2019年12月六级听力第二套中英对照

2019年12⽉六级听⼒第⼆套中英对照

College English Test Band 6

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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 choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.

Conversation One

M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section? 抱歉，你们的摇滚乐区在哪⾥?

W: Rock music? I’m sorry, we’re a jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll. 摇滚⾳乐吗?对不起，我们是⼀家爵⼠乐店。我们没有摇滚乐。M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else? 哦，你们只有爵⼠乐?没有别的了吗? W: That’s right. We’re the only recordstore in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. 是的。我们是伦敦唯⼀⼀家专门卖爵⼠乐的唱⽚店。

Actually, we’re more than just a record store. 事实上，我们不仅仅是⼀家唱⽚店。

We have a café and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy tickets to all the major jazz concertsin the city. 我们楼上有⼀个咖啡馆和⼀个图书馆，⼤厅下⾯有⼀个售票处，在那⾥你可以买到城⾥所有主要爵⼠⾳乐会的票。

Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists. 此外，我们在隔壁有⾃⼰的⼯作室，为崭露头⾓的艺术家制作专辑。We’re committed to fostering new music talent. 我们致⼒于培养新的⾳乐⼈才。

M: Wow! That’s so cool! I guess there’s not much of a jazz scene anymore. 哇!那真是太酷了!我想现在已经没有多少爵⼠乐的场景了。Not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre. 不像他们过去那样，但你在努⼒推⼴这种伟⼤的⾳乐流派。W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. 是的，的确，现在⼤多数⼈都喜欢听流⾏⾳乐和摇滚乐。Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. 来⾃美国的嘻哈⾳乐也越来越受欢迎。

So as a result, there’re fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because it’s an incredibly rich genre. 结果，听爵⼠乐的⼈就少了，这是⼀个很⼤的遗憾，因为爵⼠乐是⼀种⾮常丰富的⾳乐类型。But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new jazz music being made out there anymore. 但这并不是说现在已经没有新的爵⼠乐制作出来了。Far from it. It’s just a much smaller market today. 远⾮如此。只不过今天的市场要⼩得多。M: So how would you define jazz?那么你如何定义爵⼠乐呢?W: Well, interestingly enough, there’s no agreed-upon definition of jazz. 嗯，有趣的是，⼈们对爵⼠乐并没有⼀致的定义。

Indeed, there are many different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. 事实上，爵⼠乐有许多不同的风格。有些⼈会唱歌，但⼤多数⼈不会。Some are electric and some aren’t. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. 有些是电动的，有些不是。有些包含现场实验，但并不总是这样。While there’s no simple definition for it, and while there’re many different styles of jazz, you simply know it when you hear it.虽然没有简单的定义，虽然爵⼠乐有许多不同的风格，但当你听到它的时候，你就会知道它是什么。Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. ⽼实说，要知道爵⼠乐是什么，唯⼀的⽅法就是你⾃⼰去听。As a great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know. 作为⼀个伟⼤的⼩号演奏家，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗曾经说过，如果你要问，你永远不会知道。Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1 What do we learn about the woman’s store? 关于⼥⼠的商店，我们了解到了什么?

2 What does the man say about jazz music? 关于爵⼠乐，男⼠说了什么?

3 What does the woman say about jazz? 关于爵⼠乐，⼥⼠说了什么?

4 What should you do to appreciate different styles of jazz according to the woman? 根据⼥⼠所说，你应该怎样欣赏不同风格的爵⼠乐?Conversation Two

M: How did it go at the bank this morning? 今天早上在银⾏怎么样?

W: Not well, my proposal was rejected. 不太好，我的申请被拒绝了。

M: Really, but why? 真的吗,但是为什么呀?

W: Bunch of reasons. For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough. 有很多原因。⾸先，他们说我的信⽤记录不够好。M: Do they say how you could improve that? 他们有没有说你该如何改进呢?

W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, 是的，他们说在我还了5年的抵押贷款后，

then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. 我将成为⼀个更可靠的商业贷款申请⼈。

But right now, it’s too risky for them to lend me money. 但是现在，他们借钱给我风险太⼤了。

They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given. 他们担⼼我会拖⽋任何给我的商业贷款。

M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. Your business idea is amazing. 好吧，听起来不太公平。你的商业想法太棒了。

Did you show them your business plan? What did they say? 你给他们看你的商业计划了吗?他们怎么说?

W: They didn’t really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan. 对于实际的商业计划，他们并没有阐明任何⽴场。They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. 他们只是看了看我的信⽤记录，认定我的信⽤记录不够好。They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. 他们表⽰，对于向谁放贷，银⾏有着严格的指导⽅针和要求。And I simply don’t meet their financial threshold. ⽽我根本达不到他们的信贷门槛。

M: What if you ask for a smaller amount? 那如果你要求⾦额少⼀点呢?

Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders? 也许你可以从其他渠道筹集资⾦，从更多的贷款⼈那⾥获得⼩额贷款?W: You don’t get it. It doesn’t matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I

propose. That’s all inconsequential. 你不明⽩。我申请的贷款规模和我计划的业务类型都不重要。这都是⽆关紧要的。