2013年6月英语六级听力原文第一套完整版

Part III Listening Comprehension

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Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation,

one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only

once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and

D), and decide which is the best answer

. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line

through the centre.

11.

W: What's wrong with your phone, Gary? I tried to call you all night yesterday.

M: I'm sorry. No one's able to get through yesterday. My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.

Q: What does the woman ask the man about?

12.

W: I finally found a really nice apartment that's within my price range.

M: Congratulations! Affordable housing is rare in this city. I've been looking for a suitable place since I got here six

months ago.

Q: What does the man mean?

13.

M: I got this in my mailbox today, but I don't know what it is. Do you have any idea?

W: Oh, that's your number for the new photocopier

. It acquires an access code. Everyone got one.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

14.

W: Jane told me that you'll be leaving at soon. Is it true?

M: Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end. And since she wants to go back to work, I've decided to take a

year off to raise the baby.

Q: What does the man mean?

15

M: We'll never find a parking space here. What about dropping you at thesouth gate and I'll find parking somewhere else.

W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town came to the mall today.

Q: What does the woman mean?

16

W: When will the computers be back online?

M: Probably not until tomorrow. The problem is more complicated than I thought.

Q: What does the man mean?

17

M: Did you catch Professor Smith on TV last night?

W: I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.

Q: What does the woman imply?

18

M: May I get this prescription refilled?

W: I'm sorry, sir

, but we can't give you a refill on that. You'll have to get a new prescription.

Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

W: Well, it's the South Theater Company. They want to know if we'd be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to

make to East Asia.

M: East Asia? uhh

…

and how much are they hoping to get from us?

W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don't know if they might settle for us.

M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind?

W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they'll give.

M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?

W: It seems so.

M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?

W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to

pay for something specific like travel or something, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently

in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.

M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that.

W: I know. But why don't we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover

there's something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of

course.

M: Good idea. Well, let's get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are

interested or not.

Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?

20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?

21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?

Conversation Two

W: Rock stars now face a new hazard --- voice abuse. After last week's announcement that Phil Collins might give up

touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don'ts of voice care.

Here in the studio today, we have Mr

. Paul Phillips, an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you

give to singers facing voice problems?

M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't

work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. Something else they need

to be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer

coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.

W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?

M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has

problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the

voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially

when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour

, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in

smoky places.

W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?

M: Warm you voice up before a show and warm it down after

.

Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. What does last week's announcement say about rock star

, Phil Collins?

23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?

24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?

25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

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