1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 382及答案与解析 Section A （ A） An interpreter. （ B） A foreign language teacher. （ C） A tour guide. （ D） A journalist. （ A） Its boring. （ B） Its not well-paid. （ C） It requires traveling a lot. （ D） Its tiring. （ A） All of its employees can speak 3 foreign languages. （ B） Most of the tou
2、rists it receives speak Spanish. （ C） It wont hire people who speak English. （ D） It is headquartered in South America. （ A） He can speak three foreign languages. （ B） He dislikes his job very much. （ C） He is thinking about changing his job. （ D） He knows little about the history of famous places.
3、（ A） Studying in a foreign environment. （ B） Living far away from family. （ C） Returning back to home country. （ D） Fitting into a foreign culture. （ A） Freedom from the stress of working. （ B） Freedom from social regulations. （ C） Freedom from laws. （ D） Freedom from study. （ A） They should be clea
4、r about what they are going to do. （ B） They should turn to their parents for help. （ C） They should ignore the cultural norms of their country. （ D） They should turn to their friends for help. （ A） How to go abroad to study. （ B） How to enjoy the freedom abroad. （ C） How to look for a job after ret
5、urning back from abroad. （ D） Re-entry Shock and how to manage it. Section B （ A） They extend their water pipes. （ B） They give out faint cries. （ C） They make noises to drive away insects. （ D） They become elastic like rubber bands. （ A） Thirsty plants. （ B） Well-watered plants. （ C） Quiet plants.
6、（ D） Healthy plants. （ A） They could drive the insects away. （ B） They could keep the plants well watered. （ C） They could build devices to trap insects. （ D） They could make the plants grow faster. （ A） Students from America. （ B） Students from England. （ C） Students from Australia. （ D） Students f
7、rom Japan. （ A） Those who know how to program computers. （ B） Those who get special aid from their teachers. （ C） Those who are very hardworking. （ D） Those who have well-educated parents. （ A） Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students. （ B） Columbian students score higher than Jap
8、anese students in maths. （ C） Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills. （ D） Japanese students have better conditions for study. （ A） Physics. （ B） Mathematics. （ C） Environmental science. （ D） Life science. Section C （ A） A plan should not be made until you are 30. （ B） A pla
9、n of ten years of time is the key to success. （ C） A plan is necessary but not a lot of time. （ D） A plan needs a lot of time to carry out. （ A） Run around and have fun. （ B） Get started on a career. （ C） Prepare a good resume for interviews. （ D） Date with the purpose of marriage. （ A） Purchasing a
10、 very expensive red sports car. （ B） Finding suddenly your baby is away from you. （ C） Feeling idle all day long with nothing to do. （ D） Realizing you cant pursue the career you want. （ A） At a commencement of a first-class college. （ B） At a freshmen orientation in a college. （ C） At a recruitment
11、 presentation in a college. （ D） At a college speech competition. （ A） A family with higher education. （ B） An unmarried college graduate. （ C） A lawyer known far and wide. （ D） A family with low education. （ A） He didnt like studying in college. （ B） He had no money to pay for the tuition. （ C） He
12、couldnt see the value of studying in college. （ D） He decided to get self-employed. （ A） He still lived in his college dorm room. （ B） He made a living by selling wine bottles. （ C） He got money from one of his friends. （ D） He was poor and struggling for a living. （ A） She found her first job worki
13、ng with a computer. （ B） She lost her job owing to the use of computers. （ C） She was electric-shocked when pressing a button. （ D） She was replaced by an intelligent robot at work. （ A） There will be fewer jobs for human in the future. （ B） The existing jobs will become more competitive. （ C） Some
14、other job opportunities will be created. （ D） Artificial intelligence will become a threat to human. （ A） He welcomes them for taking away part of the work. （ B） He hates them for having no consciousness. （ C） He likes them because they are creative. （ D） He hopes they can shoulder key responsibilit
15、ies. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 382答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: And when did you begin this sort of work? M: Lets see now.um. Yes, six years ago this March. W: And you enjoy it? M: Oh yes, very much. It is very tiring with long hours on the job, sometimes.uh. as much as 12 hours. Well uh, but its exciting to
16、 meet people from all over the world. It really is. W: What exactly do you do? M: Well, I take tourists to the famous places in the city, tell them the history of the places, talk about why theyre famous. But, uh, theres the other side. W: What do you mean? M: Well, you know, when foreigners come to
17、 this country, things are very different. So, it is my job to give them advice, help them with problems, and make them feel comfortable. W: And what special qualifications are necessary for people who want to be in this profession? M: Well, they have to enjoy meeting new people. And they must take s
18、pecial courses in the history of the city and things like that. W: And do you have to know foreign languages? M: Yes, thats a must. Otherwise, a tour company can use you only for the groups that speak English. And most of the tourists come from South America. W: South America. I see. So they speak S
19、panish? M: Thats right, Spanish. And my company will hire only people who speak at least two foreign languages. W: And you? How many languages do you speak? M: Me? I speak three. Spanish, French, and Italian. W: Three languages? Then I can see why your work is so easy for you. Questions 1 to 4 are b
20、ased on the conversation you have just heard. 1. What job does the man take? 2. What is the disadvantage of the mans job? 3. What do we know about the mans company? 4. What can we learn about the man? 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【正确答案】 D 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【听力原文】 W: Good evening! Welcome to our program. Our g
21、uest today is Mr. Tennant, who had the experiences of studying abroad for seven years and then returning back home. Well, Mr. Tennant, do you think going abroad was the hard part? M: I dont think so, but returning back home was really hard. W: Why? M: Well, for many students, returning back to their
22、 home countries can be a very confusing experience called Re-entry Shock. W: Re-entry Shock! That sounds quite interesting. Can you explain it? M: For example, many students who come to the UK experience freedom they have never enjoyed in their country. W: Sure, such as freedom from family, from cul
