1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear three conversations. Write down one word or number in the numbered spaces on the forms below. Conversation One Richard Thomas went to (1) law school after finishing college. Then, he moved to New York. 2. The girl next to Richard Thomas married
2、a (2) guy and now lives near Paris somewhere. 3. The tall girl is Ellen Rosenberg, who work in Los Angels for (3) years. 4. Carol Chin moved to San Francisco and got an (4) job for a while, then went down to Texas to study library science. 5 The lost scarf description. A square silk scarf Color: (5)
3、 Size: (6) feet square Price: (7) dollar Time: 1:30 2. The owner of the scarf named Mrs. Edna Thomas, lived in 20 King Street, apartment 5B, telephone number is (8) 9 Flights Information 1. BA 027 at 21:30 arrives (9) at 17:40, KLM 221 at 19:10 to Manila. 2. Very (10) transfer time. 3. Flight is ful
4、l but you could be wait-listed; also theres a (11) wait at Amsterdam! 4 Flight back: CP908 Manila-London, only (12) seat available. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide the reason why the speaker calls. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the record
5、ing. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice. A saying congratulations B making an enquiry C expressing gratitude D making complaint E asking for information F giving a notice G giving criticism H offering an invitation 18 You will hear another five recordings.
6、For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about. 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 company organization B a shipment C company results D sales review E an order F a delivery G an i
7、nstruction manual H a sales brochure 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a talk from the radio on external recruitment. For each question 23-30, mark one letter ( A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 The speaker, Ms Turner is from （ A） Personnel Department of a company
8、. （ B） a job advising agency. （ C） an employment center. 24 Established firms employ applicants outside the company in order to （ A） attract new ideas. （ B） fill vacant positions. （ C） keep themselves well-informed. 25 Successful recruitment emphasizes （ A） the applicants degree from a particular sc
9、hool. （ B） the most essential qualifications of a job. （ C） the applicants interest and qualifications. 26 What are the rules of some labor agreements? （ A） To hire staffs from union members. （ B） To hire employees by advertising on newspapers. （ C） To hire staffs from employment agencies. 27 Accord
10、ing to Ms Turner, some companies hold some activities in order to （ A） make fun of potential employees. （ B） attract potential employees. （ C） increase chances of employment. 28 Testing procedures are placed in the order of （ A） applications, ability tests, interviews, on-spot interview, medical tes
11、ts and reference check. （ B） applications, ability tests, interviews, on-spot interview, reference checks and medical tests. （ C） applications, interviews, ability tests, on-spot interview, reference checks and medical tests. 29 The purpose of screening interview is to （ A） find out how applicants c
12、an perform a job. （ B） check applicants applications. （ C） guarantee the qualified applicants. 30 The ability and aptitude tests indicate that top scorers （ A） are more likely to do a good job. （ B） do not necessarily mean good performance in work. （ C） are always reliable. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 23答案与解析
13、 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 A: Oh look. Here is your old college graduation photo. Whos that blond guy next to you? B: Oh, thats Richard Thomas. A: Oh yes, of course. Whatever happened to him? B: He went to Stanford law school after finishing college, and then he moved to New York. I hear hes making a lot
14、 of money these days. A: And what about the girl next to him? Isnt that Bobble Worth? B: Yeah, thats right. She was one of those people who always wanted to travel. As soon as she finished school, she took off for Asia. Then I hear she married some French guy and now lives near Paris somewhere. A: R
15、eally. Lucky her. And is this tall girl Ellen Rosen- berg? B: Thats right. She was working in Los Angeles for a couple of years but I hear shes moved to Boston opened a boutique or something. A: Uh, huh. And this guy? Whats his name again? B: Oh, thats Dan Collins. Hes been working as a TV sports co
16、mmentator in Chicago. A: Is that right? That sounds interesting. And what a- bout Carol Chin? What happened to her? B: Oh you remember. She moved to San Francisco and got an office job for a while. Then she went down to Texas to study library science. I think shes in her last year there. 1 【正确答案】 St
17、anford 【试题解析】 由 “He went to standford law school after finishing college”可知。 2 【正确答案】 French 【试题解析】 由 “She married some French guy” 可知 some这儿指某个。 3 【正确答案】 Two 【试题解析】 a couple of=two 4 【正确答案】 office 【试题解析】 由 “She moved to San Francisco and got an office job for a while.”可知 5 【听力原文】 A: Excuse me pleas
18、e. I seem to have lost my scarf. B: Oh, I see. Well, Ill have to fill out this lost and found report for you. It was a scarf, you say? A: Thats right. B: What sort of scarf, Maam? A: Well, it was a square silk scarf. Red with a black design on it. B: I see. About how big? A: Urn. I guess it was abou
19、t two feet square. B: Two feet square. And what would it be worth? A: Well, it was square an expensive scarf. Id say it was worth about thirty dollars. B: And where did you leave it? A: Im pretty sure I left it in the coffee shop on the 5th floor. B: And when was that? A: About 1;30 I think. B: Wher
20、e did you. go when you left the coffee shop? A: To the shoe department, and then I came here. B: Im sure it will turn up. Now could you give me your name? A: Thomas, Mrs. Edna Thomas. B: And your address, Mrs. Thomas? A: 20 King Street, apartment 5B. B: And your telephone number, please? A: 893-2124
21、. 5 【正确答案】 black 【试题解析】 原文是 “Red with a black design on it” design，图案。 6 【正确答案】 two 【试题解析】 “I guess it was about two square”大约有两平方尺。 7 【正确答案】 thirty 【试题解析】 由 “worth about 30 dollars” 可知。 8 【正确答案】 893-2124 【试题解析】 数据考察题。 9 【听力原文】 A: Ive got some details about possible flights for Ms Burton. B: Oh good
22、, shes been waiting for those. A: Theres a choice of flights out but some of the transfer times are not great. Theres a BA flight at 21:30 arriving Hong Kong at 17:40 where she can pick up the 19,10 KLM flight to Manila. B: Sounds a bit tight. Thats only one and a half hours to transfer. A: The alte
23、rnative is to fly to Amsterdam and get a direct flight from there. The disadvantage with that one is that there are no seats at the moment. shed have to be listed. Also its a five-hour wait at Amsterdam: Coming backs no problem. Theres a Cathay flight all the way and as they have no business seats t
24、heyve offered her a first class seat at no extra cost! B: Great! Shell enjoy that. 9 【正确答案】 HongKong 【试题解析】 由 “Theres a BA flight at 21:30 arriving Hong Kong,” 可知。 10 【正确答案】 Short 【试题解析】 原话是 “Thats only one and a half hours to tranfer.”意思是时间短促。 11 【正确答案】 five-hour 【试题解析】 由 “its a five-hour wait at A
25、msterdam”可知，要在阿姆斯特丹等五个小时。 12 【正确答案】 first class 【试题解析】 商务舱座位没有了，只有头等舱有座位。 二、 PART TWO 13 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 Hello, Mr Dixson, I am ringing about the meeting this afternoon. Room 403, which we arranged previously, was not available this afternoon, so we are going to change to Room 513, just next to the
26、lounge. The time is still 2:30. Thank you. 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 How wonderful, George! Its so good that you passed the test and can join the company. You are really terrific. I was told that you are the best interviewee we had today. Youll certainly add new strength to our work. Hope you can start wor
27、k as soon as possible. 15 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 Cindy, I am afraid youve made a mistake in your account. The total output you gave is incorrect. Please check it again and make sure that everything is correct. You have been working in the company for many years and should be more responsible. I hope there
28、is no second time. 16 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 Hello, I am calling to ask if you have any single rooms available on 13th, 14th and 15th of March. We need three single rooms facing the sea. In addition, the rooms must have international call service and 24-hour room service. 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 Well, I am so p
29、leased to say how grateful I was when I took the delivery. These goods are of super quality. The prices are reasonable and you have provided excellent service. Lots of tourists here would like to buy this. Its really a good start. Hope well have more business later. 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 Before I go on
30、 to talk about sales targets for this year, lets have a look at the performance of our two main products over the last five years. We shall start with the oldest - AMAT. It reached its peak the year before, but last year it leveled off at around 400,000. The second one is BMAT, last year sales rose
31、steadily to a peak of 500,000, but this year it fell badly. 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 OK, on the financial front, the results have been very pleasing. Turnover has increased, cost have dropped and profits are up. So on the whole the company has performed well. On the personnel side, our policy of personnel
32、 development through training and promotion opportunities has proved to be a success. 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 Now, if you look at the transparency, you will see that the Managing Director, that is Mr Brunce, is responsible for running the company and is accountable to the Board. Then, he is assisted by f
33、our executive departments. These are Human Resources, Finance Department, Marketing Department and R & D Department - Research and Development Department. 21 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 Im afraid the arrival of goods by early October would be too late for us. The custom formalities are somewhat complicated and
34、it may take time to distribute the goods to the worksites. The building material must be sent to us before winter comes, or else we cant be in time for the construction. 22 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 Well, how great! I really like this. You see, the illustrations are much better than we expected. I am sure no
35、one would refuse the temptation to buy some when they see this, especially these ones for the new products. Besides, the layout is so clear that people can Fred the information they need without any difficulty. 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, this is Radio Six. Welcome to
36、 our program, Business World. Our guest speaker today is Ms Turner, an adviser from a local recruitment agency. Good evening, everyone. Today, Im going to talk about external staffing. As we all understand, a new firm has little choice but to hire people from outside the company. Established firms m
37、ay also hire outsiders for a variety of masons, for instance, to fill positions for which there are no good internal candidates, to accommodate growth, or to attract flesh ideas. External staffing involves recruitment and selection. The first step in hiring new workers is to recruit a pool of applic
38、ants who are interested in and qualified for available positions. Successful recruiting stresses only the most basic qualifications of a job. For example, a recruitment ad for a financial analyst might specify applicants with degrees in finance. Requiring a degree from a particular school, however,
39、would unduly restrict applicants. Recruiters often visit high schools, vocational schools, colleges and universities. In some cases, labor agreements stipulate that new employees be hired from union membership rolls. Many companies advertise in newspapers or trade publications or seek the help of em
40、ployment agencies. In addition, unsolicited letters and resumes from job seekers can help identify the right person for a job. Recruiters have faced a difficult job in recent years as unemployment has continued to drop. Indeed, in the past two years unemployment has dropped to a 23-year low of 4.6 p
41、ercent. As a result, recruiters at such firms as Victory, PeopleSoft, and Cognex had started to stress how much fun it was to work at their companies and to reinforce this messages with ice cream socials, Karaoke contests, softball leagues and free movie nights. Once recruiting efforts have attracte
42、d job applicants, managers must evaluate each individual and select the best candidate. Testing procedures are placed among the stages and possible outcomes of a typical selection process: applications or resumes, screening interviews, ability and aptitude tests, on-site interviews, reference checks
43、 and medical and drug tests. Each organization develops its own mix of selection techniques and may use them in any order. First, applications or resumes. A job application is a standardized form that asks the applicant for such information as background, experience and education. A resume is a prep
44、ared statement of the applicants qualifications and career goals. Second, screening interviews. Companies often find themselves with several applications or resumes for every job opening. Managers thus narrow the field, first on the basis of applications and then by holding screening interviews to e
45、liminate clearly unqualified applicants. Then the managers interview qualified applicants in greater depth. Finally, ability and aptitude tests. For some positions, ability or aptitude tests may be given. Such tests must meet two conditions. First, they must be job related, and second the test must
46、indicate clearly that top scorers are more likely to perform well in the specified job. Increasingly many firms are also stressing skills related to teamwork in selecting new employees. Southwest Airlines, Procter & Gamble, and Merck, for example, use current employees, in addition to managers, to interview applicants. These employees strive to determine how well applicants will fit into the companys culture and how well they will get along with other people in the firm. 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 A 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 A 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 C 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 A
