2016年英语六级听力讲座特训四

2016年英语六级讲座特训（四Nowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.TheyareespeciallyhelpfultonewTheylpeoplehowtohuntforTheyaremostpopularwithcollegeTheygivepeopleideasofchangingjobs．BeinglesslikelytodiefromBeingmoresuccessfulinKeementalacuityasyouFeelingmorecapableoffacingchallenges．BeingBeingBeingBeingforgiving．TheythinkthehousingpricewillbeTheythinktaxesandinsuranceareTheythinkitistooexpensivetorentaTheythinkitisareasonableNowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.ThenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewillThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillPeoplewillchooseChineseratherthanPeoplemayusetwoormorelanguages．ThenumberofSpanishspeakersisfargreaterthanthatofArabicArabicspokeninEgyptdiffersfromArabicspokeninMoroccoinArabicspokeninoneArabcountrymaynotbeunderstoodinThenumberofArabicspeakersisdecliningbecauseoftheinvasionofEnglish．ItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillbetheworldlanguageintheSpanishisverylikely ethetoplanguageoftheworldbyMostpeopleintheworldwilllearntospeakChineseintheItisdifficultforArabcountriestostandardizetheirNowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.ItcandevelopthecommunicativeabilitywithItcanboostdrivingabilityduringtheItcanpromotetheunderstandingoftheItcanimprovethehand-eyecoordination．PeopleplayinggamesmakedecisionsmuchfasterthanmostPeopleplayinggamescanfocusonmorethingsatoncethancommonPeopleplayinggamesoftengetconfusedwhenfocusingonmanythingsatPeopleplayinggamesprefertosellandcomputergames．Theymayinfluenceplayers'brainactivityinemotionalTheymayresultintheoverweightofTheymaypromoteplayers'creativityandTheymayhelpplayerstofocusonmorethingsat阅读材料和参考答Nowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16too,ladiesandgentlemen,itisagreathonortointroduceourspeakerfortoday'slecture,Dr.MartinParker.Dr.Parker,ProfessorofSociologyatNorthwesternUniversity,(16)haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksonthecareerlife,especiallyforthosenewgraduates.e,Thankyou.Today,I'mgladtogivesomeusefuladvicetocollegegraduates.Firstoneisthatdon'tworryaboutmakingyourdreamscometrue.Collegegraduatesareoftentold:"followyourpassion",do"whatyoulove",whatyouwere"meanttodo",or"makeyourdreamscometrue".Two-thirdsthinkthey'regoingtofindajobthatallowsthemtochangetheworld,halfwithinfiveyears.Thissetsyoungpeopleuptofail.Thetruthisthatthevastmajorityofuswillnotbeemployedinajobthatisbothourlifelongpassionandaworld-changer;that'sjustnotthewayourglobaleconomyis.Soit'sokaytosetyoursightsjustatadbelowoccupationalecstasy.Justfindajobthatyoulike.Usethatjobtohelpyouhaveafulllifewithlotsofgoodthingsandpleasureandhelothersandstuff.Agreatlifeisprettygood,evenifit'snotMakeAmericansputfartoomuchemphasisonfindingMr.orMs.Rightandgettingmarried.Wethinkthiswillbringushappiness.Infact,however,bothpsychologicalwell-beingandhealtharemorestronglyrelatedtofriendship.(17)Ifyouhavegoodfriends,you'llbelesslikelytogetthecommoncold,lesslikelytodiefromcancer,recoverbetterfromthelossofaspouse,andkeepyourmentalacuityasyouage.You'llalsofeelmorecapableoffacinglife'schallenges,belesslikelytofeeldepressedorcommitsuicide,andbehappierinoldage.HavinghappyfriendsDon'ttakeyourideasaboutmarriagetooIfyoudogetmarried,keepgoingwiththeflow.Relationshipsatisfaction,financialsecurity,andhappykidsaremorestronglyrelatedtoflexibilityinthefaceoflife'schallengesthananyparticularwayoforganizingfamilies.Themostfunctionalfamiliesareonesthatcanbend.SopartneringwithsomeoneWhothinksthatonepartnershouldsupporttheirfamiliesandtheothershouldtakeresponsibilityforthehouseandchildrenisarecipefordisaster.Soisbeingequallyrigidaboutnon-traditionaldivisionsoflabor.(18)It'sokaytohaveideasabouthowtoorganizeyourfamilybutyourbestbetforhappinessistobeflexible.ThinkhardaboutwhethertobuyaOurcurrentimageoftheAmericanDreamrevolvesaroundhomeownership,andbuyingahomeisoftentakenforgrantedasastageonthepathtofull-fledgeadulthood.Buttheidealofuniversalhomeownershipwasborninthe1950s.It'sarathernewidea.(19)Withsuchashorthistory,it'sfunnythatpeopleofteninsistthatbuyingahouseisafool-proofinvestmentandthebestwaytosecureretirement.Infact,buyingahousemaynotbethebestchoiceforyou.Themortgagemaybelessthanrent,buttherearealsotaxesandlifestyle,andfutureHopeallofthiswillhelpyouinthefuture.ThankyouWhatdoweknowaboutDr.Parker'sarticlesandTheyareespeciallyhelpfultonewTheylpeoplehowtohuntforTheyaremostpopularwithcollegeTheygivepeopleideasofchangingjobs．A.WhichisNOTmentionedasthebenefitofhavinggoodBeinglesslikelytodiefromBeingmoresuccessfulinKeementalacuityasyouFeelingmorecapableoffacingchallenges．郁或是，并在年老时更。文中没有提到在商业上更成功，故答案为B.WhatisDr．Parker’SsuggestiononfamilyBeingBeingBeingBeingforgiving．WhatdoesDr．Parkersayaboutmostpeople’SideaaboutTheythinkthehousingpricewillbeTheythinktaxesandinsuranceareTheythinkitistooexpensivetorentaTheythinkitisareasonableinvestment．Nowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20toAccordingtoDavidGrattle,aBritishlanguageexpert,theideathatEnglishwilletheworldlanguageisoutdated.(20)Andpeoplearemorelikelytoswitchbetweentwoormorelanguagesforroutinecommunicationinthefuture.Theshareoftheworld'spopulationthatspeaksEnglishasanativelanguageisfalling.Instead,Englishwillplayagrowingroleasasecondlanguage.ApopulationspeakingmorethanonelanguageisalreadythecaseinmuchoftheworldandisingmorecommonintheUnitedStates.Indeed,theCensusBureaureportedlastyearthatnearlyoneAmericaninfivespeaksalanguageotherthanEnglishathome,withSpanishtakingthelead,followedbyChinese.GrattleworksforBritishconsultingandpublishingbusiness.HeanticipatesaworldwiththeshareofpeopleWhoarenativeEnglishspeakersslipsfrom9%inthemid1990sto5%in2050.Grattlesays,"Upuntil1995,Englishwasthesecondmostcommonnativetongueintheworld,trailingonlyChinese.By2050,ChinesewillcontinueitspredominancewithHindiWoodooofandArabicclimbingpastEnglishandSpanishnearlyequaltoit."Incontrast,anAmericanlanguagelanguagespeakers,andwillcontinuetoriseevenastheproportionofnativespeakersdeclines.(21/22)HarrisondisputedlistingArabicinthetopthreelanguagesbecausevarietiesofArabicspokeninsuchcountriesasEgyptandMoroccoaremutuallyprehensible.ThenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewillThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillPeoplewillchooseChineseratherthanPeoplemayusetwoormorelanguages．D.Whydoesn’tDavidHarrisonincludeArabicasoneofthetopthreeThenumberofSpanishspeakersisfargreaterthanthatofArabicArabicspokeninEgyptdiffersfromArabicspokeninMoroccoinArabicspokeninoneArabcountrymaynotbeunderstoodinThenumberofArabicspeakersisdecliningbecauseoftheinvasionofEnglish．【精解】文章结尾提到了·没有把语列为世界三大语言是因为语具有多样性，即使都讲语，不同国家的人之间也无法相互理解，故答案为C.WhatcanweinferfromtheItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillbetheworldlanguageintheSpanishisverylikely ethetoplanguageoftheworldbyMostpeopleintheworldwilllearntospeakChineseintheItisdifficultforArabcountriestostandardizetheirlanguage．D.Nowlistenthefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to(23)Agrowingbodyofuniversityresearchsuggeststhatgamingimprovescreativity,decision-makingandperception.Thespecificbenefitsarewideranging,fromimprovedhand-eyecoordinationinsurgeonstovisionchangesthatboostnightdrivingability.PeopleWhoplayedaction-basedandcomputergamesmadedecisions25%fasterthanotherswithoutsacrificingaccuracy,accordingtoastudy.Indeed,themostskilledgarnerscanmakechoicesandactonthemfourtimesfasterthanmostpeople,otherresearchersfound.(24)Moreover,skillfulgameplayerscanpayattentiontomorethansixthingsatoncewithoutgettingconfused,comparedwiththefourthatsomeonecannormallykeepinmind,saidUniversityofRochesterresearchers.Thestudieswereconductedindependentlyofthecompaniesthatsellandcomputergames.Electronicgameplayhasitsdownside.(25)Brainscansshowthatviolentgamescanalterbrainfunctioninhealthyyoungmenafterjustaweekofplay,depressingactivityamongregionsassociatedwithemotionalcontrol,researchersatnaUniversityrecentlyreported.Otherstudieshavefoundanassociationbetweentoomuchgamingandbeinerweightandpronetodepression.Thestudiesdidn'tcomparethebenefitsofgamingwithsuchdownsides.Theviolentactiongamesthatoftenworryparentsmosthadthestrongestbeneficialeffectonthebrain."Thesearenotthegamesyouwouldthinkaremind-enhancing,"saidthescientistDaphneBavelier,WhostudiestheeffectofactiongamesatSwitzerland'sUniversityofGeneva.