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2007年12月六级听力原文及答案

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SectionAConversations

ShortConversations

11.

M:

Thebiologicalprojectisnowintrouble.Youknow,mycolleagueandIhavecompletelydifferentideasabouthowtoproceed.

W:

Whydon’tyoucompromise?

Trytomakeitawin-winsituationforyouboth.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.

M:

HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinRome?

W:

ShesaidshewouldneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledressifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsuchadress.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.

M:

Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,areyou?

Ifwedon’tpickupGeorgeandMarthain25minutes,we’llnevergettothetheaterontime.

W:

Oh,didn’tItellyou?

Marthacalledtosayherdaughterwasillandtheycouldnotgotonight.

Q:

Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodofirst?

14.

M:

You’vebeenhangingontothephoneforquiteawhile.Whowereyoutalkingwith?

W:

Oh,itwasSally.Youknowshealwayshasthelatestnewsintownandcan’twaittotalkitoverwithme.

Q:

WhatdoweknowaboutSallyfromtheconversation?

15:

W:

It’salwaysbeenhardtogetthiscarintofirstgearandnowtheclutchseemstobesleeping.

M:

Ifyouleavethecarwithme,I’llfixitforyouthisafternoon.

Q:

Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?

16.

M:

Kate,whydoesthedowntownarealookdesertednow?

W:

Well,thereusedtobesomereallygoodstores,butlotsofthemmovedouttothemall.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.

W:

Ifindtheloungesuchacozyplacetostudyin.Ireallylikethefeelingwhensittingonthesofaanddoingthereading.

M:

Wellformethehardestpartaboutstudyinghereisstayingawake.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

18:

W:

Thesemosquitobitesarekillingme.Ican’thelpscratching.

M:

Nexttimeyougocamping,takesomeprecaution,say,wearinglongsleeves.

Q:

Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanwearlongsleeves?

LongConversations

Conversation1

M:

Helloandwelcometoourprogram“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisaLondonerwholivesandworksinItaly.HernameisSusanHill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence.Howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?

W:

Since1982,butwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly6months.

M:

Whydidyouchangeyourmind?

W:

Well,I’madesigner.Idesignleathergoods,mainlyshoesandhandbags.SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItaly’stopfashionhouses,Ferragamo.SoIdecidedtostay.

M:

Howlucky!

DoyoustillworkforFerragamo?

W:

No,I’vebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow.Since1988,infact.

M:

So,doesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesnow?

W:

Yes,that’sright.I’vedesignedmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies.Andinthelast4years,I’vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishcompany,Burberrys.

M:

Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?

W:

Mostlyhandbagsandsmallleathergoods.

M:

HowhasfashionindustryinItalychangedsince1982?

W:

Oh,yes,ithasbecomealotmorecompetitive,becausethequalityofproductsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot,butItalianqualityanddesignisstillworldfamous.

M:

AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinEngland?

W:

No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting,IalsolovetheMediterraneansunandtheItalianlifestyle.

M:

Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan.

W:

Itwasapleasure.

19.Wheredoesthistalkmostprobablytakeplace?

20.Whatwasthewoman’soriginalplanwhenshewenttoFlorence?

21.Whathasthewomanbeendoingforalivingsince1988?

22.WhatdowelearnaboutthechangeinItaly’sfashionindustry?

Conversation2

M:

So,Claire,youareintodrama.

W:

Yes,I’veamaster’sdegreeinDramaandTheater.AtthemomentIamhopingtogetontoaPHDprogram.

M:

Whatexcitesyouaboutdrama?

W:

Ifindit’sacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandyoulearnhowtoreadpeopleindrama.SousuallyIcanunderstandwhatpeoplearesaying,eventhoughtheymightbelying.

M:

Thatwouldbeuseful.

W:

Yeah,it’sveryusefulformeaswell.IamanEnglishlecturer,soIusealotofdramainmyclasses,suchasrole-plays.AndIaskmystudentstocreatemini-dramas.Theyreallyrespondwell.AtthemomentIamhopingtogetontoaPHDcourse.IwouldliketoconcentrateonAsiandramaandtrytobringAsiantheatertotheworldattention.Idon’tknowhowsuccessfulIwillbe,buthereishoping.

M:

Oh,I’msureyouwillbesuccessful.Now,Claire,whatdoyoudoforstagefright?

W:

Ah,stagefright.Well,manyactorshavethatproblem.IgetstagefrighteverytimeIamgoingtoteachanewclass.Thenightbefore,Iusuallycan’tsleep.

M:

What?

Forteaching?

W:

Yes!

Igetreallybadstagefright,buttheminuteIstepintotheclassroomorgetontothestage,itjustallfallsintoplace.ThenIjustfeellike“Yeah,thisiswhatImeantodo.”andIamfine.

M:

Well,that’cool.

23.Whydoeswomanfindstudyingdramaandtheatreuseful?

24.HowdidthewomanstudentrespondtoherwayofteachingEnglish?

25.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherstagefright?

SectionBShortPassages

PassageOne

InJanuary1989,theCommunityofEuropeanRailwayspresentedtheirproposalforahighspeedpan-Europeantrainnetwork,extendingfromSwedentoSicilyandfromPortugaltoPolandbytheyear2020.Iftheirproposalbecomesareality,itwillrevolutionizetraintravelinEurope.Journeysbetweenmajorcitieswilltakehalfthetimetheytaketoday.BrusselswillbeonlyoneandhalfhoursfromParis.ThequickestwaytogetfromParistoFrankfurt,fromBarcelonatoMadridwillbebytrain,notplane.

Whenthenetworkiscomplete,itwillintegratethreetypesofrailwayline,totallynewhigh-speedlines,withtrainsoperatingitsspeedsof300kmsperhour;upgradedlines,whichallowforspeedsupto200to225kmsperhourandexistinglines,forlocalconnectionsanddistributionoffreight.Ifbusinesspeoplecanchoosebetweena3-hourtrainjourneyfromcitycentertocitycenterand1-hourflight,they'llchoosethetrain,saidanexecutivetravelconsultant.Theywon'tgobyplaneanymore.Ifyoucalculateflighttime,checkinandtraveltoandfromtheairport,you’llfindalmostnodifferenceandifyourplanearriveslateduetobadweatherorairtrafficjamsorstrikes,thenthetrainpassengerswillarriveattheirdestinationfirst.

SinceFranceintroducedthefirst260-kmperhourhighspeedtrainservicebetweenParisandLyonsin1981,thetrainshaveachievedhigherandhigherspeeds.Onmanyroutes,airlineshavelostupto90percentoftheirpassengerstohighspeedtrains.IfpeopleacceptthecommunityofEuropeanRailways’plan,the21stcenturywillbethenewageofthetrain.

Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatistheproposalpresentedbytheCommunityoftheEuropeanRailways?

27.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposalbecomesareality?

28.Whywillbusinesspeopleprefera3-hourtrainjourneytoa1-hourflight?

29.WhendidFranceintroducethefirsthighspeedtrainservice?

PassageTwo

Westerndoctorsarebeginningtounderstandwhattraditionalhealershavealwaysknownthatthebodyandthemindareinseparable.Untilrecently,modernurbanphysicianshealthebody,psychiatriststhemindandprieststhesoul.However,themedicalworldisnowpayingmoreattentiontoholisticmedicine,whichisanapproachbasedonabeliefthatpeople’sstateofmindcanmakethemsickorspeedtherecoveryfromsickness.

Severalstudiesshowthattheeffectivenessofacertaindrugoftendependsonthepatientsexpectationsofit.Forexample,inonerecentstudy,psychiatristsatamajorhospitaltrytoseehowpatientscouldbemadecalm.Theydividedthemintotwogroups;onegroupwasgivenadrugwhiletheothergroupreceivedaharmlesssubstanceinsteadofmedicinewithouttheirknowledge.Surprisingly,morepatientsinthesecondgroupshowedthedesiredeffectsthanthoseinthefirstgroup.

Instudyafterstudy,thereisapositivereactioninalmostonethirdofthepatientstakingharmlesssubstances.Howisthispossible?

Howcansuchasubstancehaveaneffectonthebody?

Evidencefroma1997studyattheUniversityofCaliforniashowsthatseveralpatientswhoreceivesuchsubstanceswereabletoproducetheirownnaturaldrug,thatis,astheytookthesubstance,theirbrainsreleasednaturalchemicalsthatactlikeadrug.Scientiststheorizethattheamountofthesechemicalsreleasedbyaperson’sbrainquitepossiblyindicateshowmuchfaiththepersonhasinhisorherdoctor.

Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Accordingtothespeaker,whatarewesterndoctorsbeginningtounderstand?

31.Whatdoestherecentstudyatamajorhospitalseemtoprove?

32.Whatevidencedoesthe1997studyoftheUniversityofCaliforniaproduce?

PassageThree

Sowe’vealreadytalkedabitaboutthegrowthofextremesportslikerock-climbing.Aspsychologists,weneedtoaskourselves“Whyisthispersondoingthis?

”,“Whydopeopletaketheserisksandputthemselvesindangerwhentheydon’thaveto?

”Onecommontraitamongrisk-takersisthattheyenjoystrongfeelingsorsensations.Wecallthistrait“sensationseeking”.Asensation-seekerissomeonewhoisalwayslookingfornewsensations.Whatelsedoweknowaboutsensationseekers?

Well,asIsaid,sensation-seekerslikestrongemotions.Youcanseethistraitinmanypartsofaperson’slifenotjustinextremesports.Fo