1、大学英语六级-151 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：45.00)（分数：15.00）A.It is near the home of the speakers.B.It opens all the time.C.It recommends more services.D.It opens in accordance with customers“ free time.A.He thinks the protest is useless.B.He th
2、inks the present tuition is fair.C.He doesn“t know how many students protested.D.He doesn“t know how much the school charges for tuition.A.It“s cool inside.B.It“s noisy outside.C.The room is soundproof.D.The curtains need washing.A.The demonstration was too complex.B.Too many students showed up.C.Th
3、e professor didn“t show up.D.The professor cancelled it.A.The two speakers are classmates.B.The man is conducting a psychology experiment.C.The woman is majoring in Elementary Education.D.The two speakers got to know each other in a class.（分数：9.00）A.The man should try to be more understanding.B.The
4、man“s wife should be more understanding.C.The man“s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood.D.The pessimism of the man“s wife may be the result of her past experiences.A.Look for the dress carefully.B.Open an online store.C.Order a dress online.D.Attend a party next week.A.The man is a f
5、ootball fan.B.The man needs the woman“s help.C.The man didn“t watch TV last night.D.The man often has power failure at home.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.Some information about the ability to remember.B.The influence of childhood memories on adultho
6、od.C.A plan for future psychological research.D.Benefits of a good memory.A.The need to exercise the memory.B.How the brain differs from other body tissues.C.The unconscious learning of a physical activity.D.How nerves control body movement.A.Repeat it aloud.B.Write it down.C.Make a mental picture o
7、f it.D.Practice recalling it.A.Prepare questions about the assigned reading.B.Discuss examples of active learning.C.Review recent research on recalling childhood memories.D.Do the homework for the next class session.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.The
8、 apartment is too far from the campus.B.The apartment needs a lot of repair work.C.She“s having trouble with the owner of the apartment.D.Her roommate won“t share expenses.A.She had to buy a new lock.B.She couldn“t find anyone to repair the lock.C.Kathy didn“t pay the rent on time.D.Kathy had some r
9、epairs done without her permission.A.Find another apartment.B.Have a conversation with Ms. Connors.C.Ask Sam to repair the lock.D.Buy a new lock for the owner.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.Leaves fa
10、lling down.B.Swallows sitting on telegraph wires.C.Birds and insects moving away.D.The weather getting hotter.A.Seals, whales and bats.B.Whales, bats and lions.C.Rats, camels and bears.D.Bats, rats and seals.A.They want to search for a warm environment.B.They want to breed in a new place.C.They want
11、 to find a plentiful supply of food.D.They want to get together with their species group.A.The shapes of mountains.B.The time that the sun rises.C.The colour of the sea.D.The sound of winds.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage yon have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.It wou
12、ld soon be replaced by another kind of media.B.It would attract people to read newspapers.C.It would destroy the printing business.D.It would stimulate new technology.A.People watching movie increased due to advertising on TV.B.Old movies were often broadcast on TV.C.TV had no effect on movie attend
13、ance.D.Movie popularity declined.A.Newspaper industry will be broken later.B.Internet will be the only media in the future.C.TV industry will suffer greatly later.D.Different media influence each other.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数
14、：9.00）A.A comparison of fish to warm-blooded animals.B.The cold and dark sea water.C.The importance of fish to human.D.How water has affected the development of fish.A.A whale.B.A human.C.A snake.D.A snail.A.Its skeleton.B.Body structure.C.Its senses.D.Body temperature.七、Section C(总题数：1，分数：25.00)A C
15、anadian woman who fell off a horse and awoke with a Scottish accent is now to write a book about how the 1 accident changed her life. Sharon Campbell-Rayment had never been to Scotland before the accident in 2008. She was knocked 2 when she hit her head after she fell from her horse and was left una
16、ble to talk for several days. When her voice came back, it did so with an 3 stutter that left her needing speech therapy. Eight weeks of work regaining her voice worked, but Sharon was stunned to discover that she now spoke in a Scottish accent. Stunned doctors 4 Foreign Accent Syndrome and told her
17、 that she was one of only 60 people around the world who 5 the condition. However, blessed with her new accent, Sharon 6 to discover why this had happened and began to look at her 7 who had come to Canada from Scotland over 100 years before. In September 2010, she and her husband Doug traveled to Sc
18、otland to discover her family history and she has recently regained the 8 to ride her horses again. “Doctors have said I might have the Scottish accent for the rest of my life, or it might just 9 overnight but I don“t think it“s going anywhere fast,“ said Sharon. “I could have 10 any accentFrench, S
19、panish, even Klingonbut I got Scottish. It was definitely a sign. The accident has completely turned my life around. I strongly believe it was a message telling me this is how things were meant to be.“ （分数：25.00）填空项 1:_大学英语六级-151 (1)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Se
20、ction A(总题数：4，分数：45.00)（分数：15.00）A.It is near the home of the speakers.B.It opens all the time.C.It recommends more services.D.It opens in accordance with customers“ free time. 解析：听力原文 W: That bank opens on Sundays, quite different from other banks in the street. M: On Sundays people have time to go
21、 there. Q: What does the man think of the bank?A.He thinks the protest is useless. B.He thinks the present tuition is fair.C.He doesn“t know how many students protested.D.He doesn“t know how much the school charges for tuition.解析：听力原文 W: The students have been protesting about the tuition in increas
22、e. M: Yes, I have heard of the protest, but I don“t know how much good it will do. Q: What does the man mean?A.It“s cool inside.B.It“s noisy outside. C.The room is soundproof.D.The curtains need washing.解析：听力原文 M: Could you bear it if I opened the window and the curtains? We need some fresh air. W:
23、We need to keep it quiet here. Q: What can we infer from the conversation?A.The demonstration was too complex.B.Too many students showed up.C.The professor didn“t show up.D.The professor cancelled it. 解析：听力原文 W: Why didn“t you have your geology class today? M: Only three out of a class of twenty fiv
24、e showed up. Since the professor had planned to present a complex demonstration, he decided to cancel the class until everybody could be present. Q: Why wasn“t the geology class given today?A.The two speakers are classmates.B.The man is conducting a psychology experiment.C.The woman is majoring in E
25、lementary Education. D.The two speakers got to know each other in a class.解析：听力原文 W: Hi, Peter. I was surprised to see you in the class in children“s literature yesterday. Are you also majoring in Elementary Education? M: No, I“m not. But as a psychology major I can use this to fulfill the requireme
26、nt in developmental psychology. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?（分数：9.00）A.The man should try to be more understanding.B.The man“s wife should be more understanding.C.The man“s negative attitude may be derived from his childhood.D.The pessimism of the man“s wife may be the result of her pa
27、st experiences. 解析：听力原文 M: I couldn“t put up with my wife any longer. I don“t know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way. W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean?A.Look for the dress carefully.B.Open an online sto
28、re.C.Order a dress online. D.Attend a party next week.解析：听力原文 W: I can“t find any little black dresses with dots anywhere in the mall. I need one for a party next week. M: Why not check out Amazon or Ebay? Online shopping will bring you a surprise. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?A.The man
29、 is a football fan. B.The man needs the woman“s help.C.The man didn“t watch TV last night.D.The man often has power failure at home.解析：听力原文 W: You don“t look smart this morning. I can see you“re not happy. Come on, what happened? M: I had never expected this would have happened to me. We had a power
30、 failure at home last night and I missed most of the football match. Q: What can we infer from the conversation?Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.Some information about the ability to remember. B.The influence of childhood memories on adulthood.C.A plan
31、 for future psychological research.D.Benefits of a good memory.解析：听力原文 W: Hi, Sam. I heard you are doing some research in psychology. Can you tell me something about it? M: Some of the most practical lessons coming out of research in psychology is in the area of memory. People ask, why can“t I remem
32、ber all those terms from my books? W: I guess a lot of people think their memory may be weak. M: It“s because they don“t use it enough It“s like a muscle. If you don“t exercise it, it won“t get strong. That“s why it“s important to keep our minds active, to keep on learning through our life. W: How c
33、an we keep our minds active? M: We can do this by reading, playing memory games, etc. W: We are very interested in why we can remember some information very well, but we keep forgetting some of it during the same time. M: I will discuss how information is recorded from memory. But, first, the inform
34、ation needs to be recorded, in other words, learned. W: Yes, we can memorize by learning. M: If we are distracted, the incoming message just might not be getting recorded effectively. So for students who want to improve their memories, give your full attention to the information you hope to retain.
35、W: Well, I see. I“ll be more focused on learning from now on. M: Research clearly shows that by active learning, trying to visualize a new fact, or perhaps trying to make a mental picture, even a wild ridiculous one, the new fact will stick in memory. W: I“ll try it later. I“m really interested in a
36、ll that you have said. M: Let me tell you more in case studies this evening. What“s the talk mainly about?A.The need to exercise the memory. B.How the brain differs from other body tissues.C.The unconscious learning of a physical activity.D.How nerves control body movement.解析：听力原文 What does the man
37、illustrate with the example of a muscle?A.Repeat it aloud.B.Write it down.C.Make a mental picture of it. D.Practice recalling it.解析：听力原文 What does the man suggest students do to learn new information more effectively?A.Prepare questions about the assigned reading.B.Discuss examples of active learnin
38、g. C.Review recent research on recalling childhood memories.D.Do the homework for the next class session.解析：听力原文 What will the speakers probably do next?Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.The apartment is too far from the campus.B.The apartment needs a l
39、ot of repair work.C.She“s having trouble with the owner of the apartment. D.Her roommate won“t share expenses.解析：听力原文 M: Hello. W: Hello, Sam. This is Kathy. Sorry to bother you. But I“m having a small problem I thought you might be able to help me with. M: Sure, Kathy. What“s up? W: Well, you know
40、Sarah and I moved into an apartment in May on the west side of town. Anyway we“ve been happy with it until the past couple of months. M: Yeah, What happened? W: Well, the door doesn“t lock, I guess the lock is too old. So we reported it to Ms. Connors, the owner, she said she“d take care of it. But
41、two weeks went by and nothing happened. M: Did you get back in touch with her? W: I got a repairperson to give me an estimate, and then I sent it to her. When I didn“t hear from her, I had the repair done. And I deducted the cost from the rent. It was not expensive. It only cost 80 dollars. M: So wh
42、at“s the problem? W: She called here very angry. She said she could have gotten the repair done for much less money. Now she“s threatening to ask us to move out for not paying the full rent. M: Hold on, Kathy. It does sound pretty serious. But I“m sure you can all sit down and work this out. W: Well
43、, you are a very skilled speaker. Can you join us when we talk to Ms. Connors? We“re supposed to meet with her tomorrow night at 8:00. M: Sure. I need to have a look at your contract. I“d be glad to help you straighten things out. Why don“t I stop by at about 7:30? W: Thanks, Sam. You“re a lifesaver
44、. Why is Kathy unhappy?A.She had to buy a new lock.B.She couldn“t find anyone to repair the lock.C.Kathy didn“t pay the rent on time.D.Kathy had some repairs done without her permission. 解析：听力原文 Why is Ms. Connors angry?A.Find another apartment.B.Have a conversation with Ms. Connors. C.Ask Sam to re
45、pair the lock.D.Buy a new lock for the owner.解析：听力原文 What are Kathy and her roommate planning to do?三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.Leaves falling down.B.Swallows sitting on telegraph wires. C.Birds a
46、nd insects moving away.D.The weather getting hotter.解析：听力原文 One of the greatest mysteries of nature is the instinct to migrate. Every year, millions of creatures feel the need to migrate and most people have seen the arrival or departure of migrating flocks of birds. In England, for example, we alwa
47、ys know when autumn is coming, because flocks of swallows sit on the telegraph wires. Migration is not only seen in birds but also in reptiles. For example, turtles and frogs; insects, such as butterflies; and mammals, such as seals, whales and bats. Many of these creatures can find their way over l
48、ong distances. The reasons for migration are complex and not fully understood. But a simple explanation is food and a safe place to breed. And how they do it is a mystery and a wonder to everyone, especially for those of us who have difficulty even reading a map covering 100 miles. Take birds for ex
49、ample. Studies suggest birds orientate themselves to the compass points using the position of the sun during the day, and the stars at night. They can also sense magnetic north. In addition, they use other clues such as visual layout of the land, smell of the sea, sound of waves on shores and winds through mountain passes. The most amazing aspect of bird migration is that the location, route and perhaps even the techniques are hard wired into their brains. Well, more experiments need to be conducted to find out the real reason
