2018年6月英语六级听力真题-第2套-录音3

【真题完整试卷在”公-重-浩“：超能资料库】

听力试题、听力原文、答案：

一、听力试题：

Recording 3

22. A) He completely changed the company's culture.

B) He collected paintings by world-famous artists.

C) He took over the sales department of Reader's Digest.

D) He had the company's boardroom extensively renovated.

23. A) It should be sold at a reasonable price.

B) Its articles should be short and inspiring.

C) It should be published in the world's leading languages.

D) Its articles should entertain blue- and pink-collar workers.

24. A) He knew how to make the magazine profitable.

B) He served as a church minister for many years.

C) He suffered many setbacks and misfortunes in his life.

D) He treated the employees like members of his family.

25. A) It carried many more advertisements.

B) George Grune joined it as an ad salesman.

C) Several hundred of its employees got fired.

D) Its subscriptions increased considerably.

二、听力原文

Recording 3
Shortly after he took over the Reader‘s Digest Association in 1984， George Grune unlocked the company’s boardroom and announced that the room was now open to the employees. It was a symbolic act，indicating that under Grune‘s leadership，Reader’s Digest was going to be different. True to his word，Grune has shaken up the culture here. To get an idea of the culture we‘re talking about，consider the boardroom Grune opened up，it has artworks that any museum in the world would want to collect，paintings by many world famous artists like Monet and Picasso.
Its headquarters‘houses sum 3，000 works of art.The Main building is topped with a Georgian Tower with four sculptures of the mythical winged horse， the magazine corporate logo. It sits on 127 acres of well trimmed lawns. The editor’s office used to be occupied by founder Dewitt Wallace， who along with his wife Lila Acheson Wallace， launched Reader‘s Digest in 1922 with condensed articles from other publications.It has become the world’s most widely read magazine，selling 28 million copies each month in 17 languages and 41 different editions. The Wallaces，both children of church ministers，had a clearly defined formula for their little magazine. As Reader‘s Digest was originally subtitled，articles were to be short，readable and uplifting. Subjects were picked to inspire or entertain. The Wallaces didn’t accept advertising in the US edition until 1955 and even then they didn‘t allow any ads for cigarettes，liquor or drugs. The Wallaces also had a clear sense of the kind of workplace they wanted. It started as a mama and papa operation and the childless Wallaces always considered employees to be part of their family.Employees still tell stories of how the Wallaces would take care of their employees who had met with misfortunes and they showered their employees with unusual benefits like a turkey on Thanksgiving and Fridays off in May. This cozy workplace is no longer exists here.The Wallaces both died in their nineties in the early 1981s. George Grune，a former ad salesman who joined Reader’s Digest in 1960 has his eyes focused on the bottom line. In a few short years， he turned the magazine on its head， he laid off several hundred workers，especially hard hit where the blue and paint color departments such as subscription fulfillment.
Question22. What did George Grune do in 1984？
Question23. How did the Wallaces find the formula for Reader‘s Digest？
Question24. What do we learn about the founder of Reader‘s Digest Dewitt Wallace？
Question25. What change took place in Reader‘s Digest after the Wallaces death？

三、答案

22. D
23. B
24 D
25 C

【翻译】

罗纳德和洛伊丝结婚二十年，是一对幸福的夫妻

但在刚结婚的几年里，他们总是不停地争吵，每次争吵都会过去，但问题却总是没有真正地解决。

他们通过一个研究课题，发现了问题所在：

出生顺序不仅会影响你的个性，还会影响你和伴侣的融洽程度。

罗纳德和露易丝是家里的独生子女，都是家里人掌心上的宝。

两个独生子女组成一个家庭，双方的潜意识里期待继续被对方宠着。

然而，两人都没有多少“付出”的经验。

以下是出生顺序的一些常见特征，以及一些关于最佳和最差婚姻匹配的观点。

老大往往自信、负责、成绩优异、比较严肃、保守。

他交朋友的速度可能很慢，也许只和一个同伴相处就够了。

最适合的伴侣是年龄最小的“独生子女”或在大家庭中长大。

最不适合的伴侣是家里的老大，因为两人太有主见，而无法幸福地组成一个家庭。

老幺精力充沛，往往比较外向、冒险、乐观、有创造力、而且没有家里其他孩子那么雄心勃勃，

但可能自律性不够，很难自己做决定。

兄弟中最小的往往捉摸不定，比较浪漫，最适合兄弟姐妹里的姐姐。

兄弟姐妹中，年纪最小的妹妹适合年纪最大的哥哥，男方会包容女方。

老二比较多变；

然而，老二不太主动，他们会比其他人更焦虑，更加自我苛责。

老二通常也会选择老二结婚，因为他们都很老练，不那么咄咄逼人，喜欢追求爱情。

独生子女通常自己一个人的时候比较舒服自在，

但独生子女的适应能力一般都比较强，因此他们最终能适应自己的伴侣。

独生子希望他的妻子能让生活更加舒适而不要求太多回报。

最适合兄弟姐妹里的妹妹。

独生女往往稍微活泼一点，适合年长的男性，这样的男人会纵容她的一些的小脾气，给她无尽的宠爱。

洛伊丝的情况比较糟糕，她嫁的也是独生子。

根据你刚才听到的录音，回答22-25题。

问题22：关于罗纳德和露易丝早年的婚姻生活，说话者说了些什么?

问题23：关于罗纳德和露易丝我们了解到了什么?

问题24：关于家里最大的孩子，说话者说了些什么?

问题25：关于独生子女，说话者说了什么?