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2021年6月英语六级听力完整原文（附）

　　PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　11.

　　W:

DidyouhearthatAnnaneedstostayinbedfor4weeks?

　　M:

Yeah.Sheinjuredherspineinafallandadoctortoldhertolieflatonherbackforamonthsoitcanmend.

　　Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

　　12.

　　M:

AfamousRussianballetiscomingtotownnextweekend.ButIcan'tfindaticketanywhere.

　　W:

Don'tbeupset.Mysisterjusthappenedtohaveoneandshecan'tgosinceshehasgotsomesortofconflictinherschedule.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　13.

　　W:

Hello,mybathroomdrainisblockedandI'mgivingapartytonight.Doyouthinkyoucouldcomeandfixitforme?

　　M:

Sorry,ma'am.I'mprettybusyrightnow.ButIcanputyouonmylist.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　14.

　　W:

We'retakingupacollectiontobuyagiftforJemma.She'llhavebeenwiththecompany25yearsnextweek.

　　M:

Well,countmein.ButI'mabitshortoncashnow.Whendoyouneedit?

　　Q:

Whatisthemangoingtodo?

　　15.

　　W:

Tony'smotherhasinvitedmetodinner.DoyouthinkIshouldtellherinadvancethatI'mavegetarian?

　　M:

Ofcourse.Ithinkshe'dappreciateit.Imaginghowyoubothfeelifshefixedtheturkeydinnerorsomething.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

　　16.

　　M:

Justlookatthisnewspaper,nothingbutrobbery,suicideandmurder.Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

　　W:

Ofcourse.Butmanypaperslackinterestinreportingsomethingpositivelikepeace,loveandgenerosity.

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　17.

　　M:

Ican'tbelievesomanypeoplewanttosignupfortheKoreaDevelopmentConference.Wewillhavetolimittheregistration.

　　W:

Yeah,otherwisewewon'thaveroomforthemore.

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

　　18.

　　W:

Hi,I'mcallingabouttheadfortheonebedroomapartment.

　　M:

Perfecttiming!

Thepersonwhowassupposedtorentitjustbackedtowntotakearoomoncampus.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　　　PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　Conversation1

　　W:

OneofthemostinterestingexperimentswithdolphinsmustbeonedonebyDoctorJarvisBastian.WhathetriedtodowastoteachamaledolphincalledBassandafemalecalledDoristocommunicatewitheachotheracrossasolidbarrier.

　　M:

Sohowdidhedoitexactly?

　　W:

Well,firstofall,hekeptthetwodolphinstogetherinthesametankandtaughtthemtopressleverswhenevertheysawalight.Theleverswerefittedtothesideofthetanknexttoeachother.Ifthelightflashedonandoffseveraltimes,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleft—handleverfollowedbytheright—handone.Ifthelightwaskeptsteady,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleversinreverseorder.Whenevertheyrespondedcorrectly,theywererewardedwithfish.

　　M:

Soundsterriblycomplicated.

　　W:

Well,thatwasthefirststage.Inthesecondstage,DoctorBastianseparatedthedolphinsintotwotanks.Theycouldstillhearoneanother,buttheycouldn'tactuallyseeeachother.TheleversandlightweresetupinexactlythesamewayexceptthatthistimeitwasonlyDoriswhocouldseethelightindicatingwhichlevertopressfirst.Butinordertogettheirfish,bothdolphinshadtopresstheleversinthecorrectorder.ThismeantofcoursethatDorishadtotellBasswhetheritwasaflashinglightorwhetheritwasasteadylight.

　　M:

Sodiditwork?

　　W:

Well,amazinglyenough,thedolphinsachieveda100%successrate.

　　Questions19—21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　Q19.WhatisthepurposeofDoctorJarvisBastian'sexperiment?

　　Q20.Whatwerethedolphinssupposedtodowhentheysawasteadylight?

　　Q21.Howdidthesecondstageoftheexperimentdifferfromthefirststage?

　　Conversation2

　　W:

Thisweek'sprogramUpYourStreettakesyoutoHarrogate,asmalltowninYorkshire.HarrogatebecameafashionableresortduringVictoriantimes,whenpeoplecametotakeabathinthemineralwaters.Today,fewpeoplecometovisitthetownforitsmineralwaters.Instead,Harrogatehasbecomeapopulartownforpeopletoretireto.Itscleanair,attractiveparks,andtheabsenceofanyindustry,makethisanidealspotforpeoplelookingforaquietlife.Now,totellusmoreaboutHarrogate,IhavewithmeTomPercival,PresidentoftheChamberofCommerce.Tom,oneofthethingsvisitornoticesaboutHarrogateisthelargeareaofopenparklandrightdownintothemiddleofthetown.Canyoutellusmoreaboutit?

　　M:

Yes,certainly.TheareaiscalledtheStray.

　　W:

WhytheStray?

　　M:

It'scalledthatbecauseintheolddays,peoplelettheircattlesstrayonthearea,whichwascommonland.

