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2023年6月高校英语六级考试听力样题

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.

A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)Hewasadmittedtoauniversity.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

2.

A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

3.

A)Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

D)Layingthefoundationsofmodernmathematics.

4.

A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.D)Toteachatauniversity.

ConversationTwo

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..

5.

A)Theinjuryofsomestudents.

B)Aschoolbuscrashontheway.

C)Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.

D)Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.

6.

A)Teaching.C)Havinglunch.

B)Onvacation.D)Holdingameeting.

7.

A)Amalfunctioningstove.C)Violationoftrafficrules.

B)Cigarettesbuttsleftbyworkers.D)Negligenceinschoolmaintenance.

8.

A)Sentastorytothelocalnewspaper.

B)ThrewasmallThanksgivingparty.

C)Bakedsomecookiesasapresent.

D)Wroteapersonalletterofthanks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.

A)Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

10.

A)Itwasself-defeating.C)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

B)Itwasaggressive.D)Itwassomethingadmirable.

11.

A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

PassageTwo

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.

A)Sheisatouristguide.C)Sheisadomesticservant.

B)Sheisaninterpreter.D)Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

13.

A)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

B)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

14.

A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

15.

A)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

B)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

C)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

D)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

somequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

16.

A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.

C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D)Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.

17.

A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.

B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.

C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.

D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.

18.

A)Thelossofidentityandself-worth.

B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.

C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.

D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.

19.

A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.

B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.

C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.

D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens..

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

20.

A)Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.

B)Ithasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.

C)Itisacommonproblemfoundinunderdevelopedcountries.

D)Itisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.

21.

A)Theyw川livelonger.C)Theygetalongwellwithpeople.

B)Theygetbetterpay.D)TheydevelopmuchhigherIQs.

22.

A)Appropriatedfundstopromoteresearchofnutrient-richfoods.

B)Encouragedbreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

C)Recruitedvolunteerstoteachruralpeopleabouthealthandnutrition.

D)Targetedhunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

23.

A)Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.

B)Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.

C)Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.

D)Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.

24.

A)Thosehavingatasteorsmellcomponent.

B)Productspotentiallyembarrassingtobuy.

C)Thosethatrequireverycarefulhandling.

D)Servicesinvolvingapersonalelement

25.

A)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon'tmindpayingalittlemore.

TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

W:Hello.

M:Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?

W:Yes.CanIhelpyou?

M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,the

scientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M:Good.Tvegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Darlington1836;diedNewYork1920.

M:Yes.Gotthat.

W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityof

Londonattheageoffifteen.

M:Yes.

W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.All

right?

M:Yes,allright.

W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodof

refrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.Hebecameprofessor

ofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfor

twelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.

M:Yes.Goon.

W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsby

showingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomic

particles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidso

againin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtin

patented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronly

threeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?

ConversationTwo

W:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthe

directoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek*sfireandwhatthe

possiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M:We'regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrow

whereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthat

didnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewere

havingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeen

servicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethat

mayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.

W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathave

hadthesameproblem?

M:No.Iwouldn'tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthisfirewent

upsoquicklythatthere'sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Anditmaybe

thattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.

W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

M:NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We'rejustextremely

thrilledthatnoonewashurtandthafsbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nineof

them.TheyYewonderful.

W:AndI'msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

M:Well,we'resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Ihearda

storytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefire

department,togiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Intoday'spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.

Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethan

goodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itmeans

thattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobe

essentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,

andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWestern

Ontario.Beingfunnyisn'tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,his

researchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationships

andhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritating

others."It'saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseitdifferently,nsaysMartin.

Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitasa

wayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.

Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentof

others,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,those

whoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequallyforgivingoftheir

ownshortcomings.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?

PassageTwo(femalevoice)

Andnow,ifyoullwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe'regoingto

seeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandeven

occasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedtokeepthis

roomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyoullagreeithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quite

unlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,so

guestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Avery

attractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaround

thisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromthe

eighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.Itsratherremarkableforthefactthat

althoughitisextremelybig,itssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemsto

havesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soitsprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.

Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset—therewereoriginallysixof

them.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedforthe

time,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyselffindthem

ratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthe

past.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall...

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

somequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)tC)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

Moderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynote

speakerfortoday'ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyat

WashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacing

olderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,Tdliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrom

myownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusheretogether.

Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefaced

withtherealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfather

spokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60

years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhome

fromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickinthe

process.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,and

moveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmy

grandfather'sownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthat

hefelthewasn'timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called"goldenyears"areattimesnot

sopleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone'shealthbutthelossof

identityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityiscloselyrelatedwithoursocial

status,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.Furthermore,weoftenlivein

societiesthatvaluewhatis“new”orinfashion,andourownusageofwordsintheEnglish

languageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.Imeanhowwouldyourfamily

reactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,4,Hey,cometothelivingroomandseethe

OLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!**Unfortunately,theword“old”callstomindimagesof

theneedtoreplaceordiscard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissuesof

pensionreform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.

Andwhilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,Tdliketofocusmycommentson

animportantissuethatwillaffecttheoverallsuccessoftheotherprogramsmentioned.

Thishastodowithchangingourperspectivesonwhatitmeanstobeapartofthisgroup,

andfindingmeaningfulrolestheelderlycanplayandshouldplayinoursocieties.

Firstofall,I'dliketotalkabout

16.WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMiller'sarticlesandbooks?

17.WhatisthegreatestfearofDr.Miller'sgrandfather?

18.WhatdoesDr.Millersaythe“goldenyears”canoftenmean?

19.WhatisthefocusofDr.Miller'sspeech?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

The2023GlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternationalFood

PolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshavecometothe

conclusionthatundernourishmentbetweenconceptionandachild'ssecondbirthdaycan

haveseriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-daywindowcanseriouslycheck

thegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytogetsickanddie

thanwell-fedchildren.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelopbothphysicallyand

mentally.

SaysIFPRPsMarieRuel,uTheyw川bemorelikelytoperformwellinschool.Theywill

stayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactuallydemonstratedthat

childrenwhowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,byaprettylargemargin,by46

percent/*

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation'sfuturegenerationsdependsina

largepartonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

“Thisiswhywe'reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystoimprove

nutrition.Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible."

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasbeenslowlycomingtogether

fordecades.ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvetheproblem.

“It'snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwedon'thave

thepoliticiansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement[programs]inthefield.n

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersare

beginningtogetonboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargeting

hunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocusonimproving

dietsorprovidingmicro-foodsupplements.Theyimproveaccesstopre-birthcareand

encourageexclusivebreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishmentby

recruitingalargenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabouthealthand

nutrition.

“Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeatinghabits.

Sotheywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtouse

them,andalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchildren.n

Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchildundernutrition.

Butshesaysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerandpovertyuntiltheybeginto

focusonthosecriticalfirstthousanddays.

20.Whatistheexperts5conclusionregardingchildren'sundernourishmentintheirearliest

daysoflife?

21.WhatdoesIFPRI'sMarieRuelsayaboutwell-fedchildrenintheiradultlife?

22.WhatdidThailanddotoreducechildundernourishmentinthe1980s?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

I'dliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureoftheproductor

service.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitableforsellingonline,

andothersthatsimplydon'twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhaveahighvalue-to-weightratio.ItemssuchasCDsand

DVDsareobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensivetopost,still

haveahighenoughvalue-to-weightratio,asthesuccessofAmazon,whichstartedoff

sellingonlybooks,shows.Laptopcomputersareanothergoodproductforsellingonline.

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