1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 21及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She is not good at typing. （ B） She will definitely not do it. （ C） She will do it if she has time. （ D） She will do it because she is free. （ A） They are planning to buy some books. （ B） They are planning to go rock climbing. （ C） They want to go camping o
2、n their holiday. （ D） They want to go traveling at the weekend. （ A） He doesnt want others to take her place. （ B） He wants her support in the next election. （ C） She shouldnt run for the post any more. （ D） He would like to take her place. （ A） Sell her bike to the man. （ B） Let the man use her bik
3、e. （ C） Borrow a bike from the man. （ D） Stop the man from riding a bike. （ A） David needs to balance his time with a social life. （ B） David is falling behind his friends in school. （ C） David is working hard unnecessarily. （ D） David is losing all his friends. （ A） Read the references about the te
4、st. （ B） Read the reference book on the desk. （ C） Ask the reference desk staff for help. （ D） Go to another library for help right now. （ A） He forgot to tell her. （ B） He had to go to work. （ C） He lost some valuable things. （ D） He didnt want to celebrate it. （ A） No student likes the new locatio
5、n. （ B） All students like the new location. （ C） Most students like the new location. （ D） Only a few students like the new location. （ A） She cant find a new place to live. （ B） She thinks she will lose her deposit money. （ C） The contract states she must stay at least 6 months. （ D） The landlord w
6、ants her to move out after 2 months. （ A） Take Susan to court. （ B） Forfeit Susans money. （ C） Give Susans deposit back. （ D） Charge Susan extra money. （ A） 1 month before moving out. （ B） 2 months before moving out. （ C） 6 months before moving out. （ D） At the time when moving out. （ A） Lose part o
7、f her deposit. （ B） Go to see the landlord. （ C） Move out at once. （ D） Go to court. （ A） To get some pocket money from her father. （ B） To persuade him into allowing her more freedom. （ C） To distract him from asking about her performance at school. （ D） To help her boy friend leave a good impressi
8、on on her father. （ A） English. （ B） Algebra. （ C） History. （ D） Spanish. （ A） She didnt tell the right age of him. （ B） She forgot to take both the two exams. （ C） She usually doesnt come back on time. （ D） She didnt remember historical events clearly. Section B （ A） The senators duties. （ B） The s
9、enators wealth. （ C） The senators hobbies. （ D） The senators function. （ A） There are more senators in America （ B） The senators in the US are more rational. （ C） The members in British House of Lords are older. （ D） The members in British House of Lords are not elected. （ A） Every 6 years. （ B） Eve
10、ry 2 years. （ C） Every 4 years. （ D） Whenever one dies. （ A） A bill in the senate. （ B） A refusal of the bill. （ C） An approval of the bill. （ D） A refusal to read the bill. （ A） The dogs color and size. （ B） The dogs price and breed. （ C） Whether the dog will need its companion. （ D） Whether the do
11、g will fit the environment. （ A） It needs more secure place. （ B） It needs more love and care. （ C） It demands more food and space. （ D） It must be trained so it wont bite. （ A） Because it is less likely to run away. （ B） Because it is less likely to be too shy with other dogs. （ C） Because its easi
12、er for it to form a relationship with its master. （ D） Because its easier for its master to train it to become a good pet. （ A） Because people neednt worry about their personal safety. （ B） Because it is usually a two-week stay in an attractive place. （ C） Because everything is well arranged for you
13、 without extra charges. （ D） Because people can decide their own expense during the tour. （ A） You cant choose the place you want to visit. （ B） You hardly have any chance to know the local people. （ C） You have to stay with strangers who you may dislike. （ D） You are always in a hurry to run from o
14、ne place to the other. （ A） People get up early in the morning during the tour. （ B） Once in a famous place, people have lots of time to enjoy it. （ C） Coach tours offer very good chances to know about big cities. （ D） Old people shouldnt take a coach tour because of the fast pace. Section C 25 Lond
15、oners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books especially paperbacks, which are still【 B1】 _cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the cost of printing. They still buy “proper“ books, too, printed on good paper and【 B2】 _between hard covers. There ar
16、e many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road. Here books of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which【 B3】 _being “the biggest bookshop in the world“ to the tiny, dusty little places which s
17、eem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops【 B4】 _, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in secondhand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on【 B5】 _, politics or any other of the myriad(各式各样的 )subjects about which books may be written. Altho
18、ugh it may be the most【 B6】 _place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must【 B7】 _off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grandiose(宏伟的 )as books
19、hops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and【 B8】 _their sacks of books on to small barrows which line the gutters(排水沟；贫民窟 ). And the collectors, some professional and some【 B9】 _, pounce up on the dusty cascade(小瀑布 , 倾泻 ). In places like this one can still, 【 B10】 _, pick up for a few
20、 pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds. 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 21答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Can you do me a favor and type this out for Andy? I am too slow. W: Type it out? Fat chance. I guess you fig
21、ure I have nothing better to do. Q: What does the woman imply? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Weld be better off booking now than later. Campgrounds arent exactly ignored at this time of the year. W: I know. Theres only a week left till the break. Q: What do we learn about the two speakers? 2 【正确答
22、案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Im not running for Student Union Committee Spokesperson this year. But Im not sure who Id like to replace me. M: Look no further. Many people can take your place. Me, for example. Q: What does the man imply? 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I sure wish I could fly to class
23、 each morning. Im always late. What I should get soon is a bike. W: Would it make things easier if you borrowed mine? If it would, I hope you dont mind dragging your feet to stop it. Q: What will the woman probably do? 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: David has been extremely busy since he took over
24、 as committee chairman. He practically works from dawn to dusk. W: Yeah, its crazy, isnt it? He should get some time off to catch up with friends. Q: What does the woman imply? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Im going to have to forget about doing the biological project. Theres just nothing in the
25、library I can use. W: Why dont you get some help from the reference desk? Thats what theyre there for. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【 听力原文】 W: I didnt know you got a promotion. Why didnt you tell me earlier we could have celebrated it? M: I guess it slipped my mi
26、nd. My mind was lost to other things because of work. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: I like the new location chosen for student pubs this year. How do the others feel? M: I do, too. But it looks as though you and I are in the minority on this one. Q: What can we infer fr
27、om the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hello. W: Hello, Frank. This is Susan. Im sorry to phone you at this hour, but Im experiencing a sticky issue that I cant think of anyone to get advice beside you. M: Whats up? W: Well, I moved to my present apartment couple months ago and now I
28、plan to return to my parents place next month. Today, I gave notice to my landlord but he said hes unable to give my deposit back since I have to stay a minimum of six months. M: Are you giving him a-month-in-advance notice to move? W: Yes, thats exactly what I did today. In the tenancy agreement th
29、ats the timeframe requested to notify the landlord. M: Yes, thats the usual practice. Well, in the tenancy agreement, did it state that theres a minimum of six months stay or the deposit would be forfeited? W: Not that I could remember. Besides, I have never heard of such clause in the contract. M:
30、Well, perhaps you should pull your contract out and have a word with the landlord. W: Yes, thats exactly what Im thinking of. But he said he spent time and money on advertisements to get tenant and it wouldnt be fair on him if I just stayed for two months. M: Well, thats not the point, Susan, the fa
31、ct is he shouldnt force a tenant to stay. Besides, if the contract does not state the time frame, then he shouldnt impose it on himself. W: You are right, Frank. You just confirmed my reasoning. M: Look, Susan, Ill go with you to see the landlord tomorrow and if he still insists on forfeiting your d
32、eposit, well go to the small claims court to get your money back. W: Thanks, Frank. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why is Susan worried? 10. What does the landlord plan to do? 11. When should the notice be given to the landlord in regular practice? 12. What a
33、re Susan and Frank planning to do as a last resort? 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Dad, can I go to a movie with Sharon? M: Yeah, sure, but wait. Werent you supposed to get a report card sometime this past week? W: Well, oh yeah. C
34、an I call Sharon now? M: Uh-hum. You didnt answer my question. Did you receive it or not? W: I love you, Dad! Youre the best! M: Dont try to butter me up. I can guess that your answer means that you didnt do well in some of your classes? W: Well, my English teacher is so boring, and he blows up ever
35、y time someone talks. M: In other words, youre not doing so well? W: Uh, a C. minus. M: Oh. Well, how are you doing in your Spanish class? You said you liked that one. W: Well, I do, but I forgot to turn in a couple of assignments, and I had problems on the last test. All those verbs tripped me up.
36、I got them all mixed up in my head! M: Okay, and what about algebra? W: Ah, Im acing that class. No sweat. M: Oh! W: Can I go now? M: And how are you doing in history? W: Oh, thats my favorite class. Mr. Jones is always passing out candy if you know the answers to his questions. M: Great. Now, I hav
37、e a bright daughter with tooth decay. W: Ah, Dad. Can I go now? M: You can go if you answer my history question. How old am I? W: Uh, fifty-five? M: Fifty-five! You just failed a math and history test at the same time! W: Dad. M: Well, okay, but you need to come straight home from the movie. W: Gott
38、a run, Dad. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. Why does the girl flatter her father by saying “You are the best“? 14. Which subject does the girl find the easiest? 15. What does the father mean by saying the girl failed a math and history test at the same time?
39、 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Senators are people who are elected every 6 years and they represent a whole state. This means there are fewer senators than Congress Representatives but they do have the power to defeat any bill that has been pas
40、sed by the Congress. Their function is to provide more scrutiny over the decisions and actions of the Congress Representatives, and to make sure that bills, passed by the House of Representatives, are not driven by narrow local interests. In England, the British have an appointed House of Lords to p
41、rovide a “second sober thought“ about new laws. In America, senators are thought to do the same thing, but the primary difference is that they are elected and very responsive to public opinion. However, because they do not have to face elections for 6 years, it was thought that they may be more rati
42、onal than populists, although in practice the Senate and the Congress are still very much swayed by the views of public opinion or by powerful lobby groups. If the bill is passed in the Senate, then it goes to the President to either sign or reject. If he signs it, it becomes law, but if he rejects
43、it, that is to say he vetoes the bill, or refuses to sign it, or as they say, pocket vetoes it, it will be sent back to the Congress. If the Congress disagrees with the President enough and does not want to change or amend the bill, they can set aside the Presidents rejection called setting aside th
44、e veto. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What aspect of the Senate does the speaker talk about? 17. What is the main difference between the American Senate and British House of Lords? 18. How often are senators elected? 19. According to the speaker, what is a veto
45、? 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives.If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whethe
46、r the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialist advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog. But in part, the decision depends on common sense. Most breeds were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect
47、you or your house, for example, you should choose a breed that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote a good deal of time to train the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the country and can let it run freel
48、y. Dogs are demanding pets. Whereas cats identify with the house and so are content if their place there is secure, a dog identifies with its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby dog is when its between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfe
49、r its affection from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old, their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20. What is mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog? 21. In what way is a dog said to be more demanding tha
