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BEC高级真题集听力原文（2010版）

TEST1

ThisistheBusinessEnglishCertificateHigher2,ListeningTest1.

PartOne.Questions1to12.

Youwillheartheintroductiontoaseminar,calledtheBusinessMasterClass,abouttheuseofInformationTechnologyintheworkplace.

Asyoulisten,forquestions1to12,completethenotes,usinguptothreewordsoranumber.

Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.

Younowhaveforty-fivesecondstoreadthroughthenotes.

[pause]

Nowlisten,andcompletethenotes.

Woman:

Goodmorningeveryoneandwelcome.Thanksforcoming.MynameisJaneWatsonandIlookforwardtomeetingyouallpersonally.Someofyouareherejustfortoday,others,Iknow,willbeattendingforallthreedays.I’mjustgoingtosayafewwordsonbehalfofmycompanywhohaveorganisedthisevent,GlobalConferencesplc.Asyouknow,today’sseminarisTheBusinessMasterClass,tobeconductedbyourdistinguishedguestwhoIwillintroduceinamoment.Butfirstafewquickpointsoforganisationwhichperhapsyou’dliketonote.AllthesessionswilltakeplaceinthishotelexceptforthelastsessiononTomorrow’sSoftware,whichwillbeattheNewCityHotel.Wewillmeetthereat2pmandthiswillgiveusachancetoseeinactionsomeofthethingswehavebeendiscussing.AmapwithdirectionstotheNewCityHotelisavailablefrommeifyouwishtomakeyourownway.Alternativelytherewillbeabusgoingthereat1.30pm.ThereislimitedcarparkingattheNewCityHotelsoifyouwishtodrivethereyouwillneedapermit.Youcangetonefromtheconferenceoffice.

Nowtothereasonweareallhere.WeareveryfortunatetohaveaseminartodayledbyDrMartinSangalli,oneofthemostprominentandwell-respectedcommentatorsintheworldbusinesscommunity.He’sbeenaskedtoadvisemanylargecorporations.HeisaspecialistinthestrategicuseofInformationTechnologyinbanking,pharmaceuticalsandretail.HehashisowncompanycalledLogicSolutions,whichconsultswithsomeofthebiggestnamesintheworldofbusiness.HeisalsoanadvisertoIntertelandanon-executivedirectorofGlobalConferences.Thousandsofbusinessandtechnologymanagershavebenefitedfromreadinghisbest-sellingbook,IntelligentChange.Alwaysinspiringandthoughtprovoking,hisideashavehelpedhundredsoforganisationstogainaglimpseofthefuture.HeisEurope’smostfamousITanalyst.DrSangalli-welcome.

Man:

ThankyouJane,forthatflatteringintroduction.IhopeIcanliveuptoit.Sotobegin.Therearetwomaindifficultiesfacingallcorporationstoday.Firstly,howtomakethemselvesmorecustomer-driven.Secondly,andasaresultofthat,isthequestionofhowtogoaboutthemajortaskofdevelopingandimplementingneworganisationalstructures.Thisisaseniormanagementsessionandisdesignedtoprovideyouwithtwothings.Ihopethatbytheendofthesessionyouwillbeequippedtodesignyourownframeworkforaction.Tohelpyoudothisyouwillalsobeabletotakeawaydocumentationofreal-lifecasestudiesthatI’vebeeninvolvedin.So,ifyouwouldliketolookatthescreen...

Nowlistentotherecordingagain.

ThatistheendofPartOne.Younowhavetwentysecondstocheckyouranswers.

PartTwo.Questions13to22.

Youwillhearfivedifferentbusinesspeopletalkingabouttripstheyhaverecentlybeenon.

Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.LookatTaskOne.Foreachquestion13-17,choosethepurposeofeachtrip,fromthelistA-H.NowlookatTaskTwo.Foreachquestion18-22,choosetheproblemdescribed,fromthelistA-H.

Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording

Younowhavethirtysecondstoreadthetwolists.

Nowlisten,anddothetwotasks.

Ofcourse,Iwaslookingforwardtoit.Imean,itmeantseeingtheresultsofquitealengthyprocesstofindtherightperson,whichImyselfhadinvestedquitealotoftimein.It’sademandingpost,withalotofresponsibility.Ithinkthepotentialwethoughtwe’dspottedisbeingrealised,andthatshe’sgoingtodeliverthesortofnewinitiativeswehopedfor.She’salreadygottheteamadaptingtoherapproach.ButIdidfeelabitstupidinthemeeting,sittingtherewithouttherightfigures.Ijustcan’tbelieveIdidn’tpickupthechart.Icouldstillseeit,sittingonmydesk.

Well,thewholethingwasaseriouschallenge,andifI’mhonestIdidn’treallyfeeluptoitinthefirstplace.Itwasn’tagoodtimetobegoingawayfromtheoffice,andIcertainlydidn’tfeelhappy,beingaskedtopresentprettydifferentideasatthisstageofthegame.Icompletelyunderstandthatthelastthingtheywantedwastohavesomeonedroppinginfromabove,asitwere,andsaying,oh,well,we’vedecidedtochangetherules,etcetera.They’dbeenapplyingthesystemasitwasingoodfaith.AndthenIwasjustsotired.Whatwiththeweddingcelebrationgoingoninthehotel,Idefinitelydidn’tgetenoughrest,andthatleftmedisorientated,soIunderperformed.

