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1、2013年秋季四级强化阶段讲义Listening 2主讲人：周澜【2010年6月CET4真题】Now youll hear the two long conversations.Conversation 1Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course.C) He has to work during the day. D) He find
2、s the evening course cheaper.20. A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing.C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks.21. A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. B) From September 1 to New Years eve.C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. D) Three hours a week, 45 hours in t
3、otal.22. A) What to bring for registration. B) Where to attend the class.C) How he can get to Frost Hall. D) Whether he can use a check.原文：Conversation 1W: Hello, Clarkson College, may I help you?M: Yes. Im looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall seme
4、ster.W: Do you want a day or evening course?M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.W: Uh-huh. Have you taken any courses in data processing?M: No.W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.M: Oh, I see. Well,
5、 when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays.W: Well, theres a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7:00.M: Just once a week?W: Yes. But thats almost 3 hours from 7:00 to 9:45.M: Oh! Well, thats all right, I could manage that.How many weeks does the course last?W: En, let me see. 12 weeks. You
6、 start the first weekends September and finishOh.just before Christmas, December 21st. M: And how much is the course?W: Thats 300 dollars including the necessary computer time.M: Aha. Okay, En, where do I go to register?W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6:00 and 9:00 in
7、 Frost Hall.M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?W: Yes, thats the one.M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me?W: No, just your check book.M: Well, thank you so much.W: Youre very welcome. Bye!M: Bye!Q19: Why does the man choose to take an evenin
8、g course?Q20: What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?Q21: What do we learn about the schedule of evening course?Q22: What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) A trai
9、ning coach. B) A trading adviser. C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader.24. A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative.C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless.25. A) It is something inevitable. B) It is frustrating sometimes.C) It takes
10、 patience to manage. D) It can be a good thing.原文：Conversation 2W: So, why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful?M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combin
11、es both.W: How do you relax in the evening?M: I very rarely do anything work-related so its easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away. To do something my brain will regard as creative.W: Do
12、you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress?M: I dont think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me. W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?M: I have considered leaving my job due t
13、o stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing. And if used the right way can actually be a positive thing.W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy mental chal
14、lenge. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short medium and long term trading performance and success.Q23. What is the mans job?Q24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?Q25. What does the ma
15、n say about an element of stress in his job?Part Three Passage Comprehensions【2010年6月CET4真题】Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. A) District managers. B) Regular customers. C) Sales directors. D) Senior clerks.27. A) The support provided by the regular
16、clients. B) The initiative shown by the sales representatives.待添加的隐藏文字内容3C) The urgency of implementing the companys plans. D) The important part played by district managers.28. A) Some of them were political-minded. B) Fifty percent of them were female.C) One third of them were senior managers. D)
17、Most of them were rather conservative.29. A) He used too many quotations. B) He was not gender sensitive.C) He did not keep to the point. D) He spent too much time on details.原文：Passage 1As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with
18、 the companys district managers. Everyone arrived on time, and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. “I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market,” he
19、 began, “because of the quality of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.” W
20、hen Alex was finished, he第2/3页 received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.” “Yes”, the district manager replied. “Hal
21、f of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.”
22、Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?复合式听写部分Section CDirections: In this section, you will he
23、ar a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time
24、, you should check what you have written.Job seekers in Britain say employers are _26_ applicants degrees and certificates. They are making their own entrance exams to test ability. They are concerned about decreasing _27_ of job seekers, because many university graduates with good degrees have show
25、n a terrible _28_ to spell, and work out simple sums.The chairman of the Standing Conference of Employers of Graduates, told our _29_: “We dont look at the pieces of paper turned in to us, but we look at the people with real abilities.” A senior _30_ with the Bank of England said that many companies
26、 were making their own _31_ tests so they could be sure that candidates were the right people for the job.In the Civil Service, only about 200 out of 2,000 candidates are chosen after the rest have been _32_ by the Services own examinations and interviews. Forged certificates, printed in Germany, ha
27、ve been _33_ recently. These forged certificates are not easy to _34_ the real ones, and can be bought at 25 apiece. Making fake degrees has also become a highly profitable business. Fake degrees and diplomas, including Ph. D. degrees, can be _35_ for as little as 20. Some so-called “universities” and “colleges” are even selling these attractive diplomas.Answer:26. paying less attention to 27. Standards 28.inability29. correspondent 30. Executive 31.intelligence32. knocked out 33. Discovered 34.distinguish from 35. obtained
