新視野大學英語4-期末聽力原文

英語視聽說4考試聽力

I.短對話（10題選擇題課外5題45%）

UintlBasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:Tmbesidemyselfwithjoy.Tmsolucky.Guesswhat?I'vewonalitof

moneyinthelottery.

W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.Script

W:Marywasfurious.Hersonwreckeduphercar.

M:Heshouldn'thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver'slicense.He'sstilltaking

drivinglesson.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'sson?

3.Script

M:Susan,Ihearyou7regoingtomarrythatguy.Somepeoplethinkyou,ll

regretit.

W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.Script

M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother'spassing.

Iknowhowcloseyoutwowere?

W:Thankyou.Itwassosudden.TMstillinastateofshockIdon'tknow

whattodo.

Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?

5.Script

W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren'tconsideredjustbecause

I'mawoman.

M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvice

beheard.

Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

Keys:l.C2.B3.D4.A5.D

Uint2II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She'sgoingtobesashayingdown

thecatwalk.

M:Wow,thafsgreat!Allthatwalkingpracticereallypaidoff.Andfoeonce

shewon'tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.

Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?

2.Script

M:Julia,comeandseetheMissAmericacontestonTV.Allthosebeautiful

girlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecidewho

hasthebestfigure.

W:Bah!Thafstheworstkindofexploitation.Theyaretreatingwomenlike

toysforpeopletoenjoy.Iwouldnevertakepartinthiskindofcontest.

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?

3.Script

W:WhatshallIdo?I'mfat.Iwanttobeslimandbeauty,butI'mfat.Tve

triedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothingworks.

M:Thosedietsarejustfads,popularforawhileandthenforgotten.Just

followtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andgetplentyof

exercise.BeforelongyouMIseeresults.

Q:Whathasthewomantried?

4.Script

Wl:IthinkLilyisreallyattractive.She'shalfSpanishandhasthisreally

sultrylookabouther.

W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.Tvealwaysbeenjealousofherskin

colorinthesummer.

Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?

5.Script

M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:"PlasticSurgeryIncreasingat

aFasterRateAmongMen".Apparentlymoreandmoremenaretryingto

improvetheirappearance.

W:Isawittooonthenews.Face-lifts,nosejobs,andboxtohidewrinkle

arenowverypopularwithmen.Mensayifsforbusinessreasons,but

weknowit'svanity.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplastic

surgery?

Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.B

Unit3II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Didyouseethepapertoday?TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.

M:Yes,butitonlymeasured3.5ontheRichterscale.Idon'tthinkthere

wereanycasualties.

Q:Whatistheresultoftheearthquakeof3.5ontheRichterscaleaccording

totheman?

2.Script

W:I'dabitworriedaboutSuzietravelingtosouthernIndia.Ifstherainy

seasonthere,andtheremaybelandsides.

M:Suziecantakecareofherself;shewon'tgoanywheretoorisky.Besides,

youcanalwayse-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.

Q:WhatisSuziedoing?

3.Script

M:Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!Backalready?

W:wenevergotthere!Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangements

becausethewholeregionisflooded.Weweresodisappointed;we

won'tgetanotherchancetogothisyear.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

4.Script

M:OurflighttoTokyowasdelayedbytwelvehours.Canyoubelieveit?A

typhoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.

W:Isawitonthenews.Thefloodinganddamagewereterrible.Idon't

thinkanyonewashurtthough.

Q:Whatistheconsequenceofthetyphoon?

5.Script

W:Didyouseetheprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?Itwasfascinating!

M:Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetifsso

destructive.AndIcouldn'tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.Tmgladwe

don'thaveanyvolcanoeshere!

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?

Keys:l.D2.A3.C4.B5.C

Uint4II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:Doyouseeyourselfasaleaderormoreofateamplayer?

W:Well,itdependsonthecircumstances.Iusuallyenjoyworkingaspartof

ateamandhelpingeveryoneworktogether.Butiftheleadershipisweak,

I'mnotafraidtotakeoverinordertoachievethegoalathand.

0.:Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?

2.Script

W:Goodmorning,IhaveanappointmentwithMr.Daviesatllo'clock.

M:Yes,heleftamessageforyousayinghe'sterriblysorrybuthe'sstuckin

trafficandisrunning15minuteslate.Pleasetakeaseatandhe'llbehere

assoonaspossible.Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?

Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

3.Script

W:Youdon'thappy.Didyougetthatpromotion?

M:No,theybroughtinsomenewguy.I'mnotgoingtohangaroundfor

muchlonger,Ican'tassureyou.

Q:Whyisthemanunhappy?

