1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 222及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Organisms far below the Earths surface. （ B） New drilling methods. （ C） A hidden underground world. （ D） Rare and infectious bacteria. （ A） Modern experiments. （ B） Advanced technology. （ C） Precise statistics. （ D） Keen observation. （ A） 3,000m. （ B） 3,00
2、0km. （ C） 6,000m. （ D） 6,000km. （ A） They would be killed by the human immune system. （ B） They would die once brought to the surface. （ C） Many precautions and remedies are available. （ D） Drilling operations are always closely monitored. （ A） Writing papers for his classes. （ B） Preparing for the
3、coming exam in the library. （ C） Doing extra work in the chemistry lab. （ D） Working overtime at a library. （ A） Spend more time in the library. （ B） Write just one paper for all his classes. （ C） Drop one of his courses. （ D） Write his papers on closely related topics. （ A） She once wrote about it.
4、 （ B） She thinks the man should write about it. （ C） She has been studying it recently. （ D） She particularly likes Romantic poetry. （ A） She knows he is very busy. （ B） Hes already helped her enough. （ C） He is incompetent to help her. （ D） She doesnt need any help. Section B （ A） Pirates. （ B） Sai
5、lors. （ C） Manufactures. （ D） Merchants. （ A） The distance the merchandise had to be transported. （ B） The number of insurance companies available at the time. （ C） The risk involved in transporting the goods. （ D） The type of ships used to transport the goods. （ A） They are more expensive than earl
6、ier policies. （ B） They remain much similar to earlier policies. （ C） They are cheaper than earlier policies. （ D） They greatly differ from the earlier policies. （ A） It was full of energy. （ B） It gave out heat. （ C） It could cure illness. （ D） It could keep them healthy. （ A） Because of the develo
7、pment of industry. （ B） Because of the pasteurization process. （ C） Because of the new discoveries. （ D） Because of the increasing number of cattle. （ A） A special milk bottle. （ B） A method to take water out of milk. （ C） A way to kill bacteria in milk. （ D） Machines to fill bottles automatically.
8、（ A） It will become less popular than it has been. （ B） It will be reformed in the near future. （ C） It will be more popular than before. （ D） It will always be important. Section C （ A） Protecting the sea fishes. （ B） Harming the Earth. （ C） Harming the ocean. （ D） Recovering the ocean. （ A） Oxygen
9、 reduction. （ B） Carbon dioxide emission. （ C） Extinction of marine life. （ D） Survival of the mankind. （ A） 50 years. （ B） 3 years. （ C） 13 years. （ D） 5 years. （ A） To stabilize world temperature. （ B） To secure the health of life system. （ C） To stop the marine creatures from dying. （ D） To resto
10、re the impacts of climate changes. （ A） She is a cosmetic dentist in beauty business. （ B） She works in beauty business for over 30 years. （ C） She conducts researches in cosmetics products. （ D） She makes comment on the beauty industry. （ A） Quality is an important part of the price of cosmetic pro
11、ducts. （ B） Quality is not a key factor for the price of cosmetic products. （ C） Ingredients does not relate to the quality of the cosmetic products. （ D） Ingredient plays an important role in the quality of cosmetic products. （ A） Sales increases in global markets. （ B） Consumers increase in global
12、 markets. （ C） More famous brands make more profits. （ D） People bought more expensive makeup. （ A） They want to protest against British Council. （ B） They want to put a diamond on the Queens crown. （ C） They want the UK Government returns a diamond. （ D） They want to return the Mountain of light di
13、amond. （ A） It enables UK institutions to return cultural objects. （ B） It gives Queen Elizabeth the power to collect diamonds. （ C） Cases in International Court of Justice are based on it. （ D） It recognizes the great British achievement in India. （ A） Dead. （ B） Unlucky. （ C） Powerful. （ D） Victor
14、ious. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 222答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Todays guest on “Science Update“ is David Brown. Dr. Brown, you and your team have found bacteria far below the Earths surface. You must be thrilled about your discovery. M: Well, yes, its very exciting. For a long time wed suspected the presen
15、ce of such organisms, but we lacked substantial evidence. W: How did you confirm the existence of the bacteria? M: Well, technology helped. Our drilling techniques have improved significantly, and so the risk that surface bacteria could be mistaken for those found at much greater depth was reduced.
16、With the new techniques, we could get much deeper into the Earth. W: How far down did you actually get? M: In one case, about three kilometers. We were surprised. I must tell you, that there were organisms that far down. W: You know, it sounds like fiction, something like a lost world. M: Lets call
17、it a hidden biosphere, and its probably a very extensive one. The mass of the living organisms below the surface may be equal in size to the mass of the surface bacteria. W: Have you found any unique life-forms? M: Yes. Weve found a very special organism. Lets call it Type-A bacterium. It can live a
18、nd grow only where there is no oxygen. W: Is there any danger of these bacteria infecting people when you bring them to the surface? M: These bacteria were adapted to an environment thats completely different from humans. Thats to say, they could not survive in our environment. So we really dont nee
19、d to worry about these bacteria causing illness in people. 1. What have Dr. Brown and his team discovered? 2. What helps to confirm the existence of bacteria below the Earths surface? 3. How deep down did the man find the bacteria? 4. Why does the man say there is no danger of infection by the bacte
20、ria brought to surface? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 通常情况下，长对话都会开宗明义，所以考生一定要注意听力材料的开头句。从对话的开头句可知布朗博士和他的团队在地底下发现了细菌，细菌也是生物的一种，故选 A。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中，布朗博士提到，是科技帮了忙。尤其是钻孔技术突飞猛进，因此选 B。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问钻井机实际挖到了多深，男士回答说大概 3000米。后面他又补充道，他们在 3000米这个位置还发现了生 物体。后面提到这些生物体其实就是前面所说的远在地表下的细菌，所以本题选 A。 4 【正确答案】 B 【试
21、题解析】 在最后一个话轮中，布朗博士提到，这些地底下的细菌在元氧的环境下生存，在我们有氧的环境中便无法存活，所以不用担心它们会传染疾病给人类，选项 B为原文的同义替换。符合 “长对话结尾常出题 ”的命题规律。 A、 C选项毫无原文依据， D利用了原文中的 drilling进行干扰。 5 【听力原文】 W: I havent seen you here for a couple weeks. Have you stopped eating or something? M: No. Does it look like Ive stopped eating? Ive been spending a
22、lot of time in the library. W: Working on a paper? M: I wish I was working on a paper! Im working on three different papers: anthropology, English literature, and history. W: Wow, that is a lot of work. M: Yeah, and whats frustrating is that Im studying the nineteenth century British Empire in all t
23、hree classes, but I cant just write a single paper for all three. W: Why not? M: The professors wont let me even if I make it three times as long as the suggested length. W: Thats too bad. Could you write your papers on three aspects of one topic? M: Hmm. What do you mean? Do you have something in m
24、ind? W: Well, lets see. Hmm. Maybe you could do something with Romanticism like, ohh. write your anthropology paper on the cultural basis of Romanticism, and, uh. your history paper on the influence of the Romantic poets on British foreign policy, and. OK. and your English paper on an analysis of so
25、me Romantic poems. M: Hey, thats not a bad idea! Ive already started the research for one of the papers, so I can use that. What can I do to repay you? W: You want to write up my chemistry paper for me? M: Id love to, but Ive never taken chemistry, so Im not sure youd like the results. W: Oh well, n
26、o thanks necessary then. Ill do it myself. Have a good weekend, and try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes. M: OK, Ill try. See you later. 5. What has the man been busy doing recently? 6. What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier?
27、7. Why does the woman mention Romanticism? 8. Why doesnt the man want to help the woman? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这道题关键在于把握对话中反复出现的 paper(论文 )一词，讨论的话题一直围绕着写论文而展开，不难判断，男士一直在忙着写论文，所以正确答案为 A。对话中一直没提到 exam这个词，即可排除 B；男士在图书馆写论文而不是在化学实验室工作，可排除 C和 D。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士建议男士选择一个主题，然后分别从三个不同的角度来写，完成三篇论文。与之意思最接近的是 D
28、。 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士给男士的建议是围绕浪漫主义，写三篇 侧重点不同的论文，即给男士提供论文的选题，因此选 B。 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士不帮女士写化学论文是因为他从来没有上过化学课 (never taken chemistry)，恐怕帮不上忙，因此答案是 C.But后的内容是听音关键。 Section B 9 【听力原文】 I hope you have all finished reading the assigned chapter on insurance so that youre prepared for our discussion toda
29、y. But, before we start, Id like to mention a few things your text doesnt go into. Its interesting to note that insurance has existed in some form for a very long time. The earliest insurance policies provided shipping protection for merchants as far back as 3000 B. C. In general, the contracts were
30、 often no more than verbal agreements. They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if a particular shipment of goods was lost at sea, the loan didnt have to be repaid. Interest on the loans varied according to how risky it was to transport the goods. During periods of heavy piracy at
31、 sea, for example, the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably. So, you can see how insurance helped encourage international trade. Even the most cautious merchants became willing to risk shipping their goods over long distances not to mention in hazardous weather conditio
32、ns when they had this kind of protection available. Generally speaking, the basic form of an insurance policy has been pretty much the same since the Middle Ages. There are four points that were prominent then and remain dominant in all policies today. These were outlined in chapter six and will ser
