1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 7及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 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 What time is the mans flight? 2 Which is the companys new packaging design? 3
2、 In which part of the month were sales the highest? （ A） at the beginning （ B） in the middle （ C） at the end 4 Who does Brian Fry work for now? （ A） ANK Oil （ B） The PTl （ C） The Government 5 What is the man going to order? 6 What is the reduction in the companys exports? 7 Where will the woman meet
3、 the visitors? 8 What does the woman want the man to do? （ A） call an engineer （ B） fix a machine （ C） write a sign 二、 PART TWO 8 How to approach Listening Test Part Two This part of the Listening Test tests your understanding of numbers, names and spelling in a telephone call. Before you listen, re
4、ad the form. Think about the telephone call you will hear Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not make an immediate decision. Do not worry if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time. Listen for overall meaning. Do not choose an answer just be
5、cause you hear the same words in the recording as in the question. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a woman telephoning a recruitment agency to give details of a job vacancy. For each que
6、stion 9 - 15, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. You will hear the conversation twice. Prospecta Recruitment Agency Details of Vacancy Client company name (9) Title of vacancy Warehouse Assistant Length of contract (10) months Starting date (11) M
7、arch Pay per hour (12) Contact name Mrs (13) Contact telephone number (14) Reference number (15) 三、 PART THREE 15 How to approach Listening Test Part Three In this part of the Listening Test you listen to a monologue, e.g. a presentation. Before you listen, read the notes. Think about the presentati
8、on you will hear Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not make an immediate decision. Do not worry if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time. Listen for overall meaning. Do not choose an answer just because you hear the same words in the reco
9、rding as in the question. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. Check that you have used no more than two words in each numbered space. Look at the conference programme below. Some information is missing. ZYou will hear part of a welcome speech by a companys S
10、ales Director. For each question 16 - 22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. You will hear the speech twice. Fashion House International Sales Conference 2002 Conference Programme Saturday 9.00 Session 1: Talk by the Managing Director about (16) 10.30 Coffe
11、e 11.00 Session 2: (17) 12.30 Lunch Free time 19.00 Meet in the (18) Sunday 9.00 Session 1: (19) 10.30 Coffee 11.00 Session 2: (20) 12.30 (21) (lunch) 14.00 Final session: Talk by guest speaker Susan James on (22) 17.00 Coach to the airport 四、 PART FOUR 23 How to approach Listening Test Part Four In
12、 this part of the Listening Test you listen to a long conversation or interview and answer eight questions. Before you listen, read the questions. Think about what the recording will be about. Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. Do not make an immediate decision. Do not worry
13、 if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time. Listen for overall meaning. Do not choose an answer just because you hear the same words in the recording as in the question. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. You will hear a radi
14、o interview with a successful businesswoman. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the interview twice. 23 Victoria Sanderson first joined SHC Computer Systems because she （ A） wanted to be a company lawyer. （ B） was interested in computers. （ C）
15、needed a temporary job. 24 Victoria left SHC because she thought it was important to （ A） develop a truly global business. （ B） focus on areas with little competition. （ C） develop systems for particular businesses. 25 What was special about Victorias first three years running her own company? （ A）
16、She agreed to promote SHC software. （ B） She won major contracts away from SHC （ C） She worked with SHC on product development. 26 Who were Victorias first customers? （ A） pharmaceutical companies （ B） car component makers （ C） insurance firms 27 Why does Victoria think her takeover strategy is so s
