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六级真题听力

2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

ConversationOne

M:

Sohowlonghaveyoubeenamarketresearchconsultant?

W:

Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.

M:

Didyoustudymarketresearch?

W:

Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry.ButIhavetosaythatit'smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou'reinterestedin.

M:

Sowhatareyouinterestedin?

W:

Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofadhocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.

M:

Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyadhocjobs?

W:

It'sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers'habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentout,forexample.Sothetimeyouspendonanadhocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

M:

Whichdoyouprefer,trackersoradhoc?

W:

Ilikedoingboth,andinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

M:

Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient?

W:

Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesoftheresearch.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,Isendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethefinalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.

M:

Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob?

W:

AsIsaid,varietyisimportant,andasforwhatIdon'tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany?

A）Projectorganizer.

B）Publicrelationsofficer.

C）Marketingmanager.

D）Marketresearchconsultant.

2.Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment?

A）Quantitativeadvertisingresearch.

B）Questionnairedesign.

C）Researchmethodology.

D）Interviewertraining.

3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers?

A）Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople'sspendinghabits.

B）Theyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandcustomers.

C）Theylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteproducts.

D）Theystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiod.

4.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob?

A）Thelackofpromotionopportunity.

B）Checkingchartsandtables.

C）Designingquestionnaires.

D）Thepersistentintensity.

ConversationTwo

W:

Hello,I'mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada?

M:

Yeah,that'sright.

W:

OK,andyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyoupleaseexplain?

M:

Well,wedon'thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They'reallpublic.Alltheuniversitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationinchargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroomforflexibility.Sinceit'sagovernmentoperatedinstitution,thingsdon'tmoveveryfast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuchincentivetohelpyoubecauseheisaworkerforthegovernment.SoIdon'tthinkit'sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities,suchasthefeesbeingfree.Youdon'thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn'tefficient,anditdoesnotworkthatwell.

W:

Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint.ButintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivateuniversities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon'tactthatmuchdifferently,becauseit'sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon'tknowifthey'rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelppeople.Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykidsgotothebestschools,andit'skindofaproblemactually.

M:

Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit'saproblembecauseyou'renotgivingequalaccesstoeducationtoeverybody.It'snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversitiesalsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwheretheyhaveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversitiesareconsideredtobethebest.

W:

Right.It'stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

M:

So,asyousee,it'sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

W:

Right,agoodpoint.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout?

A）HisviewonCanadianuniversities.

B）Hisunderstandingofhighereducation.

C）Hissuggestionsforimprovementsinhighereducation.

D）HiscomplaintaboutbureaucracyinAmericanuniversities.

6.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianuniversities?

A）Itiswelldesigned.

B）Itisratherinflexible.

C）Itvariesamonguniversities.

D）Ithasundergonegreatchanges.

7.Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree?

A）TheUnitedStatesandCanadacanlearnfromeachother.

B）Publicuniversitiesareoftensuperiortoprivateuniversities.

C）Everyoneshouldbegivenequalaccesstohighereducation.

D）Privateschoolsworkmoreefficientlythanpublicinstitutions.

8.Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation?

A）Universitysystemsvaryfromcountrytocountry.

B）Efficiencyisessentialtouniversitymanagement.

C）Itishardtosaywhichisbetter,apublicuniversityoraprivateone.

D）ManyprivateuniversitiesintheUSareactuallylargebureaucracies.

SectionB

PassageOne

ArecentInternationalLaborOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofrealwagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.

Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyear,despiteindicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,anInternationalLaborOrganizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.“Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggeststhattherewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthefutureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwillnotbeverygoodintermsofwagegrowth.”

Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfallingmonthlywagesinrealterms.TheyincludetheUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,SouthAfricaandGermany.

InternationalLaborOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeupwithpoliciestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.Anexampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.Underthisscheme,thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.Forthisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensateforlostpayduetotheshorterhours.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatistheInternationalLaborOrganization'sreportmainlyabout?

A）Government'sroleinresolvinganeconomiccrisis.

B）Theworseningrealwagesituationaroundtheworld.

C）IndicationsofeconomicrecoveryintheUnitedStates.

D）Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisonpeople'slife.

10.AccordingtoanInternationalLaborOrganizationspecialist,howwillemployersfeeliftherearemorepeoplelookingforjobs?

A）Theywillfeellesspressuretoraiseemployees'wages.

B）Theywillfeelfreetochoosethemostsuitableemployees.

C）Theywillfeelinclinedtoexpandtheirbusinessoperations.

D）Theywillfeelmoreconfidentincompetingwiththeirrivals.

11.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbytheworksharingscheme?

A）Employeesandcompaniescooperatetopullthroughtheeconomiccrisis.

B）Governmentandcompaniesjoinhandstocreatejobsfortheunemployed.

C）Employeesworkshorterhourstoavoidlayoffs.

D）Teamworkwillbeencouragedincompanies.

PassageTwo

Istherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedy?

Ihavebeenfrequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknow,oneofthefirstthingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesupplementsisthatalotofthemarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn'tneedacure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodwork-out.Soreallythosesupplementsaren'tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.Theotherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren'tnecessarilywhattheyclaimtobe,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn'ttherebehindmostofthem.They'renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadheretosomeindustrystandard.Youdon'treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthereisn'tthere.Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyinsomeEasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon'tjustgoinalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedandthey'regivenatacertainlevel,adosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho'sbeentrained.Andthat'snotreallythewaythey'reusedinthiscountry.Theotherthingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.Alotoftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattakingthemincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatincreasedriskforsomethingthatyouwouldn'totherwisebe