1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 388及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He often borrows money from others. （ B） He has just received his monthly pay. （ C） He cant pay off his credit cards. （ D） He has kept track of his income and expenses. （ A） A small place with a nice view of the city. （ B） A spacious apartment with cable T
2、V. （ C） An apartment downtown with free parking. （ D） An apartment outside of downtown. （ A） $50. （ B） $48. （ C） $990. （ D） $480. （ A） He should be careful when using his credit cards. （ B） He ought to sell his car to save money. （ C） He should stop spending money on entertainment. （ D） He shouldnt
3、go out to eat every night. （ A） Meals are provided free of charge. （ B） Students are more secure. （ C） Students neednt devote time to housekeeping. （ D） Students have more chances to make friends. （ A） They have to obey certain rules concerning student conduct. （ B） They have to devote more time on
4、academics. （ C） Apartments are very limited on campus. （ D） They should carefully handle their personal belongings. （ A） Tenants neednt maintain the house. （ B） Tenants can cook in the apartments. （ C） Its more flexible for tenants to choose roommates. （ D） Tenants are free to do anything that they
5、like. （ A） Earn money to pay the rent. （ B） Buy furniture for the apartments. （ C） Sign a housing contract. （ D） Earn money to buy a car. Section B （ A） For education. （ B） For adventure. （ C） To enjoy themselves. （ D） To look for a different lifestyle. （ A） It has a dense population. （ B） It has ma
6、ny towering buildings. （ C） There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. （ D） There are many museums and palaces. （ A） It has many big and beautiful parks. （ B） It possesses many historical sites. （ C） It is a city of contrasts. （ D） It is an important industrial center. （ A） It makes our
7、life more interesting. （ B） It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge. （ C） It helps develop our personalities. （ D） It brings about changes in our lifestyle. （ A） They often go for walks at a leisurely pace. （ B） They usually have a specific purpose in mind. （ C） They like the seaside more than
8、 the countryside. （ D） They seldom plan their leisure activities in advance. （ A） Their hardworking spirit. （ B） Their patience in waiting for theatre tickets. （ C） Their delight in leisure activities. （ D） Their enthusiasm for the arts. （ A） The Polish people can now spend their leisure time in var
9、ious ways. （ B） The Polish people are fond of walking leisurely in the countryside. （ C） The Polish people enjoy picking wild fruit in their leisure time. （ D） The Polish people like to spend their holidays abroad. Section C （ A） The population will increase uncontrollably. （ B） People will suffer f
10、rom more serious lack of food. （ C） 800 million people will die from hunger. （ D） Forests will be replaced by more fields. （ A） Collecting more wood from forests. （ B） Growing more organic crops. （ C） Making good use of forests. （ D） Modernizing farming technologies. （ A） Trees can protect crops fro
11、m wind. （ B） Crops growing on trees help feed people. （ C） Crops and trees cannot grow in one field. （ D） Trees do harm to crops growth in some way. （ A） To protect the environment in Ghana （ B） To get more oil from the Allanblackia plant. （ C） To grow more trees and earn money. （ D） To manage fores
12、ts and fields together properly. （ A） Leaning to relax themselves before audience. （ B） Listening to celebrities public speaking as often as possible. （ C） Speaking in public and receiving useful feedback. （ D） Telling stories happening around them to their parents. （ A） The difference between writt
13、en English and spoken English. （ B） The importance of language in interpersonal communication. （ C） The function of body language in public speaking. （ D） The approaches to improving public speaking skills. （ A） Physical message. （ B） Visual message. （ C） Story message. （ D） Verbal message. （ A） Run
14、ning is the best way for peoples health. （ B） Running may keep people away from heart disease. （ C） Running fast and far matters a lot for peoples health. （ D） Nike is the best brand of running shoes for runners. （ A） All the 55,000 attendants of the research were regular runners. （ B） On average, r
15、unners lived 3 years longer than non-runners. （ C） 3,400 attendants died of heart disease during the research. （ D） All the researchers were professors from Iowa State University. （ A） Running too much or too fast. （ B） Being unaware of their bodys aches. （ C） Not replacing running shoes regularly.
16、（ D） Not having a good rest after running. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 388答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Jenny. Could I borrow some money until payday? W: Uh, yeah, I guess. How are things going anyway? M: Well, not very well. 1Ive used my credit cards to pay off a lot of things recently, but now, I cant se
17、em to pay the money off. W: Uh, do you have a budget? I mean, do you keep track of your income and expenses? M: No, but I guess I should have some financial plans. W: Well, let me see if I can help you. How much money do you spend on your apartment? M: 2Uh, I pay $990 on rent for the studio apartmen
18、t downtown. not including utilities and cable TV . But the place has a wonderful view of the city. W: Uh, $990! 2Why are you paying so much for such a small place when you could find a cheaper one somewhere outside of the downtown area? M: Yeah, I guess. W: How much money do you spend on entertainme
19、nt a month? M: Well, I spend a few dollars here and there on basketball and movie tickets, a concert or two, and ballroom dance lessons. About $50 perhaps. W: And what about transportation? M: Oh, 3I commute to work everyday in my new sports car, and my monthly payments are $480. W: Well, I think yo
20、uve got to reduce your spending, or youll end up broke. 4I suggest you get rid of your credit cards, cut down on your entertainment expenses, and sell your car. Take public transportation from now on. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. What do we know about the ma
21、n? 2. How would you describe the mans apartment? 3. How much does the man spend on transportation every month? 4. What does the woman suggest the man do at the end of the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, Ms. S
22、mith. Welcome to todays show. W: Thank you. M: Today were going to talk about the living of foreign students in our country. You know, for many international students, coming to the United States and living here and studying can be a quite frightening experience, especially when finding housing. Can
23、 you give them some advice? W: Sure. Fortunately, there are a variety of options that students can look to. They can choose to live on campus or off campus. M: Then can you say something about on-campus living? W: Well, I think first of all for first-time students, 5living on campus can provide a ce
24、rtain level of security because of its closeness to campus facilities since commuting without a car can be quite an experience, especially when you have to commute long distances. Often in dormitories, meals might be provided, and this can allow students to devote time to their academics, rather tha
25、n housekeeping. M: That sounds quite good. Is there anything students should pay attention to when living on campus? W: Yes, 6students should be aware that theyll be required to abide by certain regulations dealing with student conduct as part of the contract of living on campus. M: Then what about
26、off-campus living? W: 7When you live off campus, there might be a certain amount of flexibility in choosing roommates that you might not have when living on campus. 8But you should be aware that tenants may be responsible for furnishing their own apartments. M: Well, thank you, Ms. Smith, for the in
27、formation you have provided for us. W: My pleasure. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. What is the advantage of living on campus? 6. What should students remember when living on campus according to the woman? 7. What is the advantage of off-campus living compared
28、with on-campus living? 8. What should students do if they prepare to live off campus according to the woman? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 People enjoy taking trips. 9But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for
29、education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons, to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesso
30、n. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. 10What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historic palaces, and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picturea real lifeone of the French people. He learns
31、 about their attitudes: how they feel about business, beauty, and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But se
32、eing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. 11The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contraststhe
33、straight vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9. Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage? 10. What do we learn from the passage about Paris? 11. What impressi
34、on will a tourist get of Hong Kong? 12. What does the passage tell us about traveling? 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 13 People in Poland take their pleasure seriously. They like to have an aim even when spending the time which is ent
35、irely their own. During the summer, people start work very early in the morning so that they can finish early and enjoy a leisurely afternoon. It is difficult to imagine Polish people going aimlessly for a walk in the country, though they might go to pick wild fruit, to visit a place of historical i
36、mportance or to walk 20 km as a training exercise. 14They are often admired for their immense enjoyment of the arts. All of the parks are beautifully kept and are for the use and enjoyment of the people. Quite ordinary people will talk with obvious delight about concerts. There is nearly always a cr
37、owd at the door of the theatre, asking for returned tickets. People in Poland now have far more leisure time and more money than ever before. 15It is therefore possible to spend the weekends in many new ways. Many people now have over 20 days holiday a year. This provides an opportunity for holidays
38、 in the country or at the seaside. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13. What is special about the Polish way of spending leisure time? 14. For what does the author admire the Polish People? 15. What do we learn from the passage? 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块
39、】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Experts predict nine billion people will live on our planet by 2050. 16They say by that time demand for food will be two times what it is now. Officials are worried about that prediction because many people already suffer from a lack of food. More than
40、800 million people go to bed hungry. A solution to the problem may be as close as our forests. 17A new report says forests could help reduce hunger and improve nutrition if they are properly managed. Sayay Veoun works at the Cambodian Federation for Bee Conservation. He says some of the best honey i
41、n the world comes from forests in southern Cambodia. He says they work with five local honey buyers who work with 42 honey collectors. People like Hak Laang buy the honey at stores in the capital, Phnom Penh. She says it smells like fresh flowers. She says the smell means it is natural honey from th
42、e jungle. Healthy forests provide half of the fresh fruit we eat worldwide. They also produce valuable crops like coffee, avocados, cashews and other healthful seeds and nuts. Bhaskar Vira is the director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute and an expert with the Internati
43、onal Union of Forest Research Organizations, or IUFOR. It recently released a report at the United Nations about forest and jungle foods. 18Mr. Vira says crops that grow on trees can help feed people living in and around forests. “Its like an insurance policy. Having access to those tree-based foods
44、 is hugely important when you cant buy food from other sources or when you cant produce food because your fields have failed.” The growing of crops requires fields. Many fields are created by clearing, or removing trees. But Mr. Vira says properly managed fields and forests can exist together. He sa
45、ys if you increase food production in the field, you can keep the forest and trees. He says they are important for the products and services they provide. The report says that forest health and economic value improves when people who live in or near forests are given greater control of them. 19For e
46、xample, a project in Ghana aims for proper management of forests and fields together. The people involved hope to grow the Allanblackia plant. The oil from its seed can be used in soap, beauty products and food. Okai Michael Henchard leads the project. He says he will help people who live nearby. “T
47、hey earn money and get trees on their land. The trees provide shade and improve air quality.” Mr. Henchard said, “the project also helps fight climate change.” Questions 16 to 19 are based on the recording you have just heard. 16. According to the experts, what will be a problem in the year 2050? 17
48、. What is the solution to hunger and nutrition improvement? 18. What is Bhaskar Viras idea about crops and trees? 19. Whats the aim of the project in Ghana? 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答 案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 Students in American schools learn from an e
49、arly age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often give brief talks about objects they bring to schoolcalled “show and tell”. This training is a basis for later public speaking. Even so, many native English-speaking adults are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group. Speaking English in public meetings is necessary for many students and employees. 20The best way to improve is to practice public speaking in a friendly environment
