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2012年12月英语六级考试听力短文原文
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section B
Passage 1
Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is
more than someone who buy something. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails
entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping card. One of the first things customers
forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their
express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items.
Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up
an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t
mind waiting while I go get it。” Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk,
and three rolls of paper towels. Strange is that seems customers also seem to forget that they
have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I
am ringing up the groceries, my customers will wait until I announce the total. Then, in
surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging
through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten hers. But I have to be
tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to
forget。
Q26. What does the speaker say about customers’ entering the grocery A scientific team
is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half month old children. The test is a simple one.
The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage. In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is
lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box. This is
repeated 6 times. Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller. Baby boys do not
react at all to the difference and the size of the cube. But girls immediately become excited.
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The scientists interpret the girls’ excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what
they have just seen. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One.
In other words, the little girls are reasoning. This experiment certainly does not definitely
prove that girls start to reason before boys, but it provides a clue that scientists would like to
study more carefully. Already it is known that bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in
baby girls. Perhaps it is early nerve development that makes some infant girls show more
intelligence than infant boys. Scientists have also found that nature seems to give another
boost to girls. Baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than boys do. Scientists think that there
is a physical reason for this. They believe that the nerve endings in the left side of the brain
develop faster in girls than in boys, and it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an
individual’s ability to use language and remember things。
Q26. What is the difference between Act One and Act Two in the test?
Q27. How do the scientists interpret their observation from the experiment?
Q28. What does the speaker say about the experiment?
Q29. According to scientists, what is another advantage given to girls by nature?
store?
Passage 2
A super attendant of the city municipal building, Dillia Adorno, was responsible for
presenting its new security plan to the public. City employees, citizens and reporters
gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would
cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of
her presentation. Dillia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial. So she
was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. An
employ asked, “Would the new system create long lines to get into the building like the line
in the airport security checks?” Dillia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready.
After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards
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