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v1.0可编辑可修改12019年12月英语六级听力原文（卷一）※SectionA——ConversationConversation1W：ProfessorHendersoncouldyougiveusabriefoverviewofwhatyoudo,whereyouworkandyourmainareaofresearchM：WelltheCenterforClimateResearchwhereIworksthescienceofclimatechangetoissuesaroundeconomicsandpolicy.Someofourresearchistodowiththelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeandalloftheassociatedrisks.W：Andhowstrongistheevidencethatclimatechangeishappeningthatit'sreallysomethingweneedtobeworriedabout.M：Wellmostofthescienceofclimatechangeparticularlythattodowithglobalwarmingissimplyfact.v1.0可编辑可修改2Butotheraspectsofthesciencearelesscertainoratleastmoredisputed.Andsowe'rereallytalkingaboutriskwhattheeconomicstellsusisthatit'sprobablycheapertoavoidclimatechangetoavoidtheriskthanithastodealwiththelikelyconsequences.W：SowhatarewedoingWhatcanwedoaboutitM：WellIwouldarguethatweneedtodevelopthesciencespecificallytounderstandthelikelyimpactsofclimatechangeindifferentcontexts.AsIsaidweneedtounderstandthebestwaysofavoidingclimatechangeandthiswillinvolveahugetransitiontolowcarbonenergysystemsandthetransitionisatremendouspriority.Andforthistohappen,wemayneedactiononaglobalscalefromapoliticalperspective.WeneedtounderstandthetermsonwhichmajorcountrieslikeChinaandtheUSAmightsignuptoaglobalagreementbecauseatthemomentwedon'thavethatconsensus.v1.0可编辑可修改3W：Right.M：Andwealsoneedtoplanaheadsothatwe'reinapositiontodealwiththelikelylevelsofclimatechangewhicharealreadyinevitableandevenmoresotoforthelevelsthatarelikelyifwedon'tgetthoseglobalagreements.Q1.WhatdoesProfessorHsayabouthismainareaofresearchQ2.WhatdoesProfessorHsayaboutclimatechangeQ3.WhatdoesProfessorHsayisatoppriorityincombatingclimatechangeQ4.WhatdoesProfessorHadviseustodotobetterdealwithclimatechangeConversation2W：IhavemanybusinessEnglishstudents.WhenIteachtheclassroom,weoftenenduptalkingaboutthingslikesuccessandwhatleadstosuccess.Andit'sinterestingthatmanyofthemmentiontheelementofluck.M：Right.v1.0可编辑可修改4W：Luckisimportanttosuccess.Butsinceyou'veseenthatfantasticvideoontheTEDTalkswebsitebyRichardSt.John,hedoesn'tmentionluckatall.M：Well,I'mafirmbelieverthatpeoplecanmaketheirownluck.Imeanwhatpeopleregardasluck,youcanactuallycreate,toadegree.W：Sure.Ithinkalotofwhatpeopleconsiderluckisattributedtohowyourespondtotheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.M：Yes.Verygoodpoint.W：Seizingtheopportunities.ButwasthereanypointinthevideothatyouthoughtwasparticularlyinterestingM：Yes.Actuallytherewas.Somethingveryimpressivetomeasmanypeoplethinkthatluckisimportantandthatnaturaltalentissomethingyoumusthaveinordertobesuccessful.Andinthevideowesaw,thepointaboutgettinggoodatsomethingisnotabouthavingsomenaturaltalent.It'sallaboutpractice,practice,practice.v1.0可编辑可修改5W：Definitelyyeah.Naturaltalenthelpsinsomewaybutattheendofthedayyoureallydoneedtoworkhardandgetreallyreallygoodatwhatyoudo.M：Sure.W：Ithoughtoneinterestingthinginthevideowastheideaofpassionbeingsoimportantandthatpeoplewhoreallylovewhattheydo.Ofcourseyou'regoingtowanttoworkharderandputthetimeandeffortintoit.Andthefunnythingisthatifyoulovewhatyoudoandarereallypassionateaboutitandworkreallyhard,themoneykindofcomesautomatically.Q5.WhatarethespeakersmainlytalkingaboutQ6.Whatisthewoman’sviewofluckQ7.WhatisthechiefpointtheTEDTalksvideomakesQ8.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthefunnythingintheTEDTalksvideoSectionBPassageOnev1.0可编辑可修改6Devil’sTower,thefirstnationalmonumentinAmerica,couldalmostbemistakenforthestumpofanenormoustree.Itssheerrocksizesweepupfromabroadbaseuntiltheycutoffabruptlyattheflatsummit.RisingmorethanonethousandfeetinthemiddleofthegentlyrollingplainsatWyoming.Themassivecolumnofrocklooksasthoughitwasdroppeddownintothislocationfromadifferenttimeandplace.Inasenseitwas,Devil’sTowerisarelicofthepast.Whenthemeltedrockoftheearth’scoreforceditswaytothesurfacetoformthethroatofavolcano.Asthecenturiespassed,therockcooledandhardened,shrinkingandcrackingintolongcolumns.Borninfireandfury,Devil’sTowerwasthenshapedbytheslow,gentleworkofwindandwater.Theouterlayersofthevolcanowerewornawayuntilthehardcorestoodcompletelyexposed.SmallwonderthatanIndianlegenddescribedDevil’sTowerasbeingformedbysupernaturalpowers.Thelegendsaysthatwhensevengirlswereattackedbybears,theytookrefugeontopofasmallrock,andappealedtotherockgodforhelp.Thegodcausedtherocktogrowandtoliftthegirlsfarabovetheground,v1.0可编辑可修改7whileitssideswerescoredbytheclawsoftheangrybears.Eventoday,saysthelegend,thegirlscanbeseenabovethetowerinrockassevenshiningstarsinthenight’ssky.Q9：WhatdoesDevil’sTowerlooklikeQ10：Whatcausedthevolcano’souterlayertowearawayQ11：WhatdoesIndianlegendsayaboutDevil’sTowerQ12：HowdidtherockgodhelpthesevengirlsintheIndianlegendPassageTwoIt’snoaccidentthatmostgasstationshaveconvenientstoresattached.Fewofuscanfillupthetankwithoutbuyingafewsnacks,cigarettes,softdrinksorotheritemswecanlivewithout.“Ideserveit!”that'swhathard-workingmenandwomensaytojustifytheirlavishvacations,bigstereosystemsorregularrestaurantmeals.Theydodeservesuchindulgences.However,theyalsodeserveahomeoftheirown,asecureretirementandfreedomfromworryingaboutunpaidbills.v1.0可编辑可