2020年度大学英语六级考试试题

大学英语六级考试试题

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6月大学英语六级考试试题

PartIListeningComprehension(20

minutes)

SectionA

1.A)ShemetwithThomasjustafew

daysago.B)Shecanhelpwith

orientationprogram.

C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthe

message.D)Shewillcertainlytryto

contactThomas.

2.A)Setthedinnertable.B)Changethe

lightbulb.

C)Cleanthediningroom.D)Holdthe

ladderforhim.

3.A)He'dlikeapieceofpie.B)He'dlike

somecoffee.

C)He'dratherstayinthewarmroom.D)

He'djusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.

4.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberof

cars.B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrent

position.

C)Hemightgetfired.D)Hehaslosthis

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job.

5.A)Tony'ssecretary.B)Paul'sgirlfriend.

C)Paul'scolleague.D)Tony'swife.

6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.

B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.

C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.

D)Hemadeawrongturnatthe

intersection.

7.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisown

mistakes.

B)Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwild

dogs.

C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethan

punishment.

D)Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasic

trainingskills.

8.A)Atabookstore.B)Atthedentist's.C)

Inarestaurant.D)Inthelibrary.

9.A)Hedoesn'twantJennytogetinto

trouble.

B)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman's

remark.

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C)HethinksJenny'sworkloadtooheavy

atcollage.

D)Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsare

runningwild.

10.A)Itwasapplaudable.B)Itwasjust

terrible.

C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.D)The

plotwasfunnyenough.

SectionB

PassageOne

Question11to13arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Socialwork.B)Medicalcare.C)

Appliedphysics.D)Specialeducation.

12.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriends

andrelatives.B)Thetwo-year

professionaltrainingshereceived.

C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.

D)Herparents7consistentmoralsupport.

13.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.

B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.

C)Totraintherapistsforthechildren

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there.D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthe

handicapped.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.B)

InamountainvalleyofSpain.

C)AtasmallAmericancollege.D)Ina

smallvillageinChile.

15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsand

horizons.B)Byfinancingtheir

elementaryeducation.

C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.D)

Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.

16.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbroke

throughnationalbarriers.

B)Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginal

schoolcurriculums.

C)Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveand

capablestateswoman.

D)Shemadeoutstandingcontributions

tochildren'seducation.

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17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizein

Literature.

B)Shewasthefirstwomantowina

NobelPrize.

C)Shetranslatedherbooksintomany

languages.

D)Sheadvisedmanystatesmenon

internationalaffairs.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonpassage

youhavejustheard.

18.A)Howanimalssurviveharsh

conditionsinthewild.

B)Howanimalsaltercolorstomatch

theirsurroundings.

C)Howanimalsprotectthemselves

againstpredators.

D)Howanimalslearntodisguise

themselveseffectively.

19.A)Itsenormoussize.B)Itsplant-like

appearance.

C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.D)Its

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offensivesmell.

20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.B)It

allowsthemtoswimfaster.

C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.D)

Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.

ANSWER:

PartIListeningComprehension

1.C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthe

message.

2.D)Holdtheladderforhim

3.B)He'dlikesomecoffee

4.C)Hemightgetfired

5.D)Tony'swife

6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight

7.C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethan

punishment

8.B)Atthedentist's

9.B)Hedoesn'tagreewiththewoman's

remark

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10.A)Itwasapplaudable.

11.B.)Medicalcare

12.C)Herdeterminationtofulfillher

dream.

13.B)Tohelpdisabledchildrenthere.

14.D)InasmallvillageinChile.

15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsand

horizons.

16.D)Shemadeoutstanding

contributionstoChildren'seducation.

17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizein

Literature.

18.C)Howanimalsprotectthemselves

againstpredators.

19.B)Itsplant-likeappearance.

20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.

6月六级真题听力录音

SectionA

1.M:Mary,couldyoupleasetell

Thomastocontactme?Iwashopinghe

wouldbeabletohelpmeoutwiththe

freshmenorientationprogramnextweek.