17、uccessful? （ A） She always does a lot of research first. （ B） She waits to get what she really wants, （ C） She buys firms no-one else is interested in. 28 What is special about Victorias prices? （ A） She asks for less than her competitors do. （ B） She charges a proportion of customers sales. （ C） Sh
18、e gives discounts on long-term contracts. 29 What does Victoria say about her personal life? （ A） Victorias husband supports her in her work. （ B） Her family life comes before everything else. （ C） She finds it hard to combine work and a social life. 30 What does Victoria particularly like about her
19、 work? （ A） working with people she trusts （ B） watching people develop at work （ C） being with people she knows well BEC商务英语（初 级）听力模拟试卷 7答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Man: Sue, could you change my flight reservation for me? Ive got an appointment in the morning so I wont be able to leave until after m
20、idday. Woman: Yes, of course. What about the 1.15 flight? Youll get in at 3.30, so youll be in time for the evening meeting. Man: Thanks - that sounds great. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 Woman: . so were going to change our packaging in April, is that right? Man: Yes, its goodbye to the old white packets, wi
21、th the two letter As on them. Woman: Right, and the new style? Man: Well, were going to have just a single A, in black on a grey packet, but with the same style writing. Woman: Oh, that sounds good. 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 Man: Our sales figures were quite good last month. They reached a peak in the fir
22、st week, then they began to fall off towards the middle of the month, but they were already beginning to recover before the month ended. 3 【正确答案】 A 4 【听力原文】 Man: Welcome, everyone. Id like to introduce Brian Fry, formerly chairman of ANK Oil and recently appointed President of the PTI. Many of you w
23、ill know him best, of course, from when he was a government minister. 4 【正确答案】 B 5 【听力原文】 Man: Hello, Peggy, here are the catalogues I borrowed yesterday. Woman: Oh, thanks, Sam. Did you find a filing cabinet you liked? Man: Yes, this one. Im going to phone the order through now. I like the desks as
24、 well - I dont need a new one, unfortunately! Woman: And what about the computer chairs? Man: Yes, they look really comfortable. Maybe another time! 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【听力原文】 Man: The sales figures arent good, are they? Woman: No. Down by 8%. Exports are the problem theyre down by about 9% because interes
25、t rates have gone up again and the pound is so high. Woman: So what are interest rates now? Man: 7%, I hope they dont go up again. 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【听力原文】 Woman: You know these people who want to write about the company? Man: Yes. Youre meeting them next week, arent you? Woman: Mmm. Where should I take
26、them? The factory perhaps? Man: I suppose youd prefer this office, because its more comfortable? Woman: Well, I did think here, yes or maybe a restaurant somewhere. Man: I think theyd prefer to see where our products are made. Woman: OK. 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【听力原文】 Woman: This photocopiers gone wrong again
27、Bill. I think someones used the wrong paper. Man: Shall I call the engineer? Woman: Well, Ill see if I can fix it myself first. But could you do a notice about the paper? 8 【正确答案】 C 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 M Prospecta Recruitment Agency. F Hello, Im phoning from Reward. M Have you worked with us before
28、? F Yes, we were called ASP until we were taken over last month. M Oh, of course! Hello. F Im just phoning now to ask you to find us a warehouse assistant Its only temporary -for six months. No, wed better start with three. And its not a skilled job so there are no specific requirements. M And when
29、would you like the assistant to start? F Well, I was thinking something like 30 March. But maybe the middles OK. Yes, the 14th would be better M And what kind of wages are you offering? F 5. I 0 an hour Oh, but theyve just announced a pay rise-so write down 5.30. M Ok Just one final thing. Ill need
30、your contact details. Its Mrs Merton, isnt it? F Murphy, actually. M-U-R-P-H-Y M And can I contact you on the same number Ive got written down here? F Yes, no details have changed. Were still at 42079. Sorry-that should be double 0 in the middle. M Right. Let me just give you your reference number.
31、F Hang on. I need a pen. OK. Go ahead. M YJA358K F Right. Thanks very much. Speak to you soon. 9 【正确答案】 Reward 10 【正确答案】 3/Three 11 【正确答案】 (The) 14(th)/four teeth (of) 12 【正确答案】 5/Five (pound/s) 30/thirty 13 【正确答案】 Murphy 14 【正确答案】 420079 15 【正确答案】 YJA358K 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Welcome to the 2002
32、 International Sales Conference. As you know, this is a chance for salespeople from different countries to meet. Im Peter Roberts, the Sales Director of Fashion House. This is Alex Smy the, the MD. We start with a session today on a key issue for us-company strategy. Alex will lead that. I think you
33、ll be interested in the ideas hes going to talk about. In the next session, from the coffee break until lunchtime, wed like you to think about what these ideas mean for each country we work in. I think weve called that Workshops in the schedule. Weve left you some free time before dinner. There are
34、drinks in the hotel lounge at seven oclock Please all meet there before moving into the Blue Room for the meal itself. Tomorrow, Sunday, we start at 9 am. Alex wanted to schedule a product demonstration. Id also hoped to fit in sales training. We finally derided to go with Alexs idea. Please can you
35、 be ready to start the session punctually. That sessions followed by one called Discussion Groups, where well be looking at issues raised during the first session of the day. But we hope youll not only talk but also think of an action plan by the end of the session. We havent scheduled a sit-down lu
36、nch for tomorrow. Instead, well have a buffet at 12.30. Thatll leave time for our guest speaker, Susan James. Most of you know her from last year, and Im sure youll all be interested in what she has to say about customer contact. Her session will include some reports from research about how clients
37、feel when approached by salespeople and how this experience can be improved. And then at five oclocK the coach will take us all to the airport. Right, thats enough of the introductions. Lets now start the first session. 16 【正确答案】 company strategy 17 【正确答案】 workshops 18 【正确答案】 (hotel) lounge 19 【正确答案
38、】 product demonstration 20 【正确答案】 discussion groups 21 【正确答案】 buffet 22 【正确答案】 customer contact 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 M I have with me on the programme Victoria Sanderson, this years winner of the Financial News Businesswoman of the Year Award. Victoria, you run a multi-million pound company offeri
39、ng computer solutions for businesses. How did you get started? F Well, my first job was with SHC Computer Systems. I first started working there when I was a law student. I needed work for the vacation before starting back at university in the autumn. It was so exciting that I knew I wanted a perman
40、ent post there - and not in their legal department. Thats why I went there after I graduated. M But you left SHC after a few years. Why was that? F Well, SHC was an internationally known firm with a great reputation. But all our rivals were trying to do the same kind of thing. I felt that, if we wer
41、e going to stay in that area, we should aim to create software based on companies real needs. You know, like coming up with programs for the insurance industry. M So you left SHC when they disagreed with you. F Yes, but I offered my ex-boss a deal for the first three years, so that there wouldnt be
42、any concern about winning contracts away from them. Basically, if any SHC product was available that suited my customers needs, thats what Id recommend. But where no standard product was sufficient, then wed develop a product that was more appropriate. M But it must be hard to satisfy the needs of c
43、ompanies as varied as, say, insurance firms and chemical companies with just a few specific products. F Thats right. Thats why we focused at first on just the motor industry, or rather the companies making the parts which go into each vehicle. Now we produce packages for a slightly larger number of
44、industries - including insurance. But we didnt broaden our range for a few years. M And now youre a major company, And youve also taken over quite a few other large software firms. How do you think youve managed to do this so successfully? F Well, you have to be patient. But of course if you wait to
45、o long, somebody else will get there first. What takes time is finding out such an enormous amount of information about a company youre interested in acquiring. Whether its an unknown firm or a firm with an established reputation, you have to find out the facts for yourself. M I was also interested
46、to read about your pricing policy that you set prices as a percentage of your clients turnover rather than as a fixed amount. F Well, whatever price you offer, someone else will always offer a lower one. So I think what you need to do to succeed is to ensure that your clients want to stay with you l
47、ong-term, which is what our system aims to do. M It must be hard, though, combining being Chief Executive with bringing up two children, especially with your husband also working ful-time. F I think if youre very organised, you can combine things. For example, if you want a full social life, or like
48、 me, if you want to spend as much time as possible with your family, you just have to organise your work so that it doesnt take over. M And one final question. What do you enjoy most about your job? F Well, Im lucky that Ive got such a brilliant team around me. Whats really good is when they realise
49、 they can do things they couldnt do before. You need to work with them for some time before you really appreciate that. Its great when that happens. M Oh, yes it is. Im afraid well have to end there. Thank you, Victoria. 23 【正确答案】 C 24 【正确答案】 C 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 B 27 【正确答案】 A 28 【正确答案】 B 29 【正确答案】 B 30 【正确答案】 B
