Section B

Directions:In section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

I am Lynn. My previous job was as principal of a language school, where I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively. A year ago, I started an international company. I spent months conducting programs in the US and Russia. During this time, some Russian immigrants came to stay at my house. Fortunately, these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier. At the same time, I wrote several books to be published by my company and coedited a book for a major publisher.

I am grateful I have a photographic memory, so I can remember everything I see. Otherwise, I might not be that productive. In addition to my work, I have a family at home. Some of my children have had serious health problems from birth, but I try to handle those problems well and efficiently. With tremendous help from my parents, the kids are fed, and clothed, and educated.

I am busy from the time I get up until the time I go to bed. My time has to be carefully planned. I do not like to be interrupted because I want to accomplish my goals.

Questions:

11. What was the speaker’s previous job?

12. What helps to make the speaker productive according to the passage?

13. What does the passage mainly tell us?

11.A. A book publisher.????? ????????????????????

B. A company manager.

C. A magazine editor.???? ????????????????????

D. A school principal.

12. A. Some training experience. ?????????????

B. A happy family.

C. Russian assistants' help.???? ?????????????

D. A good memory.

13.?? A. Lynn’s devotion to the family.

B. Lynn’s busy and successful life.

C. Lynn’s great performance at work.

D. Lynn’s efficiency in conducting programs.

【答案】

11. D. A school principal.

12. D. A good memory.

13. B. Lynn’s busy and successful life.

【解析】

第11題：說話人以前的工作是什么？

A. 圖書出版商——短文提及，但與問題無關。說話人創(chuàng)辦公司之后，才自己寫書出版。

B. 公司經理——短文提及，但與問題無關。這是說話人目前的工作。

C. 雜志編輯——短文提及，但與問題無關。這是說話人目前的工作。

D. 學校校長——正確答案。說話人在一開始就明確表明，My previous job was as principal of a language school。

第12題：根據短文信息，說話人工作效率高的原因是什么？

A. 培訓經驗——短文提及，但與問題無關。短文只說…I received awards for training teachers to teach more effectively…，培訓教師讓我贏得了很多獎。

B.幸福的家庭——短文提及，但與問題無關。說話人只介紹了自己的家庭情況，并沒有提及家庭和工作效率高之間有何聯(lián)系。

C.俄羅斯助手的幫助——短文提及，但與問題無關。說話人提到these visitors helped a lot at home and made life easier.，并沒有提及這和工作效率之間的聯(lián)系。

D. 好的記憶力——正確答案。I am grateful I have a photographic memory.... Otherwise, I might not be that productive. 沒有好的記憶力，可能不會這么高效，符合題意。

第13題：短文主要講述什么？

A. Lynn對家庭的付出——以偏概全。

B. Lynn忙碌又成功的生活——正確答案。短文前半部分講述說話人在事業(yè)上的成功，后半部分講述說話人在忙碌中平衡工作和家庭。

C. Lynn在工作上的成就——以偏概全。

D. Lynn運行項目的高效——以偏概全。

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Job interviews can generally be divided into three types.

The first is what I would call the traditional interview. This is usually just a series of standard questions about qualifications, work experience and expectations. So what you have here is basically a list of quite direct questions, like what duties did you have in your previous job. This is still the model for a lot of interviews today. In my view it’s not the best to select staff.

Then there is the case interview. Here the interviewer presents a problem and a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem. It might go something like this, ‘A company wants to hire more graduates without spending more than its current budget. What would you advise them to do?’This can be particularly challenging, for you need to analyze the problem and solve it.

The third type is known as the behavioral interview. The questions are usually designed to find out about how the candidates handle tricky situations in the past. A typical question might be ‘Can you give me an example of a situation where you had to follow orders that you didn’t agree with?’ This opens up a lot of information and the interviewer gets to see more of the candidate.

Questions:

14. What kind of questions are usually asked in the traditional interview?

15. What does the case interview focus on about the candidate?

16. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

14.?? A. Economic questions. ???????????????????? B. Routine questions.

C. Academic questions.? ???????????????????? D. Challenging questions.

15.?? A. Work experience.????? ???????????????????? B. Educational qualifications.

C. Problem-solving abilities. ????????????? D. lnfomation-gathering abilities.

16. A. Features of different types of interview.

B. Skills in asking interview questions.

C. Changes in three interview models.

D. Suggestions for different job interviews.

【答案】

14. B. Routine questions.

15. C. Problem-solving abilities.??

16. A. Features of different types of interview.

【解析】

第14題：傳統(tǒng)型面試經常會問什么類型的問題？

A. 經濟類問題——短文未提及。

B. 常規(guī)性問題——正確答案。This is usually just a series of standard questions…標準問題實質上就是常規(guī)性問題，答案是對原文的同義轉換。

C. 學術性問題——短文未提及。

D. 具有挑戰(zhàn)性的問題——短文提及，但與問題無關。這是case interview所問問題的特點。

第15題：案例面試關注應試者的哪些方面？

A. 工作經驗——短文提及，但與問題無關。這是traditional interview關注的問題。

B. 教育資歷——短文提及，但與問題無關。這是traditional interview關注的問題。

C. 解決問題的能力——正確答案。…a series of questions to find out how the candidate would approach the problem.案例面試的目的就是考查求職者解決問題的能力。

D. 收集信息的能力——短文未提及。

第16題：說話人主要談論的是什么？

A. 不同類型面試的特征——正確答案。短文開頭就點明了主旨，Job interviews can generally be divided into three types.

B. 問面試問題的技巧——短文未提及。

C. 三種面試模式的變化——短文未提及。

D. 對不同面試的建議——短文未提及。