这个流程图，你会发现……
7. If you look at this matrix...
如果你看这个矩阵图，会发现……
8. In all locations, A out numbered B...
在所有方面，A都比B高……
9. These two pie charts (饼状图) show the differences between two groups of...
这两个饼状图显示了两组XXX之间的不同之处。
10. The first point to note is the huge increase (in the number of)...
首先要注意的就是（数据方面的）巨幅增加
11. A is more than... times (bigger) than B .
A比B多（大）XXX倍。
12. But... we see a different trend emerging.
但是……我们发现了另一种趋势慢慢浮现
13. When we compare..., we see...
当比较……我们会发现……
14. ... had jumped four fold to...
……已跃升四倍
15. ... rose sharply from... to...
从……到……急剧上涨
16. We can see that... swell during the... hours, peaking at... am.
我们可以看到，……在XXX时间一路增长，在XXX时刻到达峰值。
17. When coupled with the graphic information, leads to some possible conclusions...
结合图表信息，就可能得到一些结论……
18. This may serve to explain, at least in part, the mirror image of the two lines.
这可能有助于解释，至少部分解释了这两条线的镜像关系。
19. Perhaps the most telling feature of the chart is the dominance of...
也许该图表最生动的特征就是……的优势
20. The graph relates the percentage of...
该图的比例关系……
以上为常用的一些短语，接下来练习一篇图表题~
How would you write a report about the following charts?
The bar chart below shows the proportions of English men and women of different ages who were living alone in 2011...The pie chart compares the numbers of bedrooms in these one-person households.
Living alone in England by age and gender, 2011
Number of bedrooms in one-person households (England, 2011)
你写得怎样了呢？快来看看下面这篇范例作文找找灵感！
范例作文
Introduction:
The two charts give information about single-occupant households in England in the year 2011. The bar chart compares figures for occupants' age and gender, and the pie chart shows data about the number of bedrooms in these homes.
Body:
A significant majority of the people aged 65 or over who were living alone in England in 2011 were female. Women made up around 72% of single occupants aged 75 to 84, and 76% of those aged 85 or over. By contrast, among younger adults the figures for males were higher. For example, in the 35-49 age category, men accounted for nearly 65% of people living alone.
In the same year, 35.4% of one-person households in England had two bedrooms, while one-bedroom and three-bedroom homes accounted for 28% and 29.8% of the total. Under 7% of single-occupant homes had four or more bedrooms.
Conclusion:
Overall, females made up a higher proportion of people living alone than males, and this difference is particularly noticeable in the older age categories. We can also see that the most common number of bedrooms in a single-occupant home was two.
第二部分：商务信函 从报告、信函、建议书3选1（200-250字）
解题技巧：
语气、用词恰当，准确，清晰。
言简意赅，无需太过冗长。
注意表达多样化，不要过多重复。
背诵，积累一些常用邮件句型。（福利到：请看