1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 66及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Yes, the year has flown and it is that 1 ! The Comlon Annual Dinner and Dance will be held on 2 from 3 until late. As usual there will be a 4 Chinese dinner, including special requirements can, of course, 5 . And Carmen Fashions will 6 us with a fashion show
2、as we eat. With lucky draws, 7 and after-dinner entertainment and dancing, it looks like being a night not to 8 . This company-sponsored dinner will cost you only 9 each. If it is anything like previous years functions you can 10 a good time. So get your 11 from Reception or Personnel and book now!
3、Mary Martin has the honor of being 12 arrangements this year, so she can be contacted in case of any queries. 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of shops being open on a Sunday. Look at the points for and against, which are listed below. For questions 13
4、-22, put a tick () beside the statements which are mentioned in the discussion. You will hear the recording twice. (When transferring your answers, put a tick or leave blank, as appropriate, on the Answer Sheet.) Task One: For A. more convenient for shoppers B. more profit for shops C. more trade fo
5、r manufactures D. people would have more freedom to do what they want on Sundays E. many people want shops to open on Sundays 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 17 Task Two: Against A. people would have to work on Sunday B. there could be a change in the traditional pattern of the weekend C. religious charact
6、er of an English Sunday would be destroyed D. small shops would suffer E. shop assistants would have to work unsocial hours 18 _ 19 _ 20 _ 21 _ 22 _ 三、 PART THREE 22 Youll hear a radio interview between a journalist and the CEO of a motor company. For each question 23 30, mark one letter A, B, or C
7、to the answer. You will hear the recording twice. 23 He came from_. （ A） a poor family （ B） a wealthy family （ C） a German family 24 When he graduated from university he aimed to save_. （ A） 200 million yen （ B） 20 million yen （ C） 17,000 dollars 25 The reason for his quitting his job is_. （ A） fina
8、ncial problems （ B） the canceling of his development project （ C） his rising to the post of company director 26 Where did he find capital? （ A） He used venture capital. （ B） He used land as collateral and got loans. （ C） Other companies lent him money. 27 He survived against his competitor relying o
9、n the following except_. （ A） better quality products （ B） rapid development cycles （ C） the semiconductor industry 28 Nidec chooses_. （ A） to become a subcontractor （ B） to rely on one company for more than 10 % of his business （ C） to be independent 29 He started business in the U. S. first with_.
10、 （ A） IBM （ B） 3M （ C） Intel 30 What can the startups learn from this talk? （ A） They should work out the ways to make profits. （ B） They should try their efforts to be the best in their field. （ C） They should be glad to be the number two. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 66答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 PART ONE ARE
11、 YOU READY FOR THE COMLON ANNUAL DINNER AND DANCE? Yes, the year has flown and it is that time once again! The Comlon Annual Dinner and Dance will be held in the Dynasty Suite at the Shangri La Hotel on 17 December from 7:30 p. m. until late. As usual there will be a 10-course Chinese dinner, and sp
12、ecial requirements can, of course, be catered for. And Carmen Fashions will be entertaining us with a fashion show as we eat. With lucky draws, spot prizes and after-dinner entertainment and dancing, it looks like being a night not to be missed. This company-sponsored dinner will cost you only $ 50
13、each, and it is the same price for partners too! If it is anything like previous years functions, you can be assured of a good time. So get your registration forms from Reception or Personnel and book now! Mary Martin has the honor of being in charge of arrangements this year, so she can be contacte
14、d in case of any queries. 1 【正确答案】 time once again 【试题解析】 关键词语： the year has flown and it is that (time once again)时间过得很快，又到了此活动的时间了。 2 【正确答案】 17-十二月 【试题解析】 关键词语： It will be held in the Dynasty Suite atthe Shangri La Hotel on (17 December)此活动将于 12月 17日在香格里拉饭店举行。 3 【正确答案】 7： 30 p m 【试题解析】 关键词语： from
15、(7： 30 p m )until late。从晚上 7： 30开始。 4 【正确答案】 10-course 【试题解析】 关键词语： As usual there will be a (10-course)Chinese dinner像往常一样，它提供有 10道菜的中餐。 5 【正确答案】 be catered for 【试题解析】 关键词语： special requirements can， ofcourse， (be catered for)如果有特别要求的话，他们也可以提供服务。 6 【正确答案】 be entertaining 【试题解析】 关键词语： And Carmen Fas
16、hions will (beentertaining)us with a fashion show Carmen公司会以一场时装表演招待我们。 7 【正确答案】 spot prizes 【试题解析】 关键词语： With lucky draws， (spotprizes)有现场幸运抽奖活动。 8 【正确答案】 be missed 【试题解析】 关键词语： it looks like being a night not to (be missed)看上去不能错过的一个夜晚。 9 【正确答案】 $50 【试题解析】 关键词语： This company-sponsored dinner will
17、cost you only ($50)each由公司主办的晚餐只需要每人 50美金。 10 【正确答案】 be assured of 【试题解析】 关键词语： you can (be assured of)agood time你一定会玩得很开心。 11 【正确答案】 registration forms 【试题解析】 关键词语： so get your (registrationforms)from Reception请到前台取登记表。 12 【正确答案】 in charge of 【试题解析】 关键词语： Mary Martin has the honor ofbeing (in charg
18、e of)arrangements thisyear今年由 Mary Martin负责整个安排。 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 PART TWO Interviewer:But first of all today, to the changing image of Sunday, no longer perhaps a day of rest and a time of the week when any shopping you did was confined to the Sunday papers, and perhaps chocolate and cigarette
19、s. These days, though its against the law in England and Wales, quite a number of retail chains open up on Sundays and many of the independent shopkeepers too and even the shops that are allowed to open find the law riddled with anomalies and I think it is pretty well-known you can buy a magazine bu
20、t not a Bible on a Sunday; fresh fruit and vegetables but not fresh meats razor blades but not a razor. Malcolm Parkinson, marketing director of B profits at the moment are very keen so there will be a fight and the only one, thats ninety-nine times out of a hundred, the small shop. Interviewer:That
21、s the small retailer. Dave Davidson: . and you know whats going to happen then. In the places where there are people who need the small shops, they will be the ones that will surfer, the old people. All these sorts of things will be as the result of free day seven-day trading. 13 【正确答案】 【试题解析】 在文中数次
22、提到了周末购物的好处，如不用占用工作时间，可以使用空闲时间逛商场等。因此，商场周日营业给人们带来了便利。 14 【试题 解析】 文中没有提到商场周日营业是否会带来丰厚的利润，我们无从判断。 15 【试题解析】 本文也没有提到周末营业是否意味着厂家的交易上升。 16 【正确答案】 【试题解析】 由于周末营业，那么人们在周日就多了一种选择 购物。 17 【正确答案】 【试题解析】 采访者也承认确实有这样的顾客需要 (商场周日营业 )。 18 【试题解析】 这个陈述太笼统，即使周末营业，也只是涉及商场员工，因此，我们不能因此就断定：人们周末得上班。文中也没有提到。 19 【正确答案】 【试题解析】
23、Dave说： We feel that the Sunday wouldbe ruined either as a religious day or a socialday or whatever也就是说，周末营业可能会损害礼拜和社会活动等，这给我们传统的周末生活方式带来了冲击。 20 【正确答案】 【试题解析】 参看上题，在英国，人们在周日要做礼拜，如果在该天购物的话，肯定会破坏英国周日的宗教特征。 21 【正确答案】 【试题解析】 他接着说： and lots of smalI shops wouldhave to go to the wall，以及后面又提到了，周末营业会对小商店不利。
24、go to the wall是成语，意思是生意失败、破产，中文近义词是 “撞南墙 ”。 22 【试题解析】 尽管我们可以推断出售货员得加班工作，但是在这次采访中没有提到，因此不能选择。 unsocial hours意思是： (与正常社交活动时间相冲突的 )加班工作时间。 三、 PART THREE 22 【听力原文】 PART THREE Q: Considering all the odds against startups in Japan, why did you decide to take the chance? A: I came from a poor family, but o
25、ne of my schoolmates was wealthy. He owned a Swiss watch and wore socks to school while the rest went in bare feet and wooden clogs. I once visited him at his home and was surprised to see that he had his own room and a German-made train set. At 3 : 00 p. m. , a maid brought a snack, though just for
26、 him. I had one bite of what turned out to be cheesecake, and Ill never forget the taste. When I asked my friend what his father did, he told me that he was a company president. So I decided I would become one too, though I had no idea what it meant, (laughs) And I never wavered. When I graduated fr
27、om university (as an engineer), I decided to work hard, aiming to save 20 million yen ($ 170,000 at current rates) by the age of 35. I saved all of my basic salary and my bonuses, living off my overtime pay. Fortunately, I bought the stock of Teac Corp, where I first worked, when I joined the firm.
28、By the time I turned 27, the value of the stock had gone up by 10 times to 20 million yen, my target. At the time, I was working at Ya-mashina Seiki (a Kyoto precision machinery maker), where I had risen to the post of company director. But I decided to quit when they decided to cancel my developmen
29、t project because of financial problems. It was time, I thought, to make my own company. Q: How did you go about doing that? A: It just so happened that the period coincided with the first oil shock in 1973. My mother, who was nearly 70, and my wife both begged me not to risk everything we had. But
30、I thought that Sony and other startups that had succeeded did so in difficult times. So I took all my savings and launched my company. I had developed very good technology, the smallest and most efficient motor to be used in a tape recorder. I started up with three employees, who had followed me fro
31、m my previous firm, in what was literally a shack in my yard. And we never stopped growing. Q: Where did you find the capital to run your company? A: There was no venture capital in those days and the banks wouldnt lend money without land as collateral. So I bought land with my profits and then borr
32、owed against it. For the first 15 years, thats what I had to do to build up my business. Q: How did you survive against your competitors, the big electronic companies, that often swallow up small, successful firms? A: Our enemies are huge companies like Philips, Hitachi, Toshiba, and others. So we f
33、ought very hard and beat them all with better-quality products and rapid product development cycles. Speed is the most important factor, so were as fast as the semiconductor industry in developing new products. Q: What factos are hindering entrepreneurs in Japan? A: Unlike in the U. S., theres littl
34、e venture capital in Japan. Also, the talented engineers prefer stable jobs in the large companies. Another problem is that the big companies swoop in and grab market share, regardless of whether its a side business or not. Often, Japanese companies with $ 2 billion to $ 3 billion in sales are swall
35、owed up by the big ones and become part of a keiretsu . Q: Was your company ever in danger and, if so, what did you do about it? A: Ive been approached many times, but Ive managed to stay independent. I know that if I ever become part of a keiretsu, Ill lose my edge. So my policy is never to become
36、a subcontractor and never to rely on one company, or more than 10% of my business. Thats why I prefer to go overseas, where 75% to 80% of my business is based. Q: How did you build up international sales? A: First of all, I did try to make it in Japan. But everyone I approached was only interested i
37、n how old I was, and how many staff I employed. Nobody cared about my product or my ability. So in October, 1973, I invested in a trip to America, which was very expensive considering the high cost of air travel in those days. I traveled around for three months, with heavy bags full of my special mo
38、tors. I would call potential clients after looking them up in the Yellow Pages and try to make appointments. Thats how I found 3M in Minnesota. I contacted the head of the tape recorder division. Lee Pastor, just by telling him (over the phone) that I had a great motor for their copier machines. He
39、agreed to meet me, so I called on him soon afterward. He listened, took a look at my samples, and gave me my first order worth $2,000 at the time. It wasnt much considering I had spent $ 8,000 on my airfare to the U. S., but Ill always be grateful to 3M for that start. The next year, IBM commissione
40、d me to design a floppy-disk-drive motor for a $ 1 million order, followed by others. Q: How is your business doing today? A: Its well dispersed between the U. S. , Europe, Asia, and Japan, and were constantly designing new motors for all the new electronic products coming out. In total, we make 38
41、million motors each year, including most of the worlds spindle motors that go into computer disk drives. I want to dominate the market for all types of motor movements. Thats why two years ago I purchased an auto motor subsidiary of Nissan Motor and why last year I bought a Toshiba spin-off. In the
42、past 10 years, Ive bought 17 companies in all, including two U. S. firms. All are movement-related, because I intend to become the Intel of motors. Q: What are the advantages of being in Kyoto? A: Kyoto supports venture businesses. Kyoto people are not interested in building huge companies. Their tr
43、aditional business, like pickle making and silk weaving, have been around for 200 or 300 years as small or medium-sized enterprises. Kyoto people take great pride in being number one. It was the first Japanese city to build an electric power generating plant, and an electric tram system. For the ent
44、repreneur, there are many investors here with funds to invest. There are a lot of banks despite the small population, so that means more capital for venture businesses. Also, its easier to attract good staff because everyone wants to live in Kyoto. Its the reason I decided to start up in my hometown
45、. Q: What obstacles do startups face in Japan? A: Japan doesnt have many venture businesses. The main reason is that banks require small businesses to come up with three to five guarantors for any loan they extend. What that means is, if your business goes under, and there is a high likelihood of th
46、at happening during the first 10 years, your guarantors are held financially responsible. They stand to lose everything they own if your business goes under. Once you do go bankrupt in Japan, its very .difficult to start up again. Thats why many promising firms end up joining the networks of the lar
47、ge companies. Q: Do you have any advice for those planning to launch their own businesses? A: You have to be the best in your field, whatever you do. Never number two. I hate being number two. I always sit in the seat marked with A whenever I take a plane or a train. Thats the kind of mind-set you n
48、eed. 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关键信息： I came from a poor family， butone of my schoolmates was wealthy他出身贫穷家庭，但是他的一个同学家里很富有。 C选项没有提到。故 A是正确答案。 24 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键信息： When I graduated from university(as an engineer)， I decided to workhard， aiming to save 20 million yen($170， 000 at current rates)by the age
49、of 35这道题要求听清数字的基础上，注意货币单位名称， yen是日元。 25 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 关键信息： But I decided to quit whenthey decided to cancel my development pro-ject because of financial problems当他的开发项目由于财政问题被取消后，他决定辞职，开创自己的公司。这里提到的财政问题指的是公司，而不是讲话者本人遇到财政问题。故 B是正确答案。 26 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键信息： There was no venture capitalin those days and the banks wouldnt lendmoney without land as collateral So Ibought land with my profits and then bor-rowed against it这句话
