6月英语六级听力SectionC
<p> <span word="Choking">Choking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Choice">Choice</span>?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> 31 <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="flavors">flavors</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Swarthmore">Swarthmore</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="confused">confused</span>, <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>―<span word="even">even</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="indecision">indecision</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multitude">multitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>-<span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>: <span word="maximizers">maximizers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="option">option</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satisficers">satisficers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>.</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="whod">whod</span> <span word="undertaken">undertaken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="exhaustive">exhaustive</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="maximizers">maximizers</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="satisficers">satisficers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="werent">werent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fixate">fixate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gained">gained</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="surveying">surveying</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="option">option</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="acutely">acutely</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p>
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