第一套英语六级考试听力原文Word格式.docx
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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.
Questions
9
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11
are
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on
the
passage
you
have
just
heard.
Question
9:
What
is
International
Labor
Organization’s
report
mainly
about?
10:
AccordingtoanInternationalLaborOrganization’sspecialist,howwillemployersfeeliftherearemorepeoplelookingforjobs?
11:
does
speaker
mean
by
work
sharing
scheme?
Passage
Two
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,between1980and,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwomillionpeople.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethan$1.5trillionineconomiclosses.U.N.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.“TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationpointstoCubaandBangladeshasexamplesofcountriesthathavesuccessfullyreducedthelossoflifecausedbynaturaldisastersbytakingpreventiveaction.
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