2023年英语六级听力及原文.doc

２0２3年6月英语六级真题听力
Part III Ｌisｔenｉng Coｍpreｈｅnsｉon （35minuｔes)
Sｅcｔion Ａ ﻫ１1． Ａ） The ｍan mｉgｈt be abｌe ｔｏ play　in the Worlｄ　Ｃup． B） The man’s football ｃaｒeer　seｅms to　bｅ at ａn ｅnd. ﻫC) The maｎ　was operaｔed　on　a ｆｅｗ wｅeks　ago.　D) Ｔhe man is　a ｆan of ｗoｒｌd－famoｕs fｏotｂaｌｌ ｐlayers.

12. A)　Work ouｔ a pｌan to　tigｈteｎ ｈｉｓ bｕｄｇｅt　B)　Find　ｏｕt the opening houｒs of　the ｃaｆeteriａ.
Ｃ） Appｌｙ ｆｏr　a ｓｅnior　ｐｏsitioｎ in　the ｒestauｒant．　D） Sｏlvｅ ｈis　pｒｏblem　bｙ　doｉng a part－time job.　
ﻫ１3. A) A　financiａl burdeｎ．　　B)　A　good ｃｏmpaｎiｏn
C)　A real ｎｕisaｎce. D) A well-ｔｒainｅd ｐet. ﻫ1４．　Ａ) Thｅ eｒrors wiｌｌ bｅ ｃｏrｒeｃtｅd soon. B)　Thｅ　woman waｓ mｉstaｋen hｅrself.
Ｃ) The ｃｏmputing sysｔem is ｔoo ｃomplｅx. D） He has callｅｄ the　woman　ｓeｖeｒal timeｓ.

１5. A) He neeｄs　ｈｅｌp　to rｅtrieve　hiｓ files. B) He　ｈas ｔo typｅ hｉｓ ｐapｅr　onｃｅ morｅ. ﻫC) He needｓ ｓome　ｔｉme to poliｓh his　paper.　D) Hｅ wｉll be ａｗａy for a two-ｗeｅk ｃonｆeｒenｃｅ.
ﻫ1６. A） They　mｉgｈｔ ｈaｖe　ｔo chａｎｇｅ tｈeiｒ pｌan．　B)　He has ｇot everythｉｎg set for　their　trip.　ﻫC） He haｓ a　ｈeaviｅｒ worklｏａd than the　wｏｍan. D) Tｈey couｌｄ stａy　iｎ the ｍountａinｓ ｕntil　Juｎe　8．　
ﻫ１7. A) Tｈeｙ have　ｔo　wａｉｔ　a moｎtｈ tｏ　aｐpｌy　ｆor a stuｄenｔ loan. B) Thｅy caｎ fｉnd the ａpｐliｃatｉon fｏrｍs　iｎ the　brocｈure．
C） They　ａre not elｉgiｂle ｆｏr　a sｔuｄent loan. Ｄ)　Tｈey are nｏｔ latｅ fｏr a ｌｏａｎ ａpplicatioｎ.
ﻫ18．　A） New lａws are yet ｔｏ　bｅ　maｄe　tｏ rｅduce　pollutant rｅleａsｅ.　B) Poｌlｕｔion has attraｃtｅd lｉttle attenｔion　frｏm　ｔhe public．
C) The qｕａｌitｙ　oｆ ａir ｗill ｓurely change ｆｏr the beｔter.　Ｄ) It’ｌl take　years　to ｂrinｇ　air　pｏllution　undｅｒ control.　

Quesｔionｓ 1９ ｔo 22 ａre ｂaｓed　on ｔhe conversatｉon yoｕ　have just hｅaｒｄ． ﻫ1９. A）　Ｅｎormｏus　ｓiｚｅ ｏf its ｓｔores.　B) Numｅrous　vaｒietｉes of　fｏｏd．
C） Its aｐｐｅalｉng sｕrrouｎdings. D）　Its rich and cｏｌｏrful　historｙ.

2０． Ａ) Ａn anｃienｔ bｕｉｌdｉng　B) A woｒld ｏf antiquｅs．
Ｃ) An Eｇｙpｔｉａｎ mｕseuｍ. D) Ａｎ　Ｅｇｙptian　Memoｒial.
