BEC剑桥商务英语资料：中级听力分册

1、PAGE 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 five “snippets

2、” eachMultiple matching103listeningOne extended conversation or monologue; interview, discussion, presentation, etc.Multiple matching8第一项：单词填空实用技巧：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。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。缺口顺序完全按照行文顺序。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口部分前的字句, 考生只需听写其后的内容

3、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。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。说话人通常采用拼写的方式表达缺口处的人名和号码。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。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 reading our each set of numbers a

4、nd words in the way in which they are spoken in English. Listen to the recording and complete the following messages:around _ worth of the shares on offeryou can apply for _ shares at a cost of no more than _sterling showed a _ point gain at _ x _ cm_ x _ cm_ per _ _ _about _ which works out at _ pe

5、r annum_ x _ _ a year, _ _ _ Invoice No. _ Invoice No. _ 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,atpercent%dollar$quarter1/4Capital aANow you will hear someone reading out

6、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 the net impact of currency fluctuations. Adjusting for these, profits were

7、 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 achieved sales of _, an increase of _, with profits of _, ahead by _. At c

8、omparative 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.1.Invoice No.3.Invoice No.Job ReferenceJob ReferenceMarks & Numbers(not giv

9、en)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，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 abo

10、ut 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 can offer is a _ -day advance purchase at _ dollars one-way or _ dollars roun

11、d 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 number is _ and he has a seat number _, next to the _. His flight boards from

12、 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:AT THE MOTELThe motel room costs _ dollars including tax. The room has a TV, a

13、 _ 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 _. His room number is _. The traveler pays _ dollars in _.AT THE ROYALTON HOT

14、ELRooms 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 wants to stay for _ days. His room number is _. The traveler pays _ dollars by _.H

15、ere 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 stood at _ percent, but fell to _ percent in 1984. By 1989 it was _ for _ percent

16、 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 about a rise in Volvos earnings and complete the information missing from the repor

17、t 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 financial items rose to SKr _ (_ m US dollars) compared with SKr _ bn in the first qua

18、rter 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 year. Operating profits were virtually unchanged at SKr _ compared with SKr _ in t

19、he 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 from SKr _ a year earlier.Volvo profits, at least in the short term, have been hedg

20、ed 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 the volume of car sales Many businesses use recordings to save time and money, es

21、pecially after office hours. You are going to hear several recordings of this type. After you hear each recording, fill in the missing information:Place: _Business hoursTimes: _ to _Days: _ through _Repair number _Place: _Business hoursTimes: _ to _Days: _ through _In emergency _Place: _Booking hour

22、sTimes: _ to _ Days: _ Times: _ to _ Days: _ Bell Theatre number: _ For more information: _Place: _Travel and weather information Time: _ to _Days: _ through _ Emergency roadside service: _Place: _Hospital emergency service: _ Emergence police service: _Hospital patient information: _ Other hospital

23、 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 company. Now listen and fill in the notes which Sue wanted to find out:Sues notesTo find out:Salar

24、y? _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 / time: _You are going to hear a telephone conversation about an export order of terracotta tiles

25、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 InteriorsMessage:Re: Order no. _ (August _th ) for _boxes of terracotta floor tiles, size: _ cm x _ cm, a

26、t _ 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 same kind. Listen carefully and complete the following telephone message:Telephone MessageDate: 18 Oct

27、ober 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 G

28、arveyThat is the end of TAPE ONE SIDE A. 第二项：多项匹配实用技巧：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。若听到文中内容与某选项完全一致，一般大胆排除该选项。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）注意说话人语气。（该方法尤其适用于判断说话人的态度）考生在平时要多了解各种商业场合的语言运用。Excise OneYou hear five different people who all work in the offices of a large compa

29、ny talking about letters they have just received. Choose what was in the letter received from list A-H.1. _A an enquiry about future plans2. _B a complaint about a product3. _C agreement with a recent decision4. _D a request for an appointment5. _E an order for a new productF thanks for assistanceG

