英语六级听力原文第一套Word格式.docx

英语六级听力原文第一套Word格式.docx

《英语六级听力原文第一套Word格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英语六级听力原文第一套Word格式.docx（6页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

vebeenunhappyatthatcompanyforalongtime,butI'

mnotsureifIshouldtellthemhowIreallyfeel.

Tomywayofthinking,therearetwomainpotentialbenefitsthatcomefromunleashingandagitatedstreamoftruthduringanexitinterview.Thefirstisrelease.Unburdeningyourselfoffrustration,andperhapsevenangertosomeonewhoisn'

tafriendorclosecolleaguecanbewonderfullyfree.

　Man:

Letmeguess.ThesecondIsthBtthecriticismwill,theoretically,helptheorganizationI'

mleavingtoimprove,makingsureemployeesofthefuturearelesslikelytoencounterwhatIdid?

　Woman:

That'

sright.Buttheproblemwiththecompanyimprovementpartisthatveryoftenitdoesn'

thappen.Anexitinterviewissupposedtobeprivate,butoftenisn'

t.Inmvcompany,theinformationRainedfromtheseinterviewsisoftennotconfidential.Theinformationisusedasdirtagainstanothermanager,orcanbetradedamonRseniormanagers[Q2].

Nowyou'

vegotmerethinkingwhatI'

lldiscloseintheinterview.Thereisalwaysachancethatitcouldaffectmyreputationandmyabilityt。

networkintheindustry[Q3|.Itisaprettysmallindustryafterall.

Anythingyouinitiallygainedfromtheinstantsatisfactionoftellingitlikeitis,youmightlosedownthetrackbyinjuringyourfuturecareerprospects.

Right.PerhapsIwouldbebetterHettinuthingsoffmychestbyHoinRtooneofthoserate-your-employerwebsites[Q41].

Youcould.Anddon'

td。

theinterviewatall[Q4].Exitinterviewsarenotmandatory.

Questions1to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q2:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheinformationgainedfromanexitinterview?

Q3:

Whydocsthemanwanttorethinkwhathewillsayinthecomingexitinterview?

Q4:

Whatdoesthemanthinkhehadbetterdo?

Conversation2

Today,I'

mtalkingtotherenownedbotanist,JaneFoster.

Thankyouforinvitingmetojoinyouontheshow,Henry.

Recently,Jane,you'

vebecomequiteacelebrity,sincethereleaseofyourlatestdocumentary[Q5].Canyoutellusalittleaboutit?

Well,itfollowsmyexpeditiontostudythevegetationindigenoustotherainforestinequatorialareasofsoutheastAsia.

Youcertainlygettotraveltosomeveryexoticlocations.

Itwasfarfromglamorous,tobehonest.Theareawevisitedwasaccessible0nlybycanoeandthelivinxconditionsinthehutwereprimitivetosavtheleast.Therewasnoelectricity.OurwatersuppZwasanearbystream[Q6].

Howweretheweatherconditionswhileyouwerethere?

Theweatherwasnotconducivetoworkatall,sincethehumiditywasalmostunbearable.Atmidday,westayedinthehutanddidnothing.Itwastoohumidtoeitherworkorsleep[Q6],

Howlongdidyourteamspendinthejungle?

Originally,weplannedtobethereforamonth.Butintheend,westayedforonly2weeks.

Whydidyoucuttheexpeditionshort?

Halfwaythroughthetrip,wereceivednewsthatehurricanewasapproaching.Wehadtoevacuateonveryshortnotice[Q7].

Thatsoundslikeafascinatinganecdote.

Itwasfrightening.ThefastestevacuationroutewasriverRapids.Wehadtonavigatethemcarryingallofourequipmenj）

Sooverallwasthejourneyunsuccessful[Q8]?

Absolutelynot[Q8].Wegatheredamassiveamountofdataaboutthelocalplantlife.

Whydoyouputupwithsuchadverseconditions?

Botanyisanobsessionforme.ManyofthedestinationsIvisithaveastunningscenery.Igettomeetavarietyofpeoplefromallovertheworld.

Sowherewillyournextdestinationbe?

Ihaven'

tdecidedyet.

Thenwecanleaveitforanothervacation.Thanks.

Questions5to8arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

WhatdoesthemanwantJaneFostertotalkabout?

Q6:

Whydoesthewomandescribeherexperienceasfarfro

Q7:

Whydidthewomanandthosewhowentwithherendtheirtriphalfway?

Q8:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthejourney?

Passageone

　Scientistsoftenusespecializedjargontermswhilecommunicatingwithlaymen.Mostofthemdon'

trealizetheharmfuleffectsofthispractice.（9）Inanewstudy,peopleexposedesandsurgicalrobots.Latersaidtheywerelessinterestinginsciencethanotherswhoreadaboutthesametopics，butwithouttheuseofspecializedterms.Theyalsofeltlessinformedaboutscienceandlessqualifiedtodiscusssciencetopics.it'

snoteworthythatitmadenodiffenceifthejargontermsweredefinedinthenext.Evenwhenthetermsweredefinedreadersstillfeltthesamelackofengagementasreaderswhoreadjargonthatwasn'

texplained.

