2020大学英语六级听力模拟卷15（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
M: Hi, Lynn.
I saw you at registration yesterday.
I sailed right through,
but you were standing in a long line.
W: Yeah.
I waited for an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.
M: Distance learning?
Never heard of it.
W: Well, it's new this semester.
It's only open to psychology majors.
But I bet it'll catch on elsewhere.
Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up.
M: Well, what is it?
W: It's an experimental course.
I registered for child psychology.
All I have got to do is watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons.
The department shows them seven different times a day
and in seven different locations.
M: Don't you ever have to meet with the professor?
W: Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her
and the other students on the phone,
you know, about our ideas.
Then we'll meet on campus three times for reviews and exams.
M: It sounds pretty non-traditional to me.
But I guess it makes sense,
considering how many students have jobs.
It must really help with their schedules,
not to mention how it will cut down on traffic.
W: You know,
last year my department did a survey
and found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed.
That's why they came up with the program.
M: The only thing is: doesn't it seem impersonal though?
I mean, I miss having class discussions
and hearing what other people think.
W: Well, I guess that's why phone contact's important.
Anyway, it's an experiment.
Maybe I'll end up hating it.
M: Maybe. But I'll be curious to see how it works up.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. Why was the woman standing in a long line 
when the man saw her yesterday?
2. How was the distance-learning course 
different from traditional courses?
3. What is the major advantage of the distance-learning course 
according to the conversation?
4. What does the man think is the disadvantage of distance-learning?
Conversation Two
M: How do you and your housemates like the new co-op?
I'm thinking of joining it myself.
W: We like it quite a bit.
We get some very fresh produce and staples and fair prices.
M: Does it save time?
W: Unfortunately, the answer is no.
The co-op doesn't carry everything.
So we still wind up going to the supermarkets too,
for cleaning supplies, batteries, that sort of thing.
M: I wish the co-op sold those items.
W: Well, I've been talking about it with some of the other members.
M: What do members have to do?
Just pay a membership fee?
W: Yeah. There's a fee and there're meetings.
But attendance isn't acquired.
But we do have to work there for an hour every week,
which isn't too bad.
Once you are there you can get your shopping done.
M: I wouldn't mind working there for some time.
You'll get to know about the products.
But is the food free of additives?
That will be the main reason I join.
I'm a convert from junk food.
Until now my diets have been
largely chemical additives and pesticides.
W: Well, a lot of food is pure and pesticide-free.
They also have vitamin supplements and soy and tofu and that kind of thing.
Lots of health food enthusiasts shop there.
So if any source is health oriented, the co-op is.
M: I'd like to try it just for a month or so.
Do they have trial memberships?
W: The shortest membership time is one month.
Then if you like it,
you can join for longer periods.
And it becomes cheaper.
A six-month membership costs as much as five individual months.
M: Sounds pretty easy.
Maybe next time I run into you again
it'll be at the checkout line in the co-op.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
6. What do the members of the co-op have to do?
7. What is the purpose for the man to join the co-op?
8. What will benefit the people who join the co-op for a six-month period?
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 diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world.
Diamonds were made as a result of great volcanic heat and pressure.
A volcano is a mountain with a hole in the top.
When a volcano is very active
it sometimes explodes and causes great damage.
Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth
-millions of years ago
-by a number of great volcanic explosions.
It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found.
They are also found among the sand and stones of certain riverbeds,
and in a few places on the floor of the sea,
for they were washed down the mountainsides by the rain.
Diamonds are very rare.
There are not many diamond pipes
or diamond-producing rivers in the world.
During the last century,
adventurers from Europe went to Brazil,
because they had heard that there were diamonds
in the River Amazon.
Most of these early diamond miners died of illness
or were lost forever in the great forests.
But some returned home rich.
The earliest known diamonds were found in India
many centuries ago.
The most recent and exciting discoveries
have been made in Eastern Russia.
But most of the world's diamonds now come from the Congo,
from Tanzania
-which has the largest diamond mine in the world
-and from South Africa.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. What does the speaker say about diamonds?
10. Where can diamonds be found?
11. What happened to most of the adventurers from Europe?
12. According to the speaker, 
in which country were the earliest known diamonds found?
Passage Two
If you are in any major city in America,
the chances are high that you are not far from a Starbucks.
The company started in the West Coast city of Seattle,
Washington, in 1971.
Starbucks was named after a character
in the famous American novel "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville.
Today, there are more than twelve thousand Starbucks around the world.
Sales last year were almost eight billion dollars.
The company believes in opening many stores in busy areas of cities.
For example, there are about thirty Starbucks stores in downtown Seattle.
Starbucks sells more than just plain coffee.
It started a whole coffee culture
with its own special language and coffee workers called baristas.
It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee drinks,
like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino.
It also sells music albums,
coffee makers, food, and even books.
But most of all, it sells the idea of being a warm
and friendly place for people to sit, read or talk.
However, some people do not
like the company's aggressive expansion.
Faith Lapidus, a small coffee seller is taking the company to court.
She says the way the company does business is illegal
because it stops property owners
from leasing stores to other coffee companies.
She sees Starbucks as controlling the market
and forcing out competition.
Nicolas O'Connell works for La Colombe,
a coffee roasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He says Starbucks has helped to educate people
about coffee from many countries.
But he criticizes the company for using machines
more than people to make the coffee.
Mr. O'Connell points out that the coffee culture
is all about a hand-made product and interaction between people.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. Where did Starbucks, the store name come from?
14. What is Starbucks’ most extraordinary character?
15. Why does Mr. O’Connell not like Starbuck?
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 19.
Good morning everyone, welcome to our seminar.
First we will enjoy a speech from Ms. Doris Kearns Goodwin,
who writes insightful books on the US Presidency,
telling each president’s personal story against the backdrop of history.
As a historian with multiple best-sellers,
she will today share with us 
what we can learn from American presidents.
Let’s welcome Ms. Goodwin.
Thank you.
So, indeed,
I have spent my life looking into the lives of presidents 
who are no longer alive.
Waking up with Abraham Lincoln in the morning,
thinking of Franklin Roosevelt when I went to bed at night.
But when I try and think about what I’ve learned about the meaning in life,
my mind keeps wandering back to a seminar 
that I took when I was a graduate student at Harvard 
with the great psychologist Erik Erikson.
He taught us that the richest and fullest lives 
attempt to achieve an inner balance between three realms: 
work, love and play.
And that to pursue one realm but ignore the other,
is to open oneself to ultimate sadness in older age.
Whereas to pursue all three with equal dedication,
is to make possible a life filled not only with achievement,
but with peacefulness.
As for that first sphere of work,
I think what Abraham Lincoln’s life suggests 
is that fierce ambition is a good thing.
He had a huge ambition.
But it wasn’t simply for office or power or celebrity or fame-
what it was for was to accomplish something worthy enough in life 
so that he could make the world a little better place 
for his having lived in it.
So fueled by that ambition,
he surprised the nation with an upset victory for the presidency 
over three far more experienced,
far more educated,
far more celebrated rivals.
So as for that second sphere, not of work,
but of love include family, friends and colleagues.
The Lyndon Johnson that I saw in the last years of his life,
when I helped him on his autobiography,
was a man who had spent so many years in the pursuit of work,
power and individual success,
that he had absolutely no mental or emotional resources left 
to get him through the days once the presidency was gone.
Despite all that power, all that wealth,
he was alone when he finally died.
So as for that third sphere of play,
which he never had learned to enjoy,
I’ve learned over the years 
that even this sphere requires a commitment of time and energy 
so that a hobby, a sport, a love of music, or art, or literature,
or any form of recreation can provide true pleasure,
relaxation and refreshment.
16. What is the topic of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s talk?
17. What do the richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve 
according to Erik Erikson?
18. What was Abraham Lincoln’s life ambition?
19. What does the sphere of play require?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.
It’s a simple fact that clothing wears out and styles change.
This means it’s inevitable 
that everyone needs to repair or replace clothing once in a while-
even those who absolutely dislike shopping.
Luckily, there are a few simple guidelines you can follow 
when trying to get the best deals on new clothing.
Tip 1: Thursday Evenings.
Stores typically reorganize their racks on Thursdays 
in order to refill stocks for the weekend rush.
Stores also generally lower the prices of items 
that will be on sale over the weekend on Thursday evenings.
If you want to beat the rush and get to those sale items first,
Thursday night is a great time for bargain shoppers to hit the malls.
You also won’t have to compete for the bargains 
like you would during the busy weekend.
Tip 2: Six Weeks into the Season.
If you’re in need of clothing for the current season,
try to avoid giving in to the urge to buy all the exciting new arrivals 
when they’re first in the store.
About six or eight weeks after an item arrives,
the price is marked down.
One of the disadvantages is that some very popular items 
might sell out over the six-week period.
Although, if you’re purchasing from a chain store,
you can always ask a salesperson to phone other locations 
to see if your item might be in stock elsewhere.
Another great advantage of waiting to buy 
is that it helps to reduce any impulse spending.
If you’ve completely forgotten about that item before the time is up,
chances are you didn’t really need it anyway.
Tip 3: End of or out of Season.
If your clothing size doesn’t change much from year to year,
purchasing clothing at the end of the season is a great way to save money 
and have a good supply of new clothing available for next year.
This works well for many classic or staple items,
like suits, pants,
or jeans that aren’t prone to going out of style too quickly.
Trendy items may be a riskier purchase,
as they tend to become out of date after a season or two.
Though it’s prudent to follow these guidelines 
for money-saving shopping,
also keep in mind that bargains can be found at any time 
during the year and in every season.
It’s just a matter of scoping out the sales 
and having the courage to battle the crowds.
20. Why do stores generally reorganize racks on Thursday?
21. What is the disadvantage to buy clothes 
six weeks after the new season arrives?
22. What does the speaker suggest purchasing at the end of the season?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.
A new Pew Research shows that the cultural battle 
between rich and poor is as fierce as ever.
Fully 66% of respondents believe 
there are “strong” or “very strong” conflicts 
between rich and poor in the U.S.
That’s way up from 47% in 2009.
The rich-poor conflict now even outshines
the conflicts over immigration.
The poll found that 62% of respondents 
believed there was a strong conflict 
between immigrants and native-born Americans,
less than the 66% for rich-poor.
What’s more,
Americans remain highly skeptical of the way 
the rich in America get rich.
According to the poll,
46% of respondents believe the wealthy got wealthy 
“because they were born with money or they knew the right people.”
Only 43% of Americans believe 
that “hard work, ambition or educations” 
are the reasons the rich got rich.
Of course, these questions could have been phrased more precisely.
Getting rich through an inheritance 
is very different from getting rich 
by making the right connections and relationships in life.
They should be separated as wealth causes.
And the numbers are about the same as they were in 2009,
meaning that while class-warfare may be at an all-time high,
Americans’ actual perceptions of the rich haven’t changed much.
Yet their opinions are still fairly negative,
since more Americans believe the rich owe their fortunes 
to their parents or clubby social circles 
rather than hard work, ambition or education.
This skeptical view is most pronounced among the young,
or those between the ages of 18 and 34.
Republicans believe in the “hard work” path more than Democrats.
And men generally fall into the “hard work” camp more than women.
The results highlight just how conflicted Americans are about the rich.
Most studies show that more than two-thirds of today’s millionaires 
made it themselves,
rather than from inheritance.
And clearly education and skills matter 
in making a fortune in the knowledge economy.
Yet the polls suggest that for many Americans,
the rich form a self-preserving “club” 
that’s largely closed to the rest of us 
whether it’s because of family background or exclusive networks.
23. How many respondents believed 
rich-and-poor conflicts in the U.S. were strong in 2009?
24. What makes the rich get rich according to 43% of respondents?
25. What is the important factor 
for making a fortune in the knowledge economy?
This is the end of Listening Comprehension.