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英语六级真题听力原文

2007年6月英语六级真题听力原文

　11、W:

Jim,youareonthenetagain!

Wearegoingtogetoff.Itstimeforthetalkshow!

　　M:

Justaminutedear!

Imlookingatanewjewelrysite.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgiftformomsbirthday.

　　Q:

Whatisthemandoingrightnow?

　　12．W:

Iveneverseenyouhavesuchconfidencebeforeintheexam!

　　M:

Itsmorethanconfidence!

RightnowIfeltthatifIgotlessthananA,itwillbethefaultoftheexamitself.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　13．W:

Justlookatthisnewspaper!

Nothingbutmurder,deathandwar!

Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

　　M:

OfcourseIdo!

Butnewspapershardlyeverreportstoriesaboutpeaceandgenerosity.Theyarenotnews!

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　14．M:

Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplanstosellhisshopandgotomedicalschool.

　　W:

Youarequiteright!

Hesjustkidding!

Hesalsotoldmetimeandtimeagainhewishedtostudyforsomeprofessioninsteadofgoingintobusiness.

　　Q:

WhatwillTomprobablydoaccordingtotheconversation?

　　15．W:

Ihearyourbosshasarealgoodimpressionofyou,andheisthinkingaboutgivingyoutwomoredaysoffeachmonth.

　　M:

Ihopenot.IdrathergetmoreworkhoursIcangetenoughbuckstohelpoutmytwokidsatcollege.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemantrulywant?

　　16．M:

IheardyoutookatriptoMexicolastmonth.Howdidyoulikeit?

　　W:

Oh,Igotsickandtiredofthehotelandhotelfood!

SonowIunderstandthething:

East,west,homesbest!

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　17．W:

ImworriedaboutAnna.Shesreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.

　　M:

Thatsoundsserious!

Shedbetterseeapsychiatristatthecounselingcentre.

　　Q:

WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?

　　18．M:

IcouldhardlyrecognizeSamafterwegotthatnewjob!

Hesalwaysinasuitandtienow.

　　W:

Yeah.Hewasneverlikedthatincollege.Backthen,hewentaroundinoldT-shirtsandjeans.

　　Q:

WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutSam?

　　Conversation1

　　M:

Hi,Anna!

Welcomeback!

How’syourtriptotheStates?

　　W:

Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings,so,ofcourse,Ididn’thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.

　　M:

Whatapity!

Actually,Ihaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.

　　W:

Doyou?

Thentakemyadvice,dothewell-beingintheairprogram.Itreallyworks.

　　M:

Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?

　　W:

Yes,IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates,andwhenIarrivedatNewYork,Ididn’thaveanyproblem,nojetlagatall.Onthewayback,Ididn’tdoit,andIfeltterrible.

　　M:

You’rejoking!

　　W:

Notatall,itreallymeantalotofdifference.

　　M:

En.Sowhatdidyoudo?

　　W:

Well,Ididn’tdrinkanalcoholorcoffee,andIdidn’teatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofwater,andfreshjuice,andIatethenoodlesonthewell-beingmenu.They’relighter.Theyhavefish,vegetables,andnoodles,forexample,andIdidsomeoftheexercisesoftheprogram.

　　M:

Exercises?

Onaplane?

　　W:

Yes.Ididn’tdomany,ofcourse,thereisn’tmuchspaceonaplane.

　　M:

Howmanypassengersdotheexercises?

　　W:

Notmany.

　　M:

Thenhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?

　　W:

Alot!

Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.

　　M:

So,basically,it’sachoice.Mineralwaterandexercises,orchampagneandjetlag.

　　W:

That’sright!

It’sadifficultchoice.

　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

　　19.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?

　　20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairprogram?

　　21.Whatdidthewomandotofollowthewell-beingmenu?

　　22.Whatdidthewomansayaboutotherpassengers?

　　ConversationTwo:

　　W:

Morning.CanIhelpyou?

　　M:

Well,I’mnotrallysure.I’mjustlooking.

　　W:

Isee.Well,there’splentytolookatitagainthisyear.I’msureyouhavetowalkmilestoseeeachstand.

　　M:

That’strue.

　　W:

Er…,wouldyoulikeacoffee?

Comeandsitdownforaminute,noobligation.

　　M:

Well,that’sverykindofyou,but…

　　W:

Now,please.Isthisthefirstyearyou’vebeentothefair,Mr….

　　M:

Yes,Johnson,JamesJohnson.

　　W:

Myname’sSusanCarter.Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular,orareyouinterestedincomputersingeneral?

　　M:

Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Ioweasmallcompany,we’vegrownquitedramaticallyoverthepast12months,andwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.

　　W:

What’syourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?

　　M:

We’reatrainingconsultancy.

　　W:

Isee.Andwhatdoyoumean“tokeepontop”?

　　M:

Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotofstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekindofwordprocessor.

　　W:

Right.Well,that’snoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsinadditiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.That’sitoverthere!

It’sIBMcompatible.

　　M:

Whatabouttheprice?

　　W:

Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomesfreewiththehardware.

　　M:

Well,I’llthinkaboutit.Thankyou.

　　W:

Here’smycard.Pleasefeelfreetocontactme.

　　Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard:

　　23.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

　　24.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　25.Whatistheman’slineofbusiness?

　　Passage

　　P1

　　Thenewyearalwaysbringswiththeculturaltraditionofnewpossibilities.Weseeitasachanceforrenewal.Webegintodreamofnewpossibleselves.Wedesignouridealselforanimagethatisquitedifferentfromwhatwearenow.Forsomeofus,werollatdreamyfilminourheadsjustbecauseit’sthebeginningofanewyear.Butwearen’tseriousaboutmakingchanges.Wejustmakesomehalf-heartedresolutionanditevaporatesafteraweekortwo.Theexperiencemakesusfeellesssuccessfulandleadsustodiscountourabilitytochangeinthefuture.It’notthechangeisimpossiblebutthatitwouldlose（?

）unlessourresolutionsaresupportedwithplansforimplementation.Wehavetomakeourintentionsmanageablebydetailingthespecificstepsthatwillcarryustoourgoal.Sayyourgoalistoloseweightbydietingandcuttingoffsweets.Butonenightyoujusthavetohaveacookie.Andyouknowthere’sabagofyourfavoritesinthecupboard.Youwantone,youeattwo,youcheckthebagandfindoutyou’vejustshot132calories.Yousaytoyourself,“Whatthehell!

”andpolishoffthewholebag.Thenyoubegintodrawallkindsofunpleasantconclusionsaboutyourself.Toprotectyoursenseofself,youbegintodiscountthegoal.Youmaythink–“Well,dietingwasn’tthatimportanttomeandIwon’tmakeitanyhow.”Soyouabandonthegoalandreturntoyourbadhabits.

　　26Whatdopeopleusuallywishtodoatthebeginningofanewyear?

　　27Howcanpeopleturntheirnewyear’sresolutionsintoreality?

　　28Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofsweetsandcookies?

　　P2

　　25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaone-year-oldsonwitnessedaterribleaccidentwhichtookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollidedwiththecarofSandraD.TheimpactofthecollisionkilledSandrainstantly.Butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.Whileotherslookedoninhorror,Andersenjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshadowedrearwindowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames.Buttoeveryone’samazement,Andersenwasabletopullthebabytosafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersenwasseriouslyinjured.Twodayslaterhedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwerelookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings.“ThisismewhenIwasanewbornbaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningcar.Butmymotherdiedintheaccident,”explainedKaren.AlthoughMichaelknewKaren’smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren’ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccident.Andhebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherheneverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirparents.

　　29Whathappenedtwenty-fiveyearsago?

　　30WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMichael’sfather?

　　31WhydidMichaelcryuncontrollablywhenheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle?

　　P3

　　Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhotheyareorwhattheydo.AmericansspendmoretimeatworkthanthatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewerworkinghoursthananyotherindustrializedcountry.Today,itexceedseverycountrybutJapanwhereindustrializedemployeesload2155hoursayearcomparedwith1951intheUSand1603intheformerWestGermany.Between1969and1989,employedAmericansaddanaverageof138hourstotheiryearlyworkschedules.Theworkweekhasremainedabove40hours.Butpeopleareworkingmoreweekseachyear.Specificallypaytimeoffholidays,vacations,sickleaveshrinkby50%inthe1980s.Ascorporationshaveexperiencedstiffcompetitionsandslowingrowthofproductivity,theyhavepressedemployeestoworklonger.Cost-cuttinglay-offsinthe1980sreducetheprofessionalandmanagerialruns,leavingfewerpeopletogetthejobdone.Inlowerpaidoccupationswherewageshavebeenreduced,workershaveaddedhoursinovertimeorextrajobstopreservetheirlivingstandards.Thegovernmentestimatesthatmorethan7millionpeopleholdaseco