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2021年12月大学英语六级考试真题第2套Part IWriting30minutes Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes towrite anessay relatedto theshort passagegiven below.In youressay,you areto commenton thephenomenon describedin the passage andsuggest measuresto addressthe issue.You shouldwrite atleast
15..Q wordsbut nomore than虚words Nowadaysstar chasingis prevalent among manyteenagers.They takepop stars as theiridols,血itating theirway oftalking,following theirstyle ofdressing,and seekingevery chanceto meetthem inperson atgreat expenses.Part IIListening Comprehension30minutes SectionA Directions:In this section,you w川hear twolong conversations.At the end ofeach conversation,you w川hear four questions.Both theconversation andthe questionsw川be spoken only once.After youhear a question,you mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with a single linethrough thecentre.Questions1to4are based on theconversation youhave justheard.
1.A It has givenrise tomuch controversy.C It was primarilywritten forvegetarians8It has been veryfavorably receivedD Itoffends manyenvironmentalists.
2.A Sheneglects peoplesefforts in animal protection.B Shetries toforce people to accepther radicalideas.C Sheignores thevarious benefitsof publictransport.D Sheinsists vegetariansare ham血g the environment.
3.A They are significantC They are rational.8They arerevolutionary.D Theyare modest.
4.A It would helpto protecttheenvironment.B Itwould generatemoney forpublic healthC Itwould needsupport from the generalpublic D Itwouldforce poorpeopletochange theirdiet Questions5to8are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.
5.A Wheresuccessful peoplesstrengths comefrom BWhy manypeople fightso hard for success.C Howshe achievedher lifesgoal.D Whatmakes peoplesuccessful.
6.A Havingsomeone whohas confidencein them.B Havingsomeone whois readyto helpthem.C Havinga firmbelief in their ownability.D Havinga realisticattitude towardslife.
7.A Theyadjust theirgoals accordinglyC Theystay positive.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第1页共11页byLVOOC.COM motivated.And,by virtueof thatheightened motivation,to performwell The research teamfrom severalAmerican universitiessurveyed more than240individuals.They sampledmanagers as well asteam members.Employee entitlementwas measuredby statementssuch asI honestlyfeel Imjust moredeserving thanothers.The respondentshad torate theextent of their agreement.Employee engagement,meanwhile,was assessedwith statementslike Ireally throwmyself intomy work.The findings revealed ethical leadership isprecisely what alleviates thenegative effects of employeeentitlement.Thats becauserather thanindulging employees or neglectingthem,ethicalleaderscommunicate verydirect andclear expectations.They alsohold employeesaccountable for their behaviorsand aregenuinely conUIL ittedto doingthe rightthing.Additionally,these leadersare consistentin theirstandards.Theyre alsoless likelyto deviatein howthey treatemployees.This means,when confrontedby anentitled teammember,an ethicalleader issignificantly disinclinedto accommodatetheir demands.He orshe willinstead pointout,constructively andtactfully,exactly howthe订inflated sense of deservingnessis somewhat邮torted.Theyd thengo furtherto explain the specific,and objective,criteria theemployee mustmeet toreceive theirdesired rewards.This shiftaway fromunrealistic expectationsis successfulbecause entitledemployees feelmore confidentthat ethicalleaders willdeliver on their promises.This occursbecause theyreperceived to be fairand trustworthy.The researchers,however,exercise cautionby warningno onesingle responseis theperfect remedy.But theresno denyingethical leadershipis atleast acritical stepin theright direction.
51.What doesa recent study findabout agrowing numberof workersA Theyattempt tomake morecontributions.B Theyfeel theydeserve morethan theyget CTheyattach importanceto job satisfaction.D They try tod皿inish workplace dysfunction
52.Why dontsome employeeswork hardaccording to many scholarsA Theylack astrong senseof self-worth.B Theywere spoiledwhen growingup CThey have receivedunfair treatment.D Theyare overindulgedby theirboss
53.What is a managersupposed to do toenable workersto doa betterjob ABe awareof theiremotions.B Givethem timelypromotions.C Keepa recordof theirperfo nuanceD Seekways tosustain theirmotivation.
54.What dothe researchfindingsrevealabout ethicalleaders A Theyareheld accountableby theiremployees BTheyare alwaystransparent in their likesand dislikes.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第10页共11页by UVOOC.COM CTheyconvey theirrequirements ina straightforwardway D They makeit apoint to be ongood termswith theiremployees
55.What kind of leadersare viewedas ethicalby entitledemployees AThose who can becounted onto fulfillcommitments.B Those whocando thingsbeyond normalexpectations CThosewhoexercise cautionin makingma」or decisions.D Thosewho knowhow tosatisfy theiremployees,needs PartIV Translation30minutes Directions:For thispart,you areallowed30minutes totranslate a passage fromChinese intoEnglish.You shouldwrite youranswer on Answer Sheet
2.延安位于陕西省北部,地处黄河中叶,是中国革命的圣地毛泽东等老一辈革命家曾在这里生活战斗了十三个春秋,领导了抗日战争和解放战争,培育了延安精神,为中国革命做出了巨大贡献延安的革命旧址全国数量最大、分布最广,级别最高延安是全国爱国主义、革命传统和延安精神教育基地延安有9个革命纪念馆,珍藏着中共中央和老一辈革命家在延安时期留存下来的大量重要物品,因此享有“中国革命博物馆城”的美誉2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第11页共11页by UVOOC.COM B Theytryhard to appear optimisticD Theyremain calm.
8.AAn understandingleadership CMutual respectamong colleagues.BA nurturmgenvironment.D Highlycooperative teammates.Section B Directions:In thissection,you willhear twopassages.At theend ofeach passage,you willhear,three or fourquestions.Both the passage andthe questionswill bespokenonlyonce.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefour choicesmarked A,BJ,C andD Then markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1with asingle linethrough thecentre.Questions9to11are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
9.A Theyuse theirsenseofhearing tocapture theirprey BTheir foodmainly consistsof smallanimals andfish.C Theyhave bigeyes anddistinctive visualcenters.D Theirancestor isdifferent fromthat ofmicro bats.
10.A Withthe helpof moonlightC Withthe aidof daylightvision BBy means of echolocation.D Bymeansof vision andsmell.
11.A Tomake upfor theirnatural absenceofvision.B Toadapt themselvestoaparticular lifestyleC Tofacilitate theirtravel overlong distances.D,To survivein theever-changing weather.Questions12to15are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.
12.A Theyacquire knowledgenot foundin books.B Theylearn how to interactwith theirpeers.C Theybecome moreemotionally aggressive.D Theyget muchbetter preparedfor school.
13.A Theyare farfrom emotionallyprepared.B Theytend tobe moreattracted byimages.C Theycant followthe conflictsin theshow.D Theylack thecogn巾ve andmemory sk川s
14.A Chooseappropriate programsfor their children.B Helptheir childrenunderstand the programs plot.C Outlinetheprogramsplot fortheir childrenfirst.DJMonitor theirchildrens watchingof TVprograms
15.A Explain its messageto theirchildren.B Checkif theirchildren haveenjoyed it.C Encouragetheirchildren to retellthe story.DAsk theirchildrentodescribe itscharacters.Section C Directions:In thissection,you willhear threerecordings oflectures ortalks followedby threeorfourquestions.The recordingswill beplayed onlyonce.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose thebest answerfromthefour choicesmarked A,BJ,CJ andDJ.Thenmarkthe correspondingletter onAnswer Sheet1with asingle linethrough thecentre2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第2页共11页byl VOOC.COM Questions16to18are basedon therecording youhave justheard.
16.A Theyare afraidof injuringtheir feet.B C They believea little,dirt harmsno one.Theyhavenever developedthe habit.-D Theyfind itrather troublesometodo so.
17.A Differenttypes of bacteria existedon public-toilet floors.B Therewere more bacteria onsidewalks thanin thehome.C Officecarpets collectedmorebacteriathan elsewhere.D Alarge numberofbacteriacollected on asingleshoe.
18.A Thechemicals onshoes candeteriorate airquality.B Shoescan upsetfamily memberswith theirnoise.CThe marksleft byshoes arehard toerase.D Shoescan leavescratches on the floor.Questions19to21are basedon therecording youhave justheard.
19.A It is sinfuland immoral.C It is anuncontrollable behavior.8It isdeemed uncivilized.D Itisaviolation of faith andtrust.
20.A Assesstheir consequences.C Acceptthem asnormal.B Guardagainst theirharm.D Findout theircauses.
21.A Tryto understandwhat messagesthey,convey.B Payattention to their possibleconsequences.C Considerthem fromdifferent perspectives.D Makesure they are broughtunder control.Questions22to25are basedon therecording youhave justheard.
22.A Cultivationof newvarieties ofcrops.B Measuresto copewith climatechange CDevelopment of more effectivepesticides.D Applicationofmorenitrogen-rich fertilizers.
23.ATheexpansion offam仆and in developing countries.8Theresearchon croprotation indeveloping countriesCThecooperation of the worldsagricultural scientists.D Theimprovement ofagricultural infrastructure.
24.A Forencouraging farmersto embracenew farmingtechniques BFor aligningtheir researchwith advances in farmingtechnology.C Forturning theirfocus tothe needsof farmersin poorercountries.D Forcooperating closelywith policymakersindevelopingcountries
25.A Rapidtransition tobecome afood exporter.B Substantialfunding inagricultural research.C Quickrise tobecome aleading grainproducer DAssumption ofhumanitarian responsibilities.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第3页共11页bylVOOC.COM PartIII ReadingComprehension40minutes SectionA Directions:In thissection,there isapassage with tenblanks.You arerequired toselect oneword foreach blankfrom alist ofchoices given inaword bankfollowing thepassage.Read thepassage throughcarefully beforemaking yourchoices.Each choicein thebank isidentified by a letter.Please markthe correspondingletter foreach itemonAnswerSheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.You maynot useany of the wordsin thebank morethan once.According topsychologist SharonDraper,our clothingchoices canabsolutely affectour well-being.When wewear ill-fitting clothes,or feelover-or under-dressed for an event,it*s naturalto feelself-conscious oreven stressed.Conversely,she says,opting forclothes that fit well and_IL withyour senseof stylecan improve your confidence.But canyou improveyour healththrough your_1]_clothing,without havingto dashout andbuy awhole newIL_^Absolutely,*says Draper.If yourgoal isto improvey ourthinking,she recommendspicking clothesthatfitwelland are unlikelyto encouragerestlessness,so,avoid bows,ties andunnecessary2_2_.It alsohelps toopt forclothes youJ_Q_as tyingin withyour goals,so,if youwant toperform betterat work,select piecesyou viewas professional.Draper saysthis fitsin withthe conceptof behavioralactivation,whereby ILJna behaviorin thiscase,selecting clothescan setyou on the pathto thenachieving yourgoals workingharder Anotherway toimproveyourI Lof mind isto mixthings up.Draper saysweoften feelstuck ina rut常规if wewear the same clotheseven if theyre ourfavorites—thus optingfor anitem youdont wearoften,or addingsomething differentto anoutfit,such as a hat,can___________________11_shift yourmood.On dayswhen yourereally J
1._to bravethe world,Draper suggestsselecting sentimentalitems ofclothing,such asones youwore ona specialday,or givento youby aloved one,as clotheswith li_associations canhelp youtap intoconstructive emotions.Aaccessones Iperceive Balign Jpositively Cconcurrently Kprofile DcurrentL prospenngE engagmgM reluctantF fondN showcaseG frame0wardrobe Hlocations2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第4页共11页byUVOOC.COM SectionBDirections:In thissection,you aregoing toread apassagewithten statementsattached to儿Each statementcontains informationgiveninone of the paragraphs;Identify theparagraph fromwhich theinformation isderived.You maychoose aparagraph morethan once.Each paragraphis markedwith aletter.Answer thequestions bymarking thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.Do music lessons reallymake childrensmarter AA recentanalysis found that mostresearch mischaracterizesthe relationship between music and skills enhancement.B In2004,a paperappeared in the journalPsychological Science,titled MusicLessons EnhanceIQ.The author,composer andpsychologist Glenn Schellenberg hadconducted anexperiment with144children randomlyassigned tofour group.s:one learnedthe keyboardfor a year,one tooksinging lessons,one joinedan actingclass,andacontrol grouphad noextracurricular training.The IQofithe childreninthetwo musicalgroups roseby anaverage ofseven pointsinthecourse ofayear;those inthe othertwo groupsgained anaverage of
