2025年英语六级听力强化训练精华版录音文稿

Section ADirections:In thissection,you willhear twolong conversations.At theend ofeachconversation^you willhear some questions.Both theconversation andthequestions will be spokenonly once.After youhear a question,you mustchoose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A,B,C andD.Thenmark the corresponding letteron AnswerSheet Iwitha singleline throughthecentre.Conversation OneW:Today*s gueston ScienceUpdate11is DavidBrown.Dn Brown,you andyourteam havefound bacteriafar below the Earthfssurface.You mustbethrilled aboutyour discovery.M:Well,yes,its veryexciting.For along timewed suspectedthe presenceofsuch organismsbut welacked substantialevidence.W:How didyou confirmthe existenceof thebacteriaM:Well,technology helped.Our drillingtechniques haveimprovedon AnswerSheet Iwitha singleline throughthe centre.Now listen to the following recording and answer questions16to

19.Fifty years ago,when Ibegan exploringthe ocean,no oneimagined thatwe could doanything toharm the ocean by what weput intoit orbywhatwetook out of itIt seemed,at that time,to be a seaof paradise,but nowwe knowthatwe arefacing paradiselost.I want to sharewith youmy personalview ofchanges in the seathat affectallof us,and toconsider whyit mattersthat in50years,wefve lost--actually5weve taken,wefve eaten-more than90percent of the bigfish in the sea;whyyou shouldcare thatnearly halfof thecoral reefshave disappeared;why areductionof oxygenin largeareas of the Pacificshould concernnot onlythecreatures that are dying,but itreally shouldconcern you.It doesconcern you,as well.There wasstill time.Well,now is thattime.I hopefor yourhelp to exploreand protectthe wildocean inways that will restore the healthand,in sodoing,secure hopefor humankind.Health to theoceanmeans healthforus.For me,as ascientist,it allbegan in1953when I first triedunderwaterbreathing device.Its whenIfirstgot toknow howfish swimminginmysterious ocean.I actuallylove divingat night;you seea lotof fishthen thatyoudont seein thedaytime.Since then,Ive starteddesigning andbuilding13underwater systemsto accessthe deepsea.I leda five-year NationalGeographicexpedition theSustainable Seasexpeditions usingthese littlesubmarines.They*re sosimple todrive thateven ascientist cando it.And Imlivingproof.Over time,most of the planetsorganic carbonhas been absorbed andstoredthere.The oceandrives climateand weather,stabilizes temperature5shapes Earthschemistry.Water fromthe seaprovides homefor about97percent oflife inthe world,maybe inthe universe.No water,no life;no blue,no green.A global plan ofaction witha worldconservation unionis underway toprotect biodiversity^to recoverfromtheimpacts ofclimate change.Newtechnologies areneeded tomap,photograph andexplore the95percent oftheocean thatwe haveyet tosee.I wishyou woulduse allmeans atyourdisposal-films^expeditions,the web,new submarines-and campaigntoarouse publicsupport fora globalnetwork ofmarine protectedareas™hopespots largeenough tosave andrestoretheocean,the blueheart of the planet

16.What wasbeyond imaginationwhen the speaker begantoexploretheocean50yearsago

17.What shouldwe worry about inthe Pacificexcept for the dyingcreatures

18.How longhas theNational Geographicexpedition ledby the speakerlasted

19.What is the purposefor the globalplanof actionNowlisten to the followingrecording andanswer questions20to

22.Financially speaking,makeup can beaburden.By oneestimate,a womaninthe USwill spendan averageof$15,000on makeupin herlifetime.The factisthatthe ingredientsin theseproducts oftenaccount fornomore than15%ofthe cost,according toRandy Schueller^a cosmeticchemistwho hasbeen inthe beautybusiness formore than30years.What peopleare mainlypaying foris marketingspackaging,and brands.Thats whylipstick,for example,which ismostly wax,oil,and pigments,routinely costsmore than$20a tubeatadepartment storemakeup counter.Schueller says that,because ingredientsare sucha smallshare ofthecost,H pricedoes notreally relateto qualitywhen itcomes tocosmetic products.11In fact,packaging hasbecome sucha focusintheindustry that there areactuallyawards givenout for it.Where themakeup issold matters,too.Its aform ofmarketing initself,which isevident whenyou considerthe differencebetween upscalebrandscarried atretailers suchas Sephoraand Ultaand mass-market brandssold atdrugstores.Karen Grant,the globalbeauty industryanalyst atresearch firmNPD,says they1re twodifferent models,and consumerspay forthat difference.Athigher-end stores,you“pay forthe displayareas and the peoplewho arehelpingto sellthe product,whereas in a massenvironment itcanbesealed upbehinda packageand siton ashelf Jshe says.High-end shopsalso oftenmaketester itemsavailable,and mayaccept returnseven onused items.It simplycostsa retailermore to be profitablein thatenvironment,and thosecosts arefactoredinto the price tagson theproducts.Theres evidencethat consumersare buyinginto famousbrands atincreasingrates.Sales intheglobalcosmetics marketare rising-to$

56.9billion lastyear,according toEuromonitor andare expectedto keepgrowing.But itfsnot becausethepriceof makeupis gettingmore expensive.In fact,ithasnt.What shoulda consumerdo Knowwhat yourelooking for.If youwant alipstickthatwilllast,then gowith onedesigned forthat.But dontassume thatmoreexpensive meansbetter.More thananything else,whatthe priceof makeupsimply reflectsistheprice thatyoure willingto payforit.

20.What dowe learnabout Randy Schueller according to thespeaker

21.What isRandySchueller^conclusion aboutingredients asa smallshare ofthecost

22.What isthe evidentof moreand moreconsumers buyinginto famousbrandsNowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to

25.Mountain ofLight,one ofthe worldsbest-known diamonds,is on theQueen Elizabethscrown.But the Indians wantit back.A groupof Indianstars and businessmenhas unitedto instructlawyers tobegin legalproceedingsin LondonsHigh Courtto returnthe Mountain of Lightdiamond.The groupsaysthatthe105-carat diamondworth areported£100m wasstolen fromits truehome inIndia andthey aredemanding thattheUK Governmentreturns it.The diamondwas inthe crownworn bythe QueenElizabeth athercrowning ceremonyin

1953.Bollywood starBhumicka Singh,also partofthegroup,said:TheMountain ofLight is not justa105-carat stone,but partof ourhistory andcultureand shouldundoubtedly bereturned.nBritish Lawyersinstructed bythe HMountainof Lightngroup toreturn thestone,said theywould basetheir caseon theReturn ofCultural ObjectsAct,which givesnational institutionsintheUK thepower toreturn stolenart.Satish Jakhu,of Birmingham-based lawfirm RubricLois King,said theywouldmake theirclaim underthe commonlaw doctrineof fftrespass togoods”,arguing thatthe governmenthad stolenthe diamond.He addedthatthey wouldbe takingtheir casetotheInternational Courtof Justice.Historian AndrewRoberts toldthe Mailon Sunday:HThose involvedinthis ridiculouscase shouldrecognize thatthe BritishCrown Jewelsisprecisely theright placefortheMountainofLight diamondto reside,ingrateful recognitionfor overthree centuriesof Britishinvolvement inIndia,which ledtothemodernization5development^protection,agrarianadvance,linguistic unificationand ultimatelythe democratizationof thesub-continentnAccording tolegend,the gemcan onlybe wornby Godor women,andwhoever wearsthe jewelwill becomeextremely powerful,but if a manwearsit,he willmeet anunfortunate end.The UKGovernment hasso farrejected theclaims.

23.What dotheIndianstarsandbusinessmen wantto do

24.What isthe useoftheReturn ofCultural ObjectsAct

25.What willa manbecome ifhe wearsthe diamondaccording tothe legendsignificantly^and sothe riskthat surfacebacteria could be mistakenforthose found at muchgreater depthwas reduced.With thenew techniques9wecouldget muchdeeper intothe Earth.W:How fardown didyou actuallygetM:In onecase,about threekilometers.We weresurprised,I musttell you,thattherewere organismsthat fardown.W:You know,it soundslike fiction,something likea lostworld.M:Lets callit ahidden biosphere,and itsprobably a very extensiveone.Themass ofthe livingorganisms belowthe surfacemay beequal insize tothemass ofthe surfacebacteria.W:Have youfound anyunique life-formsM:Yes.Weve foundaveryspecial organism.Letfs callit Type-A bacterium.It canlive andgrow onlywhere thereis nooxygen.W:Is thereany danger of thesebacteria infectingpeople whenyou bringthemto thesurfaceM:These bacteriawere adaptedto anenvironment thatscompletely differentfrom humansThafs tosay,they couldnot survivein ourenvironment.So wereally dontneed toworryaboutthese bacteriacausingillness inpeople.Questions1to4are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.

