2006年6月六级听力真题及答案
2006年6月17日大学英语六级 A卷答案(恩波版)听力
2006年6月17日大学英语六级 A卷答案（恩波版）听力1．C She is not sure she can pass on the message.2．D Hold the ladder for him3．B He’d like some coffee4．C He might get fired5．D Tony’s wife6．A He was fined for running a red light7．C He finds reward more effective than punishment8．B At the dentist’s9．B He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark10．A It was applaudable.11．B. Medical care12．C. Her determination to fulfill her dream.13．B. To help disabled children there.14．D. In a small village in Chile.15．A. By expanding their minds and horizons.16．D. She made outstanding contributions to Children’s education.17．A She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.18．C. How animals protect themselves against predators.19．B. Its plant-like appearance.20．A. It helps improve their safety.阅读21 D Showing violence is thought to be entertaining22 B Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.23 C assert a direct line between violent media and aggressive behavior.24 D their definition of violence25 A More studies should be conducted before conclusinons are drawn.26 A A quarter of Americans can’t afford their prescription drubs.27 D exercising price control on brand-name drugs.28 B High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.29 C To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.30 C Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.31 A offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice32 C The elderly,being financially underprivileged,need human help from society.33 B intensify conflicts between the young and the old34 C It benefits the old at the expense of the young.35 D Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age36 A crime against humanity37 C deep-rooted socio-economic inequality38 B The blacks[1] [2] 下一页有一个会议在你所在的城市召开，你想去参加。
听力原文200606
2006年6月六级真题听力录音Section A1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshmen orientation program next week.W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.Q: What does the woman mean?2. M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me?W: No problem. But be careful while you're up there.Q: What does the man want the woman to do?3. W: It's freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?M: Coffee sounds great. But I'm going to have dinner with some friends in a while, so I'd better skip the pie.Q: What does the man mean?4. W: How come Jim lost his job?M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.Q: What does the man say about Jim?5. M: Hello, Mary. This is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?W: Not yet. Paul. I don't think you can reach him at the office now, either. He phoned me five minutes ago to say he was stopping for a hair-cut on his way home.Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?6. W: Oh! Boy! I don't understand how you got a ticket today. I always thought you were slow even driving on the less crowded fast lane.M: I'm usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.Q: What do we learn about the man?7. W: Your dog certainly seems to know you are his master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?M: I found it's much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.Q: What does the man say about training dogs?8. M: I am afraid there won't be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don't eat anything like stakes for the next few hours, and we'll fill the other cavity tomorrow.W: All right. Actually, I must hurry to the library to return some books.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?9. W: I am worried about Jenny going to college. College students are so wild nowadays.M: Actually, only a few are like that. Most students are too busy studying tohave time to cause trouble.Q: What does the man imply?10. W: You didn't seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.M: You must be kidding. I couldn't have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.Q: What does the man think of the performance?Section BPassage 1Born and raised in central Ohio, I'm a country girl through and through. I'm currently studying to become a physical therapist, a career path that marks a great achievement for me. At Ohio State University, admission into the physical therapy program is intensely competitive. I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was turned down for admission. I was crushed, because for years I have been determined to become a physical therapist. I received advice from friends and relatives about changing my major and finding another course for my life. I just couldn't do it. I knew I could not be as happy in another profession. So I stilled myself, began to work seriously for another year and reapplied. Happily I received notice of my admission. Later, I found out that less than 15% of the applicant had been offered positions that year. Now in the first two years of professional training, I couldn't be happier with my decision not to give up on my dream. My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in. Well, Daddy, I wanted it. So there. After graduation, I would like to travel to another country, possibly a Latin American country and work in a children's hospital for a year or two. So many of the children there are physically handicapped but most hospitals don't have the funding to hire trained staff to care for them properly. I would like to change that somehow.11. What is the speaker's field of study?12. According to the speaker, what contributed to her admission to Ohio State University?13. Why does the speaker want to go to a Latin American country?Passage 2Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reached out to the world beyond. For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile's Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the rural school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six different languages. She gave the income from some of herbooks to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920's, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first Southern American to win the prize.14. Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?15. How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown?16. Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?17. How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?Passage 3Over time animals have developed many ways to stay away from predators.A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Hiding is one of the best ways to stay alive. Some animals hide by looking like the places where they live. To see how this works, let's look at the sea dragon. It is a master of disguise. The sea dragon is covered with skin that looks like leaves. The skin helps the dragon look like a piece of seaweed. A hungry meat eater would stay away from anything that looks like seaweed. Other animals stay safe by showing their colors. They want other animals to see them. Scientists call these bright colors--warning colors. You have probably seen animals that have warning colors. Some grasshoppers show off their own bright colors. Those colors don't just look attractive; they tell their enemies to stay away. Of course, hungry predators sometimes ignore the warning. They still go after the grasshopper. If that happens, the grasshopper has a backup defense. It makes lots of foam. The foam tastes so bad that the predator won't do it again. Color doesn't offer enough protection for some other animals. They have different defenses that help them survive in the wild. Many fish live in groups or schools. That's because there is safety in numbers. At the first sign of trouble, schooling fish swim as close together as they can get. Then the school of fish makes lots of twists and turns. All that movement makes it hard for predators to see individuals in a large group.18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?19. What protects the sea dragon from the meat eater's attack?20. According to the passage, why do many fish stay in groups?。
2006年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案
2006年6月英语六级真题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the question 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), anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) She met with Thomas just a few days ago.B) She can help with the orientation program.C) She is not sure she can pass on the message.D) She will certainly try to contact Thomas.2. A) Set the dinner table.B) Change the light bulbC) Clean the dining room.D) Hold the ladder for him.3. A) He’d like a piece of pie.B) He’d like some coffeeC) He’d rather stay in the warm room.D) He’s just had dinner with his friends.4. A) He has managed to sell a number of cars.B) He is contented with his current position.C) He might get fired.D) He has lost his job.5. A) Tony’s secretary.B) Paul’s girlfriend.C) Paul’s colleague.D) Tony’s wife.6. A) He was fined for running a red light.B) He was caught speeding on a fast lane.C) He had to run quickly to get the ticket.D) He made a wrong turn at the intersection.7. A) He has learned a lot from his own mistakes.B) He is quite experienced in taming wild dogs.C) He finds reward more effective than punishment.D) He thinks it important to master basic training skills.8. A) At a bookstore.B) At the dentist’s.C) In a restaurant.D) In the library.9. A) He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble.B) He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark.C) He thinks Jenny’s workload too heavy at college.D) He believes most college students are running wild.10. A) It was applaudable.B) It was just terrible.C) The actors were enthusiastic.D) The plot was funny enough.Section BDirections: 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 choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Social work.B) Medical careC) Applied physicsD) Special education.12. A) The timely advice from her friends and relatives.B) The two-year professional training she received.C) Her determination to fulfill her dream.D) Her parents’ consistent moral support.13. A) To get the funding for the hospitals.B) To help the disabled children there.C) To train therapists for the children there.D) To set up an institution for the handicapped.