2017年6月英语六级听力原文(卷一)

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2017

年

6

月英语六级听力原文

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卷一

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W: Welcome to Work Place. And in today’s program, we’re looking at the results of two recently

published surveys, which both deal with the same topic

-

happiness at work. John, tell us about

the first survey.

M:

Well,

this

was

done

by

a

human

resources

consultancy,

who

interviewed

more

than

1,000

workers, and established a top ten of the factors, which make people happy at work. The most

important

factor

for

the

majority

of

the

people

interviewed

was

having

friendly,

supportive

colleagues. In fact, 73% of people interviewed put their relationship with colleagues as the key

factor

contributing

to

happiness

at

work,

which

is

a

very

high

percentage.

The

second

most

important factor was having work that is enjoyable. The two least important factors were having

one's achievements recognized, and rather surprisingly, earning a competitive salary.

W: So, we are not mainly motivated by money?

M: Apparently not.

W: Any other interesting information in the survey?

M:

Yes.

For

example,

25%

of

the

working

people

interviewed

described

themselves

as

'very

happy' at work. However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.

W: That

’

s quite a lot of unhappy people at work every day.

M: It is, isn

’

t it? And there were several more interesting conclusions revealed by the survey. First

of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies

with less than 100 staff. We also find out that, generally speaking, women were happier in their

work than men.

W: Yes, we are, aren

’

t we?

M: And workers on part

-

time contracts, who only work 4 or 5 hours a day, are happier than those

who

work

full

-

time.

The

researchers

concluded

that

this

is

probably

due

to

a

better

work

-

life

balance.

W: Are bosses happier than their employees?

M: Yes,

perhaps

not

surprisingly,

the

higher

people

go

in

a

company,

the

happier they

are.

So

senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working under them.

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Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Q1: What is the No.1 factor that made employees happy according to the survey?

Q2: What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at work?

Q3: What kind of companies are popular with employees?

Q4: What is the possible reason for people on part

-

time contracts to be happier?

W: Mr. De Keyzer, I'm a great lover of your book Moments Before the Flood. Can you tell us how

you first became interested in this subject matter?

M:

In 2006, when

the

concert

hall

of

the

city

of Bruges

asked

me

to

take

some

pictures

for a

catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water, I found myself working along the

Belgian

coastline.

As

there

had

been

numerous

alarming

articles

in

the

press

about

a

climate

catastrophe waiting to happen, I started looking at the sea and the beach very differently, a place

where I spent so many perfect days as a child. This fear of a looming danger became the subject

of a large

-

scale photo project.

W: You wrote in the book:

’

t want to photograph the disaster, I want to photograph the

disaster waiting to happen.

”

Can you talk a bit about that?

M:

It

is

clear

now

that

it

is

a

matter

of

time

before

the

entire

European

coastline

disappears

under

water.

The

same

goes

for

numerous

big

cities

around

the

world.

My

idea

was

to

photograph this beautiful and very unique coastline, rich in history, before it’s too late—as a last

witness.

W: Can you talk a bit about how history plays a role in this project?

M: Sure. The project is also about the history of Europe looking at the sea and wondering when

the next enemy would appear. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions

to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one. For example,

there

is

the

image

of

the

bridge

into

the

sea

taken

at

the

Normandy

D

-

Day

landing

site.

Also,

Venice, the city eternally threatened by the sea, where every morning wooden pathways have to

be set up to allow tourists to reach their hotels.

W: Thank you, Mr. De Keyzer. It was a pleasure to have you with us today.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Q5. What does the man say about the book Moments Before the Flood?

Q6. When did the man get his idea for the work?

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Q7. What will happen when the climate catastrophe occurs?

Q8. What does the man say about Venice?

Section B

Passage 1

When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too

much

time

anticipating

the

worst.

I

remember

talking

with

a

young

lawyer

who

was

about

to

begin her first jury trial. She was very nervous. I asked what impression she wanted to make on

the jury. She replied:” I don’t want to look too inexperienced, I don’t want them to suspect this is

my first trial.” This lawyer had fallen victims to the don’ts syndrome—a form of negative goals

setting. The don’ts can be self

-

fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.

Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the

same way as actually doing something. That means when a golfer tells himself:

”

Don

’

t hit the

ball into the water.

”

His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water. So guess where the

ball will go?

Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have

happen. I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial. And this time she

said:

”

I want to look professional and self

-

assured.

”

I told her to create a picture of what

self

-

assured would look like. To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using

convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge’s bench

to the back door. She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial. A few weeks

after this positive stress(

不确定

)rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q9: what do some people do when they face a new situation?

Q10: what does the research conducted at Stanford University show?

Q11: what advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?

Q12: what do we learn about the lawyer in the court?

Passage 2

Most Americans don

’

t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains, researchers now says

adding fiber to teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.

Conversations about the benefits of fiber are probably more common in nursing homes than

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