1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He admires Jeans straightforwardness. （ B） He thinks Dr. Brown deserves the praise. （ C） He believes Jean was rude to Dr. Brown. （ D） He will talk to Jean about what happened. （ A） He stayed in a room on the third floor for an hour. （ B） He was absent when t
2、he discussion was being held. （ C） Nobody but the woman noticed that he was absent. （ D） He did not leave room 405 until an hour had passed. （ A） He enjoyed the paintings, too. （ B） He has to finish his term paper first. （ C） He cant finish his term paper that day. （ D） He has learned something abou
3、t the artists. （ A） Some people may not go on the field trip. （ B） The transportation for the trip is free. （ C） Everyone in the class has paid the fee. （ D） The class wont enjoy going on the field trip. （ A） In Atlanta. （ B） At a convention centre. （ C） In a hospital. （ D） At home. （ A） She has bee
4、n at home. （ B） The new manager was not in the office. （ C） She hasnt talked with the new manager yet. （ D） She didnt want to talk with the new manager. （ A） He will see Steve soon. （ B） He is afraid the weather will not be clear. （ C） He is not sure if there will be enough space. （ D） He is not sur
5、e if he can find a room for Steve. （ A） He might move to another city very soon. （ B） The womans exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution. （ C） The air pollution is caused by the development of industry. （ D） The city was poor because there wasnt much industry then. （ A） Professor and student.
6、（ B） Boss and employee. （ C） Interviewer and interviewee. （ D） President and adviser. （ A） It has 2 million dollars in capital. （ B） It has 50,000 people. （ C） Its products are marketed in the US only. （ D） Its products sell quite well in China. （ A） Organised and a good speaker. （ B） Enthusiastic a
7、nd a fast-learner. （ C） Persistent and experienced. （ D） Capable and good at marketing. （ A） Spending more hours on the Internet. （ B） Spending fewer hours on the Internet. （ C） The state of being on the Internet. （ D） Their brighter expectations not being met. （ A） The Net is healthier than TV. （ B
8、） The Net is not healthy for people. （ C） The Net does not help with peoples communication. （ D） The Net does no good to peoples psychological well-being. （ A） They stay at home longer than before. （ B） They have more friends on the Internet. （ C） They give too much time to the Internet. （ D） They h
9、ave less face-to-face conversations than before. （ A） The fast-developing technology. （ B） The people who design different applications. （ C） The way how people make use of the Internet. （ D） The increasing information and communication via the Net. Section B （ A） When they are with a baby-sitter. （
10、 B） When they are with another baby. （ C） When they are with a strange adult. （ D） When they are with an elderly person. （ A） They show fear. （ B） They start to cry. （ C） They turn to adults. （ D） They reach out to touch them. （ A） Ask elderly adults to attend them. （ B） Hire an experienced baby-sit
11、ter. （ C） Keep them in family-based day care centres. （ D） Let them stay with their parents or teachers. （ A） Historic significance. （ B） Splendor and peacefulness. （ C） Cultural appeal. （ D） Beauty and comfort. （ A） Visiting the capital of Salt Lake City. （ B） Visiting the Temple Square. （ C） Hikin
12、g through national parks. （ D） Hiking remote Indian reservations. （ A） All transportations during the tour. （ B） Three formal meals a day. （ C） Two nights stay in Salt Lake City. （ D） Equipment for the hiking adventure. （ A） Around 45%. （ B） About 50%. （ C） Less than 68%. （ D） Over 70%. （ A） What in
13、gredient should a nutrition label list. （ B） How to get consumers to read labels more carefully. （ C） What food information should be provided to consumers. （ D） Whether it is necessary to put labels on prepared foods. （ A） Doubtful. （ B） Opposing. （ C） Supportive. （ D） Neutral. （ A） More detailed l
14、abeling. （ B） Simple labeling. （ C） Precise labeling. （ D） Basic labeling. Section C 25 One of those rare local creations of America, cowboy poetry has a long and vivid history, driven by its colourful practitioners and memorable poems. Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry which【 B1】 _a tradition of in
15、stant composition carried on by workers on cattle drives and ranches(大牧场 ). After a day of work, cowboys would gather around a campfire and 【 B2】 _one another with tall tales and folk songs. Illiteracy was common, so poetic forms were employed to help memory. Cowboy poetry is distinctive(特别的 )both i
16、n its【 B3】 _specific subject matter and its traditional use of rhyme and meter. While the range of emotional landscapes explored in cowboy poetry are the traditional province of poetry, from joy to grief, from humor to spirituality, the particulars【 B4】 _the American West: horses, cattle, fire, stor
17、ms, mythic figures of cowboys and ranchers, and the【 B5】 _wilderness. In their subject matter, cowboy poets tend to write in a traditional, rhyming(押韵的 )style. They echo【 B6】 _songs more than modern poetry. Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, tho
18、ugh adherents would claim that authors should have some connexion to the cowboy life such that they can write poetry with an “insiders【 B7】 _“. The rise of the cowboy poet【 B8】 _the virtual disappearance from popular culture of another Western figure. Hollywood used to make dozens of films a year ab
19、out square-jawed gunslingers(枪手 ). It now produces almost none, and there is currently no new Western series to be found on television or basic cable. But the departure of the heroic cowboy has opened some room for gentler, more【 B9】 _voices. Although it is growing, their audience is【 B10】 _: unlike
20、 Western films, cowboy poetry is mostly produced by Westerners, for Westerners. 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 1答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Jean really lost her temper in Dr. Browns class this morning. We were all shocked
21、 by her aggressiveness. M: Oh, did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated. Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由男士提 到的 I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated(我觉得她的坦诚是值得赞扬的 )可知，男士很钦佩珍的坦诚， A)项中的straightforwardness与 frankness同义，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】
22、 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Jerry, last night we held a discussion in that small room numbered 405 on the third floor and you were so conspicuous by your absence. M: Well, I made a mistake about the room number and stayed in room 415 for an hour waiting. Q: What do we learn about Jerry? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由女士提到的
23、 Jerry， last night we held a discussionyou were so conspicuous by your absence(杰里，昨晚我们举行了讨论 你的缺席很引人注意 )可知，杰里在讨论举行时缺席了，故答案为 B)。 conspicuous by ones absence为习语，意为 “(本该到场 )因未到场而引人注意。 ” 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: How about going to the art gallery today? They are having a special exhibit of local artists inc
24、luding your favourite painter. M: Id love to, if I can get this term paper out of my way. Q: What does the man mean? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士问 How about going to the art gallery today?(今天去美术馆如何 ?)男士回答 Id love to， if I can get this term paper out of my way(我很想去，如果我能让学期 论文不挡路的话 )，男士的言外之意就是需要先完成学期论文，故答案
25、为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I think the whole class is going on the field trip next Friday. W: I am not so sure. You know not everybody can afford the transportation fee. Q: What does the woman imply? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题 解析】 由女士提到的 not everybody can afford the transportation fee(并不是每个人都能负担得起交通费 )可知，有些人可能
26、不去实地考察，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: I thought that you were going to the convention in Atlanta last Saturday. You said it many times before. W: I was planning to, but I havent been feeling well, so I stayed at home and did nothing else. Q: Where was the woman last Saturday? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士
27、说，他以为女士上周六去亚特兰大参加会议了，女士回答说 I havent been feeling well， so I stayed at home，由此可知，女士上周六因为不舒服没有去亚特兰大，而是呆在家里了，故答案为 D)。 【知 识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Did you talk with our new manager? He is looking for you these days. I think he has something important. W: I have been out of town for 2 days. And until this mor
28、ning I didnt come back. Q: What does the woman mean? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士问女士是否跟新经理谈过，女士回答 I have been outAnd until this morning I didnt come back( 我一直在外面 今天早晨才回来 )，由此可知，女士还没有与新经理谈过，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Steve called to see whether we can give him a lift to the beach this weekend. M: Well
29、, Ill see to that, but whether or not well have any room for him is unclear. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士说史蒂夫打电话问这个周末能不能搭便车去海滩，男士说 whether or not well have any room for him is unclear(我们是否有空位子还不清楚 )， C)正是对此的同义转述，故答案为 C)。 see to是固定搭配，意为 “负责 ”。 【 知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: I cant bear
30、the air pollution in this city any more. Its getting worse and worse. The sky looks grey most of the time. M: You said it! Weve never had so many factories before. Q: What does the man mean? 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话 中女士说她再也无法忍受这个城市的空气污染了，男士听后说Weve never had so many factories before(以前从没有这么多工厂 )，由此可知，男士觉
31、得空气污染是由工业发展造成的，故答案为 C)。 You said it!为常用口语词组，意为 “真是这样，千真万确 ”，表示同意别人的观点。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Tell me a little bit about yourself, please. M: My name is David and I live in Shanghai. I was born in 1980, and my major in college was electrical engineering. W: I see by your resume that you have been wor
32、king? M: Yes, I have worked for two years with an American company. W: May I ask why you left the former company? M: I would like to get a job in which I can further develop my career and seek new challenges. W: Tell me what you know about our company, please. M: I learned some information of your c
