1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 How to approach Listening Test Part One This part is in three sections. In each section you listen to a telephone conversation or message. You will hear each section twice before you hear the next one. Before you listen, read the notes. Think about what you a
2、re going to hear. Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not make an immediate decision. You should write words that you hear without changing them. They must fit the meaning of the notes. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. Check tha
3、t you have used no more than two words or a number in each numbered space. You will hear three telephone conversations or messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms. You will hear each recording twice. Conversation One Look at the form below. You will h
4、ear a woman phoning a college about a course. Stangrave & Hoxton College Faculty of Business Course details Name: Sylvia Carlyle Course accepted for: (1) Module A: (2) Module B: (3) Subject area of term paper: (4) 5 Look at the notes below. You will hear a recorded message about a job vacancy, Notes
5、 Vacancy at Sandridge Centre for (5) must know a lot about (6) must have carried out (7) (8) knowledge would be a plus 9 Look at the form below. You will hear a man enquiring about computer workstations. Moorfields Department Stores Workstations department Enquiry form Customer: crawfords Item: (9)
6、Model: (10) Extra(s): (11) Notes: Also interested in a (12) 二、 PART TWO 13 How to approach Listening Test Part Two This part is in two sections, In each section you listen to five short monologues, spoken by five different speakers. You will hear the first section twice, and then the second section
7、twice. For each monologue you must choose one out of eight options. First read the task carefully, and make sure that you know what you need to decide. Listen for the overall meaning of each monologue. Do not choose an answer just because you hear the same words in the recording as in the question.
8、Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time, Check that you have not used the same option more than once. Section One You will hear five short recordings about improvements in the workplace. For each recording, decide What improvement has been made. Write one letter
9、(A - H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A Some inefficient equipment was replaced. B A bonus payment system was extended, C A department was moved to new premises, D Training opportunities were increased. E A system
10、of cost control was implemented. F Some software was upgraded. G A number of specialist staff were recruited. H A system of promotion was introduced. 18 You will hear another five recordings. You will hear five speakers talking about running project teams. For each recording, decide what the speaker
11、 recommends. Write one letter (A- H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A Publish regular updates on progress. B Provide specific training for participants. C Define individual roles clearly. D Recruit members from diff
12、erent departments. E Check targets and deadlines frequently. F Obtain input from external experts. G Examine the achievements of previous teams. H Allocate sufficient technological resources. 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear two managers, Louis and Sally, discussing changes in their company. For each
13、question 23 - 30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 Sally says that the changes were planned by （ A） a cross-departmental team. （ B） management consultants. （ C） the company chairman, 24 She says the changes are designed to deal with （ A） high
14、staff turnover. （ B） increased costs. （ C） falling sales. 25 What does Louis feel about the changes? （ A） They should have happened sooner （ B） Some managers will dislike them. （ C） Their success will be limited. 26 Sally says the new working hours will be （ A） less productive in the long run. （ B）
15、unpopular with some staff. （ C） difficult to control. 27 She thinks that the new sales targets （ A） fail to consider competitors. （ B） are too high for her department. （ C） should vary according to the product. 28 Louis thinks the new training will be effective because （ A） it is available on-line.
16、（ B） it covers more topics. （ C） it uses outside trainers. 29 Sally says that the newsletter will be most valuable for （ A） new staff. （ B） management. （ C） agents abroad. 30 What does she think will happen in six months time? （ A） There will be new policies. （ B） Staff morale will be higher. （ C） C
17、onsultants will be hired. BEC商务英 语（中级）听力模拟试卷 11答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M Business faculty office. F Hello, my names Sylvia Carlyle. Ive had a letter accepting me on a course, and asking me to phone about the optional modules. M Let me find your details. OK, youre taking marketing fundamentals, ar
18、ent you? F Actually I applied for marketing originally, then changed to personnel practice, and thats in the acceptance letter, M The database hasnt been updated. No problem. Right, have you chosen your two modules? F Im interested in health and safety. M You have to do that anyway, as part of the c
19、ourse. F Oh, then Im confused about whats optional and whats compulsory. What about pay systems? M Yes, thats optional. F OK. Ill do that as my first module. M And for module B? F Is decision making possible? M Yes. Now what about your term paper? F Im thinking of calling it Assumptions and behaviou
20、r within companies. M We just need the general field at this stage. Shall I enter that as organisational culture? F Fine. M OK, Sylvia, well look forward to seeing you at the beginning of term. Goodbye. F Goodbye. 1 【正确答案】 PERSONNEL PRACTICE 2 【正确答案】 PAY SYSTEMS 3 【正确答案】 DECISION MAKING 4 【正确答案】 ORG
21、ANISATIONAL CULTURE 5 【听力原文】 Youre through to the Sandridge Centre vacancies .hotline. We are an online publisher providing essential business information for governments, trade organisations and investors. We are currently looking for an industrial analyst to join our expanding staff of experts, wh
22、ose role is to assess the investment climate and provide high-quality information about industries around the world. The person appointed will join specialists in pensions and banking in our financial services team. As he or she will concentrate on insurance, considerable knowledge of this field is
23、essential. Other industries that we cover include telecoms and healthcare. As our staff need to collect and analyse a great deal of data, only applicants with research experience will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide evidence of this. Preference will be given to candida
24、tes with regional expertise. This could be derived 1%m study or from working abroad. Applications, consisting of a CV and covering letter, should be sent to the Human Resources Manager before the end of this month. Thank you for phoning. 5 【正确答案】 INDUSTRIAL ANALYST 6 【正确答案】 INSURANCE 7 【正确答案】 RESEAR
25、CH 8 【正确答案】 REGIONAL 9 【听力原文】 F Workstations department. M Hello. Im calling from Crawfords, the accountants. Were looking for something to stand a computer on. F Right. Are you interested in a PC table, which is designed to hold a computer, monitor and keyboard, and still give plenty of working spa
26、ce, or a more compact terminal table, without the working space? M Oh, the smaller one will do. Its for a computer that we dont use much. F OK Well, we have two versions: theres height adjustable and standard. M The first, I think as different people will be using it. F And are you interested in a m
27、ouse shelf or side extensions, both of which come extra? M I dont think so. Oh, perhaps a mouse shelf. Will it fit on either side of the keyboard? F Yes. M Is there anywhere to put a printer? F Well theres nothing integral, but you can buy a printer stand, which is separate and ltS underneath the ta
28、ble. M OK, Ill probably do that, Ill come in and have a look at the equipment. F Fine. Were open until. 9 【正确答案】 TERMINALTABLE 10 【正确答案】 HEIGHTADJUSTABLE 11 【正确答案】 MOUSE SHELF 12 【正确答案】 P. RINTER STAND 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Growth for a new business like ours can be as much of a problem as a positiv
29、e. Youre struggling to keep up on all fronts, and the people side of things can be a real headache. What we do is rather specialised, which means you cant just take people on as and when you need them. Thats why making the skills building sessions available to more people was a good idea, as it mean
30、s we can grow expertise internally. 13 【正确答案】 D 14 【听力原文】 Well, it is a step in the right direction, although theres still a long way to go before we can really maximise out potential. But using the database had been diffcult, because we were running it on such old PCs and they kept crashing. Now we
31、ve got high quality ones, it should all start to go more smoothly. Though of course training to work with them is still an issue. 14 【正确答案】 A 15 【听力原文】 Small businesses can be incredibly inefficient in all sorts of ways. Weve certainly been guilty of paying out for things without checking the outlay
32、 against the benefits. But with this new chap appointed, I can see were going to be much more careful. We have to put everything to him, and he analyses all spending. Waste is going right down, and weve cancelled some orders for unnecessary new machinery. Margins are looking better already. 15 【正确答案
33、】 E 16 【听力原文】 If we want to stick to our plan for growth, then we have to make sure that we retain staff. We certainly cant afford to keep taking on new people and training them up. I think we were right to drop the purely financial rewards for meeting targets - people are as interested in long-term
34、 security as in cash. But the prospect of moving up to the new team leader level seems to be a stronger incentive - a good decision. 16 【正确答案】 H 17 【听力原文】 It was very complicated to arrange, but now were seeing the benefits. There just wasnt enough room for everyone and everything. People had to kee
35、p going downstairs to do copying, and they could hear each others phone calls - very distracting. But setting admin up in the new building has given everyone room to breathe, and the atmosphere in both places is better now. The next thing will be upgrading the PCs. 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【听力原文】 Well, obviou
36、sly every teams going to be different, but some things should be standard practice. For the thing to hold together, everyones got to be pulling their weight, whatever their role is, so you need to keep a keen eye on how theyre all doing. Keep tabs on whether theyve done what they should have, and wh
37、ether theyre getting things done on time. You need to be equal and fair with everyone. 18 【正确答案】 E 19 【听力原文】 If youre putting people together for a particular purpose on top of their normal work you need to be sure theyve got everything they need to fulfil their brief, Communication is a key factor,
38、 so be sure they have the tools to achieve quality. on that front - a laptop for , meetings, a bulletin board on the intranet and so on. Special teams need high visibility to keep their motivation up, and to maintain interest among other staff 19 【正确答案】 H 20 【听力原文】 Theres no point re inventing the w
39、heel for every team. You can look outside the current group for ideas. See what teams in other departments or divisions have managed to do - youll often find theyve worked in similar circumstances, and you can look at how they handled it. Thatll give you ideas of what to do - and, often, what not to
40、 do, too. It should mean your own progress is smoother, 20 【正确答案】 G 21 【听力原文】 The trouble is that when things seem to go wrong, it may be too late to fix them, because you actually built the problem in from the start. Its vital that each member of the team knows exactly what it is he or she is suppo
41、sed to contribute. You wont get a good whole if the parts arent put together properly. If members are from different departments, theyll have different expectations, which need to be dealt with. 21 【正确答案】 C 22 【听力原文】 A team can look like a single unit from the outside, but be chaos within, with nobo
42、dy really understanding whats going on. Or, as often happens, they have conflicting ideas of what theyre trying to achieve. It can help to avoid such problems if you build in an education phase at the start - make sure everyone is fully inducted by teaching them the skills theyll need for the projec
43、t. Itll make life easier - or bearable, at least. 22 【正确答案】 B 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 M Sally, everyones talking about the changes. Id be interested to know what you make of them. F Well, Louis, I think its a mixed bag. I guess theyve been fairly carefully planned. I think every department head was
44、consulted, so ideas were contributed from the whole organisation. The chairman put a lot of thought into bringing it all together, which is probably due to his background in consultancy - wanting to get the whole picture clear, before finally deciding. M I hadnt realised theyd been so long in the ma
45、king - they seemed to come out of the blue, F Oh no, its been building up. The idea is to give our whole operation a boost. Weve been paying the price for low motivation for quite a while, and its time to turn staff retention rates around. Sales and profits have been static for too long, but if we c
46、an get more commitment out of people, things should pick up. M Sounds reasonable. As I say, I thought theyd happened rather suddenly. If other senior staff are thinking that too, theyre going to feel some resentment. But then again, it doesnt mean they wont get on with implementing them, so I guess
47、itll all end up alright. F I hope youre right. Still, Im personally rather unconvinced about the new working hours. M Oh? F Well the idea sounds nice having core hours from I I to 3 and leaving people free to start as early or late as they want and finish accordingly . M And maybe working four long
48、days and having longer weekends. F But itll mean well be very understaffed on some days, and then those people who are here will have to take everybodys calls, so less actual work will get done thats how I see it turning out in the end, anyway. M I see what you mean. What other problems do you fores
49、ee? F I think the sales targets could have been better thought out. I know the idea is to encourage a spirit of healthy competition, which is no bad thing of course, but theyve been applied right across the board in the departments affected. People cant be expected to achieve the same regardless of what theyre selling. Its a fact that some models outsell others, and that ought to be reflected in the targets. M Well, on a
