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英语六级听力原文
英语听力
Q11.
W:
Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It’slocatedinaquietbuildingandisclosetobuslines.
M:
Thatmaybetrue,butlookatit,it’sawful.Thepainthaspeeledoffandthecarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
Q12.
M:
ThepictureswetookattheBotanicalGardenshouldbereadytomorrow.
W:
Ican’twaittoseethem.I’mwonderingiftheshotsItookisasgoodasIthought.
Q:
Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?
Q13.
W:
Thehandleofthebookcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?
M:
Letmesee.Ineedtofindahandlethatmatches,butthatshouldn’ttaketoolong.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Q14.
M:
ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI’mworriedaboutmaintenance.Forus,itwillhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.
W:
Wehaveseveralmodelsthatespeciallyadaptedforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketoseethem?
Q:
What’stheman’sdemandfromtheconversation?
Q15.
M:
Ithinkyourbosswillbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.
W:
Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupiddecisions.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
Q16.
W:
I’dliketoexchangetheshirt.I’velearnedthepersonIboughtitforisallergictowool.
M:
maybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
Q17.
M:
ExcusemeMiss,didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?
Youknowit’sabirthdaygiftformywife.
W:
Letmesee.Oh,we’vegotquitealotofwomen’sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasitscolor,thesizeandthetrademark?
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
Q18.
W:
What’reyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouinheritedfromyourgrandfather?
M:
Ionceintendedtosellit.ButnowI’mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit’sstillasolidstructure.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?
长对话:
W:
thereisanelementthereaboutthecompetitioner,isn’tthere?
BecauseBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry,thereisn’tanyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.Ifyoudon’tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoonbyanother;butifyoudon’tliketheparticularrailway,youcan’tgoonusinganother
M:
somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.Theysaythatifyoudidnothaveamonopoly,youwouldnotbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon’tthinkwedoanythingdeliberatelytoupsetourcustomers,wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946,whentheTransportActcamein,wewerenationalized.
W:
Doyouthinkthatisagoodthing?
Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,doyouthink,tobenationalized?
M:
Oh,Ithinkso,yes,becauseingeneral,mostsofthetransportsareallaround.Let’sfacethefact,thecararearrivedthecarsareheretostay.Thereisnoquestionaboutthat
W:
Sowhat’syoursayingthen?
Isitiftherailwayshaven’tbeennationalized,theywouldsimplyhavedisappeared?
M:
Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.TheyaredisappearingfastinAmerica.TheFrenchrailwayslose1billionpoundsayear,theGermanrailways,2billionayear.Butyouseethosegovernmentsarepreparingtopourthemoneyintothetransportsystemtokeepitgoing
W:
So,Inasense,youcallbetweentwoextremes.Ontheonehand,theyaretryingnottolosetoomuchmoney,andontheotherhand,you’vegottoprovidethebestservice.
M:
Yes,youareright
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard
22.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheBritishrailways?
23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?
24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceoftherailways?
25.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherailwaysinothercountries?
Passage1
Amongglobalwarming’smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionthatthepolaricecapswillmelt,raisingsealevelsomuch,thatcoastalcitiesfromNewYork,toLosAngeles,toShanghaiwillbeflooded.ScientistsagreethattheykeyplayerinthisscenarioistheWestAntarcticicesheet.ABrazilsizemassfrozenwaterthatasmuchas7,000feetthick,unlikefloatingiceshelveswhichhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchoredtobedrockwillblowtheseasurface.Surroundedbyanopenocean,itisalsovulnerable.ButAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis.NownewevidencerevealsthatallaremostoftheWestAntarcticicesheetcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears--aperiodwhenglobaltemperaturesprobablywillnotsignificantlyhigherthantheyaretoday.Andtheicesheetwasassumedtohavebeenstable.Ingeologictime,amillionyearsisrecenthistory.TheproofwhichwaspublishedlastweekinSciencecomesfromateamofscientistsfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedenandCalifornianInstituteofTechnologywhodrilldeepholesneartheedgeoftheicesheet.Withinsamplescollectedfromthesolidsubstancelyingbeneaththeice,theyfoundfossilsofmicroscopemarineplantswhichsuggeststheregionwasonceanopenocean,notsolidice.AsHermanAnkleherd,aco-authorfromCalifornianInstituteofTechnologysays,“TheWestAntarcticicesheetdisappearedonceandcandisappearagain.”
Questions26toquestion29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question26:
Whatisoneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?
Question27:
Whatdidscientistsdisagreeon?
Question28:
WhatdoesthelatestinformationrevealaboutWestAntarcticicesheet?
Question29:
Whatdoesscientists’latestfindingsuggest?
Passage2
It’salwaysfuntowriteaboutreserchyoucanactuallytryoutyourself.Trythis.TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,knowwhatURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.Comebackamonthlaterandseeifthelinkworks.Chancesare,itwill.Facebookisn’talonehere.ResearchesatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundoutnearlyhalfofthesocialnetwworkingsitesdon’tdeletepicturesimmediatelywhenauserrequesttheyberemoved.Ingeneral,photo-centricwebsiteslikePhlicawerefoundtobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.Whydiddeletedphotosdeckaroundsolong?
Theproblemrelatestothewaydatarestoredonlargewebsites.Whileyourpersonalcomputeronlykeepsonecopyofafile.,large-scaleservices,likeFacebook,relyonwhatarecalledContentDeliveryNetworkstomanagedataanddistribution.It’sacomplexsystemwherewerenderdatatomutil-intermediadevicesusuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhenmillionsofpeoplearetryingtoaccesstheserviceatthesametime.Butbecausechangesaren’treflectedacrossContentDeliveryNetworksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolingerfordaysorweeks.InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLlinkquestionedisreused,whichisusuallyafterashortperiodoftime,thoughobviouslythattimevaryconsiderably.
Question30Whatdoesthespeakeraskustotryout?
Question31Whataccountsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremovephotosimmediately?
Question32WhenwilltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothecompany?
Passage3
Enjoyanicedcoffee,betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards.WiththeCancerCharitywarningthatsomeicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner,theWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)conductedasurveyoficedcoffeesoldbysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CafeNeroandCostaCoffeetogivethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.Theworstoffender,acoffeefromStarbuckshad561calories,othericedcoffeescontainedmorethan450calories,andthemajorityhadanexcessof200.Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomenshouldconsumeabout2000caloriesadayandamanabout2500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersinfor1000to1500caloriesaday.Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman’sdailycaloriesallowanceisalarming.DoctorRachelThompson,scienceprogrammermanageratLondon-basedWCRF,saidinawidelyreportedstatement,thisistheamountofcaloriesyoumightexpecttohaveinaneveningmeal,notinadrink.TheWCRFhasestimatedthat19thousandcancersayearinBritaincouldbepreventedifpeoplelosttheirexcessweight,withgrowingevidencethatexcessbodyfatincreasesvariouscancers.Ifyouarehavingthesetypesofcoffeeregularly.Thentheywillincreasechancesofyoubecomingoverweight,withinturnincreasesyourriskofdevelopingcanceraswellasotherdiseasessuchasheartdisease,sheadded.
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q33:
Whatwarningdoessomehealthexpertsgive?
Q34:
Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledoafteranicedcoffee?
Q35:
WhatcouldBritishpeopleexpectiftheymaintainthenormalbodyweightaccordingtotheWCRF?
复合式听写:
Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinzonesofdiverseasacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwithtragicillness.Andbycontrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmaycommitsuicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.Hope’sprovedapowerfulpredictorofoutcomeineverystudywe’vedonesofar.”saidDoctorCharlesRSnider.Apsychologistwhohasdevisedascaletoassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.Forexamp