bucke2019年12月六级第二套听力原文及答案

2021年1月26日发(作者：考古学)
2019
年
12
月六级第二套听力原文及答案

Section A
Long Conversation 1
Man: Today our guest is Rosie Melinda (Q1) who works as a features editor for
Fashion magazine. Hi Rosie, you're a features editor at one of the most widely read
women's magazines in the U.K. What kind of responsibilities does that job entail?
Woman: We spend our days looking at ideas from journalists, writing copy for
the magazine and website and editing. We do random things like asking people in
the street questions and testing sports clothing. We also do less tangible things like
understanding what our readers want. It's certainly varied and sometimes bizarre.
Man: During your working day what kind of work might you typically do?
Woman: My
day
mainly
incorporates
responding
to
emails
(Q2), writing
and
editing stories and coming up with new feature ideas.
Man: How does the job of features editor differ from that of fashion editor or
other editorial positions?
Woman:
The
feature's
team
deals
with
articles
such
as
careers,
reports,
confidence and confessions. Everything except to fashion and beauty.
Man: A lot of people believe that working at a magazine is a glamorous job
(Q3).Is this an accurate representation of what you do?
Woman: I'd say it's glamorous to an extent, but not in the way it's portrayed in
films.
We
do
have
our
moments
such
as
interviewing
celebrities
and
attending
parties which is a huge thrill. Ultimately though, we're the same as our readers. But
working in a job we're all very lucky to have.
Man: Did you have to overcome any difficulties to reach this point in your career?
How did you manage to do this?
Woman: I had to be really persistent and it was very hard work. After three years
of working in a petrol station and doing unpaid work I still hadn't managed to get
an entry level job. I was lucky that my last desperate attempt led to a job (Q4). I told
myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily,
I was right.



Q1: What is the woman's profession?
Q2: What is one of the woman's main responsibilities?
Q3: What do many people think about the woman's job?
Q4: What helped the woman to get her current position?

Long Conversation 2:
Woman: Are you watching any good shows these days?
Man: Actually, yes. I'm watching a great satire (Q5) called Frankie. I think you'd
like it.
Woman: Really? What's it about?
Man: It's about a real guy named Frankie. He is a famous comedian in New York
and shows a mixture of comedy and drama loosely depicting his life.
Woman: I'm sorry, do you mean to say, it's a real-life series about a real person?
It's non-fiction, isn't it?
Man: No … Not really, no. It's fiction, as what happens in every episode is made
up.
However
the
lead
role
is
a
comedian
by
the
name
of
Frankie,
and
he
plays
himself. So Frankie in both real life and in the TV show lives in New York City, is a
comic, is divorced, and has two little daughters. All those things are true, but aside
from
him,
all
his
friends
and
family
are
played
by
actors.
And
the
plots
and
the
events that take place are also invented.
Woman: Oh, I think I see now. That sounds like a very original concept.
Man:
Yes,
it
is.
In
fact, (Q6)
the
whole
show
is
written,
directed,
edited
and
produced by him, and (Q5)is very funny and has won many awards.
Woman: That's cool. I will try to download it. (Q7) I'm watching a comedy called
The Big Bang Theory. It's a huge hit around the world.
Man: Oh yes. I've heard of it, but never actually watched it.
Woman: Well, then you should check it out. It's also very funny. It's about four
male scientists and a female waitress. The men are very socially awkward but very
bright. And this is contrasted by the lady's social skills and common sense.(Q8) The
show has been running for over ten years, and some of the actors are practically
global super stars. Now that they are such famous celebrities.

Q5: What does the man think of the satire Frankie he recently watched?
Q6: What does the man say especial about the satire Frankie?
Q7: What does the woman say she is going to do with the satire Frankie?
Q8: What does the woman say about the comedy The Big Bang Theory?

Section B
Passage 1
Related
to the
‘use
-it-or- lose-
it
law’
is
the ‘keep
-
moving
principle’. We
learned about stagnation from nature. A river that stops moving gets smelly. The
same
thing
happens
to
people
who
stop
moving,
either
mentally
or
physically.
Those who play contact sports know that [9] the player who usually gets hurt the
most is the one who is standing still. Of course, you’ll need some time to catch
your breath every so often, but the essential massage is keep moving, extending
and learning. Ships last a lot longer when they go to sea than when they stay in the
harbor. The same is true for the airplanes. You don't preserve an airplane by keeping
it on the ground, you preserve it by keeping it in service. We also get to live a long
healthy life by staying in service. [10] Longevity statistics reveal that the average
person doesn't last very long after retirement. The more we’ll hear is don’t retire.
If a fellow says “I’m 94 years old and I worked all my

life”, we need to realize,
that is how he got to be 94, by staying involved. George Bernard Shaw won a Nobel
Prize when he was nearly 70. Benjamin Franklin produced some of his best writings
at the age of 84, and Pablo Picasso put brush to canvas right through his eighties.
Isn’t
the
issue
how
old
we think we
are?

[11]
A
bonus
with
the ‘keep
-moving
principle’ is that while we keep moving, we don’t have a chance to worry. Hence
we avoid the dreaded paralyses by analysis.

Q9. What does the speaker say about players of contact sports?
Q10. What do longevity statistics reveal about the average person?
Q11. What bonus does the keep moving principle bring us according to the speaker?
Passage 2
In
2014,
one
in
sixteen
Americans
visited
the
hospital
emergency
room
for
home injuries. One of the main causes of these accidents? A wandering mind! [12]
By
one
estimate,
people
daydream
through
nearly
half
of
their
waking
hours.
Psychologists
have
recently
focused
on
the
tendency
to
think
about
something
other than the task one is doing. For one experiment, [13] researchers developed
an
app
to
analyze
the
relationship
between
daydreaming
and
happiness.
They
found that the average person’s mind wandered most frequently about 65% of
the time during personal activities, such as brushing their teeth and combing their
hair. Respondents’ minds tended to wander more when they felt upset rather than
happy.
They
were
more
likely
to
wander
toward
pleasant
topics
than
unpleasant
ones.
How
do
daydreams
affect
daydreamers?
A
wandering
mind
leaves
us
vulnerable when driving. In one study, researchers interview 955 people involved in
traffic accidents, the majority of them reported having daydream just before the
accident.
Yet
other
research
suggests
that
daydreaming
has
benefits. [14]
Researches have found that it gives us a chance to think about our goals and it also
seems to increase creativity. In one experiment, 145 undergraduates completed four
unusual uses tasks, each requiring them to list as many uses as possible for everyday
object. After the first pair of tasks was completed, one group of participants was
assigned an undemanding activity intended to cause their minds to wander. When
all
the
participants
proceeded
to
the
second
pair
of
tasks, [15]
the
daydreamers
performed 40% better than the others.

Q12: What does the passage say about people’s mind?

Q13: For what purpose did the researchers develop the new app?
Q14: How does daydreaming benefit people according to some researchers?
Q15: What was the finding of the experiment with 145 undergraduates?
Section C
Recording 1

Dating from as far back as the 12th century, they are claimed to be the rarest
historic
buildings
in
western
Europe.
These
buildings
offer
vital
insight
into
Scandinavia’s Viking past. But now, with only 30 wood
en churches remaining[16]
and their condition deteriorating, experts are working to preserve the structures for
future generations.
Some of these spectacular churches are no more than small buildings, barely 4
meters wide and 6 meters tall. Others are much larger structures. They soar up to
40 meters into the cold air. [17] Most consist of timber frames that rest on stone
blocks. This means that they have no foundations. Although many of the churches