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08年六级听力原文
11.M:
I’maskedtopickuptheguestspeakerBobRusselattheairportthisafternoon,doyouknowwhathelookslike?
W:
Well,he’sinhissixties,hestandsout,he’sbald,tallandthinandhasabeard.
Q:
Whatdoweconcludefromthewoman’sremarksaboutBobRussel?
12.M:
Iamconsideringdroppingmydancingclass.Iamnotmakinganyprogress.
W:
IfIwereyou,Istickwithit.It’sdefinitelyworthtimeandeffort.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
13.W:
YouseeIstillhavethispaininmyback,thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedtomakemefeelbetterbynow.
M:
Maybeyoushould’vetakenitthreetimesadayasyouweretold.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.M:
Frankly,whenIsatthebackoftheclassroom,Ican’tseethewordsontheboardclearly.
W:
Well,you’vebeenwearingthosesameglassesaslongasI’veknownyou.Whynotgetanewpair?
Itwouldn’tcostyoutoomuch.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheman’sglasses?
15.W:
Howcomethefloorissowet?
Ialmostslipped,whathappened?
M:
Oh,sorry!
ThephonerangthemomentIgotintotheshower,anyway,I’llwipeituprightnow.
Q:
Whywasthefloorwetaccordingtotheman?
16.M:
Theinstructionsonthepackagesaythatyouneedtosomeassemblyyourself.I’vespentallafternoontryinginvaintoputthisbookcasetogether.
W:
Iknowwhatyoumean,lasttimeItriedtoassembleatoytrainformysonandIalmostgaveup.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanfinddifficult?
17.M:
I’mgettingworriedaboutJenny’sschoolwork.Allshetalksaboutthesedaysisvolleyballgamesandallshedoesispractice,trainingandthingslikethat.
W:
Hergradesonthecomingexamswillfallforsure.It’shightimewetalk(ed)somesensetoher.
Q:
Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?
18.W:
Doyouunderstandwhythelocalpeopleareopposedtothenewdamuptheriver?
M:
Theyareworriedaboutthepotentialdangerifthedamshouldbreak.Theriverisverywideabovetheproposedsite.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations:
ConversationOne
W:
Mr.White,whatchangeshaveyouseeninthechampagnemarketinthelasttentofifteenyears?
M:
Wellthebiggestchangehasbeenthedecreaseinsalessincethegreatboomyearsofthe1980swhenchampagneproductionandsalesreachedrecordlevels.
W:
Whichwasthebestyear?
M:
Welltherecordwasin1989when249millionbottlesofchampagnewassold.Thehighestproductionlevelwasreachedin1990withatotalof293millionbottles.Ofcoursesincethoseboomyearssaleshavefallen.
W:
Hasthemarketbeenbadlyhitbytherecession?
M:
Ohcertainly,theeconomicproblemsinchampagnes’exportmarketsthat’sEurope,theUnitedStates,Japan,andofcoursethedomesticmarketinFrance,theeconomicproblemshavecertainlybeenonereasonforthedecreaseinchampagnesales.
W:
Andtheotherreasons?
M:
Anotherimportantfactorhasbeenprice.Intheearly90s,champagnewasveryoverpriced,somanypeoplestopbuyingit.Insteadtheyboughtsparklingwinesfromothercountries,inparticularfromAustraliaandSpain.Andthentherewasanotherproblemforchampagneintheearly90s.
W:
Whatwasthat?
M:
Therewasalotofratherbadchampagneonthemarket.Thismeantthepopularityofgoodsparklingwinesincreasedevenmore.Peoplewassurprisedbytheirqualityandofcoursetheywerealotcheaperthanchampagne.
W:
Doyouthinkthechampagnemarketwillrecoverinthefuture?
M:
Oh,I’msureitwill.Whentheeconomicsituationimproves,Ibelievethemarketwillrecover.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatdoesthemansayaboutchampagneinthe1980s?
20.Whydidsparklingwinesbecomemorepopularthanchampagneintheearly90s?
21.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthechampagnemarketinthefuture?
ConversationTwo
W:
Right,well,inthestudiothismorning,forourinterviewspotisPeterWilson.PeterworksforGreenPeace.So,Peter,welcome.
M:
Thanksalot.It’sgoodtobehere.
W:
Great!
Now,Peter,perhapsyoucantellussomethingaboutGreenPeaceandyourjobthere.
M:
Sure.Well,I’llstartbytellingyouroughlywhatGreenPeaceisallabout.IactuallyworkinLondonfortheGreenPeaceorganization.We’vebeengoingforafewdecadesandwe’reanon-violent,non-politicalorganization.We’reinvolvedinanti-nuclearactivity,conservationandprotectionofanimalsandprotectionandsupportofoureco-system.I’mtheactionorganizerandarrangeanyprotests.
W:
Right!
