2008年6月六级听力原文

Section111.M:Goodnews,I'mnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.W:That'sterrific.Itwouldbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheworldcup.Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?12.M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.YouknowI'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.W:WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?Ithinktherearestillafewopeningssuitableforseniorslikeyou.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?13.M:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe'sonvacationabroad.Howwereyougettingalongwithit?W:Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican'twaittillJohngetsback.Q:Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?14.W:Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning,butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.M:Yeah,I'vegotseveralcallsjustlikeyours.Theremustbeaproblemwiththecomputingsystem.Itshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.M:ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles,doyouthinkIcanhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?W:I'msorry,Rod.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI'llbeawaytwoweeks.IsupposeyoucansendmeanE-copy.Q:Whydoesthemansayhecan'tsubmithisassignmentontime?16.W:Ijustcalledthetravelagency,it'sallset.On1stJune,weareheadingforthemountainsandwillbecampingthereforawholeweek.M：Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar？Myclassesaren'toveruntilthe8th.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?17.W:Ithoughttherewasstilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan,butsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.M:Areyousure?Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait,I'vegotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?18.W:Lookattheallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetthatundercontrol?M:Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?ConversationOneW:Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarrodssofamous?M:Well,it'sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK.AnditsfoodhallandEgyptianhallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.W:WhatisspecialabouttheFoodHall?M:Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithas250kindsofcheesefromallovertheworldandmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuy100tonseveryyear.W:That'samazing!AndwhyistheEgyptianHallsofamous?M:Well,whenpeopleseeit,theyfeeltheyareinanotherworld.ItlookslikeEgyptianbuildingfrom4,000yearsagoanditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4,000yearsold,ofcourse.W:IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricity?M:Yes,itdoes.70%.Enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding,weuse11,500lightbulbs.W:Really?Tellme,howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?Andhowmuchdotheyspend?M:About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday,butduringthesalesthenumberincreasesto300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?Well,onaverage,customersspendabout1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.W:9millionpoundsinoneday?M:Yes!OnthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.W:Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere.Isthatreallytrue?M:Ohyes,ofcourse!Absolutelyeverything.Q19.WhatistheFoodHallofHarrodsnotedfor?Q20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?Q21.WhatmakecustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarrods?Q22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonanaverageday?Q25Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman'snews?Passage1Waterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.Nowadays,speedy,colorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandparticularlypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedthequestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample,twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKeywhiletheywerefloatingontherubberboatalongtheshore,awaterscootercrashedintothemandkillthem.Alsowaterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledorseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedattheseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules,whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwavesaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedconcernthatthescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.Regulationssuchasminimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareasandcompulsoryclassesinwatersafetyareessential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?27.Whatwasmentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccident?28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?Passage2ItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedforeggsoraladderhasmovedandpeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsillyandmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible"Lovethyneighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslation,ofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen,"respectthyneighbor".Lovecanbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfofthepeopleinU.S.liveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago.Sothereisnoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyou,justbecausetheyhappentowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,tobeginwith,isproximityandunlesssomethingmoredevelopsthatisn'treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoicefriendsorthatyouwillbetheirseither.Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousay"hello",usesmalltalkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulderbutaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.30.Whatdoesthespeaksayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?31.Whydoesthespeaksayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker'sopinion?Passage3ArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdrop-outrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveaworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperlyeducatedpersonnel.Thehighstudentdrop-outrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdrop-outratesbetween35and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdrop-outsremainthesinglegreatestproblemintheirschools.Consequently,muchefforthasbeenspentonidentifyingstudentswithproblemsinordertogivethemmoreattentionbeforetheybecomefailures.Sincethedrop-outproblemdoesn'tstartinseniorhighschool,specialprogramsinjuniorhighschoolfocusonstudentswhoshowpromisebuthavearecordoftruancy,thatisstayingawayfromschoolwithoutpermission.Undertheguidanceofcounselors,thesestudentsareplacedinclasseswithteacherswhohavehadsuccessinworkingwithsimilaryoungpeople.Strategiestomotivatestudentsinahighschoolincluderewardingacademicexcellencebydesignatingscholarsofthemonth,orbyissuingarticlesofclothing,suchasschoolletterjacketsformerlygivenonlytoathletes.Nooneworkingwiththesestudentsclaimstoknowhowtokeepallstudentsinschools.Counselors,teachersandadministratorsareinthefrontlinesofwhatseemsattimestobealosingbattle.Actually,thisproblemshouldbeeveryone’sconcernsinceuneducated,unemployedcitizensaffectusall.33.WhyaremanyAmericansconcernedwiththeincreasingdrop-outrateinschool?34.Whatdowelearnaboutthestudentdrop-outprobleminAmerica?35.Whatismentionedasoneofthestrategiesusedtomotivatestudents?CompoundDictationI'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedoneifwearetosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedinahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwhohaven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,comingundertheinfluenceofhardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleareservingforseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisistorestorecapitalpunishment,butI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforeye.Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentences,buttheywouldcertainlycostthetaxpayersmuchmoney.Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane.However,thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthecrime,orthatheshouldn'tpaysocietythedebtheowes.It'ssad,ofcourse,thatapersonmayhavetospendtherestofhislife,oralargepartofit,inprisonforactsthathecommittedwhilenotinfullcontrolofhismind.听力A卷参考答案北京导航、北京领航李勇全庄延君提供11.A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.12.D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.13.C)Arealnuisance.14.A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.15.B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.16.A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.17.D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.18.C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.Conversation1