2023年英語六級第一套聽力原文

.12第一套CollegeEnglishTest(Band6)PartⅢListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet’sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.

11.M:I’dliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,

butIdon’thaveasleepingbag.

W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.

Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:IknowIpromisetodriveyoutotheairportnextThursday,

butI’mafraidsomethinghascomeup.

They’vecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.

W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

13.W:HaveyousavedenoughmoneyforatriptoHawaii?

M:Notevenclose.

Myunclemustputthebrakesonmytravelingplans.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

14.M:I’mstarving.Dowestillhaveanypieleftfromdinneryesterday?

W:Oh,Juliainvitedherfriendsoverintheafternoonandtheyateitall.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

15.W:Threelettersofrecommendation

arerequiredtoapplytograduateschools.

Iwaswonderingiftheone

Prof.Smithwroteformelastyearcouldstillbeused.

M:It’sabitdated.You’dbettersubmitarecentone.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

16.W:I’venoticedthatyouspendalotoftimetendingyourgarden.

Wouldyouliketojoinourgardeningclub?

WemeeteveryotherWednesday.

M:Oh,thanksfortheinvitation,butthisishowIrelax.

I’drathernotmakeitsomethingformalandstructured.

Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?

17.M:Iheardtherecentsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.

W:That’sright.Iguessalotofotherpeople

feelthewayIdoaboutmodernart.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

18.M:Bobisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion.

Wouldyouvoteforhim?

W:Oh,Ican’tdeciderightnowbecauseIhaveto

findoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:Idon’tknowwhattodo.

Ican’tseemtogetanyoneinthehospital

tolistentomycomplaints

andthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.

Justlookatit.

M:Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosay

thatitpresentsahealthhazard?

W:Yes,Iam.

Theheadtechnicianinthelabtriedtopersuade

thehospitaladministrationtoreplaceit,

buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.

M:Youarepregnant,aren’tyou?

W:Yes,Iam.

Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisor

totransfermetoanotherdepartment,

butheurgedmenottocomplaintooloudly,

becausetheadministrationismorelikely

toreplacemethantheX-rayequipment.

I’mafraidtorefusetowork,butI’mmoreafraid

toexposemyunbornchildtotheradiation.

M:Iseewhatyoumean.

Well,asyourunionrepresentative,

Ihavetowarnyouthatitwouldtakequiteawhile

toforcemanagementtoreplacetheoldmachines

andattempttogetyoutransferred

mayormaynotbesuccessful.

W:Oh,whatamIsupposedtodothen?

M:Workershavethelegalrightsto

refusecertainunsafeworkassignments

undertwofederallaws:

theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct

andtheNationalLaborRelationsAct.

ButtherequirementsofeitheroftheActs

maybedifficulttomeet.

W:DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?

M:Ifyoudoloseyourjob,

theunionwillfighttogetitbackforyou

alongwithbackpay—yourlostincome.

Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,

maybeuptotwoyears.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?

20.Whathasthewomanaskedhersupervisortodo?

21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwofederallaws?

22.Whatwilltheuniondoifthewomanlosesherjob?

ConversationTwo

W:Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?

M:Well,Ithinkit’sbothanartandscience.

Youcanprepareforanegotiationquitescientifically,

buttheexecutionofthenegotiation

hasquitealottodowithone’sartisticquality.

Thescientificpartofanegotiationis

indeterminingyourstrategy.

Whatdoyouwantoutofit?

Whatcanyougive?

Thenofcoursetherearetactics.

Howdoyougoaboutit?

Doyoutakeanopeningpositioninanegotiation

whichdiffersfromtheeventualgoalyouareheadingfor?

Andthenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.

W:Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?

M:Well,that’sIthinkwheretheartcomesin.

Inyourbehavior,youcaneitherbeanactor.

Youcanpretendthatyoudon’tlikethings

whichyouareactuallyquitepleasedabout.

Oryoucanpretendtolikethings

whichyouarequitehappytodowithout.

Oryoucanbethehonesttypenegotiator

who’sknowntohispartnersinnegotiation

andalwaysplayseverythingstraight.

ButtheartisticpartofnegotiationIthink

hastodowithrespondingimmediately

tocuesonegetsintheprocessofnegotiation.

Thesecanbeverbalcuesorevenbodylanguage.

Thisiswheretheartisticqualitycomesin.

W:Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,

theactororthehonestone.

M:That’sright.Andbothcanwork.

Iwouldsaythehonestnegotiator

canbequiteeffectiveinsomecircumstances.

Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whenisascientificapproachbestembodied

inanegotiationaccordingtotheman?

24.Inwhatwayisanegotiatorlikeanactor

accordingtotheman?

25.Whatdoesthemansayabout

thetwotypesofnegotiator?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Ascientificteamisstudyingthethinkingability

ofelevenandhalfmonthsoldchildren.Thetestisasimpleone.

Thebabywatchesasortofshowonasmallstage.

InActOneoftheshow,ayellowcubeisliftedfromabluebox,

andmovedacrossthestage.

Thenitisreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeated6times.

ActTwoissimilarexceptthattheyellowcubeissmaller.

Babyboysdonotreactatalltothedifference

andthesizeofthecube.

Butgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcited.

Thescientistsinterpretthegirls’excitementasmeaning

theyaretryingtounderstandwhattheyhavejustseen.

TheyarewonderingwhyActTwoisoddandhowitdiffersfromActOne.

Inotherwords,thelittlegirlsarereasoning.

Thisexperimentcertainlydoesnotdefinitelyprovethat

girlsstarttoreasonbeforeboys,butitprovidesaclue

thatscientistswouldliketostudymorecarefully.

Alreadyitisknownthatbones,muscles

andnervesdevelopfasterinbabygirls.

Perhapsitisearlynervedevelopment

thatmakessomeinfantgirlsshowmoreintelligence

thaninfantboys.Scientistshavealsofoundthat

natureseemstogiveanotherboosttogirls.

Babygirlsusuallytalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.

Scientiststhinkthatthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.

Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebrain

developfasteringirlsthaninboys,anditisthissideofthebrain

thatstronglyinfluencesanindividual’sability

touselanguageandrememberthings.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatisthedifferencebetweenActOneandActTwointhetest?

27.Howdothescientistsinterprettheirobservationfromtheexperiment?

28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheexperiment?

29.Accordingtoscientists,

whatisanotheradvantagegiventogirlsbynature?

PassageTwo

Asuperattendantofthecity’smunicipalbuilding,

DeliaSedona,wasresponsiblefor

presentingitsnewsecurityplantothepublic.

Cityemployees,citizensandreporters

gatheredinthehalltohearherdescribetheplan.

Afteroutliningthemainpointsshewouldcover,

sheassuredtheaudiencethatshewouldbehappy

toanswerquestionsattheendofherpresentation.

Deliarealizedtheplanwasexpensiveandpotentiallycontroversial.

Soshewasnotsurprisedtoseeanumberofhands

goupassoonasshefinishedspeaking.

Anemployeeasked,“Wouldthenewsystem

createlonglinestogetintothebuilding

likethelinesintheairportsecuritychecks?”

Deliahadanticipatedthisquestionandhadananswerready.

Afterrepeatingthequestion,

sheexplainedthatthesufficientnumberofsecurityguards

wouldbeworkingatpeakhourstospeedthingsalong.

Thenextquestionwasmoreconfrontational.

“Wherewillthemoneycomefromtopayforallofthis?”

Thejournalistwhoaskedthequestionseemedhostile.

ButDeliawascarefulnottoadoptthedefensivetone.

Shestatedthatthemoneywouldcomefrom

thecity’sgeneralbudget.“Iknowthesearetidetimes”,

sheadded,“buteveryoneagreesontheimportanceof

safeguardingouremployeesandmembersofthepublic

whocomeintothebuilding.”

Neartheendofthe25minutesshehasset,

Deliasaidshewouldtaketwomorequestions.Whenthosewerefinished,

sheconcludedthesessionwithabriefrestatementof

howthenewsystemwouldimprovesecurity

andpeaceofmindinthemunicipalbuilding.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.WhatisthefocusofDeliaSedona’spresentation?

31.WhatquestionhadDeliaSedonaanticipated?

32.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthequestion

fromthejournalist?

PassageThree

Despiteunemploymentandthelostofherhome,

AndreaClarkconsidersherselfablessedandhappywoman.

Whythecheerfulattitude?

Hertroubleshavebroughtherclosertoherfamily.

Lastyear,Andrea’shusband,Rick,aminerinNevadawaslaidoff.

ThoughAndreakeptherjobasaschoolbusdriver,

sheknewthattheycouldn’tpaytheirbills

andsupporttheiryoungestoffivechildren,

Zac,agenine,ononeincome.“Atfirsttheirchurchhelpedout,

butyoucan’tkeepthatupforever,”Andreasays.

ThenMichael,theeldestofherfouradultchildren

suggestedtheymoveinwithhisfamily.

Foralmostthreemonths,sevenClarkslivedunderoneroof.

Andrea,RickandZacstayedinthebasementdepartment,

sharinglaundryandsinglebathroomwithMichael,

hiswifeandtheirtwochildren.

Thechangecuttheirexpendituresinhalf,

butthenewlivingarrangementprovedtoochallenging.

WhenAndreafoundajobwithaschooldistrict

closertohermother’shomeinWestJordan,Utah,

thefamilydecidedtomoveon.

Packingupagainwithnopicnic,

Zachadtoswitchschoolsforthesecondtimeandspaceiseventighter.

Andreasaysthatthemovesthemselvesareexhausting

andRickisstilllookingforajob.

Therecessionhascertainlycomewithmoreproblems

thanAndreaanticipated,butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.

Sheisexcitedtospendmoretimewithhermother.

Anotherplus,rentsarelowerinUtahthaninNevada.

SoAndreathinksthey’llbeabletosaveup

andmoveoutinlessthan6months.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.WhatdowelearnaboutAndrea’shusband?

34.WhydidAndreamovetoliveinhereldestson’shome?

35.WhatisAndrea’sattitudetowardthehardships

broughtbytheeconomicrecession?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.

Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,

youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43

withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard

orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Nowlistentothepassage.

Mountainclimbingisbecomingapopularsport,

butitisalsoapotentiallydangerousone.

Peoplecanfall;theymayalsobecomeill.

Oneofthemostco