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六级听力原文

听力原文

2015.06

（一）

SectionA

短对话

1

W:

Canyoucometotheconcertwithmethisweekend?

Ordoyouhavetoprepareforexams?

M:

Istillhavealottodo,butmaybeabreakwoulddomegood.

Q:

Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

2

W:

Whatdoesthepapersayaboutthehorribleincidentthathappenedthismorningonflight870toHongkong?

M:

Itendedwiththearrestofthe3hijackers.TheyhaveforcedtheplanetoflytoJapan,butallthepassengersandcrewmemberslandedsafely.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

3

M:

Hello,thisisthemostfascinatingarticleI'veevercomeacross.Ithinkyoushouldsparesometimetoreadit.

W:

Oh,really?

Ithoughtthatanythingabouttheelectionwillbetedious.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

4

W:

I'mnotgoingtotrusttherestaurantcreditfromthatmagazineagain.Thefoodheredoesn'ttasteanythinglikewhatwehadinChinatown.

M:

Itdefinitelywasn'tworththewait.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

5

W:

Doyouknowwhat'swrongwithMark?

He'sbeenactingverystrangelately.

M:

Comeon.Withhismotherhospitalizedrightafterhe'stakenonanewjob.He'sjustgonealotonhismind.

Q:

WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMark?

6

W:

Therewereonly20studentsatlastnight'smeeting,sonothingcouldbeloadedon.

M:

That'stoobad.They'llhavetoturnupingreatnumbersiftheywantavoiceoncampusissues.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

7

M:

ItrytowatchTVaslittleaspossible,butit'ssohard.

W:

Ididn'twatchTVatallbeforeIretired,butnowIcanhardlytearmyselfawayfromit.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8

W:

I'mhavingaproblemregisteringfortheclassesIwant.

M:

That'stoobad,butI'mprettysureyou'llbeabletoworkeverythingoutbeforethissemesterstarts.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

长对话

Conversation1

W:

Jack,sitdownandlisten.Thisisimportant.we’llhavetotackletheproblemsoftheexportingstepbystep.Andthefirstmoveistogetanup-to-datepictureofwherewestandnow.

M:

Whydon’twejustconcentrateonexpendinghereathome?

W:

Ofcourse,weshouldholdontoourpositionhere.Butyoumustadmitthemarkethereislimited.

M:

Yes,butit’ssafe.Thegovernmentkeepsoutforeignerswithimportcontrols.SoImustadmitIfeelsurewecouldholdourownagainstforeignbikes.

W:

Iagree.That’swhyIamsuggestingexporting.BecauseIfeelwecancompetewiththebestofthem.

M:

Whatyouarereallysayingisthatwe’dmakemoreprofitbysellingbikesabroad,wherewehaveacostadvantageandcanchargehighprices.

W:

Exactly.

M:

But,waitaminute.Packaging,shipping,financing,etc.willpushupourcostandwecouldnobetteroff,maybeworseoff.

W:

OK.Nowthereareextracostinvolved.Butifwedoitright,theycanbebuiltintothepriceofthebikeandwecanstillbecompetitive.

M:

Howsureareyouaboutourchancesofsuccessintheforeignmarket?

W:

Well,that’sthestickyone.It’sgoingtoneedalotofresearch.I’mhopingtogetyourhelp.Well,comeon,Jack.Isitworthit,ornot?

M:

Therewillbealotofproblems.

W:

Nothingwecan’thandle.

M:

Um…I’mnotthathopeful.But,yes,Ithinkweshouldgoaheadwiththefeasibilitystudy.

W:

Marvelous,Jack.Iwashopingyoubeonmyside.

9.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

10.Whydoesthemanthinkit’ssafetofocusonthehomemarket?

11.Whatistheman’sconcernaboutsellingbikesabroad?

12.Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?

Conversation2

W:

Whatdoestheterm“alternativeenergysource”mean?

M:

Whenwethinkofenergyorfuelforourhomesandcars,wethinkofpetroleum,afossilfuelprocessedfromoilremovedfromtheground,ofwhichtherewasalimitedsupply.Butalternativefuelscanbemanythings.Wind,sunandwatercanallbeusedtocreatefuel.

W:

Isitathreatofrunningoutofpetroleumreal?

M:

Ithastakenthousandsofyearstocreatethenaturalstoresofpetroleumwehavenow.weareusingwhatisavailableatamuchfasterratethatitisbeingproducedovertime.Therealcontroversysurroundingthemasspetroleumwehaveishowmuchweneedtokeepinreserveforfutureuse.Mostexpertsagreethatbyaround2025,thepetroleumweusewillreachapeak.Thenproductionandavailabilitywillbegintoseriouslydecline.Thisisnottosaytherewillbenopetroleumatthispoint.Butit’llbecomeverydifficultandthereforeexpensivetoextract.

