2016年6月六级听力样题

1、2016年6月六级听力样题-(1) 大学英语六级考试听力样题Part IIListe ningComprehe nsion(30minu tes)Section ADirecti ons:In this secti on, you will heartwo long con versatio ns. At the end of each con versatio n, you will hear somequesti ons. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a q

2、uestio n, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). The n mark the corresp onding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the cen tre.Con versati on OneQuesti ons1 to 4 are based on thecon versati on you have just heard.1.A)Heinven tedtherefrigerator

3、.C)He wasadmitted to a uni versity.B)Hepate ntedhisfirstD) He got a degree ininven ti on.Mathematics.2. A) Hestarted to work on refrigeration.B) He became a professor of Mathematics.C) He fell in love with Natasha Willoughby.D) He disti nguished himself in low temperature physics.3. A) Discovering t

4、he true nature of subatomic particles.B) Their explanation of the laws of cause and effect.C) Their work on very high freque ncy radio waves.D) Lay ingthefoun dati onsof moderrmathematics.4.A)To have athree-weekholiday.C) Topate nthisinven ti ons.B)Tospe ndhisremai ningyears.D) To teach at auni vers

5、ity.Con versati on TwoQuesti ons5 to 8 are based on thecon versati on you have just heard.5. A) The injury of some stude nts.B) A school bus crash on the way.C) The collapse of a school buildi ng.D) A fire that broke out on a school campus.A)6.Teach ing.OnC) Havi ng lunch.B)vacati on.D)Holdi ng a me

6、eti ng.7.A)stove.Amalfu nctio ningC)Violati on of traffic rules.byB) Cigarettesbutts leftworkers.D) Neglige nee in school mai ntenan ce.8. A) Sent a story to the local newspaper.B) Threw a small Than ksgiv ing party.C) Baked some cookies as a prese nt.D) Wrote a pers on al letter of tha nks.Secti on

7、 BDirecti ons:In this secti on, you will heartwo passages. At the end of each passage, will hear some questi ons. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markecA) , B), C) and D). The n mark the co

8、rresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.Passage OneQuesti ons 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) It is a trait of a generouscharacter. C) It is an indicator of highin tellige nee.self-esteem.B) It is areflecti onofD) It is a sig nof happ i

9、n ess and con fide nee.10.A)Itwasself-defeat ing.C) It was the esse nee ofcomedy.B) Itaggressive.somethi ng admirable.11. A) It is a sword.unique gift of huma n bein gs.B) It is a featurewasD) It was double-edgedC) It is a of agive nculture.D) It is a result of bothnature and nu rture.Passage TwoQue

10、sti ons 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) She is a touristguide.B) SheisanC) She is a domestic serva nt.in terpreter.D) She is from the royal family.13. A) It is situated at the foot of a beautiful mountain.B) It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.C) It was freq

11、ue ntly visited by heads of state.D) It is furnishedlike one in a royalpalace.14. A) It is elaboratelydecorated.C) Itis very big, with only six slim legs.B) It has survived some2,000 years.D)It is shaped like an an cie nt Spa nish boat.15. A) They are in terest ing to look at.B) They have lost some

12、of their legs.C) They do not match the oval table at all.D) They are uncomfortable to sit in for long.Sectio n CDirecti ons:In this secti on, you will hearrecordings of lectures or talks followed bysome questions.The recordings will beplayed only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the

13、best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). The n mark the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Now listen to the following recording and an swer questi ons 16 to 19.16. A) They investigatethe retirementhomes in America.B) They are on issues

14、 facing senior citizens in America.C) They describe the great pleasures of the golde n years.D) They are filled with fond memories of his gran dpare nts.17. A) The loss of the ability to take care of himself.B) The feeli ng of not being importa nt any more.C) Being un able to find a good retireme nt

15、 home.D) Leav ing the home he had lived in for 60 years.18. A) The loss of identity and self-worth.B) Fear of being replaced or discarded.C) Freedom from pressure and worldly cares.D) The possessionof wealth and highrespect.19. A) The urge ncy of pension reform.B) Medical care for senior citize ns.C

16、) Finding meaningful roles for the elderly in society.D) The development of public facilities for senior citize ns.Now listen to the following recording and an swer questi ons 20 to 22.20. A) It seriously impacts their physical and men tal developme nt.B) It has become a problem affecting global eco

17、no mic growth.C) It is a comm on problem found in un derdeveloped coun tries.D) It is an issue often overlooked by parents in many coun tries.21. A) They willliveIon ger.C) They get along well with people.B)Theygetbetterpay.D) They develop muchhigher IQs.22. A) Appropriated funds to promote research

18、 of nu trie nt-rich foods.B) En couraged breastfeedi ng for the firstsix mon ths of a child s life.C) Recruitedvolunteersto teach ruralpeople about health and nutrition.D) Targetedhun ger-relief programs atpreg nant wome n and young childre n.Now listen to the following recording andan swer questi o

