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1、Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。剑桥商务英语中级真题集听力原文-剑桥商务英语中级真题集听力原文目录BEC中级真题集听力原文(2010版)1TEST11TEST26TEST312TEST418TEST523TEST629TEST734TEST840TEST945TEST1050TEST1155TEST1261-BEC中级真题集听力原文(2010版)TEST1PartOne.Questions1to12Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.Writeoneortwowordsor

2、anumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replayeachrecording.ConversationOne.Questions1to4Lookattheformbelow.Youwillhearamanaskingacolleagueforinformationaboutaformeremployee.Youhave15secondstoreadthroughtheform.PauseNowlisten,andfillinthespaces.Woman:PersonnelMan:He

3、llo,itsTimhere,fromFinance.Woman:Hi,Tim.Man:IvehadaletterfromthetaxofficeaboutastudentwhoworkedherelastsummerIwonderifyoucouldlookhimupinyourrecords.Woman:Sure,whatsthename?Man:ThesurnamesJaye.FirstnameStephen.Woman:Howdoeshespellhissurname?Man:J-A-Y-E.Gotthat?Woman:Ohyes,herewearelivesatahundredand

4、eighty-threeSchoolRoad,BarnfieldMan:Yes,thatstheone.Woman:AndyousayhewasworkinginFinance?Man:Uhm,CustomerServices,actually.Woman:Aah-theyhadlotsofstudentsworkingforthemlastsummer.Man:Well,thetaxpeoplewanttoknowhisexactjobtitle-Imnotsurewhy.Woman:Mm,letmesee.Hewasanofficeassistant.Man:Right,gotthat.T

5、heyalsowanttoknowabouthismonthlyearnings.Woman:Letshavealook.fivehundredandthirty-eightpoundsseventyamonth.Oh,sorry,hewasascaleone,sothatsfourhundredandfifty-sevenpoundssixty.Anythingelse?Man:Thatsfine,thanks.Illsendthemtheinformationtoday.PauseNowlistentotherecordingagain.PauseConversationTwo.Quest

6、ions5to8.Lookatthenotebelow.Youwillhearamandescribingaproblemwithanorder.Youhave15secondstoreadthroughthenote.PauseNowlisten,andfillinthespaces.Woman:Hello,BlackwellPrinters.JulieDavidsonspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?Man:Hello.ThisisMarkJonesfromEuropeHolidays.IwashopingtospeaktoStevenKirbyaboutthestation

7、eryyoureprintingforus.Woman:ImafraidStevensawayuntilFriday.Man:Oh-youseeImnotveryhappywiththebusinesscardsandIwantedtoseeifIcouldmakeacoupleofchangestothepapertoo.Woman:Wouldyoulikemetopassonamessage?Man:Yes,please.Thethingis,Ivejustreceivedyourproofs-thecardsthemselvesarefine,butyouseemtohavemisund

8、erstoodthequantities.ImsureIaskedforfivehundredforeachofthemarketingexecutivesandsevenhundredandfiftyformebutyouveputeveryonedownforsevenhundredandfifty.Woman:Right,Ivemadeanoteofthat.Isthereanythingelse?Man:Yes,wellthisismymistakereally.CouldyouaskSteventomovethecompanylogofurthertotheleft?Itstoocl

9、osetotheaddressatthemoment.Ithinkthatsallfornow.Thanks.PauseNowlistentotherecordingagain.PauseConversationThree.Questions9to12.Lookatthenotesbelow.Youwillhearawomanmakingthearrangementsforadelegationwhoaregoingtovisithercompany.Youhave15secondstoreadthroughthenotes.PauseNowlisten,andfillinthespaces.

10、Woman:Geoff?Man:Yes?Woman:Ijustwanttofinalisethepreparationsforthedelegationnextweek.Man:Certainly.ItsThursday,isntit?Woman:Yes.Now,canyoumakesurethateachofthemgetsanamebadgeandaninformationpack.Thebadgesaredone,butyoullneedtopreparethepackswithalltherelevantinformation.Man:Ok,thatshouldnttaketoolon

11、g.Whataboutcatering?Woman:Coffeesorganisedforelevenandthree,butlunch-itsatone-weneedtoreserveitfortwelvepeople.Theofficerestaurantisclosednextweek.canyouringtheParkHotel?TheGrandHotelwasabitdisappointinglasttime.Man:Illgetontothat.Woman:Now,theyllbecomingstraightfromthestation,andtheirtaxiwillbringt

12、hemtothefrontgate,somakesureyouretheretogreetthem.Thatllbeaboutten.Man:Ten.Andthen.Woman:IntoReception,Ithink.Makesurethenewdesignsareondisplay,Iwantthemtoseethosefirst.Man:OK.Woman:Letmeknowwhenitsallfinalised.Bye.PauseNowlistentotherecordingagain.PauseThatistheendofPartOne.Younowhave20secondstoche

13、ckyouranswers.PausePartTwo.Questions13to22.SectionOne.Questions13to17.Youwillhearfiveshortrecordings.Foreachrecording,decidewhichtypeofdocumentthespeakeristalkingabout.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecordings.Youhave1

14、5secondstoreadthelistA-H.PauseNowlisten,anddecidewhichtypeofdocumenteachspeakeristalkingabout.PauseThirteenWoman:Wellnowonderthebanksreturneditunpaid.Look,thefiguresdontmatchtheamountinwords.Iexpectsomeonewasfillingitinintoomuchofahurry.Letssee,wedbetterissueanotheronestraightawaytopayMrsBurton,beca

15、useitllbeanotherthreeweeksifwewaitforthenextcycleofpayments.Herexpensesonthatsalestripwereprettyhigh,anditwouldntbefairtokeepherwaitingmuchlonger.PauseFourteenMan:Someofthesuppliersarealreadyaskingabouttheincreases.Illcheck,butIseemtorememberfromlastweeksmeetingthatintheendweagreedonthreepercent.Sow

16、hatIlldoisgodowneachcolumnandcalculatethenewamounts,andthenitcanbeprintedintimetobeinsertedintothenewbrochures.Canyoucheckthefiguresforme,though,beforeitgoestotheprinters?PauseFifteenWoman:Wevejustreceivedthepaperworkfromyouaboutcleaningourpremises,andIhavetosaythatitdoesntreflectwhatweagreedinourco

17、nversationlastweek.Foronething,itsaysthatwehavetosupplyoursecuritycode,andforanotheritspecifiesmonthlypaymentinadvance,andItoldyoubothofthosewereoutofthequestion.ImafraidIreallycantsignthis.Couldyousendmearevisedone?PauseSixteenMan:Ofcourse,thisonlygivesaverygeneralpicture.Butasyoucansee,cashisapart

18、icularlyhealthyarea.Thatsevenwhenwetakeintoaccountregularoutgoingsonloansandleasingequipment,whichareincludedinthefinaltotals.Andevenmoresignificantly,unpaidordersareactuallyexcludedfromthefinalcalculation.Theserepresentasumofapproximatelythirtythousandpounds.Withthatinmind,wecansaythatthecompanysov

19、erallpositionisstillstrong.PauseSeventeenWoman:IvejustaskedtheArdenConferenceCentreaboutavailabilityforournexttrainingseminar,andtheysaidtheystillhaventbeenpaidfortheonebeforelast,whichshouldhavebeendealtwithsixmonthsago.Ivehadtoaskthemtosendaduplicate!Wereallymustbecareful.Ardengiveusveryfavourable

20、prices,butwehaventgotacontractwiththem-Canyoudealwithitstraightawaysowestayintheirgoodbooks?PauseNowlistentotherecordingsagain.PauseSectionTwo.Questions18to22.Youwillbearanotherfiverecordings.Foreachrecording,decidewhatthespeakerspurposeis.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftherecording.Donotuseany

21、lettermorethanonce.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecordings.Youhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H.PauseNowlisten,anddecidewhateachspeakerspurposeis.PauseEighteenMan:Hello.ThisisGuyCooperfromCentronElectronicshere.Ibelieveyourangforsomeadviceaboutyouralarmsystem,whichisntfunctioningproperly.Themessage

22、Igotsaidyouwerentsureifyouneededsomeonetocomeandsortitout,orifwecouldadviseyouoverthephone.Wellperhapsyoudliketogetbacktomeassoonasitsconvenientandtellmeexactlywhattheproblemis,andIllseewhatIcando.PauseNineteenWoman:Well,asyousay,Redlonhasbeensupplyingusforyearsbut,quitehonestly,two-thirdsofthecompl

23、aintswereceiveaboutourproductsareactuallyduetofaultsincomponentswevehadfromRedlon.SoItalkedtotheProductionManagerandheagreedthatIshouldlookatsomealternatives.FutureWorldsrangeisfineforus,andoneoftheircustomerswhoIspoketorecommendedthemhighly,sothatswhywevechangedtousingthem.PauseTwentyWoman:Thecompe

24、titionsgettingtougher,andyouknowwerefacingseriousproblems.Weneedtoseemorebenefitfromtheundeniablyhardworkwereputtingin,andthismeanssayingnotojobswhicharentprofitable.Itwouldbemuchmorebeneficialtoputalloureffortsintowinninghigher-margincontracts.SothewayIfeelyoucanhelpmostisbyidentifyingthetypesofcon

25、tactswhichwillbringintheincomeweneedinordertoensureourfuture.PauseTwenty-oneMan:JohnWoodshere,phoningabouttheprojectwediscussedearlier.Couldyougivemearingsothatwecantalkaboutitabitmore?IvedoneafewcalculationsandImbeginningtowonderwhetheritsreallyapracticalproposition.Istillthinktheprojectsgotpotenti

26、al,buttherearesignificantadditionalcostswhichwehadnttakenintoaccount.Socouldyougetbacktomeassoonasyoucan,please?PauseTwenty-twoWoman:Hello,Sallyhere,fromPagwellPaints,returningyourcall.Imverysorryyouarenthappywiththelatestconsignmentyouvehadfromus.Itsratherstrange,becausefollowingyourcomplaintaboutt

27、helastdelivery,wedidinfacttakeactiontochangethespecificationsinthewayyousuggested.Soitisntquitefairtosaythatweignoredyouradvice.Iknowitsimportanttoachievetheconsistencythatyourequire,butperhapsyourrecommendationwasntexactlywhatsneeded.PauseNowlistentotherecordingsagain.PauseThatistheendofPartTwo.Pau

28、sePartThree.Questions23to30.Youwillhearthechairmanofabusinessinstitutemakingaspeechaboutnewbusinessawardsthathisinstitutehassponsored.Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replaytherecording.Youhave45secondstoreadthroughthequestions.PauseNowlisten,and

29、markA,BorC.PauseMan:WhoarethemanagersofthebestinnovationdevelopmentsinBritishindustry?ThatwasthequestionwhichthefirstBusinessTodayInnovationAwardssetouttoanswer.Thisprojectisallaboutrewardinggoodpracticeandperformance.So,ratherthansimplyrecognisingexcellenceinthedesignofspecificproducts,oranalysingt

30、heirfinancialimpactonprofits,theawardssetouttotakeanobjectivelookatexactlyhowcompaniesmanagethedevelopmentprocessitself.Overthreehundredandfiftyorganisationsenteredthecompetitionandwereinitiallyreducedtoaboutforty.Then,afterfurthercarefulchecking,ashortlistofjustfourteenofthemwasarrivedat.Thesefinal

31、ists,allmanufacturers,werethenvisitedbythecompetitionjudges,apaneloffourchiefexecutivesfromleadingcompanies.Thepaneltouredthefinalistsfacilities,receivedpresentationsonthecompaniesandtheirprojects,andinterviewedthekeydevelopmentteammembers.Theproductsvariedenormouslyintheirscale,functionanddegreeoft

32、echnology-frombreadforasupermarketchaintoaprinterinsideanautomaticcashdispenser.Initiallytheorganiserswereconcernedthatthisrangecouldcreatedifficultiesintheassessmentprocess.Butthisfearprovedbaseless,asmostelementsintheinnovationprocessaresharedb;allmanufacturers.Interestingly,thefinalistsbrokedowni

33、ntotwodistinctandequalgroups:largefirmswithonethousandemployeesormoreandsmallfirmswithtwohundredandfiftyemployeesorfewer.Withbothgroupsthejudgesdecidedtoconcentrateontwooftheclearestindicatorsofasuccessfulinnovationprocess,whichare:howwellthenewproductiscombinedwiththecompanysexistingbusiness,andsec

34、ondly,howwelltheinnovationmethodsarerecordedandunderstood.Smallfirmsnaturallytendtodowellinthefirstcategorysincetheyhavefewerlayersofmanagementandthusmuchshortercommunicationlines.Buttheyseemtoputlessemphasisoncreatingformaldevelopmentmethodswhichwouldberepeatableinfutureinnovations.Largefirms,onthe

35、otherhand,havedifficultyintegratingthenewdevelopmentwithintheirexistingbusinessforreasonsofscale.Buttheytendtosucceedinachievingwell-documentedandrepeatabledevelopmentmethods.Thisisbecauselargercompanies,withtheirclearemphasisontraining,fixedmanagementstructureandadministrativesystems,requiremorefor

