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六级听力原文
2007年6月六级听力原文
11、W:
Jim,youareonthenetagain!
Wearegoingtogetoff.It'stimeforthetalkshow!
M:
Justaminutedear!
I'mlookingatanewjewelrysite.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgiftformom'sbirthday.
Q:
Whatisthemandoingrightnow?
12.W:
I'veneverseenyouhavesuchconfidencebeforeintheexam!
M:
It'smorethanconfidence!
RightnowIfeltthatifIgotlessthananA,itwillbethefaultoftheexamitself.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.W:
Justlookatthisnewspaper!
Nothingbutmurder,deathandwar!
Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?
M:
OfcourseIdo!
Butnewspapershardlyeverreportstoriesaboutpeaceandgenerosity.Theyarenotnews!
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.M:
Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplanstosellhisshopandgotomedicalschool.
W:
Youarequiteright!
He'sjustkidding!
He'salsotoldmetimeandtimeagainhewishedtostudyforsomeprofessioninsteadofgoingintobusiness.
Q:
WhatwillTomprobablydoaccordingtotheconversation?
15.Ihearyourbosshasarealgoodimpressionofyou,andheisthinkingaboutgivingyoutwoW:
moredaysoffeachmonth.
M:
Ihopenot.I'drathergetmoreworkhourssoIcangetenoughbuckstohelpoutmytwokidsatcollege.
Q:
Whatdoesthemantrulywant?
16.M:
IheardyoutookatriptoMexicolastmonth.Howdidyoulikeit?
W:
Oh,Igotsickandtiredofthehotelandhotelfood!
SonowIunderstandthething:
East,west,home'sbest!
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
17.W:
ImworriedaboutAnna.She'sreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.
M:
Thatsoundsserious!
She'dbetterseeapsychiatristatthecounselingcentre.
Q:
WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?
18.M:
IcouldhardlyrecognizeSamafterwegotthatnewjob!
He'salwaysinasuitandtienow.
W:
Yeah.Hewasneverlikedthatincollege.Backthen,hewentaroundinoldT-shirtsandjeans.
Q:
WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutSam?
Conversation1
M:
Hi,Anne!
Welcomeback!
How’syourtriptotheStates?
W:
Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings,so,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.
M:
Whatapity!
Actually,Ihaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.
W:
Doyou?
Thentakemyadvice,dothewell-beingintheairprogram.Itreallyworks.
M:
Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?
W:
Yes,IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates,andwhenIarrivedatNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem,nojetlagatall.Onthewayback,Ididn’tdoit,andIfeltterrible.
M:
You’rejoking!
W:
Notatall,itreallymeantalotofdifference.
M:
Em.Sowhatdidyoudo?
W:
Well,Ididn’drinkanalcoholorcoffee,andIdidn’eatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofttwater,andfreshjuice,andIatethenoodlesonthewellbeingmenu.They’relighter.Theyhavefish,vegetables,andnoodles,forexample,andIdidsomeoftheexercisesoftheprogram.
M:
Exercises?
Onaplane?
W:
Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse,thereisn’tmuchspaceonaplane.M:
Howmanypassengersdotheexercises?
W:
Notmany.
M:
Thenhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?
W:
Alot!
Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.
M:
So,basically,it’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercises,orchampagneandjetlag.
W:
That’sright!
It’sadifficultchoice.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.
19.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?
20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairprogram?
21.Whatdidthewomandotofollowthewell-beingmenu?
22.Whatdidthewomansayaboutotherpassengers?
ConversationTwo:
W:
Morning.CanIhelpyou?
M:
Well,I’mnotreallysure.I’mjustlooking.
W:
Isee.Well,there’splentytolookatitagainthisyear.I’msureyouhavetowalkmilestoseeeachstand.
M:
That’strue.
W:
Er…,wouldyoulikeacoffee?
Comeandsitdownforaminute,noobligation.
M:
Well,that’sverykindofyou,but…
W:
Now,please.Isthisthefirstyearyou’vebeentothefair,Mr….
M:
Yes,Johnson,JamesJohnson.
W:
Myname’sSusanCarter.Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular,orareyouinterestedincomputersingeneral?
M:
Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Iownasmallcompany,we’vegrownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12months,andwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.
