英語六級聽力原文卷一

1、-WORD格式-可編寫-2019年12月英語六級聽力原文（卷一）SectionAConversationConversation1W：ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch?M：WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.Someofourresearchistodowiththelikel

2、yimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.W：Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatitsreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.M：Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.

3、Andsowerereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatitsprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.W：Sowhatarewedoing?Whatcanwedoaboutit?-WORD格式-可編寫-M：WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatech

4、angeindifferentcontexts.AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.Weneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountriesl

5、ikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedonthavethatconsensus.W：Right.M：Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwereinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedontgetthoseglobalagreements.Q1.WhatdoesProfesso

6、rHsayabouthismainareaofresearch?Q2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechange?Q3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?Q4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?-WORD格式-可編寫-Conversation2W：IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalk

7、ingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Anditsinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.M：Right.W：Luckisimportanttosuccess.ButsinceyouveseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesntmentionluckatall.M：Well,Imafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopl

8、eregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.W：Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.M：Yes.Verygoodpoint.W：Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting?M：Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryi

9、mpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.Itsallaboutpractice,practice,practice.-WORD格式-可編寫-W：Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutat

10、theendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.M：Sure.W：Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyouregoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoanda

11、rereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Q6.Whatisthewomansviewofluck?Q7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?Q8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo?SectionBPassageOneDevilsTower,thefirstnationalmonumen

12、tinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.RisingmorethanonethousandfeetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdropped-WORD格式-可編寫-downintothislocationfromadiffer

13、enttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,DevilsTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemeltedrockoftheearthscoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.Borninfireandfury,DevilsTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.

14、Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevilsTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealedtotherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowa

15、ndtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthenightssky.Q9：WhatdoesDevilsTowerlooklike?Q10：Whatcausedthevolcanosouterlayertowearaway?Q11：WhatdoesIndianlegendsayaboutDevilsTower?Q1

16、2：HowdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirlsintheIndianlegend?PassageTwo-WORD格式-可編寫-Itsnoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconvenientstoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“Ideserveit!”thatswhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavis

17、hvacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown,asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.NooneshouldhavetolivewithwhataTaxesmotherdescribedasconstantstresstensionevenfearaboutthemoney.Sadly,thepleasurethatcomesfro

18、mextravagancesoftendisappearslongbeforethebillsdo.Thevideocamerathatonesinglemotherboughtforaspecialoccasion,forexample,isnotmuchfunnow.Shesfiguredoutthatitwilltakeheranotherthreeyearstopayitoffathirtydollarsamonth.AndtheNewYorkerswhospentabundleonanoutdoorhottub,nowadmitthattheyrarelyuseitbecausewe

19、cantaffordtoheatitinwinter.Thesolution,saidpriorities,adduptheannualcostofeachitem,thenconsiderwhatelseshecouldbuywiththesamemoney.Thatwillhelpyoutodecidewhichitemisreallyworthit.OneChicagowoman,forexample,discoveredthedailyluncheswithco-workerscosthertwothousanddollarsayear.Shedecidedtotakelunchtow

20、orkinstead.“Inowputtwentydollarsaweekintomyvacationfund,andanothertwentyintoretirementsavings,”shesays,“thosemeanmoretomethanlunch.-WORD格式-可編寫-Q13：Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdriverswhostopatgasstations?Q14：Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutextravagances?Q15：WhatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbytheexampleoftheChicag

21、owoman?SectionC-RecordingOneLetssayyoustarttobrainstormalistofalltheemotionsyoueverexperienced.Justforfun,tryitnow.Whatsonyourlist?Chancesare,youincludedthingslike：happy,sad,excited,angry,afraid,grateful,proud,scared,confused,stressed,relaxedandamazed.Nowsortyourlistintotwocategories：positiveemotion

22、sandnegativeemotions.Feelingbothpositiveandnegativeemotionsisanaturalpartofbeinghuman.Wemightusetheword“negative”todescribemoredifficultemotionsbutitdoesnotmeanthoseemotionsarebadorweshouldnthavethem.Still,mostpeoplewereprobablyratherfeelapositiveemotionthananegativeone.Itslikelyyouprefertofeelhappy

23、insteadofsadorconfidentinsteadofinsecure.Whatmattersishowouremotionsarebalanced.Howmuchofeachtypeoftheemotionpositiveornegativeweexperience.Negativeemotionswarnusofthreatsorchallengesthatwemayneedtodealwith.Forexample,-WORD格式-可編寫-fearcanalertustopossibledanger,itsasignalthatwemightneedtoprotectourse

24、lves.Angryfeelingswarnusthatsomeoneissteppingonourtoes,crossingaboundaryorviolatingourtrust.Angercanbeasignalthatwemighthavetoactonourownbehalf.Negativeemotionsfocusourawareness.Theyhelpustozeroinonaproblemsowecandealwithit.Buttoomanynegativeemotionscanmakeusfeeloverwhelmed,anxious,exhaustedorstress

25、edout.Whennegativeemotionsareoutofbalance,problemsmightseemtoobigtohandle.Themorewedwellonournegativeemotions,theymorenegativewebegintofeel.Focusingonnegativityjustkeepsitgoing.Positiveemotionsbalanceoutnegativeones,buttheyhaveotherpowerfulbenefits,too.Insteadofnarrowingourfocus,likenegativeemotions

26、do,positiveemotionsaffectourbrainsinwaysthatincreaseourawareness,attentionandmemory.Theyhelpustakeinmoreinformation,holdseveralideasinmindatonceandunderstandhowdifferentideasrelatetoeachother.Whenpositiveemotionsopenusuptonewpossibilities,wearemoreabletolearnandbuildonourskills.Thatleadstodoingbette

27、rontasksandtests.-WORD格式-可編寫-Peoplewhohaveplentyofpositiveemotionsintheireverydaylivestendtobehappier,healthier,learnbetterandgetalongwellwithothers.Q16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegativeemotions?Q17.Whathappenstopeoplewhosenegativeemotionsareoutofbalance?Q18.Howdopositiveemotionsaffectus?SectionC-R

28、ecordingTwoInthepastfewmonths,Ivebeentravellingforweeksatatimewithonlyonesuitcaseofclothes.Oneday,Iwasinvitedtoanimportantevent,andIwantedtowearsomethingspecialforit.Ilookedthroughmysuitcasebutcouldntfindanythingtowear.Iwasluckytobeatthetechnologyconferencethen,andIhadaccessto3Dprinters.SoIquicklyde

29、signedaskirtonmycomputer,andIloadedthefileontheprinter.Itjustprintedthepiecesovernight.Thenextmorning,Ijusttookallthepieces,assembledthemtogetherinmyhotelroom,andthisisactuallytheskirtthatImwearingrightnow.SoitwasntthefirsttimethatIprintedclothes.Formyseniorcollectionatfashiondesignschool,Idecidedto

30、tryand3Dprintanentirefashioncollectionfrommyhome.TheproblemwasthatIbarelyknewanythingabout3Dprinting,andIhadonlyninemonthstofigureouthowtoprintfivefashionablelooks.-WORD格式-可編寫-IalwaysfeltmostcreativewhenIworkedfromhome.Iloveexperimentingwithnewmaterials,andIalwaystriedtodevelopnewtechniquestomakethemostuniquetextilesformyfashionprojects.Onesummerbreak,IcameheretoNewYorkforaninternshipatafashionhouseinChinatown.Weworkedontwoincredibledressesthatwere3Dprinted.Theywereamazing-likeyoucans