1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 140及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He would like to take Front Street. （ B） The radio announcer is always telling lies. （ C） The traffic in Front Street may be busy. （ D） They should trust the radio announcer. （ A） At the post office. （ B） At the shop. （ C） At the restaurant. （ D） At the ba
2、nk. （ A） The mans condition now is not suitable for exercise. （ B） The man is not qualified for football match. （ C） The mans leg was injured in the last football season. （ D） The mans football coach is not Michael now. （ A） She just made a decision. （ B） She is depressed. （ C） She likes the committ
3、ee. （ D） She is glad. （ A） He can offer a much cheaper price for this car. （ B） His annual savings are quite enough to buy this car. （ C） This car needs less petrol than many other cars. （ D） This car is more expensive than many other cars. （ A） The man will not go anywhere but London. （ B） The man
4、will not spend his winter vacation in London. （ C） The man wants to see the modern capital. （ D） The man will not have winter vacation this year. （ A） The forecast said it wouldnt rain. （ B） The weather was good at the beginning. （ C） He thought the forecast would change. （ D） He didnt notice the we
5、ather at all. （ A） To find a kind of good jogging shoes. （ B） To run around the town. （ C） To try another way to buy the shoes. （ D） To order some catalogues. （ A） Patrolling the streets. （ B） Doing undercover work. （ C） Doing detective work. （ D） Supervising investigations. （ A） The fear of the unk
6、nown stresses him out. （ B） He has to walk from moment to moment. （ C） He feels bored when patrolling at night. （ D） He must insure the security and safety of citizens. （ A） Be gentle to the victims and children. （ B） Be conscious of the surroundings. （ C） Stops someone for a traffic violation. （ D）
7、 Shoot the suspects in the arms or legs. （ A） They are organized by foreign students. （ B） They are open for all students. （ C） They are about experience sharing. （ D） They are online activities. （ A） Visit a local family. （ B） Live with a local family. （ C） Visit other foreign students. （ D） Live w
8、ith other foreign students. （ A） Disinterested. （ B） Confused. （ C） Indifferent. （ D） Enthusiastic. （ A） Go to the center and talk to someone. （ B） Try to make some local friends. （ C） Go out and know the city. （ D） Go out and have some coffee with her. Section B （ A） Affection and politeness. （ B）
9、Situations and intimacy. （ C） Attitudes and relationships. （ D） Emotions and behavior. （ A） It follows a universal pattern. （ B） It varies among individuals and cultures. （ C） It changes from countries to countries. （ D） It depends on moods. （ A） They never judge people by their own norms. （ B） They
10、 are those with strong emotions. （ C） They probably have more facial expressions. （ D） They are reluctant to show emotions. （ A） It is a rare phenomenon. （ B） It changes useless land into productive land. （ C） It changes cropland into desert. （ D） It helps farmers remove fertile topsoil. （ A） Never
11、continually planting crops at the same place. （ B） Letting animals feed on the same lands year after year. （ C） Planting trees around cropland yearly. （ D） Searching for every possible method to avoid desertification. （ A） To avoid problems caused by migration. （ B） To discuss the dangers of migrati
12、on. （ C） To help farmers plant trees. （ D） To find land and better jobs. （ A） It can prevent global warming. （ B） It can catch blowing sand. （ C） It can stop desertification. （ D） It forces farmers leave cropland. （ A） It was difficult to relocate its path again. （ B） It was built to facilitate tran
13、sportation of minerals. （ C） It was built by the Canadians. （ D） It was built in the late 19th century. （ A） Maine gradually became a major market for trade. （ B） Maine provided employment opportunities. （ C） Maine was politically stable. （ D） Maine had a pleasant climate. （ A） Because of the strong
14、 French influence. （ B） Because they shared the same road. （ C） Because they belonged to the same country. （ D） Because of the immigration policy. Section C 25 Knowledge may be acquired through conversation, watching television or travelling, but the deepest and most consistent way is through readin
15、g. If we consider the【 B1】 _population of the world, we may conclude that a few spend their whole lives on academic reading; many read something light for pleasure, a few【 B2】_something more serious now and then; while very many men, women and children never advance beyond the sports page of a newsp
16、aper, a fashion article or a【 B3】 _. If you have learnt to love books as a child, the reading habit will never desert you. But if this has not been your good fortune, you tend to【 B4】 _reading as a bore. The【 B5】 _which help to set a child on the path to the literary adventure are: a life even【 B6】
17、_above real poverty, so that there is scope in the family for thoughts and activities not wholly devoted to the struggle for【 B7】 _; the availability of free books either in the home or in a public library; and the possession of a character both curious and【 B8】 _. In order to desire to read one mus
18、t be curious A few children are able to keep this【 B9】 _and their mental independence alive despite the educational system of their country. Ideally, a school system should be one in which the love of learning, rather than the【 B10】 _of facts, is cultivated. Family and governmental policy should be
19、to see that we have a great number of books any books. A person with a book is a real person alive on the earth; without a book he is a fool. 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 140答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Maybe we should t
20、ake Front Street this morning. The radio announcer said that traffic was very heavy on the freeway. M: Well, if he says to take Front Street we should go the other way! Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: If youd like to take the package with you, Miss, it wont take long to w
21、rap up that dress. W: Theres a rush. Could you please have it delivered this week? Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 2 【正确答案】 B 【 知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Do you know where our football coach Michael is? Im going to start training tomorrow for the football season. W: Should you be
22、 playing right away, after you just got over that leg injury? Q: What does the woman imply? 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I havent seen you like this in weeks. W: The committee finally reached a decision and I couldnt have hoped for a better outcome. Q: What do we learn about the woman? 4 【正确答案】
23、D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: You mean this car has a cheaper price than similar models? M: Yes, this price is very affordable, and driving this car youll also notice a significant annual saving in gas consumption. Q: What does the man mean? 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: So you are going to spend your
24、winter vacation in London? M: Oh, anywhere but London! We want to see the country itself, not just the modern capital. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: The forecast said it would rain today. Why didnt you take an umbrella with you? Youre soaking wet. M: It
25、 was sunny when I went out. Who knows why it changed all of a sudden! Q: What does the man imply? 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: I cant find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in town. W: Why not order them from a catalogue? Its easier than running around the town looking for them. Q: What
26、does the woman suggest the man do? 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Sam. Welcome to the Ellen Show. M: Thank you. W: Sam, how long have you been a police officer? M: Ive been a police officer for thirty years. W: Thirty years. And youve had different types of assignments on the police force, I g
27、uess. M: Yeah, Ive done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now Im supervising investigations. W: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job. Would you agree? M: Yes, its definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assig
28、nment. W: So, whats probably the most stressful assignment you can have? M: Id say patrol is the most stressful assignment. W: Thats interesting! In what way? M: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor the fear of the unknown. W: What do you mean, Sam? M: Well, in patrol work
29、, you dont know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Letis say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a traffic violation. It seems as though that would be a very low stress situation. W: Yes, it is a very low stress s
30、ituation. M: But the truth is, there are more police officers injured during a routine stop. W: Really? M: Really! Thats why all police officers are taught from the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. People back over policemen, people shoot policemen, people jump out at policemen-diff
31、erent kinds of things. So thats probably the most stressful time. W: I see. Well. letis take a break and then well move on to our next topic. M: All right. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What is the present assignment of Sam? 10. Why does Sam say patrol is th
32、e most stressful assignment? 11. What should all police officers learn to do from the very beginning? 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】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Are you busy this evening? Im going over to the International Center later on if youd like to come along. M: I remember
33、receiving their calendar of activities in my campus mailbox a week ago. I didnt really look at it, though. Isnt that where they organize parties and trips for foreign students? W: Not just for foreign students. The International Centers activities are intended for all students. Then set up conversat
34、ion tutorials for a variety of languages, and through the centers Host Family Program, you can visit the home of a local family. M: Now that you mention it, it would be nice to meet more people from this area. I find the customs of this country really confusing sometimes, but also there are times wh
35、en I need to talk to people who come from other countries as I do. III bet a lot of them feel the way I do. W: Of course. Youre not the only person who is new around here. Take me for example. My family lives 500 miles away from here. That isnt another country, but its a long distance. The center is
36、 a good place for meeting people who can tell you how to get to know this city. And if you ever feel lonely, you can go over there and find someone to talk to. On week nights, they dont close until 11:30. M: I guess its worth visiting. Did you say you are going there tonight? W: Uh-huh, to a coffee
37、hour at eight. M: All right. III come, too. I might as well see what the International Center is like. How about meeting me in front of the library and well walk there together? W: Sure. See you then. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What does the woman say a
38、bout the International Centers activities? 13. What can one do through the centers Host Family Program? 14. Whats the mans reaction to the local customs? 15. What does the woman suggest the man do when he feels lonely? 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正 确答案】 A 【知
39、识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For instance, a womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show affection, convey politeness, or disguise true f
40、eelings. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even suspicious behavior. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or embarrassment. Our faces r
41、eveal emotions and attitudes, but we should not attempt to freadip people from another culture as we would freadip someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one exhibits varies among individuals and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions
42、as openly as members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural restraints on the amount of nonverbal expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. More private
43、! ly and with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly. It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of individual and ethnic differences in the United States. People from certain ethnic backgrounds in the United States tend to be more
44、facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing e motions are different. If we judge according to our own cultural norms, we may make the mistake of reading the other person incorrectly. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.
45、 What determines the meaning of facial expressions? 17. What do we learn about the degree of facial expressiveness? 18. What is said about people from certain ethnic backgrounds in the United States? 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Desertification is a pro
46、cess. It changes productive land into useless land. One example of desertification is when a desert spreads into nearby cropland. In time, the cropland becomes an extension of the desert. But that is not the only way farmers lose fertile soil. Long dry periods, warmer temperatures and the removal of
47、 trees can all lead to the loss of good cropland. Floods can remove fertile topsoil and begin a process resulting in the loss of planting areas. Another danger to good land is poor farming methods. Farmers should avoid continually planting crops in the same places, or letting animals feed year after
48、 year on the same lands. Countries from Guatemala to Greece to Vietnam are working against the loss of cropland. Africa especially faces the risk of desertification. When cropland turns to desert, people move to other places for better land and better jobs. This migration can cause political and soc
49、ial tensions. A nonprofit organization in Nigeria is working to bring public attention to the problem. The group is called Fighting Against Desert Encroachment, or FADE. Newton Jibunoh who started this group in 2000 is currently leading a delegation to thirteen African countries to discuss the dangers of losing farmlands. In northern Nigeria, the group organized a competition between schools in seven areas. The goal was to see who could plant the most trees. Trees are often cut down for fuel
