英语六级听力历年真题原文完整版

翻译在最终Conversation OneM: Guess what? The worst food I've ever had was in France.W.Really.That'.odd..though.th.Frenc.wer.al.goo.cooks.M.Yes.That'.right..suppos.it'.reall.lik.anywher.else.though.Yo.kno w.som.place.ar.good.Som.bad.Bu.it'.reall.al.ou.ow.fault.W: What do you mean?M.Well.i.wa.th.firs.tim.I'.bee.t.France.Thi.wa.year.ag.whe..wa.a.sc hool..wen.ther.wit.m.parents.friends.fro.m.father'.school.They'.hire..c oac.t.tak.the.t.Switzerland.W: A school trip?M.Right.Mos.o.the.ha.neve.bee.abroa.before.We'.crosse.th.Englis. Channe.a.night.an.w.se.of.throug.France.an.breakfas.tim.arrived.an.t h.coac.drive.ha.arrange.fo.u.t.sto.a.thi.littl.café.Ther.w.al.were.tire.an.hungry.an.the.w.mad.th.grea.discovery.W: What was that?M: Bacon and eggs.W: Fantastic! The real English breakfast.M.Yes.Anyway.w.didn'.kno.an.better.s.w.ha.it.an.ugh...!W: What was it like? 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TwoM.Yo.sa.you.sho.ha.bee.doin.well.Coul.yo.giv.m.som.ide.o.wha.“doin.well.mean.i.fact.an.figures?W.Well.“doin.well.mean.averagin.￡1,lio.pounds.An.“s.year.w.di.slightl.ove.50,00.an.thi.y ear.w.hop.t.d.mor.tha.60,000.So.that'.goo.i.w.continu.t.rise.M.Now.that'.gros.earnings..assume.Wha.abou.you.expenses?W.Yes.that'.gross.Th.expenses.o.course.g.u.steadily.An.sinc.we'v.move.t.t hi.ne.shop.th.expense.hav.increase.greatly.becaus.it'..muc.bigge.shop.S..coul dn'.sa.exactl.wha.ou.expense.are.The.ar.somethin.i.th.regio.o.si.o.seve.thous merciall.speaking.it'.fairl.low.an.w.tr.t.kee. ou.expense.a.lo.a.w.can.M.An.you.price.ar.muc.lowe.tha.th.sam.good.i.shop.roun.about.Ho.d.th.lo ca.shopkeeper.fee.abou.havin..sho.doin.s.wel.i.thei.midst?W.Perhap..lo.o.the.don'.realiz.ho.wel.w.ar.doing.becaus.w.don'.mak..poin. o.publicizing.Tha.wa..lesso.w.learne.ver.earl.on.W.wer.ver.friendl.wit.al.loca.sh opkeeper.an.w.happene.t.mentio.t..loca.shopkeepe.ho.muc.w.ha.mad.tha.wee k.H.wa.ver.unhapp.an.neve.a.friendl.again.S.w.mak..poin.o.neve.publicizin.th. amoun.o.mone.w.make.Bu.w.ar.o.ver.goo.term.wit.al.th.shops.Non.o.the.hav. plaine.tha.w.ar.puttin.the.ou.o.busines.o.anythin.lik.that..thin.it'..nic.f riendl.relationship.Mayb.i.the.di.kno.wha.w.made.perhap.the.wouldn'.b.s.frien dly.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questio.5.Wha.ar.th.speaker.mainl.talkin.about?Questio.6.Wha.doe.th.woma.sa.he.sho.trie.t.do?Questio.7.Wha.d.w.lear.abou.th.good.sol.a.th.woman'.shop?Questio.8.Wh.doesn'.th.woma.wan.t.mak.know.thei.earning.anymore?Passage OneBirds are famous for carrying things around.Some, like homing pigeons, can be trained to deliver messages and packages.Other birds unknowingly carry seeds that cling to them for the ride.Canadian scientists have found a worrisome, new example of the power that birds have to spread stuff around.Way up north in the Canadian Arctic, seabirds are picking up dangerous chemicals in the ocean and delivering them to ponds near where the birds live.Some 10,000 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabird, make their nests on Devon Island, north of the Arctic Circle.The fulmars travel some 400 kilometers over the sea to find food.When they return home, their droppings end up all around their nesting sites, including in nearby ponds.Previously, scientists noticed pollutants arriving in the Arctic with the wind.Salmon also carry dangerous chemicals as the fish migrate between rivers and the sea.The bodies of fish and other meat-eaters can build up high levels of the chemicals.To test the polluting power of fulmars, researchers collected samples of deposit from 11 ponds on Devon Island.In ponds closest to the colony, the results showed there were far more pollutants than in ponds less affected by the birds.The pollutants in the ponds appear to come from fish that fulmars eat when they're out on the ocean.People who live, hunt, or fish near bird colonies need to be careful, the researchers say.The birds don't mean to cause harm, but the chemicals they carry can cause major problems.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questio.9.Wha.hav.Canadia.scientist.foun.abou.som.seabirds?Questio.10.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.abou.th.seabird.calle.fulmars?Questio.11.Wha.di.scientist.previousl.notic.abou.pollutant.i.th.Arctic?Questio.12.Wha.doe.th.speake.war.abou.a.th.en.o.th.talk?Passage TwoIn recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older— has decreased, dropping 14 percent for women and 20 percent for men from 2023 to 2023.The leading causes of death in this age group are also changing.In 2023, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer's disease.But by 2023, the death rate from Alzheimer's disease for this age group had more than doubled—increasing from 3.8 percent to 8.5 percent—making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.One reason for the rise in deaths from Alzheimer's disease in this group may be that developing this condition remains possible even after people beat the odds of dying from other diseases such as cancer.People physically fit enough to survive over 100 years ultimately give in to diseases such as Alzheimer's which affects the mind and cognitive function.In other words, it appears that their minds give out before their bodies do.On the other hand, the death rate from flu dropped from 7.4 percent in 2023 to 4.1 percent in 2023.That pushed flu from the third leading cause of death to the fifth.Overall, the total number of centenarians is going up.In 2023, there were 72,197 centenarians, compared to 50,281 in 2023.But because this population is getting larger, the number of deaths in this group is also increasing— 18,434 centenarians died in 2023, whereas 25,914 died in 2023.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questio.13.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.abou.th.ris.o.dyin.fo.America.centenari an.i.recen.years?Questio.14.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.abou.Alzheimer'.disease?Questio.15.Wha.i.characteristi.o.peopl.wh.liv.u.t.10.year.an.beyond?Recording OneOkay.S.let'.ge.started.And to start things off I think what we need to do is consider a definition.I'm going to define what love is but then most of the experiments I'm going to talk about are really focused more on attraction than love.And I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly thirty years.And he has a theory of love that argues that it's made up of three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment, or what is sometimes called decision commitment.And these are relatively straightforward.He argued that you don't have love if you don't have all three of these elements.Intimacy is the feeling of closeness, of connectedness with someone, of bonding.Operationally, you could think of intimacy as you share secrets, you share information with this person that you don't share with anybody else.Okay.That'rmatio.tha.i sn'.share.wit.othe.people.The second element is passion.Passion is the drive that leads to romance.You can think of it as physical attraction.And Sternberg argues that this is a required component of a love relationship.The third element of love in Sternberg's theory is what he calls decision commitment, the decision that one is in a love relationship, the willingness to label it as such, and a commitment to maintain that relationship at least for some period of time.Sternberg would argue it's not love if you don't call it love and if you don't have some desire to maintain the relationship.So if you have all three of these, intimacy, passion and commitment, in Sternberg's theory you have love.Now what's interesting about the theory is what do you have if you only have one out of three or two out of three.What do you have and how is it different if you have a different two out of three?What's interesting about this kind of theorizing is it gives rise to many different combinations that can be quite interesting when you break them down and start to look them carefully.So what I've done is I've taken Sternberg's three elements of love, intimacy, passion and commitment, and I've listed out the different kinds of relationships you would have if you had zero, one, two or three out of the three elements.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.Questio.16.Wha.doe.th.speake.sa.abou.mos.o.th.experiment.mentione.i.h i.talk?Questio.17.Wha.doe.Rober.Sternber.argu.abou.love?Questio.18.Wha.questio.doe.th.speake.thin.i.interestin.abou.Sternberg'.th re.element.o.love?Recording TwoHi! I am Elizabeth Hoffler, Master of Social Work.I am a social worker, a lobbyist, and a special assistant to the executive director at the National Association of Social Workers.Today we are going to be talking about becoming a social worker.Social work is the helping profession.Its primary mission is to enhance human well-being and help meet thebasic needs of all people, with a particular focus on those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.We often deal with complex human needs.Social work is different from other professions, because we focus on the person and environment.We deal with the external factors that impact a person's situation and outlook.And we create opportunity for assessment and intervention, to help clients and communities cope effectively with their reality and change that reality when necessary.In thousands of ways social workers help other people, people from every age, every background, across the country.Wherever needed, social workers come to help.The most well-known aspect of the profession is that of a social safety net.We help guide people to critical resources and counsel them on life-changing decisions.There are more than 600,000 professional social workers in the country, and we all either have a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, or a PhD in Social Work.There are more clinically trained social workers than clinically trained psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined.Throughout this series you will learn more about the profession, the necessary steps to get a social work degree, the rich history of social work, and the many ways that social workers help others.Later in this series, you will hear from Stacy Collins and Mel Wilson, fellow social workers at the National Association of Social Workers.Stacy is going to walk you through the step-by-step process of becoming a social worker, and Mel will tell you about the range of options you have once you get your social work degree, as well as the high standards of responsibility he social workers must adhere to.The National Association of Social Workers represents nearly 145,000 social workers across the country.Our mission is to promote, protect, and advance the social work profession.We hope you enjoy this series about how you can make a difference by becoming a social worker.Next, we are going to talk about choosing social work.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.Questio.19.Wha.doe.th.speake.mainl.tal.about?Questio.20.Wha.d.socia.worker.mainl.do?mon.accordin.t.th.speaker?Questio.22.Wha.i.Me.Wilso.goin.t.tal.abou.i.th.series?Recording ThreeToday, I'd like to talk about what happens when celebrity role models get behind healthy habits, but at the same time, promote junk food.Currently, there's mounting criticism of Michelle Obama's “Let's Move!”campaign, which fights childhood obesity by encouraging youngsters to become more physically active, and has signed on singer Beyoncéand basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, both of whom also endorse sodas, which are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.Now there's a lot more evidence of how powerful a celebrity— especially a professional athlete— can be in influencing children's behavior.In a report published by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, researchers studied 100 professional athletes and their endorsement contracts.The team focused on athletes since they are theoretically the best role models for active, healthy lifestyles for children.After sorting the deals by category, they determined that among the 512 brands associated with the athletes, most involved sporting goods, followed closely by food and beverage brands.Sports drinks, which are often high in sugar and calories made up most ofthe food and drink deals, with soft drinks and fast food filling out the remainder.Of the 46 beverages endorsed by professional athletes, 93% relied exclusively on sugar for all of their calories.It's no surprise that high-profile athletes can influence children's eating behaviors, but the scientists were able to quantify how prevalent these endorsements are in the children's environment.Advertisements featuring professional athletes and their endorsed products tend to get impressive exposure on TV, radio, in print and online.And in 2023, the researchers reported that children ages 12 to 17 saw more athlete-endorsed food and beverage brand commercials than adults.One reason any campaign wants a popular celebrity spokesperson is because kids are attracted to them no matter what they are doing.We can't expect kids to turn off that admiration when the same person is selling sugar.At best, kids might be confused.At worst, they'll think the messages about soda are the same as the messages about water, but those two beverages aren't the same.If children are turning to athletes as role models, it's in their best interest if their idols are consistent.Consistent messaging of positive behaviors will show healthier lifestylesfor kids to follow.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.Questio.23.Wha.i.th.ai.o.Michell.Obama'.campaign?Questio.24.Wha.doe.researc.fin.abou.advertisement.featurin.professiona. athletes?Questio.25.Wha.doe.th.speake.thin.kids.idol.shoul.do?对话一男: 你猜怎么着？我吃过旳最难吃旳食物是在法国吃旳。

完整版-2022年12月英语六级考试听力真题原文听力长对话真题原文Conversation1A:How's your dissertation going?I'm proofreading my first draft. And we'll submit it to my professor tomorrow.B:Oh,[Q1]I haven't even started writing mine yet.So I'm really worried dpout finishing by the end of next semester.A:You mean you haven't even begun yours yet?The final draft is due in five months.B:Of course[Q1]I've startedit,but I can't get to the writing yet,as I haven't found enough res migis to use.So I'm still researching the topic.A:Maybe the problem is the way you're doing your research.[Q2]I started by talking to my professor about where to look for information. And based on that,I found books in the library and a lot of reputable journal articles on the internet.B:I've tried all that,but don't have enough to write the dissertation. As my department's minimum length is70pages.I think the problem is that my topic isn't viable.And honestly,[Q3]my professor did warn me at the beginning,that I might not be able to find enough material.But I was so interested in the topicthat I didn't let his advice deter me.A:Well,I suggest you find a new topic.After all,our professors are here to guide us so it's best to listen to them.B:In retrospect,[Q3]IwishIhad listened to him,but I didn't.And now I don't want to give up my topic,as I've already invested so much time and energy.A:If you're committed to your current topic,maybe you could make some adjustments rather than abandoning it completely.What is your topic?B:It's depictions of femininity in folklore from the south of the country.A:That's pretty narrow.You.cgalg Find more material if you made the topic broader maybe by including other kinds of depictions.B:[Q4]Broadening the topic is a great idea.I'l start by including folklore from other regions of the country.Question1What does the woman say about her dissertation?Question2What does the man say about his professor?Question3What does the woman say about her professor?Question4What do we learn the woman will do to complete her dissertition?听力长对话真题原文Conversation2W:Today on Book Talk,we're lucky enough to host John Robbins and discuss his new book,why Americans are fat and how we can lose weight.John isn't just a respected writer,he's also one of the rare celebrity authors writing about science today.(Question5)M:Thanks for having me,Rebecca,but I'm hardly a celebrityW∶That's very modest of you to say，considering that your four books have sold a total of7million copies worldwide.And they've been translated into12different languages.What makes people so fascinated with your work?M:Well,people read my books because more than60%of Americans areoverweight or obese,and other countries are facing similar problems Basically,we all want to know how to fix things.(Question6)W:We certainly do.I read your new book,and it's fabulous, especially when it comes to the way you make diffigult science easy for laymen to understand.That's no small achievement.M:I'm glad to hear you find my work accessible.Because I was worried when I wrote it,that discussing the science might make the book more suited for a specialist audience.My last book was written primarily for the medical community.(Question7)But this time,I want to help ordinary people take control of their weightW:And how do you suggest they do that?Can you give us the basics of your advice for people who want to lose weight?M:Briefly,I argue that every person needs to consider their metabolism,and eat what suits their body's needs.I don't advocate one single diet.(Question8)Some people should eat more carbohydrates than others.And different people need different amounts of protein fat.W:But you do have some recommendations for everyone,including eating10servings of vegetables and three of fruit a day.Welltalk about those recommendations next,but now we need to take a short break for a message from our sponsor.Question5:What does the woman say about the man in her introduction?Question6:What has motivated the man to write his books?。

2023年6月英语六级听力真题（第一套）【四六级试卷采用花卷形式，核对答案时请找准具体选项内容，忽略套数和选项符号】Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) It was spacious and tranquil.B) It was warm and comfortable.C) It was shabby and solitary.D) It was tiny and noisy.2. A) She no longer hates people talking loudly in the dorm.B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.C) She begins to enjoy the movies she once found irritating.D) She finds the crowded dorm as cozy as her new apartment.3. A) He found the apartment perfectly furnished.B) He had a feeling of despair and frustration.C) He had a similar feeling to the woman’s.D) He felt the new place was like paradise.4. A) Go to see the woman’s apartment.B) Make a phone call to his parents.C) Buy some furniture for the woman.D) Decorate the woman’s apartment.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) He works as a literary critic.B) He hosts an educational program.C) He has initiated a university reform.D) He has published a book recently.6. A) It fails to keep up with the radical changes of society.B) It fails to ensure universities get sufficient resources.C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.D) It has not fostered the growth of the arts disciplines.7. A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.B) The underfunded music discipline should be prioritized.C) Subdisciplines like sculpture should get more funding.D) Literature should get as much funding as engineering.8. A) Build a prosperous nation.B) Make skilled professionals.C) Create ingenious artists.D) Cultivate better citizens.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) It is quite common.B) It is rarely noticed.C) It seldom annoys people.D) It occurs when one is alone.10. A) Seeing things in black and white.B) Engaging in regular contemplation.C) Having a special understanding of creativity.D) Knowing how to make their mental batteries work.11. A) Engaging in intense activity.B) Fantasizing in one’s down time.C) Working on a particular project.D) Reflecting during one’s relaxation.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) Farmers helped Native Americans grow crops.B) There were expansive university campuses.C) There existed post offices.D) Migrants found gold there.13. A) It helped to boost the economy in the American West.B) It provided job opportunities for many gold seekers.C) It extended the influence of the federal government.D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. A) It employed Native Americans to work as postmen.B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.C) It subsidized the locals who acted as postmasters.D) It centralized postal services in its remote areas.15. A) He analyzed interactive maps of mail routes.B) He read a large collection of books on the topic.C) He examined its historical trends with data science.D) He collected data about its impact on local business.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people’s memory.B) Some experiences are easier to remember than others.C) Most people tend to remember things selectively.D) Simple things may leave a deep impression on one’s memory.17. A) They classified the participants’ mindset.B) They showed some photos to the participants.C) They measured the participants’ anxiety levels.D) They tested the size of the participants’ vocabulary.18. A) Anxiety has become a serious problem for an increasing number of people.B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.C) People diagnosed with anxiety disorder may forget things selectively.D) There is no direct correlation between memory and levels of anxiety. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) They compare products from different companies before making a choice.B) They get information from other consumers’ postings and comments.C) They lose patience when their phone call is not promptly answered.D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. A) Giving them rewards on the spot.B) Broadening their scope of interest.C) Speaking directly to their emotions.D) Focusing on the details of the product.21. A) Change the rules of the game in the market every year.B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.C) Learn from technological innovators to do business.D) Make greater efforts to build up consumers’ confidence. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) People have only one social engagement per week.B) Working together enhances friendship.C) Few people have devoted friends.D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people’s self-esteem.B) How supportive friends can be in the workplace.C) How to boost one’s sense of value and worthiness.D) The role of family ties in people’s mental well-being.24. A) They show little interest in their friends’ work.B) They tend to be much more difficult to make.C) They are more trustworthy and reliable.D) They increase people’s job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.B) Encourage employees to be friends with colleagues.C) Help employees balance work and family responsibilities.D) Organize activities to nourish friendships outside of work.答案速查Conversation One1. B) It was warm and comfortable.2. B) She misses her roommates she used to complain about.3. C) He had a similar feeling to the woman’s.4. A) Go to see the woman’s apartment.Conversation Two5. D) He has published a book recently.6. C) It has not prepared young people for the job market.7. A) More of the budget should go to science and technology.8. D) Cultivate better citizens.Passage One9. A) It is quite common.10. B) Engaging in regular contemplation.11. D) Reflecting during one’s relaxation.Passage Two12. C) There existed post offices.13. D) It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.14. B) It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.15. C) He examined its historical trends with data science. Recording One16. A) Higher levels of anxiety may improve people’s memory.17. C) They measured the participants’ anxiety levels.18. B) Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.Recording Two19. D) They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.20. C) Speaking directly to their emotions.21. B) Keep up with the latest technological developments.Recording Three22. D) Friendships benefit work.23. A) The impact of friends on people’s self-esteem.24. D) They increase people’s job satisfaction.25. A) Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.听力原文与答案Conversation OneM: Hi Lily, how’s the new apartment?W: It’s okay.M: What? How can it be just okay when last week you were thrilled about the place and kept posting photos of it online?W: (1) Well, last week when I moved in, the apartment seemed cozy, just the right size for one person. But now it just seems tiny, shabby and solitary.M: Ah, that’s the problem. You miss your roommates from university, don’t you?W:(2) I’m going to sound like an idiot, because I used to complain to you all the time about how crowded our dormitory room was, and about all the things they did to irritate me, like watching movies late at night without headphones, or talking loudly early in the morning. But now I miss them terribly. M: Of course, you do. That’s perfectly normal. (3) When I got my first place, I remember thinking I couldn’t wait to live by myself and get away from my juvenile roommates and all their annoying habits. But then I began missing them and feeling lonely and thinking that our dormitory was like paradise. Even though there were six of us guys in one small room.W: I thought it was just me who felt like that.M:Look, you lived at home with us, and then you had three roommates, and this is your first time living alone, so it’s hard. But your first apartment is a milestone in your life. And you should celebrate it. Tell me about the apartment.W: Actually, it’s not bad. In fact, it’s pretty adorable now that I have decorated it and it has everything I need. I have a kitchen to cook in and a bathroom all to myself, and then another room with my bed at one end and a sofa, a small table and chairs at the other end.M: That does sound adorable, and (4) I can’t wait to see it. And neither can mom and dad.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q1. What was the woman’s first impression of the apartment? 答案: B)Q2. Why does the woman say she’s going to sound like an idiot? 答案: B)Q3. What do we learn about the man when he left the dormitory to live on his own? 答案: C)Q4. What does the man say he can’t wait to do? 答案: A)Conversation TwoW: Welcome to our program book talk. (5) Our guest today is Frank Jones, a critic of our education system and the author of a new book, How to Reform Our Universities.M: Hello, Susan.W: Frank, you support radically changing universities in America.M:Yes. (6) I believe that the purpose of higher education is to prepare young people to enter the workforce and that our current system fails to do this. We’re allocating too many resources to disciplines that don’t match the needs of employers.W:I think your attitude to education is a bit cynical, Frank. Surely the purpose of university is to prepare young people to participate fully in civic life rather than just to find well paid jobs.M: Susan, many young graduates struggle to find any job, let alone a good one. The job market is grim, particularly for students who study the arts.W:I agree that it isn’t easy for young people to find work, but you propose closing down all departments that aren’t directly related to science and technology. Is that really the solution?M: You’re overstating my point. (7) My argument is that we need to use more of our budget on areas like science and engineering. To do that, we need to take money from subjects like literature and music.W: (8) But the arts have value. They’re an important part of our culture. Studying literature or music or sculpture might not result in a job in that area, but it helps young people to think about the world in a deeper way, which makes them better citizens and makes for a better society.M: l agree that the arts are valuable to society, but it’s naive to think that not only the most talented, but all students should study them at university level. The odds are very competitive, and most graduates will end up with a great deal of debt obtaining a degree that has little value on the job market. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q5. What do we learn from the conversation about the man? 答案: D)Q6. What does the man believe is the problem with the current American system of higher education? 答案: C)Q7. How should the education budget be allocated according to the man? 答案: A)Q8. What does the woman say the arts can do? 答案: D)Passage One(9) Do you ever have the annoying feeling that you don’t have time to really think anymore? You’re not alone. A variety of factors have conspired to rob us of time for reflection about ourselves and our lives. Today our preoccupied minds are rarely silent. The average person receives hundreds of texts and voice messages a day. And holidays for many of us are action packed weeks more likely full of family activities than opportunities for tranquility and contemplation.(10) Regular reflection, however, underlies all great professionals. It’s a prerequisite for you to recharge your mental batteries, see things in a new light and tap into your creativity. Almost all of the great advisors that I have studied have found ways to get away from it all and contemplate their life and work. Some researchers in the field of creativity, in fact, believe that insight occurs during the reflection and relaxation that follows a period of intense activity. Schedule your time for reflection about your work, or a particular project you’re engaged in.I usually block out half an hour. Don’t answer the phone. Push your papers to the side. Sketch, make lists, draw mind maps of ideas that come to you. At the end, write down any emerging ideas.When you’re alone, stop worrying and think. A lot of our downtime is spent worrying about troublesome things in our lives or fantasizing about how we’d like our lives to be. (11) Revisit things during moments of relaxation after a period of intense work. This is when we are the most creative. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q9. What do we learn about the feeling that one doesn’t have time to think anymore? 答案: A)Q10. What trait do all great professionals share? 答案: B)Q11. What do some researchers believe is conducive to creative ideas? 答案: D)Passage Two(12) Even before Colorado was a state, it had post offices. The first opened in 1859 in a settlement founded by migrants searching for gold. Life could be unpredictable out west. Gold failed to appear，drought ruined farmers, and settlers clashed with Native Americans.On the settlement’s location, now stands a sprawling university campus. Amid all the changes, one feature remained constant: the postal service. The maps tracing America’s westward expansion are telling. In 1864 there were few postal branches on land controlled by Native Americans, which still accounted for most of the West. Over the next 25 years, post offices grew quickly. Colonization of the West could be regarded as a result of big government rather than pioneers. (13) As federal subsidies and land grants tempted people into the deserts and plains, the post kept them connected.In the mid-19th century, the Post Office Department was far from a centralized bureaucracy. To keep up with migration patterns, postal services were added to existing businesses. (14) The federal government commissioned private wagons to carry the mail. Short-term contracts were granted to local businessmen to act as postmasters. These partnerships enabled the mail to quickly follow migrants, helping knit together remote parts of the country.Mr. Blevins, a digital historian, wrote a book on the history of the US postal service. (15) He used data science to analyze historical trends. Most strikingly, he built an accompanying website complete with interactive maps. They show readers how, within a generation, the postal service helped colonize a continent. These online interactive maps illustrate the formative power of snail mail.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q12. What does the passage say about Colorado before it became a state? 答案: C)Q13. How did the postal service contribute to America’s westward expansion? 答案: D)Q14. What did the federal government do to meet the increasing demand for the postal service in the West? 答案: B)Q15. What did Mr. Blevins do to study the history of the US postal service? 答案: C)Recording OneIn last week’s lecture, we discussed reasons why people forget things. This week, we will discuss a surprising reason why we might remember some things: anxiety. Think about something as simple as buying a coffee. That may not seem like an experience that would make a deep impression on your memory. But anxiety could change that. (16) In fact, a new study suggests that people with higher anxiety levels might remember certain information better than people with lower anxiety levels. That’s because higher levels of anxiety may make people more susceptible to negative feelings. Putting them in a more negative state of mind, that in turn, may make them able to better remember some events. Let’s take a closer look at that new study now. (17) In the study, the researchers started by giving 80 undergraduate students an anxiety test. The test measured the participants’anxiety levels over the proceeding two weeks.Then, to test memory, the participants were shown a series of neutral words one at a time. Some of the words were printed onto photos of negative scenes, meaning images that could affect their emotions negatively, such as a photo of a car accident, or a cemetery. The rest of the words were printed onto photos of neutral scenes, such as a photo of a lake or trees. Neutral words included words like table or desk that don’t elicit emotion.Later, the participants were asked to think back to the words they were shown earlier, which caused them to reenter either a negative or neutral mindset. The participants were then presented with another set of neutral words, and their memory of these new words was tested.The researchers found that the new words presented to people in a negative mindset were better remembered by people with higher levels of anxiety than those with lower levels of anxiety.In other words, when highly anxious individuals took in otherwise emotionally neutral information that was presented to them, it became colored by their negative mindset, making them remember the information better. But these same effects were not seen in people with low levels of anxiety.(18) Previous studies have found that extreme levels of anxiety such as those experienced by people diagnosed with an anxiety disorder can be quite detrimental to memory and cognitive performance. But the highly anxious people in this study represent individuals who are managing their anxiety and for whom anxiety is not a serious problem.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q16. What does the speaker say the new study suggests? 答案: A)Q17. What did researchers do first in the new study? 答案: C)Q18. What do we learn from previous studies about anxiety? 答案: B)Recording TwoOver the past 20 years, the internet has gradually become a dominant feature of our lives. It has changed how we communicate with each other. And it has definitely transformed the way we do business with each other. Marketing has also changed in a number of ways.For instance, in the past, consumers had to call a phone number and patiently wait on hold in order to get the information they wanted. (19) Today, they want the information immediately. They’ll go to the company’s social media page and post comments and questions, expecting to receive an immediate response. If they don’t get their questions answered soon, they’ll move on to another company that will answer them quickly.Marketing departments today need to follow technological development. For example, this year’s smartphone is smarter than last year’s; self-driving cars are now on the road. Marketers have to do research on which technologies are coming into being. Otherwise, they risk being left behind in the virtual dust.Marketing has also changed due to the importance of video. People don’t just want to read text; they want to watch things happening. Companies now have to explore how they can use video on a consistent basis to share information about their businesses. Fortunately, it’s extremely easy to shoot something these days. All you need is a smartphone.But what’s the result of all this? Shorter attention spans. We are n’t the same people that we were 20 years ago. Not only have we grown accustomed to getting the information we want instantaneously, our attention spans are much shorter. If something doesn’t capture our attention within a few seconds, we’re on to the next piece of content. (20) Marketers need to figure out ways to speak directly to the customer’s emotions, and they need to figure out how to do that as quickly as possible. Once people are emotionally engaged, they’ll stick with you.If marketing has changed this much in the past 20 years, imagine what the next 20 years will bring. In a recent survey, only nine percent of marketers could say with confidence that their marketing efforts were actually working. Their confidence is being shaken because the rules of the game change every year. That’s why (21) it’s important for marketers to pay attention to the latest technologicaldevelopments and consider collaborating with technological innovators. That way, they’ll be moving at the same pace as the tech industry.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q19. What does the speaker say about today’s consumers? 答案: D)Q20. How do marketers capture consumers’ attention as quickly as possible? 答案: C)Q21. What does the speaker suggest marketers do to meet future challenges? 答案: B)Recording ThreeYou might be surprised to learn that (22) the benefits of friendships extend beyond people’s social life and into their work, which is interesting when considering the extent to which people sacrifice friendships, or at least the time they spend with friends because of the extended hours they’re devoting to work. Just last week, I was remarking to a colleague that I’m content with only one social engagement per week. But according to recent research, that’s evidently not enough.(23) In an initial study of more than 700 respondents, scholars from an American university analyzed the impact that friends, as opposed to family, have on self-esteem and well-being. Friends came out substantially on top. That’s because to be someone’s mate is a voluntary act, unlike family who people rarely get to choose. The researchers found that when people choose to cultivate and maintain supportive friendships with an individual, it means that the person is valued and worthy of their limited time. Such sentiments of value and worthiness boost our self-esteem.The second study comprised more than 300 participants. It proved that the better we feel about ourselves, the more likely we will perform our job confidently and competently. (24) This follow-up study found that non-work friends even improved people’s job satisfaction. They have as much of an impact on how much they love their jobs, as do the friends they have at work, despite not actually being at our place of work. These types of friends tend to be our preferred outlet for venting about work-related matters. This is an avenue that may not be available at the office.So even though friendships can be easy to neglect when confronted by pressures at work, or even pressures at home, neglecting our friends can turn out to be harmful and counterproductive. That’s why when determining how to create a better work life balance, we need to consider not only how to balance work and family demands, but also how to cultivate and sustain supportive friendships. It’s for this reason that (25) managers should never discriminate when it comes to requests from employees for flexible work arrangements. It’s irrelevant whether their need for a desired schedule is due to, say, parenting responsibilities, or a craving to hang out with their best mate. What matters is the opportunity to engage in a nourishing activity outside of work. That will definitely have a follow-on effect at work. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.Q22. What does the speaker say is interesting? 答案: D)Q23. What did researchers from an American university analyze in their initial study? 答案: A)Q24. What did the second study find about non-work friends? 答案: D)Q25. What does the speaker suggest managers do? 答案: A)。

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We will have to limit the registration.W:Yeah,otherwise we won’t have room for the more.Q:What are the speakers going to do?【答案】C)Limit the number of participants in the conference.18.W:Hi,I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.M:Perfect timing!The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?【答案】A)The apartment is still available.Conversation1W:One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian.What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier.M:So how did he do it exactly?W:Well,first of all,he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light.The levers were fitted to the side of the tank next to each other.If the light flashed on and off several times,the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one.If the light was kept steady,the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.Whenever they responded correctly,they were rewarded with fish.M:Sounds terribly complicated.W:Well,that was the first stage.In the second stage,Doctor Bastian separated the dolphins into two tanks.They could still hear one another,but they couldn’t actually see each other.The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first.But in order to get their fish,both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order.This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light.M:So did it work?W:Well,amazingly enough,the dolphins achieved a100%success rate.Questions19-21are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q19.What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian’s experiment?Q20.What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light?Q21.How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?答案：19.D)to see if dolphins can communicate with each other.20.A)Press the right-hand lever first.21.C)Only one dolphin was able to see the light.Conversation2W:This week’s program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate,a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times,when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters.Today,few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters.Instead,Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to.Its clean air, attractive parks,and the absence of any industry,make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life.Now,to tell us more about Harrogate,I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce.Tom,one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town.Can you tell us more about it?M:Yes,certainly.The area is called the Stray.W:Why the Stray?M:It’s called that because in the old days,people let their cattle stray on the area,which was common land.W:Oh,I see.M:Then,we’ve changes in farming and in land ownership.The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate.W:And is it protected?M:Oh,yes,indeed.As a special law,no one can build anything on the stray.It’s protected forever.W:So it will always be park land?M:That’s right.As you can see,some of the Stray is used for sports fields.W:I believe it looks lovely in the spring.M:Yes,it does.There’re spring flowers on the old trees,and people visit the town just to see the flowers.Question22-25are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q22.Where does this conversation most probably take place?Q23.What do we learn about modern Harrogate?Q24.What does the man say about the area called the Stray?Q25.What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?答案：22.B)In a resort town.23.D)It is an ideal place for people to retire to.24.D)It is protected as parkland by a special law.25.C)The beautiful flowers.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear3short passages.At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneRussell Fazio,an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University,discovered an intriguing academic effect.In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms,he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate—even if the roommate’s test scores were low.The roommate’s race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students.Perhaps,the study speculated,having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university.That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic,Dr.Fazio said,many students would like to move out,but university housing policies may make it hard to leave.“At Indiana University,where housing was not so tight,more interracial roommates split up,”he said.“Here at Ohio State,where housing was tight,they were told to work it out. The most interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just10weeks,we could see an improvement in racial attitudes.”Dr.Fazio’s Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester,compared with white roommates.The interracial roommates spent less time together,and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs.Question26-2926.What do we know about Russell Fazio?27.Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazio’s study?28.What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State University?29.What did Dr.Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for10weeks?答案：26,C.He specialized in interpersonal relationship.27.D.Black freshman with high standardized scores28,C.They broke up more often than same-race roommates29,C.The racial attitudes improved.Passage twoIn a small laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina,Dr.Vladimir Mironov has been working for a decade to grow meat.A developmental biologist and tissue engineer, Dr.Mironov,is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering'cultured' meat.It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.“Growth of cultured meat is also under way in the Netherlands”,Mironov told Reuters in an interview,“but in the United States,it is science in search of funding and demand.”The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture won't fund it,the National Institutes of Health won't fund it,and the NASA funded it only briefly,Mironov said."It's classic disruptive technology,"Mironov said."Bringing any new technology on the market,on average,costs$1billion.We don't even have$1million."Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology at the medical university,Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineering,or growing,of human organs."There's an unpleasant factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab.They don't like to associate technology with food,"said Nicholas Genovese,a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology."But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner,"Genovese said.30.What does Dr.Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?31.What does Dr.Mironov say about the funding for their research?32.What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today?答案：30,A.It will help solve the global food crisis.31,D.It is still far from being sufficient.32,D.They are not as natural as we believed.Passage threeBernard Jackson is a free man today,but he has many bitter memories.Jackson spent five years in prison after a jury wrongly convicted him of raping two women.At Jackson's trial,although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes,he was convicted anyway.Why?The jury believed the testimony of the two victims,who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes.Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man.The two women has made a mistake in identity.As a result,Jackson has lost five years of his life.The two women in this case were eyewitnesses.They clearly saw the man whoattacked them,yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person.Similar incidents have occurred before.Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.For instance,witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people.They can become confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces.The number of people in the lineup,and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph,may also affect a witness's decision.People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races.The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.Question33:What do we learn about Bernard Jackson?Question34:What led directly to Jackson’s sentence?Question35:What lesson do we learn from Jackson’s case?答案：33,A.He was wrongly imprisoned34,A.The two victims’identification35,B.Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from36to43with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from44to46you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.答案：36.slight37.official38.shrinking39.plunge40.decline41.primary42.heads43.Poverty44.Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports,Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.45.Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table，46.The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy.2011年12月六级听力原文Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear8short conversations and2long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.11.W:This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused.I can’t figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?M:Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?12.W:I really enjoyed the TV special about drafts last night.Did you get home in time to see it?W:Oh,yes,but I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.Q:What does the man mean?13.W:Airport,please.I’m running a little late.So just take the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct.M:Sure,but there is a lot of traffic everywhere today because of the football game.Q:What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?14.W:May I make a recommendation,sir?Our seafood with this special sauce is very good. M:Thank you,but I don’t eat shellfish.I’m allergic to it.Q:Where does this conversation most probably take place?15.W:now one more question if you don’t mind,what position in the company appeals to you most?M:Well,I’d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.Q:What do we learn about the man?16.M:I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy.W:I know what you mean.But check out the cost if renting an apartment first.I won’t be surprised if you change your mind.Q:What does the woman imply?17.M:You’re on the right track.I just think you need to narrow the topic down.W:Yeah,you’re right.I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I’m doing a research paper.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?18.W:This picnic should beat the last one we went to,doesn’t it?M:Oh,yeah,we had to spend the whole time inside.Good thing,the weather was cooperative this time.What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Long ConversationConversation OneM:When I say I live in Sweden,people always want to know about the seasons.W:The seasons?M:Yeah,you know how cold it is in winter?What is it like when the days are so short? W:So what is it like?M:Well,it is cold,very cold in winter.Sometimes it is cold as26degrees below centigrade.And of course when you go out,you’ll wrap up warm.But inside in the houses it’s always very warm,much warmer than at home.Swedish people always complain that when they visit England,the houses are cold even in the good winter.W:And what about the darkness?M:Well,yeah,around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight,so you really looks forward to the spring.It is sometimes a bit depressing.But you see the summers are amazing,from May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets.It’s still light in the midnight.You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.W:Oh,yeah,the land of the midnight sun.M:Yeah,that’s right,but it’s wonderful.You won’t stay up all night.And the Swedes makes most of it often they started work earlier in summer and then leave at about2or3 in the afternoon,so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings.They’d like to work hard,but play hard,too.I think Londoners work longer hours,but I’m not sure this is a good thing.Q19:What do we learn about the man from the conversation?Q20:What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?Q21:How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden? Q21:What does the man say about the Swedish people?Conversation TwoW:What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job?M:That’s a very good question.I don’t think there is any,specifically.W:For example,in your case,what was your educational background?M:Well,I did a degree in French at Nottingham.After that,I did careers work in secondary schools like the careers guidance people.Here is in the university.Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side.Then progressed on to universities.So there wasn’t any plan and there was no specific training. There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committee work which you can attend now.W:But in the first place,you did a French degree.M:In my time,there wasn’t a degree you could do for administration.I think most of the administrators I’ve come across have degrees and all sorts of things.W:Well,I know in my case,I did an English literature degree and I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I am doing now.M:Quite.W:But you are local to Nottingham,actually?Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?M:No,no,I come from the north of England,from west Yorkshire.Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list.And I like the look of it.The campus is just beautiful.W:Yes,indeed.Let’s see.Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire?M:Yes,from the Woolen District.Q23.What was the man’s major at university?Q24:What was the man’s job in secondary schools?Q25:What attracted the man to Nottingham University?Section BPassage OneWhile Gail Obcamp,an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan,she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed.Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?Obcamp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful.Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words.Some day youmay be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group in North America.Learning how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings.Here are some examples.In the deaf culture of North America,many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.In some cultures,both overseas and in some minority groups in North America,listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.In some countries,whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.Questions:26,What did Obcamp’s speech focus on?27,Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech? 28,What does the speaker try to explain?Passage TwoChris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his Division at Taxlong Company.He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year.Salary,promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting.Chris has made several changes for his Division in the past year.First,he bought new equipment for one of the departments.He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told him how much it has helped them.Along with improving the equipment,Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves.The training saved time for the employees and money for the company.Unfortunately,one serious problem developed during the year.Two employees the Chris hired were stealing,and he had to fire them.Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months,and he would like to be promoted to the job.Chris knows,however,that someone else wants that new job,too.Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another Division of the company.She has also made several changes over the year. Chris knows that his boss likes Kim’s work,and he expects that his work will be compared with hers.Questions29to32are based on the passage you have just heard.29.What is Chris’s main responsibility at Taxlong Company?30.What problem did Chris encounter in his Division?31.What does Chris hope for in the near future?32.What do we learn about Kim from the passage?Passage ThreeProverbs,sometimes called sayings,are examples of folk wisdom.They are little lessonswhich older people of a culture pass down to the younger people to teach them about life. Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.Values teach people how to act,what is right,and what is wrong.Because the values of each culture are different,understanding the values of another culture helps explain how people think and act.Understanding your own culture values is important too.If you can accept that people from other cultures act according to their values,not yours,getting along with them will be much easier.Many proverbs are very old.So some of the values they teach may not be as important in the culture as they once were.For example,Americans today do not pay much attention to the proverb“Haste makes waste”,because patience is not important to them.But if you know about past values,it helps you to understand the present and many of the older values are still strong today.Benjamin Franklin,a famous American diplomat,writer and scientist,died in1790,but his proverb“Time is money”is taken more seriously by Americans of today than ever before.A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures.In many cases though,the same idea is expressed differently.Questions33-35are based on the passage you have just heard.33.Why are proverbs so important?34.According to the speaker what happens to some proverbs with the passage of time? 35What do we learn from the study of proverbs from around the world?Section CCompound DictationOur lives are woven together.As much as I enjoy my own company,I no longer imagine I can get through a single day much less all my life completely on my own.Even if I am on vacation in the mountains,I am eating food someone else has grown,living in a house someone else has built,wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others,using electricity someone else is distributing to my house.Evidence of interdependence is everywhere;we are on this journey together.As I was growing up,I remember being carefully taught that independence not interdependence was everything.