1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 231及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Going to Italy vs. helping her mother. （ B） Going to Nepal vs. staying home. （ C） Having fun vs. making money. （ D） Attending her family vs improving her job skills. （ A） Find a high-paying part-time job. （ B） Practice his knowledge in field work. （ C） Bor
2、row some money from financial aid. （ D） Prepare for his last academic year in advance. （ A） To go to Florence to do a part-time job. （ B） To go abroad to teach engineering skills. （ C） To pay for his tuition for the final year. （ D） To return it to the financial aid. （ A） Many programs are provided.
3、 （ B） It is difficult to get in. （ C） The fees for it are rather high. （ D） Students have many chances to go abroad. （ A） Specific paycheck. （ B） Sense of accomplishment. （ C） Chances of promotion. （ D） Awards she deserves. （ A） List her greatest strengths and weaknesses. （ B） Say something about he
4、r likes and dislikes. （ C） Write a brief report to her department manager. （ D） Justify her choice for joining a small and young firm. （ A） Talking about her dislike of any subject （ B） Regretting not getting along with her partners. （ C） Telling lies about her ability and disgrace. （ D） Making refe
5、rence to her former employers. （ A） That will ensure her success in the speech contest. （ B） That will earn her additional scores in the exam. （ C） That will convey her interest in the host company. （ D） That will influence her superiors decision of award. Section B （ A） To recite a lot of wonderful
6、 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 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 not
7、ebook. （ B） Pay due attention to new words that you come across. （ C） Analyze the basic structure of the new words. （ D） Interrupt the conversation and ask others to explain the new words. （ A） In the white pages. （ B） In the blue pages. （ C） In the yellow pages. （ D） In the green pages. （ A） The ph
8、oning fee. （ B） The mileage. （ C） The area code. （ D） The area map. （ A） Hang up the phone and make a call later. （ B） Ask the operator to leave a message. （ C） Give the number to the other party to phone back. （ D） Find a free public phone and call again. （ A） Check your number and call again. （ B）
9、 Tell the operator what has happened. （ C） Ask the operator to put you through. （ D） Ask the operator what has happened. Section C （ A） It is an online course for teaching investment. （ B） It raises questions about career and leadership. （ C） It invites professionals in business to the courses. （ D）
10、 It has scholars answer questions about business. （ A） He made careless mistakes. （ B） His superior didnt take him seriously. （ C） His opinions were ignored by others. （ D） He was deceived by his colleagues. （ A） It empowers you to make decisions. （ B） It is not backed up with enough knowledge. （ C）
11、 It impresses your boss and team members. （ D） It hurts your incredibility in the long run. （ A） Not being defensive. （ B） A lack of professionalism. （ C） A way of being confident. （ D） A lot of questions to ask. （ A） Both are a time for family reunion. （ B） Both are celebrated throughout Asia. （ C）
12、 Both have a tradition to eat mooncakes. （ D） Both are the most significant festival. （ A） Cantonese mooncakes. （ B） Old-fashioned lanterns. （ C） Chinese souvenirs. （ D） Firecrackers. （ A） They eat westernized mooncake. （ B） They organize lantern exhibition. （ C） They barbecue food and drink beer. （
13、 D） They watch lion dance. （ A） People think owning a home is quite admiring. （ B） Renting a home can protect you from negative things. （ C） Choosing between buying and renting is difficult. （ D） It is no longer an important goal of American Dream. 24. （ A） Calculate the expenses for buying a home.
14、（ B） Save up enough money for the down payment. （ C） Consider how long you will live in one place. （ D） Decide whether buying a house is a worthy investment. （ A） Set a good time to sell it. （ B） Consult a financial adviser. （ C） Prepare costs for emergencies. （ D） Study data about stock market. 大学英
15、语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 231答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Wendy. Only two more weeks of classes, eight school days actually, then exams start. W: Yes, Sven. I will be glad when exams are over. M: What are you doing for the summer break? W: I would like to go to Italy and work at a restaurant in Florence. M
16、y uncle owns a restaurant specializing in seafood and he has offered me a casual job. M: That would be a wonderful summer. W: Yes, I really wanna go. But the problem is my father had a heart attack three weeks ago. I am the only one to help my mother. It is such a dilemma. I dont know what to do. M:
17、 Yes, that would be a very difficult decision. W: I am leaning towards going to Italy, but I just feel so guilty. What about you, Sven? What are your plans for the summer? M: Well, I have a dilemma, too. I would love to go to Nepal as a volunteer to instruct local residents in engineering skills. W:
18、 It would be a chance to share what you already know. M: However, I dont find out until next week whether or not I have been accepted into the program. If I do get accepted, I wont be making any money and I need money to return to university for my final year in September. W: I can see your problem.
