1、大学英语六级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 111及答案与解析 Section A ( A) Attend an appointment this afternoon. ( B) Attend a meeting before the womans coming. ( C) Look after the dorm for the woman before 5:00. ( D) Look for the lost keys for the woman. ( A) The woman should get her raincoat. ( B) The woman has listened to the
2、weather report. ( C) The woman will be caught in the rain. ( D) The woman neednt worry about the rain. ( A) The man cant finish his paper by the deadline. ( B) The man has to revise his paper carefully. ( C) The man can manage his topic of the paper well. ( D) The man cant follow tutors line of thou
3、ght. ( A) A new job vacancy advertised. ( B) The importance of work experience. ( C) The future career of a graduate. ( D) Relation between firms and employees. ( A) Go and buy another ticket this week. ( B) Wait and see if a new performance will be held. ( C) Have another opening next month. ( D) F
4、orget about it since it isnt interesting. ( A) The man should try to know whats in the kids mind. ( B) The man may borrow some books from the library. ( C) The man should attend psychological classes. ( D) The man is too critical of his child. ( A) The weather is getting more abnormal. ( B) Many peo
5、ple make decisions regardless of results. ( C) It is hard to predict the weather conditions. ( D) Humans are to blame for the changeable weather. ( A) The man should learn from famous people. ( B) The man should be more careful in the experiment. ( C) The man should be more patient and try more. ( D
6、) The man should learn more knowledge first. ( A) Doubtful. ( B) Supportive. ( C) Indifferent. ( D) Objective. ( A) It can reduce the risk of heart disease. ( B) It can improve the effect of exercise. ( C) It can make us feel happy. ( D) It can cure some mental diseases. ( A) By collecting informati
7、on from the Internet. ( B) By assessing ten different studies involving many participants. ( C) By doing outdoor activities such as climbing and swimming. ( D) By organizing many participants listening to different types of music. ( A) Outdoor activities can cure many deadly diseases. ( B) People wi
8、th mental diseases benefit most from outdoor exercise. ( C) Healthy people neednt do much outdoor exercise. ( D) A natural setting is very important to peoples health. ( A) She doesnt know how to prepare a speech. ( B) She cant perform well as prepared. ( C) She doesnt know where to put her draft. (
9、 D) She lacks experience in making speeches. ( A) Preparing a speech well in advance. ( B) Ignoring the audiences reaction. ( C) Being confident on the platform. ( D) Learning the main idea by heart. ( A) He has presented his speech many times. ( B) The topic is quite familiar to him. ( C) He knows
10、how to compose a speech. ( D) His classmates are familiar with his speech. Section B ( A) Salary. ( B) Holiday. ( C) Working condition. ( D) Medical benefits. ( A) They feel tired of their work. ( B) They are too busy to take care of their family. ( C) They can make a balance between their work and
11、life. ( D) They just want to stay at home. ( A) Parents. ( B) Children. ( C) Pay scales. ( D) Management systems. ( A) Young women earn less than young men. ( B) Young women have good medical benefits. ( C) Young women cant achieve career objectives. ( D) Young women like maternity policies. ( A) Th
12、ey provided messages from the gods. ( B) They would help military leaders in battle. ( C) They were a different world we visited when we slept. ( D) They would lead to misdeeds of people. ( A) Dreams were always misleading. ( B) Dreams had their own specific meanings. ( C) Dreams could help explain
13、our brain activities. ( D) There wasnt agreement on explanation of dreams. ( A) People are exploring ways to interpret dreams. ( B) How Freud explained dreams in his works. ( C) People havent reached agreement on dreams. ( D) It is important to keep researching dreams. ( A) Everything on the net sho
14、uld be treated equally. ( B) To what extent the net is free and neutral. ( C) Net neutrality is a complex problem. ( D) Net neutrality meets technical barriers. ( A) There shouldnt be competition among Internet providers. ( B) Internet providers should treat applications equally. ( C) Internet provi
15、ders should offer legal choice of devices. ( D) Internet providers should explain how they manage their networks. ( A) Explain the principles to Internet providers. ( B) Make the phones access the Internet. ( C) Make all the principles into rules. ( D) Collect opinions from the public. Section C 25
16、Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the doomed ocean liner, although he【 B1】 _calling the vessel unsinkable. The ship will largely recreate the design and decor of the【 B2】 _original, with some modifications to keep it in lin
17、e with current safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as【 B3】 _, Palmer said at a press conference in New York. The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling, as in 1912, Palmer said. “Im not too superstitious,“ Palmer said when
