PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 
SECTION A 
【听力原文】 

How to Look Confident

    There are lots of ways to improve your self-confidence over the long-term—but sometimes you need an instant boost. You cant walk into an important work meeting whilst frantically re-reading a self-help manual, or making a last-minute phone call to your life-coach. So here are ten secrets to boosting your self-confidence in just a few seconds. 
    The one-second tip for when youre feeling nervous and unconfident is simply to smile! You dont just smile because you are happy and confident—you can smile to make yourself feel better. （1）The act of smiling is so strongly associated with positive feelings that its almost impossible to feel bad while smiling. 
    Smiling is much more than just a facial expression.（2）/（3）The simple act of smiling releases feel-good endorphins improves circulation to the face, makes you feel good about yourself in general and can definitely increase your self-confidence. You will also appear more confident to others while youre smiling. 
    As well as smiling, meet the eyes of other people in the room.（4）Give them your smile; youll almost certainly get one back, and being smiled at is a great self-confidence boost.（5）Like smiling, eye contact shows people that youre confident. Staring at your shoes or at the table reinforces your feelings of self-doubt and shyness.（6）This tip is particularly useful for work-related situations—make eye contact with interviewers, or with the audience for your presentation. 
    Eye contact helps take the fear away from a speaker by getting the audience closer to him. Stress is mainly a result of being with the unknown and uncontrollable. Eye contact gives the speaker a picture of the reality that is the audience. It also helps in getting the attention of the audience. 
    （7）Most of us have a critical inner voice that tells us were stupid, not good enough, and that were too fat, thin, loud, quiet...（8）Being able to change that inner voice is the key to feeling self-confident on the inside, which will help you project your confidence to the world. Make your inner voice a supportive friend who not only knows you fully but also recognizes your talents and gifts, and wants you to make the best of yourself. 
    （9）An easy tip for both seeming and being more self-confidence is to speak slowly. If you gabble, youll end up feeling worse as you know youre being unclear to your audience or to the person youre in a conversation with. Speaking slowly gives you the chance to think about what youre going to say next. If youre giving a talk or presentation, pause at the end of phrases and sentences to help your audience take in what youve said. 
    A person in authority, with authority, speaks slowly. It shows confidence. （10）A person who feels that he isnt worth listening to will speak quickly, because he doesnt want to keep others waiting on something not worthy of listening to. 
【精解精析】 
1.positive 
【定位】The act of smiling is so strongly associated with positive feelings that its almost impossible to feel bad while smiling.（第二段第三句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在关键信息处。根据题干处的小标题Smile可知，此处要考查的内容与微笑有关， 讲座中提到“The act of smiling is so strongly associated with positive feelings...”，故填入positive。 
2.Releases 
【定位】The simple act of smiling releases feel-good endorphins improves circulation to the face, makes you feel good about yourself in general and can definitely increase your self-confidence.（第三段第二句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在解释说明处。此处考查的内容仍然与微笑有关，讲座中提到“The simple act of smiling releases feel-good endorphins...”，故填入Releases。 
3.circulation 
【定位】The simple act of smiling releases feel-good endorphins improves circulation to the face, makes you feel good about yourself in general and can definitely increase your self-confidence.（第三段第二句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在解释说明处。讲座中提到“...improves circulation to the face”,即改善面部的血液循环，故填入 circulation。 
4.boost 
【定位】Give them your smile; youll almost certainly get one back, and being smiled at is a great self-confidence boost.（第四段第二句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在关键信息处。根据题干处的小标题Make Eye Contact可知，此处要考查的内容与保持目光接触有关，讲座中提到“being smiled at is a great self-confidence boost”，故填入boost。 
5.confidence 
【定位】Like smiling, eye contact shows people that youre confident.（第四段第三句）  
【解析】本题的出题点在类比处（Like...）。此处考查的内容仍然与保持目光接触有关，讲座中提到 “Like smiling, eye contact shows people that youre confident”，注意空格前面是形容词性物主代词your,故填入confidence。 
6.work-related 
【定位】This tip is particularly useful for work-related situations—make eye contact with interviewers, or with the audience for your presentation.（第四段第五句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在强调处（particularly）。讲座中提到“This tip is particularly useful for work- related situations”,故填入work-related。 
7.critical 
【定位】Most of us have a critical inner voice that tells us we’re stupid, not good enough, and that were too fat, thin, loud, quiet...（第六段第一句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在理解归纳处。根据题干处的小标题Change Your Inner Voice可知，此处要考查的内容与改变内心的声音有关，讲座中提到“Most of us have a critical inner voice that tells us were stupid, not good enough, and that were too fat, thin, loud, quiet”,可知我们内心的声音通常是很挑剔的，故填入 critical。 
8.key 
【定位】Being able to change that inner voice is the key to feeling self-confident on the inside, which will help you project your confidence to the world.（第六段第二句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在细节理解处。此处要考查的内容仍旧与改变内心的声音有关，讲座中提到“Being able to change that inner voice is the key to feeling self-confident on the inside”，故填入key。 
9.Slowly 
【定位】An easy tip for both seeming and being more self-confidence is to speak slowly.（第七段第一句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在小标题处。根据前几个小标题可知，此处谈论的是增强自信心的方法，讲座中在谈完如何通过改变内心的声音来增强信心后，又提到“An easy tip for both seeming and being more self-confident is to speak slowly”，故此空填Slowly,注意在标题处首字母要大写。故填入Slowly。 
10.worth 
【定位】A person who feels that he isnt worth listening to will speak quickly, because he doesnt want to keep others waiting on something not worthy of listening to.（第八段第三句） 
【解析】本题的出题点在理解归纳处。此处要考查的内容与讲话速度有关，讲座中提到“A person who feels that he isnt worth listening to will speak quickly...”，故填入worth。 
【闪光词汇】

boost n.增强，提升  
whilst conj.同时 
manual n.手册，指南 
endorphin n.内啡肽    
supportive adj.给予帮助的  
gabble v.急促地说 
frantically adv.疯狂地         
reinforce v.加强 pause v.停顿

SECTION B 
Conversation One 
【听力原文】 
M: Caitlin Friedman offers advice on being a smart woman-in-charge in her new book: The Girls Guide to Being a Boss Without Being Unpopular. Good morning, nice to have you here. 
W: Right. Those women need my book, terribly. 
M: Absolutely. Why is it that when women become the boss or become leaders, they tend to be unpopular? 
W: Well, we think there are two reasons. The first is， its really unfair that in the workplace people expect women to be emotionally there for them. You would never take your personal problems to a male boss, （1-1）but you do take them to a woman boss because women are nurturing， just because thats what women do. 
M: You expect them to understand the issues with your kids or whatever. 
W: Right, （1-2）and the other thing is there havent been any positive women role models. I mean，there are very few positive women role models out there. 
M: And well get to some of that in a minute, but why are the roles so different for men and women when they do become the boss? 
W:（3-1）Well， I think it really has to do with the lack of role models. I mean, when we were growing up and coming into the professional environment, we had really tough women bosses, but they had learnt from men. （1-3）So we think that women need to be able to manage the way they are comfortable in managing. 
M: Whats the No. 1 mistake women are making? 
W: I think the No. 1 mistake women are making is that theyre trying to do something the way thats not comfortable for them. （2-1）You know， you really need to be firm and fair. You need to know what your employees need from you before you just want to set out these blanket things. （2-2）The other thing is that if you are emotional once in a workplace， you are the crier from then on， though you cried only this time in ten years. 
M: Is there no place for emotion than in a workplace? 
W: Well, we dont think there is. （2-3）I mean we think that you can be yourself， which is kind and supportive, warm and giving, but not crying, screaming, or beating people. 
M: That sounds crazy. So lets talk about practical advice: how women can avoid some of these bad behaviors that will keep them from being unpopular. First, the bad boss behavior—insecurities rule. 
W: （3-2）I think a lot of women are uncomfortable with leadership positions. I mean， men too， but I think that women in particular and that can bring insecurity. 
M: Gender discrimination. Do women tend to favor men in a workplace? 
W: （3-3）Yeah. Unfortunately, we think that there is definitely internalized sexism that goes on. 
M: Why is that? （3-4）I mean why cant women relate with  their co-workers? Or if theyre the boss，why cant they just give them the power they need? 
W: （3-5）Well. We are not sure why， but I think itll change. With books like this， and the fact that more women are in a workplace everyday, it will change， just by sheer numbers. 
M: So, some keys to being a better manager, as you say, are to provide clear visions, support your staff, be advisor. 
W: Absolutely. （4）We really think its the womens responsibility when they are in leadership positions to be more advisor than manager. 
M: Caitlin Friedman, thanks so much for the great advice. 
1.Which of the followings is NOT a reason why women bosses are unpopular? 
2.Which of the followings is NOT suggested to women bosses? 
3.Which of the following issues about women bosses is NOT answered by the author? 
4.Which is the right way to be a good woman boss? 
5.Which is the main purpose of the interview? 
【精解精析】 
1.D【解析】题目问:下面哪一项不是女老板不受欢迎的原因？对话中，女士谈到了女老板或者女领导不受欢迎的原因，由句（1-1）（1-2）（1-3）可知，A、B、C项都是女士所谈到的原因，只有D项的“人们认为只有男性老板可以管理好员工”，并没有在对话中出现，故选D。 
2.B【解析】题目问:下面哪一项不是给女老板的建议？对话中男士请女士给出几条实用的建议，由句（2-1）（2-2）（2-3）可知，B项的“变得情绪化和敏感”并不属于女士所给的建议，故选B。 
3.C【解析】题目问:下面的有关女老板的几个问题哪一个是作者没有回答的？由句（3-1）（3-2）（3-3）（3-4）（3-5）可知，C项的“将权利分享给同事”并没有在对话中进行深入的分析，故选C。 
4.B【解析】题目问:哪一条是成为好的女老板的正确方式？对话中，男士根据女士的发言总结了成为好的女老板的方式，由句（4）可知，B项符合题意，故选B。 
5.B【解析】题目问:本次采访的主要目的是什么？本题要结合整段对话来回答，A、B、C、D四个选项所给的内容只有B项最符合整段对话的大意，故选B。 
【闪光词汇】

terribly adv.糟糕地      
workplace n.工作间 
professional adj.专业的       
practical adj.实用的     
manager n.经理

