1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 31及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Job Satisfaction 1 The general ideas of theorists such as Maslow and Herzberg give _to the factors which lead to people enjoying their work. 2 Major influences on _include the following: 3 _pay allow workers to obtain more material possessions: 4 A high wage
2、can also _uncomfortable or dangerous working conditions. 5 Many employees are, however, willing to accept pay levels lower than they could earn elsewhere, since pay is only one of _in job satisfaction. 6 Popular perks _,luncheon vouchers and subsidized travel or holidays. 7 Employees are often entit
3、led to buy the companys goods _or to benefit from its services at preferential rates. 8 For example, staff in banks and building societies are able to obtain mortgages_. 9 The length of the working day, the number of holidays and the convenience of “_“ working can all influence the level of job sati
4、sfaction. 10 Environment factor includes the levels of noise, vibration or dust, the availability and appearance of canteen, changing, cleaning and other facilities and the degree and quality of heating and_ (e. g. the existence of air-conditioning). 11 These factors do not _but combine to give an o
5、verall level of satisfaction for a particular job. 12 A person may decide to take a career in one of the “caring“ professions such as nursing or social work-which tend not to _in the UK. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five different people talking about their jobs. For each extract there are two tasks
6、. For Task One, decide what their jobs are from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the attitudes of the speakers towards their jobs from the list A-H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 13 Task One-Jobs For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the jobs, listed A- H. For each ext
7、ract, decide what the job the speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract. A lawyer B manager C secretary of boss D driver E engineer F secretary of R and managing all aspects of the Quintant brand. In keeping with the global delivery model adopted by the busin
8、ess, I will work with local marketing teams based out of the US and Europe. M: Since when were you interested in BPO business process outsourcing and BSP? F: I feel that IT is nothing but BPO. As an outsourcing, its not a new subject to me, I was a brand expert in Infosys, and I can say that we used
9、 to outsource public relations service from an agency, which means we had outsourced one particular service. I realised the real potential of BPO only in February 2003, when I attended Nasscoma BPO Summit, held in Mumbai. M: You believe that BSP is the next big wave in IT. So what are the challenges
10、 Quintant has to face in the global market? F: I feel that convincing people clients and building intellectual capital and putting in place the marketing infrastructure are the key challenges. Quintant will be the lighthouse in the BSP space, and it will be exciting to build it grounds-up. It is the
11、 first BSP company in India. M: What is your action plan or agenda for the next six months? F: I need to set things in the right place. They include optimising people processes, building teams and creating awareness. We are already in the process. M: What are the areas verticals Quintant is focusing
12、 on? F: We are focusing on the banking and finance markets in Canada, the US, the UK and Germany. Asia Pacific is not our thrust area, at least in the initial stage. M: Quintant was launched in March 2003. Do you have any clients right now? F: No, we dont have any. We arent even expecting any in the
13、 first one year. But we are working on two outsourcing protects for a big bank in Europe and for a financial company in the US. M: As part of your job, will you be in touch with Phaneesh Murthy, who is Quintants strategic consult and an ex-colleague in Infosys? F: Yes, I need to coordinate with loca
14、l marketing teams based out of the US and Europe. M: What prompted you to quit Infosys or inspired you to take up a job in a start-up company? F: Working with Infosys, Indias best global services brand, was a tremendous experience. Since I had financial stability, I looked at empowerment and sought
15、to work with an intellectual pool. I have also a desire to be part of the creation of a new industry. I found all these values in Quintsnt, and, moreover, I like the job profile that was offered to me. The team here has a lot of people who are absolutely top-notch in their chosen fields whether it b
16、e analytics, consulting, operations or straight-through-processing, and it is always a privilege to work with experts. M: How did you present this matter to the Infosys management? F: I met -chief mentor N R Narayanamurthy and CEO, president and managing director Nandan -Nilekani while leaving Infos
17、ys. In fact, they did not ask me anything, but encouraged me for career growth. Narayanamurthy asked me why I want to quit. I respect him a lot. I told him that I am getting a good position and will lead the BSP concept and, moreover, I will create jobs in India. He is absolutely encouraging, and mentioned that the concept will work out and Quintsnt will definitely be a successful company. He is a good person and always encourages someone to create jobs in India. 23 【正确答案】 B 24 【正确答案】 B 25 【正确答案】 A 26 【正确答案】 A 27 【正确答案】 C 28 【正确答案】 C 29 【正确答案】 A 30 【正确答案】 B
