4级听力

4级听力原文

SectionA

11:W:

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Clevelandleaves

M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask

12:W:gethomeintimetoeit

W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoethewholething.

13:W:

Airport,plea.I’takethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemost

direct.

M:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauofthefootballgame.

14:W:MayImakearecommendation,sirOurafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.

M:Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.

15:W:Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost

M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.

16:M:Idon’oreprivacy.

W:

’tbesurpridif

youchangeyourmind.

17:M:You’hinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.

W:Yeah,you’reright.

W:IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingarearchpaper.

18:W:Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit

M:Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.

M:Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.

19:M:WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheasons.

W:Theasons

M:Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinterWhatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort

W:Sowhatisitlike

M:

Well,itiscold,

courwhenyougoout,you’llwrapupwarm..

M:Butinsideinthehousit’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome

M:

SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousarecoldeveninthe

goodwinter.

W:Andwhataboutthedarkness

M:

Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere’sonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooksforward

tothespring.

M:Itissometimesabitdepressing.

M:

Butyouethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunnever

’walkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.

W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.

M:

That’sright,butit’’Swedesmakesmostof

heystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,so

thattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.

M:They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.

M:IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.

23:W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob

M:That’’tthinkthereisany,specifically.

W:Forexample,inyourca,whatwasyoureducationalbackground

M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.

M:

Afterthat,inthe

university.

M:

ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrative

side.

M:

ewasn’tanyplanandtherewasnospecifictraining.

Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyou

canattendnow.

W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

M:

Inmytime,therewasn’mostofthe

administratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.

W:

Well,Iknowinmyca,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidn’treallyexpecttoendup

doingwhatIamdoingnow.

W:

ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actuallyIsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottingham

University

M:

No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,ghamwasoneofthe

universitiesIputonmylist.

M:pusisjustbeautiful.

W:Yes,’ufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire

M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.

SectionB

26:

WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanebrush

paintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,

shewasconfudtoethatmanyofherJapanelistenershavetheireyesclod.

WeretheytunedoffbecauanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneintheirownart

formortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher

Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.

Japanelistenerssometimesclodtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.

yyoumaybe

eitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersof

minoritygroupinNorthAmerica.

Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.

eafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplaunot

byclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.

Insomecultures,bothoverasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersare

considereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.

Respecti

countries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercountriesitisaformof

insult.

29:

ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlong

Company.

Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirector

todiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.

Salary,pas

madeveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.

First,eenparticularlyhappyabout

thenewequipmentbecaumanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.

Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestou

iningsavedtimeforthe

employeesandmoneyforthecompany.

Unfortunately,loyeestheChrishired

werestealing,andhehadtofirethem.

Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompany

willbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.

Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelwantsthatnewjob,nchargeof

purchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.

nowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,

andheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.

33:

Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,elittlelessonswhich

olderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.

teachpeople

howtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.

Becauthevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculture

tandingyourownculturevaluesisimportanttoo.

Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,getting

alongwiththemwillbemucheasier.

ofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthe

cultureastheyoncewere.

Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverb"Hastemakeswaste",

becaupatienceisnotimportanttothem.

Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandtheprentandmanyoftheolder

valuesarestillstrongtoday.

BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthis

proverb"Timeismoney"istakenmoreriouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.

Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.

Inmanycasthough,thesameideaixpresddifferently.

SectionC

Ourlivesarewoventogether.

AsmuchasIenjoymyowncompany，

InolongerimagineIcangetthroughasingleday

muchlessallmylifecompletelyonmyown.

EvenifIamonvacationinthemountains，

Iameatingfoodsomeoneelhasgrown，livinginahousomeoneelhasbuilt，

wearingclothessomeoneelhaswnfromclothwovenbyothers，usingelectricitysomeoneel

isdistributingtomyhou.

Evidenceofinterdependenceiverywhere;

weareonthisjourneytogether.

AsIwasgrowingup，Irememberbeingcarefullytaughtthatindependencenotinterdependence

waverything.

“Makeyourownway”，”Standonyourowntwofeet”ormymother’sfavoriteremarkwhenIwas

face-to-facewithconquencesofsomeaction：Nowthatyou’vemadeyourbed，lieonit.

Totalindependenceisadominantthinginourculture.

Iimaginethatwhatmyparentsweretryingtoteachmewastotakeresponsibilitiesformyactionsand

mychoices.

tead，IgrewupbelievingthatIwas

suppodtobetotallyindependentandconquentlybecameveryreluctanttoaskforhelp.

Iwoulddoalmostanythingnottobeaburden，andnotrequireanyhelpfromanybody.