英语六级听力原文第一套.docx
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英语六级听力原文第一套
2021年6月大学英语六级听力原文(第一套)
Conversation1
Man:
It'smylastdayatworktomorrow.I'llstartmynewjobin2weeks.MyhumanresourcesmanagerwantstoconductaninterviewwithmebeforeIleave[Ql].
Woman:
Ah,anexitinterview.Areyoulookingforwardtoit?
Man:
I'mnotsurehowIfeelaboutit.IresignedbecauseI'vebeenunhappyatthatcompanyforalongtime,butI'mnotsureifIshouldtellthemhowIreallyfeel.
Woman:
Tomywayofthinking,therearetwomainpotentialbenefitsthatcomefromunleashingandagitatedstreamoftruthduringanexitinterview.Thefirstisrelease.Unburdeningyourselfoffrustration,andperhapsevenangertosomeonewhoisn'tafriendorclosecolleaguecanbewonderfullyfree.
Man:
Letmeguess.ThesecondIsthBtthecriticismwill,theoretically,helptheorganizationI'mleavingtoimprove,makingsureemployeesofthefuturearelesslikelytoencounterwhatIdid?
Woman:
That'sright.Buttheproblemwiththecompanyimprovementpartisthatveryoftenitdoesn'thappen.Anexitinterviewissupposedtobeprivate,butoftenisn't.Inmvcompany,theinformationRainedfromtheseinterviewsisoftennotconfidential.Theinformationisusedasdirtagainstanothermanager,orcanbetradedamonRseniormanagers[Q2].
Man:
Nowyou'vegotmerethinkingwhatI'lldiscloseintheinterview.Thereisalwaysachancethatitcouldaffectmyreputationandmyabilityt。
networkintheindustry[Q3|.Itisaprettysmallindustryafterall.
Woman:
Anythingyouinitiallygainedfromtheinstantsatisfactionoftellingitlikeitis,youmightlosedownthetrackbyinjuringyourfuturecareerprospects.
Man:
Right.PerhapsIwouldbebetterHettinuthingsoffmychestbyHoinRtooneofthoserate-your-employerwebsites[Q41].
Woman:
Youcould.Anddon'td。
theinterviewatall[Q4].Exitinterviewsarenotmandatory.
Questions1to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q1:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
Q2:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheinformationgainedfromanexitinterview?
Q3:
Whydocsthemanwanttorethinkwhathewillsayinthecomingexitinterview?
Q4:
Whatdoesthemanthinkhehadbetterdo?
Conversation2
Man:
Today,I'mtalkingtotherenownedbotanist,JaneFoster.
Woman:
Thankyouforinvitingmetojoinyouontheshow,Henry.
Man:
Recently,Jane,you'vebecomequiteacelebrity,sincethereleaseofyourlatestdocumentary[Q5].Canyoutellusalittleaboutit?
Woman:
Well,itfollowsmyexpeditiontostudythevegetationindigenoustotherainforestinequatorialareasofsoutheastAsia.
Man:
Youcertainlygettotraveltosomeveryexoticlocations.
Woman:
Itwasfarfromglamorous,tobehonest.Theareawevisitedwasaccessible0nlybycanoeandthelivinxconditionsinthehutwereprimitivetosavtheleast.Therewasnoelectricity.OurwatersuppZwasanearbystream[Q6].
Man:
Howweretheweatherconditionswhileyouwerethere?
Woman:
Theweatherwasnotconducivetoworkatall,sincethehumiditywasalmostunbearable.Atmidday,westayedinthehutanddidnothing.Itwastoohumidtoeitherworkorsleep[Q6],
Man:
Howlongdidyourteamspendinthejungle?
Woman:
Originally,weplannedtobethereforamonth.Butintheend,westayedforonly2weeks.
Man:
Whydidyoucuttheexpeditionshort?
Woman:
Halfwaythroughthetrip,wereceivednewsthatehurricanewasapproaching.Wehadtoevacuateonveryshortnotice[Q7].
Man:
Thatsoundslikeafascinatinganecdote.
Woman:
Itwasfrightening.ThefastestevacuationroutewasriverRapids.Wehadtonavigatethemcarryingallofourequipmenj)
Man:
Sooverallwasthejourneyunsuccessful[Q8]?
Woman:
Absolutelynot[Q8].Wegatheredamassiveamountofdataaboutthelocalplantlife.
Man:
Whydoyouputupwithsuchadverseconditions?
Woman:
Botanyisanobsessionforme.ManyofthedestinationsIvisithaveastunningscenery.Igettomeetavarietyofpeoplefromallovertheworld.
Man:
Sowherewillyournextdestinationbe?
Woman:
Ihaven'tdecidedyet.
Man:
Thenwecanleaveitforanothervacation.Thanks.
Questions5to8arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q5:
WhatdoesthemanwantJaneFostertotalkabout?
Q6:
Whydoesthewomandescribeherexperienceasfarfro
Q7:
Whydidthewomanandthosewhowentwithherendtheirtriphalfway?
Q8:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthejourney?
Passageone
Scientistsoftenusespecializedjargontermswhilecommunicatingwithlaymen.Mostofthemdon'trealizetheharmfuleffectsofthispractice.(9)Inanewstudy,peopleexposedesandsurgicalrobots.Latersaidtheywerelessinterestinginsciencethanotherswhoreadaboutthesametopics,butwithouttheuseofspecializedterms.Theyalsofeltlessinformedaboutscienceandlessqualifiedtodiscusssciencetopics.it'snoteworthythatitmadenodiffenceifthejargontermsweredefinedinthenext.Evenwhenthetermsweredefinedreadersstillfeltthesamelackofengagementasreaderswhoreadjargonthatwasn'texplained.
