2013年12月英语六级改革听力练习
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大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷177(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. TranslationPart I Writing1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss the relationship between Internet and study. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案:Internet and Study According to the cartoon, a student is arguing with his teacher over his failing homework. He challenges the teacher’s comment that the facts are all wrong by claiming he copied everything online. The picture illustrates the far-reaching influences of the Internet upon students’ study, both positively and negatively. All kinds of information abounds online. As access to the Internet becomes widely available to the general public, everyone can add, delete or even fabricate information willfully. Hence, when students fully enjoy the great convenience of the Internet, they probably encounter misleading information without realizing it. They depend on the Internet so much that they copy everything within their reach instead of processing the information according to their own judgements. Thus, what is shown in the picture happens in reality. We may not be capable of changing the current situation of network—full of false information: however, we must learn to think critically in front of the computer. As an independent thinker, we should not pin all the hope on the Internet but regard it as a complementary tool to assist us better.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文:M: Hi, Leslie! Did you go to the Kent Center to vote last week? W: Of course. I’d feel guilty if I didn’t exercise my right to vote. M:(1)Yes, but voting in the U. K. is optional—so you don’t have to do it, whereas in some countries voting is compulsory. If you were in Australia, where the government passed a law that made voting compulsory, you would have had to pay a fine of $ 20 for not voting. W: And that’s because the Australian government believes that voting is a duty and not just a right. Do you think we should also introduce this kind of law in the U. K. ? M:(2)Well, I’m quite cautious about this, because it could bring about this sort of slapdashattitude towards politics. W: Oh, sorry.(3-1)What does “slapdash attitude”mean? M:(3-2)It means doing something quickly and carelessly. Young people might just pick a political party out of a hat—which means to choose randomly—rather than making an informed choice. W: So some people think that politicians need to improve political education. M: So compulsory voting would mean a responsibility for the politicians, too. W: That’s right. They need to engage and educate young people. Otherwise reluctant voters may deliberately spoil—or waste—their votes. M: The government could also include a “none of the above” option on the ballot paper. W: Can you explain a bit more about that, Rob?M:(4)Well, it means you tick this option if you don’t want to vote for any of the listed political parties. W: An interesting idea.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. According to the man, in which country is voting compulsory? 2. What’s the man’s attitude towards making voting compulsory in the U. K. ? 3. What will a young people do if he is of slapdash attitude in voting? 4. When can people choose the “none of the above” option?2.A.Australia.B.America.C.Britain.D.Austria.正确答案:A3.A.Approval.B.Disapproval.C.Cautious.D.Uncertain.正确答案:C4.A.He will give up his right in voting.B.He will vote randomly.C.He is forced to pick one party.D.He must take politics seriously.正确答案:B5.A.When they are in a hurry.B.When they are forced to vote.C.When they dislike all the parties.D.When they don’t want to waste their votes.正确答案:C听力原文:M: Ruth, have you heard about the terrible lift accident that involves the death of a mother?W: Yes, I do. Everybody is talking about it and I’m really sorry that the little boy lost her mother.M: Me, too. You know what, I just happened to be reading something about the lifts, or elevators, as Americans call them, right before I read the news of the accident online. W: Oh, really? What were you reading about?M:(5)Well, before the days of lifts, rich people lived on the ground floor and poorer people lived on the top floors and they had to use the stairs. Now though it’s the other way round—and that, in turn, has given rise to penthouses with their fantastic views.W: That’s true.M: And the history of lifts goes back a long way. It was mathematician Archimedes who invented the first lift in 236 BC.(6)In the Middle Ages, there were examples of lifts being used for military purposes. Then they helped to move agricultural products around. They really came into their own—or became very useful—in the Industrial Revolution.(7)And there were a wide range of methods used to drive them, too—water, steam power, electricity and so on.W: Today, tall blocks of flats couldn’t exist without them.M: It certainly is. Now, Ruth, I have a question. Do you know which country has the most lifts? The U. S. A. ? Italy? Or China?W: I would say China. It’s such a large country with so many people.M: Really? You sound so sure, but in fact you’re wrong.(8)The answer is actually Italy.W: Oh, it’s astonishing.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. Where did rich people live before the days of lifts? 6. When did people begin to use lifts for military purposes? 7. What kind of power is mentioned in the passage used to drive lifts? 8. Which country has the largest number of lifts?6.A.In the basement.B.On the ground floor.C.On upper floors.D.In the penthouse.正确答案:B7.A.In 236 BC.B.In the Middle Ages.C.In the Agriculture Age.D.In the Industrial Revolution.正确答案:B8.A.Wind.B.Gas.C.Steam power.D.Solar power.正确答案:C9.A.The U.S. A.B.Italy.C.China.D.Russia.正确答案:BSection B听力原文:Britney Jean Spears was bom on December 2nd, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana.(9)She performed acting roles in stage and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997. Spears’ first and second studio albums, Baby One More Time in 1999 and Oops! (I)Did It Again in 2000, became international successes, with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. Title tracks Baby One More Time and Oops! ...I Did It Again broke international sales records. Spears was established as a pop icon and credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.(10)She became the “best-selling teenaged artist of all time” and won honorific titles including the “Princess of Pop”. Her work has earned her numerous awards, including a Grammy Award, six MTV Video Music Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Billboard Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2002, following her breakup with her boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, she began dating Kevin Federline, one of her backup dancers.(11)Focus more on her personal life, Kevin and Britney became engaged and were married in September 2004. Three years later, they were divorced after having two children, Sean Preston and Jayden James. Her singing career was left abandoned for some time and people thought that she would never make a comeback. She proved it wrong. She released a comeback album titled Blackout in October 2007. It became international success by topping many charts even without promotion or video release.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. What did Britney do when she was a little girl? 10. What special honor has Britney earned? 11. What makes the year 2004 special for Britney?10.A.She did some acting work for TV shows.B.She sang for a local music group.C.She produced her first music album.D.She joined an all-America music tour.正确答案:A11.A.Best-selling Female Artist.B.Queen of Pop.C.MTV Video Music Awards.D.The Star of Hollywood.正确答案:C12.A.She broke up with her famous boyfriend.B.She began dating with her backup dancer.C.She was engaged and married.D.She released her comeback album.正确答案:C听力原文:(12)A new program called Adelan TECH Leadership is helping students in the rural community—which is just an hour from Silicon Valley—get web development training and leadership skills so they, too, can work in tech.(13)Salinas’population is 75% Hispanic, a vastly underrepresented minority group in Silicon Valley. “We see this as part and parcel to our broader diversity outreach,” said Ken McNeely, president of AT&T California, which is footing the bill for the 10-month program. “ We know that STEM jobs are solving the economy... Where’s the next new talent? How can we train the workforce of the future?”This is one attempt.(14)United Farm Workers, a national union for those in agriculture, helped identify twelve participants. It looked for students enrolled in a two or four-year institution, who had a demonstrated background in math or science. Starting in July, students commit to 10 hours of week of online web development courses through Udacity, which will provide them with certification. They’re also devote one Saturday a month to CORO leadership training, a chance for them to engage with one another. “We hope that not only are they prepared to work at a company like AT&T but also at companies like Uber, Facebook, which are also significant employers in the California economy,” said McNeely.(15)18-year-old Luis Villalobos said he found out about the program from his father who is a farmer involved with United Farm Workers. “My parents don’t really know much about technology,”Villalobos told CNN Money. “They’re immigrant farm workers that didn’t get much education. “Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What is the aim of the new program “Adelan TECH Leadership”? 13. How long does the program last? 14. What kind of students are qualified for the program? 15. How does Luis Villalobos find out about the program?13.A.To shorten the distance between the rural community and the Silicon Valley.B.To provide some proper training to help students in rural community.C.To recruit competent employees from communities around the Silicon Valley.D.To offer internship positions for outstanding students from rural communities.正确答案:B14.A.10 hours.B.1 week.C.1 month.D.10 months.正确答案:D15.A.Twelve-grade students.B.Students whose fathers are farmers.C.Students of agriculture majors.D.Students who are good at math or science.正确答案:D16.A.From his father.B.From AT&T.C.From his university.D.From CNN report.正确答案:ASection C听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great honor to introduce our speaker for today’s lecture, Dr. Bruce Nixon. Dr. Nixon, professor of sociology at University of Toronto, has written numerous articles and books on the issue of lifestyle.(16)His books have been published in more than eight languages in the world and won lots of popularity. Welcome, Dr. Nixon. Dr. Nixon: Hello, everyone. Today, our lecture is about lifestyle. Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. It isn’t something you buy now and then or pull down from the cupboard, dust off and use once or twice, and then return to the cupboard. (17)Abundance is a philosophy: it appears in your physiology, your value system, and carries its own set of beliefs. You walk with it, sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it, and need to maintain and take care of it as well. Abundance doesn’t always require money.Many people live with all that money can buy yet live empty inside. Abundance begins inside with some main self-ingredients, like love, care, kindness and gentleness, thoughtfulness and compassion. Abundance is a state of being. It radiates outward. It shines like the sun among the many moons in the world. Being from the brightness of abundance doesn’t allow the darkness to appear or be in the path unless a choice to allow it to.