19、ns 23 to 25.23. A) The guaranteed quality of its goods.B) The huge volume of its annual sales.C) The service it provides to its customers.D) The high value-to-weight ratio of itsgoods.24. A) Those having a taste or smell comp onent.B) Products potentiallyembarrassing to buy.C) Those that require ver

20、y careful handling.D) Services in volv ing a pers onal eleme nt.25. A) Those who live in the virtual world.B) Those who have to work long hours.C) Those who are used to online transactions.D) Those who don t mind paying a little more.Tape Script of Liste ning Comprehe nsion Section ADirecti ons:In t

21、his secti on, you will heartwo long con versatio ns. At the end of each con versatio n, you will hear somequesti ons. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a questio n, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). The n m

22、ark the corresp onding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through thecen tre.Con versati on OneW: Hello.M: Hello, is that the refere nee library?W: Y es. Can I help you?M: I hope so. I rang earlier and asked forsome informationabout Denys Hawtin, thescientist. You asked me to ring back.W: Oh

23、, yes. I have found somethi ng.M: Good. I ve got a penciland paper.Perhaps you could read out what it says.W:Certai nly.Hawti n,Den ys.Born:Darlington 1836; died New York 1920.M: Y es. Got that.W: Inven tor and physicist. The son of a farm worker, he was admitted to the University of London at the a

24、ge of fiftee n.M: Y es.W: He graduated at seve ntee n with a firstclass degree in Physics and Mathematics. All right?M: Y es, all right.W: He made his firstno table achieveme nt at the age of eighteen. It was a method of refrigerati on which arose from his work in low temperature physics. He becamep

25、rofessor of Mathematics at the Uni versity of Manchester at twenty-four,where heremained for twelve years. During that time he married one of his students,NatashaWilloughby.M: Yes. Go on.W: Later, work ing together in London, they laid the foun dati on of moder n Physics by showing that normal laws

26、of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high freque ncy radio waves. In his lifetime Hawtin patented 244 inventions.Do you want any more?M: Yes. When d

27、id he go to America?W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach in NewYork, and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still, he was a good age.M: Yes. I suppose so. Well, tha nks.Questi ons1 to 4 are based on thecon versati on you have just heard.1. What do we lear n about Denys Hawtin whe n he wa

28、s 15?2. What did Denys Hawtin do at the age of 24?3. For what were Denys Hawtin and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a sec ond time?4. Why did Denys Hawtin go to New York?Con versati on TwoW: This is Lisa Meyer in the WBZ n ewsroom, talkingwith Mike Bassichis, who is thedirector of the Gifford Schoo

29、l, about the cleanup from last week s fire and what the possible cause of that blaze may have been. M: We re getting ready for our entire staff to retur n early from vacati on tomorrow whereupon we are going to move into temporary classrooms. And the other buildi ngs that did not bur n are beingmayh

30、ave caused yet has beende-smoked. As to the cause of the fire, all we know is that we were having trouble with the pilot lights since we bought the stove in July and it had been serviced three times. Well, as a matter of fact, we think it was a malfunctioningstove thatthe fire. Nothing definite dete

31、rm in ed.schools or otherstove that haveW: Have you heard from other institutionalusers of this had the same problem?Ml No. I wouldn t know anything more aboutthe stove itself. All I know is that thisfire went up so quickly that there s beena suspicion about why it went up so quickly. And it maybe t

32、hat there was a gas blast. But, aga in,this has not bee n determ inedofficially by an ybody.W: I got you. Whendo kids comeback to school? M: Next Mon day, and we will be ready for them. Mon day January 4. We re just extremely thrilled that no one was hurt and that s because of the fire fighters that

33、 were here, nine of them. T hey re wonderful.W: And I m sure you send your thanks out to them, uh?M: Well, we re sending out thanks to them in a letter or in any other way we can. I heard a story today where one of our kids actually baked somecookies and is taking it to the fire departme nt, to give

34、 it to them.Questi ons 5 to 8 are based on the con versati on you have just heard.5. What were the speakers talki ng about?6. What were the school staff doing at the time of the accide nt?7. What was supposed to be the cause of the accide nt?8. What did one of the kids do to show gratitude?Secti on

35、BDirecti ons:In this secti on, you will heartwo passages. At the end of each passage, youwill hear some questi ons. Both the passage and the questions willbe spoken only once.After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).The n mark thecorre

36、sp onding letter on An swer Sheet 1with a sin gle line through the cen tre.Passage OneIn today s personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than a sense of humor. We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or in tellige nee.If some one h

37、as agreat sense of humor, we reas on, it mea ns that they are happy, sociallycon fide nt andhave a healthy perspective on life.This attitude would have surprised the an cie nt Greeks, who believed humor to be essentially aggressive. And in fact, our admirati on for the comically giftedisrelatively n

38、 ew, and not very well-fo un ded, says Rod Mart in, a psychologist at theUn iversity of Western On tario. Bei ng funny isn t necessarily an indicatorof goodsocial skills and well-be ing, his research has show n. It may just as likely be a sig n of pers on ality flaws.He has found that humor is a dou

39、ble-edged sword. It can forge better relati on shipsandhelp you cope with life, or it can be corrosive, eati ng away at self-esteem and irritatingothers. “ It s a form ofcomm uni cati on, like speech, and we all use itdifferently,” says Martin. We usebonding humor to enhance our social conn ecti ons

40、, but we also may employ it as a way of excludi ng or reject ing an outsider.Though humor is essentially social, how you use it says a lot about your sense of self.Those who use self-defeati ng humor, mak ing fun of themselves for the enjoyment of others, tend to main ta inthat hostilitytoward thems

41、elveseve nwhe n alone.Similarly, those who are able to view the world with amused toleranee are often equally forgivi ng of their own shorteom in gs.Questi ons 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. Howdo people today view humor according to the speaker?10. What did the an cie nt Gr

42、eeks thi nk of humor?11. What has psychologist Rod Martin found about humor?Passage Two (female voice)And now, if you ll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we re going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and eve n occasi on ally en terta in

43、 heads of state and royalty. However, they man aged to keep this room friendlyand intimate and I thinkyou ll agree it has a very in formal atmosphere, quite un like some gra nd houses you visit. The curta ins were n ever draw n,eve n at ni ght, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside,

44、 which were lit up at ni ght. A very attractive sight.As you can see, ladies and gen tleme n, the guests were seated very in formally around this oval table, which would add to the relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the eightee nth cen tury and is made of Spa nish oak. It s rather remarkable f

45、or the factthat although it isextremely big, itlegs. thats probablyThe chairs whichnot a complete six of them. Theysupported by just six rather slim However, it seemsto have survived like for two hun dred years, so it going to last a bit Ion ger. go with the table are set there were originally are i

46、nteresting for the fact that they are very pla in and un decorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and no arm-rests. I myself find them rather un comfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in thepast.And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you

47、dlike to follow me into the Great HallQuesti ons 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What do we lear n about the speaker?13. What does the speaker say about the room they are visit ing?the14. What is said about the oval table inroom?15. Whatchairs?does the speaker say abouttheS

48、ectio n CDirecti ons:record ings some questi ons.played only once. AfterIn this secti on, you will hear of lecturesTheor talks followed record ings will you hear a questi on,bybeyou must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). The n mark the corresp onding letter on A

49、n swer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Now listen to the following recording andan swer questi ons 16 to 19. Moderator:keynoteHowardHello Ladies and Gentleman, it gives me great pleasure to in troduce our speaker for today s session,Dr.writte nMiller. Dr. Miller, Professor of Sociology

50、 at Wash ington Uni versity, hasn umerous articles and books on the issues facing olderAmerica ns in our gray ingsociety for the past 15 years. Dr. Miller: Dr. Miller :Thank you for that introduction.Today, I dwerethatlike to preface my remarks with a story from my own life which I feel highlights t

51、he commorconcerns that bring us here together. Several years ago when my grandparents well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no Ion ger being able to adequately care for themselves. grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, of leav ing the only home they had known for the past 6

52、0 years. Fighting back the tears,he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their homefrom the ground up, and that he had poun ded every n ail and laid every brick in the process. The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement homewas an extr

53、emely painful experienee for them. It was, in my grandfather s own words, like having alimb cut off. He exclaimed ina forceful manner that he felt he wasn timporta nt an ymore.For them and some older America ns, their so- called“golden years ” are at times notso pleasa nt, for this period can mean t

54、he decline of not only one s health but the loss of ide ntity and self-worth. In many societies, this self-ide ntityis closelyrelated with our social status, occupation, material possessi ons, orin depe nden ce.Furthermore, weoften live in societies that value what is“neW or in fashion, and ourown u

55、sage of words in the English Ianguage is often a sign of bad news for older America ns. I mean how would your family react if you came home toni ght exclaim ing,“ Hey, come to the liv ing room and se e the OLD black and white TV I brought! ” Unfortunately, the word “old ” calls to mind images of the

56、 need to replace or discard Now, many of the lectures given at this conference have focused on the issues of pension reform, medical care, and the development of public facilities for senior citize ns. And while these are vital issues that must be addressed, I d like to focus my comments on an impor

57、tant issue that will affect the overall success of the other programs mentioned. This has to do with cha nging our perspectives on what it means to be a part of this group, and finding meanin gful roles the elderly can play and should play in our societies.First of all, I d like to talk about .16. What does the introductionsay about Dr.Howard Miller s articles and books?17. What is the greate