Conversation Two 
【听力原文】 
W: Donny Deutsch says the key to success was asking one simple question of himself—“Why not me?” Now the advertising expert offers up his winning formula in his first book, Often Wrong, Never in Doubt, Unleash the Business Rebel Within. Donny, good morning. Nice to see you. 
M: Good to see you. 
W: Why not me? How did you come up with that? 
M: Every time Ive met a successful person in business or president of the United States, just somebody whos made it to the very important position, I always notice that beyond the obvious toolbox of being bright and hard-working， they almost all take the naive sense of entitlement of: Why shouldnt I be the president of the United State? Why shouldnt I be the anchor of “Todays Show”？ It doesnt mean that youre guaranteed，（6-1）but if you dont believe it， if you dont feel entitled， it isnt going to happen. 
W: You write about this a lot in the book, （6-2）Its all about confidence. 
M: （7）I think a lot of people are smarter. But Ive still yet to meet a genius one. Once people understand that all the people they read about are very talented， bright people， but you know， not as bright as you think sometimes. So once you realize that， its very empowering. Just like people think what we do for a living is incredibly difficult, yet if they sat in the chair， and did it for a while, they can also do that! 
W: By the way, you dont treat women as sex objects because you also say women are superior in business. 
M: Well，（8）I think theyre superior in business， because I have found throughout my career that males were so much more concerned with whose office is bigger and which pals are winning， whereas women， almost added an exception， want to be paid fairly， get the job done. 
W: Have you met these people? 
M: Eight of my top ten partners in business are women. Its a reasonable exception. 
W: In fact, youre saying your current job is a talk show host，and you hate Larry King， who happen to be one of the nicer guys you choose to be. 
M: First at all，I love Larry King. （9-1）My point in the book is that you have to personify， for example， whos the best in what I do. 
W: （9-2）Thats envy, not hatred. 
M: OK, it’s a book. You know, it’s like this a little metaphor. You put someone to be your model, and if that is a competitive spirit， you added the competitive spirit with the other morning shows and, as I say Larry King to me is one of my heroes. （9-3）So wherever you are going in life， shoot somewhere and say “Thats what I want”. 
W: You say youve thought about the possibility of becoming mayor of New York City. Are you going to make that happen? 
M: Now I say that I would love to get into politics, but it doesnt mean its going to happen but until I say: “Wait a second.Why not me?” （10）Until I said that， it actually cannot happen. It doesnt mean its going to， but it cant unless you say it. 
W: Well. Good to have you here today， Donny. 
M: Pleasure. 
6.What does Donny Deutsch emphasize as the key to success? 
7.What did Donny find through all the famous people he met? 
8.What are women more concerned about in Donny’s view compared with men? 
9.What do we know about a little hatred? 
10.Which of the following statements can best summarize the main idea of Donny’s book? 
【精解精析】 
6.D【解析】题目问:唐尼所强调的成功的关键是什么？由句（6-1）（6-2）可知，唐尼认为成功的一切“都和自信有关”，故D项“自信的重要性”是正确选项，故选D。 
7.B【解析】题目问:通过他所认识的成功人士唐尼发现了什么？由句（7）可知，唐尼认为有很多人都很聪明，但是有时并不像你想象的那样聪明，故B符合文意，故选B。 
8.C【解析】题目问:相比于男性，女性对于唐尼的观点比较的感兴趣的是什么？由句（8）可知，唐尼认为男性比较关心谁的办公室比较大以及谁赢了的问题等这样的问题，故A，D项不正确，B项曲解的唐尼的话，只有C项符合题意，故选C。 
9.D【解析】题目问:对于少量的恨我们有哪些了解？由句（9-1）（9-2）可知，D项“暗示我们需要变得更加有目的性的一个比喻”，最符合题意，故选D。 
10.A【解析】题目问:下面哪一个选项可以最好的概括唐尼的书的大意？由句（10）可知，唐尼最后自己做了总结，A项的“只要你想就有可能成功”，符合文意，故选A。 
【闪光词汇】

advertising adj.广告的 
president n.总统，主席 
incredibly adv.不可思议地 
superior adj.高级的 
reasonable adj.理智的 
competitive adj.竞争的