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1、 -WORD 格式-可编辑-2019 年 12 月英语六级听力原文（卷一）Section A ConversationConversation 1W： Professor Henderson could you give us a briefoverview of what you do, where you work and your mainarea of research?M： Well the Center for Climate Research where Iwork s the science of climate change to issues aroundeconomics
2、 and policy.Some of our research is to do with the likelyimpacts of climate change and all of the associatedrisks.W： And how strong is the evidence that climatechange is happening that its really something we needto be worried about.M： Well most of the science of climate changeparticularly that to d
3、o with global warming is simplyfact.But other aspects of the science are less certainor at least more disputed.And so were really talking about risk what theeconomics tells us is that its probably cheaper toavoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has todeal with the likely consequences.W： So
4、what are we doing? What can we do about it?- -WORD 格式-可编辑-M： Well I would argue that we need to developthe science specifically to understand the likelyimpacts of climate change in different contexts.As I said we need to understand the best ways ofavoiding climate change and this will involve a huge
5、transition to low carbon energy systems and thetransition is a tremendous priority.And for this to happen, we may need action on aglobal scale from a political perspective.We need to understand the terms on which majorcountries like China and the USA might sign up to aglobal agreement because at the
6、 moment we dont havethat consensus.W： Right.M： And we also need to plan ahead so that werein a position to deal with the likely levels ofclimate change which are already inevitable and evenmore so to for the levels that are likely if we dontget those global agreements.Q1. What does Professor H say a
7、bout his main areaof research?Q2. What does Professor H say about climatechange?Q3. What does Professor H say is a top priorityin combating climate change?Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do tobetter deal with climate change?- -WORD 格式-可编辑-Conversation 2W： I have many business English students
8、. When Iteach the classroom, we often end up talking aboutthings like success and what leads to success. Andits interesting that many of them mention the elementof luck.M： Right.W： Luck is important to success. But sinceyouve seen that fantastic video on the TED Talkswebsite by Richard St. John, he
9、doesnt mention luckat all.M： Well, Im a firm believer that people canmake their own luck. I mean what people regard as luck,you can actually create, to a degree.W： Sure. I think a lot of what people considerluck is attributed to how you respond to theopportunities that come your way.M： Yes. Very goo
10、d point.W： Seizing the opportunities. But was there anypoint in the video that you thought was particularlyinteresting?M： Yes. Actually there was. Something veryimpressive to me as many people think that luck isimportant and that natural talent is something youmust have in order to be successful. An
11、d in the videowe saw, the point about getting good at something isnot about having some natural talent. Its all aboutpractice, practice, practice.- -WORD 格式-可编辑-W： Definitely yeah. Natural talent helps in someway but at the end of the day you really do need towork hard and get really really good at
12、what you do.M： Sure.W： I thought one interesting thing in the videowas the idea of passion being so important and thatpeople who really love what they do. Of course youregoing to want to work harder and put the time andeffort into it. And the funny thing is that if youlove what you do and are really
13、 passionate about itand work really hard, the money kind of comesautomatically.Q5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?Q6. What is the womans view of luck?Q7. What is the chief point the TED Talks videomakes?Q8. What does the woman think is the funny thingin the TED Talks video?Section BPassa
14、ge OneDevils Tower, the first national monument inAmerica, could almost be mistaken for the stump of anenormous tree. Its sheer rock size sweep up from abroad base until they cut off abruptly at the flatsummit. Rising more than one thousand feet in themiddle of the gently rolling plains at Wyoming.
15、Themassive column of rock looks as though it was dropped- -WORD 格式-可编辑-down into this location from a different time andplace. In a sense it was, Devils Tower is a relic ofthe past. When the melted rock of the earths coreforced its way to the surface to form the throat of avolcano. As the centuries
16、passed, the rock cooled andhardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shapedby the slow, gentle work of wind and water.The outer layers of the volcano were worn awayuntil the hard core stood completely exposed. Smallwonder that an Indian legend de
17、scribed Devils Toweras being formed by supernatural powers. The legendsays that when seven girls were attacked by bears,they took refuge on top of a small rock, and appealedto the rock god for help. The god caused the rock togrow and to lift the girls far above the ground, whileits sides were scored
18、 by the claws of the angry bears.Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seenabove the tower in rock as seven shining stars in thenights sky.Q9： What does Devils Tower look like?Q10： What caused the volcanos outer layer towear away?Q11： What does Indian legend say about DevilsTower?Q12： How di
19、d the rock god help the seven girlsin the Indian legend?Passage Two- -WORD 格式-可编辑-Its no accident that most gas stations haveconvenient stores attached. Few of us can fill up thetank without buying a few snacks, cigarettes, softdrinks or other items we can live without. “I deserveit!” thats what har
20、d-working men and women say tojustify their lavish vacations, big stereo systems orregular restaurant meals. They do deserve suchindulgences. However, they also deserve a home oftheir own, a secure retirement and freedom fromworrying about unpaid bills.No one should have to live with what a Taxesmot
21、her described as constant stress tension even fearabout the money. Sadly, the pleasure that comes fromextravagances often disappears long before the billsdo. The video camera that one single mother bought fora special occasion, for example, is not much fun now.Shes figured out that it will take her
22、a nother threeyears to pay it off a thirty dollars a month.And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on anoutdoor hot tub, now admit that they rarely useitbecause we cant afford to heat it in winter. Thesolution, said priorities, add up the annual cost ofeach item, then consider what else she could buy
23、 withthe same money. That will help you to decide whichitem is really worth it. One Chicago woman, forexample, discovered the daily lunches with co-workerscost her two thousand dollars a year. She decided totake lunch to work instead. “I now put twenty dollarsa week into my vacation fund, and anothe
24、r twenty intoretirement savings,” she says, “those mean more tome than lunch.- -WORD 格式-可编辑-Q13： What does the speaker say about drivers whostop at gas stations?Q14： What does the speaker say aboutextravagances?Q15： What does the speaker want to show by theexample of the Chicago woman?Section C - Re
25、cording OneLets say you start to brain storm a list of allthe emotions you ever experienced. Just for fun, tryit now.Whats on your list? Chances are, you includedthings like： happy, sad, excited, angry, afraid,grateful, proud, scared, confused, stressed, relaxedand amazed. Now sort your list into tw
26、o categories ：positive emotions and negative emotions.Feeling both positive and negative emotions is anatural part of being human. We might use the word“negative” to describe more difficult emotions butit does not mean those emotions are bad or weshouldnt have them. Still, most people were probablyr
27、ather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.Its likely you prefer to feel happy instead of sador confident instead of insecure.What matters is how our emotions are balanced.How much of each type of the emotion positive ornegative we experience.Negative emotions warn us of threats orchallenges
28、that we may need to deal with. For example,- -WORD 格式-可编辑-fear can alert us to possible danger, its a signalthat we might need to protect ourselves. Angryfeelings warn us that someone is stepping on our toes,crossing a boundary or violating our trust. Anger canbe a signal that we might have to act o
29、n our ownbehalf.Negative emotions focus our awareness. They helpus to zero in on a problem so we can deal with it. Buttoo many negative emotions can make us feeloverwhelmed, anxious, exhausted or stressed out. Whennegative emotions are out of balance, problems mightseem too big to handle.The more we
30、 dwell on our negative emotions, theymore negative we begin to feel. Focusing on negativityjust keeps it going.Positive emotions balance out negative ones, butthey have other powerful benefits, too. Instead ofnarrowing our focus, like negative emotions do,positive emotions affect our brains in ways
31、thatincrease our awareness, attention and memory. Theyhelp us take in more information, hold several ideasin mind at once and understand how different ideasrelate to each other.When positive emotions open us up to newpossibilities, we are more able to learn and build onour skills. That leads to doin
32、g better on tasks andtests.- -WORD 格式-可编辑-People who have plenty of positive emotions intheir everyday lives tend to be happier, healthier,learn better and get along well with others.Q16. What does the speaker say about negativeemotions?Q17.What happens to people whose negativeemotions are out of ba
33、lance?Q18. How do positive emotions affect us?Section C - Recording TwoIn the past few months, Ive been travelling forweeks at a time with only one suitcase of clothes. Oneday, I was invited to an important event, and I wantedto wear something special for it. I looked through mysuitcase but couldnt
34、find anything to wear. I waslucky to be at the technology conference then, and Ihad access to 3D printers. So I quickly designed askirt on my computer, and I loaded the file on theprinter. It just printed the pieces overnight. Thenext morning, I just took all the pieces, assembledthem together in my
35、 hotel room, and this is actuallythe skirt that Im wearing right now.So it wasnt the first time that I printedclothes. For my senior collection at fashion designschool, I decided to try and 3D print an entirefashion collection from my home. The problem was thatI barely knew anything about 3D printin
36、g, and I hadonly nine months to figure out how to print fivefashionable looks.- -WORD 格式-可编辑-I always felt most creative when I worked fromhome. I love experimenting with new materials, and Ialways tried to develop new techniques to make themost unique textiles for my fashion projects.One summer bre
37、ak, I came here to New York for aninternship at a fashion house in Chinatown. We workedon two incredible dresses that were 3D printed. Theywere amazing - like you can see here. But I had a fewproblems with them. They were made from hard plasticsand thats why they were very breakable. The modelscould
38、nt sit in them, and they even got scratched fromthe plastics under their arms.So now, the main challenge was to find the rightmaterial for printing clothes with, I mean thematerial you feed the printer with. The breakthroughcame when I was introduced to Filaflex, which is a newkind of printing mater
39、ial. Its strong, yet veryflexible. And with it, I was able to print the firstgarment, a red jacket that had the word freedomembedded into it. And actually, you can easilydownload this jacket, and change the word to somethingelse. For example, your name or your sweethearts name.So I think in the futu
40、re, materials will evolve,and they will look and feel like fabrics we know today,like cotton or silk.Q19. What does the speaker say about the skirtshe is wearing now?Q20. When did the speaker start experimentingwith 3D printing?- -WORD 格式-可编辑-Q21. What was the problem with the material thespeaker worked on at a New York fashion house?Q22. What does the speaker say about Filaflex?2016 年 12 月英语六级成绩查询时间：根据历年英语六级成绩查询时间，预测 2016 年 12 月英语六级成绩查询于 2017 年 2 月中下旬开始，请广大考生密切注重#。【ctrl+D 收藏】-