2008年6月大学英语四级听力真题丨原文丨答案及下载_大学英语听力

2008年6月大学英语四级听力真题丨原文丨答案及下载

　　W: Yes, Ive had a lot. The truth is I have become very popular with the Japanese, both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot recently.

　　M: Really, Im interested to hear more about that, but first tell me have you ever traveled on the luxury train, the Orient Express, for example?

　　W: No, I havent. But Ive traveled on the Glacial Express through Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel. Thats why Im very interested in this job.

　　23. What did the woman do in her first job?

　　24. What give the woman an advantage during her business trip in Japan?

　　25. Why is the woman applying for the new job?

　Passage 1

　　Time! I think a lot about time and not just because its the name of the news organization I work for. Like most working people, I find time, or the lack of it, a neverending frustration and an unwinnable battle. My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint. According to the families and work institutes, national study of the changing workforce, 55 percent of employees say they dont have enough time for themselves, 63 percent dont have enough time for their spouses or partners, and 67 percent dont have enough time for their children. Its also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls. The difference is that the boss of animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to shut up or no survival for you. Todays workers are still demanding control over their time. The difference is todays bosses are listening. Ive been reading a report issued today called when work works produced jointly by three organizations. They set up to find and warn the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.