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原文:近朱者赤近墨者黑。译文:There is wool so white but a dyer can make it black.
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听力原文:M: Mr. Steward appears to be honest. But I don’t think we can trust him.W: No, Mr听力原文:M: Mr. Steward appears to be honest. But I don’t think we can trust him. W: No, Mr. Steward is not what he looks like. Q: What does the woman probably mean ()
A.Mr. Steward is honest.
B.Mr. Steward looks honest.
C.Mr. Steward looks dishonest.
D.Mr. Steward is dishonest.
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听力原文:W: I just made up a quart of orange juice this morning, and now I can't find it anywhere. Do you know what happened to it?
M: Did you hear a crash earlier? That was it. I'm just as clumsy as ever.
Q: What is tile problem?
(17)
A.The woman doesn't like orange juice.
B.The woman didn't come to see Everett.
C.The man was in a car crash this morning.
D.The man broke the container of juice.
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听力原文:W: Air pollution is one of the most serious problems in the world. Polluted air can make us sick or even kill us. Why isn't more done to stop it?
M: Everyone wants to stop it, but it is a difficult problem to solve. Meat pollution is mused by things people need.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, automobiles and airplanes cause pollution but they also provide transportation.
W: Right. And factories cause air pollution but they provide people with jobs and products.
M: Cities are the worst offenders. In crowded cities, factories and cars can add tons of pollution to the air every day.
W: Yes. When I drove, to town yesterday, the clear air changed. It seemed like a dark cloud hung over the city.
M: Nobody likes air pollution. It smells bad; it makes it difficult to breathe.
W: True, it even damages the plants that provide tis with food. No wonder we get sick. It's dangerous to everyone's health.
M: I think everyone knows it is a serious problem. When air pollution can even damage strong materials like steel and concrete; think what it does to poor humans.
W: It is terrible, and yet we do need some things that cause it. We'll have to try to figure out a solution.
(20)
A.Most people don't think it is a serious problem.
B.Most of our pollution is caused by things people need.
C.The government has not spent enough money to stop it.
D.The seriousness of pollution has not been realized by the government.
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听力原文:W: The report says that all departments are making a profit except the Asian Department.
M: Well; Mr. Smith seems to be the wrong person to head that department. One more wrong step and he will be removed from that office.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
(16)
A.Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake.
B.Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian department.
C.Mr. Smith's department is more successful than ail the others.
D.Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.
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听力原文:W: Why do we have to finish this proposal tonight? It's already 6 p. m. Can't we complete it tomorrow?
M: It has to go to the post office before twelve tonight. We must make sure that all the figures are correct.
Q: How many hours at most do they have to finish the proposal?
(18)
A.4 hours.
B.6 hours.
C.12 hours.
D.18 hours.
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听力原文:W: Good afternoon and welcome to Your Business. We have in this studio today Brian Williams, head of the management unit of Lawson & Fowles Publishing. Brian is here to discuss successful staff management. Brian, what makes a good manager?
M: Well, it's a combination of things, but at the top of the list I think I'd put being truthful. Staff have certain expectations of how they should be treated and they want their managers to be fair. Not telling your staff what's happening is a sure way of losing their respect. You need to concentrate on solving problems, not hiding them.
W: But not all problems can be solved, can they?
M: Most can, actually, but that's not the point. The thing is, instead of reacting after the dam-ages done, you should be talking to staff about how things are going and avoiding a situation where they come to see you about the problems after the event. The trick is to decide what problems might arise before they actually happen.
W: What about having staff work together? How should that be managed?
M: Well, some people appear to like working on their own, but in most companies, people who work on their own do so because they have been neglected. They have been given a task and their boss is not in-terested in how it is being done. This makes their sense of achievements smaller no matter how hard they work. People who work in teams have dearer overall picture of the work they are involved in. They have a role to play, and they know that if they don't perform. well, it is not only the business is going to suffer but also the other members of their team. So it is up to managers to create teams within their organization and encourage this team spirit. It raises performance.
W: How is this best done?
M: Well, it's important to identify certain key employees among your staff and give them particular support and attention. If these key people are encouraged in their work, they would perform. better themselves, and more importantly raise the general level of performance of all the others in their area.
W: Isn't it also a question of recruitment?
