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1、 全新版第二版听说B3U7-A Part I Listening Comprehension ( 28 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After

2、 each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. 1. A) For a wedding. B) For a farewell party. C) For a business banquet. D) For a birthday party. Script: Woman: Great. I have the banquet room reserv

3、ed for a luncheon for Nika Corporation on the 2nd of December. May I have your name and contact information? Man: Sure. Im Jeff McQuillan and my number is 323-555-6840, extension 42. Question: What does the man book the room for? 正确答案： C 2. A) 15 dollars corkage fee a bottle and no charge for the ca

4、ke brought. B) Free of charge. C) 50 dollars of corkage fee. D) Not mentioned. Script: Man: Thats great. Id like to go ahead and reserve the room, then, for Friday, December 2, at around noon. This is a retirement party and we would like to bring a cake for the guest of honor and some bottles of cha

5、mpagne. Will that be acceptable? Woman: The cake is no problem at all, but we do charge a corkage fee of $15 a bottle for any alcohol not purchased from the restaurant. Question: How much does the man need to pay for the cake and champagne? 正确答案： A 3. A) Review her cover letter at home. B) Go to the

6、 employment fair with her revised cover letter. C) Go to see the advertisement. D) Help the man to review his cover letter. Script: Man: Did you see the advertisement for the Employment Fair? Woman: Sure did. Im just revising my cover letter now. Question: What will the woman probably do next? 正确答案：

7、 B 4. A) Grilled cheese. B) Peanut butter and jelly. C) Burger king. D) Either a grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly. Script: Woman: All places are closed now, come to my place and I will make you a good sandwich. Youll have a choice of grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly. What do you sa

8、y? Man: I guess beggars cant be choosers. Question: What does the man want for his sandwich? 正确答案： D 5. A) Something is wrong with the deposits. B) His withdrawals from last month were missing. C) His bank charges a fee for his checking account. D) His bank statements are not complete. Script: Woman

9、: Let me take a look at your bank statement. Okay, here are your deposits and withdrawals from last month. Did you know that your bank charges you a fee just to have a checking account? Man: It does? I didnt know that. Question: What does the woman say about the mans bank statement? 正确答案： C Question

10、s 6 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Woman: Im only your tax accountant, but let me give you a piece of advice. If youre planning to start a business, you have to carefully consider what type of business you want to do. Man: Is that important? My parents ran a mom-and-

11、pop store for 40 years and they never had to think about stuff like that. Woman: I dont know about your parents business, but opening a store these days means having to think about the tax implications and liability issues. Man: Liability issues? Woman: Yes. Issues related to laws and regulations. W

12、hat if somebody sues you? Without proper safeguards, a lawsuit could bankrupt you and your business. Man: Id never thought of that. Woman: Youll probably want to consider forming a corporation. Youll be a sole boss, right? Youre not going into business with someone else, are you? Man: Ill have two p

13、artners actually. Woman: In that case, youll also have to think about things like the transferring of interests and the duration of the business. Man: Wow, starting a business is a lot more complicated than I thought. Woman: My advice? Get a lawyer, and the sooner the better! 6. A) 14 years. B) 40 y

14、ears. C) 20 years. D) 30 years. Script: How long have the mans parents run a store? 正确答案： B 7. A) He will have to consider the duration of the business. B) He will think carefully about the taxation. C) He needs to consider the profits distribution. D) He will have to consider the complicatedness of

15、 the business. Script: What need the man consider if there are two partners in the business? 正确答案： A 8. A) The man should learn about the business from his parents. B) The man should give up the idea of starting a business. C) The man should be careful about his partners. D) The man should find a la

16、wyer and consider some legal issues. Script: What is the womans advice? 正确答案： D Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Script: Naomi: Wow, you look like you had a rough weekend. A little too much partying, huh? Aaron: You said it. Im planning to ease into the new workwe

17、ek. I need time to chill and to recover. Could you take a meeting this morning with our new client? Naomi: What will you do? Aaron: Ill be sitting here waiting for Saturday. The weekend cant come soon enough! Naomi: Its Monday and youre already looking forward to next weekend? Aaron: You got it. Nao

