英语六级听力原文含翻译第二套Word文档格式.docx
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Well,itwasthefirsttimeI'
dbeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.Iwenttherewithmyparents'
friends,frommyfather'
sschool.They'
dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.
Aschooltrip?
Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.We'
dcrossedtheEnglishChannelatnight,andwesetoffthroughFrance,andbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafé
.Thereweallwere,tiredandhungry,andthenwemadethegreatdiscovery.
Whatwasthat?
Baconandeggs.
Fantastic!
TherealEnglishbreakfast.
Yes.Anyway,wedidn'
tknowanybetter—sowehadit,andugh...!
Whatwasitlike?
Disgusting?
Oh,itwasincredible!
Theyjustgotabowlandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeaneggoverthetopandputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.
Intheoven!
You'
rejoking.Youcan'
tcookbaconandeggsintheoven!
Well.Theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn'
tcooked.Therewasjustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.
Didyouactuallyeatit?
No!
Nobodydid.Theyallwantedtoturnroundandgohome.Youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan'
tblamethemreally.Anyway,thenextnightwewereallgivenanotherforeignspeciality.
Snails.Thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas!
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question1.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheFrench?
Question2.WhodidthemantravelwithonhisfirsttriptoSwitzerland?
Question3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebreakfastatthelittleFrenchcafé
?
Question4.WhatdidthemanthinkofhisholidayinFrance?
ConversationTwo
Yousayyourshophasbeendoingwell.Couldyougivemesomeideaofwhat“doingwell”meansinfactsandfigures?
Well,“doingwell”meansaveraging£1,200ormoreaweekforabout7years,makingalmostaquarterofamillionpounds.And“doingwell”meansyourearningsarerising.Lastyear,wedidslightlyover50,000andthisyear,wehopetodomorethan60,000.So,that'
sgoodifwecontinuetorise.
Now,that'
sgrossearnings,Iassume.Whataboutyourexpenses?
Yes,that'
sgross.Theexpenses,ofcourse,goupsteadily.Andsincewe'
vemovedtothisnewshop,theexpenseshaveincreasedgreatly,becauseit'
samuchbiggershop.SoIcouldn'
tsayexactlywhatourexpensesare.Theyaresomethingintheregionofsixorseventhousandpoundsayear,whichisnothigh.Commerciallyspeaking,it'
sfairlylow,andwetrytokeepourexpensesaslowaswecan.
Andyourpricesaremuchlowerthanthesamegoodsinshopsroundabout.Howdothelocalshopkeepersfeelabouthavingashopdoingsowellintheirmidst?
Perhapsalotofthemdon'
trealizehowwellwearedoing,becausewedon'
tmakeapointofpublicizing.Thatwasalessonwelearnedveryearlyon.Wewereveryfriendlywithalllocalshopkeepersandwehappenedtomentiontoalocalshopkeeperhowmuchwehadmadethatweek.Hewasveryunhappyandneverasfriendlyagain.Sowemakeapointofneverpublicizingtheamountofmoneywemake.Butweareonverygoodtermswithalltheshops.Noneofthemhaveevercomplainedthatweareputtingthemoutofbusinessoranythinglikethat.Ithinkit'
sanicefriendlyrelationship.Maybeiftheydidknowwhatwemade,perhapstheywouldn'
tbesofriendly.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Question5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
Question6.Whatdoesthewomansayhershoptriestodo?
Question7.Whatdowelearnaboutthegoodssoldatthewoman'
sshop?
Question8.Whydoesn'
tthewomanwanttomakeknowntheirearningsanymore?
PassageOne
Birdsarefamousforcarryingthingsaround.
Some,likehomingpigeons,canbetrainedtodelivermessagesandpackages.
Otherbirdsunknowinglycarryseedsthatclingtothemfortheride.
Canadianscientistshavefoundaworrisome,newexampleofthepowerthatbirdshavetospreadstuffaround.
WayupnorthintheCanadianArctic,seabirdsarepickingupdangerouschemicalsintheoceananddeliveringthemtopondsnearwherethebirdslive.
Some10,000pairsofthebirds,calledfulmars,akindofArcticseabird,maketheirnestsonDevonIsland,northoftheArcticCircle.
Thefulmarstravelsome400kilometersovertheseatofindfood.
Whentheyreturnhome,theirdroppingsendupallaroundtheirnestingsites,includinginnearbyponds.
Previously,scientistsnoticedpollutantsarrivingintheArcticwiththewind.
Salmonalsocarrydangerouschemicalsasthefishmigratebetweenriversandthesea.
Thebodiesoffishandothermeat-eaterscanbuilduphighlevelsofthechemicals.
Totestthepollutingpoweroffulmars,researcherscollectedsamplesofdepositfrom11pondsonDevonIsland.
