1、大学英语六级考试(CET6)2013 年6 月听力真题听力原文2013 年6 月英语六级听力原文第一套完整版Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A 短对话Directions: 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 conversatio
2、n 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.W: Wh
3、ats wrong with your phone, Gary? I tried to call you all night yesterday.M: Im sorry. No ones able to get through yesterday. My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.Q: What does the woman ask the man about?12.W: I finally found a really nice apartment thats within my price range.M: Congra
4、tulations! Affordable housing is rare in this city. Ive been looking for a suitable place since I got here six months ago.Q: What does the man mean?13.M: I got this in my mailbox today, but I dont know what it is. Do you have any idea?W: Oh, thats your number for the new photocopier. It acquires an
5、access code. Everyone got one.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14.W: Jane told me that youll be leaving at soon. Is it true?M: Yeah, my wifes maternity leave is close to an end. And since she wants to go back to work, Ive decided to take a year off to raise the baby.Q: What does the man mea
6、n?15M: Well never find a parking space here. What about dropping you at thesouth gate and Ill find parking somewhere else.W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town came to the mall today.Q: What does the woman mean?16W: When will the computers be back online?M: Probably not until tomorrow. The pro
7、blem is more complicated than I thought.Q: What does the man mean?17M: Did you catch Professor Smith on TV last night?W: I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.Q: What does the woman imply?18M: May I get this prescription refilled?W: Im sorry, sir,
8、but we cant give you a refill on that. Youll have to get a new prescription.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?Conversation OneW: Well, its the South Theater Company. They want to know if wed be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.M: East Asia? uhh and how much are
9、 they hoping to get from us?W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I dont know if they might settle for us.M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind?W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think theyll give.M: And
10、 we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?W: It seems so.M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or somet
11、hing, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that.W: I know. But why dont we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on co
12、ndition that on the front cover theres something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of course.M: Good idea. Well, lets get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are interested or not.Questions 19
13、-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Companys travel expenses?Con
14、versation TwoW: Rock stars now face a new hazard - voice abuse. After last weeks announcement that Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and donts of voice care. Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips,
15、an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldnt work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voice
16、s after a show. Something else they need to be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their v
17、oices when they have voice problems?M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop sing
18、ers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?M: Warm you voice up before a sho
19、w and warm it down after.Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does last weeks announcement say about rock star, Phil Collins?23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?25. What are the speakers mainly talk
20、ing about?Passage 1Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the citys first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troubles
21、ome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuv
22、er space normally required.A human-shaped robot wont be stepping into your car to drive it. Rather, the garage itself does the parking. The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a compute
23、r-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to newly users. Parking rates will be attracted about $400 monthly or $25 per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of plann
24、ing for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard
25、.26. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?27. What advantage does robotic parking have according to the developers?28. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?29. What does the company say about the parking rate?Passage 2A recent study shows that meat consumption is
26、 one of the main ways that human can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicles. So how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, always gas limed methane, which is the second most common green house gas a
27、fter carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. Another way in which meat production affects the environment is thr
28、ough the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef. While 20 gallons of water are need to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmland use to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1
29、,500 pounds of tomatoes. Many people now say the benefits of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. Not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetari
30、an diet. They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetar
31、ian.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage youve just heard.30. What does the recent study show?31. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?32. What does the speaker think more people need to do?Passage 3Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alon
32、e suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long
33、period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and wont get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and
34、 centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims ra
35、nge in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who ofte
36、n encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.Question 33 to 35 are base
37、d on the passage you have just heard.Q33. What is the problem of the victims about alcoholism according to the speaker?Q34. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?Q35. What does the speaker seem to believe about those affected by alcoholism?复合式听写Self-image is the picture you have of you
38、rself, the sort of person you believe you are. Included in your self-image are the categories in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other similar descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does voluntee
39、r work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are indicative of how they see us: co
40、nformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manne
41、r that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of f
42、eedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify y
43、ourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.听力答案11. B) Why she could not get through to him.12.C) He has difficulty finding affordable housing.13. D) A code number is necessary to run the copy machine.14. A) He will stop work to take care of the baby.15. A
44、) The shopping center is flooded with people.16. B) It will take longer to reconnect the computers to the Net.17. D) She did see Prof. Smith on TV.18. C) The man has to go to see his doctor again.19. B. It is planning to tour East Asia.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 South Theater Company 可定位至 Well, its the South T
45、heater Company. They want to know if wed be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia. 根据 a tour they want to make to East Asia 可知，South Theater Company 想要去东亚旅行。因此，正确答案为B。20. A. A lot of good publicity.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 benefit 可定位至 What we get out of it? 根据女士的回答可知，她们公司赞助 South Th
46、eater Company 的好处就是获得很好的宣传。因此，正确答案为A。21. C. Pay for the printing of the performance programme.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 travel expenses 可定位至 But the travel bill would be enormous根据女士的回应可知，她建议公司 pay for the printing of the programs。因此，正确答案为C。22. D. He might give up concert tours.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 Phil Collins 可定
47、位至 Phil Collins might give up touring，Phil Collins 可能放弃演唱会巡演。因此，正确答案为D。23. D. It can do harm to singers voice chords.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 aspirin 可定位至 singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords. 阿司匹林会对声带造成伤害。因此，正确答案是D。24. B
48、. Many lack professional training.【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 pop singers 可定位至 Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training很多流行歌手缺少专业 训练。因此，正确答案是B。25. C. Voice problems among pop singers.【解析】大意题。整段听力对话的关键词就是 voice problems，话题一直围绕着如何应对嗓子出现的问题，以及可能对嗓子造成伤害的各种情况展开。其余几个选项均是以偏概全，不符合对话的大意。因此，正确答案是C。Q26
49、A. It has not been very successful.【解析】细节题。定位至文章开头 The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems. 转折词 but 后是关键信息，机器人停车这项技术在海外很成功，但在美国却碰到了一些麻烦，也就是不太成功，因此正确答案是 A。Q27 B. It increases parking capacity.【解析】细节题。紧接着上文，转折词后再现关键信息。Nonetheles s counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24. 机器人停车可以挤进 67 辆车，而普通情况下，只能停 24辆车，其他选项文中未提到，因此，正确答案是B。Q28 A. Co
