《新时代职业英语 英语2》 期中测试卷 1 听力文本及答案

Mid-termtest1

ForNewEraEnglishBook2

ListeningScriptsandAnswers

ListeningScripts

SectionA

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

1.

M:Iseeourlawfirmislookingforasecretary.Whydon’tyouapply?

W:I’mnotsureifI’mafastenoughtypist.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthesecretaryjob?

2.

W:Areyouokay,Richard?Youlookalittletired.

MI’mokay.Wehaveastaffshortageatwork,soIhaven’thadavacationforfourmonths.

QWhyisRichardtired?

3.

M:DoyouthinkIshouldapplyforthesalesclerkpositionatthenewshoestore?

W:Whynot?Youworkedinyouruncle’sstorelastsummer,didn’tyou?

Q:Whydoesthewomanthinkthemanshouldapplyforthejob?

4.

W:Nicetomeetyou,Michelle.I’mAlexSmith,theCEO,andthisisAdamSmith,myassistant.

M:Pleasesitdown,Michelle.Helpyourselftoaglassofwater.

Q:WhereisMichelle?

5.

M:What’sthematter,Stacey?Youlookfed-up.

W:It’smyinternship.IthoughtI’dbedesigningclothes,butI’mjustdoingtrivialthings.

Q:WhyisStaceyunhappy?

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

M:What’swrong,Rachel?

W:I’vegotaterribleheadache.

M:Again?That’sthethirddayinarow!

W:Iknow!It’sthisnewcolleagueatworkwhositsbesidemenow.

M:Andhowdoeshegiveyouaheadache?

W:Hetalksonhisphonenearlyallday.Andhespeakssoloudly,youwouldn’tbelieveit!

M:Oh!Haveyoutriedtalkingtohimaboutit?

W:No.ItoldhimIhadaheadache.Ithoughtthatmightmakehimspeakmorequietly.ButI’mafraidithasn’tworkedout.

M:Youmightneedtobemoredirect,Rachel.Makingloudphonecallsisn’tgoodworkplacebehaviorandIthinkyourcolleagueneedstobetoldaboutthis.Hasanyoneelsecomplainedaboutthenoise?

W:Well,I’veseenafewpeoplelookingathimstrangely,buttheydon’tsitnexttohim,sothey’reprobablynotfindingitsohardtofocusontheirwork!

Conversation2

M:HiFang.Areyoulookingforwardtograduatingnextweek?

W:Sure,Tony.I’mnotsurehowIfeelaboutlookingforajob,though.

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Well,Ijustdon’tknowwheretostart.Totellyouthetruth,I’mnotevensureIknowwhatIwanttodo!

M:What’smostimportanttoyouinajob?

W:Well,Ilovebeingoutinnature.I’dhatetothinkofbeinginsideallday,everyday.

M:Anddoyouwanttoworkwithateam,ordoyoupreferworkingalone?

W:I’dbequitehappytoworkalone.Infact,IthinkI’dpreferit,asthatwayI’dprobablyhavemorefreedomtomakemyowndecisions.

M:Haveyouthoughtaboutfindingworkasaparkranger?

W:I’mnotsure.Whatdoesaparkrangerdo?

M:Aparkrangerlooksafterparksandleadshikesaroundthem.It’stheperfectjobifyoulikebeingoutdoors.

W:Actually,itsoundsgreat.I’lllookintoit!

SectionC

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

Whendecidingonwhetherornottoacceptajoboffer,somepeoplespendalltheirtimethinkingaboutonething:thesalary.However,whenitcomestotakinganewjobyoushouldalsoconsiderthebenefitspackage.Forexample,doesthejobofferhealthinsuranceordentalinsurance?Thiscouldsaveyoualotofmoneyindoctors’anddentists’bills.Secondly,findouthowmanyweekspaidvacationyouwillget:timeoffisreallyimportantforyourmentalandphysicalhealth.Thirdly,findoutaboutflexibleworkingopportunities.Thiscanbeespeciallyimportantforemployeeswithyoungchildrenorforemployeeswhowanttoavoidcommutingtoworkeveryday.Agoodbenefitspackagecanbeworthalotforyourbankbalanceandforyourlifestyle,soitisworthfindingoutaboutwhatyourpotentialemployerhastoofferyou.

Answers

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

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

SectionB

Conversation1

1.D 2.A

Conversation2

3.B 4.D 5.A

SectionC

1thesalary

2thebenefitspackage

3paidvacationyouwillget

4employeeswithyoungchildren

5foryourlifestyle

Part2VocabularyandStructure

SectionA

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

SectionB

1were…doing 2waswriting 3wastalking 4noticed 5had

SectionC

1impact 2caring 3salary 4diploma 5shortage

Part3ReadingComprehension

Task1

1.B2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A

Task2

6.A 7.D8.D 9.C10.B

Task3

11.Thesurveyresults

12.shouldnotbe

13.colleaguestalk

14.lazyanddisorganized

15.smellgood

Task4

16anonlinemagazine

17didn’tpublishit

18tocommenton

19ofherfollowers

20everythingshedoes

Part4Writing

DearMrs.Davis,

Iamwritingtoapplyforthepositionofpart-timewaitresswhichIsawadvertisedonyourwebsite.IwouldliketoapplyforthispositionasIfeelIhavethenecessaryskillsfortherole.

Iamastudentinmyfirstyearofstudyingcateringandhospitalityatcollege.ThisjobwouldgivemeareallygoodchancetodevelopmycustomerserviceskillsandtopractisewhatIamlearn