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1、 12月六级真题听力原文 第二套Conversation-1W: You are going to give a short speech of thanks for the speaker this evening, arent you, Bill?M: Yes.W: You dont sound very enthusiastic. Its not that bad, is it?M: No, I dont mind, really. But I can never forget the first speech of thanks I did.W: Why? What happened?
2、M: Well, I was in my early twenties. I joined the local history society.W: Yes?M: Anyway, I went along to a lecture by a Miss Bligh. W: Oh. Do go on.M: She was going to talk with slides about our town in the mid-18th century. She had just published a book on the subject which was reckoned to be quit
3、e good. So I went along. When I arrived, the secretary asked me if I could give the speech of thanks. Rather stupidly, I said yes.W: Weve all done it.M: Anyway, from that point on, I was scared. What should I say? I decided to make notes during the lecture and refer to interesting parts and thank he
4、r on behalf of the society. In fact, by the time Miss Bligh stood up to talk, I was feeling much better. But she was so nervous that she kept forgetting what to say, and she spoke almost in a whisper. People at the back kept calling out “We cant hear.” It was embarrassing.W: I can imagine it.M: At l
5、east the slides were good, that is, until the bulb in the projector blew. And she had to finish her talk with no illustrations.W: So what did you say in your speech of thanks?M: What can you say? You have be polite. I mentioned the interesting facts, referred to the excellent slides, and the finishe
6、d by saying “Wed all like to thank Miss Bligh for blowing out her slides.” W: Oh, no.M: I felt terrible. I tried to apologize, not very successfully.W: And the speech of thanks this evening?M: Ill write down exactly what Im going to say and read it carefully.1. What is the man asked to do this eveni
7、ng?2. What do we learn about the man?3. What does the man say about Miss Bligh?4. What does the man say about the first time he gave a speech of thanks?Conversation-2W: Another cup of tea, Paul?M: No, thanks. Well, whats new, Laurie?W: Nothing dramatic. But there is something you should know about.M
8、: Whats that?W: Well, our rivals are offering extended credit terms to some of the retailers in the area.M: Oh? Which rival is this? We only have two.W: Barratts Company.M: Oh, them. Well, they are hardly a threat.W: I know they are smaller than us, but we cant afford to ignore them.M: Yes, you are
9、right, Laurie. But I dont like extended credit. It ties up cash we could put to better use elsewhere. But, Ill look into it on Monday.W: Yes. And there is something else.M: Dont tell me! The letter from the tax revenue office?W: Right. How did you know?M: Tara told me. Whats the problem?W: Well. Tom
10、e got this letter late yesterday and then went frantic trying to find copies of last years accounts.M: Did he find them?W: No. And he was away before I could get hold of the letter.M: How about a drive down to the office now? And well see if everythings all right. Theres another reason why I wanted
11、a chat with you before Monday.W: I thought as much. Well, go on. Surprise me.M: How about selling that new motorcycle of yours in Indonesia?W: What? You mean export? Paul, I think youve been away too long. This is Jayal Motors. Weve never sold a bike abroad.M: Dont worry, Laurie. Im not crazy. Ive b
12、een studying the possibility and I think we should give it a go.W: Its not as easy as that, though, is it? Well have to reorganize the whole company. M: Dont be silly. I dont intend starting next week. Wed have to plan it properly. Of course, there will be a few problems.W: A few problems? I can see
13、 hundreds. For one thing, transport. I have enough trouble delivering bikes to shops only 40 miles away, never mind 5,000 miles!M: Thats what forwarding agents are for.5. What does the woman think the man should know?6. What does the woman think of Barrats Company.7. What did the woman say about the
14、 letter from the tax revenue office?8. What is the man think of doing? Passage 1 A report on sleep and nutrition released this month found that people who consistently went to bed earlier than 11 p.m. took in fewer calories and ate more healthy food. In contrast, “night owls” who go to bed between 1
15、1 p.m. and 3 a.m. tend to consume more coffee, alcohol, refined sugars and processed meats than early risers. This report corresponds with the existing scientific literature on bedtime and wellness. The relationship between geeing more sleep and making better food choices is well-documented. A study
16、 published last year in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who sleep more tend to eat less unhealthy food than their peers who dont get much rest. And a study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that teens who go to bed late are more likely to gain weight ove
17、r a five-year period. As a group, “night owls” types tend to eat less healthy food and take in more calories overall than early risers. The later one goes to bed, the more calories one records the next day. As yet a challenge to explain the cause-and-effect relationship between sleep and nutrition,
18、there may be a third factor that impacts both of them. Or the relationship could be reversed, that is, people who eat less fall asleep earlier. Still, if late sleepers want to lose a few pounds, they can go to bed earlier than they usually do, thereby, reducing their chance of taking snacks before b
19、edtime.9.What do we learn about the report released this month?10. What does the study from the University of California, Berkeley, find about teens who go to bed late?11. What should “night owls” do to reduce their consumption of unhealthy food?Passage 2 Researchers have found not just a diversity
20、problem in Hollywood but actually an inclusion crisis. With less than a week before an Oscars ceremony that has already been criticized for an all-whit list of acting nominees, a study shows the film industry does worse than television. Just 3.4 percent of film directors were female, and only 7 perc
21、ent of films has cast whose balance of race and ethnicity reflected the countrys diversity. When researches looked at all TV shows, they also found that women of color over 40 were regarded as “largely invisible” and just 22 percent of TV series creators were female. Overall, the study found half th
22、e films and TV shows had no Asian speaking characters and more than one-fifth of them had no black characters with dialogue. The film industry still functions as a straight, whit, boys club. When looking at how women are depicted, the study found female characters were four times more likely to be s
23、hown in sexy clothing and nearly four times as likely to be referred to as physically attractive. But their results also indicated films and TV shows with women or people of color in the important jobs behind the scenesdirector, producer or writertended to have better diversity numbers. Across TV an
24、d film, the underrepresentation of non-white characters falls mostly on Hispanics. Among more than 10,000 characters, proportions of white, black and Asian characters came close to U.S. population figures. But Hispanics were just 5.8 percent of characters, despite being about 17 percent of the U.S.
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