2010年6月英语四级听力原文部分（昂立）思维导图

M:Yeah,butwhattroublesmeisthatIcan’tfindthebookinthelibraryorintheuniversitybookstore.

Q:whatdoesthemanmean?

W:Wow,Idon’tliketoletanyoneelsetodrivemycar.Tellyouwhat,whydon’twegotogether?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

W:Yeah,Icantell.Well,Iguessit’sprettyobviouswhatyou’llbedoingmostoftoday.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanwilldo?

M:Well,youknowmyschedule.OtherthanthisFriday,onedayisasgoodasthenext.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

M:Thatdoesn’tseemfair.I’dfeelthatwaytooifIwereyou.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

W:I’msorryyoufeelthatway.Butmymotherinsiststhathecome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

M:Well,manystudentscanhardlystayawakeinhisclasswithoutfirstdrinkingacupofcoffee.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

M:No,never.ButIthinkifwefollowtheseinstructionsexactly,wewon’thavemuchtrouble.

Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

LongConversations

W:Nowyou’veseenthistableoffiguresaboutthepocketmoneychildreninBritainget?

M:Yes.Ithoughtitwasquiteinteresting,butIdon’tquiteunderstandthecolumnentitled“change”.Canyouexplainwhatitmeans?

W:Well,Ithinkitmeansthechangefromtheyearbefore.I’mnotamathematician,butIassumetherisefrom72pto90p,istheriseof25%.

M:Oh,yes,Isee.Andtheinflationrateisthereforcomparison.

W:Yes.Whydoyouthinktheriseinpocketmoneyisoftenhigherthaninflation?

M:I’msorry,I’venoidea.PerhapsparentsinBritainaretoogenerous.

W:Perhapstheyare.Butitlooksasifchildrenwerealotbetteroffin2001thantheywerein2002.That’sstrange,isn’tit?Andtheyseemedtohavebeenbetteroffin2003thantheyarenow.Iwonderwhythatis.

M:Yes,Idon’tunderstandthatatall.

W:Anyway,ifyouhadchildren,howmuchpocketmoneywouldyougivethem?

M:Idon’tknow.IthinkIprobablygivethemtwopoundsaweek.

W:Wouldyou?Andwhatwouldyouexpectthemtodowithit?

M:Well,outofthattheyhavetobuysomesmallpersonalthings.ButIwouldn’texpectthemtosavetobuytheirownsocksforexample.

W:Yes.Bytheway,domostchildreninyourcountrygetpocketmoney?

M:Yeah,theydo.

Questions23toquestion25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

Q23:Whatisthetableoffiguresabout?

Q24:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutBritishchildren’spocketmoney?

Q25:Supposingthemanhadchildren,whatwouldheexpectthemtodowiththeirpocketmoney?

Asthenewsalesdirectorforanationalcomputerfirm,AlexGordonwaslookingforwardtohisfirstmeetingwiththecompany’sdistrictmanagers.EveryonearrivedontimeandAlex’spresentationwentextremelywell.Hedecidedtoendthemeetingwithaconversationabouttheimportanceofthedistrictmanagerstothecompany’splans.“Ibelievewe’regoingtocontinuetoincreaseourshareofthemarket”,hebegan,“Becauseofthequalityofthepeopleinthisroom.Thedistrictmanageristhekeytothesuccessofthesalesrepresentativesinhisdistrict.Hesetsthetermforeveryoneelse.Ifhehasambitiousgoalsandiswillingtoputinlonghours,everyoneinhisunitwillfollowhisexample.”WhenAlexwasfinished,hereceivedpoliteapplausebuthardlythewarmresponsehehadhopedfor.Later,hespokewithoneoftheseniormanagers.“Thingsweregoingsowelluntiltheend”,Alexsaiddisappointedly,“ObviouslyIsaidthewrongthing.”“Yes”,thedistrictmanagerreplied,“Halfofourmanagersarewomen.Mosthaveworkedthewayupfromsalesrepresentativesandtheyareveryproudoftherolethey’veplayedinthecompany’sgrowth.Theydon’tcareatallaboutthepoliticalcorrectnessbuttheyaredefinitelysurprisedanddistressedtobereferredtoas“he”inyourspeech.”

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Thewaytocomplainistoactbusiness-likeandimportant.Ifyourcomplaintisimmediate,supposeyougotthewrongorderatarestaurant,makeapolitebutfirmrequesttoseethemanager.Whenthemanagercomes,askhisorhernameandthenstateyourproblem,andwhatyouexpecttohavedoneaboutit.Bepolite.Shoutingoractingrudewillgetyounowhere.Butalsobefirminmakingyourcomplaint.Besides,actimportant.Thisdoesn’tmeantoputonairsandsay,“DoyouknowwhoIam?”Whatitmeansisthatpeopleareoftentreatedthewaytheyexpecttobetreated.Ifyouactlikesomeonewhoexpectsafairrequestbegranted,chancesareitwillbegranted.Theworstwaytocomplainisoverthetelephone.Youarespeakingtoavoicecomingfromsomeoneyoucannotsee,soyoucan’ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.Itiseasyforthatpersontogiveyouarun-around.Complaininginpersonorbyletterisgenerallymoreeffective.Ifyourcomplaintdoesnotrequireanimmediateresponse,itoftenhelpstocomplainbyletter.Ifyouhaveanappliancethatdoesn’twork,sendalettertothestorethatsoldit.Bebusiness-likeandsticktothepoint.Don’tspendaparagraphonhowyourUncleJoetriedtofixtheproblemandcouldn’t.

Question30:Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarenotservedproperlyatarestaurant?

Question31:Whydoesthespeakersaytheworstwaytocomplainisoverthetelephone?

Question32:Whatshouldyoudoifyoumakeacomplaintbyletter?

BarbaraSantosisawifeandthemotherof2children,ages2and4.Herhusband,Tom,isanengineerandmakesanexcellentsalary.BeforeBarbarahadchildren,sheworkedasanarchitectforthegovernment,designinggovernmenthousing.Shequitherjobwhenshebecamepregnant,butisnowinterestedinreturningtowork.She’sbeenofferedanexcellentjobwiththegovernment.Herhusbandfeelsit’sunnecessaryforhertoworksincethefamilydoesnotneedtheaddedincome.Healsothinksthatawomanshouldstayhomewithherchildren.IfBarbarafeelstheneedtodosociallyimportantwork,hethinksthatsheshoulddovolunteerworkoneortwodaysaweek.Barbara,ontheotherhand,hasmissedtheexcitementofherprofession,anddoesnotfeelshewouldbesatisfieddoingvolunteerwork.Shewouldalsoliketohaveherownincome,soshedoesnothavetoaskherhusbandformoneywhenevershewantstobuysomething.Shedoesnotthinkit’snecessarytostayhomeeverydaywiththechildren,andsheknowsaveryreliablebabysitterwho’swillingtocometoherhouse.Tomdoesnotthinkababysittercanreplaceamother,andthinksit’sabadideaforthechildrentospendsomuchtimewithsomeonewho’snotpartofthefamily.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.