剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

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剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得（精选6篇）

篇1：剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

剑桥商务英语BEC高级考试辅导(听力口语)

听力部分

考试总时间：40分钟（包括10分钟填写答题卡时间）

第一项：单词填空

实用技巧：

1． 力争在第一遍就完成80％以上的缺口，在第二遍时完成并校对所有缺口。

2． 缺口顺序完全按照行文顺序。

3． 在听力开始之前仔细阅读第一项文字部分，尤其是缺口部分前的字句，理解其意思，因为不要指望说话人会在提及缺口内容之前说出与缺口部分前的字句完全一致的字句。说话人往往说出与缺口部分前字句意思相同的其他表达，包括使用近义词，近义句等。

4． 缺口部分包括：单个名词或形容词（通常词形比较复杂）；两个名词构成的结构；一个形容词和一个名词构成的结构；动词加名词的结构；数词

5． 缺口是名词（或名词结构）的标志是：缺口前有介词的出现。

6． 缺口是形容词的标志是：缺口后有名词的出现。

7． 缺口是动词（或动词结构）的标志是：缺口后有介词的出现。

8． 缺口是数词（或数词结构）的标志是：缺口前后有number、percentage等提示词的出现。

9． 当缺口处单词（或结构）过长时，可以在第一遍时进行速记，第二遍时完成。

10． 当确实掌握了缺口处单词的中文意思但又想不出英文时可以用同义词代替。

第二项：多项匹配（令万千考生泪洒考场，痛不欲生！）

实用技巧：

1． 掌握每一选项的中文意思，想象在每一选项表达或描述的情况下说话人可能使用的字句。

2． 若听到文中内容与某选项完全一致，一般大胆排除该选项。

3． 正确选项中的表述与文中某部分内容存在同义关系。（某部分内容或者只是一个单词或词组；或者是一个句子）

4． 注意说话人语气。（该方法尤其适用于判断说话人的态度）

5． 考生在平时要多了解各种商业场合的语言运用。

第三项：多项选择

实用技巧：

1．所有问题均按照行文的先后顺序进行提问。

2．对于每一个问题，说话人都有明确的提示性的阐述，所以解题的关键是发现和听懂这些提示。

3．提示性词语的使用。一般说话人所使用的提示词有：but；but I think；real„；fact is that„；„not the case；it is „ which/that„；

4． 某些词语与答案中的词语为同义词。

5．通过举例，让读者推断出答案。

6．将答案放在所举的例子前面。

7．说话人对于听者的迷惑包括：

（1）开头提出一些所谓的原因，而将真正的原因放在最后。

（2）说话人会以较为快的速度，让听话人听到一些“提示”，通常是一些支言片语，用来迷惑听者。这些“提示”中的文字往往直接出现在选项中。

8． 结合以上几点，不难发现在本项的正确答案都是间接的给出，通常要经过说话人2到3步的阐述。

口语部分

整个考试时间：16分钟左右。

第一项：询问个人信息

本项考试的时间：3分钟左右。

本项考试的形式：由考官逐个向考生提出问题，考生进行回答。

本项考试内容：涉及个人信息的诸多方面，考官的提问更是千变万化，但一定设计个人信息的某个方面。通常，为了核对考生资格，考官会问以下问题：What’s your name?/can you spell your family name?/can you spell your surname?/ what’s your number? 回答范例：My name is Ray.That’s R-A-Y, Ray.本项考试的目的是：考官借助于对考生个人信息的提问，核对考生考试资格，并通过与考生

之间的交流，考察考生的发音，语法和用词。

本项考试从难度上来说是口语三项考试之末，但由于其为考试第一项，所以考生在本项中留给考官们的印象至关重要。考生们必须认真对待。

考生在本项考试中必须做到：

1．克服考试开始时的紧张情绪。方法：提前进入考场，适应考场环境。了解考试模式，进行模拟训练。

2．听清考官所问之问题。若没有听懂，可以要求考官重复其问题。方法：使用I am sorry but could you repeat your question?/I beg your pardon, Madam(Sir)?等句型。

3．全面地回答考官提出的问题，不能跑题。

实用技巧：A.对于考官提出的特殊疑问句，首先使用单词、词组或句子给予明确的答复。然后阐述理由。B.对于考官提出的一般疑问句，首先答复yes或者no，然后阐述理由。C.对于考官提出的选择疑问句，方法同A。

