留基委听力考试11年部分原文.docx

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留基委听力考试11年部分原文

国家留学基金委

2011年1月6日

Section1略

Section2PartA

W:

Goodafternoon,sir.Iwonderifyou’dhavethetimetoanswerafewquestions.

M:

Aha.

W:

Couldyougivemeyourname,please?

M:

Well,canyouexplainwhatthisisfor,please?

W:

Ah,yes.Iamsorry,Iamworkingforamarketresearchagency.Andatthemoment,we’reconductingasurveyofthekindofpeoplewhoshopinthisparticulararea.

M:

En,yes.

W:

Soyournameis,yousaid?

M:

MynameisPaulProcter.

W:

Paul.Howdoyouspellyoursurname,please?

M:

P-R-O-C-T-E-R.

W:

Isee,Procter.Andyourage,please.

M:

Iam29.

W:

29,right.Andemployment?

M:

Iworkforabankingcompany,MerchantBankers.

W:

Oh,I’veheardofit.IsittheMerchantBankersnexttothecitylibrary?

M:

Yes.

W:

Doesyourjobinvolvequitealotoftravelthen?

M:

Well,I’mintheInternationalSection.ThatmeansIhavetovisitthebank’ssubsidiariesinEuropeandAsia.

W:

Ah,youvisitforeignbranchesofyourbank.

M:

Yes,fromtimetotime.

W:

Soyou’reafrequenttraveler?

M:

Oh,yes.Yes,youcouldsaythat.Ispendnearly2monthsoftheyearoutofthecountry.

W:

Anddoyouhaveafamily?

Itmustbequitehardforthem.

M:

Oh,no,no.I’msingle.Ithinkit’sprobablymoreofasingleman’sjob,really.

W:

Right,good.Andhowdoyouliketospendyourtimewhenyouhavesparetime?

M:

Well,sports.Ilikewaterskiing.I’vejustboughtasmallbookandIamlearningtosail.It’sfascinating.

W:

I’msureitis,sir.Andhowoftendoyoucometothesupermarket?

M:

Oh,thisisthefirsttimeI’veeverbeenhere.

W:

Oh,Isee.Well,thatisit.Thankyouforyourtime.

M:

Oh,goodbye.

Section2PartB

BBCWorldService.Nowtheheadlines.

AnewroundoftalksonclimatechangesponsoredbytheUnitedNationshasbeguninMexico.ThefirstsuchnegotiationssincetheCopenhagenClimateSummitayearago.Delegatestotheconferencehopetomakeprogressonprovidinghopeforpoornationsstrugglingtocopewiththeimpactive（有影响力的，有冲击力的）climatechange.

AmuseumdirectorinTurkeyhasbeensentencedtonearly13yearsinprisonafterbeingfoundguiltyofstealingpreciousartifactsfromcollectionsinhiscare.Thedirectorwasconvictedalongwith9othermembersofhisstaffforthethief.AhugefinancialrescuepackageforIrelandhasbeenagreed,thedealwortharound$113,000,000,000wasfinalizedatanemergencymeetingofEUFinanceMinistersinBrussels.

Theworld’sfirstsummitonhowtoprotectthetigerhasendedinRussiawithdonors’promisingalmost$313,000,000tosavetheendangeredanimal.Thesummitagreedtolaunchaglobalrecoveryprogramtodealwithpouches.

3teenageboyswhoweredriftinginthePacificOceanformorethan7weekshavebeenfoundalive.TheboysfromtheislandofTokolaudisappearedinasmallboatinearlyOctober.Theywerepresumeddeadaftersearchplanesfoundnotraceofthem.

EnvironmentalactivistsinUgandasaythattheywilltakelegalactiontopreventtheconstructionofthegolfcourseinthecountry’slargestandmostpopularwildlifepark.TheMexicangovernmenthasadvisedmigrantsdrivinghomefromtheUnitedStatesforthewinterholidaystoformconvoysfortheirownprotectionastheypasstoMexico.Hesaidtheyshouldalsotravelonlyduringdaylighthours.

Section3

W:

Goodmorning,everyone.Welcometoourregularlectureonjobissues.ItisagreatpleasureformetowelcomeMr.MikeWood,managerofHumanResourceDepartmentoftheAPPKoreaTrainingCenter,whohasbeenkindenoughtogiveuphistimetocomealongandtalktoustoday.

M:

Thankyou,Helen.MayIsayitisapleasuretobehere?

I’mMikeWoodfromtheAPPKoreaTrainingCenter.Sincethe1990s,ourcenterhasbeenaleadingprovider,apowerfulKoreatraininginChina.Wetrainofficersforalargejoint-venturecompanyinChina.Ourprofessionaldevelopmentprogramshavehelpedmanypeopleandorganizationstaketheircareertothenextlevel.

W:

Andwhatkindofpeopledoyouthinkarequalifiedforyourcenter?

M:

Thereare3mainareasweconsiderwhenweareselectingpeopleforworkwithinourownorganizationbody,andIthinkthisalsogoesforothersimilarorganizations.Firstly,wewouldlikesomebodywhohasworkexperienceassociatedwiththejobcategorytrainingwhichwassubsequentlygoingtogetthemwithinourownorganization.OK,let’s,forinstance,sayifwe’regoingtotalkaboutsomeonewhoisgoingtooperateasageophysicistwithacompanylikeourown,wewouldlikesomebodywho’shadpracticalexperiencefor5yearsinthefieldofgeophysicsworkinginChineseunsurefieldswithinthePRCandtherefore,we’llbeabletorelaytothetechniquesthatwewillbeapplyinginourownenvironment.Secondly,certainlytheirowneducationalbackgroundisofsignificance.Becauseinordertospeedtheprogressoftraining,wewouldliketofeelthattheyhavehadtherightsortofuniversitybackgroundtosuittheirownjobthattheyaregoinginto.Forinstanceagain,ifweusetheexampleofthegeophysicistisbettertohavesomeonewhohasactuallystudiedgeophysicsthroughtheuniversitysystem,andthensubsequentlyhadthepracticalexperienceusingthatinformationandskillwithintheworkexperiencewhichIjustmentioned.

W:

OK,Mr.Wood,youhavementioned2qualifications,andthenwhat’sthethirdpoint?

M:

Thethirdpointisdefinitelythelinguisticability.Certainlywehavetostatethatthemajorityofpeoplewho’vebeenputforwardbytheChinesecorporationshavehadadistinguishedprobleminthisarea.Asaresult,eveninourtrainingprograms,wehavetakenmeasuresandstepstoactuallyimprovetheirEnglishlanguageability.Thiswillfacilitatethecommunicationprocessbetweenthepeoplewhoprovidethetrainingandtheirstudents.NowmanyofthestudentsthatwetakeonwithourownorganizationactuallyreceivetheirtrainingandlearntheproblemassociatedwithourindustrywithinChina.Butalsotherewillbeothersgoingabroadtoreceivetraining.Andhere,theactualabilitytocommunicatewithpeopleofevendifferentnationalitiesotherthanEnglishwithdifferentdialectsagainisevenmoreimportantandsignificant.Therefore,wewouldlikepeopletonotonlyhavetheabilitytobeabletolistenandunderstandbutalsopeoplewhohaveenoughconfidencewithalanguagetobeabletoaskquestionswhentheydon’tunderstandandrelatethattothewholelearningprocess.Sothosereallyarethe3mainareasofexperiencewewouldcertainlylookfor.Andquitefrankly,Ithinkthatthethirdone,theabilitytocommunicate,isprobablythemostsignificantonebecauseitis,otherwise,very,verydifficulttostartwithanyrealprogram.

W:

SoMr.Wood,arethereanyothersuggestionsyouwouldliketogivetothestudentsheretoday?

M:

Well,itseemseveryonehasadifferentideaofwhatqualificationisallabout,whetherapersonisqualifiedforacertainpositionornotdependsonnotonlythe3pointsImentionedabove,therearestillanumberoffactorsthatweneedtotakeintoconsideration.Forexample,motivation,commitment,problemsolving,self-disciplineability,stresstolerance,etc.Qualificationisusuallyakeyissueingettingaposition.However,provingthatyouhavetherightskillstodotheworkproperlycanbeoneofthemostdifficultpointstobringacross.Ifyouareinterestedinthetrainingprogramsofourcenter,youcancometomyoffice.Iwillbeavailablefrom9amto5pmonweekdaysoryoucanalsologontothewebsite:

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W:

OK,thankyouforyourintroduction,Mr.Wood.

M:

Thankyou,bye.

Section4

Whydopeoplebehaveastheydo?

Amongtheinnumerablethingsthatpsychologystudyarehumanwantsandneedsandhelppeopletrytosatisfythem.Tosurvive,apersonmustsatisfymanyneeds,suchashungerandthirst.Otherneeds,suchastheneedforcompanionship,theneedforself-esteemortheneedforsafetyarenotpartofthebehaviorpatternsofinfants,butdevelopovertheyearsasaresultofexperience.Somepsychologistsstatethatinterpretationofthehierarchyofneedrepresentsapyramidwiththemorebasicneedsatthebottomamongwhicharethephysiologicalneeds.Thephysiologicalneedscanbedividedinto2categories,survivalneedswhichmustbesatisfied,andstimulationneedswhosefunctionsappearmorecloselyrelatedtotheappreciationoflifethantothemaintenanceoflife.Survivalneedsincludethoseproducedbyhunger,thirst,fatigue,temperatureregulationdemandsandpainavoidance,etc.Relativelyfewpeoplehavesufferedacutelyfrombeingunabletosatisfytheseneeds,butallofushaveexperiencedtheseneedsinmilderform.

Firstofall,hunger.Formostpeople,beinghungrymeansmissinglunchandstarvingbeforedinner,buthungerisperhapsamajormotivationforthebehaviorofmanypeople.DuringWorldWarII,agroupofAmericansvolunteeredtoundergoastarvationdietsothattheeffectsofhungermightbestudied.Afterseveralweeksofintensedieting,theydisplayedmanytypesofbehaviorchange.Theirdreams,thoughtsandconversationscontinuinglydealtwithfood.Theybecameirritableandtheiractivitylevelwasreduced.Thusthestrongertheyneed,themoreitsimpactisfailedinallaspectsofliving.

Secondly,thirst.Mostpeoplehaveexperiencedthedrythroatandmouththataccompanythirst,butveryfewhaveknowntheanguishofintensethirst.Evenwithoutthemoreextremeexperience,youhaveprobablybeenstronglymotivatedbythirstonnumerousoccasions.

Thirdly,fatigue.Ahumanorganismmusthaverestandsleepinordertorenewitsvitality.Occasionally,thisneedbecomessostrongthatapersonwillfallasleepinclass,onthejoboratthewhe