1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 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 one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. A Career develo
2、pment: the importance of work experience in applying for a new job B Business strategy, the importance of quality in maintaining a competitive edge C Travel. how to respond effectively to differences in business customs on business trip in a foreign country 二、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 M
3、IN) 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. 0 In this part of the test， you are given a discussion topic You have 30 seconds t
4、o look at the task prompt， an example of which is below， and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner After that， the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic 1. For two candidates Traveling to Work Your companys location in a busy city centre means that staff
5、 often complain about the time taken to get to work YOU have been asked to make some recommendations DiScuss and decide together： whether it would be better for staff to use public or private transport what the effects might be of allowing staff to work flexible hours For three candidates Travelling
6、 to Work Your companys location in a busy city centre means that staff often complain about the time taken to get to work You have been asked to make some recommendations Discuss and decide together： whether it would be better for staff to use public or private transport what the effects might be of
7、 allowing staff to work flexible hours what other measures the company could take to deal with the situation Follow-on questions： Would you be willing to spend a long time travelling to work every day? (Why?/Why not?) Should companies provide staff with financial assistance if they have long journey
8、s to work?(Why?/Why not?) What do you think influences a companys decision to be located in a busy city centre?(Why?) What effects do you think technology will have in the future on where people do their work?(Why?) What could be the long-term effects of changes in the hours people work and where th
9、ey work?(Why?) BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 23答案与解析 一、 SECTION 1 INTERVIEW (ABOUT 3 MIN) 0 【试题解析】 A. Career development: the importance of work experience in applying for a new job Work experience is a clear trend of applicants past work. It reveals ones career goal. If ones past work is like all steps forward
10、 it means this applicant has a clear career path and self-motivation. Besides, limited work experience could mean loyalty to ones form, to some extent. B. Business strategy: the importance of quality in maintaining a competitive edge The product quality is very important to an enterprise. It is the
11、 core value of competition. If one company sells product with low quality, customers would never come back. Thus, it would lead to loss of market share. C. Travel: how to respond effectively to differences in business customs on business trip in a foreign country Learning some foreign languages is t
12、he first step to do international business. Good deal results from sound communication. Due to cultural differences, its better to learn some business etiquette and manners. Etiquette, manners, and cross cultural, or intercultural communication have become critical elements required for all internat
13、ional and global business executives, managers, and employees. As international, multinational, transnational, multi domestic, and global business continues to expand and bring people closer, the most important element of successful business outcomes may be the appreciation and respect for regional,
14、 country, and cultural differences known as cultural diversity. 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
15、 to prepare your ideas. 0 【试题解析】 For two candidates： Travelling to Work ?whether it would be better for staff to use public or private transport For commuters who live close to the city or work， its usually cheaper to use such public transportation as buses， trains， and subways to go to work Normall
16、y， it wouldnt do anything to save your time， but it11 save the running costs of private car，including repair fees， car parking fees， fuel fees， and so on Therefore， its better to use public transport ?what the effects might be of allowing staff to work flexible hours Flextime would solve part of tra
17、nsport problems for staff However， as for the company， it would be an increase of running cost On one hand， flextime means an extension of working hours In this way， the running cost for the company would be increasing On the other hand， it would also cause the failure of meeting deadline For three
18、candidates： Travelling to Work ?whether it would be better for staff to use public or private transport For commuters who 1ive close to the city or work， its usually cheaper to use such public transportation as buses， trains， and subways to go to work Normally， it wouldnt do anything to save your ti
19、me， but itll save the running costs of private car，including repair fees， car parking fees， fuel fees， and so on Therefore， its better to use public transport ?what the effects might be of allowing staff to work flexible hours Flextime would solve part of transport problems for staff However， as for
20、 the company， it would be an inerease of running cost On one hand， flextime means an extension of working hours In this way， the running cost for the company would be increasing On the other hand， it would also cause the failure of meeting deadline ?what other measures the company could take to deal
21、 with the situation First of all， it could make working hours flexible within limited time For example，it can take one hour as permission of flextime Secondly， the company could increase the transport subsidy for staff， to encourage them to use taxi in emergency Furthermore， those with full attendance within a year could get speciaI award
