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2013年6月英语六级听力原文第一套完整版

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA 短对话

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.

W:

What'swrongwithyourphone,Gary?

Itriedtocallyouallnightyesterday.

M:

I'msorry.Noone'sabletogetthroughyesterday.Mytelephonewasdisconnectedbythephonecompany.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanabout?

12.

W:

Ifinallyfoundareallyniceapartmentthat'swithinmypricerange.

M:

Congratulations!

Affordablehousingisrareinthiscity.I'vebeenlookingforasuitableplacesinceIgotheresixmonthsago.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

M:

Igotthisinmymailboxtoday,butIdon'tknowwhatitis.Doyouhaveanyidea?

W:

Oh,that'syournumberforthenewphotocopier.Itacquiresanaccesscode.Everyonegotone.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14.

W:

Janetoldmethatyou'llbeleavingatsoon.Isittrue?

M:

Yeah,mywife'smaternityleaveisclosetoanend.Andsinceshewantstogobacktowork,I'vedecidedtotakeayearofftoraisethebaby.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15

M:

We'llneverfindaparkingspacehere.WhataboutdroppingyouatthesouthgateandI'llfindparkingsomewhereelse.

W:

Well,OK.Itlookslikeeveryoneintowncametothemalltoday.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16

W:

Whenwillthecomputersbebackonline?

M:

Probablynotuntiltomorrow.TheproblemismorecomplicatedthanIthought.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

17

M:

DidyoucatchProfessorSmithonTVlastnight?

W:

Ialmostmissedit,butmymotherjusthappenedtobewatchingathomeandgavemeacall.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

18

M:

MayIgetthisprescriptionrefilled?

W:

I'msorry,sir,butwecan'tgiveyouarefillonthat.You'llhavetogetanewprescription.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

ConversationOne

W:

Well,it’stheSouthTheaterCompany.Theywanttoknowifwe’dbeinterestedinsponsoringatourtheywanttomaketoEastAsia.

M:

EastAsia?

uhh…andhowmucharetheyhopingtogetfromus?

W:

Well,thelettermentions20,000pounds,butIdon’tknowiftheymightsettleforus.

M:

Dotheysaywhattheywouldcover?

Havetheyanythingspecificinmind?

W:

No,Ithinktheyarejustaskingallthefirmsintongueforasmuchmoneyastheythinkthey’llgive.

M:

Andweareworth20,000pounds,right?

W:

Itseemsso.

M:

Veryflattering.ButIamnotawfullyhappywiththeidea.Whatwegetoutofit?

W:

Oh,goodpublicityIsuppose.SowhatIsuggestisnotthatwejustgivethemasumofmoney,butthatweoffertopayforsomethingspecificliketravelorsomething,andthatinreturn,weaskforournametobeprintedprominentlyintheprogram,andthattheygiveusfreeadvertisingspaceinit.

M:

Butthetravelbillwouldbeenormous,andwecouldnevermanagethat.

W:

Iknow.Butwhydon’tweoffertopayfortheprintingoftheprogramsourselvesonconditionthatonthefrontcoverthere'ssomethinglikeThisprogramispresentedwiththecomplimentsofNorlandElectronics,andfreeadvertisingofcourse.

M:

Goodidea.Well,let’sgetbacktothemandaskwhattheprogramtheywantwillcost.Thenwecanseeifweareinterestedornot.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdowelearnabouttheSouthTheaterCompany?

20.WhatbenefitdoesthewomansaytheirfirmcangetbysponsoringtheTheaterCompany?

21.WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydoinsteadofpayingtheSouthTheaterCompany’stravelexpenses?

ConversationTwo

W:

Rockstarsnowfaceanewhazard---voiceabuse.Afterlastweek'sannouncementthatPhilCollinsmightgiveuptouringbecauseliveconcertsareruininghisvoice,doctorsarecounselingstarsaboutthedosanddon'tsofvoicecare.Hereinthestudiotoday,wehaveMr.PaulPhillips,anexpertfromtheHighFieldHospital.Paul,whatadvicewouldyougivetosingersfacingvoiceproblems?

M:

Ifpopsingershavegotvoiceproblems,theyreallyneedtobemoreselectiveaboutwheretheywork.Theyshouldn'tworkinsmokyatmospheres.Theyalsoneedtothinkaboutrestingtheirvoicesafterashow.Somethingelsetheyneedtobecarefulaboutismedicines.Aspirin,forexample,singersshouldavoidaspirin.Itthinstheblood.Andifasingercoughs,thiscanresultinthebruisingofthevocalcords.

W:

Andisittruethatsomesingersusedrugsbeforeconcertstoboosttheirvoiceswhentheyhavevoiceproblems?

