BEC商务英语(初级)听力练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

BEC商务英语（初级）听力练习试卷2(题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. 5 million. In the early days, Brown rejected the idea of a competitive pricing policy to establish the company. He always thought that product quality was more important to the company’s success. He believes this approach has helped make the company a market leader. Five years ago the company bought new machinery. This has been a success and they now intend to spend large sums on a new computer system. This will improve the speed of customer service. David Brown believes the workforce plays a large part in the success of his firm. There is a good relationship between management and staff. Basic pay is average for the area and holidays are standard but the company pays bonuses to staff when large orders are finished on time. Local government wants to encourage training schemes in the workplace and META has successfully applied to them for funding. META hopes that the company’s training scheme will increase productivity but they accept that money invested in training doesn’t guarantee this. META doesn’t have a large management structure and it has promoted most of its managers from within the company. Brown does not believe management qualifications are important and looks instead for people with a positive attitude towards the company. Brown believes his company can maintain its market position. He has invested a lot of money in the production process and is confident about the skills of his workforce. Marketing, however, is one part of the business he recognizes could get better.
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正确答案：1971 涉及知识点：听力
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正确答案：PRODUCT QUALITY 涉及知识点：听力
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正确答案：COMPUTER SYSTEM 涉及知识点：听力
4．
正确答案：BONUSES 涉及知识点：听力
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正确答案：FUNDING/MONEY/GRANTS 涉及知识点：听力
6．
正确答案：ATTITUDE 涉及知识点：听力
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正确答案：MARKETING 涉及知识点：听力
PART FOUR
听力原文：Woman: Are you going to launch simply yet another hot-drinks machine?Man: Definitely not. Some of you may think we’re going to launch simply yet another hot-drinks machine. Can you tell me what hot-drinks machine you use daily is like?Woman：Well, you put a coin in a slot and out comes a cup of something which tastes terrible. It’s supposed to be tea or coffee—but it doesn’t taste anything like either of these two drinks. Man: Oh, that is too bad. You know—and I feel the same way—we did an experiment recently involving a wide range of hot-drinks machines. And we found that over two-thirds of the people using them couldn’t tell whether they were drinking tea or coffee. That’s how awful the taste of the drink was in each case!Woman: So how about the hot—drinks machine in the past? Were they multi-functional?Man: Such machines have been in use far too long. Even the Ancient Greeks had such machines. Woman: Even the Ancient Greeks!? What did their machines provide?Man: Their machines didn’t provide you with tea or coffee when you put a coin in. They gave you something much better—holy water. And it seems they were used for a long time without any of the breakdowns that are so common today. Now this was over 2，000 years ago. And I’m sure they had similar machines long ago in Ancient China．Woman: What is new of your product?Man: So what is new? Well, this morning we are introducing a modern, hi-tech hot-drinks machine. Woman: So what is the difference between the normal and the new?Man: With the normal machines, you put a coin in the slot, press the appropriate button and the machine puts powder—tea, coffee, chocolate, milk—into a cup. Then it pours hot water over the powder. Well, unlike these old vending machines, our new vending machine uses boiling water and serves fresh coffee—not instant coffee—and fresh tea made with high quality tea-leaves rather than tea bags. Woman: It sounds wonderful. Anytime, anywhere there is such a machine I can enjoy a cup of fresh coffee or tea．Man: And there’s another feature. People don’t need coins to operate the new machine. Instead, they can use a special kind of credit card. In the machine itself there is a small computer. This computer makes a record of each card that is inserted—and, of course, the number of times the card is used. This is far more convenient than having to use a coin. Woman: It seems to be practical too—since most of hot-drinks machines are used in the workplace—that is, in offices, factories and warehouses. And some are used in clubs and leisure centers. So it’s an easy matter for my company to charge users like me at the end of every month—or every week. Man:
We’ve now produced a free book containing advice about using the machine. You may take and have a look at it. Woman: Your machine must be very expensive. Can every workplace afford to own one?Man: No. Our company proposes to make it very easy for companies to buy the machine. We shall charge even less than the cost of making the machine, and so it will be very cheap. But we shall be the only people who can regularly service the machine. The special parts required for services and repairs are manufactured by us. No one else will be supplied with these parts. We shall also charge a realistic price to re-stock the machine each time it runs out of tea and coffee. All this is where our profits will come from. Woman: Well, I understand. If I have interest, I will contact you later.
8．Most people didn’t know
A．how to use hot-drinks machines.
B．whether they were drinking tea or coffee.
C．how awful the hot drinks were.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
9．The Ancient Greeks used machines to serve
A．hot drinks.
B．drinks like tea and coffee
C．holy water.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
10．These machines were used more than
A．200 years ago.
B．2，000 years ago.
C．20，000 years ago.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力
11．After first putting powder into a cup，ordinary hot-drinks machines，then add
A．tea or coffee.
B．milk.
C．hot water.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
12．The new machine serves
A．instant coffee and tea．
B．fresh coffee and tea．
C．coffee powder and tea bags.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
13．Every new machine contains
A．a credit card.
B．a special coin.
C．a small computer.
正确答案：C 涉及知识点：听力
14．Most of these machines are used in A．offices，factories and warehouses. B．people’s homes.
C．clubs and leisure centers.
正确答案：A 涉及知识点：听力
15．The company will make a profit when it A．sells books about using the machine. B．services and repairs the machine. C．sells each machine.
正确答案：B 涉及知识点：听力。