1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 226及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She is Professor Jamisons daughter. （ B） She works part-time as Professor Jamisons secretary. （ C） She used to do the job herself. （ D） She just came out of an interview for the job. （ A） It should be higher. （ B） Its appealing. （ C） Its the same as the po
2、st office pays. （ D） It varies according to the persons experience. （ A） Make up homework problems. （ B） Do research in the library. （ C） Teach an introductory course. （ D） Grade economics assignments. （ A） He wonders if hell have enough time to do the job. （ B） He is afraid he wont know enough to d
3、o the job well. （ C） He fears that the job may be too boring. （ D） He thinks Professor Jamison has someone else in mind. （ A） At a restaurant. （ B） In the ocean. （ C） At the cafeteria. （ D） In the history class. （ A） Because she wants to inform him about the history class he missed. （ B） Because the
4、 fish sticks he is eating reminds her of it. （ C） Because she wants to tutor him in bio-chemistry. （ D） Because she wants to encourage him to eat healthier food. （ A） The cells of plants and animals are damaged by slow freezing. （ B） It saves time in the food production process. （ C） It reduces the
5、amount of energy required to freeze the food. （ D） The food defrosts more quickly. （ A） A fish could survive being frozen. （ B） Fish were easier to catch in winter. （ C） Food can be kept frozen indefinitely long. （ D） The fish froze so fast as not to form large crystals. Section B （ A） The schools w
6、ant to maintain the orders of the class. （ B） The schools want to reduce students study pressure. （ C） The police are trying to protect students against crimes. （ D） The police are keeping the trace of a criminal. （ A） Any suspect on campus. （ B） Anyone on campus. （ C） Students without ID cards. （ D
7、） Visitors to the campus. （ A） Supportive. （ B） Frightened. （ C） Doubtful. （ D） Indifferent. （ A） It is a symbol of modern beauty. （ B） It is a controversial cosmetic. （ C） It helps keep the lips moist. （ D） It reflects the wearers taste. （ A） A kind of red fruit. （ B） Flower petals. （ C） A sort of
8、rare fat. （ D） A natural dye. （ A） They were inconvenient to use. （ B） They were hard to manufacture. （ C） They were used up too soon. （ D） They were too fragile to keep. （ A） It is easier to use. （ B） It can last longer. （ C） It becomes colorful. （ D） It becomes delicate. Section C （ A） Music and a
9、rt classes may benefit students more besides artistic appreciation. （ B） Studying music and art cannot advance a childs reading skills greatly. （ C） Studying music and art can significantly boost a childs computer proficiency. （ D） The impact of arts training some first-grade and second-grade kids i
10、s little. （ A） Music lessons twice a week and art lessons twice a month. （ B） Music lessons twice a month and art lessons twice a month. （ C） Extra art hour is incorporated into their normal school week. （ D） Lessons are taught in a way that students actively involved. （ A） Dramatically ahead in phy
11、sics. （ B） Distinctly ahead in biology. （ C） Dramatically ahead in math. （ D） Distinctly behind in reading. （ A） Play can find your inner child. （ B） Play can help go against the rules. （ C） Play can bring greater achievement. （ D） Play is instinctive and fundamental. （ A） Well be amazed at the way
12、were thinking. （ B） Our problem solving abilities will be in good shape. （ C） It would be world with laughter, joy, entertainment. （ D） Our face will be with smile all day long. （ A） For play produces a meaningful understanding of the world. （ B） For play creates laughter and freedom that can reduce
13、 stress. （ C） For studies show that play is part of human beings nature. （ D） For play can tap into our creativity and possibility. （ A） They werent the first to record observations of sunspots. （ B） They believed that the spots werent actually on the Sun. （ C） They believed that the heavenly bodies
14、 were flawless. （ D） They didnt want to go against the religious beliefs. （ A） The heavenly bodies were perfect. （ B） The shape of sunspots wasnt circular. （ C） The spots were shadows of the planets. （ D） The heavenly bodies have little flaws. （ A） Square. （ B） Triangular. （ C） Circular. （ D） Random
15、. （ A） The number of sunspots increased and decreased in a pattern. （ B） The shape of the sunspots changed as they move across the surface. （ C） The sunspots might be clouds in the solar atmosphere. （ D） The number of sunspots has been increasing for 10 years. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 226答案与解析 Section A 1
16、 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Larry, are you waiting to see Professor Jameson, too? M: Yeah, since I got one of the five highest grades in her managerial economics class, she asked me if Id be interested in working as her assistant next semester. Im here now for my interview. W: Oh. I know all about that job. I di
17、d it two years ago. M: Really? Did you like it? W: I think it was the best Ive had at school. It paid eight dollars an hour, which was three dollars an hour more than I got working at the school post office the year before. M: That is attractive. What did you do? W: I was in charge of grading all th
18、e problem sets that were assigned as homework. M: I think Id enjoy doing that sort of work. It would be very good experience for anyone thinking about becoming a teacher. W: Absolutely. You also learn how to use the computer data base, because the records are kept on it. And building up your compute
19、r skills is a good preparation for lots of jobs. M: The job sounds great, but Im a little worried about how much time it might take. W: Its pretty reasonable. It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and then another thirty to forty minutes to record the grades on the compu
20、ter. M: That sounds manageable. I guess you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too, cant you? W: Oh, yeah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes fo
21、ur. M: Sounds great. W: Good luck with your interview. 1. Why was the woman able to give Larry so much information about the job? 2. What do the students say about the salary for the job? 3. What does Prof. Jamesons assistant do? 4. What is Larrys main concern about the job? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项 B、
22、C、 D都涉及到 “她 ”的工作，听音时应留意。女士在第二个话轮就说到： “我了解那个工作，我两年前做过。 ”因此选 C。女士相应的话语内容存在因果关系， I know all about that job (As)Idid it two years ago其实这也是一种特殊的语义点，话语内容虽然简单 ，但是逻辑关系很严密。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 综合所有选项可以判断出 it指的是薪水或报酬，因此可以预测题目在问薪水怎么样。男士在听到女士谈薪水时所作的评论是 “attractive”，因此选择同义表达 B。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项均为动词原形，一般表示问建议或行
23、动的具体内容。因此，听到对话中男士问 “那时你做什么 ?”就应对照选项关键词听女士的回答。女士在回答男士问题说： “我负责给布置的作业评分。 ”因此选 D。 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项中的 wonders， is afraid， fears， thinks均表示他的想法，而且选项内容都涉及他担心什么，所以问题应该是问 “他 ”的顾虑。男士在对话中提到 “听上去很棒 (排除 C)，但是我有点担心它 (这份工作 )需要花多长时间。 ”故选A。 5 【听力原文】 W: I see you are having the fish for lunch. M: Thats right. Fi
24、sh sticks and tomato soup, my favorites. W: I bet they were frozen. M: What? W: The fish sticks. M: Of course they were frozen. We are hundreds of miles from the ocean. The cafeteria cant afford to fly in fresh fish. W: I just mentioned it because Professor Chambers told us an anecdote in class this
25、 morning. M: Which class? W: My American social history. Its a lot of fun. M: He talked about fish sticks? W: Not exactly. But he did talk about frozen fish. OK, this is back in 1920, right? Its 20 degrees below zero. And this guy Clarence Birdseyes out ice-fishing. M: Where is this, Antarctica? W:
26、No. Massachusetts I think Anyway he catches a fish and drops it beside him on the ice and it freezes solid M: So? W: So, later at home he thaws out the fish in a bucket of water and its alive. Of course Birdseye is amazed. But he eventually figures out that the fish froze so fast that no large ice c
27、rystals formed. M: What do you mean? W: Look, usually when a plant or animal cell freezes, large ice crystals form inside and eventually tear the cell walls. Thats what kills the frozen plant or animal. And also what changes the taste of something thats been frozen. But if you freeze something quick
28、ly, only very small ice crystals form. So Birdseye invented the process of quick freezing food. M: And that was the beginning of the frozen foods? W: Right. 5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? 6. Why does the woman tell the man the story? 7. Why is it important to quick freeze f
29、resh food? 8. What was Clarence Birdseye surprised to find? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话开头女士就说到， “我看见你午餐正在吃鱼 ”，后面女士又说到男士吃的鱼是冰冻鱼，男士回答说，学校餐厅买不起新鲜鱼，当然是冰冻鱼了。可推测，对话在学校餐厅中进行，故选 C。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 一读选项，问题便一目了然：问原因。女士在对话开头说道： “我看到你中午在吃鱼。 ”之后又说： “我提到这件事是因为 Chambers教授在今天上午的课上讲了一件奇闻轶事。 ”B与之相符。长对话的开头之处往往就是考点所在。 7 【正确
30、答案】 A 【试题解 析】 女士说： “当植物和动物细胞冻结时，里面会形成大的冰晶并破坏细胞壁，而那正是动植物被冻死的原因。 而如果快速冰冻某物，只有非常小的冰晶会形成。 ”因此答案为 A。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士提及： “后来 Birdseye把那条鱼在水里解冻时居然又活过来了，他对此感到非常惊异。 ”A与之相吻合。 D项是 Birdseye后来弄清楚的内容，但不是他吃惊的事情。 Section B 9 【听力原文】 POLICE in the UK have launched a stop and search program around three Mancheste
31、r universities this autumn in a bid to reduce the number of crimes against students. Since recently there have been more criminal activities happening on campus than ever before, universities have become more concerned. The new program covers the campuses of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan Un
32、iversities and the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. A great many uniformed police officers have been deployed around these areas to keep order. They are being allowed to stop and search anyone without grounds of suspicion around the campuses. The plans will be in force for the first t
33、hree weeks of every term. A police spokesman said that it was very important for students to be aware of the increased risks of crime directed at them. The policy was welcomed by many at the beginning of this term, when thousands of new students descended on the city. Over 62,000 violent crimes were
34、 recorded last year by the police in Greater Manchester area, which covers 500 square miles, that is 1280 square kilometers, and has a population of 2.58 million. Dan Sims, 21, a UK student who is majoring in English language and literature, was definitely in favor of the scheme. “Manchester has suc
35、h a high crime rate and anything to reduce this would be beneficial to and welcomed by both students and the whole area in general.“ Sims said. 9. Why is the stop and search program proposed? 10. What kind of people can the police stop and search? 11. What is the students attitude toward the program
36、? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文提到，英国的警方实行了一项 stop andsearch行动，其目的是为了减少针对学生的犯罪。故 C正确。 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到，根据本次行动计划，在校园周边，身穿制服的警察有权拦截和搜查任何人，即使没有怀疑的理由也可以这样做。故 B为答案。withoutgrounds of suspicion指用不着有怀疑的理由，由此可否定干扰项 A。 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是表示态度的形容词，推断询问态度。短文末 尾指出，学生对该行动表示欢迎，因为计划对他们自身有益，故 A为答案， supportive是短文中 w
37、elcome的同义替换。 12 【听力原文】 Lipstick plays an important role in sexual attraction and can even protect the lips from drying out in harsh weather: No wonder its the most important item in a womans cosmetics bag. Around 50 per cent of all women wear lipstick. Coloring the lips is certainly not a new idea.
