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Part I: Listening Comprehension
第一部分：听力理解
Section A: In this section, you will hear five short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once.
第一节：在本节中，你将听到五段短对话。每段对话只读一遍。
At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked, and you have fifteen seconds to read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
在每段对话结束时会提出一个问题，你将有15秒钟的时间阅读A、B、C、D四个选项，并选出最佳答案。
Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
然后在答题纸上用一条线标出相应的字母，线划在字母的中间。
1.Sometimes doing regular activities in a slightly different way can help to re-activate old memory pathways in our brain, or even build new ones!
1.有时，以一种略微不同的方式进行常规活动可以帮助重新激活我们大脑中的旧记忆路径，甚至建立新的记忆路径！
Oh, yeah. I’ve heard that exposure to new sights, sounds, and smells can help stimulate the brain.
哦，是啊。我听说，接触新的景象、声音和气味可以帮助刺激大脑。
Right. So you could even put some herbs and spices next to your bed so you wake up to different smells each morning.
没错。所以你甚至可以在床边放一些香草和香料，这样你每天早上醒来就会闻到不同的气味。
Q: What does the woman say about doing regular activities in a slightly different way?
问题：女士对以一种略有不同的方式进行常规活动有何看法？
2.Christina, what’s your dream job, if I may ask?
2.克里斯蒂娜，我可以问一下，你梦想的工作是什么吗？
My dream job is to become a diplomat representing my country, preferably in the UK.
我梦想的工作是成为一名代表我的国家的外交官，最好是在英国。
That’s why I came to Britain and hopefully to obtain a master’s degree in international relations.
这就是为什么我来到英国，希望获得国际关系硕士学位。
After getting my master’s degree, I would like to go home and apply for a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
拿到硕士学位后，我想回国申请外交部的一个职位。
Wow, that must be really competitive.
哇，那一定很有竞争力。
Q: What will Christina do after getting her master’s degree?
问题：克里斯蒂娜拿到硕士学位后会做什么？
3.Hi, Henry, how was your weekend?
3.嗨，亨利，周末过得怎么样？
Excellent! I went down to the mall and got myself one of those new minicomputers.
好极了！我去了商场，给自己买了一台新的微型计算机。
It’s pretty cool. It has a huge memory and a super fast processor.
真的很酷。它拥有巨大的内存和超快的处理器。
Plus, it’s so small that it can fit in a shirt pocket...look, here it is.
另外，它太小了，可以放进衬衫口袋里……看，就是这样。
Wow...it’s so thin! I’ve seen ads for this model on TV!
哇……太薄了！我在电视上看到过这种模特的广告！
It looks really cool. Hey, Mark, check out Henry’s new toy!
看起来真的很酷。嘿，马克，看看亨利的新玩具！
Q: What is special about Henry’s new computer?
问题：亨利的新电脑有什么特别之处？
4.Gary, did you hear about my upcoming trip to New York?
4.加里，你听说我要去纽约的事了吗？
I think I did hear something about it.
我想我确实听说过这件事。
You and Jimmy are attending some kind of celebration, right?
你和吉米要参加某种庆祝活动，对吧？
Yeah. It’s an anniversary celebration for one of the companies we do a lot of business with, you know, Walcon Electronics.
嗯。这是一家与我们有大量业务往来的公司的周年庆典，你知道，沃尔康电子公司。
Walcon is one of our biggest clients.
沃尔康是我们最大的客户之一。
They started out as a shoe manufacturer and then branched off into electronics in the late 1960s.
他们最初是一家鞋业制造商，然后在20世纪60年代末扩展到电子产品领域。
Q: Why does the woman go to New York?
问题：为什么女士要去纽约？
5.Well, folks, we’ve come to the last item on our agenda: our corporate wellness program.
5.好了，各位，我们的议程已经到了最后一项：我们的企业健康计划。
Yeah, I’m very interested to see what you’re going to do with this.
是的，我很有兴趣看看你会怎么做。
It’s a very delicate issue.
这是一个非常微妙的问题。
Yes, it can be.
是的，这是可能的。
But here’s our general thinking: if employees are healthier the company benefits and makes more profit.
但我们的总体想法是：如果员工更健康，公司就会受益并获得更多利润。
Making more profit is good for everyone in the company.
赚更多的利润对公司里的每个人都有好处。
Studies show that when employees are fit, there is less illness, a better attitude toward work, lower absenteeism and even better relationships at work.
研究表明，当员工身体健康时，疾病会更少，工作态度会更好，缺勤率会更低，工作关系会更好。
Q: Why does the company pay attention to corporate wellness?
问题：为什么公司会关注企业健康？
