1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 101及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 How many tables did the man order? （ A） 70 （ B） 72 （ C） 68 二、 PART TWO 1 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a man contacting an employment agency about the recruitment of temporary staff for his business. For each question 9-
2、15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Advance Recruitment Company name. A Well, Id like to check on the dimensions first make sure that theyll fit. First of all, how wide are they? B: Just a mo
3、ment sir, Ill get the specifications. you asked about the width.yes, the standard unit is 3.5 metres wide. A: And the height? B: Theyre 2 metres high with flexible positions for the shelves. A: How many shelves can actually be fitted? B: Really as many as you like, but normally five. A: I see. I nee
4、d to know how much they stick out, in other words, how deep are they? B: Theyre 30 centimetres deep. A: Thanks, thats the dimensions. Now, what about delivery? B: Well, it depends how far you are from our warehouse. A: Were about ten miles from the centre. B: I see. well, thats in our free delivery
5、area, so therell be no extra charge for delivery. A: Good. Actually, what I meant was how long does it take after I place an order? B: I see sir. We guarantee delivery within two weeks. A: Good. Well, were interested in ten of your standard units for a suite of offices. How much do you charge? B: We
6、ll the unit cost is 98 but in view of the size of the order, we can offer a 5 percent discount.just a moment, Ill just do the figures.yes, that comes to 931 -lets round it off and call it 30. A: That sounds reasonable. Finally, what sort of guarantee de you offer? B: Well, these units are extremely
7、sturdy and reliable. Theres the usual one-year guarantee but they have an average life of at least 20 years. 9 【正确答案】 2.0 m 10 【正确答案】 30cm 11 【正确答案】 two 12 【正确答案】 98 13 【正确答案】 10 14 【正确答案】 one 15 【正确答案】 20 四、 PART FOUR 16 【听力原文】 MD: Theres no doubt weve got to tighten up on financial control. Peter,
8、 youre in charge of credit control. What do you suggest? FC: Well, Ive been looking at our payment terms in other words how long we have to wait for payment - we must reduce the average delay in payment. Its nearly 45 days now from the date we send out the invoice. Weve got to get it down to near 30
9、 days. Its not easy. The Sales people always argue it is better to wait for payment rather than lose a customer, but I think we can tighten up on reminders, statements and so on. MD: What about our payments to suppliers? FC: Well, thats more difficult. We are a small firm dealing with large supplier
10、s. They dont have to help us. Still, maybe one or two of our older suppliers could give us better payment terms. MD: Right, lets look at some more general cost-cutting measures we can take. Im interested in support services such as training and personnel development. PM: Look, I must say something h
11、ere. We simply mustnt cut these services. They are our long-term investment in people. MD: Maybe, but weve got to reduce costs somehow. We cant cut in the production area. I. PM: True, but our training budget is already very limited. Most of the training programmes are long-term. MD: Im not saying w
12、e have to stop any existing programmes, but perhaps we should look carefully at future training courses. PM: Well, I can let you have details of what we plan. I think youll see that they are all worthwhile investments. MD: Im sure. Anyway, let me have the programme and well discuss it later. Well ha
13、ve to stop now. Ive got another meeting at 2. PM: I must go too. Ive got a meeting straight away. 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Sophie说 “If theres any different ”，她就会感兴趣，另一个人便说： “Its ournewest board game ”故选 B。 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中说这些游戏 “basically the same”，后文有个转折， “but travel versions lighterand smaller”可见其特
14、别之处在于有两个版本。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “Ive stock several general knowledgegames ” 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 10 99。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 9 99。 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “But if you were to buy both version ofMindtwist I could give you 5 on bothgames ”从文中直接听到答案。 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 见 28题。 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 Robert提出价钱后， Sophie说 “Thatsounds reasonable”故选 C。
