六级真题第套听力原文完整版Word格式文档下载.docx

六级真题第套听力原文完整版Word格式文档下载.docx

《六级真题第套听力原文完整版Word格式文档下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《六级真题第套听力原文完整版Word格式文档下载.docx（9页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

ConversationOne

W:

Mr.Ishiguro,haveyoueverfoundoneofyourbooksatasecondhandbookstore?

M:

Yes.Thatkindofthingisdifficult.[1]

Ifthey’vegotmybookthere,Ithink,“Well,thisisaninsult!

Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!

”Butifit’snotthere,Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.Ithink,“Whyaren’tpeopleexchangingmybookWhyisn’titinthisstore”

Doesbeingawriterrequireathickskin?

Yes,forexample,mywifecanbeveryharsh.[2-1]

Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook,

TheBuriedGiant,in2004,butIstoppedafterIshowedmywifealittlesection.Shethoughtitwasrubbish.

EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?

[2-2]

She’snotintimidatedatallandshecriticizesmeinexactlythesamewayshedidwhenIwasfirstunpublishedandIwasstarting.

Butyouwouldnevercompromiseonyourvision.

No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseontheessential,theideasorthethemes.Thisisn’treallywhatmywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.It’salwaysaboutexecution.

Sowhydidyouputyourbook,

TheBuriedGiant,asideforsolong

Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonitover10yearsago.

[3]

I’veoftenstoppedwritingabookandleftitforafewyears.AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,itmayhavechanged.UsuallymyimaginationhasmovedonandIcanthinkofdifferentcontextsoradifferentwaytodoit.

Whatdoesitfeellikewhenyoufinallyfinishabook?

It’sfunnyyouaskthatbecauseIneverhavethismomentwhenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!

”[4]

Iwatchfootballersattheendofthematch,youknow,thewhistlegoesandthey’vewonorlost.Untilthenthey’vebeengivingeverythingtheyhaveandatthatmomenttheyknowit’sover.It’sfunnyforanauthor.There’sneverafinishingwhistle.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

wouldthemanfeelifhefoundhisbookinasecondhandbookstore?

doestheman’swifethinkofhisbooks?

doesthemandowhenheengagesinwriting?

doesthemanwanttosaybymentioningthefootballmatch?

ConversationTwo

[5]Accordingtoastudyofraceandequityineducation,blackathletesaredroppingoutofcollegeacrossthecountryatalarmingrates.WithustotalkaboutthefindingsinthestudyisWashingtonPost?

columnistKevinBlackistone.Goodmorning.

Goodmorning,howareyou?

Fine,thankyou.Whatisnewthatyoufoundinthisstudy?

Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,andhepointsoutthatonmajorcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,blackmalesmakeuplessthan3percentofundergraduateenrollments.Yet,whenyoulookattheirnumbersorpercentagesontherevenue-generatingsportsteamsoffootballandbasketball,theymakeupwellinto50to60percentofthoseteams.[6]Sotheideaisthattheyarereallytheretobepartoftherevenue-generatingworkingclassofathletesoncampusandnotnecessarilytheretobepartoftheeducatingclassasmoststudentsinothergroupsare.

[7]

Comparedwithothergroups,Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,atthose65schools,aresomethinglikejustbarelymorethanhalfoftheblackmaleathletesgraduateatall.

Exactly.Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisistheseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonethingasrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.Andthatisacollegedegree,whichcanbeatransformativetoolinoursocietywhenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis.

Well,thishasbeentalkedaboutsomuch,really,inrecentyears.Whyhasn’titchanged?

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]

Fortunesaystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain.TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaidpercentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12]

EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend.TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout＄805ongifts.That’sabout?

＄billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseofpercentfromlastyear.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

isthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

manypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?

does?

Fortunesayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls

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]Youcouldnotdebatethatthatyoungmanwassomeonewhowantedtomakeadifferenceinecon