1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 57及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 What does Alison order? （ A） Fish （ B） Steak （ C） Chicken 2 How will Oliver dispatch the order? 3 What is the message for Mr Carter? （ A） Jane Kelly will ring again. （ B） Please phone Jane Kelly called （ C） Jane Kelly back. to see you. 4 What is Peters job ti
2、tle? （ A） Sales Executive （ B） Marketing Manager （ C） Managing Director 5 Where are they going to take the visitors? （ A） The Italian Experience （ B） The Thai House （ C） The Potato House 6 What will be ordered? 7 Which electronic game do most people like? （ A） COPS （ B） ROAD RACER （ C） DARK ENEMY 8
3、What does the man think should be sold for developing new markets? 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a man bargaining for a better price. For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters.
4、After you have listened once, replay the recording. Talking About Business-Bargaining for a Better Price Company Name (that offers the price): (9) Fraser ProjectorCorporation Company Name: S. C. Johnson & Son Corporation Position of Ms. Jennings: (10) Marketing Position of Mr. Markinson: (11) Manage
5、r Price offer: (12) $for each projector Price bargained for: (13) $for each projector Solution: (14) Talk to the Reply date: (15) 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
6、 each question (16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space, using one or two words. You will hear the presentation twice. Honeybee Foods Corporation Honeybee started originally as (16) anparlor The companys name came from (17) TTCs vision of employees working like Honeybees philos
7、ophy (18) “ Up to 1985, Honeybee had (19) chains in the Philippines In its international expansion, the successful chains were in (20) The chain store of Honeybee in Singapore was (21) In the future Honeybee should (22) step by step. 四、 PART FOUR 23 The biggest problem with the computer is that （ A）
8、 it is difficult for her to know the program well. （ B） it regularly stops working. （ C） the monitor is too small. 24 Sharon would like the company to buy （ A） new software. （ B） new computers. （ C） new machines. 25 When dealing with complaints, she would like to （ A） take more responsibility. （ B）
9、pass the customer on to her boss. （ C） didnt care for. 26 Sharons boss thinks that some customers （ A） often receive faulty orders. （ B） are often honest. （ C） are not always honest. 27 Sharons main aim for next year is to （ A） raise the sales of the company. （ B） make fewer mistakes. （ C） learn mor
10、e about the products. 28 Sharon started working for the company （ A） next year. （ B） one year ago. （ C） over a year ago. 29 Sharon found out about the vacancy from （ A） his colleague. （ B） a newspaper. （ C） an internal memo. 30 Sharon does not enjoy （ A） attending meetings. （ B） typing invoices. （ C
11、） preparing price lists. BEC商务英语（初级 ）听力模拟试卷 57答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Part One. Questions 1 to 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. pause One: What
12、does Alison order“? pause W: So, Alison. Do you know what you want? M: Im not sure. The chicken sounds nice, but so does the fish. What about you? W: Well, I think Im going to have the fish. M: OK. Ill have that, too. pause Two: How will Oliver dispatch the order ? pause M: Purchasing. W: Dover Tool
13、s here. About your order, how would you like it sent? M: Well, road is probably cheapest, isnt it? W: Yes, but itll take 10 days. Is there a rail depot near you? M: No, there isnt. I suppose youd better put it on the plane, then. its urgent. W: OK, well deliver in 48 hours. Does that suit you? M: Ye
14、s, thats OK. pause Three: What is the message for Mr Carter? pause M: Hello, can I help you? W: Hello, yes, my names Jane Kelly. Im looking for Mr Brown. M: Oh, Im sorry hes not here. do you have an appointment? W: 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. M: Fine, Ill give him your message, pause Four: What is Peters job title? pause W: So, you work in Sales, dont you, Peter? Ms Sort of, Im actually in the Marketing Department. W: Oh I see. And what do you do there? M: Im the
16、 Manager, pause Five: Where are they going to take the visitors? pause W: Where should we take the visitors this evening? M: Good question. What kind of food will they like? W: I know a place that serves great Asian food. M: Not everyone likes spicy food, though. I know a place that does great pasta
17、. Why dont we go there? W: OK. pause Six: What will be ordered? pause W: Well, we need some desks for our new office. Now, is catalogue number 8001 the typical desk? M: Yes, thats right. It costs $ 75. pause Seven: Which electric game do most people like? pause M: There seems to be an increasing dem
18、and for electronic games of all kinds. W: Yes, our own game, “Cops“ is doing extremely well. We sell over 1,000 disks each month. M: I know, but the favorite game at present is “Road Racer“) This is produced by Miga, our chief competitor. W: Large numbers of “Road Racer“. Thats even more than “Dark
19、Enemy“, the previous favorite, which at one time reaches about 2500 sales a month, pause Eight: What does the man think should be sold for developing new markets? pause W: Developing new markets is never easy, Bill, and if were going to get faster growth by selling tennis shoes in addition to runnin
20、g shoes, then we should take the idea seriously. M: I still think we could get a big slice of the Japanese sports clothes marketthey expect quality, thats what we offer. pause That is the end of Part One. pause 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问： Alison点了什么 ?听音时注意饭菜名。原文信息： Well， I think Im going to have the fish
21、 0K Ill have that， too所以可知两人点的都是鱼。故选 A。 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目问： Oliver将怎样发送订单的货物 ?注意交通运输工具。原文信息： I suppose youd better put it on the plane， then it is urgent回答是： 0K，well deliver in 48 hours 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目：给 Carter先生的留言内容是什么 ?原文信息： tell him I called， and Ill come back another time告诉他我打过电话，哪天有时候再
