剑桥雅思567 test1 听力原文.docx

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剑桥雅思567test1听力原文

TEST1

SECTION1

RECEPTIONIST:

Goodafternoon,DreamtimeTravel.HowcanIhelpyou?

CUSTOMER:

Ohhello.I'minterestedintheholidaysyouofferalongthecoastnearhere.

RECEPTIONIST:

Yes.Weoperateseveraltoursupthecoast.Whereinparticulardidyouwanttogo?

CUSTOMER:

Well,Ilikethesoundoftheholidaythatmentionedwhales.Wasit'WhaleWatching'?

RECEPTIONIST:

Oh,that'sourWhaleWatchExperience.lt'sverypopularandit'sbasedinalovelylittletownwithnicebeaches.

CUSTOMER:

Ohright,andhowlongdoesitlast?

RECEPTIONIST:

It'stwodays-thatincludesfourhours'traveltimeeachwayfromhere.

CUSTOMER:

Good,Idon'twanttobeawayanylongerthanthat.Soisthatbycoach?

RECEPTIONIST:

Actuallyit'sbyminibus.Weliketokeepthosetourssmallandpersonalsowedon'ttakeawholecoachloadofpeople.infact,weonlytakeuptofifteenpeopleonthistour,althoughwedorunitwithjusttwelveorthirteen.

CUSTOMER:

Oh,right.Sodoyourunthesetoursoften?

RECEPTIONIST:

Wellitdependsonthetimeofyear.Ofcourseinpeaktimeslikethesummerholidayswedothemeveryweekend,butatthemomentit'susuallyonceamonthatmost.

CUSTOMER:

Andwhenisthenextonegoing?

RECEPTIONIST:

Mmm,letmesee.Um,there'soneinthreeweeks'timewhichisAprilthe18th,andthenwedon'thaveanotheroneuntilJunethe2nd.

CUSTOMER:

Allright,andisAprilagoodtimetogo?

RECEPTIONIST:

Prettygood.Thoughthereallygoodtimeislaterintheyear.Ihavetosaythoughthatthewhalesightingisonlyoneofthemanythingsoffered.

CUSTOMER:

Really?

RECEPTIONIST:

Yes.Thehotelitselfwhereyoustayhasgreatfacilities.It'scalledThePallisades.

CUSTOMER:

ThePariswhat?

RECEPTIONIST:

No,it'sactuallyThePallisades,P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S.It'srightonthemainbeachthere.

CUSTOMER:

Oh,Isee.

RECEPTIONIST:

Alloftheroomshaveniceviewsandthefoodisreallygoodtheretoo.

CUSTOMER:

Ohright.

CUSTOMER:

Andwhatabouttheotherthings?

Youknow,thatareincludedintheprice.

RECEPTIONIST:

Oh,therearelotsofthings.Ifyoudon'twanttodothewhalewatchcruise,yourguidewilltakeanyonewhoisinterestedeitheronabushwalkthroughthenationalparknearthehotel,andthere'snoextrachargeforthat,oronafishingtrip.That'sanextra$12Ithink.

Andthere'salsoareptileparkintown-thatcostsmoreorlessthesame.

CUSTOMER:

No,IthinkI'dpreferwhalestosnakes.

RECEPTIONIST:

Yeah.Andifyoujustwanttorelaxyouarefreetositbythehotelpoolorgodownthebeach.Oh,andtheyalsohavetenniscourtsatthehotel,butyouhavetopayforthosebythehour.Buttherearetabletennistablesdownstairsandthey'repartoftheaccommodationpackage.Justspeaktoyourguide.

CUSTOMER:

Wellthatsoundsgood.Sohowmuchisthebasictourprice?

RECEPTIONIST:

Atthistimeofyearit'susuallyaround$300butletmecheck.Er...oh,it'sactually$280.

CUSTOMER:

Andthenexttour,arethereanyplacesonthatone?

