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英语六级真题听力原文
2016年6月英语六级真题听力原文
(二)
PartⅡListeningComprehension
SectionA
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
W:
So,Mike,
(1)youmanagetheinnovationprojectatCucinTech.
M:
Ididindeed.
W:
Well,then,first,congratulations.
(1)Itseemstohavebeenverysuccessful.
M:
Thanks.Yes,IreallyhelpthingsturnaroundatCucinTech.
W:
(2)Wastherevivalintheirfortunesentirelyduetostrategicinnovation?
M:
(2)Yes,yes,Ithinkitwas.CucinTechwasacompanywhowereverymuchfollowingthepack,doingwhateveryoneelsewasdoingandgettingrapidlyleftbehind.Icouldseetherewasalotoftalentthere,andsomegreatpotential,particularlyintheirproductdevelopment.Ijusthadtoharnessthatsomehow.
W:
Wasinnovationatthecoreoftheproject?
M:
Absolutely.Ifitdoesn’tsoundliketoomuchofCliché,(3)ourworldisconstantlychangingandit’schangingquickly.Weneedtobeinnovatingconstantlytokeepupwiththis.Standstillandyouarelost.
W:
Nostoppingtosnifftheroses?
M:
Well,I’lldothatinmypersonallife.Sure.Butasabusinessstrategy,I’mafraidthereisnostopping.
M:
Whatexactlyisstrategicinnovationthen?
W:
Strategicinnovationistheprocessofmanaginginnovation,ofmakingsureittakesplaceatalllevelsofthecompany,andthatisrelatedtothecompany’soverallstrategy.
W:
Isee.
M:
So,insteadofinnovationforinnovation’ssakeandnewproductsbeingcreatedsimplybecausethetechnologyisthere,thecompanyculturemustswitchfromthesepointing-timeinnovationstocontinuouspipelineofinnovationsfromeverywhereandeveryone.
W:
Howdidyoualignstrategiesthroughoutthecompany?
M:
Isoonbecameawarethatcampaigningisuseless.Peopletakenonotice.Simplyitcameaboutthroughgoodpracticetricklingdown.Thisbuiltconsent.Peoplecouldseeitwasthebestwaytowork.
W:
Doesinnovationontheskillreallygiveacompetitiveadvantage?
M:
Iamcertainofit,absolutely,especiallyifit’sdifficultforacompetitortocopy.(4)Theriskisofcoursethatinnovationmayfrequentlyleadtoimitation.
W:
Butnotifit’sstrategic?
M:
Precisely.
W:
Thanksfortalkingtous.
M:
Sure.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
M:
(5)Today,myguestisDaynaIvanovichwhohasworkedforthelasttwentyyearsasaninterpreter.Dayna,welcome.
W:
Thankyou.
M:
Now,I’dliketobeginbysayingthatIhaveonoccasionsusedaninterpretermyselfasaforeigncorrespondent.(6)SoIamfullofadmirationforwhatyoudo,butIthinkyourprofessionissometimesunderrated,andmanypeoplethinkanyonewhospeaksmorethanonelanguagecandoit.
W:
(7)Therearen’tanyinterpretersIknowwhodon’thaveprofessionalqualificationsandtraining.Youonlyreallygetproficientaftermanyyearsinthejob.
M:
Imayberightinsayingyoucandividewhatyoudointotwodistinctmethods—simultaneousandconsecutiveinterpreting.
W:
That’sright.Thetechniquesyouusearedifferent,andalotofinterpreterswillsayoneiseasierthantheother,lessstressful.
M:
Simultaneousinterpreting,puttingsomeone’swordsintoanotherlanguagemoreorlessastheyspeak,soundstomelikethemoredifficult.
W:
Well,actuallyno.(8)Mostpeopleinthebusinesswouldagreethatconsecutiveinterpretingisthemorestressful.Youhavetowaitforthespeakertodeliverquiteachunkoflanguagebeforeyouthenputitintothesecondlanguage,whichputsyourshort-termmemoryunderintensestress.
M:
Youmakenotes,Ipresume.
W:
Absolutely,anythinglikenumbers,names,placeshavetobenoteddown.Buttherestisnevertranslatedwordforword.Youhavetofindawayofsummarizingit,sothatthemessageisthere.Turningeverysinglewordintothetargetlanguagewouldputtoomuchstrainontheinterpreterandslowdownthewholeprocesstoomuch.
M:
But,withsimultaneousinterpreting,youstarttranslatingalmostassoonastheotherpersonstartsspeaking.Youmusthavesomepreparationbeforehand.
W:
Well,hopefullythespeakerswillletyouhaveanoutlineofthetopicadayortwoinadvance.Youhavealittletimetodoresearch,preparetechnicalexpressionsandsoon.
