1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 25及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 There are thirty questions on this question paper. Instructions are given on the tape. You can write on this Question Paper. At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to copy your answers onto the Answer Sheet. You must write all your answers in pe
2、ncil. PART ONE Questions 1-12 You will hear three telephone conversations. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below. You will hear each recording twice. Conversation One Look at the form below. You will hear a man calling to order a printer. Purchasing De
3、partment Order From Date: 18, Nov. Customer Name: Samuel Publishing House Order No: 2469 Type of Goods: (1) _ Model: (2) _ Quantity: 1 Cost: (3) _ Time of delivery: this afternoon Account No: 39672752, (4) _ 5 Look at the form below. You will hear a woman checking details with a job applicant. C & A
4、 Insurance Interview Sheet Date: 27 Aug., 2005 Name: Lynn Frankie Position applying for: (5) _ Current Position Last job: (6) _ Furniture Job title: (7) _ Qualifications: Bachelor in (8) _ Marital status: Single 9 Look at the form below. You will hear a man calling about making appointment. Mrs Coop
5、ers Schedule for Next Week Monday: visiting factory Tuesday: (9) _ Wednesday: meeting in the morning, appointment with (10) _ Thursday: at 10:30, meet with (11) _ in his office to discuss next years (12) _ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which type of j
6、ob each speaker does. 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 bank manager B salesperson C production manager D marine insurance agent E office manager F job adviser G manager of a factory H theatre
7、manager 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker wants to do. 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 to ask for advice B to check arrangements C to make
8、a suggestion D to give invitations E to ask for help F to make a request G to give apologies H to make an enquiry 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear an interview with Mr Lyon, a fund manager, by a reporter from Business Week. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. Y
9、ou will hear the recording twice. 23 According to Mr Lyon, one of the advantages of buying stocks in Europe is （ A） the European stocks are higher than that of U.S. （ B） the price-earning ratio is lower than that of U.S. （ C） the euro has a lower value than dollar. 24 Traditional global investors te
10、nd to select （ A） a strong global competitor. （ B） the best company. （ C） the best country. 25 GBL (Group Bruxelles Lambert) （ A） is a holding company with two French companies. （ B） holds a quarter percent of interest in a German media group. （ C） is expected to increase by about 50% in the followi
11、ng year. 26 What will Bertelsmann be forced to do? （ A） To go public no later than 2005. （ B） To compete with GBL. （ C） To pay interest to the public. 27 Most strategists believe that （ A） stocks of cyclically sensitive companies have increased. （ B） economic improvement in the U.S. will have a favo
12、rable impact on Europe. （ C） the recovery in Europe will be as good as that in America. 28 The major problem Italy is facing is that （ A） it has made a lot of labor unrest because of its capital problem. （ B） it has fallen behind France and Germany in terms of tax reduction. （ C） it is making effort
13、 to encourage shareholders democracy. 29 In general, （ A） European economy will have a prosperous future. （ B） European economy is facing a recession. （ C） Europe is still the most powerful region in the world though facing some troubles. 30 In Mr Lyons opinion, the euro （ A） benefited the global bu
14、siness. （ B） is a currency of high value. （ C） has had little benefit on European trade situation. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 25答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 W: Purchasing Department. Can I help you? M: Hi, Jane, this is Albert Steward from Samuel Publishing House. One of our printers stopped working completely
15、 so we have to buy a new one now. Weve got tremendous amount of work to do recently. W: OK, let me see, the same model you bought last time? M: No, we want to buy a laser printer, this time. That would make our work much easier. W: Yes, the newest model available now is Canon 510. It is a laser prin
16、ter and the speed of printing is really fast. M: How much is the price then? W: 1,569 dollars, but it saves your expense on ink. M: I know, but its still a bit more expensive than we expected. Is there any discount? W: I think we can only give you a 5% discount at most. So that would be $1,490. M: S
