[外语类试卷]大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷72及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 72及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She doesnt think it will snow. （ B） The location of the session has been changed. （ C） The session might be canceled. （ D） Shell probably be too tired to walk to the session. （ A） Catch a cold. （ B） Hurry to get the bus. （ C） Sit next to the bus stop. （ D）

2、Fix his torn sleeve. （ A） Eat a bigger breakfast. （ B） Make time for lunch in her schedule. （ C） Take only morning classes next semester. （ D） Change her schedule after she eats lunch. （ A） It was sad. （ B） It was funny and inspiring. （ C） It was very moving. （ D） It was given by a psychologist （ A）

3、 It is based on a lot of research. （ B） It can be finished in a few weeks time. （ C） It has drawn criticism from lots of people. （ D） It falls short of her supervisors expectations. （ A） In Mexico. （ B） In California. （ C） In the city. （ D） In New Mexico. （ A） She wants to borrow the mans student ID

4、 card. （ B） The tickets are less expensive than she expected. （ C） She wont be able to get any discount for the ticket. （ D） The performance turned out to be disappointing. （ A） Riding a horse. （ B） Shooting a movie. （ C） Playing a game. （ D） Taking a photo. （ A） Go to summer camp. （ B） Take a summe

5、r vacation. （ C） Stay at home. （ D） Earn some money. （ A） They hired someone to stay in their home. （ B） They left their pets with their relatives. （ C） They rented their house to a student. （ D） They asked their secretaries to watch their home. （ A） Walking the dog. （ B） Cutting the grass. （ C） Tak

6、ing care of the children. （ D） Feeding the fish. （ A） They attend a house-sitters party. （ B） They check a house-sitters references. （ C） They interview a house-sitters friends. （ D） They look at a house-sitters transcripts. （ A） He is too tired. （ B） He doesnt know about the assignment. （ C） PC gam

7、es take up too much of his time. （ D） He thinks assignment boring and tedious. （ A） Warm-hearted, self-disciplined, patient. （ B） Hot-tempered, diligent, kind. （ C） Easy-going, warm-hearted, stubborn. （ D） Self-centered, hard-working, considerate. （ A） He spends much school time playing computer gam

8、es. （ B） He often dozes off in class. （ C） He doesnt take the assignments seriously. （ D） He plays computer games because the textbooks are dull and lectures are boring. Section B （ A） The son asked his mother and two sisters each cut the trousers by 2 inches. （ B） The mother and the sisters need sh

9、ortening the trousers by 2 inches. （ C） The mother shortened the trousers in her own bedroom downstairs. （ D） The sisters cut the trousers in their brothers bedroom upstairs respectively. （ A） 2 inches. （ B） 6 inches. （ C） 4 inches. （ D） 8 inches. （ A） People sometimes do something wrong with good i

10、ntention. （ B） One should discuss it with others if he wants to do something. （ C） The mother should have helped her son as soon as she was asked to. （ D） The son should have bought the pair of trousers of his own size. （ A） Interesting. （ B） Puzzling. （ C） Angry. （ D） Merry. （ A） She couldnt get ad

11、mitted to a medical school. （ B） She decided to further her education in Paris. （ C） A serious eye infection stopped her quest. （ D） It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States. （ A） She became the first female physician. （ B） She was the first woman surgeon. （ C） She and sever

12、al other women founded the first hospital for women and children. （ D） She established the first medical school for women. （ A） She was a woman. （ B） She wrote too many letters. （ C） She couldnt graduate from a medical school. （ D） She couldnt establish her hospital. （ A） He set up the first univers

13、ity in America. （ B） He was one of the earliest settlers in America. （ C） He can best represent the spirit of early America. （ D） He was the most distinguished diplomat in American history. （ A） He provided Washington with a lot of money. （ B） He persuaded France to support Washington. （ C） He serve

14、d as a general in Washingtons army. （ D） He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain. （ A） As one of the greatest American scholars. （ B） As one of Americas most ingenious inventors. （ C） As one of the founding fathers of the United States. （ D） As one of the most famous activists for hum

15、an rights. Section C 25 The Taj Mahal is to open on moonlit evenings 20 years after security fears ends night visits. Indias Supreme Court will allow the famous【 B1】 _to love to open four nights a month, initially for three months. The Taj, built in the 1600s by the Mughal【 B2】 _Shah Jahan as a tomb

16、 for his wife, is a World Heritage site. Only 400 visitors will be【 B3】 _each night, and parking restrictions will be imposed around the site. The Supreme Court【 B4】 _came as state officials in Uttar Pradesh were celebrating the Tajs 350th anniversary close to its site in the city of Agra. “This reo

17、pening of the Taj for moonlight viewing is going to draw【 B5】 _ crowds from across the globe,“ State tourism minister Kaukab Hamid said, “We will ensure strict security and follow visitor guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.“ Tourist chiefs said【 B6】 _300,000 foreigners visited the Taj Mahal s

18、ite in 2003, but numbers are down since the terror attacks in the US on 11 September 2003. Night visits to the Taj, once a romantic【 B7】 _of any visit to India, were banned in 1984 for some reason. The Sikh insurgency ended in the mid-1990s, but Indian authorities have remained【 B8】 _to let visitors

19、 back to the Taj after sunset. During the height of tensions between India and Pakistan in 2001, officials【 B9】 _plans to disguise the Taj from possible Pakistani air attacks. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as an expression of love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is largely made of white stone that【 B

20、10】 _the changes of colour visible during sunset and clear, moonlit nights. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 72答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Do you think you feel energetic enough to walk to our study group session tonight? W

21、: If there is one! I guess you havent heard the weather report. Its said a foot of snow is expected.（ 女士说如果有学习小组她就去，但是天气预报说会有雪，她认为不可能有学习小组 了。） Q: What does the woman imply? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Can you tell me when the next bus leaves for Bloomington? W: The next bus leaves in three minu

22、tes. If you run, you might catch it.（距离下一班车出发还有三分钟，因此男士很可能要马上去赶车。） Q: What will the man probably do? 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Wednesdays are going to be busy days for me next semester. Three class in the morning and then two more in the afternoon. I wont even have time for lunch. M: You real

23、ly should try to fit it in（ it 指代 lunch， fit it in 指 make time for lunch，即他建议女士再忙也要抽时间吃午饭。） you know. Those afternoon classes would be tough to sit through with empty stomach. Q: What does the man suggest the woman should do? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: I dont know why, but since I saw Williams

24、 on TV, I dont feel so bad about myself now（ . 女士说看完电视节目，就感觉没那么坏了，说明这个节目是令人鼓舞的。） M: Well, they say laughter is the best medicine. Q: What can be inferred about the show the woman just watched? 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Sherry, how are you doing with your thesis? W: Oh my thesis. Thats somethi

25、ng I definitely dont want to talk about right now. I finished my first draft some time ago. But my supervisor said I should do more research if I want to achieve the quality that he expects of me.（ 导师说女士的论文如果要想打到他的期望，就得做更仔细的研究，可见导师不满意她的论文。） Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the womans

26、thesis? 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Id like to make an appointment to see Dr. Smith tomorrow. W: Im sorry. Dr. Smith went on a week vacation in Mexico, and on his way back he will be staying in California for 5 days. Let me see, he will probably be back the day after tomorrow.（ Dr. Smith 去了墨西哥度

27、假，而且回来的时候要在加利福尼亚待 5 天。女士说他后天就回来，说明他现在在加利福尼亚。） Q: Where is Dr. Smith now? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: Ive been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent. And with our student discount, the tickets will be real cheap. W: Ah ahIm afraid I left my student ID card in

28、 the dorm. （男士说用学生证，票可以打折，而女士的学生证忘在寝室了，也就是说 她不能买到打折的票了。） Q: What does the woman imply? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Raise your hat a little bit and hold the saddle and smile a little. You look wonderful posing like that. Shall I press the shutter?（ 由 pose“姿势 ”和 shutter“ 快门 ”可以推断出两个人在照相。） M: Wait

29、 a minute. Let me put on a cowboy hat. Q: What are the speakers doing? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: (9) Hey, any idea of what to do this summer vacation? There doesnt seem to be any jobs available.（ 男士问女士暑假有没有工作可作。可见他暑假想要打工挣钱。） W: Why dont you try house-sitting? (10) Last summer my friend Marsha

30、 house-sat for the Howards when they went away on vacation. Mr. Howard hired Marsha to stay in their house because he didnt want to leave it empty.（ Howard 夫妇让女士的朋友 Marsha 住在他们度假期间住在他们的房子里。） M: You mean the Howards paid Marsha just to live in their house? W: It wasnt that easy. (11) She had to mow t

