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六级听力原文

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SectionA:

Directions

Inthissectionyouwillheareightshortconversationsandtwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）,andd）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheettwowithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Now,let’sbeginwitheightshortconversations.

Questions11:

W:

Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,doyourecommendher?

M:

Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwerethemagazinesinherwaitingroom.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

Question12:

W:

I’mafraidIcan’tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,becausethetenantisstilllivinginit.It’sreallyalovelyplace,withabigkitchenandasunnywindow,foronlytwohundreddollarsamonth.

M:

Soundsgood,butwereallycan’trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Question13:

M:

So,that’swhat’sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!

W:

Yes,I’vebeentiedupwithmystudies.YouknowI’mplanningtogototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI’mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish.

Q:

Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

Question14:

W:

Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?

M:

Shocked!

Theproblemformewasthattherewerenosymptoms;itseemedtohavesneakeduponme.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Question15:

W:

So,you’rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoingthere?

M:

Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld’sattentionthefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it’salsoendangeringothercountries,notably,IndiaandThailand.

Q:

Whatwasthepurposeoftheman’striptoIndia?

Question16:

M:

It’squiteclearformmyvisit,thisisafullsize,comprehensiveuniversity.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?

W:

TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherlearninginthiscountry.WehavenurturedgreatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandweareproudofourname.

Q:

WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliamandMary?

Question17:

M:

Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?

W:

Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartsneededforthephotocopyingmachine?

Question18:

W:

Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishedforustoday.Didyounoticethat?

M:

Yes,kindofrare,isn’tit?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne:

W:

:

Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?

M:

YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimmingyesterday.

M:

Thatwashardwork!

W:

I’msureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.

M:

Yeah,I’mgladit’sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepickupwasnofuneither.

W:

Well,Idon’tthinkyou’requitefinishedyet,someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.

M:

ListenJane,Idon’tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou’venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.

W:

Well,it’seasiertopickupapplesthentodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.

M:

Well,Iguessyou’lljusthavetodoityourselfJane.

W:

Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We’vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou’reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.

M:

SorryJane,Idisagree!

Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!

Besides,itwon’ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutfront!

W:

GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorI’llhavetosueyou.

M:

Yeah?

Forwhat?

!

You’retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!

I’vegottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.

W:

You’llbehearingfromme.

M:

Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtJane.

Questions19-22arebasedonthequestionsyouhavejustheard.

Question19:

Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

Question20:

Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

Question21:

Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?

Question22:

Whatwastheman’sreactiontothewoman’sthreat?

ConversationTwo:

M:

DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?

Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:

No，Ididn’tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:

AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:

Thatsoundsreallyterrible!

Didanyonesurvive?

M:

No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:

Whatwerethecircumstances?

Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?

M:

Apparently,therewassomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandthearetrafficcontrollers.

W:

Weren’ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:

Yestheywere,butthetransmitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:

Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:

Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto2-2,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That’sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.

W:

Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontrollersinstructions.

M:

Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplyunderstanding.

W:

Wow,that’sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatetoeachother.

Questions:

23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question23:

Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

Question24:

HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?

Question25:

Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

SectionB:

directions

Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearthequestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）,andd）.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheettwowithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone:

EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.HewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisrealname,EdgarAllenPoe.Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn’tpayoffhisgamblingmoney,heleftuniversityandbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,yethewasnotwellpaid,orwellknown.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindifferentpublications,yethedidn’tbecomefamousuntil1845,whenhispoem,TheRaven,waspublished.Thereisaquestion,however,aboutPoe’simportanceinAmericanLiterature.SomecriticssaythatPoewasoneofAmerica’sbestwriters,andeveninfluencedmanyFrenchwriters,butothersdisagree.TheysaythatPoe’sworkisdifficulttounderstandandmostofhiswritingdescribesmanyunpleasantsituationsandevents.EdgarAllenPoediedin1849whenhewas40yearsold.Itissaidthathewasfounddeadafterdaysofheavydrinking.

Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

Question26:

WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe’sfamily,whenhewasonlytwoyearsold?

Question27:

WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofVirginia?

Question28:

WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?

Question29:

HowdidEdgarAllenPoe’slifecometoanend?

PassageTwo:

Morethanfiftyyearsago,theUnitedNationsdeclaredthatliteracyisabasichumanright.It’sveryimportantforimprovingthelivesofindividuals,however,itisestimatedthat880millionadultsaroundtheworldareilliterate,thatis,theyareunabletoreadorwrite.Amajorityofthemarewomen.Over100millionschoolagechildrenaroundtheworlddonotattendschool.Manyotherscompleteschooloffailtofinishtheirstudieswithoutlearningtoreadorwrite.Manycountriesdependontheeffortsofpeoplewhooffertheirtimetohelpilliterateindividuals.Forexample,JohnMoggerbecameconcernedabouttheproblemofilliteracythreeyearsago,sohestartedteachingfiveprisonersinBrazil.Inhisteaching,hedevelopedasystemwiththeseprisoners.Hesayshiswayofteachingcanhelpanyonelearnhowtoreadandwritewithaboutthirtyhoursofstudy.Tolearnhissystem,peoplemustfirstknowhowtowritelettersofthealphabetandlearnwhichsoundstheyrepresent.Thesystemdivideslettersintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupoflettercanbewrittenbetweentwolines.Thesecondcanbewrittenbetweentwolinesbutpartoftheletterisabovethetopline.Thethirdgrouphaslettersthatarepartlywrittenbelowthelowerline.JohnMoggertaughthisstudentsto