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1、Whatisthenewsreportmainabout?

2、WhatdoesMr.Ssay?

NewsReport2

BigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityhavestartedtoobeyafirstkindofitsrulerequiringthemtopostcalorieonitsmenu.CNiswithNewYorkDepartmentofHealth.

Wewantedtogivepeopleanopportunitytoactuallyseethecaloriesbeforetheypurchasethefoodandmakeadecisionandinformdecisionthatiftheywanttomakeahealthierchoice.Iftheywanttoeatfewercalories,theycan.Andweexpectthiswillhaveahugeimpactonobesity.Andofcourse,ifthishasanimpactonobesity,itwillhaveanimpactondiabetes,andheartdisease,andhighbloodpressure.

Thenewruleswereintroducedaspartofanti-obesitycampaignthatalsoincludesarecentcitywidebanonartificialtransfatinrestaurantfood.Themenuruleonlyappliestorestaurantsthatservesstandardportionsizesand15ormorelocationsnationwide.StartinglastSaturday,chainsbigenoughtofallundertherulewillfacepenaltiesabout2000dollarsfornotshowingcalorieinformationinaprominentsportsontheirmenus,preferablynexttotheprice.

3.whatarebigfastfoodchainsinNewYorkcityrequiretodoaccordingtothenewrule?

4.Whatwillhappentobigrestaurantchainsthatviolatethenewrule?

NewsReport3

Almostallcompaniesrecognizetheimportanceofinnovationtoday,butnotmanyareabletointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.Acommentaryina…dailypointsoutthatinnovationdoesn’tmeanpilesofdocuments,it’ssomethingmorepractical.Thearticlesaysmanypeopletendtoassumethatinnovationjustmeanscreatesomethingnew,butactuallyit’smorethanthat.It’sanattitudeofdoingthing.Acompanyshouldfindwaystoinnovatenotjustinproductsbutalsoinfunctions,businessmodelsandprocesses.Thearticlecitestheglobalgiantandgambleasanexample,sayingtherealinnovativecompanyshoulddevelopaninnovationculture,anduseitasaprimarytoolforsuccess.Pandgamblehasaproperinnovationfunwhichoffersbiggerrewardsforhighriskideas.Italsohasaspecialinnovationfacilityforemployees.sometimestheiremployeesarereleasedfromtheirdailyjobsforweeks,andspendtheirtimeinterruptingintheinnovationfacilityinstead.Inconclusion,thearticlesaysinnovativeideasalonedonotensuresuccess,it’spointlessunlesstheirtoturninspirationintofinancialperformance.

5.Whatistheproblemofmanycompaniesaccordingtonewsreport?

6.Whatdomanypeopleturntothinkoftheinnovation?

7.Whatdoesthecompanygamble?

SectionB

Conversation1

M:

So,Linsy,doyouliketotextmessageonyourcellphone?

W:

Yeah,Itextmessagealot.

Idon’tdoitsomuch,IprefertomakeacallifI’minahurry.

Yeah,Igobothways.SometimesIdon’twanttotalktotheperson,Ijustwanttoaskhimaquestion,soit’smucheasierforme,justtextmessage,ifIcallthem,Ihavetohavealongconversation.

Yeah,I….ButIgetoffthephoneprettyquickly….

Yeah,that’strue,youdon’ttalkalot.

Soareyouafastmessager?

WhenIfirstgetacellphone,Iwasso…,IthoughtI’dnevertextmessage,butpeoplecan’ttextmessageme.SoIfeelobligedtolearnhowtotextmessage,sonowI’mprettyfast,whataboutyou?

Actually,Ihavetheoppositeproblem.WhenIfirstgetmycellphone.Ithoughtitwassocoolthetotextmessagetoallmyfriendswhohaveone.Aren’tprettyfast..,butitseemslikenowIdon’tusesomuch.Igotsloweractually.

Yeah,I’vebeentextmessaging,actuallysortofhastodowithyourage.Forexample,peopleinhighschool,theytextmessagealot,butIaskedmyfather,“doyoutextmessage?

”andguesswhathesaid?

What?

Hesaid,hewouldnevertextmessage,hethinksit’sverychildishandunprofessionaltotextmessage.

Yeah,Icouldseewhathemeans,it’sconsideredprettyinformaltotextmessage

8.whatdoesthemansayabouthimself?

9.whatdoesthewomantendtodowhilesheisonthephone?

10.whydidthementexthisfriendswhenhefirstgothiscellphone?

11.whatdoesthewoman’sfatherthinkofthetextmassage?

childish

Conversation2

Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson,howcanIhelpyou?

well,I’dliketotalktoyouaboutTeamBarn,thedepartmentmanager.

Whatseemstobetheproblem?

