1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 169及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The man was the only survivor of an air crash. （ B） People on board were frightened and tried to escape. （ C） The man has always been very lucky in accidents. （ D） A few passengers came back home safe and sound. （ A） In an office. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C
2、） In a department store. （ D） In a factory. （ A） The woman thinks the maid was beautiful. （ B） The woman thinks the salesman exaggerated his part. （ C） The woman thinks the salesman was realistic. （ D） The woman thinks the salesman was not dramatic enough. （ A） They are quite different in painting s
3、kills. （ B） Neither of them is good at house-painting. （ C） They are equally good at house-painting. （ D） Both of them will paint the house the day after tomorrow. （ A） He found it unbelievable. （ B） He was not surprised about it. （ C） He found the truth unacceptable. （ D） He was arrogant about it.
4、（ A） Lend Marsha some reference materials. （ B） Ask Marsha where the bookshelf is. （ C） Check through the books on Marshas shelf. （ D） Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf. （ A） Mother and son. （ B） Lawyer and client. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Dentist and patient. （ A） Professor Smith doesn
5、t hold seminars or discussions in his lectures. （ B） Students sometimes fall asleep in Professor Smiths lectures. （ C） Professor Smiths lectures are always well attended. （ D） The front seats are very hard to get in English lectures. （ A） Because he cant find an ideal date. （ B） Because he is too co
6、mmon a person. （ C） Because he has failed to realize Ms dreams. （ D） Because he is deceived by Mrs. Right. （ A） Entering a large company without application （ B） Programming human feelings into machines. （ C） Deciding ones best partner through a computer. （ D） Matching up people with questionnaires.
7、 （ A） It isnt reliable. （ B） It needs checking. （ C） It is definitely trustworthy. （ D） It wont hurt to try. （ A） It is closing down some factories in the US. （ B） It no longer offers high-paying jobs. （ C） The number of its employees is doubled after the restructuring. （ D） It is manufacturing as m
8、any cars as before. （ A） Over 87,000 workers will lose their jobs in auto companies. （ B） Many people will have to say bye-bye to their high salaries. （ C） The employees laid-off has a great impact on the American business. （ D） America can no longer take a lead in world economy. （ A） They produced
9、more cars than American manufacturers. （ B） They reduced car-production in America. （ C） They gave up more market share to the natives. （ D） They took over plants and manufacturing capacity. （ A） It is a serious threat to its competitors. （ B） It is not powerful enough to affect the world market. （
10、C） The cars quality is good enough to have their own branding. （ D） None of the Chinese cars meet the standard in the US. Section B （ A） To recite a lot of wonderful reading materials. （ B） To combine prefixes, suffixes and roots freely. （ C） To take part in a lot of good talks. （ D） To make as many
11、 word lists as possible. （ A） Guess its meaning. （ B） Ask somebody. （ C） Refer to a dictionary. （ D） Add it to your word list. （ A） Look up the new words in your notebook. （ B） Pay due attention to new words that you come across. （ C） Analyze the basic structure of the new words. （ D） Interrupt the
12、conversation and ask others to explain the new words. （ A） It is extremely dangerous to fly in the dark. （ B） Noise regulations restrict the hours of airport operation. （ C） Some of its runways are not in good condition. （ D） Cargo planes produce more disturbing noises at night. （ A） It might increa
13、se airport capacity. （ B） It might lower property values. （ C） It might lead to effective modification of existing jet engines. （ D） It might cause more transportation costs to and from airports. （ A） The effects of noise on the quality of life. （ B） The role of air traffic restrictions. （ C） The pr
14、oduction of quieter engines. （ D） The economic aspects of noise reduction. （ A） It is affecting our health seriously. （ B） It hinders our reading and writing. （ C） It is changing our bodies as well as our culture. （ D） It surprises people with unexpected messages. （ A） They must arrange the meeting
15、place well in advance. （ B） They can postpone fixing the place till last minute. （ C） They neednt decide when and where to meet. （ D） They still have to work out detailed meeting plans. （ A） The texts are the revealing of the texters characters. （ B） The texts are well written by the texters. （ C） T
16、he texts are unacceptable by others except the texter. （ D） The texts are shocking to others and the texter himself. （ A） Talkers. （ B） The speakeasy. （ C） The spacemaker. （ D） Texters. Section C 25 Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem,【 B1】 _, fac
17、es practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may【 B2】 _provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a【 B3】 _basis for l
18、ong-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. They do this by【 B4】 _stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so, they can【 B5】 _the savings of individual
19、s and institution, both at home and【 B6】 _. When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he【 B7】 _placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to【 B8】 _his money. Many of the services needed both by industry
20、and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function. All these require【 B9】 _spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is
21、 raised through【 B10】 _alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B
22、10】 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 169答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Thank heavens! Youre back safe and sound. Everyone was worried on hearing about the air crash. And I had so many sleepless nights! M: Yes, I know your feeling, dear! Even I myself dont know how I escaped it. I was the only lucky guy. Q: What do w
23、e learn from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第一个人提到 air crash，第二个人提到 the only lucky guy，综合得出 A。 C过于以偏概全 (不能因为一次幸运就说他总是幸运 )； D错在 a few，实际上此次空难中男士是唯一的幸存者。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Well, I just wonder who puts the candies into the boxes? W: It is done by a machine, which is able to count the candies a
24、utomatically. Please, this way. Hi show you right away. Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士问： “谁将糖果装入盒子里 ?”，女士话中的 “自动计数 ”， “机器 ”以及 “我马上带你去看 ”，表明对话发生在工厂里。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: So, Mary, how did you like the film? W: Well, generally speaking, it was very good The
25、 part of the maid was played beautifully, but I thought the man who played the salesman was too dramatic to be realistic. Q: How does the woman feel about the movie? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主题词是 salesman，关键句是 too dramatic to be realistic“太戏剧化了，不真 实 ”，即那个演员演得夸张了。 A属于对 beautifully一词的误听， C和D则利用个别原词 dramatic和
26、 realistic进行干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: I cant make up my mind whether to ask Larry or Bill to paint the house. M: What difference does it make? Theyre both excellent painters. And I think we just need to check who is available the day after tomorrow. Q: What can be inferred about Larry and Bill? 4 【正
27、确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说究竟是让 Larry还是让 Bill粉刷房屋，这令她难以取舍，男士说 “有什么区别吗 ?他们都很棒 ”。正确选项是对原文 Theyre both excellent painters的同义替换。 A、 D基本是利用原词 difference和 both进行干扰， B则与对话的含 义相反。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Congratulations! Youre to be appointed as Sales Manager! M: Incredible. Its too good to be true. You must be kidding
28、. Ive only been working for two months in this department, and this is totally a huge surprise! Q: How does the man react to the news? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士用了三种不同的表达反映了同一种心情： “难以置信 ”。unbelievable是 incredible的同义词。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Do you know anyone who has a spare bookshelf? I just dont know whe
29、re to put my newly borrowed reference materials. W: Have you checked with Marsha? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 通过问句 Have you checked with Marsha?来提出建议。不过这个建议题难度稍大些，要求考生不但要听懂建议句，而且要抓听到原问句中的关键信息 spare bookshelf“多余的书架 ”，否则还是有可能错选。正确选项中的 extra bookshelf是原文中印 are bookshelf
30、的同义替换。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Open wide. Now show me where it hurts. M: Here on the bottom, especially when I bite something cold or hot I couldnt enjoy ice-cream and hot soup any more. Its a real torture. Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关键是抓听到能表明
31、双方身份关系的信息， “张大嘴，让我看看哪里痛 ”和 “吃到凉的或是热的东西时 ”，可知 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Professor Smith certainly has a good reputation in the Department of English. W: A well-deserved one. The same students who fall asleep in discussions and seminars fight for front-row seats in his lectures. Q: What can we learn
32、from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 well-deserved意为 “名副其实 ”；另外关键是听懂女士话中的 fight for front-row seats in his lectures“争抢前排的座位 ”，正确选项 C中的 well attended“出勤率很高 ”所表 达的正是这个意思。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: I dont enjoy dating anymore. I cant seem to find anyone I have anything in common with. W: Dont feel disc
33、ouraged. Be patient. As you are so distinguished, you will definitely find the person who is right for you. M: To tell you the truth, I am tired of being alone. I hope to find my Mrs. Right. What should I do? W: Do you believe in Internet matchmaking service? M: Thats really a new walk of life. What
34、 is it exactly? W: It helps match up singles the world over, and helps find the man and woman of their dreams. M: Oh, it must be to the taste of a certain group of people. W: The advertisement said Dream Dates has matched up thousands of singles the world over! M: Unbelievable! They must be exaggera
35、ting the figure! W: Look at the way they manage their business: they collect applicants photos, and give the applicants questionnaires to fill out as to what type of character they are. M: I dont believe several questions can decide the type of person youre. Peoples characters are complicated and ke
36、ep changing all the time. W: Anyway, it seems that things work well this way. The information and specifications will be entered in a large computer database. M: A computer to decide your best date? Thats really ridiculous! W: Look, it promises: Dream Dates provides expert dating service and a place
37、 for singles to meet. Well introduce you to the person uniquely qualified to be your partner. M: Sheer slogans! Not reliable! W: It says you can enroll in a free trial membership! M: I wont do it even they pay me for that! W: Well, we dont have to believe this. Maybe 1 can tell John, and see whether
38、 hed like to try it. 9. Why is the man so depressed? 10. What does the man think ridiculous? 11. Whats the womans attitude toward the net matchmaking service? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项均为 “不好 ”的原因，注意听提到什么问题，原因是什么。开头男士就说找不到与自己有共同点的人，并说自己已厌倦独身一人，希望找到最适合自己的另一半，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士一再表示不相信的是
39、女士推荐的网上婚介，只有 C符合话题，且该信息直接出现在 ridiculous字眼之前。 D的干扰性较强，但其实该选项只是女士提到的一个具体例证而已。 【知识模块 】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士最后说要告诉 John，看他是否愿意试试，故 D正确。 A是男士对此的看法； C也有一定的迷惑性，但 definitely语气过于武断，女士说 “我们不一定非要相信 ”，说明她的看法很中庸。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: With us now, is Malcolm Bricklin, CEO of Visionary Vehicles. M: Hello, ev
40、eryone. W: We have been hearing a couple of things about this news that Ford Motor Company is slashing up to 30,000 jobs, shutting down 14 plants nationwide. Is it a big deal if we are no longer manufacturing these cars, Malcolm? M: I think its a huge deal. I mean the companies are massive employers
41、 both directly and indirectly. If you look at Ford after their restructuring, theyve actually got 87,000 employees which is twice as many as Microsoft have worldwide. Moreover, if you look at those jobs, they are very high-paying jobs. These are people who can afford to buy their own products. W: Er
42、, it seems to indicate a big hit for our economy if these jobs go bye-bye. M: Yeah, its a really sad day for America. W: But it is not as if cars are stopped being made, right? M: Correct. Still a large number of cars are being made by American manufacturers. More than half of the American cars sold
43、 in America are American. So what has happened over time is that as the market share has fallen, foreign car companies have come in, taken over plants and set up new plants, and they have taken over that capacity. So, it is not like there are fewer cars being produced in America than there were 30 y
44、ears ago. W: Let me ask you about the Chinese coming in. What would it mean to American jobs, if and when that happens? M: The Chinese cars we have seen so far arent that great and they dont have the branding necessary to make a huge impact in the world stage. 12. What do we know about the Ford Moto
45、r Company from the conversation? 13. Why is it a big deal if the American automakers no longer do the making? 14. What happened to the foreign automakers in America? 15. What does the man think of Chinese car manufacturing? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都提到 it，从 factories、 jobs、 employees、 restructuring、cars
46、等来看，问题应该与某个汽车生产公司有关。对话 开头女士提到，福特汽车公司正在全国范围内关闭 14个工厂。 A中的 closing down是原文 shutting down的同义替换，因此为正确答案。 B与 D都与对话不符， C有一定的干扰性，注意对话中男士提到的重组后的福特公司雇员数目是微软的两倍，而不是 C所说的重组前的两倍。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士解释了高工资员工失业的情况，女士继而总结出 “这将对美国经济产生重大的影响 ”。故选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 听 到相关信息时进行信息的匹配， D属于听到的两处原文
47、的合并。A、 B、 C均与原文信息相反。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话最后提到中国的汽车，原词 impact被否定，因此同义表达 B正确。 A和 C是正面评价， B和 D是相对负面的评价，读选项时可以马上进行粗略的分类。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The average person learns most of the 30,000-40,000 words whose meanings we recognize by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the con
48、text without conscious effort. 16The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good conversations. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. Here are some sugg
49、estions of how to do it. Read plenty of good books. When you come across a new word or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you cant, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious, write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list. Go over the list from time to time. Furth
