1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 92及答案与解析 Section B （ A） The diet of sailors. （ B） The arrangement of museum exhibits. （ C） The classification of large birds. （ D） An extinct bird. （ A） They were poor swimmers. （ B） They couldnt fly. （ C） Their bright colors made them easy to see. （ D） They moved in large groups.
2、 （ A） It was a pest. （ B） They needed food. （ C） They needed exercise. （ D） They wanted scientific specimens. （ A） On tropical islands. （ B） In rain forests. （ C） In cold ocean areas. （ D） In grassland regions. （ A） Passing around mineral specimens. （ B） Looking at minerals under the microscope. （ C
3、） Classifying minerals. （ D） Watching a slide presentation. （ A） Dr. Kane gave them to her. （ B） She bought them from a jeweler. （ C） She found them in New Mexico. （ D） She collected them herself. （ A） They are difficult to find. （ B） Their color is unique. （ C） They are found in volcanic rock. （ D）
4、 Their size is impressive. （ A） A visitor to the park. （ B） A presidential campaign worker. （ C） A park service employee. （ D） A tour guide from a travel agency. （ A） Several explorers. （ B） Representatives of Congress. （ C） President Grant. （ D） A group of animal lovers. （ A） It was the first natio
5、nal park. （ B） It was the first region explored by pioneers. （ C） It is not accessible to everyone. （ D） It is not managed by the National Park Service. （ A） To build fires. （ B） To conduct scientific studies. （ C） To train other staff members. （ D） To guide nature walks. （ A） Possibilities for off-
6、campus housing. （ B） The method used to assign housing. （ C） The impact of dormitory repairs on the housing situation. （ D） The cost of student housing. （ A） They are gcing to have part-time jobs in the housing office. （ B） They are training to become resident advisers in dormitories. （ C） They have
7、nt lived off campus before. （ D） They havent selected housing before. （ A） The dormitory the student currently lives in. （ B） Whether the student is willing to live off campus. （ C） The students major. （ D） How long the student has been at the school. （ A） Students who want to live off campus. （ B）
8、Third-year students. （ C） Students living in North Campus dormitories. （ D） Students with older roommates. （ A） Older students will no longer be allowed to live off campus. （ B） There will be an unusually large number of first-year students. （ C） Some dormitories will be temporarily closed. （ D） The
9、 housing office will have fewer employees. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 92答案与解析 Section B 1 【听力原文】 Weve just seen two contemporary large birds that cannot fly: the emus and the ostrich. Over here is an interesting specimen from the past. This stuffed animal is not the giant penguin it appears to be, but an au
10、k. This particular kind of auk is very rare only 78 skins are known to exist and most are not preserved as well as this one. The great auk, as you can see, was a rather large bird, and it couldnt fly either. However, evidence suggests that the auk was an excellent swimmer and diver. Unfortunately, t
11、hose abilities did not protect it from being easy prey for hungry sailors who years ago sailed the very cold and often icy waters of Greenland, Iceland, and Scotland. In fact, records indicate that the auk was rather tasty and that its eggs Excuse me that its eggs and feathers were useful as well. S
12、till, it isnt clear what other factors led to the big birds demise around 1844, the last time anyone reported seeing one. Of course, we believe its important to take extra precautions to preserve the remaining great auk skins. After all, these specimens should prove invaluable for future scientific
13、research. Does anyone have any questions before we move on to our next bird exhibit? 1. What is the talk mainly about? 2. Why was it easy to capture auks? 3. Why did the sailers hunt the auk? 4. Where did the auk live? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这段话主要是在讨论海雀 (auk)。这种海鸟大约在 1844年左右就彻底灭绝了，因此正确答案是 D。只要大略掌握听力材料的内容
14、，就可以排除其他三个选项。 emus：鸸鹋 (产于澳洲的一种体型大而不会飞的鸟 )； demise：死亡，灭绝。 【知识模块】 短文理解 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 这段话一开始就指出，他们所讨论的海雀是一种不会飞的大鸟。说话者后来又提到，虽然海雀擅长游泳和潜水，但这些都不能保护它不被捕捉。可见，它之所以容易被捕捉，还是因为它不会 飞的缘故，因此选 B。这道题使用排除法更容易锁定正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “tasty”意思是 “可口的 ”，水手们之所以捕捉海雀是因为它很可口，而且它的蛋和羽毛也很有用。与之意思相符的只有选项 B。 【知识模块
15、】 短文理解 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 捕捉海雀的水手们航行在格陵兰岛、冰岛以及苏格兰的冰冷水域，可见，海雀生活在冰冷的海洋里。正确答案是 C。 【知识模块】 短文理解 5 【听力原文】 Id like to begin by thanking Dr. Kane for inviting me to be here today. Although Im not a geologist, I have been collecting minerals for years. My collection is really diverse because Ive traveled all
16、over the world to find them. Today Ive brought a few specimens for you to see. After I discuss each one, Ill pass it around so that you can look at it more closely. As you know, feldspars are the most abundant minerals and are divided into a number of types. These first samples are orthoclases. Noti
17、ce that they vary in color from white to pink to red. This glassy one is found in volcanic rock-in fact, I found it in New Mexico on a collecting trip. This next sample that Ill pass around is a microcline mineral also called amazons tone. You can identify it by its bright green color. Its often use
18、d in jewelry and really is quite attractive. These final samples are all plagioclase feldspars. Many plagioclases are very rare, so Im particularly proud of the variety in my collection. Ive also brought a few slides of some larger mineral samples, and if youll turn out the lights now, Id like to sh
19、ow them to you. 5. What are the student doing as they listen to the speaker? 6. How did the speaker acquire all her minerals? 7. Why is the speaker proud of her plagioclase feldspars? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “pass around”是 “分发，传看 ”的意思。说话者表示，会在介绍了每一件矿物样品之后，让大家传看，以便看得更清楚。与之意思相符的只有选项A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 6 【正确答案】 D
20、 【试题解析】 说话者不是一位地质学家，但她已经收集了许多年的矿石。她为了找到这些矿石走遍了全世界。可见，这些矿石是她自己收集的。 【知识模块】 短文理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “plagioclase feldspars”是指 “斜长石 ”。说话者对于自己收集的斜长石种类之繁多感到很骄傲，因为大多数的斜长石都非常罕见，因此选 A。考生应在听之前将所有问题浏览一遍，遇到不认识的单词，例如这里的 plagioclase feldspars，要根据他们的拼写推测其大约的读音，在听的时候格外留意该单词出现时的相关信息。 【知识模块】 短文理解 8 【听力原文】 Welcome to Y
21、ellowstone National Park. Before we begin our nature walk today, Id like to give you a short history of our National Park Service. The National Park Service began in the late 1800s. A small group of explorers had just completed a month-long exploration of the region that is now Yellowstone. They gat
22、hered around a campfire, and after hours of discussion, they decided that they should not claim this land for themselves. They felt it should be accessible to everyone. So they began a campaign to preserve this land for everyones enjoyment. Two years later, in the late nineteenth century, an act of
23、Congress signed by President Ulysses S. Grant proclaimed the Yellowstone region a public park. It was the first national park in the world. After Yellowstone became a public park, many other areas of great scenic importance were set aside and in 1916 the National Park Service was established to mana
24、ge these parks. As a park ranger, I am an employee of the National Park Service. In a national park, park rangers are on duty at all times to answer questions and help visitors in any difficulty. Nature walks. Guided tours, and campfire talks are offered by specially trained staff members. The park
25、service also protects the animals and plants within the parks. 8. Who is the speaker? 9. According to the speaker, who originated the idea of a public park? 10. What does the speaker say about Yellowstone National Park? 11. According to the speaker, what is one of the duties of a park ranger? 8 【正确答
26、案】 C 【试题解析】 听力材料的最后，说话者自称，作为一位公园护林员 (park ranger)，他是国家公园服务系统的一名雇员，因此 选 C。 【知识模块】 短文理解 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 19世纪末，一小群探险者在现在的黄石公园地区进行了为期一个月的勘探之后，通过讨论一致认为他们不应该认领这片土地，而应该让大家都可以享受到这片土地的自然风光，于是发起了一场运动。两年后，黄石公园被President Gra nt确立为第一个国家公园。可见，国家公园这一想法最早是由这群探险者想到的。 【知识模块】 短文理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 黄石国家公园是世界上第一个国家公
27、园，正确答案应该是 A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 护林员的职责包括解答问题、帮助游客解决任何难题，而一些经过特别训练的护林员还会为游客提供徒步旅行、导游以及营火会等，只有选项 D符合其中的一项。 【知识模块】 短文理解 12 【听力原文】 I need to make sure you understand how to get housing for next year. When you entered as first-year students this year, the school assigned you to a dorm and a r
28、oommate, but next year as returning students youll choose both your roommate and your dorm. But whether or not you actually get to live in your first choice depends on what number you or your roommate draws in the lottery system gives priority to the students who have been here longest. Fourth-year
29、students get the first block of numbers, third-years get the second block, and second-years like youll be get the third. The lower the number you draw, the sooner you choose. Number one gets the first choice, number two gets the second choice, and so on. You can use either your own or your intended
30、roommates number to make your room choice. If your roommate for next year has been at the school longer than you have, theyll be in a better block of numbers and so will have a better number than any second-year student. But most of you will probably be rooming with other second-year students and so
31、 neither of you may have a great number. You may not get into your first or even second choice. Of course, if youve made plans to live off campus, you dont need to enter the lottery at all. Dorm space will be especially tight this year because the dorms on North Campus will be closed for renovations
32、. This means that those of you who draw the worst numbers wont be able to get dorm housing at all. In that case, the housing office will help you find off-campus housing. 1. What aspect of student housing does the talk mainly focus on? 2. Why do the students attending the meeting need the informatio
33、n that is given? 3. What determines which group a student is placed in to choose housing for the next year? 4. Who is not expected to participate in the housing lottery? 5. What special problem will affect housing next year? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 说话者一开始就点明，此番讲话是为了让学生们了解下学期如何获得住房，接着又详细介绍了得到住房的方法，因此选 B。
34、【知识模块】 短文理解 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据学校的规定，一年级学生的宿舍和室友都是指定的，但是从第二年起开始就可以自己选择宿舍和室友，而参加会议的正是即将成为二年级的学生，因此他们才需要了解说话者的这番说明。正确答案是选项 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 学校根据学生在校 时间的长短来决定该学生属于哪一个小组，这道题的正确答案应该是选顶 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 抽签活动是为了安排学生在校住宿，如果学生已经计划好住在校外，就不用参加这一活动，因此选 A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 “renovation”是 “修缮 ”的意思。由于北部校园里的宿舍楼因修缮而需要关闭，明年的住房会特别紧张，因此选 C。 【知识模块】 短文理解
