第一篇：2013年12月英語六級聽力真題原文及答案

【短對話】

1.W: What a wonderful performance!Your rockband has never sounded better.M: Many thanks.I guess all those hours ofpractice in the past month are finally paying off.Q：What does the man mean?

2.M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation.I either want to go on a bike tour ofEurope or go diving in Mexico.W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?

3.W: How long do you think this project might take?

M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpectedhappened.Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about beinglate.Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?

4.M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information.W: Sure.A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool.I'll give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before youdecide.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5.W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Physics course, Ted.M: Let's face it.I'm just not cut out to be a scientist.Q: What does the man mean?

6.M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.W: That's pretty generous of him.But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?He has a big family to support.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?

7.W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?

M: Year.Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they can't reach anagreement on wages by midnight.Q: What did the man read about?

8.W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?

M: Yes.The cheque came in yesterday afternoon.I'll be depositing it when I go the banktoday.Q: What is the woman concerned about? W: OK, that's it.Now we have to make adecision.We might as well do that now, don't youthink?

M: Sure, let's see.First we saw Frank Brisenski.What did you think of him?

W: Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.M: And very relaxed, too.W: But his appearance…

M: En… He wasn't well dressed.He wasn't even wearing a tie.W: But he did have a nice voice.He sounded good on the telephone.M: True.And I thought he seemed very intelligent.He answered Dona's questions verywell.W: That's true, but dressing well is important.Well, let's think about the others.Now whatabout Barber Jones? She had a nice voice, too.She sounded good on the telephone, and shewas well dressed, too.M: En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…

W: But so shy.She wouldn't be very good at talking to people at the front desk.M: En…OK.Now who was the next? Ar…Yes, David Wallace.I thought he was very good,had a lot of potential.What do you think?

W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy.He dressed very nicely, too.And he had a reallynice appearance.M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say.I think he'll be good withthe guests at the front desk.M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.W: That's right.OK, good!I guess we have our receptionist then, don't you?

M: Yes, I think so.We'll just offer the job to…

Question 9: What are the speakers looking for?

Question 10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?

Question 11: What do the speakers decide to do?

【六級聽力長對話原文2】

W: Hello.M: Hello.Is that the reference library?

W: Yes, can I help you?

M: I hope so.I ran earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, thescientist.You asked me to ring back.W: Oh, yes.I have found something.M: Good.I've got a pencil and paper.Perhaps you could read out what it says.W: Certainly.Hutton Dennis, born Darlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.M: Yes, got that.W: Inventer and physicist, the son of a farmworker.He was admitted to the University ofLondon at the age of 15.M: Yes.W: He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics.All right?

M: Yes, all right.W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18.It was a method ofrefrigeration which rolls from his work in low temperature physics.He became professor ofmathematics at the University of Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years.Duringthat time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby

M: Yes, go on.W: Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics byshowing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles.For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912for their work on very high frequency radio waves.In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244inventions.Do you want any more?

M: Yes, when did he go to America?

W: Let me see.In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after onlythree weeks.Still he was a good age.M: Yes, I suppose so.Well, thanks.Question 12: What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he was 15?

Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?

Question 14: For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a secondtime?

Question 15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?

In America, white tailed deer are morenumerous than ever before, so abundant in factthat they've become a suburban nuisance and ahealth hazard.Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashionedway? The small community of North Haven on LongIsland is home to some six hundred to sevenhundred deer.The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimumpopulation at 60.The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens andshrubs are protected by high fences.Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of theroad that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of thebodies.Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases.On theoccasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure courtorders against the hunts.And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots andpans to alert the deer.Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved intoconfrontations.The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem.Some communities have evendiscussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix.That means wolves inthe suburbs of New York.It is almost too wonderful not to try it.The wolves would kill deer ofcourse.They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburbandwellers have in mind.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard

Q16.What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?

Q17.Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?

Q18.What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?

六級短文2原文

And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see isthe room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionallyentertain heads of state and royalty.However, they managed to keep this room friendly andintimate.And I think you'll agree.It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grandhouses you visit.The curtains were never drawn, even at night, so guests got a view of the lakeand fountains outside which were lit up at night – a very attractive sight.As you can see,ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, whichwould add to the relaxed atmosphere.The table dates from the 18th century and is made fromSpanish oak.It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremely big, it'ssupported by just six rather slim legs.However, it seems to have survived like that for 200years.So it's probably going to last a bit longer.The chairs which go with the table are not acomplete set.There were originally six of them.They are interesting for the fact that they arevery plain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and noarmrests.I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people wereused to more discomfort in the past.And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you'd like to follow meinto the great hall…

Q19.What do we learn about the speaker?

