六级听力原文

SectionA

Conversation1

Cathy:Hi,myname'sCathy,nicetomeetyou.

John:NicetomeetyoutooKathy,myname'sJohn.I'

aboutyou?Whodoyouknowatthisparty?

Cathy:'veonly

beenworkingtogetherthelastsixmonths,butwequicklybecamegoodfriends.(1)Wejust

endaisgladit'sdonewith,andshe

canfocusonweddingpreparations.

John:Oh,lyI'veheardalotaboutyouinthatproject,

theclientsoundedlikearealnightmare.

Cathy:Oh,hewas,Imeanwedealwithallkindsofpeopleonaregularbasis,it'spartofthejob,

aboutthat,whatlineofworkareyouin?

John:Well,lythough,Iturnmy

photographyhobbyintoasmallbusiness.(2)I'llactuallybetakingphotosduringthebigeventas

aweddinggift.

Cathy:,justasahobby.(3)ButBrenda

itnervoussayingyesbecauI'mfarfrom

aprofessional.

John:Didyoubakethecookieshereatthepartytonight?

Cathy:Yes,Igottheideafromamagazine.

John:They'redelicious!You'anatural.

Cathy:Youreallythinkso?

John:Ifyouhadn’haveguesdtheywerebakedbytherestaurant.(4)You

know,withyoureventplanningexperienceyoucouldverywellopenyourownshop.

Cathy:(laughing),I''snota

disaster,maybeI'llgiveitsomemorethought.

dCathyandBrendafinisheddoinglastweek?

C)Aprojectwithatroublesomeclient.

JohngoingtodoforBrenda?

A)Takeweddingphotos.

Kathyfeelwhenaskedtobakethecake?

B)Nervous.

esthemansuggestthewomando?

A)Startherownbakery.

解析：

本篇长对话的两人在婚礼上刚认识，主要谈论的是各自在忙的工作，以及他们为本次婚礼所

做的贡献。4道问题的答案在对话全文均匀分布在男女两人说的话中，利用答案提示词but

可以定位到第3题的答案，其他3题需要借助关键词来进行定位和选择。

Conversation2

M:Youareheadingforacompletelydifferentworld,nowthatyouareabouttograduatefrom

highschool.

W:Iknowit’stheendofhighschool,butmanyofclassmatesaregoingontothesameuniversity,

’sthedifference?

M:(5)timportantoneisthatyouhave

’suptoyourownlf-discipline—how

incollegedormitories,therearenoparentstotellyouthat

eshavehundredsofstudentsandtheyarenotgoingto

followyouuporquestionyouifyoumissthelectures.

W:Nobodycaresyoumean?

M:It’snotthatnobodyconcernedaboutyou,(6)it’sjustthatsuddenlyattheuniversityyouare

ansconcentratingonthedirectionofyourlifein

generalandyourownacademicperformancespecifically.

W:Forexample…?

M:Well,likeyouneedtomanagedaily,weeklyandmonthlyschedules,sothatyoustudy

toattendallclassandleaveenoughtimetofinishyourassignmentsand

preparewellforexaminations.

W:Ok,andwhatelisdifferent?

M:Well,incollegetherearelotsofdistractions,lmake

interestingfriends,(7)butyouneedonlykeepthefriendswhorespectyourstudents’

,therearealotofwonderfulclubs,butyoushouldn’tallocatetoomuchtime

toclubactivities,unless(8)’salsoyourchoiceifyou

wanttogooutatnight,butyouwillbefoolishtoletthataffectclassperformanceduringtheday.

W:Well,I’mdeterminedtodowellattheuniversityandIguessI’mgoingtohavetogrowupfast.

esthemansayaboutcollegestudentsascomparedwithhighschoolers?

C)Theyhavetobemoreresponsibleforwhattheydo.

ecollegestudentxpectedtodoaccordingtotheman?

D)Behavelikeadults.

ndoffriendsdoesthemansuggestthewomanmakeasacollegestudent?

B)Thowhorespectherstudentcommitments.

ndofclubactivitiesshouldcollegestudentngagingaccordingtotheman?

D)Thoconductivetotheiracademicstudies.

解析：

本篇长对话主要是男士给女士建议，告诉她大学和高中有什么区别，并在与人交往以及社团

活动方面给出相关建议。做长对话的题目需要利用好问答原则，本篇长对话基本是女士提问，

男士回答，所以主要去关注男士说的话。利用表强调的短语，themostimportant，可以定位

到第5题的答案；利用答案提示词but可以解出第7题；利用答案提示词also和but可以定

位到第8题的答案。

SectionB

Passage1

(9)Mostsuccessfulpeopleareunorthodoxpersonswhomindswonderoutsidetraditional

doftryingtorefineoldformulas,

Jean-ClaudeKillymadetheFrenchnationalskiteamintheearly1960s,hewaspreparedtowork

rackofdawn,hewouldrunuptheslopeswithhis

skison,vening,hewoulddoweightliftingand

ized

henbeganchallengingthe

basictheoriesofracingtechnique.

Eachweek,hewouldtrysomethingdifferenttoeifhecouldfindabetter,fasterwaydownthe

mountain.(10)Hixperimentsresultedinanewstylethatwasalmostexactlyoppositetheexact

lvedskiingwithhislegsapartforbetterbalanceandsittingbackon

udskipolesinanunorthodoxway--topropelhimlf

losivenewstylehelpedcutKilly'sracingtimedramatically.(11)In1966and

1967,tyear,hewonthreegoldmedalsin

theWinterOlympics,earnedan

importantcretsharedbymanycreativepeople:innovationsdon'trequiregenius,justa

willingnesstoquestionthewaythingshavealwaysbeendone.

esthespeakersayaboutmostsuccessfulpeople?

A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

esthespeakersayaboutKilly'xperiments?

B)Theyresultedinabrand-newstyleofskiingtechnique.

saidtobeKilly'sbiggesthonorinhisskiingcareer?

C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

解析：

本篇短文主要讲的是，法国著名滑雪运动员Jean-ClaudeKilly发挥创新精神，创造了新的滑

雪技巧，取得多场滑雪赛事的金牌，获得了成功。出题点都是本文的关键内容。做首题第9

题需要关注好开头；做第10题需要关注研究结果（短文常考点），并利用答案提示词also

来帮助定位。

Passage2

Scientificexperimentshavedemonstratedincrediblewaystokillaguineapig,asmallfurryanimal.

Emotionaluptsgeneratepowerfulanddeadlytoxicsubstances.(12)Bloodsamplestakenfrom

personxperiencingintenfearorangerwheninjectedintoguineapigshavekilledtheminless

ewhatthepoisonoussubstancescandotoyourownbody.

(13)Ever

howyoufeelwhenyouarespeedingdownthehighwayandabigtrucksuddenlybrakestwenty

ndproduces

instantreactionsinyourbody.

Thetoxicsubstancesthatfear,anger,frustrationandstressproducenotonlykillguineapigsbut

killusoffinasimilarmanner.(14)Itisimpossibletobefearful,anxious,irritatedandhealthyat

tjustdifficult,put,yourbody’shealthisareflection

sswilloftenthenbearesultofunresolvedinnerconflictswhichin

timeshowupinthebody.

(15)ecallfallingsick

onadaywhenyoudidn’twanttogotoschool?Headachesbroughtonbyfear?(15)The

mind-bodyconnectionissuchthatif,forexample,wewanttoavoidsomething,veryoftenour

recognizethatthethingshappentous,wearehalf

waytodoingsomethingaboutthem.

ppenstoguineapigswhenbloodsamplesofangrypeopleareinjectedintothem?

D)Theydiealmostinstantly.

esthespeakersayabouteverythoughtyouhave?

A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry.

esthespeakersayisimpossible?

D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods.

esthepassagesayaboutourmindandbody?

A)Theyareclolyconnected.

解析：

本篇短文主要讲的是对豚鼠做实验，研究结果表明，无论情绪还是潜意识，都对身体健康有

很大的影响。尤其是消极情绪，对身体健康会产生极强的破坏作用。做首题12题需要关注

开头；做短文题，利用好答案提示词also和forexample可以定位到第15题的答案。

SectionC

Recording1

(16)Teachersandstudentsalikehaveexperiencedthecuriousparadoxthatbeginners,asarule,

tendtothinktoolittleaboutwhattheyaredoingbecautheythinktoomuchaboutwhatthey

veto

givesomuchthoughtandattentiontothelow-levelmechanicsofhandlingtheballorfingering

thekeysorreadingthemusic,thattheyareunabletogiveanythoughttothethingthatmatters

–thegame,orthemusic,perts,it’e

opentothetacticalpossibilitiesandthemusicalchallengesprecilybecautheyarefreed,

throughskill,,when

theexpertpaysattentiontothemechanics,thisisliabletodisruptperformance.

Thishasledsometosaythattheexpertoperatesinazone‘beyondthought’,inastateofflow.

performanceisnotbeyondthought.(17)Smartbasketballplayersor

skilledmusiciansneedtopaycloattentiontothedemandsofhighperformance,tothe

eydon’tneedtodo–whatwouldbeadistraction–isto

havetothinkaboutwheretheirfingersare,’snot

mechanics,buttheplayitlf,thatabsorbstheexperts’ideopublished

onlinelastmonthshedslighton(18)eoreportsanew

soutthattheless-skilledpianistspendsmoretime

lookingatherfingersthandoestheexpertwho,incontrast,ismorelikelytobelookingatthe

sheetmusic,orlookingaheadatkeyshe’ral,theexpert’sgazewas

calmerandmorestable.

ortswhatwemightalmostthinkofasconventionalwisdom.

Butit’sremarkableforallthat,trackergivexpertandlearningperformers

icofthenatureofskill–andthe

differencesbetweenbeginnersandexperts–hasbeenoneofconsiderablediscussionin

cognitivescienceandphilosophy.

esthespeakersayaboutbeginnersandexpertpianists?

B)Theyfocustheirattentionondifferentthings.

smartbasketballplayersdoaccordingtothespeaker?

D)Theyattachgreatimportancetohighperformance.

welearnaboutthenewstudypublishedinanonlinevideo?

C)Itsupportsapieceofconventionalwisdom.

解析：

本篇讲座主要讲的是高手和新手之间的区别，新手更专注具体的、细节的基础操作方法，而

高手致力于优化宏观的表现。做首题需要关注开头；做第17题，需要利用好答案提示词but

进行定位；做第18题，需要关注研究的结果，通过itturnsoutthat引出（短文和讲座，研

究的目的和结果都是常考点，需要尤其关注）。

Recording2

EverysummerwhenItopupmylectionofsummeroutfitsfromthedepartmentstores,my

eyeswouldnearlypopoutofmyhead.(19)I’moverwhelmedwiththewiderangeofdifferent

eshockingly,theproductsareoftenadvocatedbyvery

livedinAsiaforalmosttenyearsnow,I’veenvariousdietingtipscomeand

berinJapanpeopleheadingdirectlytothefoodctioninthesupermarketwhenthe

,therewastheblackteaandoolongteadietfollowedbythe

tgoesonandon.

Apartfromwhatpeopleeat,I’kong,I’ve

engirlswrappingtheirwholebodyorbothlegsupwithaspecialtypeofslimmingtapewhich

issuppodtohelpmakethemthinner.(20)Butitjustremindedmeoftheroastedhammy

erewerethefaceslimmingrollers

ally,(20)Ido

inkIhaveaverydifferentperspectivewhen

omenprefertoavoidthesunbecau

beingpaleorwhiteisconsideredbeautiful,whereasatannedcomplexionisconsideredmuch

morebeautifulandxyinthewest.(21)Itismostcertainlyshapedbyaperson’scultureaswell

summerasonapproaches,there’sno

escapefromit.

Butit’iretobeableto

showofftheirsixpacksortheirV-shapebacksandthere’sagrowingmarketofslimmingpills

nomatterwhatdietswefolloworwhatslimmingproductsweobss

ourlveswith,attheendofthedaythere’

,thisstillemstobethe

bestplan.

Questions19-21

erwhelmsthespeakerwhenshebuyshersummeroutfitachyear?

D)Thegreatvarietyofslimmingproducts.

esthespeakerthinkofgirlswrappingtheirlegsupwithslimmingtape?

B)Theyappearstrange.

esthespeakerthinkaffectspeople’sinterpretationofbeauty?

A)Cultureandupbringing.

解析：

本篇讲座讲话主要讲的亚洲人追求身材苗条，并且也崇尚皮肤白皙，这和欧美完全相反，这

种现象是由文化差异导致的。做第19题，需要关注开头；做第21题，需要关注现象的原因

（原因和目的都是常考点，需注意）。

SectionC

Recording3

Skinmayemlikeasuperficialhumanattribute,butitisthefirstthingwenoticeaboutanyone

logistfocusingonthestudiesofapesandmonkeys,(22)I’vebeenstudyingwhy

humanvolvedtobecomethenakedape,andwhyskincomesinsomanydifferentshades

aroundtheworld.

Wecanmakeaverygoodestimatefromthefossilrecordthathumansprobablyevolvednaked

nwhile,theymostlylosttheircoatoffur.

Today,pared

withapesandmonkeys,lly,weturnedourskindarkertorveasa

naturalsun-protectorintheplaceofthehairwelost.(23)Wethinkwelostthishairbecauof

theneedtokeepourlvescool,whenweweremovingaroundvigorouslyinahotenvironment.

Wecan’todoitbysweating.

Soweevolvedtheabilitytosweatplentifully,andlostmostofourfur.

Mostanimalsprotectthemlvesfromthesunwithfur.(24)Whatwedidinourancestrywasto

sreallyanimportant

revolutioninhumanhistory,becauitallowedustocontinuetoevolveinequatorial

lymadeitpossibleforustocontinuealongthepathtowardmodernhumans

inAfrica.

Formostofthehumanhistory,etodayistheproductof

evolutionaryevents,resultingfromthedispersalofafewhumanpopulationsoutofAfrica

around60,000to70,ciesoriginatedaround200,000yearsago,and

underwenttremendousdiversification,culturally,technologically,linguistically,artistically,for

130,hat,afewsmallpopulationsleftAfricatopopulatetherestoftheworld.

TheearlyancestorsofmodernEurasiansdisperintopartsoftheworldthathadmore

asonalsunshineandmuchlowerlevelsofsunradiation.(25)It’sinthepopulationsthatwe

begintoerealchangesinthegeneticmakeupofnaturalcoloring.

Today,skincolorivolvingvianewmixturesofpeoplecomingtogetherandhavingchildrenwith

y

thecoloringgenes,butlotsofothergenesaregettingmixedup,too.

Questions22–25:

esthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A)Therelationbetweenhairandskin.

dprobablycaudhumanstolomostoftheirhaironeandahalfmillionyears

ago?

B)Adaptationtothehotenvironment.

esthespeakersayprotectedearlyhumansfromthesun?

C)Theskincoloring.

ppenedafterhumansmigratedfromAfricatootherpartsoftheworld?

A)Thegeneticmakeupbegantochange.

解析：

本篇讲座主要讲的是，为了适应生存，人类的毛发和皮肤发生了相应的改变，产生了进化。

比如，为了适应高温环境，人类蜕去了大部分的毛发；为了降低暴晒对皮肤的伤害，人类的

肤色产生变化。做首题第22题需要关注开头；做第23题需要利用好答案提示词becauof

和so；做第25题，需要利用好答案提示句，强调句型it's…that…来进行定位。