6级考试真题

[ti:0][ar:0][al:0][by:振宇英语][offset:0][00:11.53]Part II Listening Comprehension[00:14.93]Section A[00:17.26]Directions: In this section, you will hear[00:21.18]8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.[00:25.34]At the end of each conversation,[00:28.18]one or more questions will be asked about what was said. [00:32.35]Both the conversation and the questions[00:34.27]will be spoken only once.[00:37.57]After each question there will be a pause.[00:40.46]During the pause, you must read the four choices [00:43.61]marked A), B), C), and D),[00:48.30]and decide which is the best answer.[00:52.50]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 [00:55.62]with a single line through the centre.[01:00.01]Now let's begin with the eight short conversations. [01:04.06]Question 1[01:07.10]W: Oh, here's a piece of cake[01:09.36]and a small coffee for you, sir.[01:11.50]The total is 35 yuan. For here or to go?[01:15.18]M: To go. I'd like to have them in my car. Thank you. [01:20.00]W: Where does this conversation[01:22.02]most probably take place?[01:36.41]Question 2[01:37.95]W: Oh,[01:39.72]I must have been sitting in the same position too long. [01:42.58]My legs have fallen asleep.[01:45.18]M: Shake them a little before you get up.[01:48.03]W: What does the man suggest the woman do?[02:03.27]Question 3[02:05.12]W: It's hard to believe that half the class[02:07.38]couldn't complete the three-thousand-meter race, isn't it? [02:10.86]M: I'm afraid that says something[02:12.85]about the students' physical fitness.[02:15.00]W: What does the man mean?[02:29.85]Question 4[02:31.65]W: Have Lisa and Eric started a family yet?[02:34.04]They've been married for two years now.[02:37.12]M: Eric told me that they postponed having children [02:39.22]until he gets his doctoral degree.[02:42.40]W: What do we learn about Lisa and Eric?[02:57.32]Question 5[02:59.03]W: Hi, John. Haven't seen you for quite a few days. [03:02.62]I heard from guys at the gym you've been sick.[03:05.47]How are you feeling now?[03:08.22]M: They must have confused me with my brother Jack. [03:10.70]Anyway, he's feeling better now.[03:13.48]W: What does the man mean?[03:28.19]Question 6[03:29.84]W: Excuse me.[03:31.46]Will it take me long to get to the museum[03:33.52]that opened to the public recently?[03:35.93]M: No, it's no distance at all.[03:38.32]In fact, I'm going in the same direction.[03:41.22]Come and I'll show you the way[03:42.96]when we get to the crossroads.[03:45.85]W: What do we learn from the conversation?[04:00.33]Question 7[04:02.50]M: See that guy over there in the corner.[04:05.00]He comes in every Friday night around six[04:07.35]and he just sits there for hours.[04:09.59]W: It's odd. But there is not much we can do[04:12.29]as long as he orders something to drink.[04:15.21]M: What does the woman mean?[04:29.68]Question 8[04:31.43]W: You certainly have a lot of clocks.[04:33.68]There seems to be one in every room.[04:36.36]M: My family gave them to me[04:38.23]because I have trouble keeping track of time.[04:41.35]W: What does the man's family want him to do? [04:57.07]Now you'll hear the two long conversations.[04:59.73]Conversation One[05:02.72]M: Watch it, Mary.[05:04.77]W: What's the matter?[05:06.26]M: This is the end of the road.[05:08.03]There's a river just beyond those trees.[05:10.42]W: Another river?[05:12.25]I've never seen so many rivers anywhere in my life. [05:15.15]Let's go take a look.[05:17.31]M: This river is wide and deep.[05:19.82]W: Yeah, you're sure right about that.[05:22.33]We aren't going to be able to[05:24.33]put any ordinary bridge across this one.[05:27.30]M: Do we have to get the trucks over to the other side? [05:30.17]W: That's what they told me.[05:32.02]M: What about a ferry?[05:34.07]W: That's what we'll have to do[05:35.86]if I can't think of anything else,[05:37.85]but it'll really slow down the operation.[05:41.24]M: What about flying the equipment over?[05:43.05]You know, helicopter.[05:44.90]W: We'd have to take the big trucks apart[05:46.59]and then put them back together again.[05:49.49]Slower than a ferry and a lot more expensive.[05:53.11]M: What're you going to do then?[05:55.41]W: Well, I'm beginning to get an idea.[05:57.41]Have you ever heard of a pontoon bridge?[06:00.90]M: No. What's that?[06:02.77]W: It's a bridge that's supported on boats.[06:05.17]The boats are anchored at regular distances[06:07.85]and they carry the weight of the bridge.[06:10.53]M: I guess that might work if you have enough boats,[06:14.04]but won't it take a long time to build them?[06:16.10]W: Maybe we can buy them.[06:17.70]M: Buy them?[06:19.50]W: From some of the native villagers.[06:21.19]I've seen some fairly big rowing boats.[06:23.65]M: I don't know about that?[06:26.24]Most of those boats are pretty light.[06:28.75]W: Yeah, but if we tied up a bunch of them together, [06:31.67]they might support a road. Let's find out anyhow[06:34.91]M: OK.[06:38.67]Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation[06:41.21]you have just heard.[06:43.43]Question9[06:45.23]What do the speakers say about the river beyond the trees? [07:01.62]Question10[07:03.10]What were the speakers told to do?[07:18.18]Question11[07:19.89]What do the speakers decide to do finally?[07:35.49]Conversation Two[07:37.55]W: Did your father encourage you[07:39.32]to climb Mt. Qomolangma?[07:41.86]M: No. I did ask him to pull some strings[07:44.27]so that I could climb with an Indian expedition[07:47.16]and he flapped this at "No".[07:49.42]He climbed so that we wouldn't have to.[07:52.17]W: Did you climb any mountains with him[07:54.18]when you were a kid?[07:55.39]M: Mt. Biciroy,a training peak.[07:58.03]W: What did he say at the top?[08:00.25]M: He didn't talk much, but from his smile,[08:02.49]I could see he was proud.[08:04.95]W: The Sherpa view of climbing[08:06.61]is different from the western view.[08:09.14]M: We Sherpas believe that mountains are places[08:11.15]where the gods live, especially Mt. Qomolangma. [08:18.34]Before we climb, we perform religious ceremonies [08:21.05]to ask god for permission and a safe passage.[08:25.06]Sherpas don't have any interest in climbing mountains. [08:28.38]Mostly they climb as a necessity to make money,[08:31.81]but the western world looks on Mt. Qomolangma[08:34.64]as another rock and says,[08:37.03]"Wow, this is the highest mountain. Let's go conquer it." [08:40.79]You don't conquer Mt. Qomolangma.[08:43.22]You go on Mt. Qomolangma,[08:45.21]just as if you are crawling into your mother's lap.[08:48.54]W: Let's talk about the day[08:50.24]you reached the summit of Mt. Qomolangma.[08:53.20]M: My desire to climb Mt. Qomolangma[08:55.40]grew even more after my father died in 1986.[09:00.05]I wanted to climb to understand him.[09:02.89]Throughout the whole climb, I thought about it.[09:05.54]On the final day,[09:07.27]I felt my father was pulling or pushing me,[09:09.87]because I didn't know where this energy came from.[09:13.51]When I finally got to the top, I cried.[09:16.26]I could see my dad there with a big smile.[09:21.58]Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation[09:23.73]you have just heard.[09:26.10]Question12[09:28.00]What did the man ask his father to do?[09:42.67]Question13[09:44.94]What do we learn about the man's father[09:46.99]from the conversation?[10:01.35]Question14[10:02.91]How do westerners view mountains according to the man? [10:19.09]Question15[10:21.09]What does the man say[10:22.69]about his climb to the summit of Mt. Qomolangma?[10:38.02]Section B[10:39.82]Directions: In this section,[10:41.46]you will hear 3 short passages.[10:44.50]At the end of each passage,[10:46.15]you will hear some questions.[10:48.60]Both the passage and the questions[10:50.51]will be spoken only once.[10:53.29]After you hear a question,[10:54.95]you must choose the best answer[10:57.26]from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D).[11:02.15]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 [11:05.74]with a single line through the centre.[11:09.81]Passage One[11:11.05]There are a few differences[11:12.54]in the organization of memorandums and letters.[11:15.75]Memorandums and letters differ somewhat in appearance. [11:19.60]"To" and "From" replace a letter's inside address[11:23.79]and signature block, for example.[11:27.21]Further, letters are usually sent outside the organization, [11:30.78]while memorandums are usually internal messages.