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六级真题
2013年12月六级听力材料：
短对话
1.
W:
Whatawonderfulperformance!
Yourrockbandhasneversoundedbetter.
M:
Manythanks.Iguessallthosehoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingoff.
Q：
Whatdoesthemanmean?
2.
M:
Ican'tdecidewhattodoformysummervacation.IeitherwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginMexico.
W:
Well,we'reofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300dollars.
Q：
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhisvacation?
3.W:
Howlongdoyouthinkthisprojectmighttake?
M:
I'dsayaboutthreemonths,butitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappened.Maybewe'dbetterallowanextramonth,sowewon’thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.
Q:
Whydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowedfortheproject?
4.M:
I'mthinkingaboutbecomingamemberhere,andI'dlikesomeinformation.
W:
Sure.Athree-monthmembershipcosts150dollars,andthatincludesuseofthewait-room,saunaandpool.I'llgiveyouafreepathsothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesbeforeyoudecide.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
5.
W:
I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedthePhysicscourse,Ted.
M:
Let'sfaceit.I'mjustnotcutouttobeascientist.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.
M:
Garyinsistedonbuyingthefoodforthepicnic.
W:
That'sprettygenerousofhim.Butshouldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpenses?
Hehasabigfamilytosupport.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?
7.
W:
Didyouseetheheadlinesinthepaperthismorning?
M:
Year.Apparentlythebuscompanywillbelayingoffitsemployeesiftheycan'treachanagreementonwagesbymidnight.
Q:
Whatdidthemanreadabout?
8.
W:
Havewereceivedpaymentfortheoverseasorderwedeliveredlastmonth?
M:
Yes.Thechequecameinyesterdayafternoon.I'llbedepositingitwhenIgothebanktoday.
Q:
Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?
长对话：
W:
OK,that'sit.Nowwehavetomakeadecision.Wemightaswelldothatnow,don'tyouthink?
M:
Sure,let'ssee.FirstwesawFrankBrisenski.Whatdidyouthinkofhim?
W:
Well,he'scertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.
M:
Andveryrelaxed,too.
W:
Buthisappearance…
M:
En…Hewasn'twelldressed.Hewasn'tevenwearingatie.
W:
Buthedidhaveanicevoice.Hesoundedgoodonthetelephone.
M:
True.AndIthoughtheseemedveryintelligent.HeansweredDona'squestionsverywell.
W:
That'strue,butdressingwellisimportant.Well,let'sthinkabouttheothers.NowwhataboutBarbaraJones?
Shehadanicevoice,too.Shesoundedgoodonthetelephone,andshewaswelldressed,too.
M:
En…Shedidlookveryneat,verynicelydressed,but…
W:
Butsoshy.Shewouldn'tbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontdesk.
M:
En…OK.Nowwhowasthenext?
Ar…Yes,DavidWallace.Ithoughthewasverygood,hadalotofpotential.Whatdoyouthink?
W:
En…Heseemedlikeaverybrightguy.Hedressedverynicely,too.Andhehadareallyniceappearance.
M:
Heseemedrelaxedtome,thetypeofpersonpeoplefeelcomfortablewithrightaway.
W:
Hewaspolite,butalsoveryfriendlyandrelaxedasyousay.Ithinkhe'llbegoodwiththeguestsatthefrontdesk.
M:
Hehadaverypleasantvoice,too.
W:
That'sright.OK,good!
Iguesswehaveourreceptionistthen,don'tyou?
M:
Yes,Ithinkso.We'lljustofferthejobto…
Question9:
Whatarethespeakerslookingfor?
Question10:
WhatisFrankBrisenski'sweakness?
Question11:
Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?
W:
Hello.
M:
Hello.Isthatthereferencelibrary?
W:
Yes,canIhelpyou?
M:
Ihopeso.IranearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHutton,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.
W:
Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.
M:
Good.I'vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.
W:
Certainly.HuttonDennis,bornDarlington,1836,diedNewYork,1920.
M:
Yes,gotthat.
W:
Inventerandphysicist,thesonofafarmworker.HewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageof15.
M:
Yes.
W:
Hegraduatedat17withthefirstclassdegreeinphysicsandmathematics.Allright?
M:
Yes,allright.
W:
Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageof18.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhichrollsfromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattime,hemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby
M:
Yes,goon.
W:
LaterworkingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationsofmodernphysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.Inhislifetime,Huttonpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?
M:
Yes,whendidhegotoAmerica?
W:
Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.
M:
Yes,Isupposeso.Well,thanks.
Question12:
WhatdowelearnaboutDennisHuttonwhenhewas15?
Question13:
WhatdidDennisHuttondoattheageof24?
Question14:
ForwhatwereDennisHuttonandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?
Question15:
WhydidDennisHuttongotoNewYork?
短文对话
InAmerica,whitetaileddeeraremorenumerousthaneverbefore,soabundantinfactthatthey'vebecomeasuburbannuisanceandahealthhazard.
Whycan'ttheherdbethinnedtheold-fashionedway?
ThesmallcommunityofNorthHavenonLongIslandishometosomesixhundredtosevenhundreddeer.ThedepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationestimatestheoptimumpopulationat60.Thetownhasbeenbrowsedbareofvegetationexceptwheregardensandshrubsareprotectedbyhighfences.
Driversroutinelycollidewithdeerandtherearesomanydeadbodiesleftbythesideoftheroadthatthetownhasmadeitadealwithalocalpetcemeterytocollectanddisposeofthebodies.Somepeopleinthetownhavebecomeillfromdeertransmitteddiseases.Ontheoccasionswhenhuntinghasbeentried,localanimalrightspeoplehaveworkedtosecurecourtordersagainstthehunts.Andwhenthatisfailed,theystopthehunters,bangingonpotsandpanstoalertthedeer.Townmeetingscalledtodiscusstheprobleminevitablydissolvedintoconfrontations.
Theactivistsbelievesimplythatthedeerarenottheproblem.Somecommunitieshaveevendiscussedthepossibilityofbringingwolvesbackintotheecologicalmix.ThatmeanswolvesinthesuburbsofNewYork.Itisalmosttoowonderfulnottotryit.Thewolveswouldkilldeerofcourse.Theywouldalsoterrorizeandkilldogsandcatswhichisnotwhatthesuburbandwellershaveinmind.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
Q16.Whatdowelearnaboutwhite-taileddeerinNorthHaven?
Q17.Whydolocalanimalrightspeoplebangonpotsandpans?
Q18.Whatwouldhappenifwolveswerebroughtbackintotheecologicalmix?
听写填词
It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschoolingwherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents. Legislation andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathomeandeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.
Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceivinginstruction instateapprovedcurriculum.
Supportersofhomeeducationclaimthatitislessexpensiveandfarmore efficient thanmasspubliceducation.Moreovertheysiteseveraladvantages:
alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenfamilyrelationships,lower dropout rates,thefactsthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased motivation,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced discipline problems.
Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement contend thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools infavorof homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources attheirdisposal thandoschools.However,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway inferiorto morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.
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Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood（36） intentions,theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit（37） stemsfrommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome（38） permanentlyconfusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe（39） delayed;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether（40）simultaneouslyorsequentially（依次地）.Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomebilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan（41） assetandevenanecessityinmanyareas.
ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilies
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