2020年度大学英语六级考试试题

大学英语六级考试试题6月大学英语六级考试试题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionAA)ShemetwithThomasjustafewdaysago.B)Shecanhelpwithorientationprogram.C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.D)ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.A)Setthedinnertable.B)Changethelightbulb.C)Cleanthediningroom.D)Holdtheladderforhim.A)He'dlikeapieceofpie.B)He'dlikesomecoffee.C)He'dratherstayinthewarmroom.D)He'djusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.C)Hemightgetfired.D)Hehaslosthisjob.A)Tony'ssecretary.B)Paul'sgirlfriend.C)Paul'scolleague.D)Tony'swife.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.D)Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.A)Atabookstore.B)Atthedentist's.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inthelibrary.A)Hedoesn'twantJennytogetintotrouble.Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman'sremark.HethinksJenny'sworkloadtooheavyatcollage.Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.A)Itwasapplaudable.B)Itwasjustterrible.C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.D)Theplotwasfunnyenough.SectionBPassageOneQuestion11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Socialwork.B)Medicalcare.C)Appliedphysics.D)Specialeducation.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.B)Thetwo-yearprofessionaltrainingshereceived.C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.D)Herparents'consistentmoralsupport.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.C)Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.B)InamountainvalleyofSpain.C)AtasmallAmericancollege.D)InasmallvillageinChile.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.B)Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.D)Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.Shemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren'seducation.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonpassageyouhavejustheard.A)Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.A)Itsenormoussize.B)Itsplant-likeappearance.C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.D)Itsoffensivesmell.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.B)Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.D)Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.ANSWER:PartIListeningComprehensionC)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.D)HoldtheladderforhimB)He'dlikesomecoffeeC)HemightgetfiredD)Tony'swifeA)HewasfinedforrunningaredlightC)HefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishmentB)Atthedentist'sB)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman'sremarkA)Itwasapplaudable.B.)MedicalcareC)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.B)Tohelpdisabledchildrenthere.D)InasmallvillageinChile.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.D)ShemadeoutstandingcontributionstoChildren'seducation.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.B)Itsplant-likeappearance.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.6月六级真题听カ录音SectionAM:Mary,couldyoupleasetellThomastocontactme?Iwashopinghewouldbeabletohelpmeoutwiththefreshmenorientationprogramnextweek.W:IwouldcertainlytellhimifIsawhim,butIhaven'tseenhimaroundforquiteafewdays.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Susan,Iamgoingtochangethelightbulbabovethediningroomtable.Willyouholdtheladderforme?W:Noproblem.Butbecarefulwhileyou'reupthere.Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?W:It'sfreezingcold.Letmemakesomecoffeetowarmusup.Doyouwantapieceofpieaswell?M:Coffeesoundsgreat.ButI'mgoingtohavedinnerwithsomefriendsinawhile,soI'dbetterskipthepie.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartsellingafewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightfindhimselflookingforanewjob.Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?M:HellozMary.ThisisPaulatthebank.IsTonyhome?W:Notyet.Paul.Idon'tthinkyoucanreachhimattheofficenow,either.Hephonedmefiveminutesagotosayhewasstoppingforahair-cutonhiswayhome.Q:Whodoyouthinkthewomanprobablyis?W:Oh!Boy!Idon'tunderstandhowyougotatickettoday.Ialwaysthoughtyouwereslowevendrivingonthelesscrowdedfastlane.M:I'musuallycareful.ButthistimeIthoughtIcouldgetthroughtheintersectionbeforethelightturned.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?W:Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster.Didyouhavetopunishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrainedhim?M:Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhenhemakesmistakes.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?M:Iamafraidtherewon'tbetimetodoanothertoothtoday.Makesureyoudon'teatanythinglikestakesforthenextfewhours,andwe'llfilltheothercavitytomorrow.W:Allright.Actually,Imusthurrytothelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?W:IamworriedaboutJennygoingtocollege.Collegestudentsaresowildnowadays.M:Actually,onlyafewarelikethat.Moststudentsaretoobusystudyingtohavetimetocausetrouble.