大学英语六级考试听力原文及真题.docx

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大学英语六级考试听力原文及真题

2013年12月大学英语六级考试听力原文（附真题）

【短对话】

1.W:

Whatawonderfulperformance!

Yourrockbandhasneversoundedbetter.

M:

Manythanks.Iguessallthosehoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingoff.

Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.M:

Ican'tdecidewhattodoformysummervacation.IeitherwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginMexico.

W:

Well,we'reofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300dollars.

Q：

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhisvacation?

3.W:

Howlongdoyouthinkthisprojectmighttake?

M:

I'dsayaboutthreemonths,butitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappened.Maybewe'dbetterallowanextramonth,sowewon’thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.

Q:

Whydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowedfortheproject?

4.M:

I'mthinkingaboutbecomingamemberhere,andI'dlikesomeinformation.

W:

Sure.Athree-monthmembershipcosts150dollars,andthatincludesuseofthewait-room,saunaandpool.I'llgiveyouafreepathsothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesbeforeyoudecide.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

5.W:

I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedthePhysicscourse,Ted.

M:

Let'sfaceit.I'mjustnotcutouttobeascientist.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.M:

Garyinsistedonbuyingthefoodforthepicnic.

W:

That'sprettygenerousofhim.Butshouldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpenses?

Hehasabigfamilytosupport.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

7.W:

Didyouseetheheadlinesinthepaperthismorning?

M:

Year.Apparentlythebuscompanywillbelayingoffitsemployeesiftheycan'treachanagreementonwagesbymidnight.

Q:

Whatdidthemanreadabout?

8.W:

Havewereceivedpaymentfortheoverseasorderwedeliveredlastmonth?

M:

Yes.Thechequecameinyesterdayafternoon.I'llbedepositingitwhenIgothebanktoday.

Q:

Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?

【六级听力长对话原文1】

W:

OK,that'sit.Nowwehavetomakeadecision.Wemightaswelldothatnow,don'tyouthink?

M:

Sure,let'ssee.FirstwesawFrankBrisenski.Whatdidyouthinkofhim?

W:

Well,he'scertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.

M:

Andveryrelaxed,too.

W:

Buthisappearance…

M:

En…Hewasn'twelldressed.Hewasn'tevenwearingatie.

W:

Buthedidhaveanicevoice.Hesoundedgoodonthetelephone.

M:

True.AndIthoughtheseemedveryintelligent.HeansweredDona'squestionsverywell.

W:

That'strue,butdressingwellisimportant.Well,let'sthinkabouttheothers.NowwhataboutBarberJones?

Shehadanicevoice,too.Shesoundedgoodonthetelephone,andshewaswelldressed,too.

M:

En…Shedidlookveryneat,verynicelydressed,but…

W:

Butsoshy.Shewouldn'tbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontdesk.

M:

En…OK.Nowwhowasthenext?

Ar…Yes,DavidWallace.Ithoughthewasverygood,hadalotofpotential.Whatdoyouthink?

W:

En…Heseemedlikeaverybrightguy.Hedressedverynicely,too.Andhehadareallyniceappearance.

M:

Heseemedrelaxedtome,thetypeofpersonpeoplefeelcomfortablewithrightaway.

W:

Hewaspolite,butalsoveryfriendlyandrelaxedasyousay.Ithinkhe'llbegoodwiththeguestsatthefrontdesk.

M:

Hehadaverypleasantvoice,too.

W:

That'sright.OK,good!

Iguesswehaveourreceptionistthen,don'tyou?

M:

Yes,Ithinkso.We'lljustofferthejobto…

Question9:

Whatarethespeakerslookingfor?

Question10:

WhatisFrankBrisenski'sweakness?

Question11:

Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?

【六级听力长对话原文2】

W:

Hello.

M:

Hello.Isthatthereferencelibrary?

W:

Yes,canIhelpyou?

M:

Ihopeso.IranearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHutton,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:

Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M:

Good.I'vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:

Certainly.HuttonDennis,bornDarlington,1836,diedNewYork,1920.

M:

Yes,gotthat.

W:

Inventerandphysicist,thesonofafarmworker.HewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageof15.

M:

Yes.

W:

Hegraduatedat17withthefirstclassdegreeinphysicsandmathematics.Allright?

M:

Yes,allright.

W:

Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageof18.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhichrollsfromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattime,hemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby

M:

Yes,goon.

W:

LaterworkingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationsofmodernphysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.Inhislifetime,Huttonpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M:

Yes,whendidhegotoAmerica?

W:

Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.

M:

Yes,Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Question12:

WhatdowelearnaboutDennisHuttonwhenhewas15?

Question13:

WhatdidDennisHuttondoattheageof24?

Question14:

ForwhatwereDennisHuttonandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

Question15:

WhydidDennisHuttongotoNewYork?

六级短文原文1

InAmerica,whitetaileddeeraremorenumerousthaneverbefore,soabundantinfactthatthey'vebecomeasuburbannuisanceandahealthhazard.

Whycan'ttheherdbethinnedtheold-fashionedway?

ThesmallcommunityofNorthHavenonLongIslandishometosomesixhundredtosevenhundreddeer.ThedepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationestimatestheoptimumpopulationat60.Thetownhasbeenbrowsedbareofvegetationexceptwheregardensandshrubsareprotectedbyhighfences.

Driversroutinelycollidewithdeerandtherearesomanydeadbodiesleftbythesideoftheroadthatthetownhasmadeitadealwithalocalpetcemeterytocollectanddisposeofthebodies.Somepeopleinthetownhavebecomeillfromdeertransmitteddiseases.Ontheoccasionswhenhuntinghasbeentried,localanimalrightspeoplehaveworkedtosecurecourtordersagainstthehunts.Andwhenthatisfailed,theystopthehunters,bangingonpotsandpanstoalertthedeer.Townmeetingscalledtodiscusstheprobleminevitablydissolvedintoconfrontations.

Theactivistsbelievesimplythatthedeerarenottheproblem.Somecommunitieshaveevendiscussedthepossibilityofbringingwolvesbackintotheecologicalmix.ThatmeanswolvesinthesuburbsofNewYork.Itisalmosttoowonderfulnottotryit.Thewolveswouldkilldeerofcourse.Theywouldalsoterrorizeandkilldogsandcatswhichisnotwhatthesuburbandwellershaveinmind.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

Q16.Whatdowelearnaboutwhite-taileddeerinNorthHaven?

Q17.Whydolocalanimalrightspeoplebangonpotsandpans?

Q18.Whatwouldhappenifwolveswerebroughtbackintotheecologicalmix?

【六级短文2原文】

Andnow,ifyou'llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe'regoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimate.AndIthinkyou'llagree.Ithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutsidewhichwerelitupatnight–averyattractivesight.Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromthe18thcenturyandismadefromSpanishoak.It'sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughit'sextremelybig,it'ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfor200years.Soit'sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset.Therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarmrests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintothegreathall…

Q19.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

Q20.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

Q21.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

Q22.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

【六级短文3原文】

JanetJameswas22yearsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithMS—adiseasethatattacksthebody'snerves.Shehasjustgraduatedfromcollegeandgotajobatanadvertisingagencywhenshebegantosensethatsomethingstrangewasgoingoninsideherbody.WhenJamesrealizedhowsevereherillnesswas,sheknewshehadbetterhurryupandlivelife.MSisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.Andalthoughshedidn'thavemanysymptoms,sheknewitwasjustamatteroftime.Firstonheragendawastopursueherdreamofhostingapopmusicprogramme.Sheworkedataradiostationforayear,alwaysawarethatherbodywasdegenerating.Thenherbestfriendmovedaway.AndonenightJamesbeganscreaming,"Igottogo!

Igottogo!

"Twoweekslater,shearrivedatAlaska,thousandsofmilesfromherfriends,herfamilyandherpast."Everythingfellintoaplace",sherecalls.A23-year-oldgirlwithanincurablediseasecanflytoAlaskaandeverythingcanworkout.TheMSattackscameandwent.Andmostofthetimetheyhardlyslowedherdown.Jameshiked,fished,learnttosailandexperimentedwithhotairballooning."Ilivedforadventure",shesays."N