1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 61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 form below. You will hear a messag
2、e about a secretary giving information to her boss about his schedule 9:30 (1) _ 11:00 (2) _ 14:00 (3) _ (4) _ 5 Look at the notes below. You will hear a man calling the Head Office of Portman Computer Corporation about arrangements for his visit there. Phone Message Pad TO: Thomas Solis FROM: Vince
3、nt Spano in Berlin MESSAGE: Head Office Visit Time of arrival changes to (5) _ , Monday. Expect to fix up a meeting in the (6) _ with people from (7)_ Talk about their (8) _for advertising the new product. Please call back if there are problems. 9 Look at the notes below. You will hear two colleague
4、s talking on the phone. IT Department Message Time: 10:30 a. m. Tom, Dave Proctor from (9)_ Department called he has someone who might be suitable for the (10)_ job. Can you go over there and take a departmental (11)_ with you? The candidate will wait for up to (12)_ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear fiv
5、e short recordings. For each recording, decide who is talking. 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 patient B personnel manager C friend D reader E job-hunter F doctor G bookstore owne
6、r H financial manager 18 You will hear another five 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. After you have listened once, replay the recordings. A cloth B vitamins C me
7、dicine D picture E dress F food G silk H voice 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a talk about the British Foreign Trade during the 20th century by Mr, Fielder Thomason, an economic and finance professor from Bath University. In this speech, he is talking about foreign trade and especially invisible tra
8、de of the UK. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 To maintain a favorable balance of trade, Britain must export （ A） raw materials. （ B） manufactured goods. （ C） food products. 24 Invisible trade deals
9、with （ A） movement of currency. （ B） foreign investment. （ C） the import and export of commodities. 25 An example of invisible exports to Britain is （ A） investments in French industry. （ B） fares paid by Britain tourists to America. （ C） profits from investments in German industry. 26 During the 19
10、90s Britain experienced a long crisis in （ A） balance of payments. （ B） crude oil. （ C） raw materials. 27 In 1997 Britain tried to make her exports more competitive abroad by （ A） expanding its market. （ B） devaluing its currency. （ C） raising the quality of commodities. 28 “Oil deficit“ in 1993 ref
11、ers to （ A） oil shortage. （ B） oil surplus. （ C） balance of payments crisis. 29 What influences the value of a nations currency is （ A） the reserve of its natural resources. （ B） the state of its trade. （ C） the reserve of its currency. 30 In the Western world, currencies are particularly valued aga
12、inst （ A） the price of gold. （ B） the US dollar. （ C） the British pound. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 61答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman: Good morning. Jenny Smith speaking. Man: Jenny, its George. Look, Im not feeling too good this morning. Ive seen the doctor and he suggested I take a couple of days off from
13、 work. Woman: Oh dear! Im sorry to hear that. Man: Well, these things happen. Now, I havent got my schedule with me. I just want to make a note of what Ive got on this week. Woman: OK, lets see. Its Monday, so theres the usual project meeting at 9:30. Man: Ah, yes, I havent got that much to talk abo
14、ut actually. Maybe you could let the others know I wont be coming in. Woman: Right. And thats all youve got down for today. Tuesday, you will be seeing Able Consultants at 11:00. Man: Able Consultants? Oh, dear, yes, I remember. Now, what can I do about that? Thats more difficult. Maybe you could ph
15、one them and postpone the meeting until next week. Woman: OK. I can do that. Man: Now. I should be back by the sixth. If I remember rightly, theres something in the afternoon. Im interviewing someone, right? Woman: Oh. No, I dont think so. It says here “fire drill. “ Thats at 2:00 in the afternoon.
16、Man: Oh. Im obviously mistaken. Is the interview on Thursday, then? Woman: The seventh? I dont think so. It looks as if youre at a marketing conference all day. Man: Oh, yes, thats right. Well, Im sure Ill be better by then anyway. Woman: Yes. Well, I hope so. 1 【正确答案】 project meeting 【试题解析】 根据题目要求可
17、知这是一份工作日程表，考生在听力过程中要注意星期和时间，从 “theres the usual project meeting at 9:30”，可以得知 9:30是项目例会，此处的答案为 project meeting。 2 【正确答案】 Able Consultants 【试题解析】 这道题的关键句是 “Tuesday， you will be seeing in Able Consultants at 11:00”。从而得知这里的答案为 Able Consultants。 3 【正确答案】 fire drill 【试题解析】 根据 “It says here “fire drill.“
18、Thats at 2:00 in the afternoon”，可以得知此处答案为 fire drill。 4 【正确答案】 marketing conference 【试题解析】 这道题的关键短语是 “the seventh”和 “as if youre at a marketing conference”，根据这些可以得知 7号是老板在开市场会议。所以此处答案为marketing conference。 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Head Office. Can I help you? Man: Hello. Id like to speak to Thomas Soils. Wom
19、an: Im sorry. Hes in Paris for a conference. Can I take a message? Man: Well, its Vincent Spano in Berlin. I am coming next week for the new design. Could you tell Thomas my plane arrives at 13:25, not 13:15. as in my fax. Its still Kennedy International Airport Monday. Woman: OK, Ill tell him. Woul
20、d you like him to meet you there? Man: Yes, its been arranged. Ah, the other thing Im phoning about is the agenda of the meetings. I notice theres nothing about product promotion. Could you tell him to fix up a meeting with people from the Sales Department for me? I hope to see their plans for adver
21、tising. If youve got any problems, hes got my number. Woman: OK, Ill pass that on to Mr. Solis. Man: Thanks a lot. 5 【正确答案】 13:25 【试题解析】 根据题目要求可知这道题考查的是时间，所以考生在听的过程中要特别注意，根据 “tell Thomas my plane arrives at 13:25， not 13:45”，可知抵达时间改在 13:25了。 6 【正确答案】 Kennedy International Airport 【试题解析】 根据听力中 “Its s
22、till Kennedy International Airport Monday”和“would you like him to meet you there?”以及 “yes”的回答。可以得到本题答案 “期待在肯尼迪国际机场见面修改工作日程 ”。 7 【正确答案】 Sales Department 【试题解析】 根据文中 “tell him to fix up a meeting with people from the Sales Department for me?”可以得到本题答案， “在日程中安排与销售部门的会议 ”。 8 【正确答案】 plans 【试题解析】 根据 “I hop
23、e to see their plans for advertising，推测他想和销售部门的人谈广告计划。所以此处的答案为 plans。 9 【听力原文】 Woman: Good morning. IT here. Man: Hi, Joanne, its Dave Proctor from Personnel. Woman: Hello Dave. Man: Joanne, Ive got someone here with me whos just had an interview with us. Were pretty impressed with him and I think h
24、e might be the sort of person youre looking for for the programming post. Woman: OK. Ill leave a message for Tom. asking him to come over and see you as soon as he gets back. Man: Sure. Could you ask him to bring an application form for your department when he comes? This candidate hasnt applied dir
25、ectly to you and I think perhaps he should. Youd get a lot more information on his relevant experience. Woman: OK. Is he employed at the moment I mean, does he need to get awa y now or can he wait? It might be half an hour or so. Man: Well, he says he can stay for another two hours so theres plenty
26、of time. But he cant wait any longer, as hes got a train to catch. Woman: I understand. We wont keep him waiting that long. 9 【正确答案】 Personnel 【试题解析】 根据问题可以推测此处要考察的是 Dave来自哪个部门，从 “its Dave Proctor from Personnel”，可知 Dave来自人事部。 10 【正确答案】 programming 【试题解析】 根据听力文中 “I think he might be the sort of pers
27、on youre looking for for the programming post.”一句可以得到答案， “他可能就是你们要找的做编程工作的人。 ” 11 【正确答案】 application form 【试题解析】 本题的解题关键是 “ask him to bring an application form for your department”，这里是让他带一份申请表。 12 【正确答案】 2 hours 【试题解析】 从问题中可以推测这里考察的是候选人要等的时间，所以考生应特别注意听力文中的时间，根据 “he says he can stay for another two h
28、ours” 可以得出答案。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Woman: My back is still hurting from the fall I had from my hike last week. I wondered if I should visit a doctor. Well, my husband told me that it could be due to internal injuries. Therefore, I come to see you. 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据听力文中的 关键句 “My back is still hu
29、rting from the fall”可以推断她是一位病人。故选 A。 14 【听力原文】 Man: Help yourself to some cake. Oh, the coffee is wonderful. It was brought from Italy by my husband. Care for another cup? Theres plenty in the pot. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这道题的关键是理解 “Help yourself to some cake”“请自己随便吃点蛋糕 ”，这是一句用来招待客人的常用语。故选 C。 15 【听力原文】 W
30、oman: Will you be able to finish the budget projections for next year by tomorrow, or do you need a hand with it? Well, I know, the estimation part is the tedious one. But I am convinced that you will he able to pull everything together. 15 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 根据听力文中 “Will you be able to finish the budg
31、et projections for next year by tomorrow”中的关键词 “budget projections”预算工作可以推断出此人的工作是财务总管。故选 H。 16 【听力原文】 Man: Thanks for reminding me. Otherwise, I may forget to check with the employment agency to see if they have any leads for jobs this summer. They might assume Im not interested if I dont get back
32、to them fast enough. You know, more and more people are competing for fewer and fewer jobs. 16 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 根据听力文中的关键句 “more and more people are competing for fewer and fewer jobs”“越来越多的人竞争越来越少的工作 ”可以推测出这是一个正在找工作的人。故选 E。 17 【听力原文】 Woman: The book has been selling like hot cakes in our bookstore s