(18)The true state of abundance doesn’t have room for lies or games normally played. The space is too full of abundance. This may be a challenge because we still need to shine for others to see. Abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what they lack or could be. Seeing all things for their gifts and not what they lack. Start by knowing what your abundances are, fill that space with you, and be fully present from that state of being. Your profession of choice is telling you of knowing and possibilities. That is their gift. Consultants and customer service professionals have the ministrative assistants and virtual assistants have an abundance of coordination and time management.(19)Abundance is all around you, and all within. See what it is: love yourself for what it is, not what you’re missing, or what that can be better, but for what it is at this present moment. Be in a state of abundance of what you already have. I guarantee they are there: it always is buried but there. Breathe them in as if they are the air you breathe because they are yours. Let go of anything that isn’t abundant for the time being. Name the shoe boxes in your closet with your gifts of abundance: pull from them every morning if needed. Know they are there. Learning to trust in your own abundance is required. When you begin to be within your own space of abundance, whatever you need will appear whenever you need it. That’s just the way the higher powers set this universe up to work. Trust the universal energy. The knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere it needs to. Just by being from a state of abundance, it is being you. Hope you enjoy it. Thank you!16. What do we know about Dr. Nixon according to the introduction part? 17. Which of the following is not the reason why abundance is a philosophy? 18. What do we know about the true state of abundance? 19. What does Dr. Nixon suggest people do?17.A.His books have been sold worldwide.B.He can speak and write eight languages.C.His lifestyle is well-known in the world.D.He has been to many countries before.正确答案:A18.A.It appears in your physiology.B.It is in your value system.C.It is emphasized by philosophers.D.It carries its own beliefs.正确答案:C19.A.It is the center of the world.B.It is not easy to reach.C.It has no room for lies.D.It is bright like the sun.正确答案:C20.A.Try to get what you’ve missed.B.Love the abundance you have.C.Think of ways to be better.D.Be satisfied with your past.正确答案:B听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22. The head of the U. S. central bank has told Congress that the economy is improving after very slow growth in the first three-month of the year. U. S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s report came soon after the government announced April’s employment numbers. They showed the biggest monthly gain in two years. “Looking ahead, I expect that economic activity will expand at a somewhat faster pace this year than it did last year,(20)that the unemployment rate will continue to decline gradually, and that inflation will begin to move up toward two percent,” said Yellen. However, the central bank chief remained concerned about employment and international tensions. She said the threat of conflict in other countries, and intensifying financial problems in some developing countries could hurt the world economy. Currently one prominent risk is that adverse developments abroad, such as heightened geopolitical tensions or an intensification of financial stresses in emerging market economies could undermine confidence in the global economic recovery. The Federal Reserve, or Fed for short, has been cutting back its efforts to support the economy. The Fed has reduced or tapered its government bond buying activities. They went from $ 85 billion five months ago to about $ 45 billion now.(21)Bond buying by the central bank puts more money into the economy. And it has helped keep interest rates near historically low levels. This program called Quantitative Easing is set to end in the last three-month of this year. But Janet Yellen said borrowing rates would remain low for, in her words, a considerable amount of time. Earlier, the U. S. Labor Department said the economy added 288,000 jobs in April. That brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level in five years. The employment news balances the Commerce Department’s announcement that economic growth was very slow in the first three-month of the year, the economy grew at a rate of one-tenth of one percent. Experts blamed an unusually cold winter for hurting demand. However, economists say job gains were better than expected.(22)But others are concerned about the qualityof jobs. The jobs are not pushing up hourly wages. The building, professional services and healthcare industries added jobs, but income gains were disappointing.20. What does Janet Yellen’s report say about unemployment rate? 21. What did the central bank do to keep interest rate level? 22. What is the economists’ concern about jobs?21.A.It will continue to decline gradually.B.It will expand at a somewhat faster pace.C.It will begin to move up toward two percent.D.It will intensify problems in developing countries.正确答案:A22.A.It kept borrowing rates low for a long time.B.It set Quantitative Easing to end in this year.C.It bought Bond to put more money into the economy.D.It brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level.正确答案:C23.A.The job growth was considered very slow.B.The jobs are not pushing up hourly wages.C.The job gains were worse than expected.D.The income gains were satisfying.正确答案:B听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25. Everybody talks about happiness these days.(23)I had somebody count the number of books with “happiness” in the title published in the last five years and they gave up after about 40, and there were many more. There is a huge wave of interest in happiness, among researchers. But in spite of all this flood of work, there are several cognitive traps that sort of make it almost impossible to think straight about happiness.(24)The first of these traps is a reluctance to admit complexity. It turns out that the word “happiness” is just not a useful word anymore, because we apply it to too many different things. The second trap is a confusion between experience and memory: basically, it’s between being happy in your life, and being happy about your life or happy with your life. And the third is the focusing illusion, and it’s the unfortunate fact that we can’t think about any circumstance that affects our well-being without distorting its importance. Now, I’d like to start with an example of somebody who had a question-and-answer session after one of my lectures reported a story, and that was a story—He said he’d been listening to a symphony, and it was absolutely glorious music and at the very end of the recording, there was a dreadful sound. Andthen he added, it ruined the whole experience. But it hadn’t. What it had ruined were the memories of the experience. He had had the experience. He had had 20 minutes of glorious music. (25)What this is telling us, really, is that we might be thinking of ourselves and of other people in terms of two selves. There is an experiencing self, who lives in the present and knows the present, and is capable of re-living the past, but basically it has only the present. And then there is a remembering self, and the remembering self is the one that keeps score, and maintains the story of our life. Those are two very different entities, the experiencing self and the remembering self, and getting confused between them is part of the mess about the notion of happiness.23. What can we learn about the study of happiness in the last five years?24. What is the first cognitive trap mentioned in the lecture? 25. What does the speaker want to say by mentioning the story of the man listening to symphony?24.A.All the findings of the researches were published.B.There was a flood of work on the research of happiness.C.People gradually noticed traps on the way of having happiness.D.There was no way thinking straight about happiness.正确答案:B25.A.People refuse to accept the change of the definition of happiness.B.People tend to make happiness more and more complex.C.The experience and memory of happiness are mixed up.D.The importance of circumstances isn’t treated objectively.正确答案:B26.A.Music, especially classic music, is often the source of happiness.B.It’s difficult for people of perfectionism to gain happiness.C.One tiny flaw can ruin the total experience of happiness.D.The man actually is focusing on his memory of happiness.正确答案:DPart III Reading ComprehensionSection AWhere we choose to live can have a huge impact on our lives. Living in an unfriendly neighborhood, or one where residents move often, can make it harder to find child-care help or other support. On the other hand, settling in a peaceful rural hamlet(小村庄)may seem great—until you realize you can’t make a living【C1】______on the slow dial-up Internet access available there. A recent survey【C2】______the question of what bonds us to the places we live, and its findings suggest the【C3】______of life is a more influential factor than economists might think.【C4】______a choice, most people don’t care as much about the local economy as they do about the social offerings, physical beauty and openness of a locale(场地), says a recently released survey of about 14,000 people in 26 communities by Gallup and the Knight Foundation. Those【C5】______—how warm, welcoming and fun a community seems to be—are【C6】______why people living in Miami【C7】______to like it even more than they did last year. In Minneapolis and St. Paul,【C8】______had an above-average regard for their town even before Favre’joined the Vikings, this article reports. Even in hard-pressed Detroit, citizens like life a little more than in recent years, perhaps because of better parks, green spaces and【C9】______opportunities. In my case, living in the Pacific Northwest is a tradeoff. My town of Portland offers wonderful outdoor-sports access, edgy culture and natural beauty. However, as one who has worked in【C10】______and publishing all my life, I find many of my career contacts are a continent away, in New York.A)reconciliation I)inhabitantsB)tackled J)tendC)apparently K)providingD)counting L)GivenE)tangle M)quantityF)journalism N)recreationalG)quality O)appropriately H)intangibles 27.【C1】正确答案:D解析:空格位于make a living和on之间,从句法上判断所填词应是动词的分词形式,作状语。
大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷179(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. Reading Comprehension 4. TranslationPart I Writing1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss how to get rid of this phenomenon. You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案:Caution, Diploma Mills As is shown in the picture, a representative from a private higher learning institution is trying to recruit a student with a big cage the way a hunter does to his prey. What this picture wants to convey is that nowadays some unqualified colleges, also called diploma mills, are trying to recruit more students despite their own accreditation. A diploma mill sells college diplomas that require little or no academic work. Usually these un-reputable, unaccredited colleges love to prey on those suffering a setback in National College Entrance Examination. In most cases, these students are helpless and eager to catch any opportunity to further education. Hence it is easy for these colleges to take advantage of them. What’s more, it’s no wonder parents and students fell into that trap from time to time since these colleges are titled elegant names, and boast hosting one of the most renowned faculties in the world. In my opinion, scrutiny, regulation and law enforcement involving diploma mills should be honed and enhanced. Besides, parents and students themselves should be more alert and make a thorough investigation before deciding on which university to attend.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文:W: Good afternoon, Dr. Bishop. Do you have a couple of minutes? You see, I have some difficulty with my project. M: Sure. You have about 10 minutes before I leave for my lecture. What is your problem? W: Our team has finished the observations of the children. Should we just put the notes down or should we do some further research and draw a conclusion? M: Well, first, you mentioned children.(1)What I require is to make observations of the same child, at different time and different locations. W: Oh dear! We must have misunderstood the requirement. Does that mean we must do the observations from the very beginning? M: I’m afraid so.(2)Then, after that, what you need to do is to study your notes, and see what kindof behavior is influenced by the environment and what kind of behavior is not affected. You should put your findings in the paper and you also need to find published theories that support your conclusion. W: Dr. Bishop, is it possible that we submit the paper a few days later, just in case that we can’t make it? M:(3-1)The deadline I put in the assignment is for the presentation. You may need to make some amendments before handing in the paper. W: Presentation? What’s wrong with us? No one in our team has ever mentioned the presentation. There is no way we can make the deadline! M:(4)If everyone in your team shares the assignment, say each works on a chapter of the paper, then one takes the job of editing PPT and one prepares for the oral presentation, and if you all work hard enough, (3-2)I’m sure you can make the deadline. W: I’m afraid we don’t have other choices. Thank you, Dr. Bishop.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. How should the students carry out the observations? 2. What does the professor expect his students to find? 3. According to the conversation, how does the professor respond to his student’s requirement? 4. What suggestion does the professor give to the student?2.A.They should make several observations of the same child.B.They should observe several children at the same time.C.They should find an ideal location for the observations.D.They should observe at the time most convenient for themselves.正确答案:A3.A.The behavioral patterns of children at different time.B.The influence of environment on a child’s behavior.C.The impact of observation on a child’s behaviorD.The interactive influence of children’s behavior.正确答案:B4.A.He doesn’t change the deadline of the assignment.B.He delays the deadline of the assignment.C.He cancels the assignment.D.He asks them to hand in the assignment ahead of the deadline.正确答案:A5.A.Ignore the presentation.B.Divide the assignment.C.Omit some chapters.D.Listen more carefully.正确答案:B听力原文:M: Excuse me, I wonder if you could help me?W: Of course. How can I be of assistance?M: You see, I’m a first-year student here and I missed my orientation.(5)Before I attend my first lecture, I need to finish the reading assignment of my professor and I really don’t know how to locate them in the library. W: OK. Let me take a look. It’s really a long list. Maybe the computerized catalog can save you some time. M: You mean the computers like this?W: Yes. You can find the computer terminals on each floor. Let me show you how to use the system. M: OK. Thank you. W: Before you start to search the whereabouts of a book, you need to know at least some accurate information of the book, like the author or the title.(6)First, log in the system with your student ID, then put the information in the box. Press the search button. You can see clearly where the book is now. M: I see.(7)So this means the book Introductory Psychology I need is on the second floor of the east wing? W: Yes.M: What does this red-letter word “ reserved” mean? W: Oh, this means that you can only read the book in the library and you can’t take them out.(8)Usually requirements like this are made by the professor so that all the students can have a chance to read the book. M: Yes, of course. I learned that I can keep the book I borrowed for three weeks and before the book is due, I can renew it if necessary. Is it correct? W: Yes, but you can only renew once. And then, if you can’t return the book in time, you will pay a fine. M: OK, I see. Thank you.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. Why does the man come to the library? 6. What information must the man provide for logging in the computerized catalog system? 7. What can be learned about the library? 8. Why do some professors make some books “reserved”?6.A.To attend the orientation.B.To meet his professor.C.To find some books.D.To use the computer.正确答案:C7.A.The name of the author.B.His student ID.C.The title of the book.D.His whereabouts.正确答案:B8.A.The library is quite modern and highly computerized.B.There are some books on psychology on the second floor.C.It serves both the students on campus and outside visitors.D.The renewal system is very simple and user-friendly.正确答案:B9.A.Because they may need the books from time to time.B.Because such books are very precious and valuable.C.Because they hope everyone has a chance to read the books.D.Because there is only one copy in the library.正确答案:CSection B听力原文:Imagine hackers stealing top secret files from a military base. What if they don’t need the Internet to pull data out of the facility’s computers? Instead, they can just infect an office printer and—with software alone—turn it into a radio. This sounds like sci-fi, but it’s now possible.(9)Security researchers at a Manhattan startup have discovered how to make any modern device—printer, washing machine, air conditioner—broadcast invisible, inaudible signals for miles. That’s a game changer—and a huge step forward for hackers. The rapidly expanding $77 billion cybersecurity industry is all about guarding computer networks. Companies and governments buy products to stay protected. But they keep running out of effective defensive options. That’s where Ang Cui and his team of bright researchers come in. They found a way to sneak data out of a computer network without setting off any alarms.(10)It’s groundbreaking research, because it also hints at the ability to steal data from computers that aren’t even connected to the Internet, like those at nuclear facilities. Last week, the team at Red Balloon Security demonstrated how it works to several news reporters. They infected a Pantum laser printer and toyed with its circuits, making it do something it was never meant to. By quickly switching a chip’s energy output back and forth, the printer emits electromagnetic radiation. The Red Balloon team calls it a “funtenna”.(11)In fact, one of the only ways to detect this highly advanced tactic is by walking around with an AM radio. If you get near a device and the radio static is interrupted by loud beeping, it’s secretly transmitting radio signals.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. Who discovered the new technology of making any modern device broadcast invisible signals? 10. Why is the new hacking tactic groundbreaking? 11. What is the best way to protect people from the new hacking tactic?10.A.Some senior hackers.B.The government agencies.C.The security researchers.D.The game players.正确答案:C11.A.Because it costs $ 77 billion to develop.B.Because it even puts data in offline devices in danger.C.Because it aims at nuclear facilities and military bases.D.Because it is revealed to reporters and the public.正确答案:B12.A.Cutting all the devices from the Internet.B.Stopping using all the advanced laser printers.C.Installing the high-tech anti-hacking softwares.D.Using an AM radio to detect the signals.正确答案:D听力原文:(12-1)Swedish fathers from next year will receive a third month of paid paternity leave in order to increase gender equality, the Swedish government has announced.(13)A 16-month parental leave, which can be used anytime up until the child turns eight, is already offered to parents who can share this time between them. Up until now, two of the months have been reserved specifically for fathers. But under the proposals, both mothers and fathers must take at least three months off, or risk losing these months, meaning that mothers cannot claims the months reserved specifically for fathers. Swedish parents receive 80% of their salary while on parental leave, reports Swedish news site the Local, which tops at around 4,000 per month. A third month “ is something we’ve really looked forward to,” Social Security Minister Annika Strandhall told Swedish Radio.(12-2)”We know that this is a key issue towards attaining greater gender equality. “(14)In contrast to Sweden’s liberal attitudes, the U. K. only offers fathers two weeks of dedicated paid leave, while the U. S. offers none whatsoever. In Canada, only one in ten fathers claims paternity leave. Some 80% of children in Sweden have two working parents, but only around 40% of women work full-time compared to some 75% of men.(15)The proposal appears to be popular among Swedish men. Close to 90% of Swedish fathers currently take paternity leave, according to The Economist, and since Swedish men started to take more responsibility for child rearing, women have seen both their incomes and levels of self-reported happiness increase.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. Why does the government increase fathers’ paid paternity leave?13. What is the requirement of the Swedish parental leave? 14. How long do U. K. fathers take for dedicated paid paternity leave? 15. According to the passage, what do Swedish men think of the new policy?13.A.To solve economic problem.B.To increase gender equality.C.To follow the international trend.D.To increase the number of population.正确答案:B14.A.Only mothers can take the paid parental leave.B.No parental leave can be taken after the child is 8.C.Only families of two working parents can enjoy the paid leave.D.Parents must reserve the paid parental leave in advance.正确答案:B15.A.For 2 weeks.B.For 10 weeks.C.For 2 months.D.For 3 months.正确答案:A16.A.They worry about the salary cut.B.They show favor to taking the leave.C.They think women should benefit more.D.They feel more responsibility on them.正确答案:BSection C听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great honor to introduce our speaker for today’s lecture, Dr. Thomas Wood. Dr. Wood, professor of sociology at University of California, has written numerous articles and books on the topic of(16)interpersonal relationship, which troubles most people nowadays. Welcome, Dr. Wood. Dr. Wood: I have heard lots of complaints from friends that they feel unsafe and upset about everyday life. A difficult relationship, a stressful lifestyle, a fast pace of life and some tough situations to deal with. Before I give my reply, I just think about it for a while. What’s the source of so much unhappiness? What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or bad, your melody lingers. An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionarydefines “melody” as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds. Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so does the way you live your life. (17)Think of your life as a blank sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there—it is up to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a success, a chart buster even a Symphony—something to be remembered with pleasure. So where to begin? You must begin with yourself.(18)Have the right attitude, enjoy life, and most importantly, be optimistic about the future. Be genuinely interested in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people’s lives. Avoid situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger and pride. They are all enemies of peace and will ruin your harmony. It has been said that if these emotions or feelings were banished, the world would live in perpetual peace. Well, to banish them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn’t be too difficult to rid them from your own life. Develop traits such as tact, diplomacy, compassion and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.(19)Everything you do has an effect on those around you. The way you move, whether you smile or frown. You are capable of making someone’s day bright or miserable. Take time to listen to other people. If there are too many discords and not enough harmony in their lives, encourage them to have a brighter outlook. Throughout the world most people are striving for peace. From the family unit seated around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace. So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to create a harmonious universe. If one of the suggestions I give you today is helpful to you in the future, I will feel really happy for giving you this speech. Thank you very much!16. What does the introduction part say about interpersonal relationship?17. What does Dr. Wood tell us to think of our life as? 18. What is the most important thing to begin with ourselves? 19. What does Dr. Wood say about the way we move?17.A.It is a kind of social problem.B.It has a bad impact on mental health.C.It makes people less effective at work.D.It troubles most people nowadays.正确答案:D18.A.A song.B.A piece of paper.C.A poem.D.An article.正确答案:B19.A.Have the right attitude.B.Enjoy life.C.Be optimistic.D.Work hard.正确答案:C20.A.It gives an important impression on others.B.It has an impact on people around you.C.It shows whether you are happy or not.D.It is likely to be followed by other people.正确答案:B听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22. Many people who drink alcohol also like to smoke cigarettes. Drinking and smoking seem to be closely linked. Some people might even say they go together hand-in-hand. But this may be more than just a mixing of two fairly common activities.(20)New research has looked more closely at the relationship between cigarettes and alcohol. And the relationship is one of equal dependence. Smoking and drinking seem to feed on each other. These are the exact words of Mahesh Thakkar. He is head of research in the Department of Neurology at the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine. Thakkar explains that when a person drinks alcohol he gets sleepy. He says a drug in cigarettes fights that sleepy feeling. That drug, nicotine, can be addictive: smokers need more cigarettes because of their body’s growing dependence on the drug. So, if a person smokes, then he or she is much more likely to drink alcohol, and vice versa. Researchers already knew that people who use alcohol often smoke. In fact, earlier research shows that more than 85 percent of alcohol-dependent American adults also depend on nicotine. Thakkar’s earlier research showed that nicotine combined with alcohol stimulates what he calls the reward center of the brain. However, the new study shows a dependent relationship between the substances.(21)Thakkar says his team finds that nicotine weakens the sleep-causing effects of alcohol. It does this by activating an area of the brain called the basal forebrain. According to the Psychology Definition website, that area is responsible for memory, learning and attention. For this new experiment, Thakkar and his team used equipment that measures brain activity in rats. They injected the rats with both nicotine and alcohol, and then studied brain activity in the animals as they slept. The researchers found that nicotine goes through the basal forebrain and cancels out the sleep-causing effects of alcohol. The World Health Organization says 7 million people die every year from alcohol and nicotine use.(22)Mahesh Thakker and his team identified why alcohol use and smoking are often linked. He says this knowledge may help people break their addictions to alcohol and nicotine.20. What’s the relationship between cigarettes andalcohol? 21. What do Thakkar and his team find out about nicotine?22. How can Thakkar and his team’s finding benefit people?21.A.They always go together hand-in-hand.B.Alcohol-dependent teens will not depend on nicotine.C.It is one of equal dependence.D.People who don’t use alcohol often smoke.正确答案:C22.A.It damages an area of the brain called the basal forebrain.B.It doesn’t stimulate the reward center of the brain.C.It can cause people to get addicted to alcohol.D.It weakens the sleep-causing effects of alcohol.正确答案:D23.A.It helps people understand the basal forebrain.B.It will promote studies on people’s brain activity.C.It may help people break addictions to alcohol and nicotine.D.It can prevent people from getting alcohol-caused sleepy.正确答案:C听力原文:Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25. I’m 71. My husband is 76. My parents are in their late 90s, and Olivia, the dog, is 16. So let’s talk about aging. Mary Oliver says in one of her poems, “ Tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”Me, I intend to live passionately. (23)When do we start aging? Society decides when we are old, usually around 65, when we get Medicare, but we really start aging at birth. We are aging right now, and we all experience it differently. We all feel younger than our real age, because the spirit never ages. I am still 17. What have I lost in the last decades? People, of course, places, and the boundless energy of my youth, and I’m beginning to lose independence, and that scares me. (24)What have I gained? Freedom—I don’t have to prove anything anymore. I’m not stuck in the idea of who I was, who I want to be, or what other people expect me to be. My body may be falling apart, but my brain is not, yet. I love my brain. I feel lighter. This is Grace Dammann. She has been in a wheelchair for six years after a terrible car accident. She says that there is nothing more sensual than a hot shower, that every drop of water is a blessing to the senses. She doesn’t see herself as disabled. In her mind, she’s still surfing in the ocean.(25)So how can I stay passionate? I cannot will myself to be passionate at 71. I have been training for some time, and when I feel flat and bored, Ifake it. Attitude. How do I train? I train by saying yes to whatever comes my way: drama, comedy, tragedy, love, death, losses. Yes to life. And I train by trying to stay in love. It doesn’t always work, but you cannot blame me for trying. And, on a final note, retirement in Spanish is celebration. We have contributed to society. Now it’s our time, and it’s a great time. Unless you are ill or very poor, you have choices. I have chosen to stay passionate, engaged with an open heart. I am working on it every day. Want to join me?23. What does the speaker say about aging? 24. How does the speaker feel when she gets old? 25. How does the speaker stay passionate to life?24.A.The society can’t decide when people are old.B.The aged are not in need of medical care.C.People of all ages are now aging.D.Aging is greatly affected by genes.正确答案:C25.A.She has lost too many precious things.B.She begins to gain the freedom.C.She can’t take care of herself any more.D.She feels her brain is falling apart.正确答案:B26.A.She learns from the disabled old ladies.B.She tries to have a positive attitude towards everything.C.She never feels flat or bored in her whole life.D.She thinks retirement is celebration to old people.正确答案:BPart III Reading ComprehensionSection AFor authors of self-help guides, no human problem is too great or too small. Want to become fitter, richer or happier in 2015? There are books for it—【C1】______upon shelves of them. Hoping for increased efficiency, decisiveness and creativity in the months ahead? There are titles for that, too. As we settle down to our New Year’s【C2】______, we’ll turn in droves to self-help books, hoping to find our own best selves in their pages. But a book needn’t lecture to leave its imprint. The truth is that all good literature changes us, and a growing body of research suggests you might do better browsing through fiction for support in【C3】______life’schallenges. Think of it less as self-help than “shelf help”. Reading has been proven to sharpen【C4】______thinking, enabling us to better discern patterns—a handy tool when it comes to the often baffling behaviour of ourselves and others. But fiction in particular can make you more socially able. Last year, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology published a paper showing how reading Harry Potter made young people in the U. K. and Italy more【C5】______disposed towards stigmatised(使蒙上污名的)minorities such as【C6】______. And in 2013, psychologists at the New School for Social Research found that literary fiction enhanced people’s ability to【C7】______and read others’ emotions. We think of novels as places in which to lose ourselves, but when we【C8】______, we take with us inspiration from our favourite characters. A 2012 study by researchers at Ohio State University found that this process could actually change a reader’s behaviour. In one experiment, participants strongly identifying with a【C9】______character who overcame obstacles to vote proved significantly more likely to vote in a real election. They may not promise transformation in seven easy steps, but gripping novels can inform and motivate, short stories can console and trigger self-reflection, and poetry has been shown to engage parts of the brain linked to memory. Sometimes an author helps by simply taking your mind off a problem,【C10】______you so fully in another’s world and outlook that you transcend yourself, returning recharged and determined.A)accepting I)fictionalB)analytical J)immersingC)battling K)positivelyD)books L)refugeesE)concretely M)registerF)critical N)resolutionsG)emerge O)shelves H)express27.【C1】正确答案:O解析:空格位于介词upon之前,根据此处语境及语法规则推断所填词应为名词。
大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷5(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. 4. Reading Comprehension 5. TranslationPart I Writing1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Days We Should Keep in Mind. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.1.很多年轻人从不会忘记庆祝自己的生日,父母的生日却不知道2.这种现象说明了什么问题,原因是什么3.我们应该怎么做正确答案:The Days We Should Keep in Mind Many young people never forget their birthday. They held little parties and receive gifts to celebrate their birthday every year. However, when they are asked about their parents’birthdays, most of them cannot answer right. There are several reasons which cause this phenomenon. On the one hand, nowadays parents focus very much on their children, but too little on themselves. Many parents celebrate their children’s birthdays when their kids are still very young, maybe only 3 or 4 years old. But parents seldom celebrate their own birthday, and maybe they don’t mention it at all. That’s why young people cannot remember parents’ birthdays. On the other hand, young people focus very much on themselves, but too little on their parents. Sometimes they just think that their parents are not interested in celebrating birthday. Is young people’s birthday more important than their parents’? I don’t think so. The days we should keep in mind are not our own birthday, but our parents’.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文:W: I just made up a quart of orange juice this morning, and now I can’t find it anywhere. Do you know what happened to it? M: Did you hear a crash earlier? That was it. I’m just as clumsy as ever. Q: What does the man imply?2.A.He drank the orange juice.B.He couldn’t find the juice anywhere.C.He broke the glass of juice.D.He had no idea what happened.正确答案:C解析:女士问男士知不知道她早上弄的橙汁发生了什么事,现在找不到了;男士反问她刚才有没有听到一声爆裂声,就是那杯橙汁。
大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷100(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. 4. Reading Comprehension 5. TranslationPart I Writing1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about the impact of social networking by referring to the saying “Social networking platforms drive a man closer to those in neighboring continents, while driving him further apart from those in his neighborhood.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you can do to avoid the bad effects of social networking. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案:“Social networking platforms drive a man closer to those in neighboring continents, while driving him further apart from those in his neighborhood.” This ironic saying means that with social networking platforms, we can contact people far away more easily, but may also pay less attention to the people around us. As far as I can see, this saying is quite true. It seems so wonderful to talk to many people all over the world that some people are addicted to it. When people spend too much time on those social networking platforms, they naturally don’t have e-nough time and energy to care for the people around them. For example, we often hear someone who is so absorbed in all kinds of activities on social networking platforms that he often neglects sleep and meals. No doubt he will also neglect his families and friends in real life. To avoid the bad effects of social networking, we should regard it as a tool which should facilitate rather than occupy our life. The face-to-face communication should be encouraged when we are taking full advantage of social networking platforms. Only in this way could a sound and harmonious interpersonal relationship be established.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文:W: How was your dinner at the new Italian restaurant today?M: We didn’t eat there. We drove all the way down there only to find it’s not open on Friday, so we had our dinner at the small Chinese restaurant next door. Q: What did the man say about the new Italian restaurant?2.A.He didn’t like the food there.B.The food there is the best in the area.C.Italian food is not as good as Chinese food.D.He didn’t know what the food was like there.正确答案:D解析:女士问男士今天在新开的那家意大利饭店吃得怎么样,男士说他们没有在那里吃成饭,他们特意驱车去那儿却发现周五关门。
2013年12月六级听力原文Part ⅡListening ComprehensionSection A1. CM: The biological project is now in trouble. You know, my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed.W: Why don’t you compromise? Try to make it a win-win situation for you both.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?【听前预测】1.四项均以动词原形开头。
2.两项提到同事(colleague)。
结论:对话应该是工作场景,可能提问接下来要怎么做或建议某人做什么。
【解析】本题是建议题,考查女士建议男士如何做,应重点关注女士所说内容。
男士说生物项目遇到麻烦了,他的同事和他意见不同。
女士建议他们相互妥协,尝试达到双赢。
可见女士建议男士妥协,故选C。
反问句Why don’t you do sth. ?常用于提建议。
2.BM: How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome?W: She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?【听前预测】1.四项提及两个人物——Mary和Nancy。
2.三项均与服饰、时尚有关(style,dress,fashion),两项与购物有关(buying,shopping)。
结论:对话很可能与买衣服有关,注意区分两个人物的行为。
Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 shortconversations and 2 long c onversations.At the endof each conversation,one or more questions will beasked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions wil l be spoken onlyonce.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer S heet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.A) The rock band needs more hours ofpractice.B) The rock band is going to play here fora month.C) Their hard work has resulted in a bigsuccess.D) He appreciates the woman's help with theband.2.A) Go on a diving tour in Europe.B) Add 300 dollars to his budget.C) Travel overseas on his own.D) Join a package tour to Mexico.3.A) In case some problem should occur.B) Something unexpected has happened.C) To avoid more work later on.D) To make better preparations.4.A) The woman asked for a free pass to try outthe facilities.B) The man is going to renew his membershipin a fitness center.C) The woman can give the man a discount ifhe joins the club now.D) The man can try out the facilitiesbefore he becomes a member.5.A) He is not afraid of challenge.B) He is not fit to study science.C) He is worried about the test.D) He is going to drop the physics course.6.A) Pay for part of the picnic food.B) Invite Gary's family to dinner.C) Buy something special for Gary.D) Take some food to the picnic.7.A) Bus drivers' working conditions.B) A labor dispute at a bus company.C) Public transportation.D) A corporate takeover.8.A) The bank statement.B) Their sales overseas.C) The payment for an order.D) The check just deposited.Questions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard.9.A) A hotel receptionist.B) A private secretary.C) A shop assistant.D) A sales manager.10.A) Voice.B) Intelligence.C) Appearance.D) Manners.11.A) Arrange one more interview.B) Offer the job to David Wallace.C) Report the matter to their boss.D) Hire Barbara Jones on a trial basis.Questions 12 to 15 are based on theconversation you have just heard.12.A) He invented the refrigerator.B) He patented his first invention.C) He got a degree in Mathematics.D) He was admitted to university.13.A) He distinguished himself in lowtemperature physics.B) He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby.C) He became a professor of Mathematics.D) He started to work on refrigeration.14.A) Finding the true nature of subatomicparticles.B) Their work on very high frequency radiowaves.C) Laying the foundations of modernmathematics.D) Their discovery of the laws of 15.A) To teach at a university.B) To patent his inventions.C) To spend his remaining years.D) To have a three-week holiday.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of ea ch passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestio ns will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mar k the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through th e centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2013年12月英语六级《听力》真题答案及音频【短对话】1.W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.Q:What does the man mean?2.M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation. I eitherwant to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.Q:What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?3. W: How long do you think this project might take?M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information.W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5.。
大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷131(题后含答案及解析)题型有:1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. 4. Reading Comprehension 5. TranslationPart I Writing1.Write an essay commenting on the remark “Life is full of roses and thorns.”You may state your own view on disasters. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.正确答案:On Disasters An old saying goes: Life is full of roses and thorns. As we all know, one’s life is full of unexpected events, some of which are wonderful and some of which are disastrous. Those heavy blows, such as floods, snowstorms, earthquakes and air crash, threaten to weigh one down. How can we confront with the negative angles of life including disasters? Firstly, we should face a fact that disasters are inevitable in our life. However, it’s even worse if one can’t drag himself out of the grief in that mental breakdown is more serious than the disaster itself. Secondly, instead of indulging oneself in sadness, one should take positive attitude towards life and contribute to the reconstruction of his or her life and hometown. As for me, if I am lucky enough to survive in a disaster, I will try my best to help those who are suffering by donating blood or money. If I am a victim, I will endeavor to recover from the sadness as soon as possible and be certain to be strong and supportive to the recovery work.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文:W: I’d appreciate your professional opinion. Do you think that I should sue the company? M: Not really. I think that we can settle this out of court. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?2.A.Student and teacher.B.Patient and doctor.C.Waitress and customer.D.Client and lawyer.正确答案:D解析:推理题。
Section APart II Listening Comprehension Section A1. D2. A3. C4. B5. D6. A7. D8. C9. C 10. A11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B Section B16. B 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C Section C26. intelligent 27. foundations 28. romantic 29. profound30. are deprived of 31. well-being 32. is linked to 33. scores of 34. statistically 35. vulnerablePart III Reading ComprehensionSection A36. A 37. F 38. O 39. B 40. I41. E 42. H 43. D 44. C 45. LSection B46. F 47. K 48. D 49. A 50. M51. I 52. B 53. J 54. E 55. HSection C56. A 57. D 58. C 59. A 60. B61. A 62. D 63. A 64. D 65. BPart IV TranslationChinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, itis also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, t he last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festivalon the 15th day of the first month. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red couplets with themes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting firecrackers, giving money in red envelopes, and visiting relatives and friends.二、问题解决作文 {3段9句话,2011年12月考}补充1:都可以采取哪些解决措施?(1)扬善去恶:What we should do is to encourage the merits and diminish the demerits totheleast extent.(2)加强教育:A public education campaign should be launched to make people have a goodknowledge of …(很好地理解)(3)政府出台:It is essential that the authorities should work out and implement relevant laws and regulations to put an end to this trend.(4)呼吁政府:We should appeal to the government to work out rigid laws to punishvariousillegal conducts that are potentially detrimental to the environment.(5)大家联合起来:It is high time that parents,educators,and the authorities makecombinedefforts to put an end to this situation.(6)个人意识:The public should enhance their consciousness of the significance of …(7)采取行动:We must press forward on deeper research, but research alone is inadequate,actually,any one of us has good reason to take actions to…补充2:美好愿景做结尾(1)From what has been discussed above, we can draw the conclusion that^(2)只有采取措施,我们才能:Only with these measures adopted can we …我坚信生活美好:It is deeply-rooted in my mind that a happy and bright future is awaiting usif we make every effort to …(3) 和谐社会人人追求:It is deeply-rooted in my mind that the world will bea more harmonious place for us to live in.。
2013年12月英语六级听力答案+原文第1套1-25 CDADB ABCAC BDCBA DDCBA CADBB26. Legislation27. instruction28. efficient29. dropout30. motivation31. discipline32. contend33. in favor of34. at their disposal35.inferior to听力短对话1.W: What a wonderful performance! Yourrockband has never sounded b etter.M: Many thanks. I guess all those hoursofpractice in the past month are f inally paying off.Q:What does the manmean?2.M: I can't decide what to do for my summervacation. I either want to go on a bike tour ofEurope or go diving in Mexico.W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusivetwo-week trip to Mexico for only 3 00 dollars.Q:What does the womansuggest the man do for his vacation?3. W: How long do you think this projectmight take?M: I'd say about three months, but it couldtake longer if something unex pected happened.Maybe we'd better allow an extramonth, so we won‘t have to worry about being late.Q: Why does the man say extra time shouldbe allowed for the project?4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a memberhere, and I'd like some info rmation.W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give youa free path so that you can try out the facilities before youdecide.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5.W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed thePhysics course, Ted.M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out tobe a scientist.Q: What does the man mean?6.M: Gary insisted on buying the food for thepicnic.W: That's pretty generous of him. Butshouldn't we at least offer to shar e the expenses?He has a big family tosupport.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?7.W: Did you see the headlines in the paperthis morning?M: Year. Apparently the bus company will belaying off its employees if th ey can't reach anagreement on wages by midnight.Q: What did the man read about?8.W: Have we received payment for theoverseas order we delivered last month?M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterdayafternoon. I'll be depositing it whe n I go the banktoday.Q:What is the woman concerned about?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneW: OK, that's it. Now we have to makeadecision. We might as well do th at now, don't youthink?M: Sure, let's see. First we saw FrankBrisenski. What did you think of hi m?W: Well, he's certainly a very polite youngman.M: And very relaxed, too.W: But his appearance…M:En… He wasn't well dressed. He wasn'teven wearing a tie.W: But he did have a nice voice. He soundedgood on the telephone.M: True. And I thought he seemed veryintelligent. He answered Dona's q uestions very well.W: That's true, but dressing well isimportant. Well, let's think about the others. Now whatabout Barbara Jones?She had a nice voice, too. She sounde d good on the telephone, and shewas welldressed, too.M:En… She did look very neat, very nicelydressed, but…W: But so shy. She wouldn't be very good attalking to people at the front desk.M:En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes,David Wallace. I thought he was very good,had a lot of potential. What do youthink?W:En… He seemed like a very bright guy. Hedressed very nicely, too. An d he had a reallynice appearance.M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type ofperson people feel comfortable with right away.W: He was polite, but also very friendlyand relaxed as you say. I think h e'll be good withthe guests at the frontdesk.M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.W: That's right. OK, good! I guess we haveour receptionist then, don't yo u?M: Yes, I think so. We'll just offer thejob to…Q9: What are the speakers looking for?Q10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?Q11: What do the speakers decide to do?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoW: Hello.M: Hello. Is that the reference library?W: Yes, can I help you?M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked forsome information about Dennis H utton, thescientist. You asked me to ring back.W: Oh, yes. I have found something.M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper.Perhaps you could read out what it says.W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, bornDarlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.M: Yes, got that.W: Inventor and physicist, the son of afarmworker. He was admitted to t he University ofLondon at the age of 15.M: Yes.W: He graduated at 17 with the first classdegree in physics and mathem atics. All right?M: Yes, all right.W: He made his first notable achievement atthe age of 18. It was a m ethod ofrefrigeration which rolls from his work inlow temperature physics. H e became professor ofmathematics at the Universityof Manchester at 24, whe re he remained for twelve years. Duringthat time, hemarried one of his stude nts, Natasha WilloughbyM: Yes, go on.W: Later working together in London, theylaid the foundations of modern physics byshowing that normal laws of cause andeffect do not apply at the le vel of subatomic particles.For this he and hiswife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912fortheir work on very high frequenc y radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented244inventions. Do you want an y more?M: Yes, when did he go to America?W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach inNew York and died there sud denly after onlythree weeks. Still he was a goodage.M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.Question 12: What do we learn about DennisHutton when he was 15?Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do atthe age of 24?Question 14: For what were Dennis Huttonand his wife awarded the Nob el Prize a secondtime?Question15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?听力短文原文Passage OneIn America, white tailed deer are morenumerousthan ever before, so abu ndant in fact that they'vebecome a suburban nuisanceand a health hazard.Why can't the herd be thinned theold-fashioned way? The small commu nity of NorthHaven on Long Island is home tosome six hundred to seven hun dred deer. The department ofEnvironmentalConservation estimates the optim um population at 60. The town has beenbrowsedbare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by highfences.Drivers routinely collide with deer andthere are so many dead bodies lef t by the side of theroad that the town hasmade it a deal with a local pet ceme tery to collect and dispose of thebodies.Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. Ontheoccasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have workedto secure court orders against t he hunts. And when that is failed, they stopthe hunters, banging on potsand p ans to alert the deer. Town meetings calledto discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.The activists believe simply that the deerare not the problem. Some com munities have evendiscussed the possibility ofbringing wolves back into the e cological mix. That means wolves inthe suburbsof New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would killdeer ofcourse. They would also te rrorize and kill dogs and cats which is notwhat the suburban dwellershave in mind.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passageyou have just heard Q16. What do we learn about white-taileddeer in North Haven?Q17. Why do local animal rights people bangon pots and pans?Q18.What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecologica l mix?Passage TwoAnd now, if you'll walk this way, ladiesand gentlemen, the next room we' re going to see isthe room in which the familyused to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionallyentertain headsof state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendlyandintimate. And I think you'll agree . It has a very informal atmosphere, quiteunlike somegrand houses you visit . The curtains were never drawn, even atnight, so guests got a view ofthe lak e and fountains outside which were lit upat night – a very attractive sight. A s you cansee, ladies and gentlemen, theguests were seated very informally ar ound this oval table, whichwould add tothe relaxed atmosphere. The table da tes from the 18th century and is madefromSpanish oak. It's rather remarka ble for the fact that although it's extremelybig, it'ssupported by just six rathe r slim legs. However, it seems to havesurvived like that for 200years. So it's probably going to last a bit longer.The chairs which go with the table are not acomplete set. There wereoriginally six of them. They are interesting for the f act that they areveryplain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at theback and noarmrests. I myself find them rather uncomfo rtable to sit in forvery long, but people were usedto more discomfort in the past. And now, ladiesand gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me intothe great h all…Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passageyou have just heardQ19. What do we learn about the speaker?Q20. What does the speaker say about theroom they are visiting?Q21. What is said about the oval table in theroom?Q22.What does the speaker say about the chairs?Passage ThreeJanet James was 22 years old when she wasdiagnosed with MS—a diseas e that attacks thebody's nerves. She has justgraduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency whenshe began tosense that something strang e was going on inside her body. When Jamesrealizedhow severe her illness w as, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. MSis thebiggest crippler of young adults. And although she didn't have many symptoms,she knew it wasj ust a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue herdream of hosting a pop musicprogramme. She worked at a radio station for ayear, always awa re that her body wasdegenerating. Then her best friend movedaway. And one night James began screaming,"I gotto go! I got togo!" Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from herfriends,her family and her past."Everything fell into a place", sherecalls. A 23-year-old girl with anincurable d isease can fly to Alaska andeverything can work out. The MS attacks came an d went.And most of the timethey hardly slowed her down. James hiked, fishe d, learnt to sailandexperimented with hot air ballooning."I lived for adventure", shesays."Nobody ever had abetter time or did more exotic strange thingsthan I did in an 80-year period." Inevitablyhowever, the day came whenshe was so weake ned that she had to return to Pittsburgh, herhome town. Thereshe began relie ving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her bookwaspublished in 1993.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.Q23. What does the speaker say about MS?Q24. What did Janet James decide to do after herdisease was diagnosed?Q25. What's sort of person can we infer JanetJames is? the ecological mix?听力填空It‘s difficult to estimate the number ofyoungstersinvolved in home schooling where children are notsent to school andreceive their formal education fromo ne or both parents. Legislation and courtdecisionshave made it legally possible in most states forparents to educatetheir children at home and each year m ore people take advantage ofthatopportunity.Some states require parents or a home tutorto meet teacher certificatio n standards, andmany require parents to completelegal forms to verify that t heir children are receiving instruction in stateapproved curriculum.Supporters of home education claim that itis less expensive and far mor e efficient than mass public education. Moreoverthey site several advantages : alleviation of schoolovercrowding, strengthenfamily relationships, lower drop out rates, the facts that students areallowedto learn at their own rate, increas ed motivation, higher standardized testscores, andreduced discipline proble ms.Criticsof the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems asitsolves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offerseducationalopportunities superior to those found in most public school s, butfew parents can provide sucheducational advantages. Some parents wh o withdrawtheir children from the schools in favor ofhome schooling have an i nadequateeducational background and insufficient formal training toprovide a satisfactoryeducation for their children. Typically, parents have fewertechnol ogicalresources at their disposal than do schools. However, the relativelyinex pensivecomputer technology that is readily available today is causing somet o challenge the notionthat home schooling is in any way inferior to morehig hly structured classroom education.2013年12月英语六级听力答案+原文第2套1-25 ADCBB CDBCA ACCAD ABDBD CDDBA26. abused27.industrial28.extremes29.extinguished30.mysteries31. tearapart32. toxic33.capable of34.manifested35. a multitude of听力短对话1.W: Hasmy order arrived yet? I have beenexpecting it last week.M:I called the company thismorning. They hadsome labor problems, so your ord er will be shipped late. Itshould be here by the end of theweek.Q;What has caused the delayof the shipment?2.W: Idon‘t agree with Mr. Johnson‘s views on social welfare. He seems to suggest thepoorare robbing the rich.M: Hemight have used better words to express his idea, but I think what he saidmakes a lotof sense.Q:What does the man mean?3.M:Liz, I just found out Ihave a meeting and I can‘t pick up the kids after their so ccerpractice. Wouldyou be able to pick them up in time?W:Yes, that won‘t be aproblem. I think I can finish early today.Q:Why does the man say he can‘tpick up the kids?4.W: Maryis going to get a little dog from one of her relatives.M: Really?But I hear her apartment building is about to place a ban on p et animals.Q:What does the man imply?5.W:I can never tell whether it‘sLisa or Gale on the phone. Their voices sound incr ediblysimilar.M: That‘sabout the only thing they have in common for twins, believe it o r not.Q:What does the man mean?6.W: Jay,what does the fax from our associates in Britain say?M:They want to know if theeconomic crisis would affect our ability to carry out t he deal wesigned lastNovember.Q:What are the speakerstalking about?7.M: Doyou think you'll be able to get this ink stain out of my pants?W: Itwon't be a problem, but I need to send them over to our main clean ing facility.That‘san extra day‘s time.Q:What does the woman mean?8.W: Thatlooks like a protest rally. I wonder what they are protesting agai nst.M: Thatsign says they are against importing luxury goods from Europe. They seemed tobegetting so worked up about that.Q:What are the speakerstalking about?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneW:What isit, Bob?(9)You sounded prettyserious on the phone. Have we still got abudgetproble m?M:I don‘ know. I hope not. Themeeting's on Friday. But that‘s not what I want t o talk toyou about. Er, closethe door, will you? It‘s Marsha.W: Marsha?What about her?M: I'mworried. I don‘t know what to do.(10)She‘s just not performing. We may have tolether go.W: Fireher? She‘s been with us a long time, Bob. If she leaves, it‘ll be a b ig loss tous. She‘sdone really excellent work.M:Yes. But lately, the lastmonth or so, in fact, there have been a lot of problems . She‘schanged. Notonly does she have a tendency to be moody all the time, but shemissesappointments, doesn‘t follow through on projects, and doesn't seem to plananything tillthe last minute.W: Em, didshe ever explain why she didn‘t show up for the Denver trip?M:No. She said she was sorryand that it w ouldn‘t happen again. (11) Something about amix-up onarrangements to get to the airport. Now, whenever anybody mentions the subjecttoher, she just goes silent. I don‘t kno w. Thank goodness, David pulled us outof the hole on thatone.W: Yes, hedid a really fine job, filling in for Marsha like that at the last mi nute.M:(12)I don‘t think it was thefirst time he‘s had to do that. If we knew all the fa cts, I thinkwe‘d findthat he's been covering for Marsha on quite a few project s.9. Whatdid the man do before he came to see the woman?10. Whatdoes the man say about Marsha?11. Howdid Marsha explain why she didn't show up for the Denver trip?12. Whatdoes the man say about David?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoM:You also hire the mistressesof Oxford High School for girls. How many girls do you havehere?W:We have 615 girls.M: in yourexperience, do girls do better academically and later profession ally insingle-sexschools?W:Yes. I think they do betteracademically and you can measure that very crude ly fromthe examinationresults,(13) I also think they do better academically because they havemoreopportun ities to take the leading role in discussions and in managerial responsibilities.( 14)Ithink they see the role models of the chief positions in the school beinghe ld by women.M:I wonder if you could saythen in a few words what the advantages are for a gi rl at asingle-sex school.Well, I think within the classroom, she‘s going to have full opportunity toexpress her own opinions. She isn‘t going to be shouted d own by over-confidentyounggentlemen.W: Areteenagers in particular, do you think, sheltered too much from c ontact withtheopposite sex? Does this cause them difficulties when they find t hemselves inmixed groups?M:Well, I would like to findthe parents who could shelter girls from the oppositesex ifthey live in Oxford.(15)They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, andthroughdebating societies and things like that, some school activit ies as well.M: So, nodisadvantages at all?W:I don‘t think there are anydisadvantages. I think that it‘s grossly overstated t hat oneneeds to havecontact with the opposite sex right through the whole of life, in the classroomandoutside the classroom and at all ages.13. Whatdoes the woman say about the girls in her school?14. Whatdo we learn about the woman's school?15. What does the woman say about the girls' social life?听力短文原文Passage OneLarry arrivedearly for his speaking engagement.He positioned the table so that he couldmove closeto the audience that's the strategic point in thesp eech.(16)He hadread that speakers can be more persuasive if they invade the pe rsonalspace oflisteners, encouraging an emotional response. For the same r eason, he placedthechairs close to each other and raised the temperature toa slightlyuncomfortable level.(17)Thepurpose of the speech was to encourage theaudience of corporate executives and localbusiness owners to support localsports groups. To enhan ce his credibility with the audience,Larry had broughtsome slides of his famil y attending sports events. One photo showed him atanaward ceremony, whe re he had been honored for his financial contribution to alocal baseball team . Realizing that this particular audience would find hisregional accent unattra ctive, Larry planned to speak with an accent that wouldbe more acceptable to hisaudience.(18)After reading a book on how to addressfor success, he had purchased ane xpensive dark navy suit and golden tie. Hechose colors and styles known to c ommunicate power and influence.(19)Justbefore people began entering the hall, Larry dimmed the lights andtur ned upthe sound system, which was playing soft music, hoping to create a wa rmpersonalatmosphere for the speech. He hoped that these added effects wo uldencourage his audience tosupport local sports teams. He had also planned thecontent of his speech to focus on theteams with the best records, the ones that had won the most games in the last season.16.How cana speaker make himself more persuasive when delivering a speech?17.Forwhat purpose was Larry going to make a speech?18.Why didLarry purchase an expensive navy suit and golden tie?19.Why didLarry dim the lights and turn up the sound system before peo ple enteredthehall?Passage TwoPhillisWheatley was a young African-American slave who belonged to lan downerJohnWheatley in Colonial America.(20)She was also a poet and the firstAfrican-American everto publish a book. Her poems on various subjects,religious and moral were printed in Boston in1 773, three years before thesigning of the Declaration of Independence. Early slaves weregenerally deniededucation, but Wheatley was allowed by her owne r to study poetry, Latin andtheBible. And by the time she reached her late tee ns, she had written enoughpoetry to puttogether a slender book of verse. E ven so, publication wasdifficult.(21)The publisher, fearful of being cheated, forced her to submit tohis schola rly examination by a board of educatedmen, including the colonialgovernor. T he board of judges questioned Wheatley extensively andruled thatshe was e ducated enough to have written the book. Only then waspublicationpermitted. Wheatley may have been the first, but she was not the only slave towriteboo ks during the growing days of the Republic. Unfortunately, most of theearly p opular African-American writers have been all but forgotten in moderntimes u ntil now. A chronicleprofessor, Henry Louis Gates, recently studied aresearch project looking into 19th centuryAfrican-American fiction and poetry.(22)In t he process he uncovered numerous lost works,almost half of which werewri tten by African-American women. In very literary styles, thenewlyresurfaced manuscripts offered a rich stock of African-American culture,recreating amon gother things the early days of slavery and the importance ofreligion to the sl aves.20. Whatdoes the speaker say about Phillis Wheatley?21. Whatwas Wheatley forced to do to get her book published?22. Whatdid Prof. Henry Louis Gates uncover in the process of his resear ch?Passage ThreeIn today'spersonality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than the sens e of humor.Weseek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even morethan goodlooks or intelligence.(23) If someone has a great sense of humor, wereason, it means thatthey are happy, socially confident and have a healthyperspective on life.(24)This attitudewould have surprised the ancient Greeks,who believed humo r to be essentially aggressive.And in fact our admiration forthe comically gifted is relatively new and not very well-founded,says RodMartin‘s a psycho logist at the University of Western Ontario."Being funnyisn'tnecessarily an indicator of good social skills and well-being ,‖ hisresearch has shown, "it mayjust exactly be a sign of personalityflaws."(25)He has found that humor is a double-edged sword. It can forgebetter rela tionships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosiveeatingaway your se lf-esteem and irritating others."It‘s a form of communicationlike speech,and we all use it differently*" says Martin. We use bondinghumor to enhance our social connections* but we als o may employ it as a way ofexcluding or rejecting an outsider. Thoughhumor is essentially social, how youuse it says a lot about your sense of self. Those who useself-defeating humor,making fun of themselves, of the enjoyment of others, tend to maintainthathostility toward themselves even when alone. S imilarly, those who are able toview the worldwith amused tolerance are ofte n equally forgiving of their ownshortcomings.23. How dopeople today view humor according to the speaker?24. Whatdid ancient Greeks think of humor?25. What has psychologist Rod Martin found about humor?听力填空It isimportant that we be mindful of the earth, the planet out of which we a re bornand by which we arenourished, guided, healed-the planet, however,w hich wehave abused to a considerable degree inthese past two centuries of i ndustrialexploitation.This exploitation has reached such extremes that pres ently itappears that some hundreds ofthousands of species will be extinguish ed beforethe end of the century.In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep mysteriesof the earth at a level farbeyond the capacities of earlier peoples. We canbreak the mountains apart; we can drain therivers and flood the valleys. Wecan turn th e most luxuriant forests into throwaway paperproducts. We can tear apartth e great grass cover of the western plains and pour toxic chemicals into thesoil until the soil is dead and blows away in the wind. We can pollute theairwith a cids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil. We caninvent computers capable of processing ten milli on calculations per second. Andwhy"? To increase the volume and thespeed w ith which we move naturalresources through the consumer economy to the ju nk pile orthe waste heap. Ourmanagerial skills are measured by the compet ence manifested inacceleratingthis process. If in these activities the physical f eatures of the planet aredamaged, ifthe environment is made inhospitabl e for a multitude of living species,then so be it. We are,supposedly, creating a technological wonder world.2013年12月英语六级听力答案+原文第3套1-25 DCBCD ABABD ACBCA BCCDA DACDB26.addition27.recognize28.challenges29.identify30. secret31.specific32. givinginstructions33. shedlight on34.acquisition35. caught up with听力短对话1.M:I need to find a dentist.You said you knowDr. Smith well. Do you recommend her?W: Well, Ihad to see her a few times, but what impressed me most were t he magazines inher waiting room.Q:What does the woman imply?2.W:I‘m afraid I can‘t show youthe apartment at the moment, because the tenantis stillliving in it. It‘sreally a lovely place with a big kitchen and a sunny windo w, for only $200amonth.M:Sounds good, but we reallycan‘t rent an apartment without seeing it first.Q:What do we learn from theconversation?3.M:So, that's what‘s beenkeeping you so busy recently!W: Yes, I‘vebeen tied up with my studies. You know I‘m planning to go to theUnitedStates this coming summer, but I'm a bit nervous about my Englis h.Q:What is the woman busydoing?4.W:How did you feel when youfound out you had high blood pressure?M:Shocked! The problem for me was that there were no symptoms. It se emed to havesneakedup on me.Q:What does the man mean?5.W: So,you're just back from a trip to India. What were you doing there?M:The trip was intended tobring to the world's attention the fact that AIDS is no t just anAfricandisease. It's also endangering other countries, notably, India a nd Thailand.Q:What was the purpose of theman‘s trip to India?6.M:It‘s quite clear for myvisit. This is a full size, comprehensive university. So wh y is it stillcalleda college?W:The College of William andMary is the second oldest institution of higher learn ing inthis country. Wehave nurtured great minds like Thomas Jefferson and w e are proud of ourname.Q:What do we learn from thisconversation about the College of William and Mar y?7.M: Havethe parts we need for the photo copying machine arrived yet?W: Iordered them last week, but something is holding them up.Q:What does thewoman say about the parts needed for the photo copying mach ine?8.W:The cafeteria provided manykinds of dishes for us today. Did you notice that?M: Yes,kind of rare, isn‘t it?Q:What does the man imply?听力长对话原文1Conversation OneW:Hello‘Patrick, Is that you?M:Yeah, Jane. What can I dofor you?W: (9)Iwas calling about the apple tree that you were trimming yesterda y.M: Thatwas hard work!W:I'm sure it was. It truelooked difficult.M:Yeah, I‘m glad it‘sfinished. Hauling the branches to the front for garbage pick-up was nofuneither.W:Well, I don't think you'requite finished yet.(10)Some of the larger branches fell overinto my yard, andI think you should come and get them.M: Listen,Jane. I don't see why I should do that. You‘ve eaten all the app les that fallin youryard and you‘ve never complained about that before.W:Well, it‘s easier to pickup apples than to drag tree branches all the way to the curb. Mykids pick upthe apples, and the branches are just too big for them t o drag.M:Well, I guess you‘ll justhave to do it yourself, Jane.W:Patrick, I wish you would reconsider. We‘ve always gotten along fairl y well,but I thinkyou‘re out of line here. The branches are your responsibility.M:Sorry, Jane. I disagree!You take the benefits of the apple tree, but refuse to。
1、A.She thinks the exercise is easy.B.She can't solve the exercise either.C.She can help the man with the exercise.D.She hasn't tried to solve the exercise yet.2、A.Buy a newspaper.B.Take a trip in the summer.C.Put an ad in a newspaper.D.Go to the interviewer's office.3、A.The man must be a very slow driver.B.She did a lot of walking in Florida.C.The man should have spent less time in FloridaD.She got to Florida long before the man did. 4、A.Look for the umbrella in the theater.B.Ask the ticket seller about the umbrella.C.Buy another ticket for the show.D.Go back to her chair to get the umbrella.5、A.Both of the activities aren't very good.B.He has no interest in doing exercise.C.They should choose a different activity.D.It doesn't matter which activity to choose.6、A.Wash fewer clothes at a time.e a different washing machine.C.Try to repair the washing machine first,D.Wash his clothes by hand.7、A.She is going to drop the class too.B.She doesn't know how to swim.C.It took her a long time to learn to swim.D.She teaches swimming,8、A.He'll give the woman a few prescriptions right away.B.He'll be away from the office for one or two days.C.The woman doesn't need anything for her cough.D.The woman should continue taking the medicine.9、Conversation One.听材料,回答下列问题:A.Her apartment is too far from the campus.B.Her apartment needs a lot of repair work.C.She's having trouble with the owner of the apartmentD.Her roommate won't share expenses.10、A.Because the girls didn't pay their rent on time.B.Because she couldn't find anyone to repair the dishwasher.C.Because she had to buy a new dishwasher.D.Because paula had some repairs done without her permission.11、A.Because he has some knowledge of the law,B.Because he once had the same problem.C.Because he is a friend of the owner.D.Because he can bring a lawsuit against the owner.12、Conversation Two.听材料,回答下列各题:A.There aren't enough cabinetsB.There is too much noise.C.Office supplies are taking up space.D.Some teaching assistants don't have desks.13、A.To chat with him socially.B.To get help with the course.C.To hand in their assignments.D.To practise giving interviews,14、A.They'd have to get permission.B.Jack wouldn't like it,C.She thinks it might work.D.Other assistants should be consulted15、A.Give Jack a different office,plain to the department head.C.Move the supplies to the storage room.D.Try to get a room to use for meetings.16、Passage One.听材料,回答下列各题:A.Because of its shape.B.Because of its skin.C.Because of its size.D.Because of its behavior.17、A.How sea animals manage to exist,B.How large sea animals can be.C.How frightening the squid is,D.How little is known about the sea.18、A.Why it is difficult to use aerial photographs in research.B.Why oceanic research is so limited.C.How oceanic research has helped land research,D.How fossil remains are obtained from deep sea.19、Passage Two.听材料,回答下列各题:A.New varieties of corn have been developed.B.The crops need less fertilizer.C.Farmers can now monitor crop growth.D.Crop yields are much greater.20、A.It's being drained from Nebraska to Texas.B.It's being pumped out.C.It's becoming contaminated with oil.D.It's becoming much warmer.21、A.It can be seen from an airplane.B.It's most likely polluted.C.It's usually a bright green color.D.The supply of it may be exhausted soon.22、Passage Three.听材料,回答下列各题:A.To review what students know about volcanic activity.B.To demonstrate the use of a new measurement device.C.To explain the answer to an examination question.D.To provide background for the next reading assignment.23、A.They occur at regular intervals.B.They can withstand great heat.C.They travel through the Earth's interior.D.They can record the Earth's internal temperature.24、A.When the Earth was formed.B.The composition of the Earth's interior.C.Why molten rock is hot.D.How often a volcano is likely to erupt.25、A.How deep they are.B.Where earthquakes form.C.How hot they are.D.What purpose they serve.26、听材料,回答下列各题:Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Teenagers will be told to "stand up for their elders" on public transport-or risk losing their right to free travel.London Mayor Boris Johnson will 26 plans today to make youngsters sign a " 27 pledge" to promise to behave in a 28manner when travelling in the capital.The three-point pledge states that they will give up their seats to the elderly, 29 and disabled; refrain from using 30 or threatening language; and be courteous and polite to fellow passengers and staff. Those who refuse, or are caught behaving in a rude manner, will have their free travel passes 31The plan--a key part of Mr. Johnson's re-election bid--will initially affect the 400,000 11-to-15-year-olds in London who qualify for free travel cards, but Conservative sources believe the idea could be used across the country.A Conservative insider said, "The initiative 32 the push to create a Big Society. It is about changing culture and 33 around behavior to improve the atmosphere on buses and trains for everyone. " Speaking before today's launch, Mr. Johnson said he 34 tackle the anti-social behavior of a "minority of youngsters" on public transport. "when I was a boy, I was taught to stand up for those less able to," he said. "Youngsters enjoy the privilege of free travel, which is paid for by Londoners, but they have to understand that with that privilege comes responsibility. "Anyone who abuses this privilege will have it taken away, and will have to earn that right back.Teenagers who are found 35 violating the new behavior code will lose their travel passes. They will have to carry out unpaid community work to have them restored.。