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。
学英语单词
abstracting process
acoustic conductivity
anxious delirium
AOG
association of flight attendants
averett
bakir
benigna
biased diode
Bishkek
boysie
brace for
Canucks
capital letters
check gauge
compulsory education law
coralsnake
counter-controlled photograph
counterbalance
coxswin's box
croaks
damage control locker
decimal floating point value
deep fade
demissa
demolition expense
direct-writing oscillograph
disconnection register
dolders
double-ended break without separation
endoproteinases
family ostreidaes
final working drawings
flood tuff
forced warm air heating
fractionalize
go head to head
golda
governor of velocity
hyperfiber
i'nt
id-ul-fitr
independent-counsel
knapsack lever-type sprayer
labor and management
let out a sigh
load-magnitude
measured lubrication
medical frequency band
Mikir Hills
molecular sieves adsorbing tower
mould(mold)
neutral absorber
owego
pathomolecular
pluvionivation
positive displacement metering valve
President George W. Bush
print statement
priori restrictions
pugged clay
Pulex cheopis
quite circular in outline
reaction cycle
Reblochons
red coloration
reflux ratio
Rhamnoliquiritin
rhombohedral hemimorphic class
roll feeder surge bin
S5
Saussurea robusta
scruffled
Scutellaria oligophlebia
single step call transfer
Slǎnic Moldova
Sommerfeld theory
speywoods
Spinagnostus
Staggergrass
standard voltage generator
stauntonia obovata hemsl.
superficial dentin caries
supplementary log book
sympathies
symphysions
table look up instruction
tender negotiation
the means of relay protection
Thetford-Mines
time-current characteristics
torn-apart
triggering energy
uniformly most accurate confidence interval
unparasitized
vas communicans
Vasvar
Vazzola
velum medullary
voluntary payment
vouchsafed
worthiness