1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 87及答案与解析 （ A） Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her. （ B） Find a place to go rock climbing. （ C） Find out if a rock-climbing course will be offered. （ D） Plan a rock- climbing trip over spring break. （ A） There is no one to teach them how to do it. （ B） Not very
2、 many students are interested in it. （ C） The college doesnt have any rock-climbing equipment. （ D） There are no appropriate places for rock climbing nearby. （ A） Climbers develop skills useful in other activities. （ B） Climbers have the opportunity to be outside and enjoy the scenery. （ C） Climbing
3、 isnt as expensive as other sports. （ D） Learning to climb doesnt take a very long time. （ A） Selecting the necessary equipment. （ B） Finding a climbing partner. （ C） Increasing upper-body strength. （ D） Discussing popular climbing sites. （ A） Anxiety. （ B） Truth. （ C） Sympathy. （ D） Time. （ A） He f
4、ailed his last test. （ B） He cant find his watch. （ C） Hes taking examinations soon. （ D） He missed his medical checkup. （ A） She is older than he is. （ B） She has been through a similar experience. （ C） She is a medical student. （ D） She has a sense of humor. （ A） He has never heard of them. （ B） H
5、e didnt have their number. （ C） He hasnt had the time. （ D） He couldnt afford the fee. （ A） The home telephone number of a counselor. （ B） A lecture on “Students in Distress.“ （ C） A book on how to pass examinations. （ D） A course on how to cope with stress. （ A） Writing papers for his classes. （ B）
6、 Meeting with his professors. （ C） Doing extra work in the chemistry lab. （ D） Working overtime as a librarian. （ A） Spend more time in the library. （ B） Write just one paper for all his classes. （ C） Drop one of his courses. （ D） Do his research on closely related topics. （ A） She once wrote about
7、it. （ B） She thinks the man should write about it. （ C） Shes been studying it recently. （ D） She particularly likes Romantic poetry. （ A） She knows hes very busy. （ B） Hes already helped her enough. （ C） He doesnt know enough chemistry. （ D） She doesnt need any help. （ A） Collecting objects on the b
8、each. （ B） Creating computer models. （ C） Mapping currents in the ocean. （ D） Tracking water pollution. （ A） An interesting piece of wood. （ B） An old shoe. （ C） A message nside a bottle. （ D） An unusual shell. （ A） Chemicals. （ B） Bottles. （ C） Athletic shoes. （ D） Model boats. （ A） A storm can cha
9、nge the direction of an ocean current. （ B） Common items can be works or art. （ C） Not all useful experiments are planned ahead of time. （ D） Computers cannot always predict the effects of pollution. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力） 模拟试卷 87答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 W:John! Have you chosen a physical education class yet for this
10、 semester? M:No, why? W: Youve got to take rock climbing. We just had the first class and it looks like its going to be great! M:You think I should take rock climbing? Youve got to be kidding. Besides, how can they teach rock climbing when its completely flat around here? W:Thats not important. You
11、cant just start climbing without any training. You have to get in shape, learn how to use the ropes, the belts, the buckles theres a lot of preparation first. M:You dont think its just a little bit dangerous? W:Not if you know how to use the safety equipment, which is, by the way, pretty high tech.
12、The ropes are made of elastic fibers that stretch a little, the shoes have special grips on the bottom, and the helmets are made out of some kind of special plastic. You have to learn how to use all this before you do any real climbing. M:Well, whats the appeal? Well spend the whole semester studyin
13、g something we dont actually get to do. W:We will take a climbing trip during spring break, but thats not the point. Climbing isnt the only goal. In preparing to climb you learn patience, mental discipline, and you gain fantastic physical strength. Especially in your hands. For the first few weeks w
14、ere going to concentrate entirely on hand and upper-body exercises. M:All that in one sport? Maybe youre right. Since its not too late to join the class, maybe I will. 1. What is the woman trying to do? 2. What does the man imply about rock climbing at their college? 3. Why is the woman interested i
15、n rock climbing? 4. What will the first few classes focus on? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “rock climbing”是指 “攀岩运动 ”。 W听说 M还没有决定这学期的体育课，于是力劝他选珲攀岩课，并列举了这门课的种种好处，最后终于让 M动心了。因此这道题的正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 长对话 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 M问道： “这一带周围都是平地，学校怎么教攀岩 ?”言外之意是，附近没有适合攀岩的地方，因此选 D。 【知识模块】 长对话 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 W认为攀登并不是唯一的目的，这门
16、课让人学会保持 耐心，锻炼智力并增强体力，这正是 W对它如此感兴趣的原因。与之意思最接近的只有选项A。 【知识模块】 长对话 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。最初几周的课将完全集中于锻炼手部和上身，因此选 C。 【知识模块】 长对话 5 【听力原文】 W: Hello. M:Hi, Sally, this is Phil. W:Great to hear from you Phil! How have you been doing? M:To tell you the truth, Im very worried about our final examinations n
17、ext month. For one thing, I cant sleep. W:I sympathize! I went through the same thing last year. M:Thats exactly why Im calling you. Do you have any suggestions for coping with anxiety? You know how I hate exams! W: Well, last year the university offered a stress-management course at about this time
18、. Have you been in contact with the student health services? M:No, I havent had time! W: Funny, isnt it? Just when students need help most, we cant afford the time to get it! M:Well, perhaps I should find out more about this stress-management course. Things have got to get better! W:I suggest you ca
