1: College English Test, Band 4, Part 2, Listening
(大学英语四级考试第二部分听力)
2: Comprehension Section A, Directions In this section, you
(理解部分 A，说明 在本部分中，你)
3: will hear three news reports.
(将听取三篇新闻报道。)
4: At the end of each news report, you
(在每篇新闻报道结束时，你)
5: will hear two or three questions.
(将会听到两三个问题。)
6: Both the news report and the questions will
(新闻报道和问题都将)
7: be spoken only once.
(只说一次。)
8: After you hear a question, you must choose
(听完问题后你必须选择)
9: the best answer from the four choices marked
(标记的四个选项中的最佳答案)
10: A, B, C and D.
(A、B、C 和 D。)
11: Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
(然后在答题纸上标记相应的字母)
12: 1 with a single line through the centre.
(1 一条线穿过中心。)
13: News Report 1 A new study finds that
(新闻报道 1 一项新研究发现)
14: beverages containing added sugar might be harmful.
(含添加糖的饮料可能会有害。)
15: In the study, researchers analysed information from over
(在研究中，研究人员分析了来自)
16: 80,000 women and 37,000 men.
(80,000 名女性和 37,000 名男性。)
17: Participants worked in the health profession.
(参与者从事卫生行业。)
18: They were followed for approximately three decades.
(他们被跟踪了大约三十年。)
19: They completed surveys about their diet every four
(他们每四天完成一次关于饮食的调查)
20: years.
(年。)
21: They also answered questions about sleep and exercise
(他们还回答了有关睡眠和锻炼的问题)
22: and health every two years.
(每两年检查一次健康状况。)
23: The more beverages containing added sugar that people
(人们喝的含糖饮料越多)
24: drank, the greater their risk of death was
(饮酒量越大，死亡风险越大)
25: during the study period.
(在学习期间。)
26: These beverages included soda, energy drinks and sports
(这些饮料包括苏打水、能量饮料和运动饮料)
27: drinks.
(饮料。)
28: Beverages like pure fruit juice, which are sweet
(纯果汁等饮料，味道甜)
29: but do not contain added sugar, were not
(但不含添加糖，)
30: part of the study.
(研究的一部分。)
31: The findings held even after the researchers considered
(即使研究人员考虑了)
32: other factors that could affect people's health.
(其他可能影响人们健康的因素。)
33: These factors included lack of exercise and not
(这些因素包括缺乏锻炼，以及)
34: eating enough vegetables.
(吃足够的蔬菜。)
35: They also included consuming too much meat.
(其中还包括吃太多肉。)
36: The scientists say that their results support limiting
(科学家们表示，他们的研究结果支持限制)
37: beverages with added sugar.
(含糖的饮料。)
38: They argue we should replace them with other
(他们争辩说我们应该用其他东西来代替它们)
39: drinks, with water being the best choice.
(饮料，水是最好的选择。)
40: However, the researchers admit this is simply their
(然而，研究人员承认，这只是他们的)
41: recommendation.
(推荐。)
42: The study found only an association.
(该研究仅发现了一种关联。)
43: It did not prove that drinks with added
(并不能证明添加了)
44: sugar cause early death.
(糖导致早逝。)
45: News report 2 German police appealed Friday for
(新闻报道 2 德国警方周五呼吁)
46: information about the possible owners of two 17th
(有关两个 17 日可能拥有者的信息)
47: century oil paintings.
(世纪油画。)
48: Police said a 64-year-old man found
(警方称，一名 64 岁的男子发现)
49: the paintings in a garbage pile at a
(垃圾堆里的画)
50: highway rest stop last month.
(上个月的高速公路休息站。)
51: He later handed them in to the Cologne
(他后来把它们交给了科隆)
52: police.
(警察。)
53: An initial assessment by an art expert concluded
(艺术专家的初步评估结果)
54: the two framed paintings were originals, police said.
(警方表示，这两幅镶框的画作均为真迹。)
55: One is a landscape painted by the Italian
(一幅是意大利人画的风景画)
56: artist Pietro Bellotti, dating to 1665.
(艺术家 Pietro Bellotti，创作于 1665 年。)
57: The other is a painting of a boy
(另一幅是男孩的画)
58: by the 17th century Dutch artist Samuel van
(由 17 世纪荷兰艺术家 Samuel van)
59: Hoogstraden, date unknown.
(霍格斯塔登，日期未知。)
60: Their combined worth is estimated to be around
(他们的资产总额估计约为)
61: 1 million euros.
(100万欧元。)
62: Authorities have not yet confirmed what will happen
(当局尚未确认将会发生什么)
63: if the rightful owner is not found.
(如果找不到合法所有者。)
64: Nevertheless, it is speculated that they could either
(尽管如此，据推测他们可能)
65: be handed over to the National Art Museum
(移交给国家美术馆)
66: of Cologne, or sold to the public by
(科隆，或出售给公众)
67: the local government.
(当地政府。)
68: Questions 3 and 4 are based on the
(问题 3 和问题 4 基于)
69: news report you have just heard.
(您刚刚听到的新闻报道。)
70: Question 3 What did German police say about
(问题 3 德国警方对此有何评论)
71: a 64-year-old man?
(一名 64 岁的男人？)
72: Question 4 What is the art expert's conclusion
(问题 4 艺术专家的结论是什么)
73: about the two framed paintings?
(那两幅带框的画呢？)
74: News report 3 A four-year-old girl
(新闻报道3 一名四岁女孩)
75: has walked eight kilometers through a snowy forest
(走过了八公里的雪林)
76: to seek help for her sick grandmother, who
(为她生病的祖母寻求帮助，)
77: later died of a heart attack.
(后来因心脏病去世。)
78: The young girl braved the threat of bears,
(小女孩勇敢面对熊的威胁，)
79: wolves, and temperatures far below freezing.
(狼，温度远低于冰点。)
80: She made the journey through a remote region
(她穿越了一个偏远地区)
81: in Siberia.
(在西伯利亚。)
82: after waking up to find her grandmother motionless.
(醒来后发现奶奶一动不动。)
83: Named locally as Karla, she lives alone with
(当地居民称她为 Karla，她独自一人生活)
84: her elderly grandmother and her blind grandfather.
(她年迈的祖母和失明的祖父。)
85: As a result, the girl's mother is facing
(因此，女孩的母亲面临)
86: a criminal case.
(刑事案件。)
87: She stands accused of leaving a minor in
(她被指控将未成年人留在)
88: danger in the care of the elderly.
(照顾老人时可能遇到的危险。)
89: She also faces investigation from child care services,
(她还面临儿童保育服务机构的调查，)
90: who will also be asking why Karla was
(他们也会问为什么卡拉)
91: left alone with her vulnerable relatives.
(只剩下她和她脆弱的亲属们孤身一人。)
92: The journey took place in February, when temperatures
(这次旅行是在二月份进行的，当时气温)
93: average negative 26 degrees Celsius.
(平均气温为零下26摄氏度。)
94: Russian reports on social media suggest the forest
(俄罗斯在社交媒体上的报道称，森林)
95: may have been as cold as negative 34
(气温可能低至零下 34 度)
96: degrees Celsius.
(摄氏度。)
97: The journey was only recently confirmed by authorities.
(此次旅程最近才得到当局的证实。)
98: But though she was suffering from the effects
(但尽管她受到了影响)
99: of extreme cold, the child reportedly suffered no
(据报道，由于极度寒冷，孩子没有受到)
100: life-threatening effects.
(危及生命的影响。)
101: Last year, a three-year-old boy survived
(去年，一名三岁男孩幸存下来)
102: alone for three days in a remote forest
(独自在偏远的森林里呆了三天)
103: in the same region.
(在同一地区。)
104: Questions 5 to 7 are based on the
(问题 5 至 7 基于)
105: news report you have just heard.
(您刚刚听到的新闻报道。)
106: Question 5 What did the four-year-old
(问题 5 四岁的孩子)
107: girl attempt to do?
(女孩企图做什么？)
108: Question 6 Question
(问题 6 问题)
109: 7 Question
(7 问题)
110: 8 Section B.
(8 B 部分。)
111: Directions In this section, you will hear two
(说明 在这一部分中，你将听到两个)
112: long conversations.
(长时间的谈话。)
113: At the end of each conversation, you will
(每次对话结束时，你将)
114: hear four questions.
(听四个问题。)
115: Both the conversation and the questions will be
(对话和问题都将)
116: spoken only once.
(只讲过一次。)
117: After you hear a question, you must choose
(听完问题后你必须选择)
118: the best answer from the four choices marked
(标记的四个选项中的最佳答案)
119: A, B, C and D.
(A、B、C 和 D。)
120: Then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet
(然后在答题纸上标记相应的字母)
121: 1 with a single line through the centre.
(1 一条线穿过中心。)
122: I've made a new friend recently.
(我最近交了一个新朋友。)
123: Her name is Susan and she's from South
(她的名字叫苏珊，来自南方)
124: Africa.
(非洲。)
125: How did you meet her?
(你是怎么认识她的？)
126: We met over WeChat.
(我们是通过微信认识的。)
127: She has very cool photos on her social
(她的社交媒体上有非常酷的照片)
128: media.
(媒体。)
129: The photos of her hometown look amazing.
(她家乡的照片看起来令人惊叹。)
130: What's her hometown called?
(她的家乡叫什么名字？)
131: It's called Cape Town.
(它被称为开普敦。)
132: It's in the southwest of South Africa.
(它位于南非西南部。)
133: She says it's very green and windy.
(她说那里绿树成荫，风很大。)
134: The city was built by European settlers and
(这座城市是由欧洲定居者建造的，)
135: there's a big mountain that overlooks the city.
(有一座大山可以俯瞰这座城市。)
136: The mountain is called Table Mountain because it's
(这座山之所以被称为桌山，是因为它)
137: flat at the top.
(顶部平坦。)
138: That sounds interesting.
(听起来很有趣。)
139: What are the people there like?
(那里的人们怎么样？)
140: Well, Susan says South Africa is very mixed.
(嗯，苏珊说南非的情况很复杂。)
141: There are black people and white people and
(有黑人和白人，)
142: Indian people.
(印度人。)
143: Susan is white.
(苏珊是白人。)
144: She says her ancestors were from Britain.
(她说她的祖先来自英国。)
145: Many languages are spoken in South Africa but
(南非有很多种语言，但是)
146: she only speaks English.
(她只会说英语。)
147: Didn't South Africa host the Football World Cup
(南非不是主办过世界杯足球赛吗)
148: a few years ago?
(几年前？)
149: They must play football a lot then, right?
(那么他们一定经常踢足球，对吗？)
150: I think they play football but it's not
(我认为他们踢足球，但事实并非如此)
151: as popular as rugby.
(和橄榄球一样受欢迎。)
152: Rugby?
(橄榄球？)
153: What's rugby?
(什么是橄榄球？)
154: Rugby is a sport with two teams and
(橄榄球是一项由两支球队组成的运动，)
155: the players carry the ball in their arms
(球员们将球抱在怀里)
156: and throw it at each other.
(并互相扔掷。)
157: The ball is not round and the players
(球不是圆的，球员)
158: push each other.
(互相推动。)
159: I don't really understand the rules.
(我不太明白这些规则。)
160: I think it's very complicated.
(我认为这非常复杂。)
161: That sounds like a very strange sport indeed.
(这听起来确实是一项非常奇怪的运动。)
162: Is it only South Africa that plays it?
(只有南非才玩这个吗？)
163: No, it's also popular in Britain and in
(不，它在英国和)
164: other former British colonies like Australia and New
(其他前英国殖民地，如澳大利亚和新西兰)
165: Zealand.
(新西兰。)
166: Questions 8 to 11 are based on the
(问题 8 至 11 基于)
167: conversation you have just heard.
(您刚才听到的对话。)
168: Question 11.
(问题 11.)
169: What does the woman say about rugby in
(女人对橄榄球的看法)
170: South Africa?
(南非？)
171: Conversation 2.
(对话 2。)
172: Hi Jennifer.
(你好，詹妮弗。)
173: I'm really struggling with this semester's workload.
(这学期的工作量确实让我吃不消。)
174: Do you have any advice?
(你有什么建议吗？)
175: Have you considered making a study guide?
(您是否考虑过制作一份学习指南？)
176: It's a tool you can make yourself to
(这是一个你可以自己制作的工具)
177: take the stress out of studying.
(减轻学习压力。)
178: I've been using one since the start of
(我从)
179: last semester and it has really helped relieve
(上学期，它确实帮助缓解了)
180: a lot of study pressure.
(学习压力很大。)
181: Sounds like just what I need.
(听起来正是我需要的。)
182: My main problem is that my study folder
(我的主要问题是我的学习文件夹)
183: is full of notes and worksheets and is
(充满了笔记和工作表，并且)
184: badly disorganised.
(非常混乱。)
185: I don't know where to start.
(我不知道从哪儿开始。)
186: OK.
(好的。)
187: Well, the main thing is to have everything
(嗯，最重要的是拥有一切)
188: in the right place.
(在正确的地方。)
189: Whatever you're reviewing, it's important that it's arranged
(无论你正在审查什么，重要的是要安排好)
190: for your particular needs of that subject and
(满足您对该主题的特定需求，)
191: in the most user-friendly way you can.
(以最用户友好的方式。)
192: What kind of learner are you?
(你属于哪一类学习者？)
193: Hmm.
(唔。)
194: I'm not sure.
(我不知道。)
195: Well, visual learners prefer using images, pictures, colours
(视觉学习者更喜欢使用图像、图片、颜色)
196: and maps to organise information.
(和地图来组织信息。)
197: Logical learners have a linear mind and would
(逻辑学习者有线性思维，并且会)
198: rather use logic, reasoning and systems.
(而是使用逻辑、推理和系统。)
199: I'm an emotional learner, which means I need
(我是一个情感学习者，这意味着我需要)
200: to connect to information emotionally to understand it.
(从情感上联系信息，从而理解它。)
201: Oh.
(哦。)
202: I'm very much dependent on vision as a
(我非常依赖视觉)
203: way of taking in information.
(获取信息的方式。)
204: Well, I suggest reorganising your notes using colour
(嗯，我建议用颜色重新整理你的笔记)
205: -coded sections in your study guides or using
(学习指南中的编码部分或使用)
206: idea mapping to lay out the information and
(构思地图来布局信息和)
207: make it more quickly accessible.
(使其能够更快速地被访问。)
208: So you think I should arrange my notes
(所以你认为我应该整理我的笔记)
209: using colour and pictures in place of text?
(使用颜色和图片代替文本？)
210: Yes.
(是的。)
211: You'll probably start to grasp information a lot
(你可能会开始掌握很多信息)
212: quicker that way.
(这样比较快。)
213: As an emotional learner, I organise my notes
(作为一个情感学习者，我整理笔记)
214: into a story that I can connect to
(变成一个我能联系到的故事)
215: and recite to myself.
(并默念。)
216: That's amazing.
(这太棒了。)
217: I didn't know there were so many different
(我不知道有这么多不同的)
218: ways to learn.
(学习方法。)
219: Questions 12 to 15 are based on the
(问题 12 至 15 基于)
220: conversation you have just heard.
(您刚才听到的对话。)
221: Question 12.
(问题 12.)
222: What does the woman advise the man do?
(女人建议男人做什么？)
223: Question 13.
(问题 13.)
224: What is the biggest problem the man has
(男人最大的问题是什么)
225: with his studies?
(他的学业？)
226: Question 14.
(问题 14.)
227: What kind of learner does the woman say
(女人说什么样的学习者)
228: she is?
(她是？)
229: Question 15.
(问题 15.)
230: What does the woman think the man can
(女人认为男人能做什么)
231: do with his notes?
(他的笔记怎么办？)
232: Section C.
(C 部分。)
233: Directions.
(方向。)
234: In this section, you will hear three passages.
(在这一部分中，您将听到三段文字。)
235: At the end of each passage, you will
(在每篇文章的结尾，你将)
236: hear three or four questions.
(听到三到四个问题。)
237: Both the passage and the questions will be
(文章和问题都将)
238: spoken only once.
(只讲过一次。)
239: After you hear a question, you must choose
(听完问题后你必须选择)
240: the question.
(这个问题。)
241: Choose the best answer from the four choices
(从四个选项中选择最佳答案)
242: marked A, B, C and D.
(标记为 A、B、C 和 D。)
243: Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
(然后在答题纸上标记相应的字母)
244: 1 with a single line through the centre.
(1 一条线穿过中心。)
245: Passage 1.
(段落1。)
246: The Golden Rule is a moral principle which
(黄金法则是一种道德原则，)
247: states that you should treat others the way
(表明你应该以同样的方式对待他人)
248: you want to be treated yourself.
(您希望自己受到善待。)
249: For example, if you want people to treat
(例如，如果你想让人们对待)
250: you with respect, you should treat them with
(你也应该尊重他们)
251: respect.
(尊重。)
252: Different people tend to be exposed to different
(不同的人往往会接触不同的)
253: forms of the Golden Rule, based on factors
(基于因素的黄金法则形式)
254: such as the religion in their society.
(例如他们社会的宗教。)
255: However, all forms of the Golden Rule revolve
(然而，所有形式的黄金法则都围绕着)
256: around the same concept.
(围绕同一概念。)
257: Namely, they help you treat others better by
(也就是说，它们可以帮助你更好地对待他人)
258: using the way you yourself would want to
(用你自己想要的方式)
259: be treated as a guide of how to
(被视为如何)
260: behave.
(表现。)
261: A notable criticism of the Golden Rule is
(对黄金法则的一个著名批评是)
262: that its application can lead to undesirable outcomes
(它的应用可能会导致不良后果)
263: when it conflicts with laws and ethical principles.
(当其与法律和道德原则相冲突时。)
264: For example, if someone breaks the law, the
(例如，如果有人违反法律，)
265: Golden Rule would suggest that we should let
(黄金法则建议我们应该让)
266: them go, because we would not want to
(他们走了，因为我们不想)
267: be punished ourselves.
(受到惩罚。)
268: However, this issue with the Golden Rule can
(然而，黄金法则的这个问题)
269: be dealt with in a general manner, by
(以一般方式处理，由)
270: viewing this principle as one of several principles
(将此原则视为多项原则之一)
271: that we use to guide our behaviour as
(我们用它来指导我们的行为)
272: individuals and as a society.
(个人和社会。)
273: Specifically, in the example described above, most individuals
(具体来说，在上面描述的例子中，大多数个人)
274: and societies choose to place laws and ethical
(社会选择制定法律和道德)
275: principles above the Golden Rule.
(高于黄金法则的原则。)
276: This means that they strive to implement the
(这意味着他们努力实现)
277: Golden Rule whenever possible, as long as it
(尽可能遵循黄金法则，只要它)
278: doesn't clash with a more important concept.
(不会与更重要的概念冲突。)
279: Questions 16-18 are based on the passage
(问题 16-18 基于文章)
280: you have just heard.
(你刚才听到了。)
281: Question 16.
(问题 16.)
282: What do we learn from the passage about
(我们从文章中学到了什么)
283: the Golden Rule?
(黄金法则？)
284: Question 17.
(问题 17.)
285: What is a notable criticism of the Golden
(对黄金时代的一个值得注意的批评是什么)
286: Rule?
(规则？)
287: Question 18.
(问题 18.)
288: What does the example of someone breaking the
(有人打破的例子是什么)
289: law serve to show?
(法律起到什么作用？)
290: Passage 2.
(段落2。)
291: Today, many large corporations stress the importance of
(如今，许多大公司都强调)
292: diversity on their websites.
(网站上的多样性。)
293: But current statistics show that the typical manager
(但目前的统计数据显示，典型的经理)
294: in America still tends to be white and
(在美国仍然倾向于白人，)
295: male.
(男性。)
296: Obviously, the desire to bring about diversity has
(显然，实现多样性的愿望)
297: not translated into corporate reality.
(并未转化为企业现实。)
298: Why is this?
(这是为什么呢？)
299: A team of researchers from the University of
(来自大学的研究人员团队)
300: Basel published their new study about people's attitudes
(巴塞尔发表了关于人们态度的新研究)
301: towards diversity at work.
(走向工作多元化。)
302: They found that people have a wide range
(他们发现人们有各种各样的)
303: of opinions concerning diversity.
(关于多样性的意见。)
304: On the one hand, many see value in
(一方面，许多人认为)
305: diversity, which can contribute a variety of perspectives,
(多样性可以带来各种观点，)
306: encourage new ideas, and generate innovative solutions.
(鼓励新想法并产生创新解决方案。)
307: On the other hand, they assume that it
(另一方面，他们认为)
308: might be difficult to work with someone who
(可能很难与这样的人合作)
309: has completely different views, speaks a different language,
(有完全不同的观点，说着不同的语言，)
310: or has a different style of work.
(或者有不同的工作风格。)
311: The actual value they attribute to diversity depends
(他们赋予多样性的实际价值取决于)
312: on the decision-making perspective.
(从决策角度来看。)
313: Doubts about the practicability of diversity have a
(对多样性可行性的怀疑)
314: greater weight if a person is directly affected.
(如果有人受到直接影响，则影响会更大。)
315: In other words, when a person's own work
(换句话说，当一个人自己的工作)
316: group is involved, they tend to prefer team
(群体参与时，他们倾向于团队)
317: members who are similar to themselves.
(与自己相似的成员。)
318: But when people make decisions for others, they
(但当人们为别人做决定时，他们)
319: typically put together a more diverse team.
(通常会组建一支更加多元化的团队。)
320: These findings could help organizations become more diverse.
(这些发现可能有助于组织变得更加多元化。)
321: Companies need to pay attention to who makes
(公司需要关注谁制造)
322: hiring and team decisions.
(招聘和团队决策。)
323: These decisions should not only be made by
(这些决定不应仅由)
324: those directly affected.
(那些直接受到影响的人。)
325: People who are not directly involved in the
(与此没有直接关系的人)
326: group's daily work should also take part.
(小组的日常工作也应参与。)
327: Question 20 What is the newly published study
(问题 20 新发表的研究是什么)
328: focused on?
(专注于？)
329: Question 21 What do the findings of the
(问题 21)
330: new study show?
(新的研究表明？)
331: Passage 3 Communication can essentially be divided into
(第 3 段 沟通基本上可以分为)
332: two categories, the written and the spoken.
(分为书面语和口语两大类。)
333: How the balance is struck between these two
(如何在两者之间取得平衡)
334: forms of communication, the point at which one
(沟通的形式，一个人)
335: needs to be exchanged for another, really depends
(需要换成另一个，真的取决于)
336: on individual cultures.
(对个体文化的影响。)
337: Understanding when it's appropriate to exchange one form
(了解何时适合交换一种表格)
338: for another can be a major key to
(另一个可能是)
339: success in international business.
(在国际商业上取得成功。)
340: Many cultures place a much greater value on
(许多文化更重视)
341: the spoken word than the American working culture
(口语比美国工作文化)
342: does.
(做。)
343: In parts of the Middle East, you'll find
(在中东部分地区，你会发现)
344: spoken word agreements are seen as seriously binding.
(口头协议被视为具有严格约束力。)
345: A person's word is linked to their honor,
(一个人的言行与他的荣誉息息相关，)
346: so verbal agreements are seen as important, whereas
(因此口头协议被视为重要，而)
347: written contracts are taken as memos of understanding.
(书面合同被视为谅解备忘录。)
348: Western working culture tends to place a high
(西方工作文化往往高度重视)
349: value on the written word, and this reaches
(文字的价值，这达到了)
350: its highest level of intensity when it comes
(达到最高强度时)
351: to contracts.
(签订合同。)
352: In the US, France and Germany, written contracts
(在美国、法国和德国，书面合同)
353: tend to be seen as something that must
(往往被视为必须)
354: be strictly carried out.
(并严格执行。)
355: By contrast, other cultures may not see written
(相比之下，其他文化可能看不到书面)
356: contracts as quite so binding.
(合同具有如此大的约束力。)
357: It can prove a challenge to Western businesses
(这对西方企业来说可能是一个挑战)
358: if your business partner wants to renegotiate terms
(如果你的商业伙伴想要重新谈判条款)
359: that you thought were already agreed on.
(你以为我们已经达成一致了。)
360: For example, a Japanese firm may have signed
(例如，一家日本公司可能已经签署)
361: a contract, but they may not feel bound
(一份合同，但他们可能不觉得受到约束)
362: by every detail of it, particularly if circumstances
(每一个细节，特别是如果情况)
363: later change.
(后来发生了改变。)
364: Such differences in value that different working cultures
(价值观的差异导致不同的工作文化)
365: place on the written word tend to cause
(放在书面文字上往往会导致)
366: many problems when it comes to business relationships.
(当涉及到业务关系时就会出现很多问题。)
367: These are based on the passage you have
(这些是基于你已有的段落)
368: just heard.
(刚刚听到。)
369: Question 22 What is a major key to
(问题 22)
370: success in international business, according to the passage?
(文章指出，您在国际商务中如何取得成功？)
371: Question 23 What does the passage say about
(问题 23 这篇文章是如何讲述)
372: spoken word agreements in some Middle East countries?
(一些中东国家达成的口头协议？)
373: Question 24 What do we learn about the
(问题 24 我们从中学到什么)
374: Western working culture?
(西方的工作文化？)
375: Question 25 How does a Japanese firm tend
(问题 25 一家日本公司如何)
376: to view a written contract?
(查看书面合同？)
377: That's the end of Listening Comprehension.
(听力理解到此结束。)