1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 121及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She refused to attend the freshmens party. （ B） She made a big mistake in her job. （ C） She had no sense of responsibility. （ D） She has chosen a wrong career. （ A） The man should pay for their steak. （ B） They should wait for a later time to go. （ C） The
2、food is too expensive for her. （ D） The food is cooked quite well. （ A） Jerrys parents offer help to the woman. （ B） The woman hasnt secured a job yet. （ C） The woman wants to have a plastic surgery to look nice. （ D） The woman feels reluctant to waste time. （ A） The man got a promotion for his good
3、 work. （ B） The man is unemployed because of bad business. （ C） They will try to turn their business around. （ D） The company is having a huge financial hole. （ A） Use them as free paper to clean up stains. （ B） Read them to keep up with new products. （ C） Recycle them. （ D） Throw all of them into t
4、he garbage box. （ A） She will take charge of the project. （ B） She also wants to apply for a leave. （ C） She refuses to accept the mans leave. （ D） She will check the schedule and decide later. （ A） The repairer tried to fix it yesterday but failed. （ B） The information in the computer cant be resto
5、red. （ C） The anti-virus software they have is pirated. （ D） The man will fix the computer himself. （ A） Arranging for a meeting. （ B） Discussing a proposal. （ C） Outlining an invitation letter. （ D） Making an apology. （ A） A program about business travel. （ B） A program about physical exercise. （ C
6、） A program about education. （ D） A program about globalization. （ A） Africa. （ B） Europe. （ C） Australia. （ D） Mexico. （ A） Traveling abroad. （ B） Improving cultural awareness. （ C） Raising fund. （ D） Learning teaching approaches. （ A） She will have a discussion with those who want to be volunteers
7、. （ B） She will work with training agencies to improve teaching skills. （ C） She will make a presentation to the university community. （ D） She will hold a show on culture shock from a different perspective. （ A） Computer science. （ B） Mathematics. （ C） Psychology counseling. （ D） Genetic research.
8、（ A） She showed quite surprising originality. （ B） She was good at analyzing and reasoning. （ C） She based it on one of her course papers. （ D） She put first priority on her work experience. （ A） 25% for researching, 75% for writing. （ B） 50% for researching, 50% for writing. （ C） 75% for researchin
9、g, 25% for writing. （ D） 90% for researching, 10% for writing. Section B （ A） HM Revenue and Customs made errors in PAYE tax calculations. （ B） They deliberately avoided paying the sum due to the authorities. （ C） Most of them were underpaid by their employers. （ D） They were charged extra money sev
10、eral years ago. （ A） Employees who were promoted. （ B） Employees who changed jobs. （ C） Employees who bought new cars. （ D） Employees who benefited from the system. （ A） By writing to the taxpayers. （ B） By altering their tax code. （ C） By deducting from their accounts. （ D） By demanding payment bef
11、orehand. （ A） Automatically done by the computer. （ B） Correctly matched by two computer systems. （ C） Manually done by HMRC workers. （ D） Legally identified and required by HMRC. （ A） They are the source of energy for human beings. （ B） The water-soluble B vitamins are vital to life. （ C） David Bla
12、ine died of B vitamins deficiency. （ D） The fat will die skinny without adequate B vitamins. （ A） He was the nutrition consultant for David Blaine. （ B） He had his starvation stunt in London in 2003. （ C） He held the longest record of starvation. （ D） He introduced a fashionable way of losing weight
13、. （ A） The volume of blood and blood pressure will drop without it. （ B） It is the base for digestion and absorption of food. （ C） It is responsible for regulation of body temperature. （ D） It is necessary to eliminate waste out of the body. （ A） Drought. （ B） Unproductive soil. （ C） Little availabl
14、e land. （ D） Over-grazing. （ A） The backward farming technology. （ B） Low investment from the government. （ C） The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. （ D） The shortage of economic resources. （ A） Providing technological training. （ B） Sending medical staff to the country. （ C） Transporting food and daily
15、necessities. （ D） Appealing for international help. Section C 25 Do half of all marriages really end in divorce? Its probably the most often【 B1】_statistic about modern love. But in an upbeat new guide to marriage, For Better, Tara Parker-Pope, a New York Times reporter(and divorcee), devotes a chap
16、ter to【 B2】 _the 50% statistic. Since the 1970s, when more women started going to college and delaying marriage, “marital【 B3】 _ appears to be improving each decade,“ she writes. For example, about 23% of college graduates who married in the 1970s【 B4】 _ within ten years. For those who wed in the 19
17、90s, the rate dropped to 16%. According to research at the University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, one of the clearest 【 B5】 _of whether wedding vows will stick is the age of the people saying them. Take the 1980s for example, a full 81% of college graduates who【 B6】 _that decade at age 26 or ol
