新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册答案及原文

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II.BasicListeningPractice

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W:Ok.It’syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It’sdefinitelyyourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

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M:I’mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan’tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:Ohlook!There’sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon’trememberhim.I’vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI’vebeenintroducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman’sproblem?

4.Script

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”?

W:It’storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI’malwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn’thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!

W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

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M:Tellmeyoursecret.You’resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudentjustlikeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstuff’soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I’mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association”aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou’refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!‘Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI’vealreadylearned.

M:You’removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI’mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.That’snottheway.Followtheprincipleof“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you’vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?I’vegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You’retoomodest.There’snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon’tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,thatis,creatingapictureinone’smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone’snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

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An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?”

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?”

“Nonsense,”saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishoficecream!”

“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You’dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.”

“Don’tbesilly,”repliedthehusband.“There’reonlytwothings:adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!”

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

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Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson’sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

What’sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone’smemory?

Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

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II.BasicListeningPractice

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W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?

M:YesIam,butit’scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI’mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

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M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:I’dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah’sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown’sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I’menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How’syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine’sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn’tpullhisweightandSuzie’sneveraround.Idon’tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn’tyou?What’sitlike?

M:It’sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Task1:OntheFirstDay

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Harrison:I’mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou’veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop.

Jenny:What’sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I’veheardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He’sgoodifyou’reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat’sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You’rewelcome.

…

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor’slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That’sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI’mpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

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Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I…uh…gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I’mgoingtoneed$100.”

“Iunderstand,”saidhismother,“I’llsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?”

“Oh,yeah.Thanks,”Robertsaid.

Robert’smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?”askedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,”answeredMom.

“You’reoutingyourmind,”yelledDad,“That’s$1,100.He’lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He’snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

“Don’tworry,honey,”Momsaid,“Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharper13!”

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA’s

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ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.”

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA’s,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe“anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingoftheauthor’smessage”.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achieversstartingtostudy?

Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“anactivereader”?

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.D

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II.BasicListeningPractice

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M:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan’tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

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M:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappyanniversary.

W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager’sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

3.Script

W:WhileI’mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?

M:Youbet,darling.I’llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

4.Script

W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI’mafraidIcan’tmissit.

M:Butthiseveningistheparents’meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou’dcometoit.OK,I’llphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.Script

W1:Soyou’restillsingle?Ifyou’dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you’dhaveahusbandbynow.

W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

II.ListeningIn

Task1:ReasonsforaDivorce

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W:I’mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:Thirteenyears.

M:Doyouhavechildren?

W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband’sirresponsibility

M:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?

W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We’vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!

M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don’tI?

M:Aren’ttheyhischildren,too?

W:Butmyhusbandisn’tfulfillinghisduties!

M:Ishepayingthebills?

W:Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan’tdressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!

M:Doesthecarrun?

W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!

M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?

W:Well,heyellsatme!

M:So,thosearethereasonstonothonoryourhusband.Areyougoingtogivehimjointcustodyinthisdivorce?

W:No,justvisitationrights.

M:Why?

W:Becausethelawpermitsmeto.

M:And,whataboutthefinancialdemandsofthisdivorce?

W:I’mdemandinghalfofallwehave,whichisn’tmuch,andlargesupportpayments.

Afterthirteenyearsmarriage,thewomanwantstodivorceherhusband,claimingheisirresponsible.Whenaskedforthespecificgroundsfordivorce,shegivesthesereasons:First,hekeepschangingjobs,andthefamilyhashadtomovefourtimesinthirteenyears,butshewantsstabilityforherchildrenandherself.Second,althoughheispayingthebills,theyjustlivearoundthepovertyline.Herchildrenarebeingteasedbyotherchildrenfornotdressinggoodclothes.Also,theyhadtoliveinasmallapartmentanddriveanoldcar,thoughitstillruns.Worsestill,thehusbandyellsather,thoughsheadmitsshealsoyellathimandcallshimnames.Asforthedivorcearrangements,thewomanwillgivethehusbandonlyvisitationrightsinsteadofjointcustody.Moreover,thewomanwilldemandhalfofalltheyhaveandlargesupportpayments.

Task2:Whatfour-letterwords?

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Dorothywastheonlychildofherfamily,bornwhenherparentsweremid-aged.Theyspoiledherbadly.Attheageof33shestilllivedathome.Hermotherandfathertreatherlikeaprincess.Sheseemedperfectlycontentwiththatsituation,soherfriendsweresurprisedwhensheannouncedshewouldsoongetmarried.Peoplewhoknewherwellsaidthemarriagewouldn’tlastlong.Butforthepresent,sheandhernewhusbandapproachedhappy.

Assoonasthenewlycouplereturnedfromtheirhoneymoon,thebridecalledhermother.

“Howdoeseverythinggo?”hermotherasked.

“Oh,Mom,”shebegan,“thehoneymoonwaslovely!Soromantic!Wehadawonderfultime.Butonourback,Bobstartedusingterriblelanguage.StuffI’dneverheardbefore.Reallyawfulfour-letterwords.You’vegottocomegetmeandtakemehome.Please,Mom!”thenewbridesobbedoverthetelephone.

“But,honey,”themotherasked,“Whatfour-letterwords?”

“Ican’ttellyou,Mom.They’retooawful!Comegetme,please!”

“Darling,youmusttellmewhathasupsetyousomuch.Tellmewhatfour-letterwordsheused.”

Stillsobbing,thebridesaid,“Mom,wordslikedust,wash,iron,andcook.”

Keys:FTFFT

Task3:AWomanWhoChoseNottoRemarry

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After17yearsofmarriage,myhusbandleftmeformybestfriend,Monica.WhatIhadfearedmostbecamereality:Ibecamethesingleparentoftwoyoungchildren.Mydaughtergrewincreasinglyunhappy.Seven-year-oldJoannahadanxietyattackswhenevershewasleftaloneformorethanafewminutes.Five-year-oldSophiewouldvomiteverymeal.Underthepsychologicalpressure,Ithoughtaboutremarriage.Myfriendsarrangeddinnerwithsinglemenandinvitedmetopartiestomeetthelatest“someonespecial”.

ButlaterIchangedmymind.Acolleagueofminesaid,“Secondmarriagesusuallyendindivorce,andchildrenaredestroyedbyit.”Thereissometruthinhiswords.Researchpublishedin2004showedthatchildreninblendedfamilieswerenomoreemotionallyhealthythanthoseinsingle-parentfamilies.

Notlongago,mynow-teenagedaughterandIwenttolunchatourfavoriteItalianrestaurant.Whileeating,wetalkedaboutafriendofourswhowasdivorcinghersecondhusband.Wewereworriedabouthowthebreakwouldharmherthreechildren,twoofwhomwerestrugglingtogetfreeofdrugs.Joannaputdownherforkandlookedatme.“Mom,I’mgladyoudidn’tremarry,”shesaid.“Ifyouhaddivorcedagain,Imighthavetrieddrugsorevenconsidersuicide.”Atthatmoment,Irealized,onceagain,thatsinglenesswasrightchoiceforme.

Whatwasthespeakermostafraidof?

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

Whatdidthespeaker’scolleaguesay?

Whichofthefollowingistrue?

Ifthespeakerhaddivorcedagain,whatmightherdaughter,Joanna,havedone?

Kes:1C2.A3.B4.B5.B

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II.BasicListeningPractice

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M:Didyoupickupthepaperformetoday?Ireallywanttocheckthejobvacancies.

W:Iknow,it’soverthere.There’snotmuchhappenthough.Ihadalookalready.MaybeyoushouldlookontheNetinstead.

Q:Whatisthemanlookingfor?

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M:Youdon’thaveenoughexperienceorqualificationsforthisrole.Whatmakesyoubelieveyoucouldhandletheposition?

W:I’mafastlearnerandenjoylearningonthejob.Mynaturalskillslieinthisarea,andI’mconfidentthatIcouldhandlethechallenge.Givenachance,Iwouldprovemyself.

Q:Whatisthewomansaying?

3.Script

M:Couldyouhelpmewithmyresume?Janesaidyou’regoodwiththesethings,andIreallyneedsomeonetoeditit.It’swaytoolong.

W:Sure,noproblem,giveItome.Agoodresumeshouldbenomorethanonepage,youknow.Anditshouldlistyouexperienceinreversechronologicalorder.Icanseewe’vegotsomeworktodo!

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

4.Script

M:Couldyoutellmewhyyouwouldliketoworkforourcompany?

W:Well,ithasagoodreputationasanemployer,anditsproductsarequitepopularinthemarketplace.Iwouldfeelproudtoworkforacompanylikethisandtocontributeagreatdealtoitssuccess.

Q:Whydoesthewomanapplyforthejob?

5.Script

W:Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears’time?

M:Iaimtohavebeenpromotedtoseniormanagerattheveryleast.I’mveryambitiousandwanttoclimbupthecareerladderasfastaspossible.Idon’twanttofeelmiserableonthefirstrunginfiveyears’time,watchingeverybodyaboveme.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantinfieyears?

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.C5.B

III.ListeningIn

Task1:Tellmeaboutyourself.

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M:Tellmealittleaboutyourself.

W:I’mfromGuilinCity.

M:Whatbroughtyoutotheeastcoast?

W:IcametoQingdaotoattendcollege.I’mimpressedbythiscity’sdynamiceconomy.I’vecometoloveitsomuchthatI’vedecidedtostayandworkhere.

M:Whatworkexperiencedoyou?

W:Iworkedasaninternforasmallshippingcompany.Andmyprimaryresponsibilitiesweretomaintainthecompany’stieswiththeexistingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.

M:Andwhatdidthatexperienceteachyou?

W:Ilearnedthatcommunicationskillsareextremelyimportant.TheknowledgeIacquiredfromtextbooksisindeed,butitisequallyessentialtobeabletopersuadeapotentialclientttotrustyou.

M:Howwouldyourformeremployerdescribeyou?

W:Hetoldmethatmyabilitytofindonecustomerafteranotherwasanassettothecompany.Hethankedmeformyloyalty.Healsoappreciatedmyteamasshowninmycooperationwithmycolleague.

M:Youseemverymatureforyourage.AndIseefromyourresumethatyouareverygoal-oriented.

W:Thankyou.IbelieveI’veacquiredmanygoodqualitiesfrommyparents.They’remyrolemodels.However,IknowIstillhavealottolearn.

ThewomanwentfromGuilinCitytotheeastcoastcityofQingdaotoattendcollege.Shewasimpressedbythelatter’sdynamiceconomy.Nowshiisbeinginterviewedforajob.Shesayssheonceworkedasaninternforasmallshippingcompanytomaintainthecompany’stieswiththeexistingcustomersandtrytofindnewcargosources.Thereshelearnedtheimportanceofcommunicationskills.Shehasrealizedthatbookknowledgeisindeednecessary,butitisequallyessentialtopersuadepotentialclientstotrusther.Herformeremployersaidherabilitytofindcustomerswasanassettothecompany.Heappreciatedtheloyaltyandteamspirit.Theinterviewerfindshermatureforherageandverygoal-oriented.Andshebelievesthatshehasacquiredmanygoodqualitiesformherparents,butstillhasalottolearn.

Task2:AWorkQualificationTest

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MurphyappliesforanengineeringpositionatanIrishfirmbasedinDublin.AnAmericanappliedforthesamejob.Quitebycoincidence,thetwoamplifications,andwereaskedtotakethesametestbythemanageroftheHumanResourceDepartment.Uponcompletionofthetest,bothmenmissedonlyoneofthequestions.ThemanagerwenttoMurphyandsaid,“Thankyouforyourinterest,butwe’vedecidedtogivetheAmericanthejob.”

Bewilderedbythemanager’sdecision,Murphyasked,“Whywouldyoubedoingthat?Webothgotninequestionscorrect.ThisbeingIrelandandmebeingIrish,Ishouldgetthejob!”

Themangeransweredcalmly,“Wehavemadeourdecisionsbasedonthecorrectanswers,butonthequestionyoumissed.”

Unconvincedandsomewhatindignant,Murphyquestion,“Andjusthowwouldoneincorrectanswerbebetterthantheother?”

Themanager’smasertookhimbysurprise,“Simple,onQuestionNo.5,theAmericanputdown‘Idon’t’know’,andyouputdown‘NeitherdoI’.”

Keys:FTTTFT

ForReference

Hemadehisdecisionbasedonthewronganswerstotheonequestiononemissed,ratherthanonthecorrectanswers.

Bywriting“NeitherdoI”,itseemsthatMurphycopiedtheAmericanansweronthetest.

Task3:AGuidetoaSuccessfulJobInterview

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Therearetimesthatyouwillbeaskedahardquestionduringajobinterview.Don’tpanic,theyjustwanttoseehowyouhandleadifficultsituation.Beingpreparedisalwaysthebestpolicy.Herearesomesamplesofquestionsandsomeadviceonhowtohandlethemproperly.

Whyshouldwechooseyou?Tothisquestion,youcanaskyourselfwhyyouapplied,whatmakesyousuitableforthisquestion,whatthecompanycangainfromhiringyou,whatyouhavetooffer,howyouwouldhandlethisjib,etc.

Oftentheyaskyoutotellthemaboutyourself.Youcansplityouranswerintotwo,theprofessionalandthepersonallevel.Bothareimportant,andhowyoumovefromonetotheotherdependsonwhatyouhavetosay.Youcangiveabriefsummaryofyourlife,professionalandpersonal,withlessemphasisontheearlypast,andmoreemphasisonthepresentandthefuture.

Whenasked“Whatareyourweakness?”,don’tsay,“Idon’thaveany.”Everyonehasweakness,andittakessomethingpositivelike,“Ihaven’thadalotofexposureontheon-sitework,butI’mlookingforwardtobeingmoreinvolvedindealingwithcustomersdirectlyandlearningtheirneeds.”

Anothercommonquestionis:“Whatareyourstrengths?”Youshouldcustomizeyouranswertomeetthepositionrequirement.Keepinmindthethingstheyaskedforintheadvertisement.Tellthemyourstrengths,butalsoshowthemhowtheyhowtheywouldapplytothisjob.Toshowhowyourstrengthswerevaluable,usethe“Why,where,when,how”todemonstrateandproveyourstrengths.

Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

WhatdoesthespeakerNOTmentionasananswertothequestion,“Whyshouldwechooseyou?”?

Whatdoesthespeakersayyoushouldstresswhenintroducingyourself?

WhatdoesthespeakeradviceyouNOTtosaywhenasked,“Whatareyourweaknesses?”

Whatshouldyousaywhenaskedaboutyourstrongpoints?

Kes:1C2.C3.B4.A5.D

ForReference

“Whyshouldwechooseyou?”,“Tellmeaboutyourself.”,“Whatareyourweaknesses?”,and“Whatareyourstrength?”

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