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) At a country school in Mexico.B) In a mountain valley of Spain.C) At a small American college.D) In a small village in Chile.15. A) By expanding their minds and horizons.B) By financing their elementary education.C) By setting up a small primary school.D) By setting them an inspiring example.16. A) She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.B) She was a talented designer of original school curriculums.C) She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.D) She made outstanding contributions to children’s education.17. A) She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.B) She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.C) She translated her books into many languages.D) She advised many statesmen on international affairs.Passage ThreeQuestion 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.B) How animals alter colors to match their surroundings.C) How animals protect themselves against predators.D) How animals learn to disguise themselves effectively.19. A) Its enormous size.B) Its plant-like appearance.C) Its instantaneous response.D) Its offensive smell.20. A) It helps improve their safety.B) It allows them to swim faster.C) It helps them fight their predators.D) It allows them to avoid twists and turns.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) andD). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies. Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what’s wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment. Most researchers agree that the causes of real-world violence are complex. A 1993 study by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences listed “biological, individual, family, peer, school, and community factors” as all playing their parts.Viewing abnormally large amounts of violent television and video games may well contribute to violent behavior in certain individuals.The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies or overstate the case for causality (因果关系). Skeptics were dismayed several years ago when a group of societies including theAmerican Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement: “At this time, well over 1,000 studies… point overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children.”Freedom-of-speech advocates accused the societies of catering to politicians, and even disputed the number of studies (most were review articles and essays, they said). When Jonathan Freedman, a social psychologist at the University of Toronto, reviewed the literature, he found only 200 or so studies of television-watching and aggression. And when he weeded out “the most doubtful measures of aggression”, only 28% supported a connection.The critical point here is causality. The alarmists say they have proved that violent media cause aggression. But the assumptions behind their observations need to be examined. When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent event? And when experimenters record the time it takes game players to read ‘aggressive’or ‘non-aggressive’ words from a list, can we be sure what they are actually measuring? The intent of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect and standardize studies of media violence in order to compare their methodologies, assumptions and conclusions is an important step in the right direction.Another appropriate ster would be to tone down the criticism until we know more. Several researchers write, speak and testify quite a lot on the threat posed by violence in the media. That is, of course, their privilege. But when doing so, they often come out with statements that the matter has now been settled, drawing criticism from colleagues. In response, the alarmists accuse critics and news reporters of being deceived by the entertainment industry. Such clashes help neither science nor society.21. Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games?A) There is a lot of violence in the real world today.B) Something has gone wrong with today’s society.C) Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed.D) Showing violence is thought to be entertaining.22. What is the skeptics (Line 3. Para.3) view of media violence?A) Violence on television is a fairly accurate reflection of real-world life.B) Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.C) A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence.D) The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated.23. The author uses the term “alarmists” (Line 1. Para.5) to refer to those who ______.A) use standardized measurements in the studies of media violenceB) initiated the debate over the influence of violent media on realityC) assert a direct link between violent media and aggressive behaviorD) use appropriate methodology in examining aggressive behavior24. In refuting the alarmists, the author advances his argument by first challenging____.A) the source and amount of their dataB) the targets of their observationC) their system of measurementD) their definition of violence25. What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence?A) More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn.B) It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled.C) The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading.D) He more than agrees with the views held by the alarmists.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.You’re in trouble if you have to buy your own brand-name prescription drugs. Over the past decade, prices leaped by more than double the inflation rate. Treatments for chronic conditions can easily top ＄2,000 a month-no wonder that one in four Americans can’s afford to fill their prescriptions. The solution? A hearty chorus of “O Canada.” North of the border, where price controls reign, those same brand-name drugs cost 50% to 80% less.The Canadian option is fast becoming a political wake-up call, “If our neighbors can buy drugs at reasonable prices, why can’t we?” Even to whisper that thought provokes anger.“Un-American!” And-the propagandists’ trump card (王牌)—“Wreck our brilliant health-care system.” Super-size drug prices, they claim, fund the research that sparks the next generation of wonder drugs. No sky-high drug price today, no cure for cancer tomorrow. So shut up and pay up. Common sense tells you that’s a false alternative. The reward for finding. Say, a cancer cure is so huge that no one’s going to hang it up. Nevertheless, if Canada-level pricing came to the United States, the industry’s profit margins would drop and the pace of new-drug development would slow. Here lies the American dilemma. Who is all this splendid medicine for? Should ourhealth-care system continue its drive toward the best of the best, even though rising numbers of patients can’t afford it? Or should we direct our wealth toward letting everyone in on today’s level of care? Measured by saved lives, the latter is almost certainly the better course.To defend their profits, the drug companies have warned Canadian wholesalers and pharmacies(药房) not to sell to Americans by mail, and are cutting back supplies to those who dare.Meanwhile, the administration is playing the fear card. Officials from the Food and Drug Administration will argue that Canadian drugs might be fake, mishandled, or even a potential threat to life.Do bad drugs fly around the Internet? Sure-and the more we look, the more we’ll find, But I haven’t heard of any raging epidemics among the hundreds of thousands of people buyingcross-border.Most users of prescription drugs don’s worry about costs a lot.They’re sheltered by employee insurance, owing just a $20 co-pay.The financial blows rain, instead, on the uninsured, especially the chronically ill who need expensive drugs to live, This group will still include middle-income seniors on Medicare, who’ll have to dig deeply into their pockets before getting much from the new drug benefit that starts in 2006.26. What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.?A) A quarter of Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.B) Many Americans can’t afford to see a doctor when they fall ill.C) Many Americans have to go to Canada to get medical treatment.D) The inflation rate has been more than doubled over the years.27. It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug prices by _____.A) encouraging people to buy prescription drugs onlineB) extending medical insurance to all its citizensC) importing low-price prescription drugs from CanadaD) exercising price control on brand-name drugs28. How do propagandists argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy?A) Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America.B) High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.C) Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers.D) High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.29. What should be the priority of America’s health-care system according to the author?A) To resolve the dilemma in the health-care system.B) To maintain America’s lead in the drug industry.C) To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.D) To quicken the pace of new drug development.30. What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits?A) Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being fakes.B) Threatening to cut back funding for new drug research.C) Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.D) Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one’s need but by the date on one’s birth certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses-as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them；yet，millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent (有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that “elderly” and “needy”are synonymous (同义的).Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population. To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor, But most of them aren’t. It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue. But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense.Directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. Moreover, they are a direct irritant in what some politicians and scholars see as a coming conflict between the generations.Generational tensions are being fueled by continuing debate over Social Security benefits，which mostly involves a transfer of resources from the young to the old. Employment is another sore point, Buoyed (支持) by laws and court decisions, more and more older Americans are declining the retirement dinner in favor of staying on the job-thereby lessening employment and promotion opportunities for younger workers.Far from a kind of charity they once were, senior citizen discounts have become a formidable economic privilege to a group with millions of members who don’t need them.It no longer makes sense to treat the elderly as a single group whose economic needs deserve priority over those of others. Senior citizen discounts only enhance the myth that older people can’t take care of themselves and need special treatment； and they threaten the creation of a new myth, that the elderly are ungrateful and taking for themselves at the expense of children and other age groups. Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing older Americans are fighting against-discrimination by age.31. We learn from the first paragraph that____.A) offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practiceB) senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent lifeC) giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderlyD) senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount32. What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts?A) Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return.B) Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society.C) The elderly, being financially underprivileged，need humane help from society.D) Senior citizen discounts can make up for the inadequacy of the Social Security system.33. According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will___.A) make old people even more dependent on societyB) intensify conflicts between the young and the oldC) have adverse financial impact on business companiesD) bring a marked increase in the companies revenues34. How does the author view the Social Security system?A) It encourages elderly people to retire in time.B) It opens up broad career prospects for young people.C) It benefits the old at the expense of the youngD) It should be reinforced by laws and court decisions35. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main argument?A) Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination.B) The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted.C) Priority should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens.D) Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.In 1854 my great-grandfather, Morris Marable, was sold on an auction block in Georgia for ＄500. For his white slave master, the sale was just “business as usual.” But to Morris Marable and his heirs, slavery was a crime against our humanity. This pattern of human rights violations against enslaved African-Americans continued under racial segregation for nearly another century. The fundamental problem of American democracy in the 21st century is the problem of “structural racism” the deep patterns of socio-economic inequality and accumulated disadvantage that are coded by race, and constantly justified in public speeches by both racist stereotypes and white indifference. Do Americans have the capacity and vision to remove these structural barriers that deny democratic rights and opportunities to millions of their fellowcitizens?This country has previously witnessed two great struggles to achieve a truly multicultural democracy.The First Reconstruction (1865-1877) ended slavery and briefly gave black men voting rights, but gave no meaningful compensation for two centuries of unpaid labor. The promise of “40 acres and a mule (骡子)”was for most blacks a dream deferred (尚未实现的).The Second Reconstruction (1954-1968), or the modern civil rights movement, ended legal segregation in public accommodations and gave blacks voting rights . But these successes paradoxically obscure the tremendous human costs of historically accumulated disadvantage that remain central to black Americans’ lives.The disproportionate wealth that most whites enjoy today was first constructed from centuries of unpaid black labor. Many white institutions, including some leading universities, insurance companies and banks, profited from slavery. This pattern of white privilege and black inequality continues today.Demanding reparations (赔偿) is not just about compensation for slavery and segregation. It is, more important, an educational campaign to highlight the contemporary reality of “racial deficits” of all kinds, the unequal conditions that impact blacks regardless of class. Structural racism’s barriers include “equity inequity.” the absence of black capital formation that is a direct consequence of America’s history. One third of all black households actually have negative net wealth. In 1998 the typical black family’s net wealth was ＄16,400, less than one fifth that of white families.Black families are denied home loans at twice the rate of whites.Blacks remain the last hired and first fired during recessions.During the 1990-91 recession. African-Americans suffered disproportionately. At Coca-Cola, 42 percent of employees who lost their jobs were blacks. At Sears, 54 percent were black, Blacks have significantly shorter life spans, in part due to racism in the health establishment. Blacks are statistically less likely than whites to be referred for kidney transplants or early-stage cancer surgery.36. To the author, the auction of his great-grandfather is a typical example of____.A) crime against humanityB) unfair business transactionC) racial conflicts in GeorgiaD) racial segregation in America37. The barrier to democracy in 21st century America is____.A) widespread use of racist stereotypesB) prejudice against minority groupsC) deep-rooted socio-economic inequalityD) denial of legal rights to ordinary blacks38. What problem remains unsolved in the two Reconstructions?A) Differences between races are deliberately obscured.B) The blacks are not compensated for their unpaid labor.C) There is no guarantee for blacks to exercise their rights.D) The interests of blacks are not protected by law.39. It is clear that the wealth enjoyed by most whites____.A) has resulted from business successes over the yearsB) has been accompanied by black capital formationC) has derived from sizable investments in educationD) has been accumulated from generations of slavery40. What does the author think of the current situation regarding racial discrimination?A) Racism is not a major obstacle to blacks’ employment.B) Inequality of many kinds remains virtually untouchedC) A major step has been taken towards reparations.D) Little has been done to ensure blacks’ civil rights.Part III V ocabulary (20 minutes)Direction: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the centre.41. Because of the of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.A)originality B) subjectivityC) generality D) ambiguity42. With its own parliament and currency and a common ___ for peace, the European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.A) inspiration B) assimilationC) intuition D) aspiration43. America has now adopted more _________ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.A) discrete B) solemnC) rigorous D) autonomous44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ___ spur to efficiency and innovation.A) extravagant B) exquisiteC) intermittent D) indispensable45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ___ today.A) transient B) commonplaceC) implicit D) elementary46. I was so ___ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.A) immersed B) assaultedC) thrilled D) dedicated47. His arm was ___ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who already died, remained in a delicate condition.A)retrieved B) retainedC) repelled D) restored48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has ___ to be the Greatest American.A) appointed B) appeasedC) nicknamed D) dominated49. The ___ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decreasethe crime rate.A) overflowing B) overwhelmingC) prevalent D) premium50. We will also see a ___ increase in the number of televisions per household, as smallTV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.A) startling B) surpassingC) suppressing D) stacking51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ___ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.A) enriched B) enlightenedC) cherished D) chartered52. Researchers have discovered that ___ with animals in an active way may lower aperson’s blood pressure.A) interacting B) integratingC) migrating D) merging53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 196.s, traveled worldwide for many years, _________ cultural barriers.A) transporting B) transplantingC) transferring D) transcending54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly ___ him of much of hissight.A) relieved B) jeopardizedC) deprived D) eliminated55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less ___ to injury.A) attached B) proneC) immune D) reconciled56. He has ___ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personalcollection of modern art.A) ascribed B) attributedC) designated D) donated57. Erik’s website contains ___ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videosfrom his trip around the globe.A) prosperous B) gorgeousC) spacious D) simultaneous58. Optimism is a ___ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depressionand longer life.A) trail B) traitC) trace D) track59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful ___ into college life.A) transformation B) transmissionC) transition D) transaction60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which ___the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.A) distort B) reinforceC) exert D) scramble61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ___.A) seniority B) superiorityC) height D) hierarchy62. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and ___ animal behavior.A) abnormal B) exoticC) absurd D) erroneous63. Around 80 percent of the ___ characteristics of most white Britons have beenpassed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.A) intelligible B) randomC) spontaneous D) genetic64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was ___ of a new attitude towards modern art.A) informative B) indicativeC) exclusive D) expressive65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little ___ from the outside world.A) disturbance B) discriminationC) irritation D) irregularity66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and ________ .A) stability B) capability。
06年6月英语四级考试答案及听力原文
答案1、 C They knew none of the other guests at the party.2、 B To the dentist's3、 C Dr.Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.4、 A Tom is usually talkative.5、 D To get the seminar schedule for the woman.6、 A The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.7、 B Meet his lawyer.8、 A Jessic always says what she thinks.9、 D Helen is quiet.10、 D Jimmy's words are often not reliable.11、 C It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.12、 B They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.13、 C The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.14、 D An association of teachers and scholars15、 A Its largest expansinon took place during that period.16、 B Government funding.17、 C He started the organization Heifer International.18、 A To help starving families to become self-supporting.19、 A They should help other families the way they have been helped.20、 B It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.21. D they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home22. D seeks either his own or his children's development23. A take cultural factors into consideration24. C provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences25. B the differences between the varieties of English26. C rewarding27. A girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys28. B girls can gain equal access to education29. C It will yield greater returns than other known investments.30. D the economic and social benefits of educating women31. C To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops.32. B self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft33. A A coded ignition key.34. D To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.35. B Contact the car owner.36. B Older parents can take better care of their children.37. D They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.38. C older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies39. A Approaching of death.40. C Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a family. Vocabulary41. A current42. B mood44. A held back45. D preferences46. C derive47. B occur48. D illegal49. A feature50. B forbids51. C penalty52. A distinguish53. D pick up54. C impression55. B participate56. D hold on to57. B tackle58. A state59. C significant60. D soared61. C symptoms62. A laid off63. B traced64. D proportion66. A performance67. C apply68. D affordable69. B treat70. D Inspired71. A ago 72. C idea 73. B come 74. A indoor 75. D revealed76. B down 77. C safe 78. A reduced 79. D destroy 80. B however81. C completely 82. A or 83. B fact 84. D developed 85. A starts86. D inevitably 87. C instead 88. C adopting 89. B beneficial 90. A Entire听力原文Section A11. M: What was it like working with those young stars?W: It was a great group, I always got mad when people said that we didn’t get along, just because we’re girls, there was n ever a fight. We had a great time.Q: What does the woman mean?12. M: Are you telling me you don’t have a housekeeper?W: No, we don’t. if you make a mess, you clean up yourself.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?13. M: I hear that the Edwards are thinking of buying another house.W: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have o pay? Anyhow, they are over 70 now, their present house is not too bad.Q: What does the man imply?14. W: You look like you are freezing to death. Why don’t you put this on?M: Thank you, it was so warm at noon, I didn’t expect the weather to change so quickly.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?15. W: I’ll have the steak, French fries, and let’s see, chocolate ice cream for dissert.M: Oh, oh, you know these things will ruin your health, too much fat and sugar, how about ordering some vegetables and fruit instead?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?16. W: What was it like growing up in New York’s Bronx District? Was it safe?M: To me it was, it was all I knew. My mom would send me to the shop and I’d go and buy things when I was about 8 years old.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17. W: Nice weather, isn’t it? Oh, I’ve seen you around the office, butI don’t think we’ve met, I am Henry Smith, I work in the Market Research Section.M: Nice to meet you, Henry, I am Helen Grant, I am in the Advertising Section on the ninth floor.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?18. M: Ma’am, I hear you have an apartment for rent, can I take a look at it?W: Sure, you’re welcome any time by appointment, but I have to tell you the building is close to a railways. And if you can’t put up with the noise you might as well save the trip.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?Conversation 1W: Please have a seat, Mr. Saunders. I received your job resume last week, and it was very impressed.M: Thank you!W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds may I ask why you are so interested in working for us?M: Your company has an impressive reputation and I’ve always wanted to work for a smaller company.W: That’s good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?M: I’m currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.W: Why do you think you are the right candidate for this position?M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experiences in the stock market, I deal with the clients on the daily bases, and I enjoy working with people.W: Well, you might just be the person we’ve been looking for. Do you have any questions?M: Aha, if I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?W: you will be working with two other head brokers, in another words, you will be handling about a third of our clients.M: And who would I report to?W: Directly to me.M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year employment, you are also been entitled to medical and dental insurance, but this is something you should discuss with our Personnel Department. Do you have any other questions?M: No not at the moment.W: Well, I have to discuss you application with my colleagues and we’ll get back to you early next week.M: OK, thanks, it’s been nice meeting you!W: Nice meeting you too! And thanks for coming in today.19. What’s the purpose of Mr. Saunders’ visit?20. What is Mr. Saunders’ current job?21. What can we conclude from the conversation?Conversation 21W: Pardon?M: The book! You haven’t turned the page in the last ten minutes.W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven’t. I need to get through it, though, bu t I keep drifting away.M: So it doesn’t really hold your interest?W: No, not really. I wouldn’t bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I’m at a university.M: It’s a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love.W: I should say, I don’t like Dickens at all really, the author, indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less.M: It’s not just the book,, it’s the curse as well?W: Yeah, in a way, although the curse itself isn’t really that bad, a lot of it is pretty good, in fact, and the lecturer is fine, as to me, I suppose, you see, I want to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it.M: So the courses are OK as such, it’s just that had if been left to you, you would choose a different one.W: Oh, they had my best interest and heart of course, my parents, they always do, don’t they? They believe that my job prospect would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy. Plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I’m wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.22. Why can’t Karen concentrate on the book?23. Why is Karen starting to like the course less and less?24. Who thinks Philosophy graduates have limited job opportunities?25. What is Karen thinking of doing?Section BPassage OneIn Greece, only rich people will rest in peace for ever when they die. Most of the population, however, will be undisturbed for only three years, then they will be dug up, washed, compressed into a small tin box, and placed in a bone room. If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed. Buying a piece of land for a grave is the only way to avoid this process. The cost of the grave is so great that most p0eople choose to rent the grave for three years and even after it has been dug up, lasting peace is still not guaranteed. If no one pays for renting space in the bone room, the skeleton is removed and stored in a building in a poor part of the town. Lack of space in Athens is the main reason why the dead are dug up after the three years. The city is so overcrowded that sometimes dead bodies are kept in the hospitals for over a week until a grave is found. Athens’ city council wants to introduce cremation, that is burning dead bodies as a means of dealing with the problems. But the Greek church resists this practice, they believe the only place where people burn is hell, so burning dead bodies is against the Greek concept of life after death. To save space, the church suggested burying the bodies standing up instead of lying down. Some people proposed building multi-storey underground grave yards.26. What must Greeks do to keep the dead resting in ever-lasting peace?27. Why are most dead bodies in Athens dug up after three years?28. What suggestions does the church give about the burying of dead bodies?29. What practice does the Greek church object to?Passage TwoIf you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant would serve the food of your own native country. Most large cities in theoffer international sample of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in theUnited States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other part of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from western Europe, Greece, Latin America, and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to better understand the people and their way of life. One of the most common international restaurants to be found in theUnited States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all of the dishes, and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who worked together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes and cheese, they are very delicious and tasty.30. Why are there so many international restaurants in the United States?31. Why do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the foods there?32. How is a typical Italian family restaurant run in theUnited States?Passage ThreeOne winter day in 1891, a class at a training school in Massachusetts, U.S.A, went into the gym for their daily exercises. Since the football season had ended, most of the young man felt they were in for a boring time.But their teacher, James Nasmith had other ideas. He had been working for a long time on a new game that would have the excitement of the American football. Nasmith showed the men a basket he had hung at the each end of the gym, and explained that they were going to sue a round European football, at first everybody tried to throw the ball into the basket no matter where he was standing. “Pass! Pass!” Nasmith kept shouting, blowing his whistle to stop the excited players. Slowly, they began to understand what was wanted of them. The problem with the new game, which was soon called “basketball”， was getting the ball out of the basket. They used ordinary food baskets with bottoms and the ball, of course, stayed inside. At first, someone had to climb up every time a basket was scored. It was several years before someone came up with the idea of removing the bottom of the basket and letting the ball fall through. There have been many changes in the rules since then, and basketball has become one of the world’s most popular sports.33. What did Nasmith do to entertain his students one winter day?34. According the speaker, what was the problem with the new game?35. How was the problem with the new game solved?Section CFor Americans, time is money. They say, “you only get so much time in this life; you’d better use it wisely.” The （36） ________ will not be better than the past or present, as American are （37） ________ to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activity. Thus Americans （38）________ a “well-organized” person, one who has a written list of thins to do and a （39） ________ for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is （40）________ of other people’s time. They do not （41）________ people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no （42） ________ beneficial outcome.The American attitude toward time is not （43） ________ shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as （44）________________________________. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the states is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.In the contest （45）________________________________, McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing an d eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants （46） ________________________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.36. future37. trained38. admire39. schedule40. considerate41. waste42. visible43. necessarily44. something that is simply there around them, not something they can use45. the fast food industry can be seen as a clear example of American cultural product46. spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）。
2006年6月英语六级真题听力原文[整理版]
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2006年6月英语六级真题听力原文Section A1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshm en ori entation prog ram n ext week.W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.Q: What does the woman mean?2. M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me?W: No problem. But be careful while you're up there.Q: What does the man want the woman to do?3. W: It's freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?M: Coffee sounds great. But I'm going to have dinner with some friends in a while, so I'd better skip the pie.Q: What does the man mean?4. W: How come Jim lost his job?M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.Q: What does the man say about Jim?5. M: Hello, Mary. This is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?W: Not yet. Paul. I don't think you can reach him at the office now, either. He phoned me five minutes ago to say he was stopping for a hair-cut on his way home.Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?6. W: Oh! Boy! I don't understand how you got a ticket today. I always thought you were slow even driving on the less crowded fast lane.M: I'm usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.Q: What do we learn about the man?7. W: Y our dog certainly seems to know you are his master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?M: I found it's much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.Q: What does the man say about training dogs?8. M: I am afraid there won't be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don't eat anything like stakes for the next few hours, and we'll fill the other cavitytomorrow.W: All right. Actually, I must hurry to th e li brary to retu rn som e books.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?9. W: I am worried about Jenny going to college. College students are so wild nowadays.M: Actually, only a few are like that. Most students are too busy studying to have time to cause trouble.Q: What does the man imply?10. W: Y ou didn't seem to be terribly enthusiastic abou t th e perf orman ce.M: Y ou must be kidding. I couldn't have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.Q: What does the man think of the performance?Section BPassage 1Born and raised in central Ohio, I'm a country girl through and through. I'm currently studying to become a physical therapist, a career path that marks a great achievement for me. At Ohio State University, admission into the physical therapy program is intensely competitive. I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was turned down for admission. I was crushed, because for years I have been determined to become a physical therapist. I received advice from friends and relatives about changing my major and finding another course for my life. I just couldn't do it. I knew I could not be as happy in another profession. So I stilled myself, began to work seriously for another year and reapplied. Happily I received notice of my admission. Later, I found out that less than 15% of the applicant had been offered positions that year. Now in the first two years of professional training, I couldn't be happier with my decision not to give up on my dream. My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in. Well, Daddy, I wanted it. So there. After graduation, I would like to travel to another country, possibly a Latin American country and work in a children's hospital for a year or two. So many of the children there are physically handicapped but most hospitals don't have the funding to hire trained staff to care for them properly. I would like to change that somehow.11. What is the speaker's field of study?12. According to the speaker, what contributed to her admission to Ohio State University?13. Why does the speaker want to g o to a Latin American coun try?Passage 2Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reachedout to the world beyond. For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile's Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the rural school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New Y ork City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six different languages. She gave the income from some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920's, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first Southern American to win the prize.14. Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?15. How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of h er h ometown?16. Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?17. How did Gabriela Mistral become fam ous all over th e world?Passage 3Over time animals have developed many ways to stay away from predators. A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals. Hiding is one of the best ways to stay alive. Some animals hide by looking like the places where they live. To see how this works, let's look at the sea dragon. It is a master of disguise. The sea dragon is covered with skin that looks like leaves. The skin helps the dragon look like a piece of seaweed. A hungry meat eater would stay away from anything that looks like seaweed. Other animals stay safe by showing their colors. They want other animals to see them. Scientists call these bright colors--warning colors. Y ou have probably seen animals that have warning colors. Some grasshoppers show off their own bright colors. Those colors don't just look attractive; they tell their enemies to stay away. Of course, hungry predators sometimes ignore the warning. They still go after the grasshopper. If that happens, the grasshopper has a backup defense. It makes lots of foam. The foam tastes so bad that the predator won't do it again. Color doesn't offer enough protection for some other animals. They have different defenses that help them survive in the wild. Many fish live in groups or schools. That's because there is safety in numbers. At the first sign of trouble, schooling fish swim as close together as they can get. Then the school of fish makes lots of twists and turns. All that mo vement makes it hard for predators to see individuals in a large group.18. What is the speaker mainly talking about?19. What protects the sea dragon from the meat eater's attack?。
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We will have to limit the registration.W:Yeah,otherwise we won’t have room for the more.Q:What are the speakers going to do?【答案】C)Limit the number of participants in the conference.18.W:Hi,I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.M:Perfect timing!The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?【答案】A)The apartment is still available.Conversation1W:One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian.What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier.M:So how did he do it exactly?W:Well,first of all,he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light.The levers were fitted to the side of the tank next to each other.If the light flashed on and off several times,the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one.If the light was kept steady,the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.Whenever they responded correctly,they were rewarded with fish.M:Sounds terribly complicated.W:Well,that was the first stage.In the second stage,Doctor Bastian separated the dolphins into two tanks.They could still hear one another,but they couldn’t actually see each other.The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first.But in order to get their fish,both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order.This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light.M:So did it work?W:Well,amazingly enough,the dolphins achieved a100%success rate.Questions19-21are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q19.What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian’s experiment?Q20.What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light?Q21.How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?答案：19.D)to see if dolphins can communicate with each other.20.A)Press the right-hand lever first.21.C)Only one dolphin was able to see the light.Conversation2W:This week’s program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate,a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times,when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters.Today,few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters.Instead,Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to.Its clean air, attractive parks,and the absence of any industry,make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life.Now,to tell us more about Harrogate,I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce.Tom,one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town.Can you tell us more about it?M:Yes,certainly.The area is called the Stray.W:Why the Stray?M:It’s called that because in the old days,people let their cattle stray on the area,which was common land.W:Oh,I see.M:Then,we’ve changes in farming and in land ownership.The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate.W:And is it protected?M:Oh,yes,indeed.As a special law,no one can build anything on the stray.It’s protected forever.W:So it will always be park land?M:That’s right.As you can see,some of the Stray is used for sports fields.W:I believe it looks lovely in the spring.M:Yes,it does.There’re spring flowers on the old trees,and people visit the town just to see the flowers.Question22-25are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q22.Where does this conversation most probably take place?Q23.What do we learn about modern Harrogate?Q24.What does the man say about the area called the Stray?Q25.What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?答案：22.B)In a resort town.23.D)It is an ideal place for people to retire to.24.D)It is protected as parkland by a special law.25.C)The beautiful flowers.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear3short 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 Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneRussell Fazio,an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University,discovered an intriguing academic effect.In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms,he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate—even if the roommate’s test scores were low.The roommate’s race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students.Perhaps,the study speculated,having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university.That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates.Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic,Dr.Fazio said,many students would like to move out,but university housing policies may make it hard to leave.“At Indiana University,where housing was not so tight,more interracial roommates split up,”he said.“Here at Ohio State,where housing was tight,they were told to work it out. The most interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just10weeks,we could see an improvement in racial attitudes.”Dr.Fazio’s Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester,compared with white roommates.The interracial roommates spent less time together,and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs.Question26-2926.What do we know about Russell Fazio?27.Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazio’s study?28.What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State University?29.What did Dr.Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for10weeks?答案：26,C.He specialized in interpersonal relationship.27.D.Black freshman with high standardized scores28,C.They broke up more often than same-race roommates29,C.The racial attitudes improved.Passage twoIn a small laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina,Dr.Vladimir Mironov has been working for a decade to grow meat.A developmental biologist and tissue engineer, Dr.Mironov,is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering'cultured' meat.It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way.“Growth of cultured meat is also under way in the Netherlands”,Mironov told Reuters in an interview,“but in the United States,it is science in search of funding and demand.”The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture won't fund it,the National Institutes of Health won't fund it,and the NASA funded it only briefly,Mironov said."It's classic disruptive technology,"Mironov said."Bringing any new technology on the market,on average,costs$1billion.We don't even have$1million."Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology at the medical university,Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineering,or growing,of human organs."There's an unpleasant factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab.They don't like to associate technology with food,"said Nicholas Genovese,a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology."But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner,"Genovese said.30.What does Dr.Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?31.What does Dr.Mironov say about the funding for their research?32.What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today?答案：30,A.It will help solve the global food crisis.31,D.It is still far from being sufficient.32,D.They are not as natural as we believed.Passage threeBernard Jackson is a free man today,but he has many bitter memories.Jackson spent five years in prison after a jury wrongly convicted him of raping two women.At Jackson's trial,although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes,he was convicted anyway.Why?The jury believed the testimony of the two victims,who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes.Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man.The two women has made a mistake in identity.As a result,Jackson has lost five years of his life.The two women in this case were eyewitnesses.They clearly saw the man whoattacked them,yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person.Similar incidents have occurred before.Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.For instance,witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people.They can become confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces.The number of people in the lineup,and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph,may also affect a witness's decision.People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races.The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.Question33:What do we learn about Bernard Jackson?Question34:What led directly to Jackson’s sentence?Question35:What lesson do we learn from Jackson’s case?答案：33,A.He was wrongly imprisoned34,A.The two victims’identification35,B.Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.Section CDirections: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 from36to43with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from44to46you 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.答案：36.slight37.official38.shrinking39.plunge40.decline41.primary42.heads43.Poverty44.Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports,Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.45.Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table，46.The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy.2011年12月六级听力原文Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section,you will hear8short conversations and2long 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 Sheet2with a single line through the centre.11.W:This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused.I can’t figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?M:Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?12.W:I really enjoyed the TV special about drafts last night.Did you get home in time to see it?W:Oh,yes,but I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.Q:What does the man mean?13.W:Airport,please.I’m running a little late.So just take the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct.M:Sure,but there is a lot of traffic everywhere today because of the football game.Q:What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?14.W:May I make a recommendation,sir?Our seafood with this special sauce is very good. M:Thank you,but I don’t eat shellfish.I’m allergic to it.Q:Where does this conversation most probably take place?15.W:now one more question if you don’t mind,what position in the company appeals to you most?M:Well,I’d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.Q:What do we learn about the man?16.M:I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy.W:I know what you mean.But check out the cost if renting an apartment first.I won’t be surprised if you change your mind.Q:What does the woman imply?17.M:You’re on the right track.I just think you need to narrow the topic down.W:Yeah,you’re right.I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I’m doing a research paper.