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2011年6月六级听力原文

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　　M:

Ileft20pagesheretocopy,here’sthereceipt

　　W:

I’msorry,sir,butwearealittlebehind,couldyoucomebackinafewminutes?

　　Q:

whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　12

　　W:

Ihopeyouarenottoputoutwithmeforthedelay,IhadtostopfortheFred’shometopickupabookonmywayhere

　　M:

well,that’snotabigdeal,butyoumightatleastphoneifyouknowyouwillkeepsomeonewaiting

　　Q:

whatdowelearnaboutthewomen?

　　13

　　W:

Markisthebestcandidateforchairmanofthestudent’sunion,isn’the?

　　M:

well,thatguywon’tbeabletowintheelectionunlesshegotthemajorityvotefromwomenstudents,andIamnotsureaboutit?

　　Q:

whatdoesthemanmean?

　　14

　　M:

sorrytohavekeptyouwaiting,Madam,I’velocatedyourluggage,itwasleftbehindinParisandwon’tarriveuntillaterthisevening

　　W:

oh,Ican’tbelievethis,haveitbeentodeliveredtomyhotelthen,Iguess

　　Q:

whathappenedtothewoman’sluggage?

　　15

　　W：

Idon’tthinkwehaveenoughinformationforourpresentation.Butwehavetogiveittomorrow.Thatdoesn’tseemtobemuchwecandoaboutit.

　　M:

Yeah,atthispoint,we’llhavetomakedowithwhatwe’vegot.

　　Q:

whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

　　16

　　M:

I’mtakingthisgreatcoursepsychologyoflanguage.It’sreallyinteresting.Sinceyou’repsychologymajor,youshouldsignupforit.

　　W:

Actually,Itriedtodothat.ButtheytoldmeIhavetotakelanguagestudiesfirst.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　17

　　W:

CanyoubelievethewayLarrywastalkingtohisroommate?

Nowondertheydon’tgetalong.

　　M:

Well,maybeLarrywasjustreactingtosomethinghisroommatesaid.Therearetwosidestoeverystoryyouknow.

　　Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutLarryandhisroommate?

　　18

　　M:

Wedon’thavetheresourcestostopthosepeoplefrombuyingusout.Unlessamiraclehappens,thismaybetheendofus.

　　W:

Istillhavehopewecangethelpfromthebank.Afterall,wedon’tneedthatmuchmoney.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

　　ConversationOne

　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　W:

YouknowI'veoftenwonderedwhypeoplelaughatthepictureofabigbellybusinessmanslippingonabananaskinandfallingonhisbottom.Wearetofeelsorryforthem.

　　M:

Actually,Laura,Ithinkwelaughbecausewearegladitdidn'thappentous.Butofcoursethereisalsoakindofhumoroussatisfactioninseeingsomebodyself-importantmakingafoolofthemselves.

　　W:

Yes,andtherearealotofjokesaboutpeoplewhoaretoofatorphysicallyhandicapped,youknow,deaf,orshort-sightedthingslikethat.Afterall,it'snotreallyfunnytobelikethat.

　　M:

Oh,Ithinkthat'sbecausewe'reembarrassed.Wedon'tknowhowtocopewiththesituation.Perhapsweareevenabitfrightenedwemaygetlikethat,sowelaugh.

　　M:

Whataboutthecustardpieroutine?

　　W:

Whatdoyoumean'custardpieroutine'?

　　M:

Youknow,allthoseoldfilmswheresomeonegetssooutragedwithhisboss,Hepicksupacustardpieandplastersitallovertheotherperson'sface.

　　W:

Thatnevermakesmelaughmuch,becauseyoucanguesswhat'sgoingtohappen.Butalotofpeoplestillfinditlaughable.Itmustbecauseofthesortofthethingwe'dalllovetodoonceinawhileandneverquiethavethecourageto.

　　M:

Ihadanoldauntwhousedtothrowcupsofteaatpeoplewhenshewasparticularlyirritated.Shesaiditrelievedherfeelings.

　　W:

Itmusthavecomeabitexpensive.

　　M:

Notreally.Shetookcarenevertothrowherbestchina.

　　19.Whydoesthemansaywelaughedwhenweseesomeself-importantpeoplemakingfoolofthemselves?

　　20.Whydosomepeoplejokeaboutthosewhoarefatorhandicappedaccordingtotheman?

　　21.Whydomanypeoplefinditfunnytoseesomeonethrowingacustardpieontheirboss'sface?

　　22.Whydothemansayshewoulddropcupsofteaatpeopleoccasionally?

　　ConversationTwo

　　W：

YournameSanjayKumaristhatcorrect?

　　M：

Yes,madam.

　　W：

YouclaimyouaretravelingonascholarshipfromDelhiUniversity.

　　M：

That'sright.

　　W：

Nowitseemsthatahandgunwasfoundinyourluggage.Doyouadmitthat?

　　M：

Yes,but…

　　W：

Accordingtothestatementyoumade,youhadneverseenthehandgunbeforeitwasfoundinyourbag.Doyoustillmaintainthat?

　　M：

Butit'strue.Iswearit.

　　W：

Mmm,youdorealizeMr.KumarthattobringahandgunintoHongKongwithoutproperauthorizationisaseriousoffense.

　　M：

ButIdidn'tbringit.I…ImeanIdidn'tknowanythingaboutit.Itwasn'ttherewhenIleftDelhi.Mybagsweresearched.Itwaspartoftheairportsecuritycheck.

　　W：

Maybeso,butsomeonemanagedtogetthathandgunontotheaircraftoritcouldn'thavebeenthere.

　　M：

Someonebutnotme.

　　W：

Tellme,wherewasyourpersonalbagduringtheflight?

　　M：

Ihaditdownbymyfeetbetweenmeandthemaninthenextseat.

　　M:

HewastheonlypersonwhocouldhaveopenedmybagwhileIwasasleep.Itmusthavebeenhim.

　　W:

Isee.Haveyouanyideawhothismanwas?

　　M:

Hetoldmehisname,AlfredFoster.Hewasveryfriendly,afterIwokeupthatis.Hehadn'tspokenbefore.

　　W:

AlfredFoster,wecancheckthatonthepassengerlist.

　　M:

Hesaidhehadacarcomingtomeethim.Heofferedmealift.

　　W:

Oh,Whyshouldhedothat?

　　M:

Sohecangethishandgunback,that'swhy.Pleasefindhim,Madam.

　　Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

　　23.WhatisSanjayKumarsuspectedof?

　　24.WhatdoweknowaboutAlfredFoster?

　　25.WhatdoesSanjayKumaraskthewomantodofinally?

　　SectionB

　　PassageOne

　　Everyoneislookingforagoodinvestmentthesedays.Andwithstocks,currenciesandcompaniesallcrashing,somearefindingthattakingthetripofalifetimeisactuallyasmartmoverightnow.Pricesaregood,crowdsarefewerandthedividendslikeexpandedworldview,lifelongmemories,thesatisfactionofboostingtheglobaleconomy—can'tbeeasilysnatchedaway.SylviaandPaulCusterson,aretiredcouplefromCambridge,England,recentlytooka16-dayvacationtoNamibia,wheretheywentonbird-watchingexcursions.Laterthisyear,theyareplanningatriptoPatagonia."We'reusingourcapitalnow,"saysSylvia,"Andwhynot?

We'renotgettinganyinterestinthebank.Ifit'saplacewereallywanttogo,thenwewillgo.Wemayaswelltravelwhilewe'refitandhealthy."

　　Sometravelagentsarethrivinginspiteoftheeconomy."We'vehadmorepeoplebookinginthefirstquarterofthisyearthanlast,"saysHubertMoineau,founderofTselanaTravel,whichisplanningtointroduceanewprogramoflongeradventuretrips,includingpolarexpeditionsandcruisesintheGalápagos."We'rehearingthingslike,'Wedon'tknowwhatthesituationwillbeinsixmonthssolet'stravelnow'",AshleyToft,managingdirectoroftheU.K.touroperatorExplorehasbeensurprisedtoseeanincreaseinlast-minutebookingsofhigh-pricedtripstosuchplacesasIndia,BhutanandNepal."Itseemspeoplewouldrathergiveupsomethingelsethanthebigtrip,"hesays.Travelhasbecomeanecessity.It'sjusthowwetravelthatischanging.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.Accordingtothespeaker,whyaresomepeoplewillingtospendtheirmoneyontravelthesedays?

　　27.WhatisTselanaTravelplanningtodo,accordingtoitsfounder?

　　28.AccordingtoAshleyToft,managingdirectorofExplore,whatischangingnowwithregardtotravels?

　　PassageTwo

　　Somehowtheoldmaleandfemalestereotypesnolongerfit.Menandwomeninthiscountryhaven’tbeenfulfillingtheirtraditionalrolesforsometimenow.Andthereseemtobefewerandfewerdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Forinstance,eventhoughmorewomenthanmenarestillhomemakerswithoutpayingjobs,womenhavebeentakingovermoreresponsibilityinthebusinessworld,earninghighersalariesthaneverbeforeandenteringfieldsofworkthatusedtobeexclusivelymaleareas.Atofficemeetingsandingroupdiscussions,theymightspeakupmoreoften,expressstrongopinionsandcomeupwithmorecreativeandpracticalideasthantheirmalecolleagues.Severaldaysago,my23-year-olddaughtercametomewithsomeimportantnews.Notonlyhadshefoundthehighestpayingjobofhercareer,butshe’dalsoacceptedadatewiththemostcharmingmenshe’devermet.

　　“Really?

”,Iresponded,”tellmeaboutthem.”

　　“Receptionistinanattorney’sofficeandawelderataconstructionsite.”Sheansweredinamatter-of-factway.Theinterestingthingismydaughter’sdateisthereceptionistandmydaughteristhewelder.Theoldstereotypesofmen’sandwomen’sworkhavebeenchangingmorequicklythaneverbefore,exceptperhapsinmyownmarriage.

　　“Who'sgoingtomowthelawn?

”Iaskedmyhusbandthismorning.

　　“Oh,Iwill,”heansweredpolitely.”That'smen'swork.”

　　“What?

”Irritated,Iraisedmyvoice.“That'saridiculousstereotype.I'llshowyouwhocandothebestjobonthelawn.”

　　Theworktook3hoursandIdiditallmyself.

　　Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　29.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

　　30.Whatmightwomendoatofficemeetingsnowadaysaccordingtothespeaker?

　　31.Whydidthespeakermowthelawnherselfthatmorning?

　　PassageThree

　　FlorenceHayesisajournalistfortheGreenVilleJournal,thedailynewspaperintown.SpecificallyshecoverscrimeintheGreenVillearea.Thisresponsibilitytakeshertomanydifferentplaceseveryweek——thepolicestation,thecourtandthehospital.Mostofthecrimesthatshewritesaboutfallintotwogroups:

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