1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 16及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear the General Manager of Artis Ltd giving her staff instructions about the arrangements for a visit to the company by a group of international agents. As you listen, for questions 1-12, complete the itinerary using up to three words or a number. A
2、fter you have listened once, replay the recording. ARTIS LIMITED Arrival Briefing notes for visit of foreign agents 1 The agents will be brought to Artis _ at 9 a.m. 2 The agents will need to be taken to the _ by 9.30 a.m. Rest of day 3 The first place for the agents to see is the _ 4 The second pla
3、ce is the _ department. 5 In the cafeteria, a video of the new _ will be shown. 6 The last place they will visit will be the _ Must remember 7 All staff must _ 8 its necessary to have two _ available at all times. 9 Each agent must be given an _ before the presentation. 10 The agent from Bolivia nee
4、ds an _ Evening entertainment 11 The latest time to arrive at the restaurant is _ 12 The _ Will be at 9 p.m. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five different business people talking about partnerships, one form of business. For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the advantage of partn
5、erships described from the list A H. For Task Two, choose the disadvantage of partnerships from the list A H. You will hear the recording twice. 13 TASK ONE ADVANTAGE For questions 13 17, match the extracts with the advantages, listed A H. For each extract, choose the advantage stated. Write one let
6、ter (A H) next to the number of the extract. A Incentive for key employees B Ease of organization C Direct control of business D More specialized management E Tax advantages F Ease of closing G Greater source of capital H Share strength of other owners 18 TASK TWO DISADVANTAGE For questions 18 22, m
7、atch the extracts with the disadvantages, listed A H. For each extract, choose the disadvantage stated. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the extract. A Unlimited liability B Short length of life C Limited source of funds D Difficulties in withdrawing E Unfair profit-sharing for new partn
8、ers F Limited management G Limited employee skills H Owner conflict 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear a radio interview between a woman journalist and Michael Dell, Chairman of Dell Inc. and his new CEO, Kevin Rollins. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C ) for the correct answer. You wi
9、ll hear the recording twice. 23 How is the relationship between Dell and Rollins? （ A） Harmonious and cooperative. （ B） Competitive but cooperative. （ C） Hostile but agreeable. 24 Both Dell and Rollins want their company （ A） to grow into a great financial institution. （ B） to become an organization
10、 where people build careers. （ C） to become an institution of operational excellence. 25 The purpose of an all-round evaluation process is （ A） to get more opportunities for development. （ B） to get more feedbacks from first-hand reports. （ C） to be more open. 26 What is the essence of strategy in D
11、ell? （ A） Bring value through a unique and top-class supply chain. （ B） Bring value through close relationship with customers and great support. （ C） Direct communication. 27 Rollins maintains the point that （ A） people should measure opportunity on what the world needs today. （ B） people should hav
12、e a foresight of the future. （ C） people should know what they need now. 28 What makes Dell different from IBM? （ A） It has the R “Dell is IBM.“ Well, not really. “Dell is Wal-Mart.“ No, not really. “Dell is an Intel.“ No, not really. Combine all those and you would end up with a new animal, which p
13、otential people dont realize yet. Dell: What people have never understood is that were not like other companies. While were on the subject of lowering cost, what about something highly controversial that Dell does offshoring? Rollins: We believe in all-shoring, not offshoring. That means you hire wh
14、ere you are and you stay close to the customer. In the past year weve added thousands of people in the U. S. , in India, and hi China. If you think that the Indian government is going to let us sell goods in India and have no employees there, no, its not. And as you lift the income level of those pe
15、ople, what do they do? They buy technology. Who created that technology? The United States of America. So increasing the standard of living for China and India is going to benefit the U. S. The manufacturing jobs in the U. S. have gone down, but manufacturing productivity has gone through the roof.
16、I can take you to a factory of ours down the street where productivity increases 30% per year. How big is the open-source Linux operating system going to be? How important is it in the Industry? Dell: Linux is the new Unix. Just about every customer we talk to is moving from Unix to Linux. Also, its
17、 lower cost, because customers can run it on $5,000 servers, as opposed to $50,000 or $100,000 servers. Rollins: Linux is here to stay, alongside Microsoft, although Microsoft will remain a lot bigger. Theres value to customers in having both. 23 【正确答案】 A 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 B 26 【正确答案】 C 27 【正确答案】 B 28 【正确答案】 C 29 【正确答案】 A 30 【正确答案】 A