Q20.What does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?

Q21.What is said about the oval table in the room?

Q22.What does the speaker say about the chairs?

六級短文3原文

Janet James was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with MS—a disease that attacks thebody's nerves.She has just graduated from college and got a job at an advertising agencywhen she began to sense that something strange was going on inside her body.When Jamesrealized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life.MS is thebiggest cripplerof young adults.And although she didn't have many symptoms, she knew it wasjust a matter of time.First on her agenda was to pursue her dream of hosting a pop musicprogramme.She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body wasdegenerating.Then her best friend moved away.And one night James began screaming, “I gotto go!I got to go!” Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from her friends,her family and her past.“Everything fell into a place”, she recalls.A 23-year-old girl with anincurable disease can fly to Alaska and everything can work out.The MS attacks came and went.And most of the time they hardly slowed her down.James hiked, fished, learnt to sail andexperimented with hot air ballooning.“I lived for adventure”, she says.“Nobody ever had abetter time or did more exotic strange things than I did in an 80-year period.” Inevitablyhowever, the day came when she was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, herhome town.There she began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them.Her bookwas published in 1993.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 23

What does the speaker say about MS?

Questions 24

What did Janet James decide to do after her disease was diagnosed?

Questions 25

What's sort of person can we infer Janet James is?the ecological mix? It’s difficult to estimate the number ofyoungsters involved in home schooling wherechildren are not sent to school and receive theirformal education from one or both parents.Legislation and court decisions have made it legallypossible in most states for parents to educate theirchildren at home and each year more people takeadvantage of that opportunity.Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, andmany require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receivinginstruction in state approved curriculum.Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient thanmass public education.Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of schoolovercrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students areallowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, andreduced discipline problems.Critics of the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems as itsolves.They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educationalopportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can providesuch educational advantages.Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools infavor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formaltraining to provide a satisfactory education for their children.Typically, parents have fewertechnological resources at their disposal than do schools.However, the relatively inexpensivecomputer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notionthat home schooling is in any way inferior to more highly structured classroom education.1.答案：D)Their hard work has resulted in a bigsuccess.2.答案：B)Join a package tour to Mexico.3.答案：B)In case some problem should occur.4.答案：C)The man can try out the facilitiesbefore he becomes a member.5.答案：A)He is not fit to study science.6.答案：C)Pay for part of the picnic food.7.答案：A)A labor dispute at a bus company.8.答案：D)The payment for an order.本次六級短對話難度變化不大，考查的話題還是我們以前考試中經(jīng)常提及的日常生活，工作以及學(xué)習(xí)方面，例如，對話1、2、4、6、7和日常生活話題有關(guān)(演出、度假、辦卡，野餐，新聞);對話3、8涉及商務(wù)工作;對話5則為校園生活話題(考試)。短對話主要考查學(xué)生對事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)信息的抓取和隱含意義的推理判斷，大部分題目答案是可以通過聽力原文直接得到的。其中一些主要短語需要注意：pay off―得到好的結(jié)果;取得成功‖;give sb a free pass―開恩‖;try out―嘗試;試用‖;cut out―切斷;停止‖;lay off―解雇‖等，理解好這些短語對整篇短文聽力內(nèi)容的把握很有幫助，往往一個短對話的關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)就在一個單詞或者短語上，所以考生平時還是需要多多積累一些詞匯和短語。

長對話1：

9.B)A hotel receptionist.10.A)Appearance.11.C)Offer the job to David Wallace.長對話2： C)He was admitted to university.13.B)He became a professor of Mathematics.14.D)Their work on very high frequency radio waves.15.D)To teach at a university.長對話1

該對話圍繞男士和女士挑選合適的酒店招待員展開，討論三個應(yīng)聘者Frank Brisenski，Barbara Jones和David Wallace的優(yōu)劣勢：Frank Brisenski有禮貌，聲音好聽，聰明，但是外表形象欠佳;Barbara Jones聲音好聽，穿著得體，但過于害羞，不擅于與人溝通;David Wallace聰明，外表形象佳，表現(xiàn)自如，有禮貌，聲音動聽。最后倆人決定錄取David Wallace。

