2020大学英语六级听力模拟卷4（附原文）

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【听力原文】
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. 
At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. 
Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 
After you hear a question, 
you must choose the best answer from the four choices 
marked A), B), C) and D). 
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 
with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
W: Sit down, please, Mr. Black.
I hope you enjoyed your journey.
M: Of course, I did. It was a wonderful trip.
W: And I suspect this morning we'd like to get down to business.
How would you like to proceed with the negotiations?
M: I'm here at your disposal.
W: Let's draw up an agenda for our discussion, shall we?
M: Fine.
One of the items for our agenda 
would be the supply of computers to China 
in the second half of this year.
As you know, our current contract is about to expire,
and we will need to discuss a new one.
W: Certainly, we are ready to hear your proposals.
M: Something else I'd like to discuss 
is the possibility of establishing a long-term agreement 
between my corporation and yours.
W: Yes. So long as it's in the interest of both sides, let's talk about it.
Is there anything else you'd like to achieve on this visit?
M: Yes. I'd like to build on the fact 
that we have had a very cooperative relationship 
in the past few years.
Your government now has a policy 
of opening up to the outside world.
My ambition is to promote trade between our two corporations.
It is said a new policy is being put into practice in your foreign trade.
Is that true?
W: Yes, but we still stick to a consistent policy in our foreign trade.
We insist on the principle of equality and mutual benefit,
as well as exchanging needed goods.
M: Would you give us a brief account of the new practices 
you have adopted?
W: We have adopted, for example, payment by installments.
M: We are very glad that you have such a friendly attitude.
W: It'll benefit both of us.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What's the main purpose of the man's visit?
2. What can we learn about the relationship between the two speakers?
3. What's the woman's principle in foreign trade based on?
4. What new practice has been adopted by the woman's company?
Conversation Two
W: Welcome to this edition of Talk of the Nation.
We're talking this hour about how and why 
people might become addicted to things other than drugs.
Dr. James at Maryland University has put together a support group 
for students who find themselves addicted to the Internet.
He joins me now.
M: Thank you very much for inviting me.
W: Is Internet addiction a relatively new thing?
M: Well, some people have been involved with the Internet for years 
and may have been addicted for a while.
It's certainly growing on college campuses.
W: How does it present itself?
M: Well, some of them have issues like relationship problems,
or problems maintaining their grades 
because they are spending so much time on the Net.
W: I myself have a strong urge to go surfing on the Net 
whenever I have time.
How do I know when my impulse to go online 
will turn me into an Internet addict?
M: Uh... I'm not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue,
but I think a real important thing is to examine 
what's going on with you when you are not on the Net.
If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressed or empty or lonely 
and you really look forward to those times 
when you can be online to be connected with other people in that way,
then, I think, a serious issue is starting to happen.
W: What if you start giving up other things, like going out for a walk...
is that a symptom?
M: Well, people need to have some sort of balance in life.
If you can, spend some time on the Internet 
and then take a walk at a different time of the day.
In fact, one of the things we suggest in the group 
is to somehow break the pattern.
Go out and take a walk, 
and then come back before you get back online.
W: So that's how we can avoid Internet addiction.
Thank you very much, Dr. James.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. What alarming phenomenon is Dr. James referring to?
6. Why do some students have problems maintaining their grades?
7. What does Dr. James regard as a really serious issue?
8. What does Dr. James suggest at the end of the conversation?
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. 
At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 
Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 
After you hear a question, 
you must choose the best answer from the four choices 
marked A), B), C) and D). 
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 
with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
The Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco 
with the suburbs to the north.
Each day about 100,000 automobiles cross the bridge 
taking people to and from the city.
More than half of them cross the bridge 
during the morning and evening rush hours.
With traffic so heavy, the trip is not pleasant.
Now, however,
there is at least one group of happy commuters.
These are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it.
They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much 
that most of them say they will never go by car again.
The ferry they take is spacious, quiet and comfortable.
Commuters can enjoy the sun on deck.
In the morning they can have breakfast in the coffee shop.
And in the evening they can order a drink in the bar 
while looking at the beautiful scenery.
The trip takes only 30 minutes and is not very costly.
But best of all,
being on a boat seems to make people 
feel more friendly toward each other.
There has already been a marriage of two commuters 
who met on the ferry.
