1、BEC商务英语（初级）口语模拟试卷 94及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 In this part, the interlocutor asks questions to each of the candidates in turn. You have to give information about yourself and express personal opinions. 1 Do you have an English name? 2 May I know where you are from? 3 How do you l
2、ike your university? 4 Would you like to take a part-time job? 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute
3、to prepare your ideas. 2 In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. A What is important when.? Presiding over a meeting Emphas
4、ising the purpose Encouraging discussion Making decisions B What is important when.? Selecting an employee to promote Personality Performance Leadership 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an
5、 example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 3 In this part of the test, the examiner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You ha
6、ve 30 seconds to look at the task prompt, an example of which is below, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that, the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic.For two or three candidatesScenarioIm going to describe a situation.Your company has
7、 moved to a new building and is planning to set up a conference room. Talk together for about two minutes about the things that could be put in the conference room in addition to necessary furniture and decide which three you think are the most important.Here are some pictures to help you.* three mi
8、nutes for group of three candidates Prompt material Follow-on questions: Do you think it is necessary to put the companys logo on the wall of the conference room?(Why or why not?) What role do all the things put into the conference room play? What do you think of putting a bonsai on the windowsill o
9、f the conference room? Do you think telephone is a necessary thing in a conference room?(Why or why not?) How can a company extend the service life of the high-tech office equipment? BEC商务英语（初级）口语模拟试卷 94答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 1 【正确答案】 1 Yes, my English name is Emily. I get this n
10、ame from the classic novel Little Woman and I like this character very much. 2 I am from Shanghai. It is located along the coast of the East China Sea and the southern banks of the mouth of the Yangtze River. 3 I love our university. There are brand-new library, well-equipped labs, advanced teaching
11、 facilities, first-class professors and rich extracurricular activities in our university. 4 Yes. I would like to take a part-time job to earn some money. If I have enough money, I can go to travel during the holidays. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are as
12、ked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 2 【正确答案】 Topic A I think three things are important when presiding over a meeting. The first thing is emphasising your pu
13、rpose. At the beginning of the meeting, as a chairperson, you should make it clear why you call a meeting and what you are going to achieve. The second thing is encouraging discussion. Different people think of the problems from different perspectives, so it is important to ask the participants to a
14、ir their opinions through group discussion. In this way, you can make a rational decision. The third thing is making decisions. At the end of the meeting, you should summarise what has been discussed and make decisions. These decisions are the guidance on what you are going to do next. Topic B In my
15、 point of view, when selecting an employee to promote, we should take three factors into account. The first thing to consider is his or her personality. We must make sure that the personality of the employee complies with the requirements of a particular position. Secondly, we should examine the per
16、formance of the employee to see what his or her advantages and disadvantages are and whether he or she is excellent enough to be head of a particular department. Thirdly, leadership is also important. The person we choose must have strong leadership. The head of a department is different from common
17、 employees. He or she must have a sober and creative mind, the ability to communicate with people from both inside and outside the company and decision-making capacity. 三、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the
18、 prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 3 【正确答案】 A: Our company is setting up a conference room, what do you think should be put in it first? B: I think it shoul
19、d be the projector. Sometimes during the meeting, we need to show the participants such things as pictures, photos and slides to illustrate something. The projector can project these things on a wall or a screen, which is very convenient and effective. A: You are right. It can also help us increase
20、efficiency of a meeting. For example, we would like to introduce a new machine. When we use a projector, we dont have to explain its structure and how it works again and again. What we need to do is just to give a brief introduction and other things are self-evident. B: The next one should be a whit
21、eboard. In my opinion, the whiteboard is an indispensable thing in a conference room. If you want to explain something by virtue of board writing, you can resort to it. A: I quite agree with you. Math teachers can demonstrate the process of calculation on the blackboard while we can put down the key
22、 points of our presentation on the whiteboard for others reference. What do you think is the next important thing? B: It should be the photocopier. If there is something to be duplicated during a meeting, we dont have to walk out of the conference room to have it done. A: Thats exactly what I think.
23、 Putting a photocopier in the conference room could save the participants some time. To conclude, projector, whiteboard and photocopier are three important things to be put in a conference room. Follow-on questions: Yes, I do think it is necessary. A logo is the symbol of a company. Putting the comp
24、anys logo on the wall will make the conference room look more dignified and it also give the employees a sense of belonging. They are all auxiliary equipment. Thanks to them, our work becomes more and more efficient and people no longer consider attending a meeting a boring thing. I think it is a pr
25、etty good idea. I can beautify the environment and make the air fresher and cleaner. No, I dont think so. Everybody has a cell phone so installing a telephone in a conference room is a waste. The company should instruct its staff about how to use the high-tech equipment and how to maintain it. Besides, the company should also tell its staff to take good care of the equipment.