M:

Yes,thisdoeshappenonoccasion.Theyareeasily-availableonthecontinentandtheyareusefulifasingerhasproblemswithhisvocalcordsandhastosingthatnight.Butiftheyaretakenregularly,theycauseathinningofthevoicemuscle.Mostpopsingerssufferfromthreethings:

lackoftraining,overuseandabuseofthevoice,especiallywhentheyareyoung.Theyhavedifficultlives.Whentheygoontour,theydoavastnumberofconcerts,singinginsmokyplaces.

W:

So,whatwouldyouadvisethesingerstodo?

M:

Warmyouvoiceupbeforeashowandwarmitdownafter.

Questions22-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.Whatdoeslastweek'sannouncementsayaboutrockstar,PhilCollins?

23.WhatdoesPaulPhilipssayaboutaspirin?

24.WhatdoesPaulPhilipssayaboutyoungpopsingers?

25.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Passage1

Wouldyoutrustarobottoparkyourcar?

ThequestionwillconfrontNewYorkersinFebruaryasthecity'sfirstroboticparkingopensinChinatown.

Thetechnologyhasbeensuccessfullyappliedoverseas,buttheonlyotherpublicroboticgarageintheUnitedStateshasbeentroublesome,droppingvehiclesandtrappingcarsbecauseoftechnicalproblems.

Nonetheless,thedevelopersoftheChinatowngarageareconfidentwiththetechnologyandarecountingonittosqueeze67carsinanapartment-buildingbasementthatwouldotherwisefitonly24,accomplishedbyremovingamaneuverspacenormallyrequired.

Ahuman-shapedrobotwon'tbesteppingintoyourcartodriveit.Rather,thegarageitselfdoestheparking.Thedriverstopsthecaronaflatplatformandgetsout.Theplatformisloweredintothegarage,anditisthentransportedtoavacantparkingspacebyacomputer-controlleddevicesimilartoanelevatorthatalsorunssideways.

Thereisnohumansupervision,butanattendantwillbeonhandtoacceptcashandexplainthesystemtonewlyusers.Parkingrateswillbeattractedabout$400monthlyor$25perday,accordingtoAriMilstein,thedirectorofplanningforAutomationParkingSystems,whichistheU.S.subsidiaryofaGermancompany.ThiscompanyhasbuiltautomatedgaragesinseveralcountriesoverseasandintheUnitedStatesforresidentsofaWashington,D.C.apartmentbuilding.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdowelearnabouttherobotparkingintheU.S.sofar?

27.Whatadvantagedoesroboticparkinghaveaccordingtothedevelopers?

28.Whatdoestheattendantdointheautomatedgarage?

29.Whatdoesthecompanysayabouttheparkingrate?

Passage2

Arecentstudyshowsthatmeatconsumptionisoneofthemainwaysthathumancandamagetheenvironment,secondonlytotheuseofmotorvehicles.Sohowcaneatingmeathaveanegativeeffectontheenvironment?

Forastart,allanimals,suchascows,pigsandsheep,alwaysgaslimedmethane,whichisthesecondmostcommongreenhousegasaftercarbondioxide.Manyenvironmentalexpertsnowbelievethatmethaneismoreresponsibleforglobalwarmingthancarbondioxide.Itisestimatedthat25%ofallmethanethatreleasedintotheatmospherecomingfromfarmanimals.Anotherwayinwhichmeatproductionaffectstheenvironmentisthroughtheuseofwaterandland.2,500gallonsofwaterareneededtoproduceonepoundofbeef.While20gallonsofwaterareneedtoproduceonepoundofwheat.Oneacreoffarmlandusetoforraisingcowscanproduce250poundsofbeef.Oneacreoffarmlandusetoforcropproductioncanproduce1,500poundsoftomatoes.Manypeoplenowsaythebenefitsofswitchingtovegetariandietwhichexcludesmeatandfish.Notjustforhealthreasons,butalsobecauseitplaysavitalroleinprotectingtheenvironment.However,somenutritionistsadviseagainstswitchingtoatotallystrictvegetariandiet.Theybelievesuchadietwhichincludesnoproductsfromanimalsourcescanbedeficientinmanyofthenecessaryvitaminsandmineralsourbodiesneed.Todaymanypeoplehavecometorealizethathelptheenvironmentandforthehumanracetosurvive,moreofuswillneedtobecomevegetarian.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

30.Whatdoestherecentstudyshow?

31.Whatdosomenutritionistssayaboutthestrictvegetariandiet?

32.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkmorepeopleneedtodo?

Passage3

Alcoholismisaseriousdisease.NearlyninemillionAmericansalonesufferfromtheillness.Manyscientistsdisagreeaboutwhatthedifferencesarebetweenthealcoholaddictandsocialdrinker.Thedifferenceoccurswhensomeoneneedstodrink.Andthisneedgetsinthewayofhishealthorbehavior.Alcoholcausesalossofjudgmentandalertness.Afteralongperiod,alcoholismcandeterioratetheliver,thebrainandotherpartsofthebody.Theillnessisdangerous,becauseitisinvolvedinhalfofallautomobileaccidents.Anotherproblemisthatthevictimoftend