1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 66及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Decide for himself what is best. （ B） Communicate his career hopes. （ C） Stop hindering his own progress. （ D） Look for another career （ A） It will last for two weeks. （ B） It has come to a halt. （ C） It will end before long. （ D） It will probably continue.
2、 （ A） None of them survived. （ B） Some were wounded, but there were no deaths. （ C） Some were kidnapped. （ D） All of them landed safely. （ A） Gas station. （ B） Police station. （ C） Lost and found department. （ D） Bar. （ A） She hasnt worn the dress for a long time. （ B） She doesnt like the dress very
3、 much. （ C） She intends to give the dress to her sister. （ D） She doesnt remember where her sister bought the dress. （ A） She can find a way out. （ B） What the man said is logical. （ C） What the man said is illogical. （ D） She agrees to what the man said. （ A） She thinks Mary is too critical. （ B） S
4、he doesnt know how to react. （ C） She thinks the man is too sensitive. （ D） She wants to know what the man thinks. （ A） The effects of the flood. （ B） The heroic fight against a flood. （ C） The cause of the flood. （ D） Floods of the past twenty years. （ A） How to care for precious metal. （ B） A stan
5、dard unit for measuring weight. （ C） The value of precious metals. （ D） Using the metric system. （ A） To check the accuracy of scales. （ B） To calculate the density of other metals. （ C） To observe changes in the atmosphere. （ D） To measure amounts of rain fall. （ A） Someone spilled water on it. （ B
6、） Someone lost it. （ C） It was made of low quality metal. （ D） The standard for measuring had changed. （ A） It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal. （ B） It is difficult to judge the value of such an object. （ C） It is reasonable for an object with such an important function. （ D） It
7、is too high for such a light weight. （ A） What the mans plans are for tonight. （ B） Why the man does not want to play tennis. （ C） Why they do not have time to play tennis after class today. （ D） What time they can meet in the library. （ A） Yesterday before dinner. （ B） Two days ago. （ C） Last weeke
8、nd. （ D） One week ago. （ A） Let him win a tennis game. （ B） Help him finish his anthropology project. （ C） Give him some medicine for his stomach. （ D） Lend him her anthropology book. Section B （ A） An introduction to the American Farm Bureau Federation. （ B） Opinions of American young farmers. （ C）
9、 Age survey of American young farmers. （ D） Reasons of young Americans becoming farmers. （ A） 30-35. （ B） 15-25. （ C） 18-35. （ D） 18-25. （ A） International trade. （ B） The increase of agricultural exports. （ C） Measure of government toward farming. （ D） Making money. （ A） More than half of the young
10、 American farmers are more hopeful about farming now than they were five years ago. （ B） Fifty percent of people chose farming on their own. （ C） The high majority of people concerned believe they will remain in farming all their lives. （ D） Eighty-five percent would like to see their children becom
11、e farmers. （ A） From the place where the agreement was signed. （ B） From the people who signed the agreement. （ C） From the significance it tried to find in the international finance system. （ D） None of the above. （ A） To lower their exchange rates. （ B） To regulate their exchange rates. （ C） To ra
12、ise their regulated rates. （ D） To make no change of their rates. （ A） Some developed countries. （ B） Countries that wanted to borrow money. （ C） All the member countries. （ D） The World Bank. （ A） Outsmarting law enforcement. （ B） Outsmarting the general public. （ C） Printing illegal money. （ D） Th
13、e use of technology for high-quality copying. （ A） The United States created the Secret Service to investigate it. （ B） The United States created a national currency. （ C） The United States outlawed counterfeiting and increased penalties. （ D） The United States asked every citizen to join in the fig
14、ht against counterfeiting. （ A） Illegal money printers with special functions. （ B） Computerized color copiers. （ C） Copies of documents that look genuine. （ D） The ability of criminals to outsmart the police. Section C 25 Over a century after it ended, the Civil War remains the fundamental【 B1】_in
15、American history. It produced a loss of life【 B2】 _in the American experience. The 620,000 combatants who perished in the conflict nearly outnumber those who died in all other American wars【 B3】 _. The conflict also【 B4】 _affected the future course of national development. In the physical destructio
16、n it brought to the South, the economic changes it produced【 B5】 _the nation, the new technologies it diffused, and the new ideas it spawned, the war altered the lives of several generations of Americans. Slavery lay at the root of the crisis that produced the Civil War. During the first half of the
17、 nineteenth century, the Union divided into two distinctive regions, one 【 B6】_slave labor, and the other evolving into an urban, industrialized society. As the South united in defense of a way of life【 B7】 _slavery, the North increasingly celebrated the superiority of free labor. 【 B8】 _, and espec
18、ially its extensions into the western territories, became the focus of a bitter national debate that divided churches, shattered political parties, and helped bring on a military confrontation that lasted four years. The North went to war to preserve the Union after eleven Southern states【 B9】_in 18
19、60 and 1861. In time, the conflict became a struggle to destroy slavery and emancipate African Americans in bondage. Union victory ended slavery, nation, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, a “new birth of freedom“. Yet the war left it to the future generations to【 B10】 _the legacies of slavery and to
20、embark on the still unfinished struggle for racial justice. 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 66答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: I was wondering whether I should choose an IT major in computer science or in business. W: Well, it
21、really hinges on what youre looking for in your career. Perhaps you might want to tell me your ambitions.（女士建议他把自己的抱负说出来） Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: The strike at the port has held up our export orders for two weeks. M: So far as I know, the managemen
22、t side has made an improved pay offer but the union is holding out for its original demands.（从男士的话中我们得知 “工会仍 然会坚持他们最初的要求 ”推断出工人的罢工会继续。） Q: What does the man think of the strike? 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I heard that the hijacking incident ended with the death of the three kidnappers. How wer
23、e the passengers? M: Well, all the passengers and crew members landed on their feet finally.（ land on ones feet 是安然脱险的意思，也就是说所有乘客都安全着陆了。） Q: What happened to the passengers? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: This doesnt look at all familiar. We must be lost. Wed better get some directions. M: Lets pu
24、ll in here. While Im filling the tank,（ pull in “汽车到站的意思 ”； tank“油罐 ”。男士说给加满油罐，可见他们在加油站。） you ask about the directions and get me a soft drink. Q: Where will the man and woman go for assistance? 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Thats a great dress, Cindy. I dont think Ive ever seen you wear it befor
25、e. W: Oh, I have. Its just that its sent back to my closet. My sister gave it to me like ages ago and I totally forgot about it.（ ages ago意为 “很久以前 ”，结合 its sent back to my closet 和 I totally forgot about it可推知女 士已经好久没穿这件衣服了。） Q: What does the woman imply? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: Now suppose
26、 I was to stay at home and do all the housework and look after the children while my wife went out to work. What would you think about that? W: If Im going to be logical, no.（表明女士认为男士的假设是不合逻辑的。） Q: What does the woman mean? 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: You know, every time I talk to Mary I get t
27、he feeling shes been critical of me. W: Dont you think you are overreacting a bit? （女士认为男士反应过度了，也就是说男士过于敏感 。） Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: This has been the worst flood for the past 20 years. It has caused much damage and destruction. W: Look at the prices of fruits
28、and vegetables. No wonder they are so expensive.（ 两个人在谈论 这次洪水造成很大的破坏和损失，并且水果和蔬菜的价格都上涨了，说的是洪水的后果。） Q: What are they talking about? 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Dr. Thomas? This is Keet Bradley from the daily news. (9) Id like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that y
29、ou purchased.（女士说她想问男士几个关于新度量衡的问题，由此揭示对话谈论的主题是关于衡量重量标准的单位。） M: Id be happy to help you. What would you like to know? W: First of all, how was the standard weight used? M: Well, (10) the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The department of weights and measures,
30、we are a government agency. Its our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.（男士说他们用新标准度量衡来检测全国的天平，他们有责任利用它来确保所有的天平都能够准确地测量 1 公斤的重量） W: How did you check the scales before? M: We have an old standard weight that we used to
31、 use. (11) It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous.（ 男士说旧天平会被取代是因为它不够精准，制造材料低劣。） It absorbed too much moisture. W: Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry it weighed less. M: Exactly. And that variati
32、on can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal. W: How much did it cost? M: About 45 thousand dollars. W: 45,000 dollars? For one kilogram weight? Thats more expensive than gold. (12) Is it really worth that much? M: (12) Im su
33、re it is.（女士问男士新度量衡是否物有所值，男士说确定如此。由此可以推断男士认为新度量衡是物有所值的。） Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. Think of the drug industry, for example, those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufact
34、ure and package medicine. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What is the conversation mainly about? 10. What was the standard weight used to do? 11. Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight? 12. What does Dr. Thomas probably think about the cost of
35、 the new weight? 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Hey! (13) Are you going to play some tennis this afternoon? M: Well, to tell you the truth, (13) Im not feeling so hot today. W: Come on. How long has it been since we played? M: A co
36、uple of days. W: A couple of days? Come on. Its been more than a couple of days. M: Yeah. I guess youre right. Its been almost a week. W: (14) Its been exactly a week.（女士说他们有一个星期没打网球了。也就是说他们上次打网球是一周以前。） And we used to play at least three times a week. M: I know. Playing right after class was somethi
37、ng to look forward to. W: Yeah. And it was right before dinner. So we build up our appetite. M: (13) Ive just been very busy, I guess. And my stomach is bothering me today.（女士邀请男士去打网球，但是男士说他今天没有那个热情，随后解释了原因： 他很忙而且还胃疼。后面详细解释了原因。可见对话是围绕男士为什么不想去打网球而展开的。） W: But you look OK to me. M: Well, I was up late
38、 with Steve in the library working on a project. We have to turn it in by tomorrow for that anthropology class. Weve been working on it all weekend. And I was drinking a lot of coffee. I guess I just drank too much. W: Listen. I took that class last semester. (15) And I could meet you in the library
39、 later tonight and help you if you want.（ 男士说他要完成人类学课的方案，女士说她可以帮助男士。） And then you have time to play tennis this afternoon. M: Yeah. I guess my stomach doesnt hurt that bad. And I could certainly use your help. But its also. W: Is there something else bothering you? M: Well, to be honest, Im getting
40、 tired of losing. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What are the students mainly discussing? 14. When was the last time the speakers played tennis? 15. What does the woman offer to do for the man? 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】
41、听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 (16) A new report offers information about American farmers. It gives the opinions of young American farmers. The second report comes from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nations largest farm group. (17) It questioned about 300 farmers between the ages of 18 and 35 fr
42、om across the country. (18) This report found that the leading concern of young farmers was earning a profit. It was the fourth time in four years that those questioned said making a profit was their top concern. For the fifth year, the young farmers said international trade was important for making
43、 a profit. Many of them said increasing agricultural exports was the most important step the United States government could take to help farmers. The young farmers were divided on a question that dealt with future earnings from agriculture. A little more than half said their farm earnings should com
44、e totally from selling their crops. The others said farmers also need payments from government programs. 51% of those questioned said they started farming as a member of a family business. (19) 27% entered farming on their own. Almost 14% said marriage led them to farming. On a separate issue, almos
45、t 72% of the farmers said they or their husband or wife have an additional job not connected with farming. (19) 59% of the young American farmers said they are more hopeful about farming now than they were five years ago. More than 90% said they believe they will remain in farming all their lives. A
46、nd, almost 85% would like to see their children become farmers. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Whats the main idea of this passage? 17. What age range did the survey cover? 18. What is the leading concern of those farmers? 19. What is NOT true according to the p
47、assage? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 文章主要讲美国青年农民的看法。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 报告调查的是 18 到 35 岁的青年农民。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 美国青年农民首要关注的问题是赚钱。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 27% 的人 自愿从事农业。 59% 的青年农民说他们对农业比五年前更抱有希望。超过 90% 的人认为他们一生都会从事农业。大概 85% 的人愿意让自己的孩子也成为农民。综合以上，可知 B 是错误的。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 During W
48、orld War II, Great Britain and the United States tried to deal with the problem of an international agreement on money. The two countries tried to set up a formal system that everyone would use to exchange money between countries. The system they set up is usually called the Bretton Woods System. (2
49、0) The system got this name from the town in New Hampshire in the United States where the international agreement was signed. The Bretton Woods Agreement was signed in 1944. When it was signed, it seemed to be a good system. The Bretton Woods Agreement had two main parts. The first part concerned exchange rates. (21) All of the countries that signed the agreement promised to regulate their exchange rates. The countries promised not to change their exchange rates too often. This was a very important part of t
