What changes did the company make to its driver raining program？ What do you think of these changes？

What do you think might be the reason he is finding it so difficult to get a job?

A．He is asking for too much money.

B．He has no real training.

C．He wants to be a gardener or caretaker.

D．His character is not good enough.

What do you think is implied about the English weather?

A．It is foggy when it is raining.

B．It is sunny and bright.

C．It is either foggy or rainy.

D．It is determined by humidity.

What do you think is implied about the English weather?

A．It is foggy when it is raining.

B．It is sunny and bright.

C．It is either foggy or rainy.

D．It is determined by humidity.

听力原文：W: [4] What do you think of sending three-year-olds to nursery school, Gray?

M: That's a good idea.

W: Why do you think it's a good idea?

M: Because the baby enjoys being around other people of its age.

W: But I was thinking of a fairly formal thing, you know, like the kind of programs where you are training a person to go into kindergarten or the first grade.

M: [5] Well, teaching them what? Reading?

W: Yeah, not just a play situation.

M: I think it depends very much on that family's situation and that particular child. And I think even if it's not a play situation, it's not a bad thing.

W: You don't think that maybe you start structuring a person, you know, too much, too soon? I mean, I think our educational system is very structured and very repressive.

M: Well, if it's more of the same , thing, I agree. But, Bettie, wouldn't it be possible, uh, to start some sort of creative thing earlier?

W: You mean like art?

M: [6] Mm, even like reading is creative...

W: [5] Mm... Well, I'm also thinking, too, about what age a child starts to socialize and I don't think they're ready for socializing outside of the family before the age of about five or six.

M: Oh, really?

W: There are other ways of socializing, uh... uh, with other children than sending your child off to a nursery school.

What do the two people mainly talk about?

A．Whether small children should go to nursery school.

B．How a nursery school should be managed.

C．When reading should be introduced to nursery education.

D．How children like going to nursery school.

What proved that nearly half of the author’s professional career was a mistake ?

A)Few of the participants in his training programs made great achievements.

B)Few of the participants in his training programs graduated from the courses.

C)The author made inaccurate assumptions about how to increase student achievement.

D)The author came to the wrong conclusions about how to increase student achievement.

One of the ______ of the training program is that it enables the young people to be better candidates for employment.

A．viewpoints

B．virtues

C．adventures

D．measures

One of the ______ of the training program is that it enables the young people to be better candidates for employment.

A．viewpoints

B．virtues

C．adventures

D．measures

听力原文：F：Good evening and welcome to Milonan. I'm your Training Manager Penelope Taylor. We're fortunate to have you as the new blood of our company, but I'd like to emphasize to all of you the importance of training in your career development.

You may all be aware of the fact that today's workplace is largely unstable—people get laid off and job hop constantly, and in general, staying anywhere more than five years is a career liability. Your learning curve flattens out so much that you're not gaining skills fast enough to stay competitive in the field.

In this environment, training is worth more than a promotion or a raise, and in fact, you'd do well to make a trade if someone offers you either. Training is the new currency of the workplace. Here are four reasons why.

First, believe it or not, the promotions you have desired for are stressful.

When you get offered a promotion, it's supposed to be a reward for good work. But in fact, most promotions distract you. Think about it：You're creating a career path that's customized to your skills, strengths, and personal goals. How could anyone else create a path that's right for you?Unfortunately, most companies structure a single corporate ladder and promote people upward whether it's good for them or not.

In fact, most people do good work and then get promoted into a position they've shown no aptitude for. This is most pronounced when, say, a creative person or technical person gets promoted into management. In fact, most promotions are so misguided they're more stressful than divorce.

My second point is about pay rise．Surprisingly, it can be neglected.

What do you get in exchange for taking the huge risk of leaving something you're good at to do something you're unproven at?What do you get in exchange for distracting your personal plans to follow someone else's path?A 3 percent raise(on average), or 10 percent if you're lucky?

Let's say you get a 10 percent raise. If you're earning $50,000, that's $5,000. After taxes it's around $3,500—if you even stay in the job for another year. That amount of money won't change your life, and even if you think it will, consider all the extra hours you'll be working because you got promo

Third, mentors make a real difference.

What will change your life?Mentoring. People who have a mentor are more successful than people who don't, across the board. For example, people with a mentor are 25 percent more likely to reach their next career goal than people who don't have mentors.

So one thing you could do is spend less time gunning for that promotion and more time focusing on what you need to do to get a mentor. For example, ask good questions of the people you admire, and spend extra time getting to know people outside of your core group of coworkers.

It would be great if you go to those advisory centers, which is a good choice as you can expect professional advice there. And you could always take the money and hire a career coach.

Let's come to our last point, training creates stability.

You can trade money for training, though, and that's what you should do. There's no job stability in the workplace today, so you have to count on yourself by being very desirable to employers. You do this by getting lots of training, and mentors to guide you on how to use that training.

There's a huge range of training available today—you can get trained in how to deal with your email, how to connect better to people you speak to, and how to transit from college to adulthood. Have your company pay for this sort of training — it's the kind that changes your life.

While a promotion actually makes your life more unstable, training creates more stability in your life. And that, rather than more money or a promotion, should be the real reward for performing well in your job.

?You will hear a

A．emphasize the importance of training in career development.

B．state the fact that today's workplace is unstable.

C．tell the trainees that they are fortunate to join the company.

听力原文：M：Do you think it's about to rain ? Look at the sky and the cloud. I guess it will rain.

W：Rain? It's about to pour．Also I wish to have a storm. These days it's so dry.

Q：What does the woman mean?

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A．There will be a lot of rain.

B．Rain is very unlikely.

C．It's already raining.

D．She's not sure.