1、酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。2013 年 6 月六级听力真题 第二套11.A) She has completely recovered. B) She went into shock after an operation. C) She is still in a critical condition. D) She is getting much better. 12. A) Ordering a breakfast. B) Booking a hotel room. C) Buyin
2、g a train ticket. D) Fixing a compartment. 13. A) Most borrowers never returned the books to her. B) The man is the only one who brought her book back. C) She never expected anyone to return the books to her. D) Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets. 14. A) She left her work early
3、 to get some bargains last Saturday. B) She attended the supermarkets grand opening ceremony. C) She drove a full hour before finding a parking space. D) She failed to get into the supermarket last Saturday. 15. A) He is bothered by the pain in his neck. B) He cannot do his report without a computer
4、. C) He cannot afford to have a coffee break.D) He feels sorry to have missed the report. 16. A) Only top art students can show their works in the gallery. B) The gallery space is big enough for the mans paintings. C) The woman would like to help with the exhibition layout.D) The man is uncertain ho
5、w his art works will be received. 17. A) The woman needs a temporary replacement for her assistant. B) The man works in the same department as the woman does. C) The woman will have to stay in hospital for a few days. D) The man is capable of dealing with difficult people. 酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声
6、明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。18. A) It was better than the previous one. B) It distorted the mayors speech. C) It exaggerated the citys economic problems. D) It reflected the opinions of most economists. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.A) To infor
7、m him of a problem they face. B) To request him to purchase control desks. C) To discuss the content of a project report. D) To ask him to fix the dictating machine. 20. A) They quote the best price in the market. B) They manufacture and sell office furniture. C) They cannot deliver the steel sheets
8、 on time. D) They cannot produce the steel sheets needed. 21. A) By marking down the unit price. B) By accepting the penalty clauses. C) By allowing more time for delivery. D) By promising better after-sales service. 22. A) Give the customer a ten percent discount. B) Claim compensation from the ste
9、el suppliers. C) Ask the Buying Department to change suppliers. D) Cancel the contract with the customer. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) Stockbroker. B) Physicist. C) Mathematician. D) Economist. 24. A) Improve computer programming. B) Explain certain na
10、tural phenomena. C) Predict global population growth. D) Promote national financial health. 酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。25. A) Their different educational backgrounds. B) Changing attitudes toward nature.C) Chaos theory and its applications. D) The current glob
11、al economic crisis. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)
12、, B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They lay great emphasis on hard work. B) They name 150 star engineers each year. C) They require high academ
13、ic degrees.D) They have people with a very high IQ. 27. A) Long years of job training. B) High emotional intelligence. C) Distinctive academic qualifications. D) Devotion to the advance of science. 28. A) Good interpersonal relationships. B) Rich working experience. C) Sophisticated equipment. D) Hi
14、gh motivation. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A) A diary. B) A fairy tale. C) A history textbook. D) A biography. 酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。30. A) He was a sports fan. B) He loved adventures. C) He disliked sc
15、hool. D) He liked hair-raising stories. 31. A) Encourage people to undertake adventures. B) Publicize his colorful and unique life stories. C) Raise peoples environmental awareness. D) Attract people to Americas national parks. Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just
16、heard.32. A) The first infected victim. B) A coastal village in Africa. C) The doctor who first identified it.D) A river running through the Congo. 33.A) They exhibit similar symptoms. B) They can be treated with the same drug.C) They have almost the same mortality rate. D) They have both disappeare
17、d for good. 34.A) By inhaling air polluted with the virus. B) By contacting contaminated body fluids. C) By drinking water from the Congo River. D) By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire. 35. A) More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus. B) Scientists will eventually find cures for Ebola. C) An
18、other Ebola epidemic may erupt sooner or later. D) Once infected, one will become immune to Ebola. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for t
19、he second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing informa酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。tion. For these blanks, you can
20、either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written. The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behav
21、e in an agreeable manner. Those (36) _ that make interaction with other people enjoyable would be simulatedas closely as possible, and the machine would appear to be (37) _, stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would rem
22、ain slightly (38) _ andtherefore interesting. In its first (39) _ it might be somewhat hesitantand unassuming, but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more (40) _ and intimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) _ but would add its own suggestions, information, and opinions
23、; it would sometimes take the (42) _ in developing or changing the topic andwould have a (43) _ of its own. The machine would convey presence. We have all seen how a computers useof personal names (44) _. Such features are easily written into the software (45) _. Friendships are not made in a day, a
24、nd the computer would be more acceptable as a friend (46) _. At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy. 答案：11-15 DCADC16-20 AABAC21-25 BBDBC26-30 DBADB31-35 CDABC36. qualities37. charming38. unpredictable39. encounter40. relaxed41. par
25、ticipant42. initiative43. personality酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。44. often fascinates people and needs them to treat the machine as if it were almost human45. By introducing a degree of forcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid and uniqu
26、e character46. if it simulated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another解析：11.W: I was shocked to hear of your wifes illness. Is she going to be all right?M: At first, the doctors werent sure, but shes really improved. Shell be home next week.Q: What do we learn about
27、 the mans wife from the conversation?解析：事实细节题，对话中，女士表示听说男士妻子的病情后十分震惊，并询问男士的妻子好点儿没，男士说最初连医生都没有把握，但妻子现在好多了，下周就可以回家了。所以答案选 D。12.M: Excuse me, can I get a ticket for a sleeping compartment on this train?W: Yes, there are four left. The price is 60 per person including a continental breakfast.Q: What is
28、the man doing?解析：行动计划提，对话中，男士询问能否买一张火车卧铺票，女士说票价为 60 英镑，其中包括一份欧式早餐，由此可知，男士正在买火车票。答案选 C。13.M: Janet, heres the book I borrowed from you, but Im so sorry that I cant find its jacket.W: It doesnt matter. Anyway, you are one of the few people who actually return books to me.Q: What does the woman imply?解
29、析：推理判断题，答案选 A。对话中男士还书并道歉说护封找不到了，女士表示没关系，并表示实际上除了男士之外几乎没有人借书之后会归还，所以选 A。14.M: Lisa, have you been to the new supermarket yet?酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。W: Yes, and no. I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot f
30、or nearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home.Q: What does the woman mean?解析：事实细节题，对话中，男士问女士有没有去过新开的超市，女士说既去了有没有去。因为开业那天她去了但是没有地方停车，所以回家了。所以答案选 D，最终没有进入超市。15.W: Youve been sitting at the computer for hours. Lets take a coffee break, shall we?M: I wish I could. You kno
31、w, Im up to my neck in work. Ive got to finish this report. I dont want to miss the deadline.Q: What does the man mean?解析：对话中，女士说男士已经在电脑前坐了好几个小时了，并邀请男士一起去喝一杯咖啡休息。男士说自己很忙不想错过交报告的最后期限，由此可知男士没有时间咖啡休息。答案选C。16.M: What do you think of this gallery space? They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings h
32、ere.W: Are you kidding? Any art student I know would die to have an exhibition here.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?解析：推理判断题，对话中，男士问女士这个展览馆的看法，并说他有机会在这里展出自己的一些作品，女士说她所认识的所有艺术生都会不惜一切代价在这个展览馆展出作品。由此可见，这个展览馆很棒，只有很优秀的艺术生才有机会在里面展出作品。所以选 A17.W: Gary, my assistant is in hospital now. Is there an
33、yone in your department who could give a hand for a few days?M: I think so. Ill ask around and get back to you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?解析：实施细节题，对话汇总女士说自己的助理生病了，问男士是否能在他的部门里找人帮他几天，男士表示应该没问题，他先找找看再回复。由此看到答案选择 A。18. W: Did you read the article in the paper about the mayors speech at t
34、he economic forum?M: Sure I did, but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said. Its not the first time for them to do so.酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。Q: What does the man say about the papers article?解析：对话中，女士问男士有没有看到报纸上关于市长在经济论坛上演讲的文章，男士说看过了，但他认为这篇文章曲解了市
35、长的原意，并说这不是第一次出现了。答案选 B听力长对话原文 1Conversation OneW: Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning? Ive got a long report I must dictate. Can I borrow your machine?M: Of course. But can you spare me a second? Its the message you sent me about the delivery delay of the control desks
36、. Whats gone wrong?W: Everything, John. We have to get the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other. They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.M: But they cant be. Those control desks are a special order. They are wanted for
37、 one of the big computer companies. Its a very important contract.W: When did we promise the delivery?M: On Thursday next week. And theres a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for each week of overdue delivery.W: Oh, these penalty clauses! Why did you sales people accept them?M
38、: We have to accept them; otherwise, we dont get the contracts.W: Well, lets get on to the Buying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the production line clear to handle these special sheets. Its a dreadful nuisance.M: It will be more than a nuisance if we dont meet on
39、 delivery date. It will cost us a lot of money.W: Keep calm, John. We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver on time. Then we will offset the penalty clause.M: Well, if you can.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.酷艾英语听力团 2015 年
40、第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。19. Why did the woman send the message to the man?解析：A 目的原因题，男士询问女士给他发的关于送货延期的信息，女士说他们的供货方出了问题，由此可知，女士给男士发送信息的目的是想告诉男士他们遇到的难题。20. What does the woman say about the new suppliers?解析：C 对话中女士告诉男士，由于供货商出现问题，无法按时供货。21. How did the man get the contracts
41、?B 解析：女士问男士为什么要接受这样的条款，男士说如果不接受这样的条款就拿不到合约，因此可以推断选 B。22. What does the woman suggest they do?B 解析：对话的最后女士说，或许他们可以让不锈钢桌面的供货商承担没有按时供货的责任，并作出赔偿。所以选 B。听力长对话原文 2Conversation TwoM: Kathy, chaos theory seems to be a branch of physics or mathematics. You are an economist, so how does it influence your work?
42、W: Well, in several ways. I am responsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, so forecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of present evidence is what I do. Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and
43、 the changes in environmental conditions. Both of these things are also about making long-term predictions on the basis of present evidence.M: Are many economists involved in this field?W: An increasing number. In the1990s, many economists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providing models f
44、or forecasting.M: What kind of “models“ are we talking about here?W: Well, thats a good question, because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there arent any “models“ as suchthere arent guaranteed forms, but rather patterns of change in development.酷艾英语听力团 2015 年第二期内部学习资料郑重声明：酷艾英语听力团的所有学习资料严禁转载或用
45、于其它商业用途，违者将追究其法律责任。M: Doesnt that mean that forecasting is impossible?W: No, but it certainly makes it more of a challenge.Mandelbrot, who did the experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that although the outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy. What we have t
46、o do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all the possible variables.M: But do economics and finance work in the same way as weather conditions or the movement of planets?W: Well, no, of course not. There are certain underlying similarities. But we have to leave them for the oth
47、er time.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the womans profession?D 解析：对话开头男士问女士，作为一名经济学家，混沌理论对她的工作有什么影响，由此可知女士是一位经济学家。24. What was chaos theory supposed to do when it was first formulated?B 解析：对话中，女士对混沌理论进行了解释，说科学家们在提出这一理论是为了解释行星的运行轨迹和环境变化，由此可知混沌理论最初是为了解
48、释某些自然现象产生的。25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?C 解析：从对话的整体内容看，两人始终围绕着混沌理论的内容和应用来展开对话，所以选 C。听力短文原文Passage OnePeople write to ask me if theres correlation between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. My answer is no. You can have a high IQ and a high EQ, which, of course, is a winning combination, or be high in one and low in the other. The best study was done at Bell Labs in New Jersey, a very hi
