1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 409及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He feels happy all the day. （ B） He is more willing to get up. （ C） He expects rain to come soon. （ D） He likes cloudy days better. （ A） Lack of vitamins is the main cause of skin cancer. （ B） New research proves that sunbathing causes no problems at all.
2、（ C） The danger of the sunshine has been ignored because of its benefits. （ D） Proper exposure to the sun can contribute a lot to our health. （ A） Stomach cancer. （ B） Skin cancer. （ C） Lung cancer. （ D） Blood cancer. （ A） It helps people get up early. （ B） It produces Vitamin D. （ C） It kills cold
3、viruses. （ D） It enables us to look healthy. （ A） Student to faculty ratio is big. （ B） Students are critical to professors. （ C） Good professors and small-scale classes. （ D） The students scores are surprising. （ A） MIT. （ B） Reed College. （ C） Harvard. （ D） Yale. （ A） Their relationships with the
4、professors. （ B） Their financial aid packages. （ C） Their light school load. （ D） Their rich extracurricular activities. （ A） It has the most aggressive policies. （ B） It has the happiest students. （ C） It is a very expensive private school. （ D） It is located on the beach Section B （ A） The sadness
5、 of being involved in accidents. （ B） Ways to limit the use of private cars. （ C） The serious pollution on motor roads. （ D） Freedom to travel quickly and safely. （ A） Increasing fines for traffic violation. （ B） Reducing tolls on highways. （ C） Banning public transport partially. （ D） Enlarging ins
6、urance coverage. （ A） Car owners will be encouraged to show off their wealth. （ B） The gap between the rich and the poor will be bridged. （ C） Pollution and traffic congestion will be reduced. （ D） People will have to stand still waiting for taxies. （ A） A housewife. （ B） A singer. （ C） A teacher. （
7、 D） A musician. （ A） The violin was too expensive. （ B） She was too young to play the violin. （ C） The violin was too big for her. （ D） Her mother wanted her to play the piano. （ A） To play the violin once again. （ B） To go to the United States. （ C） To apply for a scholarship. （ D） To have her perf
8、ormance taped. （ A） To live a more comfortable life. （ B） To give performances. （ C） To be a pupil of a famous violinist. （ D） To enter a famous university. Section C （ A） What to advertise. （ B） Where to advertise. （ C） How to advertise. （ D） Why to advertise. （ A） TV, radio, and newspaper. （ B） Pr
9、int, broadcast, and mail. （ C） Magazines, radio, and newspaper. （ D） Print, broadcast, and direct. （ A） They receive money from customers. （ B） Almost everybody watches them. （ C） They have specialized groups of readers. （ D） They go directly to the customers hands. （ A） The mail. （ B） The poster. （
10、 C） The text. （ D） The magazine. （ A） They keep silent. （ B） They talk about it. （ C） They keep secret. （ D） They issue statements. （ A） To inform other people. （ B） To check the information. （ C） To make speeches. （ D） To call press conference. （ A） The common sense. （ B） The subject matter. （ C） T
11、he start of the report. （ D） The understanding of listeners. （ A） The household chores. （ B） The preparation for dinner. （ C） The washing and ironing. （ D） Small repairs around the house. （ A） Attitudes to women working have changed greatly. （ B） Eight out of ten women still do the household chores.
