1、大学英语六级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 267及答案与解析 Section A ( A) The nightlife there is colorful. ( B) It is much cheaper staying there. ( C) Most of the tourist attractions are in there. ( D) The environment there is comparatively better. ( A) It is a popular tourist destination. ( B) The traffic is very convenient the
2、re. ( C) The rent is quite cheap there. ( D) It is a quiet and remote place. ( A) He doesnt like its historical atmosphere. ( B) He thinks the nightlife there is too noisy. ( C) He doesnt know much about it. ( D) He doesnt think it as famous as others. ( A) It will take a long time to drive there. (
3、 B) It is cheapest to take a train there. ( C) There is no subway leading there. ( D) Going there by train will be the simplest way. ( A) Students take lessons through distance learning. ( B) The students assignments are sent and graded online. ( C) The class is going on in the multimedia classroom.
4、 ( D) Students are asked to try to save paper in the class. ( A) It is easy from the very start. ( B) It improves his computer knowledge. ( C) It is very complicated for him. ( D) It becomes easier once he gets used to it. ( A) They didnt know how to use network to send assignments. ( B) They wanted
5、 to conceal the fact that their assignments were late. ( C) They were quite used to doing assignments on a piece of paper. ( D) They felt annoyed to log in to the computer every time. ( A) Students can learn more through writing on computers. ( B) It is easier for students to surf the Internet when
6、writing on computers. ( C) Writing on computers is mostly used by students nowadays. ( D) Students dont like the old traditional way of writing. Section B ( A) Schools use private detection services. ( B) Teachers discuss essay topics with their students. ( C) Teachers ask students to turn in early
7、drafts of papers. ( D) Universities stop students from buying essays. ( A) Those that are involved in a specific field. ( B) Those that are very difficult and urgent. ( C) Those that need cooperation of two writers. ( D) Those whose writers are from abroad. ( A) Their work can only be used as a mode
8、l. ( B) Most of their writers are poorly paid. ( C) Most writers have doctorate degrees. ( D) Students may handle the paper as they wish. ( A) Universities dont pay much attention to academic achievement. ( B) Professors assign too much work to students in a short time. ( C) Communication failure ap
9、pears between students and professors. ( D) Students dont know the rules of the college they are attending. ( A) Salt is quite necessary for the health of humans. ( B) Eating too much salt could do harm to the heart. ( C) The quantity of salt varies among different people. ( D) People are launching
10、a campaign to eat less salt. ( A) Eating more salt means more heart attacks. ( B) Less salt is sure of reducing many heart-related diseases. ( C) Eating less salt may lead to high blood pressure. ( D) Its not clear whether eating less salt will have good results. ( A) Most people consume similar amo
11、unt of salt. ( B) Americans eat less salt than the others. ( C) Different people eat different amount of salt. ( D) Salt is relevant to peoples health. Section C ( A) They focus on interpersonal relationships. ( B) They teach people how to be successful. ( C) They emphasize the importance of success
12、. ( D) They mention several personal issues. ( A) Shy. ( B) Meticulous. ( C) Outgoing. ( D) Studious. ( A) They are sensitive and artistic. ( B) They are organized and logical. ( C) They are proactive in their endeavors. ( D) They are loyal and affectionate. ( A) They focus on themselves. ( B) They
13、are perfectionists. ( C) They are afraid of everything. ( D) They are sensitive to peoples opinions. ( A) You are free to buy whatever you want. ( B) You dont have to worry about anything. ( C) You can decide your own route and itinerary. ( D) You dont have to talk with other people. ( A) You can li
14、ve anywhere in the world. ( B) You are too small a thing in the world. ( C) There are so many things to do in the world. ( D) The whole world is your home. ( A) You will be healthier and stronger. ( B) You will be more creative and flexible. ( C) You will be more brave and decisive. ( D) You will be
15、 more easygoing and receptive. ( A) Overall health. ( B) A better appetite. ( C) A good figure. ( D) A quicker response. ( A) Muscles change most. ( B) Fat people change obviously. ( C) Fitter people suffer more. ( D) People get sick more easily. ( A) Stop exercising. ( B) Do some safe exercise. ( C
16、) Do exercise less frequently. ( D) Do exercise with therapists. 大学英语六级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 267答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Jason, actually Im going to England this summer. M: Really? That is a good choice. W: Can you give me some advice about where I should go? Im going to have about one week. M: One week.(
