2015年12月英语六级听力暑期练习12

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    2015年6月的英语四六级考试已经告一段落，听力部分一直以来都是同学们考试时的难点，也是吐槽最多的部分。2015年12月份的四六级考试还离我们比较远，但是千里之行始于足下，没有积累很难有提升，想要早点为下半年的四六级考试做准备就来四六级考试网练习一下英语六级听力题吧。
　　

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听力材料：
　　Today,when news of a sports scandal breaks,itbecomes a problem for everyone involved corporatesponsors and advertisers.
　　Their actions and inactions come at a heavy price.
　　“Sponsors and advertisers have to react almostimmediately when news of a scandal breaks.
　　Before,in the past, even in the past handful of years,we've been able to see that there can be a little bit of a waiting period.
　　You can really try to read the market, read customers and see how people are feeling.
　　Now, that no longer exists.”
　　In the case of football's governing body FIFA, the stakes are particularly high-perhaps so highthat no major sponsor has yet to pull out.
　　Igel said there is too much money and too many years of planning involved for any sponsor toeasily back down.
　　Meanwhile, four sports marketing executives and an unnamed “major U.S. sportswearcompany”widely presumed to be Nike are at the center of investigations into alleged bribes andkickbacks.
　　Economist Fredy Marin said FIFA established its own set of financial rules, leaving corporationswith little choice.
　　“The rules were there.The only thing that they had to do was accept it.
　　They say, OK, if you want to advertise, you have to pay extra fees in order to gain your rights.
　　Are you willing to do it?
　　Oh, is there another option? No! So, I have to do it.”
　　Ethics and compliance expert Jeff Thinnes of JTI Inc., a business strategy consultant, thinksotherwise.
　　He said corporations collectively carry heavy economic weight and influence, and only need tounderstand how to use it effectively.
　　“Of the roughly 12 tier-one and tier-two corporate sponsors, if you look at their collectiveannual revenue, you reach something like 450 billion.
　　I mean, if they were a country, that would put them roughly 25th or 27th on the list of GNI topcountries in the world.”
　　Thinnes said that what's missing in the world of sports is an “integrity pact”an agreementamong competing corporations to increase transparency about how they pursueopportunities.