大学英语六级-199(1)

1、大学英语六级-199（总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟）一、 Listening Comprehension （总题数:0,分数：0.00）二、 Section A （总题数：2，分数：32.00）（分数：16.00 ）A. She attended one of their meetings.B. Her roommate is a member.C. She read about them in the newspaper.VD. She saw them protesting.解析：听力原文W: Hmm, hi.M: Hi, I am going door to door ton

2、ight to tell people about the student action coalition. Do you have a few minutes?W: Sure. I read something in the newspaper last week.M: Yeah, there was an article about us since the last issue. See, we are trying to protect and conserve some of the openspaces on campus.W: Thats right. You are the

3、group thats opposing the extension of the parking lot next to Smith Hall, right?M: Thats us. We just feel it is important to save some of the natural beauty of the campus, like Over-by Swing. Some ofthose trees are hundreds of years old.W: It is a pretty spot. My friends and I had picnics over there

4、 by the creek.M: Then you understand how we feel. We are organizing a rally on Thursday afternoon to get the administration toreconsider the parking lot plan.W: Well, I have a class on Thursday afternoon.M: But maybe you could sign this petition. Were going to submit it to the administration to demo

5、nstrate how thestudents feel about this.W: Sure, let me get a pen and Ill sign it.M: I have a pen right here. And let meleave you this pamphlet about the student action coalition.Maybe you could come to some of our meetings. We get together once a month.W: Yeah, Id like to know more about your group

6、. Let me know when the next meeting is and rll try to be there.M: The meeting is held on the fifth each month, and your coming will be welcome.How did the woman first learn about the student action coalition?解析选项主语均以 She 开头，可推断本题询问有关女士的情况，所以女士的话是听音重点。男士说明自 己的来意后，女士说：“我上周在报纸上读过（关于你们的）文意”，故选 CoA. Secu

7、re more student parking spaces.B. Preserve open spaces on campus.VC. Get more funding for their group.D. Schedule a meeting with college administrators.解析：听力原文What is the student action coalition trying to do?解析选项均以原形动词开头，推测本题问建议或打算。男士说：“我们正在努力保护校园里面的户外空地”选项 B 的 preserve 是对原文中的 protect and conserve的

8、同义概括，故答案应为BA. Help the man plan a student rally.B. Use the student parking lot.C. Make a donation to support the group.D. Sign a petition.V解析：听力原文What does the woman agree to do?解析所有选项都是动词开头，听音时应注意录音中提到的关键动词。男士建议女士签请愿书，女士痛快 地答应要找支笔签字，故答案为DoA. She is interested in the student action coalition.VB. She

9、 will definitely come to the next meeting.C. She will have a picnic with her friend.D. She hates to get together with others.解析：听力原文What can we know about the woman from the conversation?解析对话末尾女士说：“我想知道更多有关该组织的信息，请告知我下次会议的开会时间，我会尽量到 会，可见女士对学生行动联盟这个组织感兴趣，故答案为AoB 错在 definitely，女士只是说 try to bethere，不表示

10、她一定会到，所以不选B。（分数：16.00 ）A. A vacation and art collection.B. A trip and a new car.C. Cash and a car.D. Money and a trip.V解析：听力原文W: Thank you, thank you and welcome to everyones favorite game show, Unbelievable Trivia. Todays contestant,Christopher Jones, has just entered our bonus round and is trying

11、to win our grand prize, $80,000 in cash and anall-expense paid, six-day vacation to China. Okay, Christ. In order to win the grand prize, you must answer all four of thebonus questions correctly. All of the questions are true or false. If false, you must make the statement true by giving thecorrect

12、information. If not, you go home with our consolation prize: a fine collectionof miniature cars.Remember. When the buzzer goes off, you must give your answer. Are you ready?M: Im ready.W: The first question: A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.M: Uh. True.W: You are correct Question number two: A tuna

13、is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.M: True, I mean, I mean, I mean false. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes._W: Correct. Only two more questions. Number three: An elephant has the largest eyes in the world. M: I know that one.False. The giant squid has the largest ey

14、es._W: Super. This is the last question. The national anthem of Greece has 134 verses.M: False. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses._W: You are fight!M: Did I win?W: Yes, Christ, pack your bags, and well pack your wallet. Youre off to China. Well, thatsall for todays show. See you next time

15、.M: Thank you, thank you.What is the grand prize of the game show?解析四个选项都是名词词组，初步猜测题目与物件有关。对话说，大奖是3 万美元现金和 6 天费用全包的中国行，故答案是D。听音时应做好笔记，提取有效信息：cash、vacation。A. lt can break through the ice easily.B. lt can shut and open both eyes quickly.VCt can communicate other sharks by winks.Dt can roll up and dow

16、n its eyes slowly.解析：听力原文What is unique about a shark according to the game show?解析根据对话，鲨鱼可以同时眨动双眼。shut and open 是 blink 的同义替换，故答案是 B。从 C 选项可知，It 就是“鲨鱼”，注意听提到鲨鱼的地方，做好笔记。A. An elephant.B. A huge squid.VC. A whale.D. A tuna.解析：听力原文What creature has the largest eyes in the world?解析四个选择都是动物名称，留意听有关动物的描述

17、，并在选项旁边做笔记。根据对话，世界上眼睛最 大的动物是巨型鱿鱼，故答案是BoA. 134.B. 148.C. 158.VD. 185.解析：听力原文How many verses does the national anthem of Greece have?解析四个选项都是数字，留意数字岀现时的话语。根据对话，希腊国歌有158 节，故答案是 Co三、Section B （总题数：2，分数：28.00）（分数：12.00 ）A. It is lessening.B. It is growing.VCt hasnt changed.Dt is slowly changing.解析：听力原文Al

18、most 20,000 whales have been slaughtered since a ban on commercial whaling was introduced in1986 and the death toll is rising each year. Norway and Japan killed over 1,000 whales in 1999 and they plan to kill evenmore. The International Whaling Commission（IWC）has failed to stop the killing and a com

19、promise deal may relax theban allowing coastal whaling condemning manythousands more whales to a cruel death. In 1994, the IWC created a whale sanctuary in Antarctic waters and manybelieved the battle to save the whales had been won. But Japan has ignored the sanctuary and along with Norwaycontinues

20、 to defy the whaling ban. As the environmental concerns increase, whaling is no longer the issue as it was ordeserves to be. With little public awareness of the increasing whale slaughter, there has been no pressure to stop it.Consequently, the political will to confront the whalers and enforce the

21、whaling ban has slipped away. Commercialwhaling has devastated whale populations worldwide, pushing the entire species to the brink ofexti ncti on. There is still great scientific uncertainty about the size and status of remaining_whale populations. Whales are facing increasing threats to their surv

22、ival including increasing toxic pollution, massiveover-fishing, entanglement in fishing nets, boat collisions, habitat loss, ozone depletion and climate change. They needto be protected, not hunted. Commercial whaling is appallingly cruel and unnecessary. It is morally indefensible. Itshould be cond

23、emned to history, to a time when sadly we knew no better!What does the speaker say about the death toll of whales after 1986?解析短文开头介绍，在 1986 年岀台了禁止商业捕鲸的政策之后，鲸鱼的死亡数字每年都呈上升趋势， 故选 BoA. The scientists know it is definitely getting smaller.B. The scientists know it is near extinct.C. The scientists still

24、 do not know.VD. The scientists think it is rebounding slightly.解析：听力原文How does me speaker describe scientific knowledge of whale populations?解析短文谈到，对于现在鲸鱼的数量和情况如何，在科学上还有很多未知之数，也就是说科学家也不知 道情况到底如何，故选 CoA. All whaling is bad.B. Commercial whaling is immoral.VC. Whaling should be limited only for food.

25、D. The IWC should be replaced.解析：听力原文What is the speakers attitude towards whaling?解析原文说，商业捕鲸是残忍而且不必要的，在道德上也是站不住脚的，故选BoA 项为强干扰项，其实只要看到该选项中表示绝对的单词All 就可以排除干扰。（分数：16.00 ）A. Theyre honest and do only the just things.B. Theyre very well-off and have achieved a lot.VC. They work hard and deserve great re

26、ward.D. They keep pace with the economic development.解析：听力原文In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has somegood luck. When one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he still wantspeople to

27、think that he is. Thats what Keeping up with the Joneses is about. The expression was first used in 1913 bya young American named Arthur Momand.Momandooked around him and noticed that many people do things just tokeep up with their neighbors; they try to look as rich and as successful as their neigh

28、bors. He saw the funny side_of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses, because Jones is a verycommon name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came_to meankeeping up with people around you. Momandsseries appeared in different newspape

29、rs across the country forover 32 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the right books, goto the right universities and eat at the right restaurants.Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of th

30、em if they do. And there areJoneses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep_up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.According to the speaker, what impression do many Americans want to leave on others?解析短文说，当人们富有了他们希望别人知道，甚

31、至并不很富有时也希望别人认为他们富有，所以B 正确。B 项中的 well-off 对应开头重复了 3 遍的 rich ，achieve a lot 对应录音中的 successful ，同义替换 是答案。A. Trying to keep pace with your next-door neighbors.B. Trying to keep in contact with your neighbors.C. Trying to get along well with people around you.D. Trying to look as wealthy as people around

