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英语六级真题听力原文

2016年6月英语六级真题听力原文

（一）

PartⅡListening?

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Comprehension

SectionA

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

M:

（1）So,howlonghaveyoubeenamarketresearchconsultant？

W:

Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.

M:

Didyoustudymarketresearch？

W:

Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythatit’smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou’reinterestedin.

M:

Sowhatareyouinterestedin？

W:

（2）Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.（3）Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofadhocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.

M:

Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyadhocjobs？

W:

It’sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers’habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutforexample,sothetimeyouspendonanadhocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

M:

Whichdoyouprefer,trackersoradhoc？

W:

IlikedoingbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

M:

Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient？

W:

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

M:

Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob？

W:

（4）AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon’tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:

Hello,I’mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada？

M:

Yeah,that’sright.

W:

（5）OK,andyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyoupleaseexplain？

M:

Well,wedon’thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They’reallpublic.（6）Alltheuniversitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationinchargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroomforflexibility.Sinceit’sagovernment-operatedinstitution,thingsdon’tmoveveryfast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuchincentivetohelpyoubecausehe’saworkerforthegovernment.SoIdon’tthinkit’sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities,suchasthefeesbeingfree.Youdon’thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn’tefficient,anditdoesnotworkthatwell.

W:

Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint,butintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivateuniversities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon’tactthatmuchdifferently,becauseit’sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon’tknowifthey’rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelppeople.（7）Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykidsgotothebestschoolsandit’skindofaproblemactually.

M:

（7）Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit’saproblembecauseyou’renotgivingequalaccesstoeducationtoeverybody.It’snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversitiesalsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwheretheyhaveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversitiesareconsideredtobethebest.

W:

Right.It’stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

M:

（8）So,asyousee,it’sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

W:

Right,agoodpoint.

SectionB

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

（9）ArecentInternationalLabourOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofrealwagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.

（9）Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyear,despiteindicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,anInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.

“Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggestthat（10）therewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthefutureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwillnotbeverygoodintermsofwagegrowth.”?

Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfallingmonthlywagesinrealterms.Theyinclude,theUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,SouthAfricaandGermany.

InternationalLabourOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeupwithpolicestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.（11）Anexampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.Underthisscheme,thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.Forthisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensateforlostpayduetotheshorterhours.?

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Istherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedy（12）Ihavebeenfrequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknow,oneofthefirstthingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesesupplementsisthatalotofthemarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn’tneedacure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodworkout.Soreallythosesupplementsaren’tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.?

（13）Theotherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren’tnecessarilywhattheyclaimtobe,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn’ttherebehindmostofthem.They’renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadheretosomeindustrystandard.Youdon’treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthereisinthere.?

（14）Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyinsomeeasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon’tjustgoinalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedandthey’regivenatacertainlevel,adosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho’sbeentrained.Andthat’snotreallythewaythey’reusedinthiscountry.Theotherthingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.?

（15）Alotoftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattakingthemincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatanincreasedriskforsomethingthatyouwouldn’totherwisebecounteringorbeatriskfor.

SectionC

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

Thenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbeseeneverywhere.Injustthepastfewweeks,theworldhaswitnessedthedestructivepowerofearthquakesinIndonesia,typhoonsinthePhilippines,andthedestructiveseawavesthatstruckSamoaandneighboringislands.

AstudybytheCenterforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisastersfindsthat,between1980and2007,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwomillionpeople.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethan$trillionineconomiclosses.

（16）.weatherexpertGeoffreyLovesaysthatisthebadnews.“Overthelast50years,economiclosseshaveincreasedbyafactorof50.Thatsoundsprettyterrible,butthelossoflifehasdecreasedbyafactorof10simplybecausewearegettingbetteratwarningpeople.Wearemakingadifference.Extremeevents,however,willcontinuetooccur.But,themessageisthattheyneednotbedisasters.”

Love,whoisdirectorofWeatherandDisasterRiskReductionattheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,saysmostofthedeathsandeconomiclosseswerecausedbyweather,climate,orwater-relatedextremes.Theseincludedroughts,floods,windstorms,strongtropicalwindsandwildfires.

Hesaysextremeeventswillcontinue.?

（17）But,hesaysextremeeventsbecomedisastersonlywhenpeoplefailtoprepareforthem.“Manyoftheremediesarewell-known.Fromaplanningperspective,it’sprettysimple.Buildbetterbuildings.Don’tbuildwherethehazardswilldestroythem.Fromanearly-warningperspective,makesurethewarningsgorightdowntothecommunitylevel.Buildcommunityactionplans.”

TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationpointstoCubaandBangladeshasexamplesofcountriesthathavesuccessfullyreducedthelossoflifecausedbynaturaldisastersbytakingpreventiveaction.

（18）Itsaystropicalstormsformerlyclaimeddozens,ifnothundredsoflives,eachyear,inCuba.But,thedevelopmentofanearly-warningsystemhasreversedthattrend.In2008,Cubawashitbyfivesuccessivehurricanes,butonlysevenpeoplewerekilled.

Bangladeshalsohasachievedsubstantialresults.Majorstormsurgesin1970and1991causedthedeathsofabout440,000people.Throughcarefulpreparation,thedeathtollfromasupertropicalstorminNovember2007waslessthan3,500.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

As.banksrecoveredwiththehelpoftheAmericangovernmentandtheAmericantaxpayer,PresidentObamaheldmeetingswithtopbankexecutives,tellingthemit’stimetoreturnthefavor.（19）“ThewayIseeit—ourbanksnowh