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年英语六级听力原文

2019年12月英语六级听力原文（卷一）

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　　SectionA——Conversation

　　Conversation1

　　W：

ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch?

　　M：

WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.

　　Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.

　　W：

Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit'sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.

　　M：

Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.

　　Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.

　　Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.

　　W：

Sowhatarewedoing?

Whatcanwedoaboutit?

　　M：

WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.

　　AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.

　　Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.

　　WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon'thavethatconsensus.

　　W：

Right.

　　M：

Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon'tgetthoseglobalagreements.

　　Q1.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearch?

　　Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange?

　　Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?

　　Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?

　　Conversation2

　　W：

IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.

　　M：

Right.

　　W：

Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.

　　M：

Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.

　　W：

Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.

　　M：

Yes.Verygoodpoint.

　　W：

Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting?

　　M：

Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.

　　W：

Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.

　　M：

Sure.

　　W：

Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.

　　Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

　　Q6.Whatisthewoman’sviewofluck?

　　Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?

　　Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo?

　　SectionB

　　PassageOne

　　Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.RisingmorethanonethousandfeetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemeltedrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.Borninfireandfury,Devil’sTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.

　　Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealedtotherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthenight’ssky.

　　Q9：

WhatdoesDevil’sTowerlooklike?

　　Q10：

Whatcausedthevolcano’souterlayertowearaway?

　　Q11：

WhatdoesIndianlegendsayaboutDevil’sTower?

　　Q12：

HowdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirlsintheIndianlegend?

　　PassageTwo

　　It’snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconvenientstoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“Ideserveit!

”that'swhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown,asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.

　　NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTaxesmotherdescribedasconstantstresstensionevenfearaboutthemoney.Sadly,thepleasurethatcomesfromextravagancesoftendisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.She’sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffathirtydollarsamonth.

　　AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottub,nowadmitthattheyrarelyuseitbecausewecan’taffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolution,saidpriorities,adduptheannualcostofeachitem,thenconsiderwhatelseshecouldbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyoutodecidewhichitemisreallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthedailyluncheswithco-workerscosthertwothousanddollarsayear.Shedecidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead.“Inowputtwentydollarsaweekintomyvacationfund,andanothertwentyintoretirementsavings,”shesays,“thosemeanmoretomethanlunch."

　　Q13：

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations?

　　Q14：

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances?

　　Q15：

WhatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicagowoman?

　　SectionC--RecordingOne

　　Let’ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyoueverexperienced.Justforfun,tryitnow.

　　What’sonyourlist?

Chancesare,youincludedthingslike：

happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxedandamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories：

positiveemotionsandnegativeemotions.

　　Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotionsbutitdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn’thavethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.It’slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsadorconfidentinsteadofinsecure.

　　Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotionpositiveornegativeweexperience.

　　Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,fearcanalertustopossibledanger,it’sasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.

　　Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.Whennegativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.

　　Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymorenegativewebegintofeel.Focusingonnegativityjustkeepsitgoing.

　　Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadofnarrowingourfocus,likenegativeemotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attentionandmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,holdseveralideasinmindatonceandunderstandhowdifferentideasrelatetoeachother.

　　Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildonourskills.Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksandtests.

　　Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.

　　Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions?

　　happenstopeoplewhosenegativeemotionsareoutofbalance?

　　Q18