23、tural norms they didnt like and freedom from the pressures of working in a real job. M: However, too much freedom and unstructured life can lead to other problems. Students sometimes skip classes, stay out late, and engage in activities that their family and culture might not approve of, but student
24、s want to enjoy “freedom“ while it lasts. W: So when students return back to their countries, they can struggle with fitting back into the cultural norms and family expectations of the past. M: Yes, naturally, depression is possible and a loss of self can be resulted. W: What can be done to minimize
25、 this Re-entry Shock? M: First of all, keep in contact with your family and friends while you are abroad. They will be your first source of advice and support once you return. W: What else? M: Second, have a clear plan of what you will do when you return. Start looking for a job now or apply to ente
26、r a school months before you return. Re-entry Shock can be greatest when you have nothing to do when you return. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. What can be really hard for students studying abroad according to the man? 6. What freedom can students enjoy in the
27、 UK according to the conversation? 7. What should students do when they return from abroad according to the man? 8. What are the two speakers talking about? 5 【正确答案】 C 6 【正确答案】 A 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【正确答案】 D Section B 9 【听力原文】 We all scream for water when thirsty. But do you know in very hot, dry weather,
28、plants also make faint sounds as if they are crying out for help? You see, in a plants stem, there are hundreds of water pipes that bring water and minerals from the soil all the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this. In severe droughts
29、, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist Robert Winter has found out that when it is really bad, their water pipes snap from the tension like rubber bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises 10,000 times more quiet than a whi
30、sper. Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the plants that cry. And then they
31、 may buzz in to kill. To test this theory, Robert is using a device that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches the insects to see if they attack more often than usual. If he is right, scientists could use the insects ability ag
32、ainst them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants, so when the insects buzz in to eat, they wont buzz out. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. What do plants do when they are thirsty? 10. What plants do many insects tend to attack? 11. What could scientists
33、 do if Roberts theory proves to be true? 9 【正确答案】 B 10 【正确答案】 A 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【听力原文】 The worlds smartest adolescents in mathematics and science are in Singapore, according to a global survey of educational achievement. In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study, 13-year-olds from Singap
34、ore achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science that were administered to 287,896 students in 41 countries. The survey suggests that science and maths education is especially strong in the Far East. While well behind those top scores, students from Australia earned higher mar
35、ks in maths than their counterparts in England, who in turn did better than American students. The study collected information on the students, teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents or came from homes containing study aids such as computers, dic
36、tionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys did generally better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in maths. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental scien
37、ces. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea for examp
38、le were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in maths than almost all the other students. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 12. Of the 4 groups of students, who scored the lowest in maths according to the survey? 13. What kind of students are most lik
39、ely to become top scorers? 14. In what way do Columbian students differ from Japanese students? 15. In which subject did boys score higher than girls? 12 【正确答案】 A 13 【正确答案】 D 14 【正确答案】 C 15 【正确答案】 A Section C 16 【听力原文】 Leonard Bernstein said that to achieve great things, you need a plan and not quit
40、e enough time. Isnt that true? So what do you think happens when you pat a twenty something on the head and you say, “You have 10 extra years to start your life“? Nothing happens. You have robbed that person of his urgency and ambition, and absolutely nothing happens. And then every day, smart, inte
41、resting twentysomethings like you or like your sons and daughters come into my office and say things like this: “I know my boyfriends no good for me, but this relationship doesnt count. Im just killing time.“ Or they say, “Everybody says as long as I get started on a career by the time Im 30, Ill be
42、 fine.“ But then it starts to sound like this: “My 20s are almost over, and I have nothing to show for myself. I had a better rsum the day after I graduated from college.“ And then it starts to sound like this: “Dating in my 20s was like musical chairs. Everybody was running around and having fun, b
43、ut then sometime around 30 it was like the music turned off and everybody started sitting down. I didnt want to be the only one left standing up, so sometimes I think I married my husband because he was the closest chair to me at 30.“ Where are the twenty somethings here? Do not do that. Okay, make
44、no mistake, the stakes are very high. When a lot has been pushed to your 30s, there is enormous thirty something pressure to jump-start a career, pick a city, and have two or three kids in a much shorter period of time. Many of these things are incompatible, simply harder and more stressful to do al
45、l at once in our 30s. The midlife crisis in the 21st century isnt buying a red sports car. Its realizing you cant have that career you now want. Its realizing you cant have that child you now want. Too many thirtysomethings and fortysomethings look at themselves, and at me, sitting across the room,
46、and say about their 20s, “What was I doing? What was I thinking?“ Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. What did Leonard Bernstein say about achieving great things? 17. What do the twenty somethings usually do? 18. What is the midlife crisis in the 21st century accor
47、ding to the speaker? 16 【正确答案】 C 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【正确答案】 D 19 【听力原文】 I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest Ive ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell
48、 you three stories from my life. Thats it. No big deal. Just three stories. The first story is about connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out? It started be
49、fore I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?“ They said: “Of course.“ My biological