Aprettyimportantrole,Peter.Whatsortofprotestwouldyouorganize?
M:
Well,recentlywe’vebeeninvolvedinanti-nuclearcampaigns.I,personallyarrangedforthedemonstrationagainstradioactivewastedumpingintheAtlanticOcean.We’vegotafewsmallGreenPeaceboatsthatweharassthedumpingshipwith.
W:
Say?
Holdon,Peter.Ithoughtyousaidyourorganizationwasnon-violent.Whatdoyoumeanby"harass"?
M:
Well,wecircleroundandroundtheshipsandgetinthewaywhentheytrytodumpthedrumsofnuclearwasteinthesea.Wetalktothemenandtrytochange,youknow,yellatthemtostop.Wegenerallymakeourselvesasmuchofanuisanceaspossible.
M:
Well,peoplemaythinkdifferentlyofyourmethods,butthere’snodoubtyou’redoingagreatjob.Keepitupandgoodluck.Andthanksfortalkingwithus.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.
22.Whatistheman’schiefresponsibilityintheGreenPeaceorganization?
23.WhathasGreenPeacebeeninvolvedinrecently?
24.HowdoesGreenPeacetrytostoppeoplefromdumpingnuclearwaste?
25.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardstheGreenPeace’scampaigns?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,mostpeoplegostraighttotheradio,television,ornewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.Butifyouknowwhattolookfor,youcanuseyourownsensestomakeweatherpredictions.Therearemanysignsthatcanhelpyou.Forexample,infairweathertheairpressureisgenerallyhigh,theairisstillandoftenfullofdust,andfarawayobjectsmaylookvague.Butwhenthestormisbrewing,thepressuredrops,andyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.Sailorstooknoteofthislongago,andcameupwiththesaying,“Thefartherthesight,thenearertherain.”Yoursenseofsmellcanalsohelpyoudetecttheweatherchanges.Justbeforeitrains,odorsbecomestronger,thisisbecauseodorsarerepressedinafairhighpressurecenter.Whenabadweatherlowmovesin,airpressurelessensandodorsarereleased.Youcanalsohearanapproachingstorm.Soundsbounceoffheavystormcloudsandreturntoearthwithincreasedforce.Anoldsayingdescribesitthisway,“Soundstravelingfarandwideastormydaywillbetied”.Anddon’tlaughatyourgrandmotherifshesaysshecanfeelastormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownthatmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirbonesorjointswhilethehumidityrises,thepressuredrops,andbadweatherisontheway.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:
26.Whydoesthespeakersaywecanseefarawayobjectsmoreclearlyasastormisapproaching?
27.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbyquotingacoupleofoldsayings?
28.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
PassageTwo
Manydaysseemtobringnumeroustasksandresponsibilities.Allofwhichapparentlymustbetackledrightaway.Youspendadayputtingoutfiles,butbytheendoftheday,youhaven’taccomplishedanyofthereallyimportantthingsyousetouttodo.Indesperation,youdrafta“to-do”list,butmostdays,youcanmakelittleprogresswithit.Whenyoulookatthelisteachmorning,abigfatcloudofdoomisrightatthetop.Thosedifficult,complex,importanttasks,thataresocrucialtogetdone,andsoeasytoavoid.Plentyofuscreatea“to-do”listtoaddressfeelingsofbeingoverwhelmed,butwerarelyusethesetoolstotheirbesteffect.Theywindoutbeingguilt-provokingremindersofthefactthatwillover-committedandlosingcontrolofourpriorities.AccordingtoTimothyPikle,aprofessorofpsychologyatCarltonUniversityinOttawa,peopleoftendrawupa“to-do”list,andthenthat’sit.Thelistitselfbecomestheday’sachievement,allowingustofeelwe’vedonesomethingusefulwithouttakingonanyrealwork.Infact,drawingupthelistbecomesawayofavoidingtheworkitself.Toooften,thelistisseenastheaccomplishmentfortheday,reducingtheimmediateguiltofnotworkingonthetasksathandbyinvestingenergyinthelist,saysPikle.Whenalistisusedlikethis,it’ssimplyanotherwayinwhichwelietoourselves.
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhaveheard.
29.Whatistheproblemthattroublesmanypeoplenowadaysaccordingtothespeaker?
30.Accordingtothespeaker,whattoomanypeopledotocopewiththeirdailytasks?
31.AccordingtopsychologistTimothyPikle,whatdopeoplefindbytheendoftheday?
PassageThree
Inmanystressfulsituations,thebody’sresponsescanimproveourperformance.Webecomemoreenergetic,morealert,betterabletotakeeffectiveaction.Butwhenstressisencounteredcontinually,thebody’sreactionsaremorelikelytobeharmfulthanhelpfultous.Thecontinualspeedingupofbodilyreactionsandproductionofstressrelatedhormonesseemtomakepeople