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2017年12月英语六级听力原文（第二套）Conversation-1W:Youaregoingtogiveashortspeechofthanksforthespeakerthisevening,aren’tyou,Bill?M:Yes.W:Youdon’tsoundveryenthusiastic.It’snotthatbad,isit?M:No,Idon’tmind,really.ButIcanneverforgetthefirstspeechofthanksIdid.W:Why?Whathappened?M:Well,Iwasinmyearlytwenties.Ijoinedthelocalhistorysociety.W:Yes?M:Anyway,IwentalongtoalecturebyaMissBligh.W:Oh.Dogoon.M:Shewasgoingtotalkwithslidesaboutourtowninthemid-18thcentury.Shehadjustpublishedabookonthesubjectwhichwasreckonedtobequitegood.SoIwentalong.WhenIarrived,thesecretaryaskedmeifIcouldgivethespeechofthanks.Ratherstupidly,Isaidyes.W:We’vealldoneit.M:Anyway,fromthatpointon,Iwasscared.WhatshouldIsay?Idecidedtomakenotesduringthelectureandrefertointerestingpartsandthankheronbehalfofthesociety.Infact,bythetimeMissBlighstooduptotalk,Iwasfeelingmuchbetter.Butshewassonervousthatshekeptforgettingwhattosay,andshespokealmostinawhisper.Peopleatthebackkeptcallingout“Wecan’thear.”Itwasembarrassing.W:Icanimagineit.M:Atleasttheslidesweregood,thatis,untilthebulbintheprojectorblew.Andshehadtofinishhertalkwithnoillustrations.W:Sowhatdidyousayinyourspeechofthanks?M:Whatcanyousay?Youhavebepolite.Imentionedtheinterestingfacts,referredtotheexcellentslides,andthefinishedbysaying“We’dallliketothankMissBlighforblowingoutherslides.”W:Oh,no.M:Ifeltterrible.Itriedtoapologize,notverysuccessfully.W:Andthespeechofthanksthisevening?M:I’llwritedownexactlywhatI’mgoingtosayandreaditcarefully.1.Whatisthemanaskedtodothisevening?2.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutMissBligh?4.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefirsttimehegaveaspeechofthanks?Conversation-2W:Anothercupoftea,Paul?M:No,thanks.Well,what’snew,Laurie?W:Nothingdramatic.Butthereissomethingyoushouldknowabout.M:What’sthat?W:Well,ourrivalsareofferingextendedcredittermstosomeoftheretailersinthearea.M:Oh?Whichrivalisthis?Weonlyhavetwo.W:BarrattsCompany.M:Oh,them.Well,theyarehardlyathreat.W:Iknowtheyaresmallerthanus,butwecan’taffordtoignorethem.M:Yes,youareright,Laurie.ButIdon’tlikeextendedcredit.Ittiesupcashwecouldputtobetteruseelsewhere.But,I’lllookintoitonMonday.W:Yes.Andthereissomethingelse.M:Don’ttellme!Theletterfromthetaxrevenueoffice?W:Right.Howdidyouknow?M:Taratoldme.What’stheproblem?W:Well.Tomegotthisletterlateyesterdayandthenwentfrantictryingtofindcopiesoflastyear’saccounts.M:Didhefindthem?W:No.AndhewasawaybeforeIcouldgetholdoftheletter.M:Howaboutadrivedowntotheofficenow?Andwe’llseeifeverything’sallright.There’sanotherreasonwhyIwantedachatwithyoubeforeMonday.W:Ithoughtasmuch.Well,goon.Surpriseme.M:HowaboutsellingthatnewmotorcycleofyoursinIndonesia?W:What?Youmeanexport?Paul,Ithinkyou’vebeenawaytoolong.ThisisJayalMotors.We’veneversoldabikeabroad.M:Don’tworry,Laurie.I’mnotcrazy.I’vebeenstudyingthepossibilityandIthinkweshouldgiveitago.W:It’snotaseasyasthat,though,isit?We’llhavetoreorganizethewholecompany.M:Don’tbesilly.Idon’tintendstartingnextweek.We’dhavetoplanitproperly.Ofcourse,therewillbeafewproblems.W:Afewproblems?Icanseehundreds.Foronething,transport.Ihaveenoughtroubledeliveringbikestoshopsonly40milesaway,nevermind5,000miles!M:That’swhatforwardingagentsarefor.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshouldknow?6.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofBarratsCompany.7.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheletterfromthetaxrevenueoffice?8.Whatisthemanthinkofdoing?Passage1Areportonsleepandnutritionreleasedthismonthfoundthatpeoplewhoconsistentlywenttobedearlierthan11p.m.tookinfewercaloriesandatemorehealthyfood.Incontrast,“nightowls”whogotobedbetween11p.m.and3a.m.tendtoconsumemorecoffee,alcohol,refinedsugarsandprocessedmeatsthanearlyrisers.Thisreportcorrespondswiththeexistingscientificliteratureonbedtimeandwellness.Therelationshipbetweengeeingmoresleepandmakingbetterfoodchoicesiswell-documented.AstudypublishedlastyearinTheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutritionfoundthatpeoplewhosleepmoretendtoeatlessunhealthyfoodthantheirpeerswhodon’tgetmuchrest.Anda2015studyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,foundthatteenswhogotobedlatearemorelikelytogainweightoverafive-yearperiod.Asagroup,“nightowls”typestendtoeatlesshealthyfoodandtakeinmorecaloriesoverallthanearlyrisers.Thelateronegoestobed,themorecaloriesonerecordsthenextday.Asyetachallengetoexplainthecause-and-effectrelationshipbetweensleepandnutrition,theremaybeathirdfactorthatimpactsbothofthem.Ortherelationshipcouldbereversed,thatis,peoplewhoeatlessfallasleepearlier.Still,iflatesleeperswanttoloseafewpounds,theycangotobedearlierthantheyusuallydo,thereby,reducingtheirchanceoftakingsnacksbeforebedtime.9.Whatdowelearnaboutthereportreleasedthismonth?10.WhatdoesthestudyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,findaboutteenswhogotobedlate?11.Whatshould“nightowls”dotoreducetheirconsumptionofunhealthyfood?Passage2ResearchershavefoundnotjustadiversityprobleminHollywoodbutactuallyaninclusioncrisis.WithlessthanaweekbeforeanOscarsceremonythathasalreadybeencriticizedforanall-whitlistofactingnominees,astudyshowsthefilmindustrydoesworsethantelevision.Just3.4percentoffilmdirectorswerefemale,andonly7percentoffilmshascastwhosebalanceofr