六级听力真题第2套真题原文.docx

1、六级听力真题第2套真题原文2015年6月六级听力真题(第2套)真题原文Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W: A clever man hides his virtues within himself. A fool keeps them on his tongue. M: You mean I am saying my own praises. In that case, I am a fool, a thorough fool. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. W: What do

2、es the paper say about the horrible incident that happened this morning on Flight 870 to Hong Kong?M: It ended with the arrest of the three hijackers. They had forced the plane to fly to Japan,but all the passengers and crew members landed safely.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: Id li

3、ke to transfer money from my checking account to my savings account.W: OK. Give me the numbers of both accounts and some identification, please.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?4. W: Im not going to trust the restaurant critic from that magazine again. The food here doesnt tas

4、te anything like what we had in Chinatown.M: It definitely wasnt worth the wait.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: I cant believe Prof. Lawrence is going to retire. M: Hes still going to lead a graduate seminar each semester, though. Q: What does the man mean?6. W: Bob, I really think w

5、e should meet to figure out what to do about replacing Leon. We have to find someone soon. M: I cant come right now. Ive got a meeting with Rodney. It might take all day. Can we meet tomorrow?Q: What does the woman want to discuss with the man?7. W: Helen wont be coming to work tomorrow. Shes finall

6、y going to the photography exhibition.M: Oh, so she managed to get a ticket after all. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. W: Steve has listed a few ways of motivating the employees.I think these are out of touch of the real world. M: You just took the words out of my mouth. Lets try to per

7、suade him to see things our way. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Id like to go to the States,but if I took the job there,I wont get a very good salary. W: Really? I thought salaries were high there,but there would be some frin

8、ge benefits presumably.M: Oh, yes. It would be stimulating and it has some advantages. W: What else do you have in mind?M: Well, this position in Portugal.W: How does it compare?M: It offers greatest security,because it will be on a home-base contract.W: And salary?M: Much better. I get an overseas

9、allowance plus free accommodation from the firm.W: Presumably you will be given moving expenses for the Portugal job?M: Yes, but just to complicate matters,this possibility offers a post in Sao Paulo.W: Thats Brazil, isnt it?M: Yes. Id will get a promotion if I took a post there.W: Id love to go to

10、Brazil. M: But there are some disadvantages. Id have to do a five-year term there.W: Thats not a problem, surely? M: Well, not at the moment. But if there were a change in family circumstances,Id be a long way from home.W: But if you are worried about distance,isnt that the same problem with the Sta

11、tes?M: Yes, but in the States I will be on an annual contract,so I can leave fairly quickly if I needed to.W: In Portugal?M: Well, thats almost next door, isnt it? I can visit home every a few months if necessary.W: I can see youve got a difficult choice to make.M: Well, fortunately I dont have to m

12、ake up my mind about any of them yet.In fact, I havent even been called for an interview.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What does the man say about the job in the States?10. What benefit will the man get if he took the post in Sao Paulo?11. What does the man s

13、ay is the disadvantage of working in Brazil?12. What do we learn from the end of the conversation?Conversation TwoW: Good morning,High Mountain Savings and Loan. How may we help you? M: Well, I am looking for the highest rate possible on a short-term certificate to deposit an account.W: Well, Lets s

14、ee what we can do for you. High Mountain is currently offering a rate of 6.4% on the thirteen-week account for the minimum deposit of only 12 000 dollars, 6.55% on the minimum deposit of 25,000 dollars and 6.7% on a deposit of 50,000 dollars. Those will have yields of 6.55%,6.71% and 6.87% respectiv

15、ely. M: Rate and yield? I am afraid I dont understand the difference.W: Well, sir. The rate is the percentage of symbol interest paid on your money,and the yield is the total percentage you will receive on your account if you leave your money with us,frankly to say here,as the same interest rate.M:

16、Oh, well.eh. But I am not interested in long-term investing and three months sounds just fine.W: Then perhaps you would like to open one of our high finance money market checking accounts. With the minimum balance of only 50,000 dollars, youd will get interest of 6.1% on any amount over that,for a y

17、early yield of 6.27%. Of course, there is no penalty for early withdraw.M:Er. No, thank you. I.W: Or, could we persuade you to save with us if we offer you a dinning coupon book that will get you a 25% discount at many of the areas leading restaurants and cost you only 12 dollars and 95 cents?M: Loo

18、k, I think Ill just call around for more information. Thank you for your time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. What is the mans purpose in making the phone call?14. What is the man most interested in?15. What did the woman do to persuade the man to deposit in

19、her bank?Section BPassage OneKaren Smith is a buyer for a department store in New York. Department store buyers purchase the goods that their stores sell. They not only have to know what is fashionable at the moment,but also have to guess what will become fashionable next season or next year. Most b

20、uyers work for just one department in a store. But the goods that Karen finds may be displayed and sold in several different sections of the store. Her job involves buying handicrafts from all over the world. Last year, she made a trip to Morocco and returned with rocks, pots, dishes and pans. The y

21、ear before, she visited Mexico,and bought back handmade table cloths,mirrors with frames of tin and paper flowers. The paper flowers were bright and colorful,so they were used to decorate the whole store. This year Karen is travelling in Malaysia,Thailand and Indonesia. Many of the countries that Ka

22、ren visits have government offices that promote handicrafts. The officials are glad to cooperate with her by showing her the products that are available. Karen especially likes to visit markets in small towns and villages whenever she can arrange for it. She is always looking for interesting and unu

23、sual items. Karen thinks she has the best job she could have found. She loves all the travelling that she has to do,because she often visits markets and small out-of-the-way places. She sees much more of the country she visits than an ordinary tourist would. As soon as she gets back to New York from

24、 one trip,Karen begins to plan another.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is said to make a good department store buyer?17. What does Karens job involve? 18. Why does Karen think she has got the best job?Passage Two Vaukin de Silva is a Brazilian who lives and w

25、orks in New York. Brazils most important product is coffee and coffee is Vaukins business. He works for an international coffee institute. It represents Brazil and several other countries that export coffee. The institute wants more people to drink more coffee. That hasnt been easy to do for the las

26、t few months. A period of freezing weather destroyed a large part of Brazils coffee crop. As a result, there has been a shortage of coffee throughout the world. The shortage has caused prices to go very high. Many people are talking about giving up coffee until the prices come down again. All the co

27、untries that are represented in the institute want people to continue drinking coffee. They spend a lot of time explaining the recent rise in price to newspaper reporters. They want the public to understand the reason for the shortage. Among the goal,Vaukin was put in charge of an advertising campai

28、gn. The campaign will try to encourage people to keep on drinking coffee. Sometimes, Vaukin misses the beaches and tropical weather in Rio de Janeiro,but he likes the life in New York. He is young, only 27 years old,and he is a good-looking bachelor. There are a lot of women to meet in New York and

29、a lot of places to go with them. When he misses home,there are several Brazilian restaurants where he can go and speak Portuguese,his native language. The last few weeks,however, hes been too busy to think about anything except coffee prices and his advertising campaign. Questions 19 to 22 are based

30、 on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the passage say about the international coffee institute?20. What cause the recent shortage of coffee throughout the world?21. What do we learn about Vaukin de Silva?22. What has occupied Vaukins mind for the last few weeks?Passage ThreeLast summer,

31、my wife and I had saved for a year to be able to take a romantic cruise to several Caribbean islands. Because the train was scheduled to arrive in Miami, Floridaseveral hours before the sailing,we didnt think wed have any reason to worry about getting to the dock on time. We shouldve known that long

32、 distance trains are often many hours late. We shouldve taken an earlier one to allow extra time. We should have, but we didnt and we missed the boat. Because there wouldnt to be a refund of our cruise fare,if we returned home,we had to pay for a hotel room and meals in the city and an air fare to fly to the first island on the shipped route two days later. We missed half the cruise. This year, we decided to let an experienced travel agent do our vacation planning