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2015年6月英语六级及答案（第三套Part (30Directions：Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying“Ifyoucannotdogreatthings，dosmallthingsinagreatway．’’Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointofview．Youshouldwriteatleastl50wordsbutnomorethan200words．1PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations．Atofeachconversation，oneor，morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．Duringthepause，youmustreadthethecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet，withasinglelinethroughthecentre．11．A.ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldB.Theman’sfootballcareerseemstobeatanC.ThemanwasoperatedonafewweeksD.Themanisafanofworld．famousfootballplayers．2．A.Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget．B.FindouttheopeninghoursoftheC.ApplyforaseniorpositionintheD.Solvehisproblembyngapart．time3．A.AfinancialB.AgoodC.ArealD.Awell．trained4．A.TheerrorswillbecorrectedB.ThewomanwasmistakenC.ThecomputingsystemistooD.Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes．5．A.HeneedshelptoretrievehisB.Hehastotypehis ronceC.Heneedssometimetopolishhis D.Hewillbeawayforatw0—weekconference．6．A.Theymighthavetochangetheirplan．B.HehasgoteverythingsetfortheirC.HehasaheavierworkloadthantheD.TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune7．A.TheyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyforastudentB.TheycanfindtheapplicationformsintheC.TheyarenoigibleforastudentD.Theyarenotlateforaloan8．A.Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease．B.Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic．C.ThequalityofairwillsurelychangefortheD.It’IltakeyearstobringairpollutionunderQuestions9t012arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．9．A.Enormoussizeofitsstores．B.NumerousvarietiesofC.ItsappealingD.Itsrichandcolorfulhistory．10．A.Anancientbuildin9．B.AworldofC.AnEgyptianD.AnEgyptian11．A.Itspowerbillreaches￡9millionaB.ItsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaC.ItspowertoanearbyD.Itgenerates70％oftheelectricityit12．A.11B.30C.250D.300Questionsl3t015arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．13．A.Transferringtoanotherdepartment．B.StudyingaccountingataC.ThinkingaboutngadifferentD.Makingpreparationsforher14．A.ShehasfinallygotapromotionandapayB.ShehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanotherC.ShecouldatlastleavetheaccountingD.Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany．15．A.HeandAndreahaveprovedtobe rfectmatch．B.HechangedhismindaboutmarriageC.HedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhisD.HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher．SectionBDirections：Inthissection．youwillhear3shortpassages．Afofeachpassage．youwillhearsomequestions．Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B.，C.andD.．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetTwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．1PassageQuestionsl6t019arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust16．A.TheyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwaterB.TheyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowC.They inganefficientformofwaterD.Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansofwaterrecreation．17．A.Waterscooteroperators’lackofexperience．B.Vacationers’disregardofwatersafetyrules．C.Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft．D.Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore．18．A.Theyscarewhalestodeath．B.TheyproducetoomuchC.TheydischargetoxicD.Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife．19．A.Expandoperatingareas．B.Restrictoperatinghours．C.Limittheuseofwaterscooters．D.Enforcenecessaryregulations．PassageTwoQuestions20t022arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．20．A.Theyarestable．B.TheyareC.TheyareD.Theyare21．A.TheyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownB.NotmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforC.NotmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirD.Theyattachlessimportancetointer alrelations．