大学英语六级听力原文第二套.docx

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大学英语六级听力原文第二套

2021年6月大学英语六级听力原文（第二套）

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked4）,B）,CandD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

M:

Howareyouenjoyingyournewjob?

W:

Sofar,sogood.Idontmisshavingmanagerstodeliverblunt,harshfeedbackinthenameofefficiency.

M:

Fromthewayyoudescribeyourlastcompany,nowondertheyhadaproblewithhighstaffturnover

W:

Yeah,Icouldntwaittogetoutofthereoncemycontractexpired.Theproblemwiththecompanyculturethatprizesdirectnessaboveallelseisthatitcreatesatoxiccultureofbrilliantjerkthatdrivespeopleoutanderodesitselffromwithin

M:

Mycompany'smanagerstendtobeaccommodatingandkindoverlookingmistakesorissuessonottohurtfeelings.Issuesoftengetignoredthereuntiltheybuildupandreachacrisispoint.

W:

That'snotsurprising.Mynewcompanyseemstoemployafeedbackpolicythatcombinescompassionanddirectness.Employeeshavethepowertospeakup.Givefeedback,disagreeanddiscussproblemsinrealtime.Itseemstohelpustocoursecorrect,improveandmeetchallengeswhilealsobuildingteamsthatcollaborateandcareforoneanother.

M:

Butthatwouldbebasedonanatmosphereofmutualtrust,wouldntit?

Otherwisepeoplemightinterpretfeedbackassomekindofpersonalattack.

W:

True,withoutanatmosphereoftrust,feedbackcancreatestressandself-doubt.ButIthinkwhenwegetfeedbackfromsomeonewetrust,weunderstandthatthefeedbackisntsomekindofpersonalattack.It'sactuallyakindofsupport,becauseit'sofferedinthespiritofhelpingusimprove.Ithinksometimespeopleneedtoshifttheirmindsetaroundhowtheyreceivefeedback.

M:

Yeah,constructivefeedback,afterall,ishowwelearnandgrow.It'sbasisforhealthyparenting,lastingfriendships,careerdevelopment,andsomuchmore.Ifweshelterourchildren,friendsandcolleaguesfrominformationthatmightenrichandenhancetheirlives.Werenotbeingcaring.Wereactuallydoingharmtothem.

W:

That'sexactlyright.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Baoqianmeizhaodao/dog

ConversationTwo

W:

Howwasyourholiday?

Nottoomanyothertourssurround,werethere?

M:

No.Veryfewrelatively.ButIfoundmyselfmovingfromoneaccommodationtoanothertryingtofindtheperfectplace.Itmademerealizethatindecisionisabigproblemforme.Insteadofrelaxing,Iwaslookingforthebestspot.

W:

Itseemsyousufferfromfearofbetteroptionsandwriteaboutit.Itjustdescribesthisloopofindecisionofpartofourprogramme.Essentially,wehavethistendencytokeepsketchingoutthedecisionmakingprocess.Becauseofhumanbeing,wearehardwiredtooptimise.WehavealwayslookedtogetthebestthingswecanasasortofsurvivalofthefittestOptimizingisnttheproblem,butrathertheprocessthatwegothrough.

M:

Well,thatmakesmefeelbetter,butIthinkthankstotechnology,wecanmakeincomparisonmoreeasilyandhavemoreaccesstochoiceofcustomisolation.Butnowseewhatwecouldhave,howwemightgetitandwhatothershavethatwemightwant.Wekeeplookingoverandreturntothesameoptlonsagalnandagaln.

W:

Yes.FearofbetteroptionsarefirstlittlebitofbenefitIt'sanelementofabandon.Youmusthavechoicestohavethatfearofmissingoutonbetteroptions

M:

Yes.IneedtovotewhenImworryaboutinconsequentialthingsIguess.IfIamspendingtoomuchtimewatchingoverwhattohavealunch,Irobbingmyselfoftheenergytofocusonthethingsthatmatter.

W:

Exactly,but,formoreimportantmatters,Ithinkgutinstinctmightbeoverrated.Whenyouhave30oddoptions,trustinginyourgutisnotpractical.Whatyouneedtodoisresearchhaveaprocessinthattimeexploringyouroptionsandalimitasmanythingsasyoucan.Themostoftoxicpartofdecisionmakingisgoingoverthesameoptionstimeandtimeagaln.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

Whatisthemansayabouthisholiday?

Q6:

Whatdoesthewomansaypeopletendtodowhenmakingdecision?

Q7:

Whatismadedecisionmakingincreasinglydifficult?

Q8:

Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldpeopledowhenmakingimportantdecisions?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

PassageOn

Theroleofhomeworkinclassroomsisnotanewdebate.Manyparentsandteachersareardentsupportersofhomework.Butdoallstudentsbenefitfromhomework?

The2006researchpapersuggestedsomecorrelationbetweentheamountofhomeworkdonebyastudentandfutureacademicachievementformiddleandhighschoolstudents-butnotsomuchforyoungerkids.

InStanfordstudyin2014suggestedthesamewastrueforstudentsincaliforniasaffluentcommunities.Thefindingschallengetheideathathomeworkwasinherentlygood".Researchconcludedthattherewasanupperlimittocorrelationbetweenhomeworkandachievement,suggestingthathighschoolstudentsshouldntbedoingmorethantwohoursofhomeworkanight,andthemostvaluablekindofhomeworkforelementary-levelchildrenwassimplyassignedfreereading.Thetopicgetsmorecomplicatedwhenwetalkaboutthedividebetweenruralandurbancommunities.StudiesfoundinremoteareasthepoorqualityorlackofInternetaccesscanputstudentsatadisadvantagebecause70ofteachersintheseareasassignhomeworkthatrequiresInternetaccessbutoneinthreehouseholdsdoesnthaveInternet.Expertsasserthomeworkrequiringtheinternetisntfair.

Whilethedebatecontinuesabouttheeffectsofhomeworkonacademicachievements,therearestudiesfocusingonotherbenefitsofhomework.

ThestudyinGermanyfoundthathomeworkcouldhaveaneffectonstudentspersonalities,suggestingthatdoinghomeworkmighthelpkidstobecomemoreconscientiousandindependentlearners.

Questions9and11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9:

Whendidthe2006researchfindabouthomework?

Q10:

WhatdoexpertsthinkofhomeworkrequiringInternetaccess

Q11:

WhatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthestudyinGermany?

PassageTwo

RobertGoddard,anAmericanbornin1882.Heiswidelyregardedastheworldfirstrocketscientist.Atage27,GoddardpublishedhisfirstbookinwhichhehypothesizedthatrocketlaunchedfromearthcouldreachthemoonLikemanyvisionaries,theyoungscientistencounterednumerous.InJanuary1920,theNewYorkTimesridiculedGoddardstheorythatrocketcouldbeutilizedforspaceexploitation.49yearslater,Apollollreachedthemoon.AndthefamedNewspaperpublishedanapologytoGoddard.GoddardlaunchedhisfirstrocketfromanearthsfarminhisnativeMassachusettsinMarch,1926.Hehasmadehisrocketvoyagelastedamerethreeseconds.Itscaledanattitudeofonly12metres.Nevertheless,itwasamilestoneinrocketscience.GoddardlaterconsultedwiththeweatherexpertanddeterminedthattheclimateofnewMexicowasidealforyear-roundrocketlaunches.In1930,Goddardandhisfamilyrelocatedthere,toaremotevalleyinthesouthwestofthecountry.Therehehasestablishedalaboratoryandtestedrange.However,theambitiousscientistreceivedsupportfromthegovernment.Forfouryears,wealthybusinessmanDanielprovidedGoddardwithanannual2500dollarsgrandtopursuehisdreams.

Otherrocketenthusiastsalsoraisedfundsforhim.Overtime.Goddardsrocketgrewmostsophisticatedandincludetheinstallationofinstruments.InspiteofthesemanysuccessesGoddardwasneverabletointeresttheUSmilitaryinrocketpropelledweapons.Hewasgrantedover200poundsandcontinuedtopioneerrockettechnologyuntilhisdeathin1945.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q12.WhatdowelearnaboutGoddardsideaofusingrocketforspaceexploitation?

Q13.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutGoddardsfirstrocketvoyage?

Q14.WhydidGoddardmovetonewMexico?

Q15.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutGoddardsachievements?

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor,fourquestions,therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

RecordingOne

Workingforanewventurecomeswithalotofrisks.Thatsinstability,unclearresponsibilities,andtheneedtobeamasterofalltrades.Buttheprimarybenefitisusuallythepassionandexcitementassociatedwithplayingaroleinapromisingnewcompany.Thepersontothankforthatpassionandexcitementisalmostalwaystheentrepreneur.

Theressomethingaboutthefoundersenergyandenthusiasmthatinfectstherestoftheteam.Thewillingnesstotakerisksmayinspireotherstobemorecourageous.Theoptimismandpositivitymaymotivatepeopletofocuslessontrivialandunimportantmatters.Thecelebrationofmilestonesmaypromptstafftobemoregratefulabouttheirownaccomplishmentsandprivileges