【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] 23-30
Man: Paula Wynne is the co-founder of remote employment. Her website is dedicated to home based, flexible and remote working and is promoting the idea that a modern day approach to working lives has many advantages: an increase in business productivity, reduction of transport congestion and a harmonisation of work. Today we're happy to have Paula with us. Welcome, Paula.
Woman: Thank you. I'm glad to be here.
Man: Paula, since you've founded Remote Employment in 2008, you've already been recognised as a pioneer in your field. You're awarded for your business efforts to understand and reduce their impact on the environment and society by BT Business and charity Global Action Plan. How did you come up with the idea of Remote Employment?
Woman: Well, Ken Sheridan and I found the gap in the recruitment market for flexible home workers. We launched in February this year and we offer resources, guidance and jobs for people wanting to work, flexibly and remotely or work from home, as well as home business opportunities.
Man: What makes you different from other players in that sector?
Woman: Remote Employment is dedicated to flexible working options, remote working, jobs working from home, home business opportunities and home based franchises. We are also unique in that we provide advice and resources to help people finding jobs working from home, remote jobs and setting up a home business.
Man: What do you want to achieve with Remote Employment?
Woman: We want to be the authority on remote working. We are inspired about the remote employment culture and even in these depressed economic times we believe people should now be looking for alternative ways of working or consider starting up a home based business utilizing their skills and experience. In the same vein, employers should be looking at downscaling staff to part time, flexible or remote working instead of complete redundancies. Remote Employment offers both employers and job seekers advice and guidance.
Man: What have you learned from the mentoring competition and how can others learn from your experiences?
Woman: If there is any woman out there who wants to start her own business, yet holds back, I say GO FOR IT! It is about being confident and brave. Sometimes it can be terrifying going alone but if you have a great passion for your belief you can climb mountains. Entering this competition reassured me that Remote Employment is a brilliant concept.
Man: Why did you want a mentor and what are your experiences so far?
Woman: Our team at Remote Employment believes we have a wonderful concept and to know that the competition organisers and Karen Darby agreed, is great news for us and Remote Employment.

[答案精解] 该题问及Paula在其网页上宣传的理念是什么，答案为文章提及的一种现代化的工作方式。a modern day approach to working lives与选项的modern way of working同义。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[答案精解] 此题的关键句是“You're awarded for your business efforts to understand and reduce their impact on the environment and society by BT Business and charity Global Action Plan.”从该句可知他获得奖励的原因。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[答案精解] 此题的关键句是“we offer resources，guidance and jobs for people wanting to work，flexibly and remotely or work from home，as well as home business opportunities.”由此可知，他们为自由职业者提供资源和信息。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 如上题关键句所述，该公司为在家工作的人提供了信息和资源，这也是他们与同类竞争者的不同之处。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[答案精解] 本题关键句为“…even in these depressed economic times we believe people should now be looking for alternative ways of working”即：在经济不景气时期。倡导人们选择一种新的工作方式。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题问及，在经济困难时期员工应该做些什么?对话中提到了“…employers should be looking at downsaling staff to part time，flexible or promote working instead of complete redundancies.”选项B表述内容与此相符，为正确选项。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] Puala教会我们要有勇气，对于自己的理想要go for it，不要轻言放弃，被困难吓倒，即：…I say GO FOR IT! It is about being confident and brave.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 本题关键句为“Entering this competition reassured me that Remote Employment is a brilliant concept.”她对这个理念很有信心，也对公司的未来充满信心。