ﻫ21. Ａ) Iｔs poｗer　bilｌ　rｅａches £９ millｉｏn a yeａr. Ｂ) It sellｓ thousands ｏf　lｉght bulbs ａ ｄay.
C) It　suｐpliｅs　ｐowｅr to　a nearｂy tｏｗn． D) Iｔ geneｒates ７0％　of ｔhe electricity it usｅs.

22.　A)　11，500 B)　３0，000 Ｃ) 25０，00０　Ｄ） 300,000

Questiｏｎs　２3 to 2５　ａre ｂasｅd on the cｏnversaｔion you haｖe　ｊust heaｒd.　ﻫ23. A） Ｔranｓfeｒrｉnｇ ｔo　ａnｏther dｅparｔment． Ｂ) Stｕdyinｇ accounting ａt a ｕｎｉｖerｓity　ﻫＣ) Thiｎking abｏｕｔ doing a diｆferent job.　Ｄ） Making preparaｔions foｒ heｒ wedｄｉｎｇ.
ﻫ２４.　A) Sｈe ｈas　fiｎally got a promｏtiｏn anｄ　a　pａy ｒａisｅ． B） She ｈas goｔ a ｓatiｓｆaｃｔｏry　ｊob iｎ anotheｒ ｃｏmｐany. ﻫC) She　cｏuld　at　laｓｔ leave the acｃouｎting deparｔmenｔ. D） She ｍaｎaｇｅd　to　ｋeｅp hｅr ｐｏsiｔion　ｉｎ the company.　

2５.　A) He and　Aｎdrea haｖｅ proｖed tｏ　be ａ ｐｅｒfeｃｔ matｃｈ. B） Hｅ cｈanged hｉs mind　about mａｒｒｉaｇe unexｐｅｃｔedly. ﻫＣ)　Ｈｅ declarｅd ｔhat he woｕld ｒemain sinｇle aｌl his　lｉｆe. Ｄ) He ｗould maｒｒy　Andｒｅa even ｗitｈout ｍｅeting hｅr.
Sｅction B ﻫPassage Oｎｅ
Questiｏnｓ ２6 to 29 aｒe bａsｅd　oｎ　ｔｈｅ　paｓsage you havｅ　jusｔ heaｒd.
26.A) They are mｏｔorcyｃｌes dｅsignated for　watｅｒ　spｏrts.　ﻫB) They arｅ　speeｄｙ ｂoａts　restｒｉcted in narrow waterways． ﻫC） Tｈey arｅ　becｏming ａn efficieｎt　foｒm　of water ｔｒａnspｏrtation．
D） Ｔhey ａre ｇｅtｔｉng morｅ ｐoｐulａr　as a meaｎs or ｗaｔer recｒeａtion.
ﻫ2７. A）　Water scooter opeｒatｏrs’ lack ｏf experｉence. Ｂ) Vａcationｅrs’ dｉsregard of watｅr　safｅty ｒules．
C)　Ovｅrｌｏadiｎg of ｓmaｌｌ　boaｔs and othｅｒ craft．　D)　Caｒｅｌeｓｓness of　ｐeｏple boatｉng ａlｏng the ｓhore.　

28． A) Ｔhey ｓcarｅ whales to deatｈ. B) Ｔhey prｏducｅ tｏｏ much nｏise.
C) Tｈey diｓｃｈaｒge　tｏxic emissions. D) Thｅy　endanger ｌots of wａter　ｌifｅ．

29．A）Ｅxpaｎd　ｏpｅrating aｒeas． Ｂ)　Restrict opeｒatiｎg hoｕrｓ.
Ｃ) Ｌimit ｔhe uｓｅ ｏf ｗateｒ scｏotｅrs. D) Ｅｎｆorce　ｎｅｃesｓaｒy reguｌaｔioｎｓ． ﻫPaｓｓage Two ﻫQｕestionｓ 3０ to　32 arｅ ｂased on tｈe pａssage you　ｈａｖe ｊuｓt ｈeaｒd. ﻫ3０．Ａ) They aｒe ｓtabｌｅ. B） Theｙ aｒe closｅ.　C) They arｅ ｓtｒained. D) They　are chａｎgiｎg．

３１.A)　They aｒe fuｌｌy　oｃcuｐied with theｉr　owｎ buｓineｓs. B) Nｏt　mａｎy of　them　ｓtay ｉn thｅ same plａcｅ for　long.　
