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剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟46
剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟46
LISTENING
PARTONE
●Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.
●Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow,
●Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.
ConversationOne
●Lookatthenotesbelow.
●Youwillhearananswerphonemessagefromawomanaboutameeting.
MESSAGE
To:
PaulJames
From:
MariaHopwood,Londonoffice
Re:
PlanningMeetingnextweek
Alsoattendingmeeting:
1
Pleasebring(a)detailsabout 2
(b)suggestionsfor 3
willsendyouthe 4 byemail
ConversationTwo
●Lookatthenotesbelow.
●Youwillhearawomanphoninghercompany'slegaldepartmentaboutemploymentcontracts.
PhoneMessageforSimonSmith
EmmaPayntonhasaqueryaboutcontractsfornew 5 .
Sheneedstoknowthemaximumlengthallowedfora 6 .
Also,if 7 isrequired,cansheincludeitinthehourlyrate?
Couldyoucheckacontractfromanew 8 .
ConversationThree
●Lookatthenotesbelow.
●YouwillhearsomeoneintheProductionDepartmentofacompanyphoningacolleagueintheHumanResourcesDepartment.
NotesReProductionDepartment'sRequirement
Newbusinessmeansthatproductionneedsstafftowork 9 untilMayworkatweekendswillbepaidat 10 applicationformsshouldbegivento 11 by1stDec.
Staffshouldindicatewhich 12 theyareabletowork.
PARTTWO
SectionOne
●Youwillhearfiveshortrecordings.
●Foreachrecording,decidewhichisthemostimportantactionforthatspeaker.
●Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.
●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
●Youwillhearthefiverecordingstwice.
A.sortoutstaffdisagreements
B.deputetasksfairly
C.obtainallthefacts
D.developarangeofstrategies
E.establishcleargoals
F.carryoutregularschedule
G.clarifyalljobdescriptions
H.actimmediately
SectionTwo
●Youwillhearanotherfiverecordings.
●Foreachrecording,decidewhichvisitorthespeakeristalkingabout.
●Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.
●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
●Youwillhearthefiverecordingstwice.
A.ahealthandsafetyofficial
B.arealtor
C.aninsuranceagent
D.ajournalist
E.aforeignbuyer
F.alawyer
G.amarketingconsultant
H.atravelagent
PARTTHREE
●YouwillheararadiointerviewwithRichardWood,thefounderofBookstore,acompanythatsellsbooksontheInternet.
●Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter(A,BorC.forthecorrectanswer.
●Youwillheartherecordingtwice.
23、RichardWoodstartedtheInternetcompany,Bookstore,becausehefelt
A.hewasearningverylittleinhisjob.
B.hehadreachedtheageforacareerchange.
C.hehadtorespondtoabusinessopportunity.
24、WhatdidRichardWoodconsiderwhenchoosinghisproduct?
A.Whetherthesupplierscouldrespondquicklytodemand.
B.Whethercustomerswouldbeworriedabouttheprice.
C.Whethertheproductcouldbedistributedaroundtheworldeasily.
25、WhydidRichardWooddecideonbooksandnotCDsashisproduct?
A.Thedemandforbooksismoreinternational.
B.Peoplewithcomputersbuymanybooks.
C.Thereisagreaterrangeofbooktitlesavailable.
26、AccordingtoRichardWood,whathasbeenanimportantelementinBookstore'ssuccess?
A.Attractinggoodpersonnel.
B.Themanynewideasthatweregenerated.
C.Hisknowledgeofcomputersoftware.
27、WhatwasBookstore'ssalesrevenueattheendof1997?
A.$120million.
B.$230million.
C.$310million.
28、Bookstore'sprofitsarelowbecauseof
A.moneyspentonpromotion.
B.fluctuationsinthestockmarket.
C.changesinthemanagementstructure.
29、WhyisBookstore'scustomerservicesosuccessful?
A.Thecompanyisabletoofferanybooktitleinprint.
B.Thecompanydealswithcomplaintsinapositiveway.
C.Thecompanygivesprioritytoordersfromregularcustomers.
30、Bookstorecanperformbetterthanitscompetitorsbecause
A.itsdistributionnetworkismoreefficient.
B.ithasawidershareoftheinternationalmarket.
C.itsstaffhaveapersonalinvestmentinthecompany.
答案:
LISTENING
PARTONE
ConversationOne
1、(A)(NEW)TRAINEE
[听力原文]
W:
ThisisamessageforMr.James.It'sMariaHopwoodcallingfromtheLondonoffice.
Pleasecouldyougivehimsomeinformationaboutourmeetingnextweek?
Firstofall,wouldyoulethimknowthatanewtraineeshouldbecomingalong,too?
Unfortunatelythesalesmanagerhashadtodropout,butIdon'twanttochangethedateatthisstage.Askhimtomakesurehebringstheinformationweworkedoutlasttimeaboutourprofitmargins,asIdon'tseemtohaveanoteinthelatestreportofhowwearrivedatthosefigures.1'llbringadraftpressrelease,whichI'vebeenworkingonsincewelastmet.Oh,andcouldhealsobringalongalltheideashehasinmindfortheproductlaunch?
I'vegottheadvertisingcopytoshowhim.Itshouldbeagoodmeeting!
