大学英语六级考试2016年12月(第二套)听力原文

大学英语六级考试2016年12月真题（第二套）听力原文SectionAConversationoneM:Guesswhat?TheworstfoodI’veeverhadwasinFrance.W:Really?That’sodd.IthoughttheFrenchwereallgoodcooks.M:Yes,that’sright.Isupposeit’sreallylikeanywhereelse,though.Youknow,someplacesaregood,somebad.Butit’sreallyallourownthought.W:Whatdoyoumean?M:Well,itwasthefirsttimeI’vebeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.Iwenttherewithmyparents’friendsfrommyfather’sschool.They’dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.W:Aschooltrip?M:Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.WecrossedtheEnglishChannelatnightandwesetoffthroughFrance.Andbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafe.Thereweallwere,tiredandhungry,andthenwemadethegreatdiscovery.W:Whatwasthat?M:Baconandeggs.W:Fantastic.TherealEnglishbreakfast.M:Yes.Anyway,wedidn’tknowanybetter.Sowehadit,andugh...W:Whatwasitlike?Disgusting?M:Ah,itwasincredible.Theyjustgotabowelandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeneggoverthetop,andputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.W:Intheoven?Youarejoking.Youcan’tcookbaconandeggsintheoven.M:Well,theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn’tcooked.Therewerejustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.W:Didyouactuallyeatit?M:No,nobodydid.Theywantedtoturnaroundandgohome,youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan’tblamethem,really.Anyway,thenextnight,wewereallgivenanotherforeignspecialty.W:Whatwasthat?M:Snails.Thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheFrench?2.WhodidthemantravelwithonhisfirsttriptoSwitzerland?3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebreakfastatthelittleFrenchcafe?4.WhatdidthemanthinkofhisholidayinFrance?ConversationTwoM:Yousayyourshophasbeendoingwell.Couldyougivemesomeideaofwhat“doingwellmeansandfactsandfigures?W:Well,doingwellmeansaveraging1,200poundsormoreaweekforabout7years,makingalmostaquarterofamillionpounds.Anddoingwellmeansyourearningsarerising.Lastyear,wedidslightlyover50,000andthisyearwehopetodomorethan60,000.Sothat’sgood,ifwecontinuetorise.M:Now,that’sgrossearnings,Iassume.Whataboutyourexpenses?W:Yes,that’sgross.Theexpensesofcoursegoupsteadily.Andsincewe’vemovedtothisnewshop,theexpenseshaveincreasedgreatlybecauseit’samuchbiggershop.SoIcouldn’tsayexactlywhatourexpensesare.There’ssomethingintheregionof6or7thousandpoundsayear,whichisnothigh.Commerciallyspeaking,it’sfairlylow.Andwetrytokeepourexpensesaslowaswecan.M:Andyourpricesaremuchlowerthanthesamegoodsintheshopsroundabout.Howdothelocalshopkeepersfeelabouthavingashopdoingsowellintheirmidst?W:Perhapsalotofthemdon’trealizehowwellwearedoing,becausewedon’tmakeapointofpublicizing.Thatwasalessonwelearnedveryearlyon.Wewereveryfriendlywithalllocalshopkeepersandwehappenedtomentiontoalocalshopkeeperhowmuchwehadmadethatweek.Hewasveryunhappyandneverasfriendlyagain.Sowemakeapointofneverpublicizingtheamountofmoneywemake.Butwe’reonverygoodtermswithalltheshops.Noneofthemhaveevercomplainedthatweareputtingthemoutofbusinessoranythinglikethat.Ithinkit’sanicefriendlyrelationship.Maybeiftheydidknowwhatwemade,perhapstheywouldn’tbesofriendly.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?6.Whatdoesthewomansayhershoptriestodo?7.Whatdowelearnaboutthegoodssoldatthewoman’sshop?8.Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttomakeknowntheirearningsanymore?SectionBPassageOneBirdsarefamousforcarryingthingsaround.Some,likehomingpigeons,canbetrainedtodelivermessagesandpackages.Otherbirdsunknowinglycarryseedsthatclingtothemfortheride.Canadianscientistshavefoundaworrisomenewexampleofthepowerthatbirdshavetospreadstuffaround.WayupnorthintheCanadianArctic,seabirdsarepickingupdangerouschemicalsintheoceananddeliveringthemtopondsnearwherethebirdslive.Some10,000pairsofthebirdscalledfulmars,akindofarcticseabird,maketheirnestsonDevonIsland,northoftheArcticCircle.Thefulmarstravelsome400kilometresovertheseatofindfood.Whentheyreturnedhome,theirdroppingsendupallaroundtheirnestingsites,includinginnearbyponds.Previously,scientistsnoticedpollutantsarrivingintheArcticwiththewind.Salmonalsocarrydangerouschemicalsasthefishmigratebetweenriversandthesea.Thebodiesoffishandothermeateaterscanbuilduphighlevelsofthechemicals.Totestthepollutingpoweroffulmars,researcherscollectedsamplesofdepositfrom11pondsonDevonIsland.Inpondsclosesttothecolony,theresultsshowedtherewerefarmorepollutantsthaninpondslessaffectedbythebirds.Thepollutantsinthepondsappeartocomefromfishthatfulmarseatwhentheyareoutontheocean.Peoplewholive,huntorfishnearbirdcoloniesneedtobecareful,theresearcherssay.Thebirdsdon’tmeantocauseharm,butthechemicalstheycarrycancausemajorproblems.Question9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.WhathaveCanadianscientistsfoundaboutsomeseabirds?10.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheseabirdscalledfulmars?11.WhatdidscientistspreviouslynoticeaboutpollutantsintheArctic?12.Whatdoesthespeakerwarnaboutattheendofthetalk?PassageTwoInrecentyears,thedeathrateamongAmericancentenarians-peoplewhohavelivedtoage100orolder-hasdecreased,dropping14percent