1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 273及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He wants to get the heating fixed in his room. （ B） He wants to call room service. （ C） He wants to praise the hall porter. （ D） He wants to get his money refunded. （ A） He is too old to know how to respect the others. （ B） He is treated unjustly by all cu
2、stomers. （ C） He doesnt know how to respect the customers. （ D） He is very much qualified for his work in the hotel. （ A） He is satisfied except the bad food. （ B） He isnt satisfied with the hotel. （ C） He thinks the hotel workers are helpful. （ D） He feels being cheated by the manager. （ A） He isnt
3、 satisfied with the money charged. （ B） He likes to throw his weight around. （ C） He is critical of the others. （ D） He loses patience with the woman. （ A） It is hot now. （ B） It was cold this morning. （ C） It was hot and sunny this morning. （ D） It is sunny now. （ A） Surprised. （ B） Skeptical. （ C）
4、 Disgusted. （ D） Alarmed. （ A） They can use the light more effectively. （ B） They are stronger than the common materials. （ C） They can store and release heat. （ D） They can absorb water if necessary. （ A） They become lighter when the temperature is low. （ B） Their chemical composition changes with
5、the temperature. （ C） Their color darkens when the temperature is high. （ D） Their shape changes as the temperature fluctuates. Section B （ A） The predictions explore the prospect of new professions. （ B） The predictions widen the range of health-care careers. （ C） The predictions are foresighted an
6、d proved to be reliable. （ D） The predictions provide unlimited guidance for teachers. （ A） Special education. （ B） Biomedical engineering. （ C） Artificial intelligence. （ D） Imaging system. （ A） Health-care psychology. （ B） Artificial intelligence. （ C） Computer programming. （ D） Industrial and org
7、anizational psychology. （ A） It cant predict the time for the unstable economy and its severity. （ B） It is lacking in historical review, reference and accumulation. （ C） It has false assumptions about economic growth and development. （ D） It cant predict the big swings and sudden change in the job
8、market. （ A） By profiting from technology. （ B） By seeking business solutions. （ C） By improving technical farming. （ D） By helping with the farm work. （ A） Launching an initiative to increase the income of coffee producers. （ B） Eliminating illiteracy on crop production and marketing strategies. （
9、C） Training local experts and scholars in the main economic areas. （ D） Assisting with the development of travel and tourism industry. （ A） It offers award to winners to start their business. （ B） It is targeted at teenagers and young adults. （ C） It helps create a channel on YouTube. （ D） It raises
10、 money for charities. Section C （ A） They emphasize on the importance of success. （ B） They tell people how to have a good mindset. （ C） They teach people how to avoid pressure. （ D） They present the key factors to happiness. （ A） They teach them valuable lessons. （ B） They are more important than p
11、resent. （ C） They teach them to survive pains. （ D） They are as interesting as journeys. （ A） It is common in our daily life. （ B） It is beneficial to help us become popular. （ C） It is no good to our life goals. （ D） It is necessary when dealing with difficulties. （ A） Try to avoid the great pressu
12、re. （ B） Make friends with the same value. （ C） Forgive yourself and keep happy. （ D） Do the things you want to do. （ A） It can alleviate some stress. （ B） It can improve our memories. （ C） It can help us gain self-comfort. （ D） It can help us get a high mark. （ A） Putting off studying just before t
13、he exam. （ B） Starting to revise a week or two before the exam. （ C） Revising the information a little bit every day. （ D） Spending all the time revising before exams. （ A） Inspire people to new ideas. （ B） Connect the knowledge together. （ C） Make terms easier to understand. （ D） Get easier access
14、to a flowchart. （ A） The ones that trigger memories or opinions. （ B） The ones that make others feel surprised. （ C） The ones that you can talk a lot about. （ D） The ones that can be discussed for a long time. （ A） If somebody always misleads the conversation. （ B） If somebody is being excluded from
15、 the conversation. （ C） Why people do not have the same topic. （ D） What arguments are aroused as people talk together. （ A） They lose interest in what you are saying. （ B） They are too shy to look at you in the eyes. （ C） They do not understand what you say. （ D） They are not used to making eye con
16、tact. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 273答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Grace Hotel. M: Listen,(l)the heating is broken in my room. When are you going to come and fix it? W: Im sorry to hear that, sir. Ill get someone right away. M: Youd better. Its freezing up there. And my room is a disgrace. And that hall
17、 porter is another one. You should get rid of him, too. He doesnt know how to treat guests with respect. And look at the money Im paying! W: Well, Im very sorry, sir,(2)but George has been with us for 20 years and weve never had any complaints about him until now. M: And another thing! What are you
18、going to do about those foreigners in Room No. 27? Carrying on all night in that funny language! Shouting, they were. It shouldnt be allowed! W: If you like, sir, Ill have a word with them and ask them to be a little more considerate. M: Yes, do that! And then maybe I can get some sleep. W: Im very
19、sorry youve been disturbed, sir. But are you enjoying your stay apart from that? M: Well,(3)I dont think much of the restaurant. I cant get a decent plate of fish and chips. Its all salad and fancy stuff. And the service is terrible, too. W: Well, sir, Im sure the waiters try to be as helpful as the
20、y can, but they are very busy at dinner. M: Well,(4)you should get some more, shouldnt you? You should be able to afford it. Youre charging enough this year, arent you? W: Im very sorry you feel that way about it, sir. If theres anything else I can do to make your stay here more pleasant, please don
21、t hesitate to ask me. 1. Why does the man make the call? 2. What does the woman think of the hall porter? 3. What does the man think of the restaurant? 4. What can we learn about the man from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士打电话的原因。对话一开始男士便提到自己房间的暖气坏了，并问女士什么时候过来修理。由此可知，男士打电话的原因是他想让人修理他房间的暖
22、气。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是女士对搬运工的评价。对话中男士要求女士解雇搬运工，但女士回答说搬运工 George在酒店工作了 20年了，从来没有接到客人对他的投诉。由此可以推断，女士对搬运工 George是满意的，认为他能胜任工作。 【 知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士对酒店的评价。对话中女士询问除了这些问题，男士对酒店是否满意，男士回答说酒店并不怎么样。由此可知，男士对酒店不满意。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是关于男士我们从对话中可得出什么结论。对话中男士的语气很强硬，谈话内容
23、大都是抱怨酒店的服务和对服务人员的投诉。由此可以判断，男士对别人很挑剔。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M:(5)Its so cold now, but this morning it was so hot and sunny. I wish there was a way I could always be wearing the most suitable clothes for the temperature. W: I recently read that in ten years well be wearing clothes that change with the we
24、ather. So when its cold, our clothes will warm up, and when its hot, our clothes will cool off. M:(6)Oh, very funny! So well be wearing gigantic clothes with built-in air conditioners and heaters. W: Im being serious!(7)Researchers have discovered a method of treating fibers with plastic crystals ca
25、pable of storing and releasing heat as the temperature fluctuates. These treated fibers absorb more heat than untreated fibers. Researchers are still working with this, but soon this process will be widespread. M: Thats fascinating. I didnt know that fibers had the capability of storing heat. How do
26、es that work? W:(8)These fibers work with the heat by rearranging their structures. The treated fibers move back and forth between two solid shapes. M: I dont understand. What kind of shapes do they change into? W: When the weather gets cooler, the crystals become cooler and revert back to their ori
27、ginal structure. M: Thats truly unbelievable. You said that itll be a decade before this type of clothes will be available. What a shame! I dont think I can wait that long. 5. What is the weather like today according to the speakers? 6. What is the mans initial reaction to what the woman describes?
28、7. What is unusual about the fibers treated with special plastic crystals? 8. How do the fibers work as the temperature changes? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是今天的天气状况。对话开头男士提到，现在很冷，但是今天早上是晴朗暖和的。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是男士最初对女士所描述的情况持什么态度。从男士的语气 Oh， very funny及其提到的 “人们将穿着巨大的衣服，里面装有空调和暖气 ”可以推断，他对这种发
29、明持怀疑态度。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是纤维经过特殊的塑料晶体加工后有什么特别的地方。对话中女士 明确提到这种经过加工的纤维能够随着温度的变化储存和释放热量。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是当温度改变时这种纤维如何工作。对话中女士明确提到这纤维通过重新调整自身结构来吸收和释放热量。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 Predicting the jobs or skills that will be in demand years from now is a tricky task for m
30、any teens, young adults and their parents. Luckily, we have the Occupational Outlook Handbook, published last month by the Labor Department who made a ten-year forecast for demand, pay and competition for more than 300 jobs in 45 categories.(9)The departments forecasts have often been prescient-accu
31、rately predicting this decades fast growth in special-education teaching jobs and the widening range of hot health-care careers, for example. In the coming decade,(10)engineering already known for paying college graduates some of the highest starting salaries is expected to offer the fastest-growing
32、 area: biomedical engineering. Jobs in this field, which center on developing and testing health-care innovations such as artificial organs or imaging systems, are expected to grow by 72%, the Labor Department says. Among other professions, job opportunities for physicians should be “very good,“ the
33、 guide says: health care dominates the list of the fastest-growing jobs, capturing 11 of the top 20 slots. While more attorneys and architects will be needed, competition for these jobs will be intense.(11)Psychologists will be in demand, but growth will be the fastest in industrial and organization
