1、北京英语水平考试（ BETS）三级听力模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 一、 Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 You hear a man talking to a group of people who are going on an expedition into the rainforest. What does he advise them against? （ A） sleepi
2、ng in places where insects are found. （ B） using substances which attract insects. （ C） bathing in areas where insects are common. 2 You overhear two people talking about a school football competition. What did the woman think of the event? （ A） She didnt think anyone had enjoyed it. （ B） It managed
3、 to fulfil its aims. （ C） Not enough people had helped to set it up. 3 You hear a woman talking about her studies at the Beijing Opera School. How did she feel when she first started her classes? （ A） Worried about being much older than the other students. （ B） Disappointed because her dictionary wa
4、s unhelpful. （ C） Annoyed by the lack of communication with her teacher. 4 You hear a famous comedian talking on the radio about his early career. Why is he telling this stow? （ A） To show how lucky he was at the beginning. （ B） To show the value of a good course. （ C） To show that he has always bee
5、n a good comedian. 5 You hear someone talking on the phone. Who is she talking to? （ A） Someone at her office. （ B） Someone at a travel information centre. （ C） A family member. 6 You hear a novelist talking about how she writes. How does she get her ideas for her novels? （ A） She bases her novels o
6、n personal experiences. （ B） Ideas come to her once she starts writing. （ C） She lets ideas develop gradually in her mind. 7 You hear a woman talking to a friend on the phone. What is she doing? （ A） Refusing an invitation. （ B） Denying an accusation. （ C） A pologising for a mistake. 8 You hear a ra
7、dio announcement about a future programme. What kind of programme is it? （ A） A play about a child. （ B） A reading from a childrens book. （ C） A holiday programme. 二、 Part 2 You will hear a radio interview . For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. 9 You will hear part of a radio programme in whi
8、ch a woman called Sylvia Short is interviewed about her job. For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. Sylvia studied and (9)_ at university. After university, Sylvia worked as a (10)_ in Italy. The company which employs Sylvia is called (11)_ Sylvia worked for the company for (12)_ before becomin
9、g the managers assistant. Part of Sylvias job is to organise the (13)_ in newspapers and magazines. Sylvia often has to deal with strange questions from (14)_ Sylvias boss has a radio show on Fridays on the subject of (15)_ Sylvia has written about her (16)_ for a new book on Britain. Sylvia says th
10、at in the future she would like to be a (17)_ on television. Last year, Sylvia enjoyed attending a (18)_ in Australia. 三、 Part 3 For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) which of the opinions each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to
11、 use. 19 You will hear five different people talking about their work on a cruise ship. For questions 19- 23, choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says about their work. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do net need to use. A One aspect of my job is less interest
12、ing than others. B My job involves planning for the unexpected. C You have to be sociable to do my job. D I dont like routine in my working life. E Theres not much work to do during the day. F I provide passengers with a souvenir of their trip. 19 Speaker 1 20 Speaker 2 21 Speaker 3 22 Speaker 4 23
13、Speaker 5 四、 Part 4 You will hear a radio interview . For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 24 How did Douglas feel when he booked the weekend? （ A） sure that he would enjoy training for it （ B） uncertain if it was a good idea for him （ C） surprised that such activities were organ
14、ised 25 Douglas expected that the experience would help him to （ A） meet people with similar interests. （ B） improve his physical fitness. （ C） discover his psychological limits. 26 He was surprised that the other participants （ A） were there for reasons like his. （ B） were experienced climbers. （ C
15、） were in better condition than him. 27 What did one of his friends say to him? （ A） He was making a mistake. （ B） Climbing was fashionable. （ C） She was envious of him. 28 What did the people plan at the end of the trip? （ A） to send each other postcards （ B） to take a different sort of trip togeth
16、er （ C） to go on another climbing trip together 29 In what way did Douglas change as a result of the trip? （ A） He developed more interest in people. （ B） He became more ambitious. （ C） He began to notice more things around him. 30 Douglass boots are still muddy because he wants them to （ A） remind
17、him of what he has achieved. （ B） warn him not to do it again. （ C） show other people what he has done. 北京英语水平考试（ BETS）三级听力模拟试卷 2答案与解析 一、 Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 【听力原文】 Man: Because you need water for
18、 various reasons, you often end up making your overnight camp by a river. Providing you take care to keep insects away, this can be as healthy a place as any. Much as you might feel you need a good wash, one trap not to fall into, though, is the use of soap or shampoo. These may make you feel good,
19、but actually give off unnatural smells in the jungle which act as a magnet to insects, thus increasing the chances of your getting bitten. Better to actually go in for a dip, being careful to dry off and re-apply your anti-insect cream immediately afterwards. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【听力原文】 Man: So, how did the
20、 school football competition go on Saturday? Sorry I didnt turn up to help, but I had so much to do, you know how it is. Woman: Oh, dont worry-luckily some of the other parents came along to help. We just didnt attract as many teams as we thought we would, and I thought the whole thing lacked any ex
21、citement as a result. You know, of course, that the point was to raise some money to pay for new trees in the school grounds? Well, we achieved that, and my kids thought the whole afternoon was great, so I guess it was OK. 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 Woman: I was twenty-four when I went to China and persuad
22、ed the Beijing Opera School to take me on as their first Western pupil. I was twice the age of the other students and hardly spoke their language. At the interview I arrived with my little Chinese-English dictionary, which was quite funny as it helped towards persuading them cause they thought this
23、girl is so determined. When I actually started the lessons it was very irritating both for me and my teacher. Most of the time we were making signs at each other and misunderstanding. I just had to remain as patient as they were. I learnt the lesson of patience through that school . 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【听力
24、原文】 Man: To be honest I sort of fell on my feet. I was doing this course in media studies which meant, you know, looking at cameras and drinking lots of coffee. And one day, we visited a television station as, like, work experience. And they were making this variety show and said they were looking f
25、or a new comedian because someone had let them down and so myself and my friend volunteered. Its still a mystery to me why, but they liked us and so I was on live television at the age of about seventeen. We thought we were absolutely brilliant, but Im glad to say no copy exists of those programmes.
26、 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 Woman: So tell me again, what time does that train get in? I see. Thats a bit late, because I wouldnt really have enough time to get from the station to my meeting. What about the one before that, what time does that one arrive? Yes, that sounds better. Is it necessary to book?
27、Will you see to that for me and leave the tickets on my desk? No, on second thoughts, Ill be at my mothers for the weekend. Can you post them to me there? Itll save time all round. Thanks. 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【听力原文】 Woman: I get lots of ideas for novels, but I dont necessarily follow them all up. Only when
28、 they stick around over a period of years do I realise that a particular idea has really got a hold on me. Thats certainly what happened with my latest novel, The Red Cord. Although its set in my home city of Sydney, Australia, the stirrings of an idea came about ten years ago when I was travelling
29、in China. This was followed by a long period when the idea occasionally came back into my consciousness, each time refined a little more, until I reached a point where I thought Id better start writing. 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【听力原文】 Sue: What do you mean, Mary, when you say, I never invite friends round to my
30、 house? No, sorry, I cant accept that. I invited everybody round here for a party on my last birthday, remember? I was going to cook something special for you all and then Henry and Mark insisted on taking us out to that new Japanese restaurant in town. Its true that I accepted their offer, but I th
31、ought it would be very rude to refuse. 7 【正确答案】 B 8 【听力原文】 Man: Memories of long summer days by the sea are recalled in The Last Summer, our family drama this afternoon. The Finnish childrens writer Tova Janssen, well known for her stories about family life, wrote The Last Summer, a magical recreati
32、on of her own long childhood summers spent on an isolated island with her grandmother. There are superb performances by Moira Harmer and Alice Williams. Tune in to The Last Summer at two oclock this afternoon and be transported to an island in a blue sea far away from the world of work. 8 【正确答案】 A 二
33、、 Part 2 You will hear a radio interview . For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. 9 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Good morning, and today was are continuing with our series on careers for young people. In the studio today we have Sylvia Short, who works for a company that produces guidebooks for serious
34、travellers. Now, Sylvia, I believe you left Essex University with a degree in German and Spanish. Tell us something about how you got your job. Sylvia: My main interest has always been travel. I spent every holiday, when I was a student, travelling abroad. After I left university I spent a year as a
35、n English teacher in Spain, followed by six months as a tour guide in Italy. When I returned to England I applied for loads of jobs advertised in the newspaper, but didnt have any success. So I decided to make a list of every company I wanted to work for and write to them directly, rather than wait
36、for them to advertise. Interviewer: Good advice to anyone, I think. Sylvia: Yes, and I was very lucky as the company World Travel needed an assistant in their office in London, I dealt mainly with the post at first, just to get used to their way of doing things. Obviously, I was qualified to do more
37、, but I wasnt in a hurry. Then the managers assistant announced she was leaving after only being with the company for twelve months, and I applied for her job. The company encourages their staff to apply for higher-level jobs and I was promoted four months after joining. Interviewer: Good for you! W
38、hat does the job involve? Sylvia: Well, Ive expanded the role since I took it on. Im in charge of all the advertising in the press whenever we publish a new guidebook and I sometimes give talks to people in the travel industry. Interviewer: Do you find the work interesting? Sylvia: Oh, yes, its neve
39、r boring. We often get odd requests from journalists. They assume we know everything there is to know about travel so they often ring us to see if we can help them. One rang to say he was writing an article and wanted to know whether there were any female football teams in China. Interviewer: Really
40、? And what other things do you find yourself doing? Sylvia: Oh, a large part of my job is to make sure my boss is where she should be. She does a lot of TV interviews on all aspects of travel and she also presents a radio programme about adventure holidays every Friday night. In between she writes a
41、rticles and now and again comes into the office to find out whats going on there. My job is to keep her fully informed. Interviewer: What do you think youve learnt from working for her? Sylvia: Oh, shes an excellent writer and shes helped me, especially when I have to do press releases - she suggest
42、s changes, but shes very encouraging, not bossy. She even suggested I did part of a chapter in a new guidebook to Great Britain on my home town, which I enjoyed a lot. Interviewer: So, how do you see your career developing? Sylvia: Well, I dont think Im good enough to be a full-time writer. But my b
43、oss has a lot of contacts in the TV world, and I fancy becoming a TV presenter. However, at the moment Im enjoying my job far too much to give it up. Interviewer: Do you get to go abroad as part of your job? Sylvia: Not as often as youd think I do spend a lot of time doing things like answering the
44、phone, but I did manage to go to the companys head office in Australia last year for a conference. That was terrific. Interviewer: Sounds to me like youve got the perfect job, Sylvia! Next . 9 【正确答案】 German (and) Spanish 10 【正确答案】 (tour) guide 11 【正确答案】 World Travel 12 【正确答案】 4 months 13 【正确答案】 adve
45、rtising 14 【正确答案】 journalists 15 【正确答案】 adventure holidays 16 【正确答案】 home town 17 【正确答案】 presenter 18 【正确答案】 conference 三、 Part 3 For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) which of the opinions each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need t
46、o use. 19 【听力原文】 Man: I deal with anything to do with entertainment on board, and that covers guest lecturers, cabaret artists, the show company and any special nights. I have to plan each cruise with all the performers and then introduce them at the beginning of the show. Theres never a dull moment
47、 and if I want time to myself, I have to escape to my cabin because a huge part of my job is to mix with people. There are often parties to attend . and then, sometimes, dance nights to organize. So, if Im not in the shows, Ill be out there dancing with the passengers, because thats part of my job t
48、oo. 19 【正确答案】 C 20 【听力原文】 Woman: Im in charge of reception at the Health and Fitness Centre, so I greet passengers and organize their individual fitness programmers and beauty treatments. I wouldnt say it was glamorous because its very hard work, but the rewards for me are meeting really interesting
49、 people, and the system of working, We do eight-month contracts, and once youve finished, its up to you how much time you have off. Then you renew your contract when youre ready. I like working on a contract basis; I dont like to feel as if Im stuck somewhere. At home, everyone follows the same nine-to-five pattern. Here, time just has a different meaning. 20 【正确答案】 A 21 【听力原文】 Man: Im responsible for the safety of the passengers. That means that, apart
