1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 394及答案与解析 Section B （ A） It teaches the foreign children English. （ B） It teaches the children foreign languages. （ C） It trains the teachers for foreign language teaching. （ D） It trains the parents to teach their children languages. （ A） They develop a series of language books f
2、or teaching. （ B） They provide reading and writing practices to toddles. （ C） They keep using the word they want the listeners to learn. （ D） They work together with the translators in the classes. （ A） It is the revolution of the brains memory. （ B） It is the challenge for the brains capacity. （ C）
3、 It is the activator of the brains evolution. （ D） It is the revelation of the brains genius. （ A） He explored the night life of New York. （ B） He collected used boxes from the streets. （ C） He joined many art-related activities. （ D） He had organized artistic groups. （ A） He spent all the time on m
4、aking it. （ B） He made it at night and sold it at day. （ C） He put the objects inside the box. （ D） He collected and rearranged pictures. （ A） About 40. （ B） Almost 200. （ C） Over 240. （ D） More than 72. （ A） A map of loop. （ B） Photos of sea animals. （ C） Two pipes for playing. （ D） A music box. （
5、A） Because her mind went blank under great stress. （ B） Because her intelligence was below average. （ C） Because she studied for too long before a test. （ D） Because she wasnt well prepared for her tests. （ A） She was often scolded by her teachers. （ B） She performed well on normal occasions. （ C） S
6、he had quite a lot of poor study habits. （ D） She was a problem student when young. （ A） By teaching them more test-taking skills. （ B） By giving them more supervision. （ C） By offering them counseling courses. （ D） By assigning them much easier work. （ A） When they are with a baby-sitter. （ B） When
7、 they are with another baby. （ C） When they are with a strange adult. （ D） When they are with an elderly person. （ A） He conducts large-scale tests. （ B） He writes books about children. （ C） He teaches at the university. （ D） He recommends babysitters. （ A） They show fear. （ B） They reach out. （ C）
8、They start to cry. （ D） They turn to adults. （ A） Keep them in family-based day care centers. （ B） Let them stay with their parents or teachers. （ C） Ask elderly adults to attend them. （ D） Hire an experienced baby-sitter. （ A） What the US patent system was about. （ B） How the US patent system encou
9、raged technology and creativity. （ C） How the US patent system protected Americans. （ D） The reasons for the patent system. （ A） Sue the government. （ B） Sue the individual. （ C） Close down the company. （ D） Sentence the individual to death. （ A） He could renew it. （ B） He could destroy it at random
10、. （ C） He could sell it and make a lot of money. （ D） He could do nothing since the patent expired. （ A） It encouraged people to invent. （ B） It protected peoples invention. （ C） It publicized ideas that might be kept as trade secrets. （ D） It provided a way for people to make money out of ideas. 大学
11、英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 394答案与解析 Section B 1 【听力原文】 From California to Connecticut, babies sit on the laps of their parents or caretakers and are spoken to in Italian, French, Spanish and, increasingly, Chinese. They sit in circles, distracted by cuddly toys, at schools such as the Language Workshop in New
12、 York or informal groups organized by parents. There have been several studies that have found fl61advantages in starting children off in a new language at a young age. Researchers dont know whether it is biological or social, but most children who learn a language before puberty seem to develop the
13、 ability to speak it as a native would. Francois who runs the Language Workshop, has created a line of linguistic software for young children. “Understanding comes long before speaking, and speaking before reading and writing. Thats the way we teach the languages,“ as Francois says. “And when we tra
14、nslate for children we actually add confusion: it is not necessary in our class. For clarity we have to repeat the word until the idea sinks in.“ Some parents fear that with all these different words and languages, their children will have a harder time picking up English or will get confused, but s
15、cientists have found no such disadvantage to being multilingual. There are emerging theories that the brain is designed to pick up multiple languages early in life, and that our current monolingual focus is actually a setback of the evolution. Some research shows, when people develop a window in whi
