1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 106及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 You will hear a speaker addressing a group of people attending a conference. As you listen, for questions 1 12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Things happened to John 【 L1】 John Mus
2、kavitch,_, couldnt attend meeting. 【 L2】 John left Tuesday for_to be with his ill mother. Initial acquaintance with the company 【 L3】 The companys name is_ 【 L4】 John was with his first boss_to his first regional meeting. 【 L5】 The company deals with_ Impression of the regional meeting 【 L6】 People
3、in the company are great bouch of people, kind of like a_family. 【 L7】 His_were the much respected and admired. Team work in the company 【 L8】 The work they do is_ 【 L9】 Whenever they have_, they are all just a phone call away. 【 L10】 They speak up or tactfuly disagree at meetings,_, conferences. 【
4、L11】 They often feel it is not easy to deal with constant change of rules and_ 【 L12】 John was in the position of president due to_important people in his professional life. 1 【 L1】 2 【 L2】 3 【 L3】 4 【 L4】 5 【 L5】 6 【 L6】 7 【 L7】 8 【 L8】 9 【 L9】 10 【 L10】 11 【 L11】 12 【 L12】 二、 PART TWO 12 You will
5、hear five different people talking about problems and responses to them in the com panies where they work. For each extract, there are two tasks. For Task One, decide which problem each speake mentions from the list A-H. For Task Two, decide which response the company made to the problem from the li
6、st A-H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Task One-Reason For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the problems, listed A-H. For each extract, decide which problem of the company is mentioned. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A Limited by shortage of manp
7、ower. B Getting cancellations of orders from customers. C Being difficult to demonstrate a new product. D Reasons for previous success were misunderstood. E The company got cashflow problem. F The sales revenue is not satisfactory. G We received complaints from our customers. H The directors experie
8、nce was narrow. 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 Task Two-Reaction For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the responses, listed A-H. For each extract, decide which response the company made to the problem. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A Large severance payment were made.
9、B Keep trained staff. C Next time, a better schedule need to be arranged. D Make joint efforts and price comparisons. E Ask consultants for professional advices. F We should think out a new plan and an advertising campaign. G Conduct negotiations with customers. H One division was sold off. 18 _ 19
10、_ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a very famous Senior HR Manager in the top 500 fortune called Karla DeCaprio. 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 is Karl
11、a DeCaprios previous job? （ A） She was an athletic trainer. （ B） She worked in the hospital room. （ C） She was in charge of a high school. 24 What degree does Karla DeCaprio get? （ A） Bachelor degree of human resources degree from the College of Business （ B） Masters in Labour and Human Resources （
12、C） PhD at Ohio State University 25 Which company did Karla DeCaprio began her human resources career? （ A） Microsoft （ B） Spry （ C） At Compuserv, an online connectivity company 26 What did Karla DeCaprio enjoy most as a human resource professional? （ A） She enjoyed the sense of assignment. （ B） She
13、enjoyed the sense of success. （ C） She enjoyed the sense of offering. 27 The working hours of Karla DeCaprio are （ A） regular as other jobs. （ B） as many as other managers. （ C） irregular as to specific job. 28 A successful HR manager needs skills in （ A） Social acumen, population acumen and overall
14、 control. （ B） Business acumen, systematical thinking and people acumen. （ C） Acumen in every field. 29 What tips does Karla DeCaprio give the people who decide to go in HR? （ A） Have an expert title （ B） Learn the acumen in business and people （ C） Learn the operation of the company you serve for 3
15、0 What does Karla DeCaprio think is the key to success? （ A） the ability of learning （ B） the insight （ C） the experience in different fields BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 106答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 You will hear a speaker addressing a group of people attending a conference. As you listen, for questions 1 to
16、 12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You now have 45 seconds to read through the questions. pause Now listen, and complete the notes. pause Man: Good Morning! My name is Beth Asmus, your 2003 HAPCOMMUNITY Vice President. By
17、now you realise that John Muskavitch, our President, couldnt attend the very conference he has worked so hard on. He left Tuesday for Boston to be with his ill mother. I know you will join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to John and his mother. Now, I know I cant fill Johns shoes, but I can b
18、e his voice here today. He prepared a speech before he left and I want to share that with you now. Wow! First of all, I would like to say“Thank-you for everyone for attending the conference. This has been an incredible conference! Heres Johns story. It expresses how his heart has grown to love HAPCO
19、MMUNITY. The year was 1991, the month was September, the day was Friday, and the date was the 27th. The place was Rio Hondo College. John was with his first boss within the Community College sector, Dr. Green, and they were going to his first HAPCOMMUNITY regional meeting. As they were walking the s
20、trenuous hills at Rio Hondo College, John was shaking like a leaf. Ray noticed and asked him why he was shaking. John went on to explain that he was really nervous and asked “What is HAPCOMMUNITY?“ Ray smiled and said, it deals with community college issues. He went on to mention that HAPCOMMUNITY w
21、as a great bunch of people, saying “you cant help but love them“, kind of like a second family. John says “That comment has held true in my mind since that very moment, in my heart and was 100% accurate. “ His first regional meeting, he says it feels like it was yesterday. John soon came to realise
22、that he was working amongst the greats. Suddenly, his peers and colleagues were the much respected and admired. Since that day, way back in 1991, we have all seen so many changes within the financial aid profession and with each other. It has been pointed out to him over and over again by colleagues
23、 within other departments how the, Financial Aid community sticks together like one big family. Whenever we are in doubt or have a question we are all just a phone call away. At meetings, workshops, conferences, we are not afraid to speak up, tactfully disagree, or in Johns case be stubborn. We take
24、 on many battles head to head only to find ourselves back to normal five minutes later. Its like we eat, drink and live Financial Aid. It has become our passion for us to see our students succeed. And thats not always easy when we are often dealing with constant change of rules, and policies. And, h
25、e adds, that as every year goes by, it seems that the students and the parents become more difficult. When an office works together as a team and has respect, we often see wonderful results. John could not be in the position of president here today if it wasnt for three very important people in his
26、professional life. He confesses that he would not have been able to achieve the presidency of HAPCOMMUNITY this day without the support and encouragement of some very special people. He wants to send out a special thank you to them. Thank you for your confidence. John looks forward to his year as yo
27、ur president serving you the HAPCOMMUNITY membership! pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part One. You now have 20 seconds to check your answers. pause 1 【正确答案】 OUR PRESIDENT 【试题解析】 根据题干信息 John Muskavitch和 couldnt attend meeting和录音原文中的 couldntattend the very conference
28、” 这几个词，可判断这里要填写此人的职位信息，故此处应填写这两个词。 2 【正确答案】 BOSTON 【试题解析】 根据题干中空格的位置和短语 left for，可判断此空格处的单词为去往的地点，上述关键句中的介词 for点明了所要填写的这个词。 3 【正确答案】 HAPCOMMUNITY 【试题解析】 由此题所提供的信息可知，空格处需要填写公司的名称，根据文章开始时发言人自报家门 My name is Beth Asmus， your 2003 HAPCOMMUNITY Vice President并结合上述关键句，应填之词便一目了然了。 4 【正确答案】 DR. GREEN 【试题解析】
29、题干提示我们此处要填写的是此人的第一个老板的姓名，关键句是一个并列的复合句，根据前面 his first boss ， Dr Green，和后面的 they所指代的人相同可断定是 John和 Dr Green去了区域会议；据此可知应填之词如上。 5 【正确答案】 COMMUNITY COLLEGE ISSUES 【试题解析】 题干中 deal with点明了此空格处需要填写该公司的业务；由此，可直接寻找关键句中的 deal with，确定答案为 community college issues。 6 【正确答案】 SECOND 【试题解析】 根据题干提示信息和上述关键句，判定应填之词是 sec
30、ond。 7 【正确答案】 PEERS AND COLLEAGUES 【试题解析】 该题目的题干 提示关键词 were the much respected and admired可判断关键句之前的词语便是应填之词。 8 【正确答案】 FINANCIAL AID 【试题解析】 题干提示信息 the work they do，和关键句中的 profession意思等同，据此可判断出该空格里应填写这两个调。 9 【正确答案】 DOUBT OR QUESTIONS 【试题解析】 根据题干提示信息可知此空格处需要填写名词做动词 have的宾语，再由题干 areall just a phone call
31、 away和关键句，可确定此处应该填写 doubt or questions。 10 【正确答案】 WORKSHOPS 【试题解析】 根据题干提示信息中的 speak up or tactfuly disagree和上述关键句，可判断此处应该填写该词。 11 【正确答案】 POLICIES 【试题解析】 由题干提示信息和上述关键句可判断出此处答案为 policies。 12 【正确答案】 THREE 【试题解析】 题干提示信息中的 John was in the position of president due to与关键句中的 Johncould not be in the positio
32、n of president here today if wasnt for一定程度上表达相同。是对关键句的改写，据此可判断出应该填写该词。 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 You will hear five different people talking about problems and responses to them in the companies where they work. For each extract, there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question, 13-17, decide wh
33、ich problem each speaker mentions from the list A H. Now look at Task Two. For each question, 18-22, decide which response the company made to the problem from the list A H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You now have 30 seconds to read the two lists. pause Now listen, and do th
34、e two tasks. pause Man: Our corporation always have a good performance since we entered into the new market. We are getting ahead of our competitors in terms of the profits, but we didnt just take pride in the contemporary achievements. We have launched a series of campaigns targeting our potential
35、customers. And we thought we made a perfect plan in advertising, research and after-sales service. But recently weve been getting cancellations of orders from clients, saying theyve been receiving faulty goods. We need to improve the system not only making our work more efficient, but also paying mo
36、re attention to the random checking. We want to invite the working staffs from the consulting firm for their professional advices. And sales team leaders need to watch the situation carefully and report cancellations to head office immediately. Woman: With our company boasting an increasing number o
37、f loyal customers, Ive been trying to find ways of increasing production in order to grab more market and make more profits. Ive introduced new shifts and production targets. But at the end of the day, were limited by a constant manpower shortage. Last month three of our best people left us because
38、of bad working relationships. I went to something called a “ team synergy laboratory“, which was for the managers, supervisors and all the staff of my department. The idea was to focus on everyones behaviour and working relations. Its a very powerful experience, as you can imagine, because it brough
39、t up all sorts of feelings. Its clear that, unless we can keep trained staff, our production problem wont go away. Man: When I first read the report, I was very disappointed. In our latest market research exercise, we did a survey in terms of advertising, publicity, customer services. Our results ar
40、e well below the target, in spite of using the consultants, and the new strategies weve been applying. To make matters worse, we got a lot of complaints. I cant understand it at all. It also seems that we are not really getting our message across to the media properly we need to manage that better.
41、In order to try and ciet clear whats going on, Im going to need input from various sections. What Id like from you, as soon as you can, is price comparisons for the different regions. Ill also need a report on how useful the consultants advice was. Woman; The new products that we newly launched are
42、as good as we predicted. As expected, we received a great number of customers and potential partners. But the problem is the companys got cashflow difficulties at present the problems lies with our larger customers. Theyve bean delaying payments and we are in danger of going into the red. Against th
43、e backdrop of the economic downturn, we cant Just sit back and do nothing. If this situation keeps moving on, it would be like a domino effect. Eventually, it is harmful for our economic running. Im negotiating with these clients to find a solution. If I dont succeed, we may not be able to pay our o
44、wn bills. Man: I sometimes do think that the people who know least about a company are the people who run it . thats why theres such an industry in advising on and supplying the skills for managing change. We went along assuming that we were selling well because of what we saw as our core qualities,
45、 but we were wrong. It was just that we happened to have got our pricing right, so when we change that, it all started falling apart. Things got decidedly grim for a time, and drastic action was required. A merger was considered, and an aggressive takeover had to be fought off. In the end, it was ea
46、sier to accept an offer for the Budget Products Division, and avoid major redundancies, than to go on trying to keep the whole thing afloat. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. pause 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【正确答案】 A 15 【正确答案】 G 16 【正确答案】 E 17 【正确答案】 D 18 【正确答案】 E 19 【正
47、 确答案】 B 20 【正确答案】 D 21 【正确答案】 G 22 【正确答案】 H 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a very famous Senior HP, Manager in the top 500 fortune called Karla DeCaprio. For each question, 23 30, mark one letter(A , B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, r
48、eplay the recording. You now have 45 seconds to read through the questions. pause Now listen, and mark A, B or C. pause Man: Good morning and welcome to Promotion Everyday, the programme that speeds you up in your career development. Coming up later we have the successful examples or stars to keep y
49、ou right on track. Today Im talking to Karla DeCaprio. Karla, nice to meet you. Woman: Thank you for having me here. Man: Now, Karla, you are probably best known as a very famous Senior HR Manager in the top 500 fortune. Could you tell us what drew you to an HR career? Woman: I was an athletic trainer in high school, which meant I spent a lot of time in the ER with injured athletes. I was very intr
