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0612六级听力原文及解析

06.12六级听力原文及解析

2006年12月新六级考试听力原文

听力原文：

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.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimply

Questions30:

Accordingtothespeaker,whichgroupofpeoplemakeupthemajorityoftheilliteratepopulation?

Question31:

WhatisthemostimportantfeatureofJohnMoggersmethodofteachingthealphabet?

Question32:

WhatdoesJohnMoggersayabouthisteachingmethod?

PassageThree:

Farmersusuallyuseplowstopreparetheirfieldsforplantingcrops.Plowscutintotheground,andliftupweeds,andotherunwantedplants.However,plowingisblamedforcausingseveredamagetotopsoilbyremovingtheplantsthatprotectsoilfrombeingblownorwashedaway.ManyfarmersinSouthAsiaarenowtryingaprocesscalledLowTillFarming.LowTillFarminglimitstheuseofplows.Inthismethodoffarmingseedsandfertilizerareputintothesoilthroughsmallcutsmadeinthesurfaceoftheground.LowTillAgricultureleavesmuchorallthesoilandremainsofplantsontheground.Theyserveasanaturalfertilizerandhelpsupporttherootsoffuturecrops.Theytakeinrainandallowittoflowintothesoilinsteadofrunningoff.IthasbeenprovedthatLowTillFarmingincreasesharvestsandreduceswateruse,andthismethodreducedtheneedforchemicalproductsbecausetherearefewerunwantedplants.ScientistssayLowTillFarmingisbecomingpopularinSouthAsia,whichisfacingaseverwatershortage.TheysaytheareawillbecomedependedonimportedfoodunlesswaterissavedthroughmethodslikeLowTillFarming.Currently,morethan150millionpeopleinSouthAsiadependonlocalriceandwheatcrops.Farmersgrowriceduringwetweather.Duringthedryseasontheygrowwheatinthesamefields.FarmersareusingtheLowTillmethodtoplantwheatafterharvestingrice.ScientistssayLowTillAgricultureisoneofthebestexamplesintheworldsoftechnologiesworkingforbothpeople,andtheenvironment.

Question33:

Whatisthemainproblemcausebytheusualwayofplowing?

Question34:

WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutLowTillFarming?

Question35:

WhereisLowTillFarmingbecomingpopular?

SectionC:

Directions

Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadthesecondtimeyouarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36-43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Fortheblanksnumbered44-46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Now,listentothepassage.

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researcheslearnedthatfourdayoldscouldunderstandadditionandsubtraction.Now,BritishresearchpsychologistGramShafferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscanlearnwordsoruncommonthingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthatninemontholdinfantscouldbetaughtthroughrepeatedshowandtelltorecognizethenamesofobjectsthatwereforeigntothem,aresultthatchallengesinsomeways,thereceivedwisdomthatapartfromlearningtoidentifythingscommontotheirdailylives,childrendon’tbeingtobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecondyear.“It’snosecretthatchildrenlearnwords,butthewordstheytendtoknowarelinkedtospecificsituationsinthehome,”explainsShaffer.Thisisthefirstdemonstrationthatwecanchoosewhatwordsthechildrenwilllearnandthattheycanrespondtothemwithanunfamiliarvoicegivinginstructionsinanunfamiliarsetting.“Figuringouthowhumanacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildrenlearntoreadandwritelaterthanothers,”Shaffersays,“andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfordevelopedmentalproblems.”What’smore,thestudyoflanguageacquisitionoffersdirectinsightintohowhumanslearn.“Languageisatestcaseforhumancognitivedevelopment,”saysShaffer,“butparentseagertoteachtheirinfantsshouldtakenote.Evenwithoutbeingtaughtnewwordsacontrolgroupcaughtupwiththeotherinfantswithinafewmonths.”Thisisnotaboutadvancingdevelopment,hesays,it’sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlieragethanwhateducatorshaveoftenthought.

ThisistheendofListeningComprehension.

翻译题仍然围绕基本语法，句法，搭配做文章，说穿了，还是要考查考生的语言基本功。