英语六级听力冲刺练习.docx

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英语六级听力冲刺练习

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听力材料：

SEOUL—SouthKoreaiscopingwithincreasingamountsofgarbagefromelectronicdevices,alsocalled“e-waste.”Topreventtonsofoldcomputers,smartphonesandappliancesfromendingupinlandfills,leakingtoxicchemicals,somelocalgovernmentsarelaunchingspecializede-wasterecyclingprograms.

Itistheendoftheroadforthesebroken,outdatedandunwantedelectronics.

Seoulcitythrowsoutsome10tonsofe-wasteeachyear,andaboutafifthofthatarrivesatthisrecyclingcenter.

HereattheSRCenter,devicesaretakenapartsothatvaluablemetalslikegold,copperorrareearthscanbeextracted--a3.8billion-dollarindustry,accordingtothegovernment.

Butitisnotjustaboutearningprofits,saysthecenter’sCEOJiUn-geun.Itisaboutprotectingtheenvironment.

“Ourplanethasalimitedamountofnaturalresources,"hesaid."Ourcompanycontributestoasustainablesociety,byconservingthesematerials”

Jisaysabout90percentofwhatisbroughtheregetsrecycled.

Accumulatingmoundsofelectronictrashisnotonlyaconcernintechnologically-advancedSouthKorea.

TheUnitedNationsreportsmillionsoftonsoftheworld’se-wastewindsupindevelopingcountries.There,toxicmaterialslikeleadandmercuryposeaseverehealthrisk.Thatisdespiteinternationalagreementsthatbantheexportofdiscardedelectronics.

Since2009,theSeoulCitygovernmenthaspartneredwiththeSRCentertocollecte-wastefromthepublicandprivatesectors.

Seoul’sLeeTae-hongsaysrecyclingisalsoasecuritymatterinthedigitalage.

“Ifdeviceslikephonesarenotrecycled,thentheycouldillegallyendupinothercountrieslikeChinaorinSoutheastAsia,andpersonaldatacouldbestolen,”hesaid.

Eventhoughrecyclingcenterslikethislimittheamountoflandfill-boundelectronics,itisnotenough,accordingtosomeenvironmentalwatchdoggroups.

Digitally-savvySouthKoreanskeepbuyingmoregadgets.Intheend,someestimatethatabout21percentofthecountry’stotale-wasteactuallygetsproperlyrecycled.

ThatisaccordingtoLeeJoo-hongoftheGreenConsumersNetwork.HesaystheaverageSouthKoreanpurchasesanewmobilephoneeveryoneandahalfyears.

“Peoplechangetheirphonessoquicklypartiallybecausecompaniesofferbigsubsidiestobuynewproducts,"hesaid."AndKoreanconsumersdonotwanttofeelleftoutbynothavingthelatestmodel.”

JiUn-geunofSeoul’srecyclingcenteragreesthatconsumerhabitsareabigreasonwhyoldphoneskeeppilinguphere.Buthesaysheisdoinghisparttoreducethat.

“Ihavehadthissamephonefor10years,"hesaid."ItiswhatIcandotohelpconserveournaturalresources”

JisaysmoreSouthKoreancitiesneedtostarttheirownrecyclingprogramstokeepupwiththeincreasingloadsofe-waste.

听力材料：

　　Salinizationisreducingtheworld'sirrigatedlandsby1to2percentannually,accordingtotheU.N.'sFoodandAgricultureOrganization.

　　Butthatdoesn'tfazeDutchfarmerMarcVanRijsselberghe,whohasusedsalinewatertokillsomeplantsinordertoidentifywhichonesareabletothrive.

　　“Weputalotofplantsinthefieldandthenweputtheminfreshwaterandinseawaterandallvarietiesbetweenit,andthenweseewhichvarietyissurvivingandwhichvarietyisdying.”

　　WorkingwithscientistsfromtheFreeUniversityofAmsterdam,VanRijsselbergheandhisteamdividedafarmintoeightplotscoveredwithanetworkofirrigationpipes.

　　Separatepipesbringfreshwaterandseawatertoadistributioncenterwhereacomputer-controlledsystemmixesirrigationwaterwitheightdifferentdegreesofsalinity.

　　“Andthencomputersaysgoandthenitgoestothefieldsanddrippingirrigationstartstoworkandwearegoingtokillplants.That'sit.”

　　Numeroussensorscontinuouslycontrolsoilsalinityandmoisture.VanRijsselberghesaidtheywereabletoharvestvegetablesfrommostofthetestplots.Althoughtheyweresmallerthannormal,hesaidtheycontainmoresugarandsalt,sotheytastebetter.

　　“It'samiracle.Itshouldn'tbeacarrot,itshouldbedyingifwelookatthedatathatareavailableintheworldatthemoment.”

Thefarmmanagedtogrowcarrots,cabbage,onionsandbeetroot,butpotatoesprovedtobethemosttoleranttosalinewater.VanRijsselberghesaidfourvarietiesofsalt-tolerantpotatoesrecentlywereshippedtoPakistanwherethousandsofhectaresoflanddamagedbysalinizationarebeingpreparedfortestingtheDutchpotatoes.

听力材料：

　　Somelong-stalledtradeagreementscouldmoveforwardnowthatthereisanewRepublicanmajorityintheU.S.Senate,butgettingcongressionalapprovalforthesedealsmayrequiresomeunusualpoliticalalliances.

　　Thesenatorexpected-to-bethenextmajorityleaderMitchMcConnell,andotherRepublicanshavefoughtproposalsbyPresidentBarackObama,aDemocrat.

　　ButunlikemanyDemocrats,Obamaspeaksinfavoroftradeagreements,openingthewayforadealwithhisRepublicanopponents.

　　“Ithinkheisinterestedinmovingforward,"McConnellsaid."Itoldhimtosendustradeagreements,[that]weareanxioustolookatthem.”

　　TradesupportersaretryingtoworkoutanagreementthatwouldallowCongresstovotefororagainsttradedealsreachedbytheObamaadministrationwithothernations,butnotallowCongresstotrytochangedeals.

　　Controversialbill

　　TheadministrationandcongressionalRepublicansarefocusingonacomplexandcontroversialbillcalledthe"TradePromotionAuthority,"orTPA.

　　"MyguessisyouwillgetnegotiationsbetweentheadministrationsotheyarereadytogowithaTPAbillassoonastheCongresscomesback,"saidtradeexpertClaudeBarfieldoftheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute.

　　LoriWallachofGlobalTradeWatchsaidtheRepublicansurgemeanscertainDemocratswhowereworkingoncompromisestowinthevotesneededtogetTPAapprovedwerepushedoutofpower.ThatcouldhavetheironiceffectofhurtingprogressonaRepublicangoal.

　　"IthinkthechancethatthereisatradeauthoritypackagethatcangetthroughtheHouseisslightlydiminished,"Wallachsaid.

　　U.S.officialsareworkingonadealwithanumberofPacificnationsandaseparateagreementwiththeEuropeanUnion.

　　Focusofnewagreements

　　Pasttradedealscuttariffstoboosttradebymakingitcheaper.Thesenewagreementsarealsosupposedtoharmonizedifferentnations'rulesgoverninghealth,safetyandsolvingbusinessdisputes.

　　ManyU.S.unionssaytradedealsprotecttheprofitsoflargemultinationalcorporations,undemocraticallychangelaws,anddotoolittletoprotectAmericanjobs.

　　"Weneedtoputcitizensfirst,notignoreinvestment.Wewillnothaveeconomicdevelopmentwithout[it],butnotthiskindoflopsidedinvestmentwherecitizensrightstakeyears,ifweeveraddresstheissues,"saidLarryCohen,presidentoftheCommunicationsWorkersofAmerica.

　　Obamaandothersupportersoftradedealssaytheyboosttheeconomyandhelpsupportjobs.HehassignedagreementswithSouthKorea,ColombiaandPanama.

听力材料：

　　TheUnitedStatesrecentlyco-sponsoredtheInternationalDaytoEndImpunityforCrimesAgainstJournalists."Onthisdayandeveryday,"saidU.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerry,"weaffirmthatendingimpunityisbothamoralimperativeandapracticalnecessityincreatingfree,open,andstablesocietiesaroundtheworld.

　　Everyday,bravejournaliststakeextraordinaryriskstowritestoriesthatexposecorruption,asktoughquestions,orbearwitnesstothesufferingofinnocentmen,womenandchildrensubjectedtothehorrorsofwarandhumanrightsabuses.

　　Intheirservicetohumanity,hundredsofjournalistshavebeentargetedandkilledinthepastdecadealone,whilecountlessmorehavebeenharassed,threatened,imprisoned,andtortured.Intheoverwhelmingmajorityofthesecases,theperpetratorsofthesesenselesscrimesagainstjournalists–sometimesregimesorgovernments,butalsoterroristorganizationssuchastheIslamicStateofIraqandtheLevant,orISIL--gounpunished.

　　SyriahasbeenaparticularlydeadlycountryforjournalistswheretheBasharal-AssadregimeandISILcontinuetocensorthemediathroughviciousandheinousattacks,includingdisappearingandkidnappingjournaliststostopthefreeflowofinformationtotheoutsideworld.

　　TheUnitedStatesdemandsanendtoimpunityforthosewhouseviolencetosilencetheircriticsanddemandsanswersonbehalfofallthejournalistsandtheirfamilieswhostillhavenotseenjusticeserved.Moreover,theUnitedStatescallsonallpartiestotheSyrianconflicttoprotectjournalistsinSyriaanditsneighbors.Aboveall,saidSecretaryKerry,"Westandinaweofthecourageofthosewhorisktheirlivestotellthestoriestheworldneedstohear."

　　TheUnitedStates,saidPresidentBarackObama,"commendsthepricelesscontributionsbyjournaliststothefreedomandsecurityofusall,shininglightintothedarknessandgivingvoicetothevoiceless."

听力材料：

　　DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,PresidentAbrahamLincolncalledonhiscountrymeninhisfamousGettysburgAddresstoensurethatliberty"shallnotperishfromtheearth."Hiswordshaveinspiredmanyovertheyears,includingmillionsinournation'sarmedserviceswhofoughttopreservenotonlyAmerica'sfreedom,butthatofothernationsaswell.

　　Today,VeteransDay,Americapausestohonorthesemenandwomen,andthevaluesofdutyandsacrificetheyrepresent.Longaftertheyleaveuniform,theysymbolizewhatitmeanstobeacitizenofafreeland.

　　Theholiday,observedeveryyearonNovember11,originatedwiththearmisticethatendedTheFirstWorldWarin1918.Theconflict,foughtinAsia,Africa,scatteredislandsinthePacificandthewatersoffSouthAme