1、大学英语六级听力-9 及答案解析(总分：252.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BListening Compr(总题数：3，分数：105.00)Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：56.00）A.She is seriously ill.B.She feels sick in a running car.C.She is afraid of car driving.D.She wont like any drinks.A.Its windy.B.Its cold.C.Its warm.D
2、.Its rainy.A.She had to apply for passport, checkbook and credit cards.B.She would go abroad.C.The whole works were stolen.D.She bet somebody with her whole works.A.The woman wants to fill lead-free into her car.B.The woman didnt know what kind of gas her car needs.C.The woman is an attendant in a s
3、ervice station.D.The woman suggests that she would fill lead-free into her car.A.They are talking about sale.B.They are talking about products.C.They are talking about a special reduction.D.They are talking about price.A.Take a bus.B.Skip the conference.C.Hurry to the conference.D.Take the subway.A.
4、A manager.B.A retired worker.C.A dentist.D.A shop assistant.A.The house is expensive.B.Maybe the man wants to buy it.C.This house is worth buying.D.The lady wants to buy it.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.Her subjects home.B.Her subjects personality.C.
5、Her subjects social status.D.Her subjects role in history.A.Backlighting.B.Flashbulbs.C.Soft focus.D.Time-lapse photography.A.Well-known people.B.Children.C.Historical scenes.D.Landscapes.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Theyre roommates.B.Theyre class
6、mates.C.Theyre cousins.D.Theyre lab partners.A.He couldnt decide on a topic for his paper.B.He hadnt heard from his family for some time.C.He thought the woman had been ill.D.He thought his paper would be late.A.To find the way back to the nest.B.To locate plant fibers.C.To identify relatives.D.To i
7、dentify kinds of honey.A.Write a paper.B.Observe how bees build nests.C.Visit his parents.D.Plan a family reunion.二、BSection B/B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.The growth of Queens University.B.A transition in university educatio
8、n.C.Major differences between secondary schools and colleges.D.The beginning of public education in Canada.A.In 1876.B.In 1884.C.In 1892.D.In 1900.A.Economics.B.English literature.C.Greek.D.Psychology.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.He said it w
9、as true.B.He said it was an accusation against him.C.He said it was hard to believe.D.He said it was impossible at his age.A.A pleasant sound.B.The name of a river.C.A depth of two feet.D.A depth of twelve feet.A.A river pilot on the Mississippi.B.A printers apprentice.C.A taxi driver.D.A newspaper
10、reporter.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Because they had no ambition.B.Because they had a good sleep habit.C.Because they had nothing to do.D.Because there was no electric lighting.A.5.5 hours.B.Between 7.5 and 8 hours.C.6.5 hours.D.8. 5 hour
11、s.A.Sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busy.B.They need more sleep to feel ideally vigorous.C.To sleep is something one can do at any time of the day.D.Less sleep does harm to their health.A.Weakened short-term memory.B.Weakened strength.C.Poor decision-making ability.D.Poor
12、 concentration.三、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：77.00)The “standard of living“ of any country means the average persons U(26) /U of the goods and services which the country produces. A countrys standard of living, therefore, depends first and U(27) /U on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth“ in this U(28)
13、 /U is not money, for we do not live on money but on U(29) /U that money can buy. “goods“ such as food and U(30) /U , and “services“ such as transport and U(31) /UA countrys capacity to produce wealth depends upon many U(32) /U , most of which have an U(33) /U on one another. Wealth depends to a gre
14、at extent upon a countrys natural resources, such as coal, gold and other materials, water supply and so on. U(34) /USound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and U(35) /U. Another important fa
15、ctor is the technical efficiency of a countrys people. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can U(36) /U in their working day.（分数：77.00）(1).（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英
16、语六级听力-9 答案解析(总分：252.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BListening Compr(总题数：3，分数：105.00)Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：56.00）A.She is seriously ill.B.She feels sick in a running car. C.She is afraid of car driving.D.She wont like any drinks.解析：听力原文1-8 M: Lets go and have somethi
17、ng to drink. Theres a nice bar near the theatre. W: Thank you very much, but Im still carsick. Q: Whats the womans problem?A.Its windy. B.Its cold.C.Its warm.D.Its rainy.解析：听力原文 M: Look at the lake. Im glad well be able to go skating this weekend. W: Not if its too windy. Q: Whats the weather like?A
