2011年6月六级听力原文

Part 3 Listening Comprehension

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.

Now let's begin with 8 short conversations.

11. M: I left 20 pages here to copy, here's the receipt.
W: I'm sorry, sir, but we are a little behind, could you come back in a few minutes?
Q: what does the woman mean?

12. W: I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay. I had to stop for the Fred's home to pick up a book on my way here.
M: well, that's not a big deal, but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waiting.
Q: what do we learn about the women?

13. W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student's union, isn't he?
M: Well, that guy won't be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students, and I am not sure about it?
Q: What does the man mean?

14. M: sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam, I've located your luggage, it was left behind in Paris and won't arrive until later this evening.
W: Oh, I can't believe this, have it been to delivered to my hotel then, I guess.
Q: what happened to the woman's luggage?

15. W: I don't think we have enough information for our presentation. But we have to give it tomorrow. That doesn't seem to be much we can do about it.
M: Yeah, at this point, we'll have to make do with what we've got.
Q: what does the man suggest they do?

16. M: I'm taking this great course psychology of language. It's really interesting. Since you're psychology major, you should sign up for it.
W: Actually, I tried to do that. But they told me I have to take language studies first.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

17. W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they don't get along.
M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story you know.
Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?

18. M: We don't have the resources to stop those people from buying us out. Unless a miracle happens, this may be the end of us.
W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all, we don't need that much money.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?

Now you will hear two long conversations.

Conversation one
W: You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.
M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't