[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷55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 55及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 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 note below. You will hear two colleagues talking o

2、n the phone. IT Department Message Time: 10: 30 Tom, Ellen Proctor (1) _ Dept called-she has someone who might be suitable for the (2) _job. Can you go over there and take a /an (3) _ with you? Candidate will wait for up to (4) _ 5 Look at the note below. You will hear a staff development officer bo

3、oking a new member of staff on in-house training course. ABP IN-HOUSE TRANING: COURSE BOOKINGS COURSE: (5) _ LEVEL: (6) _ NAME: Amy Choi NAME OF LINE MANAGER: Mr. Lim POSITION/JOB OF LINE MANAGER: (7) _ Manager Confirm by (8)_ mail. 9 Look at the note below. Yon will hear a woman asking to rent an a

4、partment. Information about House Buyer Name: Helen Eakins Address: (9) _ Pine St. Telephone Number: (10) _ Occupation: (11)_ clerk working for (12)_ House Department Store 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is trying to do. Write one lett

5、er (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 check an address B book a table C make an appointment D sell something E place an order F cancel a meeting G congratulate someone H offer a lift 18 You will hear another fiv

6、e recordings. For each recording, decide who is speaking. 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 finance director B an office clerk C a personnel manager D a production manager E a salesman F a wo

7、rker G a machine operator H a marketing assistant 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a report presented by a journalist from Tokyo. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 The crisis met by Japanese chemical groups is caused by,

8、one of the reasons _. （ A） over capacity （ B） high prices （ C） high cost 24 The productions manufactured by Asahi Chemical, Japans largest poly styrene manufacturer take up _ of the market. （ A） 12% （ B） 25% （ C） 26.6% 25 _ is Japans biggest plastics group. （ A） Mitsubishi Kasei （ B） Mitsubishi Petr

9、ochemical （ C） Mitsui Petrochemical Industries 26 On Oct. 1st, Mitsubishi Petrochemical is going to merge with _. （ A） Kawasaki Plant （ B） Mitsui Petrochemical （ C） Mitsubishi Kasei 27 The dividend of _ remains the same as in last year. （ A） Mitsubishi Petrochemical （ B） Mitsui Petrochemical Industr

10、ies and Shin-Etsu （ C） Sumitomo Chemical 28 _ chemical group is not explained in detail in this report. （ A） Shin-Etsu （ B） Mitsubishi Kasei （ C） Mitsui Petrochemical 29 _ chemical group has the highest per share according to the report. （ A） Mitsubishi Petrochemical （ B） Shin-Etsu （ C） Mitsui Petro

11、chemical Industries 30 _ is going to open a new plant. （ A） Shin-Etsu （ B） Mitsui Petrochemical （ C） Mitsubishi Petrochemical BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 55答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman A: Good morning IT here. Woman B: Hi, Joanne, its Ellen Proctor here from Personnel. Woman A: Hello Ellen. Woman B: Joann

12、e, Ive got someone here with me whos just had an interview with us. Were pretty impressed with him and I think he might be the sort of person youre looking for the programming post. Woman A: OK. Theres nobody around to talk to him at the moment. Ill leave a message for Tom, asking him to come over a

13、nd see you as soon as he gets back. Woman B: Sure. Could you ask him to bring an application form for your department when he comes? This candidate hasnt applied directly to you and I think perhaps he should. Youd get a lot more information on his relevant experience. Woman A: OK. Is he employed at

14、the moment? I mean does he need to get away now or can he wait? It might be half an hour or so. Woman B: Well, he says he can stay for another two hours so theres plenty of time. But he cant wait any longer, as hes got a train to catch. Woman A: I understand. We wont keep him waiting that long. Now,

15、 if you could just give me his name. 1 【正确答案】 Personnel 2 【正确答案】 programming 3 【正确答案】 application form 4 【正确答案】 2 hours 5 【听力原文】 Man: ABP In-House Training, Mike speaking. Good morning. Woman: Good morning, Mike. This is Kim here, from Human Recourse. Weve got someone new starting in the Accounts De

16、partment and Id like to book her on the course on financial statements. Is here a place for her on the next course? Man: Well, it depends. We actually run two courses, one for beginners, and theres also an advanced course, but shell have to be qualified accountant to go on that. Woman: Yes, shell ac

17、tually need the advanced one. Man: OK, that should be all right. Can you give me her name, please? Woman: Amy Choi. Man: Now, wed like to consult with her line manager to ensure that the courses meet staff needs. Who is her line manager? Woman: Mr. Lim, hes the Accounts Manager. Mas: OK, then. I thi

18、nk thats all I need for now. Ill send you confirmation of this hooking and the dates in the internal mail. Woman: Thats very helpful. Thank you very much. 5 【正确答案】 financial statements 6 【正确答案】 advanced 7 【正确答案】 Accounts 8 【正确答案】 internal 9 【听力原文】 Woman A: Good afternoon. May I help you? Woman B: Ye

19、s, Im looking for an apartment-Id like two bedrooms. Woman A: All right. Have a seat please. Let me ask you a few questions. First of all, may I have your name? Woman B: My names Helen Eakins. Woman A: How do you spell your last name, Ms. Eakins? Woman B: Its E-A-K-I-N-S. Woman A: E-A-K-I-N-S. First

20、 name, Helen. And whats your present address, Ms. Eakins? Woman B: 1446 Pine St. Woman A: Do you have a phone? Woman B: Yes, its 285-9807. Woman A: 285-9807, and could you tell me your occupation, please? Woman B: Im a sales clerk. Woman A: I see. And the name of your employer? Woman B: I work for L

21、iberty House Department store in the Furniture Department. Woman A: Fine. And you are looking for a two-bedroom apartment. Woman B: Thats right. Woman A: Could you wait just a minute? Ill take a look in our files. 9 【正确答案】 1446 10 【正确答案】 285-9807 11 【正 确答案】 sales 12 【正确答案】 Liberty 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力

22、原文】 Man: Im coming in for a meeting with Mr. Savage today at 9:00 and I just want to be sure that I know how to reach you. Are you in that large building at the corner of Station Road? Its called Cintra House, or something? 13 【正确答案】 A 14 【听力原文】 Woman: Are you going to Head Office on Tuesday? If you

23、 are, do you want to go with me? I could pick you up about 8:00 and wed be there by 10: 00 if there wasnt too much traffic. What do you say? 14 【正确答案 】 H 15 【听力原文】 Woman: well, if you havent any left in that color, I dont think Ill bother. What about the trousers on page 11? Have you got throe in me

24、dium size? Ill have two pairs of them in red, please. Do you charge for postage and packing? 15 【正确答案】 E 16 【听力原文】 Man: I just wanted to say well done for getting the contract. You did a great job and we know it wasnt easy. What would you say to a celebratory meal? I know a very good restaurant not

25、far from the subway station. Ill see to it that we get a table for lunch if youre free. 16 【正确答案】 G 17 【听力原文】 Man: Could you do me a favor? Im supposed to be seeing the boss this morning, but somethings come up. Actually, Im going out of town. Could you tell the boss that Ill try to catch up with hi

26、m later this afternoon? 17 【正确答案】 F 18 【听力原文】 Man: Our factory is making a newly developed medicine for cough. Through experimentation at hospitals, its very effective and now its marketable. But we must pay special attention to the quality, though. Clearly, if the quality is down the standard, some

27、thing dangerous will happen. I hope everyone should be working carefully at the machine, otherwise both the patient and the factory will suffer lot. 18 【正确答案】 D 19 【听力原文】 Woman: Very true indeed, were going to take on 20 new clerks because our company will be expanded. You see, we are working in the

28、 field of high technology, and thus need well-educated employees. Better those who have received Masters or even Doctors degrees in engineering, software designing and financial management. 19 【正确答案】 C 20 【听力原文】 Man: This month Im busy and tired. In my section a new product is on sale. Every day I h

29、ave to work for more than ten hours. Im always being asked about the price, quality and others, Though I get a good pay this month, I think what I have done is more than what Ive got. 20 【正确答案】 E 21 【听力原文】 Woman: It has been decided that the factorys going to introduce 15 robots into this section ne

30、xt month. Ive heard they can do better than 100 workmen. I wonder what were arranged to do next. Im really worried about losing my present job, because my family depends totally on my salary. 21 【正确答案】 F 22 【听力原文】 Man: Last year the companys made a bit profit of one million dollars, much less than w

31、e expected. According to financial budget, 70% should be used to enlarge production, but in reality, 0.4 million has been spent on living and working conditions. Also, we planned to import a modernized set of assembly line, but now we have to give up for short of capital. 22 【正确答案】 A 三、 PART THREE 2

32、3 【听力原文】 Results from Japans largest petrochemicals companies for the year to March 31st reflect the crisis facing a sector plagued by sluggish domestic demand, over capacity, plunging prices and the appreciation of the yen. News of the sectors cire trading position follow this weeks decision by Sho

33、wa Denko to sell its polystyrene business. The company, a marginal manufacturer, sold its 30, 000 tonnes a year Kawasaki plant to Asahi Chemical, Japans largest polystyrene manufacturer with capacity of about 333, 000 tonnes a year, equivalent to about 25 percent of the market. The move was the late

34、st in a series of alliances and mergers as the troubled industry restructures. Mitsubishi Petrochemical, the countrys biggest plastics group, reported a loss of 8,39bn ( 80m) compared with pre-tax profits last year of 8.25bn. The group made an operating loss of 13.8bn, the first since 1982. The poor

35、 result came despite cost-cutting measures, lower raw material prices, and 4bn worth of profits from equity sales. Turnover fell 12.2 percent from 372bn to 326bn, as prices and volumes declined. Earnings per share, which reached 52. 5 in 1991, fell to a loss per share of 9.44. The group, which is sc

36、heduled to merge with Mitsubishi Kasei on October 1st, cut its dividend from 8 per share to 4. Mitsubishi Kaseis pre-tax profits fell 76.8 percent from 9.3bn last year to 2.2bn. The group reported its first operating loss in 40 years at 467m, and only managed to post positive pre-tax results by sell

37、ing 15.7bn worth of equities. Turnover fell 1.8 percent, the fourth yearly decline, to 696bn. The dividend was halved to 3 per share. Mr. Morihisa Takano, managing director, said the newly merged group would generate pre-tax profits of 10bn on sales of 855 bn during the year to March 1995. He predic

38、ted petrochemicals prices would bottom out during the summer. No decision had been made about the dividend, but the new company could pass it during the current year. The pre-tax profits at Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Japans biggest polyethylene maker, plunged 75 percent from 9bn to 2.26bn on s

39、ales down 9.3 percent at 272bn. The company blamed poor demand for the slump which offset the benefits of cost-cutting measures. The dividend is unchanged at 6 per share. The group forecast pre-tax profits for the current-year marginally up at 3bn on turnover of 276bn. Shin-Etsu, one of Japans bigge

40、st makers of polyvinyl chloride, reported profits down 26.1 percent from 17. 6bn to 13bn. Sales increased 0.2 percent from 275bn to 276bn. Net profits fell 26.6 percent to 7.08bn, or 421.85 per share. The group maintained the final dividend at 3.75, making the full-year pay out 7.5 per share. Shin-E

41、tsu forecast pre-tax profits for the current year of 15.5bn on sales of 277bn. The outlook for the petrochemicals industry remains blank. The imbalance between supply and demand for ethylene, the basic building block of petrochemicals, is about 2.8m tonnes of ethylene and is set to deteriorate furth

42、er this year. A massive 700,000-tonne-a-year ethylene complex owned by Maruzen, Mitsoi Petrochemical and Sumitomo Chemical comes on stream later this year and Mitsubishi Petrochemical is also commissioning a new 300, 000-torme-a-year plant this year. 23 【正确答案】 A 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 C