2016年12月英语六级(第1套)听力真题 短文(1)

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer fromthe four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9. A. The stump of a giant tree.
B. A huge piece of rock.
C. The peak of a mountain.
D. A tall chimney.
10. A. Human activity.
B. Wind and water.
C. Chemical processes.
D. Fire and fury.
11. A. It is a historical monument.
B. It was built in ancient times.
C. It is Indians' sacred place for worship.
D. It was created by supernatural powers.
12. A. By sheltering them in a cave.
B. By killing the attacking bears.
C. By lifting them well above the ground.
D. By taking them to the top of a mountain.

Passage One

Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.

Rising more than 1,000 feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains of Wyoming, the massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place.

In a sense it was.

Devils Tower is a relic of the past, when the molten rock of the earth's core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano.

As the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns.

Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.

The outer layers of the volcano were worn away, until the hard core stood completely exposed.

Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.

The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small rock, and they appealed to the Rock God for help.

The god caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.

Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock, as seven shining stars in the night sky.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Question 9. What does Devils Tower look like?

Question 10. What caused the volcano's outer layers to wear away?

Question 11. What does an Indian legend say about Devils Tower?

Question 12. How did the Rock God help the seven girls in the Indian legend?

短文一

恶魔塔是美国第一个国家纪念碑，几乎可以被误认为是一棵巨大树木的树桩。

它陡峭的岩石边从广阔的基地上拔地而起，直到在平顶下突然被切断。

在怀俄明州平缓的平原中部上升了1000多英尺，这块巨大的岩石看起来似乎是从异时异地降落到了这个位置。

一定程度上是这样的。

恶魔塔是历史遗迹，当地心的熔岩被迫到达地面时，它就形成了一座火山的喉咙。

几百年过去了，岩石冷却硬化，收缩并开裂成长柱。

恶魔塔生于火和怒之中，然后由缓慢而温柔的风水再加塑造。

火山的外层被磨损，直到硬核完全暴露在外。

难怪有印度传说认为恶魔塔是由超自然的力量形成的。

根据传说，有七个女孩受到熊的袭击，她们逃到一块小岩石上，并向石神求助。

石神让岩石生长，把女孩抬到远离地面的高空，而岩石的四周则被愤怒的熊爪抓乱。

即使在今天，传言还可以在高耸的岩石上看到女孩们，就像夜空中七颗闪亮的星星。

问题9-12是基于刚刚你所听到的那段录音。

问题9. 恶魔塔是什么样的？

问题10. 是什么导致了火山的外层被侵蚀？

问题11. 关于恶魔塔的印度传说是什么？

问题12. 印度传说中岩石神是怎样帮助那七个女孩的？