18、der were still married 20 years later. Only 65% of college graduates who said I do before their 26th birthday made it that far. But just 49% of those who married young and did so without a degree lasted 20 years, a cohort(一批人 )that Parker-Pope spends little time discussing. Instead she【 B7】 _that th
19、e 50% statistic is a myth that【 B8】 _ because its something of a political Swiss Army knife, handy for any number of agendas. Social【 B9】 _ use it to call for more marriage-friendly policies, while liberals find it handy to press for【 B10】 _ programs that help single moms. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】
20、 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 121答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Have you heard that Lily screwed up the freshmens party? It was such a mess! She even slipped away without telling anyone. M: I felt from the outset that she was the wrong person for th
21、e job. I just had imagined how wrong it could be. Q: What can we learn about Lily from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 校园生活类，语义理解题。女士提到 Lily把迎新晚会搞砸了，说她甚至没有通知任何人就溜了。由此可知 ， Lily没有责任感。 screw up意为 “搞砸 ”。 from the outset相当于 from the very beginning，意为 “从一开始 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: The new steak house
22、 on the business street opens at last. Do you want to go there this weekend? W: Not really. Word has it that the food costs an arm and a leg. Q: What does the woman imply? 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 娱乐休闲类，语义理解题。男士问女士这周末要不要去商业街新开张的牛排屋吃牛排。女士表示不太想去，因为她听说那儿贵得要命。 cost an arm and a leg意为 “价格昂贵 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文
23、】 W: Time to leave the campus! But landing a job is so hard! How I envy Jerry! His parents lined up a job for him that pays rather handsomely. M: If I were you, I would not waste time envying others. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 生活交际类。弦外之音题。毕业临近，女士感慨找工作很难，说她很羡慕 Jerry
24、的父母为 Jerry安排了一份好工作。男士回答说，如果是他， 他才不会浪费时间羡慕别人。言外之意，女士还没有找到工作。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Honey, I got a pink slip in my pay envelope today. The boss says Im a good worker, but our business is way down and he just cant afford to keep us all working. W: Thats not the end of the world, and well get through it
25、. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 工作商务类，语义理解题。男士说他今天的工资袋里有一张解雇通知单，虽然老板肯定了他的工作，但是生意不景气，也只能解雇他。 pink slip意为 “解雇通知单 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: So annoying! Ive got too many junk mails sent to my house! E-mails are easy to delete with just a few clicks of the mouse. But these
26、 things. M: Why not try the usual channels to get rid of them? Just recycle the paper. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do with those mails? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 生活交际类。 请求建议题。女士为家中大量的垃圾邮件感到烦恼，不知如何处理。男士建议她试试最常用的方法，也就是重新利用这些纸张。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: The project went on for over two years and by the
27、 end of it I was just burnt-out. Its time for me to apply for some leave. W: But if we both apply on the same day, the company might say no to both of us! Q: What does the woman imply? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 工作商务类，弦外之音题。男士为了一个为期两年多的项目工作得很辛苦，希望能申请休假。女士回答说，如果两个人同一天申请休假，就有可能都被拒绝。言外之意，女士也想申请休假。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【
28、听力原文】 W: Mike, the computer does not work. Can you call the repairer to have it fixed? M: I am the repairer myself! Its just a virus carried with some pirated software. Downloading anti-virus software will get it done. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 生活交际类，事实细节题。女士说她的电脑
29、坏了，请求男士给维修人员打个电 话。男士说他就是维修人员，电脑的问题其实就是使用的盗版软件携带了病毒，因此下载杀毒软件就可以了。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Id like to discuss your proposal with you as soon as possible. Would Wednesday be convenient for you? M: Let me see. Oh, Im sorry. I am not free that day. How about Friday morning? Say, ten oclock? Q: What are the
30、 two speakers doing? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 工作商务类，行动计划题。女士希望能尽早和男士商讨一下他所提出的建议，并问对方周三是否方便。男士提出周三他有事，并询问女士能否定在周五上午 10点。由此可知，二人是在安排会面的时间。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: What was the process that brought you to this program? W: I have two months off in the summer and I really wanted to do something meaningful with th
31、at time. When I learned about this program, I was excited because I want to be immersed in a culture.(9)I was also especially attracted to it because its educational focus aligns with my experience and passion for education. M: Do you think youll have much culture shock, or have you done this kind o
32、f travel before? W:(10)Ive never been to Africa before, and I dont think that there is any place that really compares. I have traveled abroad before but Europe and Australia dont fall into the same category. Ive done some service trips in high school to places in the US and Mexico, but I dont think
33、its the same. There will be some culture shock for sure. M: What do you anticipate bringing back from your experience? W: I believe this experience will bring a lot to my work in the field of service. It will definitely enhance my cultural awareness and global awareness. I think it will also shape t
