1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 92及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 When the talk would happen? （ A） 2:00p.m. （ B） 5:00p.m. （ C） 3:00p.m. 2 Which is the Jennifers number? （ A） 5556872 （ B） 5566872 （ C） 555687 3 Where is Olivier from? （ A） Sales department （ B） Pairs office （ C） Head company 4 How many plants does the company
2、have? （ A） five domestic plants and ten foreign plants （ B） five domestic plants and other factories in ten countries （ C） fifteen plants together 5 What percent does China account for in the total sales?6 What does this company probably do? （ A） Sell products through website. （ B） Provide website s
3、ervice for on-line buyer. （ C） Sell goods over the phone. 7 How much do bicycles made of all steal weigh?8 How many pieces do they want to order? （ A） 5, 000 （ B） 500 （ C） 50, 000 二、 PART TWO 8 Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a dialogue on job interview and conclu
4、de main points. For each question(9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. After you have listened once, replay the recording. A JOB INTERVIEW Background: 【 A1】 _company wants to employ a man who has good【 A2】 _skills. Suggestions for interviewee
5、s: (i)Be familiar with how much【 A3】 _the company made. (ii)Know how big the companys market【 A4】 _. (iii)Know about【 A5】 _policy and【 A6】 _programme. (iv)Know about the companys main【 A7】 _. 9 【 A1】 10 【 A2】 11 【 A3】 12 【 A4】 13 【 A5】 14 【 A6】 15 【 A7】 三、 PART THREE 15 Look at the notes below. Some
6、 information is missing. You will hear a presentation on performance of one company. For each question(16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. After you have listened once, replay the recording. COMPANY PERFORMANCE Trends from【 B1】 _to 2010: (i
7、)Sales in our【 B2】 _grew quite slowly, especially in terms of【 B3】 _, which subsequently led to a slight decrease of our【 B4】 _. (ii)A steady improvement of our【 B5】 _among target consumers due to our successful and effective【 B6】 _. (iii)A sharp rise in profits is due to careful【 B7】 _. 16 【 B1】 17
8、 【 B2】 18 【 B3】 19 【 B4】 20 【 B5】 21 【 B6】 22 【 B7】 四、 PART FOUR 22 You will hear an interview. For each question(23-30), mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 What does the interviewee learn in university? （ A） news （ B） business ad
9、ministration （ C） literature 24 What did the interviewee do during his schooling days? （ A） Work as a waiter. （ B） Work for university newspaper. （ C） Work as a reporter. 25 Why didnt the interviewee choose a job related to business ? （ A） He is poor in business. （ B） He is interested in writing art
10、icles （ C） He is attracted by business news. 26 What does the interviewee want to do in journalism? （ A） Interview famous people （ B） Write business articles （ C） Report on TV. 27 How long may the interviewee work for one week? （ A） thirty hours （ B） more than fifty hours （ C） sixty hours 28 Where d
11、id interviewee grow up? （ A） in Maine （ B） in the city （ C） in the north side of town 29 What did the interviewee do in a health club? （ A） Do some nursing jobs. （ B） Curing patients. （ C） Writing newsletters. 30 When would the interviewer call the interviewee? （ A） within a week （ B） within ten day
12、s （ C） more than ten days BEC商务英语（初级）听力模拟试卷 92答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 “Hi, Fiona. Ive been trying to get hold of you all morning so I hope you get this. Please call Sara Remondi as soon as you can. Its about the meeting next month. Unfortunately I cant make it, so we need to talk urgently at two
13、oclock, by the way, Ill be going home in three hours. Bye for now. “ 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。从 “Unfortunately I cant make it sowe need to talk urgently at two oclock， ”可知男士应该在两点钟有个 紧急谈话。 2 【听力原文】 A: Hello, finance department. B: Hello, can I speak to Mr. Hopwood, please? A: Im afraid hes in a meeting
14、at the moment. Can I help? B: Actually, would you mind telling him that Jennifer called and Ill in the office all day if he would call me back. The number is 5556872. A: Sure, bye. 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。由 “The number is 5556872 ”可知答案为 A。 3 【听力原文】 A: Let me show you round the office. Our sales repres
15、entatives work is in this open plan area. The room in the corner is Brit Gamlins office. Shes the Senior Sales Manager here. Do you know her? B: No, I dont. Has she been here long? A: No, she joined the company two months ago. Come with me, Ill introduce you to her. A: Hello, Brit. Id like you to me
