BEC商务英语(高级)听力模拟试卷60(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语（高级）听力模拟试卷60 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. PART ONE 2. PART TWO 3. PART THREE

PART ONE

听力原文：Part One. Questions 1 to 12.You will hear a report in brief about the lowering of the interest rates.As you listen, for question 1 to 12, complete the notes, using up to three words or a number.After you have listened once, replay the recording.You now have forty-five seconds to read through the notes.[pause]Now listen, and complete the notes.[pause]Man: The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on savings bonds. ABS’s Micheal Lee reports that the 2/3 point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors. The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it in line with other market interest rates which have been falling all year. For instance, money market mutual funds are now yielding just over 5% ; five-year treasury notes are trading at about 6. 5%. So the government has been paying a premium to people buying savings bonds, and it’s turned out to be an expensive way to finance the public debt The relatively generous 7. 5% rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months. Since the beginning of August, sales have been about double the usual pace. And this week, the rush to buy savings bonds intensified because of reports that the Section was going to cut the rate any day, and people wanted to lock in the old rate. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow, the day the cut goes into effect, will still yield 7. 5%. I’m Micheal Lee in Washington, D. C.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]That is the end of Part One. You now have twenty seconds to check your answers.[pause]

1 The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the............on savings bonds.2 The............point decline to 6% came as no surprise to investors.3 The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it............other market interest rates.4 Money............are now yielding just over 5%.5 Five-year treasury notes are trading at about..............6 The government has been............to people buying savings bonds.7 It’s turned out to be an expensive way to finance.............8 The relatively generous............rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months.9 Since the beginning of August, sales have............the usual pace.10 This week, ............buy savings bonds intensified.11 It is reported that the Section was going to............any day.12 Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield.............

1．

正确答案：the guaranteed interest rate

解析：此题是针对National Finance Section做出的报告内容的提问。在听音

时要把握报告内容。由听力原文可得答案为the guaranteedinterest rate。

2．

正确答案：2012-2-3

解析：此题是针对点数的提问，在听音时要留意辨别数词。根据听力原文，可得答案为2／3。

3．

正确答案：in line with

解析：此题是针对文章细节的提问。根据题干设计，可猜测此处表达意思是降低利率是为了和别的市场如何。根据听力原文可得答案为inline with。

4．

正确答案：market mutual funds

解析：此题是针对5％主语部分提问，听音时要留意专有名词。根据听力原文可得，答案为market mutual funds。

5．

正确答案：6.50%

解析：题干设计与上题类似，但是本题主要考查数量词语，因此，需特别留意数词，尤其是百分比。根据听力原文，可得答案为6．5％。

6．

正确答案：paying a premium

解析：此题是对行为的提问，在听音时需要特别注意提到的行为。根据听力答案可得此空需填入：paying a premium。

7．

正确答案：the public debt 解析：此题是对文章细节的提问。根据听力原文可得答案为：the public debt。

8．

正确答案：7.50%

解析：此题是对利率的提问，在听音时需关注相应百分比。根据听力原文，可得答案为7．5％。

9．

正确答案：been about double

解析：根据题干意思可以猜测此处内容为：自从八月初开始，销售就……了平常步伐。因此，推测可能填写的范围包括加快、减慢或者持平等。根据听力原文，可得答案为：been aboutdouble。

10．

正确答案：the rush to

解析：此空是针对文章细节的提问。根据听力原文，可得答案为the rush to。

11．

正确答案：cut the rate

解析：根据题干意思，可知：据报道Section将会……。这是对即将发生事件的提问。根据听力原文可得答案为：cut the rate。

12．

正确答案：7.50%

解析：此题是对数量的提问，在听音时需关注相应百分比。根据听力原文，可得答案为7．5％。

PART TWO

听力原文：Part Two. Questions 13 to 22.You will hear five different people talking about training courses.For each extract there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question 13-17, choose the course each person attended from the list A-H. Now look at Task Two. For each question 18-22 , choose the complaint each person makes about the course from the list A-H.After you have listened once, replay the recording.You now have thirty seconds to read the two lists.[pause]Now listen , and do the two tasks.[pause]Speaker OneMan: Well, I guess on the whole it was quite interesting discuss setting and meeting objectives and co-ordinating projects. It’s just that I’d hoped we’d learn more practical things like how to motivate team members and manage conflict and make team communication more effective. Anyway, the center was a long way from my home. But that in itself wasn’t really a problem. I think one day would have been more than enough. I didn’t really understand why they needed two whole days.[pause]Speaker TwoWoman: I feel a lot more confident now—having done the course. The trainer gave us some really great tips on effective presentation. We certainly didn’t have any complaints about the price even though it was pretty expensive. But I can’t understand why they held it in New Castle. It took me half the day to get there and I was exhausted before the course even started. We really should have found somewhere closer to the office.[pause]Speaker ThreeMan: I had a great time. We did lots of role plays, mainly about delegating or dealing with