C）　Nｏｔ mａｎy　oｆ　ｔhｅm　ｃan　wｉn trｕｓt　ｆroｍ their nｅiｇhbｏrs．　Ｄ） Ｔhｅy　attach less iｍpｏｒｔance to interpersonal　relationｓ．
ﻫ32.A） Ｃoｕｎt on eａcｈ ｏthｅｒ　ｆｏr　heｌp. Ｂ) Ｇive eacｈ ｏｔher a cold shoulｄer.
C)　Keｅp　ａ friendly ｄistance. Ｄ) Build a fence　betwｅｅn them.
Ｐassage Three ﻫＱueｓtions ３３ to　35 are basｅd oｎ thｅ　passａge ｙoｕ havｅ ｊusｔ ｈeaｒd.
３3.A)　It　may prodｕce aｎ iｎcreasinｇ ｎumbeｒ of idle ｙoungｓters. B) It mａy ａfｆｅct　the　ｑualｉtｙ of　higher educａtion　in Amerｉｃａ.
C) It may　ｃauｓｅ maｎy ｓｃhooｌs to go ｏｕt　of opｅｒation． D） Iｔ mａｙ lｅａd to a lａck of pｒｏpｅrly educａted workeｒs.　

３4． A）Ｉt is less sｅｒiｏus ｉｎ　ciｔies thａn ｉn ruｒal ａｒｅaｓ.　Ｂ） Iｔ ａffｅcｔs　ｂoth juniｏr and ｓenior hiｇh schooｌs.　
C) Ｉt ｒesulｔs frｏm a worｓening　ｅconｏｍic　ｃlimaｔe. D) It is　a　nｅｗ ｃhａlleｎge faｃing Ａmｅｒicａn eｄucatoｒs.　
ﻫ35. A） Ａllowｉｎｇ　ｔheｍ tｏ chｏｏse theｉr favoｒite teａcheｒs.　Ｂ) Ｃreａｔiｎg ａ mｏrｅ　ｒelａxeｄ learning environment.
C) Rewarding　eｘcelｌｅnｔ　aｃａdemic　pｅrformance. D) Ｈelpinｇ them to deｖelop ｂettｅr sｔuｄy haｂｉts.　
Ｓectiｏn　C ﻫI'ｍ interestｅd in the criminａl　juｓｔice sysｔｅｍ ｏf our　countｒy．　It ｓeｅmｓ ｔo me thａt sｏｍeｔhｉng haｓ to　be ｄonｅ　if　we’ｒe　to (36)　＿__　as ａ coｕntｒy. I　certaiｎlｙ　ｄoｎ＇t kｎoｗ　ｗhat the ansｗｅrs ｔo　ouｒ　ｐrobleｍｓ　are.　Thｉｎgs certaｉnlｙ get (37）　＿_＿_iｎ a hurrｙ wｈen yｏu ｇet into ｔhem. Ｂut I ｗoｎder ｉf somｅthing ｃoｕldｎ't be　done　to ｄｅａｌ wiｔｈ somｅ　ｏｆ thｅse problems. Oｎe　thing I'm conceｒned aｂout is　ｏur praｃtice of puttｉｎg （38） ____＿ in jail who　hａｖen't haｒmeｄ ａnｙone. Whｙ not　ｗork out some sysｔem (39） _____ ｔheｙ caｎ ｐay　ｂaｃk　the dｅbtｓ theｙ owe soｃiety iｎsteaｄ ｏf　(40) ___　ａnｏther debt by goinｇ ｔo priｓoｎ, aｎd oｆ ｃourse, comｉng under the　(４1) __＿_oｆ hardｅnｅｄ cｒｉmｉnａlｓ? I'm also concerｎｅd ａbｏut the sｈｏｒt prison ｓｅｎtｅncｅs　peｏple　arｅ　(42）　＿__＿__ ｆｏr sｅrioｕs ｃｒｉmes. Of cｏurse, ｏnｅ aｌterｎativｅ to this is to (43) ______　capitaｌ ｐｕnishment, but I'ｍ ｎｏｔ suｒｅ I ｗoｕｌd　bｅ　foｒ ｔhat. I＇m noｔ sｕｒe　it's ｒighｔ ｔo tａke aｎ　ｅyｅ ｆor eye.　（４4) __＿_＿_＿______＿＿__＿＿_＿＿_＿________＿＿_____＿＿＿___＿＿＿_＿____＿___＿_＿____． I ａlso thｉｎｋ ｗｅ must ｄｏ sｏmetｈing aｂout thｅ ｉnsanitｙ plｅa. Ｉｎ my opiｎiｏn, anyｏne who taｋeｓ　anｏtｈer　peｒson’s life intenｔionａlly iｓ ｉｎｓanｅ;　ｈoweｖer, （４5） ＿＿__＿___＿＿＿__＿____＿＿___＿____＿________＿_＿__＿_____＿＿_____＿________＿_＿___． It’s sad， of cｏurｓe, thａt a pｅrson may have to sｐend tｈｅ rest　oｆ ｈis ｌife, or （46)　＿_＿__＿＿__＿_＿___________＿__＿___＿___＿＿______＿____＿_＿＿___＿__＿_______＿. ﻫ

2023年6月英语六级真题听力原文
Sectiｏｎ A
11.　M: Ｇoｏd neｗｓ, I’m not　ｇoｉnｇ to ｈave　suｒｇeｒy ａｆtｅr ａll.　The　dｏctor　sａys I caｎ stａｒｔ　workｉng oｕｔ aｇaｉn ｓoon aｎd maｙbe pｌaｙ footbａll lｉkｅ beｆoｒe in a few　wｅｅkｓ.
Ｗ： Tｈat’s　terrific.　It wouｌd ｂe　ｇreat ｉf yoｕ could　get ｂａck ｉn ｓhapｅ（健康) in tiｍｅ ｆor the Worｌd Cup.
Q: Whaｔ dｏ we　learｎ　from thｅ conversaｔｉon？
12. Ｍ: Ｉ ｒeallｙ need to ｍake sｏme ｅxtｒa money. Ｙoｕ know I’ve　pracｔiｃally　spenｔ mｙ enｔirｅ budｇｅt foｒ this semｅster.
W: Why　not cｈｅcｋ　oｕt ｔｈｅ new　ｃafeteria　ａt Mａrket Ｓｔreet? I ｔhinｋ thｅrｅ　are still ａ fｅｗ opｅnｉngs suitable　ｆor seniors liｋe yｏu．
Q: Wｈat dｏes　the wｏｍａn sugｇｅst tｈe maｎ dｏ?
13． M: I　hear Ｊohｎ　left his ｃat　to your caｒｅ ｗhile he’s　on ｖacation aｂroaｄ. Hoｗ are　you ｇｅttiｎg ａｌong wiｔh　it?
W：　Ｗｅll, it　neveｒ cｏmes wheｎ　Ｉ call it．　Iｔ ｓｐｉlls itｓ food and ｓheds alｌ ovｅr the　pｌace.　I can’ｔ wait tｉll Ｊｏhｎ ｇets back．
Ｑ: How doeｓ the woman find thｅ cat?
14． W: Ｈello, Pｒofeｓsoｒ Ｗｈｉtｅ,　I　got mｙ ｇrade　in the　ｍａiｌ this ｍoｒｎing, buｔ I ｔhiｎk ｔhere mｉghｔ　be a　mｉsｔake in my ｍａｒｋ.
M: Ｙeａh, I’vｅ ｇｏｔ severａｌ　ｃalｌｓ　ｊｕst ｌike　yｏuｒs． There mｕｓt　be　ａ ｐroｂlem　wｉｔh thｅ comｐutiｎg　ｓｙsｔem. Ｉｔ shｏuld be　straigｈteneｄ ｏuｔ in　a coｕple ｏf hourｓ．
Q： Whａｔ dｏes　thｅ mａn meａn?
１5. M: Profeｓsor　Johｎson， last nighｔ ｗhen I was pｕttiｎg tｈe　ｆiniｓhing toucheｓ on my　pａｐeｒ, a　cｏmputer faｉlure ｃomｐlｅtely ｗipｅd ouｔ my files, do yｏｕ　tｈｉｎk I ｃan haｖe aｎｏtheｒ day　ｔo ｒｅtype　it?
W: I’m soｒry，　Rod． I’m leaｖing for a ｃonfｅｒence　tomorrow aｎd I’ll　be ａway　tｗo ｗｅeks. I ｓｕpｐosｅ　yoｕ ｃould sｅnｄ ｍe an E－coｐｙ.
Ｑ: Why doeｓ thｅ maｎ　sａy he can’t submit his asｓignmｅnt oｎ tiｍe?
16. W: I　jｕst　callｅd　the　traｖeｌ　agency,　ｉt’ｓ aｌl set(准备就绪). On Ｊune ｌ st, we ａre　hｅaｄｉng ｆor ｔｈe mｏuｎtａiｎs aｎd ｗill　be campiｎg ｔhｅre ｆｏr　a whole ｗeeｋ．
M: Haｖe you chｅckeｄ　ｔhe　acａｄｅmic　ｃａlendaｒ? Ｍｙ　clasｓes aｒen’t oveｒ uｎｔil tｈe 8th．
Q: Whaｔ　does thｅ man　imply？
１７. W: Ｉ　ｔhｏught thｅre　ｗas sｔill ｔｉme　for me to　applｙ foｒ ａ　stuｄent　ｌoaｎ. Ｂｕt　someonｅ　ｊust told ｍe thａt the ｃlosing ｄate　was ｌａｓt Ｔuesday.
M: Are yoｕ sure?　I tｈougｈｔ　we ｓtiｌl　hａd another　mｏｎth. Ｗait, I’vｅ goｔ　ａ ｂroｃｈurｅ rｉgｈｔ ｈｅre.　Last　Ｔuesdaｙ was tｈｅ opｅniｎg datｅ.
Ｑ: What　dｏes　the　mａn　imｐｌy?
1８. Ｗ:　Look at　aｌl thｅ pollutanｔs goiｎg　inｔo　the　aｉr from those faｃtｏries． Do yｏu tｈiｎk　thｅy’ll evｅｒ　get that ｕnder controｌ?
M： Now wｉth ｔhe　nｅw lawｓ iｎ eｆfｅcｔ and ｓoｃial ａwarｅneｓｓ inｃreａｓｉnｇ, we ａrｅ sure to tｕrn things arｏund．
Ｑ: Whａt doeｓ thｅ　ｍaｎ mean?
Convｅrsaｔiｏｎ Onｅ
W:　Telｌ mｅ， Peter, wｈat　ｍakｅs　Haｒｒods so famous?
Ｍ： Ｗｅll, iｔ’ｓ thｅ biggｅｓt deｐartｍｅｎt stｏre in the　UK．　Aｎｄ ｉｔｓ fｏod hall ａnd tｈe Egyptiａn　ｈaｌl arｅ　very ｆaｍous． Peｏpｌe　come ｔo Harrods jusｔ to see them．
W： Ｗｈaｔ　is sｐeciａl aboｕt　the fｏoｄ hall?
M:　It selｌs mａny　difｆｅrent　kｉnｄs ｏｆ fｏoｄ. For ｅxaｍple,　it　haｓ ２50 kiｎｄs of cheｅse from ａll　oｖer ｔhe worｌｄ and moｒe tｈan １80 ｋindｓ of ｂread.　Ｃusｔoｍｅｒs alｓo ｌｏｖe alｌ the dｉfｆerent kｉnds　of　choｃｏlatｅ.　Theｙ buy a　ｈundred tons everｙ year．
Ｗ: Thａt’s amaｚiｎg! And why is tｈe Egyptｉan hall sｏ　ｆamous？
M： Well,　when　people　see it, ｔhey ｆｅel theｙ ａre in anotｈｅr world. Iｔ lｏoｋs ｌike in Egyptｉａn　buｉｌdｉｎg ｆrｏm 4，000 ｙeａrs ａgo. Ａnd it ｓellｓ beauｔｉfuｌ　ｏｂjectｓ. They ａｒｅ　ｎot 4,000 yｅars oｌd,　of cｏｕrse.
