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2023年12月新六级考试听力原文听力原文:Questions11:W:Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,doyourecommendher?M:Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwerethemagazinesinherwaitingroom.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?Question12:W:I’mafraidIcan’tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,becausethetenantisstilllivinginit.It’sreallyalovelyplace,withabigkitchenandasunnywindow,foronlytwohundreddollarsamonth.M:Soundsgood,butwereallycan’trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Question13:M:So,that’swhat’sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!W:Yes,I’vebeentiedupwithmystudies.YouknowI’mplanningtogototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI’mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish.Q:Whatisthewomanbusydoing?Question14:W:Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?M:Shocked!Theproblemformewasthattherewerenosymptoms;itseemedtohavesneakeduponme.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Question15:W:So,you’rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoingthere?M:Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld’sattentionthefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it’salsoendangeringothercountries,notably,IndiaandThailand.Q:Whatwasthepurposeoftheman’striptoIndia?Question16:M:It’squiteclearformmyvisit,thisisafullsize,comprehensiveuniversity.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?W:TheCollegeofQ:WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofQuestion17:M:Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?W:Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartsneededforthephotocopyingmachine?Question18:W:Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishedforustoday.Didyounoticethat?M:Yes,kindofrare,isn’tit?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?ﻫ
Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.ConversationOne:W::Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?ﻫM:YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?
W:Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimmingyesterday.
M:Thatwashardwork!
W:I’msureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.ﻫM:Yeah,I’mgladit’sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepickupwasnofuneither.
W:Well,Idon’tthinkyou’requitefinishedyet,someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.ﻫM:ListenJane,Idon’tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryardandyou’venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.ﻫW:Well,it’seasiertopickupapplesthentodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.ﻫM:Well,Iguessyou’lljusthavetodoityourselfJane.ﻫW:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We’vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou’reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.ﻫM:SorryJane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!Besides,itwon’ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutfront!ﻫW:GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorI’llhavetosueyou.
M:Yeah?Forwhat?!You’retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!I’vegottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.
W:You’llbehearingfromme.
M:Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtJane.Questions19-22arebasedonthequestionsyouhavejustheard.Question19:Whatdidthemandoyesterday?Question20:Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?Question21:Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?Question22:Whatwastheman’sreactiontothewoman’sthreat?ConversationTwo:M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?Itwasquiteatragicaccident!ﻫW:No,Ididn’tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?
M:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareainArgentinaandflewintoahill!ﻫW:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?
M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.ﻫW:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretheybadweather,afire,orenginefailure?ﻫM:Apparently,therewassomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandthearetrafficcontrollers.
W:Weren’ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?
M:Yestheywere,butthetransmitionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollerswassostrongthatthepilotsthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.ﻫW:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?
M:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendto2-2,000feet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescend2,000feet.That’sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaascendto2,000feet.
W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,becausetheywerefollowingtheaircontrollersinstructions.ﻫM:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplyunderstanding.ﻫW:Wow,that’sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatetoeachother.
Questions:23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Question23:Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?Question24:HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?Question25:Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?
SectionB:Passageone:EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.HewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisrealname,EdgarAllenPoe.Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn’tpayoffhisgamblingmoney,heleftuniversityandbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,yethewasnotwellpaid,orwellknown.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindifferentpublications,yethedidn’tbecomefamousuntil1845,whenhispoem,TheRaven,waspublished.Thereisaquestion,however,aboutPoe’simportanceinAmericanLiterature.SomecriticssaythatPoewasoneofQuestions26:WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe’sfamily,whenhewasonlytwoyearsold?Question27:WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofQuestion28:WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?Question29:HowdidEdgarAllenPoe’slifecometoanend?
PassageTwo:Morethanfiftyyearsago,theUnitedNationsdeclaredthatliteracyisabasichumanright.It’sveryimportantforimprovingthelivesofindividuals,however,itisestimatedthat880millionadultsaroundtheworldareilliterate,thatis,theyareunabletoreadorwrite.Amajorityofthemarewomen.Over100millionschoolagechildrenaroundtheworlddonotattendschool.Manyotherscompleteschooloffailtofinishtheirstudieswithoutlearningtoreadorwrite.Manycountriesdependontheeffortsofpeoplewhooffertheirtimetohelpilliterateindividuals.Forexample,JohnMoggerbecameconcernedabouttheproblemofilliteracythreeyearsago,sohestartedteachingfiveprisonersinBrazil.Inhisteaching,hedevelopedasystemwiththeseprisoners.Hesayshiswayofteachingcanhelpanyonelearnhowtoreadandwritewithaboutthirtyhoursofstudy.Tolearnhissystem,peoplemustfirstknowhowtowritelettersofthealphabetandlearnwhichsoundstheyrepresent.Thesystemdivideslettersintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupoflettercanbewrittenbetweentwolines.Thesecondcanbewrittenbetweentwolinesbutpartoftheletterisabovethetopline.Thethirdgrouphaslettersthatarepartlywrittenbelowthelowerline.JohnMoggertaughthisstudentstowritesimplywordsfromtheletters,inthisway,hisstudentslearnedmorethansevenhundredwords.Manyofthemcannowwritetofamilymembers.Theyalsocanreadnewspapersandmagazines.Questions30:Accordingtothespeaker,whichgroupofpeoplemakeupthemajorityoftheilliteratepopulation?Question31:WhatisthemostimportantfeatureofJohnMoggersmethodofteachingthealphabet?Question32:WhatdoesJohnMoggersayabouthisteachingmethod?
PassageThree:Farmersusuallyuseplowstopreparetheirfieldsforplantingcrops.Plowscutintotheground,andliftupweeds,andotherunwantedplants.However,plowingisblamedforcausingseveredamagetotopsoilbyremovingtheplantsthatprotectsoilfrombeingblownorwashedaway.ManyfarmersinSouthAsiaarenowtryingaprocesscalledLowTillFarming.LowTillFarminglimitstheuseofplows.Inthismethodoffarmingseedsandfertilizerareputintothesoilthroughsmallcutsmadeinthesurfaceoftheground.LowTillAgricultureleavesmuchorallthesoilandremainsofplantsontheground.Theyserveasanaturalfertilizerandhelpsupporttherootsoffuturecrops.Theytakeinrainandallowittoflowintothesoilinsteadofrunningoff.IthasbeenprovedthatLowTillFarmingincreasesharvestsandreduceswateruse,andthismethodreducedtheneedforchemicalproductsbecausetherearefewerunwantedplants.ScientistssayLowTillFarmingisbecomingpopularinSouthAsia,whichisfacingaseverwatershortage.TheysaytheareawillbecomedependedonimportedfoodunlesswaterissavedthroughmethodslikeLowTillFarming.Currently,morethan150millionpeopleinSouthAsiadependonlocalriceandwheatcrops.Farmersgrowriceduringwetweather.Duringthedryseasontheygrowwheatinthesamefields.FarmersareusingtheLowTillmethodtoplantwheatafterharvestingrice.ScientistssayLowTillAgricultureisoneofthebestexamplesintheworldsoftechnologiesworkingforbothpeople,andtheenvironment.Question33:Whatisthemainproblemcausebytheusualwayofplowing?Question34:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutLowTillFarming?Question35:WhereisLowTillFarmingbecomingpopular?答案标准答案:PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1.N2.Y3.Y4.NG5.atriptotheMirSpaceStation6.aspacehotel7.smallgravitationalpull8.thefueltotakeoff/launch9.$50,00010.spacetravelPartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.D12.C13.B14.C15.D16.A17.B18.A19.B20.D21.A22.B23.B24.A25.ASectionB26.B27.C28.C29.D30.A31.D32.A33.C34.D35.BSectionC36.addition37.psychologist38.recognize39.challenges40.wisdom41.identify42.sec
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