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《2024年12月英语六级听力真题（第二套）》
听力原文(第二套)
Long Convo 01
W:Hi Alan,sorry for not calling you back sooner.Yousaid on the phone you had something you needed todiscuss with me?
M:Well,to get right down to it,I'm having secondthoughts about my major.With my family situationgetting more complicated,and the end of my universityeducation nearing,persisting with art history justdoesn't seem the right choice.
W:Alan,in the last three years,I have heard nothing buthow passionate you are about the art history program.You often told fellow classmates how fabulous theinstructors were,and that you finally felt accepted.What would cause you to abandon it?
M:My father's current financial situation has helped merealize that a more financially viable employmentopportunity is not necessarily a bad thing.Art historynourishes my soul,but does nothing to put food on myplate.
W:What about all the work opportunities I discussedwith you last month?Have you gone to those places ofbusiness to investigate whether any legitimate positionsmight be available for someone with your background?
M:Um,well...
W:Look,Alan,if your heart is set on working in the artindustry,you need to be more assertive and starttalking with people.Networking is key if you want tobecome a celebrity in the world of museums andgalleries.
M:Time is a very precious commodity right now.Mysocial life does not exist.I can barely keep up with mystudies and thesis is due by the end of this year.Whencan I find time to research jobs when I have so much todo as it is?
W:What you do now will determine your future options.Now is the optimum time to put forth your best effort.
M:I will take what you said into consideration.Theadvice is much appreciated.
Q1:What did the man want to discuss with the woman?
Q2:Why does the man want to give up art history?
Q3:What does the woman advise the man to do?
Q4:What does the man say he really lacks right now?
M:Have you decided yet what your end of semesterbusiness project will be on?
W:Yes,how about you?
M:Yes,go on.You go first.
W:I'm going to do it about beef.
M:Beef?
W:Yeah,beef.I'm going to design a business casestudy for a cow farm that supplies beef for thedomestic market.
M:Wow,that sounds very interesting and original.Where ever did you get that idea?
W:I don't know,it just came to me I guess.But thinkabout it.Beef consumption has been rising strongly overthe past 20 years.As the economy continues to grow,consumer demand is expected to continue to increase,for the foreseeable future.And currently,most of thebeef is imported,which brings with it added fees.Sowhy not raise cattle here?
M:Of course.Makes perfect sense.There's plenty ofland out west,so if done right,it should be veryprofitable to raise our own cattle.
W:Exactly.
M:Seriously,that sounds like a great idea.You shouldgenuinely look into it once we get our degrees.
W:Thanks.So,your turn now.What are you doing yourcase study on?
M:I was thinking about a car wash,but it now seemslike such a boring notion after hearing your brilliant idea.That's cool.I could see that working.After all,there'splenty of cars about,and those aren't going away
anytime soon.While many people don't care how theircar looks,many other people do.You've got yourself avast and continual market.
W:Right.So the idea is a large,self cleaning car wash.But I mean really big and well outfitted,like they have inAmerica.I was thinking of having it cater to high endconsumers in large cities.It could charge a profitablemark up by offering just a bit more technical equipmentand professional service than competitors.
Q5:What are the speakers mainly talking about in theconversation?
Q6:What does the man say makes perfect sense?
Q7:What business does the woman say has a vast andcontinual market?
Q8:Who would the man's imagined business cater to?
Passage 01
Increased television time for young children has longbeen linked with poorer progress in some areas ofdevelopment.One possible way to counter those
negative effects is talking while watching the screen.Asa new study suggests,the more parents engaged inconversation with preschoolers during TV time,themore likely those children were to have higher curiositylevels when they reached kindergarten.This wasparticularly true for children with socioeconomic
disadvantages.Our findings reinforce the importance ofparent conversation to promote early childhood
development and curiosity,said lead author Prachi Shahat University of Michigan Health C.S.Mott Children'sHospital.Researchers assessed hours of daily televisionexposure and frequency of parent screen timeconversation among 1,500 preschoolers.And thenmeasured early childhood curiosity in kindergarten.Thestudy specifically focused on curiosity levels,which areassociated with enhanced learning and higher academicachievement in reading and math at kindergarten.Andbehavioral developmental benefits,especially for children from families with lower socioeconomic status.
While many young children are now growing up withdigital media exposure through mobile devices liketablets and phones.Television remains a dominantscreen activity,accounting for 72%of allscreen time.TVs are in 98%of all homes,keeping television
exposure a relevant developmental context in youngchildren.Excessive media exposure,including television,can displace exploratory activities such as play andparent child interactions,which are believed to be keyto cultivating curiosity in kids.Our findings suggest theimportance of parents finding opportunities to fosterconversational exchanges in daily routines with theiryoung children,including while watching television,Shaw said.
Q9:What do we learn from a new study about youngchildren?
Q10:What did Prachi Shah's study specifically focuson?
Q11:What does the passage say about excessivemedia exposure?
Passage 02
Humans are aspirational,goal seeking beings.Each ofus,according to research,has an inborn drive to
acquire.The dark side of this drive to acquire is beingmindlessly driven to possess more and more things andto socially compare our stuff with all the stuff otherpeople have in their lives.So the question is,how do weensure we tap into our drive to acquire in positive waysthat will benefit our well being?One way is to becomemore intentionally aspirational.To be intentionallyaspirational includes consciously aspiring to be theperson you need to be to succeed in your professionaland personal life.It also includes consciously aspiring toacquire things in your life that will positively impact yoursense of well being.If you're not consciously,mindfully,and [inaudible ]born drive to acquire.You might bemindlessly pursuing all the wrong things.While yourintentional,aspirational goals will include the pursuit ofinquiring things that will increase your sense of wellbeing,they ought to also include goals to help otherpeople in your various life roles.Your intentional,aspirational goals will also include striving to be your
personal best,a person of good character,integrity,and trustworthiness.
DThink about this from a practical rather than theoreticalviewpoint.If you're not pursuing intentional aspirationalgoals,you have nothing to strive for.If you have nothingto strive for,you're putting yourself in the dangerousposition of simply drifting through life,and you'll not beable to experience,live,and enjoy all that life has tooffer.
Q12:What is the dark side of our inborn drive toacquire?
Q13:What might happen if we do not harness ourinborn drive to acquire?
Q14:What does the passage say about our intentionalaspirational goals?
Q15:What will you end up doing without pursuingintentional aspirational goals?
Lecture 01
It's revision time for exams and dissertations.The
pressure is on,so you'll want all the help you can get toage your memory and raise your grades.As a nutritionexpert,I want to say that eating well can make a realdifference to your revision regime.So,what brainboosting food and drink would I recommend?
Coffee can have numerous benefits.However,whilecoffee may make you more alert,Individuals can buildup a tolerance,meaning this is short lived.Coffee canalso increase blood sugar and eventually cause lack offocusand energy.It's also worth noting that peoplereact differently to coffee.Some people can drink it atmidnight and go straight to sleep,whereas others getfeelings of anxiety after a small amount.Also rememberthat coffee from a coffee shop may be stronger thancoffee made at home,so stop drinking coffee by 2 p.m.and have a maximum of two cups of coffee a day.Butbe aware of your own reaction to it.
Whole grain foods willward off hunger.Examplesinclude porridge and whole wheat bread.Combiningwhole grain foods with protein will help keep your bloodsugar levels balanced,which is essential for mood and concentration.Berries and nuts are a convenient andnutritious snack.Blueberries,like many dark coloredfruits and vegetables,can slow down brain damage andage-related decline.Frozen berries are also a goodchoice.They are usually cheap,last longer,and don'tlose their nutrients when frozen.But flavored and
coated nuts are less healthy,as they contain added oil,salt,and sugar.Doctors often recommend takingvitamin supplements to top up on the nutrients youneed.But I would say food should always come beforesupplements,and the key to getting as many nutrientsas possible is to eat a varied diet,with lots of differentcolors such as frozen berries and dark greenvegetables.
It's better to get everything you need from food anddrink.For example,oranges contain not only vitamin C,which boosts the immune system,but also fiber andother components that you can't get packaged togetherin a tablet.Don't forget to drink a proper amount ofwater,which can boost attention by almost 25%,andcan elevate your mood as well.Finally,don't skip meals.Eating regularly will help keep blood sugar balanced,and feed the brain with the fuel it needs.
