2011年12月六级听力原文及答案

2011年12月大学英语六级考试SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.M:Idon’tknowwhattodo.IhavetodrivetoChicagonextFridayformycousin’swedding,butIhavegotaPsychologytesttopreparefor.W:Whydon’tyourecordyournotessoyoucanstudyontheway?Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?12.M:ProfessorWright,youmayhavetofindanotherstudenttoplaythisrole,thelinesaresolongandIsimplycan’trememberthemall.W:Look,Tony.Itisstillalongtimebeforethefirstshow.Idon’texpectyoutoknowallthelinesyet.Justkeeppracticing.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?13.M:Hello,thisisDr.MartinfromtheEmergencyDepartment.Ihaveamalepatientwithafracturedankle.W:Oh,wehaveonebedavailableinward3,sendhimhereandIwilltakecareofhim.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?14.W:SinceSimonwillgraduatethisMay,theschoolpaperneedsaneweditor.Soifyouareinterested,Iwillbehappytonominateyou.M:Thanksforconsideringme.Butthebaseballteamisstartingupanewseason.AndI’mafraidIhavealotonmyhands.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.W:HaveyouheardthenewsthatJameSmeilhasresignedhispostasprimeminister?M:Well,Igotitfromtheheadlinesthismorning.It’sreportedthathemadepublicatthisdecisionatthelastcabinetmeeting.Q:whatdowelearnaboutJameSmeil?16.W:Themorningpapersaysthespaceshuttleistakingoffat10a.m.tomorrow.M:Yeah,it’sjustanotheroneofthisyear’sroutinemissions.Thefirstmissionwasundertakenadecadeagoandbroadcastlivethenworldwide.Q:whatcanweinferfromthisconversation?17.M:Wedoalotofcampinginthemountains.Whatwouldyourecommendfortwopeople?W:You’dprobablybebetteroffwiththefourrealdrivevehicle.Wehaveseveraloff-roadtrucksinstock,bothnewandused.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?18.W:Ihearyoudidsomeseriousshoppingthispastweekend.M:Yeah,thespeakersofmyoldstereofinallygaveoutandtherewasnowaytorepairthem.Q:Whatdidthemandoovertheweekend?ConversationOneW:Now,couldyoutellmewheretheideaforthebusinessfirstcamefrom?M:Well,theoriginalshopwasopenedbyaretiredprinterbythenameofGruby.MrGrubybeingleft-handedhimself,thoughtoftheideatotrytopromoteafewproductsforleft-handers.W:Andhowdidhethengoaboutactuallysettingupthebusiness?M:Well,helookedforanyleft-handedproductsthatmightalreadybeonthemarketwhichwereveryfew.Andthencontactedthemanufactureswiththeideaofhavingproductsproducedforhim,mainlyinthescissorsrangetostartwith.W:Right.Soyoudocommissionsomepartofyourstock.M:Yes,verymuchso.About75percentofourstockisspeciallymadeforus.W:Andtherestofit?M:Hmm,therestofitnow,some25,30yearsafterMr.Gruby’sinitialefforts,therearemoreleft-handedproductactuallyonthemarket.Manufacturesarenowbeginningtoseethatthereisamarketforleft-handedproducts.W:Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?M:Therangeconsistsofavarietyofscissorsfromchildrenscissorstoscissorsfortailors,hairdressersetc.Wealsohavealargerangeofkitchenware.W:What’sthecompetitionlike?Doyouhavequitealotofcompetition?M:Thereareotherpeopleinthebusinessnowinspecialists,butonlyasmail-orderoutlets.ButwehaveashophereincentralLondonplusamail-orderoutlet.Andwearewithoutanydoubtthelargestsupplieroftheleft-handeditems.Q19:Whatkindofbusinessdoesthemanengagedin?Q20:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisstockofproducts?Q21:Whatdoesthemansayaboutotherpeopleinhislineofbusiness?ConversationTwoM:Canwemakeyouanoffer?Wewouldliketorunthecampaignforfourextraweeks.W:well,canwesummarizetheproblemfrommypointofview?Firstofall,thecampaignwaslate.Itmissedtwoimportanttradeaffairs.Theadsalsodidnotappearintokeymagazines.Asaresult,thecampaignfailed.Doyouacceptthatsummaryofwhathappened?M:well,thedelaywasn’tentirelyourfault.Youdidinfactmakelatechangestothespecificationsoftheadvertisements.W:Uh,actually,youwerelatewiththeinitialproposalssoyouhaveverylittletimeandinfact,weonlyaskedforsmallchanges.M:Wellwhatever,canwerepeatouroffertorunthecampaignfor4extraweeks?W:That’snotreallythepoint.Thecampaignmissedtwokeytradeaffairs.Becauseofthis,weareaskingyoueithertorepeatthecampaignnextyearforfree,orweonlypay50%ofthefeeforthisyear.M:Couldwesuggesta20%reductiontothefeetogetherwiththefourweeksustentiontothecampaign.W:Wearenothappy.Welostbusiness.M:Ithinkwebothmademistakes.Theresponsibilityisonbothsides.W:Ok,let’ssuggestanewsolution.Howabouta40%cutinfee,orafreerepeatcampaign?M:Well,let’stakeabreak,we’renotgettingveryfar.Perhapsweshouldthinkaboutthis.22:Whatdowelearnabouttheman’scompany?23:Whywasthecampaigndelayedaccordingtotheman?24:Whatdoesthewomanproposeasasolutiontotheproblem?25:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydoattheendoftheconversation?SectionBPassageOneTheUniversityofTennessee’sWaltersLifeSciencesbuilding,isamodelanimalfacility,spotlesslyclean,carefulinobtainingpriorapprovalforexperimentsfromananimalcarecommittee.Ofthe15,000micehousethereinatypicalyear,mostgivetheirlivesforhumanity.Thesearegoodmiceandassuchwonthepro