4.Script

W:Mr.Jonesisaself-mademillionaire,andI'mhonoredtohaveworkedfor

himforthepastthirtyyearsashisaccountant.

M:Hemustbepleasedtohavealoyalandfaithfulemployeesuchas

yourself.

Q:Whatistrueofthewoman?

5.Script

W:Jane,we'reconsideringyouforthenewofficemanager'sposition.

We'vebeenverypleasedwithyourwork.

M:Thankyouverymuch.Tvealwaysenjoyedworkinghere,andIwould

welcomeanopportunityformoreresponsibility.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?

Keys:l.C2.B3.A4.B5.D

Uint5II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobs

fromtimetotime?

M:Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon'thavetoadapttot

newcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthe

spiceoflife.

Q:Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?

2.Script

M:Kathleen,you'vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhaveto

warnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.

W:Tmsorry.THtrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcould

worklatertomakeupthetimePvelost.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansay?

3.Script

M:Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetter

opportunitywithanotherfirm,andrmtakingit.

W:Wewon'tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You'vedoneyourbestto

makeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'sleaving?

4.Script

W:Mr.Armes,Iwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonth

PHbeleavingthecompany.

M:Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthe

bestofluck.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwant?

5.Script

W:Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe'recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwe

mustlayyouoff.I'msorry.

M:Iunderstand.Tveenjoyedmytimehere,andI'mconfidentIcanfind

somethingelse.

Q:Whatistheman'sresponse?

Keys:1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D

Uint8II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

M:Scentistsclaimtheworldpopulationhas99.5%ofthesameDNA.

W:Butthisdoesn'ttellusthereisnosuchthingasrace.

Q:WhatistrueoftheDNAofdifferenceraces?

2.Script

W:Withtheadventofthegenetiemapweknowwhereeverythingis,but

doweknowwheretogowithit?

M:Yourmapseemstodifferlargelyfrommygeographicalmap!

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.Script

M:Asyouknow,ithastakenmillionsofyearsofevolutionandnatural

selectiontogetuswherewearetoday.

W:Yes,butnowthatwehavegeneticengineering,weseemtohave

decidedthatwewanttobeGod.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.Script

M:Ithinktheresearchintocloningwillleadusintodangers,fillinguswith

falsehopesofperfection.

W:Ifstoolatetoturnbacktheclock.We'lljusthavetodependon

commonsensetosolveuncommonproblems.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.Script

W:InAmerica,manyprisonersarehavingtheircasesreviewed,andsome

haveevenbeenfreedthroughDNAtesting.

M:Exceptfortheoneswhosedeathsentencehasalreadybeencarriedout.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutDNAtestingfromthedialog?

Keys:l.B2.C3.D4.A5.C

二.長對話（taskl填十個單詞,task3兩篇選擇或者判斷10題）

Unit1Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Mary:Dam!You'respilledredwineonme.Mynewdressisruined.

John:Fmterriblesorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here'ssomewatertowashitoff.

Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!Fmamess.

John:Well,youdolookalittleupset.Pleasedon'tblowup.Don'tloseyourcool.

Mary:Hmm,you'vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whoshouldn'tflyoffthehandle?

Thisdresscostafortune.

John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou'remad.Ikidyounot.Somepeopledolook

attractivewhentheyareinarage.

Mary:Thisisveryexpensivedress.Isavedformonthstobuyit,andnowit'sruined.

Lookatthisstain!

John:Accidentsdohappen.Givemeyourdress,andI'lltakeittothecleaners.

Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveittoyou?Idon't

evenknowyou!

John:Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.TmJohnOwen.

Mary:Mmm,atleastyou'repolite.IguessIreallyshouldn'thaveflaredup.Afterall,

itwasanaccident.I'mMaryHarvey.

John:Comeon.I'lltakeyouhome.Youcanchangeyourclothes,andI'llgetthe

dresscleanedforyou.

Mary:Nowyou'retalking.Thanks.You'rearealgentleman.

John:You'dbetterbelieveit.I'mgladtoseethatyou'vecooleddown.Feellooka

bitetoeatafterward?I'mstarving.

Mary:Ok.You'reprettygood.Fmnotnearlyasmad.Ifyoucangetthisstainout,Til

beveryhappy.

John:riltrymybest.ButifIcan'tgetthestainout,pleasedon'tletyourhappiness

turntowrath.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?

2.Whydoesthewomangetangry?

3.Whatdoesthemansaytopleasethewomanwhenshelooksangry?

4.Whydoesthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?

5.Whatistheman'sfinalproposal?

