2017年6月六级真题(第2套)听力原文

2017年6月六级真题（第2套）听力原文2017年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第2套）听力原文SectionAConversationOneW:Mr.Ishiguro,haveyoueverfoundoneofyourbooksatasecondhandbookstore?M:Yes.Thatkindofthingisdifficult.[1]Ifthey’vegotmybookthere,Ithink,“Well,thisisaninsult!Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!”Butifit’snotthere,Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.Ithink,“Whyaren’tpeopleexchangingmybook?Whyisn’titinthisstore?”W:Doesbeingawriterrequireathickskin?M:Yes,forexample,mywifecanbeveryharsh.[2-1]Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook,TheBuriedGiant,in2004,butIstoppedafterIshowedmywifealittlesection.Shethoughtitwasrubbish.W:EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?M:[2-2]She’snotintimidatedatallandshecriticizesmeinexactlythesamewayshedidwhenIwasfirstunpublishedandIwasstarting.W:Butyouwouldnevercompromiseonyourvision.M:No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseontheessential,theideasorthethemes.Thisisn’treallywhatmywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.It’salwaysaboutexecution.W:Sowhydidyouputyourbook,TheBuriedGiant,asideforsolong?Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonitover10yearsago.M:[3]I’veoftenstoppedwritingabookandleftitforafewyears.AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,itmayhavechanged.UsuallymyimaginationhasmovedonandIcanthinkofdifferentcontextsoradifferentwaytodoit.W:Whatdoesitfeellikewhenyoufinallyfinishabook?M:It’sfunnyyouaskthatbecauseIneverhavethismomentwhenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!”[4]Iwatchfootballersattheendofthematch,youknow,thewhistlegoesandthey’vewonorlost.Untilthenthey’vebeengivingeverythingtheyhaveandatthatmomenttheyknowit’sover.It’sfunnyforanauthor.There’sneverafinishingwhistle.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.Howwouldthemanfeelifhefoundhisbookinasecondhandbookstore?2.Whatdoestheman’swifethinkofhisbooks?3.Whatdoesthemandowhenheengagesinwriting?4.Whatdoesthemanwanttosaybymentioningthefootballmatch?ConversationTwoW:[5]Accordingtoastudyofraceandequityineducation,blackathletesaredroppingoutofcollegeacrossthecountryatalarmingrates.WithustotalkaboutthefindingsinthestudyisWashingtonPostcolumnistKevinBlackistone.Goodmorning.M:Goodmorning,howareyou?W:Fine,thankyou.Whatisnewthatyoufoundinthisstudy?M:Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,andhepointsoutthatonmajorcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,blackmalesmakeuplessthan3percentofundergraduateenrollments.Yet,whenyoulookattheirnumbersorpercentagesontherevenue-generatingsportsteamsoffootballandbasketball,theymakeupwellinto50to60percentofthoseteams.[6]Sotheideaisthattheyarereallytheretobepartoftherevenue-generatingworkingclassofathletesoncampusandnotnecessarilytheretobepartoftheeducatingclassasmoststudentsinothergroupsare.W:[7]Comparedwithothergroups,Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,atthose65schools,aresomethinglikejustbarelymorethanhalfoftheblackmaleathletesgraduateatall.M:Exactly.Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisistheseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonethingasrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.Andthatisacollegedegree,whichcanbeatransformativetoolinoursocietywhenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis.W:Well,thishasbeentalkedaboutsomuch,really,inrecentyears.Whyhasn’titchanged?M:Well,Ithinkoneofthereasonsithasn’tchangedisthatthere’sreallynoeconomicpressuretochangethis.Alloftheincentiveisreallyonwinningandnotlosingonthefieldoronthecourt.[8]Coachesdonotnecessarilyhavetheincentivetograduateplayers.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?6.Whatisthenewfindingaboutblackmaleathletesinthisstudy?7.Whatisthegraduationrateofblackmaleathletes?8.Whataccountsforblackathletes’failuretoobtainacollegedegree,accordingtotheman?SectionBPassageOne[9]America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20to30percentofannualrevenue.About136millionpeoplewillshopduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.Moreandmorewillshoponline.Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.[10]About183.8millionpeoplewillshoponCyberMonday,thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving.Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline.One-in-fiveAmericanswilluseatabletorsmartphone.OnlinespendingonBlackFridaywillrise15percenttohit＄2.7billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto＄3billion.Formany,shoppingonlinewas“amorecomfortablealternative”thancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactontraditionalshoppingmalls.Since2010,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.However,[11]Fortunesaystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain.TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaid94.2percentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2014.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12]EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend.TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout＄805ongifts.That’sabout＄630.5billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?10.HowmanypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?11.WhatdoesFortunesayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls?12.Whatissaidtoaccountfo