[02:46.52]College English Test Band Four
[02:50.34]Part Three Listening Comprehension
[02:55.80]Section A Directions: In this section, you will
[03:01.24]hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[03:06.87]At the end of each conversation,one or more [03:09.84]questions will be asked about what was said.Both [03:13.52]the conversation and the questions will be spoken [03:16.79]only once.After each question there will be a
[03:21.20]pause.During the pause, you must read the four [03:25.89]choices marked A), B), C) and D),and decide which [03:30.85]is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding [03:35.30]letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
[03:40.67]centre.Now let's begin with the eight short conversations.
[03:48.89]11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish
[03:53.21]reading 300 pages before Monday!
[03:57.01]How can the professor expect us
[03:59.51]to do it in such a short time?
[04:02.19]M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that
[04:04.20]I can’t find the book in the library
[04:06.36]or in the university bookstore.
[04:09.81]Q: What does the man mean?
[04:26.92]12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car
[04:30.29]to go grocery shopping?
[04:33.04]The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper.
[04:36.86]I’d also be happy to p ick up anything you need. [04:39.95]W: Well, I don’t like to let anyone else drive my car. [04:44.48]Tell you what, why don’t we go together?
[04:49.18]Q: What does the woman mean?
[05:07.14]13. M: Forgive the mess in here, we had a party last night.
[05:12.97]There were a lot of people and they all brought food. [05:16.25]W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it’s pretty obvious [05:20.86]what you’ll be doing most of today.
[05:24.47]Q: What does the woman think the man will do? [05:42.72]14. W: What time would suit you
[05:47.17]for the first round talks with John Smith?
[05:49.68]M: Well, you know my schedule .
[05:52.71]Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.
[05:56.54]Q: What does the man mean?
[06:15.73]15. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did
[06:22.21]not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. [06:26.67]He just wouldn’t let me pass!
[06:28.87]M: That doesn’t seem fair.
[06:30.96]I’d feel that way too if I were you.
[06:34.21]Q: What does the man imply?
[06:53.01]16. M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the [06:58.09]conversation all the time. If he is going to be
[07:01.23]at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.
[07:04.66]W: I’m sorry you feel that way,
[07:06.93]but my mother insists that he come.
[07:10.96]Q: What does the woman imply?
[07:29.27]17. W: You’re taking a course with Professor Johnson.
[07:34.47]What’s your impression so far?
[07:36.37]M: Well, many students could hardly stay awake in his class
[07:40.13] without first drinking a cup of coffee.
[07:43.55]Q: What does the man imply?
[08:01.62]18. W: Have you ever put a computer together
before?
[08:07.31]M: No, never. But I think if we follow these instructions
[08:11.37]exactly, we won’t have much trouble.
[08:15.08]Q: What are the speakers going to do?
[08:35.90]Now you will hear the two long conversations [08:39.30]Conversation One
[08:41.55]W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
[08:44.19]M: Well, I have to work very long hours,
[08:46.65]about eleven hours a day.
[08:49.17]W: What time do you start?
[08:51.55]M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11,
[08:57.82]six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.
[09:02.88]W: And do you have to work at the weekend? [09:05.32]M: Oh, yes, that’s our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.
[09:10.56]W: What are the things you have to do
[09:12.68]and the things you don’t have to do?
[09:15.11]M: Uh, I don’t have to do the washing-up,
[09:18.14] so that’s good. I have to
[09:20.56]wear white, and I have to keep everything
[09:22.89]in the kitchen totally clean.
[09:25.22]W: What’s hard about the job?
[09:28.07]M: You are standing up all the time.
[09:30.64]When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, [09:33.80] but that’s normal.
[09:36.00]W: How did you learn the profession?
[09:38.90]M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year
[09:43.17]we had to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams.
[09:47.63]W: Was it easy to find a job?
[09:49.87]M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me
[09:53.46] my first job, so I didn’t have to wait too long.
[09:57.40]W: And what’s the secret of being good at your job? [10:01.44]M: Attention to detail. You have to love it.
[10:05.35]You have to show passion for it.
[10:08.00]W: And what are your plans for the future?
[10:11.35]M: I want to have my own place when the time’s right.
[10:17.02]Questions 19 to 22 are based
[10:20.39]on the conversation you’ve just heard.
[10:24.17]Q.19. What does the man say about his job? [10:45.74]Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
[11:10.33]Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
[11:30.97]Q 22. What does the man say is important
[11:35.12] to being good at his job?
[11:54.23]Conversation Two
[11:56.25]W: Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket
[12:00.43]money children in Britain get?
[12:02.61]M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don’t [12:06.31]quite understand the column entitled Change. [12:10.85]Can you explain what it means?
[12:13.21]W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before.
[12:17.90] I’m not a mathematician, but I assume the rise [12:21.28]from 72 p to 90 p is a rise of 25 percent.
[12:28.53]M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
[12:33.35]W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money
[12:36.95] is often higher than inflation?
[12:39.89]M: I am sorry I’ve no idea.
[12:42.52]Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous. [12:45.78]W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot
[12:49.96]better off in 2001 than they were in 2002.
[12:55.28]That’s strange, isn’t it?
[12:57.60]And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now.
[13:02.93]I wonder why that is.
[13:05.10]M: Yes, I don’t understand that at all.
[13:08.61]W: Anyway, if you had children,
[13:11.63]how much pocket money would you give them? [13:14.63]M: I don’t know. I think I’ll probably give them
[13:18.87]2 pounds a week.
[13:21.09]W: Would you? And what would you
[13:23.02]expect them to do with it?
[13:25.10]M: Well, out of that,
[13:26.61]they have to buy some small personal things, [13:29.13]but I wouldn’t expect them to save
[13:31.21] to buy their own socks, for example.
[13:33.55]W: Yes. By the way, do most children
[13:37.88]in your country get pocket money?
[13:39.58]M: Yeah, they do.
[13:44.55]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
[13:49.64]Q.23 What is the table of figures about?
[14:12.52]Q.24 What do we learn from the conversation [14:16.01]about British children’s pocket mo ney?
[14:35.32]Q.25 Supposing the man had children, what would [14:40.67]he expect them to do with their pocket money?
[15:03.77]Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear [15:05.74]3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
[15:11.24]hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions
[15:15.62]will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, [15:20.16]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[15:24.01]marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding
[15:30.09]letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
[15:36.55]Passage One
[15:39.42]As the new sales director for a national computer firm,
[15:43.82]Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting [15:46.72]with the company’s district managers. Everyone arrived
[15:50.42]on time, and Alex’s presentation went extremely well.
[15:56.25]He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the
[15:59.46]importance of the district managers to the company’s plans.
[16:04.67]“I believe we are going to continue to
[16:07.39] increase our share of the market,”
[16:09.91]he began, “because of the quality of the people in this room.
[16:15.46]The district manager is the key
[16:17.33]to the success of the sales representatives
[16:20.70]in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. [16:25.16] If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours,
[16:29.47]everyone in his unit will follow his example.”
[16:34.83]When Alex was finished, he received polite applause (鼓掌),
[16:39.45]but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. [16:43.53]Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. [16:48.02] “Things were going so well until the end”,
[16:51.07] Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.”
[16:57.06]“Yes”, the district manager replied.
[17:00.64]“Half of our managers are women.
[17:03.41] Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and
[17:06.96] they are very proud of the role they played
[17:09.05] in the company’s growth.
[17:11.53]They don’t ca re at all about political correctness. [17:14.89]But they were definitely surprised and
[17:18.30]distressed to be referred to as ‘he’ in your speech.”[17:24.27]Questionss 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[17:29.30]Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
[17:53.16]Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize
[17:56.62]at the end of his presentation?
[18:15.37]Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?
[18:37.49]Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive
[18:41.61]the warm response he had hoped for?
[19:02.24]Passage Two
[19:04.51]The way to complain is to act business-like and important.
[19:09.25]If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order
[19:14.01]at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager.
[19:20.42]When the manager comes, ask his or her name. And then state your
[19:25.12] problem and what you expect to have done about it. Be polite!
[19:31.00]Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm
[19:36.26] in making your complaint. Besides, act important. This doesn’t
[19:43.96]mean to put on airs and say “do you know who I am?” What it
[19:49.51] means is that people are often treated
[19:52.27]the way they expect to be treated.
[19:55.18]If you act like someone who expects a fair request to be granted,
[20:00.19]chances are it will be granted. The worst way to complain is
[20:05.51]over the telephone. You are speaking to a voice coming from
[20:10.20]someone you cannot see. So you can’t tell how the person on the
[20:15.49] line is reacting. It is easy for that person
[20:19.10] to give you the run-around.
[20:21.85]Complaining in person or by letter is generally more effective.
[20:28.39]If your complaint doesn’t require an immediate response,
[20:32.63]it often helps to complain by letter. If you have an appliance
[20:37.45]that doesn’t work, send a letter to the store that sold it.
[20:42.09] Be business-like and stick to the point.
[20:45.91] Don’t spend a paragraph on how your uncle John [20:49.17]tried to fix the pr oblem and couldn’t.
[20:54.94]Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[21:00.05]Q30 What does the speaker suggest you do
[21:04.75]when you are not served properly at a restaurant? [21:23.80]Q31 Why does the speaker say the worst way [21:29.10]to complain is over the telephone?
[21:49.18]Q32 What should you do if you make a complaint by letter?
[22:10.00]Passage Three
[22:13.28]Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children,
[22:17.36]ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer [22:23.27]and makes an excellent salary.
[22:26.67]Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect
[22:30.15]for the government, designing government housing. She quit
[22:34.26] her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in
[22:38.58]returning to work. She's been offered an excellent job with the
[22:42.68]government. Her husband feels it's unnecessary for
her to work
[22:48.08] since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks
[22:53.17] that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara
[22:57.30]feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she
[23:02.20]should do volunteer work one or two days a week. Barbara,
[23:06.56]on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession
[23:09.83]and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work.
[23:13.74]She would also like to have her own income, so she does not
[23:17.94]have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy
[23:22.26]something. She does not think it's necessary to stay home every
[23:26.05]day with the children and she knows a very reliable babysitter
[23:30.19]who's willing to come to her house.
[23:33.55]Tom does not think a babysitter
[23:35.24]can replace a mother and thinks it's a bad idea for the children
[23:39.42]to spend so much time with someone who's not part of the family.
[23:45.75]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[23:52.08]Q33 What was Barbara's profession before she had children?
[24:16.76]Q34 What does Barbara's husband suggest
[24:19.43]she do if she wants to work?
[24:37.07]Q35 What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?
[25:00.82]Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear [25:05.05]a passage three times. When the passage is read for the
[25:08.72]first time, you should listen carefully for its general [25:13.89]idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you
[25:16.25]are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to [25:21.05]43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks
[25:25.96]numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the [25:31.21]missing information. For these blanks, you can either [25:35.43]use the exact words you have just heard or write down
[25:39.48]the main points in your own words. Finally, when the [25:44.11]passage is read for the third time, you should check [25:47.35]what you have written. Now listen to the passage. [25:55.30]Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot [25:57.49]in the school building, is smarter, more curious，[26:01.71]less afraid of what he doesn't know, better
[26:04.57]at finding and figuring things out, more confident, [26:08.63]resourceful, persistent and independent, than he will [26:12.85]ever be again in his schooling or,
[26:15.02]unless he is very unusual and very lucky,
[26:18.00]for the rest of his life.Already, by paying close attention to
[26:23.28]and interacting with the world and people around him,
[26:26.78]and without any school-type formal instruction, [26:29.85] he has done a task far more difficult, complicated [26:32.93]and abstract than anything he will be asked to do in school,
[26:37.00]or than any of his teachers has done
[26:39.54] for years--he has solved the mystery
[26:42.61]of language. He has discovered it. Babies don't even know
[26:47.09] that language exists. --- and he has found out how it works and
[26:51.48] learnt to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring,
[26:56.68]by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar
[27:01.06]of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works,
[27:05.15]by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work.
[27:10.09]And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other
[27:14.23]things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools
[27:18.52]think only they can teach him, and many that are more
[27:22.40]complicated than the ones they do try to teach him. [27:26.97]Now the passage would be read again.
[27:31.88]Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in the school building,
[27:37.40]is smarter, more curious，less afraid of what he doesn't know, better
[27:43.28]at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful, persistent
[27:49.36] and independent, than he will ever be again in his schooling or,
[27:54.92]unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.
[28:00.54]Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world
[28:05.58] and people around him, and without any school-type formal instruction,
[28:10.80] he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and abstract
[28:16.02]than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of
[28:20.53] his teachers has done for years--he has solved the mystery
[28:25.24]of language. He has discovered it. Babies don't even know
[28:30.43] that language exists. --- and he has found out how it works and
[28:35.43] learnt to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring,
[29:21.75]by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar
[29:27.55]of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works,
[29:31.03]by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work.
[30:32.76]And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other
[30:36.06]things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools
[30:41.66]think only they can teach him, and many that are more
[31:35.43]complicated than the ones they do try to teach him. [31:39.38]Now the passage would be read for the third time. [31:46.46]Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in the school building,
[31:49.71]is smarter, more curious，less afraid of what he doesn't know, better
[31:55.78]at finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful, persistent
[32:01.17] and independent, than he will ever be again in his schooling or,
[32:05.20]unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life.
[32:11.05]Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world
[32:15.72] and people around him, and without any school-type formal instruction,
[32:20.31] he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and abstract
[32:24.27]than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of
[32:28.62] his teachers has done for years--he has solved the mystery
[32:32.97]of language. He has discovered it. Babies don't even know
[32:38.36] that language exists. --- and he has found out how it works and
[32:41.76] learnt to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring,
英语六级听力真题及答案 【篇一：2006-2014历年大学英语六级听力真题及答案 (完整版)】 s=txt>答案集合在全部真题之后（复合式听写中的长句无答案） 200606 1. a) she met with thomas just a few days ago. b) she can help with orientation program. c) she is not sure she can pass on the message. d) she will certainly try to contact thomas. 2. a) set the dinner table.b) change the light bulb. c) clean the dining room. d) hold the ladder for him. 3. a) he’d like a piece of pie.b) he’d like some coffee. c) he’d rather stay in the warm room. d) he’d just had dinner with his friends. 4. a) he has managed to sell a number of cars. b) he is contented with his current position. c) he might get fired. d) he has lost his job. 5. a) tony’s secretary. b) paul’s girlfriend. c) paul’s colleague. d) tony’s wife. 6. a) he was fined for running a red light. b) he was caught speeding on a fast lane. c) he had to run quickly to get the ticket.
2010年6月19日六级真题听力原文： Passage1 The time is 9 o’clock, and this is Marine Snow with thenews。 The German authorities are sending investigators to discoverthe cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tiena Reef.The plane, a Bowing 737, taking German holiday makers to the island, crashedinto a hill side as it circled while preparing to land. The plane was carrying180 passengers. It’s thought there’re no survivals. Rescue workers were at thescene。 The British industrialist James Louis held by kidnappersin Central Africa for the past 8 months wasreleased unharmed yesterday. The kidnappers had been demanding 1million poundsfor the release of Mr. Louis. The London Bank and their agents who had been negotiatingwith the kidnappers have not said whether any amount of money has been paid。 The 500 UK Motor’s workers who have been on strike in High town for the past 3 weeks wentback to work this morning. These follow successful talks between management andunion representatives which resulted in a new agreement on working hours andconditions. A spokesman for the management said they had hoped now they couldnow give back to producing cars. And they lost a lot of money and orders overthis dispute。 And finally the weather. After a cold start, most of thecountry should be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain would spreadfrom Scotland to cover most parts by midnight。 Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have justheard 26. What does the news say about the Bowing 737 plane? 27. What happened to British industrialist James Louis? 28. How did the three-week strike in High town end? 29. What kind of weather would be expected by midnight inmost parts of the country? Passage2 Huang Louise, a junior geology major, decided to give aninformative speech about how earthquakes occur. From his audience analysis, helearnt that only two or three of his classmates knew much of anything aboutgeology. Huang realized then that he must present his speech at an elementary level and with a minimum ofscientific language. As he prepared the speech, Huang kept asking himself:“ how can I make this clear and meaningful to someone whoknows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles？” Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided tobegin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took placenot in California or Alaska, but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811. If such anearthquake happened today, it would be felt from the Rocky Mountains to theAtlantic Ocean and would flatten most of the cities in the Mississippi Valley.That, he figured, should get his classmates’ attention. Throughout the body ofthe speech, Huang doubt only with the basic mechanics of earthquakes andcarefully avoided technical terms. He also prepared visual aids diagramming photolines so his classmates wouldn’t get confused. To be absolutely safe, Huangasked his roommate who was not a geology major to listen to the speech. “Stopme”，he said, “Anytime I say something you don’t understand”. Huang’s roommatestopped him four times. And at each spot, Huang worked out a way to
2007年6月大学英语四级真题四级听力原文 Short Conversations 11. W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program on Channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me. M: Yeah. It reported some major breakthroughs in cancer research. People over 40 would find the program worth watching. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program? 12. W: I won the first prize in the national writing contest and I got this camera as an award. M: It’s a good camera. You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 13. M: I wish I hadn’t thrown away that waiting list. W: I thought you might regret it. That’s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 14. W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school? M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 15. M: Hi, Susan. Have you finished reading the book Prof. Johnson recommended? W: Oh, I haven’t read it through the way I’d read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me. Q: What does the woman mean? 16. M: Jane missed class again, didn’t sh e? I wonder why. W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week, so I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident. Q: What does the woman say about Jane? 17. W: I’m sure that Smith’s new house is somewhere on this street, but I don’t know exactly where it is. M: But I’m told it’s two blocks from their old home. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 18. W: I’ve been waiting here almost half an hour. How come it took it so long? M: Sorry, honey. I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? Long Conversation 1: M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight. W: Your name, please? M: Nelson, Charles Nelson. W: Ok, Mr. Nelson, that’s a room for 5 and … M: Excuse me? You mean a room for 5 pounds? I didn’t know the special was so good. W: No, no, no, according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name. M: No, no, hold on. You must have two guests under the name. W: OK, let me check this again. Oh, here we are. M: Yes?
2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My Views on University Ranking. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 目前高校排名相当盛行; 2. 对于这种做法人们看法不一; 3. 在我看来…… My Views on University Ranking . . . Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Into the Unknown The world has never seen population ageing before. Can it cope? Until the early 1990s nobody much thought about whole populations getting older. The UN had the foresight to convene a “world assembly on ageing” back in 1982, but that came and went. By 1994 the World Bank had noticed that something big was happening. In a report entitled “Averting the Old Age Crisis”, it argued that pension arrangements in most countries were unsustainable. For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alarm. They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for the rocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfare.
11. W: Jim, you are on the net again? When are you going to get off? It’s the time for the talk show. M: Just a minute, dear. I’m looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for Mum’s birthday. Q: What is the man doing right now? 12. W: I’ve never seen you have such confidence before an exam. M: It’s more than confidence. Right now I feel that if I get less than an A, it’ll be the fault of the exam itself. Q: What does the man mean? 13. W: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good? M: Of course I do. But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 14. M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school. W: You are quite right. He is just kidding. He’s also told me time and time again he wished he’d studied for some profession instead of going into business. Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation? 15. W: I hear your boss has a real good impression of you and he is thinking about giving you two more days off each month. M: I hope not. I’d rather get more work hours so I can get enough bucks to help out my two kids at college. Q: What does the man truly want? 16. M: I heard you took a trip to Mexico last month. How did you like it? W: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food. So now I understand the saying, “East, west, home’s best”. Q: What does the woman mean? 17. W: I’m worried about Anna. She is really been depressed lately. All she does is staying in her room all day. M: That sounds serious. She’d better see a psychiatrist at the consoling center. Q: What does the man suggest Anna do? 18. M: I could hardly recognize Sam after he got that new job. He’s always in a suit and a tie now. W: Yeah, he was never like that at college. Back then he would’ve run in an old T-shirt and jeans. Q: What do the speakers say about Sam?
2010年6月六级 听力 Section A 11. A) The man failed to keep his promise。 12. C) The woman should spend more time outdoors。 13. D) It is not a good idea to buy the T-shirt。 14. B) Most readers do not share his viewpoints。 15. A) Leave Daisy alone for the time being。 16. A) Batteries。 17. D) The man can get the ticket at its original price。 18. A) The speakers will dress formally for the concert。 19. D) He is undecided as to which job to go for。 20. C) They are all adults。 21. B) V aried and interesting。 22. C) Hosting a television show。 23. A) He lost his mother。 24. B) He got seriously into acting。 25. B) He has long been a legendary figure。 Section B 26 C) It crashed when it was circling to land。 27 A) He was kidnapped eight months ago。 28 A) The management and union representatives reached an agreement。 29 B) rainy 30 C) Very few of them knew much about geology。 31 B) By noting where the most severe earthquake in U.S. history occurred。 32 C) Stop him when he had difficulty understanding。 33 D) It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages。 34 D) It has supporters from many countries in the world。 35 D) It has had greater impact than in any other country。 Section C 36. intelligent 37. foundations 38. romantic 39. reflects 40. profound 41. dramatically 42. deprived 43. hindered 44. research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereassocial isolation is linked to stress, disease, and early death。 45. A group of researchers reveal scores of studies that trace the relationshipbetween health and interaction with others。 46. loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range ofminer and major illnesses。 computer games / should not abandon themselves to computer games. 86. never considered working as a salesman 附： Section A Short Conversation 11. M: Oh, I’m so sorry I forgot to bring along the book you borrowed from the library。 W: What a terrible memory you have! Anyway, I won’t need it until Friday night. As long as I can get it by then, OK? Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 12. W: Doctor, I haven’t been able to get enough sleep lately, and I’m too tired to concentrate in class。 M: Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you. Your body loses track of whether it’s day or night。 Q: What does the man imply? 13. M: I think I’ll get one of those new T-shirts, you know, with the school’s logo on both the front and back。 W: You’ll regret it. They are expensive, and I’ve heard the printing fades easily when you wash them。 Q: What does the woman mean? 14. W: I think your article in the school newspaper is right on target, and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me。 M: Thanks, but in view of the general responses, you and I are definitely in the minority。 Q: What does the man mean? 15. M: Daisy was furious yesterday because I lost her notebook. Should I go see her and apologize to
2017年12月大学英语六级听力真题解析 2017.12月份的六级考试已经落下帷幕，以下是对听力部分考题的一个解析，希望对同学们有所帮助. Conversation One M: And now, for the latter side of the news, Europe is setting an example for the rest of the world when it comes to food waste. W: That’s right, John. This week, the Italian government passed legislation that aims to dramatically reduce the amount of food waste in the country. Q1:New laws have been put into place that will make it easier for farms and supermarkets to donate and sell foods to those who are in need. M: Yes, in an addition to this, businesses will now be rewarded for successful efforts to cut food waste. W: Italy is not the only country to focus on reducing food waste. Just earlier this year, Q2:the European parliament voted in favor of legislation that would stop grocery giants from unfair trading practices that result in overproduction, thus creating waste. M: In France, Q3:the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations. W: While there is still much progress to be made, other countries could learn a thing or two from the example set by France and Italy. In the United Sates, up to 40% of all food goes uneaten. Despite the fact that one in seven American households lacks regular access to good food, Q4:one major cause of this problem is the confusion over food expiration labels, which are currently not regulated by the government. M: All this could change soon. This wave of new laws in Europe will definitely put more pressure on law makers to reduce food waste here. We turn now to a
2010年6月大学英语四级考试答案及解析 作文参考 (A) Nowadays, students attach less importance to the spelling of words in the process of English study. This phenomenon greatly influences students’ writing and brings on worries among teachers. There are possibly three reasons contributing to this phenomenon. First, exam-oriented education makes the students pay less attention to spelling. Second, some teachers should also be responsible for it because they don’t emphasize the importance of spelling during teaching. Last but not least, some students are too lazy to recite words. Since spelling is one of the most important factors in English study, due attention should be given to it. As for me, I think, first, exams should be modified to add some factors into it, which would help students pay more attention to spelling. Then, schools should also set effective mechanisms to help teachers as well as the students to realize the importance. Finally, for students themselves, they can, through other ways, make them be interested in word spelling. Only by these can we surly realize the importance of spelling and make improvement. (B) What is hot for 2010 in our colleges? It is the spelling mistakes. Countless students lack due attention to spelling. Taking a look around, we can find examples too numerous to list, the one may be “challenge”. Freshman and sophomore almost write this word as “challenge”. How careless they are!
2016年6月英语四级听力原文 News report 1 The International Labour Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. 国际劳工组织称失业人数正在增加。 In its latest update on Global Employment Trends, 在最新一期全球就业趋势报告中， the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people. 该组织预测今年失业人数将在2.1-2.4亿人之间。 The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people living on less than 2 dollars per day in the past three years. 该组织的报告警告说，在过去的三年里2亿贫穷工人面临跨入每天靠不足两美元过活行列的风险。 The director general of the International Labour Organization, Juan Somavia, 国际劳工组织主任胡安·索马维亚 notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis. 表示一些国家已经开始采取措施应对全球危机带来的影响了。However, he points out that many countries have not done so. 但同时他还指出有很多国家尚未采取措施。 And based on past experiences, it takes four to five years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. 根据以往经验，经济复苏之后，失业率需要4-5年时间恢复到危机前水平。 Mr. Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global jobs' agreement to deal with unemployment. 索马维亚称国际劳工组织正在针对失业问题准备一份国际就业协议。"Its key objective is to place the center of recovery efforts, 协议的核心是制定主要恢复措施，
2017年6月六级真题一 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A. Doing enjoyable work. B. Having friendly colleagues. C. Earning a competitive salary. D. Working for supportive bosses. 2. A. 31%. B. 20%. C. 25%. D. 73%. 3. A. Those of a small size. B. Those run by women. C. Those that are well managed. D. Those full of skilled workers. 4. A. They can hop from job to job easily. B. They can win recognition of their work. C. They can better balance work and life. D. They can take on more than one job. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A. It is a book of European history. B. It is an introduction to music. C. It is about the city of Bruges. D. It is a collection of photos. 6. A. When painting the concert hall of Bruges. B. When vacationing in an Italian coastal city. C. When taking pictures for a concert catalogue. D. When writing about Belgium's coastal regions. 7. A. The entire European coastline will be submerged. B. The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely. C. The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted. D. The major European scenic spots will disappear. 8. A. Its waterways are being increasingly polluted. B. People cannot get around without using boats. C. It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad. D. Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.