歌曲 | 2009年12月大学英语四级听力真题 |
歌手 | 英语听力 |
专辑 | 大学英语四级听力真题 |
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[01:06.82] | Q11. |
[01:08.21] | M: Excuse me. do you have change for a ten-dollar note? I need lo pay the parking meter. |
[01:16.27] | W: I'm sorry, but I think you can get it through the money changer in the shopping center across the street. |
[01:25.04] | Q: What is the man trying to do? |
[01:43.56] | Q12. |
[01:44.91] | M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really like? |
[01:51.31] | W; I'd suggest this toy train, sir. It's an excellent brand. Very popular all over the world these days. |
[02:00.48] | Q: What is the man doing? |
[02:18.32] | Q13. |
[02:20.76] | W: Do you let people know when you're taking pictures of them? |
[02:24.79] | M: I try not to. You know any picture of a person who poses for the camera would look dull and unnatural. |
[02:34.02] | Q: What are the speakers talking about? |
[02:53.54] | Q14. |
[02:55.50] | W; I need to talk lo someone who knows Baltimore well. I'm told you lived there. |
[03:01.16] | M: Oh, but I was really young at the lime |
[03:04.30] | Q: What docs the man mean? |
[03:23.38] | Q15. |
[03:25.44] | W: Aren't you disappointed that you didn't get the promotion? |
[03:28.86] | M: Maybe a little, but 1 know I need more experience before I'm ready for that kind of responsibility. |
[03:37.65] | Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation? |
[03:58.36] | Q16. |
[04:00.26] | W: I've been working out the gym since January. I was a bit out of shape. |
[04:06.32] | M: You look terrific. It seems that your effort has paid off. |
[04:11.21] | Q: What does the man imply about the woman? |
[04:31.49] | Q17. |
[04:33.11] | W: Professor Clark suggested I get a tutor for advanced physics. |
[04:38.82] | M: Well, that might help. Advanced physics is a pretty difficult course. |
[04:44.92] | Q: What docs the man mean? |
[05:03.42] | Q18. |
[05:07.29] | W: Bill, have you heard the latest news? It appears we two won't be laid off after all. |
[05:14.74] | M: Oh, I'm somewhat tired of working here. |
[05:18.24] | I've been wondering whether I should resign. Anyway, the news seems to be good for you. |
[05:25.71] | Q: How docs the man feel about the news? |
[05:49.59] | Conversation One |
[05:52.95] | W: Hello, Carlson College, may I help you? |
[05:56.39] | M: Yes. I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester. |
[06:05.10] | W: Do you want a day or evening course? |
[06:08.53] | M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. |
[06:14.12] | W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing? |
[06:19.06] | M: No. |
[06:21.28] | W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming. |
[06:28.94] | M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays. |
[06:35.72] | W: Well ,there’s a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7. |
[06:40.86] | M: Just once a week? |
[06:42.53] | W: Yes. But that's almost 3 hours from 7 to 9:45. |
[06:48.94] | M: Oh! Well, that's all right, I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last? |
[06:56.39] | W: Mm, let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first weekends September and finish... |
[07:05.77] | Oh., just before Christmas, December 21st. |
[07:09.96] | M: And how much is the course? |
[07:12.40] | W: That's 300 dollars including the necessary computer time. |
[07:16.69] | M: Ah-hum. Okay, Eh, where do 1 go to register? |
[07:23.49] | W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall. |
[07:30.60] | M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot? |
[07:34.07] | W: Yes. that's the one. |
[07:36.39] | M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me? |
[07:42.04] | W; No, just your check book. |
[07:44.39] | M: Well, thank you so much. |
[07:46.45] | W: You're very welcome. Bye! |
[07:48.64] | M: Bye! |
[07:50.43] | Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[07:57.93] | Q19: Why does the man choose to take an evening course? |
[08:20.40] | Q20: What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming? |
[08:42.31] | Q21: What do we learn about the schedule of evening course? |
[09:04.59] | Q22: What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation? |
[09:25.92] | Conversation Two |
[09:29.06] | W: So, why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful? |
[09:34.62] | M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation |
[09:40.78] | and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both. |
[09:47.90] | W: How do you relax in the evening? |
[09:52.03] | M: I very rarely do anything work-related so it's easy to escape the markets. |
[09:57.19] | I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I had a bad day. |
[10:02.78] | I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away. To do something my brain will regard as creative. |
[10:10.20] | W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress? |
[10:16.26] | M: I don't think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me. |
[10:23.88] | W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor? |
[10:29.31] | M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. |
[10:33.68] | However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing. |
[10:38.33] | And if used the right way can actually be a positive thing. |
[10:42.16] | W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job? |
[10:47.01] | M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy mental challenge. |
[10:55.08] | Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. |
[10:59.81] | How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short medium and long term trading performance and success. |
[11:09.47] | Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[11:17.61] | Q23. What is the man's job? |
[11:38.21] | Q24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away? |
[12:01.39] | Q25. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job? |
[13:04.67] | Passage 1 |
[13:06.83] | Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. |
[13:15.24] | Until recently, scientists believe that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. |
