六级听力练习II 原文文字lrc.docx

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六级听力练习II原文文字lrc

六级听力练习II听力原文

ConversationOne

W:

Well,tonightwehaveAndrewGreeninourstudiototalkaboutisagreatguitaristandhashisown,Andrew,welcome.

M:

Thanksalot.Mypleasuretobeheretonight.

W:

Now,Andrew,perhapsyoucouldtellussomethingaboutthefuturetrendsfortheglobalmusicindustry

M:

Sure.Well,frommyperspectiveasamusician,Icanseeadramaticincrease

inthepopularityofLatinmusic,evennow.Ifthistrendcontinues,IimaginethepopularityofSalsadancingwillalsorisedramatically.Thismayresultinaslightdecreaseinthepopularityofothertypesofmusic.

W:

Whatdoyouthinkofthesuddendropininterestinclassicalmusic

M:

Ithinkthistrendhasbeenintheworksforquitesometime.Asmoreandmorevarietiesofmusicbecomeavailabletoconsumers,theclassicstandardsmaysufferinthepopularitycontest.Ithinkthedropininterestofclassicalmusichasn'tbeensuddenatall,it'sbeenslowandsteadyformanyyearsnow.

W:

Isthereanytypeofmusicthatisconsistentlypopularwithmostpeople

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M:

Ifyoulookatthenumbers,rockandrollmusichasremainedasteadyconstantthroughtheyears.Iexpectthepopularityofrockandrollwillstaythesameinthecomingyears.

W:

It'ssaidthatrockmusicmightmakeonelivelierandhappier.Whatdoyouthinkofit

M:

That'strue.Researchsuggeststhatmusiccaninfluenceaperson'sfeelingsandcharacter.There'sclearevidencethatpeoplewholistenlivelymusicarelivelypeople.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatkindofmusicwillbemostpopularinthefutureaccordingtotheman

2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofpeople'sinterestinclassicalmusic

3.Whatkindofmusicisconsistentlypopularaccordingtotheman

doesthemansayabouttherockmusic

ConversationTwo

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M:

Ms.Roth.ThisisDavidWongfromABCInsuranceCompany.I'dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeyouaboutourinsuranceplansforforeignemployees.

W:

Oh,howdidyouknowmyname

M:

Infact,afriendofyoursisoneofmyclients.HethinksthatyoumayfindithelpfultoknowmoreaboutinsuranceinHongKong.

W:

MayIknowwhoheis

M:

Well,Ms.Roth.You'llknowhisnamesoonenoughifyou'lljustletmeseeyou.

W:

Whatkindofinsuranceareyoutalkingabouthere

M:

Well,it'srathercomprehensive.That'swhyI'dliketoseeyoupersonallysothatIcanpresenttoyoutheproductswehavetooffer.

W:

Sorry,Mr.Wong.Mycompanyhasprovidedmeawholeinsurancepackage.

M:

Oh,I'mgladtohearthat.ButasIsaid,ourinsuranceplansarespeciallydesignedforforeignstafflikeyou.TheyaresomewhatdifferentandmorebeneficialtoyouI'msure.Andourmeetingwon'ttakelongerthanfifteenminutes.Willtwoo'clocktomorrowbeconvenienttoyou

W:

Well,I'vebeenverybusylately.

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M:

Ms.Roth,asIsaid,it'llbeashortappointment.I'msureyou'llfindourproductsinformativeanduseful.Perhapswhenyouneedourserviceinthefuture,you'llknowwhotocall.Willtwotomorrowbeokaytoyou

W:

Well,then,makeitthree.

M:

Alright.I'llbethereatyourofficetomorrowatthreesharp.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdoesDavidWongstronglyrecommendtoMs.Roth

6.WhydoesDavidWonginsistonseeingMs.Rothinperson

7.OnwhatconditiondoesMs.RothagreetoseeDavidWong

8.What'sthewoman'sattitudetowardstheinsurancebusiness？

SectionB

PassageOne

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Youprobablydon'thavemuchinthewayofsavings,andwithallyourexpenses,itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'llbeabletoimprovethatsituationsoon.Ifyouwonderhowtocutcorners,there'sanobviousplacetolookatyourspendinghabits.DoyoubuyasodaeachweekendWasteonedollaradayforfortyyears,andwhenyouaresettoretire,you'llfindyouraccountisshortby190,000dollars.Grabacalculatorandyou'lldiscoverthat,overfortyyears,goingouttodinnertwiceamonthatfortydollarseachtimeamountstohalfamillion.Evenapack-a-daycigarettehabitwilllightenyourretirementaccountby330,000dollars.AndthesamewithcableTVandthosecoolearrings.Theywillprobablyamounttoasmuchasonemillion.So,thefirstcluetoaccumulatingwealthisthis:

focusonyourspendinghabits.Hereareacoupleoftrickstohelpyousaveevenifyouswearyoucan'taffordto.Stopbuyingthingsthatfallratherthanriseinvalue.Payyourselffirst.Beforeyoupaythemonthlybills,send25dollarstoamutualfund.Stopspendingcoins.Fromnowon,spendonlypapercurrency,andkeepthechangeeveryday.Getyourfamilyinvolved,andyou'lldoubleyoursavings.Usediscountticketsatthesupermarket,butusethemcorrectly.HowIfyoureallywanttomaketheseticketsworthwhile,youactuallymustinvestintoyourmutualfundstheamountyousavebyusingthetickets.Otherwise,youarewastingyourtimeandyourmoney.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Whatshouldonepayspecialattentiontoifhewantstosaveup

