[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语(高级)听力模拟试卷78及答案与解析.doc
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1、BEC商务英语(高级)听力模拟试卷 78及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 You will hear the Chief Executive of a steel company talking to shareholders about the companys performance over the last year. As you listen, for questions 1-12, complete the notes, using up to three words or a number. After you have listened once, replay th
2、e recording. ANNUAL REVIEW The years results 1 This years and last years_are the same. 2 In the UK, several new_have been achieved. 3 The_was reduced, resulting in lower labour costs. Problems experienced 4 Export business made difficult by the level of the_ 5 Performance of subsidiary suffered beca
3、use of low_ 6 American joint venture currently running below its_ Measures taken 7 The return on assets now targeted at_ 8 Team set up to examine_ 9 The_to be made more dependable. Technology being used more creatively. The outlook at home and abroad 10 Particular difficulties expected for the_secto
4、rs in the UK. 11 In the US_is expected to remain high. 12 Good prospects for expansion of business in_ 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five different people talking about a project they carried out at work, and their experience while carrying it out. For each extract, there are two tasks. For Task One,
5、 choose the purpose of the project from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the persons experience from the list A-H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Task One - Purpose of project For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the purpose of the project, listed A-H. For each extract
6、 choose the purpose of the project that the person carried out. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A to make changes to the Marketing Department B to propose changes in managers responsibilities C to implement a programme of redundancies D to automate the production process E to
7、 introduce a staff development system F to improve the companys distribution system G to attract other domestic market segments H to expand the companys geographical coverage 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 Task Two - Experience of project For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the experience, lis
8、ted A-H. For each extract, choose the experience that the person had while doing the project. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A I felt that other employees didnt co-operate with me. B The documents I wanted didnt exist. C My terms of reference were unclear. D The timescale wa
9、s inadequate. E The project was not adequately funded. F Managers underestimated the difficulties of the project. G My colleagues objected to my being given the project. H I wanted to broaden the focus of the project. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear a Business Studies tutor a
10、nd a student, Martin, discussing Ralcona, a UK-based soft-drinks company. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 Why did Ralcona decide to expand their product range? ( A) Demand for their core product was fa
11、lling. ( B) Their competitors were increasing their market share. ( C) They wanted to build on the success of their core product. 24 Ralconas senior management thought that the new product range should be ( A) limited to the European market. ( B) introduced in planned stages. ( C) sold under a diffe
12、rent brand name. 25 What was Ralconas strategy with regard to their new products? ( A) to price them at a higher level than their existing products ( B) to copy their competitors successful products ( C) to target them at the younger end of the market 26 How did Ralcona find designers for the packag
13、ing of the new products? ( A) They headhunted personnel from their competitors. ( B) They recruited newly qualified young designers. ( C) They subcontracted the design to a specialist agency. 27 What unforeseen problem delayed the introduction of the new range? ( A) Ralconas marketing department was
14、 understaffed. ( B) Ralconas competitors introduced a new marketing campaign. ( C) Communication with Ralconas retail outlets was poor. 28 Ralconas executives were surprised to find that the new products were ( A) bought by a wider range of people than expected. ( B) used in more ways than anticipat
15、ed. ( C) more popular than Ralconas core product. 29 How did the success of the new product range affect Ralcona? ( A) The marketing department was restructured. ( B) Employees were rewarded for being more innovative. ( C) The company developed closer links with its retail outlets. 30 According to M
16、artin, what can other businesses learn from studying Ralconas success? ( A) that companies must take risks to beat their competitors ( B) that products can be marketed in different ways to different groups ( C) that ongoing market research is essential to effective selling BEC商务英语(高级)听力模拟试卷 78答案与解析
17、一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Woman: Ladies and gentlemen, it has been, in general, a good year for the company. Although overall profits are down compared with last year, they are, I am pleased to be able to announce, higher than we expected at this time last year: this years figure is three hundred and fif
18、ty-four million pounds compared with last years figure of four hundred and fifty-one million pounds. The Board is recommending a final dividend of seven pence per share, which makes a total dividend for the year of ten p per share, identical to last year. The profit is mainly thanks to the companys
19、UK plants, which again put in very strong performances, setting a significant number of production records. Deliveries to markets outside Europe were twelve per cent up on the previous year, largely due to economic conditions outside our control. Operating costs, we are pleased to report, were two p
20、er cent lower than in the previous year, due mainly to reduced employment costs, as the workforce was cut from fifty-two thousand to fifty thousand. Now to the less good news: there have been difficulties with our export trade over the last year. The main culprit here has been the strong pound, whic
21、h has reduced profits by approximately five hundred million pounds. Secondly, S. B. Steel, our fifty-one-per-cent-owned German stainless-steel subsidiary, continued to be badly affected by depressed selling prices. Then Huntingdons, our twenty-five-per-cent-owned joint venture in the USA, encountere
22、d technical problems during the year, which mean that it is unlikely to resume operating at capacity again until late this year. Now, faced with these problems, your Board has taken a number of measures, which we believe will be effective within a short timeframe: firstly, we have established a targ
23、et for all our businesses of achieving fifteen-per-cent return on assets. We are streamlining the organisation structures to make them flatter and more responsive to changing needs. We have also established a team to look at our working practices with the aim of improving productivity. We are creati
24、ng a considerably more reliable supplier base; and lastly, we are using information technology more creatively. To turn now to the general outlook in the UK and abroad: the situation is complex. The UK economy is forecast to slow down next year. For the economy as a whole, a recession is not expecte
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