1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 35及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 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 below. After you have listened once, replay each recording.Conversation One Look at the note below. You will hear an answe
2、rphone message from a woman about a meeting. 5 Look at the notes below. You will hear a PA explaining suggestions for improvements to a document. Stratford Electronics bid - CEOs comments/amendments Introduction too long and contains too many (5) Remove reference to (6) (not yet published). Part abo
3、ut (7) is a good selling point. Add information (in final section) re increase in (8) 9 Look at the notes below. You will hear someone in the Production department of a company phoning a colleague in the Human Resources department. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recordi
4、ng, decide what opinion the speaker has about the company they work for. 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 the recordings. A. The after-sales service is poor. B. The company brochure should be update
5、d. C. More money should be invested in research and development. D. Employment contracts should be standardised. E. A member of staff should be dismissed. F. Some new trainees should be recruited. G. The company insurance provision is not sufficient. H. Product delivery agreements need to be clearer
6、. 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is trying 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 the recordings. A. to place a repeat order B. to query an in
7、voice C. to accept a quotation D. to confirm an appointment E. to enquire about a change F. to ask for a refund G. to book a conference venue H. to arrange a demonstration 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a talk given by a business manager. The talk is about a new approach in business to reducing oper
8、ating costs while at the same time improving performance. You have to complete the sentences (23 -30) by choosing the correct ending. Mark one letter (A, B or C). 23 Outsourcing refers to （ A） completing a deal. （ B） using outside help. （ C） reducing production costs. 24 Accountancy is suitable for
9、outsourcing because accountants （ A） do similar work in different companies. （ B） are an essential part of any business. （ C） are paid high salaries. 25 In the past outsourcing was limited to areas like （ A） cleaning. （ B） accounting. （ C） marketing. 26 ADC Consulting recently helped a shipping comp
10、any by （ A） extending its business. （ B） training its staff. （ C） keeping its accounts. 27 After the partnership deal had been agreed upon, the shipping company was able to （ A） employ more staff. （ B） reduce its costs. （ C） explore new oil fields. 28 ADC Consultings survey found that outsourcing wa
11、s （ A） still unusual in America. （ B） common among most companies. （ C） limited to service organizations. 29 The major concern of companies was losing control of （ A） their own employees. （ B） essential parts of the business. （ C） the new company working with them. 30 Companies who use outsourcing u
12、sually （ A） become enthusiastic about it. （ B） have big markets. （ C） grow rapidly. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 35答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman: This is a message for Mr James. Its Maria Hopwood calling from the London office. Please could you give him some information about our meeting next week? First of
13、 all, would you first let him know that a new trainee should be coming along too. However, unfortunately the sales manager has had to drop out, but I dont want to change the date at this stage. Ask him to make sure he brings the information we worked out last time about our profit margins, as I dont
14、 seem to have a note in the latest report of how we arrived at those figures. Ill bring a draft press release, which Ive been working on since we last met. Oh, and could he also bring along all the ideas he has in mind for the product launch. Ive got the advertising copy to show him. It should be a
15、good meeting! HI fax the final agenda the day before the meeting - no, on second thoughts, Ill email it. Itll be easier that way. 1 【正确答案】 (A) (NEW) TRAINEE 2 【正确答案】 (OUR) (PROFIT) MARGIN(S). 3 【正确答案】 PRODUCT LAUNCH 4 【正确答案】 4 (FINAL) AGENDA 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello. This is Alison in Head Office. Man:
16、 Oh, hello. Woman: The CEO has asked me to contact you about the memo you sent everyone yesterday . where you asked for comments on the bid youve just put together - for Stratford Electronics. Man: Oh, right. Woman: Well hes very happy with it on the whole, but does think the introduction is rather
17、lengthy and includes more statistics than are necessary. Man: No problem, I can shorten it easily. Woman: And most of the contents of the actual bid are fine, but you do refer to the annual report which wont be out until May. Man: Oh, right . Ill get rid of that . yes. And I was thinking theres ehou
18、gh with the section on the existing contracts we have, so I could take our the stuff on the new contracts, the ones were about to start. Woman: In fact, he specifically said that he thought mentioning them was a very good selling point. Man: OK. Woman: And hed like you to have something in your conc
19、luding remarks about the growth in overseas sales, not just the stuff on domestic markets. Man: Yes, I was wondering about that. Woman: And thats all really. Easy to adjust I think. Man: OK, well thank the CEO for looking at it. Its very helpful. 5 【正确答案】 STATISTICS 6 【正确答案】 (THE) ANNUAL REPORT 7 【正
20、确答案】 NEW CONTRACTS 8 【正确答案】 OVERSEAS SALES 9 【听力原文】 Woman: Human Resources. Man: Nina, this is Malcolm, from Production. Woman: Hi. What can I do for you? Man: Weve just had a big order, to be finished in May. Im going to need all the people I can get to do overtime. Woman: OK, Ill put out a notice
21、for applications. Whats the pay rate? Man: Itll be the usual rate of one and a half times, except for Saturdays and Sundays. Then theyll get double rate. Woman: Right, Ill get some application forms organised. Who should the staff send them to? The Production Manager? Man: Better to hand them to the
22、ir line managers, then they can bring up any questions. And Ill need the names by the first of December. Woman: OK, Ill do that straight away. Man: Oh, and ask them to put down which shifts theyd prefer. Well work out the hours we need later. Woman: All right. Man: Thanks, Nina. Bye. Woman: Bye. 9 【
23、正确答案】 OVERTIME 10 【正确答案】 DOUBLE (RATE) 11 【正确答案】 (THEIR) LINE MANAGER(S) 12 【正确答案】 SHIFT(S) 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Man: I thought management showed a complete misunderstanding of the issue. We dont need a whole new set of managers - that would just increase the salary bill and double the administrati
24、on. Whats needed is new blood coming into the company - people who can start off at ground level, working their way up in the company and learning as they go along, as it were. Otherwise well really be in danger of cutting ourselves off from our roots. 13 【正确答案】 F 14 【听力原文】 Woman: I think the accoun
25、tants have got mistaken priorities. We are increasingly involved in the type of work where we need the fullest protection. Im not saying that we should be asking to be compensated for every little thing. Its just that we should know that were properly covered if something happens. In this day and ag
26、e, its not too much to ask. It wouldnt cost that much more and it would be worth it in the long run. 14 【正确答案】 G 15 【听力原文】 Man: It seems curious that the set of products we researched and developed earlier this year isnt included. Management made a big fuss about the launch - a big party, with a lot
27、 of press interest - and then it turns out the designer didnt think our photographs were good enough to include, so the whole section stayed exactly the same as it has done for years. Its not going to create the impression we want, frankly. 15 【正确答案】 B 16 【听力原文】 Woman: I think its very worrying that
28、 we have spent such an amount on research, and we come up with a world-class product, and then things start going wrong. Weve had quite a few customer complaints already about things like the quality of the maintenance we offer. And management is doing nothing about it. They point to all the other i
29、mprovements and neglect what I regard as the most important part of our work. 16 【正确答案】 A 17 【听力原文】 Man: I was speaking to someone down in the Finance Department last week and they were talking about holiday allowance and flexible working, and I couldnt believe how different their allocations were.
