2020年7月英语六级听力真题原文

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SectionC

RecordingOne

Qualitiesofarelationshipsuchasopenness,compassionandmental

stimulationareofconcerntomostofusregardlessofsex,but-judgingfrom

thequestionnaireresponse,theyaremoreimportanttowomenthantomen.

Askedtoconsidertheingredientsofclosefriendship,womenratedthese

qualitiesaboveallothers.(16)Menassignedalowerprioritytotheminfavor

ofsimilarityininterests,selectedbyseventy-sevenpercentofmen,and

responsivenessinacrisis,chosenbysixty-onepercentofmalerespondents.

Mentalstimulation,rankedthirdinpopularitybymenaswellaswomen,was

theonlyareaofover-lap.Amongmen,onlytwenty-eightpercentnamed

opennessasanimportantquality;caringwaspickedbyjusttwenty-three

percent.

(17)Itisevidentbytheirselectionsthatwhenwomenspeakofclose

friendships,theyarereferringtoemotionalfactors._whilemenemphasizethe

pleasuretheyfindinafriend'scompany.Thatis,whenamanspeaksof'a

friend',heislikelytobetakingaboutsomeonehedoesthingswith-a

teammate,afellowhobbyist,adrinkingbuddy.Theseactivitiesarethefabric

ofthefriendship;itisa'doing'relationshipinwhichsimilarityininterestsisthe

keybond.Thisfactorwasaconsiderationoflessthanelevenpercentofwomen.

Womenoptforawarm,emotionalatmospherewherecommunicationflows

freely;activityismerebackground.

Lastly,men,aswehaveseen,haveseriousquestionsabouteach

other'sloyalty.Perhapsthisiswhytheyplacedsuchstrongemphasison

responsivenessinacrisis-'someoneIcancallonforhelp.'Women,astheir

testimoniesindicate,aregenerallymoresecurewitheachotherand

consequentlyaremorelikelytotreatthisissuelightly.Infollow-upinterviews

thiswasconfirmednumeroustimesaswomanafterwomanindicatedthat

'beingtherewhenneededwastakenforgranted.'

[18]Asforthehazardsoffriendship,morethanafewrelationshipshave

beenshatteredbecauseofcutthroatcompetitionandfeelingsofbetrayal.This

appliestobothmenandwomen,butunequally.Incomparison,nearlytwice

asmanymencomplainedabouttheseissuesaswomen.Further,while

competitionandbetrayalarethemainthornstofemalerelationship,menare

plaguedinalmostequalamountsbytwoadditionalissues：lackoffriendship

andafearofappearingunmanly.Obviously,foraman,agoodfriendishard

tofind.

Question16：Whatqualitydomenvaluemostconcerningfriendshipaccording

toaquestionnaireresponse?

Question17：Whatdowomenrefertowhenspeakingofclosefriendships?

Question18：Whatmaythreatenafriendshipforbothmenandwomen?

【参考答案】

16.A)Similarityininterests.

17.D)Emotionalfactors.

18.C)Feelingsofbetrayal.

RecordingTwo

Recordingtothepartialskeletonsofmorethan20dinosaursandthescattered

bonesofabout300morehavebeendiscoveredinUtahandColorado.Atwhat

isnowtheDinosaurNationalMonument.(19)Manyofthebestspecimens

maybeseentodayatmuseumsofnaturalhistoryinthelargestcitiesofthe

UnitedStatesandCanada.Thisdinosaurpitisthelargestandbestpreserved

depositofdinosaursknowntoday.(20)Manypeoplegettheideafromthe

massivebonesandthepitbullthatsomedisaster,suchasavolcanicexplosion

orasuddenflood,killedawholeherdofdinosaursinthisarea.Thiscouldhave

happened,butitprobablydidnot.

Themainreasonsforthinkingotherwisearethescatteredbonesandthe

thicknessofthedeposit.Inotherdepositswheretheanimalswerethoughtto

havediedtogether,theskeletonswereusuallycompleteandoftenallthebones

wereintheirproperplaces.Roundedpiecesoffossilboneshavebeenfound

here.Thesefragmentsgottheirsmoothroundshape,though,rollingalongthe

streambottom.Inamasskilling,theboneswouldhavebeenleftonthestream

orlakebottomtogetheratthesamelevel.Butinthisdeposit,thebonesoccur

throughoutazoneofsandstoneabout12feetthick.

