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六级真题第2套听力原文
2017年6月六级真题(第2套)听力原文
2017年6月六级真题(第2套)听力原文
2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套)听力原文
SectionA
ConversationOne
W:
Mr.Ishiguro,haveyoueverfoundoneofyourbooksatasecondhandbookstore?
M:
Yes.Thatkindofthingisdifficult.[1] Ifthey’vegotmybookthere,Ithink,“Well,thisisaninsult!
Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!
”Butifit’snotthere,Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.Ithink,“Whyaren’tpeopleexchangingmybook?
Whyisn’titinthisstore?
”
W:
Doesbeingawriterrequireathickskin?
M:
Yes,forexample,mywifecanbeveryharsh.[2-1] Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook, TheBuriedGiant,in2004,butIstoppedafterIshowedmywifealittlesection.Shethoughtitwasrubbish.
W:
EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?
M:
[2-2] She’snotintimidatedatallandshecriticizesmeinexactlythesamewayshedidwhenIwasfirstunpublishedandIwasstarting.
W:
Butyouwouldnevercompromiseonyourvision.
M:
No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseontheessential,theideasorthethemes.Thisisn’treallywhatmywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.It’salwaysaboutexecution.
W:
Sowhydidyouputyourbook, TheBuriedGiant,asideforsolong?
Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonitover10yearsago.
M:
[3] I’veoftenstoppedwritingabookandleftitforafewyears. AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,itmayhavechanged.UsuallymyimaginationhasmovedonandIcanthinkofdifferentcontextsoradifferentwaytodoit.
W:
Whatdoesitfeellikewhenyoufinallyfinishabook?
M:
It’sfunnyyouaskthatbecauseIneverhavethismomentwhenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!
”[4] Iwatchfootballersattheendofthematch,youknow,thewhistlegoesandthey’vewonorlost.Untilthenthey’vebeengivingeverythingtheyhaveandatthatmomenttheyknowit’sover.It’sfunnyforanauthor.There’sneverafinishingwhistle.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.Howwouldthemanfeelifhefoundhisbookinasecondhandbookstore?
2.Whatdoestheman’swifethinkofhisbooks?
3.Whatdoesthemandowhenheengagesinwriting?
4.Whatdoesthemanwanttosaybymentioningthefootballmatch?
ConversationTwo
W:
[5] Accordingtoastudyofraceandequityineducation,blackathletesaredroppingoutofcollegeacrossthecountryatalarmingrates. WithustotalkaboutthefindingsinthestudyisWashingtonPost columnist KevinBlackistone.Goodmorning.
M:
Goodmorning,howareyou?
W:
Fine,thankyou.Whatisnewthatyoufoundinthisstudy?
M:
Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,andhepointsoutthatonmajorcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,blackmalesmakeuplessthan3percentofundergraduateenrollments.Yet,whenyoulookattheirnumbersorpercentagesontherevenue-generatingsportsteamsoffootballandbasketball,theymakeupwellinto50to60percentofthoseteams.[6] Sotheideaisthattheyarereallytheretobepartoftherevenue-generatingworkingclassofathletesoncampusandnotnecessarilytheretobepartoftheeducatingclassasmoststudentsinothergroupsare.
W:
[7] Comparedwithothergroups,Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,atthose65schools,aresomethinglikejustbarelymorethanhalfoftheblackmaleathletesgraduateatall.
M:
Exactly.Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisistheseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonethingasrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.Andthatisacollegedegree,whichcanbeatransformativetoolinoursocietywhenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis.
W:
Well,thishasbeentalkedaboutsomuch,really,inrecentyears.Whyhasn’titchanged?
M:
Well,Ithinkoneofthereasonsithasn’tchangedisthatthere’sreallynoeconomicpressuretochangethis.Alloftheincentiveisreallyonwinningandnotlosingonthefieldoronthecourt.[8]Coachesdonotnecessarilyhavetheincentivetograduateplayers.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
6.Whatisthenewfindingaboutblackmaleathletesinthisstudy?
7.Whatisthegraduationrateofblackmaleathletes?
8.Whataccountsforblackathletes’failuretoobtainacollegedegree,accordingtotheman?
SectionB
PassageOne
[9] America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear. Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20to30percentofannualrevenue.About136millionpeoplewillshopduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.Moreandmorewillshoponline.Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.[10] About183.8millionpeoplewillshoponCyberMonday,thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving. Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline. One-in-fiveAmericanswilluseatabletorsmartphone.OnlinespendingonBlackFridaywillrise15percenttohit $2.7billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto $3billion.Formany,shoppingonlinewas“amorecomfortablealternative”thancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactontraditionalshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.However,[11] Fortune saystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain. TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaid94.2percentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12] EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend. TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout $805ongifts.That’sabout $630.5billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.
Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
10.HowmanypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?
11.Whatdoes Fortune sayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls?
12.Whatissaidtoaccountfortheincreasednumberofshoppers?
PassageTwo
Foryears,manyofushavereliedonantibioticusetotreatvariousinfections.Andtherealityisthatantibioticshavebeenresponsibleforsavingmillionsoflivessincepenicillin,oneoftheearliestantibiotics,wasfirstusedonaclinicalbasis70yearsago.However,todayisanewerainwhichtakingantibioticscancausesomeverydangerousandpotentiallylife-threateningsituations.[13] Infact,youmayhaveheardaboutthenew“superbugs”,whichareantibiotic-resistantbacteriathathavedevelopedasaresultofoverprescribedantibiotics. Inthepast,healthexpertswarnedusthatthedaywouldcomeinwhichitwouldbecomeverydifficulttoprovidemedicalcareforevencommonproblemssuchaslunginfectionorseveresourthroat.And,[14] apparently,thatdayhascomebecauseseeminglyroutineoperationssuchaskneereplacementsarenowmuchmorehazardousduetotheloomingthreatoftheseinfections.
Theproblemhasgrownintosuchepidemicproportionsthatthisseverestrainofresistantbacteriaisbeingblamedfornearly700,000deathseachyearthroughouttheworld;and,unfortunately,healthexpertsworrythatthenumberwillriseto10millionormoreonayearlybasisby2050.[15] Withsuchalargelife-threateningepidemic,itissadtosaythatonly1.2percentofbudgetarymoneyfortheNationalInstitutesofHealthiscurrentlybeingspentonresearchtotacklethisproblem.Thisisafarcryfromthefundsnecessaryforaproblemofsuchmagnitude.
Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
13.Whatdowelearnaboutthe“superbugs”?
14.Whatistheresultoftheoveruseofantibiotics?
15.Whatismosturgentlyneededfortacklingthelargelife-threateningepidemic,accordingtothespeaker?
SectionC
RecordingOne
Thisisthereasonyouarehereinauniversity.Youareheretobeeducated.[16-1] Youareheretounderstandthinkingbetterandtothinkbetteryourself. It’snotachanceyou’regoingtohavethroughoutyourlifetime.[16-2] Forthenextfewyears,youhaveachancetofocusonthinking.
Ithinkaboutsomeofthestudentswhotookadvantageoftheiropportunitiesinauniversity.OneofthestoriesIalwaysliketotellisofafreshmanseminarthatIhadachancetoteachatHarvardwhenIwaspresidentoftheuniversity.ItaughtaseminaronglobalizationandIassignedareadingthatIhadwrittenaboutglobalcapitalflows.AndasIdideachweek,Iaskedoneofthestudentstointroducethereadings.Andthisyoungman,inOctoberofhisfreshmanyear,saidsomethinglikethefollowing.“ThereadingbyPresidentSummersontheflowofcapitalacrosscountries,itwaskindofinteresting,butthedatadidnotcomeclosetosupportingtheconclusions.”AndIthoughttomyself,“Whatafantasticthingthiswas.Howcouldsomebodywhohadbeenthereforfiveweekstellthepersonwhohadthetitle‘President’thathedidn’treallyknowwhathewastalkingabout?
”Anditwasaspecialmoment.
Now,Idon’twanttobemisunderstood.IexplainedtomystudentthatIactuallythoughthewasrathermoreconfusedthanIwasandIarguedback,[17-1] butwhatwasreallyimportantaboutthatwastheuniversitiesstandoutasplacesthatreallyareabouttheauthorityofideas. Youseeitinfacultymemberswhoarepleasedwhentheirstudentsmakeadiscoverythatunderminesacherishedtheorythattheyhadputforward.
IthinkofanotherstudentIhadwhocametomeonemorning,oneeveningactually,walkedintomyofficeandsaidthatIhadwrittenaprettygoodpaper,butthatithadfiveimportantmistakesandthathewantedajob.[17-2/18] Youcoulddebatewhethertheyactuallyweremistakes,butyoucouldn’tdebatethatyoungman’shungerto