英语六级听力原文答案

2013年12月大六级考试(第3套PartIIListening[说明：本套试题的部分由2006年l2月优化而来，其他试题均为多题多卷母SectionM：Ineedtofindadentist，yousaidyouknowDr．Smithwell．doyou mendher?W：Well，Ihadtoseeherafewtimes，butwhatimpressedmemostwerethemagazinesinherwaitingroom．Q：Whatdoesthewomanimply?D)W：I'mafraidIcan'tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment，becausethetenantisstilllivinginit．It’sreallyalovelyplacewithabigkitchenandasunnywindow．foronly$200amonth．M：Soundsgood，butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst．Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?C)。3．M：S0，that’swhat'sbeenkeeyouSObusyrecently!W：Yes，I'vebeentiedupwithmystudies．YouknowI'mplanningtogototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer，butI'mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish．Q：Whatisthewoman W:HowdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodM:Shocked!Theproblemformewasthattherewerenosymptoms;itseemedtohavesneakeduponme.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?C)W:So,you'rejustbackfromatripto.WhatwereyoungM:Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld'sattentionthefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it'salsoendangeringothercountries,notably,andThailand.Q:Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoM:It'squiteclearformyvisit:thisisafull prehensiveuniversity.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?W:TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionofhigherleaninginthisWehavenurturedgreatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandweareproudofourname.Q:WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliamandMary?A)。M:Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?W:Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartsneededforthephotocopyingmachine?B)W:Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishesforustoday.Didyounoticethat?M:Yes,kindofrare,isn'tit?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?A)ConversationOneW:o,Patrick,isthatyou?M:Yeah,Jane,whatcanIdoforyou?W:(9)Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimmingyesterday.M:Thatwashardwork!W:I'msureitwas.IttruelookedM:Yeah,I'mgladit'sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbagepick-upwasnoW:Well,Idon'tthinkyou'requitefinishedyet,(10)someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.M:Listen,Jane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryard,andyou'venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.W:Well,it'seasiertopickupapplesthantodragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.M:Well,Iguessyou'lljusthavetodoitW:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.We'vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou'reoutoflinehere.ThebranchesareyourM:Sorry,Jane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!Besides,itwon'ttakeyouanytimetogetthebranchesoutfront!W:Getthebranchesoffmypropertyor(11)I'llhavetosueM:Yeah?Forwhat?!You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!I'vegottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.W:You'llbehearingfromme.M:(12)Yeah,yeah.SeeyouinWhatdidthemandoyesterday?B)Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?D)Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?A)Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewoman'sthreat?C)ConversationM:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?ItwasquiteatragicW:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.WhatM:AforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainousareaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Weretherebadweather,afire,orengineM:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,(13)butmostlyitwasjustmunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.W:Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternationalaviationM:Yestheywere,butthetransmissionfrompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistortedandtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalW:HowcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousM:Thepilotsweretoldtodescendtotwo-twothousandfeet.Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.Unfortunay,(14)theterrainofthemountainsinNorweijaextendsup20,000feet.W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,thinkingtheywerefollowingtheaircontrollers'instructions.M:Sadlyenough，yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.ManypeoplediedasaresultofsimpleW:(15)Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbetoaccura ycommunicatetoeachother.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?B)HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?C)Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?A)SectionBPassageOneEdgarAllenPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.(16)Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.HewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.(17)Sincehecouldn'tpayoffhisgamblingdebt,heleftuniversityandbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,yethewasnotwellpaid,orwellknown.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindsomehappiness,buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughalliriscrises,Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindifferentpublications,yethedidn't efamousuntil1845,whenhispoem,TheRaven,waspublished.Thereisaquestion,however,aboutPoe'simportanceinAmericanLiterature.SomecriticssayPoewasoneofAmerica'sbestwriters,andevenhadagreatinfluenceonmanyFrenchwriters,butothersdisagree.(18)TheysayPoe'sworkisdifficulttounderstandandmostofhiswritingdescribesmanyunpleasantsituationsandevents.EdgarAllenPoediedin1849whenhewas40yearsold.(19)Itissaidthathewasfounddeadafterdaysofheavydrinking.WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe:sfamily,whenhewasonlytwoyearsold?B)。17.WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofVirginia?C)。WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?C)HowdidEdgarAllenPoe'slifecometoanend?D)PassageMorethanfiftyyearsago,theUnitedNationsdeclaredthatliteracyisabasichumanright.It'sveryimportantforimprovingthelivesofindividuals.However,itisestimatedthat880millionadultsaroundtheworldareilliterate,thatis,theyareunabletoreadorwrite.(20)Amajorityofthemarewomen.Morethan110millionschoolagechildrenintheworlddonotattendschool.Manyotherscompleteschoolallfailedtofinishtheirstudieswithoutlearningtoreadorwrite.Manycountriesdependontheeffortsofpeoplewhooffertheirtimetohelpilliterateindividuals.Forexample,JohnMoggerbecameconcernedabouttheproblemofilliteracythreeyearsago,sohestartedteachingfiveprisonersinBrazil.Inhisteaching,hedevelopedasystemwiththisgroupofprisoners.(22)Hesayshiswayofteachingcanhelpanyonelearnhowtoreadandwritewithaboutthirtyhoursofstudy.Tolearnhissystem,peoplemustfirstknowhowtowritelettersofthealphabetandlearnwhichsoundstheyrepresent.(21)Thesystemdivideslettersintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofletterscanbewrittenbetweentwolines.Thesecondcanbewrittenbetweentwolinesbutpartofthelettersisabovethetopline.Thethirdgrouphaslettersthatarepartlywrittenbelowthelowerline.JohnMoggertaughthisstudentstowritesimplewordsfromtheletters,inthisway,hisstudentslearnedmorethan700words.Manyofthemcannowwritetofamilymembers.Theyalsocanreadnewspapersandmagazines.Accordingtothespeaker,whichgroupofpeoplemakesupofthemajorityoftheilliterateWhatisthemostimportantfeatureofJohnMogger'smethodofteachingtheWhatdoesJohnMoggersayabouthisteachingmethod?A)PassageFarmersusuallyuseploughstopreparetheirfieldsforplantingcrops.Plowscutintotheground,andliftupweedsandotherunwantedplants.(23)However,plowingisblamedforcausingseveredamagetotopsoilbyremovingtheplantsthatprotectsoilfrombeingblownorwashedaway.(24)ManyfarmersinSouthAsiaarenowtryingaprocesscalledLowTillFarming.LowTillFarminglimitstheuseofploughs.Inthismethodoffarming,seedsandfertilizerareputintothesoilthroughsmallcutsmadeinthesurfaceoftheground.LowTillAgricultureleavesmuchorallofthesoilandremainsofplantsontheground.Theyserveasanatural,fertilizerandhelpsupporttherootsoffuturecrops.Theytakeinrainandallowittoflowintothesoilinsteadofrunningoff.ItIthasbeenprovedthatLow