18、.She had to apply for passport, checkbook and credit cards.B.She would go abroad.C.The whole works were stolen. D.She bet somebody with her whole works.解析：听力原文 M: Are there any other papers missing, besides the credit card? W: You bet there are! Passport, checkbook, credit cards, the whole works. Q:
19、 Which of the following is true?A.The woman wants to fill lead-free into her car.B.The woman didnt know what kind of gas her car needs. C.The woman is an attendant in a service station.D.The woman suggests that she would fill lead-free into her car.解析：听力原文 M: What kind of gas does it take? W: We hav
20、e regular and lead-free. Your car takes only lead-free. Do you want me to fill it up? Q: Which of the following is not true?A.They are talking about sale.B.They are talking about products.C.They are talking about a special reduction.D.They are talking about price. 解析：听力原文 M: US $ 30 is really not ac
21、ceptable. You surely appreciate the efforts weve made in pushing the sale of your product. W: Well, as a sign of our support to your efforts, well make a special reduction of US $ 0. 50 per dozen. We cant take less. Q: What are they talking about?A.Take a bus. B.Skip the conference.C.Hurry to the co
22、nference.D.Take the subway.解析：听力原文 M: If you are in a hurry, you can take a subway. If you want to go sightseeing, take a bus. W: Actually I dont have to be at the conference before noon. Q: What will the woman probably do?A.A manager. B.A retired worker.C.A dentist.D.A shop assistant.解析：听力原文 M: Are
23、 you pleased that your son wants to be a dentist? W: Not really. Id rather he managed my store when I retired. Q: Who is the woman?A.The house is expensive.B.Maybe the man wants to buy it.C.This house is worth buying. D.The lady wants to buy it.解析：听力原文 W: This house costs 6,850 bucks. Thats a lot of
24、 money. M: Its worth every penny of it. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.Her subjects home.B.Her subjects personality. C.Her subjects social status.D.Her subjects role in history.解析：听力原文9-11 W: Hi, George. Got
25、any plans for tonight? M: Not exactly. Do you have any suggestions? W: In fact, I do. I just got two tickets to the opening of the exhibit of the reprints by Julia Margaret Cameron. I should have mentioned it earlier, but I wasnt sure if Id even get the tickets. M: An exhibit, huh? I like that. But
26、I dont know who Julia. W: Julia Margaret Cameron! She was a renowned photographer who changed the aesthetics for photography. M: What do you mean? W: Well, her specialty was portraits and instead of just making a factual record of details like most photographers did, you know, just capturing what a
27、person looks like in a dispassionate way. She, like a portrait painter, was interested in capturing her subjects personality. M: Interesting! How did she do that? W: Well, she invented a number of techniques that affect the picture. One of those things was to blur images slightly by using a soft foc
28、us on the subject. Thats pretty common now. M: Yeah. Who did she photograph? W: Famous people of her days, like Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Darwin, just to name a few. Why not find out by yourself at the exhibition? M: Youve picked my curiosity. I am going to enjoy this. 9. What did Julia Margaret
29、 Cameron emphasize in her portraits?A.Backlighting.B.Flashbulbs.C.Soft focus. D.Time-lapse photography.解析：听力原文 What unique photographic technique did Julia Margaret Cameron use?A.Well-known people. B.Children.C.Historical scenes.D.Landscapes.解析：听力原文 What will be the subject of the pictures at the ex
30、hibit?Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Theyre roommates.B.Theyre classmates. C.Theyre cousins.D.Theyre lab partners.解析：听力原文12-15 M: Hi, Susan. Where have you been? W: Hi, David. I was just at the library. I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow. M:
31、 Tomorrow? Oh, no I thought it wasnt due until next week. W: Oh. Dont worry. It is due next Tuesday. But Im going away for the weekend and wont be back till Monday night. M: Oh, where are you going? W: Philadelphia. Were having a family reunion. Its my grandmothers eightieth birthday. M: Great! How
32、many people will be there? W: Around sixty. M: It seems that your family are pretty close. W: You said it. So have you started working on your biology paper? M: Yeah. Im doing it on bees and how theyre able to recognize whether another bee is related to them. W: How can they tell? M: They use their
33、sense of smell. The bees guard their nests this way. If another bee approaches the nest, the guard determines if the new bee is familiar. If it is, its allowed to enter. W: Sounds interesting. Can other insects do this? M: Well, as far as I am concerned, some wasps can. Each wasp nest has a special