17、ince we need them urgently, I think well take this one. W: OK, shall we have it sent directly to your office? M: Oh, that would be nice. Is it possible to have them sent over this afternoon? W: No problem. Ill make a note on the order form. By the way, Id like to know your method of payment. M: Well
18、, can I have your account number please? We can transfer from the bank. W: Sure, its 39672752, Commercial Bank. M: OK, thanks a lot, Jane. Thats very kind of you. W: You are welcome. See you then. 1 【正确答案】 LASER PRINTER 2 【正确答案】 CANON 510 3 【正确答案】 $1 490 4 【正确答案】 COMMERCIAL BANK 5 【听力原文】 M: Hello. C
19、an I speak to Shelly Frankie, please? F: Speaking. M: Ms Frankie, Im Kenneth Lawson from Personnel Department of C &A Insurance. And Id like to make a few things clear before your interview with the head of the department. F: OK, no problem. M: Well, I understand that you are applying for the positi
20、on of marketing manager. F: Yes, thats tight. I majored in marketing when I was at college. M: Where have you worked before? F: My last job was with Pioneer Furniture. M: What was your position then? F: I was the sales assistant. I enjoyed working with people. M: How long have you been working altog
21、ether? F: About three years. M: I see. Ms Frankie, as a marketing manager, you have to go all around the country and even the world for business, so I would like to know whether you have a family, if you dont mind. F: I am still single, but I do have a boyfriend. M: OK, thats good. Now comes the las
22、t question, what qualifications do you have? F: I have a bachelors degree in economics from University of Lancaster. M: Fine, thank you. Thats all for now. Be sure to come on time tomorrow. 5 【正确答案】 MARKETING MANAGER 6 【正确答案】 PIONEER 7 【正确答案】 SALES ASSISTANT 8 【正确答案】 ECONOMICS 9 【听力原文】 W1: Good morn
23、ing, Kent & Donald. Can I help you? M: This is Brian Smith from C &B. Can I speak to Mrs Cooper. W1: Hold on, please, Mr Brian. Ill put you through. M: Thanks a lot. W2: Good morning, Grace Cooper speaking. M: Hello, Grace. This is Philip Brian. W2: Oh, hi, Philip. Havent heard from you for a long t
24、ime. How have you been? M: Fine. Grace, Im just calling to see if we could fix an appointment for next week. W2: Sure. We certainly need to discuss next years marketing strategy. Wait a minute, Ill get my diary. M: Is Monday afternoon fine for you? W2: Sorry. Ive got to go to the factory on Monday a
25、nd on Tuesday 111 be out of town to attend a seminar. M: How about Wednesday then? W2: Let me see. Wednesday. no, I have a meeting in the morning, and I have an appointment with my dentist in the afternoon. I think Thursday might be better. Ill be available after my appointment with someone from the
26、 Quality Department at 10 oclock. Will that suit you? M: OK, then well fix it at 10:30 Friday morning. W2: No problem. So 10:30 at your office? M: Yes, I think that would be better. I look forward to seeing you. W2: Me too. Bye. M: Bye-bye. 9 【正确答案】 ATTENDING SEMINAR 10 【正确答案】 DENTIST 11 【正确答案】 BRIA
27、N SMITH 12 【正确答案】 MARKETING STRATEGY 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Right. Basically there are three parts of the plant - the supply area, the assembly area and the dispatch area. Firstly, the raw materials come by truck and are offloaded onto a conveyor. The conveyor takes them into the supply room. As you
28、can see, the room is divided into three storage areas. 13 【正确答案】 G 14 【听力原文】 Yes, when the bank rates rise, the general level of interest rates goes up too, and investors and speculators abroad who want the highest possible yield on their money may find the pound sterling more attractive than former
29、ly. 14 【正确答案】 A 15 【听力原文】 Both the FPA clause and the WPA clause will cover particular average losses in full when there are accidents in transit by sea, such as fire, explosion or collision. The WPA clause covers partial loss of the nature of particular average when they exceed a prearranged percen
30、tage. Actually, it covers more risks. 15 【正确答案】 D 16 【听力原文】 We have a special discount at six oclock from Monday to Friday. You can get two tickets for the price of one. There are also concessions for senior citizens and for children under 12 years old. No discount is offered on weekends except for
31、pensioners of course 16 【正确答案】 H 17 【听力原文】 Good morning, Maria. Id like to have a word with you so that we can discuss what will happen when Jeniffer Cooper joins us next week. She is going to start on Monday, and because of this your responsibilities will be affected. On Monday and Tuesday, Id like
