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2019年12月英语六级听力原文（卷一）
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Section A—— Conversation
Conversation 1
W： Professor Henderson could you give us a brief
overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of
research
M： Well the Center for Climate Research where I work s
the science of climate change to issues around economics and
policy.
Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of
climate change and all of the associated risks.
W： And how strong is the evidence that climate change
is happening that it's really something we need to be worried
about.
M： Well most of the science of climate change
particularly that to do with global warming is simply fact.
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But other aspects of the science are less certain or at
least more disputed.
And so we're really talking about risk what the
economics tells us is that it's probably cheaper to avoid
climate change to avoid the risk than it has to deal with the
likely consequences.
W： So what are we doing What can we do about it
M： Well I would argue that we need to develop the
science specifically to understand the likely impacts of
climate change in different contexts.
As I said we need to understand the best ways of
avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge
transition to low carbon energy systems and the transition is
a tremendous priority.
And for this to happen, we may need action on a global
scale from a political perspective.
We need to understand the terms on which major countries
like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement
because at the moment we don't have that consensus.
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W： Right.
M： And we also need to plan ahead so that we're in a
position to deal with the likely levels of climate change
which are already inevitable and even more so to for the
levels that are likely if we don't get those global
agreements.
Q1. What does Professor H say about his main area of
research
Q2. What does Professor H say about climate change
Q3. What does Professor H say is a top priority in
combating climate change
Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do to better deal
with climate change
Conversation 2
W： I have many business English students. When I teach
the classroom, we often end up talking about things like
success and what leads to success. And it's interesting that
many of them mention the element of luck.
M： Right.
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W： Luck is important to success. But since you've seen
that fantastic video on the TED Talks website by Richard St.
John, he doesn't mention luck at all.
M： Well, I'm a firm believer that people can make their
own luck. I mean what people regard as luck, you can actually
create, to a degree.
W： Sure. I think a lot of what people consider luck is
attributed to how you respond to the opportunities that come
your way.
M： Yes. Very good point.
W： Seizing the opportunities. But was there any point
in the video that you thought was particularly interesting
M： Yes. Actually there was. Something very impressive
to me as many people think that luck is important and that
natural talent is something you must have in order to be
successful. And in the video we saw, the point about getting
good at something is not about having some natural talent.
It's all about practice, practice, practice.
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W： Definitely yeah. Natural talent helps in some way
but at the end of the day you really do need to work hard and
get really really good at what you do.
M： Sure.
W： I thought one interesting thing in the video was the
idea of passion being so important and that people who really
love what they do. Of course you're going to want to work
harder and put the time and effort into it. And the funny
thing is that if you love what you do and are really
passionate about it and work really hard, the money kind of
comes automatically.
Q5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
Q6. What is the woman’s view of luck
Q7. What is the chief point the TED Talks video makes
Q8. What does the woman think is the funny thing in the
TED Talks video
Section B
Passage One
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Devil’s Tower, the first national monument in America,
could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.
Its sheer rock size sweep up from a broad base until they cut
off abruptly at the flat summit. Rising more than one
thousand feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains at
Wyoming. The massive column of rock looks as though it was
dropped down into this location from a different time and
place. In a sense it was, Devil’s Tower is a relic of the
past. When the melted rock of the earth’s core forced its
way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano. As the
centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and
cracking into long columns. Born in fire and fury, Devil’s
Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and
water.
The outer layers of the volcano were worn away until the
hard core stood completely exposed. Small wonder that an
Indian legend described Devil’s Tower as being formed by
supernatural powers. The legend says that when seven girls
were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small
rock, and appealed to the rock god for help. The god caused
the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground,
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while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.
Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the
tower in rock as seven shining stars in the night’s sky.
Q9： What does Devil’s Tower look like
Q10： What caused the volcano’s outer layer to wear
away
Q11： What does Indian legend say about Devil’s Tower
Q12： How did the rock god help the seven girls in the
Indian legend
Passage Two
It’s no accident that most gas stations have convenient
stores attached. Few of us can fill up the tank without
buying a few snacks, cigarettes, soft drinks or other items
we can live without. “I deserve it!” that's what hard-
working men and women say to justify their lavish vacations,
big stereo systems or regular restaurant meals. They do
deserve such indulgences. However, they also deserve a home
of their own, a secure retirement and freedom from worrying
about unpaid bills.
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