1、大学英语六级听力-39 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)Researchers have found more evidence that suggests a relationship between race and rates of lung cancer among smokers. Some (26) have shown that blacks arc more likely than whites to get lung cancer from smoki
3、ng.Researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Hawaii did the new study. The New England (27) of Medicine (28) the findings.The eight-year study (29) more than one hundred eighty thousand people. They provided (30) about their tobacco use and their diet as well as othe
4、r information. They included (31) and former smokers and people who never smoked. Almost two thousand people in the study developed lung cancer.Researchers say (32) might help explain the racial and ethnic differences. There could be differences in how peoples bodies react to smoke. But (33) influen
5、ces, including the way people smoke, could also make a difference.African-Americans and Latinos in the study reported smoking the fewest cigarettes per day. Whites were the heaviest smokers. (34) . This could fill their lungs with more of the chemicals in tobacco that cause cancer.(35) . Yet scienti
6、sts know that some diseases effect different groups differently. And some drug companies have begun to develop racially targeted medicines.(36) . The name is BiDil. The agency called it “a step toward the promise of personalized medicine./（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
7、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语六级听力-39 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.解析：解析 M: Well have to hurry if were going to be on time to the airportIts already 10:30W: Well，it takes only half an hour to get to the airport，and the plane doesnt leave until 11:15I think
8、 well make it all right if we leave immediatelyQ: How much time is the couple allowing once they get to the airport?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说已经十点半了，女士说要半个小时就能到机场，飞机十一点十五分才起飞，马上出发就能赶得上。由此可知，他们马上出发得十一点才能到机场，离飞机起飞只有 15 分钟，故选 B。考点make it 意为“取得成功，做成某事”，常用于口语之中，其他与 make 相关的短语还有：make do with sth用某事物勉强应付，例如：Im in ah
9、urry so I have to make do with a quick snack我时间很紧，只得凑合吃点小吃。make the most of sb./sth./oneself 充分利用某人/某事物/自己，例如：Im going to make the most of my holiday我要好好利用自己的假期。make much of sb./sth理解某人/某事物，非常重视某人/某事物，例如： Dont always make much of your origins不要总是强调自己的出身。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: Would you join me at the mov
10、ie tonight? They are showing“The African Queen”with Katherine Hephurn and Humphrey BogartW: No，Im sorryI promised I would take care of my sisters children while she goes out tonightQ: Why cant the woman go to the movie?解析 选 D，信息明示题。女士拒绝了同男士一起看电影的邀请，再由 I would take care of my sisters children 可知，女士是因
11、为照顾姐姐家的孩子而不能去看电影，故选 D。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: This years heavy rainfall has caused flooding，and made it hard to plant new crops in CalifomiaM: Yes, I guess thats why fruit and vegetables are so expensive fight nowQ: According to the conversation，why are vegetables expensive now?解析 选 C，信息明示题。男士提到，今年降雨过多，造成
12、了洪水，使得加利福尼亚很难栽种新的庄稼，男士说那可能就是现在水果和蔬菜那么贵的原因。由此可知，原因是降雨过多，故选 C。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 M: Oh, Im so sorry I forgot to bring along the book you borrowed from the libraryW: What a terrible memory you have! AnywayI wont need it until Friday nightAslong asI can get it by then，OK?Q: What do we learn from this conver
13、sation?解析 选 A，综合推断题。男士说忘记带女士从图书馆借的书了，女士回答说“What a terrible memory you have! AnywayI wont need it until Friday nightAs long as I can get it by then，OK?”(你的记性太差了!不管怎样，我到周五晚上才需要用，只要在那之前把书给我就行，好吗)根据双方的对话内容不难看出男士之前没有信守承诺把书带给女士，故选 A。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: According to your resume you dont have much experience
14、in advertising, Miss MontagW: Thats not quite trueMy father was an advertising consultant and he gave me a fairly thorough introduction to the businessQ: What does Miss Montag say about her resume?解析 选 D，综合推断题。男士说由女士的简历可以看出她在广告业没什么经验，女士说并不完全是那样，她父亲是一位广告顾问，给她相当详细地介绍过该行业，其言外之意就是简历中没有把这些经验涵盖在内，故选 D。（分数
15、：21.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: Where do you usually eat breakfast?W: In the kitchenI fix myself some orange juice，an egg，a slice of unbuttered toast and some coffeeBut once in a while I have breakfast in the school cafeteriaThats when I get a ride and leave the house earlyQ: Where does the woman usually h
16、ave breakfast?解析 选 D，信息明示题。女士一开始就明确回答了男士的问题，即自己经常在自家厨房吃早饭，故选D。女士说自己偶尔也会在学校自助餐厅吃早饭，那是在自己搭乘别人的车，很早出门的时候，由此可排除 B、C。考点once in a while 意为“偶尔，间或”，也可说成 every once in a while，与 once 相关的其他短语还有：all at once 突然，例如：All at once the window opened窗户突然开了。once again/more 再一次，例如：Ill show you how to do it once again我再给
17、 你演示一次该怎么做。once and for all 这一次且为最后一次，例如：Im warning you once and for all. 我最后一次警告你。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 M: These silver earrings are only sixteen dollars this weekThe gold ones are twenty-fourW: Ill take the silver ones，then；or，on second thought，give me the gold onesI have a gold necklace that would look
18、very nice with themQ: What might the woman decide to buy?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士一开始想要买银耳环，但接着又说要金耳环，因为自己有条金项链正好配金耳环。由此可知，女士最终决定买金耳环，故选 C。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 M: I heard your boss was really upset when he read your letter of resignationW: UnderstandablyI told him what I really thought about his inept administratio
19、n and his stupid decisionsQ: What did the woman mean?解析 选 A，综合推断题。女士提到她在辞职信中告诉了老板自己对他不称职的管 理和愚蠢决定的真实想法，因此老板感到气愤也是可以理解的，故选 A。（分数：21.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 9-11W: Today，in this studio，we have Alberto Cuties，the well-known Brazilian advocate of the anti-global movementHes here to talk about the recent repor
20、t stating that by 2050, Brazil will be one of the worlds wealthiest and most successful countriesAlberto，what do you say to this repot?M: You know this isnt the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic powerThe same thing was said over a hundred years ago，but it didnt happen
21、W: Yes, but you must admit the worlds a very different place nowM: Of courseIn fact, I believe that there may be some truths in the predictions this time aroundFirst of all，though，we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the momentW: Such as?M: Theres an enormous gap between the rich and the p
22、oor in this country, In Sao Paulo，you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slum areas without proper water or electricity suppliesA lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their livesW: What needs to be done?M: Education,for example, For Bra
23、zil,to be successful,we need to offer education to all Brazilians Succissful countries, like South Korea and Singapore,have excellent education systemsBrazil needs to learn from these countriesW: So youre hopeful furthe future?M: As I said earlier，Im hopefulThis isnt an easy jobWe need to make sure
24、that these important oppommities for Brazil arent wasted as they were in the past9What does the recent report say about Brazil?解析 选 D，信息明示题。考查文章开头和最高级。女士说：“Hes here to talk about the recent report stating that by 2050，Brazil will be one of the worlds wealthiest and most successful countries”(Alberto
25、 来这里谈一谈关于近期的报道到 2050 年，巴西将成为世界上最富有、最成功的国家之一)，之后男士(Alberto) 说“You know this isnt the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power”(你知道，这并不是人们第一次说巴西将成为经济大国)， 故选 D。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?解析 选 B，信息明示题。考查极端化表达 first。男士(Alberto)答“First of a
26、ll，though， we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment”(我们首先要关注巴西现在正在面对的问题)，之后他说“Theres an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country“(在巴西，贫富之间的差距是巨大的)，故选 B。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?解析 选 A，信息明示题。考查强调信息。男士(Alberto)说“For
27、 Brazil，to be successful，we need to offer education to all Brazilians”(对于巴西而言，要想成功就需要让所有巴西人都能受教育)，之后说“Successful countries，like South Korea and Singapore，have excellent education systems”(像韩国和新加坡这样的成功国家都有非常好的教育体系)，最后说“Brazil needs to learn from these countries”(巴西应该向这些国家学习)，故选 A。一般在对话中不断重复出现的内容都是作者要
28、强调的信息，这些信息也正是出题者希望我们了解的， 通常会成为题目的考查方向。重复意味着强调。（分数：28.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 12-15W: Did you hear Lart lost his job?M: Really? He has been working for that advertising agency for almost five yearsHe was such a dedicated employee-I cant believe he was fired!W: He wasnt fired; he was laid off. Terra Adverti
29、sing was bought out by some Internet marketing finn from the East CoastM: Thats terrible! Why didnt the new company keep him? Im sure they could use someone with his skillsW: Lars said the new company needs to downsizeM: Why?W: They need to reduce the number of employees they have if they want to re
30、main competitiveM: Why did they get rid ofLars? Hes great at what he doesW: They hired a specialist to come in and help streamline the companyLars is creative and much respected in the advertising industry，but his skills have bicome outdated. He cant use a computer and he doesnt know anything about
31、the InternetHe is no help to an Intemet marketing firmM: He needs to go back to school and retrainThe career center downtown offers free classes to people who need to update their skills and trainingW: Why dont you suggest that to him?12What happened to Lars?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章开始就提到 Lars 刚刚失业，再结合女士后来所说的
32、，他并没有被解雇，而是下岗了可知，Lars 失业下岗了，故选 B。lovelorn 意为“失恋的”，与对话内容不符，故排除。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Why did the Internet marketing firm need to downsize?解析 选 A，综合推断题。女士 Lars 所在的新公司要裁员，男士问其原因，女士解释说，公司如果想要保持竞争力就必须减少雇员的人数，由此可知，公司裁员是为了保持竞争力，故选 A。女士提到公司聘请了一位专家，来帮助精简公司人员，可见聘请专家不是裁员的原因，故排除 B。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Why did the company ge
33、t rid of Lars?解析 选 C，信息明示题。男士问为什么公司会裁掉 Lars，女士回答说，Lars 的技能已经过时了，他不会使用电脑，对网络也一窍不通，因此他对网络行销公司来说没有用处，故选 C。greenhand“新手”，由对话可知，Lars 至少已经工作 5 年了，并不是新手，由此也可知，Lars 对公司很忠心，故排除 A、D。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Whats the mans suggestion to Lars?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士最后指出，Lars 应该重回学校再受教育，市区的就业中心为想要更新技能、接受培训的人免费提供课程。由此可知，男士建议 Lars
