2020年12月六级听力第一套(解释及听力原文)

2020年12月六级听力第一套(解释及听力原文)SectionAConversation1Paul:Goodmorning,SafehouseInsurance.MynameisPaul.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?May:Morning.Iwouldn’tsaythatit’sgoodfromwhereI’mstanding.ThisisMissWilsonandthisisthethirdtimeI’vecalledthisweeksincereceivingyourletteraboutourinsuranceclaim.[1]I’mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.Paul:MissWilson,thankyouforcallingback.CanItakesomedetailstohelpmelookatyourclaim?May:It’sMissMayWilsonof15SouthSeaRoadinCornwall.[2]Andthedetailsarethatourvillagewasextensivelyflooded2monthsago.Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwaterandfiveofushavebeenlivinginacaravaneversince.Youpeoplearestillwithholdingthemoneyweareentitledtooverabizarretechnicaldetail.Andit’snotacceptable,Paul!Paul:MissWilson,[3]accordingtothenotesonyouraccount,thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn’tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident.May:Thatmoneyleftouraccount,andnowthatyoushouldbepayingnow,you’resuddenlysayingthatyoudidn’treceiveitontime.I’mreallyskepticalaboutthisclaim.Paul:Thecontractdoessaythatanymissedpaymentinayearwillaffectthetermsandconditionsoftheinsurancecontractandmayaffectclaims.Ofcourse,Icanpassyouontomymanagertotalktoyoumoreaboutthis.May:I’vealreadyspokentohimandyoucantellhim[4]I’mfuriousnowandthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonitshands.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer.Goodbye.Q1:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?【答案】：C)Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded.【解析】：考察视听一致，选项核心词与文本内容一致，且第一组问答出题，符合顺序原则。Q2:Whatistheproblemthewoman’sfamilyencountered?【答案】：A)Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded.【解析】：本题为“问后答”定位，考察视听一致和语序颠倒，其中flooded,floor,cottage,核心词均出现，只是顺序不完全一致。Q3:Whathascausedtheso-called“bizarretechnicaldetail”accordingtotheman?【答案】：D)Thewoman’sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime.【解析】：本(běn)题(tí)考察视听一致和同义替换。Accordingto定位，payhouseinsurance视听一致，hadn’tpaid与failureto为同义替换。Q4:Whatdidthewomansayshewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?【答案】：A)Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.【解析】：本题尾句出题，考察视听一致，核心词lawsuit完全一致。ConversationTwoW:Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureofartificialintelligence?Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.M:[5]AI?I’mnotsooptimistic,actually.Infact,it’ssomethingweshouldbeconcernedabout.W:Well,itwillhelpushumansunderstandourselvesbetter.And,whenwehaveabetterunderstandingofourselves,wecanimprovetheworld.M:Well,onethingisforsure:Technologyisevolvingfasterthanourabilitytounderstandit.Andinthefuture,AIwillmakejobskindofpointless.W:[6]Ithinkartificialintelligencewillactuallyhelpcreatenewkindsofjobswhichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks.M:Idoubtthatverymuch.ProbablythelastjobthatwillremainwillbewritingAIsoftware.Andtheneventually,AIwilljustwriteitsownsoftware.W:Atthattime,we’regoingtohavealotofjobswhichnobodywouldwanttodo,sowe’llneedartificialintelligencefortherobotstotakecareoftheoldguyslikeus.M:Idon’tknow.[7]There’sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife.AIwillbeabletocompletelysimulateapersonineverywaypossible.Infact,somepeoplethinkwe’reinthesimulation,rightnow.W:That’simpossible.Humanscan’tevenmakeamosquito.Computersonlyhavechips.Peoplehavebrainsandthat’swherethewisdomcomesfrom.M:[8]Onceit’sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumans.Aswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison.W:I’mnotsosure.Acomputerisacomputerandacomputerisjustatoy.M:[8]Computerscaneasilycommunicateincrediblyfast,sothecomputerwilljustgetimpatienttalkingtohumans.Itwillbebarelygettinganyinformationout.W:Well,Ibelievethere’sabenevolentfuturewithAI.Ialsothinkyouwatchtoomanysciencefictionfilms.Q5:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?【答案】：B)TheydisagreeaboutthefutureofAItechnology.【解析】：第一组对话出题，问句定位，答句作答。女生表示Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.男生表示AI?I’mnotsooptimistic出现明显态度反差，因此对应disagree.选择B。Q6:Whatwillnewkindsofjobsbelike,accordingtothewoman?【答案】：C)Lesstime-consumingandfocusingoncreation.【解析】：注意本句考察的是女生的观点，其中lesstime-consuming与文中lessofourlifetime为同义替换，creative，create与creation,为词性替换。creativeQ7:Whatistheriskthemananticipates?【答案】：B)Digitallifecouldreplacehumancivilization.【解析】：注意本句考察的是男生的观点。本题考察视听一致与语序颠倒，选项中核心词均出现，只是顺序稍有不同。Q8:Whatistheman’sconcernaboutAItechnology?【答案】：D)Itwillbesmarterthanhumanbeings.【解析】：本题考察文章内容的理解。文中表示随着人工智能的发展它们将不屑于与人类沟通，因此推断男人的观点是人工智能会超越人类比人类聪明，所以选择D。SectionBPassage1Toachievefinancialsecurity,howmuchyousaveisalwaysmoreimportantthantheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyouinvest.[9]Ifyouareunder30yearsold,yourgoalshouldbetosave20%ofyourmonthlyincomeaftertaxdeductions.Thisisirrespectiveofhowmuchyouearn.Approximately50%shouldbereservedfortheessentiallikefoodandaccommodation.Throughmainly30%isforrecreationandentertainment.[10]Butformanyyoungpeople,it’llbedifficulttodesignatesuchalargeproportionoftheirincomeforsavings.[10]Ifyoufindithardtosaveanymoneyatall,startupbycuttingallunnecessaryspending,allocateatatinyamountof1or2percentforsavings,andgraduallyincreasethatamount.Alwayskeepthat20%goalinmindforpreventyourselffrombecomingcomplacent.Itcanbechallengingtosticktosuchastrictplan.Butifyouad