16、et Olivier from the Paris office. C: Pleased to meet you Olivier. How are things in Pairs? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。从 “Id like you to meet Olivierfrom the Pairs office ”可知 Oliver是巴黎的办公室的。 4 【听力原文】 A: Were the second largest manufacturer in the country of glass for the car industry. One in three cars in
17、 this country uses our glass. B: How many plants do you have? A: We have five domestic plants, but we also have factories in ten other countries. As well as supplying the car industry, we sell glass for buses, trains, ships and aircrafts. 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。原文提到有五个国内生产工厂，和分布在其他十个国家的多个工厂。 plant此处的
18、意思为 “工厂，车间 ”。 5 【听力原文】 A: Where are your biggest markets? B: In terms of sales by region, Europe is by far the biggest market with 60 percent of our total sales. North America accounts for 15 percent, Asia-Pacific is 10 percent, the Chinese market is particularly strong, South America is 8 percent a
19、nd the rest of the world is 7 percent. A: I think youd better write that down for me! Why are things going so well in China? B: The Chinese economy is booming and we have a very good sales force there. 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。文中提到在亚洲地区的销售额为 10，其中中国占的比重最大。再大也应该在 10的范围内。故选 B。 6 【听力原文】 A: Tell me more ab
20、out the company. B: Basically we run a so-called shopping search website. If you visit our site, you can find links to a wide range of products and services. You can compare prices from various shops and find the best deal. A: That sounds very interesting, but is it secure? B: Yes, in my view its fa
21、r more secure than buying over the phone. 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。原文提到本公司提供商品链接帮助比较商品价格，所以应该是为网上购物的人提供帮 助并不是卖商品。故选 B。 7 【听力原文】 A: Mrs. Mar, I saw your racing bicycles over there. They really look smart. B: You said it. They are the new models of our name brand Phynex racing bicycles, a lot lighter tha
22、n the other ones. Its a favorite among the young people abroad. A: How much do they weigh? B: Those made from steel have a net weight around 17. 5 kilograms and those of light alloy are about 16 kilograms only. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。由听力原文可知，全钢的自行车是 17 5公斤，合金的是16公斤。 8 【听力原文】 A: Im interested in your
23、embroidered tablecloths. It found a ready market in our country last year. So once again, the main item of our order is embroidered tablecloths. This time, we will have 50, 000 pieces. B: If the order is so large, well offer you our most favorable terms. Well give you a 5% discount. 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析
24、】 细节题。 “This time， we will have 50， 000pieces ”从这句话可以得出答案，文中此人是在订购刺绣产品。 二、 PART TWO 8 【听力原文】 Jim: Hi, Steve, I know youre going to an interview on Bateman Retail Technologies. And I know youre nervous about it. Are you properly prepared? Steve: Im talking to a stranger. Who do you think I am? Jim: Y
25、oure Steve Morgan. Youre a salesman, a good dynamic salesman. Youre going to an interview for a new job and youre a bit nervous because the job description asked for advanced IT skills. Steve: Its true. IT is my weakest area. Jim: So, what do you know about the job? Steve: I dont know anything about
26、 the job. What should I know? Jim: Firstly, you should be familiar with how much profit the company made. Then you may know how big their market share and their main competitors. Besides, you should also know about their after-sales policy, their customer care programme. Lastly, their main product s
27、hould be paid attention. Steve: Oh, my God. Im so stupid. 9 【正确答案】 Beteman Retail Technologles 【试题解析】 细节题。由第一句话可知 Steve要去 Bateman Retail Technologies公司面试。 10 【正确答案】 IT 【试题解析】 细节题。由 “Youre going to an interviewfor a new job and youre a bit nervous because thejob description asked for advanced IT skil
28、ls”可知公 司要找IT技术水平高的人才。 11 【正确答案】 profit 【试题解析】 细节题。从 “Firstly， you should befamiliar with how much profit the companymade ”这一句可以得知首先需要了解公司的盈利情况。 12 【正确答案】 share 【试题解析】 细节题。之后文中又出现了 “Thenyou may know how big their market share is andtheir main competitors ”可 知同时也应了解公司的股份。 13 【正确答案】 after-sales 【试题解析】
29、细节题。从 “Besides， you shouldalso know about their after-sales policy， ”这句话可以得知还需要了解公司的售后制度。 14 【正确答案】 customer care 【试题解析】 细节题。由 Jim的回答 “their customer care programme ”可知他建议应该了解顾客所关注的问题。 15 【正确答案】 products 【试题解析】 细节题。由最后一句话 “Lastly， their main products should be paid attention ”可知答案。注意答案与原文定位处的不同，原文用被
30、动语态。 三、 PART THREE 15 【听力原文】 Presenter: And so now Id like to move on to the trends for 2009 2010. We saw that sales in our key markets grew quite slowly, especially in terms of exports. This led to a subsequent slight decrease in our market share. This is probably due to the global slowdown. Howeve
31、r, to offset this, market research shows that there was a steady improvement in our brand image among target consumers. This proves the success and effectiveness of our current marketing campaign, and we will be making an increased investment in this area for the next financial year. Due to careful
32、cost controls, we managed to see a sharp rise in profits, and we expect this to continue for at least the next year. Now, Im going to hand you over to Ms. Xie, whos going to be giving you more details on the logistics figures . 16 【正确答案】 2009 【试题解析】 细节题。由原文第一句话可知，是介绍 09年一 10年的业绩。 17 【正确答案】 key marke
33、ts 【试题解 析】 细节题。由原文 “We saw thatsales in our key markets grew quite slowly， especially in terms of exports ”可知答案。 18 【正确答案】 exports 【试题解析】 同上。 19 【正确答案】 market share 【试题解析】 细节题。由 “This led to asubsequent slight decrease in our market share ”可知答案。大意是：导致了小的市场占 有率的下降。 20 【正确答案】 brand image 【试题解析】 细节题。 “
34、market researchshows that there was a steady improvement in ourbrand image among target consumers ”为关键信息句。 21 【正确答案】 marketing campaign 【试题解析】 marketing campaign意为 “市场促销活动 ”，由 “This proves thesuccess and effectiveness of our currentmarketing campaign ”可知答案。 22 【正确答案】 cost controls 【试题解析】 细节题。由 “Due
35、to carefulcost controls， we managed to see a sharp rise inprofits ”可知由于采取了细致的成本控制从而看到了利润的增加。 四、 PART FOUR 22 【听力原文】 Jones: I can see by your resume here that you studied business administration. Morgan: Thats right. Jones: So I wonder why you want to work for a newspaper. Morgan: I did reporting for
36、 the university newspaper at my school. And Ive always been very interested in journalism. Jones: But journalism its a very different: profession from administration. You know a lot about administration. Why dont you choose to work for a company looking to train managers? Morgan: I studied administr
37、ation, yes, but I am more attracted to writing articles. I want to use my knowledge of business to write financial news. Jones: A new reporter must expect to work many hours. Morgan: I know that the profession requires dedication. Jones: You should expect to work more than fifty hours a week. And th
38、ere is a lot of pressure in this job. You have to get stories in by the deadline. You have to be very independent. You have to know how to arrange things by yourself. Morgan: I know that beginning reporters work many hours. I am very willing to take on the challenge. Jones: May I ask how well you kn
39、ow the city? Morgan: I grew up here. Jones: But you went to college in Maine. So you havent lived here for almost five years, yes? Morgan: Yes, thats true. But I grew up on the north side of town. And I know this city very well. I have no trouble getting where I need to go. Jones: Thats good. Becaus
40、e, if youre hired, we will be sending you everywhere. The job is in the city news department. Morgan: Yes, Im aware of that. Jones: Judging by the stories you gave us, Id say your writing is very good. Have you written things other than newspaper stories? Morgan: I have experience writing newsletter
41、s for a health club. I mentioned that in my resume. Jones: You did that while you were in school? Morgan: Yes. Jones: Oh, yes, I see it. Well, I think our interview is complete then. Are there any questions you would like to ask me? Morgan: No, not at the moment. Jones: Alright, then. We will probab
42、ly be giving you a call in ten days or so. I have to interview several more people. Morgan: Thank you, Mr. Jones. 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。由原文第一句话 “I can see byyour resume here that you studied businessadministration ”可知面试者是学商务管理的。 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文第三句说在学校期间为大学报纸工作过，故选 B。 25 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由原文可知面
43、试者是因为对写作感兴趣才选择当记者的。 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文中提到面试者想要写作并把自己所学的商业运用到写作中去。故本题选 B。 27 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。由原文 “You should expect towork more than fifty hours a week ”可知答案。 28 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文提到面试者是在 Maine上的大学，但是在本镇的北部长大的。故选 C。 29 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。由原文 “I have experience writingnewsletters for a health club ”可知答案为 C。 30 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。由原文 “We will probably be givingyou a call in ten days or so ”可知答案为 B。