4．不要与另一位考生交流，不要干扰另一位考生的答题。

5．有时由于时间问题，考官有可能非常简单地进行本项甚至打断考生的答题，这考生的临场表现没有任何关系。出现上述情况，切忌紧张。

第二项：话题的讨论

本项考试的时间：6分钟左右

本项考试的形式：每个考生从给定的三个话题中任选一个进行一分钟的阐述，在阐述之前有一分钟进行准备，可以做笔记。另一考生认真听取对方阐述（可以作笔记），并在对方阐述完毕后，提问其一到两个问题，对方给予回答。

本项考试内容：本项考试中所給出的话题的范围包括：广告、求职、通信联系、商业交流、经营者与顾客的关系、财政、会计、生产管理、生产安全、员工健康、员工管

理、员工招聘、员工培训、市场、销售、货物运输、技术等等。

本项考试的目的是：考官借助考生对自选观点话题的解释与阐述，考察考生的英语语言组织

能力（包括个人意见、观点的提出、表达、解释和结论）。同时附带考察考生的发音，语法和用词。

本项考试从难度上来说居于口语三项考试之中。

考生在本项考试中必须做到：

1．充分利用本项开始之前的一分钟准备时间做好笔记。笔记格式范例：

Opening sentence:______________________________

Main points

*___________________

*___________________

*___________________

Supporting ideas

*___________________

*___________________

*_________________

Concluding sentence:______________________________________________

2．本项考试的顺序问题：考生一定要遵守以下的顺序。首先提出观点（参见3）。然后阐述理由，随即给出具体论据。最后进行总结。

3．开头陈述观点时所使用的句型：

A.所选择的观点本身是特殊疑问句的格式。例如：how to fill a key vacancy

使用：to„, we should„/ we should„in order to„/we can solve the problem by doing„等句型。例如：To fill a key vacancy, we should„./We should„in order to fill a key vacancy./We can solve the problem by„.B.所选择的观点本身短语的格式。例如：the importance of having a good CV

使用：I think „ is „/In my opinion, „ is „/From my point of view, „ is „等句型。

例如：From my point of view, the importance of having a good CV is that„

4．结尾总结时所用的句型：Therefore,„/In a word,„/That’s my opinion./

5．由于考生在本项考试中只有一分钟的时间，因此建议考生只陈述一个观点，给出两个理由，两个论据，一个总结。共计六句话，时间分配为每句十秒钟。

6．考生相互询问以及回答中的注意事项：不要提问对方难度较大或模棱两可的问题，以免产生不必要的对抗心理。导致后续考试中合作的不愉快。提问方可以针对某个细节向对方提问，使得对方可以自然的重复自己的观点。回答方对提问方的问题仅做简要回答，主要是重复自己的观点。

第三项 问题的讨论和解决

本项考试的时间：7分钟左右

本项考试的形式：每个考生得到相同的文字资料，按照要求对需要解决的问题进行讨论，并最终得出结果。考生在进行考试前有30秒时间阅读文字材料，并且在考试过程中可以参考材料。

本项考试内容：本项考试为考生模拟了商业工作的真实环境，包括商业活动中任何可以进行双向交流的场合。但仍然处于以下范围中：广告、求职、通信联系、商业交流、经营者与顾客的关系、财政、会计、生产管理、生产安全、员工健康、员工管理、员工招聘、员工培训、市场、销售、货物运输、技术等等。

本项考试的目的是：考官考察考生运用英语进行交流的能力。包括：正确的组织和进行对话的能力；对问题做出正确的回应和分析的能力；做出判断的能力。

本项考试从难度上来说居于口语三项考试之首。

考生在本项考试中必须做到：

1．仔细阅读本项考试文字材料，明确所要达到的目的。（讨论什么；决定什么）

2．在讨论的开头迅速对所讨论的话题的背景进行简单介绍。

实用技巧：将文字材料中的字句进行简化并表达出来。（见范例）

3．两名考生讨论和解决的问题进行。

实用步骤1：一问一答式的讨论（范例1）

A提问（一句话）——B回答（一句话），阐述理由（两句话），A附和（一句话），阐述理由（两句话）——一B提问（一句话）——A回答（一句话）,阐述理由（两句话），B附

和（一句话），阐述理由（两句话）.——A或B定下决定（一句话）——B或A支持决定（一句话）。

这种方法思路清晰明确，但切忌回答过于简单。

实用步骤2：各自阐述观点的讨论（范例2）

A阐述观点（一句话）和理由（两句话）——B对A的观点表态（一句话），阐述自己的观点并阐述理由（两句话）——双方讨论，深入阐述本人观点（A，B各两句话）——定下决定（A，B各一句话）。

