1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 46及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear three recorded telephone messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the forms below. After you have listened once, replay each recording. Conversation One Look at the form below. You will hear a man ordering some item
2、s. 5 Look at the form below. You will hear a woman asking for some information. Date: 8.6.01 To: Oxford Management (5)_ Attention: David (6) _ Please send details of: The Oxford Management Programme (7) _ Name: Caroline Lomas Address: BC701, Core B, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 235 664485
3、 e-mail: (8)_ 9 Look at the form below. You will hear a woman making a booking for an awards ceremony. The Marketing Week Awards celebrating 20 years of excellence, will take place on March 3,1998 at the (9)_ Hotel Please reserve a table for (10)_ 1,120.00 or Please reserve an individual place (11)_
4、 Please send me a Dinner Booking Form Name:Kari Mahmood Job Title: (12)_ Company: Apollo Address:23 Mercer Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9QB Tel: 0171 674 2233 Fax: 0171 603 7884 二、 PART TWO 13 YOU will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which type of business each speaker is talki
5、ng about. 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 market research agency B an office design service C a translation service D a delivery service E an IT consultancy F an advertising agen
6、cy G a commercial property agency H a recruitment agency 18 You will hear another five short recordings. Each speaker is talking about the effects of a new development in the workplace. For each recording decide what the speaker is talking about. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the record
7、ing. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A the creation of a new post B a new computer system C a change of management D a move to new premises E a salary increase F the loss of a contract G the introduction of a social programme H a change in i
8、nternal budgets. 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a radio report about family businesses. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay each recording. 23 The speaker says that the percentage of businesses that are family run is （ A）
9、40% （ B） 70% （ C） 80% 24 The major problem which family businesses face is （ A） inexperience. （ B） communication. （ C） money. 25 to prevent problems it is important to （ A） define roles clearly. （ B） work as efficiently as possible. （ C） treat each other with extra care. 26 Before starting a family
10、business you should （ A） get advice from friends. （ B） carry out market research. （ C） discuss possible difficulties. 27 What does the speaker say about contracts for family businesses? （ A） They dont always need to be written down. （ B） They should be produced by a lawyer. （ C） They are important o
11、nly if the business fails. 28 The final decisions must be made by （ A） one person. （ B） a small committee. （ C） all shareholders. 29 What was the first job the speakers son had? （ A） assistant manager （ B） accounts clerk （ C） factory worker 30 Tony was promoted after （ A） three months. （ B） six mont
12、hs. （ C） twelve months. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 46答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Man: Yes, um. I want to order some books and things. The first thing is a book called Building Teams. Oh no, sorry, that s the CD-ROM. It s actually called Customer Care and its $24.95. Then the CD-ROM. Well, I want two of those
13、and I see thats $100 each but never mind. Thats Team Building. No, the other way round, Building Teams. And finally the video about Competitive Strategies which is $279. Thank goodness I only want one of those! Oh, Im John Hunt and my address is 601 Harmsworth Way, Boston, MA 02163, USA. I see Ill h
14、ave to pay a handling charge but as I live in the country thats only $72. Great, thanks. 1 【正确答案】 Customer Care 2 【正确答案】 CD-ROM 3 【正确答案】 $279 4 【正确答案】 US/United States 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Im leaving a message for the Oxford Management Programme Office. I think the person I want is David Grossman-G-R-O-S
15、-S-M- A-N? Its Caroline Lomas speaking. Could you send me some information about the Management Programme and the Oxford MBA? The easiest thing is for you get me on my e-mail which is carolinelomas, net. hk and thats all in lower case. If you need it, my telephone number is 852 235 664485. And my ad
16、dress. 5 【正确答案】 Programme Office 6 【正确答案】 Grossman 7 【正确答案】 Oxford MBA 8 【正确答案】 carolinelomas. net. hk 9 【听力原文】 Woman: I saw the ad for your award ceremony at the Park Hotel and I want to book a place. I dont want to book one of those tables with ten places. I just want a seat for one, if thats poss
17、ible. Thats only 125, I hope! I believe that there is someone else from my company booking a table for the senior managers here. Please dont confuse us-I cant afford to pay 1,120! Anyway, my name is Kari Mahmood and Im the Marketing Manager of Apollo. We are on your mailing list so youll have the re
18、st of my details. Can you let me know if this is OK? 9 【正确答案】 Park 10 【正确答案】 ten places 11 【正确答案】 125 12 【正确答案】 Marketing Manager 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 (M) First of all we look at the target, then wed like to collect some information about the products before deciding on the best approach for the pr
19、omotion. Our marketing and design teams are very experienced and theyll be happy to discuss their ideas with you. Wed also give you any estimates free of charge before you decide which media to go for. 13 【正确答案】 F 14 【听力原文】 (F) We need to get some details done first. You need to fill in a standard a
20、pplication form and then we can register you. Most companies will want computer experience, so youd better put down the equipment and software youre familiar with. If you have any languages to offer, that would he a great help, and then well match you with some of the companies registered with us an
21、d you should get a phone call by the end of the week. 14 【正确答案】 H 15 【听力原文】 (M) Would you like me to send you a brochure? It gives some information on this service. We can advise you on how to use your premises to their maximum potential. Youll also be able to look at our range of furniture desks, c
