TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Woman A: Thanks for coming, everyone. Let's get started. The primary goal today is to lock down the timeline for the Metropolis project. We're currently looking at a Q3 launch, but we need to firm up the key milestones.
Man B: I agree. I've drafted a preliminary schedule based on our last discussion. It outlines the design phase, development, and testing. I've put a copy in the shared drive.
Woman A: Excellent. Did you factor in the potential delays with the component sourcing? We had a similar issue last year with theipherals.
Man B: Yes, I've included a buffer of about ten days for that. It seems prudent, especially with the upcoming neighborhood cleanup event potentially impacting local logistics around the development site.
Woman C: Speaking of the cleanup event, have we confirmed volunteer numbers yet? That might affect site access during the final testing phase if it's too close.
Woman A: Good point, Sarah. Let’s address that after we finalize the project schedule. For now, let’s focus on approving these milestones. Does the Q3 end date still look feasible, David?
Man B: With the current plan and the buffer, yes, it should be achievable. We'll just need to monitor the component lead times closely.
題目
According to Man B, what is needed to ensure the Q3 launch date is met?
選項
- A. Close monitoring of supply lead times ✓
- B. Additional funding for components
- C. More team members for development
- D. Rescheduling of the cleanup event
正確答案
A. Close monitoring of supply lead times
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 大家好，謝謝各位前來。我們開始吧。今天的首要目標是確定 Metropolis 專案的時間表。我們目前預計在第三季推出，但需要確定關鍵里程碑。我同意。我根據我們上次的討論草擬了一份初步時程表。其中概述了設計階段、開發和測試。我已將一份副本放在共用雲端硬碟。太棒了。您是否考量了零組件採購潛在的延誤？我們去年處理週邊設備時曾有類似問題。是的，我為此增加了大約十天的緩衝時間。
📝 答案解析 — 男 B 提到了他為「零組件採購潛在的延誤」加入了「大約十天的緩衝時間」。這與選項「嚴密監控供應提前期」直接相關，因為預留緩衝時間就是為了應對供應鏈中可能出現的延誤，這需要對供應的時程進行密切關注。
💡 應試技巧 — 當對話中提到可能出現的延遲或問題時，注意聽說話者為應對這些問題所採取的預防措施（例如：增加緩衝時間、規劃備案）。
📊 錯誤選項分析 — X) 額外的零組件資金 — 對話中未提及資金問題。 X) 更多開發團隊成員 — 並未討論增加人手，而是關注零組件的時程。 X) 清理活動的重新安排 — 「清理活動」與專案零組件採購無關，是聽覺上的干擾。