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2013 年 6 月六级考试听力真题（第一套）
PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
SectionA
Directions:In thissection,you willhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations. Attheend
ofeach conversation, oneor morequestions willbeasked about whatwas said. Both the
conversation andthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After each question therewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe
bestanswer. Then markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with asinglelinethroughthe
centre.
1. A) Shehas completely recovered. C)Sheisstillin acritical condition.
B) Shewent intoshock after an operation. D)Sheis gettingmuch better.
2. A) Ordering abreakfast. C)Buying atrain ticket.
B) Booking ahotel room. D)Fixingacompartment.
3. A) Mostborrowers never returned thebooks to her.
B) Theman is theonly onewho brought her bookback.
C) Sheneverexpected anyoneto return thebooks toher.
D) Mostof thebooks shelent out came back withoutjackets.
4. A) Sheleft her work early to get somebargains last Saturday.
B) Sheattended thesupermarket’s grand opening ceremony.
C) Shedroveafoil hour before finding aparking space.
D) Shefailed toget intothesupermarket lastSaturday.
5. A) He isbothered bythepain inhis neck.
B) Hecannot dohisreport without acomputer.
C) Hecannot afford to havea coffee break.
D) He feels sorry to have missed thereport.
6. A) Only top art students can showtheirworks inthegallery.
B) Thegallery space isbig enough for theman’s paintings.
C) Thewoman would liketo help with theexhibition layout.
D) Theman isuncertain howhis art works will bereceived.
7. A) Thewoman needs atemporary replacement for herassistant.
B) Theman works in thesame department as thewoman does.
C) Thewoman will have tostay inhospital fora few days.
D) Theman iscapable ofdealing with difficult people.
8. A) It was betterthantheprevious one. C)It exaggerated the city’s economic problems.
B) It distorted the mayor’s speech. D)It reflected theopinions ofmosteconomists.
Questions9to 12are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
9. A) Toinform him ofaproblem they face. C)Todiscuss thecontent ofa project report.
B) Torequest him to purchase control desks. D)Toask him to fix thedictating machine.
10. A) They quote thebest price inthemarket.
B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.
C) They cannot deliver thesteel sheets ontime.
D) They cannot produce thesteel sheets needed.
11. A) By marking down theunit price. C)Byallowing more timefor delivery.
B) Byaccepting thepenalty clauses. D)By promisingbetter after-sales service.
12. A) Givethecustomer a ten percent discount.
B) Claimcompensation from thesteel suppliers.
C) Askthe Buying Department to change suppliers.
D) Cancel thecontract with thecustomer.
Questions13to 15are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
13. A) Stockbroker. C)Mathematician.
B) Physicist. D)Economist.
14. A) Improve computerprogramming. C)Predict global populationgrowth.
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15. A)Theirdifferent educational backgrounds. C)Chaos Theory and itsapplications.
B) Changing attitudes towards nature. D)Thecurrent global economic crisis.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection, youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear
somequestions. Both thepassageandthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After you hear a
question,you must choosethebest answerfromthe fourchoices marked A), B), C)andD). Then
markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with asinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage One
Questions16to 18are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
16. A)They lay great emphasis onhard work. C)They require high academicdegrees.
B) They name150star engineers each year. D)They have people witha very high IQ.
17. A)Longyears ofjob training. C)Distinctiveacademic qualifications.
B) High emotionalintelligence. D)Devotion to theadvance ofscience.
18. A)Good interpersonal relationships. C)Sophisticated equipment.
B) Richworking experience. D)High motivation.
Passage Two
Questions19to 21are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
19. A)Adiary. C)Distinctiveacademic qualifications.
B) Afairy tale. D)Devotion to theadvance ofscience.
20. A)He was asports fan. C)Sophisticated equipment.
B) Heloved adventures. D)High motivation.
21. A)Encourage peopleto undertake adventures.
B) Publicisehis colourful and uniquelifestories.
C)Raisepeople’s environmental awareness.
D)Attract peopleto America’snational parks.
Passage Three
Questions22to 25are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
22. A)Thefirst infected victim. C)Thedoctorwho first identified it.
B) Acoastal village in Africa. D)Ariver running through theCongo.
23. A)They exhibit similarsymptoms. C)They have almostthe samemortality rate.
B) They can betreated with thesamedrug. D)They have both disappeared forgood.
24. A)By inhalingair polluted withthe virus. C)Bydrinking water from the Congo River.
B) Bycontacting contaminated body fluids. D)By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire.
25. A) More strains willevolve from theEbola virus.
B) Scientistswilleventually find cures forEbola.
C) AnotherEbolaepidemic may erupt soonerorlater.
D) Once infected, onewill become immunetoEbola.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst
time, youshould listen carefully forits general idea. When thepassageis read for the second time,
you arerequired to fillin theblanks with theexact wordsyou have justheard. Finally, when the
passageisread forthethird time, you shouldcheck whatyou havewritten.
Theideal companion machine would not only look,feel, and soundfriendly but would also be
programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those qualities that 26 otherpeopleenjoyable
wouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappeartobe 27 ,stimulatingand
easygoing. Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the
machinewouldremainslightly 28 andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst 29 ,itmightbesomewhat
hesitantand unassuming, butas itcame to knowthe userit would progress toamore 30 and
intimatestyle. Themachine would not bea passive 31 but would add its own suggestions,
information,andopinions;itwouldsometimes 32 indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwould
havea 33 ofitsown.
Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofpersonalnames
2oftenfascinatespeopleandneedsthemtotreatthemachineasifitwerealmosthuman.Suchfeatures
areeasilywrittenintothesoftware.Byintroducingadegreeofforcefulnessandhumour,themachine
could 34 avivid anduniquecharacter.
Friendships are not made ina day, and thecomputer would be more 35 as a friend ifit
simulated thegradual changes that occur when oneperson is gettingto knowanother. At an
appropriate timeitmight also express thekindofaffection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.
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