施心远主编《听力教程》3 - （第2版）Unit - 6答案

UNIT 6

Section One Tactics for Listening

Part 1 Spot Dictation

Wind and Spirit

We do notice the wind when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. \ temper bad\, 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) well-being.

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 blown on 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 \plane landed in Copenhagen. Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline company phoned for an animal ambulance. The mechanics found the cat after eight hours' 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.

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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 Mexico. 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 weren't 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, \nothing wrong with your car. Don't spend money on it. Just forget about it.\er, I thought ... I'll 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. Friend(s):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'd seen in Palm Beach. Friend(s): You're 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. esEcrexE

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.T 6.F 7.T 8.F

Part 2 Passage

Corporate Culture

1.How well the employee \job-search success and failure.

2.It guides how employees think, act, and feel.

3.The amount of time outside the office you'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.It 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（附加福利）? 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 \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 \things are done around here\It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term（广义的术语） 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（企业伦理，公司道德）, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement（宗旨） and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration 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's a fun or hostile environment - or something in-between.

Iranian Nuclear energy Chief

Name Education Ali Akbar Salehi Salehi was educated at the American university of Beirut and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Previous position Salehi is Iran’s former envoy to the international Atomic Energy Agency. His comments on Legal and technical discussions about Iran's nuclear case have Iranian program nuclear finished. And there is no room left to keep this case open. We hope that more efforts will be made [by the West] to obtain mutual confidence, instead of the last six years of hostility. 1. The so-called Group of five-plus-one are not likely to agree with Salehi about the closure of Tehran’s nuclear file.

2. U.S. president Barak Obama warned Tehran that the world is giving it until September to comply with U.N. resolutions over its controversial nuclear program during the G-8 summit in Italy.

3. Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki said one week ago that Tehran was preparing to present a \package\of proposals, concerning what he called \

Part 2 Passage

Globalization

1) The World Trade Organization is among the most powerful, and one of the most secretive international bodies on earth.

2) Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend. 3) Used properly, fire can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes. Used carelessly, it can destroy lives, towns and forests in an instant. 4) Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bring tremendous opportunities and benefits.

5) They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead, they will see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone.

Globalization is the present worldwide drive toward a globalized economic system dominated by supranational* corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to democratic processes or national governments.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is among the most powerful, and one of the most secretive international bodies on earth. It is rapidly assuming the role of global government, as 134 nation-states, including the US, have ceded* to its vast authority and powers. The WTO represents the rules-based regime of the policy of economic globalization. The central operating principle of the WTO is that commercial interests should supersede* all others. Any obstacles in the path of operations and expansion of global business enterprise must be subordinated. In practice these \are usually policies or democratic processes that act on behalf of working people, labor rights, environmental protection, human rights,

consumer rights, social justice, local culture, and national sovereignty.

Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend. Today it is an overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtually every country, and we need to understand it as such.

As thoughtful people concerned about world affairs, our job is to pick up \and then nurture and promote the good parts and mitigate* or slow down the bad parts. Globalization is much like fire.

Fire itself is neither good nor bad. Used properly, it can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes. Used carelessly, fire can destroy lives, towns and forests in an instant. As Friedman* says:

\can be incredibly empowering and incredibly coercive*. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows* stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing* cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider.\

Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bring tremendous opportunities and benefits. Just as capitalism requires a network of governing systems to keep it from devouring societies, globalization requires vigilance and the rule of law.

Antitrust laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission, labor unions, charities, the Federal Trade Commission, and countless other agencies and organizations keep

American capitalism in check. Similar transparent mechanisms are needed to make sure globalization is a positive force in the world.

Globalization will always have cheerleaders who are blind to the destruction globalization can cause. And it will always have strident* opponents blind to the way globalization gives some people their first opportunity to fulfill basic aspirations.

As with most issues, the majority of people will be in the middle. They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead, they will see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone. Exercise D After-listening Discussion

Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. Milton Friedman says, \incredibly coercive. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider.\

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