12、 （ C） Only 1 per cent of men say they do the washing. （ D） A wifes job is to look after the home and family. （ A） Gender stereotypes persist at high level of education. （ B） More than three-fifths of English entrants are female. （ C） Womens participation in the world of work increases. （ D） A greate
13、r number of boys take physics and chemistry. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 409答案与解 析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Good morning, class. Today I thought we would talk about something bright and cheerful the sun. Can anyone tell me how you feel when its sunny compared to how you feel when its cloudy? M: I find that its
14、a lot easier to get up in the morning if its sunny. W: Well, what if I told you that it would rain for weeks on end with no break. M: I dont think I would like that very much. W: Most of the articles we read lately regarding the sun are discussing the negative effects of staying in the sun for too l
15、ong, saying that ultraviolet radiation from the sun is a major cause of skin cancer. Although these articles are factual, the sun does have some positive side effects as well. As a matter of fact some scientists believe sunlight may reduce the risk of several types of cancer. M: Excuse me, but many
16、articles that Ive read state that it can take as little as 30 minutes to get a sunburn. W: True, but in small doses, the sun can be quite healthy for you. In fact, recent studies have found that sunlight can actually help protect you from certain types of cancer such as breast and stomach. More impo
17、rtantly, the sun also provides us with our main source of Vitamin D. M: Well, I dont need to worry about vitamins because I take multi-vitamins every day. W: Thats great, but wouldnt it be better if you didnt have to take them and you were able to get vitamins in a more natural way such as food and
18、the sun? M: Does that mean we should spend all day in the sun without any protection? W: No, spending roughly ten minutes per day in the sun should be enough to supply us with all the Vitamin D that we need. 1. How does the man feel when its sunny? 2. What does the teacher mainly want to tell her st
19、udents in this class? 3. What kind of cancer may the sunlight protect us from? 4. What is the main function of sunshine when concerned with our bodies? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士让同学们告诉她和阴天相比，晴天是什么感觉。男士回答说如果阳光明媚，他觉得早上更容易起床， B是该处的同义表达，故选 B。接下来女士说如果连续几个星期不停地下雨，男士会觉得怎么样，男士回答说不太喜欢，可见 C不对； A“他整天都心情愉悦 ”和 D“他更喜欢阴
20、天 ”均没有在对话中提到，故排除。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 老师在承认长时间晒太阳的害处后强调的是其益处，答案为 D。说法过于绝对的选项不能选，可直接排除 B。对话中提到紫外线是皮肤癌的主要致癌因素， A与录音内容不符。对话中提到近来大部分的文章都在讨论日晒的坏处，故 C“由于阳光的诸多益处，它的坏处被忽略了 ”错误。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 A是老师提到阳光可以防御癌症后列举的例子之一。 B是曝晒导致的。 【 知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 B为两次提及的明示信息，特别是最后重申时应该重视。 A只是男士的一
21、种感受。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: 2 million high school seniors are gearing up this fall to apply to nearly 3,500 US colleges. So, which are the strongest academically and toughest to get into? Well, the Princeton Review ranks The Best 361 Colleges. Robert Frank is the lead author. Rob, good morning, good
22、to see you again. M: Well. Thanks for having me back W: So lets take a look at some of the strongest academic schools. Reed College in Portland, Oregon scores highest marks. Why is it? M: Reed College is a great school. There are only 1,300 students, but its a wonderful liberal arts school. We went
23、directly to students, and they told us that their professors were great, both inside as well as outside the classroom. W: About ten students per class? M: Yeah! Its averaged ten to one, student to faculty ratio. So it is certainly small and they pride themselves on their relationships with the profe
24、ssors. W: All right! Ivy Leagues did very well in other categories as well, 1ike toughest schools to get into and top in that list, MIT was first, followed then by Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, second, third. and fourth respectively. M: Thats right. W: Students at Princeton University are happiest w
25、ith their financial aid packages. So what are they doing differently? M: One of the most aggressive policies that Princeton has put into place over the last couple of years is matching students aid packages, so that they need to be allowed to get that aid package for every student. W: All right! Now
26、 speaking of beautiful campuses, Pepperdine scored top, right? M: Its a lovely campus, right on the beach. 5. Why does Reed College score highest marks? 6. Which school is the toughest to get into? 7. What makes the students at Princeton University the happiest ones? 8. What is the feature of Pepper
27、dine? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项描述的是学校的特征，对话的主题是最好的 361所学校，因此肯定会提到几所学校的信息。 C是对提及的第一所学校的特征概括。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是学校名，应该一一记录听到的相关信息： A旁边记下first(或者数字 1)， D2， C4，然后仔细听问题。排名第一和最后的往往被考查。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 A是 Reed College的特征， B所表达的信息与 Princeton一致。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 D是最后一句的再现。 【知识
28、模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 The private motor vehicle has given us a freedom our ancestors could not dream about. We can travel swiftly, and usually safely, over the roads which have been built to accommodate our cars. People can display their wealth by driving a car which may cost as much as another
29、persons home. Sadly the car has become a disadvantage as well as a boon. The car pollutes the atmosphere, may be involved in serious accidents, and by its very numbers blocks roads. How can we reduce its use? The car is only desirable if we can use it easily, so we might begin by reducing access to
30、parking spaces in the cities and simultaneously increasing the quality and availability of public transport. Cars could be banned from certain parts of the city, thus forcing people to walk or to use public transport. The expense of buying and running a car can be raised. If the motorist is faced wi
31、th a high purchase price, high road tax, high insurance premiums and substantial fines he or she may reconsider the purchase. A corresponding reduction in the price of public transport would help this financial argument against car ownership. Neither of these arguments will sway the super rich who c
32、an afford the status cars, but it would perhaps encourage them to look at other ways of demonstrating their wealth. However we do it, reducing the number of cars on the road will reduce the problems of pollution and the congestion which can bring cities to a standstill. 9. What does the speaker focu
33、s on? 10. What factor might hinder most peoples consideration of purchasing private cars? 11. What would be the result if the number of private cars is reduced? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 虽然开头提到了拥有私家车的好处，但是 sadly之后就重点讲述其disadvantages以及如何控制其数量，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 听到了很多种制约因素，最后一条与 A相符。 B和 C与原文意
34、思相反。 D属无中生有，注意 insurance coverage(保险责任范围 )不同于文中的insurance premiums(保险金 )。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 录音最 后总结的两大好处就是 C。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 When Midori was two years old, she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother, a 30-year-old professional musici
35、an. “Please dont touch, Midori,“ her mother scolded. The violin was, after all, worth more than $20,000. But Midori persisted. She longed to handle the graceful instrument that made beautiful sounds. Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package, a tiny violin, about half the normal si
36、ze. Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music. For several years mother and daughter practiced together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument Instead, she persisted until the proble
37、m was overcome. One day Johnson, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldnt believe she was just eight years old. “She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States.“ the American musician said. A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficult
38、y believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing.15He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. Thus in 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan. 12. What did Midoris mother do? 13. Why was Midori
39、 forbidden to touch her mothers violin when she was only two years old? 14. What did Johnson ask Midori to do? 15. Why did Midori move to the United States? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 读选项可预测是问人物的身份。短文开篇就提到 Midori小时候喜欢玩妈妈的小提琴，她妈妈那时是一个年仅 30岁的职业音乐人 (a 30-year-old professional musician).因此 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13
40、【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音提到， “The violin was， after all， worth more than $20， 000毕竟小提琴价值 2万多美元 ”，所以 Midori的妈妈不让她碰，故 A为正确 答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据不定式选项预测，问题应该是问将来的行为动作。 Johnson听了 Midori的演奏后说 “She must make a tape 她应该去录制磁带 ”，故选 D。听音时注意是 “谁 ”让 “谁 ”做什么。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 一位著名的美国小提琴教师听了磁带后
41、 “马上收她为学生并给她申请了全额奖学金 ”。因此， 1982年 Midori和妈妈迁往纽约。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 In a modern society, no company can hope to make a profit on any product unless it advertises it first. The most important decision that a company has to make regarding advertising is where to advertise. On TV? In magazine
42、s? On the radio? In newspapers? We refer to these means of communication as “the media“. There are three categories of media: print broadcast, and direct Today, we are going to describe each of these categories and discuss their importance and usefulness in advertising. The first category, the print
43、 media, consists of printed information sources: in other words, newspapers and magazines. For the advertisers, each of these has certain advantages and disadvantages. Lets talk first about newspapers, which receive more money from advertisements each year than any other medium. This is because news
44、paper advertising has several outstanding advantages. First of all, nearly everybody reads newspapers. Therefore, newspaper ads reach huge numbers of people. Moreover, newspapers are generally local. This allows small, local businesses to advertise directly to their potential customers. Third, newsp
45、aper advertising is relatively cheap: so the ad can be as long as the advertiser wants, and it can also be repeated. On the other hand, newspaper ads have no color, and they are not very exciting or attractive. Instead, you find these ads in the second type of print medium, magazines. For the advert
46、iser, the greatest advantage of magazines is that they have specialized groups of readers. In other words, the people who read Car and Driver are probably not the same people who read Glamour, which is a womens magazine, or The New Republic, a political magazine. Therefore, advertising in a magazine
47、 allows a business to direct its ads to the people who are most interested in the product. The big disadvantage of magazine advertisement is that it can be very expensive, especially in magazines like Playboy or National Geographic. Lets move along now and talk about the broadcast media, by which we
48、 mean radio and television. These also have both advantages and disadvantages. First, radio. Radio has two of the same advantages as newspapers: Almost everybody listens to it, and its usually local The disadvantages of radio ads are that they must be short and that they are not permanent in the way
49、 printed ads are. Second, television. Of all the media, TV, with sound, movement, and color, is the most dramatic, so the ads are easy to remember. On the other hand, ads on TV are enormously expensive. Last category, direct media. The most common direct media is the mail, and direct mail advertising is a very big business. Even if you have only lived in this country for a short time, you have probably already received advertisements in the mail. The advantage of advertising by mail is that the ad goes directly to the potential customers hands. However,
