1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力综合模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 一、 PART THREE 0 You will hear an interview with a manager on blending Eastern and Western management styles. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 1 What is the nature of the mans c
2、ompany? （ A） a state-owned company （ B） a foreign-owned enterprise （ C） a joint enterprise 2 The man is responsible for overseeing_employees. （ A） 1,505 （ B） 1,515 （ C） 1,150 3 What is the mans educational background? （ A） He has an engineering background. （ B） He has an liberal education background
3、. （ C） He is a Bachelor of Sciences. 4 According to the conversation, Chinese managers tend not to （ A） give written warning to the employees. （ B） listen to the advice of the employees. （ C） criticize the employees face to face. 5 What is the greatest change in managing a joint venture? （ A） the pe
4、rsonnel system （ B） the salary system （ C） the promotion system 6 Managers in the mans company are not involved in （ A） the living condition of the employees. （ B） the marriages of the employees. （ C） the personal and family issues of the employees. 7 Compared with Chinese companies, managers in the
5、 U.S. companies enjoy some degree of （ A） spending autonomy. （ B） decision making autonomy. （ C） negotiating autonomy. 8 How do the workers react to the blend of Chinese and western management styles? （ A） actively （ B） indifferently （ C） passively 8 You will hear an interview with some myths about
6、banks. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 9 According to Mr. Lewis, whats the reason for economic crisis? （ A） Banks drove the economy forward. （ B） The economy was developing too fast. （ C） Institutions suc
7、cumbed to the frenzy economy. 10 Amid the turmoil, what kind of changes will banks make? （ A） from risk administration to safe administration （ B） from risk management to expense control （ C） from risk management to accrued expenses 11 According to Federal Reserve data, what results can low interest
8、 rates cause? （ A） Mortgage finance volume is prosperous. （ B） Business lending is slowing down. （ C） Credit volume is stagnant. 12 Last year, the number of insolvent banks are_that between 1986 and 1987. （ A） more than （ B） less than （ C） equal to 13 Which does not belong to the TARPs work? （ A） st
9、abilizing surviving banks （ B） preventing a total meltdown （ C） enabling banks to lend less 14 What is a win-win? （ A） U. S. Treasury will get $13 million dividend payments. （ B） Funds are invested in banks. （ C） Banks and taxpayers get the money they expect respectively. 15 What is the way to fix t
10、he banks? （ A） It can be fixed by the way that the government buy it wholly. （ B） Any methods that intend to lend or sell them in public will have bad effects. （ C） Its important to get more investment. 16 What is Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankes opinion on nationalization? （ A） Nationalizatio
11、n of banks is urgent to stabilize the banking system. （ B） Nationalization of banks can not help to stabilize the banking system. （ C） Nationalization should be expanded nationwide. 16 You will hear an interview. Li is the journalist of Caijing Newspaper: Shen Minggao is Caijings chief economist. Th
12、ey are exploring current situation of stimulating domestic demand. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 17 What is the most important issue for Chinas future sustainable economic growth? （ A） stimulating domes
13、tic demand （ B） encouraging savings deposit （ C） opening up new markets overseas 18 What is Chinas “major economy“ effect? （ A） External demand growth contributed more. （ B） Chinas growth rate has influenced international commodity prices. （ C） It relies more on exports. 19 The impact from external
14、and internal policy tightening_Chinas export growth to approach a bottleneck. （ A） slowed down （ B） accelerated （ C） had no effect on 20 In Mr. Chens opinion, the fact that Chinas export growth suffers implies that （ A） China exported fewer goods to Europe and Japan than before. （ B） the economic si
15、tuation in Europe and Japan had an effect on Chinas economy. （ C） the global economy will recover soon. 21 The only way to boost Chinas economy is （ A） stimulating export growth. （ B） waiting for the U.S. to recover. （ C） spuring domestic demand. 22 The decrease in interest rate will have more effec
16、t on （ A） consumption. （ B） production. （ C） monetary policy. 23 What can help achieve fiscal support? （ A） tax raise （ B） more government spending （ C） improving structure of fiscal expenditure 24 Which of the following could show nations falling inflation rate? （ A） monetary appreciation （ B） mone
17、y saving （ C） monetary transactions BEC商务英语（中级）听力综合模 拟试卷 11答案与解析 一、 PART THREE 0 【听力原文】 Woman: Welcome to our programme today. Its a great honour to have you here. Man: Thanks a lot. Woman: As we know, your corporation is a famous joint venture in Shanghai, China. Could you tell me what its manageme
18、nts are like as a whole? Man: The management can be seen as the outcome of the integrating international practices with the realities of working in China. Woman: What are your corporations expectations of you as a manager? Man: Within my corporation, I am responsible for supporting the general mange
19、r and helping to oversee 1,515 employees, including Chinese and foreign managers. Woman: Whats important for Chinese managers when working with foreign managers? Man: Its particularly important for them to understand advanced management techniques and something about cultural differences for the sak
20、e of organisations harmony and efficiency. Woman: Has your MBA training been useful to you? Man: While my engineering background prepared me for the technical side of my work, my MBA courses helped me understand how employees think, what managers can do to motivate them better. Woman: Could you give
21、 us an example of what you really did at work? Man: I encourage people to be more independent in their jobs. I believe I should first be a manager, then a consultant, and lastly, a friend. Woman: Are there some unique concepts of Western management particularly for Chinese mangers to grasp? Man: Act
22、ually there are a number of differences between the U.S. and Chinese mangers. For example, making tough personnel decisions doesnt come easily. Chinese managers find it hard to give written warnings to employees, and even harder to fire them. Woman: Then what about the best workers? Man: If workers
23、do well, they will get more wages, and will stand a better chance of being promoted. Woman: Compared with managing a traditional state enterprise, what has been the biggest change in managing a joint venture? Man: I think it is the salary system. Traditionally, older people were paid more than young
24、er people for doing the same job. Woman: Yes, its true for some Chinese factories. Man: At our corporation, we pay for the job and will only promote according to performance. Woman: Thats fair. Man: Also, we have been trying hard to keep personal and family issues out of the workplace. Woman: So man
25、agers dont get involved in personal issues like marriages, childcare, and parents illnesses. Man: Yes. Woman: What are strengths of Western management? Man: In China, the government plays a big role in running state enterprises. But the U.S. management philosophy gives each manger a great deal of re
26、sponsibility. Woman: Could you explain in more details? Man: For example, managers in the U.S. firms generally have some degree of spending autonomy. In China, in contrast, every penny spent should be approved by the bosss boss, right up to the top. Woman: And in what areas is a foreign management a
27、pproach less suited to Chinese conditions? Man: Chinese managers take a long-term view, and tend to think about the next 5-10 years, or even the next century. The U.S. business people do have long-term goals, but are more concerned with short-term results. Woman: Will that affect your job? Man: Some
28、times. The parent companys managers sometimes push me to introduce new policies, while I encourage foreign mangers to accept the limit posed by local conditions. Woman: Are workers responding to the blend of Chinese and Western management styles? Man: Yes, they readily adjust themselves to the mixin
29、g of Chinese and Western management styles and actually, most of them say they have benefited a lot from it. 【知识模块】 选择题 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 选择题 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 选择题 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 8 【听
30、力原文】 Woman: Mr. Lewis, could you analyze what role did banks play in the market bubble? Man: Our economic crisis mirrors every great market bubble in history. Clearly, banks were major participants, but they were not alone. Mortgage lenders, borrowers, regulators, policy makers, appraisers, rating a
31、gencies, investors and investment bankers all played a role in pushing economic excesses forward. The institutions that gave in completely to the frenzy are no longer with us. Those balancing the need to compete with the need to lend prudently survive today and are helping to stabilize the system. A
32、mid the turmoil, it has become clear that banks need to make changes in the way they run their business, from risk management to expense control to compensation practice. Most banks are making these changes in a good-faith effort to adjust to new economic realities. Woman: One claim is that the bank
33、s arent lending. How do you analyze it? Man: This claim is simply not true. Yes, banks have tightened lending standards after a period in which standards were too lax. But, according to Federal Reserve data, bank credit has actually increased over the course of this recession, and business lending i
