1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 91及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 STRESS Good stress Good stress enables high performers to 1 People have a period of 2 each day. Bad stress Causes of bad stress include: too few 3 too many 4 too much 5 not having proper 6 Recent survey results more complaints about amount of 7 fewer complain
2、ts about lack of 8 small organisations have higher 9 large organisations have difficulties with 10 Before going on holiday E-mail information about 11 to colleagues. Talk about 12 to a line manager. 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings Five people are talking about work and motivation
3、For each extract， there are two 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
4、， match the extracts with the 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 cha
5、nges without notification C Focus 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-
6、22， match the extracts with the 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 simpl
7、y work for pleasure C I work for 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 THRE
8、E 23 Olivia and her brother sold off their soft drink corporation, because （ A） the business didnt bring her much interest. （ B） she wanted to travelling overseas. （ C） she wanted to change her career. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 91答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 【听力原文】 PART ONE I want to start by saying that stress does
9、nt always deserve its negative image. There is such a thing as good stress. Try telling a racing driver or stage actor high performersthat stressis all bad and theyll look at you blankly, because they know they wouldnt be able to meet challenges without it. Stress is what gives them their success, b
10、ut this is also true to some extent for all of us. The technical term for stress in general is “arousal“. You need to be sufficiently aroused to get up in the morning and go to work. As the hours go by, you become more alert until you reach your optimum performance, which is when you can do your bes
11、t work. But bad stress exists too in the workplace, a common cause is dealing with impossible standards which have been set within a very unrealistic timescale. If resources are inadequate, bad stress will result. These days stress can often also be due to our circumstances. Competition and the driv
12、e for innovation means that many of us feel we cannot handle the sheer number of changes confronting us in our working lives, creating feelings of apprehension and demotivation. And there are other reasons for stress too. Todays fluid jobs market can mean that individuals are given excessive respons
13、ibility. Knowing that the buck stops with you can lead to difficulties in making decisions, or just in concentrating on the task in hand. A final cause of stress Id like to mention is one where staff are not in a position to point the finger of blame at senior management. While you may be complainin
14、g bitterly of being overworked, you may not be taking a good hard look at your own shortcomings. A feeling of being overworked could be due to not setting and using appropriate priorities. If youre not organising your workload sensibly and tackling things in a logical order, youve perhaps only yours
15、elf to blame. We conducted a survey recently of 500 companies and the results made interesting reading. Generally speaking, dissatisfaction concerning stress levels is on the increase. Long hours continue to be a major subject of resentment, and we also heard a substantially higher number of staff e
16、xpressing their unhappiness about travel-more people seem to have to go to more places more often than when we last conducted a survey. On the other hand, the question of not receiving recognition seems to have reduced in urgency , perhaps due to improved communications systems within organisations.
17、 We were interested to see that the issue of staff morale fared quite well in companies with under 50 employees, where a relatively happy picture was painted. However, an interesting problem facing major employers is the question of recruitment, with applicants appearing to shy away from them in fav
18、our of friendlier, more intimate environments, even if pay levels are lower there. Finally, a few words of advice relevant to this time of year, as many people get ready for their holidays. Ironically, preparing for a holiday can be stressful, with fears of everything going wrong in your absence. So
19、 prepare the ground by making sure your colleagues are up-to-date about your current projects send them all an E-mail before you set off. Back this up by having a quiet word with your boss to inform him or her of possible problems, so that he or she will know what to do should anything go wrong. Tha
20、t way, you should be better able to relax away from it all. 1 【正确答案】 MEET CHALLENGES 【试题解析】 关键词语： becausethey know they wouldnt be able to meetchallenges without it压力并不一定总带来负面的影响，相反，如果没有压力就不可能去迎接挑战。 2 【正确答案】 OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE 【试题解析】 关键词语： youbecome more alert until you reach your optimum performan
21、ce which is when you can doyour best work如果能达到最佳状态，你会更敏捷。 3 【正确答案】 RESOURCES 【试题解析】 关键词语： If resources areinadequate， bad stress will result 4 【正确答案】 CHANGES 【试题解析】 关键词语： Competition and thedrive for innovation means that many of usfeel we cannot handle the sheer number ofchanges confronting us in o
22、ur working lives竞争和革新的动机意味着我们中的许多人感到我们无法处理在我们生活中遇到的变化。 5 【正确答案】 RESPONSIBILITY 【试题解析】 关键词语： Todays fluidjobs market can mean that individuals are giv-en excessive responsibility今天的流动工作市场意味着个人肩负着太多的责任。 6 【正确答案】 PRIORITIES 【试题解析】 关键词语： A feeling of beingoverworked could be due to not setting andusing
23、appropriate priorities工作过量的感觉可能是由于没有能按重要性或紧急程度的顺序来做事。 7 【正确答案】 TRAVEL 【试题解析】 关键词语： Long hours continue tobe a major subject of resentment， and we also heard a substantially higher number of staffexpressing their unhappiness about travel长时间工作仍然是人们痛恨的主要对象，我们常听到很多人对出差的不满。 8 【正确答案】 RECOGNITION 【试题解析】 关键
24、词语： On the otherhand， the question of not receiving recognition seems to have reduced in urgency另一方面 ，没有得到赏识看上去显得 (重要性 )下降了。 9 【正确答案】 STAFF MORALE 【试题解析】 关键词语： We were interested to see that the issue of staff moralefared quite well in companies with under 50employees。有趣的是，我们发现 50人以下的公司其员工士气很高。 10 【
25、正确答案】 RECRUITMENT 【试题解析】 关键词语： However， aninteresting problem facing major employersis the question of recruitment老板们面临的另一个有趣的问题就是招聘新员工。 11 【正确答案】 CURRENT PROJECTS 【试题解析】 关键词语： So prepare the ground by making sure your col-leagues are up-to-date about your currentprojects-send them all an Email befo
26、re youset off在开始目前的项目之前，一定要同事们了解最新的情况。 12 【正确答案】 POSSIBLE PROBLEMS 【试题解析】 关键词语： Backthis up by having a quiet word with yourboss to inform him or her of possible problems， so that he or she will know what to doshould anything go wrong你可以通过无声的行为 (如电子邮件 )告诉老板可能存在的问题，这样，如果出现什么问题，老板也知道如何应对。 二、 PART TWO
27、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 two years ago， I was unemployed for 51 weeks； now Im unemployed again， for 31 weeks Why?-Bec
28、ause 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 means nothing to me if I couldnt get settled with a job And， anyway It is better than staying
29、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 professional that actively seeks to make a difference fOr my company Ive tried various meth-ods， such
30、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 big and complicated organization which enjoys a long history and prestige in the industry，
31、 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 what I need to do today to experience them down the road I iust wanted to see more excitement
32、 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 worry about is my security of tenure There seems to be such a high turnover rate in the compa
33、ny 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 know Motivational tools such as free lunches and bonuses really help me get motivated.In a way
34、， 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 company Speaker Four F： I especially like the attitude ofI will make my work fun wherever I
35、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 someone from the competing company I really hate this having someone dropping in from eh ， God k
36、nows 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 the intrinsic， um， like respect and atmosphere in the company Every attempt to motivate peop
37、le 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 when there was already so much that had to be dealt with I understand that there are occas
38、ions 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 sometimes I wonder if its really worth it For most people I can see that whatever your person
39、al 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 personal fulfillment I just like to accomplish goals and feel as if they are contributing to so
40、mething 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。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 w
41、ith 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 boss 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
42、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 only thing I worry a -bout is my secuIity oftenure ”后来又提到公司的员工流失 率相当高，可见对于目前这份工作的稳定性还是很担忧的，因此选项 G为正确答案。 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 讲话人谈到的是在商务领域中很常见的关于 “空降 ”管理人员的事情，由此表达了自己的不满。开始时她也有很积极的态度，赞同不论在哪里工作都要尽
43、量让自己开心，可是老板突然让她停下手头的这个已经干了 3个月的项目，把所有的事情都转交给一个来自竞争对手公司的人，从而导致她的不满。材料中有这样的表述： “just grabbed someone from the competing company ”同时要注意短语 “drop in”，本意是指顺路拜访，在这里是指 “意外出现 ”，由此判断正确选项为 B，不提前通知便做出改变。 17 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 讲话人的抱怨和不满在这段录音中表现得比较明显。一开始他就谈到了工作量大的问题，如手头事情虽然那么多，但还是要出席一些场合去应酬。而且他的不满在于， “with such a he
44、avy workload ， I feelsomet： imes that I just cant find the right balance” 即：家庭和工作不能兼顾 。后面的语句中，他也明显地表达了这种情绪，所以选项 E是正确答案，员工不得不承担过于沉重的工作负担。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 18到 22题谈的是在工作中的激励问题，即由于什么原因使得说话人选择该工作。第一段讲话中，说 话人的态度很明确，就是为了钱。他的观点是，如果没有一份稳定的工作来保障收人，激励就是一句空话，而且一个人为了钱和生存而工作，在他看来也是完全正常的。材料中有这样的句子为证： “you need
45、the money you earn to survive ”因此 C是正确答案 。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 讲话人在开始时曾经抱怨了老板对自己的努力视而不见，但种种努力也恰恰反映出她对工作的积极态度。在后半部分，她谈到了自己想采取的行动，如主动和主管交流，谈谈 career path等，而这么做的真实目的在她的最后一句话点明： “I just wanted to see moicexcitement and variety added to my career ”由此可以推断，她工作的动力是为了升职和事业的进一步发展，故选择 A。 20 【正确答案】 H 【 试题解析】 讲话人
46、很明确地提到，类似免费午餐和奖金这样的激励机制，对他是很奏效的。他认为，这是对那些拿着低工资人群的所做的工作表示承认的最佳方式，他在讲话中这么说， “bonuses are a very good way in recognizing my performance and contribution to the company ”由此判断选项 H正确。 21 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 讲话人承认，大多数公司都通过物质奖励来留住员工，而忽略精神方面的奖励，即她提到的 “resp ects and atmosphere in the company ”同事的尊重和公司的氛围。她认为，如果仅仅
47、采取物质奖励，那么员工们一旦有了更好的选择，马上就会离开。由此我们可以推测，她更看重的是内在因素，而非物质上的奖励，所以选择 F。 22 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 讲话人同样也承认了物质财富的重要，他说 “To underplay the importance of money and benefits to people who work is a mistake ”但对于他个人而言 注意这个短语 “As for me， ”通常后面都会接续表示转折意思的语句 他明确地指出，是为了个人的成就感： “I work for personal fulfillment ”这句话正好与选项 E相对应。而后面的几句话也进一步证明了说话人的这个观点，如乐于完成任务，成就感等等。 三、 PART THREE 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题干问的是为什么 Olivia和弟弟变卖了软饮料公司。从 But we soon found that important drinks is a bit of a dull businessnothing much was happening. 他们觉得这个行业了无生趣，不会有很大的发展空间。可知 A项正确。 B项她想旅游和 C项她想更换职业，文中未提及。
