1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 420及答案与解析 Section A （ A） He had thought Chicago was a young city. （ B） He had thought that Chicago was very large. （ C） He had thought that Chicago should be an old city. （ D） He had thought that Chicago was totally destroyed by fires. （ A） Fort Dearborn was built in 1833 in the p
2、lace that would become Chicago. （ B） Chicago didnt officially become a town in 1893. （ C） Only 350 people lived in Chicago when it officially became a town. （ D） Another 350 people moved into Chicago when it became a town. （ A） It was in 1893 when Chicago was still a small town. （ B） It broke out wh
3、en Chicago wasnt even forty years old. （ C） It didnt affect Chicago significantly. （ D） It was in 1871 when Chicago was fourteen years old. （ A） They will review the seminar this week on Chicago together. （ B） They will attend Mr. Johnsons seminar again. （ C） They will attend a seminar on US economy
4、. （ D） They will meet again on next Friday for a seminar. （ A） 9-17. （ B） 18-26. （ C） 27-35. （ D） 36-45. （ A） Jogging. （ B） Swimming. （ C） Tennis. （ D） Cycling. （ A） Sneaker. （ B） Baseball footwear. （ C） Tennis shoes. （ D） Basketball shoes. （ A） Launch a new promotion campaign. （ B） Target the 46- t
5、o 55-year-old age group. （ C） Develop more athletic shoes. （ D） Sell the fitness apparatus. Section B （ A） It is the most unlucky day in a year. （ B） It is the busiest shopping day now. （ C） It is the day after Thanksgiving. （ D） It is the day before Christmas. （ A） Check out the latest price reduct
6、ion online. （ B） Look round for items in the physical stores. （ C） Order the products from the online stores. （ D） Wait in queue outside the stores overnight. （ A） $100 million dollars. （ B） $670 million dollars. （ C） $20 billion dollars. （ D） $25 billion dollars. （ A） The speaker uses more green th
7、an brown. （ B） The speaker uses shadows around the trees. （ C） The speaker uses the golden background. （ D） The speaker uses many different colors to paint. （ A） The feel of trees. （ B） The smell of trees. （ C） The color of trees. （ D） The shape of trees. （ A） Playing games in the branches. （ B） Sta
8、ying in the tree house. （ C） Playing with toys up there. （ D） Thinking while eating apples. （ A） They serve as an important energy source. （ B） They provide material for daily life. （ C） They produce oxygen so we can breathe. （ D） They can adjust the climate. Section C （ A） An experienced teacher. （
9、 B） An English translator. （ C） A TOEFL interviewer. （ D） A language researcher. （ A） The development of languages. （ B） Problems in Englishs globalization. （ C） The importance of translation. （ D） The necessity of learning English. （ A） It is a mutually beneficial practice. （ B） It becomes an inter
10、national business. （ C） It becomes the best way of education. （ D） It becomes less important than it used to be. （ A） She is against teaching English. （ B） English shouldnt be the global language. （ C） Translation should replace teaching English. （ D） English shouldnt be a barrier for education. （ A
11、） Loss of awareness. （ B） Loss of memory. （ C） Excessive anxiety. （ D） Low spirits. （ A） Overdose of drugs. （ B） Lack of nutrition. （ C） Lack of physical exercise. （ D） Imbalance in brain activity. （ A） Considering eastern philosophy. （ B） Taking western medicines. （ C） Changing patients lifestyle.
