2013年12月六級(jí)聽力真題及原文

A)Toteachata C)TospendhisremainingB)Topatenthis D)Tohaveathree-weekSectionBPassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheyhavefallenpreytoThey eatouristTheyhavecausedlotsofdamagetoThey eaheadachetotheA)Tocelebratetheir C)ToscaretheB)Tocheerupthe D)ToalerttheA)TheywouldhelptospreadafatalTheywouldposeathreattotheTheywouldendangerdomesticTheywouldeventuallykilloffthePassageQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Sheisan C)SheisadomesticB)Sheisatourist D)SheisfromtheroyalA)ItwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerItissituatedatthefootofabeautifulItwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofItisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalA)ItiselaborayIthassurvivedsome2,000Itisverybig,withonlysixslimItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishA)They fortabletositinforTheydonotmatchtheovaltableatTheyhavelostsomeoftheirTheyareinterestingtolookPassageQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Itin moninfectiousItdestroysthepatient’sabilitytoItisadiseaseverydifficulttoItisthebiggestcripplerofyoungA)Searchforthebest C)WriteabookaboutherB)Hurryupandlive D)ExercisemoreandworkA) C)B) SectionIt’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.(26) andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.Somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompleegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving(27) instate-approvedcurricula.Supportsofhomeeducationclaimthatit’slessexpensiveandfarmore(28) thanmasspubliceducation.Moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower(29) rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased(30) higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced(31) Criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement(32) thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.Theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.Someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools(33)

homeschoolinghaveaneducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.Typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources(34) thandoschools.However,therelatively putertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway(35) morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.【短W:Whatawonderfulperformance!YourrockbandhasneversoundedM:Manythanks.Iguessallthosehoursofpracticeinthepastmontharefinallypayingoff.Q：Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Ican'tdecidewhattodoformysummervacation.IeitherwanttogoonabiketourofEuropeorgodivinginMexico.W:Well,we'reofferinganall-inclusivetwo-weektriptoMexicoforonly300Q：Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandoforhis3.W:HowlongdoyouthinkthisprojectmightM:I'dsayaboutthreemonths,butitcouldtakelongerifsomethingunexpectedhappened.Maybewe'dbetterallowanextramonth,sowewon’thavetoworryaboutbeinglate.Q:Whydoesthemansayextratimeshouldbeallowedforthe4.M:I'mthinkingabout ingamemberhere,andI'dlikesomeinformation.W:Sure.Athree-monthmembershipcosts150dollars,andthatincludesuseofthewait-room,saunaandpool.I'llgiveyouapathsothatyoucantryoutthefacilitiesbeforeyoudecide.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:I'msorrytohearthatyoufailedthePhysicscourse,Ted.M:Let'sfaceit.I'mjustnotcutouttobeascientist.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Garyinsistedonbuyingthefoodfor W:That'sprettygenerousofhim.Butshouldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpenses?Hehasabigfamilytosupport.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?W:DidyouseetheheadlinesinthepaperthisM:Year.Apparentlythebus willbelayingoffitsemployeesiftheycan'treachanagreementonwagesbymidnight.Q:Whatdidthemanreadabout?W:HavewereceivedpaymentfortheoverseasorderwedeliveredlastM:Yes.Thechequecameinyesterdayafternoon.I'llbedepositingitwhenIgothebanktoday.Q:Whatisthewomanconcerned【六級(jí)長原文1W:OK,that'sit.Nowwehavetomakeadecision.Wemightaswelldothatnow,don'tyouthink?M:Sure,let'ssee.FirstwesawFrankBrisenski.Whatdidyouthinkofhim?W:Well,he'scertainlyaverypoliteyoungman.M:Andveryrelaxed,too.W:ButhisM:En…Hewasn'twelldressed.Hewasn'tevenwearingaW:Buthedidhaveanicevoice.HesoundedgoodontheM:True.AndIthoughtheseemedveryinligent.HeansweredDona'squestionsverywell.W:That'strue,butdressingwellisimportant.Well,let'sthinkabouttheothers.NowwhataboutBarberJones?Shehadanicevoice,too.Shesoundedgoodontheephone,andshewaswelldressed,too.M:En…Shedidlookveryneat,verynicelydressed,W:Butsoshy.Shewouldn'tbeverygoodattalkingtopeopleatthefrontM:En…OK.Nowwhowasthenext?Ar…Yes,DavidWallace.Ithoughthewasverygood,hadalotofpotential.Whatdoyouthink?W:En…Heseemedlikeaverybrightguy.Hedressedverynicely,too.Andhehadareallyniceappearance.M:Heseemedrelaxedtome,thetypeofpeoplefeelcomfortablerightW:Hewaspolite,butalsoveryfriendlyandrelaxedasyousay.Ithinkhe'llbegoodwiththeguestsatthefrontdesk.M:Hehadaverypleasantvoice,W:That'sright.OK,good!Iguesswehaveourreceptionistthen,don'tM:Yes,Ithinkso.We'lljustofferthejobto…Question9:Whatarethespeakerslookingfor?Question10:WhatisFrankBrisenski'sweakness?Question11:Whatdothespeakersdecideto【六級(jí)長原文2】W:o.M:o.Isthatthereferencelibrary?W:Yes,canIhelpyou?M:Ihopeso.IranearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHutton,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.W:Oh,yes.IhavefoundM:Good.I'vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.W:Certainly.HuttonDennis,bornDarlington,1836,diedNewYork,1920.M:Yes,gotW:Inventerandphysicist,thesonofafarmworker.HewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageof15.M:W:Hegraduatedat17withthefirstclassdegreeinphysicsandmathematics.AllM:Yes,allW:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageof18.