1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 41及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear a college lecturer talking to a class of business students about protecting company secrets As you listen， for questions 1-12， complete the notes， using up to three words or number You will hear each recording twice THE LECTURE ON COMPANY SECRET
2、S LECTURE NOTES： 1 The purpose of protecting company secrets is to prevent serious _ from happening 2 The types of company secrets include financial information， details about production process， and secret information about future _ 3 Every year， companies lose millions of dollars because of _ 4 It
3、s the responsibility of _ to safely protect company secrets 5 Mr Barnard has to _ and to protect the company secrets 6 The first option for Mr Barnard is a company that specializes in _ 7 The Termination Service protects company _ and monitors behavior of the employees who have just been fired 8 Whe
4、n monitoring， the rule is that the terminated take their _ only 9 Another milder method is the signing of _ 10 Non-competes can be a _ to keep your most important assets from being taken by your competitors 11 The value of a non-compete agreement lies in its _ effect， not its enforceability 12 The m
5、ost important principle in signing a non-compete agreement is to decide _ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five people talking about their jobs. For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose problems from the list A H. For Task Two, choose solutions from the list A H. You will hear the reco
6、rding twice. 13 TASK ONE PROBLEMS For questions 13 17, match the extracts with the problems, listed A H. For each extract, choose the problem stated. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the extract. A The speaker hasnt a clear idea of what the line manager expects. B Theres no proper salary
7、 and medical care. C The company fall a bit behind other companies. D Its just routine work. E Efforts arent always rewarded. F I have no one to consult with. G Im capable of dealing with a lot more responsibility. H No formal system for putting our ideas forward. 18 TASK TWO SOLUTIONS For questions
8、 18 22, match the extracts with the solutions, listed A H. For each extract, choose the solution stated. Write one letter (A H) next to the number of the extract. A Raise our salary. B Talk with the line manager. C Send a superior-to help me. D List out an agenda for me to do according to. E We need
9、 responsibilities outside work. F I need a bit of variety. G Make a point of praising us or just clap and cheer each other. H Schedule regular meetings. 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear part of an interview between the commercial director of a paper company called SCA and Shubha Madhukar, the intervie
10、wer. For each question 23 30, mark one letter A, B or C for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 What are the two categories the SCA company is going to launch? （ A） Tork and our away-from-home tissues. （ B） Tork and Tens. （ C） Tena and our incontinence care. 24 What is said abo
11、ut the economy in India and the tissue market? （ A） The economy is growing very slowly, the tissue market in India will be upgraded. （ B） The economy is growing very fast, the tissue market in India will be downgraded. （ C） The economy is growing very fast, the tissue market in India will be upgrade
12、d. 25 What is the per capita consumption of tissues in India? （ A） 27 kg per person. （ B） 1.5 kg per person. （ C） 2.5 kg per person. 26 Where is the biggest scope at the moment? （ A） China. （ B） Europe. （ C） India. 27 Which of the following is not the reason for SCAs foraying into India now? （ A） Th
13、e economy now is moving very slow. （ B） Attitudes towards hygiene products are changing. （ C） A long third-party survey was done during the last 10 years. 28 What is the size of the Indian tissue market in volume? （ A） The approx volume is 24,000 tonnes. （ B） The approx volume is 16,000 tonnes. （ C）
14、 The approx volume is 25,000 tonnes. 29 Who are the closest competitors for SCA? （ A） local companies. （ B） Mumbai. （ C） Kimberly Clark. 30 What is true about the market share of SCA? （ A） SCA is the market leader in the world. （ B） SCA is the market leader in Europe. （ C） SCA is the number one in I
15、ndia. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 41答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M： Now， in this session， well look at the issue of protecting company secrets Ill be giving out ageneral introduction first， and then doing a case study in detail As we know， eVery company has secrets Some confidential company information can be s
16、o important that if your competitors got hold of it， your company could suffer very serious financial losses Some types of secrets include financial information， details about how your company makes products， like Coke， and future business plans Every year， many companies lose millions(and sometimes
17、 billions)of dollars due to corporate spies， who are highly trained to obtain information from one company for sale to another company Safely protecting company secrets is the responsibility of every employee You expect your company to be able to pay you on time， so youd try to keep it from losing a
18、ll of its valuable data to its competitors Now heres the story of a senior manager， Mr.Barnard， at a large company He has lhe prolem of having to layoff a dozen people and at the same time making sure that those who are terminated wont steal confidential company documents as a way of retribution Mr.
19、Barnard goes to a business consultant， and was given two kinds of advice to deal with the problem.The first way is to open the phone book and find a company that specializes in Executive Protec tion， like a bodyguard Many of these companies offer what is known as TerminatlOn Service The Termination
20、Service not only protects company property like company documents， but theyll normally have security agents， who are ready to act in case someones emotions get the beer of them Or if someone is taking two or three hours to clean out his desk， a security agent will step in to monitor the sltuatlOn an
21、d serve as a witness The rule is that the terminated can take their personal possessions and nothing else However， if this method can be seen as a possible violation of someones human rights， another milder method would be the signing of non-compete agreements which restrict the layoffs from workina
22、 for competitors Non-competes can be a valuable tool， keeping your most important assets， er， for example， your kev employees， from taking their expertise to a competitor BuI for many companies， the value of a noncompete agreement lies in its psychological effect，not its enforceability Some employer
23、s view non-competes as a retention tool rather than a method of protecting intellectual property But a badly designed non-compete wont be enough to keep your best performers from leaving You will have to tread carefully if You actually want your non-compete to do its job Here are several things to k
24、eep in mind Amona them， the most important principal would be to decide the kind of information you really wanted to keep secret.Of course， you also need to communicate well with your employees before they come into the company(voice fades away) 1 【正确答案】 FINANCIAL LOSSES 【试题解析】 考生在浏览题目时便已了解这个部分考查的是
25、“保护公司机密 ”，所以应该对相关词汇有所准备。在本题中，可以根据题干中出现的 “preventfrom”判断应该填取名词或者名词词组，在听音时留意并做好笔记，就能很容易地填写正确答案 “financial losses”。此外，请注意 losses作为复数出现时的拼写。 2 【正确答案】 BUSINESS PLANS 【试题解析】 本题的答题思路同上题，请考生留意材料中的重点信息。关于公司机密的类别，在材料开始时便出现了。值得注意的是，题干所表述的内容同听力材料中的内容并非一一对应，这也是高级听力考试中的一个巨大的挑战， 这要求考生在备考时充分运用概括和归纳的技巧，在记笔记时记下重点内容，这
26、样就不难得出本题的答案为 “business plans”，同样也要注意复数的拼写形式。 3 【正确答案】 CORPORATE SPIES 【试题解析】 本题考查了考生对于同义词组的理解。在听力材料中出现的词组为“due to”，而本题题干中为 “beacause of”。在多数情况下，这两个表示原因的词组是可以换用的，唯一的区别在于前者往往会表示负面的原因。只要考生明白了这个词组的含义，填写后面的重点词组 “corporate spies”就不成问题。 4 【正确答案】 EVERY EMPLOYEE 【试题解析】 本题的考点来源于听力材料中的一个主题句，即一个重要论点。作者认为每个员工都有责
27、任来保护公司的机密。原文为 “Safely protecting company secrets is the responsibility of every employee ”听懂了这个句子，可以得出本题的正确答案为 “every employee”。 5 【正确答案】 LAYOFF EMPLOYEES/PEOPLE 【试题解 析】 第 5到 8题以 Bamard先生所在公司为例，讲述他如何聘请专业公司来解聘员工并保证公司机密不外泄。如果能够正确理解该案例的大意，在听音时准确记下关键词组，就能顺利解答这几道题目。在本题中，原材料中出现了这样的句子： “He has the problem
28、of having to layoff a dozen people and at the same time making sure that those who are terminated wont steal confidential company documents as a way of retribution ”与前面的考题一样，本题的题干所表述的内容同听力材料中的内容并非一一对应，而是进行了概括；例如其后半部分，讲述的内容是如何确保这些被解雇的员工不会盗取公司的机密文件作为离职的补偿，也即 “保护公司机密 ”的问题。因此，本题针对前面部分进行考查，可以确认其答案为 “layo
29、ff employees”或者 “layoff people”。 6 【正确答案】 EXECUTIVE PROTECTION 【试题解析】 本题考查的是该类提供 “终止服务 ”的公司的业务范围，如果听力时留意，就能正确填写出答案为 “esecutive protection”，此类专业名词，在听力材料中一般会被重读。 7 【正确答案】 PROPERTY 【试题解析】 本题的信息在听力材料中很明显，而且从题干中也能推测出来，即此类提供终止服务的公司，主要目的是为了保护公司的 “财产 ”，并监督那些离职员工的行为，因此正确答案为 “property”。 8 【正确答案】 PERSONAL POSS
30、ESSIONS 【试题解析 】 本题考查的要点在最后一句，原句为 “The rule is that the terminated can take their personal possessions and nothing else.”即：员工在离职时，只能带走私人物品，其他的物品都必须留在公司，这也是聘请公司来进行监督的一条重要原则。如果考生学会注意细节并且有耐心把每个句子都听完整，那么本题很容易应对。正确答案为 “personal possessions”。 9 【正确答案】 NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS 【试题解析】 本题考查的是一个专业名词，也是在商务领域中常用的一
31、个法律术语： “竞业禁止协议 ”。该协议是用人单位与劳动者的一项约定，规定劳动者在用人单位期间和离开用人单位后一定期限内不得到与用人单位有竞争关系或其他利害关系的其他单位任职，劳动者也不得自己从事与用人单位有竞争关系的业务。从 9到 12题考查的基本都是与该协议相关的内容，这要求考生在备考 BEC高级时，不能仅仅把复习内容限定在英语上，而是要学会融会贯通，把与商业相关的金融、法律、会计等行业的一些基础词汇都进行了解，这样才能在考试中取得成功。从听力材料 中我们可以得出，该题正确答案为 “non-compete agreements”。尤其要留意的是 “non-compete”的正确拼写。 10
32、 【正确答案】 YALUABLE/RETENTION TOOL 【试题解析】 本题考查的是竞业禁止协议在保护商业机密中的作用或者地位，原材料中有 “valuable tool”这样的原句，但是根据上下文我们也能得出 “retention tool”这样的结论，因此两个答案都是正确的。 11 【正确答案】 PSYCHOLOGICAL 【试题解析】 本题考查了 对要点的把握，在材料中清楚地出现了这样的话 “the value of a non-compete agreement lies in its psychological effect， not its enforceability”，即本
33、题的答案。也就是说，这种竞业禁止协议的威慑作用往往大于其实际效用。请注意 “not”这个单词在句中的用法，同样也可以根据它来推测需要填写的答案应具备与 “enforceability”相反的含义。 12 【正确答案】 WHAT TO PROTECT 【试题解析】 本题考 查竞业禁止协议的保护范围，在听力材料中有这样的句子“the most important principal would be to decide the kind of information you really wanted to keep secret”，意思是指 “确定你想保护何种信息 ”，由于填写的答案最多只能为
34、3个单词，所以我们在这里用 what进行指代，因此正确答案为 “what to protect”。 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 M: Ive only been here a few months but I feel as if Ive fitted in quite well so far. Everyone seems to have time to talk to me when I need help, which I really appreciate. Its just that by now, I feel I really should be getting
35、up to speed. Only its a relatively new position and nobodys really spelt out what the exact scope of the job is or what my responsibilities and priorities should be. I think my line manager needs to give me a more concrete idea of what she expects me to achieve. Shes back from holiday next week so m
36、aybe we should sit down to talk then. F: I get the feeling that were starting to fall a bit behind other companies. In the papers, youll find a hit of a gap between ourselves and the current going rate. Its not that Im unhappy here or anything. I really like my job its an interesting job and I think
37、 its great that the jobs so flexible. Its just that, at the end of the whole days work, nobody likes to feel undervalued, do they? And in my position, its not just myself Ive got to think about. We need responsibilities outside work as well. F: Its great to be part of a successful team. I dont think
38、 you could wish for hard-working or more dedicated colleagues. But I just sometimes think that our efforts arent always rewarded. I know different managers have different styles, but everyone likes to feel appreciated, dont they? I mean, in my last job, managers always made a point of praising us wh
39、en we beat our targets. One manager even used to encourage us to clap and cheer each other. And I must admit that I do miss that at times, I find praise here is sometimes a bit limited here. Its like theres a “thats what youre paid for type of attitude. M: Ive got very little to complain about reall
40、y. I get on with the rest of the team and that kind of thing. But theres one thing thats been on my mind for a while now. I just feel that, Ive reached a stage where Im capable of dealing with a lot more responsibility than I do at present. I just dont feel stretched any more. I dont feel as though
41、Im contributing as much as I could. Its almost as ff Im on autopilot. Things are beginning to feel a bit stale. What I need is a bit of variety, something to get my teeth into a challenge. F： Youre probably already aware that things arent functioning too smoothly in Production at the moment. I dont
42、know what other people have said but personally I think its down to our procedures. Theres no formal system for putting our ideas forward and in the past suggestions have just been ignored. I think management has to accept a lot of the responsibility. What we need to do is to schedule regular meetin
43、gs, which will improve the flow of information in both directions. At the moment, I get more information through the shop floor grapevine than from my line manager. 13 【正确答案】 A 14 【正确答案】 C 15 【正确答案】 E 16 【正确答案】 G 17 【正确答案】 H 18 【正确答案】 B 19 【正确答案】 E 20 【正确答案】 G 21 【正确答案】 F 22 【正确答案】 H 三、 PART THREE 2
44、2 【听力原文】 F: What are SCAs business plans in India? M: We are going to launch two categories from the SCA company. We are launching Turk, our away-from-home (AFH) tissues soon. The AFH market comprises hotels, restaurants, caterers, hospitals and commercial health care centres. Tens, our incontinence
45、 care (adult diapers) brand will be launched in the next quarter. F: As far as tissues are concerned, the Indian market is still in the nascent stage, how do you see your business growing? M: We see that the economy is growing very fast. That means that the tissue market in India will be upgraded, t
46、hat will also upgrade the hygiene level. F: What is the per capita consumption of tissues in India and what is it in US and Europe? M: The consumption per capita, in India, is a fraction of what you see in Europe or the States. In the US, total per capita annual tissue consumption is 27 kg per perso
47、n. In Sweden, it is 22 kg per person. In Germany, it is 15 kg per person. But in India, it is only 1.5 kg per person. Even China has a per capita consumption of 2.5kg per person! F: So how important is India in the companys scheme of business? M: We strongly believe in this area and it is in this ar
48、ea where we can see the biggest scope at the moment for this kind of product. That is why we have started our brand shop here in Mumbai and also newly opened an office in Shanghai in China, to take care of the entire Asia-Pacific region. F: Why the foray into India now: why not five years ago or two
49、 years ago? M: We believe, after looking at a long third-party survey done during the last 10 years, that this would be the right time to come into India, owing to the fact that the economy here is moving very fast at the moment. Also, positively for the product categories which we are launching, it is right time as attitudes towards hygiene products are cha
