1、BEC商务英语(初级)听力模拟试卷 56及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 What will the price be if they buy 30? ( A) $100 ( B) $54 ( C) $60 2 Which is the flight for Chicago? ( A) LH4521 ( B) LH4152 ( C) LH4155 3 Which is the house for sale? ( A) The house with two garages and two bathrooms. ( B) The house with more than three bed
2、rooms and a garage. ( C) The house with two bathrooms and three bedrooms. 4 How many people will attend the conference? ( A) 37 ( B) 25 ( C) 27 5 What time is Mr Toyodas flight? 6 Which part of the factory does Susan want to change? ( A) The production line ( B) The packing hall ( C) The warehouse 7
3、 How will Mr Wang dispatch the order? 8 From which platform does the train leave? ( A) Platform 8 ( B) Platform 10 ( C) Platform 5 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear an interview between Anna Marsh, who works for a business magazine, and Jim Davenport,
4、who works in the publicity department of a company, Gold Express. For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Interview notes Company: GOLD EXPRESS Started in: (9) Most recent t
5、urnover: (10) Growth over 5 years: (11) % Managing Director: Peter (12) Total number of customers: (13) Number of employees: (14) Recent staff questionnaire showed: (15) %enjoyed their work 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the note below. Some information is missing. You will hear a conversation. For each q
6、uestion (16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. After you have listened once, replay the recording. On Monday, youre going to the planning meeting at (16). Then at (17) youll see the sales team. Youll see Mr Lopez on (18) at (19) On Tuesday, youll fly t
7、o (20) at (21) a.m On Thursday, youll visit the warehouse to discuss (22) 四、 PART FOUR 23 The meeting is being held to discuss ( A) an increase in the price of food. ( B) the high price of tinned food. ( C) certain shops in the district. 24 The NFC person is complaining about ( A) doubling the price
8、. ( B) a mark up of 70 % . ( C) the high original wholesale price. 25 The National Food Council has studied ( A) on the prices of goods. ( B) selling food from farms. ( C) buying and selling food in markets. 26 The National Food Council has studied ( A) the reason for selling certain food. ( B) the
9、supply and demand of certain kinds of food. ( C) the effect of price increases. 27 Another person argues that prices should be increased because of ( A) the large number of surveys being carried out. ( B) the improved services in shops. ( C) the higher quality of food now being sold. 28 Extra land h
10、as been bought in order to ( A) provide good car parks. ( B) show a large range of goods. ( C) help farmers to grow more food. 29 Wage bills have increased because ( A) staff demand higher rates of pay. ( B) staff work overtime. ( C) staff have to sell more goods. 30 Many big shops make a profit of
11、( A) two percent or under. ( B) over five percent. ( C) about ten percent. BEC商务英语(初级)听力模拟试卷 56答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Part One. Questions 1 to 8. For questions 1-8 , you will hear eight short recordings. For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listen
12、ed once , replay each recording. pause One: What will the price be if they buy 30? pause M: They are exactly what we need. The only problem is the price. W: How much do they cost? M: $60. W: If we buy 30, what discount will they give us? M: 10%. W: What if we bought 100 ? M: Wed get a higher discoun
13、t, but wed never be able to sell them all. pause Two: Which is the flight for Chicago? pause W: Would all passengers for flight LH4521 to Brisbane please go to gate number 40 j Flight LH4155 to Chicago, is now also boarding at gate number 42. pause Three: Which is the house for sale? pause W: Is tha
14、t the house that Mark Smith is going to sell? M: Yes, it is a two-story house, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. W: Does it have a garage? M: Yes, it has a two-car garage. W: How much does it cost? M: The price is right, only 300,000 dollars. It is a real bargain, pause Four: How many people wi
15、ll attend the conference ? pause M: Good morning, Daniel Peter. W: Hello. This is Rachel Day from Europa Events. I am phoning to you about the marketing conference. Id like to check some details before I send you the letter of confirmation. M: Sure, go ahead. W: So, the conference will be held on Se
16、ptember 25 th to the 27 th for 37 delegates and all of the delegates will require accommodation for two nights. Is that correct? M: Yes, that sounds right. pause Five: What time is Mr Toyodas flight? pause W: Can you order a taxi to take me to the airport, please? M: Certainly, Mr Toyoda. What times
17、 your flight? W: It leaves at four forty, but Id better be at the airport an hour and a half before. M: Sure. If your flights at four forty, you ought to be at the airport by three ten. pause Six: Which part of the factory does Susan want to change? pause M: How can we increase production, Susan? Sh
18、ould we buy some more machines for the production line? W: Thats not necessary. The real problem is that we cant store any more raw materials. We need to increase storage space. M: Hm. And the packing area, is that OK? W: For the moment. As I said, storage is the problem. pause Seven: How will Mr Wa
19、ng dispatch the order? pause M: Purchasing. W: Mr Wang here. About your order how would you like it sent? M: Well, road is probably cheapest, isnt it? W: Yes, but itll take 10 days, is there a rail depot near you? M: No. There isnt. I suppose youd better put it on the plane, then. its urgent. W: OK.
