1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 66及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear two conversations and one monologue. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes below. You will hear each recording twice. Conversation One Look at the notes below. You will hear a man leaving a telephone massage for
2、Mr. Howard about their appointment Telephone Notes Callers name: Peter (1)_ Time of the appointment: (2)_, Date: next Wednesday, (3)_ Venue: Room (4)_, Mr. Howards office 5 Look at the notes below. You will hear two colleagues discussing the responsibilities of Human Resources Manager Job Descriptio
3、n of a Human Resources Manager Responsibilities: develop and manage (5)_programs deal with relations between (6)_and upper management; examine complaints and help settle (7)_ Requirements: knowledgeable, versatile and (8)_ 9 Look at the notes below. You will hear an introduction to the Farmers Marke
4、t in London. Topic: The Farmers Market Rules governing the market-goers: -The seller has to be the producer or (9)_of the food being sold; -The produce comes from a (10)_geographic area Reasons for the popularity of this market: -to support (11)_; -the produce is (12)_ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear f
5、ive short recordings. Five people are talking about their corporate culture. For each recording, decide what each speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. There are some extra letters which you do not need to use. You
6、 wilt hear the five recordings twice. A leadership strategy B job enrichment C staff benefit D advertising principle E staff recruitment F corporate dress code G directory management H meeting routines 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is doing. Wr
7、ite one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. There are some extra letters which you do not need to use You will hear the five recordings twice. A inviting comments B raising an objection C opening and setting agenda D interrupting E interpreting a t
8、rend F defending himself/herself G offering support H ending a presentation 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a presentation by Penelope Taylor, the Training Manager of Milonan, an American trade company. For each question 23-30, mark one letter(A, B, or C)for the correct answer. You will hear the reco
9、rding twice. 23 In her presentation. Penelope wants to （ A） emphasize the importance of training in career development. （ B） state the fact that todays workplace is unstable. （ C） tell the trainees that they are fortunate to join the company. 24 You dont gain skills fast enough, because you （ A） get
10、 laid off. （ B） constantly change jobs. （ C） dont learn as efficiently as before. 25 Promotions are stressful because （ A） most companies have a single corporate ladder. （ B） others cannot choose the correct career path for you. （ C） most people get promoted into positions they are not good at. 26 R
11、aises are negligible, because （ A） its very hard to get a higher raise. （ B） they dont pay for the extra hours you put into. （ C） the percentage of raise is not big enough. 27 According to Penelope, the success rate with a mentor is more than_percent. （ A） 3 （ B） 10 （ C） 25 28 Which is the best way
12、to get a mentor? （ A） Going to advisory centers for help. （ B） Asking questions to different people. （ C） Knowing more of the people you know. 29 Which kind of training is NOT mentioned in the presentation? （ A） How to write and send emails. （ B） How to work well as an adult. （ C） How to communicate
13、 better with people. 30 To ensure the stability that training brings to your work, you should （ A） get the mentor to design your training. （ B） have the company pay for your training. （ C） make your training experience appealing to employers. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 66答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 F: Mr. How
14、ards office! M: Hello, can I speak to Brian Howard, please? F: Im afraid hes in a meeting until lunchtime. Can I take a message? M: Well, rd like to arrange an appointment to see him, please. Its Peter Broughton here. F: Could you spell out your surname? M: B-R-O-U-G-H-T-O-N. F: Could you hold on fo
15、r a minute, Mr. Broughton? Ill just look in the diary. So whens convenient for you? M: Some time next week if possible. I gather hes away the following week. F: Thats right. M: Well, I need to see him before he goes away. So would next Wednesday be okay? F: Wednesday. Let me see. Hes out of the offi
16、ce all morning. But hes free in the afternoon, after about three. M: Three oclock is difficult. But I could make it after four. F: So shall we say 4:15 pm next Wednesday, May 20? M: Yes, that sounds fine. Where shall I meet him? F: In Mr. Howards office, Room 304. M: Great! Thanks! 1 【正确答案】 BROUGHTO
17、N 【试题解析】 此处考查的是 专有名词人名的拼写。这个人名单纯根据发音不容易拼对，所以录音中将字母组合拼写了出来。只要集中注意力仔细听，同时迅速记录，应该没有什么问题。 2 【正确答案】 4:15 下午 【试题解析】 Mr Howard 上午不在办公室，只有下午三点以后才有时问见面，而 Peter感到三点见面比较困难，争取能在四点以后见面 (Three oclock is difficult But I could make it after four)，所以最后就安排在了下午四点十五分。在需要填写具体时间的时候，一定要留意是上午 (am)还是下午 (pm)。 3 【正确答案】 20-五月
18、【试题解析】 这是对具体日记的考查。英文的表达习惯是先说星期几，然后是具体的月份和日期。下周三 (next Wednesday)的具体日期是五月二十日 (May 20)。 4 【正确答案】 304 【试题解析】 见面的地点是 Mr Howard 的办公室，房间号 304。这是一道简单的听数字的题目，难度并不大。 5 【听力原文】 F: So Greg, what does a human resources manager actually do? M: Simply put, HR managers manage the needs of a companys employees. F: T
19、hat sounds pretty broad. What types of needs? Everything? M: Pretty much. We develop and manage employment programs, including salary and job evaluations,benefits, and promotions. Also education and training programs. Of course we develop plans for finding applicants to fill job openings. Then we in
20、terview and, where necessary, test applicants. F: Thats a lot! You must be pretty busy! M: Yes. To be effective we need to be knowledgeable about all areas of human resources as well as every aspect of the company. It takes a lot of experience, and you have to be highly qualified. F: I can imagine.
21、It sounds quite challenging. M: Theres more. In industries that are unionized, like mine, human resources managers deal with relations between labor and upper management. We examine workers complaints and try to help settle disagreements. F: Do you like your job? Whats the best part of it? M: Yes. T
22、he best part is probably that the work is extremely interesting and varied. We have to be very versatile and flexible. 5 【正确答案】 EMPLOYMENT 【试题解析】 这个考查项比较直接，只要把听到的直接写出来即可。对话中直接提到人力资源经理就是要开发并管理工作方面的项目 (we develop and manage employment programs)。此处需要注意 employment一词的拼写。 6 【正确答案】 LABOR 【试题解析】 除了与工作有关的各方面
23、工作之外，人力资源经理还要处理工人和上层管理人员之间的关系 (human resources managers deal with relations between labor and upper management)。这道题的关键在于要及时反应到 labor一词在此处的意思并非工作或劳动，而是工人群体。 7 【正确答案】 DISAGREEMENT 【试题解析】 录音中提到人力资源经理还要处理工人的投诉，并且要帮助调解不同意见 (We examine workers Complaints and try to help settle disagreements)。看到表格中的 settle
24、一词，就要在头脑中快速反应常与之搭配的名 词，例如dispute， conflict， argument， disagreement 等等。 8 【正确答案】 FLEXIBLE 【试题解析】 要做好人力资源经理这份工作，需要对人力资源有关的方方面面了如指掌，而且还要样样精通，灵活多变。此题考查的是对 flexible 一词的理解和拼写。前文中提到了 knowledgeable，而在最后一句话中听到的是 versatile和flexible。这三个词都是对人力资源经理的要求，但是他们并没有集中在一起出现，所以需要考生运用归纳的能力。 9 【听力 原文】 F: Todays topic is a
25、relatively new kind of market which is now very popular in London and across Britain. Thats the Farmers Markets. So what is a farmers market and how are they different from normal markets? There are strict rules that govern the people that can attend and sell at the market. There are two main rules.