Inpondsclosesttothecolony,theresultsshowedtherewerefarmorepollutantsthaninpondslessaffectedbythebirds.
Thepollutantsinthepondsappeartocomefromfishthatfulmarseatwhenthey'
reoutontheocean.
Peoplewholive,hunt,orfishnearbirdcoloniesneedtobecareful,theresearcherssay.
Thebirdsdon'
tmeantocauseharm,butthechemicalstheycarrycancausemajorproblems.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question9.WhathaveCanadianscientistsfoundaboutsomeseabirds?
Question10.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheseabirdscalledfulmars?
Question11.WhatdidscientistspreviouslynoticeaboutpollutantsintheArctic?
Question12.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnaboutattheendofthetalk?
PassageTwo
Inrecentyears,thedeathrateamongAmericancentenarians—peoplewhohavelivedtoage100orolder—hasdecreased,dropping14percentforwomenand20percentformenfrom2008to2014.
Theleadingcausesofdeathinthisagegrouparealsochanging.
In2000,thetopfivecausesofdeathforcentenarianswereheartdisease,stroke,flu,cancerandAlzheimer'
sdisease.
Butby2014,thedeathratefromAlzheimer'
sdiseaseforthisagegrouphadmorethandoubled—increasingfrom3.8percentto8.5percent—makingtheprogressivebraindiseasethesecondleadingcauseofdeathforcentenarians.
OnereasonfortheriseindeathsfromAlzheimer'
sdiseaseinthisgroupmaybethatdevelopingthisconditionremainspossibleevenafterpeoplebeattheoddsofdyingfromotherdiseasessuchascancer.
Peoplephysicallyfitenoughtosurviveover100yearsultimatelygiveintodiseasessuchasAlzheimer'
swhichaffectsthemindandcognitivefunction.
Inotherwords,itappearsthattheirmindsgiveoutbeforetheirbodiesdo.
Ontheotherhand,thedeathratefromfludroppedfrom7.4percentin2000to4.1percentin2014.
Thatpushedflufromthethirdleadingcauseofdeathtothefifth.
Overall,thetotalnumberofcentenariansisgoingup.
In2014,therewere72,197centenarians,comparedto50,281in2000.
Butbecausethispopulationisgettinglarger,thenumberofdeathsinthisgroupisalsoincreasing—18,434centenariansdiedin2000,whereas25,914diedin2014.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question13.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheriskofdyingforAmericancentenariansinrecentyears?
Question14.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutAlzheimer'
sdisease?
Question15.Whatischaracteristicofpeoplewholiveupto100yearsandbeyond?
RecordingOne
Okay.Solet'
sgetstarted.
AndtostartthingsoffIthinkwhatweneedtodoisconsideradefinition.
I'
mgoingtodefinewhatloveisbutthenmostoftheexperimentsI'
mgoingtotalkaboutarereallyfocusedmoreonattractionthanlove.
AndI'
mgoingtopickadefinitionfromaformercolleague,RobertSternberg,whoisnowthedeanatTuftsUniversitybutwashereonourfacultyatYalefornearlythirtyyears.
Andhehasatheoryoflovethatarguesthatit'
smadeupofthreecomponents:
intimacy,passion,andcommitment,orwhatissometimescalleddecisioncommitment.
Andthesearerelativelystraightforward.
Hearguedthatyoudon'
thaveloveifyoudon'
thaveallthreeoftheseelements.
Intimacyisthefeelingofcloseness,ofconnectednesswithsomeone,ofbonding.
Operationally,youcouldthinkofintimacyasyousharesecrets,youshareinformationwiththispersonthatyoudon'
tsharewithanybodyelse.
Okay.That'
sreallywhatintimacyis,thebondthatcomesfromsharinginformationthatisn'
tsharedwithotherpeople.
Thesecondelementispassion.
Passionisthedrivethatleadstoromance.
Youcanthinkofitasphysicalattraction.
AndSternbergarguesthatthisisarequiredcomponentofaloverelationship.
ThethirdelementofloveinSternberg'
stheoryiswhathecallsdecisioncommitment,thedecisionthatoneisinaloverelationship,thewillingnesstolabelitassuch,andacommitmenttomaintainthatrelationshipatleastforsomeperiodoftime.
Sternbergwouldargueit'
snotloveifyoudon'
tcallitloveandifyoudon'
thavesomedesiretomaintaintherelationship.
Soifyouhaveallthreeofthese,intimacy,passionandcommitment,inSternberg'
stheoryyouhavelove.
Nowwhat'
sinterestingaboutthetheoryiswhatdoyouhaveifyouonlyhaveoneoutofthreeortwooutofthree.
Whatdoyouhaveandhowisitdifferentifyouhaveadifferenttwooutofthree?
What'
sinterestingaboutthiskindoftheorizingisitg
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