2010年英語六級聽力原文

11.W:Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It’slocatedinaquietbuildingandit’sclosetobuslines.

M:Thatmaybetrue.Butlookatit,it’sawful,thepainthaspeeledoffandcarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

12.M:Thepictureswetookatthebotanicalgardenshouldbereadytomorrow.

W:Ican’twaittoseethem,I’mwonderingiftheshotsItookareasgoodasIthought.

Q:Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?

13.W:Thehandleofthesuitcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?

M:Letmesee,Ineedtofindahandlethatmatchesbutthatshouldn’ttaketoolong.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

14.M:ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI’mworriedaboutmaintenance.Forusit’llhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.

W:Wehaveseveralmodelsthatareespeciallyadaptiveforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketoseethem?

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

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M:Ithinkyourbosswouldbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.

W:Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupiddecisions.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

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WI’dliketoexchangetheshirt.I’velearnedthatthepersonboughtitforallergictowool.

MMaybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.

Q；Whatdoesthewomenwanttodo？

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M:Excuseme,Miss？Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?Youknow,it’sabirthdaygiftformywife.

W:Letmesee.Oh,we’vegotquitealotofwomen’sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasthecolor,thesizeandthetrademark?

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

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MWhatareyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouareinheritagefromyourgrandfather?

WIonceintendedtosellit,butnow,I’mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit'sstillasolidstructure.

Q:Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?英語六級聽力真題：10年12月六級聽力原文(復(fù)合式聽寫):

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinzonesofdiverseasacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwithtragicillness.Andbycontrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmaycommitsuicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.Hope’sprovedapowerfulpredictorofoutcomeineverystudywe’vedonesofar.”saidDoctorCharlesRSnider.Apsychologistwhohasdevisedascaletoassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.Forexample,inresearchwith3920collegestudents,DoctorSniderandhiscolleaguesfoundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstsemesterwasamoreaccuratepredictoroftheircollegegradesthanweretheirSATscoresortheirgradepointaveragesinhighschool-thetwomeasuresmostcommonlyusedtopredictcollegeperformance.Studentswithhighhopesetthemselveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworktoattainthem.”DoctorSnidersaid.Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademicachievements,whatsetsthemapartishope.Indevisingawaytoassesshopescientifically,DoctorSniderwentbeyondthesimplenotionthathopeismerelythesensethateverythingwillturnoutallright.Thatnotionisnotconcreteenoughanditblurstwokeycomponentsofhope.”DoctorSnidersaid.HavinghopemeansbelievingyouhaveboththewillanIt'salwaysfuntowriteaboutresearchthatyoucanactuallytryoutforyourself.

Trythis:TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,notewhattheURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.Comebackamonthlaterandseeifthelinkworks.Chancesare:Itwill.

Facebookisn'talonehere.ResearchersatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundthatnearlyhalfofthesocialnetworkingsitesdon'timmediatelydeletepictureswhenauserrequeststheyberemoved.Ingeneral,photo-centricwebsiteslikeFlickrwerefoundtobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.

Whydo"deleted"photosstickaroundsolong?Theproblemrelatestothewaydataisstoredonlargewebsites:Whileyourpersonalcomputeronlykeepsonecopyofafile,large-scaleserviceslikeFacebookrelyonwhatarecalledcontentdeliverynetworkstomanagedataanddistribution.It'sacomplexsystemwhereindataiscopiedtomultipleintermediatedevices,usuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhenmillionsofpeoplearetryingtoaccesstheserviceatthesametime.Butbecausechangesaren'treflectedacrossthecontentdeliverynetworksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolingerfordaysorweeks.

InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLinquestionisreused,whichisusually"afterashortperiodoftime",thoughobviouslythattimecanvaryconsiderably.

30Whatdoesthespeakeraskustotryout?

31Whataccountsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremovephotosimmediately?

32WhenwilltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothecompany?

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Enjoyinganicedcoffee?Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards,withacancercharitywarningthatsomeicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

TheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)conductedasurveyoficedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CaffeNeroandCostaCoffeetogaugethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.

Theworstoffender-acoffeefromStarbucks--had561calories.Othericedcoffeescontainedmorethan450caloriesandthemajorityhadanexcessof200.

Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomanshouldconsumeabout2,000caloriesadayandamanabout2,500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersaimfor1,000to1,500caloriesaday.

"Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman'sdailycaloriesallowanceisalarming,"DrRachelThompson,scienceprogrammemanageratLondon-basedWCRF,saidinawidely-reported