34、s trending up most modestly so far in 2009. Also, mortgage finance volume Is booming as a result of low interest rates. Whats gone from the system is the“ easy “credit that gets us into this mess, as unregulated nonbank lenders have disappeared, and the market for many asset-backed securities has al
35、l but dried up. Most banks are making as many loans as we responsibly can, given the recessionary environment. Woman: What about the claim that the banks are insolvent? Man: In the past 18 months, weve seen nearly 15 bank failures. which compares to about the 40 failures or closings of commercial ba
36、nks or savings institutions between 1986 and 1987. There may be more to come, but the vast majority of banks will weather this economic storm. Woman: Then, the Troubled Asset Relief Programme(TARP)hasnt worked? Man: Not true. Last October, when the TARP was enacted, systemic risk threatened our enti
37、re financial system and economy. The point of the programme was to stabilize surviving banks. prevent a total meltdown, and enable banks to lend more. The TARP and other government programmes have worked, and banks have made more loans as a result. Woman: What about the claim that taxpayers have giv
38、en the banks billions and wont get their money back? Man: TARP funds are not charity. Banks that received TARP funds will make about $13 billion in dividend payments to the U.S. Treasury this year. TARP funds are loans yielding anywhere from 5% to 8% interest This is a win-win: Banks are getting the
39、 capital they need, and taxpayers are getting a strong return on their investment. Woman: One claim says that “The only way to fix the banks is to nationalize them.“ Is it true? Man: This is a misguided premise. The announcement of nationalization will undermine the confidence in the financial syste
40、m and send shudders through the investment community. Politicizing lending decisions and the credit allocation process will be destructive for the economy. Man: Nationalization also will give the false impression that all banks are insolvent. We agree with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankes stat
41、ement that the nationalization of banks is not necessary to stabilize the banking system. Woman: OK. Then getting our facts straight as we debate the important issues will help us rebuild a healthy financial services sector that can better support economic growth. Thank you, Mr. Lewis. 【知识模块】 选择题 9
42、【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 选择题 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 选择题 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 16 【听力原文】 Woman: Mr. Shen, could you analyse the current situation of stimulating domestic demand? Man: As I said in th
43、e fifth edition of Caijing Macroeconomic Weekly Review, released September 16, the core Issue for Chinas future sustainable growth lies in stimulating domestic demand by encouraging spending among the nations consumers. And this step requires a fundamental change in policy support from export-orient
44、ed to domestic consumer growth. Woman: What are the “major economy“ effects of China? Man: China has been showing more “major economy“ effects recently in two ways: external demand growth contributed less toward supporting Chinas export growth, and, at least to some extent, Chinas growth rate has in
45、fluenced international commodity prices. Therefore, Chinas export growth is approaching a bottleneck that has nothing to do with the U.S. subprime crisis, yuan appreciation, cuts in export, or value-added tax rebates. The impact from external and internal policy tightening did no more than speed up
46、this process. Woman: Chinas export growth has shown some weakness. Did it suggest something? Man: Growth in shipments to Europe and Japan apparently fell for exporters such as Russia, India, Brazil as well as China. Economic setbacks in the European Union and Japan dragged down growth in emerging ma
47、rkets. I predicted that it would be unwise for China to wait for the United States to recover. Bad news for the old, large investment banks could mean two or three more years of sluggishness for the global economy. Man: Hence, the only way out is to spur domestic demand. For the near term, Chinese d
48、omestic consumption appears to be robust, as monthly retail sales growth has accelerated so far this year, partially offsetting slowed exports. Woman: Any other impact? Man: Yes, just like the consumption growth faces several obstacles. First, the real estate and automobile sectors two pillars for l
49、ocal economies have turned weaker. Second, in the long run, as deteriorating external demand drags down exports, investment in export-related industries will fall. Third, growth in industrial output continues to slow. Bankruptcy or idled factories may drive up unemployment rates and affect household income growth. Relaxing monetary policy will somewhat loosen credit constraints for companies. But because of the limited scale of consumer leverage, interest rate cuts are more likely to stimulate production rather than consumption.
