2013年6月英语六级考试听力真题（第2套）
Section A
11.
A) She has completely recovered.
B) She went into shock after an operation.
C) She is still in a critical condition.
D) She is getting much better.
12.
A) Ordering a breakfast.
B) Booking a hotel room.
C) Buying a train ticket.
D) Fixing a compartment.
13.
A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her.
B) The man is the only one who brought her book back.
C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her.
D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.
14.
A) She left her work early to get some bargains last Saturday.
B) She attended the supermarket’s grand opening ceremony.
C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space.
D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday.
15.
A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck.
B) He cannot do his report without a computer.
C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.
D) He feels sorry to have missed the report.
16.
A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery.
B) The gallery space is big enough for the man’s paintings.
C) The woman would like to help with the exibition layout.
D) The man is uncertain how his art works will be received.
17.
A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant.
B) The man works in the same department as the woman does.
C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days.
D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people.
18.
A) It was better than the previous one.
B) It distorted the mayor’s speech.
C) It exaggerated the city’s economy problems.
D) It reflected the opinions of most economists.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.
A) To inform him of a problem they face.
B) To request him to purchase control desks.
C) To discuss the content of a project report.
D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine.
20.
A) They quote the best price in the market.
B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.
C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets on time.
D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed
21.
A) By marking down the unit price.
B) By accepting the penalty clauses.
C) By allowing more time for delivery.
D) By promising better after-sales service.
22.
A) Give the customer a ten percent discount.
B) Claim compensation from the stool suppliers.
C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers.
D) Cancel the contract with the customer.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.
A) Stockbroker.
B) Physicist.
C) Mathematician.
D) Economist.
24.
A) Improve computer programming.
B) Predict global population growth.
C) Explain certain natural phenomena.
D) Promote national financial health.
25.
A) Their different educational backgrounds.
B) Changing attitudes toward nature.
C) Chaos theory and its applications.
D) The current global economic crisis.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions 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 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.
A) They lay great emphasis on hard work.
B) They name 150 star engineers each year.
C) They require high academic degrees.
D) They have people with a very high IQ.
27.
A) long years of job training.
B) High emotional intelligence.
C) Distinctive academic qualifications.
D) Devotion to the advance of science.
28.
A) Good interpersonal relationships.
B) Rich working experience.
C) Sophisticated equipment.
D) High motivation.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.
A) A diary.
B) A fairy tale.
C) A history textbook.
D) A biography.
30.
A) He was a sports fan.
B) He loved architecture.
C) He disliked school.
D) He liked hair-raising stories.
31.
A) Encourage people to undertake adventures.
B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories.
C) Raise people’s environmental awareness.
D) Attract people to America’s national parks.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.
A) The first infected victim.
B) A coastal village in Africa.
C) The doctor who first identified it.
D) A river running through the Congo.
33.
A) They exhibit similar symptoms.
B) They can be treated with the same drug.
C) They have almost the same mortality rate.
D) They have both disappeared for good.
34.
A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus.
B) By contacting contaminated body fluids.
C) By drinking water from the Congo River.
D) By eating food grown in Sedan and Zaire.
35.
A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.
B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola.
C) Another Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later.
D) Dose infected, one will become immune to Ebola.
Section C
Directions: 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 blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those (36) that make interaction with other people enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine would appear to (37)stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversation style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38)and therefore interesting. In its first (39) it might be somewhat honest and unsmiling that it came to know the user it would progress to a mere (40)and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) but would add its own suggestions,information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42) in developing or changing the topic and would have a (43)of its own.
The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computer’s use of personal names (44) . Such features are wholly written into the software (45) . Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend(46) . At an appropriate time I might also express the kind of affection that simulates attachment and intimacy.
2013年6月英语六级听力原文(第二套)
听力短对话
11.
W: I was shocked to hear ofyour wife’s illness. Is she going to be all right?
M: At first, the doctors weren’tsure, but she’s really improved. She’ll be home next week.
Q: What do we learn about theman’s wife from the conversation?
12.
M: Excuse me, can I get aticket for a sleeping compartment on this train?
W: Yes, there are four left. Theprice is ￡60 per person including acontinental breakfast.Q: What is the man doing?
13.
M: Janet, here’s the book Iborrowed from you, but I’m so sorry that I can’t find its jacket.
W: It doesn’t matter. Anyway, youare one of the few people who actually return books to me.
Q: What does the woman imply?
14.
M: Lisa, have you been to thenew supermarket yet?
W: Yes, and no. I went there lastSaturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot fornearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15.
W: You’ve been sitting at thecomputer for hours. Let’s take a coffee break, shall we?
M: I wish I could. You know, I’mup to my neck in work. I’ve got to finish this report. I don’t want to miss thedeadline.
Q: What does the man mean?
16.
M: What do you think of thisgallery space? They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here.
W: Are you kidding? Any artstudent I know would die to have an exhibition here.
Q: What can we infer from theconversation?
17.
W: Gary, my assistant is inhospital now. Is there anyone in your department who could give a hand for afew days?
M: I think so. I’ll ask aroundand get back to you.
Q: What do we learn from theconversation?
18.
W: Did you read the articlein the paper about the mayor’s speech at the economic forum?
M: Sure I did, but I think theytwisted the meaning of what he said. It’s not the first time for them to do so.
Q: What does the man say about the paper’s article?
听力长对话原文1
Conversation One
W: Oh, hello, John. Are you usingyour dictating machine this morning? I’ve got a long report I must dictate. CanI borrow your machine?
M: Of course. But can you spareme a second? It’s the message you sent me about the delivery delay of thecontrol desks. What’s gone wrong?
W: Everything, John. We have toget the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some troubleor other. They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.
M: But they can’t be. Those controldesks are a special order. They are wanted for one of the big computercompanies. It’s a very important contract.
W: When did we promise thedelivery?
M: On Thursday next week. Andthere’s a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for eachweek of overdue delivery.
W: Oh, these penalty clauses! Whydid you sales people accept them?
M: We have to accept them;otherwise, we don’t get the contracts.
W: Well, let’s get on to theBuying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept theproduction line clear to handle these special sheets. It’s a dreadful nuisance.
M: It will be more than anuisance if we don’t meet on delivery date. It will cost us a lot of money.
W: Keep calm, John. We canperhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver ontime. Then we will offset the penalty clause.
M: Well, if you can.
Questions 19 to 22 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.
19. Why did the woman send themessage to the man?
20. What does the woman say aboutthe new suppliers?
21. How did the man get thecontracts?
22. What does the woman suggest they do?
听力长对话原文2
Conversation Two
M: Kathy, chaos theory seems tobe a branch of physics or mathematics. You are an economist, so how does itinfluence your work?
W: Well, in several ways. I amresponsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, soforecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of presentevidence is what I do. Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying toexplain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmentalconditions. Both of these things are also about making long-term predictions onthe basis of present evidence.
M: Are many economists involvedin this field?
W: An increasing number. In the1990s, many economists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providingmodels for forecasting.
M: What kind of”models” are we talking about here?
W: Well, that’s a good question,because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there aren’t any”models” as such—there aren’t guaranteed forms, but rather patternsof change in development.
M: Doesn’t that mean thatforecasting is impossible?
W: No, but it certainly makes itmore of a challenge.]Mandelbrot, who didthe experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that althoughthe outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy. What we haveto do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all thepossible variables.
M: But do economics and financework in the same way as weather conditions or the movement of planets?
W: Well, no, of course not. Thereare certain underlying similarities. Butwe have to leave them for the other time.
Questions 23 to 25 are based onthe conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the woman’sprofession?
