2011年12月六级听力原文及答案

2011年12月大学英语六级考试SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.M:Idon’tknowwhattodo.IhavetodrivetoChicagonextFridayformycousin’swedding,butIhavegotaPsychologytesttopreparefor.W:Whydon’tyourecordyournotessoyoucanstudyontheway?Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?12.M:ProfessorWright,youmayhavetofindanotherstudenttoplaythisrole,thelinesaresolongandIsimplycan’trememberthemall.W:Look,Tony.Itisstillalongtimebeforethefirstshow.Idon’texpectyoutoknowallthelinesyet.Justkeeppracticing.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?13.M:Hello,thisisDr.MartinfromtheEmergencyDepartment.Ihaveamalepatientwithafracturedankle.W:Oh,wehaveonebedavailableinward3,sendhimhereandIwilltakecareofhim.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?14.W:SinceSimonwillgraduatethisMay,theschoolpaperneedsaneweditor.Soifyouareinterested,Iwillbehappytonominateyou.M:Thanksforconsideringme.Butthebaseballteamisstartingupanewseason.AndI’mafraidIhavealotonmyhands.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.W:HaveyouheardthenewsthatJameSmeilhasresignedhispostasprimeminister?M:Well,Igotitfromtheheadlinesthismorning.It’sreportedthathemadepublicatthisdecisionatthelastcabinetmeeting.Q:whatdowelearnaboutJameSmeil?16.W:Themorningpapersaysthespaceshuttleistakingoffat10a.m.tomorrow.M:Yeah,it’sjustanotheroneofthisyear’sroutinemissions.Thefirstmissionwasundertakenadecadeagoandbroadcastlivethenworldwide.Q:whatcanweinferfromthisconversation?17.M:Wedoalotofcampinginthemountains.Whatwouldyourecommendfortwopeople?W:You’dprobablybebetteroffwiththefourrealdrivevehicle.Wehaveseveraloff-roadtrucksinstock,bothnewandused.梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?18.W:Ihearyoudidsomeseriousshoppingthispastweekend.M:Yeah,thespeakersofmyoldstereofinallygaveoutandtherewasnowaytorepairthem.Q:Whatdidthemandoovertheweekend?ConversationOne

W:Now,couldyoutellmewheretheideaforthebusinessfirstcamefrom?M:Well,theoriginalshopwasopenedbyaretiredprinterbythenameofGruby.MrGrubybeingleft-handedhimself,thoughtoftheideatotrytopromoteafewproductsforleft-handers.W:Andhowdidhethengoaboutactuallysettingupthebusiness?M:Well,helookedforanyleft-handedproductsthatmightalreadybeonthemarketwhichwereveryfew.Andthencontactedthemanufactureswiththeideaofhavingproductsproducedforhim,mainlyinthescissorsrangetostartwith.W:Right.Soyoudocommissionsomepartofyourstock.M:Yes,verymuchso.About75percentofourstockisspeciallymadeforus.W:Andtherestofit?M:Hmm,therestofitnow,some25,30yearsafterMr.Gruby’sinitialefforts,therearemoreleft-handedproductactuallyonthemarket.Manufacturesarenowbeginningtoseethatthereisamarketforleft-handedproducts.W:Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?M:Therangeconsistsofavarietyofscissorsfromchildrenscissorstoscissorsfortailors,hairdressersetc.Wealsohavealargerangeofkitchenware.W:What’sthecompetitionlike?Doyouhavequitealotofcompetition?M:Thereareotherpeopleinthebusinessnowinspecialists,butonlyasmail-orderoutlets.ButwehaveashophereincentralLondonplusamail-orderoutlet.Andwearewithoutanydoubtthelargestsupplieroftheleft-handeditems.Q19:Whatkindofbusinessdoesthemanengagedin?Q20:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisstockofproducts?Q21:Whatdoesthemansayaboutotherpeopleinhislineofbusiness?ConversationTwo

M:Canwemakeyouanoffer?Wewouldliketorunthecampaignforfourextraweeks.W:well,canwesummarizetheproblemfrommypointofview?Firstofall,thecampaignwaslate.Itmissedtwoimportanttradeaffairs.Theadsalsodidnotappearintokeymagazines.Asaresult,thecampaignfailed.Doyouacceptthatsummaryofwhathappened?M:well,thedelaywasn’tentirelyourfault.Youdidinfactmakelatechangestothespecificationsoftheadvertisements.W:Uh,actually,youwerelatewiththeinitialproposalssoyouhaveverylittletimeandinfact,weonlyaskedforsmallchanges.M:Wellwhatever,canwerepeatouroffertorunthecampaignfor4extraweeks?W:That’snotreallythepoint.Thecampaignmissedtwokeytradeaffairs.Becauseofthis,weareaskingyoueithertorepeatthecampaignnextyearforfree,orweonlypay50%ofthefeeforthisyear.M:Couldwesuggesta20%reductiontothefeetogetherwiththefourweeksustentiontothecampaign.W:Wearenothappy.Welostbusiness.梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