Keys:ID2.A3.C4.B5.C

UintlTask3:AViewofHappiness

Dr.Smithhasproposedareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,

viewofhappiness.Accordingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribedas

astateifbalance.Andwhenhumanorcertainanimalsachievethatbalance,

theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappyfeeling.

Toillustratethis,wemaystudytwomagnets.Whentheirpositiveand

negativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.In

otherwords,theyhaveattainedabalanceorstateofhappiness.Ifonthe

otherhand,oneofthepolesisreversed,andpositivepoleispressesagainst

positivepole,thereisresistance,instability,imbalanceastateof

unhappiness.

Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceseemtofindhappinessin

reinforcement.Oncetheyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchas

food,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfactionof

thosegoals.Thisrepetitionorreinforcementproducesastateofbalanceor

senseofhappiness.

Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacitytolearn

shouldbeabletoexperiencehappiness.Butintruthlearningcantakeplace

throughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionsuchasscratchinganitch,

followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,andsoon.Thuslearning

canoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.

Forhumanbeings,blessedwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimitedto

theshort-termsatisfactionofneeds.Indeed,thereisastronglink

betweenhappinessandthefulfillmentoflong-termgoals.Evenifhuman

striveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals,

goals,oncethosegoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

1.Whydoesthespeakermention“magnets”?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegotfood?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

4.Whatdoesthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

5.Whichofthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

Keys:ID2.C3.B4.D5.A

Unit2Task1:AFriendlyStylist

Stylist:Morning,sir.Thischair,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?

Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.

Stylist:Verygood.Ican,ofcourse,dosomethingfashionableforonly$60.

Nick:60dollars!That'shighwayrobbery—twicewhatIordinarilypay.

Stylist:Perhaps,sir.Butyourhaircutshaven'tbeeninharmonywithyourcharacter.

Yourhairisatwarwithyoursoul.

Nick:Fveneverheardofsuchathing.

Stylist:IfImaysay,I,manexpertatmatchinghairstyletopersonalities.Believeme;

you'resufferinga“disjunction”.

Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?

Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.

Nick:Thisisutternonsense.However,I'dliketohearhowyou'dsolvethisso-called

problem.

Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,imaginative.Butyourhairisdull.Icancorrectthat

imbalanceinseconds.

Nick:Okay,letmeseewhatcanyoudoaboutthe...uh...disjunction,asyoucallit.

Stylist:We,regoingtousescissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe'llkeepinplacewitha

liberalhelpingofgel....Thistuftinthebackwe'llbraidintoapigtail.Now,it'sthe

newyou!

Nick:Iloveit.It'sjustlikeme:imaginativeandartistic.Nowwhatareyoudoing?

What'swrong?Don'tyouseeharmonyinmynewhairstyle?

Stylist:Something'spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatruefashionable

statement.

Nick:Forheaven'ssake,tellmewhat'smissing.

Stylist:Streaks.Byputtinginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwillbecomeawork

ofart.Streakingwillcostyoumore,but...

Nick:Doit.Forgetthecost.But,bytheway,whatis由etotalgettingtobe?How

mucham1payingtoavoiddisjunction?

Stylist:That's...$135,Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

1.Whenthestylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?

2.Whatdoesthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer'shairstyle?

3.Whatwillthestylistdowiththecustomer'shair?

4.Whatwillstreakingdototheman'shairaccordingtothestylist?

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.A

ForReference:

1.Itmeansthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.

2.That's...$135.Sir?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

Uint2Task3:AViewofHappiness

Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrightenup

theirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurvey

releasedonWednesday.

Men'suseoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percentlast

yearfromthepreviousyear.Women'suseoftheinjectionsfell36percent,

accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialandPlastic

ReconstructiveSurgeons.

Men'suseofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesrose88percent,

whilewomen'sbotoxusefell8percent.

Andforsmoothingskin,theuseoflaserresurfacingamongmenrose

13percent,thesurveyshowed.Meanwhile,women'suseoflaser

resurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.

Thenumberofmengettingnosejobsrose47percent,whilethenumberof

womendoingsorose5percent.

Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasons

wereage40to59.

Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctor

thatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.

Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywant

facialcosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.

ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20to

March3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocuson

treatmentoftheface,head,andneck.

Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women'suseofbotoxrose60percent

whilemen'sfell14percent;women'suseoflaserresurfacingrose13

percentwhilemen'sfell19percent;women'suseoffatinjectionsfelll7

percentandmen'sfell54percent.

1.Whatistrueofmenandwomen'suseoffatinjections?

2.Whileofthefollowingistrueofnosejobs?

3.Howmuchgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgery

tolookyoungerthanthepercentageofmen?

4.Whatistrueofmenandwomenusingbotoxinthepreviousyear?

5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

Keys:IC2.C3.B4.B5.D

Unit3

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Son:Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?

Mom:Ihaven91startedyet.Why,haveyouanyrequires?

Son:Howabouttsunamiforachange-Idon'tknowwhatis,butIheardsome

Japanesepeopleusingthewordonthebustheotherday.Soundslikeafood.

Maybeit'ssimilartosushi.

Mom:Nonsense.TsunamicomesfromJapanesewordsmeaningharborandwave.If

wehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.

Son:Why?Whatisit?

Mom:Imeanitmayswallowyouup.Atsunamiisanenormousseriesofvery

powerfulwaves.

Son:Couldyousurfonthem?Thatcouldbecool.

Mom:They'renotcool.Theyareverydestructive.Whentheypoundtheshoreof

populatedareas,theycausetremendousdamage.Theydestroyeverythingin

theirpath.

Son:Whatcausesthem?

Mom:Ithinktheyarecausedbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,volcano,or

landsidethatstartsachainreactionintheocean.

Son:Dothewavesgettobigthattheycrushbuildings?

Mom:Easily.Theycanbedozensofmetershigh.Theytosscarsandhousesaround

asthoughtheywerechildren'stoys.

Son:Canyouseethemcoming?

Mom:Youcanseethematquiteadistance.Butthere'snotmuchyoucando.Inthe

openoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,

thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

Son:Howbig?

Mom:Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

6.Whatthesonthinkatsunamiis?

7.WhatdoesMomimplybysaying,41Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherway

around”？

8.Whatdoesthesonthinksurfingontsunamiwaveswouldbelike?

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthecauseofatsunami?

10.Howhighcantsunamiwavesreach?

Keys:IB2.C3.A4.D5.C

ForReference

1.Intheopenoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreachestheshore,

thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

2.Theycanreach30meters.Bigenoughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

Unit3Task3:ABlizzard

Ablizzardisaseverweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperatures

andstrongwinds,greaterthan15milesperhour,bearingagreatamountof

snow.

Becausethefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,thereare

manydifferentdefinitionsofwhatablizzardtrulyis.Butitisgenerally

agreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asopposedtomerelya

winterstorm,theweathermustmeetseveralconditions.Thestormmust

decreasevisibilitytoaquarterofamileforthreehoursrunning.Include

snoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedofatleast32milesper

hour,whichmeansForce7ormoreontheWindScale.

Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinter

stormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormi=ore,plentyofsnow,

visibilitylessthanlkilometer,atemperatureoflessthan-25degrees

Celsius,andalloftheseconditionsmustlastfor4hoursormore,beforethe

stormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.

Whenalltheseconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,the

stormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.

Anextensiveformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,together

withsnowfall,becomesoseverthatitisimpossibletodistinguishthe

groundfromtheair.Peoplecaughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecome

disoriented,losingtheirsenseofupanddownaswellastheirsenseof

direction.Severeblizzardcanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothefirststandard?

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothesecond

standard?

4.Whatisagroundblizzard?

5.Whichofthefollowingisintheorderofincreasingforce?

Keys:1A2.B3.C4.D5.C

Unit4

Task1:You'refired!

Joan:Comein,comein.Haveaseat.Ah...uh...Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingto

hurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

Carl:Yes,ma'am.ButFmnotquitesurewhatyou'retalkingabout.

Joan:You,refired.That'swhatFmtalkingabout.

Carl:Ifindthatsurprising,MissJackson.Afterall,Isoldtwenty-fivepercentmoreof

ourproductsthananyothersalesperson.

Joan:Look,I'mnotheretoargue.You'refired.Understand?

Carl:Iunderstandperfectly.IjustwonderwhafsgoingtohappentothecontractI've

beenarranging.Itwouldbeashametoloseit;itcouldmeanalotofour

company.AndFmtheonlyonewhoknowsthedetails.

Joan:Nooneisindispensable.Justclearoutyourdesk,andthat'stheendofit.DoI

makemyselfclear,Mr.Westlake?

Carl:Crystalclear-apartfromonesmalldetail.

Joan:Andwhat,praytell,isthatdetail?

Carl:I'mnotMr.Westlake.TmCarlSmith.

Joan:Wellthen,that'sadifferentkettleoffish,Mr.Smith.Iknowyou'vebeen

workinglatealmosteverynightandcominginonSaturdaystogetworkdone.

Thecompanyisveryhappywithyourprogress.

Carl:That'sgoodtoknow.IwasbeginningtothinkthatIwasn'tappreciated.

