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2011年12月

11.W:

Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves?

　　M:

Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

　　12.W:

IreallyenjoyedtheTVSpecialaboutgiraffeslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?

　　M:

Oh,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　13.W:

Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate,sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect。

　　M:

Sure,butthere’salotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

　　14.W:

MayImakearecommendation,sir?

Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood。

　　M:

Thankyou.ButIdon’teatshellfish,I’mallergictoit。

　　W:

Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　15.W:

Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninacompanyappealstoyoumost?

　　M:

Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　16.　M:

Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy。

　　W:

Iknowwhatyoumeanbutcheckoutthecostofrentinganapartmentfirst,Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　17.M:

You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown。

　　W:

Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtoobroadatopicwhenI’mdoingyourresearchpaper。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　18.　W:

Thispicnicsurebeatsthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?

　　M:

Oh,yeah.Wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthingtheweatherwascooperativethistime。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

　　长对话

　　Conversationone

　　M:

WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheseasons。

　　W:

Theseasons?

　　M:

Yeah,youknow,howcolditisinwinter?

Whatit’slikewhenthedaysaresoshort?

　　W:

Sowhatisitlike?

　　M:

Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimes,ascoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.Andofcourse,whenyougoout,youwrapupwarm,butinside,inthehouses,it’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninagoodwinter。

　　W:

Andwhataboutthedarkness?

　　M:

Well,yeah,aroundChristmastime,thereisonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylookforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabitdepressing,butyouseethesummersareamazing.FromMaytoJulyinthenorthofSweden,thesunneversets.It’sstilllightatmidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper。

　　W:

Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun。

　　M:

That’sright,butit’swonderful.Youwanttostayupallnight.AndtheSwedesmakethemostofit.Often,theystartworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabouttwoorthreeintheafternoonsothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.Theyliketoworkhardbutplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing。

　　19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

　　20:

WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter?

　　21:

HowdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaroundChristmasinSweden?

　　22:

WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople?

　　ConversationTwo

　　W:

Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?

　　M:

That’saverygoodquestion.Idon’tthinkthereisany,specifically。

　　W:

Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?

　　M:

Well,IdidadegreeinFrench,inNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsecondaryschools,likethecareersguidancepeoplehereintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernment,becauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside,thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn’tanyplan,andtherewasnospecifictraining.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyoucanattendnow。

　　W:

Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

　　M:

Inmytime,therewasn’tadegreeyoucandoforadministration.IthinkmostoftheadministratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesinallsortsofthings.

　　W:

Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegree.AndIdidn’treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatI’mdoingnow。

　　M:

Quite。

　　W:

Butyou’relocaltoNottinghamactually.IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity?

　　M:

No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist,andIlikedthelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful。

　　W:

Yes,indeed,let’ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?

　　M:

Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict,

　　23:

Whatwastheman’smajoratuniversity?

　　24:

Whatwastheman’sjobinsecondaryschools?

　　25:

WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity?

　　短文题

　　Passage1

　　WhileGaleObcamp,anAmericanartist,wasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanesebrushpaintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselistenershadtheireyesclosed.WeretheyturnedoffbecauseanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberatelytryingtosignaltheirrejectionofher?

Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowingtheirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.Someday,youmaybeeitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersofaminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.IntheDeafCultureofNorthAmerican,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bothoverseasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownbylookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insomecountries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercountriesitisaformofinsult。

26.WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson?

27.WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech?

28.Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?

　　Passage2

　　ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisdivisionatTaxlongcompany.He’ssoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandpersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting。

　　Chrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisdivisioninhispastyear.Firstly,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.He’sbeenparticularlyhappyaboutnewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetterandtodosimplemaintenancethemselves.ThetrainingsavedtimefortheemployeesandmoneyfortheCompany。

　　Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeesthatChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonthsandhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthenewjob,too.Kimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherdivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,andexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers。

　　29.WhatisChris’mainresponsibilityatTaxlongcompany?

　　30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisdivision?

　　31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?

　　32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?

　　Passage3

　　Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.Theyarelittlelessonswhicholderpeopleoftheculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindthepeopleofvaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehowtoact,whatisrightandwhatiswrong,becausethevaluesofeachculturearedifferent.Understandingthevaluesofanotherculture,helpstoexplainhowpeoplethinkandact.Understandingyourownculturevaluesisimportant,too.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvaluesnotyours,gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyoncewere.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverbs“hastemakeswaste”，becausepatienceisnotimportanttothem.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthepresent.Andmanyoftheoldvaluesarestillstrongtoday.BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writer,andscientistdiedin1790.Buthisproverb“Timeismoney”istakenmoreseriouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.Inmanycasesthough,thesameideaisexpresseddifferently。

　　33.Whyareproverbssoimportant?

　　34.Accordingtothespeakers,whathappenstosomeproverbswiththepassageoftime?

　　35.Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld?

　　复合式听写

　　Ourlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyowncompany,InolongerimagineIcangetthroughasingleday,muchlessallmylife,completelyonmyown.EvenifIamonv