1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 263及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He is working in a web hosting company now. （ B） He has many leaders in his company. （ C） He is still looking for a job now. （ D） He wants to quit his present job. （ A） Collect other companies websites. （ B） Help people store and run their websites. （ C） H
2、elp companies maintain their service. （ D） Establish websites for other companies. （ A） One month paid vacation. （ B） Pay raise after a year. （ C） Chances of promotion. （ D） Reasonable training. （ A） To give up his present job. （ B） To get more training. （ C） To work for a web hosting company. （ D）
3、To seize opportunities of promotion. （ A） It is developed in America. （ B） It includes members from all walks of life. （ C） It is developed to protect water. （ D） It only includes environmental scientists. （ A） A girl has lived in a tree for a month. （ B） The whole forest will be missing. （ C） Peopl
4、e tie themselves to trees. （ D） The logging industry will take away tourism. （ A） It can provide jobs for people. （ B） It leaves more space for building house. （ C） It can make more paper to use. （ D） It can boost the development of economies. （ A） The tourism industry might be affected. （ B） The en
5、vironment might be polluted. （ C） People might protest against the government. （ D） The whole forest in Tasmania might disappear. Section B （ A） The movies cant be remade any more. （ B） The movies will be uploaded to the Internet. （ C） The movies cant compete in film festivals any more. （ D） The mov
6、ies will end in failure. （ A） They are not available to the public. （ B） The Apple Inc. offers them to public for free. （ C） They include lots of backstage footage. （ D） Their qualities will be guaranteed by the Apple Inc. （ A） The development of online videos. （ B） The limitation of new laws. （ C）
7、The lower qualities of DVD itself. （ D） The use of handheld video cameras. （ A） By sending fewer discs to the voters. （ B） By resorting to the laws and regulations. （ C） By using stronger anti-piracy technology. （ D） By sending their discs via mail. （ A） The information is too much and is displayed
8、messily. （ B） The information appears to be long and boring. （ C） The information is too difficult to be remembered. （ D） The clarity of the information dulls the function of the brain. （ A） It enhances ones memory. （ B） It lowers ones speed of learning. （ C） It deepens the difficulty of learning. （
9、 D） It makes reading more easily. （ A） Subjective. （ B） Objective. （ C） Ambiguous. （ D） Changeable. Section C （ A） They investigate the retirement homes in America. （ B） They are on issues facing senior citizens in America. （ C） They describe the great pleasures of the golden years. （ D） They are fi
10、lled with fond memories of his grandparents. （ A） The loss of the ability to take care of himself. （ B） The feeling of not being important any more. （ C） Being unable to find a good retirement home. （ D） Leaving the home he had lived in for 60 years. （ A） The loss of identity and self-worth. （ B） Fe
11、ar of being replaced or discarded. （ C） Freedom from pressure and worldly cares. （ D） The possession of wealth and high respect. （ A） The urgency of pension reform. （ B） Medical care for senior citizens. （ C） Finding meaningful roles for the elderly in society. （ D） The development of public facilit
12、ies for senior citizens. （ A） It seriously impacts their physical and mental development. （ B） It has become a problem affecting global economic growth. （ C） It is a common problem found in underdeveloped countries. （ D） It is an issue often overlooked by parents in many countries. （ A） They will li
13、ve longer. （ B） They get better pay. （ C） They get along well with people. （ D） They develop higher IQs. （ A） Appropriated funds to promote research of nutrient-rich foods. （ B） Encouraged breastfeeding for the first six months of a childs life. （ C） Recruited volunteers to teach rural people about
14、health and nutrition. （ D） Targeted hunger-relief programs at pregnant women and young children. （ A） The guaranteed quality of its goods. （ B） The huge volume of its annual sales. （ C） The service it provides to its customers. （ D） The high value-to-weight ratio of its goods. （ A） Those having a ta
15、ste or smell component. （ B） Products potentially embarrassing to buy. （ C） Those that require very careful handling. （ D） Services involving a personal element. （ A） Those who live in the virtual world. （ B） Those who have to work long hours. （ C） Those who are used to online transactions. （ D） Tho
16、se who dont mind paying a little more. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 263答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W:(l)How is your job hunting going? M:(1)I havent found one yet, but have a few leads now. W: What are you looking for this time, then? M: Actually, I want to work for a web hosting company. W: What would you do th
17、ere? M: Well,(2)web hosting companies provide space for people to store and run their websites. They allow people to run their websites without having to buy or maintain their own servers. Id like to work in Technical Support Department, you know, helping customers resolve computer-related problems.
18、 W: So, hows the pay for that kind of job? M: Well, most people I know start out with a very reasonable salary. W: What about benefits? M: Oh, the benefits are pretty good.(3)They provide health insurance, two weeks paid vacation a year and opportunities for advancement. W: Well, is there any long-t
19、erm job security in a job like that? M: Uh. Thats hard to tell. I mean, the Internet is booming, and these kinds of companies are sprouting up everywhere. That is a good thing, but in the dot-com era, you never know how long things will last. W: Well, have you ever thought about going back to school
20、 to improve your job skills? M: Wait, wait. What are you suggesting? W: Well, you know, you did drop out of college. And after so long time of job hunting, you still did not get a satisfying one.(4)I think more training might help you land a better job. M: Perhaps you are right. I will consider it.
21、1. What can we learn about the man? 2. What does a web hosting company do? 3. What benefits are given by the web hosting company? 4. Whats the womans suggestion to the man? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是关于男士的信息。对话开头，女士问男士工作找得怎么样了，男士说还没找到，但是有点进展了。由此可知，男士现在还在找工作。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是网络托管公司是做什么的。
22、对话中，女士问男士在网络托管公司做什么，男士回答网络托管公司为人们提供空间来保存并运行他们的网站。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是网络托管公司有什么福利。对话中，女士问男士那样的工作 有什么福利吗，男士回答福利很不错，他们提供医疗保险，两周的带薪年假以及晋升的机会。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士对男士的建议。对话最后，女士提到她认为更多的培训可能会帮助男士找到一个更好的工作。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I heard that some people who were not environment
23、al scientists were fighting to protect trees, is it true? M: Yes.(5)In Tasmania, the first green political party was developed. It includes members from all walks of life, who obviously want to protect the forests a lot. They have big protests, tie themselves to trees or sit up in trees to protect t
24、he trees from being cut down. W: Really?(6)People actually do that? Tie themselves to trees? M: Yeah. It happens every day in Tasmania. W: Thats interesting. I once heard of a girl who lived in a tree for a month because she wanted to stop the deforestation company or people from taking down that tr
25、ee. She had people bring her supplies but she never came down. M: That happens in Tasmania as well. W: But Nick,(7)some industries need to cut down trees, such as the logging and publishing industries. These industries also provide jobs for people. From this point of view, dont you think that cuttin
26、g down trees is good for the society? M: Well, its true. They do provide jobs. Some small towns, even some cities do rely on logging indusjtry to develop their economies. But. W: But? Is there any bad influence? M: Yes, It also results in some negative things. Take Tasmania for example,(8)tourism is
27、 a very big industry in Tasmania, but the logging industry may take away tourists if trees are cut down. W: Yeah, you are right. If the whole forest is missing, I guess nobody would really want to go and look at the scenery. 5. What can we know about the first green political party? 6. What surprise
28、s the woman? 7. Why does the woman think cutting down trees is good for the society? 8. What may happen to Tasmania if trees are cut down according to the man? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查关于绿党的相关信息。对话开头，男士提到，在塔斯马尼亚岛，第一个绿党成立，绿党成员来源自各行各业，他们都想要保护森林。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是什么使女士感到吃惊。男士提到绿党十分想要保护森林，他
29、们举行了大型的游行，把自己绑在树上或 者坐在树上保护树木不被砍伐；女士用了三个疑问句问到 “真的吗 ?人们真的会这么做吗 ?把自己绑在树上 ?”由此可知，令女士惊讶的是人们把自己绑在树上。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么女士认为砍树对社会有好处。对话中，女士提到有些工业需要砍树，比如伐木业、出版业。他们为人们提供工作。从这个角度，女士认为砍树是对社会有好处的。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士认为，如果树被砍伐，塔斯马尼亚将会发生什么。对话最 后，男士提到在塔斯马尼亚，旅游业是大产业，但是如果树木被砍的话，伐木业可
30、能会带走游客。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 Every year around now, tens of thousands of DVDs of movies still playing in theaters are sent by Hollywood studios to Oscar, Golden Globe and other awards voters. Every year,(9)some of these discs are copied, and the movies end up being shared online. This time,
31、studios are taking a new approach to prevent this kind of piracy, and technology is playing a big part. Ahead of Screen Actors Guild awards, Fox Searchlight this month became the first studio to have nearly 100 000 voters view new movies such as Black Swan through a free download from Apple Inc.s iT
32、unes store. Paramount Pictures and other studios did the same later with movies such as The Fighter and The Kids Are All Right.(10)In all cases, downloads are set to expire 24 hours after being viewed and are not available to the public. The Motion Picture Association of America estimates that $25 b
33、illion globally is lost to piracy every year, and it is partly responsible for US DVD sales falling from a peak in 2006 at $20. 2 billion to about $ 14 billion now.(11)Although the industry group says most of the damage comes from handheld video camera recordings in theaters, awards screeners are st
34、ill a problem. In the past,(12)studios went as far as sending voters specialized players equipped with stronger copy protections than regular DVDs, but that system was abandoned years ago as being too troublesome. So most studios continue to send discs to voters by mail as many as 20 000 per movie.
35、And the risk of leaks remains. 9. What will happen if the discs of movies are copied? 10. What can we know about the movies downloaded from the Apple iTunes store? 11. What is one of the reasons for the reduction of US DVD sales from 2006? 12. How did the studios protect their DVDs from being copied
36、 in the past? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是如果电影光碟被复制会产生什么后果。短文开头提到，一些电影的光碟被复制，导致影片在网络上被分享。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是对于从苹果公司的 iTune音乐商店下载电影观看的方式，我们可以了解到什么。短文中提到，通过苹果公司的 iTune音乐商店下载电影后，这些 影片会在观看 24小时后失效，而且不能对外发布。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是从 2006年开始美国 DVD销售额开始减少的原因之一是什么。短文中间部分提到，美国 DVD销售额从 2
37、006年以来急剧减少，大部分损失源于人们使用手持录像机在影院对电影进行录制。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是在过去、电影公司是如何保护其 DVD不被复制的。短文最后提到，在过去，电影公司给评委寄送版权保护手段更强的特制影碟。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 Readers using electronic books are less likely to absorb what they have read because the information is presented in such a simple form.(13)Electron
38、ic readers display text in such a clear, readable format that this encourages the brain to be “lazy,“ making it more difficult to take things on board, research suggests. The findings go against the conventional wisdom that legibility makes it easier for people to learn and remember information. A s
39、tudy by Princeton University found that a significant number of those tested could recall more information when it was presented in traditional papers.(14)The research suggests that introducing “disfluency“ by making information superficially harder to understand deepens the process of learning and
40、encourages better memory. The psychologists said information which has to be actively generated rather than “passively acquired“ from simple text is remembered longer and more accurately. It has been argued that e-readers and computers hinder us from absorbing information because their screens and f
41、onts tell our subconscious that the words they convey are not important. Mr. Lehrer said the study showed the whole history of printing had missed the point when it comes to learning.(15)He said, “It has been a movement towards easy to read fonts. We assume that anything which makes it easier to see
42、 the content is a good thing. When we see a font that is easy to read, were able to process that in a mindless way, but when we see an unfamiliar font, one full of weird illegible words, we have to work a little bit harder. “ 13. Why do readers forget the information easily when they use electronic
43、readers? 14. What does the speaker say about disfluency? 15. What is Mr. Lehrers attitude towards electronic readers? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么使用电子阅读器的读者很容易忘记书中的信息。短文开头指出，研究表明广泛使用电子阅读器的读者因阅读方式变得 “太过于方便 ”，导致 “大脑偷懒 ”，读者看过信息后很容易忘记。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是关于 “阅读不流利 ”，讲话者是怎么说的。短文中指出，研究表明通过使信
44、息在表面上更加难懂， “阅读不流利 ”加深了学习的过程，加强了记忆力。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【 试题解析】 本题问的是 Lehrer先生对于电子阅读器持什么样的观点。短文最后， Lehrer先生表示，电子阅读器彻底革新了我们的阅读习惯，它带来方便性的同时使我们更不容易记住读过的信息。可见 Lehrer先生对于电子阅读器的态度是客观的，从积极和消极两方面来评价了电子阅读器。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to
45、introduce our keynote speaker for todays session, Dr. Howard Miller.(16)Dr. Miller, professor of sociology at Washington University, has written numerous articles and books on the issues facing older Americans in our graying society for the past 15 years. Dr. Miller: Thank you for that introduction.
46、 Today, Id like to preface my remarks with a story from my own life which I feel highlights the common concerns that bring us here together. Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately care for themselve
47、s.(17)My grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, that of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. Fighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process. The pros
48、pect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them. It was, in my grandfathers own words, like having a limb cut off. He exclaimed in a forceful manner that he felt he wasnt important anymore. (18)For them an
49、d some older Americans, their so-called “golden years“ are at times not so pleasant, for this period can mean the decline of not only ones health but the loss of identity and self-worth. In many societies, this self-identity is closely related with our social status, occupation, material possessions, or independence. Furthermore, we often live in societies that value what is “new“ or in fashion, and our own usage of words in the English language is often a sign of bad news for older Americans. I mean how would your family react if you came home tonight exclaimi