10.Howmuchcanapersonsavebyretirement

ifhegivesuphispack-a-daycigarettehabit

11.Whatshouldonedobeforepayingmonthlybills,ifhewantstoaccumulatewealth

PassageTwo

Tofinishtoday'sprogram,IwanttotellyouabouttheWatersideShoppingCentre,nearNorthport,whichIvisitedlastweek.IthassomethingforeveryoneandIwouldrecommenditforadayout.It'stakenthreeyearstobuildandfinallyopenedthreeweeksago,twomonthslaterthanplanned.Firstly,gettingthere;thereareorganizedcoachtripsfrommosttownsintheareabuttheyleaveearlyandcomehomeverylate,soIdrove.Thereare12,000freeparkingspaces,soparkingisnoproblem.Youcanalsogettherebytrain,butthestationis15minutesfromWatersidebybus,andthebusesarereallycrowded,soyousometimeshavealongwait.Theshoppingcentreisarrangedonthreelevels.You'llfindallyourfavoriteshere.Infactifyouwanttobuyapairofshoesthereare15differentshopstochoosefromonlevelsoneandtwo.Whenyourunoutofmoneytherearesevendifferentbanks,butcollectyourmoneybeforeyougettothethirdlevelastherearen'tanybanksupthere.Onthatlevel,however,thereareseveralrestaurants,aswellasacinemawithsevenscreens.

Anddon'tgetlostlikeIdid,gototheinformationdeskonthefirstlevelandgetamap.Beforeyougobacktoyourcarorthebus-andinfactitmightbebettertodothisbeforeyougoshoppingandhavetoomuchtocarry-goandseethelake.Takeawalkorhaveagoatfishing,sailingorwindsurfingifyouhavetime.Oryoucanrestyourtiredfeetandwatchthebirdsandducks,butyouareaskednottofeedthem.

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Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whenwastheshoppingcenteropened

13.WhatisthebestwayoftravelingtoWatersideaccordingtothespeaker

14.Whatcanyoudoonthethirdlevel

15.Apartfromshopping,whatelsecanyoudoatWaterside

SectionC

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to18.

Formorethantwocenturies,America'scollegesanduniversitieshavebeenthebackboneofthecountry'sprogress.Theyhaveeducatedthetechnical,managerialandprofessionalworkforceandprovidedgenerationaftergenerationofnationalleaders.Today,educatorsfromaroundthecountryareuptofindmanyreasonsfortheexcellenceofAmericanuniversities.ButfourhistoricActsstandoutasaturningpoint.First,educationforthemass.In1862,CongressenactedtheLandGrantCollegeAct,whichessentiallyextendedtheopportunityofhighereducationtoallAmericans,includingwomenandminorities.Eachstatewaspermittedtoselllargetractsoffederalland,andusetheproceedstoendowatleastonepubliccollege.Second,competitionbreedssuccess.Overtheyears,thedecentralizationanddiversityoftheAmerica'scollegesanduniversitieshavepromotedcompetitionforstudentsandresources.CompetitivepressurefirstaroseduringtheCivilWarwhenpresidentLinconcreatedtheNationalAcademyofSciencetoadviseCongressonanysubjectofscienceandart.TheAcademy'simpactreallygrewafterWorldWarIIwhenalandmarkreportcommissionedbythethenpresidentarguedthatitwasthefederalgovernment'sresponsibilitytoprovideadequatefundsforbasicresearch.Insteadofbeingcentralizedingovernmentlaboratories,scientificresearchbecamedecentralizedinAmericanuniversitiesandgeneratedincreasinginvestment.Italsogavegraduatestudentsresearchopportunitiesandhelpedspreadscientificdiscoveriesfarandwide,tothebenefitofindustry,medicineandsocietyasawhole.Thirdly,investinginthefuture.TheendofWorldWarIIsawthepassageoftheServicemen'sReadjustmentActoflaw,whichprovidedforacollegeorvocationaleducationforreturningveterans,madethehighereducationsystemaccessibleinwaysthatwereinconceivableinEurope,openingthedoorsofbestuniversitiestomenandwomenwhohadneverdreamedofgoingtocollege.Finally,promotingdiversity.Thecreationoffederalloanandsubsidyprogramsaswellasoutrightgrantsforcollegestudentsbroughtmuchneededdiversitytohigheducationandfurtherhelpedtodemocratizeaccess.Sinceitsfoundingin1965,theFederalFamilyEducationLoanProgramhasfundedmorethan74millionstudentloansworthmorethan180billiondollars.

16.WhathasbeenthebackboneofAmerica'sprogress

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17.Whoseresponsibilityistoprovideadequatefundsforbasicresearch

18.Whichlawprovidedforacollegeorvocationaleducationforreturningveterans

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions19to21.

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