Q16:What does the speaker recommend in this talk?
Q17:What does the speaker warn against aboutcoffee?
Q18:How can we get sufficient nutrients according tothe speaker?
Lecture 02
has identified a worrying trend.Not only do manypeople across advanced economies have no idea thatthe world is becoming a much better place,but theyactually even think the opposite.This is no wonder,when the news focuses on reporting catastrophes,
terrorist attacks,wars,and famines.Who wants to hearabout the fact that every day some 200,000 peoplearound the world are lifted above the two dollar a daypoverty line?
Or that more than 300,000 people get access to
electricity and clean water for the first time every day?These stories of people in low income countries simplydon't make for exciting news coverage.But as Roslingpointed out in his book Factfulness.It's important to putall the bad news in perspective.
While it is true that globalization has put some
downward pressure on middle class wages in advancedeconomies in recent decades,it has also helped lifthundreds of millions of people If we really care aboutglobal welfare,globalization is the only way forward toensure that economic prosperity is shared among allcountries and not only a select few advancedeconomies.
While some people glorify the past,One of the big factsof economic history is that until quite recently,a
significant part of the world's population has lived underquite miserable conditions.And this is true throughoutmost of human history.While there were many longlasting ups and downs,like the Great Depression or therecent Great Recession,the constancy of the long rungrowth rate is actually quite miraculous.
Low income countries,including China and India,havebeen growing at a significantly faster pace in recentdecades,and are quickly catching up to the West.A10percent growth rate over a prolonged period means thatincome levels double roughly every seven years.It isobviously good news if prosperity is more shared acrossthe globe.
While inequality within countries has gone up as a resultof globalization,global inequality has been on a steadydownward trend for several decades.This is mostly aresult of the improvement of hundreds of millions ofpeople's living standards.In fact,for the first time eversince the Industrial Revolution,about half of the globalpopulation can be considered middle class.
Q19:What is the worrying trend the late Swedishacademic has identified?
Q20:What does the speaker say about globalization?
Q21:What do we learn about half of the globalpopulation?
Lecture 03
We all know that the sense of smell is powerful.Thedelicious scent of bread,for example,can act like atime machine.One sniff can bring back a memory frommany years ago.Indeed,scent particles,in general,canrevive memories that have been long forgotten.But whydo smells sometimes trigger powerful memories,especially emotional ones?
DThe short answer is that the brain regions that handlesmells,memories,and emotions are linked.A scent is achemical particle that floats in through the nose andinto the region of the brain responsible for smell,wherethe sensation is first processed into a form that thebrain can read.Brain cells then carry that information tothe area of the brain where emotions are processed,and then to an adjacent area of the brain where learningand memory formation take place.
Sense are the only sensations that travel such a directpath to the emotional and memory centers of the brain.That results in an intimate connection betweenemotions,memories,and sense.Which is why
memories triggered by sense are experienced as moreemotional than those triggered by sight or sound.Let's take a closer look at how those memories areactivated.Usually,when a person smells somethingthat's connected to a meaningful event in their past,they'll first have an emotional response to the sensation,and then a memory might follow.But sometimes,thememory doesn't come to the surface.The person mightfeel the emotion of something that happened in thepast,but won't remember what they experienced.What causes this baffling phenomenon?The explanation is context.Imagine this scenario.A person iswalking down the street,smelling a scent that they firstencountered decades ago,which activates an emotionalresponse.Ifthe person had first come across that smell in avery different context,it will be much more difficult to recover the associated memory,because the brain uses thecontext to give meaning to the information and find thatmemory.
The special nature of memories brought back by scentsnotwithstanding,they have the same drawbacks as othermemories.They aren't always accurate,and they canchange over time.In fact,each time we remembersomething,that memory can become distorted.But,because of the strong emotional associations these
memories evoke,people who remember something due to ascent are often convinced that the memories are accurate,even when they aren't.
Q22:What question does the speaker try to answer in thistalk?
Q23:What is said to result in an intimate connectionbetween emotions,memories,and sense?
Q24:What does the brain use to give meaning toinformation and find a memory?
Q25:What drawback do memories of sense have?Sharewith other memories.