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Section D
D部分
In this section, you will hear two short passages.
下面你将听到2段短文。
The passages will be read only once.
短文只读一遍。
After each passage, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, write the answers on the answer sheet.
听完每段短文后，你有一分钟的时间将答案写在答题卡上。
Dictation
听写
Listen to the passage. For questions 21—25, fill in the blanks with the exact words or phrases you hear.
听短文，在21~25题的空格内填入你听到的单词或短语。
There are more than 19,000 people per square mile in the small nation of Singapore.
在小国新加坡，每平方英里的人口超过1.9万人。
People on the island work an average of 70 hours per week.
岛上的人平均每周工作70小时。
The country has strict laws, for example, against littering, graffiti, and even for not flushing a toilet.
这个国家有严格的法律，例如，禁止乱扔垃圾、涂鸦，甚至禁止不冲厕所。
But according to the World Database of Happiness, Singapore is the happiest country in Asia.
但世界幸福数据库的数据显示，新加坡是亚洲最幸福的国家。
Why?
为什么？
One reason for Singapore's happiness is that the government provides the basic necessities, such as jobs and housing.
新加坡幸福的一个原因是政府提供了基本的必需品，如就业和住房。
There is almost no poverty, and Singapore has one of the lowest levels of unemployment in the world.
新加坡几乎没有贫困，是世界上失业率最低的国家之一。
The government creates jobs for people who are unemployed.
政府会为失业者创造就业机会。
It “tops up” poorer people's income so everyone can have a minimum standard living.
它“补充”了穷人的收入，这样每个人都至少能过上最低标准的生活。
The government also offers tax breaks to people who look after aging parents.
政府还为照顾年迈父母的人提供税收优惠。
This may be why 84 percent of older people live with their children.
这可能就是为什么84%的老年人都能和他们的孩子住在一起。
The result is a lot of closely connected families with roughly equal standards of living.
其结果是，许多关系密切的家庭的生活水平大致相同。
People may not all be happy about laws, but they are generally happy with the results—they don't step in litter, the public toilets work, and the streets are safe and clean.
可能不是所有人都对法律感到满意，但他们对法律的结果总体上是满意的--他们周围不会有垃圾，公共厕所正常工作，街道也安全干净。
So for Singaporeans, it seems that living in a secure, clean, and safe place may be more important than having a lot of personal freedom.
所以对新加坡人来说，生活在一个有保障、干净、安全的地方，似乎比拥有很多个人自由更重要。
As Dr. Tan Ern Ser of Singapore's Institute of Policy Studies explains, “If you are hopeful and confident of getting what you want in life, then you are happy.
正如新加坡政策研究所的Tan Ern Ser博士解释的那样，“如果你对生活中想要的东西充满希望和信心，那么你就是幸福的。”
Summary
总结
Listen to the passage. For questions 26—30, complete the notes using no more than three words for each blank.
听短文，完成26~30题的笔记，每个空格不超过3个单词。
When you're at work, do you ever get angry?
你工作的时候会生气吗？
Yes?
会?
Then it's probably because of your manager.
那很可能是因为你的经理。
Bad management causes more people to lose their temper at work than any other reason.
管理不善是导致更多人在工作中发脾气的原因。
Almost four out of ten people across Europe said that poor management was the issue that makes them most angry about their jobs.
在欧洲，几乎有四成的人表示，管理不善是他们对工作最愤怒的原因。
Read our top tips to help you deal with an angry boss.
看看我们的建议吧，帮你应对愤怒的老板。
Some managers use fear as a management technique.
一些经理将恐惧作为一种管理技巧。
They think it will make people respect them, although it just makes people want to leave their jobs.
他们认为这会让人们尊重他们，尽管这只会让人们想要辞职。
Bosses like to get angry with new staff, to see if they can bully them.
老板们喜欢对新员工发火，看看是否能欺负他们。
If you are new to a job, you need to work out if the anger is personal or business.
如果你刚开始工作，你需要弄清楚这种愤怒是出于个人原因还是出于工作原因。
You need to learn not to take things too personally.
你需要学会不要太往心里去。
Learn what are the particular things that make your boss angry.
要了解哪些特别的事情会让你的老板生气。
Does he go crazy when colleagues arrive late for work?
当同事上班迟到时，他会生气吗？
Does he hate it when a job is not finished on time?
他讨厌工作不能按时完成吗？
Sometimes the things you will do make other people angry.
有时你做的事会让别人生气。
Learn to watch their reactions so that you can stop in time.
学会观察他们的反应，这样你才能及时停下来。
If a colleague asks you to go outside for a fight, then you know you have gone too far!
如果一个同事叫你出去打架，那你就知道你做得太过分了！
Try breathing techniques to help you calm down.
尝试呼吸技巧来帮助你平静下来。
If someone is shouting at you, try imagining that you are blowing up a balloon.
如果有人对你大喊大叫，试着想象你在吹气球。
This allows your breathing to slow down and means you are less likely to get angry.
这会让你的呼吸变慢，让你不太可能生气。
This is the end of the listening part.
听力部分到此结束。
Please transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
请将你的答案誊写到答题卡上。
