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2007年12月22日六级听力原文

SectionAConversationsShortConversations

11.

M:Thebiologicalprojectisnowintrouble.Youknow,mycolleagueandIhavecompletelydifferentideasabout

howtoproceed.

W:Whydon'tyoucompromise?Trytomakeitawin-winsituationforyouboth.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.

M:HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinRome?

W:ShesaidshewouldneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledressifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsucha

dress.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.

M:Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,areyou?Ifwedon'tpickupGeorgeandMarthain

25minutes,we'llnevergettothetheaterontime.

W:Oh,didn'tItellyou?Marthacalledtosayherdaughterwasillandtheycouldnotgotonight.

Q:Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodofirst?

14.

M:You'vebeenhangingontothephoneforquiteawhile.Whowereyoutalkingwith?

W:Oh,itwasSally.Youknowshealwayshasthelatestnewsintownandcan'twaittotalkitoverwithme.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutSallyfromtheconversation?

15.

W:Ifsalwaysbeenhardtogetthiscarintofirstgearandnowtheclutchseemstobesleeping.

M:Ifyouleavethecarwithme,Filfixitforyouthisafternoon.

Q:Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?

16.

M:Kate,whydoesthedowntownarealookdesertednow?

W:Well,thereusedtobesomereallygoodstores,butlotsofthemmovedouttothemall.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.

W:Ifindtheloungesuchacozyplacetostudyin.Ireallylikethefeelingwhensittingonthesofaanddoingthe

reading.

M:Wellformethehardestpartaboutstudyinghereisstayingawake.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.

W:Thesemosquitobitesarekillingme.Ican'thelpscratching.

M:Nexttimeyougocamping,takesomeprecaution,say,wearinglongsleeves.

Q:Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanwearlongsleeves?

LongConversations

Conversation1

M:Helloandwelcometoourprogram“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisaLondonerwholivesand

worksinItaly.HernameisSusanHill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence.Howlonghaveyou

beenlivingthere?

W:Since1982,butwhenIwenttherein1982,1plannedtostayforonly6months.

M:Whydidyouchangeyourmind?

W:Well,I'madesigner.Idesignleathergoods,mainlyshoesandhandbags.SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,Igot

ajobwithoneofItaly'stopfashionhouses,Ferragamo.SoIdecidedtostay.

M:Howlucky!DoyoustillworkforFerragamo?

W:No,I'vebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow.Since1988,infact.

M:So,doesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesnow?

W:Yes,thafsright.I'vedesignedmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies.Andinthelast4years,

I'vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishcompany,Burberrys.

M:Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?

W:Mostlyhandbagsandsmallleathergoods.

M:HowhasfashionindustryinItalychangedsince1982?

W:Oh,yes,ithasbecomealotmorecompetitive,becausethequalityofproductsfromothercountrieshas

improvedalot,butItalianqualityanddesignisstillworldfamous.

M:AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinEngland?

W:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismoreinteresting,IalsolovetheMediterraneansunandtheItalianlifestyle.

M:Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan.

W:Itwasapleasure.

19.Wheredoesthistalkmostprobablytakeplace?

20.Whatwasthewoman'soriginalplanwhenshewenttoFlorence?

21.Whathasthewomanbeendoingforalivingsince1988?

22.WhatdowelearnaboutthechangeinItaly'sfashionindustry?

Conversation2

M:So,Claire,youareintodrama.

W:Yes,I'veamaster'sdegreeinDramaandTheater.AtthemomentIamhopingtogetontoaPHDprogram.

M:Whatexcitesyouaboutdrama?

W:Ifindifsacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandyoulearnhowtoreadpeopleindrama.SousuallyIcan

understandwhatpeoplearesaying,eventhoughtheymightbelying.

M:Thatwouldbeuseful.

W:Yeah,it'sveryusefulformeaswell.IamanEnglishlecturer,soIusealotofdramainmyclasses,suchas

role-plays.AndIaskmystudentstocreatemini-dramas.Theyreallyrespondwell.AtthemomentIamhopingto

getontoaPHDcourse.IwouldliketoconcentrateonAsiandramaandtrytobringAsiantheatertotheworld

attention.Idon'tknowhowsuccessfulIwillbe,buthereishoping.

M:Oh,I'msureyouwillbesuccessful.Now,Claire,whatdoyoudoforstagefright?

W:Ah,stagefright.Well,manyactorshavethatproblem.IgetstagefrighteverytimeIamgoingtoteachanew

class.Thenightbefore,Iusuallycan'tsleep.

M:What?Forteaching?

