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英语六级听力原文

2011年12月英语六级听力原文

SectionA

　　Directions:

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

　　11.

　　M:

Idon’tknowwhattodo.IhavetodrivetoChicagonextFridayformycousin’swedding,butIhavegotaPsychologytesttopreparefor.

　　W:

Whydon’tyourecordyournotessoyoucanstudyontheway?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　12.

　　M:

ProfessorWright,youmayhavetofindanotherstudenttoplaythisrole,thelinesaresolongandIsimplycan’trememberthemall.

　　W:

Look,Tony.Itisstillalongtimebeforethefirstshow.Idon’texpectyoutoknowallthelinesyet.Justkeeppracticing.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　13.

　　M:

Hello,thisisDr.MartinfromtheEmergencyDepartment.Ihaveamalepatientwithafracturedankle.

　　W:

Oh,wehaveonebedavailableinward3,sendhimhereandIwilltakecareofhim.

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　14.

　　W:

SinceSimonwillgraduatethisMay,theschoolpaperneedsaneweditor.Soifyouareinterested,Iwillbehappytonominateyou.

　　M:

Thanksforconsideringme.Butthebaseballteamisstartingupanewseason.AndI’mafraidIhavealotonmyhands.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　15.W:

HaveyouheardthenewsthatJameSmeilhasresignedhispostasprimeminister?

　　M:

Well,Igotitfromtheheadlinesthismorning.It’sreportedthathemadepublicatthisdecisionatthelastcabinetmeeting.

　　Q:

whatdowelearnaboutJameSmeil?

　　16.W:

Themorningpapersaysthespaceshuttleistakingoffat10a.m.tomorrow.

　　M:

Yeah,it’sjustanotheroneofthisyear’sroutinemissions.Thefirstmissionwasundertakenadecadeagoandbroadcastlivethenworldwide.

　　Q:

whatcanweinferfromthisconversation?

　　17.M:

Wedoalotofcampinginthemountains.Whatwouldyourecommendfortwopeople?

　　W:

You’dprobablybebetteroffwiththefourrealdrivevehicle.Wehaveseveraloff-roadtrucksinstock,bothnewandused.

　　Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　18.W:

Ihearyoudidsomeseriousshoppingthispastweekend.

　　M:

Yeah,thespeakersofmyoldstereofinallygaveoutandtherewasnowaytorepairthem.

　　Q:

Whatdidthemandoovertheweekend?

　　ConversationOne

　　W:

Now,couldyoutellmewheretheideaforthebusinessfirstcamefrom?

　　M:

Well,theoriginalshopwasopenedbyaretiredprinterbythenameofGruby.MrGrubybeingleft-handedhimself,thoughtoftheideatotrytopromoteafewproductsforleft-handers.

　　W:

Andhowdidhethengoaboutactuallysettingupthebusiness?

　　M:

Well,helookedforanyleft-handedproductsthatmightalreadybeonthemarketwhichwereveryfew.Andthencontactedthemanufactureswiththeideaofhavingproductsproducedforhim,mainlyinthescissorsrangetostartwith.

　　W:

Right.Soyoudocommissionsomepartofyourstock.

　　M:

Yes,verymuchso.About75percentofourstockisspeciallymadeforus.

　　W:

Andtherestofit?

　　M:

Hmm,therestofitnow,some25,30yearsafterMr.Gruby’sinitialefforts,therearemoreleft-handedproductactuallyonthemarket.Manufacturesarenowbeginningtoseethatthereisamarketforleft-handedproducts.

　　W:

Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?

　　M:

Therangeconsistsofavarietyofscissorsfromchildrenscissorstoscissorsfortailors,hairdressersetc.Wealsohavealargerangeofkitchenware.

　　W:

What’sthecompetitionlike?

Doyouhavequitealotofcompetition?

　　M:

Thereareotherpeopleinthebusinessnowinspecialists,butonlyasmail-orderoutlets.ButwehaveashophereincentralLondonplusamail-orderoutlet.Andwearewithoutanydoubtthelargestsupplieroftheleft-handeditems.

　　Q19:

Whatkindofbusinessdoesthemanengagedin?

　　Q20:

Whatdoesthemansayabouthisstockofproducts?

　　Q21:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutotherpeopleinhislineofbusiness?

　　ConversationTwo

　　M:

Canwemakeyouanoffer?

Wewouldliketorunthecampaignforfourextraweeks.

　　W:

well,canwesummarizetheproblemfrommypointofview?

Firstofall,thecampaignwaslate.Itmissedtwoimportanttradeaffairs.Theadsalsodidnotappearintokeymagazines.Asaresult,thecampaignfailed.Doyouacceptthatsummaryofwhathappened?

　　M:

well,thedelaywasn’tentirelyourfault.Youdidinfactmakelatechangestothespecificationsoftheadvertisements.

　　W:

Uh,actually,youwerelatewiththeinitialproposalssoyouhaveverylittletimeandinfact,weonlyaskedforsmallchanges.

　　M:

Wellwhatever,canwerepeatouroffertorunthecampaignfor4extraweeks?

