大学英语六级新题8

［模拟］大学英语六级新题8

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledTheDaysWeShouldKeepinMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbutnomorethan200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

1.很多年轻人从不会忘记庆祝自己的生日，父母的生日却不知道

2.这种现象说明了什么问题，原因是什么

3.我们应该怎么做

范文示例:

TheDaysWeShouldKeepinMind

Manyyoungpeopleneverforgettheirbirthday.Theyheldlittle

partiesandreceivegiftstocelebratetheirbirthdayeveryyear.However,

whentheyareaskedabouttheirparents'birthdays,mostofthemcannot

answerright.

Thereareseveralreasonswhichcausethisphenomenon.Onthe

onehand,nowadaysparentsfocusverymuchontheirchildren,buttoo

littleonthemselves.Manyparentscelebratetheirchildren'sbirthdays

whentheirkidsarestillveryyoung,maybeonly3or4yearsold.But

parentsseldomcelebratetheirownbirthday,andmaybetheydon'tmention

itatall.That'swhyyoungpeoplecannotrememberparents'birthdays.

Ontheotherhand,youngpeoplefocusverymuchonthemselves,buttoo

littleontheirparents.Sometimestheyjustthinkthattheirparentsare

notinterestedincelebratingbirthday.

Isyoungpeople'sbirthdaymoreimportantthantheirparents

’?Idon'tthinkso.Thedaysweshouldkeepinmindarenotourownbirthday,

butourparents".

PartIISectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear

8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

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第1题：

A.Hedranktheorangejuice.

B.Hecouldn'tfindthejuiceanywhere.

C.Hebroketheglassofjuice.

D.Hehadnoideawhathappened.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,andnow

Ican'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?M:Didyou

hearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.I'mjustasclumsyasever.Q:What

doesthemanimply?女士问男士知不知道她早上弄的橙汁发生了什么事，现在

找不到了；男士反问她刚才有没有听到一声爆裂声，就是那杯橙汁。可见男士打

碎了装橙汁的杯子，C正确。

第2题：

A.Abiggerhouseisnotasgoodasanewcar.

B.Theyranoutofmoneyfrombuyinganewcar.

C.Theydonotneedabiggerhouserightnow.

D.Theyshouldselltheircartoaffordabiggerhouse.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］W:Isupposeweshouldlookforabiggerhouse,butIdon'tsee

howwecanafforditrightnow.M:Ifonlywehadn'tspentsomuchmoney

onourcarthisyear.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?女士说眼下负担不起更

大的房子，男士说如果我们今年没有在汽车上花那么多钱就好了，言下之意是钱

都花在买车上了，B正确。

第3题：

A.Theman'swifeisdefinitelyanegativeperson.

B.Shecouldn'tputupwiththeman'swifeanylonger.

C.Theman'swifemusthaveanunhappychildhood.

D.Theman'swifemaybeinfluencedbyherexperience.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］M：Icouldn'tputupwithmywifeanylonger.Idon'tknowwhy

sheusuallywantstolookateverythinginsuchanegativeway.W:Maybe

youshouldtrytogettoknowsomethingaboutherchildhood.Q:Whatdoes

thewomanimply?男士说他的妻子经常消极地看待每件事物，女士就建议他了

解一下妻子的童年。也就是说，女士认为男士的妻子可能因为一些经历而使她形

成消极的观点，D正确。

第4题：

A.Thesalesmanagerhasshortmemories.

B.Thewomanisanawkwardliar.

C.Thewomanhasnevermetthesalesmanager.

D.Thesalesmanageristoobusytomeetthewoman.

参考答案：A

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［听力原文］M：Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.Are

yousureyouknowhim?W:We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.He

seemsalittleforgetful.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

男士说新的销售经理表示没见过女士，而女士说他们已经被介绍过大概三次了，

并且说他似乎有点健忘。可见新的销售经理记性不是太好，A正确。shortmemory

“健忘”。

第5题：

A.Shewitnessedanaccident.

B.Sheslepttoomuchthatday.

C.Sheexperiencedanearthquake.

D.Shefoundsomethinghorrible.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］M：Couldyoudescribewhatyouweredoingatthemoment?W:Well,

Iwasstillsleepingat6o'clock.Thentherewasthishorriblesoundand

thefloorwasjustbouncingandrollinglikewaves,allatthesametime.

Q:Whathappenedtothewoman?根据女士的描述，当时地板就像波浪一样颠

簸起伏，可以推断女士经历了地震，C正确。

第6题：

A.Thewomanwantstodrinksomethingcold.

B.Themanwantstohaveafillingreplaced.

C.Thewomanishavingadentalcheckup.

D.Themansuggeststhewomantoremoveherteeth.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］W:Doctor,oneofmywisdomteethisbotheringme,andit

sometimeshurtswhenIdrinksomethingcold.M:Oh,thereisacavity

init,but...nottoobig.Well,we'regoingtoremovethedecay,andthen

putafillingin...Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?女士

对医生说她的智齿很烦人，可见女士正在牙医处检查牙齿，故C为答案。

第7题：

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Brotherandsister.

C.Salesmanandcustomer.

D.Doctorandpatient.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］W:I'mactuallyfine.It'sjustthatI'vebeenalittletired

thelastfewdays,andmystomachiskindofupset.M:Well,thatdoesn

'tsurpriseme.Ihavesomenewsthatyoumightfindexciting.You're

pregnant.Q:What'stherelationshipbetweenthewomanandtheman?女

士描述自己不舒服的症状，男士就告诉她其实她怀孕了，可见他们是医生和病人

的关系，D正确。

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第8题：

A.Shejustsawabirdflyinginthebush.

B.Theirteamwilldefinitelywin.

C.It'stooearlytodrawaconclusion.

D.Fourscoresaheadisneverenoughtowinthegame.

参考答案：c

［听力原文］M:Ibetourteamwillwinthegame.We'realreadyfourscores

aheadoftheotherteam.W:It'sstillabirdinthebush.Youcannever

tell.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?男士认为他们的队会赢得比赛，因为已

经领先对手4分了；女士却说那还是没到手之物，不好说。也就是说女士认为下

结论还太早，C正确。

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwo

passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

［听力原文］

W:Icanseebyyourresumeherethatyoustudiedbusinessadministration.

M:That'sright.

W:SoIwonderwhyyouwanttoworkforanewspaper.

M:Ididreportingfortheuniversitynewspaperatmyschool.AndFve

alwaysbeenveryinterestedinjournalism.

W:Butjournalism一it'saverydifferentprofessionfromadministration.

Youknowalotaboutadministration.Whydon'tyouchoosetoworkfora

companylookingfortrainmanagers?

M:Istudiedadministration,yes,butIammoreattractedtowriting

articles.Iwanttousemyknowledgeofbusinesstowritefinancialnews.

W:Anewreportermustexpecttoworkmanyhours.

M:Iknowthattheprofessionrequiresdedication.

W:Youshouldexpecttoworkmorethanfiftyhoursaweek.Andthereis

alotofpressureinthisjob.Youhavetogetstoriesinbythedeadline.

M:Iknowthatbeginningreportersworkmanyhours,Iamverywillingto

takeonthechallenge.

W:MayIaskhowwellyouknowthecity?

M:Igrewuphere.

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W:ButyouwenttocollegeinSeattle.Soyouhaven'tlivedhereforalmost

fiveyears,yes?

M:Yes,that'strue.ButIgrewuponthenorthsideoftown.AndIknow

thiscityverywell.IhavenotroublegettingwhereIneedtogo.

W:That'sgood.Becauseifyou'rehired,wewillbesendingyoueverywhere.

Thejobisinthecitynewsdepartment.

M:Yes,I'mawareofthat.

W:Alright,then.Wewillprobablybegivingyouacallintendaysor

so.Ihavetointerviewseveralmorepeople.

M:Thankyou,Mrs.Jones.

第9题：

A.Healwayslikessomethingmorechallenging.

B.Hewantstolivenearertohisfamily.

C.Hewantstoputhisadministrationknowledgeintopractice.

D.Hedidreportingbeforeandwasinterestedinjournalism.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whydoesthemanwanttoworkforanewspaper?当被问至！J为何

想在报社工作时，男士提到他曾在大学校报工作，并且对记者行业很感兴趣。由

此判断D为答案。

第10题：

A.Administrativenews.

B.Generalsocialconcerns.

C.Financialnews.

D.Localnews.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatkindofarticlesdoesthemanwanttowrite?男士说，他

喜欢写文章，并且想根据自己所知的商业知识撰写金融新闻。选C。

第n题：

A.Shocked.

B.Acceptable.

C.Incredible.

D.Indifferent.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatistheman'sreactiontotheworkinghoursmentionedby

thewoman?女士提醒男士，每周的工作时间要超过50小时，压力大。男士欣然

接受，并表示自己愿意接受挑战。故B是男士的态度。

第12题:

A.Sheonlywantstohirelocalpeople.

B.Shelivedinthecityforalongtime.

C.Shewillsendtheemployeeseverywhere.

D.Shewantstoknowmoreaboutapplicants.

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参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whydoesthewomanaskthemanifheknowsthecitywell?女

士问男士对这座城市有多少了解.男士说他在这里长大，虽然去了西雅图读书，

但他还是十分了解这座城市，知道每个方位。随后女士解释说.如果聘用男士，

会把他派往各个地点。可见C正确。

［听力原文］

W:Excuseme.I'mlookingforsomeonewhocanhelpmewiththetextbook

reservationprogram.

M:Oh,well,Icandothat.Whatdoyouneed?

W:Okay.Um,myfriendtoldmethatIcouldgetusedbooksifIorder,

Imean,preorderthemnow.

M:That'sright.Doyouwanttodothat?

W:Ithinkso,butI'mnotsurehowitworks.

M:Actually,it'sfairlystraightforward.Wehaveashortformforyou

tofillout.Doyouknowwhatyou'regoingtotakenextsemester?

W:Yeah,Ido.

M:Andyouhavethecoursenamesandtheschedulenumbersforallyour

classes?

W:Un-huh.

M:Okay,then,justputthatinformationdownontheformand,uh,make

acheckmarkintheboxifyouwantrecommendedbooksaswellasrequired

books.Andyousaidyouwereinterestedinusedbooks,right?

W:Right.

M:Somarktheboxforusedbooks,signtheformandbringitbacktome.

W:DoIhavetopaynow?Or,doyouwantadeposit?

M:No,youcanpaywhenyoupickupthebooks.

W:AndwhencanIdothat?

M:Theweekbeforeclassesbegin.

W:That'sgood,but,um,whatifIchangemyschedule?Imean,Idon'

tplantobut...

M:...ithappens.Don'tworry.Ifyouchangeclasses,youcanjustbring

thebooksbackanytimetwoweeksfromthefirstdayofclasstogeta

fullrefund.

第13题：

A.Choosingcourses.

B.Preorderingtextbooks.

C.Dealingwithusedbooks.

D.Lookingforpart-timejobs.

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参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?对话一开始，女士便询问

课本预定程序。接着对话一直围绕着这一方面讨论。可见B是答案。

第14题：

A.Namesoftherecommendedbooks.

B.Thenameandnumberofherprofessor.

C.Aletterofrecommendationfromthesupervisor.

D.Thecoursenamesandtheschedulenumbers.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］Whatinformationdoesthewomanneedtofillintheform?男

士问女士是否有课程名称和序号，并告知女士只需将其填入即可。故选D。

第15题:

A.Whenshegetsthebooks,

B.Whentheclassesbegin,

C.Whenshehandsintheform,

D.Whensheisabletopay.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］Whenshouldthewomanpayforthebooks?女士问男士何时付款,

男士说在取书的时候付款即可。选A。

SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthree

recordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

［听力原文］

Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedareferee

andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon'tcaremuchaboutwhowins

orloses,anditdoesn'tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinished.

Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonal

abilitiescannotbedirectlycompared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmove

instages,inwhicheachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-up

ofsides,orthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstart,isalmostagame

initself.

Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren'sgamesexciting,andtheyoften

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feelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegamesagainandagain.

However,itisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.

Hecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopular

person,andhecanfindhimselfbringausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhom,

heisordinarilyafraid.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.

Hecanbeconfident,too,inparticulargames,thatitishisplaceto

giveorders,topretendtobedead,tothrowaballactuallyatsomeone,

ortokisssomeonehehascaught.

Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimaginea

situationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherules,andmore

importantly,everyoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybe

childish,buttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.

第16题：

A.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.

B.Theycanstopplayinganytimetheylike.

C.Theywanttopickabetterteam.

D.Theyallwanttobethewinner.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?

短文提到“游戏是否结束，并不困扰孩子们”。故B“他们可以在自己喜欢的任

意时刻停止游戏”正确。

第17题:

A.Hehastoplaybetterthanothers.

B.Heneedsonlytowaitforhisturn.

C.Heneedstobeapopularperson.

D.Hemustbeveryambitious.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatshouldachilddotobecomealeaderinagame?短文提

到“当轮到他时，他就成为领导”。故B正确。

第18题:

A.Theyusuallycompeteandfightwitheachother.

B.Theysometimeslaughatthelosers.

C.Theyknowtheruleswellandalwaysobey.

D.Theynevergiveorderstootherchildren.

参考答案：c

［听力原文］Accordingtothespeaker,howdothechildrenbehaveduringthe

games?短文提到：“所有的小孩都了解这些规则，更重要的是，他们都按照规

则玩游戏。”C是原文的同义替换，故为正确答案。

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［听力原文］

NowHarrietBeecherStoweisbestknownforhernovelUncleTom'sCabin,

abookthatdetailstheharshnessofplantationlifeinthesouth.The

bookwasextremelypopularintheUnitedStatesaswellasinother

countries.Ironicallythough,fortheattentiongiventoUncleTom'sCabin,

itisfarfromStowe'sbestwork.Shedidwriteoneothernovelaboutlife

inthesouth.Butmuchofherbestworkhasnothingtodowiththesouth

atall.Infact,Stowe'sbestwritingisaboutvillagelifeintheNew

Englandstatesinthe19thcentury.Inrecordingthecustomsofthe

villagesshewroteabout,Stoweclaimedthatherpurposewastoreflect

theimageasrealisticallyaspossible.Sheusuallysucceeded,forher

settingswereoftendescribedaccuratelyandindetail.Inthissense,

shewasanimportantforerunnertotherealisticmovementthatbecame

popularlaterinthe19thcentury.Shewasoneofthefirstwritersto

uselocaldialectforhercharacterswhentheyspoke.Andshedidthis

forthirtyyearsbeforeMarkTwainpopularizedtheuseoflocaldialect.

ItmakessensethatStowewouldwriteaboutNewEnglandlife,sinceshe

wasborninConnecticut.Asayoungwomanthere,sheworkedasateacher.

Theteachingjobhelpedleadhertoherfirstpublishedwork,ageography

bookforchildren.Later,whenshewasmarried,herwritinghelpedto

supportherfamilyfinancially.Throughoutherlife,shewrotepoems,

travelbooks,biographicalsketchesandchildren'sbooksaswellasnovels

foradults.

第19题：

A.It'sthefirstnovelofStowe.

B.It'sthebestsellernowadays.

C.It'saboutthelifeintheSouth.

D.It'spopularonlyinAmerica.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutUncleTom'sCabin?短文中提

到：“《汤姆叔叔的小屋》讲述了南方种植园的艰苦生活。”故C正确。

第20题：

A.Toreflecttheimagerealistically.

B.Toshowthebeautifulscenery.

C.Tomakethevillagespopular.

D.Tounderstandthelocaldialect.

参考答案：A

［听力原文］ForwhatpurposedidStowerecordthecustomsofthevillages?

短文提到：“斯托夫人称，她的目的是尽可能真实的反映影像。”故A正确。

第21题：

A.Shewastheinitiatoroftherealisticmovement.

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B.SheusedlocaldialectinworksearlierthanMarkTwain.

C.Hernovelsbecamepopularafterherdeath.

D.Herfamilysupportedherwritingcareer.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutHarrietBeecherStowe?短文

提到“早在马克•吐温使方言运用流行30年前她已经这样做了"。故B正确。

第22题：

A.Herhardwork.

B.Herjobasateacher.

C.Herhusband'ssupport.

D.Herwilltobecomeawriter.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Accordingtothespeaker,whathelpedStowepublishherfirst

book?短文提到：“教学工作让她的第一本书一一一本面向儿童的地理书得以出

版。”故B正确。

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［听力原文］

Everyfouryears,Americanselectapresident.Accordingtothe

constitutionanyAmericancitizenover35yearsofagewhowasbornin

theU.S.canbepresident.Therearealwaysmanycandidateswhohopethey

willbeelected.TherearemanypoliticalpartiesintheUnitedStates,

andmostofthesewillhavecandidatesforpresident.However,two

politicalpartiesaremuchstrongerthantheothers.Theyarecalledthe

DemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.Foroverahundredyears,the

manelectedaspresidenthasalwaysbeeneitheraDemocratoraRepublican.

AllAmericancitizensover18yearsofagecanvoteforapresident.The

processofelectingapresidenttakesnearlyayear.Duringtheelection

yeartherearenumerouslocalelections,calledprimaryelections,held

inmanyofthefiftystates.Theseelectionsindicatewhothemostpopular

candidatesare.Inprimaryelections,usuallyheldinthewinterand

spring,candidatesrunagainstmembersoftheirownparties.Inthisway

theytrytogetsupportofpartymembersaroundthecountry.Duringthe

summer,bothpartieshaveconventionswherethepartymembersmakethe

finalchoicefortheparty'spresidentialcandidate.Eachpartychooses

apersontorunforpresidentandapersontorunforvicepresident.The

twocandidatesworkasateam.Theywillwinorlosetheelectiontogether.

Oncethefinalcandidatesarechosen,theycampaignaroundthecountry,

tryingtowinvotes.ThenationalelectionisheldinNovember.The

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candidatewhowinsbecomespresidentthefollowingJanuary.

第23题：

A.AnyAmericanwholoveshiscountry.

B.Membersofthetwomajorparties.

C.CitizenswholiveinAmericaformorethan30years.

D.Natural-borncitizenswhoisover35earsold.

参考答案：D

［听力原文］WhocanbeelectedasthepresidentofAmerica?短文提到，“依

据宪法，任何出生在美国35岁以上的美国公民都可能成为总统。”故D正确。

第24题：

A.Givesupporttopartymembers.

B.Chooseapersontorunforvicepresident.

C.Runagainstmembersoftheirownparties.

D.Takepartinsomeactivitieswithfamilymembers.

参考答案：C

［听力原文］Whatdothecandidatesdoduringtheprimaryelections?短文

提到“在一般于冬季或春季举行的预选中，候选人跟党内的对手竞争。”故C

正确。

第25题:

A.Visitthecitizensofthestatestoraisemoney.

B.Campaignaroundthecountrytogetvotes.

C.Getsupportofpartymembersaroundthecountry.

D.Getsupportfromothercandidates.

参考答案：B

［听力原文］Whatwillthefinalcandidatesdoaftertheyarechosen?短

文提到：“最终候选人确认后，他们就到全国活动以获得更多选票。”故B正确。

SectionCDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearapassage

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadoforsecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks

withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

Americansusuallyconsiderthemselvesafriendlypeople.Their

friendships,however,tendtobeshorterandmore_26_thanfriendships

amongpeoplefromother_27_.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstohave

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onlyoneclosefriendduringtheirlifetime.Thisattitudeprobablyhas

somethingtodowithAmericanmobilityandthefactthatAmericansdonot

liketo_28_otherpeople.

BecausetheUnitedStatesisahighlyactivesociety,fullof

movementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthego.Inthishighly

changedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseemimpatientor_29_.They

wanttogettoknowyouas_30_aspossibleandthenmoveontosomething

else.Sometimes,earlyon,theywillaskyouquestionsthatyoumayfeel

areverypersonal.Noinsultisintended;thequestions

usually_31_theirgenuineinterestor_32_,andtheirimpatiencetoget

totheheartofthematter.Andthesamegoesforyou.Ifyoudonot

understandcertainAmericanbehaviororyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,

donot33_toaskthemquestionsaboutthemselves.Americansareusually

eagertoexplainallabouttheircountryoranything"American"inwhich

youmaybeinterested.Somuchsoinfactthatyoumay

become341istening.Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseAmericanstendtobe

uncomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.Theywouldrathertalk

abouttheweatherorthelatestsportsscores,forexample,thandealwith

silence.

Ontheotherhand,don'texpectAmericanstobe_35_about

internationalgeographyorworldaffairs,unlessthosesubjectsdirectly

involvetheUnitedStates.

［听力原文］

Americansusuallyconsiderthemselvesafriendlypeople.Their

friendships,however,tendtobeshorterandmorecasualthanfriendships

amongpeoplefromothercultures.ItisnotuncommonforAmericanstohave

onlyoneclosefriendduringtheirlifetime.Thisattitudeprobablyhas

somethingtodowithAmericanmobilityandthefactthatAmericansdonot

liketobedependentonotherpeople.

BecausetheUnitedStatesisahighlyactivesociety,fullof

movementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthego.Inthishighly

changedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseemimpatientorabrupt.

Theywanttogettoknowyouasquicklyaspossibleandthenmoveonto

somethingelse.Sometimes,earlyon,theywillaskyouquestionsthatyou

mayfeelareverypersonal.Noinsultisintended;thequestionsusually

growoutoftheirgenuineinterestorcuriosity,andtheirimpatienceto

gettotheheartofthematter.Andthesamegoesforyou.Ifyoudonot

understandcertainAmericanbehaviororyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem,

donothesitatetoaskthemquestionsaboutthemselves.Americansare

usuallyeagertoexplainallabouttheircountryoranything"American”

inwhichyoumaybeinterested.Somuchsoinfactthatyoumaybecome

tiredoflistening.Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseAmericanstendtobe

uncomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.Theywouldrathertalk

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abouttheweatherorthelatestsportsscores,forexample,thandealwith

silence.

Ontheotherhand,don'texpectAmericanstobeknowledgeableabout

internationalgeographyorworldaffairs,unlessthosesubjectsdirectly

involvetheUnitedStates.

第26题：

参考答案：

casual

根据空格前的more可知此处应填入形容词，构成比较级，与前面的shorter

并列。casual指“随便的”。

第27题：

参考答案：

cultures

根据空格前的other可推知此处应填入名词，culture意为“文化”，注意

此处是复数形式，需加-s。

第28题:

参考答案：

bedependenton

根据空格前的不定式可推知此处紧跟动词原形，bedependenton为常用短

语，表示“依靠”。

第29题：

参考答案：

abrupt

此空与空格前的impatient为并列关系，应包含消极的含义。abrupt指“唐

突的，没礼貌的”。

第30题：

参考答案：

quickly

此空位于两个as之间，可推知应填入形容词或副词。asquicklyaspossible

为常用短语。表示“尽快地”。

第31题：

参考答案：

growoutof

根据句子结构可知，此处应填入动词或动词词组作句子谓语。growoutof

表示“产生自……”。

第32题：

参考答案：

curiosity

此空与前面的interest为并列关系，由此可推知应填入名词。curiosity

意为“好奇心”。

第33题：

参考答案：

hesitate

根据前面的donot可知.此空应填入谓语动词原形。hesitate为常见词，

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意为“犹豫”。

第34题：

参考答案：

tiredof

此空填入的词作become的表语。tiredof为固定短语，表示“对...厌烦”。

第35题：

参考答案：

knowledgeable

此空填入的词作be的表语，并能与空格后的about构成搭配。knowledgeable

意为“博学的，知识渊博的”。

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Section

ADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithten

blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom

alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondin