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1、UNIT 6 Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationWind and SpiritWe do notice the wind when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. "Certain winds will make men's (3) temper bad", said George Eliot. In Southern California, the S
2、anta 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 an
3、d 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 S
4、wiss 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 (
5、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 GistA cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about £10,000. One of the 66 passengers h
6、eard 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 hours' work. It had got into the air-conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was twelve hours late
7、 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.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence. The topic sentence is "A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in
8、 Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about £ 10.000."Section TwoListening ComprehensionPart 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 State
9、s 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 someth
10、ing. 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 holida
11、y. 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." Well, naturally, we
12、were worried, but . 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 a
13、bout 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! Story
14、teller: 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
15、)l. T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.F Part 2 PassageCorporate Culture1.How well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between 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 w
16、ith 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
17、 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-emplo
18、yer 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 "how things are
19、 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
20、 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 com
21、pany'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 environm
22、ent - or 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 developmen
23、t you receive, which you need both on the job and to keep yourself marketable for future jobs and employers. · Onsite perks(特别的待遇), such as break rooms, gyms and play rooms, daycare facilities, and more. · The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers.
24、· 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 i
25、t through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-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 cor
26、porate 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, successf
27、ul and productive, youll want to be in a place where you fit the culture, a place where you can have a voice, be respected and have opportunity for growth.A:Pre-listening QuestionMany articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in organizations, usually referred to as "Co
28、rporate Culture". The dictionary defines culture as "the act of developing intellectual and moral faculties, especially through education". Some people define it as "the moral, social, and behavioral norms of an organization based on the beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its
29、members".Every organization has its own unique culture or value set. Most organizations don't consciously try to create a certain culture. The culture of the organization is typically created unconsciously, based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization.B:Sente
30、nce DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three timesC:Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and complete the following paragraphsAt its most basic, corporate culture is described as the personality of an organization. It guides
31、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 also be expressed in
32、 the company's mission statement 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. A company's culture affects you in many ways, such as the work
33、ing hours, the work environment, the dress code, the office space you get, the training and skills development you receive, onsite perks, the amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers and interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.D:A
34、fter-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. 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 through research and observation. Unders
35、tanding culture is a two-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 rea
36、lly like to work here? What skills and characteristics does the company value? How do people get promoted around here? 2. (Open) Section ThreeNewsNews Item 1On his way home from his first official visit to the United States, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of disc
37、ussions.His first meeting was with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his official residence.At a joint news conference, Mr. Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.Because of this, Mr. Brown said Britain is pledging $18 million worth of addi
38、tional humanitarian aid in the form of food, water, shelter and sanitation that will directed at those being displaced in the northwest.In addition to the aid, the Prime Minister said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.Mr. Brown said helping the
39、 effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.Mr. Zardari said the fight against extremists in particular is a struggle that will not be solved overnight.Islamabad says 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal a
40、reas. A: Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary . This news item is about an anti-Taliban campaign that British and Pakistani leaders discussed.B: Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions. 1. He stopped in London for two days of discussions.2. Bri
41、tish Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 3. He praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in Swat valley. 4. It included food, water, shelter and sanitation that will be directed at those being displaced in the northwest. 5. He said he expects much more cooperation between Britain
42、 and Pakistan over a wide range of issues. 6. Helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.7. 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas. News Item 2Israel-PalestinePalestinian witnesses and secu
43、rity sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 a.m. The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz* was among those detained. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah
44、movement claimed responsibility for the killings. Mr Arafat says he has formed a committee to investigate the attack on the kibbutz. In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible for sending the gunman into
45、Kibbutz Metzer. Israeli officials say the gunman came from Tulkarem but that he was following orders of AIAqsa leaders in Nablus. By midday Tuesday Palestinian witnesses were reporting that Israeli troops were gathering outside the West Bank town. Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants from F
46、atah and Hamas in Nablus are behind a series of attacks against Israelis over the past few months. The latest violence comes as US envoy* David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials. A:
47、Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about a recent conflict between Palestine and Israel.B: Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Palestinian witnesses and security sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers
48、drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 a.m. The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz was among those detained. In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible fo
49、r sending the gunman into Kibbutz Metzer. The latest violence comes as US envoy David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials. News Item 3Officials say there are no easy, quick or purely m
50、ilitary solutions to the Somali piracy problem. But the top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, told ABC's Good Morning America television program Tuesday the taking and rescue of the American cargo ship captain led him to order a new effort to find ways to effectively deal with the pira
51、tes. Admiral Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say there is no purely military solution to the Somali piracy problem. Piracy continues to rise, even as navy ships from 16 nations patrol the area. And Gates said Monday that the problem is "probably going to get worse" until the inte
52、rnational community can, in his words, "get something on land that begins to change the equation" for the "incredible number of poor people" in Somalia, some of whom turn to piracy.Efforts by some ship owners to secure their ships have had some success. They have installed barbed
53、 wire, removed ladders and changed their routes, among other steps. But there has been resistance to proposals to put armed guards on commercial ships.Corporations have paid tens of millions of dollars for the safe return of ships and their crews in the area in recent years. Last year, there were 11
54、1 piracy incidents in the region, triple the number the previous year. And this year, there have already been nearly 70 incidents. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about the US looking for new approaches to Somali piracy.Exercise B Directions
55、: Listen'to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6. F 7. T 8. T Section FourSupplementary ExercisePart1 Feature ReportNew Iranian nuclear head urges mutual trust with west Iranian government TV says that the country's new n
56、uclear energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi is urging the West to end hostilities with Tehran and to start building trust."Legal and technical discussions about Iran's nuclear case have finished," he insists, "and there is no room left to keep this case open.""We hope," h
57、e added, "that more efforts will be made by the West to obtain mutual confidence, instead of the last six years of hostility."They were Salehi's first comments to the media, since being appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Friday, following the resignation of veteran nuclear neg
58、otiator Gholam Reza Aghazadeh.The soft-spoken Salehi was educated at the American University of Beirut and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Salehi is Iran's former envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed a protocol allowing for freer inspection
59、s of Iran's nuclear sites. His appointment appears to be something of a gesture to the U.S.Neither the U.S., nor the other members of the so-called Group of five-plus-one, including the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, however, is likely to agree with
60、Salehi about the closure of Tehran's nuclear file.U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tehran, during the G-8 summit in Italy, that the world is giving it until September to comply with U.N. resolutions over its controversial nuclear program.Iran has persistently refused to stop enriching uranium, and the West fe
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