1、大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 80及答案与解析 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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marke
2、d A, B, C and D. （ A） 25 million. （ B） 2.5 million. （ C） 52 million. （ D） 5.2 million. （ A） People have no knowledge of the dangers of smoking. （ B） More and more young people get interested in smoking. （ C） Smokers can get tobacco much easier and cheaper. （ D） Tobacco companies try hard to sell the
3、ir products. （ A） Prohibiting the sales of tobacco products in the market. （ B） Encouraging tobacco farmers to plant other crops. （ C） Forbidding people from smoking in public places. （ D） Increasing the price and tax rate of tobacco products. （ A） Its location. （ B） Its spacious rooms. （ C） Its his
4、tory. （ D） Its large number of readers. （ A） To cut costs. （ B） To provide its staff with more free time. （ C） To rearrange the books and the paintings. （ D） To protect the building. （ A） Its a good place to have a rest. （ B） Its an official building. （ C） Its an important building with all our know
5、ledge. （ D） The first Bible is there. （ A） A comparison between fish and warm-blooded animals. （ B） The difference between saltwater and freshwater environments. （ C） The importance of fish to human beings. （ D） The influence of water on the development of fish. （ A） They are polluted at the same ti
6、me. （ B） They have the same temperature. （ C） They have the same density. （ D） They are both great treasure to humans. （ A） The cold, dark living environment. （ B） The incompressibility of water. （ C） The removal of the habitat. （ D） The high density of water. （ A） To publicize the university child
7、care programs. （ B） To advertise the merits of the kindergarten. （ C） To discuss the requirements for the nursery. （ D） To argue for private schools as a better form of education. （ A） Guarantee that their children can perform well in the nursery. （ B） Have their children stay in the nursery for les
8、s than 30 hours per week. （ C） Get straight As in the academic year. （ D） Meet and send off their children on time. （ A） $100. （ B） $250. （ C） 500 （ D） 1000 （ A） More people than usual are sent to hospital. （ B） More patients than usual decide to receive treatment. （ C） Doctors are more likely to re
9、sign their jobs. （ D） Nurses are more inclined to make mistakes. （ A） It has been confirmed by many scientists. （ B） It will be believed by more people. （ C） It is only a rumor. （ D） It lacks support of convincing scientific evidence. （ A） She takes the myth of the moon for granted. （ B） She is susp
10、icious about the myth of the moon. （ C） She shares the opinion with all the researchers. （ D） She doesnt believe there is relationship between the moon and madness. （ A） They usually earn a high wage. （ B） They usually have to do dirty jobs. （ C） They are often required to climb ladders. （ D） Its ha
11、rd for them to get a promotion. （ A） They are becoming less and less. （ B） They can satisfy different peoples demand. （ C） They usually offer low salaries. （ D） They provide opportunities of getting promoted. （ A） To obtain a bachelors degree. （ B） To spend their time in a productive way. （ C） To ad
12、apt themselves to the job requirement. （ D） To aquire a higher position. （ A） They are often useless. （ B） They are worth the time. （ C） Most of them are expensive. （ D） Every job-hunter should take them. （ A） The history of medicine in Greece. （ B） The major achievements in biology related to medic
13、ine. （ C） The scientific surgical methods. （ D） Medical advances in the 20th century. （ A） He classified the animals on the basis of body structure. （ B） He believed the theory that disease was caused by the gods. （ C） He kept careful records of the symptoms and treatments. （ D） He was devoted to st
14、udying the plants and animals. （ A） He wrote a book named Materia Medica. （ B） He has been regarded as the father of biology. （ C） He was the first person to apply scientific methods to the treatment of diseases. （ D） He believed that disease was caused by the gods. （ A） He created the theory of ger
15、ms and bacteria. （ B） He invented the vaccine against smallpox. （ C） He discovered a mechanism for the circulation of blood. （ D） He wrote a medical reference book Materia Medica. 大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 80答案与解析 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage
16、, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the 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. 1 【听力原文】 People in all parts of the world are observing “No Tobacco Day“. It is the day when the World H
17、ealth Organization appeals to people to stop using tobacco products. The WHO hopes if people stop smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco for one day, they will stop permanently. Health experts have warned for years that smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and other health problems.1The WHO says
18、 diseases linked to smoking kill at least 2,500,000 persons each year. Still, many people find it difficult to stop smoking. One reason is nicotine, a substance found in cigarettes. Nicotine is a drug. The effects of nicotine are similar to the effects of cocaine and heroin. “No Tobacco Day“ is aime
19、d at smokers and those who earn money from tobacco sales. So businesses are asked to stop selling tobacco products for 24 hours. Newspapers are asked not to publish advertisements for cigarettes. Two important developments have been observed in recent years. In industrial countries, the number of sm
20、okers has fallen about one percent a year.2But in developing countries, the number has been rising two percent a year. This is the result of increased efforts by tobacco companies to sell their products in developing countries. The World Health Organization has approved plans to help reach its goal
21、of a “smoke-free“ world.3One urges governments to offer tobacco farmers the chance to earn money by growing other crops. Another involves improved public information campaigns about the dangers of smoking. 1. According to the WHO, how many people die from diseases related to smoking every year? 2.Wh
22、y does the number of smokers continue to increase in developing countries? 3. Which of the following is one of the plans used to help make the world smoke-free? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在数字信息处。文中提到，世界卫生组织称，每年至少有 250万人死于由吸烟引起的相关疾病 (kill at least 2， 500，000persons each year)，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 2 【
23、正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在转折处和因果处。文中通过 but转折指出，发展中国家吸烟人数每年增长 2，接着点明原因：这是烟草公司加大力度sell their products的结果，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在列举处和结尾处。短文结尾处提到，世界卫生组织制订了一些计划，帮助建设一个无烟的 (smoke-free)世界。一个办法就是给种植烟草的农民提供机会，使他们可以 earn money by growing other crops，另一个办法就是加大公共宣传力度，让人们意识到 the dangers
24、 of smoking， B为其中的一个办法，故为答案。 【知识模块】 短文理解 4 【听力原文】 The New York public library is a very special place. Even though it is the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it and benches for people to sit on.4However, it is the large rooms of the library that make it more unusual in the cro
25、wded New York. The roof of the main reading room is 51 feet high. Here a reader can sit and think and work in comfort. The library has over 30 million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare play, a Bible printed in the 15 th century and a letter written by Columbus in
26、which he tells of the findings of the New World. Every New Yorker can see and use the librarys riches free, but the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in the recent years and the library does not have enough money to continue its work.5In the past it was open every evening and also on Sat
27、urdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times to save money. The library is trying in every possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Well-known New York writers and artists are trying to help, so are the universities whose students use the library and the government of Ne
28、w York city and New York States. But the problem remains serious.6Yet a way must be found to save the public library because as one writer said, “The public library is the most important building in New York city, which contains all our knowledge. “ 4. What makes the New York public library more unu
29、sual? 5. Why is the New York public library closed in the evenings and at weekends? 6. Why does the speaker think we must save the New York public library? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在转折处和强调处。短文中的强调句型 it isthat 表明，纽约公共图书馆的 large rooms使该图书馆在拥挤的纽约显得更加不同寻常，故答案为 B。 spacious相当于 large。 【知识模块】 短文理解 5 【正确答
30、案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在对比处和目的处。短文中指出，以前，纽约公共图书馆每天晚上以及周末都会对外开放，而现在这些时间却会闭馆，其目的就是节省开支 (to save money)，故答案 为 A。 cut costs相当于 save money 【知识模块】 短文理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的设题点在因果处、引言处、结尾处。短文结尾提到，必须要想办法保护纽约公共图书馆，因为正如一位作家所说： “公共图书馆是纽约最重要的建筑物，它蕴含了 all our knowledge”，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 短文理解 7 【听力原文】 To us, th
31、e environment in which fish dwell often seems cold, dark and mysterious. But there are advantages of living in water.1And theyve played an important role in making fish what they are. One is that water isnt subject to sudden temperature changes. Therefore it makes an excellent habitat for a cold-blo
32、oded animal. Another advantage is the waters ability to easily support body weight.2Fish has approximately the same density as water. So a fish in water is almost weightless. This weightlessness in turn means two things: one is a fish can get along with a light weight and a simple bone structure; th
33、e other is limitations to a fishs size are practically removed. Yet theres one basic difficulty in living in water the fact that it is incompressible. For a fish to move through water, it must actually shove water aside. Most can do this by wiggling back and forth in snake-like motion. The fish push
34、es water aside by the forward motion of its head and with a curve of its body and its flexible tail. Next the water flows back along the fishs narrowing size, closing in at the tail and helping the fish propel itself forward. The fact that water is incompressible has literally shaped the development