　Theproblemisthatthemerepresenceofjargonsendsadiscouragingmessagetoreaders.HillarySchulman,theauthorofthestudy,assertsthatspecializedwordsareasignal.Jargontellspeoplethatthemessageisn'

tforthem.Therefsanevendarkersidetohowpeoplereacttojargon.Inanotherstudy,researchersfoundthstreadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonledpeopletodoubttheactualscience.Theyfoundtheopposite,whenatextiseasiertoread.Then.Peoplearemorepersuaded.（10）Thus,it'

simportanttocommunicateclearlywhentalkingaboutcomplexsciencesubjects.Thisisespeciallytruewithissuesrelatedtopublichealth;

likethesafetyofnewmedicationsandthebenefitsofvaccines.Schulmanconcedesthattheuseofjargonisappropriatewithscientificaudiences.Butscientistswhowanttocommunicatewiththegeneralpublicneedtomodifytheirlanguage.TheyneedtoeliminateiarRon.（11）

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9:

Whatdoesthepassagesayabouttheuseofjargontermsbyexperts?

Q10:

Whatdoresearchersfindaboutpeoplereadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonterms?

Q11:

WhatdoesSchulmansuggestscientistsdowhencommunicatingwiththegeneralpublic?

passagetwo

　Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturyonthegulfcoastintheusstateoftexas，therewasahillwheregasleakagewassonoticeablethatschoolboyswouldsometimessetthehillonfire.

　　PatioHiggins,adisreputablelocalbusinessman,becameconvincedthattherewasoilbelowtheNassvhill.（12）Oilwellsweren'

tdrilledbackthen.Theywereessentiallydug.ThesandunderthehilldefeatedseveralattemptsbyHiRgins'

workerstomakeaproperhole.（13）Higginshadforecastoilat1000feet,atotallymade-upfigure.Higginssubsequentlyhiredaminingengineer,captainAnthonyLucas.Afterencounterincseveralsetbacks,captainLucasdecidedtouseadrill,andhisinnovationscreatedthemodernoildrillingindustry.InJanuary1901,at1020feet,almostpreciselythedepthpredictedbyHigginsWildGas,thewell-roaredandsuddenlyejectedmudandsixtonsofdrillingpipeoutoftheground,terrifyingthosepresent.（14）Forthenextninedaysuntilthewellwascapped,thewellpouredoutmoreoilthanallthewellsInAmericacombined.

　Inthosedays,Texaswasalmostentirelyrural,withnolargecitiesandpracticallynoindustry.Cottonandbeefwerethefoundationoftheeconomy.HiGGinS'

wellchangedthat.Theboommadesomeprospectorsmillionaires,butthesuddensurplusofpetroleumwasnotentirelyablessingforTaxes.Inthe1930s,pricescrashedtothepointthatinsomepartsofthecountry,oilwascheaperthanwater.（15）ThatwouldbecomeafamiliarpatternoftheboomorbustTexaseconomy.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q12:

WhatdidTexasbusinessmenPatioHigginsbelieve?

Q13:

WhatpreventedHiggins'

workersfromdiggingaproperholetogettheoil?

Q14:

Whatdoesthepassagesayabotcaptainlucas“drillingmethod?

Q15：

whatdowelearnabouttexas”soilindustryboom?

Recording1

MostpeoHedisliketheirjobs.It'

sanastonishing：

butstatisticalfact,（Q16）aprimarycauseofemployeddissatisfaction,accordingtofreshresearchesthatmanybelievetheyhaveterriblemanagers.Fewdescribetheirmanagersasmaliciousormanipulative,though,whilethosetypescertainlyexist,theyareminority.Themajorityofmanagersseeminglyjustdon'

tknowanybetter.They'

reoftenemulatingbadmanagersthey'

vehadinthepast,islikelythey'

veneverreadamanagementbookorattendedamanagementcourse.Theymightnothaveevenreflectedonwhatgoodmanagementlookslikeandhowitwouldinfluencetheirownmanagementstyle.Theresearchersinterviewedemployeesabouttheirmanagers.Beginningwithaquestionabouttheworstmanagertheyhadeverhad.Fromthis，theresearcherscameupwithfourmaincausesofwhysomemanagersareperceivedasbeingsimplyawfulattheirjobs.[Q17]Thefirstcausewascompanyculturewhichwasseenbyemployeesasenablingpoormanagementpractices.Itwasspecificallystressfulworkenvironments，minimaltraining，andalackofaccountabiitythatwerefoundtobethemostblameworthy.Oftenamanagersuperiorscaneffectivelyencourageamanager'

sdistastefulbehaviorwhentheyfailtodisciplinethepersonswrongdoings.Suchworkplacesaresometimesdescribedastoxic.[Q17]Thesecondcausewasattributedtothemanagerscharacteristics：

thosedeemedtobemostdestructivewereoddpeople，thosewithoutdrive，thoseallowpersonalproblemsintotheworkplace，andthosewithanunpleasanttemperamentorpersonalityingeneral.[Q17]Thethirdcauseofpoormanagement