1、大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question
2、there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Lend Marsha some reference materials. （ B） Ask Marsha where the bookshelf is. （ C） Check through the books on Marshas shelf. （ D） Ask Marsha if she has an extra boo
3、kshelf. （ A） Mr. Smith will come this afternoon. （ B） The man will probably call Mr. Smith. （ C） Mr. Smith came 15 minutes ago. （ D） Mr. Smith came between 10:30 and 12:00. （ A） He loves his present job. （ B） He is going to open a store. （ C） He is about to retire. （ D） He works in a repair shop. （
4、A） She suffers from computer radiation. （ B） Her eyes dont feel comfortable. （ C） She wants to wash something away in her stomach. （ D） She has a digestion problem. （ A） Not everyone from England likes to read all the time. （ B） People who teach English like things besides books. （ C） The English li
5、ke to read a lot and listen to music. （ D） English teachers usually like to read a lot. （ A） Making a phone call. （ B） Fixing a broken telephone. （ C） Having a physical examination. （ D） Whispering to each other. （ A） The assignment looks quite easy. （ B） He is also worried about the assignment. （ C
6、） He has already finished the assignment. （ D） He cant help the woman with the assignment. （ A） She was given a raise. （ B） She was given a new job. （ C） She was criticized for being late. （ D） She was praised for her hard work. （ A） Problems the man has encountered when writing his history paper. （
7、 B） The mans broken computer. （ C） The reason why staring at the computer screen makes eyes hurt. （ D） The womans article on the newspaper about eyes. （ A） It happens very fast. （ B） It gives eyes a break. （ C） It moistens eyes. （ D） It relaxes eyes. （ A） Have a rest. （ B） Have a cup of coffee. （ C）
8、 Use eye drops. （ D） Sleep early in the night. （ A） Help her prepare the presentation. （ B） Give her extra time to finish the report. （ C） Give her some advice on doing the report. （ D） Hand in her report next Wednesday. （ A） The professor will often extend the time limit for assignments. （ B） The s
9、tudents will gain extra scores for handing in assignments ahead of time. （ C） The professor will penalize lightly for late assignments. （ D） The students will lose scores by the day for late assignments. （ A） Sympathetic. （ B） Skeptical. （ C） Grateful. （ D） Indifferent. （ A） He lost everything inclu
10、ding his computer. （ B） He suffered from a serious car accident. （ C） He went abroad to join his family. （ D） He was transferred to another class. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the
11、 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） His moms support. （ B） His wifes suggestion. （ C） His terrible experience in the hotel. （ D） His previous business success of various levels. （ A） Careful,
12、 helpful and beautiful. （ B） Strict, sensitive and supportive. （ C） Modest, helpful and hard-working. （ D） Loving, supportive and strong-willed. （ A） Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family. （ B） Moms encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work. （ C） Clear goals,
13、 moms encouragement, a poor family and higher education. （ D） Moms encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities. （ A） The opening up of new markets. （ B） The printing of high-quality copies. （ C） The increased use of the Internet. （ D） The rapid development of small businesses. （
14、 A） To plant more fast growing trees. （ B） To find new materials for making paper. （ C） To develop new printers using recycled paper. （ D） To encourage printing more quality documents. （ A） They see a growing market for printers. （ B） Small companies need more hard copies. （ C） People are concerned
15、about the environment. （ D） Printers in many offices are working overtime. （ A） To attract people to the camps. （ B） To explain the aims of the camps. （ C） To talk about camping experiences. （ D） To describe the programs of the camps. （ A） Campers learn to cook food for themselves. （ B） Horses play
16、a central role in the activities. （ C） Horse lessons are offered all the year round. （ D） Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts. （ A） To help people understand horses better. （ B） To help people enjoy a family atmosphere. （ C） To help people have fun above other things. （ D） To help people achi
17、eve an educational purpose. （ A） Horse riders. （ B） Teenage girls. （ C） Canadian parents. （ D） International travelers. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the
18、passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
19、 or write down the 25 The American war on drugs has gotten all the types in recent years, but alcoholism is still the nations most serious addiction. True,【 B1】 _drinking is no longer as fashionable as it once was. But alcoholisms【 B2】 _remains very high: Some 18 million Americans abuse alcohol, and
20、 more than 100,000 die【 B3】 _each year from alcohol-related causes. And alcoholism costs the nation $86 billion a year. Business picks up most of the tab. Virtually every company has workers with a drinking problem, often veteran employees in【 B4】 _or other critical positions. When their alcoholism
21、goes【 B5】 _, it costs a bundle. Problem drinkers dont 【 B6】 _their weight in the office, are often chronically late or absent, and file $4,600 more in health claims a year than other employees. Their families doctor 【 B7】_are much higher, too. Meanwhile, the company pays full salary and benefits for
22、 an employee who is fully【 B8】 _only some of the time. 【 B9】 _. But now the progress against Corporate Americas biggest drug problem is being threatened.【 B10】 _. In many cases, alcoholics are denied the treatment they need because its too expensive. This is bad business. Limiting treatment may seem
23、 to save money. But the onetime expense of helping an alcoholic recover is a fraction of the long-term potential cost.【 B11】 _ 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 36 【 B11】 大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 5答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will he
24、ar 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices m
25、arked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【听力原文】 M: Do you know anyone who has a spare bookshelf? I just dont know where to put my newly-borrowed reference materials. W: Have you checked with Marsha? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士问女士是否知道谁有多余的书架，女
26、士回答说 Have you checked with Marsha? 由此可知，女士建议男士问 Marsha有没有多余的书架，故答案为 D，其中的 extra bookshelf与 spare bookshelf对应。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Has anything important come up yet? W: Yes, Mr. Smith called about fifteen minutes ago. He asked me to have you call him between 10:30 and 12:00 if its convenient for y
27、ou, otherwise he will call back this afternoon. I take down his phone number on your memo pad. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Mr. Smith called about fifteen minutes ago. He asked me to have you call him ，即史密斯先生 15分钟前打过电话，让男士给他回电话，由此可知，男士可能会给史密斯先生回电话，故答案为 B。 【知识
28、模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Its good to see you again. What are you doing these days? Youre still working at the same place, arent you? M: Yes, I am. And Im counting the days until retirement. Q: What can we learn about the man? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Im counting the days until retirement（我在数还有多少天退休），由此可知
29、，男士快退休了，故答案为 C。 count the days指 “数日子 ”，即倒计时，说明某件事距离现在很近。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Honey, youve got to drink lots of water. It will wash away the infection in your eyes. And also you should avoid using computers. W: I have been doing that all day and I feel much better. Q: Why does the woman drink so mu
30、ch water? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士对女士说她需要喝很多水，这样能消除 the infection in your eyes（眼睛的炎症）， B Her eyes dont feel comfortable是对 the infection in your eyes的同义转述，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Prof. Thomson helped me so much that Im thinking of buying him a book of poetry. M: I think you should get him a musi
31、c CD. Just because hes an English teacher doesnt mean that all he does is read. Q: What does the man mean? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Just because hes an English teacher doesnt mean that all he does is read.（不能因为他是位英语老师，就觉得他的所有喜好就是读书）， B项正是对该句的同义转述，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I cannot hear you clearl
32、y. It seems that you are whispering. You see, I have to press the receiver so hard against my ear to catch your voice. W: The phone has served us for 5 years. I am really reluctant to throw it away. Q: What are the two speakers doing? 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 I cannot hear you clearlyI have to pres
33、s the receiver so hard against my ear to catch your voice. 根据 hear和 receiver（电话听筒）可判断出，男士和女士正在通电话，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Oh, Im nearly driven mad. Are you up to helping me with the economics assignment? M: Ive already looked at it, but its over my head. Q: What does the man mean? 7 【正确答案】 D 【
34、试题解析】 男士提到 but its over my head，言外之意就是不能帮助女士，故答案为 D。 be over ones head意为 “（某物）太高深而某人无法理解 ”。 【知识模块 】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: You wanted to see me, Mr. Wright? M: Yes, Miss Gray. Youll have to start getting to work on time, or your service will no longer be needed here. Q: What happened to Miss Gray? 8 【正确答案】
35、C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Youll have to start getting to work on time, or（你必须要开始准时上班，否则 ），由此可知，女士因为迟到被男士警告，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Rex. Hows your history paper going? M: Its coming along. But Ive been staring at this computer screen for hours and my eyes hurt. W: Yeah, doing that can make your eyes
36、 feel really dry and tired. You should take a break. M: I cant. I have to get this paper written. Its due tomorrow. W: You know, I read about computers and eye problems recently. The article says that they are usually caused by not blinking your eyes enough. M: Blinking? I thought I just needed new
37、glasses. W: When you blink, the movement of closing and opening your eyes, even though it happens really fast helps moisten your eyes. Its the lack of moisture that causes the problem. M: Oh, that makes sense. But what does it have to do with the computer? W: People who use computers tend to stare a
38、t the monitor and blink less often than they normally would. That leads to dry irritated eyes. M: Well, I hope this news can help my eyes now. They really hurt. W: The article I read about office workers found that the workers averaged 22 blinks a minute when relaxed, but just 7 a minute while looki
39、ng at text on a computer screen. M: Wow, thats quite a difference. W: They also kept their eyes open wider, which means that moisture evaporated more quickly. M: I wonder if using some kind of eye drops would make them feel better. W: That might help. But the best prescription is to take a break and
40、 rest your eyes. M: OK. Lets go to get some coffee. I can finish this later tonight. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What are the speakers talking about? 24. Why is blinking important? 25. What should Rex do to improve his situation? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项概括性强
41、表明，本题可能考查对话主题。对话中男士提到的staring at this computer screen.eyes hurt，女士提到 caused by not blinking your eyes enough，随后进行了具体解释说明： lack of moisture， stare at the monitor and blink less often.leads to dry irritated eyes， kept their eyes open wider.moisture evaporated more quickly，由此可知，对话双方主要讨论了为什么盯着电脑屏幕会使眼睛不舒
42、服这一话题，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中的 It gives eyes a break， It moistens/relaxes eyes等表明，本题考查 It对眼睛的作用。由对话中提到的 When you blinkhelps moisten your eyes可知，答案为 C。 【知识模 块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议。由对话结尾女士提到的 But the best prescription is to take a break and rest your eyes可知，R
43、ex应该休息一会，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Dr. Christianson. M: Hello, Cathy, what can I do for you? W: Well, I need an extension for my report on whales. Next Wednesday I am supposed to present in class and hand my report in, but I wont be ready. M: You had six weeks to work on this, and I have
44、 a policy of penalizing heavily for late assignments. You lose 20% the first day, and 10% for each day after. W: Well, my computer broke down and I lost everything. I have taken the computer into the Campus Computer Center but they cannot retrieve any of my files. M: I can sympathize with the comput
45、er issue, because it happened to me once when I was a student. My computer crashed just as I was on the last page of a 10,000-word essay. I assume this will be a lesson to you. W: Oh yes. M: Well, lets look at the calendar and see if there is another opportunity for your presentation and report. W:
46、What about on November 29th? M: Let me see, no, that wouldnt work, as Jane Clark is doing her presentation that day. W: Im not sure whether I can get it finished much sooner as I have to start writing the report from scratch. M: Well, perhaps I can allow you to hand in your report on November 29th,
47、but the presentation must be sooner. Looking at my calendar. The only possible day would be November 22nd. Rob Metcalf was supposed to present that day but I understand he was in a serious car accident and had to withdraw from university. W: I didnt know that. M: So, we have arranged for you to pres
48、ent on November 22nd, and hand in your report on November 29th. W: Thanks again, Dr. Christianson. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What does the woman want the man to do? 20. What kind of policy does the professor have for assignments? 21. What was the profe
49、ssors attitude towards the students problem? 22. What happened to Rob Metcalf whose turn can be replaced by the woman? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项中的 Help/Give/Hand in her表明，女士的话为听音重点。根据对话中女士提到的 I need an extension for my reportbut I wont be ready 可知，女士想让男士多给她点时间完成报告，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项中的 gain extra scores， assignments ahead of time， penalize，late assignments等表明，本题可能与作业完成的奖罚有关。根据对话中男士提到的 I have a policy of penalizing heavily for late assi