Iwasn’thappytobegoingouttherewhentherewassomuchthathadtobedealtwith,justleftthereonmydesk.Mysecretary’sextremelygood,butshecan’tdotheimpossible,obviously.Butitwasclearlycrucialtogetsomekindofideaofwhatitlookedlike,whetherwewereontotherightkindofthing.Gettingtherightlocationandspaceisvital.I’mmoreorlessconvincedthatthisisrightforwhatwewant.Itwillattractcustomers.Thetroubleis,Ihadout-of-datearchitect’splanswithme,soIkeptgettingconfusedaboutthedimensions.Butthehotelstaffwerereallyhelpfulwhenweweretryingtogettheup-to-datestufffaxedthrough.

It’sthefirsttimeI’vebeenovertheresincewedecidedtogoaheadwiththeexpansionandImustsayIwasimpressedwiththenumberofreallygoodcandidatestherewere.Itreallyisagoodregion,intermsofbeingabletoattractandrecruittherightpeopleandI’mconfidentwechosetherightpeople.Iwishthesamethingwastruefortheotherbranches.WhatIjustcan’tbelieveisthatImanagedtosetsuchabadexamplebyarrivingawholehourafterweshouldhavestarted.Ifeltlikearealfool,goingonaboutheavytraffic,whenI’dneveracceptthatkindofexcusemyself!

Theysaiditwasalldifferent,andtheycertainlyweren’twrong!

Icouldhardlybelievesomeofit!

It’sdefinitelyeye-openingtoseewhatpolicycanmeaninreality.Butthewaythey’reapplyingit,Imeantheactualtechniques,reallyisimpressive.Ididn’tsayanything,ofcourse,justtookmynotes,andIwillbedrawingupmyreportassoonasIcan.FI1definitelyberecommendingthatsomeoftheirwaysofgoingaboutthingsgetappliedintheotherbranches.Itwasconfusingatthesametime,Ihavetoadmit.Theywereshowingmeallthesegraphs,differentmodelsofanalysis,andIcouldn’treallyfollowthatwayofpresentingthedata.Andthenthatguy’saccent!

Greathotel,though.

ThatistheendofPartTwo.

PartThree.Questions23to30.

YouwillhearpartofaconversationbetweenamanagementconsultantandtheHumanResourcesmanagerofJenkins,acompanywhichmanufactureschildren’sclothing.

Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter,A,BorC,forthecorrectanswer.

Youhaveforty-fivesecondstoreadthroughthequestions.

Nowlisten,andmarkA,BorC.

Goodmorning,nicetomeetyou.Dositdown.

Thankyou.

Now,you’reHumanResourcesmanagerofJenkins,aren’tyou?

Givemesomebackgroundonthecompany-soIgetageneralpicture.

StephenJenkinsfoundedthecompanynearlythirtyyearsago,andnameditafterhimself,andheranitforalongtime.Lastyearoneofourcompetitorsproposedcombining,withtheideathatseparatelythetwocompaniesweretoosmalltosurvive.Theywereprobablyright,butanywayStephenturneddowntheoffer.Then,becausehewasgettingon,hehandedovertheday-to-dayrunningtohisdaughter,Catherine,whileretainingfullcontrolhimself.

Andyoumakechildren’sclothes,don’tyou?

Aren’tthereproblemsinthesector?

Well,wemostlyselltoretailchains,whichsellthemundertheirownbrandlabels.Thingsaren’taseasyastheywere,whatwithcheapimports,andthemoreexpensivechildren’sboutiquesmakinginroadsatthetopendofthemarket.Butwepositionourselvesinthemiddlerange,sowe’renottoobadlyaffected.We’reunderincreasingpressuretocutourprofitmargins,though,becauseofgrowingcompetitionbetweenHighStreetretailers.

Whatwouldyousayisthecompany’sstrength?

ItcertainlyhelpsthatwesupplythoselargeretailersImentioned,andinfactsomeofthemhavebeencustomersforyears.Isuppose,though,thatwewouldn’thavesurvivedthislongifitwasn’tforthefactthatwewon’tsendanythingoutunlessitmeetsveryexactingstandards.Ourcustomersappreciatethat,plusthefactthatweaimtokeepthetimefromordertodeliveryveryshort,andthey’repreparedtopayapremiumforit.

Whataboutweaknesses?

Well,we’vegotapoorrecordinprovidingtrainingonthemachineswe’recurrentlyusing.AndIhavetosaythatStephenusedtorunthecompanyinaveryold-fashioned,autocraticway,whichalienatedalotoftheworkers.DespiteCatherine’smoreenlightenedapproach,it’sanuphillstruggletotrytochangeattitudesandimproveco-operation.