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W:IwouldcertainlytellhimifIsaw

him,butIhaven'tseenhimaroundfor

quiteafewdays.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M：Susan,Iamgoingtochangethe

lightbulbabovethediningroomtable.

Willyouholdtheladderforme?

W:Noproblem.Butbecarefulwhile

you'reupthere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthe

womantodo?

3.W:It'sfreezingcold.Letmemake

somecoffeetowarmusup.Doyouwant

apieceofpieaswell?

M:Coffeesoundsgreat.ButI'm

goingtohavedinnerwithsomefriendsin

awhile,soI'dbetterskipthepie.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?

M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaid

wasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartsellinga

fewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,

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hemightfindhimselflookingforanew

job.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?

5.M:Hello,Mary.ThisisPaulatthe

bank.IsTonyhome?

W:Notyet.Paul.Idon'tthinkyou

canreachhimattheofficenow,either.

Hephonedmefiveminutesagotosayhe

wasstoppingforahair-cutonhisway

home.

Q:Whodoyouthinkthewoman

probablyis?

6.W:Oh!Boy!Idon'tunderstand

howyougotatickettoday.Ialways

thoughtyouwereslowevendrivingon

thelesscrowdedfastlane.

M:I'musuallycareful.ButthistimeI

thoughtIcouldgetthroughthe

intersectionbeforethelightturned.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

7.W:Yourdogcertainlyseemsto

knowyouarehismaster.Didyouhaveto

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punishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrained

him?

M:Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraise

himwhenheobeysandnottobesofussy

whenhemakesmistakes.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabout

trainingdogs?

8.M：Iamafraidtherewon'tbetime

todoanothertoothtoday.Makesureyou

don'teatanythinglikestakesforthe

nextfewhours,andwe'llfilltheother

cavitytomorrow.

W:Allright.Actually,Imusthurryto

thelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmost

probablytakeplace?

9-W:IamworriedaboutJennygoing

tocollege.Collegestudentsaresowild

nowadays.

M:Actually,onlyafewarelikethat.

Moststudentsaretoobusystudyingto

havetimetocausetrouble.

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Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

10.W:Youdidn'tseemtobeterribly

enthusiasticabouttheperformance.

M:Youmustbekidding.Icouldn't

haveclappedanyharder.Myhandsare

stillhurting.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthe

performance?

SectionB

Passage1

BornandraisedincentralOhio,I'ma

countrygirlthroughandthrough.I'm

currentlystudyingtobecomeaphysical

therapist,acareerpaththatmarksa

greatachievementforme.AtOhioState

University,admissionintothephysical

therapyprogramisintenselycompetitive.

ImadeitpassthefirstcutthefirstyearI

applied,butwasturneddownfor

admission.Iwascrushed,becausefor

yearsIhavebeendeterminedtobecome

aphysicaltherapist.Ireceivedadvice

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fromfriendsandrelativesabout

changingmymajorandfindinganother

courseformylife.Ijustcouldn'tdoit.I

knewIcouldnotbeashappyinanother

profession.SoIstilledmyself,beganto

workseriouslyforanotheryearand

reapplied.HappilyIreceivednoticeofmy

admission.Later,Ifoundoutthatless

than15%oftheapplicanthadbeen

offeredpositionsthatyear.Nowinthe

firsttwoyearsofprofessionaltraining,I

couldn'tbehappierwithmydecisionnot

togiveuponmydream.Myfathertold

methatifIwanteditbadlyenough,I

wouldgetin.Well,Daddy,Iwantedit.So

there.Aftergraduation,Iwouldliketo

traveltoanothercountry,possiblya

LatinAmericancountryandworkina

children'shospitalforayearortwo.So

manyofthechildrentherearephysically

handicappedbutmosthospitalsdon't

havethefundingtohiretrainedstaffto

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careforthemproperly.Iwouldliketo

changethatsomehow.

11.Whatisthespeaker'sfieldof

study?

12.Accordingtothespeaker,what

contributedtoheradmissiontoOhio

StateUniversity?

13.Whydoesthespeakerwanttogo

toaLatinAmericancountry?

Passage2

GabrielaMistralwasoncean

ordinaryteacherinasmallvillageschool

inNorthernChile.Toweringmountains

separatehervillagefromtheworld

outside.GabrielaMistralwasonlyfifteen

whenshebeganteaching,butshewasa

goodteacher.Shehelpedthemindsof

herstudents'scalethemountainwalls

andreachedouttotheworldbeyond.For

eighteenyears,Gabrieladevotedherlife

tothepoorfarmchildrenofChile's

Northernvalleys.Duringpartofthistime,

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shewasdirectorofschoolsinallofChile.

Beforelong,manycountriesrecognized

herasagreatfriendofchildrenandthe

leaderineducation.In1922,shewas

invitedtoMexicotohelporganizethe

ruralschoolsystem.Twoyearslater,

GabrielaMistralcametotheUnited

Stateswheresheservedasavisiting

professorinseveralcolleges.InNew

YorkCity,agroupofteachershelpedto

financethepublicationofherfirstbook

ofpoetry.Someofherbookshavebeen

translatedintosixdifferentlanguages.

Shegavetheincomefromsomeofher

bookstohelppoorandneglected

children.Beginninginthe1920's,her

interestsreachedouttobroaderfields.

Statesmenaskedheradviceon

internationalproblems.Shetriedto

breakthroughthenationalbarriersthat

hinderedtheexchangeofideasamong

theSpanishspeakingpeoplesofSouth

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America.Shetriedtodevelopabetter

understandingbetweentheUnited

StatesandcountriesofLatinAmerica.In

1945,shegainedworldwiderecognition

bywinningtheNobelPrizeinliterature,

thefirstSouthernAmericantowinthe

prize.

14.WheredidGabrielaMistralstart

herteachingcareer?

15.HowdidGabrielaMistralhelpthe

poorchildrenofherhometown?

16.Whydidmanycountriesthink

highlyofGabrielaMistral?

17.HowdidGabrielaMistralbecome

famousallovertheworld?

Passage3

Overtimeanimalshavedeveloped

manywaystostayawayfrompredators.

Apredatorisananimalthathuntsand

eatsotheranimals.Hidingisoneofthe

bestwaystostayalive.Someanimals

hidebylookingliketheplaceswhere

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theylive.Toseehowthisworks,let's

lookattheseadragon.Itisamasterof

disguise.Theseadragoniscoveredwith

skinthatlookslikeleaves.Theskinhelps

thedragonlooklikeapieceofseaweed.

Ahungrymeateaterwouldstayaway

fromanythingthatlookslikeseaweed.

Otheranimalsstaysafebyshowingtheir

colors.Theywantotheranimalstosee

them.Scientistscallthesebright

colors-warningcolors.Youhave

probablyseenanimalsthathavewarning

colors.Somegrasshoppersshowofftheir

ownbrightcolors.Thosecolorsdon'tjust

lookattractive;theytelltheirenemiesto

stayaway.Ofcourse,hungrypredators

sometimesignorethewarning.Theystill

goafterthegrasshopper.Ifthathappens,

thegrasshopperhasabackupdefense.It

makeslotsoffoam.Thefoamtastesso

badthatthepredatorwon'tdoitagain.

Colordoesn'tofferenoughprotectionfor

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someotheranimals.Theyhavedifferent

defensesthathelpthemsurviveinthe

wild.Manyfishliveingroupsorschools.

Thatsbecausethereissafetyinnumbers.

Atthefirstsignoftrouble,schoolingfish

swimasclosetogetherastheycanget.

Thentheschooloffishmakeslotsof

twistsandturns.Allthatmovement

makesithardforpredatorstosee

individualsinalargegroup.

18.Whatisthespeakermainly

talkingabout?

19.Whatprotectstheseadragon

fromthemeateater'sattack?

20.Accordingtothepassage,whydo

manyfishstayingroups?

12月

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35

minutes)注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作

答。

ll.A)Dr.Smith'swaitingroomisn'ttidy.

