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六级听力原文

2009年6月六级听力原文

SectionA

11.W:

IforgottotellyouthatFredcalledlastnighttoborrowyoursleepingbag.

M:

Oh,Isawhimatthegymthismorning,buthedidn’tsayanything.Sohemusthaveaskedsomebodyelse.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

12.W:

ThesesummerdaysaregettingtobemorethanIcantake.Itwaseventoohottogotothepoolyesterday.

M:

Hanginthere.Accordingtotheweatherreportweshouldhavesomereliefbytheendoftheweek.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.W:

Well,tonightwehaveProfessorBrowninourstudiototalkaboutthefamousoilpaintingofQueenVictoria.Goodevening,professor.

M:

Goodevening,madam,mypleasuretobeheretonight.

Q:

Whatisthewomandoing?

14.M:

Theplantsnexttothewindowalwayslookbrown.Youwouldn’tknowbylookingatthemthatIwaterthemeveryweek.

W:

Maybetheydon’tlikedirectsunlight.Ihadthesameproblemwithsomeofmyplants.Andalittleshadehelpsthemimmensely.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

15.M:

I’mreallyexhausted,Mary.ButIdon’twanttomisstheHollywoodmoviethatcomesonat11.

W:

IfIwereyou,I’dskipit.Webothhavetogetupearlytomorrow.AndanywayI’veheardit’snotasexcitingasadvertised.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

16.M:

Thosemodernsculpturesovertherearereallyweird.Don’tyouthinkso?

W:

Well,Icouldn’tstandthemeitheratfirst.ButnowI’vecometolikemodernart,particularlythosesculpturescarvedbyItalianartists.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:

I’mreallygladourclubdecidedtoraisemoneyforthechildren’shospital.Andmostofthepeoplewephonedseemedhappytocontribute.

W:

Yeah!

Iagree.Nowthatwe’vegonethroughallthenumbersonourlist,Iguesswecancallitaday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

18.M:

HaveyouheardofProfessorSmith?

I’mthinkingoftakinganadvancedengineeringcoursewithhim.Whatdoyouthink?

W:

Yeah!

Youreallyshould.He’spublisheddozensofbookssofar,oncebeenrecommendedasatextbookforpostgraduates.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

Conversationone

W:

You’retheeditorofPublicEye.Whatkindoftopicsdoesyourprogramcover?

M:

Well,thereareessentiallydomesticstories.Wedon’tcoverinternationalstories.Wedon’tcoverpartypoliticsoreconomics.WedoissuesofgeneralsocialconcerntoourBritishaudience.Theycanbeanythingfromthefutureofthehealthservicetothewaytheenvironmentisgoingdownhill.

W:

Howdoyouchoosethetopic?

Doyouchooseonebecauseit’swhatthepublicwantstoknowaboutorbecauseit’swhatyoufeelthepublicoughttoknowabout?

M:

Ithinkit’samixtureofboth.Sometimesyouhaveastrongfeelingthatsomethingisimportantandyouwanttoseeitexaminedandyouwanttocontributetoapublicdebate.Sometimespeoplecometoyouwiththingstheyareworriedaboutandtheycanbequitesmallthings.Theycanbeastoryaboutcorruptioninlocalgovernment,somethingtheycannotquiteunderstand,whyitdoesn’tseemtobeworkingoutproperly,liketheyarenothavingtheirlittercollectedproperlyorthedustbinsemptied.

W:

Howdoyouknowthatyou’vegotareallysuccessfulprogram?

Onethatisjustrightforthetime?

M:

Ithinkyougetasenseaboutitafterworkinginitinanumberofyears.Youknowwhichstoriesaregoingtogettheattention.Theyaregoingtobepublishedjustthepointwhenthepublicareconcernedaboutthat.

Q19-21

19.WhatkindoftopicsdoesPublicEyecover?

20.HowdoesPublicEyechooseitstopics?

21.Whatfactorplaysanimportantroleinrunningasuccessfulprogram?

LongconversationTwo

W:

Hi,ProfessorSmith.Ihearyou’vewrittenabooktitledVisions.

M:

Yes.Itexplainshowsciencewillrevolutionizethe21stcentury.

W:

CouldIaskyousomequestionsconcerningthebook?

M:

Sure.

W:

Areyouoptimisticaboutthefuture?

M:

Generally,yeah.Ifwegobacktotheyearof1900,mostAmericansdidn’tlivebeyondtheageof50.Sincethen,we’vehadimprovementsinhealthcareandtechnology.Thereisnoreasonwhythesewon’tcontinuefarintothe21stcentury.

W:

Arewereadyforthechangesthatwillcome?

M:

Changesarealreadyhappening.Thefutureisherenow.WehaveDNA,microchips,theinternet.Somepeople’sreactionistosay,wearetooold;wedon’tunderstandnewtechnology.Myreactionistosay,wemusteducatepeopletousenewtechnologynow.

W:

Isworldpopulationgoingtobeabigproblem?

M:

Yes,andno.Ithinkthatworldpopulationwillstopincreasingasweallgetricher.Ifyouareapartofthemiddleclass,youdon’twantorneed12children.

W:

Willtherebeaworldgovernment?

M:

Veryprobably.Wewillhavetomanagetheworldanditsresourcesonagloballevelbecausecountriesalonearetoosmall.

W:

Willwehavecontrolofeverything?

M:

Ithinkwe’lllearntocontroltheweather,volcanoesandearthquakes.Illnesswon’texist.We’llgrownewlivers,kidneys,hearts,andlungslikesparepartsforacar.Peoplewilllivetoabout130or150.For2000years,wehavetriedtounderstandourenvironment.Nowwe’llbegintocontrolit.

Q22-25arebasedontheconversationyoujustheard.

22.WhatdoesProfessorSmithsayaboutmostAmericansaroundtheyearof1900?

23.WhatdoesProfessorSmithadvicewedo?

24.WhenwilltheworldpopulationstopgrowingaccordingtoProfessorSmith?

25.WhatdoesProfessorSmiththinkhumanbeingswillbeabletodo?

SectionB

Passage1

Gettingbehindthewheelofacarcanbeanexcitingnewstepinateen’slife.Butalongwiththatexcitementcomesanewresponsibility---understandingtheneedforcommonsenseandmaturitytoavoidaccidents.Inanefforttospreadawarenesstoteensacrossthenation,theAllstateFoundationsponsoredaKeep-The-DriveSummitatSunsetStationonJanuary23rd.StudentsfromKennedyandAlamoHeightsHighschoolsparticipatedinthesummitwhichwasheldhereforthefirsttime.Thegoaloftheyear-longeffortistoeducateteensontherulesofsafedrivingandthesevereconsequencesthatcanresultifthoserulesarenotfollowed,andthenhavethemcommunicatethatinformationtotheirpeers.Thestudentswatchedvideosthattoldthemaboutthenumbersofteenagedrivinginjuriesanddeaths.Theylistentothevideosasstudentsfromothercitiessharetheirstoriesofhowtheirrecklessdrivingaffectednotonlytheirlivesbutalsothoseoftheirpassengers.“Wearetryingtocreateawarenessinhighschoolsacrossthecountries,”saidWesterman,anAllstaterepresentative,“wefocusonchanginghowteensthinkbehindthewheel.”Accordingtothepresentation,moreteensdieinautomobilecrashesintheUnitedStateseachyearthanfromdrugs,violence,smokingandsuicide.Anaverageof16teensdieeverydayinmotorvehiclecrashesandnearlyfortypercentofthosearecausedbyspeeding.Texasisthestatewiththemostteendrivingdeathsaccordingtothepresentation.Studentsagreedthatthestatisticswereamazingandmadethemthinktwiceabouthowtheydrive.

Questions26to28arebasedonthequestionyouhavejustheard.

26.ForwhatpurposedidtheAllstateFoundationsponsortheKeep-The-DriveSummit?

27.WhatcausesthegreatestnumberofdeathsamongAmericanteensaccordingtothepresentation?

28.WhatcanweconcludeabouttheKeep-The-DriveSummit?

Passage2

Dr.AllenHershdesignssmellsforbusinesses.Hesaysthatitdoesn’ttakeawholelotofsmelltoaffectyou.Storeownerscanlureyoutothecandyaisle,evenifyoudon’trealizeyouraresmellingcandy.Thisideascaresalotofpeople.Groupsthatprotecttherightsofshoppersareupset.Theysaythestoresareusingakindofbrainwashingwhichtheycall“smell-washing”.“It’sprettydishonest,”saysMarkSilbergeld.Herunsanorganizationthatchecksoutproductsforconsumers.Thescientistshiredtodesignthescentsdisagree.“There’ssoftbackgroundmusic.There’sspeciallighting.There’reallsortsofbellsbeingused,”saysDr.Hersh,“whynotsmells?

”

“Onereasonwhynot,”saysSilbergeld,“isthatsomepeopleareallergictocertainscentspumpedintoproductsorstores.”Butthereisawholeothersidetothisdebate,“dothesmellsreallywork?

”Sofar,thereislittleproofonewayortheother.ButDr.Hershhasrunsomeinterestingexperiments.InoneofHersh’sexperiments,31volunteerswereledintoashoestorethatsmellsslightlylikeflowers.Later,anothergroupshoppedinthesamestore,butwithnoflowerodor.Dr.Hershfoundthat84%oftheshoppersweremorelikelytobuytheshoesintheflower-scentedroom,butHershfoundoutsomethingevenstranger.“Whetherthevolunteersliketheflowerscentornotdidn’tmatter,”Hershsays,“Somereportedthattheyhatedthesmell,buttheystillweremorelikelytobuytheshoesinthescentedroom.”

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

29.Whyaresomepeopleagainsttheuseofsmellstoattractcustomers?

30.WhatisDr.Hersh’sattitudetotheuseofsmellsforbusiness?

31.WhatdidHersh’sexperimentshow?

Passage3

ThisisRayMcCarthywiththenews.ReportsarecominginofamajortraincrashinJapan.ApassengertraincarryinghundredsofworkershomefromthecenterofTokyoisreportedtohavehitanoncominggoodstrain.Bothweretravelingathighspeed.Figuresarenotyetavailablebutitisbelievedthatthedeathtollcouldbeashighas300,withhundredsmoreinjured.Emergencyandrescueservicesrushedtothescene.Butourreportersaysitwilltakedaystoclearthetrackandtoestablishthenumbersofthedeadandinjured.Therewasasimilaraccidentonthesamestretchoftrackfouryearsago.

TherewasanotherbombscareinalargeLondonstorelastnightduringlatenightshopping.Followingatelepho