4.3points CSchellenberg hadlong beenskeptical of the sciencesupporting claimsthat music education e汕-ances childrensabstract reasoning,math,-or languagesk仆Is.If children who playthe pianoare smarter,he says,it doesntnecessarily meantheyaresmarter becausethey playthe piano.It couldbe that the youngsterswho playthe pianoalso happentobemore ambitiousor betterat focusingonatask.Correlation,after all,does notprove causation.DThe2004paper wasspecifically designedto addressthose concerns.And as a passionatemusician,Schellenberg wasdelighted whenhe turnedup credibleevidence that music hastransfer effectson generalintelligence.But nearlya decadelater,in2013,the EducationEndowment Foundationfunded abigger study with morethan900students.That studyfailed toconfirm Schellenbergsfindings,producing noevidence thatmusic lessonsimproved mathand literacyskills.E Schellenbergtook thatnews instride whilecontinuing tocast a.skeptical eyeon theresearch in his field.Recently,he decidedto formallyinvestigate justhow oftenhis fellowresearchers inpsychology andneuroscience makewhat he believes areerroneous-or atleast premature-causal connectionsbetween musicand intelligence.His results,published inMay,suggest thatmany ofhis peersdo justthat FFor hisrecentstudy,Schellenberg askedtwo research assistants tolook forcorrelational studieson theeffects of music education.They founda totalof114papers publishedsince
2000.To assesswhether theauthors claimedany causation,researchers thenlooked fortelltale verbsin eachpapers titleand abstract,verbs likeenhance,promote,facilitate,and strengthen.The papers were categorized as neuroscienceifthe study employeda brainimaging methodlike magneticresonance,or ifthestudyappeared ina journalthat hadbrain,*neuroscience,orarelated terminitstitle.Otherwise thepaperswerecategorizedaspsychology.Schellenberg didnttell hisassistants whatexactly he was trying to prove.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第5页共11页byl.VOOC.COM GAfter computingtheir assessments,Schellenberg concludedthat themajority of the articleserroneously claimedthatmusic training hada causaleffect.The overselling,he alsofound,was moreprevalentamongneuroscience studns,three quartersof whichmischaracterized amere associationbetween music training andskillsenhancementas-a cause-and-effect relationship.This maycome as a surpriseto some.Psychologists havebeen battlingcharges that they dontdo realscience forsome time-in largepart becausemany findingsfrom classicexperiments haveproved unreproducibleNeuroscientists,on theother hand,armed withbrain scansand EEGs脑电图,have notbeen subjecttothe same degreeof critique.H Toargue fora cause-and-effect relationship,scientists mustattempt toexplain whyand howa connectioncould occur.When itcomes totransfer effects of music,scientists frequentlypoint tobrain plasticitythe factthat the brain changesaccording tohow weuse it.When achild learnsto playthe violin,for example,several stud比s haveshown that the brainregion responsibleforthefine motorsk仆Is ofthe lefthands fingersis likelyto grow.And manyexperiments haveshown thatmusical trainingimproves certain hearing capabilities,like filteringvoices frombackground noisedr distinguishingthe differencebetween theconsonants辅音b and’g.I ButSchellenberg remainshighly criticalof howthe conceptof plasticityhas beenapplied in his field.Plasticity hasbecome anindustry ofits own,he wrotein hisMay paper.Practice doeschange the brain,he allows,but what is questionableis theassertion that these changesaffect otherbrain regions,such asthose responsiblefor spatialreasoning ormath problemsJ NeuropsychologistLutz Janckeagrees.Most ofthese studiesdont allowfor causalinferences,he said.For overtwo decades,Jancke hasresearched theeffectsofmusic lessons,and like Schellenberg,hebelievesthattheonly wayto trulyunderstand the订effects isto runlongitudinal studies.In suchstudies,researchers wouldneed tofollow groupsof childrenwith andwithout musiclessons overa longperiod oftime-even ifthe assignmentsare notcompletely random.Then theycould compareoutcomes foreach group.K Someresearchers arestarting todo justthat.The neuroscientistPeter Schneiderfrom HeidelbergUniversity inGermany,for example,hasbeenfollowing agroup ofchildren forten yearsnow.Some of them werehanded musicalinstruments andgiven lessonsthrough aschool-based programintheRuhr regionof Germanycalled JedemKind einInstrument,or aninstrument forevery child,which wascarried outwith governmentfunding.Among thesechildren,Schneider hasfoundthatthose whowere enthusiasticabout musicand whopracticed voluntarilyshowed improvementsinhearingability,as wellas inmore generalcompetencies,such asthe abilityto concentrateL Toestablish whethereffects suchas improvedconcentration arecaused bymusic participationitself,and notby investingtime inan extracurricularactivity ofany kind,Assal Hab曲,a psychologyprofessor atthe Universityof SouthernCalifornia,is conductinga five-year longitudinalstudywithchildren fromlow-income commun巾esinLos Angeles.The youngstersfall intothree groups:those whotake afterschoolmusic,those whodo after-school sports,and thosewith nostructured2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第6页共11页bylVOOC.COM after-school programatall.After twoyears,Hab伽and hercolleagues reportedseeing structuralchanges inthe brainsofthemusically trainedchildren,both locallyand inthe pathwaysconnecting differentparts ofthe brain.M Thatmay seemcompelling,but Hab彳田s childrenwere notselected randomly.Did thechildrenwhowere drawnto musicperhaps havesomething inthem fromthe startthat made them differentbut eludedthebrainscanners Assomebody whostarted takingpiano lessonsattheage offive and got upevery morningat sevento practice,that experiencechanged meand mademe partof whoI amtoday,Schellenberg saidThe questionis whetherthose kindsof experiencesdososystematically acrossindividuals andcreate exactlythesamechanges.And Ithink thatis thathuge leapoffaith.N Didhe havea hiddentalent thatothers didnthave Ormore endurancethan hispeers Musicresearchers tend,likeSchellenberg,tobemusicians themselves,and ashe notedinhisrecent paper,the ideaof positivecognitive andneural sideeffects frommusic trainingand otherpleasurable activities1is inherentlyappealing/He alsoadm邸that ifhe hadchildren ofhis own,he wouldencourage themto takemusiclessonsandgoto university.I wouldthink that it makesthem betterpeople,more critical,just wiserin general,he said.0But thoseconvictions shouldbe checkedattheentrance tothe lab,he added.Otherwise,the workbecomes religionor faith.You haveto letgo ofyour faithif youwant tobe aSCIennst.
36.Glenn Schellenbergslatest researchsuggests manypsychologists andneuroscientists wronglybelieve inthe causalrelationshipbetweenmusicandIQ
37.The beliefinthepositive effectsofmusictraining appealstomanyresearchers whoare musiciansthemselves.
38.Glenn Schellenbergwas doubtfulabout theclaim thatmusiceducationhelps enhancechildrens intelligence.
39.Glenn Schellenbergcame tothe conclusionthat mostofthepapers assessedmadethewrong claimregarding musicseffect onintelligence.
40.You mustabandon yourunverified beliefsbefore youbecome ascientist.
41.Lots ofexperiments havedemonstrated thatpeople withmusictrainingcan betterdifferentiate certainsounds.
42.Glenn Schellenbergsfindings atthe beginningof thiscentury werenot supportedbyalarger studycarried outsome tenyears later.
43.One researchershares GlennSchellenberg viewthatitis necessaryto conductlong-term developmentalstudies tounderstand theeffectsofmusictraining.
44.Glenn Schellenbergsresearchassistantshad noidea whathewastryingtoprove inhis newstudy.
45.GlennSchellenbergadmits thatpractice canchange certainareas ofthebrainbut doubtsthatthechange canaffect otherareas.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第7页共11页byUVOOC.COM SectionCDirections:There are2passages in thissection.Each passageis followedby somequestions orunfinished statements.For eachofthemthere arefour choicesmarked A,B,C andD Youshould decideonthebest choiceand markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with asingle linethrough thecentre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are basedonthefollowing passage.The trendtoward rationalityand enlightenmentwas endangeredlong beforethe adventofthe World Wide Web.As Neil Postman notedinhis1985book AmusingOurselves toDeath,the riseof televisionintroduced notjust a new mediumbut anew discourse:a gradualshift froma typographic印I制的culture toa photographicone,which inturn meanta shift from rationalityto emotions,exposition toentertainment.In animage-centered andpleasure-driven world,Postman noted,there isno placefor rationalthinking,because yousimply cannotthink withimages.Itistext thatenables usto uncoverlies,confusions andovergeneralizations,and todetect abusesof logicand commonsense.It alsomeans toweigh ideas,to compareand contrastassertions,to connectone generalizationto another.The dominance of televisionwas notconfined toour livingrooms.It overturnedall ofthose habitsofmind,fundamentally changingour experienceofthe world,affecting theconduct ofpolitics,religion,business,and culture.It reducedmany aspects-of modemlife toentertainment,sensationalism,and commerce.Americans dont talkto each other,we entertaineachother,Postman wrote.They dontexchange ideas,they exchangeimages.They donot arguewith propositions,they arguewith goodlooks,celebrities andcommercials.At first,the webseemed topush againstthis trend.When itemerged tpwardstheendofthe1980sasa purelytext-based,medium,it wasseen asa tool to pursueknowledge,not pleasure.Reason andthought weremost valuedinthisgarden allderived fromthe projectoftheEnlightenment.Universities aroundtheworldwere amongthe firstto connectto thisnew medium,which hosteddiscussion groups,informative personalor groupblogs,electronic magazines,and academicmailing listsand forums.It wasan intellectualproject,not aboutcommerce orcontrol,created ina scientificresearch centerin Switzerland.And formorethana decade,the webcreated an alternative spacethat threatenedtelevisions gripon society.Social networks,though,have sincecolonized theweb fortelevisions values.From Facebookto Instagram,the mediumrefocuses ourattention onvideos andimages,rewarding emotionalappeals-like buttons-over rationalones.Instead ofaquest for knowledge,it engagesus inan endlesszest热情for instantapproval froman audience,for whichwe are constantly butunconsciously performing.Its tellingthat,while Googlebegan lifeasaPhD thesis,Facebook startedasatooltojudge classmates,appearances.It reducesour curiosityby showingus exactlywhat wealready wantand think,basedonour profilesand preferences.The Enlightenmenfsmotto座右铭ofDare to know hasbecomeDare notto caretoknow.2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第8页共11页bylVOOC.COM
46.What didNeilPostmansay aboutthe riseof televisionA Itinitiated achange fromdominanceofreason tosupremacy ofpleasure.B Itbrought abouta gradualshiftfromcinema goingto homeentertainment C It starteda revolutionin photographictechnology D It markedanewage inthe entertainmentindustry
47.According tothepassage,whatisthe advantageof textreading A It givesone accessto hugeamounts ofinformation.B Itallows moreinformation tobe processedquickly C Itiscapable ofenriching oneslife.DItis conduciveto criticalthinking.
48.How hastelevision impactedAmericans AIthasgiven thema lotmore toargue about.B Ithas broughtcelebrities closerto theirlives.CIthas madethem caremore about what theysay.DIthas renderedtheir interactionsmore superficial.
49.What doesthepassagesay abouttheWorldWideWebAItwas developedprimarily foruniversities worldwide.B Itwas createdto connectpeople indifferent countries.CItwas viewedasameans toquestforknowledge DItwasdesigned asa discussionforum foruniversity students.
50.What dowe learnabout usersof socialmedia ATheyarebent onlooking foranalternativespace forescape.BTheyareconstantlyseeking approvalfrom theiraudience.C Theyare foreverengaged inhunting fornew information.D Theyare unableto focustheir attentionon tasksfor long.Passage TwoQuestions51to55are basedonthefollowing passage.According toa recentstudy,a smallbut growingproportion ofthe workforceis affectedto somedegree bya senseof entitlement.Work isless aboutwhat they can contributebut moreaboutwhattheycantake.It canlead toworkplacedysfunctionand diminishtheir ownjobsatisfaction.Fm notreferring toemployees whoare legill mately小ssatisfied withtheir employmentconditions due to,say,being denied,fair payor flexiblework practices.Im talkingabout thosewho consistentlybelieve theydeserve specialtreatment andgenerous rewards.Its anexpectation thatexists irrespectiveof theirab血esorlevels ofperformance.As aresult ofthat discrepancybetween theprivileges theyfeel theyreowed andthe订inflated senseof self-worth,they dontwork ashardfortheir employer.They preferinstead toslack off.Its atendency whichmany scholarsbelieve beginsin childhoodduetoparents whooverindulge theirkids.This therebyleads themto expectthesamekindofspoilt treatmentthroughout theiradult lives.And yetdespite howthese employeesfeel,its obviouslyimportant fortheir managerto nonethelessfind outhowtokeep them2021年12月英语六级真题第2套第9页共11页bylJVOOC.COM。