六级听力真题

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
　　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 1 with a single line through the centre.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

11.

A) She has completely recovered.

B) She went into shock after anoperation.

C) She is still in a criticalcondition.

D) She is getting much better.

12.

A) Ordering a breakfast.

B) Booking a hotel room.

C) Buying a train ticket.

D) Fixing a compartment.

13.

A) Most borrowers never returnedthe books to her.

B) The man is the only one whobrought her book back.

C) She never expected anyone toreturn the books to her.

D) Most of the books she lent outcame back without jackets.

14.

A) She left her work early to getsome bargains last Saturday.

B) She attended the supermarket’sgrand opening ceremony.

C) She drove a full hour beforefinding a parking space.

D) She failed to get into thesupermarket last Saturday.

15.

A) He is bothered by the pain inhis neck.

B) He cannot do his reportwithout a computer.

C) He cannot afford to have acoffee break.

D) He feels sorry to have missedthe report.

16.

A) Only top art students can showtheir works in the gallery.

B) The gallery space is bigenough for the man’s paintings.

C) The woman would like to helpwith the exibition layout.

D) The man is uncertain how hisart works will be received.

17.

A) The woman needs a temporaryreplacement for her assistant.

B) The man works in the samedepartment as the woman does.

C) The woman will have to stay inhospital for a few days.

D) The man is capable of dealingwith difficult people.

18.

A) It was better than theprevious one.

B) It distorted the mayor’sspeech.

C) It exaggerated the city’seconomy problems.

D) It reflected the opinions ofmost economists.

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

19.

A) To inform him of a problemthey face.

B) To request him to purchasecontrol desks.

C) To discuss the content of aproject report.

D) To ask him to fix thedictating machine.

20.

A) They quote the best price inthe market.

B) They manufacture and selloffice furniture.

C) They cannot deliver the steelsheets on time.

D) They cannot produce the steelsheets needed

21.

A) By marking down the unitprice.

B) By accepting the penaltyclauses.

C) By allowing more time fordelivery.

D) By promising betterafter-sales service.

22.

A) Give the customer a tenpercent discount.

B) Claim compensation from thestool suppliers.

C) Ask the Buying Department tochange suppliers.

D) Cancel the contract with thecustomer.

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

23.

A) Stockbroker.

B) Physicist.

C) Mathematician.

D) Economist.

24.

A) Improve computer programming.

B) Predict global populationgrowth.

C) Explain certain naturalphenomena.

D) Promote national financialhealth.

25.

A) Their different educationalbackgrounds.

B) Changing attitudes towardnature.

C) Chaos theory and itsapplications.

D) The current global economic crisis.

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 1 with a single line through the centre.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Passage One

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

26.

A) They lay great emphasis onhard work.

B) They name 150 star engineerseach year.

C) They require high academicdegrees.

D) They have people with a veryhigh IQ.

27.

A) long years of job training.

B) High emotional intelligence.

C) Distinctive academicqualifications.

D) Devotion to the advance ofscience.

28.

A) Good interpersonalrelationships.

B) Rich working experience.

C) Sophisticated equipment.

D) High motivation.

Passage Two

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

29.

A) A diary.

B) A fairy tale.

C) A history textbook.

D) A biography.

30.

A) He was a sports fan.

B) He loved architecture.

C) He disliked school.

D) He liked hair-raising stories.

31.

A) Encourage people to undertakeadventures.

B) Publicize his colorful andunique life stories.

C) Raise people’s environmentalawareness.

D) Attract people to America’snational parks.

Passage Three

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

32.

A) The first infected victim.

B) A coastal village in Africa.

C) The doctor who firstidentified it.

D) A river running through theCongo.

33.

A) They exhibit similar symptoms.

B) They can be treated with thesame drug.

C) They have almost the samemortality rate.

D) They have both disappeared forgood.

34.

A) By inhaling air polluted withthe virus.

B) By contacting contaminatedbody fluids.

C) By drinking water from theCongo River.

D) By eating food grown in Sedanand Zaire.

35.

A) More strains will evolve fromthe Ebola virus.

B) Scientists will eventuallyfind cures for Ebola.

C) Another Ebola epidemic mayerupt sooner or later.

D) Dose infected, one will become immune to Ebola.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。　　

The ideal companion machine wouldnot only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behavein an agreeable manner. Those (36) that make interaction with other peopleenjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machine wouldappear to (37)stimulating and easygoing. Its informal conversation style wouldmake interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly (38)and therefore interesting. In its first (39) it might be somewhat honest andunsmiling that it came to know the user it would progress to a mere (40)andintimate style. The machine would not be a passive (41) but would add its own suggestions,information, and opinions; it would sometimes take the (42) in developing orchanging the topic and would have a (43)of its own.

The machine would convey presence. We have all seenhow a computer’s use of personal names (44) . Such features are wholly written into the software (45) . Friendshipsare not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend(46) . At an appropriate time I might also express the kind of affection thatsimulates attachment and intimacy.

六级听力答案　　

11-15 DCADC

16-20 AABAC

21-26 BBDBC

26-30 DBADB

31-35 CDABC

36. qualities

37. charming

38. unpredictable

39. encounter

40. relaxed

41. participant

42. initiative

43. personality

44. often fascinates people andneeds them to treat the machine as if it were almost human

45. By introducing a degree offorcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid and uniquecharacter

46. if it simulated the gradualchanges that occur when one person is getting to know another

六级听力原文

听力短对话

11.

W: I was shocked to hear ofyour wife's illness. Is she going to be all right?

M: At first, the doctors weren'tsure, but she's really improved. She'll be home next week.

Q: What do we learn about theman's wife from the conversation?

12.

M: Excuse me, can I get aticket for a sleeping compartment on this train?

W: Yes, there are four left. Theprice is ￡60 per person including acontinental breakfast.

Q: What is the man doing?

13.

M: Janet, here's the book Iborrowed from you, but I'm so sorry that I can't find its jacket.

W: It doesn't matter. Anyway, youare one of the few people who actually return books to me.

Q: What does the woman imply?

14.

M: Lisa, have you been to thenew supermarket yet?

W: Yes, and no. I went there lastSaturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot fornearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home.

Q: What does the woman mean?

15.

W: You've been sitting at thecomputer for hours. Let’s take a coffee break, shall we?

M: I wish I could. You know, I'mup to my neck in work. I've got to finish this report. I don't want to miss thedeadline.

Q: What does the man mean?

16.

M: What do you think of thisgallery space? They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here.

W: Are you kidding? Any artstudent I know would die to have an exhibition here.

Q: What can we infer from theconversation?

17.

W: Gary, my assistant is inhospital now. Is there anyone in your department who could give a hand for afew days?

M: I think so. I'll ask aroundand get back to you.

Q: What do we learn from theconversation?

18.

W: Did you read the articlein the paper about the mayor's speech at the economic forum?

M: Sure I did, but I think theytwisted the meaning of what he said. It's not the first time for them to do so.

Q: What does the man say about the paper's article?

听力长对话原文1

Conversation One

W: Oh, hello, John. Are you usingyour dictating machine this morning? I've got a long report I must dictate. CanI borrow your machine?

M: Of course. But can you spareme a second? It's the message you sent me about the delivery delay of thecontrol desks. What's gone wrong?

W: Everything, John. We have toget the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some troubleor other. They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.

M: But they can't be. Those controldesks are a special order. They are wanted for one of the big computercompanies. It's a very important contract.

W: When did we promise thedelivery?

M: On Thursday next week. Andthere's a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for eachweek of overdue delivery.

W: Oh, these penalty clauses! Whydid you sales people accept them?

M: We have to accept them;otherwise, we don't get the contracts.

W: Well, let's get on to theBuying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept theproduction line clear to handle these special sheets. It's a dreadful nuisance.

M: It will be more than anuisance if we don't meet on delivery date. It will cost us a lot of money.

W: Keep calm, John. We canperhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver ontime. Then we will offset the penalty clause.

M: Well, if you can.

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

19. Why did the woman send themessage to the man?

20. What does the woman say aboutthe new suppliers?

21. How did the man get thecontracts?

22. What does the woman suggest they do?

听力长对话原文2
　　Conversation Two

M: Kathy, chaos theory seems tobe a branch of physics or mathematics. You are an economist, so how does itinfluence your work?

W: Well, in several ways. I amresponsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, soforecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of presentevidence is what I do. Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying toexplain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmentalconditions. Both of these things are also about making long-term predictions onthe basis of present evidence.

M: Are many economists involvedin this field?

W: An increasing number. In the1990s, many economists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providingmodels for forecasting.

M: What kind of"models" are we talking about here?

W: Well, that's a good question,because the basic idea of chaos theory is that there aren't any"models" as such—there aren't guaranteed forms, but rather patternsof change in development.

M: Doesn't that mean thatforecasting is impossible?

W: No, but it certainly makes itmore of a challenge.]Mandelbrot, who didthe experiment with stock exchanges prices, for example, noted that althoughthe outcomes were variable, there were in fact certain constancy. What we haveto do is make sure we know what these are and take into account all thepossible variables.

M: But do economics and financework in the same way as weather conditions or the movement of planets?

W: Well, no, of course not. Thereare certain underlying similarities. Butwe have to leave them for the other time.

