2014年6月英语六级听力原文

2014年6月英语六级听力原文

　　Part 2 Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At theend of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.

　　1. W: The students have been protesting against the increased tuition.

　　M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But I don’t know how much good it will do.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　2. W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he know the classes are having a surprised party for him?

　　M: No, he thinks we are giving a party for the retiring dean.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　3. M: Hello, this is Carl’s garage. We found Mr. White’s briefcase and wallet after he left his car here this morning.

　　W: He has been wondering where he could have left them. I’ll tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you for calling.

　　Q: What do we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?

　　4. W: You know, some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s’. What do you think of those old shows?

　　M: Not much. But the new ones including those done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　5. M: How much longer should I boil these vegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total.

　　W: They look pretty done to me. I doubt you should cook them anymore.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　6. W: Tom, are you going to your parents’ house tonight?

　　M: Yes, I promise to help them figure out their tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.

　　Q: What is the man going to do for his parents?

　　7. W: I was surprised when I heard you’d finished your research project a whole month early.

　　M: How I manage to do it’s still a mystery to me.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　8. W：I was hoping we could be in the same developmental psychology class.

　　M：Me too, but by the time I went for registration the course was closed.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　Now you will hear two long conversations.