Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.

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        A Japanese IT firm has officially introduced an “office cat” policy to combat the stressful environment of the workplace. A total of nine furry friends freely wander around in the office and do whatever their little hearts desire. (5) [Hidenobu Fukuda, who heads the firm, introduced the pet policy upon request from one of his employees, allowing staff to bring their own cats to work.]

        Employee Eri Ito is grateful for their animals’ comforting ways. “Cats are sleeping just beside us. It’s healing.” she said. (6) [Not only does Fukuda encourage bringing cats to the job, but he also encourages his employees to rescue cats from overpopulated shelters or streets.] He gives 5,000 yen, about 45 US dollars a month to those who rescue a cat.

        While the positives are many, there are still some obstacles. “Sometimes a cat will walk on a phone and cut off the call, or they shut down the computers by walking onto the off switch.” Ito says. Still, cats in the workplace have been a tremendous success for the company. (7) [The policy has led to various other companies doing the same.]

7. What does the news report say about the firm’s policy?（关于公司的政策，这篇新闻说了什么？）

解析：C。录音中提到，这项政策已引起其他多家公司的效仿。C项中的led some other companies to follow suit是对录音中led to various other companies doing the same的同义转述，故C项正确。

错项排除：A项利用录音中出现的tremendous进行干扰，但录音中是说办公室的猫咪为公司带来了巨大的成功，并未提到对公司名声所做的贡献，故A项排除。B项在录音中未提及，故排除。录音提到有时猫会踩到电话机切断电话，或是踩到关机键而关上电脑来说明猫咪对办公带来的一些消极影响（obstacles），但并没有说猫咪损坏了办公设备，故D项错误。