31、he lawn and water the house plants. And when Eric house-sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets（ . Marsha照看房子的时候要修剪草坪，给植物浇水， Eric 托管房子时还要照看宠物。） M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. (11) I guess it is a little like baby-sitting except you take care of a house instead of children（ .房屋托管

32、有些像看孩子，只是你要照看的是房子而不是孩子。可见看孩子不在房屋托管的范畴内。） W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: (12) Margaret and Eric had the interview with the homeowners and provided three references each.（房主要对房屋托管者进行面试，而且要求推荐函。） M: That seems like a lot of

33、 trouble for a summer job. W: Well, the homeowners want some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitter. You know they want to make sure youre not the type wholl throw wild parties in their house, or move a group of friends in with you. M: House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably arent p

34、aid then. W: Usually theyre paid anyway just because the homeowners dont want to make a fuss. But if the homeowner reported it, then the house-sitter wouldnt be able to get another job. So why dont you apply? M: Yeah, I think I will. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just hear

35、d. 9. What does the man plan to do this summer? 10. What did the Howards do when they went away last summer? 11. What is the duty the house-sitter probably wouldnt have to take? 12. How do homeowners decide to hire a house-sitter? 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【

36、正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Jack, (14) have you finished Professor Smiths assignment? M: The assignment? No, not yet. W: But tomorrows the deadline. M: Anna, (15) take it easy. I can always pull it together in no time. W: (13/15) Hey, dont you think playing PC games takes up too much of your

37、time?（ Jack 没有完成作业是因为他大部分时间都用来玩电 脑游戏了。） M: Oh, computer games represent the latest technology. You cant simply ignore them. W: I know. You can play as much as you like during the holiday, but not now. (14) Its affecting your studies. M: Its not. I feel Im getting smarter day by day, and my reaction

38、time is much quicker. W: You only become alive and alert at those war games. In class, (15) I saw you doze off.（ Jack 玩游戏花了很多时间，而且在课堂上睡觉，对待作业很不认真。） M: Its not my fault. The textbooks are boring and the lectures are tedious. I dislike those teachers who love to call the roll. But the games are intere

39、sting, challenging and can broaden my mind as well. W: I didnt say the games are all bad, but you cant play games all the time. (14) Have you ever considered what you will do if you fail the exams? M: well W: I know its not easy to resist the temptation, (14) but self-discipline is essential to ones

40、 success.（ Anna 问 Jack 是否完成作业，接着又不厌其烦的告诉他不应浪费过多的时间玩游戏，并且告诉他自律是一个人成功的关键。可见 Anna 是热心，耐心且自律的。） Its part of ones character. Look at yourself in the mirror. You look pale and haggard. See, you have nothing but half a life. M: Really? Oh, heavens! Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have

41、just heard. 13. Why doesnt Jack finish his assignment? 14. What do we know about Anna? 15. Which of the following statements about Jack is not true? 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确 答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trous

42、ers. When he got home he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. (17) He found that they were two inches too long. He went downstairs, where his mother and two sisters were busy washing up the tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said, “They need shortening by about

43、 two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, (17) she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without

44、saying anything to her daughters. The elder sister was a kind-hearted girl. (16/17) She went quietly upstairs after supper without saying anything to anyone, and cut the trousers by two inches. The young sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she remembered what her brother had said. (16

45、/17) So she ran upstairs with her scissors, needle and thread and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. You can imagine the look on the young mans face when he put the trousers on the next morning. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Which of the followin

46、g is true? 17. How many inches too short were the trousers when the young man finally put them on? 18. What does the passage tell us? 19. What look can you imagine was on the young mans face? 16 【 正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 年轻人让他的妈妈和姐姐帮他把裤子减短 2 英尺，而三个人一共减了 6 英尺。三个人都分别在年轻人的卧室减的裤子，因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【

47、试题解析】 裤子本身长了 2 英尺。妈妈和姐姐三个人没人减了 2 英尺后，裤子就短了 4 英尺。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 妈妈和姐姐们，减裤子之前和之后都没有通知彼此，因此造成了后来的错误。所以，这篇文章告诉我们，在做事情之前，应该与别人讨论一下 。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当年轻人发现裤子短了之后，他一定会感到很迷惑。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when

48、 she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. (22) That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined wa

49、s she, that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. (20/21) She wanted to become a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea. Upon returning to the United States, (22) she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, manag