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六级级听力原文

六级听力原文

Longconversation

Conversation1

M:

Hi,Janet.Haveyouseentheexamscheduleforthistermyet?

W:

No,Ihaven't.Howbaddoesitlook?

M:

Well,italldependsontheclassesyou'retakingandwhetheryourprofessorsaregivingfinalexams.

W:

Iknowthat!

Andthat'swhyl'msonervous.IthinkI'vegottestsineveryclassI'mtaking.

M:

WouldyoubelievethatIhavefourexamsscheduledforthesameday?

W:

You'vegottobekidding.Isn'ttheresomeschoolregulationaboutthat－you'renotrequiredtotakemorethanthreeonthesameday?

M:

Wellifthereisarule.I'mcertainlygoingtofindoutaboutit.I'mnotsureIcanevenhandletwoorthreetests,muchlessfour.

W:

YoureallyshouldcheckwiththeDeanofStudentsOffice.ThesamethinghappenedtoRichardlastyearandhewasabletorescheduleoneofhis.

M:

Bytheway,doyouwanttoknowwhenouranthropologyandpsychologytestsare?

W:

Sure,whynot?

M:

Anthropologyis4thperiodonTuesdaythe15thandpsychologyis2ndperiodonWednesdaythe16th.

W:

I'mnotmuchworriedaboutthepsychologytest,butProfessorGoresaidthattheanthropologytestwasgoingtobeoneverythingwecoveredthisterm.Youknowthoseanthropologists.

M:

Yeah.Thatsoundsterrible.Mycalculusandchemistrytestsareprobablygoingtobetough.

W:

Let'sgettogetherwhenit'sallover.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whyisthemanupset?

2.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredaboutthetwostudents?

4.Whatexamdoesthewomanthinkwillbeespeciallydifficult?

Conversation2

W:

Ohhi,Daniel.Areyougoingtothein-servicetrainingtoday?

M:

Youbet.Imissedthetrainingsessionlastmonth,soIhavetobesuretomakethisone.Aren'tyouexcitedabouttheprogram?

W:

Notreally.BeforeIbecameanurseIdroveanambulanceandhadalotofemergencymedicaltraining.Practicingbasicfirstaidtechniquesiskindofboringforme.

M:

WellIcanunderstandthat.Butyouknow,it'samazinghowquicklyyougetoutofpractice.Asnursesinahospital,wehaveallthefancyequipmentformedicalemergencies－andplentyofdoctorsaround,sowehardlyevergetachancetopracticebasictechniques.They'rereallyeasytoforget.

W:

Icanseeyourpoint,anditneverhurtstoreviewwhatyou'realreadysupposedtoknow.Bytheway,who'steachingtheclassthistime?

M:

Dr.Huston.She'sthenewemergencyroomphysician.

W:

Well,shecertainlyoughttoknowwhatshe'stalkingabout.I'veheardshe'sareallygoodsurgeon.

M:

That'sright.I'vebeentakingcareofsomeofthepatientssheworkedon,andtheyallthinkhighlyofher.

W:

Whenareyougoingtoheadovertotheclassroom?

M:

Immediately.Doyouwanttowalkovertogether?

W:

Soundsgoodtome.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whereisthisconversationprobablytakingplace?

2.Whowillattendthetrainingsession?

3.Whywillthemanandwomanstudybasicfirstaidtechniques?

4.Whatarethemanandwomanprobablygoingtodonext?

Conversation3

M:

IheardProfessorHumphrey'slectureonliterarycriticismyesterdaywasreallyinteresting.ImisseditbecauseIwasn'tfeelingwell.Couldyousummarizeitforme?

W:

Well,that'snoteasy.Butyou'reright,itwasinteresting,somaybeIremembermorethanIusuallydothedayafteralecture.Let'ssee.Firstofall,likelastweek,shedistinguishedbetweentraditionalcriticismandcontemporarycriticism.

M:

Youmeanbetweentheunderstandingofstoriesandpoemsaspureliteratureorhistoricalfactasopposedtoothertypesofinterpretations?

W:

That'sright.Sheemphasizedthattherearebasicallytwotypesoftraditionalcriticism:

aestheticcriticism,whichmeanscriticismofliteratureasart,andhistoricalcriticism,whichmeanscriticismofliteratureashistoricaldocuments.

M:

Okay,sofarsogood.Irememberthat.Andwhatdidshesayaboutcontemporarycriticism?

W:

Thatwasmoredifficulttounderstand.Shedividedcontemporarycriticismupintoanumberofdifferentkinds,suchasfeministcriticism,gendercriticism,andpoliticalcriticism.

M:

Politicalcriticism?

W:

Basically,shedefinedpoliticalcriticismascritiquethatanalyzestheeconomicsignificanceofawork-thekindofsocietywhichthestorypresentsas"natural"tothereader.Everyworkofart,accordingtoProfessorHumphrey,haspoliticalimplicationsandcontainsassumptionsaboutclass,economics,andprivilege.

M:

Wow.Theysuredon'ttalkaboutthatintheartdepartment.Yourememberanythingelse?

W:

That'saboutit.Ifyouwantto,though,youcouldborrowmynotesfromthelecture.Theymaybemoreaccuratethanmymemory.

M:

Say,thatwouldbereallygreat.Areyousureyouwouldn'tmind?

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttherelationshipbetweenthemanandwoman?

2.Whatisthewoman'sopinionofthelecture?

3.Howdidtheprofessordefine"politicalcriticism"?

4.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

Conversation4

M:

Areyouenjoyingyourzoologyseminar?

W:

Youbet.It'sabouttimeIwasabletogetoutanddosomerealfield-workratherthanjustreadbooksandtaketests.

M:

Well,Iguessyouhavetoknowalotbeforeyoucandodecentresearch.

W:

You'rerightaboutthat,butinthezoologydepartmentyouhavetotaketoomanylower-levelclassesbeforeyougettodoyourownresearch.

M:

Well,whatareyoudoingthat'ssointeresting?

W:

Eachstudenthastodoapopulationandbehaviorstudyofoneparticularanimal.I'mworkingonraccoons.

M:

Raccoons?

Whyraccoons?

W:

Onereasonisthatthere'realotofthemlivingaroundhere.They'renolongerevenconsideredaforestanimalbuthaveadaptedtoagriculturalareasandevensmalltowns.

M:

Iguessso.Isawafamilyofraccoonsonenightlastweekraidingmyneighbors'garbagecans.

W:

I'mnotsurprised.Oneproblem,though,withstudyingraccoonsisthatthey'renocturnalanimals-they'rereallynotoutmuchduringtheday.Soyoudon'tgetalotofsleepwhenyou'retryingtoobservethem.

M:

Butcan'tyouusevideocamerasorsomething?

W:

Sure.Ihavesomeremotecamerassetupinsomecornfields,butacameracan'tfollowananimalaround.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthezoologydepartment?

2.Whatdothestudentsinthewoman'sclasshavetodo?

3.Whydoesthewomansaysheisstudyingraccoons?

4.Whenareraccoonsmostactive?

Conversation5

M:

Thisarticleinthenewspapershouldcausequiteastir.

W:

Really?

What'sitabout?

M:

Well,itclaimsthatthecityparkisbuiltonanoldIndiangravesite.

W:

Nokidding.

M:

Yes.Andanarcheologistattheuniversitywantstoexcavateaportionofthepark.

W:

What'swrongwiththat?

M:

Nothing,accordingtohim.ButthedescendantsoftheIndiantribethatusedtoliveherearen'tveryhappyaboutthebonesoftheirancestorsbeingdugup.They'rethreateningtosuethecity.

W:

Ohmy.Buthowdidthatlandevergettobeaparkinthefirstplace?

M:

That'soneoftheinterestingthings.Apparently,noonewantedtodevelopthelandbecausetherewasalegendthatitwashaunted.Peopleusedtohearstrangenoisesthereatnight,andsometimesseemysteriouslightsmovingoverit.Aboutfiftyyearsago,aretiredbusinessmanwhoownedthelanddiedandinhiswilldonatedittothecity.That'showitgotmadeintoapark.

W:

Iguesseverybodyforgotaboutthathistoryuntilnow....Doyouseeanygoodcomingoutofthiscontroversy?

M:

Well,it'scertainlygoingtoaddtoourknowledgeoflocalhistory.Andmaybewe'lllearnmoreaboutthepeoplewholivedherelongbeforewedid.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Wheredidthemanlearnaboutthetopicdiscussedintheconversation?

2.Whydoestheprofessorwanttodoresearchinthepark?

3.Whatunusualthingsdidpeopleobserveonthelandbeforeitbecameapark?

4.Whodonatedthelandforthepark?

Conversation6

M:

Wasn'tthatlectureinteresting?

Ididn'tknowtherearesomanydifferentkindsofelephants.

W:

Maybeyoushouldsay"were"somanydifferentkindsofelephants.ProfessorRockwellmadeitprettyclearthatmanyspeciesarenowextinct.Andtheremainingonesareendangered.

M:

It'sprettydepressingtothinkabouthowhumanshavewipedoutthelargelandmammalsonmostcontinents.Tenthousandyearsagotheworldwascertainlymuchbetterforanimalssuchaselephants.

W:

Itsurewas.IthoughtProfessorRockwell'sexplanationofhowthesmallerforestelephantsinAfricaarenowthreatenedwasespeciallyinteresting.

M:

Yes.Itseemsliketheivoryhunterswillstopatnothing.Nowthatsofewofthebigbushelephantsareleftthey'vemovedontokillingthesmallerelephants.

W:

Right.Andthey'reevenhunting"pygmy"elephants,thesmallestofall,fortheirtusks.Totellyouthetruth,Ineverevenknew"pygmy"elephantsexisted.

M:

Well,accordingtoDr.Rockwell,naturalistsweren'tsurethemselvesuntilfairlyrecently.The"pygmy"elephantsaresosmall,ashesaid,thattheywereoftenmistakenforyoungforestelephants.

W:

Sowhatdoyousaywevisitthezoothisweekend?

M:

Goodidea.Andwecancheckoutwhatspeciesofelephantsarethere.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatdothemanandwomanconcludefromthelecture?

2.AccordingtoProfessorRockwell,whyweretheelephantsbeingkilled?

3.Whatdothemanandwomansayaboutpygmyelephants?

4.Whatdo