1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 425及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Infrared. （ B） Ultraviolet. （ C） Visible light. （ D） Sunspot. （ A） Lack of vitamins is the main cause of skin cancer. （ B） New research proves that sunbathing causes no problems at all. （ C） The danger of the sunshine has been ignored because of its benefi
2、ts. （ 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 viruses. （ D） It enables us to look healthy. （ A） She is not at home.
3、（ B） She is watching TV. （ C） She is not feeling well. （ D） She is too busy to cook. （ A） He is not following the complete recipe. （ B） He is missing the right pan to cook the pizza. （ C） He is using the directions for a different food. （ D） He is mixing up all the ingredients at hand. （ A） He tells
4、 her honestly what he thinks about it. （ B） She can tell by his non-verbal expressions. （ C） He throws it away after making it. （ D） She finds he doesn t touch it at all. （ A） They decide to go out to eat. （ B） They eat something different at home. （ C） They eat at friend s house. （ D） They eat pump
5、kins as dessert. Section B （ A） It s a low impact activity and no one wants to do it. （ B） It helps us practice the same large muscle group rhythmically. （ C） It s a dangerous and unendurable exercise. （ D） It s not good to the heart. （ A） We can breathe as easily as usual. （ B） We can carry on a sh
6、ort conversation. （ C） The aerobic curve occurs at the end of the exercises. （ D） The aerobic curve occurs in the middle of the exercises. （ A） To maintain a high heart rate for the longest duration. （ B） To reach and maintain your target heart rate for the entire exercise. （ C） To burn calories as
7、efficiently as possible. （ D） To maximize your heart rate and get rid of extra fat. （ A） Stop in the middle of the class. （ B） Speed up the pace. （ C） March in place for a while. （ D） Concentrate on exercise. （ A） They didnt care. （ B） They hated it. （ C） They loved it. （ D） They have mixed feelings
8、. （ A） Not enough maintenance. （ B） People didn t care. （ C） A lack of regulation over visitors. （ D） Bad construction. （ A） It was more respected. （ B） It was used by more people. （ C） It was vandalized by tourists. （ D） It quickly deteriorated again after Lincoln s death. Section C （ A） 2.5 millio
9、n. （ B） 13.7 million. （ C） 30.7 million. （ D） 17.6 million. （ A） America. （ B） Cuba. （ C） Iran. （ D） China. （ A） The deal to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. （ B） The Trans-Pacific Partnership. （ C） A 21st century trade deal. （ D） Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation agreement. （ A） Getting h
10、ealth coverage. （ B） Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. （ C） Fighting against terrorism. （ D） The freedom to marry. （ A） There is a great difference between reading and listening. （ B） There are effective ways to practice the proofreading skill. （ C） Highly educated and poorly educated people
11、 have different reading habits. （ D） The speed and efficiency of reading depend on contents and purposes. （ A） Too slow for a difficult book though just right for a non-serious one. （ B） Too slow for a non-serious book but too fast for a difficult one. （ C） Too fast for difficult material though jus
12、t right for a non-serious book. （ D） Too fast for a non-serious book as well as a difficult one. （ A） Ignoring the general meaning of the text. （ B） Paying little attention to the printing mistakes. （ C） Pursuing a thorough understanding of the text. （ D） Caring much about the spelling of words. （ A
13、） The Japanese mathematic teachers. （ B） Both the speaker and his German friend. （ C） Both Americans and immigrants. （ D） The son of the speaker s German friend. （ A） Do present-day children learn less than their forefathers in the good old days? （ B） Why do Japanese businessmen send their children
14、to Japanese-staffed schools? （ C） Why cant American children memorize enough geographic information? （ D） Is American education really worse than education in other countries? （ A） Children in California are not likely to learn creative geography. （ B） Children in private schools run by Japanese are
15、 smarter. （ C） They experiment freely with ideas and become creative when they grow up. （ D） They are less innovative than other children in the world. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 425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 cheerfulthe sun. Can
16、 anyone tell me how you feel when its sunny compared to how you feel when its cloudy? M: I find that its 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 arti
17、cles we read lately regarding the sun are discussing the negative effects of staying in the sun for too long, saying that 1 ultraviolet radiation from the sun is a major cause of skin cancer. 2 Although these articles are factual, the sun does have some positive side effects as well. As a matter of
18、fact some scientists believe sunlight may reduce the risk of several types of cancer. M: Excuse me, but many articles that Ive read state that it can take as little as 30 minutes to get a sun burn. W: True, but in small doses, the sun can be quite healthy for you. In fact, recent studies have found
19、that 3 sunlight can actually help protect you from certain types of cancer such as breast and stomach. More importantly, 4-1 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 i
20、t 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 the sun? M: Does that mean we should spend all day in the sun without any protection? W: No, 4-2 spending roughly ten minutes per day in the sun should be enough to supply us with all
21、the vitamin D that we need. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.What radiation from the sun is a major cause of skin cancer? 2.What does the teacher mainly want to tell her students in this class? 3.What kind of cancer may the sunlight protects us from? 4.What is th
22、e main function of sunshine when concerned with our bodies? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【 知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Time to eat! W: Coming. Oh, Im starving. Oh yuck! Whats that? M: Ah, now dont complain! W: But what is it, and where is mom? M: Now, 5 mom put
23、me in charge of dinner because shes not feeling well tonight. W: But what is it and that smell! M: Its pizza. 6-1 I just followed an old family recipe here, and W: Let me see that Oh, Dad. 6 -2 Youre missing a page! M: Oh, uh, well, uh well I couldnt find the second page of the recipe, but dont worr
24、y. I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of experience in cooking. W: Thats not what mom says. M: Well, wait, wait, here, 7-1 let me try a piece first. Here, let me cool this off here. Oh, yeah. Oh, this is great stuff. W: Yeah right. 7-2 Why are you making faces? M: Well, well, its j
25、ust, just a little rich for me. Thats all. W: Let me try it, dad. Uh, dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides its burned. And whats that? M: Oh, well, well, thats just part of my own adaptation to the recipe. I added some pumpkin. W: Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn
26、t go on pizza! M: Well, okay, well, so what? Uh, what do we do now? W: Well, 8 how about some cold cereal You cant mess up on that, Dad. M: Oh, I love cereal. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.What happened to the mother? 2.What problem does the girl notice about
27、her fathers cooking? 3.How does the girl know her father doesnt like the pizza he prepared? 4.What do they end up doing for their supper? 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【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】 We think of aerobics as being a high impact activity but ac
28、tually 9 aerobic exercise by definition means we practice the same large muscle group, rhythmically, for a period of 15 to 20 minutes or longer while maintaining 60%-80% of your maximum heart rate. Think of aerobic activity as being long in duration yet low in intensity. 10 You should be able to car
29、ry on a short conversation while doing aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the oxygen available to the body and by enabling the heart to use oxygen more efficiently. The aerobic curve occurs when you begin exercising, increase your intensity level, hit the
30、 high point and gradually decrease your intensity level. 11 The goal when exercising aerobically is to hit your target heart rate and maintain it for the entire exercise session. This works the heart muscle more effectively and burns more calories. You start, hit your target zone, then you maintain
31、your pace until the cool down. As your heart becomes conditioned, you will have to work harder to reach the target zone. 12 If you are too tired to continue exercising in an aerobic class, march in place for a while until you can resume exercising. It is not OK to stop in the middle of an aerobic cl
32、ass because your body is sending extra blood to the muscles. Stopping suddenly can lead to muscle cramping and dizziness. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.What do we know about aerobics from the passage? 2.What will happen when we are doing aerobic exercises? 3.
