1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 76及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Which is the house for sale? （ A） The house with two garages and two bathrooms. （ B） The house with more than three bedrooms and a garage. （ C） The house with two bathrooms and three bedrooms. 2 When will Mr. Lee leave for Japan? （ A） Wall calendar with 5 May
2、 circled. （ B） Wall calendar with 15 May circled. （ C） Wall calendar with 25 May circled. 3 What do we need to order? （ A） Disks. （ B） Calculators. （ C） Paper. 4 Which one is the dean? （ A） A young woman with long hair and glasses. （ B） A middle-aged man without glasses in a dark suit, carrying a br
3、iefcase. （ C） A middle-aged woman without glasses, carrying a shoulder bag. 5 Which toy product do children like most this year? （ A） Superman. （ B） Cyper Cop. （ C） Astronaut. 6 What does the man want?7 Where is 78 Prince Street?8 How did Nick Leeson end up? （ A） He made millions of dollars and beca
4、me a star trader in Singapore Futures Market. （ B） He invented the 88888 account and helped Barings Bank survive. （ C） He was sent to prison because of the crime he committed. 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a woman phoning through an order to head o
5、ffice. 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.三、 PART THREE 15 You will hear a customer phoning a hotel for a reservation. Complete the form using the information you hear. You will hear the
6、 conversation twice. GOLD HOTEL RESERVATION Name of Guest: 【 B1】 _. Room reserved: 【 B2】 _. Overlooking 【 B3】 _. Date of Arrival: 【 B4】 _. Date of Departure 【 B5】 _. Rate of Room: 【 B6】 _. Contact: Fax No. 【 B7】 _. 16 【 B1】 17 【 B2】 18 【 B3】 19 【 B4】 20 【 B5】 21 【 B6】 22 【 B7】 四、 PART FOUR 22 Listen
7、 to people from the National Food Council complaining to retailers about the high prices they are charging for food products and household goods. They complain that the shops have marked up wholesale prices far too much. For questions 23-30. mark the correct letter A, B or C. You will hear the conve
8、rsation twice. 23 The meeting is being held to discuss_. （ A） an increase in the price of food （ B） the high price of tinned food （ C） 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 Nation
9、al Food Council has studied_. （ A） deciding on the prices of goods （ B） selling food from farms （ C） buying and selling food in markets 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 inc
10、reases 27 Another person argues that prices should be increased because of_. （ A） the large number of surveys being carried out （ B） 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
11、 range of goods （ C） help farmers to grow more food 29 Wage bills have increased because_. （ A） staff demand higher rates of pay （ B） 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 BE
12、C商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 76答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M1: Is that the house that Mark Smith is going to sell? M2: Yes, it is a two-story house, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. M1: Does it have a garage? M2: Yes. it has a two-car garage. M1: How much does it cost? M2: The price is right, only 300,000 d
13、ollars. It is a real bargain. 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【听力原文】 M: Where are we going to hold the negotiation? F: Miss Plumber from the Toy Company has informed me that the negotiation will be held in Room 303 of the Commercial Building downtown tomorrow. M: Thats great. What time does it start? F: It starts at 3
14、:30 in the afternoon. 2 【正确答案】 C 3 【听力原文】 F: What do we need to order? M: Well, weve got enough computer disks. We dont need any more. F: 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 en
15、d of this week. F: Id completely forgotten. Youre right. M: That just leaves stationery. We need some more paper. Theres only a little left. F: Right. Ill order some more at once. 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【听力原文】 M: Is that the new dean of our department in a dark suit carrying a briefcase? F: No, it isnt. M: Ah
16、, that must be the new dean with the long hair and the glasses. F: No, the new dean has short hair and shes carrying a bag. M: Oh yes, I can see her, she is about 35. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 Ml: Our market investigation showed that there is a growing demand for the toy products. M2: Yes, our toy “Superm
17、an“ is very popular with children. Our sales have been increasing steadily. M1: I know, but I think kids and teenagers like “Cyber Cop“ better, which is made by Kito, our major competitor. It sells even better than “Astronaut“, the childrens favorite last year. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听力原文】 M: Well, what abou
18、t our sales from 1998 to 2000. F: Oh, terrific. Theres been constant growth from 1998 to 2000. 6 【正确 答案】 A 7 【听力原文】 M1: Excuse me. Can you help me? M2: Sure, what do you want? M1: Where is 78 Prince Street? M2: Thats easy. Walk to the corner. Then make a left turn. Then walk two blocks to the traffi
19、c light. Make another left to Prince Street. Ml: Thank you. 7 【正确答案】 B 8 【听力原文】 M1: Recently I read a story about Nick Leeson, a star trader on the Singapore Futures Market. M2: What is unusual about him? Ml: He made millions of dollars for his employer. Barings Bank before he began to lose money. I
20、n order to hide the problem, he invented the 88,888 account. M2: What was the result? M1: He went to prison and Barings, one of the oldest banks in the City of London, was destroyed. 8 【正确答案】 C 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 W: Mike! M: Good morning, Sally. Hows the trade fair going? W: Fantastic. We are doin
21、g really good business. Can you take an order for me? M: Sure. Who is it for? W: Kingston Newsagents. M: Spell it. W: K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N. They have 8 shops around the city, but we can just send the order to their central warehouse. The address is on file. M: Ill check it later, and the order is placed
22、today, the 20th of October? W: Well, I told you about it last night, that was the 19th, but put todays date. M: OK. W: Right. They want 1, 400 boxes of the new notepads. M: Thats good. Is this for the larger ones, 13 by 15 centimeters? W: No. The 22 by 15 size. M: Anything else? W: Theyll take arran
23、ge of all posters, but they want them at last years price? So thats 7 pounds 45 instead of eight ten(8. 10). M: OK. How many have they ordered? W: They want all 9 designs, five of each to start with in every shop. M: 8 times 45, thats 360 altogether. W: Oh. that sounds right, and I agree to increase
24、 their standard discount. M: Which is 10%? W: Correct. Ive given them 13 on this order. M: Ill put that only invoice. W: Thanks. See you tomorrow. 9 【正确答案】 Kingston 【试题解析】 M问： Who is it for?即问订购客户。 W回答并拼写 Kingston。 10 【正确答案】 20 【试题解析】 The order is placed today， the 20th ofOctober虽然， W说她告诉M时是昨天晚上 the
25、 19th， but put todays date应为 the20th of October。 11 【正确答案】 1400 【试题解析】 They want 1， 400 boxes of the newnotepads应为 1400 boxes。 12 【正确答案】 22 by 55 【试题解析】 Size尺寸，大小。 M问的是 13by 15 centimeters吗。 W否定并说明为 The 22 by 15 size 13 【正确答案】 7.45 【试题解析】 Posters-special price招贴的特价 Thats 7 pounds 45 instead of eight
26、 ten(8 10)，表明应该是前者 7 45。 14 【正确答案】 360 【试题解析】 订购总量 How many have theyordered?问数量 8 times 45 thats 360 altogether表明总量为 845=360。 15 【正确答案】 13% 【试题解析】 Discount for this order这次购货的折扣男士说是 10，而女士说Ive giventhem 13 just on this order男士同意。表明折扣应为 13。 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 R: Good morning. Gold Hotel. May I
27、help you? C: Good morning. Id like to book a single room with a shower, please. R: Yes. When are you arriving? C: Ill arrive on the afternoon of July 12th. Can yon tell me what time I have to check out on July 15? R: Checking out time is mid-day, sir. Do you prefer a room overlooking the street or t
28、he garden? C: A room overlooking the garden, please. R: One moment please. Yes, we have a single room available on that date. Can I have your name, sir? C: You just write down my companys name. Sunshine Company. Can you tell me the price, please? R: For each night thats $ 100, bed and breakfast. Can
29、 I have your fax number, please? C: My fax number is 6732653. R: Thank you. Ill send a fax to confirm the booking. Goodbye. C: Goodbye. 16 【正确答案】 SUNSHINE 【试题解析】 见听力原文，客人只留下了公司名称。 17 【正确答案】 SINGLE 【试题解析】 原文为： “book a single room witha shower ” 18 【正确答案】 GARDEN 【试题解析】 客人选择了俯瞰花园的一间。 19 【正确答案】 JULY， 12
30、 【试题解析】 预订电话中客人说他 7月 12日下午抵达。 20 【正确答案】 JULY， 15 【试题解析】 退房时间为 7月 15日中午。 21 【正确答案】 100 【试题解析】 文中有： “For each night thats$100 ” 22 【正确答案】 6732653 【试题解析】 见听力原文。 四、 PART FOUR 22 【听力原文】 NFC = National Food Council representative R = Retailers(= representatives of shopkeepers) NFC: Thank you for agreeing
31、to see us. As you know, we represent the local branch of the National Food Council. 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 referri
32、ng to certain shops in the district or to all shops in general? NFC: Not just certain 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
33、-up price has been 90% of the original wholesale price of the product supplied to 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
34、theres a lot of discussion before any decision is made with regard to prices. NFC: 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 ref
35、lect better services that we give to our customers now and we know customers want 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 lan
36、d so we can build good car parks. Nowadays we stock a larger range of goods than ever before. Also, we allow customers to return anything theyre unhappy with. And we now open longer hours- which means paying overtime rates to our staff. NFC: But that doesnt explain why you make such a big profit all
37、 the time. R3: We dont. Today theres so much competition that our profits are really 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
