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十三套六级听力原文

十三套六级听力原文（2008-2014）

2008年6月英语六级真题听力原文

SectionA

11.M:

Goodnews,I’mnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.

  W:

That’sterrific.ItwouldbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheWorldCup.

  Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

12.M:

Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.YouknowI’vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.

  W:

WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?

Ithinktherearestillafewopeningssuitableforseniorslikeyou.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

13.M:

IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe’sonvacationabroad.Howareyougettingalongwithit?

  W:

Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican’twaittillJohngetsback.

  Q:

Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?

14.W:

Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning,butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.

  M:

Yeah,I’vegotseveralcallsjustlikeyours.Theremustbeaproblemwiththecomputingsystem.Itshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.

  Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.M:

ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles,doyouthinkIcanhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

  W:

I’msorry,Rod.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI’llbeawaytwoweeks.IsupposeyoucouldsendmeanE-copy.

  Q:

Whydoesthemansayhecan’tsubmithisassignmentontime?

16.W:

Ijustcalledthetravelagency,it’sallset.OnJunelst,weareheadingforthemountainsandwillbecampingthereforawholeweek.

  M:

Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar?

Myclassesaren’toveruntilthe8th.

  Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

17.W:

Ithoughttherewasstilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan.ButsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.

  M:

Areyousure?

Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait,I’vegotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.

  Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

18.W:

Lookatallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey’llevergetthatundercontrol?

  M:

Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.

  Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

W:

Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarrodssofamous?

M:

Well,it’sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK.AnditsfoodhallandtheEgyptianhallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.

W:

Whatisspecialaboutthefoodhall?

M:

Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithas250kindsofcheesefromallovertheworldandmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuyahundredtonseveryyear.

W:

That’samazing!

AndwhyistheEgyptianhallsofamous?

M:

Well,whenpeopleseeit,theyfeeltheyareinanotherworld.ItlookslikeinEgyptianbuildingfrom4,000yearsago.Anditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4,000yearsold,ofcourse.

W:

IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricity?

M:

Yes,itdoes.70%,enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding,weuse11,500lightbulbs.

W:

Really?

Tellme,howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?

Andhowmuchdotheyspend?

M:

About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday.Butduringthesales,thenumberincreasesto300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspent?

Well,onaverage,customersspendabout1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayisninemillionpounds.

W:

Ninemillionpoundsinoneday?

M:

Yes,onthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.

W:

Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybody,everywhere.Isthatreallytrue?

M:

Oh,yes.ofcourse!

Absolutelyeverything!

19.WhatisthefoodhallofHarrodsnotedfor?

20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?

21.WhatmaycustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarrods?

22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonanaverageday?

ConversationTwo

W:

HiKevin!

M:

HiLaura,longtimenosee!

Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?

W:

Notmuch.Icanassureyou.Andyou?

M:

MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.

W:

Comeon.Thissuspenseiskillingme.

M:

No,really,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?

ThelasttimeIsawyou,youwerelookingforanewjob.

W:

Well,that’snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.

M:

Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.

W:

Iwouldn’texaggerate,butIampleased.Ihadbeenhopingtogetapromotionforawhile.Sowhenitfinallycamethrough,Iwasrelieved.Actually,that’swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn’twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren’tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.

M:

Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon’tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoney’sbetter.

W:

Igotareasonableraise,nowenoughaboutme.I’mdyingtohearyournews.

M:

Iamgettingmarried.

W:

No,yousaidyou’dnevergetmarried.

M:

Thatwasthenandthisisnow.You’vegottomeetAndrea,she’sgreat!

W:

Thisisallnewstome.Ididn’tevenknowyouweredating.

M:

Weweren’t.We’vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.

W:

Andyougettingmarried?

M:

Iknow.Ican’thelpit.Ijustknowshe’stheone.

W:

Well,congratulations!

That’sfantastic!

M:

Thanks,I’mgladtohearyoufeelway.

23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?

24.Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelieved?

25.Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman’snews?

SectionB

PassageOne

Waterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.Nowadays,speedy,colorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedthequestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample,twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKeywhiletheywerefloatingontherubberboatalongtheshore,awaterscootercrashedintothemandkillthem.Alsowaterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledorseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedattheseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules,whichincreasethepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwavesaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedconcernthatthescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.Regulationssuchasminimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareasandcompulsoryclassesinwatersafetyareessential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.

26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?

27.Whatismentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccidents?

28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?

29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?

PassageTwo

ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnestdoorfromwhomyouborrowedforeggsoraladderhasmovedandthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsillyandmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible“Lovethyneighbor”wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen,“respectthyneighbor”.Lovecanbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago.Sothereisnoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyou,justbecausetheyhappentowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,tobeginwith,isproximityandunlesssomethingmoredevelopsthatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoicesfriendsorthatyouwillbetheirs,either.Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousay“hello”,usesmalltalkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulderbutaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.

30.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?

31.Whydoesspeakersayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?

32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker’sopinion?

PassageThree

ArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdrop-outrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveaworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperlyeducatedpersonnel.Thehighstudentdrop-outrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdrop-outratesbetween35and50percent.Someadmi