大学英语四级考试巅峰听力MP3与字幕文本下载 Track 21（在线收听）

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[00:02.19]Passage One

[00:03.17]Encouraging consumers to save energy has become a fairly common way

[00:09.18]for electric utilities to level peak-period loads

[00:13.24]and avoid building costly new power plants.

[00:16.62]Now in a twist on the idea,

[00:19.69]a group of utilities is offering ＄25 million to ＄30 million to the manufacturer

[00:26.69]that comes up with the most efficient costeffective refrigerator.

[00:31.50]As this winning refrigerator will likely be more expensive to manufacture

[00:37.52]than conventional models, the utility group intends to use the money

[00:44.85]to pay part of the cost of the mass-produced winning refrigerators

[00:48.02]so that they can be sold at a competitive price.

[00:51.19]Refrigerators use 25 to 30 percent of the average household's electricity.

[00:58.31]Refrigerators made 20 years ago consume some 1,500 to 1,800 kilowatt-hours annually.

[01:09.25]The new refrigerator would use 25 to 50 percent less electricity

[01:16.03]than will be required by Department of Energy standards, that is,

[01:21.28]about 900 kilowatt-hours.

[01:23.91]The utility group is hoping to find one that uses still less energy:

[01:30.04]300 to 500 kilowatthours.

[01:33.97]That would save the average owner up to ＄200 a year in electric bills

[01:40.98]over a 15-yearold refrigerator.

[01:45.35]Now the passage will be read again.

[01:50.82]Encouraging consumers to save energy has become a fairly common way

[01:58.59]for electric utilities to level peak-period loads

[02:03.08]and avoid building costly new power plants.

[02:06.03]Now in a twist on the idea,

[02:09.31]a group of utilities is offering ＄25 million to ＄30 million to the manufacturer

[02:16.32]that comes up with the most efficient costeffective refrigerator.

[02:21.35]As this winning refrigerator will likely be more expensive to manufacture

[02:27.15]than conventional models, the utility group intends to use the money

[02:32.84]to pay part of the cost of the mass-produced winning refrigerators

[02:36.99]so that they can be sold at a competitive price.

[02:40.71]Refrigerators use 25 to 30 percent of the average household's electricity.

[03:35.47]Refrigerators made 20 years ago consume some 1,500 to 1,800 kilowatt-hours annually.

[03:50.68]The new refrigerator would use 25 to 50 percent less electricity

[03:57.46]than will be required by Department of Energy standards, that is,

[04:02.38]about 900 kilowatt-hours.

[04:55.10]The utility group is hoping to find one that uses still less energy:

[05:01.22]300 to 500 kilowatthours.

[05:05.49]That would save the average owner up to ＄200 a year in electric bills

[05:12.28]over a 15-yearold refrigerator.

[06:07.07]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[06:11.23]Encouraging consumers to save energy has become a fairly common way

[06:17.46]for electric utilities to level peak-period loads

[06:21.73]and avoid building costly new power plants.

[06:25.01]Now in a twist on the idea,

[06:27.97]a group of utilities is offering ＄25 million to ＄30 million to the manufacturer

[06:35.08]that comes up with the most efficient costeffective refrigerator.

[06:39.78]As this winning refrigerator will likely be more expensive to manufacture

[06:46.02]than conventional models, the utility group intends to use the money

[06:51.60]to pay part of the cost of the mass-produced winning refrigerators

[06:55.65]so that they can be sold at a competitive price.

[06:59.37]Refrigerators use 25 to 30 percent of the average household's electricity.

[07:06.70]Refrigerators made 20 years ago consume some 1,500 to 1,800 kilowatt-hours annually.

[07:17.42]The new refrigerator would use 25 to 50 percent less electricity

[07:24.20]than will be required by Department of Energy standards, that is,

[07:29.13]about 900 kilowatt-hours.

[07:32.52]The utility group is hoping to find one that uses still less energy:

[07:38.32]300 to 500 kilowatthours.

[07:42.14]That would save the average owner up to ＄200 a year in electric bills

[07:49.14]over a 15-yearold refrigerator.

[07:56.69]Passage Two

[08:00.20]When young people get their first jobs, they may face a lot of new,

[08:05.38]confusing situations.

[08:07.45]They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school.

[08:12.27]It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure

[08:17.73]in both professional and social situations.

[08:21.67]Eventually, they realize that university classes can't be the only preparation

[08:28.35]for all of the different situations that appear in the working world.

[08:33.38]Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is

[08:38.85]to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior.

[08:44.10]In doing so, you will be able to see what it is that you admire in this person.

[08:50.45]For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis.

[08:55.26]Perhaps even more important,

[08:57.89]you will see what is his approach to day-to-day situations.

[09:02.48]While you are observing your colleague,

[09:05.99]you should be asking yourself

[09:07.84]whether his behavior is like yours

[09:10.25]and how you can learn from his responses to a variety of situations.

[09:15.17]By watching and learning from a model,

[09:18.46]you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.

[09:23.49]We Chinese have a saying which goes like this:

[09:28.30]“If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.”

[09:33.01]So, if it is possible, you'd better make friends with him.

[09:37.38]The closer the relationship is,

[09:39.57]the better you can learn from him.

[09:42.52]Those efforts will make you satisfied with your behavior in the working world.

[09:50.73]Now the passage will be read again.

[09:55.00]When young people get their first jobs, they may face a lot of new,

[10:01.67]confusing situations.

[10:03.97]They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school.

[10:08.78]It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure

[10:14.36]in both professional and social situations.

[10:17.86]Eventually, they realize that university classes can't be the only preparation

[10:24.64]for all of the different situations that appear in the working world.

[10:29.90]Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is

[10:35.15]to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior.

[10:40.62]In doing so, you will be able to see what it is that you admire in this person.

[10:46.42]For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis.

[10:51.56]Perhaps even more important,

[10:54.18]you will see what is his approach to day-to-day situations.

[10:58.78]While you are observing your colleague,

[11:02.28]you should be asking yourself

[11:04.36]whether his behavior is like yours

[11:06.66]and how you can learn from his responses to a variety of situations.

[11:12.78]By watching and learning from a model,

[11:14.86]you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.

[12:05.79]We Chinese have a saying which goes like this:

[12:14.76]“If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.”

[13:09.76]So, if it is possible, you'd better make friends with him.

[13:13.81]The closer the relationship is,

[13:16.55]the better you can learn from him.

[13:18.73]Those efforts will make you satisfied with your behavior in the working world.

[14:17.47]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[14:20.75]When young people get their first jobs, they may face a lot of new,

[14:27.31]confusing situations.

[14:29.50]They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school.

[14:34.43]It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure

[14:40.77]in both professional and social situations.

[14:43.72]Eventually, they realize that university classes can't be the only preparation

[14:50.29]for all of the different situations that appear in the working world.

[14:55.87]Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is

[15:00.14]to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior.

[15:05.71]In doing so, you will be able to see what it is that you admire in this person.

[15:12.06]For example, you will observe how he acts in a crisis.

[15:17.53]Perhaps even more important,

[15:19.86]you will see what is his approach to day-to-day situations.

[15:24.56]While you are observing your colleague,

[15:27.52]you should be asking yourself

[15:29.60]whether his behavior is like yours

[15:32.11]and how you can learn from his responses to a variety of situations.

[15:37.37]By watching and learning from a model,

[15:40.43]you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.

[15:45.79]We Chinese have a saying which goes like this:

[15:50.38]“If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.”

[15:54.76]So, if it is possible, youd better make friends with him.

[15:59.57]The closer the relationship is,

[16:02.20]the better you can learn from him.

[16:04.83]Those efforts will make you satisfied with your behavior in the working world.