[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷73及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 73及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Notes The number of people staying in the villa: (1) The time to spend holiday: from (2) to 14th The number of bedrooms: (3) The cost: (4) 4 Advantages of Products The company the man works for (5) the equipment to customers Provides best (6) . Has its own sp

2、ecialists and (7) . Helps to (8) software and network. 8 Notes The original time of appointment: (9) The reason why Mary is not able to meet: have a (10) The reason why Bruce is not able to meet next Tuesday: have a (11) The day they agree to meet finally: next (12) 二、 PART TWO 12 A change an arrang

3、ement B give feedback C ask for a check D establish business relations E express appreciation F request some information G make an order H make a quotation 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 A fire an employee B decrease prices C give feedback D make a complaint E inquire some information F expand business

4、 G confirm information H make an arrangement 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 23 What is Mr. Scott in his company? （ A） He works as a manager. （ B） He works as an assistant. （ C） He works as a consultant. 24 Why did Mr. Grant call in Mr. Scott from Smith-Weston Consultations for? （ A） Because

5、his company wanted to make a productivity study （ B） Because the sales of the company decreased a lot （ C） Because he expected him to raise workers morale 25 What would Mr. Scott firstly set about doing in the company? （ A） Increasing workers salary （ B） Analysing jobs in order to decrease time and

6、increase efficiency （ C） Making a training programme 26 What should the survey be conducted with? （ A） Incentive payment scheme （ B） Increasing workers efficiency （ C） Punishing the workers who cant finish the work on time 27 In Mr. Grants opinion, Mr. Scott should be investigating only （ A） in the

7、factory. （ B） in the office. （ C） in the laboratory. 28 What was Joanna, the advertising manager, always talking about? （ A） Improving workers working conditions （ B） Raising peoples morale （ C） Corporation planning, operational research and critical path analysis 29 Peter thought Mr. Grant decided

8、to change with the times owing to the help of （ A） Mr. Scott, the consultant. （ B） Mr. Martin, the sales manager. （ C） Joanna, the advertising manager. 30 What will Mr. Grant do to Mr. Scotts idea? （ A） He will think about Mr. Scotts idea. （ B） He will copy Mr. Scotts idea. （ C） He will object to Mr

9、. Scotts idea. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 73答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Holiday Villa, can I help you? Man: Hello, this is David Smith. Im looking for a holiday villa and Ive heard you have some nice ones by the seaside. Woman: Yes. When would you want to be there and how many people? Man: Well,

10、 its just my family, my wife and three children. We want to be there for the first two weeks in August. Woman: OK, from August 1st to 14th. We only have one left. Its very beautiful with a view over the sea. Man: How many rooms has it got? Woman: There are three single bedrooms and one large double

11、bedroom, with its own bathroom and toilet. Theres a large kitchen, a large dining room and a very big outside terrace. Man: Sounds nice. How much does it cost? Woman: 2850. Man: By the way, is there a cleaner or we clean the room by ourselves? Woman: The local cleaner does the cleaning every day. We

12、 have some photographs of that villa, would you like to have a look? Man: Of course. ILL go to your office tomorrow morning. Thank you for your help. Woman: My pleasure. I look forward to seeing you. Good-bye. Man: Bye. 1 【正确答案】 FIVE/5 【试题解析】 对话中女士问道： When would you want to be there and how many peo

13、ple? 男士回答： Well, its just my family, my wife and three children. 2 【正确答案】 AUGUST 1 ST 【试题解析】 对话中女士问道： When would you want to be there and how many people? 男士回答： We want to be there the first two weeks in August.女士确认：OK, from August 1st to 14th. 3 【正确答案】 FOUR/4 【试题解析】 题干询问有几间卧室，答案来自女士的回答： There are t

14、hree single bedrooms and one large double bedroom. 所以共有四间卧室。 4 【正确答案】 2850 【试题解析】 男士问道： How much does it cost? 女士回答： 2850。答案可以直接获得。 4 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Cindy here. Man: Cindy, its Mike. Woman: Oh, hi! Man: I know your company is in need of some new computer equipment. Woman: Yes, right. We are up

15、dating our office condition. Man: Well, I might be able to help. My company has a wide range of computer equipment. Woman: Oh, there are more than 80 computer companies in this area, what makes your products so special? Man: We not only tailor the equipment to your requirement but provide first clas

16、s after-sales service. Woman: Really? You can meet our specific needs? Man: Certainly. We have our own computer specialists and production lines. We are able to meet any of your need and our engineers will help you install all the necessary software and networks. Woman: Sounds great. That will save

17、us a lot of trouble. Man: I assure you, you will find nothing better. Can I give you some brochures that will further explain the specifications and price of our products? Woman: Sure. How about this afternoon? Id like to see them as soon as possible. Man: No problem. I will go to your office around

