大学英语六级试卷和答案-英语六级真题听力原文

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Section A

11.

W:

Did

you

use

credit

cards

on

your

vacation

last

month

in

Europe?

M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet

full

of

big

bills.

But

carrying

lots

of

cash

is

still

very

common

among some older people traveling abroad.

Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

12.

W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?

M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of

the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for

a long time.

Q: What does the man mean?

13.

M:

What a

great

singer

Justin

is!

His

concert

is

just

awesome.

And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.

W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was

enjoying it.

Q: What does the woman mean?

14.

W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember?

He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.

M:

Yes, but

I

haven’t

heard from

him

for

ages.

Actually

I’ve

been out of touch with him since our first reunion after

graduation.

Q: What do we learn about the speakers?

15.

M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for

dinner.

W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early

start tomorrow.

Q: What will the speakers probably do?

16.

W:

Let’s

look

at

the

surve

y

on

consumer

confidence

we

conducted

last week. How reliable are these figures?

M: They have a 5% margin of error

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

17.

W:

Look

at

this

catalogue,

John.

I

think

I

want

to

get

this

red

blouse.

M: Err, I think you’ve a

lready one like this in blue. Do you

need every color in the rainbow?

Q: What does the man mean?

18.

W:

This

notice

says

that

all

the

introductory

marketing

classes

are closed.

M:

That

can’t

be

true.

There’s

supposed

to

be

13

of

them

this

semester.

Q: What does the man mean?

Conversation One

M:

I

see

on

your

resume

that

you

worked

as

a

manager

of

a

store

called “Computer Country”. Could you tell me a little more

about your responsibilities there?

W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees.

I did all of the ordering for the store, and I kept track of

the inventory.

M: What was the most difficult part of your job?

W:

Probably

handling

angry

customers.

We

didn’t

have

them

very

often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well

taken care of. After all, the customer is always right.

M: That’s how we feel here too. How long did you work there?

W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company

last month.

M: And why did you leave?

W:

My

husband

has

been

transferred

to

Boston.

And

I

understand

your company has an opening there too.

M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start

until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?

W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a

few weeks. So we thought we would spend some time driving to

Boston and stop to see my parents.

M:

That

sounds

nice.

So

tell

me,

why

are

you

interested

in

this

particular position?

W: I know that your company has a great reputation, and a

wonderful product. I’ve thought man

y times that I would like

to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston,

I jumped to the opportunity.

M: Well I’m glad you did.

19. What was the woman’s previous job?

20. What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her

job?

21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston?

22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?

Conversation Two

W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez, the well-known

Brazilian advocate of the anti-

global movement. He’s here to

talk

about

the

recent

report,

stating

that

by

2050

Brazil

will

be the one ot the word’s wealthiest and most successful

countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report?

M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying

Brazil will

be

a

great

economic power.

The

same

thing

was said

over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen.

W:

Yes, but

you

must

admit

the

world’s a

very different

place

now.

M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in

the

prediction

this

time

around.

First

of

all,

though, we

must

remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment.

W: Such as…?

M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in

this

country.

In

Sal- Paulo,

you

can

see

shopping

malls

full

of

designer

goods

right

next

door

to

the

slam

areas

without

proper

water

and

electricity supplies. A

lot

of work

needs

to be

done

to help people in those areas improve their lives.

W: What needs to be done?

M:

Education,

for

example.

For

Brazil

to

be

successful,

we

need

to

offer

education

to

all

Brazilians.

Successful

countries

like

South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems.

Brazil needs to learn from these countries.

W: So you are hopeful for the future.

M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job.

We need to make sure that these important opportunities for

Brazil aren’t wasted, as they were in the past.

23. What does the recent report say about Brazil?

24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?

25. What does Alberto say about economically successful

countries?

Section B

Passage One

Wilma

Subra

had

no

intention

of

becoming

a

public

speaker.

After

graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and