大学英语六级考试听力试题及答案

Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ?

Example:

you will hear:?

You will read:

A) 2 hours.

B) 3 hours.

C) 4 hours.

D) 5 hours. ?

From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will

start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.?

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe.?

B) The woman never travels by plane.?

C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying.?

D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life. ?

A) At the infomp3ation desk.

B) In an office.?

C) In a restaurant.

D) At a railway station.

A)Write the letter.

B) Paint the shelf.

C) Fix the shelf.

D) look for the pen.

A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers.

B) It is run by Mrs. Winter's husband.

C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser.

D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own.

A) Long exposure to the sun.

B) Lack of sleep.

C) Too tight a hat.

D) Long working hours.

A) His English is still poor after ten years in America.

B) He doesn't mind speaking English with an accent.

C) He doesn't like the way Americans speak.

D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.

A) an auto mechanic.

B) An electrician

C) A carpenter.

D) A telephone repaimp3an.

A) They both enjoyed watching the game.

B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations.

C) They both felt good about the results of the game.

D) People were surprised at their winning the game.

A) Manager and employee.

B) Salesman and customer.

C) Guide and tourist.

D) Professor and student.

10.

A) Tom has arranged a surprise party for Lucy.

B) Tom will keep the surprise party a secret.

C) Tom and Lucy have no secrets from each other.

D) Tom didn' t make any promise to Lucy.

Section B Compound Dictation?

注意：听力理解的B节(Section B)为复合式听写 (Compound Dictation)，题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

Birds that are literally half asleep--with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping--control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.

Earlier studies have documented half?brain sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye controlled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere's eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once.

Decades of studies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end?of?the?row sleepers. Sure enough, the end birdstended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.?

Also, birds dozing(打盹) at the end of the line resorted to single?hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Rotating 16 birds through the positions in a four duck row, the researchers found outer birds half?asleep during some 32 percent of dozing time versus about 12 percent for birds in internal spots.