34、回到学校去更新自己的技能，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 16-18Language expels say that spoken English was almost the same in the American colonies and BritainAmericans began to change the sound of their speech after the Revolutionary War in 1776They wanted to separate themselves from th
35、e British in language as they had separated themselves from the British governmentSome American leaders proposed major changes in the languageBenjamin Franklin wanted a new system of spellingHis reforms were rejectedBut his ideas influenced othersOne was Noah WebsterWebster wrote language books for
36、schoolsHe thought Americans should learn from American booksHe published his first spelling book in 1783Webster published The American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828It established rules for speaking and spelling the words used in American EnglishWebster believed that British English spel
37、ling rules were too complexSo he worked to establish an American version of the English languageFor example，he spelled the word“center：c-e-n-t-e-r”instead of the British spelling“c-e-n-t-r-e”He spelled the word“humor：h-u-m-o-r”instead of“h-u-m-o-u-r”as it is spelled in BritainNoah Webster said every
38、 part of a word should be spokenThat is why Americans say“fac-to-ry”instead of“factry”as the British doWebsters rule for saying every part of a word made American English easier for immigrants to learn For example，they learned to say“waist-coat”the way it is spelled instead of the British“wes-kitThe
39、 different languages of the immigrants who came to the United States also helped make American English different from British EnglishMany foreign words and expressions became part ofEnglish as Americans speak it16Why did the Americans change the sound oftheir speech7解析 选 C，信息明示题。文章第一段提到，美国人想要像独立于英国政
40、府一样，在语言上也要和英国分离、独立。原文的 separate themselves from in 正好对应选项中的 be independent in。由后文也可以知道韦伯斯特只是对一些单词的拼写和读音做了改革，这并不意味着他们创建了一门新的语言，他们仍然在使用英语，只不过是有美国特色的英语，所以选项 A、B 不对。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 When did The American Dictionary ofthe English Language publish?解析 选 D，信息明示题。文章第三段提到，The American Dictionary of the English
41、Language 是在1828 年出版的。文中一共出现了 3 个年份，1776 年美国独立战争结束，1783 年韦伯斯特出版他的第一本拼写书，1828 年出版美国 英语词典。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 What can we learn from the passage?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章倒数第二段提到，韦伯斯特的规则要求把单词的每个音节都读出来，这使美国英语对于移民来说更容易学，所以本题选 B。文章倒数第三段还提到韦伯斯特认为英式拼写规则很复杂，因此他致力于创建一种简单的美式拼写，所以选项 A、C 不对。（分数：21.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 19-21Compute
42、r people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate”，in other words，to learn to understand computers and what makes them tickNot all experts agree，however，that is a good ideaOne pioneer，in particular，who disagrees is David Tebbutt，the founder of Computertown UKAlthough m
43、any people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer，David does not see it that wayhe says that Computertown U.K.was formed for just the opposite reason-to bring computers to the people and make them“people-literate“David first got the idea when he visited one of Americ
44、as bestknown computer “guru”figures，Bob Albrecht，in the small university town of Palo Alto in Northern CaliforniaAlbrecht had started a project called Computertown U.S.A.in the local library，and the local children used to call round every Wednesday to borrow some time on the computers there，instead
45、of borrowing library booksAlbrecht was always on hand to answer any question and to help the children discover computers in their own wayOver here，in Britain，Computertowns have taken off in a big way，and there are now about 40 scattered over the countryDavid Tebbutt thinks they are most successful w
46、hen tied to a computer clubHe insists there is a vast and important difference between the two，although they complement each otherThe clubs cater for the enthusiasts,with some computer knowledge already，who get together and eventually form an expert computer groupThis frightens away non- experts,who
47、 are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers available for them to experiment on，with experts available to encourage them and answer any question；they are not told what to do，they find out19Whats the purpose of establishing Computertown U.K.according to the passage?解析 选 A，综合推断题。文章指出
48、，David Tebbutt 表示创建 Computertown U.K.是为了给人们带去电脑，使电脑能“理解人”。由此可知，创建 Computertown U.K.的目的是给人们提供可供大家使用的电脑，故选 A。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 What is the Computertown U.S.A.according to the passage?解析 选 D，信息明示题。文章提到，Albrecht 在当地图书馆开创了一项叫作Computertown U.S.A.的项目。由此可知，Computertown U.S.A.是一个 project。 小镇上的图书馆是Computertown U.S.A.的所在地，故排除 A、C。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 What does the speaker say about computertowns and computer clubs?解析 选 D，综合推断题。文章最后指出，电脑俱乐部迎合的
