1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The bus is direct though expensive. （ B） The subway is fast and less expensive. （ C） The subway is faster though less direct. （ D） There is no traffic jam on the subway. （ A） Tell Mary about the ring. （ B） Call Mary before each meeting. （ C） Tell Mary about
2、the volunteer meeting. （ D） Keep Mary waiting for him all the time. （ A） Shes worried about her first job. （ B） She is usually a very healthy woman. （ C） She is turned down for her poor health. （ D） She must be in a poor physical condition. （ A） He is alcoholic. （ B） He has eye trouble. （ C） Hes got
3、 a headache. （ D） Hes got a stomachache. （ A） He cant recall where he left his portable computer. （ B） Hes got a terrible headache and forgets things easily. （ C） He has some trouble with a company but cant get rid of it. （ D） He doesnt remember the name of the computer manufacturer. （ A） In a law c
4、ourt. （ B） In a school office. （ C） In a hospital ward. （ D） In a department store. （ A） The TV set is usually on sale. （ B） They have to bargain on the sale. （ C） They advertise to sell their TV set. （ D） They go to buy a TV set at a bargain price. （ A） The man should pick up Nancy and Peter as wel
5、l. （ B） The man shouldnt have promised to pick up Nancy. （ C） Nancy and Peter should go to the same class for conveniences sake. （ D） The man should kill the two birds with one stone for dinner before leaving. （ A） To keep the stability of money supply. （ B） To help increase employment. （ C） To avoi
6、d the influence of politics on economy. （ D） To prevent inflation from happening. （ A） Swiss National Bank. （ B） The Federal Reserve. （ C） Bank of France. （ D） Bank of Italy. （ A） It is privatised slowly. （ B） It is controlled by the government. （ C） It is a quite independent bank. （ D） It is one of
7、 the most efficient banks. （ A） At the mans home. （ B） At the airline reservation agency. （ C） At the womans house. （ D） At the mans office. （ A） He went to his office. （ B） He turned on the computer. （ C） He checked his mails. （ D） He listened to the radio. （ A） Chicago. （ B） San Francisco. （ C） Ho
8、ng Kong. （ D） New York. （ A） Reminding the man of their moms birthday. （ B） Asking the man to help him book an air ticket. （ C） A big fire in Hong Kong yesterday. （ D） Whether he is going to visit San Francisco during vacation. Section B （ A） Drinking coffee may protect you against some cancers. （ B
9、） Drinking coffee can help relieve the pain caused by cancers. （ C） Drinking coffee may lead to some cancers. （ D） Drinking coffee can not keep you vigorous. （ A） 2,000. （ B） 4,000. （ C） 7000 （ D） 9000 （ A） There was a weak link between cancer risk and drinking decaffeinated coffee. （ B） People who
10、drink less than 4 cups of coffee a day can not keep vigorous. （ C） People who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the head and neck. （ D） People who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. （ A） About 25%. （ B） About 15%. （ C） About
11、20%. （ D） About 50%. （ A） Utah. （ B） Ohio. （ C） Kentucky. （ D） West Virginia. （ A） States with fewer highly educated populaces have fewer smokers. （ B） States with higher taxes on cigarettes have lower smoking rates. （ C） States with fewer smokers are more likely to pass high cigarette taxes. （ D） S
12、tates with regulations against smoking in public places have higher smoking rates. （ A） It has become a major cocoa trading centre connecting to Europe. （ B） It has become a major centre of drug smuggling to Europe. （ C） It has caught up with the development of many European countries. （ D） It has p
13、rovided great fortune and opportunities for many Europeans. （ A） 1 ton. （ B） 2.5 tons. （ C） 8 tons. （ D） 33 tons. （ A） The labour is cheaper. （ B） Global economics is resurging. （ C） Transportation by sea is cheaper. （ D） The demand for cocaine is declining. （ A） Nigeria. （ B） Argentina. （ C） Afghan
14、istan. （ D） The Philippines. Section C 25 Personality is to a large extent inherent A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a【 B1】 _effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their ch
15、ildren. One place where children【 B2】 _A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs moral standard and【 B3】 _their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children【 B4】 _their classma
16、tes or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner,【 B5】 _dead seconds after saying “Rejoice, we conquer!“ B
17、y far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to【 B6】 _those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is posit
18、ively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor【 B7】 _that all A-youngsters change into Bs. The world needs A-types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a childs personality to his possible future employment. It is top management. If the preoccupation of schools with【 B8】 _work wa
19、s lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Selection for the caring professions could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such【 B9】 _as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors【 B10】 _from A-type stock. Bs are important and sho
20、uld be encouraged. 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（听力）模拟试卷 5答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Since its the rush hour, lets take the subway. M: OK. Its not as direct as the bus, but its faster and there will be less chance of a traffic
21、jam. I think it is the best choice for us right now. Q: Why do the man and the woman make such a decision? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 take the subway，男士回答 OK Its not as direct as the bus， but its faster 由此可知，二人选择地铁是因为它比较快，虽然不是直达，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: It seems that Mary is used to keeping us
22、waiting for her all the time. Maybe one of us should give her a ring before each meeting. M: Thats true. And I think I will be the volunteer. Q: What will the man probably do? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Maybe one of us should give her a ring before each meeting(或许我们中的一个人应该在每次开会前给她打个电话 )，男士回答 I will b
23、e the volunteer。由此可知，男士将会在每次开会前给玛丽打电话，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Its really too bad this had to happen. Jennie was supposed to start her new job in the morning. But thats out of the question now. W: Why are you worried about the job at a time like this? Her health is more important. Q: What do w
24、e learn from the conversation about Jennie? 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 “珍尼本应该在今天上午开始她的新工作。但现在这不可能了。 ”女士听后说 “她的健康更重要 ”。由此可知，珍尼不能去工作是因为她现在身体状况不好，故答案为 D)。 out of the question表示 “不可能的 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Mr. Williams, how can I help you? M: It never used to trouble me, but now after only a couple of
25、 glasses, I start to feel really terrible. Could you give me some advice? Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由男士提到的 “以前我喝酒一点事都没有，但现在仅仅喝几杯之后，我就开始感觉很难受 ”可知，男士是 个酒鬼，故答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: What are you scratching your head for? M: Ive been racking my brain
26、s all morning trying to recall the name of the company that produces the portable computers, but in vain. Q: What do we learn about the man? 5 【正确 答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 racking my brainsto recall the name of the company that produces the portablecomputers， but in vain( 我绞尽脑汁在想那家生产手提电脑的公司的名字，但没想起来 )，
27、D)的表述与此一致，故为答案。rack ones brain意为 “绞尽脑汁想某事 ”； in vain意为 “徒劳 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: If I remember right, this is the third time I wrote you this month, isnt it, Mrs. Smith? W: Yes. Toms really a headache. Prof. Benson, I wonder if you could give me some advice about my boy. Q: Where does the convers
28、ation most probably take place? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析 】 由对话中女士提到的 Prof Benson， I wonder if you could give me some advice about my boy(本森教授，关于我的孩子，我想知道您是否能够给我一些建议 )可推知，对话应该发生在学校办公室里面，故答案为 B)。 C)是针对女士的话 Toms really a headache所设的干扰项， a headache在此意为 “令人头痛的人 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: This TV set is getting wor
29、se and worse. Now it doesnt work at all. W: Heres an advertisement in the newspaper about a big TV sale. Usually a big sale like this would have some good bargains. What would you say? Q: What does the woman suggest? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开头男士抱怨说 This TV set doesnt work at all(电视机 彻底坏了 )，接着女士提到 Heresa
30、 big TV salewould have some good bargains(有 一个大型电视促销活动 会有便宜货 )，即女士建议他们去参加促销活动，廉价买一台电视机，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: I must be going now I promised to pick up Nancy. W: Since youre going to pick up Nancy from the fitness class, why dont you kill two birds with one stone and pick up Peter after his
31、ballet class? Q: What does the woman mean? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 pick up Nancykill two birds with one stone and pick up Peter( 接南希 一举两得接彼得 )， A)是 对此的同义转述，故为答案。 why dont 表建议。 kill two birds with one stone意为 “一箭双雕 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: I know that you believe central bank should normally be ind
32、ependent from the government, rather than a government department. Why is this? M: Well, the main reason is what we call, in economics, the political business cycle. If the central bank mainly acts as a branch of government, then this government is inclined to increase abruptly, for instance, money
33、supply just before elections in order to favour employment, but, of course, this has a negative effect on inflation. W: And this happens in America, in Germany? M: Mainly in Germany. The two most independent central banks we can think of are really Switzerland and Germany. W: Not the Fed, the Federa
34、l Reserve? M: The Fed, yes, but the Fed is slightly less independent, in the sense that, for instance, it doesnt have a goal of price stability as clearly stated as the German or the Swiss central banks, for instance. W: And examples of central banks which are influenced by the government? M: Well,
35、theres Britain, for instance. France is being slowly privatised well, made independent. Italy, contrary to what most people think, is a quite independent central bank. Its one of the most efficient public bodies, I would say. W: But you think the independent bank is a model for the future? M: Yes, I
36、 would argue it is. Actually Im working presently on something that tends to show that the independence should actually be adapted to the economic conditions in the country and outside the country, but yes, generally a more independent central bank is certainly more, well, certainly more desirable t
37、han a non-independent central bank. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why should central banks be independent from the government, according to the man? 10. Which of the following central banks is the most independent, according to the man? 11. What does the man
38、 say about the central bank of Britain? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均以 “To+原形动词 ”开头表明， 本题可能考查做某事的目的或原因。对话开头女士问男士为什么认为中央银行应该独立于政府，男士回答说主要原因就是政治性经济周期 (the political businesscycle)，接着解释说如果中央银行成为政府机构，那么政府很可能会为了在大选前提高就业率而突然增加货币供应，从而导致通货嘭胀，由此可知，男士之所以认为中央银行应该独立于政府就是为了避免经济受政治的影响，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析
39、】 选项中量复出现的 Bank表明，本题与银行有关。对话中男 士提到， The two most independentcentral banksare really Switzerland and Germany，由此可知，他认为最独立的两个中央银行就是瑞士中央银行和德国中央银行， A)为其中之一，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中的 It， privatised slowly， independent bank和 most efficient表明， It应该是指某家银行，本题考查它的特点。女士让男士举一个受政府左右的中 央银行的例子，男士回答说 t
40、heres Britain， for instance，由此可知，英国中央银行受政府控制，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: So this is the Internet? M: Well, its the World Wide Web, which is part of the Internet. W: Wow. and, uh, what do you use it for? M: Oh, well, I can sit here in my office and do almost anything. W: Like what? M: Well, this
41、morning, the first thing I did when I got up was to turn on the computer. In a couple of minutes, I was reading the newspaper from Chicago. W: Wow. M: Yeah, you can read hundreds of newspapers from around the world. W: Thats amazing. M: Thats just the start. Then I checked my e-mail. There was a mes
42、sage from my dad in Chicago, one from my sister in San Francisco, and a message from my brother in Hong Kong. My dads message was to tell me not to forget my moms birthday. So then I sent her an electronic birthday card. W: An electronic birthday card? M: Uh-huh. W: Fantastic. M: My sister wanted to
43、 know if I was planning to visit her in San Francisco during my vacation. W: So., are you? M: Well, I checked an airline reservation service. I looked at the schedule and picked a flight, booked it, and sent the information to my sister. After about an hour she sent me a reply saying shed pick me up
44、 at the airport. W: Oh, my gosh! And how about your brothers message? M: Well, he told me about a big fire in Hong Kong yesterday, and I wanted to find out more about it. So I checked an Internet news service and I saw video footage of it. W: No way! You can see video images through your computer? M
45、: Absolutely sure. Amazing, isnt it? Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. Where does the conversation take place? 13. What was the first thing the man did when he got up this morning? 14. Where does the mans sister live? 15. What is the message from the mans brot
46、her mainly about? 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项的内容表明，本题考查地点场所，需要快速浏览各个选项，听音时应注意与地点场所有关的信息，对号入座即可选出答案。由男士提到的 I can sit here in my office and do almost anything可知，对话应该是发生在男士的办公室里，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均为与 He有关的句子且谓语动词均使用了一般过去式表明，本题与男士过去的行为活动有关。对话中男士提到今天早上他起床后做的第一件事就是打开电脑 (turn on the compute
47、r)，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项的内容表明，本题考查地点场所，听音时应留意地点信息，并听清问题问的是什么。对话中 男士说他查看电子邮件的时候，有一条是妹妹从旧金山 (San Francisco)发来的消息，由此可知，男士的妹妹应该是住在旧金山，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士问男士他兄弟发来的消息说了些什么，男士回答说兄弟告诉他香港昨天发生了一起大火 (abig fire in Hong Kong yesterday)，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文
48、】 Coffee is one of the worlds most widely-enjoyed beverages. Flavor aside, scientists have recognised it as a complex blend of chemical compounds with potential health effects, both good and bad. Now, new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of can
49、cer. Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the link between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. “There were a few studies, but the findings were not consistent across the studies,“ she said, “so this finding from our current study was quite a surprise. We didnt really have any expectation of which direction
