1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The man must wait for two hours to buy a ticket. （ B） The man can buy a standing-room ticket tomorrow. （ C） It is too late for the man to buy a ticket for the concert. （ D） People have already been standing in line for two hours. （ A） He is a serious person.
2、 （ B） He is easy to lose temper. （ C） He is generous to students. （ D） His exam questions are difficult. （ A） She will give the man a few travelers cheques. （ B） More travelers will go to Europe on holidays. （ C） Travelers cheques may be very useful on holidays. （ D） The man should bring cash with h
3、im on holidays. （ A） He has edited three books. （ B） He has bought the wrong book. （ C） He has lost half of his money. （ D） He has found the chemistry book. （ A） She admitted her carelessness. （ B） She is not to blame. （ C） Shell accept all responsibility. （ D） Shell be more careful next time. （ A）
4、Buy the ticket at Seattle. （ B） Fly to Cleveland directly. （ C） Buy a domestic airline ticket. （ D） Take a connecting flight at Seattle. （ A） She will take a taxi home. （ B） Drive home in her own car. （ C） Edward will drive her home. （ D） She will ask Allen to send her home. （ A） Shell definitely ge
5、t a good grade because she didnt use Internet sources. （ B） She wonders how well shell perform on her paper for using Internet sources. （ C） Shell get a bad grade because she used Internet sources and something else. （ D） Shell probably do badly on her paper since she used nothing but Internet sourc
6、es. （ A） 5:15. （ B） 4:45. （ C） 0.239583 （ D） 0.177083 （ A） He shouted at his wife. （ B） He just stood there. （ C） He crawled under the table. （ D） He lost consciousness. （ A） They just lived in the first floor. （ B） Their apartment building is lower than a normal one. （ C） The floor below their apar
7、tment was totally flattened. （ D） The ground was heightened because of the earthquake. （ A） It was gone completely. （ B） It stayed where it was before the earthquake. （ C） It moved to another place and collapsed totally. （ D） It kept standing there though moved. （ A） They dont get rid of flabby arms
8、. （ B） They can damage arm muscles. （ C） They arent acceptable to most people. （ D） They can raise ones blood pressure. （ A） Exercising the entire body. （ B） Having your blood pressure taken daily. （ C） Losing weight prior to exercising. （ D） Weighing in before each exercise session. （ A） Wearing ar
9、m weights while you are swimming. （ B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time. （ C） Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs. （ D） Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth. Section B （ A） It finds some imported goods cause environmental damage. （ B） UK wa
10、stes a lot of money importing food products. （ C） It thinks people waste energy buying food from other countries. （ D） Growing certain vegetables causes environmental damage. （ A） The distance that a food product travels to a market from its source area. （ B） The distance between UK and other food p
11、roducing countries. （ C） The distance that a food product travels from one market to another. （ D） The distance between a Third World country and a First World food market. （ A） Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British ones. （ B） British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones. （ C） Protecting
12、the environment may cost a lot of money. （ D） Cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel. （ A） A supporter of free global trade. （ B） A member of the Food Commission. （ C） A supporter of First World food markets. （ D） A member of an energy development group. （ A） It made people save less
13、money. （ B） It increased the number of the poor. （ C） It made people consume less. （ D） It encouraged luxury consumption. （ A） Food, education and automobiles. （ B） Education, entertainment and marriage. （ C） Food, automobiles and entertainment. （ D） Education, automobiles and entertainment. （ A） Pe
14、ople were more money-conscious. （ B） People were more health-conscious. （ C） The price of fruit dropped dramatically. （ D） People had to spend more on transportation and furniture. （ A） They thought she was too young. （ B） They thought she was small in size. （ C） They thought she did not play well e
15、nough. （ D） They thought she did not show much interest. （ A） They were both famous actresses. （ B） They were both popular all their lives. （ C） They were both rich and kind-hearted. （ D） They were both successful when very young. （ A） Turning herself into a legend. （ B） Collecting money for the poo
16、r. （ C） Doing business and helping others. （ D） Going about research and education work. Section C 25 When an invention is made, the inventor has three possible courses of action open to him: he can give the invention to the world by publishing it, keep the idea a secret, or【 B1】 _it. A granted pate
17、nt is the result of a【 B2】 _struck between an inventor and the state, by which the inventor gets a limited period of【 B3】 _and publishes full details of his invention to the public after that period【 B4】 _. Only in the most【 B5】 _circumstances is the life span of a patent extended to alter this norm
18、al process of events. A patent remains permanently public after it has terminated. Indeed, patent experts often advise anyone wishing to avoid the high cost of【 B6】 _a search through live patents that the one sure way of avoiding violation of any other inventors rights is to steal and use a dead pat
19、ent. Likewise, because publication of an idea in any other form permanently invalidates further patents on that idea, it is traditionally safe to take ideas from other areas of print. Much modern technological advance【 B7】 _the presumptions of legal security. Anyone closely-involved in patents and i
20、nventions soon learns that most new ideas are, in fact, as old as the hills. It is their reduction to commercial practice, either through necessity or【 B8】_, or through the availability of new technology that makes news and money. The basic patent for the theory of magnetic recording【 B9】 _to 1886.
21、Many of the original ideas behind television【 B10】 _the late 19th and early 20th century. Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语六级改革适用（
22、听力）模拟试卷 4答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Do you have a seat for the concert tomorrow? W: No seats at all, but we sell standing-room tickets two hours before the performance. Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 we sell standingroom tickets two hours before the performance可知，男士明天可以买站票，故答
23、案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I have a class in linguistics with Professor Jones this semester. W: Youd better study very hard since Professor Jones is a tough grader. Q: What do we learn about Professor Jones? 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Professor Jones is a tough grader(琼斯教授是一个严格的评分者 )， A)中的 serious与
24、女士提到的 tough对应，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Im pretty excited about my trip to Europe. What shall I bring with me? W: A few more travelers cheques may come in handy on holidays. Q: What does the woman mean? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 A few more travelers cheques may come in handy on holidays可知，女士觉得在度
25、假期间旅行支票可能有用，故答案为 C)。 come in handy意为 “迟早有用，派得上用场 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Hey, Louise, Ive got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for a half price. W: Im afraid you wasted your money. Yours is the first edition, but were supposed to be using the third edition. Q: What has the man done? 4 【正确答案】 B
26、 【试题解析】 由对话中女士提到的 Yours is the first edition， but were supposed to be using the third edition(你买的是第一版，但我们应该使用第三版 )可知，男士买错了书，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: What an accident! If you had been careful, things would not be as they are. W: What do you mean, it was my fault? If it were, surely I would take
27、 all responsibility for it. Q: What does the woman mean? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说 If you had been careful， things would not be as they are(如果你细心点，事情就不会是现在的样子 )，女士回答 it was my fault?If it were ，surely I would take all responsibility for it( 是我的错吗 ?如果是，我肯定会承担所有责任 )，言外之意就是她没有错，不应承担责任，故答案为 B)。 If引导虚拟条件句表达相
28、反的意思，本题也可根据女士说话的语气来判断其立场态度。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, madam. Can I buy a ticket direct from here to Cleveland? W: Yes, but you will have to transfer at Seattle to a domestic airline. But thats no problem. They fly quite often. Q: What would the man most probably do? 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士询问能
29、否买一张直达克利夫兰的机票，女士说可以，然后用 but转折提到需要在西雅图转乘国内航线，由此可知，男士可能会在西雅图乘坐联运航班，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Edward, can you drive me home after work today? My car broke down this morning, and its still in the garage. M: Im sorry. I have a date with Kate at dinnertime. Maybe you can ask Allen. He is showing off
30、his new Ferrari lately. He would be glad to send you home. Q: How will the woman go home today probably? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士询问爱德华能否开车把她送回家，男士 (爱德华 )说他有一个约会，让她问艾伦，并说艾伦最近在炫耀他的新法拉利，他将会很高兴送女士回家，由此可知，女士可能会让艾伦送她回家，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块 】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Professor Taylor hated that he wasnt that keen on students
31、using Internet sources in their papers, and seemed disappointed so many had. W: Im just wondering if hell take it out on me, especially. I used practically nothing else in mine. Q: What does the woman mean? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由男士提到的泰勒教授对如此多的学生利用网络资源写论文感到失望可知，秦勒教授反对学生利用网络资源写论文。由女士提到的 I used practicall
32、y nothing else in mine可知，她只用了网络资源写论文，所以她很可能因此论文成绩不好，故答案为 D)。 nothing but意为 “只有 ”； take it out on sb意为 “向某人出气，把某人当出气筒 ”。 【知识模块】 听 力 9 【听力原文】 M: And now, Mrs. Smith, can you tell us what happened at your apartment when the earthquake ended? W: Oh, it was terrible. Ill never forget it. Well, Jack and I
33、 always get up at about a quarter to five. He has to work early. You see, while I was in the kitchen preparing breakfast, the quake came. There was this horrible sound and the floor was just bouncing and rolling like wave, all at the same time. M: Then what did you do? W: Well, we figure out it was
34、an earthquake. Then I crawled under the table, and I shouted at Jack to come. But he just stood there. M: Whoa! W: It lasted 24 seconds, and then it stopped. And Jack and I could hear people talking outside, so we tried to go out to the front door, but it was jammed shut. And then the first aftersho
35、ck hit. M: Thats incredible. Then what did you guys do? W: Well, I remember that someone shouted, “Get out of there, quickly!“ Jack said, “Well go out of the window.“ But I called out: “Its too high up“ because we were living on the second floor. “Not any more,“ Jack shouted back. So, we looked out
36、of the window and, sure enough, we were down on the ground! M: Your second floor apartment was on the ground? W: We couldnt believe it. We opened the window and crawled out. Once we were down safely, we turned around and looked back at our apartment building. The whole first was gone it was just tot
37、ally flattened. M: Mrs. Smith, do you mean that the whole first floor was gone? W: Yes, the first floor was gone. M: And what about your apartment? W: The apartment, can you believe it, had moved and stood there. M: Incredible, Mrs. Smith, absolutely incredible. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the co
38、nversation you have just heard. 9. At what time does the woman get up every morning? 10. What was Jacks first reaction after the earthquake came? 11. Why did the woman and her husband get down on the ground directly after crawling out of the window? 12. What was the womans apartment like after the e
39、arthquake? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 Jack and I always get up at about a quarter to five可知，女士每天早上 4： 45起床，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 But he just stood there可知，杰克的第一反应是站着不动，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 Once we were down safelyThe whole first was goneit was just tot
40、ally flattened可知，整个第一层楼全部坍塌了，所以他们直接从窗户爬到了地面，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 B)和 D)的意思相矛盾，根据命题规律，其中之一很可能是答案。由对话中提到的 had moved andstood there可知，答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Exercise, exercise, exercise! We hear so much about it these days that even the experts cant agree on which exercises are
41、 best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises. M: Arm exercises? Ive never heard of that. Is that because our arms are too fat or flabby? W: Actually, thats not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit. M: But dont arm exercises raise yo
42、ur blood pressure? Seems Ive read an article about that before. So, thats risky. W: Not really. That they do, but the article I read mentioned several ways that can compensate for that. M: Really? How? W: By adding leg exercise so the arms dont do all the work. Arm exercises alone arent enough to in
43、crease metabolism before fatigue sets in. The more of a body that involves in the exercise the better. M: And in turn, Im sure that there is a great chance of losing weight, right? W: Sounds right to me. M: So, what exercises do the experts recommend? W: They mentioned quite a few. But some of the m
44、ore popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs, and walking vigorously while wearing arm weights. M: Sounds great. I must try that. You know, I like to walk a lot. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. According to the
45、 conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises? 14. According to the conversation, what are the experts now recommending? 15. What form of exercise does the woman mention? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由对话中男士提到的 But dont arm exercises raise your blood pressure?以及对话中女士提到的 Thatthey do， but 可知，手臂锻炼可能会造成血压升
46、高，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 A)、 C)、 D)提到了 Exercising和 exercise，而 B)却提到了测量血压，与其他选项明显不同，故可首先排除。由对话中提到的 But some of the more popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you useboth your arms and legs 可知，专家提议要锻炼整个身体，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 But some of the m
47、ore popular ones are cycling with special bicyclesuse both yourarms and legs 可知，答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, angrily argued in public, has traveled 10,00
48、0 “food miles“ before it reaches Western customers. “Transporting water halfway across the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the UK.“ It is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying prams from Indonesia(7,000 food miles)and carrots from South
49、 Africa(5,900 food miles). Counting the number of miles traveled by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage done by an industry. Most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy efficient. It should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck to a farmers market does not necessarily use less fuel on its journey than a similar product transported hundreds of miles by sea. Besi
