决胜六级听力必备 mode21

Section A     Short Conversation
[00:02.98]1. M: How is your classmate Lucy,Mary.
[00:07.08]The last time I came to see you.
[00:09.01]you were about to take her to the hospital.
[00:11.44]W: She came home last week
[00:13.40]The operation was very successful.
[00:15.86]The doctor said that she had almost recovered and could go back to college next week.
[00:21.05]Q: What did the woman say about her classmate?
[00:23.75]2. W: Anything new in the papers?
[00:26.57]M:Yes.There's an interesting report about new efficiency¹ in a streamlined unit.
[00:33.33]Then there's a news item about the capture² of a gang³ of smugglers near Guangzhou.
[00:39.55]Oh,and there's an editiorial about cutting down pollution.
[00:43.55]Q: How many pieces of news did the man tell to the woman?
[00:46.71]3. M: This is Charley speaking.
[00:48.93]Could you tell me Mr.Smith's schedule for tomorrow.
[00:51.83]I'd like to met him at his convenience.
[00:54.28]W:Let me see.Well,he'll go to see his mother at 8 and attend a meeting in the morning.
[00:59.95]And,he will be in his office the whole afternoon.
[01:03.22]Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning?
[01:07.45]4. W: I am ready to go to the railway station
[01:10.69]would you please bring down my suitcase?
[01:13.12]M: It certainly is heavy, are you carrying rocks?
[01:16.33]Q: What did the woman want?
[01:18.05]5. W:Tom,you are interested in table tennis,aren't you?
[01:22.08]Do you know that the finals of the World Table Tennis Tournament will be broadcast live tomorrow?
[01:27.67]M: Really? I do want to watch, but I haven't finished my paper yet.
[01:32.97]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:34.98]6. M: This year's heavy rain fall has caused flooding
[01:38.66]and made it hard to plant new crops in the Yangze River valley.
[01:42.71]Yes,I guess that's why fruits and vegetables are more expensive than last year.
[01:48.28]Q: What is the problem?
[01:49.98]7.I hope you can understand my reasons for deciding to go to another country,Mrs.White.
[01:56.06]W: Do I have to remind you that we have invested⁴ a lot of
[01:59.01]time and money in your career here?
[02:01.26]Q: What's the woman's attitude?
[02:03.30]8. M: Maria, I want to rent a house
[02:06.56]do you have any extra money you could lend me?
[02:09.54]W: I wish I could help you.
[02:11.29]I went shopping yesterday.
[02:13.25]Now I have only two dollars till the end of the month.
[02:16.23]Q: Will the man borrow any money from the woman?
[02:18.79]9. M: Do you rent boats here?
[02:21.40]W: Of course,we rent them by the hour or by the day.
[02:25.11]Either way you have to have them back here by six.
[02:28.35]Q: When must the boats be returned?
[02:30.36]10. M:Good morning,madam.What can I do for you?
[02:34.20]W: I'd like an estimate⁵ for repairing my emergency brake.
[02:37.70]The car rolls when I park it on a hill.
[02:40.42]Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?
[02:44.28]Sectio B
[02:45.56]Passage One
[02:46.77]One of the primary materials used in the construction of buildings and roads is cement⁶
[02:52.80]a powder made primarily⁷ from limestone⁸ and clad.
[02:56.64]Even though the ancient Egyptians and Romans used a kind of cement,it was not until 1824 that an English bricklayer develope
[03:05.13]a cement strong enough for modern roads and buildings.
[03:08.11]While experimenting in his kitchen
[03:10.33]the bricklayer found that a mixture of limestone and clad
[03:13.54]that had been heated together formed a hard
[03:16.26]stone like chunk⁹ as it cooler
[03:18.79]When this substance was ground into a find powder it could be stored indefinitely.
[03:24.90]When the powder was mixed with water
[03:27.15]it made an excellent quality of cement that quickly hardened¹⁰ in sunlight or even under water.
[03:33.13]With only a few variations¹¹
[03:35.41]this is how cement is made today.
[03:37.89]11. What is the main topic of the talk?
[03:41.13]12. Who developed the kind of cement that is used today?
[03:44.86]13. What was significant¹² about the new kind of cement?
[03:49.28]Passage Two
[03:50.48]In America, where labor¹³ costs are so high
[03:53.72]"do-it-your-self" is a way of life.
[03:55.70]Many people repair their own cars
[03:58.21]build their own garages, even remodel¹⁴ their own houses.
[04:01.95]Soon they many also be writing their own books.
[04:04.98]In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the aid of computers.
[04:09.76]Although other book companies also publish that way
[04:13.41]this particular company is very unusual.
[04:16.37]It "personalizes" the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.
[04:22.16]Here is how they do it.
[04:23.37]Let us say your child is named Jenny.
[04:25.87]She lives on Oak¹⁵ Drive in St.Louie
[04:28.62]has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby
[04:31.86]and three playmates whose are Betsy,Sandy and Jodo.
[04:36.06]The computer uses this information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrate¹⁶
[04:41.99]The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hardcover book.
[04:46.35]A child who receives such a book might say
[04:49.28]"This book is about me
[04:51.00]the company therefore calls itself the "Me-books Publishing Company".
[04:56.25]Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names
[05:00.49]and the names of their friends and their pets
[05:02.86]But more important
[05:04.35]"Personalization" has been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm¹⁷ for reading.
[05:10.33]Me-books are thus helping¹⁸ a child to learn how to read by appealing
[05:14.80]to that natural desire to see his own name in print.
[05:18.54]14. What is the subject of the passage?
[05:21.67]15. What characteristics does the company have?
[05:25.38]16. What's the purpose of the me-books?
[05:29.12]Passage Three
[05:30.89]Every word has its own story.
[05:32.96]So does the word "Yankee".
[05:35.52]Where did the word come from?
[05:37.27]What does it meat?
[05:38.81]And how did it get into the language.
[05:41.00]A number of people believe that the word "Yankee" comes from a Scottish word
[05:45.44]meaning sharp and clever.
[05:47.69]But most experts agree that the word comes from Holland.
[05:50.82]Many years ago the Hollanders who made cheese were called "John Cheese" by the German.
[05:57.15]Then some of these Hollanders came to America in the Early 1600s.
[06:02.11]They settled near the New England colonist¹⁹.
[06:04.88]The Hollanders were great farmers and they laughed at the colonist
[06:08.38]in the north who tried to build farms in the mountain rock
[06:12.14]And so the Hollanders gave their own nickname²⁰ "John Cheese" to the New England colonist
[06:18.02]In Dutch "John Cheese" was spelt J-A-N-J-E-E-S and pronounced "Yankees".
[06:27.47]During the American Civil War
[06:29.83]that name "Yankee" took on a wider meaning.
[06:32.83]The soldiers in the northern state
[06:34.55]were called "Yankees" by the men of the southern army.
[06:37.51]During World War I
[06:39.31]the nickname "Yankee" spread to Europa.
[06:41.79]The word "yankee" was shortened²¹ to "Yank"
[06:44.56]and the words "The Yanks are coming" brought tears and job
[06:48.40]to the people of the Allied²² Nation
[06:50.38]Today,the word "Yankee" is known throughout the world as another name for an American.
[06:55.69]17.What did the speaker tell us?
[06:55.69]18.According to most experts, where did the word come from?
[07:00.15]19.What did the word "Yankees" refer to during the American Civil War?
[07:06.27]20.What does the word "Yankee" mean today

1 efficiency   

n.效率，效能，功效

参考例句：

• We were most impressed with your efficiency.你的效率给我们留下很深刻的印象。
• Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.我们的目标是取得最高的效率。

2 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。

3 gang   

n.一伙，一帮；结伴的朋友

参考例句：

• The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外，英国警方鞭长莫及。
• Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。

4 invested   

v.投资，花费( invest的过去式和过去分词 )；授予；（把资金）投入；投入（时间、精力等）

参考例句：

• The money will be invested in managed funds. 这笔钱将投资于管理基金。
• He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him. 他让律师全权代办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。

6 cement   

n.水泥；胶结材料；vt.粘结；巩固

参考例句：

• We need 100 tons of cement at most for this project.这项工程满打满算有一百吨水泥就足够了。
• Let's cement the parts together.咱们来把这些部件粘接在一起吧。

7 primarily   

adv.首先，主要地，基本地

参考例句：

• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people.这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
• I am primarily interested in history.我主要对历史感兴趣。

8 limestone   

n.石灰石

参考例句：

• Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
• Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。

9 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

10 hardened   

adj.变硬的，坚毅的v.（使）变硬( harden的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）坚固；（使）硬化；（使）变得坚强

参考例句：

• His mind hardened as he became used to difficulty. 他坚强起来了，因为他已习惯于困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her mind hardened at the thought of the difficulties awaiting her. 当她想到面临着许多困难时，她的意志更坚定了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11 variations   

变化( variation的名词复数 )； 变异； 变奏（曲）； 变量

参考例句：

• regional variations in pronunciation 发音的地区差异
• The dial records very slight variations in pressure. 该刻度盘能显示很微小的压力变化。

12 significant   

adj.相当数量的；意义重大的；意味深长的

参考例句：

• Your success today may be significant for your whole future.你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。
• She cast him a significant smile.她向他投去意味深长的一笑。

13 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

14 remodel   

v.改造，改型，改变

参考例句：

• Workmen were hired to remodel and enlarge the farm buildings.雇用了工人来改造和扩建农场建筑。
• I'll remodel the downstairs bedroom first.我先要装修楼下那间房间。

15 oak   

n.栎树，橡树，栎木，橡木

参考例句：

• The chair is of solid oak.这把椅子是纯橡木的。
• The carpenter will floor this room with oak.木匠将用橡木铺设这个房间的地板。

16 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

17 enthusiasm   

n.热情，激情；巨大兴趣；热衷的事物

参考例句：

• We set about our task at once with great enthusiasm.我们立刻兴致勃勃地干起来。
• A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜。

18 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

19 colonist   

n.殖民者，移民

参考例句：

• The indians often attacked the settlements of the colonist.印地安人经常袭击殖民者的定居点。
• In the seventeenth century, the colonist here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw,just as they did in england.在17世纪，殖民者在这里用茅草盖屋，就像他们在英国做的一样。

20 nickname   

n.绰号，昵称；v.给...取绰号，叫错名字

参考例句：

• She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？

21 shortened   

v.弄短，缩短( shorten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长，工作周就缩短了。 来自辞典例句

22 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。