2007年6月听力原文
2007年6月大学英语四级听力真题MP3下载（含文本）
2007年6月大学英语四级听力真题MP3下载（含文本）第一篇：2007年6月大学英语四级听力真题MP3下载(含文本) 大学英语四级听力2007年12月真题MP3下载Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section A Direction: In his section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)She used to be in poor health.C)She was somewhat overweightB)She was popular among boys.D)She didn’t do well at high school.12.A)At he airport.B)In a restaurant.C)In a booking office.D)At the hotel reception.13.A)Teaching her son by herself.B)Having confidence in her son.C)Asking the teacher for extra help.D)Telling her son not to worry.14.A)Have a short break.B)Take two weeks off.C)Continue her work outdoors.D)Go on vacation with the man.15.A)He is taking care of this twin brother.B)He ha been feeling ill all week.C)He is worried about Rod’s health.D)He has been in perfect condition.16.A)She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B)She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C)She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D)She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17.A)The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.B)The woman doesn’t seem to knowwhat the book is about.C)The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.D)The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18.A)Most of the man’s friends are athletes.B)Few peop le share the woman’s opinion.C)The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.D)The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard.19.A)She has packed it in one of her bags.B)She has probably left it in a taxi.C)She id going to get it the airport.D)She is afraid that she has lost it.20)A)It ends in winter.B)It will cost her a lot.C)It will last one week.D)It depends on the weather.21.A)The plane is taking off soon.B)There might be a traffic jam.C)The taxi is waiting for them.D)There is a lot of stuff to pack.22.A)At home.B)In the man’s car.C)At the airport.D)By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23.A)She is thirsty for promotion.B)She wants a much higher salary.C)She is tired of her present work.D)She wants to save travel expenses.24.A)Translator.B)Travel agent.C)Language instructor.D)Environment engineer.25.A)Lively personality and inquiring mind.B)Communication skills and team spirit.C)Devotion and work efficiency.D)Education and experience.Section B Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passage.At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a questions , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
大学英语四级考试试题07年6月听力原文
36. meaning 37. adjusting 38. aware 39. competition40. standards 41. accustomed 42. semester 43. inquire44. at their worst ,they may threaten to take their children out of college or cutoff funds45. think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do withtheir liveswho are now young adults must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they areScripts for Model Test 7 (2007年6月四级)Section A11. W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I wasabout to watch it when someone came to see me.M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program? [C]12. W: I won a first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as anawards.M: It' s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? [D]13. M: I wish I hadn’t thrown away that reading list!W: I thought you might regret it. That’s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? [B]14. W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? [A]15. M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsonrecommended?W: Oh, I haven' t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.Q: What does the woman mean? [C]16. M: Jane missed the class again, didn’t she? I wonder why?W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to seeif she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a caraccident.Q: What does the woman say about Jane? [D]17. W: I' m sure the Smiths' new house is somewhere on the street, but I don‘ t knowexactly where it is.M: But I’ m told it' s two blocks from their old home. [D]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18. W: I’ ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? [A] Conversation One:M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.W: Your name, please.M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That' s a room for five and...M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn’t know the special was so good.W: No, no, no --- according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.M: No, no---hold on. You must have two guests under the name.W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.M: Yeah?W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...M: Wait, wait. It' s for tonight, not tomorrow night.W: Em..., I don' t think we have any rooms for tonight. There is conference going on in town and---er, let' s see...yeah, no rooms.M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W: Well, let---let me check my computer here...Ah!M: What?W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.M: Great, I' II take it.W: But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.M: What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a free continent breakfast.M: Hey, isn’t the breakfast free anyway?W: Well, only on weekends.M: I want to talk to the manager.W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount... Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard:19. What' s the man' s problem?20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn’t have any rooms for that night?21. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation? Conversation Two:M: Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don' t you?W: Yes, I’ve been here ten years as assistant director.M: Really? What does that involve?W: Well, I’m in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university. M: Only postgraduates?W: Yes, postgraduates only. I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.M: Do you find that you get particular-sort of different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...W: Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas.They were from African countries, the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or, have you done other things?W: Well, I’ve been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the m edical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.M: Oh, I see.W: So I’ve done different types of things.M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...W: Oh, yeah, from October 1, I' II be doing an entirely different job. There' s going to be more committee work, I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students. Unfortunately, I’ll miss my contact with students.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard:23. What is the woman’s present position?24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman' suniversity?25. What will the woman' s new job be like?Section BPassage OneMy mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quietand intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.26. What does the speaker tell us about his mother’s early childhood?27. What do we learn about the speaker’s father?28. What does the speaker say about his mother?Passage TwoDuring a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. For ten years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors. He started speaking. “I want to talk to my wife.” Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years, raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. “It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14-hour stretch”Herbert’s uncle Simon Menka said. “How long have I been away?” Herbert asked. “We told him almost ten years,” the uncle said, “he thought it was only three months.” Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29, 1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since. News accounts in the days and years after his injury described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings. Menka declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition or whether the apparent progress is continuing. “The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert”, he said. As word of Herbert’s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. “He’s resting comfortably,” the uncle told them.29. What happened to Herbert ten years ago?30. What surprised Donald Herbert’s family and doctors one Saturday?31. Hong long did Herbert remain unconscious?32. How did Herbert’s family react to the public attention?Passage ThreeAlmost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States. It is held every summer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, shareideas, and present Indiana’s best products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents. During the early 1930’s, officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it’s still one of Indiana’s most celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things at the fair. They can watch the judging of the price cows, pigs, and other animals; they can see sheep getting their wool cut, and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing; they can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about the animals they would never see except at the fair. The fair provides a chance for the farming communities to show its skills and farm products. For example, visitors might see the world’s largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant. Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games, or attend more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances performed by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they’re connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.33. What were the main goals of the Indiana’s state fair when it started?34. How did some farmers gain entrance to the fair in the early 1930’s?35. Why are state fairs important events in the America?Section CCompound DictationStudents’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well meaning, but some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing A’s and B’s on the high school report cards, they may be upset when their children’s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gentl y inquire why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different, and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.。
2007年6月六级听力试题及答案(含原文)
2007年6月11. A) Surfing the net.B) Watching a talk show.C) Packing a birthday gift.D) Shopping at a jewelry store.12. A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.B) He is sure of his success in the exam.C) He doesn’t know if he can do well in the exam.D) He used to get straight A’s in the exams he took.13. A) The man is generous with his good comments on people.B) The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.C) The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.D) The man is quite optimistic about human nature.14. A) Study for some profession.B) Attend a medical school.C) Stay in business.D) Sell his shop.15. A) More money.B) Fair treatment.C) A college education.D) Shorter work hours.16. A) She was exhausted from her trip.B) She missed the comforts of home.C) She was impressed by Mexican food.D) She will not go to Mexico again.17. A) Cheer herself up a bit.B) Find a more suitable job.C) Seek professional advice.D) Take a psychology course.18. A) He dresses more formally now.B) What he wears does not match his position.C) He has ignored his friends since graduation.D) He failed to do well at college.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To go sightseeing.B) To have meetings.C) To promote a new champagne.D) To join in a training program.20. A) It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.B) It can make air travel more entertaining.C) It can cut down the expenses for air travel.D) It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.21. A) Took balanced meals with champagne.B) Ate vegetables and fruit only.C) Refrained from fish or meat.D) Avoided eating rich food.22. A) Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.B) Many of them were concerned with their well-being.C) Not many of them chose to do what she did.D) Not many of them understood the program.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) At a fair.B) At a cafeteria.C) In a computer lab.D) In a shopping mall.24. A) The latest computer technology.B) The organizing of an exhibition.C) The purchasing of some equipment.D) The dramatic changes in the job market.25. A) Data collection.B) Training consultancy.C) Corporate management.D) Information processing.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choice marked A) B) C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a singleline through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
07-10年-英语六级真题-听力原文
2007年6月英语六级真题听力原文Section ANow let’s begin with the eight short conversations：11. W: Jim, you are on the net again！We are going to get off. It’s time for the talk show！M：Just a minute dear! I’m looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom s birthday. Q：What is the man doing right now？12. W: I’ve never seen you have such confidence before in the exam！M: It s more than confidence！Right now I felt that if I got less than an A，it will be the fault of the exam itself。
Q: What does the man mean?13。
W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good? M：Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news！Q：What do we learn from the conversation?14. M：Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school. W：You are quite right！He’s just kidding！He’s also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business。
2007年6月六级听力原文及答案
11. A) Surfing the net.B）Watching a talk show.C）Packing a birthday gift。
D) Shopping at a jewelry store。
（A）12. A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.B）He is sure of his success in the exam.C) He doesn’t know if he can do well in the exam。
D) He used to get straight A’s in the exams he took.(B）13. A）The man is generous with his good comments on people. B）The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.C) The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.D）The man is quite optimistic about human nature.(D）14. A) Study for some profession.B）Attend a medical school。
C）Stay in business。
D）Sell his shop。
（C）15. A) More money。
B) Fair treatment。
C) A college education。
D）Shorter work hours.(A)16。
A) She was exhausted from her trip。
B) She missed the comforts of home。
C）She was impressed by Mexican food.D) She will not go to Mexico again.（B）17. A) Cheer herself up a bit.B) Find a more suitable job。
2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷四级真题+答案详解+听力原文
2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 wordsfollowing the outline given bellow:欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。
标题：Welcome to our club书写提纲：1. 表达你的欢迎；2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given inthe passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in thepassage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days.A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Identity theft is “an absolute epidemic,”states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. “It’s certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It’s worldwide. It affects everybody, and ther e’s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late.”Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someoneelse for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims’ names. In many cases, a victim’s losses may included not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet. 1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like . The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site’s privacy policy, you’ll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won’t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume., for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous(匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using theInternet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic(泛指的) identifier, such as “Intranet Developer Candidate,”or “Experienced Marketing Representative.”You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as “Major auto manufacturer,” or “International packaged goods supplier.”If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don’t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn’t contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as *************************.5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There’s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver’s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don’t provide this even if they say they need it in order to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book – don’t fall for it.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2007年6月23日英语四级听力完整原文
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌今年的六级是第一次全部采用改革后的新题型，不过还是令很多考生以及培训机构比较意外的是这次考试并没有像以往六级考试那样综合部分考察改错，而确和四级一样考察了完型填空这种题型，虽然有点出乎大家的意料，不过从这次的考察来看，考察的单词与语法并不算特别难，其实就是换了一种形式考察大家而已。
下面简单来分析一下这次的完型填空。
文章中涉及到非实义词的题目并不是很多，有62、65、71、72、76和78这几题，考察以固定搭配和语法居多，例如76考察的是名词性从句，其实what 就相当于all that,这个也恰好是78题考点，all为先行词，that为关系代词指代all。
像72题就是固定搭配小品词的考察，turn out to be或者turn out that为“证明是”的意思。
除了以上6题非实义词的考察外，其余14题都是动词、名词、形容词和副词等实义词的考察，这些题目需要注意的是，一个要注意上下文对选词的提示，另一个也要注意一些固定搭配，有些时候固定搭配可以帮助我们快速选择出答案来，像66题的reluctance to（不愿，勉强），而66题c选项denial,如果大家对六级词汇单选题熟悉的话，在01年6月45题中denial曾作为正确答案，跟它搭配的一般是of，denial of sth./sb.。
考生应该对考试中的四个选项进行充分分析，这次考试中整体来讲20道完型共80个单词单纯从单词本身来讲并不是特别难，像63题，如果只看选项我们也应该意识到B、C、D三个选项的意思都是“明显的”，这时候可以把注意力放在A身上，然后回文章中看下上下文是否通顺就可以了。
像70题也有比较明显的固定搭配protect from，这些都是基本的甚至于四级同学都应该知道的一些考点，所以其实提醒我们参加四六级的考生，英语基础非常重要，大家不要在复习的时候只去复习难点，简单的东西都忘记了就不好了。
74题四个单词比较难以辨析，不过从上下文我们能看出这个词肯定是个灾难性的词，所以不可能是像C“冲浪”这种意思，我们常说的上网冲浪就叫做surf the Internet，而这题的正确答案surge（巨涌）在近两年的六级考试中在单选题的选项中至少两次出现过，所以如果大家实在不愿对着本词汇书去背单词的话，不妨把历年六级单选题各个选项弄弄清楚。
2007年6月四级听力原文
2007.6Short Conversations11,W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program on Channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me.M: Y eah. It reported some major breakthroughs in cancer research. People over 40 would find the program worth watching.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?12.W: I won the first prize in the national writing contest and I got this camera as an award.M: It’s a good camera. Y ou can take it when you travel. I had no ide a you were a marvelous writer.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?13.M: I wish I hadn’t thrown away that waiting list.W: I thought you might regret it. That’s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14.W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15.M: Hi, Susan. Have you finished reading the book Prof. Johnson recommended?W: Oh, I haven’t read it through the way I’d read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.Q: What does the woman mean?16.M: Jane missed class again, didn’t she? I wond er why.W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week, so I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.Q: What does the woman say about Jane?17.W: I’m sure that Smith’s new house is somewhere on this street, but I don’t know exactly where it is.M: But I’m told it’s two blocks from their old home.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18.W: I’ve been waiting here almost half an hour. How come it took it so long?M: Sorry, honey. I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Long Conversation 1:-Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.-Y our name, please?-Nelson, Charles Nelson.-Ok, Mr. Nel son, that’s a room for 5 and …-Excuse me? Y ou mean a room for 5 pounds? I didn’t know the special was so good.-No, no, no, according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.-No, no, hold on. Y ou must have two guests under the name.-OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.-Y es?-Charles Nelson, a room for one for the nineteen…-Wait, wait, it was for tonight, not tomorrow night.-Ehm, hmm, I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight. There is a conference going on in town and, er, let’s see, yeah, no rooms.-Oh, come on, you must have something, anything!-Well, let, let me check my computer here. Ah!-What?-There has been a cancelation for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.-Great, I’ll take it.-But I’ll have to charge you a hundred and fifty pounds for the night.-What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!-Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount, plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.-Hey, isn’t the breakfast free anyway?-Well, only on weekends.-I want to talk to the manager.-Wait, wait, wait, Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount!Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What is the man’s problem?20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn’t have any rooms for that night?21. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?Long Conversation 2:-Sarah, you work in the admission’s office, don’t you?-Y es, I’m, I’ve been here 10 years as an assistance director.-Really? What does that involve?-Well, I’m in charge of all the admissions of post graduate students in the university.-Only post graduates?-Y es, post graduates only. I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.-Do you find that you get a particular...sort of different national groups? I mean you get larger numbers from Latin America or…-Y es, well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas. They were from the Afican countries, the far east, the middle east and Latin America.-Ehm, but have you been doing just that for the last 10 years or have you done other things?-Well, I’ve been doing the same job, ehm, before that I was a secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back I worked in the local government.-Oh, I see.-So I’ve done different types of things.-Y es, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something…?-Oh, yeah, from October 1st I’ll be doing an entirely different job. There is going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students unfortunately. I’ll miss my contact with students.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the woman’s present position?24. What do we learn about the post graduates enrolled last year in the woman’s university?25. What will the woma n’s new job be like?Section A Compound DictationStudents’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well-meaning, but some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing As and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children’s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gent ly enquire why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.Short PassagesPassage 1My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago, where my grandfather worked making ice-cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went on to secretarial school and finally worked as an executive secretary for a rare wood company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair wind-blown, her gaze reaching towards the horizon.My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Y et he eventually built a small successful whole-sale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family.In 1950, with three small children, Dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked the land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said good-bye to her parents and friends and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard:26: What does the speaker tell us about his mother’s early childhood?27: What do we learn about the speaker’s father?28: What does the speaker say about his mother?Passage 2During a 1995 roof collapse, a fire fighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. For 10 years he was unable to speak. Then one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors – he started speaki ng. “I want to talk to my wife,” Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than 7 years rose to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. “It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14 hour stretch.” Herbert’s uncle Simon Manka said. “How long have I been away?” Herbert asked. “We told him almost 10 years.” The uncle said. He thought it was only three months.Herbert was fighting a house fire Dec. 29, 1995, when the roof collapsed burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since.News accounts in the days and years after his injury, described Herbert as blind and with little, if any, memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy, but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings. Manka declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition or whether the apparent progress was continuing. “The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert,” he said. As word of Herbert’s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. “He is resting comfortably,” the uncle told them. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29: What happened to Herbert 10 years ago?30: What surprised Donald Herbert’s family and doctors one Saturday?31: How long did Herbert remain unconscious?32: How did Herbert’s family react to the publi c attention?Passage 3Almost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States. It is held every summer.It started in 1852. Its goa ls were to educate, share ideas and present Indiana’s best products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents. During the early 1930’s, officials of the fair ruled that people could attend by paying something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot. But it is still one of the Indiana’s celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair.They can do many things at the fair. They can watch the judging of the priced cows, pigs and other animals. They can see sheep getting their wool cut and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing. They can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about animals they would never see except other fair. The fair provides the chance for the farming community to show its skills and fun products. For example, visitors might see the world’s largest apple or the tallest sun flower plant.Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games or attempt more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances put on by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important because people need to remember that they are connected to the earth and its products and they depend on animals for many things.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard:33: What were the main goals of the Indiana state fair when it started?34: How did some farmers give entrance to the fair in the early 1930’s?35: Why are state fairs important events in the America?Students’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well-meaning, but some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters hav e in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing As and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children’s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently enquire why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.。
2007年6月大学英语六级真题听力
11、W: Jim, you are on the net again! We are going to get off. It's time for the talk show!M: Just a minute dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.Q: What is the man doing right now?12．W: I've never seen you have such confidence before in the exam!M: It's more than confidence! Right now I felt that if I got less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.Q: What does the man mean?13．W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14．M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.W: You are quite right! He's just kidding! He's also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business.Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?15．W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month.M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?16．M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?W: Oh, I got sick and tired of the hotel and hotel food! So now I understand the thing: East, west, home's best!Q: What does the woman mean?17．W: I'm worried about Anna. She's really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.M: That sounds serious! She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre.Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?18．M: I could hardly recognize Sam after we got that new job! He's always in a suit and tie now.W: Yeah. He was never liked that in college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.Q: What does the speaker say about Sam?Conversation 1M: Hi, Anna! Welcome back! How’s your trip to t he States?W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn’t have much time to see New York.M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States, and when I arrived at New York, I didn’t have any problem, no jet lag at all. On the way back, I didn’t do it, and I felt terrible.M: You’re joking!W: Not at all, it really meant a lot of difference.M: En. So what did you do?W: Well, I didn’t drink an alcohol or coffee, and I didn’t eat any meat or rich food. I drink a lot of water, and fresh juice, and I ate the noodles on thewell-being me nu. They’re lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example, and I did some of the exercises of the program.M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn’t do many, of course, there isn’t much space on a plane.M: How many passengers do the exercises?W: Not many.M: Then how much champagne did they drink?W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.M: So, basically, it’s a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.W: That’s right! It’s a difficult choice.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.19. Why did the woman go to New York?20. What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?22. What did the woman say about other passengers?Conversation Two:W: Morning. Can I help you?M: Well, I’m not rally sure. I’m just looking.W: I see. Well, there’s plenty to look at it again this year. I’m sure you have to walk miles to see each stand.M: That’s true.W: Er…, would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation.M: Well, that’s very kind of you, but…W: Now, please. Is this the first year you’ve been to the fair, Mr….M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.W: My name’s Susan Carter. Are you looking for anythi ng in particular, or are you interested in computers in general?M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I owe a small company, we’ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.W: What’s your line of business, Mr. Johnson?M: We’re a training consultancy.W: I see. And what do you mean “to keep on top”?M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard letters and forms. So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.W: Right. Well, that’s no problem. But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That’s it over there! It’s IBM compatible.M: What about the price?W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with the hardware.M: Well, I’ll think about it. Thank you.W: Here’s my card. Please feel free to contact me.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve j ust heard:23. Where did the conversation take place?24. What are the speakers talking about?25. What is the man’s line of business?PassageP1The new year always brings with the cultural tradition of new possibilities. We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our ideal self or an image that is quite different from what we are now. For some of us, we roll at dreamy film in our heads just because it’s the beginning of a new year. But we aren’t serious ab out making changes. We just make some half-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us feel less successful and leads us to discount our ability to change in the future. It’ not the change is impossible but that it wou ld lose(?) unless our resolutions are supported with plans for implementation. We have to make our intentions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal. Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night you just have to have a cookie. And you know there’s a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two, you check the bag and find out you’ve just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, “What the hell!” and polish off the whole bag. Then you begin to draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about yourself. To protect your sense of self, you begin to discount the goal. You may think –“Well, dieting wasn’t that important to me and I won’t make it anyhow.” So you abandon the goal a nd return to your bad habits.26 What do people usually wish to do at the beginning of a new year?27 How can people turn their new year’s resolutions into reality?28 Why does the speaker mention the example of sweets and cookies?P225 years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son witnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra D. The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly. But her three-month-old daughter was left trapped in the burning car. While others looked on in horror, Andersen jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shadowed rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in flames. But toe veryone’s amazement, Andersen was able to pull the baby to safety. While the baby was all right, Andersen was seriously injured. Two days later he died. But his heroic act was published widely in the media. His son was soon adopted by relatives. The most remarkable part of the story unfolded only last week. Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking through some old boxes when they came across some old newspaper clippings. “This is me when I was a new born baby. I was rescued from a burning car. But my mother died in the accident,” explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen’s mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he skimmed over the newspaper article. To Karen’s surprise, Michael was absorbed in the details of the accident. And he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about their parents.29 What happened twenty-five years ago?30 What does the speaker say about Michael’s father?31 Why did Michael cry uncontrollably when he skimmed over the newspaper article?P3Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do. Americans spend more time at work than that any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan where industrialized employees load 2155 hours a year compared with 1951 in the US and 1603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans add an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained above 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year. Specifically pay time off holidays, vacations,sick leave shrink by 50% in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competitions and slow in growth of productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s reduce the professional and managerial runs, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back on working hours even it means earning less money. But most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.Question 32-35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard32. In which country do industrial employees work the longest hours?33. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?34. Why do corporations press their employees to work longer hours according to the speaker?35. What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do?Compound dictationNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, assess physical as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient related services, and make all our nursing decision based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If in any circumstance we feel that a physician’s order is inappropriate or unsafe, we have a legal responsibility to question that order, or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to odd working hours is a prime reason for a large of the career dissatisfaction. It is sometimes required that we work overtime, and that we change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives, destruct our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except job related friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates, as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes in our medical system. But if trends continue as predicted, they will find that most critical hospital care will be provided by new, inexperienced, and sometimes inadequately trainednurses.。
最新6月六级听力原文及答案
2007年6月六级听力原文及答案11. A) Surfing the net.B) Watching a talk show.C) Packing a birthday gift.D) Shopping at a jewelry store.（A）12. A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.B) He is sure of his success in the exam.C) He doesn’t know if he can do well in the exam.D) He used to get straight A’s in the exams he took.（B）13. A) The man is generous with his good comments on people.B) The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.C) The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.D) The man is quite optimistic about human nature.（D）14. A) Study for some profession.B) Attend a medical school.C) Stay in business.D) Sell his shop.（C）15. A) More money.B) Fair treatment.C) A college education.D) Shorter work hours.（A）16. A) She was exhausted from her trip.B) She missed the comforts of home.C) She was impressed by Mexican food.D) She will not go to Mexico again.（B）17. A) Cheer herself up a bit.B) Find a more suitable job.C) Seek professional advice.D) Take a psychology course.（C）18. A) He dresses more formally now.B) What he wears does not match his position.C) He has ignored his friends since graduation.D) He failed to do well at college.（A）Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To go sightseeing.B) To have meetings.C) To promote a new champagne.D) To join in a training program.（B）20. A) It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.B) It can make air travel more entertaining.C) It can cut down the expenses for air travel.D) It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.（D）21. A) Took balanced meals with champagne.B) Ate vegetables and fruit only.C) Refrained from fish or meat.D) Avoided eating rich food.（D）22. A) Many of them found it difficult to exercise on a plane.B) Many of them were concerned with their well-being.C) Not many of them chose to do what she did.D) Not many of them understood the program.（C）Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) At a fair.B) At a cafeteria.C) In a computer lab.D) In a shopping mall.（A）24. A) The latest computer technology.B) The organizing of an exhibition.C) The purchasing of some equipment.D) The dramatic changes in the job market.（C）25. A) Data collection.B) Training consultancy.C) Corporate management.D) Information processing.（B）Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A) B) C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2007年6月四级听力原文及答案
2007年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文Part ⅢListening Comprehension （35 minutes）Section ADirections: In his section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ,B ,C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program on Cannel (频道) 2 yesterday evening? I was aboutto watch it when someone came to see me.M: Y eah, it reported some major breakthrough (突破) in cancer research. People over 40 would find the program worth watching.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?C)12. W: I won the 1st prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as an award(奖品).M: It’s a good camera. Y ou can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?D)13. M: I wish I hadn’t thrown away that reading list!W: I thought you might regret it. That’s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?B)14. W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?A)15. M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnson recommended?W: Oh, I haven’t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.Q: What does the woman mean?C)16. M: Jane missed class again, didn’t she? I wonder why.W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.Q: What does the woman say about Jane?D)17. W: I’m sure the Smiths’ new house is somewhere on this street, but I don’t know exactlywhere it is.M: But I’m told it’s two blocks from their old home.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?D)18. W: I’ve been waiting here almost half an hour. How come it took you so long?M: Sorry, honey. I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A)Now you’ll hear two long conversationsConversation OneM: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.W: Y our name, please.M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.W: OK, Mr. Nelson, that’s a room for five and...M: Excuse me. Y ou mean a room for five pounds? I didn’t know the special was so good.W: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for five guests was booked under your name. M: No, no, hold on. Y ou must have two guests under the name.W: OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.M: Y eah!W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the nineteenth. (19)M: Wait, wait, it was for tonight, not tomorrow night. (19)W: Hmm, hmm, I don’t think we have any rooms for tonight. (19、20) There’s a conference going on in town, and... Er, let’s see, yeah, no rooms (20)M: Oh, come on. Y ou must have something, anything!W: Well, let, let me check my computer here. Ah!M: What?W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honey-moon suite is now available.M: Great, I’ll take it.W: But I’ll have to charge you a hundred and fifteen pounds for the night.M: What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience.W: Well, the best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast.M: Hey, isn’t the breakfast free anyway?(21)W: Well, only on weekends. (21)M: I want to talk to the manager. (22)W: Wait, wait, wait, Mr. Nelson. I think I can give you an additional fifteen percent discount. Questions 19 to 22 are based the conversation you have just heard.19. What is the man’s problem?D)20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn’t have any rooms for that night?.B)21. What did the clerk say about breakfast in the hotel?A)22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?C)Conversation TwoM: Sara, you work in the admission’s office, don’t you?(23)W: Yes, I’m... I’ve been here 10 years as an assistant director.(23)M: Really, what does that involve?W: Well, I’m in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.M: Only postgraduates?W: Yes, postgraduates only. I’ve nothing at all to do with undergraduates.M: Do you find that you get a particular... sort of... different national groups? I mean you get largea numbers from Latin America or...W: Yes, well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas;(24) they werefrom Africa countries, the Far East, the Middle East and Latin America.M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years or have you done other things? W: Well, I’ve been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was Secretary of the Medical School at Birmingham. And further back, I worked in the local government.M: Oh, I see.W: So I’ve done different types of things.M: Y es, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...?W: Oh, yeah. From October 1, I’ll be doing an entirely different job. T here’s going to be more committee work; I mean more policy work, (25) and less dealing with students. Unfortunately, I’ll miss my contact with students.Questions 23 to 25 are based the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the woman’s present position?B)24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman’s university?A)25. What will the woman’s new job be like?C)Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questions , you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）,B）,C）and D）. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneMy mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. (26) They lived in Chicago where my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went on to secretarial school and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful, too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair wind-blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My patents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. (27) Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught.Y et, he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. (28) After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with 3 small children, Dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked at land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained. (28)Questions 26 to 28 are based the passage you have just heard.26. What does the speaker tell us about his mother’s early childhood?C)27. Why do we learn about the speaker’s father?B)28. What does the speaker say about his mother?D)Passage T woDuring a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. (29) For 10 years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors: He started speaking. (30) “I want to talk to my wife, ” Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than 7 years raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. “It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during a fourteen-hours’stretch, ” Herbert’s uncle, Simon Malcolm said. “How long have I been away?” Herbert asked. “We told him almost ten years, ” the uncle said, “ He thought it was only three months.” Hebert was fighting a house fire December 29th 1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and half months (31) and has undergone therapy ever since. News accounts in the days and years after his injury described Herbert as blind and with little, if any, memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and was little awareness of his surroundings. Malcolm declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition or whether the apparent progress was continuing. “The family was seeking privacy while the doctors evaluated Herbert,”(32) he said. As the word of Herbert’s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. “He’s resting comfortably, ” his uncle told them.Questions 29 to 32 are based the passage you have just heard.29. What happened to Herbert ten years ago?C)30. What surprised Donald Herbert’s family and doctors one Saturday?A)31. How long did Herbert remain unconscious?B)32. How did Herbert’s family react to the public attention?D)Passage ThreeAlmost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana State Fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in the United States. It is held everysummer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, share ideas, and present Indiana’s best products.