W:Yes!Igetreallybadstagefright,buttheminuteIstepintotheclassroomorgetontothestage,itjustallfalls

intoplace.ThenIjustfeellike"Yeah,thisiswhatImeantodo.^^andIamfine.

M:Well,that5cool.

23.Whydoeswomanfindstudyingdramaandtheatreuseful?

24.HowdidthewomanstudentrespondtoherwayofteachingEnglish?

25.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherstagefright?

SectionBShortPassages

PassageOne

InJanuary1989,theCommunityofEuropeanRailwayspresentedtheirproposalforahighspeed

pan-Europeantrainnetwork,extendingfromSwedentoSicilyandfromPortugaltoPolandbytheyear2020.If

theirproposalbecomesareality,itwillrevolutionizetraintravelinEurope.Journeysbetweenmajorcitieswill

takehalfthetimetheytaketoday.BrusselswillbeonlyoneandhalfhoursfromParis.Thequickestwaytoget

fromParistoFrankfurt,fromBarcelonatoMadridwillbebytrain,notplane.

Whenthenetworkiscomplete,itwillintegratethreetypesofrailwayline,totallynewhigh-speedlines,

withtrainsoperatingitsspeedsof300kmsperhour;upgradedlines,whichallowforspeedsupto200to225kms

perhourandexistinglines,forlocalconnectionsanddistributionoffreight.Ifbusinesspeoplecanchoose

betweena3-hourtrainjourneyfromcitycentertocitycenterand1-hourflight,they'llchoosethetrain,saidan

executivetravelconsultant.Theywon'tgobyplaneanymore.Ifyoucalculateflighttime,checkinandtravelto

andfromtheairport,you'llfindalmostnodifferenceandifyourplanearriveslateduetobadweatherorairtraffic

jamsorstrikes,thenthetrainpassengerswillarriveattheirdestinationfirst.

SinceFranceintroducedthefirst260-kmperhourhighspeedtrainservicebetweenParisandLyonsin1981,

thetrainshaveachievedhigherandhigherspeeds.Onmanyroutes,airlineshavelostupto90percentoftheir

passengerstohighspeedtrains.IfpeopleacceptthecommunityofEuropeanRailways9plan,the21stcenturywill

bethenewageofthetrain.

Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatistheproposalpresentedbytheCommunityoftheEuropeanRailways?

27.Whatwillhappenwhentheproposalbecomesareality?

28.Whywillbusinesspeopleprefera3-hourtrainjourneytoa1-hourflight?

29.WhendidFranceintroducethefirsthighspeedtrainservice?

PassageTwo

Westerndoctorsarebeginningtounderstandwhattraditionalhealershavealwaysknownthatthebodyand

themindareinseparable.Untilrecently,modernurbanphysicianshealthebody,psychiatriststhemindandpriests

thesoul.However,themedicalworldisnowpayingmoreattentiontoholisticmedicine,whichisanapproach

basedonabeliefthatpeople'sstateofmindcanmakethemsickorspeedtherecoveryfromsickness.

Severalstudiesshowthattheeffectivenessofacertaindrugoftendependsonthepatientsexpectationsofit.

Forexample,inonerecentstudy,psychiatristsatamajorhospitaltrytoseehowpatientscouldbemadecalm.

Theydividedthemintotwogroups;onegroupwasgivenadrugwhiletheothergroupreceivedaharmless

substanceinsteadofmedicinewithouttheirknowledge.Surprisingly,morepatientsinthesecondgroupshowed

thedesiredeffectsthanthoseinthefirstgroup.

Instudyafterstudy,thereisapositivereactioninalmostonethirdofthepatientstakingharmlesssubstances.

Howisthispossible?Howcansuchasubstancehaveaneffectonthebody?Evidencefroma1997studyatthe

UniversityofCaliforniashowsthatseveralpatientswhoreceivesuchsubstanceswereabletoproducetheirown

naturaldrug,thatis,astheytookthesubstance,theirbrainsreleasednaturalchemicalsthatactlikeadrug.

Scientiststheorizethattheamountofthesechemicalsreleasedbyaperson?sbrainquitepossiblyindicateshow

muchfaiththepersonhasinhisorherdoctor.

Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Accordingtothespeaker,whatarewesterndoctorsbeginningtounderstand?

31.Whatdoestherecentstudyatamajorhospitalseemtoprove?

32.Whatevidencedoesthe1997studyoftheUniversityofCaliforniaproduce?

