英语六级听力理解预测试卷

　　Section A

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

　　11. A) She is going to Finland. B) She has some visitors.

　　C) She will visit Finland next week. D) She has just visited him this week.

　　12. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early.

　　C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake up call.

　　13. A) Saturday afternoon was the mans busy hours.

　　B) The man wont be able to enjoy a nap.

　　C) Mr. Smith is an old friend of the man.

　　D) The man wanted to take a long nap after lunch.

　　14. A) George wants to change his work. B) George is doing pretty good now.

　　C) George doesnt like his work. D) George is not doing well with his work.

　　15. A) The woman is a dentist. B) The woman is a secretary.

　　C) The woman is a receptionist. D) The woman is a patient.

　　16. A) The woman knows the professor has been busy.

　　B) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.

　　C) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.

　　D) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.

　　17. A) At a restaurant. B) In the fresh ocean air.

　　C) On a fishing boat. D) In a store specializing in seashells.

　　18. A) They will buy a new house after they buy a car.

　　B) They will buy a bigger house.

　　C) They wont buy a new house because they cant find a bigger one.

　　D) They wont buy a bigger house because they dont have enough money.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) She hasnt been getting adequate grades.

　　B) She hasnt been attending class every day.

　　C) She has been coming to school much too early.

　　D) She has been overloading herself with homework.

　　20. A) Two. B) Four. C) Six. D) Eight.

　　21. A) To stay in class. B) To get another class.

　　C) To withdraw from class. D) To miss just one more class.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. A) How to care for precious metal. B) A standard unit for measuring weight.

　　C) The value of precious metals. D) Using the metric system.

　　23. A) To check the accuracy of scales.

　　B) To calculate the density of other metals.

　　C) To observe changes in the atmosphere.

　　D) To measure amounts of rain fall.

　　24. A) Someone spilled water on it. B) Someone lost it.

　　C) It was made of low quality metal. D) The standard for measuring had changed.

　　25. A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.

　　B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.

　　C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.

　　D) It is too high for such a light weight.

　　Section B

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

　　Passage One

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

　　26. A) At Harvard. B) At West Point.

　　C) At the Carlisle Indian School. D) At the Olympic Games held in Stockholm.

　　27. A) They held grand banquets in his honor.

　　B) They welcomed him with parades and celebration.

　　C) They gave him a title.

　　D) They made him a professional athlete.

　　28. A) Because someone found out that Thorpe had been using drugs.

　　B) Because Thorpe had once been an amateur athlete.

　　C) Because Thorpes fame began to decline after the Olympic Games.

　　D) Because Thorpe had been a professional athlete at one time.

　　Passage Two

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

　　29. A) Lord Sandwich. B) Some inventors.

　　C) The friends of Lord Sandwich. D) Some scientists.

　　30. A) To collect rents and taxes. B) The harsh land agent.

　　C) The English landowner. D) To speak.

　　31. A) He dismissed the Captain. B) He made the word boycott popular.

　　C) He removed the poor tenants. D) He increased the rents and taxes.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32. A) There were only grandparents and children.

　　B) There was one father, one mother, and their children.

　　C) There were many relatives.

　　D) There were two or more brothers with their wives.

　　33. A) The women have more freedom and can share in decisions.

　　B) The women do not have to be the heads of the family.

　　C) The womens relatives do not help them.

　　D) The women have all the power of the family.

　　34. A) Husbands have to share with their wives and help them.

　　B) Older women often live alone when their husbands die.

　　C) Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.

　　D) Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.

　　35. A) They want to stay home and do the housework.

　　B) They do not have enough money.

　　C) They have too much work and not much free time.

　　D) They have more freedom than in the past.

　　Section C

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

　　A deadly _________outbreak swept through a small city in Zaire, Africa last spring, killing more than one hundred people. It was a terrible situation. The killer was a rare _________ that caused most victims to _________ to death. As scientists rushed to control the _________, people in the U.S. wonder whether it could attack here. We are foolish if we think it couldnt come to our country. We can never be too careful when we face some disease, especially the infectious one. say doctors. The virus can be highly infectious. If you come in _________with a victims blood or other body _________, you can get sick, too. Thats what scientists believe _________in Zaire. The healthcare workers who treated the first ________there soon fell ill, too. __________________________________.International rescue works brought equipment to Zaire soon after the outbreak occurred.________________________________.One big mystery is that no one knows where the virus comes from or where it will strike next. Some scientists say that the virus lies inactive in the cells of some kind of plant, insect or other animal. Then it somehow finds a way to infect humans. __________________________________.Once they find the virus, they also hope to find ways to combat it.

　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. M: Why dont you come to our home for dinner some time this week? I have practiced to improve my cooking.

　　W: Id like to, but we have visitors from Finland, perhaps next week.

　　Q: Why cant the woman accept the mans invitation?

　　【解析】B)。四个选项都是关于女士，由此暗示对话当中应该更加重视与女士有关的部分。男士邀请女士去他家吃晚饭，女士说这个星期有芬兰来的客人要招待，可能要下个星期去。因为女士这个星期有客人，所以女士不能接受男士的邀请。故正确答案为B)。

　　12. M: I hope I wont oversleep. Ive simply got to catch the first flight to New York.

　　W: If I were you, Id request the wake-up call from the hotel reception.

　　Q: What does the woman advise the man do?

　　【解析】D)。四个选项都是不定式，由此可以推断，本题的内容可能是目的或者动作。 女士说，如果我是你，就会要旅店提供叫醒电话。由此可见，女士建议男士ask for a wake-up call，正确答案为D)。

　　13. M: I really had a busy week. I want to get some rest. I always enjoy a nap on Saturday afternoon.

　　W: I dont think you can. Mr. Smith has just parked his car at the door, and he is coming up now.

　　Q: What can we learn from this conversation?

　　【解析】B)。四个选项都更侧重男士方面，由此暗示对话当中应该更加注意与男士相关的部分。 男士一般都在星期六下午睡个午觉，但女士说Mr. Smith已经在门口停车，马上就来了。由此可以推断，男士今天不能睡午觉了。故正确答案为B)。

　　14. W: How is George doing? Is he doing all right?

　　M: He is doing fine now. He planned to change his job for a while but finally decided to keep the present one.

　　Q: What can we learn about George in this conversation?

　　【解析】B)。四个选项都是有关George和工作的关系，对工作的看法和态度，由此可以推测，本题的内容是关于George和工作的。 George的工作现在做得不错。虽然他想过换工作，但是他决定保留现有的工作。故正确答案为B)。

　　15. W: Good morning. This is Dr.Allens office.

　　M: Good morning. Id like to make an appointment with Dr.Allen to have my teeth cleaned and checked. Id like to have it done this week if possible.

　　Q: Who is the woman?

　　【解析】C)。四个选项都是表示身份的词，由此可以推测，本题的内容是关于某人的身份。男士要和牙医预约洗牙和检查。由此可见，女士应该是牙医诊所的接待员。故C)为正确答案。

　　16. M: Professor Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know he works till midnight every day.

　　W: I wouldnt have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　【解析】D)。四个选项都是有关女士和教授之间的关系，由此可以推测，本问题的内容是关于女士和教授的学习和工作的。 男士说教授这个学期很忙，每天工作到深夜。女士回答说如果早知道是这么忙就不会那样麻烦他了。由此可以推测女士很后悔占用了教授很长时间。故D)为正确答案。

　　17. W: May I make a recommendation, sir? The clams with our special sauce are good. Theyre fresh from the ocean.

　　M: Thank you, but I dont care for clams.

　　Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?

　　【解析】A)。四个选项都是表示地点场景的短语，由此可以推断，本题是考查关于某件事情发生的地点。 女士推荐说配特制酱汁的蛤蜊很不错，蛤蜊是刚从海里捕上来的。由此可见本对话发生在餐馆，故正确答案为A)。

　　18. W: I suppose we should look for a bigger house, but I dont see how we can afford it right now.

　　M: If only we hadnt spent so much money on our car this year.

　　Q: What can we learn from the conversation about the speakers?

　　【解析】D)。四个选项都是They可能会做出的选择，由此可以推断，本题是考查关于某些人即将做出的决定。女士觉得应该找一间大一点的房子，但目前又承担不起。男士指出了负担不起的原因，今年花了钱在买汽车上。由此可见，他们无法换一间大点的房子，因为钱不够。故正确答案为D)。

　　Conversation One

　　M: Oh,Janna, youre early! Im happy youre here early today because Id like to discuss your attendance for a moment.

　　W: Gee, Dr.Livingston, Im really sorry about missing class yesterday.

　　M: Actually,its been several days.Counting today, weve only had 6 classes, yet youve already missed 4.Its more than a half. You wont be able to pass if youre constantly absent. And I really dont want to fail anyone.

　　W: Sorry, Ive been extremely busy. I can explain for it. Dr.Livingston. I have a part-time job, so...

　　M: Well, I hope youre already for todays exam.

　　W: Today? I thought it was Monday!

　　M: Read the syllabus, Janna; this is precisely what Im talking about. You should either make an effort to attend, or you should consider withdrawing while its still possible.

　　W: What do you mean?

　　M: Todays the final day you can withdraw and get a full refund.

　　W: Maybe I really should. What do you suggest?

　　M: I wish you could attend classes regularly; however, if you dont believe youre capable of this, then dont waste your money.

　　W: Thanks, Dr.Livingston. I really appreciate your advice. If its okay, I suppose Ill go ahead and drop the class.

　　M: Its entirely up to you, but that might be best if you dont think things are going to change. Excuse me, the students are coming, and Ive got to get ready for class. I wish you the very best of luck, Janna.

　　W: Thank you, Dr.Livingston. Goodbye.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. What is the womans problem?

　　B)。【解析】四个选项均为现在完成进行时态，由此可以推断，本题考查的内容可能是某人最近一段时间发生的事情或者持续的状态。女士解释说，抱歉，昨天没有来上课。男士说，并不仅仅是昨天，一共上过6次课，已经缺了4次。由此可见女士的问题在于并没有每天都来上课。故正确答案为B)。

　　20. How many classes has the woman attended?

　　A)。【解析】四个选项均为数字，由此可以推测，本题的考查内容是关于数字的。 从男士的话中可知，一共上过6次课，女士一共缺了4次。相减得到女士上课的次数为2次。故正确答案为A)。

　　21. What does the woman decide to do?

　　C)。【解析】四个选项均为不定式，由此可以推测，本题考查的内容可能是关于某个决定。女士说如果可行，就决定退课。可见女士打算放弃这门课程，故正确答案为C)。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Dr.Thomas? This is Keet Bradley from the daily news.Id like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.

　　M: Id be happy to help you. What would you like to know?

　　W: First of all, how was the standard weight used?

　　M: Well, the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The department of weights and measures, we are a government agency. Its our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.

　　W: How did you check the scales before?

　　M: We have an old standard weight that we used to use.It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous. It absorbed too much moisture.

　　W: Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry it weighed less.

　　M: Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.

　　W: How much did it cost?