[13:23.42] | But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. |
[13:29.08] | In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. |
[13:35.74] | But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. |
[13:42.94] | One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. |
[13:50.69] | Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. |
[13:57.98] | The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heal. |
[14:07.57] | Water and heal from volcanic activity arc two basic conditions needed for life to form. |
[14:15.55] | A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. |
[14:23.61] | Scientists believe there might be such chemicals King at the bottom of Europa 's ocean. |
[14:31.14] | They may have already created life or may be about to. You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. |
[14:41.41] | Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. |
[14:47.12] | But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness such as caves several miles beneath the surface. |
[14:56.37] | And bacteria, primitive forms of life. have been seen there. |
[15:01.78] | So the lack of light in Europa 's sub-surface ocean doesn't automatically rule out life forming. |
[15:09.40] | Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[15:17.75] | Q26. What did scientists once believe according to the passage? |
[15:40.97] | Q27. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter? |
[16:04.84] | Q28. What have scientists come to know recently about formation of life? |
[16:27.77] | Passage 2 |
[16:30.76] | In her early days as an emergency room physician. Doctor Joanna Myer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. |
[16:39.81] | After the child had been treated and was being prepared for discharge. |
[16:45.05] | Doctor Myer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home. |
[16:50.25] | Also listening to her were a half a dozen other family members. |
[16:56.44] | A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye. |
[17:00.48] | The family asked her to settle an argument they* d been having over exaclly what advice she had given. |
[17:07.65] | "As I talked to them. I was amazed." she said. |
[17:11.97] | All of them had heard the simple instructions I have given just a few hours before, |
[17:17.85] | but they have three or four different versions. |
[17:22.22] | The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people. |
[17:31.47] | " This episode gave Doctor Myer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later- most people just don' t listen very well. |
[17:43.25] | Nowadays, she says she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients. |
[17:51.48] | She asks them to tell her what they think they are supposed to do. |
[17:57.06] | She also provides take-home sheets which are computer printouts tailored to the patients' situation. |
[18:03.87] | Doc. Myer' s listeners are not unusual. |
[18:07.84] | When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with the challenge |
[18:15.72] | because human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word. |
[18:21.27] | Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent. |
[18:28.64] | Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard: |
[18:34.71] | Q29. What did the child' s family members argue about in the hospital? |
[18:57.27] | Q30. What did Doc. Myer do to insure her patients understand her instructions? |
[19:19.90] | Q31. What does the speaker say about human speech? |
[19:40.45] | Passage 3 |
[19:43.00] | It's logical to suppose that things like good labor relations, good working conditions, |
[19:49.13] | good wages and benefits and job security motivate workers, |
[19:54.00] | but one expert, Fredrick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers. |
[20:01.98] | They are merely satisfiers. |
[20:05.03] | Motivators, in contrast, include things such as having a challenging and interesting job, recognition and responsibility. |
[20:14.15] | However, even with the development of computers and robotics, |
[20:20.22] | there're always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. |
[20:27.89] | So how do mangers motivate people in such jobs? |
[20:33.07] | One solution is to give them some responsibilities, not as individuals, but as a part of a team. |
[20:40.98] | For example, some supermarkets can buy office stuff to people who fill the shelves, |
[20:48.19] | and the people who work at the check out into a team, and let them decide what product lines to stock, |
[20:54.85] | how to display them and so on. |
[20:57.63] | Many people now talk about the importance of a company's shared values or culture with which all the staff can identify, |
[21:07.64] | for example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, |
[21:13.40] | the most user-friendly or the most reliable products in a particular field. |
[21:18.32] | Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets which automatically only concern a few people. |
[21:27.22] | Unfortunately, there's only a limited number of such goals to go around |
[21:34.24] | and by definition, not all the competing companies in that industry can seriously plan to be the best. |
[21:41.68] | Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
[21:50.10] | Q32: What can actually motivate workers according to Fredrick Herzberg? |
[22:13.13] | Q33: What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era? |
[22:36.78] | Q34: What do some supermarkets do to motivate their employees? |
[22:59.36] | Q35: Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers? |
[24:07.18] | |
[24:18.23] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[24:23.13] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[24:34.20] | Factual writing provides background information on an author,composer or artist,or on a type of music,literature, or art. |
