1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 131及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman giving information about a timetable. 4 Look at the note below. You will hear a woman leaving a message about some problems with her companys new product. 8 Look at the notes below. You will hear a manager telli
2、ng a colleague about what happened in a meeting. 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five short recordings. Five people are explaining why they rejected a candidate for a job. For each recording, decide why the speaker rejected the candidate. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not
3、 use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recording. A lack of relevant experience B poor leadership skills C lack of motivation D lack of long-term commitment E too independent F lack of formal qualifications G poor communication skills H poor references 13 _ 14 _ 15
4、_ 16 _ 17 _ 17 You will hear another five recordings. Five people are giving their opinion about the annual performance review process in their companies. For each recording, decide what the speaker thought about the performance review process. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recordin
5、g. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recording. A It was useful for increasing output. B It helped me to make a difficult decision. C I used it to improve my career prospects. D It increased my confidence. E It was an opportunity to speak my mind. F It wa
6、s effective because it was short. G I used it to collect valuable data for future use. H It was a chance to exchange ideas. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear the Chief Executive of Best Value, an American chain of convenience stores, talking about a change in the companys worki
7、ng practices. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 When the speaker became Chief Executive of Best Value, most employees （ A） were given little information about the company. （ B） had no input into the deci
8、sion-making process. （ C） felt a lack of commitment to the company. 24 Best Value introduced Performance Management in order to （ A） increase the employees job satisfaction. （ B） speed up the expansion of the workforce. （ C） improve pay and conditions for its staff. 25 Why did Best Value decide to i
9、ntroduce Performance Management into its distribution centres first? （ A） It would be less complicated to work with a small number of sites. （ B） Improving the distribution centres would also benefit the stores. （ C） The distribution centres problems were easier to solve than those of the stores. 26
10、 When introducing Performance Management, Best Value made a list of （ A） positions that needed a change in responsibilities. （ B） staff who needed to be given new positions. （ C） the skills required for each position. 27 The speaker believes the main reason why Performance Management is effective is
11、 （ A） the ease with which staff can reach targets. （ B） the efficiency of the new work systems. （ C） the attention that staff receive. 28 Compared with the companys other distribution centres, what was surprising about the new one in California? （ A） It was the only one providing training for all st
12、aff. （ B） It had the lowest level of absenteeism. （ C） It required fewer staff than the others. 29 What is unusual about the new distribution centre in Texas? （ A） the accuracy of its deliveries （ B） the number of supervisors it employs （ C） the high level of sales in the stores it services 30 In the speakers opinion, what is the greatest benefit of Performance Management? （ A） It allows more demanding objectives to be set. （ B） It makes positive behaviour into a habit. （ C） It leads to a significant reduction in costs. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 131答案与解析
