1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 32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 Blackman come? 2 What is the recommended stock of coal? 3 Which graph is co
2、rrect?4 Who is asked to call back? （ A） Dorothy Borrow （ B） Francis Gregory （ C） Isabel Hawkins 5 Which department does the woman work for? （ A） Finance Department （ B） Technical Department （ C） Marketing Department 6 Why is the woman in Toronto? （ A） to visit friends （ B） to travel （ C） to work. 7
3、From which platform does the train leave? 8 Whats the flight number? 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a man calling to book conference rooms. For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letter
4、s. You will hear the conversation twice. Emperor Hotel Conference Center Reservation Form TYPE OF ROOM BOOKED: (9) three _ rooms and one big room DATE OF CONFERENCE: (10) January _ NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: (11) about _ people DISCOUNT: (12) _% TOTAL PRICE PER DAY: (13) $ _ CONTACT NAME: (14) _ Seward
5、 ACCOUNT NUMBER: (15) _ -3218 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes about multinational corporations. Some information is missing. You will hear part of a presentation by the consultant of an international investment company. For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered spac
6、e using one or two words. You will hear the presentation twice. Multinational Corporations An MNC has (16) _ overseas Plants built up with (17) supporting _ World market developed due to (18) _ in home market Major decisions made by (19) central _ Large MNCs get (20) _ Advantages: (21) create _ (22)
7、 contribute to _ or creation 四、 PART FOUR 23 You will hear an interview with Ms Spencer about the change of telephone numbers in the city. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the interview twice. 23 Why are telephone numbers changing? （ A） The t
8、elephone company is running out of numbers because of rapid growth of phone systems. （ B） There is an increasing demand of mobile phones and fax machines. （ C） All kinds of businesses are expanding in the city. 24 Over the next 5 years, every phone number in the city will gain an extra （ A） 8 digits
9、. （ B） 2 digits. （ C） 1 or 2 digits. 25 The telephone company is going to （ A） launch a nation-wide campaign to inform people about the change. （ B） write most of the new numbers on White Pages directories. （ C） inform about the change right away. 26 How long will the customers be told about new num
10、ber on the phone? （ A） 3 months （ B） 6 months （ C） 9 months 27 How can people overseas find the new number? （ A） call their local operator （ B） look into the White Pages directory （ C） find out from the media 28 To be connected automatically to your old number, overseas callers will （ A） not be char
11、ged for the service during the first year. （ B） not be charged for the service for the first 9 months. （ C） be charged for the service for the first 9 months. 29 You can minimize the cost if you （ A） update the materials and facilities on the date of change. （ B） update the materials and facilities
12、within one year. （ C） update your materials and facilities beforehand. 30 The cost of call will （ A） rise after the change. （ B） remain unchanged. （ C） reduce after the change. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 32答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 F: When will Mr Blackman from GM come to our company? M: Well, he planned to
13、 come on August 23, but he called yesterday telling he had to go to Spain on business with his boss. Now hes planning to come next Friday, thats August 31st. F: I see. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 M: Kathy, shall we go through the inventory then? Lets start with coal. F: We have about 45 tons. But we are sup
14、posed to have 70 tons. M: So weve got too little. Wed better order some more. How about gas? F: I think we have enough stock for that. M: OK, thank you then. 2 【正确答案】 C 3 【听力原文】 F: Now lets look at our recent product the GP3 battery. Sales increased rapidly in 2001 to 120,000 packs and then rose aga
15、in by 150,000 packs in 2002. It leveled off last year, but dropped slightly during the first six months of the year they were down to 130,000 packs. 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【听力原文】 M: Peterson and Taylor. Can I help you? F: Yes, this is Isabel Hawkins from R &D. Can I speak to Dorothy Borrow, please? M: I am af
16、raid she is out at the moment. I am secretary Francis Gregory. Can I take a message? F: Yeah, ask her to call me back this afternoon. My number is 517-345-2657. Thank you. M: You are welcome. 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 F: Nice to meet you, Steven. Do you also work in electronics? M: No, my major was mathem
17、atics when I was in college, but now I am in finance. What about you? F: Oh, I work for Pearsons in the Technical Department. To be more specific, I work in computers. M: I see. Thats why you are so skillful with the computer work. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听力原文】 M: Have you been here long? F: No, only a few da
18、ys. M: Are you here on business or for play? F: Business, Im afraid. My company has a project here in Toronto. I have to be here for three months. M: Really, thats nice. 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, could you tell me which platform the 3 oclock train leaves from? F: Yes, its platform 10. M: Tha
19、nk you. Which end of the station is that? F: The left-hand side, but youd better get there 10 minutes earlier because there are a lot of people going. M: OK. Thank you very much. 7 【正确答案】 B 8 【听力原文】 F: Hello, I am calling about the group of visitors from Canada. M: Oh, yes, whats the detail? F: Well
20、, they are arriving on 5 September on flight CA 356, . so thats about 5:30 in the afternoon. M: Do you want me to arrange the hotel for them? F: That would be nice. Ill e-mail the names of the visitors. 8 【正确答案】 A 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 F: Good morning, Emperor Hotel, Conference Center. Can I help you
21、? M: Hello, this is Jerald Seward from MSU. We are going to bold an international symposium on global business at the end of this month and we want to book some conference rooms. F: No problem. Just a moment, I need to write down some details. Your name, please? M: Jerald Seward. Thats J-E-R-A-L-D S
22、eward, S-E-W-A-R-D. The contact number is 9643-74961. F: When exactly do you want to book? M: January 29th to 31st, three days. F: OK, what kind of rooms do you want? M: Well, we have about 230 participants. I think we need four mid-sized rooms with multi-media equipment. Each room can hold 50 to 60
