1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 93及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 How to approach Listening Test Part One In this part of the Listening Test you listen to a monologue, e.g. a presentation. Before you listen, read the notes, Think about what you are going to hear. Note all possible answers as you listen for the first time. D
2、o not worry if you do not know the answers. You will hear the recording a second time. You should write words that you hear, without changing them. They must fit the meaning of the notes. Decide on your final answer only after you have listened for the second time. Check that you have used no more t
3、han three words in each numbered space. You will hear a part of a radio programme about stress and work. As you listen, for questions 1 - 12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number. You will hear the recording twice. STRESS Good stress Good stress enables high performers to (1)_ Peop
4、le 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 complaints about lack of (8)_ small organisations have higher (9)_ large organisations have dif
5、ficulties with (10)_ Before going on holiday Email information about (11)_ to colleagues. Talk about (12)_ to a line manager. 二、 PART TWO 12 You will hear five different business people talking about partnerships, one form of business. For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the a
6、dvantage of partnerships described from the list A H. For Task Two, choose the disadvantage of partnerships from the list A H. You will hear the recording twice. TASK ONE-ADVANTAGE For questions 13 17, match the extracts with the advantages, listed A H. For each extract, choose the advantage stated.
7、 Write one letter(A H)next to the number of the extract. A Incentive for key employees B Ease of organization C Direct control of business D More specialized management E Tax advantages F Ease of closing G Greater source of capital H Share strength of other owners 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 三、 PART TH
8、REE 17 You will hear part of a conversation between a management consultant and a Training Manager of Anderson， a chain supermarket， who are talking about the importance of case studies for staff train-ing For each question 23-30， mark one letter A， B or C for the correct answer. You will hear the r
9、ecording twice 18 What is said about the problem the Anderson Company is facing? （ A） To retain the ownership of the various chain shops （ B） To improve the efficiency among various chain shops （ C） To ensure more flexibility of the various chain shops 19 What is said about the training programme fo
10、r the Anderson Company? （ A） The training programme should be focusing on increasing the sales volume. （ B） The training programme will be given to all sales managers in the chain shops. （ C） There are plenty of training resources but lack of suitable delivery method 20 The consultant recommendedcas
11、e studybecause case studies can （ A） give a general picture of a clients experiences and results （ B） be the most cost-efficient method in dealing with the details in management （ C） be the most helpful for solving problems in communication strategies 21 The collection of data in case studies should
12、 include the following EXCEPT （ A） all the necessary data that could be collected （ B） various types of documentation， questionnaires， interviews and observation （ C） every piece of first hand data you could collect 22 What is the recommended order of organizing your data? （ A） A chronological order
13、 （ B） A theme order （ C） An event order 23 Which of the following is NOT true about the narratives in case studies? （ A） The narrative is a story that integrates and summarizes key information around the focus of the case study （ B） The narrative should be complete but it doesnt really matter if an
14、outside reader fails to un-derstand what happened regarding the case。 （ C） The narrative could be validated by reviews from programme participants 24 What is the final step in developing a successful case study? （ A） The case studies might be used to highlight where in the programme the process need
15、s to be strengthened （ B） The case studies might be cross compared to isolate any themes or patterns （ C） The case studies might be summarized for the inference of some generally applicable rules 25 The Training Manager could get the reference material EXCEPT （ A） borrowing directly from the consult
16、ancy companya archive （ B） taking away the sample the consultant offered （ C） googling online for relevant materials BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 93答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 I want to start by saying that stress doesnt always deserve its negative image. There is such a thing as good stress. Try telling a raci
17、ng driver or stage actor - high performers- that stress is 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, but this is also true to some extent for all of us. The technical term for stress in gener
18、al 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 best work. But bad stress exists too in the workplace. A very common cause is dealing with imp
19、ossible standards which have been set within an unrealistic timescale. If resources are inadequate, bad stress will result. These days stress can often also be due to our circumstances. Competition and the drive for innovation means that many of us feel we cannot handle the sheer number of changes c
20、onfronting 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 responsibility. Knowing that the buck stops with you can lead to difficulties in making decisions
21、, 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 complaining bitterly of being overworked, you may not be taking a good hard look at your own shortco
22、mings. 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 yourself to blame. We conducted a survey recently of 500 companies and the results made interest
23、ing 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 expressing their unhappiness about trave- more people seem to have to go to more places more
24、 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. We were interested to see that the issue of staff morale fared quite well in companies with
25、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 favour of friendlier, more intimate environments, even if pay levels are lower there. Finally, a
26、 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 prepare the ground by making sure your colleagues are up-to-date about your current projects
27、 - send them all an email before you set alt 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. That way, you should be better able to relax away from it all. 1 【正确答案】 MEET CHALLENGES 2 【正确答案】
28、 OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE 3 【正确答案】 RESOURCES 4 【正确答案】 CHANGES 5 【正确答案】 RESPONSIBILITY 6 【正确答案】 PRIORITIES 7 【正确答案】 TRAVEL 8 【正确答案】 RECOGNITION 9 【正确答案】 STAFF MORALE 10 【正确答案】 RECRUITMENT 11 【正确答案】 CURRENT PROJECTS 12 【正确答案】 POSSIBLE PROBLEMS 二、 PART TWO 12 【听力原文】 Questions 13 22 You will hear five differ
29、ent business people talking about partnerships, one form of business. For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the advantage of partnerships described from the list A H. For Task Two, choose the disadvantage of partnerships from the list A H. You will hear the recording twice. (10
30、seconds pause) M: Starting a partnership in the United States requires little more than drawing up articles of partnership. No legal charters have to be granted, but the name of the business should be registered with state. However, unlike a proprietorship, a partnership is not easy to dismantle. Se
31、lling a partnership interest creates the same effect as the death or withdrawal of a partner. Moreover, it is difficult to place a value on a partners share of the partnership. No public value is placed on the partnership as there is on publicly owned corporations. When a partner insists on withdraw
32、ing, the result may be a forced sale at a price less than the value of the business. F: Partnerships can provide diverse skills because partners are able to specialize in their areas of expertise. Two or three people can bring different but complementary skills to an association. For service-oriente
33、d partnerships in such fields as law, financial planning, and accounting, this diversity may attract customers because clients may think that the service offered by a diverse team is of higher quality than that provided by one person. While, partners must cooperate to run a business effectively. Oft
34、en, disagreements over decisions, rewards, and business practices create tension between partners. These conflicts can threaten not only the profits but even the existence of the business. Unfortunately, partners sometimes dissolve their successful business because of these conflicts. M: Partners ha
35、ve the advantage of combined capital resources. The partnership can draw upon the savings of all partners, and their combined personal wealth makes borrowing easier. Partnerships tend to be larger than sole proprietorships and therefore have greater earning power and better credit ratings. In genera
36、l partnerships, general partners have unlimited liability for the debts incurred by the business. Should the business fail, each partners personal wealth maybe legally taken to fulfill the obligations of the venture. If one of the partners makes a decision that costs the company a loss, all of the p
37、artners are responsible. Such responsibility for the actions of other partners is enough to make a personthink twice before entering into a partnership agreement. F: If a partnership wishes to keep a particular employee who contributes a valuable skill, it can make that employee a partner. Many acco
38、unting and law firms operate on this principle. When employees realize that it is possible to become part-owner of the company, they have incentive to stay with the company and perform much better on the job. However, there are many situations that can dissolve a partnership. Death, withdrawal, or b
39、ankruptcy will end the venture. Also, failure of a partner to fulfill contractual agreements can cancel the partnership. Of all the forms of business, partnerships average the shortest life span. When the partnership is terminated, the benefits of long-range planning are often lost. M: Partnership c
40、an provide access and exposure to target markets such as leading chefs, restaurants, writers and high-income consumers and also provide access to new markets and distribution channels. Partnership apprentice admits a partner to the partnership, but makes them ineligible for profit-sharing for a fixe
41、d time. One firm fixes new partners salaries for the first three years and then begins profit-sharing in the fourth year. Each new partner is assigned or can purchase the same ownership percentage, which can be increased each year by some factors. It allows existing partners to see how new partners
42、perform before they share in the profits. Animosity, however, may result as young partners work for three years without immediate rewards. (10 seconds pause) 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【正确答案】 D 15 【正确答案】 G 16 【正确答案】 A 17 【正确答案】 H 三、 PART THREE 17 【听力原文】 F： Good morning， nice to meet you Please take a seat M： Th
43、ank you F： So， youre the Training Manager of Anderson， am I right?Give me some background of the company so I get a general picture M： Joseph Anderson founded the company nearly twenty years ago， and he ran it for a long time Our businesses had been doing fine， but now with the intense competition i
44、n the field， we are actually going downwards The biggest problem now is to improve the efficiency among various chain shops， I mean， retaining our control without affecting each stores autonomy。 Mr Anderson intends to organize a training programme for all the shop owners so here I am F： What kind of
45、 training programme do you intend to have? M： I was thinking of something like communication strategies， ways to improve your efficiency， etc An-yway， there should be no worries about the training resources， as we do have plenty of them But then I wonder about the appropriate method for the delivery
46、 F： In this case， I would recommend thecase study， which I thought wouldnt be an unfamiliar term to you， right? M： Yes， I know， but not so much Could you tell me more in detail? F： OK Case studies are particularly useful in depicting a holistic portrayal of a clients experiences and results regardin
47、g a programme For example， to evaluate the effectiveness of a programmes processes， evaluators might develop case studies on its successes and failures They are used to organizing a wide range of information about a case and then analyzing the contents A case can be individuals， programmes， or any u
48、nit， depending on what the programme evaluators want to examine through indepth analysis and comparison M： I see， it sounds very applicable But how could we develop a case study that is tailored to our companys needs? F： OK， therere normally five steps Ill go through them one by one M： All right， pl
49、ease go ahead F： The first step is about the data collection You must make sure that all necessary data is gathered-first-hand would be preferred， but second-hand is also OK。 For example， if the study is to highlight a programmes failure with a client， data would be collected about the programme， its processes and the client Data could result from a combi