36、mal,dailyrecordkeepingfromtheirstaff.Sowhatwerethekeyquestionsthejudgeshadinmindwhenassessingthefinalists?Oneofthemostimportantareasconcernedhowthoroughlyacompanycheckswhatishappeninginotherfieldsinordertoincorporatnewideasintothedevelopmentprocess.Manyofthefinalistsimpressedinthearea.Natura,forexam

37、ple,haddemonstratedgenuineenergyinsearchingfornewwaysofproducingtheirrangeofspecialitybreads.Theyhadlookedatstylesofhomecookingindifferentcountries,a:wellasthepossibilityofexploitingnewproductiontechnologiesinordertoachieveequallygoodresultsbutonahigh-volumeproductionline.Whatthenoccupiedmuchoftheju

38、dgesthoughtswasthequalityofthelinkswhichthedevelopmentteamestablishedwithseniormanagement,suppliers,themarketandmanufacturing.Thebestexamplesofthefirstcategorywerefoundinsmallfirms,wheretheindividualentrepreneuratthetopwasclearlydrivingtheinnovationforward.Linkswithsupplierswerealsoseenasanimportant

39、factor,butnotallsupplierexperienceswerepositive.Occasionallyseriousproblemshadtobesolvedwheresupplierswereworkinghardtomeetspecifications,butthecompaniesthatthesupplierswereusingtoadapttheirmachinerywerenotsoefficient.This,ledtodisappointingfaultsorfluctuationsinquality.Butinconclusiontheawardsdemon

40、stratethatinnovationisntjustforhigh-techinternetcompanies.Youcanalsobesuccessfulinmaturemarketswithdeterminationandskill.PauseNowlistentotherecordingagain.PauseThatistheendofPartThree.YounowhavetenminutestotransferyouranswerstoyourAnswerSheet.Note:Teacher,stoptherecordinghereandtimetenminutes.Remind

41、studentswhenthereisoneminuteremaining.PauseThatistheendofthetest.TEST2PartOne.Questions1to12.Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.Afteryouhavelistenedonce,replayeachrecording.ConversationOne.Questions1to4.Lookattheformb

42、elow.Youwillhearawomancallingabouttrainingcourses.Youhave15secondstoreadthroughtheform.PauseNowlisten,andfillinthespaces.Man:Goodmorning,OakleafBusinessTraining.HowcanIhelpyou?Woman:Hello,mynamesEnidStevens,ofAppleyardSmith.Ivebookedtwoone-daycourses,butnowIneedtochangeoneofthem.Man:Letmegetyourdeta

43、ilsuponthescreen.Right,youvebookedReportWritingnextmonth.Woman:Yes,thatonesOK.ItsTakingMinutesthatIcantmanage,ontheeighthofJuly.Doyouknowwhenitsrunningagain?Man:Letmesee.NotuntiltheeighteenthofSeptember,Imafraid.Woman:Thatsoundsfine.Oh,IthinkIllbeabroadthen.Man:ThentheresthefirstandthethirteenthofOc

44、tober.Woman:Idlikethelaterdate,please.Man:Fine,Illchangeyourbooking.Woman:Anotherthing;itsaysinyourbrochure,everyoneattendingacoursegetsacertificate,butIhaventreceivedonefromacourseItooklastJanuary.Man:Imsorryaboutthat.Whichcoursewasit?Woman:Somethingtodowithdealingwiththepublic?Man:Thatmusthavebeen

45、CustomerService.Woman:Soundsfamiliar.Man:OK,Illputitintheposttoday.Woman:Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.Man:Goodbye.PauseNowlistentotherecordingagain.PauseConversationTwo.Questions5to8.Lookatthenotebelow.Youwillhearawomanringingaboutproblemswithanewtelephonesystem.Youhave15secondstoreadthroughthenote.Paus

46、eNowlisten,andfillinthespaces.Man:Hello,SwinburnTelecoms.Woman:IdliketospeaktoTonyWilson,please.Man:ImafraidTonyisntavailable.CanItakeamessage?Woman:Yesplease.ImSheilaDallas,fromWorldnet.Man:Right.Woman:Imringingaboutthetelephonesystemyourfirminstalledhereyesterday.Werenothappywithit.Man:Ohdear.What

47、seemstobetheproblem?Woman:Firstofall,yourengineersaidthatwiththenumberofextensionswevegot,sixoutsidelineswouldbeenough,butweaskedforeight,andanywayyouvechargedusforthelargersystem.Man:Right,welllookintothat.Woman:Then,wheneverwetrytotransfercallsfromoneextensiontoanotherwelosethem.Werefollowingtheinstructions,butitjustdoesntwork.Man:Isee.Woman:Andfinally,couldyouaskTonytochecktheinvoice,please?