[24:46.53] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[24:55.05] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[25:02.62] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[25:08.78] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[25:19.74] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[25:25.75] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[25:30.56] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader's mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[25:37.25] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[25:45.48] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[25:56.87] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[26:02.06] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[26:10.18] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |
[26:18.30] | Read again |
[26:22.05] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[26:27.78] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[26:38.34] | Factual writing provides background information on an author,composer or artist,or on a type of music,literature, or art. |
[26:49.68] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[26:58.01] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[27:05.04] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[27:11.80] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[27:23.51] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[27:30.22] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[27:34.98] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader's mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[27:43.10] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[29:03.44] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[29:12.74] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[30:23.89] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[30:31.97] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |
[31:46.58] | Third time |
[31:50.53] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[31:55.28] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[32:06.26] | Factual writing provides background information on an author,composer or artist,or on a type of music,literature, or art. |
[32:18.35] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[32:27.98] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[32:34.07] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[32:40.32] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[32:51.37] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[32:58.10] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[33:03.15] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader's mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[33:09.15] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[33:17.93] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[33:29.23] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[33:33.53] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[33:42.17] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |
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[01:06.82] | Q11. |
[01:08.21] | M: Excuse me. do you have change for a tendollar note? I need lo pay the parking meter. |
[01:16.27] | W: I' m sorry, but I think you can get it through the money changer in the shopping center across the street. |
[01:25.04] | Q: What is the man trying to do? |
[01:43.56] | Q12. |
[01:44.91] | M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really like? |
[01:51.31] | W I' d suggest this toy train, sir. It' s an excellent brand. Very popular all over the world these days. |
[02:00.48] | Q: What is the man doing? |
[02:18.32] | Q13. |
[02:20.76] | W: Do you let people know when you' re taking pictures of them? |
[02:24.79] | M: I try not to. You know any picture of a person who poses for the camera would look dull and unnatural. |
[02:34.02] | Q: What are the speakers talking about? |
[02:53.54] | Q14. |
[02:55.50] | W I need to talk lo someone who knows Baltimore well. I' m told you lived there. |
[03:01.16] | M: Oh, but I was really young at the lime |
[03:04.30] | Q: What docs the man mean? |
[03:23.38] | Q15. |
[03:25.44] | W: Aren' t you disappointed that you didn' t get the promotion? |
[03:28.86] | M: Maybe a little, but 1 know I need more experience before I' m ready for that kind of responsibility. |
[03:37.65] | Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation? |
[03:58.36] | Q16. |
[04:00.26] | W: I' ve been working out the gym since January. I was a bit out of shape. |
[04:06.32] | M: You look terrific. It seems that your effort has paid off. |
[04:11.21] | Q: What does the man imply about the woman? |
[04:31.49] | Q17. |
[04:33.11] | W: Professor Clark suggested I get a tutor for advanced physics. |
[04:38.82] | M: Well, that might help. Advanced physics is a pretty difficult course. |
[04:44.92] | Q: What docs the man mean? |
[05:03.42] | Q18. |
[05:07.29] | W: Bill, have you heard the latest news? It appears we two won' t be laid off after all. |
[05:14.74] | M: Oh, I' m somewhat tired of working here. |
[05:18.24] | I' ve been wondering whether I should resign. Anyway, the news seems to be good for you. |
[05:25.71] | Q: How docs the man feel about the news? |
[05:49.59] | Conversation One |
[05:52.95] | W: Hello, Carlson College, may I help you? |
[05:56.39] | M: Yes. I' m looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester. |
[06:05.10] | W: Do you want a day or evening course? |
[06:08.53] | M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. |
[06:14.12] | W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing? |
[06:19.06] | M: No. |
[06:21.28] | W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming. |
[06:28.94] | M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays. |
[06:35.72] | W: Well , there' s a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7. |
[06:40.86] | M: Just once a week? |
[06:42.53] | W: Yes. But that' s almost 3 hours from 7 to 9: 45. |
[06:48.94] | M: Oh! Well, that' s all right, I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last? |
[06:56.39] | W: Mm, let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first weekends September and finish... |
[07:05.77] | Oh., just before Christmas, December 21st. |
