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六级真题第2套听力原文

2017年6月六级真题（第2套）听力原文

2017年6月六级真题（第2套）听力原文

2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）听力原文

SectionA

ConversationOne

W:

Mr.Ishiguro,haveyoueverfoundoneofyourbooksatasecondhandbookstore?

M:

Yes.Thatkindofthingisdifficult.[1] Ifthey’vegotmybookthere,Ithink,“Well,thisisaninsult!

 Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!

”Butifit’snotthere,Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.Ithink,“Whyaren’tpeopleexchangingmybook?

Whyisn’titinthisstore?

”

W:

Doesbeingawriterrequireathickskin?

M:

Yes,forexample,mywifecanbeveryharsh.[2-1] Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook, TheBuriedGiant,in2004,butIstoppedafterIshowedmywifealittlesection.Shethoughtitwasrubbish.

W:

EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?

M:

[2-2] She’snotintimidatedatallandshecriticizesmeinexactlythesamewayshedidwhenIwasfirstunpublishedandIwasstarting.

W:

Butyouwouldnevercompromiseonyourvision.

M:

No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseontheessential,theideasorthethemes.Thisisn’treallywhatmywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.It’salwaysaboutexecution.

W:

Sowhydidyouputyourbook, TheBuriedGiant,asideforsolong?

Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonitover10yearsago.

M:

[3] I’veoftenstoppedwritingabookandleftitforafewyears. AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,itmayhavechanged.UsuallymyimaginationhasmovedonandIcanthinkofdifferentcontextsoradifferentwaytodoit.

W:

Whatdoesitfeellikewhenyoufinallyfinishabook?

M:

It’sfunnyyouaskthatbecauseIneverhavethismomentwhenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!

”[4] Iwatchfootballersattheendofthematch,youknow,thewhistlegoesandthey’vewonorlost.Untilthenthey’vebeengivingeverything

M:

Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,andhepointsoutthatonmajorcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,blackmalesmakeuplessthan3percentofundergraduateenrollments.Yet,whenyoulookattheirnumbersorpercentagesontherevenue-generatingsportsteamsoffootballandbasketball,theymakeupwellinto50to60percentofthoseteams.[6] Sotheideaisthattheyarereallytheretobepartoftherevenue-generatingworkingclassofathletesoncampusandnotnecessarilytheretobepartoftheeducatingclassasmoststudentsinothergroupsare.

W:

[7] Comparedwithothergroups,Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,atthose65schools,aresomethinglikejustbarelymorethanhalfoftheblackmaleathletesgraduateatall.

M:

Exactly.Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisistheseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonethingasrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.Andthatisacollegedegree,whichcanbeatransformativetoolinoursocietywhenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis. 

W:

Well,thishasbeentalkedaboutsomuch,really,inrecentyears.Whyhasn’titchanged?

M:

Well,Ithinkoneofthereasonsithasn’tchangedisthatthere’sreallynoeconomicpressuretochangethis.Alloftheincentiveisreallyonwinningandnotlosingonthefieldoronthecourt.[8]Coachesdonotnecessarilyhavetheincentivetograduateplayers.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatisthenewfindingaboutblackmaleathletesinthisstudy?

7.Whatisthegraduationrateofblackmaleathletes?

8.Whataccountsforblackathletes’failuretoobtainacollegedegree,accordingtotheman?

SectionB

PassageOne

[9] America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear. Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20to30percentofannualrevenue.About136millionpeoplewillshopduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.Moreandmorewillshoponline.Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.[10] About183.8millionpeoplewillshoponCyberMonday,thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving. Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline. One-in-fiveAmericanswilluseatabletorsmartphone.OnlinespendingonBlackFridaywillrise15percenttohit ＄2.7billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto ＄3billion.Formany,shoppingonlinewas“amorecomfortablealternative”thancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactontraditionalshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.However,[11] Fortune saystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain. TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaid94.2percentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12] EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend. TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout ＄805ongifts.That’sabout ＄630.5billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

10.HowmanypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?

11.Whatdoes Fortune sayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls?

12.Whatissaidtoaccountfortheincreasednumberofshoppers?

PassageTwo

Foryears,manyofushavereliedonantibioticusetotreatvariousinfections.Andtherealityisthatantibioticshavebeenresponsibleforsavingmillionsoflivessincepenicillin,oneoftheearliestantibiotics,wasfirstusedonaclinicalbasis70yearsago.However,todayisanewerainwhichtakingantibioticscancausesomeverydangerousandpotentiallylife-threateningsituations.[13] Infact,youmayhaveheardaboutthenew“superbugs”,whichareantibiotic-resistantbacteriathathavedevelopedasaresultofoverprescribedantibiotics. Inthepast,healthexpertswarnedusthatthedaywouldcomeinwhichitwouldbecomeverydifficulttoprovidemedicalcareforevencommonproblemssuchaslunginfectionorseveresourthroat.And,[14] apparently,thatdayhascomebecauseseeminglyroutineoperationssuchaskneereplacementsarenowmuchmorehazardousduetotheloomingthreatoftheseinfections.

Theproblemhasgrownintosuchepidemicproportionsthatthisseverestrainofresistantbacteriaisbeingblamedfornearly700,000deathseachyearthroughouttheworld;and,unfortunately,healthexpertsworrythatthenumberwillriseto10millionormoreonayearlybasisby2050.[15] Withsuchalargelife-threateningepidemic,itissadtosaythatonly1.2percentofbudgetarymoneyfortheNationalInstitutesofHealthiscurrentlybeingspentonresearchtotacklethisproblem.Thisisafarcryfromthefundsnecessaryforaproblemofsuchmagnitude.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.Whatdowelearnaboutthe“superbugs”?

14.Whatistheresultoftheoveruseofantibiotics?

15.Whatismosturgentlyneededfortacklingthelargelife-threateningepidemic,accordingtothespeaker?

SectionC

RecordingOne

Thisisthereasonyouarehereinauniversity.Youareheretobeeducated.[16-1] Youareheretounderstandthinkingbetterandtothinkbetteryourself. It’snotachanceyou’regoingtohavethroughoutyourlifetime.[16-2] Forthenextfewyears,youhaveachancetofocusonthinking.

Ithinkaboutsomeofthestudentswhotookadvantageoftheiropportunitiesinauniversity.OneofthestoriesIalwaysliketotellisofafreshmanseminarthatIhadachancetoteachatHarvardwhenIwaspresidentoftheuniversity.ItaughtaseminaronglobalizationandIassignedareadingthatIhadwrittenaboutglobalcapitalflows.AndasIdideachweek,Iaskedoneofthestudentstointroducethereadings.Andthisyoungman,inOctoberofhisfreshmanyear,saidsomethinglikethefollowing.“ThereadingbyPresidentSummersontheflowofcapitalacrosscountries,itwaskindofinteresting,butthedatadidnotcomeclosetosupportingtheconclusions.”AndIthoughttomyself,“Whatafantasticthingthiswas.Howcouldsomebodywhohadbeenthereforfiveweekstellthepersonwhohadthetitle‘President’thathedidn’treallyknowwhathewastalkingabout?

”Anditwasaspecialmoment.

Now,Idon’twanttobemisunderstood.IexplainedtomystudentthatIactuallythoughthewasrathermoreconfusedthanIwasandIarguedback,[17-1] butwhatwasreallyimportantaboutthatwastheuniversitiesstandoutasplacesthatreallyareabouttheauthorityofideas. Youseeitinfacultymemberswhoarepleasedwhentheirstudentsmakeadiscoverythatunderminesacherishedtheorythattheyhadputforward.

IthinkofanotherstudentIhadwhocametomeonemorning,oneeveningactually,walkedintomyofficeandsaidthatIhadwrittenaprettygoodpaper,butthatithadfiveimportantmistakesandthathewantedajob.[17-2/18] Youcoulddebatewhethertheyactuallyweremistakes,butyoucouldn’tdebatethatyoungman’shungertolearn. [17-3] Youcouldnotdebatethatthatyoungmanwassomeonewhowantedtomakeadifferenceineconomicsandheistodayaprofessorofeconomics. Andhisworksaremorecitedasaneconomistthananyothereconomistintheworld.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutauniversity?

17.Whatdowelearnfromthespeaker’sstoriesaboutuniversities?

18.Whatdoesthespeakerseeintheyoungmanwhochallengedhispaper?

RecordingTwo

[19-1] Psychologicalresearchshowsweconsistentlyunderestimateourmentalpowers.Ifyouthinkthisdoesnotapplytoyou,thenhereisasimpletesttoshowyouarewrong. WritedownthenamesofalltheAmericanstatesyoucanremember.Putthelistawayandthen