搭配題文章約有450單詞長短，由真實來源的5篇相關短文組成。范例可以是一系列相關產品 描述、一組廣告(例如，為不同類型的服務所作)、通知或留言、書籍或錄像評論以及報紙上的相關主題 的短小新聞。

一、BEC商務英語高級閱讀搭配題解題技巧

(1)多讀報紙、雜志、小冊子上面的一系列相關短文(例如招聘廣告、酒店等)。

(2)較長的正文也可以劃分成有小標題的小節(jié)"

(3)識別每一篇的事實或主題,描述文章之間的相似處和不同處。

(4)任務項句子的語域或文體可能和正文的不同，應該訓練辨認不同文體的同一信息的能力，例 如:將廣告改寫成客觀真實平鋪直敘的散文。

(5)題目不是簡單的單詞搭配，學生需要練習如何變換措詞。

(6)學會從其他不相關的文字中辨認目標信息。

(7)最重要的是，應該把試題看做在社會生活和工作中經(jīng)常使用的處理信息的技能的一個范例。

二、經(jīng)典例題

PART ONE

● Look at these sentences and the five news clips about different companies.

● Which clip does each sentence 1-8 refer to?

● For each sentence, mark on letter A. B, C, D or E on your Answer Sheet.

1 A director of this company is leaving to pursue noncommercial activities.

2 This company has sold off one of its profitable sections.

3 A director of this company is leaving to devote himself to his own business.

4 This company has taken on several more senior staff members.

5 This company is involved in a sales deal with another company.

6 This company is involved in computer technology.

7 This company is losing a director but will replace him.

8 This company has been successful in its bid to take over another company.

A

Archer Group, the insurance broker said its managing director Ralph Sharp had resigned his directorship of all group companies and was leaving the group. The company said Sharp ''has been considering the changes which will occur in the Lioyed's Market in the post - reconstruction and renewal period and wishes to be free to pursue a number of opportunities which may arise at that time. "

B

United News and Media said it had appointed the following additional directors the announcement on Tuesday that the merger offers for MAI had been declared unconditional: Sir James McKinnon, deputy chairman, Lord Hollick, chief executive, Charles Gregson, director of broking and information, and Roger Laughton, director of broadcasting and entertainment. There were also three non-executive appointments: Richard Hooper. Sir Michael Lickiss, Christopher Powell and Geoffrey Unwin.

C

First Bus said Colin Smith, one of its regional directors and one of the original members of the buyout team from Grampian transport, had decided to leave the company to take up "long standing academic interests" His position as regional director for Scotland will be taken over by Robbie Duncan, who is currently the commercial director.

D

Division Group, the software house, has reached a deal with EDS under which the American company will resell the British company's virtual reality software in a range of markets around the world, including North America, Europe and the Far East. EDS, one of the leading information service companies in the world, includes most of the Fortune 500 companies among its client list.

E

Reckitt and Colman said it had sold the personal products division of its US subsidiary to JW Child Associates for $ 123 m. In 1995 the division generated trading profits of about $ 110m. The net tangible assets of the division amounted to $ 30m at the end of December. The proceeds are to be used by Reckitt to reduce debts.

1.C 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.C 8.B

具體解題分析在后面的答題技巧中還將詳細闡釋。

舉這個例子的目的，是為了使我們對閱讀第一部分的試題形式有一個直觀的了解。題目中的論 句是用不同于文聿的措辭來表達的。我們應該首先讀論句，以便有的放矢地瀏覽文章的過程中找到 可以與之匹配的文章。這一部分考點是:能否理解論句的語言,并將它與文章內容聯(lián)系起來。

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在做題過程中，常常會遇到不能確定，模棱兩可或確實找不出所需內容的情況?？紙錾希欢?不要鉆牛角尖,拘泥于題目的先后順序,及時向后轉移注意力才是明智之舉。先回答下一個問題一 很可能你就會在后面與你想要的答案不期而遇。