16、ch children can most readily absorb new languages, for the first 6 months of life, for example, babies can hear every sound from every language in the world. 16. What is purpose of the Language Workshop? 17. How do the teachers in the Language Workshop teach? 18. What do the scientists think about t
17、he multilingual phenomenon? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文一开始就描述小孩子在 New York的 “语言工作坊 ”学习各种语言的情况。然后指出有研究表明，孩子在小的时候 (青年期前 )学新的语言具有优势。故答案是 B。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文说，为了让孩子理解词的意思，他们采取的方法是不断重复，直至孩子明白。故答案是 C。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文说，科学家认为人的大脑在生命的初期是为了学习多种语言而设计的。故答案是 D。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 4 【听力原文】 You
18、could say that Joseph Cornell became an artist because of his love of collecting. Cornell used to spend his free time exploring the street life of New York City in the 1920s. He soon started collecting old books, prints, postcards and even three-dimensional objects that he found in stores that sold
19、used books. Cornell also attended many museum shows, gallery openings and dance performances. He was influenced by a group of artists called the Surrealists who combined images in unusual and often strange ways. Joseph Cornell started making his own works by cutting out different pictures and puttin
20、g them together in creative and magical combinations. Soon, he started making boxes inside of which were carefully arranged pictures and objects. He worked on his art at night after finishing his day job. Later, when his boxes and images started selling and receiving public recognition, he worked on
21、 his art full time. Joseph Cornell died in 1972. The Smithsonian exhibit showed almost two hundred works made during his forty-year career. One work is called “Soap Bubble Set“. A box with a glass window shows a map of the moon, several pictures of sea creatures, two glass cups and two white pipes f
22、or smoking. In another box, Cornell combines an image of a cockatoo bird with a music box and watch faces. Joseph Cornell once said his art was based on everyday experiences. He said that with his art he showed “the beauty of the commonplace“. Visitors who came to this special exhibit found magic in
23、 regular objects and even saw beauty in a box. 22. What did Cornell do before making his work of art? 23. How did Cornell work on his art at the beginning? 24. How many works of Joseph Cornell were shown in the Smithsonian exhibit? 25. What can we see in his work, “Soap Bubble Set“? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析
24、】 根据原文， Cornell参加许多与艺术有关的活动，例如：博物馆展览、画廊开幕和舞蹈表演。故答案是 C。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文， Cornell的创作特点是把不同的照片剪下来，然后以创新和富有想象力的方式把它们放在一起，故答案是 D。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原 文， Smithsonian展览展出了约 200件 Joseph Cornell的作品，所以答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文，名为 “Soap Bubble Set”的作品里包含了一些海洋生物的
25、照片。故答案是 B。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 8 【听力原文】 A sophomore at Colorado State University first had a problem in taking tests when she began college. She said that she was well prepared for her tests. Sometimes she studied for weeks before a test. Yet she would go in to take the test, only to find she could not answ
26、er the questions correctly. She would blank out because of nervousness and fear. She couldnt think of the answer. 17Her low grades made her teachers surprised. In fact, what the student was experiencing is called test anxiety. 16Because the student worries and is uneasy about a test, her mind does n
27、ot work as well as it usually does. The student cannot , write or think clearly because of extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not ju
28、st an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students. There are some special counseling courses in universities trying to help students with the same problem. In these courses, counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students are asked to ta
29、ke tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show that their anxiety level is high, the students will take short courses to help them deal with their tension. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their
30、 nervousness, they can let their minds work easy and their learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test. 16. Why couldnt the girl student answer the questions correctly? 17. What can be inferred about the girl student? 18. How are some universities trying to help students with the
31、 problem? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文中两处明确提及 blank out(一片空白 )和 her mind does not work as well as，概括起来就是 A的内容。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。短文说 “她的糟糕成绩让她的老师们很吃惊 ”，说明她平时表现不错，没想到考试考得很差。所以 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文说，大学专设了一些课程试图帮助学生处理这个问题。所以 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 11 【听力原文】 Recently a five-year study
32、 was conducted by the Center for Childhood Development in Los Angeles, California, regarding the way babies react to different types of people. The findings of the study suggest that infant children seem to be more comfortable around other babies than they are with strange adults. The results confir
33、m the ideas of Dr. Richard Perelman, who has written many books about raising children. Dr. Perelman supports the findings of the study and adds that it is a sounder idea to keep children with other children, as in a day care center, than it is to have children cared for by a baby-sitter. According
34、to the results of the study, infants benefit from being in the company of other babies on a daily basis. Whereas some babies seem to show fear of strange adults, they are likely to reach out to try to touch an unfamiliar baby. The study even suggests that children as young as one year old can form f
35、riendships. Two of the children in the study were especially close. It was reported that if the children were separated for any reason they would start to cry. The only way to satisfy them was to allow them to be together. 25If the findings are true it may lead to an increase in the use of family-or
36、iented day care centers where children can spend more time with each other and less time adults. 22. According to the study, when do babies feel the most comfortable? 23. What does Dr. Richard Perelman do? 24. How do babies react to unfamiliar babies? 25. What is the best way to care for babies? 11
37、【正确答案】 B 【试题 解析】 文中两处提及与 other babies相处的好处，故 B为答案。选项是时间状语，可预测问题是 “当婴儿与谁在一起时会 ” 。要注意记录各种情况下婴儿的表现，或者捕捉一种最特殊的情况。 A、 C都是在文中被否定了的情况； D项在文中并未谈及。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文中只提到了一个具体人物 Dr Richard Perelman，随后的定语从句中介绍他写了很多有关抚养孩子的书，故 B为答案。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 13 【正确答案】 B 【试 题解析】 短文说， babies看起来很怕陌生的成年人，但他们却会试图触碰陌
38、生的 baby。所以 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文说，如果这些研究成果是正确的话，可以增加 family-oriented day care centers的使用，在那里孩子们可以有更多的时间和同龄人相处。所以 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 15 【听力原文】 The American patent system, provided for in the Constitution, was designed to encourage the creation and use of new technology. An inventor wou
39、ld describe an invention, both in writing and with drawings, and submit the description with a model to a government official This was a big improvement from the past when patents were submitted directly to the Secretary of State! Now, if the invention was judged to be new and useful, the official w
40、ould give the inventor a patent. The patent meant that for 14 years, later changed to 17 years, the inventor owned the new invention. Inventors could license their ideas to manufacturers or just use them themselves. The government would not issue any other patent for the same idea, and the inventor
41、could sue anyone who used the patented idea without paying the owner of the patent for permission to use it! A useful patent meant that the inventor could make a lot of money. In exchange for this governmental protection, the government published the patent specifications, which provide enough infor
42、mation so that other people could understand the invention thus adding to the general available technological knowledge. And at the end of the 14 years, anyone could use the invention for free. The idea behind the patent system was twofold: it would increase the amount of technology, by providing a
43、way for people to make money out of new ideas, and it would make new technology widely available, by publicizing ideas that might otherwise be kept as trade secrets. 16. What is the speaker mainly talking about? 17. What could the inventor do if the idea was used by someone without paying money? 18.
44、 What could the owner of the patent do to protect his patent after 14 years? 19. How did the patent system increase the amount of technology? 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文谈的内容是美国的专利体系的产生和运作，故选 A。 A项统领其 他各项，主旨题的答案通常就是这类具有总包孕作用的选项。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文谈到，任何人不付钱就使用某种专利，该专利的发明者可以起诉他，故选 B。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文谈到，专利权有效期为 14年，有效期过后任何人都可以免费使用这项专利，故选 D。 【知识模块】 听力篇章 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题目问 “专利体系是怎样增加科技量的 ?”短文直接用 by 引述说明情况 。 D项符合 “听到什么选什么 ”原则。 【知识模块】 听力篇章
