1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 38及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Questions 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. After you have listened once, replay each recording. 1 Which chart shows foreign trade this year? 2 What does the man
2、 suggest they should de since they are behind schedule? （ A） Put everyone on overtime. （ B） Raise everyones salary for a few weeks. （ C） Rearrange the schedule. 3 On what day will they meet? 4 What career does Jenny probably plan to follow? （ A） Home economics. （ B） Teaching. （ C） Microbiology. 5 Wh
3、at do we need to order? （ A） Disks （ B） Calculators （ C） Paper 6 Where will the flight to New York leave from? （ A） Gate 32 （ B） Gate 34 （ C） Gate 30 7 When is the bank open?8 When will Andrew be flying out to Paris from Beijing? 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. Yo
4、u will hear an interview between Anna Marsh, who works for a business magazine, and Jim Davenport, who works in the publicity department of a company, Gold Express. For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers, or letters. After you have liste
5、ned once, replay the recording. Interview notes Company: GOLD EXPRESS Started in: (9) _ Most recent turnover: (10) _ Growth over 5 years: (11) _ % Managing Director: Peter (12) _ Total number of customers: (13) _ Number of employees: (14) _ Recent staff questionnaire showed: (15) _ % enjoyed their w
6、ork. 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes about an enterprise. Some information is missing. You will hear part of a presentation by the International Manager of the company. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space, using one or two words. You will hear the presentation
7、 twice. Honeybee Foods Corporation Honeybee started originally as (16) an _ parlor The companys name came from (17) TTC s vision of employees working like _ Honeybees philosophy (18) “_” Up to 1985, Honeybee had (19) _ chains in the Philippines In its international expansion, the successful chains w
8、ere in (20) _ The chain store of Honeybee in Singapore was (21) _ In the future Honeybee should (22) _ step by step. 四、 PART FOUR 23 Questions 23-30 You will hear Mr Carter talking about his car. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened o
9、nce, replay the recording. 23 After the conversation, what does the woman still not know? （ A） The mans address. （ B） The price of the car. （ C） The age of the car. 24 Why is Mr Carter selling the car? （ A） Hes going overseas. （ B） He doesnt like it. （ C） Its no longer attractive. 25 What did Mr Car
10、ter forget to mention in the ad? The condition of （ A） the power brakes. （ B） the tires. （ C） the power steering. 26 How long will the car insurance last? For another （ A） eight months. （ B） half year. （ C） six weeks. 27 What does Mr Carter say about the condition of the car? （ A） Good. （ B） Almost
11、new. （ C） Excellent 28 Where is Mr Carter now? （ A） At home. （ B） In his car. （ C） In his office. 29 When are they going to meet? （ A） In seven days. （ B） The following morning. （ C） The same evening. 30 Why does the woman ask Mr Carters home address? （ A） She wants to see the car. （ B） She wants to
12、 see his house. （ C） She wants to write him. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 38答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M: Although at present 25% of our trade is done abroad, this should increase by 10% next year, we plan to expand foreign trade to 50% of our market within three years. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听力原文： Although at pres
13、ent 25% of our trade is done abroad. 由此可知，正确答案为 B。注意原文中 “at present”的提示作用。故选 B。 2 【听力原文】 W: Look, you can see. Were four days behind schedule. I think we should put everyone on overtime. M: If we did that, the wages and salary bill would shoot up. W: Just for a few weeks. M: No, its simply not feasi
14、ble. Youll have to rearrange this schedule to make up the lost time. 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听力原文： Youll have to rearrange this schedule to make up the lost time. 由此可知，该题选 C。注意审题，题目中要求作答的是对话中男士的建议。故选 C。 3 【听力原文】 M: Look, Lynn, I think I have to make our meeting on 18th of October to another day. You see,
15、I have to go out to our branch office in Los Angles to attend the opening ceremony. W: Em, yes, let me have a look. Mm How about 21st? M: 21st Oh, I have an appointment with my lawyer on that day. Is 22nd OK? W： No problem. Ill write it down. 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 注意把握听力中三个数字的前后内容，不难判断 ，最后两人选择在22号见面。故选
16、B。 4 【听力原文】 M： I understand Jenny is going to college soon. W: Yes, she hopes to have some professional training and be able to get a good job after graduation. M: Whats she studying? W: She is taking courses in English, American literature, and Psychology, etc. M: That sounds pretty good. 4 【正确答案】
17、B 【试题解析】 5 【听力原文】 W: What do we need to order? M: Well weve got enough computer disks. We dont need any more. W: Thats right, but we need half a dozen new calculators. M: No, we dont. Have you forgotten? We ordered eight calculators last week and they should arrive by the end of this week. W: Id com
18、pletely forgotten. Youre right. M: That just leaves stationery. We need some more paper. Theres only a little left. W: Right. Ill order some at once. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由 Jenny选的课程 (英语、美国文学以及心理学 )来看，她肯定不会选择去做有关经济或是生物的工作。故选 B。 6 【听力原文】 W: Would all passengers for flight CL 4623 to New York please go t
19、o gate number 30, Flight CL5341 to Boston is now also boarding at gate number 34. And passengers for flight CL 3243 to Seattle please go to gate number 32. 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由听力原文： We need some more paper.可以知道，我们需要定一些纸。故选 C。 7 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, could you please tell me when the bank is open? M: E
20、r, its open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. on weekdays, and 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. on Saturday. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 注意关键句子： all passengers for flight CL 4623 to New York please go to gate number 30。在听的过程中要注意介词 to和 from，表示目的地和出发口，如： to Boston, leave from Gate等。故选 C。 8 【听力原文】 W: Now Andrew, whats happe
21、ning next week? M: Well, Im spending the first few days at our branch office in London. Ill be there from Monday to Wednesday. Im coming back to our headquarters in Beijing for the Thursday so I can start preparing for the Paris conference. W: Ah, yes. Now when is that? M: Its on Saturday, the sixte
22、enth. Im flying out on the Friday night and coming back on the Sunday. W: Youll have a very busy week. 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听力原文： its open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday。解答该题的关键是了解 “Weekdays” 表示周一至周五。故选 A。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 M: Gold Express. Jim Daven
23、port. W: Morning. This is Anna Marsh from Business Review. You said youd give me some information for the article Im doing on delivery companies. M: Ah, yes. W: So, when did “Gold Express” start doing business? M: Well, it had been in business for 10 years when I joined it in 1986, so that means it
24、was set up in 1976. W: I see. And whats your annual turnover? M: 118 million last yearthats 12 million more than the year before. W: Thats fantastic. M: Most similar companies have only grown by 8 to 9 percent in the last 5 years, but our business has grown by 54 percent in that time. I think thats
25、due to our MD, Peter Mackintosh. Thats spelled M-A-C-K-I-N-T-O-S-H. Hes done a great job. W: What ideas has he brought to the company? M: Well, first a very positive attitude to customer opinion. We have 120,000 customers, and we send questionnaires to 4,000 of those every 8 weeks. W: That must be v
26、ery useful for you. M: And we encourage all our staffthere are 7,500 now, because weve taken on another 450 this year-to give opinions too. Last month 76 percent of staff said they were “totally satisfied” with their work herethats 10percent more than last time! W： Thats great, thanks. 9 【正确答案】 1976
27、 【试题解析】 题目：这位男士认为开发新市场应该卖哪种商品 ?注意这是个男女对话，要辨认男士的观点。原文信息： I still think we could get a big slice of the Japanese sports clothes marketthey expect quality, thats what we offer. 所以男士认为开发新市场应该卖运动衫。故选 B。 10 【正确答案】 118 million 【试题解析】 题目：公司哪年成立的 ?原文信息： so that means it was set up in 1976 11 【正确答案】 54 【试题解析】
28、 题目：最近的营业额是多少 ?原文信息： 118 million last yearthats 12 million more than the year before. 所以可知推出去年的营业额就是最近的，答案即 是 118 million 12 【正确答案】 Mackintosh 【试题解析】 题目：过去五年增长率 ?原文提到过去五年大多数公司增长只有8%到 9%，但是我们公司在这期间增长 54%。 13 【正确答案】 120,000 【试题解析】 原文信息： I think thats due to our MD, Peter Mackintosh. 14 【正确答案】 7,500 【试
29、题解析】 原文信息： we have 120,000 customers. 15 【正确答案】 76 【试题解析】 原文信息： and we encourage all our staffthere are 7,500 now. 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 M: Honeybee Foods Corporation, engaged in fast food industry, has been developing rapidly and steadily in the Philippines these years, but few could imagine that
30、 it was started in 1975 as an ice cream parlor owned and run by the Chinese- Filipino Tan family. After the company President Tom Tan Caktiong (better known as TTC) realized that events triggered by the 1977 oil crisis would double the price of ice cream, Honeybee had diversified into sandwiches. Th
31、e Tans hamburger, made to a home-style Philippine recipe, quickly became a customer favorite. A year later, the family incorporated as Honeybee Foods Corporation. The companys name came from TTCS vision of employees working happily and efficiently, like bees in a hive. Friendliness pervaded the orga
32、nization and became one of the “Five Fs” that summed up Honeybees philosophy. The others were flavorful food, a fun atmosphere, flexibility in catering to customer needs, and a focus on families (children flocked to the companys bee mascot whenever it appeared in public). The companys value proposit
33、ion offered all of these to customers at an affordable price. The recipe of the local Filipino flavor and sound operation and management enabled the corporation to grow rapidly. Up to 1985, Honeybee had 28 chains in the Philippines. The domestic business success of the corporation made President TTC
34、 get greatly interested in international expansion. Since 1985, Honeybee started seven chain stores respectively in Singapore, Taiwan, Brunei, and Indonesia. However, except for the four extremely successful chains in Brunei, the other three all failed in the end. The major causes for the business f
35、ailure included lack of full exchange and communication among different divisions, some problems in the organizational structure, and too fast development of international business. Honeybee had opened a large number of chains in a short period of time, but owing to limited management ability, many
36、of these chains were unprofitable. The corporation should take the development step by step and make sure that each new chain was profitable. Only in this way could the corporation guarantee sustainable development. 16 【正确 答案】 ice cream 【试题解析】 原文信息： but few could imagine that it was started in 1975
37、as an ice cream parlor owned and run by the Chinese-Filipino Tan family. 17 【正确答案】 bees 【试题解析】 原文信息： The companys name came from TTCs vision of employees working happily and efficiently, like bees in a hive. 18 【正确答案】 “Five Fs” 【试题解析】 原文信息： Friendliness pervaded the organization and became one of th
38、e“Five Fs” that summed up Honey bees philosophy. 19 【正确答案】 28 【试题解析】 原文信息： Up to 1985, Honeybee had 28 chains in the Philippines. 20 【正确答案】 Brunei 【试题解析】 原文信息： However, except for the four extremely successful chains in Brunei, the other three all failed in the end. 21 【正确答案】 unsuccessful(unprofitab
39、le/a failure) 【试题解析】 原文信息：与 20题信息源一样，新加坡店是其他三个不成功的连锁商店之一。 22 【正确答案】 develop 【试题解析】 原文信息： The corporation should take the development step by step and make sure that each chain was profitable. 注意不要听到什么词就都不变形写下来，要看句中的结构，适当转换一下动词形式。 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, Mr Carters office. W: Good mor
40、ning. May I speak to Mr Carter? M: Speaking. What can I do for you? W: Well, I noticed that you want ad in the paper yesterday. M: You mean about my Mercedes? W: Thats right. I noticed its a 89 and wondered about its condition. M: Well, its in great shape. Ive been the only driver, and all maintenan
41、ce has been done according to the dates specified in the service manual. W: The ad said it has air conditioning, power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission and a convertible top. M: Thats right. I forget to add that the tires and battery are all new, too. It has comprehensive insurance, wi
42、th coverage for another six months. W: Do you mind my asking why youre selling the car? M: Oh, my company is transferring me to France next month. I plan to buy a new one over there. W: I see. But I noticed you didnt mention any price in the ad. M: We can negotiate that if youd like to come see it.
43、W: That sounds reasonable. Id like to see the car first. Where do you live? M: My home address is 235, the 8th Avenue. Ill be home all evening. Come my home after 6:30 W: All right. Ill be there around 7:00. M: Fine. See you then. W: Goodbye. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 A 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 C 28 【正确答案】 C 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 A
