自主听力第八单元答案.docx

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自主听力第八单元答案

Herearesomeshortconversationswhichtakeplaceatbanks.Pleaselistenandthensupplythemissingwords.

1.

Man:

I'dliketoopenasavingsandacheckingaccount.

Woman:

Ourminimumdepositforasavingsaccountis$25.

Man:

Whatistheinterestrate?

Woman:

It's4.5%.

Man:

Doyouchargeforcheques?

Woman:

Eachchequethatyouwritewillcost20cents.

2.

Woman:

I'dliketowithdrawsomemoneyfrommysavingsaccount.

Teller:

Firstyou'llhavetofilloutoneofthesewithdrawalforms.

Woman:

Oh,no.Itasksformyaccountnumber.Iforgotmybankbook.

Teller:

I'mafraidyou'llneedthatfirst.

3.

Man:

CanIcashachequehere?

Teller:

Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?

Man:

Yes,Ihaveacheckingaccounthere.

Teller:

Pleasewriteyouraccountnumberonthebackofthecheque.

Man:

Isthatallyouneed?

Teller:

CouldIseeonemorepieceofidentification?

Man:

Willadriver'slicensedo?

Teller:

Yes.That'dbefine.

4.

Man:

Iwouldliketoaskabouttakingaloan.

LoanOfficer:

Doyouhaveanaccounthere?

Man:

Yes,I'vebeenacustomerhereforseveralmonths.

LoanOfficer:

Howmuchdoyouwanttoborrow?

Man:

Threethousanddollars.

5.

Clerk:

Yes?

Man:

Iwanttocashthistraveller'scheque.

Clerk:

Doyouhaveyourpassport?

Man:

Yes.

Clerk:

Thankyou.Signhere,please.Hereyouare.

Man:

Thankyou.

Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.

Currencycode

Country

Currencycode

Country

NLG

Holland

BEF

Belgium

GBP

GreatBritain

AUD

Australia

ITL

Italy

USD

theUnitedStatesofAmerica

CAD

Canada

JPY

Japan

NOR

Norway

SEK

Sweden

DKK

Denmark

CHF

Switzerland

DEM

Germany

FRF

France

ESP

Spain

RMB

thePeople'sRepublicofChina

Youaregoingtohearashortpassageaboutforeignexchange.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Inthefirstreading,youwillhearthewholepassagefrombeginningtoend.Inthesecondreading,youwillhearapauseaftereachsentenceorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownwhatyouhavejustheardasquicklyaspossible.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwiththethirdreading.

Foreignexchangedealingis,asitsnameimplies,theexchangeofthecurrencyofonecountryforthecurrencyofanother.Therateofexchangeisthevalueofoneunitoftheforeigncurrencyexpressedintheothercurrencyconcerned.Abankmaymakegainsonbuyingandsellingcurrenciesontheinterbankmarket.Makingaprofitonthetransactionisthebasicideaofforeignexchangedealing.

Alexisauniversityfreshman.It'sthefirsttimeforhimtogotothebanktodrawsomemoneyonhisown.Inthissection,youaregoingtolistentoaconversationbetweenAlexandthecashier.Whileyoulisten,supposeyouareAlex,andfillintheblankchequeaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbythebankcashier.

Youaregoingtohearseveralphonecallsaboutchasinglatepaymentofinvoices.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,focusonthekeywords,addmorekeyswordsifyoucanintheleft-handcolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,completethesummariesofthephonecallsintheright-handcolumnwiththehelpofthenotes.

Summary

Call1

PaulSmytherangMr.MartinezfromBirminghaminthemorningabouttheirlastinvoice.ItwassenttoMr.Martinezon13thJuly,butthepaymenthadn'tbeenreceivedevenaftermorethanthreemonths.Mr.MartinezpromisedtocheckitandhewouldcontactMr.Smytheintheafternoon.

Call2

Mr.MartinezcalledbackMr.Smytheintheafternoonandtoldhimthatthereasonwhythemoneycouldn'tbetransferredisbecauseMr.Symthe'sbankdetailswerewrong.ActuallyitwasMr.Martinezwhomadeamistake.HemistookRoyalBankofScotlandforBankofScotland.SoMr.MartinezpromisedtotransfertheamounttotheRoyalBankofScotlandthenextdayassoonasthebankopened.

Call3

Mr.SmythetelephonedtheaccountenquiriesoftheRoyalBankofScotlandtocheckwhetheratransferhadbeenreceivedfromSpain.Theaccountnumberwas40211686andtheaccountnamewasPaulSmytheandPartners,andtheaddresswasUnit7,ParkdownTradingEstate.ThecreditwasreceivedonWednesdayandtheactualamountwas£3476.28.ButMr.Smythewasexpectingaroundfigureof£3500.Sothat'showitis.ThemoneywastransferredinSpanishpesetas,soithadtobeconvertedintopounds,andthebankcharged£23.27fortheconversion.

Thefollowingshortpassageisaboutthelatestmoney:

electronic-moneyorE-money.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.

    Justimagine:

nocoinsinyourpants,nobillsinyourwallet.Tobuyacoke,yousimplyinsertacardintothevendingmachine.Youpulloutthesamecardtoboardabus,doyourlaundry,orbuyanewspaper.YouaddvaluetothecardbyinsertingitinanAutomaticTellerMachine.

    Sucharethesmartcardsscientistsaredeveloping.Somescientistscallthemchipcards.Someotherscallthemelectronicpurses,orsimplye-money—moneyofthefuture.

    Asmartcardgoesastepbeyondthemagneticcardweusetoday,Itislikeacomputerdiskoralmostatinycomputer.Itisamemorydevice.Scientistsintendsuchsmartcardstoreplacecashinourwallets.

    Whycardsinsteadofcashorcheque?

Convenience,safety,andcost.Moneycostsmoney.Handlingit,accountingforit,andprotectingitisexpensive—whetherthemoneyintheformofcash,cheques,orcreditcards.Moneywearsout,chequesmustbehandledandstored.Creditcardsmustbemanufactured.Theamountsoftransactionsmustbeverifiedbyphone.

    Today'sbillsareproblematicforvendingmachines.Whereapoundcoinisacceptable,adollarcoinwillberejected.Modernvendingmachinesacceptdollarbills,butremember,onlyperfectlykeptdollarbills,withoutfoldedcornersorwrinklededges.

    Andoneofthemostimportantbenefitsofsmartcardsisthatthecard'svaluecanbeverifiedandchangedwithoutgoingthroughacomplexsystemsuchasacreditcardhasto.Thatwillfinallyhelpsmartcardswinthefavourofallusersandineffectbecomethemoneyofthefuture,soonerthanweimagine.

YouaregoingtohearJudydescribingwhatshespentmoneyonlastweek（preferablyonlyonetime）.Paycloseattentiontotheprices,andaddupinyourmindhowmuchmoneyshespent.Themonologueisfollowedbysomequestions.Listenandwritedownthebriefanswersasquicklyaspossibleaccordingtothenotesyouhavetakenwhilelistening.

1.About£33.35.

2.Abitupfromlastweek.

3.£7orso.

4.BrownsandapubinHeadington.

5.Becauseshethoughtitwasimportanttoknowwhatwasgoingonintheworld.

6.No.

7.Coffee.

8.No.

9.£5.95.

10.Yes.