1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 The interlocutor asks you questions on a number of work-related and non work-related subjects. (The candidate chooses one topic and speaks about it for one minute.) A Whats the importance of packaging products appropriately? B How to
2、achieve and maintain high motivation among a workforce? C What is important when setting objectives for the company? 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three belo
3、w and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas. 0 Practise discussing this task, and the questions which follow it, with a partner: STAFF TRAINING REVIEW The organisation you work for plans to review the training it currently provides for staff and to make improvements.
4、You are part of the team that has been appointed to contribute to the review. Discuss, and decide together: how to evaluate the training currently provided how to set about meeting training needs Follow-up questions: Do you think all members of a company should receive training? Are there types of t
5、raining which are not appropriate for a company to provide for staff? What training would you most like to receive? How can the effectiveness of training be measured? Do you think the kinds of training that companies provide will change in the future? BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 15答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW
6、 (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 【试题解析】 1. Whats your name? My name is D. How to spell your first name and last name? Its spelled as. Where do you come from? I come from Hangzhou. Could you tell me something about your hometown? Okay. Well, first of all, I was born in the city, but moved to the outskirts of town wh
7、en I was small. Beijing is a fairly large city a pretty important economic centre actually. It has population of 3million. It s pretty flat, and is situated right on a large lake. Are you working or still studying? How do you feel it? I work as teacher in a high school. In my work, I learned how to
8、communicate with my associates; interpersonal relations can be essential to a prospective teacher. What do you think is the most problem in China? I think it is the overpopulation. Although China has been carrying out a strict family-planning policy with one family having only one chid, the populati
9、on is already over1. 2hillion and is still growing. It causes not only the shortage of food and shelter supply but also more serious ones such as unemployment, crimes, the lack of education and so on. 2. A In recent times, numerous factors have made packaging an important marketing tool. Increased c
10、ompetition and clutter on retail store shelves means that packages now must perform many sales tasks-from attracting attention, to describing the product, to making the sale. Companies are realizing the power of good packaging to create instant consumer recognition of the company or brand. For examp
11、le, in an average supermarket, which stocks 15,000 to 17,000 items, the typical shopper passes by some 300 items par minute, and 53 percent of all purchases are made on impulse. In this highly competitive environment, the package may be the sellers last chance to influence buyers. It becomes a “five
12、-second commercial.“ The Campbell Soup Company estimates that the average shopper sees its familiar red and white can 76 times a year, creating the equivalent of $26 million worth of advertising. B Motivating Employees: Employees tend to be more satisfied with their jobs if they are provided (1) com
13、pensation that is aligned with their performance, (2) job security, (3) a flexible work schedule, and (4) employee involvement programs. Firms should offer job security, compensation that is tied to employee performance, more flexible work schedules, and more employee involvement programs. To the ex
14、tent that job satisfaction can motivate employees to improve their performance, firms may be able to a higher production level by providing greater job satisfaction. C To make a living by doing business means youll have lo compromise on many occasions. When your company is involved in a price war, w
15、hich is almost inevitable, it seems to be your only choice to sacrifice benefit in the short run for survival. A stubborn guy who refuses to cut his price would put the whole business at risk. Ensuring the firm is solid should be your first priority. You can never offend the customers because theyre
16、 our providers. On the contrary, you should try your best to please them. Youre got to remember that customers are always right. Dare you say no to them, your opportunity is gone? They would go immediately to someone who caters to their demands and youre left out there in the cold. 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about 1 minute. You have 1 minute to prepare your ideas.
