CET6_091219四六级英语听力文本.doc

11.W:DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope? M:Suredid.Theycertainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbigbills.Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsomeolderpeopletravellingabroad. Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople? 12.W:Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.Whatswrongwithhim? M:HewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheAdministrationsOffice.Hedbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime. Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? 13.M:WhatagreatsingerJustinis!Hisconcertisjustawesomeandyoullneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket. W:Yeah,judgingbytheamountofapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit. Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean? 14.W:IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.DoyourememberhewasoneofthechairpersonsofourStudentsUnion? M:Yes,butIhaventheardfromhimforages.Actually,Ihavebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation. Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers? 15.M:Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Letsstopthedinner. W:Fine,andletsfindamotelsothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow. Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo? 16.W:Letslookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures? M:Theyhavea5%marginoferror. Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout? 17.W:LookatthiscatalogueJohn.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse. M:Eh,Ithinkyoualreadyhaveonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow? Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? 18.W:Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed. M:Thatcantbetrue.Therearesupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester. Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?LongConversation1 M:IseeyournewresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofstorecalledComputerCountry,couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere? W:Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.IdidalloftheorderingsforthestoreandIkepttrackoftheinventory。 M:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob? W:Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidnthavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineedtomakesuretheywerewelltakengoodcareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright。 M:Thatshowwefeelhere,too.Howlongdidyouworkthere? W:Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth。 M:Andwhydidyouleave? W:MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBostonandIunderstandthatyourcompanyhasanopeningthere,too。 M:Yes,thatsright.Wedo.Butthepositionwontstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou? W:No,notatall.Myhusbandsnewjobdoesntbeginforafewweeks,sowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents。 M:Thatsoundsnice.So,tellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition? W:Iknowthatyourcompanyhasawonderfulproduct.IvethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity。 M:Well,Imgladyoudid。 Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。 Q19:Whatwasthewomanspreviousjob? Q20:Whatdoesthewomansaywiththemostdifficultpartofherjob? Q21:WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston? Q22:Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob? LongConversation2 W:Today,inthisstudio,wehaveAlbertoCuties,thewell-knownBrazilianadvocatoroftheanti-globalmovement.Hesheretotalkabouttherecentreportstatingthatby2050,Brazilwillbeoneoftheworldswealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousayaboutthisreport? M:YouknowthisisntthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidover100yearsago,butitdidnthappen。 W:Yes,butyoumustadmittheworldsaverydifferentplacenow。 M:Ofcourse.Infact,Ibelievethattheremaybesometruthsinthepredictionsthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment。 W:Suchas? M:Theresanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSanPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslumareaswithoutproperwaterorelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareas。 W:Whatneedstobedone? M:Education,forexample.ForBrazil,tobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.Successfulcountries,likeSouthKoreaandSingaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries。 W:Soyourehopefulforthefuture? W:AsIsaidearlier,Imhopeful.Thisisntaneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBrazilarentwastedastheywereinthepast。 Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。 Q23:WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil? Q24:WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow? Q25:WhatdoesAlbertosayaboutcountries?passage1 WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.Aspartofherjob,sheconductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,ofteninlocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedtohigh,sometimesdeadlylevelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances.Butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.Frustratedbytheserestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompanyandhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltestsandhybridtestresults,andorganizeforchange.Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup.Andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgun”fortheenvironmentalmovement.HowhasSubraachievedallthis?Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople.”IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshehundredpresentationsayear.Alongtheway,sheslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforecongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan. Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute? 27.WhydidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981? 28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubraseffortshadinthepasttwodecades? 29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubrassuccess? Passage2(18:27-21:23) Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcornersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobal-readyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopaglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobal-readywhentheygraduate.Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesntalwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroad,however.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobal-readywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachothersculturestodevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinkingandintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampusoutsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitionsandlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallengeandprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket.Anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates. Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyoujustheard: 30.Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday? 31.Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures? 32.Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker? Passage3 Toseeifhaircoloraffectsapersonschancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajob.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresumebuttheapplicantspicturewasalteredsothatinsomephotos,herhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult-withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapableandshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadagoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairaslessintelligentthanotherpeopleandredhairasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumancarriesintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexample,lawyersareshrewdanddishonestisapopularstereotype.Stereotypingcanoccurinpublicspeakingclasseswhentryingtochooseaspeechtopic.Somemalesthinkthatwomenareuninterestedinhowtorepaircarsorsomefemalesthinkthatmenareuninterestedincreativehobbies,suchasknittinganeedlepoint.Weshouldrejecttostereotypesbecausetheyforceallpeopleinagroupintothesamesimplepattern.Theyfailtoaccountforindividualdifferencesandthewiderangeofcharacteristicsamongmembersofanygroup.Somelawyersaredishonest,yes,butmanyarenot.Somewomenareuninterestedinrepairingcars,yes,butsomeareenthusiasticwithmechanics. Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. Q33.WhatdidresearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind? Q34.Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers? Q35.Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejecttostereotypes? 2009.12.19 英语六级复合式听写原文及答案(36-46)TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemorysystemscalledNumonyx.ThenameisderivedfromtheirGoddessofmemoryMnemosyne.Intheancientworld,atrainedmemorywasanimmenseasset,particularlyinpubliclife.TherewerenoconvenientdevicesfortakingnotesandearlyGreekor