1、大学英语六级（听力）练习试卷 8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 is going away for a while. （ B） She did well on the test. （ C） She worked hard and earned a lot of money. （ D） She didnt have to work hard for the exam. （ A） Su
3、san is a fast worker. （ B） Susan did Jacks homework. （ C） Susan didnt do the homework on her own. （ D） Susan has not finished her homework. （ A） He read the cabinet report. （ B） He read the newspaper. （ C） He listened to a radio report. （ D） His secretary telephoned him. （ A） Hurry to the conference
4、. （ B） Skip the conference. （ C） Take the subway. （ D） Take a bus. （ A） He is confident. （ B） He is worried. （ C） He is bored. （ D） He is angry. （ A） He used to be a workman himself. （ B） He likes to do repairs and make things himself. （ C） He is a professional builder. （ D） He paid workmen to decor
5、ate the house. （ A） The woman doesnt like jam. （ B） The woman forgot where she had left the jar. （ C） The man had an accident. （ D） The man broke the jar. （ A） Opinions about the book are varied. （ B） The man thinks the book is excellent. （ C） You shouldnt believe everything you read. （ D） The woman
6、 wonders which newspaper the man is reading. （ A） To inquire about computer programming courses. （ B） To inquire about the time of the lecture. （ C） To buy some computer books. （ D） To open an account. （ A） $130. （ B） $300. （ C） $230. （ D） $30. （ A） Twelve weeks. （ B） Twenty weeks. （ C） Twenty one w
7、eeks. （ D） Two weeks. （ A） Someone took his suitcase by mistake. （ B） He left his suitcase in the trunk of a taxi. （ C） Someone stole his suitcase at the railway station. （ D） He lost all his important documents including his train ticket. （ A） Report the incident to the police. （ B） Wait for the pe
8、rson who had taken his suitcase to come back. （ C） Try to contact the taxi driver. （ D） Report the incident to the Railway Information desk. （ A） Friends. （ B） Police and thief. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Tourist and guide. （ A） Honest. （ B） Careful. （ C） Stupid. （ D） Worried. Section B Directio
9、ns: 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 marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Because it was diffi
10、cult to collect. （ B） Because it was difficult to get rid of. （ C） Because it came in a variety of forms. （ D） Because it tended to be absorbed by physical objects. （ A） Four. （ B） Five. （ C） Six. （ D） Seven. （ A） A thin male who studies hard. （ B） A fat female who studies hard. （ C） A fat male who
11、does not study. （ D） A thin female who does not study. （ A） They can do better than others. （ B） It is expensive to hire labour. （ C） They dont like to be helped. （ D） They dont trust others. （ A） It publishes books only for children. （ B） It publishes books about peoples pets. （ C） It uses computer
12、s to make up stories. （ D） It makes the young readers the leading characters in the stories. （ A） Written by children themselves. （ B） Telling stories about the reader himself. （ C） Printed with standard things. （ D） Published with the help of computers. （ A） The 88th floor, north tower. （ B） The 78
13、th floor, north tower. （ C） The 88th floor, south tower. （ D） The 78th floor, south tower. （ A） He was a relative of the speakers. （ B） He was a friend of the speakers. （ C） He eventually made his way out of the building. （ D） He worked in the south tower of the World Trade Center. （ A） The firemen
14、came up and stopped them. （ B） There were a great many people there and they came to a complete stop. （ C） They were told to stop to make way for the fire fighters. （ D） They had to help the firemen carry the heavy equipment. （ A） During the journey down, many people showed care and concern for othe
15、rs. （ B） It took the speaker much longer than the others to escape from the building because he had an artificial leg. （ C） The building collapsed immediately after the speaker got out. （ D） Many people died because they got trapped in elevators. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear
16、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 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 4
17、6 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 26 Why do people marry? People divorce often, but they remarry soon enough after they divorce. Now many of them divorce at a much younger age than before.
18、 But what many sociologists find difficult to understand is that they seem to be more eager to 【 B1】 _ into marriage than get out of it. In the old days there was every reason to marry young- 【 B2】 _ among the working class. In Chinese 【 B3】 _ . unmarried men and women seemed to be 【 B4】 _ in many w
19、ays. Women were in a more difficult 【 B5】 _ than men since in earlier times, girls were not allowed to be 【 B6】 _ . They also did not enjoy social freedom. For men, they often led an 【 B7】 _ or uncomfortable life as they did not have a wife to do the 【 B8】 _ , cooking, cleaning and taking care of th
20、e husband and children. Both sexes needed marriage far more than now. Many sociologists believe that the material conveniences 【 B9】 _ But such conveniences have also weakened the bonds of family life. 【 B10】 _ . We are close to crowds but we feel more alone than before. One feels lonely in the mids
21、t of crowds. 【 B11】 _ . All of a sudden, one is living in a world one does not understand. Thus one feels the need for somebody that one can be close to! Then one can share body and soul. 26 【 B1】 _ 27 【 B2】 _ 28 【 B3】 _ 29 【 B4】 _ 30 【 B5】 _ 31 【 B6】 _ 32 【 B7】 _ 33 【 B8】 _ 34 【 B9】 _ 35 【 B10】 _ 3
22、6 【 B11】 _ 大学英语六级（听力）练习试卷 8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
23、 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】 M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade. W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam. Ive been prepari
24、ng for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while. Q: Why is the woman so happy? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Its hard to think Susan has already finished her homework. W: Well, she copied Jacks homework and made a few changes. Q: What does the woman say about Susan? 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块
25、】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Mr. Johnson, have you heard the morning news report? Mill has resigned his post as Prime Minister. M: I didnt turn on the radio this morning, but I did see the headlines. If you remember, he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting. Q: How did the man get the news?
26、 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: If you are in a hurry, you can take the subway. If you want to go sightseeing, take a bus. W: Actually, I dont have to be at the conference before noon. Q: What will the woman probably do? 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: How did your interview go? M: I couldnt feel
27、 better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers to all of them. Q: How does the man feel about the interview? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Im very impressed by all the work youve done on your house, Mr. Miller. How long have you been working on it? M: I first became i
28、nterested in doing things myself several years ago. Ive been doing something on it every now and then for almost a year now. You know, I couldnt afford to pay workmen to do it. Q: What do we learn about Mr. Miller? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: I just made a jar of jam this morning and now I cant
29、 find it anywhere. Do you know what happened to it? M: Did you hear a crash, that was it. Im just as clumsy as ever. Q: What is the problem? 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: I read in the newspaper that the novel you are reading is excellent. M: Ive also read some negative reviews. Q: What can be le
30、arned from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hello, University of Sidney. May I help you? M: Yes. Im looking for information on courses in computer programming. W: Do you want a day or evening course? M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. W: Uh-
31、huh. Have you taken any courses in data processing? M: No. W: Oh, well, data processing is a prerequisite course. You have to take that course before you can take computer programming. M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope its not on Tuesdays. W: Theres a class that meets on Monday evenings a
32、t seven. M: Just once a week? W: Right. But thats almost three hours-from seven to nine forty-five p. m. M: Oh. Well, thats all right. I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last? W: Let me see, oh, yes, twelve weeks. You start the first week in September and finish, oh. just before Chr
33、istmas. December twenty-first. M: And how much is the course? W: Thats 300 dollars, and that includes the necessary computer time. M: OK. By the way, is there anything that I should bring with me? W: No. Just your checkbook. M: Thank you so much. W: Youre very welcome. Bye. M: Bye. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】
34、 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Hello? W: Hello, Debbi. This is Frank. Im in a bit of a crisis. M: What happened ? W: Im here at the station and my train leaves in twenty minutes. The problem is my suitcase is missing and all my important documents are in it. What am I g
35、oing to do? M: Where did you put it? W: I took it out of the trunk of my taxi and left it on the sidewalls. Then I paid the driver. But when I turned around my suitcase had disappeared. M: Oh thats unfortunate. Um. W: There was another suitcase the same color on the sidewalk. I think someone must ha
36、ve got mine. I didnt have my name on mine and theres no name on this one either. What do you think I should do? M: Well, I think the best thing to do is to go to the Railway Information desk and report this to the people there and leave the case with them. With any luck the other person will find ou
37、t that hes taken the wrong case and will get in touch with Railway Information too. You should tell them to send your suitcase when its found. Call me again before you leave to tell me whats happened. I can chase the railway people for you if necessary. 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14
38、 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【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 once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the
39、four choices marked A, B, C and D. 16 【听力原文】 Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat. They hav
40、e designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campuss six buildings comfortable. Some parts of most modern buildings-theaters
41、and offices as well as classrooms-are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery“. A few modern buildings recover heat, but the Universitys system is the first to recove
42、r heat from some buildings and reuse it in others. Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect fo
43、r the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working male genius. 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 In America, where labor costs are so high, “do it yourself“ is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, built their own garages, even rebuilt their own hou
44、ses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes childrens books with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It allows the reader to become the leading character in th
45、e stories with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Jenny. She lives in New York, and has a dog named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say, “this
46、 book is about me,“ so the company calls itself the “Me-Books Publishing Company“. Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more importantly, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. M
47、e-books are helping children to learn how to read. 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】 When the first plane slammed into the World Trade Centers north tower, I was already at my desk on the 88th floor. Then I felt the whole building bouncing and shaking. My in
48、stinct told me that there was an explosion above us and that we should try to get out, but the corridors were full of flames. Knowing that the furniture and the carpets were fire-resistant, I figured that everything wasnt going to burn. Then I heard someone yell that the stairwells were gone. So abo
49、ut 40 of us escaped into a corner office. We put papers and rags under the door to keep out the smoke as best we could. We stayed calmly in the office for about 10 minutes, thinking we were safe and secure. Then someone came in to tell us that he had found a stairwell open but we had to move fast. We all filed out orderly and headed for the stairwell. However, I later found out that the man who found the stairwell for us didn