W:

Isthatthemostimportantreasontodevelopalternativefuelandenergysources?

M:

Thetwoveryclearreasonstodoso,oneisthatwhetherwehave60or600yearsoffossilfuelsleft,wehavetofindotherfuelsourceseventually.Sothesoonerwestart,thebetteroffwewillbe.Theotherbigargumentisthatwhenyouburnfossilfuels,youreleasesubstancestrappedintothegroundforalongtime,whichleadstosomelong-termnegativeeffects,likeglobalwarmingandgreenhouseeffect.

13.Whatdoweusuallyrefertowhenwetalkaboutenergyaccordingtotheman?

14.Whatdomostexpertsagreeonaccordingtotheman?

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkweshoulddonow?

SectionB短文

PassageOne

KaronSmithisabuyerforthedepartmentstoreinNewYork.Theapartmentstorebuyerspurchasethegoodsthattheirstoressell.Theynotonlyhavetoknowwhatisfashionableatthatmoment,butalsohavetoguesswhatwillbecomefashionablenextseasonornextyear.Mostbuyerswereforjustonedepartmentinastore.ButthegoodsthatKaronfindsmaybedisplayedandsoldinseveraldifferentsectionsofthestore.Herjobinvolvesbuyinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.Lastyear,shemadeatriptoMoroccoandreturnswithdrugs,pots,dishesandpants.Theyearbefore,shevisitedMexico.Andboughtbackhandmadetablecloths,mirrorswithframesoftinandpaperflowers.Thepaperflowersarebrightandcolorful.Sotheywereusedtodecoratethewholestore.ThisyearKaronistravellinginMalaysia,ThailandandIndonesia,manyofthecountriesthatKaronvisitshavegovernmentofficesthatpromotehandicrafts.Theofficialsaregladtocooperatewithherbyshowinghertheproductsthatareavailable.Karonlikestovisitmarketsandsmalltownsinvillageswhenevershecanarrangeforit.Sheisalwayslookingforinterestingandunusualitems.Karonthinksshehasthebestjobshecouldfind.Shelovesallthetravellingthatshehastodo.Becausesheoftenvisitsmarketsandsmallout-of-the-wayplaces.Shesaysmuchmorethecountryshevisitsthananordinarytouristswould.AssoonasshegetsbackinNewYorkformonetrip,Karonbeginstoplananother.

PassageTwo

Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea’scitycouncilwomanwasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Markreadfromthecharts,policepatrolscutback,illegalparkingup20%.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere.”Ashenearedthebusstoponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.“YougottastaywithMom”,hesaid.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks!

”shesaid.“You’vegotgreattiming!

”Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedattheposternearhisseatinthebus.“Smallactsofkindnessaddup.”Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetostart.”

19.WhatdidMarkthinkheshouldstartdoing?

20.WhatwasbeingdiscussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneighborhoodmeeting?

21.WhatdidMarkthinkofthecommunity’sproblems?

22.WhydidMarksmileonhisridehome?

PassageThree

Andistressingchildhoodcanleadtoheartdisease.Whataboutcurrentstresses?

Longerworkouts,threatsoflayoffs,collapsingpensionfunds.Astudylastyearonthelancerexaminemorethan11,000heartattacksuffersfrom52countries.Itfoundthatintheyearbeforetheirheartattacks.Patientshadbeenundersignificantlymorestrainsthansome30,000healthycontrolsubjects.Thosestrainscamefromwork,family,financialtroubles,depressioninothercauses."Eachofthesefactorsindividuallywasassociatedwithincreasedrisk,"saysDoctorSalimYussef,ProfessorofmedicineandcandidatesMcMasterUniversityandseniorinvestigatoronthestudy.Together,theyaccountedfor30%tooverallheartattackrisk.Butpeopleresponddifferentlytohigh-pressureworksituations,whetheritproduceshardproblemsseemstodependonwhetheryouhaveasensitivecontroloverlifeorliveatthemercyofcircumstancesandsuperiors.ThatwasexperiencesofJohnConnell,arockfoodIllinoislaboratorymanager,whosufferedhisfirstheartattackin1996attheageof56.Inthe2yearsbefore,hismotherand2ofhischildrenhadsufferedseriousillnesses,andhisjobhadbeenchangedinare-organization."Mylifeseemedcompletelyoutofcontrol,"hesays,"IhadnoideawhereIwouldendup."Heendedupinhospitalduetoablockinhisartery.2monthslater,hehadatripleby-passsurgery.Thesecondheartattackwhenhewas58,lefthisdoctorshakinghishead."There'snothingmorewecandoforyou,"doctorstoldhim.

Question23Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

Question24WhatdowelearnaboutJC'sfamily?

Question25WhatdidJC'sdoctorstellhimwhenhehadasecondheartattack?

SectionC

Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword“education,”