1、大学英语六级（听力）练习试卷 3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） She should be careful about her money. （ B） She should buy the brown suit. （ C） She should find a job to make more money. （ D） She shouldnt buy the brown suit. （ A）
3、 Teacher and student. （ B） Customer and waitress. （ C） Lawyer and client. （ D） Boss and secretary. （ A） He is annoyed but understands. （ B） He is afraid of the woman he is speaking to. （ C） He is not happy. （ D） He knows Jane must drive a long way. （ A） She wont go. （ B） She will surely go. （ C） She
4、 has no problem to solve. （ D） She has no question to ask. （ A） African Art Today. （ B） Africas New Heart. （ C） Heart Surgery in Africa. （ D） I Left My Heart in Africa. （ A） She goes home for lunch. （ B） She spends her time shopping. （ C） She gets interested in what she is reading. （ D） She doesnt w
5、ake up in time. （ A） Because he is the mans friend. （ B） To make the woman wife. （ C） To please the mans wife. （ D） To please Hurry. （ A） A driving test. （ B） A traffic accident. （ C） A Police Movie. （ D） The best way to make signals. （ A） Complaining to the manager. （ B） Having a fight with the man
6、ager. （ C） Buying another pair of jeans. （ D） Trying to get his money back. （ A） The girl refused to refund the jeans. （ B） He was given the wrong size. （ C） The girl deliberately put the jeans in box. （ D） The girl didnt handle his complaint well. （ A） Apologetic. （ B） Reasonable. （ C） Pathetic. （
7、D） Fault-finding. （ A） A mountain resort. （ B） A seaside resort. （ C） A desert. （ D） The outback of australia. （ A） Follow teachers. （ B） Freshment of a university. （ C） Second-year students. （ D） Either seniors or juniors. （ A） There are mountains nearby. （ B） Hes been there once. （ C） He wants to
8、be away from the hustle and bustle. （ D） He heard it would be fun to be there. （ A） Finish their course work. （ B） Plan out their holiday in detail. （ C） Head for Sydney. （ D） Buy some necessities for their trip. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of ea
9、ch 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 marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Famous Sights in the World. （ B） Liberty Island. （ C） The Statue of Liberty. （ D） A Gift
10、from France. （ A） in France. （ B） in the United States. （ C） in New York City. （ D） on Liberty Island. （ A） an unknown designer. （ B） Bartholdi. （ C） Eiffel. （ D） both Bartholdi and Eiffel. （ A） has been known to scientists for years. （ B） has only recently been discovered. （ C） is known by everyone
11、. （ D） will probably remain a mystery. （ A） be taught to fly at night. （ B） find their way without stars. （ C） follow their cousins in their flights. （ D） rely on the stars in their night flights. （ A） rely on landmarks. （ B） dont know which way to fly. （ C） fly back home. （ D） wait for the stars to
12、 appear. （ A） The music of Edwin Elgar. （ B） Traditional graduation songs. （ C） The music for the graduation. （ D） The alternatives to Edwin Elgar. （ A） The speakers. （ B） Edwin Elgars. （ C） The committees. （ D） The students. （ A） traditional. （ B） more melodic. （ C） very repetitive. （ D） commonly p
13、layed. （ A） They will elect a committee. （ B） They will have a debate. （ C） They will take a vote. （ D） They will listen to it thoroughly. 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 gene
14、ral idea. When the 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
15、you have just heard or write down the 25 Reading experts have been interested for a long time in discovering what makes reading material difficult. A great deal of 【 B1】 _ has been done on the topic. And now most experts 【 B2】 _ that there are two major 【 B3】 _ in reading difficulty. One is the 【 B4
16、】 _ of the words found in the 【 B5】 _ If they are long, 【 B6】 _ or technical words, the material is more difficult. The other major factor is the 【 B7】 _ of the sentence. 【 B8】 _ Some experts have developed ways of measuring the readability or difficulty of material. 【 B9】 _ These two factors are ef
17、fective to measure word difficulty and sentence complexity. The usualy purpose of measuring difficulty or readability is to be able to provide suitable reading material to children at a certain level. 【 B10】 _ In this way, the material provided can match their reading ability. 26 【 B1】 _ 27 【 B2】 _
18、28 【 B3】 _ 29 【 B4】 _ 30 【 B5】 _ 31 【 B6】 _ 32 【 B7】 _ 33 【 B8】 _ 34 【 B9】 _ 35 【 B10】 _ 大学英语六级（听力）练习试卷 3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
19、. 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 marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【听力原文】 W: I certainly would like to buy the brown suit I saw in the department
20、store, but I dont have enough money. M: Well, if you would budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it. Q: How does the man feel about the woman? 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Make thirty copies for me and twenty copies for Mr. Brown. W: Certainly, sir. As soon as I make the fin
21、al corrections on the original. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I wish Jane would call when she knows shell be late. This is the third time we have had to wait for her. M: I agree, but she does have to drive through very heavy traffic t
22、o get here. Q: How does the man feel about waiting for Jane? 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Would you like to go to Prof. Smiths lecture this evening? W: No problem. Q: What does the woman mean? 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I asked at the bookstore about the book you mentioned: The New African
23、 Art. But I couldnt find it. M: Oh, but the title is Africas New Heart. H-E-A-R-T. We had just been talking about african painters, so Im not surprised you got the title wrong. Q: What is the correct title for the book? 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: You have been getting back from lunch later eve
24、ry day. You do your shopping, dont you? W: No. I spend most of my lunch hour at the library, but its so quiet that I fall asleep. Q: Why does the woman come back late from lunch now? 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: I really cant stand the way Harry dominates the conversation all the time. If hes go
25、ing to be at the party, I just wont come. M: Im sorry you feel that way, but my wife insists that Be comes. Q: Why is Harry being invited to the party? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: If you had signaled your intention to turn a little sooner, this wouldnt have happened! W: But I signaled in time!
26、Just look at the mess youve made of my car! You were driving carelessly and your speed was above the limit! Youre the one whos to blame! Q: What are they talking about? 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Ahem. Excuse me, wheres the manager? I want to see him. W: Im sorry, but the manager is not here t
27、oday. M: I demand a refund on these jeans. They are not the right size. W: Im so sorry, but the manager is not in. Ill have to take care of your matter. M: You see, I paid an expensive price for these jeans and one of your salesclerks gave me the wrong size. On top of that, he put them in a box so t
28、hat only after I arrived home and my son tried them on was I aware of his trick. W: Im sorry, but I dont think he did that deliberately. M: I dont care how sorry or apologetic you are. I want my money back. W: Do you have the receipt with you? M: No. W: Im sorry, but no receipt, no refund. This is o
29、ur policy. M: Youd better refund my money or else youll be in big trouble. W: Im terribly sorry, but I cant refund your money. I can give you another pair of jeans in exchange for yours. M: Isnt there anything else that you can do? W: No thats the way it is. M: Well, okay, Ill exchange my jeans for
30、another pair, but Im not happy. 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Well, Cynthia, our first semester at university is almost over. I cant wait for the holidays. W: Me, too, Edward! Why dont we go somewhere far away and forget about lectures and essays and a
31、ll that hard work. M: Sounds good to me. Now, how long will we have before we have to be back here on campus for the next semester? W: Weve got about six weeks, I think. M: How about if we go to the coast? It would be great to do some swimming and surfing. W: The coast would be good, but lets look a
32、t our other options. There are the mountains. Theyre nice and cool at this time of year. And we can do some bush-walking. Theres also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year. M: What about going to Sydney? Ive never been there and they say its a great city to visit. Lots of things to do there,
33、Ive heard. W: I agree Sydney would be good but there are too many tourists there at this time of year. And Id rather get away from buildings and cars. There are enough of those around here. I vote for mountains. M: All right, then, lets do that. Now we have to decide where were going to stay and how
34、 were going to get there. 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 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 on
35、ce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 16 【听力原文】 In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most fa
36、mous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower i
37、n Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of U. S. independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public
38、on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New Y
39、ork. 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答 案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Why dont birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years. Now they are beginning to fill in the blanks. Not long ago, experiments showed that bi
40、rds rely on the sun to guide them during daylight hours. But what about birds that fly by night? Tests with artificial stars have proved that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the stars in their long-distance flights. A dove had spent his lifetime in a cage and had never flown under a na
41、tural sky. Yet it showed an inborn ability to use the stars for guidance. The birds cage was placed under an artificial star-filled sky. The bird tried to fly in the same direction as that taken by his outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the artificial stars caused a change in the directi
42、on of his flight. But the stars are apparently not their only principal means of navigation. When the stars are hidden by clouds, they apparently find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges, coast lines, and river courses. But when its too dark to see these, the doves circle helplessly, unab
43、le to find their way. 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 Let me get straight to the point as to why weve gathered here today. Some students have requested a change in the music for this years graduation ceremony. We are happy to announce that weve found a pie
44、ce of music which may be a perfect replacement for the traditional marches that are commonly played during graduation. Since marches tend to be very repetitive, it was suggested that we try to find some more melodic music which might still be appropriate for the ceremony. We did some research and we
45、ve come up with an alternative that we hope you will appreciate. Since the standard graduation march is the song Pomp and Circumstance by Edwin Elgar, we looked through our music archives to see if we could find another piece by Elgar which was not so repetitive. Luckily, we were rewarded for our ef
46、forts by the discovery of a piece of orchestra music known as the Enigma Variations which may be just the answer to your requests. Ill play a tape for you in a few minutes to give you a taste of the music, and Ill also make the tape available in the library if any of you want to listen to it more th
47、oroughly. Well take a vote on the matter during the final rehearsal on the fifth. And remember, according to the committee rules, we shall not play the new song unless we have a vote of at least two-thirds in favor. Are there any questions? 22 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 23 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 24 【正确答案】 B 【知识
48、模块】 听力 25 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 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 passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 3
49、6 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 or write down the 25 【听力原文】 Reading experts have been interested for a long time in discovering what makes reading material difficult. A great deal of (26) research has been done on the topic. And now most expe