12、（ D） Using vitamin supplements. （ A） About 10 million people die of smoking every year. （ B） Most deaths from smoking occur in high-income countries. （ C） Smoking can bring a national income of about $12,746. （ D） Many people started smoking when they were teenagers. （ A） To turn to electronic cigar
13、ettes. （ B） To use medicine or nicotine patches. （ C） To take medicine and counseling services. （ D） . To stop thinking about smoking. （ A） To establish an international law to stop it. （ B） To sign an agreement to stop it. （ C） To put illegal traders in prison. （ D） To increase countries budgets to
14、 end it. 大学英语六级改革适用（听 力）模拟试卷 420答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Hey, Mike! Did you attend Mr. Johnsons seminar on the History of Chicago? M: Yes, I did. I didnt notice you were there, too. W: I was late for it. Wasnt it a great seminar? I have learned so much! M: It certainly was.1I hadnt understood tha
15、t Chicago was such a young city, less than 200 years old. W: Yes, I thought it was an old city before, but it turned out that I was wrong. You still remember what Mr. Johnson said? The army fort, Fort Dearborn, was built in 1803 in the place that would become Chicago. Chicago didnt officially become
16、 a town until 30 years later, in 1833. M: Yes, and when it officially became a town in 1833, it was very small. It had a population of only 350. Think about that, only 350 people! It was really a tiny town by then. W: But its a pity that after Chicago had grown, much of it was destroyed in a fire. J
17、ust imagine! What a big fire it was! M: The Great Chicago Fire was in 1871. Chicago wasnt even forty years old at the time, but it had grown much bigger. W: Yet only twenty-two years later, in 1893, Chicago was able to host a Worlds Fair. It was such a huge development for a city. M: Yes. Chicago ha
18、d been rebuilt after the fire and was eager to show itself off to the rest of the world at the Worlds Fair in 1893. W: I will attend another seminar on the Economy of Chicago next week. Mr. Johnson will talk about the economy specifically. Will you be there too? M: Yes, so I will see you next Thursd
19、ay. 1. What had the man thought about Chicago before he attended the seminar? 2. What do we learn from the conversation about Chicago? 3. What do we learn about the Great Chicago Fire from the conversation? 4. What will the two speakers do next week? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项可以预测问题与 “他原来的想法 ”有关，很有可能 “他原
20、来的想法 ”是不正确的。男士说自己不知道原来芝加哥这么 “年轻 ”，所以选 C。 A和 C意思相反，其中一个是答案。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项可以预测问题与芝加哥的情况有关。根据对话，芝加哥正式成为城镇的时候，人口只有 350人，所以选 C。 C和 D选项有共同的题干，注意听音的时候在选项旁边做简单的正误判断。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题 解析】 从选项可以预测， “It”是发生在芝加哥的一件大事。对话提到，芝加哥大火发生在 1871年，而当时芝加哥正式成为城市还不到 40年的时间，所以 B正确。听到原文中提到数字的时候，就应该在选项
21、旁做记录。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从选项预测，题目是问对话的双方将要做什么事情。根据对话，男士和女士下周还要参加 Mr Johnsons的讲座，讲座的内容是 “芝加哥的经济 ”，所以选 B。最后一题，往往处在对话双方的最后一个话轮。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Sam, could you review the results of the survey on leisure sporting activities again? We need to plan our proposal for tomorrows meeting. M: Sur
22、e. Ive summarized the results in the handout, broken down by consumer age groups and sporting activities. The survey was administered to 550 men and women between the ages of 18 and 55 years old. The results have been compiled in the following age groups: 18 to 26, 27 to 35, 36 to 45, and 46 to 55.
