1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 71及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 AN ENQUIRY The woman showed the man (1) price list. All the prices on the list are subject to (2) . The quotation remains open for (3) days. The man will consult (4) in the Philippines. 4 MAKING PRODUCT PROMOTION Linda brought samples of (5) product to show M
2、r. Evens. The product is shaped under (6) and temperature into boards for walls. The company has the best (7) to bring it to success. Mr. Evens is always interested in (8) . 8 Notes The first woman asked Sam to draft (9) . To divide the employees into several groups according to their (10) . When yo
3、u get here in the morning, (11) the machine for 3 to 5 minutes. Remember to wear (12) to avoid geeing burnt. 二、 PART TWO 12 A A departmental meeting B A job interview C Negotiations with buyers D A visit to a factory E A shareholders meeting F A training session G A conference H A visit to a trade e
4、xhibition 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 A I didnt express myself well. B I misunderstood the advertisement. C It was shorter than I expected. D I wasnt appropriately dressed. E It was poorly organised. F There were too many applicants. G I did too much preparation. H One of the questions surprised me.
5、 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 23 Now many young kids regard tailoring a good career because （ A） it can make a lot of money. （ B） its expensive to go to university. （ C） its fashionable to be a tailor. 24 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Richard opened his shop when he was 4
6、2 years old. （ B） Richard became a tailor when he was 17 years old. （ C） Richard worked at Huntsman for 30 years. 25 Richard opened his own shop because （ A） the shop he worked for was taken over. （ B） he wanted to run tailoring business in a modern way. （ C） he was eager to have his own career. 26
7、Before opening the shop, Richard （ A） rang all old clients. （ B） travelled to 11 countries to attract customers. （ C） gained a lot of orders. 27 Nowadays many people would like to （ A） go to the tailors. （ B） buy ready-made clothes. （ C） order clothes online. 28 According to Richard, something impor
8、tant to keep his trade alive does not include （ A） doing business online. （ B） measuring clients. （ C） talking to clients. 29 In the recent global recession, Richards business （ A） is not affected. （ B） is affected greatly. （ C） is affected to a certain degree. 30 In the 90s recession. （ A） Richards
9、 boss had only one customer for a year. （ B） tailoring business slowed about 15%. （ C） it took Henry Huntsman & Sons 18 months to rebound, BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 71答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Man: Good morning. My name is Winnie Cruz. Here is my card. Ive seen your exhibits and catalogues of your electron
10、ic stationery. Here is my list of requirements. Can you give me your lowest quotations, CIF Manila, the Philippines? Woman: Thank you for your inquiry. Mr. Cruz. Would you give us an estimated quantity you require so as to enable us to work out the quotation? Man: Sure, I will. Could you give me an
11、indication of the price first? Woman: Here is our latest FOB price list. All the prices on the list are subject to our final confirmation. Man: How long does your quotation remain open? Woman: Its open for seven days, the duration of the exhibition. When can you decide the size of your order? Man: T
12、hat will depend on your price. If your price is reasonable or if we can get the commission, we will place a large order. Woman: Uh-huh. Generally, we dont allow any commission. But if your order is large, we will take it into conideration. Man: OK. I will be back to you tomorrow after I consult my h
13、ead office in the Philippines. Woman: Then, see you tomorrow. Man: See you! 1 【正确答案】 FOB 【试题解析】 对话中提到： Here is our Latest FOB price list. 可判定正确答案为FOB。 FOB意为 “离岸价格 ”， CIF意为 “到岸价格 ”，都是常见的报价专业术语。 2 【正确答案】 FINAL CONFIRMATION 【试题解析】 对话中提到： All the prices on the list are subject to our final confirmation.
14、 即：所有的价格都以最后的确认价格为准，可判定正确答案为FINAL CONFIRMATION。 3 【正确答案】 SEVEN/7 【试题解析】 对话中提到： How long does your quotation remain open? Its open for seven days, the duration of the exhibition可判定正确答案为 SEVEN/7。 4 【正确答案】 HEAD OFFICE 【试题解析】 对话中提到： I will be back to you tomorrow after I consult my head office in the Ph
15、ilippines. 即：我要询问菲律宾公司总部，明天答复你。可判定正确答案为 HEAD OFFICE。 4 【听力原文】 Woman: Nice talking to you, Mr. Evens. This is Linda, saleswoman of TEC Co. Ltd. To meet our appointment, Ive brought samples of our newly-developed product to show you. Man: Linda, please start if you dont mind. Woman: Our company has de
16、veloped a new building material. We regard it as a revolutionary new building material. In reality, its a mixture of high molecule compound and crop stalks. Man: What kind of end uses does this product go into? Woman: The product is shaped under high pressure and temperature into boards for walls, d
17、oors and windows I home and office furniture, etc. Its easy to fabricate and cut, to suit your specific needs. Man: I read about it in a trade journal, but I havent seen any details about it. Woman: Besides, it is environment-friendly and the raw materials can be found everywhere. For this reason it
18、s low priced. Man: It seems like a promising item. Woman: We believe that the product has a good potential in the market, and that your company has the best marketing capabilities to bring it to success. Man: We are always interested in expanding our business, especially in new a reas. We think such
19、 a business offers a good opportunity. Woman: Thank you! 5 【正确答案】 NEWLY-DEVELOPED 【试题解析】 对话中提到： Ive brought samples of our newly-developed product to show you. 即：我把我们最新研制产品的样品带给你看看。可知答案为NEWLY-DEVELOPED。 6 【正确答案】 HIGH PRESSURE 【试题解析】 对话中提到： The product is shaped under high pressure and temperature in
20、to boards for walls, 即：产品在高温高压条件下才能制成。可知答案为 HIGH PRESSURE。 7 【正确答案】 MARKETING CAPABILITIES 【试题解析】 对话中提到 your company has the best marketing capabilities to bring it to success即：你们公司具备良好的市场营销能力，可以将这个产品做成功。 marketing意为 “市场营销 ”。可知答案为 MARKETING CAPABILITIES。 8 【 正确答案】 EXPANDING BUSINESS 【试题解析】 对话中提到： We
21、 are always interested in expanding our business即：我们总对能扩大经营范围的事情感兴趣。可知答案为 EXPANDING BUSINESS。 8 【听力原文】 Mary: Sam, there are some new employees here. They must be trained before working. Please draft a training programme. Sam: OK. Maybe in this way, first, divide them into several groups according to
22、 their duty requirements: sales programme, service programme, and working procedure demonstration, then train them separately. How about that? Mary: Yes. Thats it. Make a schedule. (Sam demonstrates the working procedure to the employees.) Sam: When you get here in the morning, warm up the machine f
23、or three to five minutes because it needs to be heated to work well. Nancy: We got it. Sam: Hot liquid is used in production. Remember to wear your protective gloves provided. That way you wont get burnt. Now, make sure to wear the respirator at all times. There are harmful vapours in the area. Nanc
24、y: Dont worry! Well keep that in mind. Sam: When you remove the wrapped packs from the machine, use these tongs because they are very hot. Nancy: OK, thank you for your advice, we will follow it. 9 【正确答案】 TRAINING PROGRAMME 【试题解析】 对话中第一位女士对 Sam说： Please draft a training programme即：起草一份培训计划。可知答案为 TRA
25、INING PROGRAMME。 10 【正确答案】 DUTY REQUIREMENTS 【试题解析】 对话中提到： divide them into several groups according to their duty requirements 即：根据员工的职责，把他们分成 几个组。可知答案为DUTY REQUIREMENTS。 11 【正确答案】 WARM UP 【试题解析】 对话中提到： When you get here in the morning, warm up the machine for 3 to 5 minutes早晨到这儿的场合，要把机器预热 3-5分钟。可知
26、答案为 WARM UP。 12 【正确答案】 PROTECTIVE GLOVES 【试题解析】 对话中提到： Remember to wear your protective gloves provided That way you wont get burnt即：记住要戴保护手套，以免烫伤。可知答案为 PROTECTIVE GLOVES。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Man: Very useful indeed! The General Manager and Research Director showed us around their hi-tech producti
27、on unit. And there was a presentation of some of their products they are planning. Theyre certainly coming up with a plan for some innovative products. Im fairly sure we can come to some agreement about working together on at least two of them although therell be some hard bargaining, I should think
28、. 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 下列信息可以帮助考生明确这段文字的主题： The General Manager and Research Director showed us around their hi-tech production unit. And there was a presentation of some of their products they are planning. 14 【听力原文】 Woman: They were really excellent, and they were the best group Ive worked with. I w
29、as able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to the practisal stuff earlier than Id expected. This meant that they had much more practice than other groups. And they wont need too much support from us, even in the initial stage of using the programme. 14 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 下列信息可以帮助考生明确这
30、段文字的主题： I was able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to the practical stuff earlier than Id expected. 既有理论，又有实践，可见这是在进行培训 l。 15 【听力原文 】 Man: They werent easy, Mark. They were not easy. They asked extremely detailed questions about our product and our ability to meet deadlines. In
31、fact, at one point I thought we were going to withdraw because it looked that we wouldnt be able to meet all their requirements. But then they made a number of concessions. In the end I think we managed to get a good deal. Certainly it is the biggest contract Ive been involved with. 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解
32、析】 下列信息可以帮助考生明确这段文字的主题： They asked extremely detailed questions about our product and our ability to meet deadlinesI thought we were going to withdrawthey made a number of concessions. 16 【听力原文】 Woman: The first day was particularly useful because there were some interesting speakers mainly from big
33、 multinationals talking on subjects I was interested in, like the international aspects of industrial relations and employment law. Then in the evening I had some extremely interesting conversations with two of the speakers. I hope they will be useful contacts for the future. But other delegates tho
34、ught it wasnt very well-attended because the organisers decided against having an exhibition area. So fewer people came. 16 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 下列信息可以帮助考生明确这段文字的主题： The first day was particularly useful because there were some interesting speakersThen in the evening I had some extremely interesting conv
35、ersations with two of the speakers. But other delegates 17 【听力原文】 Man: We reviewed the months work and discussed next months targets. Weve decided that we definitely need some extra help with the personnel selection because there is just too much for one person. Generally I think we are a pretty goo
36、d team. Of course there are a few problems now and again. But we always discuss them in a very calm and sensible way and come up with solutions that work so far, anyway. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音开头就已经把说话意图表达清楚了： We reviewed the months work and discussed next months targets. 这是在召开一个部门会议。 18 【听力原文】 Woman:
37、 All I can say is that either I stood out as the best applicant straightway or they took an instant dislike to me. Id expected to last at least 45 minutes and possibly to involve two sessions. But after I left, I managed to go for a swim and do some shopping before I got back to the office for lunch
38、. 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息是： Id expected to last at least 45 minutes and possibly to involve two sessions. 即：之前我预想面试至少持续 45分钟。而straightway和 took an instant dislike表明时间很短。 19 【听力原文】 Man: Ive been going over all the obvious things I knew they would ask me with a colleague and I practised all my answ
39、ers over and over again. I thought sure I could deal with anything they put to me. Well, they started asking me what I thought my weaknesses were. I just havent prepared for that. But because I have done so much preparation for other questions, I might well come up with a really good answer. 19 【正确答
40、案】 H 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息是： Well, they started asking me what I thought my weaknesses were. I just havent prepared for that. 20 【听力原文】 Woman: Well, I got there and I thought I was really well-prepared for this. I was wearing my best suit. I arrived in time. I saw three other applicants. But they kept us w
41、aiting for an hour and a half, or they tried to sort themselves out. By the time I went in. I was so impatient with the company that I didnt want the job any more. 20 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息是： But they kept us waiting for an hour and a half, or they tried to sort themselves outI didnt want the jo b
42、any more. 21 【听力原文】 Man: Its fine, isnt it? I could do it now. I knew what they were going to ask me, but when you were under all that pressure, and with all those questions coming at you, something let you down. And whatever you say, you know, you havent quite got the message across right. And they
43、 havent understood what you really meant. If only I could have a second chance! 21 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息是： I knew what they were going to ask mewhatever you say. you havent quite got the message across right. And they havent quite understood what you really want. 22 【听力原文】 Man: I got home late fro
44、m the meeting the night before and I was really tired. But I lay awake all night. I guess I should have thought more carefully about wearing the right sort of thing. But I was a bit disorganised and rushed out of the flat as if it was just an ordinary day. And then, I went out and when I got there.
45、I saw everyone else in suits. I was so embarrassed. 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 解题的关键信息是： I guess I should have thought more carefully about wearing the right sort of thing. But I was a bit disorganised and rushed out of the flatI saw everyone else in suits. I was so embarrassed. 这段录音讲述的是其他人都着套装，自己衣着不当，感到很尴尬
46、。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 Woman: Londons Savile Row is famous for its independent tailoring shops that have been selling tailored mens clothing along the street since 1623. Today we have the honour to invite Richard Anderson. the owner of one tailoring shop, whose business is profitable, with revenu
47、e around 1 million. Welcome. Richard. Man: Thank you. Woman: Richard, in todays world, does tailoring still have appeal as a career choice? Man: Actually there has been quite a strong swing back with young kids going into the trade. Were now seen as fashionable. The BBC did a documentary, and it por
48、trayed Savile Row in a really good light. A lot of the kids are sort of seeing the trade and apprenticing as a good way to go. Tuition fees to go to university are high, so this holds good appeal. Woman: What made you decide to start your own shop? Man: At 17, I became an apprentice at the famous sh
49、op Henry Huntsman & Sons. I learned from tailors who had been at Huntsman for 30 to 40 years, including one who worked for the Queen. I was always fascinated by the fact that each tailor had a specific role. After 25 years at Huntsman and convineed there was still a market for quality tailo red suits, I opened my shop at No.13 Savile Row in 2001, with the idea of carrying on the old techniques with a modern view.
