1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 16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. You will hear the eight recordings twice. 1 When will Mr. Scott come? （ A） July 23 （ B） July 31 （ C） July 3 2 Where may Anna be now?
2、 （ A） At home. （ B） At the meeting. （ C） In the car. 3 Which of the following pie charts does the man refer to? 4 Where is the man possibly telephoning from? （ A） His office. （ B） His hotel. （ C） His home. 5 Which graph is correct?6 What is the purpose of the meeting? （ A） To look at applications. （
3、 B） To write a job advertisement. （ C） To prepare for interviews. 7 Who does the man think will get the job? （ A） Julie （ B） Rachel （ C） Laura 8 What is the lowest price the man can buy the machine for? （ A） $10,000 （ B） $15,000 （ C） $13,000 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the form below.Some information is m
4、issing.You will hear a man phoning the Human Resources department of the company where he works,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.三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes about
5、 an American businessman calmed Matthew Webb, who is working in the UK for a company called Electra.Some information is missing.You will hear part of a presentation describing his working life.For each question (16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words.Aft
6、er you have listened once, replay the recording.四、 PART FOUR 23 Listen to the head of a department talking to an employee about her performance. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 Emily started working for the company
7、（ A） some time last year. （ B） one year ago. （ C） over a year ago. 24 Emily found out tile vacancy from （ A） a friend. （ B） a newspaper. （ C） an internal memo. 25 Emily doesnt enjoy （ A） answering the telephone. （ B） typing invoices. （ C） preparing price lists. 26 The biggest problem with the comput
8、er is that （ A） she doesnt know the program very well. （ B） it regularly stops working. （ C） the monitor is too small. 27 Emily would like the company to buy （ A） new software. （ B） new computers. （ C） new monitors. 28 When dealing with complaints, she would like to （ A） take more responsibility. （
9、B） pass tile customer on to her boss. （ C） give the customers money back. 29 Emilys boss thinks that some customers （ A） often receive faulty orders. （ B） often make mistakes. （ C） are not always honest. 30 Emilys main aim for next year is to （ A） get to know the customers a lot better. （ B） make fe
10、wer mistakes. （ C） learn more about the products. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 16答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 F: When will Mr. Scott from GM come to our company? M: Well, he planned to come on July 23, but he called yesterday telling be had to go to Spain on business with his boss. Now hes planning to come next
11、Friday, thats July 31st. F: I see. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 M: Is Anna coming to the meeting, too? F: Yes. What do you want? M: I wonder if she will take the new model of digital camera with her. F: Maybe its a little bit too late. I guess shes on her way to the meeting now. You could try her mobile on 0
12、521 641058, though. 2 【 正确答案】 C 3 【听力原文】 M: Last year, Global Motors Inc. accounted for less than one-third of the fleet car market. F: What about European Motors? Did they do any better? M: Yes. They took away more than one-third share of the market. F: That wasnt easy, was it? M: You are quite rig
13、ht. It was not easy at all. 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【听力原文】 M: Oh, Emily, Im glad you havent left the office yet! I need the sales budget report urgently for tomorrows meeting. F: OK. Where shall I send it? M: Can you e-mail it to me here at home? My e-mail address is on my desk. Its next to the number of the h
14、otel you may need to contact there tomorrow. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 F: And finally, good news from APD cars. In the second half of this year, pre-tax profits rose to 3.8 million, which is excellent considering they had fallen in the first half of the year from 3 to well below 2 million. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听
15、力原文】 F: Weve got to fill those vacancies in research urgently. Thats why todays meetings so important. M: Yes, but the advertisements only just gone out. Why discuss the interviews now? F: The closing date is next Friday. It will take us a day to look at the applications. If we decide on the intervi
16、ew questions today, thatll save time. 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【听力原文】 F: . three people have applied for the new post, Rachel, Julie and Laura. M: Julies only been here a year . Im sure Laura will get it . shes been here five years. Shes also well liked . F: Mm . Rachel is too, but shes fairly new, as well . M:
17、 True. Perhaps she and Julie will be promoted when they have more experience . 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【听力原文】 F: . and this machine is fifteen thousand dollars. M: What does that include? F: Free servicing for a year. Free training. Plus you can exchange it for a newer model after two years, for just ten thous
18、and dollars. M: I was hoping to pay less. Thirteen thousand? F: Sorry. Thats our best price. 8 【正确答案】 B 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Woman: Human Resources. Man: Hello, Nell Andrews here. I understand youve managed to recruit a new assistant for my office? Woman: Oh yes, Neil- would you like to take down th
19、e details? Man: Please. Can I have her surname? Woman: Well, its Shappen, S-H-A-double-P-E-N, and its Ms. Man: Thats an unusual name. OK. Now, can she begin on the fourth of July, as I requested? Woman: Ah, good news there. Weve actually been able to bring that forward to the twenty-eighth of this m
20、onth. Man: June? Oh, thats great. Were so busy, itll make a real difference. Woman: Ive got everything set up for her. Man: A phone line? Woman: Yes, and shell be on extension five-four-five-o. Weve used all the five-four-fours. Man: Oh right. And what about email? Woman: Easy. Her addressll be Rach
21、el - thats R- A-C-H-E-L. Man: . . . and then at horsham-dot-com. Woman: Yeah, as normal. We havent got any other Rachels. And then theres her password. Man: Oh, for the network? Woman: Uh-huh, its F-T-Z-O-seven-nine. Man: Oh, mines just numbers. Woman: Weve got a new system now. Man: I see. And her
22、pay? Woman: Yes, shell be on grade C, to begin with, thats seventeen to nineteen and a half thousand - shell be getting seventeen thousand, two hundred and fifty. Man: Fine. Well, Id like to send her a letter to welcome her. Woman: Good idea. She lives at a hundred and sixty-three-B, West Street. Th
23、ats in Kenford. Man: OK, thanks a lot. Woman: No problem. 9 【正确答案】 SHAPPEN 10 【正确答案】 28(TH) (OF) JUNE 11 【正确答案】 5450 12 【正确答案】 RACHEL 13 【正确答案】 FTZ079 14 【正确答案】 ( )17,250 15 【正确答案】 163B 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Man: I discovered at an early age that I only did well at something if I enjoyed doing it.
24、 I didnt like maths at school so I never got good results, but sport was different. So, now I work for Electra, a company selling computer games, I understand very well that the most important thing for our sales is that our customers are happy using our products! My first job after leaving school w
25、as in a bike shop. Then, I decided to go to college to study engineering, but I soon gave that up because I couldnt get enthusiastic about it. After that, I got a job working as a rep for a frozen food company, which was much better than studying. Our main customers were a convenience store chain ca
26、lled Star Stores, and the people there seemed to like the way I worked, as later they offered me the job of sales manager. I really enjoyed my time there and I managed to increase market share considerably by improving customer service. I stayed with them for ten years before moving to join Electra.
27、 Although at first I earned less money, I knew in the long term the move to Electra was important for my career development. I started working with the staff, showing them how to deal with the customers- a happy customer always returns to the store! Thats how I was promoted to the job of training or
28、ganiser for the USA, working with the new staff. Now Im here in the UK, I am an Executive Director. Although we havent introduced any new products yet, our sales figures have improved due to increased TV advertising. Were opening six new stores next year and although Im busy, I enjoy feeling Im part
29、 of the companys success story. 16 【正确答案】 COMPUTER GAMES/PRODUCTS 17 【正确答案】 (AN) ENGINEERING (COURSE) 18 【正确答案】 SALES MANAGER 19 【正确答案】 CUSTOMER SERVICE(S) 20 【正确答案】 CAREER 21 【正确答案】 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 22 【正确答案】 (TV) ADVERTISING/ADVERTISEMENT(S)/ADVERTS/ADS 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 M: Come in Emily an
30、d take a seat. F: Thanks. M: So, where do we start? Should we begin with a look at last year and then go on from there? F: Fine. M: So, how do you feel youve done in your first full year with the company? F: Overall, I think Ive done quite well. I feel quite confident now about what I do. M: And are
31、 you happy with your duties? F: Well, the job is exactly as it was advertised in the paper, so there have been no surprises. I like dealing with customers and I dont mind answering the phone and preparing invoices. Sometime its a bit boring typing long price lists, but then everyone has to do it. M:
32、 Thats true. Does anything make your job difficult? F: The computer. To begin with, I was slow because I didnt know the program, but now I get annoyed when the computer just stops working for no reason. I often sit looking at the monitor for minutes, not sure whether it is still working or not. I th
33、ink the network is too old for our software and we need some new machines. M: But apart from the computer, is there anything else you would like to change? F: Erm, let me see. Id like the authority to issue credit notes without having to ask you first. Youre often away on business and sometimes cust
34、omers ring up with a complaint. And if we cant contact you, then we cant deal with the complaint properly. Its a bit embarrassing at times. M: Yes, but some of our customers always find something wrong and try and get a credit note with every order. You cant believe everything they say, you know. Wh
35、at about your objective for the future? F: Well, I need to get to know the customers a bit better and maybe try to make fewer mistakes. But I think the most important thing is to increase my product knowledge, so dont, get embarrassed when customers make enquiries. M: Dont worry. Youll learn all that in time. What Id like to ask you about now is. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 C 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 C
