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新世纪研究生——听说原文LessonThreePartAGettingstartedShortConversations1.W:ThereportsaysalldepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsiandepartment.M:Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongpersontoheadthatdepartment.Onemorewrongstepandhewillberemovedfromthatoffice.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?2.W:Duringthelastthunderstorm,Inoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythatcoulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.Q:Whatcanweconcludefromthisconversation?3.W:Howdidyoudoonthemathexam,John?M:Ibarelymadeit.ItwasjustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?4.M:IwonderwhatismakingMothersoupsetthesedays?W:Fatheriscancelinghisvacation.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear,butthecompanyisagainaskingFathertopostponehisvacation.Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?5.W:Friday'sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyouattendingtheseminarthatday?M:Yes,butIhaven'tbeenabletogetaticketyet.Sincethelectureisopentothepublic,Iimaginetheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldout.Q:Whyisthemanafraidhewon'tbeabletoattendtheseminar?6.M:Couldyoulendmeyourbiologynotes?W:Doyouthinkyou'llbeabletomakeoutmyhandwriting?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouthernotes?7.W:DidyoupickupmybooksfromRon'shouse?M:Sorry.Itslippedmymind.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?8.W:Wouldyouliketogotothemovieswithustonight?M:Tothemovies?Tonight'sthebiggestconcertoftheyear.Q:Whatisthemanlikelytodothatnight?9.M:JustonepersoninthewholeclassgotanAonthetest!YOU!W:ALLRIGHT!!!Q:Whatdoesthewomanfeelonhearingwhatthemansays?10.W:Wearehavingapartyatourhouseontheweekendofthe30th.Wouldyouliketojoinus?M:Thatsoundslikealotoffun.ButI'llneedtocheckmycalendarfirst.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?11.M:I'vebeenrunningamileeveryafternoonforthepastmonth.ButIstillhaven'tbeenabletolosemorethanapoundortwo.Iwonderifit'sworthit.W:Oh,don'tgiveupnow.Italwaysseemshardwhenyouarejuststartingout.Q:Whatshouldthemandoaccordingtothewoman'sadvice?12.M:I'mgoingtothevegetablestandtoday.CanIpickupanythingforyou?W:No,thanks.Ijustcamebackfromthemarketmyself.Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman'soffer?13.M:Idon'tunderstandwhyIreceivedsuchalowgradeonmytermpaper.W:Youshouldmakeanappointmentwiththeprofessortodiscussit.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?14.M:Thesoundofallthattrafficisdrivingmeoutofmymind.W:Itisbad.Butthehighwaywillreopentomorrow,thenwewon'thaveallthosecarspassingbyanymore.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?15.W:Iinvitedyourmothertolunchyesterday.Butshesaidshedidn'thaveanyfreetime.M:Yeah.Shejustgotanewjob.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?PartBIntensiveListeningPassageIWorldtradeOrganization(WTO)EstablishedonJanuary1,1995,WorldTradeOrganizationisthesuccessortotheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT).Itexiststopromoteafree-marketinternationaltradesystem.TheWTOpromotestradeby:1.reducingtariffs;2.prohibitingimportorexportbansorquotas;3.eliminatingdiscriminationagainstforeignproductsandservices;4.eliminatingotherimpedimentstotrade,commonlycallednon-tarifftradebarriers.TheWTOcurrentlyhas134membercountries,accountingforover90%ofworldtrade.Over30othersarenegotiatingmembership.TheWTO'stopleveldecision-makingbodyistheministerialconferencewhichmeetsatleastonceeverytwoyears.Overthree-quartersofWTOmembersaredevelopingcountries.SpecialprovisionsforthesemembersareincludedintheWTOagreements.GATTisnowtheWTO'sprincipalrulebook.Decisionsaremadebytheentiremembershipbyconsensusormajorityvote.TheWTO'sagreementshavebeenratifiedinallmembers'parliaments.Ifatradebarrierisfoundtobeunfair,theWTOcanauthorizetheimpositionoftradesanctionstoforceachangeinthatcountry'slaw.TheWTOexemptstradebarrierswhicharedesignedtoconservenaturalresourcesorprotecthealth.CriticssaytheWTOagreementsareskewedinfavorofrichcountries.TheWestmaypreachtradeliberalization,butithasusednegotiationstoprizethirdworldmarketswhilekeepingitsownbarriersintact.PassageIIPresidentJiangZeminHighlightsNewEconomyinAPECAddressPresidentJiangZeminsaidonNovember16,2000thatinthedevelopmentofaNewEconomy,itisessentialtotakeadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology.HemadethisaddressattheeighthinformalmeetingofleadersoftheAPECforum.HeexplainedthattheNewEconomyreferstothekindofeconomyinitiatedandsustainedbynewtechnologiesandhi-techindustries.Theadvancementoftechnology,ledbyITandbio-technologyindustries,isgivingrisetoanewindustrialrevolution,Jiangsaid.Developingcountriesarefacedwiththedifficulttasksofbothtransformingtheirtraditionalindustriesanddevelopingnewindustries,Jiangnoted,addingthatthecontinuedexpansionofthedigitaldividehaswidenedthewealthgapbetweenNorthandSouthandmaytriggernewimbalancesintheworldeconomy.Againstthebackgroundofacceleratedeconomicglobalizationandthedynamicprogressofscienceandtechnology,wemustfacilitatecooperationbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriesonexchangesofhumanresources,technologyandinfrastructure,andwemusthelpcountriesdevelopindependentlytonarrowtheNorth-Southgap.Today,thedevelopment,applicationandimpactofscienceandtechnologyfartranscendnationalboundaries.Forexample,everymajorbreakthroughmadeinthehumangenomeprojec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