2025年12月大学英语六级考试听力原文(第2套)

2025年12月大学英语六级考试听力原文(第2套)ConversationOne.W:ImustsayIloveourcanteen.It'ssuchagreatmeetingpoint.M:Yeah,itreallyis,bothforstudentsandteachers.Shameaboutthefood.W:Whatdoyoumean?Ithinkthefoodisfine.M:IwouldsaythefoodisjustOK,butthepricesareabsurd,don'tyouagree?W:Idon'tactually.Ipersonallythinkthey'reperfectlyappropriate.Ifit'soverpriced,whydoesitgetsofranticallybusyatlunchtimes?M:Hmm.Youmakeagoodpoint.Iguessalotofitisgoodvalue.Maybeevenmostofit.However,don'tyouthinksixbucksforasliceofapplecrumbleisbeyondmoststudents'budgets?W:Ah,yes,dessertsareoverpriced.I'llgiveyouthat.Tobehonest,I'veforgottenaboutthose,asInevereatthem.Ineverreallycravesweetthingsoranyfancydelicacies.WhatIalwaysgoforistheirscrambledegg.Theyhavesuchagreatvariety.M:Yeah,thosearegood.Theyalsocomeoutreallyfast.Actually,that'soneofthebestthingsaboutthecanteen,thespeed.IfIfancysomethingmoresubstantialthanasandwich,butIdon'thavemuchtimeforlunch,theuniversitycanteenisalwaysagoodoption.Thekitchenstaffworkatsuchabriskpace-theyreallydeservetobecomplimentedforit.W:Totally,andit'ssuchagreatenvironmenttoo.Like,theentirebuildingisbeautiful.M:Itisverynice.W:Themassiveglasswindowsmakeallthedifference.Ithinkthey'resocool.Apparently,theydidamassiverenovationafewyearsago.Itcostthemaprettypenny.M:Yea,I'mnotsurprised.It'saveryversatilespace,suitablebothforeatingandrelaxing.W:Andforworking.M:You'reright,workingtoo.I'veusedmylaptopthereonceortwice,andthere'salwaysagroupprojectormeetinggoingonatthefarend.Question1:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefoodatthecanteen?Question2:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthecanteen'ssweetthingsorfancydelicacies?Question3:Whatdoesthemansayisoneofthebestthingsaboutthecanteen?Question4:Whatdidthecanteenundergoafewyearsago?ConversationTwo.W:Hi,Tony.Todaywe'retalkingabouthowmanagerscangetalongbetterwithyoungpeopleatwork.Weoftenhearyoungpeopletodayhaveapoorworkethic.That'snotreallyjustifiedthough,isit?M:Notreally.Inreality,youngpeopleofthisagegroupareasvariedandmultifacetedasanyothergeneration.W:Yeah,butifyouarestrugglingtoworkwithyoungpeopleinyourworkspace,whatcanyoudo?M:Well,it'sessentialtoconnectwiththem,tolearnabouttheirvalues.It'salsoreallyimportanttorecognizethewayyoungpeoplewanttobalancetheirworklifewiththeirpersonallife.W:So,theygenerallydon'twanttodeferhappinessinreturnforcareeradvancement?M:Absolutely.Theyarenotwillingtosacrificetheirpersonallivesfortheirworklives.Andthisleadspeopletoequatethatwithanunwillingnesstoworkhard.W:Right,butthatcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth,couldit?M:Youngpeoplewillworkextremelyhardduringtheirdefinedworkhours.Buttheyexpecttohavetheirtimeoff,likeweekendsandnights,freefromwork.W:So,howshouldmanagersgoaboutassessingyoungpeople'sproductivity?M:Generally,youngpeoplebelievetheirproductivityshouldnotbemeasuredbythenumberofhourstheywork—sincesomeonecanworkfor8hoursandaccomplishnexttonothingofsignificanceforthecompany.Instead,youngpeoplemeasuretheirproductivitylevelsbythequalityoftheworktheyperform.W:Butweoftenhearthatyoungpeoplewanttofeelmorethanjustbeingapartofabigmachine.Suchaperspectivecanbehardtodiscredit,can'tit?M:It'simportanttolegitimizetheirwork.Youngworkerswanttoworkonprojectsthatmattertothemselves,thecompanyortheworldatlarge.Theymustfeeltheneedtostayworkingatacompanywhosevaluesalignwiththeirown.W:Thanksforyouradvice.Question5:Accordingtothewoman,whatviewabouttoday'syoungpeopleisnotreallyjustified?Question6:Whatdoesthemansayisimportantformanagerstogetalongbetterwithyoungworkers?Question7:Howdoyoungpeoplemeasuretheirproductivitylevelsaccordingtotheman?Question8:Whatcompaniesdoesthemanthinkwouldappealtoyoungworkers?PassageOne.Manyrestaurantsaretryingtopersuadecustomerstoeatmoresustainably,movingawayfromenvironmentallyunfriendlymeattowardsgreenerdishes.Althoughitsoundscounterintuitive,restaurantswhichincludespecificvegetariansectionsontheirmenusmaybeunintentionallyencouragingcustomerstoeatmeat,anewstudysuggests.BehavioralscientistLindaBacon,oneofthestudy'sauthors,saidrestaurantscanhaveapositiveimpactontheenvironmentbyencouragingtheircustomerstochoosemoreplant-basedfoodandlessmeat.However,ourfindingssuggestthatwhilecertainrestaurantmenudesignscanencouragesomeconsumerstomakepro-environmentalfoodchoices,theycanhavetheoppositeeffectonothers.Thestudyinvolved750people,halfofwhomfrequentlyatevegetarianfood,andhalfofwhomrarelyateit.Novegetarianswereincluded.Theyweregivendifferentmenusandaskedtochooseamealasiftheywereeatingoutwithfriends.Placingvegetariandishesinaseparatesectiondidnothaveasignificanteffectonthechoicesmadebyinfrequentvegetarianfoodeaters.Butitdidhaveanotableeffectonthefrequenteaters,loweringtheirchanceofpickingavegetarianoptionby65%.Theresearchersalsodiscoveredthatpresentingavegetariandishasthechef'srecommendationorincludingamoreappealingdescriptionofanon-meatmealleadstoagreaterproportionofinfrequentvegetarianeaterschoosingavegetarianoption.Butagain,thesealteredmenudesignsbackfiredwiththosewhoatevegetarianfoodmorefrequently,leadingthemtobelesslikelytochooseavegetariandish.Question9:Whatdoesanewstudysuggestaboutrestaurantsincludingvegetariansectionsontheirmenus?Question10:Howwasthestudycarriedouton750participants?Question11:Howdoalteredmenudesignsaffectfrequenteatersofvegetarianfood?PassageTwo.NottinghamTrentUniversityandtheChineseAcademyofScienceshavebeentryingtofindawaytopreventdeadlyoutdoorairpollutionfrompenetratingindoors.Theyfoundthatifpollutionisfrozentoaroundminus18degreesCelsiusinacondensingtube,theparticlesgathertogetherandfalltothebottom,allowingfresh,cleanairtopassthrough.Theirmethodwasabletoremove99%ofpollutants.Itishopedthattheworkcouldpavethewayforsimplemodificationofairconditioningunits,sothattheycanalsocleanpollutedindoorair.Outdoorairpollutionincitiesisaglobalproblem,whetheritbehazeplaguingKolkataorpoorairimpactingthehealthofchildreninLondonschools.Whiletherearesomeexistingtechnologiestopurifyindoorair,theycanbeinefficient,expensive,orproduceharmfulbyproducts.Whenoutdoorairqualityispoor,peopletendtospendevenmoretimeindoors,butoutdoorpollutionalsoleadstoindoorpollution,andpeoplestillsuffer.Itisestimatedthatpollutionislinkedtoover40,000earlydeathsinBritaineachyear.ProfessorGangPanoftheChineseAcademyofSciencessaid,"Wehaveshowninourexperimentsthatsimplybycirculatingpollutedairthroughasmallfreezingchamber,wecanremovemostofthefineparticlesandgaspollutants.Ourstudymakesitpossibletoaddanaircleaneroptiontohouseholdappliancesinareaswhichmightexperienceextremelypoorairconditions.Bycontrollingindoorairpollutionandimprovingairqualityinthisway,thisworkcouldbegreatlybeneficialtopublichealth".Question12:WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutNottinghamTrentUniversityandtheChineseAcademyofSciences?Question13:Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutexistingtechnologiestopurifyindoorair?Question14:Whatdopeopletendtodowhenoutdoorairqualityispoor?Question15:WhatdidProfessorGangPanoftheChineseAcademyofSciencessayabouttheirstudy?RecordingOne.Researchrecentlycarriedoutbymyteamsuggeststhatfishmaybeself-aware.Acertainspeciesoffishrecentlypassedthewell-knownmirrortest—thisisatestthatdemonstratesself-recognitionintheanimals.Onlyafewanimals,suchashumans,apes,dolphinsandsomebirdscanrecognisethemselvesinamirror,andonlytheseanimalscapableofself-recognitionwillattempttoremovemarksplacedontheirskinafternoticingthemintheirreflection.Thisabilitysuggeststhelevelofhigherintelligenceandawareness.Thisisnotshownbychildrenuntilaround18months.Untilnow,nofishhasdemonstratedtheability,butourexperimentsshowthefishinquestionwillscrapeupagainsthardsurfacestoremovemarksplacedonitsbodybyourresearchersafterviewingitselfinamirror.Thebehavioursweobserveleavelittledoubtthatthisfishbehaviourallyfulfilsallcriteriaofthemirrortestasoriginallylaidout.Thefishinourstudyneverattemptedtoremovethemarkswhennomirrorwaspresentorwhenthemarkswerejustplacedonthemirror.Unmarkedfishalsodidnotattempttoremovemarksfromthemselveswheninteractingwithamarkedfishontheothersideofawindow.Theseresultsshoweitherthatfishareself-awareorthatthemirrortest,whichisconsideredtobethegoldstandardtestusedtodenotehigherintelligence,maybeflawed.Whatislesscleariswhetherthesebehavioursshouldbeconsideredasevidencethatfishareself-aware,eventhoughinthepast,thesesamebehaviourshavebeeninterpretedasself-awarenessinsomanyotheranimals.Dependingonyourposition,youmightrejecttheinterpretationthatthesebehavioursinafishsatisfypassingthetestatall.Butonwhatobjectivebasiscanyoudothiswhenthebehaviourstheyshowaresofunctionallysimilartothoseofotherspeciesthathavepassedthetest?Resultsfromourresearchraisemorequestionsthananswers.Whatifself-awarenessdevelopslikeanonion,buildinglayeruponlayerratherthanappearingallatonce?Perhaps,inordertoexploreself-awarenessfurther,weshouldstoplookingatresponsestothemirrorasadecisivetest.Onlywitharichertheoryoftheselfandalargertestbatterywillwebeabletodetermineallofthevariouslevelsofself-awareness,includingwhereexactlyfishfitin.Question16:Whatdowelearnaboutthewell-knownmirrortest?Question17:Whatdoesthestudybythespeaker'steamshowaboutthefishtheyexperimentedwith?Question18:Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheresultsoftheirresearch?RecordingTwo.Readingwithayoungchildisimportant,butdoesitmatterwhetheryoureadfromanelectronicbookortraditionalprint?Asanyparentknows,smallchildrenaregenerallykeenonscreens,sothefindingfromanewstudythatveryyoungchildrenenjoyelectronicbooksmorethanprintedpicturebooksmaynotcomeasahugesurprise.Butthefollowingadditionalfindingsmight:bothparentsandchildrenbehavedifferentlywhenreadingelectronicversusprintedpicturebooks,andthechildrenwhoreadtheelectronicbookslearnedmore.Previousstudiesofyoungchildrenhavesuggestedthatelectronicbooks,whichincorporateextrafeaturessuchasdictionariesandimagesthatdepictstoryevents,mayhaveadvantagesoverprint.Infact,multiplestudieshavefoundthatelectronicbookssupportstorycomprehensionandvocabularygainsbeyondwhatisprovidedbyprintedbooks.Butthere'salsoworksuggestingthatchildrensometimesinvestlessmentaleffortinlearningfromelectronicbooks,andtheparentstalklessaboutcontentwhensharingsuchbooks.Thestudywe'relookingattodayaimstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowgoodelectronicbooksareforyoungchildren.Forthisstudy,researchersvideoedchildrenaged17to26monthsreadingwithoneoftheirparents.Eachparentandchildpairwasrandomlyassignedtoreadeithertwoeducationalelectronicbooksortwoprintedbookswiththesamecontent.Whiletheparentreadthewordsintheprintedbooksaloud,theelectronicbookshadaudioofvoiceactorsreadingthetext.Theresearchersfoundthatparentswhoreadtheprintedbookspointedmorefrequentlytopagesthanparentswhoreadtheelectronicbooks,buttheoppositewastrueforthechildren.Childrenwhoreadtheelectronicbooksalsocommentedmoreonthecontentandlearnedmorenewwordsthanthechildrenwhoreadprintedbooks.Thisgreaterlearningisascribedtogreaterengagementwiththeelectronicbooks.It'simportanttonotethattheelectronicbooksinthestudyweresimple.Whiletheyincludedbackgroundmusic,animationandsoundeffects,therewerenootherextrafeatures.It'salsoimportanttonotethatthere'sresearchonolderchildrenfindingthatelectronicbooksdon'talwaysbolsterlearning.Parentsandeducatorsneedtobeawareextrafeaturesinelectronicbooksmayincreasechildren'sparticipationwiththem.However,ifthesefeaturesdon'tdrawattentiontotheeducationalcontent,theymaynotserveasasupportivefeature.Question19:Whatfindingfromthenewstudymightcomeasahugesurprise?Question20:Whatdowelearnaboutpreviousstudiesofyoungchildrenreadingelectronicbooks?Question21:Whatextrafeaturesshouldbeincludedinelectronicbookstobolsterchildren'slearning?RecordingThree.Letmebehonestwithyou.Ifyouarelivingyourlifefullofregret,youarewastingyourtime.Whywouldyougothroughliferegrettingtheverydecisionsthatmadeyouwhoyouaretoday?Thereareplentyofunfavorabledecisionswe'vemade,butdoesthatmeanweshouldregretthem?No.I'vehadmanymomentswhereIsitandthinkaboutallthethingsIwishIcouldhavedonedifferently.However,justbecausethingscouldbedifferent,itdoesn'tnecessarilymeantheywouldbebetter.Youdon'thavetocontinuallybethinkingofallyourpastdecisionsandwhetherornotyoumadetherightone.Youcan'tgobackandchangeanything.Sowhat'sthepointinworryingaboutit?Everysingledecisionyou'veevermade,positiveornegative,hasmadeyouthepersonyouaretoday.Wewanttogobackandchangepartsofourpast,butwhatwouldbethebenefit