【答案解析】[解析]
W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
M: Well, I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day.
W: What time do you start?
M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11, six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.
W: And do you have to work at the weekend?
M: Oh, yes, that's our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.
W: What are the things you have to do and the things you don't have to do?
M: Uh, I don't have to do the washing-up, so that's good. I have to wear white, and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.
W: What's hard about the job?
M: You are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, but that's normal.
W: How did you learn the profession?
M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams.
W: Was it easy to find a job?
M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn't have to wait too long.
W: And what's the secret of being good at your job?
M: Attention to detail. You have to love it. You have to show passion for it.
W: And what are your plans {or the future?
M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.
对话第一、二两个话轮集中讨论了Steve的工作时间问题，在男士的回答中直接有一句：I have to work very long hours，这与[B]项的表述是一致的，因此该项就是正确答案。[A]、[D]两项涉及的都是人际关系，在对话中都没有体现；[C]项指“将理论付诸实践”，在对话中也没有提及。
单选题
What does Steve think is the hardest part of his job?
A. It is intellectually challenging.
B. It requires him to do washing-up all the time.
C. It exposes him to oily smoke all day long.
D. It demands physical endurance and patience.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题属于推断题，推断的依据是第五个话轮。在这一话轮中，女士询问What's hard about the job?男士首先回答standing up all the time(一直都得站着)，然后说When we are busy，people get angry(我 们忙碌的时候，人们变得易怒)，并且说that's normal。前者无疑属于physical endurance(体力持久)；结合常识，可推断出后者需要有patience(耐心)。因此本题选[D]。[A]、[C]两项在对话中没有涉及，[B]项答非所问。
单选题
Where did Steve get his first job after graduation?
A. In a hospital.
B. At a coffee shop.
C. At a laundry.
D. In a hotel.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题为细节题。第七个话轮交代了男士是如何找到目前的工作的。男士指出：I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job，说明他是在酒店工作。
单选题
What does Steve say is important to be good at his job?
A. Getting along well with colleagues.
B. Paying attention to every detail.
C. Planning everything in advance.
D. Knowing the needs of customers.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题也是细节信息题。在倒数第二个话轮中，女士询问男士干好工作的秘诀(the secret of being good at your job)，男士则直接用省略句回答：Attention to detail(关注细节)，这与[B]项的意思完全一致。其余三项在对话中都没有提及。