“Make your own way”,”Stand on your own two feet”or my mother’s favorite remark when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action: Now that you’ve made your bed,lie on it.Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture.I imagine that what my parents were trying to teach me was to take responsibilities for my actions and my choices.But the teaching was shaped by our cultural imagines.And instead,I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help.I would do almost anything not to be a burden,and not require any help from anybody2011年6月六级听力原文11M:I left20pages here to copy,here’s the receiptW:I’m sorry,sir,but we are a little behind,could you come back in a few minutes?Q:what does the woman mean?12W:I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay,I had to stop for the Fred’s home to pick up a book on my way hereM:well,that’s not a big deal,but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waitingQ:what do we learn about the women?13W:Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student’s union,isn’t he?M:well,that guy won’t be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students,and I am not sure about it?Q:what does the man mean?14M:sorry to have kept you waiting,Madam,I’ve located your luggage,it was left behind in Paris and won’t arrive until later this eveningW:oh,I can’t believe this,have it been to delivered to my hotel then,I guessQ:what happened to the woman’s luggage?15W：I don’t think we have enough information for our presentation.But we have to give it tomorrow.That doesn’t seem to be much we can do about it.M:Yeah,at this point,we’ll have to make do with what we’ve got.Q:what does the man suggest they do?16M:I’m taking this great course psychology of language.It’s really interesting.Since you’re psychology major,you should sign up for it.W:Actually,I tried to do that.But they told me I have to take language studies first.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?17W:Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate?No wonder they don’t get along.M:Well,maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said.There are two sides to every story you know.Q:What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?18M:We don’t have the resources to stop those people from buying us out.Unless a miracle happens,this may be the end of us.W:I still have hope we can get help from the bank.After all,we don’t need that much money.Q:What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Conversation OneQuestions19to22are based on the conversation you have just heard.W:You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom.We are to feel sorry for them.M:Actually,Laura,I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us.But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.W:Yes,and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped,you know,deaf,or short-sighted things like that.After all,it's not really funny to be like that.M:Oh,I think that's because we're embarrassed.We don't know how to cope with the situation.Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that,so we laugh.M:What about the custard pie routine?W:What do you mean'custard pie routine'?M:You know,all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss,He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face.W:That never makes me laugh much,because you can guess what's going to happen.But a lot of people still find it laughable.It must because of the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.M:I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated.She said it relieved her feelings.W:It must have come a bit expensive.M:Not really.She took care never to throw her best china.19.Why does the man say we laughed when we see some self-important people。

2023年6月六级听力原文及答案解析Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?【答案】A) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.【解析】细节题。

英语六级十二月考试真题第一套听力原文全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Please find below the original text of the listening section from the first set of the December CET-6 exam:Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear four passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) In the library.B) In the laboratory.C) In the classroom.D) On the playground.12. A) It's too lengthy.B) It's too difficult.C) It's too outdated.D) It's too specialized.13. A) The speaker's research findings.B) The reason for the seminar's success.C) The lack of time for discussion.D) The lecture's organization.14. A) He never misses a chance to talk about his specialty.B) He often packs too much into his lectures.C) He is well known for his sense of humor.D) He is boring when he sticks to his lecture notes.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.15. A) A chambermaid.B) A receptionist.C) A tour guide.D) A hotel manager.16. A) To have a look at the house they will live in.B) To discuss their children's school arrangements.C) To meet the man's new colleagues.D) To attend a future staff meeting.17. A) To give them more time to relax.B) To allow them to go shopping for groceries.C) To help them get acquainted with the area.D) To show them the most interesting tourist sights.18. A) The scheduled visit to the boss's house.B) The meetings she will have that afternoon.C) Her relations with her ex-husband.D) The shopping her guest wants to do.---This is the original text of the listening section from the first set of the December CET-6 exam. Feel free to use this text as a reference for your preparation.篇2The following is the transcript of the first set of listening section for the December six-level exam:Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation, we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet.Sample answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) She failed to make the best of many opportunities available to her.B) She never wasted a single chance to get the job done.C) She had some good chances but failed to grab them.D) She never succeeded in any chance she had.2. A) Employer and employee.B) Doctor and patient.C) Professor and student.D) Officer and clerk.3. A) The man prefers to stay and ask for directions.B) The man will ask passers-by for directions.C) The man refuses to ask any person for directions.D) The man is reluctant to ask for help.4. A) The woman has decided to sell the car.B) The first two options are correct.C) The car is sold at a very low price.D) The car is in excellent condition.5. A) She failed to fulfil the requirement for graduation.B) She failed to submit a paper.C) She failed to satisfy her teacher's expectations.D) She failed to give a presentation.篇3I'm sorry, but I am not able to provide verbatim excerpts from copyrighted material such as the actual content of the December 2020 CET-6 listening test. However, I can offer you a summary or analysis of the listening test questions and topics as a reference for your review and preparation.The December 2020 CET-6 listening test may have included a variety of questions focusing on different topics such as academic lectures, conversations, news reports, and interviews. Test takers were required to listen carefully and answer questions based on the information provided in the recordings.For example, one question could have been about a lecture on history or science, where the test takers must identify key points or details. Another question might have required listening to a conversation between two people discussing their plans and preferences, with test takers needing to infer information and make predictions based on the dialogue.In addition, there may have been questions related to news reports or interviews, where test takers had to extract specific information or draw conclusions from the content presented. Practicing listening in various contexts and familiarizing oneself with different accents and speech patterns can be helpful in preparing for the listening section of the CET-6 exam.Overall, the December 2020 CET-6 listening test likely covered a range of topics to assess test takers' listening comprehension skills and ability to understand spoken English in academic, social, and professional settings. It is essential to practice actively listening, taking notes, and summarizing key points to improve performance on the listening test and increase overall English proficiency.。

202312月六级听力原文2023年12月六级听力原文Part I: ConversationW: Hey, have you heard about the new restaurant that just opened downtown?M: No, I haven't. What's so special about it?W: Well, it's called "Taste of Asia" and it offers a wide variety of Asian cuisines. They have Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and even Indian dishes.M: That sounds amazing! I love Asian food. Is it expensive?W: Surprisingly, it's quite affordable. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are generous.M: That's great to hear. I'll definitely check it out this weekend.W: You should. I went there last night and the food was delicious. I highly recommend their sushi and curry dishes.M: Thanks for the recommendation. I can't wait to try it.Part II: LectureGood morning, everyone. Today, I'd like to talk about the importance of time management. Time management is a crucial skill that can greatly impact our productivity and success in both personal and professional aspects of life.Firstly, effective time management allows us to prioritize tasks and allocate our time wisely. By setting clear goals and deadlines, we can focus on what needs to be done and avoid wasting time on unimportant activities. This helps us stay organized and ensures that we complete tasks in a timely manner.Secondly, time management helps reduce stress and improve work-life balance. When we manage our time effectively, we can avoid procrastination and last-minute rushes, which often lead to stress and anxiety. By planning our time well, we can create a balance between work, family, and leisure activities, leading to a more fulfilling and satisfying life.Furthermore, time management enhances our efficiency and productivity. When we have a clear plan and schedule, we can eliminate distractions and stay focused on our tasks. This allows us to work more efficiently and accomplish more in less time. By managing our time effectively, we can achieve our goals and reach our full potential.Lastly, time management promotes self-discipline and self-improvement. It requires us to be accountable for our own time and take responsibility for our actions. By practicing good time management habits, such as setting realistic deadlines and avoiding procrastination, we can develop self-discipline and improve our overall productivity and performance.In conclusion, time management is a vital skill that can greatly impact our lives. It allows us to prioritize tasks, reduce stress, enhance efficiency, and promote self-discipline. By managing our time effectively, we can achieve our goals, maintain a healthy work-life balance, and lead a morefulfilling life. So, let's start practicing good time management habits and make the most of our time. Thank you.Part III: DiscussionNow, let's move on to the discussion section. Today's topic is about the impact of social media on society.M: I think social media has had a significant impact on society. It has revolutionized the way we communicate and connect with others.W: I agree. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have made it easier for us to stay connected with friends and family, no matter where they are.M: That's true. It has also provided a platform for people to express their opinions and share their experiences with a wider audience.W: However, social media has its downsides as well. It can be addictive and time-consuming, leading to a decrease in productivity and real-life interactions.M: I think social media has also contributed to the spread of fake news and misinformation. People often believe and share information without verifying its authenticity.W: That's a valid point. Social media has definitely changed the way we consume news and information, and it's important for us to be critical and discerning.M: Overall, I believe social media has both positive and negative impacts on society. It's up to us to use it responsibly and make the most of its benefits while being aware of its drawbacks.W: I couldn't agree more. It's important for us to strike a balance and not let social media consume our lives.M: Absolutely. Let's use social media as a tool for connection and information, rather than letting it control us.W: Well said. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.M: Thank you for the discussion.。

2024年6月大学英语六级听力原文(第1套)Conversation OneThank you for meeting with me, Stephen, at such a short notice.Not a problem, Margaret.Now please give me some good news. Have you agreed to my last proposal?I have indeed and I wish to sign the agreement, pending one small change to be made a contract.Margaret, we've been through this for almost a year now, back and forth making alterations.Are you sure you want to make a sponsorship deal for your clients or not?I ask this because frankly, some people at my end are running out of patience.I understand your concerns, but as I'm sure you understand, we hold our clients' best interests to be of the utmost concern.We therefore comb through the fine details of all contracts.Rest assured we all appreciate your firm's patience.Okay, fine. So what changes do you wish to make?Essentially, we would like the new deal to exclude the Middle East. That's all.The Middle East? Why?My client has a couple of other prospective marketing deals from companies in the Middle East.Those offers, should they materialize, would exclusively employ my client's image in the Middle East only.Therefore, in order to avoid any conflict, we would need to ensure that both marketing campaigns do not overlap geographically.What business sector in the Middle East are we talking about here?Real estate. Well, that should be okay then.So long as the product is very different from our food and beverage market, there should be no conflict of interest.Nevertheless, I will have to run this through my people.I don't foresee any problem, though.The Middle East is a negligible market for us.But I still need to check this with a couple of departments.Question 1. What does the woman say she will do?Question 2. What does the man say about some people he represents?Question 3.What reason does the woman give for the new deal to exclude the Middle East?Question 4. What does the man say about the Middle East?Conversation TwoNext, we have a special science-related new story. Paula Hancock isat the Denver Observatory.Paula, what is the big story over there?Hi, John. Yes, all the astronomers on site here are very excited.In fact, space enthusiasts all across North America and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere will be congregating on mountain tops tonight to watch the night's sky.Why? What's the big event? Is there an eclipse happening soon?Tonight, the Earth will come into close proximity with the Oppenheimer comet.It is the closest our planet has been to such a phenomenon in over 100 years.For this reason, it is expected that thousands of people will gaze up at the sky tonight in order to see this formidable object.How far away is this comet? Will people be able to see it with the naked eye?The Oppenheimer comet will still be millions of miles away on the edge of our galaxy.But nevertheless, this is a relatively close distance, close enough for people to observe in good detail through a telescope.People will only see a blur without one.However, that does not mean one needs professional equipment.Even the most ordinary of telescopes should be conducive for people to observe and wonder at this flying object.Many of our viewers will be wondering how they too can take part in this once-in-a-lifetime event.Where will this comet be in the sky? How can people find it?The comet will be almost exactly due north, at 60 degrees above the equator.However, finding the comet is indeed very tricky.And scientists here have told me there are plenty of phone apps that will facilitate this.How fantastic! Thank you, Paula, for the information.Question 5.What does the woman say about all the astronomers at the Denver Observatory?Question 6.What do we learn from the conversation about the Oppenheimer comet?Question 7. What does the woman say people will only see in the sky without a telescope?Question 8.What do scientists at the Denver Observatory advise amateurs do to facilitate their observation?Passage OneDietary guidelines form the basis for nutrition advice and regulations around the world.While there is strong scientific consensus around most existing guidelines, one question has recently stirred debate: should consumers be warned to avoid ultra-processed foods?Two papers published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition outline the case for and against using the concept of "ultra-processed foods" to help inform dietary guidelines, beyond conventional food classification systems.The authors, Carlos Monteiro of the University of Sao Paulo and Arna Ostrup of Novo Nordisk Foundation, will discuss the issue in a live virtual debate, August 14th, during NUTRITION 2024 Live Online.The debate centers around a system developed by Monteiro and colleagues that classifies foods by their degree of industrial processing, ranging from unprocessed to ultra-processed.The system defines ultra-processed foods as those made using sequences of processes that extract substances from foods and alter them with chemicals in order to formulate the final product.Ultra-processed foods are characteristically designed to be cheap, tasty, and convenient.Examples include soft drinks and candy, packaged snacks and pastries, ready to heat products, and reconstituted meat products.Studies have linked consumption of ultra-processed foods, which are often high in salt, sugar, and fat, with weight gain and an increased risk of chronic diseases, even after adjusting for the amount of salt, sugar, and fat in the diet.While the mechanisms behind these associations are not fully understood, Monteiro argues that the existing evidence is sufficient to justify discouraging consumption of ultra-processed foods in dietary recommendations and government policies.Question 9. What question is said to have recently stirred debate?Question 10.How does the system developed by Monteiro and colleagues classify foods?Question 11.What is consumption of ultra-processed foods linked with, according to studies?Passage TwoBelieve it or not, human creativity benefits from constraints.According to psychologists, when you have less to work with, you actually begin to see the world differently.With constraints, you dedicate your mental energy to acting more resourcefully.When challenged, you figure out new ways to be better.The most successful creative people know that constraints give their minds the impetus to leap higher.People who invent new products are not limited by what they don't haveor can't do.They leverage their limitations to push themselves even further.Many products and services are created because the founders saw a limitation in what they use.They created innovation based on what was not working for them at the moment.Innovation is a creative person's response to limitation.In a 2015 study which examined how thinking about scarcity or abundance influences how creatively people use their resources, Ravi Mehta at the University of Illinois and Meng Zhu at Johns Hopkins University found that people simply have no incentive to use what's available to them in novel ways.When people face scarcity, they give themselves the freedom to use resources in less conventional ways because they have to.Obstacles can broaden your perception and open up your thinking processes.Consistent constraints help you improve the connecting unrelated ideas and concepts.Marissa Meyer, former vice president for search products and user experience at Google, once wrote in a publication on Bloomberg, "Constraints shape and focus problems and provide clear challenges to overcome; creativity thrives best when constrained."Question 12.What do psychologists say people do when they are short of resources?Question 13. What does the passage say about innovation?Question 14. What did a 2015 study by Ravi Mehta and Meng Zhu find?Question 15.What did Marissa Meyer once write concerning creativity?Recording OneDifferent people use different strategies for managing conflicts.These strategies are learned in childhood.Usually, we are not aware of how we act in conflict situations.We just do whatever seems to come naturally.But we do have a personal strategy, and because it is learned, we can always change it by learning new and more effective ways of managing conflicts.When you get involved in a conflict, there are two major concerns you have to take into account: achieving your personal goals and keeping a good relationship with the other person.How important your personal goals are and how important the relationship is to you affect how you act in a conflict.Given these two concerns, five styles of managing conflicts can be identified.1. The turtle.Turtles withdraw into their shells to avoid conflicts.They give up their personal goals and relationships.They believe it is easier to withdraw from a conflict than to face it.2. The shark.Sharks try to overpower opponents by forcing them to accept their solution to the conflict.They seek to achieve their goals at all costs.Sharks assume that conflicts are settled by one person winning and one person losing.Winning gives sharks a sense of pride and achievement.Losing gives them a sense of weakness, inadequacy, and failure.3. The teddy bear.Teddy bears want to be accepted and liked by other people.They think that conflict should be avoided in favor of harmony, and believe that conflicts cannot be discussed without damaging relationships.They give up their goals to preserve the relationship.4. The fox.Foxes are moderately concerned with their own goals and about their relationships with other people.They give up part of their goals and persuade the other person in a conflict to give up part of his goals.They seek a solution to conflicts where both sides gain something.5. The owl.Owls view conflicts as problems to be solved.They see conflicts as improving relationships by reducing tension between two people.They try to begin a discussion that identifies the conflict as a problem.By seeking solutions that satisfy both themselves and the other person, owls maintain the relationship.Owls are not satisfied until a solution is found that achieves their own goals and the other person's goals, and they are not satisfied until the tensions and negative feelings have been fully resolved.Question 16.Why does the speaker say strategies for managing conflicts can always be changed?Question 17.What is said to affect the way one acts in a conflict?Question 18. Of the five styles the speaker discusses, which views conflicts as problems to be solved?Recording TwoThe genetic code of all 1.5 million known species of animals and plants living on Earth will be mapped to help save species from extinction andboost human health.Scientists hope that cracking the genetic code of plants and animals could help uncover new treatments for infectious diseases, slow aging, improve crops and agriculture, and create new bio-materials.In Britain, organisations including the Natural History Museum, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have joined forces to sequence Britain's 66,000 species of animals and plants.Dubbed the Darwin Tree of Life Project, it is expected to take 10 years and cost 100 million pounds.Once completed, all the information will be publicly available to researchers.Many scientists believe that Earth has now entered the sixth mass extinction, with humans creating a toxic mix of habitation loss, pollution and climate change, which has already led to the loss of at least 77 species of mammals and 140 types of birds since 1500.It is the biggest loss of species since the dinosaurs were wiped out 66 million years ago.Scientists say that sequencing every species will revolutionize the understanding of biology and evolution, bolster efforts to conserve as well as protect and restore biodiversity.Dr. Tim Littlewood, head of Life Sciences Department at the Natural History Museum said, "Whether you are interested in food or disease, the history of how every organism on the planet has adapted to its environment is recorded in its genetic makeup.How you then harness that is dependent on your ability to understand it.We will be using modern methods to get a really good window on the present and the past.And of course, a window on the past gives you a prospective model on the future."Sir Jim Smith, Director of Science at Wellcome said, "Try as I might, I can't think of a more exciting, more relevant, more timely, or more internationally inspirational project.Since 1970, humanity has wiped out 60 percent of animal populations.About 23,000 of 80,000 species surveyed are approaching extinction.We are in the midst of the sixth great extinction event of life on our planet, which not only threatens wildlife species, but also imperils the global food supply.As scientists, we all realize we desperately need to catalogue life on our fragile planet now.I think we're making history."Question 19.What do scientists hope to do by cracking the genetic code of plants and animals?Question 20. What do many scientists believe with regard to Earth?Question 21.How does Sir Jim Smith, Director of Science at Wellcome, describe the Darwin Tree of Life Project?Recording ThreeJohn Donne, the English poet, wrote in the 17th century, "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."Now, a British academic has claimed that human individuality is indeed just an illusion, because societies are far more interconnected at a mental, physical, and cultural level than people realize.In his new book, The Self Delusion, Professor Tom Oliver, a researcher in the Ecology and Evolution group at the University of Reading, argues there is no such thing as "self", and not even our bodies are truly "us".Just as Copernicus realized the Earth is not the center of the universe, Professor Oliver said society urgently needs a Copernican-like revolution to understand people are not detached beings but rather part of one connected identity."A significant milestone in the cultural evolution of human minds was the acceptance that the Earth is not the center of the universe, the so-called Copernican Revolution," he writes.However, we have one more big myth to dispose of: that we exist as independent selves at the center of a subjective universe.You may feel as if you are an independent individual acting autonomously in the world; that you have unchanging inner self that persists throughout your lifetime, acting as a central anchor-point with the world changing around you.This is the illusion I seek to tackle. We are intimately connected to the world around us."Professor Oliver argues there are around 37 trillion cells in the body but most have a lifespan of just a few days or weeks, so the material "us" is constantly changing.In fact, there is no part of your body that has existed for more than ten years.Since our bodies are essentially made anew every few weeks, the material in them alone is clearly insufficient to explain the persistent thread of an identity.Professor Oliver claims that individualism is actually bad for society, and only by realizing we are part of a bigger entity can we solve pressing environmental and societal problems.Through selfish over-consumption we are destroying the natural world and using non-renewable resources at an accelerating rate."We are at a critical crossroads as a species where we must rapidly reform our mindsets and behavior to act in less selfish ways," he said."So let's open our eyes to the hidden connections all around us."Question 22. What is indeed just an illusion according to Professor Tom Oliver?Question 23. What does Professor Tom Oliver think of the idea that we exist as independent selves at the center of a subjective universe?Question 24. Why does Professor Tom Oliver claim that the material "us"is constantly changing?Question 25. How can we solve pressing environmental and societal problems according to Professor Tom Oliver?。

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以下是店铺精⼼准备的英语六级听⼒真题原⽂，⼤家可以参考以下内容哦！ Section A 11. W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe? M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad. Q: What does the man say about some elderly people? 12. W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him? M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time. Q: What does the man mean? 13. M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket. W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it. Q: What does the woman mean? 14. W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union. M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation. Q: What do we learn about the speakers? 15. M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner. W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow. Q: What will the speakers probably do? 16. W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures? M: They have a 5% margin of error Q: What are the speakers talking about? 17. W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse. M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow? Q: What does the man mean? 18. W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed. M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester. Q: What does the man mean? Conversation One M: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called “Computer Country”. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there? W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store, and I kept track of the inventory. M: What was the most difficult part of your job? W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right. M: That’s how we feel here too. How long did you work there? W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month. M: And why did you leave? W: My husband has been transferred to Boston. And I understand your company has an opening there too. M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you? W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks. So we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents. M: That sounds nice. So tell me, why are you interested in this particular position? W: I know that your company has a great reputation, and a wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity. M: Well I’m glad you did. 19. What was the woman’s previous job? 20. What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job? 21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston? 22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job? Conversation Two W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez, the well-known Brazilian advocate of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one ot the word’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report? M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen. W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now. M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment. W: Such as…? M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slam areas without proper water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives. W: What needs to be done? M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries. W: So you are hopeful for the future. M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren’t wasted, as they were in the past. 23. What does the recent report say about Brazil? 24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now? 25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries? Section B Passage One Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, but she was not allowed to make her information public. Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.” How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.” If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan. 26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute? 27. What did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981? 28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the part two decades? 29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success? Passage 2 One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global ready when they graduate. Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global ready when they graduate. It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, and intellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates. Questions 30-32 Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today? Q31: What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures? Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker? Passage 3 To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair with less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping. A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carrying in their minds about groups of people. For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics. Questions 33-35 Q33: What did researchers at California State University find? Q34: What is the popular stereotype of lawyers? Q35: Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes? Section C The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is derived from their Goddess of memory "Mnemosyne". In the ancient world, a trained memory was an immense asset, particularly in public life. There were no convenient devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators delivered long speeches with great accuracy because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems. The Greeks discovered that human memory is largely an associative process that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The instant your brain registers the word "apple", it recalls the shape, color, taste, smell and texture of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word "apple". This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memoriesthat are related to it. An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you're talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link. An example given on a website I was looking at follows, "Do you remember the shape of Austria? Canada? Belgium? Or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy though? If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at some time that Italy is shaped like a boot. You made an association with something already known, the shape of a boot. And Italy shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association."【英语六级听⼒真题原⽂】。