1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 51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. You will hear each recording twice. Conversation One Look at the note below. You will hear a man phoning a property
2、 agent about an advertisement in the press. Stratford & Co. Telephone Message DATE OF MESSAGE: 25/11/05 NAME OF CALLER. Kaspo (1) _ Occupation: Fox Brother Company Interested in the premises near Piccadilly With living (2)_ Length of Lease: minimum of 2 years (There is a (3)_ of $1000 if the length
3、is 5 years.) Other requirements: Send information about suitable ones to (4)_ , Dening St. 5 Look at the note below. You will hear a man calling to make an appointment. Phone Message Pad To: Mr. Licas From: Paul Smith from (5)_ Department Message: Paul wants to make an appointment. On (6)_ afternoon
4、, (7)_ p.m Call to confirm. Phone number (8)_ . 9 Look at the note below. You will hear a woman checking details of her appointments. Message Business Trip: 16/08 17/08 Appointments 16th 15:30 Meeting at Maplo with Mr. (9)_. the new (10) _. 17th 9:30 Meet Nicholas at (11) _ to discuss new products.
5、Dont forget to (12)_ the ticket to Rome. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. 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 a sa
6、lary increase B a change in internal budgets C a move to new premises D a new computer system E the introduction of a social programme F the loss of a contract G a change of management H a new clerk 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide who is speaking. Write one lette
7、r (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 an electrician B a waiter C a bank clerk D a typist E a taxi driver F a postman G a babysitter H a bookbinder 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a panel discussion in which the h
8、ost is joined by the chairman of SCT, a computer technology corporation providing Internet technology, and president of ClientSoft Incorporated, a software technology enterprise. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 How di
9、d Scott help organizations maximize their technology? （ A） By extending the enterprise. （ B） By using proprietary technology. （ C） By improving customer relationships. 24 According to the interview, what does translation of information mean? （ A） Information of different languages was translated int
10、o English. （ B） Users can acquire and understand the information. （ C） Information on products of software company is built into Web-based applications. 25 What is the main function of browsers clicked by an insurance agent? （ A） It submits a policy on paper to the parent companys main office. （ B）
11、It gives access to mainframe and navigates a secure and accurate policy transaction. （ C） It connects to companys mainframe and contributes to instant policy transaction. 26 The language of the computer mainframe and English _. （ A） are quite different from each other （ B） are quite similar to each
12、other （ C） are used by different people in different occasions 27 The service nature of SCT company is _. （ A） using Internet technology to help organizations leverage key relationship （ B） using Internet technology to help organizations expand their investment （ C） using Webpack 2000 to make life e
13、asier 28 What can Campus Pipeline Solutions provide? （ A） Online registration. （ B） E-business applications. （ C） Taculty administrations. 29 Whats the bottom line of $CT? （ A） To harvest from customers multiple millions of dollars in some examples. （ B） To give each user their own personalized pipe
14、line. （ C） To build the long-term relationship with the clients. 30 Why did utilities facing deregulation need systems provided by SCT? （ A） They wanted to use the system to make new regulations. （ B） They wee driven by the global competition to compete for a business with Clientsoft. （ C） They want
15、ed to solicit and maintain relationship with their clients. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 51答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman: Good afternoon. Stratford & Co. Property Agent. Man: Hello. Im phoning about your advertisement in yesterdays Daily News. Woman: Yes, of course. Can I just have your name please? Man: It
16、s Kaspo Fndien. F-N-D-I-E-N. Woman: Thank you. And could you tell me your company, Mr. Fndien? Man: Yes, I work for Fox Brother Company. And I am very interested in your advertisement for premises. Woman: I see. We have 5 premises advertised yesterday and which one do you prefer? Man: Err. I prefer
17、the one near Piccadilly. Woman: And what sort of time period youre hoping to rent for, Mr. Fndien? Man: At least two years. Woman: OK, Ive got that. Actually, there is a discount of $1, 000 for a lease of more than 5 years. Man: Thats attractive, but I probably wont stay that long. Woman: OK. Are th
18、ere any other details? Man: Yes, Im looking for one with living accommodations. And could you send me information about other suitable premises if there are any in this week? My address is 51, Dening St. Woman: Fine. Ill see what we have on our files and Ill get them posted as soon as possible. Than
19、ks for calling. Goodbye. Man: Goodbye. 1 【正确答案】 Fndien 2 【正确答案】 accommodation 3 【正确答案】 discount 4 【正确答案】 51 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Human Resources. Can I help you? Man: Hello. Its Paul Smith from Sales Department. Id like to speak to Danis Licas, please. Woman: Im afraid Mr. Licas is not here at the moment
20、. Can I help you, or would you like to speak to someone else in the department? Man: Well, could you help me to make an appointment with Mr. Licas? Woman: Ill just check his diary, and see if I can arrange a time for you. Ah, yes, he doesnt seem to be busy on Tuesday afternoon, and Friday morning. M
21、an: Tuesday afternoon is great. Woman: Well, would 14:15 be convenient? Man: Yes, thatll be fine. Woman: Ill make a note for that. Would you like me to confirm the appointment? Man: Yes, please. You can contact me at 43637815. Woman: Fine, Ill do that. Man: Thank you very much. Goodbye Woman: Goodby
22、e. 5 【正确答案】 Sales 6 【正确答案】 Tuesday 7 【正确答案】 14:15 8 【正确答案】 43637815 9 【听力原文】 Woman A: Mrs. Thompsons Office. Good morning. Woman B: Hello, Wendy. Woman A: Oh, hello, Mrs. Thompson. Woman B: Im glad I caught you. Listen, Ive arrived at the airport, but my diarys probably left in my office. Can you fi
23、nd it on my desk? Woman A: Ah, hang on a second. Yes, here it is! Woman B: Oh, great. Now can you have a look at the schedule this afternoon? Ive got an appointment at 15:30 at Maplo. But I just cant remember the name of the man Im seeing? Woman A: Its Mr. Quaid. Randy Quaid. Woman B: Thats it. It h
24、as gone right out of my head. Is that Q-U-A-I-D? Woman A: Thats right. Woman B: And whats his position in the company exactly? Woman A: Hes their new Research Director. Woman B: Right. Then tomorrow morning, Im meeting Nicholas at 9:00. Woman A: Well, Mrs. Thompson, the time has been changed to 9:45
25、 Woman B: Dear, I forgot it. Did we agree to meet at my hotel? Woman A: Err, theres nothing here about the hotel. Woman B: OK, then it must be at his company. Thank you, Wendy. And dont forget to confirm my flight to Rome tomorrow. Woman A: Yes, Mrs. Thompson. Ill call first thing in the morning. Wo
26、man B: Goodbye Woman A: Bye. 9 【正确答案】 Quaid 10 【正确答案】 Research Director 11 【正确答案】 9:45 12 【正确答案】 confirm 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Man: The big news 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 cons
27、iderable number of staff but others are expanding at great speed and are recruiting new people almost every week. As you can imagine, its caused a lot of unhappiness in some departments. 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【听力原文】 Woman: It would have made a great difference to next years budget. We would be able to affo
28、rd a significant increase in the wage bill, even create some new positions, but now things arent looking so good. Its hard to believe they decided to cancel. They were so keen on our product initially. 14 【正确答案】 F 15 【听力原文】 Man: I think things are going to be different from now on. Im not sure that
29、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 network. I like Mr Renalds, but you must admit he wasnt very good at office communications. 15 【正确答案】
30、G 16 【听力原文】 Man: Im looking forward to it. I know we see each other every day and itll be the same old faces, hut I think its a good opportunity to get to know each other better. I understand they decide to do something different every two or three months, which I think is excellent. Its surprising
31、that nobodys thought of this before, you know. 16 【正确答案】 E 17 【听力原文】 Woman: Its made a big difference already, before I used to spend ages looking things up in menus. And now its all there right in front of me, Sally and I can get things done in half the time now. That leaves us plenty of time to do
32、 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. 17 【正确答案】 D 18 【听力原文】 Man: One time I picked up a woman who wanted to go out to this landing strip and OHare. She said her people were being held c
33、aptive on the landing strip. My Countrymen, she appeared to be an actress right out of one of those foreign intrigue films, very slender, with blonde hair, very expensively dressed. In this very thick Polish accent, I explained I couldnt drive out to the landing strip. The passenger terminal was the
34、 best I can do. 18 【正确答案】 E 19 【听力原文】 Woman: Ive been working here for more than 10 years. The most boring I have to do is recognizing the carelessly written words on the envelopes. Some are vaguely written, and some printed incompletely. Look, on this envelope people can hardly read the receivers a
35、ddress. 19 【正确答案】 F 20 【听力原文】 Woman: Ive been binding books for 25 years. Among my clients have been the universities and many private collectors. I started as an apprentice and actually showed little interest in the field, but later I was given an opportunity to work for this famous publishing hous
36、e and have worked here since then. 20 【正确答案】 H 21 【听力原文】 Man: I make $ 500 a month, and what I do every day is to say hello to people when they come up to my window. “Can I help?“ and then do their business, that is, take money from them and put it in their account, or give them money out of their a
37、ccount. 21 【正确答案】 C 22 【听力原文】 Woman: I look after babies to pay for my high education. This summer Ive ever served two families. The baby of the first family is so lovely, pretty and clean that I love it very much. However, the couple happened to lose their jobs almost the same week and they cant af
38、ford to pay me next month. 22 【正确答案】 G 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Host: Welcome to our program. There is no doubt that the Internet has been a valuable tool in our business and personal life. On this segment we are going to see how the network is being used to extend the enterprise and improve customer
39、 relationships. Well, lets introduce our guests. Mike Emmi, the Chairman and Executive Officer of Systems & Computer Technology Corporation, or SCT, and Scott Nevins, President and Chief Executive Officer of ClientSoft Incorporated. Gentlmen, welcome to both of you. Scott, lets start with you. I und
40、erstand that youve been using proprietary technology to help organization maximize their investment and technology. What does all that mean? Scott Nevins, President & CEO, ClientSoft Inc.: Its a good question. We are a software technology company and we use our produces to build these Web-based appl
41、ications, e-business applications, to take and leverage the information that an organization has on its mainframe. Without making any changes whatsoever, within a very short period of time, we take that information and translate that into something thats useable for a person like you and I to be abl
42、e to get that information and understand what the information is all about. Host: Well, we want to have a closer look at how this works, so we sent our correspondent to MetLife in Warwick, Rhode Island to send back this report. Correspondent: Yesterday, an independent insurance agent would write up
43、a policy and submit it on paper to the parent companys main office. Then it might take a day or two or three to be processed. Tomorrow, that same agent will point a click through a secure, easy-to-navigate browser that connects to the companys mainframe for instant and accurate policy transactions.
44、Well, tomorrow is today at MetLife in Warwick, thanks to ClientSofts Webpack 2000. In the past, MetLife never gave its agents access to its mainframe because its not easy to do business with mainframe. The application of Webpack 2000 just changed the whole equation between the parent company and its
45、 agents. It significantly improves the ease of doing business. Even for todays computer-savant insurance agents, the language of the computer mainframe is far from English. ClientSoft takes that computereae and translates it into easy, fill-in-the-blanks Web pages. Not only does ClientSoft make the
46、agents job easier in the officer, but now combing the portability of cell phones with Internet access of a Lap-top PCm the agent is able to access the companys mainframe, access to powerful information from any remote location, for example, from a customers house. This revolutionary technology is ho
47、ped to change the way the insurance industry operates. Host: Well, Mike, as I understand, the SCT is focused on making life easier for the customers. What can you tell us about that, Mike? Mike Emmi, Chairman and Executive officer, SCT: We think the world is changing pretty dramatic- ally and the cu
48、stomers now have the power. Smarter organizations are recognizing that, so they realize that they have to build relationships and develop loyalty with their customers. SCT is helping organizations identify and leverage key relationships using Internet technology. For ex- ample, Campus Pipeline Solut
49、ions, one of our integrated enterprise software solutions, provides students, faculty administrations, and staff with access to information they need when and where they want it. Dont confuse this with a website. Campus Pipeline gives each user their own personalized pipeline that brings together research materials, course materials, online registration and other relevant information the ins
