中级听力分册.doc

听力部分

Time：approx. 40minutes including 10 minutes’ transfer time.

PART
Main Skill Focus
Input
Response
Questions
1
Listening for writing short answers
Three telephone conversations or messages
Gap filling
12
2
Listening; identifying topic, context, function, etc.
Short monologue; two sections of five “snippets” each
Multiple matching
10
3
listening
One extended conversation or monologue; interview, discussion, presentation, etc.
Multiple matching
8

第一项：单词填空

实用技巧：
1． 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。
2． 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。
3． 缺口顺序完全按照行文顺序。
4． 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。
5． 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。
6． 说话人通常采用拼写的方式表达缺口处的人名和号码。
7． 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。
8． 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 and words in the way in which they are spoken in English. Listen to the recording and complete the following messages:

1. around ______ worth of the shares on offer
2. you can apply for _____ shares at a cost of no more than _____
3. sterling showed a ___ point gain at ______
4. ____ x ____ cm
5. ____ x ____ cm
6. @____ per ____
7. ____ ____ ____
8. about ____ which works out at ____ per annum
9. ____ x ____
10. _____ a year, ____
11. ________
12. ______
13. Invoice No. _______
14. Invoice No. _______
15. 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
,…,…
at
@
percent
%
dollar
$
quarter
1/4
Capital a
A

Now you will hear someone reading out 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 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 comparative exchange rates these increases become ____ and ____ respectively. The UK retail sales increased by ____ from an unchanged sales area.

You’ll hear four people on the phone. Listen carefully and fill in the following invoices.

1.
Invoice No.
3.
Invoice No.

Job Reference
Job Reference

Marks & Numbers
(not given)
Marks & Numbers

Qty
Description
Unit Cost
Qty
Description
Unit Cost

2.
Invoice No.
4.
Invoice No.

Job Reference
Job Reference

Marks & Numbers
Marks & Numbers
Qty
Description
Unit Cost
Qty
Description
Unit 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。

Details
You’ll hear the business traveler enquiring about 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 round 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 Gate number ______, at ______ and the flight leaves at ______.

You’ll 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:
A. AT THE MOTEL
The motel room costs ______ dollars including tax. The room has a TV, a ______ 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 ______.

B. AT THE ROYALTON HOTEL
Rooms 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 ______.

Here is a commentary on unemployment among men in the USA. Listen carefully and complete the commentary:

C
The 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 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 Volvo’s earnings and complete the information missing from the report below:

Volvo’s earnings rise by ______ in ______ quarter

Volvo, 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 quarter 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 the first quarter of ______. Volvo expects to make a productivity gain this year of at least ______.

The group’s 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 hedged against the impact of ______, but the lower dollar exchange rate shows clearly in the group’s 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, especially after office hours. You are going to hear several recordings of this type. After you hear each recording, fill in the missing information:

1. Place: ________________________________
Business hours
Times: _ to ______
Days: ______ through ______
Repair number __________

2. Place: ________________________________
Business hours
Times: ______ to ______
Days: ______ through ______
In emergency __________

3. Place: ________________________________
Booking hours
Times: ______ to _____ Days: ______
Times: ______ to _____ Days: ______
Bell Theatre number: __________
For more information: ________

4. Place: ________________________________
Travel and weather information
Time: ______ to ______
Days: ______ through ______
Emergency roadside service: __________

5. Place: ________________________________
Hospital emergency service: ________________
Emergence police service: ________________
Hospital patient information: ________________
Other hospital 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:
Sue’s notes
To find out:
Salary? ________________
Hours? ________________
Duties? ____________
Number of staff? ________________
Interview? When? ________________

John Adams’ memo form
JOB APPLICANT’S
Surname (Mr/Miss/Mrs): ______
Name: ____________
Catering experience: ___________________
Present employer: ____________________
Present employer’s job: _______________
Interview date / time: _________________

You are going to hear a telephone conversation about an export order of terracotta tiles from Spain. Listen and pay special attention to the figures and dates. Complete the following telephone message:

Telephone Message
Date: 18 November
To: Maria Perez
Time: 3:50 pm
From: Mr ___________
Cranfield Interiors

Message:
Re: Order no. ______ (August _______th ) for ________boxes of terracotta floor tiles, size: _________ cm x ________ cm, at ______ pounds, inc. ______% discount. The tiles were due to arrive on the ______th. He still hasn’t received them ---- please call asap.
Tel: ______________
Message taken by: Anne Garvey

Here is another telephone conversation of the same kind. Listen carefully and complete the following telephone message:

Telephone Message

Date: 18 October Time: 5:10 pm
To: Maria Perez From Mr ___________
NY Interior Design
Message:
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 Garvey

That is the end of TAPE ONE SIDE A.

第二项：多项匹配

实用技巧：
1． 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。
2． 若听到文中内容与某选项完全一致，一般大胆排除该选项。
3． 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）
4． 注意说话人语气。（该方法尤其适用于判断说话人的态度）
5． 考生在平时要多了解各种商业场合的语言运用。

Excise One

You hear five different people who all work in the offices of a large company talking about letters they have just received. Choose what was in the letter received from list A-H.

1. ___ A an enquiry about future plans
2. ___ B a complaint about a product
3. ___ C agreement with a recent decision
4. ___ D a request for an appointment
5. ___ E an order for a new product
F thanks for assistance
G an invitation to attend a presentation
H an apology for delay

Excise Two
You will hear five different people talking about the meeting they’ve attended or are about to attend. Choose the person who is speaking from the list A-H.

1. ___ A the personnel manager
2. ___ B the training manager
3. ___ C the managing director
4. ___ D the manager of office supplies
5. ___ E the marketing manager
F a temporary clerk
G the junior finance manager
H the finance director

Excise Three
For each extract, choose the person who is speaking.

1. ___ A a cleaner
2. ___ B a head of department
3. ___ C a student
4. ___ D a lecturer
5. ___ E a receptionist
F the proprietor
G an agent
H the technician

Excise Four
You will hear five different people talking about the meeting they’ve just attended. Choose the reason for each meeting from the list A-H.

1. ___ A to discuss sales targets
2. ___ B to present a new idea
3. ___ C to demonstrate a new product
4. ___ D to elect a new chairman
5. ___ E to analyze a problem
F to discuss expansion
G to decide on redundancies
H to vote to issue shares

Excise Five
For each extract choose the reason for attending the course.
1. ___ A wants to change departments
2. ___ B is being made to get a qualification
3. ___ C wants to learn how to use new technology
4. ___ D thinks it is necessary to be competitive
5. ___ E hopes to work in a foreign country
F is in competition with a colleague
G hopes to avoid losing his-her job
H is going to train others

Excise Six
For each extract, choose the person who is speaking.

1. ___ A the sales director
2. ___ B the managing director
3. ___ C a secretary
4. ___ D a new junior manager
5. ___ E the advertising manager
F the finance director
G the catering manager
H the information technology manager

Excise Seven
You will hear five different people talking about TRAINERS sports shoes. For each extract, choose the person who is speaking from the list A-H.

1. ___ A manufacturer’s information officer
2. ___ B someone who works in advertising
3. ___ C someone who is sponsored by a manufacturer
4. ___ D journalist
5. ___ E sports coach
F someone who works in a sports shop
G someone who buys TRAINERS
H someone who teachers children

Excise Eight
You will hear five different people talking about people they’ve just met. Decide who the speaker met from the list A-H.

1. ___ A a client
2. ___ B a job applicant
3. ___ C the managing director
4. ___ D a personal assistant
5. ___ E an advertising agent
F a finance officer
G a visitor from another company
H an investor

That is the end of TAPE ONE SIDE B.

Excise Nine
You will hear five different people talking about their jobs. Choose the department each speaker works in for the list A-H.

1. ___ A legal
2. ___ B sales
3. ___ C accounts
4. ___ D purchasing
5. ___ E customer service
F dispatch
G production
H personnel

Excise Ten
You will hear five 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 methods
2. ___ B after-sales service
3. ___ C client information service
4. ___ D customer purchasing process
5. ___ E production processes
F sales network
G training methods

Supplementary 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. ____________ they’ve done nothing but complain about everything. There always seemed to be something wrong. So it’s strange that they ______ ______ so many of ___________. Especially they’re relatively ______. We’ve only ____________________ for a month. They want us to deliver sixty September.

Well, ___ wrote to them ________ thanking them for their help over the accounting matter. I’ve just had a ______. __________________ we ____________________ reduce costs, which is ______ to know. But they want us to cut back even more.

I