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SECTION B INTERVIEW
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文：INTERVIEWER: Professor McKay, can you tell me what you think your report on old people will achieve？
INTERVIEWEE: We hope that it will help to change people's feelings about out age. The problem is that for too many of us believe that most old people are poor, sick, lonely and unhappy. As a result, we tend to find old people, as a group, unattractive. And this is very dangerous for our society.
INTERVIEWER: But surely we cannot escape the fact that many old people are lonely and many are sick.
INTERVIEWEE: No, we can't. But we must also remember that the proportion of such people is no greater among the 60 to 70 age group than among tile 50 to 60 age group.
INTERVIEWER: In other words, there is no more mental illness, for example, among the 60's to 70's than among the 50's to 60's？
INTERVIEWEE: Right. And why should there be？ Why should we expect people to suddenly change when they reach their 60th or 65th birthday any more than they did when they reached their 2Ft？ Now that the computer age has arrived in industry, the normal age for retirement may be lowered to 60 or even 55. Shall we say that old age begins at 55？
INTERVIEWER: But one would expect there to be more physical illness among old people.
INTERVIEWEE: Why should one expect this？ After all, people who reach the age of 65 or 70 are the strong among us. The weak die mainly in childhood, then in their 40's and 50's. Of course, some old people do suffer from physical illnesses, but these do not suddenly develop on their 65 birthday. People who are healthy in middle age tend to be healthy in old age, just as one would expect.
INTERVIEWER: Are people's mental abilities affected by old age？
INTERVIEWEE: Certain changes do take place as we grow older, but this happens throughout life. Those changes are very gradual, and happen at different times with different people. But, in general, if you have seen how a person deals with problems, you will easily recognize him in old age.
INTERVIEWER: So that someone who enjoys new experiences in his middle years will usually continue to do so into old age？
INTERVIEWEE: Exactly. We have carried out some very interesting experiments in which one group of old people agreed to attend evening classes for a year to study English and Mathematics. In fact, most of this group become so interested in their studies that they continued them for another year, and most of them steadily improve their ability to communicate in both the written and the spoken language.
INTERVIEWER: What about the group who studied mathematics？
INTERVIEWEE: Well, that's a different story. There seems to be no doubt that people find maths more difficult as they grow older. Though why this is so, I cannot say.
The main idea of this interview is that______.
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Samuel Slater was born in Belper, England, in 1768. On completion of his seven year apprenticeship in an English spinning mill, he was apparently so worried about the growth, and hence saturation, of the industry in the United Kingdom that, in 1789, without the knowledge of his family, Slater traveled to America at the age of 21. This was done in secret; it was illegal at the time to export anything to the U.S. relating to machinery, including engineers. Also, the U. S. was offering rewards for textile information.
Arriving in New York, it was not long before he learned of the experimental work of Moses Brown and William Almy, in Pawtucket, with more advanced machines than the Spinning Jennys used in New York. Initially without any contract, and working alongside the engineers already employed at the Almy and Brown mill, Slater successfully reworked a spinning frame. along the lines of Arkwright's Water Frame. This three months of work resulted in a partnership with Almy and Brown. He understood the whole spinning process and knew which machines were vital to overall success of a mill.
However, that management training and knowledge really came into its own over the next two years as Slater labored to educate the embryonic textile industry and businessmen in the techniques that had proved so successful in Belper. Without these, Slater believed the industry would not flourish. In particular, his aim was to maximize the output from the machinery and develop the market place in order to sell all the yarn that could be produced. Prior to this, the philosophy of Almy and Brown was to produce only to order. By 1792, Slater had proved, through the use of his Belper-learned management techniques, that he could make spinning a profitable business. This led to building the Old Slater Mill—the first successful U. S. cotton spinning mill. Slater's view was to concentrate on a specific aspect and specialize. The other partners believed in covering the whole textile process through to finished goods, including knitting. As a result, in 1797, Slater broke away and built his own larger mill—the White Mill. Following the success of Slater's business, the cotton industry really took off and over the next ten or so years, over eighty mills developed. Slater has been called both the "Father of American Industry", and the "Founder of the American Industrial Revolution".
What does the second paragraph mainly discuss？
Which of the following statement is correct？
听力原文：M: Come in, Rachel.
F: Thanks.
M: Right. We need to discuss some of the issues raised at the last meeting with your department.
F: Yes, there were a lot of questions about computer systems and flexible working hours.
M: We'll talk about computer systems in a minute, but I think we can leave flexible working hours for the time being. What I'm really very concerned about at the moment, though, is how some staff are working. I'm not at all happy with how long it's taking for some reports on visits to come in. Thomas Lee, for instance, hasn't produced a single report on time.
The last, on his visit to Paris was two weeks late. It's not as though they're long reports --they should only take a short time to write.
F: I'll certainly warn Thomas about getting reports in more quickly but it really comes down to a question of staff training. I think we need to do some workshops on time management.
M: I agree, but getting consultants in to do the training costs money. It'd be cheaper to use one of our own staff. Have we got anyone who could do it.'？
F: Robert Green has some management training experience.
M: He's away on a team-building course at the moment, though, isn't he？
F: Only till next week. I'll speak to him when he gets back. I'm sure he'll be interested.
M: Now, I'd like to move on to computer systems. As you know, we're going to upgrade our software. The plan was to install it in January but that's proved difficult so it's going to be during February because we certainly want it to be ready and running for March.
F: Good. I'm worried about the computer skills of some of the staff, though. A few could do with some extra training.
M: I'm sure you're right. Could we organize that on the premises, do you think？
F: Possibly, but it'd be expensive. I know the business college in the Broom Street has a really good computer section. I've compared their prices with those of the computer training center at Blackstone, and college prices are far more reasonable.
M: Let's go to get that, then. Will you see to it？
F: Of course. Now, I think this would be a good time to make some office changes before the new software comes in. The Accounts team need a bigger office. At the moment, we've only got five people using the marketing office on the second floor, so Accounts could take over that office if we moved Marketing to the first floor.
M: And HR up to the third floor？ Yes, that sounds a good idea.
F: Great. It'll mean moving a lot of equipment. Accounts keep complaining about some of their equipment. It'd be nice if we could replace it.
M: We certainly can't replace all of it. What's causing most problems？
F: Well. We've had to call technical support in at least once every week for the past two months to deal with the fax machine. The printers were causing trouble but they're working well enough now and everyone complains that the photocopier is slow but it's alright, really.
M: Fine, I'll see what we can do. Now, I have to go in a minute. What do we need to discuss when we meet next week？
F: It's Health and Safety report.
M: Peter Lymen has already done that.
F: Great. What about the programme for the French clients？ They're coming at the beginning of next month.
M: OK. We'd better deal with that.
F: And then what about getting a new PA to replace Louise？
M: Oh, we can leave that, and I think she isn't going till the end of April now.
F: That's good. I thought she was leaving sooner.
•Listen to the discussion between Henry, MD, and Rachel, Office Manger.
•For each question (23 -30), mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
•You will hear the recording twice.
What is Henry most interested in discussing？
Where will staff do the computer course？
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