38、Evidence suggests it was practiced as early as 3,500 BC. In the past, a natural dye was used to paint lips. It was not until the 17th century that lipstick manufacturing really took off. The lipstick was made of mixtures that included pig fat and red sandalwood. It was kept in tiny pots and applied
39、with a coloring stick. Lipstick was invented and first shown by Parisian perfumeries in Amsterdam. But these “little red sausages“ were less than practical. They were wrapped in silk paper and the ends had to be broken off before each use. They also did not come cheap. Over the years the sticks beca
40、me less expensive and new colors were developed. But it was not until 1950 that lipstick was accidentally re-invented this time by the Americans. Today there are so many types of lipsticks and shades that it is hard to keep track of them. Faced with the large number of choices in the cosmetic depart
41、ments, it is easy to forget that there is a whole science to manufacturing them. The basic ingredients are colors, oils and waxes. But they can contain up to 30 different materials. Lipstick manufacturers have to achieve a delicate balance. They need a thicker oil to make the lipstick last longer, b
42、ut a thinner one to make it easy to apply. Different oils also provide protection for sensitive lips, preventing them from drying up. 12. What can be learned about lipstick from this passage? 13. What did people use to paint lips in the past? 14. What was one of the disadvantages of the first lipsti
43、cks? 15. How is the lipstick if a thicker oil is employed in the materials? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这篇短文一头一尾都提到 protect the lipsfrom drying。也就是强调它的保湿功能。 C是其同义表达，故为答案。解答短文听力题必须要紧扣原文： A错在 modern，短文提 到给嘴唇上色不是一种 new idea： B中的 controversial(有争议的 )没有原文根据： D推理过度。 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提到，人们过去用一种天然的染料来描绘嘴唇，故 D为答案
44、。 A中的 red在文中不是修饰 fruit；文中提到了 pig fat，而不是 C中的 rare fat。本题符合短文听力 “听到什么选什么 ”的答题原则。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是对某物缺点的描述，听音时需注意文中提到的缺点。短文提到，最早期的口红要用丝纸包起来，每次使用前要将 上面的一截弄掉，可见其缺点之一是使用不便，故 A为答案。 But转折之处是常考点。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章末尾提到制造商需要更浓的油使口红使用的时间更持久， B正确。表示目的的不定式短语经常被设置为考点。抓住短文结尾处不定式的中心词last longer，可以得到答案。 S
45、ection C 16 【听力原文】 Most schools offer music and art classes to give students a well-rounded education. New research indicates those classes may do more for students than just give them an appreciation of the arts. According to a study in tomorrows issue of the journal Nature, studying music and art
46、can significantly advance a childs reading skills and especially boost math proficiency. A class of six-year-old getting a special music lesson, part of a special arts program that researcher Martin Gardiner and his colleagues at the music school in Rhode Island designed for several elementary schoo
47、ls in the state. They started out wanting to see the impact of arts training in some first- and second-grade kids. So, some classrooms had an extra hour of this special arts curriculum incorporated into their normal school week, and other classrooms getting the standard curriculum in the arts, which
48、 was pretty standard for Rhode Island and rather representative of the country as a whole. The standard curriculum, say the researchers, gave students music lessons twice a month and art lessons twice a month. The typical music lesson tended to be somewhat passive. Students listened to tapes and con
49、certs and talked about music in class. In contrast, the special arts classes met twice weekly and got students actively involved as a way to teach them the basic building blocks. The kinds of skill that they are learning in these grades are. in music, theyre learning to sing together properly, sing together on pitch, sing together in rhythm: and, in the visual arts, theyre learning to draw shapes and deal with colors and forms, and so forth. It is a very interactive, experiential approach that took advantage of childrens natural inclinatio