22．A.Countoneachotherforhelp．B.Giveeachotheracoldshoulder．C.Keepafriendlydistance．D.Buildafencebetweenthem．PassageThreeQuestions23t025arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．23．A.Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters．B.ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinC.ItmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofD.Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers．24．A.Itl：5iessserlotlsincitiesthantnruralareas．B.ItaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighC.ItresultsfromaworseningeconomicD.ItisanewchallengefacingAmerican25．A.Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers．B.Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment．C.Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance．D.Helthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits．SectionCDirections：Inthissection，youwillhearsagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthetime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten．1I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry．Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedone，ifwe’reto26asacountry．Icertainlydon’tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare．Thingscertainlyget27inahurrywhenyougetintothem，butlwonderifsomethingcouldn’tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems．OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting28injailwhohaven’tharmedanyone．Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadof29anotherdebtbygoingtoprisonand，ofcoming‘30hardenedcriminals．I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleare31seriouscrimes．Ofcourseonealternativetothisisto32 punishment，butI'mnotsurelwouldbeforthat．I'mnotsureit’srighttotakeaneyeforaneye．Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentences。buttheywouldcertainlycostthetaxpayersmuoney．Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanity ．Inmyopinion，anyonewhotakesanother ’slife however，thatdoesnotmeanthatthe isn’tguiltyofthecrime，orthatheshouldn’tpaysocietythedebtheowes．It’ssad，ofcourse，that rsonmayhavetospendtherestofhislife，oralargepartofitinprisonforactsthathe35whilenotinfullcontrolofhismind．PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections：／nthissection，thereissagewithtenblanks．Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank#omalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage．Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices．Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter．PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebarnkmorethanonce．Questions36t045arebasedonthefollowingTravelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethel990s，whenExpedia，Travelocity，andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched，allowingtravelerstocompareflightandhopriceswiththeclickofaInouse．Withinformationnolonger36 asgreatertransparencyhelped37prices．，Today．theindustryisgoingthroughanewrevolution--thistimetransformingservicequality．Onlineratingplatforms-- inhos，restaurants，apartments，andtaxis--allowtravelerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltoseeHospitalit)．"businessesarenowrankedyzed，andcomparednotbyindustry ，butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended--thecustomer．Thishas40anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore41,ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful42toimproveservice.Althoughsomereadersmightnotcarefossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys(行李员)inBerlinormalfunctioninghohairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites'43toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.Theimpactcannotbe44Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedbygoodreviewsand45provideyetmorepositivefeedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavorableonlineidentity.2A)B.C.D. SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadsagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron,AnswerSheet2.PlasticAbettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackAthinmagneticstrip(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andthey'vebeenworkinghardtobreakin.That'swhy2014isshaupasamajorshowdown:banks,lawenforcementandtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,addressesandothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.Morethan100millionaccountsat,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstoreswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember.Swipe(刷卡)istheoperativeword:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-,debit-(借记)orprepaid-cardnumbersusingmalware,i.e.malicioussoftware,insertedsecretlyintotheretailers'ystem--thecheckoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extraforeverypieceofplasticissued.ThefixisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheUS.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactions,muchoftherestoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay,MasterCard,VisA.thatemploysachipembeddedinthecardplusaPINalidentificationnumber~toauthenticateeverytransactiononthespot.IfapurchaserfailstopunchinthecorrectPINatthecheckout,thetransactiongetsrejected.(Onlinepurchasescanbemadebysettingupaseparatetransactioncode.)Whyhaven'tbigbanksadoptedthemoresecuretechnology?Whenitcomestomailingoutnewcreditcards,it'sallaboutrelativecosts,saysDavidRobertson,whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustrynewsletter."Thecostofthecard,puttingthestickeronit,codingtheaccountnumberandexpirationdate,embossingit,thesmallenvelope--allputtogether,you'reinthedollarrange."Achip-and．PrNcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3，saysRobertson，becauseofthepriceofchips．(Oncelargeissuersconverttogether，thechipcostsshoulddrop．)MultiplyS3bythemorethan5billionmagstripecreditandprepaidcardsincirculationintheUS．Thenconsiderthatthere’sanestimated$12．4billionincardfraudonaglobalbasis，saysRobertson．With44eoofthatintheUS，Americancredit．cardfraudamountstoabout$5．5billionannually．Cardissuershavesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingtheliabilityforevenbighacksliketheoneisstillcherthanreplacingallthatplastic．ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonetheworldoverinrelyingonmagstripetechnologytochargepurchases--andleavesconsumersvulnerable．Eachmagstripehasthreetracksofinformation，explainspaymentssecurityexpertJeremyGumbley，thechieftechnologyofficerofCreditCall，anelectronic．paymentscompany．Theandthirdareusedbythebankorcardissuer．Yourvitalaccountinformationlivesonthesecondtrack，whichhackerstrytocapture．“Malwareisscanningthroughthememoryinrealtimeandlookingfordata．”hesays．“Itcreatesatextfilethatgetsstolen．’’Chip-and—PINcards，bycontrast，makefakecardsorskimmingimpossiblebecausetheinformation thatgetsscannedisencrypted(加密)．ThehistoricalreasontheUShasstuckwithmagstripe，ironicallyenough．isoncesuperiortechnology．Ourcheap，ultra·reliablewirednetworksmadecredit-cardauthenticationoverthephonefrictionless．InFrance，cardcompaniescreatedEMVinpartbecausetheephonemonopolywassomaddeninglyinefficientandexpensive．TheEMVsolutionallowedtransactionstobeverifiedlocallyandsecurely．Somebigbanks，likeWellsFar90，arenowofferingtoconvertyourmagstripecardtoachip—and-PINmodel．(It’sactuallyahybrid(混合体)thatwillstillhaveamagstripe，sincemostUSmerchantsdon’thaveEMVterminals．)Shouldyoutakethemuponit?Ifyoutravelinternationally，theanswerisyes．Keepinmind，t00，thatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprotectionthandebitcards．If someoneusesyourcreditcardfraudulently(性地)，it'stheissuerormerchant，notyou,that takesthehit．Debitcardshavedifferentliabilitylimitsdependingonthebankandtheevents fraud“Ifthelogicalthingistogetachip·and-PINcardfromyour ac0．founderofCreditCardlnsider．eom．“lwouldusecreditcardsover debitcardsbecauseofliabilityissues．”Cashstillworksprettywellt00．Retailersandbanksstandtobenefitfromthelowerfraudlevelsofchip-and-PINcardsbuthavebeenreluctantforyearstoinvestinthenewinfrastructure(基础设施)neededforthetechnology，especiallyifconsumersdon’thaveaccesstoit．It’sachicken-and-eggproblem．．noonewantstospend themoneyonupgradedystemsthatcanreadthechipcardsifshoppersaren7tcarrying tequippedtouse them．(AnearliereffortbytomovetochipandPINnevergainedprogress．)Accordingto 局)hastobebroken．” anChaseCEOJamieDimonrecentlyexpressedhiswillingnesstodos0，notingthatbanksandmerchantshavespentthepastdecadesuingeachotheroverinterchangefees--thepercentageofthetransactionpricetheykeep—ratherthandealwiththegrowinghackingproblem．Chaseoffersachip-enabledcardunderitsownbrandandseveralothersfortravel．relatedcompaniessuchasBritish andRitz—Carlton．L)TheandNeimanhackshavealsochangedthecostcalculation：althoughretailershavebeen reluctanttospendthe$6．75billionthatCapgeminiconsultantsestimateitwilltaketoconvertalltheir thepotentialliabilitytheynowfaceisdramaticallygreater．hasbeenhitwithclassactionsfromhackedconsumers．“It’stheultimatenightmare，’’aretailexecutivefromawell．knownchainadmittedtoTIME．111ecard．paymentcompaniesMasterCardandVisaarepushinghardforchange．Thetwofirmshavewarnedallpartiesinthetransactionchain--merchant，network，bankthatiftheydon’teEMV—compliantbyOctober2015，thepartythatisleastcompliantwillbearthefraudrisk．Intheme，app-equippedsdigitalwallets--allofwhichcanuseEMVtechnology—are beginningtomakeinroads(侵袭)oncardsandcash．PayPal，forinstance，istestinganappthatlets youuseyourmobilephonetopayontheflyatlocalmerchants--withoutsurrenderinganycardinformationtothem．Andfurtherdowntheroadisbiometricauthentication， whichcouldbeencrypted say，afingerprint．cardsthoughareandsoarehackers， saysGumbley，whoisEnglish，“thata cuttin9。edge‘technologycountryisdependingona40·year-oldtechnology．”That’swhyitmaybeuptoconsumerstomovetheneedleonchipandPIN．SaysRobertson：“Whenyougettheconsumerintoa ofworryandinconvenience，that’swheretherubberhitstheroad．”246．ItisbesttouseanEMVcardforinternational47．alinformationoncreditanddebitcardsisincreasinglyvulnerabletoTheFrenchcardcompaniesadoptedEMVtechnologypartlybecauseofinefficientephoneservice．WhilemanycountriesusethesmarterEMVcards，theUSstillclingstoitsmagstripeAttemptsarebeingmadetopreventhackersfromcarryingoutidentityCreditcardsaremuchsafertousethandebitBigbankshavebeenreluctanttoswitchtomoresecuretechnologybecauseofthehighercostsinvolved．Thepotentialliabilityforretailersusingmagstripeisfarmorecostlythanupgradingtheirregisters．TheuseofmagstripecardsbyAmericanretailersleavesconsumersexposedtotherisksoflosingaccountinformation．ConsumerswillbeadrivingforcebehindtheconversionfrommagstripetoF_．MVSectionDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection．Eachpassageisfollm,rdbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.，B.，C.andD.．YoushoulddecideDnthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．PassageOneQuestions56t060arebasedonthefollowingThereportfromtheBureauofLaborStatisticswasjustasgloomyasanticipated．UnemploymentinJanuaryjumpedtoal6yearhighof7．6percent，as598000jobswereslashedfromUSpayrollsintheworstsingle-monthdeclinesinceDecember，1974．Withl．8millioniobslostinthelastthreemonths．thereisurgentdesiretoboosttheeconomyasquicklyaspossible．ButWashingtonwoulddowelltotakeadeepbreathbeforereactingtothegrimnumbers．Collectively，werelyontheunemploymentfiguresandotherstatisticstoframeoursenseofreality．Theyareavitalpartofanarrayofdatathatweusetoassessifwe’rengwellorngbadly，andthatinturnshsernmentpoliciesandcorporatebudgetsandalspendingdecisions．Theproblemisthatthestatisticsaren’tanobjectivemeasureofreality；theyaresimplyaapproximation．Directionally，theycapturethetrends，buttheideathatweknowpreciselyhowmanyareunemployedisamyth．Thatmakesfindingasolutionallthemoredifficult．，thereisthewaythedataisassembled．Theofficialunemploymentrateistheproductofaephonesurveyofabout60000homes．Thereisanothersurvey，sometimesreferredtoasthe“payrollsurvey，”thatassesses400000businessesbasedontheirreportedpayrolls．Bothsurveyshaveproblems．Thepayrollsurveycaneasilydouble-countsomeone：ifyouareone payrollsurveyalsodoesn’tcapturethenumberofself．employed，andsosayslittleabouthowmanypeoplearegeneratinganindependent Thehouseholdsurveyhasalargerproblem．Whenaskedstraightforwardly，peopletendtolieorshadethetruthwhenthesubjectissex，moneyoremployment．Ifyougetacallandareaskedifyou’reemployed．andyousayyes，you’reemployed．Ifyousayn0，however，itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthat．Youareonlyunemployedifyou’vebeenactivelylookingforworkinthepastfourweeks；otherwise，youare。marginallyattachedtothelaborforce”andnotactuallyunemployed．11leurgetofyisembeddedinoursociety．Buttheideathatstatisticianscanthencaptureanobjectiverealin-im’tjustimpossible．Italsoleadstoseriousbutamorecrucialconcernisthatbotharebasingmajorpoticydecisionsonguesstimatesratherthanlookingatthevastwealthofrawdatawithacriticaleyeandanopenmind．2Whatd0welearnfromtheA.1meUSeconomicsituationisgoingfrombadtoworse．B.Washingtonistakingdrasticmeasurestoprovidemorejobs．C.111eUS ernmentisslashingmorejobsfromitspayrolls．D.TherecenteconomiccrisishastakentheUSbysurprise．、ⅣhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheunemploymentfiguresandotherTheyformasolidbasisforpolicyThe．yrepresentthecurrentTheysignalfutureeconomicTheydonotfullyreflecttheOneproblemwiththepayrollsurveyis itdoesnotincludealltheitfailstocountintheself—itmagnifiesthenumberoftheitdoesnottreatallcompanies59．111ehouseholdsurveycanbefaultyinthat opletendtoliewhentalkingonthephoneB.noteverybodyiswillingorreadytoC.somepeoplewon’tprovidetruthfulD.thedefinitionofunemploymentistooAtofthepassage，theauthorsuggeststhat A.statisticiansimprovetheirdataassemblingmethodsB.decisionmakersviewthestatisticswithacriticaleyeC.politicianslistenmorebeforemakingpolicydecisionsD.DemocratsandRepublicanscooperateoncrucialissuesPassageTwoQuestions61t065arebasedonthefollowingpassage．tomovefromthecountrysidetothecity．Thisnamelesspushedthehumanraceoverahistoricthreshold，foritwasinthatyearthatmankindbecame，forthetimeinitshistory，apredominantlyurbanspecies．Itisatrendthatshowsnosignofslowin9．Demographers(人口统计学家)reckonthatthree—quartersofhumanitycouldbecity-dwellingby2050，withmostoftheincreasecominginthefast-growingtownsofAsiaandAfrica．Migrantstocitiesareattractedbyplentifuljobs，accesstohospitalsandeducation，andtheabilitytoesctheboredomofafarmer’sagriculturallife．Thosefactorsaremorethanenoughtoupforthesqualor(肮脏)，diseaseandspectacularpovertythatthosesamemigrantsmustoftenatendurewhenthey eurbandwellers．ItisthecitythatinspiresthelatestbookfromPeterSmith．Hismainthesisisthatthebuzzofurbanlife．andtheopportunitiesitoffersforco-operationandcollaboration，iswhatattractspeopletothecity，whichinturnmakescitiesintotheenginesofart，commerce，scienceandprogress．ThisishardlyrevolutionaD-．tmtitispresentedinacharmingformat．Mr．Smithhaswrittenabreezyguidebook，withaseriesofshortchaptersdedicatedtospecificaspectsofurbanity--parks，say，orthevariousschemesthathavebeenputforwardovertheyearsforbuildingtheperfectcity．Theresultisasortofhigh．qfuah巧．tmttsuallyrigorouscoffee-tablebook，designedtobedippedintoratherthanreadfrombeginningtoend．Inthechapteronskyscrrs，forexample，Mr．Smithtouchesonconstructionmethods．therevolutionaryinventionoftheautomaticliftthepracticalitiesoflivingintheskyandthelikelihoodthat．ascitiesemorecrowded，apartmentlivingwillethenorm．Butthereisalsotimeforbriefdiversionsontobizarreground，suchasadiscussionoftheskyscrrindex(whichholdsthataboominskyscrrconstructionisafoolproofsignofanimminentrecession)．Oneobviouscriticismisthatthepriceofbreadthisdepth；manyofMr．Smith’sessaysraiseasmanyquestionsastheyanswer．Althoughthatcanindeedbefrustratin9，thisisprobablytheonlywaytotreatsograndatopic．Thecityisthebuildingblockofcivilisationandofalmosteverythingpeopled0；aguidelx)oktothecityisreally，therefore，aguidebooktohowalargeandever—growingchunkofhumanitychoosestolive．Mr．Smith’sbookservesasanexcellentintroductiontoavastsubject，andwillsuggestplentyoffurtherlinesofinquiry．