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英语六级第一套听力原文

CollegeEnglishTestBandSix

PartⅡListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOne

M:

So,howlonghaveyoubeenamarketresearchconsultant

W:

Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.

M:

Didyoustudymarketresearch

W:

Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythatit’smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou’reinterestedin.

M:

Sowhatareyouinterestedin

W:

Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofadhocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.

M:

Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyadhocjobs

W:

It’sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers’habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutforexample,sothetimeyouspendonanadhocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

M:

Whichdoyouprefer,trackersoradhoc

W:

IlikedoingbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

M:

Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient

W:

Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesoftheresearch.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,Isendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethefinalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.

M:

Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob

W:

AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon’tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany

2.Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment

3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers

4.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob

ConversationTwo

W:

Hello,I’mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada

M:

Yeah,that’sright.

W:

OK,andyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyoupleaseexplain

M:

Well,wedon’thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They’reallpublic.Alltheuniversitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationinchargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroomforflexibility.Sinceit’sagovernment-operatedinstitution,thingsdon’tmoveveryfast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuchincentivetohelpyoubecausehe’saworkerforthegovernment.SoIdon’tthinkit’sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities,suchasthefeesbeingfree.Youdon’thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn’tefficient,anditdoesnotworkthatwell.

W:

Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint,butintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivateuniversities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon’tactthatmuchdifferently,becauseit’sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon’tknowifthey’rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelppeople.Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykidsgotothebestschoolsandit’skindofaproblemactually.

M:

Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit’saproblembecauseyou’renotgivingequalaccesstoeducationtoeverybody.It’snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversitiesalsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwheretheyhaveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversitiesareconsideredtobethebest.

W:

Right.It’stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

M:

So,asyousee,it’sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

W:

Right,agoodpoint.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout

6.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianuniversities

7.Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree

8.Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

ArecentInternationalLabourOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofrealwagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyear,despiteindicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,anInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.“Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggestthattherewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthefutureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwillnotbeverygoodintermsofwagegrowth.”Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfallingmonthlywagesinrealterms.Theyinclude,theUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,SouthAfricaandGermany.InternationalLabourOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeupwithpolicestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.Anexampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.Underthisscheme,thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.Forthisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensateforlostpayduetotheshorterhours.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatistheInternationalLabourOrganizationreportmainlyabout

10.AccordingtoanInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialist,howwillemployersfeeliftherearemorepeoplelookingforjobs

11.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbythework-sharingscheme

PassageTwo

IstherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedyIhavebeenfrequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknow,oneofthefirstthingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesesupplementsisthatalotofthemarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn’tneedacure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodworkout.Soreallythosesupplementsaren’tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.Theotherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren’tnecessarilywhattheyclaimtobe,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn’ttherebehindmostofthem.They’renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadheretosomeindustrystandard.Youdon’treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthereisinthere.Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyinsomeeasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon’tjustgoinalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedandthey’regivenatacertainlevel,adosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho’sbeentrained.Andthat’snotreallythewaythey’reusedinthiscountry.Theotherthingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.Alotoftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattakingthemincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatanincreasedriskforsomethingthatyouwouldn’totherwisebecounteringorbeatriskfor.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements

14.Whatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsineasterncultures

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

RecordingOne

Thenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbeseeneverywhere.Injustthepastfewweeks,theworldhaswitnessedthedestructivepowerofearthquakesinIndonesia,typhoonsinthePhilippines,andthedestructiveseawavesthatstruckSamoaandneighboringislands.AstudybytheCenterforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisastersfindsthat,between1980and2007,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwomillionpeople.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethanthatisthebadnews.“Overthelast50years,economiclosseshaveincreasedbyafactorof50.Thatsoundsprettyterrible,butthelossoflifehasdecreasedbyafactorof10simplybecausewearegettingbetteratwarningpeople.Wearemakingadifference.Extremeevents,however,willcontinuetooccur.But,them