1、BEC商务英语（初级）听力练习试卷 18及答案与解析 一、 PART THREE 0 二、 PART FOUR 8 Which of the following is the responsibility of an HR manager? （ A） taking care of customers （ B） recruiting the right person for the right job （ C） promoting the company products 9 Dismissing an incompetent staff can be anything but （ A） eas
2、y. （ B） expensive. （ C） difficult. 10 Internal applicants are_better than outsiders. （ A） surely （ B） hardly （ C） not necessarily 11 An HR manager usually recruits people outside the company by （ A） memos. （ B） advertisements. （ C） newsletters. 12 Which of the following has been used only recently t
3、o advertise vacancies? （ A） newspapers （ B） recruitment agencies （ C） Internet 13 Where does the HR manager usually advertise blue-collar or clerical jobs? （ A） Local newspapers （ B） National newspapers （ C） Professional journals 14 What does the speaker think is the risk of advertising with Interne
4、t? （ A） It is very expensive. （ B） It attracts lots of unsuitable applicants. （ C） It offers no guarantee whatsoever. 15 According to the guest speaker， what is the best way of recruiting the right staff? （ A） It depends. （ B） Professional journals. （ C） Government agencies. BEC商务英语（初级）听力练习试卷 18答案与解
5、析 一、 PART THREE 0 【听力原文】 Woman: Good morning. Garden Hotel. May I help you? Man: Good morning. Id like to book a single room with shower, please. Woman: Yes. When are you arriving? Man: Ill arrive on the afternoon of July 16. Can you tell me what time I have to check out on July 20? Woman: Checking
6、out time is mid-day, sir. Do you prefer a room overlooking the street or the garden? Man: A room overlooking the garden, please. Woman: One moment please. Yes, we have a single room available on that date. Can I have your name, sir? Man: You just write down my companys name, Sunshine Company. Can yo
7、u tell me the price, please? Woman: For each night thats $100, bed and breakfast. Can I have your fax number, please? Man: My fax number is 020 5648899 Woman: Thank you. Ill send a fax to confirm the booking. Goodbye. Man: Goodbye. 【知识模块】 听力 1 【正确答案】 SUNSHINE COMPANY 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 SINGLE 【知识模块】
8、 听力 3 【正确答案】 GARDEN 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 16-七月 【知识 模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 20-七月 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 $100 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 020 5648899 【知识模块】 听力 二、 PART FOUR 8 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Id like to introduce Mr. William Hans, the Human Resources Manager of Lenovo to share his ins
9、ights into the right ways of recruiting the best staff. Mr. Hans, first of all, what do you think of your work? Guest: As an HR manager, I am responsible for recruiting the right candidate to fill a vacancy. It doesnt sound like a big deal but now its become a difficult and costly task. If you appoi
10、nt the wrong person, its gonna be a very expensive mistake which could cause personnel problems for the whole department. And you know， it is much more difficult to dismiss someone than it is to employ him. Interviewer: Oh, really, as a staff member of the radio station, Im actually quite happy to k
11、now that. Well, what do you have to decide first when there is a vacancy? Guest: My first decision would be whether to recruit internal applicants or advertise the vacancy outside the company. Interviewer: If it were me, Id prefer giving the job to an internal applicant. That would be a ready candid
12、ate, dont you think so? Guest: Yes. And its easy and cheap to do so. We could easily do that by memos, e-mails or newsletters inside the company. And furthermore, these people are easy to assess because theyve been with us for quite some time and they know the company very well too. Interviewer: Yea
13、h, if thats the case, why dont you just Guest: Thats exactly what I want to make clear. In spite of all the advantages, an internal candidate doesnt make a good choice because. they rarely bring fresh ideas to a position. If they are rejected, which is not impossible, they might become very upset an
14、d leave the company. Interviewer: Yes, I see your point here. Ill think it over very seriously if my boss gives me a new job. Then how about recruiting staff outside the company? Guest: Recruiting outside the company means either advertising the vacancy directly or using an employment agency. If the
15、 company decides to advertise the vacancy directly, it has to decide where to place the advertisement. Traditionally this has meant newspapers and professional journals but now the Internet is also very popular. Interviewer: Then what is important when deciding on where to place the ads? Guest: Well
16、 this normally depends on the job itself. For blue-collar or clerical job, we usually advertise in local newspapers. For senior management positions, we usually use national newspapers or professional journals. Id like to mention the Internet as one of the best ways of advertising ITVAcancies or re
17、cruiting abroad. More and more jobs are being advertised on the Internet. However, with the Internet there is a risk of receiving unsuitable applications from all over the world since its so easy to click and apply and just try your luck. And it hardly costs anything at all. Interviewer: It is reall
18、y a tough job Then in addition to using these media, what do you think of the idea of using a recruiting agency? Guest: An agency is either a commercial business or a government employment center. As far as our company is concerned, we usually use a government agency to recruit blue-collar workers b
19、ut prefer a commercial agency to recruit white-collar staff. However, a commercial agency could be very expensive and the applicants are less likely to stay with the company for a long time. 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力