22、omputer work stations and furniture for reception areas and you can choose from the many layouts available. 15 【正确答案】 G 16 【听力原文】 (F) Were experienced with various document types but specialize in commercial and technical. We work in all major European languages and well consider most deadlines. In
23、the case of longer documents, we can always get more than one person working on them if necessary. Everything is treated as confidential and we have our own courier service to guarantee safe delivery. 16 【正确答案】 C 17 【听力原文】 (M) Would you like me to make an appointment for one of our staff to visit yo
24、u? Hell be able to advise you on the best type of equipment and software packages to suit your particular business. He can also talk to you about installation and hell take note of any restrictions in the office space and as part of our promotional campaign, the installation service is free of charg
25、e. 17 【正确答案】 B 18 【听力原文】 (F) I think things are going to be different from now on. Im not sure that theyll be any better but at least we should know whats going on. Uh, look at the schedule hes given us for next month: two meetings a week minimum and a daily update on departmental activity on the ne
26、twork. I like Mr Renalds, but you must admit he wasnt very good at office communications. 18 【正确答案】 C 19 【听力原文】 (M) It would have made a great difference to next years budget. We would be able to afford a significant increase in the wage bill, even create some new positions, but now things arent loo
27、king so good. Its hard to believe the53 decided to cancel. They were so keen on our product initially. 19 【正确答案】 F 20 【听力原文】 (F) Im looking forward to it. I know we see each other every day and itll be the same old faces, but I think its a good opportunity to get to know each other better. I underst
28、and they decide to do something different every two or three months, which I think is excellent. Its surprising that nobodys thought of this before, you know. 20 【正确答案】 G 21 【听力原文】 (M) Its made a big difference already. Before I used to spend ages looking things up in menus. And now its all there ri
29、ght in front of me. Sally and I can get things done in half the time now. That leaves us plenty of time to do all the other administrative work that we never used to have time for. In fact, I dont know why I objected so strongly to having it in the first place. 21 【正确答案】 B 22 【听力原文】 (F) The big news
30、 this year without doubt has been the reallocation of resources within the company. Some departments now have much less to spend and have had to lose a considerable number of staff but others are expanding at great speed and are recruiting new people almost every week. As you can imagine, its caused
31、 a lot of unhappiness in some departments. 22 【正确答案】 H 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Many people at some stage in their lives consider setting up a business with their partner or other members of their family. The idea may seam very appealing, but the reality of working with someone close to you can often
32、 create unforeseen problems. Id say, 80% of family run businesses think that when times get tough, love, romance or family bonds will see them through. But the fact is that although 70% of business are family run, only 40% of these companies survive into the second generation. Why, then, do so many
33、family businesses fail? Well, money has traditionally been thought of as the root of all difficulties. But in my experience the major problem is much more basic. In businesses which dont have family ties or relationships, people find it easier to communicate and to say whats on their mind. In contra
34、st, which family businesses, people often make the mistake of thinking that they know what views others family members have without actually discussing them. There is one strategy which should be employed in all family businesses to prevent future problems, as time goes by, one partner may lose inte
35、rest or not work as effectively as theyre expected to. If each partners responsibilities are identified from the start so that they know exactly what is required of them, difficulties are less likely to arise as the business develops. I would also recommend asking yourselves a few “what if“ question
36、s before staring a family business, for example, what if one of the partners brought a friend into the business and the others didnt like this person? What would you all do? To avoid this kind of situation, you should talk it over amongst yourselves. This sort of research can make you aware of both
37、you own attitudes and the attitudes of the other members of the family before problems actually occur. Contracts are another potential problem area. Too many family businesses are run on the most informal of terms. People often think it an insult to ask a relative to sign a contract outlining the te
38、rms of a business venture. But you should treat the family business like any other business and get a professional to draw up a contract. Whether the business is profitable or not, it is supposed that the shares and who owns them must be clearly defined and written into a formal agreement. It must a
39、lso be clear who is running the company. I know of a family business whose members took a vote on every decision. Perhaps this exercise in democracy should be applauded, but it created so many complications that in the end the business failed. Even a small committee can sometimes be too large. In ma
40、tters affecting the entire company, only one of you should be the decision maker. He or she doesnt have to be the largest shareholder, but should be the one best able to lead the business. Another type of problem arises when a relative decides to join an already established business. In these cases,
41、 you should do everything you can to avoid favouritism. When my son, Tony, completed his accounts course, he wanted to work in the family business, it was important to avoid putting him straight into any kind of managerial position. So he worked on the shop floor on the assembly line. He learned eve
42、rything about his job within three months. At the end of six months, he knew more about manufacturing process than I did. But Tony learned not just about the company, but the people who made it work. The factory workers had respect for the fact that he understood them and the business. So after 12 m
43、onths there was no problem when we then moved him into a junior executive position. Ask any family member who wants to join your company to walk a similar road. They will then always prove to be a valuable asset. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 C
