大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試一本全[字幕版]第3課[00:01.41]Test3[00:05.23]SectionA[00:06.76]Directions:Inthissection,[00:10.81]youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.[00:15.23]Attheendofeachconversation,[00:17.86]oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.[00:21.47]Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.[00:26.28]Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.[00:29.56]Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),[00:36.34]anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.[00:38.97]ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2[00:44.00]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.[00:46.51]Nowlet'sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.[00:51.21]1.M:Hey,Mary,someofusintheOutdoorClubare第1頁(yè)共21頁(yè)goingcampingthisweekend.[00:58.22]Ifyouareinterested,youcancomealong,too![01:01.29]W:I'dloveit!But...notifyouclimbmountains,forI'mscaredstiffofheights.[01:07.52]Q:Whatisthewoman'sreactiontotheman'sinvitation?[01:26.33]2.W:Youmusthaveenjoyedusingyournewcameraonyourtrip.[01:32.02]M:Iwouldhave,butIleftitinthecarwithmyfriendwhodrovemetotheairport.[01:37.27]Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscamera?[01:55.53]3.M:Wouldyouliketojoinusforaridearoundtheseaside?[02:01.33]W:Whatapleasantwaytospendahotday![02:04.06]Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?[02:20.39]4.W:I'mgoingtothezootodosomedrawingsofelephantstoday.[02:28.04]M:MayIgowithyou?Ihavethesameassignment.[02:31.33]Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanandthewomanfromtheconversation?[02:50.20]5.W:IthoughtPaulmighthelpmetofigureoutthecomputerprogram.第2頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[02:56.76]M:PaulisaboutthelastpersonI'daskifIwereyou.[03:01.14]Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPaul?[03:19.31]6.M:Martincertainlyshowsgreatenthusiasmforthetenniscourse.[03:25.00]W:Ifonlyheshowedasmuchforhisstudies.[03:28.72]Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutMartin?[03:47.52]7.W:ThisTVsetisnotworkingproperly.Isupposeweshouldbuyanewone,[03:54.74]butIdon'tseehowwecanafforditrightnow.[03:57.81]M:Ifonlywehadn'tboughtthecar.[04:00.32]Q:Whydidn'ttheybuyanotherTVset?[04:19.44]8.W:Hey,John,doyouwanttocomeshoppingwithme?[04:24.03]MydadjustgavememymonthlyallowanceandIwanttoblowitall.[04:28.73]M:Thatsoundsjustlikeyou.Can'tyousaveafewpenniesforarainyday?[04:34.52]Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?[04:52.19]Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.[04:55.45]ConversationOne[04:57.09]W:Mr.Kim.Lotsofpeoplearesufferingfrombeing第3頁(yè)共21頁(yè)unabletosleep,includingme.[05:03.58]M:Well,youmustbefeelingbad,twistingaround,[05:06.75]tryingtofindacomfortableposition,butyou'reprobablyonlymakingmattersworse.[05:12.00]W:Really,Ithoughtchangingpositionswouldhelp.[05:15.83]M:That'snotright.Whathappensisthatyourheartrateactuallyincreases,[05:20.39]makingitmoredifficulttorelax.[05:22.36]Youmayalsohavesomebadhabitsthatcontributetotheproblem.[05:26.74]W:Really?Likewhat?[05:28.48]M:Doyourestfrequentlyduringtheday?Doyougetvirtuallynoexercise,[05:33.40]ordoyouexercisetoomuchlateintheday?[05:36.47]Doyouthinkaboutsleepalotorsleeplateonweekends?[05:40.52]W:You'retalkingaboutme!I'mleadingalifelikethat.[05:44.56]Iguesslotsofpeopledolikethis.[05:47.40]M:Haha!Anyofthesefactsmightbeleadingtoyourinsomnia[05:51.89]bydisruptingyourbody'snaturalrhythm.第4頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[05:54.29]W:Whatshouldwedothenonthosesleeplessnights?[05:57.79]Shouldwetakesomesleepingpills?[05:59.76]M:Don'tbotherwithsleepingpills;[06:01.84]theycanactuallycauseworseinsomnialater.[06:04.69]W:Ithoughtsleepingpillswouldhelp.[06:07.09]What'reyoursuggestionsforouraudiences?[06:10.15]M:Thebestthingtodoistodrinkmilkoreatcheeseortunafish.[06:14.86]Theyareallrichinaminoacidthathelpsproduceasubstanceinthebrainthatinducessleep.[06:21.20]Thissubstancewillhelpyourelax.[06:23.72]Andyou'llbeonthewaytogetagoodnight'ssleep.[06:27.54]W:I'msoexcitedtohearallthis.[06:30.17]Iguessmanyofuswillchangeourwayoflifesincetheyhavelistenedtotheirtalk.[06:35.51]M:Yoursleepingwillbecomebetterandbetterifyouinsist.[06:39.23]W:I'msureIwill!Thankyoumuchforyouradviceandthanksforjoiningusthisevening![06:45.17]M:It'smypleasure.[06:46.38]Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyou第5頁(yè)共21頁(yè)havejustheard.[06:51.40]9.Whereisthetalkmostprobablybeinggiven?[07:10.35]10.Accordingtothespeaker,whathappenswhenyouturnandtwisttogetcomfortable?[07:32.42]11.Accordingtothespeaker,whatsometimescausespeopletohavetroublesleeping?[07:54.22]12.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutsleepingpills?[08:13.69]ConversationTwo[08:15.08]W:Hi,morning!What'sup?[08:17.48]M:Nicetoseeyouonwaytowork.[08:19.89]W:Ijustreadacuriousfact.[08:22.41]M:Whatisit?Ilikecuriousthings.[08:25.08]W:Didyouknowthatpeoplewhospendlessthantenminutes[08:28.47]inagiftshoparefivetimesmorelikelytomakeapurchase[08:32.19]thanthosewhospendhalfanhourthere?[08:34.59]M:WasitanarticleintheMorningNews?[08:37.22]Isawit,too.Butthink,ifsomeonerunsintoagiftshopfortenminutes,[08:42.47]it'susuallytomakeaspecificpurchase.That'swhytheywouldjustspendashortperiodoftime.第6頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[08:48.05]W:Andsomeonewhospendsmoretimetheremaybejustlooking.[08:51.88]M:Exactly.Haven'tyouevergoneintoastorethinking[08:55.71]thatyou'dbuysomething,andthentalkyourselfoutofit?[08:58.77]W:Yes,Ihave.EspeciallywhenIthoughtIcouldgetitforlesselsewhere,[09:03.47]orIreallydidn'tneeditafterall.[09:06.09]M:Exactly.Butifyourunintobuysomethingspecificandhaveverylittletime,[09:11.24]youpickitup,payforitimmediatelyandthenleave.[09:14.19]W:That'strue.Maybeweshouldlearnalessonfromthat.[09:17.58]Takeyourtimeandyou'llspendlessmoney.Wealwayshavetobudgetourmoneywell.[09:23.16]M:Idoubtifthatwouldbetrueinallstores,though.[09:26.45]Inadepartmentstore,forinstance,[09:28.52]youmayseeasweaterorsomethingyouneverintendedtobuy[09:31.81]andbuyitbecauseyouhavetimetolookaround.[09:34.87]W:That'ssometimestrue.Everytheoryhasits第7頁(yè)共21頁(yè)conditions![09:39.35]M:Yes,you'reright.Hereweare!Theofficeisniceandwarm.[09:43.84]W:I'llseeyousoon.Haveaniceday![09:46.36]Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.[09:52.26]13.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?[10:12.51]14.Whatfacthavethemanandwomanlearnedaboutthegiftshops?[10:33.17]15.Whatdoesthemansayaboutpeoplewhoshopquickly?[10:53.35]SectionB[10:54.96]Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.[11:00.87]Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.[11:05.46]Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.[11:10.60]Afteryouhearaquestion,[11:13.22]youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).[11:20.12]ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet第8頁(yè)共21頁(yè)2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.[11:26.46]PassageOne[11:28.10]DespiteitsenormoussizetheAirbusA380stillmanagestolookgraceful.[11:35.32]Thedouble-deckerplanethatcancarryover550passengersdwarfsallothercommercialaircraft.[11:44.40]LatertodayonewilllandforthefirsttimeintheUK.[11:48.55]WingsareproducedhereinNorthWalesandtraveledbyland,riverandseaforassemblyinFrance.[11:57.08]UntilnowtheBoeing747Jumbowastheworld'sbiggestpassengerplane,butnolonger.[12:05.40]A380isashighasan8-storeybuilding,[12:09.88]take-offthrustfromtheplane'sfourenginesequals2500familycars.[12:16.44]Withoutseats,itcancontain10squashcourts.[12:20.93]ButtheEuropeanAirbuswillsoonhaveanAmericanrival,[12:25.96]Boeing's787Dreamliner,whichissmaller,[12:30.88]canflyfurther,andisn'trestrictedtolargeairports.[12:35.47]Theseaircraftsrepresentextraordinary第9頁(yè)共21頁(yè)technologicalbreakthrough,[12:40.62]reducingfuelemissionsbyabout20%,[12:44.33]muchbetterconditionsinsidetheaircraftandoffering[12:48.49]bothairlinesandpassengersmuchgreaterflexibilityintheirlong-hauledjourneys.[12:54.72]A380mayoffershopsandacasinoorevenagym[12:59.86]sothatitsgood-valueseatswillwintheairlinebattle.[13:04.13]Criticsofthenewaircraftincludingenvironmentalists[13:09.38]sayitmightbemorefuelefficientperpassengerthanotherjets,[13:13.87]butthebenefitswe'llgetfromitareadropintheocean[13:17.91]comparedtothehugeclimateemissionsfromaviation.[13:21.52]Andaviationisthefastestgrowingsourceofclimate-changinggases[13:27.10]bothinBritainandworldwide.[13:29.72]Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.第10頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[13:34.64]16.WhereistheAirbusA380assembled?[13:55.32]17.Whatisthebiggestpassengerplaneintheworld?[14:14.28]18.WhatenablesA380toattractpassengersandwintheairlinebattle?[14:35.62]19.WhatdocriticssayaboutA380?[14:54.41]PassageTwo[14:57.04]Moods,saytheexperts,areemotionsthattendtobecomefixed,[15:02.61]influencingone'soutlookforhours,daysorevenweeks.[15:06.66]That'sgreatifyourmoodisapleasantone,[15:09.72]butitwillbeaproblemifyouaresad,anxious,angryorsimplylonely.[15:15.63]Perhapsoneofthebestwaystodealwithsuchmoodsistotalkthemout:[15:21.10]sometimes,though,thereisnoonetolisten.Modernscienceoffersanabundanceofdrugs.[15:27.77]Butscientistshavealsodiscoveredtheeffectivenessofseveralnon-drugapproaches[15:33.79]tomakeyouloosefromanunwantedmood.Thesecanbejustasusefulasdrugs,[15:39.70]andhavetheaddedbenefitofbeingnonpoisonous.第11頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[15:43.41]Sothenexttimeyoufeeloutofsorts,[15:46.14]don'theadforthedrugstore—trythefollowingapproach.[15:49.76]Ofallthemood-alteringself-helptechniques,[15:53.04]physicalexerciseseemstobethemostefficientcureforabadmood.[15:57.85]“Ifyoucouldkeepuptheexercise,you'dbeinhighspirits,”saysKathrynLance,[16:04.84]authorofRunningforHealthandBeauty.[16:07.80]Thereisobviouslyalinkbetweenphysicalactivityandmoodchanges.[16:12.61]Researchershaveexplainedbiochemicalandvariousotherchanges[16:17.54]thatmakeexercisecomparefavorablytodrugsasamood-raiser.[16:22.68]Physicalexertionsuchashousework,however,doeslittle,[16:27.27]probablybecauseitisnotintensiveenough,andpeopleusuallydoitunwillingly.[16:33.61]Thekeyisphysicalexercise-running,cycling,walking,[16:38.43]swimmingorotherrepetitiveandsustained第12頁(yè)共21頁(yè)activitiesthatboosttheheartrate,[16:44.44]increasecirculationandimprovethebody'sutilizationofoxygen.[16:49.26]Dothemforatleast20minutesasessionthreetofivetimesaweek.[16:54.61]Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.[16:59.97]20.Whatistheproblemoftalkingbadmoodsout?[17:18.43]21.Whatdoesthespeakerpreferasamood-raiser?[17:38.36]22.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofhousework?[17:55.43]PassageThree[17:57.83]I'msurealmosteveryoneofyoulookedatyourwatchorataclock[18:02.43]beforeyoucametoclasstoday.[18:04.18]Watchesandclocksseemasmuchpartofourlifeasbreathingoreating.[18:10.08]Andyet,doyouknowthatwatchesandclocks[18:13.26]wereveryrareintheUnitedStatesuntilthelate1850s.[18:17.95]Inthelate1700speopledidn'tknowtheexacttimeunlesstheywerenearaclock.[18:23.64]ThosedelightfulclocksinthesquaresofEuropean第13頁(yè)共21頁(yè)townswerebuiltforthepublic.[18:29.44]Afterall,mostcitizenssimplycouldn'taffordapersonalclock.[18:34.03]Well,untilthe1800s,inEuropeandtheUnitedStates,[18:38.41]themainpurposeofawatch,whichwasonagoldchain,[18:42.78]wastoshowothershowwealthyyouwere.[18:45.63]Theword“watch”didn'tevenentertheEnglishlanguageuntilnearly1900.[18:51.43]Bythen,therapidpaceofindustrializationintheUnitedStates[18:55.80]meantthatmeasuringtimehadbecomeessential.[18:59.41]Howcouldthefactoryworkergettoworkontime,[19:02.47]unlessheorsheknewexactlywhattimeitwas.[19:06.08]Sinceefficiencywasnowmeasuredbyhowfastthejobwasdone,[19:10.24]everyonewasinterestedintimeandpayattentiontotheimportanceoftime.[19:16.25]Andsinceindustrializationmadepossiblethemanufactureoflargequantitiesofgoods,[19:21.94]watchesbecamefairlyinexpensive.[19:24.57]Furthermore,electriclightskeptfactoriesgoing第14頁(yè)共21頁(yè)aroundtheclock.[19:28.94]Being“ontime”hadenteredthelanguageandlifeofeverycitizen.[19:34.30]Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.[19:39.66]23.Whatisthetopicdiscussedinthispassage?[19:58.75]24.Whatwastrueofwatchesbeforethe1850s?[20:20.24]25.Accordingtothespeaker,whydidsomepeoplewearwatchesinthe1800s?[20:41.81]SectionC[20:43.31]Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.[20:48.89]Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,[20:51.84]youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.[20:55.12]Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,[20:58.54]youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33[21:03.68]withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.[21:06.41]Forblanksnumberedfrom34to36youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.[21:13.41]Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheard第15頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[21:18.66]orwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.[21:22.16]Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,[21:26.76]youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.[21:28.94]Nowlistentothepassage.[21:31.79]Healthcostshavebeenrisingformiddleclassfamilies.[21:35.99]NearlyoneinfiveAmericanscannotaffordhealthinsurance.[21:40.37]Contrastthatwithhealthinsurancecompaniesingreatfinancialshape.[21:45.30]UnitedHealthGroupprofitsup38percentthisquarter.[21:50.76]Thecompany'sCEOWilliamisleavingwithareported1.1-billion-dollarretirementpension.[21:58.31]Evenheadmittedreportsofastockoptionscandal.[22:02.03]Thegapbetweenthewealthyandtheworkingisexpanding.[22:06.07]Andithasbeenthegreatesttransferofwealthfromthemiddleclasstotheeliteclass[22:11.87]whichwehaveeverseeninourhistory.[22:14.39]Corporationsarehandingoutprofitstotheir第16頁(yè)共21頁(yè)shareholders[22:18.76]andpinkslipstotheirAmericanemployees.[22:21.28]IBMreporteda47%jumpinquarterlyprofitsandlayoffsof400USengineers.[22:30.03]TheDowJohnsIndexjumpedabovethe12000thresholdforthefirsttime.[22:35.61]Butformiddleclassworkers,jobgrowthisslow,[22:40.09]thehousingmarketcoolingandpaychecksshrinking.[22:44.13]We'vealwaysviewedourselvesasacountry[22:46.98]thatprovidesupwardmobilitytoeveryonewhoworkshardandthat,[22:51.57]inAmerica,youcanachievethemiddleclassdream,ifyoudoso.[22:55.95]Andrightnowthemiddleclassisnotdoingverywell.[22:59.99]Higherearningsforthecorporateclass,[23:02.73]lesssecurityforthemiddleclass.AccordingtotheAFL-CIO,[23:08.20]theaverageCEO,nottheCEOatthetop,[23:13.12]buttheaveragechiefexecutiveofficermakes431times[23:19.03]thesalaryofamediumworkerintheUnitedStates.[23:22.52]Nowthepassagewillbereadagain.第17頁(yè)共21頁(yè)[23:26.46]Healthcostshavebeenrisingformiddleclassfamilies.[23:31.06]NearlyoneinfiveAmericanscannotaffordhealthinsurance.[23:35.00]Contrastthatwithhealthinsurancecompaniesingreatfinancialshape.[23:40.13]UnitedHealthGroupprofitsup38percentthisquarter.[23:45.93]Thecompany'sCEOWilliamisleavingwithareported1.1-billion-dollarretirementpension.[23:53.26]Evenheadmittedreportsofastockoptionscandal.[23:57.09]Thegapbetweenthewealthyandtheworkingisexpanding.[24:01.23]Andithasbeenthegreatesttransferofwealthfromthemiddleclasstotheeliteclass[24:06.81]whichwehaveeverseeninourhistory.[24:09.33]Corporationsarehandingoutprofitstotheirshareholders[24:13.49]andpinkslipstotheirAmericanemployees.[24:16.65]IBMreporteda47%jumpinquarterlyprofitsandlayoffsof400USengineers.[24:24.97]TheDowJohnsIndexjumpedabovethe12000threshold第18頁(yè)共21頁(yè)forthefirsttime.[24:30.98]Butformiddleclassworkers,jobgrowthisslow,[24:35.14]thehousingmarketcoolingandpaychecksshrinking.[25:48.36]We'vealwaysviewedourselvesasacountry[25:50.94]thatprovidesupwardmobilitytoeveryonewhoworkshardandthat,[25:55.97]inAmerica,youcanachievethemiddleclassdream,ifyoudoso.[26:00.23]Andrightnowthemiddleclassisnotdoingverywell.[26:04.40]Higherearningsforthecorporateclass,[26:07.02]lesssecurityforthemiddleclass.[27:19.36]AccordingtotheAFL-CIO,[27:21.98]theaverageCEO,nottheCEO