B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.C)

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Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressionon

her.D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagood

choice.

12.A)Themanwillrenttheapartment

whenitisavailable.

B)Themanmadeabargainwiththe

landladyovertherent.

C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookatthe

apartmentfirst.

D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththe

apartment.

13.A)Packinguptogoabroad.B)

BrushinguponherEnglish.

C)DrawingupaplanforherEnglish

course.D)Applyingforavisatothe

UnitedStates.

14.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhis

highbloodpressure.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureis

aproblemforhim.

C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntil

diagnosedwithit.

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D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhis

illnessseriously.

15.A)ToinvestigatethecausesofAIDS.

B)ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsin

Africa.

D)Todrawattentiontothespreadof

AIDSinAsia.

16.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.B)Itisa

privateinstitution.

C)ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.

D)Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyof

nature.

17.A)Theycan'tfitintothemachine.B)

Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.

C)Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.

D)Theywerefoundtobeofthewrong

type.

18.A)Thefoodservedinthecafeteria

usuallylacksvariety.

B)Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrare

foodforthestudents.

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C)Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthe

cafeteriasatisfactory.

D)Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothe

students'needs.

Questions19to22arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hepickedupsomeapplesinhis

yard.

B)Hecutsomebranchesofftheapple

tree.

C)Hequarreledwithhisneighborover

thefence.

D)Hecleanedupallthegarbageinthe

woman'syard.

20.A)Trimtheappletreesinheryard.B)

Pickuptheapplesthatfellinheryard.C)

Takethegarbagetothecurbforher.D)

Removethebranchesfromheryard.

21.A)Filealawsuitagainsttheman.B)

Askthemanforcompensation.

C)Havetheman'sappletreecutdown.D)

Throwgarbageintotheman'syard.

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22.A)Hewasreadytomakea

concession.B)Hewasnotintimidated.

C)Hewasnotpreparedtogotocourt.D)

Hewasabitconcerned.

Questions23to25arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Badweather.B)Humanerror.

C)Breakdownoftheengines.D)Failure

ofthecommunicationssystem.

24.A)Twothousandfeet.B)Twelve

thousandfeet.

C)Twentythousandfeet.D)Twenty-two

thousandfeet.

25.A)Accuratecommunicationisof

utmostimportance.

B)pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveral

foreignlanguages.

C)Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclose

watchontheweather.

D)Cooperationbetweenpilotsandair

controllersisessential.

SectionB

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Hisfathercaughtaseriousdisease.

B)Hismotherpassedaway.

C)Hismotherlefthimtomarryarich

businessman.D)Hisfathertookto

drinking.

27.A)Hedislikedbeingdisciplined.B)He

wasexpelledbytheuniversity.C)He

couldn'tpayhisgamblingdebts.D)He

enjoyedworkingforamagazine.

28.A)Hispoemsareheavilyinfluenced

byFrenchwriters.

B)HisstoriesaremainlysetintheState

ofVirginia.

C)Hisworkisdifficulttoread.

D)Hislanguageisnotrefined.

29.A)Hegrievedtodeathovertheloss

ofhiswife.

B)Hecommittedsuicideforunknown

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reasons.

C)Hewasshotdeadattheageof40.

D)Hediedofheavydrinking.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Women.B)Prisoners.C)Manual

workers.D)Schoolagechildren.

31.A)Hetaughthisstudentshowto

pronouncethelettersfirst.

B)Hematchedtheletterswiththe

soundsfamiliartothelearners.

C)Heshowedthelearnershowto

combinethelettersintosimplewords.

D)Hedividedthelettersintogroups

accordingtothewaytheyarewritten.

32.A)ItCanhelppeopletobecome

literatewithinashorttime.

B)Itwasoriginallydesignedforteaching

theEnglishlanguage.

C)Itenablesthelearnerstomastera

languagewithinthreemonths.

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D)Itiseffectiveinteachingany

alphabeticallanguagetoBrazilians.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthe

passageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Thecrop'sbloomingperiodis

delayed.B)Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C)Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.

