六级听力调整样题原文答案文档格式.docx

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W:

Hello.

M:

Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?

Yes.CanIhelpyou?

Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

Good.I’vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:

Darlington1836;

diedNewYork1920.

Yes.Gotthat.

Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.

Yes.

HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.Allright?

Yes,allright.

Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.

Yes.Goon.

Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?

ConversationTwo

ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek’sfireandwhatthepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

We’regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.

Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathavehadthesameproblem?

No.Iwouldn’tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere’sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.

Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We’rejustextremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat’sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nineofthem.They’rewonderful.

AndI’msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

Well,we’resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Intoday’spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobeessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn’tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationshipsandhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritatingothers.“It’saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseitdifferently,”saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequallyforgivingoftheirownshortcomings.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?

PassageTwo（femalevoice）

Andnow,ifyou’llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe’regoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou’llagreeithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.ThetabledatesfromtheeighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It’sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughitisextremelybig,it’ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit’sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset—therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou’dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall…

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

Moderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynotespeakerfortoday’ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I’dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusheretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather’sownwords,likehavingacutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn’timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called“go