英语六级听力

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大学英语六级听力材料汇总

长对话一

W:odaysprogram,were

lookingattheresultsoftworecentlypublishedsurveys,

whichbothdealwiththesametopic-happinessatwork.

John,tellusaboutthefirstsurvey.

M:Well,thiswasdonebyahumanresources

consultancy,whointerviewedmorethan1,000workers,and

establishedatoptenofthefactors,whichmakepeople

timportantfactorforthemajority

ofthepeopleinterviewedwashavingfriendly,supportive

,73%ofpeopleinterviewedputtheir

relationshipwithcolleaguesasthekeyfactor

contributingtohappinessatwork,whichisaveryhigh

ondmostimportantfactorwashaving

leastimportantfactors

werehavingonesachievementsrecognized,andrather

surprisingly,earningapetitivesalary.

W:So,wearenotmainlymotivatedbymoney

M:Apparentlynot.

W:Anyotherinterestinginformationinthesurvey

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M:_le,25%oftheworkingpeople

intervieweddescribedthemlvesasveryhappyatwork.

However,20%ofemployeesdescribedthemlvesasbeing

unhappy.

W:Thatsquitealotofunhappypeopleatworkevery

day.

M:Itis,isntitAndtherewereveralmore

f

all,smallisbeautiful:peopledefinitelypreferworking

forsmallerorganizationsorpanieswithlessthan100

findoutthat,generallyspeaking,women

werehappierintheirworkthanmen.

W:Yes,weare,arentwe

M:Andworkersonpart-timecontracts,whoonlywork

4or5hoursaday,arehappierthanthowhoworkfull-

earchersconcludedthatthisisprobablydue

toabetterwork-lifebalance.

W:Arebosshappierthantheiremployees

M:Yes,perhapsnotsurprisingly,thehigherpeople

goinapany,ormanagers

enjoytheirjobsmorethanpeopleworkingunderthem.

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Q1:WhatistheNo.1factorthatmadeemployeeshappy

accordingtothesurvey

Q2:Whatisthepercentageofthepeoplesurveyedwho

feltunhappyatwork

Q3:Whatkindofpaniesarepopularwithemployees

Q4:Whatisthepossiblereasonforpeopleonpart-

timecontractstobehappier

长对话二

W:er,Imagreatloverofyourbook

tellushowyoufirst

becameinterestedinthissubjectmatter

M:In20__,whentheconcerthallofthecityof

Brugesaskedmetotakesomepicturesforacataloguefor

anewconcertasonaroundthethemeofwater,Ifound

ehad

beennumerousalarmingarticlesinthepressabouta

climatecatastrophewaitingtohappen,Istartedlooking

attheaandthebeachverydifferently,aplacewhere

arofa

loomingdangerbecamethesubjectofalarge-scalephoto

project.

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W:Youwroteinthebook:Idontwanttophotograph

thedisaster,Iwanttophotographthedisasterwaiting

talkabitaboutthat

M:Itisclearnowthatitisamatteroftimebefore

ideawastophotographthisbeautifulandveryunique

coastline,richinhistory,beforeitstoolateasalast

witness.

W:Canyoutalkabitabouthowhistoryplaysarole

inthisproject

M:jectisalsoaboutthehistoryof

Europelookingattheaandwonderingwhenthene_t

mages,youeallkindsof

possibledefenconstructionstoholdbacktheRomans,

Germans,Vikings,

e_le,thereistheimageofthebridgeintotheataken

,Venice,the

cityeternallythreatenedbythea,whereeverymorning

woodenpathwayshavetobetuptoallowtouriststo

reachtheirhotels.

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W:Thankyou,pleasureto

haveyouwithustoday.

esthemansayaboutthebookMoments

BeforetheFlood

dthemangethisideaforthework

llhappenwhentheclimatecatastrophe

occurs

esthemansayaboutVenice

听力篇章一

Whenfacinganewsituation,somepeopletendto

reheartheirdefeatbyspendingtoomuchtime

bertalkingwithayoung

whatimpressionshewantedto

lied:Idontwanttolooktoo

ine_perienced,Idontwantthemtosuspectthisismy

wyerhadfallenvictimstothedonts

tscan

belf-fulfillingbecauyourmindrespontopictures.

RearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshowsa

mentalimagefiresthenervesystemthesamewayas

answhenagolfertells

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himlf:des

s

wheretheballwillgo

Conquently,beforegoingintoanystressful

situation,focusonlyonwhatyouwanttohavehappen.I

askedthelawyeragainhowshewantedtoappearather

stimeshesaid:Iwanttolook

ertocreatea

,it

meantmovingconfidentlyaroundthecourtroom,using

convincingbodylanguageandprojectinghervoice,soit

couldbeheardfromthejudgesbenchtothebackdoor.

Shealsoimaginedaskillfulclosingargumentanda

eksafterthispositivestress(不

确定)rehearsal,theyounglawyerdidwin.

Q9:whatdosomepeopledowhentheyfaceanew

situation

Q10:whatdoestherearchconductedatStanford

Universityshow

Q11:whatadvicedoesthespeakergivetopeopleina

stressfulsituation

Q12:whatdowelearnaboutthelawyerinthecourt

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听力篇章二

MostAmericansdonteatenoughfruits,vegetablesor

wholegrains,rearchersnowsaysaddingfibertoteen

dietmayhelplowertheriskofbreastcancer.

Conversationsaboutthebenefitsoffiberare

King，adietspecialistatTe_asChildrensHospitalfinds

itshardtogetteenagerpatientsattentionabouthealthy

eatingbuttellingthemthateatinglotsofhigh-fiber

foodscouldreducetheriskofbreastcancerbefore

powerfulmessage.

Thenewfindingisbadonastudyof44,000women.

Theyweresurveyedabouttheirdietsduringhighschool,

turnsoutthatthowhoconsumedthehighestlevelsof

fiberduringadolescencehadalowerriskofdeveloping

breastcancer,paredtothewomenwhoatetheleastfiber.

Thisimportantstudydemonstratesthatthemorefiberyou

eatduringyourhighschoolyears,theloweryourriskis

indevelopingbreastcancerinlaterlife.

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Thefindingpointstolong-standingevidencethat

fibermayreducecirculatingfemalehormonelevels,which

coulde_tomlinehereis

themorefiberyoueat,perhaps,alowerlevelofhormone

inyourbody,andtherefore,alowerlifetimeriskof

-fiberdietsarealso

linkedtoareducedriskofheartdiaanddiabetes.

Thatswhywomenaretoldtoeat25gramsafiberaday-

menevenmore.

esthenewstudytellaboutaddingfiber

totheteendiet

welearnaboutthesurveyofthe44,000

women

_planationdoesthespeakerofferforthe

rearchfinding

听力讲座一

Wellmycurrentrearchisreallyaboutconsumer

ntlyIvelookedatyoungpeoples

drinkinganditsobviouslyamajorconcerntoGovernment

atthemoment.

Ivealsolookedathowolderpeoplearereprented

inthemedia;again,itsofmajorcurrentinterestwith

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olderpeoplebeingamuchlargerproportionofUKand

indeedworldsociety.

Imalsointerestedinhowconsumersoperateonline,

andhowthatonlinebehaviormightbedifferentfromhow

theyoperateofflinewhentheygototheshops.

Well,Ithinkthattheimportantthinghereisto

actuallyunderstandwhatshappeningfromtheconsumers

hethingsthatbusinessandindeed

Governmentorganizationsoftenfailtodoistoreally

ewhatishappeningfromtheconsumersperspective.

Fore_le,inthecaofyoungpeoplesdrinking,one

ofthethingsthatIveidentifiedisthatdrinkingfor

peoplesaybetweentheagesof18and24isallaboutthe

socialactivity.

AlotoftheGovernmentadvertisinghasbeenabout

individualresponsibility,butactuallyunderstanding

thatdrinkingisverymuchaboutthesocialactivityand

findingwaystohelpyoungpeoplegethomesafelyandnot

endupinhospitalisoneofthethingsthatwevetried

toprentthere.

Thekeythingaboutconsumerbehavioristhatits

salways

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changefasterthanmarketing;sowehavetolookatwhat

consumersaredoing.

CurrentlyIteachconsumerbehaviortoundergraduates

intheircondyearandwelookatallkindsofthings

inconsumerbehaviorandparticularlyhowconsumersare

prentedinadvertising.

Sotheygetinvolvedbylookingatadvertisingand

reallycriticallyasssingtheconsumerbehavioraspects

ofitandgettinginvolvedsometimesdoingprimary

rearch.

