英语六级真题听力原文二Word格式.docx

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Well,I’lldothatinmypersonallife.Sure.Butasabusinessstrategy,I’mafraidthereisnostopping.

Whatexactlyisstrategicinnovationthen?

Strategicinnovationistheprocessofmanaginginnovation,ofmakingsureittakesplaceatalllevelsofthecompany,andthatisrelatedtothecompany’soverallstrategy.

Isee.

So,insteadofinnovationforinnovation’ssakeandnewproductsbeingcreatedsimplybecausethetechnologyisthere,thecompanyculturemustswitchfromthesepointing-timeinnovationstocontinuouspipelineofinnovationsfromeverywhereandeveryone.

Howdidyoualignstrategiesthroughoutthecompany?

Isoonbecameawarethatcampaigningisuseless.Peopletakenonotice.Simplyitcameaboutthroughgoodpracticetricklingdown.Thisbuiltconsent.Peoplecouldseeitwasthebestwaytowork.

Doesinnovationontheskillreallygiveacompetitiveadvantage?

Iamcertainofit,absolutely,especiallyifit’sdifficultforacompetitortocopy.（4）Theriskisofcoursethatinnovationmayfrequentlyleadtoimitation.

Butnotifit’sstrategic?

Precisely.

Thanksfortalkingtous.

Sure.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

（5）Today,myguestisDaynaIvanovichwhohasworkedforthelasttwentyyearsasaninterpreter.Dayna,welcome.

Thankyou.

Now,I’dliketobeginbysayingthatIhaveonoccasionsusedaninterpretermyselfasaforeigncorrespondent.（6）SoIamfullofadmirationforwhatyoudo,butIthinkyourprofessionissometimesunderrated,andmanypeoplethinkanyonewhospeaksmorethanonelanguagecandoit.

（7）Therearen’tanyinterpretersIknowwhodon’thaveprofessionalqualificationsandtraining.Youonlyreallygetproficientaftermanyyearsinthejob.

Imayberightinsayingyoucandividewhatyoudointotwodistinctmethods—simultaneousandconsecutiveinterpreting.

That’sright.Thetechniquesyouusearedifferent,andalotofinterpreterswillsayoneiseasierthantheother,lessstressful.

Simultaneousinterpreting,puttingsomeone’swordsintoanotherlanguagemoreorlessastheyspeak,soundstomelikethemoredifficult.

Well,actuallyno.（8）Mostpeopleinthebusinesswouldagreethatconsecutiveinterpretingisthemorestressful.Youhavetowaitforthespeakertodeliverquiteachunkoflanguagebeforeyouthenputitintothesecondlanguage,whichputsyourshort-termmemoryunderintensestress.

Youmakenotes,Ipresume.

Absolutely,anythinglikenumbers,names,placeshavetobenoteddown.Buttherestisnevertranslatedwordforword.Youhavetofindawayofsummarizingit,sothatthemessageisthere.Turningeverysinglewordintothetargetlanguagewouldputtoomuchstrainontheinterpreterandslowdownthewholeprocesstoomuch.

But,withsimultaneousinterpreting,youstarttranslatingalmostassoonastheotherpersonstartsspeaking.Youmusthavesomepreparationbeforehand.

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.

NewresearchsaystheU.S.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’llusethelastofhissavingstotrytohangontothehomeheworkedformorethan20yearstobuy.Butoncethatmoneyisgone,hesayshedoesn’tknowwhathe’lldo.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

（19）Earlierthisyear,BritishexplorerPenHadowandhisteamtrekkedforthreemonthsacrossthefrozenArcticOcean,takingmeasurementsandrecordingobservationsabouttheice.

“Well,we’dbeenledtobelievethatwewouldencounteragoodproportion,ofthisolder,thicker,technicallymulti-yearicethat’sbeenaroundforafewyearsandjustgetsthickerandthicker.Weactuallyfoundtherewasn’tanymulti-yeariceatall.”

（20）Satelliteobservationsandsubmarinesurveysoverthepastfewyearshadshownlessiceinthepolarregion,buttherecentmeasurementsshowthelossismorepronouncedthanpreviouslythought.

“We’relookingatroughly80percentlossoficecoverontheArcticOceanin10years,roughly10years,and100percentlossinnearly