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?W:Youdidn'tseemtobeterriblyenthusiasticabouttheperformance.M:Youmustbekidding.Icouldn'thaveclappedanyharder.Myhandsarestillhurting.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheperformance?SectionBPassage1BornandraisedincentralOhio,I'macountrygirlthroughandthrough.I'mcurrentlystudyingtobecomeaphysicaltherapist,acareerpaththatmarksagreatachievementforme.AtOhioStateUniversity,admissionintothephysicaltherapyprogramisintenselycompetitive.ImadeitpassthefirstcutthefirstyearIapplied,butwasturneddownforadmission.Iwascrushed,becauseforyearsIhavebeendeterminedtobecomeaphysicaltherapist.Ireceivedadvicefromfriendsandrelativesaboutchangingmymajorandfindinganothercourseformylife.Ijustcouldn'tdoit.IknewIcouldnotbeashappyinanotherprofession.SoIstilledmyself,begantoworkseriouslyforanotheryearandreapplied.HappilyIreceivednoticeofmyadmission.Later,Ifoundoutthatlessthan15%oftheapplicanthadbeenofferedpositionsthatyear.Nowinthefirsttwoyearsofprofessionaltraining,Icouldn'tbehappierwithmydecisionnottogiveuponmydream.MyfathertoldmethatifIwanteditbadlyenough,Iwouldgetin.Well,Daddy,Iwantedit.Sothere.Aftergraduation,Iwouldliketotraveltoanothercountry,possiblyaLatinAmericancountryandworkinachildren'shospitalforayearortwo.Somanyofthechildrentherearephysicallyhandicappedbutmosthospitalsdon'thavethefundingtohiretrainedstafftocareforthemproperly.Iwouldliketochangethatsomehow.Whatisthespeaker'sfieldofstudy?Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoheradmissiontoOhioStateUniversity?WhydoesthespeakerwanttogotoaLatinAmericancountry?Passage2GabrielaMistralwasonceanordinaryteacherinasmallvillageschoolinNorthernChile.Toweringmountainsseparatehervillagefromtheworldoutside.GabrielaMistralwasonlyfifteenwhenshebeganteaching,butshewasagoodteacher.Shehelpedthemindsofherstudents'scalethemountainwallsandreachedouttotheworldbeyond.Foreighteenyears,GabrieladevotedherlifetothepoorfarmchildrenofChile'sNorthernvalleys.Duringpartofthistime,shewasdirectorofschoolsinallofChile.Beforelong,manycountriesrecognizedherasagreatfriendofchildrenandtheleaderineducation.In1922,shewasinvitedtoMexicotohelporganizetheruralschoolsystem.Twoyearslater,GabrielaMistralcametotheUnitedStateswheresheservedasavisitingprofessorinseveralcolleges.InNewYorkCity,agroupofteachershelpedtofinancethepublicationofherfirstbookofpoetry.Someofherbookshavebeentranslatedintosixdifferentlanguages.Shegavetheincomefromsomeofherbookstohelppoorandneglectedchildren.Beginninginthe1920's,herinterestsreachedouttobroaderfields.Statesmenaskedheradviceoninternationalproblems.ShetriedtobreakthroughthenationalbarriersthathinderedtheexchangeofideasamongtheSpanishspeakingpeoplesofSouthAmerica.ShetriedtodevelopabetterunderstandingbetweentheUnitedStatesandcountriesofLatinAmerica.In1945,shegainedworldwiderecognitionbywinningtheNobelPrizeinliterature,thefirstSouthernAmericantowintheprize.WheredidGabrielaMistralstartherteachingcareer?HowdidGabrielaMistralhelpthepoorchildrenofherhometown?WhydidmanycountriesthinkhighlyofGabrielaMistral?HowdidGabrielaMistralbecomefamousallovertheworld?Passage3Overtimeanimalshavedevelopedmanywaystostayawayfrompredators.Apredatorisananimalthathuntsandeatsotheranimals.Hidingisoneofthebestwaystostayalive.Someanimalshidebylookingliketheplaceswheretheylive.Toseehowthisworks,let'slookattheseadragon.Itisamasterofdisguise.Theseadragoniscoveredwithskinthatlookslikeleaves.Theskinhelpsthedragonlooklikeapieceofseaweed.Ahungrymeateaterwouldstayawayfromanythingthatlookslikeseaweed.Otheranimalsstaysafebyshowingtheircolors.Theywantotheranimalstoseethem.Scientistscallthesebrightcolors-warningcolors.Youhaveprobablyseenanimalsthathavewarningcolors.Somegrasshoppersshowofftheirownbrightcolors.Thosecolorsdon'tjustlookattractive;theytelltheirenemiestostayaway.Ofcourse,hungrypredatorssometimesignorethewarning.Theystillgoafterthegrasshopper.Ifthathappens,thegrasshopperhasabackupdefense.Itmakeslotsoffoam.Thefoamtastessobadthatthepredatorwon'tdoitagain.Colordoesn'tofferenoughprotectionforsomeotheranimals.Theyhavedifferentdefensesthathelpthemsurviveinthewild.Manyfishliveingroupsorschools.Thafsbecausethereissafetyinnumbers.Atthefirstsignoftrouble,schoolingfishswimasclosetogetherastheycanget.Thentheschooloffishmakeslotsoftwistsandturns.Allthatmovementmakesithardforpredatorstoseeindividualsinalargegroup.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?Whatprotectstheseadragonfromthemeateater'sattack?Accordingtothepassage,whydomanyfishstayingroups?12月PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)Dr.Smith'swaitingroomisn'ttidy.B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.C)Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.A)Packinguptogoabroad.B)BrushinguponherEnglish.C)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.A)ToinvestigatethecausesofAIDS.ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.B)Itisaprivateinstitution.ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyofnature.A)Theycan'tfitintothemachine.B)Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.A)Thefoodservedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents7needs.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman'syard.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.B)Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.C)Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.D)Removethebranchesfromheryard.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.B)Askthemanforcompensation.C)Havetheman'sappletreecutdown.D)Throwgarbageintotheman'syard.A)Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.B)Hewasnotintimidated.C)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.D)Hewasabitconcerned.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Badweather.B)Humanerror.C)Breakdownoftheengines.D)Failureofthecommunicationssystem.A)Twothousandfeet.B)Twelvethousandfeet.C)Twentythousandfeet.D)Twenty-twothousandfeet.A)Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.SectionB注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.B)Hismotherpassedaway.C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.B)Hewasexpelledbytheuniversity.C)Hecouldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.D)Heenjoyedworkingforamagazine.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.HisstoriesaremainlysetintheStateofVirginia.Hisworkisdifficulttoread.Hislanguageisnotrefined.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.Hecommittedsuicideforunknownreasons.Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.Hediedofheavydrinking.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Women.B)Prisoners.C)Manualworkers.D)Schoolagechildren.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartothelearners.Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.32.A)ItCanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.ItwasoriginallydesignedforteachingtheEnglishlanguage.Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.ItiseffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.A)It'sanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.It,sanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.It'sacreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.It,safarmingprocesslimitingtheuseofploughs.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.Inareaswithasevereshortageofwater.Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.Inareasdependentonimportedfood.SectionC注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researcherslearnedthat4-day-oldscouldunderstand(36)andsubtraction.Now,Britishresearch(37)GrahamSchaferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscanlearnwordsforuncommonthingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat9-month-oldinfantscouldbetaught,throughrepeatedshow-and-tell,to(38)thenamesofobjectsthatwereforeigntothem,aresultthat(39)insomewaysthereceived(40)that,apartfromlearningto(41)thingscommontotheirdailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuildvocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecondyear."Itsno(42)thatchildrenlearnwords,butthewordstheytendtoknowarewordslinkedto(43)situationsinthehome/'explainsSchafer."(44) withanunfamiliarvoicegivinginstructionsinanunfamiliarsetting."Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildrenlearntoreadandwritelaterthanothers,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfordevelopmentalproblems. ■''Languageisatestcaseforhumancognitivedevelopment,"saysSchafer.Butparentseagertoteachtheirinfantsshouldtakenote: .''Thisisnotaboutadvancingdevelopment,"hesays.''It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlieragethanwhateducatorshaveoftenthought/7PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.D12.C13.B14.C15.D16.A17.B18.A19.B20.D21.A22.C23.B24.A25.ASectionB26.B27.C28.C29.D30.A31.D32.A33.C34.D35.BSectionC36.addition37.psychologist38.recognize39.challenges40.wisdom41.identify42.secret43.specificThisisthefirstdemonstrationthatwecanchoosewhatwordsthechildrenwilllearnandthattheycanrespondtothemWhat'smore,thestudyoflanguageacquisitionoffersdirectinsightintohowhumanslearnEvenwithoutbeingtaughtnewwords,acontrolgroupcaughtupwiththeotherinfantswithinafewmothsSectionAM:Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,doyourecommendher?W:Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwasthemagazinesinherwaitingroom.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?W:ImafraidIcan'tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,becausethetenantisstilllivinginit.It'sreallyalovelyplacewithabigkitchenandasunnywindowforonlytwohundreddollarsamonth.M:Soundsgood,butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?M:So,that'swhat'sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!W:Yes,I'vebeentiedupwith（被缠住）mystudies.YouknowI'mplanningtogototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI'mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish.Q:Whatisthewomanbusydoing?W:Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?M:Shocked!Theproblemformewasthattherenosymptoms（JE状）;itseemedtohavesneakedupon（悄悄接近某人然后突然出现）me.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:So,you'rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoingthere?M:Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld'sattentionthefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it'salsoendangering（危及）othercountries,notably,IndiaandThailand.Q:Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoIndia?M:It'squiteclearfrommyvisitthisisafull-sizecomprehensive（综合性的）university.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?W:TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherlearning（髙等学府）inthiscountry.Wehavenurtured（培养,培育）greatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandwe'reproudofourname.Q:WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliamandMary?M:Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?W:Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup（耽搁）.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartneededforthephotocopyingmachine?

W:Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishesforustoday.Didyounoticethat?M:Yes.Kindof(有点)rare,isn'tit?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?ConversationOneW:Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?M:YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?W:Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimming(修剪,剪枝)yesterday.(19)M:Thatwashardwork!W:Ifmsureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.M:Yeah,I'mgladit,sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepickupwasnofuneither.W:Well,Idon'tthinkyou'requitefinishedyet;someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.(20)M:ListenJane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou'venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.W:Well,it'seasiertopickupapplesthantodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.(20)Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.M:Well,Iguessyou'11justhavetodoityourselfJane.W:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider(斟酌,再考虑).We'vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou'reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.M:SorryJane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!W:GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorI'11havetosueyou.(21)M:Yeah?Forwhat?You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously(太较真,太当回事)！(22)I'11gottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.Questions19W:You'11behearingfromme.M:Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtJane.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WhatWhatWhatWhatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?21.Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?22.Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewoman'sthreat?22.ConversationTwoM:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Wastherebadweather,afire,oranenginefailure?M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.(23)W:Weren,ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviation(航空)language?M:Yes,theywere.Butthetransmissionfrompoor-qualityradioswasslightlydistorted(歪曲,曲解)andtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?M:Thepilotsweretold"Descendto2-2,000feet."Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrain(地形,地势)ofthemountainsinthatregionextendsupto2,000feet.(24)W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitude(高度,海拔)then,thinkingtheywerefollowingtheaircontrollersinstructions.M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthissimplemisunderstanding.W:Wow,that'sapowerfullessoninhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.(25)Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?Howhigharethemountainsintheregion?Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?SectionBPassageOneEdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.(26)HewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn'tpayhisgamblinglosses,heleftuniversity(27)andbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,yethewasnotwell-paid,orwell-known.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindifferentpublications,yethedidn'tbecomefamousuntil1845,whenhispoem,TheRaven,waspublished.Thereisaquestion,however,aboutPoe'simportanceinAmericanliterature.SomecriticssayPoewasoneofAmerica'sbestwriters,butothersdisagree.TheysayPoe'sworkisdifficulttounderstand(28)andmostofhiswritingdescribesveryunpleasantsituationsandevents.EdgarAllenPoediedin1849whenhewas40yearsold.Itissaidthathewasfounddeadafterdaysofheavydrinking.(29)WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe'sfamilywhenhewasonlytwoyearsold?WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofVirginia?WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?HowdidEdgarAllenPoe'slifecometoanend?PassageTwoMorethanfiftyyearsago,theUnit