Well,eversinceSaudraleftthedepartment,IfeltlikeI’vebeentargetedtodoallherwork,aswellasmine.I’mexpectedtoattendmanymeetings.AndIseemtobespendingalotoftimedoingunnecessarypaperwork.

I’msorrytohearthat.

Andontopofthat,I’vespecificallyaskedifIcouldleaveearlylastFriday,eventhoughasI’vefinishedmyassignment,Iwastoldtohelp.Butsurely,that’sapositivesignshowingthatMr.Barnhasalotoftrustinyou.

Yeah,butothercolleaguegetsleaveearlyandtheydon’thavesuchalotofworktodo.

Soyoufeelhe’smakingunrealisticdemandsonyou?

Yes,absolutely.

HaveyouapproachedMr.Barnaboutthisparticularproblem?

Itried,butitseemshejusthasnotimeforme.

Well,atthisstage,itwouldbebettertoapproachhimdirectly.Ifnothingelseshowyoucansolvetheproblemyourselfbeforeyoutakeitfurther,makesitclearyou’renotjustacomplainer.Whydon’tyousendhimanemail,requestingameetingwithhiminprivate.

Hmm,Ifeelabitworryabouthisreaction.But,anywayI’llsendhimanemailrequestingameeting,andseewhathappensthough,thanksforyouradvice.

Goodluck,letusknowtheoutcome.

12.whatdoweknowaboutthemanfromthecover?

13.whatistheman’schiefcomplaint?

14.howwasthewomeninterpretthefactsthat?

15.whatdidthewomenadvisethemantodo?

SectionC

Passageone

Themassivedeclineinsleephappenssoslowlyandquietlythatfeelseemstrend.becausethegrowingattractionofthevideogamesandendlessTVchannels.neverdisconnectingfromwork,nomatterhowithappened,millionsofAmericansareputtingtheirhealthor…oftheirlifeevenlifeendanger.newevidenceshowswhygettingenoughsleepisthetoppriority.Some40%oftheAmericansgetlessthan7hours.Believebetweensleepandhealth,andbadsleepanddiseaseisbecomingclearerandclearersaysL,HarvardUniversity.Forexample,sleepdurationhasdeclinedfromsome8hours1950sto7inrecentyears,atthesametimehighbloodpressureisbecominganincreasingproblem.Bloodpressurearetypicallyatlowestlevelshighduringsleeppeoplewhosleeplessandhavehighbloodpressure,heartattack,diabetes,andotherproblems.Sleepingbettermayhelpfightofillnesses,whenpeoplesleepdeprivedtheirhighlevelsofstressHormonsintheirbodieswhichcandecreaseimmunefunctionsaysDoctorPofwesternuniversityinChicago,theuniversityofChicagostudyshowspeoplewhosleepwelllivelongersosaygoodnightsooneranditmayhelpyoustayactiveandvitaltoarightoldage.

16.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

17.Whatdowelearnfromthetalked-aboutdaysofAmericans?

18.Whatdoesthespeakersaywillhappentopeoplewholackofsleep?

Passage2

Parentsandteacherswilltellyounottoworrywhenapplyforaplaceinuniversity,butinthesamebreath,theywillremindyouthatitisthemostimportantdecisionofyourlife.Thefirstdecisionisyourchoiceofcourse,itwoulddependonwhatyouwanttogetoutofuniversity,whatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy.Thenextdecisioniswheretoapply.Aimhighbutwithinreason.Doyouhavetherightcommendationofsubjects?

Andareyourexpectedgradeslikelytomeetintoyourrequirements?

ThedeadlineisJanuary15th,butit’sbettertosubmitsyourapplicationearlybecauseuniversitiesbeganworkassoonasformsrollingin.Themostimportantpartoftheapplicationisthemuchfearedpersonalstatement.Thisisyourchancetoconveybondlessenthusiasmforthesubject,soexpressionisformost.?

andineffectivegeneralities,andmakesureyougivetheconcreteexamples.Admissionofficerswillreadeverypersonalstatementsthatarrives.It’snotconvincingifyousayyouhavechosenasubjectbecauseyouenjoyit.Youhavetogetacrosswhatitisaboutaparticularareathathasinspiredyou.Theywilllookforevidencethatyouhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.Applicantsshouldbehonest.Thereisnopointsayingyourunmarathonsifyouaregoingtobeoutofbreatharrivingattheinterviewonthesecondfloor.

19.whatisthefirstdecisionyoushouldmadewhenapply?

20.whatisthemostimportantpartoftheapplication?

21.whatmustapplicantsdointheirpersonalstatements?

Passage3（motorcar）

PassageThree

ItisusuallyagreedthatJCBenzbuiltthefirstmotorcarin1885.Itwasactu