Passage One
段落一
As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company's district managers.
作为一个新上任的国家电脑公司销售部经理，亚历克斯·戈登期待着他与公司各区域经理的第一次会议。
Everyone arrived on time, and Alex's presentation went extremely well.
每个人都准时到场，并且亚历克斯的陈述也进行地非常顺利。
He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company's plans.
他决定通过阐述各位区域经理对于公司计划的重要性来结束这场会议。
"I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market," he began,"because of the quality of the people in this room.
“我相信我们的市场份额将会继续增加，他开始说，“因为这个房间里每个人的能力都很强。
The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else.
区域经理是他所在区域销售代表通往成功的关键。他为每个人都设定了条件。
If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example."
如果他有雄心，宏伟的目标，并且愿意长时间坚持下去，那么他所在单位的每个人都将以他为榜样并效仿下去。”
When Alex was finished, he received polite applause, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for.
当亚历克斯说完后，他获得了礼貌的掌声，但与他期望的热烈回应相差甚远。
Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. "Things were going so well until the end", Alex said disappointedly. "Obviously, I said the wrong thing."
之后他与一名资深经理聊天。“除了最后，事情一直进展的很顺利。”亚历克斯失望地说，“显然，我说错了话。”
"Yes", the district manager replied. "Half of our managers are women.
“是的，”那位区域经理回答：“我们的经理有一半是女性。
Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the company's growth.
大多数人都是从销售代表做到今天这个位置，她们为自己在公司成长过程中所扮演的角色感到自豪。
They don't care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech."
她们对于政治的正确性丝毫不关心。但她们对于你演讲中所提到的“他”着实感到惊讶、不安。”
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的对话，回答26至29题。
Question 26. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
问题26. 亚历克斯·戈登的第一次会议是在和谁谈话？
Question 27. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?
问题27. 演说的最后亚历克斯想去强调什么？
Question 28. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?
问题28. 我们能了解到会议上听众的什么信息？
Question 29. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?
问题29. 为什么亚历克斯没有获得他所期望的热烈响应？