1、大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 8及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question
2、there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Karen is very forgetful. （ B） He knows Karen better now. （ C） Karen is sure to pass the interview. （ D） The woman should have reminded Karen earlier. （ A） He cant a
3、fford the time for the trip. （ B） He will manage to leave this month. （ C） He has to change the time for the trip. （ D） He hasnt decided where to go next month. （ A） Everyone enjoyed himself at Johns parties. （ B） The man didnt enjoy Johns parties at all. （ C） It will be the first time for the man t
4、o attend Johns party. （ D） The man is glad to be invited to Johns housewarming party. （ A） To help him prepare for the conference. （ B） To tell him something about the conference. （ C） To see if he is ready for the coming conference. （ D） To remind him of the data he should take to the conference. （
5、 A） Their parents cut back the loan to them. （ B） The woman doesnt want to take another English course. （ C） They cant afford the rent of this month. （ D） The womans boss refused to give her a raise. （ A） She doesnt follow the teacher. （ B） She has been given too much work. （ C） She has no interest
6、at the beginning. （ D） She isnt used to English teaching. （ A） He agrees with the woman. （ B） He is a good lecturer himself. （ C） He is fond of Professor Smith. （ D） He partly agrees with the woman. （ A） The man couldnt find a parking lot. （ B） Its hard to find a place to leave the car. （ C） The wom
7、an was upset due to his late arrival. （ D） The man apologized because of his negligence. （ A） Jerrys wife is ill. （ B） Sherwins husband is ill. （ C） Jerrys daughter is ill. （ D） Sherwins daughter is ill. （ A） She was on vacation. （ B） She was sleeping. （ C） She was busy. （ D） She was doing nothing.
8、（ A） It was too noisy. （ B） Jerry didnt explain very clearly. （ C） The phone didnt work well. （ D） Sherwin was a little bit deaf. （ A） How New York became the largest city in the Unite States. （ B） How the Eric Canal is built. （ C） Why New York has attracted so many people from the world. （ D） Their
9、 tour in New York. （ A） They are tour guides. （ B） They are salespersons. （ C） They are tourists. （ D） They are engineers. （ A） The river. （ B） The Eric Canal. （ C） Its location. （ D） Its population. （ A） In 1832. （ B） In 1833. （ C） In 1812. （ D） In 1823. Section B Directions: In this section, you w
10、ill hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） She is good at observing and understanding. （
11、B） She is never pleased with her neighbors. （ C） She is unhappy with their life. （ D） She is easy to get along with. （ A） She is selfish and cruel. （ B） She is kind and polite. （ C） She is proud and helpful. （ D） She is lonely and unhappy. （ A） Money is the key to everything. （ B） There is something
12、 more important than money. （ C） The more money you have, the less happy youll be. （ D） When talking to people we should look into their eyes. （ A） She had met with an accident. （ B） She had caused a scandal. （ C） She was seriously ill. （ D） She was hidden somewhere. （ A） Look into the matter. （ B）
13、Bring Milly back to life. （ C） Free him from a scandal. （ D） Keep the whole thing a secret. （ A） A farmer. （ B） A policeman. （ C） A country doctor. （ D） A newspaper reporter. （ A） Development of the National Flag （ B） Power of the National Flag （ C） Types of Flags （ D） Uses of Flags （ A） They could
14、tell wind direction. （ B） They could bring good luck to fighters. （ C） They were handed down by the ancestors. （ D） They were believed to stand for natural forces. （ A） He knows when it was sent to Europe. （ B） He believes it was made in Egypt. （ C） He thinks it came from China. （ D） He doubts where
15、 it started. （ A） The role of China in the spread of the national flag. （ B） The second ancestor of the national flag. （ C） The use of modern flags in Europe. （ D） The importance of modern flags. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
16、 the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing informati
17、on. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 Australia, the last【 B1】 _to be “discovered“, was sighted by Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships in the seventeenth century. No colonies【 B2】 _ at that time, however, as these nations were less interes
18、ted in【 B3】 _than in 【 B4】_. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English who【 B5】_ toe permanent【 B6】 _in Australia. This history and the【 B7】 _of these two former British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about equal in size,
19、 and barren western portions of the two bear a close physical【 B8】 _. 【 B9】 _. Settlement of the western part of both countries quickened after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later. Although the parallels in the development of these two countries are striking, ther
