2013年12月大学英语六级听力真题(第1套)原文和答案

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Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
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 cet6w.com
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 B
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
16.
A) They have fallen prey to wolves.
B) They have become a tourist attraction.
C) They have caused lots of damage tocrops.
D) They have become a headache to thecommunity.
17.
A) To celebrate their victory.
B) To cheer up the hunters.
C) To scare the wolves.
D) To alert the deer.
18.
A) They would help to spread a fataldisease.
B) They would pose a threat to thechildren.
C) They would endanger domestic animals.
D) They would eventually kill off the deer.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
19.
A) She is an interpreter.
B) She is a tourist guide.
C) She is a domestic servant.
D) She is from the royal family.
20.
A) It was used by the family to hold dinnerparties.
B) It is situated at the foot of abeautiful mountain.
C) It was frequently visited by heads ofstate.
D) It is furnished like one in a royalpalace.
21.
A) It is elaborately decorated.
B) It has survived some 2000 years.
C) It is very big, with only six slim legs.
D) It is shaped like an ancient Spanishboat.
22.
A) They are uncomfortable to sit in forlong.
B) They do not match the oval table at all.
C) They have lost some of their legs.
D) They are interesting to look at.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
23.
A) It is an uncommon infectious disease.
B) It destroys the patient's ability tothink.
C) It is a disease very difficult todiagnose.
D) It is the biggest crippler of youngadults.
24.
A) Search for the best cure.
B) Hurry up and live life.
C) Write a book about her life.
D) Exercise more and work harder.
25.
A) Aggressive.
B) Adventurous.
C) Sophisticated.
D) Self-centered.


Section C
It's difficult to estimate the number ofyoungsters involved in home schooling, where children are not sent to schooland receive their formal education from one or both parents. (26)______ andcourt decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents toeducate their children at home, and each year more people take advantage ofthat opportunity. Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teachercertification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms toverify that their children are receiving (27)______ in state-approvedcurricula.
cet6w.com home education claim that it'sless expensive and far more (28)______ than mass public education. Moreover,they cite several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthenedfamily relationships, lower (29)______ rates, the fact that students areallowed to learn at their own rate, increased (30)______, higher standardizedtest scores, and reduced (31)______ problems.
Criticsof the home schooling movement (32)______ that it creates as many problems asit solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offerseducational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, butfew parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdrawtheir children from the schools (33)______ home schooling have an inadequateeducational background and insufficient formal training to provide asatisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewertechnological resources (34)______ than do schools. However, the relativelyinexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing someto challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way (35)______ morehighly structured classroom education.


【听力原文】
听力短对话
1.
W: What a wonderful performance! Your rockband has never sounded better.
M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours ofpractice in the past month are finally 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 of Europe or go diving in Mexico.
W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusivetwo-week trip to Mexico for only 300 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 unexpected 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 information.
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 you decide.
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 share 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 they can't reach an agreement 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 when I go the bank today.
Q:What is the woman concerned about?

听力长对话原文1
Conversation One
W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make adecision. We might as well do that now, don't you think?
M: Sure, let's see. First we saw FrankBrisenski. What did you think of him?
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 questions very well.
W: That's true, but dressing well isimportant. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones?She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was 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. And he had a really nice 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 he'll be good with the 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 you?
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2
　　Conversation Two
W: 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 Hutton, the scientist. 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 the University of London at the age of 15.
M: Yes.
W: He graduated at 17 with the first classdegree in physics and mathematics. All right?
M: Yes, all right.
W: He made his first notable achievement atthe age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work inlow temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the Universityof Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, hemarried one of his students, Natasha Willoughby
M: Yes, go on.
W: Later working together in London, theylaid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause andeffect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and hiswife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 fortheir work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented244 inventions. Do you want any more?
M: Yes, when did he go to America?
W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach inNew York and died there suddenly after only three 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 Nobel Prize a second time?
Question15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?


听力短文原文
Passage One
In America, white tailed deer are morenumerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisanceand a health hazard.
Why can't the herd be thinned theold-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home tosome six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of EnvironmentalConservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsedbare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by highfences.
Drivers routinely collide with deer andthere are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town hasmade it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies.Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On theoccasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have workedto secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stopthe hunters, banging on pots and pans 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 communities have even discussed the possibility ofbringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbsof New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would killdeer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is notwhat the suburban dwellers have 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 ecological mix?
Passage Two
And now, if you'll walk this way, ladiesand gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the familyused to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain headsof state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendly andintimate. And I think you'll agree. It has a very informal atmosphere, quiteunlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even atnight, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit upat night – a very attractive sight. As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, theguests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add tothe relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made fromSpanish oak. It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremelybig, it's supported by just six rather slim legs. However, it seems to havesurvived like that for 200 years. So it's probably going to last a bit longer.The chairs which go with the table are not a complete set. There wereoriginally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they are veryplain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at theback and no armrests. I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in forvery long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past. And now, ladiesand gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me into the great hall…
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passageyou have just heard
Q19. 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 Three
Janet James was 22 years old when she wasdiagnosed with MS—a disease that attacks the body's nerves. She has justgraduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began tosense that something strange was going on inside her body. When James realizedhow severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. MSis the biggest crippler of young adults. And although she didn't have many symptoms,she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue herdream of hosting a pop music programme. She worked at a radio station for ayear, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then her best friend movedaway. And one night James began screaming, "I got to 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 an incurable disease can fly to Alaska andeverything can work out. The MS attacks came and went. And most of the timethey hardly slowed her down. James hiked, fished, learnt to sail andexperimented with hot air ballooning. "I lived for adventure", shesays. "Nobody ever had a better time or did more exotic strange thingsthan I did in an 80-year period." Inevitably however, the day came whenshe was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her home town. Thereshe began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her book waspublished 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?

【听力答案】
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27. instruction
28. efficient
29. dropout
30. motivation
31. discipline
32. contend
33. in favor of
34. at their disposal
35.inferior to