2019英语六级听力练习题5

2019年12月大学英语六级听力模拟答案（五）Part Ⅰ WritingTo Curb Spending?The monthly expenditures of college students have been on the rise in the past few years. Some argue that if the students earn the money themselves, how they spend it is none of other people's business, and after all, the general living standard keeps rising. However, the fact is that most students live on the money their parents give them. The lure of a more comfortable and fashionable lifestyle－one with name brand clothing, mobile phones, MP3, and dining out or going to bars with a girlfriend－makes many to be frequent borrowers.In my opinion, young students are sensitive to fashions and new trends, thus they easily found it impossible to make ends meet and run into debt. When a student's spending steps beyond the boundaries of daily necessities, it becomes a kind of waste. Furthermore, widespread extravagant spending on the campus could have a bad influence on people's values. But many students see it as a common practice and not a fault. Though everyone has the right to enjoy a comfortable life, campus is a place for study. So just think twice before you sign a bill.Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. Y 文章第二段指出"在人生的黄金时期有持续的空余时间事实上是一次独特的机会，能够让你专心从事志愿工作，或继续深造。

2019年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三套全）目录2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一） (1)快速对答案 (16)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（二） (17)快速对答案 (32)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三） (32)快速对答案 (43)2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一）Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees.You can cite examples to illustrate your views.you should write at least150words but no more than200words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part III Listening Comprehension长对话1听力原文11.W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?12.M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next week end. But I can’t finda ticket anywhere.W: Don’t be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she can’t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule.Q: What does the woman mean?13.W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I’m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list.Q: What does the man mean?14.W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Jemma. She’ll have been with the company 25 years next week.M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?Q: What is the man going to do?15.W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian?M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?16.M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robbery, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.Q: What are the speakers talking about?17.M: I can’t believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference.We will have to limit the registration.W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room for the more.Q: What are the speakers going to do?18.W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Conversation OneW: Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.M: East Asia? uhh… and how much are they hoping to get from us?W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don’t know if they might settle for us.M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind? W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they’ll give.M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?W: It seems so.M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or something, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that. W: I know. But why don’t we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover there's something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of course.M: Good idea. Well, let’s get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are interested or not.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company’s travel expenses?Conversation TwoW: Rock stars now face a new hazard --- voice abuse. After last week's announcement that Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don'ts of voice care. Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips, an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. Something else they needto be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?M: Warm you voice up before a show and warm it down after.Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does last week's announcement say about rock star, Phil Collins?23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?Passage 1Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.A human-shaped robot won't be stepping into your car to drive it. Rather, the garage itself does the parking. The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain the system to newly users. Parking rates will be attracted about $400 monthly or $25 per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?27. What advantage does robotic parking have according to the developers?28. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?29. What does the company say about the parking rate?Passage 2A recent study shows that meat consumption is one of the main ways that human can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicles. So how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, always gas limed methane, which is the second most common green house gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. Another way in which meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef. While 20 gallons of water are need to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmlanduse to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1,500 pounds of tomatoes. Many people now say the benefits of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. Not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian diet. They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarian.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you've just heard.30. What does the recent study show?31. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?32. What does the speaker think more people need to do?Passage 3Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won’t get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims range in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homesand North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q33. What is the problem of the victims about alcoholism according to the speaker?Q34. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?Q35. What does the speaker seem to believe about those affected by alcoholism?Part III Listening Comprehension复合式听写题目Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. Included in your self-image are the categories in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other similar descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen. But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are indicative of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thoughtotherwise— Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image. 2019年6月大学英语六级真题Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: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 conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2019年12月大学英语六级听力改革练习题五英语四级听力习题：29.A. A home fire.B. An explosion.C. A murder.D. A car accident.30.A. He broke the lock to free the baby.B. He pulled the baby out of the window.C. He crawled close to the baby on the ground.D. He jumped onto the car to take the baby out.31.A. Giving necessity to the homeless with friends.B. Helping delivering packages in the post office.C. Taking goods to the local needy people.D. Sending gifts to the poor in his name.英语四级听力原文：Twenty-five years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son, was returning home at Christmas Eve when he witnessed [29]a horrible accident. The driver of atruck ran a red light and hit the car of Sandra Jenkins. That killed Sandra instantly, but her three-month-old daughter was trapped upside down in the burning wreckage. While others looked on in horror, Anderson jumped out of his vehicle and [30]crawled into the car through the shattered rear window to try to free the infant. Seconds later, the car was totally engulfed in flames, but Anderson was miraculously able topull the baby to safety. While the child came out of the accident virtually uninjured, Anderson was bleeding massively over half of his body. Two hours later, Anderson died, but his heroic act was published widely in the media. Anderson's son was soon adopted by relatives, and the family moved to the East Coast.What really drew the public attention was some other details beyond the accident. According to the newspaper, Anderson was on a mission of love that fateful Christmas Eve in the process of [31]distributing care packages to needy families in the area. That was a yearly tradition that he [31]performed unbeknownst to everyone. This he did because of his firm conviction that the best Christmas gifts came not from the gift received, but from those given, and that those acts of charity should [29]remain anonymous. As it turns out, Sandra Jenkins was also involved in similar volunteer work throughout the community.Merry Christmas! Share this remarkable Christmas story with all of you, courage, life, and love.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you havejust heard.29. What event did Ray Anderson witness at the beginning of the story?准确答案：D解析：短文说，Ray Anderson目睹卡车司机闯红灯撞了另一辆车。

2019年12月英语六级考试听力强化训练题(5)Section ADirections： 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 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.C) They usually carry many things around with them.D) They don't like to spend much money on traveling.2. A) The selection process was a little unfair.B) He had long dreamed of the dean's position.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.3. A) Applause encourages the singer.B) She regrets paying for the concert.C) Almost everyone loves pop music.D) The concert is very impressive.4. A) They have known each other since their schooldays.B) They were both chairpersons of the students' union.C) They have been in close touch by email.D) They are going to hold a reunion party.5. A) Cook their dinner.B) Rest for a while.C) Get their car fixed.D) Stop for the night.6. A) Newly-launched products.B) Consumer preferences.C) Survey results.D) Survey methods.7. A) He would rather the woman didn't buy the blouse.B) The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.C) The information in the catalog is not always reliable.D) He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.8. A) The course is open to all next semester.B) The notice may not be reliable.C) The woman has not told the truth.D) He will drop his course in marketing.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) A director of a sales department.B) A manager at a computer store.C) A sales clerk at a shopping center.D) An accountant of a computer firm.10. A) Handling customer complaints.B) Recruiting and training new staff.C) Dispatching ordered goods on time.D) Developing computer programs.11. A) She likes something more challenging.B) She likes to be nearer to her parents.C) She wants to have a better-paid job.D) She wants to be with her husband.12. A) Right away.B) In two months.C) Early next month.D) In a couple of days.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A)It will face challenges unprecedented in his history.B) It is a resolute advocate of the anti-global movement.C) It is bound to regain its full glory of a hundred years ago.D) It will be a major economic power by the mid-21st century.14. A) The lack of overall urban planning.B) The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.C) The inadequate supply of water and electricity.D) The shortage of hi-tech personnel.15. A) They attach great importance to education.B) They are able to grasp growth opportunities.C) They are good at learning from other nations.D) They have made use of advanced technologies.。

2019年英语六级听力答案及解析Conversation one.M：(1)Do you mind taking my photo with the statue over there? I think it will make a great shot.W:Sure. No worries.You're always taking photos. What do you do with all the photos you take?M：Well, don't laugh. My dream is to become an online celebrity of sorts.W：You're not serious, are you?M：I am completely I just got the idea a fewmonths ago after posting some holiday photos on my social media accounts, a lotof people like my photos and started asking me for travel tips. So I figuredi'd give it a go. I post a lot on social media anyway. So i've got nothing to .W：I guess that's true. So what you have todo to become internet famous .M：Surprisingly, a lot morethan I did as a hobby recently. I've been spending a lot more time editingphotos, posting online and clearing storage on my phone. It's always full. Now that doesn't sound like too much work.W：Well, there's more to it.M：I spent all last weekend researching whattopics are popular, what words to use in captions and similar accounts tofollow really was alot to take. And I was up well past midnight. I'd say it'spaying off, though I increased the number of people following my accounts byfifteen percent already.W：That is impressive. I guess I neverthought much about all the effort behind the scene. Nowthat I think about it, there's always something wrong with my photos. As it is,half smiles, closed eyes, messy hair. I hope you have better luck than Ido. Then. Again, I think the only person interested in my photos is my mum.Question 1. What doesthe man asked the woman to do?解析：根据问题，问男人让女人做什么，可定位到，对话开篇Do you mind taking my photo with the statue overthere?Question 2. What doesthe man dream of?解析：根据问题，问男人梦想什么，可定位到，对话中上篇可得，My dream is to become an online celebrity ofsorts.Question 3. What hasthe man been busy doing recently?解析：根据问题，问男人近期忙于做些什么，可定位中间对话可得，Surprisingly, a lot more than I did as a hobbyrecently. I've been spending a lot more time editing photos, posting online andclearing storage on my phone.Question 4, what doesthe woman say about her photos?解析：根据问题，问女人关于她的照片说了什么，可定位至对话结尾处，Now that I think about it, there's alwayssomething wrong with。

2019年12月英语六级听力辅导(第五期)16.A) The woman does not remember her brother’s address.B) The letters were probably lost in the mail.C) The woman will soon get used to college life.D) The woman’s brother probably hasn’t had time to write.17.A) He’s opposed to the tuition increase.B) He wasn’t able to attend the protest rally.C) He works for the student newspaper.D) He rarely reads the newspaper.18.A) He expected to see Andrew at the airport.B) Andrew should have known the apartment would be noisy.C) He’d be happy to meet Andrew.D) Andrew is glad he moved away from the airport.19.A) He thinks he’s very organized.B) He doesn’t want to join the display.C) He doesn’t think he should lead the study group.D) He knows someone who can lead the study group.20.A) Take a cab.B) See the show some other night.C) Eat dinner after the show.D) Walk to the theater.听力原文：16.W：I’m sort of upset with my brother. He hasn’t answered either of my letters.M：Well, just remember how hectic your freshman year was. Give him a chance to get settled.Q：What does the man imply?(D)17.W：So you weren’t happy with the way th e newspaper covered the rally protesting the rising tuition fees?M：No. The article underestimated the number of students who were there and I don’t think it explained our point of view very well.Q：What can be inferred about the man? (A)18.W：Andrew likes his new place. But he is not too happy about all the noise.M：What did he expect? He is right next to the airport.Q：what does the man mean? (B)19.W：We should probably think about selecting someone to lead our study group. You know, somebody who is really organized.M：Then you can count me out.Q：What does the man mean?(C)20.M：The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I don’t know if we’ll make the 7：15 show.W：It’s a beautiful night. Let’s try to get there on foot. And if we don’t make it, let’s just have dinner near the theater.Q：What does the woman suggest they do?(D)题解：16.D hectic：兴奋的，狂热的。

2019年12月六级考试听力模拟训练题(6)1.A)He relaxes.B)He goes fishing.C)He goes to work.D)He works at home.2.(A) This conversation was at the airport.(B) They were eating lunch and talking in a restaurant.(C) This took place in a college information office.(D) They were at the dean's home.3.A)A news program.B)Bibliographies.C)Research topics.D)A dating service.4.A)At a hospital.B)At a political convention.C)At a graduation.D)At a funeral.5.A)Buy a boutique.B)Buy a dress for his wife.C)Talk to Mrs.Winter.D)Call Mr.Howard.6.A)Because you must take the stairs.B)Because nine is an odd number.C)Because the elevator got stuck.D)Because there are too many people in the elevator.7.A)The man has until Friday to pay his registration fees.B)If the man pays on Friday,he will have to pay a late fee.C)The man's registration fees are overdue and will not be accepted.D)Because the man has a good excuse,the woman will let him pay his fees after Friday.8.A)She has already seen it.B)She preferred to visit with her cousin.(C)Her cousin stopped to buy something.(D)Her watch stopped and she didn’t know the time.9.A)The train is cheaper than the bus.B)The bus is cheaper than the train.C)There are two buses everyday.D)The train is faster than the bus.10.A)He needed an electrician.B)The water was running.C)He had no hot water.D)There was no heat.PASSAGE 1 (answer 11-13)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)They have no effect on it.B)They help promote it slightly.C)They help promote it greatly.D)They tend generally to limit it.12.A)Band savings.B)Productive investment.C)Population.D)Property purchases.13.A)Precious metals.B)Population pressures.C)Government policies.D)Agricultural practices.PASSAGE 2 (answer 14-17)Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)A radio broadcast.B)A political discussion.C)A sales promotion.D)A health documentary.15.A)Where fruit is grown.B)How fruit becomes ripe.C)Why fruit falls from trees.D)Which fruits are edible.16.A)The fruit itself.B)The air surrounding the fruit.C)The spray applied by farmers.D)The tree or vines to which the fruit is attached.17.A) The fruit loses its sweetness.B)The fruit falls off the tree.C)Bees begin to pollinate the fruit.D)The temperature inside the fruit increases.PASSAGE 3 (answer 18-20)Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A)At a school.B)At an exhibition.C)At a government institution.D)At a research institution.19.A) Location of the school.B) structure of the school.C)Layout of the school.D)Regulations of the school.20.A) He is not a very formal person.B)He is a very busy person.C)He is not a very active person.D)He is a very strict person1—5 DCBCB 6—10 BABBB 11—15 DDBAB 16—20 ADACB。

2019英语六级听力模拟试题5听力部分English Weekly CET-6 Listening Practice Test ⅤPart III Listening ComprehensionSection A 我要收藏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 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。

11. M： Finally I got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I’ve got to leave a good impression with your family。

W：Come on, it’s merely a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirt are just fine。

Q： What does the woman imply?12. W： If I send this package third class, how long will it take to arrive?M：About two weeks. But many people don’t realize that first class is only a dollar fifty more and it will getthere in just a few days. Now, which would you prefer, third class or first class?Q： What does the man suggest the woman do?13. M： Can you believe the way Susan was talking to her roommate? No wonder they don’t get along。

2019六级考试听力必备（5）Model Test 5 Section A Short Conversation1. M： Please take me to the Beijing Hotel quickly,orI'll miss the business.W：I don't know,but I'll tryWith traffic so heavy it will take at least forty minutes.Q： What do we learn from the conversation?2. M：Why do you always ask us to put on slippers when we go into your apartment?W： It saves wear and tear on the carpet.Q： Why does the woman ask them to wear slippers?3.W：Allan had the highest grades in the class on all sujects except physical culture.M： For him it was probably east.I've never seen him review his lessons.Q： What does the man imply about Allan?4. M： Ordinarily you never seem to be nervous.But why were you so nervous just now when the professor called on you?You know,I didn't enter my house until I found my key at 11 o'clock last nightso I didn't have enough time to preview my lessons.Q： Why did the woman feel nervous?5. M： Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so thatI can make a phone call at the call box?W： I'm sorry,sir.I'm not allowed to give change without a purchase.If you go across the hallyou'll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.Q： Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?6. W： It was said in March that the famous science fiction writer.Isaac Asimov's new book was coming out in July.M： We probably won't be able to find a library copyuntil September.Q： When will Asimov's book be published?7. M： Where did you get that rare book.I haven't seen you read it before.W： It was packed away until last week.It's a family heirloom.Q： What do we learn about the rare book?8. W： Did you make your furniture, it's very elegant.M： I couldn't have done all this carpentering, I had it made.Q： How did the man get this furniture?9. W： Did you hear that the neighborhood convenience store was help up last night?M： Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.Q： What happened at the convenience store last night?10. W： I'm moving to a new apartment.Could you possibly give me a hand?M： Of course. Why not ask around the departmentand see if some of their students will be free,too?Q： What does the man suggest?Section BIn 1942, Americans (11)-{won several important victories} over the Japanese.The United States navy (12)-{defeated a powerful Japanese fleet} near Midway Island.The United States was greatly helped in the Battle of Midway because(13)-{it had learned the secret code} in which the Japanese sent message.The United States knew (14)-{where the Japanese ships would be}.Many hard battles were fought on land and on the ocean.The United States Leaders in the Pacific.General Douglas MacArthur of the army and Admiral Chester Nimitz of the naval.(15)-{made a plan to defeat the Japanese}.This plan was called "island hopping."The plan meant that the United States (16)-{would capture certain islands}in the Pacific on which Japan had placed soldier.Other Japanese-held islands would be passed by and (17)-{cut off from receiving food and supplies} from Japan.At the same timeships of the United States navy would fight Japanese warships wherever they found them.Each attack on an island held by the Japanese (18)-{resulted in a difficult battleBut the American forces (19)-{moved steadily closer to Japan.Finally,islands were captured that were near enough to Japan.so that American planes could bomb the factories (20)-{that made war equipment}.。

2019英语六级听力模拟试题及答案第六套2019英语六级听力模拟试题及答案第六套Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. A) The man should be patient.B) The man is mistaken.C) She misses her friend.D) She is waiting for a call.12. A) It took three months to finish the hotel building.B) He was too busy to notice the opening of the hotel.C) He did not know the hotel had a restaurant.D) He would like to meet the woman for lunch.13. A) It was warm enough to swim.B) It was too hot.C) It was very cold.D) It didn't rain.14. A) She didn't want to spend her holiday with him.B) She wasn't entitled to take a vacation for the time being,C) She enjoyed her new job more than the previous one.D) She had to work in the training department for two months.15. A) Judy would perform more naturally for she had remembered all her lines.B) Judy didn't perform naturally enough for she forgot some of her lines.C) Judy performed more naturally by remembering her lines.D) Judy performed less naturally when she remembered her lines.16. A) Their best friend.B) Their favorite color.C) The clothes the woman is wearing.D) A present the man has bought.17. A) Let him move to a room with two single beds,B) Check if there are any vacancies in her hotel.C) Try to help him find a room in another hotel.D) Show him the way to the Bright Hotel18. A) The woman's resume is too short to be impressed.B) The woman has made many revisions to her resume.C) The man isn't impressed by the woman's resume.D) The printer is not working properly.Conversation One19. A) Taker up her first job at school.B) Spend her summer holiday.C) Study for her Master's degree.D) Study as an exchange student.20. A) The university regards chemistry as unimportant.B) The Chemistry, department is under-funded.C) There is not enough space in the Chemistry department.D) The Chemistry department has overspent their budget this year.21. A) They are not devoted to their work.B) They don't take their students seriously.C) They are unsatisfied with the equipment.D) They signed contracts on behalf of the school.Conversation Two22. A) It is as good as the previous ones.B) It is more incredible than the previous ones.C) It is funnier than the previous ones.D) It is worse than the previous ones.23. A) Fantastic settings.B) Special effects.C) Mysterious costumes.D) The theme song.24. A) It was a little bit weak.B) It was as strong as the previous one.C) It was funny and meaningful.D) It was a little bit boring.25. A) The man is still expecting the next episode.B) The man will reschedule his time to watch the movie.C) The next episode will be released next year.D) The next episode will be much better than this one. Section B注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2019年6月大学英语六级听力练习题（5）一颗美丽星球的太空远景Images of a Beautiful Planet Offer Perspective from SpaceWASHINGTON—Getting perspective on life： This is how filmmaker Toni Meyers described her feelings when looking at planet Earth from the International Space Station, 400 kilometers away.There are no borders or nations when you can see the blue planet rotating in silent dark space. But when one looks at the Earth through the IMAX lenses used by the ISS crew, it is clear that humans are having a profound impact on theplanet's surface.Meeting the award-winning filmmaker at the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., offered VOA the extra bonus of getting to know her in her familiar environment. We saw one of the first IMAX cameras, a big bulky, heavy machine that she used to shoot her 2010 documentary Hubble 3D IMAX, a film chronicling the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.Now, as then, Meyers trained the astronauts to film in their spacesuits in zero gravity. She says that A Beautiful Planet was easier to shoot because the new digital IMAX cameras are much lighter, smaller and they don’t run out of film so quickly.Her goal was to show audiences Earth as if they were looking at it from the space station. She did not just do itfor esthetic purposes. Meyers wanted to show people how they are affecting their home planet.“You do see that there is a lot of pollution in the air, over particular industrialized nations, which comes of course from the amount of fossil fuels we are burning. You also see the extent to which fossil fuels are being exploited, certainly in Texas and the Gulf states," she said. "You see that the rainforest continues to be cut down and burned, although there are programs to contain that spread, but you also see areas that have been reclaimed, like the Chesapeake Bay which was a mess in the 1970s and it is now completely turned around to a healthy environment. And so we want to show people that when you get together and put their heads together to solve a problem, it can be solved.”A celebrity in her own right, Meyers always collaborates with top actors to narrate her films. In Hubble 3D IMAX she picked Leonardo Di Caprio. Now, inA Beautiful Planet, Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence offers a compelling narration on the impact of deforestation on the environment, the melting of glaciers and the rise of sea levels which can threatenlow-lying coastal cities such as New Orleans.As one would expect, the footage is breathtaking. While during the daytime, we can see man’s presence through his impact on nature, at nighttime, our beautiful planet glows from the lights of civilization. The intensity of light often indicates the concentration of humanity in one area or the affluence of one country over another.At nighttime, Earth’s atmosphere shimmers in iridescent colors. Beautiful and fragile at the same time, it reminds us not to take for granted what we have.“One thing I wanted to do in the film,” says the filmmaker, “was draw the analogy between the space stationas a closed system and the Earth as a closed system. Both of them have to have all the things we need to stay alive. Air, water, food, only on the space station you get resupply ships and the underlying message of the film is that Earth doesn’t get resupply ships. “Meyers says, don’t dream of colonizing planet s eons away. Clean house instead, take care of its natural beauty.She says, “The thin line of the atmosphere that’s just above the earth, that's all there is between us and the cold black harsh vacuum of space. And even though we’vediscovered other planets around other stars, they are muchtoo far away for present technology to take us there. It’sall we have!”。

2019年英语六级听力真题及答案Conversation One：W： So Mike, youmanaged the innovation project at Two Santack.M： I did indeed.W： Well then, first congratulations. It seemsto have beenvery successful.M： Thanks, yes. I really help things turnaround at TwoSantact.W： What is the revival in their fortune? Didit highly do toa strategic situation?M： Yes, yes I think it was. Santack was a company was much following a pack, doingeveryone else was doing. I gettingrapidly left behind. I could see there werea lot of talentthere and some great potential. Particularly in their productdevelopment. I just harness that some help.W： Was the innovation the core of the project?M：Absolutely, if it doesn’t sound like too much cliché. Our world isconstantly changing and changing quickly. Mini tobe innovating constantly tokeep up with this. Standstill, youstop.W： No stop for sneaking the roses?M： Well, I will do that my personal life sure.But as abusiness strategy, I’m afraid there is nostopping.W： What exactly is the strategic innovationthen?M： Strategic innovation is the process ofmanaging innovation of making sure to take place all levels of the companyandthat is related to the company’s overall strategy.W： I see.M： So, insteadof innovation for innovation sake and new products being simply because of thetechnology is there, the company culture must switch from these pointing timeinnovations to continue high innovation from everywhere and everyone.W： How did you alliance strategy throughoutthe company?M： I soon became aware of the complaintuseless. People take no notice. Simply it came about through the practicetrickling down. This up and set. People could see it was the best work.W： Does innovation on a scale really givecompetitive advantage?M： I am certainof it. Absolutely. Especially it wasdifficult for a copy. The risk is the corethat the innovationto limitation.W： But now is it strategic?M： precisely.W： Thanks for talking to us.M： Sure.1. Whatseems to have been very successful according to the woman speaker?2. Whatdid the company lack before the company was implemented?3. Whatdid the man say he should do in his business?4. Whatdoes the man say is the risk of the innovation?Longconversation 2M：Todaymy guest is Dana who has worked for thelast twenty years as aninterpreter. Dana, welcome.W：ThankYou.M：Now,I’d like to begin by saying that I haveon theoccasions used an interpretermyself as a foreign correspondent.So I’mfull of memo rations for what youdo.6. But Ithink your profession is sometimes underrated and many people thinkanyone whospeaks more than one language can do it.W：Thereare any interpreters I know who don’thave professional qualifications andtraining. You only really get profession aftermany years inthe job.M：Andsay you can divide what you do into twodistinct methods simultaneous andconsecutive interpreting.W：That’sright.7.The techniques you use aredifferent.And alot of interpreters wouldsay one is easier than theother,less stressful.M：Simultaneousinterpreting, putting someone’swor ds into another language more or less asthey speak, sounds to me like themore difficult.W：Well,actually no.8.Mostpeople in the business would agreethat consecutiveinterpreting is the morestressful. You haveto wait for the speaker to deliverquite a chunk oflanguagebefore you then put it into the second language whichputs your short termmemory under in tense stress.M：Youmight know presumably?W：Absolutely.Anythinglike numbers, names,places have to be noted down, but the rest is nevertranslated word for word. You have found theway ofsummarizing it. So that themessages arethere, turning every single wordinto the target language wouldput too much strainon the interpreter and slowdown the whole process toomuch.M：Butwhile simultaneous interpreting you starttranslatingalmost as soon as theother person starts speaking, you must havesome preparation beforehand.W：Well,hopefully, the speakers will outline ofthe topic aday or two in advance, youhave a low time to do research preparetechnical expressionsand so onQ：5.Whatare the speakers mainly talking about?6.Whatdoesthe man think of Dana’s profession?7.WhatisDana say about the interpreters she knows?8.Whatdo most of interpreters think ofconsecutiveinterpreting?Section BPassage 1Mothers have been warnedfor yearsthat sleeping with their new born infant isa bad idea because it increases the risk thatthe baby might die unexpectedlyduring the night.But nowIsraeli researchers arereporting that even sleeping in thesame room canhave negative consequences, not for the child,but for the mother.Mothers who slept in the same room withtheir infants, whether inthe same bed or just the same room,have poor sleep the mother whose baby sleptelse where in the house. They woke up more frequently or awake approximately20minutes longer per night and have shorter period of uninterrupted sleep. Theseresults how true even taking into account that many of the women in the studywere breast-feeding their babies. Infants, on the other hand, didn’t appear tohave worse sleep whether they slept in the same or different room from theirmothers. The researchers acknowledge that since the families they studied wereall middle classes Israelis. It is possible that the results will be differentindifferent cultures. Lead author TTTT wrote in an email thatthe researchteam also didn’t measure father sleep. So it is possible that patterns couldalso be causing the sleepdisruptions for mums. Right now, to reduce the riskof suddeninfant death in the room, the AmericanAcademy of PDrecommends the mothers not sleep in the same bed with their babies, butsleepin the same room. The Israeli study suggests thatdoingso, may be best for the baby, but may take at all on mum.9What is the long health viewabout the mother sleeping withnew-born babies?10 What do Israeli researchers’ findings show?11What does the American Academy’s PD recommendmothers do? Passage2Passage2The US has already lost more than a third of thenativelanguages that existed before European colonization and the remaining192 are classed by the UNESCO as ranging between unsafe and extinct."We need more funding and more efforttoreturn these languages to everyday use," says Fred Nowosky of theNational museum of the American Indians, "we are makingprogress, but money needs to be spent on revitalizing languages, not justdocumenting them." Some reported languages mainly in California andOklahoma where thousands of Indianswere forced to relocate in the 19th centuryhave fewer than 10native speakers. Part of the issue is that tribalgroupsthemselves don't always believe their languages are endangered until they aredown to the last handful of speakers."But progress is being made throughemerging schools, becauseif you teach children when they are young, it willstay withthem as adults and that is the future." says Fred Nowosky. Suchschools have become a model in Hawaii, but the islanders' native language arestill classed by the UNESCO as critically endangered because only 1000 peoplespeak it. The decline inthe American African languages has historical roots. In themid 19th century, the US government adopted a policyof Americanizing Indian children by removing them from their homes andcultures. Within a few generations, most have forgotten their native tongues.Another challenge to language survival is television. Ithas brought English into homes, and pushed out traditional storytelling andfamily time together, accelerating the extinction of native languages.Questions 12-15 are based on the passage you just heard.12. What can we learn from the report?13. For what purpose does Fred Nowosky appeal from thefunding?14. What is the historical cause of the decline oftheAmerican Indian Languages?15. What does the speaker say about television?Section CLecture oneGragroszen lost her job as a sales managernearly three years ago.and it is still unemployed.it is literally likesomethinga dream to remember what it is like to actually be able to goout andit Puts the days to work and receive a day payAt first Rosen made house paymentswith the help unemployment insurance.it pays late of workers to have theirprevious wageslaw they look for work. But now theinsurance has run out forhim and it has to make tough choices. He comes backon medications and he no longer support his disabled mother. Itis devastatingexperiences. New researchers says the US recession that is now over. But manypeople remain unemployedand unemployed workers face difficult odds. There isliterallyonly one job opening for every five unemployed workers. SoFour outof five workers have no chance of finding job.Business have down-sized orshutdown across America, leading fewer job opportunities for those in search of work. Experts whomonitor unemployed statistic in box Pennsylvania say about twenty-eightthousand people are unemployed and many of themare jobless do to no force oftheir own.Local directer Elizabeth says theyprovide trading guidance tohelp find local job opportunity. Sohere is job opening . Hereis job seeker. But the lack of work opportunities limit howmuch she can help. Rosensays he hopes congress will take action. This month, he launched the nineteenunions and organizations of eighteen internet based grass root grossgroupsTheir goal is to convince law makers to extendunemployed benefits. But Pennsylvania says government simply do not have enoughmoney to extend unemployment insurance.he thinksthebest way to help long-term unemployed is to allow local company that can createmore jobs . But the boost investigatorfor the plan to work will taketime Time that Rosen saysrequires foodand payments . Rosen says who uses the laststating to try to hang on to heworked for more than twentyyears to buy. But one study is gone . He doesn’tknow what hell do16-1816 how does the unemployment insurance helpthe unemployed?17. Whatis the local director Elizabeth of the box countycareering doing?18. Whatdoes Pennsylvania state representative say is thebest way to help long-termunemployed?Lecture 2：W：19.Earlier thisyear, British explorers Pen Huddle and histeam tried three months to cross thefrozen Arctic oceantaking measurements and recording observations about theice.M：While we have been believed that we would bein account ofa good proportion of this older, thicker, technically multi-yearice that has been around for a few years and just getthicker and thicker. weactually find there wasn’t any multi-year ice at all.W： Some observations and summering serviceover the pastseveral years has shown less ice in the polar region. 20.Butthe recent measurements show the lost is morepronounced thanthe previous thought.M：We are looking at roughly 80 percent loss ofice cover onthe Arctic ocean in ten years, roughly ten years and 100percentloss in nearly twenty years. Cambridge Scientist PeterWhitens who is measuringthe findings that in the summerseason . 21.Butresearch management shows the lost of thanprevious thought. We are roughly looking at the percent icecover forten years. roughly ten years about 100 percentinvisible. The more youlose, the more you created during thesummit The less forms in winter, thefollowing in summer. Itcomes down brain successes until it has gone.environmentaltreaty worldwide like fun. The artists say ice in thesymptom.fast than expected. Actually, it has to translateinto more urgency to dealwith climate changing problems and reduce emissions. Greenhouse emissions blamefor global warming needs to come out the by the change summit in December. wehave basically achieved there, to communicate the deal. that’s the minimum.M：We has to do that incredibly. And that wehave to find the equipment .What the needs urgency The carbon we produce intothe atmosphere keeps the warming fire for 1000 years.22.Sowe have to come back the rapidly now. Because it takes a long time to work itthrough into our response by the atmosphere. We cannot switch off globalwarming. We have to stop being good in the near future. We had to now. Thereisnot easy technological What is more easy to climate change. He and otherscientists said there are the two optional toreplace the fasten fuels.Generally, energy with the global warming in nuclear power.Q19： What did Pen Huddle and his team do inthe Arctic Ocean?Q20： What does the report say about the Arcticregion?Q21： What does Cambridge scientist PeterWhitens say in his study?Q22： How these Peter Whitens view commonchange?Lecture 3Froma very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others. Now, a new study began with 1,000 children in New Zealandtracked how low self-control canpredict poor health, money troubles and even acriminal recordin their adult years. Researchers has been studying thegroup of children for decades now. Some of the early observations have to dowith the level of self-control the youngsters displayed parents, teachers, eventhe kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like "acting beforethinking" and "persistence in reaching goals." The children ofthe study are now adults in their thirties. Terrie Moffitt of Duke Universityand her research colleague found that kids withself-control issues tended togrow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with."The childrenwho had the lowest self-control when they were age three to10, later on had the most health problems in their thirties," Moffittsaid, "and they had the worst financial situation.They were more likelyto have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on avery low income.""Even the children who had above-averageself-control as pre-schoolers, could have benefited from more self-controltraining. They could have improved their financial situation and their physicaland mental health situation 30 years later."So,children with minor self-control problemswere likely as adults to have minorhealth problems, and so on.Moffitt said it's still unclear why somechildren havebetter self-control than others, though other researchers havefound that it's mostly a learned behavior, withrelatively little geneticinfluence. But good self-control canrun in families because children with goodself-control aremore likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents."Whereas some of the low-self-control study members are more likely to besingle parents with a very low incomeand the parent is in poor health andlikely to be a heavy substance abuser," said Moffitt. "So that's nota goodatmosphere for a child. So it looks as though self-control is somethingthat in one generation can disadvantage the next generation."But the good news, according to Moffitt, is thatself-controlcan be taught by parents, and through schoolcurricula that have been shown tobe effective. But the goodnews is the Moffitt says that self-controlcan be taught bythe parents and through school curricula that have provedtobe effective. Terry Moffitt’s paper on the link on self-control and adultstatus is later is published proceeding theacademy of sciences.23. What is the new study about?24. What does the study seem to show?25. What does Moffitt say is the good news tothe study?。

2019年12月英语六级听力真题详解conversation 1Hey I just read a great book about physics。

I thinkyou‘d like it。

It’scalled the physics of the world。

It‘s written by ascientist named SylviaMendez。

Oh I read that book。

It was great。

The writer is a warm and competent guideto the mysteries of physics。

【1】 I think it promises enrichment for any readerfrom those who know little about science to the career physicist。

And it‘s refreshing tosee【2】a strong curious clever woman adding her voiceto the scientific discourse and a field that has been traditionally dominated bymen。

I think she has to be commended for making an effort to include anecdotesabout little known female scientists。

You know they were often victims of ageneration firmly convinced that the woman’s place was in the home。

【3】I like how the book is clearly written with each chapter brought to lifeby pieces of fascinating knowledge。

大学英语六级考试真题(第1 套)Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no morethan 200 words.Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections : 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. Afteryou 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 throughthe centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad.C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed.2.A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value.C)They make good reading. D) They need improvement.3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through.B)He writes several books simultaneously.C)He draws on his real-life experiences.D)He often turns to his wife for help.4.A) Writing a book is just like watching a football match.B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.D)Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) A chievements of black male athletes in college.B)Financial assistance to black athletes in college.C)High college dropout rates among black athletes.D)Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.6.A) They display great talent in every kind of game.B)They are better at sports than at academic work.C)They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.D)They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree.7.A) About 15%. B) Around 40%.C)Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%.8.A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.B)College degrees do not count much to them.C)They have little interest in academic work.D)Schools do not deem it a serious problem.Section BDirections: 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. After you hear aquestion, 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 thecentre.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A) Marketing strategies. B) Holiday shopping.C) Shopping malls. D) Online stores.10.A) About 50% of holiday shoppers.B)About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.C)About 136 million.D)About 183.8 million.11.A) They have fewer customers.B)They find it hard to survive.C)They are thriving once more.D)They appeal to elderly customers.12.A) Better quality of consumer goods.B)Higher employment and wages.C)Greater varieties of commodities.D)People having more leisure time.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.13.A) They are new species of big insects.B)They are overprescribed antibiotics.C)They are life-threatening diseases.D)They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria.14.A) Antibiotics are now in short supply.B)Many infections are no longer curable.C)Large amounts of tax money are wasted.D)Routine operations have become complex.15.A) Facilities.B)Expertise.C)Money.D)Publicity.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A), B), CJ and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A) It is accessible only to the talented.B)It improves students’ ability to t hink.C)It starts a lifelong learning process.D)It gives birth to many eminent scholars.17.A) They encourage academic democracy.B)They promote globalization.C)They uphold the presidents’ authority.D)They protect students’rights.18.A) His thirst for knowledge. B) His eagerness to find a job.C) His contempt for authority. D) His potential for leadership.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A) Few people know how to retrieve information properly.B)People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.C)Most people have a rather poor long-term memory.D)People tend to underestimate their mental powers.20.A) They present the states in a surprisingly different order.B)They include more or less the same number of states.C)They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas.D)They contain names of the most familiar states.21.A) Focusing on what is likely to be tested.B)Having a good sleep the night before.C)Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to take place.D)Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers.22.A) Discover when you can learn best.B) Change your time of study daily.B)Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.D) Follow the example of a marathon runner.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A) He is a politician. B) He is a businessman.C)He is a sociologist. D) He is an economist.24.A) In slums.B)In Africa.C)In pre-industrial societies.D)In developing countries.25.A) They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.B)Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.C)They work extra hours to have their basic needs met.D)Their children cannot afford to go to private schools.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Let ’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can ’t seem to keep their inner monologues( 独 白 ) in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain 26 better and show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to 27 mental pictures helps people function quicker. In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty 28 and asked them to find just one of those, a banana. Half were 29 to repeat out loud what they were looking for and the other half kept their lips 30 . Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightly faster than those who didn ’t ，the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that 31 the name of a common product when on the hun t for it helped quicken someone’s pace, but talking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although doing so when you’ve 32 matured is not a great sign of 33 . The two professors hope to refute that idea, 34 that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults can benefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep the information you share simple, like a grocery list. At any 35 , there’s still such a thing as too much information.Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Eachparagraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2.Rich Children and Poor Ones Are Raised Very Differently[A] The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ever before.[B] Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. There are usually two parents, who spend a lot A) Apparently B) Arrogance C) Brilliance D) Claiming E) Dedicated F) Focused G) Incur H) Instructed I) ObscurelyJ) SealedK) spectatorsL) TriggerM) UtteringN) VolumeO) Volunteersof time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules.[C]In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family. They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren’t great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.[D]The class differences in child rearing are growing — a symptom of widening inequality withfar-reaching consequences. Different upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions, especially because education is strongly linked to earnings. Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum (阶层), but not necessarily others.[E]“Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children’s long-term social, emotional and cognitive development,” said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford Universi ty. “And because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow.” The cycle continues: Poorer parents have less time and fewer resources to invest in their children, which can leave children less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower earnings.[F]American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate. There is no best parenting style or philosophy, researchers say, and across income groups, 92% of parents say they are doing a good job at raising their children. Yet they are doing it quite differently. Middle-class and higher- income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite i nstitutions.[G]Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be compliant and respectful to adults. There are benefits to both approaches. Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer with family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems. Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while working-class children tend to struggle. Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.[H]“Do all parents want the most success for their children? Absolutely,” she said. “Do some strategies give children more advantages than others in institutions? Probably they do. Will parents be damaging children if they have one fewer organized activity? No, I really doubt i t.”[I]Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take children to museums or attend school events. Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents. Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say their children have participated in organized sports over the past year, 64% have done volunteer work and 62% have taken lessons in music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% of children have done sports, 37% have volunteered and 41% have taken arts classes.[J]Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one-fifth of low-income, less- educated parents. Nonetheless, 20% of well-off parents say their children’s schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer parents.[K]Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school. 71% of parents with a college degree say they do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White parents are more likely than others to read to their children daily, as are married parents. Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members. Discipline techniques vary by education level: 8% of those with a postgraduate degree say they often beat their children, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.[L]The survey also probed attitudes and anxieties. Interestingly, parents’ attitud es toward education do not seem to reflect their own educational background as much as a belief in the importance of education for upward mobility. Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children’s grades as long as they work hard. But 50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier parents.[M]Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too much involvement in a child’s education. Parents who are white, wealthy or college- educated say too much involvement can be bad. Parental anxieties reflect their circumstances. High- earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children. While bullying is parents’ greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents. They are more worried about their children being depressed or anxious.[N]In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 a year fell right between working-class and high-earning parents on issues like the quality of their neighborhood for raising children, participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in their children’ s education.[O]Children were not always raised so differently. The achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr. Reardon’ s research. People used to live near people of different income levels; neighborhoods are now more segregated by income. More than a quarter of children live in single-parent households — a historic high, according to Pew 一and these children are three times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married parents. Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class w age.[P]Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink. In the past decade, even as income inequality has grown, some of the socioeconomic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have narrowed.[Q]Public policies aimed at young children have helped, including public preschool programs and reading initiatives. Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next generation.36.Working-class parents teach their children to be obedient and show respect to adults.37.American parents, whether rich or poor, have similar expectations of their children despite different ways of parenting.38.While rich parents are more concerned with their children’s psychological well-being, poor parents are more worried about their children’s safety.39.The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor families reflect growing social inequality.40.Parenting approaches of working-class and affluent families both have a dvantages.41.Higher-income families and working-class families now tend to live in different neighborhoods.42.Physical punishment is used much less by well-educated parents.43.Ms. Lareau doesn’t believe participating in fewer after-class activities will negatively affect children’s development.44.Wealthy parents are concerned about their children’s mental health and busy schedules.45.Some socioeconomic differences in child rearing have shrunk in the p ast ten years.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Youshould decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Tennessee’s technical and community colleges will not outsource(外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.In an email sent Monday to college presidents in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus’ spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findings —which included data from the system’s 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities —were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam’s proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.“While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial,” Morgan wrote to the presidents. “System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.”Worker’s advocates have criticized Haslam’s plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.In an email statement from the state’s Office of Customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a “business justification” the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.“The state’s facilities managem ent project team is still in the process of developing its business justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of February,” Martin said. “At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”Morgan’s comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam’s plans for higher education in Tennessee. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the gove rnor’s proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization “unworkable”.46.What do we learn about the decision of technical and community colleges in Tennessee?A)It is backed by a campus spending analysis.B)It has been flatly rejected by the governor.C)It has neglected their faculty’s demands.D )It will improve their financial situation.47.What does the campus spending analysis reveal?A)Private companies play a big role in campus management.B)Facilities management by colleges is more c ost-effective.C)Facilities management has greatly improved in recent years.D)Colleges exercise foil control over their own financial a ffairs.48.Workers’ supporters argue that Bill Haslam’s proposal would .A)deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilitiesB)make workers less motivated in performing dutiesC)render a number of campus workers joblessD)lead to the privatization of campus facilities49.What do we learn from the state spokeswoman’s response to John Morgan’s d ecision?A)The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.B)The outsourcing plan will be implemented.C)The state officials are confident about the outsourcing plan.D)The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.50.Why did John Morgan decide to resign?A)He had lost confidence in the Tennessee state government.B)He disagreed with the governor on higher education policies.C)He thought the state’s outsourcing proposal was simply unworkable.D)He opposed the governor’s plan to reconstruct the college board system.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Beginning in the late sixteenth century, it became fashionable for young aristocrats to visit Paris,Venice, Florence, and above all, Rome, as the culmination(终极) of their classical education. Thus wasborn the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen, Germans, Scandinavians, and also Americans to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years. Travel was arduous and costly throughout the period, possible only for a privileged class—the same that produced gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts, and patrons of the arts.The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art. The German traveler Johann Winckelmann pioneered the field of art history with his comprehensive study of Greek and Roman sculpture; he was portrayed by his friend Anton Raphael Mengs at the beginning of his long residence in Rome. Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey. The essential place to visit, however, was Italy. The British traveler Charles Thompsonspoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as “being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics”. Within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist. Panini’s Ancient Rome and Modem Rome represent the sights most prized, including celebrated Greco-Roman statues and views of famous ruins, fountains, and churches. Since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections. In England, where architecture was increasingly seen as an aristocratic pursuit, noblemen often applied what they learned from the villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative ( 唤起回忆的) ruins of Rome to their own country houses andgardens.51.What is said about the Grand Tour?A)It was fashionable among young people of the time.B)It was unaffordable for ordinary people.C)It produced some famous European artists.D)It made a compulsory part of college education.52.What did Grand Tourists have in common?A)They had much geographic knowledge.B)They were courageous and venturesome.C)They were versed in literature and interested in art.D)They had enough travel and outdoor-life experience.53.How did Grand Tourists benefit from their travel?A)They found inspiration in the world’s greatest masterpieces.B)They got a better understanding of early human civilization.C)They developed an interest in the origin of modem art forms.D)They gained some knowledge of classical art and architecture.54.Why did many Grand Tourists visit the private collections?A)They could buy unique souvenirs there to take back home.B)Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th century.C)They found the antiques there more valuable.D)Private collections were of greater variety.55.How did the Grand Tour influence the architecture in England?A)There appeared more and more Roman-style buildings.B)Many aristocrats began to move into Roman-style villas.C)Aristocrats，country houses all had Roman-style gardens.D) Italian architects were hired to design houses and gardens.Part IV Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.唐朝始于618 年，终于907 年，是中国历史上最灿烂的时期。

2019年12月英语六级考试真题及答案一、听力真题及答案Section ALong Conversation 1Man: Today our guest is Rosie Melinda (Q1) who works as a features editor for Fashion magazine. Hi Rosie, you're a features editor at one of the most widely read women's magazines in the U.K. What kind of responsibilities does that job entail? Woman: We spend our days looking at ideas from journalists, writing copy for the magazine and website and editing. We do random things like asking people in the street questions and testing sports clothing. We also do less tangible things like understanding what our readers want. It's certainly varied and sometimes bizarre. Man: During your working day what kind of work might you typically do? Woman: My day mainly incorporates responding to emails (Q2), writing and editing stories and coming up with new feature ideas.Man: How does the job of features editor differ from that of fashion editor or other editorial positions?Woman: The feature's team deals with articles such as careers, reports, confidence and confessions. Everything except to fashion and beauty.Man: A lot of people believe that working at a magazine is a glamorous job (Q3). Is this an accurate representation of what you do?Woman: I'd say it's glamorous to an extent, but not in the way it's portrayed in films. We do have our moments such as interviewing celebrities and attending parties which is a huge thrill. Ultimately though, we're the same as our readers. But working in a job we're all very lucky to have.Man: Did you have to overcome any difficulties to reach this point in your career? How did you manage to do this?Woman: I had to be really persistent and it was very hard work. After three years of working in a petrol station and doing unpaid work I still hadn't managed to get an entry level job. I was lucky that my last desperate attempt led to a job (Q4). I told myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily, I was right.访谈节目中采访了一位时尚杂志的特辑编辑，她聊到自己的工作，以及如何成为这样一位编辑。

2019六级听力精练—长对话5Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night.20. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the city.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only.D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel.B) Ask for an additional discount.C) Complain to the hotel manager.D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.答案：19.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.20.B) There was a conference going on in the city.21.A) It was free of charge on weekends.22.C) Complain to the hotel manager.原文：Conversation One：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 five and...M： But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn' t know the special was so good.W： No, no, hold 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：Yeah?W： Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...M： Wait, wait. It' s for tonight, not tomorrow night.W： Em..., I don' t think we have any rooms for tonight. There' sa conference going on in town and---er, let' s see...yeah, no rooms.M： Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W： Well, let---let me check my computer here...Ah!M： What?M： Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W： There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoonsuite is now available.M： Great, I' II take it.W： But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.M： What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!W： Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for afree continent breakfast.M： Hey, isn' t the breakfast free anyway?W： Well, only on weekends.M： I want to talk to the manager.W： Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount...。