前兩題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)，都能從原文直接找到答案，考生在聽的時候要大概記下對話雙方對于三個應(yīng)聘者的評價，特別是轉(zhuǎn)折處。雖然第三題需要考生推斷，但是根據(jù)對話雙方對David Wallace的評價就可以馬上推出這是他們最終定的人選。

長對話2

從開頭幾句就可知是電話對話，男士打電話詢問科學(xué)家Dennis Hutton的個人信息，女士在電話另一頭作了簡短介紹，中間涉及多處時間點(diǎn)，考生在聽的時候要特別記下每個時間對應(yīng)的事件，這樣四個題目的答案就出來了。

本篇對話有一定難度，一是時間點(diǎn)較多，二是一些較難的單詞和短語，如reference library參考書閱覽室;Darlington達(dá)靈頓(英國英格蘭東北部城市);inventer發(fā)明家;physicist物理學(xué)家;be admitted to進(jìn)入;refrigeration冷凍;low temperature physics低溫物理學(xué);mathematics數(shù)學(xué);subatomic particles亞原子粒子;patent取得……的專利權(quán)。做題時不要糾結(jié)于一些聽不懂的單詞，可以在試卷各選項旁邊標(biāo)注上時間點(diǎn)，這樣等聽問題時就能快速鎖定答案。16.A They have become a headache to thecommunity.17.C To alert the deer.18.B They would endanger domestic animals.【點(diǎn)評】

這是一篇關(guān)于生態(tài)的文章。講述了白尾鹿數(shù)量過多給長島帶來的負(fù)面影響，以及政府因此采取的措施。首句便點(diǎn)明了文章主旨，16題的答案即可呼之欲出。17題為事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，pots and pans壓了頭韻，在文中的特征還是頗為明顯的，不難定位。18題看似推理判斷，但并不難從原文中得出正確答案，cats and dogs都是domestic animals家禽，所以也可看作是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。總的來說，今年聽力短文的難度有所下降。大家要有信心，一定能通過考試的!

關(guān)鍵詞

nuisance n.麻煩事

hazard n.危險

alert v.向……報警

19.A She is a tourist guide.20.C It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.21.B It is very big, with only six slim legs.22.D They are uncomfortable to sit in for long.【點(diǎn)評】

這是一篇導(dǎo)游詞，介紹名人故居的一個房間。對房間的作用，風(fēng)格，陳設(shè)等做了詳細(xì)的講解。沒有太難的生詞，只要抓住以上幾個角度，題目就不難做出了。除了第一題，其他三題都是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，21、22題可能乍一看，很難推測出考點(diǎn)，這時可以注意文中詳細(xì)講解的部分，導(dǎo)游對oval table, chairs做了非常詳細(xì)的介紹，即為考點(diǎn)。

23.D It is the biggest crippler of young adults.24.A Hurry up and live life.25.B Adventurous.2013年12月大學(xué)英語六級考試聽力短文3點(diǎn)評

本篇短文聽力介紹了一位MS患者的勵志故事。主人公Janet James在22歲時被檢測出患有MS(多發(fā)性硬化癥)——這是導(dǎo)致年輕人殘廢(crippler)的最大原因。當(dāng)?shù)弥约夯加兄夭。琂ames決定抓緊時間，享受生活。接下來短文講述了James在病發(fā)前逐一完成自己的夢想，并嘗試了許多冒險行為，例如遠(yuǎn)足、釣魚、學(xué)習(xí)駕駛帆船、體驗(yàn)熱氣球等。最后當(dāng)James的病情達(dá)到嚴(yán)重地步時，她回到家鄉(xiāng)，并把自己的冒險故事寫成了一本書籍。

這篇短文中有一些關(guān)于疾病的單詞，例如diagnosed、MS、crippler、symptom、degenerating，給聽力增加了難度。

26.Legislation

27.instruction

28.efficient

29.dropout

30.motivation

31.discipline

32.contend

33.in favor of

34.at their disposal

35.inferior to

短詞填空點(diǎn)評：

本篇聽力填空主要討論在家接受教育的問題。文章結(jié)構(gòu)非常清晰，為傳統(tǒng)的三段式。

第一段介紹在大部分地區(qū)，法律(legislation)允許家長在家教育子女，有些地區(qū)還會要求家長或家庭教師需滿足教師資格，甚至有些地方要求家長填寫表格，證實(shí)他們的子女正在接受獲批的課程。對于這種教育方式，有利也有弊。

文章第二段表述了在家接受教育的支持觀點(diǎn)，例如便宜、有效、增進(jìn)家庭關(guān)系、降低輟學(xué)(dropout)率，學(xué)生可以自主學(xué)習(xí)，提升動力(motivation)，減少紀(jì)律(discipline)問題等。

第三段介紹了這種教育方式的反對意見，一些批評家們爭論(contend)這種方式既解決了一些矛盾也帶來了一些新的問題，例如有些家長可能不具備施教能力，并且他們不像學(xué)校那樣具備充足的科技資源。

本篇聽力的三個詞組聽寫出現(xiàn)在最后一段的最后三空，這種現(xiàn)象十分罕見，學(xué)生做題時需提高警惕。

第二篇：2018年6月英語六級聽力真題及原文答案

2018年6月英語六級聽力真題及原文答案（第一套全）

Section A Conversation One M: What's all that? Are you going to make a salad? W: No I'm going to make a gazpacho.M: What's that? W: Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain.It’s mostly vegetables.I guess you could call it a liquid salad.M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.W: It's delicious.Trust me.I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain.You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C.So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing.The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup? W: No.Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else.It adds texture and thickness to the soup.M: Mm.And is it healthy? W: Sure.As I said earlier it's mostly vegetables.You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.M: Cured ham? What’s that?

W: That's another Spanish delicacy.Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.M: no, is it good too? W: Oh, yeah, definitely.It’s amazing.It’s a little dry and salty, and it's very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food.The harm is covered in salt to dry and preserve it.And left to hang for up to 2 years, it has a very distinct flavor.M: Mm.Sounds interesting.Where can I find some? W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here.But it's now a lot more common.Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets but in Spain you combine a whole leg.M: A whole peg leg? Why would anybody want so much ham? W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas.They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.What do we learn about gazpacho? 2.For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?

3.Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy? 4.What does the woman say about cured ham? Conversation Two M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.W: Hi, yes.What kind of wine would you like? M: I don't know, sorry.I don't know much about wine.W: That’s no problem at all.What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?

M: It's for my boss.It’s his birthday.I know he likes wine, but I don't know what type.I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range.How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately? W: Well, it varies greatly.Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, but those are table wines.They are not very special.And I would not suggest them as a gift.On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150.If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift.How does that sound? M: Mm, yeah.I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good.Which type would you recommend? W: I would say the safest option is always a red wine.They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily.Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity.This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy's most famous type of red wine.Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as the Infantile.The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in east in Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor.So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Infantile more exciting.Both are similarly priced at just under $40.M: I will go with Chianti then.Thanks.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.What does the woman think of table wines? 6.What is the price range of wine the man will consider? 7.Why does the woman recommend red wines? 8.What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought? Section B Passage One Many people enjoy secret codes, the harder the code the more some people would try to figure it out.In war time, codes are especially important, they help army send news about battles and signs of enemy forces.Neither side wants its code broken by the other.One very important code was never broken, it was used during world war two by the Americans.It was spoken code, never written down and it was developed and used by NH Indians.They were called the NH code talkers.The NH created the codes in their own language.NH was hard to learn and only a few people know it.So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers.In addition, the talkers used code words.They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand, a potato.If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet.For instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax, the code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific.One or two would be assigned a group of soldiers.They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group.And he would relay the information to his commander.The code talkers played an important part in several battles.They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks.After the war, the US governments honored them for what they had accomplished.Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.What does the speaker say many people enjoy doing? 10.What do we learn about the NH talkers? 11.What is the speaker mainly talking about? Passage Two If you are young and thinking about your career, you want to know where you can make a living, well, this going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge intensive jobs in the next twenty years.Particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills.One is teaching, and the other, health care.You have so many applications and software and platforms, but going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of health care and education sectors, would be radically changed, and lots of jobs will be lost.Now, where will the new jobs be found, well the one sector of the economy that can't be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector, the personal care sector, that is, you can't really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy.Or, you can't get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service.There could be very high and personal services, therapist do charge a lot of money, I think there's no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care, people would like if they could afford it.But, the real question in the future is, how come people afford these things if they don't have money, because they can't get a job that pays enough, that's why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes, to what we used to consider high income work.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.What does the speaker say will happen in the next twenty years? 13.Where will young people have more chances to find jobs? 14.What does the speaker say about therapist?