30、an invitation to attend a presentationH an apology for delayExcise TwoYou will hear five different people talking about the meeting theyve attended or are about to attend. Choose the person who is speaking from the list A-H.1. _ A the personnel manager2. _B the training manager3. _C the managing dir

31、ector4. _D the manager of office supplies5. _E the marketing managerF a temporary clerkG the junior finance managerH the finance directorExcise ThreeFor each extract, choose the person who is speaking.1. _ A a cleaner2. _ B a head of department3. _C a student4. _ D a lecturer5. _ E a receptionistF t

32、he proprietorG an agentH the technicianExcise FourYou will hear five different people talking about the meeting theyve just attended. Choose the reason for each meeting from the list A-H.1. _ A to discuss sales targets2. _ B to present a new idea3. _ C to demonstrate a new product4. _ D to elect a n

33、ew chairman5. _ E to analyze a problemF to discuss expansionG to decide on redundanciesH to vote to issue sharesExcise FiveFor each extract choose the reason for attending the course.1. _ A wants to change departments2. _ B is being made to get a qualification3. _ C wants to learn how to use new tec

34、hnology4. _ D thinks it is necessary to be competitive5. _ E hopes to work in a foreign countryF is in competition with a colleagueG hopes to avoid losing his-her jobH is going to train othersExcise SixFor each extract, choose the person who is speaking.1. _ A the sales director2. _ B the managing d

35、irector 3. _ C a secretary4. _ D a new junior manager5. _ E the advertising managerF the finance directorG the catering managerH the information technology managerExcise SevenYou will hear five different people talking about TRAINERS sports shoes. For each extract, choose the person who is speaking

36、from the list A-H.1. _ A manufacturers information officer2. _ B someone who works in advertising3. _ C someone who is sponsored by a manufacturer4. _ D journalist5. _ E sports coachF someone who works in a sports shopG someone who buys TRAINERSH someone who teachers childrenExcise EightYou will hea

37、r five different people talking about people theyve just met. Decide who the speaker met from the list A-H.1. _ A a client2. _ B a job applicant3. _ C the managing director4. _ D a personal assistant5. _ E an advertising agentF a finance officerG a visitor from another companyH an investorThat is th

38、e end of TAPE ONE SIDE B.Excise NineYou will hear five different people talking about their jobs. Choose the department each speaker works in for the list A-H.1. _ A legal2. _ B sales3. _ C accounts4. _ D purchasing5. _ E customer serviceF dispatchG productionH personnelExcise TenYou will hear five

39、IBM clients talking about how web technology has transformed an area of their business. Listen and decide which area each speaker refers to?1. _ A advertising methods2. _ B after-sales service3. _ C client information service4. _ D customer purchasing process5. _ E production processesF sales networ

40、kG training methodsSupplementary Exercise One：Before you do the exercise please go through the requirement again to make sure that you fully understand it. 1. Spot Dictation:I was quite surprised to get their letter, actually. _ theyve done nothing but complain about everything. There always seemed

41、to be something wrong. So its strange that they _ _ so many of _. Especially theyre relatively _. Weve only _ for a month. They want us to deliver sixty September. Well, _ wrote to them _ thanking them for their help over the accounting matter. Ive just had a _. _ we _ reduce costs, which is _ to kn

42、ow. But they want us to cut back even more. Ive just _ about that actually. They _ _. They _ our decision to expand within Australia, so _ they _go into New Zealand as well. I dont want to give too much away until we know what they are doing.About two months ago, we _ that they were selling. But the

43、y still _. Now theyve written to say _. They _ to deliver them _. Thats lucky, because I _ write to complain about them taking so long.I said I wanted to _ to Harrison. So _ to say they _. Apparently _. _ everyone in the sales and marketing to go.2. When you make your choice, are you interested in t

44、he one that includes the words or phrases you hear in the tape?Supplementary Exercise Two：1. Are you clear about the following titles responsibilities?TitleResponsibilityPersonnel ManagerRecruitment and selection; Employee development; Employee relations; Employee services; Pay and benefits; Human r

