1、大学英语六级-220 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.It is perfectly all right for the city.B.It detracts from the historical buildings.C.It is utterly out of place.D.It enhances the skyline.A.At 7:00 p.m.B.At 8:00 p.m.C.At 9:00 p.m.D.At 10:00 p.m.A.In the smoking section.
2、B.In the nonsmoking section.C.Near the window.D.On the first floor.A.By car.B.By taxi.C.By subway.D.By air.A.The man bought a coffee maker last month.B.The coffee maker doesn“t function well.C.The coffee maker costs little money.D.The man will buy another coffee maker.（分数：6.00）A.A single-bedroom apa
3、rtment which costs $400 a month.B.A single-bedroom apartment which costs $700 a month.C.A two-bedroom apartment which costs $400 a month.D.A two-bedroom apartment which costs $700 a month.A.Some of them are located in London.B.They are characteristic of the UK.C.They are in the suburb of the UK.D.Th
4、ey are led by the farm owners.A.It refers to a brand-new Christmas without traditional activities.B.It celebrates Christmas on a different day.C.It changes Christmas traditions slightly.D.It celebrates Christmas with a punk rock Christmas glade.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you hav
5、e just heard. （分数：6.00）A.He has three televisions.B.He watches TV very often.C.He watches TV only when he is not busy.D.He watches TV to relax himself.A.It is a waste of time.B.It is a waste of energy.C.It does harm to one“s eyesight.D.It prevents one from being active.A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Object
6、ive.D.Uncertain.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：8.00）A.A businessman.B.A writer.C.A painter.D.A freelancer.A.He felt uneasy with the job.B.He didn“t like to travel abroad.C.He was not satisfied with the salary.D.He felt the job was not exciting enough.A.They
7、 are confused.B.They are angry.C.They are happy.D.They are worried.A.Workaholic.B.Self-disciplined.C.Active.D.Creative.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.It has open doors at the back.B.It can avoid the tr
8、affic jam above ground.C.It is red with double-deckers.D.It requires a travel card.A.It is a kind of bendy bus.B.It has a history of 100 years.C.It has already been out of service.D.It has many open doors.A.Buy a one-day travel card.B.Rent a bicycle.C.Take trams.D.Take a taxi.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：
9、9.00)Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.$11.34 billion.B.$10.65 billion.C.$8.13 billion.D.$5.16 billion.A.Smartphones and tablet computers are getting less popular.B.Millions of people give up conventional PCs for mobile devices.C.There is no promising future
10、 for ads on mobile devices.D.Advertisers face the problem of bankruptcy.A.For its fiscal year, Google hit $15 billion for the first time.B.The financial surge sent Google shares up nearly 6% in after-hours trading on Tuesday.C.For the fourth quarter, Google“s advertising rates fell more than in prev
11、ious periods.D.Google“s earnings have rised overall because the total number of clicks increased.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：12.00）A.His background.B.His property.C.His belief.D.His talent.A.The proof of the pudding is in the ea
12、ting.B.Roman wasn“t built in a day.C.Small beginnings can lead to large outcomes.D.No pains, no gains.A.He has a good memory.B.He believes everybody should be respected.C.His boss requires him to do so.D.He gets a name list of the employees.A.Mr. Lee.B.His coach.C.Himself.D.His mother.七、Section C(总题
13、数：1，分数：40.00)A group of sperm whales appear to have taken in a deformed bottlenose dolphin, marine researchers have discovered. Behavioral ecologists Alexander Wilson and Jens Krause 1 the heartwarming scene some 15 to 20 kilometers off the Azores in the North Atlantic, as they observed the dolphin
14、six times while it nuzzled and 2 members of the group, reports the journal Science. “It really looked like they had accepted the dolphin for whatever reason. They were being very 3 “ Wilson told the journal. The dolphin“s unfortunate deformitya spinal disfigurement, likely a birth 4 , which gives it
15、s back half an “S“ shapecould help explain how it“s come to be taken in by the sperm whale group, explains Science . “Sometimes some individuals can be 5 . It might be that this individual didn“t fit in, so to speak, with its original group,“ Wilson says, 6 that the deformity could have put the anim
16、al at a disadvantage among its own kindperhaps it had a low social status, or just couldn“t keep up with the other dolphins. Sperm whales swim more slowly than dolphins, notes the journal, and the pod designates (指派) one member to “babysit“ the calves near the 7 while the other adults dive deep. In
17、fact, sperm whales have good reasons not to like the deformed bottlenose dolphin. “Why would sperm whales accept this animal in their group?“ cetacean ecologist M6nica Almeida e Silva said. “It“s really 8 to me.“ But maybe we shouldn“t draw too much from this 9 display of affection, because the brie
18、fness of the observation, and its rarity, as well as how little is known about these particular whales, makes it hard to 10 . （分数：40.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语六级-220 (1)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.It is perfectly
19、 all right for the city. B.It detracts from the historical buildings.C.It is utterly out of place.D.It enhances the skyline.解析：听力原文 W: Hi, Mike! Do you think the architecture enhances the skyline, or detracts from the historical buildings? M: I wouldn“t say it“s an eyesore. Maybe it does look a bit
20、out of place, but I think that“s perfectly all right for the city. Q: What does the man think of the architecture? 四个选项都是以 It 开头，结合 perfectly，detracts，out of place，enhances 可以推测本题考查 It 对某事物的影响。 生活交际类，语义理解题。女士问男士这一建筑是点缀了天际，还是破坏了历史古迹；男士说该建筑算不上碍眼，也许看上去有些不协调，但很适合这个城市。由此可知男士认为该建筑与城市非常匹配。A.At 7:00 p.m.B.A
21、t 8:00 p.m.C.At 9:00 p.m. D.At 10:00 p.m.解析：听力原文 W: When should we arrive at the theater? M: Well, the movie starts at 10:00 p.m. We should get there at least one hour earlier because there“ll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8:00 p.m., if that“s OK with you. Q: When will the spea
22、kers arrive at the theater? 四个选项都表示时间，由此可以推测本题考查具体的时间点。 娱乐休闲类，事实细节题。女士问男士应该几点到影院，男士说电影晚上 10 点开始，由于要排队，所以最好提前一小时到那里，并提议如果可以的话他晚上 8 点去女士家接她。由此推断对话双方将于晚上 9 点到达影院。A.In the smoking section.B.In the nonsmoking section. C.Near the window.D.On the first floor.解析：听力原文 W: Good afternoon. How many people are t
23、here in your party? And where do you want to sit, the smoking or the nonsmoking section? M: Just two and we“d like a booth in the nonsmoking section, if you have one. Q: Where does the man want to sit? 四个选项都表示地点，由此可以推测本题考查具体的地点。 生活交际类，事实细节题。女士问男士一共来了多少人，想坐在吸烟区还是无烟区；男士说只有两个人，希望坐在无烟区。A.By car.B.By tax
24、i.C.By subway. D.By air.解析：听力原文 M: Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the Chinatown? W: It is right in the middle of the West End and it“s very easy to get to on the public transport system, but driving there would be a nightmare. Q: How will the man go to the Chinatown most probably? 四个选项都表
25、示交通方式，由此可以推测本题考查某人到某地乘坐的交通工具。 旅行交通类，推理判断题。男士问女士如何前往唐人街，女士回答唐人街就在西区中心，乘公共交通很容易就到了，但开车去会很麻烦。由此推断男士最可能乘地铁去唐人街。A.The man bought a coffee maker last month.B.The coffee maker doesn“t function well. C.The coffee maker costs little money.D.The man will buy another coffee maker.解析：听力原文 W: Hi, Sam. How“s the
26、coffee maker you bought last week working? M: Actually, it doesn“t work well. It was a waste of money. I guess I should have shopped around for a good one. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 四个选项都出现了 coffee maker，再结合 The man，bought，function 可以推测本题考查男士的咖啡机怎么样了。 生活交际类，语义理解题。女士问男士上周买的咖啡机怎么样
27、，男士说那台咖啡机不太好用，真是浪费钱，当初应该多逛几家店买一个好的。（分数：6.00）A.A single-bedroom apartment which costs $400 a month.B.A single-bedroom apartment which costs $700 a month.C.A two-bedroom apartment which costs $400 a month. D.A two-bedroom apartment which costs $700 a month.解析：听力原文 W: Hi! Welcome to Rental Property Man
28、agement. How may I help you? M: Well, I“m interested in renting a two-bedroom apartment. The price is somewhere between $400 and $450 a month. Q: What kind of apartment does the man want? 选项中出现了 single-bedroom, $400, month, $700, two-bedroom，可以推测本题考查具体是什么样的公寓及其租金是多少。 生活交际类，事实细节题。女士问男士有什么需要，男士说他想租一个两
29、室的公寓，每月租金在 400 至450 美元之间。A.Some of them are located in London. B.They are characteristic of the UK.C.They are in the suburb of the UK.D.They are led by the farm owners.解析：听力原文 W: Michael, I have a question for you. What“s a city farm? M: It“s a farm in a city. There are about 60 city farms in the UK
30、, 20 of which are located in London. They can be led by communities. Q: What can we know about a city farm? 四个选项中有三个以 They 开头，根据 located，the UK，suburb，led 可以推测本题考查 They 的相关介绍。 生活交际类，语义理解题。女士问男士什么是城市农场，男士说就是在城市里的农场，全英国大概有 60个城市农场，其中 20 个在伦敦，它们由社区管理。由此可知有些城市农场设在伦敦。A.It refers to a brand-new Christmas
31、without traditional activities.B.It celebrates Christmas on a different day.C.It changes Christmas traditions slightly. D.It celebrates Christmas with a punk rock Christmas glade.解析：听力原文 W: This year my American friends will have an event called “Alternative Christmas.“ What does it mean? M: Well, t
32、hey will take Christmas traditions and change them slightly. For example, instead of the traditional Christmas tree they will have a punk rock Christmas glade. Q: What can we know about “Alternative Christmas“? 四个选项都以 It 开头，并都出现了 Christmas，结合 brand-new，celebrates，different，changes 可以推测本题考查内容与一种新颖的圣诞
33、节庆祝方式有关。 娱乐休闲类，语义理解题。女士说今年她的美国朋友将举办一个活动，叫作“另类圣诞节”，问男士它是什么意思；男士说他们将继承圣诞节传统，但稍微加以改变，比如用蓬克摇滚风格的圣诞林间空地代替传统的圣诞树。由此可知另类圣诞节是指对圣诞传统稍加改变。Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：6.00）A.He has three televisions.B.He watches TV very often.C.He watches TV only when he is not busy
34、.D.He watches TV to relax himself. 解析：听力原文 W: Peter, have you got a television? M: Yes, I have. In fact I“ve got two televisions. W: Do you watch them a lot? M: Very seldom. In fact, I find that I watch television most when I“m most busy, when I“m working hardest and I need some sort of passive way
35、of relaxing, something that requires nothing of me. W: Do you think that people can live a perfectly happy life if they haven“t got a television? M: Oh, yes. I think people who don“t have a television or people who don“t watch television can be expected to be happier. I think if they never watch tel
36、evision they are happier people than the people who watch a lot of television, because television goes with the kind of life which leaves you with nothing to spare. W: But in that case you. you seem as though you“re completely against television. Is that true? M: No, it“s not. I. I have a television
37、. In fact I have two as I said, but I think there“s a dilemma. Television itself is very good. A lot of information and a lot of programs are very instructive. W: Yeah, then what“s the dark side? M: It makes you very passive. You sit for hour after hour and you get very receptive and very unquestion
38、ing. It seems to me the important thing in life is to be active, and to be as creative as possible, but television prevents this. What can we know about the man? 事实细节题。本题问的是男士的相关信息。男士说他通常在最忙的时候看电视，因为他需要一些被动的放松方式，不需要做任何事。由此可知男士看电视是为了放松。A.It is a waste of time.B.It is a waste of energy.C.It does harm
39、to one“s eyesight.D.It prevents one from being active. 解析：听力原文 What does the man think is the negative side of television? 事实细节题。本题问的是男士认为电视的消极方面是什么。男士说电视让人变得被动，因为你连续几小时坐那儿，被动接受电视播放的内容。对男士而言，生命贵在充满活力并尽可能地富有创造力，但电视恰恰阻碍了这点。由此可知男士认为电视的负面影响是阻止人们充满活力。A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective. D.Uncertain.解析：听力原文
40、 What is the man“s attitude toward television? 观点态度题。本题问的是男士对电视的看法。女士说男士看上去完全反对电视，男士说并非如此，他之前提过，自己有两台电视，只是电视既有好的一面，也有不好的一面。由此推断男士对电视的态度是客观的。Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：8.00）A.A businessman.B.A writer.C.A painter.D.A freelancer. 解析：听力原文 W: At the age of f
41、orty you gave up a good job in industry to do what you had always wanted to dobecome a journalist and photographer. You“re self-employed and do freelance work. Mr. Evans, do you have any regrets? M: Yes. That is I didn“t resign from my other job when I was younger! W: What made you leave the busines
42、s world? M: Well, although I had a good salary and a job which involved a lot of traveling abroad, I always felt I was in the wrong job. I felt tense all the time and I suddenly realized that, in spite of security and what seemed to my friends to be an exciting job, I“d stopped enjoying simple but i
43、mportant things. W: Don“t you consider your choice rather selfish? What about your wife and family? M: They“re delighted. They see the change in me, find me more relaxed, and therefore my relationship with my wife and family has improved, because I“m not frustrated any more. It“s because I“m doing w
44、hat I want to do. W: Do you work as hard as before? M: Yes, even harder. But I“m self-disciplined and I find that working hard for a few hours gives me time to play hard too. I have a more balanced life. W: So in fact, you too have a routine life? M: Of course! Everything becomes routine after a whi
45、le. But it“s up to us to make that routine a creative experience. What is the man now? 事实细节题。本题问的是男士现在的职业。女士介绍说，男士在 40 岁时放弃了一份企业的工作，做了一名记者和摄影师，成为一名自由职业者。A.He felt uneasy with the job. B.He didn“t like to travel abroad.C.He was not satisfied with the salary.D.He felt the job was not exciting enough.解
46、析：听力原文 Why did the man resign from his previous job? 原因目的题。本题问的是男士辞职的原因。对话中男士提到之前一直感觉很紧张。尽管以前的工作很稳定，并且朋友们都觉得很好，但是男士已经不再享受简单但重要的事情了。由此可知男士辞职的原因是他觉得以前的工作不轻松。A.They are confused.B.They are angry.C.They are happy. D.They are worried.解析：听力原文 How do the man“s family respond to his choice? 事实细节题。本题问的是男士的家人
47、对他的选择的反应。当被问及妻子和家人对他的选择的看法时，男士回答说家人很高兴。A.Workaholic.B.Self-disciplined. C.Active.D.Creative.解析：听力原文 Which word can be used to describe the man? 事实细节题。本题问的是哪个词可以用来形容男士。男士说他比以前工作更认真了。他非常自律，他发现连续几小时地努力工作也可以给他时间痛快地玩，他的生活更加平衡了。由此可知男士非常自律。三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 16
48、to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.It has open doors at the back.B.It can avoid the traffic jam above ground. C.It is red with double-deckers.D.It requires a travel card.解析：听力原文 Today we“re going to find out all about public transport in London. The London Underground, al
49、so known as the Tube, is the oldest underground railway in the world. It“s often the fastest way to get around London because it avoids the heavy traffic above ground. The map of the London Underground was first designed in 1931. It“s not really a map which shows the locations of stations, but a simplified diagram, which shows how to get from one station to another. This kind
