[外语类试卷]大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷42及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 42及答案与解析 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marke

2、d A, B, C and D. （ A） Water might become clean and pure. （ B） People will live in a better environment. （ C） There will be no police to protect people. （ D） People need to spend more money on education. （ A） To build hospitals and schools. （ B） To build roads and railways. （ C） To train the police o

3、fficers. （ D） To teach and train the citizens. （ A） Some people refuse to pay taxes. （ B） The rich people pay higher taxes. （ C） Every citizen has a duty to pay taxes. （ D） The taxes are used to make laws. （ A） Because of their hobbies and pastimes. （ B） Because of their enthusiasm for sports. （ C）

4、Because of their fear of heart attacks. （ D） Because of their strong desire for good health. （ A） More running clubs and more books about running appear. （ B） Interest in improving the fitness of human body is dropping. （ C） The number of heart-attack patients is decreasing. （ D） More people begin t

5、o take active jobs. （ A） Those who have heart attacks. （ B） Those who desire to lose weight. （ C） Those who have spare time. （ D） Those who have inactive jobs. （ A） It interests students in a career in counseling. （ B） It recruits counselors to work in the placement office. （ C） It facilitates stude

6、nts to find a part-time job easily. （ D） It convinces local merchants to hire college students. （ A） Gardening and landscaping. （ B） Retailing. （ C） Financing. （ D） Child-care. （ A） A job listing. （ B） A personal resume. （ C） A permission slip. （ D） A salary requirement. （ A） Refine their interviewi

7、ng techniques. （ B） Arrange their working schedules. （ C） Select appropriate practical courses. （ D） Write cover letters for their resumes. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its gen

8、eral idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words

9、 you have just heard or write down the 10 To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: “I will take an interest in this or that.“ Such an attempt only【 B1】 _the strain of mental effort. A ma

10、n may【 B2】 _ great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or【 B3】 _. Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are tired to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering th

11、e【 B4】 _ labourer, tired out with a hard weeks【 B5】 _ and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the【 B6】_or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about【

12、B7】 _ things at the weekend. It may also be said that【 B8】 _, hard-working, useful human beings are divided into two classes:【 B9】 _. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations.【 B10】 _, not only the means of sustenance(生计 ), but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simp

13、lest and most modest forms. But Fortunes favoured children belong to the second class.【 B11】 _ 11 【 B1】 12 【 B2】 13 【 B3】 14 【 B4】 15 【 B5】 16 【 B6】 17 【 B7】 18 【 B8】 19 【 B9】 20 【 B10】 21 【 B11】 大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 42答案与解 析 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the en

14、d of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1 【听力原文】 We know that we have to pay for what we get. If we buy food, we know there wil

15、l be a bill to pay. These are private bills. But there are also public bills that must be paid. Public bills are paid for by the government. In turn, we get these services through taxes. What would happen if everyone in the city stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop. Water might even bec

16、ome unclean and impure. The streets might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property. Schools would be closed. People would become sick and diseases might spread. We should not want to live in such a city. We all want pure water and food, clean streets and good sch

17、ools. We want police to prevent us from crime. The chief duty for every government is to protect persons and property. More than three quarters of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. 27 The next large amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of do

18、llars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and all the public officials. Also, a large amount of public funds is spent on roads. The greatest part of the needed funds is raised by taxes. A tax is money that we all must pay to support the government.

19、The law orders us to pay taxes. We have no choice in the matter. Almost everyone pays some taxes in one form or another. 26. According to the speaker, what will happen if the citizens stop paying taxes? 27. In what way is the next large amount of public money used? 28. What message does the speaker

20、want to convey in this talk? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文中叙述了一系列市民不纳税的后果，其中就有提到 “没有警察保护人民安全和财产 ”。故 C为正确答案。 A、 B两项跟原文表述相反； D项与问题没有直接因果关联。 【知识模块】 短文听力 2 【正确答案 】 D 【试题解析】 原文说第二大项公款是用来教育和培训市民。故 D正确。符合 “听到什么选什么 ”原则。 A、 B、 C项都是利用原文中的 schools， roads， police等制造的干扰项。 【知识模块】 短文听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 全文都提到了 taxes一词，且详细分析

21、了纳税的重要性和这些税款如何取之于民用之于民，文章末尾还提到了 “法律规定我们要纳税，我们别无选择 ”。故 C为最佳选项。 【知识模块】 短文听力 4 【听力原文】 In recent years, many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become increasingly interested in improving their bodies. They have become more devoted to physical fitness. Many persons have a strong desire to be

22、more physically fit. By nature, Americans are enthusiastic, and energetic about hobbies or pastimes. And now many of them apply this enthusiasm, optimism, and energy to running. As a result, there are more running clubs to join and numerous books and magazines to read about running. The desire for A

23、merican people to be physically fit could probably be explained by a “passion“ for good health. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960s has caused an increase of interest in improving the health condition of human body. Middle-aged men especially suffer from heart attacks. Thus, they are one gro

24、up strongly interested in taking more physical exercise. 31In fact, many doctors often encourage their patients to become more physically active, especially those who have inactive jobs. It is quite interesting to note that the rate of heart attacks began to decrease between 1972 and 1974 and it is

25、still decreasing now. It seems that physical fitness has now become a new “love“ of Americans. But will it last very long? Nobody knows. Only time will tell or until another “new passion“ comes along and takes its place. 29. Why are Americans so interested in physical exercise? 30. What happens when

26、 American people apply great enthusiasm in running? 31. What kinds of patients are especially encouraged to take part in physical exercise? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。短文提到，很多美国人都致力于身体锻炼，他们对身体健康有强烈的愿望。 D为原文的同义表达，故正确。 【知识模块】 短文听力 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听到 enthusiasm to running之后马上就是 clubs， books这两个核心词，故 A正确。 【知

27、识模块】 短文听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到，很多医生鼓励他们的病人多参加体育锻炼，特别是那些工作中不大活动的人。故 D正确。 【知识模块】 短文听力 7 【听力原文】 As a result of rising university costs, many students are finding it necessary to take on part-time jobs. To make finding those jobs easier, the placement service has put together a listing of what is

28、available locally. For some students, these part-time jobs could lead to the full time work after graduation, as they may offer experience in their own field, like finance, marketing or even management. For example, national savings bank offers work on a half time basis. Thats 20 hours a week. Retai

29、l stores and restaurants have positions requiring fewer hours. Even less time is expected of those providing child-care. We have a number of families registered with us who are looking for babysitters for as few as four hours a week. For students who prefer outdoor work therere seasonal positions ri

30、ght on campus, working with the gardening and landscaping teams. These often require the most time and they are the least flexible in terms of scheduling. To see a complete list of these and other available jobs, including the salary offered in the hours required, stop by our office and 34 be sure t

31、o bring a resume with you. When you find something that interests you, well put you in touch with the person offering it. 35In addition, our counselors will give you hints about successful interviewing. 32. What do we know about the “placement service“ from the passage? 33. Which job requires the mo

32、st time according to the passage? 34. What should students bring with them to the office? 35. What will the counselors at the office help students do? 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。介绍 placement service(就业服务 )前，听到了不定式，可知提供这种服务的主要目的是给学生介绍 part-time jobs，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 短文听力 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在听到前文的 gardening an

33、d landscaping时应竖起耳朵听其下文，接着又听到表示最高级信息的 require the most time和 the least flexible，可知选A。 【知识模块】 短文听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提醒学生咨询时 be sure to bring a resume(一定要带上自己的简历 )，因此 B正确。 A不是学生要带来的，而是 placement service提供给学生的材料。此题符合 “听到什么选什么 ”的解题原则。 【知识模块】 短文听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。根据录音最后提到的 “我们的顾问会告诉您成功面试的技巧

34、。 ”可推知 A正确。对 in addition之类的标志性结构后的补充说明要留意。 【知识模块】 短文听力 Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in

35、the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 【知识模块】 复合式听写 11 【正确答案】 aggravates 【试题解析】 根据本句的

36、主语及整篇文章的时态来看，可知此处需要填入动词的第三人称单数形式，作句子的谓语， aggravate“加重 ”，注意要双写 g。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 12 【正确答案】 acquire 【试题解析】 空格前的情态动词 may表明该词应该是动词原形， acquire“获得 ”，注意不要漏掉中间的字母 c。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 13 【正确答案】 relief 【试题解析】 填入的词与 benefit并列，因此此处需要一个名词，可以根据发音规则拼写。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 14 【正确答案】 manual 【试题解析】 此处需要填入形容词，修饰 labourer， man-ual

37、labourer意为 “体力劳动者 ”。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 15 【正确答案】 sweat 【试题解析】 此处应该填写一个名词，和 effort并列， sweat“汗水 ”，此词很好拼写。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 16 【正确答案】 professional 【试题解析】 根据并列结构及空格前的定冠词 the可知此处应填写名词，注意双写 s。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 17 【正确答案】 trivial 【试题解析】 修饰名词往往用形容词。 trivial指 “琐碎的 ”。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 18 【正确答案】 rational 【试题解析】 根据上下文，此处应该填写与 ha

38、rd-work-ing， useful并列的褒义形容词， rational“明事理的 ”。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 19 【正确答案】 first， those whose work is work and whosepleasure is pleasure； and secondly， thosewhose work and pleasure are one 【试题解析】 由本段第一句可预测本句是对两种人的详细介绍。本句关键是理解几个定语从句的意思，前半句的定语从句可简化成 whose work andpleasure are divided。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 20 【正确答案】 The long hours in the office or the factorybring with them as their reward 【试题解析】 该句结构及用词都不难，不建议改写，原词照搬即可。 【知识模块】 复合式听写 21 【正确答案】 Their life is a natural harmony For them theworking hours are never long enough 【试题解析】 该句由两个简单句构成，可以将其合并成一个并列句，层次可更清晰，语句也更简洁。 【知识模块】 复合式听写