32、 you.V解析：听力原文What does the expression Keeping up with the Joneses mean?解析选项为努力达到某种目的，听到录音中的try to时要注意后面的动词。短文说，这个习语的意思是“和左邻右舍比排场，比阔气”。所以 D 正确。选项中的“ try ”就是最好的提示语，录音中try 后面就是答案所在。A. Its creator published short stories in newspapers for years.VB. It spread across the country with the common name.C. Ma

33、ny people used it when they praised their neighbors.D. Most children were amused when they heard the saying.解析：听力原文How did the expression Keeping up with the Joneses get popular?解析根据选项可预测题目问某事是如何广泛传播的。短文说，Momand 的系列短篇小说在全美各家报纸上连载，长达 32 年之久。可见这个习语就是这样广为流传的，所以 A 正确。只有 A 中的关键词 short storiesin newspaper

34、s 是录音提到的，听到什么选什么。A. It will inspire people to keep striving.B. It will boost the social economy.Ct will exhaust and disappoint people.VDt will enhance interpersonal relationship.解析：听力原文What does the speaker think of the practice of Keeping up with the Joneses?解析根据选项可预测题目问某事的影响。短文说，但是人们一定会对和邻居比阔气感到厌烦

35、的，所以C正确。三个选项表达的是正面影响，只有C 是负面的，而录音末尾中的tired 与 C 中的 exhaust 同义。四、Section C （总题数：3，分数：40.00）Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.（分数：16.00 ）A. It is similar to housing problem.B. It gets better when one c

36、ity develops.Ct is caused by money or technology.D.It relates to a matter of equality.V解析：听力原文Mobility in developing world cities is a very peculiar challenge, because different from health or education or housing, ittends to get worse as societies become richer. Clearly, an un sustai nable model. M

37、obility, as most other developingcountry, problems, more than a matter_of money or technology, is a matter of equality. The great inequality in developing countries makes it difficult to see, forexample, that in terms of transport, an advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather

38、 one whereeven the rich use public transport. There is a conflict for space between those with cars and those without them.We fought not just for space for buses, but we fought for space for people, and that was even more difficult. Cities arehuman habitats, and we humans are pedestrians. Just as fi

39、sh need to swim or birds need to fly or deer need to run, weneed to walk. I would like to focus on the really enormous conflict between pedestrians and cars in developing countrycities. In terms of transport infrastructure, what really makes a difference between advanced and backward cities is nothi

40、ghways or subways but quality sidewalks.I will propose to you a couple of ingredients which I think would make cities much better, andit would be very simple to implement them in the new cities which are only being created. Hundreds of kilometers ofgreenways criss-crossing cities in all directions.P

41、eople will walk out of homesinto safe spaces. They could go for dozens of kilometers safely in wonderful greenways, sort of bicycle highways.And the second ingredient, which would solve mobility, that very difficult challenge in developing countries, in a verylow-cost and simple way, would be to hav

42、e hundreds of kilometers of streets only for buses, bicycles and pedestrians.This would be, again, a very low-cost solution if implemented from the start, low cost, pleasant transit with naturalsunlight.But unfortunately, reality is not as good as my dreams. All developing country cities have a larg

43、e problem of slums,which means illegal housing. And of course its very difficult to have mass transit or to use bicycles in suchenvironments. But even legal housing developments have also been located in the wrong places, very far from the citycenters where its impossible to provide low-cost, high-f

44、requency public transport. As a Latin American, I wouldrecommend, respectfully, passionately, to Asian and African countries which are yet to urbanize, that governmentsshould acquire all land around cities. In this way, their cities could grow in the right places withthe right spaces, with the parks

45、, with the greenways, with the busways.What do we learn about the problem of mobility in developing countries?解析录音提到，流动性是许多发展中国家遇到的问题，不仅仅是钱或科技的问题，更是有关平等的问题 (a matter ofequality) ，D 项复现录音关键词，为正确答案。主讲人提到，流动性与健康、教育和住房 问题不同，社会发展程度与流动性成反比，故A 项“与住房问题类似”和B 项“随着城市发展变得更好”与录音相反。C 项“由金钱或科技引起”，录音没有提及产生流动性问题的原因是

46、钱或科技。A. The challenges of health and education in the growing cities.B. The conflict between cars and walkers in developing countries.VC. The development of highways and subways of the cities.D. The enormous gap between advanced and backward cities.解析：听力原文What is the focus of this speech?解析主讲人提到，他关注

47、的是发展中国家城市行人与车辆的剧烈矛盾冲突，B 项与此一致，是正确选项。讲座开头虽然将城市“健康和教育问题”与人车矛盾作类比，但并不是主旨，故排除A 项。在交通基础设施的内容中，主讲人认为发达和欠发达城市之间的真正差别不在于高速公路，而在于人行道的质量，故C项“高速公路和地铁的发展”恰好与讲座内容相反。D 项“发达城市与不发达城市的巨大鸿沟”过于宽泛，而且这并不是讲座的主题，故排除。A. Use of bicycle among a large population.B. Development of transport infrastructure.C. Greenways crossing

48、 a city in all directions.D. Streets for public transport and walkers only.V解析：听力原文What is the low-cost solution for mobility challenge in developing countries?解析据主讲人所说，解决流动性问题的低成本且简单的方案(low-cost and simple way)是在城市建造数百公里的公交、自行车及行人专用道，D 项中的 public transport 概括了录音中的 buses 和 bicycles ，而 walkers 则与 ped

49、estrians 对应，故 D 项是正确答案。A 项“大量人口使用自行车”未在讲座中提到。 主讲人提到transport infrastructure 包括高速公路、地铁和人行道，所以B 项“发展交通基础设施”外延过大。C 项“纵横交错的绿道是第一个建议，本题问的low-cost solution 与第二个建议有关，故排除 C 项。A. Providing public transport.B. Solving the problem of slums.C. Nationalizing all land around cities.VD. Building legal housing deve

50、lopments.解析：听力原文What is the speakers suggestion to Asian and African countries yet to urbanize?解析主讲人对处于城市化进程中的亚非城市衷心地建议：政府应购置城市周围的所有土地(acquire allland around cities)，这样一来才能更好地规划新城市，政府购置了土地即把土地国有化，C 项中的Nationalizing 是对录音中 governments should acquire 的同义概括，故 C 项为正确答案。根据录音，主 讲人所倡议的公共交通成本低而密集，注重平等性，A 项“提

51、供公共交通”过于宽泛。B 项“解决贫民区问题”，虽然讲座有提到贫民区是发展中国家城市的一大问题，但这不是主讲人提岀的建议。D 项“开发合法的房屋”未在录音中提及。Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.(分数：12.00 )A. To help students focus on studying.B. To relieve students from exam p

52、ressure.VC. To gather students to analyze stress.D. To share experience with sophomores.解析：听力原文Now youve only been there this one semester so this is your first experience with students undergoing the pressure offinals, right? I mean I was an undergraduate for four years in New York University (NYU)

53、 and I went through finals for 8terms, 9 counting this one. NYU has a high pressure academic environment. Thats why I first started this program.When I was at NYU, my first exposure to the dogs, bei ng brought to help relieve the pressure of_finals, was in those of my sophomore or junior year and ou

54、r building for a stress day. They had just an hour a week youcould have a puppy and it was so simple and easy and unique to put on and it drew a lot of attention. It worked truly well.So when I was hired here, I really wanted to expand the program, do it on a much larger scale.How did it work? The w

55、ay it actually works is we worked with a therapy dog organization called Dog-Bones. So what wedo is actually in October, you know, at the height of mid-terms of task.We had both 60 dogs at a time coming in, a total of maybe 12-16 people over a 2-day-period.Some students like to pat the dogs and stay

56、 right up on them and especially ones that have dogsat their home or dog people, and someone just sit around and talk with each other and take pictures and do whateverthey want to do, but even those people that arent really patting the dogs are still having fun. Its still part of a really funenviron

57、ment.I absolutely believe it is effective for anything. Its why they do it in hospitals and in elementary schools. In general,having any kind of break from studying during really stressful periods like midterms and fin als is n ecessary. Talki ng ahalf hour out of that, walking around,_coming downst

58、airs, completely changing your mindset into something different is really effective in combating some ofthat stress.Dogs were really really good. They were very good and they loved their bellies rubbed and they loved getting treatsfrom the kids. Or maybe we can persuade Congress to allow some dogs o

59、n the Florida House, or the Senate and settlethose people down.What was the purpose of the stress day of New York University?解析讲座提到，主讲人第一接触狗，是在宿舍楼举行的stress day（解压日），借助狗医生帮助缓解期末考试的压力（helped relieve the pressure of finals） ， B 项“缓解学生的考试压力”与此一致。stressday 是为了缓解考试压力，并没有提到“让学生集中注意力去学习”，A 项不正确。C 项错在“分析”（an

60、alyze） 词，录音是说“缓解压力”，而非“分析压力”。D 项“与二年级学生分享经验”只是利用 sophomore 一词制造干扰，该项内容并未在录音中提到。A. They prepare for finals.B. They take care of stray dogs.C. They hang out with dogs.VD. They have fun with friends.解析：听力原文What do students do in the program?解析据主讲人介绍，活动中学生们要么抚摸狗医生，要么聚在一起聊天、拍照或做自己喜欢做的事情， 享受活动的乐趣，C 项“与狗待在