2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)听力原文

音频链接：六级真题第1套听力原文2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）听力原文SectionAConversationOneW:ProfessorHenderson,couldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearch?M:[1]Well,theCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworklinksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.W:Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit’sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.M:Well,mostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.Andsowe’rereallytalkingaboutrisk,whattheeconomicstellsusisthat[2]it’sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.W:Sowhatarewedoing?Whatcanwedoaboutit?M:Well,Iwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.[3]AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscale.音频链接：’thavethatconsensus.W:Right.M:[4]Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe’reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoreso,too,forthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon’tgetthoseglobalagreements.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.WhatdoesProfessorHendersonsayabouthismainareaofresearch?2.WhatdoesProfessorHendersonsayaboutclimatechange?3.WhatdoesProfessorHendersonsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechange?4.WhatdoesProfessorHendersonadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechange?ConversationTwoW:IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.[5]WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit’sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.M:Right.W:Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou’veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn’tmentionluckatall.音频链接：:Well,I’mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.W:Sure.[6]Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.M:Yes.Verygoodpoint.W:Seizingtheopportunities.Butwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinteresting?M:Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.[7]Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It’sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.W:Definitely,yeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.M:Sure.W:Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo,ofcourseyou’regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.[8]Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?音频链接：’sviewofluck?7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakes?8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideo?SectionBPassageOne[9]Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepsupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.Risingmorethan1,000feetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicofthepast—whenthemeltedrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.[10]Borninfireandfury,Devil’sTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.[11]SmallwonderthenanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.[12]Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealedtotherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthenight’ssky.音频链接：’sTowerlooklike?10.Whatcausedthevolcano’souterlayertowearaway?11.WhatdoestheIndianlegendsayaboutDevil’sTower?12.HowdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirlsintheIndianlegend?PassageTwo[