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhichrollsfromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattime,hemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughbyM:Yes,gobyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.Inhislifetime,Huttonpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?M:Yes,whendidhegotoW:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.M:Yes,Isupposeso.Well,Question12:WhatdowelearnaboutDennisHuttonwhenhewas15?Question13:WhatdidDennisHuttondoattheageof24?Question14:ForwhatwereDennisHuttonandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?Question15:WhydidDennisHuttongotoNewInAmerica,whitetaileddeeraremorenumerousthaneverbefore,soabundantinfactthatthey've easuburbannuisanceandahealthhazard.Whycan'ttheherdbethinnedtheold-fashionedway?ThesmallcommunityofNorthHavenonLongIslandishometosomesixhundredtosevenhundreddeer.ThedepartmentofEnvironmentalConservationestimatestheoptimumpopulationat60.Thetownhasbeenbrowsedbareofvegetationexceptwheregardensandshrubsareprotectedbyhighfences.Driversroutinelycollidewithdeerandtherearesomanydeadbodiesleftbythesideoftheroadthatthetownhasmadeitadealwithalocalpetcemeterytocollectanddisposeofthebodies.Somepeopleinthetownhave eillfromdeertransmitteddiseases.Ontheoccasionswhenhuntinghasbeentried,localanimalrightspeoplehaveworkedtosecurecourtordersagainstthehunts.Andwhenthatisfailed,theystopthehunters,bangingonpotsandpanstoalertthedeer.Townmeetingscalledtodiscusstheprobleminevitablydissolvedintos.haveevendiscussedthepossibilityofbringingwolvesbackintotheecologicalmix.ThatmeanswolvesinthesuburbsofNewYork.Itisalmosttoowonderfulnottotryit.Thewolveswouldkilldeerofcourse.Theywouldalsoterrorizeandkilldogsandcatswhichisnotwhatthesuburbandwellershaveinmind.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheardQ16.Whatdowelearnaboutwhite-taileddeerinNorthHaven?Q17.Whydolocalanimalrightspeoplebangonpotsandpans?Q18.Whatwouldhappenifwolveswerebroughtbackintotheecological2Andnow,ifyou'llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe'regoingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesandthisroomfriendlyandintimate.AndIthinkyou'llagree.Ithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutsidewhichwerelitupatnight–averyattractivesight.Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromthe18thcenturyandismadefromSpanishoak.It'sratherremarkableforthefactthatalthoughit'sextremelybig,it'ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfor200years.Soit'sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset.Therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryinandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneincentralpanelatthebackandnoarmrests.Imyselffindthemrather fortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereusedtomore fortinthepast.Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintothegreathall…Q19.WhatdowelearnabouttheQ20.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?Q21.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?Q22.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthe3JanetJameswas22yearsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithMS—adiseasethatattacksthebody'snerves.Shehasjustgraduatedfromcollegeandgotajobatanadvertisingagencywhenshebegantosensethatsomethingstrangewasgoingoninsideherbody.WhenJamesrealizedhowsevereherillnesswas,sheknewshehadbetterhurryupandlivelife.MSisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.Andalthoughshedidn'thavemanysymptoms,sheknewitwasjustamatteroftime.Firstonheragendawastopursueherdreamofhostingapopmusicprogramme.Sheworkedataradiostationforayear,alwaysawarethatherbodywasdegenerating.Thenherbestfriendmovedaway.AndonenightJamesbeganscreaming,"Igottogo!Igottogo!"Twoweekslater,shearrivedatAlaska,thousandsoffromherfriends,herfamilyandherpast."Everythingfellintoace",sherecalls.A23-year-oldgirlwithanincurablediseasecanflytoAlaskaandeverythingcanworkout.TheMSattackscameandwent.Andmostofthetimetheyhardlyslowedherdown.Jameshiked,fished,learnttosailandexperimentedwithhotairballooning."Ilivedforadventure",shesays."NobodyeverhadabettertimeordidmoreexoticstrangethingsthanIdidinan80-yearperiod."Inevitablyhowever,thedaycamewhenshewassoweakenedthatshehadtoreturntoPittsburgh,herhometown.Thereshebeganrelievingheradventuresbywritingabookaboutthem.Herbookwaspublishedin1993.Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions23WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMS?Questions24WhatdidJanetJamesdecidetodoafterherdiseasewasdiagnosed?Questions25What'ssortof canweinferJanetJaesis?theecologicalmix?2013年12月大 六級(jí)考試填空原文It’sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschoolingwherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothp