[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷70及答案与解析.doc

1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 70及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 1. The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the_on savings bonds. 2. The_point decline to 6 % came as no surprise to investors. 3. The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it_other market interest rates. 4. Mo

2、ney_are now yielding just over 5 % . 5. Five-year treasury notes are trading at about_. 6. The government has been_to people buying savings bonds. 7. Its turned out to be an expensive way to finance_. 8. The relatively generous_rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months. 9.

3、Since the beginning of August, sales have_the usual pace. 10. This week,_buy savings bonds intensified. 11. It is reported that the Section was going to_any day. 12. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield_. 二、 PART TWO 12 Task One-Topic to be discussed For questions 13-17, match the e

4、xtracts with the topics to be discussed at each meeting, listed A-H. For each extract, choose the topic to be discussed at the meeting. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract. A. reducing production costs B. a possible merger C. staff morale D. putting a new idea into production E.

5、 change in market strategy F. internal reorganisation G. problems in supply chain H. organisation of staff training 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 Task Two-Comment on the meeting For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the speakers comments on the meetings, listed I-P. For each extract, choose the

6、 comment on the meeting. Write one letter (I P) next to the number of the extract. I. Not all the relevant information was made available. J. I disagreed with the conclusion that was reached. K. The chairperson lost control of the meeting. L. A few of the participants didnt listen to each other. M.

7、I didnt say everything I wanted to say. N. The meeting was dominated by one person. O. The decision made at the meeting was later ignored. P. I was not convinced that the decision taken reflected the majority view. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear an interview with an HR direc

8、tor about the introduction of a flexible working scheme. For each question 23-30, mark one letter A, B or C for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 The main reason why Pacific introduced the flexible working scheme was （ A） to respond to market forces （ B） to integrate new empl

9、oyees （ C） to cope with social changes 24 What is the main advantage of the scheme for Pacific? （ A） Recruiting new employees. （ B） Keeping existing staff. （ C） Reducing the training bill. 25 Most staff join the scheme to dedicate more time to their_. （ A） children （ B） education （ C） hobbies 26 The

10、 old scheme was only available to_. （ A） long-term employees （ B） non-managerial staff （ C） female workers 27 Jane thinks the most popular element of the scheme will be_;. （ A） job-sharing （ B） extended leave （ C） flexible hours 28 Most teleworkers keep in contact by using_. （ A） the telephone （ B）

11、e-mail facilities （ C） video-conferencing 29 What do managers find most difficult? （ A） Managing time. （ B） Keeping motivated. （ C） Delegating work. 30 Employees are selected for teleworking after an assessment of their_ （ A） job description （ B） home environment （ C） personal qualities BEC商务英语（高级）听

12、力模拟试卷 70答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Part One The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on savings bonds. ABSs Micheal Lee reports that the 2/3 point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors. The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings

13、bonds to bring it in line with other market interest rates which have been falling all year. For instance, money market mutual funds are now yielding just over 5 % ; five-year treasury notes are trading at about 6.5 % . So the government has been paying a premium to people buying savings bonds, and

14、its turned out to be an expensive way to finance the public debt .The relatively generous 7.5% rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months. Since the beginning of August, sales have been about double the usual pace. And this week, the rush to buy savings bonds intensified bec

15、ause of reports that the Section was going to cut the rate any day, and people wanted to lock in the old rate. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow, the day the cut goes into effect, will still yield 7.5 % . Im Micheal Lee in Washington. DC. 1 【正确答案】 the guaranteed interest rate 2 【正确答案】 2012-2-3 3

16、【正确答案】 in line with 4 【正确答案】 market mutual funds 5 【正确答案】 6.50% 6 【正确答案】 paying a premium 7 【正确答案】 the public debt 8 【正确答案】 7.50% 9 【正确答案】 been about double 10 【正确 答案】 the rush to 11 【正确答案】 cut the rate 12 【正确答案】 7.50% 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 PART TWO Speaker 1 I think the worst meeting I ever attende

17、d was one where there was an awful lot of talk, in fact the chairperson bent over backwards to make sure everyone had their say, and clearly a lot of people felt strongly about the proposal on the table. We seemed to be pretty evenly divided on it, so it really needed a vote, but the chair chose to

18、“take the feeling of the meeting“ instead, and I felt he was unduly influenced by the opinions of one or two very vocal people. And it was a pretty important matter, too, because our design department had come up with a range of materials that would entail radically changing the manufacturing proces

19、s. We agreed to go ahead with it, but we were taking a real risk. Speaker 2 Well, we once had a meeting about how to get raw materials exactly when we needed them: you see, sometimes theyd come in very soon after wed placed an order, and would fill all our storage space, and at other times productio

20、n would have to stop because wed run out of what we needed. I reckoned that we should renegotiate the agreement we had with the company concerned, to build in a time-scale. And that was what we decided to do, but it turned out that in fact they werent really interested, because in their terms we wer

21、e too small a customer. Oddly enough, one of our purchasing assistants knew about this, but hadnt been invited to the meeting. Still, it helped us when we drew up the agreement with a different firm. Speaker 3 The company had recently been taken over, and we were selling in the overseas markets for

22、the first time. A new department was set up, which a number of people moved into from domestic sales. But they simply werent up to the new demands. For instance, they werent aware of cultural differences in how people negotiate, and as a result, our foreign sales just werent happening. So we had a m

23、eeting about how to get the input we needed, and the outcome was that we decided to find a company that could provide an in-house seminar for us. The trouble was, some people had made up their minds about the best method before the meeting and though it was all very polite, they just ignored what th

24、e others said. Honestly, I was pretty annoyed. Speaker 4 I wish everyone who chaired a meeting was trained in how to do it. For one thing, they really ought to make sure everyone gets the chance to say what they think because otherwise people start wondering if theres any point in having a meeting,

25、and that can be bad for morale. I was once in a project group, and we had a meeting to consider improvements to the way one particular division was structured. Well, the Chief Executive decided to attend, which wasnt a good idea, because the project leader, who was chairing the meeting, kept asking

26、the CE what he thought, so some people more or less gave up. Its not that any of the project group particularly disagreed with the decisions, but they felt their opinions werent being taken seriously. Speaker 5 Our board of directors was in talks with one of our competitors about amalgamating, and t

27、he Managing Director called a meeting of the workforce to explain the implications. He started by saying that the synergies in the new relationship would mean we could cut costs, particularly in bulk purchasing of supplies, and anyone whose job disappeared would be offered retraining. But people did

28、nt believe him and thought there would be mass redundancies. It got completely out of hand. Everyone was determined to have their say, people were shouting, and eventually the MD gave up and walked out. It was the most chaotic meeting Ive ever attended, but at least we all felt a bit better for havi

29、ng let off steam! In fact demand for our products rose, and nobody was laid off after all. 13 【正确答案】 O 【试题解析】 关键信息： because our design depart-ment had come up with a range of materialsthat would entail radically changing the man-ufacturing process We agreed to go aheadwith it因为我们的设计部已经设计出一套资料可以用来改变生

30、产过程。我们已经同意 开始着手干。由此可知， D是正确答案。 14 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 关键信息： sometimes theyd come invery soon after wed placed an order， andwould fill all our storage space， and at othertimes production would have to stop becausewed run out of what we needed有时候，供应很及时，但是有时候由于缺原料，我们不得 不停产。由此可知，这是原料供应问题，故 G是正确答案。 15 【正确答案】

31、 H 【试题解析】 关键信息： So we had a meeting abouthow to get the input we needed， and the out-come was that we decided to find a companythat could provide an in-house seminar forus许多员工都是新手，市场也是新开发的，因此我们开会决定寻找一家公司来给我们作专题研讨会，对员 工进行培训。故 H是正确答案。 16 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 关键信息： and we had a meeting to consider improveme

32、nts to the way one particulardivision was structured为了改善某个特定部分的结构组成，我们举行了此次会议，因此，此会议是关于内部调整或改组的，故 F是正确答案。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键信息： Our board of directors was intalks with one of our competitors about amal-gamating我们的董事会正在和我们的竞争对手讨论企业合并的事情，故 B是正确答案。关键词 amalgamating意思是：联合；合并；企业合并。 18 【正确答案】 P 【试题解析】 关

33、键信息： and I felt he was unduly influenced by the opinions of one or two veryvocal people这是他所参加过的最糟糕的会议，他认为主持人受到了其中一两个 人 不适当的影响，也就是说主持人不公正，没有反应多数人的意见，故 P是正确答案。 19 【正确答案】 I 【试题解析】 关键信息： Oddly enough， one of ourpurchasing assistants knew about this， buthadnt been invited to the meeting很奇怪，我们的一个采购助理知道此事，

34、但没有被邀请参加此次会议，造成信息不畅，故 I是正确答案。 20 【正确答案】 L 【试题解析】 关键信息： The trouble was， some people had made up their minds about the bestmethod before the meeting and though it wasall very polite， they just ignored what theothers said问题是，在开会之前有些人就已经有了自己的主意，因此他们不去倾听其他人的意见，故 L是正确答案。 21 【正确答案】 N 【试题解析】 关键信息： because

35、the project leader， who was chairing the meeting， kept askingthe CE what he thought， so some peoplemore or less gave up在会议，主持会议的项目经理总是不停地询问首席执行官的看法，这样其他人或多或少地就放弃了，这就成为了一个一言堂式的会议，故 N是正确答案。 22 【正确答案】 K 【试题解析】 关键信息： Everyone was determined tohave their say， people were shouting， andeventually the MD ga

36、ve uD and walked out，每个与会者都要表达自己的观点，人们叫喊着，总经理放弃了希望，离开会场，可见，会议失控，故 K是正确答案。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 Part Three (T=Tom J=Jane) T: Welcome to Working Hours. In studio today we have Jane Michaels, HR Director at Pacific Insurance, one of many companies promoting flexible working schemes. Hello, Jane. J:

37、Hello, Tom. T: So, Jane, what made Pacific decide to move away from the rigid 9-5? J: Well, social changes have been a major factor. More women are now returning to work after having children, for example. And, even more importantly, weve had to cater for changing customer demands. With customers no

38、w preferring to do their business over the phone, we need our staff to work more flexible hours. We also took over two smaller companies recently. So we wanted a common scheme to unite all our new employees. T: So what are the advantages of the scheme for Pacific? J: Well, for one thing, we put grea

39、t emphasis on providing our staff with regular, high quality training. It costs a lot of time and money to train our employees. So, obviously, it makes sense to retain them. T: And providing them with flexible working patterns can help you do that? J: Thats right. But that isnt the main benefit. We

40、see the scheme as primarily a tool for attracting potential staff to our company especially high-calibre graduates. T: Speaking of your staff, whats the main attraction for them? J: Well, the majority of people in the scheme want to spend more time improving their qualifications by doing an MBA or s

41、omething like that. T: I imagine the scheme must make it much easier for staff to look after their children too. J: Yes, that is an added benefit, as is being able to dedicate more time to their outside interests, such as sports. T: Now, I believe the scheme isnt totally new. J: Thats right. There w

42、as an old scheme but awareness of it was very low. Most men, for example, assumed it was only available to women, which, of course, wasnt the case. The new scheme will also continue to offer alternative working patterns to staff on both short and long-term contracts. Only this time, were making it a

43、vailable to employees at all levels of the organization and not just people in more junior positions. T: I see. And what do you think will be the most popular element of the scheme? Flexible hours? J: Its difficult to say at the moment but, yes, flexitime is likely to be popular. Typically, though,

44、with the old scheme, employees showed most interest in having longer breaks from work, and I expect itll be the same this time. There might be some interest in, say, job share arrangements in the future. But well have to wait and see. T: And Pacific is also encouraging teleworking, I believe. J: Yes

45、, we are. T: Now, how does that work? Do you use video-conferencing, for example? J: Well, we have the facilities but theyre not that widely used at the moment. As most of our teleworkers have access to the company network, they tend to communicate electronically. Its far more convenient than teleph

46、oning because you dont have to worry about whether the persons available or not. T: Thats interesting. But what about your managers, what challenges do they face working from home? J: Well, several have mentioned the need to be self-disciplined, differentiating between work-time and private time. Bu

47、t the biggest difficulty seems to be empowering others to act for you, especially when theyre in the office and you are not. T: Thats surprising. I would have thought the most difficult thing would be staying motivated without the support of colleagues. J: Well, thats not something thats come up so

48、far but Im sure it will. T: So, how do employees get selected as teleworkers? J: Well, it all begins with an interview with your line manager. T: To discuss whether the home environment is suitable, you mean? J: Well, its not quite as simple as that. The main reason we have the interview is to ascer

49、tain whether the applicants duties are compatible with working from home. Its easier, say, for an IT specialist to work from home than a PA. If the interview goes OK, we then introduce the applicant to a col-league with personal experience of teleworking. We think its important for the applicant to hear what its really like working on your own at home. T: Well, Im afraid times running out so we