1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 89及答案与解析 Section B （ A） Advice about landscaping. （ B） Hints about saving to buy a house. （ C） Photographs of the homes of famous people. （ D） Plans for houses. （ A） Nineteenth-century American painting. （ B） American architectural history. （ C） Introduction to economics. （ D） Eig
2、hteenth-century American society. （ A） There was a shortage of architects. （ B） They included plans for elaborate houses. （ C） Builders could not work without one. （ D） They were relatively inexpensive. （ A） People who restore old houses. （ B） People who sell houses. （ C） People who design new house
3、s. （ D） People who want to buy a house. （ A） To study its geography. （ B） To help at an archaeological dig. （ C） To take a vacation with friends. （ D） To do research for a physics project. （ A） Its shape. （ B） Its size. （ C） Its location. （ D） Its brightness. （ A） Smaller circles. （ B） Bands of colo
4、r. （ C） A large white disc. （ D） Curved legs of light. （ A） It had never been seen before. （ B） It was in the students imagination. （ C） It would stay there for days. （ D） It was fairly common. （ A） A halo. （ B） A sunspot. （ C） A sun dog （ D） A rainbow. （ A） Nursing students. （ B） Undergraduate coll
5、ege students. （ C） The graduating class at a medical school. （ D） First-year medical students. （ A） More people would apply to medical school. （ B） Understaffed areas would gain more physicians. （ C） Students would finish medical school in there years. （ D） More students would enter specialty areas.
6、 （ A） Practical experience. （ B） Extra income. （ C） Course credit. （ D） Tuition reduction. （ A） Its difficult to get to know ones patients. （ B） Income tends to be relatively low. （ C） Its difficult to gain the respect of the community. （ D） There is very little business for specialists. （ A） To rev
7、iew material that will be on a test. （ B） To introduce a new professor. （ C） To explain changes in the schedule. （ D） To describe the contents of a paper. （ A） At the beginning. （ B） In the middle. （ C） One week before the end. （ D） At the end. （ A） Administer an examination. （ B） Present a conferen
8、ce paper. （ C） Explain next weeks schedule. （ D） Take attendance in class. （ A） A regular class will be given. （ B） An optional review class will be given. （ C） An exam will be given. （ D） Class will be canceled. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 89答案与解析 Section B 1 【听力原文】 In todays class well be examining some ni
9、neteenth-century pattern books that were used for building houses. I think its fair to say that these pattern books were the most important influence on the design of North American houses during the nineteenth century. This was because most people who wanted to build a house couldnt afford to hire
10、an architect. Instead, they bought a pattern book, picked out a plan, and took it to the builder. The difference in cost was substantial. In 1870, for example, hiring an architect wouldve cost about a hundred dollars. At the same time, a pattern book written by an architect cost only five dollars. A
11、t that price, its easy to see why pattern books were so popular. Some are back in print again today, and of course they cost a lot more than they did a hundred years ago. But theyre an invaluable resource for historians, and also for people who restore old houses. I have a modern reprint here that I
12、ll be passing around the room in a moment so that everyone can have a look. 1. What was in pattern books? 2. What course would this talk be most appropriate for? 3. According to the speaker, why were pattern books so popular? 4. According to the speaker, who uses pattern books today? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解
13、析】 “pattern books”(设计模型书 )的作用相当于 “architect”(建筑师 )，可见，它应该是关于建筑风格与样式的书，因此选 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这段话一直围绕着建筑这一话题展开，而四个选项里面，只有 B提到了建筑，因此选 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 关于 “设计模型书 ”流行的原因，是说话者阐述的一个重点内容。大多数想建房的人由于雇不起建筑师，于是 才去买书，先选出一个样式，然后再请建筑工人照着去建房。说话者还以 1870年的实际价格为例进行了说明。可见，价格便宜是这种书流行的主要原因。
14、 【知识模块】 短文理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。今天，使用这些书的主要是历史学家和那些重建旧式房屋的人，只有选项 A里提到属于这两种人中的一种。 【知识模块】 短文理解 5 【听力原文】 When I was it British Columbia last July working at the departments archaeological dig, I saw the weirdest rainbow. At first I couldnt believe my eyes because the bands of color I saw werent
15、in a single half circle arc across the sky. Instead, I saw a full circle of rainbow hues hanging in the sky just above the sea. Inside the circle there was a big white dise and above the circle there was another round band of colors forming a halo. There were curved legs of multicolored light coming
16、 off the sides of the circles. It was an incredible sight. I ran back to cur main camp and tried to get our cook to come with me to see my fantastic find before it disappeared. He just laughed at my excited story and told me that what I saw was nothing special just some“sun dogs“. He said Id be sure
