1、大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 421及答案与解析 Section A （ A） It has the strongest economy in Africa. （ B） It is the most famous country in Africa. （ C） It has the most stable democracy in Africa. （ D） It has the biggest population in Africa. （ A） They could work together with the white. （ B） Their children studied i
2、n the same schools as the white s. （ C） They shared the same public services with the white. （ D） They were barred from being members of parliament in the past. （ A） 2. （ B） 10. （ C） 11. （ D） 12. （ A） English is the sole official language. （ B） Few people speak Zulu there. （ C） It has the largest In
3、dian population outside of America. （ D） It has the largest mixed race community in Africa. （ A） He invented the refrigerator. （ B） He patented his first invention. （ C） He was admitted to a university. （ D） He got a degree in Mathematics. （ A） He started to work on refrigeration. （ B） He became a p
4、rofessor of Mathematics. （ C） He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby. （ D） He distinguished himself in low temperature physics. （ A） Discovering the true nature of subatomic particles. （ B） Their explanation of the laws of cause and effect. （ C） Their work on very high frequency radio waves. （ D） L
5、aying the foundations of modern mathematics. （ A） To have a three-week holiday. （ B） To spend his remaining years. （ C） To patent his inventions. （ D） To teach at a university. Section B （ A） The floor is slick. （ B） The staircase is steep. （ C） The passage is narrow. （ D） The tread is unsteady. （ A
6、） It disturbs the local people with noises. （ B） It causes the damage on the pavement. （ C） It stops people and cars moving freely. （ D） It prevents people from walking easily. （ A） It is part of their local heritage. （ B） It is an attraction of tourists. （ C） It is the revival of morals. （ D） It is
7、 the miracle of God. （ A） A sense of humor. （ B） Good look. （ C） Intelligence. （ D） Outgoing. （ A） It is a trait of a generous character. （ B） It is a reflection of self-esteem. （ C） It is an indicator of high intelligence. （ D） It is a sign of happiness and confidence. （ A） It was self-defeating. （
8、 B） It was aggressive. （ C） It was the essence of comedy. （ D） It was something admirable. （ A） It is a double-edged sword. （ B） It is a feature of a given culture. （ C） It is a unique gift of human beings. （ D） It is a result of both nature and nurture. Section C （ A） Shipments of goods from China.
9、 （ B） Detection trees. （ C） The seeds from ash trees. （ D） The invasion of the emerald ash borer. （ A） To Michigan. （ B） To China. （ C） To Maryland. （ D） To Canada. （ A） To clear up the eggs of insects. （ B） To help trees deliver water. （ C） To look for the signs of insects. （ D） To prepare for cutt
10、ing down trees. （ A） Collect ash tree seeds for experiment. （ B） Preserve the healthy ash tree seeds. （ C） Set up a new seed bank for research. （ D） Develop a new breed of ash tree. （ A） March 29. （ B） July 14. （ C） August 9. （ D） September 11. （ A） Our people and our future. （ B） A final farewell.
11、（ C） The Singapore story. （ D） The threats of ISIS. （ A） Challenges. （ B） Disappointments. （ C） Sorrows. （ D） Intolerance. （ A） 15. （ B） 20. （ C） 25. （ D） 50. （ A） America. （ B） Russia. （ C） Boston. （ D） Springfield. （ A） Games are tragically boring. （ B） Games are full of fun. （ C） Games can make p
12、eople cry. （ D） Games mean something more to us. 大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 421答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Hey, Tom! I heard that you are auditing at the history class. How do you like it? M: Pretty good! Prof. Lincoln talked a lot about Africa yesterday. 1-1 Do you know which African country has the strong
13、est economy? W: 1-2 I would guess South Africa. Its probably got the most modern infrastructure of all the African countries. M: 1-3 Exactly! And Prof. Lincoln said that it is one of the most stable democracies in that part of the world. W: Sounds interesting. What else did Prof. Lincoln say? M: As
14、developed as it is now, thats not to say that there havent been problems. I bet you can guess what Im referring to. W: Apartheid? M: Yes, under apartheid, the government maintained a policy of separating the white minority and the black majority. 2 Early on, black people were barred from being membe
15、rs of parliament. It was a whites-only government. W: Does everyone speak English in South Africa? M: No, not necessarily. Most people do, but 3 there are actually eleven official languages. English is one. The most commonly spoken language thats native to the area would be Zulu. W: Andand how about
16、 the population there? M: Interestingly, South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, and the largest Indian population outside of Asia. Not only that, 4 it also has the largest mixed race community in Africa. W: Oh, you really know a lot about that country now! I
17、 guess I want to audit at the history class next semester. M: I bet you wont regret it. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.According to the conversation, what is the situation about South Africa? 2.What does the man say about the black people under apartheid? 3.How
18、 many official languages are there in South Africa? 4.What can we learn about South Africa from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Hello. M: Hello, is that the reference library? W: Yes. Can I help you? M: I hope so. I ra
19、ng earlier and asked for some information about Denys Hawtin, the scientist. You asked me to ring back. W: Oh, yes. I have found something. M: Good. Ive got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says. W: Certainly. Hawtin, Denys. Born: Darlington 1836; died New York 1920. M: Yes. Go
20、t that. W: Inventor and physicist. The son of a farm worker, 5 he was admitted to the University of London at the age of fifteen. M: Yes. W: He graduated at seventeen with a first class degree in Physics and Mathematics. All right? M: Yes, all right. W: He made his first notable achievement at the a
21、ge of eighteen. It was a method of refrigeration which arose from his work in low temperature physics. 6 He became professor of Mathematics at the University of Manchester at twenty-four, where he remained for twelve years. During that time he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby. M: Yes.
22、 Go on. W: Later, working together in London, they laid the foundation of modern Physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1910, and 7 did so again in 1912 for their work
23、on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime Hawtin patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more? M: Yes. When did he go to America? W: Let me see. 8 In 1920 he went to teach in New York, and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still, he was a good age. M: Yes. I suppose so. Well, th
24、anks. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.What do we learn about Denys Hawtin when he was 15? 2.What did Denys Hawtin do at the age of 24? 3.For what were Denys Hawtin and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time? 4.Why did Denys Hawtin go to New York? 5 【正 确答
25、案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 9 【听力原文】 Pianos are normally found in building for obvious reasons. However, theres one piano in the city in the north of England that has a more unusual homein the street. When Nick and Doug were moving into the
26、ir new house, 9 they couldnt get their piano up the steps because they were too steep. So they ended up leaving the piano on the pavement and all of a sudden they found that local people started to play it, and it very quickly became known as the street piano. At some point, the council threatened t
27、o take it away 10 because they said it was an obstruction to the pavement. Then all the local players were up in arms about it and put notes all over the piano saying, “Please save the street piano.” These are all the messages of support that people have stuck on the piano. One of them says, “Dont g
28、et rid of the street piano. 11 Its part of our heritage now. We love you, street piano.” And another says, “I find I trip over wheelie bins much more often than pianos. Save the street piano.” Some older member of the community says, “I think its great. I think its wonderful. As I walk by, young peo
29、ple no more horse around but have a go on it. I think its a legend in its own lifetime； its something that is famous and admired during its life.” Nick and Doug thought that they were going to lose it but it looks like they might be able to save their street piano. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the
30、 conversation you have just heard. 1.Why did Nick and Doug fail to move up the piano to the house? 2.What was the reason the council gave to take the piano away? 3.What do the supporters think about the street piano? 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答 案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 12 In t
31、odays personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than a sense of humor. We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence. 13 If someone has a great sense of humor, we reason, it means that they are happy, socially confident and
32、 have a healthy perspective on life. 14 This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks, who believed humor to be essentially aggressive. And in fact, our admiration for the comically gifted is relatively new, and not very well-founded, says Rod Martin, a psychologist at the University of West
33、ern Ontario. Being funny isnt necessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being, his research has shown. It may just as likely be a sign of personality flaws. 15 He has found that humor is a double-edged sword. It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be c
34、orrosive, eating away at self-esteem and irritating others. “Its a form of communication, like speech, and we all use it differently,” says Martin. We use bonding humor to enhance our social connections, but we also may employ it as a way of excluding or rejecting an outsider. Though humor is essent
35、ially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self. Those who use self-defeating humor, making fun of themselves for the enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when alone. Similarly, those who are able to view the world with amused tolerance are oft
36、en equally forgiving of their own shortcomings. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.Whats todays most highly valued personality stakes? 2.How do people today view humor according to the speaker? 3.What did the ancient Greeks think of humor? 4.What has psychologist
37、 Rod Martin found about humor? 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 A beetle invasion in the United States has killed at least twenty million ash trees. The invasion of the emerald ash borer was first discovered near Detroit, Mic
38、higan, in 2002. Experts believe the small green insects arrived in the 1990s in shipments of goods from China. 16 The emerald ash borer has destroyed trees in the Midwest and as far East in the United States as Maryland. 17 The insects have also spread as far north as Ontario, Canada. Ash trees can
39、resist many diseases. But they cannot resist the emerald ash borer. 18-1 It lays eggs on the bark.The young larva drill into and feed on the inner bark. This harms the ability of the tree to transport water and nutrition. In some places, farmers are using “detection trees”. They have an area where b
40、ark has been cut away. The area circles the tree. 18-2 The process weakens the tree. It makes them easier targets for borers, and shows if the insects are nearby. Efforts to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer include cutting down affected trees. There are worries that the ash tree might disapp
41、ear unless the invasion is controlled. To prepare for such a possibility, a government laboratory is asking people to send in the seeds from ash trees. 19 It examines and X-rays the seeds to make sure there are no living borer fertilized eggs.Only the best seeds are remained and then sent for storag
42、e in a seed bank. There, they are dried and frozen. Should the seeds ever be needed, the hope is that scientists might someday develop an ash tree that could resist the little green attackers. 1.Whats the speaker mainly talking about? 2.How far do the insects spread northward? 3.Why is part of the b
43、ark cut away? 4.What is the government laboratory trying to do? 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 My fellow Singaporeans: What were your most memorable moments of 2015? For me, four moments in particular stood out. 20-1 The first was on
44、 29 March, when we sent off our founding Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Singaporeans lined the streets to bid him a final farewell. The rain was pouring. As the gun carriage left Parliament House, people shouted his name. I was deeply moved to see everyones facesdrenched, grieving, but not downcas
45、t. We were one people, grateful for what our pioneers had achieved, resolved to take Singapore further forward. 20-2 The second moment was the weekend of 4 July. Over three days, I attended five eventsan SG50 Catholic mass; the Jubilee Day of Prayer organised by Protestant churches; a Harmony in Div
46、ersity concert organised by the Taoist Federation and New Creation Church; and two iftarsone in Al-Ansar Mosque, and another organised by Jalan Kayu grassroots organisations as part of a Racial Harmony Night. Together, the events reflected the diversity of our society, our racial and religious harmo
47、ny, and the Singapore identity which we have built over the past 50 years. 20-3 My third moment was on 9 August, when we celebrated our Golden Jubilee at the Padang. It was not just the scale of the mobile column and fly-past, but the Singapore story told through the lives of ordinary Singaporeans p
48、ast and present. That is why when our pioneer soldiers marched past, we gave them our loudest cheer. Schoolchildren in LED costumes put up an energetic and spectacular performance to end the show on a high note. They reminded me why we are building Singapore and gave me confidence that they can chas
49、e their own rainbows and take Singapore higher and further. 20-4 The fourth moment was on 11 September, polling day of the General Elections. Which direction would Singapore go? Which team would we choose to lead us forward? As the results came in, I felt gratified and happy that voters had delivered a big win for Singapore. We were united in our desire to secure our shared future, to achieve the best for Singapore. As I joined our supporters at Toa Payoh Stadium that night, I took a photo of a supporter who had
