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BEC商务英语（高级）听力综合模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)

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听力原文：Man:Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.Iwilltalktoyouabout

Unilever’sfoodfactoryLowestoft.Thisfoodplantsaved￡10.4millionoverfour

yearsbyrevolutionisingitsbusinessphilosophy,and,asweknow,ithasbeennamed

astheUK’sFactoryoftheYear.Then,howwasthisimpressivefeat

achieved?Lowestoft,thelargestfrozenfoodplantinEuropeemploying950staff,was

presentedwiththetrophyattheBestFactoryAwardsceremonyrunbyCranfield

SchoolofManagementlastweek.ThecompanyalsoscoopedtheprizesfortheBest

HouseholdandGeneralProductsPlantandtheBestFactoryintheEastofEngland

afterembarkingonafour-yearworld-classmanufacturingplanthathasresultedinit

beatingUnilever’sinternalefficiencytargetsby22percent.TheLowestoftplantisin

factmorethanjustonefactory—itisineffectasitecontainingfourfactoriesthat

producesallofBirdEye’sredmeat,poultry,frozenvegetableandpotatoproducts.

Thereare14differentproductlines.TheplantgeneralmanagerCooke’sobjective

fromtheverystarthasbeentoachievefullproductivity,cutoutlossandbecomethe

safestoffoodplantinEurope.Thefactoryisnowwellonitswaytoachievingthese

objectives.Investingintheworkforcehasbeenakeyfactor.Insteadofanus‘and

them’mentality,(8)Cookehasensuredthatmanagementworksinpartnershipwiththe

unions,andthatstaffareashighlytrainedaspossible.(9)Overthelastfewyears,

1,500externallyaccreditedqualificationshavebeenissued.Asaresult,operational

efficiencycurrentlystandsat84percent.AccordingtoCooke,animpressiverecord

atanequivalentfactorywouldbearound75percent.Thefactoryhasalsobeatenits

costtargetsforthelastfouryears,sa