23、According to the results, the most active group involved in sporting activities are those between 18 and 26 years old, followed by those 36 to 45 years old. W: Okay. M: As far as particular sports are concerned, people in these two groups cited jogging as their favorite recreational sport followed b
24、y skiing, tennis, swimming, and cycling. W: Hmm. Based on what youve said, I think we should consider targeting the 18 to 26 year-old age group more in the future. I also feel we should consider expanding our line of athletic shoes, particularly jogging and tennis footwear. We also have to come up w
25、ith a more appealing slogan aimed at this age group. M: I see what you mean. However, when these results are compared with the survey carried out three years ago, we can see a growing trend among older consumers those 14, I mean 46 to 55 who are becoming more conscious and concerned about staying fi
26、t. I believe this trend will continue, so8we should focus on this group instead. W: I see your point. Well, lets meet again on Wednesday to iron out more of the details of this proposal. 5. Which group seems to be the most active in sports? 6. Which sport was cited as the third most popular? 7. What
27、 kind of athletic shoes does the woman think should be particularly expanded? 8. What is the mans suggestion on the marketing strategies? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从选项可以初步猜测题目与数字范围有关。听完录音，可知对话的主题是一项休闲运动的调查，可进一步猜测本题与调查中的年龄组别有关。根据录音，最积极参与体育运动的是 18至 26岁的人。故答案是 B。 9一 17这个年龄组没有在录音中提到，排除 A。 C“2735组 ”是第二活跃的年龄组别，紧接
28、着的是 D“3645组 ”，故 C和 D也排除。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 四个选项都是体育运动，初步猜测题目和参与的运动有关。根据录音，人们提到的 第三个最受欢迎的运动是网球，故答案是 C。四个选项都有被提到，按照受欢迎的程度，第一位是 jogging，然后依次是 skiing、 tennis、swimming和 cycling。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均是鞋的类型，听音时要留意关于 shoes的信息。女士说她觉得他们应该考虑扩大运动鞋这条线，尤其是跑步鞋和网球鞋，故答案是 C。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 B 【
29、试题解析】 选项均为动词原形，一般问建议或打算。猜测题目与调查的结论或要采 取的行动有关。根据对话，男士提出近年的流行趋势是老年人健康意识不断提高，所以建议市场策略应集中在 46到 55这个年龄段，故答案是 B。女士提到expanding our line of athletic shoes和 a more appealing slogan，这与 A和 C的内容相近，但题目问的是男士的建议，故排除 A和 C。 D是利用对话中的 fit进行干扰，也可排除。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 The winter gift-giving season is responsi
30、ble for twenty percent of all retail spending at American businesses But how and when people buy holiday gifts is changing Record numbers of Americans are turning to the Internet. More than 100 million people are expected to buy something online this holiday season. Traditionally, the biggest shoppi
31、ng day of the year was in late November on the day after Thanksgiving. People still call it “Black Friday.“ The idea was that it could push businesses “into the black“ the traditional color for recording profits. Red is for debts. But now the busiest days are right before Christmas. Many people wait
32、 for last-minute price reductions. With the rise of the Internet, the National Retail Federation came up with a new term. “Cyber Monday“ is the Monday after Thanksgiving. The idea is that many people look in stores over the weekend. Then, to save time, they order online using the Internet at their j
33、obs when they return back to work. Cyber Monday is a big day online. But market researchers at ComScore Networks reported that the biggest day of the holiday season so far was December thirteenth. The company said people spent almost 670 million dollars at American sites that day. That did not inclu
34、de travel sites. ComScore estimates that Online spending during this holiday season will reach almost 25 billion dollars that is 25 percent over last year. Online selling makes it easier for businesses to react to changing conditions. It costs less to change the advertising on a Web site than in sto
35、res. 9. What does the speaker say about “Black Friday“? 10. What do people do before “Cyber Monday“? 11. How much money was spent on holiday online shopping last year? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 从选项的提示词 day，猜测题目与某个重要的日子有关。 C、 D两项还分别提到了两个冬季的节日， B提到了购物，可进一步推测短文的话题与节日购物有关。短文说，传统上来说， 年当中最大的购物日是在 11月底，也就是Thanksgi
36、ving的后一天，人们称之为 “黑色星期五 ”，故答案是 C。根据录音原文， black指的商家账本上记录利润的颜色，应该是 lucky而不是 unlucky，故排除 A。传统上最忙的购物日是 Black Friday，但现在变为 Christmas的前几天，故排除 B和 D。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从选项的用词 price、 store、 order、 queue，可猜测题目与购物有关。分析各选项，抓住重点。短文说，在 Cyber Monday的前一个周末，许多人先去商店里查看商品，然后等周一上班时在网上购物，故答案是 B。 A和 C与 “网络 ”有关，
37、A是查价钱， C是购物。 B和 D与 “实体店 ”有关， B是看商品， D是通宵排队。边听录音边做好笔记。 D在录音中没有提到；网上购物是在 Cyber Monday当天做的事，故排除 C；查看商品的地点是在实 体店，而非网络上，故排除 A。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项是金额，可猜测题目与购物的金额数有关。短文说，今年假期网上消费估计达 250亿美元，比去年增长 25，则去年为 200亿美元，故答案是C。边听录音边做好笔记。特别留意数字出现时相关联的信息。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 I love trees because they have
38、many different shades of green, so many that its almost impossible to count. When I paint a picture of a tree I use many shades of green and many more shades of brown. My favorite thing about trees is that they always seem to have a glow around them. I love trees because they always smell so fresh a
39、nd clean. I like to go to the nursery because I 1ove the smell of trees, its so refreshing. Its a glass of cool water on a hot day, or a damp cloth on a hot forehead. One of my favorite things about trees is that they are fun to climb. I started climbing trees when I was very little. I especially li
40、ke to climb my grandpas apple tree. I love to wind through the branches, and climb up to a board that has been placed there.14Once up, I like to think and relax, or bring a book up there with me. Its fun to let my imagination run away with me while eating apples. I love trees in the autumn when they
41、 display their beautiful colors. In the autumn time, splashes of red, yellow, orange, and green decorate the mountainsides. The maples go red, the oak and aspen go yellow while the evergreens maintain their beautiful shade of green. Trees make life possible because they use the carbon dioxide and re
42、lease oxygen which makes it so that we can breathe. If we exterminate trees, the effects could be fatal. There may be global warming, lack of oxygen, and we would definitely not have any lumber or paper. 12. What does the speaker do when painting pictures of trees? 13. What aspect of trees is the sp
43、eaker referring to when saying that “Its a glass of cool water on a hot day“? 14. What does the speaker like doing in the grandfathers tree? 15. According to the speaker, how do trees make life possible? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由选项中的关键词可猜测本题问与画画有关的内容。短文提到，“我 ”画树时会用很多浓淡不同的绿色和更多不同色调的褐色。可知 “我 ”用了多种颜色。所以 D正确
44、。录音提到 “我 ”用了不同色度的绿色和棕色来画树，其中棕色比绿色要多，因此排除 A。 shade“色调 ”与 shadow“阴影 ”发音相似，是 B迷惑性所在。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 四个选项分别是对树木的外观和质感的描述，可猜测话题与树木的特征有关。短文提到，树木的气味有如夏日里 的一杯凉水、滚烫的额头前一块湿润的布，令人感觉清新，故答案为 B。录音相关的地方重复了两次 smell这个词，而且用 refreshing来补充说明它的效果。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 四个选项都是动名词结构，描述某人的活动细节，其中 A、 B两
45、项与树有关。短文提到， “我 ”小时候喜欢爬上爷爷的苹果树，边思考边吃苹果，故答案为 D。另外 D项内的 eating，是原词再现，听到什么选什么。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据选项的描述 ，联系上几道题的选项，可知这道题的主题是“树 ”，因此，主语 they指的是 trees。短文提到，树木为生命提供可能，是因为它们吸收二氧化碳和释放出氧气，使我们能呼吸，故答案为 C。每项的描述本身都没有错，估计问题规定了某些范围或条件，解题的关键是有针对性地回答问题。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Moderator: Hello Ladie
46、s and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speaker for todays talk. Patricia Ryan is a longtime English teacher who asks a thought-provoking question: Is the worlds focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? In other words: What if Einstein had to pas
47、s the TOEFL? Its a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas. Now, lets welcome Patricia Ryan. Patricia Ryan: Thank you. I have been living and teaching in the Gulf for over 30 years. And in that time, I have seen a lot of changes. And I want to talk to you today about language loss and th
48、e globalization of English. Today, languages are dying at an unprecedented rate. A language dies every 14 days. Now, at the same time, English is the undisputed global language. Could there be a connection? Well I dont know. But I do know that Ive seen a lot of changes. Now the major change that Ive
49、 seen is how teaching English has shifted from being a mutually beneficial practice to becoming a massive international business that it is today. It has become a current trend for every English-speaking nation on earth. And why not? After all, the best education according to the latest World University Rankings is to be found in the universities of the U.K. and the U.S. So everybody wants to have an English education, naturally. But if youre not a native speaker, you have to pass a test. Now can it be right to reject a student on lingu
