第一套英语六级考试听力 原文Word格式.docx

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Didyoustudymarketresearch?

Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythatit’smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou’reinterestedin.

Sowhatareyouinterestedin?

Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofad-hocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.

Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyad-hocjobs?

It’sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers’habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutforexample,sothetimeyouspendonanad-hocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

Whichdoyouprefer,trackersorad-hoc?

IlikedoingbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient?

Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesoftheresearch.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,Isendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethefinalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.

Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob?

AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon’tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question1:

Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany?

Question2:

Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment?

Question3:

Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers?

Question4:

Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob?

ConversationTwo

Hello,I’mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada?

Yeah,that’sright.

OK,andyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyoupleaseexplain?

Well,wedon’thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They’reallpublic.Alltheuniversitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationinchargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroomforflexibility.Sinceit’sagovernmentoperatedinstitution,thingsdon’tmoveveryfast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuchincentivetohelpyoubecausehe’saworkerforthegovernment.So,Idon’tthinkit’sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities,suchasthefeesbeingfree.Youdon’thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn’tefficient,anditdoesnotworkthatwell.

Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint,butintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivateuniversities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon’tactthatmuchdifferently,becauseit’sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon’tknowifthey’rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelppeople.Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykidsgotothebestschoolsandit’skindofaproblemactually.

Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit’saproblembecauseyou’renotgivingequalaccesstoeducationtoeverybody.It’snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversitiesalsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwheretheyhaveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversitiesareconsideredtobethebest.

Right.It’stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

So,asyousee,it’sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

Right,agoodpoint.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question5:

WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout?

Question6:

WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianuniversities?

Question7:

Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree?

Question8:

Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation?

SectionB

PassageOne

ArecentInternationalLaborOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofrealwagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyeardespiteindicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,aninternationallabororganizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggestthattherewillbeagreatpressureonwagesinthefutureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwouldnotbeverygoodintermsofwagegrowth.Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfallingmonthlywagesinrealterms.TheyincludetheUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,SouthAfricaandGermany.InternationalLaborOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeupwithpoliciestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.Anexampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.?

Underthisscheme,thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.Forthisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensateforlostpayduetotheshorterhours.

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Istherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedy?

Ihavebeenfrequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknow,oneofthefirstthingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesupplements,isthatalotofthemarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn’tneedacure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodworkout.Soreallythosesupplementsaren’tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.Theotherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren’tnecessarilywhattheyclaimtobe,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn’ttherebehindmostofthem.They’renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadheretosomeindustrystandard.Youdon’treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthere,isn’tthere.Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyinsomeeasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon’tjustgoinalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedandthey’regivenatacertainlevel,adosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho’sbeentrained.Andthat’snotreallythewaythey’reusedinthiscountry.Theotherthingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.Alotoftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattakingthemincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatincreasedriskforsomethingthatyouwouldn’totherwisebeingcounteringorbeatriskfor.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question12.Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker?

Question13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements?

Question14.Whatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsineasterncultures?

Question15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend?

Section?

C

Recording1

Thenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbeseeneverywhere.Injustthepastfewweeks,theworldhaswitnessedthedestructivepowersofearthquakesinIndonesia,typhoonsinthePhilippines,andthedestructiveseawavesthatstruckSamoaandneighboringislands.AstudybytheCenterforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisastersfindsthat,between1980and2007,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwomillionpeople.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethan$trillionineconomiclosses..weatherexpertGeoffreyLovesaysthatisthebadnews.“Overthelast50years,economiclosseshaveincreasedbyafactorof50.Thatsoundsprettyterrible,butthelossoflifehasdecreasedbyafactorof10simplybecausewearegettingbetteratwarningpeople.Wearemakingadifference.Extremeevents,however,willcontinuetooccur.But,themessageisthattheyneednotbedisasters.”Love,whoisdirectorofWeatherandDisasterRiskReductionattheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,saysmostofthedeathsandeconomiclosseswerecausedbyweather,climate,orwater-relatedextremes.Theseincludedroughts,floods,windstorms,strongtropicalwindsandwildfires.Hesaysextremeeventswillcontinue.But,hesaysextremeeventsbecomedisastersonlywhenpeoplefailtoprepareforthem.“Manyoftheremediesarewell-known.Fromaplanningperspective,itisprettysimple.Buildbetterbuildings.Don’tbuildwherethehazardswilldestroythem.Fromanearly-warningperspective,makesurethewarningsgorightdowntothecommunitylevel.Buildcommunityactionplans.“TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationpointstoCubaandBangladeshasexampl