1、大学英语六级听力-47 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)RealNetworks was one of the pioneers in Intemet audio. It was the first one to (26) streaming audio over the Web. So you might suppose that the latest (27) of its media player, RealPlayer 10, has all- (28) aud
3、io capabilities.The player supports (29) any audio file type you can think of, including MP3, WAV and WMA, and copying these files fi-om your PCs hard drive into the player is as simple as clicking a couple of buttons. Once you finish, you can instruct the player to watch for new clips arriving on y
4、our hard drive and (30) import them into the library.The player plays other audio clips, as well. Play audio CDs or sync up your iPod or other (31) media player to hear those songs. Listen to a variety of rock, (32) , blues, and news radio stations from within the player.The high-quality and near-un
5、iversal playback (33) to video as well. Playback is crisp and clear, and the player can read QuickTime, MPEG, and DVD files among others.(34) . We were slightly confused when we first tested the software until we realized that the full player is composed of two windows, one called RealPlayer and the
6、 other called Media Browser, (35) . And if you dont like the appearance of the default interface, simply change it by downloading any of the hundreds of skins.(36) . Upgrade to RealPlayer Plus for features such as advanced video controls.（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
7、 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语六级听力-47 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: Did vou know that the hot dog did not originate in the United States，but in Germany?W: Yesand they even have something similar to it in Finland. Its mad。out of reindeer meatQ: Which
8、 of the following is not true according to the conversation?解析 选 B，信息明示题。男士明确表明热狗原产于德国，而非美国，故排除 A，选 B。女士说芬兰有一种类似于热狗的食物，是由驯鹿肉做成的，由此可排除 C、D。考点originatein sth意为“源于某事物”，通常表示起因或发端，有关 originate 搭配还有 originate from/with sb.，表示“始自某人”，例如：This design originates from/with Americans这种设计源于美国人。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: H
9、ow doyoufindyournew apartment?M: Wellits quite nice really，although Im having a hard time getting used to such a big buildingQ: What is the mans problem?解析 选 C，信息明示题。男士说自己的新公寓确实很好，但他还不习惯住这么大的房子，故选 C。不习惯住大房子并不等于讨厌大房子，故排除 D。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 W: Doctor，I havent been able to get enough sleep lately，and Im
10、too tired to concentrate in classM: Well，you know，spending too much time indoors with aU that artificial lighting can do that to youYour body loses track of whether its day or nightQ: What does the man imply?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士说最近一直睡眠不足，太疲劳以致无法在课堂上专心听讲。男士说“spending too much time indoors with au that art
11、ificial lighting can do that to youYour body loses track of whether its day or night“(在室内人工照明下待太久会导致这种情况。你的身体跟不上日夜交替的节奏。)不难推测男士建议女士多进行一些户外运动。artificial lighting 表示“人工照明”，故选 C。A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 W: Have you ever put one ofthese together before?M: No，neverBut I think if we carry out these instructions exa
12、ctlywe wont have any troubleQ: hatwillthemando?解析 选 D，综合推断题。男士说如果严格按照说明去做，就不会有问题了，由此可知，男士会遵照说明，故选 D。此处的 instruction和选项中 direction都有“说明，指示”的意思。考点carry sth.out意为“实施，贯彻”，其他有关 cany的短语还有：carry sth. off 得某物，例如：The swimmer wants to carry off all the prizes for swimming那名游泳选手想获得游泳项目的所有奖项。carry sb.through(st
13、h)帮助某人渡过难关，例如：It is my determination that carries me through the difficulty我是靠决心才渡过难关的。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 M: I asked at the bookstore about the book you mentioned The New African ArtBut I couldnt find itW: Oh，but the tRle is Africas New HeartWe had just been talking about African painters so Im not surp
14、rised you got the title wrongQ: Whats the correct title for the book?解析 选 C，信息明示题。女士更正男士说书名是 Africas New Heart，故选 C。女士还说，刚才在谈论非洲画家，因此男士把书名弄混也不足为奇，故排除 D。（分数：21.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 M: How many literature courses have you taken at the university?W: Ive had only one course each in American and British Lit
15、eratureI wish I had had more，especially in other languagesQ: What are the speakers discussing?解析 选 D，综合推断题。男士问女士上大学时学了几门文学课，女士说自己只学了美国文学和英国文学，她希望自己能多学一些，特别是其他语言的文学课。由此可知，二人在谈论文学课程，故选 D。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 W: Maybe we should take Front Street this morningThe radio announcer said that traffic was very heav
16、y on the freewayM: Wellifhe says to take Front Street we should go the other way!Q: What is the malls opinion of the radio announcer7解析 选 A，综合推断题。男士说，如果电台广播员建议走 Front Street，那他们就应 该走另外一条路。由此可知，男士不相信电台广播员说的话，故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 W: Professor Higgins helps me so much that Im thinking of buying him a bo
17、ok ofpoetryM: I think you should get him a recordAlthough hes an English teacher，it doesnt mean all he does is readingQ: What does the mall mean?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士认为女士应该给希金斯教授买张唱片，尽管希金斯是英语教师，但那并不意味他所做的事就是读书，言外之意，英语教师还可能喜欢其他事物，故选 B。（分数：21.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 9-11M: Did you meet that guy，Richard，at the par
