CET6_(2007-12～2010-12)英语六级听力历年真题原文完整版

1/412010年12月英语六级听力原文完整版SectionA短对话（11~18）11W:Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It’slocatedinaquietbuildingandit’sclosetobuslines.M:Thatmaybetrue.Butlookatit,it’sawful,thepainthaspeeledoffandthecarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?12M:Thepictureswetookatthebotanicalgardenshouldbereadytomorrow.W:Ican’twaittoseethem,I’mwonderingiftheshotsItookareasgoodasIthought.Q:Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?13W:Thehandleofthesuitcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?M:Letmesee,Ineedtofindahandlethatmatchesbutthatshouldn’ttaketoolong.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?14M:ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI’mworriedaboutmaintenance.Forusit’llhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.W:Wehaveseveralmodelsthatareespeciallyadaptiveforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketoseethem?Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?15M:Ithinkyourbosswouldbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.W:Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupiddecisions.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?16WI’dliketoexchangetheshirt.I’velearnedthatthepersonIboughtitforisallergictowool.MMaybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.Q；Whatdoesthewomenwanttodo？17M:Excuseme,Miss？Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?Youknow,it’sabirthdaygiftformywife.W:Letmesee.Oh,we’vegotquitealotofwomen’sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasitscolor,thesizeandthetrademark?Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?2/4118MWhatareyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouinheritedfromyourgrandfather?WIonceintendedtosellit,butnow,I’mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit'sstillasolidstructure.Q:Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?长对话（19~25）W:Whenyouwriteanovel,doyouknowwhereyou’regoing,Dr.James?M:Yes,youmust,really,ifyou’rewritingtheclassicaldetectivestory,becauseitmustbesocarefullyplottedandsocarefullyclued.Ihaveschemes.Ihavecharts.Ihavediagrams.Itdoesn’tmeantosayIalwaysgetitright,butIdoplanbeforeIbeginwriting.Butwhatissofascinatingishowabookchangesduringtheprocessofwriting.Itseemstomethatcreativewritingisaprocessofrevelation,really,ratherthanofcreativityintheordinarysense.W:Whenyou’replanningthebasicstructure,doyouliketogoawaytobesurethatyou’rebyyourself?M:Ineedtobebymyselfcertainly,absolutely.Ican’tevenbearanybodyelseinthehouse.Idon’tmindmuchwhereIamaslongasI’vegotenoughspacetowrite,butIneedtobecompletelyalone.W:Isthatveryimportanttoyou?M:Oh,yes.I’veneverbeenlonelyinallmylife.W:Howextraordinary!Never?M:No,never.W:You’reverylucky.Someoneoncesaidthatthere’sabitoficeattheheartofeverywriter.M:Yes.Ithinkthisistrue.Thewritercanstandasidefromexperienceandlookatit,watchithappening.Thereisthis‘detachment’andIrealizethatthereareobviouslyexperienceswhichwouldoverwhelmeveryone.Butveryoften,awritercanappeartostandaside,andthisdetachmentmakespeoplefeelthere’sabitoficeintheheart.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Whatisthekeytowriteagoodclassicaldetectivestoryaccordingtotheman?20.Whatdoesthemanmainlyneedwhenworkingonabook?21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutwriters?W:Thereisanelementthereaboutcompetitionthen,isn’tthere?BecauseBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry.There’sonlyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.Ifyoudon’tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoandbuyanother.Butifyoudon'tlikeaparticularrailway,youcan’tgoanduseanother.M:Somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.Theysaythatifyoudidn’thaveamonopoly,youwouldn’tbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon’tthinkwedoanythingdeliberatelytoupsetourcustomers.Wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946,whentheTransportActcamein,wewerenationalized.W:Doyouthinkthat’sagoodthing?Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,doyouthink,tobe3/41nationalized?M:OhIthinkso,yes.Becauseingeneral,modesoftransportareallaround.Let’sfacethefact.Thecararrived.Thecarisheretostay.Thereisnoquestionaboutthat.W:Sowhatareyousayingthen?Isitiftherailwayshappenbeingnationalized,theywouldsimplyhavedisappeared?M:Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.They’redisappearingfastinAmerica.Er,theFrenchrailwayslose1billionpoundsayear.TheGermanrailways,2billionpoundsayear.Butyousee,thosegovernmentsarepreparingtopourmoneyintothetransportsystemtokeepitgoing.W:Soinasense,youcopebetweentwoextremes.Ontheonehand,you’retryingnottolosetoomuchmoney.Andontheotherhand,you’vegottoprovidethebestservice.M:Yes,youareright.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBritishrailways?23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceofrailways?25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutrailwaysinothercountries?SectionBPassageOneAmongglobalwarming’smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionthatthepolarice-capswillmelt,raisingsealevelsomuchthatcoastalcitiesfromNewYorktoLosAnglestoShanghaiwillbeflooded.ScientistsagreethatthekeyplayerinthisscenarioistheWestAntarcticicesheet,aBrazil-sizemassoffrozenwaterthatismuchas7000feetthick.Unlikefloatingiceshelveswhichhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchoredtobedrockwellbelowtheseasurface.Surroundedbyopenocean,it