23、 people. F: I am sorry, we only have three mid-sized rooms available at that time. But we have a big one which can hold 100 people. M: Well, since there is no enough room, that will be OK. By the way, how do you charge? F: Its $300 for mid-sized rooms and $400 for the big one per day. If you have th
24、e membership, we can give you a 20% discount. M: Oh, yes, we do have the membership. So that would be $240 for a mid-sized room and $320 for a big room per day. Does that include tea, coffee, and snacks? F: No, you have to pay extra for that. $10 per person each day if you want that. M: Oh, no, I th
25、ink Ill save that. Can you transfer payment from our account? F: Sure, is your account number still MH52775-3218 M: Thats right. Thank you, bye. 9 【正确答案】 MID-SIZED 10 【正确答案】 29 TO 31 11 【正确答案】 230 12 【正确答案】 20 13 【正确答案】 1040 14 【正确答案】 JERALD 15 【正确答案】 MH52775 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 With the develop
26、ment of economies and the advent of globalization, many large companies tend to go out of their own countries to establish multinational corporations (MNC). Today, we shall explore how an MNC works and what the advantages are. When a corporation expands its activities overseas and engages in interna
27、tional trade, it could be on the way to becoming a multinational corporation. A multinational corporation has industrial and commercial organizations in foreign countries. Manufacturing plants are established abroad, along with supporting marketing systems. These activities have political and econom
28、ical implications. International markets are developed when an MNC finds limitations in the home market. It tries to approach a foreign market in the most effective way either on the local level or nation, al level. Decisions made in an MNC axe locally inspired. But major decisions are made by a cen
29、tral management, located in the country of the origin of the MNC. In a transnational corporation, decisions are made by officials of the overseas nationality. The country of the origin do not interfere with the decision making process. How multinational can a corporation get? Some companies, like Ne
30、stl6 of Switzerland, make over 90% of their sales on exports and manufactured goods abroad. Today, the large MNCs control from 50 to 200 foreign branches with 30 to 90 percent of their sales exported and produced abroad. A favourable aspect about MNCs is that they create jobs in foreign countries. T
31、hey also contribute to innovation or creation of new products and technology. But when innovation levels off and local technology reaches a point of sufficiency, MNCs are sometimes considered to be no longer useful. At this point MNCs rum the risk of nationalization. Most MNCs are made up of vast nu
32、mbers of foreign subsidiaries, companies in which over 50 percent of shares is owned by the parent company. Like all corporations, MNCs are organized according to the goals they set for themselves. They strive to retain access to the resources that ensure the smooth operation of a company: raw mater
33、ials, manpower, and capital. Furthermore, they try to grow in the global corporation by increasing their access to world resources. This leads them to expand their foreign market position, in other words, to increase their market share. 16 【正确答案】 ORGANIZATIONS 17 【正确答案】 MARKETING SYSTEMS 18 【正确答案】 L
34、IMITATIONS 19 【正确答案】 MANAGEMENT 20 【正确答案】 OVERSEAS SALES 21 【正确答案】 JOBS 22 【正确答案】 INNOVATION 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Recently the local phone and fax numbers in this city are going to be changed to 8 numbers. How can we ensure smoother transition. The following is an interview with official from loca
35、l telephone company, Collins Spencer. She is going to give us some detailed explanations about it. Ms Spence, can you tell us why, how and when are the numbers changed? Well, in recent years there has been dramatic growth in the local phone system, especially in parts of the city where all kinds of
36、business are thriving. So along with the demand for additional phone services, mobile phones, fax machines and pagers, as well as new phone companies we are actually running out of numbers. Over the next 5 years, starting July this year, every phone number in the city will eventually gain an extra 1
37、 or 2 digits, so we will all have 8 digit numbers and a 2-digit area code. And the city will have a much larger supply of numbers for future growth and innovations in phoning services. Some people wonder how their customers will be informed what their new numbers are. This may not be as complicated
38、as some people think. Beginning in May this year there will be an extensive nation-wide advertising campaign to make everyone aware of the number change. There will also be regular updates on the national and local press. And a complete timetable for every phone region in the city will be included i
39、n all White Pages directories from July this year. But more importantly, you will have time to let all your customers and suppliers, both locally and overseas, know in advance that your number is changing. Then for at least 6 months, after the changeover, anyone accidentally calling your old number
40、from anywhere in the country will be automatically connected to the new number at no extra charge. Then for a further 3 months, anyone who dials your old number will receive a recorded message advising them the change of your number. But how will people overseas call me? Our local telephone company
41、will advise other countries about the change. So overseas callers will be able to find out your new number from their local operator. Also, like phoning from within the country, during the first 6 months after changeover, overseas callers who accidentally call your old number will be automatically c
42、onnected to your new number at no additional cost. Then for the next 3 months, a recorded message will advise any overseas callers of your new number. That will be very convenient. Then Ms Spencer, many people want to know what they need to do about the change? Well, before your number changes, you
43、should plan to update your stationery, promotional material, signs and any material where your number appears. With 12 months written notice before the changeover, you can minimize the costs by planning ahead. As the changes occur you will also need to update programmed numbers in computers, fax mac
44、hines and phones and modify barring facilities on phones and fax machines. Database phone lists and documents will also need to be updated. Then I have a last question. Will the cost of calls change? Oh, no. Dont worry about that. The change of the phone number will have no effect on the cost of making a call, no matter if its a local or long-distance call. National long distance calls will still be charged according to the distance and time, just like they are now. 23 【正确答案】 A 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 A 28 【正确答案】 B 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 B
