2025年大学英语六级考试试题

6月大学英语六级考试试题

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)ShemetwithThomasjestafewdaysago.B)Shecanhelpwithorientationprogram.

C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.D)ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.

2.A)Setthedinnertable.B)Changethelightbulb.

C)Cleanthediningroom.D)Holdtheladderforhim.

3.A)He*dlikeapieceofpie.B)He'dlikesomecoffee.

C)He*dratherstayinthewarmroom.D)He,djusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.

4.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.

C)Hemightgetfired.D)Hehaslosthisjob.

5.A)Tony'ssecretary.B)Paul'sgirlfriend.

C)PauPscolleague.D)Tony*swife.

6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.

C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.D)Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.

7.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.

B)Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.

C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.

D)Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.

8.A)Atabookstore.B)Atthedentist,s.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inthelibrary.

9.A)Hedoesn'twantJennytogetintotrouble.

B)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman'sremark.

C)HethinksJenny'sworkloadtooheavyatcollage.

D)Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.

10.A)Itwasapplaudable.B)Itwasjustterrible.

C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.D)Theplotwasfunnyenough.

SectionB

PassageOne

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Socialwork.B)Medicalcare.C)Appliedphysics.D)Specialeducation.

12.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.B)Thetwo-yearprofessional

trainingshereceived.

C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.D)Herparents'consistentmoralsupport.

13.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.

C)Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.B)InamountainvalleyofSpain.

C)AtasmallAmericancollege.D)InasmallvillageinChile.

15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.B)Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.

C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.D)Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.

16.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.

B)Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.

C)Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.

D)ShemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildrenJseducation.

17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.

B)ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.

C)Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.

D)Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonpassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.

B)Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.

C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.

D)Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.

19.A)Itsenormoussize.B)Itsplant-likeappearance.

C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.D)Itsoffensivesmell.

20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.B)Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.

C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.D)Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.

ANSWER:

PartIListeningComprehension

1.C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.

2.D)Holdtheladderforhim

3.B)He'dlikesomecoffee

4.C)Hemightgetfired

5.D)Tony'swife

6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight

7.C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment

8.B)Atthedentist*s

9.B)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman,sremark

10.A)Itwasapplaudable.

11.B.)Medicalcare

12.C)Herdeterminationtofjlfillherdream.

13.B)Tohelpdisabledchildrenthere.

14.D)InasmallvillageinChile.

15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.

16.D)ShemadeoutstandingcontributionstoChildren?seducation.

17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.

18.C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.

19.B)Itsplant-likeappearance.

20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.

6月六级真题听力录音

SectionA

1.M:Mary,couldyoupleasetellThomastocontactme?Iwashopinghewouldbeable

tohelpmeoutwiththefreshmenorientationprogramnextweek.

W:IwouldcertainlytellhimifIsawhim,butIhaven'tseenhimaroundforquiteafew

days.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M:Susan,Iamgoingtochangethelightbulbabovethediningroomtable.Willyou

holdtheladderforme?

W:Noproblem.Butbecarefulwhileyou'reupthere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

3.W:It'sfreezingcold.Letmemakesomecoffeetowarmusup.Doyouwantapiece

ofpieaswell?

M:Coffeesoundsgreat.ButI'mgoingtohavedinnerwithsomefriendsinawhile,so

I'dbetterskipthepie.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?

M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartsellingafewcars

insteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightfindhimselflookingforanewjob.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?

5.M:Hello,Mary.ThisisPaulatthebank.IsTonyhome?

W:Notyet.Paul.Idon'tthinkyoucanreachhimattheofficenow,either.Hephoned

mefiveminutesagotosayhewasstoppingforahair-cutonhiswayhome.

Q:Whodoyouthinkthewomanprobablyis?

6.W:Oh!Boy!Idon'tunderstandhowyougotatickettoday.Ialwaysthoughtyou

wereslowevendrivingonthelesscrowdedfastlane.

