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[02:30.57]CollegeEnglishTestBandFour

[02:34.62]PartThreeListeningComprehension

[02:38.56]SectionA

[02:40.31]Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.

[02:49.27]Attheendofeachconversation,

[02:52.12]oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

[02:56.17]Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

[03:01.63]Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

[03:05.90]Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

[03:13.67]anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

[03:16.62]ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

[03:21.86]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[03:24.90]Nowlet'sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

[03:30.70]11.M:Today'sabaddayforme.

[03:37.15]Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

[03:40.43]W:Don'tworry.Usuallyankleinjurieshealquickly

[03:45.14]ifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.

[03:48.64]Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

[04:08.29]12.W:MayIseeyourticket,please?

[04:13.21]Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.

[04:15.84]M:Oh,you'reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.

[04:19.88]I'mterriblysorry.

[04:22.18]Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

[04:43.25]13.W:DidyouhearJaySmithdiedinhissleeplastnight?

[04:50.14]M:Yes,it'sverysad.

[04:52.33]Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.

[04:57.69]Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

[05:17.26]14.M:HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung'sexambefore?

[05:23.61]I'mkindofnervous.

[05:25.57]W:Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideas

[05:29.73]she'stalkedaboutinclass,andignorethedetails.

[05:34.00]Q:HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung'sexam?

[05:55.27]15.W:I'msosorry,sir.

[06:00.95]Andyou'llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won'tyou?

[06:04.56]M:That'sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.

[06:07.74]AndI'msurethatcoffeedoesn'tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

[06:12.66]Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

[06:32.60]16.W:HaveyouseenthemovieTheDeparted?

[06:38.07]TheplotissocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

[06:42.01]M:Yeah.Ifeltthesame.ButafterIsawitasecondtime,

[06:46.71]Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

[06:49.23]Q:Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

[07:08.49]17.M:I'mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest.

[07:15.38]Youdidn'tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

[07:18.00]W:NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.

[07:21.94]Q:Whatcontributestothewoman'shighscore?

[07:41.17]18.W:Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

[07:48.07]Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

[07:51.90]M:Yeah,butIdoubtthatwillhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

[07:56.49]Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

[08:14.46]Nowyou'llhearthetwolongconversations.

[08:18.94]ConversationOne

[08:21.13]W:Gosh,haveyouseenthis,Richard?

[08:25.18]M:Seewhat?

[08:26.38]W:Inthepaper,itsaysthere'samangoinground

[08:30.53]pretendingheisfromtheelectricityboard.

[08:33.59]He'sbeencallingatpeople'shomes,

[08:36.88]sayinghe'scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.

[08:41.69]Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,

[08:45.41]andwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,

[08:47.49]hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whatever,andmakesoffwithit.

[08:52.74]M:ButyouknowJean,it'spartlytheirownfault.

[08:55.80]Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.

[09:00.18]W:It'sallverywelltosaythat,

[09:02.58]butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas

[09:06.96]andyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK

[09:10.02]especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.

[09:12.75]M:DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?

[09:15.15]W:Yes,that'sjustit.

[09:17.12]Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.

[09:21.17]Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensioners,

[09:27.52]nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.

[13:12.26]andItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.

[13:16.97]Ilovetraintravel.That'swhyIamveryinterestedinthisjob.

[13:22.44]Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

[13:30.31]23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

[13:52.19]24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

[14:15.66]25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

[14:36.34]SectionB

[14:38.19]Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.

[14:45.42]Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

[14:49.46]Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

[14:55.15]Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

[14:59.63]fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

[15:04.88]ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

[15:10.13]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

[15:13.08]PassageOne

[15:16.36]Time.Ithinkalotabouttime

[15:21.18]andnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.

[15:26.21]Likemostworkingpeople,

[15:29.16]Ifindtimeorthelackofitaneverendingfrustrationandanunwinablebattle.

[15:36.49]MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.

[15:42.84]Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.

[15:46.88]AccordingtotheFamiliesandWorkInstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,

[15:53.11]55%oftheemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,

[15:59.68]63%don'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,

[16:05.36]and67%don'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.

[16:10.51]It'salsonotanewcomplaint.

[16:13.67]Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnuts,

[16:20.24]andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.

[16:26.15]Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgathering

[16:32.70]probablytoldthemto¡°Shutup!¡±or¡°Nosurvivalforyou!¡±

[16:36.75]Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,

[16:42.22]thedifferenceis:today'sbossesarelistening.

[16:46.82]I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalledWhenWorkWorks,

[16:53.26]producedjointlybythreeorganizations.

[16:56.76]Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployers

[17:01.25]whoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectiveways

[17:04.97]togivetheirworkersflexibility.

[17:07.92]Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

[17:15.47]Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

[17:23.23]26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

[17:44.72]27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

[18:06.52]28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?

[18:31.96]PassageTwo

[18:33.50]¡°Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.

[18:37.76]Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive.¡±

[18:42.58]PenalapyLeachoncesaid.

[18:44.65]Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.

[18:49.19]Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,

[18:55.20]Ilearntosharemyparents'love.

[18:57.94]RaisingsixchildrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepression

[19:02.97]tookitstollonmyparents'relationship

[19:06.14]andresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.

[19:09.97]Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildren

[19:14.46]anddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.

[19:18.61]Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,

[19:24.08]andtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons.

[19:27.36]Oneofthemisstillathome.

[19:29.65]Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamily

[19:34.14]andagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.

[19:38.41]Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.

[19:42.34]Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy'ssecondwife,

[19:47.04]thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.

[19:50.54]Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.

[19:56.23]Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,

[20:00.94]daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.

[20:04.10]Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother,

[20:09.03]whenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingdaddy'sfuneral.

[20:13.84]Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,

[20:18.22]¡°Ofcoursenot,honey,sheisthemotherofmychildren.¡±

[20:22.70]Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

[20:30.46]29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents'divorce?

[20:54.90]30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?

[21:17.11]31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistalk?

[21:40.13]PassageThree

[21:42.10]InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.

[21:47.79]Justassuddenly,theownerofthegreenhousewhereIworkedasmanager

[21:53.70]diedofaheartattack.

[21:55.55]Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusiness

[21:59.71]becausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.

[22:02.66]Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewant-adseachday.

[22:09.77]Thenonemorning,asIwashangingout¡°GoingOutofBusiness¡±signatthegreenhouse,

[22:16.11]thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.

[22:20.16]Shewasanofficemanager

[22:22.90]whosecompanyhasjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeoftown.

[22:27.60]Shewaslookingforpottedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasandoffices.

[22:33.51]¡°Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants,¡±shesaid.

[22:37.66]¡°I'msureinafewweeksthey'llallbedead.¡±

[22:41.05]WhileIwashelpingherselectherpurchases,mymindwasracing.

[22:47.39]Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmshadrecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficepark,

[22:54.29]andtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.

[22:59.75]Thatafternoon,Idroveouttotheofficepark.

[23:04.90]Bysixo'clockthateveningIhadsignedcontractswithsevencompanies

[23:11.23]torentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeetomaintainthem.

[23:16.04]Withinaweek,Ihadworkedoutanagreement

[23:20.46]toleasethegreenhousefromtheowner'sfamily.

[23:24.18]Businessisnowincreasingrapidly.

[23:27.13]Andoneday,wehopetobetheproudownersofthegreenhouse.

[23:33.04]Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

[23:39.93]32.Whatdowelearnaboutthegreenhouse?

[24:00.28]33.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenthecustomerwalkedinonemorning?

[24:22.12]34.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofwhenservingtheofficemanager?

[24:44.57]35.Whatwasthespeaker'shopeforthefuture?

[25:06.16]SectionC

[25:08.24]Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

[25:15.13]Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

[25:17.87]youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

[25:21.37]Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,

[25:24.43]youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43

[25:30.99]withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

[25:34.28]Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46

[25:38.32]youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

[25:41.60]Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard

[25:47.18]orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.

[25:51.22]Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

[25:55.05]youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

[25:57.92]Nowlistentothepassage.

[26:01.20]We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomy

[26:06.87]basedoninformationandknowledge.

[26:09.27]Physicallabor,rawmaterials,andcapital

[26:14.08]arenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.

[26:18.35]Nowthevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.

[26:24.15]Tomorrow'swealthdependsonthedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.

[26:29.83]Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledgenottheirmuscles.

[26:36.51]Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.

[26:42.85]Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.

[26:46.79]Theydealwithsymbols:words,figuresanddata.

[26:53.13]Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?

[26:56.84]Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processing,

[27:03.74]aswellasexchanginginformation.

[27:07.02]Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork,

[27:13.80]andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthefuture.

[27:17.84]Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisions

[27:23.65]insuchareasasproductdevelopment,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.

[27:29.89]Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardto

[27:35.14]beinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskills

[27:38.53]thatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologiesandprocedures.

[27:42.90]Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.

[27:49.14]Gonearethenine-to-fivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,

[27:55.91]andeventheconventionalworkplace,asyouarefamiliarwith.

[28:00.52]Don'texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath.

[28:07.18]Anddon'twaitforsomeonetoempoweryou.Youhavetoempoweryourself.

[28:14.95]Nowthepassagewillbereadagain.

[28:19.54]We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomy

[28:25.34]basedoninformationandknowledge.

[28:28.40]Physicallabor,rawmaterials,andcapital

[28:31.43]arenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.

[28:36.68]Nowthevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.

[28:42.04]Tomorrow'swealthdependsonthedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.

[28:47.62]Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledgenottheirmuscles.

[28:54.29]Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.

[28:59.65]Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.

[29:03.47]Theydealwithsymbols:words,figuresanddata.

[29:08.84]Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?

[29:11.24]Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processing,

[29:16.82]aswellasexchanginginformation.

[29:19.77]Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork,

[29:25.85]andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthefuture.

[29:29.25]Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisions

[29:34.17]insuchareasasproductdevelopment,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.

[30:51.11]Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardto

[30:55.49]beinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskills

[30:58.99]thatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologiesandprocedures.

[32:01.83]Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.

[32:07.96]Gonearethenine-to-fivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,

[32:14.52]andeventheconventionalworkplace,asyouarefamiliarwith.

[32:19.66]Don'texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath.

[33:17.41]Anddon'twaitforsomeonetoempoweryou.Youhavetoempoweryourself.

[33:23.86]Nowthepassagewillbereadforthethirdtime.

[33:28.13]We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomy

[33:33.83]basedoninformationandknow