剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟52

剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟52剑桥商务英语中级分类模拟52LISTENINGTEST1●Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.●Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.●Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.ConversationOne●Lookatthenotesbelow,●Youwillhearawomanleavingamessageaboutwheretoholdameeting,MessageFrom:EmilyParkerShehasfoundappropriatevenueforthe1meeting.The2attheCarltonHotelisavailableon18/10.TheCarltoncanprovidea3forfree.Callthe4Manageron478362tobook.ConversationTwo●Lookatthenotesbelow.●Youwillhearamanleavingamessageonanansweringmachine.RTCOMMUNICATIONSMessagereceivedfor:JoelFrisk,5DepartmentFrom:JohnCastellani,LoboprintHe'sbookedyouinforthreenightsatthe6Hotel.You'llbemetattheairportbythe7PresentationplannedforThursdaymorning.Dinnerintheevening.PleaseconfirmbymiddayMondayifadditional8athotelrequired.ConversationThree●Lookatthenotesbelow.●Youwillhearawomancallingacompanyaboutapossibleorder.TELEPHONEENQUIRYRECORDCaller:JulieVentnorfromPolareach,Ltd.She'sinterestedinour9Requiresdetailsofour10Totalmonthlyorder:approx.￡11Meetingon:12TEST2●Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.●Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.●Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.ConversationOne●Lookatthenotesbelow.●Youwillhearamanphoningaboutadelivery.MessageTo:SarahWilliamsFrom:BrianJonesRe:ProblemwithdeliveryWesenthim13paperbymistake.Callhimbackdirectlyafteryour14Pleasesendtherightgoodsorhe'sthreatenedto15Also,there'saproblemwiththepayment.Hewantstopayby16ConversationTwo●Lookattheformbelow.●YouwillhearawomantelephoningaboutsomeproblemswithanorderStationerySuppliesInternationalCUSTOMERSERVICES/ORDERAMENDMENTFORMCustomer:FenmoreConsultants/JenniferGardinerOrderNO.:17PROBLEMSpaper:orderedA5notA4envelopes:ordered18notwhiteinkcartridges:ordered15Truejet19COMMENTSCorrectitemstobesentouttonightby20ConversationThree●Lookatthenotesbelow.●Youwillhearawomanleavingamessageforacolleagueabouthisslidesforapresentation.Christine'scommentsonslices:●Removethe21andputinsomewords.●The22oftheslidesneedstobeimproved.●The23onslide2doesn'tmakesense.●There'sa24onslide7.TEST3●Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.●Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow.●Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.ConversationOne●Lookatthenotesbelow,●Youwillhearamanleavingavoicemailmessageaboutanegotiatingproblem.ANSWERPHONEMESSAGEGriffithcalledfromAustralia.Clientnowunhappyaboutproposeddateforfinishingthe25Alsowantstoinclude26whichcouldcostus2.5%perweek.Tofinishontimewewouldneedextra27workersfromstartofproject.Ourcompanywiltbegiven28fornextprojectifwecompleteontime.ConversationTwo●Lookatthenotesbelow.●Youwillhearawomanringingaboutproblemswithanewtelephonesystem.WHILEYOUWEREOUTMessagefor:TonyFrom:MoriaRuncieof29Takenby:JeremyMessageRe:thephonesystemwesetupforthemyesterday●systemdoesn'tincludeenough30●theyareunableto31interrally●invoicedoesn'tincludediscounton32PleaseringherbackASAP.ConversationThree●Lookatthenotesbelow.●YouwillhearaPAexplainingsuggestionsforimprovementstoadocument.StratfordElectronicsbid—CEO'scomments/amendmentsIntroductiontoolongandcontainstoomany33Removereferenceto34(notyetpublished).Partabout35isagoodsellingpoint.Addinformation(infinalsection)aboutthedevelopmentof36答案:LISTENINGTEST1ConversationOne1、SHARE(-)HOLDER(S)'[听力原文]F:Hi,it'sEmilyParkerinMarketing.IwasattheCarltonHotelyesterdayforasalestrainingmeeting.Ithoughtitwouldbeaverysuitableplacetoholdtheshareholders'meetingthatyou'rearranging.Iheardyou'restilllookingforsomewhere.They'verecentlyrefurbishedalltheirmeetingrooms.Iwasinaseminarroom—itwastoosmallforyourevent,butIlookedattheconferencehallandtheVIPloungeandeitherwouldbeperfect—oh,excepttheconferencehall'sbookedonthe18thofOctobersoitdoesn'tleaveusanychoice.Anyway,they'rebothlargeroomswithcomfortableseating,andit'spossibletohaveasoundsystematnoextracost.We'dhavetobringadisplaystandofourownifwewantedone.Assumingyouwanttogoaheadwiththe18th,ImentionedtotheEventsManagertherethatwemightwanttobook,so,you'llneedtotalktohim,ratherthantheGeneralManager,inthebookingsoffice.Thenumber's478362.Bye.[解析]本题问的是参加会议的对象，以meeting为定位词不难在原文中找出正确答案是shareholders'meeting。注意考题中的venue和原文中的place为同义词，因此本题正确答案为shareholders'。2、VIPLOUNGE[解析]本题问的是在CarltonHotel符合条件的会议场所，根据考题中对日期的限定为18/10，以此日期为限定信息不难听出答案为VIPLounge，但是要注意其后except引出的信息，由于conferencehall在10月18日已经被订走，所以只能选择VIPLounge，将干扰项conferencehall排除。3、SOUNDSYSTEM[解析]本题问的Carlton可以提供的免费项目，以考题中的free为定位词，要注意考题中的free和原文中的atnoextracost为同义转述，因此不难找出本题答案为soundsystem。4、EVENT(S)[解析]本题问的是负责预订的经理职务，考题中的关键词为book，以其为定位词，则很容易听出答案为EventsManager，但要注意其后由ratherthan引出的GeneralManager为干扰项，表示不用找总经理预定，因此要排除其干扰。ConversationTwo5、MARKETING[听力原文]W:YouhavereachedtheofficesofRTCommunications.We'resorrythere'snoonetotakeyourcallatthemoment.Pleaseleaveyourmessageafterthetone,statingwhothemessageisforandthedateandtimeofyourcall.Thankyou.M:Hi,thisisJohnCastellanifromLoboprint.It'sSaturdayFebruaryfourth.ThisisamessageforJoelFrisk,MarketingDepartment.It'sabouthisvisitnextweek,We'vebookedhimintotheInternationalHoteldowntownforthreenights—althoughwechecked,andthereisstillavailabilityforafourthnightifhewantsit.Ourcompanydriverwillmeethimattheairportonhisarrival.We'vearrangedforhimtogiveapresentationonRT'sdigitalofficesystemtotheBoardofDirectorsonThursdaymorning,andthenMr.Sachs,theGeneralManager,hasinvitedhimtodinnerthatevening.PleaseletusknowbymiddayMondayifyouwantustobookanextranightatthehotel.Welookforwardtomeetinghim.Goodbye![解析]本题问的是JoelFrisk所在的部门，以JoelFrisk作为定位信息，很容易听出划线句中的MarketingDepartment即为本题的正确答案。但要注意排除上文中介绍JohnCastellani来自Loboprint这一干扰项。