15.What is the speaker’s book about? Section C Recording One American researchers have discovered the world's oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway.It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile.The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road.It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey.He reported the discovery on Friday.“The road probably doesn't rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement,” said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo.“Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn't even think they built roads.” The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws.“This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone,” said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois.“That's two technologies we didn't know they had,” Harrell said “And we don't know why they were both abandoned.” The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo.Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations.Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region.The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit.Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit.The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert.When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock.Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile.At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara.Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.What do we learn from the lecture about the world’s oldest paved road in Egypt? 17.What did the researchers discover in the stone pit? 18.For what purpose was the paved road built? Recording Two The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in.Dr.Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me.Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both my closed eyelids.There wasn’t any discomfort, just a mild warming sensation.However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr.James Gong, in New York’s Chinatown.Then I remembered－－the torturing pain in that left elbow.Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncomfortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis.“Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,”the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor.During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture.A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr.Gong.I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office, marked with a hand-painted sign.Dr.Gong speaks English, but not often.Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt.He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work.In the next room, I learned, a woman dancer was also getting a treatment.As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street.In all there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country.Nowadays, a lot of M.D.s have learned acupuncture techniques;so have a number of dentists.Reason? Patient demand.Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works.Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points.A life force called qi circulates through the body.Points on the skin are energetically connected to specific organs, body structures and systems.Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of qi.The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old,“nobody really knows what’s happening,”says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D.in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was.The mainly silent Dr.Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me.“Pinched nerve,”he said.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.What does the speaker find especially strange? 20.Why did the speaker go see Dr.Gong? 21.What account for the growing popularity of acupuncture in the United States, according to the speaker? Recording Three Ronald and Lois married for two decades considered themselves a happy couple.But in the early years of their marriage both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved.They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject.How birth order affects not only your personality but also how compatible you are with your mate.Ronald and Lois are only children and onlies grow up

accustomed to being the apple of parents’ eyes.Match two onlies and you have partners to sub consciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation while neither has much experience in the giving and here's a list of common birth order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst Marischal matches for each.The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever and relatively seriously reserved.He may be slow to make friends.Perhaps content with only one companion.The best matches are with a youngest and only or a mate raised in a large family.The worst match is with another oldest since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably.The youngest child of the family thrives on the tension and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family.He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own.A youngest brother of brothers often unpredictable and romantic will match best with an oldest sister of brothers.The youngest sister of brothers is best matched with the oldest brother of sisters who will happily indulge these traits.The middle child is influenced by many variables however middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others.Middles often successfully marry other middles.Since both are strong on tact not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave affection.The only child is often most comfortable when alone.But since an only tends to be a well-adjusted individual she'll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse.The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return.He is sometimes best matched with the younger sister of brothers.The female only child who tends to be slightly more flexible is well matched with an older man who will indulge her tendency to test his love—her worst much.Another only of course.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.What does the speaker say about Ronald and Lois's early years of married life? 23.What do we learn about Ronald and Lois? 24.What does the speaker say about the oldest child in the family? 25.What does the speaker say about the only children? 參考答案：

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第三篇：2009年12月英語六級聽力原文及答案

2009年12月英語六級聽力原文及答案

11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?

M: Sure did.They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills.But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people travelling abroad.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today.What’s wrong with him?

M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the Administration’s Office.He’d been hoping for the position for a long time.Q: What does the man mean?

13.M: What a great singer Justin is!His concert is just awesome and you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.W: Yeah, judging by the amount of applause, everyone was enjoying it.Q: What does the woman mean?

14.W: I received an email yesterday from Henry.Do you remember he was one of the chairpersons of our Students’ Union?

M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages.Actually, I have been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?

15.M: Driving at night always makes me tired.Let’s stop the dinner.W: Fine, and let’s find a motel so that we can get an early start tomorrow.Q: What will the speakers probably do?

16.W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week.How reliable are these figures?

M: They have a 5% margin of error.Q: What are the speakers talking about?

17.W: Look at this catalogue John.I think I want to get this red blouse.M: Eh, I think you already have one like this in blue.Do you need every color in the rainbow?Q: What does the man mean?

18.W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.M: That can’t be true.There are supposed to be 13 of them this semester.Q: What does the man mean?

Long Conversation 1

M: I see your new resume that you worked as a manager of store called Computer Country, could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?

W: Sure.I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees.I did all of the orderings for the store and I kept track of the inventory。

M: What was the most difficult part of your job?

W: Probably handling angry customers.We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I need to make sure they were well taken good care of.After all, the customer is always right。M: That’s how we feel here, too.How long did you work there?

W: I was there for three and a half years.I left the company last month。

M: And why did you leave?

W: My husband has been transferred to Boston and I understand that your company has an

opening there, too。

M: Yes, that’s right.We do.But the position won’t start until early next month.Would that be a problem for you?

W: No, not at all.My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks, so we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents。

M: That sounds nice.So, tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?

W: I know that your company has a great reputation and wonderful product.I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it.When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity。

M: Well, I’m glad you did。

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

19: What was the woman’s previous job?

20: What does the woman say with the most difficult part of her job?

21: Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston?

22: When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?

Long Conversation 2

W: Today, in this studio, we have Alberto Cuties, the well-known Brazilian advocator of the anti-global movement.He’s here to talk about the recent report stating that by 2050, Brazil will be one of the world’s wealthiest and most successful countries.Alberto, what do you say about this report?

M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power.The same thing was said over 100 years ago, but it didn’t happen。

W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now。

M: Of course.In fact, I believe that there may be some truths in the predictions this time around.First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment。W: Such as?

M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country.In San Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slum areas without proper water or electricity supplies.A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives。

W: What needs to be done?

M: Education, for example.For Brazil, to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians.Successful countries, like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems.Brazil needs to learn from these countries。

W: So you’re hopeful for the future?

W: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful.This isn’t an easy job.We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren’t wasted as they were in the past。

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

23: What does the recent report say about Brazil?

24: What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?

25: What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?

Passage 1

Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker.After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in

Louisiana.As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters.She found many families were being exposed to high, sometimes deadly levels of chemicals and other toxic substances.But she was not allowed to make her information public.Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters.She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests and hybrid test results, and organize for change.Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up.And one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun” for the environmental movement.How has Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice.But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking.“Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.” If you had asked Subra before 1981, do you see yourself as a major public speaker? She would have laughed at the idea.Yet today she gives more than one hundred presentations a year.Along the way, she’s lectured at Harvard, testified before congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute?

27.Why did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?

28.What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the past two decades?

29.What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success？

Passage 2

One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization.The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world.And this requires a global-ready workforce.Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences.The most obvious way universities can help develop a global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course.Students who have experienced another culture firsthand are more likely to be global-ready when they graduate.Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad, however.If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global-ready when they graduate.It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures.In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking and intellectual flexibility.This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions and lectures from international experts.Many universities are already embracing this challenge and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens.Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market.And universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you just heard:

30.What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today?

31.What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures?

32.What should college students realize according to the speaker?

Passage 3

To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant.Each student was given the same resume but the applicant’s picture was altered so that in some photos, her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown.The result-----with brown hair, the woman was rated more capable and she was offered a higher salary than when she had a golden or red hair.Other studies have found similar results.Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people and red hair as more temperamental.Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that human carries in their minds about groups of people.For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype.Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes when trying to choose a speech topic.Some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars or some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting a needlepoint.We should reject to stereotypes because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern.They fail to account for individual differences and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group.Some lawyers are dishonest, yes, but many are not.Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes, but some are enthusiastic with mechanics.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.What did researchers at California State University find?

34.What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?

35.Why does the speaker say we should reject to stereotypes?

The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called “Numonyx”.The name is from their Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”.In the ancient world, a trained memory was an early Greek orators delivered long speeches with great because they learned their speeches using Numonyx systems.The Greeks discovered that human memory is an associative process.That works by linking things together.For example, think of an apple.The example could be when you think about a lecture you will have.This could trigger a memory about what you are talking about through that lecture, which can then An example given on the website I was looking at follows: “do you remember the shape of Austral, Canada, Belgium or Germany.” Probably not.What about Italy, though? made an association with something you’ve already known—the shape of a boot.And Italy’s shape could not be forgotten once you’ve made the association.11.A)They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.12.C)Rod was eliminated in the selection process.13.A)The concert is very impressive.14.B)They have known each other since their schooldays.15.D)Stop for the night.16.A)Survey results.17.D)He would rather the woman didn’t buy the blouse.18.C)The notice may not be reliable.19.D)A manager at a computer store.20.A)Handling customer complaints.21.C)She wants to be with her husband.22.D)Early next month.23.B)It will be a najor economic power by the mid-21st century.24.D)The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.25.C)they attach great importance to education.Section B

26.A)She engaged in field research on enviromental pollution.27.A)The job restricted her from revealing her findings.28.B)Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up.29.D)Her ability to communicate through public speaking.30.D)The accelerated pace of globlalisation.31.B)Gain a deep understanding of their own culture.32.C)The labour market is getting globalised.33.B)Brown-haired women are rated as ore capabe.34.A)They are shrewd dishonest.35.C)They hinder our perception of individual differences.

第四篇：雅思聽力真題答案（精選）

SECTION 1

一個女生咨詢住宿homestay事宜。

1.住址：【14 Hill(s)Road】

2.時間：【After 7 pm / Before 9:30 am / after 9.30】 不確定

3.年齡：【19】

4-5.homestay的要求（兩個空）real 【garden】；only one 【guest】

6.英語程度【intermediate】

7.對食物的要求:【vegetarian / vegetable only】

8.最高租房費(fèi)用Max Rent：【100 pounds per week】開始說60~80后來補(bǔ)充說up to 100

9.注冊日期：【23rd March】

10.愿意住在【northwest】

SECTION

2一次為慈善募捐所作的徒步旅行(charity walking holiday)。6個選擇題，4個填空題。

1.選【B，8天】

2.有個PIE CHART 圖表是問題捐款占總比例，平均選【過一半的那個，有55%-65%吧】 前面有干擾

3.募捐的用途選【A，for student】

4.參加者的要求【VERY FIT】（原文是 extremely fit）

5.可以帶自己的裝備嗎? 因?yàn)樵恼f可以靠LOCAL 單位，所以選【B，是只要帶some of the own things】

6.后面是個表格題，4個填空。

填每天的安排，第三天valley，第五或六天是visit a ancient temple，第八天是swim in a water fall，第九天是。。沒記憶，但不難填，傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)品等。

7.spend one day on a 【forest】

8.visit ancient 【temple】

9.swimming in 【park lake / waterfall】

10.visit a weaving 【blanket】

SECTION

3一個學(xué)生和老師的談話，關(guān)于topic，supervisor/department decide，的各個方面的問題的先是6個選擇題；

1.選何種research topic?(選C)

A、是比較POPULAR的；

【C、長時間感興趣的；】

2.如何選老師？

選【學(xué)院會給你分配DEPARTMENT ALLOCATE】

3.有個問到選學(xué)校的原因，應(yīng)該

選【C】應(yīng)該選學(xué)校會給你research足夠好支持support的,而不是聲譽(yù)或者resource的多少。

4.又是PIE CHART，所有大學(xué)的drop-out rate 選【C、60%】；『比50％略多那個。45％只是這個大學(xué)的drop-out 率，后面再講平均的，不可能是45％，但A、75％又太高了』

5.有個獲取資料的方法：選【B、上網(wǎng)查】/【talk to a person】{上網(wǎng)查絕對不對，那個教授先就否掉了，然后說可以打

第五篇：二級聽力真題答案

1、女的什么意思？ B

2、jack的感覺 cecited3、什么關(guān)系 teacher and student4、準(zhǔn)備做什么？ 買冰箱

5、下一輛發(fā)車時間 11：106、在哪兒？ 在家！

7、先做什么？ 整理房子

8、女的是什么？ 護(hù)士

9、讓她做什么？ 讓baby高興

10、對她怎么樣？ 鼓勵

11、打電話是的誰？ 鄰居

12、男的怎么了？ ill13、教授要做什么？ paper14、女的找工作為了什么？ 掙生活費(fèi)

15、下女的在哪里工作？ shelves16、女的表現(xiàn)怎么樣？ 成績好

17、工作時間？ 8：30—0：1018、有幾條？ 1219、用什么標(biāo)記？ 顏色

20、迷失方向干什么？ 下站下

拓展閱讀：

PETS 二級考試由筆試試卷和口試試卷組成。

筆試試卷（120分鐘）包括四部分：聽力、英語知識運(yùn)用、閱讀理解和寫作。

（一）聽力

該部分由A、B兩節(jié)組成，考查考生理解英語口語的能力。

（二）英語知識運(yùn)用

該部分由A、B兩節(jié)組成，考查考生對英語語法、詞匯知識和較為簡單表達(dá)方式的掌握情況。

（三）閱讀理解

測試考生理解書面英語的能力。

（四）寫作

該部分由A、B兩節(jié)組成，考查考生的書面表達(dá)能力。

（五）口試

口試分A、B、C三節(jié)，測試考生英語口語的交際能力。

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