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Passage One
段落一
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.
作為一個(gè)新上任的國(guó)家電腦公司銷售部經(jīng)理，亞歷克斯·戈登期待著他與公司各區(qū)域經(jīng)理的第一次會(huì)議。
Everyone arrived on time, and Alex's presentation went extremely well.
每個(gè)人都準(zhǔn)時(shí)到場(chǎng)，并且亞歷克斯的陳述也進(jìn)行地非常順利。
He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company's plans.
他決定通過闡述各位區(qū)域經(jīng)理對(duì)于公司計(jì)劃的重要性來結(jié)束這場(chǎng)會(huì)議。
"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.
“我相信我們的市場(chǎng)份額將會(huì)繼續(xù)增加，他開始說，“因?yàn)檫@個(gè)房間里每個(gè)人的能力都很強(qiáng)。
The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else.
區(qū)域經(jīng)理是他所在區(qū)域銷售代表通往成功的關(guān)鍵。他為每個(gè)人都設(shè)定了條件。
If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example."
如果他有雄心，宏偉的目標(biāo)，并且愿意長(zhǎng)時(shí)間堅(jiān)持下去，那么他所在單位的每個(gè)人都將以他為榜樣并效仿下去。”
When Alex was finished, he received polite applause, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.
當(dāng)亞歷克斯說完后，他獲得了禮貌的掌聲，但與他期望的熱烈回應(yīng)相差甚遠(yuǎn)。
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."
之后他與一名資深經(jīng)理聊天。“除了最后，事情一直進(jìn)展的很順利。”亞歷克斯失望地說，“顯然，我說錯(cuò)了話。”
"Yes", the district manager replied. "Half of our managers are women.
“是的，”那位區(qū)域經(jīng)理回答：“我們的經(jīng)理有一半是女性。
Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the company's growth.
大多數(shù)人都是從銷售代表做到今天這個(gè)位置，她們?yōu)樽约涸诠境砷L(zhǎng)過程中所扮演的角色感到自豪。
They don't care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech."
她們對(duì)于政治的正確性絲毫不關(guān)心。但她們對(duì)于你演講中所提到的“他”著實(shí)感到驚訝、不安。”
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對(duì)話，回答26至29題。
Question 26. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
問題26. 亞歷克斯·戈登的第一次會(huì)議是在和誰談話？
Question 27. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?
問題27. 演說的最后亞歷克斯想去強(qiáng)調(diào)什么？
Question 28. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?
問題28. 我們能了解到會(huì)議上聽眾的什么信息？
Question 29. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?
問題29. 為什么亞歷克斯沒有獲得他所期望的熱烈響應(yīng)？
