2001年6月听力原文2001年6月听力原文1. W:Imtryingtofindouthowthisdishwasherworks,themanualisinFrench,IcantwaitforBilltotranslateitforme.M: Dontworry,Mary,Icandothedishesbeforethemachinestartstowork.Q: Whatdoesthemanmean?2. M:ThedoctorsaidifIkeptsmoking,Iwouldincreasemychancesofhavingaheartattack.W: Didhesuggestreducingweight,too?Q: Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshouldalsodo?3. W:Thepeoplenextdooraremakingsomuchnoise,Ijustcantconcentrateon.M: Whydontyoustayatthelibrary?Itsmuchquietthere.Q: WhatdoesTommean?4. M:Thisishopeless,thesefiguresstilldontaddupright,letsdothecalculationsoveragain.W: Yes,butwhynotdothemtomorrow?Itsverylatenow.Q: Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?5. M:Tocollectadataformyreport,Ineedtotalktosomeonewhoknowsthatsmallcityverywell.Iwastoldthatyoulivedthereforquitealongtime.W: Oh,IwishIcouldhelp,butIwasonlyachildthen.Q: Whatdoesthewomanimply?6. M:Areyoumovingintoanewhouse?Needahandwiththoseboxes?W: Thatsokay,Icanmanage.Theylookbig,butarentveryheavyactually.Q: Whatdoesthewomanmean?7. M:Itsgoodyoubroughtthebooksback.W: Ithoughtyoumightneednovelsattheweekend.Thanksforlettingmeusethem.Q: Whatdoweknowaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?/8. M:Doyouwanttoturnontheairconditioneroropenthewindow?W: Ilovefreshairifyoudontmind.Q: Whatcanbeinferredfromthewomansanswer?9. W:Hi,Michael,Icanhardlyrecognizeyou,whyareyoudresseduptoday?Areyougoingtothetheatre?M: No,actually,Ijusthadaninterviewatthephotostudiothismorning.Q: WhatdowelearnaboutMichaelfromthisconversation?10. M:Goodmorning,whatcanIdoforyou?W: Idliketohavemyemergencybrakefixed.ThecarrollswhenIparkitonthehill.Q: Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?PassageoneLastAugust,Susanand42otherstudentsgotwetanddirtywhileremovingsixtonsofgarbagefromtheriverrunningacrosstheircity.Theycleaneduptheriveraspartofaweek-longenvironmentalcamp.LikeoneinthreeAmericanrivers,thisriverissopollutedthatitsunsafeforswimmingandfishing,still,Susan,whohasjustcompletedherthirdsummerontheriverclean-up,scenehaschangedinthisriver.“Sincewestartedthreeyearsago,theriverisgettingalotcleaner”she,says.Environmentalscientistspraisedtheteenagersforremovinggarbagethatcanharmwildlife.Waterbirds,forexample,canchokeonplasticbottleringsandgetcutbyscrapmetal.Threeyearsago,whentheclean-upstarted,garbagewaseverywhere,butthisyear,theteenagershadtohuntforgarbage.Theyturntheclean-upintoacompetitiontoseewhocouldfindthemostgarbageandunloadtheirboatsfastest.Bytheendofthesixhourshift,theyhaveremovedenoughgarbagetofillmorethantwolargetrucks.“Seeingalltheirgarbageintherivermakespeoplebegintocareaboutenvironmentalissues,Susan”says.Shehopesthatwhenothersreadthatsheandherpeerscareenoughtocleanitup,maybetheywillthinktwicebeforetheythrowgarbageintheriver.Questions11-13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutAmericanrivers?12.Whatdidthestudentsfindwhentheycametotheriverthisyear?13.Whatistheexpectedreactionofthelocalpeopletothestudentsefforts?PassageTwoWhydowecry?Canyouimaginelifewithouttears?Notonlydotearskeepyoureyeslubricated,theyalsocontainasubstancethatkillscertainbacteriasotheycantinfectyoureyes.Giveupyourtears,andyoulllosethison-the-spotdefense.Nobodywantstogiveupthefloodofextratearsyouproducewhenyougetsomethingphysicalorchemicalinyoureyes.Tearsareverygoodatwashingthisirritatingstuffout.Anotherthingyoucouldntdowithoutyourtearsiscryfromjoy,angerorsadness.Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatproducetearsinresponsetoemotions,andmostpeoplesayagoodcrymakesthemfeelbetter.Manyscientists,therefore,believethatcryingsomehowhelpsuscopewithemotionalsituations.Tearresearcher,Winifred,istryingtofigureouthowithappens.Onepossibilityhesaysisthattearsdischargecertainchemicalsfromyourbody,chemicalsthatbuildupduringstress.Whenpeopletalkaboutcryingitout,“Ithinkthatmightactuallybewhattheyaredoing”,hesaysIfFredisright,whatdoyouthinkwillhappentopeoplewhorestraintheirtears?Boys,forexample,cryonlyaboutaquarterasoftenasgirlsoncetheyreachteenageyears,andweallcryalotlessnowthanwedidasbabies.Coulditpossiblybethatwefacelessstress?Maybewefoundanotherwaystodealwithit,ormaybewejustfeelembarrassed.Questions14-17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14. Whatsthetopicdiscussedinthispassage?15. WhatisWinifredtryingtofindout?16. Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutteenageboysandgirls?17. Whatsthedifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandotheranimalswhensheddingtears?PassagethreeImagingthis:youwakeupeachmorningtofindyoursisterlyingbesideyou,togetdressedandtieyourshoes,youuseonehandandsheusesanother.Youdoeverythingouttogether,too,evensittingonthesamechairatlunchandridingonthesamebicycle.Thatswhatlifeislikeforsix-year-oldBettyandAbby.Likemosttwins,thetwogirlslookverymuchalike,butunlikemosttwins,BettyandAbbysharepartsofthesamebody.Twi