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英语六级听力真题及答案卷一
2019年12月英语六级听力真题及答案(卷一)
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2016年12月英语六级听力真题及答案(卷一)
卷一
sectionAConversation
Conversation1
W:
ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch?
M:
WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.
Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.
W:
Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit'sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.
M:
Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.
Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.
Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.
W:
Sowhatarewedoing?
Whatcanwedoaboutit?
M:
WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.
AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.
Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.
WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon'thavethatconsensus.
W:
Right.
M:
Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon'tgetthoseglobalagreements.
Q1.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearch?
AIttriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.
BItstudiestheimpactofglobalclimatechangeonpeople’slives.
CItsthescienceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.
DItfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobalwarning.
答案C
Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange?
AItwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.
BItwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.
CItisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.
DItisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.
答案B
Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?
AThetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.
BThecooperationamongworldmajorpowers.
CThesigningofaglobalagreement.
DTheraisingofpeople’sawareness.
答案A
Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?
ACarryoutmoreresearchonit.
BCutdownenergyconsumption.
CPlanwellinadvance.
DAdoptnewtechnology.
答案C
Conversation2
W:
IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.
M:
Right.
W:
Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.
M:
Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.
W:
Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.
M:
Yes.Verygoodpoint.
W:
Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting?
M:
Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.
W:
Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.
M:
Sure.
W:
Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.
Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
Q6.Whatisthewoman’sviewofluck?
Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?
Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo?
sectionBPassage
Passage1
Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksidessweepupfromabroaduntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.Risingmorethan1,000feetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsofWyoming,themassivecolumnofrock,looksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.
Inasense,itwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemeltrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano,asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns,borninfireandfury.Devil’sTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.Theoutersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.
ItissmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andtheyappealedtotheRockGodforhelp.TheGodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitsideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetoweringrock.Assevenshiningstarsinthenightsky.
9.WhatdoestheDevil’sTowerlooklike?
10.Whatcausethevolcano’souterstowearaway?
11.WhatdoestheIndianlegendsayabouttheDevil’sTower?
12.HowdidtheRockGodhelpthesevengirlintheIndianlegend?
Passage2
It’snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconveniencestoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.Ideserveit.That’swhathardworkingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown--asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTexasmotherdescribedasconstantstress,tension,evenfearaboutmoney.Sadlythepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.She’sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffat$30amonth.AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottubnowadmittheyrarelyuseit,becausewecan'taffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolutionsetprioritiesadduptheannualcostofeachitem.Thenconsiderwhatelseyoucanbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyoudecidewhichitemsarereallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthatdailyluncheswithcoworkerscosther$2000ayear;shedecidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead.“Inowput$20aweekintomyvacationfundandanother20intoretirementsavings,shesays,thosemeanmoretomethanlunch”.
Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations?
Q14.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances?
Q15.WhatdoesaspeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicagowoman?
SectionC--RecordingOne
Let’ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyoueverexperienced.Justforfun,tryitnow.
What’sonyourlist?
Chancesare,youincludedthingslike:
happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxedandamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories:
positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.
Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotionsbutitdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn’thavethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.It’slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsadorconfidentinsteadofinsecure.
Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotionpositiveornegativeweexperience.
Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,fearcanalertustopossibledanger,it’sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.
Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.Whennegativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.
Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymoreneg