听力教程第三册答案UNIT6

UNIT6SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1SpotDictationWindandSpiritWedonoticethewindwhenitseems(1)cruel,whenthetreesturnawayfromit,andit(2)cutsintoourhearts.Certainwindswillmakemen's(3)temperbad,saidGeorgeEliot.InSouthernCalifornia,theSantaAnais(4)associatedwithanincreaseindepressionanddomestic(5)violence.Scientistshavetried(6)withoutsuccesstoidentifyphysiologicalreasonsforthese(7)reactions.Everyoneagrees,however,that(8)drywindsliketheSantaAna,themistralinFranceandthefoehn*inGermanyandSwitzerlandseemtohave(9)negativeeffectsonourmentalandphysical(10)negativeeffects.Onwindydays,playgroundfights,(11)suicidesandheartfailuresaremore(12)frequent.InGeneva,trafficaccidents(13)increasewhenawindcalledthebise*blows.Atthe(14)requestofpatients,someSwissandGermanhospitals(15)postponesurgeryduringthefoehn.Itishumantoaskwhatis(16)behindthewind.ltiseasytopersonifythewindasthe(17)breathofGod.Theactoftakingwindintoourlungsiswhat(18)givesuslife.TheJews,Arabs,RomansandGreeksalltooktheirwordfor(19)spiritfromthewordforwind.Butourday-to-daylivesarenolonger(20spiritthewinds.Wedonotidentifywindwithspiritanymore.Part2ListeningforGistAcatgotontoaScandinavianAirlinesplaneinNairobiyesterdayandcostthecompanyabout£10,000.Oneofthe66passengersheardastrangemiaowwhentheplanelandedinCopenhagen.Mechanicsarrivedimmediatelyandtheairlinecompanyphonedforananimalambulance.Themechanicsfoundthecataftereighthours'work.Ithadgotintotheair-conditioningsysteminNairobi.TheplanewastwelvehourslateleavingforTokyo,costingthecompany£10,000.Thecatwasquitewellafteritsexperienceandwasgivenalargebowlofmilkandaplateoffish.esEcrexEDirections:Listentothepassageandfinditstopicsentence.ThetopicsentenceisAcatgotontoaScandinavianAirlinesplaneinNairobiyesterdayandcostthecompanyabout£10.000.SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1DialogueWhataCoincidence!Storyteller:Talkingofcoincidences,didItellyouaboutwhathappenedtomeandJeannielastholiday?Friend(s):No.Storyteller:WewentonholidayintheStatesandwewenttoMexico.Well,weweredrivingdowntoMexicoCity.WeweregoingtospendafewdaysinPalmBeach...seethesea,lookupanoldfriend,youknow.Aswelefttherewestoppedatagarageforacarcheck...oil,thewater,thetires,allthat...petrol.Andthemechanicsspottedsomething.Theysaidthatourfuelpumpwasnotworkingproperlyanditwasquiteserious...itwouldcostalotofmoney...well,wewereveryworried.Friend(s):Wereyouinsured?Storyteller:Well,no,weweren'tandIdidn'thavethatmuchmoneyonme,youknow.Itwasmeanttobeacheapholiday.Well,justthen,twomendroveupandtheysaidwhat'stheproblem?And,doyouknow?Theyweremechanics-itwassuchgoodluck.Theylookedatourcarandtheysaid,There'snothingwrongwithyourcar.Don'tspendmoneyonit.Justforgetaboutit.Well,naturally,wewereworried,but...er,Ithought...I'lltrustthem,Ithinkthey'reright.So,wedroveon,wecrossedtheMexicanborderandhadamarvelousfewdayssightseeingthereroundMonterey.Friend(s):Oh,oh,brilliant...jealous...Storyteller:AndthenwewentonandontoMexicoCity.WedroveaboutfortykilometersandthenwesawacarwiththesameUSnumberplatesastheothercarwe'dseeninPalmBeach.Friend(s):You'rejoking!Storyteller:Itwasparkedbytheroad,andthesametwomenwhogaveustheadviceaboutourcarwerestuckwiththeircar.Friend(s):Oh,no!Storyteller:So,westoppedandaskedthemwhatwaswrong.Anddoyouknow?Theircarhadbrokendownforexactlythesamereason:Thefuelpumpwasn'tworking!Itwasquiteextraordinary.esEcrexEDirections:Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)l.T2.T3.F4.F5.F5.F6.F7.T8.FPart2PassageCorporateCulture1.Howwelltheemployeefitstheculturecanmakethedifferencebetweenjob-searchsuccessandfailure.2.Itguideshowemployeesthink,act,andfeel.3.Theamountoftimeoutsidetheofficeyou'reexpectedtospendwithco-workersispartofthecorporateculture.4.Thetruthisthatyouwillneverreallyknowthecorporatecultureuntilyouhaveworkedatthecompanyforanumberofmonths.5.Itshouldbeaplacewhereyoucanhaveavoice,berespected,andhaveopportunitiesforgrowth.Whyshouldjobseekerscareaboutapotentialemployer'scorporateculture?Aren'ttheremoreimportantfactorstoconsider,suchasthejobitself,salaryandbonuses,andfringebenefits?Thesefactorsareindeedimportant,butincreasinglycareerexpertsaretalkingabouttheimportanceofemployee-employerfitintermsofculture,withtheideathathowwelltheemployeefitstheculturecanmakethedifferencebetweenjob-searchsuccessandfailure.Whatiscorporateculture?Atitsmostbasic,it'sdescribedasthepersonalityofanorganization,orsimplyashowthingsaredonearoundhere.Itguideshowemployeesthink,act,andfeel.Corporatecultureisabroadtermusedtodefinetheuniquepersonalityorcharacterofaparticularcompanyororganization,andincludessuchelementsascorevaluesandbeliefs,corporateethics,andrulesofbehavior.Corporateculturecanbeexpressedinthecompany'smissionstatementandothercommunications,inthearchitecturalstyleorinterior,decorationofoffices,bywhatpeopleweartowork,byhowpeopleaddresseachother,andinthetitlesgiventovariousemployees.Howdoesacompany'scultureaffectyou?Inmany,manyways.Forinstance:Thehoursyouworkperday,perweek,includingoptionssuchasflextimeandtelecommuting.Theworkenvironment,includinghowemployeesint