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六级英语听力真题

CollegeEnglishTestBand6

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,

youwillhear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,

oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet'sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

11.M:

Ileft20pagesheretocopy，

here’sthereceipt.

W:

I’msorry，sir，butwearealittlebehind，

couldyoucomebackinafewminutes?

Q:

whatdoesthewomanmean?

[12.W:

Ihopeyouarenottooputupwithmeforthedelay，

IhadtostopfortheFred’shometopickupabookonmywayhere.

M:

well，that’snotabigdeal，

butyoumightatleastphone

ifyouknowyouwillkeepsomeonewaiting.

Q:

whatdowelearnaboutthewomenfromtheconversation?

13.W:

Markisthebestcandidateforchairmanofthestudent’sunion，

isn’the?

M:

well，thatguywon’tbeabletowintheelection

unlesshegotthemajorityvotefromwomenstudents，

andIamnotsureaboutthat.

Q:

whatdoesthemanmean?

14.M:

Sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting，Madam，

I’velocatedyourluggage，

itwasleftbehindinParis

andwon’tarriveuntillaterthisevening.

W:

Oh，Ican’tbelievethis，

haveitdeliveredtomyhotelthen，Iguess.

Q:

Whathappenedtothewoman’sluggage?

15.W：

Idon’tthinkwehaveenoughinformationforourpresentation.

Butwehavetogiveittomorrow.

Thatdoesn’tseemtobemuchwecandoaboutit.

M:

Yeah，atthispoint，

we’llhavetomakedowithwhatwe’vegot.

Q:

whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

16.M:

I’mtakingthisgreatcourse--psychologyoflanguage.

It’sreallyinteresting.

Sinceyou’repsychologymajor，

youshouldsignupforit.

W:

Actually，Itriedtodothat.

ButtheytoldmeIhavetotakelanguagestudiesfirst.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.W:

CanyoubelievethewayLarrywastalkingtohisroommate?

Nowondertheydon’tgetalong.

M:

Well，maybeLarrywasjustreactingtosomethinghisroommatesaid.

Therearetwosidestoeverystoryyouknow.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutLarryandhisroommate?

18.M:

Wedon’thavetheresources

tostopthosepeoplefrombuyingusout.

Unlessamiraclehappens，thismaybetheendofus.

W:

Istillhavehopewecangethelpfromthebank.

Afterall，wedon’tneedthatmuchmoney.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

YouknowI'veoftenwondered

whypeoplelaughatthepictureofabigbellybusinessman

slippingonabananaskinandfallingonhisbottom.

Wearetofeelsorryforhim.

M:

Actually，Laura，

Ithinkwelaughbecausewearegladitdidn'thappentous.

Butofcoursethereisalsoakindofhumoroussatisfaction

inseeingsomebodyself-importantmakingafoolofthemselves.

W:

Yes，andtherearealotofjokesaboutpeople

whoaretoofatorphysicallyhandicapped，youknow，

deaf，orshort-sightedthingslikethat.

Afterall，it'snotreallyfunnytobelikethat.

M:

Oh,Ithinkthat'sbecausewe'reembarrassed.

Wedon'tknowhowtocopewiththesituation.

Perhapsweareevenabitfrightenedwemightgetlikethat，

sowelaugh.

Whataboutthecustardpieroutine?

W:

Whatdoyoumean'custardpieroutine'?

M:

Youknow，

allthoseoldfilmswheresomebodygetssooutragedtohisboss，

Hepicksupacustardpie

andplastersitallovertheotherperson'sface.

W:

Thatnevermakesmelaughmuch，

becauseyoucanguesswhat'sgoingtohappen.

Butalotofpeoplestillfinditlaughable.

Itmustbebecauseofthesortofthething

we'dalllovetodoonceinawhile

andneverquiethavethecourageto.

M:

Ihadanoldaunt

whousedtothrowcupsofteaatpeople

whenshewasparticularlyirritated.

Shesaiditrelievedherfeelings.

W:

Itmusthavecomeabitexpensive.

M:

Notreally.

Shetookcarenevertothrowherbestchina.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

19.Whydoesthemansaywelaughed

whenweseesomeself-importantpeople

makingfoolsofthemselves?

20.Whydosomepeoplejokeaboutthose

whoarefatorhandicappedaccordingtotheman?

21.Whydomanypeoplefinditfunny

toseesomeonethrowingacustardpieontheirboss'sface?

22.Whydoestheman’sauntsay

shewoulddropcupsofteaatpeopleoccasionally?

ConversationTwo

W：

YournameSanjayKumaristhatcorrect?

M：

Yes，Madam.

W：

Youclaimyouaretravelingonascholarship

fromDelhiUniversity.

M：

That'sright.

W：

Nowitseemsthatahandgunwasfoundinyourluggage.

Doyouadmitthat?

M：

Yes，but...

W：

Accordingtothestatementyoumade，

youhadneverseenthehandgun

beforeitwasfoundinyourbag.

Doyoustillmaintainthat?

M：

Butit'strue.Iswearit.

W：

Mmm，youdorealize,Mr.Kumarthattobringahandgun

intoHongKongwithoutproperauthorization

isaseriousoffense.

M：

ButIdidn'tbringit.

I...ImeanIdidn'tknowanythingaboutit.

Itwasn'ttherewhenIleftDelhi.

Mybagsweresearched.

Itwaspartoftheairportsecuritycheck.

W：

Maybeso，

butsomeonemanagedtogetthathandgunontotheaircraft

oritcouldn'thavebeenthere.

M：

Someonebutnotme.

W：

Tellme,wherewasyourpersonalbagduringtheflight?

M：

Ihaditdownbymyfeet

betweenmeandthemaninthenextseat.

M:

Hewastheonlypersonwhocouldhaveopenedmybag

whileIwasasleep.

Itmusthavebeenhim.

W:

Isee.Haveyouanyideawhothismanwas?

M:

Hetoldmehisname，AlfredFoster.

Hewasveryfriendly，

afterIwokeupthatis.Hehadn'tspokenbefore.

W:

AlfredFoster，wecancheckthatonthepassengerlist.

M:

Hesaidhehadacarcomingtomeethim.

Heofferedmealift.

W:

Oh，whyshouldhedothat?

M:

Sohecangethishandgunback.

That'swhy.Pleasefindhim，Madam.

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

23.WhatisSanjayKumarsuspectedof?

24.WhatdoweknowaboutAlfredFoster?

25.WhatdoesSanjayKumaraskthewomantodofinally?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,

youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Everyoneislookingforagoodinvestmentthesedays.

Andwithstocks，currenciesandcompaniesallcrashing，

somearefindingthattakingthetripofalifetime

isactuallyasmartmoverightnow.

Pricesaregood，crowdsarefewer

andthedividendslikeexpandedworldview，

lifelongmemories，

thesatisfactionofboostingtheglobaleconomy—

can'tbeeasilysnatchedaway.SylviaandPaulCusterson，

aretiredcouplefromCambridge，

England，recentlytooka16-dayvacationtoNamibia，

wheretheywentonbird-watchingexcursions.

Laterthisyear，

theyareplanningatriptoPatagonia.

"We'reusingourcapitalnow，"saysSylvia，

"Andwhynot?

We'renotgettinganyinterestinthebank.

Ifit'saplacewereallywanttogo，

thenwewillgo.

Wemayaswelltravelwhilewe'refitandhealthy."

Sometravelagentsarethrivinginspiteoftheeconomy.

"We'vehadmorepeoplebooking

inthefirstquarterofthisyearthanlast，"

saysHubertMoineau，founderofTselanaTravel，

whichisplanningtointroduceanewprogramoflongertrips，

includingpolarexpeditionsandcruisesintheGalápagos.

"We'rehearingthingslike，

'Wedon'tknowwhatthesituationwillbeinsixmonths

solet'stravelnow'"，AshleyToft，

managingdirectoroftheU.K.TourOperatorExplore

hasbeensurprisedtoseeanincreaseinlast-minutebookings

ofhigh-pricedtripstosuchplaces

asIndia，BhutanandNepal.

"Itseemspeoplewouldrathergiveupsomethingelse

thanthebigtrip，"

hesays.“Travelhasbecomeanecessity.

It'sjusthowwetravelthatischanging.”

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

26.Accordingtothespeaker，

whyaresomepeoplewillingtospendtheirmoney

ontravelthesedays?

27.WhatisTselanaTravelplanningtodo，

accordingtoitsfounder?

28.AccordingtoAshleyToft，

managingdirectoroftheExplore，

whatischangingnowwithregardtotravel?

PassageTwo

Somehowtheoldmaleandfemale

stereotypesnolongerfit.

Menandwomeninthiscountry

haven’tbeenfulfillingtheirtraditionalroles

forsometimenow.

Andthereseemtobefewerandfewerdifferences

betweenthesexes.

Forinstance，eventhoughmorewomenthanmen

arestillhomemakerswithoutpayingjobs，

womenhavebeentakingovermoreresponsibility

inthebusinessworld，

earninghighersalariesthaneverbefore

andenteringfieldsofworkthatusedtobeexclusively.

Atofficemeetingsandingroupdiscussions，

theymightspeakupmoreoften，

expressstrongopinionsand

comeupwithmorecreativeandpracticalideasthantheirmalecolleagues.

Severaldaysago，

my23-year-olddaughtercametomewithsomeimportantnews.

Notonlyhadshefoundthehighestpayingjobofhercareer，

butshe’dalsoacceptedadate

withthemostcharmingmanshe’devermet.

“Really?

”，Iresponded，”tellmeaboutthem.”

“Receptionistinanattorney’soffice

andwelderataconstructionsite.”

Sheansweredinamatter-of-factway.

Theinterestingthingismydaughter’sdateisthereceptionist

andmydaughteristhewelder.

Theoldstereotypesofmen’sandwomen’swork

havebeenchangingmore