1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 36及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Question 1-8 For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. 1 What time is the mans flight? 2 Which is the companys new packaging design? 3 Which part of the job offer was George
2、unhappy about? （ A） The amount of pay. （ B） The number of hours. （ C） The number of holidays. 4 What was the final decision about the meeting? （ A） It will take place as arranged. （ B） It will take place at a later date. （ C） It will not take place. 5 Where is the bank? 6 When will Mr Blackman come?
3、 7 Who is asked to call back? （ A） Dorothy （ B） Fracis Gregory （ C） Isabel Hawkins 8 When will this be delivered?二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a telephone talk on making TV commercial. For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the
4、numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. You will hear the conversation twice. City TV, Advertising Department Reserving Form CUSTOMER: Hawkins & Sons Electronics CONTACT NAME: (9) Morris _ CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (10) _ SHOWING TIME: (11) _ season LENGTH: (12) _ minutes COST: (13) $ _ per min
5、ute DEPOSIT: (14) _ DEADLINE: (15) Dec _ 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes about the qualities of great managers. Some information is missing. You will hear part of a presentation by a professor of management. For each question (16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using on
6、e or two words. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Qualities of Great Managers accept (16) _ know how to give (17) _ properly criticize (18) poor _ find out (19) customers _ see (20) _ learn (21) _ look out for (22) higher-level _ 四、 PART FOUR 23 You will hear a radio interview betw
7、een a woman and a man about sales in recession. They have discussed in detail the significance of sales figures in recession. 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 The interview is conducted to discuss the
8、significance of sales figures in recession and （ A） their effect on manufacturers. （ B） the importance of reducing prices for manufacturers in recession. （ C） the way to keep skilled workers in a recession. 24 According to Mr. Hall, sales figures are very important indicators that are often used （ A
9、） as tools for manufacturers to make their production plans. （ B） as means of reducing prices of goods. （ C） as evidence of the general health of the economy. 25 What do sales figures reflect in free market terms? （ A） They reflect the manufacturers decision of production cut-backs. （ B） They reflec
10、t the state of local market forces at any one place and at any one time. （ C） They reflect the demands and supplies of a corporation. 26 At times of falling sales, high street shops are （ A） forced to reduce prices. （ B） encouraged to prolong their business hours. （ C） stimulated to sell more goods
11、than ever. 27 According to Mr. Hall, what is opportunity cost? （ A） It is the relationship between two kinds of goods or services that customers may want to buy. （ B） It is peoples choice of goods and services at similar prices. （ C） It is the relative value of goods to buyers compared to the value
12、of alterative goods and services on which they may want to spend that same amount of money. 28 In recessions, （ A） a smaller proportion of the publics income is saved than in times of economic growth. （ B） a greater proportion of the publics income is saved than in times of economic growth. （ C） peo
13、ple feel the need to spend more money. 29 According to Mr. Hall, what is the effect of falling sales on manufacturers? （ A） Falling sales lead to production cut-backs, which is achieved through laying off worker? （ B） Falling sales cause manufacturers to reduce the scale of their corporations. （ C）
14、Falling sales stimulate manufacturers to find new ways to develop production. 30 What do manufacturers tend to do before they take any action on the workforce in times of recession? （ A） They tend to lay off some workers with little skill immediately so as to reduce cost. （ B） They are likely to kee
15、p all the employees as long as possible. （ C） They tend to wait longer before they lay off any staff than they would do if they were obeying market forces. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 36答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M: Sue, could you change my flight reservation for me? Ive got an appointment in the morning so I
16、 wont be able to leave until after midday. W: Yes, of course. What about the 1:15 flight? Youll get in at 3:30, so youll be in time for the evening meeting. M: Thanks. That sounds great. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文信息 ： What about the 1:15 flight?回答是： Thanks. That sounds great. 选项 B的时间与原文相符。故选 B。 2 【听力原文】 W
17、: so were going to change our packaging in April, is that right? M: Yes, its time to say goodbye to the old white packets, with the two letter “A” s on them. W: Right, and the new style? M: Well, were going to have just a single “A”, in black on a grey packet, but with the same style writing. W: Oh,