D)Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

34.A)It'sanewwayofapplying

chemicalfertilizer.

B)It'sanimprovedmethodofharvesting

crops.

C)It'sacreativetechniqueforsaving

labor.

D)It'safarmingprocesslimitingtheuse

ofploughs.

35.A)Inareaswithfewweedsand

unwantedplants.

B)Inareaswithasevereshortageof

water.

C)Inareaslackinginchemicalfertilizer.

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D)Inareasdependentonimportedfood.

SectionC

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Adultsaregettingsmarterabouthow

smartbabiesare.Notlongago,

researcherslearnedthat4-day-oldscould

understand(36)andsubtraction.

Now,Britishresearch(37)Graham

Schaferhasdiscoveredthatinfantscan

learnwordsforuncommonthingslong

beforetheycanspeak.Hefoundthat

9-month-oldinfantscouldbetaught,

throughrepeatedshow-and-tellfto

(38)thenamesofobjectsthat

wereforeigntothem,aresult

that(39)insomewaysthe

received(40)that,apartfrom

learningto(41)thingscommonto

theirdailylives,childrendon'tbeginto

buildvocabularyuntilwellintotheir

secondyear."It'sno(42)that

childrenlearnwords,butthewordsthey

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tendtoknowarewordslinkedto

(43)situationsinthehome/7

explains

Schafer/f(44)_____________________

_______________________________w

ithanunfamiliarvoicegivinginstructions

inanunfamiliarsetting/7

Figuringouthowhumansacquire

languagemayshedlightonwhysome

childrenlearntoreadandwritelater

thanothers,Schafersays,andcouldlead

tobettertreatmentsfordevelopmental

problems.

(45)_____________________________

■

"Languageisatestcaseforhuman

cognitivedevelopment/7saysSchafer.

Butparentseagertoteachtheirinfants

shouldtakenote:

(46)_____________________________

_______________________."Thisis

notaboutadvancingdevelopment/'he

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says."It'sjustaboutwhatchildrencan

doatanearlieragethanwhateducators

haveoftenthought."

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.D12.C13.B14.C15.D16.A17.B

18.A19.B20.D21.A22.C23.B24.A25.

A

SectionB

26.B27.C28.C29.D30.A31.D32.A33.

C34.D35.B

SectionC

36.addition37.psychologist38.

recognize39.challenges40.wisdom41.

identify42.secret43.specific

44.Thisisthefirstdemonstrationthat

wecanchoosewhatwordsthechildren

willlearnandthattheycanrespondto

them

45.What'smore,thestudyoflanguage

acquisitionoffersdirectinsightintohow

humanslearn

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46.Evenwithoutbeingtaughtnew

words,acontrolgroupcaughtupwith

theotherinfantswithinafewmoths

SectionA

11.M:Ineedtofindadentist;yousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell,do

yourecommendher?

W:Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,butwhatimpressedmemostwas

themagazinesinherwaitingroom.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:I'mafraidIcan'tshowyoutheapartmentatthemoment,because

thetenantisstilllivinginit.It'sreallyalovelyplacewithabig

kitchenandasunnywindowforonlytwohundreddollarsamonth.

M:Soundsgood,butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeing

itfirst.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.M:So,that'swhat'sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!

W:Yes,I'vebeentiedupwith（被缠住）mystudies.YouknowI'mplanning

togototheUnitedStatesthiscomingsummer,butI'mabitnervous

aboutmyEnglish.

Q:Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

14.W:Howdidyoufeelwhenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?

M:Shocked!Theproblemformewasthattherenosymptoms（症状）；itseemed

tohavesneakedupon（悄悄接近某人然后突然出现）me.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.W:So,you'rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.Whatwereyoudoing

there?

M:Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld'sattentionthefactthat

AIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease;it'salsoendangering（危及）other

countries,notably,IndiaandThailand.

Q:Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoIndia?

16.M:It'squiteclearfrommyvisitthisisafull-sizecomprehensive

（综合性的）university.Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?