　　W:

Oh,Isee.

　　M:

Then,we'vechangesinfarmingandinlandownership.TheStraybecamepartofthelandownedbyHarrogate.

　　W:

Andisitprotected?

　　M:

Oh,yes,indeed.Asaspeciallaw,noonecanbuildanythingonthestray.It'sprotectedforever.

　　W:

Soitwillalwaysbeparkland?

　　M:

That'sright.Asyoucansee,someoftheStrayisusedforsportsfields.

　　W:

Ibelieveitlookslovelyinthespring.

　　M:

Yes,itdoes.There'respringflowersontheoldtrees,andpeoplevisitthetownjusttoseetheflowers.

　　Question22—25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　Q22.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　Q23.WhatdowelearnaboutmodernHarrogate?

　　Q24.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheareacalledtheStray?

　　Q25.WhatattractspeoplemostintheStrayduringthespringtime?

　　　　About700,000childreninMexicodroppedoutofschoollastyearasrecession-strickenfamiliespushedkidstowork,andaweakeconomicrecoverywillallowonlyslightimprovementinthedrop-outratein2021,atopeducationofficialsaid.

　　Mexico'seconomysufferedmorethananyotherinLatinAmericalastyear,shrinkinganestimated7percentduetoaplungeinU.S.demandforMexicanexportssuchascars.

　　Thedeclineledtoa4percentincreaseinthenumberofkidswholeftprimaryormiddleschoolin2021,saidJuandeDiosCastro,whoheadsthenation'sadulteducationprogramandkeepsaclosewatchondrop—outrates.

　　"Povertyroseandthatisafactorthatmakesourjobmoredifficult,"CastrotoldReutersinaninterviewearlierthismonth.

　　Hinderedbyhighertaxesandweakdemandforitsexports,Mexico'seconomyisseenonlypartiallyrecoveringthisyear.Asaresult,drop—outrateswillnotimprovemuch,Castrosaid.

　　"Therewillbesomeimprovement,butnotsignificant,"Castrosaid.

　　Mexicohashistoricallyhadhighdrop—outratesaspoorfamiliespullkidsoutofschooltohelpputfoodonthetable,andchildrenoftensellcandyandcraftsinthestreetsorworkinrestaurants.

　　Thenation'sdrop—outproblemisjustthelatestbadnewsforthelong—termcompetitivenessoftheMexicaneconomy.Mexico'spoliticianshaveresistedmendingthecountry'stax,energyandlaborlawsfordecades,leavingitseconomybehindcountriessuchasBrazilandChile.

　　PassageOne

　　RussellFazio,anOhioStatepsychologyprofessorwhohasstudiedinterracialroommatesthereandatIndianaUniversity,discoveredanintriguingacademiceffect.InastudyanalyzingdataonthousandsofOhioStatefreshmenwholivedindorms,hefoundthatblackfreshmenwhocametocollegewithhighstandardizedtestscoresearnedbettergradesiftheyhadawhiteroommate—eveniftheroommate'stestscoreswerelow.Theroommate'sracehadnoeffectonthegradesofwhitestudentsorlow—scoringblackstudents.Perhaps,thestudyspeculated,havingawhiteroommatehelpsacademicallypreparedblackstudentsadjusttoapredominantlywhiteuniversity.

　　ThatsamestudyfoundthatrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStatebrokeupbeforetheendofthequarterabouttwiceasoftenassame—raceroommates.

　　Becauseinterracialroommaterelationshipsareoftenproblematic,Dr.Faziosaid,manystudentswouldliketomoveout,butuniversityhousingpoliciesmaymakeithardtoleave.

　　"AtIndianaUniversity,wherehousingwasnotsotight,moreinterracialroommatessplitup,"hesaid."HereatOhioState,wherehousingwastight,theyweretoldtoworkitout.Themostinterestingthingwefoundwasthatiftherelationshipmanagedtocontinueforjust10weeks,wecouldseeanimprovementinracialattitudes."

　　Dr.Fazio'sIndianastudyfoundthatthreetimesasmanyrandomlyassignedinterracialroommateswerenolongerlivingtogetherattheendofthesemester,comparedwithwhiteroommates.Theinterracialroommatesspentlesstimetogether,andhadfewerjointactivitiesthanthewhitepairs.

　　Question26—29

　　26.WhatdoweknowaboutRussellFazio?

　　27.WhobenefitedfromlivingwithawhiteroommateaccordingtoFazio'sstudy?

　　28.WhatdidthestudyfindaboutrandomlyassignedinterracialroommatesatOhioStateUniversity?

　　29.WhatdidDr.Faziofindinterestingaboutinterracialroommateswhohadlivedtogetherfor10weeks?

　　　　PassageTwo

　　InasmallliboratoryattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina,Dr.VladimirMironovhasbeenworkingforadecadetogrowmeat.Adevelopmentalbiologistandtissueengineer,Dr.Mironov,isoneofonlyafewscientistsworldwideinvolvedinbioe