剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级听力分册.docx

1、剑桥商务英语考试BEC中级听力分册听力部分Time：approx. 40minutes including 10 minutes transfer time.PARTMain Skill FocusInputResponseQuestions1Listening for writing short answersThree telephone conversations or messagesGap filling122Listening; identifying topic, context, function, etc.Short monologue; two sections of fi

2、ve “snippets” eachMultiple matching103listeningOne extended conversation or monologue; interview, discussion, presentation, etc.Multiple matching8第一项：单词填空实用技巧：1 含有缺口的文字材料的类型有：表格、日志摘要、发票、便条、留言等。考生必须了解上述材料的格式。2 力争在第一遍就完成缺口，在第二遍时完成并校对所有缺口。3 缺口顺序完全按照行文顺序。4 在听力开始之前仔细阅读第一项文字部分，尤其是缺口部分前的字句，理解其意思。有时说话人直接读出缺

3、口部分前的字句, 考生只需听写其后的内容即可。但有时不要指望说话人会在提及缺口内容之前说出与缺口部分前的字句完全一致的字句。说话人往往说出与缺口部分前字句意思相同的其他表达，包括使用近义词，近义句等。5 缺口部分包括：人名、号码、日期、指示、命令、约定、出现的问题、问题的解决等等。所涉及的词性有：名词、形容词和数词。6 说话人通常采用拼写的方式表达缺口处的人名和号码。7 当缺口处单词（或结构）过长时，可以在第一遍时进行速记，第二遍时完成。8 当确实掌握了缺口处单词的中文意思但又想不出英文时可以用同义词代替。On the recording you will hear someone readi

4、ng our each set of numbers and words in the way in which they are spoken in English. Listen to the recording and complete the following messages:1. around _ worth of the shares on offer2. you can apply for _ shares at a cost of no more than _3. sterling showed a _ point gain at _4. _ x _ cm5. _ x _

5、cm6. _ per _7. _ _ _8. about _ which works out at _ per annum9. _ x _10. _ a year, _11. _12. _13. Invoice No. _14. Invoice No. _15. Tel. No. _听力小技巧：1、0-9中发音比较特别的数字：0；8。特别小心这两个数字和其他数字组合时的联读。（特别适用于听写电话号码） 2、a-z 中容易混淆的发音H; G和J; M和 N; （特别适用于听写人名）3、掌握以下符号的发音并将其符号化：读音符号读音符号point.slash/thousand,by*million,

6、atpercent%dollar$quarter1/4Capital aANow you will hear someone reading out the report below. Write down the missing numbers in the gaps as you hear them.1. Profit before tax at _ was ahead by _ on turnover of _, up by _. We must allow for the _ review of chemists labor and overhead costs, as well as

7、 the net impact of currency fluctuations. Adjusting for these, profits were ahead by _ on turnover up by _.2. Retail division turnover at _ increased by _, and profits at _ were up by _. UK sales and profits increased by _ and _ respectively, before property disposal surpluses.3. Industrial Division

8、 achieved sales of _, an increase of _, with profits of _, ahead by _. At comparative exchange rates these increases become _ and _ respectively. The UK retail sales increased by _ from an unchanged sales area. Youll hear four people on the phone. Listen carefully and fill in the following invoices.

9、1.Invoice No.3.Invoice No.Job ReferenceJob ReferenceMarks & Numbers(not given)Marks & NumbersQtyDescription Unit CostQtyDescriptionUnit Cost2.Invoice No.4.Invoice No.Job ReferenceJob ReferenceMarks & NumbersMarks & NumbersQtyDescriptionUnit CostQtyDescriptionUnit Cost小提示：以下四篇听力练习旨在训练对长篇听力材料内容的理解和概况，

10、同学们一定要坚持到最后，才能完成所有的空格。DetailsYoull hear the business traveler enquiring about flights and then checking in for his flight. Listen to the conversations and fill the gaps in the summaries:A.The traveler is at a travel agent. He wants to fly from _ to _ on September _. The best rate the travel agent ca

11、n offer is a _ -day advance purchase at _ dollars one-way or _ dollars round trip. The traveler wants to return on _. He must pay for the tickets by September _ but decides to pay for them _.B.The traveler is checking in at Pittsburgh Airport for a flight to _. The clerk tells him that his flight nu

12、mber is _ and he has a seat number _, next to the _. His flight boards from Gate number _, at _ and the flight leaves at _.Youll hear the traveler in two situations: first at an out-of-town motel and then at a hotel in New York City. Listen to the conversations and fill the gaps in the summaries:A.

13、AT THE MOTELThe motel room costs _ dollars including tax. The room has a TV, a _ bed and a phone with _. To use the phone, the traveler has to pay a _ of _ dollars. He has to fill out the register with his name, address and the _ number of his _. Breakfast, consisting of _ and _, is served from _ to

14、 _. His room number is _. The traveler pays _ dollars in _.B. AT THE ROYALTON HOTELRooms at the hotel cost from _ dollars to _ dollars, not including _. The traveler asks for a _ room. The hotel clerk suggests a room in the _ of the hotel at _ dollars. This room has a bath and shower. The traveler w

15、ants to stay for _ days. His room number is _. The traveler pays _ dollars by _.Here is a commentary on unemployment among men in the USA. Listen carefully and complete the commentary:CThe unemployment situation for men in USA steadily improved between 1982 and 1989.In 1982 the rate of unemployment

16、stood at _ percent, but fell to _ percent in 1984. By 1989 it was _ for _ percent but began to rise around that time. By 1991 the figure stood at _ percent.The unemployment rate for USA men was well below that shown for European men during this period. In fact it was _ in 1991.Listen to a passage ab

17、out a rise in Volvos earnings and complete the information missing from the report below:Volvos earnings rise by _ in _ quarterVolvo, the Swedish automotive, energy and food group, increased its profits by _ in the first quarter of _ despite a fall of _ per cent in group turnover.Profits after finan

18、cial items rose to SKr _ (_ m US dollars) compared with SKr _ bn in the first quarter of last year.The group was helped by a SKr _ foreign-exchange gain on loans compared with a gain of SKr _ m a year earlier as well as by interest earnings of SKr _ compared with SKr _ in the first quarter of last y

19、ear. Operating profits were virtually unchanged at SKr _ compared with SKr _ in the first quarter of _. Volvo expects to make a productivity gain this year of at least _.The groups liquid funds, inflated by the record profits of the past two years, climbed to SKr _ by the end of the first quarter fr

20、om SKr _ a year earlier.Volvo profits, at least in the short term, have been hedged against the impact of _, but the lower dollar exchange rate shows clearly in the groups sales figures. Volvo turnover fell 5%_ to SKr _ from SKr _ in the first three months of last year despite a substantial rise in

21、the volume of car sales Many businesses use recordings to save time and money, especially after office hours. You are going to hear several recordings of this type. After you hear each recording, fill in the missing information:1. Place: _Business hoursTimes: _ to _Days: _ through _Repair number _2.

22、 Place: _Business hoursTimes: _ to _Days: _ through _In emergency _3. Place: _Booking hoursTimes: _ to _ Days: _ Times: _ to _ Days: _ Bell Theatre number: _ For more information: _4. Place: _Travel and weather information Time: _ to _Days: _ through _ Emergency roadside service: _5. Place: _Hospita

23、l emergency service: _ Emergence police service: _Hospital patient information: _ Other hospital information: _Sue has decided that she would like to change her job and sees an advert in her local newspaper. Here is a telephone conversation between Sue and John Adams, the personnel manager of the co

24、mpany. Now listen and fill in the notes which Sue wanted to find out: Sues notesTo find out:Salary? _Hours? _Duties? _Number of staff? _Interview? When? _John Adams memo formJOB APPLICANTSSurname (Mr/Miss/Mrs): _Name: _Catering experience: _Present employer: _Present employers job: _Interview date /

25、 time: _You are going to hear a telephone conversation about an export order of terracotta tiles from Spain. Listen and pay special attention to the figures and dates. Complete the following telephone message:Telephone MessageDate: 18 NovemberTo: Maria Perez Time: 3:50 pmFrom: Mr _Cranfield Interior

26、sMessage:Re: Order no. _ (August _th ) for _boxes of terracotta floor tiles, size: _ cm x _ cm, at _ pounds, inc. _% discount. The tiles were due to arrive on the _th. He still hasnt received them - please call asap.Tel: _Message taken by: Anne GarveyHere is another telephone conversation of the sam

27、e kind. Listen carefully and complete the following telephone message:Telephone MessageDate: 18 October Time: 5:10 pmTo: Maria Perez From: Mr _ NY Interior DesignMessage:Re: order no. _ for _boxes of terracotta floor tiles (price $ _ per box)Please call within _ hours to discuss a _ % increase in the order. He would also like to renegotiate the discount (currently _)Tel: _Message taken by: Anne GarveyThat is the end of TAPE ONE SIDE A. 第二项：多项匹配实用技巧：1 掌握每一选项的中文意思，想象在每一选项表达或描述的情况下说话人可能使用的字句。2 若听到文中内容与某选项完全一致，一般大胆排除该选项。3 正确选项中的