剑桥雅思567 test1 听力原文.docx
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剑桥雅思567test1听力原文
TEST1
SECTION1
RECEPTIONIST:
Goodafternoon,DreamtimeTravel.HowcanIhelpyou?
CUSTOMER:
Ohhello.I'minterestedintheholidaysyouofferalongthecoastnearhere.
RECEPTIONIST:
Yes.Weoperateseveraltoursupthecoast.Whereinparticulardidyouwanttogo?
CUSTOMER:
Well,Ilikethesoundoftheholidaythatmentionedwhales.Wasit'WhaleWatching'?
RECEPTIONIST:
Oh,that'sourWhaleWatchExperience.lt'sverypopularandit'sbasedinalovelylittletownwithnicebeaches.
CUSTOMER:
Ohright,andhowlongdoesitlast?
RECEPTIONIST:
It'stwodays-thatincludesfourhours'traveltimeeachwayfromhere.
CUSTOMER:
Good,Idon'twanttobeawayanylongerthanthat.Soisthatbycoach?
RECEPTIONIST:
Actuallyit'sbyminibus.Weliketokeepthosetourssmallandpersonalsowedon'ttakeawholecoachloadofpeople.infact,weonlytakeuptofifteenpeopleonthistour,althoughwedorunitwithjusttwelveorthirteen.
CUSTOMER:
Oh,right.Sodoyourunthesetoursoften?
RECEPTIONIST:
Wellitdependsonthetimeofyear.Ofcourseinpeaktimeslikethesummerholidayswedothemeveryweekend,butatthemomentit'susuallyonceamonthatmost.
CUSTOMER:
Andwhenisthenextonegoing?
RECEPTIONIST:
Mmm,letmesee.Um,there'soneinthreeweeks'timewhichisAprilthe18th,andthenwedon'thaveanotheroneuntilJunethe2nd.
CUSTOMER:
Allright,andisAprilagoodtimetogo?
RECEPTIONIST:
Prettygood.Thoughthereallygoodtimeislaterintheyear.Ihavetosaythoughthatthewhalesightingisonlyoneofthemanythingsoffered.
CUSTOMER:
Really?
RECEPTIONIST:
Yes.Thehotelitselfwhereyoustayhasgreatfacilities.It'scalledThePallisades.
CUSTOMER:
ThePariswhat?
RECEPTIONIST:
No,it'sactuallyThePallisades,P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S.It'srightonthemainbeachthere.
CUSTOMER:
Oh,Isee.
RECEPTIONIST:
Alloftheroomshaveniceviewsandthefoodisreallygoodtheretoo.
CUSTOMER:
Ohright.
CUSTOMER:
Andwhatabouttheotherthings?
Youknow,thatareincludedintheprice.
RECEPTIONIST:
Oh,therearelotsofthings.Ifyoudon'twanttodothewhalewatchcruise,yourguidewilltakeanyonewhoisinterestedeitheronabushwalkthroughthenationalparknearthehotel,andthere'snoextrachargeforthat,oronafishingtrip.That'sanextra$12Ithink.
Andthere'salsoareptileparkintown-thatcostsmoreorlessthesame.
CUSTOMER:
No,IthinkI'dpreferwhalestosnakes.
RECEPTIONIST:
Yeah.Andifyoujustwanttorelaxyouarefreetositbythehotelpoolorgodownthebeach.Oh,andtheyalsohavetenniscourtsatthehotel,butyouhavetopayforthosebythehour.Buttherearetabletennistablesdownstairsandthey'repartoftheaccommodationpackage.Justspeaktoyourguide.
CUSTOMER:
Wellthatsoundsgood.Sohowmuchisthebasictourprice?
RECEPTIONIST:
Atthistimeofyearit'susuallyaround$300butletmecheck.Er...oh,it'sactually$280.
CUSTOMER:
Andthenexttour,arethereanyplacesonthatone?
RECEPTIONIST:
HOWmanypeopleIsItfor?
CUSTOMER:
Thesearetwoofus.
RECEPTIONIST:
Yes,thatshouldbefine.CanIjustmentionthatwerequireall
bookingstobemadeatleastfourteendaysbeforeyoutraveltoavoidcancellationsoftours.Andifyoucancelwithinsevendaysofdepartureyouwillhavetopay50%ofyourtotalbooking.
CUSTOMER:
OK.
RECEPTIONIST:
Andyoualsoneedtopaya20%depositatthetimeofbooking.
CUSTOMER:
CanIpaythatbycreditcard?
RECEPTIONIST:
Yes,youcan.
CUSTOMER:
Allright,whatI'lldoisI'lltalktomypartnerandgetbacktoyou.
RECEPTIONIST:
Fine.SoI'llmakeaprovisionalbooking,shallI?
-twofortheWhaleWatchExperience.Letmeissueyouwithacustomerreference
numberforwhenyoucallback.Doyouhaveapen?
CUSTOMER:
Yes.
RECEPTIONIST:
OK,it'sthreenineseven,fourfive,T.That'sTfortango.Whenyoucallback,asktospeaktotheTourManager,that'sme,Tracy.
CUSTOMER:
Fine,Iwill.
SECTION2
Helloandwelcometotoday's“BuyerBeware”programme,wherewegiveyousometipsonhowtospendyourmoneywisely.How,intoday'sshowwe'relookingatbedsforchildrenandbabies.Let'sstartbylookingatbabycots,that'sforchildrenofuptothreeyearsold.Wetestedthreedifferentcotsallinthebudgetpricerangeand,asusual,wewillfeaturethegoodpoints,theproblemsandourverdict.
ThefirstcotwelookedatwasbyBabySafeandithadseveralgoodpointstorecommendit.Ourtesterslikedthefactthatithadfourwheels,soitwaseasytomovearound.Theonlyslightproblemswiththiscotwerethatithadnobrakes,buttheydidn'tthinkthatmatteredtoomuch.Atfirsttheywereabitconcernedaboutthesidebar,becausetheyfeltbabiescouldtraptheirfingersinit,butourtestersfeltthatthiswasunlikelytohappensotheyhavegiventhisoneaverdictof“satisfactory.
ThenextcotwasbyChoiceCotsandthistimeourtesterswerepleasedtofindacotwhichissimpletoputtogether-unlikeotherswelookedat.Ontheminusside,ourtestersdidnotlikethefactthatthesideofthecotdidnotdropdown,makingitdifficulttopickupnewbornbabies.However,therealproblemwiththiscotwasthespacebetweenthebars;ourtestersfoundtheyweretoowideandababycouldeasilytraphishead.Wefeltthiswasarealsafetyhazardandsowehavelabelledthisonedangerous,I'mafraid.
AndfinallybetternewsfortheMother'sChoicecot.Thiscotwasslightlydifferentinthat,althoughthesidebardidnotdropdown,thebasecouldberaisedorloweredintotwodifferentpositionsmakingitsafeaswellasconvenient.Thenegativesforthisonewerequiteminor;theonlyniggleeveryonehadwasthefactthatithasnowheelsandtheonlyotherproblemanyonecouldfind,wasthattherewerepictureswhichweresimplystuckonandsocouldeasilybecomedetached.Themakershavenowpromisedtodiscontinuethispractice.Asthiscotwillthenbesafeineveryway,wehavemadetheMother'sChoicecotourbestbuy.CongratulationsMother'sChoice!
So,whatfeaturesshouldyoulookforinababy'scot?
Wellobviouslysafetyisaveryimportantfactoraswellascomfortandconvenience.Werecommendthat,ifyouarebuyingacot,domakesurethatanymetalpresentisnotrustedorbentinanyway.Youshouldensureyourcothasonlyroundedorsmoothedgingwithoutanysharpedges,thisisespeciallyimportantforwoodencots.
Andnowontobedsfortoddlers...
SECTION3
ANDREW:
Excuseme,Iwastoldtocomehereforadviceabout,erm,ManagementDiplomacourses?
MONICA:
You'vecertainlycometotherightplace.Hi,mynameisMonica.
ANDREW:
Nicetomeetyou.MynameisAndrew,AndrewHarris.
MONICA:
So,Andrew,haveyouseenourdiplomacourseprospectusyet?
ANDREW:
Yes,I'vealreadylookedatit.Infact,Ithoughttheinformationoncoursecontentwasreallyuseful,butI'mafraidI'mabitconfusedbyallthedifferentwaysyoucandothecourse:
full-timeintensive,part-timeandsoon.
MONICA:
Well,let'sseeifIcanhelp.Ithinkeachcoursetypehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages,soitreallydependsonyou-yourownstudyhabits,andyourfinancialcircumstances,ofcourse.Areyouworkingatthemoment?
ANDREW:
Yes.I'vebeenworkingintheadministrationsectionofthelocalhospitalforthelastthreeyears.AndbeforethatIworkedintheofficeofacomputerengineeringcompanyfortwoyears.So,I'vegotaboutfiveyearsofrelevantworkexperience.AndwhatI'mhopingtofocusonisPersonnelManagement.
MONICA:
Isee.Andareyouplanningtoleaveyourcurrentjobtostudy,orareyouthinkingaboutjusttakingayearoff?
ANDREW:
Iwanttoknowwhatmyoptionsare,really.Idon'twanttoquitmyjoboranythingandmyemployersarekeenformetogetsomemorequalificationsbutobviously,itwouldbebetterifIcoulddoacoursewithouttakingtoomuchtimeawayfromwork.
MONICA:
Right,soyoudon'treallywanttodothefull-timecourse,then?
ANDREW:
No,notreally.It'salsoaquestionoffinances.Yousee,myofficehaveagreedtopaythecostoftheCourseitself,butIwouldhavetotakeunpaidleaveifIwanttostudyfull-timeand,well,Idon'tthinkIcouldaffordtosupportmyselfwithnosalaryforawholeyear.
MONICA:
OK.Well,youhavetwootherpossibilities:
youcouldeitherdothepart-timecourse-thatwouldbeovertwoyearsandyouwouldn'thavetotakeanytimeoffwork-oryoucoulddowhatwecalla'modular'course.Youcoulddothatineighteenmonthsifyouwanted-orlonger,it'squiteflexibleanditwouldbeuptoyou.
ANDREW:
Mmm.Sowhatdoesthepart-timecourseinvolve?
MONICA:
Forthatyouwouldjoinaneveningclassandhavealecturetwiceaweek.Then,you'dhavetoattendaseminarordiscussionworkshoponeweekendamonth.
ANDREW:
WhatkindofcourseworkwouldIhavetodo?
MONICA:
Well,it'samixture.You'dbeexpectedtowriteanessayeachmonth,whichcountstowardsyourfinalassessment.Youhaveacasestudytodobytheendofthecourse,whichmightinvolvedoingasurveyorsomethinglikethat,andalsoyouneedtohandinashortreporteveryfourweeks.
ANDREW:
So,that'squitealotofwork,then,ontopofworkingeveryday.Itsoundslikealotofstudying-andreallytiring.
MONICA:
Yes,youcertainlywouldn'thavemuchfreetime!
ANDREW:
Whataboutthe'modular'course?
WhatwouldIhavetodoforthat?
MONICA:
That'swhereyougettheopportunitytostudyfull-timeforshortperiods.Thatwayyoucancoveralotofcourseworkandattendlecturesandseminarsduringtheday.Andeachmodulelastsforoneterm,say,abouttwelveweeksatatime.Thereareobviousadvantagesinthis-themainonebeingthatyoucanstudyinam
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