1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 332及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He wants to sign a long-term contract. （ B） He is good at both language and literature. （ C） He prefers teaching to administrative work. （ D） He is undecided as to which job to go for. （ A） About 22,000 a year. （ B） About 20,000 a year. （ C） About 32,000 a
2、 year. （ D） About 30,000 a year. （ A） They hate exams. （ B） They all plan to study in Cambridge. （ C） They are all adults. （ D） They are going to work in companies. （ A） Difficult but rewarding. （ B） Varied and interesting. （ C） Time-consuming and tiring. （ D） Demanding and frustrating. （ A） Intervi
3、ewing a movie star. （ B） Discussing teenage role models. （ C） Hosting a television show. （ D） Reviewing a new biography. （ A） He lost his mother. （ B） He was unhappy in California. （ C） He missed his aunt. （ D） He had to attend school there. （ A） He delivered public speeches. （ B） He got seriously i
4、nto acting. （ C） He hosted talk shows on TV. （ D） He played a role in East of Eden. （ A） He made numerous popular movies. （ B） He has long been a legendary figure. （ C） He was best at acting in Hollywood tragedies. （ D） He was the most successful actor of his time. Section B （ A） It carried passenge
5、rs leaving an island. （ B） A terrorist forced it to land on Tenerife. （ C） It crashed when it was circling to land. （ D） 18 of the passengers survived the crash. （ A） He was kidnapped eight months ago. （ B） He failed in his negotiations with the Africans. （ C） He was assassinated in Central Africa.
6、（ D） He lost lots of money in his African business. （ A） The management and union representatives reached an agreement. （ B） The workers pay was raised and their working hours were shortened. （ C） The trade union gave up its demand. （ D） The workers on strike were all fired. （ A） Sunny. （ B） Rainy.
7、（ C） Windy. （ D） Cloudy. （ A） Some of them had once experienced an earthquake. （ B） Most of them lacked interest in the subject. （ C） Very few of them knew much about geology. （ D） A couple of them had listened to a similar speech before. （ A） By reflecting on Americans previous failures in predicti
8、ng earthquakes. （ B） By noting where the most severe earthquake in U. S. history occurred. （ C） By describing the destructive power of earthquakes. （ D） By explaining some essential geological principles. （ A） Interrupt him whenever he detected a mistake. （ B） Focus on the accuracy of the language h
9、e used. （ C） Stop him when he had difficulty understanding. （ D） Write down any points where he could improve. Section C （ A） Customer support. （ B） A great idea. （ C） Copyright explaining the product. （ D） Anything involved in the customers interaction with the product. （ A） Spending most of the ti
10、me working on the product. （ B） Spending most of the time raising money. （ C） Spending most of the time developing business. （ D） Spending most of the time hiring. （ A） Recruiting advisers. （ B） Talking to users. （ C） Attending PR conferences. （ D） Doing partnerships. （ A） Building something that a
11、lot of people like. （ B） Building a great quantity of something. （ C） Building something that a small number of people love. （ D） Building something that young people like. （ A） It is a medical device that is being developed by scientists. （ B） It can tell the doctors more-effective treatments for c
12、ancer and dental disease. （ C） It gives doctors images of only parts of the body. （ D） It must be the worlds first full-body PET scanner. （ A） $50.5 million. （ B） $ 15. 5 million. （ C） $50.5 billion. （ D） $ 15.5 billion. （ A） To test the Explorer in hospitals. （ B） To sell the Explorer to hospitals.
13、 （ C） To sell the Explorer to humans. （ D） To test the Explorer with humans. （ A） Rapper Kanye West calls for zero cost of textbooks. （ B） The cost of university textbooks increased dramatically from January 1977 to June 2015. （ C） The increase of the cost of university textbooks is at three times t
14、he rate of normal inflation. （ D） Rapper Kanye West regards that the cost of university textbooks is too high for the Americans. （ A） There are some requirements for people to use materials from OER. （ B） Students in the Z-degree program can use the materials from OER for free. （ C） Not everyone can
15、 use materials from OER. （ D） The use of the content of OER needs copyright. （ A） The competition among them is fierce. （ B） They do not want to reduce cost. （ C） There is more they can do for the students. （ D） They will offer free textbooks. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 332答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: I got
16、two letters this morning with job offers, one from the Polytechnic, and the other from the Language School in Pistoia, Italy. W: So you are not sure which to go for? M: Thats it. Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewe
17、d, but the language school is only offering a years contract, and thats a different minus. It could be renewed, but you never know. W: I see. So its much less secure. But you dont need to think too much about steady jobs when you are only 23. M: Thats true. W: What about the salaries? M: Well, the P
18、istoia job pays much better in the short term. Ill be getting the equivalent of about $ 22,000 a year there, but only $ 20,000 at the Polytechnic. But then the hours are different. At the Polytechnic Id have to do 35 hours a week, 20 teaching and 15 administration, whereas the Pistoia school is only
19、 asking for 30 hours teaching. W: Mmm. M: Then the type of teaching is so different. The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates. The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation, but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories,
20、and a couple of childrens classes. Oh, and a bit of literature teaching. W: Well, that sounds much more varied and interesting. And Id imagine you would be doing quite a lot of teaching outside the school, and moving around quite a bit. M: Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position, Id be stuck in t
21、he school all day. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 2. How much will the man get for the Pistoia job? 3. What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic? 4. What does the woman think of the job at the
22、Language school? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项是关于男士在工作方面的选择的。听力对话一开始，男士就说自己有两个工作机会。女士问：是不是不确定要选择哪一个 ?男士给予了肯定回答，所以 D)为正确选项。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据录音，男士若选择 Pistoia 的工作，会得到一年 22 000 英镑的薪水。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于某一类人的。听力对话中间，对比了两个选择的优缺点。男士提到在 The Polytechnic 的学生都是成年人。所以考生可判断 C)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力
23、 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据上题，考生可推测选项使用形容词来修饰某一类工作。听力最后，男士提及在 the Language School 的工作内容，女士给出自己的评价： that sounds much more varied and interesting。因此选项 B)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Good evening and welcome to tonights edition of Legendary Lives. Our subject this evening is James Dean, actor and hero for th
24、e young people of his time. Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean. W: Good evening, Edward. M: Hello Tina. W: Edward, tell us what you know about Deans early life. M: He was born in Indiana in 1931, but his parents moved to California when he was five. He wasnt there long though bec
25、ause his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmys father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt. W: So how did he get into acting? M: Well, first he acted in plays at high school, then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting. In 1951 he moved to
26、 New York to do more stage acting. W: Then when did his movie career really start? M: 1955. His first starring role was in East of Eden. It was fabulous. Dean became a huge success. But the movie that really made him famous was his second one, Rebel Without a Cause, that was about teenagers who felt
27、 like they didnt fit into society. W: So how many more movies did he make? M: Just one more, then he died in that car crash in California in 1955. W: What a tragedy! He only made three movies! So what made him the legend he still is today? M: Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short lif
28、e, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies. Many young people saw him as a symbol of American youths. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. What is the woman doing? 6. Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young? 7. What does the man say
29、 James Dean did at college in California? 8. What do we know about James Dean from the conversation? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据选项，考生推测问题可能是对话的主题内容。听力对话一开始的交流形式为 Good evening and welcome，考生可判断这是一个节目，女士正在主持一个电视节目。选项 A)是个干扰项，节目中所讨论的影星已经去世了。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项是个细节描述。听力对话接下来讲，父亲把詹姆斯 迪安送回到印第安纳，原文是他的
30、母亲去世了。所以 A)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【 试题解析】 选项与某位男士干了什么事有关，考生可推测选项中 He 指代的是詹姆斯 迪安。听力接下来讲，詹姆斯 迪安上大学的时候，才正式开始学习表演。因此考生可判断 B)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项是对某位男士的描述，根据上题，考生可推测 He 指代的是詹姆斯 迪安。听力对话提及詹姆斯 迪安只演过三部电影，而一直到现在都是个传奇人物。从中可判断 B)为正确答案。而选项 C)、 D)在听力原文中都没有提及。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 The
31、 time is 9 oclock and this is Marian Snow with the news. The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tenerife. The plane, a Boeing 737, taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hillside as it circled while
32、 preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. Its thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers were at the scene. The British industrialist James Louis, held by kidnapper in central Africa for the past 8 months, was released unharmed yesterday. The kidnappers had been demanding 1 mill
33、ion pounds for the release of Mr. Louis. The London Bank and their agents who had been negotiating with the kidnappers have not said whether any amount of money has been paid. The 500 U. K. motors workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 three weeks went back to work this morning.
