1、大学英语六级听力-33 及答案解析(总分:252.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Section A(总题数:4,分数:105.00)(分数:35.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(分数:21.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(分数:21.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(分数:28.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.二、Section B(总题数:3,分数:70.00)(分数:21.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(分数:21.00)A.
2、B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(分数:28.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.三、Section C(总题数:1,分数:77.00)Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs.The (26) form of business is called an individual proprietorship. The proprietor owns all the property of the business and is responsible for
3、 everything. This means the proprietor receives all the profits-but must also pay any debts. The law recognizes no difference between the owner and the business.Another kind of business is the partnership. Two or more people go into business together. An (27) is usually needed to decide how much of
4、the partnership each person controls.There are limited (28) partnerships, which include full partners and limited partners. Limited partners may not share as much in the profits. But they also do not have as many responsibilities.Doctors, lawyers and (29) often form partnerships to share the profits
5、 and risks of doing business. A husband and wife can form a business partnership. Partnerships can end at any time. But partnerships and individual proprietorships exist only as long as the owners are alive.The most (30) kind of business organization is the corporation. Corporations are designed to
6、have an unlimited lifetime.Corporations can sell stock to (31) money. Stock (32) shares of ownership. Investors who buy stock can trade their shares or keep them as long as the company is in business. A company might use some of its earnings to pay shareholders what are called (33) . Or the company
7、might reinvest the money into the business.If shares lose value, investors can lose all the money they paid for their stock. But shareholders are not responsible for the debts of the corporation. (34) .A board of directors controls corporate policies. (35) .Corporations can have a few major sharehol
8、ders. Or ownership can be Spread among the general public. Incorporating offers businesses a way to gain the investments they need to grow. (36) .(分数:77.00)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:_填空项 1:_大学英语六级听力-33 答案解析(总分:252.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Section A(总题数:4,分数:105.00)(
9、分数:35.00)A. B.C.D.解析:解析 W: Mike, Jenny and I are planning to go swimming at the beach after class Would you like to go with us?M: Id love tobut I have to finish my economics paper today,for Professor Green has told me to hand it in as soon as possibleQ: What will the man probably do?解析 选 A,综合推断题。女士邀
10、请男士放学后和他们一起去海边游泳。男士说很想去,但是今天必须得完成经济学论文,因为格林教授已经告诉他让他尽快交,由此可知,男士放学后应该继续写论文,故选A。解题时应注意 but 后面的内容。A.B.C.D. 解析:解析 M: That must have been quite an experienceW: Youre right! Its lucky my daughter was still awakestudying, Her screaming woke us all upThe house was already in flames by thenQ: What is the wom
11、an talking about?解析 选 D,综合推断题。女士说,幸运的是她的大女儿没睡觉,仍然在学习,她的叫声把大家都叫醒了,那时房子已经烧着了。由此可知,女士所说的是房子失火时自己还没睡觉的女儿把大家叫醒了,故选D。此处 in flames 意为“燃烧 着”。A.B.C. D.解析:解析 W: Hi, BobThis is Marcia speaking from the agencyCan you go on an interview tomorrow? I have a law office thats very interested in youM: No,Im sorry,Mar
12、cia,but Ive planned to be at school all day tomorrow How would Wednesday suit you?Q:What is Marcias job7解析 选 C,综合推断题。女士自报家门说自己是中介公司的玛西娅,接着说明天有一个面试的机会,由此可知,女士是在一家职业介绍所工作,故选 C。考点go on sth意为“开始做某事”,该短语还可以指“以某事物为依据形成意见 或判断”,其他包含go on短语还有:go on(with sth)继续进行某活动; go on doing sth不停地从事某活动;go on to sth从一项目转移
