历年英语四级听力的原文_大学英语听力

历年英语四级听力的原文

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

　　M: Yeah, they do.

　　Questions 23 to question 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard:

　　Q 23: What is the table of figures about?

　　Q 24: What do we learn from the conversation about British childrens pocket money?

　　Q 25: Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?

　　Passage1

　　As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district managers. Every one arrived on time and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with a conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. I believe were 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 tone 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 applause 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 the way up from sales representatives and they are very proud of the role theyve played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about the political correctness but they are definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.