英语六级听力原文卷一.docx

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英语六级听力原文卷一

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W：

WelcometoWorkPlace.Andintoday’sprogram，we’relookingattheresultsoftworecentlypublishedsurveys，whichbothdealwiththesametopic-happinessatwork.John，tellusaboutthefirstsurvey.

M：

Well，thiswasdonebyahumanresourcesconsultancy，whointerviewedmorethan1,000workers，andestablishedatoptenofthefactors，whichmakepeoplehappyatwork.Themostimportantfactorforthemajorityofthepeopleinterviewedwashavingfriendly，supportivecolleagues.Infact，73%ofpeopleinterviewedputtheirrelationshipwithcolleaguesasthekeyfactorcontributingtohappinessatwork，whichisaveryhighpercentage.Thesecondmostimportantfactorwashavingworkthatisenjoyable.Thetwoleastimportantfactorswerehavingone'sachievementsrecognized，andrathersurprisingly，earningacompetitivesalary.

W：

So，wearenotmainlymotivatedbymoney?

M：

Apparentlynot.

W：

Anyotherinterestinginformationinthesurvey?

M：

Yes.Forexample，25%oftheworkingpeopleintervieweddescribedthemselvesas'veryhappy'atwork.However，20%ofemployeesdescribedthemselvesasbeingunhappy.

W：

That’squitealotofunhappypeopleatworkeveryday.

M：

Itis，isn’tit?

Andtherewereseveralmoreinterestingconclusionsrevealedbythesurvey.Firstofall，smallisbeautiful：

peopledefinitelypreferworkingforsmallerorganizationsorcompanieswithlessthan100staff.Wealsofindoutthat，generallyspeaking，womenwerehappierintheirworkthanmen.

W：

Yes，weare，aren’twe?

M：

Andworkersonpart-timecontracts，whoonlywork4or5hoursaday，arehappierthanthosewhoworkfull-time.Theresearchersconcludedthatthisisprobablyduetoabetterwork-lifebalance.

W：

Arebosseshappierthantheiremployees?

M：

Yes，perhapsnotsurprisingly，thehigherpeoplegoinacompany，thehappiertheyare.Soseniormanagersenjoytheirjobsmorethanpeopleworkingunderthem.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q1：

WhatistheNo.1factorthatmadeemployeeshappyaccordingtothesurvey?

Q2：

Whatisthepercentageofthepeoplesurveyedwhofeltunhappyatwork?

Q3：

Whatkindofcompaniesarepopularwithemployees?

Q4：

Whatisthepossiblereasonforpeopleonpart-timecontractstobehappier?

W：

Mr.DeKeyzer，I'magreatloverofyourbookMomentsBeforetheFlood.Canyoutellushowyoufirstbecameinterestedinthissubjectmatter?

M：

In，whentheconcerthallofthecityofBrugesaskedmetotakesomepicturesforacatalogueforanewconcertseasonaroundthethemeofwater，IfoundmyselfworkingalongtheBelgiancoastline.Astherehadbeennumerousalarmingarticlesinthepressaboutaclimatecatastrophewaitingtohappen，Istartedlookingattheseaandthebeachverydifferently，aplacewhereIspentsomanyperfectdaysasachild.Thisfearofaloomingdangerbecamethesubjectofalarge-scalephotoproject.

W：

Youwroteinthebook：

"Idon’twanttophotographthedisaster，Iwanttophotographthedisasterwaitingtohappen.”Canyoutalkabitaboutthat?

M：

ItisclearnowthatitisamatteroftimebeforetheentireEuropeancoastlinedisappearsunderwater.Thesamegoesfornumerousbigcitiesaroundtheworld.Myideawastophotographthisbeautifulandveryuniquecoastline，richinhistory，beforeit’stoolate—asalastwitness.

W：

Canyoutalkabitabouthowhistoryplaysaroleinthisproject?

M：

Sure.TheprojectisalsoaboutthehistoryofEuropelookingattheseaandwonderingwhenthenextenemywouldappear.Intheimages，youseeallkindsofpossibledefenseconstructionstoholdbacktheRomans，Germans，Vikings，andnownatureasenemynumberone.Forexample，thereistheimageofthebridgeintotheseatakenattheNormandyD-Daylandingsite.Also，Venice，thecityeternallythreatenedbythesea，whereeverymorningwoodenpathwayshavetobesetuptoallowtouriststoreachtheirhotels.

W：

Thankyou，Mr.DeKeyzer.Itwasapleasuretohaveyouwithustoday.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q5.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebookMomentsBeforetheFlood?

Q6.Whendidthemangethisideaforthework?

Q7.Whatwillhappenwhentheclimatecatastropheoccurs?

Q8.WhatdoesthemansayaboutVenice?

SectionB

Passage1

Whenfacinganewsituation，somepeopletendtorehearsetheirdefeatbyspendingtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheworst.Iremembertalkingwithayounglawyerwhowasabouttobeginherfirstjurytrial.Shewasverynervous.Iaskedwhatimpressionshewantedtomakeonthejury.Shereplied:

”Idon’twanttolooktooinexperienced，Idon’twantthemtosuspectthisismyfirsttrial.”Thislawyerhadfallenvictimstothedon’tssyndrome—aformofnegativegoalssetting.Thedon’tscanbeself-fulfillingbecauseyourmindresponsetopictures.

ResearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshowsamentalimagefiresthenervesystemthesamewayasactuallydoingsomething.Thatmeanswhenagolfertellshimself：

”Don’thittheballintothewater.”Hismindseestheimageoftheballflyingintothewater.Soguesswheretheballwillgo?

Consequently，beforegoingintoanystressfulsituation，focusonlyonwhatyouwanttohavehappen.Iaskedthelawyeragainhowshewantedtoappearatherfirsttrial.Andthistimeshesaid：

”Iwanttolookprofessionalandself-assured.”Itoldhertocreateapictureofwhatself-assuredwouldlooklike.Toher，itmeantmovingconfidentlyaroundthecourtroom，usingconvincingbodylanguageandprojectinghervoice，soitcouldbeheardfromthejudge’sbenchtothebackdoor.Shealsoimaginedaskillfulclosingargumentandawinningtrial.Afewweeksafterthispositivestress（不拟定）rehearsal，theyounglawyerdidwin.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9：

whatdosomepeopledowhentheyfaceanewsituation?

Q10：

whatdoestheresearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshow?

Q11：

whatadvicedoesthespeakergivetopeopleinastressfulsituation?

Q12：

whatdowelearnaboutthelawyerinthecourt?

Passage2

MostAmericansdon’teatenoughfruits，vegetablesorwholegrains，researchersnowsaysaddingfibertoteendietmayhelplowertheriskofbreastcancer.

Conversationsaboutthebenefitsoffiberareprobablymorecommoninnursinghomesthanhighschools.Butalongcomesanewstudythatcouldchangethat.KristiKing，adietspecialistatTexasChildren'sHospitalfindsit'shardtogetteenagerpatients’attentionabouthealthyeatingbuttellingthemthateatinglotsofhigh-fiberfoodscouldreducetheriskofbreastcancerbeforemiddleage.That'sapowerfulmessage.

Thenewfindingisbasedonastudyof44,000women.Theyweresurveyedabouttheirdietsduringhighschool，andtheireatinghabitsweretrackedfortwodecades.Itturnsoutthatthosewhoconsumedthehighestlevelsoffiberduringadolescencehadalowerriskofdevelopingbreastcancer，comparedtothewomenwhoatetheleastfiber.Thisimportantstudydemonstratesthatthemorefiberyoueatduringyourhighschoolyears，theloweryourriskisindevelopingbreastcancerinlaterlife.

Thefindingpointstolong-standingevidencethatfibermayreducecirculatingfemalehormonelevels，whichcouldexplainthereducedrisk.Thebottomlinehereisthemorefiberyoueat，perhaps，alowerlevelofhormoneinyourbody，andtherefore，alowerlifetimeriskofdevelopingbreastcancer.High-fiberdietsarealsolinkedtoareducedriskofheartdiseaseanddiabetes.That'swhywomenaretoldtoeat25gramsafiberaday-menevenmore.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q13.Whatdoesthenewstudytellaboutaddingfibertotheteendiet?

Q14.Whatdowelearnaboutthesurveyofthe44,000women?

Q15.Whatexplanationdoesthespeakerofferfortheresearchfinding?

Passage1

Wellmycurrentresearchisreallyaboutconsumerbehavior.SorecentlyI'velookedatyoungpeople'sdrinkingandit'sobviouslyamajorconcerntoGovernmentatthemoment.

I'vealsolookedathowolderpeoplearerepresentedinthemedia；again，it'sofmajorcurrentinterestwitholderpeoplebecomingamuchlargerproportionofUKandindeedworldsociety.

I'malsointerestedinhowconsumersoperateonline，andhowthatonlinebehaviormightbedifferentfromhowtheyoperateofflinewhentheygototheshops.

Well，Ithinkthattheimportantthinghereistoactuallyunderstandwhat'shappeningfromtheconsumer'sperspective.OneofthethingsthatbusinessesandindeedGovernmentorganizationsoftenfailtodoistoreallyseewhatishappeningfromtheconsumer'sperspective.

Forexample，inthecaseofyoungpeople'sdrinking，oneofthethingsthatI'veidentifiedisthatdrinkingforpeoplesaybetweentheagesof18and24isallaboutthesocialactivity.

AlotoftheGovernmentadvertisinghasbeenaboutindividualresponsibility，butactuallyunderstandingthatdrinkingisverymuchaboutthesocialactivityandfindingwaystohelpyoungpeoplegethomesafelyandnotendupinhospitalisoneofthethingsthatwe'vetriedtopresentthere.

Thekeythingaboutconsumerbehavioristhatit'sverymuchabouthowconsumerschange.Marketsalwayschangefasterthanmarketing；sowehavetolookatwhatconsumersaredoing.

CurrentlyIteachconsumerbehaviortoundergraduatesintheirsecondyearandwelookatallkindsofthingsinconsumerbehaviorandparticularlyhowconsumersarepresentedinadvertising.

Sotheygetinvolvedbylookingatadvertisingandreallycriticallyassessingtheconsumerbehavioraspectsofitandgettinginvolvedsometimesdoingprimaryresearch.

Forexample，lastyearmystudentsspentaweeklookingattheirownpurchasingandanalyzeditindetailfromshoppingtotherelationshipthattheyhavewiththeirretailbanksandtheirmobi