13、至下一项 目;go on to do sth完成一事后接着做某事。A.B. C.D.解析:解析 M: You still have a social science requirement to fulfill, JeanYou can take history,psychology,anthropology,or sociologyWhich do you think youd like?W: Well, Ive always been fascinated by the conscious and unconscious reasons people have for acting as
14、they do,and Id like to leam more about how memory worksQ: Which course will the woman probably enroll in?解析 选 B,综合推断题。女士说自己一直对人们行为举止的有意识的和无意识的原因感兴趣,她还想多学学记忆力是如何起作用的,而 History(历史学)、 Anthropology(人类学)和 Sociology(社会学)显然都与记忆力无关,只有 Psychology(心理学)最符合女士的需求,故选 B。A.B. C.D.解析:解析 M: MrsGreenI need your advice
15、I want to buy a dress for my wifeCan you tell me where I can get one at a reasonable price?W: Sure, Go to MrHowards boutiqueHe has beautiful styles and gives a 10% discount to husbands and boyfriends who shop aloneQ: What did the man wish to do?解析 选 B,信息明示题。由男士所说的 I want to buy a dress for my wife 即
16、可确定答案为 B。男士向格林夫人征求意见,格林夫人因而建议男士去霍华德先生的精品店,故排除 A、C、D。(分数:21.00)A.B.C.D. 解析:解析 M: The problem is that I dont get paid until tomorrow,but I must register for Dr.Johnsons classCould you hold a place for me until tomorrow?W: Im sure you know that we are not permitted to reserve spaces in a class without
17、full payment or a note from the professorYoull have to wait and take your chancesQ: What did the woman mean?解析 选 D,综合推断题。女士说,如果没有支付全额学费或没有教授的通知,是不能预留课程名额的,女士叫男士等着碰碰运气,其言外之意就是不能为男士破例故选 D。A.B.C. D.解析:解析 M: Ms.Smith,I told DrBrown that I would call him in the Houston office at ten oclock their timePlea
18、se find out the time difference for me so that Ill know when to place the callW: Its two hours earlier in Houston,sirI know without looking it up because my sister lives thereQ: When should the man place his call to Houston?解析 选 C,综合推断题。男士说自己要在休斯敦时间十点的时候给布朗先生打电话,女士告诉他说休斯顿时间比本地时间早两个小时,由此可知,男士应该十点后两个小
19、时,即十二点时打电话,故选 C。考点look sth. up 意为“(在词典或参考书中)查阅(词或资料)”,其他包含 look up 的短语还有:look up 仰视,改善,例如:Things are definitely looking up事态确实在 好转。look sb. up 看望或接触某人,例如:Please look me up the next time youre here你下次来这儿时,请来找我。look up to sb赞赏或尊敬某人,例如:I have always looked up to my mother我一向尊敬母亲。A.B. C.D.解析:解析 M: Im go
20、ing to the museum Sunday moming Theres a new exhibit of Indian art from Arizona and New MexicoWant go with me?W: Id love to,but my best friend is getting married on Sunday and I wouldnt miss it for anythingQ: Where is the woman going on Sunday morning?解析 选 B,综合推断题。男士问女士周日上午是否和自己一起去看展览,女士说自己最好的朋友周日结婚
21、,她必须到场。由此可知,周日上午女士要去参加婚礼,故选 B。(分数:21.00)A. B.C.D.解析:解析 9-11M: Hi,SisI just came over to give you the DVDs,andHey,wow! Where did you get all of this stuff?W: I bought itSo, what do you think of my new entertainment center? And the widescreen TVM: Bought it?W: And my new DVD playerHere,let me show you
22、 my stereoYou can really rock the house with this oneM: But where did you get the dough to buy all this? You didnt borrow money from Mom and Dad again,did you?W: Of course notI got it with this!M: This? Let me see thatHave you been using Dads credit card again?W: No,sillyIts mineIts a student credit
23、 cardM: A student credit card? How in the world did you get one of these?W: I got an application in the mailM: Well, why did you get one in the first place?W: ListenTimes are changing,and having a credit card helps you build a credit rating,control spending, and even buy things that you cant pay wit
24、h cashlike the plane ticket I got recentlyM: I dont want to hear itIt sounds youve spent yourself in a holeAnyway,student credit cards just lead to impulse spendingas I call see hereAnd the interest rates of student credit cards are usually sky high,and if you miss a payment,the rates,well,just jump
25、!W: AhThe credit card has a credit limitM: Of $20,000?W: No, not quite that highAnywayM: Ive heard enough9Which item did the woman NOT purchase with her credit card?解析 选 A,信息明示题。女士向男士展示她新买的物品时提到了立体声音响、宽屏电视以及 DVD 播放机。当男士问她购买这些东西的钱是从哪来的时,她回答说是用学生信用卡。因此,女士并没有买数码相机,故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析:解析 What can be one re
26、ason to explain why the girl got a student credit card?解析 选 B,综合推断题。由前文中男士问的“你又在用父亲的信用卡了”可知,女士之前所用的钱都是家长的。在题目所给出的选项中,A 和 C 都是在提到信用卡的好处时讲到的,并不是她办卡的主要原因;而 D 选项在文中并未提及。通过分析可知,女士是不想再伸手向父母要钱,所以办了学生信用卡,故选B。A.B.C. D.解析:解析 According to the man,what is one reason for NOT having a credit card?解析 选 C,信息明示题。在对话
27、的结尾部分,男士提到,学生信用卡的还款利息很高,因此不主张办学生卡。而对话中并未提到选项 A、B 和 D 所表述的内容,故选 C。(分数:28.00)A. B.C.D.解析:解析 12-15M: Tina,Im trying to fill out this job application form and they want to know about my educational historyIts a little confusing because I dont understand the terminology they are usingThey are using words
28、 such as college,junior college, major,minor,B.A.,B.S Masters and Ph.D.I have heard these words,but I dont really understand the systemW: In Americaall students basically study the same thing until they reach high schoolAfter high school,students have the choice to start working or go to collegeM: W
29、hat is the difference between a college and a university7W: In the U.S.,there isnt a big difference between the twoColleges tend to be smaller schools and universities are usually larger schools with more facititiesM: What are junior colleges?W: Colleges and universities in the United States are ext
30、remely expensiveEven colleges which are funded by the government can cost thousands of dollars a yearMost states have created junior colleges,which are inexpensive schools where students can complete the first two years of their educationAfterwards, students can transfer to a normal college or unive
31、rsityM: How long do students usually study to get their degree?W: Usually, it takes four years to get a B.S.or a B.A. American students try to complete their studies as soon as possible because each additional year can cost a lot of moneyM: What do B.S.and B.A.stand for?W: B.S.means“Bachelor of Scie
32、nce”and B.A.means“Bachelor of Arts”12Why is the man confused?解析 选 A,综合推断题。男士开始提到,他正打算填写工作申请表,里面有教育背景这一栏,但他不明白其中的术语,所以有点困惑。由此可知,男士感到困惑是因为他不清楚那些教育术语,故选 A。A.B.C.D. 解析:解析 Which is true about colleges and universities according to the conversation?解析 选 D,信息明示题。女士提到,学院和大学没有太大的区别,只是学院往往规模较小,而大学则通常规模较大,设施也更
33、多,故选 D。A. B.C.D.解析:解析 What can we know about junior colleges from the conversation?解析 选 A,综合推断题。女士提到,美国的学院和大学收费都很高,即便是那些由政府资助的学校每年也要花费学生数千美元,因此大多数州都开办了专科学校(junior college),这类学校收费不高,学生可以在里面完成头两年的学业之后可以转到正规的学院或大学去上学。由此可知,学生可以在专科学校里完成头两年的大学课程,故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析:解析 How long do students usually need to get
34、 the degree of B.A.?解析 选 B,信息明示题。女士说通常需要四年才能拿到文科学士学位或理科学士学位,故选 B。二、Section B(总题数:3,分数:70.00)(分数:21.00)A.B. C.D.解析:解析 16-18Scientists in Canada say big ocean fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial fishing in the 1950sThe scientists found that populations of large fi
35、sh like tuna,swordfish and cod have dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty yearsThe study took 10 yearsThe researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the worldThe magazine Nature published the findingsThe scientists say the common method called longline fishing is e
36、specially damaging to populations of large fishThis method involves many fishing lines connected to one boatThese wires can be close to 100 kilometers longThey hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fishLongline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industryRecords showed that J
37、apanese boats used to catch about 10 fish for every 100 hooksThe study says longline fishing boms now might catch one fish per hundmd hooksModern methods also include the use of satellites and underwater radar to find fishThe scientists say industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster t
38、han in the pastThe study suggests that whole populations can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within 10 to 15 yearsRansom Meyers of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with Boris Worm of Dalhousie and the University of Kiel in GermanyMrWorm says the destruction could
39、lead to a complete re-organization of ocean life systemsMr. Meyers says the decreased numbers of large fish is not the only worryHe says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestorsHe says not only are there fewer big fish,th
40、ey are smaller than those of the past16Which of the following large fish is not mentioned whose populations have dropped by ninety percent?解析 选 B,信息明示题。文章第一段提到科学家发现金枪鱼、箭鱼和鳕鱼等大鱼的数量在过去 50 年里已经减少了 90%,但是并没有提到鲨鱼。A. B.C.D.解析:解析 What is the disadvantage of longline fishing according to the passage?解析 选 A,
41、信息明示题。文章第三段指出尤其是多钩长线捕鱼方法会减少大鱼的数量,这便是其劣势。而其他三项都是解释多钩长线这种捕鱼法的。A.B.C.D. 解析:解析 According to the passage,whats the possible influence of industrial fishing?解析 选 D,综合推断题。文章最后两段谈到了工业化捕鱼对海洋的危害:会加速对海洋鱼类的迫害,经过 1015 年的捕捞,很多鱼群会地域性地完全消失等。最后一句话还指出很多大鱼的体积也可能比它们的祖先要小,因此本题选 D。(分数:21.00)A.B. C.D.解析:解析 19-21Everyone h
42、as heard of a heart attackBut what about a “brain attack“? Some medical experts say that is one way to think of a strokeOn December l8thIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a minor stroke Then,last Wednesday,the 77-year-old leader had a severe svoke with bleeding in the brainThere are two ma
43、jor kinds of strokesThe more common is an ischemic stroke A blood clot blocks or restricts the flow of blood to the brainBrain cells begin to dieAbout 90 percent of strokes are the ischemic kindHemorrhagic strokes are more seriousA blood vessel in the brain burstsThere is bleeding into or around the
44、 brainMr.Sharon had to have operations to stop the bleedingDoctors also took another step to ease the pressure on his brainThey gave him drugs to create what is known as a medically induced comaThen,on Monday,they began to wake himDoctors reported signs of improvement in his conditionBut it was too
45、soon to measure possible brain damageEach side of the brain controls the opposite side of the bodyIn most people,the left side of the brain controls speech and languageExpels say a stroke on the fight side,like MrSharon had,often causes some loss of movementOverweight people are at greater risk of a
46、 strokeOther risk factors include high blood pressure,smoking,diabetes and high cholesterol levels in the blood19Whats a“brain attack”according to the passage?解析 选 B,信息明示题。文章开头指出,一些医学专家认为那是中风的一种说法, 其中的“那”(that)指的就是上一句中的 brain attack。由此可知,brain attack 即为中风,故选 B。A.B.C. D.解析:解析 What kind of stroke did
47、Sharon have when he had to have operations to stop the bleeding?解析 选 C,综合推断题。文章提到,出血性中风更为严重,往往是脑血管破裂,导致大脑内部或周围有出血现象,接着又说,沙龙不得不接受手术来止血。由此可知,沙龙此时深受出血性中风之苦,故选C。A.B.C.D. 解析:解析 If a person has a stroke on the left side ofthe brain,what will happen?解析 选 D,综合推断题。文章指出,大部分人的左脑控制语言表达,而人的右脑中风常会导致人无法运动。由此可知,人的左
48、脑中风可能会导致人不能说话,故选 D。(分数:28.00)A.B. C.D.解析:解析 22-25About 500,000 students took the SAT college-admissions test last OctoberThe College Board,which owns the test,says about 5,000 ofthem received wrong scoresThe problem became known after 2 students questioned their scoresThey asked to have their tests scored again,this time by hand instead of by computerFurther investigation led to more and more wTongly scored testsM