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六级真题第套听力原文

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.

wouldthemanfeelifhefoundhisbookinasecondhandbookstore?

doestheman’swifethinkofhisbooks?

doesthemandowhenheengagesinwriting?

doesthemanwanttosaybymentioningthefootballmatch?

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.

arethespeakerstalkingabout?

isthenewfindingaboutblackmaleathletesinthisstudy?

isthegraduationrateofblackmaleathletes?

accountsforblackathletes’failuretoobtainacollegedegree,accordingtotheman?

SectionB

PassageOne

[9]?

America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.?

Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20to30percentofannualrevenue.About136millionpeoplewillshopduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.Moreandmorewillshoponline.Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.[10]?

AboutmillionpeoplewillshoponCyberMonday,thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving.?

Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline.?

One-in-fiveAmericanswilluseatabletorsmartphone.OnlinespendingonBlackFridaywillrise15percenttohit?

＄billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto?

＄3billion.Formany,shoppingonlinewas“amorecomfortablealternative”thancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactontraditionalshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.However,[11]?

Fortune?

saystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain.?

TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaidpercentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12]?

EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend.?

TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout?

＄805ongifts.That’sabout?

＄billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseofpercentfromlastyear.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

isthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

manypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?

does?

Fortune?

sayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls?

issaidtoaccountfortheincreasednumberofshoppers?

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,itissadtosaythatonlypercentofbudgetarymoneyfortheNationalInstitutesofHealthiscurrentlybeingspentonresearchtotacklethisproblem.Thisisafarcryfromthefundsnecessaryforaproblemofsuchmagnitude.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

dowelearnaboutthe“superbugs”?

istheresultoftheoveruseofantibiotics?

ismosturgentlyneededfortacklingthelargelife-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’shungertolearn.?

[17-3]?

Youcouldnotdebatethatthatyoungmanwassomeonewhowantedtomakeadifferenceineconomicsandheistodayaprofessor