[外语类试卷]大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷327及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 327及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Poor management of the hospital. （ B） The health hazard at her work place. （ C） Decisions made by the head technician. （ D） The outdated medical testing procedures. （ A） Transfer her to another department. （ B） Repair the X-ray equipment. （ C） Cut down her

2、 workload. （ D） Allow her to go on leave for two months. （ A） They are virtually impossible to enforce. （ B） Neither is applicable to the womans case. （ C） Both of them have been subject to criticism. （ D） Their requirements may be difficult to meet. （ A） Organize a mass strike. （ B） Compensate for

3、her loss. （ C） Try to help her get it back. （ D） Find her a better paying job. （ A） In giving concessions. （ B） In the concluding part. （ C） In stating your terms. （ D） In the preparatory phase. （ A） He behaves in a way contrary to his real intention. （ B） He presents his arguments in a straightforw

4、ard way. （ C） He responds readily to the other partys proposals. （ D） He uses lots of gestures to help make his points clear. （ A） Taking the more aggressive role. （ B） Saying something unexpected. （ C） Avoiding replying without thinking. （ D） Responding quickly to the cues. （ A） Both may fail when

5、confronting experienced rivals. （ B） The honest type is more effective than the actor type. （ C） Both can succeed depending on the specific situation. （ D） The actor type works better in tough negotiations. Section B （ A） The shape of the cubes used. （ B） The size of the objects shown. （ C） The numb

6、er of times of repeating the process. （ D） The weight of the boxes moving across the stage. （ A） Boys enjoy playing with cubes more than girls. （ B） Girls tend to get excited more easily than boys. （ C） Girls seem to start reasoning earlier than boys. （ D） Boys pay more attention to moving objects t

7、han girls. （ A） It is a breakthrough in the study of the nerve system. （ B） It may stimulate scientists to make further studies. （ C） Its result helps understand babies language ability. （ D） Its findings are quite contrary to previous research. （ A） The two sides of their brain develop simultaneous

8、ly. （ B） They are better able to adapt to the surroundings. （ C） Their bones mature earlier. （ D） They talk at an earlier age. （ A） The new security plan for the municipal building. （ B） The blueprint for the development of the city. （ C） The controversy over the new office regulations. （ D） The cit

9、ys general budget for the coming year. （ A） Whether the security checks were really necessary. （ B） How to cope with the huge crowds of visitors to the municipal building. （ C） Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours. （ D） How to train the newly recruited security guards.

10、（ A） Irrelevant. （ B） Ridiculous. （ C） Straightforward. （ D） Confrontational. Section C （ A） He is the only author of one report named “Turning the Tide“. （ B） He is the lead author of one novel called “Turning the Tide“. （ C） He is a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. （ D） He is

11、a senior lecturer at the Oxford University. （ A） To lower the tuition fees. （ B） To lower the pressure on students. （ C） To encourage students to work hard. （ D） To advocate for more extracurricular activities. （ A） 15. （ B） 50. （ C） Over 15. （ D） More than 50. （ A） Its well-structured. （ B） Its wel

12、l-supervised. （ C） Its mandatory. （ D） It can be helpful. （ A） It is a project that could change the way of public relation. （ B） It can make passengers travel at speed of up to 1,200 kilometers per day. （ C） It is a futuristic steel tube transportation system. （ D） It will be tested this year. （ A）

13、 It is safe and slow. （ B） It is safe, green and quick. （ C） It is solar-powered and slow-footed. （ D） It is wind-powered. （ A） On and above the ground. （ B） Above the ground only. （ C） On or below the ground. （ D） Above or below the ground. （ A） It often gets closer to its owner. （ B） It often lick

14、s its owner. （ C） It often acts guilty and quietly moves away. （ D） It often barks at its owner. （ A） To teach dogs to recognize facial expressions. （ B） To teach dogs to memorize things. （ C） To teach dogs to dance. （ D） To teach dogs to identify the numbers. （ A） They were published in the journal

15、 Current Biology. （ B） They are the first solid evidences that humans are not the only species that can read the body language of another species. （ C） They prove that dogs have a good relationship with humans. （ D） They prove that wild wolves can be trained to recognize human facial expressions. 大学

16、英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 327答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: I dont know what to do. I cant 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 technicia

17、n in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs. M: You are pregnant, arent 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

18、 is more likely to replace me than an X-ray equipment. Im afraid to refuse to work, but Im 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 ma

19、chines 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 requir

20、ements 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. Questions 1 to 4 are based on

21、the conversation you have just heard. 1. What does the woman complain about? 2. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do? 3. What does the man say about the two federal laws? 4. What will the union do if the woman loses her job? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士先说因为医院没有人受理她的投诉，感到不知所措，接着说医院的设备会给人带来健康的隐患，因为设备

22、陈旧。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士曾经要求自己的主管将自己调离到另外的部门，然而主管在拒绝之后对其提出了具有辞退风险的警告。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 当女士向男士咨询处理问题的办法时，男士提到了两个法案，然而，男士认为，要达到这两个法案的相关要求比较难。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 当女士问他应该怎么办时，男士说如果女士在投诉期间因此受到辞退，她将会收到来自工会的帮助，工会将帮助她讨薪并且恢复工作。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Mr. Green, is it fair to say

23、that negotiation is an art? M: Well, I think its both an art and science. You can prepare for a negotiation quite scientifically, but the execution of the negotiation has quite a lot to do with ones artistic quality. The scientific part of a negotiation is in determining your strategy. What do you w

24、ant out of it? What can you give? Then of course there are tactics. How do you go about it? Do you take an opening position in a negotiation which differs from the eventual goal you are heading for? And then of course there are the behavioral aspects. W: What do you mean by the behavioral aspects? M