PassageThree

Sowe'vealreadytalkedabitaboutthegrowthofextremesportslikerock-climbing.Aspsychologists,we

needtoaskourselves“Whyisthispersondoingthis?","Whydopeopletaketheserisksandputthemselvesin

dangerwhentheydon'thaveto?”Onecommontraitamongrisk-takersisthattheyenjoystrongfeelingsor

sensations.Wecallthistrait“sensationseeking^^.Asensation-seekerissomeonewhoisalwayslookingfornew

sensations.Whatelsedoweknowaboutsensationseekers?Well,asIsaid,sensation-seekerslikestrongemotions.

Youcanseethistraitinmanypartsofaperson'slifenotjustinextremesports.Forexample,manysensation

seekersenjoyhardrockmusic.Theyliketheloudsoundandstrongemotionsofthesongs.Similarly,

sensation-seekersenjoyfrighteninghorrormovies.Theylikethefeelingofbeingscaredandhorrifiedwhile

watchingthemovie.Thisfeelingisevenstrongerforextremesportswherethepersonfacesrealdanger.

Sensation-seekersfeelthatdangerisreallyexciting.Inaddition,sensation-seekerslikenewexperiencesthatforce

themtopushtheirpersonallimits.Forthem,repeatingthesamethingseverydayisboring.Many

sensation-seekerschoosejobsthatinvolverisk,suchasstartinganewbusinessorbeinganEmergencyRoom

doctor.Thesejobsaredifferenteveryday,sotheyneverknowwhatwillhappen.Thafswhymany

sensation-seekersalsolikeextremesports.Whenyoudorock-climbing,youneverknowwhatwillhappen.The

activityisalwaysnewanddifferent.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

33.Accordingtothespeaker,whatisacommontraitamongrisk-takers?

34.Whatdosensation-seekersfindboring?

35.Whatisthespeaker'sprofession?

SectionCCompoundDictation

Ifyouarelikemostpeople,you'veindulgedinfakelisteningmanytimes.Yougotohistoryclass,sittingin

thethirdrow,andlooksquarelyattheinstructorasshespeaks,butyourmindisfaraway,floatinginthecloudsof

pleasantdaydreams.Occasionally,youcomebacktoearth.Theinstructorwritesanimportanttermonthe

chalkboardandyoudutifullycopyitinyournotebook.Everyonceinawhiletheinstructormakesawittyremark

causingothersintheclasstolaugh;yousmilepolitely,pretendingthatyou'veheardtheremarkandfoundit

mildlyhumorous.Youhaveavaguesenseofguiltthatyouaren'tpayingcloseattention,butyoutellyourselfthat

anymaterialyoumisscanbepickedupfromafriend'snotes.Besides,theinstructoristalkingaboutroad

constructioninancientRomeandnothingcouldbemoreboring.Sobackyougointoyourprivatelittleworld.

Onlylaterdoyourealizeyou'vemissedimportantinformationforatest.Fakelisteningmaybeeasilyexposed,

sincemanyspeakersaresensitivetofacialcuesandcantellifyouaremerelypretendingtolisten.Yourblank

expressionandfar-awaylookinyoureyesarethecuesthatbetrayyourinattentiveness.Evenifyouarenot

exposed,thereisanotherreasontoavoidfakery.Ifseasyforthisbehaviortobecomeahabit.Forsomepeople,

thehabitissodeeply-rootedthattheyautomaticallystartdaydreamingwhenthespeakerbeginstalkingon

somethingcomplexoruninteresting.Asaresult,theymisslotsofvaluableinformation.

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SectionAShortConversations

11.

W:Jim,youareonthenetagain?Whenareyougoingtogetoff?Ifsthetimeforthetalkshow.

M:Justaminute,dear.Tmlookingatanewjewelrysite.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgiftforMum's

birthday.

Q:Whatisthemandoingrightnow?

12.

W:Tveneverseenyouhavesuchconfidencebeforeanexam.

M:It'smorethanconfidence.RightnowIfeelthatifIgetlessthananA,ifllbethefaultoftheexamitself.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

13

W:Justlookatthisnewspaper,nothingbutmurder,deathandwar!Doyoustillbelievepeoplearebasicallygood?

M:OfcourseIdo.Butnewspapershardlyeverreportstoriesaboutpeaceandgenerosity.Theyarenotnews.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14

M:Tommustbejokingwhenhesaidheplanstosellhisshopandgotomedicalschool.

W:Youarequiteright.Heisjustkidding.He'salsotoldmetimeandtimeagainhewishedhe'dstudiedforsome

professioninsteadofgoingintobusiness.

Q:WhatwillTomprobablydoaccordingtotheconversation?

