备战英语六级听力练习题第3期

 

Passage One 

Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. 

A) Classmates. 

B) Colleagues. 

C) Boss and secretary.

D) PR representative and client.

12. 

A) He felt his assignment was tougher than Sue's.

B) His clients complained about his service.

C) He thought the boss was unfair to him.

D) His boss was always finding fault with his work.

13. 

A) She is unwilling¹ to undertake them.

B) She complains about her bad luck.

C) She always accepts them cheerfully.

D) She takes them on, though reluctantly.

14. 

A) Sue got promoted. 

B) John had to quit his job. 

C) Both John and Sue got a raise.

D) Sue failed to complete her project.

答案及参考原文：

BCCA

Both John and Sue joined the staff of a successful public relations firm in New York during the same year(11). They had just completed their PR degrees at a nearby university and were thrilled to be hired by one of the finest PR firms in the city. John's first assignment was to create a promotion² campaign for a client who was putting a new game on the market. Initially³ Sue was assigned to work with a sportswear company on a marketing⁴ concept for its newest line of clothing. As time passed and work with their respective first clients became more and more difficult, John and Sue realized that they had been assigned two of the toughest clients in town. Although John completed his assignments quickly and successfully, he was furious when he learned that the boss had deliberately⁵ assigned him a difficult client. In response he not only complained to his colleagues but also to the boss's secretary. Sue, on the other hand, had a more difficult time satisfying her first client and she took several additional months to actually complete the assignment. However, she just laughed when she heard that the boss had made the assignment purposely. Over the next two years, John worked reluctantly with each assignment and problem that he encountered. Sue accepted each assignment cheerfully(13). And when problems arose, she responded with her characteristic "No problem, I can handle it." Although Sue took longer to complete her projects than John and both were equally successful on the assignments they completed, Sue was given the first promotion(14) when there came a vacancy⁶.

11. What's the relationship between John and Sue now?

12. Why was John furious after he finished his first assignment?

13. What's Sue's attitude to difficult tasks?

14. How does the story end?

1 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

6 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。