1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 64及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 What is Cathys job title? （ A） Sales Executive. （ B） Marketing Manager. （ C） Managing Director. 2 Where are they going to take the visitors? （ A） The Italian Experience. （ B） The Thai House. （ C） The Potato House. 3 What was the final decision about the meeti
2、ng? （ A） It will take place as arranged. （ B） It will take place at a later date. （ C） It will not take place. 4 Which part of the job offer was George unhappy about? （ A） The amount of pay. （ B） The number of hours. （ C） The number of holidays. 5 What is the reduction in the companys exports? （ A）
3、7%. （ B） 8%. （ C） 9%. 6 When are the visitors arriving? （ A） Ten oclock. （ B） Half past ten. （ C） Eleven oclock. 7 Which photocopier do they decide to buy? （ A） The X40. （ B） The BT100. （ C） The RX200. 8 Which part of the factory does Alan want to change? （ A） The packing hall. （ B） The warehouse. （
4、 C） The production line. 二、 PART TWO 8 Some information is missing. You will hear a woman ordering some electrical equipment. For each question 9-15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. You will hear the conversation twice. BRIDGE ELECTRICAL Teleph
5、one order Item: 9. Belmont_. Customer: 10. Ann_. Model number: 11. _. Delivery address: 12. 22_. 13. on the_. Delivery day: I4. _. Today: 15. send a _ 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes on how to succeed in a job interview.Some information is missing.You will hear part of a presentation by the advis
6、or from a job advising center.For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words.You will hear the presentation twice.四、 PART FOUR 23 The meeting is being held to discuss_. （ A） an increase in the price of food （ B） the high price of tinned food （ C
7、） certain shops in the district 24 The person is complaining about_. （ A） doubling the price （ B） a mark-up of 70 % （ C） the high original wholesale price 25 The National Food Council has studied_. （ A） deciding on the prices of goods （ B） selling food from farms （ C） buying and selling food in mark
8、ets 26 The National Food Council has studied . （ A） the reason for selling certain food （ B） the supply and demand of certain kinds of food （ C） the effect of price increases 27 Another person argues that prices should be increased because of_. （ A） the large number of surveys being carried out （ B）
9、 the improved services in shops （ C） the higher quality of food now being sold 28 Extra land has been bought in order to_. （ A） provide good car parks （ B） show a large range of goods （ C） help farmers to grow more food 29 Wage bills have increased because_. （ A） staff demand higher rates of pay （ B
10、） staff work overtime （ C） staff have to sell more goods 30 Many big shops make a profit of_. （ A） two percent or under （ B） over five percent （ C） about ten percent BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 64答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 A: So, you work in Sales, dont you, Cathy? B: Sort of, Im actually in the Marketing Dep
11、artment. A: Oh, I see. And what do you do there? B: Im the Manager. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在问到职务时， Cathy说自己实际上 是在营销部。被问及做什么工作时，她回答说是 manager(经理 )，即营销部的经理。 2 【听力原文】 A: Where should we take the visitors this evening? B: Good question. What kind of food will they like? A: I know a place that serves great As
12、ian food. B: Not everyone likes spicy food, though. I know a place that does great pasta. Why dont we go there? A: OK. 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题问的是准备带客人上哪家饭馆用餐。一个说知道有家亚洲餐馆，但是另一个则说，并不是大家都爱吃辛辣风味的东西，不过他知道有家餐馆的意大利面食 (pasta)非常好吃。这句话的前半部分实际上是否定了去亚洲餐馆就餐，即否定了对 B(泰国料理店 )的选择，后半部分表达他想去能提供意大利面食的地方。 3 【听力原文】 A: Did y
13、ou see the memo about tomorrows meeting? B: Yes, I saw it was postponed until next week. A: Well, forget the memo. Its back on again at the same time. 3 【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 )。 4 【听力原文】 A: Are
14、 you going to take the job, George? B: I dont know. The salary was OK. A: What about the hours? B: They were long but I dont mind that. Im just a bit worried about the amount of paid leave, thats all. 4 【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 worri
15、ed about the amount of paid leave即 C中的 The number of holidays，故选 C。 5 【听力原文】 A: The sales figures arent good, are they? B: No. Down by 8% . Exports are the problem. theyre down by about 9% because interest rates have gone up again and the pound is so high. A: So what are the interest rates now? B: 7
16、%, I hope they dont go up again. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题问的是公司的出口下降了多少。对话中 7、 8和 9都提到了，先是提到销售量下降了 8，但问题出在出口上面，女士 说由于利率再次上涨，出口下降了 9；最后提到利率是 7。故选 C。 6 【听力原文】 A: Oh, you stupid machine! B: Hey. Whats all the excitement for? A: Because its already half past ten. Ive got visitors arriving in half an hour I n
17、eed to photocopy some reports and this stupid machine isnt working! 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题问客人们何时到达。说话人抱怨已经 10： 30了，客人们再有半个钟头即 11点就到了，可是到时需要的报告因复印机故障却打印不出来。故选C。 7 【听力原文】 A: So which of these photocopiers should we buy? B: This one looks nice, the X40. A: Hmm. Bit expensive. The RX200 looks fast. It doe
18、s 25 copies a minute. B: So does the BT100. And its cheaper and smaller. A: But it hasnt got many functions, has it? B: Thats true. OK, well get the bigger one. 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题问的是他们决定买哪一种复印机。说话人 A认为 X40不错，可说话人 B说有点贵 (bit expensive)，这说明他不赞同。于是，说话人 A又说RX200看起来 速度快 (looks fast)， B回答说 BT100速度也很快，而且
19、便宜、体积小。但是 A指出它的功能少。这次 B同意买大一点的，即： RX200型的。故选C。 8 【听力原文】 A: How can we increase production, Alan? Should we buy some more machines for the production line? B: Thats not necessary. The real problem is that we cant store any more raw materials. We need to increase storage space. A: Hm. And the packing
20、area, is that OK? B: For the moment. As I said, storage is the problem. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题问的是艾伦想改变的是工厂的哪一部分。艾伦认为真正的问题是再也没有地方贮存原材料了，需要扩大贮存空间。原话是： The real problem is that we cant store any more raw materials We need to increase storage space B的意思符合原句的意思。故选 B。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 W1: Hello. Bridge
21、Electrical. W2: Hello. Im from the Golden Restaurant. Id like to place an order for a Belmont freezer. I saw one in the showroom this morning. W1: Oh, right. Have you got the model number? W2: Yes. 2436. W1: Thanks. Can I take your name, please? W2: Yes, AnnThurrock. T-H-U-R-R-O-C-K. W1: And the add
22、ress for delivery, please. W2: Yes. Its Museum Street No. 9. 2. Its on the corner. W1: Thank you. I will check when we can deliver. Yes. How about Wednesday In the morning? W2: Yes. Thats fine. W1: OK, well do that. Do you have any account with us? W2: No. Ill send you a check today. W1: Fine. Thats
23、 all arranged then. W2: Thank you for your order. Wl: Thank you. 9 【正确答案】 freezer 【试题解析】 电话订购的是 “Belmont freezer”。 10 【正确答案】 Thurrock 11 【正确答案】 2436 12 【正确答案】 Museum street 【试题解析】 原文是 “Its MuseumStreet No 9 2 ”。 13 【正确答案】 corner 【试题解析】 原文为 “Its on the corner”。 14 【 正确答案】 Wednesday 【试题解析】 问： “How abo
24、ut Wednesday inthe morning?”回答是 “Yes”。 15 【正确答案】 check 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 The smart job-seeker should rid herself of several standard myths about interviewing before she really starts job-hunting. The following talk lists some of these untruths and offers some tips to help you succeed at your n
25、ext interview. The first myth is that the aim of interviewing is to obtain the job you want. This is only half correct. The real aim of an interview is to obtain the job you like; and it also implies turning down the job offer you dont want. The reason for some job-seekers failure is that they becom
26、e so used to meeting employers expectations that they often take up the job they dont really want. The second one, to always please the interviewer is also not true. Instead of pleasing the interviewer, you should please yourself. Youll get nowhere if you try to give answers that will suit a potenti
27、al employer without considering your own feelings. Of course, dont be hostile nobody wants to hire someone disagreeable. Take the middle ground between being too a-greeable and being hostile. An effective interview is like an exciting encounter in conversation with your seatmate on an airplane. The
28、next myth is to try to control the interview. Nobody “controls“ an interview, neither you nor the interviewer. Actually, it is an exchange of two parties- like making a telephone call. So hang loose when interviewing: never dominate an interview. The fourth myth is never to interrupt the interviewer
29、. An exciting conversation always makes us feel free - free to interrupt and show different opinions. So when interviewing, try to be relaxed and natural. The last myth, to not disagree with the interviewer is another silly myth. If you dont disagree at times, you consent in fact. Dont hesitate to d
30、isagree with your interviewer in an agreeable way. And also feel free to change your mind. 16 【正确答案】 MYTHS 【试题解析】 The smart jobseekershould rid herself of several standardmyths 17 【正确答案】 LIKE 【试题解析】 The real aim of an inter-view is to obtain the job you like 18 【正确答案】 YOURSELF 【试题解析】 Instead of plea
31、singthe interviewer， you should please yourself 19 【正确答案】 MIDDLE GROUND 【试题解析】 Take a middle ground between being too agreeable andbeing hostile 20 【正确答案】 CONTROLLING 【试题解析】 The next mythis to try to control the interview 21 【正确答案】 INTERRUPTION 【试题解析】 free tointerrupt and show different opinions 22
32、【正确答案】 DISAGREEMENT 【试题解析】 Dont hesitateto disagree with your interviewer 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 NFC = National Food Council representative R = Retailers (= representatives of shopkeepers) NFC: Thank you for agreeing to see us. As you know, we represent the local branch of the National Food Council.
33、 We have been asked to talk to you about the high mark-up prices in our shops. Recently, food prices have increased very much. In particular, the prices of tinned food products seem extremely high. R1: Are you referring to certain shops in the district or to all shops in general? NFC: Not just certa
34、in shops. All shops in the district. Now were used to a mark-up of roughly 50% , but weve been shocked to find that with most food and household products theres been a markup of at least 70 % . In a few cases, the mark-up price has been 90 % of the original wholesale price of the product supplied to
35、 you by food processing companies. R2: But selling food demands special knowledge of the market and long experience of pricing. We dont raise prices just because we feel like it. A lot of work is done in this field and theres a lot of discussion before any decision is made with regard to prices. NFC
36、: Yes, but the National Food Council has conducted a large number of surveys concerning the reasons for prices increases and the effects of these increases on customers. R2: I think the higher prices we are charging reflect better services that we give to our customers now and we know customers want
37、 these improved services. NFC: What do you mean by “better services“ ? R2: Well, many of us have built larger stores and supermarkets. These have cost huge amounts of money, especially since we have had to buy extra land so we can build good car parks. Nowadays we stock a larger range of goods than
38、ever before. Also, we allow customers to return anything theyre unhappy with. And we now open longer hourswhich means paying overtime rates to our staff. NFC: But that doesnt explain why you make such a big profit all the time. R3: We dont. Today theres so much competition that our profits are reall
39、y very small. Many stores and large shops are left with less than two percent profit on their sales after taxes have been deducted. Thats not a lot of money, you know. We used to be able to count on at least five percent profit and sometimes even ten percent. 23 【正确答案】 A 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 A 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 A
