大學英語六級考試聽力的預測試卷

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　11. A) She is going to Finland.

　　B) She has some visitors.

　　C) She will visit Finland next week.

　　D) She has just visited him this week.

　　12. A) To cancel his trip.

　　B) To go to bed early.

　　C) To catch a later flight.

　　D) To ask for a wake up call.

　　13. A) Saturday afternoon was the mans busy hours.

　　B) The man wont be able to enjoy a nap.

　　C) Mr. Smith is an old friend of the man.

　　D) The man wanted to take a long nap after lunch.

　　14. A) George wants to change his work.

　　B) George is doing pretty good now.

　　C) George doesnt like his work.

　　D) George is not doing well with his work.

　　15. A) The woman is a dentist.

　　B) The woman is a secretary.

　　C) The woman is a receptionist.

　　D) The woman is a patient.

　　16. A) The woman knows the professor has been busy.

　　B) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.

　　C) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.

　　D) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.

　　17. A) At a restaurant.

　　B) In the fresh ocean air.

　　C) On a fishing boat.

　　D) In a store specializing in seashells.

　　18. A) They will buy a new house after they buy a car.

　　B) They will buy a bigger house.

　　C) They wont buy a new house because they cant find a bigger one.

　　D) They wont buy a bigger house because they dont have enough money.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) She hasnt been getting adequate grades.

　　B) She hasnt been attending class every day.

　　C) She has been coming to school much too early.

　　D) She has been overloading herself with homework.

　　20. A) Two.

　　B) Four.

　　C) Six.

　　D) Eight.

　　21. A) To stay in class.

　　B) To get another class.

　　C) To withdraw from class.

　　D) To miss just one more class.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. A) How to care for precious metal.

　　B) A standard unit for measuring weight.

　　C) The value of precious metals.

　　D) Using the metric system.

　　23. A) To check the accuracy of scales.

　　B) To calculate the density of other metals.

　　C) To observe changes in the atmosphere.

　　D) To measure amounts of rain fall.

　　24. A) Someone spilled water on it.

　　B) Someone lost it.

　　C) It was made of low quality metal.

　　D) The standard for measuring had changed.

　　25. A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.

　　B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.

　　C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.

　　D) It is too high for such a light weight.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. A) At Harvard.

　　B) At West Point.

　　C) At the Carlisle Indian School.

　　D) At the Olympic Games held in Stockholm.

　　27. A) They held grand banquets in his honor.

　　B) They welcomed him with parades and celebration.

　　C) They gave him a title.

　　D) They made him a professional athlete.

　　28. A) Because someone found out that Thorpe had been using drugs.

　　B) Because Thorpe had once been an amateur athlete.

　　C) Because Thorpes fame began to decline after the Olympic Games.

　　D) Because Thorpe had been a professional athlete at one time.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) Lord Sandwich.

　　B) Some inventors.

　　C) The friends of Lord Sandwich.

　　D) Some scientists.

　　30. A) To collect rents and taxes.

　　B) The harsh land agent.

　　C) The English landowner.

　　D) To speak.

　　31. A) He dismissed the Captain.

　　B) He made the word boycott popular.

　　C) He removed the poor tenants.

　　D) He increased the rents and taxes.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) There were only grandparents and children.

　　B) There was one father, one mother, and their children.

　　C) There were many relatives.

　　D) There were two or more brothers with their wives.

　　33. A) The women have more freedom and can share in decisions.

　　B) The women do not have to be the heads of the family.

　　C) The womens relatives do not help them.

　　D) The women have all the power of the family.

　　34. A) Husbands have to share with their wives and help them.

　　B) Older women often live alone when their husbands die.

　　C) Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.

　　D) Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.

　　35. A) They want to stay home and do the housework.

　　B) They do not have enough money.

　　C) They have too much work and not much free time.

　　D) They have more freedom than in the past.

　　Section C

　　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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information .For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　A deadly _________outbreak swept through a small city in Zaire, Africa last spring, killing more than one hundred people. It was a terrible situation. The killer was a rare _________ that caused most victims to _________ to death. As scientists rushed to control the _________, people in the U.S. wonder whether it could attack here. We are foolish if we think it couldnt come to our country. We can never be too careful when we face some disease, especially the infectious one. say doctors. The virus can be highly infectious. If you come in _________with a victims blood or other body _________, you can get sick, too. Thats what scientists believe _________in Zaire. The healthcare workers who treated the first ________there soon fell ill, too. __________________________________.International rescue works brought equipment to Zaire soon after the outbreak occurred.________________________________.One big mystery is that no one knows where the virus comes from or where it will strike next. Some scientists say that the virus lies inactive in the cells of some kind of plant, insect or other animal. Then it somehow finds a way to infect humans. __________________________________.Once they find the virus, they also hope to find ways to combat it.

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　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. M: Why dont you come to our home for dinner some time this week? I have practiced to improve my cooking.

　　W: Id like to, but we have visitors from Finland, perhaps next week.

　　Q: Why cant the woman accept the mans invitation?

　　【解析】B)。四個選項都是關于女士，由此暗示對話當中應該更加重視與女士有關的部分。男士邀請女士去他家吃晚飯，女士說這個星期有芬蘭來的客人要招待，可能要下個星期去。因為女士這個星期有客人，所以女士不能接受男士的邀請。故正確答案為B)。

　　12. M: I hope I wont oversleep. Ive simply got to catch the first flight to New York.

　　W: If I were you, Id request the wake-up call from the hotel reception.

　　Q: What does the woman advise the man do?

　　【解析】D)。四個選項都是不定式，由此可以推斷，本題的內容可能是目的或者動作。 女士說，如果我是你，就會要旅店提供叫醒電話。由此可見，女士建議男士ask for a wake-up call，正確答案為D)。

　　13. M: I really had a busy week. I want to get some rest. I always enjoy a nap on Saturday afternoon.

　　W: I dont think you can. Mr. Smith has just parked his car at the door, and he is coming up now.

　　Q: What can we learn from this conversation?

　　【解析】B)。四個選項都更側重男士方面，由此暗示對話當中應該更加注意與男士相關的部分。 男士一般都在星期六下午睡個午覺，但女士說Mr. Smith已經在門口停車，馬上就來了。由此可以推斷，男士今天不能睡午覺了。故正確答案為B)。

　　22. What is the conversation mainly about?

　　B)。【解析】四個選項均為概括性比較強的短語，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容很有可能是對話的主題。由metals，measuring weight，metric等詞推測，對話可能與金屬或其他某種事物的度量有關系。 女士說她想問男士幾個關于新度量衡的問題，由此揭示對話談論的主題是關于衡量重量標準的單位。

　　23. What was the standard weight used to do?

　　A)。【解析】四個選項均為不定式，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是目的或行為。男士說他們用新標準度量衡來檢測全國的天平，他們有責任利用它來確保所有的天平都能夠準確地測量1公斤的重量。

　　24. Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight?

　　C)。【解析】四個選項均描述某件事物的缺點或問題，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是某件事物的弊端。 男士說舊天平會被取代是因為它不夠精準，制造材料低劣。故正確答案為C)。

　　25. What does Dr.Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight?

　　C)。【解析】四個選項均為對某件事物價值的描述，由此可以推測，本題考查的內容可能是對某件事物價值的評價。女士問男士新度量衡是否物有所值，男士說確定如此。由此可以推斷男士認為新度量衡是物有所值的。故正確答案為C)。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Jim Thorpe was an American Indian, born on May 28, 1888 in Oklahoma. When he had his education at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania,his athletic coach considered him a splendid athlete and encouraged him to concentrate on sports. From then on, Thorpe participated in almost every aspect of athletics. Whenever he competed in any event, he easily won first place.

　　In the years that followed, he took part in football games against such renowned teams as Harvard and West Point. Thorpe again and again brought his team to victory. In 1912 he was invited to compete in the Olympic Games in Stockholm. There he excelled in several tack events and was presented with first place gold medals. He was the first athlete to capture first place awards in so many track events.

　　When Thorpe returned home from the Olympic Games,he was welcomed with parades and celebration. The president called him the highest type of citizen.However, this was all short-lived because it was found out that at one time Thorpe had been a professional athlete. Since an athlete must be an amateur in order to participate in the Olympic Games, Thorpe did not qualify. Therefore, all of his medals were taken away from him.

　　In later years, Thorpe played baseball and football professionally. His admirers often tried to have his medals returned to him, but in vain. Thorpe died a lonely man in California on May 28, 1953.Today, as always, many still believe Thorpe was the best athlete that ever lived.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. Where was Thorpes athletic talent discovered?

　　C)。【解析】四個選項都是表示地點的狀語，由此可以推測，本題的內容可能跟某件事情發生的地點有關。

　　早在Thorpe還在Carlisle Indian School上學的時候，他的體育教練就發現了他卓越的運動才能，并鼓勵他專心從事運動。故正確答案為C)。

　　27. How did American people receive Thorpe when he came back from Stockholm in 1912?

　　B)。【解析】四個選項都是They開頭，都是對待某人的態度，由此可以推測，本題的內容可能是關于一些人怎么對待某個人的。 當Thorpe 1912年從Stockholm回來的時候，美國人民為他舉行了游行和慶祝。故正確答案為B)。

　　28. Why were Thorpes medals taken away from him?

　　D)。【解析】四個選項都是Because開頭的，由此可以推測，本題的內容是關于某件事情發生的原因。按照當時的規則，參加奧林匹克運動會的運動員必須是業余選手，Thorpe曾經是職業選手，這并不符合規定，所以他的獎牌被收回。故正確答案為D)。

　　Passage Two

　　About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined after the inventor or scientist.

　　It is interesting to observe how many common English words have found their way into the language from the names of people. For example, sandwich, you may eat everyday. Lord Sandwich who lived from 1718 to 1792 used to sit at the gambling table eating slices of bread with meat in between. This kind of eating tastes delicious.As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call thebread-Sandwichfor fun. Later on the word became part of the English language.

　　The word boycott means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. This word is another example. The word comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland.But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed. The word boycott became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.