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【正文】 make up most of Miss Heyes? reporting. They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses, such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies but Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum. Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper but she sometimes gets unhappy about all the crime she has to report. She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next year Florence Hayes Green Ville Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32 What is Florence Hayes? main responsibility as a journalist? 33 What does the speaker say about security in Green Ville? 34 What do we learn about crimes against property in the Green Ville area? 35 What would Florence Hayes prefer to do? Section C 書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟 9 / 69 In America, people are faced with more and more decisions every day, whether it?s picking one of thirtyone ice cream flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us confused, unhappy, even paralyzed with indecision. ?That?s particularly true when it es to the work place?, says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves overwhelmed when it es to choosing an ultimate career goal. In a study, Schwartz observed decisionmaking among college students during their senior year. Based on answers to questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups： maximizers, who consider every possible option, and satisficers, who look until they find an option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision, but it turns out that?s not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up with betterpaying jobs than satisficers on average, they weren?t as happy with their decision. The reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. When you look at every possible option, you tend to focus more on what w as given up than what was gained. After surveying every option, a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career. 2020 年 12 月英語六級聽力原文完整版 Section A 11 W: This is one of our best and least expensive twobedroom listings. It’s located in a quiet building and it’s close to bus lines. M: That may be true. But look at it, it’s awful, the paint has peeled off and the carpet is worn and the stove is ancient. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 12 M: The pictures we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow. W: I can’t wait to see them, I’m wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought. Q: What is the woman eager to know? 13 W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday? M: Let me see, I need to find a handle that matches but that shouldn’t take too long. Q: What does the man mean? 14 M: This truck looks like what I need but I’m worried about maintenance. For us it’ll have to operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures. W: We have several models that are especially adaptive for extreme conditions. Would you like to see them? Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 15 M: I think your boss would be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation. W: That may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions. Q: What do we learn about the woman? 16 W I’d like to exchange the shirt. I’ve learned that the person I bought it for is allergic to wool. M Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk. Please e this way. Q； What does the women want to do？ 17 M: Excuse me, Miss？ Did anyone happen to turn in a new handbag? You know, it’ s a birthday gift for my wife. W: Let me see. Oh, we’ve got quite a lot of women’s bags here. Can you give me more detailed information, such as its color, the size and the trademark? 書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟 10 / 69 Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? 18 M What are you going to do with the old house you inherited from your grandfather? W I once intended to sell it, but now, I’m thinking of turning it into a guest house, because it39。s still a solid structure. Q: What does the man plan to do with his old house? 長對話（ 19~25） W: When you write a novel, do you know where you’re going, Dr. James? M: Yes, you must, really, if you’re writing the classical detective story, because it must be so carefully plotted and so carefully clued. I have schemes. I have charts. I have diagrams. It doesn’t mean to say I always get it right, but I do plan before I begin writing. But what is so fascinating is how a book changes during the process of writing. It seems to me that creative writing is a process of revelation, really, rather than of creativity in the ordinary sense. W: When you’re planning the basic structure, do you like to go away to be sure that you’re by yourself? M: I need to be by myself certainly, absolutely. I can’t even bear anybody else in the house. I don’t mind much where I am as long as I’ve got enough space to write, but I need to be pletely alone. W: Is that very important to you? M: Oh, yes. I’ve never been lonely in all my life. W: How extraordinary! Never? M: No, never. W: You’re very lucky. Someone once said that there’s a bit of ice at the heart