[剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料]初级听、说分类模拟题11

1、剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料初级听、说分类模拟题11剑桥商务英语证书考试(BEC)考试密押资料初级听、说分类模拟题11初级听、说分类模拟题11LISTENINGPART ONE For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings. For each question, mark ONE letter (A, B, or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the eight recordings twice. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What does

2、the man need?A.ball pensB.pencilsC.paperback books答案:A解析Woman: Hi, John! Im just going to put an order in for stationery - do you want anything?Man: Um.Im all right for paper let me see. Im running out of ball pens. Ill have another box, please, as youre ordering.Woman: OK. Can I borrow your pencil

3、to write that down?Man: Of course, here you are.2. What is the date of the meeting?A.Aug. 26thB.Aug. 28thC.Aug. 16th答案:B解析Woman: Jack, Im still trying to organize our meeting. Shellys away on the 16th of August, of course.Man: Well, I cant make the 16th now either, but Tony and Nancy are both free o

4、n the 28th, so can we meet then?Woman: Thats fine. I know Shelly wont be free on the 26th and we do all need to be there. Ill let the others know.3. What time does the first flight leave Tokyo?A.06:30B.07:30C.10:30答案:B解析Woman: Hello, Tokyo Travel Agency. Can I help you?Man: Yes, I am calling to ask

5、when the first flight from Tokyo to Chicago departs.Woman: At 7:30 a.m.Man: And when does it arrive in Chicago?Woman: At 10:30 a.m.Man: Thank you very much.Woman: You are welcome.4. Which chart is correct? A. B. C. 答案:C解析Woman: Last year, 35% of our expenditure went to our overseas investment and ab

6、out 50% were used in establishing new enterprises. I think we should invest more on overseas enterprises and reduce a little bit on the domestic enterprises.5. How much will the customer pay for the laptop computer?A.200B.250C.275答案:B解析Man: . and how much is this laptop computer?Woman: Well, the lap

7、top itself is 250, sir, but if youre buying the printer with it, you get a 20% discount, so thats 200.Man: Mm, thats a good discount, but I only want the computer. How much would it be including delivery?Woman: For the computer. um. 275, sir.Man: Oh, I think Ill come and fetch it myself. (如需获取本MP3听力

8、录音请搜索标题名) 6. When did the customer expect to receive the components?A.Thursday afternoonB.Wednesday afternoonC.Saturday morning答案:C解析Man: Dispatch.Woman: Hello, Smith 答案:C解析Man: Now, the production figures for September. After Augusts excellent figure of 350 units, we forecast another rise but unfor

9、tunately staff illness in September meant production was only 300 units. However, the October figures are better, and production is up to 250 already, after only 2 weeks.8. Why did Mr. Beckham put off the appointment?A.He was very busy.B.He was ill.C.He had to go to the bank.答案:B解析Woman: Good aftern

10、oon, Mary Franklin speaking.Man: Hello. This is Beckham. Im afraid I cant attend the meeting this afternoon. I am down with a flu and I have a bad headache. Could you call Mr. Li to put off our meeting?Woman: Sure. Have a good rest and take care of yourself, Mr. Beckham.Man: Thank you. Bye.PART TWO

11、Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a telephone talk on travel arrangements. For each question (9-15), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using a word, numbers or letters. You will hear the recording twice. Modal Travel Agency Travel Arrangements CU

12、STOMERS NAME Nicolas 1 DATE OF DEPARTURE 2 Nov. NIGHT FLIGHT VIA (ON MY BACK) 3 and Seoul DISCOUNT 4 % TIME OF DEPARTURE 5 FLYING TIME 6 hours TOTAL PRICE AFTER DISCOUNT $ 7 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.答案:JACKSON解析 9-15Man: Modal Travel Agency. Can I help you?Woman: Yes, please. I am planning to fly to Ja

13、pan to attend a conference next week. What I am thinking is to stop by in both Hong Kong and Seoul for a short visit on my way back. Can you arrange the trip for me and tell me the cost?Man: Sure. First you can take Korean Airlines from Guangzhou to Seoul and stay there for no more than three days.

