2010年6月英语六级听力考前预测试题(mp3)03

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Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes)
Directions：In this part，you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1．For questions 1—7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked[A]，[B]，[C]and [D]．For questions 8—10，complete the sentences with the information given in the passage．

1．How much corn planted in the US last year was genetically modified?
[A]More than half．
[B]65 million acres．
[C]One third．
[D]Three quarters．
2．Why is the debate on genetically modified foods more heated in developing countries?
[A]They have a rich range of foods．
[B]They like traditional and natural food．
[C]They have to feed fast-growing populations．
[D]The risks of GM food outweigh the benefits．
3．Biotech can improve productivity。which can be proved by trials of＿＿．
[A]pest-resistant cotton in Africa
[B]the European corn borer
[C]the genetically modified rice
[D]vitamin A much more converted
4．What have scientists done to solve the problem of soil that contains excess aluminum?
[A]They have engineered the crops to be virus—resistant．
[B]They have found a gene to fight the excess toxicity．
[C]They have modified the crops to be drought-tolerant．
[D]They have improved the soil by absorbing excess aluminum．
5．The most important factor that leads to hunger in developing countries is＿＿．
[A]lost crops
[B]global greenhouse effect
[C]economic crisis
[D]poverty
6．Biotech firms have not much interest in the developing world market because＿＿．
[A]running business there needs much in distribution
[B]farmers there are too poor to buy their products
[C]these firms want to keep their technology secret
[D]farmers there don’t like genetically modified crops
7．Advocates of transgenic crops claim that＿＿．
[A]these crops have no harm to the environment in their growing
[B]food from these crops are healthier than from the conventional
[C]these crops will certainly replace the conventional
[D]these crops can greatly help to feed the world
8．Eco-vandals in Edinburgh stormed a field two years ago，aiming at＿＿＿＿．
9．Raiders missed the genetically modified varieties because of the＿＿＿＿of such plants．
10．Guenther Stotzky is afraid of the transgenic crops because of＿＿＿＿．
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 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 2 with a single line through the centre．
11．[A]Karen is very forgetful．
[B]He knows Karen better now．
[C]Karen is sure to pass the interview．
[D]The woman should have reminded Karen earlier．
12．[A]She can’t afford the time for the trip．
[B]She will manage to leave this month．
[C]She has to change the time for the trip．
[D]She hasn’t decided where to go next month．
13．[A]Everyone enjoyed himself at John’s parties．
[B]The woman didn’t enjoy John’s parties at all．
[C]It will be the first time for the man to attend John’s party．
[D]The woman is glad to be invited to John’s housewarming party．
14．[A]To help him prepare for the conference．
[B] To tell him something about the conference．
[C] To see if he iS ready for the coming conference．
[D]To remind him of the data he should take to the conference．
15．[A]Their parents cut back the loan to them．
[B]The woman doesn’t want to take another English course．
[C]They can’t afford the rent of this month．
[D]The woman’s boss refused to give her a raise．
16．[A]She doesn’t follow the teacher．
[B]She has been given too much work．
[C]She has no interest at the beginning．
[D]She isn’t used to English teaching．
17．[A]He agrees with the woman．
[B]He is a good lecturer himself．
[C]He is fond of Professor Smith．
[D]He partly agrees with the woman．
18．[A]．The man couldn’t find a parking lot．
[B]It’s hard to find a place to leave the car．
[C]The woman was upset due to his late arrival．
[D]The man apologized because of his negligence．
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
19．[A]How New York became the largest city in the Unite States．
[B]How the Eric Canal is built．
[C]Why New York has attracted so many people from the world．
[D]Their tour in New York．
20．[A]They are tour guides．
[B]They are salespersons．
[C]They are tourists．
[D]They are engineers．
21．[A]The fiver．
[B]The Eric Canal．
[C]It’s location
[D]It’s population．
22．[A]In 1832．
[B]In 1833．
[C]In 1812． [D]In l823．
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard．
23．[Al Jerry’s wife is ill．
[B]Sherwin’s husband is ill．
[C]Jerry，s daughter is ill．
[D]Sherwin’s daughter is ill．
24．[A]She was on vacation．
[B]She was sleeping．
[C]She was busy．
[D]She was doing nothing．
25．[A] It was too noisy．
[B]Jerry didn’t explain very clearly．
[C]The phone didn’t work well．
[D]Sherwin was a little bit deaf．
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 29 are based on the passage you have just heard．
26．[A]Development of the National Flag
[B]Power of the National Flag
[C]Types of Flags
[D]Uses of Flags
27．[A]They could tell wind direction．
[B]They could bring good luck to fighters．
[C]They were handed down by the ancestors．
[D]They were believed to stand for natural forces．
28．[A]He knows when it was sent to Europe．
[B]He believes it was made in Egypt．
[C]He thinks it came from China．
[D]He doubts where it started．
29．[A]The role of China in the spread of the national flag．
[B]The second ancestor of the national flag．
[C]The use of modem flags in Europe．
[D]The importance of modem flags．
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard．
30．[A]She is good at observing and understanding．
[B]She is never pleased with her neighbors．
[C]She is unhappy with their life．
[D]She is easy to get along with．
31．[A]She is selfish and cruel．
[B]She is kind and polite．
[C]She is proud and helpful．
[D]She is。lonely and unhappy．
32．[A]Money is the key to everything．
[B]There is something more important than money．
[C]The more money you have，the less happy you’ll be．
[D]When talking to people we should look into their eyes．
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard．
33．[A]She had met with an accident．
[B]She had caused a scandal．
[C] She was seriously ill．
[D]She was hidden somewhere．
34．[A]Look into the matter．
[B]Bring Milly back to life．
[C]Free him from a scandal．
[D]Keep the whole thing a secret．
35．[A]A farmer．
[B]A policeman．
[C]A country doctor．
[D]A newspaper reporter．
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 3 with the exact words．you have just heard．For blanks numbered from 44 to46 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 hird time，you should check what you have written．
Australia，the last(36)＿＿to be“discovered”，was sighted by Dutch，Portuguese，and Spanish ships in the seventeenth century．No colonies(37) ＿＿at that time，however，as these nations were less interested in(38) ＿＿than in(39) ＿＿．As in the early history of the United States，it was the English who(40) ＿＿the permanent(41) ＿＿in Australia．This history and the(42) ＿＿ of these two former British colonies have some other things in common as well．Australia and the United States are about equal in size，and barren western portions of the two bear a close physical(43) ＿＿．
(44) ＿＿．Settlement of the western part of both countries quickened after gold was discovered in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later．Although the parallels in the development of these two countries are striking there are some sharp contrasts as well．(45) ＿＿．Australia，unlike the U．S．has its economy rooted in wheat growing and sheep raising．Yet，(46)＿＿. 相关资料