26、 The first rule is that the person that attends the market has to be the producer or the grower of the food they are selling, so that means there are a lot of farmers that sell at the market, they might be selling meat, vegetables, dairy products also sometimes fishermen that have either farmed or c
27、aught the fish theyre selling, or possibly bakers that have baked the bread. The other thing that defines a farmers market is that the produce that is being sold comes from a specified geographic area. It might be 30 miles from the market so that the produce is local and fresh. People like the farme
28、rs markets for different reasons. Some want to support local farmers and not use big supermarkets, even if the produce is more expensive in the farmers market, and most people said that the produce was fresh. 9 【正确答案】 GROWER 【试题解析】 在 FarmersMarket卖东西的人一定要出售自己生产的农副产品，而农副产品除了被制造出来 (produce)之外，还有可能是被种植
29、出来的 (grow)，所以 farmers market 上的卖家可以是 producer，也可以是 grower。 10 【正确答案】 SPECIFIED 【试题解析】 为了保证产品的新鲜， FarmersMarket 上的农副产品的人必须来自距市场方圆三十英里的地方 (30miles from the market)。这 是一个特定的地理范围，所以在 geographic area 前填写 specified一词。 11 【正确答案】 LOCAL FARMERS 【试题解析】 人们偏爱 FarmersMarket的原因是多种多样的，其中有一些人想要支持当地的农民。这里要注意 farmer一
30、词需要用复数形式。 12 【正确答案】 FRESH 【试题解析】 最后一句话中说明大多数人喜欢 FarmersMarket是因为那里的产品新鲜。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 F: Well, our public relations meetings usually run very long-and boring. Our director, Mr. Moore would begin by briefing the items on his agenda: things like some research project, the launch of some websi
31、te and the timeline for press releases. And then well just go through them one by one. Itll take probably three hours and Ill just sit there and listen, dreaming about other things I could be doing with the time I spend at these meetings. 13 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 在这段讲话的开头，讲话人就指明他们的公关例会通常都很长，而且乏味 (our publ
32、ic relations meetings usually run very longand boring)，紧接着她又补充了会议开头和过程，以及她在会上的表现等等，所以这篇描述是有关会议流程和规律的 (meeting routines)。 14 【听力原文】 M: As the manager, Im sometimes not able to spend the money for certain employee welfare. Yet there is employee morale that Im always concerned about. In those cases, Id
33、 provide some unusual perks for my staff ones that dont cost me an arm, a leg, or a bank loan. For example:laundry service, car washes at the workplace, health club memberships and office meal delivery. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这篇讲话的开头，讲话人说明自己是公司的管理人员 (manager)，但是有时不能给员工提供某些福利 (welfare)。在后面的讲话中他说道，为了保持员工的
34、工作积极性，他想办法给员工提供了一些其他的好处，比如洗衣、洗车、健身俱乐部会员资格和送餐等。这些好处都可以称为 staff benefit。 15 【听力原文】 F: Our company allows us to work in comfortable business casual clothes in the office. Yet, were still expected to project a professional image for our customers and visitors, so not all casual clothing is suitable for
35、our office, for example, clothing for the beach, yard work, dance clubs,and exercise sessions is inappropriate at work. And it is required that clothing should be pressed and never wrinkled. 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 在这段讲话的第一句就提到了职业休闲装 (business casual clothes)，后面有继续解释哪些在他们公司可以算作得体的职业休闲装、哪些装束是不允许在他们公司出现的等等
36、，因此这篇讲话是有关公司着装要求的 (Corporate dress code)。 16 【听力原文】 M: Our commercials are designed to sell our message, company, and product. We always try to appeal to their emotions in some way, because failing to do this might be the same as throwing money out the window. Our ads may or may not be creative, but
37、 wed package some good creation in with a message that appeals to a strong need within our target audience. That certainly helps. Our ads resonate with our potential customers. 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这段话的第一句提到了他们公司广告 (commercials)的设计原则，后文具体的说明了他们的广告的特点、努力的方向及这样做的原因等。因此这一篇是关于广告原则 (advertising principle)的
38、。其中提到的 “ads”是广告 advertisements的简略说法，也很常见。 17 【听力原文】 F: I believe that as organization leaders, were responsible for creating a work environment that makes people work happily. But sometimes, turf wars, disagreements and differences of opinion are just unavoidable and they can escalate into interpers
39、onal conflict. I used to avoid such conflict between my employees, hoping itd go away. But it didnt. Even when the conflict appeared to have been put to rest, it might raise its ugly head again whenever stress increased or a new disagreement appeared. So not intervening is not an option. 17 【正确答案】 A
40、 【试题解析】 这一段的开头指明了说话人是一个 leader，后文是介绍他处理员工之间你争我夺的矛盾纠纷的一些经验和方法。他曾经采取回避冲突、幻想矛盾能自消自灭的策略，但却导致危机四伏的结果，因此他的结论是，作为领导，不干预也是不行的。所以这篇讲话是关于领导艺术 (leadership strategy)的。 18 【听力原文】 M: Actually Martin, can I just ask you sorry to hold the meeting up can I ask you about the schedule? I mean the schedule for the mark
41、eting of our speed bicycle range, because I remember clearly that this range was going to be launched NEXT month. Well, I understand that we can be flexible, but did I just miss anything about the change in the schedule? 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 在这一段的开头，讲话人就先因为影响会议的正常进行而道歉(sorry to hold the meeting up)，接着
42、对前面发言的人提到的一个日程 (schedule)提出了疑问，最后怀疑自己是不是错过了一些信息。从这一段的语气和用词来看，不属于要求评论 (A inviting comments)、提出抗议 (B raising an objection)，而是打断别人的发言 (D interrupting)。 19 【听力原文】 F: Well, if you ask me, I think Gary is right about the seating plan. Ive been chatting to some of the secretaries and theyre quite keen to a
43、ll be sitting in the same area, and, speaking as a market researcher, I think Id like to be with other market researchers so that we can bounce ideas off each other and things. So I think Garys seating plan is more reasonable. 19 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 在这一段发言中，讲话人直截了当地表明自己对 Gary的支持 (I think Gary is right a
44、bout) ，之后列举了自己和同事聊天时听到的意见以及自己的感受，最后总结说 Gary的意见是更合理的 (So I think Garys seating plan is more reasonable)。 20 【听力原文】 M: Thank you for finding the time to come to this workshop today. Im Dean Hayek, a retail consultant.Ive invited you here today to have a look at my findings on the sales performance at
45、our company. First, Id like you to have a look at our sales over the last two years; then Id like to show you our market share in the glassware market; and after this, Id like to discuss with you some improvements in our range of glassware. At the end Id be happy to answer any of your questions. 20
46、【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在这段话中，讲话人先对到场的听众表示欢迎，然后介绍自己及这次讨论的主要议题。在后半部分中，讲话人逐一介绍了本次讨论的几个环节，因此是一个很典型的开场白和话题介绍 (opening and setting agenda)。 21 【听力原文】 F: OK. well, Keith, Im sorry, but I really strongly disagree with the new sales proposal. I wont deny that theres a huge market in Woodland, but I think its unwise
47、 to start the sales campaign there, where people have never heard about our products. Itd be much easier if we began from the Chicago area. We have more resources over here after all. 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在这个发言中，讲话人开诚布公地对 Keith 说，很遗憾自己很不赞同新的销售计划 (Im sorry， but I really strongly disagree with the new s
48、ales proposal)，然后指出这个销售计划的不明智 (unwise)之处，最后提出自己的建议。因此这是表示反对 (raising an objection)的发言。 22 【听力原文】 M: If you have a look at this first graph, you can see that our sales topped 50 million the year before last. Then last year sales dropped to 40 million, with a slight recovery at the end of the financia
49、l year. However, this year sales have continued to drop to all time low of 30 million. Now lets look at our market share. As you can see, we have 25% of the market share, 10% down on last year. 22 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 在这段话中，讲话人在通过几个图表 (graph)展示公司从前年、去年到今年的销售状况 (sales)逐年降低，然后补充说明公司的市场份额也缩小了10%。所有的这些数据都是在证明公司业绩在下滑这一 趋势，因此是 interpreting a trend。 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 F： Good evening and welc
