2016年12月六级听力真题及答案卷一

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sectionAConversation

Conversation1

W:ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyou

do,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch?

M:WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceof

climatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.

Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechange

andalloftheassociatedrisks.

W:Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappening

thatit'sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.

M:Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodo

withglobalwarmingissimplyfact.

Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmore

disputed.

Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthat

it'sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithasto

dealwiththelikelyconsequences.

W:Sowhatarewedoing?Whatcanwedoaboutit?

M:WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecifically

tounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.

AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimate

changeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystems

andthetransitionisatremendouspriority.

Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefroma

politicalperspective.

WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChina

andtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemoment

wedon'thavethatconsensus.

W:Right.

M:Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodeal

withthelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableand

evenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon'tgetthoseglobal

agreements.

QI.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearch?

AIttriestopredictthepossibletrendsofglobalclimatechange.

BItstudiestheimpactofglobalclimatechangeonpeople*slives.

CItsthescienceofclimatechangetoeconomicandpolicyissues.

DItfocusesontheeffortscountriescanmaketodealwithglobal

warning.

答案C

Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange?

AItwilltakealongtimebeforeaconsensusisreachedonitsimpact.

BItwouldbemorecostlytodealwithitsconsequencesthantoavoidit.

CItisthemostpressingissueconfrontingallcountries.

DItisboundtocauseendlessdisputesamongnations.

答案B

Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimate

change?

AThetransitiontolow-carbonenergysystems.

BThecooperationamongworldmajorpowers.

CThesigningofaglobalagreement.

DTheraisingofpeople*sawareness.

答案A

Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwith

climatechange?

ACarryoutmoreresearchonit.

BCutdownenergyconsumption.

CPlanwellinadvance.

DAdoptnewtechnology.

答案C

Conversation2

W:IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,

weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.

Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.

M:Right.

W:Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantastic

videoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluck

atall.

M:Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imean

whatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.

W:Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohow

yourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.

M:Yes.Verygoodpoint.

W:Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothat

youthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting?

M:Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmany

peoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyou

musthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepoint

aboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.

It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.

W:Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendof

thedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhat

youdo.

M:Sure.

W:Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassion

beingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourse

you'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.And

thefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionate

aboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.

Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Q6.Whatisthewoman'sviewofluck?

Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?

Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalks

video?

sectionBPassage

Passage1

Devil*sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbe

mistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksidessweepup

fromabroaduntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.Risingmorethan

1,000feetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsofWyoming,the

massivecolumnofrock,looksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothis

locationfromadifferenttimeandplace.

Inasense,itwas,Devil,sTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemelt

rockoftheearth1scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatof

avolcano,asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinking

andcrackingintolongcolumns,borninfireandfury.Devil1sTowerwas

thenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.Theoutersofthe

volcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.

ItissmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil'sToweras

beingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirls

wereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andthey

appealedtotheRockGodforhelp.TheGodcausedtherocktogrowandto

liftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitsideswerescoredbytheclawsof

theangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabove

thetoweringrock.Assevenshiningstarsinthenightsky.

9.WhatdoestheDevil1sTowerlooklike?

10.Whatcausethevolcano'souterstowearaway?

11.WhatdoestheIndianlegendsayabouttheDevil'sTower?

12.HowdidtheRockGodhelpthesevengirlintheIndianlegend?

Passage2

It'snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconveniencestores

attached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,

cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.Ideserveit.

That'swhathardworkingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavish

vacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeserve

suchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown--asecure

retirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.Nooneshould

havetolivewithwhataTexasmotherdescribedasconstantstress,tension,

evenfearaboutmoney.Sadlythepleasurethatcomesfromextravagances

o代endisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesingle

motherboughtforaspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.

She/sfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffat

$30amonth.AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhot

tubnowadmittheyrarelyuseit,becausewecan'taffordtoheatitinwinter.

Thesolutionsetprioritiesadduptheannualcostofeachitem.Then

considerwhatelseyoucanbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyou

decidewhichitemsarereallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,

discoveredthatdailyluncheswithcoworkerscosther$2000ayear;she

decidedtotakelunchtoworkinstead."Inowput$20aweekintomy

vacationfundandanother20intoretirementsavings,shesays,thosemean

moretomethanlunch".

Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgas

stations?

Q14.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances?

Q15.Whatdoesaspeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleofthe

Chicagowoman?

SectionC--RecordingOne

Let*ssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyouever

experienced.Justforfun,tryitnow.

What'sonyourlist?Chancesare,youincludedthingslike:happy,sad,

excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxed

andamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories:positiveemotionsand

negativeemotions.

Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeing

human.Wemightusetheword“negative“todescribemoredifficult

emotionsbutitdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldn1t

havethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotion

thananegativeone.It*slikelyyouprefertofeelhappyinsteadofsador

confidentinsteadofinsecure.

Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeach

typeoftheemotionpositiveornegativeweexperience.

Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneed

todealwith.Forexample,fearcanalertustopossibledanger,it'sasignal

thatwemightneedtoprotectourselves.Angryfeelingswarnusthat

someoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.

Angercanbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.

Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinona

problemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmake

usfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstressedout.Whennegative

emotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.

Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymorenegativewe

begintofeel.Focusingonnegativityjustkeepsitgoing.

Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveother

powerfulbenefits,too.Insteadofnarrowingourfocus,likenegative

emotionsdo,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseour

awareness,attentionandmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,

holdseveralideasinmindatonceandunderstandhowdifferentideas

relatetoeachother.

Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemore

abletolearnandbuildonourskills.Thatleadstodoingbetterontasksand

tests.

Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylives

tendtobehappier,healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.

Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions?

Q17.Whathappenstopeoplewhosenegativeemotionsareoutof

balance?

Q18.Howdopositiveemotionsaffectus?

SectionC—RecordingTwo

Inthepastfewmonths,I'vebeentravellingforweeksatatimewith

onlyonesuitcaseofclothes.Oneday,Iwasinvitedtoanimportantevent,

andIwantedtowearsomethingspecialforit.Ilookedthroughmysuitcase

butcouldn'tfindanythingtowear.Iwasluckytobeatthetechnology

conferencethen,andIhadaccessto3Dprinters.SoIquicklydesigneda

skirtonmycomputer,andIloadedthefileontheprinter.Itjustprintedthe

piecesovernight.Thenextmorning,Ijusttookallthepieces,assembled

themtogetherinmyhotelroom,andthisisactuallytheskirtthatI'm

wearingrightnow.

Soitwasn'tthefirsttimethatIprintedclothes.Formyseniorcollection

atfashiondesignschool,Idecidedtotryand3Dprintanentirefashion

collectionfrommyhome.TheproblemwasthatIbarelyknewanything

about3Dprinting,andIhadonlyninemonthstofigureouthowtoprint

fivefashionablelooks.

IalwaysfeltmostcreativewhenIworkedfromhome.Ilove

experimentingwithnewmaterials,andIalwaystriedtodevelopnew

techniquestomakethemostuniquetextilesformyfashionprojects.

Onesummerbreak,IcameheretoNewYorkforaninternshipata

fashionhouseinChinatown.Weworkedontwoincredibledressesthatwere

3Dprinted.Theywereamazing--likeyoucanseehere.ButIhadafew

problemswiththem.Theyweremadefromhardplasticsandthat'swhythey

wereverybreakable.Themodelscouldn'tsitinthem,andtheyevengot

scratchedfromtheplasticsundertheirarms.

Sonow,themainchallengewastofindtherightmaterialforprinting

clotheswith,Imeanthematerialyoufeedtheprinterwith.The

breakthroughcamewhenIv/asintroducedtoFilaflex,whichisanewkindof

printingmaterial.It'sstrong,yetveryflexible.Andwithit,Iwasabletoprint

thefirstgarment,aredjacketthathadtheword"freedom"dedintoit.And

actually,youcaneasilydownloadthisjacket,andchangethewordto

somethingelse.Forexample,yournameoryoursweetheart'sname.

SoIthinkinthefuture,materialswillevolve,andtheywilllookandfeel

likefabricsweknowtoday,likecottonorsilk.

Q19.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheskirtsheiswearingnow?

Q20.Whendidthespeakerstartexperimentingwith3Dprinting?

Q21.Whatwastheprob