18、 that sounds great. 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文信息： we are going to have just a single“A”, in black on a grey packet, but with the same style writing. 只有图片 B与原文信息相符。故选 B。 3 【听力原文】 W: Are you going to take the job, George? M: I dont know. The salary was OK. W: What about the working hours? M: They were long
19、but I dont mind that. Im just worried about the amount of paid leave. 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题问的是乔治对工作的哪一方面不满意。乔治说薪水不错，工时虽然长，但不是问题，他有些担心的只是带薪假期的时间有多少。原话是 Im just a bit worried about the amount of paid leave. 即 C中的 The number of holidays。故选 C。 4 【听力原文】 W: Did you see the notice about tomorrows meeting? M
20、: Yes, I saw it was postponed until next week. W: Well, forget about the notice. Its back on again at the same time. 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题问的是对开会这件事最后是怎么决定的。一个说根据备忘录会议推迟了，但另一个则说把备忘录的事忘了吧，会议又改回到原来的时间开了。即 A说的 It will take place as arranged(按原来安排好的时间进行 )。故选 A。 5 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, could you tell me whe
21、re the bank is? M: Certainly. Go ahead for a few minutes and after you pass the first cross you can see it on your right. W: Thank you. 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 应注意是 after you pass the first cross可以看到 bank在右手边。只有图片 B符合题目的描述。故选 B。 6 【听力原文】 W: When will Mr Blackman from GM come to our company? M: Well, he pl
22、anned to come on August 23, but he called yesterday telling that he had to go to Spain on business with his boss. Now hes planning to come next Friday, thats August 31. W: Oh, I see. 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Now hes planning to come next Friday, thats August 31. 故选 B。 7 【听力原文】 M: Peterson and Taylor. Can I
23、 help you? W: Yes, this is Isabel Hawkins from R&D. Can I speak to Dorothy Borrow, please? M: I am afraid she is not in at the moment. I am the secretary. Can I take a message for you? W: Yeah, ask her to call me back this afternoon. My number is 7787607. Thank you. M: You are welcome. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试
24、题解析】 原文信息： Can I speak to Dorothy Borrow, please? Dorothy现在不在，她回来后回电话。故选 A。 8 【听力原文】 W: When will this be delivered? M: The earliest date of delivery is usually within 48 hours. And let me see, its Monday today. Well, it will be on Wednesday morning. W: Thats fine. Did you say the delivery is free o
25、f charge? M: Yes, I did. 8 【正 确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键信息： it will be on Wednesday morning。前面已提到今天是周一， 48小时之后应该是星期三。故选 C。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 F: City TV Advertising Department. How can I help you? M: Hi, this is Morris Sherriff from Hawkins & Sons Electronics. We have the intention of putting a commercial n
26、ext month during Christmas season. F: Fine. Would you please tell us the details? Your name and telephone number? M: OK. Im Morris Sherriff, thats S - H - E - double R - I - F - F. The number is 835-7823. F: How long do you think the commercial will last? M: One and half minutes. And how do you char
27、ge? F: It depends on what time your commercial is shown. If it is prime time, the price may be much higher, especially during the Christmas time. M: OK. Actually we just want to launch a new product through the commercial and the prospective buyers are mid-aged people. So its better to put the comme
28、rcial at the prime time so that it can be popularized. Actually, wed like to be one of the sponsors of a TV play. F: Then how long will it be shown on TV, one month? M: Oh, no, one month will be a big burden for us, and how about as long as the TV play is shown? F: No problem. But I think I have to
29、let you know beforehand that a commercial followed with a TV play can ask for high price. Its about $ 600 per minute including the fees for making films. M: OK. I think its worth the money. But you have to finish before Dec. 18th. F: Fine, now can you send us more information about what you really w
30、ant in the commercial no later than this week, so we can decide how to deal with the shooting. M: OK. Ill get the materials to you very soon. Do I have to pay a deposit? F: Yes, 10% of the total cost. You can either send us a check or pay in cash. M: I think Ill send you a check when we meet a few d
31、ays later. F: OK, no problem. See you then. 9 【正确答案】 SHERRIFF 10 【正确答案】 8357823 11 【正确答案】 CHRISTMAS 12 【正确答案】 1.5 13 【正确答案】 600 14 【正确答案】 10% 15 【正确答案】 18 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 M: Many people today ask how they can become a great manager. My lecture today will discuss some essential qualities of a
32、 great and effective manager. Generally, a good and effective manager should be very good at the following essential tasks. First, great managers accept blame. When someone from head office visits and expresses displeasure, the great manager immediately accepts full responsibility. In everyday worki
33、ng life, the best managers are constantly aware that they selected their people and should have developed them. Errors made by team members are in very real sense their responsibility. Second, great managers give praise. Praise is probably the most under-used management tool. Great managers are fore
34、ver trying to catch their people doing something right and congratulating them on it. And when praise comes from outside, they are swift not merely to make the fact known, but to make clear who has earned it. Managers who regularly give praise are in a much stronger position to criticize or repriman
35、d poor performance. Moreover, great managers put themselves about. Most managers now accept the need to find out not merely what their team thinks, but what the rest of the world, including their customers need. So MBWA, i.e. management by walking about, is an excellent thing. Another important poin
36、t is that great managers exploit strengths, not weaknesses in themselves and in their people. They see strengths in themselves as well as in other people, as things to be built on, and weaknesses as something to be accommodated, and if possible, eliminated. The last but not the least, great managers
37、 make themselves redundant. What great managers do is to learn new skills and acquire useful information from the outside world, and then immediately pass them on, to ensure that if they were to be run down by a bus, the team would still have the benefit of the new information. So great managers are
38、 always on the lookout for higher-level activities to occupy their time, while constantly passing on tasks that they have already mastered. 16 【正确答案】 blame 【试题解析】 注意听关键字， First， great managers accept blame. 17 【正确答案】 praise 【试题解析】 Second, great managers give praise. 18 【正确答案】 performance 【试题解析】 原文信息
39、： Managers who regularly give praise are in a much stronger position to criticize or reprimand poor performance. 19 【正确答案】 need 【试题解析】 原文信息： Most managers need to find out not merely what their team thinks, but what the rest of the world, including their customers need. 由此可见经理需要 了解顾客的需求。 20 【正确答案】 s
40、trengths 【试题解析】 原文信息： They see strengths in themselves as well as in other people, as things to be built on, and weaknesses as something to be accommodated, and if possible, eliminated.经理不仅看到他们自己的优点，也看到别人的优点。 21 【正确答案】 new skills 【试题解析】 原文信息： What great managers do is to learn new skills and acquire
41、 useful information from the outside world. 经理应该学习新的技能并且从外界获取有用信息。 22 【正确答案】 Activities 【试题解析】 原文信息： So great managers are always on the lookout for higher-level activities to occupy their time. 优秀的经理始终在留意高水平活动来填充时间。 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Mr. Hall. Its nice to have you here with our liste
42、ners and talk about sales in recession today. M: It is my honor, Miss Scott. W: So, what do you think of sales figures? M: Well, sales figures are very important indicators often used as evidence of the general health of the economy. In a recession, any rise in high street sales is usually quoted by
43、 government ministers as evidence of the increase in consumer confidence that is the first step on the road back to economic growth. W: Really? M: Yes. In free market terms, sales figures reflect the state of local market forces at any one place and at any one time. They show the amount of a product
44、 that the public wants to buy at the current price. W: I see. M: To a large extent, this is true. At times of falling sales, high street shops are forced to reduce prices-with out-of-season sales, special offers and even “closing down” sales. Newspapers are full of advertisements for special offers
45、on consumer durables, cars, for example, or computers and video recorders. W: Then what is the reason of price reduction for these goods? M: The reason why these goods become the ones that are most frequently discounted in times of recession is that they are the most expensive in terms of their oppo
46、rtunity cost. Opportunity cost is their relative value to buyers compared to the value of alternative goods and services on which they may want to spend that same amount of money. If you have the money, you can buy a CD player or go on a short holiday, but you cannot do both. W: Interesting. M: Even
47、 more important, perhaps, is the consumers fear of his or her personal future. In recessions come job losses, with job losses comes an increased reluctance to spend. It is expensive luxuries such as videos that are the first items to be cut from household budgets. People feel the need to save agains
48、t the possible future loss of income. In recessions, a greater proportion of the publics income is saved than in times of economic growth. W: That is true. Then this must exert some effect on manufacturers?. M: Certainly. The effect of all this on manufacturers can easily be seen. Falling sales lead
49、 to production cut-backs. This results in the under-capacity of plant and machinery. Since fixed overheads remain basically the same, other ways of cutting back on costs and thus of reducing prices have to be found. Almost always, this is achieved through cutting back on jobs. W: So, many people will lose their jobs. M: Yes, but therein lies the p
