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英语六级听力原文卷一

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英语六级听力原文卷一

2017年6月英语六级听力原文（卷一）

W:

WelcometoWorkPlace.Andintoday’sprogram,we’relookingattheresultsoftworecentlypublishedsurveys,whichbothdealwiththesametopic-happinessatwork.John,tellusaboutthefirstsurvey.

M:

Well,thiswasdonebyahumanresourcesconsultancy,whointerviewedmorethan1,000workers,andestablishedatoptenofthefactors,whichmakepeoplehappyatwork.Themostimportantfactorforthemajorityofthepeopleinterviewedwashavingfriendly,supportivecolleagues.Infact,73%ofpeopleinterviewedputtheirrelationshipwithcolleaguesasthekeyfactorcontributingtohappinessatwork,whichisaveryhighpercentage.Thesecondmostimportantfactorwashavingworkthatisenjoyable.Thetwoleastimportantfactorswerehavingone'sachievementsrecognized,andrathersurprisingly,earningacompetitivesalary.

W:

So,wearenotmainlymotivatedbymoney

M:

Apparentlynot.

W:

Anyotherinterestinginformationinthesurvey

M:

Yes.Forexample,25%oftheworkingpeopleintervieweddescribedthemselvesas'veryhappy'atwork.However,20%ofemployeesdescribedthemselvesasbeingunhappy.

W:

That’squitealotofunhappypeopleatworkeveryday.

M:

Itis,isn’titAndtherewereseveralmoreinterestingconclusionsrevealedbythesurvey.Firstofall,smallisbeautiful:

peopledefinitelypreferworkingforsmallerorganizationsorcompanieswithlessthan100staff.Wealsofindoutthat,generallyspeaking,womenwerehappierintheirworkthanmen.

W:

Yes,weare,aren’twe

M:

Andworkersonpart-timecontracts,whoonlywork4or5hoursaday,arehappierthanthosewhoworkfull-time.Theresearchersconcludedthatthisisprobablyduetoabetterwork-lifebalance.

W:

Arebosseshappierthantheiremployees

M:

Yes,perhapsnotsurprisingly,thehigherpeoplegoinacompany,thehappiertheyare.Soseniormanagersenjoytheirjobsmorethanpeopleworkingunderthem.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

WhatistheNo.1factorthatmadeemployeeshappyaccordingtothesurvey

Q2:

Whatisthepercentageofthepeoplesurveyedwhofeltunhappyatwork

Q3:

Whatkindofcompaniesarepopularwithemployees

Q4:

Whatisthepossiblereasonforpeopleonpart-timecontractstobehappier

W:

Mr.DeKeyzer,I'magreatloverofyourbookMomentsBeforetheFlood.Canyoutellushowyoufirstbecameinterestedinthissubjectmatter

M:

In2006,whentheconcerthallofthecityofBrugesaskedmetotakesomepicturesforacatalogueforanewconcertseasonaroundthethemeofwater,IfoundmyselfworkingalongtheBelgiancoastline.Astherehadbeennumerousalarmingarticlesinthepressaboutaclimatecatastrophewaitingtohappen,Istartedlookingattheseaandthebeachverydifferently,aplacewhereIspentsomanyperfectdaysasachild.Thisfearofaloomingdangerbecamethesubjectofalarge-scalephotoproject.

W:

Youwroteinthebook:

"Idon’twanttophotographthedisaster,Iwanttophotographthedisasterwaitingtohappen.”Canyoutalkabitaboutthat

M:

ItisclearnowthatitisamatteroftimebeforetheentireEuropeancoastlinedisappearsunderwater.Thesamegoesfornumerousbigcitiesaroundtheworld.Myideawastophotographthisbeautifulandveryuniquecoastline,richinhistory,beforeit’stoolate—asalastwitness.

W:

Canyoutalkabitabouthowhistoryplaysaroleinthisproject

M:

Sure.TheprojectisalsoaboutthehistoryofEuropelookingattheseaandwonderingwhenthenextenemywouldappear.Intheimages,youseeallkindsofpossibledefenseconstructionstoholdbacktheRomans,Germans,Vikings,andnownatureasenemynumberone.Forexample,thereistheimageofthebridgeintotheseatakenattheNormandyD-Daylandingsite.Also,Venice,thecityeternallythreatenedbythesea,whereeverymorningwoodenpathwayshavetobesetuptoallowtouriststoreachtheirhotels.

W:

Thankyou,Mr.DeKeyzer.Itwasapleasuretohaveyouwithustoday.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q5.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebookMomentsBeforetheFlood

Q6.Whendidthemangethisideaforthework

Q7.Whatwillhappenwhentheclimatecatastropheoccurs

Q8.WhatdoesthemansayaboutVenice

SectionB

Passage1

Whenfacinganewsituation,somepeopletendtorehearsetheirdefeatbyspendingtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheworst.Iremembertalkingwithayounglawyerwhowasabouttobeginherfirstjurytrial.Shewasverynervous.Iaskedwhatimpressionshewantedtomakeonthejury.Shereplied:

”Idon’twanttolooktooinexperienced,Idon’twantthemtosuspectthisismyfirsttrial.”Thislawyerhadfallenvictimstothedon’tssyndrome—aformofnegativegoalssetting.Thedon’tscanbeself-fulfillingbecauseyourmindresponsetopictures.

ResearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshowsamentalimagefiresthenervesystemthesamewayasactuallydoingsomething.Thatmeanswhenagolfertellshimself:

”Don’thittheballintothewater.”Hismindseestheimageoftheballflyingintothewater.Soguesswheretheballwillgo

Consequently,beforegoingintoanystressfulsituation,focusonlyonwhatyouwanttohavehappen.Iaskedthelawyeragainhowshewantedtoappearatherfirsttrial.Andthistimeshesaid:

”Iwanttolookprofessionalandself-assured.”Itoldhertocreateapictureofwhatself-assuredwouldlooklike.Toher,itmeantmovingconfidentlyaroundthecourtroom,usingconvincingbodylanguageandprojectinghervoice,soitcouldbeheardfromthejudge’sbenchtothebackdoor.Shealsoimaginedaskillfulclosingargumentandawinningtrial.Afewweeksafterthispositivestress（不确定）rehearsal,theyounglawyerdidwin.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9:

whatdosomepeopledowhentheyfaceanewsituation

Q10:

whatdoestheresearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshow

Q11:

whatadvicedoesthespeakergivetopeopleinastressfulsituation

Q12:

whatdowelearnaboutthelawyerinthecourt

Passage2

MostAmericansdon’teatenoughfruits,vegetablesorwholegrains,researchersnowsaysaddingfibertoteendietmayhelplowertheriskofbreastcancer.

Conversationsaboutthebenefitsoffiberareprobablymorecommoninnursinghomesthanhighschools.Butalongcomesanewstudythatcouldchangethat.KristiKing，adietspecialistatTexasChildren'sHospitalfindsit'shardtogetteenagerpatients’attentionabouthealthyeatingbuttellingthemthateatinglotsofhigh-fiberfoodscouldreducetheriskofbreastcancerbeforemiddleage.That'sapowerfulmessage.

Thenewfindingisbasedonastudyof44,000women.Theyweresurveyedabouttheirdietsduringhighschool,andtheireatinghabitsweretrackedfortwodecades.Itturnsoutthatthosewhoconsumedthehighestlevelsoffiberduringadolescencehadalowerriskofdevelopingbreastcancer,comparedtothewomenwhoatetheleastfiber.Thisimportantstudydemonstratesthatthemorefiberyoueatduringyourhighschoolyears,theloweryourriskisindevelopingbreastcancerinlaterlife.

Thefindingpointstolong-standingevidencethatfibermayreducecirculatingfemalehormonelevels,whichcouldexplainthereducedrisk.Thebottomlinehereisthemorefiberyoueat,perhaps,alowerlevelofhormoneinyourbody,andtherefore,alowerlifetimeriskofdevelopingbreastcancer.High-fiberdietsarealsolinkedtoareducedriskofheartdiseaseanddiabetes.That'swhywomenaretoldtoeat25gramsafiberaday-menevenmore.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q13.Whatdoesthenewstudytellaboutaddingfibertotheteendiet

Q14.Whatdowelearnaboutthesurveyofthe44,000women

Q15.Whatexplanationdoesthespeakerofferfortheresearchfinding

Passage1

Wellmycurrentresearchisreallyaboutconsumerbehavior.SorecentlyI'velookedatyoungpeople'sdrinkingandit'sobviouslyamajorconcerntoGovernmentatthemoment.

I'vealsolookedathowolderpeoplearerepresentedinthemedia;again,it'sofmajorcurrentinterestwitholderpeoplebecomingamuchlargerproportionofUKandindeedworldsociety.

I'malsointerestedinhowconsumersoperateonline,andhowthatonlinebehaviormightbedifferentfromhowtheyoperateofflinewhentheygototheshops.

Well,Ithinkthattheimportantthinghereistoactuallyunderstandwhat'shappeningfromtheconsumer'sperspective.OneofthethingsthatbusinessesandindeedGovernmentorganizationsoftenfailtodoistoreallyseewhatishappeningfromtheconsumer'sperspective.

Forexample,inthecaseofyoungpeople'sdrinking,oneofthethingsthatI'veidentifiedisthatdrinkingforpeoplesaybetweentheagesof18and24isallaboutthesocialactivity.

AlotoftheGovernmentadvertisinghasbeenaboutindividualresponsibility,butactuallyunderstandingthatdrinkingisverymuchaboutthesocialactivityandfindingwaystohelpyoungpeoplegethomesafelyandnotendupinhospitalisoneofthethingsthatwe'vetriedtopresentthere.

Thekeythingaboutconsumerbehavioristhatit'sverymuchabouthowconsumerschange.Marketsalwayschangefasterthanmarketing;sowehavetolookatwhatconsumersaredoing.

CurrentlyIteachconsumerbehaviortoundergraduatesintheirsecondyearandwelookatallkindsofthingsinconsumerbehaviorandparticularlyhowconsumersarepresentedinadvertising.

Sotheygetinvolvedbylookingatadvertisingandreallycriticallyassessingtheconsumerbehavioraspectsofitandgettinginvolvedsometimesdoingprimaryresearch.

Forexample,lastyearmystudentsspentawe