2023年英语六级真题听力原文.doc

2023年6月英语六级真题听力原文

Sectioｎ　A
Nｏw leｔ’ｓ begin ｗith ｔhｅ eｉghｔ sｈｏrt convｅrsaｔiｏｎs：
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　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 is 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　ﻫM: Hi， Ａｎna！ Weｌcｏｍｅ ｂack! How’s yｏｕr　ｔriｐ to　tｈｅ　Stａtes? ﻫW:　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.　ﻫＷ:　Do you? Then　tａke my aｄvice， do ｔｈe wｅll-bｅing in tｈe　aiｒ ｐrogram.　It ｒｅａlly wｏrｋs. ﻫM： 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． ﻫＭ: Yｏu’re joｋing！ W：　Nｏt at all, it reａlly ｍeant ａ　loｔ oｆ difference．　M:　En. 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? ﻫ20.　What　dｏes the　woｍａn　say　abｏut the ｗell-beiｎｇ in ｔｈe　air program? ﻫ21.　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 raｌｌy 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 ｏwｅ 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?　ﻫ24.　Wｈａｔ are the　speａkers talking ａbｏut?
25.　Whａt is the　man’s ｌｉｎe ｏf　busiｎess?　
Ｄｉｒeｃtioｎs： In thiｓ　seｃtｉon， you wｉｌｌ hear 3 short 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 Sｈeet 2　wｉth　ａ　sｉngle linｅ thrｏuｇｈ thｅ ceｎtre.
P1 ﻫTｈe 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 wｏuｌd lｏse（?） 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 yourself. To proｔecｔ your sense of self， you begｉn to　ｄｉscount the goal． You mａy thｉnｋ　–　“Ｗeｌｌ, dｉeting ｗasn’t tｈａt impｏrtant ｔｏ me ａnd I wｏn’ｔ mａkｅ it　anyhow.” Ｓo　you ａbaｎdoｎ the goａｌ ａnd　reｔｕrｎ to　your bad　ｈａbｉｔｓ.
26　Whaｔ　ｄo peｏple usｕally wish　to　dｏ at　thｅ ｂeginｎing ｏf　a nｅw yeaｒ? ﻫ27 How ｃaｎ peopｌｅ ｔurｎ their ｎew　yｅar’s　resｏlutｉons into reality? ﻫ28 Ｗhｙ does tｈe　ｓpeaker ｍentiｏn ｔhe example　oｆ　swｅets ａnd cookies?
P2 ﻫ25 years aｇo， Rａｙ Ａｎdeｒｓoｎ, a ｓingｌe ｐaｒｅnt with ａ one-ｙeaｒ-ｏlｄ sｏn ｗitｎeｓsｅd　a　terrｉbｌe ａccidenｔ which　took　pｌace wheｎ the ｄrｉver　of　ａ ｔrｕｃk　rａn a red light anｄ ｃollｉded with ｔhe ｃar ｏf　Saｎdra D. Ｔhe impact　of thｅ　ｃollision killed Saｎｄｒａ inｓｔａntly． Ｂut her three-moｎｔh-old daｕghter ｗaｓ left trａpｐｅd　in　the　ｂurniｎg cａr． Wｈiｌe oｔhｅrs lｏokｅd on in horrｏr, Aｎdersen jumpｅd　ｏut of his　ｖeｈicle and　crawled iｎｔｏ　the car tｈｒｏugh thｅ shadowｅd rear winｄow to try ｔo fｒee the infaｎt． Sｅｃoｎds lateｒ, thｅ ｃar ｗａs eｎｃlosed ｉｎ flaｍes.　But ｔo evｅryonｅ’s　ａmazement,　Ａndｅrｓen was able ｔｏ pｕll tｈe babｙ ｔo safｅtｙ. Whilｅ the baby ｗas all　ｒigｈｔ, Ａndeｒsen ｗａs serｉouｓly injuｒeｄ.　Ｔwo days later he ｄiｅd. Buｔ hiｓ ｈｅroic　act waｓ publｉsｈed wｉdelｙ　in tｈe　meｄｉa. Hｉs sｏｎ was　ｓooｎ aｄoｐted ｂy reｌatiｖes. Tｈe mosｔ remarkabｌe part of　tｈｅ ｓtory unｆｏlded oｎly　lasｔ ｗeｅk. Kａｒen　anｄ ｈer ｂoyfｒiｅnd Michael　ｗｅrｅ loｏking throｕgｈ ｓｏmｅ ｏｌｄ　boxｅs whｅn tｈｅy　ｃame acｒｏss ｓome old newｓpaper ｃｌiｐpｉnｇs.　“Tｈｉs is　me when I　ｗａs　a ｎｅｗ　boｒn bａbｙ．　I　ｗaｓ　reｓcued　froｍ a burｎｉng car.　But　mｙ　moｔher dｉed　in the　accidｅnｔ,”　exｐｌａineｄ　Ｋaren． Althｏｕｇｈ Miｃhaｅl knew Kaｒen’s　mｏther haｄ dｉeｄ years　earｌier，　ｈe nｅver　fully unｄｅrsｔood ｔｈe　circｕmstaｎceｓ unｔiｌ he skｉmmeｄ　oｖer the ｎewsｐａper aｒticle. To Kareｎ’s sｕrpｒiｓe, Mｉchael was aｂsｏｒbeｄ iｎ ｔhe ｄｅtａilｓ ｏf the　accｉdent． Aｎd hｅ　ｂegaｎ to　cry ｕncoｎtrｏｌｌably.　Thｅn he reｖealed that the maｎ　ｔhaｔ puｌlｅd Kareｎ ｆrom tｈｅ　flames was thｅ fatheｒ ｈe neｖer　kｎeｗ．　Thｅ two　embracｅd and ｓhed　ｍany teａrs, rｅcountiｎg stoｒｉｅs　told to them　about ｔｈeｉｒ paｒｅnts.
29　Whａt happｅned twｅｎty－five years　agｏ? ﻫ30 Whaｔ dｏes thｅ sｐeａker sａy　about　Micｈaｅl’s faｔhｅr?
３１ Ｗhy diｄ　Miｃhaｅｌ ｃｒy ｕncｏｎｔroｌlａbly when ｈe skiｍｍed　oｖer thｅ nｅｗｓpａper article?
P３　ﻫAmeｒiｃａns suffer frｏm aｎ oｖerdosｅ of work. Ｒｅgａrdlｅss　ｏｆ whｏ ｔheｙ are or what they do. Ａmeriｃａns speｎｄ　more time　at work tｈａn　that any tiｍe since　Worlｄ Waｒ II． In 19５0，　thｅ US hａd　ｆｅwｅr wｏrkiｎg　hours ｔhａn aｎy oｔher ｉndｕsｔriaｌiｚed counｔry. Toｄay, it exｃｅｅds　everｙ　coｕnｔｒy　bｕt Japａn where induｓtｒｉalizｅd emploｙeｅｓ lｏad　215５ hoｕrｓ a　ｙear comｐａred with　1951　in ｔhｅ US ａnd　１6０３ ｉｎ　thｅ former Ｗest Germany． Ｂｅｔｗｅｅn 1969 ａｎd 1９89, emｐｌoyeｄ　Americanｓ add an avｅraｇｅ of 138　hoｕrs tｏ their　ｙearly work ｓcheｄｕleｓ．　Ｔhe wｏrkweｅk ｈas rｅmａined above　40 hours. But peｏpｌe ａrｅ worｋing　mｏre weekｓ　each ｙｅar. Speｃifiｃaｌly　pａy　ｔime ｏff holiｄaｙs, vacations， siｃk　leａvｅ　shrｉnk by　50% iｎ thｅ 198０s． As corpoｒaｔions ｈave ｅxpeｒｉeｎced sｔiff coｍpｅtiｔions ａnd　sｌow　in growtｈ of ｐrｏducｔivｉty， theｙ hａvｅ ｐressｅｄ　emplｏｙeｅs to ｗork longer. Cｏsｔ-ｃutｔing ｌａy-offs　in the 198０s redｕcｅ the ｐrofessioｎal ａnd managerial ruｎｓ， leavｉｎg fewer pｅople ｔｏ ｇet thｅ　joｂ done. Iｎ　lower pａｉｄ　oｃｃｕpatｉｏns　wｈeｒe wageｓ haｖe　beｅｎ　reduceｄ, worｋｅｒｓ have added hourｓ in　ｏｖertiｍｅ or eｘｔｒａ ｊobs to　preseｒｖe　theiｒ ｌiving sｔaｎdａｒdｓ． Tｈe government　esｔiｍates that mｏre tｈaｎ　7 millioｎ peoplｅ hold　a sｅcond ｊｏb.　Foｒ　tｈe fｉrst　tiｍe, ｌaｒge　ｎumｂers　ｏf peopｌe sａy tｈｅy waｎt to cｕｔ ｂack　ｏｎ workｉｎg hｏuｒs　even it ｍeａns earning　ｌess　mｏnｅy. Ｂuｔ most ｅｍployeｒs ａre　ｕnwｉlliｎg to ｌet thｅｍ ｄｏ　so. The　governmenｔ whｉcｈ has ｓteｐpｅｄ back frｏm ｉtｓ ｔradｉｔｉoｎal roｌe　as　ａ regulatoｒ of　wｏrｋ　ｔiｍe　shouｌd taｋｅ ｓteps tｏ ｍake ｓhorｔer hours possibｌe. ﻫQueｓtioｎ　32-3５ arｅ bａsed ｏn the paｓsage　you’ve just hearｄ ﻫ32.　In which ｃountry　do　induｓｔｒｉaｌ ｅmployeｅs　worｋ　the longest ｈｏurｓ? ﻫ３3. Ｈow　do　ｅmplｏyｅd Ａmericans maｎage ｔo work more ｈoｕrs?
３４． Wｈｙ ｄｏ ｃoｒpｏrａｔiｏｎs pｒess their employees to wｏrk　lonｇｅr hoｕrｓ according　to tｈe speａkeｒ？ ﻫ35.　Ｗhat doeｓ the　sｐeakｅｒ sａｙ manｙ Ameｒicａnｓ　prefer to dｏ？
Comｐouｎd　ｄictaｔion
Nursｉng， aｓ a ｔypicalｌy femalｅ professｉon, mｕst ｄeａl coｎｓtanｔｌy ｗｉth the fａlse impression tｈａt nuｒses are thｅre ｔo ｗaiｔ oｎ the　ｐhyｓicｉan．　Ａｓ　nuｒｓｅs， we are liｃensed to provide nuｒｓinｇ care oｎly. We ｄo not　hａｖe　any lｅgal　or moral obｌigａtｉｏn ｔｏ　aｎy physician. We ｐroｖidｅ ｈealth teaｃhｉnｇ， assｅｓｓ　physicaｌ as well as　ｅmotｉｏnal ｐroblemｓ，　cooｒdiｎaｔe patienｔ ｒelateｄ　ｓeｒｖiｃｅs，　ａｎd　mａkｅ all our ｎursing decision　ｂased upoｎ　wｈat iｓ ｂesｔ　ｏr ｓｕｉtablｅ for ｔｈe patienｔ. Ｉf iｎ any cｉｒｃumｓtａncｅ wｅ feel that a ｐhysician’ｓ ｏｒdeｒ ｉs　inapproｐriate oｒ unsafe, we hａve a legal respoｎsibilitｙ to quｅstion that order， oｒ reｆuse　to carry it　out.　Nuｒsinｇ is ｎｏt ａ ｎinｅ-tｏ-fiｖｅ job ｗｉtｈ evｅry weｅｋend ｏff.　Ａll nurseｓ ａre aware　of ｔｈaｔ　ｂefｏre they enter　ｔｈe profｅssion. The　eｍoｔionaｌ and physical　sｔreｓs，　ｈowｅｖeｒ, ｔｈat occurｓ ｄue　ｔo　oｄd ｗorｋing　hoｕrs is　a　prime　reａsｏｎ ｆｏr a larｇe of　the career dｉssatisfaction. It　is someｔｉmes rｅｑuired ｔhat ｗe wｏrk ovｅｒｔime， and　that we chanｇｅ ｓｈifｔs four　ｏr ｆive　timeｓ a mｏｎth.　Tｈat disｔuｒbs ｏur　ｐersonａl ｌiｖes，　dｅstruct our sｌeｅpｉng aｎd eａtｉng habitｓ,　ａnd isolates us fｒoｍ ｅveｒｙthing　eｘcept jｏb　ｒeｌatｅd friends ａnd activitieｓ. Tｈe　ｑｕaliｔy of　nｕrｓinｇ ｃare　is beinｇ　affeｃtｅd dｒａmatｉcally ｂy theｓｅ ｓｉtｕatiｏns. Mｏst hｏsｐiｔaｌｓ are nｏｗ ｓtaffｅd ｂy new grａduates, as experienｃed nｕrses finalｌｙ give　up tｒyiｎｇ　to chａｎge　thｅ systｅm. Coｎｓumeｒs of mediｃａlly ｒｅｌａted services have evｉdentlｙ　not beｅn　affected ｅｎｏugh yet ｔo　deｍand　ｃhanges iｎ ｏｕｒ medicａl　system. Bｕt　ｉf　trenｄs cｏnｔinｕｅ as pｒeｄｉcted， thｅy　will fiｎd tｈaｔ　moｓt ｃritical hosｐitaｌ care　wｉll　be provｉded　by neｗ, inexpeｒiｅncｅｄ, and ｓomeｔimeｓ inadeｑｕately ｔraiｎeｄ nuｒsｅs．

2023年12月英语六级真题听力原文
Sｅｃtion Aﻫ１1． Ｍ:　The ｂiologｉcal ｐｒojｅct　iｓ now in tｒoｕｂle, you ｋｎoｗ,　my cｏlleaｇｕe aｎd I havｅ cｏmplｅtｅｌy dｉffｅrent ｉdｅａｓ abouｔ hｏｗ to proceed.W: Why don’t yｏｕ　cｏmpromisｅ (让步,妥协）?Tｒy　ｔｏ　makｅ　ｉｔ　a win-win　ｓituａtion （双赢） for　you　bｏｔh．Q： Wｈat　dｏｅs the　ｗoman ｓｕggeｓt the man do?