34、combination of plant fibers and so the wasps that live there have a unique smell. W: Urn, it sounds like that the bees are picky about who comes to their family reunion. 12. What is the relationship between the speakers?A.He couldnt decide on a topic for his paper.B.He hadnt heard from his family fo
35、r some time.C.He thought the woman had been ill.D.He thought his paper would be late. 解析：听力原文 Why was the man worried at first?A.To find the way back to the nest.B.To locate plant fibers.C.To identify relatives. D.To identify kinds of honey.解析：听力原文 According to the man, how do some bees use their se
36、nse of smell?A.Write a paper. B.Observe how bees build nests.C.Visit his parents.D.Plan a family reunion.解析：听力原文 What will the man probably do at the weekend?二、BSection B/B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.The growth of Queens Univ
37、ersity.B.A transition in university education. C.Major differences between secondary schools and colleges.D.The beginning of public education in Canada.解析：听力原文16-18 In many ways college students of the last two decades of the 19th century were deeply involved in the process of change. The North Amer
38、ican institutions they attended were undergoing profound change. It was not just that more students were being admitted. These were different students some were women. In Ontario, Canada, Queens University was the first to admit women into degree programs, and then the University of Toronto followed
39、 suit eight years later in 1884. Moreover, as colleges ceased to cater more narrowly to candidates for the religious ministry, and professions came to be seen as a logical continuation of secondary school, young students began to predominate. So universities had to adjust to the needs of students wh
40、o were less mature and less settled in their interests. As the students changed, so did the curriculum. Academic and professional training became much more complex, but the traditional art program was changed as well. Rigid courses of study full of Greek and Latin prerequisites were replaced at many
41、 schools by optional systems that featured new subjects, such as English literature, economics and psychology. Old subjects, like biology and philosophy, were also rocked by new ideas so that they too seemed very different. 16. What does the passage mainly discuss?A.In 1876. B.In 1884.C.In 1892.D.In
42、 1900.解析：听力原文 When were women first allowed to enroll in degree programs in Canada?A.Economics.B.English literature.C.Greek. D.Psychology.解析：听力原文 Which of the following subject is NOT mentioned as examples of the changing curriculum?Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have jus
43、t heard.（分数：21.00）A.He said it was true.B.He said it was an accusation against him.C.He said it was hard to believe.D.He said it was impossible at his age. 解析：听力原文19-21 Whenever Mark Twain went, his droll wit won him almost immediate favor. One of the best-known anecdotes about him was in his reply
44、to be dying, “The charge is not true. I would not do such a thing at my time of life.“ His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. “Mark Twain“ is a river term, meaning a depth of two fathoms, namely twelve feet. He comments on it like this, “It was always a pleasant sound for a pilot to hear on a d
45、ark night, it means safe water.“ Mark Twain was born in 1835. He left school at twelve in order to earn a living. As printers apprentice, river pilot on the Mississippi, and newspaper reporter, he accumulated a world of humorous material for writing. Both Torn Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are dear to
46、 hearts of boys. The Prince and the Pauper has gained him additional popularity. Joan of Arc is his most serious work, and in his own point of view the best. Innocent around the World and Roughing it keep the readers chuckling. Because “laughter is gift of gods“, Mark Twain will always hold a warm s
47、pot in the affections of the American people. 19. How did Mark Twain reply to the report on his death?A.A pleasant sound.B.The name of a river.C.A depth of two feet.D.A depth of twelve feet. 解析：听力原文 What does the term “Mark Twain“ mean?A.A river pilot on the Mississippi.B.A printers apprentice.C.A t
48、axi driver. D.A newspaper reporter.解析：听力原文 Which of the following job didnt Mark Twain take up according to the text?Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Because they had no ambition.B.Because they had a good sleep habit.C.Because they had nothing to do.D.Because there was no electric lighting. 解析：听力原文22-25Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually
