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英语六级听力原文卷一
2019年12月英语六级听力原文(卷一)
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SectionA——Conversation
Conversation1
W:
ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch
M:
WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.
Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.
W:
Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit'sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.
M:
Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.
Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.
Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.
W:
SowhatarewedoingWhatcanwedoaboutit
M:
WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.
AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.
Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.
WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon'thavethatconsensus.
W:
Right.
M:
Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon'tgetthoseglobalagreements.
Q1.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearch
Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange
Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange
Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange
Conversation2
W:
IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.
M:
Right.
W:
Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.
M:
Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.
W:
Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.
M:
Yes.Verygoodpoint.
W:
Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting
M:
Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.
W:
Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.
M:
Sure.
W:
Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.
Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout
Q6.Whatisthewoman’sviewofluck
Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes
Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo
SectionB
PassageOne
Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.RisingmorethanonethousandfeetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemeltedrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.Borninfireandfury,Devil’sTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.
Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealedtotherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthenight’ssky.
Q9:
WhatdoesDevil’sTowerlooklike
Q10:
Whatcausedthevolcano’souterlayertowearaway
Q11:
WhatdoesIndianlegendsayaboutDevil’sTower
Q12:
HowdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirlsintheIndianlegend
PassageTwo
It’snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconvenientstoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“Ideserveit!
”that'swhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown,asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.
NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTaxesmotherdescribedasconstantstresstensionevenfearaboutthemoney.Sadly,thepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.She’sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffathirtydollarsamonth.
AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottub,nowadmitthattheyrarelyuseitbecausewecan’taffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolution,saidpriorities,adduptheannualcostofeachitem,thenconsiderwhatelseshecouldbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyoutodecidewhichitemisreallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthedailyluncheswithco-workerscosthertwothousanddollarsayear.Shedecidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead.“Inowputtwentydollarsaweekintomyvacationfund,andanothertwentyintoretirementsavings,”shesays,“thosemeanmoretomethanlunch."
Q13:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations
Q14:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances
Q15:
WhatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicagowoman
SectionC--RecordingOne
Let’ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyoueverexperienced.Justforfun,tryitnow.
What’sonyourlistChancesare,youincludedthingslike:
happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxedandamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories:
positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.
Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotionsbutitdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn’thavethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.It’slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsadorconfidentinsteadofinsecure.
Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotionpositiveornegativeweexperience.
Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,fearcanalertustopossibledanger,it’sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.
Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.Whennegativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.
Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymorenegativewebegintofeel.Focusingonnegativityjustkeepsitgoing.
Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadofnarrowingourfocus,likenegativeemotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attentionandmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,holdseveralideasinmindatonceandunderstandhowdifferentideasrelatetoeachother.
Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildonourskills.Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksandtests.
Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.
Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions
happenstopeoplewhosenegativeemotionsareoutofbalance
Q18.Howdopositiveemo