09年12月英语六级模拟试卷及解析之三(6)

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　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension(听力原文在光盘中)

　　Tape Script of 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 center。

　　11. W: Why didn’t you have your geology class today?

　　M: Only three out of a class of twenty-five showed up. Since the professor had planned to present a complex demonstration, he decided to cancel the class until everybody could be present。

　　Q: Why didn’t the geology class meet today?

　　12. M: Did the party come off last night ?

　　W: Yes, but many didn’t show up。

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　13. M: The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think?

　　W: I say it’s perfect for a football stadium。

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　14. W: There was a new quiz show on television last night, but we were just sitting down to dinner when it came on。

　　M: I watched it and it was great! The first four contestants won only small prizes, but the fifth left with a new luxury car。

　　Q: What happened last night?

　　15. W: Raise your hat a little bit and hold the saddle and smile a little. You look wonderful posing like that. Shall I press the shutter?

　　M: Wait a minute. Let me put on a cowboy hat。

　　Q: What are the speakers doing?

　　16. M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade。

　　W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam I've been preparing for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while。

　　Q: Why is the woman so happy？

　　17. M: It's hard to believe that Susan has already finished her homework。

　　W: Well, she copied Jack's homework and made a few changes。

　　Q: What does the woman say about Susan？

　　18. W: Mr. Johnson, have you heard the morning news report? Mill has resigned his post as Prime Minister。

　　M: I didn't turn on the radio this morning, but I did see the headlines. If you remember, he threatened to leave the office at the last cabinet meeting。

　　Q: How did Mr. Johnson learn that the Prime Minister has resigned?

　　Now you’ll hear two long conversations。

　　Conversation One

　　W: Hi, Mike. I wonder if you have time to go with me to the cinema this Sunday。

　　M: Oh, I planned to finish my term paper that day, but Yamada invited me to a tea ceremony at his home。

　　W: Really? You’re lucky! The tea ceremony is a special form of entertainment for distinguished guests。

　　M: Yes, the tradition of tea ceremony has existed for about six hundred years. But, to be frank, I know little about those special and strict rules of the ceremony。

　　W: It’s not as hard as you imagine. I happened to have been invited to one tea ceremony once. I think I can give you some suggestions。

　　M: Oh, that’s good。

　　W: Remember, no matter what kind of tea ceremony you attend, they have one thing in common, that is, guests are invited to enjoy a moment of peace and calm。

　　M: Do you mean that the atmosphere is more important than the cakes and the tea itself?

　　W: Yes. And don’t forget to wash your hands in a rock water basin before entering the tea-room。

　　M: It sounds interesting. Is there a special room for a tea ceremony?

　　W: Of course. The room is very simple but very beautiful. The host and the guests will all sit on a kind of bamboo mats named ‘tatami’。

　　M: I know. I’m practicing to sit on my knees on the floor these days. My knees ached a lot。

　　W: But I’m sure the tea ceremony will release your pain and make you feel happy and peaceful。

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

　　19. Why couldn’t Mike go to the cinema with Jane this Sunday?

　　20. What is in common at all tea ceremonies?

　　21. According to the dialogue, what should the guest do before entering the tea-room?

　　22. How will people sit at the tea ceremonies?

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Hi, Tom!

　　M: Judy. I haven't seen you in weeks. Where have you been?

　　W: In Florida。

　　M: What vacationing! While the rest of us studying on the campus in February cold?

　　W: Not exactly. I spent most of my time under water。

　　M: I don't understand。

　　W: I was on a special field trip. I went with my marine biology class。

　　M: So you went scuba diving. What were you looking for? Sunken treasure?

　　W: You might say so. The sea's full of treasures. All kinds of strange fascinating organisms. Our class concentrated on studying plankton。

　　M: I found plankton were too small to be seen。

　　W: That's a common misconception. The term plankton covers a wild variety of freely flowing plants and animals, from microscopic one cell organisms to larger ones, such as the common jellyfish。

　　M: Jellyfish may be large enough to be seen. But they are transparent, aren't they?

　　W: Yes, most planktons have transparent tissues as protected camouflage, it makes them practically invisible to predators。

　　M: But not invisible to your biology class, I hope。

　　W: By concentrating, I was able to see the outlines of lots of different plankton plants and animals. In fact, our professor even took photographs of gastropods, which are small oceanic snails。

　　M: How would the snails show up in the photographs of their transparence?

　　W: We scoured it with harmless green dye since particles of the dyes stuck to their tissues, the snails appeared in green outline in the photographs。

　　M: That sounds like an interesting trip. But I think if I'd been in Florida in February, I'd much rather spend my time just swimming and lying in the sun。

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

　　23. Why was the woman in Florida?

　　24. Where did the woman spend most of her time while she was in Florida?

　　25. What is NOT true about plankton according to the woman?

　　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 center。

　　Passage One

　　An unusual form of legal system prevailed in Eskimo societies in the harsh Arctic regions. Eskimo societies were organized into local groups that lacked any real form of government, although they had a headman who led the group. The headman had no legal or judicial authority, and there were very few laws in these cultures. The Eskimos also recognized few crimes against property because people did not own land. The custom of freely borrowing goods from each other also discouraged stealing。

　　In the past, certain Eskimo cultures permitted some forms of homicide, including the killing of sickly infants, senile or sickly elderly persons, and invalids. These actions were approved so that the society's resources could be used to support the healthy. Access to modern transportation and medicine has greatly changed this situation。

　　In the Eskimos' cultures, wife stealing was not a crime, and it was usually committed by a man who sought to outrank socially the man whose wife was stolen. Legal disputes, such as wife stealing, were settled by the murder of the offender (and the risk of a possible feud with the offender's relatives) or by a song contest during which each party insulted the other. The winner is determined by whoever received the most applause。

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

　　26. Why was the killing of the sick not considered criminal in Eskimo societies?

　　27. What kind of man usually committed wife stealing?

　　28. What does the unusual way that legal disputes were settled reflect?

　　Passage Two

　　Sydney recorded history began with the arrival of the First Fleet and its English criminals and soldiers on January 26, 1788. Transportation of criminals to Sydney did not stop until 1840 and shortly afterwards, in 1842, Sydney was declared a city. The population grew rapidly during this period, helped by the discovery of gold and the gold rush of 1850.

　　Sydney suffered little during WWII. After the war, European immigrants flooded into the city, and Sydney spread rapidly westwards. It also picked up one of its most famous landmarks in 1957. The architect Jorn Utzon won a competition to design the Sydney Opera House. In 1966, before the completion of the Opera House, Utzon resigned in frustration. Another architectural team took over, and the Opera House was opened in 1973.

　　During the Vietnam war, Sydney became a major resting stopover for US soldiers and an entertainment area developed by King's Cross maintains to this day. The Bicentennial celebrations in 1988 and the massive Darling Harbour redevelopment project boosted the city's development, and today the economy is doing well。

　　After winning the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney put vast amounts of money into city construction and this is evident when walking through the city today. Nowadays Sydney has people from over one hundred countries. It has a population of nearly 4 million. The city provides excellent places to satisfy any visitor’s needs。

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

　　29. When was Sydney declared a city?

　　30. Why did Sydney expand rapidly after WWII?

　　31. How long did it take to design and build the Sydney Opera House?

　　Passage Three

　　Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by heart. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over。

　　The famous English writer, Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have had wonderful memories。

　　A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well。

　　A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds。

　　Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us。

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

　　32. What can some people do if they have very good memory according to the passage?

　　33. Why is it difficult for the pupils to learn a second language in school?

　　34. What is the man’s mind like according to the passage?

　　35. What is a great help learning a language?