1996年至2006年六级听力.doc

1999年6月 大学英语六级考试历年全真试卷1.W:It is a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful!M:I didnt want to miss the football game. Well, Im not a classical music fan anyway.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?2.W:Hey! If you cant enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use earphones. Im trying to study. M:Oh! Im sorry. I didnt realize it was bothering you. Q:What is the man probably doing?3.M:Can I help you, miss?W:Yes. I bought this telephone last week, and it works all right with outgoing calls, but it doesnt ring for the incoming ones.Q:Whats the problem with the womans telephone?4.W:I thought Tom said he got A in all his test.M:Mary, you should know better than to take Toms words too seriously.Q:What does the man imply?5.W:Can you show me how to use this, John?M:It is fully automatic.All you have to do is focus on the scene and press the button here.Q:What are they talking about?6.M:I think we should move on to the next item.W:OK.But Id like to take this matter up again at the end of the meeting.Q:What does the woman imply?7.W:You know, the Browns have invested all their money in stocks.M:They may think thats a wise move.But thats the last thing Id do.Q:Whats the mans opinion about the Brows investment?8.M:Whats Mr. Peterson going to do with his old house on London Road, rent it or sell it?W:I heard he is thinking of turning it into a restaurant, which isnt a bad idea because its still a solid building.Q:What will Mr. Peterson do with his old house?9.M:How do you like professor Bokmans course on the History of philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject.W:He is a great teacher.But Im having a hard time with the reading. I feel like I can never finish it. Q:What problem does the woman have with the course?10.W:Robert wants to know if he can go with us to the party. M:Thats odd. This morning he said he wanted to go by himself. Q:What do we learn about Robert?Section B President Clinton later today joins (S1) former presidents Ford.Carter and Bush at “the presidents summit for Americas future” (S2) aimed at recruiting one million volunteer tutors to provide afterschool, weekend and summer reading help for up to three million children. Mr.Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three (S3) billion dollars to found a fiveyear program called “America Reads”.The program would fund the (S4) coordination efforts of 20 thousand reading (S5) specialists and it would also give (S6) grants to help parents help children read by the third grade, or about age eight.During his Saturday radio (S7) address, the president explained why the program is important. “We need America Reads and we need it now. Studies show that if the fourthgraders fail to read well. (S8) They are likely to drop off school, and less likely to succeed in life. But, 40 percent of them still cant read at a basic level.” Volunteer tutors, who provide community service in exchange for college funding, are being used in literacy and tutoring programs. (S9) The programs,initiated by President Clinton has come on the criticism by Congress.The president says many of the Philadelphia summits corporate sponsors will recruit tutors. (S10) Dozen of colleges and Universities are prepared to send thousands of their students in support of the program.S1.former S2.aimed S3.billion S4.coordinationS5.specialists S6.grants S7.address S8.They are likely to drop off school, and less likely to succeed in life.S9.The programs, initiated by President Clinton has come on the criticism by Congress.S10.Dozen of colleges and Universities are prepared to send thousands of their students in support of the program.2000年1月大学英语六级考试历年全真试卷1. M: I hope I wont oversleep. Ive simply got to catch the first 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 to do?2. M: Next, shouldnt we get a telephone installed in the hall? W: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3.M: Ive noticed that you get letters from Canada from time to time. Would you mind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them. W: My roommates already asked for them. Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Whats the matter? Youve been sitting there for ages, just staring into space. W: I told the Brownings Id send them a postcard. Now I dont know what to say. Q: What is the woman doing?5. M: My chemistry project is in trouble. My partner and I have totally different ideas about how to proceed. W: You should try to meet each other half way. Q: What does the woman suggest?6. M: Im frustrated. We are supposed to do our assignment on the computer. But I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library.ZK) W: I understand the way you feel. Im looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the woman mean?7. M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight but Dr. Johnson doesnt seem to think much of him. W: Thats because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought. Q: What do we learn from the womans remark?8. M: Im sorry I missed the football game. But I had a terrible cold. W: You didnt miss anything. We couldnt have played worse. Q: What does the woman mean?9.M: I think Im going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. W: Just because you lost, is that the reason to quit? Q: What does the woman imply?10. M: Jane, what would you do if you were on vacation overseas and lost all your money and credit cards? W: Well, I guess Id probably sell my watch and cameraOr I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plant ticket to return home. Q: What are they talking about?Section B Passage One Most people know what a hot dog is. Its a sausage in a roll. But do you know why its called a hot dog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hot dog is called a “frankfurter”; it got its name from the German town Frankfurt. The sausages were very popular, but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds. One man, Harry Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games. He had an idea. Why not put the frankfurters in long, hot bread rolls? This made them easy to sell. The “red hots” had a hot and attractive taste and became very popular. But, in 1903, an American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the frankfurter, so a frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a “hot dog ”. It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat! For a while, sales of hot dogs fell but not for long.11. What is a frankfurter?12. What was Harry Stevens job?13. Why did the sales of hot dogs decrease for some time?Passage TwoWe all scream for water when thirsty. But do you know in very hot, dry weather plants also make faint soundsas if theyre crying out for help?You see, in a plants stem therere hundreds of “water pipes ”that bring water and minerals from the soil all the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this.In severe droughts, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist Robert Winter has found out that when it is really bad their water pipes snap from the tension like rudder bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises 10,000 times more quiet than a whisper. Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the plants that cry. And then they may buzz in to kill.To test his theory, Robert is using a device that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches insects to see if they attack more often than usual.If he is right, scientists could use the insects ability against them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants. So when the insects buzz in to eat, they wont buzz out.14.What do plants do when they are thirsty?15.What plants do many insects tend to attack?16.What could scientists do if Roberts theory proves to be true?Passage Three People enjoy taking trips, but what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson.On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture a real-life one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes, how they feel about business, beauty, and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person, but seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts the straight vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that the people live in. 17.Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?18.What do we learn from the passage about Paris?19.What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong?20.What does the passage tell us about travelling?2000年6月大学英语六级考试历年全真试卷1.M:Have you had the brakes and tires checked?And do you have enough money?W:Ive taken care of everything and Im sure its going to be a wonderful trip.Q:Whats the woman going to do?2.M:The new sales manager says he has never met you before.W:Weve been introduced about three times.He seems a little forgetful.Q:What do we learn about the new sales manager?3.W:I dont understand why this book for selfstudy doesnt have answers to the questions.M:But it does.You can find them at the back of the book.Q:What does the man say about the selfstudy book?4.W:We need to let everyone know about the charity concert.But we dont have much money for advertising.M:How about using the school radio station?They broadcast free public service announcements.Q:What does the man suggest they do?5.M:By the way,Jane,did you talk to the consultant about our new health programme?W:I contacted his office,but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two.Q:What does the woman mean?6.M:I dont know whether to ask Joe or Carrol to draw the posters.W:What difference does it make?Theyre both excellent artists.Q:What does the woman imply about Joe and Carrol?7.M:Mary is in charge of the art and music section and Charles the sports page.What about you?W:Im responsible for the editorials.Q:What does the woman work?8.M:I ran into our friend Mark yesterday on the street.And he said he hadnt heard from you for two months.W:Yes,I know.But Ive been too busy to phone him.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?9.M:Im really exhausted,but I dont want to miss the film “The Consign”at eleven.W:If I were you,Id skip it.We both have to get up early tomorrow.And anyway,Ive heard it isnt that exciting.Q:What does the woman mean?10.M:I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need without library card.W:Thats right,but not those reference books.Q:What does the woman mean?Section BPassage OneThe piano and violin are girls instruments.Drums and trumpets are for boys.According to psychologists Susan Oneil and Michael Bottome,children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play.They found that despite the best efforts of teachers,these ideas have changed very little over the past decade.They interviewed 153 children,aged between 9 and 11,from schools in northwest England.They asked them to identify four musical instruments and then to say which they would like to play most and which they would least like to play.They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls should not pay any of the four instruments.The piano and violin were both ranked more favorably by girls than by boys.While boys prefer the drums and trumpets.There was broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons varied.And while almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments because they were too difficult to play.Only 15 percent of girls gave that as a reason.Earlier studies indicated that very young school children aged between 5 and 7,showed no bias in choosing musical instruments.But their tastes become more clear between the ages of 8 and 10. One survey of 78 teachers suggested that after that age,both boys and girls begin to restrict themselves to the so called male or female instruments.11.Why did Susan and Michael interview children aged between 9 and 11?12.Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments?13.Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments?Passage TwoIn the 1970s the famous Brazilian football player Pele retired from the National Team of Brazil and became a professional player for a team in New York.Football or soccer wasnt very popular in the United States at that time.Few North Americans knew anything about this fast moving sport.There was no money to pay professional players and there was little interest in football in high schools and colleges.When Pele and other international stars began playing in various US cities,people saw how interesting the game was and began to go to the matches.It is now common for important games to have 50 to 60 thousand fans.Support from the fans is important to football.The fans cheer enthusiastically for their favorite players and teams,who respond by playing better than before.In most World Cups the home team,or the team from the host country,usually plays better than most people expect.In 1966,1974 and 1978, the home teams of England,West Germany and Argentina all won the World Cup.The World Cup is called that because teams from every continent have played in it.However,since the Cup began,all of the winning teams have been from Europe or South America.Teams from Asia or Africa always do well,but they havent yet won.Mexico played surprisingly well in the 1970 Cup which it hosted,but it wasnt among the four final teams.14.Why wasnt football a popular sport in the US in the 1970s?15.When does a football team have the best chance to win the World Cup?16.How did Mexico do in the 1970 World Cup?Passage ThreeThe worlds smartest adolescence in mathematics and science are in Singapore according to a global survey of educational achievement.In the third international mathematics and science study,13year olds from Singapore achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science that were ministered to 287,896 students in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995.The survey suggests that science and maths education is especially strong in the far east.While well behind those top scores,students from Australia earned higher marks in maths than their counterparts in England,who in turn did better than American students.The study collected information on the students teachers and homes.Not surprisingly,the highest scoring students had welleducated parents or came from homes containing study aids such as computers,dictionaries or even such elementary facilities as desks.The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science,but there was little difference between them in maths.Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry.There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences.In addition to be intested,students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science.Students in some countries such as Columbia and Kuwait had an overly optimistic view of their skills.Meanwhile some of the best students from Japan and Korea,for example,were needlessly pessimistic, even though they did far better in maths than almost all other students.17.Of the four groups of students,who scored the lowest in maths according to the survey?18.What kind of students are most likely to become top scorers?19.In what way do Columbia students differ from Japanese students?20.In which subject did boys score higher than girls? 2001年1月大学英语六级考试历年全真试卷1.W:Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday?It caused 120 death.Im never at ease when taking a flight.M:Though we often hear about air crashes and the serious casualties,flying is still one of the safest ways to travel.Q:What do we learn from this conversation?2.W:I have a complaint to make, Sir.I waited 10 minutes at the table before the waiter showed up,and when I finally got served,I found it was not what I ordered.M:Im terribly sorry, Madam.It has been unusually busy tonight.As a compensation,your meal will be free.Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?3.M:I cant find my pen.I need to write a letter.W:I will look for it later.Right now,I need your help fixing the shelf before I paint it.Q:What will they do first?4.M:Mrs Win