33、ve as the basis for the rest of todays discussion. 9. Who were the first insurance contracts designed to protect? 10. What determined the interest on the loans? 11. What does the speaker say about current insurance policies? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题，问题是：最早的保险合同是为保护谁而设计的。短文提到，早期保险为商人进行航运提供了保护，因此选 D。
34、 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文中提到，利息会随着运输风险的变化而变化，选项 C是原文how risky it was totransport the goods的同义替换，故为正确答案。即使解题关键词没抓听到，也可以根据后面一句的解释：在海盗猖狂的时候，利息和保单费用都会提高，推断出正确答案。 A、 B、 D项在文中没有提及。 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文介绍了早期的保险形式之后总结说，保险单的基本形式自从中世纪以来就一直差不多，意思与之接近的只有选项 B。 12 【听力原文】 Milk was a basic food of man long before his
35、tory was written. It will probably keep on being one as long as there are animals that give milk. Many ancient people thought that milk had great healing power. One of the most famous Greek doctors told his patients to drink milk to cure illness. For more than two hundred years most people got their
36、 milk from their own cattle or from a nearby dairy herd. But in time new inventions made the dairy industry a big business. In 1851 Gail Borden, founder of a milk company, found a way to take some of the water out of milk. This made it keep much longer. Four years later, Louis Pasteur introduced the
37、 pasteurization process. This process killed the bacteria in milk that caused it to spoil. Next, a special milk bottle was designed. This was followed by the invention of machines that could fill bottles and cap them automatically. These discoveries had a great effect on the dairy industry. They mea
38、nt that milk could be stored longer. It could be safely shipped over long distances. Preparing and distributing milk soon became a large-scale business. Recently, in a single year more than sixty billion quarts of milk were sold in the United States. Some people believe that milk drinking will becom
39、e less popular in America than it has been. But remember how long milk has been a basic food and think of the many ways in which it is useful. It seems safe to say that the milk industry will always be important. 12. What did ancient people think about milk? 13. Why did milk become a big business? 1
40、4. What invention made milk keep longer in 1851? 15. What does the speaker think of the milk industry in the future? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到，古人认为牛奶有很好的治疗功效， healing power为cure illness的同义改写， C为正确选项。选项 A、 B都是利用原文中的healingpower设置的干扰项，如果没听清也可根据后文的 cure illness得出答案。D文中没有提及。 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由选项可预测本题问原因
41、。短文提到，由于几项新发明 (new inventions)使乳品加工业成为巨大产业。虽然选项中没有 inventions但下文提到的these discoveries与其意思是一样的故 C为正确答案。文中没有提到 the development of industry，故排除 A。虽然 B也是使乳品加工业成为巨大产业的原因之一，但 C更全面。 D文中没有提及。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到， 1851年 Gall Borden发现了从牛奶中提取水的方法这意味着牛奶可以存放得更久。 B为正确答案。发明了 special milk bottle的好处是牛奶可以运到更远的地方，而
42、不是保存得更久，由此排除 A。 C虽然也是使牛奶保存得更久的方 法但题目问的是在 1851年，故排除。 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文最后提到，可以保险地说牛奶工业将来仍然很重要。由此可知D为答案。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Fifty years ago, when I began exploring the ocean, no one imagined that we could do anything to harm the ocean by what we put into it or by what we took out of it. It seemed,
43、 at that time, to be a sea of paradise, but now we know that we are facing paradise lost. I want to share with you my personal view of changes in the sea that affect all of us, and to consider why it matters that in 50 years, weve lost actually, weve taken, weve eaten more than 90 percent of the big
44、 fish in the sea: why you should care that nearly half of the coral reefs have disappeared: why a reduction of oxygen in large areas of the Pacific should concern not only the creatures that are dying, but it really should concern you. It does concern you, as well. There was still time. Well, now is
45、 that time. I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us. For me, as a scientist, it all began in 1953 when I first tried underwater breathing device. Its when I fi
46、rst got to know how fish swimming in mysterious ocean. I actually love diving at night: you see a lot of fish then that you dont see in the daytime. Since then, Ive started designing and building 13 underwater systems to access the deep sea. I led a five-year National Geographic expedition, the Sust
47、ainable Seas expeditions, using these little submarines. Theyre so simple to drive that even a scientist can do it. And Im living proof. Over time, most of the planets organic carbon has been absorbed and stored there. The ocean drives climate and weather, stabilizes temperature, shapes Earths chemi
48、stry. Water from the sea provides home for about 97 percent of life in the world, maybe in the universe. No water, no life: no blue, no green. A global plan of action with a world conservation union is underway to protect biodiversity, to recover from the impacts of climate change. New technologies
49、are needed to map, photograph and explore the 95 percent of the ocean that we have yet to see. I wish you would use all means at your disposal films, expeditions, the web, new submarines and campaign to arouse public support for a global network of marine protected areas hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet. 16. What was beyond imagination when the speaker began to explore the ocean SO years ago? 17. What should we worry about in the Pacific except for the dying creatures? 18.
