1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 61及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 THE BUSINESS MASTER CLASS SEMINAR NOTES Arrangements for participants 1 The event will take place over 2 Seminar organized by 3 The title of the last session will be 4 To use the New City Hotel car park, delegates must obtain a ., Dr Sangalli 5 Dr Sangalli ha
2、s advised many 6 The name of his consultancy is 7 He is the author of 8 In Europe, he is best-known The Business Master Class Two problems for companies: 9 to become more 10 to establish new Two outcomes of session: 11 design you own 12 take away documents containing actual 二、 PART TWO 12 Task One T
3、ypes of Businesses For Questions 13-17, match the extracts with the types of businesses described, listed A-H. For each extract, choose the business described. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract. A an import agency B a private college C a business bookstore D a business school
4、E a real estate agency F a building material dealer G a translation agency H a supermarket 13 14 15 16 17 17 Task Two Sources of Funding For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the sources of funding, listed A-H. For each extract, choose the source of funding described. Write one letter (A-H) n
5、ext to the number of the extract. A a students parents money B the sale of the owners property C money from friends and a loan from a bank D money from his parents E his own money and money borrowed from relatives F money from the government G no financial investment H the deposit from the bank only
6、 18 19 20 21 22 三、 PART THREE 22 You will hear a program about business. For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 When it was over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 9points to close at （ A） 10,217. （
7、 B） 10,297. （ C） 10,317. 24 How many per cent did shares of IBM almost plunge? （ A） 20. （ B） 30. （ C） 40. 25 The main reason for the fall of shares of IBM is （ A） making wrong plan. （ B） bad management. （ C） the drop of Y2K spending. 26 How many dollars did IBM and other technology companies pay for
8、 the year 20Q0? （ A） Tens of thousands. （ B） Tens of millions. （ C） Tens of billions. 27 Why many corporations have bought computers and switched their software? （ A） Because their computers were outdated. （ B） Because Y2K will cause trouble. （ C） Because their computers broke down. 28 Why did many
9、buyers postpone their purchase of new printers? （ A） They were waiting for the new millennium. （ B） They had no money. （ C） The printers were expensive. 29 Which of the following is correct? （ A） Only IBM is suffering from the technology spending freeze. （ B） Many computer companies suffer as well.
10、（ C） Any company could understand the risk. 30 What is the main idea of this article? （ A） As goes General Motors, so goes the nation. （ B） As goes IBM, so goes the market. （ C） The reason why shares of computer companies fall. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 61答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 Part One. Questions 1 to
11、12. You will hear the introduction to a seminar, called the Business Master Class, about the use of Information Technology in the workplace. As you listen, for questions 1 to 12, complete the notes, using up to three words or a number. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You now have
12、 forty-five seconds to read through the notes. pause Now listen and complete the notes. pause Woman: Good morning everyone and welcome. Thanks for coming. My name is Jane Watson and I look forward to meeting you all personally. Some of you are here just for today, others, I know, will be attending f
13、or all three days. Im just going to say a few words on behalf of my company who have organized this event, Global Conference Plc. As you know, todays seminar is The Business Master Class, to be conducted by our distinguished guest who I will introduce in a moment. But first a few quick points of org
14、anization which perhaps youd like to note. All the sessions will take place in this hotel except for the last session in Tomorrows Software, which will be at the New City Hotel. We will meet there at 2 pm and this will give us a chance to see in action some of the things we have been discussing. A m
15、ap with directions to the New City Hotel is available from me if you wish to make your own way. Alternatively there will be a bus going there at 1:30 pm. There is limited car parking at the New City Hotel so if you wish to drive there you will need a permit. You can get one from the conference offic
16、e. Now to the reason we are all there. We are very fortunate to have a seminar today led by Dr Martin Sangalli, one of the most prominent and well-respected commentators in the world business community. Hes been asked to advise many large corporations. He is a specialist in the strategic use of Info
17、rmation Technology in banking, pharmaceuticals and retail. He has his own company called Logic Solutions, which consults with some of the biggest names in the world of business. He is also an advisor to Intertel and a non-executive director of Global Conferences. Thousands of business and technology
18、 managers have benefited from reading his best-selling book. Intelligence Change. Always inspiring and thought provoking, his ideas have helped hundreds of organizations to gain a glimpse of the future. He is Europes most famous IT analyst. Dr Sanganlli welcome. Man: Thank you Jane, for that flatter
19、ing introductioa I hope I can live up to it. So to begia There are two main difficulties facing all corporations today. Firstly, how to make themselves more customer-driven. Secondly, and as a result of that, is the question of how to go about the major task of developing and implementing new organi
20、zational structures. This is a senior management session and is designed to provide you with two things. I hope that by the end of the session you will be equipped to design your own framework for action. To help you do this you will also be able to take away documentation of real-life case studies
21、that Ive been involved in. So, if you would like to look at the screen. . . pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part One. You now have twenty seconds to check your answers. pause 1 【正确答案】 this hotel 【试题解析】 此题是针对会议地点的提问。根据原文内容： All the sessions will take place in thishot
22、el except for the last session in TomorrowsSoftware， which will be at the New City Hotel，意思是除了最后一节课明日软件在 New CityHotel举行，其余课程都在这家酒店举行。因此，此处填写 this hotel即可。 2 【正确答案】 Global Conference Plc 【试题解析】 此题是对会议举办者的提问。根据听力原文： Im just going to say a few words onbehalf of my company who have organized thisevent，
23、 Global Conference Plc，因此可得答案为 Global Conference Plc。 3 【正确答案】 Tomorrows Software 【试题解析】 此题是针对文章细节的提问，在听音时需要注意课程名称。根据听力原文可得答案。 4 【正确答案】 permit 【试题解析】 此题是针对文章细节的提问，在听音时需要仔细分辨进入 New City Hotel必须持有什么。根据听力原文： There is limited car parkingat the New City Hotel so if you wish to drivethere you will need a
24、permit由此可得答案为permit。 5 【正确答案】 large corporations 【试题解析】 这部分是对演讲者的介绍，在听音时需要留意此部分内容。根据听力原文可得此处答案为 large corporations。 6 【正确答案】 Logic Solutions 【试题解析】 此题是对此人创办的咨询公司名称的提问，在听音时需要留意公司名 称。根据听力原丈可得此处答案为 Logic Solutions。 7 【正确答案】 Intelligence Change 【试题解析】 此题是对此人写作的书名的提问，在听音时需要留意书名。根据听力原文可得此处答案为 Intelligence
25、 Change。 8 【正确答案】 IT analyst 【试题解析】 此题是时演讲者头衔的提问。听力原文为： He is Europes most famous IT analyst，由此可得答案为 IT analyst。 9 【正确答案】 customer-driven 【试题解析】 这一部分是对演讲内容的提问。在听音时，需要把握演讲者提出的两个难题。听力原文为： how to make themselves more customer-driven，由此可得答案为 customer driven。 10 【正确答案】 organizational structure 【试题解析】 与上题
26、类似。听力材料为： thequestion of how to go about the major task ofdeveloping and implementing new organizationalstructures，由此可得答案为 organizationalstructures。 11 【正确答案】 framework for action 【试题解析】 这部分是演讲者对于整个活动成效的预估。在听音时需要分辨这两个不同的成效。这部分听力材料为： I hope that by the end ofthe session you will be equipped to design
27、 yourown framework for action， 因此，此处答案为 framework for action。 12 【正确答案】 case studies 【试题解析】 跟上题类似，这部分听力原文为： youwill also be able to take away documentation ofreal life case studies，由此可得答案为 casestudies。这里， real-life的意思与 actual意思相近。 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 Part Two. Questions 13 to 22. You will hear fiv
28、e different business people talking about how they started their businesses and how they are running their businesses now. For each extract there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question 13-17 , choose the type of business from the list A-H. Now look at Task Two. For each question 18-22 ,
29、choose the source of funding for the business from the list A-H. After you have listened once , replay the recording. You now have thirty seconds to read the two lists. pause Now listen , and do the two tasks. pause Speaker One Man: Three months after I joined SMU Company Ltd, I had the idea to star
30、t my own business. The company provided service to put one language into another. The commission was really attractive. As I majored in international business and had worked in the UK for three years, I had many friends in companies. So, I left that company and was preparing to start my business. Ac
31、tually I did not invest any money in it. I just cooperated with a big company which provided that kind of service. I did the business, under that companys name. That company obtained 10% commission for each of my transactions. For example, when I got an order from Company A to put the documents into
32、 Japanese. I charged Company A 10,000 yuan. Then my business partner got 1,000 yuan from me. pause Speaker Two Woman: I used to be a well-known professor in a university, teaching international marketing. When I was 52 years old, I changed my role. I stopped teaching and started a company of my own.
33、 But at the very beginning, I badly needed money to apply for founding a company. That was a very big sum for me at that time: 50,000 yuan. I withdrew all my bank deposit and asked my uncles and brothers to lend me some money. After one months hard work, I founded my small business on Dec. 8th, 1995
34、. With the rest of the money, I started to buy some construction materials in small quantity. Sometimes I obtained the materials just on credit. After I had sold out those materials, I paid my suppliers. Now my company has a registered capital of US $ 2. 5m with 28 outlets throughout China. pause Sp
35、eaker Three Man: About fifteen years ago, after I retired from a key university, I helped some good friends children with their English. With my help, their English improved greatly. One of my good friends advised me to have more students. I followed his advice. As my students made great progress in
36、 English, I became more and more famous. Then I rent a large flat as a classroom where students from high schools, universities, and from companies came to learn English in the evenings or at weekends. Some years ago, a successful businessman sent his child to my class to learn English. Finding my b
37、usiness was so prosperous, he invited me to start an evening school. But I suggested that we should start a full-time school. He adopted my suggestion. I invested my know-how and he invested money in establishing the school. Now the school has grown into a large scale college which chiefly enrolls f
38、ull-time students as well as evening school students. pause Speaker Four Woman: It is true that a bad thing may turn into a good consequence. Some years ago, I made a serious mistake in my work. So I had to resign the important position in the government ministry. To make a living, I planned to star
39、t a real estate agency, as I found it would be a promising business. But money was a big problem. I lacked the fund to start the business. At least I had to have enough money to rent a house as my office. With some good friends help and with the money I borrowed from a bank, I had my real estate age
40、ncy opened soon. Just as I had expected before, the market became better and better. Now I have 28 branches in this city and quite a number of outlets in some other big cities. pause Speaker Five Man: More and more young people are interested in MBA and other business courses. This is because China
41、is in need of more people involved in business. Courses are a real promising industry. Accordingly, textbooks are needed for those courses. Just think about the MBA programs in most of Chinas universities. I supposed that it was a very good market. I told the idea to my friends. They all thought it
42、was a good idea. But when I turned to them for financial help, they suddenly became poor, even poorer than I. Then I really understood the implication of the saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed“ I had no way out. I decided to put my flat on the market, and invest the money that I got from th
43、at in the business. I was gambling in a way. I would be either wealthy or finished up. But its worked, its really paid off. I am considering opening more branches in the places where there are numberless schools. pause Now listen to the recording again. pause That is the end of Part Two. pause 13 【正
44、确答案】 G 【试题解析】 听 力原文中提到之前的单位就是将一种语言翻译成另一种，叙述者也是从这种业务当中获得灵感，开创自己的企业。故答案为 G。 14 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 听力原文中提到： to buy someconstruction materials in small quanlity soldout those materials，因此，可知业务为建筑材料倒卖，故答案为 F。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听力原文中提到： the school has growninto a largescale college，说明此人创立的是私立大学，故答案为 B。 16 【
45、正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 听力原文中直接提到此人的公司为 realestate agency，故答案为E。 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据听力原文提示，可知此人开办的是 MBA学校，故答案为 D。 18 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 听力原文中提到： I did not invest anymoney in it，由此可见，此人没有投入任何资金，故答案为 G。 19 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 听力原文中提到： withdrew all mybank deposit and asked my uncles and brothersto lend me some money
46、，故答案为 E。 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听力原文提到是自己学生家长投资的，故答案为 A。 21 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听力原文提到： with some goodfriendshelp and with the money I borrowedfrom a bank，故答案为 C。 22 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听力原文提到： put my flat on themarket， and invest the money that I got fromthat in the business，由此可知投资的钱来源于变卖自己产业。故答案为 B。 三、 PART T
47、HREE 22 【听力原文】 Part Three. Questions 23 to 30. You will hear a program about business. For each question 23 to 30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. You have forty-five seconds to read through the questions. pause Now listen, and
48、mark A, B, orC. pause Woman: Good evening. They used to say “As goes General Motors, so goes the nation“. Today is “As goes IBM, so goes the market“. Its a rough one on Wall Street, down more than 200 points for much of the day. When it was over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 94 points to
49、 close at 10,297. IBM was off 21 points, after the computer giant warned its earnings would be lower than expected for several quarters to come. It seems that the business, “fixing computers for the year 2000“ is drying up. And companies and consumers are waiting for the millennium to pass before they spend any more money on technology. Here is our reporter Caroline Walter. Man: It was a nasty joke for investors today who had dismissed Y2K as much ado about nothing. Shares of IBM plunged almost 20 per cent on unexpected