33、ompany via Internet. And I know that the company was founded in New York in 1950 by Mark Ward, who was also the first president. It has 2 billion dollars in capital: it employs 15,000 people, and it is the largest company in its field in the States. W: What do you know about our products and our sha
34、re of the market? M: Your companys products are mostly marketed in Europe and the United States, but particularly has sold very well here in China. So I think in the future youll find China to be a profitable market as well. W: What kind of personality do you think you have? M: Well, I approach thin
35、gs very enthusiastically, I think, and I dont like to leave things half-done. Im very organised and capable. W: What would you say are your weaknesses and strengths? M: Well, Im afraid Im a poor speaker: however, Im fully aware of this, so Ive been studying how to speak in public. I suppose my stren
36、gths are Im persistent and a fast-learner. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? 10. What can we know about the company according to the conversation? 11. What does the man think of himself? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均是一对身份
37、相对的名词表明，本题考查对话双方的关系。由对话中提到的 resume， personality和 weaknesses and strengths可知，双方是应聘者和面试官的关系，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项以 It和 Its products开头表明， It可能指的是公司，本题考查它的相关情况。对话中男士提到， Your companys productsparticularly has sold very wellin China ， D)表述与此一致，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均为人的品格
38、优点的形容词表明，本题可能考查应聘者自身的优点。对话中男士提到， I approach things very enthusiasticallyIma fast learner，由此可知 B)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Dr. Smith, thank you for coming to our programme. M: My pleasure. W: When you said that the Internet is causing a decline in psychological well-being, what do you mean by that?
39、 M: Well, psychologically, people are getting more depression and loneliness than before, especially for those who spend long time on the Internet. W: So if people spend just a few hours a week on the Internet, they would not have the bad feeling then? M: Not really. Actually, its not the long time
40、on the Net that causes them feel bad but the state of being on the Net does. W: But you said you had much brighter expectations at first. M: Yes, we supposed that the Net would prove to be socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate w
41、ith others. W: Then, why did the result turn to be completely contrary to your expectations? M: Well, people on the Net do have more “virtual“ communication, but this kind of faceless and bodiless communication is less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation. And they reduce their time b
42、eing with family and friends. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. W: The Internet should be found guilty of this phenomenon, right? M: I dont think so. Its not about the technology: its about how it is used. It really point
43、s to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What really makes people feel bad on the Internet according to the man? 13. Which is included in the expectation
44、s of the man at first? 14. Why do people get less happiness from the spiritual aspect? 15. What is the radical reason for this phenomenon according to the man? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到， its not the long time on the Net that causes them feel bad but the state of being on the Net does(是上网这种状态而不是上网时间
45、过长导致人们感觉不好 )， C)的表述与此一致，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项主语均为 The Net以及其中的 healthier， help和 no good表明，本题可能考查网络的优缺点。对话中男士提到， we supposed that the Net would prove to be socially healthier than television(从社会角度来识，我们原以为网络会比电视更健康 )， A)的表述与此一致，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确 答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项主语均为 They表明，本题可能考查某一
46、类人的活动。对话中男士提到， this kind of faceless communication is less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation， D)中 facetoface conversations与 actual conversation同义。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士问到， The Internet should be found guilty of this phenomenon， right?(因特网应该对这种现象负责，对吗 ?)男士回答说， its about
47、 how it is used，即使用因特网的方式是产生不良现象的原因。 C)中 The way how people make use of the Internet是对 how it is used的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Recently a five-year study was conducted by the Centre for Childhood Development in Los Angeles, California, regarding the way babies react to different type
48、s of people. The findings of study suggest that infant children seem to be more comfortable around other babies than they are with strange adults. The results confirm the ideas of Dr. Richard Perelman, who has written many books about raising children. Dr. Perelman supports the findings of the study
49、 and adds that it is a sounder idea to keep children with other children, as in a day care centre, than it is to have children cared for by a baby-sitter. According to the results of the study, infants benefit from being in the company of other babies on a daily basis. Whereas some babies seem to show fear of strange adults, they are likely to reach out to try to touch an unfamiliar baby. The study even suggests that children as young as one year old can form friendships. Two of