M: Yes, yes, lots of difficulties in staff management arise because mangers genuinely don't know how to select the right person. Sometimes interviewees are chosen on the basis of written personality tests which hear no relation with the work they'll be actually doing. Many managers admit that they sometimes ignore the lack of appropriate skills in recruiting the staff. I'd say that in the vast majority of cases they simply opt for the candidates who's made the best impression in half an hour or so...
F: So, what should we have instead?
M: Well, the selection procedure should involve matching the skills and knowledge of the applicant to the actual job. And they should be done in the most immediate and relevant way possible, for example, if you try to recruit a trainer for your company, an important part of the inter-view should involve the applicant giving a pre-pared training session. Training is what they'll be doing, so you should see them in operation be-fore employing them.
F: That sounds sensible. The final question, Brian, is about discipline, which is perhaps the hardest factor to get it right. What is the latest thinking?
B: Umm, well, the issues are: should you be a hard, unfriendly boss, make sure everyone obey your order without a question, or should you be more sympathetic and listen to your employees' difficulties? Then there will be time when you have to discipline someone who has done some-thing wrong. It can be difficult if you are on very friendly terms with them. So a certain distance is necessary. On the either hand, if you are too un-approachable, you may not be made aware of important problems.
M: Well, thank you, Brian. I'm sure plenty of managers out there will find out our talk very interesting.
?You will hear a radio interview with Brian Williams, a management expert. The interview deals with staf
A.being able to concentrate.
B.being honest.
C.being respected.
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听力原文:W: The washing machine is more than 7 years old, and it worked just fine until last night. Now, I can't get it to work.
M: It might be time to invest in a more recent model.
Q: What does the man mean?
(14)
A.The woman should buy a famous brand.
B.The washing machine should have worked longer.
C.The woman should consider buying a new one.
D.The washing machine was not a good investment.
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听力原文:You may telephone me if there is still something wrong with your car and we can arrange for you to collect it.
The speaker promises to
A.collect the car.
B.correct the car.
C.arrange the car.
D.telephone the owner.
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听力原文:M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call at the call box?
W: I'm sorry, sir. I'm not allowed to give change without a purchase. If you go across the hall, you'll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.
Q: Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?
(16)
A.At the call box.
B.At the jewelry store.
C.From a machine.
D.From the purchaser.
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听力原文:W: I certainly hope that this film is worthwhile. My feel are freezing, and I can't stand it much longer.
M: I hate standing in line anyway. If we don't get in soon, let's just forget it and go somewhere else.
Q: Where are the man and woman at this moment?
(13)
A.In a theatre.
B.In line at a museum.
C.In line outside a movie house.
D.In the tube.
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听力原文:W: I need to make some money so that I can go traveling. Do you know any part-time jobs?
M: How about sending newspapers?
W: I already thought of that, but I don't have a bike.
M: How about walking dogs?
W: Walking dogs?
M: Yes, you know, there're a lot of people around here with dogs.
W: Then how much can I earn if I walk dogs?
M: More than sending newspapers. The dogs need to be walked every day, especially when people are at work.
W: That's a good idea since I like dogs very much. But how can I find dogs to walk?
M: You can put an advertisement in the Sunday newspaper.
W: Then how much shall I charge for walking a dog?
M: You can try for four dollars an hour.
W: That's great. Thank you so much.
Why did the girl want to make money?
A.She wanted to buy a new bike.
B.She wanted to go traveling.
C.She wanted to have a dog.
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听力原文:F: What I can't make out you is why you are so keen on the Layer-de-la-Haye house. Why on earth should we choose, actually choose, to live out in a village, even if it is a popular village. You know that I would love to live in town and...
M: ...and be boxed in by a thousand other houses I suppose~ Surrounded by a thousand faceless neighbors. No, let' s go for the village. After all I'm the one who has to do all the traveling. Back and forth to London every day. And I would rather add a 15 minutes bus ride to the train ride than be--How does it go?--cabin' d, cribb' d confi' d.
F: That' s all very well...all very well to take that romantic attitude. You know... you think you can get out of everything...wriggle out of any argument...by quoting Shakespeare. What about my preferences? You are being selfish you know.
M: Selfish? Me?
F: Yes. Think of the children. Its seems to me that you are so carried away with the idea that your personal likes and dislikes are making you anything but practical.
What's the relations between the speakers?
A.Friends.
B.Colleagues.
C.Husband and wife.
D.Landlord and tenant.
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听力原文:We have a good range of folders. They are of good quality with a variety of size and color. We have a special offer at the moment, which makes it rather attractive. If you buy more than 100 at a time, I'll give you a 10% discount.
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听力原文:A: Can we eat somewhere else? Very few small restaurants like this serve good food.
B: I know, but there isn't anywhere else in this town. Look! The waiter is coming over for our order.
What do they think about the restaurant?
A.The service there is not good.
B.The food might not be good.
C.The waiter is not hospitable.
D.The restaurant is too small.
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听力原文:W: I think we'd better replace that old typewriter so that we can work more efficiently.
M: As far as the work efficiency is concerned, why not the typist?
Q: What does the man imply?
(19)
A.They should find a new place for the old typewriter.
B.They should find a new place for the typist,
C.They should find a new typist.
D.They should buy a new typewriter.
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听力原文: We know that, for the most part, the bigger a man's muscles are, the stronger he is. (18[C])Can it be claimed, then, that the larger the brain a man possesses, the smarter he is? The answer is no.
There are only two animals that have larger brains than man, the whale and the elephant. Yet, in proportion to his size, man's brain is larger. (19[C])Man's usually weighs about three pounds or a little more, and this is about one-fortieth of the weight of his whole body. The whale's body, on the other hand, is a thousand times heavier than its brain, while the elephant's body is about five hundred times as heavy.
But a man who has a large brain is not necessarily more intelligent than one whose brain is smaller. We know that geniuses have existed who have had very large brains, but there have been others whose brains were rather small. Idiots have been known to have very large brains.
(20[D])We do not understand precisely why some people are more intelligent than others. Whether our brains are relatively large or small is less important than that we try to do our very best.
This article is mainly about ______.
A.the weight of a whale's brain
B.the brains of geniuses
C.the size of a person's brain and his intelligence
D.the intelligence of the elephant
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听力原文:W: My room smells of cigarette smoke. I can't stand it. Could you change my room, please?
M: Let me see... I'm sorry, but we don't have any more non-smoking rooms. We won't charge you for your room tonight.
Q: what can you learn from the conversation?
(19)
A.The woman doesn't want to pay for the room.
B.The woman likes smoking.
C.The woman wants to have a non-smoking room.
D.There's no more room in the hotel.
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听力原文:Why don’t we hurry up and get it over soon so that we can take some time off ()A
C.
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听力原文:M: Chinese restaurant or Italian? I like them both, but it is just too hard to make a choice.
W: Either one will do for me. You should make a quick decision because I'm not going to wait for you to make up your mind.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
(8)
A.Hurry up and make the decision.
B.Hurry up and make a reservation.
C.Choose a Chinese restaurant.
D.Go to both restaurants since both are good.
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听力原文:W: You're not going to make the call, are you? Aren't you going to wait until dawn? I don't think it is a right moment for you to pick up the phone.
M: I should wait until then, but I simply can't.
Q: What can be inferred about the woman?
(3)
A.She doesn't want the man to call so early.
B.She urges the man to call immediately.
C.She encourages the man to do whatever he likes.
D.She simply doesn't know what to do now.
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听力原文:Man: We all know how plans can fail to fit reality within weeks. The only way to overcome problems is to make sure you've got all the necessary information about the particular situation. Once you have a good understanding of all aspects of the problem, then it becomes clearer what needs to be done next.
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听力原文:M: Oh, my God! Jessica. It's five p. m. now. Tomorrow is Saturday. The credit will expire on Sunday. Weekend is non-business day. We cannot make it today. What shall we do?
W: Don't worry. Banks will accept presentation on the following business day.
Q: When will the bank deal with the credit if the expiry date of a credit fails on a non-business day?
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A.On every business day.
B.On Tuesday.
C.On Wednesday.
D.On the following business day.
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听力原文:W: It is said that you have made a new pretty girlfriend. And we're having a party tonight. Why not join us together with your girlfriend?
M: Well.. .I'm breaking up with Cathy.
Q: What does the man mean?
(17)
A.He has his leg broken.
B.He wants to join the party.
C.He parts with his girlfriend.
D.He gets along well with Cathy.