2019听力真题 对话1-2

Conversation One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.

M: Hello and welcome to today's program. I'm James.

W: And I'm Susan.

M: Today we are going to talk about family names. Susan, I've often wondered why you've got a double-barrelled surname. I mean, you are American, and I thought it was only us Brits who went for things like that. Susan Writer Wells, it sounds almost invented, doesn't it?

W: Well, you're actually not far off the mark. You know my mom was a feminist, don't you?

M: Really? I never knew that. Well, go on then.

W: Yeah. Well, her maiden name was Morse. And at that time, I'm talking about the late 1960s, women like my mom were really trying to liberate themselves from male bondage, as they called it. So, some of them began rejecting their father's surname and decided to invent their own surname instead. And because my mom was a journalist, she decided to call herself Cindy Writer.

M: Cindy Writer. Well, who would have guessed!

W: Actually, other feminists name themselves after the town where they were born, like the sculptor Judy Boston. Some even called themselves after a day of the week.

M: Oh, yes. Wasn't there someone called Victoria Friday? Or maybe she's got nothing to do with it. But your mom wasn't so much of a feminist that she didn't get married, was she?

W: No. But the problem then was what to call herself or rather her children. Anyway, a lot of people of her generation simply decided to add their husbands' name to their own. My dad's called Paul Wells, so I'm Susan Writer Wells.

M: So what would happen if you, Susan Writer Wells, meet some guy who's called Peter Painter Jones, do you then become Susan Writer Wells Painter Jones, bit of a mouthful, isn't it?

W: No comment. I think the most sensible thing to do is to do what they do in countries like Italy.

M: What do you mean?

W: Well, over there the woman keeps her maiden name pretty much for all purposes, like bank accounts, identity cards, and the man obviously keeps his name.

M: What about the children then?

W: Well, they keep their father's name.

M: So, we are back to the old problem, aren't we? The men win out again?

W: Yeah, but one solution could be for the sons to keep their fathers' name and the daughter their mothers'.

M: Well, that might be a good idea.

W: OK. That's the end of today's program. Don't forget to join us again soon.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.

Question 1.What is the woman's family name?

Question 2.Why did her mother reject her maiden name?

Question 3.How did her mother invent a new surname?

Question 4.What does the man think of the practice in Italy?

Question 5. What is the program mainly about?

Conversation Two

Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.

M: Welcome to our weekly program. Well, if you want to get a raise at work, but you just don't know how to ask, our next guest has some helpful tips on how to raise your pay by helping you negotiate with the boss. Here's Janet Smith, senior director from DOS Executive Search Firm in San Diego. Hi, Janet. How do we get a raise?

W: Well, we found in our report that there are really four things that you could do. The first step was making sure your boss knew what you are up to. He can't see everything. And you have to make sure he knows you're here contributing to the bottom line.

M: Well, that could be bragging, though. So, you have to shamelessly promote yourself then.

W: Maybe not shame-free, you don't want to be rude. But every now and again, if you did something that's really noteworthy, let them know, or to get praised from somebody else.

M: So, should you just put together a list of things you've done and hand it to your boss?

W: It doesn't work, because the boss generally has the data to check up on you. So, the second point is don't overstate, because if you lie, you are really going to lose a lot of credibility on the things that you actually did do well.

M: Right. Definitely.

W: OK. So, what you want to do is to point out some of the things that you've done, but be honest about it, and only take credit where credit is due.

M: That's correct.

W: And third, you may think ahead.

M: What do you mean by that?

W: A lot of people forget the things that they've done that are good, so one of the things that we found was that it was really helpful if you kept a diary of the things that you've done that work extraordinary. And then come with review time, you're prepared, and you really should be preparing about, you know, three months in advance to win your performance tributes.

M: That's a good idea. All right, then what's the last point?

W: The last point is to go online. You can research competitive wages for your, particular job at either salary.com, salary expert.com or bls.gov. So that's some of my advice. And hopefully people will check it out.

M: Yeah, I think I want to go see my boss.

W: Yes, you can, but get prepared.

M: OK. Janet, thank you for joining us. We appreciate it.

W: Thank you very much.

Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.

Question 6. Who is Janet Smith?

Question 7. What is the first tip from Janet?

Question 8. Why is it a bad idea to overstate what you have done?

Question 9. Why should we think ahead according to Janet?

Question 10. Where can we check competitive wages?