1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 91及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the notes below. You will hear a man telephoning his office from a trade fair. Message from John-trade fair new 1 is very popular most orders taken for 2 package not many orders for 3 software send more 4 today 4 Look at the notes below. You will hear
2、 a woman leaving a message about a meeting. Today Business Magazine Message To: Stephanie From: Celia At Mondays meeting: report results of latest 5 discuss new 6 section agree changes in 7 NB: circulate examples of 8 before meeting 8 Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman telephoning about
3、a recent report. Telephone Message Date: 1st April Time: 9:45 Item: buying 9 Purpose: 10 for meeting room, 10 for the office Total money: 11 Deadline for purchasing: before 12 .April 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which type of business each speaker is
4、 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 each recording. A. a market research agency B. an office design service C. a translation service D. a delivery service E. an IT consultancy F. an adve
5、rtising agency G. a commercial property agency H. a recruitment agency 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 You will hear another five short recordings. Each speaker is talking about the effects of a new development in the workplace. For each recording decide what the speaker is talking about. Write one lett
6、er (A H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A. the creation of a new post B. a new computer system C. a change of management D. a move to new premises E. a salary increase F. the loss of a contract G. the in
7、troduction of a social programme H. a change in internal budgets. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear an interview with Carol Vogel, the President of Telekom. She is talking about their current situation and future prospects. Choose the best phrase to answer or complete questions
8、 23 30. Mark one letter A, B or C for the answer you choose. At the end of the interview, rewind the tape and listen again. 23 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
9、 long-term investment. 24 What has 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. 25 What unique situation does Telekom have to face? （ A） The country has very low GDP. （ B） The country is made up of
10、 many islands. （ C） The country is densely populated. 26 How many lines per hundred people are Telekom hoping to install? （ A） 3. （ B） 5. （ C） 60. 27 What correct decision does she think the government made? （ A） To privatize the system. （ B） To encourage foreign investors. （ C） To cooperate with ot
11、her countries in the region. 28 What will international groups do in 15 years time? （ A） Hand back the lines to Telekom. （ B） Claim back their initial investment. （ C） Renew their contracts with Telekom. 29 Who owns the mobile communications operations? （ A） The government. （ B） Telekom. （ C） Suppli
12、ers in a joint venture with Telekom. 30 How does the President feel about the future 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 91答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 John here. Im calling from the fa
13、ir. Things are going pretty well. I thought youd like an update. OK, well, youll be pleased to know that the high resolution monitor looks good on the stand, and were getting a very warm reception for the latest scanner, which is encouraging. The stands fairly crowded most of the time. In terms of a
14、ctual sales, its the wireless cable set thats performing best. The new keyboards also doing OK so theres plenty of good news. I have to say that Im a bit disappointed with the take-up for the automatic typing software, as I thought that would sell really well. Perhaps itll pick up in time. Well need
15、 to give it some thought. What else? Oh, yes the e-cards are great. That was an inspired idea. Everyones taking a copy of the brochure, so Im glad we brought the extra boxes. And were getting through the demonstration disks quickly can you get some more sent down this afternoon? I think thats everyt
16、hing. Bye. 1 【正确答案】 SCANNER 2 【正确答案】 WIRELESS CABLE 3 【正确答案】 AUTOMATIC TYPING 4 【正确答案】 DEMOSTRATION DISKS 4 【听力原文】 M: Stephanie Mallets phone. F: Is Stephanie there? M: Im afraid shes out all day. Can I take a message? F: Would you? Its Celia. Shell need to know a couple of things in advance of Mond
17、ays meeting. Theres a lot to get through on the day. After weve gone through the sales figures, well have to keep it brief. Then well be wanting her to contribute ideas for the e-commerce pages. Should we model that on the IT supplement, or do something different? In fact, we need to make a decision
18、 on the alterations to the lay-out during the meeting. We cant put it off any longer. M: Right. I think Ive got all that. Anything else? F: Oh yes, I need her to print off the cover designs and send them round, so we can all think about them before the meeting. Itll save a bit of time. Thanks. M: Th
19、ank you. 5 【正确答案】 READER SURVEY 6 【正确答案】 E-COMMERCE 7 【正确答案】 LAY-OUT 8 【正确答案】 COVER DESIGNS 8 【听力原文】 F: Yes,Mr. Wilson. Chris speaking. M: Hello,Chris. Could you buy some china for our meeting room? F: How much money do you want to spend? M: Er, 80 for 10 coffee sets. What do you think. F: Ill manag
20、e. I suggest we buy two more sets for our office. M: Lets see. OK ! I agree. 12 coffee sets with 96 pounds. F: When do you want them? M: Before the 10th of April. By the way,I want to look at the sample beforehand. F: OK! I will select some samples for you. M: Thank you. Bye. F: Bye-bye, Mr. Wilson.
21、 9 【正确答案】 COFFEE SETS 10 【正确答案】 2 11 【正确答案】 96 POUNDS 12 【正确答案】 10th 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 (M) First of all we look at the target, then wed like to collect some information about the products before deciding on the best approach for the promotion. Our marketing and design teams are very experienced
22、and theyll be happy to discuss their ideas with you. Wed also give you any estimates free of charge before you decide which media to go for.pause 13 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “Wed also give yo u any estimates free of charge before you decide which media to go for”。他提供给你评估，你来决定选择媒体的类型。因此，他是做广告业务的。 14 【听
23、力原文】 (F)We need to get some details done first. You need to fill in a standard application form and then we can register you. Most companies will want computer experience, so youd better put down the equipment and software youre familiar with. If you have any languages to offer, that would be a grea
24、t help, and then well match you with some of the companies registered with us and you should get a phone call by the end of the week.pause 14 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 关键词句是 “you need to fill in a standard application form and then we can register you”等。填写申请工作表格，有合适的，我们会与你联系。因此，他从事招聘工作。 15 【听力原文】 (M) Would yo
25、u like me to send you a brochure? It gives some information on this service. We can advise you on how to use your premises to their maximum potential. Youll also be able to look at our range of furniture-desks, computer work stations and furniture for reception areas and you can choose from the many
26、 layouts available.pause 15 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “we can advise you on how to use your premises(房屋、房产 )to their maximum potential”。因此，他是做房地产买卖的 (commercial property)。 16 【听力原文】 (F) Were experienced with various document types but specialize in commercial and technical. We work in all major Europea
27、n languages and well consider most deadlines. In the case of longer documents, we can always get more than one person working on them if necessary. Everything is treated as confidential and we have our own courier service to guarantee safe delivery.pause 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “we work in all maj
28、or European languages and well consider most deadlines”。因此，此人应该是从事翻译服务的。 17 【听力原文】 (M)Would you like me to make an appoint-ment for one of our staff to visit you? Hell be able to advise you on the best type of equipment and software, packages to suit your particular business. He can also talk to you
29、 about installation and hell take note of any restrictions in the office space and as part of our promotional campaign, the installation service is free of charge. pause 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “Hell be able to advise you on the best type of equipment and software packages to suit your particular
30、business”。他会给你们公司提供一揽子有关最佳设备和软件方面的建议，因此，他从事办公设计服务。 18 【听力原文】 (F) I think things are going to be different from now on. Im not sure that theyll be any better but at least we should know whats going on. Ur, look at the schedule hes given us for next month; two meetings a week minimum and a daily updat
31、e on departmental activity on the network. I like Mr. Renalds, but you must admit he wasnt very good at office communications.pause 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “things are going to be different from now on， you must admit he wasnt very good at office communication”。因此此段话在讨论管理的变化对工作的影响。 19 【听力原文】 (M) I
32、t would have made a great difference to next years budget. We would be able to afford a significant increase in the wage bill, even create seas 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.pause 19 【正确答案】
33、F 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “but things arent looking so good Its hard to believe they decided to cancel”。事情看起来不怎么好，但很难相信他们会取消 (合同 购买我们的产品 )。因此，他们在讨论可能失去的合约。 20 【听力原文】 (F) Im looking forward to it. I know we see each other every day and itll be the same old faces, but I think its a good opportunity to get to kn
34、ow each other better. I understand they decide to do something different every two or three months, which, I think, is excellent. Its surprising that nobodys thought of this before, you know.pause 20 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “I know we see each other every day and itll be the same old faces， but its a
35、 good opportunity to get to know each other better”。因此，他在介绍一项社会项目。 21 【听力原文】 (M) 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
36、to do 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.pause 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “before I used to spend ages looking things up in menus get things done in half the time now”。因此可知他们在谈论一个新的计算机系
37、统。 22 【听力原文】 (F) The big news this year without a doubt has been the reallocation of resources within the company. Some departments now have much less to spend and have had to lose a considerable number of staff but others are expanding at great speed and are recruiting new people almost every week.
38、 As you can imagine, its caused a lot of unhappiness in some departments. 22 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 关键词句是： “the reallocation of resources within the company”。由此可知，他在谈论公司内部的资源重新分配。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Welcome to the studio, Mrs Vogel. As President of Telekom you have been in a difficult pos
39、ition over the last few months of financial uncertainty in the region. How tough has it been? Carol Vogel: 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 investmen
40、t in the short term, but it is unlikely to reduce its total volume in the long term. Interviewer: But isnt it the case that some of your projects have been delayed? Carol: Yes, but not cancelled. Our advisers are telling us that a temporary reduction in the number of new projects is not serious. We
41、still have many ongoing contracts with foreign operators which do not come up for renewal until 2010. Interviewer: But it appears that you have several major challenges in your effort to upgrade the telecommunications network in this country. Carol: Yes, that is true. I see three major challenges. T
42、he first is the nature 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 co
43、sts between $ 1,000 and $ 1,200 to put in a line. Interviewer: Yes, I believe that there are fewer than three lines per 100 people. Carol: 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. I
44、n the West the average is about 60 lines per 100 people. Interviewer: So there is a long way to go. Is the government playing its part? Carol: The government has been very supportive. By allowing the industry to become privatized there has been much progress. It acted very sensibly and compared to o
45、ther countries in the region it has worked very well. Our relationship with the government and other telecommunications operators is good. Interviewer: You are referring to the huge international group investors? Carol: Yes. In 1995, five international groups committed themselves to the development
46、of the telecommunications infrastructure in five 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. Interviewer: And it looks as if the private sector development is also well-established in the mobile communic
47、ations sector? Carol: The number of subscribers has jumped 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. Intervie
48、wer: So in your view there is not too much to worry about? Carol: 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】 A 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 A 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 A
