2013年6月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

　　In the centerof a big city there are usually dozens of large office buildings that house bigbanks, corporation headquarters, and government (36) _____. Thousands of peoplework in these buildings. People who do all the office work are calledwhite-collar workers. (37) ______ and receptionists, bookkeepers and computeroperators work for many different kinds of companies.

　　Manyoffice workers dream of working their way up to the top, from clerk to (38)_______ of a corporation. The way lies through middle management. Middlemanagement includes junior executives, who may fill (39) _______ jobs,supervise other workers in the company. (40) _______ action to top management,or see that the company's policies are being carried out. At the very top arethe senior executives. They (41) _______ the policies for their own companies,especially (42) _______ matters. The Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of alarge (43) _______ has a great deal of power and influence.

　　(44) ____________________________. Because financialmatters are so important, some accountants become top executives. In companieswhere technology is important, people with an engineering background can alsorise to the top. Nowadays, however, (45)____________________________.Universities in many countries offer courses in business administration. Thegraduates of these courses often start out in middle management jobs. Fromthere, (46) ____________________________.

　　参考答案

　　36. agencies

　　37. Secretaries

　　38. president

　　39. specialized

　　40. recommend

　　41. establish

　　42. financial

　　43. corporation

　　44. It is believed that one can start out at the bottom and go all the way to the top

　　45. education plays a central part in the selection of people for management jobs

　　46. they can easily get promoted if they show the necessary personality and ability