听力教程第三册答案UNIT6

UNIT 6

Section One Tactics for Listening

Part 1 Spot Dictation

Wind and Spirit

We do notice the wine! when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. M Certain winds will make men's (3) temper bacr\ said George Eliot. In Southern California^ the Santa Ana is (4) associated with an increase in depression and domestic (5) violence.

Scientists have tried (6) without success to identify physiological reasons for these (7) reactions.Everyone agrees, however^ that (8) dry winds like the Santa Ana, the mistral in France and the foehn* in Germany and Switzerland seem to have (9) negative effects on our mental and physical (10) negative effects.

On windy days, playground fights, (11) suicides and heart failures are more (12) frequent. In Geneva, traffic accidents (13) increase when a wind called the bise* blows. At the (14) request oF patients, some Swiss and German hospitals (15) postpone surgery during the foehn.

It is human to ask what is (16) behind the wind. It is easy to personify the wind as the (17) breath oF God. The act of taking wind into our lungs is what (18) gives us life. The Jews, Arabs, Romans and Greeks all took their word for (19) spirit from the word for wind.

But our day-to-day lives are no longer (20 spirit the winds. We do not Identify wind with spirit anymore.

Part 2 Listening for Gist

A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about ￡10,000. One of the 66 passengers heard a strange ‘‘miaow" when the plane landed in Copenhagen. Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline company phoned for an animal ambulance. The mechanics found the cat after eight hours1 work. It had got into the air-conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was twelve hours late leaving for Tokyo, costing the company ￡10,000. The cat was quite well after its experience and was given a large bowl of milk and a plate of fish.

Exercise

Directions: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.

The topic sentence is "A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about ￡10.000?''

Section Two

Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogue

What a Coincidence!

Storyteller: Talking of coincidences, did I tell you about what happened to me and

Jeannie last holiday?

Friend (s):No.

Storyteller: We went on holiday in the States and we went to Wlexico. Well, we were driving down to Mexico City. We were going to spend a few days in Palm Beach …see the sea, look up an old friend, you know. As we left there we stopped at a garage for a car check …oil, the water, the tires, all that... petrol. And the mechanics spotted something. They said that our fuel pump was not working properly and it was quite serious ??? it would cost a lot of money ??? well, we were very worried.

Friend(s): Were you insured?

Storyteller: Well, no, we wereiVt and I didn't have that much money on me, you know. It was meant to be a cheap holiday. Well, Just then, two men drove up and they said what's the problem? And, do you know? They were mechanics ? it was such good luck. They looked at our car and they said, "There's nothing wrong with your car. Don't spend money on it. Just forget about it.11 Well, naturally, we were worried, but er, I thought... Lil trust them, I think they're right. So, we drove on, we crossed the Mexican border and had a marvelous few days sightseeing there round Monterey.

Friend⑸:Oh, oh, brilliant... Jealous ???

Storyteller: And then we went on and on to Mexico City. We drove about forty kilometers and then we saw a car with the same US number plates as the other car we f d seen in Palm Beach.

Friend(s): Yoifre joking!

Storyteller: It was parked by the road, and the same two men who gave us the advice

about our car were stuck with their car.

Friend(s): Oh, no!

Storyteller: So, we stopped and asked them what was wrong. And do you know? Their car had broken down for exactly the same reason: The fuel pump wasn't working! It was quite extraordinary ?

Exercise

Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements

are true (T) or false (F)

l.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.F

Part 2 Passage

Corporate Culture

l.How well the employee "fits” the culture can make the difference between

Job-search success and failure.

2.1t guides how employees think, act, and feel.

3.The amount of time outside the office you f re expected to spend with co-workers is part of the corporate culture.

4.The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months.

5.1t should be a place where you can have a voice, be respected, and have opportunities

for growth.

Why should Jobseekers care about a potential employer's corporate culture? Aren't there more important factors to consider, such as the Job itself, salary and bonuses, and fringe benefits? These factors are indeed important, but Increasingly career experts are talking about the importance of employee-employer fit in terms of culture, with the idea that how well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.

What is corporate culture? At its most basic, it's described as the personality of an organization, or simply as M how things are done around here11. It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization^ and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or Interior decoration（室内装饰）of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.

How does a company's culture affect you? In many, many ways. For instance:

?The hours you work per day, per week, including options such as flextime and telecommuting.

?The work environment, including how employees interact, the degree of

competition, and whether it f s a fun or hostile environment ?OF something in-between.

?The dress code, including the accepted styles of attire* and things such as casual days.

?The office space you get, including things such as cubicles*, window offices, and rules regarding display of personal items.

?The training and skills development you receive, which you need both on the job and to

keep yourself marketable for future jobs and employers.

?Onsite perks, such as break rooms, gyms and play rooms, daycare facilities, and more.

perk=perqulslte n.特殊待遇，特权；工资外收入

?The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend

with co-workers.

?Interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.

How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer? The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months： but you can get close to it throu￡h research and observation. Understanding culture is a tvvo?step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.

If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask some questions to try and get

a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:

?What's it really like to work here?

?What skills and characteristics does the company value?

?How do people get promoted around here?

?The bottom line is that you are going to spend a lot of time in the work environment ?“and to be happy ^successful and productive, yoifll want to be in

a place where you fit the culture ,a place where you can have a voice ,be

respect and have opportunity for growth ?

Exercise A Pre-listening Question

Many articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in