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剑桥商务英语中级习题集春季听力原文
剑桥商务英语中级真题集听力原文
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BEC中级真题集听力原文(2010版)1
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BEC中级真题集听力原文(2010版)
TEST1
PartOne.Questions1to12
Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.
Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replayeachrecording.
ConversationOne.
Questions1to4
Lookattheformbelow.
Youwillhearamanaskingacolleagueforinformationaboutaformeremployee.
Youhave15secondstoreadthroughtheform.
[Pause]
Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces.
Woman:
Personnel…
Man:
Hello,it'sTimhere,fromFinance.
Woman:
Hi,Tim.
Man:
I'vehadaletterfromthetaxofficeaboutastudentwhoworkedherelastsummer–Iwonderifyoucouldlookhimupinyourrecords.
Woman:
Sure,what'sthename?
Man:
Thesurname'sJaye.FirstnameStephen.
Woman:
Howdoeshespellhissurname?
Man:
J-A-Y-E.Gotthat?
Woman:
Ohyes,hereweare…livesatahundredandeighty-threeSchoolRoad,Barnfield…
Man:
Yes,that'stheone.
Woman:
AndyousayhewasworkinginFinance?
Man:
Uhm,CustomerServices,actually.
Woman:
Aah-theyhadlotsofstudentsworkingforthemlastsummer.
Man:
Well,thetaxpeoplewanttoknowhisexactjobtitle-I'mnotsurewhy.Woman:
Mm,letmesee...Hewasanofficeassistant.
Man:
Right,gotthat.Theyalsowanttoknowabouthismonthlyearnings.Woman:
Let'shavealook...fivehundredandthirty-eightpoundsseventyamonth...Oh,sorry,hewasascaleone,sothat'sfourhundredandfifty-sevenpoundssixty.Anythingelse?
Man:
That'sfine,thanks.I'llsendthemtheinformationtoday...
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain.
[Pause]
ConversationTwo.
Questions5to8.
Lookatthenotebelow.
Youwillhearamandescribingaproblemwithanorder.
Youhave15secondstoreadthroughthenote.
[Pause]
Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces.
Woman:
Hello,BlackwellPrinters.JulieDavidsonspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?
Man:
Hello.ThisisMarkJonesfromEuropeHolidays.IwashopingtospeaktoStevenKirbyaboutthestationeryyou'reprintingforus.
Woman:
I'mafraidSteven'sawayuntilFriday.
Man:
Oh-youseeI'mnotveryhappywiththebusinesscardsandIwantedtoseeifIcouldmakeacoupleofchangestothepapertoo.
Woman:
Wouldyoulikemetopassonamessage?
Man:
Yes,please.Thethingis,I'vejustreceivedyourproofs-thecardsthemselvesarefine,butyouseemtohavemisunderstoodthequantities.I'msureIaskedforfivehundredforeachofthemarketingexecutivesandsevenhundredandfiftyformebutyou'veputeveryonedownforsevenhundredandfifty.
Woman:
Right,I'vemadeanoteofthat.Isthereanythingelse?
Man:
Yes,wellthisismymistakereally.CouldyouaskSteventomovethecompanylogofurthertotheleft?
It'stooclosetotheaddressatthemoment.Ithinkthat'sallfornow.Thanks.
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain.
[Pause]
ConversationThree.
Questions9to12.
Lookatthenotesbelow.
Youwillhearawomanmakingthearrangementsforadelegationwhoaregoingtovisithercompany.
Youhave15secondstoreadthroughthenotes.
[Pause]
Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces.
Woman:
Geoff?
Man:
Yes?
Woman:
Ijustwanttofinalisethepreparationsforthedelegationnextweek.
Man:
Certainly.It'sThursday,isn'tit?
Woman:
Yes.Now,canyoumakesurethateachofthemgetsanamebadgeandaninformationpack.Thebadgesaredone,butyou'llneedtopreparethepackswithalltherelevantinformation.
Man:
Ok,thatshouldn'ttaketoolong.Whataboutcatering?
Woman:
Coffee'sorganisedforelevenandthree,butlunch-it'satone-weneedtoreserveitfortwelvepeople...Theofficerestaurantisclosednextweek...canyouringtheParkHotel?
TheGrandHotelwasabitdisappointinglasttime.
Man:
I'llgetontothat.
Woman:
Now,they'llbecomingstraightfromthestation,andtheirtaxiwillbringthemtothefrontgate,somakesureyou'retheretogreetthem.That'llbeaboutten.
Man:
Ten.Andthen...
Woman:
IntoReception,Ithink.Makesurethenewdesignsareondisplay,Iwantthemtoseethosefirst.
Man:
OK.
Woman:
Letmeknowwhenit'sallfinalised.Bye.
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain.
[Pause]
ThatistheendofPartOne.Younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswers.
[Pause]
PartTwo.Questions13to22.
SectionOne.
Questions13to17.
Youwillhearfiveshortrecordings.Foreachrecording,decidewhichtypeofdocumentthespeakeristalkingabout.
Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecordings.
Youhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H.
[Pause]
Nowlisten,anddecidewhichtypeofdocumenteachspeakeristalkingabout.
[Pause]
Thirteen
Woman:
Wellnowonderthebank'sreturneditunpaid.Look,thefiguresdon'tmatchtheamountinwords.Iexpectsomeonewasfillingitinintoomuchofahurry.Let'ssee,we'dbetterissueanotheronestraightawaytopayMrsBurton,becauseit'llbeanotherthreeweeksifwewaitforthenextcycleofpayments.Herexpensesonthatsalestripwereprettyhigh,anditwouldn'tbefairtokeepherwaitingmuchlonger.
[Pause]
Fourteen
Man:
Someofthesuppliersarealreadyaskingabouttheincreases.I'llcheck,butIseemtorememberfromlastweek'smeetingthatintheendweagreedonthreepercent.SowhatI'lldoisgodowneachcolumnandcalculatethenewamounts,andthenitcanbeprintedintimetobeinsertedintothenewbrochures.Canyoucheckthefiguresforme,though,beforeitgoestotheprinters?
[Pause]
Fifteen
Woman:
We'vejustreceivedthepaperworkfromyouaboutcleaningourpremises,andIhavetosaythatitdoesn'treflectwhatweagreedinourconversationlastweek.Foronething,itsaysthatwehavetosupplyoursecuritycode,andforanotheritspecifiesmonthlypaymentinadvance,andItoldyoubothofthosewereoutofthequestion.I'mafraidIreallycan'tsignthis.Couldyousendmearevisedone?
[Pause]
Sixteen
Man:
Ofcourse,thisonlygivesaverygeneralpicture.Butasyoucansee,cashisaparticularlyhealthyarea.That'sevenwhenwetakeintoaccountregularoutgoingsonloansandleasingequipment,whichareincludedinthefinaltotals.Andevenmoresignificantly,unpaidordersareactuallyexcludedfromthefinalcalculation.Theserepresentasumofapproximatelythirtythousandpounds.Withthatinmind,wecansaythatthecompany'soverallpositionisstillstrong.
[Pause]
Seventeen
Woman:
I'vejustaskedtheArdenConferenceCentreaboutavailabilityforournexttrainingseminar,andtheysaidtheystillhaven'tbeenpaidfortheonebeforelast,whichshouldhavebeendealtwithsixmonthsago.I'vehadtoaskthemtosendaduplicate!
Wereallymustbecareful.Ardengiveusveryfavourableprices,butwehaven'tgotacontractwiththem-Canyoudealwithitstraightawaysowestayintheirgoodbooks?
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingsagain.
[Pause]
SectionTwo.
Questions18to22.
Youwillbearanotherfiverecordings.
Foreachrecording,decidewhatthespeaker'spurposeis.
Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecordings.
Youhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H.
[Pause]
Nowlisten,anddecidewhateachspeaker'spurposeis.
[Pause]
Eighteen
Man:
Hello.ThisisGuyCooperfromCentronElectronicshere.Ibelieveyourangforsomeadviceaboutyouralarmsystem,whichisn'tfunctioningproperly.ThemessageIgotsaidyouweren'tsureifyouneededsomeonetocomeandsortitout,orifwecouldadviseyouoverthephone.Wellperhapsyou'dliketogetbacktomeassoonasit'sconvenientandtellmeexactlywhattheproblemis,andI'llseewhatIcando.
[Pause]
Nineteen
Woman:
Well,asyousay,Redlonhasbeensupplyingusforyearsbut,quitehonestly,two-thirdsofthecomplaintswereceiveaboutourproductsareactuallyduetofaultsincomponentswe'vehadfromRedlon.SoItalkedtotheProductionManagerandheagreedthatIshouldlookatsomealternatives.FutureWorld'srangeisfineforus,andoneoftheircustomerswhoIspoketorecommendedthemhighly,sothat'swhywe'vechangedtousingthem.
[Pause]
Twenty
Woman:
Thecompetition'sgettingtougher,andyouknowwe'refacingseriousproblems.Weneedtoseemorebenefitfromtheundeniablyhardworkwe'reputtingin,andthismeanssayingnotojobswhicharen'tprofitable.Itwouldbemuchmorebeneficialtoputalloureffortsintowinninghigher-margincontracts.SothewayIfeelyoucanhelpmostisbyidentifyingthetypesofcontactswhichwillbringintheincomeweneedinordertoensureourfuture.
[Pause]
Twenty-one
Man:
JohnWoodshere,phoningabouttheprojectwediscussedearlier.Couldyougivemearingsothatwecantalkaboutitabitmore?
I'vedoneafewcalculationsandI'mbeginningtowonderwhetherit'sreallyapracticalproposition.Istillthinktheproject'sgotpotential,buttherearesignificantadditionalcostswhichwehadn'ttakenintoaccount.Socouldyougetbacktomeassoonasyoucan,please?
[Pause]
Twenty-two
Woman:
Hello,Sallyhere,fromPagwellPaints,returningyourcall.I'mverysorryyouaren'thappywiththelatestconsignmentyou'vehadfromus.It'sratherstrange,becausefollowingyourcomplaintaboutthelastdelivery,wedidinfacttakeactiontochangethespecificationsinthewayyousuggested.Soitisn'tquitefairtosaythatweignoredyouradvice.Iknowit'simportanttoachievetheconsistencythatyourequire,butpe