--Today'sabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankles.
--Don'tworry.Usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?Q12.
--MayIseeyourticket,please?Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.--Oh,you'reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I'mterriblysorry.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Q13.
--DidyouhearJaySmithdiedinhissleeplastnight?
--Yes,it'sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Q14.
--HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung'sexambefore?I'mkindofnervous.
--Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe'stalkedaboutintheclass,andignorethedetails.HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung'sexam?Q15.
--I'msosorry,sir.Andyou'llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won'tyou?
--That'sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI'msurethatcoffeedoesn'tleavelastingmarksonclothing.
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Q16.
--Haveyouseenthemovie"thedeparted"?TheplotissocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.--Yeah.Ifeltthesame.Butsecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.Howdidthetwospeakersfinethemovie?Q17.
--I'mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest.Youdidn'tseemtohavedonealotofreading.--NowyouknowwhyInevermissalecture.Whatcontributetothewoman'shighscore?Q18.
--Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?Itletspeoplegetaboutfivehundredchannels.
--Yeah,butIdoubtthatwillhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.Whatdoesthemanmean?第二部分
ConversationOne
W:Gosh!HaveyouseenthisRichard?M:Seeingwhat?W:Inthepaper,itsaysthere’samangoingroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayinghe’scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.M:ButyouknowJane,it’spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.W:It’sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.M:DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?W:Yes,that’sjustit!Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepost
officetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike?Surelytheymusthaveadescription.W:Oh,yes,theyhave.Let’ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.
Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?(AtheftcaseQ20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?(FlashinghisI.D.tothemQ21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?(nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointmentQ22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?(Herpensionhasbeenstolenbytheman
第三部分
ConversationTwo
M:MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?W:Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.M:Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?W:ForEuropeandJapan.M:IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?W:Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.M:Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?W:Yes,I’vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.M:Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?TheOrientExpress,forexample.W:NoIhaven’t,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.
Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?(marketingconsultant
Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?(ShecanspeakJapaneseQ25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?(Shelovestraintravel.
第四部分
SectionBPassageOne
Time!Ithinkalotabouttime.Andnotjustbecauseit’sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtimeorthelackofitaneverendingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.AccordingtotheFamiliesandWorkInstitute’snationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,fifty-fivepercentofemployeessaytheydon’thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,sixty-threepercentdon’thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,andsixty-sevenpercentdon’thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It’salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomeformhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopayinbattlescenesontheircavewars.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimal-huntingandtheheadofnut-gatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today’sworkersarestill
demandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday’sbossesarelistening.I’vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled“WhenWorkWords”producedjointlybythreeorganizations.Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?
27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?
28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?PassageTwo
“Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive.”PenelopeLeachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmybloodedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearnedtosharemyparents’love.Raisingsixchildrenduring
thedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparent’srelationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayformusafterthedivorce.
Severalyearslaterawonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecamea“blendedfamily”andagood
relationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Theysharedovertwenty-fiveyeartogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother-Daddy’sfirstwife-attendinghisfuneral.IwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmotherwhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttoMotherattendingDaddy’sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,“Ofcoursenot,Honey.She’sthemotherofmychildren.”
29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparent’sdivorce?30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?
31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistale?PassageThree
InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly,theownerofthegreenhousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedatheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashangingoutthe“GoingOutofBusiness”signatthegreenhouse,thedooropened,andinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhadjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeoftown.Shewaslookingforpotsandplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasintheoffices.“Idon’tknowanythingaboutplants,”shesaid,“I’msureinafewweeksthey’llallbedead.”WhileIwashelpingherselectherpurchases,mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmshaverecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficepark,andtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveouttotheofficepark.Bysixo’clockthatevening,Ihadsignedcontractswithsevencompaniestorentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeetomaintainthem.Withinaweek,Ihadworkedoutanagreementtoleasethegreenhousefromtheowner’sfamily.Businessisnowincreasingrapidly,andoneday,wehopetobetheproudownersofthegreenhouse.
32.Whatdowelearnaboutthegreenhouse?
33.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenthecustomerwalkedinonemorning?34.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofwhenservingtheofficemanager?35.Whatwasthespeaker’shopeforthefuture?
SectionC
