1、托业（听力）简短对话练习试卷 8及答案与解析 一、简短对话 1 What skill does the man say his job mainly involves? （ A） Writing （ B） Speaking （ C） Analyzing （ D） Programming 2 What does the woman imply about the mans work? （ A） It improves the companys image. （ B） It involves too much documentation. （ C） It requires more staff t
2、han she expected. （ D） It is important to the companys success. 3 What does the man say about his projects? （ A） They often take longer than expected. （ B） They need to be completed very quickly. （ C） They have to be approved by many people. （ D） They frequently change their requirements. 4 What doe
3、s the man want to know about the womans companys investments? （ A） How taxes were handled （ B） What mistakes were made （ C） In which areas they are focused （ D） What kind of returns they have shown 5 What does the woman say her company did concerning its investments? （ A） Reduced them over time （ B）
4、 Avoided high-risk sectors （ C） Spread them over several areas （ D） Hired a professional to manage them 6 What does the woman say was responsible for her companys success? （ A） The global economy （ B） The patience it showed （ C） The relationships it formed （ D） The sudden opportunities that appeared
5、 7 What does the man say he was doing? （ A） Trying to contact the woman （ B） Organizing the womans papers （ C） Examining the womans invoices （ D） Speaking with one of the womans clients 8 What does the woman say about her business? （ A） Most of her work is with one company. （ B） Work needs to be del
6、ivered every month. （ C） Contracts take a long time to negotiate. （ D） Negotiating fees is a standard practice. 9 How does the woman say she benefits from her arrangement? （ A） She is paid a higher hourly wage. （ B） She is paid on a regular schedule. （ C） She is allowed to work from her home. （ D） S
7、he is given a larger number of clients. 10 What are the speakers discussing? （ A） A new company policy （ B） A business competition （ C） A corporate acquisition （ D） A technological innovation 11 What is the mans concern? （ A） That prices will rise. （ B） That repairs will not be made. （ C） That servi
8、ces will be interrupted. （ D） That customer service quality will decline. 12 What can be inferred about the speakers? （ A） They both own their homes. （ B） They live in the same city. （ C） They are government workers. （ D） They work in the oil and gas business. 13 What is learned about the coupon? （
9、A） It expires after 60 days. （ B） It has a $50 limit. （ C） It can be used only at the downtown store. （ D） It gives a 20 percent discount on one item. 14 What does the cashier say about the coupon? （ A） It has expired. （ B） It cannot be combined with other offers. （ C） It is applied to the most expe
10、nsive item. （ D） It cannot be used to purchase electronics. 15 Which item does the man want to use the coupon to buy? （ A） Paper （ B） Scissors （ C） A computer （ D） A file cabinet 托业（听力）简短对话练习试卷 8答案与解析 一、简短对话 1 【听力原文】 W Ive noticed how much documentation accompanies your projects. You have needs anal
11、yses, content, weekly project reports. Thats a lot of writing! M If you think about what I actually get paid for, its the writing. I do a lot of thinking and analyzing, but in the end, I get paid for writing those reports you see every time you work with me. W But dont you think its overkill? I mean
12、, does every project require so much documentation? M Yes, I think it does. Everything we do has to be approved by several people. The documentation helps decision makers understand what theyre approving. It also helps us, in case they later want to change something. 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 简短对话 2 【正确答案】
13、B 【知识模块】 简短对话 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 简短对话 4 【听力原文】 M Do you feel you made any mistakes when you started investing in the country? W Yes, we over-invested. We thought the countrys consumer class was going to grow faster than it did. We had to scale back our investment considerably to match the actual deve
14、lopment level. M But you stayed here. You didnt pull out your investments completely, so you must have believed it was going to eventually turn around. W Oh yes, and we kept looking for opportunities. The relationships we formed when we first got here paid off, and weve been able to spot trends and
15、shift strategies. Its because of those relationships that weve been able to achieve success. 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模 块】 简短对话 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 简短对话 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 简短对话 7 【听力原文】 M I was looking at the monthly invoices, and I noticed that whenever you bill Veritas, the company pays you a lower hourly rate
16、than you bill them for. Why is this? W Yes, when I submit my invoices, Veritas reports back with a different set of fees. I come back to them with a counter-offer and we work it out. M So you have to negotiate for your fees? Ive never heard of that. W Its standard practice. It works out well for me
17、because the company gives me a larger number of clients than I could get on my own. Its less per hour, but more money overall. 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 简短对话 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 简短对话 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 简短对话 10 【听力原文】 M Our gas company, Newport Gas, is buying up Dominion Gas. The entire city is going to be cont
18、rolled by one gas company. Say goodbye to cheap gas, dont you think? W No, I can see benefits to the plan. Repairs and improvements are stalled all the time because one company owns one part of the line and another company owns another part of the line. Maybe thisll make things easier. M Okay, but t
19、he problems obvious. Without competition, whats going to keep them from raising prices? W I agree, thats a concern. You just hope the city will be able to regulate them. I think overall, it may turn out to be okay for us. 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 简短对话 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 简短对话 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 简短对话 13 【听力
20、原文】 M I have a coupon that gives me 20 percent off on one item. Id like to apply this coupon to the file cabinet, please. W Actually, the coupon automatically applies to the most expensive item on your bill. I scan it after Ive scanned all your purchases, and it automatically chooses the item. M Oh,
21、 good. I just wanted to make sure it wouldnt be applied to the paper or the scissors or anything like that. W Nothing to worry about. Okay, your coupon gives you $16 off the file cabinet and your total comes to $105.75. How would you like to pay for that? 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 简短对话 14 【正确答案 】 C 【知识模块】 简短对话 15 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 简短对话