Fore_le,lastyearmystudentsspentaweeklooking

attheirownpurchasingandanalyzeditindetailfrom

shoppingtotherelationshipthattheyhavewiththeir

theyfounditveryufulanditalsohelpedthem

t

ofthematteristhattheresawholerangeofinteresting

rearchoutthereandIthinkastheyearsgoon,theres

goingtobemuchmoreforustoconsiderandcertainly

muchmoreforstudentstobeeinvolvedin.

thespeakercurrentlydoing

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sthespeakerfoundaboutyoungpeoples

drinking

esthespeakersaythathisstudentsdid

lastyear

听力讲座二

SwedenwasthefirstEuropeancountrytoprintand

upapermoney,butitmaysoondoawaywithphysical

currencies.

Bankscansavealotofmoneyandavoidregulatory

headachesbymovingtoacash-freesystem,andtheycan

alsoavoidbankrobberies,theft,anddirtymoney.

ClaerBarrett,theeditorofFinancialTimesMoney,

saystheWesternworldisheadedtowardaworldwithout

physicalcurrency.

AndyHolderthechiefeco|nomistatTheBankof

EnglandsuggestedthattheUKmovetowardsagovernment-

sacashlesssociety

reallymakegoodeconomicn

Thefactthatcashisbeingdrawnoutofsociety,is

lessafeatureofoureverydaylives,andtheeaof

electronicpaymentsisthisactuallymakingusspend

moremoneywithoutrealizingit

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Barrettwantedtofindoutiftheabnceofphysical

currencydoesindeedcauapersontospendmore,soshe

decidedtoconductane_perimentafewmonthsago.

Shedecidedthatshewasgoingtotrytojustu

cashfortwoweekstomakeallofheresntialpurchas

ndshe

didspendalotlessmoneybecauitisincrediblyhard

topredicthowmuchcashoneisgoingtoneedshewas

later,

shewasstillfindingcashstuffedinhertrourpockets

andthepocketsofherhandbags.

Duringthee_periment,

theway,therewasanannouncementthattherestaurant

in

carswerefilledwithgroansbecaumanyofthe

pasngersweretravelingwithoutcash.

Itunderlinesjusthowmuchthingshavechangedin

thelastgeneration,nts,whenthey

wereyounger,udtobudgetbyputtingmoneyinto

envelopestheydgetpaidandtheydimmediatelyparate

thecashintopilesandputtheminenvelopes,sothey

very

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effectivewayforthemtokeeptrackoftheirspending.

Nowadays,werealloncreditcards,weredoingonline

purchas,andmoneyiskindofbeingalessphysicaland

moreimaginarytypeofthingthatwecantgetourhands

around.

welearnaboutSweden

dClaerBarrettwanttofindoutwithher

e_periment

dClaerBarrettfindonhertrainride

peopleofthelastgenerationbudget

theirspending

听力讲座三

Whyshouldyouconsidertakingacourindemography

incollegeYoullbegrowingupinagenerationwherethe

willfacetheproblemsintheagingofthepopulation

lhearmoreand

moreaboutmigrationbetweencountriesandbetweenrural

dtounderstandasacitizenand

asata_payerandasavoterwhatsreallybehindthe

arguments.

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Iwanttotellyouaboutthepast,prentandfuture

startwithafew

ow,abillionpeoplearechronically

anstheywakeuphungry,theyarehungry

allday,onpeople

arelivinginslums,notthesamebillionpeople,but

inslumsmeanstheydont

haveinfrastructuretotakethegarbageaway,theydont

havecurewatersuppliestodrink.

treadthe

labelsonthebottlesinthesupermarket,ifyoucanget

-thirdsofthopeoplewhoare

illiteratearewomenandabout200to215millionwomen

donthaveaccesstobirthcontroltheywant,sothatthey

notonlya

alfofall

earee_les

ofpopulationproblems.

Demographygivesyouthetoolstounderstandandto

onlythestudyofhuman

population,butthepopulationsofnon-humanspecies,

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includingviruslikeinfluenza,thebacteriainyour

gut,plantsthatyoueat,animalsthatyouenjoyorthat

aphyalsoincludesthestudy

ofnon-livingobjectslikelightbulbsandta_icabs,and

ies

thepopulations,inthepast,prentandfuture,using

quantitativedataandmathematicalmodelsastoolsof

analysis.

Iedemographyasacentralsubjectrelatedto

emeanstointervenemorewily,and

moreeffectivelyintherealworld,toimprovethe

wellbeing,notonlyofyourlfimportantasthatmaybe

butofpeoplearoundyouandofotherspecieswithwhom

wesharethepla.

Questions23-25arebadontherecordingyouhave

justheard.

oneoftheproblemsthespeakermentions

inhistalk

esthespeakersayaboutpregnancies

sthespeakerviewthestudyof

populations