1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 8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 In which month will the auditors come? 2 Which products have sold best? 3 Whe
2、re was the flight delayed? 4 When are they going to meet?5 Who will arrive late at the meeting? 6 What does the annual report show about sales of clothes? 7 Which flight is the man going to take to Paris? 8 Which is the cheapest model? （ A） Romex （ B） Wilton （ C） Asset 二、 PART TWO 8 How to approach
3、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, read 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 de
4、cision. 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 recording as in the question. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time.
5、Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear an answerphone message about a conference booking. 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. MESSAGES Message from Forest Ho
6、tel 9 March 14.30 Contact name: Mrs Helen (9) Conference facilities available: (10) June Name of conference room: (11) Room Daily rate for facilities: (12) Maximum number of delegates: (13) Booking reference number: (14) Direct telephone number: (15) 三、 PART THREE 15 How to approach Listening Test P
7、art 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 presentation 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 t
8、he 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. Check that you have used no more than two
9、 words in each numbered space. Look at the notes about a large company. Some information is missing. You will hear part of a presentation to shareholders by a companys Chairman. For each question 16-22, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words. You will hear the p
10、resentation twice. JNA plc: Summary of changes over the last year and plans for the future Sale of (16) JNA now officially classified in the (17) sector. Reasons: 1) Future would only be possible as part of a larger group 2) Need to obtain (18) to ensure future success Planned expansion through (19)
11、 Already achieved a major reduction in (20) Further benefits expected from move of (21) New Finance Director: (22) 四、 PART FOUR 23 You will hear a conversation between two employees of a company which is going to move its premises. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct
12、 answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 Who decided to move the office premises? （ A） the company accountants （ B） the department managers （ C） the Board of Directors 24 Where will the new offices be? （ A） on the edge of the city （ B） a long way outside the city （ C） in a dif
13、ferent city 25 Which department will be the last to move? （ A） Customer Services （ B） Sales （ C） Public Relations 26 At the new premises there will be （ A） a staff gym. （ B） a better staff canteen. （ C） extra meeting rooms. 27 The company will spend most money on （ A） special new office furniture. （
14、 B） new technology. （ C） recruiting a designer. 28 What is Johns main worry about the move? （ A） the poor shopping facilities （ B） the lack of public transport （ C） having no other businesses near 29 The new contracts will mean that employees may （ A） have to work longer hours. （ B） only have tempor
15、ary work. （ C） be able to work from home. 30 John is responsible for （ A） organising the move to new premises. （ B） giving staff general information about the move. （ C） explaining new conditions of employment. BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 8答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman: The auditors have rung to ask which
16、month youd prefer them to come, November or December? Man: Why not September, like last year? Woman: Somebodys already booked them for then, Im afraid. Man: November then. Decembers much too busy. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 Woman: Now, let me turn to this months sales figures, theyre very mixed. Sales of f
17、ax machines are down again, but weve been doing quite well with answering machines. Mobile phones have been disappointing, though were hoping they may improve with the new model coming out next month. 2 【正确答案】 C 3 【听力原文】 Man: Has the flight from Sydney arrived yet? Woman: No, sir. It was held up in
18、Singapore. Man: Really? I thought it was a direct flight. Woman: No, it stops in Bangkok and Hong Kong as well. 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【听力原文】 Woman 1: Could we meet on Thursday to discuss the new plans? Woman 2: Sorry, Im busy all day - how about Wednesday or Friday? Woman 1: Itll have to be Wednesday - Im go
19、ing away on Friday. 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 Woman: Oh, Mr Smith, before you go. I need to send out the agenda for Mondays meeting. who will be there? Man: Er, John Brown from Sales will be there, and so will Mary Jones from Purchasing. But I know shell be a bit late. Woman: Who will be there from Produc
20、tion? Peter Wilson? Hes back from holiday now. Man: Yes, hell be there. Woman: Thanks, Mr Smith. 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【听力原文】 Woman 1: We were expecting some loss of business this year, but Ive just looked at the annual report, and I see sales have remained steady. Woman 2: So, no change then? Woman 1: Only
21、in the pattern of sales. Mens clothes are our biggest earner now, about 50% of the total. Womens and childrens clothes are selling equally well. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 Man: Are you going to the Paris conference tomorrow ? Woman: Yes, Im leaving here straight after the meeting with Bob at a quarter past
22、 twelve. My plane leaves at half-past two. Man: Um, I was going to get the one oclock flight, but I think perhaps I should be at Bobs meeting too. Ill get the same flight as you then. 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【听力原文】 Woman: Let me also show you the Wilton and Asset models. Both are smaller and lighter than the R
23、omex. Man: But arent they more expensive? Woman: Well, they do actually cost a little more. But theyre more efficient machines. And probably better value for money in the long term. 8 【正确答案】 A 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Hello. This is a message from the Forest Hotel about the one-day conference youre orga
24、nising. My names Helen Lennox, L-E- double N-O-X. Although the 14th of June is still fully booked, the 21 st is now possible as theres been a sudden cancellation. I know you wanted the Highland Room - but the room thats become available, the Border Room, is the only one free then. The fee for the pa
25、ckage, including lunch, is 1,430. I understand this suits your budget, which was around 1,500 for the day. But any accommodation would be extra. You said the idea was to invite 60 delegates-but Id better ware you that no more than 58 people fit comfortably into the room. Youll need to refer to your
26、booking reference number if you confirm the reservation-its 271Q. Oh, and dont forget to put COR-for corporate- before that. We can hold the room for only five days. Please get in touch directly with me on 820 3394-rather than with Susan Parker who you spoke to earlier. Its easier to phone me on tha
27、t direct number than through the 3358 switchboard number. Do call soon if youd like to confirm the reservation. Goodbye. 9 【正确答案】 Lennox 10 【正确答案】 (The) 21(st) / twenty-first (of) 11 【正确答案】 Border 12 【正确答案】 1,430 13 【正确答案】 58 / Fifty-eight 14 【正确答案】 COR271Q 15 【正确答案】 820 3394 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】
28、 Good morning everybody. Its good to see you all here today. Id like to spend a few minutes talking about the huge changes which the company has experienced over the last year and what this means for our future. As you know, although we have a reputation for excellence in several different industria
29、l areas, we took the serious decision last year to sell off all the companys telecommunications activities and to focus on our other business. This leaves us as a completely different organisation - and therefore the Stock Exchange has decided to list us as a construction rather than a technological
30、 or telecoms company. One ,of the reasons for the sale was that we felt that if we stayed in that area, wed only have a future as part of a larger group in the same business. Moreover, unless we raised finance by selling one part of the business, the company as a whole would be unlikely to have a fu
31、ture. In some ways its with great regret that we leave our history behind. On the other hand, the future for the company now appears much more positive. We intend to use the money from these changes to pay for growth in the companys main area of activity, particularly by means of acquisitions rather
32、 than a slower process of development. Weve already made considerable changes to fit the new company structure. Weve cut overheads significantly. We also believe well achieve significant cost reductions when the premises from which management now operate are closed in favour of cheaper headquarters
33、in Birmingham. Before I finish, Id like to offer my best wishes to Bob Wood, who takes over from Nell Bird in the role of Finance Director. Many thanks to Nell for his hard work over the years. Right, can I now introduce the next speaker, Susan Jones, another member of. fade 16 【正确答案】 telecommunicat
34、ions activities 17 【正确答案】 construction 18 【正确答案】 finance/money 19 【正确答案】 acquisition(s)/takeover(s) 20 【正确答案】 overheads/overhead costs 21 【正确答案】 headquarters/head office/premises 22 【正确答案】 Bob Wood 四、 PART FOUR 23 【听力原文】 Woman: John - Ive just heard the company is moving out of these offices. I cant
35、 believe it! Man: Its true. They made the .final decision yesterday. Woman: Who did? Man: Um well. Woman: There wasnt a board meeting yesterday, was there? Man: I dont think so. A vote was actually taken by all the heads of departments. Woman: Ah so it wasnt just Finance saying what should happen. I
36、t usually is. And where are we going? I like it here. I dont want to move my whole family to a new city none of us knows. Man: You wont have to. Were not moving far away. Were only going to Kenton. Woman: Kenton? Man: You know, that new development. You must have noticed all the new building work go
37、ing on, off the main road just as you come into the city. Woman: Oh yes Ive read about it. Is everyone who works here going, do you know, John? Man: Almost everyone, you know, Finance, Sales, Public Relations. Woman: Aha, so I will be going. Man: Yes, though Customer Services are staying in the city
38、 centre for another year. Woman: . so the public know where we are. Man: Exactly. Fiona, its going to be great. Its going to be much better there. Woman: In what way? Therell be a better place for us to have lunch, I hope. The food here is getting worse every day. Man: I dont know about that. But fr
39、om what Ive seen, theres going to be a lot more space than weve got at the moment and more rooms where we can have meetings. Woman: Nice. And some sports facilities would be a good idea wouldnt they? Man: They would but not at the moment, Im afraid. Woman: Oh well. Wont this move cost a lot of money
40、? Man: Why should it? I think the idea is to save money. Woman: Are the offices in a new building or an old one? Man: Oh, its completely new, but it wont cost nearly as much as the rent on these city centre offices. Woman: Oh. Are we getting new office furniture, then, to go in this new building? Ma
41、n: We are, someones designing it specially but even that isnt really expensive. What is expensive is investing in new computers. Everything is going to be totally up to date. Woman: Ooh, now that sounds exciting. Man: It does, doesnt it? Actually, theres only one thing that worries me about the move
42、. Woman: Whats that? Being the only business out at Kenton? Man: Other firmsll soon join us when they see how cheap it is in Kenton. Actually, its those of us without cars that might have a problem. I dont think there is much of a bus service. Its something the company will have to look at. Woman: A
43、nd what about shops? A lot of staff like going to the shops in the lunch hour. Man: Well there are definitely some in Kenton. Woman: Good! Man: Actually, Fiona, there is one other rather interesting thing about this move. A lot of people are going over to new working contracts. Woman: What! And what
44、 does that mean exactly? Does it mean we all lose our permanent contracts? Man: It doesnt, actually. In this case it means people can set up a sort of office in their home if their work is suitable. Woman: Uh huh. So it doesnt mean we have to work longer hours, or something? Man: I dont think so. Wo
45、man: John, you seem to know a lot about it. Are you in charge of arranging everything? Man: Im very happy to tell you its someone elses job. All Ive got to do is inform people about the move. Woman: Mmm - youre doing very well. Man: . except questions about contracts, hours and so on, of course. Woman: Well, the Personnel Department does that, dont they? Man: Exactly. And now I must get on. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 A 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【 正确答案】 B 29 【正确答案】 C 30 【正确答案】 B
