1、大学英语六级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 168及答案与解析 Section A ( A) Because she feels very hot in the room. ( B) Because she wants to avoid meeting people. ( C) Because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside. ( D) Because she doesnt like the smell inside. ( A) Whether to employ the woman. ( B) Whether to take up the new jo
2、b. ( C) Whether to ask for a raise. ( D) Whether to ask for more salary. ( A) A teacher. ( B) A psychologist. ( C) A librarian. ( D) A publisher. ( A) To visit more places in the city. ( B) To snap as many pictures as possible. ( C) To take good care of her camera. ( D) To spare some time to meet hi
3、s friends. ( A) He doesnt write well enough. ( B) He is not a professional writer. ( C) He hasnt got any professional experience. ( D) He didnt perform well in the interview. ( A) She was given a new position. ( B) She was given a raise. ( C) She was criticized for being late. ( D) She was praised f
4、or her service. ( A) Their neighbor Mr. Churchill will help them paint the house. ( B) Their house is still new and neednt any paint work. ( C) They will ask about the fee before having their house painted. ( D) They have to paint their house on their own for lack of money. ( A) The woman enjoyed th
5、e movie very much. ( B) The woman saw a horror movie last Saturday. ( C) The man asked the woman to be careful at night. ( D) The man went to the show with the woman. ( A) To prove womens diligence. ( B) To seek gender equality on campus. ( C) To improve transportation and accommodation. ( D) To put
6、 pressure on male students. ( A) To give an example of inequality. ( B) To show the positive side of equality. ( C) To show an example of the role model. ( D) To emphasize that women are superior to men ( A) He was surely under huge pressure. ( B) The cafe was not one of his greatest achievements. (
7、 C) He did almost nothing significant. ( D) He was the greatest leader of the students union. ( A) Help her prepare the presentation. ( B) Give her extra time to finish the report. ( C) Give her some advice on doing the report. ( D) Hand in her report next Wednesday. ( A) The professor will often ex
8、tend the time limit for assignments. ( B) The students will gain extra scores for handing in assignments ahead of time ( C) The professor will penalize lightly for late assignments. ( D) The students will lose scores by the day for late assignments. ( A) Sympathetic. ( B) Skeptical. ( C) Grateful. (
9、 D) Indifferent. ( A) He lost everything including his computer. ( B) He suffered from a serious car accident. ( C) He went abroad to join his family. ( D) He was transferred to another class. Section B ( A) It is considered to be part of the secondary education. ( B) It is given to anyone wanting t
10、o get a drivers license. ( C) It is carried on at the same time as other school courses. ( D) It is offered to all teenagers free of charge. ( A) Traffic laws and regulations. ( B) Driving theory and practice. ( C) Switching lanes and turning corners. ( D) Ways to avoid traffic accidents. ( A) There
11、 is a sign of “green hand“ inside the car. ( B) There are two sets of brakes inside the car. ( C) It is only big enough to hold 3 persons. ( D) It cant run very fast no matter how you drive. ( A) They affect ones way of looking at the world. ( B) They make people feel lonely and unwanted. ( C) They
12、affect ones health condition. ( D) They are addictive and hard to change. ( A) To talk with someone or with oneself. ( B) To have a long and good relaxation. ( C) To do more aerobic exercises. ( D) To take more anti-anxiety drugs. ( A) Because it gives people a sense of achievement. ( B) Because mos
13、t people like doing it every day. ( C) Because it is neither biochemical nor poisonous. ( D) Because it increases the heart rate and circulation. ( A) Because young people cant remember the villages. ( B) Because the two World Wars destroyed many villages. ( C) Because there are no job opportunities
14、 in villages. ( D) Because it seems that village life is gone for ever. ( A) They lived a simpler life than villagers today. ( B) They knew fewer people than villagers today ( C) They found it difficult to enjoy themselves. ( D) They had nothing to do in the evenings. ( A) Girls left the village to
15、find hope. ( B) Men left the village to seek opportunities. ( C) The long-established order of society. ( D) Fresh ideas brought by the two World Wars. ( A) Dead. ( B) Worse. ( C) Better. ( D) Unclear. Section C 25 Most volcanoes are quiet They rest peacefully for hundreds of years. No one pays much
16、 attention tothem. Mount St. Helens was one of these volcanoes. Until 1980, it was a beautiful【 B1】 _area. Its last eruption had been 123 years ago. No one【 B2】_another one. In March1980, Mount St. Helens began to make noises. At first, there were some shaking movements. Then, small eruptions occurr
17、ed. Some【 B3】_left immediately. Others felt there was no danger. But on the morning of May 18, 1980, the mountain blew its top. With the power of twenty-five 【 B4】 _bombs, Mount St. Helens exploded. Clouds of dust and ash rose more thantwelve miles into the sky. Rocks and mud crashed down on the slo
18、pes.【 B5】 _, manypeople were still living, camping or working in the area. Over forty people lost their lives. Others were【 B6】 _. Robert Baker was fishing with his family when the explosion happened. He reported that the morning of May 18 was strange. No birds were singing. The air was still. Then,
19、 he sawa large black cloud【 B7】 _towards them. In minutes, day【 B8】 _night.He called his family to their【 B9】 _and they started on the slow dark ride away fromthe mountain. All the time, hot ash was raining on them. But other people were not so lucky. DavidJohnston, a volcano expert, was standing ne
20、ar the【 B10】 _of the mountain. At 8:31a.m., he radioed “This is it! “ He was never heard again. Mount St. Helens is peaceful now. But its slopes are empty. It will be many years before fish, plants and trees will again live on the mountain. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【
21、B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语六级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 168答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Isnt it rather cold outside, Sally? W: It is a bit, but I cant stand the terrible smoke inside. Id rather stay here if you dont mind. You know, fresh air makes me more comfortable. Q: Why does the woman want to stay ou
22、tside? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关键是听懂转折词 but后面的内容 “受不了屋里呛人的烟味 ”,故选D。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: You know, Im just not too sure if the new salary will be high enough or even the new position is really what I want. Besides, I like the work that I am doing now. W: It sounds as though youve already made up your min
23、d about what you are going to do. Q: What is the man thinking about? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题要在听懂原文的基础上就男士的想法做出总结概括。男士说他对新工作的薪水及职位高低不太有把握,而且他仍旧喜欢目前的工作,据此可知他在考虑是否接受新工作,答案选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Im looking for a textbook for my psychology course. Its called Introduction to Educational Psychology. Do yo
24、u have it? M: Yes, we do. Youll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf. Q: Whats the mans occupation? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从男士的话可见男士非常熟悉课本所在的位置,可判断出他是图书管理员,故选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Oh, this is a beautiful city. Im really glad Ive brought my camera. M: Yes, there are lots of things to take pictures o
25、f here. But I hope you will not plan to spend all your time snapping. I have some friends who would like to meet you. Q: What does the man want the woman to do? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 解题关键在于听到 But之后的话 “我有几个朋友想 与你见个面 ”,故选 D。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: How was the job interview? I think youll make a good journa
26、list. I remember you as the best writer in the class. M: Well, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience in the profession. Q: Why didnt the man get the job? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 解题关键是男士说的 “他们需要的是有工作经验的记者 ”,可知他没有相关工作经验,故答案选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: You wanted
27、 to see me, Mr. Gray? M: Yes, Miss Wright. Youll have to start getting to work on time or your service will no longer be needed here. Q: What happened to Miss Wright? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题要在听懂男士所说的话 “如果再不按时上班,这儿就不再需要你的服务了 ”的基础上,推断出男士的意思,即他是在批评女士,故选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Weve lived here in Hoe Farm
28、 for 5 years now and I think its time to have the house painted. M: Youre right. Mr. Churchill, our neighbor, just had his house painted. But we cannot afford the fee unless we do it ourselves. Q: What do we learn about the speakers? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关键是听到 But后面的 “我们请不起人来粉刷屋子,除非自己动手 ”, cannot affor
29、d对应 lack of money,故答案为 D。 Mr Churchill是他们的邻居,刚刚请人刷了自己的房子,但并没有提及 Mr Churchill会帮他们刷房子,故不选 A; B与原文相反;他们负担不起请人来刷房子的服务费, C却说先问价钱再请人,故不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: I still cant get over the show last Saturday evening. I keep having nightmares all night. M: So, next time before you walk into a theatre, make s
30、ure what you are going to see. I dont want to hear your complaints again and it is kind of wasting money too. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 关键是抓听到女士所说的 “看过的电影老在脑中出现,整晚都做噩梦 ”,据此 可推知她看了一部恐,怖片,故选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Why do you think that way? W: While I admit there
31、is very little discrimination here on campus towards orientation, appearance and nationality, 9women are not treated equally. Women are not represented in many faculties. They also hold fewer senior faculty positions, are not represented well in administration and, do you know, not once has there be
32、en a female president of the student union. M: You are running for president of the student union on the issue of equality, but you are not going to be a winner, I suppose. Most students feel women have equality nowadays. W: Not the students I have talked to, particularly the women. My brother is a
33、lawyer and he says the women in his firm have to work much harder than the men if they want to become a partner in the firm. M: So you are going to champion womens rights for the election. W: Yes, my campaign will focus on that but I will not ignore other issues such as transportation, cafeterias an
34、d so on. I have been a student here for 4 years and am aware of all the issues. If I can make this campus a better place for all students, then as a woman, I would be setting an excellent role model. And, I am sure I can do a better job than Jerry did this year. M: What did Jerry accomplish this yea
35、r? W: Next to nothing. He put pressure on the cafeterias to be a little more environmentally friendly but that is all about it. 9. What is the main reason for the womans running for president of the students union? 10. Why does the woman mention her brother? 11. What does the woman think of Jerry? 9
36、 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中多处提到 “男女不平等 ”信息,且女士明确说明自己竞选的主题将围绕 (focus on)女权问题,故 B正确。选项中的 gender指性别, to seek gender equality是原文 to champion womens rights的同义表达,其他选项的表述与对话的主题毫不相干,只是利用对话中的个别单词进行原词干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项为不定式,一般表示目的。此处的例子围绕主题,再次说明男女不平等现象比比皆是。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士最后 句话说明她对前任学
37、生会主席不以为然,其中 next to nothing意为 “差不多没有 ”,故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Dr. Christianson. M: Hello, Cathy, what can I do for you? W: Well, I need an extension for my report on whales. Next Wednesday I am supposed to present in class and hand my report in, but I wont be ready. M: You had six week
38、s to work on this, and I have a policy of penalizing heavily for late assignments. You lose 20% the first day, and 10% for each day after. W: Well, my computer broke down and I lost everything. I have taken the computer into the Campus Computer Center but they cannot retrieve any of my files. M: I c
39、an sympathize with the computer issue, because it happened to me once when I was a student. My computer crashed just as I was on the last page of a 10,000-word essay. I assume this will be a lesson to you. W: Oh yes. M: Well, lets look at the calendar and see if there is another opportunity for your
40、 presentation and report. W: What about on November 29? M: Let me see, no, that wouldnt work as Jane Clark is doing her presentation that day. W: Im not sure I can get it finished much sooner as I have to start writing the report from scratch. M: Well, perhaps I can allow you to hand in your report
41、on November 29, but the presentation must be sooner. Looking at my calendar, the only possible day would be November 22. Rob Metcalf was supposed to present that day but I understand he was in a serious car accident and had to withdraw from university. W: I didnt know that. M: So, we have arranged f
42、or you to present on November 22, and hand in your report on November 29. W: Thanks again, Dr. Christianson. 12. What does the woman want the man to do? 13. What kind of policy does the professor have for assignments? 14. What was the professors attitude towards the students problem? 15. What happen
43、ed to Rob Metcalf whose turn can be replaced by the woman? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都是动词短语,且 her都作宾语,由此可推测题目应该询问男士为女士做某事。 B中的 extra time是对女士话中 extension的同义替换,为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士对女士的请求做出回答时提到了 late assignments(迟交作业 )的政策,只要听到关键词是 lose和 day,即按迟交天数扣分,便可推知 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】
44、 选项为表态度的形容词。听到男士所说的 sympathize应该知道 A是其同根词。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试 题解析】 选项为某男士做了什么事,对话中提及时,注意主谓宾的匹配。此题属于 “听到什么选什么 ”,答案是原文 he was in a serious car accident的同义改写。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 In America, drivers education is part, of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her se
45、cond year of high school is required to take a class in drivers education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise
46、driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know Driving time is a chance for the students to practise starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, toning comers, and all the other maneuvers required. Each stu
47、dent is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hours. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and the “driver“ sit in the front seats and the other three stud
48、ents sit in the back. Drivers education cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the drivers side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another speci
49、al feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is not very experienced and prone to driving slowly. 16. What is special about the drivers course in America? 17. What can students learn during class time? 18. How is the drivers education car designed in order to prevent accident? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。短文开篇就告诉我们: “在美国,学驾驶是常规中学课程的一部分 ”, A项中的 secondary education是原文 high sch