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六级听力原文

　Section1

　　11.M：

Goodnews，I'mnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.

　　W：

That'sterrific.Itwouldbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheworldcup.

　　Q：

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　12.M：

Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.YouknowI'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.

　　W：

WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?

Ithinktherearestillafewopenings

　　suitableforseniorslikeyou.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　13.M：

IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe'sonvacationabroad.Howwereyougettingalongwithit?

　　W：

Well，itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican'twaittillJohngetsback.

　　Q：

Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?

　　14.W：

Hello，ProfessorWhite，Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning，butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.

　　M：

Yeah，I'vegotseveralcallsjustlikeyours.Theremustbeaproblemwiththecomputingsystem.Itshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　15.M：

ProfessorJohnson，lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper，acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles，doyouthinkIcanhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?

　　W：

I'msorry，Rod.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI'llbeawaytwoweeks.IsupposeyoucansendmeanE-copy.

　　Q：

Whydoesthemansayhecan'tsubmithisassignmentontime?

　　16.W：

Ijustcalledthetravelagency，it'sallset.On1stJune，weareheadingforthemountainsandwillbecampingthereforawholeweek.

　　M：

Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar？

Myclassesaren'toveruntilthe8th.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　17.W：

Ithoughttherewasstilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan，butsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.

　　M：

Areyousure?

Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait，I'vegotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　18.W：

Lookattheallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetthatundercontrol?

　　M：

Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing，wearesuretoturnthingsaround.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　ConversationOne

　　W：

Tellme，Peter，whatmakesHarrodssofamous?

　　M：

Well，it'sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK.AnditsfoodhallandEgyptianhallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.

　　W：

WhatisspecialabouttheFoodHall?

　　M：

Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample，ithas250kindsofcheesefromallovertheworldandmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuy100tonseveryyear.

　　W：

That'samazing！

AndwhyistheEgyptianHallsofamous?

　　M：

Well，whenpeopleseeit，theyfeeltheyareinanotherworld.ItlookslikeEgyptianbuildingfrom4，000yearsagoanditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4,000yearsold，ofcourse.

　　W：

IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricity?

　　M：

Yes，itdoes.70%.Enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding，weuse11,500lightbulbs.

　　W：

Really?

Tellme，howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?

Andhowmuchdotheyspend?

　　M：

About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday，butduringthesalesthenumberincreasesto300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?

Well，onaverage，customersspendabout1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.

　　W：

9millionpoundsinoneday?

　　M：

Yes！

OnthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.

　　W：

Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere.Isthatreallytrue?

　　M：

Ohyes，ofcourse！

Absolutelyeverything.

　　Q19.WhatistheFoodHallofHarrodsnotedfor?

　　Q20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?

　　Q21.WhatmakecustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarrods?

　　Q22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonanaverageday?

　　ConversationTwo

　　W：

HiKevin!

　　M：

HiLaura，longtimenosee！

Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?

　　W：

Notmuch，Icanassureyou，andyou?

　　M：

MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.

　　W：

Comeonthissuspenseiskillingme.

　　M：

No，really，whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?

ThelasttimeIsawyou，youwerelookingforanewjob.

　　W：

Well，that'snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily，theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.

　　M：

Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.

　　W：

?

?

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exaggerate，butIampleased.Ihadbeenhopingtogetapromotionforawhile.Sowhenitfinallycamethrough，Iwasrelieved.Actually，that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren'tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.

　　M：

Right，sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon'tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoney'sbetter.

　　W：

Igotanreasonableraise，nowenoughaboutme，I'mdyingtohearyournews.

　　M：

Igettingmarried.

　　W：

No，yousaidyou'dnevergetmarried.

　　M：

Thatwasthenandthisisnow.You'vegottomeetAndrea，she'sgreat!

　　W：

Thisisallnewstome.Ididn'tevenknowyouweredating.

　　M：

Weweren't，we'vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.

　　W：

Andyougettingmarried?

　　M：

Iknow，Ican'thelpit.Ijustknowshe'stheone.

　　W：

Well，congratulations！

That'sfantastic!

　　M：

Thanks，I'mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.

　　Q23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?

　　Q24Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelived?

　　Q25Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman'snews?

Passage1

　　Waterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.Nowadays，speedy，colorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedthequestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase，theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample，twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKeywhiletheywerefloatingontherubberboatalongtheshore，awaterscootercrashedintothemandkillthem.Alsowaterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledorseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedattheseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules，whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem，providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwavesaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.

　　Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters，theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedconcernthatthescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.Regulationssuchasminimumoperatingage，restrictedoperatingareasandcompulsoryclassesinwatersafetyareessential.Withoutsuchregulations，tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply，whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.

　　26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?

　　27.Whatwasmentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccident?

　　28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?

　　29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?

　　Passage2

　　ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedforeggsoraladderhasmovedandpeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsillyandmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible"Lovethyneighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslation，ofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen，"respectthyneighbor".Lovecanbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfofthepeopleinU.S.liveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago.Sothereisnoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyou，justbecausetheyhappentowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon，tobeginwith，isproximityandunlesssomethingmoredevelopsthatisn'treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally，butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoicefriendsorthatyouwillbetheirseither.Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousay"hello"，usesmalltalkifyouseethemintheyard，youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulderbutaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.

　　30.Whatdoesthespeaksayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?

　　31.Whydoesthespeaksayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?

　　32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker'sopinion?

　　Passage3

　　ArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdrop-outrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveaworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperlyeducatedpersonnel.Thehighstudentdrop-outrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago，manyurbanschoolswerereportingdrop-outratesbetween35and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdrop-outsremainthesinglegreatestproblemintheirschools.Consequently，muchefforthasbeen