1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 63及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She doesnt expect to finish all her work in thirty minutes. （ B） She has to do a lot of things within a short time. （ C） She has been overworking for a long time. （ D） She doesnt know why there are so many things to do. （ A） The man should phone the hotel f
2、or directions. （ B） The man can ask the department store for help. （ C） She doesnt have the hotels phone number. （ D） The hotel is just around the corner. （ A） The son. （ B） The father. （ C） The mother. （ D） Aunt Louise. （ A） She isnt going to change her major. （ B） She plans to major in tax law. （
3、C） She studies in the same school as her brother. （ D） She isnt going to work in her brothers firm. （ A） His suit is too old to wear. （ B） He doesnt want to buy new clothes. （ C） He doesnt want to wear a suit. （ D） Hell go shopping with the woman. （ A） He finds his history book difficult to understa
4、nd. （ B） He has to read a lot of his history books. （ C） He doesnt like the history course. （ D） He has lost his history book. （ A） Mild. （ B） Draughty. （ C） Hot. （ D） Cool. （ A） He feels very excited. （ B） He feels very happy. （ C） He feels very angry. （ D） He feels very sorry. （ A） A movie. （ B） A
5、 book. （ C） A science fiction. （ D） An episode. （ A） It is as good as the previous ones. （ B） It is more fantastic than the previous ones. （ C） It is funnier than the previous ones. （ D） It is worse than the previous ones. （ A） Fantastic settings. （ B） Special effects. （ C） Mysterious costumes. （ D）
6、 Mysterious weapons. （ A） The overall plot. （ B） The character development. （ C） The boring writing. （ D） The act of the actor. （ A） To interview a few job applicants. （ B） To fill a vacancy in the company. （ C） To advertise for a junior sales manager. （ D） To apply for a job in a major newspaper. （
7、 A） A hardworking ambitious young man. （ B） A young man good at managing his time. （ C） A college graduate with practical working experience. （ D） A young man with his own idea of what is important. （ A） Not clearly specified. （ B） Not likely to be met. （ C） Reasonable enough. （ D） Apparently sexist
8、. Section B （ A） There were only grandparents and children. （ B） There was one father, one mother, and their children. （ C） There were many relatives. （ D） There were two or more brothers with their wives. （ A） The women have more freedom and can share in decisions. （ B） The women do not have to be
9、the heads of the family. （ C） The womens relatives do not help them. （ D） The women have all the power of the family. （ A） Husbands have to share with their wives and help them. （ B） Older women often live alone when their husbands die. （ C） Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family
10、. （ D） Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare. （ A） They want to stay home and do the housework. （ B） They do not have enough money. （ C） They have too much work and not much free time. （ D） They have more freedom than in the past. （ A） A kind of exchange. （ B） A kind
11、of business. （ C） A commercialized exchange. （ D） An international friendship association. （ A） Free food and lodging. （ B） Learning English. （ C） Staying with English families. （ D） Meeting young people. （ A） Most of them are satisfied. （ B） Most of them are very happy. （ C） Most of them are unhapp
12、y. （ D） Most of them are not satisfied. （ A） He was well known on the West Coast. （ B） He served as James Polks Vice President. （ C） He supported financial aid to farmers. （ D） He was a popular war hero. （ A） He was not interested in political reform. （ B） He had an unusual military career. （ C） He
13、had no political experience. （ D） He expressed many controversial ideas. （ A） He lost the support of farmers. （ B） He was opposed by the Whig Party. （ C） He died early in his term. （ D） He came into conflict with railroad owners. Section C 25 Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans captur
14、e their devotion to individualism. “Do you own thing?“ “I did it my way.“ “Youll have to decide that for yourself?“ “You made your bed, now【 B1】 _ it.“ “if you dont look out for yourself, no one else will.“ “Look out for number one.“ Closely【 B2】 _ with the value they place on individualism, is the
15、importance Americans assign to privacy. Americans assume that people “need some time for themselves“ or “some time alone“ to think about things or to recover their【 B3】 _ psychological energy. Americans have great【 B4】 _ understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike
16、being alone. If the parents can【 B5】 _ it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having ones own bedroom even as an【 B6】 _, fixes in a person the notion that she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be【 B7】 _, and keep her possessions. She will have her clothes, her toys, her books
17、, and so on. These things will be hers, no one elses. Americans assume that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone. Doctors,【 B8】 _, psychologists and others have rules governing confidentiality that are【 B9】 _ prevent information about their clients personal
18、situations from being known to others. Americans attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. Americans houses, yards and even their offices can be open and inviting. Yet, in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross. When th
19、ose boundaries are crossed, an Americans body will【 B10】 _ stiffen and his manner will be cool and aloof. 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 63答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: How is it going, Mary? You look a little overwhelmed.
20、W: Exactly. You know, Ive got a million things to do and all of them have to be finished in the next 30 minutes.（ million说明事情很多， 30 minutes 说明时间短，也就是说女士要在很短的时间内做许多事。） Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel, I
21、thought it was on this corner, but Im seemed to have made a mistake. W: Im sorry, but I am a stranger here myself. Maybe you should try calling them.（女士回答说： “ 你可以试着给他 们打电话。 ”） There is a phone over there outside the department store. Q: What does the woman mean? 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I do
22、nt know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, son. Your fathers got the same luck. I cant take a bite without calculating how many calories I am taking.（女士说她她如果不计算吃掉多少卡路里就不会吃，可见她很担心发胖。） M: But remember Aunt Louise, Mom? She ate a lot and never gained a pound. Q: Who is worried about g
23、aining weight? 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance into law school. Do you think you will join your brothers firm after graduation? W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer and Im going to major in criminal law.（女士说她和她哥哥是学的是不同方向的法律，她不太可能去他哥哥的公司。） Q: What doe
24、s the woman mean? 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Im thinking of getting a new pantsuit to wear to James wedding. M: I just hope that my old suit still fits.（男士说他希望自己的衣服还合适，说明他不想再买衣服了。） You know how I feel about shopping. Q: What does the man imply? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Why are you so t
25、ired and upset? M: Ive been taking history course this term. But the trouble is that Ill never get through the reading list.（男士的麻烦是读不完书单上列的书目，推知他有许多历史书要读。） Q: Why is the man worried? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I guess well have a hot summer again. W: I know. Last summer was mild. Do you rememb
26、er our first summer here? The temperature stayed about 100 degrees Fahrenheit for ten straight days. There wasnt a breeze anywhere.（气温连续十天持续 100 华氏度，且没有风，说明第一年夏 天很热。） Q: What do you know about their first summer? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: It really makes my blood boil when this sort of thing
27、happens.（男士说他血液燃烧了，且女士让他冷静下来，由此推断，男士现在很生气。） W: Youd better cool yourself down first. Q: How does the man feel now? 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: (9) What did you think about the movie?（女士询问男士关于这部电影的看法，可见他们讨论的是一部电影。） M: WellI think Harry Potter is an excellent piece of work. (10) But not as good a
28、s the previous ones.（男士认为哈利波特 5 不像前几部那样好，也就说比前几部要糟糕。） W: Really? I dont agree. I think it was incredible! M: Why do you think so? W: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it is the special effects. M: Youre right. The special effects created so many fantastic settings and mysterious costume
29、s, weapons and creatures. (11) The special effects are the main reason for the success of this movie.（特效是这部电影成功的主要原因。） W: Its kind of cool that they still use the themes song for this movie. M: Yeah! It reminds me of the previous scenes. W: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me fe
30、el homesick. M: I thought the overall plot of the movie was very interesting. But I dont think the character development was that strong. They just dont have a lot of funny or meaningful dialogues. (12) The writing was a little boring and this may be the only one weakness of this movie.（男士认为作品有点无聊，这
31、可能是电影的唯一缺点。） W: Well, maybe, but I like the little kid who played young “Anakin Skywalker”. I cant imagine anyone else playing that role. M: I like him too. Hes so cute! You know, even though I was slightly disappointed, I cant wait for the next episode. I wonder when theyre going to start making it
32、 and when its scheduled for release. W: I have no idea. But I hope itll be even better than this one. M: I hope so, too. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? 10. What does the man think about the episode, compared with the p
33、revious ones? 11. What is vital to the success of this movie? 12. According to the man, what is the weakness of this movie? 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【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】 M: Morning, Brenda. W: Good morning, Mr. Browning. M: Er, did you, (13) did you
34、 put that ad in yesterday? W: Yes, yesterday afternoon. M: (13) The ad for a junior sales manager,（ Mr. Browning 要求 Brenda张贴广告，招聘下级销售经理。） I mean. W: Yes, it went into the Standard and the Evening News. M: Thats good. Erm, well. W: What kind of person have you got in mind for this job? M: (14) Oh, we
35、ll, somebody fairly young, you know, twenty something, like 21, or 25. A man, I think. W: A man? M: We really need a man for the position. Yes, I mean, its really too demanding. The sort of situations they get into are much too difficult for a young woman to handle with, erm. W: Erm, what sort of a
36、young man have you got in mind? M: Oh, you know, a good education, polite, responsible, and easy to get along with. (14) What I dont want is one of those young men just out of university, with exaggerated ideas of his own importance. W: Yes, erm, what sort of education are you looking for? M: Well,
37、you know, a couple of A levels. Must have English, of course. W: Yes, I think youre asking quite a lot. I mean youre not really prepared to pay all. M: No, Im not prepared to give him a big salary to start with. Nevertheless, (14) I want someone with plenty of ambition,（ Mr. Browning 需要的是年轻的男士，且要有远大
38、抱负。他不需要刚刚毕业的年轻人，他们只会夸大自己的重要性。） plenty of drive. You know, not looking at the clock all the time. W: Well sir, (15) I wish you the best of luck and hope you have some very successful interviews. M: Well, yes? W: Because personally I think youre asking an awful lot.（ Brenda 希望 Mr. Browning 好运，能有成功的面试，
39、因为她认为 Mr. Browning要求的太多了，也许没有人能满足这些要求。） Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What did Mr. Browning ask Brenda to do? 14. What kind of person will meet the job requirements? 15. What does Brenda think of the qualifications Mr. Browning insists on? 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模
40、块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The family is changing. (16) In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family grou
41、p. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the main family structure everywhere. (17) The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husba
42、nd does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life. But wives usually have to “pay” for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents, and aunt
43、s helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: (18) women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from u
44、nclear families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full-time job, and there was no time for anything else. (19) Now women work outs
45、ide and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Who used to live together in an extended family? 17
46、. What advantages does the nuclear family offer women? 18. What are some disadvantages of the nuclear family for women? 19. Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and the nuclear family? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 过去大家庭当中，会有 祖父母、父母和子女，有时家族当中还会有几个兄弟和他们的妻子儿女。可见大家庭当中有很多亲戚。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 小
47、家庭当中的女性有更多的自由，不用时刻面对各种亲戚，并且可以参加决策，丈夫不再完全拥有整个家庭的权力。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由于女性寿命一般比她们丈夫的寿命长，所以小家庭的其中一个缺点是，上了年纪的女性经常要一个人孤单地生活。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 女性对小家庭的不满主要在于她们除了从事工作，回到家还需要做大部分家务，很少有自己的空余时间。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 In Britain the biggest number of working foreigners comes from the odd
48、system know as “au pair”. Every week hundreds of girls arrive from strange capitals to live with English families. They are called au pairs. (21) An au pair girl stays with the family and has free food and lodging. In return she does light work in the house. (20) This system began as a genuine excha
49、nge, but now has become a commercial bargain between families who need help and girls who need to learn English. As learning languages has become more important, so the numbers involved have gone up. The system succeeds fairly well so far as teaching the girls English is concerned. But it is debatable how far it increases international friendship. There is a basic conflict of objectives the hosts want cheap labor, (21) the girls want leisure and language. The girls often find it hard
