Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
问题1选项
A.It doesn’t seem to offer as much freedom as he anticipated.
B.It isn’t so motivating as he believed.
C.It isn’t so enjoyable as he expected.
D.It doesn’t enable him to earn as much money as he used to.
问题2选项
A.Few of them are aware of their employees’ feelings.
B.Not all of them care about their employees’ behaviors.
C.Not all of them know how to motivate their employees.
D.Few of them offer praise and reward to their employees.
问题4选项
A.The importance of cultivating close relationships with clients.
B.The way to explore employees’ interests and talents.
C.The advantages of permanent full-time employment.
D.The need for getting recommendations from their managers.
Conversation Two W: How do you like being self-employed? M: There are obvious benefits, [5] though I don’t seem to have the freedom I anticipated as I just don’t seem able to decline work offers. And working alone, there have been times when I’ve found that money alone provides insufficient motivation. Have you experienced the same since you began working for yourself? W: Sometimes, yes, unlike the rest of the workforce who have managers to prompt motivation whenever they’re feeling lazy or bored, we self-employed workers perform our jobs without a manager to lift our spirits. There’s no one around to offer praise or initiate collaboration, no one to make greater use of our interests and talents. M: That’s a fact. Not every manager behaves with such awareness and care of course, [6] and certainly not all managers have a clue how to motivate people. Still, having a manager nearby at least indicates there’s an opportunity: there’ll be decent enough to look out for you when your energy and focus begin to deplete. W: [7] The motivator I value most is autonomy. I’ve learned not to sacrifice my prized autonomy by working all hours of the day, and by saying yes to every client’s request. M: [7] Yes, I need to remind myself that I selected this lifestyle for the independence. I don’t miss aspects of permanent full-time employment I disliked, such as the office politics, job insecurity, inflexible hours and so on. I wouldn’t mind a bit more in the form of praise though, praise which is on the record. W: That’ll come with time. Relatedness is inevitably cultivated via human interaction, engaging with clients, getting written testimony and recommendations, staying in contact with clients afterwards. These are things you’ll find will come in due course and provide you with motivation. M: You’re right. That’s an area I do need to put some more effort into—[8] building closer relationships with those who engage my services and skills.
5. What does the man say about his life of being self-employed? 【试题答案】A 【试题解析】题目问的是男士对自己的自主创业生活的看法。录音中提及男士似乎并未享受到他所期待的那种自由，因为他没办法拒绝工作邀约。由此可知，男士的自主创业生活并没有他所期望的那样自由自在，因此A选项正确。B选项“这并不像他所认为的那样能够调动积极性”，主要是利用motivation设置干扰，录音中男士说的是对于自主创业来说，有时候光靠钱并不能给人带来足够的动力，但并没有说过他曾认为自主创业能充分调动积极性，因此B选项不正确；C选项“这不如他所预期的那样有趣”和D选项“这使他不能像以前那样挣那么多钱了”在录音中没有信息提及，因此排除。 6. What does the man say about managers? 【试题答案】C 【试题解析】题目问的是男士对管理者的看法。录音中男士提及，不是所有管理者都懂得如何去激励员工（not all managers have a clue how to motivate people），C选项是对录音原文的转述，因此正确。A选项“他们中很少有人意识到员工的感受”和B选项“不是所有管理者都在意员工的行为举止”在录音中并没有提及；D选项“他们中很少有人赞扬和奖励员工”，录音中男士提及的是并非所有管理者都知道如何激励自己的员工，但并没有说很少有管理者去赞扬和奖励员工，属于过度推断，因此排除。 7. What do both speakers value most about self-employment? 【试题答案】B 【试题解析】题目问对于自主创业，两位说话者最看重的是什么? 在讨论自主创业的驱动力或激励因素（motivator）时，女士先表示她最看重自主性（autonomy）。男士接着用Yes表示赞同，因此B选项“自主性”正确。A选项“自我意识”和C选项“工作满足感”在录音中没有信息提及；D选项“金钱”只是男士提到的其中一个因素，女士并未提及，而且男士说只有金钱作为驱动力是不够的，也就是说他最看重的并非是金钱，因此可排除。 8. On what point does the man agree with the woman? 【试题答案】A 【试题解析】题目问男士在哪一点上与女士意见一致。录音的结尾部分，女士表示，工作中的相互关系是通过与客户来往并保持联系培养起来的，而这最终会带来工作上的动力。然后男士说“你说得对”，并表示要努力与他的服务对象建立更密切的关系， 由此可知，双方一致认可与客户建立密切关系的重要性，因此A选项正确。B选项“挖掘员工兴趣和才能的方法”；C选项“长期全职工作的好处”和D选项“（员工）从管理者那里获取建议的需求”在录音中均没有信息提及，因此排除。