[07:09.96] | M: And how much is the course? |
[07:12.40] | W: That' s 300 dollars including the necessary computer time. |
[07:16.69] | M: Ahhum. Okay, Eh, where do 1 go to register? |
[07:23.49] | W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall. |
[07:30.60] | M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot? |
[07:34.07] | W: Yes. that' s the one. |
[07:36.39] | M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me? |
[07:42.04] | W No, just your check book. |
[07:44.39] | M: Well, thank you so much. |
[07:46.45] | W: You' re very welcome. Bye! |
[07:48.64] | M: Bye! |
[07:50.43] | Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[07:57.93] | Q19: Why does the man choose to take an evening course? |
[08:20.40] | Q20: What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming? |
[08:42.31] | Q21: What do we learn about the schedule of evening course? |
[09:04.59] | Q22: What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation? |
[09:25.92] | Conversation Two |
[09:29.06] | W: So, why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful? |
[09:34.62] | M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation |
[09:40.78] | and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both. |
[09:47.90] | W: How do you relax in the evening? |
[09:52.03] | M: I very rarely do anything workrelated so it' s easy to escape the markets. |
[09:57.19] | I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I had a bad day. |
[10:02.78] | I always cook a meal rather than have a takeaway. To do something my brain will regard as creative. |
[10:10.20] | W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress? |
[10:16.26] | M: I don' t think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me. |
[10:23.88] | W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor? |
[10:29.31] | M: I have considered leaving my job due to stressrelated factors. |
[10:33.68] | However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing. |
[10:38.33] | And if used the right way can actually be a positive thing. |
[10:42.16] | W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job? |
[10:47.01] | M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy mental challenge. |
[10:55.08] | Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. |
[10:59.81] | How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short medium and long term trading performance and success. |
[11:09.47] | Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[11:17.61] | Q23. What is the man' s job? |
[11:38.21] | Q24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a takeaway? |
[12:01.39] | Q25. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job? |
[13:04.67] | Passage 1 |
[13:06.83] | Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. |
[13:15.24] | Until recently, scientists believe that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. |
[13:23.42] | But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. |
[13:29.08] | In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. |
[13:35.74] | But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. |
[13:42.94] | One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. |
[13:50.69] | Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. |
[13:57.98] | The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heal. |
[14:07.57] | Water and heal from volcanic activity arc two basic conditions needed for life to form. |
[14:15.55] | A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. |
[14:23.61] | Scientists believe there might be such chemicals King at the bottom of Europa ' s ocean. |
[14:31.14] | They may have already created life or may be about to. You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. |
[14:41.41] | Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. |
[14:47.12] | But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness such as caves several miles beneath the surface. |
[14:56.37] | And bacteria, primitive forms of life. have been seen there. |
[15:01.78] | So the lack of light in Europa ' s subsurface ocean doesn' t automatically rule out life forming. |
[15:09.40] | Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. |
[15:17.75] | Q26. What did scientists once believe according to the passage? |
[15:40.97] | Q27. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter? |
[16:04.84] | Q28. What have scientists come to know recently about formation of life? |
[16:27.77] | Passage 2 |
[16:30.76] | In her early days as an emergency room physician. Doctor Joanna Myer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. |
[16:39.81] | After the child had been treated and was being prepared for discharge. |
[16:45.05] | Doctor Myer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home. |
[16:50.25] | Also listening to her were a half a dozen other family members. |
[16:56.44] | A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye. |
[17:00.48] | The family asked her to settle an argument they d been having over exaclly what advice she had given. |
[17:07.65] | " As I talked to them. I was amazed." she said. |
[17:11.97] | All of them had heard the simple instructions I have given just a few hours before, |
[17:17.85] | but they have three or four different versions. |
[17:22.22] | The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people. |
[17:31.47] | " This episode gave Doctor Myer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later most people just don' t listen very well. |
[17:43.25] | Nowadays, she says she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients. |
[17:51.48] | She asks them to tell her what they think they are supposed to do. |
[17:57.06] | She also provides takehome sheets which are computer printouts tailored to the patients' situation. |
[18:03.87] | Doc. Myer' s listeners are not unusual. |
[18:07.84] | When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with the challenge |
[18:15.72] | because human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word. |
[18:21.27] | Oral communication is fastmoving and impermanent. |
[18:28.64] | Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard: |