35、 of fish. A flat and angular shape can be moved through water only with difficulty. And for this reason, fish have a basic shape that is beautifully adapted to deal with this peculiarity. 1. What is the passage mainly about? 2.What does fish have in common with water, according to the passage? 3. Wh
36、at shaped the development of fish? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨题 。短文开头处提到，鱼生活在水中有很多优势，水在鱼的进化中发挥了重要作用，之后又围绕着水对鱼的进化的影响展开论述，由此可知短文主要是关于水对鱼的进化的影响，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 短文理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到，正是由于鱼有着与水相同的密度 (Fish has approximately the same density as water)，所以鱼在水中几乎是没有重量的(weightless)，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 短文理解 9 【正确
37、答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。短文最后提到，水的不可压缩性 (water is incompressible)决定了鱼进化的形状，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 10 【听力原文】 The university child care center offers three different programs for parents in Family Student Housing. In order to qualify for the programs, the following requirements need to be met: at least one of th
38、e parents must be a full-time student at the university, the family must reside in university housing, and eligible children must be between the ages of 2 and 6. The first program is the nursery for infants and toddlers. The nursery is open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m., and parents must schedule in advan
39、ce of the times at which they plan to drop off the children.5There is no cost for the nursery as long as the total hours for each child per week does not exceed 30 hours. The second program is the university kindergarten, which is available to parents with children between the ages of 5 and 6 years.
40、 This kindergarten is fully accredited by the public school system. Teachers are all state certified, and the curriculum either meets or surpasses the curriculum of public kindergartens. The kindergarten is open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. The third program is an after-school day care program, open unti
41、l 6 p. m. at a cost of $ 100 per school term. The after-school day care program is also fully accredited by the public school system. In addition to the nursery, the kindergarten, and the after-school day care program, the university child care center provides a list of available babysitters from a
42、qualified, experienced pool of college students. If you would like more information about our programs, please see the director of Family Student Housing or make an appointment with me at the school. 4. What is the purpose of this announcement? 5.What should parents do if they want to get a free nur
43、sery service? 6. How much does the after-school day care program cost per school term? 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。短文开头交代大学幼儿看护中心为有孩子的学生提供了三种项目，接着详细介绍了这三种项目各自的内容及要求，而且短文结尾处指出，如果想了解更多的关于大学幼儿看护中心所提供的服务的信息 (more information about our programs)，可以联系 the director of 或者 make an appointment 。由此不难得知，本文主要是对大学幼儿看护
44、中心的项目进行宣传，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 短文理解 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。文中提到，只要孩子每周在托儿所的总时间不超过 30小时 (not exceed 30 hours)就不会产生任何花费，所以如果想要得到免费的 nursery service，家长应该保证孩子每周待在托儿所里的时间不超过 30小时，故答案为B。 【知识模块】 短文理解 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到，第三个项目也就是放学后的日托项目 (the afterschool day care program)每学期的价格为 100美元，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 短 文理解
45、 13 【听力原文】 You have probably seen it in movies: When the moon is full, a man turns into a hairy, frightening creature and runs around the city, tearing people to pieces. You may laugh at stories of wolf men, but do you really believe that there is an association between a full moon and crazy happeni
46、ngs? Many medical workers, for example, are convinced that the number of emergency cases increases during a full moon. Considerable research has been conducted to establish a link between the cycle of the moon and the biological clocks of humans and other animals, with varying results. One study in
47、the United States found that people drink less alcohol and eat more during a full moon. Italian researchers found that more babies seem to be born in the one or two days following a full moon. And Britains largest telecommunication company claims that Internet use increases during the seven days bef
48、ore a full moon. Other researchers, however, argued against the claim and believed no direct link was found between the phases of the moon and the attacks of depression or craze. With only weak scientific evidence relating madness to the moon, perhaps the best way to explain the existence of this my
49、th is to call it a relic of the past: Long before electricity, bright moonlight was an invitation for extra nighttime activity.3And for some people, even just one night without sleep is enough to induce craze in them whether or not they have hair on their hands. 1. What may happen during a full moon according to the medical workers? 2.What does the speaker say about the association between a full moon and crazy happenings? 3. What can be inferred about the speakers attitude? 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推断题。短文中提到，很多医务工作者 (m
