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12CET听力原文

200912

SectionA

11.

W:

DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope?

M:

SureIdid.Theycertainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbigbills.Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsomeolderpeopletravelingabroad.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?

12.

W:

Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithhim?

M:

Hewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheadmissionsoffice.He’dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

M:

WhatagreatsingerJustinis!

Hisconcertisjustawesome.Andyou’llneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket.

W:

Yeah.Judgingbytheamountoftheapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.

W:

IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?

Hewasoneofthechairpersonsofourstudentsunion.

M:

Yes,butIhaven’theardfromhimforages.ActuallyI’vebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

15.

M:

Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let’sstopfordinner.

W:

Fine.Andlet’sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.

Q:

Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

16.

W:

Let’slookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures?

M:

Theyhavea5%marginoferror

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

17.

W:

Lookatthiscatalogue,John.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse.

M:

Err,Ithinkyou’vealreadyonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.

W:

Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed.

M:

Thatcan’tbetrue.There’ssupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

M:

Iseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled“ComputerCountry”.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere?

W:

Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.Ididalloftheorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory.

M:

Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?

W:

Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn’thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.

M:

That’showwefeelheretoo.Howlongdidyouworkthere?

W:

Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth.

M:

Andwhydidyouleave?

W:

MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBoston.AndIunderstandyourcompanyhasanopeningtheretoo.

M:

Yes,that’sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon’tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?

W:

No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks.SowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents.

M:

Thatsoundsnice.Sotellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition?

W:

Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputation,andawonderfulproduct.I’vethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.

M:

WellI’mgladyoudid.

19.Whatwasthewoman’spreviousjob?

20.Whatdoesthewomansaywasthemostdifficultpartofherjob?

21.WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston?

22.Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?

ConversationTwo

W:

TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoCortez,thewell-knownBrazilianadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.He’sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,statingthatby2050Brazilwillbetheoneottheword’swealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousaytothereport?

M:

Youknowthisisn’tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidoverahundredyearago.Butitdidn’thappen.

W:

Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow.

M:

Ofcourse.InfactIbelievethere’smaybesometruthinthepredictionthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment.

W:

Suchas…?

M:

There’sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSalPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslamareaswithoutproperwaterandelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheirlives.

W:

Whatneedstobedone?

M:

Education,forexample.ForBraziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.SuccessfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries.

W:

Soyouarehopefulforthefuture.

M:

AsIsaidearlier,I’mhopeful.Thisisn’taneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBrazilaren’twasted,astheywereinthepast.

23.WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?

24.WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?

25.WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?

SectionB

PassageOne

WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.Aspartofherjob,sheconductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,ofteninminoritycommunitieslocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedhigh,sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances,butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.

Frustratedbytheserestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompany,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettestresults,andorganizeforchange.Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup,andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunfortheenvironmentalmovement.”

HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?

Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople.”

IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?

”Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshegivesmorethan100presentationsayear.AlongthewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforeCongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan.

26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute?

27.WhatdidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?

28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra’seffortshadintheparttwodecades?

29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess?

Passage2

Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcornersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobalreadyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhentheygraduate.

Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroadhowever.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates.

Questions30-32

Q30:

Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday?

Q31:

Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?

Q32:

Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?

Passage3

Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?

Withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairwithlessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.

Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexampl