1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 252及答案与解析 Section A （ A） To register for a distance-learning course. （ B） To sign for an employment contract. （ C） To do a meaningful experiment. （ D） To work up a psychology program. （ A） Students are not required to attend regular class lectures. （ B） The professor videotapes cl
2、ass lectures for review. （ C） Classes are held at various locations throughout the area. （ D） Students receive credit for work experience. （ A） It allows them to meet students from other universities. （ B） It promotes the concept of self-learning. （ C） It allows more flexibility in students schedule
3、. （ D） It doesnt require any examinations. （ A） It requires too much traveling to different cities. （ B） It limits interaction among students. （ C） It will increase class size. （ D） It will force students to watch too much television. （ A） Membership in a food co-op. （ B） The benefits of health food
4、. （ C） Shopping in the supermarket. （ D） The current cost of food. （ A） Avoid junk food. （ B） Attend monthly meetings. （ C） Buy cleaning supplies. （ D） Work at the co-op. （ A） To save money on food. （ B） To buy food without additives. （ C） To do all his shopping in one place. （ D） To meet other heal
5、th conscious people. （ A） They may attend fewer meetings. （ B） They can help choose the products that will be sold. （ C） They can pay lower membership fee. （ D） They may go to the co-op more times per week. Section B （ A） Diamond-producing rivers are disappearing because of xlimate change. （ B） Diam
6、ond couldnt be formed without great heat and pressure of the volcano. （ C） Earthquakes brought some diamonds up to the surface of the earth. （ D） Explosion of the volcano can damage diamonds as well. （ A） Under the river bed. （ B） On the floor of the sea. （ C） In the volcanoes. （ D） At the foot of t
7、he mountains. （ A） They never came back home with desired diamonds. （ B） They lost the hard-earned diamonds on their way back. （ C） They were sentenced to death for stealing diamonds. （ D） They returned home as content as millionaires. （ A） South Africa. （ B） Eastern Russia. （ C） India. （ D） Congo.
8、（ A） A great character in history. （ B） A theatrical role in a play. （ C） A special symbol in Novell. （ D） An imaginary person in a fiction. （ A） Open stores in busy areas of cities. （ B） Create special language. （ C） Provide a comfortable environment. （ D） Sell a variety of products. （ A） Because i
9、t expands rapidly its retail operations. （ B） Because it squeezes competitors out of the market. （ C） Because it applies machine to make the coffee. （ D） Because it imparts coffee knowledge and culture. Section C （ A） How to write best-sellers as a historian. （ B） The untold personal stories of US p
10、residents. （ C） How US presidents changed the course of history. （ D） The lessons from the stories of US presidents. （ A） Happiness, work, and love. （ B） Power, celebrity and fame. （ C） Work, love and play. （ D） Family, friends and colleagues. （ A） To make the world a better place. （ B） To win the p
11、residency. （ C） To be an educated person. （ D） To upset more celebrated rivals. （ A） Hobbies and sports. （ B） Time and energy. （ C） Pleasure and relaxation. （ D） Skills and partners. （ A） To lower the prices of products. （ B） To offer good bargains to customers. （ C） To attract customers on that day
12、. （ D） To prepare goods for the weekend. （ A） Few popular items can be found in stores. （ B） They are not exciting new arrivals anymore. （ C） You may completely forget the products. （ D） Some popular products might sell out then. （ A） Clothes that wont be out of style quickly. （ B） Clothes that can
13、save a lot of money. （ C） Fashionable clothes for next year. （ D） New arrivals sold at chain stores. （ A） 46% of them. （ B） 47% of them. （ C） 62% of them. （ D） 66% of them. （ A） Technology, ambition and spirit. （ B） Inherited wealth. （ C） Hard work, ambition and educations. （ D） Useful connections.
14、（ A） Genius. （ B） Inheritance. （ C） Education. （ D） Ambition. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 252答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line. W: Yeah. I waited for an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course. M: Dis
15、tance learning? Never heard of it. W: Well, its new this semester. Its only open to psychology majors. But I bet itll catch on elsewhere. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up. M: Well, what is it? W: Its an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is watch
16、 a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The department shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations. M: Dont you ever have to meet with the professor? W: Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone, you know, about our
17、ideas. Then well meet on campus three times for reviews and exams. M: It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have jobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic. W: You know, last year my depar
18、tment did a survey and found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed. Thats why they came up with the program. M: The only thing is: doesnt it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what other people think. W: Well, I guess thats why phone cont
19、acts important. Anyway, its an experiment. Maybe Ill end up hating it. M: Maybe. But Ill be curious to see how it works up. 1. Why was the woman standing in a long line when the man saw her yesterday? 2. How was the distance-learning course different from traditional courses? 3. What is the major ad
20、vantage of the distance-learning course according to the conversation? 4. What does the man think is the disadvantage of distance-learning? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项均是不定式短语，可推测题目问目的或原因。男士说： “昨天看到你排着长长的队。 ”女士说： “是的，我等了一个小时才报了一个远程课程的名。 ”A中的 register for是女士说的 sign up for的同义表达，故选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解
21、析】 由选项可猜测题目可能是问学校教育方面的情况。女士说： “我必须做的只是观看 12周的电视课程。 ”男士问： “你不需要和老师见面吗 ?”女士回答： “是的。 ”因此答案为 A。 B和 C选项都是利用录音原文所说 “一天播放几次 在不同的地方播放 ”制造的干扰项，注意不要对原意进行主观臆断和联想。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中所有的内容都是正面的，可推断题 目询问的是 it的好处。男士说： “不过鉴于很多学生有工作，这种方法很有意义。它确实有助于他们的时间安排，更不用说减少交通时间了。 ”因此答案为 C。新鲜事物的出现总是有原因的，而原因常为考点。转折连词
22、 But后的内容是听音关键。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均是负面的内容，可推断题目询问的是 it的不足。男士说：“不过唯一的问题是：这种教育不会缺少个性化吗 ?我的意思是我最怀念课堂讨论和听听别人的想法。 ”故 B“它限制了学生之间的互动交流 ”为正确答案。涉及利弊两方面的内容常 为考点出处。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: How do you and your housemates like the new co-op? Im thinking of joining it myself. W: We like it quite a bit. W
23、e get some very fresh produce and staples and fair prices. M: Does it save time? W: Unfortunately, the answer is no. The co-op doesnt carry everything. So we still wind up going to the supermarkets too, for cleaning supplies, batteries, that sort of thing. M: I wish the co-op sold those items. W: We
24、ll, Ive been talking about it with some of the other members. M: What do members have to do? Just pay a membership fee? W: Yeah. Theres a fee and therere meetings. But attendance isnt acquired. But we do have to work there for an hour every week, which isnt too bad. Once you are there you can get yo
25、ur shopping done. M: I wouldnt mind working there for some time. Youll get to know about the products. But is the food free of additives? That will be the main reason I join. Im a convert from junk food. Until now my diets have been largely chemical additives and pesticides. W: Well, a lot of food i
26、s pure and pesticide-free. They also have vitamin supplements and soy and tofu and that kind of thing. Lots of health food enthusiasts shop there. So if any source is health oriented, the co-op is. M: Id like to try it just for a month or so. Do they have trial memberships? W: The shortest membershi
27、p time is one month. Then if you like it, you can join for longer periods. And it becomes cheaper. A six-month membership costs as much as five individual months. M: Sounds pretty easy. Maybe next time I run into you again itll be at the checkout line in the co-op. 5. What are the speakers mainly di
28、scussing? 6. What do the members of the co-op have to do? 7. What is the purpose for the man to join the co-op? 8. What will benefit the people who join the co-op for a six-month period? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话开门见山地提到对消费合作社的看法，然后围绕这个话题展开讨论，谈到这个合作社的好处和不足，以及入社要求和费用。男士第一句就说：“你和你同屋的人对于那个合作社看法如何 ?我也考虑加入。 ”直
29、接进入话题，故 A正确。选项为名词短语，通常问主旨。主旨题的答案特征为含核心词、具概括性。虽然没有选项 A中的 food一词，不过后面录音中 “fresh produce and staples”以及 “food free of additives”说明了这个合作社是关于食品消费的。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 四个选项都是动词原形，一般这种题目问建议、打算或将要做的事。男士问 “成员需要做些什么 ”，女士回答： “我们每周必须在那里工作一个小时。 ”故答案是 D。听到什么选什么。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 四个选项都是动词不定式结构，
30、多表示目的、打算或将来的动作。根据选项内容可以判断题 目询问做某事情的目的，尤其选项 C中含有 his，说明询问男士做事情的目的。男士说 “不过那里的食品是不是都没有添加剂啊 ?这是我要加入的主要原因。 ”B符合。听到什么选什么。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说： “6个月的会员费只相当于 5个单月的费用。 ”言下之意，费用会比单月付要低，故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 The diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world. Di
31、amonds were made as a result of great volcanic heat and pressure. A volcano is a mountain with a hole in the top. When a volcano is very active it sometimes explodes and causes great damage. Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth millions of years ago by a number of great volcanic exp
32、losions. It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found. They are also found among the sand and stones of certain riverbeds, and in a few places on the floor of the sea, for they were washed down the mountainsides by the rain. Diamonds are very rare. There are not many diamond pipes or d
33、iamond-producing rivers in the world. During the last century, adventurers from Europe went to Brazil, because they had heard that there were diamonds in the River Amazon. Most of these early diamond miners died of illness or were lost forever in the great forests. But some returned home rich. The e
34、arliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago. The most recent and exciting discoveries have been made in Eastern Russia But most of the worlds diamonds now come from the Congo, from Tanzania which has the largest diamond mine in the world and from South Africa. 9. What does the spea
35、ker say about diamonds? 10. Where can diamonds be found? 11. What happened to most of the adventurers from Europe? 12. According to the speaker, in which country were the earliest known diamonds found? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都与钻石的情况有关，可猜测题目的内容。短文说，钻石是火山热和压力的产物，所以 B正确。 B中的 heat and pressure是 录音原词。重要信息往往
36、不止出现一次，后文中的 great volcanic explosions再次强调成因。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项为地点，可预测考查的是钻石的出处。短文说，钻石是在狭窄的火山筒被发现的，所以 C正确。注意听录音中的地点，做好笔记。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听到录音提到大多数早期钻矿工人 died或 lost时就应该可以推断出 “他们没有能够带着梦寐以求的钻石回到家乡 ”，即 A。 D指的是 some的 命运，但 content和 millionaires没有依据。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】
37、选项都是国家或地区的名称，猜测题目可能问地点。短文说，最早的已知钻石于几个世纪前在印度被发现，所以 C正确。边听边做笔记，把听到的国家或地区所出现的情况和各选项 对应，即可准确作答。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 If you are in any major city in America, the chances are high that you are not far from a Starbucks. The company started in the West Coast city of Seattle, Washington, in 1971. Starbucks w
38、as named after a character in the famous American novel “Moby-Dick“ by Herman Melville. Today, there are more than twelve thousand Starbucks around the world. Sales last year were almost eight billion dollars. The company believes in opening many stores in busy areas of cities. For example, there ar
39、e about thirty Starbucks stores in downtown Seattle. Starbucks sells more than just plain coffee. It started a whole coffee culture with its own special language and coffee workers called baristas. It sells many kinds of hot and cold coffee drinks, like White Chocolate Mocha and Frappuccino. It also
40、 sells music albums, coffee makers, food, and even books. But most of all, it sells the idea of being a warm and friendly place for people to sit read or talk. However, some people do not like the companys aggressive expansion. Faith Lapidus, a small coffee seller is taking the company to court. She
41、 says the way the company does business is illegal because it stops property owners from leasing stores to other coffee companies. She sees Starbucks as controlling the market and forcing out competition. Nicolas OConnell works for La Colombe, a coffee roasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsyl
42、vania. He says Starbucks has helped to educate people about coffee from many countries. But he criticizes the company for using machines more than people to make the coffee. Mr. OConnell points out that the coffee culture is all about a hand-made product and interaction between people. 13. Where did
43、 Starbucks, the store name come from? 14. What is Starbucks most extraordinary character? 15. Why does Mr. OConnell not like Starbuck? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从选项的提示词 play、 friction可猜测题目可能与文学作品中的人物有关。录音主题是 Starbucks，可一步猜测 Starbucks和某个人物有联系。短文说， Starbucks这个名字来自 Herman Melville的著名小说 Moby-Dick里的一个人物，故答案是 D。
44、 NoveU与 novel拼写相似，但前者指的是以开发网络产品著称的美国公司。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原形动词选项，题目可能问目的、建议或打算 。根据短文主题，猜测与 Starbucks的经营有关。根据录音， Starbucks最特别之处在于它为人们提供一个温馨、友善的休憩、看书和交谈的理想之地，这也是它的卖点。所以 C正确。边听录音边做好笔记。原文的关键词是 most of all，最高级处往往是考点。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文说， Mr OConnel批评 Starbucks在制作咖啡时用机器比用手工更多。故答案是
45、C。录音中有两个例子说明有些人不喜欢 Starbucks。例子里的细节往往是考点，而且会出 现张冠李戴的陷阱。本题问的是第二个例子的内容。 A和 B涉及的是第一个例子，所以都排除。题目问的是 Not like的原因， D是正面的说法，也可排除。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Good morning everyone, welcome to our seminar. First we will enjoy a speech from Ms. Doris Kearns Goodwin, who writes insightful books o
46、n the US Presidency, telling each presidents personal story against the backdrop of history. As a historian with multiple best-sellers, she will today share with us what we can learn from American presidents. Lets welcome Ms. Goodwin. Doris Kearns Goodwin: Thank you. So, indeed, I have spent my life
47、 looking into the lives of presidents who are no longer alive. Waking up with Abraham Lincoln in the morning, thinking of Franklin Roosevelt when I went to bed at night. But when I try and think about what Ive learned about the meaning in life, my mind keeps wandering back to a seminar that I took w
48、hen I was a graduate student at Harvard with the great psychologist Erik Erikson. He taught us that the richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve an inner balance between three realms: work, love and play. And that to pursue one realm but ignore the other, is to open oneself to ultimate sadness i
49、n older age. Whereas to pursue all three with equal dedication, is to make possible a life filled not only with achievement, but with peacefulness. As for that first sphere of work, I think what Abraham Lincolns life suggests is that fierce ambition is a good thing. He had a huge ambition. But it wasnt simply for office or power or celebrity or fame what it was for was to accomplish something worthy enough in life so that he could make the world a little better place for his having lived in it. So fueled by that ambition, he surprised the
