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六级听力原文
2009.12
SectionA
11.
W:
DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope?
M:
SureIdid.Theycertainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbigbills.Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsomeolderpeopletravelingabroad.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?
12.
W:
Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithhim?
M:
Hewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheadmissionsoffice.He’dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.
M:
WhatagreatsingerJustinis!
Hisconcertisjustawesome.Andyou’llneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket.
W:
Yeah.Judgingbytheamountoftheapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14.
W:
IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?
Hewasoneofthechairpersonsofourstudentsunion.
M:
Yes,butIhaven’theardfromhimforages.ActuallyI’vebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
15.
M:
Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let’sstopfordinner.
W:
Fine.Andlet’sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.
Q:
Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?
16.
W:
Let’slookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures?
M:
Theyhavea5%marginoferror
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
17.
W:
Lookatthiscatalogue,John.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse.
M:
Err,Ithinkyou’vealreadyonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
18.
W:
Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed.
M:
Thatcan’tbetrue.There’ssupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
ConversationOne
M:
Iseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled“ComputerCountry”.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere?
W:
Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.Ididalloftheorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory.
M:
Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?
W:
Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn’thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.
M:
That’showwefeelheretoo.Howlongdidyouworkthere?
W:
Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth.
M:
Andwhydidyouleave?
W:
MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBoston.AndIunderstandyourcompanyhasanopeningtheretoo.
M:
Yes,that’sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon’tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?
W:
No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks.SowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents.
M:
Thatsoundsnice.Sotellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition?
W:
Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputation,andawonderfulproduct.I’vethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.
M:
WellI’mgladyoudid.
19.Whatwasthewoman’spreviousjob?
20.Whatdoesthewomansaywasthemostdifficultpartofherjob?
21.WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston?
22.Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?
ConversationTwo
W:
TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoCortez,thewell-knownBrazilianadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.He’sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,statingthatby2050Brazilwillbetheoneottheword’swealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousaytothereport?
M:
Youknowthisisn’tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidoverahundredyearago.Butitdidn’thappen.
W:
Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow.
M:
Ofcourse.InfactIbelievethere’smaybesometruthinthepredictionthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment.
W:
Suchas…?
M:
There’sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSalPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslamareaswithoutproperwaterandelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheirlives.
W:
Whatneedstobedone?
M:
Education,forexample.ForBraziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.SuccessfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries.
W:
Soyouarehopefulforthefuture.
M:
AsIsaidearlier,I’mhopeful.Thisisn’taneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBrazilaren’twasted,astheywereinthepast.
23.WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?
24.WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?
25.WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?
SectionB
PassageOne
WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.Aspartofherjob,sheconductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,ofteninminoritycommunitieslocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedhigh,sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances,butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.
Frustratedbytheserestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompany,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettestresults,andorganizeforchange.Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup,andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunfortheenvironmentalmovement.”
HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?
Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople.”
IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?
”Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshegivesmorethan100presentationsayear.AlongthewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforeCongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan.
26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute?
27.WhatdidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?
28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra’seffortshadintheparttwodecades?
29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess?
Passage2
Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcornersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobalreadyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhentheygraduate.
Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroadhowever.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates.
Questions30-32
Q30:
Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday?
Q31:
Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?
Q32:
Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?
Passage3
Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?
Withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairwithlessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.
Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexamp