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　　M:

Whydon’twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?

　　Q:

Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

　　12.

Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:

30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere.

Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:

00o’clocktomorrow.

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

　　13.

Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?

Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday.

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　14.

Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?

Susanhaswonthescholarshipfornextyear.

Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!

Shecertainlydeservesit.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　15.

TakingabustoMiami,it’scheaperthangoingbytrain.

That’strue.ButI’dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　16.

Ithinkit’stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture.

You’reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit’snotarealantique.

Whatdothespeakersmean?

　　17.

Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn’tmakeithome.

Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn’tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　18.

Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey’rebored.

Whydon’tyougetthemintosometeamsports?

MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek.

　长对话包含两个对话：

ConversationOne、ConversationTwo

　　SectionB

　　Conversation1

SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?

Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow.

Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?

Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydidn’tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.

Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.

So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.

Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?

Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.

Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.

Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.

　　Q19.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?

　　Q20.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?

　　Q21.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?

　　Conversation2

MayIseeyourlicense,please?

Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?

Doyoumeantosayyoudidn’tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?

Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn’t.

Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?

Don’tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn’treadmuchfasterthanthat.

Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?

Letmeputitanotherway.I’mgoingtogiveyouaticket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?

Hereitis,officer.Butletmeexplain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn’tmakeitontime.So...

Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I’mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too.

What?

Really?

Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youareinviolationofthelaw—drivingwithoutavalidlicense.

I’msorry,madam.Ihadn’trealizedthat.

Here’stheticketfornothavingavalidlicense.ButI’monlygoingtogiveyouawarningaboutexceedingthespeedlimit.Becarefulnexttime.

Yes,madam,officer,Iwill.Thankyou.

　　Q22.Wherewasthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer?

　　Q23.Whatdidthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?

　　Q24.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman’sdrivinglicense?

　　Q25.Whatwastheman’spenalty?

　　Passage1

　　SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,he’sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?

”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe’sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat’ssomethingIcan’taffordtoforget.

　　Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers’enteringthegrocerystore?

　　Q27.Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeintheexpressline?

　　Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheck-outcounter?

　　Q29.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk?

　　Passage2

　　ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullyretainmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontaneousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon’trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparetext,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageandstyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageinstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellretaininformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptretaintextsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwriting.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersareappreciatedwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult.

　　Question30to32

　　30.WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?

　　31.Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?

　　32.Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?

　　Passage3

　　Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork

　　Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Hecomparesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusesitandlanguageasthosearoundhimuseit.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,kidslearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,climb,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhatmoreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetodetecthismistakes.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim.Soonhebecomesdependentontheexpert.Weshouldlethimdoithimself.Lethimfigureout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisorthat.

　　Ifrightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathemati