2007年12月Cet-6听力原文、答案与详解
Listening Comprehension SECTION A
8 short conversations
11. A) Proceed in his own way. B) Stick to the original plan.
C) Compromise with his colleague. D) Try to change his colleague’s mind. 答案：C
M: The biological project is now in trouble, you know; my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed.
W: Why don’t you compromise (让步，妥协)？Try to make it a win-win situation (双赢) for you both.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
12. A) Many has a keen eye for style. B) Nancy regrets buying the dress.
C) Nancy and Mary went shopping together in Rome. D) Nancy and Mary like to follow the latest fashion. 答案：B
M: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome?
W: She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
13. A) Wash the dishes. B) Go to the theatre.
C) Pick up George and Martha. D) Take her daughter to hospital. 答案：A
M: You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave, are you? If we don’t pick up(开车接) George and Martha in 25 minutes, we’ll never get to the theater on time.
W: Oh, didn’t I tell you Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not got tonight?
Q: What is the woman probably going to do first?
14. A) She enjoys making up stories about other people. B) She can never keep anything to herself for long.
C) She is eager to share news with the woman. D) She is the best informed woman in town. 答案：C
M: You’ve been hanging on to the phone (打电话不挂断) for quite a while. Who
were you talking with?
W: Oh, it was Sally. You know, she always has the latest news in town and can’t wait to talk it over with me.
Q: What do we learn about Sally from the conversation?
15. A) A car dealer.
B) A mechanic（n.技工，机修工）. C) A driving examiner. D) A technical consultant. 答案：A
W: It’s always been hard to get this car into first gear (挂一档)，and now the clutch(离合器) seems to be slipping（滑）.
M: If you leave the car with me, I will fix it for you this afternoon. Q: Who is the woman probably speaking to?
16. A) The shopping mall has been deserted recently. B) Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall.
C) Lots of people moved out of the downtown area. D) There isn’t much business downtown nowadays. 答案：B
M: Kate, why does the downtown area look deserted（adj.（地方）无人居住的; 空寂无人的; 被抛弃的; 被遗弃的） now?
W: Well, there used to be some really good stores, but lots of them moved out to the mall.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
17. A) He will help the woman with her reading. B) The lounge is not a place for him to study in.
C) He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study. D) A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus. 答案：C
W: I find the lounge（n.客厅;休息厅;（机场等的）等候室） such a cozy place to study in. I really like the feeling of sitting on the sofa and doing the reading. M: Well, for me the hardest part about studying here is staying awake. Q: What does the man mean?
18. A) To protect her from getting scratches. B) To help relieve her of the pain.
C) To prevent mosquito bites. D) To avoid getting sun burnt. 答案：C
W: There mosquito bites are killing me. I can’t help scratching（vt.在„处搔痒）. M: Next time you go camping, take some precaution, say, wearing long sleeves. Q: Why does the man suggest the woman wear long sleeves?
2 long conversations Conversation 1
M: Hello, and welcome to our program, “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy, Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program (19). You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months (20).
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, I’m a designer; I design leather goods, mainly shoes and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferragamo(国际知名品牌 “菲拉格慕”是意大利的女鞋品牌，1927年诞生). So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferragamo?
W: No, I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now, since 1988, in fact. (21)
M: So does that mean you design for several different companies now?
W: Yes, that’s right. I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and in the last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberrys（（品牌） 巴宝莉；burberry n.雨衣，防水棉布）. (21) M: What have you been designing for them? W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.
M: How’s the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: oh, yes. It’s become a lot more competitive (22). Because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But Italian quality and design is still world-famous.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan. W: It was a pleasure.
19. Where does this talk most probably take place?
A) In a studio（n.工作室，画室; [影] 演播室）. B) In a clothing store. C) At a beach resort. D) At a fashion show. 答案：A
20. What was the woman’s original plan when she went to Florence?
A) To live there permanently. B) To stay there for half a year.
C) To find a better job to support herself. D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
答案：B
21. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?
A) Designing fashion items for several companies. B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo. D) Serving as a sales agent（销售代理商，代销商，经销人）for Burberrys. 答案：A
22. What do we learn about the change in Italy’s fashion industry?
A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits. B) It has become much more competitive.
C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies. D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad. 答案：B
Conversation 2
M: So, Claire, you’re into（be into sth.【口】给迷住，对„深感兴趣，深深卷入） drama?
W: Yes, I have a master’s degree in Drama and Theatre. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph.D. Program. M: What excites you about drama?
W: Well, I find it’s a communicative way to study people and you learn how to read people in drama. So usually I can understand what people are saying, even though they might be lying. (23) M: That would be useful.
W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I’m an English lecturer, so use a lot for drama in my classes, such as role plays. And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. (24) At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph. D. course. I would like to concentrate on Asian drama and try to bring Asian theatre to the world’s attention. I don’t know how successful I would be, but, here’s hoping.
M: Oh, I’m sure you’ll be successful. Now, Claire, what do you do for stage fright (n.怯场)?
W: Ah, stage fright! Well, many actors have that problem. Get stage fright every time I’m going to teach a new class. The night before, I usually can’t sleep. M: What? For teaching?
W: Yes. I get really bad stage fright. But the minute I step into the classroom or get onto the stage, it just all falls into place(变得有条不紊，开始有头绪 ；水到渠 成). Then I just feel like: Yeah, this is what I mean to do. And I’m fine (25). M: Wow, that’s cool!
23. Why does the woman find study in drama and theatre useful?
A) It helps her to attract more public attention.
B) It improves her chance of getting promoted.
C) It strengthens her relationship with students. D) It enables her to understand people better. 答案：D
24. How did the woman’s students respond to her way of teaching English? A) Passively. B) Positively. C) Skeptically（adv. 怀疑地）. D) Sensitively. 答案：B
25. What does the woman say about her stage fright?
A) It keeps haunting her day and night. B) Her teaching was somewhat affected by it.
C) It vanishes（vi.消失; 突然不见; 消亡，消灭） the moment she steps into her role.
D) Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage. 答案：C
SECTION B passages Passage one
In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European（加上前缀词pan，在中文里常译作“泛欧”； 作为一个整体，“泛欧”概念用来指代整个欧洲经济、政治事务，目前来讲通常指的是欧盟国家。总之，pan强调的是不分国界，适用于整个欧洲（欧盟）的。在谈到有关欧洲一体化、或政治经济统一问题时尤为常见。）train network, extending from Sweden（瑞典）to Sicily（[地名] [意大利] 西西里岛）and from Portugal（葡萄牙）to Poland（波兰） by the year 2020. (26) If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize（v.彻底改革;革命化;引起革命）train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. (27) Brussels（布鲁塞尔（比利时首都））will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt（(德国)法兰克福市）, from Barcelona（巴塞罗那（西班牙东北部港市））to Madrid（马德里（西班牙首都））will be by train, not plane. When the network is complete, it will integrate（v.成为一体,使一体化;使整合;使完整; 使结合成为整体）three types of railway line: totally new high-speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, upgraded(adj. 升级的，提升的) lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight(n.货运列车). If business people can choose between a 3-hour train journey from city-center to city-center and 1-hour flight, they’ll choose the train (28), says an executive travel consultant(执行旅游顾问,高级旅游顾问). They won’t go by plane any more. If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to-and-from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if
your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first. (28) Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer per hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyon（里昂，法国东南部城市）in 1981 (29), the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains. If people accept the Community of European Railways’ Plan, the 21st century will be new age of the trains.
26. What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?
A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years. B) To reform railroad management in western European countries.
C) To electrify the railway lines between major European cities. D) To set up an express（adj.特快的; 迅速的n.特快列车） train network throughout Europe. 答案：D
27. What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?
A) Major European airlines will go bankrupt. B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling.
C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half. D) Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe. 答案：C
28. Why will business people prefer a 3-hour train journey to a 1-hour flight?
A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel. B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane.
C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport. D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air. 答案：D
29. When did France introduce the first high speed train service? A) In 1981. B) In 1989. C) In 1990. D) In 2000. 答案：A
Passage two
Western doctors are beginning to understand what traditional healers have always known that the body and the mind are inseparable. (30) Until recently, modern urban physicians（n.医生，内科医生; 【口】医学博士）heal the body, psychiatrist（n.精神病医生; 精神病专家）the mind, and priests（n.神甫; 神父，牧师; 司铎，司祭）the soul. However, the medical world is now paying more attention to holistic（adj.全盘的，整体的; 功能整体性的）medicine, which is an approach based on the
belief that people’s state of mind can make them sick or speed their recovery from sickness. Several studies show that the effectiveness of a certain drug often depends on the patients’ expectations of it. For example, in one recent study, psychiatrists at a major hospital tried to see how patients could be made calm. (31) They divided them into two groups. One group was given a drug while the other group received a harmless substance instead of medicine without their knowledge. Surprisingly, more patients in the second group showed the desired effect than those in the first group. In study after study, there’s a positive reaction in almost one-third of the patients taking harmless substances. How was this possible? How can such a substance have an effect on the body? Evidence from a 1997 study at the University of California shows that several patients who received such substances were able to produce their own natural drug, that is, as they took the substance their brains released natural chemicals that act like a drug. (32) Scientists theorized（vt.推理; 创建理论，建立学说; 提出关于„的理论; 使理论化）that the amount of these chemicals released by a person’s brain quite possibly indicates how much faith the person has in his or her doctor.
30. According to the speaker, what are western doctors beginning to understand?
A) There can be no speedy recovery for mental patients. B) Approaches to healing patients are essentially the same.
C) The mind and body should be taken as an integral（dj.完整的）whole. D) There is no clear division of labor in the medical profession. 答案：C
31. What does the recent study at a major hospital seem to prove?
A) A doctor’s fame strengthens the patients’ faith in them. B) Abuse of medicines is widespread in many urban hospitals.
C) One third of the patients depend on harmless substances for cure. D) A patient’s expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery. 答案：D
32. What evidence does the 1997 study at the University of California produce? A) Expensive drugs may not prove the most effective.
B) The workings of the mind may help patients recover.
C) Doctors often exaggerate the effect of their remedies. D) Most illnesses can be cured without medication. 答案：B
Passage Three
So we’ve already talked a bit about the growth of extreme sports（极限运动） like rock-climbing. As psychologists, we need to ask ourselves (35): Why is this person doing this? Why do people take these risks and put themselves in danger when they don’t have to? One common trait（n. 特点，特性; 少许）among risk-takers is that they enjoy strong feelings or sensations（n.感觉; 轰动; 知觉; 直觉）. (33) We call this trait sensation-seeking. A sensation-seeker（寻求刺激者） is someone who’s
always looking for new sensations. What else do we know about sensation-seekers? Well, as I said, sensation-seekers like strong emotions. You can see this trait in many parts of a person’s life, not just in extreme sports. For example, many sensation-seekers enjoy hard rock music. They like the loud sound and strong emotion of the songs. Similarly, sensation-seekers enjoy frightening horror movies. They like the feeling of being scared and horrified while watching the movie. This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports where the person faces real danger. Sensation-seekers feel the danger is very exciting. In addition, sensation-seekers like new experiences that force them to push their personal limits. For them, repeating the same things everyday is boring. (34) Many sensation-seekers choose jobs that involve risk, such as starting a new business or being an emergency room doctor（急救室的医生）. These jobs are different everyday, so they never know what will happen. That’s why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports. When you do rock-climbing, you never know what will happen. The activity is always new and different.
33. According to the speaker, what is a common trait among risk-takers?
A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions. B) Defying all dangers when they have to.
C) Being fond of making sensational news. D) Dreaming of becoming famous one day. 答案：A
34. What do sensation-seekers find boring? A) Working in an emergency room. B) Listening to rock music.
C) Watching horror movies. D) Doing daily routines. 答案：D
35. What is the speaker’s profession?
A) A rock climber. B) A psychologist.
C) A resident doctor(住院医师). D) A career consultant. 答案：B
SECTION C 复合式听写
36. squarely (adv.直角地，笔直地; 规规矩矩地，公正地; 干脆地; 成方形) 37. floating 38. Occasionally 39. dutifully
40. witty(adj.诙谐的; 机智的; 聪明的; 会说俏皮话的) 41. humorous 42. guilt 43. material
44. the instructor’s talking about road construction in ancient Rome, and nothing
could be more boring
45. Your blank expression, and the faraway look in your eyes are the cues that betray you inattentiveness.
46. they automatically start daydreaming when a speaker begins talking on something complex or interesting
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