34、This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hour and conditions. A spokesman for the management said theyd hope they could now get back to producing cars, and that they lost lots of money and orders over this dispute. And f
35、inally the weather. After a cold start, most of the country should be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. What does the news say about the Boeing 737 plane? 10.
36、What happened to British industrialist James Louis? 11. How did the 3-week strike in High Town end? 12. What kind of weather will be expected by midnight in most parts of the country? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于飞机失事的。听力篇章是几条新闻。第一条新闻涉及飞机失事：飞机运送旅客去小岛上度假，要降落时撞上山头，据说无一生还。所以C)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题
37、解析】 根据选项，考生可判断这是另一则新闻。听力篇章中讲，记者被绑架 8 个月后，被放回英国，官方并没有详细说明赎金问题。从中，考生可判断 A)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据选项，这是关于罢工方面 的新闻。第三条新闻提及罢工问题，罢工致使管理阶层和工会代表开始商谈，在工作时间和条件方面达成一致。所以A)为正确选项。选项 B是个干扰项，新闻中并没有提及具体在什么方面达成一致。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 Juan Louis, a junior geology major, decided to give an informative s
38、peech about how earthquakes occur. From his audience and analysis he learned that only 2 or 3 of his classmates knew much of anything about geology. Juan realized then that he must present his speech at an elementary level and with a minimum of scientific language. As he prepared the speech, Juan ke
39、pt asking himself, How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles? Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at N
40、ew Madrid, Missouri in 1811. If such an earthquake happened today, it would be felt from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and would flatten most of the cities in the Mississippi valley. That, he figured, should get his classmatesattention. Throughout the body of the speech, Juan dealt only
41、with the basic mechanics of the earthquakes, carefully avoid technical terms. He also prepared visual aids, diagramming photo line, so his classmates wouldnt get confused. To be absolutely safe, Juan asked his roommate, who was not a geology major, to listen to the speech. Stop me, he said, any time
42、 I say something you dont understand. Juans roommate stopped him four times. And at each spot, Juan worked out a way to make his point more clearly. Finally, he had a speech that was interesting and perfectly understandable to his audience. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just h
43、eard. 13. What did Juan Louis learn from the analysis of his audience? 14. How did Juan Louis start his speech? 15. What did Juan ask his roommate to do when he was making his trial speech? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项是表示天气的词汇。第四条新闻谈及天气，下午全国大部分地区是阳光灿烂，但从下午晚些时候到午夜，雨将覆盖全国大部分地方。从中可以判断晚上大部分地区的天气是 rainy。 【知识模块】
44、 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是关于人们对地震的了解的。听力篇章一开始提到胡安 路易斯要做个地震方面的演讲，经过调查分析，他发现班里只有两三个人对地质知识有所了解。由此可判断，大部分人对地质都不是很了解。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确 答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项是关于某种方式的。听力篇章接下来讲到这个演讲的开头，路易斯要用美国历史上发生过的最大的地震为例，引入自己的话题，这样会吸引大家的注意力。由此可判断， B为正确选项。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项表示某种做法。听力篇章随后提及胡安为了让自己的演讲简单易懂，就让室友来听自己的演讲
45、，听不明白的时候打断他。因此，选项 C)为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello. Ladies and gentleman, it gives me great pleasure to introduce our keynote speaker for todays session, Howard Mike. He will talk about building a great product. Mike: Mike: Thank you for that introduction. Today, Id like to ta
46、lk about building a great product. And here, Im gonna use a very broad definition of product. It includes customer support and copyright explaining the product. Anything involved in your customers interaction with what you built for them. To build a really great company, you first have to turn a gre
47、at idea into a great product. This is really hard, but its crucially important, and fortunately its pretty fun. Although great products are always new to the world and its hard to give you advice about what to build, there are enough commonalities that we can give you a lot of advice about how to bu
48、ild it. One of the most important tasks for a founder is to make sure that the company builds a great product. Until youve built a great product, almost nothing else matters. When really successful startup founders tell the story of their early days, its almost always sitting in front of the compute
49、r, working on their product or talking to their customers. Thats pretty much all the time. They do very little else, and you should be very skeptical if your time allocation is much different. Most other problems that founders are trying to solve include raising money, getting more press, hiring, business development, etc. These are significantly easier when you have a great product. Its really important to take care of that first. Step 1 is to build something that users love. At YC, we tell founders to work on their product,