34、al psychology. The forecasts have limitations. The Labor Departments macroeconomic model works on two noteworthy assumptions that the economy will rebound to long-term growth and that there wont be any more big shocks like the 20072008 recession.(12)Thus its forecasts dont predict the big job-market
35、 swings or sudden changes in the supply of workers that can easily happen in an unstable economy. 9. For what reason do people feel lucky to have the Labor Departments predictions? 10. Which area will see the fastest growth in job demand? 11. Which fields will see the fastest growth in psychology in
36、 terms of job demand? 12. What are the limitations of the Labor Departments forecasts? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题问的是拥有劳工部的预测为什么让人们感到幸运。短文开头指出，劳工部最近出版了职业前景手册，对 45类 300多种职业在未来十年的需求、薪酬和竞争情况进行预测。短文提到这项预测通常是很有预见性的。由此推断，劳工部的预测有远见且值得信赖是使人们感到幸运的原因。 【知 识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的是在工作需求量方面，哪一个领域将会增长最快。短文中指出，在未来
37、十年里，工程学将出现就业增长最快的领域：生物医学工程。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是在工作需求量方面，心理学的哪个领域增长最快。短文后半部分提到，市场对心理学家也有需求，而需求增长最快的职业将是工业与组织心理学。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是劳工部的预测有哪些局限性 。短文的最后部分提到，它无法预测出经济不稳定时容易发生的就业市场的大幅波动或劳动力供给的突然变化。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 Starting a business is never easy. But an organization l
38、ike TechnoServe can make it easier. A businessman in the American state of Connecticut, Ed Bullard, launched this nonprofit group 40 years ago with its name coming from the idea of technology in the service of mankind.(13)Looking for business solutions to rural poverty, the group has helped create o
39、r improve more than 2 000 businesses in about 30 countries. Luba Vangelova, an employee of TechnoServe in Washington, D. C., tells us the group has an estimated budget this year of about $ 45 million, much of which will support business training and development programs in Latin America, Africa, Asi
40、a and Eastern Europe. In parts of Central America, for example, TechnoServe is helping coffee producers become competitive in new and growing markets. In rural India the group is assisting farmers with crop production.(14)And in Mozambique, TechnoServe is helping develop the travel and tourism indus
41、try. One way it identifies promising entrepreneurs is through a business plan competition called Believe Begin Become, an intensive program that provides technical training and expert advice.(15)Winners receive money to bring their business plans to reality. TechnoServe has held nine national compet
42、itions in Central America since 2002, five in Africa, including one in Tanzania last year. A TechnoServe channel on YouTube describes Believe Begin Become and some of the winning business plans. According to Luba Vangelova, TechnoServe also supports entrepreneurship programs for teenagers and young
43、adults. Charity Navigator, an independent group that raise American charities, has given TechnoServe its highest rating. 13. How does TechnoServe help deal with rural poverty according to the passage? 14. What is TechnoServe doing in Mozambique? 15. What does Believe Begin Become do to help promisin
44、g entrepreneurs? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题问的 TechnoServe是如何帮助应对乡村贫困问题的。短文开头介绍说 TechnoServe是一个非营利性组织，寻求通过商业途径解决乡村贫困问题，该组织已经在约 30个同家建立并发展了 2 000多个企业。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是 TechnoServe现在在莫桑比克做什么。短文中间部分提到， TechnoServe在莫桑比克主要是帮助发展旅游观光业。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题问的是 Believe Begin Become这个项目
45、通过做什么来帮助那些有前途的创业者。短文中指出， TechnoServe通过 “信念、起步、发展 ”这样一个比赛计划来确定哪些创业者是有前途的，获胜者将得到一笔奖金，用于创业。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to introduce our speaker for todays lecture, Dr. David Ford. Dr. Ford, professor of psychology at Stanford Univers
46、ity,(16)has written numerous articles about how to keep passionate and optimistic under the great pressure in the modern society, which is the key to success in most situations. Dr. Ford: Thank you for that introduction. I feel happy to meet you here. Some people choose to tightly grasp on to the pa
47、st and stay stuck in their story, playing it over and over like a broken record. They, in turn, live with regret, anger, fear and resentment. Those who choose to live life with no regrets let go of the past and live joyfully in the present moment.(17)They know that every experience gives birth to le
48、ssons and growth, even if it felt painful at the time. They look at all life experiences, both positive and negative, as part of their divine journey. They forgive themselves and others and understand their power is always in the present moment. They are grateful and optimistic, and know whatever th
49、ey focus their thoughts on is what they attract. They also live by the following important mindsets. We all have unique gifts and talents we bring to this earth, accompanied by our distinct personality. We also have a life purpose to pursue whether its to inspire, create, support, protect, or teach. If you pave your own path by following your passions and inner guidance, your life will take on deeper meaning and fulfillment. If you pave your own path with what society and others expect of you, youll waste your precious time creating a
