英语周报07年12月六级考试听力模拟(一)

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  《英语周报大学综合版》大学英语六级考试模拟试题(一)

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  English Weekly CET-6 Listening Practice TestⅠ

  Part III Listening Comprehension

  Section A

  Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

  11.W: I’m not swimming in the lake unless it warms up outside today.

  M: Me neither. Unfortunately I think it’s supposed to stay this cold all day.

  Q: What can be inferred about the speakers?

  12.W: I’d really like to learn how to play chess, but it looks so complicated. It seems like it will take a really long time to learn.

  M: Well, it takes a long time to get good at it, but we can go over the basics this afternoon if you want.

  Q: What does the man imply?

  13.M: This stew is delicious. I’d love to be able to make it myself

  W: Why not? You can get all the ingredients at any supermarket. Here, let me get a pencil and paper.

  Q: What will the woman probably do next?

  14.M: There's nothing I like better to get me started in the morning than a big breakfast with eggs, bacon, home-fried potatoes...

  W: Not me! All that fatty food will give me a stomachache. I prefer something light, like fruit or yogurt.

  Q: What does the woman mean?

  15W: Well, I am never doing this again! Seven courses in one semester is just too much. I don't have a minute to myself!

  M: Well, I hate to say this, but ...I told you so.

  Q: What does the man mean?

  16.W: I heard that only 20% of summer jobs in this part of the country are advertised. The other 80% are filled some other way.

  M: Really? Then maybe I need to change my job search techniques.

  Q: What can be inferred about the man?

  17.W: This toothache is killing me! I was hoping it would just go away but it's getting worse by the minute. What did you say the name of your dentist was?

  M: I told you last week to make that appointment.

  Q: What does the man imply?

  18.M: You wouldn’t believe the line at the auto inspection center. I waited more than two hours to get through it.

  W: That’s what you get for waiting until the last day of the month.

  Q: What does the woman imply?

  Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

  Conversation One

  W: Hi, Larry. Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV lounge. What are you doing here?

  M: What does it look like I am doing?

  W: Well, it looks like you are watching television. But we have a linear algebra mid-term exam

  tomorrow, so I thought you'd be studying for it maybe I could study with you.

  M: Oh, well, I was just taking a break. This linear algebra stuff gives me a headache if I work on it too long.

  W: I know what you mean. I’ve been working on it for three hours already. I’m beginning to go

  crazy. I’ ve been studying the sample problems. I just don’t get some of them.

  M: But I can’t believe you are coming to me. I mean you do know what I got on the last test, don’t you?

  W:Yeah, I know, you told me. I just thought two heads might be better than one.

  M: Yeah, that’s a nice idea. But...you know, I wish I knew that person in our class who got a

  hundred on the last test. She didn't miss a question. Umm...was it Elizabeth?

  W: Oh yeah, Elizabeth! She is a friend of mine. She’d be a big help right now. Why don’t I give her a call?

  M: What! At this hour? It’s already ten thirty. I don’t wanna impose on her.

  W: Yeah, I guess you are right. But you know what, she owes me a big favor. Let’s at least give her a call and see what she says. Maybe going over some of the problems with us would help her review the material.

  M: It’s worth a try.

  Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  19.What are the speakers mainly discussing?

  20.Why is the man watching television?

  21.Why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study linear algebra with him?

  22.Why doesn’t the man want to call Elizabeth?

  Conversation Two

  W:Hello. Is this the registration office?

  M:Yes. This is Jessie speaking. How can I help you?

  W: Well, I have a slight problem here. I have been in Chemistry 302B class for a month and today

  Prof Anderson told me I wasn’t registered in his latest class list. I thought all the while I was registered in his class and this really comes as a surprise.

  M: Well, why don’t you give me your student ID and I’ll just check to see if you are officially registered.

  W: 36634

  M: Just a minute. And you are Kelly Asthon, right?

  W: Yes, that’s me.

  M: Kelly, the computer shows that you are registered in Chemistry 302A and that’s Dr. Bolton’s class. Perhaps you have mixed up the two.

  W: Oh no, I thought I’d made a switch from Bolton to Anderson. How did this confusion occur? I dropped Bolton’s class and switched to Anderson’s in the first week. I still have the add/drop form with me.

  M: In that case, I suggest you come to the registration office with the add/drop form and we’ll try to sort it out for you.

  W: I will be there first thing in the morning to sort out this mess. You know, I wouldn’t want to switch professors when I’m now half way through.

  M:I can understand that. See you tomorrow.

  Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  23. Why is the woman so surprised?

  24. What does the man suggest the woman do?

  25. Why is the woman urgent to have this problem solved?

  Section B

  Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

  Passage One

  North Korea's famine, poverty and other problems have brought the nation's health care system near collapse and sharply boosted the mortality rates. The U. N.’s top health official talked with reporters in Beijing about her trip to North Korea in the last week.

  The head of the World Health Organization, Gro Harlem Brundtland, says malaria has infected up to 300, 000 North Koreans, with tuberculosis striking tens of thousands more. And North Korean medical facilities do not have the means to treat many of the infected.

  Dr. Brundtland brought a delivery of medication to North Korea that will make it possible to treat thousands of victims.

  Malaria was once nearly eliminated in North Korea, but years of famine, natural disasters, and economic mismanagement have allowed the scourge to reappear along border areas with China and South Korea.

  Dr. Brundtland says the diseases are one reason the death rate for North Koreans has risen about 35 percent in recent years.

  The U. N. health chief urged North Korea's foreign and health ministers to spend more money on health care, but acknowledged the international community will have to step in with millions of dollars to make a difference. "These are not overdone appeals and it is in no way more than needed, so that is a challenge," she said.

  During her trip to North Korea, Dr. Brundtland opened the U. N. World Health Organization's first permanent office in Pyongyang.

  Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  26. What kind of disease has reappeared in North Korea?

  27. Which has not been mentioned in this passage as having a bad effect on North Korea's health care system?

  28. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

  Passage Two

  A new study conducted among 110,000 American adults has once again shown several factors that are associated with a greatly increased risk of death and disability from heart disease. The study reported that men and women who smoke cigarettes face twice the risk of suffering a first heart attack as do non-smokers.

  Men who are classified as "most active" showed no advantage in terms of heart attack rate over men considered "moderately active". Men who are "least active", both on and off the job, are twice as likely as "moderately active" men to suffer a first heart attack.

  The study didn't show that other differences between active and inactive men, such as the amount they smoke, could account for their different heart attack rates.

  The heavier men in the study had a fifty percent greater risk of suffering a first heart attack than the lighter-weight men. An increased risk was also found among women who had gained a lot of weight since age 25. None of the differences in risk could be explained on the basis of variations in exercise habits.

  The incidence of heart attacks was also found to be higher among white men than among non-whites and among Jewish men than among Christians. But the heart attack rate among Jewish women was not markedly different from that among non-Jewish women.

  Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  29. Who is most likely to have a heart attack?

  30. Which of the following statements is not true?

  31. Which of the following does not affect the incidence of a heart attack?

  Passage Three

  An opinion poll was conducted last month about the cultural attitudes of people of 5 countries in western Europe: Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.

  The results of the poll show interesting differences between the participating nations in terms of which components of culture they regard as the most important. For the French and Italians, literature comes well at the top of the list. Economics is given priority by the Germans. History, which occupies the first place for the Spanish and the second place for the Italians and French, is given low priority by the British, who place high value on mathematics.

  France has the distinction, according to the results of the poll, of being the country which provokes most interest from its British, Italian and German neighbors. Spanish interviewees indicate more interest in Italy than in France. It would seem that the literary nations of France and Italy are more culturally exciting than the scientific British and the practical Germans.

  The people of the 5 countries of the survey share the view that books are the best way of broadening knowledge. The French, Germans and Italians identify radio and television as the second best means of improving knowledge but for the British and Spanish, travel is in second place.

  Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

  32. People of which country regard history as the most important component of culture?

  33 Which of the following best describes the British according to the speaker?

  34. Which of the following views do the 5 countries share?

  35. Which of the following is not mentioned as a means of expanding knowledge?

  Section C

  Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

  Like all electronic equipment, computers have become smaller and more (36)sophisticated with time. They have (37) evolved from the enormous mainframes of the 1970s to thin little laptops, financially (38) accessible to a growing number of people and capable of performing innumerable tasks.

  Personal computers have (39) revolutionized countless aspects of modern life. With scanners and digital cameras, for example, the world of publishing and (40) photography has entered the home. Long-distance learning has been made possible for students in isolated or distant areas thanks to (41) computer-assisted teaching. Computer games have added a whole new (42) dimension to home entertainment. They are so much fun that they can become (43) addictive.

  Perhaps no other machine has had a greater impact on our lives than computers. With modems and servers, (44) personal computers can now be connected through telephone lines to create networks of people and businesses who are able to communicate with each other almost instantly by e-mail. Like most aspects of computer culture, the Internet has its positive and its negative side. For example, electronic mail has become so popular and so easy that it has become a problem. (45) In some offices it has reduced real interpersonal relationships and forced employees to read hundreds of useless messages every day.

  Computer technology has affected virtually every aspect of our lives from satellites in outer space that relay television programs to the microchip in our hand calculator. (46) Computer technology has added considerably to the efficiency and quality of life, but it has also contributed to the stress of modern life, especially in the workplace.

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