14、That will cost about $ 400. Then take Hong Kong Airlines to Hong Kong, which will be about $ 300.Woman: Well, that would be too much for me. How about the ticket from Malaysia to Guangzhou?Man: The ticket from Malaysia to Guangzhou will be $ 700. So plus the ticket from Hong Kong back to Malaysia, w

15、hich is about $ 300, altogether that will be $1700.Woman: Oh, no, its more than I can afford. Do you have any discount?Man: Well, if youd like to take night flight to Seoul and Hong Kong, there will be a 40% discount.Woman: Night flight? What time?Man: 12 at night usually. Its about 3-hour flight. O

16、f course, its tiring, but it makes quite a difference to your money.Woman: OK. Thats not a bad idea. Ill take the 12 night flight. So thats about $1420 in total?Man: Youre right. Can you give me your name?Woman: Yes, Nicolas Jackson. Its N-I-C-O-L-A-S, Nicolas, J-A-C-K-S-O-N, Jackson.Man: And when a

17、re you planning to leave?Woman: Nov.15th.Man: I am sorry, the tickets for 15th are all booked. How about the 16th?Woman: That would be fine. And another thing is that I want the ticket valid for three months.Man: Thats no problem. Now you can pick up your ticket any time before the weekend.Woman: OK

18、, thanks a lot.2.答案: 16 TH3.答案: HONGKONG4.答案: 405.答案: 12 P.M.6.答案: 37.答案: 1420PART THREE Look at the notes below. Some information is missing. You will hear a manager talking before and after a meeting. For each question (16-22), fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two

19、 words. You will hear the recording twice. A meeting Predictions Reality It will be a 1 meeting It is 2 . There will be 3 people at themeeting. There were 4 people. They are likely to 5 . They 6 about most points. It will 7 . It finished early. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)1.答案:DIFFICULT (TOUGH)解析 16-22Inter

20、viewer: Just before you go into your meeting, can I ask you what you think is going to happen?Man: Oh, Im really dreading this meeting. I mean, Im meeting Tom, the production manager-he is such a tough cookie. Lets put it this way: he has strong opinions about everything, I mean, its very hard for h

21、im to change his mind about anything. I mean, my purpose is to inform him about some changes to the system that our people are proposing. And his purpose is to stop any changes and maintain the situation. Well, its going to be tough. And weve set aside an hour but, and maybe well overrun. And I. I k

22、now the assistant controller will also be there, and she always takes his side as not to upset their working relationship. And its my turn to take notes, unfortunately. And I have to report back to my team on Monday. So I think it should be great day! -wish my luck! Haha, I must go. Its nearly two o

23、clock now.(Narrator: Now the man finished the meeting)Interviewer: How was your meeting?Man: Hey. Haha. Ok, yeah! I think it was because he was in a good mood. He seemed very open to our ideas. Er. the assistant wasnt there, so that may have helped, too. So, here are my notes, er. just our list of p

24、roposals with ticks everywhere to show we agreed. And its not even three oclock yet. What a nice day!2.答案: EASY3.答案: 34.答案: 25.答案: DISAGREE6.答案: AGREE7.答案: OVERRUNPART FOUR You will hear an interview with Ford Peter, Manager of General Computers Corporation. For each question (23-30), mark ONE lette

25、r (A, B, or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What qualities did John Smith and Simon Adams appreciate in Ford Peter?A.He is willing to try new ideas.B.He came from the western part of England.C.He does well in experiment.答案:A解析 23-30Reporter: Youv

26、e said you had an unusual rise to the top at General Computers Corporation. How so?Peter: I was not an engineer. I didnt have a technical background. I had a funny east accent. Also I didnt have an MBA, but I think what John Smith and Simon Adams did appreciate in me was my willingness to experiment

27、, to try new ideas in the marketplace in the ways that they might not have.Reporter: When you were named manager, there was some anxiety about the new boss. How did you bring around King Line and the employees?Peter: King Line was easier than the employees because of my relationship with the financi

28、al community. Between 2005-2007, I had been doing most of the presentations to analysts, though John was certainly present. I had been meeting with key investors and visiting customers and employees. So when John and Simon officially retired, King Line knew that I was already running the company in

29、many ways. But I knew some of the employees had some anxiety about it. The critics were concerned that I didnt have John and Simons technical background. Who would drive the corporations technical vision, considering that I wasnt a technologists and that GCC had built its foundation on technological

30、 differentiation? So at the first employee meeting I held as manager, I made it very clear to the employees that I couldnt fill John and Simons shoes alone. I imagined a picture of myself in front of two very large shoes, and I told the employees that I would fill one shoe, but they had to fill the

31、other one. I was counting on them.Reporter: How are you doing things differently from John and Simon?Peter: GCC is going through a transformation. We are no longer a little company. We re a $ 2 billion company with a market cap of somewhere between $ 4 billion and $ 8 billion. And I think we can bec

32、ome a $ 6 billion corporation over the following several years. That requires a whole different way of doing business.Reporter: Any notable missteps along the way? Any lessons from what has happened?Peter: John told me, when he was handing over the titlc, that the managers job is very lonely. While

33、you have the board to speak to, the board is also your boss, and you really dont have any peers within the corporation. I think I was too slow to reach out and engage with other managers-to find a peer group to learn from. Over the past year and a half, Ive joined a manager group. We meet quarterly

34、under non-disclosure agreement. The other thing I would do differently is to confront the hard organizational and people issue quickly, especially around my executive staff. Because I was promoted from within, I was sometimes too nice at the beginning. I didnt want to disrupt the comfortable work en

35、vironment. I allowed the present situation to persist longer than I should have. I knew that I needed to reorganize and eliminate those people who werent right for the positions.Reporter: Whats your advice to persons who are to take over as manager?Peter: Be honest, open, and direct, and recognize t

36、hat for every employee who might like what you are doing, there could be another who doesnt and you are not going to make everyone happy. Most important, make sure, if your ex-manager is still going to be on the board, to have an agreement going in so that they are going to let you do the job.2. Whe

37、n John and Simon officially retired,A.Ford was already involved in the management of the corporation.B.Ford had been meeting with influential investors.C.Ford had been giving most of the presentation to analysts.答案:A3. What were the critics to Ford from employees?A.He didnt have an experience as a C

38、EO.B.He didnt have a good technical background.C.He didnt have an MBA.答案:B4. Apparently, it was Fords hope that his employees willA.cooperate with him to run the corporation.B.work under him.C.understand what he has been doing.答案:A5. What does Ford hope to achieve in the following several years?A.To

39、 become a $ 4 billion corporation.B.To become a $ 6 billion corporation.C.To become a $ 9 billion corporation.答案:B6. Being a manager involvesA.working with other managers.B.talking with the board.C.working by oneself.答案:B7. Ford admitted that at the beginning he wasA.too agreeable.B.too kind.C.too s

40、trict.答案:A8. Ford believed that it is importantA.to make every employee happy.B.to cope with ex-manager if the exmanager is still going to be on the board.C.to be always honest and open in managing the corporation.答案:BSPEAKINGPART 1 In this part of the test you are asked to give a short talk on a bu

41、siness topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the two below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas. 问题:1. A WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN? CHOOSING A CENTER FOR A CONFERENCE SURROUNDING TRAFFIC LOCATION B WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHEN? ORGANIZING A BUSINESS RECEPTI

42、ON ATMOSPHERE FOOD PROVIDED ENTERTAINMENT 答案:A: Escaping the hustles and bustles of the city is a pursuit in vogue. Conference centers are catering to this desire too. Thats why so many of them are located in tranquil parks. Ive seen the narrow streets surrounding a conference center jammed all day

43、long, which is a negative example. I would choose a place to hold the meetings where people can come and go with ease. To select the right location is always important in doing business. For a conference center, a company-intensive downtown area is not a bad choice. But theres also a trend to move t

44、owards the suburbs.B: Whether the atmosphere is lively or not is up to the hosts coordination. For instance, he can designate someone to lead the way in applauding to break awkward silences. Chinese people are famous for hospitalities. We usually give a grand banquet to entertain distinguished guest

45、s. Chinese cuisine is delicious and healthy, and most visitors will enjoy it. Besides eating and drinking, our guests need more. To liven things up, wed better call up a host of singers, dancers and even acrobats if possible to offer them a pleasant surprise.PART 2 In this part of the test the exami

46、ner reads out a scenario and gives you some prompt material in the form of pictures or words. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about two minutes to discuss the scenario with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions relate

47、d to the topic. 问题:1. For 2 or 3 candidates Scenario Im going to describe a situation Your company is opening a new franchised store, and is considering training the staff that has insufficient knowledge about franchised operations. You have been asked to make recommendations about how to train thes

48、e staff. Talk together for about 2 minutes about some of the things that are important for starting franchising, and decide which three would be the most important. Here are some ideas to help you Prompt material The consistency of products and services The support from the family A careful study of

49、 the legal documents A history of success in dealing with people The determination of types of businesses one enjoys A careful analysis on the responsibilities of managing ones business A careful evaluation of the franchise to purchase Prices Follow-on questions Will you enjoy working with the franc

50、hisors? (Why/ Why not?) Do you think it is important to get family support if you decide to purchase a franchise? (Why?) What do we plan to do before purchasing the franchise? (Why?) Would it be worth your time to contact a number of franchise owners? (Why?) What will the franchise agreement that on

51、e should sign govern? 答案:A: Well, our company is considering training the staff that has insufficient knowledge about franchised operations. I think, first of all, the trainee should have a careful evaluation of the franchise he desires to purchase. By doing so, the chances of success will become gr

52、eater.B: I agree. More and more people are making their decisions to get involved with franchise companies with the hope of pursuing the dream of business ownership. Although there are many examples of successful franchises, there are people who fail. So its important to determine types of businesses you en