20、 Well deliver in 48 hours. Does that suit you? M: Yes, thats OK. pause Eight: From which platform does the train leave? pause M: Excuse me, could you tell me which platform the 3 oclock train leaves from? W: Yes, its platform 10. M: Thank you. Which end of the station is that? W: The left-hand side,
21、 but youd better get there 10 minutes earlier because there are a lot of people going. M: OK. Thank you very much. pause That is the end of Part One. pause 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目要求答出买 30件时的价格,因此在听力过程中应关键数字 30后的信息简单的计算后就可得出答案,即价格为 54美元。故选 B。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该题要求能分辨数字以及听力中所给的干扰项, A项为强干扰项,但 “flight LH4
22、521to Brisbane”说明该项不符合题意。根据 “LH4155 to Chicago”。故选 C。 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题考查听 力中所述房子的特征,做笔记是解答该类题目的关键。由听力原文可知,这栋房子为两层,有三个卧室、两个卫生间以及一个可以放下两辆车的车库,这些内容都应在笔记里有所体现。故选 C。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 该题问有多少人参加会议,该题的关键是理解 “delegate”一词的意思,即 “代表 ”的意思。故选 A。 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目问飞机起飞的时间,因此 “It leaves at four forty”提供了正确答
23、案,即 4: 40。做该题时应分清飞机起飞的时间以及到达机场的时 间。故选 C。 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 做该题要了解三个选项的意思, A项意为 “生产线 ”, B项意为 “包装大厅 ”, C项意为 “仓库 ”。题中 Susan一再强调 “storage”是首要的问题。故选C。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 做该题时应了解 “dispatch”的意思,即 “装运 ”。题目要求回答王先生选择的装运方式原文中 “I suppose youd better put it on the plane, thenits urgent”等信息表明,王先生最终选择的是飞机。故 选 A。 8
24、【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题考查数字。听力原文中 “yes, its platform 10”。故选 B。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Part Two. Questions 9 to 15. Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear an interview between Anna Marsh , who works for a business magazine, and Jim Davenport, who works in the publicity departmen
25、t of a company , Gold Express. For each question 9-15 , fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. After you have listened once , replay the recording. You now have ten seconds to look at the notes. pause Now listen, and fill in the missing information. M
26、: Gold Express. Jim Davenport. W: Morning. This is Anna Marsh from Business Review. You said youd give me some information for the article Im doing on delivery companies. M: Ah. yes. W: So, when did “Gold Express“ start doing business? M: Well, it had been in business for 10 years when I joined it i
27、n 1986, so that means it was set up in 1976. W: I see. And whats your annual turnover? M: 118 million last year thats 12 million more than the year before. W: Thats fantastic. M: Most similar companies have only grown by 8 to 9 percent in the last 5 years, but our business has grown by 54 percent in
28、 that time. I think thats due to our MD, Peter Mackintosh. Thats spelled M-A-C-K-I-N-T-O-S-H. Hes done a great job. W: What ideas has he brought to the company? M: Well, first a very positive attitude to customer opinion. We have 120,000 customers, and we send questionnaires to 4,000 of those every
29、8 weeks. W: That must be very useful for you. M: And we encourage all our staff there are 7,500 now, because weve taken on another 450 this year to give opinions too. Last month 76 percent of staff said they were “totally satisfied“ with their work here thats 10 percent more than last time! W: Thats
30、 great, thanks. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. You now have ten seconds to check your answers. pause 9 【正确答案】 1976 【试题解析】 题目:公司哪年成立的 ?原文信息; so that means it was set up in 1976 10 【正确答案】 118 million 【试题解析】 题目:最近的营业额是多少 ?原文信息: 118 million last yearthats 12
31、million more than the year before所以可知推出去年的营业额就是最近的,答案即是 118 million 11 【正确答案】 54 【试题解析】 题目:过去五年增长率 ?原文提到过去五年大多数公司增长只有8到 9,但是我们公司在这期间增长 54。 12 【正确答案】 Mackintosh 【试题解析】 原文信息: I think thats due to our MD, Peter Mackintosh 13 【正确答案】 120,000 【试题解析】 原文信息: we have 120, 000customers 14 【正确答案】 7,500 【试题解析】 原
32、文信息: and we encourage all our staff-there are 7, 500 now 15 【正确答案】 76 【试题解析】 题 目:最近员工问卷调查显示百分之多少喜欢他们的工作 ?原文信息; Last month76 of staff said they were“totally satisfied”with their work here 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Part Three. Questions 16 to 22. Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You
33、 will hear a conversation. For each question 16-22 , fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. After you have listened once , replay the recording. You now have ten seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen , and fill in the missing information. M: Now,
34、can we look at my diary for next week? W: Of course. On Monday, youre going to the planning meeting at eleven thirty. Then at two thirty youre seeing the sales team. M: Good. When am I seeing Ms. Lopez? W: Youre seeing Ms. Lopez on Friday at three. M: OK. That meeting is very important. So, what abo
35、ut Tuesday? W: On Tuesday, youre flying to Chicago at seven a. m. You have meetings all day at Head Office, and youre leaving on the nine p. m. flight. M: Thats a long day! I hope Im not busy on Wednesday! W: Im afraid there are two meetings. Steve Morgan is coming at ten thirty and Mr. Gardini at t
36、wo. M: Thats not so bad, theyre both old friends. So what about Thursday? W: On Thursday youre visiting the warehouse to discuss distribution. You have to be there by ten. M: Ten oclock, warehouse. OK. And on Friday, its Ms. Lopez at three p. m. Anything else? W: Yes, thats everything for next week.
