1、大学英语六级听力-40 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)Scientists have found that Parkinsons disease also causes widespread abnormalities in touch and vision side effects. The new findings were (26) on Oct. 17 at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Atlanta.Sci
3、entists studying Parkinsons disease (PD) previously have (27) on the brains motor and premotor cortex, but not the somatosensory or the visual cortex. But Emory neurologist Krish Sathian, MD, PhD, and (28) had earlier discovered, through tests of tactile ability, that PD patients have sensory proble
4、ms with touch. They designed a study using FMRI to investigate the brain changes (29) these sensory abnormalities.Dr. Sathians research group studied six patients with (30) advanced PD and six age-matched healthy controls. After documenting the (31) movement problems of PD and ruling out dementia an
5、d nerve problems in the PD patients, they (32) a common test of tactile ability to both groups, asking the (33) to use their fingers to distinguish the orientation of ridges and grooves on plastic gratings. At the same time, they conducted a brain- scanning study using FMRI. This technology measures
6、 activations of neurons (34) .The FMRI scans showed that the PD patients had much less activation of the somatosensory areas in the brains cortex than did the healthy controls. (35) “Our finding that the visual cortex is affected in Parkinsons disease, while surprising, makes sense given that (36) ,
7、“ Dr. Sathian notes. “Although the reasons for this are uncertain./（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-40 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: I would like to see professor Brown as soon as possi
8、bleW: Im sorryThe professor became ill on Monday Hell probably be back Friday，but I suggest you call on Wednesday or Thursday to be sureQ: When can the man expect to see professor Brown?解析 选 D，信息明示题。女士说教授周一生病了，可能周五来，接着她建议男士周三或周四打电话确认一下。由此可知，男士可能周五才能见到教授，故选 D。 该对话中出现了四个时间：Monday、Friday、Wednesday、Thur
9、sday，考生在听录音时最好把这些时间对应的人物动作记下来。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 M: Mabel Anderson makes me furiousShe cant keep a secretI told her about our engagement and she said she wouldnt tell anyoneThe next thing I knew，everyone was talking about Our upcoming marriageEven Marty and Roger know about itW: Youre the one who cant k
10、eep a secretQ: Whom does the woman blame for revealing the secret?解析 选 C，信息明示题。男士抱怨说梅布尔安德森不能保守秘密，女士则说男士才是不能保守秘密的人。由此可知，女士是在责备男士不能保守秘密，故选 C。对话中男士的话很长，而解题的关键却在女士的回答，所以男士的话没听懂也不影响解题。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?M: Sure didThey certainly beat going aro
11、und with a wallet Full of big bills But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroadQ: What does the man say about some elderly people?解析 选 B，综合推断题。女士问男士上个月在欧洲旅游时有没有使用信用卡，男士回答：“当然用了，它们要比带一个装满了大钞的钱包方便得多”，之后说 “But carrying lots of cash is still very common among
12、some older people traveling abroad“(但是对于上了年纪的人来说，出国旅游时带大量的现金仍然非常普遍)。but 题的解题核心是 but 后面的内容，本题根据 but 后的内容不 难推测出，上了年纪的人出国旅游时更倾向于带现金，故选 B。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: Is Bob elected to the committee?M: YesIn fact，he was made chairman，but he only agreed to take the job if they let him make all the decisions himself
13、Q: What does Bob intend to do?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士问鲍勃是否入选了委员会，男士回答说，鲍勃被选为了主席，但他只有在自己可以全权决定时才会同意上任。由此推断，鲍勃想按自己的意愿来运作委员会，故选 C。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 M: How was your vacation? Did you go away?W: Yes，we went to MaineUnfortunately，the flies and mosquRoes were bad and it rained most of the timeIts too bad because I us
14、ed to enjoy going thereQ: What conclusion can be made about the womans holiday?解析 选 C，综合推断题。男士问女士假期过得如何，女士回答说自己去了缅因州， 但不幸的是，那里苍蝇蚊子乱飞，而且大部分时间还下雨。因为她以前很愿意去那儿，比较起来，这次旅行太糟糕了。由此可知，她以前去缅因州的经历还是不错的，只是这次很令她失望而已，故选 C。考点used to do sth意为“过去经常做某事”，其形近搭配有：be used to sth /doing sth习惯(做)某事物，例如：After some time，youm
15、ay getusedtothe extremeheat过一段时间，你就能适应这酷热的天气了。（分数：21.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 M: I need some new clothesNone of my blue jeans fitand I cant even button my suit jacketW: Maybe you should first start counting your calories and then worry about your wardrobeQ: What did the woman suggest?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说自己得买新衣
16、服了，因为自己的牛仔裤都不合适了，夹克也扣不上扣子了，女士则说男士应该先计算一下卡路里，然后再担心衣橱的事。由此推断，女士建议男士应该先减肥然后再考虑买新衣服的事，故选 B。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: Im sure glad I dont have your job：working all night and sleeping in the daytimeM: OhI stopped that when I got my promotionNow Im on three days and off twoQ: How does the man work now?解析 选 B，信息明示题
17、。男士说自己晋升之后就不再晚上工作白天休息了，他现在是工作三天休息两天，故选 B。此处的 on 和。盼别表示“上班”和“休假”。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 M: In the summerAndy plays tennis or golf almost every dayAnd in the winter，he goes skiing every chance he getsW: Hes always been very enthusiastic about sportsQ: What can be concluded about Andy?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说安迪夏天几乎每天都
