1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 235及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Good or bad, they are there to stay. （ B） Believe it or not, they have survived. （ C） Like it or not, you have to use them. （ D） Gain or lose, they should be modernised. （ A） The frequent train delays. （ B） The food sold on the trains. （ C） The monopoly of
2、 British Railways. （ D） The high train ticket fares. （ A） The low efficiency of their operation. （ B） Competition from other modes of transport. （ C） Constant complaints from passengers. （ D） The passing of the new transport act. （ A） They provide worse service. （ B） They lose a lot of money. （ C） T
3、hey are fast disappearing. （ D） They will be de-nationalised. （ A） A director of a sales department. （ B） A manager at a computer store. （ C） A sales clerk at a shopping center. （ D） An accountant of a computer firm. （ A） Handling customer complaints. （ B） Recruiting and training new staff. （ C） Dis
4、patching ordered goods on time. （ D） Developing computer programs. （ A） She likes something more challenging. （ B） She likes to be nearer to her parents. （ C） She wants to have a better-paid job. （ D） She wants to be with her husband. （ A） Right away. （ B） In two months. （ C） Early next month. （ D）
5、In a couple of days. Section B （ A） It is considered to be part of the secondary education. （ B） It is given to anyone wanting to get a drivers license. （ C） It is carried on at the same time as other school courses. （ D） It is offered to all teenagers free of charge. （ A） Traffic laws and regulatio
6、ns. （ B） Driving theory and practice. （ C） Switching lanes and turning comers. （ D） Ways to avoid traffic accidents. （ A） 2. （ B） 12. （ C） 4. （ D） 6. （ A） There is a sign of “green hand“ inside the car. （ B） There are two sets of brakes inside the car. （ C） It is only big enough to hold 3 persons. （
7、 D） It cant run very fast no matter how you drive. （ A） A chocolate chipmaker. （ B） A big real estate agent. （ C） A cookie factory. （ D） A talent agency. （ A） He couldnt sell the cookies. （ B） He was a bad manager. （ C） He was not a good salesman. （ D） He was sued for libel. （ A） Because he was sued
8、. （ B） Because he gave up his trademark rights. （ C） Because he sold the company to the Shanby Group. （ D） Because he had no money to register. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 235答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Theres is an element there about competition though, isnt there? Because British railways are a nationalis
9、ed industry, theres only one railway system in the country. If you dont like a particular can of baked beans, you can go and buy another, but if you dont like a particular railway, you cant go and use another. M: Some people who write to me say this. They say that if you didnt have a monopoly, you w
10、ouldnt be able to do the things you do. Well, I dont think we do anything deliberately to upset our customers. We have particular problems. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalised. W: Do you think that is a good thing? Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think,
11、 to be nationalised? M: Oh, I think so, yes. Because in general, modes of transport are all around. Lets face the fact. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that. W: So what are youre saying then is that if the railways hadnt been nationalised, they would simply have
12、disappeared? M: Oh, I think they would have. Theyre disappearing fast in America. Er, the French railways lose 1 billion pounds a year, the German railways, 2 billion pounds a year. But you see, those governments are prepared to pour money into the transport system to keep it going. W: So in a sense
13、, you cope between two extremes. On the one hand, youre trying not to lose too much money. And on the other hand, youve got to provide the best service. M: Yes, youre right. 1. What does the woman say about British railways? 2. What do some people who write to the man complain about? 3. What does th
14、e man say threatens the existence of railways? 4. What does the man say about railways in other countries? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项推测，题目可能问人们对某事物的态度。女士说英国铁路是国有企业，全国只有一个铁路系统。如果不喜欢某一家铁路公司，也无法选择其他的，故选 C。女士话语中提到的 but是听音关键处，其后的内容往往就是考点。根据 you cant go and use another，判断 C为答案。需特别注意排除 A项的干扰，后文听到的是 The car is h
15、ere to stay，跟英国铁路系统无关。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项预测 本题与铁路服务相关。男士说有些人给他写信说，如果不是因为垄断，垄断企业不可能做现在做的这些事情，故选 C。即使没有听清全部内容，但只要听到 monopoly便可选对答案。因为其他选项所说的火车晚点、车上的食物质量与票价等问题，在对话中均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题与交通运输某方面情况相关。女士问男士是否认为铁路国有化是一件好事，男士回答说是的，因为存在着各种交通运输方式。此后他还进一步肯定了女士的说法，即，如果不是这样，铁路运输就
16、会消亡。男士随后提及 “The car arrived The Car is here to stay ”，他认为诸如汽车运输等交通运输方式的到来带来了竞争，对铁路运输产生了巨大的 )申击。故 B为正确答案 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士介绍说铁路运输在美国正快速地消失，在法国每年亏损 10亿英镑，在德国每年亏损 20亿英镑，故选 B。 C是美国的情况， A和 D在对话中没有提到，都不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: I see your new resume that you worked as a manager of store calle
17、d Computer Country. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there? W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store and I kept track of the inventory. M: What was the most difficult part of your job? W: Probably handling angry
18、customers. We didnt have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right. M: Thats how we feel here, too. How long did you work there? W: I was there for 3-and-a-half years. I left the company last month. M: And why did yo
19、u leave? W: My husband has been transferred to Boston and I understand your company has an opening there, too. M: Yes, thats right We do. But the position wont start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you? W: No, not at all. My husbands new job doesnt begin for a few weeks, so we th
20、ought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents. M: That sounds nice. So, tell me, why are you interested in this particular position? W: I know that your company has a great reputation and a wonderful product. Ive thought many times that I would like to be a part of it.
21、When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity. M: Well, Im glad you did. 5. What was the womans previous job? 6. What does the woman say with the most difficult part of her job? 7. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston? 8. When can the woman start to work if she gets t
22、he job? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题与职业身份相关，属于细节匹配题。男士说看到女士的简历上写明她曾是 Computer Country商场的经理，故选 B。录音自始至终都没有提及 director“主管 ”、 sales clerk“销售员 ”、 accountant“会计 ”，故可排除 A、C、 D这几项。符合长对话中 “听到什么选什么 ”的技巧。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题与具体工作任务相关，属于细节匹配题。男士询问女士在上 份工作中最困难的任务 是什么，女士回答是 “应付愤怒的顾客 ”。顾客生气就会投诉，故选 A。
23、录音中只提及，她要 oversee“监督 ”30名员工，并不负责招聘和培训新员工， B与此不符。她还要 “订货 ”而不是 “发货 ”， C错误。 D没有提及。注意听力往往会在语义强调处出题，如本题中的 the most。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题问 she的打算。本长对话的内容是工作面试，结合选项，考生可大胆预测题目询问的是为何要换新工作，这是应聘者必须正面回答面试官的问题。男士询问女士离职并想找新工作的 原因，女士回答说因为她的丈夫将调至波士顿工作，而她获悉这家公司在波士顿也有职位空缺，故选 D。 A、 C两项女士没有提及。虽然她提到了父母，但她
24、只是说在到新公司上班之前，还有点时间，她会去看她父母，选项 B只是利用录音中的个别原词进行干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项预测本题问时间。男士跟女士说下月初她才可以开始上岗，这是否会对她有影响，女士回答说没有影响，故选 C。 “听到什么选什么 ”， A、B、 D在对话中找不到依据。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 In America, drivers education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her secon
25、d year of high school is required to take a class in drivers education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise dri
26、ving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know. Driving time is a chance for the students to practise starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers required. Each stu
27、dent is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hours. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and the “driver“ sit in the front seats and the other three stud
28、ents sit in the back. Drivers education cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the drivers side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another speci
29、al feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is not very experienced and prone to driving slowly. 9. What is special about the drivers course in America? 10. What can students learn
30、 during class time? 11. How many times should a student go out driving totally? 12. How is the drivers education car designed in order to prevent accidents? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文开篇就告诉我们： “在美国，学驾驶是常规中学课程的一部分 ”， A项中的 secondary education是录音中 high school curriculum的同义替换，故 A为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解
31、析】 录音中介绍 driving course分两部分： class time后面听到的关键实义词是 laws and regulations； driving time后面是 practise driving。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到，每个学生总共要练 6个小时的车。学生被分成每组 4个人，他们和教练每次出去练车都是两个小时，故每个学生每次外出可练车半小时。要练够 6小时，则总共需外出 12次，故选 B。其他选项的字数在录音中都能听到，但说的都是时间，不是次数。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 为了防止驾驶时发生意外事故，
32、短文列举了两个防范措施：车内有两个刹车制动装置，一个学生用，另一个供教练在紧急情况下用；此外车顶篷 上还有 “实习司机 ”的标记以提醒过往车辆的司机。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 The pioneer of chocolate cookies in America is “Amos cookies“. Amos was a talent agent at the William Morris Agency who used home-baked chocolate chip cookies as a calling card. After a while, some of his
33、 famous clients began encouraging him to sell the cookies. They even invested in the Famous Amos Cookie Company, which he started in 1975 making him one of the pioneers of the gourmet cookie trend. Sales at Famous Amos hit $12 million by 1982. His cookies were a success, but he was no manager, and h
34、is company started losing money. Amos had to bring in new money; from 1985 to 1988, he went through four different co-owners. Each time a change was made, Amos gave up more of his share of the pie. By the time the Shanby Group bought it in 1988, Amos had nothing left; he even signed away his tradema
35、rk “Amos“. In 1992, when he started a new company called “Wally Amos Presents: Chip and Cookie“, the Famous Amos Corp. sued him for infringement and libel. After an acrimonious dispute, Wally Amos agreed not to use his own name or a caricature of himself on the cookies and not to badmouth the compan
36、y that owned his name. Wally Amos then moved to Hawaii and started another cookie company called the “Uncle Noname Cookie Co“. This case is an excellent demonstration of the dangers of trademark ownership for entrepreneurs. 13. What kind of company was Amos with in the beginning? 14. Why did Amos be
37、gin to lose money after his initial success? 15. Why couldnt Amos even use his name in his cookies after 1988? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文一开始说， Amos本来是 William Morris公司的一个 talent agent“人才代理 ”，故选 D。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文谈到， Amos的饼干生意不错，但是他不是个好的管理者，注意录音中的 he was no manager意为 “他根本不擅长管理 ”，所以公司开始亏损，故选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文谈到， 1988年 Shanby Group收购了 Amos的公司， Amos一无所有，还放弃了他的 Amos商标，故选 B。 A项是强干扰项，正是因为 Amos之前已经放弃了商标权，所以才会因为使用自己的名字作为公司名被别人告上法庭， “被起诉 ”并不是原因，而是后果。 【知识模块】 听力
