1、BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 98及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 You will hear the General Manager of Artis Ltd giving her staff instructions about the arrangements for a visit to the company by a group of international agents. As you listen, for questions 1-12, complete the notes using up to three words or a number. After
2、 you have listened once, replay the recording. ARTIS LIMITED Arrival Briefing notes for visit of foreign agents 1. The agents will be brought to Artis _ at 9 am. 2. The agents will need to be taken to the _ by 9.30 am. Rest of day 3. The first place for the agents to see is the _ . 4. The second pla
3、ce is the _ department. 5. In the cafeteria, a video of the new _ will be shown. 6. The last place they will visit will be the _ Must remember 7. All staff must _ . 8. Its necessary to have two _ available at all times. 9. Each agent must be given an _ before the presentation. 10. The agent from Bol
4、ivia needs an _ Evening entertainment 11. The latest time to arrive at the restaurant is _ 12. The _ will be at 9 pm. 二、 PART TWO 13 Yon will hear five different people talking about a special training programme for their company. For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, choose the person
5、 who is speaking from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the opinion that each person expresses from the list A-H. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 13 Task One Person For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the people, listed A- H. For each extract, choose the person who is s
6、peaking. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract. A the sales director B the managing director C a secretary D a new junior manager E the advertising manager F the finance director G the catering manager H the information technology manager 18 Task Two-Opinion For questions 18-22. m
7、atch the extracts with what the people say, listed A-H. For each extract, choose the opinion expressed. Write one letter (A-H) next to number of the extract. A There are good ideas, but little of practical value. B The sessions go on too long. C It may be difficult to remember everything. D There ar
8、e too many specialized sessions. E The eating arrangements should be improved. F Technology isnt being given enough importance. G The training methods are old-fashioned. H People expect too much from the programme. 三、 PART THREE 23 Which of the following description is true about the organisation? （
9、 A） The organisation now consists of six concentric circles. （ B） The inner circle consists of three vice-presidents. （ C） A second circle consists of up to 10 leaders of the business units. BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷 98答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 Woman: Right, if thats everyone . oh, hello Mr Pandon, if youd
10、 sit just there . right. Now, as Im sure you all appreciate, its absolutely vital that the visit goes off smoothly. Most of the agents already do good business with us, but there are several who dont, and Im very keen to secure contact with them. It could open up crucial new markets. Ill go through
11、the day in order. So, theyll be coming here by taxi - Im expecting three vehicles, at least thats what I ordered. They should be here by 9. We need to allow for delays, and so on, but you need to make sure that you get them to the boardroom before half past, otherwise the whole day will start late.
12、OK, well, after the introductory presentation there, their first port of calls going to be the computer centre. Its the most up-to-date in the region, and should make a good impression. After that well take them to see the quality control division. By then, theyll have been on their feet for quite a
13、 while, so itll be over to the cafeteria for refreshments and a showing of the new TV advert on video. Hopefully, theyll be impressed by the image were putting out. Thatll take us to the question and answer session, then lunch. Finally, with all that in mind, theyll be taken down the production line
14、. I think itll be helpful for them to see our products being assembled. Now, there are certain things we must bear in mind during the day. We have to give a really professional impression, so everybodys got to tidy their desks. I dont want any mess at all. Were going to need two mobile phones/co han
15、d throughout the day. The second one is just in case the first one stops working or runs out of battery time. Information packs - theyre still being printed up, but theyll be ready tonight. All the agents need to be handed their info packs before the start of the presentation. Language - well, it sh
16、ouldnt be a problem, except for Mr Gonzalez from Bolivia. He must have the interpreter with him throughout the day. He does speak some English, but its far from perfect, and we dont want him missing important points, or just generally feeling left out. Latin Americas a very exciting market at the mo
17、ment, and I want us to be right in there. Now, on to the evening. Well, the bookings made, and its all arranged, including Ms Winners special dietary requirements. Weve got the private function room at the back, which is very comfortable and should fit us all in nicely. Although the food wont be ser
18、ved until 8 oclock, there are drinks and so on, so I want everyone there by half past seven. OK? The last point: the Directors speech will be at 9, so be ready for that - he doesnt want to talk to a lot of people whove got their mouths full! Well, I think thats about all . 1 【正确答案】 in (3) taxis/by t
19、axi 2 【正确答案】 boardroom/board room 3 【正确答案】 computer centre 4 【正确答案】 quality control 5 【正确答案】 TV advert 6 【正确答案】 production line 7 【正确答案】 clear/tidy their desks 8 【正确答案】 mobile phones 9 【正确答案】 information pack/info pack 10 【正确答案】 interpreter 11 【正确答案】 7.30 p.m./half past seven 12 【正确答案】 directors spe
20、ech 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Man: Well, its quite interesting, isnt it? I mean, overall youre never going to please everyone always. I think one of the main benefits is perhaps something we werent really expecting. Earnest, I wasnt. And thats the way people with different roles, different jobs are work
21、ing together here. Sure my responsibility is to go across the departments. Everyone wants a PC, needs help with the software. I am always here in about the problems. Never good things, of course, with the network. Here were sharing experiences, different viewpoints, bringing in the ideas which refle
22、ct our different roles. Then again thats maybe a problem in itself cause I really don t see how Im gonna hold all this in my head. Im sure that next week itll all have disappeared from my memory. Woman: Frankly, I wonder if my time would have been better spent hack in the office. Well, I dont want t
23、o sound negative. Maybe its just me. I grant you theres some great theory going around. Amazing ideas really. All these visions of what could really be happening, pictures of the possible future, and more have you. But, at the end of the day, well be back at the same old office, And Ill be typing an
24、d running around, and still be expected to do 10 things at once. So, if Im honest, Im not really sure how all these fine speeches are really going to help me in my job. A letter is still a letter, isnt it? Mind you, Im not saying its not inspirational. In some ways. Man: I feel very privileged and o
25、n top of everything its a great way to meet everyone. Its really helping my confidence. The sessions on technology have been interesting because I know so little about it. Theyve told me Ill get more on that as time goes by. And actually my problems not really that, because, well, what I need at thi
26、s early stage is some kind of overview, some kind of feeling of the whole picture. You know, how those fix together. I dont know where Ill be in five years time, you see. So Im not quite sure what I need to know now. Thats why its a hit frustrating that each lecture serum so separate, so single-issu
27、e? Id like a wide range to be covered. Woman: Its going pretty smoothly Id say all in all, weve had worse, weve had better, and given that we had to put the whole menu together at a pretty short notice. Having said that though, I am not at all sure they see it like that. I dont know. I think half th
28、e problem is people come to something like this with so much hope. I mean they assume the world is going to change overnight. And of course nothing is that simple. I hear them complaining, but not about the food, Im happy to say, that is not quite what they want, too general, too specific, and soon.
29、 Anyway, the snacks and the luncheons seem to have gone down all right. And I suppose thats all l need to worry about. Man: Yes, its difficult of course balancing the costs and benefits, the time lost from the office compared to what I am investing in, but Ive al- ways said our staff, our people are
30、 our biggest as- set. So anything that brings my people up must be a value in itself. Of course much will depend on the performance reports, which I hope the different departments can draw up to me reason- ably soon. Otherwise I won t really be in a position to know if I did make the right choice. M
31、y main reservation at this stage is that I dont see sufficient input on the system, on the IT side of things. And thats a great pity, because its vital that we explore our existing computer system to get the best out of them. I want a company that is right up-to-date. 13 【正确答案】 H 14 【正确答案】 C 15 【正确答
32、案】 D 16 【正确答案】 G 17 【正确答案】 B 18 【正确答案】 O 19 【正确答案】 A 20 【正确答案】 D 21 【正确答案】 H 22 【正确答案】 F 三、 PART THREE 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题题干意为 “就公司结构的描述，哪一个是正确的 ?”从文中 The organisation now consists of three concentric circles, and inner one of six vice-presidentsa second circle of up to 10 leaders of the business units, 可知 C选项正确。公司应该是由三个同心圆组成，故 A选项错误。里圈应该是 6个副主席构成，判定 B项错误。
