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英语六级听力原文卷一
2019年12月英语六级听力原文(卷一)
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SectionA——Conversation
Conversation1
W:
ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmain
areaofresearch?
M:
WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaround
economicsandpolicy.
Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociated
risks.
W:
Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit“sreallysomethingweneed
tobeworriedabout.
M:
Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimply
fact.
Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertain
oratleastmoredisputed.
Andsowe“rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit“sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithasto
dealwiththelikelyconsequences.
W:
Sowhatarewedoing?
Whatcanwedoaboutit?
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M:
WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikely
impactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.
AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahuge
transitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthe
transitionisatremendouspriority.Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.
WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon“thave
thatconsensus.
W:
Right.
M:
Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe“reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon“t
getthoseglobalagreements.
Q1.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainarea
ofresearch?
Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimate
change?
Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriority
incombatingclimatechange?
Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodoto
betterdealwithclimatechange?
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Conversation2
W:
IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit“sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelement
ofluck.
M:
Right.
W:
Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou“veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn“tmentionluck
atall.
M:
Well,I“mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,
youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.W:
Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtothe
opportunitiesthatcomeyourway.
M:
Yes.Verygoodpoint.
W:
Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularly
interesting?
M:
Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideo
wesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It“sallabout
practice,practice,practice.
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W:
Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.
M:
Sure.
W:
Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou“re
goingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutit
andworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomes
automatically.
Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
Q6.Whatisthewoman’sviewofluck?
Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideo
makes?
Q8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnything
intheTEDTalksvideo?
SectionB
PassageOne
Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofan
enormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflat
summit.RisingmorethanonethousandfeetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdropped
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downintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicof
thepast.Whenthemeltedrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledand
hardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.Borninfireandfury,Devil’sTowerwasthenshaped
bytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.
Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealed
totherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.
Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthe
night’ssky.
Q9:
WhatdoesDevil’sTowerlooklike?
Q10:
Whatcausedthevolcano’souterlayertowearaway?
Q11:
WhatdoesIndianlegendsayaboutDevil’s
Tower?
Q12:
Howdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirls
intheIndianlegend?
PassageTwo
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It’snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconvenientstoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthe
tankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“Ideserve
it!
”that“swhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,bigstereosystemsor
regularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeof
theirown,asecureretirementandfreedomfrom
worryingaboutunpaidbills.
NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTaxesmotherdescribedasconstantstresstensionevenfear
aboutthemoney.Sadly,thepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtfor
aspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.She’sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffathirtydollarsamonth.
AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottub,nowadmitthattheyrarelyuseitbecausewecan’taffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolution,saidpriorities,adduptheannualcostofeachitem,thenconsiderwhatelseshecouldbuywith
thesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyoutodecidewhich
itemisreallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthedailyluncheswithco-workers
costhertwothousanddollarsayear.Shedecidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead.“Inowputtwentydollars
aweekintomyvacationfund,andanothertwentyinto
retirementsavings,”shesays,“thosemeanmoreto
methanlunch.“
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Q13:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswho
stopatgasstations?
Q14:
Whatdoesthespeakersayabout
extravagances?
Q15:
Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbythe
exampleoftheChicagowoman?
SectionC--RecordingOne
Let’ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyoueverexperienced.Justforfun,try
itnow.
What’sonyourlist?
Chancesare,youincludedthingslike:
happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxedandamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories:
positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotionsbut
itdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn’thavethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.It’slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsad
orconfidentinsteadofinsecure.
Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotionpositiveor
negativeweexperience.
Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,
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fearcanalertustopossibledanger,it’sasignal
thatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,
crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.Angercan
beasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourown
behalf.
Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.But
toomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.When
negativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmight
seemtoobigtohandle.
Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymorenegativewebegintofeel.Focusingonnegativity
justkeepsitgoing.
Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadof
narrowingourfocus,likenegativeemotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attentionandmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,holdseveralideas
inmindatonceandunderstandhowdifferentideas
relatetoeachother.
Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildon
ourskills.Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksand
tests.
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Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,healthier,
learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.
Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegative
emotions?
Q17.Whathappenstopeoplewhosenegative
emotionsareoutofbalance?
Q18.Howdopositiveemotionsaffectus?
SectionC--RecordingTwo
Inthepastfewmonths,I“vebeentravellingforweeksatatimewithonlyonesuitcaseofclothes.O
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