19、ll the health services tomorrow. They open at nine a.m. M:Thanks, Sally. Ill let you know how it goes. W:Best of luck! And have a good nights sleep! M:Thats easier said than done! 5. What is the main topic of the conversation? 6. Why is Phil worried? 7. Why does Phil turn to Sally for advice? 8. Why
20、 has Phi1 not contacted the student health services? 9. What does the university offer to students in Phils condition? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 从 “worried”， “cant sleep”， “anxiety”， “stress”这些意思接近的关键词不难推断，这段对话的主题是焦虑。因此选 A。 【知识模块】 长对话 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。对话中 “final examinations”和 “exam”各出现了一次。 M感到焦虑是因
21、为下个月就要期末 考试了。与之意思相符的只有选项 C。 【知识模块】 长对话 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 W对 M的状况表示同情，并说自己去年也经历过同样的事情，而这正是 M给她打电话的原因，因此选 B。 【知识模块】 长对话 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。 W问 M有没有和学生健康中心联系过，去听听关于应付压力的课程， M回答说没有时间，后面 W还对此发表了一番感慨。因此选 C。 【知识模块】 长对话 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 M向 W询问关于对付焦虑的方 法， W建议他去听听学校提供的应付压力的课程 (stress-management course
22、)。可见，正确答案应该是 D。 【知识模块】 长对话 10 【听力原文】 W:I havent seen you here for a couple of weeks. Have you stopped eating or something? M:No. Does it look like Ive stopped eating? Ive been spending a lot of time in the library. W:Working on a paper? M:I wish I was working on a paper! Im working on three differen
23、t papers:anthropology, English lit, and history. W:Wow, that is a lot of work. M:Yeah, and whats frustrating is that Im studying the nineteenth century British Empire in all three classes, but I cant just write a single paper for all three. W:Why not? M:The professors wont let me. Even if I make it
24、three times as long as the suggested length. W:Thats too bad. Could you write your papers on three aspects of one topic? M:Hmmm. What do you mean? Do you have something in mind? W:Well, lets see. Hmm. Maybe you could do something with Romanticism, like write your anthropology paper on the cultural b
25、asis of Romanticism, and, uh, your history paper on the influence of the Romantic poets on British foreign policy, and, OK, and your English paper on an analysis of some Romantic poems. M:Hey, thats not a bad idea! Ive already started the research for one of the papers, so I can use that. What can I
26、 do to repay you? W:You want to write up my chemistry lab for me? M: Id love to, but Ive never taken chemistry, so Im not sure youd like the results. W:Oh well, no thanks necessary then. Have a good weekend, and try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes.
27、M:OK, Ill try. See you later. 1. What has the man been busy doing all week? 2. What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier? 3. Why does the woman mention Romanticism? 4. Why doesnt the woman want any help from the man? 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这道题关键在于把握对话中反复出现的 paper(论文 )一词。 M与 W所讨论的话题一
28、直围绕着写论文而展开，不难判断， M一直在忙着写论文，正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 长对话 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 W建议 M选择一个主题，然后分别写三个不同的方面，完成三篇论文。与之意思最接近的是选 项 D。 【知识模块】 长对话 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 W在给 M建议时提到围绕浪漫主义，写三篇侧重点不同的论文，因此选 B。其他三个选项的内容对话中都没有提及。 【知识模块】 长对话 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 W没有让 M帮她写化学实验是因为 M从来没有上过化学课 (take chemistry)，恐怕 W对 M帮忙的结果不满意，因此正确答案是 C。
29、【知识模块】 长对话 14 【听力原文】 M:Hey, Michelle. Look what I just found. Right here in the sand. W:A piece of wood? Oh. Driftwood. Interesting shape. Almost like some sort of modern sculpture. M:Yeah. And feel how smooth it is. W:Hmm, Mustve been in the water a long time. It couldve been drifting in the ocean
30、currents for months, or even years. M:In the currents? Doesnt the wind just blow things around out there? W:Well, sure. But the currents are always moving, too. Almost like rivers, but underwater rivers, flowing through the ocean. M:So how do they find out where these currents go? Stick a message in
31、 a bottle and throw it in the water? W:Dont laugh. In fact, I was reading in a science magazine that oceanographers have released huge numbers of bottles into the ocean over the years. They wanted to map out where the currents would carry them. M:Say, Ill bet-after they found out where all those bot
32、tles ended up they could enter all that data into a computer and make a pretty detailed model to show where the currents go. W:In fact, they did. And they also found a neat way to test that model. There was a freighter carrying sneakers from a factory in Asia. It was caught in a big storm and thousa
33、nds of pairs of sneakers got dumped in the Pacific Ocean. M:Really? What a waste! W:Yeah. Turns out, though, that hundreds of these shoes started washing up on beaches somewhere near Seattle, just about where the computer models had predicted the currents would carry them. M: Gee. You mean all that
34、stuff I find on the beaches might be part of some big scientific experiment? I thought it was all just trash! 5. What are the speakers mainly discussing? 6. What did the man find on the beach? 7. According to the magazine article, what did scientists put into the ocean? 8. What can be inferred from
35、the story about the sneakers? 14 【正确 答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中反复出现 current这个词，这段话主要是在讨论科学家们如何努力确定海流 (currents)的流向问题。与之意思最接近的是选项 C。 【知识模块】 长对话 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 M在沙滩上发现的是一块浮木 (driftwood)，形状很有趣，很像现代雕塑，因此选 A。 【知识模块】 长对话 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “oceanographers”是指 “海洋学者 ”。这篇杂志上的文章说，海洋学者们许多年以来，向海洋里扔 了大量的瓶子，希望弄清海流的去向。正确答案应该是 B。 【知识模块】 长对话 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 装载着运动鞋 (sneakers)的货船是因为遇上暴风雨才会导致这些运动鞋掉进了太平洋，后来又被冲到西雅图的海岸，这是一次意外事故，但却恰巧证实了计算机模型对洋流的预测。这件事说明，并非所有有用的实验都是预先计划好的。正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 长对话