34、he way in which I approach educating others. M: Anything else youd like to share? W:(11)Im currently in the midst of raising fund! I would like to thank people who have supported me and helped me get to this point. M: Do you have plans when you return to have a discussion about your experience? W:(1
35、2)I would love to share my experience with the university community. I hope to give a presentation about my experience upon my return in the fall semester. 9. What kind of program is the woman participating in? 10. Where is the woman heading to in this program? 11. What is the woman doing right now
36、for the program? 12. How will the woman share her experience after she returns? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是女士参加了什么项目。对话开始女士在阐述参加项目的过程时明确提到这个项目的中心是教育，这与她的经历和对教育的热情十分吻合。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是在这个项目中女士要去哪里。对话中男士问女士是否认为这个项目会使她感受到文化冲击，女士回答她从没有去过非洲，出现文化冲击也是必然的。由此可知，该项目的目的地是非洲。 【知识模块】 听
37、力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是目前女士在这个项目中做什么。在谈论了参加项目的原因、此前的经历以及对此项目的预期之后，女士说她正在募集资金，因此想特别感谢那些帮助和支持她的人。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是在回来之后女士将会如何与别人分享自己的经历。对话结尾女士明确提出，她打算秋季开学之后向大学师生介绍她的经历。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: Hi, how is your senior thesis going? W: Well, it had been quite dreaded.(13)B
38、ut thanks to my adviser, Prof. Leon Bond, an expert in computer science, Ive had it over with an A+ . M: Wow, I heard Prof. Bond is sure a tough guy. Few students get it so easily as you do. W: Em, I just related it to my previous experience working in a software developing company. I sure have some
39、 problems and ideas in mind.(14)Actually I have addressed them on my course papers. And this time I just expanded one and made further explorations. M: But I heard originality should be the first priority. W: Yes, originality counts. But you dont have to come up with a wholly new idea when it comes
40、to a thesis paper. All you need to do is address a problem and try to resolve it. After all, with that course paper, I have done significant work on the issue, and I definitely know what Im talking about. M: How did you manage your time? Piles of articles and books, countless revisions, meetings wit
41、h your professor. W:(15)Actually, I spent about half the time researching and the other half writing. Thats a reasonable arrangement. Some of my fellow classmates wind up spending about 90% of their time researching, which means that they dont actually start pulling together their ideas until its al
42、ready too late. You know, good papers require multiple drafts, with serious revisions being made based on the comments of your adviser. All of that takes time. M: I suppose I should prepare for my thesis in this way too. 13. What is the womans thesis paper about? 14. Why was the woman able to finish
43、 her thesis with a good grade? 15. What is suggested by the woman in time management? 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。本题问的是女士的论文方向。对话开头男士问女士论文准备得怎样了，女士回答说，幸亏她的导师是计算机科学的专家，她的论文得到了 A+。由此可知，女士的论文应该与计算机科学有关。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本题问的是女士的论文能拿到高分的原因。对话中男士对女士得到 A+表示 惊叹，女士解释说，她以前在软件开发公司工作过，头脑中有一些问题和想
44、法，于是在写学年论文时就进行了探讨，这次的论文就是对以前的一篇学年论文进行了扩充和进一步的研究。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 请求建议题。本题问的是在时间分配方面，女士提出了什么建议。对话最后，男士询问女士时间分配的问题，女士说她拿大约一半的时间进行研究，另一半的时间来写作。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Nearly six million people in the UK are to be told they have paid the wrong amount of tax, with some facing bills de
45、manding up to 5 000 in extra payments.(16)Around 1. 4 million people will be told they owe an average of 1 400 because of errors in HM Revenue and Customs calculations of the Pay As You Earn(PAYE)tax system over the past two years. The errors were identified by a new computer system that found wides
46、pread underpayments by employers through the PAYE system, which total about 2 billion.(17)Employees who moved jobs or accepted company cars or cash benefits from their employer were the most likely to be caught by the new system. But 4. 3 million people are set to receive a rebate because they have
47、paid too much. With a total overpayment of 1.8 billion, each could receive an average rebate of 418. The first 45 000 letters from HM Revenue and Customs(HMRC)are expected to arrive on doormats(门垫 )on Tuesday.(18)Around 30 000 letters will alert taxpayers that they are due a rebate and 15 000 will i
48、nform them that they have underpaid and will have their tax code altered next year to retrieve the money. The problems arise because at the end of each year HMRC checks that the amounts deducted in tax and national insurance by employers using the PAYE system match up with the information held on th
49、eir records.(19)The process of checking contributions was done manually on a case-by-case basis until last June when a new computerised system was introduced, which HMRC says should help reduce mistakes in the future. 16. For what reason did so many British people pay less tax? 17. Who were the most likely to be caught by the new tax system? 18. In what way will the underpaid money be retrieved? 19. How was the process of checking tax contributions done according to the passage? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 原因目的题。本
