1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 13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 that
3、 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 notes below. You will h
4、ear a man telephoning his office from a trade fair. Message from John - trade fair new (1) is very popular most orders taken for (2) package not many orders for (3) software send more (4) today 5 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman leaving a message about a meeting. TODAY BUSINESS MAGAZIN
5、E Message To: Stephanie From: Celia At Mondays meeting: report results of latest (5) discuss new (6) section agree changes in (7) NB: circulate examples of (8) before meeting 9 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman telephoning about a recent report. Report - surmmary programme of (9) is eff
6、ective introduction of (10) was worthwhile current (11) lacks focus Important: review results with the (12) next week 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the speakers job is. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any le
7、tter more than once. After you have listen once, replay each recording. A Area Manager B Accountant C Auctioneer D Civil Servant E Lawyer F Chief Executive G Dispatch Rider H Pilot 18 You will hear another five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the main idea is. Write one letter (A H
8、) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A offering a job B replying to a letter C writing a memo D making a telephone call E taking some minutes F producing a report G setting up a database H checking some figu
9、res 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a presentation. This presentation is about various kinds of problems occurring during doing business in Brazil. For each question 23-30 mark letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 Brazilians take pride in _
10、. （ A） their nation （ B） their Portuguese heritage （ C） their rich nature resources 24 Brazils official language is _. （ A） Spanish （ B） English （ C） Portuguese 25 When scheduling meetings in southern cities, youll find the business settings are _. （ A） quite formal （ B） very casual （ C） very seriou
11、s 26 in the north, businessmen tend to be _. （ A） punctual （ B） unpunctual （ C） busy 27 At the first business meeting, they usually _. （ A） have a hug （ B） shake hands and kiss each other （ C） shake hands and exchange business cards 28 In Brazil, the okay sign of a ring formed by the thumb and index
12、 finger is _. （ A） an obscene gesture （ B） polite （ C） formal gesture 29 In Brazil, people from U. S. A should say they come from _. （ A） North America （ B） America （ C） the United States 30 During the business day, you will most likely be offered _. （ A） food （ B） coffee （ C） milk BEC商务英语（中级）听 力模拟试
13、卷 13答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 John here. Im calling from the fair Things are going pretty well. I thought youd like an update. OK well, youll be pleased to know that the high resolution monitor looks good on the stand, and were getting a very warm reception for the latest scanner, which is encourag
14、ing. The stands fairly crowded most of the time. In terms of actual sales, its the wireless cable set thats performing best. The new keyboards also doing OK, so theres plenty of good news. I have to say that Im a bit disappointed with the take-up for the automatic typing so, ware, as I thought that
15、would sell really well. Perhaps itll pick up in time. Well need to give it some thought. What else? Oh, yes - the e cards are great. That was an inspired idea. Everyones taking a copy of the brochure, so Im glad we brought the extra boxes. And were getting through the demonstration disks quickly can
16、 you get some more sent down this afternoon? I think thats everything. Bye. 1 【正确答案】 SCANNER 2 【正确答案】 WIRELESS CABLE 3 【正确答案】 AUTOMATICTYPING 4 【正确答案】 DEMONSTRATION DISKS 5 【听力原文】 M Stephanie Mallets phone. F Is Stephanie there? M Im afraid shes out all day. Can I take a message? F Would you? Its Ce
17、lia. Shell need to know a couple of things in advance of Mondays meeting. Theres a lot to get through on the day. After weve gone through the sales figures, well have her outline what we can learn from the reader survey conducted last month. But shell have to keep it brief. Then well be wanting her
18、to contribute ideas for the e commerce pages - should we model that on the IT supplement, or do something different? In fact, we need to make a decision on the alterations to the lay-out during the meeting. We cant put it off any longer M Right, I think Ive got all that. Anything else? F Oh yes, I n