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

23. What is the woman'sprofession?

24. What was chaos theorysupposed to do when it was first formulated?

25. What are the speakers mainlytalking about?

听力短文原文

Passage One

People write to ask me if there'scorrelation between academic intelligence and emotional intelligence. My answeris no. You can have a high IQ and a high EQ, which, of course, is a winningcombination, or be high in one and low in the other. The best study was done atBell Labs in New Jersey, a very high IQ place. They do research intodevelopment for the communications industry. In a division of electronicengineers, who were designing equipment so advanced that they work in teams ofup to 150, co-workers and managers were asked to nominate the standouts thestars in productivity and effectiveness. They came up with 10 or 15 names, andthat group of stars was compared with everyone else. It turned out there was nodifference in IQ, no difference in academic qualifications, no difference inyears on the job. The only difference was emotional intelligence. The starswere people who knew how to get along, who knew how to motivate themselves,usually the kind of people you like to hang out with. When these people ran upagainst a technical problem, to which they'd have to turn to someone else foran answer, they'd e-mail and get an answer right away, because they built up anetwork of people before they needed them. The other people would e-mail andwait up to two weeks for an answer. So you can see how being good in theinterpersonal realm actually was a direct benefit, even for effectivelypursuing a technical task.

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

26. What does the speaker sayabout Bell Labs?

27. What characterizes the starsnominated at Bell Labs?

28. What does the speaker saycontributes to effectively pursuing a technical task?

Passage Two

J's (Biography of John Muir)—JohnMuir's own writings to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man whodid so much to raise American's awareness of environmental issues. As America'sfirst environmentalist, John Muir lived his life forever daring to undertakenew adventures. He spent most of his days outdoors and had deep love for thewild lands. In the book, we meet John Muir as a youth fearlessly climbing theroof of his house. He captures birds only to let them go when he realizes thecruelty involved. He becomes an inventor and sells his inventions in order toattend the university. As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousandsof miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west toCalifornia and north to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularlyhair-raising adventure on a large mass of floating ice. Muir's learning inobservation throughout his life led him to devote his last years to preservingthe natural environment. His writing and speaking raised the awareness of theimportance of conservation and helped bring about our national park system.Readers will feel they know John Muir after reading his story and may catch hispassion for preserving the riches of our land. The other's portrayal of Muir'slife is a testimony to what it means to be lifelong learners and to use thatlearning to inform and bring about change.

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

29. What kind of book is thespeaker introducing?

30. What do we learn about JohnMuir when he was young?

31. What did John Muir intend todo through writing and speaking?

Passage Three

Disaster movies often portraycatastrophes that destroy, or at least threaten to destroy earth's entirepopulation. In fact, a virus emerged in the 1970s that could've been just thatfatal. Named after a river that passes through the Congo, the Ebola virusoriginally manifested itself in the interior of Africa in 1976. Two strains ofthe disease, with almost identical symptoms, affected humans—Ebola-Zaire andEbola-Sudan. The Sudan version was deadly enough, killing 50% of those itinfected. However, Zaire, with its 90% mortality rate, was even worse. Theorigins, though not the cause of Ebola-Sudan, can be traced back to a singleindividual in a Sudanese town. Ebola-Zaire seemed to erupt in over 50 villagessimultaneously. Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needlesharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of theinfection by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids. If thevirus had been capable of spreading through the air, or if one infected personhad unknowingly entered a large population center, Ebola might have become aworldwide epidemic. However, soon after these fierce outbreaks, the virus diedout, at least temporarily. Ebola was so deadly and killed so quickly thatwithin a short period of time, there was no one around to infect. Hospitalworkers in at least one case deserted their workplace in panic, thus haltingthe administering of potentially unclean disease spreading injections, butEbola has not disappeared. With no known vaccination or cure available, itseems only a matter of time until another epidemic erupts.

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

32. What is Ebola virus namedafter?

33. What do we learn aboutEbola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan?

34. How do people get infectedwith the disease according to the speaker?

35. What does the speaker believe?

听力填空
　　The ideal companion machinewould not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed tobehave in an agreeable manner. Those qualities that make interaction with otherpeople enjoyable would be simulated as closely as possible, and the machinewould appear to be charming stimulating, and easygoing. Its informalconversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine wouldremain slightly unpredictable and therefore interesting. In its first encounterit might be somewhat hesitant and unassuming, but as it came to know the userit would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style. The machine would notbe a passive participant but would add its own suggestions, information, andopinions; it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing thetopic and would have a personality of its own. The machine would conveypresence. We have all seen how a computer’s use of personal names oftenfascinates people and needs them to treat the machine as if it were almosthuman. Such features are easily written into the software. By introducing adegree of forcefulness and humor, the machine could be presented as a vivid andunique character. Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would bemore acceptable as a friend if it simulated the gradual changes that occur whenone person is getting to know another. At an appropriate time it might alsoexpress the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.