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"The business of America is business." This was once said by an American president.

The business district of an American city is crowded with large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Every weekday morning thousands of office workers enter these buildings and leave in the evening.

The men and women who do the office work are called white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and administrators are all white-collar workers. Many office workers work and hope that they will be promoted to more responsible positions. They want to supervise other workers and see that the company policies are carried out. These policies are established by the top managers. Sometimes office workers are transferred to other places.

Nowadays, education is emphasized in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Courses in business administration are offered by many universities. The graduates of these courses often are placed in middle management jobs. From these, they can be promoted easily when they show the necessary personality and ability.

刚才那篇文章你听懂了多少? 如果没有全部听懂, 没有关系, 等一会儿我们再 听英文老师用慢速度念一遍. 现在我们先来听今天测验的三个问题.

第一个问题是:

M: Who are the white-collar workers?

第二个问题是:

M: What does one find in the business district of an American city?

第三个问题是:

M: How can one get a management job?

好, 现在我们再听老师用慢速度把文章念一遍.

"The business of America is business." This was once said by an American president.

The business district of an American city is crowded with large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Every weekday morning thousands of office workers enter these buildings and leave in the evening.

The men and women who do the office work are called white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and administrators are all white-collar workers. Many office workers work and hope that they will be promoted to more responsible positions. They want to supervise other workers and see that the company policies are carried out. These policies are established by the top managers. Sometimes office workers are transferred to other places.

Nowadays, education is emphasized in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Courses in business administration are offered by many universities. The graduates of these courses often are placed in middle management jobs. From these, they can be promoted easily when they show the necessary personality and ability.

好, 现在请你回答下面三个问题. 每作完一句就请你听老师念正确答案看你答 对了没有.

第一个问题是:

M: Who are the white-collar workers?

F: People who do office work are white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and adminstrators are all white-collar workers.

第二个问题是:

M: What does one find in the business district of an American city?

F: One finds large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters and government agencies.

第三个问题是:

M: How can one get a management job?

F: One should study business administration at a university.