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Passage One
文章一
As the new sales director for a national computer firm，Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company's district managers.
作为一名国际计算机公司新的销售总监，戈登·亚历克斯期待着他与公司的区域经理们的第一次会议。
Everyone arrived on time, and Alex's presentation went extremely well.
每个人都准时到了，亚历克斯的表现也非常好。
He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company's plans.
他决定以讨论区域经理们对公司长远发展的重要性来结束会议。
"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.
“我相信我们的市场利润将会持续增涨，因为在这个房间里所有人都是精英。
The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district.
区域经理是地区销售代表成功的关键。
He sets the term for everyone else.
他为每个人安排任务。
If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example."
如果他有远大的目标，愿意投入更多时间，每个人都会以他为榜样。”
When Alex has finished, he received polite applause, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.
当Alex说完，经理们只是出于礼貌鼓掌，但出乎意料几乎没有人跟着回应。
Later he spoke with one of the senior manager.
后来，他与一位老经理谈到了此事。
"Things were going so well until the end"，Alex said disappointedly. "Obviously, I said the wrong thing."
“事情结束前进行的挺顺利的，”亚历克斯失望地说。“很显然，我说错了话，”
"Yes," the district manager replied. "Half of our managers are women.
“是的，”老经理回答。我们经理中有一半是女性，
Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the company's growth.
并且很多都是从销售代表做起的。他们为在公司成长中扮演的角色感到自豪的角色。
They don't care at all about political correctness.
他们根本不关心决策的正确性。
But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech."
但他们绝对是不喜欢被您成为男士的“他”。
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题16到18是基于你刚刚听到的文章的。
Question 16.Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
问题16。戈登.亚历克斯跟谁开首次会议？
Question 17.What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?
问题17。亚历克斯在会议的结尾想要强调什么？
Question 18.What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?
问题18。我们可以从会议的听众身上了解什么？
Question 19.Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?
问题19。亚历克斯为什么没有收到预想中的热情回应？
