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听力是人们在日常生活中使用最为频繁的语言技能,也是外语学习中最为重要的习得内容之一。下面是我精心收集的六级英语听力小短文原文，希望大家喜欢!
In early 1994, when MarkAndreessen was just 23 years old, he arrived in Silicon Valley with anideathat would change the world. As a student at the University of Illinois, he andhis friends haddeveloped a program called Mosaic, which allowed people toshare information on the worldwideweb. Before Mosaic, the web had been usedmainly by scientists and other technical people,who were happy just to sendand receive text. But with Mosaic, Andreessen and his friends haddeveloped aprogram, which could send images over the web as well. Mosaic was anovernightsuccess.
It was put on the university's network at the beginning of 1993. Andby theend of the year, it had over a million users. Soon after, Andreessenwent to seek his fortune inSilicon Valley. Once he got there, he started tohave meetings with a man called Jim Clark, whowas one of the Valley's mostfamous entrepreneurs. In 1994, nobody was making any realmoney from theInternet, which was still very slow and hard to use. But Andreessen had seenan opportunity thatwould make him and Clark rich within two years. He suggested they shouldcreatea new computer program that would do the same job as Mosaic but would be mucheasierto use. Clark listened carefully to Andreessen, whose ideas andenthusiasm impressed himgreatly. Eventually, Clark agreed to invest threemillion dollars of his own money in the project,and to raise an extra fifteenmillion from venture capitalists, who were always keen to listen toClark's newideas.
Advertising informs consumers about the existence and benefits ofproducts and services andattempts to persuade them to buy them. The best formof advertising is probably word ofmouth advertising which occurs when peopletell their friends about the benefits of products orservices that they havepurchased. Yet virtually no providers of goods or services relay on thisalone,which using paid advertising instead. Indeed many organizations also use institutionalorprestige advertising which is designed to build up their reputation ratherthan to sellparticular products.
Although large companies could easily set up theirown advertisingdepartments, write their own advertisements and by media space themselves.They tend to usethe services of large advertising agencies. These are likelyto have more resources and moreknowledge about all aspects of advertising andadvertising media than single company. It is alsoeasier for a dissatisfycompany to give its account to another agency. And it would be to firetheirown advertising staff. The company generally give the advertising agency andagreedbudget. A statement of the objective of the advertising campaign know asbrief and overalladvertising strategy concerning the message to becommunicated to the target customers. Theagency creates advertisements anddevelops a media prime, specifying which media will be usedand in which proportions.Agencies often produce alternative ads or commercials thatpretested innewspapers, television stations etc. in different parts of the country. Beforea finalchoices was made
Extinction is a difficult concept to grasp. It is aneternal concept. It is not at all like the killing ofindividual life forms that can be renewedthrough normal processes of reproduction. Nor issimply diminishing numbers.Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for whichsome substitute canbe found. Nor is it something that only affects our own generation. Nor isit somethingthat could be remedied by some supernatural power. It is, rather, an absoluteandfinal act which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species onceextinct, it's goneforever. However many generations succeed us in comingcenturies, none of them will ever seethis species that we extinguish.
Not onlyus we bring about extinction of life on a vast scale.We are also making theland and the air and sea so toxic that the very conditions of life arebeing destroyed.As regard natural resources ,not only are the none renewable resourcesbeingused up in a of frenzy of processing, consuming and disposing but we are alsoruiningmuch of our renewable resources. Such as the very solid self on which terrestriallife depends.The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds isone of the greatest changesever to take place in human affairs. Perhaps thegreatest, since we are talking about is notsimply another historical change orcultural modification. But it change the geological andbiological as well as psychologicalorder of magnitude.
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简介：英语四六级考试是教育部主管的一项全国性的英语考试，其目的是对大学生的实际英语能力进行客观、准确的测量，为大学英语教学提供测评服务。
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1999年1月大学英语六级考试听力 Section A 1．M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade. W: Well， I really studied hard for that exam I’ve been preparing for it for more than a month. Now， I can relax for a while. Q: Why is the woman so happy？ 2．M: It’s hard to believe that Susan has already finished her homework. W: Well， she copied Jack's homework and made a few changes. Q: What does the woman say about Susan？ 3．W: Mr. Johnson， have you heard the morning news report? Mill has resigned his post as Prime Minister. M: I didn't turn on the radio this morning， but I did see the headlines. If you remember， he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting. Q: How did Mr. Johnson learn that the Prime Minister has resigned？ 4．M: If you are in hurry, you can take the subway. If you want to go sightseeing， take a bus. W: Actually, I don’t have to be at the conference before noon. Q: What will the woman probably do? 5．W: How did your interview go？ M: I couldn't feel better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers for all them. Q: How does the man feel about the interview？ 6．W:I’m very impressed by all the work you've done on your house， Mr. Miller， How long have you been working on it？ M: I first became interested in doing things myself several years ago. I’ve been doing something on it every now and then for almost a year now. You know，I couldn’t afford to pay workmen to do it. 。Q:What do we learn about Mr. Miller? 7．W:I just made a jar of jam this morning and now I can’t find it any where.Do you know what happened to it？ M: Did you hear a crash， that was it， I’m just as clumsy as ever. Q: What is the problem？ 8．W: I read in the newspaper that the novel you are reading is excellent. M:I’ve also read some negative reviews. Q: What can be learned from the conversation？ 9．W:John told me he had got a second-hand car， do you know how much he paid for it？ M: Well，he said he paid 800 dollars for it.I think he got a real bargain. Q: What does the man think of the price of the car. 10．M: Hello， this is doctor Marita from the emergency department. I have a 70-year-old patient with a fractured ankle. W: OK， send him toward 3. Q:What are they talking about on the phone？ Section B Passage One Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog， however， you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialist advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog. But in part， the decision depends on common sense. Most breeds were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house， for example， you should choose a breed that has the right size and characteristics You must also be ready to devote a good deal of time to train the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs to throughout its life， unless live in the country and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Whereas cats identify with the house and so are content if their place there is secure a dog identifies with its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby-dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its affection from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old， their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets. 11．What's mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog？ 12．Why does the speaker say a dog is a more demanding pet than a cat？ 13．Why is advised to buy baby dogs under three months old？ Passage Two People in Poland take their pleasure seriously. They like to have an aim even when spending the time which is entirely their own. During the summer， people start work very early in the morning so that they can finish early and enjoy a leisurely afternoon. It is difficult to imagine Polish people going aimlessly for a walk in the country， though they might go to pick wild fruit， to visit a place of historical importance or to walk 20 KM as a training exercise. They are often admired for their immense enjoyment of the arts. All parks are beautifully cared and are for the use and enjoyment of the people， Quite ordinary people will talk with obvious delight about concerts. There is nearly always a crowd at the door of the theatre， asking for returned tickets. People in Poland now have far more leisure time and more money than ever before. It is therefore possible to spend the weekends in many new ways. Many people now have over 20 days holiday a year. This provides an opportunity for holidays in the country or at the seaside. 14．What is special about the Polish way of spending leisure time？ 15．For what does the author admire the Polish people？ 16．What do we learn from the passage？ Passage Three What kind of car will we be driving by the year 2010？ Rather different from the type we know today. With the next decade bringing greater change than the past 50 years， the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car's development. The vision is that of a machine with 3 wheels instead of 4， electrically-powered environmentally clean and able to drive itself along intelligent roads ，equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road， or stored in small quantities for traveling in the city. Instead of today's seating arrangement two in front， two or three behind， all facing forward， the 2010 car will have an interior with adults and children in a family circle. This view of future car based on a much more sophisticated road system. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer. All the driver will have to do is say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile. 17．What is the designer's vision of the cars of tomorrow？ 18．What else does the passage tell us about the future car？ 19．What is the seating arrangement for future cars？ 20．What is the only thing the driver of the future car has to do? 1999年6月大学英语六级考试听力材料 Section A 1．W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful!M: I didn't want to miss the football game. Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 2．W: Hey! If you can't enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use earphones. I'm trying study. M: Oh! I'm sorry. I didn't realize it was bothering you. Q: What is the man probably doing? 3．M: Can I help you, Ms? W: Yes, I bought this telephone last week, and it works all right with out-going calls, but it doesn't ring for the incoming ones. Q: What's the problem with the woman's telephone? 4．W: I thought Tom said he got A's in all his tests. M: Mary, you should know better than to take Tom's words too seriously.Q: What does the man imply? 5．W: Can you show me how to use this, John? M: It is fully automatic. All you have to do is focus on the scene and press the button here. Q: What are they talking about? 6．M: I think we should move on to the next item. W: Ok. But I'd like to take this matter up again at the end of the meeting.Q: What does the woman imply? 7．W: You know, the Browns have invested all their money in stocks. M: They may think that's a wise move, but that's the last thing I'd do.Q: What's the man's opinion about the Browns' investment? 8．M: What is Mr. Peterson going to do with his old house on London Road? Rent it or sell it? W: I heard he is thinking of turning it into a restaurant, which isn't a bad idea, because it's still a solid building. Q: What will Mr. Peterson do with his old house? 9．M: How do you like Professor Bachman's course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject. W: He is a great teacher. But I'm having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can't ever finish it. Q: What problem does the woman have with the course? 10．W: Robert wants to know if he can go with us to the party. M: That's odd. This morning he said he wanted to go by himself. Q: What do we learn about Robert?