37、 pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Three. You now have twenty seconds to check your answers. Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. You now have ten seconds to check your answers. pause 16 【正确答案】 11:30 【试题解析】 原文信息: on Monday, you ar
38、e goingto the planning meeting at the eleven thirty 17 【正确答案】 2:30 【试题解析】 Then at two thirty youre seeing thesales team 18 【正确答案】 Friday 【试题解析】 注意听力中 “When am I seeing Ms Lopez?”的提示信息。 19 【正确答案】 three 【试题解析】 原文信息: Youre seeing Ms Lopezon Friday at three。 20 【正确答案】 Chicago 【试题解析】 原文信息: On Tuesday, yo
39、ure flyingto Chicago at seven a m注意原文中 “Whatabout Tuesday?” 的信息提示。 21 【正确答案】 seven 【试题解析】 同上。 22 【正确答案】 distribution 【试题解析】 原文信息: On Thursday youre visitingthe warehouse to discuss distribution注意原文中 “What about Thursday?” 的信息提示。 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Part Four. Questions 23 to 30. You will hear peo
40、ple from the National Food Council complaining to retailers about the high prices they are charging for food products and household goods. They complain that the shops have marked up whole sale prices far too much. For question 23-30 , mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you ha
41、ve listened once , replay the recording. You have forty-five seconds to read through the questions. pause Now listen, and mark A, B or C. NFC = National Food-Council representative R = Retailers ( = representatives of shopkeepers) W(NFC): Thank you for agreeing to see us. As you know, we represent t
42、he local branch of the National Food Council. We have been asked to talk to you about the high mark up prices in our shops. Recently, food prices have increased very much. In particular, the prices of tinned food products seem extremely high. M1(R1): Are you referring to certain shops in the distric
43、t or to all shops in general? W(NFC) : Not just certain shops. All shops in the district. Now were used to a mark up of roughly 50%, but weve been shocked to find that with most food and household products theres been a mark up of at least 70%. In a few cases, the mark up price has been 90% of the o
44、riginal wholesale price of the product supplied to you by food processing companies. M2(R2): But selling food demands special knowledge of the market and long experience of pricing. We dont raise prices just because we feel like it. A lot of work is done in this field and theres a lot of discussion
45、before any decision is made with regard to prices. W(NFC): Yes, but the National Food Council has conducted a large number of surveys concerning the reasons for price increases and the effects of these increases on customers. M2(R2): I think the higher prices we are charging reflect better services
46、that we give to our customers now, and we know customers want these improved services. W(NFO) : What do you mean by “better services“? M2(R2) : Well, many of us have built larger stores and supermarkets. These have cost huge amounts of money, especially since we have had to buy extra land so we can
47、build good car parks. Nowadays we stock a larger range of goods than ever before. Also, we allow customers to return anything theyre unhappy with. And we now open longer hours, which means paying overtime rates to our staff. W(NFC) : But that doesnt explain why you make such a big profit all the tim
48、e. M3(R3): Today, theres so much competition that our profits are really very small. Many stores and large shops are left with less than two percent profit on their sales after taxes have been deducted. Thats not a lot of money, you know. We used to be able to count on at least five percent profit,
49、and sometimes even ten percent. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Four. You now have ten minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet. pause 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原文信息: In particular, the prices of tinned food products seem extremely high前文也讲了很多关于食物涨价的事,所以可推出开会是为了讨论食物价格上涨的事。故选 A。 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文: but weve been shocked to find that with most food and household products theres
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