M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Can’t complain.Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really.Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies.First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory.New equipment should have been installed long ago。
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million。
M:OK.We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance。
W:We should also consider human resources.I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory。
M: And what’s the picture?
W:We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory。
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials。
M:TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors。
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company。
M:We’ll have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments。
W: All right.I’ll see to it。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】［D］ 女士问Did you have time to look at my proposal? 你有时间看看我的建议么。听完全文，可见是一个关于新的商业计划的提案，因此正确答案是Suggestions concerning new business strategies。
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
【解析】［B］ 女士说New equipment should have been installed long ago。即早就该给工厂装新的设备了。所以正确答案为工厂应该引进最新的设备。
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
【解析】［B］女士说We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory。女士建议雇用一些工程师帮助实现工厂的现代化。所以正确答案应是 B项：A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory。
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
【解析】［C］ 从女士的话it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors 中可看出，仅仅在报纸上做广告是不够的了。
Conversation Two
W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin。
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it down to something like...uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios。” |
