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英语六级听力原文共三套
2014年12月英语六级听力原文第1套
听力短对话
1.M:
Beforeweplayagain,I’mgoingtobuyagoodtennisracket.
W:
Yourshoesaren’tinaverygoodshape,either.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
2.M:
Barbara,I’mgladyoucouldassistmeinthelabdemonstration.Butaren’tyousupposedtogotoDr.Smith’slecturetoday?
W:
IaskedKathytotakenotesforme.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.W:
SteveinvitedmetothedinnerpartyonSundayevening.Haveyoureceivedyourinvitationyet?
M:
Yes,hephonedmethismorningandtoldmehewantedallhisoldclassmatestocometothereunion.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
I’mafraidI’malittlebitseasick.Ifeeldizzy.
M:
Closeyoureyesandrelax.You’llbeallrightassoonaswecomeonshore.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
5.W:
Iwonderwhat’shappenedtoourtrain.Itshouldhavebeenhere20minutesagoaccordingtothetimetable.Butit’salready9:
30.
M:
There’snoneedtogetnervous.Theannouncementsaysit’s40minuteslate.
Q:
Whenisthetrainarriving?
6.M:
Johnishandsomeandwealthy.Believeitornot,heisstillabachelor.
W:
Heisanotoriousguyinmanygirls’eyes.I’msickofhearinghisname.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
7.M:
Carshadlinedupbumpertobumper.AndI’vebeenheldupontheexpresswayforanentirehour.
W:
Really?
Itmustbeapainintheneck.Butbepatient,anyway,youcandonothingbutwait.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
8.W:
YesterdayIwassurprisedtoseeMaryusingthatwashingmachineyouweregoingtothrowaway.
M:
Yes,it’squiteoldandinverypoorcondition.Franklyspeaking,thatshegotitworkingamazesmealot.
Q:
WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutMary?
听力长对话原文1
Conversation One
M:
ArecentcaseIheardwasofamanaccusedandfoundguiltyofbreakingintoahouseandstealingsomemoney.
W:
Well,washereallyguilty,judge?
M:
Headmittedthathe’ddoneit,andtherewereseveralwitnessessayingthathehadindeeddoneit.SoIcanonlyassumethathewasguilty.
W:
Whydidhedoit?
M:
Well,thereasonswerealittlemuddied.Probablyatleastitseemedinatrialthathedidittogetsomemoneytofeedhisfamily.Yousee,he’dbeenoutofworkforsometime.
W:
Well,he’dbeenoutofworkandhechosetobreakintoahousetogetmoneyforhisfamilyandapparentlyinfrontofpeoplethat,er...couldseehimdoit.
M:
Hisattorneypresentedtestimonythathehadindeedappliedforjobsandwaslistedwithseveralemploymentagencies,includingtheStateEmploymentAgency,butthereweren’tanyjobs.
W:
Andhehadnoluck!
M:
Hehadnoluckandit’dbeensometime.Hehadtwochildrenandbothofthemwereneedingfoodandclothing.
W:
Sohewasindesperatecircumstances.Didyousentencehim?
M:
Yes.
W:
Butwhatgooddoesitdotoputthemanintojailwhenhe’sobviouslyinsuchneed?
M:
Thisparticularfellowhasbeeninprisonbefore.
W:
Forthesamething?
M:
No,foradifferentsortofcrime.
W:
Huh?
M:
Buthedidknowaboutcrime,soIsupposetherearefolksthatjusthavetogobacktoprisonseveraltimes.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whatdidthejudgesayaboutthecaseherecentlyheard?
10.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanatthetimeofthecrime?
11.Whatdidthejudgesayabouttheaccused?
听力长对话原文2
Conversation Two
M:
Ah,howdoyoudo,MissWenzmore?
W:
Howdoyoudo?
M:
Dositdown.
W:
Thankyou.
M:
I’mgladyou’reinterestedinourjob.Now,letmeexplainit.Weplantoincreaseouradvertisingconsiderably.Atpresent,anadvertisingagencyhandlesouraccount,butwehaven’tbeentoopleasedwiththeresultslatelyandwemaygiveouraccounttoanotheragency.
W:
Whatwouldmyworkentail?
M:
You’dberesponsibletomeforalladvertisingandtoMr.Gruntforpublicrelations.You’dbrieftheagencywhoeveritisonthekindofadvertisingcampaignwewant.Youwouldalsoberesponsibleforgettingourleaflets,brochuresandcatalogsdesigned.
W:
Ipresumeyouadvertiseinthenationalpressaswellasthetradepress.
M:
Yes,wedo.
W:
Haveyouthoughtaboutadvertisingontelevision?
M:
Wedon’tthinkit’sasuitablemediumforus.Andit’smuchtooexpensive.
W:
Icanjustimagineascenewithatypistsittingonanold-fashionedtypingchair,herbackaching,exhausted.Thenweshowherinoneofyourchairs,Herbackproperlysupported,feelingfullofenergy,typingtwiceasquickly.
M:
Beforeyougetcarriedawaywithyourlittlescene,MissWenzmore,Iregrettohavetotellyouagainthatwearenotplanningtogointotelevision.
W:
That’sashame.I’vebeendoingalotoftelevisionworklatelyanditinterestsmeenormously.
M:
ThenIreallydon’tthinkthatthisisquitetherightjobforyouhere,MissWenzmore.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheirpresentadvertisingagency?
13.WhatwouldthewomanberesponsiblefortoMr.Grunt?
14.Whatisthewomanmostinterestedindoing?
15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewomanapplicant
听力短文原文
PassageOne
ManyforeignstudentsareattractednotonlytotheacademicprogramsataparticularUScollegebutalsotothelargercommunity,whichaffordsthechancetosoakupthesurroundingculture.FewforeignuniversitiesputmuchemphasisonthecozycommunallifethatcharacterizesAmericancampusesfromclubsandsportsteamstostudentpublicationsanddramasocieties.“ThecampusandtheAmericanuniversityhavebecomeidenticalinpeople’sminds,”saysBrownUniversitypresidentVartanGregorian.“InAmerica,itisassumedthatastudent’sdailylifeisasimportantashislearningexperience.”Foreignstudentsalsocomeinsearchofchoices.America’smenuofoptions—researchuniversities,stateinstitutions,privateliberal-artsschools,communitycolleges,religiousinstitutions,militaryacademies—isunrivaled.“InEurope,”sayshistoryprofessorJonathanSteinberg,whohastaughtatbothHarvardandCambridge,“there’sonesystem,andthatisit.”Whilestudentsoverseasusuallymustdemonstrateexpertiseinaspecificfield,whetherlaworphilosophyorchemistry,mostAmericanuniversitiesinsistthatstudentssamplenaturalandsocialsciences,languagesandliteraturebeforechoosingafieldofconcentration.Suchopposingphilosophiesgrowoutofdifferenttraditionsandpowerstructures.InEuropeandJapan,universitiesareanswerableonlytoaMinistryofEducation,whichsetsacademicstandardsanddistributesmoney.Whilecentralizationensuresthatallstudentsareequippedwithroughlythesameresourcesandperformatroughlythesamelevel,italsodiscouragesexperimentation.“Whentheymakemistakes,theymakebigones,”saysRobertRosenzweig,presidentoftheAssociationofAmericanUniversities.“Theysetasysteminwrongdirections,andit’slikesteeringasupertanker.”
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhatdoesthespeakersaycharacterizesAmericancampuses?
17.WhatdoesBrownUniversitypresidentVartanGregoriansayaboutstudents'dailylife?
18.InwhatwayistheUnitedStatesunrivaledaccordingtothespeaker?
19.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutuniversitiesinEuropeandJapan?
PassageTwo
Hello,ladiesandgentlemen,welcomeaboardyoursea-linkferryfromFolkestonetoBoulogneandwishyouapleasanttripwithus.WeareduetoleaveFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutesandajourneytoBoulognewilltakeapproximatelytwohours.WearegettinggoodreportsoftheweatherintheChannelandinFrance,soweshouldhaveacalmcrossing.Sunandtemperaturesof30degreeCelsiusarereportedontheFrenchcoast.Foryourconvenienceonthejourney,we'dliketopointoutthatthereareanumberoffacilitiesavailableonboard.There'sasnackbarservingsandwichesandhotandcoldrefreshmentssituatedinthefrontofAdeck.There’salsoarestaurantservinghotmealssituatedonBdeck.Ifyouneedtochangemoneyorcashtravellers'checks,wehaveabankonboard.YoucanfindabankonCdeck.Betweentheship'sofficeandtheduty-freeshop,toiletsaresituatedonBdeckattherearoftheshipandonAdecknexttothesnackbar.Forthechildren,there'sagamesroomonCdecknexttotheduty-freeshop.Herechildrencanfindavarietyofelectronicgames.PassengersareremindedthattheloungeonBdeckisforthesoleuseofpassengerstravellingwithcarsandthatthereisanotherloungeonCdeckatthefrontoftheshipforpassengerstravellingwithoutcars.Finally,ladiesandgentlemen,we'dliketowishyouapleasantjourneyandhopethatyou'lltravelwithusagaininthenearfuture.
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesea-linkferry?
21.Whereisthesnackbarsituated?
22.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheloungeonBdeck?
PassageThree
OnChristmasEvein1994,humansenteredacaveinthemountainsofsoutheasternFranceforwhatwasprobablythefirsttimein20000years.Thevividimagesofmorethan300animalsthatJean-MarieChauvetandhisassistantsfoundonthecavewallswerelikenonethattheyhadseenbefore.UnusualintheGrotteChauvet,asthecaveisnowcalledinhonorofitsdiscoverer,arepaintingsofmanyflatsheetinganimals.OtherknowncavesfromthesamegeographicalareaandtimeperiodcontainonlypaintingsofPlantitus.ThepaintingsinthiscaverefutetheoldtheorythatCro-Magnonpeoplepaintedanimalsthattheyhuntedandthenate.Nowmanyspecialistsbelievethatcavepaintingswerenotpartofaritualtobringgoodlucktohunters.Theypointoutthatwhiledeermadeupamaj