W:
What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?
M:
We’reatrainingconsultancy.
W:
Isee.Andwhatdoyoumean“tokeepontop”?
M:
Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.
W:
Right.Well,that’snoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.That’sitoverthere!
It’sIBMcompatible.
M:
Whatabouttheprice?
W:
Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomesfreewiththehardware.
M:
Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.W:
Here’smycard.Pleasefeelfreetocontactme.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard:
23.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?
24.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
25.Whatistheman’slineofbusiness?
PassageP1
Thenewyearalwaysbringswiththeculturaltraditionofnewpossibilities.Weseeitasachanceforrenewal.Webegintodreamofnewpossibleselves.Wedesignouridealselforanimagethatisquitedifferentfromwhatwearenow.Forsomeofus,werollatdreamyfilminourheadsjustbecauseit’sthebeginningofanewyear.Butwearen’tseriousaboutmakingchanges.Wejustmakesomehalf-heartedresolutionanditevaporatesafteraweekortwo.Theexperiencemakesusfeellesssuccessfulandleadsustodiscountourabilitytochangeinthefuture.It’notthechangeisimpossiblebutthatitwon'tlostunlessourresolutionsaresupportedwithplansforimplementation.Wehavetomakeourintentionsmanageablebydetailingthespecificstepsthatwillcarryustoourgoal.Sayyourgoalistoloseweightbydietingandcuttingoffsweets.Butonenightyoujusthavetohaveacookie.Andyouknowthere’sabagofyourfavoritesinthecupboard.Youwantone,youeattwo,youcheckthebagandfindoutyou’vejustshot132calories.Yousaytoyourself,“Whatthehell!
”andpolishoffthewholebag.Thenyoubegintodrawallkindsofunpleasantconclusionsaboutyourself.Toprotectyoursenseofself,youbegintodiscountthegoal.Youmaythink–“Well,dietingwasn’tthatimportanttomeandIwon’makeitanyhow.”Soyouabandonthegoalandreturntoyourbadthabits.
26Whatdopeopleusuallywishtodoatthebeginningofanewyear?
27Howcanpeopleturntheirnewyear’sresolutionsintoreality?
28Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofsweetsandcookies?
P2
25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaone-year-oldsonwitnessedaterribleaccidentwhichtookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollidedwiththecarofSandra(?
).TheimpactofthecollisionkilledSandrainstantly.Butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.Whileotherslookedoninhorror,Andersenjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshadowedrearwindowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames.Buttoeveryone’amazement,Andersenwasabletopullthebabytossafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersenwasseriouslyinjured.Twodayslaterhedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwerelookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings.“ThisismewhenIwasanewbornbaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningcar.Butmymotherdiedintheaccident,”explainedKaren.AlthoughMichaelknewKaren’smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren’ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccident.Andhebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherheneverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirparents.
29Whathappenedtwenty-fiveyearsago?
30WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMichael’sfather?
31WhydidMichaelcryuncontrollablywhenheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle?
P3
Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhotheyareorwhattheydo.AmericansspendmoretimeatworkthanthatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewerworkinghoursthananyotherindustrializedcountry.Today,itexceedseverycountrybutJapanwhereindustrializedemployeesload2155hoursayearcomparedwith1951intheUSand1603intheformerWestGermany.Between1969and1989,employedAmericansaddanaverageof138hourstotheiryearlyworkschedules.Theworkweekhasremainedabove40hours.Butpeopleareworkingmoreweekseachyear.Specificallypaytimeoffholidays,vacations,sickleaveshrankby50%inthe1980s.Ascorporationshaveexperiencedstiffcompetitionsandslowingrowthofproductivity,theyhavepressedemployeestoworklonger.Cost-cuttinglay-offsinthe1980sreducetheprofessionalandmanagerialruns,leavingfewerpeopletogetthejobdone.Inlowerpaidoccupationswherewageshavebeenreduced,workershaveaddedhoursinovertimeorextrajobstopreservetheirlivingstandards.Thegovernmentestimatesthatmorethan7millionpeopleholdasecondjob.Forthefirsttime,largenumbersofpeoplesaytheywanttocutbackonworkinghour