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?18.W:This picnic should beat the last one we went to,doesn’t it?M:Oh,yeah,we had to spend the whole time inside.Good thing,the weather was cooperative this time.What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Long ConversationConversation OneM:When I say I live in Sweden,people always want to know about the seasons.W:The seasons?M:Yeah,you know how cold it is in winter?What is it like when the days are so short? W:So what is it like?M:Well,it is cold,very cold in winter.Sometimes it is cold as26degrees below centigrade.And of course when you go out,you’ll wrap up warm.But inside in the houses it’s always very warm,much warmer than at home.Swedish people always complain that when they visit England,the houses are cold even in the good winter.W:And what about the darkness?M:Well,yeah,around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight,so you really looks forward to the spring.It is sometimes a bit depressing.But you see the summers are amazing,from May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets.It’s still light in the midnight.You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.W:Oh,yeah,the land of the midnight sun.M:Yeah,that’s right,but it’s wonderful.You won’t stay up all night.And the Swedes makes most of it often they started work earlier in summer and then leave at about2or3 in the afternoon,so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings.They’d like to work hard,but play hard,too.I think Londoners work longer hours,but I’m not sure this is a good thing.Q19:What do we learn about the man from the conversation?Q20:What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?Q21:How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden? Q21:What does the man say about the Swedish people?Conversation TwoW:What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job?M:That’s a very good question.I don’t think there is any,specifically.W:For example,in your case,what was your educational background?M:Well,I did a degree in French at Nottingham.After that,I did careers work in secondary schools like the careers guidance people.Here is in the university.Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side.Then progressed on to universities.So there wasn’t any plan and there was no specific training. There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committee work which you can attend now.W:But in the first place,you did a French degree.M:In my time,there wasn’t a degree you could do for administration.I think most of the administrators I’ve come across have degrees and all sorts of things.W:Well,I know in my case,I did an English literature degree and I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I am doing now.M:Quite.W:But you are local to Nottingham,actually?Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?M:No,no,I come from the north of England,from west Yorkshire.Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list.And I like the look of it.The campus is just beautiful.W:Yes,indeed.Let’s see.Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire?M:Yes,from the Woolen District.Q23.What was the man’s major at university?Q24:What was the man’s job in secondary schools?Q25:What attracted the man to Nottingham University?Section BPassage OneWhile Gail Obcamp,an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan,she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed.Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?Obcamp later found out that her listeners were not being disrespectful.Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words.Some day youmay be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group in North America.Learning how different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings.Here are some examples.In the deaf culture of North America,many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.In some cultures,both overseas and in some minority groups in North America,listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact.In some countries,whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.Questions:26,What did Obcamp’s speech focus on?27,Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech? 28,What does the speaker try to explain?Passage TwoChris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his Division at Taxlong Company.He is soon going to have an evaluation interview with his supervisor and the personnel director to discuss the work he has done in the past year.Salary,promotion and plans for the coming year will also be discussed at the meeting.Chris has made several changes for his Division in the past year.First,he bought new equipment for one of the departments.He has been particularly happy about the new equipment because many of the employees have told him how much it has helped them.Along with improving the equipment,Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and do simple maintenance themselves.The training saved time for the employees and money for the company.Unfortunately,one serious problem developed during the year.Two employees the Chris hired were stealing,and he had to fire them.Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance manager for the whole company will be open in a few months,and he would like to be promoted to the job.Chris knows,however,that someone else wants that new job,too.Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another Division of the company.She has also made several changes over the year. Chris knows that his boss likes Kim’s work,and he expects that his work will be compared with hers.Questions29to32are based on the passage you have just heard.29.What is Chris’s main responsibility at Taxlong Company?30.What problem did Chris encounter in his Division?31.What does Chris hope for in the near future?32.What do we learn about Kim from the passage?Passage ThreeProverbs,sometimes called sayings,are examples of folk wisdom.They are little lessonswhich older people of a culture pass down to the younger people to teach them about life. Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.Values teach people how to act,what is right,and what is wrong.Because the values of each culture are different,understanding the values of another culture helps explain how people think and act.Understanding your own culture values is important too.If you can accept that people from other cultures act according to their values,not yours,getting along with them will be much easier.Many proverbs are very old.So some of the values they teach may not be as important in the culture as they once were.For example,Americans today do not pay much attention to the proverb“Haste makes waste”,because patience is not important to them.But if you know about past values,it helps you to understand the present and many of the older values are still strong today.Benjamin Franklin,a famous American diplomat,writer and scientist,died in1790,but his proverb“Time is money”is taken more seriously by Americans of today than ever before.A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures.In many cases though,the same idea is expressed differently.Questions33-35are based on the passage you have just heard.33.Why are proverbs so important?34.According to the speaker what happens to some proverbs with the passage of time? 35What do we learn from the study of proverbs from around the world?Section CCompound DictationOur lives are woven together.As much as I enjoy my own company,I no longer imagine I can get through a single day much less all my life completely on my own.Even if I am on vacation in the mountains,I am eating food someone else has grown,living in a house someone else has built,wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others,using electricity someone else is distributing to my house.Evidence of interdependence is everywhere;we are on this journey together.As I was growing up,I remember being carefully taught that independence not interdependence was everything.“Make your own way”,”Stand on your own two feet”or my mother’s favorite remark when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action: Now that you’ve made your bed,lie on it.Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture.I imagine that what my parents were trying to teach me was to take responsibilities for my actions and my choices.But the teaching was shaped by our cultural imagines.And instead,I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help.I would do almost anything not to be a burden,and not require any help from anybody2011年6月六级听力原文11M:I left20pages here to copy,here’s the receiptW:I’m sorry,sir,but we are a little behind,could you come back in a few minutes?Q:what does the woman mean?12W:I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay,I had to stop for the Fred’s home to pick up a book on my way hereM:well,that’s not a big deal,but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waitingQ:what do we learn about the women?13W:Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student’s union,isn’t he?M:well,that guy won’t be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students,and I am not sure about it?Q:what does the man mean?14M:sorry to have kept you waiting,Madam,I’ve located your luggage,it was left behind in Paris and won’t arrive until later this eveningW:oh,I can’t believe this,have it been to delivered to my hotel then,I guessQ:what happened to the woman’s luggage?15W：I don’t think we have enough information for our presentation.But we have to give it tomorrow.That doesn’t seem to be much we can do about it.M:Yeah,at this point,we’ll have to make do with what we’ve got.Q:what does the man suggest they do?16M:I’m taking this great course psychology of language.It’s really interesting.Since you’re psychology major,you should sign up for it.W:Actually,I tried to do that.But they told me I have to take language studies first.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?17W:Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate?No wonder they don’t get along.M:Well,maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said.There are two sides to every story you know.Q:What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?18M:We don’t have the resources to stop those people from buying us out.Unless a miracle happens,this may be the end of us.W:I still have hope we can get help from the bank.After all,we don’t need that much money.Q:What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Conversation OneQuestions19to22are based on the conversation you have just heard.W:You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom.We are to feel sorry for them.M:Actually,Laura,I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us.But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.W:Yes,and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped,you know,deaf,or short-sighted things like that.After all,it's not really funny to be like that.M:Oh,I think that's because we're embarrassed.We don't know how to cope with the situation.Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that,so we laugh.M:What about the custard pie routine?W:What do you mean'custard pie routine'?M:You know,all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss,He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face.W:That never makes me laugh much,because you can guess what's going to happen.But a lot of people still find it laughable.It must because of the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.M:I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated.She said it relieved her feelings.W:It must have come a bit expensive.M:Not really.She took care never to throw her best china.19.Why does the man say we laughed when we see some self-important people。