1２.　M:　Hｏw　does　Nancｙ ｌike thｅ　ｎew ｄresｓ sｈe bought　in Rome？ Ｗ: Shｅ said shｅ would neｖeｒ have ｂought an Ｉｔaｌian ｓtyle dress　ｉf she hａｄ knowｎ Ｍａry Haｄ alreａdｙ ｇot such a dress. Q:　Ｗｈat do ｗe learn frｏm thｅ ｃoｎversation?
13.　M:　Ｙou are ｎｏｔ going to do　all thoｓe ｄｉshｅｓ bｅfoｒe　we ｌeave, aｒｅ you? If ｗe don’t ｐiｃk up(开车接) Geoｒｇe ａｎd Martｈa　in 25 ｍinuteｓ, ｗe’ll neveｒ get to thｅ theaｔｅr ｏｎ　timｅ． W： Ｏh,　dｉｄn’t　I tell yoｕ Martha caｌled ｔo　saｙ　her dａughteｒ　was ill and ｔheｙ ｃoｕｌd not got　tｏniｇht? Ｑ: What is tｈe womaｎ probａｂly　going to　ｄo　first?
1４. M: You’ｖe　been　haｎging on　to ｔhe phｏne　(打 不挂断） fｏr　quiｔe　a while. Ｗhｏ ｗｅre yｏｕ taｌｋｉｎg　ｗitｈ? Ｗ: Oh, iｔ　waｓ Sallｙ. Ｙou ｋｎow, she always haｓ　thｅ laｔｅsｔ neｗs ｉｎ town　aｎｄ can’ｔ wａｉt　to ｔaｌk ｉt over　ｗiｔｈ mｅ． Q: Wｈaｔ to wｅ learn　aｂout　Saｌｌy frｏm thｅ　ｃonversａtion?
1５． Ｗ:　Ｉt’s alwaｙｓ beeｎ hard to　ｇet　ｔｈiｓ　car into　fiｒsｔ geaｒ （挂一挡)，and ｎoｗ the　clutcｈ seems ｔｏ　be ｓｌipping.　M:　If yoｕ lｅavｅ thｅ ｃａr wiｔｈ　ｍe, I will　fix it for ｙou　tｈｉs　aftｅrｎoon. Q: Ｗho iｓ　thｅ wｏｍan　probably speaｋing ｔo?
1６.　M: Kaｔe,　why　does　ｔhe ｄoｗｎtowｎ arｅa loｏk deｓerteｄ ｎoｗ? W: Well, therｅ used tｏ　be　some　rｅａlly gｏod sｔores, but lots ｏf thｅm moｖed out to tｈｅ　ｍaｌl.’ Q: Ｗhat ｄo　ｗｅ learｎ　ｆrom the　cｏｎｖeｒsatｉoｎ?
17. W: I　finｄ　thｅ ｌｏuｎge　sｕｃh ａ cozy place to　stuｄｙ ｉn. I rｅａlｌｙ　ｌike　ｔｈe feｅling ｏf siｔtｉng　oｎ the　sofa anｄ doing　tｈe reａding．　M：　Weｌl, for me　tｈe haｒdeｓt　part　aboｕt stuｄying herｅ iｓ stayiｎg awaｋe ． Q: Whａt　does tｈe ｍａｎ meaｎ?
18. W: Ｔhere mosquito　ｂiｔes　ａrｅ killing me. I caｎ’t hｅlp scｒaｔching.　M: Neｘt time you　go cａmpｉng, taｋe some prｅｃaution,　ｓay， wｅariｎg loｎg sleeves . Q: Ｗhｙ dｏｅs thｅ man ｓuggｅｓt the wｏｍan ｗear long ｓleevｅs？
Conｖeｒsａtｉon One
M: Hello, ａｎd ｗelcome to ｏuｒ ｐroｇram， “Working Ａbrｏad”．　Ｏｕr ｇuest thｉs　eveｎing is a Loｎdoner, who lｉves and workｓ in Iｔaly, Hｅr　nａme’s Sｕsan Hill. Susan， wｅlcome to the proｇram (１9). Ｙｏｕ lｉｖe　iｎ Floｒeｎｃe, how long　ｈａvｅ ｙｏu　bｅen　ｌiｖｉnｇ　ｔhere?Ｗ： Since 1982. Ｂuｔ ｗhen I ｗenｔ there iｎ １982, I　planned to　stay　fｏｒ only 6 ｍonths(2０).M：　Ｗhy did yｏu cｈaｎgｅ ｙour　mｉnd?Ｗ： Welｌ, Ｉ’m a designｅｒ,　I ｄesign leathｅr goods, maiｎly　shｏｅs anｄ ｈandbags,　Ｓoｏn　ａfteｒ I　aｒriｖed in Floｒence,