I'llfaxthefinalagendathedaybeforethemeeting—no,onsecondthoughts,I'llE-mailit.It'llbeeasierthatway.2、(OUR)(PROFIT)MARGIN(S) 3、PRODUCTLAUNCH 4、(FINAL)AGENDA
ConversationTwo
5、TRAININGSTAFF
[听力原文]
M:
LegalDepartment,SimonSmith'soffice.
W:
Hello,isSimonavailable?
M:
He'sinameeting.CanItakeamessage?
W:
Please.It'sEmmaPaynton,ProductionSupervisor.SimonusuallydoesthecontractsforourServiceEngineers.Um...we'vedecidedtotakeonsometrainingstaff,andI'dliketocheckdetailsbeforeIfinalisetheircontracts.
M:
Aha.
W:
LasttimeSimonokayedsomecontractsherecommendedincludingatrialperiodofthreemonths,andtheemployeehadn'tbeenqualifiedforlong.I'dliketodothesamethistime.Myquestionis,is3-monththemaximumtimeallowed?
M:
Right,gotthat.
W:
Myotherquestionsareaboutfees.I'mgoingtopaybythehour,andalsogiveannualbonuses.Iknowtheywon'tgetsickpay,butcouldSimonadviseonwhetherwe'reobligedtoofferholidaypay,andwhetherthatcanbecalculatedintothehourlyrate?
M:
Fine.
W:
Oh,oneothermatter.IfIfaxhimanothercontract,couldhelookthroughit?
We'rechangingtoanotherdistributor,who'ssentusthedraftdocument,andthewarehousemanagerwantssomeonetogooveritforhim.
M:
OK,I'vegotitall.6、TRIALPERIOD 7、 HOLIDAYPAY 8、DISTRIBUTOR
ConversationThree
9、OVERTIME
[听力原文]
W:
HumanResources.
M:
Nina,thisisMalcolm,fromProduction.
W:
Hi.WhatcanIdoforyou?
M:
We'vejusthadabigorder,tobefinishedinMay.I'mgoingtoneedallthepeopleIcangettodoovertime.
W:
OK,I'llputoutanoticeforapplications.What'sthepayrate?
M:
It'llbetheusualrateofoneandahalftimes,exceptforSaturdaysandSundays.Thenthey'llgetdoublerate.
W:
Right,I'llgetsomeapplicationformsorganised.Whoshouldthestaffsendthemto?
TheProductionManager?
M:
Bettertohandthemtotheirlinemanagers,thentheycanbringupanyquestions.AndI'llneedthenamesbythefirstofDecember.
W:
OK,I'lldothatstraightaway.
M:
Oh,andaskthemtoputdownwhichshiftsthey'dprefer.We'llworkoutthehoursweneedlater.
W:
Allright.
M:
Thanks,Nina,Bye.
W:
Bye.10、DOUBLE(RATE) 11、(THEIR)LINEMANAGER(S) 12、SHIFT(S)
PARTTWO
SectionOne
13、
[听力原文]
W:
Well,ifyoudon'tknowwhatyouraimsare,howcanyouachieveanything?
Thesecretistodecidewhatyourprioritiesarefirst.Ofcourse,it'sessentialthateveryoneinyourteamknowswhatyou'reaimingfor.Thenyoucanworkoutaplanofactiontoreachtheseaims.
14、
[听力原文]
M:
Weallknowhowplanscanfailtofitrealitywithinweeks.Theonlywaytogetoverproblemsistomakesureyou'vegotallthenecessaryinformationabouttheparticularsituation.Onceyouhadagoodunderstandingofallaspectsoftheproblem,thenitbecomesclearerwhatneedstobedonenext.
15、
[听力原文]
M:
Idon'tbelieveinspendingtoomuchtimefindingandanalysingeverypossiblesolutiontoaproblem.Successdependsononethingandonethingalone:
gettingthingsdoneassoonaspossible.Onceyou'vedecidedwhattodo,takeimmediateactionandworkoutthedetailslater—that'smyprinciple.IfIwaiteduntilIhadalltheinformationavailable,Iwouldn'tgetanywhere.
16、
[听力原文]
W:
Don'tforgetthatorganisationsaremadeupofindividualswiththeirowninterests.Andtheyoftenuseinformationandplanstofurthertheirownaims.Politicsanddifferencesinopinionarecommoninlargefirms.SoasIseeit,amanager'smaintaskistosolveproblemsanddifferencesbetweenteammembersinawaythateveryonecanaccept.
17、
[听力原文]
W:
Achievingsuccessissimplerthanweallthink.Aboveall,amanagerneedstomakesurethateveryoneisclearaboutwhatitisthattheirpostinvolves.Everyemployeeneedstoknowexactlywhattheirrolesandtheirresponsibilitiesare.Thenthat'sonelessthingtoworryabout,andtheycangetonwiththeirwork.
SectionTwo
18、
[听力原文]
M:
Thethingis,hewasaverygoodcustomerofoursuntilaboutfiveyearsago,whenwehadthatsafetyproblemwiththeR21.Hedidn'treplytoourliteratureoranythingforallthattime,andthensuddenlythere'sthisphonecall'I'llbeinEnglandnextweek.CouldIfixatimetomeetyou?
'Ithinkhe'lllikethepresentrange