新六級聽力樣題原稿及答案

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SectionA

1.W:DidyouhearthatAnnaneedstostayinbedforfourweeks?

M:Yeah.Sheinjuredherspine脊椎inafall.Andthedoctortoldhertolieflaton

herbackfbramonth,soitcanmend.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

AThemanhappenedtoseeAnnafallonherback.BTheseriousaccidentmay

leaveAnnaparalyzed.

CThedoctor'stherapyhasbeenverysuccessful.DTheinjurywillconfineAnnato

bedforquiteawhile.

2.W:We9retakingupacollection湊錢tobuyagiftfbrGemma.Shellhavebeen

withthecompany25yearsnextweek.M:Well,countmein,butI'mabitshortoncash

now.Whendoyouneedit?

Q:Whatisthemangoingtodo?

AGivehiscontributionsometimelater.BBorrowsomemoneyfromthewoman.

CBuyanexpensivegiftforGemma.DTakeupacollectionnextweek.

3.W:Tony'smotherhasinvitedmetodinner.DoyouthinkIshouldtellherin

advancethatFmavegetarian?

M:Ofcourse.Ithinkshe'dappreciateit——imaginehowyou'dbothfeelifshefixed

aturkeydinnerorsomething.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

AAddmorefruitsandvegetablestoherdiet.BAskTonytoconveythankstohis

mother.

CTellTony'smotherthatsheeatsnomeat.DDeclinetheinvitationasearlyas

possible.

4.W:Ihopeyou'renottooputoutwithme生氣forthedelay.Ihadtostopby

Fred'shometopickupabookonmywayhere.

M:Well,that5snotabigdeal沒什么大不了.Butyoumightatleastphoneifyou

knowyou'regoingtokeepsomeonewaiting.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

AShephonedFredaboutthebook.BShewaslatefortheappointment.

CSheranintoFredonherwayhere.DSheoftenkeepsotherpeoplewaiting.

5.W:Idon'tthinkwehaveenoughinformationforourpresentation.Butwehaveto

giveittomorrow.Theredoesn'tseemtobemuchwecandoaboutit.

M:Yeah.Atthispoint,wellhavetomakedo設(shè)法做withwhatwe'vegot.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

ASimplyraisetheissueintheirpresentation.BFindmorerelevantinformationfor

theirwork.

CPutmoreeffortintopreparingforthepresentation.DJustmakeuseofwhatever

informationisavailable.

6.M:ThistrucklookslikewhatIneed,butI'mwomedaboutmaintenance.Forus,

it'llhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.

W:Wehaveseveralmodelsthatarespeciallyadaptedforextremeconditions.

Wouldyouliketoseethem?

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

AHeneedsavehicletobeusedinharsh極端的weather.

BHehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.

CHehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.

DHedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.

7.W:rdliketoexchangethisshirt.TvelearnedthatthepersonIboughtitforis

allergic過敏的towool.

M:Maybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

AVisitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.BGetadiscountontheshirtsheis

goingtobuy.

CLookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.DReplacetheshirtwithoneof

someothermaterial.

8.W:Ithinkyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperisrightontarget.Andyour

viewpointshavecertainlyconvincedme.

M:Thanks.Butinviewofthegeneralresponses,youandIaredefinitelyinthe

minority.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

ANotmanypeoplehavereadhisarticle.BHeregretshavingpublishedthearticle.

CMostreadersdonotsharehisviewpoints.DThewomanisonlytryingtoconsole

him.

ConversationOne

W:OneofthemostinterestingexperimentswithdolphinsmustbeonedonebyDr

JarvisBastian.(9WhathetriedtodowastoteachamaledolphincalledBuzzanda

femalecalledDoristocommunicatewitheachotheracrossasolidbarrier堅固障礙.

M:Sohowdidhedoitexactly?

W:Well,firstofallhekeptthetwodolphinstogetherinthesametankandtaught

themtopresslevers操縱桿whenevertheysawalight.Theleverswerefittedtotheside

ofthetanknexttoeachother.(lOIfthelightflashedonandoffseveraltimes,the

dolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleft-handleverfollowedbytheright-handone.Ifthe

lightwaskeptsteady,thedolphinsweresupposedtopresstheleversinreverseorder.

Whenevertheyrespondedcorrectlytheywererewardedwithfish.

M:Soundsterriblycomplicated...

W:Well,thatwasthefirststage.Inthesecondstage,DrBastianseparatedthe

dolphinsintotwotanks.Theycouldstillhearoneanotherbuttheycouldn'tactuallysee

eachother.(1ITheleversandthelightweresetupinexactlythesameway,exceptthat

thistimeitwasonlyDoriswhocouldseethelightindicatingwhichlevertopressfirst.

Butinordertogettheirfishbothdolphinshadtopresstheleversinthecorrectorder.

ThismeantofcoursethatDorishadtotellBuzzwhetheritwasaflashinglightor

whetheritwasasteadylight.

M:Sodiditwork?

W:Well-amazinglyenough,thedolphinsachieveda100%successrate成功率…

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatisthepurposeofDrJarvisBastian'sexperiment?

ATotesthowresponsivedolphinsaretovarioussignals.

BToexaminehowlongittakesdolphinstoacquireaskill.

CToseeifdolphinscanlearntocommunicatewitheachother.

DTofindoutifthefemaledolphinisclevererthanthemaleone.

10.Whatwerethedolphinssupposedtodowhentheysawthesteadylight?

APresstheright-handleverfirst.BProducetheappropriatesound.

CRaisetheirheadsabovethewater.DSwimstraightintothesametank.

11.Howdidthesecondstageoftheexperimentdifferfromthefirststage?

ABothdolphinswereputinthesametank.BThemaledolphinreceivedmore

rewards.

CTheleverwasbeyondthedolphins9reach.DOnlyonedolphinwasabletoseethe

light.

ConversationTwo

W:There9sanelementthereaboutcompetition,though,isn'tthere?BecauseBritish

Railwaysareanationalisedindustry,there9sonlyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.

(12Ifyoudon9tlikeaparticularcanofbakedbeans烤豆子，youcangoandbuyanother,

butifyoudon'tlikeaparticularrailway,youcan'tgoanduseanother.

M:Somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.(13Theysaythatifyoudidn'thavea

monopoly壟斷，youwouldn'tbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon'tthinkwedo

anythingdeliberatelytoupsetourcustomers.Wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946

whentheTransportActcamein,wewerenationalised.

W:Doyouthinkthafsagoodthing?Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,do

youthink,tobenationalised?

M:Oh,Ithinkso,yes.(14Becauseingeneral,modesoftransportareallaround,

lefsfacethefact.Thecararrived,thecarisheretostay.There'snoquestionaboutthat.

W:Sowhatyou9resayingthenisthatiftherailwayshadn'tbeennationalised,they

wouldsimplyhavedisappeared.

M:Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.(15They'redisappearingfastinAmerica.Er,the

Frenchrailwayslose￡1billionayear,theGermanrailways￡2billionayear.Butyousee,

thosegovernmentsarepreparedtopourmoneyintothetransportsystemtokeepitgoing.

W:Soinasenseyou9recaughtbetweentwoextremes,ontheonehandyou'retrying

nottolosetoomuchmoney,andontheotherhandyou'vegottoprovidethebestservice.

M:Yes,you'reright.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBritishRailways?

AGoodorbad,theyaretheretostay.BBelieveitornot,theyhavesurvived.

CLikeitornot,youhavetousethem.DGainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.

13.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?

AThefrequenttraindelays.BThemonopolyofBritishRailways.

CThefoodsoldonthetrains.DThehightrainticketfares.

14.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceofrailways?

ACompetitionfromothermodesoftransport.BThelowefficiencyoftheir

operation.

CConstantcomplaintsfrompassengers.DThepassingofthenewtransportact.

15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutrailwaysinothercountries?

ATheywillbede-nationalised.BTheylosealotofmoney.

CTheyarefastdisappearing.DTheyprovideworseservice.

SectionB

PassageOne

(17(16Enjoyinganicedcoffee?Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards,witha

cancercharity慈善事業(yè)warningthatsomeicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahot

dinner.

TheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRFconductedasurveyoficedcoffeessold

bysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CaffeNeroandCostaCoffeeto

gaugethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.Theworstoffender—

acoffeefromStarbucks一had561calories.Othericedcoffeescontainedmorethan450

caloriesandthemajorityhadinexcessof200.

Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomanshouldconsumeabout2,000calories

adayandamanabout2,500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersaimfor1,000

to1,500caloriesaday.

—Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofa

woman'sdailycaloriesallowance許可isalarming,IIDr.RachelThompson,science

programmanageratLondon-basedWCRF,saidinawidely-reportedstatement.—Thisis

theamountofcaloriesyoumightexpecttohaveinaneveningmeal,notinadrink.II

(18TheWCRFhasestimatedthat19,000cancersayearinBritaincouldbe

preventedifpeoplelosttheirexcessweight,withgrowingevidencethatexcessbodyfat

increasestheriskofvariouscancers.

—Ifyouarehavingthesetypesofcoffeeregularly,thentheywillincreasethe

chancesofyoubecomingoverweight,whichinturnincreasesyourriskofdeveloping

cancer,aswellasotherdiseasessuchasheartdisease,IIsheadded.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatwarningdidsomehealthexpertsgive?

AIcedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated污染.

BSomeicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

CSomebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.

DDrinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauseobesity.

17.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledoaftertheyhaveanicedcoffee?

AHavesomefreshfruit.BTakeahotshower.

CExerciseatthegym.DEatahotdinner.

18.WhatcouldBritishpeopleexpectiftheymaintainedanormalbodyweight

accordingtotheWCRF?

ATheycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.BTheycouldgreatlyimprovetheirwork

efficiency.

CManyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.DManycancercasescouldbe

prevented.

PassageTwo

InasmalllaboratoryattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina,Dr.Vladimir

Mironovhasbeenworkingforadecadetogrowmeat.

Adevelopmentalbiologistandtissueengineer,Dr.Mironovisoneofonlyafew

scientistsworldwideinvolvedinbioengineering—culturedIImeat微生物培養(yǎng)的肉?

(19It'saproducthebelievescouldhelpsolvefutureglobalfoodcrisesresulting

fromshrinkingamountsoflandavailableforgrowingmeattheold-fashionedway.

GrowthofculturedmeatisalsounderwayintheNetherlands,MironovtoldReuters

inaninterview,butintheUnitedStates,itisscienceinsearchoffundinganddemand.

(20ThenewNationalInstituteofFoodandAgriculturewon'tfundit,theNational

InstitutesofHealthwon'tfundit,andNASAfundeditonlybriefly,Mironovsaid.

—It'sclassicdisruptivetechnology,IIMironovsaid.—Bringinganynew

technologyonthemarket,onaverage,costs$1billion.Wedon'tevenhave$1million.II

DirectoroftheAdvancedTissueBiofabricationCenterintheDepartmentof

RegenerativeMedicineandCellBiologyatthemedicaluniversity,Mironovnow

primarilyconductsresearchontissueengineering,orgrowing,ofhumanorgans.

—There9sanunpleasantfactorwhenpeoplefindoutmeatisgrowninalab.They

don'tliketoassociatetechnologywithfood,IIsaidNicholasGenovese,avisitingscholar

incancercellbiology.

(21—Butthere9realotofproductsthatweeattodaythatareconsiderednaturalthat

areproducedinasimilarmanner,IIGenovesesaid.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdoesDr.Mironovthinkofbioengineeringculturedmeat?

AIthasattractedworldwideattention.BItwillchangetheconceptoffood.

CItcanhelpsolveglobalfoodcrises.DItwillbecomepopulargradually.

20.WhatdoesDr.Mironovsayaboutthefundingfortheirresearch?

AItcomesregularlyfromitsdonors.BIthasbeendrasticallycutbyNASA.

CIthasbeenincreasedovertheyears.DItisstillfarfrombeingsufficient.

21.WhatdoesNicholasGenovesesayaboutalotofproductsweeattoday?

ATheyarelesshealthythanweexpected.BTheyarenotasnaturalaswebelieved.

CTheyarenotasexpensiveasbefore.DTheyaremorenutritiousanddelicious.

PassageThree

FlorenceHayesisajournalistfortheGreenvilleJournal,thedailynewspaperin

town.(22Specifically,shecoverscrimeintheGreenvillearea.Thisresponsibilitytakes

hertomanydifferentplaceseveryweek-thepolicestation,thecourtandthehospital.

Mostofthecrimesthatshewritesaboutfallintotwogroups:violentcrimesandcrimes

againstproperty破壞財產(chǎn)罪.

(23Thereisn'tmuchviolentcrimeinasmalltownlikeGreenville,oratleastnotas

muchasinlargeurbanareas.Butassaults襲擊oftenoccuronFridayandSaturdaynights

nearthebarsdowntown.There'realsooneortworapesoncampuseverysemester.

Florenceisveryinterestedinthistypeofcrimeandtriestowritealongarticleabouteach

one.Sheexpectsthatthiswillmakewomenmorecarefulwhentheywalkaround

Greenvillealoneatnight.Fortunately,there9reusuallynomurdersinGreenville.

(24CrimesagainstpropertymakeupmostofMs.Hayes'reporting.Theyrangefrom

minorcasesofdeliberatedamagingofthingstomuchmoreseriousoffenses,suchascar

accidentsinvolvingdrunkdrivers,orbankrobberies.ButFlorencehastoreportallof

theseviolations違法行為，fromthethiefwhotooktypewritersfromeveryunlocked

roominadormitorytothethiefwhostole$1millionworthofartworkfromthe

universitymuseum.

Ms.Hayesenjoysworkingforanewspaper,butshesometimesgetsunhappyabout

allthecrimesshehastoreport.(25Shewouldprefertostartwritingaboutsomething

moreinterestingandlessunpleasant,suchaslocalnewsorpolitics.Maybenextyear!

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.WhatisFlorenceHayes'mainresponsibilityasajournalist?

AWritingarticlesonfamilyviolence.BHuntingnewsforthedailyheadlines.

CReportingcriminaloffenses違法inGreenville.DCoveringmajoreventsofthe

dayinthecity.

23.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutsecurityinGreenville?

AIthasfewerviolentcrimesthanbigcities.BItisamuchsaferplacethanitused

tobe.

CAssaultsoftenhappenonschoolcampuses.DRapesrarelyoccurinthedowntown

areas.

24.WhatdowelearnaboutcrimesagainstpropertyintheGreenvillearea?

ATheyareverydestructive.BThereareawiderangeofcases.

CTherehasbeenariseinsuchcrimes.DTheyhavearousedfearamongthe

residents.

25.WhatwouldFlorenceHayesprefertodo?

AOfferhelptocrimevictims.BWorkasanewspapereditor.

CWriteaboutsomethingpleasant.DDosomeresearchonlocalpolitics.

SectionC

GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwe

gainpersonalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,

ourparentstelluswhoweare.—You're(26intelligent.II

—You'resostrong.IIWefirstse