1、2010年12月大学英语六级考试听力原文11. W: This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings. Its located in a quiet building and its close to bus lines.M: That maybe true. But look at it, its awful, the paint has peeled off and carpet is worn and the stove is ancient.Q: What can we infer from the co
2、nversation?12. M: The pictures we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow.W: I cant wait to see them, Im wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought.Q: What is the woman eager to know?13. W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday?M: Let m
3、e see, I need to find a handle that matches but that shouldnt take too long.Q: What does the man mean?14. M: This truck looks like what I need but Im worried about maintenance. For us itll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.W: We have several models that are especiall
4、y adaptive for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them?Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15M: I think your boss would be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.W: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor
5、management and stupid decisions.Q: What do we learn about the woman?16W Id like to exchange the shirt. Ive learned that the person bought it for allergic to wool.M Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk. Please come this way.Q；What does the women want to do?17M: Excuse me, Miss？Did anyone hap
6、pen to turn in a new handbag? You know, its a birthday gift for my wife.W: Let me see. Oh, weve got quite a lot of womens bags here. Can you give me more detailed information, such as the color, the size and the trademark?Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?18M： What are you goi
7、ng to do with the old house you are in heritage from your grandfather?W ：I once intended to sell it, but now, Im thinking of turning it into a guest house, because its still a solid structure.Q: What does the man plan to do with his old house?长对话1：W：When you write a novel , you know where you are go
8、ing ,Dr,James ?M :Yes ,you must really if you are writing a classical detective story .Because it must be so carefully. plotted and so carefully clued I have schemes,I have charts I have diagrams .It doesnt mean to say I always get it right ,but I do plan before I begin writing ,but what is so fasci
9、nating is how a book changes during the process of writing .It seems to me that creative writing is a process of revelation really rather than of creativity in the ordinary senseW :When are you planning the basic structure ,do you like to go away to be sure that you are by yourself ?.M: I need to be
10、 by myself certainly ,absolutely , I cant even bear anybody else in the house .I dont mind much where I am as long as I have got enough space to write ,but I need to be completely aloneW: Is that very important to you?M : Oh ,yes ,I ve never been lonely in all my lifeM : How extraordinary ! never ?M
11、 : No ,neverW: You are very lucky Some one once said that there is a bit of ice at the the heart of a writerM:Yes ,I think this is true ,the writer can stand aside from the experience and look at it ,watch it happening .This is the detachment ;and I realize that there are obviously experiences which
12、 would overwhelm everyone ,but very often a writer can appear to stand aside and this detachment makes people feel there is a bit of ice in the heartQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19,What is the key to writing a good classical detective story according to the ma
13、n ?20,what is the man mainly need when working on a work ?21what does the man say about writers ?长对话2：W: there is an element there about the competitioner, isnt there? Because British railways are a nationalized industry, there isnt any one railway system in the country. If you dont like a particula
14、r kind of big beans, you can go on by another; but if you dont like the particular railway, you cant go on using anotherM: some people who write to me say this. They say that if you did not have a monopoly, you would not be able to do the things you do. Well, I dont think we do anything deliberately
15、 to upset our customers, we have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized.W: Do you think that is a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized?M: Oh, I think so, yes, because in general, mosts of the transports
16、 are all around. Lets face the fact, the car are arrived the cars are here to stay. There is no question about thatW:So whats your saying then? Is it if the railways havent been nationalized, they would simply have disappeared?M: Oh, I think they would have. They are disappearing fast in America. Th
17、e French railways lose 1 billion pounds a year, the German railways, 2 billion a year. But you see those governments are preparing to pour the money into the transport system to keep it goingW: So, In a sense, you call between two extremes. On the one hand, they are trying not to lose too much money
18、, and on the other hand, youve got to provide the best service.M: Yes, you are rightQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation youve just heard22. What does the woman say about the British railways?23. What do some people who write to the man complain about?24. What does the man say threatens
19、the existence of the railways?25. What does the man say about the railways in other countries?Passage 1Among global warmings most frightening threats is the prediction that the polar ice caps will melt, raising sea level so much, that coastal cities from New York, to Los Angeles, to Shanghai will be
20、 flooded. Scientists agree that they key player in this scenario is the West Antarctic ice sheet. A Brazil size mass frozen water that as much as 7,000 feet thick, unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the
21、 sea surface. Surrounded by an open ocean, it is also vulnerable. But Antarctic experts disagree strongly on just how unstable it is. Now new evidence reveals that all are most of the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsed at least once during the past 1.3 million years- a period when global temperature
22、s probably will not significantly higher than they are today. And the ice sheet was assumed to have been stable. In geologic time, a million years is recent history. The proof which was published last week in Science comes from a team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden and Californian I
23、nstitute of Technology who drill deep holes near the edge of the ice sheet. Within samples collected from the solid substance lying beneath the ice, they found fossils of microscope marine plants which suggests the region was once an open ocean, not solid ice. As Herman Ankleherd, a co-author from C
24、alifornian Institute of Technology says, “The West Antarctic ice sheet disappeared once and can disappear again.”Questions 26 to question 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 26: What is one of the most frightening threats of global warming according to the passage?Question 27: W
25、hat did scientists disagree on?Question 28: What does the latest information reveal about West Antarctic ice sheet?Question 29: What does scientists latest finding suggest?Passage 2Its always fun to write about research that you can actually try out for yourself.Try this: Take a photo and upload it
26、to Facebook, then after a day or so, note what the URL link to the picture is and then delete it. Come back a month later and see if the link works. Chances are: It will.Facebook isnt alone here. Researchers at Cambridge University have found that nearly half of the social networking sites dont imme
27、diately delete pictures when a user requests they be removed. In general, photo-centric websites like Flickr were found to be better at quickly removing deleted photos upon request.Why do deleted photos stick around so long? The problem relates to the way data is stored on large websites: While your
28、 personal computer only keeps one copy of a file, large-scale services like Facebook rely on what are called content delivery networks to manage data and distribution. Its a complex system wherein data is copied to multiple intermediate devices, usually to speed up access to files when millions of p
29、eople are trying to access the service at the same time. But because changes arent reflected across the content delivery networks immediately, ghost copies of files tend to linger for days or weeks.In the case of Facebook, the company says data may hang around until the URL in question is reused, wh
30、ich is usually after a short period of time, though obviously that time can vary considerably.30 What does the speaker ask us to try out?31 What accounts for the failure of some websites to remove photos immediately?32 When will the unwanted data eventually disappear from Facebook according to the c
31、ompany?Passage 3Enjoy an iced coffee, better skip dinner or hit the gym afterwards. With the Cancer Charity warning that some iced coffees contain as many calories as a hot dinner, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) conducted a survey of iced coffee sold by some popular chains in Britain includin
32、g Starbucks, Cafe Nero and Costa Coffee to give the calories as studies increasingly link obesity with cancer. The worst offender, a coffee from Starbucks had 561 calories, other iced coffees contained more than 450 calories, and the majority had an excess of 200. Health experts advise that the aver
33、age women should consume about 2000 calories a day and a man about 2500 calories to maintain a healthy weight. Dieters in for 1000 to 1500 calories a day. The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a womans daily calories allowance is alarming. Doctor Rachel Thompson,
34、 science programmer manager at London-based WCRF, said in a widely reported statement, this is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink. The WCRF has estimated that 19 thousand cancers a year in Britain could be prevented if people lost their excess weight,
35、with growing evidence that excess body fat increases various cancers. If you are having these types of coffee regularly. Then they will increase chances of you becoming overweight, with in turn increases your risk of developing cancer as well as other diseases such as heart disease, she added.Questi
36、ons 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q33: What warning does some health experts give?Q34: What does the author suggest people do after an iced coffee?Q35: What could British people expect if they maintain the normal body weight according to the WCRF?Section CPsychologists are fi
37、nding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in rounds as diverse as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs, and coping with tragic illness. And, by contrast, the loss of hope, is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may commit suicide th
38、an other factors long thought to be more likely risks. Hope has proven a powerful predictor of outcome in every study weve done so far, said Doctor Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist, who has devised a scale to assess how much hope a person has. For example, in research with 3920 college students, Do
39、ctor Snyder and his colleagues found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first semester was a more accurate predictor of their college grades, than were their SAT scores or their grade point averages in high school, the two measures most commonly used to predict college p
40、erformance. Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them, Doctor Snyder said. When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what sets them apart is hope. In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Doctor Snyder w
41、ent beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right. That notion is not concrete enough and it blurs two key components of hope, Doctor Snyder said, Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they m
42、ay be.Section A11、C听力原文W: This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroom listings. Its located in a quiet building and its close to bus linesM: That maybe true. But look at it, its awful, the paint has peeled off and the carpet is worn, and the stove is ancient.Q: What can we infer from the
43、 conversation? 听前预测 根据选项中apartment，building，refurnished等词推测本题与公寓有关。 答案解析 女士陈述了一个两居室公寓的种种好处，男士则指出公寓的种种缺点，可见是男士在挑选公寓。12、C听力原文M: The pictures we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow.W: I cant wait to see them. Im wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought.Q: What is the wom
44、an eager to know? 听前预测 根据选项中shots，pictures等词推测本题与照片有关。 答案解析 男士说在植物园拍的照片应该明天就可以取了，女士表示很想看看照片是不是和预想的一样好。turn out此处意为“(照片)洗出来”。13、C听力原文W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday?M: Let me see, I need to find a handle that matches. but that shouldnt take too longQ: Wh
45、at does the man mean? 听前预测 根据选项中suitcase，fix等词推测本题与修手提箱有关。 答案解析 女士问手提箱的把手坏了，下周二前能否修好，男士回答得找个配套的把手，但是应该不会花太长时间，即可以及时修好手提箱。14、B听力原文M: This truck looks like what I need. but Im worried about maintenance. For us itll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures.W: We have several m
46、odels that are especially adapted for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them?Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 听前预测 四个选项中都有truck，可知本题与车有关。 答案解析 男士说他要的卡车需要在非常寒冷的环境中长时间作业，即他需要在恶劣天气中使用卡车。15、A听力原文M: I think your boss would be very upset when he gets your letter of resignat
47、ionW: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions.Q: What do we learn about the woman? 听前预测 根据选项中resign，boss，decision等词推测本题与辞职有关。 答案解析 女士说她交辞职信是因为再也无法忍受老板糟糕的管理和愚蠢的决策了，可见女士已经下定决心要辞职了。16、D听力原文W: Id like to exchange thi
48、s shirt. Ive learned that the person I bought it for is allergic to wool.M: Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk. Please come this way.Q: What does the women want to do? 听前预测 根据选项中store，shirt等词推测本题与买衬衫有关。 答案解析 女士说想换一件衬衫，因为穿衬衫的人对羊毛过敏，可见女士是想换其他料子的衬衫。17、D听力原文M: Excuse me, Miss. Did anyone happen to turn in a new handbag? You know, its a birthday gift for my wife.W: Let me see. Oh. weve got quite a tot of womens bags here. Can you give me more detailed information, such as the color, the size a