17、l)What I suggest you do then is to stay in the suburbs of London for a start, because its a lot cheaper. If you stay in North London, you will spend all your money on the rent. And I guess you should go around Central London.(2)Thats where all the tourist attractions and nightlife are. Its just got
18、everything you need really, but like I said, the rent is way too expensive there. W: Now I was thinking of taking a day trip to Oxford or Cambridge or Bath. What would you recommend? M: It depends really. Bath has got a lot of history. I guess Oxford is a lot quieter, but again, there is a lot of ni
19、ghtlife as well. It really depends on what you want to do. W: OK. What about Cambridge? M:(3)Cambridge? Im not too sure about this city. I havent been there. W: Oh, really? OK. If I want to go to Oxford or to Bath, how can I get there? Do I have to drive? M:(4)The easiest way is to get on a train. I
20、t can vary how much you want to pay really. Its kind of similar to Japanese trains. But travelling as far as Oxford and Bath would be quite expensive, maybe 30 pounds, which is really quite a lot of money. 1. Why does the man advise the woman to go to the suburbs of London first? 2. What can we lear
21、n about Central London from the conversation? 3. Why does the man make no comment on Cambridge? 4. What does the man say about the ways to Oxford or Bath? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么男士建议女士先去伦敦的郊区。对话开头,男士建议女士首先去伦敦的郊区,因为那里便宜很多。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查伦敦市中心的相关信息。对话中男士提到,伦敦市中心是观光胜地也具有丰富的夜生活,几乎具有
22、你想要的一切,只是房租比较贵。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么男士没有评价剑桥。女士问男士剑桥怎么样,男士回答他不太确定一冈为他没去过剑桥 。也就是说男士之所以没有对剑桥作出评论,是因为没去过那里,对那里了解得不多。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是关于去牛津或巴斯的方式,男士怎么说。女士问男士怎么去牛津或巴斯,男士回答最简单的办法是乘坐火车。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: OK, John, you were saying that you taught writing in America, and
23、you said it was a paperless class. M: Yeah. Paperless class. W: OK. What does that mean, a paperless class? M: Basically,(5)it means that we didnt use paper. The students sent their assignments through e-mail, and I would do all the grading online. W: OK. Did you like it as a teacher? M: It was a bi
24、t difficult at first, because it took a lot to get used to reading everything on the screen. (6)But once you get in the habit of doing it. its easier for you because you can just highlight something by making it red and the like with the mouse. W: Did the students like it? M: Most of the students di
25、d, but a small majority who were usually late delivering their homework didnt. (7)They wanted to just slip their paper under my door so that I wouldnt know if they were late. But with a paperless class, they had to log in at the time they sent their paper to me. You know, the computer doesnt lie. I
26、would know if their paper was late. W: So, youre a writer, do you think it actually helps students to do this stuff on computers or should they go back to the pencil-paper method? M: I think it is important to be able to do both. I think that the most important thing about being a writer is being ab
27、le to be versatile and go in different directions and write in different forms, but probably as far as tools go these days,(8)its more important for students to be able to compose on a computer, because most likely that is how theyll be doing most of their writing. 5. What does a paperless class mea
28、n in the conversation? 6. What does the man think of the paperless class as a teacher? 7. Why didnt some students like sending the assignments online? 8. Why is writing on computers more important for students according to the man? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是对话中的无纸课程指什么。对话开头,女士询问男士什么是无纸课程,男士回答学生把他们的作业用电
29、子邮件发给他, 他在网上批改学生的作业。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士作为一名教师,对无纸课程的看法。对话中,男士提到刚开始他认为无纸课程有点难,因为需要花很多的时间与精力去适应在屏幕上阅读所有的东西,但是一旦适应这种方法之后,就变得容易多了,因为他只需要动一下鼠标,就能通过标红等方式突出显示一些东西。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么一些学生不喜欢网上交作业。男士提到一部分学生经常迟交作业,他们就想从他的门缝 下把一份纸质作业塞进去,这样男士就不知道他们作业交晚了。但是有了无纸课程,他们不得不在发送作业的时间登
30、陆。由此可知,一些学生之所以不喜欢网上交作业是想掩盖作业交晚了这一事实。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是为什么男士认为在电脑上写作对学生更重要。对话末尾,男士认为在电脑上写作与用纸笔写作一样重要。对于一个作家来说,最重要的是能做一个全能型的人,能写出各个方面、不同形式的文章。但是从目前写作工具的发展来看,对学生来说最重要的是能在电脑上写作,因为他们的大多数 写作好像都是在电脑上进行的。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 We continue our discussion of plagiarism(剽窃 ). Last week,
31、we said colleges and universities in the United States define plagiarism as representing another persons work as your own. Its considered a kind of cheating. Professors at American colleges have tried many ways to stop students from plagiarism.(9)Some use online detection services. They also may dis
32、cuss plagiarism with their students at the Start of every term. Some require their students to turn in early versions of term papers, research papers and essays they are writing. This makes it more difficult for students to buy papers from companies that some call “plagiarism mills“ or “essay mills.
33、“ A recent report described such businesses. They sell newly-written papers on many subjects.(10)The cost depends on the difficulty of the subject and how soon the paper is needed. The cost could be from $20 to $40 a page. Such companies say their writers have advanced degrees, and will target the p
34、apers to any educational level. Investigators say the writers may be working in countries like India, Nigeria or Indonesia and are poorly paid.(11)Most of these companies say their work should only be used as models and should not be turned in as a finished work. But students do it anyway. Universit
35、y of Notre Dame anthropology professor Susan Blum wrote about this in a new book, My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture, in which(12)she writes that academic cheating is a result of communication failure between students and professors. And she says international students must be sure they know th
36、e rules of the college they are attending. 9. Which of the following is one of the measures to stop plagiarism? 10. What essays may “essay mills“ charge the most? 11. What do most essay companies claim? 12. What leads to academic cheating according to Prof. Susan Blum? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是选项中哪一项是
37、阻止剽窃的措施。本文开头部分讲述了美国大学的教授们阻止学生论文剽窃的方法,包括使用在线监测系统,在学期开始与学生讨论学术造假问题和让学生提交论文初稿等。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是哪种论文收费最高 。短文在中间部分提到学生购买论文的价格问题,即价格的高低取决于题目的难度和交稿时间的快慢。由此可以推测,那些难度大时间紧的论文价格高。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是大部分论文公司会做什么样的声明。短文中间部分讲到,这些论文公司宣称他们的作者都有高等学位,能够提供符合各种教育程度的论文,他们的论文只能作为参考或模板,不能
38、作为成品提交。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Susan Blum教授认为是什么导 致了学术造假。短文末尾部分提到人类学家 Susan Blum对论文造假的态度,她认为学术论文造假的原因在于师生之间交流的失败。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 (13)We reported about a study that showed eating even a little less salt could greatly help the heart. The study was published in the New England Journal
39、of Medicine. The scientists used a computer model to predict how just three grams less salt a day would affect heart disease in the United States. The scientists said the results would be 13% fewer heart attacks, 8% fewer strokes, 4% fewer deaths and 11% fewer new cases of heart disease. They and pu
40、blic health professionals in the United States are interested in a national campaign to persuade people to eat less salt. However, some scientists say such a campaign is an experiment with the health of millions of people. Michael is among the critics. He is a high blood pressure expert.(14)He says
41、that eating less salt results in lower blood pressure. But he says studies have not clearly shown that lowering salt means fewer heart attacks or strokes. And he says salt has other biological effects. He says calling for reductions in the national diet could have good effects, but it could also hav
42、e harmful results and there is not enough evidence either way. Another critic is David, a nutrition and kidney disease expert. He and his team looked at large studies of diets in 33 countries.(15)They found that most people around the world eat about the same amount of salt. Most of them eat more sa
43、lt than American health officials advise. David says the worldwide similarity suggests that a persons brain might decide how much salt to eat. 13. What can we learn from the study? 14. What does high blood pressure expert Michael imply? 15. What does nutrition expert David find? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本
44、题问的是某研究的相关信息。短文开头指出一项研究发现:少吃盐有利于心脏健康。由此可以推测,吃太多盐不利于心脏健康。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是高血压专家 Michael暗示了什么。短文中间部分讲述了高血压专家 Michael对该研究结果的看法:少吃盐会导致血压低,但没有充分的证据证明少吃盐可以降低心脏病或中风的发病率。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是营养专 家 David发现了什么。短文在末尾部分讲述了营养和肾病专家 David的研究,他发现世界上大多数人食用盐的量大致相同。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C
45、16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our speaker for todays lecture, Dr. Mike Donald. Dr. Donald, professor of sociology at Washington University,(16)has written numerous articles and books on the issues about interpersonal relationship, which ten
46、ds to be a key factor to success in the modern society. Dr. Donald: Thank you for that introduction. I feel happy to meet you here. From the moment you meet someone for the first time, you quickly want to assess who the person is and what they represent. This is why you may be on the lookout for cer
47、tain stable qualities like honesty, kindness and intelligence. Paying attention to these things may even help you evaluate if you will want to pursue an intimate relationship with this person or not. Such judgment of character could be helpful on major decisions such as pursuing a romantic relations
48、hip, employing an individual or accepting a job offer. Based on these things, this is how people judge your personality and determine who you are and who you might not be. According to a study, the way someone writes and the size of their handwriting can tell you certain things about the person.(17)
49、According to the research which was conducted by the National Pen Company, it is revealed that persons with small handwriting tend to be shy, meticulous(一丝不苟的 )and studious while people who were more outgoing tried gaining attention with larger handwriting. Those who take things seriously put more pressure on the pen when they write, while light-handed writers typically tend to be empathetic and more sensitive. According to an article on Psychology Today, the color you frequently turn to for clothes or are more akin to says a lot about who you are. Peop