18、 3:30 p. m., is that convenient to you? Woman: Yes. Im waiting for you then. Bye. 5 【正确答案】 TAILOR 【试题解析】 对话中女士问道： Oh, there are more than 80 computer companies in this area, what makes your products so special?男士回答： We not only tailor the equipment to your requirement but provide first class after-s

19、ales service. 6 【正确答案】 AFTER-SALES SERVICE 【试题解析】 本题要点同上。 7 【正确答案】 PRODUCTION LINES 【试题解析】 对话中女士问道： You can meet our specific needs? 男士回答： We have our own computer specialists and production lines. 8 【正确答案】 INSTALL 【试题解析】 男士说道： We are able to meet any of your need and our engineers will help you ins

20、tall all the necessary software and networks. 8 【听力原文】 Woman: Good morning, Mary Smith speaking. Man: Hello, its Bruce White here. Im sorry you missed me when you called my office this morning. My secretary said you wanted to change the date of our appointment next week. Woman: Yes, thank you for re

21、turning my call. Im not able to meet you next Wednesday. because I will be on a business trip that day. Theres something urgent to deal with in our subsidiary. Is it convenient to you to move our meeting to Tuesday? Man: Sorry, Im afraid not. I have a busy schedule next Tuesday. Would it be possible

22、 to postpone until you return? Woman: Yes, of course. Ill be back next Friday morning. How about Friday afternoon? Man. All right, Shall we say about 3 0clock in my office? Woman: Thats fine. Ill look forward to meeting you then. If you need to change the time, please feel free to call me on my cell

23、 phone. Man: OK, Miss Smith. ILL see you on Friday. 9 【正确答案】 NEXT WEDNESDAY 【试题解析】 对话 中女士说道： Im not able to meet you next Wednesday.可见最初的约会时间是下周三。 10 【正确答案】 BUSINESS TRIP 【试题解析】 对话中女士说道： Im not able to meet you next Wednesday, because I will be on a business trip that day. 女士不能赴约的原因是那天要出差。 11 【正确答案】

24、 BUSY SCHEDULE 【试题解析】 女士问道： Is it convenient to you to move our meeting to Tuesday? 男士说： Im afraid not. I have a busy schedule next Tuesday. 12 【正确答案】 FRIDAY AFTERNOON 【试题解析】 男士问道： Would it be possible to postpone until you return? 女士说： Yes, of course. Ill be back Friday morning. How about Friday af

25、ternoon? 随后男士确认可以。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Susan. Im Lucy. How are you? I hope Im not interrupting you. I wanted to talk to you about my visit next week. You know, wed talked about the 12th April. Well, I think it is not going to work because our company has got a new order from overseas

26、. I have to supervise the whole working procedure. I suppose we could put it a month later or so. 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音中提到： Well, I think it is not going to work because our company has got a new order from overseas. I suppose we could put it a month later or so. 可知，由于公司从海外收到新的订单，所以不得不推迟 (访问 )一个月左右，

27、故征求对方看法。 14 【听力原文】 Man: Good morning. My name is Hugh Kell, import manager of SAC Trading Company in New York. Here is my business card. The purpose of my coming here is to establish business relations with you. We have done some lucrative business at Guangzhou Trade Fair. Having compared goods made

28、 in your country with those of others, we found yours are satisfactory. Although our company is a newly established one, we have a good financial position. Here is the address and contacts. 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 录音中提到： The purpose of my coming here is to establish business relations with you从中可知正确答案。 1

29、5 【听力原文】 Man: Good morning. Mr. Smith, we have got a new partner in a big transaction, and planned to sign a contract at the end of this month. So, Id like to know more about that company, especially I want to get the credit information about our cooperative partner. Its not complicated, the only th

30、ing for you to do is to fill in a form and sign it. Of course, it is done in a confidential way, and we hope you will keep it confidential. 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 录音中提到： Id like to know more about that company, especially I want to get the credit information, 从中可知正确答案。公司要做一项大生意，但是对对方的了解程度不够，尤其是信用方面，所以要秘

31、密进行一番调查。 16 【听力原文】 Woman: I just went back from Guangzhou Trade Fair. Im interested in your computers. After coming back to the office, I have carefully read the catalogues of your latest models. Our company is interested in the medium-sized computers. Here is our purchasing list. I know all your qu

32、otations are FOB prices in US dollars, which is a little bit higher compared with other companies. I wonder, if we buy one hundred, can you give us a 5% discount? 16 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 录音中提到： I know all your quotations are FOB prices in US dollarsif we buy one hundred, can you give US a 5% discount? 其中

