2021年度大学英语六级考试听力样题改革后

大学英语六级考试听力样题

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)Hewasadmittedtoauniversity.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

2.A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

3.A)Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

D)Layingthefoundationsofmodernmathematics.

4.A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.D)Toteachatauniversity.

ConversationTwo

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theinjuryofsomestudents.

B)Aschoolbuscrashontheway.

C)Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.

D)Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.

6.A)Teaching.C)Havinglunch.

B)Onvacation.D)Holdingameeting.

7.A)Amalfunctioningstove.C)Violationoftrafficrules.

B)Cigarettesbuttsleftbyworkers.D)Negligenceinschoolmaintenance.

8.A)Sentastorytothelocalnewspaper.

B)ThrewasmallThanksgivingparty.

C)Bakedsomecookiesasapresent.

D)Wroteapersonalletterofthanks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.

10.A)Itwasself-defeating.C)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

B)Itwasaggressive.D)Itwassomethingadmirable.

11.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.

PassageTwo

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Sheisatouristguide.C)Sheisadomesticservant.

B)Sheisaninterpreter.D)Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

13.A)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

B)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

14.A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.C)Itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanishboat.

15.A)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

B)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

C)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

D)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

somequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

16.A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.

C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D)Theyarefilledwithfbndmemoriesofhisgrandparents.

17.A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.

B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.

C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.

D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.

18.A)Thelossofidentityandself-worth.

B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.

C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.

D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.

19.A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.

B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.

C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.

D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

20.A)Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.

B)Ithasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.

C)Itisacommonproblemfoundinunderdevelopedcountries.

D)Itisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.

21.A)Theywilllivelonger.C)Theygetalongwellwithpeople.

B)Theygetbetterpay.D)TheydevelopmuchhigherIQs.

22.A)Appropriatedfundstopromoteresearchofnutrient-richfoods.

B)Encouragedbreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

C)Recruitedvolunteerstoteachruralpeopleabouthealthandnutrition.

D)Targetedhunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

23.A)Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.

B)Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.

C)Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.

D)Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.

24.A)Thosehavingatasteorsmellcomponent.

B)Productspotentiallyembarrassingtobuy.

C)Thosethatrequireverycarefulhandling.

D)Servicesinvolvingapersonalelement.

25.A)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon'tmindpayingalittlemore.

TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

W：Hello.

M：Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?

W：Yes.CanIhelpyou?

M：Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,the

scientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W：Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M：Good.Tvegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W：Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born：Darlington1836；diedNewYork1920.

M：Yes.Gotthat.

W：Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtothe

UniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.

M：Yes.

W：HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.

Allright?

M：Yes,allright.

W：Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethodof

refrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.Hebecame

professorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,wherehe

remainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,Natasha

Willoughby.

M：Yes.Goon.

W：Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysicsby

showingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomic

particles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1910,and

didsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.Inhis

lifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M：Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

W：Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenlyafter

onlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

M：Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?

ConversationTwo

W：ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whois

thedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek'sfireandwhat

thepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M：We'regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacationtomorrow

whereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheotherbuildings

thatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,allweknowisthat

wewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthestoveinJulyandit

hadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethinkitwasa

malfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethasbeen

determined.

W：Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstovethat

havehadthesameproblem?

M：No.Iwouldn'tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthatthis

firewentupsoquicklythatthere'sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupsoquickly.

Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeendetermined

officiallybyanybody.

W：Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

M：NextMonday,andwewillbereadyfbrthem.MondayJanuary4.We'rejust

extremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthat'sbecauseofthefirefightersthatwere

here,nineofthem.They9rewonderful.

W：AndI'msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

M：Well,we9resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywecan.I

heardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandistakingit

tothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

SheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Intoday'spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseofhumor.

Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapsevenmorethan

goodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,wereason,it

meansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthyperspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumortobe

essentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedis

relativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistatthe

UniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn'tnecessarilyanindicatorofgood

socialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignof

personalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationships

andhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteemand

irritatingothers.uIt9saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwealluseit

differently,saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocialconnections,

butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectinganoutsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursenseofself.

Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesfortheenjoymentof

others,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhenalone.Similarly,

thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceareoftenequally

forgivingoftheirownshortcomings.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?

PassageTwo(femalevoice)

Andnow,ifyou'llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe'regoing

toseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerpartiesand

evenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanagedto

keepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou'llagreeithasaveryinformal

atmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswerenever

drawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,which

werelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformallyaround

thisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledatesfromthe

eighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It'sratherremarkablefbrthefactthat

althoughitisextremelybig,it'ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.However,it

seemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit'sprobablygoingtolasta

bitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset—therewere

originallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainand

undecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandno

arm-rests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeople

wereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall...

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

somequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

Moderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynote

speakerfortoday'ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyat

WashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesfacing

olderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I'dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastory

frommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringushere

together.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,they

werefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.

Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhad

knownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthat

hehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailand

laideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveup

theirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainful

experienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather^ownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.

Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn'timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called“goldenyears“areattimesnotso

pleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone'shealthbutthelossof

identityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityiscloselyrelatedwithour

socialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.Furthermore,we

oftenliveinsocietiesthatvaluewhatis"new"orinfashion,andourownusage

ofwordsintheEnglishlanguageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.I

meanhowwouldyourfamilyreactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,"Hey,come

tothelivingroomandseetheOLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!,9Unfortunately,

theword“old"callstomindimagesoftheneedtoreplaceordiscard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissuesof

pensionreform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforsenior

citizens.Andwhilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,I'dliketofocusmy

commentsonanimportantissuethatwillaffecttheoverallsuccessoftheother

programsmentioned.Thishastodowithchangingourperspectivesonwhatitmeans

tobeapartofthisgroup,andfindingmeaningfulrolestheelderlycanplayand

shouldplayinoursocieties.

FirstofalbI'dliketotalkabout

16.WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMillefsarticlesandbooks?

17.WhatisthegreatestfearofDr.Millefsgrandfather?

18.WhatdoesDr.Millersaythe"goldenyears"canoftenmean?

19.WhatisthefocusofDr.Miller'sspeech?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

TheGlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternationalFood

PolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshavecometo

theconclusionthatundernourishmentbetweenconceptionandachild'ssecond

birthdaycanhaveseriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-daywindowcanseriouslycheck

thegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytogetsickand

diethanwell-fedchildren.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelopboth

physicallyandmentally.

SaysIFPRFsMarieRueh“Theywillbemore1汰elytoperformwellinschool.They

willstayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactuallydemonstrated

thatchildrenwhowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,byaprettylargemargin,

by46percent/9

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation'sfuturegenerationsdependsina

largepartonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

“Thisiswhywe9reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystoimprove

nutrition.Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible.

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasbeenslowlycomingtogetherfor

decades.ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvetheproblem.

"It'snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwedon'thave

thepoliticiansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement[programs]inthe

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersarebeginning

togetonboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargeting

hunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocuson

improvingdietsorprovidingmicro-foodsupplements.Theyimproveaccessto

pre-birthcareandencourageexclusivebreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofa

child'slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishmentby

recruitingalargenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabouthealth

andnutrition.

“Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeatinghabits.

Sotheywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtouse

them,andalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchildren.^^

Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchildundemutrition.

Butshesaysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerandpovertyuntilthey

begintofocusonthosecriticalfirstthousanddays.

20.Whatistheexperts9conclusionregardingchildren'sundernourishmentintheir

earliestdaysoflife?

21.WhatdoesIFPRI'sMarieRuelsayaboutwell-fedchildrenintheiradultlife?

22.WhatdidThailanddotoreducechildundernourishmentinthe1980s?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

rdliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureoftheproductor

service.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitablefbrselling

online,andothersthatsimplydon'twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhaveahighvalue-to-weightratio.ItemssuchasCDsand

DVDsareobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensivetopost,

stillhaveahighenoughvalue-to-weight