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2六级真题听力原文12
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M：
Thebiologicalprojectisnowintrouble,youknow,
mycolleagueandIhavecompletelydifferentideasabout
howtoproceed.
W：
Whydon’tyoucompromise?
Trytomakeitawin-winsituationforyouboth.
Q：
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
12
M：
HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinRome?
W：
ShesaidshewouldneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledress
ifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsuchadress.
Q：
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
13
M：
Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,are
you?
Ifwedon’tpickupGeorgeandMarthain25minutes
wewillnevergettothetheaterontime.
W：
Oh,didn’tItellyou,Marthacalledtosayherdaughterwas
illandtheycouldnotgotonight
Q：
Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodofirst?
14
M：
You’vebeenhangingontothephoneforquiteawhile,who
wereyoutalkingwith?
W：
Oh,itwasSally,youknow,shealwayshasthelatestnewsin
townandcan’twaittotalkitoverwithme.
Q：
WhatdowelearnaboutSallyfromtheconversation?
15
W：
Ithasalwaysbeenhardtogetthiscarintofirstgear,andnow
theclutchseemstobeslipping
M：
Ifyouleavethecarwithme,Iwillfixitforyouthis
afternoon.
Q：
Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?
16
M：
Kate,whydoesthedowntownarealookdesertednow?
W：
Well,thereusedtobesomereallygoodstores,butlotsof
themmovedouttothemall.
Q：
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
17
W:
Ifoundtheloungesuchacozyplacetostudyin.
Ireallylikethefeelinginsittingonthesofaanddoingthe
reading.
M:
Well,formethehardestpartaboutstudyinghereisstaying
awake.
Q：
Whatdoesthemanmean?
18
W:
Thesemosquitoesbitekillingme.
Ican’thelpscratching.
M:
Nexttimeyougocamping,takesomeprecaution,say
wearinglongsleeves
Q:
Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanwearlongsleeves?
长对话原文
ConversationOne:
M:
Hello,andwelcometoourprogram,“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly.Hername’sSusanHill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence,howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?
W:
Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly6months.
M:
Whydidyouchangeyourmind?
W:
Well,I’madesigner,Idesignleathergoods,mainlyshoes,andhandbags.SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItaly’stopfashionhouses,Ferregamo.So,Idecidedtostay.
M:
Howlucky!
DoyoustillworkforFerregamo?
W:
No,I’vebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow.Since1988,infact.
M:
Sodoesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesnow?
W:
Yes,that’sright.IdesignmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies,andduringlastfouryears,I’vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishcompany,Burberry’s.
M:
Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?
W:
Mostlyhandbags,andsmallleathergoods.
M:
How’sthefashionindustryinItalychangesince1982?
W:
Oh,yes.It’sbecomealotmorecompetitive.Becauseofqualityofproductsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot.Butit’shighqualityanddesignisstillworld-famous.
M:
AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinEngland?
W:
No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting.IalsolovetheMediterraneansunandtheItalianlifestyle.
M:
Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan.
W:
Itwasapleasure.
19.Wheredoesthistalkmostprobablytakeplace?
20.Whatwasthewoman’soriginalplanwhenshewenttoFlorence?
21.Whathasthewomanbeendoingforalivingsince1988?
22.WhatdowelearnaboutthechangeinItaly’sfashionindustry?
Longconversation2
M:
So,Claire,you’reintodrama!
W:
Yes,Ihaveamaster’sdegreeindramaandtheatre.Atthemoment,I’mhopingtogetontoaPh.Dprogram.
M:
Whatexciteyouaboutdrama?
W:
Well,Ifindit’sacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandyoulearnhowtoreadpeopleindrama.SousuallyIcanunderstandwhatpeoplearesayingeventhoughtheymightbelying.
M:
Thatwouldbeuseful.
W:
Yeah,it’sveryusefulformeaswell.I’minEnglishlecture,sousealotofdramainmyclassessuchasroleplays.AndIaskmystudentstocreatemini-dramas.Theyreallyrespondwell.Atthemoment,I’mhopingtogetontoaPh.Dcourse.I’dliketoconcentrateonAsiandramaandtrytobringAsiantheatretotheworld’sattention.Idon’tknowhowsuccessfulIwouldbe,but,here’shoping.
M:
Oh,I’msureyou’llbesuccessful.Now,Claire,whatdoyoudoforstagefright?
W:
Ah,stagefright!
Well,manyactorshavethatproblem.IgetstagefrighteverytimeI’mgoingtoteachanewclass.Thenightbefore,Iusuallycan’tsleep.
M:
What?
Forteaching?
W:
Yes.Igetreallybadstagefright.ButtheminuteIstepintotheclassroomorgetontothestage,itjustallfallsintoplace.ThenIjustfeellike:
Yeah,thisiswhatImeantodo.AndI’mfine.
M:
Wow,that’scool!
23.Whydoesthewomanfindstudyindramaandtheatreuseful?
24.Howdidthewoman’sstudentsrespondtoherwayofteachingEnglish?
25.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherstagefright?
段子题原文
Passage1
InJanuary1989,theCommunityofEuropeanRailwayspresentedtheirproposalforahighspeedpan-EuropeantrainnetworkextendingfromSwedentoSicily,andfromPortugaltoPolandbytheyear2020.Iftheirproposalbecomesareality,itwillrevolutionizetraintravelinEurope.Journeysbetweenmajorcitieswilltakehalfthetimetheytaketoday.BrusselswillbeonlyoneandahalfhourfromParis.ThequickestwaytogetfromParistoFrankfurt,fromBarcelonatoMadridwillbebytrain,notplane.Whenthenetworkiscomplete,itwillintegratethreetypesofrailwayline:
totallynewhighspeedlineswithtrainsoperatingatspeedsof300kilometersperhour,upgradedlineswhichallowforspeedsupto200to225kilometersperhour,andexistinglinesforlocalconnectionsanddistributionoffreight.Ifbusinesspeoplecanchoosebetweenathree-hourtrainjourneyfromcity-centertocity-centerandone-hourflight,they’llchoosethetrain,saysanexecutivetravelconsultant.Theywon’tgobyplaneanymore.Ifyoucalculateflighttime,check-inandtravelto-and-fromtheairport,you’llfindalmostnodifference.Andifyourplanearriveslateduetobadweatherorairtrafficjamsorstrikes,thenthetrainpassengerswillarriveattheirdestinationfirst.SinceFranceintroducedthefirst260kilometerperhourhighspeedtrainservicebetweenParisandLyonsin1981,thetrainshaveachievedhigherandhigherspeeds.Onmanyroutes,airlineshavelostupto90%oftheirpassengerstohighspeedtrains.IfpeopleaccepttheCommunityofEuropeanRailways’plan,the21centurywillbethenewageofthetrain.
26.WhatistheproposalpresentedbytheCommunityofEuropeanRailways?
27.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposalbecomesareality?
28.Whywillbusinesspeoplepreferathree-hourtrainjourneytoaone-hourflight?
29.WhendidFranceintroducethefirsthighspeedtrainservice?
Passage2
Westerndoctorsarebeginningtounderstandwhattraditionalhealershavealwaysknownthatthebodyandthemindareinseparable.Untilrecently,modernurbanphysicianshealthebody,psychiatristthemind,andprieststhesoul.However,themedicalworldisnowpayingmoreattentiontoholisticmedicinewhichisanapproachbasedonthebeliefthatpeoplestateofmindcanmakethemsickorspeedtheirrecoveryfromsickness.Severalstudyshowthattheeffectivenessofacertaindrugoftendependsonthepatient’sexpectationsofit.Forexample,inonerecentstudy,psychiatristandamajorhospitaltriedtoseehowpatientscouldbemadecalm.Theydividedthemintotwogroups.Onegroupwasgivenadrugwhiletheothergroupreceivedaharmlesssubstanceinsteadofmedicinewithouttheirknowledge.Surprisingly,morepatientsinthesecondgroupshowedthedesiredeffectthanthoseinthefirstgroup.Instudyafterstudy,there’sapositivereactioninalmostone-thirdofthepatientstakingharmlesssubstances.Howwasthispossible?
Howcansuchasubstancehaveaneffectonthebody?
Evidencefroma1997studyattheUniversityofCaliforniashowsthatseveralpatientswhoreceivedsuchsubstanceswereabletoproducetheirownnaturaldrug,thatis,astheytookthesubstancetheirbrainsreleasednaturalchemicalsthatactlikeadrug.Scientiststheorizedthattheamountofthesechemicalsreleasedbyaperson’sbrainquitepossiblyindicateshowmuchfaiththepersonhasinhisorherdoctor.
Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard:
30.Accordingtothespeaker,whatarewesterndoctorsbeginningtounderstand?
31.Whatdoestherecentstudyatamajorhospitalseemtoprove?
32.Whatevidencedoesthe1997studyattheUniversityofCaliforniaproduce?
Passage3
Sowe’vealreadytalkedabitaboutthegrowthofextremesportslikerock-climbing.Aspsychologists,weneedtoaskourselves:
Whyisthispersondoingthis?
Whydopeopletaketheserisksandputthemselvesindangerwhentheydon’thaveto?
Onecommontraitamongrisk-takersisthattheyenjoystrongfeelingsorsensations.Wecallthistraitsensation-seeking.Asensation-seekerissomeonewho’salwayslookingfornewsensations.Whatelsedoweknowaboutsensation-seekers?
Well,asIsaid,sensation-seekerslikestrongemotions.Youcanseethistraitinmanypartsofaperson’slife,notjustinextremesports.Forexample,manysensation-seekersenjoyhardrockmusic.Theyliketheloudsoundandstrongemotionofthesongs.Similarly,sensation-seekersenjoyfrighteninghorrormovies.Theylikethefeelingofbeingscaredandhorrifiedw
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