新四级备考资料(2) 样卷二 C)Because it is a huge burden on economics D)Because it is social problem PassageThree Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33.A)She hasn't graduated. B)She prefers to work in a travel agency. C)She isn't old enough. D)She cannot speak Spanish. 34.A)She has to have worked in a hospital once. B)She has to have some experience of hotel work. C)She has to know foreign languages D)She has to know how to fly a plane. 35.A)They advise her to change her mind B)They agree with her C)They think it is difficult to be a stewardess D)They say she can earn a lot. Section C Directions:In this section,you will hear 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written. Careerists are people whose self-image is determined almost exclusively by their jobs.(36) everything they do is designed to(37) their careers.They are defined by their jobs When you meet a careerist at a party,he immediately tells you his(38) Take away a careerist's job and he does not know who he is.He loses his(39) His life is seriously out-of-balance.This(40) disease is called careerism Workaholics may or may not be careerists.Workaholics also spend most of their time and(41) on their jobs.But there may be different reasons for their work(42) They may not even (43) with their jobs.Work may simply be an escape,an effort to avoid dealing with life.On the other hand,(44) 6 2006年9月 y
新四级备考资料（2） 样卷二 2006 年 9 月 y 6 C) Because it is a huge burden on economics. D) Because it is social problem. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A) She hasn't graduated. B) She prefers to work in a travel agency. C) She isn't old enough. D) She cannot speak Spanish. 34. A) She has to have worked in a hospital once. B) She has to have some experience of hotel work. C) She has to know foreign languages. D) She has to know how to fly a plane. 35. A) They advise her to change her mind. B) They agree with her. C) They think it is difficult to be a stewardess. D) They say she can earn a lot. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Careerists are people whose self-image is determined almost exclusively by their jobs. (36) _ everything they do is designed to (37) _ their careers. They are defined by their jobs. When you meet a careerist at a party, he immediately tells you his (38) _. Take away a careerist's job and he does not know who he is. He loses his (39) _. His life is seriously out-of-balance. This (40) _ disease is called careerism. Workaholics may or may not be careerists. Workaholics also spend most of their time and (41) _ on their jobs. But there may be different reasons for their work (42) _. They may not even (43) _ with their jobs. Work may simply be an escape, an effort to avoid dealing with life. On the other hand, (44) _
新四级备考资料(2) 样卷三 Careerists may not even like their jobs.In fact,they may not even work that hard.They may spend most of their time on organizational politics and other schemes for advancement.(45) A workaholic may be working to help others or to support a noble cause.If we are working on projects we see as important to social transformation,(46) Managers must be alert to both careerist and workaholics,recognize the differences,and seek to help both move in the direction of wholeness Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) SectionA Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. In recent years,Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier and more worldly-wise.Foreign travel is a national passion,this summer alone,one in ten citizens will go abroad.47 to higher standards of service elsewhere.Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers.Chains such as KFC.McDonald's and Pizza Hut are 48 a new standard of customer service.using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff Even the American habit of telling 49 customers to"Have a nice day"has 50 on all over Israel."Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, "Let's be nicer,'"says Itsik Cohen,director of a consulting firm."Nothing happens without competition. Privatization,or the threat of it is a motivation as well.Monopolies()that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry,a marketing professor, cals"the revengeful(报复的)consumer.”When the government 5 up competition with Bezap,the phone company,its international branch lost 40%of its market share,even while offering competitive rates.Says Perry."People wanted to 52 for all the years of bad service."The electric company,whose monopoly may be short-lived,has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman Now,appointments are 53 to the half-hour.The 54 El Al Airlines,which is already at auction() 2006年9月
新四级备考资料（2） 样卷二 2006 年 9 月 y 7 Careerists may not even like their jobs. In fact, they may not even work that hard. They may spend most of their time on organizational politics and other schemes for advancement. (45) _ A workaholic may be working to help others or to support a noble cause. If we are working on projects we see as important to social transformation, (46) _. Managers must be alert to both careerist and workaholics, recognize the differences, and seek to help both move in the direction of wholeness. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in ten citizens will go abroad. 47 to higher standards of service elsewhere. Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are 48 a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling 49 customers to “Have a nice day” has 50 on all over Israel. “Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, ‘Let’s be nicer,’ ”says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm. “Nothing happens without competition.” Privatization, or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies(垄断者) that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls “the revengeful(报复的) consumer.” When the government 51 up competition with Bezap, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, “People wanted to 52 for all the years of bad service.” The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman. Now, appointments are 53 to the half-hour. The 54 El Al Airlines, which is already at auction (拍卖)