M:Ithinkwebothmademistakes.Theresponsibilityisonbothsides.W:Ok,let’ssuggestanewsolution.Howabouta40%cutinfee,orafreerepeatcampaign?M:Well,let’stakeabreak,we’renotgettingveryfar.Perhapsweshouldthinkaboutthis.22:Whatdowelearnabouttheman’scompany?23:Whywasthecampaigndelayedaccordingtotheman?24:Whatdoesthewomanproposeasasolutiontotheproblem?25:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydoattheendoftheconversation?SectionB

PassageOne

TheUniversityofTennessee’sWaltersLifeSciencesbuilding,isamodelanimalfacility,spotlesslyclean,carefulinobtainingpriorapprovalforexperimentsfromananimalcarecommittee.Ofthe15,000micehousethereinatypicalyear,mostgivetheirlivesforhumanity.Thesearegoodmiceandassuchwontheprotectionoftheanimalcarecommittee.Atanygiventimehoweversomemiceescapeandrunfree.Thesemicearepests.Theycandisruptexperimentswiththebacteriaorganismstheycarry.Theyarebadmiceandmustbecapturedanddestroyed.Usually,thisisaccomplishedbymeansofstickytraps,akindofflypaperonwhichtheybecomeincreasinglystuck.Buttherealpointofthecautionarytale,saysanimalbehavioristHerzau,isthatthelabelsweputonthingscanaffectourmoralresponsestothem.Usingsticktrapsorthemoredeadlysnaptrapswouldbedeemedunacceptableforgoodmice.Yetthekillingofbadmicerequiresnopriorapproval.Oncetheresearchanimalhitsthefloorandbecomesanescapee,saysHerza,itsmoralstandardisinstantlydiminished.InHerzau’sownhome,therewasmoreironicexamplewhenhisyoungson’spetmouseWillydiedrecently,itwasaccordedatearfulceremonialburialingarden.YetevenastheymournedWilly,saysHerzau,heandhiswifeweresettingsnaptrapstokillthepestmiceintheirkitchenwiththebarechangeinlabelsfrompettopest,thekitchenmiceobtainedtotallydifferentmoralstandardsQuestions:26,Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmostofthemiceusedforexperiments?27,Whydidtheso-calledbadmicehavetobecapturedanddestroyed?28,Whenaremicekilledwithoutpriorapproval?29,WhydoesthespeakersaywhattheHerzau’sdidathomeisironical?PassageTwo

ThereareroughlythreeNewYorks.Thereis,first,theNewYorkofthemanorwomanwhowasbornhere,whotakesthecityforgrantedandacceptsitssizeanditsturbulenceasnaturalandinevitable.Second,thereistheNewYorkofthecommuter—thecitythatisswallowedupbylocustseachdayandspatouteachnight.Third,thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseandcametoNewYorkinquestofsomething.Ofthesethreetremblingcitiesthegreatestisthelast,thecityoffinaldestination,thecitythathasagoal.ItisthisthirdcitythataccountsforNewYork'shigh-strungdisposition,itspoeticaldeportment,itsdedicationtothearts,anditsincomparableachievements.Commutersgivethecityitstidalrestlessness;nativesgiveitsolidityandcontinuity;butthesettlersgiveitpassion.AndwhetheritisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmallgrocerystoreinaslum,orayounggirlarrivingfromasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors,oraboyarrivingfromthe梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

CornBeltwithamanuscriptinhissuitcaseandapaininhisheart,itmakesnodifference:eachembracesNewYorkwiththeintenseexcitementoffirstlove,eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofanadventurer,eachgeneratesheatandlighttodwarftheConsolidatedEdisonCompany.Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthenativesofNewYork?31.WhatdoesthespeakersaycommutersgivetoNewYork?32.WhatdowelearnaboutthesettlersofNewYork?PassageThree

“Ifyouaskedmetelevisionisunhealthy”,IsaidtomyroommateWalter,asIwalkedintothelivingroom.“WhileyouaresittingpassivelyinfrontoftheTVset,yourmusclesareturningtofat,yourcomplexionisfading,andyoureyesightisbeingruined.”“Shh~”Walterputhisfingertohislips,“Thisisanintriguingmurdermystery.”“Really?”Ireplied.“Butyouknow,thebrainisdestroyedbyTVviewing.Creativityiskilledbythatbox.Andpeoplearekeptfromcommunicatingwithoneanother.Frommypointofview,TVisthecauseofthedeclininginterestinschoolandthefailureofourentireeducationalsystem.”“Ahha,Ican’tseeyourpoint.”Waltersaidsoftly.“Butsee?Thewomanonthewitnessstandinthisstoryisbeingquestionedaboutthemurderthatwascommittedonehundredyearsago.”Ignoringhisenthusiasticdescriptionoftheplot,Iwentonwithmyargument.“AsIseeit,”Iexplained,“notonlyaremostTVprogramsbadlywrittenandproduced,butviewersarealsomanipulatedbythemassmedia.AsfarasIamconcerned,TVwatchersarecutofffromrealityfromnature,fromtheotherpeople,fromlifeitself!Iwasconfidentinmyabilitytopersuade.Afterashortsilence,myroommatesaid,“Anyway,I’vebeenplanningtowatchthefootballgame.Iamgoingtochangethechannel.”“Don’ttouchthatdial!”Ishouted,“Iwantedtofindouthowthemysteryturnsout!”IamnotsureIgotmypointtocross.Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.Asthespeakerwalkedintothelivingroom,whatwasbeingshownonTV?34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwatchingtelevision?35.Whatcanwesayaboutthespeaker?SectionCCompoundDictation

Inthepast,oneofthebiggestdisadvantagesofmachineshasbeentheirinabilitytoworkonamicroscale.Forexample,doctorsdidnothavedevicesallowingthemtogoinsidethehumanbodytodetecthealthproblemsortoperformdelicatesurgery.Repaircrewsdidnothaveawayofidentifyingbrokenpipeslocateddeepwithinahigh-riseapartmentbuilding.However,that’sabouttochange.Advancesincomputersandbiophysicshavestartedamicrominiaturerevolutionthatallowsscientiststoenvisionandinsomecasesactuallybuildmicroscopicmachines.Thesedevicespromisetodramaticallychangethewayweliveandwork.梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

Micromachinesalreadyaremakinganimpact.AtCaseWesternReserveUniversityinCleveland,Ohio,researchscientistshavedesigneda4-inchsiliconchipthatholds700tinyprimitivemotors.AtLucasNovaSensorinFremont,California,scientistshaveperfectedtheworld’sfirstmicroscopicblood-pressuresensor.Threadedthroughaperson’sbloodvessels,thesensorcanprovidebloodpressurereadingsatthevalveoftheheartitself.Althoughsimpleversionsofminiaturedeviceshavehadanimpact,advancedversionsarestillseveralyearsaway.Automanufacturers,forexample,aretryingtousetinydevicesthatcansensewhentoreleaseanairbagandhowtokeepenginesandbreaksoperatingefficiently.Somefuturistsenvisionnanotechnologyalsobeingusedtoexplorethedeepseainsmallsubmarine,oreventolaunchfinger-sizedrocketspackedwithmicrominiatureinstruments.“Thereisanexplosionofnewideasandapplications,”So,whenscientistsnowthinkaboutfuturemachinesdoinglargeandcomplextasks,they’rethinkingsmallerthaneverbefore.梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

ListeningComprehension短对话听力答案11.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?【答案】A）Listentotherecordednoteswhiledriving.12.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?【答案】C）Themanlacksconfidenceinplayingthepart.13.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?【答案】A）Arrangingabedforapatient.14.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?【答案】A）Heistoobusytoacceptmoreresponsibility.SectionA11.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?【答案】A)Listentotherecordednoteswhiledriving.12.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?【答案】C)Themanlacksconfidenceinplayingthepart.13.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?【答案】A)Arrangingabedforapatient14.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?【答案】A)Heistoobusytoacceptmoreresponsibility.15.Q:whatdowelearnaboutJameSmeil?【答案】C)Hehaslefthispositioninthegovernment.16.Q:whatcanweinferfromthisconversation?【答案】D)Themaniswellinformedaboutthespaceshuttlemissions.17.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?【答案】A)AtacarrentingcompanySectionBPassageOne【材料评析】本篇文章主要是讲述人们对待老鼠不同的道德态度。同是一个实验室里面老鼠，如果是为了人类实验做贡献，就是人们眼中的好老鼠；而一旦老鼠从实验室里面跑出来，携带病菌危害到了人类健康，那么这些逃跑掉的老鼠就成为了人们眼中的坏老鼠。人类会使用那些捕鼠夹子来消灭坏老鼠，但是对待好老鼠的时候态度截然不同，比如作者儿子的宠物老鼠死掉了，他们家甚至给它办了一场葬礼。梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

作者的观点就是：如果我们对一样事物贴上了标签，那么在道德层面上，我们内心会根据标签的不同作出不同的反应。并不是事物本身有任何好与不好，只是人类自作主张给各个事物贴上了不同的标签。Questions:26Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmostofthemiceusedforexperiments?【答案】D）Theysacrificetheirlivesforthebenefitofhumans.27Whydidtheso-calledbadmicehavetobecapturedanddestroyed?【答案】C)Theymayaffecttheresultsofexperiments.28Whenaremicekilledwithoutpriorapproval?【答案】C)Whentheybecomeescapees.29WhydoesthespeakersaywhattheHerzau’sdidathomeisironical?【答案】A）Whileholdingaburialceremonyforapetmouse,theywerekillingpestmice.PassageTwo【材料评析】这篇文章的主题是城市和文化。属于散文性质。讲述了不同的人带给纽约不同的气息。第一种，纽约本地人，让纽约完整持续；第二种，纽约上班族，让纽约躁动不安；第三种，来纽约寻梦的人，他们让纽约充满热情。作者在内心觉得纽约正是因为有这样三种人才能如此闪耀光彩，尤其是最后一类人，为纽约做出的贡献最大。本篇文章中，TheThreeNewYorks具有双关含义，既可以指纽约城，也可以指纽约人。有些学生可能看到这里就没看懂。遇到这种情况应该先接着往后看，然后猜这个threeNewYorks到底指什么。Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthenativesofNewYork?【答案】D)Theytakeitforgranted.31.WhatdoesthespeakersaycommutersgivetoNewYork?【答案】A)Tidalrestlessness.32.WhatdowelearnaboutthesettlersofNewYork?【答案】B)Theyareadventurersfromallovertheworld.Passage3【材料评析】这是一篇很有趣的记叙文。讲述了作者和室友的一段关于看电视问题的对话。作者一直在强调看电视如何如何不好，并且列举出了一大堆的原因：会让身体变胖，面色枯黄，视力下降，并且会让孩子们的创造能力，交际能力下降。但是他的室友一直没有接他的话，一直专心于看自己的电视节目。文章最幽默的是，最后一个情节，当室友说要换台的时候，作者立刻不愿意了，真是非常地讽刺，原来作者自己也是离不开电视机，受不了电视节目的诱惑的。这篇文章难度比较低，生词几乎没有，大家只要看懂情节，基本上所有问题也可以回答出来，需要仔细认真，在听听力的时候虚拟场景。33.Asthespeakerwalkedintothelivingroom,whatwasbeingshownonTV?【答案】D）Amurdermystery34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwatchingtelevision?【答案】C）Itisunhealthyfortheviewers.梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

35.Whatcanwesayaboutthespeaker?【答案】B)Hecan’tresistthetemptationofT.V.either.SectionCCompoundDictation【答案】36.detect37.delicate38.identifying39.apartment40.revolution41.dramatically42.primitive43.vessels44.Althoughsimpleversionsofminiaturedeviceshavehadanimpact,advancedversionsarestillseveralyearsaway45.thatcansensewhentoreleaseanairbagandhowtokeepenginesandbreaksoperatingefficiently46.whenscientistsnowthinkaboutfuturemachinesdoinglargeandcomplextasks,they’rethinkingsmallerthaneverbefore本次复合式听写是一篇科技说明文。在过去，难以利用机器进行精细的操作（事例：医生、房屋修理人员）。但这一切都将随着机器微小型革命的发展而改变（硅片、血压感应器、安全气囊、刹车、深海探测等）。技术的发展也必然会导致思想与应用的大爆炸。本次复合式听写难度较大。素材上是大家不太熟悉的科技性文章，填空部分也选择了较为生僻和复杂的单词与句子。细节上，38题的ing形式与43题的复数形式要多加注意。听写的三个句子更是让很多同学泪奔哪。听不懂啊有木有？同学们碰到这种情况要注意了，千万不能放弃。踩到一个点就是分数啊。第一句中，关键词是severalyearsaway，可以酌情演绎一下，虽然答案是更为先进的迷你机器给人类带来的美好愿景还是yearsaway的，但同学若演绎为先进技术的实现还有待时日，也是可以酌情给分的。第二句难度较低，听到了airbag和brake自然会联想到汽车，与第一句的automanufacturer相对应，所以基本可以肯定是有一种devise能够更好的控制airbag和brake咯，然后再paraphrase；第三句，抓住largeandcomplextasks与thinkingsmaller的对比，也可以猜测出是总结性的一个对比句。