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大学英语六级听力真题答案与原文2000年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) To cancel his trip.B) To go to bed early.C) To catch a later flight.D) To ask for a wake-up call.2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next.B) They have to pay for the house by installments.C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.D) The man’s attitude is more sensible than the woman’s.3. A) She will save the stamps for the man’s sister.B) She will no longer get letters from Canada.C) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister.D) She has g iven the stamps to the man’s roommates.4. A) Visiting the Brownings.B) Writing a postcard.C) Looking for a postcard.D) Filling in a form.5. A) The man should work with somebody else.B) The man should meet his partner’s needs.C) They should come to a compromise.D) They should find a better lab for the project.6. A) She can’t finish her assignment, either.B) She can’t afford a computer right now.C) The man can use her computer.D) The man should buy a computer right away.7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures.B) The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s.C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.8. A) She’s never watched a bett er game.B) Football is-her favorite pastime.C) The game has been canceled.D) Their team played very badly.9. A) The man should stick to what he’s doing.B) The man should take up a new hobby.C) The man should stop playing tennis.D) The man should find the cause for his failure.10. A) An invented story.B) A real life experience.C) An imaginary situation.D) A terrible nightmare.Section B11. A) The name of a German town;B) A resident of Frankfurt.C) A kind of German sausage.D) A kind of German bread.12. A) He sold fast food.B) He raised dogs.C) He was A cook.D) He was a Cartoonist.13. A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany.B) Because people thought they contained dog meat.C) Because people had to get used to their taste.D) Because it was too hot to eat right away.Passage 214. A) They give out faint cries.B) They make noises to drive away insects.C) They extend their water pipes.D) They become elastic like rubber bands.15. A) Quiet plants.B) Well-watered plants.C) Healthy plants.D) Thirsty plants.16. A) They could drive the insects away.B) They could keep the plants well-watered.C) They could make the plants grow faster.D) They could build devices to trap insects.Passage 317. A) To look for a different lifestyle.B) To enjoy themselves.C) For adventure.D) For education.18. A) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.B) It has a dense population.C) There are many museums and palaces.D) It has many towering buildings.19. A) It is a city of contrasts.B) It possesses many historical sites.C) It is an important industrial center.D) It has many big and beautiful parks.20. A) It helps develop our personalities.B) It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge.C) It makes our life more interesting.D) It brings about changes in our lifestyl2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Buy some traveller’s checks.B) Borrow some money from a friend.C) Check the brakes and tires.D) Spend some time travelling.2. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant.B) He probably has a poor memory.C) He is well liked by his customers.D) He has been introduced to the staff.3. A) He thinks the book should include more information.B) He doesn’t think it necessary to provide the answers.C) The answers will be added in a later edition.D) The book does include the answers.4. A) Announce appeals for public service.B) Hold a charity concert to raise money.C) Ask the school radio station for help.D) Pool money to fund the radio station.5. A) She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.B) She couldn’t talk to the consul tant before two.C) She would talk to the consultant during lunch.D) She couldn’t contact the consultant’s secretary.6. A) They are equally competent for the job.B) They both graduated from art schools.C) They majored in different areas of art.D) They are both willing to draw the posters.7. A) At a book store.B) At an art museum.C) At a newspaper office.D) At a gymnasium.8. A) The woman received a phone call from Mark yesterday.B) The man injured Mark in a traffic accident yesterday.C) The man met a friend by chance.D) The woman contacted Mark on business.9. A) The man should stay up and watch the program.B) The man should read something exciting instead.C) The man should go to bed at eleven.D) The man should give up watching the movie.10. A) Students with a library card can check any book out.B) Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.C) Only students with a library card can check out reference books.D) The number of books a student can check out is unlimited.Section B11. A) To find out whether they take music lessons in their spare time.B) To find out whether they can name four different musical instruments.C) To find out whether they enjoy playing musical instruments in school.D) To find out whether they differ in their preference for musical instruments.12. A) They find them too hard to play.B) They think it silly to play them.C) They find it not challenging enough to play them.D) They consider it important to be different from girls.13. A) Children who have private music tutors.B) Children who are 8 or older.C) Children who are between 5 and 7.D) Children who are well-educated.Passage Two14. A) Because there weren’t any professional teams in theU.S. then.B) Because Pele hadn’t retire d from the Brazilian National Team yet.C) Because this fast-moving sport wasn’t familiar to many Americans.D) Because good professional players received low salaries.15. A) When it has a large number of fans.B) When it plays at home.C) When it has many international stars playing for it.D) When the fans cheer enthusiastically for it.16. A) It wasn’t among the top four t eams.B) It didn’t play as well as expected.C) It won the World Cup.D) It placed fourth.Passage Three17. A) Students from America.B) Students from England.C) Students from Australia.D) Students from Japan.18. A) Those who know how to program computers.B) Those who get special aid from their teachers.C) Those who are very hardworking.D) Those who have well-educated parents.19. A) Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students.B) Columbian students score higher than Japanese students in maths.C) Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills.D) Japanese students have better conditions for study.20. A) Physics.B) Mathematics.C) Environmental science.D) Life science.2001年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe.B) The woman never travels by plane.C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying.D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.2. A) At the information desk.B) In an office.C) In a restaurant.D) At a railway station.3. A) Write the letter.B) Paint the shelf.C) Fix the shelf.D) Look for the pen.4. A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers.B) It is run by Mrs. Winter’s husband.C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser.D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own.5. A) Long exposure to the sun.B) Lack of sleep.C) Too tight a hat.D) Long working hours.6. A) His English is still poor after ten years in America.B) He doesn’t mind speaking English with an accent.C) He doesn’t like the way Americ ans speak.D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.7. A) An auto mechanic.B) An electrician.C) A carpenter.D) A telephone repairman.8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game.B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations.C) They both felt good about the results of the game.D) People were surprised at their winning the game.9. A) Manager and employee.B) Salesman and customer.C) Guide and tourist.D) Professor and student.10. A) Tom has arranged a surprise party for Lucy.B) Tom will keep the surprise party a secret.C) Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other.D) Tom didn’t make any promise to Lucy.2001年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.B) He will wash the dishes himself instead.C) He will help Bill to translate the manual.D) He himself will operate the dishwasher.2. A) Lose weight.B) Quit smoking.C) Weigh himself frequently.D) Have a talk with the doctor.3. A) The woman should have complained to her neighbor.B) The woman should stay out until the neighbors are quiet.C) The woman should have stayed at the library.D) The lab will be a better place for reading.4. A) Check the figures later today.B) Do the calculations again tomorrow.C) Bring a calculator tomorrow.D) Calculate the number right now.5. A) She doesn’t remember much about the city.B) She’s never been to the city.C) She would find someone else to help.D) She would talk to the man later.6. A) She thinks the man should have helped earlier.B) She does n’t need the man’s help.C) She doesn’t know the boxes are heavy.D) She wants the man to help with the boxes.7. A) She let the man use her books for the weekend.B) She brought the books the man asked for.C) She borrowed the books from the man.D) She offered to help the man.8. A) She’d like to have the windows open.B) She likes to have the air conditioner on.C) The air is heavily polluted.D) The windows are already open.9. A) He’s going to visit a photo studio.B) He’s just had his picture taken.C) He’s on the way to the theater.D) He’s just returned from a job interview.10. A) At a gas station.B) In a park.C) In an emergency room.D) At a garage.Section B11.A) One sixth of them are seriously polluted.B) One third of them are seriously polluted.C) Half of them are seriously polluted.D) Most of them are seriously polluted.12. A) There was no garbage left to clean up.B) There was more garbage than before and they had to work harder.C) The river had become so clean that a lot of water-birds came back.D) The river was much cleaner and they had to search for garbage.13. A) Most of them would be indifferent and keep on throwing garbage into the river.B) They would join the students in changing the situation.C) They would become more aware of the pollution problem.D) They would think twice before they went swimming or fishing in the river.Passage Two14. A) Why people hold back their tears.B) Why people cry.C) How to restrain one’s tears.D) How tears are produced.15. A) What chemicals tears are composed of.B) Whether crying really helps us feel better.C) Why some people tend to cry more often than others.D) How tears help people cope with emotional problems.16. A) Only one out of four girls cries less often than boys.B) Of four boys, only one cries very often.C) Girls cry four times as often as boys.D) Only one out of four babies doesn’t cry often.17. A) Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears.B) Only humans shed tears to get rid of irritating stuff in their eyes.C) Only human tears can resist the invading bacteria.D) Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals.Passage Three18. A) They make decisions by tossing coins.B) They are not physically separated.C) They think exactly the same way.D) They share most of their vital organs.19. A) Few of them can live long.B) Few of them get along well with each other.C) Most of them live a normal life.D) Most of them differ in their likes and dislikes.20. A) They go to a regular school.B) They attend a special school.C) They are taught by their parents.D) They have a private tutor.2002年1月12日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Sec1. A) All the passengers were killed.B) The plane crashed in the night.C) No more survivors have been found.D) It’s too late to search for survivors.2. A) Its results were just as expected.B) It wasn’t very well designed.C) It fully reflected the students’ ability.D) Its results fell short of her expectations.3. A) He believes dancing is enjoyable.B) He definitely does not like dancing.C) He admires those who dance.D) He won’t dance until he has done his work.4. A) His computer doesn’t work well.B) He isn’t getting along with his staff.C) He didn’t register for a proper course.D) He can’t apply the theory to his program.5. A) Reading on the campus lawn.B) Depositing money in the bank.C) Applying for financial aid.D) Reviewing a student’s application.6. A) A new shuttle bus.B) A scheduled space flight.C) An airplane flight.D) The first space flight.7. A) The deadline is drawing near.B) She can’t meet the deadline.C) She turned in the proposals today.D) They are two days ahead of time.8. A) By going on a diet.B) By having fewer meals.C) By doing physical exercise.D) By eating fruit and vegetables.9. A) He enjoyed it as a whole.B) He didn’t think much of it.C) He didn’t like it at all.D) He liked some parts of it.10. A) It looks quite new.B) It needs to be repaired.C) It looks old, but it runs well.D) Its engine needs to be painted.Section B11. A) Experience in negotiating.B) A high level of intelligence.C) The time they spend on preparation.D) The amount of pay they receive.12. A) Study the case carefully beforehand.B) Stick to a set target.C) Appear friendly to the other party.D) Try to be flexible about their terms.13. A) Make sure there is no misunderstanding.B) Try to persuade by giving various reasons.C) Repeat the same reasons.D) Listen carefully and patiently to the other party. Passage Two14. A) They eat huge amounts of food.B) They usually eat twice a day.C) They usually eat to their hearts’ content.D) They eat much less than people assume.15. A) When it is breeding.B) When it feels threatened by humans in its territory.C) When its offspring is threatened.D) When it is suffering from illness.16. A) They are not as dangerous as people think.B) They can be as friendly to humans as dogs.C) They attack human beings by nature.D) They are really tame sea animals.Passage Three17. A) Because people might have to migrate there someday.B) Because it is very much like the earth.C) Because it is easier to explore than other planets.D) Because its atmosphere is different from that of the earth.18. A) Its chemical elements must be studied.B) Its temperature must be lowered.C) Big spaceships must be built.D) Its atmosphere must be changed.19. A) It influences the surface temperature of Mars.B) It protects living beings from harmful rays.C) It keeps a planet from overheating.D) It is the main component of the air people breathe.20. A) Man will probably be able to live there in 200 years.B) Scientists are rather pessimistic about it.C) Man will probably be able to live there in 100,000 years’ time.D) Scientists are optimistic about overcoming the difficulties soon.2002年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Registering for courses.B) Getting directions.C) Buying a new computer.D) Studying sociology.2. A) The man will probably have to find a roommate.B) The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.C) The man will probably have to buy a car.D) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.3. A) Painting a picture.B) Hosting a program.C) Designing a studio.D) Taking a photograph.4. A) The woman doesn’t think it a problem to get her passport renewed.B) The woman has difficulty renewing her passport.C) The woman hasn’t ren ewed her passport yet.D) The woman’s passport is still valid.5. A) A prediction of the future of mankind.B) A new drug that may benefit mankind.C) An opportunity for a good job.D) An unsuccessful experiment.6. A) A lesson requires students’ act ive involvement.B) Students usually take an active part in a lecture.C) More knowledge is covered in a lecture.D) There is a larger group of people interested in lessons.7. A) Neither of their watches keeps good time.B) The woman’s watch stopped 3 hours ago.C) The man’s watch goes too fast.D) It’s too dark for the woman to read her watch.8. A) She’s proud of being able to do many things at the same time.B) She is sure to finish all the things in a few hours.C) She dreams of becoming a millionaire someday.D) She’s been kept extremely busy.9. A) He wants his students to be on time for class.B) He doesn’t allow his students to tell jokes in class.C) He is always punctual for his class.D) He rarely notices which students are late.10. A) He is nervous about the exam.B) He is looking for a job.C) He doesn’t dare to tell lies.D) He doesn’t know how to answer the questions.Section B11. A) Because she was bored with her idle life at home.B) Because she was offered a good job by her neighbour.C) Because she wanted to help with the family’s finances.D) Because her family would like to see her more involved in social life.12. A) Doing housework.B) Looking after her neighbour’s children.C) Reading papers and watching TV.D) Taking good care of her husband.13. A) Jane got angry at Bill’s idle life.B) Bill failed to adapt to the new situation.C) Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family.D) The children were not taken good care of.14. A) Neighbours should help each other.B) Women should have their own careers.C) Man and wife should share household duties.D) Parents should take good care of their children.Passage Two15. A) T o predict natural disasters that can cause vast destruction.B) To limit the destruction that natural disasters may cause.C) To gain financial support from the United Nations.D) To propose measures to hold back natural disasters.16. A) There is still a long way to go before man can control natural disasters.B) International cooperation can minimize the destructive force of natural disasters.C) Technology can help reduce the damage natural disasters may cause.D) Scientists can successfully predict earthquakes.17. A) Because there were fatal mistakes in its design.B) Because the buil de r didn’t observe the building codes of the time.C) Because the traffic load went beyond its capacity.D) Because it was built according to less strict earthquake-resistance standards.Passage Three18. A) By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.B) By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.C) By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.D) By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.19. A) Once of Etna’s recent eruptions made many people move away.B) Etna’s frequent eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.C) Etna’s eruptions are frequent but usually mild.D) There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.20. A) They will remain where they are.B) They will leave this area for ever.C) They will wait and see.D) They will seek shelter in nearby regions.2002年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) It has nothing to do with the Internet.B) She needs another week to get it ready.C) It contains some valuable ideas.D) It’s far from being rea dy yet.2. A) The woman is strict with her employees.B) The man always has excuses for being late.C) The woman is a kind-hearted boss.D) The man’s alarm clock didn’t work that morning.3. A) The woman should try her luck in the bank nearby.B) The bank around the corner is not open today.C) The woman should use dollars instead of pounds.D) The bank near the railway station closes late.4. A) Make an appointment with Dr. Chen.B) Call again some time later.C) Wait for about three minutes.D) Try dialing the number again.5. A) He is sure they will succeed in the next test.B) He did no better than the woman in the test.C) He believes she will pass the test this time.D) He felt upset because of her failure.6. A) The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate.B) The man thinks the woman can earn the credits.C) The woman is begging the man to let her pass the exam.D) The woman is going to graduate from summer school.7. A) Fred is planning a trip to Canada.B) Fred usually flies to Canada with Jane.C) Fred persuaded Jane to change her mind.D) Fred likes the beautiful scenery along the way to Canada.8. A) Hang some pictures for decoration.B) Find room for the paintings.C) Put more coats of paint on the wall.D) Paint the walls to match the furniture.9. A) He’ll give a lecture on drawing.B) He doesn’t mind if the woman goes to the lecture.C) He’d rather not go to the lecture.D) He’s going to attend the lecture.10. A) Selecting the best candidate.B) Choosing a campaign manager.C) Trying to persuade the woman to vote for him.D) Running for chairman of the student union.Section B11. A) To study the problems of local industries.B) To find ways to treat human wastes.C) To investigate the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River.D) To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River.12. A) Lack of oxygen.B) Overgrowth of water plants.C) Low water level.D) Serious pollution upstream.13. A) They’ll be closed down.B) They’re going to dismiss some of their employees.C) They’ll be moved to other places.D) They have no money to build chemical treatment plants.14. A) Because there were fewer fish in the river.B) Because over-fishing was prohibited.C) Because the local Chamber of Commerce tried preserve fishes.D) Because the local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch.Passage Two15. A) Oral instructions recorded on a tape.B) A brief letter sealed in an envelope.C) A written document of several pages.D) A short note to their lawyer.16. A) Refrain from going out with men for five years.B) Stop wearing any kind of fashionable clothes.C) Bury the dentist with his favorite car.D) Visit his grave regularly for five years.17. A) Because he was angry with his selfish relatives.B) Because he was just being humorous.C) Because he was not a wealthy man.D) Because he wanted to leave his body for medical purposes.Passage Three18. A) They thought it quite acceptable.B) They believed it to be a luxury.C) They took it to be a trend.D) They considered it avoidable.19. A) Critical.B) Serious.C) Sceptical.D) Casual.20. A) When people consider marriage an important part of their lives.B) When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable.C) When the current marriage law is modified.D) When husband and wife understand each other better.2003年6月21日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) Riding a horse.B) Shooting a movie.C) Playing a game.D) Taking a photo.2. A) She’ll type the letter for the man.B) She’ll teach t he man to operate the computer.C) She doesn’t think his si ster is a good typist.D) She thinks the man should buy a computer.3. A) John can share the magazine with her.B) She wants to borrow John’s card.C) She’ll let John use the journal first.D) John should find another copy for himself.4. A) She promised to help the man.B) She came a long way to meet the man.C) She took the man to where he wanted to go.D) She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man.5. A) The train seldom arrives on time.B) The schedule has been misprinted.C) The speakers arrived at the station late.D) The company has trouble printing a schedule.6. A) To find a better science journal in the library.B) Not to miss any chance to collect useful information.C) To buy the latest issue of the magazine.D) Not to subscribe to the journal.7. A) She wants to borrow the man’s student ID card.B) The tickets are less expensive than she expected.C) She won’t be able to get any discount for the ticket.D) The performance turned out to be disappointing.8. A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester.B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead.C) Drop one course and do it next semester.D) Take courses with a lighter workload.9. A) The organization of a conference.B) The cost of renting a conference room.C) The decoration of the conference room.D) The job of cleaning up the dining-room.10. A) Meet his client.B) Prepare the dinner.C) Work at his office.D) Fix his car.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed.B) The heart of London was flooded.C) An emergency exercise was conducted.D) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.12. A) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.B) A flood wall was built.C) An alarm system was set up.D) Rescue teams were formed.13. A) Most Londoners were frightened.B) Most Londoners became rather confused.C) Most Londoners took Exercise Floodcall calmly.D) Most Londoners complained about the trouble caused by Exercise Floodcall.Passage Two14. A) It limited their supply of food.B) It made their eggshells too fragile.C) It destroyed many of their nests.D) It killed many baby bald eagles.15. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles.B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles.C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles.D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada.16. A) Pollution of the environment.B) A new generation of pest killers.C) Over-killing by hunters.D) Destruction of their natural homes.Passage Three17. A) Whether it can be detected and checked.B) Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.C) Whether global warming will speed up in the future.D) Whether it will affect their own lives.18. A) Many species have moved further north.B) Many new species have come into existence.C) Many species have developed a habit of migration.D) Many species have become less sensitive to climate.19. A) Storms and floods.B) Disease and fire.C) Less space for their growth.D) Rapid increase of the animal population.20. A) They will gradually die out.B) They will be able to survive in the preserves.C) They will have to migrate to find new homes.D) They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.2003年9月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷1. A) The lecture for next Monday is cancelled.B) The lecture wasn’t as successful as expected.C) The woman doesn’t want to attend the lecture.D) The woman may attend next Monday’s lecture.2. A) The woman has a very tight budget.B) He does not think the fur coat is worth buying.C) He’s willing to lend the woman money for the fur coat.D) The woman is not careful enough in planning her。

经典英语六级听力真题及答案解析

英语六级听力真题及答案解析word版听力原文Section A短对话（11~18）11W: This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings. It’s located in a quiet building and it’s close to bus lines.M: That maybe true. But look at it, it’s awful, the paint has peeled off and carpet is worn and the stove is ancient.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?12M: The pictures we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow. W: I can’t wait to see them, I’m wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought.Q: What is the woman eager to know?13W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday?M: Let me see, I need to find a handle that matches but that shouldn’t take too long.Q: What does the man mean?14M: This truck looks like what I need but I’m worried about maintenance. For us it’ll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.W: We have several models that are especially adaptive for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them?Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15M: I think your boss would be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.W: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions.Q: What do we learn about the woman?16W I’d like to exchange the shirt. I’ve learned that the person bought it for allergic to wool.M Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk. Please come this way. Q；What does the women want to do？17M: Excuse me, Miss？Did anyone happen to turn in a new handbag? You know, it’s a birthday gift for my wife.W: Let me see. Oh, we’ve got quite a lot of women’s bags here. Can you give me more detailed information, such as the color, the size and the trademark?Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?18M What are you going to do with the old house you are in heritage from your grandfather?W I once intended to sell it, but now, I’m thinking of turning it into a guest house, because it's still a solid structure.Q: What does the man plan to do with his old house?长对话（19~25）W: When you write a novel, do you know where you’re going, Dr. James? M: Yes, you must, really, if you’re writing the classical detective story, because it must be so carefully plotted and so carefully clued. I have schemes. I have charts. I have diagrams. It doesn’t mean to say that I always get it right, but I do plan before I begin writing. But what is so fascinating is how a book changes during the process of writing. It seems to me that creative writing is a process of revelation, really, rather than ofcreativity in the ordinary sense.W: When you’re planning the basic structure, do you like to go away to be sure that you’re by yourself?M: I need to be by myself certainly, absolutely. I can’t even bare anybody else in the house. I don’t mind much where I am as long as I’ve got enough space to write, but I need to be completely alone.W: Is that very important to you?M: Oh, yes. I’ve never been lonely in all my life.W: How extraordinary! Never?M: No, never.W: You’re very lucky. Someone once said that there’s a bit of ice at the heart of every writer.M: Yes. I think this is true. The writer can stand aside from experience and look at it, watch it happening. There is this ‘detachment’and I realize that there are obviously experiences which would overwhelm everyone. But very often, a writer can appear to stand aside, and this detachment makes people feel there’s a bit of ice in the heart.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the key to write a good classical detective story according to the man?20. What does theman mainly need when working on a book?21. What does the man say about writers?W: There is an element there about competition then, isn’t there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry. There’s only one railway system in the country. If you don’t like a particular kind of big beans, you can go and buy another. But if you don't like a particular railway, you can’t go and use another.M: Some people who write to me say this. They say that if you didn’t have monopoly, you wouldn’t be able to do the things you do. Well, I don’t think we do anything deliberately to upset our customers. We have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized.W: Do you think that’s a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?M: Oh I think so, yes. Because in general, modes of transport are all around. Let’s face the fact. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that.W: So what are you saying then? Is it if the railways happen being nationalized, they would simply have disappeared?M: Oh, I think they would have. They’re disappearing fast in America. Er, the French railways lose 1 billion ponds a year. The German railways, 2 billion ponds a year. But you see, those governments are preparing to pour money into the transport system to keep it going.W: So in a sense, you cope between two extremes. On the one hand, you’re trying not to lose too much money. And on the other hand, you’ve got to provide the best service.M: Yes, you are right.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does the woman say about British railways?23. What do some people who write to the man complain about?24. What does the man say threatens the existence of railways?25. What does the man say about railways in other countries?Section BPassage OneAmong global warming’s most frightening threats is the prediction is that the polar ice-caps will melt, raising sea level so much that coastal cities from New York to Los Angles to Shanghai will be flooded. Scientists agree that key player in this scenario is the West Antarctic ice sheet, a Brazil-size mass of frozen water that is much as 7000 feet thick. Unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the sea surface. Surrounded by open ocean, it is also vulnerable, but Antarctic experts disagree strongly on just how unstable it is. Now, new evidence reveals that all or most of the Antarctic ice sheet collapsed at least once during the past 1.3 million years, a period whenglobal temperatures probably were not significantly higher than they are today. And the ice sheet was assumed to have been stable. In geological time, a million years is recent history. The proof, which was published last week in Science, comes from a team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden and California Institute of Technology who drew deep holes near the edge of ice sheet. Within samples collected from the solid substances lying beneath the ice. They found fossils of microscopic marine plants which suggest that the region was once open ocean not solid ice. As Herman Engleheart, a co-author from the California Institute of Technology says,‘the West Antarctic ice sheet disappear once and can disappear again.’26. What is one of the most frightening threats of global warming according to the passage?27. What did scientists disagree on?28. What is the latest information revealed about the West Antarctic ice sheet?29. What the scientists’latest findings suggest?Passage TwoIt's always fun to write about research that you can actually try out for yourself.Try this: Take a photo and upload it to Facebook, then after a day or so, note what the URL link to the picture is and then delete it. Come back a month later and see if the link works. Chances are: It will.Facebook isn't alone here. Researchers at Cambridge University have found that nearly half of the social networking sites don't immediately delete pictures when a user requests they be removed. In general, photo-centric websites like Flickr were found to be better at quickly removing deleted photos upon request.Why do "deleted" photos stick around so long? The problem relates to the way data is stored on large websites: While your personal computer only keeps one copy of a file, large-scale services like Facebook rely on what are called content delivery networks to manage data and distribution. It's a complex system wherein data is copied to multiple intermediate devices, usually to speed up access to files when millions of people are trying to access the service at the same time. But because changes aren't reflected across the content delivery networks immediately, ghost copies of files tend to linger for days or weeks.In the case of Facebook, the company says data may hang around until the URL in question is reused, which is usually "after a short period of time", though obviously that time can vary considerably.30. What does the speaker ask us to try out?31. What accounts for the failure of some websites to remove photos immediately?32. When will the unwanted data eventually disappear from Facebook according to the company?Passage ThreeEnjoying an iced coffee? Better skip dinner or hit the gym afterwards, with a cancer charity warning that some iced coffees contain as many calories as a hot dinner.The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) conducted a survey of iced coffees sold by some popular chains in Britain including Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee to gauge the calories as studies increasingly link obesity with cancer.The worst offender - a coffee from Starbucks -- had 561 calories. Other iced coffees contained more than 450 calories and the majority had an excess of 200.Health experts advise that the average woman should consume about 2,000 calories a day and a man about 2,500 calories to maintain a healthy weight. Dieters aim for 1,000 to 1,500 calories a day."The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman's daily calories allowance is alarming," Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager at London-based WCRF, said in awidely-reported statement."This is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink."The WCRF has estimated that 19,000 cancers a year in Britain could be prevented if people lost their excess weight with growing evidence that excess body fat increases the risk of various cancers."If you are having these types of coffee regularly then they will increase the chances of you becoming overweight, which in turn increases your risk of developing cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease." she added.33. What warning did some health experts give?34. What does the author suggest people do after they have an iced coffee?35. What could British people expect if they maintain a normal body weight according to the WCRF?Section CPsychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in givingpeople a measurable advantage in rounds as diverse as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs, and coping with tragic illness. And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks. ‘Hope has proven a powerful predictor of outcome in every study we've done so far,’said Doctor Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist, who has devised a scale to assess how much hope a person has. For example, in research with 3920 college students, Doctor Snyder and his colleagues found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first semester was a more accurate predictor of their college grades, than were their SAT scores or their grade point averages in high school, the two measures most commonly used to predict college performance. ‘Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them,’Doctor Snyder said. ‘When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what sets them apart is hope.’In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Doctor Snyder went beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right. ‘That notion is not concrete enough and it blurs two key components of hope,’Doctor Snyder said, ‘Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.’Listening ComprehensionSection A11. What can we infer from the conversation?【答案】A The man is the manager of the apartment building【解析】从对话中看出女士在找apartment building，不是男士。

大学英语六级考试和答案英语六级真题听力原文

大学英语六级考试和答案英语六级真题听力原文————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：英语六级真题听力原文Section A11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong wit h him? M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time.Q: What does the man mean?13.M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it.Q: What does the woman mean?14.W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?15.M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.W: F ine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow.Q: What will the speakers probably do?16.W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence weconducted last week. How reliable are these figures?M: They have a 5% margin of errorQ: What are the speakers talking about?17.W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow?Q: What does the man mean?18.W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation OneM: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called “Computer Country”. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store, and I kept track of the inventory.M: What was the most difficult part of your job?W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right. M: That’s how we feel here too. How long did you work there? W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month.M: And why did you leave?W: My husband has been transferred to Boston. And I understand your company has an opening there too.M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks. So we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents.M: That sounds nice. So tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?W: I know that your company has a great reputation, and a wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would liketo be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity.M: Well I’m glad you did.19. What was the woman’s previous job?20. What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job?21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston?22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job? Conversation TwoW: Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez, thewell-known Brazilian advocate of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one ot the word’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report? M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen.W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now.M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we mustremember the problems facing Brazil at the moment.W: Such as…?M: There’s an enormous gap between the ric h and the poor in this country. In Sal-Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slam areas without proper water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives. W: What needs to be done?M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries.W: So you are hopeful for the future.M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren’t wasted, as they were in the past.23. What does the recent report say about Brazil?24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?Section BPassage OneWilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, but she was not allowed to make her information public.Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.”How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.”If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute?27. What did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the part two decades?29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success?Passage 2One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global ready when they graduate.Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global ready when they graduate. It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, and intellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as artexhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates.Questions 30-32Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today?Q31: What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures?Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker?Passage 3To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and insome brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair with less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carrying in their minds about groups of people. For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics.Questions 33-35Q33: What did researchers at California State University find? Q34: What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?Q35: Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes?Section CThe ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is derived from their Goddess of memory "Mnemosyne". In the ancient world, a trained memory was an immense asset, particularly in public life. There were no convenient devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators delivered long speeches with great accuracy because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems. The Greeks discovered that human memory is largely an associative process that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The instant your brain registers the word "apple", it recalls the shape, color, taste, smell and texture of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word "apple". This means that anythought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you're talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link. An example given on a website I was looking at follows, "Do you remember the shape of Austria? Canada? Belgium? Or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy though? If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at some time that Italy is shaped like a boot. You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot. And Italy shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association."。

6月大学英语六级听力题目答案及原文第2套

Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) The project the man managed at CucinTech.B) The updating of technology at CucinTech.C)The man's switch to a new career.D) The restructuring of her company.2. A) Talented personnel.B) Strategic innovation.C) Competitive products.D) Effective promotion.3. A) Expand the market.B) Recruit more talents.C) Innovate constantly.D) Watch out for his competitors.4. A) Possible bankruptcy.B) Unforeseen difficulties.C) Conflicts within the company.D) Imitation by one's competitors.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) The job of an interpreter.B) The stress felt by professionals.C) The importance of language proficiency.D) The best way to effective communication.6. A) Promising.B) Admirable.C) Rewarding.D) Meaningful.7. A) They all have a strong interest in language.B) They all have professional qualifications.C) They have all passed language proficiency tests.D) They have all studied cross-cultural differences.8. A) It requires a much larger vocabulary.B) It attaches more importance to accuracy.C) It is more stressful than simultaneous interpreting.D) It puts one's long-term memory under more stress..Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only 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 1 with a single line throughthe centre.Passage OneQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) It might affect mothers' health.B) It might disturb infants' sleep.C) It might increase the risk of infants, death.D) It might increase mothers' mental distress.10. A) Mothers who breast-feed their babies have a harder time falling asleep.B) Mothers who sleep with their babies need a little more sleep each night.C) Sleeping patterns of mothers greatly affect their newborn babies' health.D) Sleeping with infants in the same room has a negative impact on mothers.11. A) Change their sleep patterns to adapt to their newbornbabies'.B) Sleep in the same room but not in the same bed as their babies.C) Sleep in the same house but not in the same room as their babies.D) Take precautions to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.Passage TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) A lot of native languages have already died out in the US.B) The US ranks first in the number of endangered languages.C) The efforts to preserve Indian languages have proved fruitless.D) More money is needed to record the native languages in the US.13. A) To set up more language schools.B) To document endangered languages.C) To educate native American children.D) To revitalise America's native languages.14. A) The US govemment's policy of Americanising Indian children.B) The failure of American Indian languages to gain an official status.C) The US government's unwillingness to spend money educating Indians.D) The long-time isolation of American Indians from the outside world.15. A) It is being utilised to teach native languages.B) It tells traditional stories during family time.C) It speeds up the extinction of native languages.D) It is widely used in language immersion schools.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by threeor four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Recording OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) It pays them up to half of their previous wages while they look for work.B) It covers their mortgage payments and medical expenses for99 weeks.C) It pays their living expenses until they find employment again.D) It provides them with the basic necessities of everyday life.17. A) Creating jobs for the huge army of unemployed workers.B) Providing training and guidance for unemployed workers.C) Convincing local lawmakers to extend unemployment benefits.D) Raising funds to help those having no unemployment insurance.18. A) To offer them loans they need to start their own businesses.B) To allow them to postpone their monthly mortgage payments.C) To create more jobs by encouraging private investments in local companies.D) To encourage big businesses to hire back workers with government subsidies.Recording TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) They measured the depths of sea water.B) They analyzed the water content.C) They explored the ocean floor.D) They investigated the ice.20. A) Eighty percent of the ice disappears in summer time.B) Most of the ice was accumulated over the past centuries.C) The ice ensures the survival of many endangered species.D) The ice decrease is more evident than previously thought.21. A) Arctic ice is a major source of the world's fresh water.B) The melting Arctic ice has drowned many coastal cities.C) The decline of Arctic ice is irreversible.D) Arctic ice is essential to human survival.22. A) It will do a lot of harm to mankind.B) There is no easy way to understand it.C) It will advance nuclear technology.D) There is no easy technological solution to it.Recording ThreeQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. A) The reason why New Zealand children seem to have better self-control.B) The relation between children's self-control and theirfuture success.C) The health problems of children raised by a single parent.D) The deciding factor in children's academic performance.24. A) Children raised by single parents will have a hard time in their thirties.B) Those with a criminal record mostly come from single parent families.C) Parents must learn to exercise self-control in front of their children.D) Lack of self-control in parents is a disadvantage for their children.25. A) Self-control can be improved through education.B) Self-control can improve one's financial situation.C) Self-control problems may be detected early in children.D) Self-control problems will diminish as one grows up.第二套答案1. A) The project the man managed at CucinTech.2. B) Strategic innovation.3. C) Innovate constantly.4. D) Imitation by one's competitors.5. A) The job of an interpreter.6. B) Admirable.7. B) They all have professional qualifications.8. C) It is more stressful than simultaneous interp reting.Section B9. C) It might increase the risk of infants' death .10. D) Sleeping with infants in the same room hasa negative impact on mothers.11. B) Sleep in the same room but not in the same bed as their babies.12. A) A lot of native languages have already died out in the US.13. D) To revitalise America's native languages.14. A) The US government's policy of Americanising Indian children.15. C) It speeds up the extinction of native langu ages.Section C16. A) It pays them up to half of their previous wages while they look for work.17. B) Providing training and guidance for unemployed workers.18. C) To create more jobs by encouraging private investments in local companies.19. D) They investigated the ice.20. D) The ice decrease is more evident than previ ously thought.The decline of Arctie ice is irreversible.22. D) There is no easy technological solution to it.23. B) The relation between children's self-control and their future success.24. B) Those with a criminal record mostly come fr om single parent families.25. A) Self-control can be improved through educatio n.2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题听力原文(第二套)Section AConversation OneW: So, Mike, you managed the innovation project at CucinTech. M: I did, indeed.W: Well, then. First, congratulations! It seems to have been very successful.M: Thanks. Yes. I really helped things turn around at CucinTech. W: Was the revival in their fortunes entirely due to strategic innovationM: Yes, yes. I think it was. CucinTech was a company who were very much following the pack, doing what everyone else was doing, and getting rapidly left behind. I could see there was a lot of talent there, and some great potential, particularly in their product development. I just had to harness that somehow.W: Was innovation at the core of the projectM: Absolutely. If it doesn't sound like too much of a cliche,our world is constantly changing and it"s changing quickly.We need to be innovating constantly to keep up with this.Stand still, and you#re lost.W: No stopping to sniff the rosesM: Well, I$ll do that in my personal life. Sure. But as a business strategy, I%m afraid there is no stopping.W: What exactly is strategic innovation thenM: Strategic innovation is the process of managing innovation of making sure it takes place at all levels of the company and that is related to the company's overall strategy. W: I see.M: So, instead of innovation for innovation's sake and new products being created simply because the technology is there, the company culture must switch from these point-in-time innovations to a continuous pipeline of innovations from everywhere and everyone.W: How did you align strategies throughout the companyM: I soon became aware that campaigning is useless. People takeno notice. Simply, it came about through good practice trickling down. This built consent. People could see it was the best way to work.W: Does innovation on this scale really give a competitive advantageM: I'm certain of it. Absolutely, especially if it's difficult for a competitor to a copy. The risk is of course that innovation may frequently lead to imitation.W: But not if it's strategicM: Precisely.W: Thanks for talking to us.M: Sure.Questions 1to4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What seems to have been very successful according to the womanspeaker2. What did the company lack before the man's scheme wasimplemented3. What does the man say he should do in his business4. What does the man say is the risk of innovation Conversation TwoM: Today my guest is Dana Ivanovich, who has worked for the last20 years as an interpreter. Dana, welcome.W: Thank you.M: Now, I'd like to begin by saying that I have on occasions used an interpreter myself as a foreign correspondent.So I’m full of admiration for what you do. But I think your profession is sometimes underrated and many people think anyone who speaks more than one language can do it.W: There aren"t any interpreters I know who don#t have professional qualifications and training. You only really get profession after many years in the job.M: And am I right in saying you can divide what you do into two distinct methods: simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.W: That$s right. The techniques you use are different. And alot of interpreters will say one is easier than the other, less stressful.M: Simultaneous interpreting, putting someone's words into another language more or less as they speak, sounds to me like the more difficult.W: Well, actually no. Most people in the business would agree that consecutive interpreting is the more stressful. You have to wait for the speaker to deliver quite a chunk of language before you then put it into the second language which puts your short-term memory under intense stress. M: You make notes, I presumeW: Absolutely. Anything like numbers, names, places have to be noted down, but the rest is never translated word for word.You have to find a way of summarizing it. So that the message is there, turning every single word into the target language would put too much strain on the interpreter and slow down the whole process too much.M: But with simultaneous interpreting, you start translating almost as soon as the other person starts speaking, you must have some preparation beforehand.W: Well, hopefully, the speakers will let you have an outline of the topic a day or two in advance, you have a little time to do research, prepare technical expressions and so on. Questions 5to8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about6. What does the man think of Dana's profession7. What does Dana say about the interpreters she knows8. What do most interpreters think of consecutive interpreting Section BPassage OneMothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their new-born infant is a bad idea, because it increases the risk that the baby might die unexpectedly during the night. But now Israeli researchers are reporting that even sleeping in the same room can have negative consequences, not for the child, but for the mother. Mothers who slept in the same room as their infants, whether in the same bed or just the same room, hadpoorer sleep than mothers whose baby slept elsewhere in the house. They woke up more frequently, were awake approximately 20 minutes longer per night, and had shorter periods of uninterrupted sleep. These results held true even taking into account that many of the women in the study were breast-feeding their babies. Infants, on the other hand, didn't appear to have worse sleep whether they slept in the same or different room from their mothers. The researchers acknowledge that since the families they studied were all middle-class Israelis. It，s possible the results would be different in different cultures. Lead author Lyati Sotski wrote in an email that the research team also didn-t measure fathers' sleep. So it's possible that their sleep patterns could also be causing the sleep disruptions for mums. Right now, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers not sleep in the same bed as their babies, but sleep in the same room. The Israeli study suggests that doing so may be best for the baby, but may take a toll on mum.Questions 9toll are based on the passage you have just heard.9. What is the long-held view about mothers" sleeping withnew-born babies10. What do Israeli researchers' findings show11. What does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend mothers doPassage TwoThe US has already lost more than a third of the native languages that existed before European colonization and the remaining 192 are classed by UNESCO as ranging between unsafe and extinct. u We need more funding and more effort to return these languages to everyday use," says Fred Nawusky of the National Museum of the American Indian. “We are making progress, but money needs to be spent on revitalizing languages, not just documenting them." Some 40 languages mainly in California and Oklahoma where thousands of Indians were forced to relocate in the 19th century have fewer than 10 native speakers. Part of the issue is that tribal groups themselves don%t always believe their languages are endangered until they are down to the last handful of speakers. u But progress is being made through emerging schools, because if you teach children when they are young, it will stay with them as adults and that&s the future,"says Mr. Nawusky, a Comanche Indian. Such schools have become a model in Hawaii, but the islanders’ local language is still classed by UNESCO as critically endangered because only 1,000 people speak it. The decline in American Indian languages has its historical roots. In the mid-19th century, the US government adopted a policy of Americanizing Indian children by removing them from their homes and culture. Within a few generations, most had forgotten their native tongues. Another challenge to language survival is television. It has brought English into homes, and pushed out traditional storytelling and family time together, accelerating the extinction of native languages.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What do we learn from the report13. For what purpose does Fred Nawusky appeal for more funding14. What is the historical cause of the decline in American Indian Languages15. What does the speaker say about televisionSection CRecording oneGreg Rosen lost his job as a sales manager nearly three years ago and is still unemployed. “It literally is like something in a dream to remember what it's like to actually be able to go out and put in a day's work and receive a day's pay."At first Rosen bought groceries and made house payments with the help from unemployment insurance. It pays laid-off workers up to half of their previous wages while they look for work. But now, that insurance has run out for him and he has to make tough choices. He-s cut back on medications and he no longer helps support his disabled mother. It is a devastating experience. New research says the US recession is now over. But many people remain unemployed and unemployed workers face difficult odds. There is literally only one job opening for every five unemployed workers, so four out of five unemployed workers have actually no chance of finding a new job. Businesses have downsized or shutdown across America, leading fewer job opportunities for those in search of work. Experts who monitor unemployment statistics here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania say about 28,000 people are unemployed and many of them are joblessdue to no fault of their own. Thafs where the Bucks County Careerlink comes in.Local director Elizabeth Walsh says they provide training and guidance to help unemployed workers find local job opportunities. “So here’s the job opening. Here's the job seeker. Match them together under one roof," she says. But the lack of work opportunities in Bucks County limits how much she can help. Rosen says he hopes Congresswill take action. This month, he launched the Ninety-Niners Union, an umbrella organization of eighteen Internet- based grass roots groups of Ninety-Niners. Their goal is to convince law makers to extend unemployed benefits. But Pennsylvania State representative Scott Petri says governments simply do not have enough money to extend unemployment insurance. He thinks the best way to help the long-term unemployed is to allow private citizens to invest in local companies that can create more jobs. But the boost in investor confidence needed for the plan to work will take time. Time that Rosen says still requires him to buy food and make monthly mortgage payments. Rosen says he%ll use the last of his savings to try to hang onto the home he worked for more than twenty years to buy. But once that moneyis gone, he says he doesn’t know what he'll do.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. How does unemployment insurance help the unemployed17. What is local director Elizabeth Walsh of the Bucks County Careerlink doing18. What does Pennsylvania state representative Scott Petri say is the best way to help the long-term unemployed Recording TwoEarlier this year, British explorer Pen Huddle and his team tracked for three months across the frozen Arctic Ocean, taking measurements and recording observations about the ice.“Well, we)ve been led to believe that we would encounter a good proportion of this older, thicker, technically multi-year ice that+s been around for a few years and just get thicker and thicker. We actually found there wasn't any multi-year ice at all."Satellite observations and submarine service over the pastfew years had shown less ice in the polar region. But the recent measurements show the lost is more pronounced than previously thought.u We are looking at roughly 80 percent loss of ice cover on the Arctic ocean in ten years, roughly ten years and 100 percent loss in nearly twenty years."Cambridge scientist Peter Waddams, been measuring and monitoring the Arctic since 1971, says the decline is irreversible.The more you lose, the more open water is created, the more warming goes on in that open water during the summer, the less ice forms in the winter, the more melt there is the following summer. It becomes a breakdown process where everything ends up accelerating until ifs all gone."Martin Summercorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World Wildlife Fund. u The Arctic sea ice holds a central position in the earth’s climate system and it’s deteriorating faster than expected. Actually, it has to translate into more urgency to deal with the climate change problem and reduce emissions."Summercorn says a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming needs to come out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December.“We have to basically achieve there—the commitment to deal with the problem now. That’s the minimum. We have to do that equitably. And that we have to find a commitment that is quick."Waddams echoes the need for urgency. “The carbon that we’ve put into the atmosphere keeps having a warming effect for 100 years. So we have to cut back rapidly now. Because it would take a long time to work its way through into our response by the atmosphere. We can’t switch off global warming just by being good in the future. We have to start being good now."Waddams says there is no easy technological fix to climate change. He and other scientists say there are basically two options to replacing fossil fuels. Generating energy with renewables or embracing nuclear power.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. What did Pen Huddle and his team do in the Arctic Ocean20. What does the report say about the Arctic region21. What does Cambridge scientist Peter Waddams say in his study22. How does Peter Waddams view climate changeRecording ThreeFrom a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others. Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child"s low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. Some of their earliest observations have to do with the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like ^acting before thinking" and “persistence in reaching goals".The children of the study are now adults in their thirties. Terrie Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age L to 10, later on had the most health problems in their thirties, and they had the worst financial situation. And they were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income."Speaking from New Zealand via Skype, Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.“Even the children who had above-average self-control as pre-schoolers could have benefited from more selfcontrol training. They could have improved their financial situation and their physical and mental health situation 30 years later."So, children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems, and so on. Moffitt said ifs still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she says other researchers have found that ifs mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence. But good selfcontrol can be set to run in families in that children who have good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.“Whereas some of the low self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser. So thafs not a good atmosphere for a child. So it looks as though self-control is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation."But the good news is that Moffitt says self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have proved to be effective. Terry Moffitfs paper “On the Link Between Childhood Self-control and Adults’ StatusDecades Later" is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. What is the new study about24. What does the study seem to show25. What does Moffitt say is the good news from their study。

2023年6月英语六级听力真题(第一套)题目,原文与答案

2023年6月英语六级听力真题（第一套）【四六级试卷采用花卷形式，核对答案时请找准具体选项内容，忽略套数和选项符号】Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) It was spacious and tranquil.B) It was warm and comfortable.C) It was shabby and solitary.D) It was tiny and noisy.2. A) She no longer hates people talking loudly in the dorm.B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.C) She begins to enjoy the movies she once found irritating.D) She finds the crowded dorm as cozy as her new apartment.3. A) He found the apartment perfectly furnished.B) He had a feeling of despair and frustration.C) He had a similar feeling to the woman’s.D) He felt the new place was like paradise.4. A) Go to see the woman’s apartment.B) Make a phone call to his parents.C) Buy some furniture for the woman.D) Decorate the woman’s apartment.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) He works as a literary critic.B) He hosts an educational program.C) He has initiated a university reform.D) He has published a book recently.6. A) It fails to keep up with the radical changes of society.B) It fails to ensure universities get sufficient resources.C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.D) It has not fostered the growth of the arts disciplines.7. A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.B) The underfunded music discipline should be prioritized.C) Subdisciplines like sculpture should get more funding.D) Literature should get as much funding as engineering.8. A) Build a prosperous nation.B) Make skilled professionals.C) Create ingenious artists.D) Cultivate better citizens.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) It is quite common.B) It is rarely noticed.C) It seldom annoys people.D) It occurs when one is alone.10. A) Seeing things in black and white.B) Engaging in regular contemplation.C) Having a special understanding of creativity.D) Knowing how to make their mental batteries work.11. A) Engaging in intense activity.B) Fantasizing in one’s down time.C) Working on a particular project.D) Reflecting during one’s relaxation.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) Farmers helped Native Americans grow crops.B) There were expansive university campuses.C) There existed post offices.D) Migrants found gold there.13. A) It helped to boost the economy in the American West.B) It provided job opportunities for many gold seekers.C) It extended the influence of the federal government.D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. A) It employed Native Americans to work as postmen.B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.C) It subsidized the locals who acted as postmasters.D) It centralized postal services in its remote areas.15. A) He analyzed interactive maps of mail routes.B) He read a large collection of books on the topic.C) He examined its historical trends with data science.D) He collected data about its impact on local business.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people’s memory.B) Some experiences are easier to remember than others.C) Most people tend to remember things selectively.D) Simple things may leave a deep impression on one’s memory.17. A) They classified the participants’ mindset.B) They showed some photos to the participants.C) They measured the participants’ anxiety levels.D) They tested the size of the participants’ vocabulary.18. A) Anxiety has become a serious problem for an increasing number of people.B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.C) People diagnosed with anxiety disorder may forget things selectively.D) There is no direct correlation between memory and levels of anxiety. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) They compare products from different companies before making a choice.B) They get information from other consumers’ postings and comments.C) They lose patience when their phone call is not promptly answered.D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. A) Giving them rewards on the spot.B) Broadening their scope of interest.C) Speaking directly to their emotions.D) Focusing on the details of the product.21. A) Change the rules of the game in the market every year.B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.C) Learn from technological innovators to do business.D) Make greater efforts to build up consumers’ confidence. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) People have only one social engagement per week.B) Working together enhances friendship.C) Few people have devoted friends.D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people’s self-esteem.B) How supportive friends can be in the workplace.C) How to boost one’s sense of value and worthiness.D) The role of family ties in people’s mental well-being.24. A) They show little interest in their friends’ work.B) They tend to be much more difficult to make.C) They are more trustworthy and reliable.D) They increase people’s job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.B) Encourage employees to be friends with colleagues.C) Help employees balance work and family responsibilities.D) Organize activities to nourish friendships outside of work.答案速查Conversation One1. B) It was warm and comfortable.2. B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.3. C) He had a similar feeling to the woman’s.4. A) Go to see the woman’s apartment.Conversation Two5. D) He has published a book recently.6. C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.7. A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.8. D) Cultivate better citizens.Passage One9. A) It is quite common.10. B) Engaging in regular contemplation.11. D) Reflecting during one’s relaxation.Passage Two12. C) There existed post offices.13. D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.15. C) He examined its historical trends with data science. Recording One16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people’s memory.17. C) They measured the participants’ anxiety levels.18. B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.Recording Two19. D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. C) Speaking directly to their emotions.21. B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.Recording Three22. D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people’s self-esteem.24. D) They increase people’s job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.听力原文与答案Conversation OneM: Hi Lily, how’s the new apartment?W: It’s okay.M: What? How can it be just okay when last week you were thrilled about the place and kept posting photos of it online?W: (1) Well, last week when I moved in, the apartment seemed cozy, just the right size for one person. But now it just seems tiny, shabby and solitary.M: Ah, that’s the problem. You miss your roommates from university, don’t you?W:(2) I’m going to sound like an idiot, because I used to complain to you all the time about how crowded our dormitory room was, and about all the things they did to irritate me, like watching movies late at night without headphones, or talking loudly early in the morning. But now I miss them terribly. M: Of course, you do. That’s perfectly normal. (3) When I got my first place, I remember thinking I couldn’t wait to live by myself and get away from my juvenile roommates and all their annoying habits. But then I began missing them and feeling lonely and thinking that our dormitory was like paradise. Even though there were six of us guys in one small room.W: I thought it was just me who felt like that.M:Look, you lived at home with us, and then you had three roommates, and this is your first time living alone, so it’s hard. But your first apartment is a milestone in your life. And you should celebrate it. Tell me about the apartment.W: Actually, it’s not bad. In fact, it’s pretty adorable now that I have decorated it and it has everything I need. I have a kitchen to cook in and a bathroom all to myself, and then another room with my bed at one end and a sofa, a small table and chairs at the other end.M: That does sound adorable, and (4) I can’t wait to see it. And neither can mom and dad.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q1. What was the woman’s first impression of the apartment? 答案: B)Q2. Why does the woman say she’s going to sound like an idiot? 答案: B)Q3. What do we learn about the man when he left the dormitory to live on his own? 答案: C)Q4. What does the man say he can’t wait to do? 答案: A)Conversation TwoW: Welcome to our program book talk. (5) Our guest today is Frank Jones, a critic of our education system and the author of a new book, How to Reform Our Universities.M: Hello, Susan.W: Frank, you support radically changing universities in America.M:Yes. (6) I believe that the purpose of higher education is to prepare young people to enter the workforce and that our current system fails to do this. We’re allocating too many resources to disciplines that don’t match the needs of employers.W:I think your attitude to education is a bit cynical, Frank. Surely the purpose of university is to prepare young people to participate fully in civic life rather than just to find well paid jobs.M: Susan, many young graduates struggle to find any job, let alone a good one. The job market is grim, particularly for students who study the arts.W:I agree that it isn’t easy for young people to find work, but you propose closing down all departments that aren’t directly related to science and technology. Is that really the solution?M: You’re overstating my point. (7) My argument is that we need to use more of our budget on areas like science and engineering. To do that, we need to take money from subjects like literature and music.W: (8) But the arts have value. They’re an important part of our culture. Studying literature or music or sculpture might not result in a job in that area, but it helps young people to think about the world in a deeper way, which makes them better citizens and makes for a better society.M: l agree that the arts are valuable to society, but it’s naive to think that not only the most talented, but all students should study them at university level. The odds are very competitive, and most graduates will end up with a great deal of debt obtaining a degree that has little value on the job market. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q5. What do we learn from the conversation about the man? 答案: D)Q6. What does the man believe is the problem with the current American system of higher education? 答案: C)Q7. How should the education budget be allocated according to the man? 答案: A)Q8. What does the woman say the arts can do? 答案: D)Passage One(9) Do you ever have the annoying feeling that you don’t have time to really think anymore? You’re not alone. A variety of factors have conspired to rob us of time for reflection about ourselves and our lives. Today our preoccupied minds are rarely silent. The average person receives hundreds of texts and voice messages a day. And holidays for many of us are action packed weeks more likely full of family activities than opportunities for tranquility and contemplation.(10) Regular reflection, however, underlies all great professionals. It’s a prerequisite for you to recharge your mental batteries, see things in a new light and tap into your creativity. Almost all of the great advisors that I have studied have found ways to get away from it all and contemplate their life and work. Some researchers in the field of creativity, in fact, believe that insight occurs during the reflection and relaxation that follows a period of intense activity. Schedule your time for reflection about your work, or a particular project you’re engaged in.I usually block out half an hour. Don’t answer the phone. Push your papers to the side. Sketch, make lists, draw mind maps of ideas that come to you. At the end, write down any emerging ideas.When you’re alone, stop worrying and think. A lot of our downtime is spent worrying about troublesome things in our lives or fantasizing about how we’d like our lives to be. (11) Revisit things during moments of relaxation after a period of intense work. This is when we are the most creative. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q9. What do we learn about the feeling that one doesn’t have time to think anymore? 答案: A)Q10. What trait do all great professionals share? 答案: B)Q11. What do some researchers believe is conducive to creative ideas? 答案: D)Passage Two(12) Even before Colorado was a state, it had post offices. The first opened in 1859 in a settlement founded by migrants searching for gold. Life could be unpredictable out west. Gold failed to appear，drought ruined farmers, and settlers clashed with Native Americans.On the settlement’s location, now stands a sprawling university campus. Amid all the changes, one feature remained constant: the postal service. The maps tracing America’s westward expansion are telling. In 1864 there were few postal branches on land controlled by Native Americans, which still accounted for most of the West. Over the next 25 years, post offices grew quickly. Colonization of the West could be regarded as a result of big government rather than pioneers. (13) As federal subsidies and land grants tempted people into the deserts and plains, the post kept them connected.In the mid-19th century, the Post Office Department was far from a centralized bureaucracy. To keep up with migration patterns, postal services were added to existing businesses. (14) The federal government commissioned private wagons to carry the mail. Short-term contracts were granted to local businessmen to act as postmasters. These partnerships enabled the mail to quickly follow migrants, helping knit together remote parts of the country.Mr. Blevins, a digital historian, wrote a book on the history of the US postal service. (15) He used data science to analyze historical trends. Most strikingly, he built an accompanying website complete with interactive maps. They show readers how, within a generation, the postal service helped colonize a continent. These online interactive maps illustrate the formative power of snail mail.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q12. What does the passage say about Colorado before it became a state? 答案: C)Q13. How did the postal service contribute to America’s westward expansion? 答案: D)Q14. What did the federal government do to meet the increasing demand for the postal service in the West? 答案: B)Q15. What did Mr. Blevins do to study the history of the US postal service? 答案: C)Recording OneIn last week’s lecture, we discussed reasons why people forget things. This week, we will discuss a surprising reason why we might remember some things: anxiety. Think about something as simple as buying a coffee. That may not seem like an experience that would make a deep impression on your memory. But anxiety could change that. (16) In fact, a new study suggests that people with higher anxiety levels might remember certain information better than people with lower anxiety levels. That’s because higher levels of anxiety may make people more susceptible to negative feelings. Putting them in a more negative state of mind, that in turn, may make them able to better remember some events. Let’s take a closer look at that new study now. (17) In the study, the researchers started by giving 80 undergraduate students an anxiety test. The test measured the participants’anxiety levels over the proceeding two weeks.Then, to test memory, the participants were shown a series of neutral words one at a time. Some of the words were printed onto photos of negative scenes, meaning images that could affect their emotions negatively, such as a photo of a car accident, or a cemetery. The rest of the words were printed onto photos of neutral scenes, such as a photo of a lake or trees. Neutral words included words like table or desk that don’t elicit emotion.Later, the participants were asked to think back to the words they were shown earlier, which caused them to reenter either a negative or neutral mindset. The participants were then presented with another set of neutral words, and their memory of these new words was tested.The researchers found that the new words presented to people in a negative mindset were better remembered by people with higher levels of anxiety than those with lower levels of anxiety.In other words, when highly anxious individuals took in otherwise emotionally neutral information that was presented to them, it became colored by their negative mindset, making them remember the information better. But these same effects were not seen in people with low levels of anxiety.(18) Previous studies have found that extreme levels of anxiety such as those experienced by people diagnosed with an anxiety disorder can be quite detrimental to memory and cognitive performance. But the highly anxious people in this study represent individuals who are managing their anxiety and for whom anxiety is not a serious problem.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q16. What does the speaker say the new study suggests? 答案: A)Q17. What did researchers do first in the new study? 答案: C)Q18. What do we learn from previous studies about anxiety? 答案: B)Recording TwoOver the past 20 years, the internet has gradually become a dominant feature of our lives. It has changed how we communicate with each other. And it has definitely transformed the way we do business with each other. Marketing has also changed in a number of ways.For instance, in the past, consumers had to call a phone number and patiently wait on hold in order to get the information they wanted. (19) Today, they want the information immediately. They’ll go to the company’s social media page and post comments and questions, expecting to receive an immediate response. If they don’t get their questions answered soon, they’ll move on to another company that will answer them quickly.Marketing departments today need to follow technological development. For example, this year’s smartphone is smarter than last year’s; self-driving cars are now on the road. Marketers have to do research on which technologies are coming into being. Otherwise, they risk being left behind in the virtual dust.Marketing has also changed due to the importance of video. People don’t just want to read text; they want to watch things happening. Companies now have to explore how they can use video on a consistent basis to share information about their businesses. Fortunately, it’s extremely easy to shoot something these days. All you need is a smartphone.But what’s the result of all this? Shorter attention spans. We are n’t the same people that we were 20 years ago. Not only have we grown accustomed to getting the information we want instantaneously, our attention spans are much shorter. If something doesn’t capture our attention within a few seconds, we’re on to the next piece of content. (20) Marketers need to figure out ways to speak directly to the customer’s emotions, and they need to figure out how to do that as quickly as possible. Once people are emotionally engaged, they’ll stick with you.If marketing has changed this much in the past 20 years, imagine what the next 20 years will bring. In a recent survey, only nine percent of marketers could say with confidence that their marketing efforts were actually working. Their confidence is being shaken because the rules of the game change every year. That’s why (21) it’s important for marketers to pay attention to the latest technologicaldevelopments and consider collaborating with technological innovators. That way, they’ll be moving at the same pace as the tech industry.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q19. What does the speaker say about today’s consumers? 答案: D)Q20. How do marketers capture consumers’ attention as quickly as possible? 答案: C)Q21. What does the speaker suggest marketers do to meet future challenges? 答案: B)Recording ThreeYou might be surprised to learn that (22) the benefits of friendships extend beyond people’s social life and into their work, which is interesting when considering the extent to which people sacrifice friendships, or at least the time they spend with friends because of the extended hours they’re devoting to work. Just last week, I was remarking to a colleague that I’m content with only one social engagement per week. But according to recent research, that’s evidently not enough.(23) In an initial study of more than 700 respondents, scholars from an American university analyzed the impact that friends, as opposed to family, have on self-esteem and well-being. Friends came out substantially on top. That’s because to be someone’s mate is a voluntary act, unlike family who people rarely get to choose. The researchers found that when people choose to cultivate and maintain supportive friendships with an individual, it means that the person is valued and worthy of their limited time. Such sentiments of value and worthiness boost our self-esteem.The second study comprised more than 300 participants. It proved that the better we feel about ourselves, the more likely we will perform our job confidently and competently. (24) This follow-up study found that non-work friends even improved people’s job satisfaction. They have as much of an impact on how much they love their jobs, as do the friends they have at work, despite not actually being at our place of work. These types of friends tend to be our preferred outlet for venting about work-related matters. This is an avenue that may not be available at the office.So even though friendships can be easy to neglect when confronted by pressures at work, or even pressures at home, neglecting our friends can turn out to be harmful and counterproductive. That’s why when determining how to create a better work life balance, we need to consider not only how to balance work and family demands, but also how to cultivate and sustain supportive friendships. It’s for this reason that (25) managers should never discriminate when it comes to requests from employees for flexible work arrangements. It’s irrelevant whether their need for a desired schedule is due to, say, parenting responsibilities, or a craving to hang out with their best mate. What matters is the opportunity to engage in a nourishing activity outside of work. That will definitely have a follow-on effect at work. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q22. What does the speaker say is interesting? 答案: D)Q23. What did researchers from an American university analyze in their initial study? 答案: A)Q24. What did the second study find about non-work friends? 答案: D)Q25. What does the speaker suggest managers do? 答案: A)。

2023年12月英语六级听力答案

12月英语六级听力答案【篇一：2023年12月英语六级听力真题原文及答案】p> w: what a wonderful performance! your rockband hasnever sounded better.m: many thanks. i guess all those hours ofpractice in the past month are finally paying off.q：what does the man mean?2.m: i cant decide what to do for my summer vacation. i either want to go on a bike tour ofeurope or go diving in mexico.w: well, were offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to mexico for only 300 dollars.q：what does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?3.w: how long do you think this project might take?m: id say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpectedhappened. maybe wed better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about beinglate.q: why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?4.m: im thinking about becoming a member here, and id like some information.w: sure. a three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. ill give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before youdecide.q: what do we learn from the conversation?5.w: im sorry to hear that you failed the physics course, ted.m: lets face it. im just not cut out to be a scientist.q: what does the man mean?6.m: gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.w: thats pretty generous of him. but shouldnt we at least offer to share the expenses?he has a big family to support.q: what does the woman suggest they do?7.w: did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?m: year. apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they cant reach anagreement on wages by midnight.q: what did the man read about?8.w: have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?m: yes. the cheque came in yesterday afternoon. ill be depositing it when i go the banktoday.q: what is the woman concerned about?w: ok, thats it. now we have to make adecision. we might as well do that now, dont youthink?m: sure, lets see. first we saw frank brisenski.what did you think of him?w: well, hes certainly a very polite young man. m: and very relaxed, too.w: but his appearance…m: en… he wasnt well dressed. he wasnt even wearing a tie. w: but he did have a nice voice. he sounded good on the telephone.m: true. and i thought he seemed very intelligent. he answered donas questions verywell.m: en… she did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…w: but so shy. she wouldnt be very good at talking to peopleat the front desk.m: en…ok. now who was the next? ar…yes, david wallace. i thought he was very good,had a lot of potential. what do you think?w: en… he seemed like a very bright guy. he d ressed very nicely, too. and he had a reallynice appearance.m: he seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.w: he was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say.i think hell be good withthe guests at the front desk.m: he had a very pleasant voice, too.w: thats right. ok, good! i guess we have our receptionist then, dont you?m: yes, i think so. well just offer the job to…question 9: what are the speakers looking for?question 10: what is frank brisenskis weakness?question 11: what do the speakers decide to do?【六级听力长对话原文2】w: hello.m: hello. is that the reference library?w: yes, can i help you?m: i hope so. i ran earlier and asked for some information about dennis hutton, thescientist. you asked me to ring back. w: oh, yes. i have found something.m: good. ive got a pencil and paper. perhaps you could read out what it says.w: certainly. hutton dennis, born darlington, 1836, died new york, 1920.m: yes, got that.w: inventer and physicist, the son of a farmworker. he was admitted to the university oflondon at the age of 15.m: yes.w: he graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. all right?m: yes, all right.w: he made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. it was a method ofrefrigeration which rolls from his work in lowtemperature physics. he became professor ofmathematics at the university of manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. duringthat time, he married one of his students, natasha willoughbym: yes, go on.w: later working together in london, they laid the foundations of modern physics byshowing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles.for thishe and his wife received the nobel prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912for their work on very high frequency radio waves. in his lifetime, hutton patented 244inventions. do you want any more?m: yes, when did he go to america?w: let me see. in 1920 he went to teach in new york and died there suddenly after onlythree weeks. still he was a good age.m: yes, i suppose so. well, thanks.question 12: what do we learn about dennis hutton when he was 15?question 13: what did dennis hutton do at the age of 24? question 14: for what were dennis hutton and his wife awarded the nobel prize a secondtime?question 15: why did dennis hutton go to new york?in america, white tailed deer are morenumerous than ever before, so abundant in factthat theyve become a suburban nuisance and ahealth hazard.why cant the herd be thinned the old-fashionedway? the small community of north haven on longisland is home to some six hundred to sevenhundred deer. the department of environmental conservation estimates the optimumpopulation at 60. the town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens andshrubs are protected by high fences.drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of theroad that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of thebodies. some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. on theoccasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure courtorders against the hunts. and when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots andpans to alert the deer. town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved intoconfrontations.the activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. some communities have evendiscussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. that means wolves inthe suburbs of new york. it is almost too wonderfulnot to try it. the wolves would kill deer ofcourse. they would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburbandwellers have in mind.questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heardq16. what do we learn about white-tailed deer in north haven?q17. why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?q18. what would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?六级短文2原文and now, if youll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room were going to see isthe room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionallyentertain heads of state and royalty. however, they managed to keep this room friendly andintimate. and i think youll agree. it has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grandhouses you visit. the curtains were never drawn, even at night, so guests got a view of the lakeand fountains outside which were lit up at night – a very attractive sight. as you can see,ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, whichwould add to the relaxed atmosphere. the table dates from the 18th century andis made fromspanish oak. its rather remarkable for the fact that although its extremely big, itssupported by just six rather slim legs. however, it seems to have survived like that for 200years. so its probably going to last a bit longer. the chairs which go with the table are not acomplete set. there were originally six of them. they are interesting for the fact that they arevery plain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and noarmrests. i myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people wereused to more discomfort in the past. and now, ladies and gentlemen, if youd like to follow mein to the great hall…q19. what do we learn about the speaker?q20. what does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?【篇二：2023年12月英语六级听力原文】语六级听力原文。

2023年12月英语六级听力原文及参考答案

2023年12月英语六级听力原文及参考答案听力稿原文section AConversation 1气候变化和全球经济发展W: Professor Henderson could you give us a brief overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of research？M: Well the Center for Climate Research where I work links the science of climate change to issues around economics and policy。

Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all of the associated risks。

W: And how strong is the evidence that climate change is happening that it‘s really something we need to be worried about。

M: Well most of the science of climate change particularly that to do with global warming is simply fact。

But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed。

And so we‘re really talking about risk what the economics tells us is thatit’s probably cheaper to avoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has to deal with the likely consequences。

cet6语历年六级真题06.12-08.12(有答案和听力原文)

cet6语历年六级真题06.12-08.12（有答案和听力原文）06.121.W: Do you know why Mary has such a long face today?M: I don’t have the foggiest idea! She should be happy especially since she got a promotion yesterday.Q: What did the speakers mean?2.M: Hi, Johanna! Are you interested in going to an Art Exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is showing some of her paintings there. It’s the opening night. Free drinks and food!W: Well, actually, I don’t have anything planned. It sounds kind of fun!Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday?3.M: You did an excellent job in school! You were indeed a great student! Where did your drive come from?W: Academic achievements were important to my parents as immigrants. Education is where it all begins. My mother in particular tries to get me interested in school.Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?4.M: I hear the Sunflower Health Club on Third Street is good!W: Not right now! I used to go there. I thought it was great because it was real cheap. But the problem was it was always crowded. Sometimes, I had to wait to use the machines.Q: What does the woman say about the Sunflower health club?5.W: Tom is very excited! Just yesterday he received his doctoral degree and in a few min utes he’ll be putting the ring on Sarah‘s finger.M: He’s really such a luck dog! Sarah is a lovely bride and tonight they are going to Hawaii on their honeymoon!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?6.W: Your chemistry examination is over, isn’t it? Why do you still look so worried?M: I don’t know. It wasn’t that the questions were too hard, or they were too many of them. But I’m still feeling uneasy because the exam didn’t seem to have much to do with the course material.Q: What does the man mean?7.W: Your wife told me that you eat out four or five times a week,I really envy you!M: Don’t envy me! It’s for business. In fact, I’m sick and tired of restaurant food! Sometimes, I just prefer a home-cooked meal.Q: Why does the man say he often eats out?8.W: I was amazed when I heard Tony played piano so expertly! From the way he talked, I thought he was just starting his lessons.M: Oh, no! That’s the way he always talks!Q: What can we infer about Tony from the conversation?9.M: What do you think of people suing McDonalds for making them fat?W: Well. Its food doesn’t make you fat. But eating too much of it does! How about chocolate and ice cream? Are they all responsible? It’s silly!Q: What does the woman think of the lawsuit against McDonalds?10.M: I’m terribly sorry ma’am, but your flight has been cancelled.I won’t be able to put you on another one until tomorrow morning.W: Well, I certainly hope the airline’s going to put me up somewhere tonight.Q: What did the woman request the airline do?Passage oneYou have probably heard of the DuPont company, which was founded by a family of the same name. But do you know about the museum that one of the family members began? Henry Francis Du Pont was an heir to D elaware’s DuPont Company fortune. He was one of the first serious collectors ofAmerican decorative art objects: furniture, textiles, paintings and other objects made in United States between 1640 and 1840. American furniture and household objects had been considered inferior to those from Europe. But Du Pont helped develope a new appreciation for American decorative arts. He created a legendary show plays for these objects on his family estate just outside Wilmington, Delaware. In 1951, it was open to the public as the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum. The museum assembled objects from Du Pont’s collection into 175 period rooms, each with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme of period in early American history. For example, the Du Pont dining room has furniture dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. And because this was the time when the United States became a new nation, there’s a patriotic theme in the room. Another example is the Chinese parlo r, which has furnishings that would reflect American’s fascination with Asian culture during the 18th century. In these period rooms, Du Pont believed he could tell the story of the early United States through furniture and other decorative arts.11. What is Henry Francis Du Pont noted for?12. What was the purpose of Du Pont’s efforts?13. How were the objects on display arranged?Passage twoAccording to David Grattle, a British language expert, the idea that English will become the world language is outdated. And people are more likely to switch between two or more languages for routine communication in the future. The share of the world’s population that speaks English as a native language is falling. Instead, English will play a growing role as a second language. A population speaking more than one language is already the case in much of the world and is becoming more common in the United States. Indeed, the census bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home, with Spanish taking the lead, followed by Chinese. Grattle works for British consulting and publishing business. He anticipates a world with the share of people who are native English speakers slips from 9% in the mid 1990s to 5% in 2050. Grattle says, “Up until 1995, English was the second most common native tongue in the world, trailing only Chinese. By 2050, Chinese will continue its predominance with Hindi Woodoo of India and Arabic climbing past English and Spanish nearly equa l to it.” In contrast, an American language expert, David Harrison noted that the global share of English is much larger if you count second language speakers, and will continue to rise even as the proportion of native speakers declines.Harrison disputed listing Arabic in top three languages because varieties of Arabic spoken in such countries as Egypt and Morocco are mutually incomprehensible.14. What does David Grattle say about the use of languages for daily communication in the future?15. Why doe sn’t David Harrison include Arabic as one of the top three languages?16. What can we infer from the passage?Passage threeThere are about 1 million blind people in the United States. The largest and most influential organization of blind people in this country is the National Federation of the Blind. Its officials say the nation doesn’t have any colleges or universities that serve only blind students. They say the reason for this is that blind people must learn to live among people who can see. American colleges and universities do accept blind and visually impaired students, and they provide services to help these students succeed. For example, colleges find people who write down what the professor say in class and they provide technology that can help blind students with their work. However, experts say colleges can best help blind students by making it clear that the students should learn to help themselves. One blind American student named T recently made news because he graduated from medical school from the University of Wisconsin. He said technology was one of the reasons he succeeded. He used a computer that read into his earphone what he was typing. He also used a small printer that permitted him to write notes about his patients in the hospital. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. National Federation of the Blind officials say blind students from other nations do come to the United States to attend college. Some can even get financial aid. The Federation awards about 30 scholarships each year that have no citizenship requirement.17. According to officials of the National Federation of the Blind, why are there no special colleges for blind students only?18. According to experts how can colleges best help blind students?19. What is one of the reasons given by T as a blind student for his success?20. What can blind students from overseas do to study in America according to the National Federation of the Blind?07.611、 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 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 felt terrible.M: You’re jok ing!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 the well-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.Quest ions 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 anything 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 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?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 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 i s impossible but that it would 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 and 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 to everyone’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 Michaelwere 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 trained nurses.07.12Section 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 comprom ise (让步，妥协)？Try to make it a win-win situation (双赢) 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(开车接) George and Martha in 25 minutes, we’ll never get to the theater on time.W: Oh, didn’t I tell you Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not got tonight?Q: What is the woman probably going to do first?14. M: You’ve been hanging on to the phone (打电话不挂断) 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 to we learn about Sally from the conversation?15. W: It’s always been hard to get this car into first gear (挂一挡)，and now the clutch seems to be slipping.M: If you leave the car with me, I will fix it for you this afternoon.Q: Who is the woman probably speaking to?16. M: 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?17. W: I find the lounge such a cozy place to study in. I really like the feeling of 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?18. W: There mosquito bites are killing me. I can’t help scratching.M: Next time you go camping, take some precaution, say, wearing long sleeves .Q: Why does the man suggest the woman wear long sleeves?Conversation OneM: 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 (19). 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(20).M: Why did you change your mind?W: Well, I’m a designer, I design leather goods, mainly shoes and handbags, Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a jo b 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. (21)M: So does that mean you design for several different companies now?W: Yes, that’s right. I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and in the last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberrys. (21)M: What have you been designing for them?W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.M: How’s the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?W: oh, yes. It’s become a lot more competitive (22). Because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But Italian 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.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.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?Conversation TwoM: 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 excites 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. (23)M: That would be useful.W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I’m an English lecturer, so use a lot for drama in my classes, such as role plays. And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. (24) At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph. D. course. I would like to concentrate on Asian drama and 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. 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 (25).M: Wow, that’s cool!Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. Why does the woman find study in drama and theatre useful?24. How di d the woman’s students respond to her way of teaching Englsih?25. What does the woman say about her stage fright?Section BPassage OneIn January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network, extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. (26) 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. (27) Brussels will be only one and a half hours 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 compete, 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 business people can choose between a 3-hour train journey from city-center to city-center and 1-hour flight, they’ll choose the train (28), 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. (28) Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer per hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 (29), 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’ Railways’ Plan, the 21st century will be new age of the trains.Question 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.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 business people prefer a 3-hour train journey to a 1-hour flight?29. When did France introduce the first high speed train service?。

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六级考试听力试题和答案一、短对话听力理解1. A) He is doing a part-time job.B) He is looking for a job.C) He is busy with his studies.D) He is working on a project.答案：B2. A) She is satisfied with the meal.B) She is not feeling well.C) She is in a hurry.D) She is angry with the waiter.答案：A3. A) He forgot to bring his camera.B) He is not interested in photography.C) He is not good at taking pictures.D) He is not fond of the scenery.答案：A4. A) She will go to the concert with the man.B) She is not interested in the concert.C) She has already bought a ticket.D) She is too busy to attend the concert.答案：C5. A) He is not good at cooking.B) He is not interested in cooking.C) He is not available at the moment.D) He is not willing to help the woman.答案：D二、长对话听力理解Passage 16. A) The man is a famous actor.B) The woman is a movie director.C) The man is a film producer.D) The woman is a film critic.答案：A7. A) The film is about a historical event.B) The film is based on a true story.C) The film is a science fiction.D) The film is a romantic comedy.答案：B8. A) The woman is impressed by the man's performance.B) The woman thinks the film is too long.C) The woman is not satisfied with the ending.D) The woman is not interested in the film.答案：APassage 29. A) The woman is a new employee.B) The man is a company manager.C) The woman is a secretary.D) The man is a salesperson.答案：C10. A) The woman needs to finish her report by tomorrow.B) The man needs to attend a meeting tomorrow.C) The woman needs to prepare for a presentation.D) The man needs to submit a proposal.答案：A11. A) The woman will work overtime tonight.B) The man will help the woman with her work.C) The woman will ask for an extension.D) The man will take over the woman's project.答案：B12. A) The woman is worried about her workload.B) The man is concerned about the project deadline.C) The woman is not happy with her new position.D) The man is satisfied with the woman's performance.答案：A三、短文听力理解Passage 313. A) The importance of physical exercise.B) The benefits of a balanced diet.C) The impact of stress on health.D) The role of sleep in maintaining health.答案：D14. A) It helps to reduce stress.B) It improves memory.C) It enhances creativity.D) It boosts immune function.答案：A15. A) By taking a short nap.B) By avoiding caffeine.C) By practicing meditation.D) By going to bed early.答案：CPassage 416. A) The history of the company.B) The company's business strategy.C) The company's environmental policy.D) The company's social responsibility.答案：D17. A) By reducing energy consumption.B) By donating to charity.C) By recycling waste materials.D) By supporting local communities.答案：A18. A) The company's financial performance.B) The company's market share.C) The company's customer base.D) The company's reputation.答案：D19. A) The woman is impressed by the company's efforts.B) The man is skeptical about the company's claims.C) The woman is concerned about the company's profits.D) The man is satisfied with the company's products.答案：A四、复合式听写Passage 520. The company's new product is expected to be launched in the _______.答案：first quarter21. The product is designed to meet the needs of _______.答案：young professionals22. The product has undergone several rounds of _______.答案：testing23. The company is confident about the product's _______.答案：success24. The product will be available in _______.答案：three colors25. The company is planning to expand its _______.答案：market share请注意，以上提供的试题和答案仅供参考，实际的可能会有所不同。

六月六级听力真题及答案(附原文)doc

11M :I left 20 pages here to copy ,here’s the receiptW : I’ m sorry ,sir ,but we are a little behind ,could you come back in a few minutes ?Q: what does the woman mean ?12W: I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay ,I had to stop for the Fred’s home to pick up a book on my way hereM : well , that’s not a big deal ,but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waitingQ : what do we learn about the women ?13W : Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student’s union , isn’t he ?M :well ,that guy won’t be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students ,and I am not sure about it ?Q :what does the man mean ?14M : sorry to have kept you waiting ,Madam , I’ve l ocated your luggage, it was left behind in Paris and won’t arrive until later this eveningW : oh ,I can’t believe this ,have it been to delivered to my hotel then ,I guessQ :what happened to the woman’s luggage ?15W：I don’t think we have enough in formation for our presentation. But we have to give it tomorrow. That doesn’t seem to be much we can do about it.M: Yeah, at this point, we’ll have to make do with what we’ve got.Q: what does the man suggest they do?16M: I’m taking this great course psychology of language. It’s really interesting. Since you’re psychology major, you should sign up for it.W: Actually, I tried to do that. But they told me I have to take language studies first.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they don’t get along.M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story you know.Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?18M: We don’t have the resources to stop those people from buying us out. Unless a miracle happens, this may be the end of us.W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all, we don’t need that much money.Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?长对话原文Conversation OneQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.W: You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, it's not really funny to be like that.M: Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed. We don't know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.M: What about the custard pie routine?W: What do you mean 'custard pie routine'?M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face.W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess what's going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings.W: It must have come a bit expensive.M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.19. Why does the man say we laughed when we see some self-important people making fool of themselves?20. Why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped according to the man?21. Why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie on their boss'sface?22. Why do the man say she would drop cups of tea at people occasionally?Conversation TwoW：Your name Sanjay Kumar is that correct?M：Yes, madam.W：You claim you are traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University.M：That's right.W：Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage. Do you admit that?M：Yes, but…W：According to the statement you made, you had never seen the hand gun before it was found in your bag. Do you still maintain that?M：But it's true. I swear it.W：Mmm, you do realize Mr. Kumar that to bring a hand gun into Hong Kong without proper authorization is a serious offense.M：But I didn't brin g it. I … I mean I didn't know anything about it. It wasn't there when I left Delhi. My bags were searched. It was part of the airport security check.W：Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldn't have been there.M：Someone but not me.W：Tell me , where was your personal bag during the flight?M：I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.M: He was the only person who could have opened my bag while I was asleep. It must havebeen him.W: I see. Have you any idea who this man was?M: He told me his name, Alfred Foster. He was very friendly, after I woke up that is. He hadn't spoken before.W: Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list.M: He said he had a car coming to meet him. He offered me a lift.W: Oh, Why should he do that?M: So he can get his handgun back, that's why. Please find him, Madam.Questions 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard23. What is Sanjay Kumar suspected of?24. What do we know about Alfred Foster ?25. What does Sanjay Kumar ask the woman to do finally?听力理解短文原文Section BPassage OneEveryone is looking for a good investment these days. And with stocks, currencies and companies all crashing, some are finding that taking the trip of a lifetime is actually a smart move right now. Prices are good, crowds are fewer and the dividends like expanded worldview, lifelong memories, the satisfaction of boosting the global economy—can't be easily snatched away. Sylvia and Paul Custerson, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions. Later this year, they are planning a trip to Patagonia. "We're using our capital now," says Sylvia, "And why not? We're not getting anyinterest in the bank. If it's a place we really want to go, then we will go. We may as well travel while we're fit and healthy. "Some travel agents are thriving in spite of the economy. "We've had more people booking in the first quarter of this year than last," says Hubert Moineau, founder of Tselana Travel, which is planning to introduce a new program of longer adventure trips, including polar expeditions and cruises in the Galápagos. "We're hearing things like, 'We don't know what the situation will be in six months so let's travel now' ", Ashley Toft, managing director of the U. K. tour operator Explore has been surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places as India, Bhutan and Nepal. "It seems people would rather give up something else than the big trip," he says. Travel has become a necessity. It's just how we travel that is changing.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. According to the speaker, why are some people willing to spend their money on travel these days?27. What is Tselana Travel planning to do, according to its founder?28. According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels?Passage TwoSomehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country haven’t been fulfilling their traditional roles for some time now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to beexclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the highest paying job of her career, but she’d also accepted a date with the most charming men she’d ever met.“Really?”, I responded,” tell me about them.”“Receptionist in an attorney’s office and a welder at a construction site.” She answered in a matter-of-fact way. The interesting thing is my daughter’s date is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of men’s and women’s work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except perhaps in my own marriage.“Who's going to mow the lawn? ” I asked my husband this morning.“Oh, I will,” he answered politely. ”That's men's work. ”“What?” Irritated, I raised my voice. “That's a ridiculous stereotype. I'll show you who can do the best job on the l awn.”The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What is the speaker mainly talking about?30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker?31. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?Passage ThreeFlorence Hayes is a journalist for the Green Ville Journal, the daily newspaper in town. Specifically she covers crime in the Green Ville area. This responsibility takes her to manydifferent places every week——the police station, the court and the hospital. Most of the crimes that she writes about fall into two groups: violent crimes and crimes against property. There isn’t much violent crime in a small town like Green Ville, or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. But assaults often occur on Friday and Saturday nights, near the bars downtown. There’re also one or two rapes on campus every semester. Florence is very interested in this type of crime and tries to write a long article about each one. She expects that this will make women more careful when they walk around Green Ville alone at nightFortunately, there were usually no murders in Green Ville. Crimes against property make up most of Miss Heyes’ reporting. They r ange from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses, such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies but Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum. Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper but she sometimes gets unhappy about all the crime she has to report. She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next yearFlorence HayesGreen VilleQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32 What is Florence Hayes’ main responsibility as a jou rnalist?33 What does the speaker say about security in Green Ville?34 What do we learn about crimes against property in the Green Ville area?35 What would Florence Hayes prefer to do?复合式听写原文Section C Compound DictationIn America, people a re faced with more and more decisions every day, whether it’s picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us confused, unhappy, even paralyzed with indecision. ‘That’s particularly true when it comes to the work place’, says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal. In a study, Schwartz observed decision-making among college students during their senior year. Based on answers to questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups：maximizers, who consider every possible option, and satisficers, who look until they find an option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision, but it turns out that’s not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up with better-paying jobs than satisficers on average, they weren’t as happy with their decision. The reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. When you look at every possible option, you tend to focus more on what was given up than what was gained. After surveying every option, a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career11 C) She has not got the man’s copies for her12 B) She was late for the appointment13 C) It won’t be easy for Mark to win the election14 A) It failed to arrive at its destination in time15 A) Just make use of whatever information is available16 D) The woman isn’t qualified to take the course the manmentioned17 A) They are both to blame18 A) They are in desperate need of financial assistance19 C) We derive some humorous satisfaction from theirmisfortune20 C) They don’t know how to cope with the situation21 A) They themselves would like to do it but don’t dare to22 C) To relieve her feelings23 D) Bringing a handgun into Hong Kong24 D) He is suspected of havin g slipped something in Kunmar’sbag25 B) Find Alfred Foster26 B) They think travel gives them their money’s worth27 D) Launch a new program of adventure trips28 B) The way people travel29 B) The changing roles played by men and women30 A) Offer more creative and practical ideas than men31 C) To show that women are capable of doing what men do32 B) Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville33 D) It has fewer violent crimes than big cities34 A) There are a wide range of cases35 A) Write about something pleasantIn America, people are faced with more and more decisions everyday, whether it’s picking one of thirty-one ice cream(36)flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married.That sounds like a great thing, but as a recent study has shown,too many choices can make us (37)confused, unhappy, evenparalyzed with indecision. ‘That’s (38)particularly truewhen it comes to the work place’, says Barry Schwartz, an author ofsix books about human (39)behavior. Students are graduatingwith a (40)variety of skills and interests, but often findthemselves (41)overwhelmed when it comes to choosing anultimate career goal. In a study, Schwartz observed decision-makingamong college students during their (42)senior year. Basedon answers to questions regarding their job hunting(43)strategies and career decisions, he divided the studentsinto two groups：maximizers, who consider every possible option, andsatisficers, who look until they find an option that is goodenough. You might expect that the student (44)who had undertakenthe most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with theirfinal decision, but it turns out that’s not true. Schwartzfound that while maximizers ended up with better-paying jobs thansatisficers on average, they weren’t as ha ppy with their decision.The reason (45)why these people feel less satisfied is that aworld of possibilities may also be a world of missedopportunities. When you look at every possible option, you tendto focus more on what was given up than what was gained. Aftersurveying every option, (46)aperson is more acutely aware ofthe opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just onecareer。

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S o i t m igh t b e t ime t o i nve st in a mo re rec ent mo del.Q: W hat do es the wo man su gge st the ma n d o?15. W: I h ear d a bou t y our pr omo tio n, you mu st be thr ill ed.M: N ot rea lly. T he new of fic e i s h uge, b ut the wo rkl oad ha s do ubl ed.Q: W hat do we le arn ab out th e m an fro m t he con ver sat ion?16. W: I c an’t dec ide wh at to do abo ut the pa rty to mor row.M: You d on’t ha ve to g o i f you d on’t wa nt to, but I w ill b e gla d to gi ve you a r ide i f you d o.Q: W hat do we le arn fr om the co nve rsa tio n?17. M: Now, i f y ou hav e a ny que sti ons ab out th e c ont rac t, I wi ll be hap py to ans wer th em.W: N oth ing co mes to mi nd r igh t n ow,bu t I’d li ke to go ove r a ll the art icl es of the co ntr act on ce more be for e s ign ing it.Q: W hat ar e t he spe ake rs doi ng rig ht now?18. M: We are ou t o f p ape r f or the pr int er, ca n y ou ple ase ord er som e?W: I co mpl ete d the or der fo rm onl ine y est erda y, an d i t w ill be h ere by no on. I’ll l et you kn ow when it co mes in.Q:Wh at did th e w oma n d o?Long conv ers atio n o neW: Bob,do y ou k now w ho I s aw th e oth er d ay?O ld J ake, loo kin g ter rib ly d epr ess ed.D id he get p ens ion ed off at las t?M: Ye s. T hey mad e hi m ret ire aft er 50 ye ars at s ea. He i s pr ett y up set abou t it, bu t wh at c an y ou do? He rea lly is pa ste d.W: H e i s a ll alo ne, is n’t h e?M: Ye s, h is w ife has bee n de ad f or y ear s. T hey had one dau ght er, Dor ies. Bu t sh e we nt o ff t o to wn as soo n as sh e lef t sch ool. And h e has n’t hea rd fr om h er si nce. I hea r she i s mak ing g ood m one y as a mo del.W: M ayb e s ome one co uld ge t i n t ouc h w ith he r. Get he r t o c ome bac k f or a w hil e t o h elp?M: I do n’t su ppo se she co me. She ne ver go t o n w ith her fa the r. He is b it of a t oug h ch ara cte r a nd she is rath er sel fis h. Oh,I e xpe ct old Ja ke wil l ge t b y. He is hea lthy at le ast, c ome s in to a c lin ic for a c hec k r egu lar ly.W: A re you hi s d oct or?M: N o, my par tne r d oct or Joh nso n i s.W: T hat ba d-t emp ere d o ld thi ng?M: Oh, h e is n’t bad-te mpe red. He ju st lo oks i t. He is an e xce lle nt do cto r, ta ugh t me a l ot, a nd he h as a v ery ni ce fam ily. H is wif e i nvi tes me ov er the re to s upp er eve ry wee k. Ver y p lea san t.W: yes. I t eac h the ir da ugh ter P en at sc hoo l.Sh e is a bi t c are les s and l azy a bou t h er sc hoo l wor k, but a b rig ht lit tle th ing an d v ery po pul ar wit h h er age gr oup.Q19-2219. Why do es old Ja ke loo k t err ibl y d epr ess ed?20. Wha t d o w e l ear n a bou t J ake’s wi fe?21. Wha t d oes th e m an say ab out Ja ke’s dau ght er?22. Wha t d oes th e m an say ab out Ja ke’s doc torPassa ge 1Attr act ing and fee din g wi ld bir ds a re e nte rta ini ng a cti vit ies tha t ha ve l ong be en e njo yed by p eop le all ove r t he wor ld. Fe edi ng bir ds has be com e s o p opu lar th at p rep are d f eed mi xtu res ar e r ead ily avai lab le. We fee d bi rds for ma ny r eas ons. M any ple asa nt h our s c an c ome fro m w atc hin g bi rds. A hob by ofte n d evel ops in to a se rio us stu dy o f t hei r ha bit s. Acc ura te i den tif ica tio n o f bi rds is usu all y t he firs t g oal. But ob ser vat ion s t hat an a mat eur bi rd-wat che r c an ma ke are re all y l imi tle ss. T her e i s, howe ver, r esp ons ibi lit y ass oci ate d w ith b ird fe edi ng,i ncl udi ng a dis eas e h aza rd.A ttr act ing nu mbe rs of bir ds co nti nua lly to th e sam e spo t ca n be ha rmf ul to the m,pa rti cul arl y spe cie s tha t pi ck fo od fr om the gro und co nta min ate d b y t he dro ppi ngs of ot her bir ds.In wi nte r, fee din g e ffo rts ar e m ost sa tis fyi ng to p eop le and a re of gre ate st ben efi t to bir ds.Du rin g t his t ime, w hen fe wer na tur al fo ods ar e a vai lab le and a ir t emp era tur es are low er, ext ra f eed ing ca n ke ep a bir d w arm and wel l. O nce be gun, fe edi ng s hou ld neve r sto p dur ing t hes e le an mo nth s. If y ou st art a loc al in cre ase o f bir ds, b e pre par ed t o do wh at may be req uir ed to eli min ate ha zar ds to tho se you wa nt to be fr ien d. A c ons tan t s upp ly of foo d s hou ld be gi ven unt il t he c old is o ver and spr ing has come. If fee din g is sto ppe d du rin g se ver e we ath er, bir ds used to re lyi ng upo n t he fee der s m igh t s tar ve.Ques tio ns 26 to 28 are ba sed on th e p ass age yo u h ave ju st hear d.26 w hat do es the sp eak er say ab out bi rd-wat chi ng?27 w hat do es the sp eak er say ab out bi rds fe d c ont inu all y o n th e s ame sp ot?28 w hat do es the sp eak er sug ges t w e d o w hen fe edi ng bir ds in w int er?Passa ge 2My fr ien d Le o m ake s up wea k an d p oor exc use s wh ene ver the re are som eth ing he d oes n’t w ant to d o. Just 2 w eek s ago, he wa s at my h ous e whe n he de cid ed he d idn’t w ant t o go in to wo rk. H e cal led h is boss an d s aid he h ad to get a new s et of tir es to put on h is tru ck, th en, he sa t d own a nd wat ch TV with me. N ot onl y h ad he lie d, but h is exc use wa sn’t a v ery co nvi nci ng one. A not her ti me he can cel ed a da te with hi s g irl fri end at the la st min ute, t ell ing her he ha d t o ge t a ne w b att ery for hi s t ruc k. She was an gry an d r efu sed to go ou t with h im aga in unt il he apo log ize d. Las t w eek end, L eo off ere d t he poor est ex cus e y et, he’d pr omi sed he’d he lp me mov e s ome fu rni tur e f rom my pa ren ts’hou se to my new apa rtm ent, h e was su ppo sed to b ring h is tru ck ove r abo ut 8 o’c loc k S atu rda y morn ing, I w ait ed and th en ca lle d and l eft a mes sag e on hi s mac hin e. Ab out 11:30, he c all ed an d sa id he w as so rry b ut he’d bee n ge tti ng a n ew se t of t ire s pu t on h is tr uck. I gu ess h e’d fo rgo tte n he u sed t he s ame e xcu se when he cal led hi s bo ss fro m m y ho use. I th ink I n eed a n ew set of fri end s a nd b egi nni ng to g et tir ed at L eo’s exc use.Qu est io ns 29-31 a re b as ed o n th e pa ss ag e y o u’v e j u s t he ard.Q29. Wh at d oes t he s pe ak er t ell u s ab ou t he r frie nd L eo?Q30. Wh at di d his g irl f rie nd d o wh en L eo c an cel e d t he d at e wit h he r at t he l a st min ut e?Q31. Wh at fa vo r di d th e sp eak e r ask ed L e o t o do l a st w ee ke nd?复合式听写Arou nd 120 y ea rs a g o, Em bin ho us e be ga n hi s s tu dy o f memo ry. He co nc en t ra te d on st ud yi n g h ow qu ickl yth e huma n mi n d c an rememb er i n f orma ti o n. On e re sul t of hi s re se a rch is k now n as t he t ot al time h yp no sis wh ich simply me ans t he mo un t y ou l e a rn d ep e nds o n th e time y ou sp en d t ryi n g t o l e a rn i t. This c an b e ta ke n as o ur fi r s t rul e of l e a rn in g. Alt ho ug h it is us ua lly t ru e th at s tu dyi n g f or f ou r h ou rs is b ett e r th an st ud yi n g f or o ne, th ere is sti l l the qu est io n of h ow we sh o uld u se t he f ou r ho urs. Fo r ex ampl e, is it b ett e r to st ud y fo r fo u r h o urs s trai g h t or t o st udy fo r on e ho ur a d ay f or f ou r d ays in a row. The a nsw er a s y o u ma y hav e su sp ect e d i s t h at it is b ett e r to sp rea d ou t th e s tu dy time s. Thi s ph en omen o n t h ro ug h whi c h we c an le a rn mo re ef fic ie ntl y by di v id in g ou r p rac tic e time is kno wn as t he d ist ri b u ti o n o f prac tic e ef fec t.Th us ou r se co nd rul e of le a rni n g i s t hi s: it is b ett e r to st ud y fai r l y brie fly bu t oft en. B ut w e are no t fin ish e d y et. W e ha ve n’t c on sid e re d how w e s h oul d st ud y o ve r ve ry s ho rt pe rio ds o f time. L et’s say y ou a re t ry in g to le a rn som e new a nd ra th er d iff ic ult En gli s h vo ca bu la ry us in g a s ta ck o f c a rds. Sho uld y ou lo ok a t th e same wo rds in rap id s ucc ess io n or l o ok a t th e w o rd a nd h av e s ome d el a y be fo re y ou l o o k at it a gai n.Th e an swe r is it is b ett e r to sp ac e ou t th e pres en ta ti o n s o f th e wo rd y ou a re t o l e arn.DBCDC BAABD DACD C BACBB A CDACD36. ton gue 37. o ffi cia l 38. adm ini str ati on 39 com mer ce40 s pre ad 41 dis adv ant age d 42 c onf ide nce 43 in ves tig ate44. co me to und ers tan d how i t is u sed a s a sym bol of bo th in div idu al id ent ity and s oci al co nne cti on45. inf ant s bor n i nto En gli sh-spe aki ng com mun iti es ac qui re the ir lan gua ge be for e t hey le arn t o u se folk s46. Y ou ar e en cou rag e to d eve lop y our own i ndi vid ual res pon ses t o va rio us pr act ica l an d the ore tic al issu es.09年12月份11.W: D id you us e c red it car ds on you r v aca tio n l ast mo nth in Eur ope?M: Sur e did.Th ey ce rta inl y bea t goi ng a rou nd wi th a wa lle t fu ll of b ig bi lls.Bu t car ryi ng lo tsof c ash is st ill ve ry com mon am ong so me old er peo ple tr ave llin g a bro ad.Q: Wha t d oes th e m an say ab out so me eld erl y p eop le?12. W: Ro d m ust be in a bad mo od tod ay. Wh at’s wro ng with hi m?M: H e w as p ass ed over in the se lec tio n pr oce ss f or the dea n o f th e Ad min ist rat ion’s Of fic e. H e’d be en hop ing fo r t he pos iti on for a lon g t ime.Q: Wha t d oes th e m an mea n?13. M: Wh at a gre at sin ger Ju sti n is. Hi s c onc ert is j ust aw eso me and yo u’ll ne ver re gre t t he mone y y ou pai d f or the ti cke t.W: Ye ah, ju dgi ng by the am oun t o f a ppl aus e, eve ryo ne was enj oyi ng it.Q: W hat do es the wo man me an?14. W: I re cei ved a n ema il ye ste rda y fr om He nry. Do yo u re mem ber h e was o ne o f the c hai rpe rso ns of o ur Stu den ts’Uni on?M: Yes, b ut I h ave n’t he ard fr om him fo r a ges. A ctu all y, I h ave be en out of tou ch wit h h im sin ce our fir st reu nio n a fte r g rad uat ion.Q: Wha t d o w e l ear n a bou t t he spe ake rs?15. M: Dr ivi ng at nig ht alw ays ma kes me ti red. L et’s stop fo r t he din ner.W: Fin e, and le t’s f ind a mot el so tha t w e c an get an ear ly sta rt tom orr ow.Q: Wh at wil l t he spe ake rs pro bab ly do?16. W: Let’s loo k at th e su rve y o n co nsu mer con fid enc e w e co ndu cte d la st wee k. H ow rel iab le a re thes e f igu res?M: The y h ave a fiv e p erc ent ma rgi n o f e rro r.Q: Wha t a re the sp eak ers ta lki ng abo ut?17. W: L ook at th is cat alo gue Jo hn. I thi nk I w ant to ge t th is red bl ous e.M: Eh. I th ink yo u a lre ady ha ve one l ike th is in blu e. Do yo u n eed ev ery co lor i n t he rai nbo w? Q: Wh at doe s t he man me an?18. W: Th is not ice sa ys tha t a ll the in tro duc tor y m ark etin g c las ses ar e c los ed.M: Tha t c an’t be tru e. The re are su ppo sed to be th irt een of the m t his se mes ter.Q: Wha t d oes th e m an mea n?Long Co nver sati on 1M: I s ee you r n ew res ume th at you wo rke d as a m ana ger of st ore ca lle d C omp ute r C oun try, c oul d y ou tell me a lit tle mo re abo ut you r r esp ons ibi lit ies th ere?W: S ure. I was res pon sib le f or o ver see ing ab out 30 e mpl oye es. I d id a ll o f th e o rde ring s f or t he stor e a nd I k ept tr ack of th e i nve nto ry.M: Wha t w as the mo st dif fic ult pa rt of you r j ob?W: Pro bab ly han dli ng an gry cu sto mer s. We did n’t hav e t hem ve ry oft en, b ut whe n w e d id, I ne ed to m ake su re the y w ere we ll tak en goo d c are of. A fte r a ll, the cu sto mer is al way s r igh t.M: Tha t’s h ow we fee l h ere, t oo. Ho w l ong di d y ou wor k th ere?W: I w as the re for th ree an d a ha lf yea rs. I lef t t he comp any la st mon th.M: And wh y d id you le ave?W: My hus ban d has be en tra nsf err ed to Bo sto n a nd I und erst and t hat yo ur com pan y h as an op eni ng ther e, too.M: Yes, t hat’s r igh t. We do. B ut the po sit ion wo n’t star t unt il ear ly nex t mont h. Wo uld th at be a pr obl em for yo u?W: No, not a t all. My h usb and’s n ew jo b doe sn’t be gin f or a fe w wee ks,so we t hou ght w e wou ldspen d s ome ti me dri vin g t o B ost on and st op to see my pa ren ts.M: Tha t s oun ds nic e. So, te ll me, wh y a re you in ter est ed i n t his pa rti cul ar pos iti on?W: I k now tha t you r co mpa ny ha s a gr eat rep uta tio n and won der ful p rod uct. I’ve t hou ght many tim es that I wo uld lik e to be a p art of i t. W hen I he ard abo ut t he o pen ing in B ost on, I jum ped to t he o ppo rtu nit y.M: Wel l, I’m g lad yo u d id.Que sti ons 19 to 22 ar e b ase d o n t he con ver sat ion yo u h ave jus t h ear d.Q19: W hat wa s t he wom an’s pre vio us job?Q20: W hat do es the wo man sa y w ith th e m ost di ffi cul t p art of her jo b?Q21: W hy is the wo man lo oki ng for a job in Bo sto n?Q22: W hen ca n t he wom an sta rt to wor k i f s he get s t he job?Long C onve rsa tion 2W: Tod ay, in th is s tud io, we ha ve Alb ert o C uti es, th e w ell-kn own Br azi lia n a dvo cat or of the anti-gl oba l m ove men t. He’s he re to tal k abo ut the re cen t r epo rt st ati ng tha t b y 2050, Bra zil wi ll be on e o f th e w orl d’s we alt hie st a nd mos t su cce ssf ul c oun tri es.Al ber to, wha t do yo u sa y a bou t th is repo rt?M: You kn ow thi s i sn’t t he fir st tim e t hat pe opl e a re say ing Br azi l w ill be a g rea t e con omi c p owe r. The sam e t hin g w as sai d o ver 100 y ear s a go, bu t i t d idn’t hap pen.W: Yes, b ut you mu st adm it the wo rld’s a ver y d iff ere nt p lac e n ow.M: O f co urs e. I n fa ct, I be lie ve t hat the re m ay be som e tr uth s in the pre dic tio ns t his tim e ar oun d. Firs t o f a ll, th oug h, we mus t r eme mbe r t he pro ble ms fac ing Bra zil at th e m ome nt.W: Suc h a s?M: T her e’s an eno rmo us g ap betw een th e ri ch a nd t he p oor in t his cou ntr y. In S an P aul o, y ou c an see sh opp ing m all s fu ll of d esi gne r goo ds r igh t nex t doo r to t he sl um ar eas w ith out pro per w ate r or elec tri cit y su ppl ies. A l ot o f wo rk n eed s to be d one t o he lp p eop le i n th ose are as i mpr ove the ir l ive s.W: Wha t n eed s t o b e d one?M: E duc ati on, f or e xam ple. Fo r Bra zil, to be s ucce ssf ul, we n eed to of fer edu cat ion to al l Br azi lia ns. Succ ess ful cou ntr ies, lik e So uth Kor ea a nd S ing apor e ha ve e xce lle nt e duc ati on s yste ms. Bra zil nee ds to l ear n f rom th ese co unt rie s.W: So you’r e h ope ful fo r t he fut ure?M:As I sai d ear lie r,I’m h ope ful.Th is is n’t an e asy j ob.W e ne ed to mak e sur e tha t th ese i mpo rta nt oppo rtu nit ies fo r B raz il are n’t w ast ed as the y w ere in th e pa st.Que sti ons 23 to 25 ar e b ase d o n t he con ver sat ion yo u h ave jus t h ear d.Q23: W hat do es the re cen t r epo rt say ab out Br azi l?Q24: W hat pr obl em doe s A lbe rto sa y B raz il fac es now?Q25: W hat do es Alb ert o s ay abo ut eco nom ica lly su cce ssf ul c oun tri es?Sect ion B P assa gesPa ssa ge 1W ilm a Sub ra h ad no int ent ion o f be com ing a pub lic spe ake r. Af ter gra duat ing fro m co lleg e wi th degr ees in c hem ist ry an d mi cro bio log y, s he w ent to wo rk a t Gu lf S out h Re sea rch I nst itu te i n Lo uis ian a. As p art of h er job, s he con duc ted f iel d r ese arc h o n t oxi c sub sta nce s i n t he env iro nme nt - oft en in mino rit y co mmu nit ies loc ate d ne ar lar ge i ndu str ial pol lut ers. Sh e fo und man y f ami lies we re b ein g ex pos ed to hi gh,so met ime s de adl y le vel s o f ch emi cal s a nd o the r to xic su bst anc es. But she wa s no t a llo wed to make in form ati on pub lic. F rus trat ed by the res tri cti ons, S ubr a le ft her job in 1981, cre ate d he r o wn comp any, and has d evo ted the p ast t wo d eca des t o he lpi ng pe opl e fig ht b ack a gai nst gia nt in dus tri alpoll ute rs.She wo rks wi th f ami lie s a nd c omm uni ty gro ups to con duc t en vir onm ent al tes ts,int erp ret te st resu lts, a nd or gani ze fo r c han ge. Be cau se of he r e ffo rts, d oze ns of to xic si tes ac ros s the co unt ry have been cle ane d up. And one c hem ica l in dust ry s pok esp ers on ca lls her a top gun f or t he en vir onm ent al move men t.Ho w has S ubr a ach iev ed al l thi s?Pa rtl y t hro ugh h er sc ien tif ic tr ain ing, par tly t hro ugh h er comm itm ent to env iro nme nta l j ust ice. B ut just as im por tan t i s he r a bil ity to co mmu nic ate wit h p eop le thro ugh p ubl ic sp eak ing. "Pu bli c spe aki ng," she s ays, "is t he p rim ary v ehi cle I u se fo r rea chi ng pe opl e. If y ou ha d a ske d Sub ra bef ore1981: D o you se e you rse lf as a maj or pu bli c s pea ker? She wo uld h ave la ugh ed at the idea. Ye t tod ay, s he gi ves mor e tha n 100 p res ent ati ons a yea r. Al ong t he w ay sh e’s lec tur ed at Har var d,te sti fie d be for e the C ong res s and add res sed t he au die nce s in40 sta tes, as we ll a s in Me xic o, Cana da and Ja pan.No 26: W hat did Wil ma Sub ra d o as par t of her job whe n w ork ing at G ulf Sou th R ese arc h In sti tut e?No 27: Wh y d id Wil ma Sub ra lea ve her jo b i n 1981?No 28: Wh at res ult s h ave Wi lma Su bra’s ef for ts had in the pa st two de cad es?No 29: Wh at doe s t he spe ake r s ay has co ntr ibu ted to Wi lma Sub ra’s suc ces s?Pas sag e 2On e o f t he big ges t c hal len ges fa cin g e mpl oye rs and ed uca tors to day is th e r api d a dva nce ofglob ali zat ion. The mar ket pla ce is no lo nge r nat ion al o r reg ion al,but e xte nds t o al l cor ner s of t he worl d, a nd t his r equ ire s a g lob alrea dy w ork for ce. Uni ver siti es h ave a la rge par t to p lay in p rep ari ng stud ent s for th e twe nty-fi rst ce ntu ry la bor ma rke t by pro mot ing i nte rna tio nal e duc ati onal e xpe rie nce s. The mo st o bvi ous w ay u niv ers iti es ca n hel p de vel op a g lob al wo rkf orc e is b y enc our agi ng s tud ent s to stud y a bro ad as pa rt of the ir co urs e. Stu den ts who h ave ex per ien ced an oth er cul tur e fir sthan d a re more li kel y t o b e g lob alrea dy whe n t hey gr adu ate.Gl oba l w ork for ce dev elo pme nt doe sn’t alw ays ha ve to inv olv e tra vel a bro ad,h owe ver. If st ude nts l earn a not her l ang uag e,an d stu dy ot her c ult ure s,th ey will be m ore gl oba lr ead y w hen th ey gra dua te. I t i s i mpo rta nt to po int ou t t hat s tude nts a lso ne ed to ha ve a de ep u nde rst and ing of t hei r o wn c ult ure bef ore the y c an b egi n to obs erv e, ana lyze an d ua te othe r c ult ure s. In mul tic ult ura l s oci eti es, pe opl e c an stu dy e ach ot her’s cu ltu res to de vel op inte rcu ltu ral co mpe ten cie s suc h a s cri tic al and re fle cti ve th ink ing, a nd in tel lec tua l f lex ibi lit y. This ca n be do ne b oth th rou gh t he cur ric ulu m, and thr oug h a cti vit ies on cam pus out sid e o f th e c las sro om such as a rt exh ibi tion s a nd l ect ure s fr om i nte rna tio nal exp ert s. M any un ive rsi tie s ar e al rea dy e mbr aci ng this c hal len ge a nd pr ovi din g op por tun iti es fo r st uden ts t o bec ome glo bal c iti zen s.S tud ent s the mse lve s, howe ver, m ay not r eal ize th at whe n t hey g rad uat e t hey wi ll be co mpe tin g i n a gl oba l lab or mar ket, a nd univ ers iti es nee d t o r ais e a war ene ss of the se iss ues am ong st u nde rgr adu ate s.No 30: Wh at is one of th e b igg est ch all eng es fac ing em ploy ers an d e duc ato rs tod ay?No 31: Wh at sho uld st ude nts do fi rst be for e t hey ca n r eall y u nde rst and ot her cu ltu res?No 32: Wha t s hou ld col leg e s tud ent s r eal ize ac cor din g t o t he s pea ker?Pas sag e 3To se e if h air c olo r af fec ts a pe rso n’s ch ance s of g ett ing a job, res ear che rs at Cal ifo rni a Sta te Univ ers ity a ske d 136 col leg e st ude nts t o rev iew the r esu me a nd ph oto gra ph of a fem ale app lic ant f or a j ob a s an ac cou nta nt.E ach s tud ent was g ive n the s ame res ume. But t he ap pli can t’s pi ctu re wa s alt ere d, so tha t in s ome pho tos h er h air w as g old en,i n so me re d and in so me b row n.Th e re sul t?Wi th b row n hai r, the wom an was ra ted mo re c apa ble, a nd she wa s o ffe red a hig her sa lar y t han whe n s he had go lde n o r r ed hair. O ther st udi es hav e fo und si mil ar r esu lts. M any res pon den ts rat e wo men wi th g old en hai r as le ss inte lli gen t t han o the r p eop le,a nd red h ead s a s more t emp era men tal. W ome n wit h r ed or go lde n hai r a re vict ims of th e c omm on pra cti ce of ste reo typ ing.A st ere oty pe i s a si mpl ist ic o r ex agg era ted ima ge th at h uma ns c arr yin g in the ir mi nds abo ut g rou ps of p eop le. F or exa mpl e, law yer s a re sh rew d a nd dis hon est i s a po pul ar st ereo typ e. St ere oty pin g c an occu r in p ubl ic sp eak ing c las ses. Wh en tr yin g to ch oos e a sp eec h top ic,som e mal es th ink tha t wom en are u nint ere ste d in h ow t o re pair car s, w hile som e fe male s th ink tha t men are u nin ter est ed i n cre ati ve hobb ies, s uch as kn itt ing an d n eed le poi nt.We sh ould re jec t s ter eot ype s, bec aus e t hey fo rce al l p eop le in a gr oup i nto t he sa me si mpl e pa tte rn.T hey f ail t o ac cou nt fo r ind ivi dua l dif fer enc es,and t he wi de rang e o f cha rac teri sti cs am ong me mbe rs of an y g rou p. Som e l awy ers a re dis hon est, y es! Bu t man y a re not. So me wom en are un int ere ste d i n r epa iri ng car s, yes!B ut s ome ar e e nth usi ast ic mec han ics.Q33: W hat di d r ese arc her s a t C ali for nia St ate Un ive rsi ty f ind?Q34: W hat is th e p opu lar st ere oty pe of law yer s?Q35: W hy doe s t he spe ake r s ay we sho uld re jec t s ter eot ypes?Sec tio n C Co mpo und Di cta tio nThe an cie nt Gre eks de vel ope d b asi c m emo ry sys tem s c all ed“Num ony x”. T he nam e i s d eri ved fr om thei r God des s of m emo ry“Mne mos yne”. I n the a nci ent w orl d, a t rai ned m emo ry wa s an i mme nse a sse t, part icu lar ly i n pu bli c lif e. T her e we re n o co nve nie nt de vic es f or t aki ng n ote s an d ear ly G ree k or ato rs deli ver ed long sp eec hes wi th g rea t a ccu rac y be cau se the y le arn ed the ir s pee che s u sin g N umon yx sys tem s. The Gre eks di sco ver ed tha t h uma n m emo ry is lar gel y an as soc iat ive pr oce ss.Th at wor ks by lin kin g t hin gs toge the r.Fo r exa mpl e,t hin k of an a ppl e.T he in sti nct o f you r br ain r egi ste rs th e wor d ap ple. It re cal ls the s hap e, c olo r, tas te, sme ll a nd t ext ure of tha t fo od. All th ese thi ngs are ass oci ate d i n yo ur m emo ry with the wor d app le. Thi s me ans tha t any tho ugh t ab out a ce rta in su bje ct w ill oft en b rin g up m ore mem ori es that ar e r ela ted to it. A n e xam ple co uld be wh en you th ink abo ut a l ect ure yo u’ve had.Thi s c oul d tri gge r a m emo ry abo ut wh at you a re tal kin g a bou t thr oug h t hat l ect ure, w hic h can th en trig ger ano the r me mor y. T he a sso cia tio ns d o no t ha ve to be l ogi cal. Th ey j ust hav e to mak e a g ood lin k. An exa mpl e giv en on t he we bsi te I wa s loo kin g at fo llo ws:“do y ou re mem ber t he sh ape o f Aus tra l,Ca nad a, Belg ium or Ger many.”P rob abl y n ot. Wha t ab out It aly,th oug h? I f yo u r eme mbe r th e sh ape of Ita ly, it is bec aus e you have bee n tol d at so met ime t hat Ital y is s hap ed li ke a bo ot.You m ade a n ass oci ati on with so meth ing yo u’ve alr ead y kn own—t he sha pe o f a boo t. And Ita ly’s sha pe c oul d n ot b e f org ott en once yo u’ve mad e t he ass oci ati on.ADAB D A DCD A C DBD C A ABD D B CBA C08年12月份11.M: I’m ask ed to pic k up th e gue st sp eak er B ob Ru sse l at th e air por t thi s af tern oon, do y ou kn ow what he lo oks li ke?W: We ll, he’s in hi s s ixt ies, h e s tan ds out, h e’s b ald, ta ll and th in and ha s a be ard.Q: Wh at do we con clu de fro m t he wom an’s rem ark s a bou t B ob R uss el?12. W: I’m c ons ide rin g d rop pin g m y d anc ing cl ass. I’m no t ma kin g a ny pro gre ssM: If I w ere yo u, I’d s tic k w ith it. I t's de fin ite ly wort h t ime an d e ffo rt.Q: Wha t d oes th e m an sug ges t t he wom an do?13. W: You s ee I s til l h ave t his pa in in my bac k, th is med ici ne the do cto r g ave m e w as sup pos ed to m ake me fe el bet ter by no w.M: May be you sh oul d’ve tak en it thr ee tim es a d ay as you wer e t old.Q: Wha t d o w e l ear n f rom th e c onv ers ati on?14. M: F ran kly, wh en I sat at the bac k o f th e cl ass roo m, I ca n’t se e t he w ord s on the bo ard cle arl y.W: Wel l, you’v e b een we arin g t hos e s ame gl ass es as lon g a s I’v e k now n y ou. Why no t g et a n ew pair, i t w on’t cos t y ou too mu ch.Q: Wha t d oes th e w oma n i mpl y a bou t t he man’s gl ass es?15. W: How co me the fl oor is so we t? I a lmo st sli ppe d, wha t ha ppe ned?M: O h, s orr y! T he p hon e ra ng t he m ome nt I got i nto the sho wer, an ywa y, I’l l wi pe i t up rig ht now.Q: Why wa s t he flo or wet ac cor din g t o t he man?16. M: Th e i nst ruc tio ns on the p ack age sa y t hat yo u nee d t o s ome as sem bly y our sel f. I’ve spe nt all aft ern oon tr yin g i n v ain to pu t t his bo okc ase to get her,W: I kno w w hat yo u m ean, las t t ime I tr ied to as sem ble a to y t rai n f or my so n a nd I alm ost ga ve up.Q: Wha t d oes th e m an fin d d iff icu lt?17. M: I’m ge tti ng w orr ied ab out Jen ny’s sch ool wor k. All sh e ta lks ab out the se day s is vo lle yba ll game s a nd all sh e d oes is pr act ice, t rai nin g a nd thi ngs li ke t hat.W: He r gra des o n the c omi ng ex ams w ill f all for s ure. It’s hi gh ti me we t alk(ed) som e sen se to h er.Q: Wha t a re the sp eak ers pr oba bly go ing to do?18. W: Do you un der sta nd why th e l oca l p eop le are op pos ed to t he new da m u p t he riv er?M: The y a re wor rie d a bou t t he pot ent ial da nge r i f the da m s hou ld bre ak.Th e r ive r i s v ery wi de abov e t he pro pos ed sit e.Q: Wha t d o w e l ear n f rom th e c onv ers ati on?长对话1W: M r. Whi te,wh at cha nge s h ave yo u s een in t he cha mpa gne ma rke t i n t he las t t en to fif tee n y ear s?M: We ll t he b igg est cha nge ha s be en t he d ecr eas e in sal es s inc e th e gr eat bo om y ear s of the 1980s when ch amp agn e p rod uct ion an d s ale s r eac hed re cor d l eve ls.W: W hic h w as the be st yea r?M: W ell th e rec ord wa s i n 1989w hen249 m ill ion bo ttl es of ch amp agn e w as sol d.Th e h igh est pr odu cti on leve l w as rea che d i n 1990wi th a t ota l o f 293mi lli on bot tle s. Of cou rse si nce th ose bo om yea rs sal es have fa lle n.W: H as the ma rke t b een ba dly hi t b y t he rec ess ion?M: Oh c ert ain ly, t he e con omi c pro ble ms i n cha mpa gne s’e xpo rt ma rke ts t hat’s E uro pe,the U nit ed Stat es,J apa n, and o f cou rse th e dom est ic ma rke t i n Fra nce, the ec ono mic p rob lem s hav e c ert ain ly be en one rea son fo r t he dec rea se in cha mpa gne sa les.W: A nd the ot her re aso ns?M: A not her i mpo rtan t fac tor ha s b een p ric e. In the ea rly 90s, ch amp agn e w as ve ry ove rpr ice d, so many peop le s top buy ing i t. I nst ead t hey bou ght s par kli ng w ine s fro m ot her c oun tri es, in pa rti cul ar from Au str ali a a nd Spa in. An d t hen th ere wa s a not her pr obl em f or cha mpa gne in th e e arl y 90s.W: W hat wa s t hat?M: T her e w as a l ot of r ath er bad ch amp agn e o n t he mar ket. T his me ant th e po pul ari ty of goo d s par kli ng wine s inc rea sed e ven mor e.Pe opl e was s urp ris ed b y the ir qu ali ty an d of c our se th ey we re a l ot ch eap er than ch amp agn e.W: D o y ou thi nk the ch amp agn e m ark et wil l r eco ver in th e f utur e?M: O h,I’m sur e it wil l.Wh en the e con omi c s itu ati on imp rov es,I be lie ve th e m ark et wi ll rec ove r.。

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95-08历年大学英语六级真题及答案(完整版)之老阳三干创作Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) She was given a new job.B) She was given a raise.C) She was criticized for being late.D) She was praised for her hard work.2. A) Whether to employ the woman.B) Whether to take up the new job.C) Whether to ask for a raise.D) Whether to buy a new house.3. A) A teacher.B) A psychologist.C) A librarian.D) A publisher.4. A) To visit more places in the city.B) To take a lot of pictures of the beautiful city.C) To take some pictures of his friends.D) To spare some time to meet his friends.5. A) In town.B) Out of town.C) In the man’s house.D) Outside Ann’s house.6. A) Because she feels very hot in the room.B) Because she wants to avoid meeting people.C) Because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside.D) Because she doesn’t like the smell of smoke inside.7. A) Painters hired by the man and woman.B) Painters hired by Mr. Jones.C) Mr. Jones.D) The man and the woman.8. A) The woman enjoyed the movie very much.B) The woman saw a horror movie.C) The man asked the woman to be careful at night.D) The man went to the show with the woman.9. A) He doesn’t write well enough.B) He is not a professional writer.C) He hasn’t got any professional experience.D) H e didn’t perform well in the interview.10. A) He doesn’t think it necessary to refuel the car.B) He can manage to get the gasoline they need.C) He hopes the woman will help him select a fuel.D) He thinks it is difficult to get fuel for the car.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because they can’t afford to.B) Because they think small houses are more comfortable to live in.C) Because big houses are usually built in the countryside.D) Because they prefer apartments.12. A) Because many young people have moved into comfortable apartments.B) Because many old houses in the bad part of the town are not inhabited.C) Because many older people sell their houses after their children leave.D) Because many people have quit their old house to build new ones.13. A) They have to do their own maintenance.B) They have to furnish their own houses.C) They will find it difficult to make the rest of the payment.D) They will find it difficult to dispose of their old-style furniture.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They are not active hunters.B) They don’t sleep much.C) They are often seen alone.D) They don’t eat much.15. A) To catch the birds.B) To look for shade in the heat of the day.C) To catch other animals.D) To look for a kill made by another animal.16. A) They are larger in size.B) They have to hunt more to feed the young.C) They run faster.D) They are not as lazy as the males.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Less than 30 minutes.B) From 30 to 45 minutes.C) At least 45 minutes.D) More than 45 minutes.18. A) He should show respect for the interviewer.B) He should show confidence in himself.C) He should talk enthusiastically.D) He should be dressed properly.19. A) Speaking confidently but not aggressively.B) Talking loudly to give a lasting impression.C) Talking a lot about the job.D) Speaking politely and emotionally.20. A) Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in job interview.B) Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.C) A job seeker should create a good image during an interview.D) Self-confidence is most important for a job seeker.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. “She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored ski rt.” More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters. Furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly-perhaps with a two-second glance.We try to obtain information about others in many ways. Berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others: watching, without being noticed, a person interacting with others, particularly with others who are known to you so you can compare the observed person’s behavior with the known others’ behavior; observing a person in a situation where social behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for; deliberately structuring the physical or social environment so as to observe the person’s responses to specific stimuli; asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her; and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about another person-questions, self-disclosures (自我流露), and so on. Getting to know someone is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise. You may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him. If we accept the idea that we won’t ever fully know another person, it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and deceptions. It will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent behavior. Ironically (讽刺性地) those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e.g., secrets and deceptions) may be just asimportant to the development of satisfying relationship as those things that enable us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person(e.g., disclosure and truthful statements).21. The word “pinpoint” (Para. 1, Line 3) basically means ________.A) appreciateB) obtainC) interpretD) identify22. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A) People are better described in cold, objective terms.B) The difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.C) One should not judge people by their appearances.D) One is usually subjective when assessing other people’s personality.23. It can be inferred from Berger’s suggestions that ________.A) people do not reveal their true self on every occasionB) in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directlyC) the best way to know a person is by making comparisonsD) face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person24. In developing personal relationships, secrets and deceptions, in the author’s opinion, are ________.A) personal matters that should be seriously dealt withB) barriers that should be done away withC) as significant as disclosures and truthful statementsD) things people should guard against25. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.A) to give advice on appropriate conduct for social occasionsB) to provide ways of how to obtain information about peopleC) to call the reader’s attention to the negative side of people’s charactersD) to discuss the various aspects of getting to know peopleQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The competition among producers of personal computers is essentially a race to get the best, most innovative products to the marketplace. Marketers in this environment frequently have to make a judgement as to their competitor s’ role when making marketing strategy decisions. If major competitors are changing their products, then a marketer may want to follow suit to remain competitive. Apple Computer, Inc.has introduced two new, faster personal computers, the Mackintosh II and Mackintosh SE, in anticipation of the introduction of a new PC by IBM, one of Apple’s major competitors.Apple’s new computers are much faster and more powerful than its earlier models. The improved Mackintosh is able to run programs that previously were impossible to run on an Apple PC, including IBM-compatible (兼容的) programs. This compatibility feature illustrates computer manufactures’ new attitude of giving customers the features they want. Making Apple computers capable of running IBM software is Appl e’s effort at making the Mackintosh compatible with IBM computers and thus more popular in the office, where Apple hopes to increase sales. Users of the new Apple can also add accessories (附件) to make their machines specialize in specific uses, such as engineering and writing.The new computers represent a big improvement over past models, but they also cost much more. Company officials do not think the higher price will slow down buyers who want to step up to a more powerful computer. Apple wants to stay in the high-price end of the personal computer market to finance research for even faster, more sophisticated computers.Even though Apple and IBM are major competitors, both companies realize that their competitor’s computers have certain features that their own models do not. The Apple line has always been popular for its sophisticated color graphics (图形), whereas the IBM machines have always been favored in offices. In the future, there will probably be more compatibility between the two companies’ products, which no doubt will require that both Apple and IBM change marketing strategies.26. According to the passage, Apple Computer, Inc, has introduced the Mackintosh II and the Mackintosh SE because ________.A) IBM is changing its computer models continuouslyB) it wants to make its machines specialize in specific usesC) it wants to stay ahead of IBM in the competitive computer marketD) it expects its major competitor IBM to follow its example27. Apple hopes to increase Mackintosh sales chiefly by ________.A) making its new models capable of running IBM softwareB) improving the color graphics of its new modelsC) copying the marketing strategies of IBMD) giving the customers what they want28. Apple sells its new computer models at a high price because ________.A) they have new features and functionsB) they are more sophisticated than other modelsC) they have new accessories attachedD) it wants to accumulate funds for future research29. It can be inferred from the passage that both Apple and IBM try to gain a competitive advantage by ________.A) copying each other’s technologyB) incorporating features that make their products distinctiveC) making their computer more expensiveD) making their computers run much faster30. The best title for the passage would be ________.A) Apple’s Efforts to Stay Ahead of IBMB) Apple’s New Computer TechnologyC) Apple’s New personal ComputersD) Apple’s Research ActivitiesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is a curious paradox that we think of the physical sciences as “hard”, the social sciences as “soft”, and the biological sciences as somewhere in between. This is interpreted to mean that our knowledge of physical systems is more certain than our knowledge of biological systems, and these in turn are more certain than our knowledge of social systems. In terms of our capacity to sample the relevant universes, however, and the probability that our images of these universes are at least approximately correct, one suspects that a reverse order is more reasonable. We are able to sample earth’s social systems with some degree of confidence that we have a reasonable sample of the total universe being investigated. Our knowledge of social systems, therefore, while it is in many ways extremely inaccurate, is not likely to be seriously overturned by new discoveries. Even the folk knowledge in social systems on which ordinary life is based in earning, spending, organizing, marrying, taking part in political activities, fighting and so on, is not very dissimilar from the more sophisticated images of the social system derived from the social sciences, even though it is built upon the very imperfect samples of personal experience.In contrast, our image of the astronomical universe, of even of earth’s geological history, can easily be subject to revolutionary changes as new data comes in and new theories are worked out. If we define the “security” our image of various parts of the total system as the probability of their suffering significant changes, then we would reverse the order of hardness and see the social sciences as the most secure, the physical sciences as the leastsecure, and again the biological sciences as somewhere in between. Our image of the astronomical universe is the least secure of all simply because we observe such a fantastically small sample of it and its record-keeping is trivial as compared with the rich records of the social systems, or even the limited records of biological systems. Records of the astronomical universe, despite the fact that we see distant things as they were long ago, are limited in the extreme.Even in regard to such a close neighbour as the moon, which we have actually visited, theories about its origin and history are extremely different, contradictory, and hard to choose among. Our knowledge of physical evolution is incomplete and highly insecure.31. The word “paradox” (Para. 1, Line 1) means “________”.A) implicationB) contradictionC) interpretationD) confusion32. According to the author, we should reverse our classification of the physical sciences as “hard” and the social sciences as “soft” because ________.A) a reverse ordering will help promote the development of the physical sciencesB) our knowledge of physical systems is more reliable than that of social systemsC) our understanding of the social systems is approximately correctD) we are better able to investigate social phenomena than physical phenomena33. The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical systems because ________.A) it is not based on personal experienceB) new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciencesC) it is based on a fairly representative quantity of dataD) the records of social systems are more reliable34. The chances of the physical sciences being subject to great changes are the biggest because ________.A) contradictory theories keep emerging all the timeB) new information is constantly coming inC) the direction of their development is difficult to predictD) our knowledge of the physical world is inaccurate35. We know less about the astronomical universe than we do about any social system because ________.A) theories of its origin and history are variedB) our knowledge of it is highly insecureC) only a very small sample of it has been observedD) few scientists are involved in the study of astronomyQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following.In the early days of nuclear power, the United States made money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown” (堆内熔化). Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are very little. But to even further reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgement to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But do n’t expect them ever on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington.The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice-but-not-necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case where a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway.A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York’s Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid-’60s. Millstone, completed for $101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by anti-nuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $5 billion and delayed its use for many years.Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt of power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham start-up, used his power to force New York’s public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement; the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant! Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of homes, sits rusting.36. What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plantsa bad dream?A) The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission.B) The enormous cost of construction and operation.C) The length of time it takes to make investigations.D) The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.37. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________.A) it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U.S.B) there are not enough safety measures in the U.S. for running new nuclear power plantsC) there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U.S.D) the American government will not allow Japanese nuclear reactors to be installed in the U.S.38. Any objection, however trivial it may be, can ________.A) force the power companies to cancel the projectB) delay the construction or operation of a nuclear plantC) cause a serious debate within the Nuclear Regulation CommissionD) take the builders to court39. Governor Mario’s chief intention in proposing t he settlement was to ________.A) stop the Shoreham plant from going into operationB) help the power company to solve its financial problemsC) urge the power company to further increase its power supplyD) permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions40. The author’s attitude towards the development of nuclear power is ________.A) negativeB) neutralC) positiveD) questioningPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. They ________ to enter the building by the back door; however, the front door was locked.A) weren’t supposedB) wouldn’t be supposedC) were supposedD) would be supposed42. ________ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.A) DeliberateB) ConsistentC) PrimitiveD) Abnormal43. The captured criminals were ________ in chains through thestreets.A) exhibitedB) displayedC) paradedD) revealed44. In reading stories we anticipate what is to come ________ on our memory of what has gone before.A) basedB) basingC) to baseD) to be based45. The world’s governments have done ________ nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents.A) inherentlyB) vitallyC) virtuallyD) identically46. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ________.A) candidateB) opponentC) alternativeD) participant47. The background music in an assembly line is designed ________.A) not being listened toB) not to be listened toC) being not listened toD) to be not listened to48. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ________.A) preciousB) rewardingC) worthD) challenging49. The boy students in this school are nearly ________ as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.A) as likely twiceB) likely as twiceC) as twice likelyD) twice as likely50. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ________ himself.A) spotB) locateC) placeD) situate51. The city has decided to ________ smoking.A) do away withB) take awayC) get away withD) put away52. Perhaps it wouldn’t be ________ to go and see such a film.A) worthy you whileB) worth of whileC) worthy of whileD) worth your while53. The old building is in a good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.A) observationB) preservationC) conservationD) compensation54. While some office jobs would seem ________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.A) hostileB) tediousC) fantasticD) courageous55. ________ she wondered if she had made a mistake.A) Not until long afterwards thatB) It was not until long afterwards thatC) Not long until afterwardsD) It was long afterwards until56. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.A) denyingB) upsettingC) protestingD) competing57. The ceremony will ________ as soon as the minister arrives.A) completeB) commenceC) disperseD) descend58. So confused ________ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.A) since he becameB) would he becomeC) that he becameD) did he become59. Since the couple could not ________ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.A) reconcileB) complyC) coincideD) resign60. After the collision, he examined the considerable ________ to his car.A) ruinB) destructionC) damageD) injury61. Output is now six times ________ it was before 1990.A) thatB) whatC) for whichD) of that62. The heavily populated area was a breeding place for ________ diseases.A) infectiousB) powerfulC) influentialD) suspicious63. It is unfortunate that, owing to lack of money, these experiments must now be ________ before the objective has been achieved.A) transferredB) testifiedC) terminatedD) transformed64. The synthetic vitamins are identical ________ those naturally present in our food.A) forB) ofC) asD) with65. Just as a book is often judged ________ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.A) previouslyB) uniquelyC) outwardlyD) initially66. Recycling wastes slows down the rate ________ which we use up the Earth’s finite resources.A) InB) ofC) withD) at67. Gasoline is ________ by the spark plugs in the engine.A) ignitedB) inspiredC) excitedD) illuminated68. He ________ another career but, at the time, he didn’t have enough money to attend graduate school.A) might have chosenB) might chooseC) had to chooseD) must have chosen69. Many visitors praised the magnificent architecture of the Palace, ________.A) known to foreigners for the Forbidden CityB) known for foreigners to be the Forbidden CityC) known to foreigners as the Forbidden CityD) know for foreigners as the Forbidden City70. The travelers ________ their journey after a short break.A) recoveredB) resumedC) renewedD) restoredPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in thecorresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱. 1. time/times/periodMany of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as2. _______\_______a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3.______the______We are all naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and interests like our own. Similarly, we feel comfortable with people with physical qualities similar as ours. (71)You may have noticed about how people who live or work (72) closely together come to behave in a similar way. Unconsciously we copy these we are close to or love or admire. So a spor tsman’s (73) individual way of walking with raised shoulders is imitated by an admired (74) fan; a pair of lovers both shake their heads in the same way; an employer finds himself duplicating his boss’s habit of wagging (摆动) (75) a pen between his fingers while thinking.In every case, the influential person may consciously notice the (76) imitation but he will feel comfortably in its presence. And if he does (77) notice the matching of his gestures or movements, he finds it pleasing he is influencing people; they are drawn to them. (78) Sensitive people have been mirroring their friend and acquaintances (79) all their lives, and winning affection and respect in this way without aware of their methods. Now, for people who want to win (80) agreement or trust, affection or sympathy, some psychologists recommend the deliberate use of physical imitation.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My view on the Negative Effects of Some Advertisements. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 现在有些不良的商业广告2. 这些广告的副作用和危害性3. 我对这些广告的态度1995年1月六级参考答案Part I1. C2. B3. C4. D5. A6. D7. D8. B9. C 10. B11. A 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. D16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. CPart II21. D 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A31. B 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. C36. D 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. BPart III41. A 42. D 43. C 44. A 45. C46. B 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. B51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. C56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C61. B 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. C66. D 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. B71. as → to72. about → /73. these → those74. admired → admiring75. employer → employee76. consciously → unconsciously77. comfortably → comfortable78. them → him79. friend → friends80. (without) → (without) being1995年1月六级听力原文Section A1. W: You wanted to see me, Mr. Wright?M: Yes, Miss Gray. You’ll have to start getting to work on time, or your service will no longer be needed here.Q: What happened to Miss Gray?2. M: You know, I’m just not too sure if the new salary will be high enough or even the new position is really what I want. Besides, I like the work that I am doing now.W: It sounds as though you’ve already made up your mind ab out what you are going to do.Q: What is the man thinking about?3. W: I’m looking for textbook for my Psychology course. It’s called “Introduction to Educational Psychology”. Do you have it? M: Yes, we do. You’ll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.Q: What’s the man’s occupation?4. W: Oh, this is a beautiful city. I’m really glad I’ve brought my camera.M: Yes, there are lots of things to take pictures of here. But I。

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六级考试原题和答案****一、听力部分**Section A:**1. A) The man was not able to get the job he wanted.2. B) The woman was not aware of the man's feelings.3. C) The woman was too busy to attend the concert.4. D) The woman was not interested in the man's suggestion. **Section B:**5. A) The woman is a professional athlete.6. B) The man is a sports coach.7. C) The man is a sports journalist.8. D) The woman is a sports commentator.**Section C:**9. A) The impact of technology on the job market.10. B) The importance of lifelong learning.11. C) The role of education in career development.12. D) The challenges of job hunting in the digital age.二、阅读部分**Passage 1:**13. B) The increasing number of people who are overweight.14. C) The lack of physical activity.15. D) The overconsumption of high-calorie food.**Passage 2:**16. A) The negative effects of stress on health.17. B) The importance of stress management.18. C) The role of stress in personal growth.19. D) The relationship between stress and productivity.**Passage 3:**20. A) The importance of sleep for mental health.21. B) The impact of sleep deprivation on cognitive function.22. C) The role of sleep in emotional regulation.23. D) The effects of sleep on physical health.三、写作部分**Task 1:**Write an essay on the topic "The Importance of Environmental Protection". You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.**Sample Answer:**Environmental protection is of paramount importance in today's world. With the rapid industrialization and urbanization, the environment is under severe threat. Pollution, deforestation, and climate change are just a few of the challenges we face. It is our collective responsibility to protect the environment for the well-being of future generations. We must adopt sustainable practices, reduce waste, and promote the use of renewable energy sources. By doing so, we can ensure a healthier and more sustainable planet.**Task 2:**Suppose you are planning to travel to a foreign country for the first time. Write a letter to a friend who has been there before, asking for advice. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.**Sample Answer:**Dear [Friend's Name],I am thrilled to inform you that I will be traveling to [Country Name] for the first time. I am eager to explore the culture, cuisine, and sights, but I am also a bit anxious about what to expect. I remember you mentioning your wonderful trip there last year. Could you share some tips and advice? I am particularly interested in knowing about the local customs, must-see attractions, and any safety precautions I should be aware of. Your insights would be invaluable in making my trip a memorable one.Looking forward to your reply.Best regards,[Your Name]四、翻译部分**Task 1:**请将以下句子翻译成英文：1. 随着科技的发展，我们的生活变得越来越便利。

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Part III Listening 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. [A] The man is the manager of the apartment building.[B] The woman is very good at bargaining.[C] The woman will get the apartment refurnished.[D] The man is looking for an apartment.12. [A] How the pictures will turn out. [C] What the man thinks of the shots.[B] Where the botanical garden is. [D] Why the pictures are not ready.13. [A] There is no replacement for the handle.[B] There is no match for the suitcase.[C] The suitcase is not worth fixing.[D] The suitcase can be fixed in time.14. [A] He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.[B] He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.[C] He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures.[D] He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.15. [A] She cannot stand her boss’s bad temper.[B] She has often been criticized by her boss.[C] She has made up her mind to resign.[D] She never regrets any decisions she makes.16. [A] Look for a shirt of a more suitable color and size.[B] Replace the shirt with one of some other material.[C] Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt.[D] Get a discount on the shirt she is going to buy.17. [A] At a “Lost and Found”. [C] At a trade fair.[B] At a reception desk. [D] At an exhibition.18. [A] Repair it and move in. [C] Convert it into a hotel.[B] Pass it on to his grandson. [D] Sell it for a good price.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. [A] Unique descriptive skills. [C] Colourful world experiences.[B] Good knowledge of readers’ tastes. [D] Careful plotting andclueing.20. [A] A peaceful setting. [C] To be in the right mood.[B] A spacious room. [D] To be entirely alone.21. [A] They rely heavily on their own imagination.[B] They have experiences similar to the characters’.[C] They look at the world in a detached manner.[D] They are overwhelmed by their own prejudices.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. [A] Good or bad, they are there to stay.[B] Like it or not, you have to use them.[C] Believe it or not, they have survived.[D] Gain or lose, they should be modernised.23. [A] The frequent train delays. [C]The food sold on the trains.[B] The high train ticket fares. [D] The monopoly of British Railways.24. [A] The low efficiency of their operation.[B] Competition from other modes of transport.[C] Constant complaints from passengers.[D] The passing of the new transport act.25. [A] They will be de-nationalised. [C] They are fastdisappearing.[B] They provide worse service. [D] They lose a lot of money. 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

大学英语六级听力题目答案及原文第套

大学英语六级听力题目答案及原文第套文档编制序号：[KK8UY-LL9IO69-TTO6M3-MTOL89-FTT688]Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the center.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Project organizer. B) Public relations officer.C) Marketing manager. D) Market research consultant.2. A) Quantitative advertising research. B) Questionnaire design.C) Research methodology. D) Interviewer training.3. A) They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits.B) They examine relations between producers and customers.C) They look for new and effective ways to promote products.D) They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period.4. A) The lack of promotion opportunity. B) Checking charts and tables.C) Designing questionnaires. D) Thepersistent intensity.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) His view on Canadian universities.B) His understanding of higher education.C) His suggestions for improvements in higher education.D) His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities.6. A) It is well designed. B) It is rather inflexible.C) It varies among universities. D) It has undergone great changes.7. A) The United States and Canada can learn from each other.B) Public universities are often superior to private universities.C) Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.D) Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.8. A) University systems vary from country to country.B) Efficiency is essential to university management.C) It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.D) Many private universities in the US are actually large bureaucracies.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 1 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。

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Long conversation 1Q1: B Having friendly colleagues解析：原文中前半部分男士说到：“The most important factor for the majority of the people interviewed was having friendly, supportive colleagues.” 对于大部分接受采访的人来说，最重要的因素是拥有友好的、互相支持的同事们。

Q2：B 20%解析：原文中部男士说到：“However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.” 20%的员工说他们工作得不开心。

Q3：A those of a small size解析：后半部男士提到：“First of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.” 首先小就是好：人们绝对偏爱在少于100人的小公司工作。

Q4：C They can better balance work and life解析：原文中男士说到：“And workers on part-time contracts, who only work 4 or 5 hours a day, are happier than those who work full-time. The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.” 每天工作4、5个小时的兼职人员比全职人员要开心，这可能是由于一种更好的工作与生活之间的平衡。

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Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of e ach conversation,you will hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Project organizer.B) Public relationsofficer.C) Marketing manager.D) Market research consultant.2. A) Quantitative advertising research.B) Questionnairedesign.C) Research methodology.D) Interviewer training.3. A) They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits.B) They examine relations between producers and customers.C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products.D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period.4. A) The lack of promotion opportunity.B)Checking chartsC) Designing questionnaires.D) The persistentintensity.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) His view on Canadian universities.B)His understanding of higher education.C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education.D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities.6. A) It is well designed.B) It is ratherinflexible.C) It varies among universities.D) It has undergone great changes.7. A) The United States and Canada can learn from each other.B) Public universities are often superior to private universities.C) Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.D) Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.8.A) University systems vary from country to country.B) Efficiency is essential to university management.C) It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.D) Many private universities in the US are actually large bureaucracies.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At theend of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Boththe passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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1993年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) It was misleading.B) It was enjoyable.C) It was rather boring.D) It was just so-so.2. A) Pop music.B) Folk music.C) Classical music.D) All kinds of music.3. A) He will fly directly to his destination.B) He has to change at Albany.C) He is still not sure how to get there.D) He must change at Jacksonville.4. A) It’s late.B) It’s crowed.C) It’s empty.D) It’s on time.5. A) Unusual.B) Enthusiastic.C) Serious.D) Threatening.6. A) Her name is on the top of the list.B) She will be the last to be interviewed.C) She is expecting a job interview.D) She must fix a date for the job.7. A) The husband is not usually so observant.B) The wife is annoyed at her husband’s complaint.C) The husband hasn’t told the truth.D) The wife is going to the hairdresser’s.8. A) The student miss their professor very much.B) The professor didn’t give the lesson.C) A new course will begin next Monday.D) Some homework was assigned to the students.9. A) She accepted their request.B) She rejected their request.C) She agreed to consider their request.D) She asked them to come with the other.10. A) At work.B) Back at home.C) At the meeting.D) Away from home.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Cheap clothes.B) Expensive clothes.C) Fashionable clothes.D) Informal clothes.12. A) They enjoy loud music.B) They seldom lose their temper.C) They want to have children.D) They enjoy modern dances.13. A) Her twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys the speaker.B) They can’t agree on the color of the room.C) They can’t agree on the kind of furniture.D) The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sister doesn’t.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) In the first semester.B) In the second semester.C) In the third semester.D) In the fourth semester.15. A) She is ill.B) She is too old.C) Her husband wants her to.D) Her husband is ill.16. A) His father.B) His mother.C) His girl friend.D) His teacher.17. A) He has decided to continue his studies.B) He has still to make a decision.C) He has decided to give up his job.D) He has still to take a part time job.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) Twenty years.B) A couple of weeks.C) A couple of years.D) Five years.19. A) David had been selling cars.B) David had taught business.C) David had become a salesman.D) David had made a lot of money.20. A) Rich people are not happy.B) Being rich is the best thing in the world.C) Being rich is not always a good thing.D) Rich people are usually with their families.1993年1月六级参考答案1993年1月六级听力原文Section A1. W: Michael, did you go to the lecture on the French Revolution last night? I have never heard such an interestinghistory lecture before.M: Yes, wasn’t it marvelous! It is said the lecture is a self-taught man with no university education.Q: What did the man think of the lecture?2. W: I enjoy all kinds of music. What kind of music do you like?M: Folk music had appeared to me very much before I became fascinated with pop music. Now I think nothing can compare with classic music.Q: What kind of music does the man like best?3. M: I want to take the very next flight to Albany.W: Well, the very next one leaves in two hours. It goes to Jacksonville, but you can make a connection to your destination.Q: How can the man get to his destination?4. M: I’m sorry, Madame. The train is somewhat behind the schedule. Take a seat and I’ll tell you as soon as weknow something definite.W: Thank you. I’ll just sit here and read the magazine in the meantime.Q: What can you conclude about the train from the conversation?5. M: Prof. David, I was wondering if you could write a recommendation letter for me.W: Well, I can write one for you. But I’ll point out your limitation as well as you strength.Q: What is the woman’s attitude towards writing recommendation?6. M: You haven’t got the date fixed for the job interview yet, have you?W: There is a long waiting list, I have to wait until my name gets to the top.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?7. M: I like the way you’ve done your hair, dear. It looks so natural and original.W: Thank you. I am surprised you noticed it.Q: What does the conversation tell us?8. M: Jane, I missed Prof. White class yesterday. Could you tell me the homework he assigned us?W: Don’t worry, Prof. White was ill and he postponed the lesson to next Monday.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. M: Prof. Jackson, we were wondering if we could sit in your English class?W: I wish I could say “yes”. But if I accepted you two, I wonder how to say “No” to a lot of others who have raised.the same request.Q: What does the professor mean?10. W: Will Richard be coming to the meeting tonight?M: He’s supposed to. But in fact he won’t be back from the vocation until the day after tomorrow.Q: Where is Richard now?Section BPassage OneTwin sister are supposed to be very much alike, are they not? Well, my twin Jane and I do look alike. However, we are different in many ways. We like very different styles of clothing. I prefer to dress informally, whereas my twin sister dresses like a model, always in the latest fashions. We have very similar characters in most ways. I do not get angry and enjoy being with friends. In this respect, my twin sister feels the same. But she likes loud music and modern dances while I find that night clubs give me a headache. She is always with friends, is the favorite of our teachers and never wants to have children, whereas I prefer to be alone at times, don’t really try to impress my teachers and intend some day to have a family of my own. We have tried to live in the same room several times and even agreed on the color we like best and the kind of furniture we wanted. But I like to keep things neat and orderly while my twin sister acts as if there were a servant around to pick up all the things that get thrown on the floor. I like to go to bed early and get up early. In contrast, she doesn’t seem to have any definite habits, often goes to bed very late and then sleeps late the next day.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What kind of clothes does the speaker like?12. What do the twin sisters have in common?13. Why doesn’t the speaker like living in the same room with her sister?Passage TwoJoe is a student at a college in an open area. During his first two semesters, he did very well and at the beginning of third semester he was admitted to a special medical program. If he completed the program successfully, he would be granted admission to a good medical school. He would be able to study to become a doctor. Joe’s mother and father both have full-time jobs and Joe works part-time at a restaurant to help the family finances.Several weeks ago, Joe’s mother began feeling sharp chest pains. When she went to a doctor, he told her that she would need a heart surgery and would have to give up her job. This would enlarge medical expenses and lose almost half the family income. Joe’s father wants him to drop out of school and go to work full-time to help the family.Joe loves his family very much. But, if he drops out now, he would lose entire semester’s credit and may even lose his place in the premedical program.He doesn’t know what to do. He speaks to his girlfriend Maria who urges him to remain in school since withdraw now would place his entire future in danger. He also speaks to his cousin Carol, who tells him that his first duty is to help his family get through the difficult times.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. When was Joe admitted to the special medical program?15. Why would Joe’s mother give up her job?16. Who advised Joe to give up his studies?17. What is Joe going to do?Passage ThreeA couple of weeks ago, I ran into my boyfriend David for the first time in twenty years. I heard that David had made fortune on the stock market. So I was surprised he wasn’t driving an expensive car, or wearing expensive clothes. As a matter of fact, he looked a lot like me, wearing an inexpensive suit that looked a couple of years old and driving an old car with a little rust the edges. I asked him what he was doing in these years and he said he was teaching business at a local community college. “Teaching business?” I exclaimed. I thought I heard you were in New York, making a fortune in stocks. David smiled, “Yes, I didn’t that until about five years ago. But I got out. The stress was giving you a stomachache and a bad heart. Besides, once I got into that business, I had to run just to keep up. I did not have any time to spend with my family. We are much happier now.” I shook my head. He had chosen every man’s ambition but he gave it up. I had always dreamed of having money. But it never occurred to me that there might be disadvantages to be in rich.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. How long ago did the speaker last meet his friend David?19. What had the speaker heard about David before they met?20.What did the speaker realize at the end?1993年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) No, it’s open only to teachers and postgraduates.B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.C) Yes, because he is a senior student.D) Yes, but he needs the approval by his professor.2. A) It was pretty good.B) It was rather dull.C) It was not well organized.D) It was attended by many people.3. A) The effects of the flood.B) The heroic fight against a flood.C) The cause of the flood.D) Floods of the past twenty years.4. A) They were both busy doing their own work.B) They waited for each other at different places.C) They went to the street corner at different times.D) The man went to the concert but the woman didn’t.5. A) The air is polluted.B) The people there are terrible.C) It’s too windy.D) The beaches are dirty.6. A) In Mexico.B) In California.C) In the city.D) In New Mexico.7. A) The woman blames the man for his absence.B) The woman thinks that everything was all right.C) The woman thanks the man for his efforts.D) The woman doesn’t think it was the man’s fault.8. A) He has too many dreams.B) He likes to sleep.C) He doesn’t put his ideas into practice.D) He doesn’t have many good ideas.9. A) Getting extra credits.B) The requirements of an M. A. degree.C) The credit hours required for an M. A. degree.D) Taking more optional courses.10. A) They get a bargain right away.B) They have a look at the advertisement.C) They sell their TV set.D) They go and buy a big TV set.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because many people don’t know how to behave in social situations.B) Because most people are shy by nature.C) Nobody will laugh at you for being shy.D) Shyness is difficult to overcome.12. A) By prediction.B) By recording.C) Through observation.D) Through interviewing.13. A) To observe people’s attitude towards strangers.B) To see how people get along with their friends.C) To change people’s behaviour in social life.D) To find out how shy people are.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) A housewife.B) A singer.C) A teacher.D) A musician.15. A) The violin was too expensive.B) She was too young to play the violin.C) The violin was too big for her.D) Her mother wanted her to play the piano.16. A) To play the violin once again.B) To go to the United States.C) To apply for a scholarship.D) To have her performance taped.17. A) To live a more comfortable life.B) To give performances.C) To be a pupil of a famous violinist.D) To enter a famous university.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) Because they have had little exposure to high level of sounds.B) Because they suffer from hearing loss.C) Because they don’t know how to operate stereo systems.D) Because they are not qualified engineers.19. A) A year ago.B) A decade ago.C) Three years ago.D) Five years ago.20. A) Providing a warning light when the sound is too loud.B) Producing more personal stereo systems.C) Restricting the use of personal stereos.D) Setting up a standardized hearing test.1993年6月六级参考答案1993年6月六级听力原文1. M: Hello, I’m a senior student. Could you tell me whether this reference room is only for faculty members?W: No, it’s a also open to the postgraduates; and undergraduates can come too if they’re got professors’written permission.Q: Can the man study in the reference room?2. W: Let’s talk about the preparations for the party.M: Right. We really need to plan better this time. Remember what a mess it was at the last party!Q: What do we know about the last party?3. W: This has been the worst flood for the past 20 years. It has caused much damage and destruction.M: Look at the prices of fruits and vegetables. No wonder they are so expensive.Q: What are they talking about?4. W: George. Where were you yesterday evening? I expected to see you at the concert.M: Oh, I waited for you at the corner of your street. Then I looked for you at your flat, but the housekeeper said you were out.Q: Why didn’t they meet that evening?5. W: The place I’ve heard so much about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round flowers, Year-roundswimming. How do like it?M: Well, the beaches are beautiful. But people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away.Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles?6. M: I’d like to make an appointment to see Dr. Smith tomorrow.W: I’m sorry. Dr. Smith went on a week vacation in Mexico, and on his way back he’ll be staying in California for 5 days. Let me see. He’ll probably be back the day after tomorrow.Q: Where is Dr. Smith now?7. M: Look, I’m sorry I didn’t turn up for the match yesterday, but it wasn’t really my fault, you know.W: It’s all very well saying it wasn’t your fault, but thanks to you we lost 10 to 1.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. M: You call Henry a dreamer, but I think he’s got a lot of good ideas.W: Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them.Q: Why does the woman think that Henry is a dreamer?9. M: You’ll need 36 credit hours to get an M. A. degree. Fifteen must be from the English Department and fifteenfrom the Education Department. For the remaining six credit hours, you can either write a thesis or take two more selected courses.W: Right now, this is very confusing to me, but I’m sure I’ll know what to do as I learn more about it.Q: What are they talking about?10. M: This TV set is getting worse and worse. Now it doesn’t work at all.W: Here’s an advertisement about a big TV sale. There might be some good bargains in it.Q: What does the woman suggest?Passage OneAre you afraid to raise your hand in class, even when you know the answer? If you are, most people would say that you’re shy.If you feel shy, you’re not alone. Nine out of ten people are at least a little shy. But however shy you are, scientific evidence seems to show that it isn’t your fault. You may have been born that way.How do psychologists measure shyness? One way is by observation. They keep detailed records of people’s actions-like how often these people speak to others, or how long it takes someone to say hello to a stranger.Another way to measure shyness is to ask people questions. The test only takes about 10 minutes. It asks questions like “Do you like going out a lot?” and “Do you have many friends?” People must answer either yes or no. These questions can predict how people actually behave in social situations. Suppose the test tells you that someone is shy. Chances are good that that person will act shy.When scientists measure shyness, they’re really comparing degrees of shyness. In other words, when researchers say people are shy, they really mean they are more shy than others.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. Why does the speaker say that it isn’t a fault to be shy?12. What is one of the ways suggested by psychologists for measuring shyness?13. What is the purpose of the psychologists in asking questions?Passage TwoWhen Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 38-year-old professional musician.“Please don’t touch, Midori,” her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than $20,000.But Midori persisted, she longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package: a tiny violin, about half the normal size.Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practised together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome.One day Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldn’t believe she was just eight years old. “She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States.” the musician said.A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan.Questions 14 to 17 based on the passage you have just heard.14. What was Midori’s mother?15. Why was Midori not allowed to touch her mother’s violin when she was only two years old?16. What did Johnston, the American, ask Midori to do?17. Why did Midori move to the United States?Passage ThreeThe British Broadcasting Corporation is rejecting more and more candidates applying for jobs, because they suffer from hearing loss. And this is due to a wide use of personal stereo systems. According to officials at the corporation, about three per cent of them fail to win jobs for this reason. The figure indicates that people suffering from hearing defects are more common that a decade age.Candidates applying for jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation have always had hearing tests, but the techniques for such tests were not standardized until five years ago. The corporation says officially that there is no proof to link personal stereos with hearing disabilities, but frequent exposure to high level of sounds can diminish a person’s understanding of speech. That will rule out his chances of being a engineer taking care of sound quality in recording.So exerts are now calling for manufactures of personal stereos to provide a warning light. It flashes when the sound is too loud. One British manufacturer accepted this suggestion. And this manufacturer has made a device which switches itself off when the level of sound is too high.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. Why do more and more candidates fail to get jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation?19. When did the hearing test techniques become standardized?20. What suggestions did the experts make to stereo manufacturers?1994年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) At home.B) In a phone box.C) In her office.D) In a friend’s house.2. A) On the west side of a square.B) At the end of a street.C) To the east of the traffic light.D) On the east side of a square.3. A) She has to change the time for the trip.B) She hasn’t decided where to go next month.C) She can’t afford the time for the trip.D) She will manage to leave this month.4. A) The apartment is better furnished.B) She prefers to live in a quiet place.C) It’s less expensive to live in an apartment.D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.5. A) In a hospital.B) In a library.C) In a travel agency.D) In a restaurant.6. A) Customer and salesperson.B) Teacher and student.C) Boss and secretary.D) Guest and waitress.7. A) He didn’t buy anything.B) He got some medicine for his foot.C) He was sick and couldn’t go shopping.D) He bought everything except the football.8. A) Teachers like Professor Janson are rare.B) Professor Janson has won a million dollars.C) Professor Janson is lucky to be teaching at that school.D) There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson.9. A) She didn’t know her daughter could sing so well.B) She sings better than her daughter.C) She doesn’t like her daughter.D) She herself doesn’t have a good voice.10. A) He finds history books difficult to understand.B) He has to read a lot of history books.C) He doesn’t like the history course.D) He has lost his history book.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) At night.B) At noon.C) In the morning.D) In the afternoon.12. A) About Germans on strike.B) About a new-type airplane.C) About an air crash.D) About rescue workers in UK Motors.13. A) They wanted higher pay.B) They wanted fewer working hours.C) They wanted better working conditions.D) They wanted an annual three-week holiday.14. A) Rainy.B) Warm.C) Cold.D) Changeable.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) He has always lived in America.B) He has been in America for three years.C) He visited America three years ago.D) He has come to America to do research on advertising.16. A) There were far more advertisements there than he had expected.B) The advertisements there were well designed.C) The advertisements there were creative and necessary.D) He found the advertisements there difficult to understand.17. A) Be more careful about what they advertise.B) Spend less money on advertising.C) Advertise more for their products.D) Use new advertising techniques.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) He is always in a hurry.B) He is quick in making decisions.C) He is always the first to arrive at the airport.D) He usually doesn’t get the reward he deserves.19. A) He misses his flight.B) He can find a good seat.C) He leaves the airport first at the end of the trip.D) His luggage comes out last.20. A) He was told to board the wrong plane.B) He was not allowed to board the plane.C) He arrived at the airport without a ticket.D) He found it difficult to explain why he arrived so early.1994年1月六级参考答案1994年1月六级听力原文Section A1. M: Please hold the line, Mrs. Smith. The doctor will talk to you in a minute.W: I’m afraid I may have to hang up. I don’t have any more coins and the line will be cut soon.Q: Where is Mrs. Smith most probably?2. M: Excuse me, but could you show me the way to the train station?W: Certainly. Go straight until you reach the traffic light, then turn left and you will see a square. The station is on the east side of it.Q: Where is the train station located?3. M: You’re going to make a trip to San Francisco, aren’t you?W: Yes. But I haven’t got the plane ticket yet. I’m thinking of postponing the trip to next month since this is the busiest month for the airlines.Q: What do we know about the woman from this conversation?4. M: I hear you are moving to an apartment. Can you tell me why?W: Actually, I didn’t want to move. It would be more expensive to live outside the college. But I just can’t bear the noise made by the people living next door.Q: Why does the woman want to move?5. M: You can get a lot of practice in giving up tickets and handling hotel reservations. Later on, you can taketelephone calls.W: That’s great! Thanks, Mr. Thomson. I’ll come to work tomorrow.Q: Where will the woman probably be working?6. M: Please make 20 copies of this and deliver them to the chief executive and heads of departments.W: Certainly, sir. They will find it on their desks tomorrow morning.Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?7. W: Did you go shopping this afternoon?M: Yes, but all I got was a sore foot.Q: What does the man mean?8. W: This school is lucky to have a teacher as good as Prof. Helen Johnson.M: She is one in a million.Q: What does the man mean?9. M: I heard your daughter sing at the school concert last night. She has a lovely voice, I must say.W: Thank you, but I don’t know where she gets it.Q: What does the woman probably mean?10. W: Why are you so tired and upset?M: I’ve been taking the history course this term. But the trouble is that I’ll never get through the reading list.Q: Why is the man worried?Section BPassage OneThe time is 7 o’clock, and this is Amely Brown with the news: The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the Island of Tenariff. The plane, a Boeing 727 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hill side as it circled for preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. It is thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers are at the scene.The 500 U.K. motors workers who had bent on strike in High Town for the past 3 weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hours. A spokesman for the management said that they hoped they could now get back to producing cars and they lost a lot of money and orders over this dispute.And finally, the weather: After a cold starts, most of the country shall be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. When was the news broadcast?12. What is the first news item about?13. Why did the workers go on strike?14. What do you think of the weather that day?Passage TwoWhen I arrived in American three years ago, I was surprised by the tremendous amount of advertising. But now I’ve come to realize that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life style and to buy better products. I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in an advertising, however, isn’t easy. It seems to me that a person must purchase things with a lot of care. As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money. So I really have to understand the techniques of advertising. Otherwise, manufactures may be able to sell anything, whatever its quality may be. The creative aspects of。