听力题专项训练

1、听力题专项训练PART ONEF·or questions 1-8, you will hear eight short recordings.F·or each question, mark one letter A, B or C.Y·ou will hear each recording twice.1、What is Cathy's job title?A. Sales Executive.B. Marketing Manager.C. Managing Director.2、Where are they going to take the vis

2、itors?A. The Italian Experience.B. The Thai House.C. The Potato House.3、What was the final decision about the meeting?A. It will take place as arranged.B. It will take place at a later date.C. It will not take place.4、Which part of the job offer was George unhappy about?A. The amount of pay.B. The n

3、umber of hours.C. The number of holidays.5、What is the reduction in the company's exports?A. 7%.B. 8%. C. 9%.6、When are the visitors arriving?A. Ten o'clock.B. Half past ten.C. Eleven o'clock.7、Which photocopier do they decide to buy?A. The X40.B. The BT100.C. The RX200.8、Which part of t

4、he factory does Alan want to change?A. The packing hall.B. The warehouse.C. The production line.PART TWOL·ook at the notes below.S·ome information is missing.Y·ou will hear two people discussing an invoice.F·or each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space

5、using a word, numbers or letters.Y·ou will hear the conversation twice.Invoice number.9. Invoice date:10. February 2002Photocopy paper: 11. 12. %Total to pay:13. To reach us by:17th March 2002Contact name:Marjorie 14. Telephone No.: 01023 15. PART THREEL·ook at the notes.S·ome informa

6、tion is missing.Y·ou will hear a woman talking to some journalists about a new product range.F·or each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space using one or two words.Y·ou will hear the recording twice.Nature SkincareHead Office:16. Core market:17. _New range:18

7、. _ cosmeticsTarget market:19. _ ladySelling point:20. Launch date:21. _Advertising slogan:22. _PART FOURL·isten to a Head of Department talking to an employee about her performance.F·or each question 23-30, mark the correct letter A, B or C.Y·ou will hear the conversation twice.23、Ma

8、ggie started working for the company .A. sometime last yearB. one year agoC. over a year ago24、Maggie found out about the vacancy from .A. a friendB. a newspaperC. an internal memo25、Maggie does not enjoy .A. answering the telephoneB. typing invoicesC. preparing price lists26、The biggest problem wit

9、h the computer is that .A. she doesn't know the program very wellB. it regularly stops workingC. the monitor is too small27、Maggie would like the company to buy .A. new softwareB. new computersC. new monitors28、When dealing with complaints, she would like to A. take more responsibilityB. pass th

10、e customer on to her bossC. give the customers money back29、Maggie's boss thinks that some customers .A. often receive faulty ordersB. often make mistakesC. are not always honest30、Maggie's main aim for next year is to .A. get to know the customers a lot betterB. make fewer mistakesC. learn

11、more about the products答案:PART ONE1、B 解析 A: So, you work in Sales, don't you, Cathy?B: Sort of, I'm actually in the Marketing DepartmentA: Oh, f see And what do you do there?B: I'm the Manager在问到职务时， Cathy 说自己实际上是在营销部。被问及做什么工作时，她回答说是manager（ 经理 ） ，即营销部的经理。2、A 解析 A: Where should we take t

12、he visitors this evening?B: Good question. What kind of food will they like?A: I know a place that serves great Asian food.B: Not everyone likes spicy food, though. I know a place that does great pasta. Why don't we go there?A: OK.此题问的是准备带客人上哪家饭馆用餐。一个说知道有家亚洲餐馆，但是另一个则说，并不是 大家都爱吃辛辣风味的东西，不过他知道有家餐馆的

13、意大利面食 （pasta） 非常好吃。这句话的前半 部分实际上是否定了去亚洲餐馆就餐，即否定了对 B（ 泰国料理店 ） 的选择，后半部分表达他想去能提 供意大利面食的地方。3、A 解析 A: Did you see the memo about tomorrow's meeting?B: Yes, I saw it was postponed until next week.A: Well, forget the memo. It's back on again at the same time.此题问的是对开会这件事最后是怎么决定的。一个说根据备忘录会议推迟了，但另一个则说把

14、 备忘录的事忘了吧，会议又改回到原来的时间开了。即 A说的 It will take place asarranged( 按原来安排好的时间进行 ) 。4、C 解析 A: Are you going to take the job, George?B: I don't know The salary was OK.A: What about the hours?B: They were long but I don't mind that I'm just a bit worried about the amount of paid leave, that's

15、all.此题问的是乔治对工作的哪一方面不满意。乔治说薪水不错，工时虽然长，但不是问题，他有 些担心的只是带薪假期的时间有多少。原话是 I'm just a bit worried about the amount of paid leave.即C中的The number of holidays故选C。5、C 解析 A: The sales figures aren't good, are they?B: No Down by 8%. Exports are the problem.they'redown by about 9% becauseinterest rates

16、 have gone up again and the pound is so high.A: So what are the interest rates now?B: 7%, I hope they don't go up again.此题问的是公司的出口下降了多少。 对话中 7%、8%和9%都提到了， 先是提到销售量下降了 8%， 但问题出在出口上面，女士说由于利率再次上涨，出口下降了9%；最后提到利率是 7%。故选 C。6、C 解析 A: Oh, you stupid machine!B: Hey. What's all the excitement for?A: Be

17、cause it's al ready half past ten. I've got visitors arriving in halfan hour I need to photocopy some reports and this stupid machine isn't working!此题问客人们何时到达。说话人抱怨已经 10:30 了，客人们再有半个钟头即 11 点就到了，可是 到时需要的报告因复印机故障却打印不出来。故选 C。7、C 解析 A: So which of these photocopiers should we buy?B: This one

18、 looks nice, the X40.A: Hmm. Bit expensive. The RX200 looks fast It does 25 copies a minute.B: So does the BT100 And it's cheaper and smaller.A: But it hasn't got many functions, has it?B: That's true. OK, we'll get the bigger one.此题问的是他们决定买哪一种复印机。说话人 A认为X40不错，可说话人 B说有点贵 (bit expensi

19、ve) ，这说明他不赞同。于是，说话人 A又说RX200看起来速度快 (looks fast)，B回答说BT100速度也很快，而且便宜、体积小。但是A指出它的功能少。这次B同意买大一点的， 即：RX200 型的。故选 C。8、B 解析 A: How can we increase production, Alan? Should we buy some more machinesfor the production line?B: That's not necessary The real problem is that we can't store any more raw

20、materials. We need to increase storage spaceA: Hm. And the packing area, is that OK?B: For the moment. As I said, storage is the problem.此题问的是艾伦想改变的是工厂的哪一部分。艾伦认为真正的问题是再也没有地方贮存原材料 了，需要扩大贮存空间。原话是： The real problem is that we can't store any more raw materials. We need to increase storage space. B

21、的意思符合原句的意思。故选 B。PART TWO9、HP420Y 。 解析 9-15 A: Hello, Accounts How can I help you? B: I'd like to check an invoice please.A: Certainly. Can you give me the invoice number please?B: Of course, it's HP420Y.A: HP420Y?B: That's rightA: OK, that invoice is dated 15th February, what seems to be

22、 the problem?B: I just wanted to check the details, my copy isn't very clear.A: Right ，go aheadB: Well, can you confirm that we ordered nine boxes of paper for the photocopier?A: No, you ordered ten boxes of paper at nine pounds ninety-four each.B: OK. That's ninety-nine pounds forty, isn

23、9;t it?A: Yes, but that price is exclusive of VAT, which is 17.5%.B: Oh, how much is the actual total then?A: That's one hundred and sixteen pounds and eighty-eight pence to pay.B: Eighteen pence?A: EightyB: Oh, right and that needs to reach you by the 17th?A: Please.B: OK. Can I have your name

24、in case I have any more problems?A: Of course, it's Marjorie Wilkes.B: Wilkes, how do you spell that?A: W-I-L-K-E-S.B: And have you got a direct line?A: Yes, the number is 01623 688 820.B: 688 120?A: 688 820.B: Great thanks, thanks for your help.A: You're welcome. Bye.打电话的 A说想核实一张发票， 财务处 (Ac

25、counts) 的人请他报一下号码： Could you give me the invoice number please? 于是，打电话的 B说： It's HP420Y.10 、15th 此题要填写的是发票的日期。报完号码后财务处的人接着说了发票的日期： that invoice is dated 15th February 因此这里应填 15th 。11、10 此题要填写的是购买的打印纸张的箱数。打电话的人问是否能确认订购了9箱。财务处的人回答说是10而不是9，并且还报上了每箱的单价： ten boxes.at nine pounds ninety-four each 发票上的

26、符号 是each 的意思。因此这里应填 1012 、 17.5 此题要填写的是每箱的增值税。财务处的人说： that price is exclusive of VAT, which is 17.5%, 价格中不包括 17.5% 的增值税。所以，应填 17.54 。That's one13 、 116.88 此题要填写的是付款总额。打电话的人问确切的总额是多少。财务处的人回答：hundred and sixteen pounds and eighty-eight pence to pay.记住：指令要求只能填一个单词或数字或字母。所以，这里应填： 116.8814 、WILKES 此题

27、要填写的是财务处的人的姓名。 打电话的人因听不清楚，问对方怎么拼写，于是财务处的人将字 母逐个读出来。所以，这里填 WILKES15、 688 820 此题要填写的是电话号码。财务处的人重复了对方听不清楚的那一部分，即： 688 820 PART THREE16、 York 解析 16-22Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jade Ritchie. And todayI'd like to introduce you to our new product range, but first let me welcome you

28、to Nature. I hope you all had a pleasantjourney here to our Head Office.Although we have a sales office in London, Nature Skincare has made its home here, in York, for the past fifty years. During this time we have built upa loyal base of housewives who appreciate our products for their high quality

29、 and no nonsense packaging. However, as we move into the new millennium, we felt it was time to broaden our appeal and move into new markets and so we have developed our "Feel Good" cosmetic range. As I said earlier, Feel Good is aimed at a different type of consumer but, of course, we are

30、 not going to abandon our traditional, more mature market and will continue producing all our original ranges. The Feel Good consumer is a modern, professional lady who expects the quality enjoyed by previous generations but wants a fresh looking product. This brings me to what we believe to be Feel

31、 Good's unique appeal the price. What we have achieved is a serious quality product which won't break the bank.If you look in your welcome pack you will see we have included some samples for you to try, but when will the general public be able to test our claims for themselves? Well, as I

32、9;m sure you must be aware, we have already started to run advertisements in some women's magazines. Our celebrity party, with special guests Vicky and Veronique from the TV series Little Sister, is September 11th, with products going on sale to the public the following day. We will also be runn

33、ing a number of nationwide promotions all based on the Feel Good promise "Look Great". All that remains is for me to thank you for coming here today.此题要填写的是公司的总部地点。说话人说欢迎大家到公司总部来，虽然公司在伦敦设有办事 处，但Nature Skincare has made its home here, in York.就是说York（ 约克郡） 才是它的发源地。因此，这里应填 York17 、housewives

34、 此题要填写的是产品的核心市场即主要消费群体。说话人说We have built up a loyal base ofhousewives who.（我们已经建立了一个由家庭主妇组成的可靠的消费据点 ） ，这里的loyalbase 即指core market 。因此此处应填 housewives18 、Feel Good 此题要填写的是新的产品系列的名称。说话人说 We have developed our “Feel Good” cosmetic range. 我们已经生产出了名叫“舒爽”的新的系列产品。因此，这里应填 Feel Good 19 、modern, professional 此

35、题要填写的是新产品的目标市场，即目标消费群体。录音中的原句是： The Feel Good consumer is a modern, professional lady. 产品的消费者是现代的、职业的女性。因此这里应填 modern, professional20 、price此题要填写的是什么是产品的卖点。录音中的原句是： This brings me to what we believeto be Feel Good's unique appeal the price. 说话人相信价格是该产品独具的魅力所在。 这里的 unique appeal 即指 selling point。

36、21 、12th September 此题要填写的是产品投放市场的时间。说话人说已经开始在一些妇女杂志上登广告，将于9月11 日举办名流宴会，并在第二天开始卖产品。原句是： Our celebrityparty.isSeptember 11th,with productsgoing on sale to the publicthe following day.第二天即 9月12 日。因此，这里应填 12th September22、Look Great 此题要填写的是广告的口号是什么。说话人说全国范围内的促销都是建立在该产品的承诺 Look Great 的基础上。因此，这里应填 Look Gr

37、eat 。PART FOUR 23、B 解析 23-30A: Come in Maggie and take a seat.B: Thanks.A: So, where do we start? Should we begin with a look at last year and then go on from there?B: Fine.A: So, how do you feel you've done in your first full year with the company? B: Overall, I think I've done quite well.

38、I feel quite confident now about what I do.A: And are you happy with your duties?B: Well, the job is exactly as it was advertised in the paper, so there have been no surprises. I like dealing withcustomers and I don't mind answeringthe phone and preparing invoices. Sometimes it's a bit borin

39、g typing long price lists, but then everyone has to do it.A: That's true. Does anything make your job difficult?B: The computer to begin with, I was slow because I didn't know the program, but now I get annoyed when the computer just stops working for no reason.I often sit looking at the mon

40、itor for minutes, not sure whether it is still working or not. I think the network is too old for our software and we need some new machines. Erin, let me see. I'd like the authority to issue credit notes without having to ask you first. You're often away on business and sometimes customers

41、ring up with a complaint. And if we can't contact you, then we can't deal with the complaint properly. It's a bit embarrassing at times.A: Yes, but some of our customers always find something wrong and try and get a credit note with every order. You can't believe everything they say, you know. What about your objectives for the future?B: Well, I need to get to know the customers a bit better and maybe try to make fewer mistakes. But I think the most impor