MAN: Greek Island Holidays, can I help you?
WOMAN: Yes, I hope so. I have a friend who's just come back from Corfu and she's recommended some apartments in Arilas. She thought they might be on your list.
MAN: Arilas, Arilas, let me see. Can you give me the names?
WOMAN: Yes, the first's Rose Garden Apartments. I'd like to go with another friend in the last week of October.
MAN: Well, we've got a lovely studio flat available at that time. I'm sure you'd enjoy the entertainment programme there too, with Greek dancing【Example】 in the restaurant.
WOMAN: And the cost for each of us?
MAN: £219.
WOMAN: That sounds very reasonable! I'm just jotting down some notes. Now the second one she mentioned was called Blue Bay.
MAN: Blue Bay? Yes, in fact that's very popular and it has some special features.
WOMAN: Really?
MAN: The main attraction is the large swimming pool with Salt water.
WOMAN: Much healthier. I understand.
MAN: That's right. And it isn't far from the beach, either - only 300 metres,【Q1】 and only around half a kilometre to some shops, so you don't have to be too energetic.
WOMAN: Is it much more expensive than the first one?
MAN: Let me just check. I think at the time you want to go it's around £260 – no £275 to be exact.
WOMAN: Right. I've got that. Now there are just two more apartments to ask you about. Urn, I can't read my own writing! Something to do with sun ... Sunshine, is it?
MAN: I think you meant the Sunshade Apartments.【Q2】 They're on a mountainside.
WOMAN: Any special features?
MAN: Yes, each room has its own sun terrace and there are shared barbecue facilities.
WOMAN: Sounds lovely.
MAN: Yes, it is rather well-equipped. It also provides water sports - it has its own beach. There are facilities for water-skiing.
WOMAN: Any kite-surfing? My friend's quite keen.
MAN: Not at the hotel but I’m sure you’ll find some in Arilas. There's also satellite TV in the apartments.
WOMAN: And how much is that one?
MAN: £490 with two sharing.
WOMAN: You mean £245 each?
MAN: I'm afraid not! Each person has to pay that amount and there must be at least two in an apartment.
WOMAN: I don't think that would be within our budget, unfortunately. And the last one sounds a bit expensive too - the Grand!
MAN: Actually it's quite reasonable. It's an older style house with Greek paintings in every room, and a balcony outside.【Q3】
WOMAN: Sounds nice. What are the views like?
MAN: Well, there are forests all round 【Q4】and they hide a supermarket just down the road, so that's very useful for all your shopping needs. There's a disco in the area too.
WOMAN: And the price?
MAN: £319 at that time,【Q5】 but if you leave it till November it goes down by 40%.
WOMAN: Too late. I'm afraid.
MAN: Well, why don't I send you a brochure with full details, Ms…?
WOMAN: Nash. But don't worry about that. I'm coming to Upminster soon and I'll call and get one. I just wanted to get an idea first.
MAN: Well, that's fine. We've got plenty here when you come.
WOMAN: If you've got a minute, could I just check a couple of points about Insurance? I got one policy through the post but I'd like to see if yours is better.
MAN: Fine. What would you like to know?
WOMAN: Well, the one I've got has benefits and then the maximum amount you can claim. Is that like yours?
MAN: Yes, that’s how most of them are.
WOMAN: Well, the first thing is cancellation. If the holiday's cancelled on the policy I've got you can claim £8,000.
MAN: We can improve on that, Ms Nash. For Greek Island holidays , our maximum is £10,000.【Q6】
WOMAN: That's good—of course our holiday won't even cost £1,000 together!
MAN: It's still sensible to have good cover. Now, if you go to hospital, we allow £600.
WOMAN: Yes, mine's similar.
MAN: And we also allow a relative to travel to your holiday resort.【Q7】
WOMAN: My policy just says their representative will help you.
MAN: You can see there's another difference there. And what happens if you don't get on the plane?
WOMAN: Nothing, as far as I can see on this form.
MAN: Don't you have missed departure?【Q8】
WOMAN: No, I'll just jot that down.
MAN: We pay up to £1.000 for that, depending on the reason. And we're particularly generous about loss of personal belongings - up to £3,000, but not more than £500 for a single item.【Q9】
WOMAN: Then I'd better not take my laptop!
MAN: Not unless you insure it separately.
WOMAN: OK-thanks very much for your time-you've really been helpful. Can I get back to you? Your name is?
MAN: Ben-Ludlow. That's L-U-D-L-O-W.【Q10】 I'm the Assistant Manager here. I'll give you my number. It's 081260 543216.
WOMAN: But didn't I phone 081260 567294? That's what I've got on the paper.
MAN: That's the main switchboard. I've given you my direct line.
WOMAN: Right, thank you...
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词为Blue Bay，salt-water swimming pool ；提示词为metres，此处应填数字。
题目解析：本题难度不大，定位词Blue Bay 出现后就开始描述该公寓的特征，所以salt-water swimming pool 也很容易听到，紧跟其后And it isn’t far from the beach, either — only 300 metres（离海滩也不远，只有300 米），故300 正是本题所需答案。
听前预测：定位词为£275 ；提示词为Rose Garden，Blue Bay，此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题有一定难度，答案Sunshade 没有给出拼写，并且要连在一起写，测试考生对 单词发音的精准理解能力，该题属于答案容易听到，但不见得能记下来或写出来的题目。建议考生平时要加强跟读练习，矫正自己的发音，提高反应速度。
听前预测：定位词为The Grand ；提示词为Greek paintings，此空格处与Greek paintings 构 成并列关系，所以应填名词。
题目解析：本题难度不大，捕捉到定位词后，注意听提示词Greek paintings 的出现，其后很快出现表示并列关系的and，即可判断名词balcony 为答案。
听前预测：提示词为overlooking，此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题有一定难度，定位不容易，因为录音中并未直接出现题干中的提示词。不过却有相关表述：What are the views like?（风景怎么样？），回答：Well, there are forests all round…（四周都是小树林……），其中的核心名词forests 为最佳答案。本题主要考查考生的语言转换和理解能力。
听前预测：定位词为supermarket，disco ；提示词为£，此处应填数字。
题目解析：本题定位词不难听到，同时“And the price? ”作为明显的提示，暗示出现的数字很可能就是本题的答案。然而该数字出现后，有一句转折，说如果等到11 月可能会降价 40%，纯属混淆视听，给考生带来一定干扰。本题主要考查考生听辨19 和90 发音区别的能力， 答案应为319。