19、 Cant you borrow money from financial aid for your final year? M: Probably, but I hate to start off with a lot of debt. Engineering fees are rising by 10 percent next year. It is not an inexpensive faculty to be in. 1. What is the womans main dilemma? 2. What does the man love to do in the summer? 3
20、. Why does the man need money? 4. What do we know about engineering faculty? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士想去 Italy但父亲生病，母亲需要帮忙，所以她进退两难， A正确。 B中的 going to Nepal和 C中的 making money是男士面临的两难选择。这一类型的题目关键是要听清问题是问 “谁做什么 ”，听录音的过程中在选项旁边应做适当的记录。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听到男士说 “I have a dilemma， too ”后就应该注意具体的dilemma
21、是什么。 B是原文的同义表达。 C是女士的建议而非男士的初衷。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说如果他的志愿请求通过，他到时就赚不到钱，而他需要钱以备九月份回校完成最后一年的学习，可见他需要钱是为了交最后一学年的学费， C正确。 A是女士想做的事情。正是因为男士要去尼泊尔当志愿者，指导当地居民学习工程技能才导致他没能赚到钱， B是导致男士没钱交学费的原因，而不是他需要钱的原因。男士不想借助学金，可见他不需要钱去还助学金， D也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据男士最后所说的双重否定 not inexpensive可知学费很贵，即C
22、。语义强调处常设考点，考生应特别注意。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Lets look at your problem: you always fail the job interviews. W: It seems so, sir. And the thing is that I always find those questions hard to answer. For example, they always ask me what I think is important in a job. M: In this case, you should mention sp
23、ecific rewards other than paycheck, for example, challenge and the feeling of accomplishment. W: That sounds good. And they often ask what makes me decide to join their company, especially when they are rather small and young. M: You can tell them that you believe you would have better opportunities
24、 with a small but rapidly expanding company like theirs. W: Great. I think the most difficult question is what my greatest strengths and weaknesses are. M: They are tough questions. For your greatest strengths, give a response like this: “I can see what needs to be done and do it“ or “I work well wi
25、th others.“ W: Terrific. M: For your weaknesses, you can identify one or two, such as “I tend to drive myself too hard“. The trick is to describe a weakness so that it could also be considered a virtue. W: I see. Sometimes they also ask me what I dont like about my previous jobs. M: You can talk abo
26、ut the things you dont like, but avoid making even slightest reference to any of your former employers. W: Ill remember that. M: Never forget to have at least one question ready, because the interviewer usually asks if you have any questions about the job or the company at the end of the interviews.
27、 W: I understand employers like a candidate who is interested in the organization. M: Right. If you can smoothly apply answers like these during the interview, you are bound to make a good impression. 5. What is the woman suggested to mention when asked what is important to her in an interview? 6. W
28、hat is the womans biggest problem in an interview? 7. What does the man warn against doing when it comes to previous experience? 8. Why should the woman have at least one question ready beforehand? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 听到 what I think is important时，注意男士的建议。 B中的 sense与录音中的 feeling同义，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【
29、正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听到 the most difficult question时应该知道后面的信息 (greatest strengths and weaknesses)就是此题答案，即 A。语义强调处是听音重点。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士提 到 what I dont like about my previous jobs时，男士用avoid提出告诫，后面的信息就是此题答案，即 D。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是男士给女士的最后一条建议，女士表示理解，因为雇主喜欢那些对自己公司有兴趣的应聘者，故 C正确。 spe
30、ech contest和 exam均未提及，所以 A、 B错。 D中的 superior是不存在的，因为没正式聘用前，她还没有上司，另外， award也是无中生有的词。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【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 context without conscious effort. The best way
31、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 suggestions of how to do it Read plenty of good bo
32、oks. 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
33、 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. Further, try to use the new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days. Listen to good conversations and be alert to new wor
34、ds you hear or to new meanings of words you have already known. Then treat them just as you treat the new words you read. Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes, suffixes and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meanings of words. 9. According to the spea
35、ker, which is the best way to build your vocabulary? 10. When you meet a new word in reading, what are you suggested to do first? 11. What should you do to new words when you participate in a conversation? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到，增加词汇量最好的方法就是大量阅读和大量参与对话，C正确。 A利用 reading一词进行干扰，录音中提到的 “大量阅读 ”并不等同于 A中的
36、“背诵大量精彩的阅读材料 ”，故 A不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文提到，当你遇到生词或某个旧词的新含义时，先停下来，看你是否能通过上下文理解它，故 A(猜测它的含义 )为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到，仔细聆听别 人的谈话，并且特别留意听到的生词和你已经认识的词的新含义。接下来就像处理在阅读中出现的生词那样来处理会话中遇到的生词。 B中的 pay due attention to是录音中 be alert to的同义表达。 C只是日常学习中要做的事情。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 Teleph
37、one books in the United States have white, blue and yellow pages. The white pages list people with phones by last name. The blue pages contain numbers of city services, government agencies, and public schools. Businesses and professional services are listed in a special section the Yellow Pages. To
38、make a long distance call, you need an area code. Each area in the U.S. has an area code. The area covered by one area code may be small or large. For example, New York City has one area code, but so does the whole state of Oregon. If you want to know the area code of a place, you can look it up in
39、the area map which is printed in the front of the white pages. There are a lot of public telephones in the U.S. They have their own numbers. If you are making a long distance call on a public phone and run out of money, give the number on your phone to the person youre talking to. Then hang up the r
40、eceiver and he can call you back. If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain what happened. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money. 12. In a telephone book, where can you find the number of a city c
41、ouncil? 13. What should you check in a telephone book for a long distance call? 14. How can you avoid losing contact when making calls on public phones without much money left? 15. What should you do if you get a wrong number in making a long distance call? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 电话蓝页上包含城市服务、政府部门和公立学校的电
42、话号码，而city council属于 government agencies，因此可以在蓝页上查到，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 提到打长途电话后马上就说了需要 “区号 ”，即 C。选项 D是 强干扰项，注意 area map上面也有 “区号 ”，所以区域图只是查找区号的一种手段。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 如果在打长途电话时用光了钱，可以告诉对方你所用公用电话的号码，然后让对方打过来，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 如果打长途电话时拨错号了，打给接线员解释一下情况，接线员会再次
43、帮你接通，故 B正确。 if后面的内容是考点。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Welcome to Leadership Insider. It is an online course that invites the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute to answers questions about careers and leadership. Let me introduce to you Sanjay Sanghoee, COO of Del
44、os Capital, who will answer the question “How do you stay humble at work?“ Sanjay Sanghoee: In todays business environment, confidence is a key attribute for success. However, there is a difference between confidence and assertiveness, and the best professionals are humble enough to know that. I fir
45、st learned this lesson in investment banking. Desperately wanting to be taken seriously, I walked around to deceive my colleagues and offered as many opinions to my bosses as I possibly could. This worked for a while, but then my unwarranted confidence led to setbacks in the form of careless mistake
46、s and lack of attention to details, which was noticed by my superiors as well as clients. While it was tough to realize that I was not the financial genius I imagined myself to be, it also taught me to be humble and recognize that I had a lot more work to do to become proficient in my field. As a re
47、sult, I focused first on improving my craft and actual skills. My fake confidence became genuine and that evolution has helped me throughout my career. These four rules can help you blend humility into your professional skills without compromising your careen First, think twice before acting. Never
48、make an executive decision that you are not really empowered to, or that is not backed up with sufficient knowledge, just to impress your boss. If you really want to impress your superiors, or if you are a leader and want to impress your team, do your homework first. A bad decision made in the heat
49、of eagerness will hurt your credibility in the long run. Second, ask plenty of questions. Obviously, not every question goes to your boss desk and sometimes its better to ask your peers or even your juniors first. While we all want to avoid exposing our weaknesses to our colleagues, the reverse also holds true. Your colleagues will respect you for having the guts to admit your lack of knowledge about something. Third, admit your mistakes and avoid being defensive. Im not suggesting that you spend weeks apologizing for every oversight, but making a mistake but refusin
