新编大学英语四级听力每日训练-第326期.docx

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新编大学英语四级听力每日训练第326期

PassageThree32.A.TheformerCEO.B.TheCEO'srivals.C.TheCEOhimself.D.Theemployees.33.A.Salesdropped.B.Therewereseriousproductproblems.C.Thingswentalongverywell.D.ThenewCEOhadtobefired.34.A.Holdapressconference.B.BlametheformerCEO.C.Askformoreemployees.D.Reorganize.35.A.Moreenvelopesshouldbeprepared.B.Heshouldwritemoreletters.C.Heshouldcareabouthisemployees.D.Heshouldconsiderresigning.PassageThreeAfellowhadjustbeenhiredasthenewCEOofalargehigh-techcorporation.[32]TheCEOwhowassteppingdownmetwithhimprivatelyandpresentedhimwiththreenumberedenvelopes."Opentheseifyourunupagainstaproblemyoudon'tthinkyoucansolve,"hesaid.Well,[33]thingswentalongprettysmoothly,butsixmonthslater,salestookadeclineandhewasreallyunderthepressure.Herememberedtheenvelopes.Hewenttohisdrawerandtookoutthefirstenvelope.Themessageread,[34]"BlameyourformerCEO."ThenewCEOcalledapressconferenceandlaidallthefaultsonthepreviousCEO.Satisfiedwithhiscomments,thepressrespondedpositively,salesbegantopickupandtheproblemwassoonbehindhim.Aboutayearlater,thecompanywasagainexperiencingseriousproductproblems.Havinglearnedfromhispreviousexperience,theCEOquicklyopenedthesecondenvelope.Themessageread,"Reorganize".Thenhedid,andthecompanyquicklyreorganized.Afterseveralmonths,thecompanyonceagainfellondifficulttimes.TheCEOwenttohisoffice,closedthedoorandopenedthethirdenvelope.Themessagesaid,[35]"Preparethreeenvelopes".Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.FromwhomdidthenewCEOgetthreeenvelopes?正确答案：A解析：文章开头就说“正退位的总裁私底下见了他，并赠送给他三封信”，由此可判断正确选项为A（前总裁）。33.Inthefirsthalfyear,howdidthebusinessgo?正确答案：C解析：短文说“公司事务进行顺利，可是6个月后，销售下降了。”答案为C。34.Whatwasthemessageinthefirstenvelope?正确答案：B解析：短文提到，第一封信的内容是“把责任推到前任CEO头上”，故B正确。D是第二封信的内容。35.Whatdidthelastenvelopemean?正确答案：D解析：第三封信里，前任CEO建议现任CEO“准备三个信封”，其含义是劝他考虑离职，并为下一任CEO准备一些应付困境的建议。因此，D正确。