云南民族大学学位英语听力
2012年12月大学英语六级试题
11、Q：What does the woman mean?
she can lend the man a sleeping bag.她能借钱给男人一个睡袋
12、Q:What does the woman mean?
Karen can take her to the airport.凯伦可以带她去机场
13、Q:What does the man mean?
he can’t afford to go traveling yet.他负担不起去旅行
14、Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
the man has to find something else to eat.这个人不得不找别的东西吃15、Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?
present a new letter of reference.提交新的介绍信
16、Q:What can we infer about the man?
he declines to join the gardening club.他拒绝加入园艺俱乐部
17、Q:What does the woman mean?
many people do not appreciate modern art.许多人不欣赏现代艺术
18、Q:What does the woman mean?
Bob cannot count on her vote. Bob不能指望她的投票
19、Q:What does the woman complain about?
the health hazard at her work place. 在她工作的地方，健康受到威胁。
20、Q:What does the woman asked her supervisor to do?
transfer her to another department. 把她转调别的部门
21、Q:What does the man say about the two federal laws?
their requirements may be difficult to meet.法律规定的要求很难达到22、Q:What will the union do if the woman loses her job?
try to help her get it back. 努力帮她把工作要回来
23、Q:When is a scientific approach best embodied（呈现）in a negotiation（谈判）according to the man?
in the preparatory phase. 在准备阶段
24、Q:In what way is a negotiator like an actor according to the man?
he bahaves in a way contrary to his real intention.做出与真实意图相反的行为25、Q:What does the man say about the two types of negotiator?
both can succeed depending on the specific situation. 根据具体场合，两者都可能有效
2012年6月大学英语六级试题
11、what can we learn from the conversation?
A) the injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.
伤势将会限制安娜在床上待好一阵子
12、what does the woman mean?
D) she can get a ballet ticket for the man.女士可以给男士一张芭蕾舞演出的票。
13、what does the man mean?
B) he has to do other repairs first.他不得不先做其他的维修
14、what is the man going to do?
B) give his contribution some time later.过一段时间在捐份子钱。
15、what does the man suggest the woman do?
D) tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat.告诉托尼的母亲,她不吃肉类。
16、what are the speakers talking about?
C) the coverage of newspapers.报纸的报道
17、what are the speakers going to do?
B) limit the number of participants in the conference.
限制参加会议的参与者的数量
18、what do we learn from the conversation?
A) the apartment is still available.公寓仍然是可利用的，可出租的。
19、what is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian’s experiment?
B) to see if dolphins can learn to communicate with each other.
看看海豚是否可以学会互相沟通
20、what were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw the steady light?
C) press the right-hand lever first.先按压右手边的杠杆。
21、how did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?
C) only one dolphin was able to see the light.只有一个海豚能够看到灯光。
22、where does this conversation most probably take place?
A) in a resort town.在一个度假胜地
23、what do we learn about modern Harrogate?
A) it is an ideal place for people to retire to.它是人们退休后去的理想的地方。
24、what does the man say about the area called the Stray?
D) it is protected as parkland by special law.它是由特殊法律保护的公园
25、what attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?
A) the beautiful flowers.美丽的鲜花
2011年12月大学英语六级真题
11、what does the woman suggest the man do?
D) listen to the recorded notes while driving.开车的时候听录好的笔记。
12、what do we learn from the conversation?
C) the man lacks confidence in playing the part.
对于扮演这一角色，这位男士缺乏信心。
13、what are the speakers talking about?
A) arranging a bed for a patient.为病人安排一张床
14、what does the man mean?
B) he is too busy to accept more responsibility.
他太忙了以至于不能再承担更多的责任。
15、what do we learn about James Meil?
C) he has left his position in the government.他离开了在政府部门的职位。
16、what can we infer from this conversation?
D) the man is well informed about the space shuttle missions.
男士对太空航天飞行的情况很了解
17、where does the conversation most probably take place?