RECEPTIONIST:

HOWmanypeopleIsItfor?

CUSTOMER:

Thesearetwoofus.

RECEPTIONIST:

Yes,thatshouldbefine.CanIjustmentionthatwerequireall

bookingstobemadeatleastfourteendaysbeforeyoutraveltoavoidcancellationsoftours.Andifyoucancelwithinsevendaysofdepartureyouwillhavetopay50%ofyourtotalbooking.

CUSTOMER:

OK.

RECEPTIONIST:

Andyoualsoneedtopaya20%depositatthetimeofbooking.

CUSTOMER:

CanIpaythatbycreditcard?

RECEPTIONIST:

Yes,youcan.

CUSTOMER:

Allright,whatI'lldoisI'lltalktomypartnerandgetbacktoyou.

RECEPTIONIST:

Fine.SoI'llmakeaprovisionalbooking,shallI?

-twofortheWhaleWatchExperience.Letmeissueyouwithacustomerreference

numberforwhenyoucallback.Doyouhaveapen?

CUSTOMER:

Yes.

RECEPTIONIST:

OK,it'sthreenineseven,fourfive,T.That'sTfortango.Whenyoucallback,asktospeaktotheTourManager,that'sme,Tracy.

CUSTOMER:

Fine,Iwill.

SECTION2

Helloandwelcometotoday's“BuyerBeware”programme,wherewegiveyousometipsonhowtospendyourmoneywisely.How,intoday'sshowwe'relookingatbedsforchildrenandbabies.Let'sstartbylookingatbabycots,that'sforchildrenofuptothreeyearsold.Wetestedthreedifferentcotsallinthebudgetpricerangeand,asusual,wewillfeaturethegoodpoints,theproblemsandourverdict.

ThefirstcotwelookedatwasbyBabySafeandithadseveralgoodpointstorecommendit.Ourtesterslikedthefactthatithadfourwheels,soitwaseasytomovearound.Theonlyslightproblemswiththiscotwerethatithadnobrakes,buttheydidn'tthinkthatmatteredtoomuch.Atfirsttheywereabitconcernedaboutthesidebar,becausetheyfeltbabiescouldtraptheirfingersinit,butourtestersfeltthatthiswasunlikelytohappensotheyhavegiventhisoneaverdictof“satisfactory.

ThenextcotwasbyChoiceCotsandthistimeourtesterswerepleasedtofindacotwhichissimpletoputtogether-unlikeotherswelookedat.Ontheminusside,ourtestersdidnotlikethefactthatthesideofthecotdidnotdropdown,makingitdifficulttopickupnewbornbabies.However,therealproblemwiththiscotwasthespacebetweenthebars;ourtestersfoundtheyweretoowideandababycouldeasilytraphishead.Wefeltthiswasarealsafetyhazardandsowehavelabelledthisonedangerous,I'mafraid.

AndfinallybetternewsfortheMother'sChoicecot.Thiscotwasslightlydifferentinthat,althoughthesidebardidnotdropdown,thebasecouldberaisedorloweredintotwodifferentpositionsmakingitsafeaswellasconvenient.Thenegativesforthisonewerequiteminor;theonlyniggleeveryonehadwasthefactthatithasnowheelsandtheonlyotherproblemanyonecouldfind,wasthattherewerepictureswhichweresimplystuckonandsocouldeasilybecomedetached.Themakershavenowpromisedtodiscontinuethispractice.Asthiscotwillthenbesafeineveryway,wehavemadetheMother'sChoicecotourbestbuy.CongratulationsMother'sChoice!

So,whatfeaturesshouldyoulookforinababy'scot?

Wellobviouslysafetyisaveryimportantfactoraswellascomfortandconvenience.Werecommendthat,ifyouarebuyingacot,domakesurethatanymetalpresentisnotrustedorbentinanyway.Youshouldensureyourcothasonlyroundedorsmoothedgingwithoutanysharpedges,thisisespeciallyimportantforwoodencots.

Andnowontobedsfortoddlers...

SECTION3

ANDREW:

Excuseme,Iwastoldtocomehereforadviceabout,erm,ManagementDiplomacourses?

MONICA:

You'vecertainlycometotherightplace.Hi,mynameisMonica.

ANDREW:

Nicetomeetyou.MynameisAndrew,AndrewHarris.

MONICA:

So,Andrew,haveyouseenourdiplomacourseprospectusyet?

ANDREW:

Yes,I'vealreadylookedatit.Infact,Ithoughttheinformationoncoursecontentwasreallyuseful,butI'mafraidI'mabitconfusedbyallthedifferentwaysyoucandothecourse:

full-timeintensive,part-timeandsoon.

MONICA:

Well,let'sseeifIcanhelp.Ithinkeachcoursetypehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages,soitreallydependsonyou-yourownstudyhabits,andyourfinancialcircumstances,ofcourse.Areyouworkingatthemoment?

ANDREW:

Yes.I'vebeenworkingintheadministrationsectionofthelocalhospitalforthelastthreeyears.AndbeforethatIworkedintheofficeofacomputerengineeringcompanyfortwoyears.So,I'vegotaboutfiveyearsofrelevantworkexperience.AndwhatI'mhopingtofocusonisPersonnelManagement.

MONICA:

Isee.Andareyouplanningtoleaveyourcurrentjobtostudy,orareyouthinkingaboutjusttakingayearoff?

ANDREW:

Iwanttoknowwhatmyoptionsare,really.Idon'twanttoquitmyjoboranythingandmyemployersarekeenformetogetsomemorequalificationsbutobviously,itwouldbebetterifIcoulddoacoursewithouttakingtoomuchtimeawayfromwork.

MONICA:

Right,soyoudon'treallywanttodothefull-timecourse,then?

ANDREW:

No,notreally.It'salsoaquestionoffinances.Yousee,myofficehaveagreedtopaythecostoftheCourseitself,butIwouldhavetotakeunpaidleaveifIwanttostudyfull-timeand,well,Idon'tthinkIcouldaffordtosupportmyselfwithnosalaryforawholeyear.

MONICA:

OK.Well,youhavetwootherpossibilities:

youcouldeitherdothepart-timecourse-thatwouldbeovertwoyearsandyouwouldn'thavetotakeanytimeoffwork-oryoucoulddowhatwecalla'modular'course.Youcoulddothatineighteenmonthsifyouwanted-orlonger,it'squiteflexibleanditwouldbeuptoyou.

ANDREW:

Mmm.Sowhatdoesthepart-timecourseinvolve?

MONICA:

Forthatyouwouldjoinaneveningclassandhavealecturetwiceaweek.Then,you'dhavetoattendaseminarordiscussionworkshoponeweekendamonth.

ANDREW:

WhatkindofcourseworkwouldIhavetodo?

MONICA:

Well,it'samixture.You'dbeexpectedtowriteanessayeachmonth,whichcountstowardsyourfinalassessment.Youhaveacasestudytodobytheendofthecourse,whichmightinvolvedoingasurveyorsomethinglikethat,andalsoyouneedtohandinashortreporteveryfourweeks.

ANDREW:

So,that'squitealotofwork,then,ontopofworkingeveryday.Itsoundslikealotofstudying-andreallytiring.

MONICA:

Yes,youcertainlywouldn'thavemuchfreetime!

ANDREW:

Whataboutthe'modular'course?

WhatwouldIhavetodoforthat?

MONICA:

That'swhereyougettheopportunitytostudyfull-timeforshortperiods.Thatwayyoucancoveralotofcourseworkandattendlecturesandseminarsduringtheday.Andeachmodulelastsforoneterm,say,abouttwelveweeksatatime.Thereareobviousadvantagesinthis-themainonebeingthatyoucanstudyinam