18、ty last night?W: Oh，my God，he was so egotisticalHe kept talking about how intelligent he is and how much money he makesHe even said he was thinking about becoming a professional model-like thats ever going to happen!M: And Brad,the artist from New YorkHe was rather eccentric!He told me he sculpts an
19、d paints nothing but flogsHe even said he wanted to introduce a new line of flog jewelryThats a little oddW: He wasnt strange at allI thought he was very imaginativeYou have to be really creative to become such a successful artistHe was also incredibly sensitive-he almost started crying as he told m
20、e about his artBy the way，look at the ring he gave meM: He gave you a frog ring? Thats the ugliest thing Ive ever seen!W: It is not!I think its really sophisticatedHe said his jewelry is the latest trend among the New York eliteWasnt that thouglItful of him to give me one of his creations?M: Not rea
21、llyI think he just wanted some flee advertisingW: My Godyou are so cynical! Wasnt there anybody you liked at the party?M: Yeah,Bill was really niceHe was the only sensible,clear-thinking person I met thereW: Ohthe waitress is comingHave you decided what to order?M: Im not snre what I want to orderI
22、dont knOW what I wantW: You are so pickyNothing is ever good enough for youM：Thats not tme!Im just a little indecisiveW: Wellyou need to decide soon SO we can order9According to the conversation，what is Brad?解析 选 A，信息明示题。对话中，男士明确指出，布拉德是来自纽约的艺术家，故选 A。女士说理查德想成为职业模特，故排除 B；男士提到，布拉德想推出一系列青蛙珠宝，但没有说他是卖珠宝的推
23、销员，故排除 C。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 What does the man say about Bill?解析 选 C，信息明示题。男士说，他觉得比尔确实不错，比尔是他在聚会上遇到的唯一一个明智、清醒的人，故选 C。sophisticated(老练的)是女士对布拉德给她的戒指的评价，thoughtful(体贴的)是女士对布拉德的评价，egotistical(自 我本位的)是女士对理查德的评价，故排除 A、B、D。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Where does the conversation most probably take place?解析 选 B，综合推断题。女士说服务员来
24、了，她问男士决定点什么没有，男士说他还没有想好要些什么。由此可知，他们应该是在餐馆里，故选 B。（分数：28.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 12-15M: So where are you going to be this summer?W: I got a part-time job at the gallery in New YorkAnd I have been taking a joining class at nightM: Thats greatYou can learn a lot working in an art gallery,and theres no place
25、like New York for inspiring artistsI lived there myself when I was first at the collegeW: I know how lucky I am to have thisjob，but to tell you the troth，I have my heart set on going out west this summerM: West?YOU mean Califomia?W: No，the southwest，the desert and everythingM: Why the desert?W：You k
26、now, George Oki is my favorite artist, and she did such good work out thereM: That true，but Oki didnt start out in the southwest，you knowShe lived in New York for years，and she did some very impressive painting thereW: I guess you mean skyscraper seriesIts funny I never really thought about where sh
27、e paint them beforeM: It was New YorkShe got a lot of when living thereShe didnt always enjoy it but later on she said being around SO many artists there help to develop her on artistic visionW: Thats a new way to look at the cityNow I have to find an affordable place to live in.12What are the speak
28、ers mainly talking about7解析 选 D，主旨题。对话开始男士问女士今年夏天打算去哪儿，女士说她在纽约的画廊里找到一份兼职，可她却下定决心要去西南部的沙漠。由此可知，对话讨论的主要问题是女士暑期的安排，故选 D。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 How does the man feel about the womans part-time job?解析 选 A，信息明示题。女士说她在纽约的画廊里找到一份兼职，男士说那太棒了，在画廊里女士能学到很多东西，纽约最适合为艺术家提供灵感。由此可见，男士认为女士找到的兼职工作非常好，故选A。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Why doe
29、s the woman want to go to the southwest?解析 选 C，综合推断题。女士说她下定决心要去西部，男士问她是否要去加利福尼亚，女士说她要去的是西南部的沙漠，男士又问为何是沙漠，女士说她最喜欢的艺术Georgeoki 曾在那里创作出非常好的作品，因此本题选 C。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Where will the woman probably spend her summer vacation?解析 选 B，综合推断题。男士说，女士最喜欢的艺术家在纽约居住期间收获很多，尽管她并不总是喜欢住在那里，但她表示在那儿和那么多艺术家在一起帮她提高了艺术鉴赏力。女士
30、回应说，那是看待那座城市的新方式，现在她得找一个交得起房租的地方居住。由此可知，女士听了男士的话最终应该决定去纽约，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 16-18Stocks，bonds，landpeople invest in different things and for different reasons But all investors share the same goalThey want to get more money out of their investment than they put
31、into itSo investors have to decide how much risk they are willing to take and for how longOne choice for people who want a low-risk investment is the money market Usually individuals do this through money market mutual fundsMutual funds arc investment poolsThey gather the money of many investorsMone
32、y market mutual funds earn interest from short-term loans to government and businessesBut the return to investors is low because little risk is involvedNotes and bonds are loans，tooThey have terms from 2 to 30 yearsThe longm the term of a loan，the greater the risk that the investment will not be rep
33、aidSo notes and bonds usually pay higher interest rates than short-term bills or commercial paperMillions of people invest in bonds and other debt-based products. This is true especially as people get older and want to reduce the level of risk in their investments But over time，debtbased investments
34、 have traditionally provided lower returns than stocksStock is a share of ownership in a businessCommon stock gives investors a vote Oil company issues and leadershipIt might also pay a small percentage of its value，a dividend，one or more times a yearNot all stocks pay dividendsSome are valued more
35、for their growthTechnology stocks，for example，rarely Pay dividends16Why is the return of the money market mutual funds to investors relatively low?解析 选 C，信息明示题。文章提到，货币市场共有基金从给政府和企业的短期贷款中获取利息，但投资者的回报很少，因为投资本身风险很小，故选 C。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Why do millions ofpeople invest in debt-based products?解析 选 A，综合推断题。
36、文章指出，数百万人投资债券和其他基于债务的投资产品，这是真实的情况，特别是当人们上了年纪，想要降低投资风险的时候。由此可知，人们投资基于债务的投资产品是因为他们想降低投资的风险，故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 What can we learn about stocks from the passage?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章明确指出，并非所有的股票都有股息，举例来说，科技股就很少有股息，但这并不是说除科技股以外的所有股票都有股息，故排除 A、C，选 B。文章最后提到，优先股的持有者对公司事务没有表决权，故排除 D。（分数：21.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 19-21T
37、he Forest Service is responsible for the forests on public lands in the United StatesIt supervises almost 78 million hectares of forests，grasslands，rivers and lakes It is an agency of the Department of AgricultureForest Service officials say there are 4 major threats to forests and wild lands in Ame
38、ricaThe first is the threat of fire and fuelThis year,forest fires have burned more than 3 million hectares of landThat is almost 2 times as much as the ten-year averageFires are a natural part of forest growth，but they can also threaten lives and propertyFuel is dead plant material and small plants
39、 that grow under tall treesAs much as 49 metric tons of fuel can build up on every hectare of forest floorThe Forest Service estimates that up to one-fourth of the forests it supervises have dangerous levels offuelSometimes foresters set controlled fires to remove the fuelOther times the fuel must b
40、e cleared by handAnother threat to forests is from invasive speciesThese are non-native plants and animals that push out native kindsThey can cause a lot of economic damage Some invaders are insects like the Asian longhorn beetleSome are diseases like white pine blister rustOthers are plants like th
41、e fast-growing kudzu vineThe agency says another threat to the health of wild lands is the loss of open spaceIt says over I hectare of forest or grassland is lost to development every minute19Whats the ten-year average of land burned by forest fires according to the passage?解析 选 A，综合推断题。文章指出，今年的森林大火
42、烧毁了超过 300万公顷的土地，那几乎是十年间平均水平的两倍。由此可知，十年间的平均水平是每年烧毁 150万公顷，故选 A。A.B. C.D.解析：解析 How do foresters remove the fuel in the forests according to the passage?解析 选 B，信息明示题。文章提到，有时林务官员会有节制地放火来清除燃料，其他时候他们就得手工清除燃料，故选 B。A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Which of the following are NOT mentioned as invaders according to the passage?
43、解析 选 A。文章提到，有些入侵者是昆虫，有些入侵者是疾病，有些入侵者是植物，但并没有提到人是入侵者，故选 A。（分数：28.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 22-25Foundations support everything from A to Zfrom the arts to zoosThey give away money in the form of grants or provide free servicesGovernments generally do not tax these organizationsWealthy individuals establish mo
44、st foundationsBut companies and communities can also form themIn the United States，the Foundation center estimates that foundations gave away almost 34,000 million dollars last yearThe Giving U.S.A.Foundation says that was about 12 percent of all charitable giving by AmericansFoundations are require
45、d to provide the federal tax agency with information on their financial activitiesThere are groups，like the Foundation center in New York， that also keep records on foundationsThe center，in its most recent report，says the nation had almost 68，000 grant-making foundations in 2004That year，about 1,300
46、 new foundations were formedThe increase was small compared to the year 2000,when more than 6,000 new foundations appearedThe Foundation center divides private foundaions into three groups Independent foundations are set up by individuals or familiesThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is an exampl
47、eThere are more than 60,000 independent foundations in the United States，far more than any other kindCorporate foundations receive money from the companies that created them，but are legally separateThe third kind，operating foundations,use their money to provide programs and services So they generall
48、y do not give away grantsThere also are public foundations,or “grant-making public charities“ The New York Community Trust is the largest example：Public foundations depend on money from large numbers of individuals and groupsThey may also invest in stocks and earn money from selling gifts of property22Who are the founders of most foundations?解析 选 D，信息明示题。文章指出，有钱人创建了大部分的基金会，故选 D。A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Wha
