[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷121及答案与解析.doc

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1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 121及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman placing an order for auto parts. Notes The company has over【 L1】 _auto parts. Auto parts include:【 L2】 _parts, accessories, air conditioning parts, auto transmission parts. The company sells auto parts of major

2、US manufacturers such as GM,【 L3】 _ Chrysler. The listed price can be reduced by【 L4】 _ 1 【 L1】 2 【 L2】 3 【 L3】 4 【 L4】 4 Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling a colleague about the rearrangement of the visit. Message: A Visit Rearrangement The person who is ill:【 L5】 _ Visitors:twelve

3、 Spain【 L6】 _ Meet them at eight thirty at【 L7】 _ Show them around flow shop and【 L8】 _ 5 【 L5】 6 【 L6】 7 【 L7】 8 【 L8】 8 Look at the notes below. You will hear a man calling to cancel the sales meeting. Message To: Susan Gordon From: George Simon, Head Office Re: Cancel the sales meeting Susan Gord

4、on was:【 L9】 _ The original sales meeting day:【 L10】 _ The meeting has been postponed to:【 L11】 _ The man asked the receptionist to make sure Susan call him and【 L12】 _the date. 9 【 L9】 10 【 L10】 11 【 L11】 12 【 L12】 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what

5、the speaker is talking about. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once,replay the recordings. A a department meeting B a job interview C negotiations with buyers D a visit to a factory E a shareholders meeting F a tr

6、aining session G a conference H a visit to a trade exhibition 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 You will hear another five recordings. Each speaker recently attended an interview. For each recording, decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. Write one letter(A-H)next to the numb

7、er of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once,replay the recordings. A I didnt express myself well. B I misunderstood the advertisement. C It was shorter than I expected. D I wasnt appropriately dressed. E It was poorly organised. F There were too many appli

8、cants. G I did a lot of preparation. H One of the questions was unexpected. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear an expert on the new-millennium workplace and former Fortune 500 HR executive, Liz Ryan, giving a presentation on Why Corporate Ethics Statements Dont Work. For each qu

9、estion(23-30), mark one letter(A,B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 What opinion does the speaker have on the corporate ethics statements? （ A） It is expensive. （ B） It is worthless. （ C） It is time-consuming. 24 What do we learn about Wal-Marts int

10、ernal investigation? （ A） It found that Wal-Mart is running well. （ B） It found that Wal-Marts management is in a mess. （ C） It involved not only the Mexico subsidiary. 25 According to Wal-Mart, who is conducting investigations in the company? （ A） Wal-Marts Mexico subsidiary. （ B） Both the SEC and

11、the Justice Department. （ C） The Mexico SEC Department. 26 A lot of companies have introduced Ethics Statements for many years, （ A） but few of them really care about it. （ B） and most of them do business according to the statements. （ C） but many of them cant balance between business ethics and com

12、pany profits. 27 According to the speakers personal experience, （ A） companies sometimes consider the Ethics Statements when laying down policies. （ B） casual conversation in spare time is more useful than policy. （ C） common company staff usually value more of Ethics Statements. 28 According to the

13、 speaker, many of us have received a minor punishment for （ A） being insufficiently risk-taking. （ B） having the “win at any cost“ mindset. （ C） growing up in the culture of competing to win. 29 The speaker says it is difficult for a company to （ A） admit its own mistakes. （ B） work according to the

14、 Ethics Statements. （ C） discover and correct its inmoral practices. 30 When can Ethics Officers instill a truth-telling culture? （ A） When the company finds,the importance of the ethical culture. （ B） When the Ethics Officer can put forward more policies for employees. （ C） When the company really

15、wants to change its ethical culture. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 121答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman placing an order for auto parts. You have 15 seconds to read through the notes.pause Now listen, and fill in the spaces.pause Man: Thomas Auto Company. May I help you?

16、Woman: This is Jane Rice from Parkinson Limited. Im interested in your new line of business. Id like to place an order for auto parts from your company. Man: Sure. Our network of auto parts warehouses have a vast selection of high quality inventory, over eight million parts, including auto engine pa

17、rts, accessories, air conditioning parts, and auto transmission parts. And we also have American auto parts, including all major US manufacturers such as GM, Ford, Chrysler and International car parts including Japanese, German, Korean, Italian and Swiss manufacturers. Woman: I have seen your update

18、d price list. To be frank with you, your listed prices are not competitive. Id like to hear your latest quotations. Man: OK. Wed like to give our new customers the most reasonable price to start our business relationship for the future. Woman: If you were not ready to give any reasonable discount, I

19、d rather wait. Man: As for the discount, we can reduce the listed prices by 5%. Woman: OK. Though there is still a gap between your ultimate prices and my expectations, Im willing to sign contracts with you. Man: Thats good. Hope this cooperation will lead to more in the future. Thanks. Bye. pause N

20、ow listen to the recording again. pause 1 【正确答案】 8 MILLION 【试题解析】 对话中，女士提到要订汽车零部件，男士答道： Our network of auto parts warehouse have avast selection of high quality inventory， over eight million parts 2 【正确答案】 AUTO ENGINE 【试题解析】 对话中，男士首先介绍本公司的经营范围，包括发动机部件、装饰、空调部件及变速器装置。 3 【正确答案】 FORD 【试题解析】 对话中，男士列 举了公司

21、商品目录上的汽车零部件生产公司，包括GM， FORD， CHRYSLER。 4 【正确答案】 5% 【试题解析】 对话中，女士说道： If you were not ready to give any reasonable discount， Id rather wait表示若没有合理折扣，宁愿观望。男士答道： As for the discount， we can reduce the listed pricesby 5表示可以给 95的折扣。 4 【听力原文】 Look at the notes below. You will hear a man calling a colleague

22、about the rearrangement of the visit. You have 15 seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen, and fill in the spaces. pause Man: Hello. Could I speak to Jack Morrison in Human Resources, please? Woman: Im afraid he may not be able to come back until tomorrow. Can I take a message? Man: Yes,

23、 please. Could you tell him that Sandy was ill and can not show the visitors around? And hed better send another one to take care of it. Woman: OK. Ill do that. By the way, who are the visitors? Man: Its the line managers, about twelve, from Spain. And hed better make sure meet them at eight thirty

24、at reception. Woman: Anything else? Man: And please manage to show them around the flow shop and the assembly line. Woman: I see. Ill tell Jack to rearrange it. Man: Thanks. Besides, if the reception was busy, please meet them at the gate. Woman: I understand. Man: Thanks again. pause Now listen to

25、the recording again. pause 5 【正确答案】 SANDY 【试题解析】 对话中，男士问道： Could you tell him that Sandy was ill and can not show the visitors around?可知原本负责接待但生病的人是 Sandy。 6 【正确答案】 LINE MANAGERS 【试题解析】 男士在回答女士关于参观人员问题时说道： Its the line managers， about twelve， from Spain 7 【正确答案】 RECEPTION 【试题解析】 对话中，男士说道： And hed be

26、tter make sure meet them at eight thirty at reception即：确保在 8： 30在接待处迎接参观人员。 8 【正确答案】 ASSEMBLY LINE 【试题解析】 女士在对话结尾处问男士： Anything else?男士的回答是： Please manage to show themaround the flow shop and assembly line即：带他们参观流水车间和装配线。 8 【听力原文】 Look at the notes below. You will hear a man calling to cancel the sa

27、les meeting. You have 15 seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen, and fill in the spaces. pause Woman: Hello! Carlton Company. How can I help you? Man: Yes. Could I speak to Susan Gordon, please? Woman: May I ask who is calling? Man: This is George Simon in Head Office. Woman: Please hol

28、d on. Oh, Im afraid she is on voice mail. Would you like to call back later? Man: Would you please tell her that the sales meeting on 15th this month has been cancelled? And another one is on 26 February. Woman: I see. That is George Simon in Head Office, the sales meeting on 15th was put off until

29、26 February. Man: Right. Can she call me to confirm the date? Woman: Ill give her the message and shell reach you when she comes back. Man: Thank you. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part One. You now have 20 seconds to check your answers. pause 9 【正确答案】 ON VOICE MA

30、IL 【试题解析】 对话中，男士问道： Could I speak to Susan Gordon?女士回答：Im afraid she is on voice mail 10 【正确答案】 15TH THIS MONTH 【试题解析】 对话中男士问道： Would you please tell her that the sales meeting on 15th this month hasbeen cancelled?即：您能否告诉她原定在本月 15日举行的销售会议已经取消了 ? 11 【正确答案】 26 February 【试题解析】 对话中，男士接下来 说道： And another

31、 one is on 26 February 12 【正确答案】 CONFIRM 【试题解析】 对话结尾男士问道： Can she call me to confirm the date?即：能否让她回电以确认日期 ? 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use

32、any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recordings. You have 15 seconds to read the list A-H. pause Now listen, and decide what the speaker is talking about. pause Thirteen Man: Very useful indeed! The General Manager and Research Director showed us around their hi-tech p

33、roduction unit. And there was a presentation of some of their products they are planning. Theyre certainly coming up with a plan for some innovative products. Im fairly sure we can come to some agreement about working together on at least two of them although therell be some hard bargaining, I shoul

34、d think. pause Fourteen Woman: They were really excellent, the best group Ive worked with. I was able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to the practical stuff earlier than Id expected. This meant that they had much more practice than other groups. And they wont need too much suppo

35、rt from us, even in the initial stage of using the program. pause Fifteen Man: They werent easy, Mark. They were not easy. They asked extremely detailed questions about our product and our ability to meet deadlines. In fact, at one point I thought we were going to withdraw because it looked that we

36、wouldnt be able to meet all their requirements. But then they made a number of concessions. In the end I think we managed to get a good deal. Certainly it is the biggest contract Ive been involved with. pause Sixteen Woman: The first day was particularly useful because there were some interesting sp

37、eakers mainly from big multi-nationals talking on subjects I was interested in, like the international aspects of industrial relations and employment law. Then in the evening I had some extremely interesting conversations with two of the speakers. I hope they will be useful contacts for the future.

38、But other delegates thought it wasnt very well-attended because the organisers decided against having an exhibition area. So fewer people came. pause Seventeen Man: We reviewed the months work and discussed next months targets. Weve decided that we definitely need some extra help with the personnel

39、selection because there is just too much for one person. Generally I think we are a pretty good team. Of course there are a few problems now and again. But we always discuss them in a very calm and sensible way and come up with solutions that work so far, anyway. pause Now listen to the recordings a

40、gain. pause 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息句是： The General Manager and Research Director showed us around their hitech production unit And there was a presentation of some of their products they are planning 14 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息句是： I was able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to

41、thepractical stuff earlier than Id expected既有理论，又有实践，可见这是在进行培训。 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息句是： They asked extremely detailed questions about our product and ourability to meet deadlinesI thought we were going t o withdrawthey made a number ofconcessions 16 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息句是： The first day was

42、 particularly useful because there were someinteresting speakersThen in the evening I had some extremely interesting conversationswith two of the speakers But other delegates 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息句是： We reviewed the months work and discussed next months targets说明这是在召开一个部门会议。 17 【听力原文】 You will

43、hear another five recordings. Each speaker recently attended an interview. For each recording, decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the

44、 recordings. You have 15 seconds to read the list A-H. pause Now listen, and decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. pause Eighteen Woman:All I can say is that either I stood out as the best applicant straightway or they took an instant dislike to me. Id expected to last

45、 at least 45 minutes and possibly to involve two sessions. But after I left, I managed to go for a swim and do some shopping before I got back to the office for lunch. pause Nineteen Man: Ive been going over all obvious things I knew they would ask me with a colleague and I practiced all my answers

46、over and over again. I thought sure I could deal with anything they put to me. Well, they started asking me what I thought my weaknesses were. I just havent prepared for that. But because I have done so much preparation for other questions, I might well come up with a really good answer.(H) pause Tw

47、enty Woman: Well, I got there and I thought I was really well-prepared for this. I was wearing my best suit. I arrived in time, I saw three other applicants. But they kept us waiting for an hour and a half, or they tried to sort themselves out. By the time I went in I was so impatient with the compa

48、ny that I didnt want the job any more. pause Twenty-one Man: Its fine, isnt it? I could do it now. I knew what they were going to ask me, but when you were under all that pressure, and with all those questions coming at you, something let you down. And whatever you say you know you havent quite got

49、the message cross right. And they havent understood what you really meant. If only I could have a second chance! pause Twenty-two Man: I got home late from the meeting the night before and I was really tired. But I lay awake all night. I guess I should have thought more carefully about wearing the right sort of thing. But I was a bit disorganise