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英语听力文本
CET-6
ConversationOne
W:
Idon’tknowwhattodo.Ican’tseemtogetanyoneinthehospitaltolistentomycomplaintsandthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.Justlookatit.
M:
Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosaythatitpresentsahealthhazard?
W:
Yes,Iam.Theheadtechnicianinthelabtriedtopersuadethehospitaladministrationtoreplaceit,buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.
M:
Youarepregnant,aren’tyou?
W:
Yes,Iam.Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisortotransfermetoanotherdepartment,butheurgedmenottocomplaintooloudly.BecausetheadministrationismorelikelytoreplacemethananX-rayequipment,I’mafraidtorefusetowork.ButI’mmoreafraidtoexposemyunbornchildtotheradiation.
M:
Iseewhatyoumean.Well,asyourunionrepresentative,Ihavetowarnyouthatitwouldtakequiteawhiletoforcemanagementtoreplacetheoldmachinesandattempttogetyoutransferredmayormaynotbesuccessful.
W:
Oh,whatamIsupposedtodothen?
M:
Workershavethelegalrighttorefusecertainunsafeworkassignmentsundertwofederallaws,theOccupationorSafetyandHealthActandtheNationalLaborRelationsAct.ButtherequirementsofeitheroftheActsmaybedifficulttomeet.
W:
DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?
M:
Ifyoudoloseyourjob,theunionwillfighttogetitbackforyoualongwithbackpay,yourlostincome.Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,maybeaftertwoyears.
ConversationTwo
W:
Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?
M:
Well,Ithinkit’sbothanartandscience.Youcanprepareforanegotiationquitescientifically,buttheexecutionofthenegotiationhasquitealottodowithone’sartisticquality.Thescientificpartofanegotiationisindeterminingyourstrategy.Whatdoyouwantoutofit?
Whatcanyougive?
Thenofcoursetherearetactics.Howdoyougoaboutit?
Doyoutakeanopeningpositioninanegotiationwhichdiffersfromtheeventualgoalyouareheadingfor?
Andthenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.
W:
Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?
M:
Well,that’sIthinkwheretheartcomesin.Inyourbehavior,youcaneitherbeanactor.Youcanpretendthatyoudon’tlikethingswhichyouareactuallyquitepleasedabout.Oryoucanpretendtolikethingswhichyouarequitehappytodowithout.Oryoucanbethehonesttypenegotiatorwho’sknowntohispartnersinnegotiationandalwaysplayseverythingstraight.ButtheartisticpartofnegotiationIthinkhastodowithrespondingimmediatelytocuesonegetsintheprocessofnegotiation.Thesecanbeverbalcuesorevenbodylanguage.Thisiswheretheartisticqualitycomesin.
W:
Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,theactororthehonestone.
M:
That’right.Andbothcanwork.Iwouldsaythehonestnegotiatorcanbequiteeffectiveinsomecircumstances.Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.
ConversationThree
W:
Now,couldyoutellmewheretheideaforthebusinessfirstcamefrom?
M:
Well,theoriginalshopwasopenedbyaretiredprinterbythenameofGruby.MrGrubybeingleft-handedhimself,thoughtoftheideatotrytopromoteafewproductsforleft-handers.
W:
Andhowdidhethengoaboutactuallysettingupthebusiness?
M:
Well,helookedforanyleft-handedproductsthatmightalreadybeonthemarketwhichwereveryfew.Andthencontactedthemanufactureswiththeideaofhavingproductsproducedforhim,mainlyinthescissorsrangetostartwith.
W:
Right.Soyoudocommissionsomepartofyourstock.
M:
Yes,verymuchso.About75percentofourstockisspeciallymadeforus.
W:
Andtherestofit?
M:
Hmm,therestofitnow,some25,30yearsafterMr.Gruby’sinitialefforts,therearemoreleft-handedproductactuallyonthemarket.Manufacturesarenowbeginningtoseethatthereisamarketforleft-handedproducts.
W:
Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?
M:
Therangeconsistsofavarietyofscissorsfromchildrenscissorstoscissorsfortailors,hairdressersetc.Wealsohavealargerangeofkitchenware.
W:
What’sthecompetitionlike?
Doyouhavequitealotofcompetition?
M:
Thereareotherpeopleinthebusinessnowinspecialists,butonlyasmail-orderoutlets.ButwehaveashophereincentralLondonplusamail-orderoutlet.Andwearewithoutanydoubtthelargestsupplieroftheleft-handeditems.
ConversationFour
M:
Canwemakeyouanoffer?
Wewouldliketorunthecampaignforfourextraweeks.
W:
well,canwesummarizetheproblemfrommypointofview?
Firstofall,thecampaignwaslate.Itmissedtwoimportanttradeaffairs.Theadsalsodidnotappearintokeymagazines.Asaresult,thecampaignfailed.Doyouacceptthatsummaryofwhathappened?
M:
well,thedelaywasn’tentirelyourfault.Youdidinfactmakelatechangestothespecificationsoftheadvertisements.
W:
Uh,actually,youwerelatewiththeinitialproposalssoyouhaveverylittletimeandinfact,weonlyaskedforsmallchanges.
M:
Wellwhatever,canwerepeatouroffertorunthecampaignfor4extraweeks?
W:
That’snotreallythepoint.Thecampaignmissedtwokeytradeaffairs.Becauseofthis,weareaskingyoueithertorepeatthecampaignnextyearforfree,orweonlypay50%ofthefeeforthisyear.
M:
Couldwesuggesta20%reductiontothefeetogetherwiththefourweeksustentiontothecampaign.
W:
Wearenothappy.Welostbusiness.
M:
Ithinkwebothmademistakes.Theresponsibilityisonbothsides.
W:
Ok,let’ssuggestanewsolution.Howabouta40%cutinfee,orafreerepeatcampaign?
M:
Well,let’stakeabreak,we’renotgettingveryfar.Perhapsweshouldthinkaboutthis.
PassageOne
RussellFazio,anOhioStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasstudiedinterracialroommatesthereandatIndianaUniversity,discoveredanintriguingacademiceffect.InastudyanalyzingdataonthousandsofOhioStatefreshmenwholivedindorms,hefoundthatblackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhighstandardizedtestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate'stestscoreswerelow.Theroommate'sracehadnoeffectonthegradesofwhitestudentsorlow—scoringblackstudents.Perhaps,thestudyspeculated,havingawhiteroommatehelpsacademicallypreparedblackstudentsadjusttoapredominantlywhiteuniversity.
ThatsamestudyfoundthatrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStatebrokeupbeforetheendofthequarterabouttwiceasoftenassame—raceroommates.
Becauseinterracialroommaterelationshipsareoftenproblematic,Dr.Faziosaid,manystudentswouldliketomoveout,butuniversityhousingpoliciesmaymakeithardtoleave.
"AtIndianaUniversity,wherehousingwasnotsotight,moreinterracialroommatessplitup,"hesaid."HereatOhioState,wherehousingwastight,theyweretoldtoworkitout.Themostinterestingthingwefoundwasthatiftherelationshipmanagedtocontinueforjust10weeks,wecouldseeanimprovementinracialattitudes."
Dr.Fazio'sIndianastudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomlyassignedinterracialroommateswerenolongerlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Theinterracialroommatesspentlesstimetogether,andhadfewerjointactivitiesthanthewhitepairs.
PassageTwo
BernardJacksonisafreemantoday,buthehasmanybittermemories.Jacksonspentfiveyearsinprisonafterajurywronglyconvictedhimofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson'strial,althoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimesofthecrimes,hewasconvictedanyway.Why?
Thejurybelievedthetestimonyofthetwovictims,whopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohasattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundthemanwhohadreallycommittedthecrimes.Jacksonwassimilarinappearancetotheguiltyman.Thetwowomenhasmadeamistakeinidentity.Asaresult,Jacksonhaslostfiveyearsofhislife.
Thetwowomeninthiscasewereeyewitnesses.Theyclearlysawthemanwhoattackedthem,yettheymistakenlyidentifiedaninnocentperson.Similarincidentshaveoccurredbefore.Eyewitnessestoothercrimeshaveidentifiedthewrongpersoninapolicelineuporinphotographs.
Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.Forinstance,witnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsbeforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinalineupofpeople.Theycanbecomeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsorsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthelineup,andwhetheritisalivelineuporaphotograph,mayalsoaffectawitness'sdecision.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnessesalsohaveaneffectonthem.
PassageThree
TheUniversityofTennessee’sWaltersLifeSciencesbuilding,isamodelanimalfacility,spotlesslyclean,carefulinobtainingpriorapprovalforexperimentsfromananimalcarecommittee.Ofthe15,000micehousethereinatypicalyear,mostgivetheirlivesforhumanity.Thesearegoodmiceandassuchwontheprotectionoftheanimalcarecommittee.Atanygiventimehoweversomemiceescapeandrunfree.Thesemicearepests.Theycandisruptexperimentswiththebacteriaorganismstheycarry.Theyarebadmiceandmustbecapturedanddestroyed.Usually,thisisaccomplishedbymeansofstickytraps,akindofflypaperonwhichtheybecomeincreasinglystuck.Buttherealpointofthecautionarytale,saysanimalbehavioristHerzau,isthatthelabelsweputonthingscanaffectourmoralresponsestothem.Usingsticktrapsorthemoredeadlysnaptrapswouldbedeemedunacceptableforgoodmice.Yetthekillingofbadmicerequiresnopriorapproval.Oncetheresearchanimalhitsthefloorandbecomesan
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