1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 79及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman ordering products. ORDER FORM Information of Customer Name: Mary Susan from DHA Industries Address: No. 21 (1) Street Contact No. : (2) Information of Computers Type: R51 models (3) on hard drive Quantity: (4) De
2、livery Date: Friday morning 4 Look at the notes below. You will hear a message about a man telephoning a travel agent. BOOKING FORM Name: Michael Lee Company: TNG International Flight to: Boston Departure: 17-30, Friday (5) Class of ticket: (6) Cost (return flight): (7) Booking reference: (8) 8 Look
3、 at the notes below. You will hear a telephone conversation about ordering computers. DISPATCH CONFIRMATION Time and date of message: 8:00 a. m. 6 January, 2008. Customers name: (9) Wilson Items: (10) Time of placing order: December 28, 2007. No. of order; (11) Contact telephone number; 021 63678080
4、 extension (12) 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which topic from the box below 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 recor
5、dings. Topics A A filling cabinet B A van C A television set D A committee meeting E Business correspondence F A refrigerator G An interview H An expenses claim 13 14 15 16 17 17 You will hear another five recordings. Each speaker recently attended an interview. For each recording, decide what the s
6、peaker is saying about the interview they attended. 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 Poor self-expression B Misunderstanding the advertisement C A shorter interview than expected D
7、 Poor dressing E Poor Organization F Too many applicants G Too much preparation H One surprising question 18 19 20 21 22 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear a radio interview about the sportswear industry. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have liste
8、ned once, replay the recording. 23 Brent Collins works （ A） as a consultant to the sportswear industry. （ B） for a sports centre. （ C） for a sportswear company. 24 The majority of sportswear today is bought from （ A） sportswear shops. （ B） department stores. （ C） the companys special outlets. 25 Las
9、t year 4% of sportswear was bought by adults for （ A） sports activities. （ B） recreational activities. （ C） their children. 26 The presenter says her mother （ A） has never had any sports shoes. （ B） has been wearing sports shoes for years. （ C） will buy some sports shoes soon. 27 The number of 16-to
10、-25-year-olds in the population （ A） has increased. （ B） has dropped. （ C） has remained steady. 28 The sportswear market has grown mainly because of （ A） more fashionable designs. （ B） cheaper products. （ C） social changes. 29 According to Brent Collins, a result of competition in the future will be
11、 （ A） fewer manufacturers of sportswear. （ B） practical sportswear. （ C） inexpensive sportswear. 30 In the next few years the sportswear market is expected to （ A） keep expanding. （ B） remain the same. （ C） start shrinking. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 79答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Conversation One. Questions 1
12、 to 4. Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman ordering products. You have fifteen seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen, and fill in the spaces. pause Man: Hello! Woman: May I speak to Mr. Golden, please? Man: Speaking. Woman: Good morning, Mr. Golden. This is Mary Susan from D
13、HA Industries. Our company is going to buy 50 R51 model laptops. Man: 415 MG on hard drive models or 415ME optional on base models? Woman: Have you got any suggestions? Man: The kind of 415 MG on hard drive models are suitable for general use. And the 415 ME optional on base models are available upo
14、n request. Its a bit more expensive. Woman: I think I will buy the former, 415 MG hard drive model. Man: OK. When do you want them? We have this computer in stock. Woman: Thats fine. I hope the computers will arrive on Friday morning. Man: Friday morning. Where is your company located? Woman: No. 21
15、. Rose Street, near the Fashion Store. Man: And your telephone number is? Woman: 72188155. Thank you. Man: Thank you for your business. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause 1 【正确答案】 Rose 【试题解析】 本段材料的主要内容是生意订单。根据题目设计，可以推测出听音重点分为两部分；一部分是顾客信息，另一部分则是电脑信息，也就是产品信息。在听音时要留意区分这两方面内容。此题是关于顾客地址的，在听力材
16、料中可能以送货地址形式表现。在听力材料最后，出现了送货地址，因此此处填Rose。 2 【正确答案】 72188155 【试题解析】 此题是针对电话号码的提问，在听音中要注意一连串数字。此信息出现在听力材料的最后。 3 【正确答案】 415MG 【试题 解析】 此题是关于电脑型号的填写。在听力材料中，出现了两种不同型号的电脑： 415MG和 415ME。但是后者在介绍中被客户否定了，因此只需要填入第一种。在听音中，要留心 theformer以及 the latter这类词语。 4 【正确答案】 50 【试题解析】 此题是对数量的提问，要注意听力材料中数字部分。听力原文是50 R51 model
17、laptops，因此需要填入 50。 4 【听力原文】 Conversation Two. Questions 5 to 8. Look at the notes below. You will hear a message about a man telephoning a travel agent. You have fifteen seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen , and fill in the spaces. pause Woman: Good morning. Sunshine Travel Agency. C
