1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 88及答案与解析 （ A） His lecture notes werent very good. （ B） He didnt understand the lecture. （ C） He couldnt attend the lecture. （ D） His research was on the same topic as the lecture. （ A） Survival strategies for extreme Antarctic cold. （ B） Why inactive volcanoes become active. （ C）
2、The principal causes of global warming. （ D） The effects of volcanoes on the Antarctic ice sheet. （ A） That a snow cover can cause ice to melt. （ B） How hear can prevent ice from melting. （ C） How water flows into the ocean. （ D） Why volcanoes have a slippery surface. （ A） Melting ice （ B） Snowfall.
3、 （ C） Glaciers which serve as barriers. （ D） Variations in temperature in Antarctica. （ A） How to increase one s speed in a bicycle race. （ B） Major Canadian bicycle races. （ C） The contribution of cycling to health. （ D） An annual cycling event. （ A） The length of the course. （ B） The route the cyc
4、lists take. （ C） The number of participants. （ D） The month in which the tour is held. （ A） They are not competing with each other. （ B） They have to pay a high fee. （ C） They tend to be beginning cyclists. （ D） Most of them fail to finish the route. （ A） Chocolates. （ B） Water. （ C） First aid. （ D）
5、 Bicycle repair services. （ A） Go to summer school. （ B） Take a vacation. （ C） Stay at home. （ D） Earn some money. （ A） They hired someone to stay in their home. （ B） They left their pets with neighbors. （ C） They rented their house to a student. （ D） They asked their gardener to watch their home. （
6、 A） Walking the dog. （ B） Cutting the grass. （ C） Watching the children. （ D） Feeding the fish. （ A） They attend a house sitters party. （ B） They check a house sitters references. （ C） They interview a house sitters friends. （ D） They look at: a house sitters transcripts. （ A） To find out of the boo
7、k she ordered is in. （ B） To ask him to attend a Student Federation meeting. （ C） To get his schedule of classes for next semester. （ D） To see if he las time to welcome new students. （ A） Many of then work full-time. （ B） They usually arrive on the weekend. （ C） They have volunteered for the orient
8、ation. （ D） They will need new textbooks. （ A） Take Ruths place as a tour guide. （ B） Ask Ken if he will be at the orientation. （ C） Leave work early if he can. （ D） Help out when he has time. （ A） Orientation will have to start sooner. （ B） The bookstore will place its orders earlier. （ C） Ken will
9、 call Tim about the orientation. （ D） The Student Federation will meet on Fridays. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 88答案与解析 1 【听力原文】 M:Hey Sue, I was wondering if you could fill me in on Mondays class. I had to go to the dentist for an emergency and I missed Professor Smiths lecture. What was it on? W:It was pret
10、ty interesting. She talked about volcanoes, active volcanoes, under the uh, West Antarctic ice sheet. M: There are active volcanoes under the ice? W: Apparently so. She said they help protect the ice sheet and prevent melting. Flooding would be pretty bad if that ice melted-not only there but all ov
11、er the world. M:You lost me there. Volcanoes are hot. How can something hot prevent ice from melting? W:Wait a minute. Let me check my notes yeah, here it is. Volcanic heat melts just enough ice to create a slippery surface on the bottom of the glacier. This water allows ice to flow out into the oce
12、an, so the solid interior ice is protected from the oceans warmth. Does that make sense? M:Sort of. You mean that because the ice is flowing out to the ocean, the warmer ocean water cant flow in? W: Exactly. And the ice that melts is constantly being replaced by snow. Professor Smith said if the ice
13、 sheet ever broke up and melted, the sea level would go up seven meters. Then wed have those floods. M:Is that really possible, or is it one of those exaggerations you hear all the time? W: As far as I can understand, it is possible. Because of global warming. I mean, if the ocean got a lot warmer,
14、that interior ice would be very likely to melt. M:Thanks for telling me about the lecture. Sounds like I missed a pretty important class. 1. Why did the man ask the woman about the lecture? 2. What was the topic of the professors lecture? 3. What information confused the man? 4. According to the wom
15、an, what protects the interior ice from the warmth of the ocean? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “miss”是 “错过 ”的意思。在对话一开始时， M就表示自己由于要看牙医而错过了教授的课；在对话结束时， M再次表示自己似乎错过了一节很重要的课。不难判断， M之所以向 W请教是因为他没有去上课，正确答案是 C。 fill in：提供信息。例如： Please fill me in on what happened (请你告诉我发生的事。 ) 【知识模块】 长对话 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 教授这节课的主题是南极冰原
16、 (Antarctic ice sheet)下面的活火山(activevolcanoes)。正：确答案是 D。基于对对话的基本了解，就可以排除其他三个选项。 【知识模块】 长对话 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “You lost me there ”意思是 “你把我弄糊涂了。 ”M接着说，火山是热的，热的东西怎么能够阻止冰融化呢 ?因此这道题的正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 长对话 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 火山融化掉一部分冰，这些冰水使得冰漂向海洋，从而保护了冰川的内部不会被融化。也就是说，保护冰川内部不被 融化的是被火山融化掉的那部分冰，因此选 A。 【知识模块】 长对话
17、5 【听力原文】 M:And now heres our guest, Jane Thomas, to tell us about Montreals famous yearly Island Bicycle Tour, which is coming up in June. Good morning, Jane. Whats the bike tour all about? W: Well, Peter, its an event thats open to anybody whod like to ride a bicycle through the streets of Montreal
18、. The tour covers a standard distance of 65 kilometers, but the routes quite different every year: so even people who have already done it might enjoy doing it again. M:How long does it take to go the whole distance? W: It varies Cyclists are free to go as fast or as slow and do as much or as little
19、 of the course as they like. M: Well, whats the typical pace for a participant? W:Between 12 and 30 kilometers per hour. Some cyclists stop along the way and dont cross the finish line until early evening. But the whole point is that theres no rush its not a race. M:I understand last years tour had
20、45,000 cyclists and was the largest mass cycling event in the world. How many do you expect this year? W:The same as last year. And since we regularly have so many participants, can I take this opportunity to remind our listeners to sign up early? We filled up quickly last year, and we had to refuse
21、 lots of applications. M:Before we close, any other tips for prospective cyclists? W:Yes. Take water with you. It is available at the relay stations, but it helps to have an additiona1 supply. And pack a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. Candy and chocolate dont do the trick. 5. What is th
22、e main subject of the conversation? 6. According to the woman, what is different every year? 7. What does the woman imply about the participants? 8. What does the woman mention is provided at the relay stations? 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这段对话围绕着蒙特利尔一年一度的自行车旅行而展开，因此选D。 【知识模块】 长对话 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这一旅行活动的行程固
23、定在 65公里，但是每年的路线都不同，因此那些以前参加过这项活动的人如果再参加一次也会觉得很有趣。可见，每年不一样的是骑车者所走的路线。 【知识模块】 长对话 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这项活动最重要的一点在于参加者可以不急不慌，因为它不是比赛。与之意思最接近的只有选项 A(参加者不用彼此 竞争 )。 【知识模块】 长对话 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 W对参加者提出的建议当中包括随身带些水。因为虽然中继站也提供水，但是自己带一些可以提供额外的供应，因此选 B。 【知识模块】 长对话 9 【听力原文】 M:I really dont know what to do this s
24、ummer. I cant afford to just sit around, and there dont seem to be any jobs available. W:Why dont you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went away on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didnt want it left empty. M:You m
25、ean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house? W:It wasnt that easy. She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And when Eric house-sat for Mr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets. M:House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it is a little like baby-sitting expect youre tak
26、ing care of a house instead of children. W:The student employment office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: Margaret and Eric had the interview with the homeowners and provide three references each. M:That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job. W:Wel
27、l, the homeowners wants some guarantee that they can trust the house sitter. You know they want to make sure youre not the type wholl throw wild parties in their house, or move a group of friends in with you. M:House sitters who do that sort of thing probably arent paid then. W: Usually theyre paid
28、anyway just because the homeowners dont want to make a fuss. But if the homeowner reported it, then the house-sitter wouldnt be able to get another job. So why dont you apply? M:Yeah, I think I will. 1. What does the man want to do this summer? 2. What did the Dodds do when they went away last summe
29、r? 3. What is one responsibility the house sitter probably wouldnt have? 4. How do homeowners determine the reliability of a house sitter? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这段对话通篇都是围绕着暑期打工这个话题， “job”和 “paid”反复出现，显然， M希望在暑假找份兼职，赚些钱。 【知识模块】 长对话 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 W向 M介绍的兼职工作是 “housesitting”，即住在家里并帮助照顾宠物和修剪花园里的杂草等，并且说
30、她的朋友 Margaret就为 Dodds家做过这种兼职。可见， Dodds一家去年休假时请了 Margaret来看家。 【知识模 块】 长对话 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 回答这道题，关键在于抓住一句话，即 it is a little like baby-sittingexceptyouretaking care of a house instead of children。可见，照看小孩不是 house sitter的工作，因此选 C 【知识模块】 长对话 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据对话，屋主通过两种方式来确定 house sitter的可靠性，即referen
31、ce和 interview。选项 C是一个干扰项，需要考生听出屋主是要跟 house sitter本人面谈，而不是 house sitter的朋友。 【知识模块】 长对话 13 【听力原文】 M:Hello. University Bocks. Tim Weber speaking. W:Hi. Tim, this is Ruth. M:Oh, hi, Ruth. Whats up? W: Well, the Student Federation needs a couple of volunteers to give guided tours to the new students duri
32、ng orientation next week. Would you be able to help out? M:That depends on the days you had in mind. Im working here full-time before classes begin. Its really busy now, with all the textbook orders coming in, but I do have some time off. W:What about Saturday? Most new students arrive on the weeken
33、d. M:Sorry, I have to work all day Saturday. How about Thursday and Friday? Ive got both morning free. W:I dont have the schedule on me Kens got it. Maybe you can set something up with him. M:Ill only be able to spare a couple of hours though. W:No problem. Ill ask Ken to get in touch with you later
34、 today. Will you be at this number? M:Yeah, till four Look. Ive got to go. I have to get all the orders out before I leave today. W: Ok, thanks, Tim. Bye. 5. Why did Ruth call Tim? 6. What does Ruth say about the new students? 7. What does Tim offer to do? 8. What will probably happen as a result of
35、 this conversation? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 电话对话是六级听力题中经常出现的题型，打电话的一方往往是对另一 方有事相求或通知对方某事，考生在听时首先要力求抓住的重点是一方为什么要给另一方打电话。答案经常在一开始就会提及。 W一开始就说道，学生会需要一些自愿者为新生作介绍，并问 M是否能够帮忙。与之意思吻合的只有选项D。 【知识模块】 长对话 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。考生只要听到了 W说的 “Most new students arrive onthe weekend ”(大多数新生周末抵达。 )这句话就能选择出正确答案。 【知识模块】 长对话 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对于 W的请求， Tim表示自己现在很忙，于是俩人在电话里商量着时间的安排问题。可见， Tim虽然会帮忙，但同时也不会影响自己的工作。与之意思相近的只有选项 D。 【知识模块】 长对话 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 W和 M在商量时间安排时， W表示时间安排表不在自己这里，而是在 Ken手上。显然，要确定下来还需要 Ken和 M进行联系。与之意思接近的只有选项 C。 【知识模块】 长对话