[18:34.71] | Q29. What did the child' s family members argue about in the hospital? |
[18:57.27] | Q30. What did Doc. Myer do to insure her patients understand her instructions? |
[19:19.90] | Q31. What does the speaker say about human speech? |
[19:40.45] | Passage 3 |
[19:43.00] | It' s logical to suppose that things like good labor relations, good working conditions, |
[19:49.13] | good wages and benefits and job security motivate workers, |
[19:54.00] | but one expert, Fredrick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers. |
[20:01.98] | They are merely satisfiers. |
[20:05.03] | Motivators, in contrast, include things such as having a challenging and interesting job, recognition and responsibility. |
[20:14.15] | However, even with the development of computers and robotics, |
[20:20.22] | there' re always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. |
[20:27.89] | So how do mangers motivate people in such jobs? |
[20:33.07] | One solution is to give them some responsibilities, not as individuals, but as a part of a team. |
[20:40.98] | For example, some supermarkets can buy office stuff to people who fill the shelves, |
[20:48.19] | and the people who work at the check out into a team, and let them decide what product lines to stock, |
[20:54.85] | how to display them and so on. |
[20:57.63] | Many people now talk about the importance of a company' s shared values or culture with which all the staff can identify, |
[21:07.64] | for example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, |
[21:13.40] | the most userfriendly or the most reliable products in a particular field. |
[21:18.32] | Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets which automatically only concern a few people. |
[21:27.22] | Unfortunately, there' s only a limited number of such goals to go around |
[21:34.24] | and by definition, not all the competing companies in that industry can seriously plan to be the best. |
[21:41.68] | Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. |
[21:50.10] | Q32: What can actually motivate workers according to Fredrick Herzberg? |
[22:13.13] | Q33: What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era? |
[22:36.78] | Q34: What do some supermarkets do to motivate their employees? |
[22:59.36] | Q35: Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers? |
[24:07.18] | |
[24:18.23] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[24:23.13] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[24:34.20] | Factual writing provides background information on an author, composer or artist, or on a type of music, literature, or art. |
[24:46.53] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[24:55.05] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[25:02.62] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[25:08.78] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[25:19.74] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[25:25.75] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[25:30.56] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader' s mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[25:37.25] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[25:45.48] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[25:56.87] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[26:02.06] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[26:10.18] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |
[26:18.30] | Read again |
[26:22.05] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[26:27.78] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[26:38.34] | Factual writing provides background information on an author, composer or artist, or on a type of music, literature, or art. |
[26:49.68] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[26:58.01] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[27:05.04] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[27:11.80] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[27:23.51] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[27:30.22] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[27:34.98] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader' s mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[27:43.10] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[29:03.44] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[29:12.74] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[30:23.89] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[30:31.97] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |
[31:46.58] | Third time |
[31:50.53] | In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. |
[31:55.28] | These methods can be classified into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process. |
[32:06.26] | Factual writing provides background information on an author, composer or artist, or on a type of music, literature, or art. |
[32:18.35] | Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or album cover, and longer pieces |
[32:27.98] | such as an article describing a style of music, which you might read in a music appreciation course. |
[32:34.07] | This kind of writing provides a context for your study of the humanities. |
[32:40.32] | As its name implies, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an image of a piece of music, art or literature. |
[32:51.37] | For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting |
[32:58.10] | or the instruments a composer included in a musical composition. |
[33:03.15] | So estimate pictures or sounds in a reader' s mind by calling up specific details of the work. |
[33:09.15] | Descriptive writing in the humanities, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing. |
[33:17.93] | Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. It tells the reader how to do something. |
[33:29.23] | For example, explaining the technique to shoot a film. |
[33:33.53] | This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. |
[33:42.17] | Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in a given piece of informational writing. |