[语言类考试复习资料大全]Jobs and Occupation(工作与职业)、Current Affairs(时事)(暂无语音只提供参考)

1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全Jobs and Occupation(工作与职业)、Current Affairs(时事)(暂无语音，只提供参考)Jobs and Occupation(工作与职业)、Current Affairs(时事)(暂无语音，只提供参考)Section Listening ComprehensionPart AYou will hear 3 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers.

2、Choose the correct answerA, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What did J. D. offer the woman?A.J. . offered her a secret.B.J. . offered her a secretary.C.J. . asked her to be

3、 a secretary in his company.D.J. . asked her to do a temporary job.答案:C听力原文M: But I still cant understand, Jane, why are you working for J. D. Company?W: J. D. offered me a job as a secretary and I need a job,2. What is the womans job?A.A secretary.B.A worker.C.A student.D.A customer.答案:A听力原文M: Make

4、 thirty copies for me and twenty copies for Mr. Brown.W: Sure, sir. As soon as I have typed this letter.3. What is the woman?A.A dentist.B.A cook.C.A teacher.D.A tailor.答案:A听力原文W: Open wide. Now show me where it hurts.M: Here on the bottom, especially when I bite into something hot or cold. (如需获取本MP

5、3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. What is the man doing?A.Watching television.B.Listening to the radio.C.Reading a newspaper.D.Reading a magazine.答案:C听力原文W: Whats in the headlines today?M: It says here that one war is ending in the Middle East and that another one is starting in Africa.5. What does the man mean?A.He

6、means that the number of population is still growing.B.He indicates that the number of population is decreasing.C.He thinks that the number of population is remaining the same.D.None of the above.答案:A听力原文W: Most countries are developing Family Planning Programs now.M: Its all very well to say that p

7、opulation growth will be controlled, but I dont think the figures show any real improvement.6. Whats Dolly?A.Its a clone of sheep.B.Its a dog.C.Its a clone of human being.D.Its a goat.答案:A听力原文W: I first learnt about the clone from the cloning of Dolly, a sheep created using genetic material from an

8、adult cell.M: Its said that the difference between that and cloning a human being was not that great.Part BYou will hear a dialogue and a monologue. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosi

9、ng A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Joining a union gives an employer the security of _.A.never having to worry about having bargaining agentsB.never having to worry about having

10、 strikesC.never having to worry about having employeesD.never having to worry about losing profits答案:C听力原文W: On the matter of employer-employee relations, we read a lot and hear a lot about union problems and strikes.M: Well, I think that, from an employers standpoint, the easiest thing for an emplo

11、yer to do would be to join a union.W: Could you make it clear?M: The reason is that you have the security of never having to worry about having employees.W: Uh-huh.M: Youd be meeting a certain criteria because the unions set the criteria for the people that worktheir salaries, their fringe benefits,

12、 and so on.W: And you probably have one outfit to deal with.M: Thats correct. So from the employees standpoint, of course, you have the problem that the employee is a captive to a set of criteria.W: Yeah, thats right.M: And his freedom is greatly reduced because of the fact that his bargaining agent

13、 is someone elseits not himself.W: He is no longer in an individual-to-employer situation.M: That is correct.W: Is it a trade-off to a certain extent?M: My feeling is thats one of the great advantages working for a small business which is non-union. You have a higher degree of freedom. And that its

14、much easier from the employees standpoint.W: Uh-hm. Thats fine.M: But when you become a captive to any big organization-whether its a corporation, a union or a government, you just absolutely lose your freedom.2. When an employee joins a union, according to the man, the employee _.A.becomes more ind

15、ependentB.becomes his or her own bargaining agentC.has more freedomD.becomes a captive答案:D3. The man believes that when you work for a small business which is non-union, you _.A.find that your freedom is greatly reducedB.have a higher degree of freedomC.lose your freedomD.find that you have got abso

16、lute freedom答案:B4. According to the man, you absolutely lose your freedom _.A.when you go to work for a small business that is non-unionB.when you are able to negotiate one-to-oneC.when you become a captive to any big organizationD.All of the above.答案:C (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 5. What is the speakers j

17、ob?A.A sales manager.B.A commercial leader.C.A manager of the department.D.A receptionist.答案:C听力原文 Im the manager of the department called the Banking and Portfolio Department for a large multinational corporation. The responsibility of that department is to handle all the banking matters. er. relat

18、ionship, credit issues, opening and closing accounts. We also manage the., er. investment of the companys excess funds. The best thing about working in the department. that we have is that you get to take decisions at a relatively low management level in the company-you get to watch the decision com

