1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 39及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear the General Manager of COSCO introducing the companys EDI system. 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 1 Between 1996 and 1997， COSCO has f
2、inished its construction of EDI center and EDI _ 2 At present， COSCO has real ized the EDl transfer of data of transportation manifest cargo plan and _. 3 _， COSCO invested a large number of funds and manpower building a COSCO NET for global communications 4 _， COSCO had formed an E-mail network cov
3、ering manv countries 5 Most of COSCOs front line staff _ the country and overseas have conducted their dailv business through E-mail 6 In _， in January 1997， COSCO formally opened a Website called www COSCO corn and Internet Websites of COSCOs branch companies in foreign countries 7 In September 199
4、8， COSCON was _ corporation in China who opened the business。 of sailing schedule bulletin and booking service on Website 8 Any customer who is able to be on-line can _ visit COSCOs electronic booking system 9 Customers on-line Can visit COSCOs electronic booking system from _ 10 _， COSCONET has beg
5、un to take shape 11 The Website construction of almost _ cosco subsidiaries has aImost finished 12 Chains among _ have been realized and formed a framework for COSCONET 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings Five people are talking about work and motivation For each extract， there are tw
6、o tasks For Task One， choose the complaints these people had in their work from the list A-H For Task Two， choose the motivations they expected to get from the employers frOm the list A-H You will hear the five recordings twice 13 TASK ONE-COMPLAINTS For questions 13-17， match the extracts with the
7、complaints 1isted A-H For each extract， choose the complaint stated Write one letter(A-H)next to the number Of the extract Do not use any letter more than once There are some extra letters which you do not need to use A Remain indifferent to employees efforts B Make changes without notification C Fo
8、cus only on diploma when recruiting D Offer low payment to employees E Designate heavy workload to employees F Set up various rules and limitations G Unable to supply the sense of stability H Offer distressing working environment 18 TASK TWO-MOT ATIONS For questions 18-22， match the extracts with th
9、e motivations， 1isted A-H For each extract choose the motivation stated Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the extract Do not use any letter more than once There are some extra letters which you do not need to use A Im looking for chances for promotion B I simply work for pleasure C I work f
10、or money to su rvive。 D I work for relative experience E I work for personal furnllment F I value the respect from people and the nice atmosphere G I work for the flexibility and freedom that it supplies H I think bonus is a good way for recognizing my work 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear part of an
11、interview on cross-cultural management with Steve Denison， an internal business consultant with ABD， a multinational car manufacturer For each question 23-30， mark one letter A， B or C for the correct answer You will hear the recording twice 23 The concept ofglocalizationcan be defined as （ A） recog
12、nizing the increasing impacts of globalization （ B） operating all over the world while taking account of local cultural diversities （ C） the conflict between globalization and localization 24 A 50-year-old Japanese manager might be offended if he had to report to a well educated but inexperienced 30
13、-year-old American because （ A） the Japanese promotion is based on seniority （ B） the American promotion is based on analysis， rationality， logic and systems （ C） the Asian promotion is based on personal relations and sensitivity 25 A brief understanding of the American concept of pay-for-performanc
14、e is （ A） a very successful motivational tool （ B） the older you become， the more money you get （ C） the more you sell the more money you get 26 The American concept of pay-for-performance is unpopular in ltaly because the Italian salesman did not want to （ A） have such a large number of bonus （ B）
15、sell so many products （ C） earn more than his boss 27 The American style of management structure is focused on （ A） loyalty to the company （ B） task-oriented logic （ C） friendly personal relationships 28 The key strategies in combating cultural diversities include the following EXCEPT （ A） understan
16、ding and acceptance of differences （ B） stable institutional policies， practices， and procedures （ C） equal distribution of organizational resources 29 Which of the following types of cross-cultural training is NOT mentioned in the material? （ A） Conflicting resolution and conducting cultural audits
17、 （ B） Managing sexual attraction in the workplace （ C） Preparing employees for domestic work 30 The most important element in diversity training lies in （ A） the abilities to make others comfortable and included （ B） the complete and deep understanding of a different culture （ C） the appreciation of
18、 differences BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 39答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Man： COSCO has finished its construction of EDI center and EDI network between 1996 and 1997 The EDI network has basically covered a large number of large and medium sized COSCO Freight offices， realizing EDI message exchanges on customs an
19、d ports It has also realized its interconnection with GEIS EDI Center through EDI Center in Beijing and connected COSCOs companies in various regions overseas At present， COSCO has realized the EDI transfer of data of transportation manifest， cargo plan and container management， entering the forefro
20、nt of domestic transport industry in the field of E-commerce In 1997， COSCO invested a large number of funds and manpower building a COSCO net for global communications Based on that net a COSCO intranet platform was built， which has promoted COSCOs global construction of E-mail center By October 19
21、99， COSCO had formed an E-mail network covering such countries and regions as the mainland of China， Hong Kong， Singapore， Japan， America， Europe and Australia， with Beijing as its center,Most of COSCOs front line staff throughout the country and overseas have conducted their daily business through
22、E-mail In particular， in January 1997， COSCO formally opened a Website called www COSCO corn and Internet Websites of COSCOs branch company in North America， Europe and such companies as COSCON， COSBULK COSCO Guangzhou were built up consecutively Ever since COSCOs establishment of the Internet websi
23、tes， it has produced certain effects on establishing a reputation， expanding the influence and supplying efficient and convenient services for customers At the same time， it has paved ways for COSCO to communicate with the outside world through Internet and accelerate its information circulation In
24、September， 1998， COSCON was the first corporation in China who opened the business of sailing schedule bulletin and booking service on Website breaking through problems of low speed， low efficiency， big work load and high rate of errors that appeared in traditionaI service Instead， it brings freight
25、 forward directly to the customersdesks so that customers are able to deal with through their own PCS all the business formalities of consignment booking， document production and information inquiry that are needed in cargo exporting On the basis of on-line booking， they introduced various businesse
26、s as transfer inquiry， information bulletin and goods tracking to customers around the globe so that Internet users around the world will be able to conduct commercial activities with the company on line A suite of on-line promotion system introduced by the company has already had an initial form of
27、 virtual E-transport with a strong two-way inter-activeness and very high efficiency Its electronic booking system enables every user on 1ine to book container from COSCO through Internet without any Iimitation of time or geography Any customer who is able to be on-line can directly visit COSCOs ele
28、ctronic booking system from his own PC The Information Bulletin System is able to report immediately on Internet about COSCOs adjustment on sailing schedule and changes in transportation expenses The successful development of E-commerce has greatly increased teehnological contents in COSCOs efforts
29、on promotion and the newly developed clientele are gathering to the Company through the global Internet Presently， COSCONET has begun to take shape The Website construction of almost 20 COSCO subsidiaries has almost finished and chains among all the sites have been realized and form a framework for
30、COSCONET Both from the perspective of image and intrinsic functions， 1 【正确答案】 network 【试题解析】 COSCO has established its image on Internet radiating its influence all around the world 2 【正确答案】 container management 【试题解析】 根据题目设计，此处填写内容与 EDI center并列。听力原文中：COSCO has finished its construction of EDI cent
31、er and EDI network between 1996 and 1997，故答案为 network。 3 【正确答案】 In 1997 【试题解析】 此处填写内容与 transportation manifest， cargo plan等同为并列。根据听力原文，此处填写 container management。 4 【正确答案】 By October 1999 【试题解析】 根据题目设计，此处需要填写有关时间的词语，在听音时需要对应时间和此题意思。根据听力原文可得答案为 in 1997。 5 【正确答案】 throughout 【试题解析】 根据题目设计，此处需要填写有关时间的词语，
32、在听音时需要对应时间和此题意思。根据听力原文可得答案为 by October 1999。 6 【正确答案】 particular 【试题解析】 根据题干设计，可知此处 the country and overseas作后置定语，修饰 staff，可以推测 得出这里填写 throughout。听力原文正是此词。 7 【正确答案】 the first 【试题解析】 根据题干设计，可知此处需要填入 in起头的副词短语，可以推测得出这里填写 particular。听力原文正是此词。 8 【正确答案】 directly 【试题解析】 根据题干意思，此处需要填入修饰 corporation的词语。根据听力
33、原文，此处填入 the first。 9 【正确答案】 his own PC 【试题解析】 根据题干意思，此处需要填入修饰 visit的副词。根据听力原文，可得答案为 directly。 10 【正确答案】 Presently 【试题解析】 根据听力内容，此处答案为 his own PC。 11 【正确答案】 twenty/20 【试题解析】 根据题干意思，此处需要填入时间的词语。根据听力原文，此处填入： presently。 12 【正确答案】 all the sites 【试题解析】 根据题干意思，此处需要填入表示数量的词语，在听音时要特别留意数词。听力原文为： The website c
34、onstruction of almost 20COSCO subsidiaries has almost finished，由此可得答案为 twenty。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 M： Im a Unix/Linux systems administrator， with 18-years of full-time， handson experience in corporate and academic settings， including six years at Teheran University Yet， when I returned to the US t
35、wo years ago， I was unemployed for 51 weeks； now Im unemployed again， for 31 weeks Why?-Because I dont have a college degree in Computer Science Some managers in HR decided it would be an easy way to narrow the field of the applicants； they just didnt bother with non-college-graduates Motivation mea
36、ns nothing to me if I couldnt get settled with a job And， anyway It is better than staying at home or idling away your time and then going to the employment center regularly to get your monthly unemployment allowance Basically， you need the money you earn to survive Speaker Two F： I am a professiona
37、l that actively seeks to make a difference fOr my company Ive tried various meth-ods， such as taking on new projects， or even creating my own， and Ive also offered suggestions for improvement Unfortunately， my boss has always seemed either dumb or deaf I see that prudence is necessary as were such a
38、 big and complicated organization which enjoys a long history and prestige in the industry， but I do get bored doing the repetitive chores daily So Im going to talk to my su-pewisor and find out the exact path of advancement that is open I truly wonder which opportunities are in there and exactly wh
39、at I need to do today to experience them down the road I iust wanted to see more excitement and variety added to my career Speaker Three M： The atmosphere here is quite flexible and I didnt meet much difficulty when I decided to make the change The thing is， I love my job now and the only thing I wo
40、rry about is my security of tenure There seems to be such a high turnover rate in the company Im only here for 4 months and Ive seen two new HR managers already I guess in an IT company， its common to see the software developers come and go， but for such positions in administration， well， I dont kno
41、w Motivational tools such as free lunches and bonuses really help me get motivated.In a way， for people who love their work， this could be seen as very good compensations for the relatively low payment In my opinion， bonuses are a very good way in recognizing my performance and contribution to the c
42、ompany Speaker Four F： I especially like the attitude ofI will make my work fun wherever I find myself， but sometimes its easier said than done Id been working on this project for the past 3 months with everything going on smoothly， but suddenly， my supewisor told me that they had just grabbed someo
43、ne from the competing company I really hate this having someone dropping in from eh ， God knows where， and saying， oh， well， weve decided to change the rules， etc I was just so tired I have in fact seen many companies that get the extrinsic factors like money or bonus right， but completely neglect t
44、he intrinsic， um， like respect and atmosphere in the company Every attempt to motivate people is through yet another bonus or incentive scheme And it fails completely Employees are disengaged and leave the company the second they get a better offer Speaker Five M： I wasnt happy to be going out there
45、 when there was already so much that had to be dealt with I understand that there are occasions I have to attend， considering my position and responsibilities but with such a heavy workload， I feel sometimes that I just cant find the right balance， I mean， it has actually influenced my family and so
46、metimes I wonder if its really worth it For most people I can see that whatever your personal reasons for working， the bottom line， however， is that almost everyone works for money and living To underplay the importance of money and benefits to people who work is a mistake As for me， I work for pers
47、onal fulfillment I just like to accomplish goals and feel as if they are contributing to something larger than themselves something important but it shouldnt be at the cost of feeling terribly stressed 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 13到 17题需要考生判断讲话人在工作中抱怨的是关于哪方面或者何种类型。在第一段独白中，讲话人在简单介绍自己的经历之后，便把重点放在了找工作时碰到 的困难上。
48、在他看来，虽然自己有着丰富的工作经验 18年全职工作和境外工作的相关经验，却敌不过那些拿着一纸文凭的毛头小子。注意他说的这一句话 “theyr just didnt bother with non-college-graduates ”由此判断他认为招聘者过于注重应聘人员的学历了，所以应该选 C。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 讲话人在其谈话的前半部分，一直强调自己在工作中的种种努力，如积极承担新项目，甚至开发新项目，提出改进建议等等，可是换来的却是这样的结果： “my bos s has always seemed either dumb or deaf ”老板的装聋作哑。而选项 A则准确地反映了这种状况，对于员工的努力表现出 “indifferent”的态度。 15 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 讲话人在开始时并未直接大谈特谈工作中的不顺心之处，而是对于工作环境和氛围多加赞誉。后来，他话锋一转，用 “The thing is， ”(问题在于 )这样一个短语，委婉地引出了对工作的不满。考生在备考时注意积累表示转折的短语和表达方式，在听音时要特别留意。讲话人说道 “the onl y
