1、BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 90及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 Practise answering these questions: What types of business are most successful in your home town? Which aspects of business interest you most? What training would you most like to have in the future? Do you think companies should prov
2、ide training for all staff?, Is it better to attend a full-time or a part-time training course? 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) 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 from the three below and then talk for a
3、bout 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 “Mini presentation“ about 6 minutes 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 from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare
4、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 C WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN. ? HAVING A SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW CONFIDENCE ABILITY 三、 SEC
5、TION 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 with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the top
6、ic. 3 In this part of the test, you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two cand
7、idates Dealing with Copyright Problems Your company is designing a logo for a new product. And the prototype that came out is similar to a well-known brand name in the market. You have been asked to deal with the copyright problem. Discuss the situation together and decide: what similarities the log
8、os share what actions should be taken to deal with the problem. For three candidates Dealing with Copyright Problems Your company is designing a logo for a new product. And the prototype that came out is similar to a well-known brand name in the market. You have been asked to deal with the copyright
9、 problem. Discuss the situation together and decide: what similarities the logos share what actions should be taken to deal with the problem what kind of logo design your company needs. BEC商务英语（中级）口语模拟试卷 90答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答案】 How to approach Speaking Test Part One In
10、this part of the test you answer questions about yourself and about business topics, and express opinions. Before the exam, think of answers to possible questions about your work or studies, business in your country, and a wide range of business-related matters. Below are some questions of the types
11、 which you might need to answer. In the exam, listen carefully to the questions. Make sure you answer what the examiner asks you. Ask the examiner to repeat a question if necessary. Speak to both the examiner and the other candidate, and listen to what the other candidate says. Try to give more than
12、 just basic answers, and give examples to show what you mean. Remember that you are being tested on your ability to speak in English, not on your knowledge of specific areas of business. If you do not know an answer, say so, and try to speculate. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this
13、 part of the test you are asked 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 【正确答案】 Mini presentation for 2 candidates (about 6 minutes) Interlocutor: Im going to give
14、each of you a choice of 3 topics. Id like you to choose one of the topics and give a short presentation 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 ques
15、tion. All right? Here are your topics. Interlocutor hands each candidate a different topic card, 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 prepare their talks at the same time, separate
16、ly. All right now. Candidate Two, which topic have you chosen, A, B or C? Would you like to talk 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 comp
17、any should try every possible way to retain its current customers. First, it should always make 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 thei
18、r needs and demands. Third, if possible, it may provide some incentives to its old customers. All 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, Can
19、didate One, please ask Candidate Two your question about his/her talk. Candidate One asks question. 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
20、 should attract new customers as well as old customers. Interlocutor: Thank you. All right. Now, 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 fro
21、m producers to wholesalers or from wholesalers to retailers requires transportation. The cost of 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 sho
22、uld estimate timing, cost and availability. This assessment allows the firm to choose an optimal 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 On
23、e your question about his/her talk. Candidate Two asks question. In terms of timing, cost and availability, which do you think 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. Interlocut
24、or: Thank you. Materials are collected. 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 with your partner. After that examiner
25、will ask you more questions related to the topic. 3 【正确答案】 A: I think the graphic artists should go back to the drawing board for our new logo design. I just saw the prototype that came out of your department last week. It just wont work. B: Why? Whats the problem? A: It is very similar to the Nike
26、athletic shoes. Dont you know? Thats copyright infringement. If we come out with something even close to the design they have, we could be legally liable. Theyd sue us in a heartbeat. B: I saw the design. We had a team of all-star designers on it. I dont think it resembled Nikes logo at all. Thats a
27、 huge stretch of the imagination to say our design would violate their copyright. A: Our legal department doesnt think so. They reviewed the copyrighted images from Nike. After discussion with our general manager, they determined it would be copyright infringement to place this design on our product
28、s. Its better to be safe than sorry. B: What if we modified the design a little bit. Say we change the colour. Do you think that would be enough to differentiate from the copyrighted image? A: Nope. The verdict from the legal department is to start from scratch. This time come up with something more
29、 creative. B: More creative? A: Not only do we have to worry about not overstepping bounds with copyright, but we also want something different from everyone else. We want to stand out to our consumers. Come up with something good, and then well set our own copyright on it. B: OK. So we have to start it over again.
