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四级第一套答案及解析
参考范文:
Stated-ownedbusinessorJointventure
Upongraduation,virtuallyallcollegestudentswillconfronttheproblemofthecareerchoice,whichistrulyatoughchoice.Students'opinionsdiffergreatlyonthisissue.Someholdthatthereisnobetterwaytogetadecentjobthanworkinginastated-ownedbusinesswhichwillguaranteemylifeafterretirement,butotherstaketheattitudethatajointventureoutweighsanyotherjobsasitmayprovidehigherincomeforemployees.
Astomyself,Ipreferthelatterview.Ajointventure,especiallyahigh-salaryjointventure,exertsatremendousfascinationonagreatnumberofpeople,withnoexceptiontome.Althoughitmightbeimpossibletomakesuremyretirementpensionisgoodenough,high-salaryisexactlywhatIneedjustnow.Inmyview,ourcareerchoiceslargelydependonwherewewanttostayfortherestoflife.Forme,metropolisistheplacewhereIcangrasploadsofopportunitiesandachievemypersonaldreams.AsIholdtheviewthatliveinthemoment,notthefuture,andalsoinordertofinancemyselfinsomeaspectssuchasthetransportation,thehouse-renting,orsocialactivities,ajointventurecansatisfymyneedsfortheconsumptionImentionedabove.
Inshort,ajointventureisthefirstandonlyconsiderationinmychoiceofcareer.
听力答案:
SectionA
1.[A]Itwasdangeroustolivein.
2.[B]Astorm
3.[B]Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.
4.[C]Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.
5.[D]Closesomeofitspostoffice.
6.[C]StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.
7.[A]Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.
SectionB
8.[D]Hewilllosepartofhispay.
9.[B]Heisatrustworthyguy.
10.[D]Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.
11.[C]Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.
12.[D]Reserved
13.[A]Theystayquiet
14.[C]Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.
15.[B]Housesprovidemoreprivacy
SectionC
16.[D]Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.
17.[C]Visittheschoolcareersservice.
18.[B]Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.
19.[C]Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.
20.[A]Itishealthierthangreentee.
21.[D]Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.
22.[B]Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.
23.[B]Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.
24.[A]Makewisechoices.
25.[A]Toboostthelocaleconomy.
听力原文
短篇新闻2
SectionA-2
RescueeffortswereunderwayThursdaymorningfor17minerswhowerestuckinanelevatorbelowgroundataCargillrocksaltminenearLansing,NewYork,accordingtoMarciaLynch.
PublicinformationofficerwithTompkinsCounty’semergencyresponsedepartment,emergencyworkershavemadecontactwiththeminersviaaradio.Andtheyallappeartobeuninjured,saidJessicaVerfuss,theemergencydepartment’sassistantdirector.
Crewshavemanagedtoprovideheatpacksandblanketstotheminerssothattheycankeepwarmduringtherescueoperation,Verfusssaid.Detailsaboutwhatledtotheworkers’beingtrappedintheelevatorwentimmediatelyavailable.Themine,alongNewYork’sCayugaLake,processessaltusedforroadtreatment.Itproducesabout2milliontonsofsaltthatisshippedtomorethan1,500placesinthenortheasternUnitedStates,therocksaltmineisoneofthreeoperatedbyCargillwiththeothertwoinLouisianaandOhio.
Q3.Whatdoesthenewsreportsayaboutthesaltminers?
Q4.Whatdidtherescueteamdo?
短篇新闻3
SectionA-3
TheU.S.PostalServiceannouncedtodaythatitisconsideringclosingabout3,700postofficesoverthenextyearbecauseoffallingrevenues.
Facingan$8.3billionbudgetdeficitthisyear,closingpostofficersisoneofseveralproposalsthePostalServicehasputforthrecentlytocutcosts.Lastweek,forexample,PostmasterGeneralPatDonahoeannouncedplanstostopmaildeliveryonSaturdays,amovehesayscouldsave$3billionannually.
“Wearelosingrevenueaswespeak,”Donahoesaid.“Wedonotwanttaxpayermoney.Wewanttobeself-sufficient.Solikeanyotherbusinessyouhavetomakechoices.”
DeanGranholmthevicepresidentfordeliveryandpostofficeoperationssaidthefirstwavesofclosingswouldbeginthisfall.Heestimatedthatabout3,000postmasters,500stationmanagersandbetween500and1,000postalclerkscouldlosetheirjobs.
Q5.WhatistheU.S.PostalServiceplanningtodo?
Q6.Whatmeasurehasbeenplannedtosavecosts?
Q7.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposedmeasurecomeintoeffect?
长对话1&2
Conversation1
A:
Mrs.Hampton,we'vegottroubleinthepressroomthismorning.
B:
Ohdear.Whatabout?
A:
Oneofthepressoperatorsarrivedanhourandahalflate.
B:
Butthat'sastraightforwardaffair.Hewillsimplylosepartofhispay.That'swhywehaveaclock-insystem.
A:
Butthepointisthemanwasclocked-inat8o'clock.WehaveJohnstandingbythetimeclock,andheswearshesawnothingirregular.
B:
IsJohnreliable?
A:
Yes,heis.That'swhywechosehimforthejob.
B:
Haveyouspokentothemanwhowaslate?
A:
Notyet.IthoughtI'dhaveawordwithyoufirst.He'sadifficultman,andIthinkthere'sbeensometroubleontheshopfloor.I'vegotafeelingthattradeunionrepresentativeisbehindthis.ThemanagertoldmethatJackGreen'sbeenveryactivearoundtheshopthelastfewdays.
B:
Well,whatdoyouwantmetodo?
A:
Iwaswonderingifyou'dseeSmith,themanwhowaslate,becauseyouaresomuchbetterathandlingthingslikethis.
B:
Oh,alright.I'llseehim.ImustsayIagreewithyouabouttherebeingbadfeelingsintheworks.I'vehadtheideaforsometimethatJackGreen'sbeenbusystirringthingsupinconnectionwiththelatestwageclaim.He'salwaystryingtomaketrouble.Well,I'llgetthemanagertosendSmithuphere.
Q8.Whatwillhappentothepressoperatorwhowaslatefortheworkaccordingtothewoman?
Q9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJohnwhostandsbythetimeclock?
Q10.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanseetheworkerwhowaslate?
Q11.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJackGreen?
Conversation2
A:
OurtopictodayisaboutsomethingsthatforeignersnearlyalwayssaywhentheyvisitBritain.It's'WhyaretheBritishsocold?
'Andthey'retalkingabouttheBritishpersonality–thefamousBritish'reserve'.Itmeansthatwearen'tveryfriendly,wearen'tveryopen.
B:
Sodoyouthinkit'strue?
A:
It'sadifficultone.SomanypeoplewhovisitBritainsayit'sdifficulttomakefriendswithBritishpeople.Theysaywe'recold,reserved,unfriendly...
B:
Ithinkit'strue.LookatAmericansorAustralians.Theyspeakthesamelanguage,butthey'remuchmoreopen.Andyouseeitwhenyoutravel,people-Imeanstrangers-speaktoyouonthestreetoronthetrain.Britishpeopleseldomspeakonthetrain.Orthebus.NotinLondon,anyway.
A:
'NotinLondon'.That'sit.Capitalcitiesarefulloftouristsandareneververyfriendly.Peoplearedifferentinotherpartsofthecountry.
B:
Notcompletely.Imetawomanonce,anItalian.She'sbeenworkinginManchesterfortwoyears,
andnoone-notoneofhercolleagues-hadeverinvitedhertotheirhome.Theywerefriendlytoheratwork,butnothingelse.Shecouldn'tbelieveit.ShesaidthatwouldneverhappeninItaly.
A:
Youknowwhattheysay–'anEnglishman'shomeishiscastle'.It’sreallydifficulttogetinside.
B:
Yeah.It'saboutbeingprivate.Yougohometoyourhouseandyourgardenandyouclosethedoor.It'syourplace.
A:
That'swhytheBritishdon'tlikeflats.Theyprefertoliveinhouses.
B:
That’strue.
Q12.WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeopleaccordingtothewoman?
Q13.WhatmayBritishpeopletypicallydoonethetrainaccordingtotheman?
Q14.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheItalianwomanworkinginManchester?
Q15.WhydoBritishpeoplepreferhousestoflats?
听力篇章
PassageOne
Incollege,timeisscarce,andconsequently,veryprecious.Atthesametime,expensesincollegepileupsurprisinglyquickly.Aparttimejobisagoodwaytobalancecostswhileensuringthereisenoughtimeleftoverforbothacademicsubjectsandafter-classactivities.
Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforaparttimejob,thebestplacetostartyourjobsearchisrightoncampus.Therearetonsofon-campusjobopportunities,andasastudent,you’llautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.Plus,on-campusjobseliminatecommutingtime,andcouldbeagreatwaytoconnectwithacademicandprofessionalresourcesatyouruniversity.Checkwithyourschool’scareerserviceoremploymentofficeforhelptofindacampusjob.Ofcourse,thereareopportunitiesforpart-timeworkoff-campus,too.Ifyouspendalittletimediggingfortherightparttimejobs,you’llsaveyourselftimewhenyoufindajobthatleavesyouwithenoughtimetogetyourschoolworkdone,too.Ifyouareacollegestudentlookingforworkbutworryyouwon’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoacademicsubjects,considerworkingasastudyhalloralibrarymonitor.Responsibilitiesgenerallyincludesupervisingstudyspacestoensurethataquietatmosphereismaintained.It’saprettyeasyjob,butonewithlotsofdowntime-whichmeansyouwillhaveplentyoftimetocatchuponreading,dohomeworkorstudyforanexam.
Q16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcollegestudentsapplyingforon-campusjobs?
Q17:
Whatcanstudentsdotofindacampusjobaccordingtothespeaker?
Q18:
Whatdoesthespeakersayisalibrarymonitor’sresponsibility?
PassageTwo
AgriculturalworkersingreenteafieldsnearMt.Kenyaaregatheringthetealeaves.Itisbeaut