1、英语六级听力原文及参考答案巨微英语2016 年 12 月英语六级听力原文及参考答案听力稿原文section AConversation 1气候变化和全球经济发展W： Professor Henderson could you give us a brief overview of what you do， whereyou work and your main area of research？M： Well the Center forClimate Research where I work links the scienceof climatechange to issues aroun
2、d economics and policy。Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all ofthe associated risks。W： Andhow strongistheevidence thatclimatechange ishappening thatit s reallysomething we need to be worried about。M： Well most ofthe science ofclimate change particularly that
3、 to do with globalwarming is simply fact。But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed。And so we re really talking about risk what the economics tells us is that its probably cheaper to avoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has to dealwith the likely consequenc
4、es。W： So what are we doing？ What can we do about it？M： WellI would argue that we need to developthesciencespecificallytounderstandthe likely impacts of climate change in different contexts。As I said we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transitio
5、n to low carbon energy systems and the transition isa tremendous priority 。And for this to happen ， we may need action on a global scale from a political perspective 。关注微信公众号“巨微英语四六级”获取更多听力 mp3 、视频讲解等巨微英语Weneed tounderstandthe termson whichmajorcountries likeChina and the USAmightsign up toa global
6、agreement because atthe moment we don thave thatconsensus 。W： Right。M： And we also need to plan ahead so that we re in a position to deal with thelikely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so tofor the levels that are likely if we dont get those global agreements。Q1.
7、What does Professor H say about his main area of research？A It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change。B It studies the impact of global climate change on people s lives。C It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues。D It focuses on the efforts countries
8、 can make to deal with global warning。答案 CQ2. What does Professor H say about climate change？A It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact。B It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it。C It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries。D It
9、is bound to cause endless disputes among nations。答案 BQ3. What does Professor H say is a top priority in combating climate change？A The transition to low-carbon energy systems。B The cooperation among world major powers。C The signing of a global agreement。D The raising of peoples awareness 。答案 A关注微信公众
10、号“巨微英语四六级”获取更多听力 mp3 、视频讲解等巨微英语Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do to better deal with climate change？A Carry out more research on it。B Cut down energy consumption。C Plan well in advance。D Adopt new technology。答案 CConversation 2（成功的要素）W： I have many business English students。 When I teach the
11、classroom， we oftenend up talking about things like success and what leads to success。 And it sinteresting that many of them mention the element of luck。M： Right 。W： Luck is important to success the TED Talks website by Richard St。 But since you ve seen that fantastic video on。 John ， he doesn t men
12、tion luck at all 。M： Well， I m a firm believer that people can make their own luck。 I mean whatpeople regard as luck， you can actually create， to a degree。W： Sure 。 Ithinka lotof what people considerluckisattributedtohow you respondto the opportunities that come your way。M： Yes 。 Very good point。W：
13、Seizingtheopportunities。 Butwas thereany pointinthevideothat you thoughtwas particularly interesting？M： Yes 。 Actuallytherewas。 Something veryimpressivetome as many people thinkthat luck is important and that natural talent is something you must have in orderto be successful。 And inthevideo we saw，
14、thepointaboutgettinggood at somethingis not about having some natural talent。 It s all about practice， practice，practice。关注微信公众号“巨微英语四六级”获取更多听力 mp3 、视频讲解等巨微英语W： Definitely yeah。 Natural talent helps in some way but at the end of the dayyou really do need to work hard and get really really good at wh
15、at you do。M： Sure 。W： I thought one interesting thing in the video was the idea of passion being soimportant and that people who really love what they do。 Of course youre goingto want to work harder and put the time and effort into it。 And the funny thingis that if you love what you do and are reall
16、y passionate about it and work reallyhard ， the money kind of comes automatically。Q5. What are the speakers mainly talking about？Q6. What is the woman s view of luck？Q7. What is the chief point the TED Talks video makes？Q8. What does the woman think is the funny thing in the TED Talks video？section
17、BPassage 1（美国恶魔塔的形成原因以及关于它的印第安传说）Devil s Tower， thefirstnationalmonument inAmerica ， couldalmostbe mistakenforthestump ofan enormous tree 。 Itssheer rocksides sweep up froma broadbaseuntil they cut off abruptly at the flat summit。 Rising more than 1， 000 feet inthe middle of the gently rolling plain
18、s of Wyoming， the massive column of rock，looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time andplace 。In a sense， it was， Devils Tower is a relic of the past。 When the melt rockof theearth s coreforcedits way to the surfaceto formthethroatofa volcano ，as the centuriespassed
19、 ， the rockcooledand hardened ， shrinkingand crackingintolongcolumns ， bornin fireand fury。 DevilsTower was thenshaped by theslow ，gentlework of wind and water 。 Theouterlayersofthe volcanowere worn away untilthe hard core stood completely exposed。It is small wonder that an Indian legend described D
20、evil s Tower as being formedby supernaturalpowers 。The legendsays thatwhen seven girlswere attackedby bears ，theytookrefugeon top of a smallrock ， andthey appealedto theRock God forhelp 。关注微信公众号“巨微英语四六级”获取更多听力 mp3 、视频讲解等巨微英语The God caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground，
21、whileitsideswere scoredby theclawsoftheangry bears 。 Eventoday ， saysthelegend ，thegirlscan be seen above thetoweringrock 。 Asseven shiningstarsinthe nightsky 。9. What does the Devil s Tower look like？10. What cause the volcano s outer layers to wear away？11. What does the Indian legend say about th
22、e Devil s Tower ？12. How did the Rock God help the seven girl in the Indian legend？Passage 2（如何科学理财）It s no accidentthatmost gas stationshave conveniencestoresattached。 Few ofus can fill up the tank without buying a few snacks， cigarettes， soft drinks orotheritemswe can livewithout。 Ideserveit 。 Tha
23、t s what hard workingmen andwomen say to justify their lavish vacations， big stereo systems or regularrestaurantmeals 。 They do deservesuch indulgences。 However ， theyalsodeservea home of their own-a secure retirement and freedom from worrying about unpaidbills 。 No one should have to live with what
24、 a Texas mother described as constantstress， tension ， even fear about money。 Sadly the pleasure that comes fromextravagances oftendisappearslongbeforethe billsdo。 Thevideo camera thatonesingle mother bought for a special occasion， for example， is not much fun now。She s figured out that it will take
25、 her another three years to pay it off at $30a month 。 And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub now admitthey rarely use it， because we can t afford to heat it in winter。 The solutionset priorities add up the annual cost of each item。 Then consider what else youcan buy withthesam
26、e money。 Thatwillhelpyou decidewhichitems arereallyworthit 。 One Chicago woman， forexample ， discoveredthatdailylunches withcoworkerscosther$2000 a year ； shedecidedto takelunch to workinstead。 “ I now put$20a week into my vacation fund and another 20 into retirement savings， she says ，those mean more to me than lunch”。Q13. What does the speaker say about drivers who stop at gas stations？Q14. What does the speaker say about extravagances？
