剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟46.docx

1、剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟46剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟46LISTENINGPART ONE You will hear three telephone conversations or messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below, You will hear each recording twice.Conversation One Look at the notes below. You will hear an answerphone mess

2、age from a woman about a meeting.MESSAGE To: Paul James From: Maria Hopwood, London office Re: Planning Meeting next week Also attending meeting: 1 Please bring (a) details about 2 (b) suggestions for 3 will send you the 4 by emailConversation Two Look at the notes below. You will hear a woman phoni

3、ng her companys legal department about employment contracts.Phone Message for Simon Smith Emma Paynton has a query about contracts for new 5 . She needs to know the maximum length allowed for a 6 . Also, if 7 is required, can she include it in the hourly rate? Could you check a contract from a new 8

4、 .Conversation Three Look at the notes below. You will hear someone in the Production Department of a company phoning a colleague in the Human Resources Department.Notes Re Production Departments Requirement New business means that production needs staff to work 9 until May work at weekends will be

5、paid at 10 application forms should be given to 11 by 1st Dec. Staff should indicate which 12 they are able to work.PART TWOSection One You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide which is the most important action for that speaker. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of th

6、e recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice.A. sort out staff disagreements B. depute tasks fairly C. obtain all the facts D. develop a range of strategies E. establish clear goals F. carry out regular schedule G. clarify all job descriptions H. act imm

7、ediatelySection Two You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide which visitor the speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five recordings twice.A. a health and safety official

8、B. a realtor C. an insurance agent D. a journalist E. a foreign buyer F. a lawyer G. a marketing consultant H. a travel agentPART THREE You will hear a radio interview with Richard Wood, the founder of Bookstore, a company that sells books on the Internet. For each question 23-30, mark one letter (A

9、, B orC. for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice.23、 Richard Wood started the Internet company, Bookstore, because he felt A. he was earning very little in his job. B. he had reached the age for a career change. C. he had to respond to a business opportunity.24、 What did Richard Wo

10、od consider when choosing his product? A. Whether the suppliers could respond quickly to demand. B. Whether customers would be worried about the price. C. Whether the product could be distributed around the world easily.25、 Why did Richard Wood decide on books and not CDs as his product? A. The dema

11、nd for books is more international. B. People with computers buy many books. C. There is a greater range of book titles available.26、 According to Richard Wood, what has been an important element in Bookstores success? A. Attracting good personnel. B. The many new ideas that were generated. C. His k

12、nowledge of computer software.27、 What was Bookstores sales revenue at the end of 1997? A. $120 million. B. $230 million. C. $310 million.28、 Bookstores profits are low because of A. money spent on promotion. B. fluctuations in the stock market. C. changes in the management structure.29、 Why is Book

13、stores customer service so successful? A. The company is able to offer any book title in print. B. The company deals with complaints in a positive way. C. The company gives priority to orders from regular customers.30、 Bookstore can perform better than its competitors because A. its distribution net

14、work is more efficient. B. it has a wider share of the international market. C. its staff have a personal investment in the company.答案:LISTENINGPART ONEConversation One1、 (A) (NEW) TRAINEE听力原文 W: This is a message for Mr. James. Its Maria Hopwood calling from the London office. Please could you give

15、 him some information about our meeting next week? First of all, would you let him know that a new trainee should be coming along, too? Unfortunately the sales manager has had to drop out, but I dont want to change the date at this stage. Ask him to make sure he brings the information we worked out

16、last time about our profit margins, as I dont seem to have a note in the latest report of how we arrived at those figures. 1ll bring a draft press release, which Ive been working on since we last met. Oh, and could he also bring along all the ideas he has in mind for the product launch? Ive got the

17、advertising copy to show him. It should be a good meeting! Ill fax the final agenda the day before the meetingno, on second thoughts, Ill E-mail it. Itll be easier that way.2、 (OUR) (PROFIT) MARGIN(S) 3、 PRODUCT LAUNCH 4、 (FINAL) AGENDA Conversation Two5、 TRAINING STAFF听力原文 M: Legal Department, Simo

18、n Smiths office. W: Hello, is Simon available? M: Hes in a meeting. Can I take a message? W: Please. Its Emma Paynton, Production Supervisor. Simon usually does the contracts for our Service Engineers. Um.weve decided to take on some training staff, and Id like to check details before I finalise the

19、ir contracts. M: Aha. W: Last time Simon okayed some contracts he recommended including a trial period of three months, and the employee hadnt been qualified for long. Id like to do the same this time. My question is, is 3-month the maximum time allowed? M: Right, got that. W: My other questions are

20、 about fees. Im going to pay by the hour, and also give annual bonuses. I know they wont get sick pay, but could Simon advise on whether were obliged to offer holiday pay, and whether that can be calculated into the hourly rate? M: Fine. W: Oh, one other matter. If I fax him another contract, could

21、he look through it? Were changing to another distributor, whos sent us the draft document, and the warehouse manager wants someone to go over it for him. M: OK, Ive got it all.6、 TRIAL PERIOD 7、 HOLIDAY PAY 8、 DISTRIBUTOR Conversation Three9、 OVERTIME听力原文 W: Human Resources. M: Nina, this is Malcolm

22、, from Production. W: Hi. What can I do for you? M: Weve just had a big order, to be finished in May. Im going to need all the people I can get to do overtime. W: OK, Ill put out a notice for applications. Whats the pay rate? M: Itll be the usual rate of one and a half times, except for Saturdays an

23、d Sundays. Then theyll get double rate. W: Right, Ill get some application forms organised. Who should the staff send them to? The Production Manager? M: Better to hand them to their line managers, then they can bring up any questions. And Ill need the names by the first of December. W: OK, Ill do t

24、hat straight away. M: Oh, and ask them to put down which shifts theyd prefer. Well work out the hours we need later. W: All right. M: Thanks, Nina, Bye. W: Bye.10、 DOUBLE (RATE) 11、 (THEIR) LINE MANAGER(S) 12、 SHIFT(S) PART TWOSection One13、听力原文 W: Well, if you dont know what your aims are, how can

25、you achieve anything? The secret is to decide what your priorities are first. Of course, its essential that everyone in your team knows what youre aiming for. Then you can work out a plan of action to reach these aims.14、听力原文 M: We all know how plans can fail to fit reality within weeks. The only wa

26、y to get over problems is to make sure youve got all the necessary information about the particular situation. Once you had a good understanding of all aspects of the problem, then it becomes clearer what needs to be done next.15、听力原文 M: I dont believe in spending too much time finding and analysing

27、 every possible solution to a problem. Success depends on one thing and one thing alone: getting things done as soon as possible. Once youve decided what to do, take immediate action and work out the details laterthats my principle. If I waited until I had all the information available, I wouldnt ge

28、t anywhere.16、听力原文 W: Dont forget that organisations are made up of individuals with their own interests. And they often use information and plans to further their own aims. Politics and differences in opinion are common in large firms. So as I see it, a managers main task is to solve problems and d

29、ifferences between team members in a way that everyone can accept.17、听力原文 W: Achieving success is simpler than we all think. Above all, a manager needs to make sure that everyone is clear about what it is that their post involves. Every employee needs to know exactly what their roles and their respo

30、nsibilities are. Then thats one less thing to worry about, and they can get on with their work.Section Two18、听力原文 M: The thing is, he was a very good customer of ours until about five years ago, when we had that safety problem with the R21. He didnt reply to our literature or anything for all that time, and then suddenly theres this phone call Ill be in England next week. Could I fix a time to meet you? I think hell like the present range