30、For the last five years, management have been saying how they were working for equality between departments, but I think a great deal more needs to be done. I think its really bad for inter-departmental relations. 17 【正确答案】 D 18 【听力原文】 Man: Joe - Frank here. Thanks very much for your letter. Were st
31、ill very interested in this new software of yours, but we shall need a bit more time to consider, and perhaps some hands-on experience with it. So this next meeting of ours will be crucial - I hope the nineteenth is still suitable? Shall we expect you for lunch, before we get down to business at two
32、 oclock as arranged? 18 【正确答案】 D 19 【听力原文】 Man: Hello Sally - its George from JG Consultants here. Please get back to me on this as soon as you can. Weve got clients who are involved in market testing one of their new products and want a meeting at fairly short notice to distribute information. Its
33、for the twenty-seventh - two weeks time. Therell be forty-eight delegates from three countries, so Im afraid it will mean translation facilities and the usual video and sound equipment. Will this be possible? Thanks. 19 【正确答案】 G 20 【听力原文】 Woman: Its Marcia Lazenby, Accounts Department at Autobins. W
34、eve received a bill from you for goods delivered last month, but the prices dont seem to correspond with what you quoted or even with those in the catalogue. Could you check? It seems some adjustment may be necessary. Please get back to me as soon as possible. 20 【正确答案】 B 21 【听力原 文】 Man: Weve receiv
35、ed the advance publicity about your new multi-function photocopier. Were Browns at Castleworth, by the way. Were impressed and very interested. Wed need to have the price list of course; and is there any possibility of renting? But most important - please let us know when youll be in our area, and a
36、ble to show us it in action. 21 【正确答案】 H 22 【听力原文】 Woman: Im calling from Johnsons about the work stations weve asked you to supply. Weve been reconsidering the office layout - largely on the basis of your advice, I might add - and we now think we should go for two more of the smaller units (type A)
37、 in place of one of the larger type C models. Please let us know what difference this will make to the overall cost. 22 【正确答案】 E 三 、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Good morning, everyone. First of all, Id like to introduce myself. My name is Joanna Brooks and I am working for ADC Consulting. The purpose of my
38、 talk today is to introduce a business practice which is becoming increasingly popular today. I am referring to the practice of outsourcing. My talk will last about 5 minutes and I would be grateful if you could hold your questions until the end of my talk. You may not be familiar with the term outs
39、ourcing - it involves calling in professional help to catty out activities which dont form the central core of a particular business. Outsourcing is now being used increasingly in special partnership arrangements with individuals and other companies. Outsourcing is popular because it makes it possib
40、le for other companies and individuals to perform functions previously done by a companys own staff. For example, accounting-though a basic requirement of any business - is carried out by accountants who may have little or no knowledge of the products manufactured and marketed by a business. An acco
41、untant working in one firm will do pretty much the same tasks as an accountant working in another, completely different business. Many years ago outsourcing was restricted to non-essential functions such as office cleaning, catering or garden maintenance. However, it has now spread into areas that i
42、nclude accounting - as I mentioned in the example Ive just given - information technology, quality assurance, recruitment and marketing. The consulting company which I represent is ADC Consulting, one of the biggest consultancies specialising in outsourcing. Recently, we broke new ground when we for
43、med a partnership deal to take over the accounting services of a well-known international shipping company. The agreement was drafted by a working party consisting of representatives front both companies. So how did this actually help the company? The arrangement meant our company absorbing more tha
44、n 200 of the international shipping companys staff as a part of our own staff. And the result was a 30 per cent reduction in operating costs for the shipping company. At ADC Consulting Weve just published the results of an interesting survey carried out for us. We wanted the survey to explore how 20
45、0 American organisations were reacting to outsourcing. From this survey we found that ordinary outsourcing-that is, going to service organisations for cleaners, security staff, and so on - was the most common way for organisations to reap, benefits. But the newer kind of outsourcing that Ive describ
46、ed seemed to be gaining ground-that is, the kind where people from outside are brought in to participate in certain important functions - accounting, marketing and so on. The survey showed that nine out of ten firms which completed our questionnaires have contracted out one or more functions. The ma
47、in sense of unease - or shall we say, reservation-well, the main reservation about outsourcing was the possibility of losing control over vital activities in a particular company. It is only natural that most companies would at first experience some concern about another company taking over the resp
48、onsibility for doing their accounts or their recruitment. But once theyve overcome this concern and experienced all the benefits of outsourcing, theyre usually hooked on the idea. Outsourcing is certainly a very big market now, and the predictions are that it will grow rapidly over the next few years. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 A 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 B 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 A