24. What was chaos theorysupposed to do when it was first formulated?
25. What are the speakers mainlytalking about?
听力短文原文
Passage One
People write to ask me if there’scorrelation between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. My answeris no. You can have a high IQ and a high EQ, which, of course, is a winningcombination, or be high in one and low in the other. The best study was done atBell Labs in New Jersey, a very high IQ place. They do research intodevelopment for the communications industry. In a division of electronicengineers, who were designing equipment so advanced that they work in teams ofup to 150, co-workers and managers were asked to nominate the standouts thestars in productivity and effectiveness. They came up with 10 or 15 names, andthat group of stars was compared with everyone else. It turned out there was nodifference in IQ, no difference in academic qualifications, no difference inyears on the job. The only difference was emotional intelligence. The starswere people who knew how to get along, who knew how to motivate themselves,usually the kind of people you like to hang out with. When these people ran upagainst a technical problem, to which they’d have to turn to someone else foran answer, they’d e-mail and get an answer right away, because they built up anetwork of people before they needed them. The other people would e-mail andwait up to two weeks for an answer. So you can see how being good in theinterpersonal realm actually was a direct benefit, even for effectivelypursuing a technical task.
Questions 26 to 28 are based onthe passage you have just heard.
26. What does the speaker sayabout Bell Labs?
27. What characterizes the starsnominated at Bell Labs?
28. What does the speaker saycontributes to effectively pursuing a technical task?
Passage Two
J’s (Biography of John Muir)—JohnMuir’s own writings to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man whodid so much to raise American’s awareness of environmental issues. As America’sfirst environmentalist, John Muir lived his life forever daring to undertakenew adventures. He spent most of his days outdoors and had deep love for thewild lands. In the book, we meet John Muir as a youth fearlessly climbing theroof of his house. He captures birds only to let them go when he realizes thecruelty involved. He becomes an inventor and sells his inventions in order toattend the university. As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousandsof miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west toCalifornia and north to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularlyhair-raising adventure on a large mass of floating ice. Muir’s learning inobservation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preservingthe natural environment. His writing and speaking raised the awareness of theimportance of conservation and helped bring about our national park system.Readers will feel they know John Muir after reading his story and may catch hispassion for preserving the riches of our land. The other’s portrayal of Muir’slife is a testimony to what it means to be lifelong learners and to use thatlearning to inform and bring about change.
Questions 29 to 31 are based onthe passage you have just heard.
29. What kind of book is thespeaker introducing?
30. What do we learn about JohnMuir when he was young?
31. What did John Muir intend todo through writing and speaking?
Passage Three
Disaster movies often portraycatastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth’s entirepopulation. In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s that could’ve been just thatfatal. Named after a river that passes through the Congo, the Ebola virusoriginally manifested itself in the interior of Africa in 1976. Two strains ofthe disease, with almost identical symptoms, affected humans—Ebola-Zaire andEbola-Sudan. The Sudan version was deadly enough, killing 50% of those itinfected. However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate, was even worse. Theorigins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, can be traced back to a singleindividual in a Sudanese town. Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villagessimultaneously. Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needlesharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of theinfection by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids. If thevirus had been capable of spreading through the air, or if one infected personhad unknowingly entered a large population center, Ebola might have become aworldwide epidemic. However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus diedout, at least temporarily. Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly thatwithin a short period of time, there was no one around to infect. Hospitalworkers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic, thus haltingthe administering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections, butEbola has not disappeared. With no known vaccination or cure available, itseems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts.
Questions 32 to 35 are based onthe passage you have just heard.
32. What is Ebola virus namedafter?
33. What do we learn aboutEbola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan?
34. How do people get infectedwith the disease according to the speaker?
35. What does the speaker believe?
2013年6月英语六级听力答案(第二套)
11-15 DCADC
16-20 AABAC
21-26 BBDBC
26-30 DBADB
31-35 CDABC
36. qualities
37. charming
38. unpredictable
39. encounter
40. relaxed
41. participant
42. initiative
43. personality
44. often fascinates people andneeds them to treat the machine as if it were almost human
45. By introducing a degree offorcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid and uniquecharacter
46. if it simulated the gradualchanges that occur when one person is getting to know another
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