1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 58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 woman making a call ab
2、out her bosss schedule. Telephone Message To: Mr. (1) _ From: Lucy Date: 21st May Time: 10:00 1. Mr. Martin will arrive in Tokyo around 2:30 Tokyo time on (2) _ afternoon by Flight Pan-Am (3) _ 2. Mr. Martin has moustache, tall, dark, (4) _ hair, wears glasses, sweaters. 5 Look at the note below. Yo
3、u will hear a man making a call about orders. Phone Message Pad To: Harry Stewart From: Cathy Date: 23rd March Time: 10:20 1, When you were out of town Bruce (5) _ called. He was from Quick (6) _ Supply Company. 2. He wanted to place (7) _ orders with us. You can ring him on (8) _ except Wednesday m
4、orning. 9 Look at the note below. You will hear a man making a call about a room reservation. Message Name of the Customer: John Lee from National (9) _ Import & Export Corporation. No. of the Customers: (10) _ Time for Dinner: around (11) _ tomorrow evening, Miscellanea: Like to eat at an (12) _ ro
5、om 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide how much the speaker should pay. 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 51 pounds B 17 pounds C 2.16pounds D 1.85 po
6、unds E 16 pounds F 1.35 pounds G 2.42 pounds H 1.45 pounds 18 You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is doing. 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 clai
7、ming B regretting C washing D watching E drinking F playing G depositing H toasting 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear an interview with Carol Vogel, the president of Telekom. She is talking about their current situation and future prospects. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for th
8、e correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 What unique situation does Telekom have to face? （ A） The country is densely populated. （ B） The country is made up of many islands. （ C） The country is not over-populated. 24 How many lines per hundred people is Telekom hoping
9、 to install? （ A） 3 （ B） 5 （ C） 60 25 What will international groups do in 15 years time? （ A） Renew their contracts with Telekom. （ B） Claim back their initial investment. （ C） Hand back the lines to Telekom. 26 What correct decision does she think the government made? （ A） To encourage foreign inv
10、estors. （ B） To privatize the system. （ C） To cooperate with other countries in the region. 27 What effect will the current financial situation have on Telekom? （ A） It will reduce short-term investment. （ B） It will have no effect on investment. （ C） It will increase long-term investment. 28 What h
11、as happened to some of Telekoms projects? （ A） They have been put out to foreign tender. （ B） They have been cancelled. （ C） They have been postponed. 29 Compared with two years ago, how many subscribers has increased? （ A） 562,500 （ B） 212,500 （ C） 25,000 30 How does the president feel about the fu
12、ture of Telekom? （ A） She is confident it will succeed. （ B） She feels worried things will go wrong. （ C） She has no idea what will happen. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 58答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman A: Hello. Could I speak to Mr. Jacksons secretary please? Woman B: Yes, its Mr. Jacksons secretary speaking
13、. What can I do for you? Woman A: Oh, hello, Im Lucy, Mr. Martins secretary. I want to check that you know Mr. Martin changed the flight and will arrive in Tokyo around 2: 30 Tokyo time on Tuesday afternoon. Woman B: I already know about it. Is it Pan-Am H1287? Woman A: Yes. Woman B: Mr. Jackson him
14、self is going to meet Mr. Martin at the Airport himself. Could you tell me what he looks like? Woman A: Well, Mr. Martin has a moustache with dark, curly hair. Woman B: Does he wear glasses? Woman A: Oh, yes, he does. And Mr. Martin is also tall, I remember he wears sweaters when he was aboard. Woma
15、n B: Thank you for your help. Woman A: Youre welcome. 1 【正确答案】 Jackson 2 【正确答案】 Tuesday 3 【正确答案】 H1287 4 【正确答案】 curly 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello. Mount Wood Company. Man: May I speak to Mr. Harry Stewart, please? Woman: Im sorry, but Mr. Stewart is out of town until next Monday. Do you want to leave a me
16、ssage? Man: Oh, yes. Im Bruce Sommersby. I represent the Quick Office Supply Company. Woman: Is it B-R-U-C-E, S-O-M-M-E-R-S-B-Y? Man: Thats right. Last week your company purchased feeder paper for your word processors from us. Mr. Stewart seemed very satisfied. So I would like to see Mr. Stewart and
17、 try to convince him to place more orders with us. As we sell all kinds of stationary supplies at low prices and with prompt delivery. Woman: OK. Ill let Mr. Stewart know your calling when he comes back. Man: Thank you. And my contact number is 081225475. So Mr. Stewart may call me if he finds it co
18、nvenient. Woman: 081225475. Man: Thats right. By the way, I will not be in on Wednesday morning. Woman: Ill tell Mr. Stewart. Bye-bye. Man: Thank you very much. 5 【正确答案】 Sommersby 6 【正确答案】 Office 7 【正确答案】 more 8 【正确答案】 81225475 9 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Edmund Hotel. Man: Hello, Im John Lee of National
19、 Textiles Import and Export Corporation. Woman: What can I do for you? Man: Well, I would like to invite a customer of mine to a banquet tomorrow evening. Woman: How many people will there be? Man: Four, two from our corporation and two Europeans. Woman: When do you want to start your, banquet? Man:
20、 Around 6: 30. Woman: Do you have any special requirements? Man: Yes, we do not want to be disturbed during dinner. Woman: OK. Ill arrange a quiet room for you. Man: Thank you very much, Woman: Youre welcome. 9 【正确答案】 Textiles 10 【正确答案】 4 11 【正确答案】 6:30 12 【正确答案】 isolated 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Woman
21、: Yesterday I bought this T-shirt in your shop. But it was too small for my son and my son wanted a blue one. So I want to change this white one for that blue one priced at twelve thirty-four. This white one is ten forty-nine. How much more will I have to pay you? 13 【正确答案】 D 14 【听力原文】 Man: I tried
22、this pair of shoes and I think I like this colour and style. Please pack them. By the way, I notice that all the goods in your shop are at 20% discount. And this price tag says 20 pounds a pair. So how much will I have to pay you? 14 【正确答案】 E 15 【听力原文】 Man: My wife, my children and I are going to vi
23、sit Edinburgh for 3 days. We need a small room and a large room with a double bed. If a small room is pounds a day and a large one is 12 pounds a day, how much will we pay for our stay? 15 【正确答案】 A 16 【听力原文】 Man: This novel costs two ninety-nine. This book is one pound forty-two. And that pocket dic
24、tionary is priced at fourteen twenty-four. You gave me two ten pounds. Lets look at the calculator and find out how much change Ill give you. 16 【正确答案】 F 17 【听力原文】 Man: One letter will be sixteen pence, so for three letters thats forty-eight pence. And the five postcards at twenty-four pence thats 1
25、.20 pounds. And the two airmail letters at twenty-four pence thats forty-eight pence. Lets see what the total comes to. 17 【正确答案】 C 18 【听力原文】 Man: Accounts will be charged five pounds a month service fee if the minimum balance falls below four hundred pounds at any time during the stated period. You
26、 may keep three pounds in your account, but we charge you five pounds a month. 18 【正确答案】 G 19 【听力原文】 Man: The package containing the records appeared to be in perfect condition. But when we unpacked it with great care, we found that one record was completely smashed. Could you send us a new one? Ill
27、 return the broken one at once. 19 【正确答案】 A 20 【听力原文】 Woman, Thank you for asking me. Youve already done a lot for the children. I believe this tea party on Friday will attract more peoples attention to the childrens problems. Unfortunately Ive got an appointment then. 20 【正确答案】 B 21 【听 力原文】 Woman:
28、Thank you for your invitation. Our company is willing to explore with your corporation the possibility of closer ties through joint ventures. Here, let me propose a toast to the success of our negotiations and to our friendship and future cooperation. 21 【正确答案】 H 22 【听力原文】 Man: As this is the last w
29、eek in September, the two teams were going to watch tonight are tied for first place in this season. They both want to make the play-offs, so theyll be playing their best. 22 【正确答案】 D 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Man: Welcome to the studio, Ms. Vogel. As President of Telekom you have been in a difficult
