優(yōu)選六級(jí)聽(tīng)力真題第優(yōu)選套真題原文

1、PartListe ning Com prehe nsionSection A1. W: A clever man hides his virtues with in himself. A fool keeps them on his ton gue.M: You mean I am say ing my own praises. In that case, I am a fool, a thorough fool.Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?2. W: What does the paper say about the horri

2、ble in cide nt that happe ned this morni ng on Flight 870 to Hong Kong?M: It en ded with the arrest of the three hijackers. They had forced the pla ne to fly to Japa n, but all the passe ngers and crew members Ian ded safely.Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?3. M: Id like to transfer mone

3、y from my checking account to my savings acco unt.W: OK. Give me the numbers of both accounts and some identification, please. Q: Where does the con versatio n most probably take place?4. W: Im not going to trust the restaura nt critic from that magaz ine aga in. The food here does nt taste anything

4、 like what we had in Chin atow n.M: It defi nitely was nt worth the wait.Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?5. W: I cant believe Prof. Lawre nee is going to retire.M: Hes still going to lead a graduate seminar each semester, though.Q: What does the man mean?6. W: Bob, I really think we sho

5、uld meet to figure out what to do about replaci ng Leon. We have to find some one soon.M: I cant come right now. Ive got a meeting with Rodney. It might take all day. Can we meet tomorrow?Q: What does the woma n want to discuss with the man?7. W: Hele n wont be coming to work tomorrow. Shes fin ally

6、 going to the photography exhibiti on.M: Oh, so she man aged to get a ticket after all.Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?8. W: Steve has listed a few ways of motivati ng the employees .I thi nk these are out of touch of the real world.M: You just took the words out of my mouth. Lets try t

7、o persuade him to see things our way.Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?Now you will hear the two long con versati ons.Con versatio n OneM: rd like to go to the States,but if I took the job there,I wont get a very good salary.W: Really? I thought salaries were high there,but there would be

8、 some fringe ben efits presumably.M: Oh, yes. It would be stimulating and it has some advantages.W: What else do you have in mind?M: Well, this position in Portugal.W: How does it compare?M: It offers greatest security,because it will be on a home-base con tract.W: And salary?M: Much better. I get a

9、n overseas allowa nee plus free accommodati on from the firm.W: Presumably you will be give n movi ng expe nses for the Portugal job?M: Yes, but just to complicate matters,this possibility offers a post in Sao Paulo. W: Thats Brazil, is nt it?M: Yes. Id will get a promotio n if I took a post there.W

10、: Id love to go to Brazil.M: But there are some disadva ntages. Id have to do a five-year term there.W: Thats not a problem, surely?M: Well, not at the moment. But if there were a change in family circumstances, rd be a long way from home.W: But if you are worried about dista nce,is nt that the same

11、 problem with the States?M: Yes, but i n the States I will be on an annual con tract,so I can leave fairly quickly if I n eeded to.W: In Portugal?M: Well, thats almost n ext door, is nt it? I can visit home every a few mon ths if n ecessary.W: I can see youve got a difficult choice to make.M: Well,

12、fortun ately I dont have to make up my mind about any of them yet. In fact, I have nt even bee n called for an in terview.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What does the man say about the job in the States?10. What benefit will the man get if he took the post in

13、Sao Paulo?11. What does the man say is the disadva ntage of work ing in Brazil?12. What do we lear n from the end of the con versatio n?Con versatio n TwoW: Good morni ng,High Moun ta in Savings and Loa n. How may we help you? M: Well, I am looking for the highest rate possible on a short-term certi

14、ficate to deposit an acco unt.W: Well, Lets see what we can do for you. High Mountain is currently offering a rate of 6.4% on the thirtee n-week acco unt for the minimum deposit of only 12 000 dollars, 6.55% on the minimum deposit of 25,000 dollars and 6.7% on a deposit of 50,000 dollars. Those will

15、 have yields of 6.55%,6.71% and 6.87% respectively.M: Rate and yield? I am afraid I dont un dersta nd the differe nee.W: Well, sir. The rate is the percentage of symbol interest paid on your mon ey,a nd the yield is the total perce ntage you will receive on your acco unt if you leave your money with

16、 us,fra nkly to say here,as the same in terest rate. M: Oh, well.eh. But I am not in terested in Ion g-term in vesti ng and three mon ths sounds just fine.W: Then perhaps you would like to ope n one of our high finance money market checking accounts. With the minimum balance of only 50,000 dollars,

17、youd will get in terest of 6.1% on any amount over that,for a yearly yield of 6.27%. Of course, there is no penalty for early withdraw.M:Er. No, thank you. I.W: Or, could we persuade you to save with us if we offer you a dinning coup on book that will get you a 25% disco unt at many of the areas lea

18、di ng restaura nts and cost you only 12 dollars and 95 cen ts?M: Look, I think r II just call around for more in formati on. Thank you for your time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. What is the mans purpose in making the phone call?14. What is the man most in

