2019年12月大学英语六级真题-听力原文
Section A
Directions：
Conversation 1
M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section?
W: Rock music? I’m sorry, (1) we’re a Jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll.
M: Oh, you only have Jazz music? Nothing else?
W: That’s right. We’re the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to Jazz. Actually, we’re more than just a record store. We have a cafe and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall where you can buy tickets to all the major Jazz concerts in the city. Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up and coming artists. We are committed to fostering new music talent.
M: Wow! That’s so cool. (2) I guess there’s not much of a Jazz scene anymore. Not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre.
W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. (3) So as a result, there are fewer listeners of Jazz, which is a great shame because it;s an incredibly rich genre. But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new Jazz music being made out there anymore, far from it. It is just a much smaller market today.
M: So how would you define Jazz?
W: Well interestingly enough, there’s no agreed upon definition of Jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of Jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. Some are electric and some art, some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there’s no simple definition for it. And while there are many different styles of Jazz, you simply know it when you hear it. (4) Honestly, the only way to know what Jazz is, is listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation. You have just heard.
Question 1: What do we learn about the woman’s store?
Question 2: What does the man say about Jazz music?
Question 3: What does the woman say about Jazz?
Question 4: What should you do to appreciate different styles of Jazz according to the woman?
Conversation 2
M: (5) How did it go at the bank this morning?
W: Not well, my proposal was rejected.
M: Really, but why?
W: Bunch of reasons.(6) For starters. they said my credit history was not good enough.
M: Do they say how you could improve that?
W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, then I would become a more viable candidate for a business loan. But right now it’s too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given.
M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?
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