19、eed her to print off the cover designs and send them round, so we can all think about them before the meeting. Itll save a bit of time. Thanks. M Thank you. 5 【正确答案】 READER SURVEY 6 【正确答案】 E COMMERCE 7 【正确答案】 LAY-OUT 8 【正确答案】 COVER DESIGNS 9 【听力原文】 M Hello. F Fred. Hi, I thought I should let you kno
20、w about the consultants report. It wont be printed up until next week, but I can tell you the main points. M Oh good, yes. Fire away. F Well, its a mixed bag, really. Bringing in outside trainers remains a possibility, but in the meantime the series of in-house training sessions is described as work
21、ing well and producing good results. M Thats good to hear F And also on the plus side he said that starting up the suggestion scheme was useful, and went on to endorse the proposal for the intranet, so we seem to be getting some things right. M What a relief F However . M Oh dears F He is worried ab
22、out staffing issues, and criticises our present recruitment, which he says needs to be better directed. He doesnt think were attracting the right people. M Well need to work on that. F Anyway. well discuss all the findings next week. The MDs asked the development group to get together for that. M Il
23、l see you then. 9 【正确答案】 IN-HOUSETRAINING 10 【正确答案】 SUGGESTION SCHEME 11 【正确答案】 RECRUITMENT 12 【正确答案】 DEVELOPMENT GROUP 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Its been a bad day for us today. The art market is extremely sensitive and Im afraid I expected the picture to go for a lot more. Unfortunately it didnt reach
24、 its reserve price and so we are left with a very expensive picture which we have failed to sell. Im afraid I have to take responsibility for that sort of thing in my job. I have to take that sort of risk. 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由 “the art market”和 “reserve price”(底价 )可知说话者为拍卖师。 14 【听力原文】 Well, if you w
25、ant my professional opinion my ad vice is that in order to avoid paying more tax than you need to you should ensure that your overseas representatives act as consultants to your company. Its better for you if they are not technically your employees. This is expecially important as they only work for
26、 you on a part-time basis. Now its quite a different matter if you are planning to open regional offices. 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 一开始，说话者就摆明了身份：会计师。 “Well. if you want my professional opinion my ad vice is that.” 。 15 【听力原文】 Finally, thank you for coming here today at such short notice. I hope that by th
27、e end of today all staff will be aware of the implications of the takeover and I am relying on you, as my senior managers, to ensure that their concerns and queries are fully answered. It wont be possible to. guarantee that their jobs are safe forever, but at least you will be able to reassure them
28、that there will be no redundancies in the next 12 months. Now if you have any questions. 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 这个比较难选择，要从整体上把握。但也可以从句子中看出答案；“ I am relying on you ， as my senior manager” 据此我们断定说话者是个老板类的人，所以说 F比较合适。 16 【听力原文】 Ive got three deliveries in the London area and all of those are top priority.
29、However, if youre willing to take a chance, theres a good possibility that I could do a pick-up from the airport early this after noon. 16 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 从 “Ive got three deliveries” 和 “pick-up”可知，说话者是位开摩托车的送货人。 17 【听力原文】 This report has to be on the Ministers desk by Monday morning. Ive had the re
30、searchers on it for a few weeks and its looking pretty good. I dont think the Government is going to have too much difficulty as the statistics speak for themselves. There is a clear drop in the unemployment figures, even taking into ac count seasonal factors. 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由 “report”、 “ministe
31、r”、 “government”等可知，说话者是位官员。 18 【听力原文】 Ive decided to circulate the report you produced on your visit to Pakistan to the senior management team. Before it goes out, can you make sure that those sales forecasts you put in are as accurate as possible? I suggest you speak to Daniel in Marketing. Hes pr
32、etty reliable. 18 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 “ Can you make sure that those sales for casts you put in are as accurate as possible? I suggest you speak to Daniel” 中 “make sure”之意为check(核实 )。 19 【听力原文】 I want you to come to the committee meeting this afternoon. Its going to be quite a tricky one for me. So Ill
33、be needing you to make an accurate record of everything that goes on. Of course Ill check it with you afterwards. I know how confusing it can be when everyone seems to be speaking at once! 19 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 由 “ So Ill be needing you to make an accurate record of everything” 可知。 minutes，会议记录。 20 【听力
34、原文】 Pam Jones from Human Resources has just called. She wants me to let Mr, Easton know that he can start next week. You know, the man who came for an interview last Friday. Trouble is I forgot to ask him what his telephone number is. Still, I suppose it would be better if I put it in writing, dont
35、you think? 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由 “She wants me to let Mr. Easton know that he can start next work.”可知。 21 【听力原文】 Im determined that we are going to get all these consultants names and details sorted. What I want you to do is to have a word with the IT department and get them to understand what it is
36、we want and then to get them to recommend some specific soft ware. After that youd better go on some sorts of training courses so that youll be able to run it efficiently. Then well be in a much better position to find the person we need quickly. 21 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 注意关键词： IT department, some specifi
37、c software 22 【听力原文】 Ive just been in a meeting with some of the staff from finance and you wouldnt believe how disorganised it was. There was no agenda and someone had lost the minutes from the last meeting. Could you put something in writing for me to remind departmental managers that it is not ac
38、ceptable to hold meetings without the appropriate preparation and follow-up? 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从 agenda(议程表 )， minutes(会议记录 )等可知。 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Brazilians take pride in their Portuguese herit age, so to call locals Spanish Americans would be insulting. On the same note, Brazils official l
39、anguage is Portuguese, not Spanish. Frequently, the spelling of Portuguese words is exactly the same as Spanish, but the pronunciation differs greatly. Before opening your mouth in this country, learn to speak a few words and avoid committing a cultural offence. If your business destination is one o
40、f the northern cities like Rio, city of carnival and the samba, expect a somewhat casual environment. However, when scheduling meetings in southern cities, youll find business settings just the opposite: quite formal. Bring comfortable semi-casual clothes for business in the north, and conservative
41、dark suits or dresses for southern cities like Sao Paolo. Time is important to southerners and lateness is considered rude and un businesslike. In the north, however, your host may not always be so punctual. If you called a meeting at four, a Rio citizen, for example, may interpret gathering time as
42、 around four (like maybe four fifteen or so). Whatever you do, dont be put off or indicate that you were concerned about the late arrival: your South American counterpart wont understand. Shaking hands and exchanging business cards begin any first business meeting in Brazil. At that time, introducti
43、ons are made. Formalize your contacts first name by preceding it with Senhor, Senhora or Senhorita (Mr, Mrs or Miss). The surname is not generally used. Soon after this formality, the title is usually dropped at the request of your host. Once youve become friendly with Senhora Astrud, you would be e
44、xpected to simply call her Astrud. If you are indicating approval on a business matter, never give the okay sign of a ring formed by the thumb and index finger. This is an obscene gesture in Brazil. instead, close the first and shoot the thumb up. During the business day you will most likely be offe
45、red cafezinho, a very strong Brazilian coffee. Accept it graciously so as not to offend your host. If you don t like coffee, sip it slowly. People from the United States should never refer to their country as America. It is better to say youre from the United States. South Americans, particularly Br
46、azilians, find North Americans a bit egocentric when referring to back home as America, After all, Brazilians live in America too. 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一句就是答案。 24 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从第二句可知其官方语言是 Portuguese。 25 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在巴西，南北有别。从 “when scheduling meetings in southern cities, youll find business s
47、ettings just the opposite: quite formal.”可知。 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从 “In the north, however, your host may not always be so punctual.”可知。 27 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从 “Shaking hands and exchanging cards be gin any first business meeting in Brazil.”可知。 28 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从 “never give the okay sign of a ringob scene gesture” 可知。 29 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 其中原因很明了。 30 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从 “During the business day you will most likely be offeredcoffee.”可知，当然巴西盛产 coffee也是尽人皆知。