25、: Well, thats I think where the art comes in. In your behavior, you can either be an actor. You can pretend that you dont like things which you are actually quite pleased about. Or you can pretend to like things which you are quite happy to do without. Or you can be the honest type negotiator whos k

26、nown to his partners in negotiation and always plays everything straight. But the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in the process of negotiation. These can be verbal cues or even body language. This is where the artistic quality comes in. W:

27、 So really, you see two types of negotiator then, the actor or the honest one. M: That right. And both can work. I would say the honest negotiator can be quite effective in some circumstances. In other circumstances you need an actor. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just hear

28、d. 5. When is a scientific approach best embodied in a negotiation according to the man? 6. In what way is a negotiator like an actor according to the man? 7. What is the artistic part of negotiation according to the man? 8. What does the man say about the two types of negotiator? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】

29、男士说谈判既是艺术又是科学，在准备的过程中，科学的方式是可取的。因此，男士的观点是准备中最能体现出科学。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士讲到一 个谈判的原则，也就是说对于自己特别喜欢的东西要装作不喜欢，而对于实际不感兴趣的东西要装作很喜欢，选项 A就是对该陈述的同义替换。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士说商谈过程中的艺术就在于对信息线索作出迅速回应。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士在整段话的末尾明确说，两种人都有成功的机会。并且简单论述了两种不同的情况。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力

30、原文】 A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half month old children. The test is a simple one. The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage. In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box. This

31、is repeated 6 times. Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller. Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube. But girls immediately become excited. The scientists interpret the girls excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what they have just s

32、een. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One. In other words, the little girls are reasoning. This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls start to reason before boys, but it provides a clue that scientists would like to study more carefully. Already i

33、t is known that bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Perhaps it is early nerve development that makes some infant girls show more intelligence than infant boys. Scientists have also found that nature seems to give another boost to girls. Baby girls usually talk at an earlier age t

34、han boys do. Scientists think that there is a physical reason for this. They believe that the nerve endings in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys, and it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an individuals ability to use language and remember things. Questi

35、ons 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. What is the difference between Act One and Act Two in the test? 10. How do the scientists interpret their observation from the experiment? 11. What does the speaker say about the experiment? 12. According to scientists, what is another adv

36、antage given to girls by nature? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章先介绍了实验由两组场景构成，首先介绍第一场景，然后说第二个与之相似，只是使用的实验立方体较小。推测可知区别在于立方体的尺寸。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在第二场景中，女孩很快兴奋，而男孩的反应较之前没有变化，科学家认为，这表明女孩在推理。因此，可以推测出，女孩推理更早。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 定位句 说到该实验为科学家接下来进一步的研究提供了素材。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 A superintendent

37、of the city municipal building, Dillia Adorno, was responsible for presenting its new security plan to the public. City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be ha

38、ppy to answer questions at the end of her presentation. Dillia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial. So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. An employ asked, Would the new system create long lines to get into the building lik

39、e the line in the airport security checks? Dillia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready. After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along. The next question was more confrontational. Where w

40、as the money come from to pay for all of this? The journalists who ask the question seem hostile. But Dillia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone. She stated that the money would come from the citys general budget. I know these are tide times, she added, But everyone agrees on the importance

41、of safe guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building. Near the end of the 25 minutes she has set, Dillia said she would take two more questions. When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system will improve security and

42、 peace of mind in the municipal building. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13. What is the focus of Dillia Adornos presentation? 14. What question had Dillia Adorno anticipated? 15. What did the speakers think of the question from the journalist? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 定位

43、句说到科学家发现，相比男孩，女孩还有一个强项，她们开始说话的时间点比男孩早。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 定位句说到 Adorno 将市政大楼新的安保计划介绍给大家，因此，Adorno 陈述的主题是市政大楼的新安保计划。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【 正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 定位句中， Adorno 考虑到的问题是 :新的安全检测系统会不会使得人们像在机场一样排长队等待。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 定位句提到问题有对抗性，并且提出问题的记者也表示出敌意。因此， D) 选项正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【

44、听力原文】 Moderator: Hello ladies and gentleman, it gives me great pleasure to introduce our keynote speaker for todays session, Richard Weissbourd. Richard Weissbourd is the lead author of the report called Turning the Tide,and hes a senior lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Richard

45、Weissbourd, thank you very much for joining us. Richard Weissbourd: Thank you for that introduction. Its my pleasure to share the report Turning the Tidewith you here. As far as I know, many high school seniors have finished college applications. And now theyre waiting to find out whether taking adv

46、anced courses, prepping for entrance exams and agonizing over essays will all pay off. A new report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education calls on colleges to lower the pressure on students to impress admissions committees by accumulating achievements and awards. The report, called Turning t

47、he Tide,recommends limiting the number of advanced placement classes and extracurricular activities that students can list on applications. Instead, it emphasizes community service and other changes. I think one of the things that the students are very focused on is creating-accumulating extracurric

48、ular activities, accumulating A. P. Courses. Its fine. Its totally appropriate to list a couple, two or three extracurricular activities that have been meaningful to you and to describe why theyre meaningful to you. Were not looking for long lists of activities either. And what the admission deans w

49、ho have endorsed this report- over 50 admission deans have endorsed it what theyre saying is, you know, youre not going to be penalized if you take a lot of A. P. courses, but you dont need to. Youre not going to be penalized if you take a few A. P. courses. And the message were trying to send here is that the goal isnt long brag sheets. The goal is meaningful academic engagement and spirited, passionate learning, and its meaningful ethical engagement. Its being involved in your community, concern for others, concern for