2008年6月六级听力原文
2008年6月大学英语六级真题听力mp3和文本4
passage3Articles in magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio and television reflect the concern of many Americans about the increasing dropout rate in our junior and senior high schools. Coupled with this fact is the warning that soon we will no longer have workforceto fill the many jobs that require properly-educated personnel. The highest student dropout rate is not a recent development. Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting dropoutrates between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain that dropouts remain the single greatest problem in their schools. Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students with problems in order to give them more attention before they become failures. Since the dropout problem doesn't start in senior high school, special programs in junior high school focus on students who show promise but have a record of truancy, that is, staying away from school without permission. Under the guidanceof counselors, these students are placed in classes with teachers who have had success in working with similar young people. Strategies to motivate students in high school include rewarding academic excellenceby designating scholars of the month, or by issuing articles of clothing such as school letter jackets formally given only to athletes. No one working with these students claims to know how to keep all students in school. Counselors, teachers, and administrators are in the frontlinesof what seems at times to be a losing battle. Actually, this problem should be everyone's concern, since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 33: Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing dropout rate in school?Question 34: What do we learn about the student dropout problem in America?Question 35: What is mentioned as one of the strategies used to motivate students?I’m interested in the criminal justicesystem of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to survive as a country. I certainly don’t know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get complicatedin a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn’t be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing I’m concerned about is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven’t harmed anyone. Why not work out some system wherebythey can pay back the debts they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison and of course coming out at the influence of hardened criminals? I’m also concerned about the short prison sentences people are serving for serious crimes. Of course one alternativeto this is to restore capital punishment, but I’m not sure I would be for that—I’m not sure it’s right to take an eye for an eye. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the taxpayers much money. I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another person’s life intentionallyis insane. However, that does not mean that the person isn’t guilty of the crime or that he shouldn’t pay society the debt he owes. It’s sad of course that a person may have to spend the rest of his life or a large part of it in prison for acts that he committedwhile not in full control of his mind。
大学英语六级真题听力原文(2006-2008)
2006年6月英语六级真题听力原文Section A1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshmen orientation program next week.W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.Q: What does the woman mean?2. M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me?W: No problem. But be careful while you're up there.Q: What does the man want the woman to do?3. W: It's freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?M: Coffee sounds great. But I'm going to have dinner with some friends in a while, so I'd better skip the pie.Q: What does the man mean?4. W: How come Jim lost his job?M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.Q: What does the man say about Jim?5. M: Hello, Mary. This is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?W: Not yet. Paul. I don't think you can reach him at the office now, either. He phoned me five minutes ago to say he was stopping for a hair-cut on his way home.Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?6. W: Oh! Boy! I don't understand how you got a ticket today. I always thought you were slow even driving on the less crowded fast lane.M: I'm usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.Q: What do we learn about the man?7. W: Your dog certainly seems to know you are his master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?M: I found it's much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.Q: What does the man say about training dogs?8. M: I am afraid there won't be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don't eat anything like stakes for the next few hours, and we'll fill the other cavity tomorrow.W: All right. Actually, I must hurry to the library to return some books.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?9. W: I am worried about Jenny going to college. College students are so wild nowadays.M: Actually, only a few are like that. Most students are too busy studying to have time to cause trouble.Q: What does the man imply?10. W: You didn't seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.M: You must be kidding. I couldn't have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.Q: What does the man think of the performance?Section BPassage 1Born and raised in central Ohio, I'm a country girl through and through. I'm currently studying to become a physical therapist, a career path that marks a great achievement for me. At Ohio State University, admission into the physical therapy program is intensely competitive. I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was turned down for admission. I was crushed, because for years I have been determined to become a physical therapist. I received advice from friends and relatives about changing my major and finding another course for my life. I just couldn't do it. I knew I could not be as happy in another profession. So I stilled myself, began to work seriously for another year and reapplied. Happily I received notice of my admission. Later, I found out that less than 15% of the applicant had been offered positions that year. Now in the first two years of professional training, I couldn't be happier with my decision not to give up on my dream. My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in. Well, Daddy, I wanted it. So there. After graduation, I would like to travel to another country, possibly a Latin American country and work in a children's hospital for a year or two. So many of the children there are physically handicapped but most hospitals don't have the funding to hire trained staff to care for them properly. I would like to change that somehow.11. What is the speaker's field of study?12. According to the speaker, what contributed to her admission to Ohio State University?13. Why does the speaker want to go to a Latin American country?Passage 2Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reached out to the world beyond. For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile's Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the rural school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six different languages. She gave the income from some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920's, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first Southern American to win the prize.14. Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?15. How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown?16. Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?17. How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?Passage 3Over time animals have developed many ways to stay away from predators. A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Hiding is one of the best ways to stay alive. Some animals hide by looking like the places where they live. To see how this works, let's look at the sea dragon. It is a master of disguise. The sea dragon is covered with skin that looks like leaves. The skin helps the dragon look like a piece of seaweed. A hungry meat eater would stay away from anything that looks like seaweed. Other animals stay safe by showing their colors. They want other animals to see them. Scientists call these bright colors--warning colors. You have probably seen animals that have warning colors. Some grasshoppers show off their own bright colors. Those colors don't just look attractive; they tell their enemies to stay away. Of course, hungry predators sometimes ignore the warning. They still go after the grasshopper. If that happens, the grasshopper has a backup defense. It makes lots of foam. The foam tastes so bad that the predator won't do it again. Color doesn't offerenough protection for some other animals. They have different defenses that help them survive in the wild. Many fish live in groups or schools. That's because there is safety in numbers. At the first sign of trouble, schooling fish swim as close together as they can get. Then the school of fish makes lots of twists and turns. All that movement makes it hard for predators to see individuals in a large group.18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?19. What protects the sea dragon from the meat eater's attack?20. According to the passage, why do many fish stay in groups?2006年12月英语六级真题听力原文1.W: Do you know why Mary has such a long face today?M: I don‘t have t he foggiest idea! She should be happy especially since she got a promotion yesterday.Q: What did the speakers mean?2.M: Hi, Johanna! Are you interested in going to an Art Exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is showing some of her paintings there. It‘s the opening night. Free drinks and food!W: Well, actually, I don‘t have anything planned. It sounds kind of fun!Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday?3.M: You did an excellent job in school! You were indeed a great student! Where did your drive come from?W: Academic achievements were important to my parents as immigrants. Education is where it all begins. My mother in particular tries to get me interested in school.Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?4.M: I hear the Sunflower Health Club on Third Street is good!W: Not right now! I used to go there. I thought it was great because it was real cheap. But the problem was it was always crowded. Sometimes, I had to wait to use the machines.Q: What does the woman say about the Sunflower health club?5.W: Tom is very excited! Just yesterday he received his doctoral degree and in a few minutes he‘ll be putting the ring on Sarah‗s finger.M: He‘s really such a luck dog! Sarah is a lovely bride and t onight they are going to Hawaii on their honeymoon!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?6.W: Your chemistry examination is over, isn‘t it? Why do you still look so worried?M: I don‘t know. It wasn‘t that the questions were too hard, or they w ere too many of them. But I‘m still feeling uneasy because the exam didn‘t seem to have much to do with the course material.Q: What does the man mean?7.W: Your wife told me that you eat out four or five times a week, I really envy you!M: Don‘t envy me! It‘s for business. In fact, I‘m sick and tired of restaurant food! Sometimes, I just prefer a home-cooked meal.Q: Why does the man say he often eats out?8.W: I was amazed when I heard Tony played piano so expertly! From the way he talked, I thought he was just starting his lessons.M: Oh, no! That‘s the way he always talks!Q: What can we infer about Tony from the conversation?9.M: What do you think of people suing McDonalds for making them fat?W: Well. Its food doesn‘t make you fat. But eating too much of it does! How about chocolate and ice cream? Are they all responsible? It‘s silly!Q: What does the woman think of the lawsuit against McDonalds?10.M: I‘m terribly sorry ma‘am, but your flight has been cancelled. I won‘t be able to put you on another one until tomorrow morning.W: Well, I certainly hope the airline‘s going to put me up somewhere tonight.Q: What did the woman request the airline do?Passage oneYou have probably heard of the DuPont company, which was founded by a family of the same name. But do you know about the museum that one of the family members began? Henry Francis Du Pont was an heir to Delaware‘s DuPont Company fortune. He was one of the first serious collectors of American decorative art objects: furniture, textiles, paintings and other objects made in United States between 1640 and 1840. American furniture and household objects had beenconsidered inferior to those from Europe. But Du Pont helped develope a new appreciation for American decorative arts. He created a legendary show plays for these objects on his family estate just outside Wilmington, Delaware. In 1951, it was open to the public as the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum. The museum assembled objects from Du Pont‘s collection int o 175 period rooms, each with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme of period in early American history. For example, the Du Pont dining room has furniture dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. And because this was the time when the United States became a new nation, there‘s a patriotic theme in the room. Another example is the Chinese parlor, which has furnishings that would reflect American‘s fascination with Asian culture during the 18th century. In these period rooms, Du Pont believed he could tell the story of the early United States through furniture and other decorative arts.11. What is Henry Francis Du Pont noted for?12. What was the purpose of Du Pont‘s efforts?13. How were the objects on display arranged?Passage twoAccording to David Grattle, a British language expert, the idea that English will become the world language is outdated. And people are more likely to switch between two or more languages for routine communication in the future. The share of the world‘s population that speaks English as a native language is falling. Instead, English will play a growing role as a second language. A population speaking more than one language is already the case in much of the world and is becoming more common in the United States. Indeed, the census bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home, with Spanish taking the lead, followed by Chinese. Grattle works for British consulting and publishing business. He anticipates a world with the share of people who are native English speakers slips from 9% in the mid 1990s to 5% in 2050. Grattle says, ―Up until 1995, English was the second most common native tongue in the world, trailing only Chinese. By 2050, Chinese will continue its predominance with Hindi Woodoo of India and Arabic climbing past English and Spanish ne arly equal to it.‖ In contrast, an American language expert, David Harrison noted that the global share of English is much larger if you count second language speakers, and will continue to rise even as the proportion of native speakers declines. Harrison disputed listing Arabic in top three languages because varieties of Arabic spoken in such countries as Egypt and Morocco are mutually incomprehensible.14. What does David Grattle say about the use of languages for daily communication in the future?15. Why doesn‘t David Harrison include Arabic as one of the top three languages?16. What can we infer from the passage?Passage threeThere are about 1 million blind people in the United States. The largest and most influential organization of blind people in this country is the National Federation of the Blind. Its officials say the nation doesn‘t have any colleges or universities that serve only bl ind students. They say the reason for this is that blind people must learn to live among people who can see. American colleges and universities do accept blind and visually impaired students, and they provide services to help these students succeed. For example, colleges find people who write down what the professor say in class and they provide technology that can help blind students with their work. However, experts say colleges can best help blind students by making it clear that the students should learn to help themselves. One blind American student named T recently made news because he graduated from medical school from the University of Wisconsin. He said technology was one of the reasons he succeeded. He used a computer that read into his earphone what he was typing. He also used a small printer that permitted him to write notes about his patients in the hospital. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. National Federation of the Blind officials say blind students from other nations do come to the United States to attend college. Some can even get financial aid. The Federation awards about 30 scholarships each year that have no citizenship requirement.17. According to officials of the National Federation of the Blind, why are there no special colleges for blind students only?18. According to experts how can colleges best help blind students?19. What is one of the reasons given by T as a blind student for his success?20. What can blind students from overseas do to study in America according to the National Federation of the Blind?2007年6月英语六级真题听力原文11、W: Jim, you are on the net again! We are going to get off. It s time for the talk show!M: Just a minute dear! I m looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom s birthday.Q: What is the man doing right now?12．W: I ve never seen you have such confidence before in the exam!M: It s more than confidence! Right now I felt that if I got less than an A, it will be the fault of the exam itself.Q: What does the man mean?13．W: Just look at this newspaper! Nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?M: Of course I do! But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14．M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.W: You are quite right! He s just kidding! He s also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business.Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?15．W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month.M: I hope not. I d rather get more work hours I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college.Q: What does the man truly want?16．M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it?W: Oh, I got sick and tired of the hotel and hotel food! So now I understand the thing: East, west, home s best!Q: What does the woman mean?17．W: I m worried about Anna. She s really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day.M: That sounds serious! She d better see a psychiatrist at the counseling centre.Q: What does the man suggest Anna do?18．