(33) The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents. During the early 1930s, officials of the fair ruled that people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.(34) With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it is still one of Indiana’s most celebrated events. People from all over Indians and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things at the fair. They can watch the judging of the prize cows, pigs and other animals. They can see sheep getting their wool cut and they can learn how that wool never see except at a fair. The fair provides a chance for a farming community to show its skills and farm products. For example, visitors might see the world’s largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant. Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games or attempt more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances put on by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they are connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things. (35)Questions 33 to 35 are based the passage you have just heard.33. What were the main goals of the Indiana State Fair when it started?A)34. How did some farmers gain entrance to the fair in the early 1930s?B)35. Why are state fairs important events in America?D)Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46, you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Students’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) meaning, but some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37) adjusting to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s difficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (38) aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the (39) competition is keener, that the required (40) standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (41) Accustomed to seeing A’s and B’s on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children’s first (42) semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently(43) inquire why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44) At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds.Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45) think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, (46) who are now youngadults must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.。
2007年英语六级听力原文
2007年12月22日英语六级考试听力原文更新时间：2007-12-23 点击数： 3879 来源：沪江英语Section A11 M：The biological project is now in trouble, you know, my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed.W：Why don’t you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both.Q：What does the woman suggest the man do?12 M：How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome?W：She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?13 M：You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave, are you? If we don’t pick up George and Martha in 25 minutes we will never get to the theater on time.W：Oh, didn’t I tell you, Martha calle d to say her daughter was illand they could not go tonightQ：What is the woman probably going to do first?14M ：You’ve been hanging on to the phone for quite a while, who were you talking with?W：Oh, it was Sally, you know, she always has the latest news in town and can’t wait to talk it over with me.Q：What do we learn about Sally from the conversation?15W：It has always been hard to get this car into first gear, and now the clutch seems to be slippingM：If you leave the car with me, I will fix it for you this afternoon.Q：Who is the woman probably speaking to?16M：Kate, why does the downtown area look deserted now?W：Well, there used to be some really good stores, but lots of them moved out to the mall.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?17W :I found the lounge such a cozy place to study in. I really like the feeling in sitting on the sofa and doing the reading.M: Well, for me the hardest part about studying here is staying awake.Q：What does the man mean?18W: These mosquitoes bite killing me. I can’t help scratching.M: Next time you go camping, take some precaution, say wearing long sleevesQ: Why does the man suggest the woman wear long sleeves?Conversation One:M: Hello, and welcome to our program, “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.M: Why did you change your mind?W: Well, I’m a designer, I design leather goods, mainly shoes, andhandbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?W: No, I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.M: So does that mean you design for several different companies now?W: Yes, that’s right. I design many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and durin g last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberry’s.M: What have you been designing for them?W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.M: How’s the fashion industry in Italy change since 1982?W: Oh, yes. It’s become a lot more competitive. Because of quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But it’s high quality and design is still world-famous.M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.W: It was a pleasure.19. Where does this talk most probably take place?20. What was the woman’s original plan when she went to Florence?21. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?22. What do we learn about the change in Italy’s fashion industry?Long conversation 2M: So, Claire, you’re into drama!W: Yes, I have a master’s degree in drama and theatre. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph.D program.M: What excite you about drama?W: Well, I find it’s a communicative way to study people and you learn how to read people in drama. So usually I can understand what people are saying even though they might be lying.M: That would be useful.W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I’m in English lecture, so use a lot of drama in my classes such as role plays. And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph.D cour se. I’d like to concentrate on Asian dramaand try to bring Asian theatre to the world’s attention. I don’t know how successful I would be, but, here’s hoping.M: Oh, I’m sure you’ll be successful. Now, Claire, what do you do for stage fright?W: Ah, stage fright! Well, many actors have that problem. I get stage fright every time I’m going to teach a new class. The night before, I usually can’t sleep.M: What? For teaching?W: Yes. I get really bad stage fright. But the minute I step into the classroom or get onto the stage, it just all falls into place. Then I just feel like: Yeah, this is what I mean to do. And I’m fine.M: Wow, that’s cool!23. Why does the woman find study in drama and theatre useful?24. How did the woman’s students respond to her way o f teaching English?25. What does the woman say about her stage fright?Section BPassage 1In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented theirproposal for a high speed pan-European train network extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and a half hour from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train, not plane. When the network is complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight. If businesspeople can choose between athree-hour train journey from city-center to city-center and one-hour flight, they’ll choose the train, says an executive travel consultant. They won’t go by plane any more. If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to-and-from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first. Since France introduced the first 260 kilometer per hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981, the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains. If people accept the Community of European Railways’ plan, the 21 century will be the new age of the train.26. What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?27. What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?28. Why will businesspeople prefer a three-hour train journey to a one-hour flight?29. When did France introduce the first high speed train service?Passage 2Western doctors are beginning to understand what traditional healers have always known that the body and the mind are inseparable. Until recently, modern urban physicians heal the body, psychiatrist the mind, and priests the soul. However, the medical world is now paying more attention to holistic medicine which is an approach based on the belief that people state of mind can make them sick or speed their recovery from sickness. Several study show that the effectiveness of a certain drug often depends on the patient’s expectations of it. For example, in one recent study, psychiatrist and a major hospital tried to see how patients could be made calm. They divided them into two groups. One group was given a drug while the other group received a harmless substance instead of medicine without their knowledge. Surprisingly, more patients in the second group showed the desired effect than those in the first group. In study after study, there’s a positive reaction in almost one-third of the patients taking harmless substances. How was this possible? How can such a substance have an effect on the body? Evidence from a 1997 studyat the University of California shows that several patients who received such substances were able to produce their own natural drug, that is, as they took the substance their brains released natural chemicals that act like a drug. Scientists theorized that the amount of these chemicals released by a person’s brain quite possibly indicates how much faith the person has in his or her doctor.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you’ve just heard:30. According to the speaker, what are western doctors beginning to understand?31. What does the recent study at a major hospital seem to prove?32. What evidence does the 1997 study at the University of California produce?Passage 3So we’ve already talked a bit about the growth of extreme sports like rock-climbing. As psychologists, we need to ask ourselves: Why is this person doing this? Why do people take these risks and put themselves in danger when they don’t have to? One common trait among risk-takers is that they enjoy strong feelings or sensations. We call this trait sensation-seeking. A sensation-seeker is someone who’s always looking for new sensations. What else do we know about sensation-seekers? Well,as I said, sensation-seekers like strong emotions. You can see this trait in many parts of a person’s life, not just in extreme sports. For example, many sensation-seekers enjoy hard rock music. They like the loud sound and strong emotion of the songs. Similarly, sensation-seekers enjoy frightening horror movies. They like the feeling of being scared and horrified while watching the movie. This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports where the person feces real danger. Sensation-seekers feel the danger is very exciting. In addition, sensation-seekers like new experiences that force them to push their personal limits. For them, repeating the same things everyday is boring. Many sensation-seekers choose jobs that involve risk, such as starting a new business or being an emergency room doctor. These jobs are different everyday, so they never know what will happen. That’s why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports. When you do rock-climbing, you never know what will happen. The activity is always new and different.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard:33. According to the speaker, what is a common trait among risk-takers?34. What do sensation-seekers find boring?35. What is the speaker’s profession?Section CIf y ou are like most people, you’ve indulged in fake listening many times. You go to history class, sit in the 3rd row, and look squarely atthe instructor as she speaks. But your mind is far away, floating in the clouds of pleasant daydreams. Occasionally you come back to earth. The instructor writes an important term on the chalkboard, and you dutifully copy it in your notebook. Every once in a while the instructor makes a witty remark, causing others in the class to laugh. You smile politely, pretending that you’ve heard the remark and found it mildly humorous. You have a vague sense of guilt that you aren’t paying close attention. But you tell yourself that any material you miss can be picked up from a friend’s notes. Besides, the instructor’s talking about road construction in ancient Rome, and nothing could be more boring. So back you go into your private little world, only later do you realize you’ve missed important information for a test. Fake listening may be easily exposed, since many speakers are sensitive to facial cues and can tell if you’re merely pretending to listen. Your blank expression, and the faraway look in your eyes are the cues that betrayed you inattentiveness. Even if you are not exposed there’s another reason to avoid fakery. It’s easy for this behavior to become a habit. For some people, the habit is so deeply rooted that they automatically start daydreaming when a speaker begins talking on something complex or uninteresting. As a result, they miss lots of valuable information.2007年6月23日六级听力原文11. W: Jim, you are on the net again? When are you going to get off? It’s the time forthe talk show.M: Just a minute, dear. I’m looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure Iget the right gift for Mum’s birthday.Q: What is the man doing right now?12. W: I’ve never seen you have such confidence before an exam.M: It’s more than confidence. Right now I feel that if I get less than an A, it’ll be the fault of the exam itself.Q: What does the man mean?13. W: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but murder, death and war! Do you stillbelieve people are basically good?M: Of course I do. But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14. M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medicalschool.W: You are quite right. He is just kidding. He’s also told me time and time again he wished he’d studied for some profession instead of going into business.Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?15. W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you and he is thinking aboutgiving you two more days off each month.M: I hope not. I’d rather get more work hours so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?16. M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?W: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food. So now I understand the saying, “East, west, home’s best”.Q: What does the woman mean?17. W: I’m worried about Anna. She is really been depressed lately. All she does isstaying in her room all day.M: That sounds serious. She’d better see a psychiatrist at the consoling center.Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?18. M: I could hardly recognize Sam after he got that new job. He’s always in a suitand a tie now.W: Yeah, he was never like that at college. Back then he would’ve run in an old T-shirt and jeans.Q: What do the speakers say about Sam?Conversation OneM: Hi, Ann, welcome back. H ow’s your trip to the states?W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings. So, of course, I didn’t have much time to see New York.M: What a pity. Actually I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? Then take my advice. Do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: Yes. I did the program on the flight to the States. And when I arrived in New York, I didn’t have any problem. No jet leg at all. On the way back I didn’t do it, and I felt terrible.M: You are joking.W: Not at all. It really made a lot of difference.M: Hmm…So, what did you do?W: Well, I didn’t drink any alcohol or coffee and I didn’t eat any meat or rich food. I drink a lot of water and fruit juice and I eat the meals on the well-being menu. They are lighter. They have fish, vegetables and noodles, for example.And I did some of the exercises in the program.M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn’t do many, of course. There isn’t much space on the plane.M: How many passengers did the exercises?W: Not many.M: And how much champagne did they drink?W: A lot. It was more popular than mineral water.M: So, basically it’s a choice. Mineral water and exercises or champagne and jet lag.W: That’s right. It’s a difficult choice.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. Why did the woman go to New York?20. What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?22. What did the woman say about other passengers?Conversation TwoW: Morning. Can I help you?M: Well, I’m not really sure. I’m just looking.W: I see. Well, there’s plenty to look at again this year. I’m sure you’d have to walk miles to see each stand.M: That’s true.W: Would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute. No obligation.M: Well, that’s very kind of you. But…W: No, please, is this the first year you’ve been to the fair, Mr. …?M: Yes. Johnson. James Johnson.W: My name’s Susan Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular or are you just interested in computers in general?M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I own a small company.We’ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.W: What’s your line of business, Mr. Johnson?M: We are a training consultancy.W: I see. And what do you need to keep on top?M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot f standard letters and forms.So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.W: Right. Well, that’s no problem. But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That’s over there. It’s IBM compat ible.M: What about the price?W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with the hardware.M: Well, I’ll think about it. Thank you.W: Here’s my card. Please feel free to contact me.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. Where did the conversation take place?24. What are the speakers talking about?25. What is the man’s line of business?Passage OneThe New Year always brings with it a cultural tradition of new possibilities. We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our ideal self or an image that is quite different from what we are now. For some of us, we roll that dreamy film in our heads just because it is the beginning of the New Year,but we are serious about making changes. We just make some half hard resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us less successful and leads us to discount ability to change in the future. It’s not the changes impossible, but it won’t last unless our resolutions are supported with plans for implementation. We have to make our intensions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal.Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night you just have to have a cookie and you know there is a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two, you check the bag and find out that you’ve just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, “What the hell. I’ll polish off the whole bag.”Then you begin to draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about yourself. To protect your sense of yourself, you begin to discount the goal. You may think, “Well, dieting wasn’t that important to me and I wouldn’t make it anyhow.” So you’ll abandon the goal and return to your bad habits.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.26. What do people usually wish to do at the beginning of the New Year?27. How can people turn their New Year’s resolutions into reality?28. Why does the speaker mention the example of sweets and cookies?Passage Two25 years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son, witnessed a terrible accident, which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided it with the car of Sandra Drinkens. The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly, but her three-month-old daughter was left trapped in the burning car. While others looked on in horror, Anderson jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shattered rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in flames, but to everyone’s amazement, Anderson was able to pull the baby to safety. While the baby was all right, Anderson was seriously injured. Two days later, he died. But his heroic act was published widely in the media. His son was soon adopted by relatives.The most remarkable part of this story unfolded only last week. Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking through some old boxes when they came across some old newspaper clippings. “This is me when I was a new born baby. I was rescued from a burning car but my mother died in the accident,’’explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen’s mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he skimmed over the news paper article. To Karen’s surprise, Michael was absorbed in the details of the accident and he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about their parents.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.29. What happened 25 years ago?30. What does the speaker say about Michael’s father?31. Why did Michael cry uncontrollably when he skimmed over the newspaperarticle?Passage ThreeAmericans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today it exceeds any country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year, compared with 1,951 in the US, and 1,603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989 employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work week has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980’s. As co-operations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost cutting lay-offs in the 1980’s reduced the professional and managerial ranks leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations, when wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back on working hours even if it means earning less money. But most employers are unwilling to let them to do so. The government, which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. In which country do the employees work the longest hours?33. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?34. Why do corporations press the employees to work longer hours according to thespeaker?35. What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do?Compound DictationNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the position. As nurses, we are licensed toprovide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, assess physical as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient-related services and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If, in any circumstance, we feel that the physician’s order is inappropriate or unsafe, we have a legal responsibility to question that order or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to hard working hours is a prime reason for a lot of the career for dissatisfaction. It is sometimes required that we work overtime and that we change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives, disrupts our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except job-related friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically-related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes in our medical system. But if trends continue as predicted, they will find that most critical hospital care will be provided by new, inexperienced and sometimes inadequately-trained nurses.。
2007年6月A级真题参考答案及听力录音原文
2007年6月高等学校英语应用能力A级考试真题参考答案及听力录音原文Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)(评分标准：1-15题每题1分，共15分)Section A1. D2. C3. B4. A5. BSection BConversation 16. C7. AConversation 28. C 9. D 10. BSection C11. stay in bed 12. easy 13. job 14. little good 15. his mindPart II Vocabulary & Structure (15 minutes)(评分标准：16-25每题0.5分，26-35每题1分，共15分)Section A16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. D21. C 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. DSection B26. working 27. investment 28. higher 29. have made 30. suggesting31. were sent 32. national 33. directly 34. paid 35. askedPart III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)（评分标准：36-45每题2分，46-50每空1分，51-55每空0.5分，56-60每题1分，共35分）Task 136. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. ATask 241. B 42. A 43. C 44. B 45. DTask 346. effective relief 47. the tongue 48. 1249. every 4 hours 50. shortness of breathTask 451. N, D 52. O,G 53. A, H 54. K, Q 55. J, IA. Waiting and Boarding候机/登机B. Luggage Delivery行李托运C. Inspection and Quarantine检查与检疫D. Getting a Boarding Pass领取登机牌E. Security Check安全检查F. Domestic Departure国内出发G. Over-sized Luggage Checked-in大件行李托运H. Goods Prohibited to be Hand-carried禁止随身携带的物品I. Duty-free Articles免税物品J. Customs Declaration Form海关申报表K. Quantity Allowed to Take限带物品数量L. Regulations on Restriction of Liquids限带液体物品的规定M. Temporary Boarding ID Card临时登记身份证N. Guide to Outgoing Passengers离港旅客指南O. Goods Prohibited to Exit the Country禁止携带出境的物品P. Restriction of Hand Carry-on Articles随身携带物品的限制说明Q. Detection Passage检查通道Task 556. cost 57. coverage goals 58. An agent59. family members 60. other debtsPart IV Translation---English into Chinese (25 minutes)（评分标准：61-64每题2分，65题12分，共20分）61. D---C---B---A 2---1---0.5---062. C---B---D---A 2---1---0.5---063. B---A---C---D 2---1---0.5---064. C---B---A---D 2---1---0.5---065.7月10日公司将举行首次世界范围内的电视会议。
2007年6月四级听力原文英汉对照
[02:24.19]College English Test Band 4大学英语四级[02:28.05]Part ⅢListening Comprehension听力测验[02:31.91]Section A第一部分[02:33.70]Directions: In this section,操作指引：在这一部分[02:37.01]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.你将听到8段短对话和两端长对话。
[02:43.27]At the end of each conversation,在每段的结束[02:45.87]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.会被提问关于对话内容的一个或多个问题[02:50.94]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 对话和问题都只读一遍[02:56.46]After each question there will be a pause.每次提问之后都会有一个暂停[03:00.26]During the pause, you must read the four choices在暂停期间，你必须阅读四个标记有A B C D的四个选项[03:04.08]marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.并决定哪一个是最佳答案。
[03:11.92]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2然后标记相应字母在答题卡2上[03:16.96]with a single line through the centre.Now,用一条穿过中心的线[03:21.10]let’s begin with the eight short conversations.现在让我们从八个短对话开始[03:26.02]11. W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program昨天晚上你看没看7点钟2频道那个节目[03:31.14]on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it我正要去看的时候有人来看望我[03:35.14]when someone came to see me.[03:36.98]M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. 看了，报道说在肿瘤的研究中有了一些重大突破。
英语六级2007年6月6级真题听力lrc录音原文
英语六级2007年6⽉6级真题听⼒lrc录⾳原⽂2007年6⽉6级真题制作lrc⽂件的⽅法：1.先新建⼀个⽂本⽂档2.复制全⽂3.粘贴到⽂本⽂档，并保存4.将⽂本⽂档的为⽂件后缀名txt改为lrc，将会弹出⼀个对话框，击“确定”5.再将此lrc⽂件的⽂件名改成与⾳频⽂件的⽂件名相同即可。
注：由于⾳频⽂件的不同，lrc原⽂可能不同步，可以⽤“记事本”打开此lrc⽂件，修改时间即可。
[ti:][ar:][al:][by:][00:08.00]College English Test-Band six[00:11.28]Part III Listening Comprehension[00:14.89]Section A[00:16.75]Directions: In this section,[00:19.92]you will hear 8 short conversations[00:22.43]and 2 long conversations.[00:24.73]At the end of each conversation,[00:26.92]one or more questions will be asked about[00:29.32]what was said. Both the conversation and the questions[00:33.15]will be spoken only once.[00:35.34]After each question there will be a pause.[00:38.62]During the pause, you must read the four choices[00:42.23]marked A), B), C) and D), and decide[00:46.71]which is the best answer.[00:48.79]Then mark the corresponding letter on[00:51.52]Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.[00:56.61]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.[01:02.65]11. W: Jim, you are on the net again![01:07.90]When are you going to get off? It's time for the talk show.[01:12.16]M: Just a minute dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site.[01:16.10]I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.[01:20.23]Q: What is the man doing right now?[01:37.33]12. W: I have never seen you[01:41.04]have such confidence before in the exam![01:43.67]M: It's more than confidence![01:45.53]Right now I feel that if I get less than an A,[01:48.81]it will be the fault of the exam itself.[01:51.90]Q: What does the man mean?[02:08.57]13. W: Just look at this newspaper![02:12.95]Nothing but murder, death and war![02:16.34]Do you still believe people are basically good?[02:19.73]M: Of course, I do! But newspapers[02:22.68]hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity.[02:26.73]They are not news![02:28.80]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?[02:45.55]14. M: Tom must be joking when he said[02:50.59]he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.[02:54.09]W: You are quite right! He's just kidding![02:56.93]He's also told me time and time again[03:00.21]he wished to study for some profession[03:02.83]instead of going into business.[03:05.13]Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?[03:22.51]15. W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you,[03:29.29]and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month. [03:33.56]M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours ,[03:36.83]so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college. [03:41.32]Q: What does the man truly want?[03:58.33]16. M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month.[04:04.01]How did you like it?[04:05.55]W: Oh, I got sick and tired of the hotels[04:08.83]and hotel food! So now I understand the thing:[04:13.31]East, west, home's best![04:17.47]Q: What does the woman mean?[04:32.66]17. W: I'm worried about Anna.[04:37.80]She's really been depressed lately.[04:40.53]All she does is staying in her room all day.[04:43.70]M: That sounds serious![04:45.78]She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling center.[04:50.15]Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?[05:06.52]18. M: I could hardly recognize[05:11.66]Sam after he got that new job![05:13.96]He's always in a suit and tie now.[05:16.48]W: Yeah. He was never liked that in college.[05:19.97]Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.[05:24.46]Q: What do the speakers say about Sam?[05:42.63]Now you will hear the two long conversations.[05:46.45]Conversation One[05:48.53]M: Hi, Ann! Welcome back! How was your trip to the States? [05:54.11]W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings,[05:58.05]so, of course, I didn't have much time to see New York.[06:02.41]M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week. [06:06.69]W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being[06:11.39]in the air program. It really works.[06:14.45]M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine.[06:16.86]You say it works?[06:18.05]W: Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States,[06:21.45]and when I arrived in New York,[06:24.07]I didn't have any problem, no jet lag at all.[06:28.12]On the way back, I didn't do it, and I felt terrible.[06:33.04]M: You're joking![06:34.13]W: Not at all, it really made a lot of difference.[06:37.85]M: En. So what did you do?[06:40.70]W: Well, I didn't drink any alcohol or coffee,[06:44.63]and I didn't eat any meat or rich food.[06:47.91]I drink a lot of water, and free juice,[06:51.19]and I ate the meals on the well-being menu.[06:54.58]They're lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, [06:59.39]for example, and I did some of the exercises in the program. [07:03.77]M: Exercises? On a plane?[07:06.39]W: Yes. I didn't do many, of course,[07:09.67]there isn't much space on a plane.[07:12.19]M: How many passengers do the exercises?[07:14.93]W: Not many.[07:16.57]M: Then how much champagne did they drink?[07:19.08]W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.[07:22.69]M: So, basically, it's a choice.[07:24.77]Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.[07:28.92]W: That's right! It's a difficult choice.[07:33.73]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation[07:38.55]you have just heard.[07:40.41]19. Why did the woman go to New York?[07:59.16]20. What does the woman say about the well-being[08:03.75]in the air program?[08:19.58]21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu? [08:39.66]22. What did the woman say about other passengers?[08:59.60]Conversation Two[09:02.30]W: Morning. Can I help you?[09:05.48]M: Well, I' m not really sure.[09:07.77]I' m just looking.[09:08.98]W: I see. Well, there's plenty to look at it again this year. [09:13.24]I'm sure you have to walk miles to see each stand. [09:16.85]M: That's true.[09:17.72]W: Er..., would you like a coffee?[09:19.91]Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation. [09:22.75]M: Well, that's very kind of you, but…[09:25.27]W: Now, please. Is this the first year[09:28.22]you've been to the fair, Mr...[09:30.08]M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.[09:32.71]W: My name's Susan Carter.[09:34.67]Are you looking for anything in particular,[09:37.19]or are you just interested in computers in general? [09:40.25]M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. [09:43.97]I own a small company, we've grown quite dramatically [09:47.80]over the past 12 months,[09:49.00]and we really need some technological help to [09:51.73]enable us to keep on top of everything.[09:54.25]W: What's your line of business, Mr. Johnson?[09:57.20]M: We're a training consultancy.[09:59.39]W: I see. And what do you need “to keep on top”? [10:03.87]M: The first thing is correspondence.[10:06.28]We have a lot of standard letters and forms.[10:08.90]So I suppose we need some kind of word processor. [10:12.07]W: Right. Well, that's no problem.[10:15.36]But it may be possible for you to get a system[10:18.53]that does a lot of other things[10:20.28]in addition to word processing.[10:22.14]What might suit you is the MR5000.[10:26.73]That's it over there! It's IBM compatible.[10:30.12]M: What about the price?[10:32.62]W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1 050 pounds.[10:38.64]Software comes free with the hardware.[10:41.48]M: Well, I'll think about it. Thank you.[10:45.20]W: Here's my card. Please feel free to contact me. [10:49.79]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation [10:54.60]you have just heard.[10:57.12]23. Where did the conversation take place?[11:16.64]24. What are the speakers talking about?[11:35.72]25. What is the man's line of business?[11:54.49]Section B[11:56.67]Directions: In this section,[12:01.05]you will hear 3 short passages.[12:04.22]At the end of each passage,[12:05.97]you will hear some questions.[12:07.94]Both the passage and the questions[12:10.13]will be spoken only once.[12:12.64]After you hear a question,[12:14.39]you must choose the best answer from the four choices [12:18.00]marked A), B), C) and D).[12:22.37]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 [12:26.75]with a single line through the centre.[12:29.81]Passage One[12:32.22]The new year always brings with the cultural tradition [12:36.92]of new possibilities.[12:38.89]We see it as a chance for renewal.[12:41.73]We begin to dream of new possible selves.[12:45.23]We design our ideal self or an image[12:49.06]that is quite different from what we are now.[12:51.79]For some of us, we roll at dreamy film in our heads[12:56.17]just because it's the beginning of a new year.[12:58.79]But we aren't serious about making changes.[13:02.51]We just make some half-hearted resolution[13:05.35]and it evaporates after a week or two.[13:08.53]The experience makes us feel less successful[13:12.24]and leads us to discount our ability[13:15.08]to change in the future. It's not the changes impossible [13:19.90]but that it won't last unless our resolutions[13:23.29]are supported with plans for implementation.[13:26.57]We have to make our intentions manageable[13:29.52]by detailing the specific steps[13:32.04]that will carry us to our goal.[13:34.33]Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting[13:38.38]and cutting off sweets.[13:40.56]But one night you just have to have a cookie.[13:44.06]And you know there's a bag of your favorites[13:46.91]in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two,[13:51.39]you check the bag and find out[13:53.91]you've just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself,[13:59.16]“What the hell!” and polish off the whole bag.[14:02.11]Then you begin to draw all kinds of[14:05.61]unpleasant conclusions about yourself.[14:09.00]To protect your sense of self,[14:11.07]you begin to discount the goal. You may think--[14:15.24]"Well, dieting wasn't that important to me[14:18.40]and I won't make it anyhow.”[14:20.92]So you abandon the goal and return to your bad habits. [14:26.72]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage[14:31.42]you have just heard.[14:33.93]26. What do people usually wish to do[14:39.29]at the beginning of a new year?[14:54.88]27. How can people turn their new year's resolutions[15:00.56]into reality?[15:15.43]28. Why does the speaker mention[15:20.03]the example of sweets and cookies?[15:37.66]Passage Two[15:39.85]25 years ago, Ray Anderson,[15:43.90]a single parent with a one-year-old son[15:46.19]witnessed a terrible accident[15:48.60]which took place when the driver of a truck[15:51.22]ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra Drinkins. [15:56.14]The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly.[15:59.54]But her three-month-old daughter[16:01.83]was left trapped in the burning car.[16:03.91]While others looked on in horror,[16:06.42]Andersen jumped out of his vehicle[16:08.83]and crawled into the car through the shadowed rear window [16:12.22]to try to free the infant. Seconds later,[16:16.49]the car was enclosed in flames.[16:19.66]But to everyone's amazement,[16:22.07]Andersen was able to pull the baby to safety.[16:25.67]While the baby was all right, Andersen[16:28.41]was seriously injured. Two days later he died.[16:33.55]But his heroic act was published widely in the media. [16:37.59]His son was soon adopted by relatives.[16:40.88]The most remarkable part of the story unfolded only last week. [16:46.02]Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking[16:49.40]through some old boxes[16:50.93]When they came across some old newspaper clippings. [16:54.54]“This is me when I was a new born baby.[16:57.61]I was rescued from a burning car.[16:59.79]But my mother died in the accident,”explained Karen.[17:03.62]Although Michael knew Karen's mother[17:05.81]had died years earlier,[17:07.67]he never fully understood the circumstances[17:10.29]until he skimmed over the newspaper article.[17:13.68]To Karen's surprise,[17:15.87]Michael was absorbed in the details of the accident.[17:18.82]And he began to cry uncontrollably.[17:22.21]Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen[17:25.82]from the flames was the father he never knew.[17:29.54]The two embraced and shed many tears,[17:32.49]recounting stories told to them about their parents.[17:37.41]Questions29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.[17:43.65]29. What happened twenty-five years ago?[18:01.79]30. What does the speaker say about Michael's father?[18:20.82]31. Why did Michael cry uncontrollably[18:25.84]when he skimmed over the newspaper article?[18:42.66]Passage Three[18:45.71]Americans suffer from an overdose of work.[18:49.87]Regardless of who they are or what they do.[18:53.15]Americans spend more time at work[18:55.34]than that any time since World War II.[18:58.41]In 1950,the US had fewer working hours[19:03.16]than any other industrialized country.[19:06.12]Today, it exceeds every country but Japan[19:09.07]where industrial employees load 2155 hours a year[19:15.41]compared with 1951 in the US[19:19.79]and 1603 in the former West Germany.[19:24.93]Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans[19:30.29]add an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules.[19:35.97]The workweek has remained above 40 hours.[19:39.37]But people are working more weeks each year.[19:43.09]Specifically pay time off holidays, vacations,[19:48.33]sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s.[19:53.47]As corporations have experienced stiff competitions[19:57.59]and slow in growth of productivity,[19:59.77]they have pressed employees to work longer.[20:03.60]Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s[20:06.88]reduce the professional and managerial runs,[20:10.16]leaving fewer people to get the job done.[20:13.12]In lower paid occupations[20:16.07]where wages have been reduced,[20:18.26]workers have added hours in overtime[20:20.99]or extra jobs to preserve their living standard.[20:24.38]The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. [20:29.85]For the first time,[20:32.25]large numbers of people say they want to cut back[20:34.87]on working hours even it means earning less money.[20:38.81]But most employers are unwilling to let them do so.[20:42.96]The government which has stepped back from its traditional role[20:47.01]as a regulator of work time[20:49.52]should take steps to make shorter hours possible.[20:53.96]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.[21:00.53]32. In which country do industrial employees[21:06.32]work the longest hours?[21:22.23]33. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?[21:42.96]34. Why do corporations press their employees[21:48.43]to work longer hours according to the speaker?[22:05.90]35. What does the speaker[22:09.07]say many Americans prefer to do?[22:25.20]Section C[22:27.72]Directions: In this section,[22:30.67]you will hear a passage three times.[22:33.51]When the passage is read for the first time,[22:36.36]you should listen carefully for its general idea.[22:39.42]When the passage is read for the second time,[22:42.48]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered[22:45.32]from 36 to 43 with the exact words[22:49.04]you have just heard. For blanks numbered[22:52.43]from 44 to 46 you are required[22:55.38]to fill in the missing information.[22:58.23]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words [23:01.94]you have just heard or write down the main points[23:05.01]in your own words. Finally, when the passage[23:08.83]is read for the third time, you should check[23:11.56]what you have written.[23:13.81]Now listen to the passage.[23:16.87]Nursing, as a typically female profession,[23:21.14]must deal constantly with the false impression[23:23.98]that nurses are there to wait on the physician.[23:27.48]As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. [23:32.74]We do not have any legal[23:34.26]or moral obligation to any physician.[23:37.76]We provide health teaching, assess physical[23:41.26]as well as emotional problems,[23:43.88]coordinate patient-related services,[23:46.29]and make all of our nursing decisions based upon[23:49.13]what is best or suitable for the patient.[23:52.41]If, in any circumstance,[23:54.93]we feel that a physician's order[23:56.90]is inappropriate or unsafe,[23:59.96]we have a legal responsibility to question[24:02.59]that order or refuse to carry it out.[24:06.31]Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. [24:11.01]All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. [24:15.16]The emotional and physical stress, however,[24:18.00]that occurs due to odd working hours[24:20.41]is a prime reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. [24:25.33]It is sometimes required that we work overtime,[24:28.94]and that we change shifts four or five times a month. [24:33.42]That disturbs our personal lives,[24:36.16]disrupts our sleeping and eating habits,[24:39.01]and isolates us from everything[24:41.52]except job-related friends and activities.[24:45.13]The quality of nursing care[24:46.99]is being affected dramatically by these situations.[24:50.82]Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates,[24:54.53]as experienced nurses[24:56.72]finally give up trying to change the system.[25:00.55]Consumers of medically related services[25:03.50]have evidently not been affected enough yet[25:06.78]to demand changes in our medical system.[25:10.28]But if trends continue as predicted,[25:13.67]they will find that most critical hospital care[25:16.85]will be provided by new, inexperienced,[25:21.00]and sometimes inadequately trained nurses.[25:26.30]Now the passage will be read again.[25:29.03]Nursing, as a typically female profession,[25:33.40]must deal constantly with the false impression[25:36.36]that nurses are there to wait on the physician.[25:40.08]As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. [25:45.32]We do not have any legal[25:46.97]or moral obligation to any physician.[25:50.25]We provide health teaching, assess physical[25:54.07]as well as emotional problems,[25:56.38]coordinate patient-related services,[25:59.22]and make all of our nursing decisions based upon[26:02.39]what is best or suitable for the patient.[26:05.56]If, in any circumstance,[26:08.40]we feel that a physician's order[26:10.04]is inappropriate or unsafe,[26:12.89]we have a legal responsibility to question[26:15.73]that order or refuse to carry it out.[26:19.23]Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. [26:24.92]All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. [26:29.73]The emotional and physical stress, however,[26:32.68]that occurs due to odd working hours[26:35.09]is a prime reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. [26:40.11]It is sometimes required that we work overtime,[26:44.27]and that we change shifts four or five times a month. [27:52.59]That disturbs our personal lives,[27:55.43]disrupts our sleeping and eating habits,[27:57.94]and isolates us from everything[28:00.13]except job-related friends and activities.[28:04.02]The quality of nursing care[28:06.53]is being affected dramatically by these situations.[28:10.65]Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates,[28:14.58]as experienced nurses[28:16.77]finally give up trying to change the system.[29:35.84]Consumers of medically related services[29:38.36]have evidently not been affected enough yet[29:41.03]to demand changes in our medical system.[29:44.09]But if trends continue as predicted,[29:47.04]they will find that most critical hospital care[29:50.10]will be provided by new, inexperienced,[29:53.49]and sometimes inadequately trained nurses.[31:26.61]Now the passage will be read for the third time.[31:31.75]Nursing, as a typically female profession,[31:35.80]must deal constantly with the false impression[31:38.42]that nurses are there to wait on the physician.[31:42.03]As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. [31:47.61]We do not have any legal[31:48.93]or moral obligation to any physician.[31:52.53]We provide health teaching, assess physical[31:56.14]as well as emotional problems,[31:58.77]coordinate patient-related services,[32:01.06]and make all of our nursing decisions based upon[32:03.80]what is best or suitable for the patient.[32:07.08]If, in any circumstance,[32:09.59]we feel that a physician's order[32:11.56]is inappropriate or unsafe,[32:14.84]we have a legal responsibility to question[32:17.36]that order or refuse to carry it out.[32:21.08]Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. [32:25.89]All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. [32:29.93]The emotional and physical stress, however,[32:32.67]that occurs due to odd working hours[32:35.40]is a prime reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. [32:40.21]It is sometimes required that we work overtime,[32:43.83]and that we change shifts four or five times a month. [32:48.31]That disturbs our personal lives,[32:51.15]disrupts our sleeping and eating habits,[32:54.10]and isolates us from everything[32:56.18]except job-related friends and activities.[33:00.12]The quality of nursing care[33:02.09]is being affected dramatically by these situations.[33:06.02]Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates, [33:09.85]as experienced nurses[33:12.04]finally give up trying to change the system. [33:15.64]Consumers of medically related services [33:18.71]have evidently not been affected enough yet [33:22.10]to demand changes in our medical system. [33:25.27]But if trends continue as predicted,[33:28.99]they will find that most critical hospital care [33:32.05]will be provided by new, inexperienced,[33:36.28]and sometimes inadequately trained nurses. [33:42.14]This is the end of listening comprehension.。
2007 年 6 月六级听力原文
2007 年6 月六级听力原文11、W: Jim, you are on the net again! We are going to get off. It's time for the talk show!M: Just a minute dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.Q: What is the man doing right now?12．W: I've never seen you have such confidence before in the exam! M: It's more than confidence! Right now I felt that if I got less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.Q: What does the man mean?13．W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14．M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.W: You are quite right! He's just kidding! He's also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business.Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?15．I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he isthinking about giving you two W: more days off each month.M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?16．M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it? W: Oh, I got sick and tired of the hotel and hotel food! So now I understand the thing: East, west, home's best!Q: What does the woman mean?17．W: I m worried about Anna. She's really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.M: That sounds serious! She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre.Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?18．M: I could hardly recognize Sam after we got that new job! He's always in a suit and tie now.W: Yeah. He was never liked that in college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.Q: What does the speaker say about Sam?Conversation 1M: Hi, Anne! Welcome back! H ow’s your trip to the States?W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn’t have much time to see New York.M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States, and when I arrived at New York, I didn’t have any problem, no jet lag at all. On the way back, I didn’t do it, and I f elt terrible.M: You’re joking! W: Not at all, it really meant a lot of difference.M: Em. So what did you do?W: Well, I didn’ drink an alcohol or coffee, and I didn’ eat any meat or rich food. I drink a lot of t t water, and fresh juice, and I ate the noodles on the wellbeing menu. They’re lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example, and I did some of the exercises of the program. M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn’t do many, of course, there isn’t much space on a plane. M: How many passengers do the exercises?W: Not many.M: Then how much champagne did they drink?W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.M: So, basically, it’s a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.W: That’s right! It’s a difficult choice. Questions 19 to 22 are based onthe conversation you’ve just heard.19.Why did the woman go to New York?20.What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?22. What did the woman say about other passengers?Conversation Two:W: Morning. Can I help you?M: Well, I’m not really sure. I’m just looking.W: I see. Well, there’s plenty to look at it again this year. I’m sure you have to walk miles to see each stand.M: That’s true.W: Er…, would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation.M: Well, that’s very kind of you, but…W: Now, please. Is this the first year you’ve been to the fair, Mr….M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.W: My name’s Su san Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you interested in computers in general?M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I own a small company, we’ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.W: What’s your line of business, Mr. Johnson?M: We’re a training consultancy.W: I see. And what do you mean “to keep on top”?M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard letters and forms. So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.W: Right. Well, that’s no problem. But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That’s it over there! It’s IBM compatible.M: What about the price?W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with the hardware.M: Well, I’ll think about it. Thank you. W: Here’s my card. Please feel free to contact me.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard:23.Where did the conversation take place?24.What are the speakers talking about?25.What is the man’s line of business?Passage P1The new year always brings with the cultural tradition of new possibilities. We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our ideal self or an image that is quite differentfrom what we are now. For some of us, we roll at dreamy film in our heads just because it’s the beginning of a new year. But we aren’t serious about making changes. We just make some half-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us feel less successful and leads us to discount our ability to change in the future. It’ not the change is impossible but that it won't lost unless our resolutions are supported with plans for implementation. We have to make our intentions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal. Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night you just have to have a cookie. And you know there’s a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two, you check the bag and find out you’ve just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, “What the hell!” and polish off the whole bag. Then you begin to draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about yourself. To protect your sense of self, you begin to discount the goal. You may think –“Well, dieting wasn’t that important to me and I won’ make it anyhow.” So you abandon the goal and return to your bad t habits.26 What do people usually wish to do at the beginning of a new year?27 How can people turn their new year’s resolutions into reality?28 Why does the speaker mention the example of sweets and cookies?P225 years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old sonwitnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra (?). The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly. But her three-month-old daughter was left trapped in the burning car. While others looked on in horror, Andersen jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shadowed rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in flames. But to everyone’ amazement, Andersen was able to pull the baby to s safety. While the baby was all right, Andersen was seriously injured. Two days later he died. But his heroic act was published widely in the media. His son was soon adopted by relatives. The most remarkable part of the story unfolded only last week. Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking through some old boxes when they came across some old newspaper clippings. “This is me when I was a new born baby. I was rescued from a burning car. But my mother died in the accident,” explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen’s mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he skimmed over the newspaper article. To Karen’ s surprise, Mich ael was absorbed in the details of the accident. And he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about their parents.29 What happened twenty-five years ago?30 What does the speaker say about Michael’s father?31 Why did Michael cry uncontrollably when he skimmed over the newspaper article?P3Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do. Americans spend more time at work than that any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan where industrialized employees load 2155 hours a year compared with 1951 in the US and 1603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans add an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained above 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year. Specifically pay time off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competitions and slow in growth of productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s reduce the professional and managerial runs, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back on working hours even it means earning less money.But most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.Question 32-35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard32.In which country do industrial employees work the longest hours?33.How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?34.Why do corporations press their employees to work longer hours according to the speaker?35.What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do? Compound dictationNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, assess physical as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient related services, and make all our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If in any circumstance we feel that a physician's order is inappropriate or unsafe, we have a legal responsibility to question that order, or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to odd working hours is a prime reason for a large of the careerdissatisfaction. It is sometimes required that we work overtime, and that we change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives, destruct our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except job related friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates, as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been affected enough yet to demand changes in our medical system. But if trends continue as predicted, they will find that most critical hospital care will be provided by new, inexperienced, and sometimes inadequately trained nurses.。
2007年6月份大学英语四级考试真题(含答案)范文
College English Test (Band IV)(June 2007)Part ⅠWriting (30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:欢迎词,欢迎加入俱乐部标题: Welcome to Our Club书写题纲：1. 表达对你的欢迎2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Identity theft is "an absolute epidemic," states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. "It's certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It's worldwide. It affects everybody, and there's very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can't detect it until it's probably too late. "Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst eases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims' names. In many cases, a victim's losses may include not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manage the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like Career Builder. com. The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls fromsolicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site's privacy policy, you'll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won't necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume.CareerBuilder. com, for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on CareerBuilder. com without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的) identifier, such as "Intranet Developer Candidate," or "Experienced Marketing Representative. "You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as "Major automanufacturer," or "International packaged goods supplier. 'If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent !nstead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don't know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn't contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as salesmgr2004 @ provider, eom.5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There's no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver's license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don't provide this even if they say they need it in order to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book--don't fall for it.1. Robert Ellis Smith believes identity theft is difficult to detect and one can hardly do anything to prevent it.2. In many cases, identity theft not only causes the victims' immediate financial losses but costs them a lot torestore their reputation.3. Identity theft is a minor offence and its harm has been somewhat overestimated.4. It is important that your resume not stay online longer than is necessary.5. Of the three options offered by CareerBuilder. com in Suggestion 2, the third one is apparently most strongly recommended.6. Employers require applicants to submit very personal information on background cheeks.7. Applicants are advised to use generic names for themselves and their current employers when seeking employment online.8. Using a special email 'address in the job search can help prevent your from receiving______.9. To protect your references, you should not post online their______.10. According to the passage, identity theft is committed typically for______.Part ⅢListening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.12. A) The man is fond of traveling.B) The woman is a photographer.C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D) The man admires the woman's talent in writing.13. A) The man regrets being absent-minded.B) The woman saved the man some trouble.C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.14. A) He quit teaching in June.B) He has left the army recently.C) He opened a restaurant near the school.D) He has taken over his brother's business.15. A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover,B) She is interested in reading novels.C) She read only part of the book.D) She was eager to know what the book was about.16. A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.17. A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths' old house.B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.D) The Smiths' new house is not far from their old one.18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the man's late arrival.D) The man couldn't find his car in the parking lot.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn't make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldn't find his reservation for that night.20. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the city.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only.D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel.B) Ask for an additional discount.C) Complain to the hotel manager.D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.C) A large majority are from Latin America.D) A small number are from the Far East.25. A) She will have more contact with students.B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.C) She will be more involved in policy-making.D) It will be less demanding than her present job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.C) Her parents immigrated to America.D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.27. A) He taught English in Chicago. B) He was crippled in a car accident.C) He worked to become an executive. D) He was born with a limp.28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.B) She was fascinated by American culture.C) She was very generous in offering help.D) She was highly devoted to her family.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown B) He was wrongly diagnosed.C) He was seriously injured. D) He developed a strange disease.30. A) He was able to talk again. B) He raced to the nursing home.C) He could tell red and blue apart. 13) He could not recognize his wife.31. A) Twenty-nine days. B) Two and a half months.C) Several minutes. D) Fourteen hours.32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.B) The avoided appearing on television.C) They released a video of his progress,D) They declined to give details of his condition.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.B) For officials to educate the farming community.C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair,D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.B) They help to increase the state governments' revenue.C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered form 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For Blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) , but some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children's difficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (38) of the kinds of problems their children face. They don't realize that the (39) is keener, that the required (40) of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change (41) to seeing A's and B's on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children's first (42) college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (43) why Johnor Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44) .Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45) In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, (46) .Part ⅣReading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients 47 of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain (48) Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in (49) a person's well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person's life, causing problems that (50) from missed work to depression.That's why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who (51) in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social(52) related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often (53) the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.This modern (54) for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a(55) number of drugs available, and many of them caused (56) side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword., the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.A) result I) determiningB) involves J) limitedC) significant K) gravelyD) range L) complainedE) relieved M) respectF) issues N) promptingG) seriously O) specializeH) magnificentSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneI've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind; While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think SO.Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us encounter. If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to capture afleeting (稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you capture the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking that it is.The practice that can help you past your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls "free writing." In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper nonstop, usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you've persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.Instead of staring at a blank screen start filling it with words no matter how bad. Halfway through your available time, stop and rework your raw writing into something closer to finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.57. When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind "cannot work in parallel" (Line 4, Para. 1) in the writing process, he means______.A) no one can be both creative and criticalB) they cannot be regarded as equally importantC) they are in constant conflict with each otherD) one cannot use them at the same time58. What prevents people from writing on is______.A) putting their ideas in raw form B) attempting to edit as they writeC) ignoring grammatical soundness D) trying to capture fleeting thoughts59. What is the chief objective of the first stage of writing?A) To organize one's thoughts logically. B) To choose an appropriate topic.C) To get one's ideas down. D) To collect raw materials.60. One common concern of writers about "free writing" is that______.A) it overstresses the role of the creative mindB) it takes too much time to edit afterwardsC) it may bring about too much criticismD) it does not help them to think clearly61. In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process?A) It refines his writing into better shape.B) It helps him to come up with new ideas.C) It saves the writing time available to him.D) It allows him to sit on the side and observe.Passage TwoI don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.At 19, when I began studying astrophysics, it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph. D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement--jobs, research papers, awards--was viewed through the lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.Then one day a few years .ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply toany and all provocations: I don't talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I fried at 19 and to realize that I didn't want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don't study sociology or political theory.Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women's college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire [or children. And 1 don't dismiss those concerns. Still, I don't tell them "war" stories. Instead, 1 have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that's a sight worth talking about.62. Why doesn't the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?A) She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.B) She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.C) She is not good at telling stories of the kind.D) She finds space research more important.63. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author's failures to______.A) the very fact that she is a womanB) her involvement in gender politicsC) her over confidence as a female astrophysicistD) the burden she bears in a male-dominated society64. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph. D. and post-doctoral research?A) Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.B) Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.C) People's stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.D) Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture.65. Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class?A) Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.B) Her students' performance has brought back her confidence.C) Her female students can do just as well as mate students.D) More female students are pursuing science than before.66. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?A) Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation.B) Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.C) Women can balance a career in science and having a family.D) Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.Part ⅤCloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A) ,B) ,C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.An earthquake hit Kashmir on Oct. 8, 2005. It took some 75,000 lives, (67) 130,000 and left nearly 3.5 million without food, jobs or homes. (68) overnight, scores of tent villages bloomed (69) the region, tended by international aid organizations, military (70) and aid groups working day and night to shelter the survivors before winter set (71) .Mercifully, the season was mild. But with the (72) of spring the refugees will be moved again. Camps that (73) health care, food and shelter for 150,000 survivors have begun to close as they were (74) intended to be permanent. For most of the refugees, the thought of going back brings (75) emotions. The past six months have been difficult. Families of (76) many as 10 people have had to shelter (77) a single tent andshare cookstoves and bathing (78) with neighbors. "They are looking forward to the clean water of their rivers," officials say. "They are (79) of free fresh fruit. They want to get back to their herds and start (80) . again." But most will be returning to (81) but heaps of ruins. In many villages, electrical (82) have not been repaired, nor have roads. Aid workers (83) that it will take years to rebuild what the earthquake took (84) . And for the thousands of survivors, the (85) will never be complete.Yet the survivors have to start somewhere. New homes can be built (86) the stones, bricks and beams of old ones. Spring is coming and it is a good time to start again.67. A) injured B) ruined C) destroyed D) damaged68. A) Altogether B) Almost C) Scarcely D) Surely69. A) among B) above C) amid D) across70. A) ranks B) equipment C) personnel D) installations71. A) out B) in C) on D) forth72. A) falling B) emergence C) arrival D) appearing73. A) strengthened B) aided C) transferred D) provided74. A) never B) once C) ever D) yet75. A) puzzled B) contrasted C) doubled D) mixed76. A) like B) as C) so D) too77. A) by B) below C) under D) with78. A) facilities B) instruments C) implements D) appliances79. A) seeking B) dreaming C) longing D) searching80. A) producing B) cultivating C) farming D) nourishing81. A) anything B) something C) everything D) nothing89. A) lines B) channels C) paths D) currents83. A) account B) measure C) estimate D) evaluate84. A) aside B) away C) up D) out85. A) reservation B) retreat C) replacement D) recovery86. A) from B) through C) upon D) ontoPart ⅥTranslation (5 minutes)Directions: complete the sentence by translating into English the Chinese give in brackets87. The finding of this study failed to__________________(将人们的睡眠质量考虑在内).88. The prevent and treatment of AIDS is__________________(我们可以合作的领域).89. Because of the leg injury, the athlete__________________ (决定退出比赛).90. To make donations or for more information, please__________________(按以下地址和我们联系).91. Please come here at ten tomorrow morning__________________(如果你方便的话).标准答案(June 2007)Part I Sample WritingWelcome to Our ClubWelcome to English Club! This club is to offer a wide variety of activities every week. It can help you students show your outstanding abilities and develop a range of great skills. Obviously, now students increasingly realize that it is a good way for us to put our leanings into practice.Since our club focuses on English language, every week you can be involved in a range of activities, such as lectures, dubbings, public speech competitions, dramas and movies, and so on. These extra-curricular activities could offer you ample opportunities to output what you've learned through many channels, roaster your abilities to communicate with others in English. So you can raise your level of proficiency in English and make new friends.。
2007年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案及解析
2007年6月23日大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed？You should write at least 150 wordsfollowing the outline given below。
1. 有人做好事期望得到回报；2. 有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；3. 我的观点。
Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed？Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning）（15 minutes）Directions：In this part，you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1。
For questions 1—4，markY （for YES）if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage；N（for NO）if statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG（for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage。
For questions 5—10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage。
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11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.12. A) The man is fond of traveling.B) The woman is a photographer.C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D) The man admires the woman’s talent in writing.13. A) The man regrets being absent-minded.B) The woman saved the man some trouble.C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.14. A) He quit teaching in June.B) He has left the army recently.C) He opened a restaurant near the school.D) He has taken over his brother’s business.15. A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.B) She is interested in reading novels.C) She read only part of the book.D) She was eager to know what the book was about.16. A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.17. A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths’ old house.B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.D) The Smiths’new house is not far from their old one.18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the man’s late arrival.D) The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night.20. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the city.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.21. A) It was free of charge on weekends. B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only. D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel. B) Ask for an additional discount.C) Complain to the hotel manager. D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.C) A large majority are from Latin America.D) A small number are from the Far East.25. A) She will have more contact with students.B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.C) She will be more involved I policy-making.D) It will be less demanding than her present job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.C) Her parents immigrated to America.D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.27. A) He taught English in Chicago.B) He was crippled in a car accident.C) He worked to become an executive.D) He was born with a limp.28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.B) She was fascinated by American culture.C) She was very generous in offering help.D) She was highly devoted to her family.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.B) He was wrongly diagnosed.C) He was seriously injured.D) He developed a strange disease.30. A) He was able to talk again.B) He raced to the nursing home.C) He could tell red and blue apart.D) He could not recognize his wife.31. A) Twenty-nine days.B) Two and a half months.C) Several minutes.D) Fourteen hours.32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.B) The avoided appearing on television.C) They released a video of his progress.D) They declined to give details of his condition.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.B) For officials to educate the farming community.C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.B) They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in yourown words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。