1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 233及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Hosting a television show. （ B） Reviewing a new biography. （ C） Interviewing a movie star. （ D） Discussing teenage role models. （ A） He missed his aunt. （ B） He lost his mother. （ C） He had to attend school there. （ D） He was unhappy in California （ A） He
2、delivered public speeches. （ B） He played a role in East of Eden. （ C） He got seriously into acting. （ D） He hosted talk shows on TV. （ A） He made numerous popular movies. （ B） He has long been a legendary figure. （ C） He was best at acting in Hollywood tragedies. （ D） He was the most successful act
3、or of his time. （ A） Damaging public facilities. （ B） Destroying urban wildlife. （ C） Organising rallies in the park. （ D） Hurting baby animals in the zoo. （ A） He had bribed the park keepers to keep quiet. （ B） People had differing opinions about his behaviour. （ C） The serious consequences of his
4、doings were not fully realised. （ D） His behaviour was thought to have resulted from mental illness. （ A） Brutal. （ B） Justifiable. （ C） Too Harsh. （ D） Well-deserved. （ A） Encouraging others to follow his wrong-doing. （ B） Stealing endangered animals from the zoo. （ C） Organising people against the
5、 authorities. （ D） Attacking the park keepers in broad daylight. Section B （ A） Languages people use in international communication. （ B） The popularity of English as a world language. （ C） The development of English as a native language. （ D） The variety of English in spoken and written forms. （ A）
6、 How many native speakers it had in Shakespeares time. （ B） The number of people with an adequate working knowledge of it. （ C） The situations where a common language is needed. （ D） The purposes for people to learn a second language. （ A） Communication in surgery. （ B） Domestic conferences. （ C） Ai
7、rport communications. （ D） The spread of rumor. （ A） It best serves the needs of its native speakers. （ B） It is the easiest language for communication. （ C） They want to show their respect for Britain. （ D） They need it for internal communication. （ A） Because it is related with pop songs. （ B） Bec
8、ause it is both simple and inexpensive. （ C） Because you dont need a master to teach you. （ D） Because it is initiated by two Chinese students. （ A） Posting homemade video or audio on the Internet. （ B） Specializing in mouthing Backstreet Boys songs. （ C） Making audio or video in ones dormitory. （ D
9、） Watching video or audio through iPods. （ A） 60 percent of 100 million Chinese netizens are below 24. （ B） 2 out of 3 Chinese netizens are 19 years old. （ C） Some Chinese youth are online 24 hours a day. （ D） 60 percent of Chinese youth clubs offer online service. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 233答案与解析 Sectio
10、n A 1 【听力原文】 W: Good evening and welcome to tonights edition of Legendary Lives. Our subject this evening is James Dean, actor and hero for the young people of his time. Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean. Good evening, Edward. M: Hello Tina. W: Edward, tell us what you know abou
11、t Deans early life. M: He was born in Indiana in 1931, but his parents moved to California when he was five. He wasnt there long though because his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmys father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt. W: So how did he get into acting? M:
12、Well, first he acted in plays at high school, then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting. In 1951 he moved to New York to do more stage acting. W: Then when did his movie career really start? M: 1955. His first starring role was in East of Eden. It was fabulous. Dean be
13、came a huge success. But the movie that really made him famous was his second one, Rebel Without a Cause, that was about teenagers who felt like they didnt fit into society. W: So how many more movies did he make? M: Just one more, then he died in that car crash in California in 1955. W: What a trag
14、edy! He only made three movies! So what made him the legend he still is today? M: Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short life, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies. Many young people saw him as a symbol of the American youths. 1. What is the woman doing? 2. Why did
15、James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young? 3. What does the man say James Dean did at college in California? 4. What do we learn about James Dean from the conversation? 1 【 正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题问某人在做什么。女士在开始时说欢迎大家来到今晚这一期的 “传奇人生 ”节目，故选 A。需特别注意排除干扰项 C。从女士的介绍中可知，节目主题是某位电影明星，但主持人的采访对象是该明星的传记作者，
16、而非明星本人。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 节目嘉宾说 Dean到加州四年后母亲去世了，他被父亲送回印第安纳州和姨妈同住。 B是 his mother passed away的同义转换，为正确答案。考点体现 “语义重心 ”出题原则。逻辑关系词 because往往是考点所在。 A利用原词 aunt制造干扰。 C、 D在对话中没有提到。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 节目嘉宾说 Dean在中学时已经开始演戏，在加州读大学期间开始认真地学习表演，故选 C。 get into“ 对 发生兴趣，专攻 ”。本题只要抓听到went to college
17、in California where he got seriously into acting，即可确定 C为答案。符合长对话听力 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主持人问为何 Dean只拍过三部电影，却成为一个传奇直至今日，故 B为答案。 A显然与对话中提到的 Dean只拍过三部电影不符。 C、 D在对话中没有提到。注意，对话中的提问可以起到提示作用。即对话中的一问一答，往往就是某个考题与答案所在之处。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Mr. Stern, may I ask you? Do you think it was
18、 necessary and fair to arrest Steve Bril? M: I dont know whether you realize that this man has been eating up our park for five years. And he is encouraging other people to do the same thing every single day. Hes been organizing groups to destroy our urban wildlife. W: But Mr. Stem, this situation h
19、as been going on happily for five years. Why do you suddenly decide to do something about it? M: Well, at first we just thought he was an eccentric person, a bit odd, you know. But over the years we came to realize that he is a dangerous guy. Hes been ruining our city environment. Parks are to look
20、at, not to eat. Its just as if youre going to allow people to walk through a zoo, and eat the baby bears. W: But surely you or your park keepers, Mr. Stern, could have discouraged Mr. Bril from his activity without going such drastic measures, without arresting him. M: Steve is a nice fellow, but wh
21、at he is doing is illegal. He knows an awful lot about wild weeds. Well be very happy to let him organize tours if he just wouldnt eat the plants and wouldnt encourage other people to do so, too. You never know what this could lead to, all sorts of people ruining our park in all sorts of ways. This
22、kind of thing is very definitely criminal behavior and must be stopped. 5. What does the man say Steve Bril has been doing? 6. Why was Steve Bril not arrested years ago? 7. What does the woman think of the action taken against Steve Bril? 8. What finally led to Steve Brils arrest? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】
23、女士质问逮捕 Steve Bril是否有必要或公正，男士指出 Steve Bril做过的恶行：吃公园的野生生物达 5年之久；每天都鼓动他人吃公园的野生生物；组织团伙蓄意破坏城市野生生物。可见， B项 “破坏城市野生生物 ”是对录音原文的概况，故为答案。 A项 “损坏公共基础设施 ”、 C项 “在公园里组织集会 ”都没有在录音中提及。 D项 “伤害幼小动物 ”是干扰项，虽与下文 eat the baby bears对应，但是前面有 as if，表示是假设的内容，不能选。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士接着问 Steve Bril的那些恶行持续了 5年，怎么突然决定要
24、对他进行处理。男士回答，刚开始他们只是认为 Steve Bril古怪而已，但经过这么多年才发现他其实很危险。由此可见，多年没逮捕 Steve Bril的原因是没清醒地意识到 Steve Bril的危险性，所以选 C项。 A项 “他贿赂门卫封口 ”、 B项 “人们对于他的行为看法不一 ”都没有录音依据，故排除。男士说他们刚开始只是认为他古怪而已， D项的 “精神疾病 ”过度夸大了 Steve Bril精神状态的恶劣程度，不能选。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士替 Steve Bril求情，询问男士这一方是否可以不采取这么严厉的措施来阻止 Steve Bril的所作所
25、为。可见女士认为对 Steve Bril的处理过于严苛，即选 C项。录音提到的 drastic与 too harsh同义，符合长对话 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 A项 “残忍的 ”属于过度夸大， B项 “公正的 ”、 D项 “活该的 ”均与女士的态度相反。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说， Steve Bril如果不吃野生植物以及不鼓动他人这么做的话，他们还是很乐意由他来组织游览公园的。而他的这种行为会导致各种人以各种行为来毁坏公园。换句话说， Steve Bril吃野生植物和鼓动他人做同类违法恶行才导致男士有逮捕他的想法，故选 A项。 B项 “从动物园偷濒危
26、动物 ”、 C项 “组织他人对抗行政机关 ”、 D项 “光天化日下殴打公园门卫 ”均没有录音依据。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 300 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, G
27、reat Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. In fa
28、ct, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own language. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and st
29、ill more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important
30、works in science, technology and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wid
31、er communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communicat
32、ion and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West. 9. What is the speaker mainly talking about? 10. According to the passage, what is hard to estimate about English? 11. What is one of the situations when English is widely used? 12. Why do some former British colonies
33、 widely use English? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 浏览各 题选项，关键词 language和 English提示短文内容与 “英语 ”这门语言有关。通过录音中多次出现的 English、 language、 world、 wide-spread、 importance、 widely used等词可知，只有选项 B“英语作为一门世界语言十分普及 ”完整地概括了本文的主旨，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 考点是一个结构较复杂的长句，形式主语 it以及真实主语部分的定语从句都会给理解带来难度。但 B基本上是原文内容的照搬，听到即能
34、作答。符合 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。长句的听力理解技巧是抓结构。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到，英语广泛应用于机场的沟通、国际会议和许多国家的收音机和电视网络的信息传播， C“机场交流 ”是其中的一种应用，故选 C。communication、 conferences和 spread都是录音中的原词，但是录音并没有提到手术室里的沟通、国内会议或谣言传播， A、 B和 D只是利用原词进行干扰，均可排除。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文提 到，这些国家 (许多发展中国家和前英国殖民地国家 )的人口是使用多语种的，这样在国内交
35、流上也需要一种共同语言。故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 The podcast revolution The podcast revolution is erupting all over the world and seemingly all at once. Why is it getting so popular? The technology is simple to master and podcasting software is inexpensive, sometimes even free. Two Chinese students are receiv
36、ing international fame as millions of people around the world watch them podcast from their dormitory. They are called the Back Dormitory Boys, and they specialize in mouthing Backstreet Boys songs. Although most people in China dont have iPods, podcasting is sweeping the country. The Back Dormitory
37、 Boys are among the thousands of Chinese who are putting their own homemade audio and video up on the Internet for all to enioy. “You just gotta love two guys making a fool of themselves, and gaining international attention,“ said “Good Morning America“ technology expert Becky Worley. The Internet i
38、s becoming more and more popular with Chinas youth; about 60 percent of the 100 million Chinese who use the Internet are under the age of 24. “This generation grew up with values that are very, very similar to their peers in the United States,“ said Huang Hung, publisher of Time Out Bering. “Youre g
39、oing to see a complete change in the cultural landscape of China.“ Already, podcasting has taken off in the United States. Earlier this year, 19-year-old Gary Brolsma skyrocketed to Internet fame with what he calls his “Numa Numa“ dance a lip sync to a Romanian pop song. 13. Why is podcasting sweepi
40、ng the world? 14. What does podcasting mean according to the speaker? 15. Why does the speaker hold that the Internet is very popular among young people in China? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 录音开篇提出设问句 “Why it is getting so popular ？ ”；紧接着给出了解释：播 客技术简单而且价廉。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 说话者以 “后街男孩 ”为例，解释了类似 “后街男孩 ”把自录的影像材料放到互联网上的行为就是播客行为。故 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在说到播客在中国年轻人中流行时，说话者给出了一个具体数据加以说明：在 l亿的中国网民中大约有 60是在 24岁以下的。 【知识模块】 听力