1.What haveDr.Brown andhis teamdiscovered

2.What helpsto confirmthe existenceof bacteriabelowtheEarth fssurface

3.How deepdown didthe manfind thebacteria

4.Why doesthe mansay thereisnodangerofinfection bythe bacteriabroughtto surfaceConversationTwoW:I havenftseen youhere fora coupleweeks.Have youstopped eatingorsomethingM:No.Does itlook likeIve stoppedeating Ivebeen spendinga lotof timeinthe library.W:Working ona paperM:I wishI wasworking ona paper!Im workingon threedifferentpapers:anthropology9English literature,and history.W:Wow,that isa lotof work.M:Yeah,and whatsfrustrating isthat Imstudying thenineteenth centuryBritishEmpire in all threeclasses,but Icant justwrite a single paperforall three.W:Why notM:The professorswont letme evenif Imake itthree timesas longas thesuggestedlength.W:Thatfs toobad.Could youwrite yourpapers onthree aspectsof onetopicM:Hmm.What doyou meanDo youhave somethingin mindW:Well,lets see.Hmm...Maybe youcould dosomething withRomanticism,like,oh...write youranthropology paper on thecultural basisofRomanticism^and,uh,your historypaperon the influenceof theRomanticpoets onBritish foreignpolicy,and,OK,and yourEnglishpaper onan analysisof someRomantic poems.M:Hey,thatfs nota badidea!Ive alreadystarted theresearch forone ofthepapers,so Ican usethat.What canI doto repayyouW:You wantto writeup mychemistry paperfor meM:Id loveto,but Ivenever takenchemistry,so Imnot sureyoud liketheresults.W:Oh well,no thanksnecessary then.Ill doit myself.Have agood weekend,and tryto getoutofthe libraryand getsome sleep.You havebig circlesunderyour eyes.M:OK,1*11try.See youlater.Questions5to8are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.

5.What has the manbeen busydoing recently

6.What doesthe womansuggest the man doto makehis workeasier

7.Why doesthe womanmention Romanticism

8.Why doesntthemanwanttohelp thewomanSection BDirections:In thissection,you willhear twopassages.At theend ofeachpassage,you willhear somequestions.Both thepassage andthe questionswillbe spokenonly once.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose thebestanswerfrom the fourchoicesmarkedA,B,C andD.Then markthecorresponding letteron AnswerSheet Iwithasingleline throughthe centre.Passage OneIhope youhave allfinished readingthe assignedchapter oninsurance-sothat youreprepared forour discussiontoday.But,before westart.Id liketomention afew thingsyour textdoesnt gointo.Itfs interestingto notethat insurancehas existedin someform fora verylongtime.The earliestinsurance policiesprovided shippingprotection formerchantsas farback as3000B.C.In general,the contractswere oftenno morethan verbalagreements.Theygranted loansto merchantswith theunderstanding thatifaparticularshipment ofgoods waslost at sea,the loandidnt havetoberepaid.Interest ontheloans variedaccordingtohow riskyit wasto transportthe goods.Duringperiods ofheavy piracyatsea,for example.the amountof interestandthecost ofthe policywent upconsiderably.So,youcan seehow insurancehelped encourageinternational trade.Even themostcautious merchantsbecame willingto riskshipping theirgoods overlongdistances-not tomention inhazardous weatherconditions-when theyhad thiskindof protectionavailable.Generally speaking,the basicform ofan insurancepolicy hasbeen prettymuchthe samesince theMiddle Ages.There arefour pointsthat wereprominentthen andremain dominantinallpolicies today.These wereoutlinedin chaptersix andwill serveasthebasis forthe restof today!sdiscussion.Questions9to11are basedon thepassage youhave justheard.

9.Who werethe firstinsurance contractsdesigned toprotect

10.What determinedthe interestontheloans

11.What doesthespeakersay aboutcurrent insurancepoliciesPassage TwoMilkwas abasic foodof manlong beforehistory waswritten.It willprobablykeep onbeing oneas longas thereare animalsthat givemilk.Many ancient people thoughtthat milkhad greathealing power.One ofthemost famousGreek doctorstold hispatients todrink milkto cureillness.For morethan twohundred yearsmost peoplegot theirmilk fromtheirown cattleor froma nearbydairy herd.But intime newinventions madethedairy industrya bigbusiness.In1851Gail Borden,founder ofa milkcompany,foundawaytotake someofthewater outof milk.This madeit keepmuchlonger.Four yearslater,Louis Pasteurintroduced thepasteurizationprocess.This processkilled thebacteria inmilk thatcaused itto spoil.Next,aspecial milkbottle wasdesigned.This wasfollowed bythe inventionofmachines thatcould fillbottles andcap themautomatically.These discoverieshada greateffect onthe dairyindustry.They meantthat milkcouldbestoredlonger.It couldbe safelyshipped overlong distances.Preparing anddistributingmilk soonbecame alarge-scale business.Recently,inasingleyear morethan sixtybillion quartsofmilk weresold inthe UnitedStates.Some peoplebelieve thatmilk drinkingwill becomeless popularinAmerica thanit hasbeen.But rememberhow longmilk hasbeenabasic foodandthink ofthe manyways inwhich itis useful.It seemssafe tosay thatthemilk industrywill alwaysbe important.Questions12to15are basedonthepassage youhave justheard.

12.What didancientpeoplethink aboutmilk

13.Why didmilk becomea bigbusiness

14.What inventionmade milkkeep longerin

185115.What doesthespeakerthink ofthe milkindustry inthe futureSectionCDirections:In thissection^you willhear recordingsof lecturesortalksfollowed bysomequestions.The recordingswillbeplayed onlyonce.Afteryou hearaquestion,you mustchoosethebest answerfromthefourchoicesmarked A,B,C andD.Then markthecorrespondingletter。