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08年六级听力原文

11.M:

I’maskedtopickuptheguestspeakerBobRusselattheairportthisafternoon,doyouknowwhathelookslike?

W:

Well,he’sinhissixties,hestandsout,he’sbald,tallandthinandhasabeard.

Q:

Whatdoweconcludefromthewoman’sremarksaboutBobRussel?

12.M:

Iamconsideringdroppingmydancingclass.Iamnotmakinganyprogress.

W:

IfIwereyou,Istickwithit.It’sdefinitelyworthtimeandeffort.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

13.W:

YouseeIstillhavethispaininmyback,thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedtomakemefeelbetterbynow.

M:

Maybeyoushould’vetakenitthreetimesadayasyouweretold.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14.M:

Frankly,whenIsatthebackoftheclassroom,Ican’tseethewordsontheboardclearly.

W:

Well,you’vebeenwearingthosesameglassesaslongasI’veknownyou.Whynotgetanewpair?

Itwouldn’tcostyoutoomuch.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheman’sglasses?

15.W:

Howcomethefloorissowet?

Ialmostslipped,whathappened?

M:

Oh,sorry!

ThephonerangthemomentIgotintotheshower,anyway,I’llwipeituprightnow.

Q:

Whywasthefloorwetaccordingtotheman?

16.M:

Theinstructionsonthepackagesaythatyouneedtosomeassemblyyourself.I’vespentallafternoontryinginvaintoputthisbookcasetogether.

W:

Iknowwhatyoumean,lasttimeItriedtoassembleatoytrainformysonandIalmostgaveup.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanfinddifficult?

17.M:

I’mgettingworriedaboutJenny’sschoolwork.Allshetalksaboutthesedaysisvolleyballgamesandallshedoesispractice,trainingandthingslikethat.

W:

Hergradesonthecomingexamswillfallforsure.It’shightimewetalk（ed）somesensetoher.

Q:

Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?

18.W:

Doyouunderstandwhythelocalpeopleareopposedtothenewdamuptheriver?

M:

Theyareworriedaboutthepotentialdangerifthedamshouldbreak.Theriverisverywideabovetheproposedsite.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations:

ConversationOne

W:

Mr.White,whatchangeshaveyouseeninthechampagnemarketinthelasttentofifteenyears?

M:

Wellthebiggestchangehasbeenthedecreaseinsalessincethegreatboomyearsofthe1980swhenchampagneproductionandsalesreachedrecordlevels.

W:

Whichwasthebestyear?

M:

Welltherecordwasin1989when249millionbottlesofchampagnewassold.Thehighestproductionlevelwasreachedin1990withatotalof293millionbottles.Ofcoursesincethoseboomyearssaleshavefallen.

W:

Hasthemarketbeenbadlyhitbytherecession?

M:

Ohcertainly,theeconomicproblemsinchampagnes’exportmarketsthat’sEurope,theUnitedStates,Japan,andofcoursethedomesticmarketinFrance,theeconomicproblemshavecertainlybeenonereasonforthedecreaseinchampagnesales.

W:

Andtheotherreasons?

M:

Anotherimportantfactorhasbeenprice.Intheearly90s,champagnewasveryoverpriced,somanypeoplestopbuyingit.Insteadtheyboughtsparklingwinesfromothercountries,inparticularfromAustraliaandSpain.Andthentherewasanotherproblemforchampagneintheearly90s.

W:

Whatwasthat?

M:

Therewasalotofratherbadchampagneonthemarket.Thismeantthepopularityofgoodsparklingwinesincreasedevenmore.Peoplewassurprisedbytheirqualityandofcoursetheywerealotcheaperthanchampagne.

W:

Doyouthinkthechampagnemarketwillrecoverinthefuture?

M:

Oh,I’msureitwill.Whentheeconomicsituationimproves,Ibelievethemarketwillrecover.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthemansayaboutchampagneinthe1980s?

20.Whydidsparklingwinesbecomemorepopularthanchampagneintheearly90s?

21.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthechampagnemarketinthefuture?

ConversationTwo

W:

Right,well,inthestudiothismorning,forourinterviewspotisPeterWilson.PeterworksforGreenPeace.So,Peter,welcome.

M:

Thanksalot.It’sgoodtobehere.

W:

Great!

Now,Peter,perhapsyoucantellussomethingaboutGreenPeaceandyourjobthere.

M:

Sure.Well,I’llstartbytellingyouroughlywhatGreenPeaceisallabout.IactuallyworkinLondonfortheGreenPeaceorganization.We’vebeengoingforafewdecadesandwe’reanon-violent,non-politicalorganization.We’reinvolvedinanti-nuclearactivity,conservationandprotectionofanimalsandprotectionandsupportofoureco-system.I’mtheactionorganizerandarrangeanyprotests.

W:

Right!

Aprettyimportantrole,Peter.Whatsortofprotestwouldyouorganize?

M:

Well,recentlywe’vebeeninvolvedinanti-nuclearcampaigns.I,personallyarrangedforthedemonstrationagainstradioactivewastedumpingintheAtlanticOcean.We’vegotafewsmallGreenPeaceboatsthatweharassthedumpingshipwith.

W:

Say?

Holdon,Peter.Ithoughtyousaidyourorganizationwasnon-violent.Whatdoyoumeanby"harass"?

M:

Well,wecircleroundandroundtheshipsandgetinthewaywhentheytrytodumpthedrumsofnuclearwasteinthesea.Wetalktothemenandtrytochange,youknow,yellatthemtostop.Wegenerallymakeourselvesasmuchofanuisanceaspossible.

M:

Well,peoplemaythinkdifferentlyofyourmethods,butthere’snodoubtyou’redoingagreatjob.Keepitupandgoodluck.Andthanksfortalkingwithus.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.

22.Whatistheman’schiefresponsibilityintheGreenPeaceorganization?

23.WhathasGreenPeacebeeninvolvedinrecently?

24.HowdoesGreenPeacetrytostoppeoplefromdumpingnuclearwaste?

25.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardstheGreenPeace’scampaigns?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,mostpeoplegostraighttotheradio,television,ornewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.Butifyouknowwhattolookfor,youcanuseyourownsensestomakeweatherpredictions.Therearemanysignsthatcanhelpyou.Forexample,infairweathertheairpressureisgenerallyhigh,theairisstillandoftenfullofdust,andfarawayobjectsmaylookvague.Butwhenthestormisbrewing,thepressuredrops,andyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.Sailorstooknoteofthislongago,andcameupwiththesaying,“Thefartherthesight,thenearertherain.”Yoursenseofsmellcanalsohelpyoudetecttheweatherchanges.Justbeforeitrains,odorsbecomestronger,thisisbecauseodorsarerepressedinafairhighpressurecenter.Whenabadweatherlowmovesin,airpressurelessensandodorsarereleased.Youcanalsohearanapproachingstorm.Soundsbounceoffheavystormcloudsandreturntoearthwithincreasedforce.Anoldsayingdescribesitthisway,“Soundstravelingfarandwideastormydaywillbetied”.Anddon’tlaughatyourgrandmotherifshesaysshecanfeelastormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownthatmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirbonesorjointswhilethehumidityrises,thepressuredrops,andbadweatherisontheway.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

26.Whydoesthespeakersaywecanseefarawayobjectsmoreclearlyasastormisapproaching?

27.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbyquotingacoupleofoldsayings?

28.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

PassageTwo

Manydaysseemtobringnumeroustasksandresponsibilities.Allofwhichapparentlymustbetackledrightaway.Youspendadayputtingoutfiles,butbytheendoftheday,youhaven’taccomplishedanyofthereallyimportantthingsyousetouttodo.Indesperation,youdrafta“to-do”list,butmostdays,youcanmakelittleprogresswithit.Whenyoulookatthelisteachmorning,abigfatcloudofdoomisrightatthetop.Thosedifficult,complex,importanttasks,thataresocrucialtogetdone,andsoeasytoavoid.Plentyofuscreatea“to-do”listtoaddressfeelingsofbeingoverwhelmed,butwerarelyusethesetoolstotheirbesteffect.Theywindoutbeingguilt-provokingremindersofthefactthatwillover-committedandlosingcontrolofourpriorities.AccordingtoTimothyPikle,aprofessorofpsychologyatCarltonUniversityinOttawa,peopleoftendrawupa“to-do”list,andthenthat’sit.Thelistitselfbecomestheday’sachievement,allowingustofeelwe’vedonesomethingusefulwithouttakingonanyrealwork.Infact,drawingupthelistbecomesawayofavoidingtheworkitself.Toooften,thelistisseenastheaccomplishmentfortheday,reducingtheimmediateguiltofnotworkingonthetasksathandbyinvestingenergyinthelist,saysPikle.Whenalistisusedlikethis,it’ssimplyanotherwayinwhichwelietoourselves.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhaveheard.

29.Whatistheproblemthattroublesmanypeoplenowadaysaccordingtothespeaker?

30.Accordingtothespeaker,whattoomanypeopledotocopewiththeirdailytasks?

31.AccordingtopsychologistTimothyPikle,whatdopeoplefindbytheendoftheday?

PassageThree

Inmanystressfulsituations,thebody’sresponsescanimproveourperformance.Webecomemoreenergetic,morealert,betterabletotakeeffectiveaction.Butwhenstressisencounteredcontinually,thebody’sreactionsaremorelikelytobeharmfulthanhelpfultous.Thecontinualspeedingupofbodilyreactionsandproductionofstressrelatedhormonesseemtomakepeople