Because the ferry has been so successful,
there are plans to use other still larger boats.
There is also a proposal for a high speed boat 
that will make the trip in only 15 minutes.
But not everyone is happy about that.
A lot of people feel that half an hour is just enough time to relax.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. According to the speaker,
how do commuters feel about crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car?
10. What does the speaker say about ferry commuters?
11. How do commuters respond to plans for the future of the ferry?
Passage Two
The worldwide organization of the Red Cross 
stems from the idea of Henri Dunant, a Swiss banker.
In 1838, at the age of ten,
Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison.
There he saw prisoners chained together
exercising in the yard and breaking stones along the road.
This experience left a deep impression on him 
and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves 
and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty.
On 24th June 1859 while on his way from Geneva to France,
Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies.
It was one of the fiercest battles of the 19th century.
Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention 
given to the wounded,
Dunant decided that volunteer service had to be organized.
He gathered together a number of women 
who attended the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities 
and helped the surgeons as best as they could.
From that battle,
Dunant determined to form a body of people 
who would rally together in times of war 
and attend to the needs of the wounded and dying.
Dunant held that a suffering human being 
should be helped for his own sake 
only without regard to race, religion, or political beliefs.
Many European states supported him and on 22nd August 1864,
the first Geneva Convention was signed.
This lays down that once a soldier is wounded,
he and everyone who comes to his help cease to be an enemy.
A symbol by which the relief workers 
could be recognized was devised.
As a tribute to Switzerland,
the symbol was the Swiss flag reversed.
That is a red cross on a white ground.
So the Red Cross was born.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12. What first led Henri Dunant to think of helping the oppressed?
13. What did Henri Dunant do 
during the battle between the French and Austrian armies?
14. What was Henri Dunant's belief when he founded the Red Cross?
15. Why was the symbol of the Red Cross 
designed with a red cross on white ground?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear recordings of lectures or talks 
followed by some questions. 
The recordings will be played only once. 
After you hear a question, 
you must choose the best answer from the four choices 
marked A), B), C) and D). 
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 
with a single line through the centre.
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 18.
Today I will talk about nursing home neglect.
The problem can occur anywhere and can take many shapes.
What makes this particularly dangerous 
is that it can be overlooked or ignored for so long.
Even upon repeated visits to a nursing home,
the signs of nursing home neglect can remain hidden.
In order to understand the scope of the problem,
it is important to know the different types of nursing home neglect.
First, personal cleanliness neglect.
For some elderly nursing home residents,
standards of personal cleanliness are difficult to maintain 
without assistance from staff.
Without external help,
residents are left to shift for themselves 
for a clean change of clothes or even such basics as oral cleanliness.
Victims of nursing home neglect may not receive the help 
they need with bathing and general cleanliness.
Second, basic needs neglect.
Though families often decide nursing homes 
are the best place for their elderly loved ones to receive care,
nursing home neglect may take the form of a failure 
to provide basic needs.
Food and water are the building blocks of life,
but a common problem for victims of nursing home neglect 
is thirst and malnutrition.
Third, medical neglect.
As with basic needs,
most families assume that a nursing home will provide 
the necessary medical care for their loved ones.
This is not always the case.
Pressure sores, or bed sores,
are a major problem in nursing homes 
and result from remaining in a seated or lying position 
for a great length of time;
they must be dealt with in a timely manner 
to preserve patient health.
Untreated cuts, too,
must be dealt with quickly to prevent systemic infection in elderly,
immune-compromised patients.
Additionally, many elderly people need medicine to survive.
In countless cases nursing homes fail to treat entirely.
Fourth, emotional neglect.
One of the most difficult types of nursing home neglect to identify 
does not manifest itself in obvious physical signs.
Emotional neglect can be as harmful as any physical neglect 
but can be much more subtle in its manifestation.
Overburdened staff can often let the stress of their everyday tasks
prevent friendly interaction with residents.
Elderly people are susceptible to depression 
and may retreat to their rooms,
withdraw from social activities,
and be in need of emotional support and connection.
16. Why is it hard for the elderly residents 
to maintain personal cleanliness in nursing homes?
17. What causes pressure sores of the elderly residents 
in nursing homes?
18. What do we learn about emotional neglect?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 19 to 21.
A mobile office is, quite literally,
an office which is capable of mobility.
This means that wherever in the country that office is needed,
it can be relocated to.
Mobile offices are commonly used by salespeople 
who have to work out of their normal company offices.
As salespeople often travel the length and breadth of the country 
looking for people who are interested in what they are selling,
they often need someplace to set up a temporary office 
as they may spend a long period of time in one place.
It is then easy for salespeople or people with a similar occupation 
who are working away from their main offices 
to connect with their company via the portable computers,
such as laptops and mobile phones.
It is for this reason also that a mobile office is ideal---
the office can be transported 
from one location to another with relative ease.
The staff who are currently employed within the temporary office 
then do not have to put in much effort 
to making the temporary office functional and efficient for the job 
that they need to do 
and work can often be started almost immediately.
There are many advantages to renting a mobile office.
For example,
this office is a lot cheaper 
than renting a hall or a building for temporary office work.
If one were to rent an already standing building,
such things as heating and flowing water 
may have to be paid for on top of the rent.
With a mobile office, one does not have to pay for heating 
but may instead use a portable heater 
that runs off mains electricity.
Mobile offices can be connected to mains electricity 
or can be connected to a generator 
which provides electricity to the portable office.
This allows people working within a mobile office 
to use devices such as laptops,
printers and photocopiers and a kettle freely.
A portable office is not as basic as some may believe---
it may be described as a continuation of a main office.
A portable office may also be specifically designed 
to meet an office need.
A hired building may not have everything needed to convert it 
into a fully functioning and effective office environment.
After a mobile office has been converted into a functioning office,
it can be freely moved around the country
to suit the needs of whoever is using it.
There are many companies these days 
that specialise in mobile offices,
so finding one to provide a mobile office is not difficult.
Many companies can provide a mobile office 
tailored to the type of work that needs to be done.
19. Why do salespeople need a mobile office?
20. What is the advantage of mobile offices?
21. What do we learn about mobile offices?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 22 to 25.
Good morning.
Today I'd like to talk about electronic cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated devices 
designed to deliver nicotine 
with flavorings and other chemicals 
to users in vapor instead of smoke.
They can be manufactured to resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes,
cigars or pipes,
or even everyday items like pens or USB memory sticks;
newer devices, such as those with fillable tanks,
may look different.
More than 250 different e-cigarette brands 
are currently on the market.
While e-cigarettes are often promoted 
as safer alternatives to traditional cigarettes,
which deliver nicotine by burning tobacco,
little is actually known yet 
about the health risks of using these devices.
Cigarette smoking remains 
the leading preventable cause of sickness and mortality,
responsible for over 400,000 deaths in the United States each year.
E-cigarettes are designed to simulate the act of tobacco smoking 
by producing something 
that looks and feels like tobacco smoke and delivers nicotine 
but with less of the toxic chemicals produced by burning tobacco leaves.
Because they deliver nicotine without burning tobacco,
e-cigarettes appear as if they may be a safer,
less toxic alternative to conventional cigarettes.
Although they do not produce tobacco smoke,
e-cigarettes still contain nicotine 
and other potentially harmful chemicals.
Nicotine is a highly addictive drug,
and recent research suggests nicotine exposure 
may also prime the brain to become addicted to other substances.
Also, testing of some e-cigarette products 
found the vapor to contain toxic chemicals.
The health consequences of repeated exposure to these chemicals 
are not yet clear.
Some people believe e-cigarette products 
may help smokers lower nicotine addiction 
while they are trying to discontinue their tobacco use.
However, at this point it is unclear 
whether e-cigarettes may be effective as smoking-cessation aids.
There is also the possibility 
that they could perpetuate the nicotine addiction 
and thus interfere with quitting.
Because e-cigarettes are not currently marketed 
either as tobacco products 
or as devices having a therapeutic purpose,
they are not regulated by the FDA.
In addition, there is currently no regulation of the liquids 
that are used in e-cigarettes.
So, there are no accepted measures to confirm their purity or safety.
22. What do we learn about e-cigarettes?
23. How many deaths are caused 
by cigarette smoking in the US every year?
24. Why do e-cigarettes appear to be safer 
than conventional cigarettes?
25. Why are e-cigarettes not regulated by the FDA?
This is the end of Listening Comprehension.