1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 325及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She left her own car in Manchester. （ B） Something went wrong with her car. （ C） She wants to go traveling on the weekend. （ D） Her car wont be back in a weeks time. （ A） Safety. （ B） Comfort. （ C） Size. （ D） Cost. （ A） Third-party insurance. （ B） Value-ad
2、ded tax. （ C） Petrol. （ D） CDW. （ A） It covers the damage to another vehicle. （ B） It covers the damage to the hired car. （ C） It covers the hurt to the driver. （ D） It covers the hurt to the passengers. （ A） How to update the basic facilities. （ B） What to do to enhance their position. （ C） Where t
3、o locate their plant. （ D） How to attract investments. （ A） Their road link to other European countries is fast. （ B） They are all located in the south of France （ C） They are very close to each other. （ D） Their basic facilities are good. （ A） Try to avoid making a hasty decision. （ B） Take advanta
4、ge of the train links. （ C） Talk with the local authorities. （ D） Conduct field surveys first. （ A） Future product distribution. （ B） Local employment policies. （ C） Road and rail links for small towns. （ D） Skilled workforce in the hilly region. Section B （ A） One fifth of them were on bad terms wi
5、th their sisters and brothers. （ B） About one eighth of them admitted to lingering bitter feelings. （ C） More than half of them were involved in inheritance disputes. （ D） Most of them had broken with their sisters and brothers. （ A） Less concern with money matters. （ B） More experience in worldly a
6、ffairs. （ C） Advance in age. （ D） Freedom from work. （ A） They have little time left to renew contact with their brothers and sisters. （ B） They tend to forget past unhappy memories and focus on their present needs. （ C） They are more tolerant of one another. （ D） They find close relatives more reli
7、able. （ A） They have bright colors and intricate patterns. （ B） They can only survive in parts of the Americas. （ C） They are the only insect that migrates along fixed routes. （ D） They have strong wings capable of flying long distances. （ A） In a Michigan mountain forest. （ B） In a Louisiana mounta
8、in forest. （ C） In a Kentucky mountain forest. （ D） In a Mexican mountain forest. （ A） Each flock of butterflies lays eggs in the same states. （ B） They start to lay eggs when they are nine months old. （ C） Each generation in a cycle lays eggs at a different place. （ D） Only the strongest can reach
9、their destination to lay eggs. （ A） Evolution of monarch butterflies. （ B） Living habits of monarch butterflies. （ C） Migration patterns of monarch butterflies. （ D） Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life. Section C （ A） Improve the lives of the hearing-impaired people. （ B） Improve the liv
10、es of the visually-impaired people. （ C） Improve the lives of the mentally handicapped people. （ D） Improve the lives of the aged people. （ A） Swimming. （ B） Skiing. （ C） Skating. （ D） Surfing. （ A） She lost her sight in a car accident. （ B） She had to ask her brothers, who were willing to help her,
11、 to read textbooks for her. （ C） Her brothers were there whenever she needed them. （ D） Being freed from relying on someone became her desire to ignite innovation. （ A） Digital book technologies. （ B） Special mobile phones. （ C） Communication tools. （ D） Special keyboards. （ A） It is used by at leas
12、t one teacher in all UK schools. （ B） It allows teachers to award or take away points for students behaviour. （ C） It allows students to see how well they an; doing. （ D） It allows parents to see real-time updates of their childrens behaviour. （ A） It can encourage children to behave better. （ B） It
13、 can make children feel ashamed if they are not doing well. （ C） It can strengthen childrens consciousness of competence. （ D） It can stimulate childrens confidence. （ A） She sometimes displays childrens individual results in front of others to encourage them. （ B） She uses the app to send pictures
14、of the children and keep in touch with parents. （ C） She makes children do exams through the app. （ D） She puts the exams and childrens results in the app. （ A） Teenagers threw away dolls that kids had a crush on. （ B） Young people pay good money to get tattoos removed that teenagers paid good money
15、 to get. （ C） Middle-aged people rushed to divorce people who young adults rushed to marry. （ D） Older adults work hard to lose what middle-aged adults worked hard to gain. （ A） Teenage years. （ B） Middle age. （ C） Old age. （ D） Now. （ A） Change doesnt slow down as we age. （ B） Change slows more tha
16、n we think. （ C） People aged from 18 to 68 vastly overestimated the change they would experience over the next ten years. （ D） 18-year-olds anticipate changing as much as 50-year-olds actually do. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 325答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, madam! Can I help you? W: Oh, I do hope
17、 so. I have to get to Manchester today and my own car has broken down. Do you by any chance have a car available? M: For how many days, madam? W: Three, just until the weekend. M: And what sort of car did you have in mind? W: Well. That depends a bit on the price. But I normally drive a Cavalier. Do
18、 you have anything like that? M: Yes, certainly. Thats Group C which includes Cavalier and Sea-arrows. W: How much are they? M: Well, for three days, you would have to have it under the unlimited mileage conditions, which will work out cheaper for Manchester anyway. Lets see, Group C, three to five
19、days hire with unlimited mileage is 53 pounds per day. W: I see. Does that include everything? M: It includes third party insurance, but does not include value-added tax, petrol or CDW. W: Whats that? M: CDW? Oh, thats to cover you in case you damage the hired car. Third party insurance only covers
20、you for damage to another vehicle. For Group C car is 6 pounds per day. W: OK. I think Ill have the Cavalier. M: Right. Could I have your driving license please? W: Certainly. Here you are. M: So, its Ms. J. B. Couty. W: Yes. Thats right. M: And the number is 509024bc9cs, expiring the 1st of July, 2
21、015. And do you want to take it immediately? W: Yes, I do, please. M: Lovely. Well, if you could, just initial that box there for the CDW, and that box there to confirm you have no driving convictions. Thank you. And then sign there. Great! Thats it! Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation yo
22、u have just heard. 1. Why does the woman want to hire a car? 2. What is the womans main consideration in hiring a car? 3. What does the daily charge include? 4. What does the man say about CDW? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均是关于女士和汽车的。对话中女士说她的车坏了，所以想要租车。由此可知选项 B)是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项均为名词，是关于什么
23、事物的。对话中女士说她租车主要根据价格选择，由此可知正确答案是 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项的核心词均为名词，是关于什么事物的。对话中男士说日租费用包括 third party insurance(第三方保险 )。由此可知正确答案是 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目问的是男士关于 CDW 说了些什么。根据录音，男士说 CDW 包含对所雇车辆的损失费用。故选 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: So, possible locations for the plant. First, the basic f
24、acilities for the region are generally very good. At least between the three main cities, Bilbao, Vitoria in the south and San Sebastian. There is now a fast train link to the south of France and to the rest of Spain. All these improvements affect Bilbao principally, but the whole region benefits. F
25、irst, the port area has been completely modernized and relocated. And the airport has also been extended. So the basic facilities are good. M: Right. So, are we in a position to choose one of these cities? W: Well, lets not rush into anything. I think itll be a bad idea to assume were going to choos
26、e a city. It might be better to think about one of the smaller towns. M: Smaller places. Yes. So, should we get details on the possible places? W: Yes. We could do that. But, we need, I think, first, to check a few things. For example, tax benefits, grants and anything like that, for locating to a s
27、maller place, not one of the main cities. Then we could make a better decision. M: Yes, I agree. Youve talked about the improved transport links in Bilbao. What about the links to the smaller towns? If its a mountainous or hilly region, it could take an hour or more for a truck to reach a main road.
28、 So I think we need to look specifically at the train and road links for smaller towns. W: Yes. Youre right. Road and rail, and the financial position. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. What are the speakers discussing? 6. What does the woman say about Bilbao, Vi
29、toria and San Sebastian? 7. What does the woman think they should do? 8. What is the man concerned about? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于目的的。对话开头提到女士要为工厂选择地点，接着围绕地点展开讨论。由此可知 C)是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项是关于 They 的情况的，关键是听清楚 they 指代什么。问题问的是关于毕尔巴鄂，维多利亚和圣塞巴斯蒂安的情况。对话中提到这三个城市的基础设施都很好。由此可知正确答案是 D)。 【知识模
30、块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都以动词开头，是关于做什么的。对话中 男士问女士是否要从这三个城市中进行选择。女士回答说不要急于决定，预先假设要选择一个城市不是一个好主意。由此可知正确答案是 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项的核心词都是名词，是关于什么事情的。对话最后总结到他们关心的主要是公路、铁路和财务状况。由此可知正确答案是 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra
31、Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were either hostile or indifferent toward their sisters and brothers. Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses. But, many of those who had poor relationships felt
32、 guilty. Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship. Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break. As sisters and brothers ad
33、vanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains Victor Cicirelli, a psychologist at Purdue University. Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers. Only 4% got along
34、 poorly. Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers. 53% of those she interviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase in late adulthood. With family and career obligations reduced, many said that they had mo
35、re time for each other. Others said that they felt it was time to heal wounds. A man who had recently reconciled with his brother, told Gold theres something that lets older people put aside the bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when its sisters and brothers. Q
36、uestions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people? 10. What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to Victor Cicirelli? 11. What did the man who had recently reconciled with his brother
37、tell Debra Gold about older people? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项是关于什么事情的。短文第一句就指出约 20%的人说他们对兄弟姐妹们存在敌意或漠不关心。由此可知 A)是正确答案，其中的 one fifth 是对 20% 的同义改写， “be on bad terms with”是对 “hostile or indifferent toward”的同义改写。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案 】 C 【试题解析】 选项的核心词都是名词，是关于什么事情的。短文中提到兄弟姐妹进入老年，亲密感会增加，敌对状态会减少。由此可知正确答案是 C)。 【知识模
38、块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项是关于 They 可能会做或遇到什么事情。短文最后提到最近一位与其兄弟和好的人对黛布拉 戈尔德说有些事情会让老人们抛开过去不良行为而关注他们现在所需要的事情。由此可知正确答案是 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 Monarch butterflies, the large origin black insects, are a common summer sight in the northern United States and Canada. They brighten in parks and gardens as t
39、hey fly among the flowers. What makes monarch butterflies particularly interesting is they migrate all the way to California or Mexico and back. They are thought to be the only insect that does this. Every year and the late summer, monarchs begin their migration to the south. Those heading for Mexic
40、o go first for the Louisiana-Mississippi region. Then they fly across the Gulf of Mexico into Texas. Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sites in a mountain forest. Each site provides a winter home for millions of monarchs. The butterflies are so numerous that they often cov
41、er entire trees. When spring comes, they begin their long journey north. The question is often asked whether every butterfly makes the round trip journey every year. And the answer is no. The average monarch lives about nine months. So one flying north might lay eggs in Louisiana and then die. The e
42、ggs of that generation may be found in Kentucky; the eggs of the next generation may end up in Wisconsin or Michigan. The last generation of the season about the fourth will make the journey back to Mexico and restart the cycle. Scientists learn about monarch butterflies migration by capturing and p
43、lacing identifying tags on the insects. By recapturing a tagged monarch and noting where it came from, the next scientist can figure out things like butterflys age and its routine. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. What is unique about the monarch butterflies accor
44、ding to the speaker? 13. Where do monarch butterflies settle at the end of the migration? 14. What does the speaker say about monarch butterflies reproduction? 15. What is the talk mainly about? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于什么事情的。短文中提到黑脉金斑蝶的特别有趣之处是它们在加州或墨西哥之间来回迁移。它们是唯一如此做的昆虫。由此可知令 monarch butterflies独一无二
45、的是它们的迁徙方式，所以正确答案是 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项是关于地点的。短文中提到一旦到达墨西哥，它们就在山上的森林里安家。由此可知选项 D)是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于 They 产卵的情况。短文中提到 monarch butterflies 向北飞行，它们可能在路易斯安那州产卵后死亡。下一代的卵可能出现在肯塔基州，再下一代的卵可能出现在威斯康辛州和密歇根州。本季的最后一代可能会返回到墨西哥，然后开始新一轮的循环。由此可以推断出正确答案是 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C
46、【试题解析】 选项核心词均为名词，是关于什么事物的。短文主要介绍了 monarch butterflies 的迁徙模式和特点，所以核心词是 Migration patterns。由此可知选项 C)是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello, everyone! Its a great pleasure for me to say that Chieko Asakawa will be our keynote speaker today. Chieko Asakawa, as a brilliant IBM research sci
47、entist, seeks to improve the lives of the visually impaired by ensuring they have equal access to technology and innovation and challenging traditional thinking about how those with special needs use technology. She is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. She also teaches at Tsukuba Engineerin
48、g College, focusing on human interface issues. Now lets welcome Ms. Asakawa. Chieko Asakawa: Thanks for the introduction. Hi, everyone. You might think there are many things that I cant do because I cannot see. Thats largely true. Actually, I just needed to have a bit of help to come up to the stage
49、. But there is also a lot that I can do. This is me rock climbing for the first time. Actually, I love sports and I can play many sports, like swimming, skiing, skating, scuba diving, running and so on. But there is one limitation: somebody needs to help me. I want to be independent. I lost my sight at the age of 14 in a swimming pool accident. I was an active, independent teenager, and suddenly I became blind. The hardest thing for me was losing my independence. Things that until then seemed simple became almost impossible to do alone. For example, one o
