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英语六级听力原文含翻译第二套学习资料
2016年12月英语六级听力原文(含翻译)第二套
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ConversationOne
M:
Guesswhat?
TheworstfoodI'veeverhadwasinFrance.
W:
Really?
That'sodd.IthoughttheFrenchwereallgoodcooks.
M:
Yes.That'sright.Isupposeit'sreallylikeanywhereelse,though.Youknow,someplacesaregood.Somebad.Butit'sreallyallourownfault.
W:
Whatdoyoumean?
M:
Well,itwasthefirsttimeI'dbeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.Iwenttherewithmyparents'friends,frommyfather'sschool.They'dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.
W:
Aschooltrip?
M:
Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.We'dcrossedtheEnglishChannelatnight,andwesetoffthroughFrance,andbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafé.Thereweallwere,tiredandhungry,andthenwemadethegreatdiscovery.
W:
Whatwasthat?
M:
Baconandeggs.
W:
Fantastic!
TherealEnglishbreakfast.
M:
Yes.Anyway,wedidn'tknowanybetter—sowehadit,andugh...!
W:
Whatwasitlike?
Disgusting?
M:
Oh,itwasincredible!
Theyjustgotabowlandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeaneggoverthetopandputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.
W:
Intheoven!
You'rejoking.Youcan'tcookbaconandeggsintheoven!
M:
Well.Theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn'tcooked.Therewasjustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.
W:
Didyouactuallyeatit?
M:
No!
Nobodydid.Theyallwantedtoturnroundandgohome.Youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan'tblamethemreally.Anyway,thenextnightwewereallgivenanotherforeignspeciality.
W:
Whatwasthat?
M:
Snails.Thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas!
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question1.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheFrench?
Question2.WhodidthemantravelwithonhisfirsttriptoSwitzerland?
Question3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebreakfastatthelittleFrenchcafé?
Question4.WhatdidthemanthinkofhisholidayinFrance?
ConversationTwo
M:
Yousayyourshophasbeendoingwell.Couldyougivemesomeideaofwhat“doingwell”meansinfactsandfigures?
W:
Well,“doingwell”meansaveraging£1,200ormoreaweekforabout7years,makingalmostaquarterofamillionpounds.And“doingwell”meansyourearningsarerising.Lastyear,wedidslightlyover50,000andthisyear,wehopetodomorethan60,000.So,that'sgoodifwecontinuetorise.
M:
Now,that'sgrossearnings,Iassume.Whataboutyourexpenses?
W:
Yes,that'sgross.Theexpenses,ofcourse,goupsteadily.Andsincewe'vemovedtothisnewshop,theexpenseshaveincreasedgreatly,becauseit'samuchbiggershop.SoIcouldn'tsayexactlywhatourexpensesare.Theyaresomethingintheregionofsixorseventhousandpoundsayear,whichisnothigh.Commerciallyspeaking,it'sfairlylow,andwetrytokeepourexpensesaslowaswecan.
M:
Andyourpricesaremuchlowerthanthesamegoodsinshopsroundabout.Howdothelocalshopkeepersfeelabouthavingashopdoingsowellintheirmidst?
W:
Perhapsalotofthemdon'trealizehowwellwearedoing,becausewedon'tmakeapointofpublicizing.Thatwasalessonwelearnedveryearlyon.Wewereveryfriendlywithalllocalshopkeepersandwehappenedtomentiontoalocalshopkeeperhowmuchwehadmadethatweek.Hewasveryunhappyandneverasfriendlyagain.Sowemakeapointofneverpublicizingtheamountofmoneywemake.Butweareonverygoodtermswithalltheshops.Noneofthemhaveevercomplainedthatweareputtingthemoutofbusinessoranythinglikethat.Ithinkit'sanicefriendlyrelationship.Maybeiftheydidknowwhatwemade,perhapstheywouldn'tbesofriendly.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
Question6.Whatdoesthewomansayhershoptriestodo?
Question7.Whatdowelearnaboutthegoodssoldatthewoman'sshop?
Question8.Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttomakeknowntheirearningsanymore?
PassageOne
Birdsarefamousforcarryingthingsaround.
Some,likehomingpigeons,canbetrainedtodelivermessagesandpackages.
Otherbirdsunknowinglycarryseedsthatclingtothemfortheride.
Canadianscientistshavefoundaworrisome,newexampleofthepowerthatbirdshavetospreadstuffaround.
WayupnorthintheCanadianArctic,seabirdsarepickingupdangerouschemicalsintheoceananddeliveringthemtopondsnearwherethebirdslive.
Some10,000pairsofthebirds,calledfulmars,akindofArcticseabird,maketheirnestsonDevonIsland,northoftheArcticCircle.
Thefulmarstravelsome400kilometersovertheseatofindfood.
Whentheyreturnhome,theirdroppingsendupallaroundtheirnestingsites,includinginnearbyponds.
Previously,scientistsnoticedpollutantsarrivingintheArcticwiththewind.
Salmonalsocarrydangerouschemicalsasthefishmigratebetweenriversandthesea.
Thebodiesoffishandothermeat-eaterscanbuilduphighlevelsofthechemicals.
Totestthepollutingpoweroffulmars,researcherscollectedsamplesofdepositfrom11pondsonDevonIsland.
Inpondsclosesttothecolony,theresultsshowedtherewerefarmorepollutantsthaninpondslessaffectedbythebirds.
Thepollutantsinthepondsappeartocomefromfishthatfulmarseatwhenthey'reoutontheocean.
Peoplewholive,hunt,orfishnearbirdcoloniesneedtobecareful,theresearcherssay.
Thebirdsdon'tmeantocauseharm,butthechemicalstheycarrycancausemajorproblems.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question9.WhathaveCanadianscientistsfoundaboutsomeseabirds?
Question10.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheseabirdscalledfulmars?
Question11.WhatdidscientistspreviouslynoticeaboutpollutantsintheArctic?
Question12.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnaboutattheendofthetalk?
PassageTwo
Inrecentyears,thedeathrateamongAmericancentenarians—peoplewhohavelivedtoage100orolder—hasdecreased,dropping14percentforwomenand20percentformenfrom2008to2014.
Theleadingcausesofdeathinthisagegrouparealsochanging.
In2000,thetopfivecausesofdeathforcentenarianswereheartdisease,stroke,flu,cancerandAlzheimer'sdisease.
Butby2014,thedeathratefromAlzheimer'sdiseaseforthisagegrouphadmorethandoubled—increasingfrom3.8percentto8.5percent—makingtheprogressivebraindiseasethesecondleadingcauseofdeathforcentenarians.
OnereasonfortheriseindeathsfromAlzheimer'sdiseaseinthisgroupmaybethatdevelopingthisconditionremainspossibleevenafterpeoplebeattheoddsofdyingfromotherdiseasessuchascancer.
Peoplephysicallyfitenoughtosurviveover100yearsultimatelygiveintodiseasessuchasAlzheimer'swhichaffectsthemindandcognitivefunction.
Inotherwords,itappearsthattheirmindsgiveoutbeforetheirbodiesdo.
Ontheotherhand,thedeathratefromfludroppedfrom7.4percentin2000to4.1percentin2014.
Thatpushedflufromthethirdleadingcauseofdeathtothefifth.
Overall,thetotalnumberofcentenariansisgoingup.
In2014,therewere72,197centenarians,comparedto50,281in2000.
Butbecausethispopulationisgettinglarger,thenumberofdeathsinthisgroupisalsoincreasing—18,434centenariansdiedin2000,whereas25,914diedin2014.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question13.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheriskofdyingforAmericancentenariansinrecentyears?
Question14.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutAlzheimer'sdisease?
Question15.Whatischaracteristicofpeoplewholiveupto100yearsandbeyond?
RecordingOne
Okay.Solet'sgetstarted.
AndtostartthingsoffIthinkwhatweneedtodoisconsideradefinition.
I'mgoingtodefinewhatloveisbutthenmostoftheexperimentsI'mgoingtotalkaboutarereallyfocusedmoreonattractionthanlove.
AndI'mgoingtopickadefinitionfromaformercolleague,RobertSternberg,whoisnowthedeanatTuftsUniversitybutwashereonourfacultyatYalefornearlythirtyyears.
Andhehasatheoryoflovethatarguesthatit'smadeupofthreecomponents:
intimacy,passion,andcommitment,orwhatissometimescalleddecisioncommitment.
Andthesearerelativelystraightforward.
Hearguedthatyoudon'thaveloveifyoudon'thaveallthreeoftheseelements.
Intimacyisthefeelingofcloseness,ofconnectednesswithsomeone,ofbonding.
Operationally,youcouldthinkofintimacyasyousharesecrets,youshareinformationwiththispersonthatyoudon'tsharewithanybodyelse.
Okay.That'sreallywhatintimacyis,thebondthatcomesfromsharinginformationthatisn'tsharedwithotherpeople.
Thesecondelementispassion.
Passionisthedrivethatleadstoromance.
Youcanthinkofitasphysicalattraction.
AndSternbergarguesthatthisisarequiredcomponentofaloverelationship.
ThethirdelementofloveinSternberg'stheoryiswhathecallsdecisioncommitment,thedecisionthatoneisinaloverelationship,thewillingnesstolabelitassuch,andacommitmenttomaintainthatrelationshipatleastforsomeperiodoftime.
Sternbergwouldargueit'snotloveifyoudon'tcallitloveandifyoudon'thavesomedesiretomaintaintherelationship.
Soifyouhaveallthreeofthese,intimacy,passionandcommitment,inSternberg'stheoryyouhavelove.
Nowwhat'sinterestingaboutthetheoryiswhatdoyouhaveifyouonlyhaveoneoutofthreeortwooutofthree.
Whatdoyouhaveandhowisitdifferentifyouhaveadifferenttwooutofthree?
What'sinterestingabou