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六级听力原文

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet’sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.

11.W:

Iwasshockedtohearofyourwife’sillness.Isshegoingtobeallright?

M:

Atfirst,thedoctorsweren’tsure,butshe’sreallyimproved.She’llbehomenextweek.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman’swifefromtheconversation?

12.M:

Excuseme.CanIgetaticketforasleepingcompartmentonthistrain?

W:

Yes,therearefourleft.Thepriceis60poundsperpersonincludingacontinentalbreakfast.

Q:

Whatisthemandoing?

13.M:

Janet,here’sthebookIborrowedfromyou,butI’msosorrythatIcan’tfinditsjacket.

W:

Itdoesn’tmatter.Anyway,youareoneofthefewpeoplewhoactuallyreturnbookstome.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

14.M:

Lisa,haveyoubeentothenewsupermarketyet?

W:

Yes,andno.IwenttherelastSaturdayfortheirgrandopeningsale,butIdrovearoundtheparkinglotfornearlyanhour,lookingforaspacebeforeIfinallygaveupandcamehome.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.W:

You’vebeensittingatthecomputerforhours.Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?

M:

IwishIcould.Youknow,I’muptomyneckinwork.I’vegottofinishthisreport.Idon’twanttomissthedeadline.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

16.M:

Whatdoyouthinkofthisgalleryspace?

Theyofferedtoletmeexhibitsomeofmypaintingshere.

W:

Areyoukidding?

AnyartstudentIknowwoulddietohaveanexhibitionhere.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

17.W:

Garry,myassistantisinhospitalnow.Isthereanyoneinyourdepartmentcangivemeahandforafewdays?

M:

Ithinkso.I’llaskaroundandgetbacktoyou.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:

Didyoureadthearticleinthepaperaboutthemayor’sspeechoftheeconomicform?

M:

SureIdid,butIthinktheytwistedthemeaningofwhathesaid.It’snotthefirsttimeforthemtodoso.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepaper’sarticle?

长对话

Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

Oh,hello,John.Areyouusingyourdictatingmachinethismorning?

I’vegotalongreportImustdictate.CouldIborrowyourmachine?

M:

Ofcourse.Butcanyousparemeasecond?

It’sthemessageyousenttomeaboutdeliverydelayonthecontroldesks.What’sgonewrong?

W:

Everything,John.Wehavetogetthesteelsheetsweneedforthesedesksfromnewsuppliers,while,thesuppliershavegotsometroubleorother.Theysaytheywillbeabitlaterforthedelivery.

M:

Buttheycan’tbe.Thesecontroldesksareaspecialorder.Theyarewantedforoneofthebigcomputercompanies.It’saveryimportantcontract.

W:

Whendiditpromisethedelivery?

M:

OnThursdaynextweek.Andthere’sapenaltyclause.Westandtolose10percentofourpriceforeachweekofoverduedelivery.

W:

Oh,thesepenaltyclauses.Whydidyousalespeopleacceptthem?

M:

Wehavetoacceptthem;otherwise,wedon’tgetthecontracts.

W:

Well,let’sgetontotheBuyingDepartment.Ialreadyheardaboutthedelayyesterday

becausewekepttheproductionlinecleartohandlethespecialsheets.It’sadreadfulnuisance.

M:

Itwillbemorethananuisance.Ifwedon’tmeetonthedeliverydate,itwillcostusalotofmoney.

W:

Keepcalm,John.Wecanperhapsclaimcompensationfromthesteelsuppliersforfailuretodeliverontime.Thenwewillsettlethepenaltyclause.

M:

Well,ifwecan.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whydidthewomansendthemessagetotheman?

20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewsuppliers?

21.Howdidthemangetthecontract?

22.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

ConversationTwo

M:

Kathy,chaostheoryseemstobeabranchofphysicsormathematics.Youareaneconomist,sohowdoesitinfluenceyourwork?

W:

Well,inseveralways.I’mresponsibleforfinancialdevelopmentprogrammesinmanypartsoftheworld,soforecastinglongrangetrendsandmakingpredictionsonthebasisofpresentevidenceiswhatIdo.Chaostheorywasdevelopedbyscientiststryingtoexplainthemovementoftheplanetsandthechangesinenvironmentalconditions.Bothofthesethingsarealsoaboutmakinglongtermpredictionsonthebasisofpresentevidence.

M:

Aremanyeconomistsinvolvedinthisfield?

W:

Anincreasingnumber.Inthe1990s,manyeconomistsbegantolookatchaostheoryasawayofprovidingmodelsforforecasting.

M:

Whatkindof“models”arewetalkingabouthere?

W:

Well,that’sagoodquestion,becausethebasicideaofchaostheoryisthattherearen’tany“models”assuch—therearen’tguaranteedforms,butratherpatternsofchangeindevelopment.

M:

Doesn’tthatmeanthatforecastingisimpossible?

W:

No,butitcertainlymakesitmoreofachallenge.Mandelbrot,whodidtheexperimentwithstockexchangeprices,forexample,notedthatalthoughtheoutcomeswerevariable,therewereinfactcertainconstancy.Whatwehavetodoismakesureweknowwhattheseareandtakeintoaccountallthepossiblevariables.

M:

Butdoeconomicsandfinanceworkinthesamewayasweatherconditionsorthemovementofplanets?

W:

Well,no,ofcoursenot.Therearecertainunderlyingsimilarities.Butwehavetoleavethemfortheothertime.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatisthewoman’sprofession?

24.Whatwaschaostheorysupposedtodowhenitwasfirstformulated?

25.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Peoplewritetoaskmeifthere’scorrelationbetweenacademicintelligenceandemotionalintelligence.Myanswerisno.YoucanhaveahighIQandahighEQ,which,ofcourseisawinningcombination,orbehighinoneandlowintheother.ThebeststudywasdoneatBellLabsinNewJersey,averyhighIQplace.Theydoresearchindevelopmentforthecommunicationsindustry.Inthedivisionofelectronicsengineers,whoweredesigningequipmentsoadvancedthattheyworkinteamsofupto150,co-workersandmanagerswereaskedtonominatethestandouts.Thestarsareinpriorityandeffectiveness.Theycameupwith10or15names,andthatgroupofstarswascomparedwitheveryoneelse.ItturnedouttherewasnodifferenceinIQ,nodifferenceinacademicqualifications,nodifferenceinyearsonthejob.Theonlydifferencewasemotionalintelligence.Thestarswerepeoplewhoknewhowtogetalong.Heknewhowtomotivatethemselves,usuallythekindofpeopleyouliketohangoutwith.Whenthesepeoplerunupagainsttoatechnicalproblem,towhichtheyhavetoturntosomeoneelseforananswer,theye-mailandgettheanswerrightaway,becausetheybuiltupnetworksofpeoplebeforetheyneededthem.Theotherpeoplewoulde-mailandwaituptotwoweeksforananswer.Soyoucansee,howbeinggoodintheinterpersonalrealmactuallywasadirectbenefit,evenforeffectivelypursuingatechnicaltask.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutBellLabs?

27.WhatcategorizesthestarsnominatedatBellLabs?

28.Whatdoesthespeakersaycontributestoeffectivelypursuingatechnicaltask?

PassageTwo

Here’sthebiographyofJohnMuir.ItisJohnMuir’sownwritingtobringreadersalifestoryofthisremarkablemanwhodidsomuchtoraisetheAmericanawarenessoftheenvironmentalissue.AsAmerica’sfirstenvironmentalist,JohnMuirliveshislifeforeverdairyingforundertakingnewadventures.Hespentmostofhisdaysoutdoorsandhaddeeploveforthewildlands.Inthebook,wemeetJohnMuirtousefearlessclimbingtheroofofhishouse.Hecapturesbirdsonlytoletthemgowhenherealizesthecrueltyinvolved.Hebecomesaninventorandsellshisinventionsinordertoattendtheuniversity.Asayoungman,hebeganwalkingovertensofthousandsmilesduringhislifetime,tothesouthtoFlorida,thewesttoCaliforniaandnorthtoAlaska,wherereadersaretakingalongandparticularlyhair-raisingadventureonalargemassoffloatingice.Muir’slearninginobservationthroughouthislifelethimdevotehislastyearstopreservingthenaturalenvironment.Hiswritingandspeakingraisedawarenessoftheimportanceofconservationandhelpedbringaboutournationalparksystem.ReadersmayfeeltheyknowJohnMuirafterreadinghisstoryandmaycatchhispassionforpreservingtherichnessofourland.TheotherportraitofMuir’slifehastestedmanyforwhatmeanstobelifelonglearnersandtousethatlearningtoinformandbringaboutchange.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.Whatkindofbookisthespeakerintroducing?

30.WhatdowelearnaboutJohnMuirwhenhewasyoung?

31.WhatdidJohnMuirintendtodothroughwritingandspeaking?

PassageThree

Disastermoviesoftenportraitcatastrophesthatdestroy,oratleastthreatentodestroyearth'sentirepopulation.Infact,