历年六级真题听力原文(9)

M: Listen Jane, I don’t see why I should do that. You’ve eaten all the apples that fall in your yard and you’ve never complained about that before.

W: Well, it’s easier to pick up apples than to drag tree branches all the way to the curb. My kids pick up the apples, and the branches are just too big for them to drag.

M: Well, I guess you’ll just have to do it yourself Jane.

W: Patrick, I wish you would reconsider. We’ve always gotten along fairly well, but I think you’re out of line here. The branches are your responsibility.

M: Sorry Jane, I disagree! You take the benefits of the apple tree, but refuse to dea l with the bad side of it! Besides, it won’t take you any time to get the branches out front!

W: Get the branches off my property or I’ll have to sue you.

M: Yeah? For what?! You’re taking those law classes too seriously! I’ve gotta go, I have to pick up m y son.

W: You’ll be hearing from me.

M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court Jane.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What did the man do yesterday?

20. What did the woman ask the man to do?

21. What did the woman threaten to do? 22. What was the man’s reaction to the woman’s threat? Conversation Two

M: Did you hear about the air crash that occurred in South America recently? It was quite a tragic accident!

W: No, I didn’t see anything in the news about it. What happened? M: A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night in a mountainous area of Argentina and flew into a hill!

W: That sounds really terrible! Did anyone survive?

M: No, everyone aboard, including the crew, was killed instantly. W: What were the circumstances? Was there bad weather, a fire, or engine failure?

M: Apparently, there were some low clouds in the area, but mostly it was just miscommunication between the pilots and the air traffic controllers.

W: Weren’t they both speaking in English, the official int ernational aviation language?

M: Yes, they were. But the transmission from poor quality radios was slightly distorted and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers were so strong that the pilots misunderstood a vital instruction.

W: How could a misunderstanding like that caused such a serious accident?

M: The pilots were told to descend to two-two thousand feet. The instruction actually meant 22,000 feet, but they thought they heard descend to 2,000 feet. That’s a huge difference, and it should have been confirmed, but it was not. Unfortunately, the terrain of the mountains in Norweija extends up 20,000 feet.

W: So the pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then, thinking they were following the air controllers'instructions.

M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

W: Wow, that’s a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What was the cause of the tragedy?

24. How high are the mountains in Norweija?

25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?

Section B

Passage One

Edgar Allen Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He was two years old when his mother died. He was taken into the home of a wealthy businessman named John Allen. He then received his new name, Edgar Allen Poe. As a young man, Poe attended the University of Virginia. He was a good student, but he liked to drink alcohol and play card games for money. As an unskilled game player, he often lost money. Since he couldn’t pay off his gambling debt, he left university and began working for magazines. He worked hard, yet he was not well paid, or well known. At the age of 27, he got married. For a time it seemed that Poe would find some happiness, but his wife was sick for most of their marriage, and died in 1847. Through all his crises, Poe produced many stories and poems which appeared in different publications, yet he didn’t become famous until 1845, when his poem, The Raven, was published. There is a question, however, about Poe’s importance in American Literature. Some critics say Poe was one of America’s best writers, and even had a great influence on many French writers, but others disagree. They say Poe’s work is difficult to understand and most of his writing

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describes many unpleasant situations and events. Edgar Allen Poe died in 1849 when he was 40 years old. It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What happened to Edgar Allen Poe’s family, when he was only two years old?

27. Why did Edgar Allen Poe leave the University of Virginia?

28. What do some critics say about Edgar Allen Poe?

29. How did Edgar Allen Poe’s life come to an end?

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