M:I'musuallycareful.ButthistimeIthoughtIcouldgetthroughtheintersection

beforethelightturned.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

7.W:Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster.Didyouhavetopunishhim

veryoftenwhenyoutrainedhim?

M:Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhen

hemakesmistakes.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?

8.M:Iamafraidtherewon'tbetimetodoanothertoothtoday.Makesureyoudon't

eatanythinglikestakesforthenextfewhours,andwe'llfilltheothercavitytomorrow.

W:Allright.Actually,Imusthurrytothelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

9.W:IamworriedaboutJennygoingtocollege.Collegestudentsaresowild

nowadays.

M:Actually,onlyafewarelikethat.Moststudentsaretoobusystudyingtohavetime

tocausetrouble.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

10.W:Youdidn'tseemtobeterriblyenthusiasticabouttheperformance.

M:Youmustbekidding.Icouldn'thaveclappedanyharder.Myhandsarestillhurting.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheperformance?

SectionB

Passage1

BornandraisedincentralOhio,I'macountrygirlthroughandthrough.I'mcurrently

studyingtobecomeaphysicaltherapist,acareerpaththatmarksagreatachievementfor

me.AtOhioStateUniversity,admissionintothephysicaltherapyprogramisintensely

competitive.ImadeitpassthefirstcutthefirstyearIapplied,butwasturneddownfor

admission.Iwascrushed,becauseforyearsIhavebeendeterminedtobecomeaphysical

therapist.Ireceivedadvicefromfriendsandrelativesaboutchangingmymajorandfinding

anothercourseformylife.Ijustcouldn'tdoit.IknewIcouldnotbeashappyinanother

profession.SoIstilledmyself,begantoworkseriouslyforanotheryearandreapplied.

HappilyIreceivednoticeofmyadmission.Later,Ifoundoutthatlessthan15%ofthe

applicanthadbeenofferedpositionsthatyear.Nowinthefirsttwoyearsofprofessional

training,Icouldn'tbehappierwithmydecisionnottogiveuponmydream.Myfathertold

methatifIwanteditbadlyenough,Iwouldgetin.Well,Daddy,Iwantedit.Sothere.After

graduation,Iwouldliketotraveltoanothercountry,possiblyaLatinAmericancountryand

workinachildren'shospitalforayearortwo.Somanyofthechildrentherearephysically

handicappedbutmosthospitalsdon'thavethefundingtohiretrainedstafftocareforthem

properly.Iwouldliketochangethatsomehow.

11.Whatisthespeaker'sfieldofstudy?

12.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoheradmissiontoOhioState

University?

13.WhydoesthespeakerwanttogotoaLatinAmericancountry?

Passage2

GabrielaMistralwasonceanordinaryteacherinasmallvillageschoolinNorthernChile.

Toweringmountainsseparatehervillagefromtheworldoutside.GabrielaMistralwasonly

fifteenwhenshebeganteaching,butshewasagoodteacher.Shehelpedthemindsofher

students'scalethemountainwallsandreachedouttotheworldbeyond.Foreighteenyears,

GabrieladevotedherlifetothepoorfarmchildrenofChile'sNorthernvalleys.Duringpart

ofthistime,shewasdirectorofschoolsinallofChile.Beforelong,manycountries

recognizedherasagreatfriendofchildrenandtheleaderineducation.In1922,shewas

invitedtoMexicotohelporganizetheruralschoolsystem.Twoyearslater,GabrielaMistral

cametotheUnitedStateswheresheservedasavisitingprofessorinseveralcolleges.In

NewYorkCity,agroupofteachershelpedtofinancethepublicationofherfirstbookof

poetry.Someofherbookshavebeentranslatedintosixdifferentlanguages.Shegavethe

incomefromsomeofherbookstohelppoorandneglectedchildren.Beginninginthe

1920's,herinterestsreachedouttobroaderfields.Statesmenaskedheradviceon

internationalproblems.Shetriedtobreakthroughthenationalbarriersthathinderedthe

exchangeofideasamongtheSpanishspeakingpeoplesofSouthAmerica.Shetriedto

developabetterunderstandingbetweentheUnitedStatesandcountriesofLatinAmerica.

In1945,shegainedworldwiderecognitionbywinningtheNobelPrizeinliterature,thefirst

SouthernAmericantowintheprize.

14.WheredidGabrielaMistralstartherteachingcareer?

15.HowdidGabrielaMistralhelpthepoorchildrenofherhometown?

16.WhydidmanycountiesthinkhighlyofGabrielaMistral?

17.HowdidGabrielaMistralbecomefamousallovertheworld?

Passage3

Overtimeanimalshavecevelopedmanywaystostayawayfrompredators.Apredator

isananimalthathuntsandeatsotheranimals.Hidingisoneofthebestwaystostayalive.

Someanimalshidebylookingliketheplaceswheretheylive.Toseehowthisworks,let's

lookattheseadragon.Itisamasterofdisguise.Theseadragoniscoveredwithskinthat

lookslikeleaves.Theskinhelpsthedragonlooklikeapieceofseaweed.Ahungrymeat

eaterwouldstayawayfromanythingthatlookslikeseaweed.Otheranimalsstaysafeby

showingtheircolors.Theywantotheranimalstoseethem.Scientistscallthesebright

colors-warningcolors.Youhaveprobablyseenanimalsthathavewarningcolors.Some

grasshoppersshowofftheircwnbrightcolors.Thosecolorsdon'tjustlookattractive;they

telltheirenemiestostayaway.Ofcourse,hungrypredatorssemetimesignorethewarning.

Theystillgoafterthegrasshopper.Ifthathappens,thegrasshopperhasabackupdefense.

Itmakeslotsoffoam.Thefoamtastessobadthatthepredatorwon'tdoitagain.Color

doesn'tofferenoughprotectionforsomeotheranimals.Theyhavedifferentdefensesthat

helpthemsurviveinthewild.Manyfishliveingroupsorschcols.That'sbecausethereis

safetyinnumbers.Atthefirstsignoftrouble,schoolingfishswimasclosetogetherasthey

canget.Thentheschooloffishmakeslotsoftwistsandturns.Allthatmovementmakesit

hardforpredatorstoseeindividualsinalargegroup.

18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

19.Whatprotectstheseadragonfromthemeateater'sattack?

20.Accordingtothepassage,whydomanyfishstayingroups?

12月

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

ll.A)Dr.Smith'swaitingroomisn,ttidy.B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.C)Dr.

Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.

12.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.

B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.

C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.

D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.

13.A)Packinguptogoabroad.B)BrushinguponherEnglish.

C)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates.

14.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.

15.A)ToinvestigatethecausesofAIDS.

B)ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

D)TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.

16.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.B)Itisaprivateinstitution.

C)ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.D)Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyofnature.

17.A)Theycan,tfitintothemachine.B)Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.

C)Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.D)Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.

18.A)Thefoodservedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.

B)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.

C)Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.

D)Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents'needs.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)HepickedupsomeapoIesinhisyard.

B)Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.

C)Hequarreledwithhisneighboroverthefence.

D)Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthewoman5syard.

20.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.B)Pickuptheapples:hatfellinheryard.C)Take

thegarbagetothecurbforher.D)Removethebranchesfromheryard.

21.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.B)Askthemanforcompensation.

C)Havetheman*sappletreecutdown.D)Throwgarbageintotheman,syard.

22.A)Hewasreadytomakeaconcession.B)Hewasnotintmidated.

C)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.D)Hewasabitconcerned.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Badweather.B)Humanerror.

C)Breakdownoftheengines.D)Failureofthecommunicationssystem.

24.A)Twothousandfeet.B)Twelvethousandfeet.

C)Twentythousandfeet.D)Twenty-twothousandfeet.

25.A)Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

D)pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C)Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D)Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.

SectionB

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.B)Hismotherpassedaway.

C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarichbusinessman.D)Hisfathertooktodrinking.

27.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.B)Hewasexpelledbytheuniversity.C)Hecouldn,t

payhisgamblingdebts.D)Heenjoyedworkingforamagazine.

28.A)HispoemsareheavilyinfluencedbyFrenchwriters.

B)HisstoriesaremainlysetintheStateofVirginia.

C)Hisworkisdifficulttoread.

D)Hislanguageisnotrefined.

29.A)Hegrievedtodeathoverthelossofhiswife.

B)Hecommittedsuicideforunknownreasons.

C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.

D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Women.B)Prisoners.C)Manualworkers.D)Schoolagechildren.

31.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowtopronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththesoundsfamiliartotheleaners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowtocombinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroupsaccordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

32.A)ItCanhelppeopletobecomeliteratewithinashorttime.

B)ItwasoriginallydesignedforteachingtheEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomasteralanguagewithinthreemonths.

D)ItiseffectiveinteachinganyalphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Thecrop,sbloomingperiodisdelayed.B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

34.A)Ifsanewwayofapplyingchemicalfertilizer.

B)Ifsanimprovedmethodofharvestingcrops.

C)Ifsacreativetechniqueforsavinglabor.

D)Ifsafarmingprocesslimitingtheuseofploughs.

35.A)Inareaswithfewweedsandunwantedplants.

B)Inareaswithasevereshortageofwater.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

D)Inareasdependentonimoortedfood.

SectionC

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthowsmartbabiesare.Notlongago,researcherslearned

that4-day-oldscouldunderstand(36)andsubtraction.Now,Britishresearch

(37)GrahamSchaferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscanleanwordsforuncommon

thingslongbeforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat9-month-oldinfantscouldbetaught,

throughrepeatedshow-and-tellzto(38)thenamesofobjectsthatwereforeignto

them,aresultthat(39)insomewaysthereceived(")that,apartfrom

learningto(41)thingscommontotheirdailylives,childrendon'tbegintobuild

vocabularyuntilwellintotheirsecondyear,"It'sno(42)thatchildrenlearnwords,

butthewordstheytendtoknowarewordslinkedto(43)situationsinthehome,“

explainsSchafer.”

(44)withanunfamiliar

voicegivinginstructionsinanunfamiliarsetting.H

Figuringouthowhumansacquirelanguagemayshedlightonwhysomechildrenlearnto

readandwritelaterthanothers,Schafersays,andcouldleadtobettertreatmentsfor

developmentalproblems.

(45).

uLanguageisatestcaseforhumancognitivedevelopment,,rsaysSchafer.Butparents

eagertoteachtheirinfantsshouldtakenote:

(46).“Thisisnotabout

advancingdevelopment,°hesays,"It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencandoatanearlierage

thanwhateducatorshaveoftenthought.M

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.D12.C13.B14.C15.D16.A17.B18.A19.B20.D21.A22.C23.B24.A25.A

SectionB

26.B27.C28.C29.D30.A31.D32.A33.C34.D35.B

SectionC

36.addition37.psychologist38.recognize39.challenges40.wisdom41.identify42.

secret43,specific

44.Thisisthefirstdemonstrationthatwecanchoosewhatwordsthechildrenwilllearn

andthattheycanrespondtothem

45.Whafsmore,thestudyoflanguageacquisitionoffersdirectinsightintohowhumans

learn

46.Evenwithoutbeingtaughtnewwords,acontrolgroupcaughtupwiththeotherinfants

withinafewmoths

SectionA

11.M:Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,doyou

recommendher?

W:Well,1hadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwasthe

magazinesinherwaitingroom.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:I'mafraid1can,tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,because

thetenantisstilllivinginit.It'sreallyalovelyplacewithabig

kitchenandasunnywindowforonlytwohundreddollarsamonth.

M:Soundsgood,butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeingit

first.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.M:So,thatrswhat'sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!

W:Yes,I'vcbeentiedupwith（被缠住）mystudies.YouknowI'mplanning

togototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI'mabitnervousabout

myEnglish.

Q:Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

14.W:Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?

M:Shocked!Theproblemformewasthattherenosymptoms（症状）；itseemed

tohavesneakeduponi悄悄靠近某人然后忽然出现）me.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.W:So,you'rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoing

there?

M:Thetripwasintendectobringtotheworld,sattentionthefactthat

AIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it*salsoendangering（危及）other

countries,notably,IndiaandThailand.

Q:Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoIndia?

16.M:It'squiteclearfrommyvisitthisisafull-sizecomprehensive

（综合性的）university.Sowhyisitsti11calledacollege?

W:TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionof

higherlearning（高等学府）inthiscountry.Wehavenurtured（培养，培

育）greatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandwc'reproudofourname.

Q:WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliam

andMary?

17.M:Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?

W:Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup(耽误).

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartneededforthephotocopying

machine?

18.W:Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishesforustoday.Didyou

noticethat?

M:Yes.Kindof(有点)rare,isn,tit?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

ConversationOne

W:Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?

M:YeahJane,whatcan1doforyou?

W:Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimming(修剪，剪

枝)yesterday.(19)

M:Thatwashardwork!

W:I'msureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.

M:Yeah,I'mgladit'sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontfor

garbagepickupwasnofuneither.

W:Well,Idon'tthinkyou*requitefinishedyet;someofthelarger

branchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.

(20)

M:ListenJane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatal1theapples

thatfallinyouryardandyou,venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.

W:Well,it'seasiertopickupapplesthantodragtreebranchesall

thewaytothecurb.(20)Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranches

arejusttoobigforthemtodrag.

M:Well,1guessyou*11justhavetodoityourselfJane.

W:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider(斟酌，再考虑).Wc?vealwaysgotten

alongfairlywell,butIthinkyou,reoutoflinehere.Thebranchesare

yourresponsibility.

M:SorryJane,Tdisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,hut

refusetodealwiththebadsideofit!

W:Getthebranchesoffmypropertyor1'11havetosueyou.(21)

M:Yeah?Forwhat?You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously(太

较真，太当回事)！(22)I'11gottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.

W:You'11behearingfromme.M:Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtJane.

Questions19to22arcbasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

20.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

21.Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?

22.Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewomanJsthreat?

ConversationTwo

M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?

Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:Aforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainous

areaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Wastherebadweather,afire,oranengine

failure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwas

justmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtraffic

controllers.(23)

W:Weren,ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternational

aviation(航空)language?

M:Yes,theywere.Butthetransmissionfrompoor-qualityradioswas

slightlydistorted(歪曲,曲解)andtheaccentscftheSpanishspeaking

controllersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavital

instruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretold"Descendto2-2,000feet."Theinstruction

actuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000

feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,but

itwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrain(地形，地势)ofthemountainsin

thatregionextendsupto2,000feet.(24)

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitude(高度，海拔)then,

thinkingtheywerefollowingtheaircontrollersinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeople

diedasaresultofthissimplemisunderstanding.W:Wow,that,sapowerful

lessoninhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewitheach

other.(25)

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

24.Howhigharethemountainsintheregion?

25.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

SectionB

PassageOne

EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.

Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsold

whenhismotherdied.(26)Hewastakenintothehoiricofawealthybusiness

mannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.As

ayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagoodstudent,

buthe1ikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.Asanunskilled

gameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn,tpayhisgamblinglosses,

heleftuniversity(27)andbeganworkingformagazines.Heworkedhard,

yethewasnotwell-paid,orwel1-known.Attheageof27,hegotmarried.

ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,buthiswifewassick

formostoftheirmarriage,anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,Poe

producedmanystoriesandpoemswhichappearedindif