20、e are some sharp contrasts as well.【 B10】 _. Australia, unlike the U.S., has its economy rooted in wheat growing and sheep raising. Yet,【 B11】 _ 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 36 【 B11】 大学英语六级（听力）模拟试卷 8答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this se
21、ction, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read
22、the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【听力原文】 W: I cant believe Karen is late for such an important occasion as a job interview. I reminded her time and time again yesterday. M: You shouldve known her better by now. Everything you tell her goes in one ear and o
23、ut the other. Q: What does the man imply? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话者男士提到 Everything you tell her goes in one ear and out the other， A中的 very forgetful与男士提到的 goes in one ear and out the other（左耳朵进右耳多出）对应，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Youre going to make a trip to San Francisco, arent you? M: Yes, but I ha
24、vent got the plane ticket yet. Im thinking of postponing the trip to next month since this is the busiest month for the airlines. Q: What do we know about the man from this conversation? 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士提到 I havent got ticketIm thinking of postponing the trip to next month（我还没拿到票，我在考虑把旅行推迟到下个月），
25、 C中提到的has to change the time与 postponing the trip to next month对应，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Shall we go to Johns housewarming party this weekend? Everyone is invited. M: Well, you know what Johns parties are like. Do you think I will go again? Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 3 【正确
26、答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士用问句提到 Do you think I will go again?（你认为我还会再去吗？），言外之意就是他不喜欢 John的聚会，他不去，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Im sorry to have kept you waiting for such a long time. I didnt think the meeting would be so long. W: Thats all right, Dr. Green. Ive got the data you required and a few reference
27、books which I think may be useful to your representation at the conference. Q: Whats the purpose of the womans visit to the man? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由女士提到的 Ive got the dataand a few reference books which I think may be usefulat the conference （我拿来数据 和一些参考书，我觉得可能在会议上有用）可推测出，女士是来帮忙，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【
28、听力原文】 W: Strauss, weve got a problem. We dont have enough money to pay the rent this month. I think Id better ask mom and dad for a loan, or ask my boss for a raise. M: Well, I dont know. But maybe Id better not take another English course this semester. Q: What do we know from the conversation? 5 【
29、正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 We dont have enough money to pay the rent this month（我们的钱不够付这个月的租金）， C是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案C。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Im not used to heavy reading load, so many seminars and so many papers to write. M: As everything is presented in English, you may find it difficult to follow at the b
30、eginning. Q: What does the man think the womans problem is? 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由对话中男士提到的 As everything is presented in English, you may find it difficult（因为所有内容都用英语，你会觉得难）可知，男士认为女士还不能适应英语教学，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Gee, this afternoon Professor Smiths lecture will last three hours. Going to his
31、lectures is like going to the dentist. What a pain! M: Why? You can hardly find a better lecturer in this department! Dont you find his lectures both informative and instructive? Q: What do we learn about the man? 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由男士提到的 Why? You can hardly find a better lecturer （为什么？你很难找到一位更好的老师了
32、 ）可知，男士觉得 Smith教授讲得很好，他很喜欢 Smith教授，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Ive been waiting here for almost half an hour. Why did you take so long to park the car? M: Im sorry, dear. I had driven two blocks before I found a place to park. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男 士提到
33、 I had driven two blocks before I found a place to park（我开了两个街区才找到停车的地方）， B（很难找到停车的地方）正是对男士的话的同义转述，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Can I speak to you for a few minutes, I have something to tell you, Mrs. Sherwin? W: I am willing to, but now I cant talk to you, Jerry. You see that Im very busy at the m
34、oment. Cant it wait until tomorrow? Then I will be free. M: Uh, well, its rather urgent. And it wont take long. W: Oh, all right, then. What is it? M: Its a personal matter. Uh, you see, my wife is ill and has to go into a hospital. W: Sorry to hear that. But why do you want to talk to me about it?
35、M: Because we have a baby and theres nobody to look after her while shes in the hospital. W: Who? Your wife? M: No, no. It is not my wife. My wife is not a little baby. Its my little daughter. W: Oh, I see. But I still dont understand what all this has to do with me. M: But thats what Im trying to e
36、xplain. Id like to stay at home for a few days. W: But why? M: To look after my daughter, of course. W: I thought you said she was going to a hospital. Theyll look after her there, wont they？ M: No, no, no, no! Its my wife whos going to a hospital! Not my daughter. W: Really? I thought you said it w
37、as your daughter. You were not explaining this very well. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What happened in the conversation? 24. What was Sherwins state? 25. What caused Sherwin to misunderstand Jerry? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题考查生病的人是谁。由男士提到的 my wife is ill
38、and has to go into a hospital可知，男士的妻子病了，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中的 She was on vacation/sleeping/busy等表明，本题与女士的状态有关。对话一开始男士要求占用女士几分钟的时间，而女士说尽管她很愿意跟男士谈话，但她很忙，并问能不能等到明天，由此可知，女士即 Sherwin很忙，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 首先来看看 Jerry的原话： because we have a baby and theres nobody to loo
39、k after her while shes in hospital，这里有两个人称代词 her（指代daughter）及 she（指代 wife），本来是要分别指代不同的人，但是用在一起就分不清是 wife还是 daughter，所以最后导致了 Sherwin没有理解 Jerry所说的话，由此可知，是 Jerry没说清楚导致了误解，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: Are you enjoying this tour? W: Yes. Its my first time to visit New York. M: Mine, too. New York is su
40、ch a big and fascinating place. W: Do you know how New York came to be the largest city in the United States? M: Well, I suppose because it is one of the countrys oldest cities. Besides that, it has a good harbor. W: Thats true, but there are other old port cities in the U.S. like Boston, Philadelph
41、ia, and Baltimore. In fact, in our early history, the first two played a much larger role than New York. M: The big difference is that New York had a water route to travel to the interior. Other cities lacked that. W: Do you mean a river? M: Not a natural one; it was a canal. The Erie Canal, which w
42、as completed in 1823, connected New Yorks port to the Great Lakes in the Midwest. W: So even before the railroad was invented, goods and supplies could travel via a water route from New York to the West? M: Yes, and corn and wheat from that area could travel to New York for sale elsewhere. W: So New
43、 York began to grow faster than the other cities? M: Yes. In fact, within fifteen years after the canal opened in l823, New York doubled in size. It became the trading capital of the U.S., attracting business, banking and industry, and providing work for thousands of new immigrants. Questions 19 to
44、22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Whats the main topic of the conversation? 20. Who are the speakers? 21. What gave New York an advantage over the other cities? 22. When was the Erie Canal completed? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项概括性强以及其中重复出现的 New York表明，本题可能考查对话主题，该主题可能与纽约有关。对话开头说话双方
45、各自谈了纽约之行的感受，接下来女士问 how New York came to be the largest city in the United States? 男士对该问题做了详细的回答。由此可知，对话是关于纽约如何变成美国最大的城市的，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题考查对话双方的身份。对话开始女士说 Its my first time to visit New York，男士接着说 Mine, too，这表明对话双方都是游客，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士说 The big d
46、ifference is that New York had a water route to travel to the interior. Other cities lacked that，接着解释了这个 water route就是 The Eric Canal，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项表明，本题考查时间，听音时应留意与时间有关的信息，做好笔记。由男士提到 The Erie Canal, which was completed in 1823可知，答案为D。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B Directions: In this
47、 section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 16 【听力原文】 My husband and children th
48、ink they are very lucky that they are living and that its Christmas again. They cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who arent very good. But Johnny and children cant see this. What a pity it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decide
49、 that my children must get out of this. The money that weve saved isnt nearly enough. The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the
