听力原文:Interviewer: Good morning Mr. Pitt. Do sit down. First of all, Mr. Pitt, I know that you've got A levels at school. What subjects did you take?
Pitt: I took four subjects, French, German, chemistry and art. Chemistry wasn't my cup of tea, but art has always been.
Interviewer: I see. Now Mr. Pitt, what about hobbies and interests? Er, what do you do in your spare time?
Pitt: I like jazz, traditional and folk music. I don't play of course, but I go to quilt a lot of concerts and I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit myself. I'm in the local Germanic society. I read quilt a lot and I've done a bit of photography. Also, I've hitchhiked to Europe once.
Interviewer: Very interesting. Mr. Pitt. Now let's talk about the management trainee scheme. What exactly do you think a manager does?
Pitt: I don't know a great deal about the work.
Interviewer: But you have got any ideas about it, have you? You must have thought about it.
Pitt: Well, I suppose he has a lot of... a... what is called policy making to do. And... he has to know how to work with people, and all about the company. Yes, I... should think a manager must know something about all aspects of the work.
Interviewer: Yes, that's right Now, Mr. Pitt, is there anything you want to ask me?
Pitt: Well, there's one or two things. I'd like to know if I have to sign a contract and what the salary and prospects are.
Interviewer: With our scheme, Mr. Pitt, there is no contract involved. Your progress is kept under constant review. If we at any time decide we don't like you, then that's that. We reserve the right to dismiss you.
Pitt: Fair enough. And what about the salary?
Interviewer: As for salary, you'll be on our fixed scales, starting at 870 pounds. For the successful trainee, the prospects are very good.
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Art
B. French
C. German
D. Chemistry
听力原文: At present, human beings have used many devices to measure time. Perhaps, the sundial was, one of the earliest and simplest devices. A sundial can measure the movement of the sun across the sky each day.
The sundial worked very well only when the sun was shining. So other ways of measuring the passing of time were invented at that time. One device was the hourglass. It used a thin stream of falling sand to measure time.
By the 1700s, people had already developed mechanical clocks and watches. And today many of our clocks and watches are electronic.
So we have devices to mark the passing of time. But what time is it now? Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time. As international communications and travel grew, it became clear we need a way to establish a common time for all parts of the world.
In 1884, an international conference divided the world into 24 time areas or zones. Each zone represents one hour. The astronomical observation in Greenwich, England, was chosen as the starting point for the time zone.
Most people have no trouble in agreeing that time moves forward. Some scientists believe there is one reason why time moves forward. It is clear we need a way to establish a common time for all parts of the world with scientific law: the second law of thermodynamics. The law says disorder increases with time.
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A. It measures the length of a day and a night.
B. it measures the movement of the sun each day.
C. It measures the passing of hours, minutes and perhaps seconds.
D. It measures the shadow of the stick across the flat surface of the sundial.
A.Doing a bit of acting and photography.B.Going to concerts frequently.C.Playing tradi
A. Doing a bit of acting and photography.
B. Going to concerts frequently.
C. Playing traditional jazz and folk music.
D. Traveling in Europe by hitch-hiking.