[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷27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 27及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 There are thirty questions on this question paper. Instructions are given on the tape. You can write on this Question Paper. At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to copy your answers onto the Answer Sheet. You must write all your answers in pe

2、ncil. PART ONE You will hear three telephone conversations or messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. You will hear each recording twice. Conversation One Look at the form below. You will hear a woman calling about banking service. Customer Ba

3、nking Service From: (1) _ Initials: D.Y. Bank service required: (2) _ Reason: shall stay in (3) _ for 5 or 6 years Date of birth: 17 Dec., 1956 Account number: 18075497 Password: 5415 Send (4) _ of money by mail 5 Look at the form below. You will hear a man telephoning to place an order. Stationery

4、Department Order Form Date: 23/11/05 Callers Name: Thomas Cost. Company: (5) _ Incorporated Items to order: (6) _ Quantities: 10 packs at $5 and 20 packs at $4 Total price: (7) _ Time of delivery: 3 oclock (8) _ 9 Look at the form below. You will hear a man calling to check the schedule. Mrs Everett

5、s Schedule 24th January 10 a.m.: arrive at the airport of (9) _ 11:00 11:00: (10) _ from Sunrise 12:30: lunch appointment with Mrs Rebecca from (11) _ 3 p.m.: (12) _ with Mr McDonald from Ford Evening: no-specific arrangement 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, de

6、cide what the speaker is booking. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A a tennis court B a conference room C tables in restaurant D a holiday resort E a hotel room F an opera ticket G a train ticke

7、t H a flight 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide where the speaker is talking. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A a car repair B an office C an employment agency

8、 D a travel agency E a factory F a shop G a computer company H a solicitors 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear an interview on local radio with Dr Tim Carter, the author of a book on how to give effective business presentations. For each question 23-30 mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.

9、 After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 Dr Carters book, The Art of Giving Presentations, （ A） has come out recently. （ B） was published last year. （ C） will reach bookshops next year. 24 Dr Carter says he decided to improve his presentations because （ A） he felt he was doing worse t

10、han his colleagues. （ B） his boss expressed dissatisfaction with his performance. （ C） he dislikes doing anything badly. 25 To improve his own performance Dr Carter studied （ A） books about public speaking. （ B） the techniques of good presenters. （ C） common mistakes made by speakers. 26 What does D

11、r Carter say about nervousness? （ A） There is no effective way to control it. （ B） Audiences dont think its a major problem. （ C） He was given the wrong advice about it. 27 What was the first change Dr Carter made to his preparation? （ A） He began practising alone in a big room. （ B） He got colleagu

12、es to listen to his performance. （ C） He began to develop key parts of his presentation. 28 Dr Carter now recommends making a video recording of _. （ A） your practice presentation with colleagues present. （ B） real presentations given by other people. （ C） your practice presentation without an audie

13、nce. 29 Dr Carter says most speakers find presentations hard because （ A） they have to speak to unfriendly audiences, （ B） they have little experience of public speaking. （ C） they are anxious about the technical equipment. 30 What technique does Dr Carter recommend for reducing anxiety？ （ A） relaxi

14、ng the face muscles （ B） remembering a pleasant experience （ C） practising deep breathing BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 27答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M: Good morning. Customer Banking Services. Can I help you? F: Hello, can I speak to Mr Wright, please? M: I am sorry he is in a meeting right now. I am his assist

15、ant, Tony. Is there anything I can do for you? F: Oh, yes, maybe you can be of help. This is Ms Spencer. You see, I have found a teaching post in Korea, and I am going to stay there for at least 5 or 6 years, so Id like to cancel my current account at your bank. M: OK, Ms Spencer. But Ill need some

16、details. Your initials, please. F: D.Y. M: Is that B for baby? F: No, D for difficult. M: Right. And what is your current account number? F: Its 1807 5497 M: Would you give your date of birth? I need to go through security procedures. F: 17 December, 1956. M: And your password, please. F: Well, I ha

17、vent used this account for sometime. I am not quite sure. Its maybe 5415 or 4515. Would you try both? M: Yes, its the fast one. Uh, you still have $100 in your account. Do you want to pick it up here personally or do you want it sent to you by mail? F: By mail, please. I am extremely busy these days

18、. M: Fine, Ms Spencer, your current account is cancelled. F: Thanks a lot, Tony. M: You are welcome. Bye-bye. 1 【正确答案】 MS SPENCER 2 【正确答案】 CANCEL ACCOUNT 3 【正确答案】 KOREA 4 【正确答案】 REST 5 【听力原文】 F: Good morning, Stationery Department. Can I help you? M: Yes, this is Sound System Incorporated. Id like t

19、o order some computer disks. F: OK, let me get an order form. Right, you need some computer disks. What kind do you have in mind? You see, weve got disks at different prices. M: We want something of high quality, of course. What can you offer? F: Well, the best type is $5 each and the quality is sur

20、ely guaranteed. We also have some cheaper ones, $4 each and they are also of good quality. M: I think Ill take a bit of both. I need 10 packs at $5 and another 20 packs at $4. F: OK, Ill just write it down. Can I have your name, please? M: Yes, its Thomas Cost. Thats C -O -S -T. F: Fine, Ill put it

21、through. That comes to $130 in total. Can I ask how you are going to pay? M: Do you have our account number? You can transfer from our account. F: Yes, we have your account number. Can we have them delivered tomorrow morning? M: Thatll be too late. How about this afternoon? F: Sure, then lets say 3

22、oclock this afternoon. M: Thats good. Thanks. F: Bye-bye. 5 【正确答案】 SOUND SYSTEM 6 【正确答案】 COMPUTER DISKS 7 【正确答案】 $130 8 【正确答案】 THIS AFTERNOON 9 【听力原文】 M: Hello, Karen Williams speaking. F: Hello, Karen, this is Alice Everett here. M: Oh, hello, Mrs Everett. How are you? F: Fine, thanks. Karen, the r

23、eason I am ringing is to sort out the arrangements for my visit to Liverpool next month. Id like to go over the whole itinerary. M: All right. I think Ive got all the details as well as the travel arrangements. F: OK, then we can start with 24th. What time shall I arrive at Liverpool? M: Well, the p

24、lane arrives at 10:00 a.m. F: Thats good. When am I supposed to meet Mr Davis from Sunrise? M: At about 11:00 to 11:30, I think. Then you have an lunch appointment with Mrs Rebecca from National Bank at 12:30. F: Oh, I almost forgot about this. Is it correct that I only have one appointment in the a

25、fternoon ? M: Thats right, you have to sign an agreement with Mr McDonald from Ford at 3 oclock. Then youll be free in the evening. But youll have to visit two factories on 25th before your return flight at 2:30 in the afternoon. F: OK, thank you, Karen, Ill remember that. It sounds like a hectic tr

26、ip. M: Yes, it is. Mrs Everett. Bye-bye. 9 【正确答案】 LIVERPOOL 10 【正确答案】 MEET MR DAVIS 11 【正确答案】 NATIONAL BANK 12 【正确答案】 SIGN AGREEMENT 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 There will be about 20 of us, so well need a large room with two tables. Could we have some hot appetizers and wine before the meal? For most of

27、the guests, its their first visit to the country, I am afraid they have not learned how to manage chopsticks yet. Can you provide us with some forks and knives? Thank you. 13 【正确答案】 C 14 【听力原文】 Well be traveling in a large group of 8 people including 3 kids. Wed like to leave early Friday morning an

28、d come back on Sunday evening. Can you have our seats arranged at the same area with three window seats? By the way, Id also like to know if its possible to have a car to pick us up on Friday morning? 14 【正确答案】 H 15 【听力原文】 We are two couples with no children. We just want to spend the weekend in a q

29、uiet place with fresh air to relax ourselves What else do we need? Well, some real nice food, hot spring, some sports facilities like table tennis or bowling. 15 【正确答案】 D 16 【听力原文】 Hello, can I have two tickets for tomorrow evening, please? Hope you still have some left. Are tickets on the second fl

30、oor cheaper? OK, Id like to sit on the second floor near the front row but not at the aisle. I heard its marvelous, so we want to have a clear view of it, but I dont want to pay too much for it. 16 【正确答案】 F 17 【听力原文】 Hello, four of us just want to play for two or three hours here. Well bring our own

31、 rackets but we need three pairs of shoes. How much will that be? We want a place off the main road but with some trees. Can I also ask if your price includes soft drink and snacks? 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【听力原文】 Hello, Mrs Stanton, welcome to join us, let me introduce George Brown to you. George is Mrs Ever

32、etts Personal assistant. He is in charge of all the paperwork and hell be showing you how everything works before he leaves us at the end of the week and you take his place. 18 【正确答案】 B 19 【听力原文】 I dont think there are serious problems with it. Its only that the engine doesnt work properly. Just lea

33、ve it here and Ill get someone to fix it. You may come and pick it up the day after tomorrow. 19 【正确答案】 A 20 【听力原文】 Hello, Mr Robert. We understand that you are looking for an accountant vacancy. I have looked into that for you. Would you come up here and we can give you the names of some firms so t

34、hat you can contact them? 20 【正确答案】 C 21 【听力原文】 I heard that the city is famous for the silk products. I am interested in buying a silk skirt and perhaps a matching blouse. Something with a stripe would be to my taste. Yes, I like the design in this blouse in dark blue. Can I have a look? I wear a s

35、ize of 10. 21 【正确答案】 F 22 【听力原文】 Look, Miss. Carrol. This kind of software has sold unexpectedly well here. Its amazing that sales volume has increased by 10% this year, especially this latest model. In fact, it has raised 15%. If we could keep like this in next six months, well have to begin placin

36、g orders now. 22 【正确答案】 G 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Woman: Welcome to Mid Afternoon, Dr Carter. Now, I imagine youre here in Birmingham to promote your recently published book The Art of Giving Presentations, Is that right? Man: Well, not really, no! In fact the book isnt really recent at all - it cam

37、e out at the beginning of last year, Im actually here this week to give a series of talks outlining some ideas Ive had since then. Woman: So are these ideas the basis for your next book? Man: Well, its really too early to talk about that! Woman: I see, Now tell me, how did you become involved in thi

38、s particular area of communication skills? Man: Well, many years ago, as a young sales executive, I had to give presentations, but I felt I wasnt doing them very well. My boss never actually criticised me, and my colleagues werent doing any better than me, but the point was that I didnt feel satisfi

39、ed with my performance. You see, if Im doing something, I have to do it well. Woman: So you decided to do something about improving your performance. Man: Thats right. I tried to find some books to help me but there werent really any available in those days. so I eventually decided on a totally prac

40、tical approach: I tried to find out what my problem was by studying the way the best speakers gave presentations, by talking to them, even watching them prepare. Then I compared their performance with mine. Woman: And what was your main problem? Nervousness? I know thats mine. Man: Well I had always

41、 thought it was nervousness, and its true that at the time I had no techniques for dealing with that. But I think audiences accept the fact that speakers get nervous, and it really doesnt matter. No, I discovered that my No. I problem was preparation. Nobody had ever told me anything about how to pr

42、epare, and I didnt really know how to do it properly. Woman: And when you realised that, what did you change? Man: Well, before, I used to go through the whole presentation in an empty room on my own. The first change in my approach came when I realised its much more realistic and much more useful t

43、o do it in front of two or three colleagues. That way you get some feedback. Otherwise you have no idea whether or not your presentation is effective, or which parts might need further attention. Woman: Is that the method you recommend now? Man: Well, not quite. What I would advise is to make a vide

44、o of your practice presentation. Woman: Instead of using colleagues? Man: No, a recording of your presentation to them. Then its easier for all of you to go back and see whats wrong and how it can be improved, Its actually much better than recording other people doing real presentations, however goo

45、d they are. Woman: So thats the preparation, but are there any factors which make the presentation itself difficult, even if you are prepared? Man: Well obviously, yes. Some speakers imagine, quite wrongly, that every audience is unfriendly, at least at the beginning. And this affects their performa

46、nce. And then there may be a few people who worry about their lack of experience of public speaking. But really what bothers most speakers is things like the OHP and the microphone - are they going to work, and so on, Woman: Are there any techniques that are effective for overcoming feelings of anxi

47、ety? Man: Well, first I have to say that some people never manage to reduce their anxiety levels. What they can do is learn to relax their face muscles while they speak, so that they look relaxed, even though they feel just as anxious as before. In order to really reduce anxiety, some experts recomm

48、end concentrating on something that you enjoyed recently - but I find this is hopeless. I just forget what I was about to say! For me though, what has worked is some simple breathing exercises, breathing in deeply and slowly while making a pause. This definitely slows down the heart rate. Thats what I would try first of all. Woman: Something we can all try - Dr Carter, thank you very much indeed. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 C