大学英语四级考试听力原文答案_大学英语听力

大学英语四级考试听力原文答案

　　W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were not better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. Thats strange, isnt it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.

　　M: Yes, I dont understand that at all.

　　W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?

　　M: I dont know. I think Ill probably give them 2 pounds a week.

　　W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?

　　M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldnt expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.

　　W: Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?

　　M: Yeah, they do.

　　Q23 What is the table of figures about?

　　Q24 What do we learn from the conversation about British childrens pocket money?

　　Q25 Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?

　　Section B

　　Passage 1

　　As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district managers. Everyone arrived on time, and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market, he began, because of the quality of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example. When Alex was finished, he received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. Things were going so well until the end, Alex said disappointedly. Obviously, I said the wrong thing. Yes, the district manager replied. Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.