Conversation Two

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　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　W: What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job?

　　M: That’s a very good question. I don’t think there is any, specifically.

　　W: For example, in your case, what was your educational background?

　　M: Well, I did a degree in French at Nottingham. After that, I did careers work in secondary schools like the careers guidance people here is in the university. Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side. Then progressed on to universities. So there wasn’t any plan and there was no specific training. There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committee work which you can attend now.

　　W: But in the first place, you did a French degree.

　　M: In my time, there wasn’t a degree you could do for administration. I think most of the administrators I’ve come across have degrees and all sorts of things.

　　W: Well, I know in my case, I did an English literature degree and I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I am doing now.

　　M: Quite.

　　W: But you are local to Nottingham, actually? Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?

　　M: No, no, I come from the north of England, from west Yorkshire. Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list. And I like the look of it. The campus is just beautiful.

　　W: Yes, indeed. Let’s see. Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire?

　　M: Yes, from the Woolen District.

　　23.

　　A)Management.

　　B)French

　　C)English literature

　　D)Public Administration

　　24. A)English teaching.

　　B)Staff training.

　　C)Careers guidance.

　　D)Psychological counseling

　　25. A)Its pleasant environment.

　　B)Its worldwide fame.

　　C)Its generous scholarship.

　　D)Its well-designed courses.

　　23. What was the man’s major at university?

　　答案：B)French.

　　解析：細節題。在第二輪對話中，女士問，“what was your educational background?”你是什么教育背景，男士回答說：“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.” 我在諾丁漢大學攻讀了法語學位，所以男士的專業是French。

　　24. What was the man’s job in secondary schools?

　　答案：C)careers guidance.

　　解析：細節題。在說完“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.”之后，男士又接著說“After that, I did careers guidance in secondary schools.”因此，此題的答案應為：careers guidance。

　　25. What attracted the man to Nottingham University?

　　答案：B)Its pleasant environment.

　　解析：細節題。女士問：“Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?”你去諾丁漢大學是出于什么原因?男士在回答中說到，諾丁漢是我心中理想大學之一。緊接著他就說道：“And I like the look of it.”還進一步補充說明道：“ The campus is just beautiful. ”因此，男士是因被其優雅環境所吸引而選擇去諾丁漢大學。所以，本題的答案為：Its pleasant environment.

　　這篇長對話圍繞男士的教育背景和職業發展展開。按順序分別談到男士從諾丁漢大學法語專業，畢業之后去了中學和政府工作，然后又進入了大學管理層。這期間，他并沒有刻意做過任何的職業發展計劃，也沒有接受過專門的相關職業培訓，主要是因為在他的讀書時代，并沒有可攻讀的管理學學位。對話最后談到了男士去諾丁漢大學讀書的原因是被其校園的優美風景所吸引。

　　這篇對話有一定難度。特別是關于男士職業的說法，考生未必熟悉。但考生不必緊張，因為主要的細節考查中，專業是法語、因為環境優雅所以選擇諾丁漢大學這兩題都不難聽出。