Joan:You'redoingwell.Wehaveapprovedyourfirstsalaryincrease.

Carl:That'sgreat!Thankyou!I'llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhave

demonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.

11.Whyisthemansurprisedatthebeingfired?

12.Whatisthesecondreasonmentionedofthemantoobjecttohisbeingfired?

13.Whatmistakedidthewomanmake?

14.Whatdoyouknowabouttheman'sworkperformance?

15.Whatdoesthemanfinallyget?

Keys:1C2.B3.D4.A5.A

ForReference

1.Iwantyoutoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

2.That'sgreat!Thankyou!rilcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrustyouhave

demonstratedinmewiththisraiseinpay.

Uint4Task3:TheRoleofJobDescriptions

Peoplewhodon'tunderstandwhattheiremployersexpectthemtodomay

beheadedforoneofthemostcommonandyetmostavoidablecareertraps.

Ifyourbossdoesn'ttakethetimetoexplainproperlywhatyouareexpected

todoinyourposition.Thenkeepaskingquestionsuntilyouknowprecisely

whatitis.Don'tlimityourquestionstomatterofeverydayroutine.Lee

Colby,amanagementconsultantbasedinMinneapolis,offershisadvice.He

saysyoucanaskmoresignificantquestionslike,“Whatareour

departmwnfsgoals?Howdoesmyworkfitinwiththeoverallobjectiveof

thecompany?^^

ThatmethodhelpedLisaJames,anassistantmanageratanelectronics

company.WhenJameswastransferredtoanewdepartmentsevenyears

ago,shefoundherselfnotonlyworkingforthemanagerofqualitycontrol,

butassistingthreeothermanagers.Becausethejobwasbothdemanding

andill-defined,Jameshadtoputinten-hourdaysaswellastakeworkhome.

Toclarifywhatwasexpectedofherandwhatshehopedtogetfromherjob

intermsofcareerdepartment,shedraftedalistofgoalsincollaboration

withherprincipalboss.Thelistprovedsowellthoughoutthatherboss

useditasthebasisforherannualperformancereviews.Shortlyafterwards,

shewasgivenaraiseforherefficientwork.

Ifyourbossisvagueaboutwhatyourgoalsshouldbe,trythistechnique

suggestedbyAtkinSimon,directorofaBoston-based

management-consultingfirm:Readyourpositiondescription,whichmost

largefirmsprovide,andidentifythetwoorthreemostimportanttasksit

mentions.Thenmeetwithyourboss,pointoutthetasksyou'vechosenand

askiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsidersimportant.

1.Ifyourbossdoesnotdescribeyourjobresponsibilityclearly,whatcan

youdo?

2.Whatkindofquestionscanyouaskaboutyourjob?

3.WhenJameswastransferredtoanewdepartment,howmanymanagers

didshehavetoworkfor?

4.WithwhomdidJamesdraftalistofgoals?

5.Howwasherlistofgoalsreceived?

Keys:IB2.D3.D4.A5.C

Unit5

Task1:HowtoAvoidBankruptcy

Manager:Adam!Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?

Adam:Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,make

usleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday9smarket.

Manager:Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?

Adam:Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.Theyusually

overstaffed.

Manager:That'snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthem

havebeenwiththecompanyforyears.

Adam:It'spainfulprocess,butthere'snochoice.They'lljusthavetogetusedto

theidea.

Manager:Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey5refired.

Adam:Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduce

officestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.

Manager:OK.Ifwelayoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenough

togetthecompanybackonitsfeet?

Adam:Unfortunatelynot.We'llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservice

department.

Manager:Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofservicethatweofferour

passengers?

Adam:Well,we'llhavetoretraintheservicestaffandstreamlineouroperations,

sowewon'tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.

Manager:Well,thisisserious,butIreallydon'tthinkwehaveanyotherchoice.If

wekeeplosingmoneylikethis,we'llhavetoshuteverythingdown.

16.Whatisthedialogmainlyconcernedwith?

17.Whatdoesthemanmeanby“makeusleanandmean”?

18.Whatisthedifficultyincuttingtheadministrativestaff?

19.Whatwillhappenasaresultoffiringtheadministrators?

20.Whatdoesthemanthinkwillhappenaftertheycut20percentofthe

administrators?

Keys:1B2.D3.A4.C5.C

ForReference

1.Hesuggestsretainingtheservicestaffandstreamingtheiroperations,sotheywon't

needasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.

2.Thatisaseriousstep,butshethinkstheyhaven'tanyotherchoice.Iftheykeep

losingmoney,theywillhavetoshuteverythingdown.

Uint5Task3:Layoffscanbepredicted.

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