[11:34.73]As internal messages,memorandums tend to be more informal [11:39.22]and more direct than their letter counterparts.[11:43.26]One survey of 800 business people showed[11:45.75]they spent from 21 to 38 percent of their time[11:49.76]writing memorandums.[11:51.85]There must be a lot of executives overwhelmed[11:54.77]by the number of memorandums they received.[11:56.72]As a result,competition for the reader's time places[12:00.96]importance on directness and clarity of memorandums. [12:04.73]So perhaps even more so than with letters,[12:09.01]memorandum should start with the statement of the purpose [12:12.02]early in the message.[12:14.05]Memorandums also need special visual treatment:[12:16.69]keep paragraph short, much like newspaper articles.[12:20.67]Computers increasingly aid mid and upper level managers [12:24.17]who prepare their own memorandums[12:26.99]without secretarial help.[12:29.36]If you prepare your own correspondence,[12:31.23]realize the importance of dating your messages.[12:34.21]Knowing precisely when you recommended, ordered, [12:37.42]signed or asked about something often is crucial.[12:41.67]Computers often can date information for you easily. [12:45.17]Another characteristic that can[12:46.59]set memorandums apart from letters[12:48.93]is the inclusion of humor.[12:51.36]When the internal message[12:53.41]is lighthearted and relatively unimportant,[12:56.09]humor in a memorandum can distinguish its author [12:58.23]as a person with personality and depth.[13:01.07]As long as the humor is on target,[13:03.22]does not embarrass others,[13:05.47]is not overdone and is not too frequent,[13:07.93]it can reflect positively on its author.[13:13.10]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage[13:15.82]you have just heard.[13:19.13]Question 16[13:21.46]How does the speaker start his talk?[13:36.28]Question17[13:38.25]What did the survey of 800 business people show? [13:54.33]Question 18[13:56.59]What does the speaker say is most important[13:58.84]in memorandum writing?[14:13.36]Question 19[14:15.20]What characteristic of a memorandum[14:17.30]can make readers think highly of its writer?[14:33.34]Passage Two[14:35.38]At school and at work, I have noticed[14:37.49]that people have different kinds of work habits.[14:40.24]Some people are collaborators, who like to work in groups. [14:43.76]They find that doing a project with someone else[14:46.27]makes the job more pleasant and the load lighter.[14:49.73]Collaborators never work alone unless they are forced to. [14:53.66]A second category I had noticed is the advice-seeker. [14:56.91]An advice-seeker does the bulk of her work alone, [15:00.38]but frequently looks to others for advice.[15:02.73]When this worker has raised[15:05.12]a crucial point in her project,[15:07.46]she may show it to a classmate or co-worker[15:09.87]just to get another opinion.[15:12.72]Getting the advice of others makes this worker[15:14.82]feel secure about her project as it takes shape.[15:18.48]Another type of worker I have noticed is the slacker. [15:21.34]A slacker tries to avoid work whenever possible.[15:24.71]If he seems to be busy at the computer,[15:27.71]he is probably playing a game online.[15:30.70]And if he is writing busily,[15:32.53]he's probably making his grocery list.[15:35.13]Slackers will do anything[15:37.13]except the work they are paid to do.[15:39.51]The final type of worker is the loner.[15:41.80]This type of worker prefers working alone.[15:44.84]This type of worker has confidence in his ability,[15:48.53]and is likely to feel that collaboration is a waste of time. [15:53.04]Loners work with others only when they are forced to. [15:56.20]Collaborators, advice-seekers, slackers and loners[16:00.05]have different work styles,[16:02.11]but each knows the work habits[16:03.60]that help him or her to get the job done.[16:08.61]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you[16:11.90]have just heard.[16:13.95]Question 20[16:15.79]What do collaborators and loners have in common?[16:31.78]Question 21[16:33.79]In what aspect does an advice-seeker[16:35.70]differ greatly from a loner?[16:50.72]Question 22[16:52.46]What do we learn about slackers?[17:08.45]Passage Three[17:10.42]Before the Civil War,[17:11.81]if you were black and born a free man,[17:14.27]you could still be forced into slavery.[17:16.86]That's what happened to Solomon Northup.[17:20.12]Northup was born a free man[17:22.07]in Minerva New York in 1808.[17:25.08]He was a carpenter and talented drummer.[17:27.83]In 1834, he and his wife moved to Saratoga Springs,New York, [17:34.53]where they had three children.[17:36.97]In 1841, Northup met two men[17:39.83]who claimed to be from a circus.[17:41.74]Because he needed the money,[17:43.69]Northup agreed to join them[17:45.10]as a drummer in Washington D.C.[17:48.10]Once they reached Washington, however,[17:50.50]the men drugged, chained, robbed,[17:52.85]and sold him to a slave trader.[17:56.06] was shipped south to New Orleans along with other slaves, [18:00.28]where he was sold in a slave market.[18:03.22]He spent the next twelve years[18:05.27]as a slave working for three masters.[18:08.38]Northup worked hard and endured much cruelty,[18:10.92]but he was always looking for the chance[18:13.55]to escape or contact his family and friends in New York. [18:16.95]Finally in 1852 Northup befriended[18:20.36]Samuel Bass, a Canadian carpenter.[18:23.36]With his help, Northup sent a letter to his friends in New York. [18:27.35]Through the help of his friends,[18:29.14]he regained his freedom in 1853.[18:32.12]Northup returned to New York,[18:34.26]where he was finally reunited with his family.[18:37.63]Northup has many descendants,[18:39.27]who gathered together in Saratoga Springs[18:41.74]on July 24th, 1999, for a tribute to their ancestor.[18:47.60]The town of Saratoga Springs declared[18:49.69]July 24th Solomon Northup Day[18:53.47]to remember the suffering of Northup[18:55.12]and other African Americans who lived as slaves.[19:00.65]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage[19:03.07]you have just heard.[19:05.46]Question23[19:07.31]What happened to Solomon Northup in 1841?[19:23.13]Question24[19:25.55]Who helped Northup regain contact with his friends?[19:41.68]Question25[19:43.57]What did the town of Saratoga Springs do?[19:59.16]Section C[20:00.82]Directions: In this section,[20:03.02]you will hear a passage three times.[20:05.61]When the passage is read for the first time,[20:08.10]you should listen carefully for its general idea.[20:12.12]When the passage is read for the second time,[20:14.47]you are required to fill in the blanks[20:16.31]with the exact words you have just heard.[20:19.11]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,[20:22.39]you should check what you have written.[20:26.50]Now listen to the passage.[20:30.85]Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views[20:33.94]that differ from your own. It manifests itself[20:37.58]in hatred, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination.[20:43.20]Once it intensifies in people,[20:45.60]intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome.[20:49.66]But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant?[20:53.80]Why would people want to be uninformed[20:56.41]about the world around them?[20:59.67]Why would one want to be part of the problem in America, [21:02.48]instead of the solution?[21:05.58]There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes,[21:09.92]some dating back to childhood.[21:12.78]It is likely that intolerant folks[21:14.63]grew up imitating intolerant parents[21:17.80]and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for generations. [21:22.22]Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways[21:25.61]that they find it easier to ignore anything[21:28.38]that might not conform to their limited view of life.[21:32.49]Or maybe intolerant students[21:34.16]have simply never been exposed to anyone[21:36.80]different from themselves.[21:39.65]But none of these reasons is an excuse[21:41.95]for allowing the intolerance to continue.[21:45.18]Intolerance should not be confused with disagreement.[21:49.50]It is, of course, possible to disagree with an opinion[21:53.14]without being intolerant of it.[21:55.89]If you understand a belief[21:57.58]but still don't believe in that specific belief, that's fine.[22:00.82]You are entitled to your opinion.[22:03.85]As a matter of fact,[22:05.82]knowledgeable dissenters are important for any belief.[22:09.86]If we all believed the same things, we would never grow,[22:15.15]and we would never learn about the world around us.[22:18.19]Intolerance does not stem from disagreement.[22:20.61]It stems from fear. And fear stems from ignorance.[22:30.16]Now the passage will be read again.[22:33.89]Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views[22:36.80]that differ from your own. It manifests itself[22:39.77]in hatred, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination.[22:43.83]Once it intensifies in people,[22:46.49]intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome.[22:49.84]But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant?[22:52.85]Why would people want to be uninformed[22:54.94]about the world around them?[22:57.13]Why would one want to be part of the problem in America, [23:00.28]instead of the solution?[23:03.26]There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes,[23:06.17]some dating back to childhood.[23:08.76]It is likely that intolerant folks[23:10.87]grew up imitating intolerant parents[23:13.06]and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for generations. [23:18.03]Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways[23:20.48]that they find it easier to ignore anything[23:23.43]that might not conform to their limited view of life.[23:26.37]Or maybe intolerant students[23:28.56]have simply never been exposed to anyone[23:30.95]different from themselves.[23:33.61]But none of these reasons is an excuse[23:35.80]for allowing the intolerance to continue.[23:38.18]Intolerance should not be confused with disagreement.[23:40.72]It is, of course, possible to disagree with an opinion[23:44.27]without being intolerant of it.[23:47.02]If you understand a belief[23:48.62]but still don't believe in that specific belief, that's fine.[23:52.65]You are entitled to your opinion.[23:54.90]As a matter of fact,[23:56.94]knowledgeable dissenters are important for any belief.[24:00.19]If we all believed the same things, we would never grow, [24:03.44]and we would never learn about the world around us.[24:07.75]Intolerance does not stem from disagreement.[24:10.07]It stems from fear. And fear stems from ignorance.[24:16.60]Now the passage will be read for the third time.[24:20.99]Intolerance is the art of ignoring any views[24:23.49]that differ from your own. It manifests itself[24:27.27]in hatred, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination.[24:33.52]Once it intensifies in people,[24:35.66]intolerance is nearly impossible to overcome.[24:40.65]But why would anyone want to be labeled intolerant?[24:44.37]Why would people want to be uninformed[24:46.14]about the world around them?[24:49.57]Why would one want to be part of the problem in America, [24:52.96]instead of the solution?[24:56.21]There are many explanations for intolerant attitudes,[25:00.04]some dating back to childhood.[25:03.17]It is likely that intolerant folks[25:05.32]grew up imitating intolerant parents[25:07.59]and the cycle of prejudice has simply continued for generations. [25:12.01]Perhaps intolerant people are so set in their ways[25:15.66]that they find it easier to ignore anything[25:17.69]that might not conform to their limited view of life.[25:22.26]Or maybe intolerant students[25:24.20]have simply never been exposed to anyone[25:26.43]different from themselves.[25:29.43]But none of these reasons is an excuse[25:31.38]for allowing the intolerance to continue.[25:35.08]Intolerance should not be confused with disagreement.[25:39.04]It is, of course, possible to disagree with an opinion[25:42.62]without being intolerant of it.[25:45.64]If you understand a belief[25:46.79]but still don't believe in that specific belief, that's fine.[25:50.70]You are entitled to your opinion.[25:53.64]As a matter of fact,[25:55.33]knowledgeable dissenters are important for any belief.[25:59.74]If we all believed the same things, we would never grow, [26:03.52]and we would never learn about the world around us.[26:07.27]Intolerance does not stem from disagreement.[26:11.33]It stems from fear. And fear stems from ignorance.。