M: I could hardly recognize Sam after we got that new job! He s always in a suit and tie now. W: Yeah. He was never liked that in college. Back then, he went around in old T-shirts and jeans. Q: What does the speaker say about Sam?Conversation 1M: Hi, Anna! Welcome back! How‘s your trip to the States?W: Very busy. I had a lot of meetings, so, of course, I didn‘t have muc h time to see New York. M: What a pity! Actually, I have a trip there myself next week.W: Do you? Then take my advice, do the well-being in the air program. It really works.M: Oh, I read about that in a magazine. You say it works?W: Yes, I did the p rogram on the flight to the States, and when I arrived at New York, I didn‘t have any problem, no jet lag at all. On the way back, I didn‘t do it, and I felt terrible.M: You‘re joking!W: Not at all, it really meant a lot of difference.M: En. So what did you do?W: Well, I didn‘t drink an alcohol or coffee, and I didn‘t eat any meat or rich food. I drink a lot of water, and fresh juice, and I ate the noodles on the well-being menu. They‘re lighter. They have fish, vegetables, and noodles, for example, and I did some of the exercises of the program.M: Exercises? On a plane?W: Yes. I didn‘t do many, of course, there isn‘t much space on a plane.M: How many passengers do the exercises?W: Not many.M: Then how much champagne did they drink?W: A lot! It was more popular than mineral water.M: So, basically, it‘s a choice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.W: That‘s right! It‘s a difficult choice.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you‘ve just heard.19. Why did the woman go to New York?20. What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?21. What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?22. What did the woman say about other passengers?Conversation Two:W: Morning. Can I help you?M: Well, I‘m not rally sure. I‘m just looking.W: I see. Well, there‘s plenty to look at it again this year. I‘m sure you have to walk miles to see each stand.M: That‘s true.W: Er…, would you like a coffee? Come and sit down for a minute, no obligati on.M: Well, that‘s very kind of you, but…W: Now, please. Is this the first year you‘ve been to the fair, Mr….M: Yes, Johnson, James Johnson.W: My name‘s Susan Carter. Are you looking for anything in particular, or are you interested in computers in general?M: Well, actually, I have some specific jobs in mind. I owe a small company, we‘ve grown quite dramatically over the past 12 months, and we really need some technological help to enable us to keep on top of everything.W: What‘s your line of bu siness, Mr. Johnson?M: We‘re a training consultancy.W: I see. And what do you mean ―to keep on top‖?M: The first thing is correspondence. We have a lot of standard letters and forms. So I suppose we need some kind of word processor.W: Right. Well, that‘s no problem. But it may be possible for you to get a system that does a lot of other things in addition to word processing. What might suit you is the MR5000. That‘s it over there! It‘s IBM compatible.M: What about the price?W: Well, the MR5000 costs 1,050 pounds. Software comes free with the hardware.M: Well, I‘ll think about it. Thank you.W: Here‘s my card. Please feel free to contact me.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you‘ve just heard:23. Where did the conversation take place?24. What are the speakers talking about?25. What is the man‘s line of business?PassageP1The new year always brings with the cultural tradition of new possibilities. We see it as a chance for renewal. We begin to dream of new possible selves. We design our ideal self or an image that is quite different from what we are now. For some of us, we roll at dreamy film in our heads just because it‘s the beginning of a new year. But we aren‘t serious about making changes. We just make some half-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week or two. The experience makes us feel less successful and leads us to discount our ability to change in the future. It‘ not the change is impossible but that it would lose(?) unless our resolutions are supported with plans for implementation. We have to make our intentions manageable by detailing the specific steps that will carry us to our goal. Say your goal is to lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. But one night you just have to have a cookie. And you know there‘s a bag of your favorites in the cupboard. You want one, you eat two, you check the bag and find out you‘ve just shot 132 calories. You say to yourself, ―What the hell!‖ and polish off the whole bag. Then you begin to draw all kinds of unpleasant conclusions about yourself. To protect your sense of self, you begin to discount the goal. You may think –―Well, dieting wasn‘t that important to me and I won‘t make it anyhow.‖ So you abandon the goal and return to your bad habits.26 What do people usually wish to do at the beginning of a new year?27 How can people turn their new year‘s resolutions into reality?28 Why does the speaker mention the example of sweets and cookies?P225 years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son witnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided with the car of Sandra D. The impact of the collision killed Sandra instantly. But her three-month-old daughter was left trapped in the burning car. While others looked on in horror, Andersen jumped out of his vehicle and crawled into the car through the shadowed rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was enclosed in flames. But to everyone‘s amazement, Andersen was able to pul l the baby to safety. While the baby was all right, Andersen was seriously injured. Two days later he died. But his heroic act was published widely in the media. His son was soon adopted by relatives. The most remarkable part of the story unfolded only last week. Karen and her boyfriend Michael were looking through some old boxes when they came across some old newspaper clippings. ―This is me when I was a new born baby. I was rescued from a burning car. But my mother died in the accident,‖ explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen‘s mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the circumstances until he skimmed over the newspaper article. To Karen‘ssurprise, Michael was absorbed in the details of the accident. And he began to cry uncontrollably. Then he revealed that the man that pulled Karen from the flames was the father he never knew. The two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about their parents.29 What happened twenty-five years ago?30 What does the speaker say about Michael‘s father?31 Why did Michael cry uncontrollably when he skimmed over the newspaper article?P3Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do. Americans spend more time at work than that any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan where industrialized employees load 2155 hours a year compared with 1951 in the US and 1603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans add an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained above 40 hours. But people are working more weeks each year. Specifically pay time off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrink by 50% in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competitions and slow in growth of productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs in the 1980s reduce the professional and managerial runs, leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say they want to cut back on working hours even it means earning less money. But most employers are unwilling to let them do so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.Question 32-35 are based on the passage you‘ve just heard32. In which country do industrial employees work the longest hours?33. How do employed Americans manage to work more hours?34. Why do corporations press their employees to work longer hours according to the speaker?35. What does the speaker say many Americans prefer to do?Compound dictationNursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that nurses are there to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. We do not have any legal or moral obligation to any physician. We provide health teaching, assess physical as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient related services, and make all our nursing decision based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If in any circumstance we feel that a physician‘s order is inappropriate or unsafe, we have a legal responsibility to question that order, or refuse to carry it out. Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to odd working hours is a prime reason for a large of the career dissatisfaction. It is sometimes required that we work overtime, and that we change shifts four or five times a month. That disturbs our personal lives, destruct our sleeping and eating habits, and isolates us from everything except job related friends and activities. The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. Most hospitals are now staffed by new graduates, as experienced nurses finally give up trying to change the system. Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been。
4.2008年6月六级听力passge原文
四、2008年6月六级听力passgePassage OneWater scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles. Nowadays, speedy, colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity. They can travel anywhere a small boat can and particularly popular with young people. The rising popularity of the craft has raised the question of water scooter regulation. In this case, the argument for strict regulation is compelling. Water scooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation. For example, two women were vacationing in Longboat Key while they were floating on the rubber boat along the shore, a water scooter crashed into them and kill them. Also water scooter operators have been killed or seriously injured in collisions with other water craft. Others have been stranded at the sea when their scooters either failed or sank far from shore. Many water scooter operators are inexperienced and ignorant of navigational rules, which increase the potential for accidents. The increasing popularity of the scooter has aggravated the problem, providing more water vehicles to compete for the same space. Crowded water waves are simply an open invitation to disaster. In addition to the inherent operational hazards of water scooters, they are proving to be an environmental nuisance. Beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters. The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed concern that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale that migrates to Hawaii for breeding. Regulations such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas and compulsory classes in water safety are essential. Without such regulations, tragedies involving water scooters are sure to multiply, which makes many beaches unsafe for recreation.26. What does the speaker say about water scooters?27. What is mentioned as one of the causes of water accidents?28. In what way are water scooters said to be an environmental nuisance?29. What does the speaker propose to ensure the safety of beaches for recreation?Passage TwoIt seems to me that neighbors are going out of style in America. The friend nest door from whom you borrowed for eggs or a ladder has moved and the people in there now are strangers. Some of the traditional stories of neighborliness are impractical or silly and maybe just as well that our relations with our neighbors are changing. The saying in the Bible “Love thy neighbor” was probably a poor translation of what must haveoriginally been, “respect thy neighbor”. Love can be called up on order. Fewer than half the people in the United States live in the same house they lived in five years ago. So there is no reason to love the people who live next door to you, just because they happen to wander into a real estate office that listed the place next door to yours. The only thing neighbors have in common, to begin with, is proximity and unless something more develops that isn’t reason enough to be best friends. It sometimes happens naturally, but the chances are very small that your neighbors will be your choices friends or that you will be theirs, either. The best relationship with neighbors is one of friendly distance. You say “hello”, use small talk if you see them in the yard, you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other in an emergency. The drive way or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder but a clear boundary. We all like clearly-defined boundaries for ourselves.30. What does the speaker say about the relations among neighbors nowadays?31. Why does speaker say it may be difficult for people to love their neighbors?32. What should neighbors do in the speaker’s opinion?Passage ThreeArticles in magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio and television reflect the concern of many Americans about the increasing drop-out rate in our junior and senior high schools. Coupled with this fact is the warning that soon we will no longer have a work force to fill the many jobs that require properly educated personnel. The high student drop-out rate is not a recent development. Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting drop-out rates between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain that drop-outs remain the single greatest problem in their schools. Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students with problems in order to give them more attention before they become failures. Since the drop-out problem doesn’t start in senior high school, special programs in junior high school focus on students who show promise but have a record of truancy—that is staying away from school without permission. Under the guidance of counselors, these students are placed in classes with teachers who have had success in working with similar young people. Strategies to motivate students in a high school include rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month, or by issuing articles of clothing, such as school letter jackets formerly given only to athletes. No one working with these students claims to know how to keep all students in school. Counselors, teachers and administrators are in the frontlines of what seems at times to be a losing battle. Actually, this problem should be everyone’s concern since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.33. Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing drop-out rate in school?34. What do we learn about the student drop-out problem in America?35. What is mentioned as one of the strategies used to motivate students?。
听力试题2008.6 CET6
Part III Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) The man might be able to play in the World Cup.B) The man’s football career seems to be at an end.C) The man was operated on a few weeks ago.D) The man is a fan of world-famous football players.12. A) Work out a plan to tighten his budgetB) Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria.C) Apply for a senior position in the restaurant.D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. A) A financial burden. C) A real nuisance.B) A good companion D) A well-trained pet.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon. C) The computing system is too complex.B) The woman was mistaken herself. D) He has called the woman several times.15. A) He needs help to retrieve his files. C) He needs some time to polish his paper.B) He has to type his paper once more. D) He will be away for a two-week conference.16. A) They might have to change their plan.B) He has got everything set for their trip.C) He has a heavier workload than the woman.D) They could stay in the mountains until June 8.17. A) They have wait a month to apply for a student loan.B) They can find the application forms in the brochure.C) They are not eligible for a student loan.D) They are not late for a loan application.18. A) New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release.B) Pollution has attracted little attention from the public.C) The quality of air will surely change for the better.D) It’ll take years to bring air pollution under control.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) Enormous size of its stores. C) Its appealing surroundings.B) Numerous varieties of food. D) Its rich and colorful history.20. A) An ancient building. C) An Egyptian museum.B) A world of antiques. D) An Egyptian Memorial.21. A) Its power bill reaches $9 million a year.B) It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.C) It supplies power to a nearby town.D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. A) 11,500 C) 250,000B) 30,000 D) 300,000Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Transferring to another department. C) Thinking about doing a different job.B) Studying accounting at a university D) Making preparation for her wedding.24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.B) She has got a satisfactory job in another company.C) She could at last leave the accounting department.D) She managed to keep her position in the company.25. A) He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.C) He declared that he would remain single all his life.D) He would marry Andrea even without meeting her.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question. Both the passage and the question will be spoken only once.. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A) They are motorcycles designated for water sports.B) They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways.C) They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.D) They are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.27.A) Waterscooter operators’ lack of experience.B) Vacationers’ disregard of water safety rules.C) Overloading of small boats and other craft.D) Carelessness of people boating along the shore.28.A) They scare whales to death. C) They discharge toxic emissions.B)They produce too much noise. D) They endanger lots of water life.29.A) Expand operating areas. C) Limit the use of waterscooters.B) Restrict operating hours. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A) They are stable. C) They are strained.C) They are close. D) They are changing.31.A) They are fully occupied with their own business.B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.C) Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors.D) They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.32.A) Count on each other for help. C) Keep a friendly distance.B) Give each other a cold shoulder. D) Build a fence between them.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A) It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.B) It may affect the quality of higher education in America.C) It may cause many schools to go out of operation.D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34．A）It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.B)It affects both junior and senior high schools.C)It results from a worsening economic climate.D)It is a new challenge facing American educators.35. A)Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.B)Creating a more relaxed learning environment.C)Rewarding excellent academic performance.D)Helping them to develop better study habits.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blank numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are requiredto fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write downthe main points in your own word. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Compound DictationI'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to36_______ as a country. I certainly don't know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get 37______ in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with some of these problems.One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting 38______ in jail who haven't harmed anyone. Why not work out some system 39_______ they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of 40______ another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming under the 41______ of hardened criminals? I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are 42______ for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to 43_______ capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that. I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for eye.44__________________________________________________________________________________I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another person's life intentionally is insane. However, 45_____________________________________________________________________________________.It's said, of course, that the person may have to spend the rest of his life or46_____________________________________________________________________________.Scripts and KeysPart ⅢListening ComprehensionSection A11. M: Good news! I am not going to have surgery after all. The doctor says I can start working out again soon and maybe play football like before in a few weeks.W: That’s terrific. It will be great if you could get back in shape in time for the World’s Cup.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A)。
2008年6月听力听写部分
We’re now witnessing the emergence of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical 1 ,raw material, and capital are 2 the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. Now, the 3 raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And 4 entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers 5 mind work. They deal with symbols: words, 6 , and data.What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be 7 , processing, as well as exchanging information. 8 , three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.In the new world of work, you can 9 being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime 10 , predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path. And don’t wait for someone to “empower” you. You have to empower yourself.08 6。
6月大学英语六级听力原文
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：/ielts/xd.html（报名网址）Part ⅠListening ComprehensionSection A1 W:Good moring,I’m here to see Mr.Addison.M: Mr.Addison went to Washington last Monday for a conference, and will be back on Thursday night.If you like ,you may come again on Friday moring.Q:When will Mr.Addison return?2 M:I wonder wether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms.W:Sorry,Sir.All the single rooms are occupied.But if you like , I can check with Imperial Hotel to see if they have any.Q:What’s the women going to do for the man?3 M:Bill was a great guy.He was drowned while rescuing a child from the icy water of the river yesterday.W:Well,as far as I know, that was not the first dangerous situation he was in.Q:Which of the following best describles Bill.4W:It’s good to see you again.What are you doing these days? You’re still working at the sameplace,aren’t you?M:Yes,I am .And I’m counting the days until retirement.Q:What can we learn about the man?5 M:Susan,have you read the notice on bulletin board?I’ve won the scholarship for the next semester.W:I knew you would. You certainly deserve it.Q:What does the women mean?6 M:What kind of father am I?My only son almost died,and I didn’t even know he was ill.W:Don’t blame youself.You were too busy to pay attention to him.If his mother was still alive,things would have been much better.Q:Why dose the man blame himself?7M:I’ve just got back from the holiday you arranged for me.But I must tell you the hotel was really awful.It was miles from the sea.The food was awful,too.The bedroom was dirty.W:Sorry about that.it’s not really our fault.The contract does say that the hotel accommodation is not our responsibility.Q:Where is the conversation probably taking place?8 W:Suppose the company offered you a pay raise, a 50%,would you like be sodetermined to leave and look for a job else where?M:Yes,I’ve set my mind on it.I’d like to find a job with full scope to show my ability.Q:Why has the man decided to leave to company?9 W:How are their talks going on?Have they reached any agreement?M:They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for further talks.Q:What can we infer from the conversation?10 M:Excuse me, madam.Could I leave this here for a few hours,please?W:Well, it’s a bit……er……unusual ,isn’t?Why not go to the left-luggage office over there?Q:What dose the man ask the women to do?Passage OneToday ,air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motor way.But there is a danger that grows every years.From the moment an airplane takes off to the moment it lands,every movement is watched on radar screens.Air-traffic controllers tell the pilot exacly when to turn,when to climb and when to come down.The air-traffic controllers around a busy airport may handle 1000 planes a day.Any place that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there.Even a small mistakes on their part could cause disaster.Recently,such a disaster almost happened.Two large jets were flying towards the airport.One was carrying 69 passengers and had come from Toronto.The other was carrying 176 passengers from Chicago.An air-traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other.He ordered one to the right and to climb.But he made a mistake.He ordered the wrong plane to do this.So,instead of turing away from the second plane.they avioded each other by the smallest part of the danger the grows every year.11．Which factor can most seriously endanger airplanes according to this passage? 12．What happen to the two large jets?13．Why were the two large jets specially mentioned?Passage TwoI’ll still be working.but things will different.With any luck, I’ll be earning more money.The most important thing will be the job itself,and hoe interesting it is,I mean.I hope I’ll be able to choose the kind of job I do and who I work for.Of course,I like to have more money and more authority than I have now. But I don’t think that’s the only thing in life. What I really want is to be more independent than I am now.To have more control over my own life.Perhaps open a small resaurant ,or write a book or something like that.I’m not really sure if I’ll ever havechildren,or even if I want to be married.It all depends.Of couse,if Imeet the right person,anything could happen.But I won’t feel that my life is empty and meaningless if I’m still living alone ten years or even twenty years from now.Not at all.My mother is always saying thereis nothing like a good relationship.But I am not so sure.There is nothing worse than a really bad one,either.14．What is the speaker talking about?15．What does the speaker want most?16．What will the speaker most probably do in the future?17．What is the speaker’mother always suggesting to him?Passage ThreeJane Adams came from a well-to-do and cultured family.She was so distressed about the misery of poor people that she left her fine home to spend her life in the slums of Chicago.In 1889,she established a settlement house where she intiated many projects such as hot-lunch service for factory workers,day-care centes for little children,free classes for young people and adults gymnasium and an art gallery.Immigrants and other poor people came to her settlement house for advice and help as well as for fun. Jane Adams was also active in fighting against the use of child labour and against war.She worked for women' right to vote and for improving the situation of the blacks.She initiated country vacation programmes for poor city children. Jane Adams had great influence on the development of social work in the United States and in other parts of the world .She promoted the idea of responsibility for the welfare of the poor.Settlement houses of a similar kind were founded in many poor neighbourhoods to make the lives of the poor more meaningful.In 1931, Jane Adams was awarded the Nobel Prize for what she ahd done for society.18．Where did Jane Adams spend her life after she left her home?19．For whom did Jane Adams start the country vacation programmes? 20．What’s the passage mainly about?“成千上万人疯狂下载。
2008年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题
2008年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上Part ⅡReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D. For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.What will the world be like in fifty years?This week some top scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, gave their vision of how the world will look in 2056,fron gas-powered cars to extraordinary health advances, John Ingham reports on what the world’s finest minds believ e our futures will be.For those of us lucky enough to live that long,2056 will be a world of almost perpetual youth, where obesity is a remote memory and robots become our companions.We will be rubbing shoulders with aliens and colonizing outer space. Better still, our descendants might at last live in a world at peace with itself.The prediction is that we will have found a source of inexbaustible, safe, green energy, and that science will have killed off religion. If they are right we will have removed two of the main causes of war-our dependence on oil and religious prejudice.Will we really, as today’s scientists claim, be able to live for ever or at least cheat the ageing process so that the average person lives to 150?Of course, all these predictions come with a scientific health warning. Harvard professor Steven Pinker says: “This is an invitation to look foolish, as with the predictions of domed cities and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 year ago.”Living longerAnthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina, belives failing organs will be repaired by injecting cells into the body. They will naturally to straight to the injury and help heal it. A system of injections without needles could also slow the ageing process by using the same process to “tune” cells.Bruce Lahn, professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, anticipates the ability to produce“unlimited supplies” of transplantable human organs without the needed a new organ, such as kidney, the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer, give him the patient’s immuno-logical profile and would then be sent a kidney with the correct tissue type.These organs would be entirely composed of human cells, grown by introducing them into animal hosts, and alloweing them to deveoop into and organ in place of the animal’s own. But Prof. Lahn believes that farmed brains would be “off limits”.He says: “Very few people would want to have their brains replaced by someone else’s and we probably don’t want to put a human brain ing an animal body.”Richard Miller, a professor at the University of Michigan, thinks scientist could develop“an thentic anti-ageing drugs” by working out how cells in larger animals such as whales and human resist many forms of injuries. He says:“It’s is now routine, in laboratory mammals, to extend lifespan by about 40%. Turning on the same protective systems in people should, by 2056, create the firstclass of 100-year-olds who are as vigorous and productive as today’s people in their 60s”AliensConlin Pillinger ,professor of planerary sciences at the Open University,says:”I fancy that at least we will be able to show that life didi start to evolve on Mars well as Earth.”Within 50years he hopes scientists will prove that alien life came here in Martian meteorites(陨石).Chris McKay,a planetary scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center.believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of alien life in ancient permanent forst of Mars or on other planers.He adds:”There is even a chance we will find alien life forms here on Earth.It mightbe as different as English is to Chinese.Priceton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it “likely” that life form outer space will be discovered defore 2056 because the tools for finding it, such as optical and radio detection and data processing,are improving.He ays:”As soon as the first evidence is found,we will know what to look for and additional discoveries are likely to follow quickly.Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionary consequences for biology, astronomy and philosophy. They may change the way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe.Colonies in spaceRichard Gottprofessor of astrophysics at Princeton,hopes man will set up a self-sufficient colony on Mars,which would be a “life insurance policy against whatever catastrophes,natural or otherwise,might occur on Earth.“The real space race is whether we will colonise off Earth on to other worlds before money for the space programme runs out.”Spinal injuriesEllen Heber-Katz,a professor at the Wistar Institude in Philadelphia,foresees cures for inijuries causing paralysis such as the one that afflicated Superman star Christopher Reeve.She says:”I believe that the day is not far off when we will be able to profescribe drugs that cause severes(断裂的) spinal cords to heal,hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs are meant to be repaired from within,inmuch the same way that we fix an appliance or automobile:by replancing the damaged part with a manufacturer-certified new part.”She predict that within 5 to 10 years fingers and toes will be regrown and limbs will start to be regrown a few years later. Reparies to the nervous system will start with optic nerves and,in time,the s pinal cord.”Within 50years whole body replacement will be routine,”Prof.Heber-Katz adds.ObesitySydney Brenner,senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-Jacobs Center in California,won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and says that if there is a global disaster some humans will survive-and evolition will favour small people with bodies large enough to support the required amount of brain power.”Obesity,”he says.”will have been solved.”RobotsRodney Brooks,professor of robotice at MIT,says the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome.As a result,”the possibilities for robots working with people will open up immensely”EnergyBill Joy,green technology expert in Califomia,says:”The most significant breakthro ught would beto have an inexhaustible source of safe,green energy that is substantially cheaper than any existing energy source.”Ideally,such a source would be safe in that it could not be made into weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbon dioxide,the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.SocietyGeoffrey Miller,evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico,says:”The US will follow the UKin realizing that religion is nor a prerequisite (前提)for ordinary human decency. “This,science will kill religion-not by reason challenging faith but by offering a more practical,uniwersal and rewarding moral frameworkfor human interaction.”He also predicts that “ahsurdly wasteful”displays of wealth will become umfashionable whil e the importance of close-knit communities and families will become clearer.These there changer,he says,will help make us all”brighe\ter,wiser,happier and kinder”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2008-06听力文本
第一部分Now let's begin with the eight short conversations.Q11.--Today's a bad day for me. I fell off a step and twisted my ankles.--Don't worry. Usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a while.What does the woman suggest the man do?Q12.--May I see your ticket, please? I think you are sitting in my seat.--Oh, you're right. My seat is in the balcony. I'm terribly sorry.Where does the conversation most probably take place?Q13.--Did you hear Jay Smith died in his sleep last night?--Yes,it's very sad.Please let everybody know that whoever wants to may attend the funeral.What are the speakers talking about?Q14.--Have you taken Professor Young's exam before? I'm kind of nervous.--Yes. Just concentrate on the important ideas she's talked about in the class,and ignore the details.How does the woman suggest the man prepare for Professor Young's exam?Q15.--I'm so sorry, sir. And you'll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won't you?--That's all right. It could happen to anyone. And I'm sure that coffee doesn't leave lasting marks on clothing.What can we infer from the conversation?Q16.--Have you seen the movie "the departed"? The plot is so complicated that I really got lost.--Yeah. I felt the same. But after I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together.How did the two speakers find the movie?Q17.--I'm really surprised you got an A on the test. You didn't seem to have done a lot of reading.--Now you know why I never miss a lecture.What contribute to the woman's high score?Q18.--Have you heard about the new digital television system? It lets people get about five hundred channels.--Yeah,but I doubt that will have anything different from what we watch now.What does the man mean?Now you will hear the two long conversationsConversation oneW: Gosh, have you seen this, Richard?M: See what?W: In the paper, it says there‟s a man going round pretending he is from the electricity board. He is been calling at people's homes, saying he is check that all their appliances are safe. Then he gets around them to make him a cup of tea, and while they out of the room, he steals their money, handbag, whatever, and makes off with it.M: But you know Jean, it's partly their own fault. They should never let anyone like that in unless you are expecting them.W: It's all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and sayselectricity or gas. And you automatically think they are ok. Especially they flashed a card to you.M: does this man have an ID then?W: Yes, that‟s just it. It seems he used to work for the electricity board at one time. According to the paper, the police are warning people especially pensioners. Not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment. It's a bit sad. One old lady told them, she's just been to the post office to draw her pension, when he called, she said he must followed her home. He stole the whole lot.M: but, what does he look like. Surely they must have a description.W: oh, yes. They have. Let‟s see, in his 30s, t all, bushy dark hair, slight northern accent. Sounds a bit like you actually.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard19. What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper?20. How did the man mentioned in the newspaper try to win further trust from the victims?21. What is the warning from the police?22. what does the woman speaker tell us about the old lady? Conversation twoM: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concepts.W: yes, certainly. I was a marketing consultant responsible for marketing ten UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in the leisure sector all of very high standard.M: Which markets were you responsible for?W: For Europe and Japan.M: I see from your resumethat you speak Japanese. Have you ever been to Japan?W: Yes, I have. I spent a month in Japan in 2006. I met all the key people in the tourist industry, the big tour operators, and the tourist organizations. As I speak Japanese, I had a very big advantage.M: Yes, of course. Have you had any contact with Japan, in your present job?W: yes, I‟ve had a lot. Cruises have become very popular with the Japanese both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot recently.M: really? I‟m interested to hear more about that. But first tell me have ever traveled on a luxury train, the Orienting Expressfor example.W: no I haven‟t. But I‟ve traveled on the Gracial express t o Switzerland, and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel. That‟s why I am very interested in this job.Questions 23 to 25 five are based on the conversation you‟ve just heard.23. What did the woman do in her first job?24. What gave the woman an advantage during her business trip in Japan?25. Why is the woman applying for the new job?Section BPassage OneTime! I think a lot about time. And not just because it‟s the name of the news organization I work for. Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it ,a never ending frustration and an unwinnable battle. My everyday is a race against the clock that I never, ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint. According to the families and work institutes national study of the changing workforce, fifty-five percent ofemployees say they don‟t have enough time for themselves, sixty-three percent don’t have enough time for their spousesor partners, and sixty-seven percent don‟t have enough time for their children. It‟s also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts and complained about how little time they had to pay in battle scenes on their cave wars. The difference is that the boss of animal-hunting and the head of nut-gathering probably told them to shut up or no survival for you. Today‟s workers are still demanding control over their time. The difference is today‟s bosses are listening. I‟ve been reading a report issued today called …When Work Works‟ produced jointly by three organizations. They set out to find and award the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.Questions 26~28 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.26. What is the speaker complaining about?27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses read the report by the three organizations?Passage Two"Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give." Penelope Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blooded family. I was born in 1931. As the youngest of six children, I learned to share my parents' love. Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce. Several years later a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a “blended family” and a good relationship deve loped between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children.It was because of our other mother -- Daddy's second wife -- that he became closer to his own children. They shared over twenty-five years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother -- Daddy's first wife -- attending his funeral.I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother when I asked her if she would object to mother attending Daddy's funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied. “Of course not, Honey-she's the mother of my children.”Questions 29~31 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.29. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents' divorce?30. What brought the father closer to her own children?31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?Passage ThreeIn February last year, my wife lost her job. Just as suddenly, the owner of the greenhouse where I worked as manager died of heart attack. His family announced that they were going to close the business because no one in the family wanted to run it. Things looked pretty gloomy. My wife and I read the W ANT ads each day.Then one morning, as I was hanging out the “going out of business” sign at the greenhouse, the door opened, and in walked a customer. She was an office manager whose company had just moved into the new office park on the edge of town. She was looking for pots and plants to place in the reception areas in the office s. “I don‟t know anything about plants,” she said, “I‟m sure in a few weeks they‟ll all be dead.”While I was helping her select her purchases, my mind was raising. Perhaps as many as a dozen firms have recently opened offices in the new office park, and there were several hundred more acres with constructionunderway. That afternoon, I drove out to the office park. By 6 o‟clock that evening, I had signed contracts with seven companies to rent plants from me and pay me a fee to maintain them. Within a week, I had worked out an agreement to lease the greenhouse from the owner‟s family. Business is now increasing rapidly, and one day, we hope to be the proud owners of the greenhouse.Questions 32~35 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.32. What do we learn about the greenhouse?33. What was the speaker doing when the customer walked in on morning?34. What did the speaker think of when serving the office manager?35. What was the speaker‟s hope for the future?We are now witnessing the emergence of the advance economy based on information and knowledge: physical labor, raw materials and capital are a no longer the key ingredients in the creational wealth. Now the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow‟s wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And individuals entering the workforce offer the knowledge not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workersengage in mind work, they deal with symbols, words, figures and data. What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating, processing as well as exchanging information. Currently, three out of four jobs involve mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control and customer satisfaction. In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improve technologies and procedures. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone out of the nine-to-five jobs, lifelong securtiy, predictable promotions and even the conventional work place as you are familiar with. Don't expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined work path. And don't wait for someone to empower you, you have to empower yourself.。
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Section 111. M: Good news, I'm not going to have surgery after all. The doctor says I can start working out again soon and maybe play football like before in a few weeks.W: That's terrific. It would be great if you could get back in shape in time for the world cup.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?12. M: I really need to make some extra money. You know I've practically spent my entire budget for this semester.W: Why not check out the new cafeteria at Market Street? I think there are still a few openingssuitable for seniors like you.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?13. M: I hear John left his cat in your care while he's on vacation abroad. How were you getting along with it?W: Well, it never comes when I call it. It spills its food and sheds all over the place. I can't wait till John gets back.Q: How does the woman find the cat?14. W: Hello, Professor White, I got my grade in the mail this morning, but I think there might be a mistake in my mark.M: Yeah, I've got several calls just like yours. There must be a problem with the computing system. It should be straightened out in a couple of hours.Q: What does the man mean?15. M: Professor Johnson, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper, a computer failure completely wiped out my files, do you thinkI can have another day to retype it?W: I'm sorry, Rod. I'm leaving for a conference tomorrow and I'll be away two weeks. I suppose you can send me an E-copy.Q: Why does the man say he can't submit his assignment on time?16. W: I just called the travel agency, it's all set. On 1st June, we are heading for the mountains and will be camping there for a whole week.M：Have you checked the academic calendar？My classes aren't over until the 8th.Q: What does the man imply?17. W: I thought there was still time for me to apply for a student loan, but someone just told me that the closing date was last Tuesday.M: Are you sure? I thought we still had another month. Wait, I've got a brochure right here. Last Tuesday was the opening date.Q: What does the man imply?18. W: Look at the all the pollutants going into the air from those factories. Do you think they'll ever get that under control?M: Now with the new laws in effect and social awareness increasing, we are sure to turn things around.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation OneW: Tell me, Peter, what makes Harrods so famous?M: Well, it's the biggest department store in the UK. And its food hall and Egyptian hall are very famous. People come to Harrods just to see them.W: What is special about the Food Hall?M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has 250 kinds of cheese from all over the world and more than 180 kinds of bread. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy 100 tons every year.W: That's amazing! And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?M: Well, when people see it, they feel they are in another world. It looks like Egyptian building from 4, 000 years ago and it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4,000 years old, of course.W: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?M: Yes, it does. 70%. Enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building, we use 11,500 light bulbs.W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day? And how much do they spend?M: About 30,000 people come on an average day, but during the sales the number increases to 300,000 customers a day. How much do they spend? Well, on average, customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day. The record for one day is 9 million pounds.W: 9 million pounds in one day?M: Yes! On the first day of the January sales.W: Harrods says it sells everything to everybody everywhere. Is that really true?M: Oh yes, of course! Absolutely everything.Q19. What is the Food Hall of Harrods noted for?Q20. What does the Egyptian hall seem like to the customers?Q21. What make customers find surprising about Harrods?Q22. About how many customers come to Harrods on an average day?Conversation TwoW: Hi Kevin!M: Hi Laura, long time no see! What have you been up to lately?W: Not much, I can assure you, and you?M: Much the same except I do have some big news.W: Come on this suspense is killing me.M: No, really, what have you been doing these past few weeks? The last time I saw you, you were looking for a new job.W: Well, that's not exactly true. I was thinking about changing jobs. Luckily, they offered me a new position in the accounting department.M: A step up in the big business world.W: ??? exaggerate, but I am pleased. I had been hoping to get a promotion for a while. So when it finally came through, I was relieved. Actually, that's why I was looking for a new job. I just didn't want to work there anymore if they weren't going to recognize my efforts.M: Right, sometimes you can do your best and it seems like the others don't know you exist. I hope the money's better.W: I got an reasonable raise, now enough about me, I'm dying to hear your news.M: I getting married.W: No, you said you'd never get married.M: That was then and this is now. You've got to meet Andrea , she's great!W: This is all news to me. I didn't even know you were dating.M: We weren't, we've just been dating for two weeks now.W: And you getting married?M: I know, I can't help it. I just know she's the one.W: Well, congratulations! That's fantastic!M: Thanks, I'm glad to hear you feel that way.Q23. What was the woman doing when the man last saw her?Q24 Why does the woman say she was relived?Q25 Why is the woman surprised at the man's news?Passage 1Water scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles. Nowadays, speedy, colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity. They can travel anywhere a small boat can and particularly popular with young people. The rising popularity of the craft has raised the question of water scooter regulation. In this case, the argument for strict regulation is compelling. Water scooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation. For example, two women were vacationing in Longboat Key while they were floating on the rubber boat along the shore, a water scooter crashed into them and kill them. Also water scooter operators have been killed or seriously injured in collisions with other water craft. Others have been stranded at the sea when their scooters either failed or sank far from shore. Many water scooter operators are inexperienced and ignorant of navigational rules, which increases the potential for accidents. The increasing popularity of the scooter has aggravated the problem, providing more water vehicles to compete for the same space. Crowded water waves are simply an open invitation to disaster.In addition to the inherent operational hazards of water scooters, they are proving to be an environmental nuisance. Beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters. The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed concern that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale that migrates to Hawaii for breeding. Regulations such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas and compulsory classes in water safety are essential. Without such regulations, tragedies involving water scooters are sure to multiply, which makes many beaches unsafe for recreation.26. What does the speaker say about water scooters?27. What was mentioned as one of the causes of water accident?28. In what way are water scooters said to be an environmental nuisance?29. What does the speaker propose to ensure the safety of beaches for recreation?Passage 2It seems to me that neighbors are going out of style in America. The friend next door from whom you borrowed for eggs or a ladder has moved and people in there now are strangers. Some of the traditional stories of neighborliness are impractical or silly and maybe just as well that our relations with our neighbors are changing. The saying in the Bible "Love thy neighbor" was probably a poor translation, of what must have originally been, "respect thy neighbor". Love can be called up on order. Fewer than half of the people in U.S. live in the same house they lived in five years ago. So there is no reason to love the people who live next door to you, just because they happen to wander into a real estate office that listed the place next door to yours. The only thing neighbors have in common, to begin with, is proximity and unless something more develops that isn't reason enough to be best friends. It sometimes happens naturally, but the chances are very small that your neighbors will be your choice friends or that you will be theirs either. The best relationship with neighbors is one of friendly distance. You say "hello", use small talk if you see them in the yard, you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other in an emergency. The drive way or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder but a clear boundary. We all like clearly-defined boundaries for ourselves.30. What does the speak say about the relations among neighbors nowadays?31. Why does the speak say it may be difficult for people to love their neighbors?32. What should neighbors do in the speaker's opinion?Passage 3Articles in magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio and television reflect the concern of many Americans about the increasing drop-out rate in our junior and senior high schools. Coupled with this fact is the warning that soon we will no longer have a work force to fill the many jobs that require properly educated personnel. The high student drop-out rate is not a recent development. Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting drop-out rates between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain that drop-outs remain the single greatest problem in their schools. Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students with problems in order to give them more attention before they become failures. Since the drop-out problem doesn't start in senior high school, special programs in junior high school focus on students who show promise but have a record of truancy, that is staying away from school without permission. Under the guidance of counselors, these students are placed in classes with teachers who have had success in working with similar young people. Strategies to motivate students in a high school include rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month, or by issuing articles of clothing, such as school letter jackets formerly given only to athletes. No one working with these students claims to know how to keep all students in schools. Counselors, teachers and administrators are in the frontlines of what seems at times to be a losing battle. Actually, this problem should be everyone’s concern since u neducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.33. Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing drop-out rate in school?34. What do we learn about the student drop-out problem in America?35. What is mentioned as one of the strategies used to motivate students?Compound DictationI'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to survive as a country. I certainly don't know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with some of these problems.One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone. Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals? I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are serving for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that. I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for eye.The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences, but they would certainly costthe tax payers much money.I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, any one who takes another person's life intentionally is insane. However, that does not mean that the person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.It's sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life, or a large part of it, in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.听力A卷参考答案北京导航、北京领航李勇全庄延君提供11. A) The man mightbe able to play in the World Cup.12. D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. C) A real nuisance.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon.15. B) He has to type his paper once more.16. A) They might have to change their plan.17. D) They are not late for a loan application.18. C) The quality of air will surely change for the better. Conversation19. B) Numerous varieties of food.20. A) An ancient building.21. D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. B) 30,00023. C) Thinking about doing a different job.24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.25. B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly. Passage One北京导航、北京领航李勇全庄延君提供26.D) They are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.27.A) Waterscooter operators’ lack of experience.28. B)They produce too much noise.29. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage Two北京导航、北京领航提供30.D) They are changing.31.B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.32. C) Keep a friendly distance.Passage Three33. D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34. B)It affects both junior and senior high schools.35. C)Rewarding excellent academic performance.Section C37. complicated38. offenders39. whereby40. incurring41. influence42. serving43. restore44. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the tax payers much money.45. that does not mean that person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.46. a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.。