1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力综合模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 PART THREE 0 You will hear an interview talking about Chinas manufacturing. 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 According to the man, the problem that Chinese producers are f
2、aced with is because of （ A） overseas declining orders. （ B） the economic crisis. （ C） some emerging economies. 2 Which industry reacted most sensitively in electricity consumption during the crisis? （ A） chemical fibers （ B） nonferrous metal （ C） transportation equipment 3 Which of the followings a
3、re included in the Top 10 Boosting Industries? （ A） textile, light industry and real estate （ B） logistics, ship manufacturing and machinery （ C） machinery, steel and ferrous metals 4 Which choice best describes Chinas shipbuilding industry in the past five years? （ A） producing around the clock （ B
4、） making timely deliveries （ C） suspending production 5 How many percent of the Electronics and information production capacity is allocated for domestic demand? （ A） 47.3 （ B） 40 （ C） 24 6 According to the man, the stimulus plan wont solve the problem of （ A） boosting some affected industries. （ B）
5、 creating more demand. （ C） clearing inventory buildup. 7 What would improve an industrys efficiency as a whole? （ A） industry consolidation （ B） sluggish market （ C） market competition 8 Without a strong domestic market, the 4 trillion yuan investment package is （ A） unsubstantial. （ B） imperfect.
6、（ C） unbalanced. 8 You will hear an interview discussing Chinas current economic situation. 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers, in which year will Chinas economy surpass
7、 that of the United States? （ A） 2015 （ B） 2025 （ C） 2035 10 The forces influencing consolidation of the industry doesnt include （ A） withering external demand. （ B） growing production costs. （ C） withering internal demand. 11 From 2004 to November 2008, the export deliveries dropped by （ A） 20%. （
8、B） 16.5%. （ C） 3.5%. 12 What effect will the 2008 fuel pricing reform have on the manufacturing section? （ A） It will release companys burden. （ B） It means higher costs for production. （ C） It will intensify the competition among manufacturers. 13 Due to the current global financial crisis and econ
9、omic recession, the process of consolidation has been （ A） unaffected. （ B） stepped up. （ C） decelerated. 14 Which percentage of Chinas labour cost against that of the U.S. is the least likely to appear within the next 30 years? （ A） 25% （ B） 45% （ C） 55% 15 Which country outsources nearly half of i
10、ts manufacturing business? （ A） China （ B） Germany （ C） India 16 A boom in domestic consumption does not include （ A） an emerging service sector. （ B） a strengthened agricultural sector. （ C） an improved manufacturing sector. 16 You will hear a monologue concerning the relationship between economy a
11、nd welfare. 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 The flat happiness trend has （ A） lasted for nearly a century. （ B） just happened recently. （ C） continued for several decades. 18 Some recent decisions of B
12、ritish Treasury seem to （ A） increase GBs GDP. （ B） improve publics health. （ C） impair its economy. 19 Which choice is NOT mentioned as a factor for the improvement of well-being? （ A） longer life span （ B） decline in gender inequality （ C） income equality 20 In recorded happiness the rise in inequ
13、ality and depression （ A） is reflected by a downturn. （ B） is in accordance with the change. （ C） has little to do with the measured happiness. 21 Who thinks that material wealth is a substitute for kinship? （ A） Nobody. （ B） The most dismal orthodox economist. （ C） The author. 22 The author believe
14、s that the British public sector now is pervaded by （ A） arbitrary objectives. （ B） target-driven mentality. （ C） anti-democratic opinions. 23 The author believes that the happiness view could actually bring danger to （ A） our conscience. （ B） local government. （ C） peoples own choice. 24 We should
15、realise that Gross National Product measures （ A） peoples welfare. （ B） the size of economy. （ C） the societys cultural level. BEC商务英语（中级）听力综合模拟试卷 15答案与解析 一、 PART THREE 0 【听力原文】 You will hear an interview talking about Chinas manufacturing. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the
16、 correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You have 45 seconds to read through the questions. Pause Now listen, and mark A, B or C. Woman: Manufacturers in China are now confronted with dramatically slacking demand. Then whats the reason? Man: Well, you know, overseas marke
17、ts, which absorbs the majority of Chinese products, have been cutting orders since November not only the major buyers of the G3, the storm eye of the current global crisis, but more so emerging economies, where deep troubles are only beginning. Woman: Are there any specific signs reflecting the weak
18、ened demand? Man: Yes, firstly the weakened demand is mirrored in idle capacity. The fourth quarter of 2008 had seen negative 7.1 percent growth in electricity consumption, compared to the year prior. Downstream industries, such as textiles and chemical fibers, have been leading the contraction star
19、ting early last year. Upstream industries, including the nonferrous metal and transportation equipment, followed quickly, retrenching electricity consumption by over 20 percent. Using less electricity means less production. Therefore, Januarys industrial value added is very likely to fall from Decem
20、ber, which probably means negative GDP growth as well. Woman: In the battle against the economic slowdown, China has designed stimulus plans for ten manufacturing industries: textile, light industry, electronics and information, logistics, automobile, shipbuilding, machinery, steel, nonferrous metal
21、s and petrochemicals. Then where are the industries suffering from? Man: As you say, China has designed to boost ten major industries. The industries suffering most from overcapacity are: Shipbuilding Much in line with the rest of the world, Chinas new orders have fallen behind deliveries since Octo
22、ber, a situation not seen in more than five years. Petrochemical The apparent petrol consumption(production plus imports minus exports)has decreased year-on-year since November, while inventories have piled up by 47.3 percent in 2008 compared with a year ago. Electronics & Information A pillar expor
23、t industry, the electronics and information industry used 60 percent of its capacity for export production. Turnover in this industry shrank by 0.1 percent and 2.4 percent in November and December year-on-year, a strong sign of over-capacity as the fourth quarter is traditionally the peak season. Wo
24、man: Whats the result of over-capacity to the factories? Man: As both international and domestic demand weakens, many factories find that they dont need as much capacity as they have, and have to downsize their payrolls or cut wages, making life harder for workers. However, the ten stimulus plans se
25、em to have neglected the key problem entirely. Instead of clearing excess, outdated inventory, the expansionary measures in the plans might lead to even more inventory buildup as they create an illusion of beefed-up demand. Woman: Is there any strategies for these industry factories? Man: The good n
26、ews is that a sluggish market could allow for industry consolidation, which would improve an industrys efficiency as a whole. Such consolidations should be carried out through market competition, free from government intervention. However, policies, such as a favourable tax regime and financial supp
27、ort, are needed to help businesses weather the painful process. Still, the most important factor in ensuring the success of these policies is a strong domestic market. Without that, the ten industries stimulus plans as well as the 4 trillion yuan investment package announced last year might well be
28、another “bubble blower“. 【知识模块】 选择题 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 选择题 3 【正确答案】 B 【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 【听力原文】 You will hear an interview discussing Chinas current economic situation. For ea
29、ch question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You have 45 seconds to read through the questions. Pause Now listen, and mark A, B or C. Woman: After founding the Peoples Republic, China spent the first 30 years building a pla
30、nned economy and the next 30 years reforming it. Then, when will Chinas economy be likely to exceed that of United States? Man: Angus Maddison. a British economist, predicted this will happen in 2015. counting the GDP in purchasing power parity(PPP): PricewaterhouseCoopers allows an extra 10 years.
31、But whomever you listen to, China is said to be on the way to becoming the biggest economy within 30 years. Woman: Since the Second World War, the former Soviet Union, West Germany and Japan have each once been seen in this light. None of them, however, turned out to overtake the United States. Coul
32、d China shatter these predictions? Man: In my opinion, the key lies in a modernized and strengthened manufacturing sector. And the starting point is proper consolidation of the industry. Woman: Then, how to get proper consolidation of the industry? Man: Two forces, withering external demand and grow
33、ing production costs, have already been pushing consolidation of Chinas manufacturing sector. Woman: But dependency on export seems too important for the Chinese manufacturing sector to break with. Man: You know, the conventional gauge, the export-GDP ratio, might have exaggerated the extent of expo
34、rt dependence, because export figures are gross, while the GDP is incremental. A better measure would be export deliveries against overall sales by the industrial sector. In 2004, export deliveries peaked at 20 percent of total sales and dropped to 16.5 percent by November 2008. Woman: What about th
35、e competition within the industry? Man: Competition within the industry, as well as normalization of the input price, has been elevating production costs. According to the National Statistical Bureau, the number of manufacturers almost doubled between 1998 and 2006, making the marketplace much more
36、crowded, although sales increased fivefold during the same period. As competition heats up in the margins, managers might also have to bid farewell to artificially depressed input prices in the wake of the 2008 fuel pricing reform. Prices of land, commodities, interest and exchange rates may all ris
37、e, swelling production costs. Woman: Whats the impact from the current global financial crisis and economic recession? Man: The current global financial crisis and economic recession have accelerated the process of consolidation. As a result, the industry will mature as weak companies are washed out
38、 and robust ones remain. The companies that survive will benefit from economy of scale and stronger pricing power. Woman: What are Chinas comparative advantages now? Man: In the meantime, China will continue to energize growth of the manufacturing sector. Such advantages include, first of all, inexp
39、ensive labour. At present, Chinas average labour cost is no more than 5 percent of that of the United States. In light of the experiences of South Korea and Taiwan, this ratio is expected to grow beyond 25 percent but not exceed 50 percent during the next 30 years. Secondly, China has developed an e
40、xtended industry chain, a major plus for Chinese exporters in competition with their foreign rivals. A recent survey indicated that only 40 percent of Chinese manufacturers outsource overseas, compared to Germanys 47 percent and Indias 67 percent. Finally, Chinas enormous potential in the consumer m
41、arket lays a solid foundation for long term growth of its manufacturing sector. Woman: Could you predict the bottom of the current slump? Man: The current slump may soon hit bottom as companies take the opportunity to consolidate and expand rapidly. Chinese manufacturers are also beginning to shift
42、their target markets from overseas to domestic consumers. As Chinas GDP per capita approaches $3,000, we are likely to see a boom in domestic consumption, creating a huge demand shared by an emerging service sector and an empowered manufacturing sector. 【知识模块】 选择题 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 选择题 10 【正确答案】 C 【
43、知识模块】 选择题 11 【正确答案】 C 【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】 B 【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】 You will hear a monologue concerning the relationship between economy and welfare. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the
44、 correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You have 45 seconds to read through the questions. Pause Now listen, and mark A, B or C. Man: The idea that government policy should be focused more on promoting happiness has been gaining support. Proponents of this view argue tha
45、t happiness indicators, based on surveys that purport to measure how happy people feel, have stagnated over decades. An important reason is that governments have aimed to maximize a narrowly defined materially based measure of economic welfare, gross national product, rather than a more holistic ind
46、icator of welfare based on happiness. This premise is clearly false. Politicians have always sought to achieve many things that are not designed to increase GNP. The most recent public service agreements on the British Treasury website, for example, spell out government commitments to make schooichi
47、ldren do more physical exercise, increase participation in the arts and reduce scrapie in sheep. Presumably these are not just oblique ways of boosting the economy. A decades-long flat happiness trend could be showing that government policies in general fail: that efforts to improve the human lot th
48、rough the political process over the past 50 years have proved futile. But this would be a depressing conclusion. Instead, happiness advocates make a scapegoat out of GNP and argue that economic growth is irrelevant or detrimental to happiness. The alternative view is that the happiness data over ti
49、me contains little or no genuine information. We simply cannot rely on such data as an indicator of anything useful. Indeed, they show no correlation with a whole range of factors that might reasonably be thought to improve well-being, such as a massive increase in leisure time, a tendency to live longer and a decline in gender inequality. Income inequality is often claimed to be a strong determinant of happiness, and this “fact“ used to argue for more progressive taxation. Yet we do not see any change in recorded happiness when inequality go
