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听力材料Unit6

Unit6

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1SpotDictation

WindandSpirit

Wedonoticethewindwhenitseems

（1）cruel,whenthetreesturnawayfromit,andit

（2）cutsintoourhearts."Certainwindswillmakemen's（3）temperbad",saidGeorgeEliot.InSouthernCalifornia,theSantaAna*is（4）associatedwithanincreaseindepressionanddomestic（5）violence

Scientistshavetried（6）withoutsuccesstoidentifyphysiologicalreasonsforthese（7）reactions.Everyoneagrees,however,that（8）drywindsliketheSantaAna,themistral*inFranceandthefoehn*inGermanyandSwitzerlandseemtohave（9）negativeeffectsonourmentalandphysical（10）negativeeffects

Onwindydays,playgroundfights,（11）suicidesandheartfailuresaremore（12）frequent.InGeneva,trafficaccidents（13）increasewhenawindcalledthebise*blows.Atthe（14）requestofpatients,someSwissandGermanhospitals（15）postponesurgeryduringthefoehn.

Itishumantoaskwhatis（16）behindthewind.ltiseasytopersonifythewindasthe（17）breathofGod.Theactoftakingwindintoourlungsiswhat（18）givesuslife.TheJews,Arabs,RomansandGreeksalltooktheirwordfor（19）spiritfromthewordforwind.

Butourday-to-daylivesarenolonger（20spiritthewinds.Wedonotidentifywindwithspiritanymore.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.

Part2ListeningforGist

AcatgotontoaScandinavianAirlinesplaneinNairobiyesterdayandcostthecompanyabout£10,000.Oneofthe66passengersheardastrange"miaow"whentheplanelandedinCopenhagen.Mechanicsarrivedimmediatelyandtheairlinecompanyphonedforananimalambulance.

Themechanicsfoundthecataftereighthours'work.Ithadgotintotheair-conditioningsysteminNairobi.TheplanewastwelvehourslateleavingforTokyo,costingthecompany£10,000.Thecatwasquitewellafteritsexperienceandwasgivenalargebowlofmilkandaplateoffish.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothepassageandfinditstopicsentence.

Thetopicsentenceis"AcatgotontoaScandinavianAirlinesplaneinNairobiyesterdayandcostthecompanyabout£10.000."

SectiontwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

WhataCoincidence!

Storyteller:

Talkingofcoincidences,didItellyouaboutwhathappenedtomeandJeannielastholiday?

Friend（s）No.

Storyteller:

WewentonholidayintheStatesandwewenttoMexico.Well,weweredrivingdowntoMexicoCity.WeweregoingtospendafewdaysinPalmBeach...seethesea,lookupanoldfriend,youknow.Aswelefttherewestoppedatagarageforacarcheck...oil,thewater,thetires,allthat...petrol.Andthemechanicsspottedsomething.Theysaidthatourfuelpumpwasnotworkingproperlyanditwasquiteserious...itwouldcostalotofmoney...well,wewereveryworried.

Friend（s）:

Wereyouinsured?

Storyteller:

Well,no,weweren'tandIdidn'thavethatmuchmoneyonme,youknow.Itwasmeanttobeacheapholiday.Well,justthen,twomendroveupandtheysaidwhat'stheproblem?

And,doyouknow?

Theyweremechanics-itwassuchgoodluck.Theylookedatourcarandtheysaid,"There'snothingwrongwithyourcar.Don'tspendmoneyonit.Justforgetaboutit."Well,naturally,wewereworried,but...er,Ithought...I'lltrustthem,Ithinkthey'reright.So,wedroveon,wecrossedtheMexicanborderandhadamarvelousfewdayssightseeingthereroundMonterey.

Friend（s）:

Oh,oh,brilliant...jealous...

Storyteller:

AndthenwewentonandontoMexicoCity.WedroveaboutfortykilometersandthenwesawacarwiththesameUSnumberplatesastheothercarwe'dseeninPalmBeach.

You'rejoking!

Itwasparkedbytheroad,andthesametwomenwhogaveustheadviceaboutourcarwerestuckwiththeircar.

Friend（s）:

Oh,no!

Storyteller:

So,westoppedandaskedthemwhatwaswrong.Anddoyouknow?

-Theircarhadbrokendownforexactlythesamereason:

Thefuelpumpwasn'tworking!

Itwasquiteextraordinary.

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue（T）orfalse（F）

l.T2.T3.F4.F5.F5.F6.F7.T.8.F

Part2Passage

CorporateCulture

1.Howwelltheemployee"fits"theculturecanmakethedifferencebetweenjob-searchsuccessandfailure.

2.Itguideshowemployeesthink,act,andfeel.

1.Thetruthisthatyouwillneverreallyknowthecorporatecultureuntilyouhaveworkedatthecompanyforanumberofmonths.

4.Theamountoftimeoutsidetheofficeyou'reexpectedtospendwithco-workersispartofthecorporateculture.

5.Itshouldbeaplacewhereyoucanhaveavoice,berespected,andhaveopportunitiesforgrowth

Whyshouldjobseekerscareaboutapotentialemployer'scorporateculture?

Aren'ttheremoreimportantfactorstoconsider,suchasthejobitself,salaryandbonuses,andfringebenefits?

Thesefactorsareindeedimportant,butincreasinglycareerexpertsaretalkingabouttheimportanceofemployee-employerfitintermsofculture,withtheideathathowwelltheemployee"fits"theculturecanmakethedifferencebetweenjob-searchsuccessandfailure.

Whatiscorporateculture?

Atitsmostbasic,it'sdescribedasthepersonalityofanorganization,orsimplyas"howthingsaredonearoundhere".Itguideshowemployeesthink,act,andfeel.Corporatecultureisabroadtermusedtodefinetheuniquepersonalityorcharacterofaparticularcompanyororganization,andincludessuchelementsascorevaluesandbeliefs,corporateethics,andrulesofbehavior.Corporateculturecanbeexpressedinthecompany'smissionstatementandothercommunications,inthearchitecturalstyleorinterior,decorationofoffices,bywhatpeopleweartowork,byhowpeopleaddresseachother,andinthetitlesgiventovariousemployees.

Howdoesacompany'scultureaffectyou?

Inmany,manyways.Forinstance:

∙Thehoursyouworkperday,perweek,includingoptionssuchasflextimeandtelecommuting.

∙Theworkenvironment,includinghowemployeesinteract,thedegreeofcompetition,andwhetherit'safunorhostileenvironment-orsomethingin-between.

∙Thedresscode,includingtheacceptedstylesofattire*andthingssuchascasualdays.

∙Theofficespaceyouget,includingthingssuchascubicles*,windowoffices,andrulesregardingdisplayofpersonalitems.

∙Thetrainingandskillsdevelopmentyoureceive,whichyouneedbothonthejobandto

keepyourselfmarketableforfuturejobsandemployers.

∙Onsiteperks,suchasbreakrooms,gymsandplayrooms,daycarefacilities,andmore.

∙Theamountoftimeoutsidetheofficeyou'reexpectedtospendwithco-workers.•Interactionwithotheremployees,includingmanagersandtopmanagement.

Howdoyouuncoverthecorporatecultureofapotentialemployer?

Thetruthisthatyouwillneverreallyknowthecorporatecultureuntilyouhaveworkedatthecompanyforanumberofmonths,butyoucangetclosetoitthroughresearchandobservation.Understandingcultureisatwo-stepprocess,startingwithresearchbeforetheinterviewandendingwithobservationattheinterview.

Ifyougetachancetomeetwithotheremployees,youcanasksomequestionstotryandget

ahandleonanorganization'scorporateculture.Suchas:

∙What'sitreallyliketoworkhere?

∙Whatskillsandcharacteristicsdoesthecompanyvalue?

∙Howdopeoplegetpromotedaroundhere?

∙Thebottomlineisthatyouaregoingtospendalotoftimeintheworkenvironment---andtobehappy,successfulandproductive,you’llwanttobeinaplacewhereyoufittheculture,aplacewhereyoucanhaveavoice,berespectandhaveopportunityforgrowth.

ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion

Manyarticlesandbookshavebeenwritteninrecentyearsaboutcultureinorganizations,usuallyreferredtoas"CorporateCulture".Thedictionarydefinescultureas"theactofdevelopingintellectualandmoralfaculties,especiallythrougheducation".Somepeopledefineitas"themoral,social,andbehavioralnormsofanorganizationbasedonthebeliefs,attitudes,andprioritiesofitsmembers".

Everyorganizationhasitsownuniquecultureorvalueset.Mostorganizationsdon'tconsciouslytrytocreateacertainculture.Thecultureoftheorganizationistypicallycreatedunconsciously,basedonthevaluesofthetopmanagementorthefoundersofanorganization.

ExerciseBSentenceDictation

Directions:

Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes

ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:

Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingparagraphs

Atitsmostbasic,corporatecultureisdescribedasthepersonalityofanorganization.Itguideshowemployeesthink.act,andfeel.Corporatecultureisabroadtermusedtodefinetheuniquepersonalityorcharacterofaparticularcompanyororganization,andincludessuchelementsascorevaluesandbeliefs,corporateethics,andrulesofbehavior.Corporateculturecanalsobeexpressedinthecompany'smissionstatementandothercommunications,inthearchitecturalstyleorinteriordecorationofoffices,bywhatpeopleweartowork,byhowpeopleaddresseachother,andinthetitlesgiventovariousemployees.

Acompany'scultureaffectsyouinmanyways,suchastheworkinghours.theworkenvironment,thedresscode.theofficespaceyouget.thetrainingandskillsdevelopmentyoureceive.onsiteperks.theamountoftimeoutsidetheofficeyou'reexpectedtospendwithco-workersandinteractionwithotheremployees.includingmanagersandtopmanagement.

ExerciseCDetailedListening

Directions:

Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingparagraphs

Atitsmostbasic,corporateculture