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六级英语听力原文完整版
2010年12月18日六级英语听力原文完整版
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听力原文
SectionA
短对话(11~18)
11
W:
Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It’slocatedinaquietbuildingandit’sclosetobuslines.
M:
Thatmaybetrue.Butlookatit,it’sawful,thepainthaspeeledoffandcarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
12
M:
Thepictureswetookatthebotanicalgardenshouldbereadytomorrow.
W:
Ican’twaittoseethem,I’mwonderingiftheshotsItookareasgoodasIthought.
Q:
Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?
13
W:
Thehandleofthesuitcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?
M:
Letmesee,Ineedtofindahandlethatmatchesbutthatshouldn’ttaketoolong.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
14
M:
ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI’mworriedaboutmaintenance.Forusit’llhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.
W:
Wehaveseveralmodelsthatareespeciallyadaptiveforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketoseethem?
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
15
M:
Ithinkyourbosswouldbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.
W:
Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupiddecisions.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
16
WI’dliketoexchangetheshirt.I’velearnedthatthepersonboughtitforallergictowool.
MMaybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.
Q;Whatdoesthewomenwanttodo?
17
M:
Excuseme,Miss?
Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?
Youknow,it’sabirthdaygiftformywife.
W:
Letmesee.Oh,we’vegotquitealotofwomen’sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasthecolor,thesizeandthetrademark?
Q:
Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
18
MWhatareyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouareinheritagefromyourgrandfather?
WIonceintendedtosellit,butnow,I’mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit‘sstillasolidstructure.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?
长对话(19~25)
W:
Whenyouwriteanovel,doyouknowwhereyou’regoing,Dr.James?
M:
Yes,youmust,really,ifyou’rewritingtheclassicaldetectivestory,becauseitmustbesocarefullyplottedandsocarefullyclued.Ihaveschemes.Ihavecharts.Ihavediagrams.Itdoesn’tmeantosaythatIalwaysgetitright,butIdoplanbeforeIbeginwriting.Butwhatissofascinatingishowabookchangesduringtheprocessofwriting.Itseemstomethatcreativewritingisaprocessofrevelation,really,ratherthanofcreativityintheordinarysense.
W:
Whenyou’replanningthebasicstructure,doyouliketogoawaytobesurethatyou’rebyyourself?
M:
Ineedtobebymyselfcertainly,absolutely.Ican’tevenbareanybodyelseinthehouse.Idon’tmindmuchwhereIamaslongasI’vegotenoughspacetowrite,butIneedtobecompletelyalone.
W:
Isthatveryimportanttoyou?
M:
Oh,yes.I’veneverbeenlonelyinallmylife.
W:
Howextraordinary!
Never?
M:
No,never.
W:
You’reverylucky.Someoneoncesaidthatthere’sabitoficeattheheartofeverywriter.
M:
Yes.Ithinkthisistrue.Thewritercanstandasidefromexperienceandlookatit,watchithappening.Thereisthis‘detachment’andIrealizethatthereareobviouslyexperienceswhichwouldoverwhelmeveryone.Butveryoften,awritercanappeartostandaside,andthisdetachmentmakespeoplefeelthere’sabitoficeintheheart.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatisthekeytowriteagoodclassicaldetectivestoryaccordingtotheman?
20.Whatdoesthemanmainlyneedwhenworkingonabook?
21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutwriters?
W:
Thereisanelementthereaboutcompetitionthen,isn’tthere?
BecauseBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry.There’sonlyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.Ifyoudon’tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoandbuyanother.Butifyoudon’tlikeaparticularrailway,youcan’tgoanduseanother.
M:
Somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.Theysaythatifyoudidn’thavemonopoly,youwouldn’tbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon’tthinkwedoanythingdeliberatelytoupsetourcustomers.Wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946,whentheTransportActcamein,wewerenationalized.
W:
Doyouthinkthat’sagoodthing?
Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,doyouthink,tobenationalized?
M:
OhIthinkso,yes.Becauseingeneral,modesoftransportareallaround.Let’sfacethefact.Thecararrived.Thecarisheretostay.Thereisnoquestionaboutthat.
W:
Sowhatareyousayingthen?
Isitiftherailwayshappenbeingnationalized,theywouldsimplyhavedisappeared?
M:
Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.They’redisappearingfastinAmerica.Er,theFrenchrailwayslose1billionpondsayear.TheGermanrailways,2billionpondsayear.Butyousee,thosegovernmentsarepreparingtopourmoneyintothetransportsystemtokeepitgoing.
W:
Soinasense,youcopebetweentwoextremes.Ontheonehand,you’retryingnottolosetoomuchmoney.Andontheotherhand,you’vegottoprovidethebestservice.
M:
Yes,youareright.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBritishrailways?
23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?
24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceofrailways?
25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutrailwaysinothercountries?
SectionB
PassageOne
Amongglobalwarming’smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionisthatthepolarice-capswillmelt,raisingsealevelsomuchthatcoastalcitiesfromNewYorktoLosAnglestoShanghaiwillbeflooded.ScientistsagreethatkeyplayerinthisscenarioistheWestAntarcticicesheet,aBrazil-sizemassoffrozenwaterthatismuchas7000feetthick.Unlikefloatingiceshelveswhichhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchoredtobedrockwillblowtheseasurface.Surroundedbyopenocean,itisalsovulnerable,butAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis.Now,newevidencerevealsthatallormostoftheAntarcticicesheetcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears,aperiodwhenglobaltemperaturesprobablywerenotsignificantlyhigherthantheyaretoday.Andtheicesheetwasassumedtohavebeenstable.Ingeologicaltime,amillionyearsisrecenthistory.Theproof,whichwaspublishedlastweekinScience,comesfromateamofscientistsfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedenandCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologywhodrewdeepholesneartheedgeoficesheet.Withinsamplescollectedfromthesolidsubstanceslyingbeneaththeice.Theyfoundfossilsofmicroscopicmarineplantswhichsuggestthattheregionwasonceopenoceannotsolidice.AsHermanEngleheart,aco-authorfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologysays,‘theWestAntarcticicesheetdisappearonceandcandisappearagain.’
26.Whatisoneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?
27.Whatdidscientistsdisagreeon?
28.WhatisthelatestinformationrevealedabouttheWestAntarcticicesheet?
29.Whatthescientists’latestfindingssuggest?
PassageTwo
It‘salwaysfuntowriteaboutresearchthatyoucanactuallytryoutforyourself.
Trythis:
TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,notewhattheURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.Comebackamonthlaterandseeifthelinkworks.Chancesare:
Itwill.
Facebookisn’talonehere.ResearchersatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundthatnearlyhalfofthesocialnetworkingsitesdon‘timmediatelydeletepictureswhenauserrequeststheyberemoved.Ingeneral,photo-centricwebsiteslikeFlickrwerefoundtobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.
Whydo“deleted”photosstickaroundsolong?
Theproblemrelatestothewaydataisstoredonlargewebsites:
Whileyourpersonalcomputeronlykeepsonecopyofafile,large-scaleserviceslikeFacebookrelyonwhatarecalledcontentdeliverynetworkstomanagedataanddistribution.It’sacomplexsystemwhereindataiscopiedtomultipleintermediatedevices,usuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhenmillionsofpeoplearetryingtoaccesstheserviceatthesametime.Butbecausechangesaren‘treflectedacrossthecontentdeliverynetworksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolingerfordaysorweeks.
InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLinquestionisreused,whichisusually“afterashortperiodoftime”,thoughobviouslythattimecanvaryconsiderably.
30.Whatdoesthespeakeraskustotryout?
31.Whataccountsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremovephotosimmediately?
32.WhenwilltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothecompany?
PassageThree
Enjoyinganicedcoffee?
Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards,withacancercharitywarningthatsomeicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.
TheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)conductedasurveyoficedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CaffeNeroandCostaCoffeetogaugethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.
Theworstoffender-acoffeefromStarbucks--had561calories.Othericedcoffeescontainedmorethan450caloriesandthemajorityhadanexcessof200.
Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomanshouldconsumeabout2,000caloriesadayandamanabout2,500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersaimfor1,000to1,500caloriesaday.
“Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman’sdailycaloriesallo