2023年12月英语六级听力真题 卷一 文章2

Passage Two

文章2

Why is adaptability an important skill to exercise in the workplace?

为什么适应能力是职场中需要锻炼的一项重要技能？

Simply put, adaptability is a skill employers are increasingly looking for.

简单地说，适应能力是雇主越来越看重的一项技能。

When you spend time learning a new task rather than resisting it, your productivity goes up.

当你花时间学习一项新任务而不是抗拒它时，你的工作效率就会提高。

You can also serve as an example to your co-workers who may be having trouble adapting, and can help lead your team forward.

你也可以作为一个例子，你的同事可能有困难，适应，并可以帮助带领你的团队前进。

Strategy consultant, Dorie Clark, explains it to us this way. “I'd say that adaptability is an important skill in the workplace because frankly, circumstances change.

战略顾问多里·克拉克是这样向我们解释的。“我得说适应能力在工作中是一项很重要的技能，因为坦白地说，环境是会变化的。

Competitors introduce new products, economy might enter a recession, customer preferences differ over time, and more.

竞争对手推出新产品，经济可能进入衰退，客户偏好随时间变化，等等。

If you shake your fist at the sky and say why can't it stay the same, that's not going to do very much good.

如果你对着天空挥舞拳头，说为什么它不能保持不变，那不会有太大好处。

Instead, you need to recognise when circumstances have changed, so you can take appropriate action based on what is, rather than how you wish the world would be.

相反，你需要认识到环境已经改变，这样你就可以根据现实采取适当的行动，而不是你希望世界会怎样。

That enables you to make more accurate, informed and effective choices.”

这使您能够做出更准确、更明智和更有效的选择。“

Also, the workplace itself has been evolving.

此外，工作场所本身也在不断发展。

Today's work culture and management style is often based on teamwork, rather than a rigid hierarchy.

今天的工作文化和管理方式往往是基于团队合作，而不是严格的等级制度。

Brainstorming, which requires creativity, flexibility, and emotional intelligence, is a typical problem-solving technique.

头脑风暴，需要创造力、灵活性和情商，是典型的解决问题的技巧。

Employees who are unable or unwilling to participate will not easily move forward in the company.

不能或不愿意参与的员工，在公司里也不会轻易的发展。

Employees who are flexible demonstrate other skills too.

灵活的员工也展示了其他技能。

They can reprioritize quickly when changes occur and suggest additional modifications when something is not working.

当发生变化时，他们可以迅速重新确定优先级，当某些事情不起作用时，他们可以提出额外的修改建议。

They can also regroup quickly when a setback occurs, adapting to the new situation confidently and without overreacting.

当挫折发生时，他们也能迅速重整旗鼓，自信地适应新的情况，而不会反应过度。

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题12到15是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章。

Question12. Why does the speaker say adaptability is an important skill to exercise in the workplace?

为什么讲话者说适应能力是人们在职场中要锻炼的一项重要技能？

Question13. What does adaptability enable us to do according to strategy consultant Dorie Clark?

根据战略顾问多莉 ・ 克拉克的说法，适应能力使我们能够做什么？

Question14. What do we learn about today's work culture from the passage?

关于如今的工作文化，我们从文章中得知什么？

Question15. What are employees with adaptability able to do when changes occur?

当变化发生时，有适应能力的员工能够做什么？

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