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UNIT 8 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Spot Dictation Corporate Social Responsibility（企业的社会责任） Once upon a time, all- or almost all- businesses were (1) greedy and rapacious, sparing a thought for their (2) workers or the environment only in order to (3) work out how to exploit them. Then bosses found their (4) consciences, guided (or sometimes forced) by (5) customers or critics from the (6) non-profit world. They discovered the idea that companies should not exist only to make a profit but to (7) serve society. Thus corporate social responsibility (CSR) got its (8) start as a business fashion, and it is now hard to find a firm that has not (9) come up with an earnest (10) statement about its relations with the wider world. CSR is closely linked with the principles of (11) Sustainable Development in proposing that enterprises should (12) be obliged to make decisions based not only on the financial factors but also on the social and environmental (13) consequences of their activities. Issues like environmental damage, improper treatment of workers and (14) faulty production leading to customers inconvenience or danger, (15) are highlighted in the media. Some investors and investment fund managers have begun to （16） take account of a corporation’s policy in making （17） investment decisions. Some consumers have become increasingly sensitive to the CSR performance of the companies（18） from which they buy their goods and services. These trends （19） have contributed to the pressure on companies to（20） operate in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way. Part 2 Listening for Gist Small retailers across the United States are facing the same challenge: competition from shopping malls （大型购物中心）and chain stores（连锁店）. But, in downtown Dickson, Tennessee, a group of retail merchants（零售商） have banded together （紧密团结起来） to win back（赢回） their customers who have been attracted to shopping areas （商业圈） in the neighboring big city. Dickson is a typical