1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 122及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 You will hear a chairman delivering a report at an annual conference which will be allowed to read online. 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. New admi
2、nistration staff 【 L1】 The current Board of Directors and_will be listed on this report. 【 L2】 They will be happy to have Hannah Eddy as their_ Ongoing and new challenges 【 L3】 The government would continually_legislation directly affecting the day-to-day operations of the club. 【 L4】 Community club
3、s are being_into the same basket as night clubs operation. 【 L5】 The use of drivers license(Smart Card)and the issues could be regard as a sign of_ Daily operation need 【 L6】 Productivity Commission recommend from its_into gambling. 【 L7】 Productivity Commission are the most eagerly awaited as they
4、have the_to change the way the club operates. 【 L8】 The courtesy bus service has received_ 【 L9】 A review of the operation of this service is being done to make the service operated_ The future 【 L10】 Our General Manager and his assistant have purchased 37 additional_licenses. 【 L11】 Although we hav
5、e received approval for an additional_machines, these will not all be installed immediately. 【 L12】 The additional machines are expected to meet the need during our_periods. 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
6、hear five different people talking about ways to build sustainability into the fabric of their business. For each extract, there are two tasks. For Task One, decide which approach each speaker mentions from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the reason each company take the approach from the list A-
7、H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. Task One-Approach For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the approaches taken to build business sustanability, listed A-H. For each extract decide on the appropriate approach. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A Emplo
8、yees focus on producing operations. B Goals to reduce footprint are set every another year. C Product design is considered when making products. D Employee is a good corporate environmental steward. E The whole process of production is taken into account. F Meet the needs of the present and be mindf
9、ul of the future. G Managers influence on invironment is emphasised. H Employees are encouraged to exert their environmental impact. 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 Task Two-Reasons For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the reasons, listed A-H. For each extract,choose the reason each company take
10、 the approach. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract. A It is decided by the DNA of the staff. B It is imbued to the staff way back to the founding time of the company. C It is more possible to realise a thing once you make your continous effort on it. D It makes business operation
11、cost less. E It reflects the belief of working together to build a better world. F It makes being green easier, more efficient and cost effective. G It can increase the production turnover and working efficiency. H The employees want to make a more meaningful life. 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART T
12、HREE 22 You will hear one of the ongoing series of interviews with an influential executive in the embedded Linux industry Jim Ready. 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 do we learn about Jim Ready? （
13、 A） He has set up a website. （ B） He has recently merged two systems. （ C） He is in charge of MontaVista. 24 What the new competitors have done to compete against MontaVista? （ A） They have employed new masters. （ B） They have combined together. （ C） They have bought modern technology. 25 What makes
14、 Mr. Ready defeat his competitors? （ A） New competitors cooperation is not very well. （ B） The African friends helped him. （ C） The new design of their semiconductor wins. 26 Which is correct about the cathedral and bazzar metaphor? （ A） Linux is better than Microsoft. （ B） Linux is worse than Micro
15、soft. （ C） Linux is equal to Microsoft. 27 Linux and Microsoft are TEMs(telecommunications equipment manufacturers) （ A） aggregation. （ B） inevitable parts. （ C） unnecessary parts. 28 The development trend of the market is （ A） going to be vertical. （ B） going to be horizontal. （ C） strictly vertica
16、l or horizontal. 29 By the answer of Mr. Ready, we could infer that MontaVista interests in （ A） palm pilot. （ B） set-top boxes and home services gateways. （ C） smartphones. 30 Why does Mr. Ready characterize the current state of embedded Linux, as a technology? （ A） This system is not fully satisfi
17、ed. （ B） This system is not open to common users. （ C） This system is not user-friendly. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 122答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 You will hear a chairman delivering a report at an annual conference which will be allowed to read online. As you listen, for questions 1 to 12, complete the notes
18、 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 Woman:Hello Members! The first Board meeting of the current Board took place in late December and I am happ
19、y to report that Executives were returned to their previous roles. For the benefit of all members, I will list the current Board of Directors as well as our Senior Management Team. That will be posted on the companys website. One thing, is worth your attention, well, we have a new HR Manager Hannah
20、Eddy. I believe that she will enhance our administration in the following hard days. The coming year presents both ongoing and new challenges to the Management team on a number of fronts. These challenges include the continued implementation by the government of legislation directly affecting the da
21、y-to-day operations of the club. Obviously the introduction of plastic glasses appears not far from the horizon and yet again community clubs are being lumped into the same basket as night clubs operating until the early morning hours. The implementation of a new drivers license(Smart Card)and the i
22、ssues that this will raise in relation to their use as a form of identification will need addressing. The final recommendations of the Productivity Commission from its inquiry into gambling and what impact these have if they are adopted. As I have raised previously the results of the Productivity Co
23、mmission are the most eagerly awaited as they have the potential to change the way the Club operates as well as our continued support of the community in general. Our courtesy bus service began operating in early December and has proven to be very popular with members. The implementation of this ser
24、vice has not been without complaint. The major complaint has related to the area the service covers. All complaints have been recorded and a review of the operation of this service is being undertaken to determine where and how to operate this service in the most efficient way, although any solution
25、 that is implemented will not be able to meet the needs of every member. Our General Manager Tony and his assistant Steve have purchased 37 additional Gaming Machine licenses from another club and in the coming weeks will see the addition of new and updated product to the gaming floor. Whilst we hav
26、e received approval for an additional 60 machines, these will not all be installed immediately. It is hoped the additional machines will meet the need during our busier periods. “The happiest people dont necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.“ Have a fantasti
27、c Easter everyone and we look forward to seeing you in the club. 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】 SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM 【试题解析】 根据提供的信息以及其中 “Board of Directors and” 这几个词，可判断这里是 “高级管理团队 ”，结合上述关键句，
28、此处应填写这个词。 2 【正确答案】 HR MANAGER 【试题解析】 根据所提示的词语，该空格后应跟一头衔，上述关键句中的介词短语 as点明了所要填写的这个词。 3 【正确答案】 IMPLEMENT 【试题解析】 由此题所提供的信息可知， “The government would continually”后需跟一动词原形，结合上述关键句，应填之词便一目了然了。 4 【正确答案】 LUMPED 【试题解析】 此空格前的提示语告知我们 “社区俱乐部 夜店 ”，即要跟动词，关键句中的用词是 “Community clubs are being lumped into the same bask
29、et as night clubs operation ”；据此可知应填之词如上。 5 【正确答案】 IDENTIFICATION 【试题解析】 上述关键句中用了 as a form of一词，与该题目中用的 as a sign of意义相同，故其后跟的词语应是所填词语。 6 【正确答案】 INQUIRY 【试题解析】 根据提示信息和上述关键句，判定应填之词是 inquiry。 7 【正确答案】 POTENTIAL 【试题解析】 根据提示信息和上述关键句，判定应填之词是 potential。 8 【正确答案】 COMPLAINT 【试题解析】 根据提示信息和上述关键句，可知该空格里应填写这个词
30、。 9 【正确答案】 EFFICIENTLY 【试题解 析】 该题目表示 “对服务业的运行在做检测以使运行 ” ，根据提示信息和上述关键句，判定应填之词是 efficiently。 10 【正确答案】 GAMING MACHINE 【试题解析】 根据提示信息和上述关键句，可知公司已经买到了另外的游戏机授权执照，所以这两个词是正确答案。 11 【正确答案】 SIXTY/60 【试题解析】 由提示信息可知此处应填一数量词，上述关键句已明确给出了答案。 12 【正确答案】 BUSIER 【试题解析】 该主席对全体员工说，这些游戏机会在忙碌的时 候满足顾客需求的，故此处应填写这个词。 二、 PART
31、TWO 12 【听力原文】 You will hear five different people talking about ways to build sustainability into the fabric of their business. For each extract, there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question, 13 17, decide which approach each speaker mentions from the list A H. Now look at Task Two. For
32、each question, 18 22, choose the reason each company takes the approach 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 the two tasks. pause Woman: At Kraft Foods, the approach to sustainability is helping
33、 the company meet the needs of the present while also being mindful of the future. I believe it is all down to leading from the head and the heart and about each and every individual taking steps, both big and small, to do their part. We believe its about working together to build a better world. We
34、ve been on this journey for a number of years, and were making good progress in the last three years weve raised the bar significantly higher-making sustainability a company-wide effort, setting aggressive sustainability goals and making it a business priority. The company are working to make a last
35、ing difference, and part of the business strategy by incorporating it into business decisions and to help guide thinking and actions. Man: In fact, Herman Miller began its work on sustainability back in the 1950s, when the companys founder, Paul Murray, stated that every employee should be a good co
36、rporate environmental steward. There is no doubt that the founder of the company really set the DNA if you will, for the environmental programme, you know, its ok to worry about the environment, He set a precedent by saying that every person should be able to see out of a window for no less than 50
37、feet and proclaimed that any land bought as green space should be kept at 50 percent green space. And he continued doing things as he went along, like creating a wood waste boiler so that we could burn our wood waste to create energy so what is recognised today as renewable fuel. Woman: Product sust
38、ainability has also been a key focus at Dell. Product recycling remains a key element of the companys green strategy and the firm takes a whole lifestyle approach to sustainability that takes into account product design, business operations, supply chain efficiency, manufacturing and end of life pro
39、duct considerations. With this approach we aim to make being green easier, more efficient and more cost effective for our customers. For example, we were one of the first organisations in the industry to offer a free global recycling programme for consumers and a suite of asset recovery services for
40、 businesses. Were actively working to integrate innovative agricultural materials into packaging for products across our portfolio. Dell has always maintained a positive approach to attainability and in many cases remains on top of its game in adopting green practices. Man: DuPont has focused on cor
41、porate sustain-ability for sometime, in fact DuPont has over two decades of experience in the sustainability sector. We believe that the longer you commit to one thing, the better itll be realised. In 1989, the company announced its first set of goals with a focus on reducing the environmental footp
42、rint of manufacturing operations and performing in line with public expectations. Over the last several years, the company has been moved to recognise the value of helping its customers and consumers improve their environmental footprint. In 2006, the company established its current goals, which is
43、expected to be achieved by 2015. While the 2015 goals continue our drive toward a smaller footprint, they also commit us to apply our science and innovation to deliver sustainable solutions to markets around the world. Our market-facing goals identify opportunities where we can create new products a
44、nd services that will help meet our customers needs and expectation for more sustainable offerings. We are anticipating and responding to changes in the global marketplace that are driving demand for solutions to major challenges, such as climate change, clean energy, water and ecosystem protection.
45、 Woman; We believe that the first step is looking at your business in a new light only then will you be able to harness business opportunities and turn peoples good intentions into meaningful results. Whatever the business, there are sure to be lots of opportunities for improvement. Thankfully, more
46、 employees than ever get sustainability and want to make a meaningful difference. A number of companies are doing great things and what they all have in common is focus a willingness to partner and a guiding vision. We actively encourage our employees to consider their own environmental impact and t
47、o take an active role in helping to ensure a greener future. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. pause 13 【正确答案】 F 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【正确答案】 E 16 【正确答案】 B 17 【正确答案】 H 18 【正确答案】 E 19 【正确答案】 B 20 【正确答案】 F 21 【正 确答案】 C 22 【正确答案】 H 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 You will hea
48、r one of the ongoing series of interviews with influential executives in the embedded Linux industry Jim Ready. For each question, 23 30, mark one letter(A , B or C)for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You now have 45 seconds to read through the questions. paus
49、e Now listen, and mark A, B or C. pause Woman: Hello, Carole Gracian here, thanks for hearing Big Thinker on air. My guest today is embedded pioneer and MontaVista CEO Jim Ready. Mr. Ready, how do you feel a-bout having the combination of Wind River plus Red Hat as a competitor? Man: Winds agreement to the extent to which it has happened Ill take. But, its a distraction , independent of how successful you think W
