六级第二套听力原文及答案.docx

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六级第二套听力原文及答案

2019年6月六级第二套听力原文及答案

SectionA

ConversationOne

W:

Wow,IwouldgiveanythingtobemorelikeAudreyHepburn.

M:

Ineverreallyunderstoodwhysomanygirlsweresuchbigfansofher.Imean.

I'veseenthefamousfilms,RomanHoliday,BreakfastAtTifanyandafewothers,'s

butIstilldon'tfullygetit.Wasshethatgreatofanactress?

W:

Well,forme,myadorationgoesbeyondhermovies.Shehadsuchaclassiceleganceabouther.

Shewasalwayssopoised,inpartbecauseshespentyearstrainingasaballetdancerbeforebecominganactress.

M:

Whydidn'tshesticktodancingasacareer?

W:

Itseemsitwasfate.Shesufferedfrominadequatenutritionduringthewar,andtherefore,acareerasaprofessionaldancerwouldhavebeentoodemandingonherbody.Soshefocusedonactinginstead.RomanHolidaywasherfirstbigbreakwhichmadeherastar.

M:

WasthatthefilmthatopenedwithhershoppingforjewelryinNewYorkcity?

Youknow,thesceneshewaswearingablackdressanddarksunglasseswithapearlnecklaceandlongblackgloves.Iseethephotoofherinthatcostumeeverywhere.

W:

No,thatoneisBreakfastAtTiffany's,Thatcostumeisoftenreferredtoasthemostfamouslittleblackdressofalltime.Hercharacterinthatfilmisveryoutgoing

andcharming,eventhoughinreallife,Audreyalwaysdescribedherselfasshyand

quiet.

M:

Sowhatdidshedoafterheractingcareer?

W:

Shededicatedmuchofherlifetohelpingchildreninneed.Herfamilyreceived

internationalaidduringthewarwhenshewasgrowingup.Ithinkthatleftabig

impressiononher.That'swhereIgottheideatovolunteerforchildren'sc

nextweekend.

M:

I'lljoinyou.ImaynotbeascharmingasAudreyHepburn,butI'mallfo

supportingagoodcause.

Q1:

Whatdoesthemansayheneverreallyunderstood?

Q2:

WhatpreventedAudreyHepburnfrombecomingaprofessionaldancer?

Q3:

WhatdowelearnaboutAudreyHepburninreallife

Q4:

WhydidAudreyHepburndevotemuchherlifetocharityafterheractingcareer?

ConversationTwo

W:

So,howisourpresentationabouttherestructuringofthecompanycoming

along？

M:

Fine,I'mputtingthefinishingtouchestoitnow.Butwe'llhavetobepreparedforquestions.

togeteveryoneonboard.

M:

Well,there'sbeenanextensiveconsultationperiod.

W:

Iknow,butthere'salwaysthefeelingthatifitisn'tbroke,don'tfi

M:

Peopleareworriedabouttheirjobs,too.Ithinkweneedtostressthatwhile

therewillbejobchanges,therewon'tbeanyonegettingdismissed.Infact,we

lookingtotakeonmorestaff.

W:

Agreed.Youcanhardlyblamepeopleforworryingthough.Weneedtomake

itclearthatit'snotjustchangeforchange'ssake.Inotherwords,wereallymust

makethecaseforwhywearedoingit.Sowhat'stheoutlineofthepresentation?

M:

I'llstartwithabriefreviewofthereasonsforthechangethatwereallyneed

tomakeacleanbreaktorestartgrowth.AfterthatI'lloutlinethenewcompany's

structuresandwho'sgoingwhere.ThenI'llhanditovertoyoutodiscussthe

timelineandsummarizeandwe'lltakequestionstogetherattheend.Anythingelse?

W:

Oh,yeah,weshouldletthestaffknowthechannelsofcommunication,you

know,whotheycancontactordirectquestionstoaboutthesechanges?

M:

Yes,andwecancollectsomefrequentlyaskedquestionsandpresentsome

generalanswers.

W:

Um,andwe'llmakethepresentationandthequestionsavailableviathecompany'sowncomputernetwork,right?

M:

Yes,we'llmakeapageonthenetworkwherestaffcandownloadallthe

details.

W:

Allright.Perhapsweshoulddoapracticeroundofthepresentationfirst.M:

Youbet.

Q5:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

Q6:

Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestructuring?

Q7:

Whatwillthemanexplainfirst?

Q8:

Howcanthestafflearnmoreaboutthecompany'srestructuring?

SectionB

PassageOne

Airlinepassengershavetodealwithalotthesedays,gettingbumpedfromflights

andlosingluggageontopofthegeneralanxietythatnervouspassengersalwaysfeel.

AttheCincinnatirthernKentuckyInternationalAirport,miniaturehorsesdelivera

calmingforcetwotimesamonth.DenverandRubyaretwoofthe34therapyhorses

broughtinfromalocalfarm.Theycanusuallybefoundintheticketcounterarea

interactingwithtravelers.Morethan30airportsacrossthecountrynowhavetherapydogs.SanFranciscohasatherapypig.SanJose,California,beganadogprogramaftertheterroristattacksofSeptember11.Sinceitsbeginning,theprogramhasnowgrownandhas21therapydogsandatherapycat.

Theanimalsdon'tgetstartled.Theyhavehadhundredsofhoursofairporttraining,sotheyareusedtohavingluggageandpeoplecrowdingaroundthem.

Theseprofessionalanimalsareprobablybetteratfindingtheirwayintheairports

thanthemostfrequentoftravelers.

Thepassengersoftensaythatseeinganimalsmakesthemfeelmuchbetterand

helpsthemtocalmdownbeforeaflight.Thislittlebitofsupportcansometimes

makeabigdifference.Somepassengersenjoytheanimalssomuchthattheycall

theairporttoscheduleflightsaroundtheirvisits.Visitstonursinghomesandschoolsarealsoaregularpartofthehorses'schedule.Theirownerisalreadyworkingonanewideaforatherapyanimal—donkeys.

Q9:

WhatisspecialabouttheCincinnatirthernKentuckyinternationalairport?

Q10:

Whatarethetrainedanimalsprobablycapableofdoinginanairport?

Q11:

Whatdosomepassengerstrytodo?

PassageTwo

Hello,viewers.TodayI'mstandingatthe20-y0e0ar-oldRoman-erasite.Here

thebrightly-coloredscenesthatoncedecoratedamansionarebeingdugup.These

scenesareturningupinthesouthernFrenchcityofArles,surprisingthehistorians

whohavebeenworkingheresince2014.

Patchesofpaintstillclingtothestonewallsofthebedroomandreceptionhall.

Someofthesepaintedwallsarepreservedinplacestoaheightofonemeter.Inaddition,thousandsoffragmentsthatfelloffthewallshavebeenrecovered.These

SomeoftheseimagesincludefiguresneverseenbeforeinFrance,suchasawomanplayingastringedinstrument,possiblyacharacterfrommythology.

ThepaintingsweredonewithsuchskillandwithsuchexpensivedyesthatexpertsbelievetheartistsoriginallycamefromItaly.Theywerelikelyhiredbyoneofthecity'selite.PerhapsaRomanofficialwantedPompeii-likeinteriortoremind

himofhome.Hewasprobablystationedinthisprovincialtradingportfoundedin46B.C.asacolonyforveteransoftheRomanarmy.Ormaybeawealthylocalwantedtoshowoffhisworldlysophistication.Thepaintingsmayyieldevenmorestunningsurprisesasadditionalsectionsareputtogether,likepiecesofapuzzle.Whoeveritwasthatcreatedsuchmagnificentpiecesofart,theysurelyhadnoideathattheirworkwouldstillbearoundthousandsofyearslater.

Q12:

Whereisthespeakerstanding?

Q13:

Whatdothethousandsoffragmentsdisplaywhentheyareputbacktogether?

Q14:

WhatmakesexpertsthinkthepaintingsweredonebyartistsfromItaly?

Q15:

Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheownerofthemansion

SectionC

RecordingOne

Goodafternoon,class.TodayIwanttodiscusswithyouanewapproachtoempiricalresearch.Inthepast,scientistsoftenworkedalone.Theywereconfinedto

theuniversityorresearchcenterwheretheyworked.Today,though,weareseeingmergersofsomeofthegreatestscientificmind,regardlessoftheirlocation.There

hasneverbeenabettertimeforcollaborationswithforeignscientists.

Infact,theEuropeanUnionistakingthelead.Spurredonbyfundingpolicies,

halfofEuropeanresearcharticleshadinternationalco-authorsin2007.

Thisismorethantwicetheleveloftwodecadesago.TheEuropeanUnion

levelofinternationalco-authorshipisabouttwicethatoftheUnitedStates,JapanandIndia.Evenso,thelevelsinthesecountriesarealsorising.Thisisasignofthecontinuedallureofcreatingscientificcoalitionsacrossborders.

AndrewSchubert,aresearcherattheInstituteforSciencePolicyResearch,says

thattherisingcollaborationispartlyoutofnecessity.Thisnecessitycomeswiththeriseofbigscience.Manyscientificendeavorshavebecomemorecomplicated.Thesenewcomplicationsrequirethemoneyandlaborofmanynations.Buthesayscollaborationshavealsoemergedbecauseofincreasedpossibilities.TheInternetallowslike-mindedscientiststofindeachother.Simultaneously,dramaticdropsincommunicationcostseaselong-distanceinteractions.Andthereisareward.Studiesofcitationcountsshowthatinternationallyco-authoredpapershavebettervisibility.

Schubertsaysinternationalcollaborationisawaytospreadideasinwiderandwidercircles.

CarolineWagner,aresearchscientistatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,notes

thatinternationalcollaborationsofferadditionalflexibility.Whereaslocalcollaborationssometimespersistpastthepointofusefulnessbecauseofsocialoracademicobligations,internationalonescanbecultivatedanddroppedmorefreely.

Thecollaborativetrendistrueacrossscientificdisciplines.Somefields,though,haveagreatertendencyforit.Particlephysicistsandastronomerscollaborateoften.ThisisbecausetheymustshareexpensivefacilitiesMathematicians,bycontrast,tendhistoricallytowardssolitude.Asaconsequence,theylagbehindotherdisciplines.However,Wagnersayspartnershipsarerisingthere,too.

Thelevelofcollaborationalsovariesfromcountrytocountry.Therearehistoricalandpoliticalreasonsastowhycollaborationsemerge,saysWagner.ThisriseisalsoapparentlyboostedbypoliciesembeddedinEurope