W:TheCollegeofWilliamandMaryisthesecondoldestinstitutionof

higherlearning（高等学府）inthiscountry.Wehavenurtured（培养，培

育）greatmindslikeThomasJeffersonandwe'reproudofourname.

Q:WhatdowelearnfromthisconversationabouttheCollegeofWilliam

andMary?

17.M:Havethepartsweneedforthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?

W:Iorderedthemlastweek,butsomethingisholdingthemup（耽搁）.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthepartneededforthephotocopying

machine?

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18.W:Thecafeteriaprovidedmanykindsofdishesforustoday.Didyou

noticethat?

M:Yes.Kindof(有点)rare,isn'tit?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

ConversationOne

W:Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?

M:YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:Iwascallingabouttheappletreethatyouweretrimming(修剪,

剪枝)yesterday.(19)

M:Thatwashardwork!

W:I,msureitwas.Itsurelookeddifficult.

M:Yeah,I'mgladit'sfinished.Haulingthebranchestothefrontfor

garbagepickupwasnofuneither.

W:Well,Idon'tthinkyou'requitefinishedyet;someofthelarger

branchesfelloverintomyyard,andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.

(20)

M:ListenJane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.Youeatalltheapples

thatfallinyouryardandyou'venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.

W:Well,it'seasiertopickupapplesthantodragtreebranchesall

thewaytothecurb.(20)Mykidspickuptheapples,andthebranches

arejusttoobigforthemtodrag.

M:Well,Iguessyou,11justhavetodoityourselfJane.

W:Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider(斟酌，再考虑).We'vealways

gottenalongfairlywell,butIthinkyou'reoutoflinehere.The

branchesareyourresponsibility.

M:SorryJane,Idisagree!Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,but

refusetodealwiththebadsideofit!

W:GetthebranchesoffmypropertyorP11havetosueyou.(21)

M:Yeah?Forwhat?You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously(太

较真，太当回事)！(22)If11gottago,Ihavetopickupmyson.

W:You'11behearingfromme.M:Yeah,yeah.SeeyouincourtJane.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

20.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

21.Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?

22.Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewoman'sthreat?

ConversationTwo

M:DidyouhearabouttheaircrashthatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?

Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.Whathappened?

M:Aforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnightinamountainous

areaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:Thatsoundsreallyterrible!Didanyonesurvive?

M:No,everyoneaboard,includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

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W:Whatwerethecircumstances?Wastherebadweather,afire,oranengine

failure?

M:Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,butmostlyitwas

justmiscommunicationbetweenthepilotsandtheairtraffic

controllers.(23)

W:Weren,ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,theofficialinternational

aviation(航空)language?

M:Yes,theywere.Butthetransmissionfrompoor-qualityradioswas

slightlydistorted(歪曲，曲解)andtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeaking

controllersweresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavital

instruction.

W:Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcausesuchaseriousaccident?

M:Thepilotsweretold"Descendto2-2,000feet.vTheinstruction

actuallymeant22,000feet,buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000

feet.That'sahugedifference,anditshouldhavebeenconfirmed,but

itwasnot.Unfortunately,theterrain(地形，地势)ofthemountainsin

thatregionextendsupto2,000feet.(24)

W:Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitude(高度，海拔)then,

thinkingtheywerefollowingtheaircontrollersinstructions.

M:Sadlyenough,yestheydid.Itwasareallybadmistake.Manypeople

diedasaresultofthissimplemisunderstanding.W:Wow,that'sa

powerfullessoninhowimportantitcanbetoaccuratelycommunicatewith

eachother.(25)

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

24.Howhigharethemountainsintheregion?

25.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

SectionB

PassageOne

EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.Hisparentswereactors.

Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.Hewastwoyearsold

whenhismotherdied.(26)Hewastakenintothehomeofawealthybusiness

mannamedJohnAllen.Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.

Asayoungman,PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.Hewasagood

student,buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.

Asanunskilledgameplayer,heoftenlostmoney.Sincehecouldn'tpay

hisgamblinglo