这种方法适合对问题的辩论。但考生需注意彼此的交流。

篇2：剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

语言的丰富化与口语化不是一日之功，但也要总结规律。比如，用一些语气词如“well，right?”等和反义疑问句可以使语言较为自然。一些口语化的词组如“icing on the cake，sell like hotcakes，ballyhoo，shelf sitter”等也可以给会话增色。当然粗俗的俚语在商务会话中是不允许的。另外，书面用语如“ne ertheless，furthermore，in addition，utmost”等非但不会让考官欣赏，反而显得做作、不自然。正所谓“过犹不及”，要做到恰到好处，必须对词汇和短语的色彩有精确体会。必须指出的是，口语化不等于散漫化。BEC口语的目的还是为商务主题服务的，所以决不能沦为聊天式的极其随便的对话。要学会运用会话模式，如开题质询观点扩展型对话，并掌握有效的相关口语技巧，如Echo，Objection，Proposition，De elopment，Hypothesis，Definition，Interrogation，Repetition等。关键在于应做到“casual without losing focus”，即“外松内紧”。要注重积累商务案例。对于任一题目，只说一大堆理由，是很难得高分的，即使理由本身非常正确。关键在于必须有活生生的例子说明问题。这一点上，临时抱佛脚是没有用的，务必平时注意收集并在会话中运用恰当的例子。

重视口试中非语言因素的作用。

在BEC口试中，非语言因素也起着很大作用。有的考生平时英语口语还是很过硬的，可在口试中分数并不高，为什么会出现这种情况呢?首先，考生面对考官时太紧张了，不能正常发挥。其次，考生以为口语考试就是看发音，语音语调正确，说话流利，口语分就会很高。其实不然。口试时考生要面对考官，给考官留下第一印象的是考生着装是否大方得体，干净整洁。一般来讲，适度的自我包装可以使考生更加自信。因此有条件的男生可以穿上商务西服，打上领带;女生可以穿上职业套装，化淡妆。这样也会使考生很快进入角色并给考官留下良好的第一印象。

结语

BEC是取证考试。BEC口试是对考生语法、词汇、语篇、语音、语调、商务知识、跨文化交际能力的综合性测试，因此BEC口试的前期准备工作是至关重要的。考生需要熟悉口试内容形式，有针对性地掌握各知识点并加以训练。口试时，考生需克服紧张心理，做到游刃有余。相信以上备考技巧会有助于考生顺利通过测试并拿到证书。

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篇3：剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

剑桥商务英语BEC高级一年考两次，5月和11月的第三个周六。费用大致为520元（按报名当天的汇率折算，每年都有浮动）。报名大约在考前2个月左右。成绩大约在考好后2个月在教育部考试中心的网站上可以查到。要最后拿到证书至少得等考完后的三个月左右。

BEC高级考试整体难度介于六级和高口之间（一般认为），但其中也有不确定因素。我本人的考试结果就是一个例子。这个慢点再谈。如果你实力还可以的话，可以直接考高级。

BEC高级考试由读、写、听、说四个部分组成。每个部分都单独评分，分为四个档次：由好至差依次为：Exceptional, Good, Borderline, Weak。没有达到Weak的为Fail，一项Fail，就拿不到证书了。BEC高级考试的题型和我们习惯的中国式英语考试（如高考，四六级）和托福有很大区别，因此难度也相应增加。除非你是大牛，一般都要花一定的精力去准备。第一部分、培训班和复习资料

考BEC，我没有上培训班，基本上是自己复习的。但是系统复习之前，我曾做过一件非常精怪的事情——我去报了新东方的BEC班，领了它的资料，把有用的东西复印了一遍，并按时去听了第一节课，了解了考试的大致情况，然后火速全额退班。当时比较有用的资料是新东方内部编的一本商务英语词汇手册，现在也已经成书发行了，叫做《BEC词汇宝典》什么的。我买来看过，里面加了例句，但错误百出，完全整理后大概有百来个错误。但大部分错误不影响商务英语词汇学习，仍然推荐给大家。不知现在有没有修订过。

BEC考试官方教材：新编剑桥商务英语（高级）pass Cambridge BEC3学生用书 经济科学出版社，有配套磁带，强烈推荐。里面的内容与真题极为接近，是必备的参考书。考高级的同学中级的教材不妨也买来看看，可以增加商务背景知识，对写作和口语都是有好处的。

听说复旦大学出版社的《剑桥商务英语考试必备高级》（配套磁带）也很不错，我没有用过。另外，有空也可以看看businessweek,the economist等英文杂志。

第二部分、BEC高级考试题型介绍

1、阅读部分

阅读分为6部分。时间60分钟。第一部分8句句子，5篇短文。要求判断这些句子那篇短文是有关系的。这部分其实不是很难，一般做法是先迅速地看8句句子，划出每句句子重点词汇或内容。然后再看短文，看一篇就把能确定的选一下，5篇下来估计不能确定也就一两个，然后再斟酌一下。实在不行那就扔硬币吧。第二部分从7句句子中选出6句填到一篇较长文章的6个空格里。这个部分普遍反映是比较难的。是阅读部分最难的一题。花的时间可能也比较多一点。做法与上面一题基本差不多，但这题除了正确理解每句句子意思外，还是要仔细看每个空格的上下文，找出逻辑关系，这是解题的关键。总之，做这个题一定要心平气和，非常仔细。

第三部分是一篇文章，6个四选一的单选题。这个没什么好说的，六级做多了，这个自然不在话下，只是切忌要细心，因为可能有陷阱。

第四部分是完形填空，很简单的。第五部分是一篇文章，当中有10个空，让你自己填空，一般性填的都是副词、代词等虚词。也不难。

第六部分是类似于6级的改错题，主要考查语法，难度还是有一点的。做阅读题状态是关键，也就是说考前一定要休息好，让大脑处在清醒的状态。否则文章一长，再加上你可能不熟悉的商务背景，很有可能怎么读都读不懂。第一第二部分是最难的，做不好很容易影响心情。可以在做模拟提的时候就尝试先迅速把后面的题目做掉，留下多点时间来仔细考虑句子填空等难题。考试的时候尽量用自己习惯的顺序做题，以免算不准时间。BEC高级考试一年考两次，5月和11月的第三个周六，整体难度介于六级和高口之间，由读写听说四个部分组成。每个部分都单独评分，分为四个档次：由好至差依次为：Exceptional, Good, Borderline, Weak。

2、作文

作文分为两部分。共70分钟。第一部分是图表分析，120-140字。图表分析如何写，经济科学出版社的那本官方教材讲得很清楚，也有不少例文，可以对照着学习写作。要注意涵盖信息点，如

图表上的最高点，最低点，转折，波动，保持不变，平稳上升下降等一定要捕捉住并准确描绘出来。准备时可以整理一下分析走势的词汇，如上涨、下跌、稳定、翻几番等，每种状态都要准备几种说法，保证用词的多样性。如果碰到两条折线做趋势比较的，要慎重对待，这类难度较大的图表分析在平时要多花时间练习。这部分写作是很好准备的，不需要专业背景，只要了解特定的词汇并多加练习就可以写得很好。

第二部分有三道题，任选一题200-250字。其实是三种商用文体。一种是letter,一种是report,还有一种是proposal.你只要任选一题即可。对于这三种文体的写作，教材上都有介绍。个人感觉letter和report比较好写。作文一定要注意格式，以及商务礼貌用语，这些都是可以通过准备熟练掌握的。这部分作文难是难在提示少，具体内容必须自己展开，这就要求考生有比较扎实的商业背景，编故事能编得像，用词要准确。最好是事先精心准备自己最擅当时我考的题目是一家公司某产品的销售不佳，要求写一份报告分析原因并提出建议。我是这样写的：

第一部分 简单介绍产品的销售状况：2个月内总销量多少，比之前下降多少，问题严重不得不引起重视等等。

第二部分 具体分析销量下降的原因： 1替代产品出现 2广告投入减少 3未及时开辟新的市场

第三部分 提出建议：1进一步细分市场，改良产品，扩大市场份额 2增加广告投入，提高知名度 3开发新市场，培育新的消费者

这样写内容比较充实，不会感觉很空洞。写作的时间肯定是够的，能多写尽量多写，同时把握好结构层次。商务知识不是突击出来的，要慢慢积累，对于非商科背景的考生更是如此。的不妨看看BEC2的教材，也可以读一些概念），大家可以多准备一下。

3、听力

听力分为3部分，30个空，共约40分钟（30分钟听，10分钟填答案）。听力部分是整个考试中最难的，尽管它每部分

要放两遍。

第一部分听一个人独白，填12个空（up to 3 words or a number）

第二部分听5个短的独白，做10道配对题。也就是将10个选项与5段独白做同主题或相关内容配对。有时你听到某个词组难的。

第三部分听一段长的对话，做8道三选一的单选题。难度比上面一题稍微低一点。过了，这时要把注意力放在下一题。根据经验，很多复习材料的听力难度远远低于实际考试的难度（包括新东方教材）。而经济科学出版社的教材与考试难度相当。所以好好研究这本教材的听力题是很重要的。关于语音，BEC是英国考试，所以听力自然是BRITAIN ENGLISH。平时听VOA的，可以改听BBC磨耳朵。为了考试只好这样切换，但若你立志学美音，这时要千万警惕不要发生口音掺杂的现象。

主题: 剑桥商务英语考试解题技巧和策略之攻略zt

小吴是北京地区某高校中文系大四的学生，面对严峻的就业形势，他选择了多考一些证书以便求职这条路。像大学英语四级、六级，国家计算机二级，秘书职业资格等证书他都顺利拿到手了。然而，学习用功、非常自信的他最近却很忐忑不安：“离BEC考试时间很近了，但我准备得还不充分。”小吴说的BEC考试是剑桥商务英语证书考

试

（BUSINESS

ENGLISH

CERTIFICATE），是由教育部考试中心和英国剑桥大学考试委员会合作，于1993年起举办的考试。该系列考试是一项语言水平考试，根据公务或商务工作的实际需要，对考生在一般工作环境下和商务活动中使用英语的能力从听、说、读、写4个方面进行全面考查，对成绩及格者提供由英国剑桥大学考试委员会颁发的标准统一的成绩证书。今年的考试时间原本定于5月举行，但由于非典的缘故，考试时间延至9月中旬。BEC怎么考

在考试即将来临之际，考生应当如何准备

复习应考？对此，笔者采访了北京新东方学校的BEC考试专家刘军老师。据刘军介绍，BEC考试分两个阶段进行。第一阶段为笔试，包括阅读、写作和听力，第二阶段为口试。考试时间分别为：

BEC初级：阅读、写作90分钟，听力约40分钟（含填写答题卡时间），口试12分钟； BEC中级：阅读60分钟、写作45分钟、听力约40分钟（含填写答题卡时间）、口试14分钟； B EC高级：阅读60分钟、写作70分钟、听力约40分钟（含填写答题卡时间）、口试16分钟。临考应该做些什么

刘军认为，今年的考试无论是初级、中级还是高级，其题型、所要考查的知识点与历年相比都不会有太大变化，对此广大考生不必担心。马上就要考试了，考生应当保持一种比较平和的心态，相信自己平时老师上课所讲的内容，力求能够消化一遍，然后好好静下心来对题型进行分析，因为 BEC考试的题型跟考研及英语四、六级考试不太相同。

一般性谈话或讨论等，还应能听懂所熟悉要想达到上述要求，最根本的对策就是听力基本功。要在听力方面有所突破，就必须听熟一定量的语音材料。他指出，阅读中有精读和泛读，同样的道理，听力中也分为精听和泛听。目前就听力的训练方法而言，普遍存在似是而非的做法，很多人在学习过程中多以泛听为主，只强调听懂大意。每天戴着随身听，坐车的时候听，打饭、打水的时候听，睡觉以前还听，但结果却是事倍功半。

他认为，练习听力要以精听为主，泛听为辅。听写是练习听力最根本的方法，其要领就是反复听、尽量写，直到实在写不出来时再去核对原文。他说，反复精听一盘语音纯正的磁带时，不难发现：平常不易注意的地方，这时就会注意到。这样，篇章的每一个细节都能在考生的脑海里留下深刻的印象，这对纠正发音和强化口耳互动训练，都极为重要。听写的严格训练可以为口语和听力打下坚实的基础。

解题技巧和策略

他提醒广大考生，在有了一定的基础之后，要想取得好成绩，B EC考试还要有一定的解题技巧和策略：

第一，答案原则上采用录音材料中的文字。因为阅卷时，一般应严格按照所得到的答案进行阅卷。这样直接来源于录音中的答案，会有相当大的优势。但肯定有一部分试题不能完全用录音中的内容去回答，需要用自己的语言，如果强行用文中的语言，反倒不行。这就要求考生灵活应对。

第二，答案力求内容丰富简洁。内容丰富主要体现在对问题应答的主题大意上，而简洁则是对语言掌握程度及考试时间上的要求。

第三，答题时还应当注意词尾的变化。命题者非常重视词尾的变化，一个动词的过去分词形式，如果单词对了，但词尾错了，也不能得分。

第四，听力如果是事实题，考生应重注意6个W，如：what，where等。阅读理解题如何得高分

阅读理解在考试中占了很大比重，是决定考试成败的一大题型。很多考生在这上面下了很多功夫，但是在最后的复习冲刺中，怎样才能争取在这个题型上拿更多的分呢？刘军老师提出了以下几点建议：1.抓住句子结构，通过语法知识来进行拆分理解。在阅读理解中，找出主、谓、宾结构，然后把从句和插入语也都表示出来，这样句子的意思就不难理解了。2.注意从整体上把握全篇。在把每句的意思弄懂的基础上，要高屋建瓴地统领全篇的内容，抓住中心主题，按照要求答题。有的考生担心自己对专业的商务知识了解不多，害怕在考试中吃亏，刘军老师认为考生不必对此过于担心，现在也不必恶补这方面的知识，考试虽然对专业的商务知识有涉及，但总的来说涉及不多，而且，即使考试时会涉及商务知识，那也只是作为阅读文章的载体出现，考生在这方面不会怎么吃亏的。

对于写作，刘军老师认为更多地要靠平时积累。现阶段来说，考生可以看一些比较好的范文。在考试时，考生也不必过于紧张，心态很重要，不要轻易下笔，不要在试卷上过多地涂改，写作时应力求保持卷面的整洁。

篇4：剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps .

For each gap 9– 14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet .

Do not use any letter more than once .

There is an example at the beginning .(0)

Your Career Path Can Lead You Anywhere

We used to be advised to plan our careers. We were told to make a plan during the later stages of our education and continue with it through our working lives.(0)_____ some people still see careers in this way. However, to pursue a single option for life has always been unrealistic.

Planning for a single career assumes that we set out with a full understanding of our likes and dislikes and the employment opportunities open to us. (9)____ For most people this degree of certainty about the future does not exist.

Our initial choice of career path and employer is often based on inadequate knowledge and false perceptions. But with age and experience, we develop new interests and aptitudes and our priorities alter. The structure of the employment market and, indeed of employment itself, is subject to change as both new technologies and new work systems are introduced (10) _____ We must face the uncertainties of a portfolio career.

It is clear from the recent past that we cannot foresee the changes which will affect our working lives. The pace of change is accelerating , as a result of which traditional career plans will be of very limited use. (11)_____ They will need updating to reflect changes in our own interests as well as in the external work environment. Flexible workers already account for about half the workforce. (12)______ We are likely to face periods as contract workers, self-employed freelances, consultants, temps or part-timers.

Many employers encourage staff to write a personal development development (PDP) (13)_____ Although some people use it only to review the skills needed for their job, a PDP could be the nucleus of wider career plan –setting out alternative long-term learning needs and a plan of self-development.

A report issued by the Institute of Employment Studies advises people to enhance their employability by moving from traditional technical skills towards the attainment of a range of transferable skills. (14)_____ Instead, special schemes should be established to encourage people to examine their effectiveness and to consider a wider range of needs.

0 A B C D E F G H

A This dual effect means that the relationship between employers and workers has evolved to such and extent that we can no longer expect a long-term relationship with one employer.

B. It carries an implicit assumption that we ourselves, and the jobs we enter, will change little during our working lives.

C. This growth suggests that a career plan should not be expressed only in terms of full-time employment but should make provision for the possibility of becoming one of the.

D this is a summary of one’s personal learning needs and an action plan to meet them.

E Consequently, they must now accommodate a number of objectives and enable us to prepare for each on a contingency basis.

F However, it warns that employers often identify training needs through formal appraisals, which take too narrow a view of development.

G . Such a freelance of consultant would be constantly in demand.

篇5：剑桥商务英语BEC高级听力口试心得

· For each question 31 - 40 write one word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.

How to make more of meetings

You should know what ends you want to achieve in a meeting before it starts and prepare for it (0)……reading any papers circulated beforehand, and carefully thinking about (31)…… you want to say. This may sound rather boring, but solid preparation is the key to successful meetings: A great (32)……of time and energy can be wasted through simple lack of planning.

The most important issues are not always given the most time in the general running of meetings. People are often unwilling (33)…… discuss important budgetary matters because they do not fully understand them, but (34)…… becomes an expert when it comes to discussing the colour of the new curtains, or what type of coffee to buy The discussion of (35)…… trivial matters as these, therefore, should be saved until the end of the meeting.

During the meeting it is essential to stick to the agenda so (36)……to avoid the common problem of repetition. At the same time you (37)…… to be sensitive to other people s ideas and feelings, and never lose your temper. Be prepared to accept (38)…… implement a suggestion that is contrary to (39)…… own ideas if it is an improvement on them; such honesty and flexibility are signs of good leadership and earn respect.

Finally, remember that when a decision is made it is important to act (40)…… it and to honour all the commitments you have made in the meeting.

PART SIX

Questions 41 - 50

· In most lines of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text.

篇6：BEC高级口试真题

1. Customer Relations: the importance of making customers feel valued

2. Company growth: the importance to a company of controlling expansion

3. Marketing: how to ensure that agents maintain a high level of effectiveness when representing a company

4. Time Management: the importance of planning work time effectively

5. Project Development: how to ensure inter-departmental co-operation on new projects

6. Purchasing: how to evaluate and select new products

7. Personnel Management: the importance to a company of having well motivated staff

8. Strategic Planning: how to decide whether to purchase or rent company premises

9. Sales: how to ensure that price levels for new products are set appropriately

10. Communication Skills: the importance of foreign language training for selected employees

11. Advertising: how to select a suitable agency to handle a company’s advertising

12. Finance: how to decide whether to float a company on the stock-market

13. Marketing: the importance to a company of offering its products on the world-wide web

14. Staff Training: how to evaluate the effectiveness of company training programmes

15. Company Growth: how to decide when it is the right time for a business to expand

16. Public Relations: the importance to a company of sponsoring well-known personalities from the arts and popular culture

17. Recruitment: how to ensure that the best candidate for a post is selected

18. Information Management: how to analyse and make effective use of information

19. Sales: the importance of brand image in ensuring that products or services sell well

20. Technology: the importance to a company of keeping up-to-date with internet developments

21. Quality Control: how to ensure that a company consistently maintains quality control standards

22. Product Promotion: how to make effective use of the media when promoting a new product or service

23. Product Management: the importance of teamwork for the effective management of projects

24. Health and Safety: how to develop a responsible attitude among staff to the health and safety requirements of accompany

25. Technology: the importance of computer skills for the workplace of the future

26. Communications: how to ensure that e-mail is used appropriately by staff for internal and external communications

27. Staff Development: how to administer a staff budget effectively

28. Market Research: the importance of finding out about customers’ habits and attitudes

29. Financial Management: how to identify ways of reducing costs in a company

30. Communication: how to achieve an effective working relationship between different departments within a company

31. Communication skills: the importance of understanding cultural differences when working in an international environment

32. Personnel Management: the importance of providing employees with clear job descriptions

33. Company Growth: how to ensure that company growth proceeds at the optimum rate

34. Time Management: how to manage a heavy workload effectively

35. Health and Safety: the importance to a company of having a Health and Safety policy

36. Human Resources: how to ensure that staff at all levels receive appropriate feedback on individual performance

Samples(部分口语试题参考答案)

1、Customer Relations: how to maintain customer interest in a company’s products

As is know to all, it is very important for a company to maintain customer interest in their products. I think a company should try every possible way to retain its current customers.

First, it should always make sure that it provides its customers with quality goods and after-sales service. Second, it should lay enough emphasis on the feedback from its current customers and take prompt action to take care of their needs and demands. Third, if possible it may provide some incentives to its old customers. For example, it can grant a certain discount to them if their purchases reach a certain amount. Apart from all these, a company should design strategies to attract new customers and create transactions with them, to expand their customer base, so to speak. These strategies include product diversification and upgrading.

All in all, a company should try its utmost to keep its current customers satisfied with its products and services, and at the same time it should stay ahead of the market through product and pricing strategies.

2、How to fill a key vacancy

In order to fill a key vacancy, a company will usually follow the same standard procedure.

It will begin by producing an accurate job description of what it would like the successful candidate to do. From this, it can then produce a profile of this ideal candidate, which is a list of skills, experience, attributes and so on.

Having produced this profile, the company must then decide on the best recruitment method to capture a candidate with this profile. This might be an internal advertisement or an external advertisement in a newspaper, on the Internet say, even an agency or perhaps a headhunter.

Having decided on the best recruitment method, the advertisements are then placed or the headhunter contacted and a list of candidates will be then drawn up to be put through the company’s recruitment processes. This might be interviews, psychometric tests or even hand-writing analysis. This will then produce the ideal candidate for the company.

The company will then have to negotiate terms with this candidate and, hopefully, this will result in terms which are both affordable for the company and attractive enough to get the candidate they want.

Background Information

3、Career Planning: how to assess the career opportunities provided by different types of companies

Career Planning

Even after a job is offered and accepted, career decisions must be made. On-the-job experience may affect the desired path. Aspiring to achieve a position above the present position is natural. The planned career path to that position may involve either a series of promotions within the firm or switching to a different firm. While planning a career path is a useful motivator, the plans should be achievable. If everyone planned to be president of a company, most plans would not be achieved. This can cause frustration. A preferable career path would include short-term goals, since some ultimate goals may take twenty years or longer. The use of short-term goals can reinforce confidence as goals are achieved.

Career Development: the importance of acquiring a range of skills throughout your career

It is important a person to have a range of skills in the course of his career development. When he has a range of skills, he is obviously more competitive than those who don’t and therefore has more chances of promotion. And it will be easier for him to find a job outside his company if he is not satisfied with his present job. In addition, a person with a range of skills is more likely to work his way up to the top of the corporate ladder.

4、Human Resources: how to provide effective support for new members of staff

Training: The importance of a continuous programme of staff training within a company

Staff Management: how to achieve and maintain high motivation among a workforce

Motivating Employees: Employees tend to be more satisfied with their jobs if they are provided (1) compensation that is aligned with their performance, (2) job security, (3) a flexible work schedule, and (4) employee involvement programs. Firms should offer job security, compensation that is tied to employee performance, more flexible work schedules, and more employee involvement programs. To the extent that job satisfaction can motivate employees to improve their performance, firms may be able to a higher production level by providing greater job satisfaction.

5、Marketing Research

Managers cannot always wait for information to arrive in bits and pieces from the marketing intelligence system. They often require formal studies of specific situations. For example, Toshiba wants to know how many and what kinds of people or companies will buy its new superfast laptop computer. Or Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois, needs to know what percentage of its target market has heard of Barat, how they heard, what they know, and how they feel about Barat. In such situations, the marketing intelligence system will not provide the detailed information needed. Managers will need marketing research.

We define marketing research as the systematic design, collection, analysis, and reporting of data and findings relevant to a specific marketing situation facing an organization. Every marketer needs research. Marketing researchers engage in a wide variety of activities, ranging from market potential and market share studies, to assessments of customer satisfaction and purchase behavior, to studies of pricing, distribution, and promotion activities.

A company can conduct marketing research in its own research department or have some or all of it done outside. Although most large companies have their own marketing research departments, they often use outside firms to do special research tasks or studies. A company with no research department has to buy the services of research firms.

6、Marketing: the importance of packaging products appropriately

In recent times, numerous factors have made packaging an important marketing tool. Increased competition and clutter on retail store shelves means that packages now must perform many sales tasks-from attracting attention, to describing the product, to making the sale. Companies are realizing the power of good packaging to create instant consumer recognition of the company or brand. For example, in an average supermarket, which stocks 15,000 to 17,000 items, the typical shopper passes by some 300 items per minute, and 53 percent of all purchases are made on impulse. In this highly competitive environment, the package may be the seller’s last chance to influence buyers. It becomes a “five-second commercial.” The Campbell Soup Company estimates that the average shopper sees its familiar red and white can 76 times a year, creating the equivalent of $26 million worth of advertising.

7、Market Research: the importance of doing market research before launching a new product

Sales: How to sell a product effectively in international markets

Product Promotion: the importance of selecting appropriate members of staff to attend exhibitions

Communication: the importance in business of maintaining contact with clients

Public Relations: the importance of adequate supervision and training of staff who deal with the public

8、Management: How to run a meeting successfully

Transport Management: the importance to a business of an efficient public transport system

Any distribution of products from producers to wholesalers or from wholesalers to retailers requires transportation. The cost of transporting some products can exceed the cost of producing them. An efficient form of transportation can result in higher costs and lower profits for the firm. For each form of transportation, firms should estimate timing, cost, and availability. This assessment allows the firm to choose an optimal method of transportation. The most common forms of transportation used to distribute products are truck, rail, air, water, pipeline.

Transport Management: the importance of using environmentally friendly means of transport whenever possible

9、Health & Safety

Employee Safety: Firms ensure that the workplace is safe for employees by closely monitoring the production process. Some obvious safety precautions are to check machinery and equipment for proper working conditions, require safety glasses or any other equipment that one can prevent injury, and emphasize any special safety precautions in training seminars.

Firms that create a safe working environment prevent injuries and improve the morale of their employees. Many firms, such as Allied Signal, now identify workplace safety as one of their main goals. Levi Strauss and Company imposes safety guidelines not only its U.S. facilities but also on Asian factories where some of its clothes are made. Starbucks Coffee Company has developed a code of conduct in an attempt to improve the quality of life in coffee-producing countries.

10、Life Skills: the importance of being able to cope with stress in a job