33、What is the goal of aerobics according to the speaker? 4.What does the speaker suggest we do when we are tired in an aerobic class? 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 13 At first, most Americans didnt think there was anything particularly
34、 special about the White House. Few had ever seen it or had any idea what it looked like, and even the families who lived there found it completely inadequate. When it was built, the White House was the largest house in the country and it remained so until after the Civil War. But it served so many
35、different purposes that little of it was available for First Family to actually live in. The first floor, or “State Floor”, was made up entirely of public rooms; and the presidents offices, which were staffed by as many as 30 employees, took half of the second floor. The First Family had to get by w
36、ith the eight or fewer second-floor rooms that were left. 14 By Lincolns time, the situation was intolerable. The White House was open to visitors; office seekers, cranks, and the merely curious had no difficulty making their way upstairs to the official rooms from the first floor. Lincoln was so un
37、comfortable with the situation that he had a private corridor constructed. He also received a $20,000 appropriation to improve the furnishings of the White House. 15 The new furnishings did not last for more than a few years. When Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, the White House fell into disarray.
38、 No one really supervised the White House during the first five weeks. Mrs. Lincoln laid mourning in her room, and vandals helped themselves. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.How did Americans feel towards the White House in the beginning? 2.Why was the situati
39、on intolerable during Lincolns time? 3.What happened after the White House was refurbished according to the speaker? 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Hi, everybody. Its the most wonderful time of the year. Not just for spreading holiday cheerbut a
40、lso for list makers. Youve got wish lists; Santas list; and of course, a blizzard of year-in-review lists. So I decided to get in on the action. As a nation, we face big challenges. But in the spirit of 2015 retiree David Letterman, herein no particular orderare my top 10 things that happened in 201
41、5 that should make every American optimistic about 2016. Number ten: The economy. 16 Over the past 12 months, our businesses have created 2.5 million new jobs.In all, theyve added 13.7 million new jobs over a 69-month streak of job growth. And the unemployment rate has fallen to 5 percentthe lowest
42、its been in almost eight years. Number nine: More Americans are getting health coverage. The rate of the uninsured in America dropped below 10 percent for the first time ever. In all, 17.6 million people and climbing have gained coverage as the Affordable Care Act has taken effect. And dont forget,
43、you can still sign up through January 31st at HealthCare.gov. Number eight: 17 Americas global leadership on climate change. Last week, in Paris, nearly 200 countries came together to set the course for a low-carbon future. And it was only possible because America led with clean energy here at home
44、and strong diplomacy around the world. Number seven: Progress in the Americas. We turned the page on an outdated, half-century old policy by re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and reopening embassies in both our countries, allowing us to build greater ties between Americans and Cubans. N
45、umber six: Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. We succeeded in forging a strong deal to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. In fact, Iran has already dismantled thousands of centrifuges that enrich uranium. Number five: Standing strong against terrorism. Even as we continue to grieve ov
46、er the attack in San Bernardino, were leading a global coalition and hitting ISIL harder than ever. In Syria and Iraq, ISIL is losing territory, and were not going to stop until we destroy this terrorist organization. Number four: A 21st century trade deal that makes sure our businesses can sell goo
47、ds “Made in America” across the Asia-Pacific. 18 The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the strongest, most pro-worker, pro-environment trade agreement in our history. And it means that Americanot China, not anyone elsewill write the rules of the global economy for the century ahead. Number three: A pair
48、of Christmas miracles in Washington! This week, Congress passed a bipartisan budget that invests in middle-class priorities, keeps our military the strongest in the world, and takes the threat of shutdowns and manufactured crises off the table for 2016. Plus, I signed a bipartisan education bill int
49、o law to help our students graduate prepared for college and their future careers. Number two: Love won. No matter who you are, here in America, youre free to marry the person you love, because 19 the freedom to marry is now the law in all fifty states. And the number one reason Im optimistic going into 2016: Its youthe American people. All of this progress is because of youbecause of workers rolling up their sleeves and getting the job done, and entrepreneurs starting new businesses