6、INTERNATIONAL[解析]本题问的是为JoelFrisk预订的酒店名称，考题中描述JoelFrisk要入住三晚，因此以threenights为定位信息，就很容易听出答案为InternationalHotel。7、DRIVER/COMPANYDRIVER[解析]本题问的是将在机场迎接JoelFrisk的人，以meet作为定位词，则很容易听出答案为companydriver。但要注意的是，考题中是以第二人称代指JoelFrisk，原文则用第三人称him，注意信息对应。8、NIGHT[解析]本题问的是需要在周一中午前告知酒店的附加信息，本题可以用middayMonday和additional作为定位信息，但要注意的是，考题中的additional和原文中的extra是同义词，定位后很容易听出答案为night。ConversationThree9、CLOTHINGRANGE[听力原文]M:Goodmorning.AdventureHolidaysEquipmentLtd,PhilipSykesspeaking.W:Goodmorning,Mr.Sykes,it'sJulieVentnorfromPolareach,Ltd.Ispoketoyoubrieflylastweekandyousentusyourbrochure.M:That'sright.Wasituseful?W:Well,we'renotreallyinterestedinthetentsandotherequipment,butwemaywanttoorderfromyourclothingrange.M:Ohright.Haveyougotoneofourorderforms?W:Yes,butfirstIneedsomeinformationonthepaymentterms.Thesearequiteimportantbecause,asIthinkIsaidlasttime,we'reinterestedinpurchasingquitelargequantities.M:Right.Whatsortofquantitiesareyouthinkingof?W:We'llwantabouttwothousandpoundsworthofgoodsforeachofourtenstores,sowe'llprobablybegivingyouordersofaroundtwentythousandpoundsamonth.M:I'mverypleasedtohearthat.CanIsendtheinformationtoyoulatertoday?W:That'llbefine.Thanks.M:Ifthetermsareacceptable,mayIsuggestameetingtowardstheendofJanuary?W:Yes,thatwouldbegood.Letmesee.Icandothe23rdorthe30th.M:The23rd'snogoodforme,I'mafraid.W:Let'ssayJanuarythe30ththen.I'llbeintouchatalaterdatetoconfirmthetime.M:OK,that'sfine.Bye.W:Bye.[解析]本题问的是JulieVentnor所感兴趣的内容，interested作为定位信息，可听出划线句，但interested后并不是本题答案，因为前半句为否定句，而后but进行转折，且后半句出现want表示愿意，和interested都表示了肯定的态度，因此本题正确答案为clothingrange。10、PAYMENTTERMS[解析]本题问的是JulieVentnor需要了解更多的信息内容，根据原文不难听出她首先需要了解与支付条件相关的一些信息，因此本题正确答案为paymentterms。但要注意考题中details和原文中someinformation为同义转述。11、20,000[解析]本题问的是每月订购的费用，以monthlyorder作为定位信息，不难听出答案为aroundtwentythousandpounds，考题中的approx和原文中的around为同义词，而且划线句以so连接，表述了事情的结果结论，往往和答案信息相关。12、JANUARY30TH/30(TH)JANUARY[解析]本题问的是会面日期，以meeting作为定位信息，可以在原文中听出mayIsuggestameeting...?这一表达提议的疑问句，在下文中给出了两个选项，分别为1月23日和1月30日，但划线句中最后定为30日，所以将23日这一干扰信息排除掉，因此本题正确答案为Januarythe30th。TEST2ConversationOne13、HEADED[听力原文]M:SarahWilliamsplease.F:I'mafraidshe'snotavailablerightnow.M:Hm,canyouaskhertocallmeback—BrianJones—it'surgent.F:Ofcourse.CanIaskwhatit'sabout?M:Youtellherthere'sbeenamixupyetagain.Insteadofplainpaper,we'vegotheadedpaper.Lastmonthweevengotlinedpaper.F:Idoapologize,I'llaskhertophoneyouassoonaspossible.Sheatlunchatthemoment,andthenshe'llbeinatrainingsession,butI'llmakesureshecontactsyouwhenthatfinishes.M:Hm,weneedthegoodsbyWednesday.Otherwiseourproductionlinewillbeheldupandwe'llmissourdeadlines.Ifyoucan'tsortitoutwe'llhavetochangesupplier.Wecan'taffordtowaitaround.F:Ofcourse.M:Andanotherthing—theamountowingontheinvoiceisgiveninfull—that'snotright.I'dthoughtwe'dagreedI'dsettlethebillbyinstallments.Icouldpayhalfnow,butI'mnotpreparedto.F:I'msureshecansortsomethingout.[解析]本题问的是错寄的纸张款式，以paperbymistake为定位信息不难在原文中不难找出正确答案是headedpaper。注意考题中的bymistake和原文中的mixup为同义转述，均表示弄错、混淆的含义。且insteadof后是本应寄送的空白纸，而非错寄的有信头的信纸，注意将干扰项plainpaper排除。14、TRAININGSESSION[解析]本题问的是SarahWilliams回电话前的安排，以call为定位信息，不难听到SarahWilliams参加完培训课程后会与BrianJones联络。考题中的callhimback与原文中的contacts为同义转述，但是要注意考题中的directlyafter表示紧接着、马上，因此划线句前的atlunch不符合题目，应排除掉。15、CHANGESUPPLIER(S)/SUPPLY[解析]本题问的是BrianJones提出的威胁条件，划线句为if引导的条件状语从句，表述如果SarahWilliams不能将物品分类有序，BrianJones将更换供应商，符合考题内容，因此本题答案为changesupplier。16、INSTALLMENT(S)[解析]本题问的是BrianJones的结账方式，以pay为定位词，不难在原文中找出BrianJones想先支付一部分货款。注意考题中的payment和原文中settlethebill为同义转述，因此正确答案为installments。ConversationTwo17、Z/3487/JF[听力原文]M:Goodafternoon.StationerySuppliesInternational,CustomerServicesDepartment,Michaelspeaking.HowmayIhelpyou?W:Oh,hello.Myname'sJenniferGardiner.I'mcallingfromFenmoreConsultants.It'sabouttheorderwhichwereceivedyesterday.M:OK.PleasecanIhavetheordernumber?W:Yes,it'sZ/3487/JF.Theproblemiswe'vereceivedseveralincorrectitems.M:Ohdear,sorryaboutthat.Wetookonsomenewstaffthisweekandwe'vehadafewproblems.Tellmewhat'swrongandwe'llforwardthecorrectordertoyoustraightaway.W:Good.Well,firstlyyousentthewrongsizepaper.Weordered100boxesofA5paper,notA4.Andtheenvelopesyousentwerenotthecolourweordered.Wewantedpalegreen,notwhite.M:Right,sothat'sA5notA4paperandpalegreenenvelopes.Anythingelse?W:Yes.Wealsoordered15printerinkcartridges,that'stheTruejetBJCtwofoursix.butyoudidn'tsendusanyatall.M:Ohdear,I'mreallysorry.Icanonlyapologiseonceagainandassureyouthatthecorrectitemswillbeontheirwaytoyoutonight,specialdelivery.W:WhatshallIdowiththethingswedon'twant?M:Sendthembacktous,andwe'llrefundthefullcost.W:Right.Thankyou.Goodbye.M:Bye-bye.[解析]本题问的是订单号，以ordernumber为定位信息，很容易听到划线句中的Z/3487/JF，即为本题的正确答案。18、PALEGREEN[解析]本题问的是订购信封的颜色，根据考题对信封颜色的描述为notwhite，以其为定位信息，这样就很容易听到划线句子，因此本题正确答案为palegreen。19、BJC246[解析]本题问的是订购墨盒的型号，根据考题中的描述，以inkcartridges和Truejet作为定位信息，这样就很容易听到划线句中的BJCtwofoursix，即为本题正确答案。20、SPECIALDELIVERY[解析]本题问的是送货信息，考题中表示今晚送货，因此以tonight作为定位信息，不难听到画线句中表述送货方式为快递，因此本题正确答案为specialdelivery。ConversationThree21、STATISTICS[听力原文]F:Hello,John,it'sChristine.I'vejustlookedthroughtherevisedslidesforyourpresentation,andthey'renowmuchbetter.I'vegotacoupleofgeneralcomments.Youthoughttheremightbetoomanyslides.Idon'tthinkthat'saproblem,thoughseveralwouldbeimprovedifyoureplacedthestatistics.Afewwordswouldbeeasiertotakein.Thendon'ttheslidesstrikeyouaslookingratherdullandpredictable?Thecontentisfine,butthedesignneedssomevariety.Maybeaddingafewanimationswouldhelp.Andtwoquitespecificpoints.Somethingseemstohavegonewronginslide2.Thegraphisfine,butIcan'tmakesenseofthebarchart.Itdoesn'tbearanyrelationtowhat'sgonebefore,orafter.Andfinally,Irememberwediscussedthegrammarmistakeyouhadinslide7,andyou'vedealtwiththat,butifyouhaveanotherlook,I'msureyou'llnoticethespellingerrorthat'screptin.OK,onceyou'vedealtwiththat,it'llbefine.Good-bye.