听力原文: Through the years of being an advisor at the university. I've often been requested to give suggestions about how to handle “information anxiety”. Now let me give you some advice. First of all, what is “information anxiety”? Well, as you know, we are bombarded daily by books, magazines, newspapers. television, and radio. We are hit with bills, letters, and reports. All of this can cause quite a lot of anxiety. It's because we are living in the “information age” that we get this bombardment of information everyday. So today let me give you some organizing tips that should make your life easier.
First of all, when you get your mail, open it and sort it right away. Get rid of all junk inserts. and then sort the mail into four categories: to do, to pay, to read, and to file.
Be realistic about your reading. Cheek the magazines you subscribe to on a regular basis. If you find yourself falling behind in your reading. let some of those subscriptions go. And if you are one of those people who like to clip out articles to read later, then do some screening first and be sure to clip only the most important articles for reading later.
You should have a filing system, but don't use your files as a dumping ground. Make it a rule to clean out your files and papers at least once a year, more often if possible.
Spend five or ten minutes each day cleaning up your desk and prioritizing your work for the next day. The following day will get off to a much better start if your desk is organized and you are not faced with overwhelming piles of paper. Don't use the top of your desk as a storage area. It should be a work area, with plenty of room to work.
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A. Sort the mail.
B. Answer the mail.
C. Read the magazines.
D. File important information.
听力原文:M: I'm Jack with human resources consultant Sharon Smith, and (19) this week on our program World master —(20) surviving a job interview! Ms. Smith, what's your advice for an interviewee?
W: Well, (21) firstly avoid a flat monotone voice that people sometimes get when they are nervous. Besides, showing your passion and your eagerness to work for that company will add much.
M: (20) What should the interviewee do for interview questions?
W: Good interviewers will ask you very detailed questions and they'll want to know specifically your role in a particular project. So the key to giving a good answer to an interview question is to do what I call a STAR, S-T-A-R. The S and the T stand for explaining a situation or a task that you were given, the A is the action you took and the R is the results.
M: So what you're saying is that you need to be prepared before you walk in the door.
W: Right. Go through some mock interviews. Practice in the mirror, answering questions. Go in with three or four things you really want to stress about yourself. Then you can bring those out no matter what question is asked.
M: (20) How do you follow up after an interview?
W: Please send a thank-you letter or e-mail. Express sincere appreciation for the time that they spent interviewing you. (22) You have an opportunity tore-emphasize some of your strongest qualities and how your skills match their needs.
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A. In a company.
B. In a studio.
C. In a classroom.
D. At the woman's home.
A.Pay the bills right away.B.Read the magazines very quickly.C.Sort the articles into
A. Pay the bills right away.
B. Read the magazines very quickly.
C. Sort the articles into categories for later reference.
D. Stop buying magazines which you don’ have time to read.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color. Where and how we live after we are born is important too. For instance, our skin color greatly depends on how much sunshine we get.
Centuries ago, most people in Europe were peasants and had to work in the fields all day. On the other hand, noblemen did not have to work. They stayed indoors and remained pale. You could always tell a nobleman from a peasant because the peasant had a tan. As a result, noblewomen did their best to keep their skins as light as possible. A skin so pale was considered a mark of great beauty and nobleness.
During the Industrial Revolution, farmers left their fields and went to work in factories, mines and mills. Working for long hours in those dark places makes their skins pale. Wealthy people, however, could afford to travel to sunny countries. They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, which became a sign of wealth. In Western Europe and North America pale skin is no longer desirable. The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills that darken the skin without exposure to sunlight.
So there are three answers to the question “Where does our color come from?”—It comes from the genes we inherit. It comes from the conditions in which we live. And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner.
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A. They ere born to be pale.
B. They did not like traveling in sunny countries.
C. They wanted to be different from the peasants.
D. They thought light color was the color of health.