19、terested in?15. What did the woma n do to persuade the man to deposit in her bank? Section BPassage OneKaren Smith is a buyer for a department store in New York. Department store buyers purchase the goods that their stores sell. They not only have to know what is fashi on able at the mome nt,but als

20、o have to guess what will become fashi on able n ext seas on or n ext year. Most buyers work for just one departme nt in a store. But the goods that Karen finds may be displayed and sold in several differe nt sect ions of the store. Her job in volves buying han dicrafts from all over the world. Last

21、 year, she made a trip to Morocco and returned with rocks, pots, dishes and pans. The year before, she visited Mexico,a nd bought back handmade table cloths,mirrors with frames of tin and paper flowers. The paper flowers were bright and colorful,so they were used to decorate the whole store. This ye

22、ar Karen is travelli ng in Malaysia,Thaila nd and Indon esia. Many of the coun tries that Kare n visits have gover nment offices that promote han dicrafts.The officials are glad to cooperate with her by showing her the products that are available. Karen especially likes to visit markets in small tow

23、 ns and villages whenever she can arrange for it. She is always looking for interesting and unu sual items. Karen thi nks she has the best job she could have found. She loves all the travelling that she has to do,because she often visits markets and small out-of-the-way places. She sees much more of

24、 the country she visits than an ordinary tourist would. As soon as she gets back to New York from one trip,Karen begins to plan another.Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is said to make a good departme nt store buyer?17. What does Kare ns job in volve?18. Why

25、does Karen thi nk she has got the best job?Passage TwoVaukin de Silva is a Brazilian who lives and works in New York. Brazils most importa nt product is coffee and coffee is Vauk ins bus in ess. He works for an intern ati onal coffee in stitute. It represe nts Brazil and several other coun tries tha

26、t export coffee. The in stitute wants more people to drink more coffee. That has nt bee n easy to do for the last few mon ths. A period of freez ing weather destroyed a large part of Brazils coffee crop. As a result, there has bee n a shortage of coffee throughout the world. The shortage has caused

27、prices to go very high. Many people are talking about giving up coffee until the prices come down again. All the countries that are represented in the institute want people to continue drinking coffee. They spend a lot of time explaining the recent rise in price to n ewspaper reporters. They want th

28、e public to un dersta nd the reas on for the shortage. Among the goal,Vauk in was put in charge of an advertis ing campaign. The campaign will try to encourage people to keep on drinking coffee. Sometimes, Vaukin misses the beaches and tropical weather in Rio de Janeiro,but he likes the life in New

29、York. He is young, only 27 years old,and he is a good-look ing bachelor. There are a lot of wome n to meet in New York and a lot of places to go with them. When he misses home,there are several Brazilian restaura nts where he can go and speak Portuguese,his n ative Ian guage. The last few weeks,howe

30、ver, hes bee n too busy to think about anything except coffee prices and his advertis ing campaig n.Questi ons 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the passage say about the international coffee institute?20. What cause the rece nt shortage of coffee throughout the wor

31、ld?21. What do we learn about Vaukin de Silva?22. What has occupied Vauk ins mind for the last few weeks?Passage ThreeLast summer, my wife and I had saved for a year to be able to take a romantic cruise to several Caribbean islands. Because the train was scheduled to arrive in Miami, Floridaseveral

32、hours before the saili ng,we did nt thi nk wed have any reason to worry about getting to the dock on time. We shouldve known that long distance trains are often many hours late. We shouldve taken an earlier one to allow extra time. We should have, but we did nt and we missed the boat. Because there

33、would nt to be a refund of our cruise fare,if we retur ned home,we had to pay for a hotel room and meals in the city and an air fare to fly to the first isla nd on the shipped route two days later. We missed half the cruise. This year, we decided to let an experie need travel age nt do our vacati on

34、 pla nning for us. We had to pay the full price in adva nce for an escorted tour. We should be joining that relaxing well-planned trip right now. How could we have known there would be a strike aga inst our airli ne? And why had nt anyone advised us that the travel age ncy cant refund your money uni

35、 ess the tour operator can get the passe ngers鈥?fees back from the reserved hotels,the tour boats compa nyand so on?To avoid trouble like this,we ought to get more travel experie nce.Butto tell you the truth,we dont want to go any where. We鈥檙 e pla nning to spe ndour vacations at home for a long tim

36、e to come.Questi ons 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. Why did the couple fail to get to the cruise in time?24. What does the speaker say about their trip this year?25. What will the speaker do in the future for a vacatio n?Section CNow listen to the passage.Why would an animal kill itself? It seems a strange question,and yet it is one that has puzzled some people for a long time. The lemming is one such ani mal. Lem mings periodically commit mass suicide,a nd no one knows just why!The small creatures,which in habit the Scandin avia n mountains,