1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 27及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear the organiser of an annual conference attended by the sales representatives of a large company. He is telling them about the arrangements for the end of the conference. As you listen, for questions 1-12, complete the notes using up to three word
2、s or a number. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 1. The computer session has been moved to Room 110 and the_ will now be held in Room 201. 2. Team Leaders are to take keys and _ to Point B by 3 oclock. 3. Team Leaders will not have to do any _ this afternoon. 4. Airport coaches wil
3、l leave tomorrow morning from the _ marked Airport. 5. Local buses will leave from. _ 6. Next years conference will probably be held at the _ in Birmingham. 7. information about the _ for example, will be sent later. 8. The guest speaker next year will lecture on _ 9. This afternoon Alan Smith will
4、speak in Room _ . 10. Complimentary videos are available from _ . 11. The video features new_ . 12. The party is at 8 pm this evening in the _ 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
5、One, choose the advantage of partnerships 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 t
6、he advantage stated. Write one letter (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 D
7、ISADVANTAGE For questions 18 22, match 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 U
8、nfair profit-sharing for new partners 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
9、C ) for the correct answer. You will 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 instituti
10、on. （ B） to become an organization 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 Wh
11、at is the essence of strategy in Dell? （ 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 n
12、eeds today. （ B） people should have 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
13、 end up with a new animal, which potential 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
14、offshoring. That means you hire where 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
15、 lift the income level of those people, 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 produc
16、tivity has gone through the roof. 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 mo
17、ving from Unix to Linux. Also, its 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