15

W:Ihearyourbosshasarealgoodimpressionofyouandheisthinkingaboutgivingyoutwomoredaysoffeach

month.

M:Ihopenot.I'drathergetmoreworkhourssoIcangetenoughbuckstohelpoutmytwokidsatcollege.

Q:Whatdoesthemantrulywant?

16

M:IheardyoutookatriptoMexicolastmonth.Howdidyoulikeit?

W:Oh,Igotsickandtiredofhotelsandhotelfood.SonowIunderstandthesaying,"East,west,home'sbest”.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17

W:I'mworriedaboutAnna.Sheisreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.

M:Thatsoundsserious.She'dbetterseeapsychiatristattheconsolingcenter.

Q:WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?

18

M:IcouldhardlyrecognizeSamafterhegotthatnewjob.He'salwaysinasuitandatienow.

W:Yeah,hewasneverlikethatatcollege.Backthenhewould'veruninanoldT-shirtandjeans.

Q:WhatdothespeakerssayaboutSam?

Longconversation1

M:Hi,Ann,welcomeback.How'syourtriptothestates?

W:Verybusy.Ihadalotofmeetings.So,ofcourse,Ididn'thavemuchtimetoseeNewYork.

M:Whatapity.ActuallyIhaveatriptheremyselfnextweek.

W:Doyou?Thentakemyadvice.Dothewell-beingintheairprogram.Itreallyworks.

M:Oh,Ireadaboutthatinamagazine.Yousayitworks?

W:Yes.IdidtheprogramontheflighttotheStates.AndwhenIarrivedinNewYork,Ididn'thaveanyproblem.

Nojetlegatall.OnthewaybackIdidn'tdoit,andIfeltterrible.

M:Youarejoking.

W:Notatall.Itreallymadealotofdifference.

M:Hmm...So,whatdidyoudo?

W:Well,Ididn'tdrinkanyalcoholorcoffeeandIdidn'teatanymeatorrichfood.Idrinkalotofwaterandfruit

juiceandIeatthemealsonthewell-beingmenu.Theyarelighter.Theyhavefish,vegetablesandnoodles,for

example.AndIdidsomeoftheexercisesintheprogram.

M:Exercises?Onaplane?

W:Yes.Ididn'tdomany,ofcourse.Thereisn'tmuchspaceontheplane.

M:Howmanypassengersdidtheexercises?

W:Notmany.

M:Andhowmuchchampagnedidtheydrink?

W:Alot.Itwasmorepopularthanmineralwater.

M:So,basicallyifsachoice.Mineralwaterandexercisesorchampagneandjetlag.

W:That'sright.Ifsadifficultchoice.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?

20.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthewell-beingintheairprogram?

21.Whatdidthewomandotofollowthewell-beingmenu?

22.Whatdidthewomansayaboutotherpassengers?

Longconversation2

W:Morning.CanIhelpyou?

M:Well,I'mnotreallysure.Fmjustlooking.

W:Isee.Well,there?splentytolookatagainthisyear.I'msureyou'dhavetowalkmilestoseeeachstand.

M:That'strue.

W:Wouldyoulikeacoffee?Comeandsitdownforaminute.Noobligation.

M:Well,thafsverykindofyou.But...

W:No,please,isthisthefirstyearyou'vebeentothefair,Mr....?

M:Yes.Johnson.JamesJohnson.

W:Myname'sSusanCarter.Areyoulookingforanythinginparticularorareyoujustinterestedincomputersin

general?

M:Well,actually,Ihavesomespecificjobsinmind.Iownasmallcompany.We'vegrownquitedramatically

overthepast12monthsandwereallyneedsometechnologicalhelptoenableustokeepontopofeverything.

W:Whafsyourlineofbusiness,Mr.Johnson?

M:Weareatrainingconsultancy.

W:Isee.Andwhatdoyouneedtokeepontop?

M:Thefirstthingiscorrespondence.Wehavealotfstandardlettersandforms.SoIsupposeweneedsomekind

ofwordprocessor.

W:Right.Well,thafsnoproblem.Butitmaybepossibleforyoutogetasystemthatdoesalotofotherthingsin

additiontowordprocessing.WhatmightsuityouistheMR5000.Thafsoverthere.IfsIBMcompatible.

M:Whatabouttheprice?

W:Well,theMR5000costs1,050pounds.Softwarecomesfreewiththehardware.

M:Well,Tilthinkaboutit.Thankyou.

W:Here'smycard.Pleasefeelfreetocontactme.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace?

24.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

25.Whatistheman'slineofbusiness?

SectionBShortPassages

Passage1

TheNewYearalwaysbringswithitaculturaltraditionofnewpossibilities.Weseeitasachancefor

renewal.Webegintodreamofnewpossibleselves.Wedesignouridealselforanimagethatisquitedifferent

fromwhatwearenow.Forsomeofus,werollthatdreamyfilminourheadsjustbecauseitisthebeginningof

theNewYear,butweareseriousaboutmakingchanges.Wejustmakesomehalfhardresolutionandit

evaporatesafteraweekortwo.Theexperiencemakesuslesssuccessfulandleadsustodiscountabilitytochange

inthefuture.It'snotthechangesimpossible,butitwon'tlastunlessourresolutionsaresupportedwithplansfor

implementation.Wehavetomakeourintensionsmanageablebydetailingthespecificstepsthatwillcarryusto

ourgoal.

Sayyourgoalistoloseweightbydietingandcuttingoffsweets.Butonenightyoujusthavetohavea

cookieandyouknowthereisabagofyourfavoritesinthecupboard.Youwantone,youeattwo,youcheckthe

bagandfindoutthatyou'vejustshot132calories.Yousaytoyourself,“Whatthehell.I'llpolishoffthewhole

bag."Thenyoubegintodrawallkindsofunpleasantconclusionsaboutyourself.Toprotectyoursenseof

yourself,youbegintodiscountthegoal.Youmaythink,"Well,dietingwasn'tthatimportanttomeandI

wouldn'tmakeitanyhow.^^Soyou'llabandonthegoalandreturntoyourbadhabits.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyoufvejustheard:

26:WhatdopeopleusuallywishtodoatthebeginningoftheNewYear?

27:HowcanpeopleturntheirNewYear'sresolutionsintoreality?

28:Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofsweetsandcookies?

Passage2

25yearsago,RayAnderson,asingleparentwithaone-year-oldson,witnessedaterribleaccident,which

tookplacewhenthedriverofatruckranaredlightandcollideditwiththecarofSandraDrinkens.Theimpactof

thecollisionkilledSandrainstantly,butherthree-month-olddaughterwaslefttrappedintheburningcar.While

otherslookedoninhorror,Andersonjumpedoutofhisvehicleandcrawledintothecarthroughtheshatteredrear

windowtotrytofreetheinfant.Secondslater,thecarwasenclosedinflames,buttoeveryone'samazement,

Andersonwasabletopullthebabytosafety.Whilethebabywasallright,Andersonwasseriouslyinjured.Two

dayslater,hedied.Buthisheroicactwaspublishedwidelyinthemedia.Hissonwassoonadoptedbyrelatives.

Themostremarkablepartofthisstoryunfoldedonlylastweek.KarenandherboyfriendMichaelwere

lookingthroughsomeoldboxeswhentheycameacrosssomeoldnewspaperclippings.""ThisismewhenIwasa

newbombaby.Iwasrescuedfromaburningcarbutmymotherdiedintheaccident,''explainedKaren.Although

MichaelknewKaren'smotherhaddiedyearsearlier,heneverfullyunderstoodthecircumstancesuntilhe

skimmedoverthenewspaperarticle.ToKaren9ssurprise,Michaelwasabsorbedinthedetailsoftheaccidentand

hebegantocryuncontrollably.ThenherevealedthatthemanthatpulledKarenfromtheflameswasthefatherhe

neverknew.Thetwoembracedandshedmanytears,recountingstoriestoldtothemabouttheirparents.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard:

29:Whathappened25yearsago?

30:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMichael5sfather?

31:WhydidMichaelcryuncontrollablywhenheskimmedoverthenewspaperarticle?

Passage3

Americanssufferfromanoverdoseofwork.Regardlessofwhotheyareorwhattheydo,Americansspend

moretimeatworkthanatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewerworkinghoursthananyother

industrializedcountry.TodayitexceedsanycountrybutJapan,whereindustrialemployeeslog2,155hoursayear,

comparedwith1,951intheUS,and1,603intheformerWestGermany.Between1969and1989employed

Americansaddedanaverageof138hourstotheiryearlyworkschedules.Theworkweekhasremainedatabout

40hours,butpeopleareworkingmoreweekseachyear.Specifically,paidtimeoff,holidays,vacations,sick

leaveshrankby50%inthe1980's.Asco-operationshaveexperiencedstiffcompetitionandslowergrowth

productivity,theyhavepressedemployeestoworklonger.Costcuttinglay-offsinthe1980'sreducedthe

professionalandmanagerialranksleavingfewerpeopletogetthejobdone.Inlowerpaidoccupations,when

wageshavebeenreduced,workershavead