[解析]本题问的是Christine建议幻灯片中删掉的内容，根据考题可知，需要将幻灯片中的部分内容删掉，以一些文字取代，以此为条件不难听到原文中划线句相同的表述，注意考题中的remove和原文中的replaced为同义词，因此本题正确答案为statistics。22、DESIGN[解析]本题问的是幻灯片需要改进的内容，划线句中前半句是对slices的肯定，但注意其后but引导出的转折句，此处进行了对比作为突出强调，因此本题正确答案为design。23、(BAR)(—)CHART/BARCHART[解析]本题问的是slide2中不准确的部分，以slide2和notmakesense作为定位信息，则很容易听到划线句，表述了条形图不是很清楚，因此本题正确答案为barchart。24、SPELLINGERROR/MISTAKE[解析]本题问的是对slide7的评价，以slide7为定位信息，则很容易定位答案的位置，原文先提到之前slide7中一些语法错误，已经被解决，但如果再仔细看一遍就会发现遗漏的拼写错误，此处又是but引出的转折句，作为强调，因此正确答案为spellingerror。TEST3ConversationOne25、SECONDSTAGE[听力原文]M:Hi,George.ThisisGriffithcallingfromAustralia.It'saboutthecontractnegotiationforconstructingthefactoryinMelbourne.Ourclientdoesn'twanttoagreethedateforthecompletionofthesecondstageeventhoughitwasacceptedwhenweputinourtender.Wespecifiedthatwecouldn'tcompleteinlessthan6months.Nowthey'resayingtheywantitbroughtforwardamonth.Thisisaproblembecausetheywanttoputinapenaltyclausewhichstatesthatforeveryweekwearelatewehavetopay2.5%ofthetotalcost.Ican'tagreetothatatall.We'realreadyusingourbesttechnicalemployeesandtheonlywaywecancompletein5monthsisifweusemoreunskilledstaffrightfromthebeginning,which'llmeanasubstantialinvestmentwhichwehadn'tbudgetedfor.There'soneincentivehowever,insteadoftheusualbonus,we'llbeawardedthecontractfortheirnextprojectifwecanmeettheirnewdeadline.[解析]本题问的是客户不满意的内容，由考题描述可知和日期相关，因此以date做为定位信息，很容易听出划线句表述客户对完成第二阶段的日期不同意，因此本题正确答案为secondstage。26、(A)PENALTY(CLAUSE)[解析]本题问的是每周付出2.5%费用的内容，以数字作为定位信息往往更容易听到，因此本题可以用2.5%perweek作为定位信息，在原文中不难听出正确答案是apenaltyclause。27、UNSKILLED[解析]原文划线句中only的出现有强调信息的作用，听原文时要格外注意，而且more和extra在此处意思相同，因此不难定位出答案为unskilled。28、(ANOTHER)(A)(THE)CONTRACT[解析]考题中和划线句中都分别出现了if引导的条件状语从句，且meettheirnewdeadline和completeontime为同义转述，因此不难听出本题答案为thecontract。ConversationTwo29、WORLDNET/WORLDNET[听力原文]M:Hello,SwinburnTelecoms.W:I'dliketospeaktoTonyWilson,please.M:I'mafraidTonyisn'tavailable.CanItakeamessage?W:Yesplease,I'm,MoriaRunciefromWorldnet.M:Right.W:I'mringingaboutthetelephonesystemyourfirminstalledhereyesterday.We'renothappywithit.M:Ohdear.Whatseemstobetheproblem?W:Firstofall,yourengineersaidthatwiththenumberofextensionswe'vegotsixoutsidelineswouldbeenough,butweaskedforeight,andanywayyou'vechargedusforthelargersystem.M:Right,we'lllookintothat.W:Then,wheneverwetrytotransfercallsfromoneextensiontoanotherwelosethem.We'refollowingtheinstructions,butitjustdoesn'twork.M:Isee.W:Andfinally,couldyouaskTonytochecktheinvoice,please?Hepromisedusadiscountoninstallation,whichisshown,andoneontheequipment,butthatisn'tthere.M:Right.I'msorryaboutallthat.I'llgetTonytocontactyouassoonashe'sfree.W:Thankyou.Goodbye.M:Goodbye.[解析]本题可以用MoriaRuncie作为定位信息，则很容易听出答案为Worldnet，但注意专有名词首字母要大写。30、OUTSIDELINES[解析]本题问的是系统设施不足的地方，在收听原文时为了更全面的掌握信息，必须要清楚的理出原文的逻辑思路，注意划线句中出现的firstofall为举例说明的关键提示词，本题答案则在此处体现，技术人员只提供了六条外线，但客户要求为八条，因此答案为outside