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大学英语六级考试听力原文答案

2016年6月大学英语六级考试听力原文+答案

SectionA

LongConverions（长对话）

ConversationOne

M:

SohowlonghaveyoubeenaMarketResearchConsultant

W:

Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.

M:

Didyoustudymarketresearch

W:

Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythatit'smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou'reinterestedin.

M:

Sowhatareyouinterestedin

W:

Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofad-hocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.

M:

Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyad-hocjobs

W:

It'sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers'habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutforexample,sothetimeyouspendonanad-hocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

M:

Whichdoyouprefer,trackersorad-hoc

W:

IlikedoingbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

M:

Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient

W:

Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesoftheresearch.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,Isendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethefinalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.

M:

Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob

W:

AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon'tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconverionyouhavejustheard.

Q1:

Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany

Q2:

Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment

Q3:

Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers

Q4:

Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob

ConversationTwo

W:

Hello,I'mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada

M:

Yeah,that'sright.

W:

OK,andyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyoupleaseexplain

M:

Well,wedon'thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They’reallpublic.Alltheuniversitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationinchargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroomforflexibility.Sinceit'sagovernmentoperatedinstitution,thingsdon'tmoveveryfast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuchincentivetohelpyou?

ausehe'saworkerforthegovernment.SoIdon'tthinkit'sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities,suchasthefeesbeingfree.Youdon'thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn'tefficient,anditdoesnotworkthatwell.

W:

Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint,butintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivateuniversities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon'tactthatmuchdifferently,becauseit’sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon’tknowifthey'rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelppeople.Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykidsgotothebestschoolsandit'skindofaproblemactually.

M:

Iaewithyou.Ithinkit'saproblembecauseyou'renotgivingequalaccesstoeducationtoeverybody.It’snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversitiesalsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwheretheyhaveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversitiesareconsideredtobethebest.

W:

Right.It'stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

M:

So,asyousee,it'sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

W:

Right,agoodpoint.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconverionyouhavejustheard.

Q5:

WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout

Q6:

WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianuniversities

Q7:

Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree

Q8:

Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation

SectionB

Passages

PassageOne

Passage1

ArecentInternationalLabourOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofrealwagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.

Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyear,despiteindicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,anInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevelsofunemployment.

“Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthecountries,stronglysuggestthattherewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthefutureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed,morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsandthepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwillnotbeverygoodintermsofwagegrowth.”

Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfallingmonthlywagesinrealterms.Theyinclude,theUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,SouthAfricaandGermany.

InternationalLabourOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeupwithpolicestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.Anexampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.Underthisscheme,thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.Forthisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensateforlostpayduetotheshorterhours.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q9.WhatistheInternationalLaborOrganizationreportmainlyabout

Q10.AccordingtoanInternationalLaborOrganizationspecialist,howwillemployersfeeliftherearemorepeoplelookingforjobs

doesthespeakmeanby"theworksharingscheme"

PassageTwo

IstherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedyIhavebeenfrequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknow,oneofthefirstthingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesupplements,isthatalotofthemarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn’tneedacure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodwork-out.Soreallythosesupplementsaren’tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.Theotherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren’tnecessarilywhattheyclaimtobe,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn'ttherebehindmostofthem.They'renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadheretosomeindustrystandard.Youdon'treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthere,isn'tthere.Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyinsomeeasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon'tjustgoinalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedandthey'regivenatacertainlevel,adosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho'sbeentrained.Andthat'snotreallythewaythey'reusedinthiscountry.Theotherthingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.Alotoftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattakingthemincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatincreasedriskforsomethingthatyouwouldn’totherwisebeingcounteringorbeatriskfor.

Q12.Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker

Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements

Q14.Whatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsineasterncultures

Q15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend

【Lectures】（讲座—）

Lecture1

Thenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbeseeneverywhere.Injustthepastfewweeks,theworldhaswitnessedthedestructivepowersofearthquakesinIndonesia,typhoonsinthePhilippines,andthedestructiveseawavesthatstruckSamoaandneighboringislands.

AstudybytheCenterforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisastersfindsthat,between1980and2007,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwo-millionpeople.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethan$trillionineconomiclosses.

.weatherexpertGeoffreyLovesaysthatisthebadnews."Overthelast50years,economiclosseshaveincreasedbyafactorof50.Thatsoundsprettyterrible,butthelossoflifehasdecreasedbyafactorof10simply?

ausewearegettingbetteratwarningpeople.Wearemakingadifference.Extremeevents,however,willcontinuetooccur.But,themessageisthattheymaynotbedisasters."

Love,whoisdirectorofWeatherandDisasterRiskReductionattheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,saysmostofthedeathsandeconomiclosseswerecausedbyweather,climate,orwater-relatedextremes.Theseincludedroughts,floods,windstorms,strongtropicalwindsandwildfires.

Hesaysextremeeventswillcontinue.But,hesaysextremeeventsbecomedisastersonlywhenpeoplefailtoprepareforthem.

"Manyoftheremediesarewell-known.Fromaplanningperspective,itisprettysimple.Buildbetterbuildings.Don’tbuildwherethehazardswilldestroythem.Fromanearly-warningperspective,makesurethewarningsgorightdowntothecommunitylevel.Buildcommunityactionplans.”

TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationpointstoCubaandBangladeshasexamplesofcountriesthathavesuccessfullyreducedthelossoflifecausedbynaturaldisastersbytakingprevent