1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 37 及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear a report in brief about the lowering of the interest rates 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 The National Finance Section announced toda
2、y that it is lowering the_ on savings bonds 2 The_ point decline to 6 came as no surprise to investors 3 The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it _ other market interest rates 4 Money _ are now yielding iust over 5 5 Five-year treasury notes are trading at about _ 6 The
3、government has been _ to people buying savings bonds 7 Its turned out to be an expensive way to finance _ 8 The relatively generous _ rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past fen months 9 Since the beginning of August， sales have _ the usual pace 10 This week， _ buy savings bonds int
4、ensified 11 It is reported that the Section was going to _ any day 12 Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield _. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five different people who all run their own business They are talking about how they raised the money to start their business For each extract t
5、here are two tasks For Task One， decide which type of business from the list A-H For Task Two， decide which source of funding for the business from the Iist A H After you have listened once， replay the recording 13 Task One-Types of businesses For questions 13-17， match the extracts with the types o
6、f businesses described， lisfed A-H For each extract， de clde which business described Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract A a travel agency B a supermarket C a building firm D a clothes manufacturer E a fast food outlet F a business bookshop G a fiml of accountants H a business la
7、nguage school 18 Task Two-Sources of funding For questions 18-22， match the extracts with the sources of funding， listed A-H For each extract， decide which source of funding described Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract A a large company B a gift of money from a friend C sale of s
8、hares as a limited company D money borrowed from family E the sale of the owners property F the investment of the owners savings G state funding H a bank loan 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear part of an interview between a Human Resource Manager of a company and a candidate For each question(23-30)， m
9、ark one letter(A， B or C)for the correct answer After you have listened once， replay the recording 23 Whats the main reason for the candidate to plan to leave his present company? （ A） Its mainly because his present company isnt large enough （ B） Its mainly because he feels what he does at present i
10、s boring without any challenges （ C） Its mainly because he doesnt like his present job 24 According to the candidate himself， which of the following is not his strength? （ A） His calmness （ B） His good sense of humor （ C） His carefulness 25 Where does the candidate want to work if he gets the job? （
11、 A） He wants to work inside the city （ B） He wants to work inside the country （ C） He wants to work abroad 26 How long does the staff in Sino-European do the placements in their overseas branches? （ A） Half a year （ B） One year （ C） One year and a half 27 According to the candidate himself， which of
12、 the following characters does he think is not his special strength? （ A） His good sense of humor （ B） His calmness in a crisis （ C） His ability to work with all types of people 28 Why does he like to travel? （ A） Because he is often dissatisfied with what he has done （ B） Because he doesnt have oth
13、er things to do in his spare time （ C） Because he likes travel ing very much 29 When can he share in the companys bonus scheme? （ A） After one year （ B） After six months （ C） After two years 30 What do you think of this interviewer? （ A） She is easy-going （ B） She is very smart （ C） She iS unaccommodating BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 37 答案与解析
