Passage Two
Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his Division at Taxlong Company. He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year. Salary, promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting. Chris has made several changes for his Division in the past year. First, he bought new equipment for one of the departments. He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told him how much it has helped them. Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves. The training saved time for the employees and money for the company. Unfortunately, one serious problem developed during the year. Two employees that Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them. Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months, and he would like to be promoted to the job. Chris knows, however, that someone else wants that new job, too. Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another Division of the company. She has also made several changes over the year. Chris knows that his boss likes Kim’s work, and he expects that his work will be compared with hers.
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這篇文章講述了Chris在職場上的一次經(jīng)歷。
Chris在Taxlong公司負(fù)責(zé)采購和維修設(shè)備。他即將要和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)針對過去一年的工作進行一個回顧總結(jié),他心里希望可以得到晉升。在過去這一年里,他也做了不少貢獻,買了許多能夠提高效率的設(shè)備,但是他手下有兩個職員因為偷竊而被開除了。除此以外,公司里面還有一個女同事Kim,是他這次晉級的競爭對手,她也一樣很優(yōu)秀。
這篇文章沒有什么生詞,難度較低。題目中考察細節(jié)問題比較多,需要同學(xué)們可以準(zhǔn)確地在看到題目之后locate文章中對應(yīng)題目的是哪一部分。
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
www.ExamW.CoM 29. What is Chris’s main responsibility at Taxlong Company?
A) Directing personnel evaluation.
B) Buying and maintain equipment.
C) Drawing up plans for in-service training.
D) Interviewing and recruiting employees.
答案: B) Buying and maintain equipment.
30. What problem did Chris encounter in his Division?
A) Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire.
B) The training program he ran was failure.
C) Two of his workers were injured at work.
D) Two of his employees committed theft.
答案:D)Two of his employees committed theft.
31. What does Chris hope for in the near future?
A) A better relationship with his boss.
B) Advancement to a higher position
C) A better-paying job in another company
D) Improvement in the company’s management
答案:B)Advancement to a higher position.
32 What do we learn about Kim from the passage?
A)She has more self-confidence than Chris.
B)She works with Chris in the same division.
C)She has more management experience than Chris.
D) She is competing with Chris for the new job.
答案:D) She is competing with Chris for the new job.