32、 you to look after the phone and deal with all the correspondence. 17 【正确答案】 E 18 【听力原文】 Well, Mr Crown, Im extremely sorry to hear about your complaints. I can assure you that I will look into all of them immediately, and will get back to you as soon as I have found out exactly what has happened. I
33、 promise this wont happen again. 18 【正确答案】 G 19 【听力原文】 Mr Blare, Im calling to ask about your travel details for your visit to Safeway Food Ltd. next week. I need to find out when you intend to arrive so we can make the necessary arrangements for your stay beforehand. Our meeting actually starts on
34、17th of April. 19 【正确答案】 B 20 【听力原文】 I think we should do something about the furniture in the main office. The secretaries all say they are very cramped and make people feel very uncomfortable. Maybe we can reorganize them and make the office look more bright and spacious. Besides, some of the desk
35、s and chairs need to be replaced. 20 【正确答案】 C 21 【听力原文】 We are very interested in your office furniture. It seems to be of very good quality and design. You know, we are going to furnish our new office building. And we intend to buy a hundred sets. Id like to know what you can offer in this line and
36、 what price you offer. 21 【正确答案】 H 22 【听力原文】 Helen, Ive got a list of new computers for the main office. Can you just go over the details one more time before I place the order? I want to make sure I havent made any stupid mistakes with my calculation. 22 【正确答案】 E 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Robert Lyon
37、, who is the fund manager, is a strict value investor. He made several successful investments in the past few years. Recently, Business Weeks report got a chance to talk with him on investing in Europe. Now, Mr Lyon, can you tell us the advantages of buying stocks in Europe vs. in U.S.? First, the p
38、rice-earning ratio on European stocks is at about 30% to 40% discount to U.S. stocks - as big as it has been in the last 30 years. Second, the euro at 87 cents to the dollar is a competitive plus. Investors will earn more money in Europe in the next 12 months than they will in the Standard &Poors 50
39、0-stock index. Do you target specific countries when you compile your European portfolio? Traditionally, people would try to pick the best currency block or the best country. But we are the opposite of the traditional global investor. What we are looking for is a great global competitor. Nestle is c
40、onsidered as the best food company in the world and Disgeo as the best drink company. We would like m own their stock. Whats the funds biggest holding? A company from Belgium called Group Bruxelles Lambert(GBL). It is really a holding company and has big investments in two French companies. In addit
41、ion, it also holds a 25% interest in Bertelsmann, the private German media group. Along with the 25% interest, it got the right to force Bertelsmann to have a public offering no later than 2005. We believe that Bertelsmann is worth between $25 billion and $35 billion. When Bertelsmann does go public
42、 in the next few years, we would expect GBL to increase by at least 50%. Do you think that Europes economy will have a pickup? Not really. Most strategists favor more cyclically sensitive companies, anticipating that economic improvement in the U.S. will filter through Europe and lead to a rebound.
43、Our view is that the recovery in Europe will not be that strong and a lot of those stocks have already moved up. How do you break down Europe on a country-by-country basis? Germany and France are really falling short. There has been a lot of backtracking in terms of willingness to lower taxes, enhan
44、ce transparency, and encourage shareholders democracy. Britain and Scandinavia are well ahead of France and Germany. The Italians are making some more capitalist-type noise, which is also creating a lot of labor unrest. Spain has been growing steadily. Britain is expected to slow down but isnt reall
45、y slowing that much. Can you say something about the euro, Mr Lyon? Well, the euro is probably a cheap currency. Academic models put its value at from 95 cents to $1.10. On the other hand, the euro is still a synthetic currency. Hopefully, the euro wont go any lower. It doesnt seem to have benefited European countries trade situation. They have a current-account surplus with the U.S. but the euro doesnt seem to be a huge competitive weapon for them. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 A 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 C
