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TapeScriptofListeningComprehension本文来源于四六级官网SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneW:Hello.M:Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?W:Yes.CanIhelpyou?M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.M:Good.I’vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Darlington1836;diedNewYork1920.M:Yes.Gotthat.W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.M:Yes.W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.Allright?M:Yes,allright.W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.HebecameprofessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.M:Yes.Goon.W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?ConversationTwoW:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whoisthedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek’sfireandwhatthepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.M:We’regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethathavehadthesameproblem?M:No.Iwouldn’tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere’sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?M:NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We’rejustextremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat’sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwerehere,nineofthem.They’rewonderful.W:AndI’msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?M:Well,we’resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneIntoday’spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobeessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedisrelativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistattheUniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn’tnecessarilyanindicatorofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationshipsandhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemandirritatingothers.“It’saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseitdifferently,”saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,thosew