W:　Is iｔ tｒuｅ ｔhat Ｈaｒｒodｓ proｄucｅs ｉts　owｎ electriciｔy?
M: Ｙes, it　ｄoes.70%, enough ｆor a smaｌl town.　To　liｇht tｈｅ ｏutｓide of　the ｂuilｄing, we use １1,50０　lighｔ bｕlbｓ.
Ｗ: Reａｌly? Ｔelｌ　me, hｏw ｍａnｙ cuｓｔomers do yoｕ have on　an　aveｒage dａy?　Aｎd ｈow much do they ｓｐｅｎd?
M: Aｂｏut ３0，0０0 pｅople coｍe　ｏｎ ａn aｖｅrage day． But duｒing tｈe ｓaleｓ, the nuｍber　iｎcreases to 30０，000 ｃustoｍers ａ　day. How mｕch do they　spent？ Ｗelｌ， on　average, ｃustｏmers speｎd about　1.5 milｌion poｕndｓ a day. Ｔhe record　for oｎe　day is　ｎine mｉlliｏn ｐounｄs.
W:　Ｎｉne milｌiｏｎ pｏunds ｉn one dａｙ?
M: Yes,　on ｔhe firsｔ day of the　Jａnuarｙ ｓales．
W:　Hａrrｏdｓ　ｓays it ｓells everｙｔhing　to evｅryboｄy,　eveｒｙwhｅrｅ. Is　that ｒealｌy tｒue?
M：　Oｈ, yes.　Oｆ cｏurse! Absoluｔelｙ　eｖerytｈｉｎg！
19. What　is the food　hａll of Harｒｏds noteｄ　for?
２0　Ｗhａt ｄoes the Eｇｙptｉａn haｌl seeｍ ｌｉkｅ to ｔｈe cｕsｔomeｒs？
21. Wｈａt　may cｕstomeｒs　fｉnd　sｕrｐriｓinｇ aboｕｔ Harrods?
22． Abｏut ｈow mａny cｕstomerｓ come ｔo Harｒoｄs　on ａn aｖerage dａy?
Cｏｎverｓaｔion Tｗo
W: Hi Keｖin！
Ｍ： Hi Laｕra, ｌｏnｇ tｉme　no see!　What have you　ｂeｅn up tｏ lａtｅｌy?
W: Ｎot mｕch I caｎ ａsｓurｅ you. And　yｏu?
M： Mｕch　tｈe samｅ exceｐt I do ｈａve soｍe big nｅｗs．
W: Come oｎ．　Tｈiｓ　ｓuspｅｎsｅ iｓ kiｌｌing me．
Ｍ:　No, rｅalｌｙ, ｗhaｔ　ｈａｖe　ｙｏu been dｏing ｔheｓe ｐast few weeks? The　last tiｍe I　saw ｙｏｕ, you wｅｒe looｋinｇ　fｏr a new joｂ.
Ｗ: Well, that’ｓ ｎot exactly　true. Ｉ　waｓ　tｈinkiｎｇ aboｕｔ ｃhaｎginｇ jobｓ．　Lucｋｉlｙ， ｔｈｅy offereｄ ｍe a nｅw position　in the ａcｃouｎｔｉｎg departmｅｎt．
M:　A sｔep up ｉn the big bｕsｉness　world.
W: I wouｌdn’t　exaｇgerate, but I aｍ pｌeasｅd． I ｈaｄ beｅn hoｐiｎg　to gｅt a prｏmotiｏｎ for a　wｈile． So ｗhｅn it fiｎalｌy ｃａme tｈroｕgh,　Ｉ ｗas rｅlieved. Actually， thaｔ’s why I wａs ｌookiｎg　ｆｏr a new job.　I just ｄiｄn’ｔ ｗａnt to wｏrk tｈere anｙmoｒe　if tｈey wereｎ’t ｇoing tｏ recoｇniｚe　my efforts.
M: Right,　soｍetｉmeｓ　yｏu　caｎ ｄo yoｕr ｂest anｄ　ｉt seems　ｌｉke the othｅｒs don’t　knｏｗ　you exist. I hopｅ ｔhe moｎey’s bｅtｔer.
W: I　ｇｏt ａ　reasoｎable raｉｓe， noｗ ｅnough　about mｅ． I’m dｙｉｎg ｔｏ hｅaｒ yoｕｒ ｎｅws.
M:　I am ｇettiｎg　mａrried.
Ｗ: No， ｙou saiｄ　ｙoｕ’ｄ　nｅver get　marriｅd.
M: Thａt was thｅn ａnｄ　this is now.　You’vｅ got to meet Anｄrｅa, ｓhｅ’s great!
W: This is aｌｌ ｎewｓ to ｍｅ.　I　dｉdn’t ｅveｎ　knoｗ ｙou wｅre　datｉｎg.
M: We werｅn’ｔ. Ｗe’ve just　beｅn　dating for　tｗo weekｓ nｏw．
Ｗ: Ａnd　yoｕ　geｔting　mａrｒiｅｄ?
M： Ｉ know. I can’t　hｅｌp ｉt. Ｉ just know　shｅ’s ｔhｅ ｏnｅ.
W: Welｌ, congrａtｕlations！ Tｈａt’s ｆaｎｔastic!
M：　Ｔhａnkｓ, I’m glad to　hear you feel wａｙ．
23．　Wｈat ｗas the woｍan doing　ｗhen ｔhe mａn　last saｗ her?
２4． Wｈy ｄoes ｔhe wｏman sａy she　was reliｅvｅd?
2５. Why iｓ ｔhｅ womaｎ sｕｒprised at the　man’s　ｎews?
Seｃtiｏn　Ｂ
Ｐassａｇe Ｏne
Ｗａｔeｒ scoｏｔeｒｓ are water vｅhicles　ｔｈat look　ｖery mｕcｈ ｌike　mｏtｏrcｙｃles. Ｎowadａys,　spｅｅdy, colorfuｌ ｗater scｏoｔeｒｓ　arｅ　ｇaｉｎing　in ｐｏpuｌａｒity. Ｔhey　cａn ｔｒavel ａnywｈerｅ a　ｓｍall ｂｏat can　and parｔiｃｕｌarly populａr　with ｙoung pｅoplｅ. The risinｇ pｏpuｌarｉty of the cｒaft has　raisｅd ｔhｅ qｕesｔｉon oｆ waｔer ｓcooter　ｒeｇuｌation. In thiｓ case, ｔhe　argｕmeｎt foｒ ｓｔricｔ reｇuｌａtion is comｐｅllｉng． Waｔer sｃｏoters　ａｒｅ a partｉｃuｌａrly ｄeａdlｙ foｒｍ　oｆ　wａteｒ ｒecｒeaｔｉｏn. Ｆor ｅｘaｍple, tｗo wｏｍen were vａｃatｉｏning in　Longｂｏat　Key ｗhile tｈeｙ　werｅ floａting ｏn the ruｂbeｒ bｏａt along the sｈore,　a water scｏoter crａｓhed into　theｍ　ａnd ｋill thｅm. Ａlso　ｗａtｅr scoｏter　ｏperａtors have　been killｅｄ or　serioｕｓly injured in collisｉons with oｔher waｔer ｃｒaｆt. Oｔｈｅrｓ ｈave been stｒaｎdｅd(搁浅) at　tｈe sｅａ ｗhen ｔhｅｉｒ scooｔers　ｅｉtｈer ｆailed　oｒ　ｓａnk fａｒ　ｆｒom　shorｅ.　Ｍany wａter sｃooter　oｐeｒａtｏｒｓ are inexpeｒieｎced　and　ignorant oｆ naviｇａtionａl rulｅｓ， whicｈ incｒease　the ｐotentｉaｌ　ｆor　ａcciｄents. Tｈe incｒｅasｉng　pｏpularity　of　ｔｈe　scooter　haｓ aｇgraｖatｅｄ the prｏｂlem, providinｇ mｏｒe water veｈicles　to compete　fｏr ｔhｅ ｓame　ｓpａce.　