听力原文:W: Look, it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it's a big company. That'll be good for you to travel a lot.
M: Do they say anything about the experience?
What are they talking about?
A job opportunity.
B. A position as general manager.
C. A big travel agency.
D. An inexperienced salesman.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices A , B, C, and D.
听力原文:Man: Good morning, are you Mr. Johnson's secretary?
Woman: Yes, I have made an appointment with you to see your supervisor.
Man: I know that, I'll get into his office to see if he is free now.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
(1)
At the reception desk.
B. At the gate of the company.
C. In the boss' office.
D. In Mr. Johnson's office.
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:W: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?
M: Speaking. Who's calling, may I ask?
W: This is the Town Job Centre. We have received your E-mail and we are quite interested in you.
M: Can you tell me more about it? What kind of job? Where?
W: Well, a college wants to find some laboratory assistants. It's the kind of job you would like to do, as we can see from your e-mail.
M: Yes, I did put that in my e-mail.
W: Yes. They also want a person who knows how to operate the computer, so we think you are just the right kind of person for the job.
M: What about the pay and the work hours?
W: I am coming to that. The pay they have offered is satisfactory, but the work hours are a bit changeable. Sometimes early in the morning, sometimes late in the afternoon.
M: Well, I am interested in it, but I need some more details so that I can talk it over with my wife.
W: Why don't you come over here tomorrow?
M: OK, I'll do that. See you tomorrow then. Bye!
Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson?
A. To introduce a job.
B. To set up a laboratory.
C. To go to a college.
D. To get a job.
Tokyo—Japan, land of the electronic pet chicken, is fretting(发愁) over the potentially lethal(致命的) dangers that go with the lonely, high-tech life of the modern world.
The debate has been stoked(添火) by two women believed to have been killed by a robber they met on a telephone dating service. A third woman survived an encounter with the same suspect.
"Sensitive young people who do not make friends easily may find it easier to communicate by phone or computer," said an editorial in the daily Asahi Shimbun.
"But this case demonstrates that as means of communication become easier and more anonymous, those who use them are also exposed to more potential dangers."
Certainly Japan offers the shy an array of methods to avoid embarrassment in meeting potential partners or avoiding social contact altogether.
A big hit for youngsters last year was the Lovegetty, an electronic gadget for finding a date.
The palm-sized Lovegetty transmitters come in male and female versions and when two strangers of the opposite sex come within range they begin to beep, allowing the start of a chat-up without fear of immediate rebuttal(拒绝).
Japan also gave the world the Tamagotchi, or electronic pet, a hand-held device with a screen displaying an egg which must be "nurtured" into a young chick by pressing the right buttons.
Questions about isolation and a widespread lack of social skills are well-worn in Japan's press despite the abundance of apparently tightly-knit communities. This has been partly attributed to a rise in juvenile crime.
On December 7, police arrested a man suspected of meeting women via a telephone dating service, giving them sleeping pills and robbing them. Two of the three victims allegedly died from the cold after being left outside.
"It is hard to believe a woman would associate with a stranger whose motives for meeting her are unknown," wrote the Asahi. "One explanation is that young people place too much trust and reliance on modern communications such as cellular telephones and computers."
Young and old Japanese people alike were faced with the question of how to make friends in a world where associations had become more fluid.
According to the passage, the modern world can be described as the following EXCEPT ______.
A. lonely
B. isolated
C. high-tech
D. sensitive