1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 74及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Which graph is the man talking about?2 Which jobs will be created when the company relocates? （ A） customer service advisers （ B） packing assistants （ C） delivery drivers 3 Why are the brochures late? （ A） staff illness （ B） faulty vehicles （ C） broken machin
2、ery 4 What will Medibands new owners do? （ A） employ fewer staff （ B） relocate the company （ C） expand production 5 When will the sales conference be held?6 Which chart shows exports of mobile phones this year?7 Which day is the meeting arranged for?8 Why is the man phoning the suppliers? （ A） to re
3、port a problem （ B） to order a part （ C） to request information 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below.Some information is missing.You will hear a journalist talking to the Head of Public Relations of a large supermarket chain.For each question(9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered s
4、pace using a word, numbers or letters.After you have listened once, replay the recording.9 (9) 10 (10) 11 (11) 12 (12) 13 (13) 14 (14) 15 (15) 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes below.Some information is missing.You will hear a man giving a presentation about Arlington Park, a training centre for ma
5、nagers.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.16 (16) 17 (17) 18 (18) 19 (19) 20 (20) 21 (21) 22 (22) 四、 PART FOUR 23 What do IKDs clients like about the companys location? （ A） It is e
6、asy to get to. （ B） It is in beautiful surroundings. （ C） It is hidden away. 24 How do IKDs designers work on their ideas? （ A） They use computers and solid models. （ B） They use computers alone. （ C） They use computers and pencil drawings. 25 Who is IKDs biggest client at the moment? （ A） a motorbi
7、ke manufacturer （ B） a household goods manufacturer （ C） a car manufacturer 26 Who is IKD working with to improve their designs? （ A） their clients R and D departments （ B） university staff （ C） freelance artists 27 What do companies value most about IKD? （ A） the quality of its designs （ B） its com
8、petitive fees （ C） the speed it works at 28 A bike designed by IKD recently （ A） received an award. （ B） appeared on the front of biking magazines. （ C） won a race. 29 What happens to most of IKDs designs? （ A） They go straight into production. （ B） They are rejected before production. （ C） They are
9、 kept for future production. 30 IKDs customers pay by giving the company （ A） a single agreed fee per project. （ B） a fee related to sales. （ C） a fee per hour of designers time. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 74答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 One: Which graph is the man talking about? pause Man: The year started qui
10、te slowly, but sales in the second quarter picked up well. Although there was a slight drop in the third quarter, Im pleased to say that sales started to rise again at the end of the year. 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【听力原文】 Two: Which jobs will be created when the company relocates? pause Woman: Family Fashions is
11、 relocating part of its mail-order operation, with the creation of two hundred jobs in Manchester. All jobs at the current packing centre will remain, and deliveries will operate as before. The new customer-service staff will work at a purpose-built site, very close . . . 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【听力原文】 Three:
12、Why are the brochures late? pause Man: Its the printers here . . . Im sorry your brochures are late, weve had some problems. Woman: Not your new machinery? Man: Something else this time . . . some of our drivers have been ill this week. Weve sent your order by post - we thought it would be quicker,
13、as weve only got a few delivery vans going out. Woman: OK, thanks. 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【听力原文】 Four: What will Medibands new owners do? pause Woman: I hear there has been a takeover of Mediband. Man: Yes . it was running at a loss. Woman: How did the workforce react? I expect they were worried about their j
14、obs. Man: Well, actually, the new parent groups announced plans to increase the companys output and market more products abroad. So their futures secure now. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 Five: When will the sales conference be held? pause Man: Well have to move the sales conference, Im afraid. Its scheduled
15、for Wednesday the twenty-fifth of November, but theres a trade fair in Amsterdam the following day that senior staff are attending. Woman: We could move it to Monday the thirtieth . . .? Man: Mmm . . . actually, better to bring it forward to Monday the twenty-third . A pity about the twenty-fifth, t
16、hough - it seemed a good day for everyone. 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【听 力原文】 Six: Which chart shows exports of mobile phones this year? pause Man: Mobile phone sales have remained steady overall this year, though the export market shares have changed. Now Europe and the United States together account for the sam
17、e amount as South-East Asia. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 Seven: Which day is the meeting arranged for? pause Man: Would you be able to attend a meeting next week? Woman: Monday would be OK, but I may have to cancel an appointment. Er, Tuesday or Wednesday mornings are possible. Man: Shall we say Tuesday rat
18、her than Monday? Woman: Thats probably the easiest thing. Then I wont have to change my arrangements for Monday, and Id like it earlier than Wednesday, really. 7 【正确答案】 B 8 【听力原文】 Eight: Why is the man phoning the suppliers? pause Woman: Please leave your message after the tone. Man: Hello, Lars her
19、e from Olaffsens. About the tool component you supplied last month - the CX two seven . . . Weve found were getting more faults than usual, so I want you to look at the part again and perhaps adjust the measurements. Could you call me as soon as possible? 8 【正确答案】 A 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Man: Hello,
20、Bill Isaacs. . . Woman: Hello. This is Fiona Holiday from the Financial News. Im writing an article about the success of the Rezzo supermarket chain. Man: Great - well, business has improved here since the arrival of our new Chief Executive, Jane Rothwell. . . Woman: Sorry, thats Jane . . .? Man: Ro
21、thwell. . . thats R-O-T-H-W-E-double L. Woman: Thanks. Now, lets talk about your current position -I believe Rezzos have just announced their pre-tax profits. . . Man: Yes, and the latest figures are one hundred and sixty-six million pounds for the six months to the end of September . . . thats up e
22、ight million from the previous six months. Woman: What will that mean for shareholders? Man: Very good news - shares have actually more than doubled since March, from one hundred and fifty pence to three hundred and twenty-seven . . . Woman: I see. So what are your sales figures like? Man: Well, sal
23、es per square metre are up eleven per cent. . . Thats two per cent better than forecast. Woman: Mm-hm . . . and how was that achieved? Man: Well, weve increased the number of special discounts we offer on product lines from twenty-eight to fifty-two. Woman: So, do Rezzos have plans to expand? Man: A
24、bsolutely. Were going to open two sixteen-thousand-square-metre hypermarket stores in January, and a further five or six are planned over the year. Woman: I see. Man: And thirty-three per cent of the selling space in the new hypermarkets will be used for nonfood items . . . thats up from twenty-five
25、 per cent in the existing supermarkets. Woman: Interesting. Thanks, Mr Isaacs, thats all I need. Man: Thank you. 9 【正确答案】 (JANE)ROTHWELL 10 【正确答案】 ( )166(MILLION)(POUNDS) 11 【正确答案】 327(PENCE/P) 12 【正确答案】 11(%/PER CENT) 13 【正确答案】 52(PRODUCT LINES) 14 【正确答案】 16,000(SQUARE METRES) 15 【正确答案】 33(%) 三、 PA
26、RT THREE 15 【听力原文】 Man: Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming to hear about Arlington Park. Some of you know a lot about it already, but for people who dont, the first thing to say is that if you do want to see what sort of work we do, on every third Thursday in the month, theres an exhibition, so c
27、ome along to that - youre very welcome. At Arlington Park, we aim to help you not only to get the most out of your staff, but also the most out of you yourself. Our next two weekend workshops are covering two very important areas in this field: on the tenth of June, we have a workshop on communicati
28、on. Nothing could be easier in our modern world and yet nothing is more difficult, too. On the seventeenth of July, we have a change in the programme; we previously advertised a course on using technology, but that day is now set aside for a course called simply Leadership, run by one of our best tr
29、ainers, Richard Gordon. You probably know his management books. The one-day weekend workshops are just one of the types of courses we offer. We also offer three-day programmes, and these include accommodation. Ill leave a pile of leaflets about those with you, so that you can look at them at your le
30、isure. Arlington Park is very well equipped, and managers always enjoy their stay. Our facilities are excellent, and we have special training suites, as well as a fitness centre. Every quarter, we publish a magazine - Ive got a few copies here for those of you who havent seen it before. Weve just ch
31、anged the name; it used to be Developing People, now its called Moving Forward. The articles in it are written by the trainers and by the managers attending our courses. If anyone would like to go on our mailing list, would you please fill in one of these enquiry forms and leave it at reception? Ill
32、 pick up all the forms at the end of the morning. Now, onto more detail. . . 16 【正确答案】 EXHIBITION /(EXIBITION) 17 【正确答案】 (WORKSHOP(S)COMMUNICATION 18 【正确答案】 (SIMPLY)LEADERSHIP 19 【正确答案】 ACCOMMODATION /(ACCOMODATION) 20 【正确答案】 FITNESS CENTRE / FITNESS CENTER 21 【正确答案】 MOVING FORWARD 22 【正确答案】 (ENQUIR
33、Y / INQUIRY)FORM(S) 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Woman: Hello, Mr Michael, thanks for talking to me today. Man: Not at all. Woman: Your company is located in such wonderful countryside. I expect your clients like coming here, dont they? Or do they find it difficult to get here? Man: Actually, the transpor
34、t links arent too bad, but we very rarely see our customers in person. What they do like about it is that its a pretty secret location and rather difficult to find. Our work is very confidential. Woman: Ah yes. Your designs are beginning to make the designs of some of your competitors look rather ol
35、d-fashioned. How do your designers work on their ideas? Is it all about technology? Man: Technology is the biggest part. We certainly have no use for pencils and drawing boards like the old-style design studios. Our designers use the latest computer-aided design system. Ideas can be tested from all
36、angles just by using the computer screen. However, we havent stopped building models completely - we just put the design into a solid form using clay or foam at a later stage of the process. Woman: Ah-ha. I know you have several important projects at the moment. Who is your biggest client? Man: All
37、our works important to us. Were best known for designing bikes and motorbikes, but the company that keeps us busiest these days is a car producer. However, there are also hundreds of different household items that weve designed in the past. Woman: Do you only use your own designers or do you ever lo
38、ok for new ideas, for example by using well-known artists on a freelance basis? Man: We certainly do look for ideas outside the company, but not from freelancers - our works too secret for that. Its a very competitive market. Were even competing with the in-house R&D teams of our client companies! H
39、owever, just now, were working with scientists at a university to develop an even better system for designing products through the latest computer and video systems. Woman: What do you think it is that your customers value most about you? Is it just the fact that you use the latest technology? Man:
40、Well, not that alone. Good-quality design can be made by any number of different methods, not just ours. What our customers particularly like is that with the technology, we can work faster than our competitors. Design has traditionally been a very slow process - but not here. That doesnt mean were
41、cheap, it just means we can get the design to the client before anyone else can. Woman: Youre becoming well known for your designs, now, arent you? Didnt one of your racing bikes recently win an award in a competition? Man: Well, what actually happened was, it was judged by over fifty international
42、biking magazines to be the best design, which meant that they all used it on their front covers, which was fantastic publicity for us, and hopefully the bike will go on to win lots of races. Woman: It must be sad when designs are rejected. However successful a design company is, is it true that most
43、 designs never actually go into production? Man: Usually, but not with us. Almost all our designs are put into production as soon as the company receives them. Our customers want designs not just to look at and think about for some later date, but to use immediately. Very few are rejected. Woman: Ho
44、w do your customers pay you? Man: Many design companies demand from their clients a share in the profits from sales of products made to their designs. That can be very costly to the client. Our customers pay us on a straight fee basis: one project, one fee. If it takes many more hours to produce than we had expected, thats our problem, but the client gets the project on time. Woman: Well, youve certainly got a successful operation going . 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 A 25 【正确答案】 C 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 C 28 【正确答案】 B 29 【正确答案】 A 30 【正确答案】 A
