《新时代职业英语 英语2》 期中测试卷 2 听力文本及答案

Mid-termtest2

ForNewEraEnglishBook2

ListeningScriptsandAnswers

ListeningScripts

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialoguesinthissection.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearaquestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.

M:Whatwouldyousayyourgreatestweaknessis,Caroline?

W:Well,I’mnotveryconfidentaboutpublicspeaking,butI’mdoingmybesttoimproveinthisarea.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutpublicspeaking?

2.

W:Canyoutellmeaboutyourexperienceincatering,please?

M:Sure.Ihavethreeyears’experienceofworkinginacafé,servingcustomersandhandlingmoney.

Q:Whatdoesthemanhaveexperienceof?

3.

M:Mark’slateagain!Ithinkthat’sthethirdtimethisweek.

W:Well,you’renottheonlyonewho’snoticed.Look,herecomestheboss!

Q:WhyisthebosscomingtospeaktoMark?

4.

W:IsthereadresscodeIneedtoknowaboutbeforeIstartworkinghere?

M:Alotofyoungpeopleworkhere,sowe’reprettyrelaxed.Businesscasualisfine.

Q:Whatshouldthewomanweartowork?

5.

W:Ihearyou’vegotthejobofyourdreams.Congratulations!

M:Iwasreallylucky.Imadesuchvaluablecontactsduringmyinternship.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

W:HiTom.How’stheinternship?

M:It’snotgreat,actually.Tobehonest,I’mnotreallyenjoyingit.

W:Really?I’msurprisedtohearit.Ithoughtyou’dalwayswantedajobinsales.

M:Well,sodidI.ButIjustdon’tthinkit’sforme.I’mnotconfidentenoughandIdon’tfinditrewarding,evenwhenIdomanagetogetasale.

W:Well,youknow,maybeit’sstillagoodthingyoudidthisinternship.

M:Whydoyousaythat?

W:Well,it’sgivenyouthechancetotryyourhandinsales.Andnowyouknowit’snotforyou,soyoucantrysomethingelse.You’restillyoung,soyouhaven’tlostanything,haveyou?

M:You’reright!That’sagoodwayoflookingatit.AndI’velearnedsomereallypracticalworkplaceskillswhichI’llbeabletouseinotherjobs.

W:Exactly!

Conversation2

M:I’vegotaninterviewtomorrow.It’sforatourguideposition.

W:I’msureyou’llbegreat!

M:I’mnottoosure.Theywanttotestmylanguageskills,sopartoftheinterviewwillbeinFrench.

W:Oh!Ican’timaginegettinginterviewedinanotherlanguage.

M:I’veneverexperienceditbeforeeither.I’mnotsurehowI’llgeton.

W:Haveyoubeenpracticing?

M:Yes,Ihave.IhaveafriendwhospeaksgoodFrench,andhe’sbeenhelpingmewithinterviewpractice.

W:Thatsoundslikeitwillbehelpful.

M:Well,I’mfinewiththeanswersI’vepracticed.ButI’mworriedaboutwhatI’lldoiftheyaskmeaquestionandIdon’tunderstandthem.

W:Inthatcase,I’msureit’sfinetoaskthemtorepeatthequestion.Butyoushouldn’tanswerthequestionifyouhaven’tunderstoodit.Ifyoudothis,itwillseemasifyoudon’tknowwhatyouweretalkingabout.

SectionC

Directions:Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

Howdoyoutalkaboutyourinternshipatinterview?It’simportantthatyoufocusonthefactthatyouhavehadvaluableworkexperienceandtalkaboutwhatithastaughtyou.Mentionwhoyouworkedwith,theresponsibilitiesyouhadandanyskillsyoulearned.Makesureyouconnectthisexperienceandtheseskillswiththepositionyouareapplyingfor.Thinkofstoriesyoucantellwhichshowyourinterviewerthatyouhavetheskillsthejobrequires.Forexample,maybeyouworkedonaprojectwithagroupofotherpeople.Usethisopportunitytotalkaboutyourteam-workingskills.Wereyouaskedtogiveapresentationaspartofyourinternship?Telltheintervieweraboutthis,anditwilldemonstrateyourpublicspeakingskills.

Answers

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D

SectionB

Conversation1

1.D 2.C

Conversation2

3.B 4.A 5.B

SectionC

1yourinternshipatinterview

2whatithastaughtyou

3connectthisexperience

4totalkaboutyourteam-working

5Telltheinterviewer

Part2VocabularyandStructure

SectionA

1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B

SectionB

1don’thaveto 2willhaveto 3should 4shouldn’t 5hasto

SectionC

1about 2salary 3admit 4offered 5honest

Part3ReadingComprehension

Task1

1.A2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B

Task2

6.D 7.C8.C 9.A10.D

Task3

11.WildTimesis

12.peopletodevelop

13.team-workingskills

14.theirfirstjob

15.fromtheirwebsite

Task4

16lateforwork

17thesameproblem

18wakeupearlier

19dosomepreparation

20won’tgetbored

Part4Writing

DearMr.Wang,

Thankyouverymuchforinterviewingmeyesterday.Ireallyenjoyedlearningmoreaboutthepositionanditwasgreattomeetyourteamoffriendlyworkers.

Talkingwithyouyesterdayhasconfirmedmyfeelingthatthisistheidealjobforme.Ihavealwaysenjoyedreadingyourmagazineandwouldlovetohavethechancetobeapartofit.

Ifeelconfidentthatmyownexperienceandknowledgeofgraphicdesi