[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷4及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 In this part the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are a

2、sked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics

3、from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. A. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? MAINTAINING CUSTOMER INTEREST IN A COMPANYS PRODUCTS QUALITY GOODS AND AFTER-SALES SERVICE FEEDBACK B. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? CONSIDERING TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TIMING COST

4、 C. WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN.? HAVING A SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW CONFIDENCE ABILITY 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic w

5、ith your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 3 In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an ex ample of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After t

6、hat the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Company Visitors A group of business people from a foreign trade delegation are visiting your company next month. You have been asked to help prepare a programme of activities for the visitors. Discuss the situatio

7、n together, and decide: what kinds of activities would be suitable for the visitors. how to entertain the visitors outside working hours. For three candidates Company Visitors A group of business people from a foreign trade delegation are visiting your company next month. You have been asked to help

8、 prepare a programme of activities for the visitors. Discuss the situation together, and decide: what kinds of activities would be suitable for the visitors. how to entertain the visitors outside working hours. which company personnel the visitors should meet. BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 4答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 I

9、NTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答案 】 A. B: How do you do? I: How do you do? Sit down, please. A, would you give me some information about your education? A: I graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1997. My major was English. By the time of the graduation, I was awarded the Bachelor of Art

10、s. I: B, how do you think global warming can be prevented? B: Well, Im no expert on this, but Ive heard quite a lot of such discussion from TV and other peoples talk. I think it was mainly caused by the waste gases exhausted from chemical factories and vehicles. Its said the ice caps of the north an

11、d south poles will be melted and the sea level will be raised. As a result, some cities will disappear. I: Whats your opinion about it, A? A: Well, theres no easy solution. As for as I know, global warming is caused by green-house effect which results from too much carbon dioxide in the air. I think

12、 the government should take measures to limit the number of cars and make efforts to develop public transportation system. Besides, we should try to replace fossil fuel with new, cleaner energy resources. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a

13、short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 【正确答案】 Interlocutor: Im going to give each of you a choice of 3 topics. Id like you to choose one of the topics and give a short pres

14、entation on it for about a minute. You will have about a minute to prepare for this and you can make notes if you wish while you prepare. After you have finished your talk, your partner will ask you a question. All right? Here are your topics. Interlocutor hands each candidate a different topic card

15、, and some paper and a pencil for notes Interlocutor: Choose one of the topics to talk about. You can make notes. 1 minutes preparation time. Both candidates pre pare their talks at the same time, separately. All right now. Candidate Two, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to tal

16、k about what you think is important when maintaining customer interest? Candidate Two talks As is known to all, it is important for a company to maintain customer interest in their products. I think a company should try every possible way to retain its current customers. First, it should always make

17、 sure that it provides its customers with quality goods and after-sales service. Second, it should lay enough emphasis on the feedback from its current customers and take prompt action to take care of their needs and demands. Third, if possible, it may provide some incentives to its old customers. A

18、ll in all, a company should try its utmost to keep its current customers satisfied with its products and services, and at the same time it should stay ahead of the market. Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, Candidate One, please ask Candidate Two your question about his/her talk. Candidate One asks quest

19、ion. Apart from all those, should a company design strategies to attract new customers and create transactions with them, to expand their customer base, so to speak? Candidate Two: A good question. Yes, we should at tract new customers as well as old customers. Interlocutor: Thank you. All right. No

20、w, Candidate One, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk about what you think is important when considering transport management? Candidate One talks Any distribution of products from producers to wholesales or from wholesalers to retailers requires transportation. The cost o

21、f transporting some products can exceed the cost of producing them. An efficient form of transportation can result in higher costs and lower profits for the firm. For each form of transportation, firms should estimate timing, cost, and availability. This assessment allows the firm to choose an optim

22、al method of transportation. The most common forms of transportation used to distribute are truck, rail, air, water, pipeline. Interlocutor: Thank you. Thank you. Now, Candidate Two, please ask Candidate One your question about his/her talk. Candidate Two asks question. In terms of timing, cost and

23、availability, which do you thin the most important is? Candidate One: Well. That depends. For example, if something urgent must be delivered on time, you have to disregard cost and availability. Interlocutor: Thank you Materials are collected. 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of th

24、e test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 3 【正确答案】 Interlocutor: Now this part of the te

25、st you are going to discuss together. Interlocutor points to the card showing the task while giving the instructions below. Interlocutor: You have 30 seconds to read the task carefully, and then 3 minutes to discuss and decide about it together. You should give reasons for your decisions and opinion

26、s. You dont need to write any thing. Is that clear? Interlocutor places the card in front of the candidates. Interlocutor: Im just going to listen and then ask you to stop after 3 minutes. Please speak so that we can hear you. Candidates have about 3 minutes to complete the task. A: You know, ABC &

27、Co. Ltd will have some people to visit our company next month. B: Yes, theyre going to arrive in Beijing on next Tuesday. 10 people altogether. 7 days. A: Thats right. They will decide whether to invest in our company after they finish the visit. So we should give them a good impression. Which hotel

28、 do you think we choose for them? B: How about Red Buds? You see, its in the down town area, close to the business center, and whats more, easily accessible to highways. A: Yech. Sounds a good idea. B: What about entertainment? A: Er, let me see. On the first night of their arrival, we give a dinner

29、 for them. And we show them a round the company in the next five days. During the last two days, we take them to visit some places of interest. Such as, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall. B: I think its better to give each of delegates a gift. And we can give them some china. A: Yes, not bad. Materi

30、als are collected. The interlocutor asks one or more questions as appropriate, to extend the discussion. Do you think what the most important thing is to persuade them to invest in your company? Whats your opinion, A? A: Well. Our company is well organised and running well. In addition, we have a long relationship with them. So I think we can make it. How about you, B? B: Yes see, the profits of our company is going up and the stock of our company is also rocketing. Its a good deal for them.