18、 asked whether recreating a ship best known for sinking was【 B4】 _. White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. Some 1 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage(首航 )in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship【 B5】 _an iceberg in the
19、 North Atlantic. Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year,【 B6】 _ to make a similar boast, “Anything will sink if you put a hole in it,“ Palmer said. “I think it would be very【 B7】 _ to say it.“ Palmer rejected to answer questions about the projects cost. “Its not about the money,“ P
20、almer said. “Ive got enough money for it: I think thats all that matters.“ Forbes【 B8】 _ Palmers net worth to be $ 795 million in 2012. He describes himself as a【 B9】 _. Titanic II will be built by Chinese state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which is already building four ore carriers(矿砂船 )for Palmers
21、 mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanic II has not yet been【 B10】 _, Palmer said. 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 111答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: I have a very important appointment to attend this afternoon
22、. Would you mind keeping an eye on my dorm? You know I have lost my key. M: OK. But youd better come before 5:00 because I happen to have a meeting this evening. Q: What will the man probably do? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 生活交际类,行动计划题。女士请求男士帮忙照看一下宿舍,因为自己的钥匙丢了;男士表示同意,但同时要求女士 5点前回来,因为他晚上碰巧要开会。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原
23、文】 W: Oh, I forget to carry my raincoat with me, and it seems to rain now. M: Havent you listened to the weather report? The weather report said it would not rain until tonight. Q: What does the man mean? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 生活交际类。语义理解题。女士认为要下雨了,但是自己忘记带雨衣了,表示担心;男士则说天气预报报道今天晚上才会下雨。由此可知,男士认为女士不必担 心。 【知识
24、模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: The term paper is due tomorrow. I see you are busy doing it today. M: It should have been finished yet, but my tutor said a disputed topic was hard to manage. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 校园生活类,弦外之音题。女士说论文明天就要交了,男士说论文本来能完成了,但导师说一个有争议的话题很难把握。言外之意,男士
25、需要仔细修改或完善论文。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Look, the advertisement says they want a junior accountant, and a graduate is welcome. M: It is really hard to find such a vacancy. Almost every firm wants experienced employees. Q: What are the two speakers talking about? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 生活交际类语义理解题。女士在广告上发现一个招聘初
26、级会计职位的广告,大学毕业生可以应聘,男士表示这样的职位不好找,因为几乎所有的公司都要有经验的员工。综合以上信息可知,他们正在谈论一则招聘广告。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I cant believe it. I have been waiting for this latest show for ages and it totally slipped my mind. M: Dont be too upset about it. You might be able to catch it since the organisers are thinking of having
27、 another opening next week. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 娱乐休闲类,请求建议题。女士说自己忘记看期待已久的表演了,男士认为女士还能够看到这次表演,因为组织者们在考虑下周重新组织一次。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I really dont know how to educate my own kid now, though I teach children at school. W: Thats because you are too familiar to
28、 him. And it seems you should learn something from psychology books, which may help. Q: What does the woman mean? 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 生活交际类,语义理解题。男士说不知道怎样教育自己的孩子,女士认为那是因为家长与孩子太熟悉,她建议男士从心理学书上学些东西。由此可知,女士认为男士应当设法抓住孩子的心理。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: The weather is so changeable these days. I wore a jacket yest
29、erday, and today a shirt. I really dont know what to wear tomorrow. W: Yes. Human beings will suffer the consequence of their own actions unless effective measures are taken. Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 气候环境类,语义理解题。解答本题的关键在于理解 suffer the consequence of ones ownactions的意思,即 “自食其果 ”
30、。由此可知,人类自身应该为这种变化无常的天气负责。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: You know I fail so many times in this experiment. Could you give me some tips? W: Scientific knowledge is necessary, but continual effort is usually more indispensable. Thats why Edison succeeded eventually. Q: What does the woman suggest? 8 【正确答案】 C 【
31、试题解析】 校园生活类。请求建议题。男士说做实验失败了很多次,问女士她的建议。女士说科学知识固然重要,但不断的努力更是不可缺少的。由此可知,女士建议男士在实验中应该更有耐心地尝试。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Mrs. Hudson, a new research shows that even just five minutes of exercise in a natural setting can significantly boost our mood.(9)But, is it true that can have such a magical effect? W:
32、To a certain degree, I have to say yes. Because(10)exercising in natural areas is not only good for our physical health it can also improve our mood and sense of well-being in as little as five minutes. M: So if we go for a walk in a park or work in a garden, were giving our mental health a good boo
33、st. But how was the result discovered? W: Before this, exercise alone was known to make us happy. So was being in a natural setting. Scientists wanted to see the effect of combining the two. M: So what did they do? W:(11)They evaluated ten different UK studies involving more than 1 200 people. Parti
34、cipants had taken part in activities such as gardening, sailing and country walks, and rated their mood and self-esteem. M: What did the scientists find in the research? W: They found that in a natural setting even a few minutes exercise can really promote the mood. The research showed that their mo
35、od and self-esteem got a significant boost with as little as five minutes of outdoor exercise.(12)And people with mental disorders benefited the most. M: Wow, this is the first study to quantify the amount of time needed to get a positive effect. So, maybe, if you want to be happy, just head out for
36、 a walk in the park. 9. What is the man s attitude towards the new research? 10. What is the positive effect of exercising to natural areas? 11. How did the scientist find this result? 12. What can we learn from the research? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 观点态度题。本题问的是男士对于新研究持什么态度。对话开头,男士提到一项新的研究显示即使是在自然环境中锻炼五分钟都
37、能显著地提升我们的心情,之后他问女士这是真的吗,可见男士对这项研究持怀疑态度。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是在自然环境中锻炼有什么积极作用。对话中女士提到在自然环境中锻炼五分钟不仅可以提升我们的身体素质,同时还可以提升我们的心情和幸福感。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是科学家是如何发现这一结果的。对话中女士说科学家们评估了英国十项不同的研究,被测试者参加了一些诸如园艺、帆船和郊外散步此类的活动,以此来评定他们的心情和自尊心。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推理判断题
38、。本题问的是从研究中我们可以知道什么。对话结尾,女士提到患有心理疾病的人从这种锻炼中受益最大。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: You know I will be the main talker in the classroom discussion tomorrow morning. To tell the truth, Im really a bit nervous indeed. W:(13)I hate to get up in front of an audience. I often forget what to say and dont know where to
39、 put my hands. M: Oh, not so serious as that. Someone might get frozen up for a while before the audience. But when you have made a start, youll carry on with what youve prepared, and your performance wouldnt be too bad. W: Yes. There is something I should learn from you, you know, your self-confide
40、nce. When I make a public speech, no matter how fluently I say myself, my brain becomes blank the instant I get onto the platform.(14)But the truth is that when I have confidence, things will be much better. By the way, how have you prepared your speech? M: Not very well, Im afraid. I dont write eve
41、ry word of the speech, just an outline of about 80 words. W: Are you sure you can do the presentation well only depending on a rough draft of main ideas? M: Almost. You know, the speech is about my own experience in learning spoken English.(15)Im going to talk the most familiar topic of my study to
42、my classmates. Im not afraid of anything. The key problem is how to compose the speech with a reasonable clue. W: Thats another thing I should learn from you. It seems that I can never make a speech unless I write down every word. M: Well, wed better exchange our views together sometime. W: Wonderfu
43、l! May you succeed in tomorrows public speech. 13. Why doesnt the woman want to make public speech? 14. What contributes to making a good speech according to the woman? 15. Why does the man only write down the outline of his speech? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本题问的是为什么女士不想当众演讲。在对话开头部分女士提到自己不想做演讲的原因,即不喜
44、欢站在公众面前,经常忘词,也不知道把手放到哪里。总而言之,她不能很好地完成准备好的演讲。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推理判断题。本题问的是女士认为演讲成功的重要因素是什么。女士在对话中间部分提到自己的缺点,即缺乏自信,她无论准备得多么充分,一上讲台脑子就一片空白。她还解释说只要有信心,事情就好得多。由此可以推断,女士认为自信心对演讲来说是非常重要的。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本题问的是男士为何只写下演讲大纲。女士问男士如何准备自己的演讲,男士说只写了个大纲,因为他所讲的话题是自己的亲身经历,是自己最熟悉的话题。 【知
45、识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Most young women believe they will achieve a balance between a rewarding career and a fulfilling personal life. The online survey of full-time working women between the ages of 22 and 35 revealed that they wanted a balance between their personal and professional lives, an
46、d a job where they could make a difference.(16)Medical benefits were a crucial part of how they defined professional success, according to the survey commissioned by global management consulting firm Accenture. 63% of women think medical benefits are crucial to the professional success. Women are so
47、on expected to make up half the US workforce and those born after 1980, are now 1/3 of the working population.(17)94% of women believed they could achieve a balance between a satisfying professional career and a gratifying personal life.(18)When asked to rank barriers to their careers, 12% cited mar
48、riage, 19% said maternity policies and 30% named pay scales. The US Department of Labor reports that the median salary for women was 80% of mens.(19)When comparing the median weekly earning of those aged 16 to 34, young women earned 91% of what young men did. Almost 60% of the women surveyed reporte
49、d being negatively impacted by the current economic downturn. And 1/3 were more concerned with keeping their jobs than achieving the work-personal life balance. The US unemployment rate remains at 10%, and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office does not expect it to dip below 8% before 2012. 16. What is crucial for young women to define the professional success? 17. How do most young women think about their life and job? 18. Which of the following is a barrier to the career of young