时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:英语六级听力练习集锦


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[00:01.41]Test 3


[00:05.23]Section A


[00:06.76]Directions: In this section,


[00:10.81]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.


[00:15.23]At the end of each conversation,


[00:17.86]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.


[00:21.47]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.


[00:26.28]After each question there will be a pause.


[00:29.56]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),


[00:36.34]and decide which is the best answer.


[00:38.97]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2


[00:44.00]with a single line through the centre.


[00:46.51]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.


[00:51.21]1. M: Hey, Mary, some of us in the Outdoor Club are going camping this weekend.


[00:58.22]If you are interested, you can come along, too!


[01:01.29]W: I'd love it! But...not if you climb mountains, for I'm scared stiff of heights.


[01:07.52]Q: What is the woman's reaction to the man's invitation?


[01:26.33]2. W: You must have enjoyed using your new camera on your trip.


[01:32.02]M: I would have, but I left it in the car with my friend who drove me to the airport.


[01:37.27]Q: What does the man say about his camera?


[01:55.53]3. M: Would you like to join us for a ride around the seaside?


[02:01.33]W: What a pleasant way to spend a hot day!


[02:04.06]Q: What does the woman imply?


[02:20.39]4. W: I'm going to the zoo to do some drawings of elephants today.


[02:28.04]M: May I go with you? I have the same assignment.


[02:31.33]Q: What do we learn about the man and the woman from the conversation?


[02:50.20]5. W: I thought Paul might help me to figure out the computer program.


[02:56.76]M: Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you.


[03:01.14]Q: What does the man imply about Paul?


[03:19.31]6. M: Martin certainly shows great enthusiasm for the tennis course.


[03:25.00]W: If only he showed as much for his studies.


[03:28.72]Q: What does the woman imply about Martin?


[03:47.52]7. W: This TV set is not working properly. I suppose we should buy a new one,


[03:54.74]but I don't see how we can afford it right now.


[03:57.81]M: If only we hadn't bought the car.


[04:00.32]Q: Why didn't they buy another TV set?


[04:19.44]8. W: Hey, John, do you want to come shopping with me?


[04:24.03]My dad just gave me my monthly allowance and I want to blow it all.


[04:28.73]M: That sounds just like you. Can't you save a few pennies for a rainy day?


[04:34.52]Q: What do we know about the woman?


[04:52.19]Now you'll hear two long conversations.


[04:55.45]Conversation One


[04:57.09]W: Mr. Kim. Lots of people are suffering from being unable to sleep, including me.


[05:03.58]M: Well, you must be feeling bad, twisting around,


[05:06.75]trying to find a comfortable position, but you're probably only making matters worse.


[05:12.00]W: Really, I thought changing positions would help.


[05:15.83]M: That's not right. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases,


[05:20.39]making it more difficult to relax.


[05:22.36]You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem.


[05:26.74]W: Really? Like what?


[05:28.48]M: Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise,


[05:33.40]or do you exercise too much late in the day?


[05:36.47]Do you think about sleep a lot or sleep late on weekends?


[05:40.52]W: You're talking about me! I'm leading a life like that.


[05:44.56]I guess lots of people do like this.


[05:47.40]M: Haha! Any of these facts might be leading to your insomnia 1


[05:51.89]by disrupting your body's natural rhythm.


[05:54.29]W: What should we do then on those sleepless 2 nights?


[05:57.79]Should we take some sleeping pills?


[05:59.76]M: Don't bother with sleeping pills;


[06:01.84]they can actually cause worse insomnia later.


[06:04.69]W: I thought sleeping pills would help.


[06:07.09]What're your suggestions for our audiences?


[06:10.15]M: The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese or tuna fish.


[06:14.86]They are all rich in amino acid that helps produce a substance in the brain that induces sleep.


[06:21.20]This substance will help you relax.


[06:23.72]And you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep.


[06:27.54]W: I'm so excited to hear all this.


[06:30.17]I guess many of us will change our way of life since they have listened to their talk.


[06:35.51]M: Your sleeping will become better and better if you insist.


[06:39.23]W: I'm sure I will! Thank you much for your advice and thanks for joining us this evening!


[06:45.17]M: It's my pleasure.


[06:46.38]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.


[06:51.40]9. Where is the talk most probably being given?


[07:10.35]10. According to the speaker, what happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable?


[07:32.42]11. According to the speaker, what sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?


[07:54.22]12. What does the speaker say about sleeping pills?


[08:13.69]Conversation Two


[08:15.08]W: Hi, morning! What's up?


[08:17.48]M: Nice to see you on way to work.


[08:19.89]W: I just read a curious fact.


[08:22.41]M: What is it? I like curious things.


[08:25.08]W: Did you know that people who spend less than ten minutes


[08:28.47]in a gift shop are five times more likely to make a purchase


[08:32.19]than those who spend half an hour there?


[08:34.59]M: Was it an article in the Morning News?


[08:37.22]I saw it, too. But think, if someone runs into a gift shop for ten minutes,


[08:42.47]it's usually to make a specific purchase. That's why they would just spend a short period of time.


[08:48.05]W: And someone who spends more time there maybe just looking.


[08:51.88]M: Exactly. Haven't you ever gone into a store thinking


[08:55.71]that you'd buy something, and then talk yourself out of it?


[08:58.77]W: Yes, I have. Especially when I thought I could get it for less elsewhere,


[09:03.47]or I really didn't need it after all.


[09:06.09]M: Exactly. But if you run in to buy something specific and have very little time,


[09:11.24]you pick it up, pay for it immediately and then leave.


[09:14.19]W: That's true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that.


[09:17.58]Take your time and you'll spend less money. We always have to budget our money well.


[09:23.16]M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores, though.


[09:26.45]In a department store, for instance,


[09:28.52]you may see a sweater or something you never intended to buy


[09:31.81]and buy it because you have time to look around.


[09:34.87]W: That's sometimes true. Every theory has its conditions!


[09:39.35]M: Yes, you're right. Here we are! The office is nice and warm.


[09:43.84]W: I'll see you soon. Have a nice day!


[09:46.36]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.


[09:52.26]13. What is the main topic of the conversation?


[10:12.51]14. What fact have the man and woman learned about the gift shops?


[10:33.17]15. What does the man say about people who shop quickly?


[10:53.35]Section B


[10:54.96]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.


[11:00.87]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.


[11:05.46]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.


[11:10.60]After you hear a question,


[11:13.22]you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).


[11:20.12]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.


[11:26.46]Passage One


[11:28.10]Despite its enormous size the Airbus A380 still manages to look graceful 3.


[11:35.32]The double-decker plane that can carry over 550 passengers dwarfs 4 all other commercial aircraft.


[11:44.40]Later today one will land for the first time in the UK.


[11:48.55]Wings are produced here in North Wales and traveled by land, river and sea for assembly in France.


[11:57.08]Until now the Boeing 747 Jumbo was the world's biggest passenger plane, but no longer.


[12:05.40]A380 is as high as an 8-storey building,


[12:09.88]take-off thrust from the plane's four engines equals 2 500 family cars.


[12:16.44]Without seats, it can contain 10 squash courts.


[12:20.93]But the European Airbus will soon have an American rival,


[12:25.96]Boeing's 787 Dream liner, which is smaller,


[12:30.88]can fly further, and isn't restricted to large airports.


[12:35.47]These aircrafts represent extraordinary technological 5 breakthrough,


[12:40.62]reducing fuel emissions 6 by about 20%,


[12:44.33]much better conditions inside the aircraft and offering


[12:48.49]both airlines and passengers much greater flexibility 7 in their long-hauled journeys.


[12:54.72]A380 may offer shops and a casino or even a gym


[12:59.86]so that its good-value seats will win the airline battle.


[13:04.13]Critics of the new aircraft including environmentalists


[13:09.38]say it might be more fuel efficient per passenger than other jets,


[13:13.87]but the benefits we'll get from it are a drop in the ocean


[13:17.91]compared to the huge climate emissions from aviation.


[13:21.52]And aviation is the fastest growing source of climate-changing gases


[13:27.10]both in Britain and worldwide.


[13:29.72]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[13:34.64]16. Where is the Airbus A380 assembled?


[13:55.32]17. What is the biggest passenger plane in the world?


[14:14.28]18. What enables A380 to attract passengers and win the airline battle?


[14:35.62]19. What do critics say about A380?


[14:54.41]Passage Two


[14:57.04]Moods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to become fixed 8,


[15:02.61]influencing one's outlook for hours, days or even weeks.


[15:06.66]That's great if your mood is a pleasant one,


[15:09.72]but it will be a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.


[15:15.63]Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with such moods is to talk them out:


[15:21.10]sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern science offers an abundance of drugs.


[15:27.77]But scientists have also discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches


[15:33.79]to make you loose from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs,


[15:39.70]and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous.


[15:43.41]So the next time you feel out of sorts,


[15:46.14]don't head for the drug store—try the following approach.


[15:49.76]Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques,


[15:53.04]physical exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood.


[15:57.85]“If you could keep up the exercise, you'd be in high spirits,” says Kathryn Lance,


[16:04.84]author of Running for Health and Beauty.


[16:07.80]There is obviously a link between physical activity and mood changes.


[16:12.61]Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes


[16:17.54]that make exercise compare favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser.


[16:22.68]Physical exertion 9 such as housework, however, does little,


[16:27.27]probably because it is not intensive enough, and people usually do it unwillingly 10.


[16:33.61]The key is physical exercise-running, cycling, walking,


[16:38.43]swimming or other repetitive and sustained activities that boost the heart rate,


[16:44.44]increase circulation and improve the body's utilization 11 of oxygen.


[16:49.26]Do them for at least 20 minutes a session three to five times a week.


[16:54.61]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[16:59.97]20. What is the problem of talking bad moods out?


[17:18.43]21. What does the speaker prefer as a mood-raiser?


[17:38.36]22. What does the speaker think of housework?


[17:55.43]Passage Three


[17:57.83]I'm sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock


[18:02.43]before you came to class today.


[18:04.18]Watches and clocks seem as much part of our life as breathing or eating.


[18:10.08]And yet, do you know that watches and clocks


[18:13.26]were very rare in the United States until the late 1850s.


[18:17.95]In the late 1700s people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock.


[18:23.64]Those delightful 12 clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public.


[18:29.44]After all, most citizens simply couldn't afford a personal clock.


[18:34.03]Well, until the 1800s, in Europe and the United States,


[18:38.41]the main purpose of a watch, which was on a gold chain,


[18:42.78]was to show others how wealthy you were.


[18:45.63]The word “watch” didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900.


[18:51.43]By then, the rapid pace of industrialization in the United States


[18:55.80]meant that measuring time had become essential.


[18:59.41]How could the factory worker get to work on time,


[19:02.47]unless he or she knew exactly what time it was.


[19:06.08]Since efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done,


[19:10.24]everyone was interested in time and pay attention to the importance of time.


[19:16.25]And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods,


[19:21.94]watches became fairly inexpensive.


[19:24.57]Furthermore, electric lights kept factories going around the clock.


[19:28.94]Being “on time” had entered the language and life of every citizen.


[19:34.30]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[19:39.66]23. What is the topic discussed in this passage?


[19:58.75]24. What was true of watches before the 1850s?


[20:20.24]25. According to the speaker, why did some people wear watches in the 1800s?


[20:41.81]Section C


[20:43.31]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.


[20:48.89]When the passage is read for the first time,


[20:51.84]you should listen carefully for its general idea.


[20:55.12]When the passage is read for the second time,


[20:58.54]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33


[21:03.68]with the exact words you have just heard.


[21:06.41]For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information.


[21:13.41]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard


[21:18.66]or write down the main points in your own words.


[21:22.16]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,


[21:26.76]you should check what you have written.


[21:28.94]Now listen to the passage.


[21:31.79]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.


[21:35.99]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.


[21:40.37]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.


[21:45.30]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.


[21:50.76]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement 13 pension.


[21:58.31]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.


[22:02.03]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.


[22:06.07]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite 14 class


[22:11.87]which we have ever seen in our history.


[22:14.39]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders 15


[22:18.76]and pink slips to their American employees.


[22:21.28]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs 16 of 400 US engineers.


[22:30.03]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.


[22:35.61]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,


[22:40.09]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.


[22:44.13]We've always viewed ourselves as a country


[22:46.98]that provides upward mobility 17 to everyone who works hard and that,


[22:51.57]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.


[22:55.95]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.


[22:59.99]Higher earnings 18 for the corporate 19 class,


[23:02.73]less security for the middle class. According to the AFL-CIO,


[23:08.20]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,


[23:13.12]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times


[23:19.03]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.


[23:22.52]Now the passage will be read again.


[23:26.46]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.


[23:31.06]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.


[23:35.00]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.


[23:40.13]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.


[23:45.93]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement pension.


[23:53.26]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.


[23:57.09]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.


[24:01.23]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite class


[24:06.81]which we have ever seen in our history.


[24:09.33]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders


[24:13.49]and pink slips to their American employees.


[24:16.65]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs of 400 US engineers.


[24:24.97]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.


[24:30.98]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,


[24:35.14]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.


[25:48.36]We've always viewed ourselves as a country


[25:50.94]that provides upward mobility to everyone who works hard and that,


[25:55.97]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.


[26:00.23]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.


[26:04.40]Higher earnings for the corporate class,


[26:07.02]less security for the middle class. 


[27:19.36]According to the AFL-CIO,


[27:21.98]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,


[27:26.68]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times


[27:32.80]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.


[28:45.36]Now the passage will be read for the third time.


[28:48.64]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.


[28:53.79]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.


[28:57.83]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.


[29:02.97]United Health Group profits up 38 percent this quarter.


[29:08.55]The company's CEO William is leaving with a reported 1.1-billion-dollar retirement pension.


[29:15.98]Even he admitted reports of a stock option scandal.


[29:19.70]The gap between the wealthy and the working is expanding.


[29:23.86]And it has been the greatest transfer of wealth from the middle class to the elite class


[29:29.66]which we have ever seen in our history.


[29:32.17]Corporations are handing out profits to their shareholders


[29:36.33]and pink slips to their American employees.


[29:39.17]IBM reported a 47% jump in quarterly profits and layoffs of 400 US engineers.


[29:47.81]The Dow Johns Index jumped above the 12 000 threshold for the first time.


[29:53.61]But for middle class workers, job growth is slow,


[29:57.87]the housing market cooling and paychecks shrinking.


[30:01.81]We've always viewed ourselves as a country


[30:04.54]that provides upward mobility to everyone who works hard and that,


[30:09.47]in America, you can achieve the middle class dream, if you do so.


[30:13.51]And right now the middle class is not doing very well.


[30:17.67]Higher earnings for the corporate class,


[30:20.41]less security for the middle class. According to the AFL-CIO,


[30:25.87]the average CEO, not the CEO at the top,


[30:30.79]but the average chief executive officer makes 431 times


[30:36.81]the salary of a medium worker in the United States.


[30:40.20]This is the end of listening comprehension.



n.失眠,失眠症
  • Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
  • He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
  • The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
  • One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上,我听说了一个传闻,把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
n.侏儒,矮子(dwarf的复数形式)vt.(使)显得矮小(dwarf的第三人称单数形式)
  • Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句
adj.技术的;工艺的
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今, 随着科技进步,生活节奏不断增快。
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
n.柔韧性,弹性,(光的)折射性,灵活性
  • Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
  • The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
n.尽力,努力
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
adv.不情愿地
  • He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
  • Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访,他也是很不情愿地接待我。
n.利用,效用
  • Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields.电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用。
  • Modern forms of agricultural utilization,have completely refuted this assumption.现代农业利用形式,完全驳倒了这种想象。
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
n.退休,退职
  • She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
  • I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
n.精英阶层;实力集团;adj.杰出的,卓越的
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 ); 停工,停止活动
  • Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
  • Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时,股票价格便大跌
n.可动性,变动性,情感不定
  • The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
  • Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。
n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
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