18、打网球或高尔夫球，冬天一有机会就去滑雪，女士说安迪对运动总是很有热情。由此推断，运动对安迪来说很重要，故选 B。考点enthusiastic(热情的，热心的)除了可以和介词 about 连用外，还可以与 over 连用，后面可以接 sb.或 sth.，例如：Some students are quite enthusiastic about/over MBA有些学生对工商管理硕士学位很热衷。（分数：21.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 9-11W: Mr.Whitewhat changes have you seen in the champagne market in the last
19、ten to fifteen years?M: Well，the biggest change has been the decrease in sales since the great boom years of the 1980s when champagne production and sales reached record levelsW: Which was the best year?M: Well，the record was in 1989 when 249 million bottles of champagne were sold The highest produc
20、tion level was reached in 1990 with a total of 293 million bottlesOfcourse since those boom years，sales have falienW: Has the market been badly hit by the recession?M: Oh，certainlyThe economic problems in champagnes export markets，thats Europe，the United States，Japan，and of course，the domestic marke
21、t in France The economic problems have certainly been one reason for the decrease in champagne salesW: And the other reasons?M: Another important factor has been priceIn the early 90schampagne was very overpriced，SO many people stopped buying itInstead，they bought sparkling wines from other countrie
22、s，in particular，from Australia，and SpainAnd then， there was another problem for champagne in the early 90sW: What was that?M: There was a lot ofrather bad champagne on the marketThis meant the popularity of good sparkling wines increased even morePeople were surprised by their quality,and of course
23、they were a lot cheaper than champagneW: Do you think the champagne market will recover in the future?M: Oh，Im sure it willWhen the economic situation improves，I believe the market will recover9What does the man say about champagne in the 1980s?解析 选 B，信息明示题。考查对话开头及因果关系 since。开头提到“the biggest change
24、has been the decrease in sales since the great boom years of the 1980s when champagne production and sales reached record levels”(自从 20 世纪 80 年代香槟酒的产量和销售量都达到了历史最高纪录后，最大的变化就是香槟酒的销量开始下滑)，故选 B。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Why did sparkling wines become more popular than champagne in the early 90s?解析 选 A，信息明示题。考查隐含的因
25、果关系。针对女士的询问，男士回答“People were surprised by their quality，and of course they were a lot cheaper than champagne”(人们对那些汽酒的品质感到惊奇，当然那些酒的价格也要远远低于香槟酒)，故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 What does the man think ofthe champagne market in the future?解析 选 B，信息明示题。考查对话结尾。结尾男士回答“When the economic situationimproves，I believe th
26、e market will recover”(当经济形式开始好转时，我相信香槟酒市场一定会复苏)，故选B。（分数：28.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 12-15W: Today,on our program about the history of modem theater and filmwe will interview Mr.Malcolm LanglandHe is a famous actor who plays the leading part in the new Shakespeare play in LondonWelcome to the studio，Mr.Lan
27、glandM: Thank youIts a pleasure to be hereW: As the first questionI should like to ask you how your career in the theater startedHave you always wanted to be an actor?M: No，not reallyWhen I was a student，I hoped to become a teacherI sometimes dreamt ofbeing a film star，but I grew up in a small town
28、in the WestPeople there dont have big dreamsWhen I was youngI looked only at what I thought was nossible in our small town We lived far away 丹 om the big citiesWe didt even have a theaterFilms were shown In the school libraryThere wasnt a lotto doW: When you were eighteen years old,you went to unive
29、rsity in MelbourneYou studied lawWhy didnt you study art?M: Because my father did not want me to study artHe said that I could never find a good job as all art studentMy father wanted me to study medicine, or engineeringWell，I chose to study lawIt was boring to meIn my free time，I joined a student c
30、lubI spent many，many evenings thereWe used to sing，dance and act on the stageW: And when did you decide to become an actor?M: When I met my wife Fiona at the student clubShe made me leave university and start a career with her in the theaterW: You had a job in the theater before playing in your firs
31、t filmHow did that come about?M: In the first film I acted，I was only given a small partIt was The Dream Machine Fiona introduced me to the directorI was only a beginning actor，and didnt have any experienceIt was a small beginning，but it was the beginning of my career12Whats the probable relationshi
32、p between the two speakers?解析 选 B，综合推断题。女士在对话开始时提到，他们的节目是关于当代戏剧和电影的，她将采访著名演员马尔科姆朗兰。由此可知，女士应该是节目主持人，而男士则应该是节目邀请的嘉宾，故选 B。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 When did the man go to university according to the conversation?解析 选 B信息明示题。女士提到，男士 18 岁时在墨尔本上大学，故选 B。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 What did the mans father want him to study in uni
33、versity?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士提到，男士在大学里学的是法律，而不是艺术，男士说他的父亲不想让他学习艺术，而是想让他学习医学或是工程学。由此可知，男士的父亲想让男士在大学里学习医学或工程学，故选 C。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Which ofthe following is true according to the conversation?解析 选 B，信息明示题。对话开始就提到男士的身份是演员，故选 B。由对话可知，男士大学期间的专业是法律，而非艺术，他参演的第一部电影是 The Dream Machine，菲奥纳是他的妻子而非电影导演，故应排除 A、C、D。二、Sec
34、tion B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)（分数：21.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 16-18Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancerThe risk increases in summer because ultraviolet rays from the sun are the main cause of skin cancer Tanning beds can also be high in UV radiationAnyone can get skin cancer，but people with light
35、colored skin,hair or eyes are at greatest riskA history of sunburns early in life also in creases the risk. So does a family history of skin cancerThe sooner skin cancer is found, the easier it is to treatSo doctors advise people to examine all areas of their skin once a month，from the top of their
36、head to the bottom oftheir feetEven look under the nails and between the toesProfessional examinations are also importantSee a doctor if a mole bleeds or itches or is bigger than six millimetersKnowing what your skin looks like will help yon recognize any changes in the size，shape or color of growth
37、sThe Cleveland Clinic suggests taking pictures of moles and dating the images to compare over timeHats，sunglasses and clothing offer protection from harmful sunrays，but that can dependExperts saythe densertheweave ofthematerial, the less ultraviolet radiation reaches the skin16Which of the following
38、 is not among those who are at greater risk of skin cancer?解析 选 D，信息明示题。文章第二段提到，任何人都可能得皮肤癌，但是皮肤、头发和眼睛颜色较浅的人患皮肤癌的可能性最大，早期有晒黑的经历和家族有患皮肤癌史的人也会增加患病的危险，但是并没有提到染发也会增加患皮肤癌的危险，故选 D。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Why do doctors advise people to examine their skin once a month?解析 选 B，综合推断题。文章第三段指出越早发现皮肤癌，越容易治疗，因此医生建议每个月都对皮肤进
39、行全面的检查。由此可知，医生建议检查皮肤是为了及早发现病症，及时根治。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Which ofthe following is not true according to the passage?解析 选 C，信息明示题。文章最后一句指出材料越厚，越能防止紫外线到达皮肤，所以厚衣服会很好地防止有害紫外线的照射，故选 C。（分数：21.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 19-21A researcher says lead in the environment could be a major cause of violence by young peopleDoctor
40、 Herbert Needleman is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in PennsylvaniaHe presented his findings at the yearly meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceDoctor Needleman says the presence of lead in the brain changes the neurons that control actio
41、nsAnd he says that can cause a person to act in antisocial and criminal waysLead is a metal that is especially dangerous to babies and young children They can get it into their bodies by breathing or swallowing lead dust，or by eating soil or pieces of lead paintChildren with high levels of lead can
42、suffer brainand nervous system damage,learning disabilities,slow growth,headaches and hearing lossIn the 1970s，Doctor Needleman found lower scores on intelligence tests even in children who did not have such signs of lead poisoningAfter that，lead was removed from gasoline and paint in the United Sta
43、tesYet many homes still have old lead paintLead was also used in older water pipesIn fact，officials just announced sponger testing and reporting requirements as of next year for lead in American drinking waterThe newest research by Doctor Needleman shows that even very small amounts of lead in bones
44、 can affect brain developmentA simple blood test can measure lead But an X-rayprocess is needed to measure levels in bones19Whats the effect of the presence of lead in the brain according to Doctor Needleman?解析 选 A，综合推断题。文章提到，Needleman 博士认为，大脑中铅的存在会改变控制行为的神经细胞，那可能使一个人做出反社会的犯罪行为。由此可知大脑中铅的存在可能导致人犯罪，故选
45、 A。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 What will happen to children with high levels of lead?解析 选 A，信息明示题。文章提到，体内铅含量较多的孩子可能会经受大脑和神经系统受损、丧失学习能力、成长缓慢、头疼和失聪的困扰，但文中并没有提到孩子会经常感觉犯困、体重下降和不再成长的问题，故排除 B、C、D， 选 A。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 How do you measure lead levels in bones according to the passage?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章最后指出，简单的血液测试可以测量出体内的铅含量
46、但骨骼申的铅含量需要用 X 光测量，故选 B（分数：28.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 22-25Minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay rate permitted by lawIn the United States，the federal minimum wage is 5 dollars and 15 cents an hour. It has not changed since 1997And it does not include all jobsFor example，workers who receive extra money in
47、the form of tips can be paid 2 dollars and 13 cents an hourAlso，the federal rate may not cover some workers for small companiesState laws often set minimum pay in these casesThe Department of Labor says about 2 million workers eam the minimum wage or lessThat is about 3 percent of all workers paid b
48、y the hourOhio and Kansas have lower minimum wages for some workers than under federal lawBut 1 6 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia have minimum wages higher than the federal oneIn Califomia，Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just proposed what he says is a much-needed raiseCalifornias minimum wage would rise 1 dollar， to 7 dollars and 75 cents an hour，over the next year and a halfState lawmakers
