2003年6月六级听力原文(有中文翻译)

2003年6月听力原文SectionAQuestion1W:Raiseyourheadalittlebitandholdthesaddleandsmilealittle.Youlookwonderfulposinglikethat.ShallIpresstheshutter?M:Waitaminute.Letmeputonacowboyhat.[Q]Whatarethespeakersdoing?女：头再抬起来一点，拿着那个鞍，笑笑。你摆的姿势太棒了。我可以照了吗？（按快门了吗？）男：等等，让我戴上这顶牛仔帽。问：谈话者在干什么？Question2M:I'mstillwaitingformysistertocomebackandtypetheapplicationletterforme.W:Whybotherher.I'llshowyouhowtousethecomputer.It'squiteeasy.[Q]Whatdoesthewomanmean?M：我在等我姐姐（妹妹）回来帮我打印我的求职信。W：干嘛麻烦她？我示范给你看怎么使用电脑。非常简单。Q：女士的话什么意思？Question3M:Hey,wheredidyoufindthejournal?Ineedit,too.W:Righthereontheshelf.Don'tworry,John.I'lltakeitoutonmycardforbothofus.[Q]Whatdoesthewomanmean?M：你在哪找这那本杂志的？我也需要看。W：就在那个架子上，别着急，我会用我的借书卡把这本杂志借出来，我们一起看。Q：女士的话什么意思？Question4M:Thankyouforyourhelpfulassistance.Otherwise,I'dsurelyhavemissedit.Theplaceissooutoftheway.W:Itwasapleasuremeetingyou.Goodbye![Q]Whydidthemanthankthewoman?M：谢谢你的帮助，不然我真迷路了，这地方太偏了。W：很高兴遇见你。再见！Q：男士为什么感谢女士？Question5W:Weareinformedthattheeleventhirtytrainislateagain.M:Whydidtherailwaycompanyevenbothertoprintaschedule?[Q]Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W：有人告诉我们1130号列车会再次晚点。M：铁路管理部门还那么费神印时刻表干什么？Q；从对话中我们可以了解什么？Question6M:MaybeIoughttosubscribetotheEngineeringQuarterly.Itcontainsalotofusefulinformation.W:Whynotreaditinthelibraryandsavesomemoney?[Q]Whatisthewoman'sadvicetotheman?M：可能我会订阅EngineeringQuarterly（一种季刊杂志），因为这种杂志里有很多有用的信息。W：干嘛不在图书馆里看这杂志？还可以省点钱？Q：女士给男士什么建议？Question7M:I’vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Theperformanceissaidtobeexcellent.Andwithourstudentdiscount,theticketswillberealcheap.W:Uh-oh.I’mafraidIleftmystudentI.D.cardinthedorm.[Q]Whatdoesthewomanimply?M：我整个星期都在等待这场音乐会。据说表演精彩，用我们的学生证，可以享受折扣，票价会非常便宜。W：啊，恐怕我把学生证放宿舍里了。Q：女士什么意思？Question8M:Mr.Smith,ourhistoryprofessor,announcedwewouldbedoingtwopapersandthreeexamsthissemester.IwonderhowI'mgoingtopullthroughwhentwoothercourseshavesimilarrequirements.W:Well,can'tyoudroponecourseandpickitupnextsemester?[Q]Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?M：史密斯先生,我们的历史学教授说我们这学期要写两篇论文，还要通过三次考试。其他两门课也有同样的要求，我都不知道我怎么活了。W：为什么不放弃一门课，明年再学？Q：女士建议男士做什么？Question9W:RentingaConferenceRoomatthehotelwillcostustoomuch.Wearealreadyrunninginthered.M:Howaboutusingourdiningroomforthemeeting?[Q]What'sworryingthewoman?W：在这个宾馆里租会议室的费用太高。公司现在财政困难。M：哪就用我们的餐厅开会行了？演习嘛，是不是？在我看来，水位并不高呀。”W:PassageTwo(10'55")America'snationalsymbol,thebaldeagle,almostwentextincttwentyyearsago,butitdidmadeacomeback.Infact,theU.S.FishandWildLifeServiceisconsideringthepossibilityoftakingitofftheEndangeredSpeciesList.Once,morethanfiftyhundredpairsofbaldeaglesnestedacrossthecountry,butby1960thatnumberhadfallenbelowfourhundred.ThechiefkillerwasthewidelyusedDDT.Fish,soakedupDDT,died,andwerewasheduponshores,wherebaldeaglesfeastedonthem.DDTpreventedeagleeggshellsfromthickening.Theshellsbecamesothinthattheyshatteredbeforethebabieshatched.Fortunately,in1972,alawwaspassedtobanDDT,whichsavedthebaldeaglefromtotalwipeout.AndsincethenwildlifebiologistshadreintroducedbaldeaglesfromCanadatoAmerica.TheresultwasthatlastyearU.S.birdwatcherscountedeleventhousandsixhundredandtenbaldeaglesinthecountry.IfitweredroppedfromtheEndangeredSpeciesList,thebaldeaglewouldstillbeathreatenedspecies.Thatmeansthebirdwouldcontinuetogetthesameprotection.Nohuntingallowed,andnodisturbingofnests.Butbaldeaglesstillfacetoughtimes.ThedestructionoftheirnaturalhomescouldbethenextDDTcausingeaglenumberstodropquickly.二十年前，象征美国的标志--秃头鹰几乎灭绝，但它的数量最终恢复，它又得以在这个国度再展雄姿。事实上，美国鱼类和野生动物保护协会正考虑将它从濒临灭绝动物的名单上去除。最初，超过5万对秃头鹰在这个国家筑巢安家，但到了1960年数量剧减至四百。导致秃头鹰灭亡的一号杀手是当时使用广泛的DDT（一种杀虫剂）。投入到水中的DDT毒死鱼类，死鱼被冲至岸边，成为了秃头鹰的食物。DDT会阻碍秃头鹰卵外壳增厚。因为外壳太薄，卵在幼鸟孵出之前就破碎了。幸运地是，1972年，美国通过了一项禁止使用DDT的法律，该禁令挽救秃头鹰不至灭绝。从那以后，野生动物学家就再次从加拿大将秃头鹰引入美国。美国鸟类观察者于去年做出的统计结果显示已有11,610只秃头鹰在美国生活。如果它的名字真从濒临灭绝动物的名单上去除，秃头鹰还会是受威胁的物种。如果仍然被视为濒临灭绝物种，这种鸟还会继续受到保护。不允许捕猎秃头鹰，不允许破坏鸟巢的禁令将仍然有效。然而，秃头鹰的生存状况仍不容乐观，它们赖以生存的自然环境遭到破坏，无疑相当于再次使用“DDT”，也会让它们的数量再次剧减。Question14:WhatwasthemainharmfuleffectofthepestskillerDDTonbaldeagles?Question15:Whatmeasuredidthewildlifebiologisttaketoincreasethenumberofbaldeagles?Question16:Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthepossibledangerfacingbaldeagles?PassageThreeIftheearthgetshotterinthenewcentury,whatwillharmanimalsandtheplantswhichanimalsdependonforsurvival?Thequestionoffersanotherwayoflookingatthe"GreenhouseEffect".Peoplehavetalkedaboutthegeneralproblemof"GlobalWarming"forsometime.Buttheywereusuallyworriedaboutthingslikewhethertobuyahomeonthecoast.BiologistsandotherscientiststurntheirattentiontoplantsandanimalsatanimportantmeetingthattookplacelastOctober.Theyreviewedevidencethatplantsandanimalsaresensitivetoclimate.SincetheIceAgeendedtenthousandyearsagoandwarmertemperaturesreturnedtothenorthernlatitudes,manyspecieshavemigratednorth.IfthepredictionsabouttheGreenhousearecorrect,temperatureswillrisebythesameamountinthenextonehundredyearsastheydidinthepasttenthousand.Willanimalsandplantsbeabletoadaptthatquicklytochangeintheenvironment?Manywon't.Certainspecieswillprobablybecomeveryrare.Expertssayplantsunderclimatestresswillbeveryopentodiseaseandfire.Forestfiresmaybecomemorecommon.That,inturn,mayharmanimalsthatdependonthetreesforfoodor(而非for)shelter.Anypreserveswesetuptoprotectendangeredspeciesmaybecomeuselessasthespeciesareforcedtomigratealongwiththeirnaturalhomes.Changeisapartoflife,butrapidchange,saysscientistGeorgeWoodwell,istheenemyoflife.如果地球在新世纪继续变暖，什么会成为危害动物和植物的因素？这个问题让人们从另一个方面关注“温室效应”。人们讨论“全球变暖”