2015年12月英语六级听力模拟试题(六)

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Part III  Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] The artist’s works are beyond understanding.

[B] The artist’s unexpected tragedy is a great pity.

[C] The artist’s paintings are actually worthless.

[D] People should have recognized the artist’s value earlier.

12. [A] It wasn’t very well designed.

[B] Its results were just as expected.

[C] It fully reflected the students’ ability.

[D] Its results fell short of her expectations.

13. [A] Linda made her own guitar.

[B] Linda taught herself to play the piano.

[C] Linda taught herself to play the guitar.

[D] Linda doesn’t have much talent for music.

14. [A] The man can have his pants at the end of the day.

[B] Cleaning the pants will take longer than usual.

[C] She doesn’t think the stain can be removed.

[D] The man should go to a different location.

15. [A] Fuel cannot be transported to the northeastern states.

[B] There are too few houses in the northeast.

[C] People in the northeast are inexperienced in dealing with snow.

[D] Cold weather in the northeast has increased the demand for fuel.

16. [A] The boss is often late for work.

[B] The boss will probably discipline the woman.

[C] The boss may disregard the woman’s lateness.

[D] The boss didn’t know the woman was late again.

17. [A] She is eager to be accepted by the university.

[B] She is waiting to see if she could get the job from Cole’s.

[C] She is expecting to see if Cole would lend her some cash.

[D] She has no idea about whether she can afford the university tuition.

18. [A] They should wait patiently.

[B] They should ask that man to leave.

[C] They should serve that man immediately.

[D] That man is old enough to order things he likes.

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

19. [A] She loved it.

[B] She disagreed with too much of it to enjoy.

[C] She thought it was just so so.

[D] She liked the class but disagreed with the Professor.

20. [A] Early America was undemocratic.

[B] There has never been democracy in America.

[C] Early leaders of America had no desire for democracy.

[D] Democracy took time to develop in America.

21. [A] The basic foundations of democracy were created over 50 years ago.

[B] Early leaders loved democracy.

[C] America is no different now than 200 years ago.

[D] The meaning of democracy has changed over time.

22. [A] She is afraid he may discover her ignorance.

[B] She is afraid it may affect her grade.

[C] She is not completely sure of her own opinion.

[D] She is too busy and has no time to waste.

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

23. [A] He was returning home from a party.

[B] He just got off work when he saw the UFO.

[C] He was driving home from a restaurant.

[D] He was coming home from a police station.

24. [A] The man was out of mind.

[B] He drank a few beers in the party.

[C] He lost his directions to his home.

[D] He took some drugs in the party.

25. [A] They should call the fire department.

[B] The man should go to the party again.

[C] The man should contact the newspaper.

[D] The man should seek counseling.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. [A] A research on space.

[B] An event of imagination.

[C] A historic discovery.

[D] A scientific adventure.

27. [A] Huge waves.

[B] An earthquake.

[C] Damages to American cities.

[D] An Earth explosion.

28. [A] The land is covered with water.

[B] Wars break out among countries.

[C] People there can not live at the temperature of zero.

[D] The light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.

29. [A] The human beings will die out in 2094.

[B] Animals could not live in the cold climate.

[C] The Earth could be hit by other objects in space.

[D] What happened 65 million years ago was an invented story.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. [A] She is not used to the life there now.

[B] She has lived there for seventeen years.

[C] She prefers to live in an old-fashioned house.

[D] She has to be polite to everyone she meets there.

31. [A] In a cafe.

[B] In a pub.

[C] In a restaurant.

[D] In a nightclub.

32. [A] He didn’t like the British idea of family.

[B] He was from a typical French family.

[C] He had never been to France.

[D] He felt lonely in England.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. [A] To protect beachfront property.

[B] To reduce the traffic on beach roads.

[C] To provide privacy for homeowners.

[D] To define property limits.

34. [A] By sending water directly back to the sea with great force.

[B] By reducing wave energy.

[C] By reducing beach width.

[D] By stabilizing beachfront construction.

35. [A] Protecting roads along the shore.

[B] Building on beaches with seawalls.

[C] Adding sand to beaches with seawalls.

[D] Stopping building seawalls.

Section C

Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter, this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name “O’Henry”. His only (36) _______ education was received at the school of his Aunt Linda, where he developed a (37) _______ love of books. In his uncle’s drugstore, he became a (38) _______ pharmacist and was also known for his (39) _______ and cartoons of the townspeople of Greensboro. At the age of twenty, Porter came to Texas (40) _______ for health reasons and worked on a sheep farm. It was here that Porter (41) _______ knowledge for farm life that he later (42) _______ in many of his short stories. In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years, he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several jobs. It was during this time that Porter first used his pen name — O. Henry — said to be derived from his frequent (43) _______ of “Oh, Henry”, the family cat. (44) ______________________________________________________________________.

Meanwhile, (45) ______________________________________________________________________. From this low point in Porter’s life, he began a remarkable comeback. Three years later, he emerged from prison as “O’Henry” to help shield his true identity. (46) ______________________________________________________________________. 相关资料

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