1、BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 64及答案与解析 一、 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. 1 Task Sheet
2、for Candidate A Task Sheet 1 A: Staff promotion: the importance of promoting employees with great achievements B: Customer relations: how to set up an effective customer services system C: Advertising: how to advertise a new product effectively Task Sheet for Candidate B Task Sheet 2 A: Recruitment:
3、 how to ensure that job advertisements attract appropriate applicants B: Staff management: the importance of assessing staff performance effectively C: Transport: the importance for a company to provide free transport for its employees 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of the test y
4、ou are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 2 Investing Your company wants to make some investment
5、s. You have been asked to submit ideas on how to invest. Discuss, and decide together: Which guidelines of investment you should follow What field you can invest in BEC商务英语（高级）口语模拟试卷 64答案与解析 一、 SECTION 2 MINI PRESENTATIONS (ABOUT 6 MIN) In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on
6、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. 1 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Now, I will give each of you three topics. You will have to choose one from them, prepare for it in one minute and talk about i
7、t for one minute. OK? Here are your topics. You can make notes if you wish.(One minute later)All right. Fan Zhe, which topic have you chosen? Fan Zhe: Ive chosen A. Staff promotion. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Wang Hao and I will listen to you. Wang Hao, after Fan Zhes talk, you ha
8、ve to ask him a question. Now, Fan Zhe, you may start. Ill stop you at the end of one minute. Fan Zhe: I think promoting some employees who excel in their current positions to higher and more challenging positions that they are for is crucial to a companys development. For one thing, employees who g
9、et the promotion could take advantage of this opportunity to take on more responsibility and challenge and to bring their skills and experiences into fuller play so that they could contribute more to the company. For another, it would give other hard working staff the hope that they, too, could get
10、promoted if they work hard. Interviewer: Thank you. Now, Wang Hao, what is the question youd like to ask Fan Zhe? Wang Hao: Do you think theres a possibility that an employee might rise to his level of incompetence, you know, the Peter Principle? Fan Zhe: Yes, of course, its possible. But Interviewe
11、r: OK. Now, Wang Hao, its your turn. Which topic have you chosen, please? Wang Hao: Ive chosen C. Transport. Interviewer: OK. You have one minute to talk. Fan Zhe and I will listen to you. Fan Zhe, after Wang Haos talk, you have to ask her a question. Now, Wang Hao, you may start. Ill stop you at th
12、e end of one minute. Wang Hao: I think its very important for a company to provide free transport for its employees. It not only will make sure that the employees can get to work on time, reducing the possibility of their being late for work without company transport, but also will alleviate the str
13、ess level of the employees fearing that they might be late. So I think providing free transport for employees is fairly important. It may help ensure better staff performance at work. Interviewer: Thank you. Now, Fan Zhe, what is the question youd like to ask Wang Hao? Fan Zhe: Do you think its nece
14、ssary for every company, big or small, to provide its employees with free transport? Wang Hao: I think it depends. If the company is really small, for example, with only a couple of employees, it would not be necessary. Interviewer: Thank you. 二、 SECTION 3 DISCUSSION (ABOUT 5 MIN) In this part of th
15、e test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. 2 【正确答案】 Interviewer: Well, Zhang Hong and Wan
16、g Kun, the last part of this speaking test is a discussion task. Your discussion topic is on this task card. You have about 30 seconds to read it carefully. After you have read the task, you will have a discussion on the given topic. Your discussion time is around three minutes. OK? Now read your ta
17、sk card. (30 seconds later) Well, can you start your discussion now? Im going to listen to you and then ask you to stop at the end of three minutes. Wang Kun: Well, I think we should make some basic guidelines to smart investing. We should have clear goals. We will decide how many years we will inve
18、st for, what our needs will be in the future based on the condition of our company. And having realistic expectations is very important, you know, there is a saying “He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year. “ Zhang Hong: I agree with you. And we should understand the range of poss
19、ibilities. There is a diversified portfolio: One with a mix of stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and cash. Each of these products has different risks associated with them and also different potential rewards. Understand them before we buy, so there wont be any big surprises later. Wang Kun: Yes, you are
20、right. But in my opinion, investing money in the stock market is not the safest way in the world to make more money. There is no guarantee that the company will do well, and that the stock will go up. Zhang Hong: I cant agree more. The stock may go up or down for a number of very complex reasons. Ev
21、eryone wants the stock market to go up, but sometimes even when a company does well the stock may go down. This is usually true for all stocks. The stock market is a very interesting and complex part of the business world. Wang Kun: But that doesnt mean we could not invest in the stock. If we do, we
22、d better stay in for the long term and we have to weather the storm and we should not be too greedy. Zhang Hong: Yes, you are right. We can also invest in Internet, which can help us to promote or sell products. Wang Kun: Good idea. Similarly we can invest in new technology to explore new markets. A
23、lthough we cannot get quick profit, it is for our sustained development. Interviewer: Do you think it is better to invest in many different areas, or in only one. Zhang Hong: I prefer to invest in many fields. If one or two fields have a hiccup, your investment can still grow in overall value. Wang
24、Kun: I agree with Zhang Hong, if we invest all money in one area, once it hits the skids, well suffer a lot. Interviewer: Why will you invest in the Internet? Wang Kun: In 2005, the hottest word of Chinese business is absolutely the Internet. It is well known, the number of people on internet is inc
25、reasing sharply. At present, the Chinese population on internet has achieved 103 million, which ranks the second in the world. And that number will be 140 million, which is approximately 4 times of 2001. At the same time, the investment, the purchase, the business, the technology, the pattern, the t
26、alents and the resources, all of these are involved with the internet. The income of Chinese Internet market is increasing rapidly, and a lot of foreign Internet companies are entering into China. So the second tide of Chinese Internet is coming, we cant lose the opportunity. Zhang Hong: Thats right
27、. Although the personal consumption is the most part of Chinese Internet market, it will be changed, because the E-business is a big market in it. And we can order on Internet, without the dealer. According to the regulations of WTO, the foreign bank can enter Chinese financial market, so the credit card will be more prevalent, especially in the business between the companies. So Business on Internet will be developing quickly, we should catch the chance. Interviewer: Thank you, Zhang Hong and Wang Kun. That is the end of the speaking test.