A) at a car renting company.在一个租车公司。
18、what did the man do over the weekend?
B) he bought a stereo system. 他买了一个立体的系统。
19、what kind of business is the man engaged in?
B) selling products made for left-handers.卖给左撇子使用的产品。
20、what does the man say about his stock of products?
D) most of them are specially made for his shop.
大部分商品是为这个商店专门定做的。
21、what does the man say about other people in his line of business?
D) they sell by mail order only.他们只通过邮购的方式来卖
22、what do we learn about the man’s company?
D) it runs sales promotion campaigns.搞商品促销的。
23、why was the campaign delayed according to the man?
C) the woman’s company made last-minute changes.
女士的公司在最后时刻做了调整。
24、what does the woman propose（建议）as a solution to the problem?
D) cut the fee by half for this year.将今年的费用打五折。
25、what does the man suggest they do at the end of the conversation?
C) stop negotiating for the time being.暂时停止谈判。
2011年6月英语六级真题
11、what does the woman mean?
C) she has not got the man’s copies ready.她没有把他的东西复印好
12、what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
B) she was late for the appointment.她约会迟到了。
13、what does the man mean?
C) it won’t be easy for Mark to win the election. Mark 想赢得选举并不容易。
14、what happened to the woman’s luggage?
A) it failed to arrive at its destination in time.它没有准时到达目的地。
15、what does the man suggest they do?
A) just make use of whatever information is available.只能用手头可利用的信息了
16、what do we learn from the conversation ?
D) the woman isn’t qualified to take the course the man mentioned.
这位女士没有资格选这位男士提到的课程。
17、what does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?
A) they are both to blame. 他们都应该受到责怪
18、what do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?
A) they are in desperate need on financial assistance.
他们急切的希望财政的援助。
19、why does the man say we laugh when we see some self-important people making fools of themselves?
C) we derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.
我们从他们的不幸中得到一些幽默的满意。
20、why do some people joke about those who are fat or handicapped（残疾的）according to the man?C) they don’t know how to cope with the situation.
他们不知道怎样处理这样的状况。
21、why do many people find it funny to see someone throwing a custard pie（馅饼）at their boss’s face? A）they themselves would like to do it but don’t dare to.
他们自己想去做但是却不敢去做。
22、why did the man’s aunt say she would throw cups of tea at people occasionally?
C) to relieve her feelings.来缓解她的压力。
23、what is Sanjay Kumar suspected of?
D) bring a handgun into HongKong.带枪去香港
24、what do we know about Alfred Foster?
D) he is suspected of having slipped something in Kumar’s bag.
他被怀疑在K的包上犯下了错。
25、what does Sanjay Kumar ask the woman to do finally?
B) find Alfred Foster.找到A.F。
2010年10月六级真题
11、what can we infer from the conversation?
D) the man is looking for an apartment.这位男士正在找公寓。
12、what is woman eager to know?
A) how the pictures will turn out.图片会如何
13、what dose the man mean/
D) the suitcase can be fixed in time.手提箱可以按时被修好。
14、what can we learn about the man from the conversation?
A) he needs a vehicle（交通工具）to be used in harsh weather.
他需要一个可以在恶劣天气中使用的交通工具
15、what do we learn about the woman?
C) she has made up her mind to resign.女士下定决心辞职的。
16、what dose the woman want to do?
B) replace the shirt with one of some other material.换一个其他面料的衬衫
17、where does this conversation most probably take place?
A) at a “Lost and Found”.在失物招领的地方。
18、what does the man plan to do with old house?
C) convert（转换、转变）it into a hotel.把它转变成一个旅馆。
19、what is the key to writing a good classical detective story according to the man?
D) careful plotting and clueing.精心安排的情节和线索。
20、what does the man mainly need when working on a book?
D) to be entirely alone.保持完全的独处。
21、what dose the man say about writers?
C) they look at the world in a detached(超然的)manner.
他们以一种超然的方式和习惯来看待这个世界。
22、what dose the woman say about British railways?
B) like it or not,you have to use them.不管喜欢与否，你都要用他们。
23、what do some people who write to the man complain about?
D) the monopoly（垄断）of British Railways.英国铁路的垄断。
24、what does the man say threatens the existence of railways?
B) competion from other modes of transport.其他交通方式（模式）的竞争。
25、what does the man say about railways in other countries?
D) they lose a lot of money.损失了很多钱。
专业 PAPER ONE PART I VOCABULARY ( 20 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5 point each) Directions: In this section there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1.Outbreaks of teenage violence here are confined to technical schools students fighting mindless. A.restricted B. confirmed C. relevant D. dedicated 2.Something clearly disturbs Thai youth and parents who need to do something before things get worse. A.boosts B. disrupts C. annoys D. stuns 3.They came from different backgrounds, but both resorted to the use of handguns to resolve their problems. A.objected to B. took to C. amounted to D. turned to 4.Children do not learn what it is to lose and will seek violence to restrain their disappointment. A.release B. check C. eliminate D. restore 5.Streep possesses a fragile, fleeting beauty that allows her to be as earthy and plain as she can be glamorous and radiant. A.fragmentary B. permanent C. delicate D. tender 6.Faced with such a dilemma, the top executives had to weigh one option against another. A. scale B. seek C. balance D. reject 7.Despite conflicts and disagreements, the fundamental sympathies and similarities between the two countries will continue. A. essential B. intense C. necessary D. difficult 8.The car broke down about five kilometers short of the destination, so they had to go on foot. A. lacking in B. except for C. up to D. away from 9.Kant revolutionized philosophy, questioned established authorities and placed reason and freedom at the center of his thinking. A. founded B.accepted C. overthrown D. s tereotyped 10. The freshmen will be introduced to some methods of coping w ith stress and depression. A. handling B. executing C. cooperation D. c onsuming Section B (0.5 point each) Directions: In this section there are ten sentences. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best completes each sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line
大学英语听说3听力原文和答案 Unit 1 Reservations Part A Exercise 1 1. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights. W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do? 2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please. W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning? Q: What does the woman say to the man? 3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show ―42nd Street‖ on Sunday night, Oct. 31st? M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号). Q: When can the woman see the show? 4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th. W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But we still have a few seats available on the 21st. Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? 5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案U n i t1U n i t1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world”to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!
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Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! 【原文】 Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of
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云南师范大学学位英语考试
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专业 PAPER ONE PART I VOCABULARY ( 20 minutes, 10 points) Section A ( 0.5 point each) Directions: In this section there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Outbreaks of teenage violence here are confined to technical schools students fighting mindless. A.restricted B. confirmed C. relevant D. dedicated 2. Something clearly disturbs Thai youth and parents who need to do something before things get worse. A. boosts B. disrupts C.annoys D. stuns 3. They came from different backgrounds, but both resorted to the use of handguns to resolve their problems. A. objected to B. took to C. amounted to D.turned to 4. Children do not learn what it is to lose and will seek violence to restrain their disappointment. A. release B.check C. eliminate D. restore 5. Streep possesses a fragile, fleeting beauty that allows her to be as earthy and plain as she can be glamorous and radiant. A. fragmentary B. permanent C. delicate D. tender 6. Faced with such a dilemma, the top executives had to weigh one option against another. A. scale B. seek C.balance D. reject 7. Despite conflicts and disagreements, the fundamental sympathies and similarities between the two countries will continue. A.essential B. intense C. necessary D. difficult 8. The car broke down about five kilometers short of the destination, so they had to go on foot. A. lacking in B. except for C. up to D.away from 9. Kant revolutionized philosophy, questioned established authorities and placed reason and freedom at the center of his thinking. A. founded B.accepted C. overthrown D. stereotyped 10. T he freshmen will be introduced to some methods of coping with stress and depression. A.handling B. executing C. cooperation D. consuming Section B (0.5 point each) Directions: In this section there are ten sentences. Each sentence has something
Unit 4 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) They are farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh. 2) It’s a farm that grow plants and flowers to sell. 3) They protect the plants from the cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light, so the plants can be grown all through the year. B. 1) canned, frozen 2) flowers, garden plants, home gardens, yards, window boxes 3) buildings, furniture, firewood 【原文】 Grain, vegetables and fruits are found on most farms. All of them are food for animals and people. Grain can be fed to animals just as it is harvested. But before people use them grains are usually made into flour or breakfast cereal. Bread, macaroni（通心粉）, and cereals（麦片）all come from grain. Tomatoes, beans, potatoes, beets（甜菜）, lettuce（生菜）, carrots and onions are field and garden vegetables. Can you think of any others Vegetables are good for people and for some animals such as pigs and rabbits. Farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh are called truck farms. Truck farms are usually close to big cities. Each day hundreds of loads of fresh vegetables are brought to stores on the farmers' trucks. Without the truck farmers people in cities would not eat well. And without city people who eat fresh vegetables, the truck farmers would have no work. There are many kinds of fruit. Apples, pears, peaches, cherries, oranges, grapefruit, and berries are a few kinds. You will be able to think of other kinds that you like. Most fruit is grown on specialized farms. But many general farms have some fruit to use and sell also. Like vegetables, fruit is sold fresh in markets. But a large part of both fruit and vegetable crops is sent to factories to be canned or frozen. In warm parts of our country farmers grow cotton, rice, tobacco, sugar cane（甘蔗）, and peanuts. Specialized farms raise flowers and garden plants. They are sold to florists（花商）and to families for home gardens, or yards, or window boxes. A farm that grow plants and flowers to sell is called a nursery（苗圃）. Most nurseries have glass buildings, called hothouses or greenhouses. The hothouses are heated to protect the plants from cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light, so they can be grown all through the year. Some farms grow only trees. Some of these are Christmas tree farms. Others are large forests where trees are grown for their wood. The wood is used for buildings, furniture and firewood. Some tree farms grow only nut trees. Task 2 【答案】
第一部分 1.Woman: This is my family. I'm married. My husband's name is Bill. We have two children — a boy and a girl. Our little girl is six years old, and our little boy is four. Jennie goes to kindergarten, and Aaron goes to nursery school. My father lives with us. Grandpa's great with the kids. He loves playing with them and taking them to the park or the zoo. 2.Man: This is a picture of me and my three sons. We're at a soccer game. Orlando is twelve, Louis is ten, and Carlos is nine. All three of them really like sports. Orlando and Louis play baseball. Carlos is into skating. 3.Man: This is my wife June, and these are my three children. Terri on the right is the oldest. She's in high school. She's very involved in music. She's in the orchestra. Rachel — she's the one in the middle — is twelve now. And this is my son Peter. He's one year older than Rachel. Rachel and Peter are both in junior high school. Time really flies. June and I have been married for twenty years now. 4.Woman: This is a picture of me with my three kids. The girls, Jill and Anne, are both in high school. This is Jill on the right. She'll graduate next year. Anne is two years younger. My son Dan is in college. It seems like the kids are never home. I see them for dinner and sometimes on Saturday mornings, but that's about it. They're really busy and have a lot of friends. 第二部分 John: It's super, Mary. It's just what I wanted. Mary: Well, I know you said your old calculator was no good any more. John: Well, it wasn't that it was no good. It just wouldn't do all the things I need to do at work. And it certainly wouldn't remember telephone numbers for me like this one. Mary: I suppose you're going to start putting in numbers straightaway. John: I've put in one while we've been chatting. I've put in our solicitor's number. You know how often I need to call him on company contracts. Mary: So what others are you going to put in?
Unit One Optional Listening 1 Boy(B): Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box? Grandma(G): Oh, nothing really…just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is! B: No, I don’t. I really don’t. G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What’s this? G: Now don’t go just digging around in there!... Hmmm, let’s see… that’s my first diary. B: Can I …? G: No, you can’t read it! It’s personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, OK… Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it. G: That’s my passport. You can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What’s that big book? G: My yearbook, it’s my high school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old! G: That’s about enough out of you, young man. I think it’s time we put this box away and… Optional Listening 2 1. At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. 2. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. 3. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, 4. but my mother said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” 5. I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. 6. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. 7. I stayed there for two weeks, 8. and I had so much fun with them! 9. It was my first time in Los Angeles, 10. and I saw lots of really interesting places. 11. In the end, I didn’t want to go home! Optional Listening 3 Making memories A popular new hobby is scrapbooking---making beautiful books to hold special memories. Scrapbook pages can include photos, drawings, journal entries. It’s not hard to make a scrapbook that you will enjoy for many years. Here are the steps. 1. Choose a theme for your scrapbook pages. Some examples: “School days,”“Family travel,”“Memories of my grandparents,”“Baby’s first year.” 2. Select photos for each page. Two or three really good photos are better than ten so-so photos. 3. Find other paper keepsakes to use with your photos. Look for old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters--- anything made of paper. Use your imagination!
Task 1 1) Man: I had the girls running in circles when I was in college、 Woman: I never knew you were the campus hero、 Man: I wasn't、I was the women's track coach、 2) Instructor: Mr、Jenkins, why are you late? Student: I guess because the class started before I got here、 3) Woman: Doctor, you have to e immediately—my baby swallowed some camera film! Doctor: Just calm yourself, nothing will develop、 4) Customer: Waiter, this water is cloudy、 Waiter: The water's okay, madam、It's just that the glass is a little dirty、 5) Woman: The bride wears white on her wedding day as a symbol of happiness, for this is the most joyous day in her entire life、 Man: Why does the groom wear black? Task 2 Catherine: I think firstly I find the French language, very melodic to listen to、It's very easy on the ear, and it almost sounds poetic、No matter what kind of mood the individual is in, who's talking, or what they're talking about, there seems to be a rhythm to the language、And it's rounded; there are no sharp, jagged edges to the language, so it's very pleasing to the ear、 Chris: I think the accent I really like is the Dane speaking English、They sound awful when they speak Danish, but when they speak English there's a beautiful, low, sensitive, very soft quality about it、 Donald: I like the way they bring their French pronunciation into English、They can't pronounce "h"s and they can't pronounce "th" properly、And I think that actually sounds very nice、Also I like the rhythm they bring French rhythms into English—nice, steady rhythms and I like that too、It's just it, it、、、whenever I hear a French person speaking English it sounds more gentle and more lyrical、 Lesley: I think the most attractive foreign accents for me are Mediterranean accents because they, if you like, import their own culture into the English accent and give it a lot of life that sometimes, that kind of—the gestures and everything that the English people don't have, so you get a beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European together、Susan: I like the Swedish accent because it, it makes me smile and the way it's spoken is so sing-songy that you can't help but smile when other people actually speak it、And it always makes you want to try and put the accent on yourself、 Task 3 The spelling and meaning of words are very interesting、But what's more interesting is the history of a word, or where it came from、Let's examine some of the words and see how they got into our language、 LUNCH Lunch perhaps es from an old Spanish word lonje, a slab of ham、We may also get our word from a form of lump, maybe a lump of bread, but whether lunch es from ham or bread, it meant a hunk of something to eat、 ATLAS An atlas is a strong man, and also a book of maps、The story of this word begins a long time ago in Greece、The ancient Greeks believed that their gods had once been a race of giants called Titans、The Titans fought with another group of gods called Olympians, and the Olympians won、Atlas was a Titan、He was punished for fighting by having to stand at the