33、 quotation意为 “报价单 ”，是确定答案的关键。 17 【听力原文】 Woman: Madam Yan, thank you for the catalogue you sent to us. We have carefully studied it and we are very interested, but a little puzzled, to be honest. Chinese herbal medicine is not really understood outside China. I think that it will take time to introdu

34、ce your medicine here. However, we think ginseng is well-known. So we would like to have your most favourable offer for ginseng. Especially, we like to know the price for 3-year ginseng in US dollars. We might order a small quantity for a trial. 17 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 录音中提到： So we would like to have you

35、r most favourable offer for ginsengWe might order a small quantity for a trial. 这是解答此题的关键所在。男士希望要点人参，希望订购一点作为样品试一试。 18 【听力原文】 Woman: Ive come to hear about your quotation for the microwave ovens. Your price has soared. Its 15 dollars higher than last year. I must point out that this price is not wha

36、t I have expected. Your microwave ovens are not quite well-known in our area, in spite you have put a lot of effort to promote your products. I hope you can lower your price by 10 dollars. When we made this quotation, we already considered all the factors. 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 录音中提到： I must point out

37、that this price is not what I have expectedI hope you can lower your price by 10 dollars. 可知女士的目的是要求降低价格。 19 【听力原文】 Man: Good morning! The first shipment of our Order No.AS-07 for cheese reached us yesterday. But I want to tell you that the cheese was not in conformity with the contract stipulations

38、. According to the contract, the expiry date of the cheese is on March 1st next year. But unfortunately, upon examination of the goods, we found that the expiry date is on November 1st, this year. This is the survey report by Swiss Commodity Inspection Bureau。 You have to be responsible for it. 19 【

39、正确答案】 D 【试题解析 】 录音中提到： But I want to tell you that the cheese was not in conformity with the contract stipulationsYou have to be responsible for it. 可以推断男士抱怨产品和合同 的规定不一致，要求对方负责。 20 【听力原文】 Man: I want to discuss the matter of the short weight of the salt we ordered from you. We ordered a total amount

40、 of 500 tons of your Sunflower brand salt. But when we inspected the goods after its arrival at the destination, we found there was a shortage of 1,000 kilos. Weve sent you the certificate of weight issued by our Commodity Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, which shows the exact amount of goods. Plea

41、se check as soon as possible. 20 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 录音中提到： Weve sent you the certificate of weight issued by our Commodity Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, which shows the exact amount of goods. Please check as soon as possible. 据此可以此判定答案。 Commodity Inspection and Quarantine Bureau意为 “商品检验检疫局 ”。 21 【听

42、力原文】 Man: Weve been doing business with each other for seven years and have been quite successful. We expect you have come with even larger orders. Besides, I think we can take a step forward. We want to be your agent, and to promulgate your products worldwide. After the International Clothing Fair

43、held last year, people became so interested in Chinese garments that the demand this year will surely be multiplied. 21 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 录音中提到： We expect you have come with even larger orders. Besides, I think we can take a step forward. We want to be your agent. 即：希望获得更多订单，扩大合作面，成为其代理公司。 22 【听力原文】 W

44、oman: Weve got a lot of back orders from our distributor for small appliances during the recent months. The distributor often delays delivery of our orders. Sometimes we have to wait as long as 20 days. Most of our customers dont want to wait. They go somewhere else for their appliances. Since you a

45、re the manager of the local chain store, could you please give us some valuable advice? Thank you very much. 22 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 录音中提到： Could you please give us some valuable advices? 可以此判定答案。 distributor意为 “分销商 ”， appliances意为 “家电 ”， chain store意为“连 锁店 ”。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 Grant: Ah, good morn

46、ing everyone. Are we all here? Let us sit down. Now, to work, ladies and gentlemen. Let me first introduce Mr. Scott, from Smith-Weston Consultations. As you know, I have been thinking for some time that we ought to have an O M and work study review. Mr. Scott has come along to tell us what his firm

47、 could do for us if we decided to have a productivity study made in the company. Mr, Scott: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im sure I dont need to tell you what improved productivity involves. It means, for a start, analysing jobs through a firm with a view to reorganising them in order to decre

48、ase time and expenditure and increase efficiency and production. We would propose starting work study in the factory in conjunction with a scheme under which the employees could share some of the benefits of improvement. Peter Wiles: May I ask a question? Scott: Yes, by all means. Peter: We all agre

49、e, of course, in maximizing productivity, but when you study and time jobs, isnt it normal to find an operator going as slow as he can so that youll allow him more time for the job? Scott: Yes, that, of course, can happen. But our investigators are experienced. Wed first do a sample study in a selected area of the works, and this would demonstrate how we think productivity could be increased as a result of our proposed activi