英语六级听力原文含翻译第二套.docx

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英语六级听力原文含翻译第二套

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ConversationOne

M:

Guesswhat?

TheworstfoodI'veeverhadwasinFrance.

W:

Really?

That'sodd.IthoughttheFrenchwereallgoodcooks.

M:

Yes.That'sright.Isupposeit'sreallylikeanywhereelse,though.Youknow,someplacesaregood.Somebad.Butit'sreallyallourownfault.

W:

Whatdoyoumean?

M:

Well,itwasthefirsttimeI'dbeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.Iwenttherewithmyparents'friends,frommyfather'sschool.They'dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.

W:

Aschooltrip?

M:

Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.We'dcrossedtheEnglishChannelatnight,andwesetoffthroughFrance,andbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafé.Thereweallwere,tiredandhungry,andthenwemadethegreatdiscovery.

W:

Whatwasthat?

M:

Baconandeggs.

W:

Fantastic!

TherealEnglishbreakfast.

M:

Yes.Anyway,wedidn'tknowanybetter—sowehadit,andugh...!

W:

Whatwasitlike?

Disgusting?

M:

Oh,itwasincredible!

Theyjustgotabowlandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeaneggoverthetopandputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.

W:

Intheoven!

You'rejoking.Youcan'tcookbaconandeggsintheoven!

M:

Well.Theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn'tcooked.Therewasjustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.

W:

Didyouactuallyeatit?

M:

No!

Nobodydid.Theyallwantedtoturnroundandgohome.Youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan'tblamethemreally.Anyway,thenextnightwewereallgivenanotherforeignspeciality.

W:

Whatwasthat?

M:

Snails.Thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas!

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question1.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheFrench?

Question2.WhodidthemantravelwithonhisfirsttriptoSwitzerland?

Question3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebreakfastatthelittleFrenchcafé?

Question4.WhatdidthemanthinkofhisholidayinFrance?

ConversationTwo

M:

Yousayyourshophasbeendoingwell.Couldyougivemesomeideaofwhat“doingwell”meansinfactsandfigures?

W:

Well,“doingwell”meansaveraging￡1,200ormoreaweekforabout7years,makingalmostaquarterofamillionpounds.And“doingwell”meansyourearningsarerising.Lastyear,wedidslightlyover50,000andthisyear,wehopetodomorethan60,000.So,that'sgoodifwecontinuetorise.

M:

Now,that'sgrossearnings,Iassume.Whataboutyourexpenses?

W:

Yes,that'sgross.Theexpenses,ofcourse,goupsteadily.Andsincewe'vemovedtothisnewshop,theexpenseshaveincreasedgreatly,becauseit'samuchbiggershop.SoIcouldn'tsayexactlywhatourexpensesare.Theyaresomethingintheregionofsixorseventhousandpoundsayear,whichisnothigh.Commerciallyspeaking,it'sfairlylow,andwetrytokeepourexpensesaslowaswecan.

M:

Andyourpricesaremuchlowerthanthesamegoodsinshopsroundabout.Howdothelocalshopkeepersfeelabouthavingashopdoingsowellintheirmidst?

W:

Perhapsalotofthemdon'trealizehowwellwearedoing,becausewedon'tmakeapointofpublicizing.Thatwasalessonwelearnedveryearlyon.Wewereveryfriendlywithalllocalshopkeepersandwehappenedtomentiontoalocalshopkeeperhowmuchwehadmadethatweek.Hewasveryunhappyandneverasfriendlyagain.Sowemakeapointofneverpublicizingtheamountofmoneywemake.Butweareonverygoodtermswithalltheshops.Noneofthemhaveevercomplainedthatweareputtingthemoutofbusinessoranythinglikethat.Ithinkit'sanicefriendlyrelationship.Maybeiftheydidknowwhatwemade,perhapstheywouldn'tbesofriendly.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Question6.Whatdoesthewomansayhershoptriestodo?

Question7.Whatdowelearnaboutthegoodssoldatthewoman'sshop?

Question8.Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttomakeknowntheirearningsanymore?

PassageOne

Birdsarefamousforcarryingthingsaround.

Some,likehomingpigeons,canbetrainedtodelivermessagesandpackages.

Otherbirdsunknowinglycarryseedsthatclingtothemfortheride.

Canadianscientistshavefoundaworrisome,newexampleofthepowerthatbirdshavetospreadstuffaround.

WayupnorthintheCanadianArctic,seabirdsarepickingupdangerouschemicalsintheoceananddeliveringthemtopondsnearwherethebirdslive.

Some10,000pairsofthebirds,calledfulmars,akindofArcticseabird,maketheirnestsonDevonIsland,northoftheArcticCircle.

Thefulmarstravelsome400kilometersovertheseatofindfood.

Whentheyreturnhome,theirdroppingsendupallaroundtheirnestingsites,includinginnearbyponds.

Previously,scientistsnoticedpollutantsarrivingintheArcticwiththewind.

Salmonalsocarrydangerouschemicalsasthefishmigratebetweenriversandthesea.

Thebodiesoffishandothermeat-eaterscanbuilduphighlevelsofthechemicals.

Totestthepollutingpoweroffulmars,researcherscollectedsamplesofdepositfrom11pondsonDevonIsland.

Inpondsclosesttothecolony,theresultsshowedtherewerefarmorepollutantsthaninpondslessaffectedbythebirds.

Thepollutantsinthepondsappeartocomefromfishthatfulmarseatwhenthey'reoutontheocean.

Peoplewholive,hunt,orfishnearbirdcoloniesneedtobecareful,theresearcherssay.

Thebirdsdon'tmeantocauseharm,butthechemicalstheycarrycancausemajorproblems.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question9.WhathaveCanadianscientistsfoundaboutsomeseabirds?

Question10.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheseabirdscalledfulmars?

Question11.WhatdidscientistspreviouslynoticeaboutpollutantsintheArctic?

Question12.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnaboutattheendofthetalk?

PassageTwo

Inrecentyears,thedeathrateamongAmericancentenarians—peoplewhohavelivedtoage100orolder—hasdecreased,dropping14percentforwomenand20percentformenfrom2008to2014.

Theleadingcausesofdeathinthisagegrouparealsochanging.

In2000,thetopfivecausesofdeathforcentenarianswereheartdisease,stroke,flu,cancerandAlzheimer'sdisease.

Butby2014,thedeathratefromAlzheimer'sdiseaseforthisagegrouphadmorethandoubled—increasingfrom3.8percentto8.5percent—makingtheprogressivebraindiseasethesecondleadingcauseofdeathforcentenarians.

OnereasonfortheriseindeathsfromAlzheimer'sdiseaseinthisgroupmaybethatdevelopingthisconditionremainspossibleevenafterpeoplebeattheoddsofdyingfromotherdiseasessuchascancer.

Peoplephysicallyfitenoughtosurviveover100yearsultimatelygiveintodiseasessuchasAlzheimer'swhichaffectsthemindandcognitivefunction.

Inotherwords,itappearsthattheirmindsgiveoutbeforetheirbodiesdo.

Ontheotherhand,thedeathratefromfludroppedfrom7.4percentin2000to4.1percentin2014.

Thatpushedflufromthethirdleadingcauseofdeathtothefifth.

Overall,thetotalnumberofcentenariansisgoingup.

In2014,therewere72,197centenarians,comparedto50,281in2000.

Butbecausethispopulationisgettinglarger,thenumberofdeathsinthisgroupisalsoincreasing—18,434centenariansdiedin2000,whereas25,914diedin2014.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question13.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheriskofdyingforAmericancentenariansinrecentyears?

Question14.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutAlzheimer'sdisease?

Question15.Whatischaracteristicofpeoplewholiveupto100yearsandbeyond?

RecordingOne

Okay.Solet'sgetstarted.

AndtostartthingsoffIthinkwhatweneedtodoisconsideradefinition.

I'mgoingtodefinewhatloveisbutthenmostoftheexperimentsI'mgoingtotalkaboutarereallyfocusedmoreonattractionthanlove.

AndI'mgoingtopickadefinitionfromaformercolleague,RobertSternberg,whoisnowthedeanatTuftsUniversitybutwashereonourfacultyatYalefornearlythirtyyears.

Andhehasatheoryoflovethatarguesthatit'smadeupofthreecomponents:

intimacy,passion,andcommitment,orwhatissometimescalleddecisioncommitment.

Andthesearerelativelystraightforward.

Hearguedthatyoudon'thaveloveifyoudon'thaveallthreeoftheseelements.

Intimacyisthefeelingofcloseness,ofconnectednesswithsomeone,ofbonding.

Operationally,youcouldthinkofintimacyasyousharesecrets,youshareinformationwiththispersonthatyoudon'tsharewithanybodyelse.

Okay.That'sreallywhatintimacyis,thebondthatcomesfromsharinginformationthatisn'tsharedwithotherpeople.

Thesecondelementispassion.

Passionisthedrivethatleadstoromance.

Youcanthinkofitasphysicalattraction.

AndSternbergarguesthatthisisarequiredcomponentofaloverelationship.

ThethirdelementofloveinSternberg'stheoryiswhathecallsdecisioncommitment,thedecisionthatoneisinaloverelationship,thewillingnesstolabelitassuch,andacommitmenttomaintainthatrelationshipatleastforsomeperiodoftime.

Sternbergwouldargueit'snotloveifyoudon'tcallitloveandifyoudon'thavesomedesiretomaintaintherelationship.

Soifyouhaveallthreeofthese,intimacy,passionandcommitment,inSternberg'stheoryyouhavelove.

Nowwhat'sinterestingaboutthetheoryiswhatdoyouhaveifyouonlyhaveoneoutofthreeortwooutofthree.

Whatdoyouhaveandhowisitdifferentifyouhaveadifferenttwooutofthree?

What'sinterestingaboutthiskindoftheorizingisitg