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英语六级听力原文

2009年06月英语六级听力原文及答案

短对话

11.W:

IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleepingbag.

M:

Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorning,buthedidn’tsayanything.Sohemusthaveaskedsomebodyelse.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

12.W:

ThesesummerdaysaregettingtobemorethanIcantake.Itwaseventoohottogotothepoolyesterday.

M:

Hanginthere.Accordingtotheweatherreportweshouldhavesomereliefbytheendoftheweek.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.W:

Well,tonightwehaveProfessorBrowninourstudiototalkaboutthefamousoilpaintingofQueenVictoria.Goodevening,professor.

M:

Goodevening,madam,mypleasuretobeheretonight.

Q:

Whatisthewomandoing?

14.M:

Theplantsnexttothewindowalwayslookbrown.Youwouldn’tknowbylookingatthemthatIwaterthemeveryweek.

W:

Maybetheydon’tlikedirectsunlight.Ihadthesameproblemwithsomeofmyplants.Andalittleshadehelpsthemimmensely.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

15.M:

I’mreallyexhausted,Mary.ButIdon’twanttomisstheHollywoodmoviethatcomesonat11.

W:

IfIwereyou,I’dskipit.Webothhavetogetupearlytomorrow.AndanywayI’veheardit’snotasexcitingasadvertised.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

16.M:

Thosemodernsculpturesovertherearereallyweird.Don’tyouthinkso?

W：

Well,Icouldn’tstandthemeitheratfirst.ButnowI’vecometolikemodernart,particularlythosesculpturescarvedbyItalianartists.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:

I’mreallygladourclub

decidedtoraisemoneyforthechildren’shospital.Andmostofthepeoplewephonedseemedhappytocontribute.

W:

Yeah!

Iagree.Nowthatwe’vegonethroughallthenumbersonourlist,Iguesswecancallitaday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

18.M:

HaveyouheardofProfessorSmith?

I’mthinkingoftakinganadvancedengineeringcoursewithhim.Whatdoyouthink?

W:

Yeah!

Youreallyshould.He’spublisheddozensofbookssofar,oncebeenrecommendedasatextbookforpostgraduates.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

长对话

Longconversationone

W:

You’retheeditorofPublicEye.Whatkindoftopicsdoesyourprogramcover?

M:

Well,thereareessentiallydomesticstories.Wedon’tcoverinternationalstories.Wedon’tcoverpartypoliticsoreconomics.WedoissuesofgeneralsocialconcerntoourBritishaudience.Theycanbeanythingfromthefutureofthehealthservicetothewaytheenvironmentisgoingdownhill.

W:

Howdoyouchoosethetopic?

Doyouchooseonebecauseit’swhatthepublicwantstoknowaboutorbecauseit’swhatyoufeelthepublicoughttoknowabout?

M:

Ithinkit’samixtureofboth.Sometimesyouhaveastrongfeelingthatsomethingisimportantandyouwanttoseeitexaminedandyouwanttocontributetoapublicdebate.Sometimespeoplecometoyouwiththingstheyareworriedaboutandtheycanbequitesmallthings.Theycanbeastoryaboutcorruptioninlocalgovernment,somethingtheycannotquiteunderstand,whyitdoesn’tseemtobeworkingoutproperly,liketheyarenothavingtheirlittercollectedproperlyorthedustbinsemptied.

W:

Howdoyouknowthatyou’vegotareallysuccessfulprogram?

Onethatisjustrightforthetime?

M:

Ithinkyougetasenseaboutitafterworkinginitinanumberofyears.Youknowwhichstoriesaregoingtogettheattention.Theyaregoingtobepublishedjustthepointwhenthepublicareconcernedaboutthat.

Q19-21

19.WhatkindoftopicsdoesPublicEyecover?

20.HowdoesPublicEyechooseitstopics?

21.Whatfactorplaysanimportantroleinrunningasuccessfulprogram?

Passage1

Gettingbehindthewheelofacarcanbeanexcitingnewstepinateen’slife.Butalongwiththatexcitementcomesanewresponsibility---understandingtheneedforcommonsenseandmaturitytoavoidaccidents.Inanefforttospreadawarenesstoteensacrossthenation,theAllstateFoundationsponsoredaKeep-The-DriveSummitatSunsetStationonJanuary23rd.StudentsfromKennedyandAlamoHeightsHighschoolsparticipatedinthesummitwhichwasheldhereforthefirsttime.Thegoaloftheyear-longeffortistoeducateteensontherulesofsafedrivingandthesevereconsequencesthatcanresultifthoserulesarenotfollowed,andthenhavethemcommunicatethatinformationtotheirpeers.Thestudentswatchedvideosthattoldthemaboutthenumbersofteenagedrivinginjuriesanddeaths.Theylistentothevideosasstudentsfromothercitiessharetheirstoriesofhowtheirrecklessdrivingaffectednotonlytheirlivesbutalsothoseoftheirpassengers.“Wearetryingtocreateawarenessinhighschoolsacrossthecountries,”saidWesterman,anAllstaterepresentative,“wefocusonchanginghowteensthinkbehindthewheel.”Accordingtothepresentation,moreteensdieinautomobilecrashesintheUnitedStateseachyearthanfromdrugs,violence,smokingandsuicide.Anaverageof16teensdieeverydayinmotorvehiclecrashesandnearlyfortypercentofthosearecausedbyspeeding.Texasisthestatewiththemostteendrivingdeathsaccordingtothepresentation.Studentsagreedthatthestatisticswereamazingandmadethemthinktwiceabouthowtheydrive.

Questions26to28arebasedonthequestionyouhavejustheard.

Q26.ForwhatpurposedidtheAllstateFoundationsponsortheKeep-The-DriveSummit?

Q27.WhatcausesthegreatestnumberofdeathsamongAmericanteensaccordingtothepresentation?

Q28.WhatcanweconcludeabouttheKeep-The-DriveSummit?

Passage2

Dr.AllenHershdesignssmellsforbusinesses.Hesaysthatitdoesn’ttakeawholelotofsmelltoaffectyou.Storeownerscanlureyoutothecandyaisle,evenifyoudon’trealizeyouraresmellingcandy.Thisideascaresalotofpeople.Groupsthatprotecttherightsofshoppersareupset.Theysaythestoresareusingakindofbrainwashingwhichtheycall“smell-washing”.“It’sprettydishonest,”saysMarkSilbergeld.Herunsanorganizationthatchecksoutproductsforconsumers.Thescientistshiredtodesignthescentsdisagree.“There’ssoftbackgroundmusic.There’sspeciallighting.There’reallsortsofbellsbeingused,”saysDr.Hersh,“whynotsmells?

”“Onereasonwhynot,”saysSilbergeld,“isthatsomepeopleareallergictocertainscentspumpedintoproductsorstores.”Butthereisawholeothersidetothisdebate,“dothesmellsreallywork?

”Sofar,thereislittleproofonewayortheother.ButDr.Hershhasrunsomeinterestingexperiments.InoneofHersh’sexperiments,31volunteerswereledintoashoestorethatsmellsslightlylikeflowers.Later,anothergroupshoppedinthesamestore,butwithnoflowerodor.Dr.Hershfoundthat84%oftheshoppersweremorelikelytobuytheshoesintheflower-scentedroom,butHershfoundoutsomethingevenstranger.“Whetherthevolunteersliketheflowerscentornotdidn’tmatter,”Hershsays,“Somereportedthattheyhatedthesmell,buttheystillweremorelikelytobuytheshoesinthescentedroom.”

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q29.Whyaresomepeopleagainsttheuseofsmellstoattractcustomers?

Q30.WhatisDr.Hersh’sattitudetotheuseofsmellsforbusiness?

Q31.WhatdidHersh’sexperimentshow?

Passage3

ThisisRayMcCarthywiththenews.ReportsarecominginofamajortraincrashinJapan.ApassengertraincarryinghundredsofworkershomefromthecenterofTokyoisreportedtohavehitanoncominggoodstrain.Bothweretravelingathighspeed.Figuresarenotyetavailablebutitisbelievedthatthedeathtollcouldbeashighas300,withhundredsmoreinjured.Emergencyandrescueservicesrushedtothescene.Butourreportersaysitwilltakedaystoclearthetrackandtoestablishthenumbersofthedeadandinjured.Therewasasimilaraccidentonthesamestretchoftrackfouryearsago.

TherewasanotherbombscareinalargeLondonstorelastnightduringlatenightshopping.Followingatelephonecalltothepolicefromananonymouscaller,hundredsofshopperswereshepherdedoutofthestorewhileroadsintheareaweresealedoff.Policedogsspenthourssearchingthestoreforabagwhichthecallerclaimedcontained50poundsofexplosives.Nothingwasfoundandthestorewasgiventheall-clearbyopeningtimethismorning.Apolicespokesmansaidthatthiswasthethirdbombscarewithinaweekandthatweshouldallbeonourguard.

Andfinally,themotoringorganizationshaveissuedawarningtodriversfollowingtherecentfallsofsnowinmanypartsofthecountry.Althoughthefallsmaybeslight,theysayextracareisneeded.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q32:

WhataccidenthappenedrecentlyinJapan?

Q33:

WhatdothereportssayabouttherecentaccidentinJapan?

Q34:

WhydidpeoplehavetoleavetheLondonstorelastnight?

Q35:

Whatdidmotoringorganizationsadvisedriverstodo?

SectionC

Englishistheleadinginternationallanguage.Indifferentcountriesaroundtheglobe,Englishisacquiredasthemother（36）tongue,inothersit’susedasasecondlanguage.SomenationsuseEnglishastheir（37）officiallanguage,performingthefunctionof（38）administration;inothersit’susedasaninternationallanguageforbusiness,（39）commerceandindustry.

Whatfactorsandforceshaveledtothe（40）spreadofEnglish?

WhyisEnglishnowconsideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeel（41）disadvantagediftheydonothave（42）competenceinthislanguage?

HowhasEnglishchangedthrough1,500Years?

Thesearesomeofthequestionsthatyou（43）investigatewhenyoustudyEnglish.

YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishand（44）cometounderstandhowitisusedasasymbolofbothindividualidentityands