45、esource planningMarketing Managerdefining to whom where and how products/services are going to be offered; market research; guiding a firms marketing and sales departments; Training Managerconduct and supervise training and development programs for employees; plan, organize, and direct a wide range

46、of training activitiesManaging DirectorProvide leadership and direction for the companys activities and operations; develop clear strategic plans; Oversee the management the budgeting of the company and reporting to board; Maintain an overview of all the companys activities and operations; 2. Who do

47、 you think sounds most imperative and confident and might be in charge of several departments? Why?3. Spot Dictation:Well Im quite nervous about it to be honest. _ and Ive heard he can be a bit _ of younger managers. And its only because _ that _ to _ our department at todays meeting. Yes, the meeti

48、ng seemed to go pretty well and we _ all the _ on _. There were one or two small points that I would have liked to have got through but I can probably have _ send up memos to _ concerning these. I must say I was very _ with _ ideas for the future of _ department. _. Im also very impressed with that

49、young man in the _ department. Whats his name? Uh, Mike. He could have quite a future in front of him like a young man. I can certainly use fresh ideas like his in _ company.I think I mentioned to you all before that at the _ with the _ last week. _ that we need to _. And I am interested in any sugg

50、estions that anyone in our department may come up with. You had some excellent ideas for _ last year when we moved to _. So if you could all give that some thought. I know, Sarah that you said you looked into the possibility of _ on your last trip to the Czech Republic, and Ive been interested in yo

51、ur report, when its ready.And Andrew, have you got those figures for the suggestions for _ that _? Or were those in the file that you left in the office too? Id like to take them with me to the _ this afternoon. As it should be a good opportunity to try to persuade everyone there of _, _ in particul

52、ar. If Im successful in this it could mean some _ for all of us in our department, so please remember to get them to me this time.Well I dont know. _. Most items on the agenda seem to be about our _ or something, which has _ to do with me. Well I suppose it will affect me eventually. Because if we d

53、o expand, a lot of more _ are going to be needed. So Ill be busy _ for a while.Supplementary Exercise Three1. Do you have any experience of what these people do for a living?Lecturer; Receptionist; Proprietor; 2. Spot Dictation:Well I guess its all for the best in the long run. I mean its never been

54、 easy with all of us spread out over the city. And then there are different _. Half the time when _ theyve come to the wrong _. Then there are the students. I mean half of them have never been in the city or even this country before. Its no wonder they are late. They dont know how to find their way

55、round. But this way, when all the _ and weve _ in the new building, well be easier to get to. So I reckon theyll get here more _. And then they wont have any excuse any more for _ and _.Ok. Yes Im _ some complaints. With our people of this nature, I think thats inevitable, but the majority will welc

56、ome it. Ive explained it to _. They understand it, accept it. It also means I can _ so _ over a shorter day. So thats obviously a benefit. Im sure _ will feel the same. In the early days I had to _, anywhere I could get them, just to _ _. But over the years Ive always looked for the opportunity to g

57、et everyone together on one site. When all this is over, we will _ and_. I know it means were going to _.I cant say I really understand why theyre doing it. I mean its all these buildings, all this equipment. You know, it seems so organized as it is. _, hasnt it? Thats _keep costs under control. Of

58、course, lots of us are _ sometimes, and I know thats bad, and _walking in when everyone else is already in their place and _ ago.Anyway, I suppose the _ is as long as they keep their _ as _ as theyve always been, theres no problem. At the end of the day I want my _. Its up to them to _.3. Do you kno

59、w the function of the following sentences?I guess; I think; I suppose; Im sure; I cant say; I mean; Then there are; You think of; Anyway; Supplementary Exercise Four1. Spot Dictation:Weve been discussing it for a month and now theyve finally made a decision. Personally I think we should _ and get al

60、l the _ before any _. Its all very well _, but itll involve a huge investment. And _ doesnt always bring _.Well I am _ thats over. Its always so _ when the _ person was so popular, but the _ was pretty _. Thats encouraging, as its always better to _. I dont mean my _ was very successful because I fe