1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 10及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. For each question, mark one letter (A, B, or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay each recording. 1 Which department has a vacancy at the moment? （ A） Personnel （ B） Sales （ C）
2、 Production 2 How will Dover Tools dispatch the order?3 What is the message for Mr Brown? 4 When will production start?5 Which chart are the two women talking about?6 Which car park will close during repair work? 7 When are the two people going to meet? 8 Which graph is correct?二、 PART TWO 8 Look at
3、 the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a man telephoning a company about his statement of account. For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Micro Communic
4、ations Ltd Finance Department Name of Company: Pegasus Group Name of Caller: (9) Martin _ Account Number: (10) _ Goods received: (11) _ printers Discount quoted originally: (12) _ per cent Correct balance due: (13) _ Contact number: (14) 840679 extension _ Date balance will be received: (15) _ Octob
5、er 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear part of a business news programme. For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Waymans Company to sel
6、l (16) _ business. Reason for sale: (17) _ Company changes began in (18) _ Money from sale likely to fund (19) _ Teltalk David Driver to be new (20) _ Teltalk to merge with a (21) _ company. 11% share will be bought by (22) _ firm. 四、 PART FOUR 23 You will hear a discussion between a radio interview
7、er and the owners of two companies which sell sandwiches. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 What problem did Brian have with his sandwich business? （ A） His first shop was unpopular. （ B） He had to clos
8、e one of the shops. （ C） His second shop didnt open on time. 24 Brian says his success is due to （ A） quick service. （ B） quality food. （ C） cheap prices. 25 Brian says the trend nowadays is for his customers to （ A） buy a sandwich to eat at their desk. （ B） smoke in the street at lunchtime. （ C） ta
9、ke a couple of breaks in the day. 26 Brian says the average British lunch break is （ A） just over 30 minutes. （ B） more than 45 minutes. （ C） about 60 minutes. 27 Geraldine started her sandwich business because she （ A） had always wanted to work with food. （ B） recognised a good business opportunity
10、. （ C） was unsuccessful as a journalist. 28 At the beginning, Geraldine financed her business （ A） through her parents. （ B） with a bank loan. （ C） with her own money. 29 After Geraldine found premises, it was difficult for her to （ A） run both parts of the business. （ B） find enough clients to deli
11、ver to. （ C） afford the rent of the building. 30 When Jack first agreed to help Geraldine, he was （ A） in debt. （ B） on holiday. （ C） out of work. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 10答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Man: Good morning. Maxton Products. Woman: Oh, hello. I saw in the paper last week that youve got a vacanc
12、y for a secretary in your production department. Man: Well, actually that vacancy was in the personnel department but the positions filled now. We are looking for a secretary in the sales department, though. Woman: Thanks, but Im not really interested. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 Man: Purchasing. Woman: Dov
13、er Tools here. About your order - how would you like it sent? Man: Well, road is probably cheapest, isnt it? Woman: Yes, but itll take 10 days, is there a rail depot near you? Man: No there isnt. I suppose youd better put it on the plane, then, its urgent. Woman: OK - Well deliver in 48 hours. Does
14、that suit you? Man: Yes, thats OK. 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【听力原文】 Man: Hello, can I help you? Woman: Hello, yes, my names Jane Kelly. Im looking for Mr Brown. Man: Oh, Im sorry hes not here, do you have an appointment? Woman: No, I dont. I was just passing the factory, so I thought Id come in and show him our
15、new samples, never mind, tell him I called, and Ill come back another time. Man: Fine, Ill give him your message. 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【听力原文】 Man: - now - about the new factory. We were hoping to start production on the 21st. unfortunately itll be about a week later now, on the 29th. the machinery wont be i
16、nstalled until the 23rd - thats why theres a delay, Im afraid. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 Woman 1: Look, weve got to do something about these sales figures - theyre terrible! Woman 2: Well, theyre better than last month, anyway. Woman 1: Yes, but not a lot. We can certainly still improve them. Im getting v
17、ery worried. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听力原文】 Man: You know next week the factory chimneys are going to be repaired? Woman: Yes. Man: Well, well have to close the car park underneath the chimneys. Woman: OK. Thats the West Site car park, so West Site workers will have to use the East Site car park instead. Man:
18、Yes, or the North Site, if thats full. 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Edith Brown here, from Walkers. Could I make an appointment to see you on Thursday morning this week? Man: Mornings not really possible, Im afraid. What about the afternoon? Woman: Ive already got an appointment then. Is Friday
19、 possible? Man: Yes, thats OK, but make it the morning rather than the afternoon. 7 【正确答案】 B 8 【听力原文】 The price of shares remained steady for the first half of the year but there was a sudden fall in their value in the second half. 8 【正确答案】 C 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Woman: Finance Department. Man: Hell
20、o, Im calling from the Pegasus Group. Ive just received our statement of account and there are some problems. Woman: Ill need to check our records. Can you give me your name? Man: Martin Farrow - thats F A double R O W. Woman: And your account number? Its at the top of your statement. Man: Its TM 30
21、096. Woman: And what was wrong? Man: We ordered 28 printers about two weeks ago but you only had 24 in stock so that was all you could deliver to us. Woman: Were you charged for 28? Man: No, but you hadnt included the correct discount. When I spoke to Sales we agreed a 15% reduction. On our statemen
22、t its 12%. Woman: Ill look into it. The balance is wrong as well? Man: Yes. Its 2,575 but thats with a 12% discount. It should be 2,487. Woman: Can I check your phone number? In the records its 840679 extension 854. Man: The extensions 845. Woman: I may need to ring back but well get a new statement
23、 posted this afternoon. Man: Fine. Then I can sort out the payment. If the statement arrives tomorrow - thats the 15th - you should get the cheque by the end of the month on the 30th. Woman: Thatll be fine. 9 【正确答案】 Farrow 10 【正确答案】 TM30096 11 【正确答案】 24 12 【正确答案】 15 13 【正确答案】 2487 14 【正确答案】 845 15 【
24、正确答案】 30(th) 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Woman: And now here is the main business news of the day. The UK company Waymans confirmed today that managers there were continuing to reorganise the company, and have now decided which of their businesses to sell. Both their car components business and their sp
25、orts car production will stay within the company. However, the sale of their racing car business is planned for next month and already has a possible buyer. A spokesman for Waymans said the company had agreed to sell the business because of its low profits, even though sales which were poor last yea
26、r have started to recover. The buyers are specialists in the field and are confident they can continue this recovery. Waymans Director John Blake confirmed that the sale was just one of several major changes they had made in the company in 1999, a process started two years before, in 1997, by their
27、MD. Mr Blake explained that having fewer businesses would leave more money available. It is believed that the company will spend any money made from next months sale on new equipment, instead of the building work that was originally planned. Man: Teltalk, the mobile phone company, today confirmed th
28、at David Driver is mowing from his position as Personnel Director to become Chief Executive. Reports suggest he will take up the position next month. Earlier in the year Mr Driver announced that Teltalk might merge with a company in Europe, but latest reports are that they now intend to join a Briti
29、sh company. Teltalk has also announced that Greens, the software retailers, intend to sell their eleven per cent share in the company next month. Teltalk has not named the company which intends to buy this share but has confirmed that it is an electronics company. 16 【正确答案】 racing car 17 【正确答案】 low
30、profits 18 【正确答案】 1997 19 【正确答案】 new equipment 20 【正确答案】 chief executive 21 【正确答案】 British 22 【正确答案】 (an) electronics 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Well, today on Starting Out, we look at the sandwich industry in Britain. I have with me Brian Fraser, the owner of Designer Sandwiches, and Geral
31、dine Holmes, another successful sandwich shop owner from Brighton. Brian did you have any problems developing your business? Brian Fraser: Not at the start. I set up my first sandwich shop in Leeds in 1994. That went well. Unfortunately, though, just before the opening of my second shop, there was a
32、 fire in the empty building. So I had to start again and find new premises for it. Its doing as well as the first one now, though. Interviewer: Why do you think you have been so successful? Brian Fraser: Theres a high demand for sandwiches made from fresh ingredients, especially when theyre served i
33、n a relaxed and friendly place. Although people have a bit less time nowadays, theyre still happy to pay more for something really good. Interviewer: Of course some people take your sandwiches straight back to their desks. Is that a growing trend? Brian Fraser: Quite the opposite! It used to be true
34、, but now, because many offices ban smoking completely, we find a lot of people stay at our tables and chat over a cigarette after their sandwich. No one wants to stand outside smoking, especially in winter, and because were near their offices, people often come in twice a day. Interviewer: So how l
35、ong is the average lunch break nowadays? Brian Fraser: Its nowhere near an hour, of course. Im told its slightly more than 30 minutes, I cant remember the exact figure, but well under forty minutes. Interviewer: Designer Sandwiches are the perfect choice, then, if youre living in Leeds! Now Geraldin
36、e, how did you start your own business? Geraldine Holmes: Well, it was by accident, really. I planned to train as a journalist, but I got an office job to earn some money first. There were no places to buy a cheap snack near where I worked. My colleagues used to complain about this. So I thought the
37、res an excellent idea here and I made a start immediately. Interviewer: And how did you finance the business when you started? Geraldine Holmes: Well, you have to understand that I began in a very small way! So I really didnt need a loan from the. bank. I used to fill a basket with about forty sandw
38、iches, sell them in local offices, and, when the basket was empty, make some more. The little money Id saved bought the first ingredients, and after that, I always had cash coming in, so there was no need for my parents to help either. Interviewer: Very low risk! Was it difficult to develop the busi
39、ness though? Geraldine Holmes: Yes and no. I made a reasonable profit from the start, so I was able to afford to rent a small place. I sold my sandwiches there, but also continued to supply the many customers I already had. The problem was, I had to close the premises while I delivered to their vari
40、ous offices. Interviewer: So then you employed Jack Roberts, now your business partner, to help you? Geraldine Holmes: Employ, no! I couldnt afford wages. Jack had a very good job then, though he hated it. When I asked him to join the business, he seemed interested. Fortunately for me, he had two we
41、eks off work at the time, so he agreed to take over the deliveries temporarily. Well, he enjoyed it so much, he decided to give up his proper job and take a risk with me. Interviewer: And from then on, success was guaranteed! Geraldine Holmes, Brian Fraser, thank you for sharing your early careers with us. 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 C 26 【正确答案】 A 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确 答案】 C 29 【正确答案】 A 30 【正确答案】 B
