六级听力真题第2套真题原文.docx

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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

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.W:

Aclevermanhideshisvirtueswithinhimself.Afoolkeepsthemonhistongue.

M:

YoumeanIamsayingmyownpraises.Inthatcase,Iamafool,athoroughfool.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

2.W:

WhatdoesthepapersayaboutthehorribleincidentthathappenedthismorningonFlight870toHongKong?

M:

Itendedwiththearrestofthethreehijackers.TheyhadforcedtheplanetoflytoJapan,butallthepassengersandcrewmemberslandedsafely.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

3.M:

I'dliketotransfermoneyfrommycheckingaccounttomysavingsaccount.

W:

OK.Givemethenumbersofbothaccountsandsomeidentification,please.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

4.W:

I'mnotgoingtotrusttherestaurantcriticfromthatmagazineagain.Thefoodheredoesn'ttasteanythinglikewhatwehadinChinatown.

M:

Itdefinitelywasn'tworththewait.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

5.W:

Ican'tbelieveProf.Lawrenceisgoingtoretire.

M:

He'sstillgoingtoleadagraduateseminareachsemester,though.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:

Bob,IreallythinkweshouldmeettofigureoutwhattodoaboutreplacingLeon.Wehavetofindsomeonesoon.

M:

Ican'tcomerightnow.I'vegotameetingwithRodney.Itmighttakeallday.Canwemeettomorrow?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttodiscusswiththeman?

7.W:

Helenwon'tbecomingtoworktomorrow.She'sfinallygoingtothephotographyexhibition.

M:

Oh,soshemanagedtogetaticketafterall.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.W:

Stevehaslistedafewwaysofmotivatingtheemployees.Ithinktheseareoutoftouchoftherealworld.

M:

Youjusttookthewordsoutofmymouth.Let'strytopersuadehimtoseethingsourway.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

M:

I'dliketogototheStates,butifItookthejobthere,Iwon'tgetaverygoodsalary.

W:

Really?

Ithoughtsalarieswerehighthere,buttherewouldbesomefringebenefitspresumably.

M:

Oh,yes.Itwouldbestimulatingandithassomeadvantages.

W:

Whatelsedoyouhaveinmind?

M:

Well,thispositioninPortugal.

W:

Howdoesitcompare?

M:

Itoffersgreatestsecurity,becauseitwillbeonahome-basecontract.

W:

Andsalary?

M:

Muchbetter.Igetanoverseasallowanceplusfreeaccommodationfromthefirm.

W:

PresumablyyouwillbegivenmovingexpensesforthePortugaljob?

M:

Yes,butjusttocomplicatematters,thispossibilityoffersapostinSaoPaulo.

W:

That'sBrazil,isn'tit?

M:

Yes.I'dwillgetapromotionifItookapostthere.

W:

I'dlovetogotoBrazil.

M:

Buttherearesomedisadvantages.I'dhavetodoafive-yeartermthere.

W:

That'snotaproblem,surely?

M:

Well,notatthemoment.Butiftherewereachangeinfamilycircumstances,

I'dbealongwayfromhome.

W:

Butifyouareworriedaboutdistance,isn'tthatthesameproblemwiththeStates?

M:

Yes,butintheStatesIwillbeonanannualcontract,soIcanleavefairlyquicklyifIneededto.

W:

InPortugal?

M:

Well,that'salmostnextdoor,isn'tit?

Icanvisithomeeveryafewmonthsifnecessary.

W:

Icanseeyou'vegotadifficultchoicetomake.

M:

Well,fortunatelyIdon'thavetomakeupmymindaboutanyofthemyet.Infact,Ihaven'tevenbeencalledforaninterview.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthejobintheStates?

10.WhatbenefitwillthemangetifhetookthepostinSaoPaulo?

11.WhatdoesthemansayisthedisadvantageofworkinginBrazil?

12.Whatdowelearnfromtheendoftheconversation?

ConversationTwo

W:

Goodmorning,HighMountainSavingsandLoan.Howmaywehelpyou?

M:

Well,Iamlookingforthehighestratepossibleonashort-termcertificatetodepositanaccount.

W:

Well,Let'sseewhatwecandoforyou.HighMountainiscurrentlyofferingarateof6.4%onthethirteen-weekaccountfortheminimumdepositofonly12000dollars,6.55%ontheminimumdepositof25,000dollarsand6.7%onadepositof50,000dollars.Thosewillhaveyieldsof6.55%,6.71%and6.87%respectively.

M:

Rateandyield?

IamafraidIdon'tunderstandthedifference.

W:

Well,sir.Therateisthepercentageofsymbolinterestpaidonyourmoney,andtheyieldisthetotalpercentageyouwillreceiveonyouraccountifyouleaveyourmoneywithus,franklytosayhere,asthesameinterestrate.

M:

Oh,well...eh...ButIamnotinterestedinlong-terminvestingandthreemonthssoundsjustfine.

W:

Thenperhapsyouwouldliketoopenoneofourhighfinancemoneymarketcheckingaccounts.Withtheminimumbalanceofonly50,000dollars,you'dwillgetinterestof6.1%onanyamountoverthat,forayearlyyieldof6.27%.Ofcourse,thereisnopenaltyforearlywithdraw.

M:

Er...No,thankyou.I...

W:

Or,couldwepersuadeyoutosavewithusifweofferyouadinningcouponbookthatwillgetyoua25%discountatmanyofthearea'sleadingrestaurants

andcostyouonly12dollarsand95cents?

M:

Look,IthinkI'lljustcallaroundformoreinformation.Thankyouforyourtime.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.Whatistheman'spurposeinmakingthephonecall?

14.Whatisthemanmostinterestedin?

15.Whatdidthewomandotopersuadethemantodepositinherbank?

SectionB

PassageOne

KarenSmithisabuyerforadepartmentstoreinNewYork.Departmentstorebuyerspurchasethegoodsthattheirstoressell.Theynotonlyhavetoknowwhatisfashionableatthemoment,butalsohavetoguesswhatwillbecomefashionablenextseasonornextyear.Mostbuyersworkforjustonedepartmentinastore.ButthegoodsthatKarenfindsmaybedisplayedandsoldinseveraldifferentsectionsofthestore.Herjobinvolvesbuyinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.Lastyear,shemadeatriptoMoroccoandreturnedwithrocks,pots,dishesandpans.Theyearbefore,shevisitedMexico,andboughtbackhandmadetablecloths,mirrorswithframesoftinandpaperflowers.Thepaperflowerswerebrightandcolorful,sotheywereusedtodecoratethewholestore.ThisyearKarenistravellinginMalaysia,ThailandandIndonesia.ManyofthecountriesthatKarenvisitshavegovernmentofficesthatpromotehandicrafts.Theofficialsaregladtocooperatewithherbyshowinghertheproductsthatareavailable.Karenespeciallylikestovisitmarketsinsmalltownsandvillageswhenevershecanarrangeforit.Sheisalwayslookingforinterestingandunusualitems.Karenthinksshehasthebestjobshecouldhavefound.Shelovesallthetravellingthatshehastodo,becausesheoftenvisitsmarketsandsmallout-of-the-wayplaces.Sheseesmuchmoreofthecountryshevisitsthananordinarytouristwould.AssoonasshegetsbacktoNewYorkfromonetrip,Karenbeginstoplananother.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatissaidtomakeagooddepartmentstorebuyer?

17.WhatdoesKaren'sjobinvolve?

18.WhydoesKarenthinkshehasgotthebestjob?

PassageTwo

VaukindeSilvaisaBrazilianwholivesandworksinNewYork.Brazil'smostimportantproductiscoffeeandcoffeeisVaukin'sbusiness.Heworksforaninternationalcoffeeinstitute.ItrepresentsBrazilandseveralothercountriesthatexportcoffee.Theinstitutewantsmorepeopletodrinkmorecoffee.Thathasn'tbeeneasytodoforthelastfewmonths.AperiodoffreezingweatherdestroyedalargepartofBrazil'scoffeecrop.Asaresult,therehasbeenashortageofcoffeethroughouttheworld.Theshortagehascausedpricestogoveryhigh.Manypeoplearetalkingaboutgivingupcoffeeuntilthepricescomedownagain.Allthecountriesthatarerepresentedintheinstitutewantpeopletocontinuedrinkingcoffee.Theyspendalotoftimeexplainingtherecentriseinpricetonewspaperreporters.Theywantthepublictounderstandthereasonfortheshortage.Amongthegoal,Vaukinwasputinchargeofanadvertisingcampaign.Thecampaignwilltrytoencouragepeopletokeepondrinkingcoffee.Sometimes,VaukinmissesthebeachesandtropicalweatherinRiodeJaneiro,buthelikesthelifeinNewYork.Heisyoung,only27yearsold,andheisagood-lookingbachelor.TherearealotofwomentomeetinNewYorkandalotofplacestogowiththem.Whenhemisseshome,thereareseveralBrazilianrestaurantswherehecangoandspeakPortuguese,hisnativelanguage.Thelastfewweeks,however,he'sbeentoobusytothinkaboutanythingexceptcoffeepricesandhisadvertisingcampaign.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouttheinternationalcoffeeinstitute?

20.Whatcausetherecentshortageofcoffeethroughouttheworld?

21.WhatdowelearnaboutVaukindeSilva?

22.WhathasoccupiedVaukin'smindforthelastfewweeks?

PassageThree

Lastsummer,mywifeandIhadsavedforayeartobeabletotakearomanticcruisetoseveralCaribbeanislands.BecausethetrainwasscheduledtoarriveinMiami,Floridaseveralhoursbeforethesailing,wedidn'tthinkwe'dhaveanyreasontoworryaboutgettingtothedockontime.Weshould'veknownthatlongdistancetrainsareoftenmanyhourslate.Weshould'vetakenanearlieronetoallowextratime.Weshouldhave,butwedidn'tandwemissedtheboat.Becausetherewouldn'ttobearefundofourcruisefare,ifwereturnedhome,wehadtopayforahotelroomandmealsinthecityandanairfaretoflytothefirstislandontheshippedroutetwodayslater.Wemissedhalfthecruise.Thisyear,wedecidedtoletanexperiencedtravelagentdoourvacationplanning