2013年6月六级真题(三).doc

01:41.71College English Test（Band 6）01:45.28Part II Listening Comprehension01:48.54Section A01:50.57Directions: In this section,01:53.20you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.01:57.76At the end of each conversation,01:59.96one or more questions will be asked about what was said.02:03.71Both the conversation and the questions02:06.13will be spoken only once.02:08.69After each question there will be a pause.02:11.55During the pause, you must read the four choices02:15.12marked A), B), C) and D),02:18.58and decide which is the best answer.02:21.39Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 102:25.81with a single line through the centre02:28.89Now, lets begin with the eight short conversations.02:33.161. M: What do you think of 02:36.33the governments new tax cut proposal?02:38.85W: Though it may give some benefit to the poor, 02:41.98its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends. 02:46.67That means the rich will get richer.02:50.26Q: What does the woman think of 02:51.77the governments tax cut proposal? 03:10.042. M: Jenny, remember this: 03:13.34A job worth doing at all is worth doing well.03:17.44W: Oh, yes. I certainly wont forget it. 03:20.74But dont expect me to stick to the job 03:23.47just because it pays a few more bucks. 03:26.24A life of continued exploration is a life worth living.03:31.27Q: What can be inferred about the woman from the conversation? 03:51.263. M: I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs. 03:56.59How can I help him, Mom?03:58.78W: Stay away from him, Son. 04:01.05Never think that you can talk him out of the habit04:04.30if he is addicted. 04:05.90But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.04:09.62Q: Whats the womans advice to her son?04:28.954. W: I dont know how you can eat so much 04:32.89yet never put on any weight, Son.04:35.67Your fathers got the same luck. 04:38.29I cant take a bite without 04:39.95calculating how many calories Im taking.04:43.24M: But remember Aunt Louise, Mom? 04:45.52She ate a lot and never gained a pound.04:48.73Q: Who is worried about gaining weight? 05:07.385. W: Did you turn off the lights 05:10.80and check the locks on all the doors?05:12.99M: Yes, I told the Johnsons 05:15.12wed be gone for two weeks. 05:17.18They promised to keep an eye on the house for us.05:21.12Q: What are the two speakers going to do? 05:39.536. M: Hurry up, Linda! 05:42.31I hear that there arent many tickets left05:44.97for the football match.05:46.38W: I am ready now. Lets go.05:49.22It is the early bird that catches the worm.05:52.42Q: Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up? 06:10.617. W: Did you hear that 06:13.54the convenience store next to the gas station 06:15.97was held up last night?06:18.03M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.06:21.14Q: What happened to the convenience store? 06:40.078. M: Congratulations! 06:43.63I just heard about your acceptance into a law school. 06:46.68Do you think you would join your brothers firm after graduation?06:50.53W: Not likely. 06:52.07He is a tax lawyer, 06:53.63and I am going to major in criminal law.06:56.97Q: What does the woman mean?07:15.35Now youll hear the two long conversations.07:19.61Conversation One07:21.46W: Hi, Bill, how is it going?07:23.28M: Oh, hi, Jane. Im OK. How about you?07:27.09W: You can probably tell just by looking at me. 07:29.54Im really busy. 07:31.10Hey, what are you reading?07:32.69M: A pretty interesting article. 07:34.61My biology professor assigned it, 07:37.02and I thought I just looked it over. 07:38.81But I got really involved in it. 07:41.20Its about endangered species.07:43.66W: That sounds pretty interesting. 07:45.19Im getting frustrated with the two research papers 07:47.87Im struggling with. 07:49.27And can you believe they are both due on the same day?07:52.32M: Thats tough.07:53.92W: Ill get through it. So whats this you are reading?07:57.17M: Well, its basically about the choices 07:59.45conservationists are faced with. 08:01.54You know, these days when funding is so hard to come by.08:04.85W: Wait a minute. 08:06.22Is the focus on biology or economics?08:08.98M: Both. Conservationists dont have enough funding 08:12.68to save every endangered species in the world, 08:15.87so they have to decide based on 08:17.61what would be lost if a species became extinct.08:20.54W: Can you give me an example of what you mean?08:23.14M: Take for instance, 08:24.51two animals, the spotted owl and the tailed toad. 08:27.99The article says the toad is unique. 08:30.24It has no relatives. But there are a lot of varieties of owls.08:34.67W: So, if that toad became extinct, 08:37.65wed lose an important link in the chain of evolution, right?08:41.41M: Exactly. But that isnt so for the owl. 08:44.61So for conservationists, 08:46.39it might be a clear choice of which animal to save.08:49.20W: I see. 08:50.81I am glad I dont have to make that kind of decision, arent you? 08:55.77Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation08:58.47you have just heard.09:02.039. What are the speakers mainly discussing?09:22.1610. What problems do conservationists have?09:42.3211. What can be inferred about the tailed toad?10:02.79Conversation Two10:04.44M: Good evening, dear audience. 10:06.50Im glad to continue the topic about music. 10:09.42It is common knowledge that 10:11.96music can have a powerful effect on our emotions. 10:14.59In fact, since the 1930s, 10:17.36music therapists have relied on music 10:19.81to soothe patients and help control pain. 10:22.75Now psychologists are confirming that 10:25.36music can also help relieve depression and improve concentration.10:30.10W: Thats nice. 10:31.33Do they have any concrete examples?10:33.33M: For instance, 10:34.81in a recent study, 10:36.3215 surgeons were given some highly stressed math problems to solve. 10:41.06They were divided into three groups: 10:43.74one worked in silence; 10:45.21and in another, 10:46.67the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones; 10:49.98the third listened to classical music chosen by the researchers.10:54.41W: What were the results?10:56.15M: The results of the study may surprise you. 10:58.81The doctors who got to choose their music 11:01.36experienced less stress and scored better than the others.11:05.08W: That is surprising. How to explain this?11:08.33M: One possible explanation is that 11:10.44listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain, 11:14.83increases the heart rate and expands the breathing. 11:18.26That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration.11:21.64W: Is there any other research?11:23.85M: Yes. Another research suggests a second relation 11:28.07between the music and the brain: 11:29.65By examining the students blood 11:32.37after listening to a variety of classical music collections, 11:35.38the researchers found that 11:36.95some students showed a large increase 11:39.35in a chemical substancea natural pain reliever11:42.97in their blood, which can help soothe the patient.11:46.25W: Well, thank you so much for being with us today 11:48.36and having us know about another function of music.11:52.38Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation 11:55.45you have just heard.11:59.2012. What is the talk mainly about?12:18.7713. According to the speaker, 12:21.93how is the music therapy currently used in medicine?12:40.4714. What did the study done with surgeons show?13:00.5615. What effect did music have 13:04.72in the study of students exposed to classical music?13:23.83Section B13:25.83Directions: In this section,13:29.43you will hear 3 short passages.13:32.46At the end of each passage,13:34.38you will hear some questions.13:36.27Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.13:40.88After you hear a question,13:42.61you must choose the best answer from the four choices13:45.97marked A), B), C) and D).13:51.00Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 113:54.75with a single line through the centre.14:03.03Passage One14:04.48Jane Browns been married for 12 years. 14:05.83She has three children 14:07.70and lives in the suburb outside Columbus, Ohio. 14:10.47When her youngest child reached school age, 14:13.64Jane decided to go back to work. 14:16.83She thought that 14:17.92she should contribute to the household finances. 14:20.26Her salary could make the difference 14:22.77between the financial struggle 14:24.60and a secure financial situation for her family. 14:28.75Jane also felt bored and frustrated 14:31.69in her role as a homemaker 14:33.43and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. 14:37.37Jane was worried about her childrens adjustment to this new situation. 14:42.31But she arranged for them 14:44.32to go stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon. 14:48.39They seemed to be happy with the arrangement. 14:51.66The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband, Bill. 14:56.84When Jane was at home all day, 14:59.56she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, 15:03.16wash the clothes, take care of the children 15:06.17and cook two or three meals each day. 15:09.79She was very busy, of course, 15:12.24but she succeeded in getting everything done. 15:15.41Now these same things need to be done. 15:18.35But Jane has only evenings and early mornings to do them. 15:22.52Both Jane and Bill are tired 15:25.12when they arrive home at 6 p.m. 15:27.77Bills accustomed to sitting down 15:31.34and reading the paper or watching TV 15:33.24until dinner is ready. 15:35.29This is exactly what Jane feels like doing. 15:38.61But someone has to fix dinner 15:40.24and Bill expects that to be Jane. 15:43.17Janes becoming very angry at Bills attitude. 15:47.25She feels that they should share the household jobs. 15:50.88But Bill feels that everything should be the same 15:53.81as it was before Jane went back to work.15:59.28Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage16:02.76you have just heard.16:04.9616. Why did Jane want to go back to work?16:26.0017. How did Jane spend her days before she went back to work?16:48.0018. What problem arose when Jane went back to work?17:09.0119. What does the story try to tell us?17:28.31Passage Two17:29.89“The Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction” is a program 17:33.97designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters 17:37.96throughout the world. 17:39.80With support from the United Nations, 17:42.01countries will be encouraged 17:43.75to share information about disaster reduction, 17:47.58for instance, information about how to17:49.88plan for and cope with hurricanes, 17:52.48earthquakes and other natural disasters. 17:55.86One of the most important things 17:57.63the program plans to do is 17:59.93to remind us of what we can do to protect ourselves. 18:04.28For example, we can pack a suitcase 18:06.67with flashlights, a radio, food, drinking water and some tools. 18:12.59This safety kit may help us 18:14.46survive a disaster until help arrives. 18:18.19Besides, the program will encourage governments 18:21.07to establish building standards, 18:23.49emergency response plans and training programs. 18:27.46These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters. 18:32.55The comparatively mild effects 18:34.80of the northern California earthquake in 1989, 18:38.34are good evidence that 18:40.17we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction. 18:44.26The recent disasters, on the other hand, 18:46.62prove that people will suffer if we dont use that technology. 18:50.88When a highway collapsed in northern California, 18:53.54people were killed in their cars. 18:56.16The highway was not built 18:58.47according to todays strict standards to resist earthquakes. 19:03.14Individuals and governments have to be farsighted. 19:07.22We should take extra time and spend extra money 19:10.76to build disaster safety into our lives. 19:14.39Although such a program cant hold back the winds or stop earthquakes,19:19.27it can save peoples lives and homes.19:25.62Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage 19:29.07you have just heard.19:32.5120. What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?19:55.0921. What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in 1989?20:18.3022. Why did the highway in northern California collapse?20:28.36Passage Three20:30.65Living at the foot of one of the worlds most active volcanoes 20:34.06might not appeal to you at all. 20:36.20But believe it or not, 20:37.81the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy 20:41.30is packed with people. 20:42.82In fact, it is the most densely-populated region 20:47.09on the whole island of Sicily. 20:49.64The reason is that 20:51.56rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming. 20:55.53By growing and selling a variety of crops, 20:59.41local people earn a good living. 21:02.17For them, the economic benefit they reap 21:05.08surpasses the risk of dying or losing property 21:08.94in one of the volcanos frequent eruptions. 21:11.94People everywhere make decisions about risky situations this way, 21:18.00that is, by comparing the risks and the benefits. 21:21.66According to the experts, 21:24.09the size of the risk depends on both its probability and seriousness. 21:29.91Lets take Mount Etna for example. 21:34.09It does erupt frequently. 21:35.58But those eruptions are usually minor. 21:38.39So the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small. 21:43.58But suppose Mount Etna erupted every day 21:47.93or imagine that each eruption there killed thousands of people. 21:53.22If that were the case, 21:55.19the risk would be much larger. 21:58.07Indeed, the risk would be too large for many people to live with. 22:02.41And they would have to move away.22:06.16Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage 22:09.37you have just heard.22:12.2523. How do people make decisions about risky situations?22:35.0324. What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage?22:56.0625. What will people living near Mount Etna do 23:01.36in the face of its eruptions?23:18.63Section C23:20.54Directions: In this section,23:23.20you will hear a passage three times.23:26.28When the passage is read for the first time,23:28.77you should listen carefully for its general idea.23:32.10When the passage is read for the second time,23:35.13you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words23:38.79you have just heard. 23:40.57Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,23:44.41you should check what you have written.23:47.49Now listen to the passage.23:51.20Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans 23:54.90capture their devotion to individualism:23:58.46“Do your own thing.” “I did it my way.”24:01.57“Youll have to decide that for yourself.”24:04.81“You made your bed, now lie in it.”24:08.24“If you dont look out for yourself, no one else will.”24:12.46“Look out for number one.”24:14.95Closely associated with the value they place on individualism24:19.54is the importance Americans assign to privacy.24:23.52Americans assume that people “need some time to themselves”24:27.82or “some time alone” to think about things24:31.06or recover their spent psychological energy.24:34.98Americans have great difficulty understanding foreigners24:39.49who always want to be with another person,24:42.40who dislike being alone.24:44.56If the parents can afford it,24:47.00each child will have his or her own bedroom24:50.62Having ones own bedroom，even as an infant,24:54.20fixes in a person the notion 24:56.46that she is entitled to a place of her own24:59.54where she can be by herself,25:01.68and keep her possessions. She will have her clothes，25:05.59her toys, her books, and so on.25:08.59These things will be hers and no one elses.25:12.12Americans assume that people will have their private thoughts25:16.96that might never be shared with anyone.25:20.12Doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists,25:23.41and others have rules governing “confidentiality”25:27.48that are intended to prevent information25:29.94about their clients personal situations 25:32.63from becoming known to others.25:36.09Americans attitudes about privacy25:38.84can be hard for foreigners to understand.25:42.05Americans houses, yards and even their offices25:46.96can seem open and inviting.25:49.55Yet in the minds of Americans,25:51.72there are boundaries that other people25:54.10are simply not supposed to cross.25:56.96When those boundaries are crossed,25:59.53an Americans body will visibly stiffen26:02.39and his manner will become cool and aloof.26:08.03Now the passage will be read again.26:10.87Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans 26:15.55capture the