18、mi: And you want to relax, while I take on the lions share of your work. Is that what youre saying? Aaron: Just this once. Ill return the favor the next time you have a rough weekend. Naomi: What are you planning for next weekend? Aaron: Why do you ask? Naomi: I want to know how long Ill have to wai

19、t for a chance to sit back and watch you work! 9. A) Saturday. B) Monday. C) Sunday. D) Tuesday. Script: What day is it today? 正确答案： B 10. A) He hopes to be the co-worker with the woman. B) He wants to go home and have a rest. C) He hopes to do some planning for next weekend. D) He wants to sit back

20、 and asks the woman to take most the work. Script: What does the man want to do? 正确答案： D 11. A) He had too much work to finish. B) He had to go on a business trip. C) He went partying too much. D) He drank too much. Script: Why did the man have a rough weekend? 正确答案： C Section B Direstions：Listen to

21、 three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. All the recordings will be played once only. After you hear a question, please choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Passage One Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just

22、 heard. Script: Im going to a conference this week back in my home state of Minnesota. I am going there to address a convention full of librarians, believe it or not. For me, the worst part of going on the road for business is not the traveling; its all the preparation you have to do. I created a wh

23、ole checklist of things I have to do when I travel. First, I confirm that my flight will be on time departing from LAX. Next, I call to double-check on my reservation for the hotel and then rent a car. After that, I pull out my suitcase and start packing. Im a light packer, so I bring only the pants

24、, shirts, socks, and underwear Im going to need, nothing more. I throw in my toiletries bag with the usual stuff shaving cream, toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss and then Im just about done. Finally, I go through my briefcase to make sure I have all the things Ill need for the conference my badge, m

25、y laptop, my overhead transparencies, a notepad, and some pens. Now Im ready off I go to my old home. 12. A) Conference. B) Flight. C) Traveling. D) Preparation. Script: According to the speaker, what is the worst part of going on a business trip? 正确答案： D 13. A) Next morning. B) This month. C) Next

26、week. D) This week. Script: When will the speaker go for the conference? 正确答案： D 14. A) His badge. B) His computer. C) His notepad. D) His CD. Script: Which item is not included in the briefcase? 正确答案： D Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. Script: Today, Im g

27、oing to give you a brief overview of the trends that are likely to affect our industry in the next 10 years. Its difficult to predict the fads that affect how the general public thinks and behaves. However, by looking at recent polls, we have a good idea about one area that is likely to have a drama

28、tic influence on the way we do business down the line. The trend that Im talking about is the environment. The biggest concern right now across major business industries here and in other parts of the world is about how going green will affect company outlook. If youll look at this chart up here, yo

29、ull see what the major trend reports are forecasting. The growth of environmentally-friendly products has been off the charts in the past five years, and this trend is likely to continue for at least 10 more years. Its my opinion that its time we sat up and took notice. 15. A) 5 years. B) A decade.

30、C) A fortnight. D) A century. Script: How long may the trends talked about influence the audiences industry in the future? 正确答案： B 16. A) How to change to an environment related company. B) How to grow green. C) How going green will influence the companys future. D) How to save the world. Script: Wh

31、at is the biggest concern at present? 正确答案： C 17. A) The trend in the next 10 years. B) The growth of green products in the past 10 years. C) The increase of environmental unfriendly products in the past 4 years. D) The growth of green products in the past 5 years. Script: What does the chart show?

32、正确答案： D Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. Script: I had lunch today with my friend Sue. She recently quit her job with a large company to strike out on her own. The start-up she launched provides technology consulting services for small- to medium-sized c

33、ompanies. At first, she wasnt sure if she could raise the seed money she needed for the start-up costs. But, she was able to raise the capital by taking on a silent partner, her uncle, who had a lot of investment capital but didnt want to be involved in the day-to-day operations of a business now th

34、at hes retired. One way that Sue is able to cut down on overhead is to make this a home-based business. She converted her garage into an office where she and her employees could work. Since most of the work would be done on site at her clients office, she didnt need a lot of office space. I asked Su

35、e if she was nervous about quitting her job to start her own business. She said that its a big risk but that she was looking forward to the challenge. If she fails, she said, she can always audition for American Idol. Well, I thought, Ive heard Sue sing. I really hope her business takes off! 18. A)

36、She works in a large company. B) She runs a small sized company. C) She provides consulting services. D) She runs a medium sized company. Script: What does the woman start up as her own business? 正确答案： C 19. A) She was not sure about the size of the company. B) She was not certain whether she could

37、raise the fund. C) She was not sure about her office. D) She was not certain about he services. Script: What was the woman entrepreneur not sure about at first? 正确答案： B 20. A) Her apartment. B) Her original office. C) Her living room. D) Her garage. Script: What was made into an office? 正确答案： D Sect

38、ion C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finall

39、y, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Many students just graduating from high school or college face the same problem. Often job openings (21)_ experience. How can you gain experience without first getting a job? One way to handle this (22)_ is for s

40、tudents to work in internships. Internships are jobs that dont pay any money, but that people can do to get experience. It is quite common, for example, for a college student to work in an internship while going to school or in the summertime between school years. Internships provide (23)_ for both

41、students and employers. Students get experience, make contacts, and get their foot in the door if the company or (24)_ is looking for future employees. Similarly, a company gets (25)_ labor and can see how well a person works before hiring that person for a full-time job. Until recently, most intern

42、s have been students. With the (26)_ , however, more and more people who have worked in their jobs for 10, 15, 20 years professionals who have been (27)_ are taking internships for some good reasons. First, internships allow professionals to gain experience in close fields, giving them a wider range

43、 of (28)_ and skills. Second, internships allow professionals to avoid gaps in their resumes. Traditionally, employers dont like gaps in resumes because the gaps may mean that a person has had difficulty finding a job, had (29)_ problems, or, with a lot of gaps, had difficulty keeping a job. Employe

44、rs may also see long gaps between jobs as a sign of worsening skills. Employers may be more (30)_ of gaps these days, but as is true for college students, working in an internship also allows these professionals to show a company their skills, which may put them at the front of the line when any new

45、 jobs become available. Script: Many students just graduating from high school or college face the same problem. Often job openings require experience. How can you gain experience without first getting a job? One way to handle this situation is for students to work in internships. Internships are jo

46、bs that dont pay any money, but that people can do to get experience. It is quite common, for example, for a college student to work in an internship while going to school or in the summertime between school years. Internships provide benefits for both students and employers. Students get experience

47、, make contacts, and get their foot in the door if the company or organization is looking for future employees. Similarly, a company gets unpaid labor and can see how well a person works before hiring that person for a full-time job. Until recently, most interns have been students. With the weak eco

48、nomy, however, more and more people who have worked in their jobs for 10, 15, 20 years professionals who have been laid off are taking internships for some good reasons. First, internships allow professionals to gain experience in close fields, giving them a wider range of knowledge and skills. Seco

49、nd, internships allow professionals to avoid gaps in their resumes. Traditionally, employers dont like gaps in resumes because the gaps may mean that a person has had difficulty finding a job, had personal problems, or, with a lot of gaps, had difficulty keeping a job. Employers may also see long ga

50、ps between jobs as a sign of worsening skills. Employers may be more forgiving of gaps these days, but as is true for college students, working in an internship also allows these professionals to show a company their skills, which may put them at the front of the line when any new jobs become availa

51、ble. 正确答案： require 正确答案： situation 正确答案： benefits 正确答案： organization 正确答案： unpaid 正确答案： weak economy 正确答案： laid off 正确答案： knowledge 正确答案： personal 正确答案： forgiving Part II Oral Tasks ( 2 minutes ) Section A Directions: Interpret the following Chinese passage into English. You can either interpret it

52、sentence by sentence or give out the main points in your own words. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for interpretation. 31. 在工作以外，比尔盖茨说他成功的目标是养家糊口，在这一方面他才刚刚开始。拥有名气和财富的父母得面临许多不寻常的挑战，在任何情况下想要正确教导子女都不是一件容易的事情。 思考/准备 Section B Directions: Describe, comment or elaborate on the

53、 following pictures, phenomenon, event or epigram. You will have TWO minutes for preparation and THREE minutes for presentation. 32. Many university students in China are thinking of starting their own business when they graduate. And our government is supportive to these students by providing both

54、professional guide and favorable taxation policies. What is your opinion on such a phenomenon of choosing to be ones own boss right after graduating from college? Do the advantages overweigh disadvantages or vice versa? Give your reasons and support your argument with evidence, experience or examples. 思考/准备