2Inwhatwayistheyear2008Forthetimeinhistory，urbanpeopleoutnumberedruralAninfluentialfiguredecidedtomovefromthecountrysidetotheItisinthisyearthaturbanisationmadeastartinAsiaandThepopulationincreaseincitiesreachedanewpeakinAsiaandWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutItsimpactisnoteasytoItsprocesswillnotslowItisatoneinhumanItaggravatesthesqualorofHowdoestheauthorcommentonPeterSmith’snewItisbutanordinarycoffee—tableItisflavouredwithhumourousItservesasaguidetoartsandItiswritteninalivelyandinterestingWhatdoestheauthorsayinthechapteron 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beforeinafewweeks.W..That'sterrific.ItwillbeeatifoucouldetbackinshintimefortheWorldCup~.O:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?；足球了回答说，如果男士能在举行时恢复健康就好了。可见男士有可能参加世界杯比赛。terrific”；insh意为；M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.Youknow,I'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.W:Why_notcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?IthinktherearestillafewuitableforseniorslikeLCou.Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggestthemanD.【精析】请求建议题。男士表示他这个学期的已经用光了，需要去赚钱；使用Whynot…句式建议男士去市场街的新餐厅打听一下，她认为那里仍有合适的空缺岗位。换句话说，建议男士去做一份工作来赚钱。M:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe'sonvacationabroad.Howareyougettingalongwithit?W:Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itsillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican'twaittillJohng~tsback.Q:HowdoesthewomanfindtheC.【精析】观点态度题。男士询问与小猫相处得如何：说它一点也不听话，而且经常打翻食物，还到处掉毛，简直让人受。可见非常讨厌这只小猫：nuisance意W:o.Prof.White.Igotmygradeinththismorning,butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.M:Yeah.I'vegotseveralcallsjustlikeyours.Theremustbeaproblemwith computin~'stem.Itshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.Q:Whatdoestheman 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LastTuesday-wastheQ:WhatdoesthemanW..Lookatallthepollutantsgoingintotheair fromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'll evergetthatundercontrol?M:Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.Q:Whatdoestheman见，男士持乐观态度，认为空气质量能够得到改善。turnaround意为“好转．扭转，有起ConversationW..lme,Peter,whatmakesHarrodssohallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.W:(9)Whatiss_pecialaboutthefoodhall?differentkindsofchocolate.Theybuy100tonseveryyear.W:That'samazing,and(10)whistheEtianhallsoM:(10)Well,whenpeopleseeitthe~'reinanotherworld.ItlookslikeanEgyptianbuildingfrom,anditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4000yearsold,ofcourse.W:(11)IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricit~M.(ll)Yes,itdoes.70%,enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding,weuse11500lightbulbs.W:Really?lme,(12)howmany_customersdoyouhaveonaageday?AndhowdotheyM:(12)About30000peoplecomeonaageday.Butduringthesales,thenumberincreasesto300000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?Well,oage,customersspendabout1.5millionaday.Therecordforonedayis9million.W..9millionpoundsinoneM:Yes,onthedayoftheJanuaryW:Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere.Isthatreallytrue?M:Oh,yes,ofcourse.Absoluyeverything.WhatisthefoodhallofHarrodsnotedB.【精析】细节辨认题。询问男士食品大厅有么特别之士说那里出售很多不同种类的食品，B.的内容与此一致WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketo 4000Whatmaycustomersfindsurprisingabout70％。AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonaage3D.30ConversationTwoW:Hi,M:Hi,Lora.Longtimenosee.Whathaveyoubeenuptolay?W:Notmuch,Icanassureyou.Andyou?M:MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.W:Comeon,thissuspenseiskillingM:No,really.Whathaveyoubeenngthesepastfewweeks?(13ThelasttimeI~ouwerelookingforanewW:Well,(13)that'snotexactly_true.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingers.theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.M:Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.W:Iwouldn'texaggerate,butI'mpleased.(14)Ihadbeenhopin~togetapromotionforawhile,sowhenitcamethroughIwasrelieved.Actually.that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreifthe