Passage Two
段落二
Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his division at Tax Along Company.
克里斯在公司负责采购和维护设备。
He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year. Salary, promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting.
他很快就要有一个与主管、人事主任讨论去年业绩的评估面试。工资，晋升和新一年的计划也将在会议上讨论。
Chris has made several changes for his division in the past year.
克里斯在过去的一年做了一些改变。
First, he bought new equipment for one of the departments. He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told him how much it has helped them.
首先，他为其中一个部门买了新设备。他很高兴买了新设备，因为许多员工告诉他这帮了他们很多忙。
Along with improving the equipment, Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves.
随着设备的改进，克里斯开始了一项计划，培训员工更好的使用和简单维护设备。
The training saved time for the employees and money for the company. Unfortunately, one serious problem developed during the year.
培训节省了员工的时间和公司的资金。不幸的是，这一年有一个严重的问题。
Two employees that Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them.
克里斯聘请的两个雇员有偷窃行为，他不得不解雇他们。
Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months, and he would like to be promoted to the job.
克里斯知道采购和维修经理的职位将在几个月后选出，他很想晋升此职位。
Chris knows, however, that someone else wants the new job, too.
克里斯知道别人也想要这个岗位。
Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another division of the company. She has also made several changes over the year.
基姆在另一个分公司里负责采购和维护。她在去年也做出了很多变革。
Chris knows that his boss likes Kim's work, and he expects that his work will be compared with hers.
克里斯知道他的老板喜欢基姆的业绩，他希望他的工作能与她相比。
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你听到的回答问题29至32。
Question 29. What is Chris's main responsibility at Tax Along Company?
问题29. 克里斯在公司的主要责任是什么？
Question 30. What problem did Chris encounter in his division?
问题30. 克里斯在他的部门遇到什么问题？
Question 31. What does Chris hope for in the near future?
问题31. 克里斯在不久的将来有什么希望？
Question 32. What do we learn about Kim from the passage?
问题32. 我们可以从段落中了解到基姆的什么？