interruptions, which I really enjoyed. And I think it would help me a lot. The only thing that I’d change would be the refreshments. You’d have thought they could have provided more than just a salad for lunch, wouldn’t you? It wasn’t even particularly fresh either.[pause]Speaker FourWoman: Originally, I’d wanted to take the effective negotiations course. But my boss told me this course would be more useful. This course has made me more confident about trying to stick up for myself. We covered a lot of stuff. But of course you can’t expect the trainer to do everything in just eight sessions, can you? So we had to miss out on some really interesting topics. I was a bit disappointed, for example, that we didn’t do anything on body language.[pause]Speaker FiveMan: The programme itself looked really interesting. That’s why I went for this course rather than the assertiveness training one. And I guess we did have a few useful topics like writing minutes and preparing agendas. But all in all, it was really disappointing and so chaotic. Our tutor kept answering her mobile phone during the sessions and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was someone phoning her to tell her what to do next! Luckily, it didn’t cost too much. Otherwise we’d have been asking the center for our money back.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]That is the end of Part Two.[pause]

Task One —Training coursesFor questions 13-17, match the extracts with the training courses attended, listed A-H.For each extract, choose the training course attended.Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract.A telephoning skillsB presentation skillsC time-management skillsD team-leadership skillsE assertiveness skillsF negotiation skillsG meeting skillsH writing skills13…………14…………15…………16…………17…………

13．

正确答案：D 解析：听力原文中出现：how to motivateteam members and manage conflict and maketeam communication more effective，因此，可以推断出这个学习内容是小组领导力的，故答案为D。

14．

正确答案：B

解析：根据听力原文中提到的：The trainergave us some really great tips on effectivepresentation，由此可得，这个培训内容是关于presentation的，因此B答案为正确答案。

15．

正确答案：F

解析：听力原文中delegating or dealing withinterruptions，由此可以推断出这个培训是关于谈判技巧的。故答案为F。

16．

正确答案：E

解析：虽然在一开始，叙述者提到自己很希望去参加negotiation的培训，但是随后提到老板让她去参加另一种培训，根据后文内容可得，该培训是有关自信的课程。由此可得答案为E。

17．

正确答案：G

解析：听力原文中提到了：we did have a fewuseful topics like writing minutes and preparingagendas，说明该培训的核心是有关会议的，故答案为G。

Task Two —ComplaintsFor questions 18-22, match the extracts with the complaints, listed A-H.For each extract, choose the speaker’s main complaint about the course.Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract.A the course cost too muchB the food was disappointingC the center was too far awayD the course was too shortE the trainer was disorganisedF the course went on for too longG the group was too bigH the course started late18 …………19 …………20 …………21 …………22…………

18．

正确答案：F 解析：根据听力材料最后：I think one daywould have been more than enough．I didn’treally understand why they needed two wholedays．由此可以推断出叙述者在抱怨活动组织时间太长，故选择F。

19．

正确答案：C 解析：听力原文中叙述者提到：But I can’tunderstand why they held it in New Castle．Ittook me half the day to get there and I wasexhausted before the course even started．Wereally should have found somewhere closer tothe office．说明该叙述者在抱怨路途遥远，故 选择C。

20．

正确答案：B

解析：听力材料最后，叙述者提到食物过于简单，中午只有沙拉，而且不是很新鲜，因此选择B。

21．

正确答案：D

解析：听力原文提到：you can’t expect thetrainer to do everything in just eight sessions，说明该叙述者在抱怨课程时间太短。选择D。

22．

正确答案：E

解析：听力原文提到：it was reallydisappointing and so chaotic，说明该叙述者认为组织混乱，让人失望。故答案为E。

PART THREE

听力原文：Part Three. Questions 23 to 30.You will hear a dialogue about gold price.For each question 23-30 , mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.After you have listened once , replay the recording.You have forty-five seconds to read through the questions.[pause]Now listen , and mark A, B, orC.[pause]Woman: And gold bugs are rejoicing. There was a Gold Rush of a sort this week. Following a four-year slide in prices, the price of one ounce of gold soared to $ 327. That’s up 20% in just two days to a 17-month high. But it still remains far below its historic peak of more than $ 800 an ounce. Remember that? Reached way back in 1980. Is there any money to be made in gold? Jenny Merton does some digging in this week’s Money Matters.Man: Investors around the world went mining for gold this week. Three recent events led to the bullion wine binge. First, the Bank of England’s gold auction two weeks ago went better than anticipated. It got much higher prices this month for gold than it had in July. At the same time, the IMF confirmed it cancelled plans to sell 10 million ounces of its gold reserves on the open market. And then last weekend, fifteen European central banks, which hold about half of the world’s gold reserves, pledged to limit sales for the next five years, basically cutting back new gold supplies to the market and boosting its price. Analysts said the trio-fact signals good news for the gold market. Commodities analyst and author of the new book The New Precious Metals Market, Philip Gotthelf says the continuing catalyst for that momentum is Y2K.Woman: The interest in gold is directly correlated with fears about what’s going to happen after January 1, and gold traditionally is a hedge against panic.Man: If you invested in gold just a few months ago, you might have made a glittering 50% return on your money. But Gotthelf said that mediocre rise probably won’t continue, but there are still ways to benefit from this rally. Experts recommend investing in large good quality mining companies like Newmont Corporation and Homestake Mining. They will continue to do well even if gold pulls back a little.Woman: We should keep in mind, though, that in the long run gold companies are good business. They manufacture the stuff cheaply, and they sell it more expensively, and that’s just a profitable business. So you should look at these companies as those that are manufacturing apparel, cars, oil. Whatever the case might

be, gold happens to be a good product.Man: Another way to profit from gold could be through a gold fund. Most of those which were down more than 50% over the past three years have picked up nicely so far this year. And if you are in market for gold jewelry, perhaps as a Christmas gift, one analyst said: “Don’t worry. “ The current retail inventory was purchased at cheaper prices, so the actual jewelry price shouldn’t go up along with the rest of the gold market, at least during this holiday gift-giving season.Woman: Hint, hint. Well, experts said you might also want to take a look at what they called “poor man’s gold”, that’s silver. The silver prices have followed gold up recently. Analysts like Idaho-based gold and silver miner Couter d’alene. Meanwhile Bill Gates, you know him of Microsoft’s fame. Well, he has already jumped on this silver bandwagon. It was revealed this week that he now owns a 10. 3% stake in mining company Pan American Silver Corp. See how that turns out.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]That is the end of Part Three. You now have ten minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.[pause]

You will hear a dialogue about gold price.For each question (23-30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.After you have listened once, replay the recording.

23． Following a four-year slide in prices, the price of one ounce of gold increased to

A．$417. B．$527. C．$327.

正确答案：C

解析：此题是对文章细节的提问。听力开头就提到：Following a four—year slide in prices，the price of one ounce of gold soared to $327，因此答案为C。

24． The price of one ounce of gold reached peak of A．17 months. B．historic record. C．20 months.

正确答案：A 解析：此题是时文章细节的提问。听力原文中提到：That’s up 20％in just two days to a17-month high，意思是在两天内增长了20％，达到了17个月来的最高，因此答案为A。

25． How much is historic peak? A．$327.

B．More than $400. C．More than $ 800.

正确答案：C

解析：此题是时文章细节的提问。听力原文提到：it still remains far below its historic peakof more than $800 an ounce，说明历史最高价为$800。因此，答案为C。

26． Which of the following three sentences does not belong to the three events that led to the bullion wine binge?

A．The Bank of England’s gold auction went better than anticipated.

B．IMF confirmed it cancelled plans to sell 10 million ounces of its gold reserves.

C．Global economy boomed.

正确答案：C

解析：此题可采用排除法，在听力原文中提到的选项则是被排除的选项。因此，可得答案为C。

27． What plan will the fifteen European central banks adopt? A．Limit sales for the next five years.

B．Cancel plans to sell 10 million ounces of its gold reserves. C．Increase new gold supplies to market.

正确答案：A

解析：此题是对文章细节的提问。听力原文提到：fifteen European central banks…pledged to limit sales for the next five years，表示十五个国家的央行表示在未来五年内会限量销售黄金，故答案为A。

28． If you invested in gold just a few months ago, how much might you have made return on your money?

A．20%. B．50%. C．80%.

正确答案：B

解析：此题是对文章细节的提问。听力原文提到：If you invested in gold just a few monthsago，you might have made a glittering 50％return on your money，表明正确答案为B。

29． Which kind of companies are a profitable business? A．Cars. B．Food.

C．None of them.

正确答案：A

解析：此题是对文章细节的提问，原文中有直接信息提示，因此可得答案为

A。

30． What is the so called “poor man’s gold”? A．Gold. B．Diamond. C．Silver.

正确答案：C

解析：此题是对文章细节的提问，听力材料中提到：what they called“poor man’s gold”，that’s silver，故答案为C。