2012年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析汇总_第5页

　17.
　　M: I heard the recent sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.
　　W: That’s right. I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　答案：Many people do not appreciate modern art.
　　【解析】此题为简单的推理题。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜许多其他人对现代艺术和我的感觉是一样的。”，即可选出答案，而且答句中没有一个生难单词。sculpture exhibit：雕塑展。
　　18.
　　M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union. Would you vote for him?
　　W: Oh, I can’t decide right now because I have to find out more about the other candidates.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　答案：Bob cannot count on her vote.
　　【解析】此题为推理题。这位女士回答说她现在还没决定选谁，因为她还要看看其他候选人的资料和表现，由此可推断出，Bob不能依赖这位女士的选票。run for：竞选；chairman of the student union：学生会主席；vote for：投票赞成。
　　Conversation One
　　W: I don’t know what to do. I can’t seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my complaints and this outdated equipment is dangerous. Just look at it.
　　M: Hmm, uh, are you trying to say that it presents a health hazard?
　　W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.
　　M: You are pregnant, aren’t you?
　　W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me to another department, but he urged me not to complain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me than an X-ray equipment, I’m afraid to refuse to work. But I’m more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.
　　M: I see what you mean. Well, as your union representative, I have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful.
　　W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then?
　　M: Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, the Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the requirements of either of the Acts may be difficult to meet.
　　W: Do you think I have a good case?
　　M: If you do lose your job, the union will fight to get it back for you along with back pay, your lost income. But you have to be prepared for a long wait, maybe after two years.
　　Q19. What does the woman complain about?
　　Q20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do?
　　Q21. What does the man say about the two federal laws?
　　Q22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job?
　　【答案】
　　19. The health hazard at her work place.
　　20. Transfer her to another department.
　　21. Their requirements may be difficult to meet.
　　22. Try to help her to get it back.
　　点评：
　　本篇长对话是关于一名怀孕的员工就工作中的辐射伤害向工会投诉。对话一开篇女士先抱怨自己工作的医院无人听她申诉有关机器已过时，会造成身体伤害的问题，因为医院想要降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出转调部门的要求，然而遭到拒绝。主管还告诫她，医院宁愿换掉她，让他人工作，也不会更换机器。于是工会代表告诉她转调部门确实可能不会成功。同时要想利用目前的法案来解决这一问题，也会很难实现。最后指出，除非她真正丢失工作，工会才能拿起法律武器帮她讨薪。
　　本对话考生虽然对辐射造成身体伤害的话题并不陌生，但整个对话中部分单词可能还是会造成不少听力困扰。比如：health hazard（健康伤害）中的hazard；X-ray equipment（X光仪器）中的X-ray和两大法案的名称虽不难，但也容易混淆大家的视听，而误抓重点。