Question 6 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

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W: How do you like being self-employed?‘

M: (5) [There are obvious benefits, though I don’t seem to have the freedom I anticipated as I just don’t seem able to decline work offers.] And working alone, there have been times when I’ve found that money alone provides insufficient motivation. Have you experienced the same since you began working for yourself?

W: Sometimes yes. Unlike the rest of the workforce who have managers to prompt motivation whenever they’re feeling lazy or bored, we self-employed workers perform our jobs without a manager to lift our spirits. There’s no one around to offer praise or initiate collaboration, no one to make greater use of our interests and talents.

M: That’s a fact. Not every manager behaves with such awareness and care, of course. (6) [And certainly not all managers have a clue how to motivate people.] Still, having a manager nearby at least indicates there’s an opportunity. They’ll be decent enough to look out for you when your energy and focus begin to deplete.

W: (7) [The motivator I value most is autonomy.] I’ve learned not to sacrifice my prized autonomy by working all hours of the day and by saying yes to every client request.

M: (7) [Yes. I need to remind myself that I selected this lifestyle for the independence.] I don’t miss aspects of permanent full-time employment I disliked, such as the office politics, job insecurity, inflexible hours and so on. I wouldn’t mind a bit more in the form of praise though—praise which is on the record.

W: That’ll come with time. (8) [Relatedness is inevitably cultivated via human interaction, engaging with clients, getting written testimony and recommendations, staying in contact with clients afterwards.] These are things you’ll find will come in due course and provide you with motivation.

M: (8) [You’re right. That’s an area I do need to put some more effort into—building closer relationships with those who engage my services and skills.]

6. What does the man say about managers?（关于领导，男士说了什么？）

解析：D。四个选项均包含名词employees，推测题目可能会与工作或员工有关。录音中间部分男士说，也不是所有领导都知道应该怎样激励他人。D项与此内容相符，其中Not all of them对应录音中的not all managers，know对应录音中的have a clue，motivate为原词复现，故D项为正确答案。

错项排除：A项利用care、B项利用aware设置干扰，但录音中的awareness and care指的是并非所有管理者在察觉到员工怠惰时会意识到应该予以激励与关怀，而非A项中笼统的“关心员工的行为”，也非B项的“能体会到员工的感受”，故A、B两项排除。C项利用录音中出现的praise进行干扰，录音虽然提到自由职业者需要在没有领导激励的情况下完成工作，但这是女士的观点，并不是说很少有领导知道应如何表扬和奖励员工，故C项排除。