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全国英语等级考试第三级PUBLICENGLISHTESTSYSTEM(PETS)LEVEL32016年3月笔试真卷笔试部分答题时间：120分钟姓名________准考证号_________SECTIONIListening(25minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestYourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.Whatisthewomandoingatthemoment?A.Havingabreak.B.Havingacoffee.C.Writingareport.D.Visitingtheman.2.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Repairherwindows.B.Takecareofherhouse.C.Takearestforafewdays.D.Gototheseasidewithher.3.Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromthedialogue?A.Sheboughtasuitableskirt.B.Shewantedtopurchaseaskirt.C.Shereturnedaskirttotheshop.D.Shecomplainedabouttheservice.Whatdoesthemansaytothewoman?A.Heenviesheralot.B.Heenjoyscooking.C.Heusuallyeatsout.D.Herunsarestaurant.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Gardening.B.Airquality.C.Hotweather.D.Lackofrain.6.Whyisthewomanangrywithherson?A.Heignoredtrafficsignals.B.Hefailedtorepairhercar.C.Hedidn'tattendhisclass.D.Hedidn'ttakeheradvice.7.Whydoesthemanfeelsorry?A.HeforgothisDad'sbirthday.B.Hedidn'tbuyabirthdaypresent.C.Hedidn'tputthecakeinthefridge.D.Hearrivedlateforhisdad'sbirthday.8.Whereistheman'shouselocated?A.Nearapark.B.Byarestaurant.C.Closetoahighway.D.InaChineseneighborhood.9.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthedatainthearticle?A.Itisoriginal.B.Itisreliable.C.Itisquestionable.D.Itisauthoritative.10.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?A.Thebesttimeforjobinterviews.B.Thestrategiesforjobinterviews.C.Hiscommentsonherrecentwork.D.Hiscongratulationsonhergoodluck.PartBDirections:Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.Youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithJohnSmith,apsychologistonofficebehavior.11.Whatistheman'sfirsttiponaproductiveworkday?A.Arriveattheofficeearlier.B.Jumpintopaperworkfirst.C.Startwithlessdifficulttasks.D.Getreadywithin15minutes.12.Whyshouldpersonalphonecallsbeavoided?A.Theymaytakealotoftime.B.Theymayreducesocialtime.C.Theymayspoilagreatmood.D.Theymaycauseerrorsinwork.13.Whyshouldanalarmbeset?A.Togiveago-homesignal.B.Toremindpeopletorelax.C.Tomakepeopleworkfast.D.Towarnpeopleofanemergency.Questions14-17arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweentwofriends.14.WhatnewsdoesReneesharewithTom?Shemetahighschoolclassmate.B.Shefoundanoldfriend'saddress.C.Shepaidavisittoherhighschool.D.Shegotintouchwithanoldfriend.WhydidReneeandherfriendlosecontact?A.Herfriend'sfamilyleftforanothercity.B.Herfriendtransferredtoanotherschool.C.Theyhadanargumentanddriftedapart.D.Theyweretoobusytowritetoeachother.WhatdoesTomsayabouthisoldfriends?Hehaslosttouchwithallofthem.B.Hemaintainscontactwithmostofthem.C.Hehasregainedcontactwithafewofthem.D.Hekeepsintouchwithoneortwoofthem.17.HowdidRenee'sfriendgetheremailaddress?A.Fromanoldaddressbook.B.Fromoneoftheirformerteachers.C.Fromanotherhighschoolclassmate.D.FromthewebsiteofRenee'scompany.Questions18-21arebasedonaconversationbetweenLisaandherformerneighborJohn.18.Whydidthewomandecidetocancelhervacation?A.Shehadtroublewithherhealth.B.Shehadtroublewithherinvestment.C.Shehadtoattendafinancialcourse.D.ShehadtoattendaconferenceinPads.19.Whatdidthewomandoaftershegraduatedfromcollege?A.Sheworkedasastocktrader.B.Sheworkedasastockanalyst.C.Sheworkedasafinanceteacher.D.Sheworkedasacompanymanager.20.Whydidthewomanwanttostartherowncompany?A.Tomakemoremoney.B.Tohavemoretimeforherself.C.Tofindmorebusinessopportunities.D.Toknowmoreaboutthestockmarket.21.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthepresenteconomicstimulatingpackage?A.Relieved.B.Optimistic.C.Unconfident.D.Disappointed.Questions22-25arebasedonthefollowinginterviewbetweenareporterandMr.Smithonhiswebsite.22.Whichindustryistheman'swebsiteconcernedwith?A.News.B.Music.C.Education.D.Television.23.Whomistheman'swebsitemainlymeantfor?A.CollegestudentsinAsia.B.Englishlearnersofallages.C.Teenagersandyoungadults.D.Anyvisitorsforentertainment.24.Whatdoesthewebsitewantitsvisitorstogetfamiliarwith?A.Classicfilms.B.Westernmusic.C.Englishaccents.D.Publicspeeches.25.Whatdoesthemanhopehiswebsitewilldointhreeyears?A.Fulfillitsshort-termgoal.B.GetabigmarketinAsia.C.Becomeself-financed.D.Getmoreinvestments.Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoYourANSWERSHEET.ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.SECTION11Reading(50minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Text1Isabelhasturneddowntwojoboffersinthepastyear.In,shestartedherownconsultingpractice,butby,mostofherlargerclientshadtodropherbecauseoftheeconomy.In,shewasundertakingirregularassignmentsandknewsheneededasteadyjob.ThefirstjobsheconsideredwasDirectorofHRforacompanyinUtah.Aftertheinitialinterviews,shefeltthejobfitherexceptforthelocation.Still,sheflewwesttomeetthehiringmanager.ThehiringmanagerexplainedthatIsabelwasthetopcandidateforthejobbutthat,beforeshecontinuedwiththeprocess,sheshouldbetterunderstandthefirm'sculture.ShedirectedIsabeltoseveralvideosofthecompany'sCEO,whoregularlyappearedinfrontofthecompanyincostumeaspartofmoralebuildingexercisesandexpectedhisseniorleaderstodothesame."EventhoughIwasdesperateforajob,IknewIcouldn'tdothat,"Isabelsays.Shecalledtherecruitertoturndownthejobandexplainedthatshedidn'tfeeltherewasaculturalfit.Afewmonthslater,sheinterviewedforanotherjob:adirectorofemployeerelationsatalocaluniversity.Afterseveralinterviews,thehiringmanagertoldherthejobwashersifshewantedit.Thejobhadmanypositives:itwasalow-stressenvironment,itofferedgreatbenefits,andtheuniversitywasanemployee-friendlyplace.ButthejobwasrelativelyjuniordespitethetitleandIsabelworrieditwouldn'tbechallengingenough.Finally,sheturneditdown."ItwouldbegreattohaveapaycheckandgreatbenefitsbutIwoulddefinitelyhavetroublesleepingatnight,"shesays.Inbothcases,shewasfrankwiththehiringmanagersaboutwhyshewasn'ttakingthejobs."Inthepast,itfeltlikedating,Iwasworriedabouthurtingpeople'sfeelings,"shesays.However,theyappreciatedherfranknessandthankedherforherhonesty.Shesaysitwashardtoturndownthejobsanditwasariskforherfinanciallybutshefeltshehadto.26.In,Isabel_______A.didconsultingnowandthenB.foundajobclosetoherhomeC.refusedseveraljobinterviewsD.ranasuccessfulconsultingfirm27.Isabelturneddownthefirstjoboffermainlybecauseofits_______A.CEOB.cultureC.locationD.recruiter28.Isabelwasdissatisfiedwiththesecondjobduetoits_______A.juniorrifleB.lowbenefitsC.EnvironmentD.lackofchallenge29.Isabelbelievedthatherrejectionofthejobswas______A.harmfulB.surprisingC.justifiableD.troublesome30.AccordingtoIsabel,itisimportantto______A.lookforjobswithlittlestressB.lookforjobswithgreatbenefitsC.betruthfulindecliningjoboffersD.becautiousindecliningjoboffersText2Youdonotusuallygetsomethingfornothing.Now,anewstudyrevealsthattheevolutionofanimprovedlearningabilitycouldcomeataparticularlyhighprice:anearlierdeath.Pastexperimentshavedemonstratedthatitisrelativelyeasy.throughselectivebreedingtomakerats,honeybeesand-thatgreatfavouriteofresearchers-fruitfliesalotbetteratlearning.Animalsthatarebetterlearnersshouldbecompetitiveand,thus,overtime,cometodominateapopulationbynaturalselection.Butimprovedlearningabilitydoesnotgetselectedamongsttheseanimalsinthewild.Noonereallyunderstandswhy.TadeuszKaweckiandhiscolleaguesattheUniversityofFribourginSwitzerlandhavemeasuredtheeffectsofimprovedlearningonthelivesoffruitflies.Thefliesweregiventwodifferentfruitsasegg-layingsites.Oneofthesewaslacedwithabitteradditivethatcouldbedetectedonlyoncontact.Theflieswerethengiventhesamefruitbutwithoutanadditive.Fliesthatavoidedthefruitwhichhadbeenbitterweredeemedtohavelearnedfromtheirexperience.Theirchildrenwererearedandtheexperimentwasrunagain.Afterrepeatingtheexperimentfor30generations,thechildrenofthelearnedflieswerecom-paredwithnormalflies.TheresearchersreportinaforthcomingeditionofEvolutionthatalthoughlearningabilitycouldbebredintoapopulationoffruitflies,itshortenedtheirlivesby15%.Whentheresearcherscomparedtheirlearnedfliestocoloniesselectivelybredtolivelonglives,theyfoundevengreaterdifferences.Whereaslearnedflieshadreducedtheirlifespans,thelong-livedflieslearnedlesswellthanevenaverageflies.Theauthorssuggestthatevolvinganimprovedlearningabilitymayrequireagreaterinvestmentinthenervoussystemwhichtakesresourcesawayfromprocessesthatdelayageing.However,Dr.Kaweckithinkstheeffectcouldalsobeaby-productofgreaterbrainactivityincreasingtheproductionofReactiveOxygenSpecies(ROS),whichcanincreaseoxidationinthebodyanddamagehealth.Nooneknowswhetherthephenomenonholdstrueforotheranimals.So,biologists,atleast,stillhavealottolearn.31.Pastexperimentsproveselectivebreedingcanmakeanimalsbetter_______A.CommandersB.CompetitorsC.survivorsD.learners32.Inthisexperiment,scientistsobservedthat________A.somefliesavoidedthefruitwithoutanaddictiveB.somefliespreferredthefruitwithanaddictiveC.theeggsoftheflieswerenotdamagedD.theimpactonthefliesdidnotlastlong33.Theforthcomingreportsaysthat_______A.long-livedfliesarebetteratlayingeggsB.long-livedfliesarepoorerinlearningC.learnedflieshavearelativelylonglifeD.learnedfliesliveaslongasaverageones34.AccordingtoDr.Kawecki,greaterbrainactivity______A.reducesoxygenconsumptionB.regulatesthenervoussystemC.speedsuptheageingprocessD.stabilizestheageingprocess35.Welearnfromthetextthat_______A.theresearchfindingsneedtobetestedfurtherB.biologistsaredoingsimilarresearchonotheranimalsC.theanimalworldusuallyfollowsthesameuniversallawsD.biologistsareapplyingtheirfindingstootherareasPartBDirections:Readthetextsfromamagazinearticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttippinginarestaurant.Forquestions36-40,matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements(A-G)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Richard:I'vealwaysviewedtippingasawayofsaying"thankyou"totheonewhoservesme.Ibelievewhatisbadiswhennotipisleftatall.Thebettertheservice,thehigherthetip.Unlesstheserviceisliterallyperfect,Inevertipmorethan10%ofthebill.Muchliketheharderteachersinschool,Inevergiveaneasy“A.”Myassessmentishonest.Daniel:Atipisa"thankyou,"butintruth,atipispaymentforservice.20%isastandardtip.Serversdeserveitfortheirhardwork.Restaurantswillneverpaymoreforlaborunlesstheyareforcedtodosobynewlaws.Tipsmakeupabout97%ofaserver'stotalincome.Thosetipsareneededforsurvival.So,beforeserversarepaidalivingwage,tip20%.Kate:WhyshouldIpaythedifferencebetweenwhattherestaurantiswillingtopaytheemployeeandwhatanacceptablewageis?Idopay20%,butIhateit.AfriendofmineleftEuropeforNewYorkCity,foundajobinarestaurantthereandendedupmaking$5,500amonth.Enoughabovemini-mumwage?Howaboutminers,constructionworkers,residentdoctors,etc?Dotheygettipped?Patricia:18-20%forgoodserviceistoday'sstandard.Therestaurantanditsemployeesarctoopolitetotellyouthisortoputitontheirmenus,butthatistheirexpectationandyouneedtounderstandthat.Ibelieveitisgoodmannerstorespectthis.Todootherwiseistobeopenlyrude.Ifyoudisagree,youarcwisetocatelsewhere,asyouarehurtingahardworkingprofessional.Michael:Tippinghasgottenoutofcontrol.Ialwayshadthoughtitwas15%,andnowsuddenlyservershavemadeit20%.Itip15%,andthat'sit.Iftheserviceisreallysuperior,thenIworkhigherfromthere.Interestingtobetold,“Ifyoucan'taffordtotip20%,thenyoushouldcatathome.”Ifallthosepeoplestayedaway,therestaurantwouldnotevenbeinbusiness.Nowmatchthenameofeachperson(36-40)totheappropriatestatement.Note:therearetwoextrastatements.StatementsRichard37.Daniel38.Kate39.Patricia40.MichaelA.It'srudenottotip.B.Idotip,thoughIdon'tlikeit.C.Tippingshouldn'tbecompulsory.D.Tipsareessentialtoservers'survival.E.Ifyoudon'ttip,youarepunishingtheserver.F.Ithinkthecurrenttippingstandardistoohigh.G.Mytipfaithfullyreflectshowgoodtheserviceis.PartCDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(41-45).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.In,thenumberofhungrypeopleintheworldreachedonebillionforthefirsttime.It'sdifficultnottobeshockedbythefactthatmorethanoneinsevenpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughtoeat.41HungerkillsmorepeopleperyearthandiseasessuchasAIDS,malariaandTBcombined.TheUNestimatesthatalmosttwothirdsoftheworld'shungrypeopleareinAsia,whichisofcoursetheworld'smostpopulouscontinent.42AlthoughthisregionhasamuchlowerpopulationthanAsia,ithasthehighestpercentageofhungrypeople.AlmostalloftherestareinLatinAmerica,NorthAfricaandtheCaribbean,Intherichestregionsoftheworldthereareonlyatinynumberofpeoplewhodon'thaveenoughtoeat.Therearemanyreasonsforworldhunger.Theyincludewars,droughts,floods,andtheover-useoffanningland.43Manypeoplealsoblamegreedybusinessmenforpushingupthepricesofbasicfoodsintheglobalmarket.Butthemostimportantreason,quitesimply,ispoverty,whichhasincreasedrecentlyduetothefinancialcrisisof.Althoughmanypeoplemaketheobviouspointthattherewouldbelesshungeriftheglobalpopulationweresmaller,fewpeoplewouldarguethatthereisnotenoughfoodtogoaround.44Inthelast50years,globalfoodproductionhasrisenevenmorequicklythantheglobalpopulation.Therearemanyareasoftheworldinwhichpeoplegenerallyhavemorethanenoughfood.45Theanswertoworldhunger,therefore,maybeabalancedfooddistributionaroundthewholeworld.Everyonewillhaveenoughtoeat,butnotovereat.A.Thebasicproblemseemstobenotalackoffood,butitsdistribution.B.Morethanaquarterareinsub-SaharanAfrica.C.Allthesefactorsaffectfoodproduction.D.Ittakestheeffortofeverycountrytofightagainstworldhunger.E.Inthoseplaces,obesityisafarbiggerproblemthanhunger.F.Thoseplacesneedfarmorefoodthantheyactuallyget.G.Bytheendofthisyear,morethan35millionpeoplewillhavediedasaresultofnothavingenoughtoeat.PartDDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhich10wordshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthewordsA-0themostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(46-55).ThereareFIVEextrawordsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Ican'tbelievethekindofrubbishthatsomepeoplecallart.Yesterday,mygirlfrienddraggedmetoamodernart46toseeanexhibitionshehadreadaboutinthepaper.Itwasfiveorsixso-calledinstallationsmadeofbitsofplastic,woodandpaperthat47justtohavebeenthrownonthefloor.Itwasamess,basically--justlikethefloorinmysister'shousewhenmytwo-year-oldnephew'sleftallhistoysout,butless48Cometothinkofit,49youhadgiventhosebitsofplastic,woodandpapertomynephew,hecouldprobablyhave50somethingjustasgood.Iguess,sometimes,thecleanersendupthrowingartlikethatinthebinsattheendoftheday,51theymustfindithardtoworkoutwhat'sanexhibitandwhat'sjust52IthinkthatifapaintingoraninstallationlookslikesomethingIcouldhavedonemyselfinfifteenminutes,itdoesn't53tobecalledart.ButwhenIsaythat,peoplelikemygirlfriendsayI'm“uncultured.”Ithinkalotofthepeoplewhosaythey54thekindofstuffwesawyester-dayarejustpretending--deepdowntheyknowit'srubbishbuttheydon'twanttobethefirstonetoadmititbecause,unlikeme,they're55ofbeinglookeddownon.AfraidB.appreciateC.BecauseD.ColorfulE.createdF.DeserveG.dislikeH.galleryI.ifJ.litterK.objectL.provedM.seemedN.serious0.whenSECTIONIIIWriting(45minutes)Directions:YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononyourANSWERSHEET.PartA56.Youhavejusthadaterribletriptoaforeigncountry.PostamessagetoanEnglishonlineforum:1)tellingothertravelerssomeofyourbadexperiences;2)givingthemsomesuggestionsabouttakingatrip.Youshouldwriteabout100words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyourmessage.Use"WangLin"instead.PartB57.Directions:Readthetextbelow.Writeanessayinabout120words,inwhichyoushouldsummarizethe.Keypointsofthetextandmakecommentsonthem.Trytouseyourownwords.DearSally,Itwasamazingtoseeyourdanceperformancelastweekend.Ifeltsoproudofyouwhenyourteacherandschoolmatescongratulatedyouuponyourcompletionoftheperformance.Whileyoucontinuetoenjoythemoment,I'dliketosharewithyouasmallquotefromAbrahamLincoln,“This,too,shallpassaway.”Iwantthesewordstobeyourguideateveryturningpointinyourlife.Whenyou'refeelingveryproudofyourselfatanachievement,knowingnoboundsatthatmoment,rememberthat“Tiffs,too,shallpassaway.”Whenyou'reatadifficultmomentinyourlifeanddon'tknowwhattodo,findcomfortinthesamewords-"This,too,shallpassaway."I'mnotsayingthattheacheofsomelossesandsetbackswillcompletelygoawayfromyourlife.Infact,oftenthememoriesofpainfuleventswillhityouunexpectedlyliketonsOfbricksandtakeyourbreathawayyearsaftertheyhappen.But,likeallhumans,youhaveanalmostinfinitecapacitytoadapttolife'schangesandagreatabilitytobouncebackfromtryingtimes.Thisunderstandingshouldgiveyouasparkofhopewhenyou'reinaseasonofdespair;itshouldalsobuildupyourconfidencefortakingrisksinthefuture.Sally,ourlivesaremadeupofseveralpeaksandseveralvalleys.That'sthenatureoflife.Liveeachmomentasitcomes.Andalwaysremember“This,too,shallpassaway.”Love,Papa

参考答案及精析1-5CBBCD6-10DDACA11-15DABDA16-20DDBBB21-25CCCCB听力部分录音材料PartA1.M:Gotatimehaveacoffeewithmenow?W:Youcallmeatabadtime.I'mwritingareportandisdueinanhour.M:Youreallylikeleafingthingstothelastminute.W:Iknow.It'saterriblehabit.2.W:Oh,wearegoingawaytotheseasideforafewdays.CanyoukeepaneyeonmyhomewhileI'maway?M:Certainly,Jackie.Makesureyoulockthedoorsandshutallthewindows.W:Thanks.It'sverykindofyou.3.W:TheseskirtsarejustwhatIhavebeenlookingfor.Haveyougotthemediumsizesofthem?M:I'mafraidnot,Madam.Theyappearedtobetemporarilyoutofstock.W:Oh,howdisappointing.'Whenwillyouhavesomemediumsin?M:WeshouldbegettinginsomeuntilnextMonday.4.W:Howoftendoyoueatout,Jame?M:Well,veryoften,almostfivetimesaweek.W:Wow.Ireallyenvyyou.M:Don'tenvyme.It'sforbusiness.Infact,I'mtiredofrestaurantfood.SometimesIreallymissourhome-cookedmeal.5.W:Well,thedryconditionsarereallysevere.M:Butit'snotsurprisingactually.Becausewehavehadmuchrainthisyear.W:Well,ifitcouldrainevenadrop,myflowersinthegardenwillcomebackinaheartbeat.6.M:Youlookfurious,Mary.Howcome?W:Mysonhadanaccident.Hewasn'thurt,butmycarwasdamaged.M:ButitWasn'ttoobad.W:Sure.Butheisstilltakingdrivinglessons.Hejustignoredmywarning.M:Heshouldhaveknownbetter.7.W:Doyouknowthisisthefirsttimewehavebeenalltogetherfordad'sbirthdaysincehisretirement?M:Yes,Ido.Iamsorryaboutthat.Iwasworking.W:Allright.Wesavedyouapieceofcakeinthefridge.8.M：I'vejustmovedtomynewhouse.W:Really?Howabouttheneighborhood?M:It'snice.Andthereisaforestparknearby.W:Arethereanyrestaurantsaround?Imeanifyouwanttoeatout.M:AgreatChineserestaurantisjustfiveminutes'driveaway.9,M:Doyoubelieveit,Mary?Accessibleuseofmobile-phonesovermanyyearscouldincreasetheriskofcancer.W:Well,Ireadthatarticletoo.ButIdoubtit.Therearehugequestionmarksoverthereliabilityofthedata.M:Mary,arecentstudyonjobinterviewssaysthebestmeetingtimeisbetween9and11inthemorning,andtheworstisafter3intheafternoon.W:Goodnewsindeed.Mineisat10a.m.M:Oh,youarelucky.PartBQuestions11-13W:Goodevening.WelcomebacktoMr.Radio.Oftoday'sprogram,Mr.JohnSmith,apsychologistonofficebehavior,hascomewithtipsonaproductiveworkday.Now,Mr.Smith,what'syourfirstpoint?M:Tobeginwith,makesuretolimitstart-uptime.Neverspendmorethan15minutesgettingcoffee,settlingin,lookingatnewspapersorreadingemails.Youareoftenmostproductiveatthebeginningoftheday.Jumpintotheimportantworkquickly.W:Alsomyproblem,Ican'tgetmyselfput-ininanhourorevenmore.M:Andyougotit.Andsecondly,socialtimeisalsoimportant.Spendafewmomentsonsocialtimewithyourcolleagues.Butavoidpersonalphonecalls,theycouldturnintobigtime-eaters.W:Socialtimemakesyoufeelgreat,especiallywhenyouhaveaheavyloadoftasks.M:Youarefight.Thirdly,setaquietalarmonyourwatchorcomputertogooffeveryhour.Thisisyoursignalthroughoutthedaytotakeabreak.Getupandstretch,walkaroundthebuilding,thingslikethat.Keepthevoiceinlowsothattheydoesn'tupsetyourcolleagues.W:Staytunedformore,forMr.Smith.Wewillbebacksoonafterthebreak.Questions14-17W:Hi,Tom,justwanttosharewithyousomegoodnews.M:What'sthat,Renee?W:I'vejustreceivedanemailfromoneofmyformerhighschoolclassmates.M:That'snice,isn'tit?W:Youbet.Ifeelsoexcited.Well,actuallyIhaven'theardfromherforages.Canyouimaginesheusedtobemybestfriendinhighschool?IfeltsadwhenIlosttouchwithherwhenshemovedtoan-othercitywithherparents.Andthatwasalmostaboutfiveyearsago.M:Tobefrankwithyou,Ihavebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,too.Onlyoneortwostillkeepintouchwithme.W:Iknow.It'sreallyhardtomaintaincontactwhenpeoplemovearoundsomuch.Er,thankstotheInteract,wearebackintouchagain.Myfriendtoldmeshegotmyemailaddressonmycompany'swebsitejustbysearchingformynameunder谷歌.Atfirst,sheWasn'tsureuntilshesawmyphoto.M:That'sfantastic.Peoplejustdriftedapartwhentheyaresofarawayfromeachotherandwheneverybodyissobusy.Butyouareluckythatyouhavebebackintouchwithyourfriendagain.Iamhappyforyou.Questions18-21M:Hi,Lisa.Longtimenosee.Whydoyoulooksogloomy?W:Ihavetocancelmysummervacation.ThestockmarkethasbeendecliningandIamlosingmoney.M:ButIthinkthat'sofmanagingfinance.Youunderstandtheworkingsofthestockmarket.W:Sure.AfterIgraduatedfromcollege,IgotajobasastockanalystforanationalstockcompanyandIwasdoingverywell.M:ButIheardyouhadleftthejob.Why?W:Iwantedmorefreetimetotravel,soIstartedmyownbusinessasastocktrader.M:What'syourbusiness'sfinancialsuccessfor?W:Atfirst,Idid.verywellwhentheeconomywasgoingwell.Iwasabletomakealotofmoneybyassessingstocks.Itwaseasyusingmycomputertowatchthestockmarketandlookforbuyingopportunities.Mybankaccountreallybegantogrow.M:MybrothersaidhesawyouonafinancialconferencelastsummerinParis.W:Thatwasduringthegoodtimes.Thenthestockmarketcollapsedandmyfortunesreversed.M:Doyouthinkthepresentstimulatingpackagewillhelpyourcompanyandyouropportunities.W:Icanonlyhopethatitwillmakeeconomyturnaround.M:Goodluck,Lisa.Questions22-25W:Mr.Smith,couldyoupleasetellmehowyoucameupwiththeideaoffoundingthewebsiteofEnglishproducts?M:BothmybusinesspartnerandIhadexperienceonhowtomakeknowledgetransformintoindustriesofmusic,televisionandnews.Andweagreethateducationwouldbethenext,especiallyEnglishteaching.W:TherearemanyotherwebproductsinEnglishteaching.HowcouldyourEnglishproductsstandout?M:Wearetheonlyonlineservicethatusesatotallyultimateapproachfocusingonthe14-25