1、听力练习试卷 8及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Look at the form below. You will hear a man calling from Denver Crips. NAME OF THE CALLER: (1)_ Childs (2)_ is responsible for the finance in the company, who is a very important woman. Research and Development is a separate department with a separate (3)_ Herry Wallace
2、is in charge of the Planning department. And in the Purchasing Department they purchase (4)_ for production. 5 Look at the form below. You will hear a man calling for James Clark. For: James Clark From: Moss Green Mr. Moss Green is calling about how to deal with his capital. He wanted to invest into
3、 the (5)_ market. But in Jamess idea, 2 million was like a (6)_ in the stock market. Moss was upset about the market because he read (7)_ every day. Finally, James suggested his investment on portfolio instead of (8)_ stock in spite of its rise throughout the whole week. 9 Look at the note below. Yo
4、u will hear a conversation about organizational structure. Word Tips To: Len Matheson From: Mary Caryle Miss Carlyle is giving her recommendations for new organizational structure. She advises: build separate Administrative, Clerical, (9)_ and Support functions. need two new managers. also need an (
5、10) _ so as to deal with corporate affairs. set up a Regional Office as the business is not (11)_ any more. need basic functionality on a (12)_ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is booking. Write one letter (A-H )next to the number of the
6、 recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A. a seat for a concert B. a table in a restaurant C. a flight D. a holiday E. a rental car F. a meeting room G. a tennis court H. a parking space 18 You will hear another five short messages. For
7、each message, decide what the speaker is doing. Write one letter (A-H )next to the number of the message. Do not use any letter more than once. You will hear the five messages twice: A. arranging a meeting B. making an appointment C. offering an invitation D. canceling an order E. making an apology
8、F. making an enquiry G. confirming an arrangement H. making a complaint 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a report about Vie Vitale, a manufacturer of health and beauty products. You have to complete the sentences 23-30 by choosing the correct answer. Mark one letter A, B or C. 23 How many jobs are lik
9、ely to be lost at Vie Vitale? （ A） 200. （ B） 300. （ C） 500. 24 Job cuts are not expected in _. （ A） manufacturing （ B） distribution （ C） product development 25 Vie Vitale is in a difficult situation because _. （ A） their ideas are no longer unique （ B） the market sector is no longer fashionable （ C）
10、 competitors now have cheaper products 26 La Face announced it is going to _. （ A） develop its own retail outlets （ B） concentrate on mail order sales （ C） sell through department stores 27 As a result of restructuring, Vie Vitales share price is now _. （ A） lower than at the start of the year （ B）
11、the same as the start of the year （ C） higher than at the start of the year 28 How does Vie Vitale intend to win back its market leadership? （ A） By bringing out new products （ B） By changing its basic approach （ C） By modernizing its image 29 What is Vie Vitales strategy concerning its shops? （ A）
12、It is reducing the number of its shops （ B） It is buying back more of its outlets （ C） It is creating more franchises 30 Vie Vitale owns all of its shops in _. （ A） France （ B） Germany （ C） the UK 听力练习试卷 8答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 M: Hello, this is Rodney Childs from Denver Crips. Could I speak to
13、Vanessa Small, please? F: Speaking. Hello, Rodney, how are you? M: Fine, thanks. Look, Rodney, Shall we get some detail about your company structure? F: Sure. M: Who is responsible for the finance in the company? F: The Finance Director is Chris Grey. Shes a very important woman. And her task is to
14、make sure the money side of things is ok. M: Is Research and Development a separate department? F: Well, its a separate department and it has a separate head. M: Are there any other features worth mentioning? F: Theres the Planning Department - Herry Wallace is in charge of that. And the Purchasing
15、Department - they put in the materials for production. M: Yes, and what about the Board of Directors and the Chairman? F: Yes, well, theyre at the top, arent they? Of course, I mean, a couple of the executives are directors themselves. The Managing Director, of course, thats Andrew Carter M: Thank y
16、ou for your introduction. Nice talking to you. F: My pleasure. 1 【正确答案】 Rodney 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 Chris Grey 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 head 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 materials 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Hello, is that Paper Stock Service? Its Moss Green. J: Yes, hi, Mr. Green. Im so glad you called. This is James Clar
17、k. M: Hi, James. Its about my capital plan. We talked about it last week. J: Oh, yes, whats the problem? M: I have got 2 million dollars. What can I do with it? J: I see. Youve got 2 million, and that is quite a number. And your aim is a high income? M: And the capital growth. I was thinking of buyi
18、ng and selling on the currency market. Thats how my father made his money. J: Whoa! Thats highly speculative and pretty dangerous. Anyway, times have changed. Two million is a peanut in the stock market nowadays. Even on the foreign exchange market, its frankly not a lot of money, but I think we can
19、 make it work for you M: Every day I read economic column in the newspaper. I think at the moment the market is bullshit. J: Well, its true that the composite stock index has been rising this week, but that doesnt necessarily mean that the big investors think it will go on rising. Warren Buffett has
20、 just sold his Petro China. Anyway, I would strongly advise you not go playing the market. Leave that to the big financial institutions- insurance companies, pension funds, the building societies - they have got experts. M: I just want a good return on my investment. J: Portfolio of investments soun
21、ds delightful. The whole point of investment is to spread the risk. I will show you my recommendation some other day. 5 【正确答案】 currency 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 peanut 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 economic column 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 composite 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 L: Len Matheson, can I help you? C: Hello, Mr. Matheson
22、. Ive studied all your reports, and your company is making excellent progress. L: Thank you, Miss Carlyle. And please, call me Len. So, what are your recommendations for my new organizational structure? C: Call me Mary. First, lets start with your operation here. You should set up separate Administr
23、ative, Clerical, Back office, and Support functions. Theres too much work for your personnel to wear more than one hat any more. L: Yes, theyve already overworked. But that will entail more Managerial functions, wont it? C: Thats right, Len, and youll need at least two new managers for separate Mark
24、eting and Product Development departments L: Ok, Mary. What else? C: I think you will need an Executive assistant to help you deal with corporate affairs. That should do it for your headquarters here, but since your business is no longer just local, I also suggest setting up a Regional Office in the
25、 south. L: What about personnel there? C: Youll need the same basic functionality as here, on a reduced scale. Product Development is only needed at HQ for now. Your regional head can manage all functions there initially, but will probably need an assistant, also. And thats it! L: Thanks for your ad
26、vice, Mary. Looks like Ill need that assistant right away to help me set all this up! 9 【正确答案】 Back Office 【知识模块】 听 力 10 【正确答案】 Executive assistant 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 local 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 reduced scale 【知识模块】 听力 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 Therell be three of us and wed like to leave around seven to
27、morrow evening. Well be returning the following day round about the same time. The accommodation has already been taken care of. Were all non-smokers and Id like a window seat, please. 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【听力原文】 Ill be there on Wednesday, the second of July, arriving at about 7:30. I am bringin
28、g the car this time, not the van. But if I could be as near to the main entrance as possible, that would be great. Ive got a lot of equipment to carry. And some of it is quite heavy. 14 【正确答案】 H 【知识模块】 听力 15 【听力原文】 Hello, Id like a ticket for this evening, please. I hope you havent sold out. Id like
29、 to sit fairly near the front, not actually on the front row, though, about four or five rows back, and somewhere in the middle so that I can get a good view. 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 16 【听力原文 】 Therell be quite a few of us so well need a large table, lets say about 30, though Ill phone near the time t
30、o confirm that. Could we have the usual refreshments on the table-bottled water, fruit juice, etc.? A tea served mid-morning, please. And well be breaking for lunch at one. 16 【正确答案】 F 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 Therell just be the two of us for a couple of weeks somewhere quiet. All what we really want to
31、 do is to have a bit of rest, some nice food and do a bit of walking. Perhaps somewhere where we can play a bit of sport, tennis or something like that. 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【听力原文】 This is Mr. Lim from T.P. Consultants. We arranged to rent some computers from you for a training course in July, b
32、ut they wont be needed. Weve run into some problems with the training room. When its sorted out well get back to you. 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Donald, this is Mary here. Im trying to get the project leaders together to discuss the current delivery delays. Ive provisionally booked Room W72 for
33、 Wednesday morning. Could you phone round to see if everybody can make it? 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 Hello, I wonder if you can help me. This is Bill Kennedy on 3416577. I am phoning to see if you have any vacancies in your Accounts Department. I spoke to someone at the weekend who thought the
34、re might be the possibility of a temporary position. And Id like to find out more about it. 20 【正确答案】 F 【知识模块】 听力 21 【听力原文】 Hi, its Tom Ling. You left a message asking if I could attend the directors meeting Friday lunchtime. Im just calling to let you know that Ill be able to make it although I mig
35、ht be a few minutes late. Ive got an appointment with the dentist earlier on, but I hope to be back in time. 21 【正确答案】 G 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Dave, its Maisy. If youre free at the weekend, would you like to come with us to the theatre? Wed like to treat you. We feel we owe it to you for all the help
36、youve given us recently. Theres a new comedy on. Supposed to be really good. 22 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 (A = Alex S = Sophie) A: Job losses are expected at the Manchester plant of the beauty products manufacturer, Vie Vitale, Sophie Jones has been following the story and is in our
37、 Manchester studio. Good morning, Sophie. S: Good morning, Alex. A: So, job losses, Sophie? How are things going? Weve been hearing reports of up to 300 jobs going. S: Well, if Vie Vitale does go ahead with restructuring and that includes the disposal of its manufacturing base, then as many as 200 o
38、f the 500 jobs here are far from guaranteed. A: And where exactly will these cuts be made, Sophie? S: Well, most would almost certainly be in the manufacturing division. This is an area Vie Vitale wants to get out of completely. And if this happens, then it would have serious consequences for jobs i
39、n distribution. However, the company wants to focus on its product development, so theres unlikely to be any losses there. At least, thats what the companys saying this morning. A: So very little good news there. But why should the company suddenly find itself in such a difficult position? S: Well,
40、the health and beauty retail sector is still as fashionable as ever and has attracted a lot of new companies to the market. The sad truth is, though, that these new companies now have equally good if not better ideas at the same kind of price. And I think this is the fundamental problem. And last ye
41、ar, La Face, the French manufacturer, brought out a new range again, very similar types of products, very similar sorts of ideas. A: So how well are La Face doing? S: Well, actually, they havent been doing that well either. In fact, only last week they announced theyre no longer going to focus on th
42、eir own retail outlets, but rather on the mail order side of the business instead. Theyre also considering selling through department stores, but nothings been confirmed yet. So Vie Vitale isnt alone in feeling incredible pressure. A: Well, it sounds like the problem theyre all having is that its ge
43、tting quite crowded. So what does all this mean for Vie Vitales share price? S: Well, if we look at the share price over the last year, you can see that although it started high at the beginning of the year and looked steady in the first six months, theres been a huge drop since then, reaching its l
44、owest point last week where the City really lost confidence in what they were doing. A: Right. Now, Vie Vitales corporate image used to be unique, didnt it? So how are they planning to establish themselves as the market leader once more? S: Well, Alex, theyre not giving away too many details just ye
45、t, but it seems theyre intending to refresh up their shops and update their corporate look. You know, all their packaging. Theres certainly no news of any new product lines or any change in their basic values. A: But what about the number of shops? Any change there, Sophie? S: Well, in fact, what th
46、eyre doing is buying franchises back. They feel that if theyre in control of their shops, theyre in control of their corporate image. Weve heard nothing about shop closures. A: So how many of their shops do they now own? S: Well, they started the process a few months ago and theyve now regained cont
47、rol of all their French outlets, and they should have ownership of all their German shops by early next year. As there are more outlets in the UK, itll take a bit longer here. I think the name of the game is definitely going to be control. 23 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 24 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 25 【正确答案】 A 【 知识模块】 听力 26 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 27 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 28 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 29 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 30 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力
