1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 9及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Look at the note below You will hear a disembarkation card registration. Disembarkation Card Registration Family name: Rosenzweig First name: Albrecht Profession: 【 1】 _ Birthday: Jun 【 2】 _ , 1926 Nationality: 【 3】 _ Purpose to U. S. A.: visiting brother Brot
2、hers address: 【 4】 _ East 82nd Bt, New York. 5 1. This is a conversation between Thomas Bradley and Ted Nugent after a 【 5】_ 2. Thomas Bradley work for American 【 6】 _ in the 【 7】 _ Department 3. Ted Nugent is a 【 8】 _in the car business. 9 This is a conversation between Bill Peter and Susan Jackson
3、. 1. Susan Jackson is a 【 9】 _at UCLA majoring 【 10】 _ 2. Bill peters is a 【 11】 _working for 【 12】 _ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recording. 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 mor
4、e than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A business plan B report C advertisements D fax machine E meeting F expenses claim G hotel booking H photocopier 18 You will hear five another recording. Each speaker is expressing one opinion. For each recording, decide what the main
5、 idea each expresses. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the recording. De not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A is worried about forgetting new information B isnt keen on the traveling involved C thinks more people should take similar co
6、urses D complains about a lack of information E finds it difficult to organize studies F is looking forward to meeting new people G thinks the cost will be worth it H believes the effort will not be valued 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a college lecturer talking to a class of business students abou
7、t a merger between two supermarket chains. For each question 28-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 The merger was expected to help the combined company to （ A） reduce its costs. （ B） improve its public image. （ C） compete with the market lea
8、ders. 24 One reason given for the mergers lack of success is （ A） difficulties in integrating the two brands supply chains. （ B） increased competition from other supermarket businesses. （ C） customers unwillingness to accept changes in the stores. 25 The management structure following the merger led
9、 to （ A） interpersonal disagreements. （ B） confusion about responsibilities. （ C） over-staffing at senior levels. 26 The company decided to sell some of its premises in order to （ A） get itself out of debt. （ B） reposition itself in the market. （ C） acquire new types of businesses. 27 The company tr
10、ies to attract customers by （ A） offering benefits to large spenders. （ B） promoting special offers, （ C） keeping prices low. 28 The Chairman recently blamed the groups poor performance on （ A） lack of customer consultation. （ B） the countrys economic situation. （ C） continuing internal problems. 29
11、 The Chairmans plans for improving the companys performance include （ A） introducing high-quality product ranges. （ B） increasing its advertising spend. （ C） assessing its suppliers. 30 The first task which the speaker sets the students is to （ A） analyse the reasons for the merger （ B） make recomme
12、ndations concerning the companys future strategy. （ C） consider the companys responses to problems. BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 9答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 A: Next, please. Good afternoon, sir. May I have your disembarkation card? B: What ? A: Your landing card. Do you have one? B: No. I have no card. A: I se
13、e. Well, Im afraid you need One. Here, let me help you. First of all, could I have your surname, please? B: My name? A: Yes, your last name. You know, your family name. B: Ah, yes. Rosenzweig. A: I beg your pardon? B: Rosenzweig. A: Could you spell that for me, please? B: R-O-S-E-N-Z-W-E-I-G A: R-O-
14、S-E-N-Z-W-E-I-G. And now your first name? B: Albrecht. A: Im sorry, but Im afraid youre going to have to spell that one too. B: A-L-B-R-E-C-H-T. A: All right. And whats your occupation, Mr. Rosenzweig? What do you do? B: My job? A: Yes. B: I am a businessman. B: And when were you born? Uh, whats you
15、r birth day? B: 17 June, 1926. A: June 17, 1926. And your nationality? B: Sorry? A: What country do you come from? B: My country? Austria. A: So youre an Austrian, AUSTRIAN. And whats the reason for your trip? Why did you come to the United States? B: Why? To visit my brother. A: Fine. And are you g
16、oing to stay with your brother? B: Stay with my brother. Yes. A: AII right. Whats his address, please? B: Address? A: Yes, your brothers address. Where does he live? B: 238 East 82nd St., New York. New York. A: 238 East 82nd St. OK, thats it. Have a nice stayNext, please. 1 【正确答案】 business man 【试题解析
17、】 由 “Im a businessman”可知。 2 【正确答案】 17 【试题解析】 当被问到生日，商人回答： “17 June, 1926”。 3 【正确答案】 Austria 【试题解析】 由 “My country?. Austria”可知。 4 【正确答案】 238 【试题解析】 由 “238 East 82nd st. .”可知。 5 【听力原文】 A: Interesting meeting, isnt it? B: Yes, very. I thought the last speaker was especially good. A: Let me introduce my
18、self, by the way. My names Thomas Bradley. B: How do you do? Im Ted Nugent. A: Sorry, what was your last name again? B: Its Nugent, N-U-G-E-N-T, but just call me Ted. A: OK, Im Tom. B: Glad to meet you. A: And what do you do, Ted? B: Me? Im in the car business. A: Salesman? B: Yes, thats right. And
19、how about you? A: I work for American Airlines. B: Oh, really? What do you do there exactly? A: Im in the Personnel Department. 5 【正确答案】 meeting 【试题解析】 从第一句话： “Interesting meeting, isnt it?”即可知。 6 【正确答案】 Airlines 【试题解析】 American Airline，美国航空公司。 7 【正确答案】 Personnel 【试题解析】 Personnel Department，人事部。 8 【
20、正确答案】 salesman 【试题解析】 A: Salesman? B: Yes, thats right 9 【听力 原文】 A: Hot in here, isnt it? B: Yeah, really. A: Is it OK if I sit here? B: Of course. Help yourself. A: Thanks. My names Bill Peters, by the way. B: Hi, Im Susan Jackson. A: Nice to meet you. And what do you do, Susan? B: Im a student at
21、UCLA. A: Oh, are you? And what are you studying? B: Medicine. A: Really? B: Yes, I want to be a doctor one of these days. What about you? A: Im an engineer. I work for Boeing. Say, would you like a drink? B: Sure. Thanks. 9 【正确答案】 student 【试题解析】 从 “Im a student at UCLA.”可知。 UCLA，美加州大学洛山矶分校。 10 【正确答案
22、】 medicine 【试题解析】 major，动词作主修讲。 11 【正确答案】 engineer 【试题解析】 从 “Im an engineer”可知。 12 【正确答案】 Boeing 【试题解析】 Boeing，波音公司。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Joe, Ive got Mr. Brand on the line and he says he hasnt got the cheque for his trip yet. Apparently he had to pay the hotel in cash and it was quite a lot of mon
23、ey. Do you know if his form has been processed yet? 13 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 听力部分不难，需要解释的是 expenses claims报销费用。 14 【听力原文】 We are going to Start the campaign by putting full-page ads in all the major newspapers over a period of a month. Theyll be in weekly, probably on a Mon day, and after that we are plan
24、ning to focus on TV and Radio. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从第一句话 “在各大主流报纸作一月的整版广告 ”就可知是关于ads。 15 【听 力原文】 Woman: Mr. Carpenter has decided to postpone it until after the next consignment has gone out, I shall fax everyone who was due to come and give them some alternative dates, 15 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 postpone(推迟
25、 )。 alternative date(改日 )，说明她说的是个会议。 16 【听力原文】 I shall be coming round to each of you to discuss how you think things have gone so far. Im going to need as much detail as possible because I want the documentation to be a realistic record of events. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键是第二节的后中部分： be a realistic reco
26、rd of events我希望看到事情如实的记录。 17 【听力原文】 Its a very sophisticated model. You can programme it to send stuff at any time and then if theres a problem a message appears on this little screen here. It even suggests what you can do about it to put it right! 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 讲得是一个 sophisticated(精密的，先进的 ) fa
27、x machine的种种好处。 18 【听力原文】 Well in a sense Ive got no choice in the matter. No ones actually told me to get the qualification. Its just that from my point of view, my own sense of confidence, if you like, I feel that if Im going to be responsible for instructing other people in the company, then I sh
28、ould do something to improve my own level of knowledge. On the other hand, I dont know what I feel about the course it self. One thing is for sure, I am not looking forward to the journey there and back every day. Its going to be very tiring. Mind you, I know I shouldnt complain. Its only for a mont
29、h after all. 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目本身并不难。需要解释两个词组： there and back，往返，来回。如 Can I go there and back in a day?我一天内能打来回吗 ?mind you，请注意的意思。 19 【听力原文】 Its certainly a challenge, isnt it? Of course I am nervous in some ways. Who wouldnt be? Then again theres a lot to look forward to as well. For starters, i
30、ts going to be something like twenty people doing it. So Im sure thats going to include some interesting types, you know, people you enjoy spending time with on the course itself and also afterwards. Could be some useful contacts, too. Well, OK. I need the course. If I dont do it, I wont be able to
31、cope with all the latest equipment. I mean, these days, you have to swim fast to stay afloat, dont you? But still I dont see why it cant be enjoyable at the same time. 19 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 此人要参加一个课程班，有点紧张，但愿意去，因为在那既可以认识朋友还可以学习新的东西。 20 【听力原文】 What I mainly feel, really, is nervous. You know, like I am
32、being sent back to school or some thing. I am feeling very lacking in confidence, which is of course not the best starting position. After all these years of doing the job, and doing it well, Im proud to say, and picking it up as Ive gone along. It seems embarrassing to be told to go get a piece of
33、paper, to have to have a certificate, especially when you feel you know what youre doing. Yes, of course, I do realize therell be things on the course I havent done before. And that concerns me too. Because I dont know how well Ill retain it all, if Ill be able to recall it afterwards. Oh, perhaps i
34、t will all be OK in the end. I certainly hope so. 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 个参加工作多年的人要重新去参加考试，拿文凭，有点对自己的记忆力产生怀疑； “I dont know how well Ill retain it all, if Ill be able to re call it afterwards.” 21 【听力原文】 Yes, the course content does look good in the brochure. I know in a sense I shouldnt complain. After
35、all its a chance to enhance my skills and knowledge. And thats welcome at times. But its still a bit of gamble, isnt it? I just have to hope it really does improve my chances of hanging on to my job here. Its a bit frightening, to tell you the truth, with so many pople having to go. After g0 years i
36、n a company, you dont want to think about being out of work, do you? But I really wish the brochure would tell you more. It looks good, as I said, but theres no detail, nothing on the time or the teachers. So I feel a bit in the dark really. 21 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 仅从 “It looks good, as I Said, but there
37、s no detail, nothing on the time or the teachers.”就可看出其在抱怨关于 course介绍的太 少了。 22 【听力原文】 At this age, youve just got to want to get ahead and do whatever it takes to be ahead of the rest. Thats what drives me anyway. I just cant wait to get started. Ever since I first saw the notice up on the board, I
38、knew it was for me. I de appreciate its a bit far away. Yes, and I am a little hazy on some of the detail or what the other people will be like. But those are small things, unimportant points to my mind. Its certainly not cheap. Net by anyones standards. But you get what you pay for, dont you? I am
39、really confident that Ill be enjoying the benefits of it for years to come. So Im sure it represents good value for money and time. 22 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 有很多话来支持答案 G。有代表是最后一句： “So Im sure it represents good value for money and time”。 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 Todays case study concerns a merger between t
40、wo supermarket chains, and subsequent problems. Before I hand out the documentation, heres a quick overview. Five years ago, Kelway Supermarkets merged with its low-cost rival Duncan, to form a company called KD. Although the new business was still far smaller than the chief players in the retail fo
41、od sector, analysts believed its increased size would allow KD to put pressure on its suppliers to keep their prices down. However, Duncan and Kelway both had strong, rather different images, and doubts were expressed about how well they fitted together The merger wasnt Successful. The company maint
42、ained both chains, while converting some of the low-cost Duncan stores to the Kelway format, which meant these rebranded stores took on Kelways name, product range and higher prices, The conversion was possible once the supply chains of the two brands had been unified. But this policy seriously unde
43、restimated the difference between the customers of the two chains, and the rebranded stores lost customers. However, fears of competition from foreign supermarkets moving into the country failed to materialise. Another problem resulted from the new structure introduced after the merger With two sets
44、 Of senior managers competing for positions, there was a risk of allocating them equally to the two chains, rather than on merit. The negotiations led to a satisfactory outcome, however, which included Kelways former chief executive becoming responsible for stores, and Duncans taking charge of syste
45、ms, supply chain and logistics. Both worked conscientiously for the good of both chains. However, certain problems slipped between the two of them and failed to be resolved. After two years of poor results, increasing KD S debt burden, the company decided to sell off a number of stores, particularly
46、 on out-of-town sites, which were too large to fit its new concept. The sale was intended to fund the transformation of both chains into convenience retailers, operating particularly in town centres, on petrol forecourts and within department stores. Unfortunately, though, few companies were interes
47、ted in purchasing the sites which were for sale. KD believes its appeal to customers is the fact that its a discounter, and hopes that the resulting high sales volume will compensate for its thin profit margins. This is a strong feature of its advertising, which even makes direct comparisons with it
48、s competitors, and the company has never felt the need to follow other supermarkets in setting up loyalty schemes to encourage repeat custom. Despite its efforts, though, sales are still falling. Last month the Chairman admitted that this wasnt caused by the general market slowdown, as KD is underpe
49、rforming most other supermarket chains. While rejecting claims that the company is still suffering from internal stresses, he acknowledged the chief cause by launching a change of philosophy: for the first time the company will find out what purchasers actually want in its supermarkets. The Chairman also announced several further moves to turn round the