Themixtureofswampdwellersanddrylandtypesalsoseemstoindicatethat

thedepositisamixturefromdifferentplaces.Thepitareaisalargedinosaur

graveyard,notaplacewheretheydied.(21)Mostoftheremainsprobably

floateddownoneastwardflowingriveruntiltheywereleftonashallow

sandbar.Someofthemmayhavecomefromfarawaydrylandareastothe

west.Perhapstheydrownedtryingtocrossasmallstreamorwashedaway

duringfloods.Someoftheswampdwellersmayhavegotstuckinthevery

sandbarthatbecametheirgrave.Othersmayhavefloatedformilesbefore

beingstranded.Eventoday,similareventstakeplacewhenfloodscomeinthe

spring.Sheep,castling,deerareoftentrappedbyrisingwatersandoftendrown.

Theirdeadbodiesfloatdownstreamuntilthefloodrecedesandleavesthem

strandedonabarorshorewheretheyliehalfburiedinthesanduntiltheydecay.

EarlytravelersontheMissouriRiverreportedthatshoresandbarswereoften

linedwiththedecayingbodiesofBuffalothathaddiedduringspringfloods.

19.WherecanmanyofthebestdinosaurspecimensbefoundinNorthAmerica?

20.Whatoccurstomanypeoplewhentheyseethemassivebonesinthepit

wall?

21.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestaboutthelargenumberofdinosaurbones

foundinthepet?

【参考答案】

19.D)Atmuseumsofnaturalhistoryinlargecities.

20.B)Somenaturaldisasterkilledawholeherdofdinosaursinthearea.

21.A)Theyfloateddownaneastwardofflowingriver.

RecordingThree

Iwouldlikeparticularlytotalkabouttheneedtodevelopanewstyleofaging

inourownsociety.

(22)Youngpeopleinthiscountryhavebeenaccusedofnotcaringfortheir

parentsthewaytheywouldhaveintheoldcountry.

Andthisistrue.

(23)ButitisalsotruethatoldpeoplehavebeeninfluencedbyanAmerican

idealofindependenceandautonomy.

Sowelivealone,perhapsonthevergeofstarvationintimewithoutfriends.But

weareindependent.ThisstandardAmericanstylehasbeenforcedonevery

ethnicgroup,althoughtherearemanygroupsforwhomtheidealisnotpractical.

Itisapooridealinpursuingitdoesagreatdealofharm.Thisidealof

independencealsocontainsatremendousamountofunselfishness.

Intalkingtotoday'syoungmothers.Ihaveaskedthemwhatkindof

grandmotherstheythinktheyaregoingtobe.Iheardevoted,lovingmothers

saythatwhentheyarethroughraisingtheirchildren,theyhavenointentionof

becominggrandmothers.

(24)Theywereastonishedtohearthatinmostoftheworld,throughoutmost

ofitshistory,familieshavebeenthreeorfourgenerationfamilieslivingunder

thesameroof.

Wehaveoveremphasizedthesmallfamilyunit,father,mother,smallchildren.

Wethinkitiswonderfulifgrandmaandgrandpa,ifthey'restillalive,canlive

alone.Wehavereachedthepointwherewethinktheonlythingwecandofor

ourchildrenistostayoutoftheirway.Andtheonlythingwecandoforour

daughterinlawistoseeaslittleofheraspossible.Oldpeoples'nursinghomes.

Eventhebestrunarefilledwitholderpeoplewhobelievetheonlythingthey

candofortheirchildrenistolookcheerfulwhentheycometovisit.

(25)Sointheend,olderpeoplehavetodevotealltheirenergiestonotbeing

aburden.

Wearebeginningtoseewhatatremendouspricewe'vepaidforouremphasis

onindependenceandautonomy.We'veisolatedoldpeopleandwe'vecutoff

thechildrenfromtheirgrandparents.Oneofthereasonswehaveasbada

generationgaptodayaswedoisthatgrandparentshavesteppedout.Young

peoplearebeingdeprivedofthethingstheyneedmost:perspectivetoknow

whytheirparentsbehavesopeculiarlyandwhytheirgrandparentssaythe

thingstheydo.

Question22:WhathaveyoungAmericansbeenaccusedof?

Question23:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutoldpeopleintheUnited

States?

Question24:Whatisastonishingtotheyoungmothersinterviewedbythe

speaker?

Question25:Whatdoesthespeakersayolderpeopletrytheirbesttodo?

【参考答案】

22.C)Failingtocareforparentsinthetraditionalway.

23.D)Theyhaveasenseofindependenceandautonomy.

24.B)Therehavebeenextendedfamiliesinmostpartsoftheworld.

25.B)Avoidbeingaburdentotheirchildren.

2019年6月份六级

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

threeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.

A)Theydifferintheirappreciationofmusic.

B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.

C)Theyfingerthepianokeysindifferentways.

D)Theychoosedifferentpiecesofmusictoplay.

17.

A)Theymanagetocooperatewellwiththeirteammates.

B)Theyuseeffectivetacticstodefeattheircompetitors.

C)Theytryhardtomeetthespectators'expectations.

D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.

18.

A)Itmarksabreakthroughinbehavioralscience.

B)Itadoptsaconventionalapproachtoresearch.

C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

D)ltgivesrisetocontroversyamongexperts.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)People'senvyofslimmodels.

B)People'scrazeforgoodhealth.

C)Theincreasingrangeoffancyproducts.

D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.

20.

A)Theyappearvigorous.

B)Theyappearstrange.

C)Theylookcharming.

D)Theylookunhealthy.

21.

A)Cultureandupbringing.

B)Wealthandsocialstatus.

C)Peerpressure.

D)Mediainfluence.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.

A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.

B)Thegrowinginterestinskinstudies.

C)Thecolorofhumanskin.

D)Theneedofskinprotection.

23.

A)Theneccessitytosaveenergy.

B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment.

C)Theneedtobreathewithease.

D)Dramaticclimatechangesonearth.

24.

A)Leavesandgrass.

B)Man-madeshelter.

C)Theirskincoloring.

D)Hairontheirskin.

25.

A)Theirgeneticmakeupbegantochange.

B)Theircommunitiesbegantogrowsteadily.

C)Theirchildrenbegantomixwitheachother.

D)Theirpaceofevolutionbegantoquicken.

uestion16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Teachersandstudentsalikehaveexperiencedacuriousparadoxthatbeginners,asarule,

tendtothinktoolittleaboutwhattheyaredoingbecausetheythinktoomuchaboutwhat

theyaredoing.Take,forexample,peoplewhoarelearningtoplaybasketballorthepiano.

Theyhavetogivesomuchthoughtandattentiontothelow-levelmachanicsofhandling

theballorthefingeringthekeyorreadingthemusic,thattheyareunabletogiveany

thoughttothethingthatmattersthegame,orthemusic,respectively.Withexperts.It's

justtheotherwayaround.They'reopentothetacticalpossibilitiesandthatmusical

challengespreciselybecausethey'refreed,throughskill,fromtheneedtopayattentionto

thelow-leveldetailsofhowtoplay.lndeed,whentheexpertspaysattentiontothe

mechanics,thisisliabletodisruptperformance.Thishasledsometosaythattheexperts

operatesinazero“beyondthoughf,inastateofflow.Butthisismisleading.Experts

performancesisnotbeyondthought.Smartbasketballplayersorskilledmusiciansneedto

paycloseattentiontothedemandsofhighperformance,tothechallengestobeovercome.

Whattheydon'tneedtodo------whatwouldbeadistraction-------istohavetothinkabout

wheretheirfingersare,orhowtocontroltheballwhilerunning.IVsnotmechanical,butthe

playitself,thatabsorbstheexpert'sintelligence.Nicevideopublishedonlinelastmonth

shedslightonexpertiseandconsciousmind.Thevideoreportsanewstudyusinganeye­

trackingdevice.ltturnsoutthattheless-skilledpianistspendsmoretimelookingather

fingerthandoestheexpertswho,incontrast,ismorelikelytobelookingatthesheetmusic,

orlookingaheadatkeyshe'snotyetplaying.Ingeneral,theexpertsgazewascalmerand

morestable.Thisisnotasurprisingfinding.ltsupportswemightalmostthinkofas

conventionalwisdom.Butit'sremarkableforallthat,nonetheless.Theeyetrackergives

expertsandlearningperformanceaglimpseintowhattheydowithoutthinkingaboutit.

Thetopicofthenatureofskill------andthedifferencesbetweenbeginnersandexperts—

一hasbeenoneofconsiderablediscussionincognitiveofscienceandphilosophy.

16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbeginnersandexpertpianists?

17.Whatdosmartbasketballplayersdoaccordingtothespeaker?

18.Whatdowelearnaboutthenewstudypublishedinanonlinevideo?

Question19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Everysummer,whenItopupmyselectionofsummeroutfitsfromthedepartmentstores,

myeyeswouldnearlypopoutofmyhead.Iamoverwhelmedwithawiderangeofdifferent

slimmingproductseachyear.Andmoreshockingly,theseproductsareoftenavocatedby

veryslimmodels.HavinglivedinAsiaforalmost10yearsnow,I'veseenvariousdieting

tipscomeandgo.IrememberinJapan,peopleheadingdirectlytothefruitsectioninthe

supermarketwhenthebananadietwasasitspeak.Thentherewasablackteaandoolong

teadiet,followedbythesoybeandietandthetomatojuicediet.Thelistgoesonandon.

Apartfromwhatpeopleeat,i*vealsoseenmanyinterestingslimmingproducts.InHong

Kong,I'veseengirlswrappingtheirwholebodyorbothlegsupwithaspecialtypeof

slimmingtapewhichissupposedtohelpmakethemthinner.Butitjustremindedmeofthe

roastedhammymotherusuallyputsonthedinnertableatChristmas.Thentherewerethe

faceslimmingrollersthatweresaidtoimproveyourbloodcirculationandmakeyourface

smaller.Personally,IdonotbelieveinanyoftheseslimminggadgetsandIthinkIhavea

verydifferentperspectivewhenitcomestothedefinitionofwhatisbeautiful.Asianwomen

perfertoavoidthesun,becausebeingpaleofwhiteisconsideredbeautiful,whereasa

tannedcomplexionisconsideredmuchmorebeautifulandsexyinthewest.Itismost

certainlyshapedbyaperson'scultureaswellashowtheywereraisedintheirchildhood.

Aseachsummerseasonapproaches,there*snoescapefromit.Butit*snotonlywomen

whoareaffectedbythispressuretolookgood.Menaspiretobeabletoshowofftheirsix

packsortheirV-shapedbacks,andthere'sagrowingmarketofslimmingp川saimedatmen,

too.Ithinknomatterwhatdietswefolloworwhatslimmingproductsweobsessourselves

with,attheendoftheday,there'snomagictricktoshapeupforthesummer.Eatina

balancewayandincorporatetherightlevelofphysicalactivity.Forme,thisstillseemsto

bethebestplan.

19.Whatoverwhelmsthespeakerwhenshebuyshersummeroutfitseachyear?

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofgirlswrapingtheirlegsupwithslimmingtape?

21.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkaffectspeople'sinterpretationofbeauty?

Question22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Skinmayseemlikeasuperficialhumanattribute,butit'sthefirstthingwenoticedabout

anyonewemeet,Asazoologistfocusingonthestudiesofapesandmonkeys,I'vebeen

studyingwhyhumansevolvedtobecomethenakedape,andwhyskincomesinsomany

differentshadesaroundtheworld.Wecanmakeaverygoodestimatefromthefossil

recordthathumansprobablyevolvednakedskinaround1.5millionyearsago,and

meanwhiletheymostlylosttheircoatoffur.Today,wehaveafewpatchesofhairremaining

onvariouspartsofourbodies.Butcomparedwithapesandmonkeys,wehaveverylittle.

Basically,weturnedourskindarkertosergeasanaturalsunprotectorintheplaceofthe

hairwelost.Wethinkwelostthishairbecauseoftheneedtokeepourselvescoolwhen

weweremovingaroundvigorous