六级听力原文(2006--2011.12).doc

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2006-12-23 英语六级听力原文
短对话

1．
W: Do you know why Mary has such a long face today?
M: I don’t have the foggiest idea! She should be happy especially since she got a promotion yesterday.
Q: What did the speakers mean?

2.
M: Hi, Johanna! Are you interested in going to an Art Exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is showing some of her paintings there. It’s the opening night. Free

drinks and food!
W: Well, actually, I don’t have anything planned. It sounds kind of fun!
Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday?

3.
M: You did an excellent job in school! You were indeed a great student! Where did your drive come from?
W: Academic achievements were important to my parents as immigrants. Education is where it all begins. My mother in particular tries to get me interested in school.
Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

4.
M: I hear the Sunflower Health Club on Third Street is good!
W: Not right now! I used to go there. I thought it was great because it was real cheap. But the problem was it was always crowded. Sometimes, I had to wait to use the

machines.
Q: What does the woman say about the Sunflower health club?

5.
W: Tom is very excited! Just yesterday he received his doctoral degree and in a few minutes he’ll be putting the ring on Sarah‘s finger.
M: He’s really such a luck dog! Sarah is a lovely bride and tonight they are going to Hawaii on their honeymoon!
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

6.
W: Your chemistry examination is over, isn’t it? Why do you still look so worried?
M: I don’t know. It wasn’t that the questions were too hard, or they were too many of them. But I’m still feeling uneasy because the exam didn’t seem to have much

to do with the course material.
Q: What does the man mean?

7.
W: Your wife told me that you eat out four or five times a week, I really envy you!
M: Don’t envy me! It’s for business. In fact, I’m sick and tired of restaurant food! Sometimes, I just prefer a home-cooked meal.
Q: Why does the man say he often eats out?

8.
W: I was amazed when I heard Tony played piano so expertly! From the way he talked, I thought he was just starting his lessons.
M: Oh, no! That’s the way he always talks!
Q: What can we infer about Tony from the conversation?

9.
M: What do you think of people suing McDonalds for making them fat?
W: Well. Its food doesn’t make you fat. But eating too much of it does! How about chocolate and ice cream? Are they all responsible? It’s silly!
Q: What does the woman think of the lawsuit against McDonalds?

10.
M: I’m terribly sorry ma’am, but your flight has been cancelled. I won’t be able to put you on another one until tomorrow morning.
W: Well, I certainly hope the airline’s going to put me up somewhere tonight.
Q: What did the woman request the airline do?

Passage one
You have probably heard of the DuPont company, which was founded by a family of the same name. But do you know about the museum that one of the family members began?

Henry Francis Du Pont was an heir to Delaware’s DuPont Company fortune. He was one of the first serious collectors of American decorative art objects: furniture,

textiles, paintings and other objects made in United States between 1640 and 1840. American furniture and household objects had been considered inferior to those from

Europe. But Du Pont helped develope a new appreciation for American decorative arts. He created a legendary show plays for these objects on his family estate just

outside Wilmington, Delaware. In 1951, it was open to the public as the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum. The museum assembled objects from Du Pont’s

collection into 175 period rooms, each with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme of period in early American history. For

example, the Du Pont dining room has furniture dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. And because this was the time when the United States became a new

nation, there’s a patriotic theme in the room. Another example is the Chinese parlor, which has furnishings that would reflect American’s fascination with Asian

culture during the 18th century. In these period rooms, Du Pont believed he could tell the story of the early United States through furniture and other decorative

arts.

11. What is Henry Francis Du Pont noted for?
12. What was the purpose of Du Pont’s efforts?
13. How were the objects on display arranged?

Passage two
According to David Grattle, a British language expert, the idea that English will become the world language is outdated. And people are more likely to switch between

two or more languages for routine communication in the future. The share of the world’s population that speaks English as a native language is falling. Instead,

English will play a growing role as a second language. A population speaking more than one language is already the case in much of the world and is becoming more

common in the United States. Indeed, the census bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home, with Spanish

taking the lead, followed by Chinese. Grattle works for British consulting and publishing business. He anticipates a world with the share of people who are native

English speakers slips from 9% in the mid 1990s to 5% in 2050. Grattle says, “Up until 1995, English was the second most common native tongue in the world, trailing

only Chinese. By 2050, Chinese will continue its predominance with Hindi Woodoo of India and Arabic climbing past English and Spanish nearly equal to it.” In

contrast, an American language expert, David Harrison noted that the global share of English is much larger if you count second language speakers, and will continue to

rise even as the proportion of native speakers declines. Harrison disputed listing Arabic in top three languages because varieties of Arabic spoken in such countries

as Egypt and Morocco are mutually incomprehensible.
14. What does David Grattle say about the use of languages for daily communication in the future?
15. Why doesn’t David Harrison include Arabic as one of the top three languages?
16. What can we infer from the passage?

Passage three
There are about 1 million blind people in the United States. The largest and most influential organization of blind people in this country is the National Federation

of the Blind. Its officials say the nation doesn’t have any colleges or universities that serve only blind students. They say the reason for this is that blind people

must learn to live among people who can see. American colleges and universities do accept blind and visually impaired students, and they provide services to help these

students succeed. For example, colleges find people who write down what the professor say in class and they provide technology that can help blind students with their

work. However, experts say colleges can best help blind students by making it clear that the students should learn to help themselves. One blind American student named

T recently made news because he graduated from medical school from the University of Wisconsin. He said technology was one of the reasons he succeeded. He used a

computer that read into his earphone what he was typing. He also used a small printer that permitted him to write notes about his patients in the hospital. He did his

undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. National Federation of the Blind officials say blind students from other nations do come to

the United States to attend college. Some can even get financial aid. The Federation awards about 30 scholarships each year that have no citizenship requirement.

17. According to officials of the National Federation of the Blind, why are there no special colleges for blind students only?
18. According to experts how can colleges best help blind students?
19. What is one of the reasons given by T as a blind student for his success?
20. What can blind students from overseas do to study in America according to the National Federation of the Blind?

2007年6月六级听力原文
11、 W: Jim, you are on the net again! We are going to get off. It's time for the talk show!

M: Just a minute dear! I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom's birthday.

Q: What is the man doing right now?

12．W: I've never seen you have such confidence before in the exam!

M: It's more than confidence! Right now I felt that if I got less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.

Q: What does the man mean?

13．W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?

M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

14．M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.

W: You are quite right! He's just kidding! He's also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business.

Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?

15．W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month.

M: I hope not. I'd rather get more work hours so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.

Q: What does the man truly want?

16．M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?

W: Oh, I got sick and tired of the hotel and hotel food! So now I understand the thing: East, west, home's best!

Q: What does the woman mean?

17．W: I m worried about Anna. She's really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.

M: That sounds serious! She'd better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre.

Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?

18．M: I could hardly recognize Sam after we got that new job! He's always in a suit and tie now.

W: Yeah. He was never liked that in college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans.

Q: What does the speaker say about Sam?

Conversation 1
M: Hi, Anne! Welcome back! How’s your trip to the States?
W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn’t have much time to see New York.
M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.
W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.
M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?
W: Yes, I did the program on the flight to the States, and when I arrived at New York, I didn’t have any problem, no jet lag at all. On the way back, I didn’t do it,

and I felt terrible.
M: You’re joking!
W: Not at all, it really meant a lot of difference.
M: Em. So what did you do?
W: Well, I didn’t drink an alcohol or coffee, and I didn’t eat any meat or rich food. I drink a lot of water, and fresh juice, and I ate the noodles on the well-

being menu. They’re lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example, and I did some of the exercises of the program.
M: Exercises? On a plane?
W: Yes. I didn’t do many, of course, there isn’t much space on a plane.
M: How many passengers do the exercises?
W: Not many.
M: Then how much champagne did they drink?
W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.
M: So, basically, it’s a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.
W: That’s right! It’s a difficult choice.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.

19. Why did the woman go to New York?
20. What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?
21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?
22. What did the woman say about other passengers?

Conversation Two:

W: Morning. Can I help you?
M: Well, I’m not really sure. I’m just looking.
W: I see. Well, there’s plenty to look at it again this year. I’m sure you have to walk miles to see each stand.
M: That’s true.
W: Er…, would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligation.
M: Well, that’s very kind of you, but…
W: Now, please. Is this the first year you’ve been to the fair, Mr….
M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.
W: My name’s Susan Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you interested in computers in general?
M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I own a small company, we’ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some

technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.
W: What’s your line of business, Mr. Johnson?
M: We’re a training consultancy.
W: I see. And what do you mean “to keep on top”?
M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard letters and forms. So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.
W: Right. Well, that’s no problem. But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you

is the MR5000. That’s it over there! It’s IBM compatible.
M: What about the price?
W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with the hardware.
M: Well, I’ll think about it. Thank you.
W: Here’s my card. Please feel free to contact me.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard:

23. Where did the conversation take place?
24. What are the speakers talking about?
25. What is the man’s line of business?

Passage

P1
The new year always brings with the cultural tradition of new possibilities. We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our

ideal self or an image that is quite different from what we are now. For some of us, we roll at dreamy film in our heads just because it’s the beginning of a new

year. But we aren’t serious about making changes. We just make some half-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us feel less

successful and leads us to discount our ability to change in the future. It’ not the change is impossible but that it won't lost unless our resolutions are supported

with plans for implementation. We have to make our intentions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal. Say your goal is to lose

weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night you just have to have a cookie. And you know there’s a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one,

you eat two, you check the bag and find out you’ve just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, “What the hell!” and polish off the whole bag. Then you begin to

draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about