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六级听力真题卷2听力文本
CollegeEnglishTestBandSix
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillheartwolongconversations.
Attheendofeachconversation,
youwillhearfourquestions.
Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
ConversationOne
W:
Mr.Ishiguro,
haveyoueverfoundoneofyourbooks
atasecondhandbookstore?
M:
Yes.Thatkindofthingisdifficult.
Ifthey’vegotmybookthere,
Ithink,
“Well,thisisaninsult!
Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!
”
Butifit’snotthere,
Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.
Ithink,
“Whyaren’tpeople
exchangingmybook?
Whyisn’titinthisstore?
”
W:
Doesbeingawriter
requireathickskin?
M:
Yes,forexample,
mywifecanbeveryharsh.
Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook,
TheBuriedGiant,in2004
butIstopped
afterIshowedmywifealittlesection.
Shethoughtitwasrubbish.
W:
EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?
M:
She’snotintimidatedatall
andshecriticizesme
inexactlythesamewayshedid
whenIwasfirstunpublished
andIwasstarting.
W:
Butyouwouldnever
compromiseonyourvision.
M:
No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseon
theessential,theideasorthethemes.
Thisisn’treallywhat
mywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.
It’salwaysaboutexecution.
W:
Sowhydidyouputyourbook,
TheBuriedGiant,
asideforsolong?
Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonit
over10yearsago.
M:
I’veoftenstoppedwritingabook
andleftitforafewyears.
AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,
itmayhavechanged.
Usuallymyimaginationhasmovedon
andIcanthinkofdifferentcontexts
oradifferentwaytodoit.
W:
Whatdoesitfeellike
whenyoufinallyfinishabook?
M:
It’sfunnyyouaskthat
becauseIneverhavethismoment
whenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!
”
Iwatchfootballers
attheendofthematch,
youknow,
thewhistlegoes
andthey’vewonorlost.
Untilthen
they’vebeengivingeverythingtheyhave
andatthatmoment
theyknowit’sover.
It’sfunnyforanauthor.
There’sneverafinishingwhistle.
Questions1to4arebasedon
theconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.Howwouldthemanfeel
ifhefoundhisbook
inasecondhandbookstore?
2.Whatdoestheman’swife
thinkofhisbooks?
3.Whatdoesthemando
whenheengagesinwriting?
4.Whatdoesthemanwanttosay
bymentioningthefootballmatch?
ConversationTwo
W:
Accordingtoastudyofrace
andequityineducation,
blackathletes
aredroppingoutofcollege
acrossthecountryatalarmingrates.
Withustotalkaboutthefindingsinthestudy
isWashingtonPostcolumnist
KevinBlackistone.
Goodmorning.
M:
Goodmorning,howareyou?
W:
Fine,thankyou.
Whatisnew
thatyoufoundinthisstudy?
M:
Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,
andhepointsoutthat
onmajorcollegecampuses
acrossthecountry,
blackmalesmakeuplessthan
3percentofundergraduateenrollments.
Yet,whenyoulookat
theirnumbersorpercentages
ontherevenue-generatingsportsteams
offootballandbasketball,
theymakeupwell
into50to60percentofthoseteams.
Sotheideaisthat
theyarereallytheretobepartof
therevenue-generatingworkingclass
ofathletesoncampus
andnotnecessarilythere
tobepartoftheeducatingclass
asmoststudentsinothergroupsare.
W:
Comparedwithothergroups,
Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,
atthose65schools,
aresomethinglike
justbarelymorethanhalf
oftheblackmaleathletesgraduate
atall.
M:
Exactly.
Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisis
theseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonething
asrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.
Andthatisacollegedegree,
whichcanbeatransformativetool
inoursociety
whenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.
Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis.
W:
Well,thishasbeen
talkedaboutsomuch,
really,inrecentyears.
Whyhasn’titchanged?
M:
Well,Ithinkoneofthereasons
ithasn’tchangedisbecause
there’sreallynoeconomicpressure
tochangethis.
Alloftheincentiveisreallyon
winningandnotlosingonthefield
oronthecourt.
Coachesdonotnecessarilyhave
theincentivetograduateplayers.
Questions5to8arebasedon
theconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
6.Whatisthenewfinding
aboutblackmaleathletes
inthisstudy?
7.Whatisthegraduationrate
ofblackmaleathletes?
8.Whataccountsfor
blackathletes’failure
toobtainacollegedegree,
accordingtotheman?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillheartwopassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,
youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.
Boththepassageandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,
thedayafterThanksgiving.
Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.
Retailersmakethemostmoney
thistimeofyear,
about20to30percentofannualrevenue.
About136millionpeoplewillshop
duringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.
Moreandmorewillshoponline.
Inaneraofinstantinformation,
shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.
About183.8millionpeoplewillshop
onCyberMonday,
thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving.
Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline.
One-in-fiveAmericanswilluse
atabletorsmartphone.
OnlinespendingonBlackFriday
willrise15percent
tohit$2.7billionthisyear.
CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto$3billion.
Formany,shoppingonlinewas
“amorecomfortablealternative”
thancrowdedmalls.
Theshifttoonlineshopping
hashadabigimpact
ontraditionalshoppingmalls.
Since2010,
morethan24shoppingmalls
haveclosed
andanadditional60arestruggling.
However,Fortunesays
theweakestofthemallshaveclosed.
Thesectoristhrivingagain.
TheInternationalCouncil
ofShoppingCenterssaid
94.2percentofmallswerefull,
oroccupied,
withshopsbytheendof2014.
Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.
EconomistGusFauchersaid
lowerunemploymentandrisingwagescould
giveAmericansmoremoneytospend.
TheaverageAmericanconsumer
willspendabout$805ongifts.
That’sabout$630.5billion
betweenNovemberandDecember—
anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.
Questions9to12arebasedon
thepassageyouhavejustheard.
9.Whatisthespeaker
mainlytalkingabout?
10.Howmanypeople
willshoponCyberMonday?
11.WhatdoesFortunesay
abouttraditionalshoppingmalls?
12.Whatissaidtoaccountfor
theincreasednumberofshoppers?
PassageTwo
Foryears,
manyofushavereliedonantibioticuse
totreatvariousinfections.
Andtherealityisthat
antibioticshavebeenresponsiblefor
savingmillionsoflivessincepenicillin,
oneoftheearliestantibiotics,
wasfirstusedonaclinicalbasis
70yearsago.
However,todayisanewera
inwhichtakingantibiotics
cancausesomeverydangerous
andpotentiallylife-threateningsituations.
Infact,youmayhaveheardabout
thenew“superbugs”,
whichareantibiotic-resistantbacteria
thathavedevelopedasaresultofoverprescribedantibiotics.
Inthepast,
healthexpertswarnedusthat
thedaywouldcomeinwhich
itwouldbecomeverydifficult
toprovidemedicalcare
forevencommonproblems
suchaslunginfection
orseveresourthroat.
And,apparently,
thatdayhascome
becauseseeminglyroutineoperations
suchaskneereplacements
arenowmuchmorehazardous
duetotheloomingthreat
oftheseinfections.
Theproblemhasgrowninto
suchepidemicproportionsthat
thisseverestrainofresistantbacteria
isbeingblamedfor
nearly700,000deaths
eachyearthroughouttheworld;
and,unfortunately,
healthexpertsworrythat
thenumberwillriseto10million
ormoreonayearlybasisby2050.
Withsuchalarge
life-threateningepidemic,
itissadtosaythat
only1.2percentofbudgetarymoney
fortheNationalInstitutesofHealth
iscurrentlybeingspentonresearch
totacklethisproblem.
Thisisafarcryfromthefunds
necessaryfor
aproblemofsuchmagnitude.
Questions13to15arebasedon
thepassageyouhavejustheard.
13.Whatdowelearn
aboutthe“superbugs”?
14.Whatistheresultof
theoveruseofantibiotics?
15.Whatismosturgentlyneeded
fortacklingthelargelife-threateningepidemic,
accordingtothespeaker?
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,
youwillhearthreerecordings
oflecturesortalks
followedbythreeorfourquestions.
Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswer
fromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).
Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter
onAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
RecordingOne
Thisisthereason
youarehereinauniversity.
Youareheretobeeducated.
Youarehere
tounderstandthinkingbetter
andtothinkbetteryourself.
It’snotachance
you’regoingtohave
throughoutyourlifetime.
Forthenextfewyears,
youhaveachancetofocusonthinking.
Ithinkaboutsomeofthestudents
whotookadvantageof
theiropportunitiesinauniversity.
OneofthestoriesIalwaysliketotell
isofafreshmanseminar
thatIhadachancetoteachatHarvard
whenIwaspresidentoftheuniversity.
Itaughtaseminaronglobalization
andIassignedareadingthat
Ihadwrittenaboutglobalcapital
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