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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
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