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1、大学英语六级听力考试原文及答案解析2012.06Part Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onl

2、y once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B) ,C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答.11. A) The serious accident

3、may leave Anna paralyzed.B) The man happened to see Anna fall on her back.C) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.D) The doctors therapy has been very successful.12. A) The man could watch the ballet with her.B) She happened to have bought two tickets.C) She can get a ballet ticket

4、for the man.D) Her schedule conflicts with her sisters.13. A) He will send someone right away.B) He has to do other repairs first.C) The woman can call later that day.D) The woman can try to fix it herself.14. A) Take up collection next week.B) Give his contribution some time later.C) Buy an expensi

5、ve gift for Gemma.D) Borrow some money from the woman.15. A) Decline the invitation as early as possible.B) Ask Tony to convey thanks to his mother.C) Tell Tonys mother that she eats no meat.D) Add more fruits and vegetables to her diet.16. A) The increasing crime rate.B) The impact of mass media.C)

6、 The circulation of newspapers.D) The coverage of newspapers.17. A) Limit the number of participants in the conference.B) Check the number of people who have registered.C) Provide people with advice on career development.D) Move the conference to a more spacious place.18. A) The apartment is still a

7、vailable.B) The apartment is close to the campus.C) The advertisement is outdated.D) On-campus housing is hard to secure.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) To test how responsive dolphins are to various signals.B) To find out if the female dolphin is cleverer

8、 than the male one.C) To see if dolphins can learn to communicate with each other.D) To examine how long it takes dolphins to acquire a skill.20. A) Produce the appropriate sound.B) Press the right-hand lever first.C) Raise their heads above the water.D) Swim straight into the same tank.21. A) Only

9、one dolphin was able to see the light.B) The male dolphin received more rewards.C) Both dolphins were put in the same tank.D) The lever was beyond the dolphins reach.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) In a botanical garden.B) In a lecture room.C) In a resort

10、town.D) On a cattle farm.23. A) It is an ideal place for people to retire to.B) It is at the centre of the fashion industry.C) It remains very attractive with its mineral waters.D) It has kept many traditions from Victorian times.24. A) It was named after a land owner in the old days.B) It is locate

11、d in the eastern part of Harrogate.C) It is protected as parkland by a special law.D) It will be used as a centre for athletic training.25. A) The beautiful flowers.B) The refreshing air.C) The mineral waters.D) The vast grassland.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.

12、 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 t

13、hrough the center.Passage oneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A)B)C)D）He specializes in interpersonal relationship.27. A) Students who scored low standardized tests.B) Black freshmen with high standardized test scores.C) Students who are accustomed to living in dor

14、ms.D) Black students from families with low incomes.28. A) They at the college dorms at the end of the semester.B) They were of the universitys housing policy.C) They generally spend more time together that white pairs.D) They broke up more often than same-race roommates.29. A) Their racial attitude

15、s improved.B) Their test scores rose gradually.C) They grew bored of each other.D) They started doing similar activities.Passage twoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) It will become popular gradually.B) It will change the concept of food.C) It has attracted worldw

16、ide attention.D) It can help solve global flood crises.31. A) It has been increased over the years.B) It has been drastically cut by NASA.C) It is still far from being sufficient.D) It comes regularly from its donors.32. A) They are less healthy than we expected.B) They are not as expensive as belie

17、ve.C) They are more nutritious and delicious.D) They are not as natural as we believed.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) He has better memories of childhood.B) He was accused of family violence.C) He is a habitual criminal.D) He was wrongly imprisone

18、d.34. A) The jurys prejudice against his race.B) The evidence found at the crime scene.C) The two victims identification.D) The testimony of his two friends.35. A) The US judicial system has much room for improvement.B) Frightened victims can rarely make correct identification.C) Eyewitnesses are of

19、ten misled by the layers questions.D) Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.SECTION BDirections: 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 se

20、cond 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 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

21、in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分的试题请在答题卡2上作答。About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a (36)_

22、improvement in the drop-out rate in 2010, a top education (37) _said.Mexicos economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, (38) _an estimated 7 percent due to a (39) _in U.S. demand for Mexican exports such as cars.The (40) _led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who le

23、ft (41) _or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who (42) _the nations adult education program and keeps a close watch on drop-out rates.“(43) _rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult.” Castro told Reuters in an interview earlier this month.(44)_.As a result, drop-out

24、 rates will not improve much, Castro said. “There will be some improvement, but not significant,” Castro said.(45)_. And children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or word in restaurants.(46)_. Mexicos politicians have resisted mending the countrys tax, energy and labor laws for decades, le

25、aving its economy behind countries such as Brazil and Chile.12年6月六级听力原文及答案解析Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Bo

26、th 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 t

27、he centre.11.W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?【答案】A) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.【解析】细节题。从对

28、话中可知，Anna摔倒导致脊椎spine受伤，医生让其卧床休息一个月。12.M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next weekend. But I cant find a ticket anywhere.W: Dont be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she cant go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule.Q: What does the woman mean?【答案】D) She can

29、get a ballet ticket for the man.【解析】推理题。男子买不到俄罗斯芭蕾表演的票，女子告诉她不要失落，自己的姐姐碰巧有张票,并且由于安排有冲突,所以不去了。13.W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and Im giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?M: Sorry, maam. Im pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list.Q: What does the m

30、an mean?【答案】B) He has to do other repairs first.【解析】推理题。女子请男子帮忙修浴室的地漏，但是男子现在忙，不过他会记住并稍后帮忙。14.W: Were taking up a collection to buy a gift for Jemma. Shell have been with the company 25 years next week.M: Well, count me in. But Im a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?Q: What is the man going

31、to do?【答案】B) Give his contribution some time later.【解析】推理题。下周Gemma在公司的时间就满25年了，大家正在凑钱为他买礼物。男子也要加入，但是手头缺少现金。从他的询问能够推测出他会晚些时间交钱。15.W: Tonys mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that Im a vegetarian?M: Of course. I think shed appreciate it. Imaging how you both fee

32、l if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?【答案】D) Tell Tonys mother that she eats no meat.【解析】推理题。Tony的妈妈邀请女子吃饭，女子询问男子是不是应该提前告知男方妈妈自己是素食主义者。从男子的“I think shed appreciate it”可知，男子给了他肯定的回答。16.M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robbery, suicide and m

33、urder. Do you still believe people are basically good?W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.Q: What are the speakers talking about?【答案】C) The coverage of newspapers.【解析】推理题。从关键词newspapers，robberies等可知，两人正在谈论报纸的内容。17.M: I cant beli

34、eve so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference.We will have to limit the registration.W: Yeah, otherwise we wont have room for the more.Q: What are the speakers going to do?【答案】B) Limit the number of participants in the conference.【解析】细节题。男子没有想到那么多人来参加会议，所以必须限制人们注册。 18.W: Hi

35、, Im calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?【答案】A) The apartment is still available.【解析】推理题。男子告诉女子她打电话来的时机正好，因为本来要租房子的人回到市区租大学里的房间了，所以这个公寓女子还能租。 C

36、onversation 1W: One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian. What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier.M: So how did he do it exactly?W: Well, first o

37、f all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light. The levers were fitted to the side of the tank next to each other. If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by t

38、he right-hand one. If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order. Whenever they responded correctly, they were rewarded with fish.M: Sounds terribly complicated.W: Well, that was the first stage. In the second stage, Doctor Bastian separated the dolphi

39、ns into two tanks. They could still hear one another, but they couldnt actually see each other. The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first. But in order to get their fish, both dolphin

40、s had to press the levers in the correct order. This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light.M: So did it work?W: Well, amazingly enough, the dolphins achieved a 100 % success rate.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you

41、have just heard.Q19. What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastians experiment?【答案】B) to see if dolphins can communicate with each other.【解析】推理题。整篇文章讲述了关于教授海豚互相沟通的实验。可以推断出实验目的就是验证海豚是否能互相交流。 Q20. What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light?【答案】C) Press the right-hand lever first

42、.【解析】推理题。从原文中If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.可以得知，相反的方向为the right-hand lever。Q21. How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?【答案】C) Only one dolphin was able to see the light.【解析】细节题。it was only Doris who could

43、 see the light这句话直接把答案告诉给我们了。解析：这篇长对话主要围绕巴斯蒂安博士关于海豚的实验而展开，实验的目的是要教会海豚学会互相沟通和交流讯息。随着男士对实验的发问，女士便对实验的两个阶段进行了详细介绍。这篇长对话整体难度适中，考生只要在平时注意练习和打好词汇基础，想要得满分并不难。需要提醒考生的是，做听力题也要讲究技巧，一定要带着问题去有目的地听，相关的信息着重记忆，不相干的信息迅速忽略。懂得抓题眼和懂得取舍，这样听力才能做得好。重点词汇和表达：levern.杠(杆)；途径，工具in reverse order 以相反的顺序be rewarded with 得到奖励flas

44、hing light 闪光灯 Conversation 2W: This weeks program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate, a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters. Today, few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters. I

45、nstead, Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to. Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life. Now, to tell us more about Harrogate, I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce.

46、 Tom, one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town. Can you tell us more about it?M: Yes, certainly. The area is called the Stray.W: Why the Stray?M: Its called that because in the old days, people let their cattles stra

47、y on the area, which was common land.W: Oh, I see.M: Then, weve changes in farming and in land ownership. The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate.W: And is it protected?M: Oh, yes, indeed. As a special law, no one can build anything on the stray. Its protected forever.W: So it will alwa

48、ys be park land?M: Thats right. As you can see, some of the Stray is used for sports fields.W: I believe it looks lovely in the spring.M: Yes, it does. Therere spring flowers on the old trees, and people visit the town just to see the flowers. Question 22-25 are based on the conversation you have ju

49、st heard.Q22. Where does this conversation most probably take place?【答案】A) In a resort town.【解析】推理题。由对话内容是关于Harrogate这个旅游小镇的介绍，谈到其如何得名，如何变迁，以及如何受到政府的保护，可以推断出这段对话最有可能发生在一个旅游城镇。Q23. What do we learn about modern Harrogate?【答案】A) It is an ideal place for people to retire to.【解析】推理题。从个别句子it looks lovely

50、 in the spring中可以得知，这个小镇适合休养生息。Q24. What does the man say about the area called the Stray?【答案】D) It is protected as parkland by a special law.【解析】细节题，可以从原文中找到答案。Its protected forever.W: So it will always be park land?Q25. What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?【答案】 A) The beau

51、tiful flowers.【解析】细节题。这句话people visit the town just to see the flowers为答案依据。解析：这段长对话是对Harrogate这个旅游小镇的介绍，谈到其如何得名，如何变迁，以及如何受到政府的保护。由此可见，这段对话最有可能发生在一个旅游城镇。这段对话稍微难一点的地方在于几个单词，一个是地名Harrogate，另一个是Stray，以及头衔President of the Chamber of Commerce。解决这些难点也很容易，因为Harrogate这个地名和头衔不是考察点，考生可直接忽略。另外关于Stray，考生开始不懂没关系

52、，要带着这个疑问去注意听原文，对话中随后就给出了明确解释，所以考生也会获得解答。需要提醒考生的是，虽然考试中我们可以忽略一些人名，地名或者无关紧要的细节，这也是为了一时的应试而迫不得已。在平时练习中，还是建议广大考生多积累这些人文及百科知识，包括一些人名和地名。积累的多了，以后在任何场合听起来就不会犯难了。Section BPassage 1Russell Fazio, an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University, discove

53、red an intriguing academic effect. In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms, he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate even if the roommates test scores were low. The r

54、oommates race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students. Perhaps, the study speculated, having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university.That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates a

55、t Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic, Dr. Fazio said, many students would like to move out, but university housing policies may make it hard to leave.“At Indiana University, wh

56、ere housing was not so tight, more interracial roommates split up,” he said. “Here at Ohio State, where housing was tight, they were told to work it out. The most interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just 10 weeks, we could see an improvement in racial atti

57、tudes.”Dr. Fazios Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester, compared with white roommates. The interracial roommates spent less time together, and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs.Que

58、stion 26-2926. What do we know about Russell Fazio ?26 C. He specialized in interpersonal relationship.27. Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazios study?27 D. Black freshman with high standardized scores28. What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roomm

59、ates at Ohio State University?28 D. They broke up more often than same-race roommates29. What did Dr. Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for 10 weeks?29 D. The racial attitudes improved.【点评】：本文节选自2009年7月的纽约时报，原文标题为Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice。文章属于

60、社会类话题，大意为俄亥俄州立大学的一位名为Russell Fazio的心理学教授研究不同人种混居的有趣现象以及结论。无独有偶，2011年6月四级真题阅读理解Section B的Passage 1也选用了相同的话题，大家平时在备考中要对真题重视起来哦！Passage 2In a small liboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Vladimir Mironov has been working for a decade to grow meat. A developmental biologist and tiss

61、ue engineer, Dr. Mironov, is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering cultured meat.Its a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.“Growth of cultured meat is also

62、 under way in the Netherlands”, Mironov told Reuters in an interview, “but in the United States, it is science in search of funding and demand.”The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture wont fund it, the National Institutes of Health wont fund it, and the NASA funded it only briefly, Mirono

63、v said.Its classic disruptive technology, Mironov said. Bringing any new technology on the market, on average, costs $1 billion. We dont even have $1 million.Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology at the medical university, Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineering, or growing, of human organs.Theres an u