Theproblemisthatthemerepresenceofjargonsendsadiscouragingmessagetoreaders.HillarySchulman,theauthorofthestudy,assertsthatspecializedwordsareasignal.Jargontellspeoplethatthemessageisn'tforthem.Therefsanevendarkersidetohowpeoplereacttojargon.Inanotherstudy,researchersfoundthstreadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonledpeopletodoubttheactualscience.Theyfoundtheopposite,whenatextiseasiertoread.Then.Peoplearemorepersuaded.(10)Thus,it'simportanttocommunicateclearlywhentalkingaboutcomplexsciencesubjects.Thisisespeciallytruewithissuesrelatedtopublichealth;likethesafetyofnewmedicationsandthebenefitsofvaccines.Schulmanconcedesthattheuseofjargonisappropriatewithscientificaudiences.Butscientistswhowanttocommunicatewiththegeneralpublicneedtomodifytheirlanguage.TheyneedtoeliminateiarRon.(11)
Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q9:
Whatdoesthepassagesayabouttheuseofjargontermsbyexperts?
Q10:
Whatdoresearchersfindaboutpeoplereadingscientificarticlescontainingjargonterms?
Q11:
WhatdoesSchulmansuggestscientistsdowhencommunicatingwiththegeneralpublic?
passagetwo
Atthebeginningofthetwentiethcenturyonthegulfcoastintheusstateoftexas,therewasahillwheregasleakagewassonoticeablethatschoolboyswouldsometimessetthehillonfire.
PatioHiggins,adisreputablelocalbusinessman,becameconvincedthattherewasoilbelowtheNassvhill.(12)Oilwellsweren'tdrilledbackthen.Theywereessentiallydug.ThesandunderthehilldefeatedseveralattemptsbyHiRgins'workerstomakeaproperhole.(13)Higginshadforecastoilat1000feet,atotallymade-upfigure.Higginssubsequentlyhiredaminingengineer,captainAnthonyLucas.Afterencounterincseveralsetbacks,captainLucasdecidedtouseadrill,andhisinnovationscreatedthemodernoildrillingindustry.InJanuary1901,at1020feet,almostpreciselythedepthpredictedbyHigginsWildGas,thewell-roaredandsuddenlyejectedmudandsixtonsofdrillingpipeoutoftheground,terrifyingthosepresent.(14)Forthenextninedaysuntilthewellwascapped,thewellpouredoutmoreoilthanallthewellsInAmericacombined.
Inthosedays,Texaswasalmostentirelyrural,withnolargecitiesandpracticallynoindustry.Cottonandbeefwerethefoundationoftheeconomy.HiGGinS'wellchangedthat.Theboommadesomeprospectorsmillionaires,butthesuddensurplusofpetroleumwasnotentirelyablessingforTaxes.Inthe1930s,pricescrashedtothepointthatinsomepartsofthecountry,oilwascheaperthanwater.(15)ThatwouldbecomeafamiliarpatternoftheboomorbustTexaseconomy.
Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q12:
WhatdidTexasbusinessmenPatioHigginsbelieve?
Q13:
WhatpreventedHiggins'workersfromdiggingaproperholetogettheoil?
Q14:
Whatdoesthepassagesayabotcaptainlucas“drillingmethod?
Q15:
whatdowelearnabouttexas”soilindustryboom?
Recording1
MostpeoHedisliketheirjobs.It'sanastonishing:
butstatisticalfact,(Q16)aprimarycauseofemployeddissatisfaction,accordingtofreshresearchesthatmanybelievetheyhaveterriblemanagers.Fewdescribetheirmanagersasmaliciousormanipulative,though,whilethosetypescertainlyexist,theyareminority.Themajorityofmanagersseeminglyjustdon'tknowanybetter.They'reoftenemulatingbadmanagersthey'vehadinthepast,islikelythey'veneverreadamanagementbookorattendedamanagementcourse.Theymightnothaveevenreflectedonwhatgoodmanagementlookslikeandhowitwouldinfluencetheirownmanagementstyle.Theresearchersinterviewedemployeesabouttheirmanagers.Beginningwithaquestionabouttheworstmanagertheyhadeverhad.Fromthis,theresearcherscameupwithfourmaincausesofwhysomemanagersareperceivedasbeingsimplyawfulattheirjobs.[Q17]Thefirstcausewascompanyculturewhichwasseenbyemployeesasenablingpoormanagementpractices.Itwasspecificallystressfulworkenvironments,minimaltraining,andalackofaccountabiitythatwerefoundtobethemostblameworthy.Oftenamanagersuperiorscaneffectivelyencourageamanager'sdistastefulbehaviorwhentheyfailtodisciplinethepersonswrongdoings.Suchworkplacesaresometimesdescribedastoxic.[Q17]Thesecondcausewasattributedtothemanagerscharacteristics:
thosedeemedtobemostdestructivewereoddpeople,thosewithoutdrive,thoseallowpersonalproblemsintotheworkplace,andthosewithanunpleasanttemperamentorpersonalityingeneral.[Q17]Thethirdcauseofpoormanagement
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