33、ince it was launched three weeks ago. I am going to place another order for the book. I understand theyll be running a second print soon. 17 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 解答这道问题的关键是第一句话 “The book has been selling like hot cakes in our bookstore”意思是 “我们书店的书像刚出炉的蛋糕一样好卖。 ”所以他应该是书店老板。故选 G。 18 【听力原文】 Woman: Its amazin
34、g to think that the thin thread from cocoons can be woven into such beautiful cloth. This kind of cloth is light and comfortable to wear. So its often used to make pajamas, shirts, etc. We call it the Cloth of Kings. 18 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 这道题的关键 句是第一句话 “Its amazing to think that the thin thread from co
35、coons can be woven into such beautiful cloth.”意思是 “从蚕中取出的细线可以制成如此美丽的布 ”，可以推断她谈的是丝绸。故选 G。 19 【听力原文】 Man: I think I can pick up some of these items on this Prescription List without your help. Let me see, two bottles of aspirin, a roll of adhesive tape, and a box of Contac. 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据这部分的关键
36、词 “two bottles of aspirin， a roll of adhesive tape， and a box of Contac”“两瓶阿司匹林，一卷胶带，一盒 Contac”可以推断出他正在谈药物相关内容。故选 C。 20 【听力原文】 Woman: Black might look too serious for young people of your age. Why dont you try this violet colour in large. You can use the dressing room over there to try it on, if you
37、 like. This style suits you. 20 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 根据文章中出现的 “Why dont you try this violet colour in large”可知她是在建议试穿紫色大号的衣服。故选 E。 21 【听力原文】 Woman: Vitamin C is certainly one of the most important substances our bodies need. But its not the only one we need. If you really need to supplement your regular
38、diet, I suggest you try one of these multivitamins. 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此处谈到了 “vitamin C”“multivitamins”可知谈论的是和维生素相关的话题。故选 F。 22 【听力原文】 Man: Only man has the power of speech, and all men have it. The power of speech is one of the most important possessions of the human race. It makes possible the exc
39、hange of ideas between men possible as well as the transmission of ideas from father to son. 22 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 根据听力文中 “Only man has the power of speech， and all men have it.”即：只有人类有语言能力，而所有男人才拥有它。可以推测此处的 it指的是声音。故选 H。 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Man: Although some countries may he capable of producing
40、all the food, manufactured products or services needed by their population, they will normally specialize in the production of only some of these goods or services. By specializing, surpluses are created which can be traded with other countries. A country may lack natural resources: although the UK
41、has discovered and used North Sea oil, it lacks reserves of many minerals such as iron ore. The country will therefore have to obtain what it lacks naturally from other countries, again by trading its own surplus products. The United Kingdom depends on foreign trade. Imports are received from other
42、countries and paid for by the UK. Exports are sent overseas, for which the country receives payment. The trade consists of both “visible“ and “invisible“. Visible trade consists of goods that are imported or exported. Invisible trade is made up of services such as banking, insurance and tourism, whi
43、ch are also imported and exported. There will be further discussion on it later. A country benefits from trading with other countries. These benefits come from greater competition, greater specialization and greater choice. The United Kingdom needs to trade with other countries for many reasons: 1 I
44、t lacks natural resources and raw materials. The type of climate means that certain foodstuffs cannot be grown naturally and minerals not found here will have to be imported. 2 It needs foreign currency to buy what it cannot produce, and this foreign currency is gained by selling exports. 3 Its manu
45、facturers gain from wider markets, allowing greater production and economies of scale. 4 As trade increases, unemployment may fall, which benefits the country as a whole, as well as an individual worker. 5 Its population gains from the wider choice of goods and services now available. However, there
46、 are some changes in UK trade; until recently, the United Kingdom was regarded by other countries as essentially a producer of manufactured goods for export, with raw materials and foodstuffs being imported in return. Exports of manufactured goods and semi-manufactures are still very important, and
47、are boosted nowadays by the export of North Sea oil. The large imports to the UK are now also finished manufactured goods, with foodstuff imports taking a smaller proportion of the total than previously. We said last time that Britain depended on trade in order to survive. Generally speaking, she is
48、 not rich in natural resources and must therefore import large quantities of food and raw materials (crude oil, chemicals, ironware etc.). She must export large quantities of manufactured goods in order to pay for the food and raw materials and maintain a favorable balance of trade. Trade in commodi
49、ties like oil and cars is known as visible trade. However, there is another type of trade known as invisible trade. Invisible trade is not concerned with commodities but with movements of money. It includes invisible imports such as money spent by the British government overseas, loans to developing countries, sterling spent by British tourists abroad, payments to forei