SectionB
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
(9)Mothershavebeenwarnedforyearsthatsleepingwiththeirnewborninfantisabadideabecauseitincreasestheriskthatthebabymightdieunexpectedlyduringthenight.ButnowIsraeliresearchersarereportingthatevensleepinginthesameroomcanhavenegativeconsequences:
notforthechild,butforthemother.(10)Motherswhosleptinthesameroomastheirinfants,whetherinthesamebedorjustthesameroom,hadpoorersleepthanmotherswhosebabiessleptelsewhereinthehouse:
Theywokeupmorefrequently,wereawakeapproximately20minuteslongerpernight,andhadshorterperiodsofuninterruptedsleep.Theseresultsheldtrueeventakingintoaccountthatmanyofthewomeninthestudywerebreast-feedingtheirbabies.Infants,ontheotherhand,didn’tappeartohaveworsesleepwhethertheysleptinthesameordifferentroomfromtheirmothers.Theresearchersacknowledgethatsincethefamiliestheystudiedwereallmiddle-classIsraelis,it’spossibletheresultswouldbedifferentindifferentcultures.LeadauthorLiatTikotzkywroteinanemailthattheresearchteamalsodidn’tmeasurefathers’sleep,soit’spossiblethattheirsleeppatternscouldalsobecausingthesleepdisruptionsformoms.(11)Rightnow,toreducetheriskofsuddeninfantdeathsyndrome,theAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecommendsthatmothersnotsleepinthesamebedastheirbabiesbutsleepinthesameroom.TheIsraelistudysuggeststhatdoingsomaybebestforthebaby,butmaytakeatollonmom.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
(12)TheUShasalreadylostmorethanathirdofthenativelanguagesthatexistedbeforeEuropeancolonization,andtheremaining192areclassedbyUNESCOasrangingbetween“unsafe”and“extinct”.(13)“Weneedmorefundingandmoreefforttoreturntheselanguagestoeverydayuse,”saysFredNahwooksyoftheNationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndian.“Wearemakingprogressbutmoneyneedstobespentonrevitalisinglanguages,notjustdocumentingthem.”Some40languages,mainlyinCaliforniaandOklahoma,wherethousandsofIndianswereforcedtorelocateinthe19thCentury,havefewerthan10nativespeakers.“Partoftheissueisthattribalgroupsthemselvesdon’talwaysbelievetheirlanguagesareendangereduntilthey’redowntothelasthandfulofspeakers.Butprogressisbeingmadethroughimmersionschools,becauseifyouteachchildrenwhenthey’reyoungitwillstaywiththemasadultsandthat’sthefuture,”saysMr.Nahwooksy,aComancheIndian.SuchschoolshavebecomeamodelinHawaii.Buttheislanders’locallanguageisstillclassedbyUNESCOas“criticallyendangered”becauseonly1,000peoplespeakit.(14)ThedeclineinAmericanIndianlanguageshashistoricalroots:
Inthemid-19thCentury,theUSgovernmentadoptedapolicyofAmericanisingIndianchildrenbyremovingthemfromtheirhomesandculture.Withinafewgenerationsmosthadforgottentheirnativetongues.(15)Anotherchallengetolanguagesurvivalistelevision.IthasbroughtEnglishintohomesandpushedouttraditionalstory-tellingandfamilytimetogether,acceleratingtheextinctionofnativelanguages.
SectionC
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
GregRosenlosthisjobasasalesmanagernearlythreeyearsagoandisstillunemployed.
“Itliterallyislikesomethinginadream,torememberwhatit’sliketoactuallybeabletogoout,andputinaday’sworkandreceiveaday’spay.”
Atfirst,Rosenboughtgroceriesandmadehousepaymentswiththehelpfromunemploymentinsurance.(16)Itpayslaidoffworkersuptohalfoftheirpreviouswageswhiletheylookforwork.Butnow,thatinsurancehasrunoutforhim,andhehastomaketoughchoices.He’scutbackonmedicationsandhenolongerhelpssupporthisdisabledmother.
Itisadevastatingexperience.
Newresearchsaysthe.recessionisnowover,butmanypeopleremainunemployed.Andunemployedworkersfacedifficultodds.
Thereisliterallyonlyonejobopeningforeveryfiveunemployedworkers,sofouroutoffiveunemployedworkershaveactuallynochanceoffindinganewjob.
BusinesseshavedownsizedorshutdownacrossAmerica,leavingfewerjobopportunitiesforthoseinsearchofwork.ExpertswhomonitorunemploymentstatisticshereinBucksCounty,Pennsylvania,sayabout28,000peopleareunemployed,andmanyofthemarejoblessduetonofaultoftheirown.
(17)That’swheretheBucksCountyCareerLinkcomesin.LocaldirectorElizabethWalshsaystheyprovidetrainingandguidancetohelpunemployedworkersfindlocaljobopportunities.
“Sohere’sthejobopening,here’sthejobseeker,matchthemtogetherunderoneroof,”shesays.
ButthelackofworkopportunitiesinBucksCountylimitshowmuchshecanhelp.
RosensayshehopesCongresswilltakeaction.
Thismonthhelaunchedthe99ersUnion,anumbrellaorganizationof18Internet-basedgrassrootsgroupsof99ers.Theirgoalistoconvincelawmakerstoextendunemploymentbenefits.
ButPennsylvaniaStateRepresentativeScottPetrisaysgovernmentssimplydonothaveenoughmoneytoextendunemploymentinsurance.(18)Hethinksthebestwaytohelpthelong-termunemployedistoallowprivatecitizenstoinvestinlocalcompaniesthatcancreatemorejobs.Buttheboostininvestorconfidenceneededfortheplantoworkwilltaketime—timethatRosensaysstillrequireshimtobuyfoodandmakemonthlymortgagepayments.
Rosensayshe’llusethelastofhissavingst