　　W:

That’snotreallythepoint.Thecampaignmissedtwokeytradeaffairs.Becauseofthis,weareaskingyoueithertorepeatthecampaignnextyearforfree,orweonlypay50%ofthefeeforthisyear.

　　M:

Couldwesuggesta20%reductiontothefeetogetherwiththefourweeksustentiontothecampaign.

　　W:

Wearenothappy.Welostbusiness.

　　M:

Ithinkwebothmademistakes.Theresponsibilityisonbothsides.

　　W:

Ok,let’ssuggestanewsolution.Howabouta40%cutinfee,orafreerepeatcampaign?

　　M:

Well,let’stakeabreak,we’renotgettingveryfar.Perhapsweshouldthinkaboutthis.

　　22:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman’scompany?

　　23:

Whywasthecampaigndelayedaccordingtotheman?

　　24:

Whatdoesthewomanproposeasasolutiontotheproblem?

　　25:

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydoattheendoftheconversation?

SectionB

　　PassageOne

　　TheUniversityofTennessee’sWaltersLifeSciencesbuilding,isamodelanimalfacility,spotlesslyclean,carefulinobtainingpriorapprovalforexperimentsfromananimalcarecommittee.Ofthe15,000micehousethereinatypicalyear,mostgivetheirlivesforhumanity.Thesearegoodmiceandassuchwontheprotectionoftheanimalcarecommittee.Atanygiventimehoweversomemiceescapeandrunfree.Thesemicearepests.Theycandisruptexperimentswiththebacteriaorganismstheycarry.Theyarebadmiceandmustbecapturedanddestroyed.Usually,thisisaccomplishedbymeansofstickytraps,akindofflypaperonwhichtheybecomeincreasinglystuck.Buttherealpointofthecautionarytale,saysanimalbehavioristHerzau,isthatthelabelsweputonthingscanaffectourmoralresponsestothem.Usingsticktrapsorthemoredeadlysnaptrapswouldbedeemedunacceptableforgoodmice.Yetthekillingofbadmicerequiresnopriorapproval.Oncetheresearchanimalhitsthefloorandbecomesanescapee,saysHerza,itsmoralstandardisinstantlydiminished.InHerzau’sownhome,therewasmoreironicexamplewhenhisyoungson’spetmouseWillydiedrecently,itwasaccordedatearfulceremonialburialingarden.YetevenastheymournedWilly,saysHerzau,heandhiswifeweresettingsnaptrapstokillthepestmiceintheirkitchenwiththebarechangeinlabelsfrompettopest,thekitchenmiceobtainedtotallydifferentmoralstandards

　　Questions:

　　26,Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmostofthemiceusedforexperiments?

　　27,Whydidtheso-calledbadmicehavetobecapturedanddestroyed?

　　28,Whenaremicekilledwithoutpriorapproval?

　　29,WhydoesthespeakersaywhattheHerzau’sdidathomeisironical?

　　PassageTwo

　　ThereareroughlythreeNewYorks.Thereis,first,theNewYorkofthemanorwomanwhowasbornhere,whotakesthecityforgrantedandacceptsitssizeanditsturbulenceasnaturalandinevitable.Second,thereistheNewYorkofthecommuter—thecitythatisswallowedupbylocustseachdayandspatouteachnight.Third,thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseandcametoNewYorkinquestofsomething.Ofthesethreetremblingcitiesthegreatestisthelast,thecityoffinaldestination,thecitythathasagoal.ItisthisthirdcitythataccountsforNewYork’shigh-strungdisposition,itspoeticaldeportment,itsdedicationtothearts,anditsincomparableachievements.Commutersgivethecityitstidalrestlessness;nativesgiveitsolidityandcontinuity;butthesettlersgiveitpassion.AndwhetheritisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmallgrocerystoreinaslum,orayounggirlarrivingfromasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors,oraboyarrivingfromtheCornBeltwithamanuscriptinhissuitcaseandapaininhisheart,itmakesnodifference:

eachembracesNewYorkwiththeintenseexcitementoffirstlove,eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofanadventurer,eachgeneratesheatandlighttodwarftheConsolidatedEdisonCompany.

　　Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　30.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthenativesofNewYork?

　　31.WhatdoesthespeakersaycommutersgivetoNewYork?

　　32.WhatdowelearnaboutthesettlersofNewYork?

　　PassageThree

　　“Ifyouaskedmetelevisionisunhealthy”,IsaidtomyroommateWalter,asIwalkedintothelivingroom.“WhileyouaresittingpassivelyinfrontoftheTVset,yourmusclesareturningtofat,yourcomplexionisfading,andyoureyesightisbeingruined.”

　　“Shh~”Walterputhisfingertohislips,“Thisisanintriguingmurdermystery.”

　　“Really?

”Ireplied.

　　“Butyouknow,thebrainisdestroyedbyTVviewing.Creativityiskilledbythatbox.Andpeoplearekeptfromcommunicatingwithoneanother.Frommypointofview,T