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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟20剑桥商务英语高级分类模拟20LISTENINGPART ONEYou will hear a report in brief about lowering the interest rate As you listen，for questions 112，complete the notes using up to three words or a number You will hear the recording twice (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.
2、 The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the _ on savings bonds.答案: the guaranteed interest rate解析 1-12 The National Finance Section announced today that it is lowering the guaranteed interest rate on savings bonds. ABSs Micheal Lee reports that the 2/3 point decline to 6% c
3、ame as no surprise to investors. The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it in line with other market interest rates which have been falling all year. For instance, money market mutual funds are now yielding just over 5 %; five-year treasury notes are trading at about 6.5
4、%. So the government has been paying a premium to people buying savings bonds, and its turned out to be an expensive way to finance the public debt . The relatively generous 7.5 % rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months. Since the beginning of August, sales have been abou
5、t double the usual pace. And this week, the rush to buy savings bonds intensified because of reports that the Section was going to cut the rate any day, and people wanted to lock in the old rate. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow, the day the cut goes into effect, will still yield 7.5 %. Im Miche
6、al Lee in Washington. D.C. 2. The _ point decline to 6 % came as no surprise to investors.答案: 2/33. The Section said it is lowering the rate on savings bonds to bring it _ other market interest rates.答案: in line with4. Money _ are now yielding just over 5 %.答案: market mutual funds5. Five-year treasu
7、ry notes are trading at about _.答案: 6.5%6. The government has been _ to people buying savings bonds.答案: paying a premium7. Its turned out to be an expensive way to finance _.答案: the public debt8. The relatively generous _ rate on the bonds has made them very popular in the past few months.答案: 7.5 %9
8、. 9 Since the beginning of August, sales have _ the usual pace.答案: been about double10. This week, _ buy savings bonds intensified.答案: the rush to11. It is reported that the Section was going to _ any day.答案: cut the rate12. Savings bonds bought before tomorrow will still yield _.答案: 7.5 %PART TWO Y
9、ou will hear five different people from five different hotels introducing their own hotels. For each extract there are two tasks. For task one, choose the hotel which is talked about from the list AH. For task two, choose the features of that hotel from the list IP. You will hear the recording twice
10、. Task One For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the hotel, listed AH. For each extract, choose the hotel which is talked about. Write one letter A-H next to the number of the extract. A. Green Part Hotel B. The Stafford Hotel C. Ritz D. Angel Wings E. Wigan F. Piccadilly G. St. Jamess H. Ame
11、rican Bar (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. _答案:D解析 13-22 Speaker 1 Ladies and gentlemen, Id like to introduce our hotel to you. In a quiet corner of St. Jamess is a small hotel Angel Wings. It up to now has been known only to a select clientele. Its exquisite furnishings and decor retain all the charm and el
12、egance of Edwardian town houses. Speaker 2 Im pleased to introduce a comfortable hotel to you. Wigans every bedroom is furnished and deco- rated in a different style and many guests ask for their own room each time they stay with us. Speaker 3 For business the Stafford is a perfect venue. The Americ
13、an Bar is an ideal place to meet for a quiet drink and the Restaurant is unsurpassed for business entertaining. More formal or confidential meetings can be held in one of our Private Salons which can accommodate up to 30 people: Speaker 4 Green Park Hotel is the most fashionable hotel in the most fa
14、shionable city in the world. It has been a firm favourite with business travellers coming to London. Many regard it as the finest business address in London. With only 128 rooms, Green Park Hotel offers a friendly personal service which is second to none. Speaker 5 The Ritz has a famous restaurant,
15、described as the most beautiful dining room in London. It is perfect for business entertaining. For private meetings or business functions there are luxurious suites available. 2. _答案:E3. _答案:B4. _答案:A5. _答案:CTask Two For questions 18-22, match the extracts with the features of the hotels, listed I-
16、P. For each extract, choose the feature each hotel has. Write one letter IP next to the number of the extract. I. famous restaurant which is perfect for business entertaining J. perfect business venue K. perfect business rooms L. has been known only to a select clientele M. perfect bedrooms N. diffe
17、rent style rooms O. best business service P. the most fashionable hotel in the most fashionable city 6. _答案:L7. _答案: N8. _答案: J9. _答案: P10. _答案: IPART THREE You will hear an interview between Ms. Jane, a famous reporter and Mr. Peter Smith, a famous economist. For each question 23-30, mark one lette
18、r A, B or C for the correct answer. You will hear the recording twice. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What does If you want to sell, play hard to get mean?A.If you want to sell a product, you should produce it much faster.B.If you want to sell a product, you should try to satisfy the demand.C.If you want t
19、o sell a product, you should restrict the supply.答案:C解析 23-30F: Id like to welcome as my guest today, the economist Peter Smith.M: Hello.F: Furbies are very popular recently, but in FAO Schwarz, Manhattans big toy store, many children cant get Furbies. Why are Furbies in such short supply?M: The man
20、ufacturer seems to have deliberately made them scarce. They made about a million, which is not a lot. At my neighborhood store they have built up a backlog of 500 orders in the past week or so.F: But why is the supply not enough?M: If you want to sell, play hard to get. This law, in fact, may be bio
21、logically determined Carefully arranged supply can make sellers rich. Look at diamonds, skilfully manipulated for decades by De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd and its fellow cartelists. They could produce diamonds a lot faster than they do, but that would drive the price down and make diamonds less de
22、sirable.F: So you mean it is a trick of manufacturers?M: Its old hat in the toy business. Toy. Inc. has made a large sum of money off its Beanie Babies by taking different models of- these stuffed animals off sale before demand is satisfied, giving rise to a belief by who knows how many Americans th
23、at the cheaply made imports have some kind of collectors value. For Hasbro, with $ 3.5 billion in 1998 estimated sales, a million Furbies retailing for $ 30 each add up to less than 1% of sales. Nonetheless, restricting supply is a good move because it makes retailers happy with Hasbro. This is one
24、product for which they wont be stuck with unsold inventory. Oversupplying product is probably the greatest risk associated with fad marketing.F. What do you do if your kid wants a Furby?M: Persuade her that Tickle Me Elmo is a better doll. Its certainly a better buy. Two years ago this toy was so ha
25、rd to find that people were paying $ 500 for it on the black market. Now you can get one for $ 20.2. Why dont De Beers produce more diamonds?A.They are not able to produce faster.B.They want to keep price down.C.They made diamonds scarce to keep them desirable.答案:C3. What does old hat mean?A.Old-fas
26、hioned.B.Common sense.C.Something should be thrown away.答案:A4. How much did Hasbro sell probably in 1998?A.$ 5 billion.B.$ 3 billion.C.$ 3.5 billion.答案:C5. If De Beers produce diamond a lot faster than they do, that would _.A.drive the price downB.drive the price upC.make sellers rich答案:A6. Why are
27、Furbies in such short supply?A.The manufacturer has inadequate materials.B.Furbies are in little demand.C.The manufacturer wants to make them scarce.答案:C7. What toy did Bill Johnson suggest to buy?A.Furbies.B.Beanie Babies.C.Tickle Me Elmo.答案:C8. Whats the main idea of this dialogue?A.Supply and Demand Is Toy Land.B.Dont Flood the Market.C.A Better Toy Than Furby.答案:B 11 / 11