1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 20及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear three conversations. Write down one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms. After you have listend once, replay the recording. Conversation One Look at the note below. You will hear an interview. Interview Informat
2、ion The interviewer asked interviewee some information about her family and family size, etc. 1 Her husband works in a factory, earning $ (1) a month. 2 She has (2) children, (3) boys and one girl. 3 The oldest boy is (4) the youngest daughter is four and a half. 5 Look at the note below. You will h
3、ear a notice about a luncheon meeting. 1 The Pan-American will have a luncheon meeting this coming (5) , professor Miguel Lopez will make a speech at (6) . 2 The admission fee is $ (7) per person, and the speech will probably end at (8) oclock 9 Look at the note below. You will hear a man telephonin
4、g about some problems with an order. Mr Moss from (9) Division rang. He wants to order a dinner on (10) for 15. He wants it served in the (11) dining room with at least three (12) . Can you get back to him as soon as possible? 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, d
5、ecide the person who is speaking. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A a cleaner B a head of department C a student D a lecturer E a receptionist F the proprietor G an agent H the tech
6、nician 18 You will hear another five short recordings. For each recording, decide what task (A H) the person is being asked to do. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A thought it was v
7、ery interesting B felt nervous about speaking C was not happy with the decisions made D found it confusing G disagreed strongly with someone E thought it was very boring G lost his/her temper with someone H agreed with the final decision 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear Paul talk about how he set up h
8、is own business to advise companies about their information tech- nology needs. 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 Paul thinks potential danger of businesses is_. （ A） lack of IT knowledge （ B） not using
9、the Internet （ C） hiding their problems 24 Paul is proud in_. （ A） his company being long-established （ B） his company providing a comprehensive service （ C） his company having a proven record of success 25 Pauls company offers_. （ A） high-quality hardware （ B） tailor-made software （ C） technical as
10、sistance 26 His first company failed because of _. （ A） lack of investment in the business （ B） staff demands that couldnt be met （ C） disagreements between the partners 27 In order to make sure his new company is successful _. （ A） he remains the sole owner （ B） he is keeping it small （ C） he does
11、not take risks 28 His staff like working for him because_. （ A） they are paid well （ B） they find it an exciting place to work （ C） they are involved in making decisions 29 About his work, he finds most satisfying is that_. （ A） he can live where he wants （ B） he has made a lot of money （ C） he know
12、s what he wants to do 30 In the future, He wants to_. （ A） sell the company （ B） retire to the country （ C） start a new business BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 20答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 A: Good morning. Im from the Citizens Census Committee and I wonder if youd mind answering a few questions. It wont take lon
13、g. I promise. B: What kind of questions? A: Oh, just a few questions about your family family size, husbands occupation, that sort of thing. B: Well, all right, as long as it doesnt take too long. A: This will only take a few minutes. B: OK. Why dont we sit down over here? A: Thank you. OK. First of
14、 all then, are you married? B: Yes, I am. A: Would you mind telling me what your husband does? B: He works in a factory. A: I see. Factory worker. And could I ask you how much he earns? B: His salary? Do you have to know that? A: Well, it would be helpful. Just a general amount. B: About $13,500. A:
15、 And youre a housewife? No income? B: Mmmm. A: And may I ask how many children you have? B: Four. A: Boys? Girls? B: Three boys and a girl. A: Three and one. And what are their ages? B: The oldest boy is nine and the other ones are seven and six. A: And your daughter? How old is she? B: Shes the you
16、ngest: four and a half. A: All right, fine. And flow may I ask you about this house? Do you own it or are you renting it? B: Were renting it. A: And how many rooms does it have? B: All together? Six, I think, yeah, six not counting the bathroom. A: Well, thats that then. Thank you very much for your
17、 time. B: Youre welcome, 1 【正确答案】 13500 【试题解析】 由 “About $13,500”可知。 2 【正确答案】 four 【试题解析】 由 “Howmany children do you have?”“four”可知。 3 【正确答案】 three 【试题解析】 由 “Three boys and a girl.”可知。 4 【正确答案】 nine 【试题解析】 “The oldest boy is nine.” 5 【听力原文】 A: This is the Pan-American Club. May I help you? B: Yes, I
18、believe you have a luncheon meeting this coming Wednesday. Could you give me some more information about that? A: Yes, of course. The guest speaker is Professor Miguel Lopez of Guadalajara University, and hell be lecturing about “The impact of the Oil Crisis on Latin America.“ B: Mmm, that sounds ve
19、ry interesting. And when does the meeting begin? A: Lunch will be served at 12:00, and Professor Lopez will speak at 12:45. B: is there an admission fee? A: Yes. The lunch and lecture are $7.50 per person. B: And do you have any idea when it will end? A: Oh, I think about two oclock at the latest. B
20、: Very well. Thank you very much. A: Youre quite welcome 5 【正确答案】 Wednesday 【试题解析】 由 “I believe you have a luncheon meeting this coming wednesday”可知。 6 【正确答案】 12:45 【试题解析】 “Professer Lopez will speak at 12:45”。 7 【正确答案】 7.5 【试题解析】 “The lunch and lecture are $7.5 per person.”餐会费每人 7.5美元。 8 【正确答案】 two
21、 【试题解析】 “I think about two oclock at least.”至少两点左右结束讲座。 9 【听力原文】 A: Good morning, is that Victoria in Catering? Its Moss from Sales Division here. B: N0, Mr Moss, Im afraid shes not here at the moment. Can I take a message? A: Well, I want to order a dinner for the reps on Saturday. Now, theres goin
22、g to be eight of them and seven from here so we are looking at 15. With that sort of size its going to have to be the executive dining room as the board room isnt big enough, dont you think? And then I want at least three catering staff on duty. That should do it. Now food. B: I think I ought to che
23、ck that through with Victoria and get back to you with the menus, really. A: Yes, yes. Youre probably right. 9 【正确答案】 Sales 【试题解析】 从 “Its Moss from Sale Division bere,”就可看出 moss是销售部的。 10 【正确答案】 Saturday 【试题解析】 “I want to order a dinner for the reps on Saturday.”rep：representives，代表。 11 【正确答案】 execut
24、ive 【试题解析】 因为 board room容纳不了 15个人，只能用 executive dinning room board，董事会。 12 【正确答案】 staff 【试题解析】 由 “And then I want at least three catering staff onduty.”可知要三位服务员。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Well, I guess its all for the best in the long run. I mean its never been easy with all of us spread out over the ci
25、ty. And then there are different phone lines. Half the time when I am answering calls theyve come to the wrong branch. Then there are the students. I mean half of them have never been in the city or even this country before. Its no wonder they are late. They dont know how to find their way round. Bu
26、t this way, when all the changes are over and weve settled down in the new building, well be easier to get to. So I reckon theyll get here more promptly. And then they wont have any excuse any more for coming in late and missing lectures. 13 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 乍听上去很乱，仿佛不知道选什么。其实只有抓住 “answering calls”就可
27、以。 14 【听力原文】 I think it all depends where youre sitting where youre looking from. Overall Im convinced itll work out well. Its the right decision. Id have done the same thing. Im really convinced that a large number of students are going to be delighted. Theyll see the benefits immediately. OK, yes,
28、 Im anticipating some complaints. With people of this nature, I think thats inevitable, but the majority will welcome it. Ive explained it to all my lecturers. They understand it, accept it. It also means I can organize the timetables better so theyll do their teaching over a shorter day. So thats o
29、bviously a benefit. Im sure the rest of the staff will feel the same. 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 注意关键词： students， lecturers(讲师 )，这告诉我们此人是学校的人。 15 【听力原文】 In the early days I had to take premises all over the place, anywhere I could get them, just to get the business off the ground. But over the years Ive alw
30、ays looked for the opportunity to get everyone together on one site. When all this is over, well look better and well perform better. I know it means were going to attract more business. And another thing, were supposed to keep all the records on the database, but half the time, the various PCs aren
31、t working or the networks down or something. That can surely only get better. Personally I cant wait. 15 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 很容易得出答案需要解释的是一个习语： get. off the ground，使 顺利开始。 16 【听力原文】 I cant say I really understand why theyre doing it. I mean its all these buildings, all this equipment. You know, it seems
32、 theyre organized as it is. Its got to be money, hasnt it? Thats why were all here in the lecturess-keep costs under control. Of course, lots of us are late for class sometimes, and I know thats bad, and embarrassing-walking in when every one else is already in their place and its all started ages a
33、go. But I do think its a bit worrying that it will surely mean some of them are going to lose out. I mean they wouldnt be doing this if they didnt recognize they would save some salaries, would they? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是一个学生学校 番牢骚。山 “lots of us are late for class.”可知其身份。 17 【听力原文】 I wish them luck.
34、 Thats the main thing I say. think theyre an excellent organization very well run. The students are always happy, more than satisfied. I just think its beyond my imagination what theyll have to do. I mean, you think of all the different branches, all the things, all the procedures, can you imagine w
35、hat all the changing will involve? Any way, I suppose the bottom line is as long as they keep their external relations as efficient as theyve al ways been, theres no problem. At the end of the day I want my percentage. Its up to them to sort out the move. 17 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 一个为学生提供服务的 agency(代理处 )非常
36、运行的非常好，却突然要来个大改变，一个员工 (agent，代理人 )有点意见，所以发了堆牢骚。 18 【听力原文】 Weve been discussing it for months, and now theyve finally made a decision. Personally I think we should have a vote and get all the shareholders involved before any new factory is built. Its all very well diversifying into new areas, but itl
37、l involve a huge investment. And getting bigger doesnt always bring proportion that rewards. Everybody seems to think that going over the finer details is very boring. So weve ended up making these decisions without any proper research. Im not very pleased about some of the agreements we reached. Ce
38、rtain matters dont seem to be looked into properly at all. 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从 “Im not very pleased about some of the agreements we reached”，等句子可以明显看出说者的倾向。 19 【听力原文】 Well, Im relieved thats over. Its always so awkward when the previous person was so popular, but the vote was pretty unanimous. That
39、s encouraging, as its always better to have a leader who everyone supports. I dont think my bid was very successful because I felt so apprehensive. Its difficult when you have to try to persuade everyone, but I was the logical person to propose him. I shouldnt have been worried because it was just a
40、 question of standing up and explaining why. Anyway hes got lots of new ideas, so hopefully hell be a success. And Ill be associated with it. 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由 “I shouldnt have been worried because it was just a question of standing up and explaining why”(我当初真不该那么紧张，因为就是站起来解释两句而已。 )可知。 20 【听力原文】
41、Im not sure its realistic to expect us to achieve those sorts of figures. I mean it hasnt been on the market all that long. It can take ages for this sort of product to get established. Bill really didnt under stand the problems. And I always seem to end up arguing with him. He got annoyed, as usual
42、. But hes been unrealistic about whats possible. I managed to stay calm, but because of our enormous difference of opinion, no decisions been made yet. 20 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 由 “I alway seem to end up arguing with him. He got annoyed, as usual.”可知。 21 【听力原文】 Thats it. Weve finally decided to do it. The
43、meeting went on for ages and I dont think the new chairman was very happy. But its a majority decision. We proposed that the company will be floated on the market in June or July, but we dont know what the price will be yet. Im sure its the right thing to do. Really we should have done it last year
44、when the market was more buoyant. Greentown disagreed strongly with Mr. Lee about the date. But that was resolved in the end. I thought theyd never stop arguing about it, but I completely support what was settled in the end. 21 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 末句的后半 部分最后表达其立场： “I completely support what was settled
45、in the end.”(我完全赞同最后的决定。 ) 22 【听力原文】 I think its a good plan. It has some problems in that area and its good Mrs. Lau has thought it through and has come up with something innovative. She gave the presentation very well. And its something weve never thought of before. And everybody understood that i
46、s the direction we want to go in the future. I think it all went very well. It really got me thinking. And weve all got to go off and look at what shes pro posed so that we can come up with some ideas of our own for next weeks follow-up meeting. 22 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这个答案需要听完整段录音才能做出。 三、 PART THREE 23
47、【听力原文】 Many businesses get in a mess when they are setting up because they buy in a whole load of computers and fancy gadgets, get on the Internet and then start to panic. I believe that the biggest threat to businesses today is net having a clue about information technology and what it Can and cant
48、 do for them. The company I have set up has one aim which is to solve your hidden problem. We cover everything from complex cable infrastructures to setting up work- stations and servers. Sometimes they see how much we charge and step back saying they are too small to need this sort of help. Yes, we
49、 are expensive and no, we havent been in this business for hundreds of years. Nobody has and thats the point. This is a relatively new area and we cant show them a list of prestigious clients who have used our services, at least, not yet. Of course lots of companies will offer you advice and expensive consultancy but they dont stay around to see you through the difficult bi
