BULATS听力题型及话题解析

BULATS听力题型及话题解析BULATSWorkplaceEnglishWhatisBULATS?TheBusinessLanguageTestingServiceisanewinternationaltestproducedandcoordinatedbyCambridgeESOL.BULATShelpscompaniesandschoolsfindoutstudents’leveloflanguageskills,andassessesthelanguageskillsneededfortheworkplaceandforstudentsandemployeesonlanguagecourses.WhoisBULATSsuitablefor?BULATSissuitableforanylearnerwhoneedstouseEnglishatwork.Thetestiscarefullydesignedforawiderangeofpeopleatwork.Itdoesnotrequireanypreviousbusinessexperience,andsoitisalsosuitableforstudentswhomayneedtouseEnglishinthefuture.博思听力（50’）partMainSkillFocusInputQuestionTypesNumberofQuestions1辨认细节及语境信息信息性独白或对话(2遍)Multiplechoice(三选一)102记录具体信息3个对话（1遍）GapFilling123确认话题、语境、功能、说话意见等者10个陈述（1遍）Multiplematching（8选5）104找出主旨、具体信息、态度等3个说话、访谈、讨论(2遍)Multiplechoice（三选一）18PartOne(ShortConversations)Questiontypes：10questionsofmultiplechoices(A,B,C)PlatformNo.,whenandwhere,price;Graph,Map;Timetable;What;Why;PartTwoGapFillingTopics:Telephonemessage,playinganorder,complaint,customerservicesThecontenttoberecorded：Name(frequentlyusednameswillnotbespelled)(streets,courses,books,etc.);Phonenumber,contractnumber,accountnumber,postcode;date;otherinformation.PAYATTENTION!!Capitalizethefirstletter;correctspellingPartThreeStatementoffivepeopleonsometopicsONEchoiceforeachpersonSelectFIVEfromEIGHTchoicesPartFourMultiplechoicesExtractfromameeting,conference,workshops,statement,presentations,etc.如何攻破博思听力

首先，我们来看看博思听力的主要题型：一、独白或者对话等较为短小的听力材料（通常是博思考试的1-10题），这部分包括独白和对话，共读两遍；一般是三选一，选项包括图表和文字。二、听写填空（通常是博思考试的11-22题），这部分可以说是听力的难点，语速较快而且只读一遍，其中包括姓名的拼写和数字的听写等常规项目。听的时候要集中精力，快速记录。三、关于某个主题的独白与选项匹配（通常是博思考试的23-32题），这部分一般是几则比较短小的、关于某个主题的独白，根据听到的内容进行选择，一般选项从A-I，各选项之间互斥。四、长文章的理解（通常是博思考试的33-50题），这部分跟通常四、六级考试遇到的听力形式相似，但内容大相径庭，主要围绕职场英语。那么我们应该如何攻克博思听力的各种题型呢？第一类题目较为简单，而且会读两遍，所以相对比较容易得分，这部分应避免失分，要听懂大部分内容，理解其大意后再做出选择。Exle1:(Version:EN000)Whichgraphisthespeakerreferringto?答案：B解析：

F: Asyoucanseefromthischart,salesforlastyearweregenerallydisappointingcomparedtopreviousyears.Inthesecondquartersalesrosedramaticallybeforefallingto600,000.Fortunately,thelastquartershowedsomeimprovementandthishascarriedonintothisyear.对于这到题，只要抓住划线部分的句子就可以找出正确答案。Exle2:(Version:EN000)Whichcompanydotheydecidetousefortheirre-brandingexercise?ANeptuneBGoldbergCHambleton答案：A解析：M: Forthere-branding,I'veafeelingNeptunewilldothejobwell.They'reasmallcompanybuttheirbidwasgreat. F: IthoughtGoldbergwerecheaper? M: Yes,buttheirideasaretoovague,andasforHambleton...Ispentagestryingtoarrangemeetingswiththem!Theymightbethebiggestbutreally... F: Sometimessmallisbest.Let'sgowithyoursuggestionthen.1.WhenmustthewomanbeattheairporttomeetMr.Kimoto？A.3：30B.3：45C.4：15ScriptM:Jane,couldyoupossiblymeetMr.Kimotooffhisflighttoday,please?F:Itdepends.Whattime’sheduetoarrive?I’vegotthefinancingmeetingat2:30,remember?M:Well,hedoesn’tlandtill4:15andthemeeting’llbeoverbyhalfpastthree,won’tit?F:Quartertofourprobably.Butyes,Ishouldjustaboutmakeit…M:Thanks!2.Howmuchwillitcostthewomantorentacar?A.60B.95C.120ScriptF:I’vegottogotoalotofmeetingswhileI’mhere.Howmuchwoulditbetorentacar?M:It’sninety-fivepoundsperweekforstandardcars,orahundredandtwentypoundsfortheluxurymodels.F:Ionlyneeditforthreedays.Thestandardmodel’sfine.M:Thatwouldbesixtypounds,atthedailyrateoftwentypounds,includinginsurance.F:That’sOK.(fade).Um…第二类题目，语速较快且只读一遍，考生务必要先浏览题目以掌握听力材料的大致内容，听的时候集中注意力并做好笔记，另外，要注意单词拼写、大小写等。Exle3:(Version:EN000)答案： 11.(Mr.)Hawkwind

12.809209

13.(The)ParkCenter/Centre

14.SoftwareNews F:Hi,IntertechPublications,Ginaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou? M:Hi,I’dliketoplaceanorder,please. F:OKsir,canItakeyourname? M:Sure,it’sMrHawkwind,that’sH-A-W-K-W-I-N-D. F:Thankyou.Now,doyouhaveanaccountwithus,ordoyouwishtopaybycreditcard? M:No,Ihaveanaccountwithyou.Holdonamoment–here’sthenumber.It’s8-0-9-2-0-9.It’sundermycompany’sname,BrandmartInc. F:Thankyouverymuch,sir.Nowcouldyoupleaseconfirmyourbusinessaddress? M:Sure,it'stheParkCenter,Hopeville,Ohio. F:Andnow,whichpublicationswouldyouliketoorder?Canyougivemetheexacttitles? M:Sure,Ijustwanttoorder12copiesofSoftwareNews. F:Noproblematall,sir.That’s$18.99percopy.We’lldeliverwithin4days. M:Great.Andmanythanks.11题和12题包括了英语听力中的常规项目：姓名拼写和数字的听写，这里只读一遍，一定要注意！13题中的ParkCenter是地名，因此首字母要大写。14题中的SoftwareNews是出版刊物的名字，也要注意首字母大写。 第三类题目匹配题，由于所给选项的数目大于实际题目的数目（就是说，有些选项是用不到的，属于干扰因素），而且各个选项是互斥的，大大增加了选择的难度，另外，要注意其中迷惑性的词汇，请看下面两个例子。Exle4:(Version:EN000)•Youwillhearfivepeopletalkingaboutthedifficultiestheyfacedwhentheygaveupfulltimejobstobecomefreelanceconsultants.•Asyoulisten,decidewhichdifficultyeachspeakermentions.•ChooseyouranswerfromthelistA.I,andwritethecorrectletterinthespaceprovided.•Youwillhearthefivepiecesonceonly.R:Question23.Person1.F:Peoplethinkwhatyou’llmissistheroutineofhavinganofficetogotoeverydaybutthatactuallygavemeagreatsenseoffreedom.WhatIfoundtoughatthebeginningwaschoosingwhichprojectstorejectandwhichoneslookedthemostpromisingintermsoffinancialrewardandfutureoffersofwork.Ifyou’renotcareful,youcanendupsayingyestoeverythingthatcomesyourway. R:Question24.Person2.M:Ithinkbecauseofthetechnologyavailablenowadaysyoudon’tfeelisolatedfromotherprofessionalsinyourfield;thereareplentyofelectronicsubstitutesforbeinginanoffice.Butwhatyoudon’thaveistheopportunitytochattopeoplefromotherdepartments,withexpertiseinotherareas.Ireallymissedthatandhadn’trealizedhowmuchIhaddependedonbeingabletocheckoutotherpeople’sopinionsbeforetakinganideaforward. R:Question25.Person3.F:IthinkthehardestthingformewasthechangeIhadtomakeinmymind.Iwentfromhavingaseniorpositioninalargecorporationwithallthatcomeswiththat;thecar,agenerousexpenseaccount,etc,aswellastherespectofcolleagues,tobeinganobody.Peopledidn’tautomaticallytakemycallsanymore.R:Question26.Person4.M:Ifounditverychallengingtoadjusttothefactthattherewasn’tanyonetocallwhenmycomputerbrokedown.It’sveryfrustratinghavingtosortoutthesethingsonyourown.Ittakessomuchtime.Butotherthanthat,I’drecommendthelifeofaconsultanttoanyofmyformercolleagues.R:Question27.Person5.F:You’vealwaysgottothinkaheadthreemonthsorsixmonthstothenextprojecttomakesureyou’vegotenoughworklineduptopaythebills.Atthebeginning,itwashardnothavingaregularpaychequeattheendofeverymonth.Somepeoplefinditaterribleworry.Butworksoonpickedupforme,andyouactuallyendupgettingpaidmoreforconsultancywork. 