19、e, follow through and you get to see the effect on the bottom-line profit of the company. We are one of the few areas within a world. er. Within a headquarters-type atmosphere where there is a profit center, bottom line. One of the things I find the most frustrating is that. er. the company is still

20、 very bureaucratic. We tend to produce a lot of paperwork and reports that dont seem to have any fit with the. todays company business. And theyve been generated for years and we continue to generate them. er. because management has asked for them. We are attempting to change that but it continues t

21、o be a source of frustration for myself and my staff. 6. What does the speaker enjoy and find rewarding?A.Taking decisions.B.Traveling.C.Meeting people.D.Working with people.答案:A7. What does the speaker find frustrating?A.The customers leave you waiting.B.The company is still very bureaucratic.C.The

22、re are restrictions as to what you can do or not do for a customer.D.You have to talk with people over the phone.答案:B (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 8. What is the countrys energy shortages?A.Lack of oil.B.Lack of electricity.C.Lack of water.D.Lack of resources.答案:B听力原文M: I heard that the country of Saudi Ara

23、bia is suffering from energy shortages just like we are here in China.W: I heard that, too. Who had ever thought that Saudi Arabia would have an energy shortage? That country produces more oil than any other nation in the world.M: Their energy shortage is a lack of electricity. It has been reported

24、that new office buildings and homes have stood empty for months waiting for power hookups.W: I heard that a member of the royal family paid $30000 in order to get a power hookup in his new home.M: The solution to the problem seems simple. Why dont they just build more power plants and use that enorm

25、ous supply of oil they have?W: I guess they have found the solution to be more complicated than that. It seems that cash is tight and the demand for electricity is growing three times as fast as the economy.M: For a long time the Saudis have resisted outside control of sensitive industries, but now

26、they are hatching plans for private utilities with some foreign participation to help supply electricity.W: It seems that problems and solutions are the same the world over.M: Thats true. One of the princes who is pushing a private utility plan has an interesting slogan, To the market, for the marke

27、t, by the market.9. The speaker gives an example to show a member of the royal family paid a lot of money to get a power hookup. How much is it?A.$10000.B.$30000.C.$80000.D.$9000.答案:B10. What is the main reason for energy shortages?A.The cash is tight and the demand for electricity is growing too fa

28、st.B.They have not enough oil supply.C.They spend too much money on electricity.D.None of the above.答案:A11. Who puts forward an interesting slogan?A.A king.B.A minister.C.A president.D.A prince.答案:D (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 12. Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the speake

29、r, be aware that _.A.more burglars are being caught than ever beforeB.people have more possessions to worry about nowadaysC.burglars are more at risk than they used to beD.homes are more likely to be broken into than before答案:D听力原文 Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, then you proba

30、bly know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the tremendous rise in the cases of burglary and assault. Figures indicate an ever-increasing crime rate but it is only too easy to imagine It will never happen to me. Unfortunately statistics show that it

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34、 Alarms. 13. The speaker wants to give the impression that the Protect Alarms system is _.A.elementaryB.experimentalC.everlastingD.economical答案:D14. Possessing an alarm system will _.A.show burglars that you have nothing worth stealingB.warn burglars not to break into your houseC.make the burglars u

35、ndertaking more complicatedD.persuade burglars to try coming another time答案:BSection Use of EnglishRead the following passage. Choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each numbered blank. Between labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested 1 the job wh

36、ich society pays him to 2 ; what from the point of view of society is necessary labor is from his 3 point of view voluntary play. Whether a job is to be classified 4 labor or work depends, not on the job 5 but on the tastes of the individual 6 undertakes it. The difference does not, for example, coi

37、ncide with the 7 between a manual and a 8 job; a gardener or a cobbler may be a 9 , a bank clerk a 10 . Whether a man is a worker or a laborer can be seen from his 11 toward leisure. To a worker, leisure 12 simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore mor

38、e 13 to take too little leisure than too much; workers die of coronaries and forget their wives birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand, leisure means freedom 14 compulsion, so that it is natural for him to imagine that the 15 hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to 16 ,

39、 the better. 17 percentage of the population in a modem technological society are, like myself, in the fortunate position of being 18 ? At a guess I would say sixteen per cent, and I do not think that 19 is likely to 20 bigger in the future. 1.A.inB.atC.onD.of答案:A2.A.obeyB.doC.carry outD.realize答案:B

40、3.A.bossB.employersC.colleaguesD.own答案:D4.A.intoB.forC.asD.by答案:C5.A.themselvesB.itselfC.sakeD.own答案:B6.A.whoB.whichC.whomD.what答案:A7.A.oneB.sameC.differenceD.question答案:C8.A.mindB.psychologicalC.intelligentD.mental答案:D9.A.laborerB.workerC.professionD.employee答案:B10.A.workerB.employerC.laborerD.prof

41、ession答案:C11.A.attitudeB.feelingsC.mindsD.opinion答案:A12.A.meansB.indicatesC.impliesD.suggests答案:A13.A.happyB.likelyC.reluctantD.willing答案:B14.A.awayB.forC.ofD.from答案:D15.A.littleB.lessC.fewerD.a few答案:C16.A.workB.laborC.playD.do答案:C17.A.WhichB.WhenC.ThatD.What答案:D18.A.workersB.professionsC.laborersD

42、.performers答案:A19.A.imageB.figureC.conceptD.picture答案:B20.A.turnB.beC.makeD.grow答案:D People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 21 and have made up their minds to 22 the bells nonstop for two

43、weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 23 through the narrow High Street. They not only make it 24 to sleep at night, but they are 25 damage to our houses and shops of historical 26 , said John Norris, one of the protesters. 27 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, said Jean Lacey

44、, a biology student, why dont they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isnt much more than a 28 village. Its streets were never 29 for heavy traffic. Harry Fields also studying 30 said they wanted to make as much 31 as possible to force the government officials to realize what ever

45、ybody was shaving to 32 . Most of them dont 33 here anyway, he said, they come in for meetings, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably dont 34 . Its high time they realized the problem. The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 35 on their side, and even if they we

46、rent they soon would be. I asked if they were 36 that the police might come to 37 them. Not really, she said, actually we are 38 bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no 39 against practising. I 40 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears. 21.A.

47、collegeB.villageC.townD.church答案:D22.A.changeB.repairC.ringD.shake答案:C23.A.now and thenB.day and nightC.up and downD.over and over答案:B24.A.terribleB.difficultC.uncomfortableD.unpleasant答案:B25.A.doingB.raisingC.puttingD.producing答案:A26.A.sceneB.periodC.interestD.sense答案:C27.A.IfB.AlthoughC.WhenD.Unle

48、ss答案:A28.A.prettyB.quiteC.largeD.modern答案:C29.A.testedB.meantC.keptD.used答案:B30.A.wellB.hardC.biologyD.education答案:C31.A.effortB.timeC.troubleD.noise答案:D32.A.standB.acceptC.knowD.share答案:A33.A.shopB.liveC.comeD.study答案:B34.A.noticeB.mentionC.fearD.control答案:A35.A.hardlyB.unwillinglyC.mostlyD.usually

49、答案:C36.A.surprisedB.afraidC.pleasedD.determined答案:B37.A.seizeB.fightC.searchD.stop答案:D38.A.properB.experiencedC.hopefulD.serious答案:A39.A.pointB.causeC.needD.law答案:D40.A.leftB.foundC.reachedD.pass答案:ASection Reading ComprehensionRead the following passage. Answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or

50、D. The phone is ringing at the other end of the line and it clicks as it is being answered. A voice says quickly, Hello, will you hold, please? Then there is another click, followed by silence. It seems like hours before someone comes back on the linethat is, if you dont hang up first. Office calls

51、are, perhaps, the most difficult and the most important part of a secretarys work. The first impression that a client receives about a business is very often through a telephone contact. A caller who is left hanging on hold will get the feeling that he or she has been forgotten or ignored. If a call

52、 is answered rudely, the caller may become angry. And if the call is not routed directly to the right person, the caller may feel that he or she is getting the runaround. Judy Miller is a secretary in the executive offices of a large manufacturing company. As a good office secretary, Judy knows that

53、 all phone calls must be answered promptly and handled efficiently. She knows that a secretary must be pleasant and helpful, no matter how busy she is or what kind of mood she may be in. She knows she must keep calm if a caller gets impatient or becomes angry; also, of course, she knows she can neve

54、r allow herself to lose her temper. If she does not have the information the caller asks for, she must know who does have the information. Finally, she knows that one of her most important responsibilities is to screen telephone calls and to know which calls to refer to her boss, which calls to refe

55、r to other people, and which calls to handle herself. A well-handled telephone call will give the caller a good impression of the company he or she is dealing with. For this reason, an office secretary who can handle telephone calls cheerfully, tactfully, and efficiently is a valuable asset to any organization. 1. Very often, a