2006年6月英语四级答案与试题(听力2)
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part ⅢListening Comprehensionsection ADirections: In this section,you will hear 8short conversationa and 2 long sentance.At the end of each conversations,one oremore qusetions will be asked about what was both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once,After eachquestion there will be a pause.you must read the four choices with A) B) C)and D).and decide which is the best answer ,then letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line though the centre.注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)The girls got on well with each other.B)It's understandable that girls don't get along.C)She was angry eith the other young stars.D)The girls lacked the courage to fight.12.A)The woman does her own housework.B)The woman needs a housekeeper.C)The woman's house is in a mess.D)The woman works as a housekeeper.13.A)The Edwards are quite well-off.B)The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.C)It'll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.D)It's too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.14.A)The woman didn't except it to be so warm at noon.B)The woman is sensitive to weather changes.C)The weather forrcast was unreliableD)The weather turned cold all of a sudden.15.A)At a clinic.B)At a restaurant.C)In a supermarket.D)In an ice cream shop.16.A)The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx.B)The man thinks it was quite safe living in the Bronx district.C)The woman started working at an early age to support her family .D)The man doesn's think it safe to send an 8-year-old to buy things.17.A)The man has never seen the woman before.B)The two speakers work for the same company.C)The two speakers work in the same floor.D)The woman is interested in market research.18.A)The woman can't tolerate any noise.B)The man is looking foe an apartment.C)The man has missed his appointment.D)the woman is going to take a train trip.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)To make a business report to the woman .B)To be interviewed for a job in the woman's company.C)To resign from his position in the woman's company.D)To exchange stock market infotmation with the woman.20.A)He is head of a small teading company.B)He works in an international insurance company.C)He leads s team of brokers in a big company.D)He is a public relations officer in a small company.21.A)The woman thinks Mr.Saunders is asking for more than they can offer.B)Mr.Saunders will share one third of the woman's responsibilities.C)Mr.Saunders believes that he deserves more paid vacations.D)The woman seems to be satisfied with Mr.Saunders' past experience.22.A)She's worried about the seminar.B)The man keeps intertupting her.C)She finds it too hard.D)She lacks interest in it.23.A)The lecturers are boring.B)The course is poorly designed.C)She prefers Philosophy to English.D)She enjoys literature more.24.A)Karen's friend.B)Karen's parents.C)Karen's lecturers.D)Karen's herself.25.A)Changing her major.B)Spending less of her parents' money.C)Getting transferred to the Englidh Department.D)Leaving the university.Section BDirections: 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答.Passage OneQuestion 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A)Rent a grave.B)Burn the body.C)Buty the dead near a church.D)buy a piece of land for a grave.27.A)To solve the problem of lacj of land.B)To see whether they have decayed.C)To follow the Greek religious practice.D)To move them to a multi-Storey28.A)They should be buried lying dowm .B)They should be buried standing up.C)They should be buried after being washed.D)They should be buried when partially decayed.29.A)Burning dead bodies to ashes.B)Storing dead bodies in a remote place.C)Placing dead bodies in a bone room.D)Digging up dead bodies after three years.Passage TwoQuestion 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A)Many foreign tourist visit the Unite States every year.B)Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.C)The United States is a country of immigrants.D)Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.31.A)They can make friends with people from other countries.B)They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.C)They can practise speaking foreign languages there.D)They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.32.A)The couple cook the dishes and the children help them .B)The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the address.C)The mother does the cooking while the famepand children withon the guests.D)A hired cook prepares the dishes and the farmily members serve the guests. Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard .33.A)He took them to watch a basketball game.B)He trained them to play European football.C)He let them compete in getting balls out of a basket.D)He taught them to play an exciting new game.34.A)The players found the basket too high to teach.B)The players had trouble getting the ball out of the basket.C)The players had difficulty understanding the complex rules.D)The players soon found the game boring.35.A)By removing the bottom of the basket.B)By lowering the position of the basket.C)By simplifying the complex rules.D)By altering the size Of the basket.Sectin CDirections :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.Forblank numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing infornation,For these blanks ,you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Flinally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written .注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
2006年6月四级听力题目和答案
College English Test Band 4
June, 2006
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 though the centre.
B)Karen's parents. D)Karen herself.
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2006年6月17日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. A) She met with Thomas just a few days ago.B) She can help with the orientation program.C) She is not sure she can pass on the message.D) She will certainly try to contact Thomas.2. A) Set the dinner table.B) Change the light bulb.C) Clean the dining room.D) Hold the ladder for him.3. A) He’d like a piece of pie.B) He’d like some coffee.C) He’d rather stay in the warm room.D) He’s just had dinner with his friends.4. A) He has managed to sell a number of cars.B) He is contented with his current position.C) He might get fired.D) He has lost his job.5. A) Tony’s secretary.B) Paul’s girlfriend.C) Paul’s colleague.D) Tony’s wife.6. A) He was fined for running a red light.B) He was caught speeding on a fast lane.C) He had to run quickly to get the ticket.D) He made a wrong turn at the intersection.7. A) He has learned a lot from his own mistakes.B) He is quite experienced in taming wild dogs.C) He finds reward more effective than punishment.D) He thinks it important to master basic training skills.8. A) At a bookstore.B) At the dentist’s.C) In a restaurant.D) In the library.9. A) He doesn’t want Jenny to get into trouble.B) He doesn’t agree with the woman’s remark.C) He thinks Jenny’s workload t oo heavy at college.D) He believes most college students are running wild.10. A) It was applaudable.B) It was just terrible.C) The actors were enthusiastic.D) The plot was funny enough.Section BDirections: 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Social work.B) Medical care.C) Applied physics.D) Special education.12. A) The timely advice from her friends and relatives.B) The two-year professional training she received.C) Her determination to fulfill her dream.D) Her parents’ consistent moral support.13. A) To get the funding for the hospitals.B) To help the disabled children there.C) To train therapists for the children there.D) To set up an institution for the handicapped.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) At a country school in Mexico.B) In a mountain valley of Spain.C) At a small American college.D) In a small village in Chile.15. A) By expanding their minds and horizons.B) By financing their elementary education.C) By setting up a small primary school.D) By setting them an inspiring example.16. A) She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.B) She was a talented designer of original school curriculums.C) She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.D) She made outstanding contributions to children’s education.17. A) She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.B) She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.C) She translated her books into many languages.D) She advised many statesmen on international affairs.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.B) How animals alter colors to match their surroundings.C) How animals protect themselves against predators.D) How animals learn to disguise themselves effectively.19. A) Its enormous size.B) Its plant-like appearance.C) Its instantaneous response.D) Its offensive smell.20. A) It helps improve their safety.B) It allows them to swim faster.C) It helps them fight their predators.D) It allows them to avoid twists and turns.2006年6月17日六级参考答案Part I1. C2. D3. B4. C5. D6. A7. C8. B9. B 10. A11. B 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A。