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BEC高级真题集听力原文(2010版)
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ThisistheBusinessEnglishCertificateHigher2,ListeningTest1.
PartOne.Questions1to12.
Youwillheartheintroductiontoaseminar,calledtheBusinessMasterClass,abouttheuseofInformationTechnologyintheworkplace.
Asyoulisten,forquestions1to12,completethenotes,usinguptothreewordsoranumber.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.
Younowhaveforty-fivesecondstoreadthroughthenotes.
[pause]
Nowlisten,andcompletethenotes.
[pause]
Woman:
Goodmorningeveryoneandwelcome.Thanksforcoming.MynameisJaneWatsonandIlookforwardtomeetingyouallpersonally.Someofyouareherejustfortoday,others,Iknow,willbeattendingforallthreedays.I’mjustgoingtosayafewwordsonbehalfofmycompanywhohaveorganisedthisevent,GlobalConferencesplc.Asyouknow,today’sseminarisTheBusinessMasterClass,tobeconductedbyourdistinguishedguestwhoIwillintroduceinamoment.Butfirstafewquickpointsoforganisationwhichperhapsyou’dliketonote.AllthesessionswilltakeplaceinthishotelexceptforthelastsessiononTomorrow’sSoftware,whichwillbeattheNewCityHotel.Wewillmeetthereat2pmandthiswillgiveusachancetoseeinactionsomeofthethingswehavebeendiscussing.AmapwithdirectionstotheNewCityHotelisavailablefrommeifyouwishtomakeyourownway.Alternativelytherewillbeabusgoingthereat.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...
[pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain.
[pause]
ThatistheendofPartOne.Younowhavetwentysecondstocheckyouranswers.
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PartTwo.Questions13to22.
Youwillhearfivedifferentbusinesspeopletalkingabouttripstheyhaverecentlybeenon.
Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.LookatTaskOne.Foreachquestion13-17,choosethepurposeofeachtrip,fromthelistA-H.NowlookatTaskTwo.Foreachquestion18-22,choosetheproblemdescribed,fromthelistA-H.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording
Younowhavethirtysecondstoreadthetwolists.
[pause]
Nowlisten,anddothetwotasks.
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Man:
Ofcourse,Iwaslookingforwardtoit.Imean,itmeantseeingtheresultsofquitealengthyprocesstofindtherightperson,whichImyselfhadinvestedquitealotoftimein.It’sademandingpost,withalotofresponsibility.Ithinkthepotentialwethoughtwe’dspottedisbeingrealised,andthatshe’sgoingtodeliverthesortofnewinitiativeswehopedfor.She’salreadygottheteamadaptingtoherapproach.ButIdidfeelabitstupidinthemeeting,sittingtherewithouttherightfigures.Ijustcan’tbelieveIdidn’tpickupthechart.Icouldstillseeit,sittingonmydesk.
Woman:
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.
Man:
Iwasn’thappytobegoingouttherewhentherewassomuchthathadtobedealtwith,justleftthereonmydesk.Mysecretary’sextremelygood,butshecan’tdotheimpossible,obviously.Butitwasclearlycrucialtogetsomekindofideaofwhatitlookedlike,whetherwewereontotherightkindofthing.Gettingtherightlocationandspaceisvital.I’mmoreorlessconvincedthatthisisrightforwhatwewant.Itwillattractcustomers.Thetroubleis,Ihadout-of-datearchitect’splanswithme,soIkeptgettingconfusedaboutthedimensions.Butthehotelstaffwerereallyhelpfulwhenweweretryingtogettheup-to-datestufffaxedthrough.
Woman:
It’sthefirsttimeI’vebeenovertheresincewedecidedtogoaheadwiththeexpansionandImustsayIwasimpressedwiththenumberofreallygoodcandidatestherewere.Itreallyisagoodregion,intermsofbeingabletoattractandrecruittherightpeopleandI’mconfidentwechosetherightpeople.Iwishthesamethingwastruefortheotherbranches.WhatIjustcan’tbelieveisthatImanagedtosetsuchabadexamplebyarrivingawholehourafterweshouldhavestarted.Ifeltlikearealfool,goingonaboutheavytraffic,whenI’dneveracceptthatkindofexcusemyself!
Man:
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.
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Nowlistentotherecordingagain.
[pause]
ThatistheendofPartTwo.
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PartThree.Questions23to30.
YouwillhearpartofaconversationbetweenamanagementconsultantandtheHumanResourcesmanagerofJenkins,acompanywhichmanufactureschildren’sclothing.
Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter,A,BorC,forthecorrectanswer.
Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.
Youhaveforty-fivesecondstoreadthroughthequestions.
[pause]
Nowlisten,andmarkA,BorC.
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Woman:
Goodmorning,nicetomeetyou.Dositdown.
Man:
Thankyou.
Woman:
Now,you’reHumanResourcesmanagerofJenkins,aren’tyouGivemesomebackgroundonthecompany-soIgetageneralpicture.
Man:
StephenJenkinsfoundedthecompanynearlythirtyyearsago,andnameditafterhimself,andheranitforalongtime.Lastyearoneofourcompetitorsproposedcombining,withtheideathatseparatelythetwocompaniesweretoosmalltosurvive.Theywereprobablyright,butanywayStephenturneddowntheoffer.Then,becausehewasgettingon,hehandedovertheday-to-dayrunningtohisdaughter,Catherine,whileretainingfullcontrolhimself.
Woman:
Andyoumakechildren’sclothes,don’tyouAren’tthereproblemsinthesector
Man:
Well,wemostlyselltoretailchains,whichsellthemundertheirownbrandlabels.Thingsaren’taseasyastheywere,whatwithcheapimports,andthemoreexpensivechildren’sboutiquesmakinginroadsatthetopendofthemarket.Butwepositionourselvesinthemiddlerange,sowe’renottoobadlyaffected.We’reunderincreasingpressuretocutourprofitmargins,though,becauseofgrowingcompetitionbetweenHighStreetretailers.
Woman:
Whatwouldyousayisthecompany’sstrength
Man:
ItcertainlyhelpsthatwesupplythoselargeretailersImentioned,andinfactsomeofthemhavebeencustomersforyears.Isuppose,though,thatwewouldn’thavesurvivedthislongifitwasn’tforthefactthatwewon’tsendanythingoutunlessitmeetsveryexactingstandards.Ourcustomersappreciatethat,plusthefactthatweaimtokeepthetimefromordertodeliveryveryshort,andthey’repreparedtopayapremiumforit.
Woman:
Whataboutweaknesses
Man:
Well,we’vegotapoorrecordinprovidingtrainingonthemachineswe’recurrentlyusing.AndIhavetosaythatStephenusedtorunthecompanyinaveryold-fashioned,autocraticway,whichalienatedalotoftheworkers.DespiteCatherine’smoreenlightenedapproach,it’sanuphillstruggletotrytochangeattitudesandimproveco-operation.
Woman:
Neveraneasytask!
Man:
No.
Woman:
Youmentionedonthephonethatthere’saproblemwithaparticular