17、 to see many more before I left. And sure enough, I did, When I got back from the dig I asked Professor Clark about the“sun dogs,“and shes going to tell us more about them. 5. Why was the student in British Columbia? 6. What did the student find so unusual about the“rainbow“he saw? 7. What was insid
18、e the large circle? 8. What did the cook say about the phenomenon the student had seen? 9. What did the cook call the phenomenon? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 说话者一开始就提到，他当时是在系里的考古发掘地点(archaeologicaldig)工作，所以正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这位学生所看到的 “彩虹 ”之所以不同寻常是因为它不是半圆形，而是一个完整的圆形。可见，它的不寻常之处在于它的形状，因此选 A。
19、【知识模块】 短文理解 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。在大环的里面是一个大的白色圆盘，正确答案是选项 C。 【知识 模块】 短文理解 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 从 “laughed at”、 “nothing special”、 “to see many more”等词不难判断出厨师对于学生的看到现象无动于衷，因为这种现象很常见。因此选 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关于这种天文现象的名称，这段话里先后出现了两次 “sun dogs”，意思是 “幻日，假日 ”，正确答案是 C。 halo： (日月周围的 )晕轮，光环。 【知识
20、模块】 短文理解 10 【听力原文】 It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting where you are, just finishing my first year of medical school and wondering if Id ever get a chance to use all my new knowledge on a real live patient! Well, I have good news for you! You dont have to wait until your third or fourth
21、year of medical school to get some hands-on experience! The dean has invited me here to tell you about the universitys rural opportunities program. If you enroll in this program, you can have the opportunity this summer, after your first year of medical school, to spend from four to six weeks observ
22、ing and assisting a real physician like me in a small rural community. You wont have to compete with other students for time and attention, and you can see what life as a country doctor is really like. The program was designed to encourage medical students like yourselves to consider careers in rura
23、l communities that are still understaffed. It seems that medical students are afraid to go into rural family practice for two reasons. First, they dont know much about it. And second, specialists in the cities usually make more money. But, on the up-side, in rural practice, doctors can really get to
24、 know their patients and be respected members of the community. I participated in the program when it first started and spent six weeks in a small rural town. Let me tell you, it was really great! I got to work with real patients. I watched the birth of a child, assisted an accident victim, and had
25、lots of really practical hands on experience all in one summer. And to my surprise, I found that country life has a lot to offer that city life doesnt no pollution or traffic jams, for instance! My experience made me want to work where Im needed and appreciated. I dont miss the city at all! 10. For
26、whom is the talk intended? 11. What would be a successful result of the program being described? 12. What benefit does the program offer to participants? 13. According to the speaker, what is one disadvantage of a rural medical practice? 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这段话里不止一次地指出，听众是医学院的一年级学生 (where youare， jus
27、t finishing my first year of medical school and wondering； after your firstyear of medical school)，所以正确答案应该是 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这项计划的目的在于鼓励医学院的学生们到人手不足的(understaffed)农村社区就职。如果能够实现这个目的，该计划就可说是成功的。因此选 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “hands-on”的意思是 “亲自实践的，实践活动的 ”。可见，这项计划的好处在于可以为学生提供实践经
28、验。正确答案是 A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 说话者谈到医学院的学生们害怕在农村行医的两个原因是：对在农村行医缺乏了解以及收入比城市里的同行们低。只有选项 B符合这两项中的一项。 【知识模块】 短文理解 14 【听力原文】 In the few minutes that remain of todays class, Id like to discuss next weeks schedule with you. Because Im presenting a paper at a conference in Detroit on Thursday, I
29、wont be here for either Wednesdays or Fridays class. I will, however, be here for Mondays. Nex Friday, a week from today, is the midterm exam, marking the halfway point in the semester. Professor Andrews has agreed to administer the exam. In place of the usual Wednesday class, Ive arranged an option
30、al review session. Since it is optional, attendance will not be taken: however, attending the class would be a good idea for those worr.ed about the midterm. So, remember:optional class next Wednesday: midterm, Fritay. 1. What is the purpose of the talk? 2. At what point during the semester does thi
31、s talk take place? 3. What did Professor Andrews agree to do? 4. What will occur at next Wednesdays class time? 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在做六级长篇听力题时，考生应注意把握关键词。这段话的关键词是 “schedule”(时间表 )。说话者一开始就提到要和学生讨论关于下周的时间表，因此选 C。如果考生没有把握这个关键词 ，在听完全篇之后，不难发现，说话者反复提到星期几如何安排，可以判断出这段的目的是讨论时间表的变动问题。 【知识模块】 短文理解 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 下个星期五就是期中考试 (midterm exam)，可见，现在正处于一学期的中间，正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这是一道细节题。 Andrews教授同意下周五来监考，与之相符的只有选项 A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “in place of”意思是 “代替 ”； “optional review session”是 “任选复习课 ”。考生可以来参加，也可以不参加。由于说话者下周三仍然回不来，所以她把平常的课程更换成了任选复习课，正确答案是 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解