Ｃｒｏwｄed water ｗaｖeｓ ａre ｓimｐly an ｏpｅn invitation　ｔo dｉsastｅr． Ｉn additiｏn to　ｔhｅ ｉnｈerent operatioｎal hazards of watｅr　ｓｃooｔerｓ, tｈey　ａre　proviｎg to ｂe an envirｏｎmenｔal nuisancｅ.　Bｅach rｅsｉdｅnts cｏmplａiｎ　of the noｉse ｏf thｅ ｓｃooｔers． Thｅ　Pacｉｆic Wｈａle Fｏunｄation on the ｗesｔ　cｏast expreｓseｄ　coｎcｅrn thａt tｈｅ sｃooters arｅ friｇｈtｅｎing awaｙ aｎ enｄaｎgeｒed ｓpｅｃｉｅs ｏf　ｗhalｅ　ｔhaｔ ｍiｇrateｓ tｏ Haｗaｉi　for breeding.　Reguｌationｓ suｃｈ　as ｍinｉmｕm operatinｇ　age, restｒicted　oｐerａting aｒｅａｓ aｎｄ comｐｕlｓｏｒy cｌasｓｅs in waｔer safety are esｓeｎｔiaｌ. Ｗiｔｈout sucｈ ｒｅgulaｔｉｏｎs， tｒagedies iｎvolｖing water　sｃooｔｅrs　ａｒe sure to mｕltiply, which　makｅｓ ｍany ｂeachｅs unsaｆｅ for　recreatiｏｎ.
26.　Wｈat ｄｏes thｅ speａｋｅr saｙ ａbout wａteｒ sｃooters？
27 Whaｔ is　mentioned　as　oｎe　of the causes of　wａｔer ａｃcidentｓ?
28. In　whaｔ way are　ｗａter scooｔｅrs ｓａｉd　ｔo ｂe aｎ envirｏｎmｅntａｌ　nuisancｅ？
29. Ｗhat　dｏes　tｈe ｓｐｅaｋer　ｐropoｓe　to　ensｕｒe the sａｆety of ｂｅaｃhｅs fｏｒ　reｃrｅａtiｏn?
Paｓsaｇe Tｗo
It seems　ｔo me that neighｂors ａre ｇｏｉng out of styｌｅ　ｉn Ameｒica. Thｅ frieｎd nｅｘｔ-ｄoｏr from ｗｈom yｏｕ bｏrroｗed four ｅggs or　a laｄｄer ｈas moｖｅd ａnｄ tｈe　ｐeoｐｌe in therｅ now are ｓｔranｇers． Ｓｏmｅ ｏｆ tｈｅ　ｔraditionａl　storiｅｓ ｏf ｎeighborlｉnｅｓｓ ａｒe　ｉmpractical or sｉlｌy aｎd mａyｂｅ jusｔ as well that　oｕr relatiｏns with our neighｂｏrｓ　ａre chａｎｇiｎg. Tｈe ｓayinｇ in ｔｈe Bibｌe “Lovｅ ｔｈy neighbｏr” was ｐrobabｌｙ a pooｒ　ｔranslation　of ｗhat must ｈave oriｇinaｌly bｅeｎ, “respecｔ ｔhy ｎｅighｂor”. Ｌove can’ｔ　bｅ called up on　order. Feweｒ tｈan ｈalf the pｅｏpｌe in the Uniｔed States　lｉｖe　in ｔhｅ saｍe ｈouse　tｈｅy lｉｖｅd in　ｆｉｖe ｙears ａgo. Ｓｏ　ｔｈere ｉs ｎo reason　tｏ ｌove the　peopｌe who　ｌive next dｏor to you, just ｂeｃauｓe tｈey ｈaｐpen to wander iｎto a ｒｅal ｅstaｔe office ｔｈａｔ　ｌisted　thｅ placｅ nexｔ ｄooｒ to　yｏurｓ． The ｏnｌy　thiｎg ｎeigｈbｏrｓ have ｉn cｏmmｏｎ, ｔｏ　bｅgin ｗith,　is prｏｘimiｔy aｎd uｎｌｅsｓ somethｉng mｏｒe dｅvelops　ｔhat isn’ｔ　reaｓon　eｎoｕgh ｔｏ　be ｂｅｓt friｅｎds． Ｉt ｓometｉmｅs　hａpｐens natｕrally, bｕt ｔhe chan