2013年6月六级真题(二).doc

ti:ar:al:by:九九Lrc歌词网www.99L00:01.76College English Test (Band 6)00:04.52Part Listening Comprehension00:08.80Section A00:09.98Directions: In this section,00:12.11you will hear 8 short conversations00:14.54and 2 long conversations.00:16.85At the end of each conversation,00:18.35one or more questions will be asked00:20.40about what was said.00:22.02Both the conversation and the questions00:24.33will be spoken only once.00:26.59After each question there will be a pause.00:29.76During the pause,00:31.07you must read the four choices00:33.00marked A), B), C) and D),00:35.80and decide which is the best answer.00:38.53Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 100:42.02with a single line through the centre.00:44.58Now lets begin with the eight short conversations.00:48.131. W: I was shocked to hear of your wifes illness. 00:53.13Is she going to be all right?00:54.81M: At first, the doctors werent sure, 00:57.24but shes really improved. 00:59.17Shell be home next week.01:01.10Q: What do we learn 01:02.22about the mans wife from the conversation? 01:18.632. M: Excuse me, 01:20.87can I get a ticket for a sleeping compartment on this train?01:24.60W: Yes, there are four left. 01:26.85The price is 60 per person including a continental breakfast.01:31.76Q: What is the man doing? 01:47.093. M: Janet, heres the book I borrowed from you, 01:51.57but Im so sorry that I cant find its jacket.01:55.12W: It doesnt matter.01:56.13Anyway, you are one of the few people 01:58.31who actually return books to me.02:00.61Q: What does the woman imply? 02:16.624. M: Lisa, have you been to the new supermarket yet?02:21.60W: Yes, and no. 02:23.34I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, 02:26.70but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour, 02:30.12looking for a space 02:31.92before I finally gave up and came home.02:34.35Q: What does the woman mean? 02:49.415. W: Youve been sitting at the computer for hours. 02:53.39Lets take a coffee break, shall we?02:55.25M: I wish I could. 02:56.81You know, Im up to my neck in work. 02:59.79Ive got to finish this report. 03:01.97I dont want to miss the deadline.03:04.46Q: What does the man mean? 03:19.746. M: What do you think of this gallery space? 03:23.91They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here.03:27.45W: Are you kidding? 03:28.63Any art student I know would die to have an exhibition here.03:33.13Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 03:49.447. W: Gary, my assistant is in hospital now. 03:53.73Is there anyone in your department 03:55.53who could give a hand for a few days?03:58.02M: I think so. Ill ask around and get back to you.04:01.44Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 04:17.938. W: Did you read the article in the paper 04:21.60about the mayors speech at the economic forum?04:23.91M: Sure I did, 04:25.38but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said. 04:28.94Its not the first time for them to do so.04:31.92Q: What does the man say about the papers article? 04:49.21Now you will hear the two long conversations.04:53.19Conversation One04:54.63W: Oh, hello, John. 04:56.42Are you using your dictating machine this morning? 04:59.72Ive got a long report I must dictate. 05:02.39Can I borrow your machine?05:03.89M: Of course. But can you spare me a second? 05:07.74Its the message you sent me 05:09.42about the delivery delay of the control desks. 05:12.47Whats gone wrong?05:13.53W: Everything, John. 05:14.96We have to get the steel sheets we need 05:18.44for these desks from new suppliers. 05:21.12Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other. 05:24.60They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.05:27.03M: But they cant be. 05:29.39Those control desks are a special order. 05:32.44They are wanted for one of the big computer companies.05:35.49Its a very important contract.05:37.91W: When did we promise the delivery?05:39.97M: On Thursday next week. 05:41.83And theres a penalty clause. 05:43.82We stand to lose 10 percent of our price 05:46.50for each week of overdue delivery.05:48.80W: Oh, these penalty clauses! 05:51.22Why did you sales people accept them?05:53.65M: We have to accept them; 05:55.33otherwise, we dont get the contracts.05:57.57W: Well, lets get on to the Buying Department. 06:00.42I only heard about the delay yesterday 06:02.67because we kept the production line clear 06:04.66to handle these special sheets. 06:06.47Its a dreadful nuisance.06:08.21M: It will be more than a nuisance 06:10.45if we dont meet on delivery date. 06:12.31It will cost us a lot of money.06:15.11W: Keep calm, John. 06:16.54We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers 06:19.90for failure to deliver on time. 06:21.89Then we will offset the penalty clause.06:24.13M: Well, if you can.06:25.81Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation 06:29.73you have just heard.06:31.609. Why did the woman send the message to the man?06:50.5410. What does the woman say about the new suppliers?07:09.0811. How did the man get the contracts?07:27.3412. What does the woman suggest they do?07:44.93Conversation Two07:46.74M: Kathy, chaos theory seems to be 07:50.10a branch of physics or mathematics. 07:52.65You are an economist, 07:54.03so how does it influence your work?07:56.52W: Well, in several ways. 07:58.94I am responsible for financial development programs 08:01.93in many parts of the world, 08:03.67so forecasting long range trends 08:06.16and making predictions on the basis of present evidence 08:09.33is what I do. 08:10.52Chaos theory was developed by scientists, 08:13.81trying to explain the movement of the planets 08:16.92and the changes in environmental conditions. 08:19.29Both of these things are also about 08:21.34making long-term predictions 08:23.08on the basis of present evidence.08:25.76M: Are many economists involved in this field?08:29.43W: An increasing number. 08:30.79In the 1990s, 08:32.72many economists began to look at chaos theory 08:35.58as a way of providing models for forecasting.08:38.85M: What kind of models are we talking about here?08:42.04W: Well, thats a good question, 08:44.34because the basic idea of chaos theory is that 08:47.33there arent any models as such08:49.88there arent guaranteed forms, 08:52.05but rather patterns of change in development.08:54.42M: Doesnt that mean that forecasting is impossible?08:58.21W: No, but it certainly makes it more 09:00.33of a challenge. 09:01.38Mandelbrot, 09:02.26who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices, 09:04.99for example, 09:05.80noted that although the outcomes were variable, 09:08.54there were in fact certain constancy. 09:11.28What we have to do is 09:12.54make sure we know what these are 09:14.34and take into account all the possible variables.09:17.64M: But do economics and finance work in the same way 09:21.37as weather conditions or the movement of planets?09:24.60W: Well, no, of course not. 09:26.59There are certain underlying similarities. 09:29.39But we have to leave them for the other time.09:32.69Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation09:37.29you have just heard.09:39.8613. What is the womans profession?09:57.6714. What was chaos theory supposed to do 10:02.09when it was first formulated?10:18.0015. What are the speakers mainly talking about?10:33.87Section B10:35.49Directions: In this section,10:38.85you will hear 3 short passages.10:41.34At the end of each passage,10:42.91you will hear some questions.10:45.02Both the passage and the questions10:47.26will be spoken only once.10:49.44After you hear a question,10:51.12you must choose the best answer10:53.30from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D)10:58.21Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 111:02.10with a single line through the centre.11:05.46Passage One11:06.33People write to ask me 11:08.38if theres correlation between academic intelligence 11:11.33and emotional intelligence. 11:13.63My answer is no. 11:15.18You can have a high IQ and a high EQ, 11:19.23which, of course, is a winning combination, 11:22.33or be high in one and low in the other.11:25.76The best study was done at Bell Labs in New Jersey, 11:29.18a very high IQ place. 11:31.60They do research into development 11:33.66for the communications industry. 11:35.52In a division of electronic engineers, 11:38.45who were designing equipments so advanced 11:41.06that they work in teams of up to 150, 11:44.17co-workers and managers were asked to nominate the standouts11:47.90the stars in productivity and effectiveness. 11:51.14They came up with 10 or 15 names, 11:53.87and that group of stars was compared with everyone else. 11:57.79It turned out there was no difference in IQ, 12:00.97no difference in academic qualifications, 12:03.83no difference in years on the job. 12:06.07The only difference was emotional intelligence. 12:09.43The stars were people who knew how to get along, 12:12.91who knew how to motivate themselves, 12:15.27usually the kind of people you like to hang out with. 12:18.38When these people ran up against a technical problem, 12:21.62to which theyd have to turn to someone else for an answer, 12:24.98theyd e-mail and get an answer right away, 12:28.09because they built up a network of people 12:30.45before they needed them. 12:31.95The other people would e-mail and wait up to two weeks 12:35.62for an answer.12:36.92So you can see how being good in the interpersonal realm 12:40.09actually was a direct benefit, 12:42.40even for effectively pursuing a technical task.12:46.95Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.12:52.4916. What does the speaker say about Bell Labs?13:10.1817. What characterizes the stars nominated at Bell Labs?13:29.7718. What does the speaker say contributes 13:33.19to effectively pursuing a technical task?13:49.50Passage Two13:51.24Js (Biography of John Muir)John Muirs own writings 13:55.47to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man 13:58.59who did so much to raise Americans awareness 14:01.63of environmental issues. 14:03.44As Americas first environmentalist, 14:06.11John Muir lived his life forever daring 14:08.91to undertake new adventures. 14:10.96He spent most of his days outdoors 14:13.39and had deep love for the wild lands. 14:16.19In the book, we meet John Muir 14:18.61as a youth fearlessly climbing the roof of his house. 14:21.91He captures birds only to let them go 14:24.28when he realizes the cruelty involved. 14:27.20He becomes an inventor 14:28.38and sells his inventions in order to attend the university.14:31.68As a young man, 14:33.11he began walking over tens of thousands of miles 14:35.91during his lifetime, 14:37.15through the south to Florida, 14:39.14the west to California and north to Alaska, 14:42.18where readers are taken a long 14:43.86and particularly hair-raising adventure 14:46.28on a large mass of floating ice. 14:48.71Muirs learning in observation throughout his life 14:51.69led him to devote his last years to preserving the natural environment. 14:56.30His writing and speaking raised the awareness 14:58.54of the importance of conservation 15:00.34and helped bring about our national park system. 15:03.33Readers will feel they know John Muir 15:05.88after reading his story 15:07.18and may catch his passion for preserving the riches of our land. 15:11.41The others portrayal of Muirs life 15:13.84is a testimony to what it means to be lifelong learners 15:17.01and to use that learning to inform and bring about change.15:21.40Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.15:28.3019. What kind of book is the speaker introducing?15:47.2420. What do we learn about John Muir when he was young?16:05.6621. What did John Muir intend to do through writing and speaking?16:24.42Passage Three16:25.85Disaster movies often portray catastrophes that destroy, 16:31.01or at least threaten to destroy earths entire population. 16:35.68In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s 16:39.04that couldve been just that fatal.16:41.53Named after a river that passes through the Congo, 16:44.95the Ebola virus originally manifested itself 16:48.62in the interior of Africa in 1976. 16:52.24Two strains of the disease, 16:54.48with almost identical symptoms, affected humans16:57.65Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan. 17:00.64The Sudan version was deadly enough, 17:03.56killing 50% of those it infected. 17:06.49However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate, 17:10.49was even worse. 17:11.75The origins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, 17:15.10can be traced back to a single individual in a Sudanese town. 17:20.16Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villages simultaneously. 17:25.34Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals 17:28.70when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices 17:31.75ensured the rapid spreading of the infection 17:34.61by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids. 17:38.78If the virus had been capable of spreading through the air, 17:42.71or if one infected person had unknowingly entered a large population center, 17:47.86Ebola might have become a worldwide epidemic. 17:52.21However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, 17:55.57the virus died out, at least temporarily. 17:58.37Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly that 18:02.54within a short period of time, 18:04.22there was no one around to infect. 18:06.95Hospital workers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic, 18:11.87thus halting the administering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections, 18:17.15but Ebola has not disappeared. 18:19.58With no known vaccination or cure available, 18:22.82it seems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts.18:27.79Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage 18:31.28you have just heard.18:33.2722. What is Ebola virus named after?18:51.5223. What do we learn about Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan?19:10.6424. How do people get infected with the disease 19:14.76according to the speaker?19:30.1825. What does the speaker believe?20:06.19Section C20:07.87Directions: In this section,20:10.73you will hear a passage three times.20:12.97When the passage is read for the first time,20:14.90you should listen carefully for its general idea.20:17.82When the passage is read for the second time,20:20.06you are required to fill in the blanks20:22.11with the exact words20:23.42you have just heard.20:24.82Finally,20:25.68when the passage is read for the third time,20:27.80you should check what you have written.20:29.98Now listen to the passage.20:33.51The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, 20:37.68and sound friendly but would also be programmed 20:40.98to behave in an agreeable manner. 20:43.59Those qualities that make interaction with other people enjoyable 20:47.82would be simulated as closely as possible, 20:51.49and the machine would appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing. 20:56.16Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, 21:01.01and yet the machine would remain slightly 21:03.43unpredictable and therefore interesting. 21:06.30In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, 21:11.02but as it came to know the user it would progress 21:14.20to a more relaxed and intimate style. 21:17.12The machine would not be a passive participant 21:20.04but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions;21:24.26it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or 21:27.40changing the topic and would have a personality of its own.21:30.95The machine would convey presence. 21:33.37We have all seen how a computers use of personal names 21:37.04often fascinates people and needs them to treat the machine 21:40.77as if it were almost human. 21:42.89Such features are easily written into the software. 21:46.56By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor, 21:50.04the machine could be presented as a vivid and unique character.21:54.02Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer 21:57.32would be more acceptable as a friend if it simulated 22:00.87the gradual changes that occur when one person 22:03.73is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might also 22:08.21express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.22:13.43Now the passage will be read again.22:16.54The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, 22:20.96and sound friendly but would also be programmed 22:23.76to behave in an agreeable manner. 22:26.37Those qualities that make interaction with other people enjoyable 22:30.35would be simulated as closely as possible, 22:33.46and the machine would appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing. 22:37.94Its informal conversational style would