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adj. 粗糙
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[12:05.61]Section B
[12:09.56]Directions: In this section,
[12:13.17]you will hear 3 short passages.
[12:15.79]At the end of each passage,
[12:18.09]you will hear some questions.
[12:20.06]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[12:23.88] After you hear a question,
[12:26.29]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[12:29.79]marked A), B), C) and D).
[12:34.06]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[12:38.66]with a single line through the centre.
[12:41.17]Passage One
[12:43.90]Both John and Sue joined the staff of
[12:47.40]a successful public relations firm
[12:49.71]in New York during the same year.
[12:52.88]They had just completed their PR degrees at
[12:55.72]a nearby university and were thrilled
[12:59.01]to be hired by one of the finest PR firms
[13:01.85]in the city. John’s first assignment was
[13:05.57]to create a promotion campaign for a client
[13:08.96]who was putting a new game on the market.
[13:11.37]Initially, Sue was assigned to work
[13:14.87]with a sportswear company on a marketing
[13:17.49]concept for its newest line of clothing.
[13:20.45]As time passed and work with their respective
[13:23.95]first clients became more and more difficult,
[13:27.01]John and Sue realized that they had been assigned
[13:30.84]two of the toughest accounts in town.
[13:33.36]Although John completed his assignment quickly
[13:37.30]and successfully, he was furious
[13:40.25]when he learned that the boss had deliberately
[13:42.88]assigned him a difficult account.
[13:45.50]In response, he not only complained to his colleagues,
[13:49.44]but also to the boss’s secretary.
[13:52.07]Sue, on the other hand,
[13:54.37]had a more difficult time satisfying her first client
[13:57.86]and she took several additional months to actually
[14:01.58]complete the project. However, she just laughed
[14:04.98]when she heard that the boss
[14:07.05]had made the assignments purposely.
[14:09.24]Over the next two years, John worked reluctantly
[14:13.51]with each assignment and problem that he encountered.
[14:17.01]Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully
[14:20.07]and when problems arose,
[14:22.15]she responded with her characteristic
[14:24.45]“No problem, I can handle it”.
[14:26.75]Although Sue took longer to complete her projects than John,
[14:30.90]and both were equally successful
[14:33.42]on assignments they completed,
[14:35.72]Sue was given the first promotion
[14:37.80]when there came a vacancy.
[14:41.52]Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[14:46.63]26. What’s the relationship between John and Sue now?
[15:08.77]27. Why was John furious after he finished his first assignment?
[15:29.28]28. What’s Sue’s attitude to difficult tasks?
[15:52.30]29. How does the story end?
[16:10.33]Passage Two
[16:13.39]American visitors to East Asia are often surprised
[16:18.53]and puzzled by how Asian cultures
[16:21.27]and customs differ from those in the United States.
[16:24.55]What’s considered typical or proper social
[16:28.38]conduct in one country may be regarded as odd, improper,
[16:33.20]or even rude in the other. For example,
[16:36.48]people from some East Asian countries
[16:39.76]may begin a conversation with a stranger
[16:42.49]by asking personal questions about family,
[16:45.78]home or work. Such questions are thought to be friendly
[16:49.72]whereas they might be considered offensive
[16:52.89]in the United States. On the other hand,
[16:55.52]people in most Asian cultures are far more guarded
[16:59.67]about expressing their feelings publicly
[17:02.29]than most Americans are.
[17:04.48]Openly displaying annoyance or anger, yelling,
[17:08.64]arguing loudly and so forth is considered ill-mannered
[17:13.24]in countries such as Japan. Many East Asians prefer to
[17:18.16]hold their emotions in check
[17:20.57]and instead express themselves with great politeness.
[17:24.72]They try not to be blunt and avoid making direct criticisms.
[17:29.64]In fact, they often keep their differences of opinion
[17:33.92]to themselves and merely smile and remain silent
[17:38.40]rather than engage in a confrontation.
[17:41.68]By comparison, Americans are often frank
[17:44.63]about displaying both positive
[17:46.61]and negative emotions on the street
[17:49.34]and in other public places.
[17:52.19]Americans visiting Asia should keep in mind
[17:55.36]that such behavior may cause offence.
[17:58.64]A major difference between American culture
[18:02.36]and most East Asian cultures is that,
[18:05.54]in East Asia, the community is more important
[18:09.03]than the individual.Most Americans
[18:12.36]are considered a success
[18:14.22]when they make a name for themselves.
[18:17.72]Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[18:25.60]30. How would some Asians start their conversation
[18:30.85]when they meet for the first time?
[18:48.95]31. What would a Japanese do when he feels annoyed?
[19:09.57]32. What is encouraged in American culture
[19:13.79]according to the passage?
[19:30.69]Passage Three
[19:34.52]In order for a chemical to be considered a drug,
[19:37.36]it must have the capacity to affect how the body works.
[19:41.08]No substance that has the power to do this is completely safe.
[19:45.68]Drugs are approved only after tests have demonstrated
[19:49.95]that they are relatively safe when used as directed
[19:53.34]and when their benefits outweigh their risks.
[19:56.84]Thus, some very dangerous drugs are approved
[20:00.45]because they are necessary to treat serious illnesses.
[20:03.95]Many people suffer ill effects from drugs,
[20:07.56]called side effects, even though they take the drug exactly
[20:11.50]as directed. The human population contains
[20:15.11]a great variety of genetic variation,
[20:18.06]but drugs are tested on just a few thousand people.
[20:22.00]When a particular drug is taken by millions,
[20:24.95]some people may not respond in a predictable way
[20:28.35]even though the drug has been tested.
[20:31.08]A patient may also acquire a tolerance
[20:34.58]for a certain drug, which means the patient
[20:37.21]has to take ever larger doses to
[20:39.72]produce the desired effect.
[20:41.91]Tolerance may lead to habituation,
[20:43.99]in which the person becomes so dependant on the drug,
[20:47.27]that he or she becomes addicted to it.
[20:50.23]Addiction causes severe psychological
[20:52.96]and physical disturbances
[20:54.83]when the drug is taken away.
[20:56.79]Finally, drugs often have unwanted side effects.
[21:00.73]These usually cause only minor discomfort,
[21:03.57]such as a skin rash, headache or sleepiness.
[21:06.86]Certain drugs, however,
[21:08.72]can produce serious adverse reactions.
[21:13.53]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[21:19.87]33. Under what circumstances are drugs approved?
[21:41.04]34. Why do many people suffer side effects from a drug,
[21:48.04]even though they take it as directed?
[22:06.14]35. What will happen when patients
[22:10.74]acquire a tolerance for a certain drug?
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| particular | [pə'tikjulə] | 联想记忆 | ||
| improvement | [im'pru:vmənt] | |||
| remove | [ri'mu:v] | 联想记忆 | ||
| achieve | [ə'tʃi:v] | |||
| respond | [ris'pɔnd] | 联想记忆 | ||
| popularity | [.pɔpju'læriti] | 联想记忆 | ||
| addiction | [ə'dikʃən] | |||
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