22、来。选项 C： Jane打电话来说想见你，与原文相符。故选 C。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目： Peter职位头衔是什么 ?原文信息： Im actually in the marketing department I am the manager， Peter在市场营销部工作是经理，所以他的头衔自然就是市场营销部经理。故选 B。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目：他们将带参 观者去哪 ?原文信息： I know a place that does great pasta Why dont we go there?“ 我知道有一个地方的意大利面做得特别棒，我们去那怎么样
23、?”回答是 “好的 ”。选项 A是去体验意大利的东西，与原文相符。故选 A。 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题目：将要订什么货 ?原文信息： we need some desks for our new office我们新办公室需要一些桌子。图片 C与原文相符。故选 C。 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目：大多数人喜欢哪种游戏 ?原文信息： the favorite game at present is“Road Racer” Thats even more than“Dark Enemy”。 the previous favorite所以现在最受欢迎的游戏是 Road Race
24、r。故选 B。 8 【正确答案】 B 【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 market。 they 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。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Part Two. Questions 9 to 15. Look at the notes below. Some info
25、rmation is missing. You will hear a man bargaining for a better price. For each question 9-15 , fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, number or letter. After you have listened once , replay the recording. You have ten seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen
26、, and fill in the missing information. W: Hello, this is Flora Jennings, the Marketing Manager of Fraser Projector Manufacturing Corporation. M: Hi, Ms. Jennings. This is Michael Markinson. the Sales Manager of S. C. Johnson Son Corporation. W: Oh, Mr. Markinson, you called yesterday. Im sorry I was
27、 away at a business meeting yesterday. M: Thats all right. Im calling to talk with you about some business. W: Please go ahead. M: I have studied the pamphlet of your product and Im impressed with all the equipment the projector has. W: That is our newly designed built-in projector. M: I see. Im thi
28、nking of ordering twenty sets. But theres one problem. W: Whats that? M: Price. It is not possible for US to make any sales at this price. W: $ 369 is about as low as we can go. M: Im afraid I cant agree with you there. Your price is higher than that of many other companies. W: But considering the h
29、igh quality, our price is very reasonable. M: I dont deny that the projector is of top quality. If you could go a little lower, say$ 300 for each projector, Id give you the order right away. W: Well, I dont know if we can do it. Let me talk to our General Manager. M: All right. When can I get a repl
30、y? W: Well, I think I can give you a reply the day after tomorrow. M: Thats great. Thank you very much. W: My pleasure. Goodbye! M: Goodbye! pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two, You now have ten seconds to check your answers. pause 9 【正确答案】 Manufacturing 【试题解析】
31、 注意原文第一句所提示 信息。 10 【正确答案】 Manager 11 【正确答案】 Sales 【试题解析】 原文信息： This is Michael Markinson， the Sales Manager of S C Johnson SonCorporation 12 【正确答案】 369 【试题解析】 原文信息： $369 is about as low as wecan go由此可知， 369美元是卖出的价格。 13 【正确答案】 300 【试题解析】 原文信息： If you could go a littlelower， say $300 for each projecto
32、r由此可知。这是买方还价的价格。 14 【正确答案】 General Manager 【试题解析】 原文信息： I dont know if we can doit Let me talk to our General Manager 15 【正确答案】 the day after tomorrow 【试题解析】 原文信息： I think l can give you areply the day after tomorrow 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Part Three. Questions 16 to 22. Look at the notes about an
33、enterprise. “ Some information is missing. You will hear part of a presentation by the International Manager of the company. 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. You have ten secon
34、ds to read through the notes. pause Now listen , and fill in the missing information. 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 it was started in 1975 as an ice cream parlor owned
35、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. The Tans hamburger, made to a home-style Philippine reci
36、pe, 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 organization and became one of the “Five Fs“ that summed u
37、p 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 proposition offered all of these to customers at an affordable
38、 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 get greatly interested in international expansion. Si
39、nce 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 failure included lack of full exchange and communicatio
40、n 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 of these chains were unprofitable. The corporation sho
41、uld 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. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Three. You now have twenty seconds to check your answers. pause 16
42、【正确答案】 ice cream 【试题解析】 原文信息： but few could imagine that it was started in 1975 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】 “Fiv
43、e Fs” 【试题解析】 原文信息： Friendliness pervaded the organization and became one of the“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 had28 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
44、， the other three all failed in the end 21 【正确答案】 unsuccessful(unprofitable 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
45、。 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Part Four. Questions 23 to 30. You will hear a conversation between a head of department and an employee. For each question 23-30 , mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once , replay the recording. You now have forty-five seconds to rea
46、d through the questions. pause Now listen, and mark A, B, or C. M: Come in, Sharon and take a seat. W: Thanks. M: So, where do we start? Should we begin with a look at last year and then go on from there? W: Fine. M: So, how do you feel youve done in your first full year with the company? W: Overall
47、, I think Ive done quite well. I feel quite confident now about what I do. M: And are you happy with your duties? W: 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.
48、Sometimes its a bit boring typing long price lists, but then everyone has to do it. M: Thats true. Does anything make your job difficult? W: 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
49、 looking at the monitor for minutes, not sure whether it is still working or not. I think 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? W: Er, let me see. Id like the authority to issue credit notes without having to ask you first. Youre often away on business and