30、position over the last few months of financial uncertainty in the region. How tough has it been? Woman: I want to be positive and see the current situation as a challenge. The capital requirements of Telekoms infrastructure are enormous. The recent currency turmoil is bound to slow down investment i
31、n the short term, but it is unlikely to reduce its total volume in the long term. Man: But isnt it the case that some of your projects have been delayed? Woman: Yes, but not cancelled. Our advisers are telling us that a temporary reduction in the number of new projects is not serious. We still have
32、many ongoing contracts with foreign operators which do not come up for renewal until 2010. Man: But it appears that you have several major challenges in your effort to upgrade the telecommunications network in this country. Woman: Yes, that is true. I see three major challenges. The first is the nat
33、ure of our country. We are a country of several thousand islands: this presents a unique problem for the existing technology to deal with. Secondly, there is the question of affordability. We have a relatively low GDP per capita, $1,132 by the end of 1998. And finally funds, it costs between $1,000
34、and $1,200 to put in a line. Man: Yes, I believe that there are fewer than three lines per 100 people. Woman: There are plans which will go ahead to install 6 million lines by the end of the year which will improve this figure to around five lines for every 100 people. In the West the average is abo
35、ut 60 lines per 100 people. Man: So there is a long way to go. Is the government playing its part? Woman: The government has been very supportive. By allowing the industry to become privatised there has been much progress, it acted very sensibly and compared to other countries in the region it has w
36、orked very well. Our relationship with the government and other telecommunications operators is good. Man: You are referring to the huge international group investors? Woman: Yes. In 1995, five international groups committed themselves to the development of the telecommunications infrastructure in f
37、ive regions of the country. Each group agreed to install a target number of lines and operate them for 15 years and then return them to Telekom. Man: And it looks as if the private sector development is also well-established in the mobile communications sector? Woman: The number of subscribers has j
38、umped to 562,500 from 25,000 two years ago. There are three competing suppliers. Each of these three operations is a joint venture with ourselves. This is an area which is seeing major growth throughout Asia. We are glad to be part of it. Man: So in your view there is not too much to worry about? Wo
39、man: There are plenty of issues that need to be resolved but I am sure that the good times will return and this can only mean that Telekom will prosper in the long run. 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题题意： Telekom必须面临哪种特殊的情况 ?根据听力文中 “We are a country of several thousand islands： this presents a unique problem f
40、or the existing technology to deal with”可知，我们国家有几千个岛屿组成，这是现存技术要处理的特殊问题。故选 B。 24 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题题意： Telekom希望每 100人有几条电信线路 ?根据听力文中“There are plans which will go ahead to install 6 million lines by the end of the year which will improve this figure to around five lines for every 100 people.”故选 A。 2
41、5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题题意：在 15年后，国际集团会做什么 ?根据听力文中 “Each group agreed to install a target number of lines and operate them for 15 years and then return them to Telekom”。故选 C。 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题题意：她认为政府作了哪一正确决定 ?根据听力文中 “By allowing the industry to become privatised there has been much progress”，可知政府允许
42、工业私有化是一种进步。故选 B。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题答案：现在的金融情况对 Telekom有什么影响 ?根据 “The recent currency t urmoil is bound to slow down investment in the short term” 可知 Telekom的投资会放缓。故选 A。 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题题意为： Telekom的项目发生了什么状况 ?根据 “Our advisers are telling us that a temporary reduction in the number of new projects is not serious”可知 Telekom的一些项目没有取消而是暂时延缓了。故选 C。 29 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据题意：与前两年相比，会增加多少用户 ?根据听力文中 “The number of subscribers has jumped to 562,500.”故选 A。 30 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题题意为：总裁对 Telekom的未来怎么看 ?根据题意 “I am sure that the good times will return”，可知她对 Telekom的未来是充满信心的。故选A。
