六級聽力新題型練習II錄音文字

六級聽力新題型練習II錄音文字

SectionA

ConversationOne

M:We'rehavingadebateonadvertisingThursdayeveningandIhavetotakepart.

W:That'sinteresting.Ishouldliketohearwhatpeoplethinkaboutadvertising.

M:What'stheretosay?Wemusthaveadvertising,musln'twe?

W:Why?

M:Well,wewouldn'tknowwhattherewastobuyifwedidn'thaveadvertisements.

W:Yes,thafstrueuptoapoint.Advertisementsprovideinformationthatweneed.If

someonehasproducedanewarticle,naturally,thesellerwantstotellusaboutit.

M:Yes.Andtheadvertisementstelluswhichproductisthebest.

W:Dothey?Idon'tthinkso.Everymanufaclurersaysthathisproductisthebestorat

leasttriestogivetheimpression.Onlyonecanbethebest,sotheothersaremisleading,

aren'tthey?

M:Well,inaway,Isuppose.Butwedon'thavetobelievethem,dowe?

W:Areyousayingthatadvertisementsarenfteffective?Idontthinkthatintelligent

businessmenwillspendmillionsofdollarsonadvertisingifnobodybelievesthe

advertisements,doyou?

M:Perhapsnot.Butafterall,it'stheirmoneythattheyarespending.

W:Isit?Ithinknot.Thecostofadvertisingisaddedtothepriceofthearticle.Youand

Iandalltheotherpeoplewhobuythearticlepayfortheadvertising.

M:Well,1supposewegetsomethingforourmoney...someinformation.

W:Yes,butdon'tforgetit'softenmisleadinginformation,andsometimesharmful.

M:Harmful?

W:Whataboutadvertisementsdesignedtopersuadeyoungpeopletosmokecigarettes?

Wouldn'tyousaytheyareharmful?

M:You'vegivenmealottothinkabout.

I'mquitelookingforwardtothedebatenow.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.What'stheman'sattitudetowardsadvertisements?

2.Whatdoweknowaboutadvertisementsaccordingtothewoman?

3.Inthewoman'sopinion,whopaidthemoneyspentonadvertisements?

4.Whydoesthewomansayadveilisementsaresometimesharmful?

ConversationTwo

W:MayIhelpyou?

M:Yes,mywifeandIwanttotakeavacationthiswintertosomeplacewarmer.

W:Iunderstand.Howmuchtimedoyouhave?

M:OnlyaweekbetweenChristmasandtheNewYear.Thatistheproblem,yousee.

W:Oh,noproblematall.IcangetyouonaflighttosunnySpainandPortugalleaving

onChristmasandcomingbackNewYear'sEve.Anditwillonlycostyou$500around

trip.

M:Only$500?Wewerethinkingofsomethingless.$lr000isalottospendforsucha

shorttime.Ifwehadamonthmaybe,notjustaweek.

W:DoyouknowabouttheFloridaFuntourtheairlineoffers?Everythingisreserved

foryou.Yourflight,areservedhotelroom,meals,andtheyevengetyoutoandfrom

theaiiportinMiami.

M:Actuallywedon'tgoinmuchforarrangedtours.Weliketodoallthatforourselves.

W:Well,inthatcase,maybewecouldjustarrangeyourflightandtheresttoyou.

M:Whatelsedoyouhavetooffer?Floridaisnotexactlyourideaofagreatvacation.

Whataboutsomeplacealittledifferentwherefewtouristsgo?

W:Oh,someplacelikeArizona,right?OrmaybeNewMexico?Sunny,butquiet,

relaxing.

M:Yeah,thatsoundsbetter-NewMexico.I'lltalktomywifeaboutitandthenreturn.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

6.WhydoesthemandecidenottogotoSpain?

7.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheFloridaFuntour?

8.WhatdowelearnaboutNewMexicofromtheconversation?

SectionB

PassageOne

Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifyou

studycorrectlythesignsarounduswecantellimportantchangesinweather.Thisway

oftellingwhattheweatherwillbeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweather

forecasts.Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherand

triedtomakeweatherforecasting.

Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearand

near.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobably

come.Ringsroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelpainintheir

bones.Thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthereforerainwillprobably

come.Ringsroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelpaintheirbones.

Thisisasignofthecomingofwetweather.

Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming.Theyflynearthegroundifrainor

stormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsectswhichtheyare

huntingthattheyflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthat

theweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.Ifa

fogappearsinthemorningjustaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthestars

twinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwillcontinue.Ifthesunsetismostlyredin

color,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Iftherainbowappearsinthemorning,rainy

weatherwillprobablycome.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyes

andbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Whatwillhappenwhendistanthillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear?

10.Whendosomebirdsflyloweraccordingtothespeaker?

11.Whatwillhappenwhenstarstwinkleclearatnight?

PassageTwo

Isyourfamilyinterestedinbuyingadog?ADogcanbeahappyadditionto

yourfamily,butifyouchoosethewrongkindofdog,heconsequencescancauseyoua

lotoftrouble.

Familiesshouldsitdownandthoroughlydiscusstheproblemsinvolvedbefore

buyingadog.Evenifthechildreninyourfamilyaretheoneswhowantthedog,the

parentsaretheoneswhoarereallyresponsibleforseeingthattheanimalisproperly

caredfor.Ifyoudon'tknowmuchaboutdogs,it'sagoodideatogotothelibraryorthe

ASPCAforbooksaboutvariouskindsofdogs,aswellasbooksabouthowtotraina

puppy.Inreadingaboutthedifferentbreeds,youshouldknowthatadogdescribedas

veryalertmaybetoojumpyandbouncy.Whenabookdescribesadogasanideal

huntingdog,itprobablymeansthatthedogwon'tbehappylivinginasmallapartment.

Dogbreedsvaryinpopularityastheyearsgoby.Oneofthemostpopulardogsthese

daysistheGermanshepherd,thisisbecauseitprovidesprotectionaswellas

companionship.Thefamilyshouldbewarnedthatthesedogsgrowuptobeverybig,

andmaybetoopowerfulforchildrentohandle.Ifspaceislimited,atoydogmaybea

goodchoice.Thesedogsareverysmallandeasytotrain.Theydon'tneedtobewalked

daily,sincetheycanexerciseinthespaceavailableinthehome.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whowasreallyresponsibleforthedog'swelfare?

13.WhyistheGermanshepherdapopulardogaccordingtothespeaker?

14.Whatdowelearnaboutthetoydogaccordingtothespeaker?

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

SectionC

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to18.

Hello,everyone.I*mGuyWinch.TodaywelltalkaboutNewYear'sresolutions.Every

newyearwemakealistofresolutions,hopingtobetterourselvesandourlives,onlyto

abandonoureffortsentirelybyFeb.I(ifnotbyJan.2).Suchfailuresarenotmere

disappointments,astheycancreateemotionalwoundsthatimpactourpsychological

well-being.Indeed,toooftentheannualritualthatismeanttoimproveourlivesleaves

usconcludingwe'relazy,weak,orincapableofchangeandfeelingevenworseabout

ourselvesthanbeforewestarted.Butarewelazy,weak,andincapableofchange,orare

wejudgingourselvesunfairly?Rather,it'sbecauseweneglecttothinkthroughhowwe

plantoachieveourgoals.Indeed,wetendtomakethreeverybasicbutcrucialerrors

beforeweevenstart.Thegoodnewsisthataddressingthesemistakescanradically

increaseourpossibilityofstickingtoourresolutionsandfindingsuccess.Someoreven

allofthemwillbefamiliartoyou,butdon'tbeatyourselfupaboutpastmistakes.AsI

said,theseareverycommonerrors.Instead,investyourenergiesinfixingthemthis

year.ThefirstmistakeisthatmanyofuscomposealistofNewYeafsresolutionsthat

islongerthanourchild'slisttoSanta.NewYear'sresolutionsarenotbucketlists,

they'restatementsofshort-termintentions.Therefore,chooseoneortwoitemsatmost,

andfocusoncompletingthose.Thesecondmistakeisthatourgoalsaretoovaguetobe

measuredinsomeway.Forexample,agoalsuchas'Tryharderatwork"sounds

goodbutprovidesnospecificbenchmarksbywhichwecanmeasureourprogress.To

avoidthiserror,makevaguegoalsmorespecific:"Completeallassignmentsontime,

nor-Askformoreresponsibilities.1'Apartfromtheabovemistakes,themostcommon

onewemakeistostateourresolutionbutputnothoughtintohowwewillattain

it.ThenJan.1rollsaroundandwehavenoideawhereorhowtostart.Therefore,invest

timeandthoughtintohowbestyoucanreachyourgoal.Breakitdownintosub-goals,

bespecificaboutwhatyouwillneedtodotoreacheachone,andfigureouthowyouto

dealwithsetbacksanddistractions.Thisisespeciallyimportantforhealthandfitness

goalsassetbacksanddistractionswillhappen.GoodluckandHappyNewYear!

16.WhatdowelearnaboutfailingtosticktoourNewYear'sresolutions?

17.WhyshouldweaddressthemistakesbeforemakingNewYear'sresolutions?

18.WhatisthemostcommonmistakethatwemakeaboutNewYear'sresolutions?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions19to22.

Ladiesandgentleman.Ourcountryhascometoacrossroad,andnowyouhave

thepowertochangethepoliticallandscapeofAmerica.AsIhavesaidtimeandtime

again,ifyouelectmetobeyourfaceincongress,thereareseveralthingsIwilldoto

ensurethatyourneedsaremetdayinanddayoutacrossthisland.

Firstofall,Iplanonproposingnewlawsthatwillinvestmoretaxdollarsinour

publicschools,notonlytomeettheneedsoftoday,buttoencouragedevelopingminds

forthefuture.Suchnewfundingwouldbeusedtohireandretaingoodteachers,build

newschools,andreducethetaxofclassroomteachers.Toaccomplishthis,Iam

proposingnonewtaxesincreases,butratherarechannelingofourexistingtaxrevenue

tomeetthesedemands.Now,thecurrentgovernmentleadershavebeentalkingabout

thisforyearswithlittleprogress.Iplantochangeallofthisnow.

Second,economicdevelopmentisonthemindsofmostofyou,particularlywith

regardtoourdowntownarea.Formanyyears,economicprosperityhasbeenneglected

bycurrentgovernmentleaders,andIplantochangeallofthat.Iamproposingacity

centerrevitalizationprojectthatwouldpromotenewbusinesses,newresidentialareas,

andnewopengreenareastobringpeoplebacktotheheartofourcity.Currentleaders

haveallowedthenewcitytodie,preferringtoinvestinsportfieldsintheremote

areas.

Andthird,Iamproposingtheconstructionofalightrailtrainsystem,tobebuilt

overthenextdecade,tomeetthegrowingdemandsofbetterandmoreefficient

transportationforyearstocome.Myopponentandhisadministrationhavelackedthe

visionoflong-termsolutions,preferringtotakealook-and-seeapproach.Suchashort

sightedstancefailstoconsidertheneedsoffuturegenerations...ourchildrenandour

grandchildren.

Andfinally,myopponenthascitedmyinexperienceasareasonwhyyou

shouldn'tvoteforme.However,Iamnotacareerpoliticianwhohaslosttouchwiththe

everydayneedsandconcernsofday-to-daypeople.Myworkasaneducatorand

businessownerhasgivenmeauniqueperspectiveonthepainsandchallengesyou

face.

Ifelected,Ipromisetogivemyalltomyelectedpositionandmakesureyour

issuesandconcernsarefullyaddressedatthelocalandnationallevel.

Thankyou.

19.Whatdowelearnaboutthecandidate'sproposalontaxes?

20.Whatisthecandidate'smainpointabouteconomicdevelopment?

21.Whatcanweinferfromthecandidate'spointontransportation?

22.Whatreasonisgivenforvotingforthecandidateattheendofthespeech?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

Goodmorning,I'mPeteMusto.Ourtopictodayisonclimatechangeandpublic

health.Recentresearchfindingsrevealthattheeffectsofclimatechangecouldthreaten

thepast5()yearsofgainsinpublichealth.ResearcherssaythatthechangesinEarths

climatehaveledtoweatherextremes.Theextremescancreatepublichealthrisksthat

aredangerousandunacceptable.Researchersfindthatthechangeshaveledtoless

rainfall,andthishasbeenlinkedtoadropinagriculturalproductivity.Thereduced

productivityhasled,inturn,toanincreaseinmalnutrition,especiallyamongchildren.

Studieshavealsolinkedclimatechangetoanincreasedpossibilityoffloodinginsome

areas.Researchersfindthatfloodsarelinkedtoariseintheratesofinfectiousdiseases

andproblemsthatresultfromabreakdownofwastetreatmentsystems.Researchers

alsonotethattheworldisgettinghotter.In2003,70,000peopleinEuropedied