18、an I help you? Man: Hello, this is Michael Lee, from TNG International. Im looking for a flight to Boston We have an account with you. Woman: Yes, when would you like to travel? Man: At the end of the week, Thursday or Friday. Woman: Well, I checked for another customer earlier. And the Thursday fli
19、ght is full, but there is space on the flight at 17:30 this Friday, thats the 25th of February. Man: Friday? Yes, thats fine. Its a direct flight, isnt it? Woman: Yes, it is. Man: And how much is it ? Woman: Will you be flying economy class, sir? Man: No, I will be flying business. I understand we g
20、et a small discount for long flight. Woman: Yes, thats right Lets see, Hong Kong to Boston, business, return? Man: Yes, return Woman: That comes out at $ 1,135. Man: OK, Id like to book that, please. Woman: Certainly. Let me give the booking reference. Man: OK. Woman: Its JL5-16ZL. Man: All right. G
21、ot that. Thank you very much. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause 5 【正确答案】 February 25th 【试题解析】 本段内容是关于订购机票的，而此题 是针对飞行日期的提问，听音时需要注意此方面的词汇。但是根据实际生活的情况，对于最后的飞行日期都会反复探讨、修改。因此，要特别留意最后的日期，即为 February 25th。 6 【正确答案】 Business 【试题解析】 此题是针对航班仓住的提问，听音时需要注意此方面的词汇：经济舱： economic class；公务舱： business cl
22、ass；头等舱： first class。听力原文是Hong Kong to Boston， business， return，故此处填入 business。 7 【正确答案】 $1,135 【试题解析】 此题是总金额的提问，听音时要注意金钱这方面的描述。听力原文中出现的是 $1， 135。 8 【正确答案】 JL5 16ZL 【试题解析】 此题是时订票号的提问，听音时要注意此方面的描述。原文内容是JL516ZL。 8 【听力原文】 Conversation Three. Questions 9 to 12. Look at the notes below. You will hear a t
23、elephone conversation about ordering computers. You have fifteen seconds to read through the notes. pause Novo listen, and fill in the spaces. pause Man: Good morning. Dispatch Department. Woman: Good morning. Im Ms. Ambrosia Wilsoa That is A-M-B-R-O-S-I-A. Im calling to find out whether the compute
24、rs I have ordered from you have been dispatched yet. Man: When did you place the order? Woman: December 28, 2007. Man: And the number of your order, please? Woman: SJA 07346. Man: Well, just a moment. Umm, yes, Ms Ambrosia, they havent been sent yet. Woman: Would you please hurry them up? Man: Well,
25、 Ill try to make arrangements as soon as possible. Woman: Could you call me back and tell me exactly when I can expect the goods to arrive? Man: Yes, of course. What is your telephone number, please? Woman: 021-6367-8080 extension 1899. Man: All right. Woman: Thank you very much. Goodbye. Man: Youre
26、 welcome. Bye. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part One. You now have txventy seconds to check your answers. pause 9 【正确答案】 Ambrosia Wilson 【试题解析】 本段材料的主要内容是生意订单。此题是关于顾客姓名的。在听音时，要注意留心人物称呼。并记录下名字的拼写。 10 【正确答案】 computers 【试题解析】 此题是对订单内容的提问，听音时要注意是什么物品的订单。原文内容是 compute
27、rs。 11 【正确答案】 SJA 07346 【试题解析】 此题是对订单号的提问，听音时要注意数字和字母的搭配。原文内容是 SJA07346。 12 【正确答案】 1899 【试题解析】 此题是针对电话号码的提问，在听音中要注意一连串数字，尤其是该题需要听分机号，也就是 extension后面的部分。 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 Section One. Questions 13 to 17. You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which topic from the box bel
28、ow 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. You have fifteen seconds to read the list A-H. pause Now listen , and decide which topic from the box below the spea
29、ker is talking about. pause Thirteen Woman: Each request for payment should be accompanied by receipts, showing how much has been spent and what it has been spent on. Employees are allowed 80 cents a kilometer if they use their car. or else the price of an ordinary return ticket by rail. pause Fourt
30、een Man: You see my new boss likes me to deal with all routine letters. This means I should read everything carefully before taking it to my boss. It also means checking with previous letters to make sure the replies I write are consistent with those which have been done before. pause Fifteen Woman:
31、 I think what youd like about this model is the reliability as well as the excellent performance. It has extremely good acceleration and it is also very economical, given that it can carry such heavy loads. pause Sixteen Man: Good morning. Youre Mr. Lee, arent you ? Would you mind taking a seat here
32、 for a minute, Mr. Lee? Mrs. Short is expecting you, but shes still with the previous candidate. Im sure she wont be long. pause Seventeen Woman: Our work on these microchips has achieved a great improvement in performance quality. The sheer quality of the picture which will be produced as well as s
33、uperb sound coming out of our revolutionary speakers should make the new product unbeatable. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause 13 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 这段听力原文中出现 payment， receipts， employee，以及一些金钱方面的词汇，表明这段是在讲员工报销事宜。故选 H。 14 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 这段听力原文中反复出现的一个词语是 letter，叙述者也在反复讲述在日常 工作中如何处理老板的信件。故
34、选 E。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听力原文中最后一句 “it can carry such heavy loads”“该物甚能负重 ”，因此可推测出该物为 van。故选 B。 16 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 听力原文中出现 “candidate”这个词语，加上叙述者要求说话对象稍等片刻等信息，可推测出是一次面试。故选 G。 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听力原文中提到了 picture以及 sound，这意味着此物品是一个具有音画的物体，即 电视机，故选 C 17 【听力原文】 You will hear another five recordings. Each
35、speaker recently attended an interview. For each recording, decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recoding. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You have fifteen secon
36、ds to read the list A-H. pause Now listen, and decide what the speaker is saying about the interview they attended. pause Eighteen Woman: All I can say is that Id stood out as the best applicant straight away or they took an instant dislike to me. Id expected it to last at least 45 minutes and possi
37、bly to involve 2 sessions. But I left. I managed to go for a swim and do some shopping before I got back to the office for lunch. pause Nineteen Man: Ive been over all the obvious things I knew they would ask me and I practiced all my answers over and over again with one of my colleagues. I felt sur
38、e I could deal with anything theyd put to me. Well, they started asking me what I thought my weaknesses were. I just hadnt prepared for that, but I had done so much preparation for other questions that I managed to come up with a really good answer. pause Twenty Woman: Well, I got there and I though
39、t I was really well prepared for this. I was wearing my best suit. I arrived on time and so did the other three applicants. But they kept us waiting for an hour and a half while they tried to sort themselves out. By the time I went, I was so impatient with the company I didnt want the job any more.
40、pause Twenty-one Man: Its fine, isnt it? I can do it now. I knew what they were going to ask me. But when you are under all that pressure and all those questions are coming at you, something let you down. And whatever you say, you know you havent got the message across right and they havent understo
41、od what you really meant. If only I could get a second chance. pause Twenty-two Woman: I got home late from the interview 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 things. But I was a bit disorganized and rushed ou
42、t of the flat as if it was just an ordinary day and then felt like an odd one out when I got there and saw everyone else in suits. I was so embarrassed. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. pause 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听力原文中叙述者原以为会持续 45分钟，或者是分两节，但是在回到办公室之前还去游泳以及购物。
43、这两者都表明与预想时间不同。故选 C。 19 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 听力原文中叙述者先说自己开始之前准备了很 多问题，结果时方一开始就问自己的弱点在于什么地方，出乎意料，毫无准备。故选 H。 20 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 听力原文的叙述者是在抱怨等待时间过长，等了一个半小时之后，对方才开始准备。因此，实质上是在抱怨组织太差。故选 E。 21 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听力原文的叙述者在表达过程中明显表现出一种失望和后悔的情绪，尤其是最后一句 “If only I could get a second chance”表示出叙述者认为自己没有发挥好，究其原因是自身表达的问题
44、。故选 A。 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 听力原文的叙述者在最后才表明自己觉得感慨的原因是其他应聘者都是西装革履，而自己则穿着随便。故选 D。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 Part Three. Questions 23 to 30. You will hear a radio interview! about the sportswear industry. For each question 23-30 , mark one letter (A, Bor C) for the correct answer. After you have listened on
45、ce, replay the recording. You have forty-five seconds to read through the questions. pause Now listen , and mark A, B, orC. pause Woman: The tremendous growth of the sportswear industry had been one of the great success stories of recent years. Sportswear manufacturers have made a great deal of mone
46、y. Here with me in the studio to talk about this is Brent Collins, of Super Fashion Limited, who in recent years has become one of the countrys leading manufacturers of sportswear. Brent I notice you arent wearing sports shoes or a tracksuit. Man: Not at the moment, Sandy. But I was earlier this mor
47、ning. Woman: Can we start off by looking at the finances of this great success story? How much exactly is the sportswear industry worth? Man: At the moment I would say its worth something like 3,500 million a year. Woman: To whom? Where are people going for their sportswear? Man: Well, traditionally
48、, up to the end of the 80s, shall we say, sportswear was produced almost exclusively by sportswear specialists and passed on to the department stores to be sold. In the last 10 years theres been an interesting development of the mail-order business but most sportswear by far is still produced by spo
49、rtswear companies like our own and then retailed through our own specialist outlets. Woman: Approximately what proportion of expenditure on all clothing and footwear is spent on sportswear? Do you know? Man: Im not absolutely sure of the very latest figures, but its something in the region of 9%. That includes expenditure on childrens sportswear. What I think is more interesting or surprising is that a recent survey showed that last year 41% of sportswear was purchased by adults, no
