Ladies and Gentlemen,

Ladies and Gentlemen, It's my honor to be the guide to show you around our company. First of all, I'll introduce our factory to you. Our company 11 in the 1980s. We mainly produce electronic goods and export them all over the world. We 12 of about US$80 million last year, and our business is growing steadily. We now have offices in Asia, North America and Europe, with about 1500 employees, and we are working gladly to 13 of our customers. In order to further develop our overseas market, we need more agents to 14 our products. I hope you will 1 5 doing business with us. Thank you!

听力原文： Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, colleagues, friends, and family, I am honored to be standing before you today to accept this award on behalf of the many researchers and administrators of our team. It was 25 years ago that I first entered the field of bio-technological research with a vision and dream of making the impossible possible for everyone. With my team of dedicated researchers and a very meticulously working administrative staff, we have gone where no one has gone before. I owe a very big thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Lipton for her support during the early stages of my research. Without her moral and professional support, I believe we would still be running the same regressions and be obtaining the same ambiguous reports.

What is the purpose of this talk?

A．To show his gratitude for being recognized.

B．To introduce the keynote speaker of the day.

C．To help raise funds for a research project.

D．To present the award to the winner.

Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. A warm welcome to you all to this reception. First, I’d like to say a few words about tonight’s programme. We shall begin with a talk by Professor Richard Johnson from London. This will be followed by a question and answer period. You will be free to exchange ideas with the professor. At about 8 o’clock tonight when the talk finishes, the reception will go on. And we have prepared some chocolates, drinks and fruits outside for you. Professor Johnson is taking his flight home tonight. Although we would like to have him here longer with us, we’d have to make sure that he leaves here by 8:30.

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is my special pleasure to welcome our new staff member, Mr. Simon Anderson. He has come here from Australia. He has recently graduated from the North Bank University where he majored in TESL ( Teaching English as a Second Language). He is young and full of energy.

Mr. Anderson will be working mostly in our day-time classes, and he has also agreed to take some of our evening classes. He will be in Hefei with us for at least two semesters.

One mission (使命) of our college is to promote understanding and cooperation between the young people of our two countries. By having people like Mr. Anderson, who are willing to give up the comfort of their friends in their own country to come to a strange country, we feel we are very lucky and that our mission will be all the more easily realized.

Mr. Anderson, the other faculty members and the rest of the staff of this college join with me in extending to you our sincerest welcome. We are indeed happy to have you here, and we wish you all the best during the time that you are with us. Thank you.

Where is Mr. Anderson from? He is from______.

Mr. Vice Premier, the Finance Minister,

Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me, first of all, return the compliment, on behalf of all of us, to you, Mr. Vice Premier, to you, Mr.Minister, and you, Mr. Mayor, for the great contribution that you have made to the success of this meeting. Idon't think any of us could have imagined a more well-organized conference or a more warm welcome thanyou have given us here in Shanghai, and I would like everyone to join me in expressing our thanks to you.[TONE]∥[TONE]

I would like to make just two general comments.

The first is that all of us have to work politically to ensure that poverty and the alleviation of poverty arecentral on the global agenda. I believe that today it is not central on the global agenda. I believe that todaylip service is given to the question of poverty. The real issues today that seem to be on the mind of theworld—terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, the budget deficits—are the visible problems that must be dealt with,that are immediate, while attention is given less to the equally inevitable and the equally dangerous problemsthat come with poverty. [TONE]∥[TONE]

We must deal with the question of social equity and social justice. Because without dealing with thatquestion of poverty, there can't be any peace, and $900 billion being spent on military expenditure, $300billion being spent on agricultural subsidies, and $50- or $60 billion being spent on overseas developmentassistance is one of the absurdities that we have to change. [TONE]∥[TONE]

And the second and last thing I'd like to say is that we have talked about economics, we have talkedabout advances that must be made for social justice, and we've talked about steps that need to be taken inempowerment and in the methodologies that we can use to scale up. [TONE]∥[TONE]

But the one thing that we have not talked about and that I think all of us need to recognize is that if weare to be effective in advocating the case for poverty reduction, and hopefully eradication, is that we have to do it with a sense of belief that what we are doing is right. We should be addressing the question of poverty not just from economics, but because dealing with equity and social justice is right. [TONE]∥[TONE]

We should not be afraid to say that there is a human content in what we're doing, but there is alsoa moral and, if you like, spiritual content in what we're doing. We are not here just as economists. Weare here because we owe every human being in the world an opportunity and a chance to fulfill theirdestiny. [TONE]∥[TONE]

And so going out from this meeting I hope we feel a little bit uplifted and a little bit responsible to goout from here to deal with the question of scaling up of poverty alleviation because it's right, and as membersof the human race, it's something that we should do.

Thank you very much to our hosts, and thank you all for being here. [TONE]∥[TONE]

听力原文： Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Safari Park. I am Susan; I will lead you to visit the park. There are many beautiful animals in the park, and we will see them one after another. Follow me please! First, you'll see the Animals of Asia on your right. Some of them are not strangers to us, but as for many of them, we only heard of them from TV or radio. They are really beautiful. Just pass the Asian animals, you'll find Flamingo Pond. We're sure you'll like the beautiful pink birds. Continue a- long the walkway. On your right, you'll see the wild animals of the North American grassland. After that, it's Monkey Mountain where you'll notice the baby monkeys playing. The baby monkey sitting in the tree is the loveliest one here. Once visitors throw some food to them, he is always the first one to get it. But we'd better not throw food to them, because that will make the park easily dirty. Although the Monkey Mountain is attractive, we can't stay for too long time, because there are many other animals ahead.

What is the speaker?

A．A guide.

B．A visitor.

C．A teacher.

听力原文： May I have your attention, ladies and gentlemen? Since the international club meets only once every semester for this special event, the first thing on our agenda is to have the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. So when I finish this opening speech, the secretary will read the minutes of our meeting for the last semester. And then we'll go through our annual treasurer's report and decide whether it can be accepted or not.

At the top of our agenda, and I'm sure in everyone's mind, is the International Display Week. It has been proposed for discussion. I was chairman of the African club, and now as chairman of the international club, I know more than anyone else the importance of such a display week.

Let me explain. There are ten foreign clubs here representing the foreign students on our campus. The purpose of these clubs is, first of all, to get the students from the same countries together, so we won't get too homesick, and so we can help each other over the rough spots. And secondly, so that the American students can join the club of their interest and learn about our culture as we learn theirs.

Now, about the display. Some of you old hands will have to help me out, as there was so much going on I can't remember at all. Let me see. There are the Scottish folk dance and Irish one, too. We'll team up with the folk .music club and recruit anyone who can sew to help make costumes. Of course, each group will set up a booth decorated with pictures and things of interest in their respective countries, and everyone will wear his national costume.

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A．Chairman of the African Club.

B．Chairman of the International Club.

C．Chairman of the Irish Club.

D．Chairman of the Folk Music Club.

听力原文： May I have your attention, ladies and gentlemen? Since the international club meets only once every semester for this special event, the first thing on our agenda is to have the secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. So when I finish this opening speech, the secretary will read the minutes of our meeting for the last semester. And then we'll go through our annual treasurer's report and decide whether it can be accepted or not.

At the top of our agenda, and I'm sure in everyone's mind, is the International Display Week. It has been proposed for discussion. I was chairman of the African club, and now as chairman of the international club, I know more than anyone else the importance of such a display week.

Let me explain. There are ten foreign clubs here representing the foreign students on our campus. The purpose of these clubs is, first of all, to get the students from the same countries together, so we won't get too homesick, and so we can help each other over the rough spots. And secondly, so that the American students can join the club of their interest and learn about our culture as we learn theirs.

Now, about the display. Some of you old hands will have to help me out, as there was so much going on I can't remember at all. Let me see. There are the Scottish folk dance and Irish one, too. We'll team up with the folk .music club and recruit anyone who can sew to help make costumes. Of course, each group will set up a booth decorated with pictures and things of interest in their respective countries, and everyone will wear his national costume.

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A．Chairman of the African Club.

B．Chairman of the International Club.

C．Chairman of the Irish Club.

D．Chairman of the Folk Music Club.

听力原文： Attention, ladies and gentlemen. Everyone at the Eglington Research Center is proud to present our final speaker, Dr. Hyun Jin Kim. Today Dr. Kim will be speaking to us about the latest developments in bio technology. More specifically he will be talking about recent studies involving the use of cloning in treating degenerative diseases. He will be sharing his latest research on possible treatment options that could be made available to people suffering from crippling debilitative diseases. I'd like to point out that Dr. Kim has recently been invited to join an international group of scientists researching on this topic and I am told he will be joining them soon for a one year fellowship in Toronto. Dr. Kim will have a brief question and answer period following his presentation. If you have a question please come to the front and speak into the microphone so that way everyone can hear you.

Where is the talk probably taking place?

A．In a classroom

B．In a sports center

C．In a laboratory

D．In an auditorium

听力原文： Man: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Factories of the Year award. My name is Jonathan Hargreaves, and I'm Chief Executive of the Institute of Production Research, which organised these awards, in association with Barrington Business School. I'm delighted to introduce to you the school's professor of manufacturing science, Jacqueline Allen, who again chaired the panel of judges. Jacqueline.

Woman: Thank you, Jonathan, and good morning, everyone. This year's search for the Factories of the Year has produced a bumper crop of outstanding winners, which is very welcome proof that the old economy isn't dead, but is emerging revitalised from its recent problems.

As ever, we initiated our search for the best by sending each participating factory a questionnaire. This consisted of fourteen pages and probably more questions than the recipients would have liked. From their answers, each factory was assessed on a basket of performance criteria. Some of these were immediately measurable, like handover times, which of course can have a big impact on productivity and which are showing a healthy tendency towards being shortened. Another was delivery reliability, a high score in which is essential for any customer-led organisation.

Other criteria which we considered were less tangible, but no less important for that. We took staff morale very seriously, because if it's poor it can have measurable results such as high staff turnover and a high accident rate. And if a business can't easily handle change, it may well create more problems than it solves, and its future is unlikely to be secure.

The next step was for the panel of judges to assess the results and devise a shortlist. We then visited these factories. I must say, I found it fascinating to see so many factories in action. As a result of these visits, we came up with the three winners in each category.

The factories that emerged from this process shared some familiar characteristics. Impressive people-management practices, for a start. A determination among the factory's management team not to be second best, for another. And acting on the realisation that clever initiatives don't count if they don't further a factory's mission. No successful factory can, for a moment, forget its customers, whether they're internal to the company or external.

As ever, new trends emerged: an outstanding level of competence in supply-chain management, as well as in manufacturing, is increasingly important. The links between a factory, its suppliers and its customers can make or break an operation.

This year's winners also demonstrate the importance of optimising the movement of goods and people around the factory. Confused, muddled-looking factories underperform, while successful ones use signs to help staff and visitors find the best route to their destination. And allowing goods or materials to get lost in some dusty corner of the warehouse is unacceptable: the problem of tracking components as they move through production has led to a number of developments, of which electronic tagging is one of the most exciting.

Now I'd like to turn to the individual categories...

&8226;You will hear the opening of the Factories of the Year awards ceremony.

&8226;As you listen, for questions 1-12, complete the notes, using up to three words or a number.

&8226;After you have listened once, replay the recording.

Notes on selection procedure

Panel of judges:

&8226;Head of panel, Jacqueline Allen, teaches (1)______ at Barrington Business School

Selection process: first stage

&8226;a questionnaire that was (2)______ long

Measurable performance criteria included:

&8226;length of (3)______ which affect productivity

&8226;success in achieving reliable (4)____