答案：23G 24H 25C 26F 27EExle5:(Version:EN000)Questions39-44•YouwillhearpartofaradiointerviewwithSimonButcher,abusinessanalystfrommanagementconsultancyfirm.•Forquestions39.44,circleoneletterA,BorCforthecorrectanswer.•Youwillheartheinterviewtwice.39Aspartofhisjob,SimonButcheris Ahelpingtodesignasalessystem. Bworkingathisclient’soffices. Ctravelingwidelytoseeclients.40WhatdoesSimonButchersayaboutthetrainingprovidedbyhisfirm? AThereisaninductioncourseforallnewgraduateemployees. BNewgraduaterecruitschoosewhichcoursestheywanttodo. CAlltheintroductorycoursesareattendedoverthreedays.41WhenSimonButcherjoinedthecompany,whatdidheexpecttobedoing? Aworkingwithteamsprovidingtechnicalservices Bworkingonawiderangeofprojects Cworkingmoreonthebusinessside42WithinSimonButcher’sfirm,newemployeesgoupthepayscale Aafterasix-monthlyreview. Baccordingtotheirannualperformance. Catthesametimeastheircolleagueseveryyear43WhatdoesSimonButchersayabouthisworkinghours? AHehastoworkovertheweekendifthereareschedulestomeet. BHeispreparedtoworklonghourswhentherearethingstodo. CHefinishesat7o’clockeveryeveningsohecanplaysport.44WhatdoesSimonButcherthinkofhiscompanyasaplacetowork? AThereislittletimetolearnthingsyoupreviouslyknewnothingabout. BTherearetoomanytargetstobeachievedeachyear. CThereareveryrigidandinflexiblestructuresinplace.第四类题目没有太多值得提起的地方，跟我们大学英语四六级的听力有相似之处，但是，其难点是，听懂了未必能选出正确答案来，选项的设置都比较confusing，仔细思考后方可作出选择。答案：39.B40.A41.C42.C43.B44.A原文和辨析：PAUSE:00’02”F: TodayI'mtalkingtoSimonButcher,abusinessanalystwithmanagementconsultancyfirmSPCAssociates.Firstoff,Simon,couldyouexplainwhatyourjobinvolves?M: Well,I'vebeenworkingfor18months,sinceIfinishedmybusinessdegree,andforallthattimeI'vebeendoingbusinessintegrationworkforonemajormulti-nationalcompany.We'rerollingoutanonlinepurchasingsolutionforthem,aroundtheworld.AndcurrentlyI'mbasedintheirLondonoffice,andthat'sfor11months,sothere'sahighdegreeofclientinteraction.F: Hasyourfirmgivenyouanyextratraining,especiallyforthetechnicalsideofthejob?M: Well,thefirmputseveryonethroughafive-weekintroductorycourseasagraduaterecruit.Ididthreeweeksbasiccomputerprogramming.ThenIdidanadditionaltwo-weeke-commercecourse.SincethenI'vedonetwofurtherthree-daycourses,an'introductiontobusiness'andoneonbusinessfinance.NowthatI'minmysecondyear,Igettochoosemynexttraining

courseandImighthavethechancetotraininAsia. F: Isthejobwhatyouexpected,whenyoujoined? M: It'smoretechnicallyfocusedthanIthoughtitwouldbe.IneededthetrainingsoIcouldworkwithourtechnicalteamsandunderstandtheservicesweprovide.But,now,ifyoujoinwithaninterestinbusinessissues,yougetsupporttohelpyoufollowthatroute,whichiswhatIthoughtI'dbegetting.Thefirm'sreallyacknowledgedthatthepersonalpreferencesofnewrecruitsmustbetakenintoaccountwhenthey'rebeingassignedprojects. F: Andwhatsortoffinancialincentivesdoesyourfirmoffer?M: Well,atthebeginning,peoplegetapayriseenmasseonceyearly.Generally,yougoupalevelonthepayscaleeveryNovember.Afteryouhavebeentheretwoyears,yourpaybecomesperformancerelated.Thisiscalculatedbasedonyoursix-monthlyperformancereviewmeetings.F: Ipresumeyouworklonghours… M: Myhoursofworkvary.Asdeadlinesnear,Icanexpecttoworklongerhours.Onaverage,I'dsayIworkbetween50and55hoursaweek–8amto7pm.It'simportanttomakesureyou'reachievingyourworkgoalsbutatthesameyouneedbalanceinyourlife.Havingaregulareveningactivityacoupleoftimesaweek,likeplayingtennis,worksforme.Youhavetogetsomebreathingspacefromtheoffice.Idon'tmindworkinghardduringtheweek,butIkeepmyweekendssacred;Ihaven'tworkedoneinthelast14months. F: Wouldyousayit'sagoodplacetowork? M: Ingeneral…there'sastrongsupportsystem.It'sverystructured.Thereareregularreviewswithyourmanagerwhenyousettargets,pluseachemployeeisassignedamentorwhohelpssetyearlygoalsacrossarangeofcriteria.Buttodowellhere,I'dsayyouhavetobequickoffthemarkbecauseyoucanbethrowninatthedeependandhavetomasteranewskillorunderstandanewareaofworkwithinatighttimeframe.Itdefinitelyhelpstobeflexible.

对于39题，从第一段中划线的两句话，我们可以推断出Mr.Butcher现在是在客户的分公司工作，Businessintegration的意思是“业务整合”，Londonoffice是指“伦敦分公司”。

40题我们可以运用排除法。选线B的意思是“招聘的所有毕业生都能自己选择课程”，而文中说的是“第二年开始才能自己选择课程”，所以B是错误的；选项C说的是“三天上完所有课程”，而在一开始Mr.Butcher就说了“afive-weekintroductorycourses”，所以C也是错误的。A选项中的introduction有“入职、就职”的意思。

41题是难点，这段话说的比较绕，首先，Mr.Butcher说“这份工作比他想想的更加侧重于技术”然后他又说，”如果你现在加入且对business感兴趣，那么你能得到支持来走这条路线“，下面这句是重点”whichiswhatIthoughtI’dbegetting“,这就说明了当时Mr.Butcher正是expectedtobeworkingmoreonthebusinessside,因此正确答案是C。

42题中，”enmasse“这个词是重点，它的意思是”一同，一起“（法语）。根据Mr.Butcher的说法，”在公司工作两年之后，薪酬才会与绩效挂钩“，所以选项B是不对的。 从”Myhoursofworkvary.Asdeadlinesnear,Icanexpecttoworklongerhours.“这句话就能推断出43题的答案是B。不要被后面的句子迷惑”Havingaregulareveningactivityacoupleoftimesaweek,likeplayingtennis,worksforme.“而选择C。

44中涉及到两个idioms,“bequickoffthemark”是指快速行动；”throwninatthedeepend”意思是”处于非常困难的境地”，”throwninatthedeepend”意思就是让你做一件很难的事情而不给你任何准备的机会。不掌握这两个词组的意思则很难选出正确答案。备考TIPS1.不仅涉及一些比较正式的商务场景，诸如：商务谈判或者例行会议等，还可能涉及一些比较随意的谈话，如同事之间的闲聊、下馆子吃饭或休年假等内容2.博思的商务场景包括了单人独白和双人对话两种形式。通常情况下，单人独白比双人对话更难。这主要体现在：双人对话的层次感强，在两个人的互动中经常会出现信息的重复，这就有利于考生在听题过程中确认信息，从而提高答题的准确性3.单人独白中很少有信息的折回和重复。我们应该在单人独白中重点留意一些信号词的出现：firstofall，next，anotherthingisthat，also，next，onefinalpointis，这些“承上启下”的连接信号词可以帮助考生更好的掌握试题发展的节奏，从而确保信息和试题的一一对应。4.不急于先入为主，匆忙确定答案，要全部听完再下结论。要注意转折词之后的内容常用转折词：But,however,despite,inspiteofthis,apparently,actually,Butinfact,surely,inparticular,specially,significantly…博思英语听力专项练习（一）-数字、姓名、地址的听写数字听力（NumberListening）目标：学会根据试题中的关键词预测答案的形式。加强对数字的反应能力并提高听写速度。提高数字听力练习答案的准确性。能自如表达日常生活中的数字信息。数字听力是听力中最基本也是最传统的技能，主要考验考生的反应能力和对数字的敏感度。在听数字之前，应该先对数字的形式作好充分预测。预测的方法就是根据场景前后的一些关键词来做准确判断。在以上的练习题中，根据上下文的很多单词都可以预测出答案的形式。由于在不同场合下数字的表达方式呈现出不同的形式，所以很多考生对一些特殊表达方法会感到措手不及，比如“double”，温度中的“belowzero”。因此，在预测出答案的形式后，考生应该根据预测的结果做好听力上的充分准备。数字听力（NumberListening）号码 It’sthreesixfiveodoubletwothreenine.(36502239) Thenumberisfourfivethreetwothousand.(4532000)年份 Hewasborninnineteensixtynine.(1969) Thecompanywasfoundedintwothousandandthree.(2003)时间 It’ssixforty-five.(6:45) It’saquarterpastten.(10:15) It’saquartertoten.(9:45) It’shalfpastfive.(5:30)温度 Tomorrowwillbesixdegreebelowzerocentigrade.(-6℃)常用数字的说法和写法，请精确掌握。价格

Thiscostsninedollarfiftynine.(＄9.59)分数

TwothirdsofalltextileproductscomefromChina.(2/3)基数

Americaproducesthreehundredmillionaluminumcanseveryday.(300,000,000)序数

AustraliaissecondonlytoAntarcticainthelackofrainfall.(2nd)小数

Thecorrectanswershouldbenaughtpointoneeight.(0.18)百分数

Morethanthirtypercentofallmarriagesendindivorce.(30%)含有数字概念的单词

Aquarter=25% Afortnight=2weeks Acoupleof=2(orseveral) Adecade=10years Adozen=12 Half=50%230，00015,732190，8001，500158,789632,306745,819200,340

美语与英语在日期、数字表达方面的差异？

美语与英语在日期、数字表达方面的差异在日期方面，美英英语的表达方式是有差别的。以日为先，月份为后，此为英国式；美国式则与此相反，以月为先，日期则在后。如一九九六年三月二日的写法：

2ndMarch,1996（英）

March2,1996（美）

在美式的写法中，1st,2nd,3rd的st,nd,rd是不使用的。由于日期书面表达不同，读法也不一样。如1987年4月20日，英式的写法是20thApril,1987，读成thetwentiethofApril,nineteeneighty-seven；美式的表达是April20,1987，则读成Aprilthetwentieth,nineteeneighty-seven。同样，全部用数字表达日期时，英美也有差别。1998年5月6日按照英国式应写成6/5/98，而按照美国式应写成5/6/98；是英国式的1998年8月1日，按照美国的表达方式却是1998年1月8日，美国的1998年8月1日应写成08.01.1998。

年份的读法1865178919001800180920002008531B.C..时间的读法3:452:307:054:155a.m.6p.m.人名听写（Name）

正确填写人名是博思听力考试中的一个细节考点。对人名的拼写，博思有明确要求：如果要求拼写的是一个常用人名，录音原文不会给出任何提示；但如果该名字不常用，通常录音原文中会有拼写提示。比如：

M:I’dliketomakeanorder,please. F:Certainly,sir.Couldyougivemeyourname,please? M:Yes.It’sKenSaunders. F:Howdoyouspellthat,please? M:S-A-U-N-D-E-R-S.

马克______詹姆斯_______

戴安娜______罗伯特______理查德______杰克_______简______海伦______

托马斯______马丽______琼斯______约翰______迈克尔______琳达______

苏珊______查尔斯______

MarkJamesDiannaRobertRichardJackJaneHelenThomasMaryJonesJohnMichaelLindaSusanCharles安娜Anna贝拉Bella贝蒂Betty比尔克林顿BillClinton比尔盖茨BillGates布朗Brown布朗宁Browning布什Bush卡特Carter哈瑞HarryMiller米勒Nobel诺贝尔Addison爱迪生Paul保罗Peterson皮特森Smith史密斯Watson沃森William威廉Wilson威尔逊Thatcher撒切尔Churchill丘吉尔Johnson约翰逊地址听写（Address）

博思听力有一些细节信息的拼写要求。在前一题中我们看到了对人名拼写的基本要求，现在再来看一下地址的基本拼写方式。

SmithfieldRoad. 43ANorthStreet No.1QueensParkAvenue Flat3,89RoadLane P.O.Box456

地址通常包括门牌号(housenumber)

和路名。考生在书写地址时要注意以下几点： 和中国人书写地址的习惯相反，英文中书写地址要从细节开始。 含有大写和数字形式。 博思对地址的拼写和人名拼写要求一致：常用单词自己拼，非常用单词录音原文会拼读。如碰到”NorthStreet”,“RoseLane”,“ChurchRoad”这样的地名，博思就可能要求考生自己拼写。 拼写速度要快，答案要准确。LondonBirminghamManchesterLiverpoolNewcastleBelfastPortsmouthLeedsCambridge伦敦伯明翰曼彻斯特利物浦纽卡斯尔贝尔法斯特朴茨茅斯利兹剑桥博思命题特点：题文同序。正确答案都是间接的给出，通常要经过说话人2到3步的阐述。在正确答案出现之前，一般都会出现干扰项中的内容，利用这些信息采用排除法排除干扰项。有时说话人会使用提示性词语。而一般提示性词语后就是涉及正确选项的内容。一般说话人所使用的提示词有：but；butIthink；real…；factisthat…；…notthecase；itis…which/that…；答题技巧：听之前１、阅读题目说明，和题干，推测大意，了解背景２、阅读题干，浏览选项，找出关键词或提示词。如：表时间的词专有名词否定词极端意味词（最高级，唯一）听题时1.注意同义转述正确选项中的表述与文中某部分内容存在同义关系。（某部分内容或者只是一个单词或词组；或者是一个句子），及选项的同义转述

2.信号词注意信号词！

转折词：but,yet,however,nevertheless

最高级：themost,theleast比较：not…as,morethan,comparewith,ratherthan，insteadof,ontheotherhand

强调词：did，do,simplyonly,unique,sole,just…

因果词：so,thus,therefore,asaresult,that'swhy注意信号词！

转折词：but,yet,however,nevertheless

最高级：themost,theleast比较：not…as,morethan,comparewith,ratherthan，insteadof,ontheotherhand

强调词：did，do,simplyonly,unique,sole,just…

因果词：so,thus,therefore,asaresult,that'swhy其他技巧3.注意说话人语气。（该方法尤其适用于判断说话人的态度）4.说话人的身份，工作，所在单位5.讲话目的，及话语功能（拒绝，道歉或抱怨）6.归纳总结+推论，抓住中心意思7.若听到文中内容与某选项完全一致，一般大胆排除该选项。常考话题咨询客户投诉客户索赔更改约会工作安排日程安排确认订单确认行程提出意见和要求预定邀请通知道歉话语功能a.complaint:make,confirmproductquality产品质量b.appointment/meeting/invitation:make,confirm时间/事件change先道歉

推迟(postpone)取消(cancel)细节变动confirm先道谢c.assistance/permission/advice:askfor,give

上级对下级是give，下级对上级是askford.satisfaction/appreciation/compliment/congratulationYoudeserveit.是你应得的。/你活该。e.makeanenquire/askforinformation/order/makeareservation

f.recommend/suggest/proposeso…Ithink…should,hadbetter,would,haveto…effective有效的

help,workg.explainso,then,therefore,asaresult,that’swhy…h.apologize/refusei.contradict比较

incomparison,however,while,ontheotherhand…similarly,quitesimilar,likewisej.doubtthinkitover,takesth.intoaccount,reconsiderationk.criticize/sarcasm/warn讥讽，挖苦

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