2013年12月英語六級聽力真題及答案
1.
W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.
M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.
Q：What does the man mean?
2.
M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.
W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.
Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?
3. W: How long do you think this project might take?
M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.
Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?
4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information.
W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5.
W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Physics course, Ted.
M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out to be a scientist.
Q: What does the man mean?
6.
M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.
W: That's pretty generous of him. But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.
Q: What does the woman suggest they do?
7.
W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?
M: Year. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they can't reach an agreement on wages by midnight.
Q: What did the man read about?
8.
W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?
M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterday afternoon. I'll be depositing it when I go the bank today.
Q: What is the woman concerned about?
【六級聽力長對話原文1】
W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, don't you think?
M: Sure, let's see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?
W: Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.
M: And very relaxed, too.
W: But his appearance…
M: En… He wasn't well dressed. He wasn't even wearing a tie.
W: But he did have a nice voice. He sounded good on the telephone.
M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Dona's questions very well.
W: That's true, but dressing well is important. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones? She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.
M: En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…
W: But so shy. She wouldn't be very good at talking to people at the front desk.
M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes, David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think?
W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.
M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.
W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think he'll be good with the guests at the front desk.
M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.
W: That's right. OK, good! I guess we have our receptionist then, don't you?
M: Yes, I think so. We'll just offer the job to…
Question 9: What are the speakers looking for?
Question 10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?
Question 11: What do the speakers decide to do?
【六級聽力長對話原文2】
W: Hello.
M: Hello. Is that the reference library?
W: Yes, can I help you?
M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.
W: Oh, yes. I have found something.
M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.
W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, born Darlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.
M: Yes, got that.
W: Inventer and physicist, the son of a farmworker. He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.
M: Yes.
W: He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right?
M: Yes, all right.
W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work in low temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the University of Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby
M: Yes, go on.
W: Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?
M: Yes, when did he go to America?
W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a good age.
M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.
Question 12: What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he was 15?
Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?
Question 14: For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?
Question 15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?
六級短文1原文
In America, white tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.
Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences.
Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.
The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would kill deer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard
Q16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?
Q17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?
Q18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?
六級短文2原文
And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendly and intimate. And I think you'll agree. It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even at night, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit up at night – a very attractive sight. As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add to the relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made from Spanish oak. It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremely big, it's supported by just six rather slim legs. However, it seems to have survived like that for 200 years. So it's probably going to last a bit longer. The chairs which go with the table are not a complete set. There were originally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they are very plain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and no armrests. I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past. And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me into the great hall…
Q19. What do we learn about the speaker?
Q20. What does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?
Q21. What is said about the oval table in the room?
Q22. What does the speaker say about the chairs?
六級短文3原文
Janet James was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with MS—a disease that attacks the body's nerves. She has just graduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began to sense that something strange was going on inside her body.When James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. MS is the biggest cripplerof young adults. And although she didn't have many symptoms, she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue her dream of hosting a pop music programme. She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then her best friend moved away. And one night James began screaming, "I got to go! I got to go!" Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from her friends, her family and her past. "Everything fell into a place", she recalls. A 23-year-old girl with an incurable disease can fly to Alaska and everything can work out. The MS attacks came and went. And most of the time they hardly slowed her down. James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning. "I lived for adventure", she says. "Nobody ever had a better time or did more exotic strange things than I did in an 80-year period." Inevitably however, the day came when she was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her home town. There she began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her book was published in 1993.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Questions 23
What does the speaker say about MS?
Questions 24
What did Janet James decide to do after her disease was diagnosed?
Questions 25
What's sort of person can we infer Janet James is?the ecological mix?
聽力填空原文
It’s difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. Legislation and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity.
Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving instruction in state approved curriculum.
Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education. Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, and reduced discipline problems.
Critics of the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems as it solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewer technological resources at their disposal than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way inferior to more highly structured classroom education.
短對話
1. 答案：D) Their hard work has resulted in a bigsuccess.
2. 答案：B) Join a package tour to Mexico.
3. 答案：B) In case some problem should occur.
4. 答案：C) The man can try out the facilitiesbefore he becomes a member.
5. 答案：A) He is not fit to study science.
6. 答案：C) Pay for part of the picnic food.
7. 答案：A) A labor dispute at a bus company.
8. 答案：D) The payment for an order.
本次六級短對話難度變化不大，考查的話題還是我們以前考試中經(jīng)常提及的日常生活，工作以及學習方面，例如，對話1、2、4、6、7和日常生活話題有關(演出、度假、辦卡，野餐，新聞);對話3、8涉及商務工作;對話5則為校園生活話題(考試)。短對話主要考查學生對事實細節(jié)信息的抓取和隱含意義的推理判斷，大部分題目答案是可以通過聽力原文直接得到的。其中一些主要短語需要注意：pay off“得到好的結(jié)果;取得成功”;give sb a free pass“開恩”;try out“嘗試;試用”;cut out“切斷;停止”;lay off“解雇”等，理解好這些短語對整篇短文聽力內(nèi)容的把握很有幫助，往往一個短對話的關鍵點就在一個單詞或者短語上，所以考生平時還是需要多多積累一些詞匯和短語。
長對話1：
9. B) A hotel receptionist.
10. A) Appearance.
11. C) Offer the job to David Wallace.
長對話2：
12 C) He was admitted to university.
13. B) He became a professor of Mathematics.
14. D) Their work on very high frequency radio waves.
15. D) To teach at a university.
長對話1
該對話圍繞男士和女士挑選合適的酒店招待員展開，討論三個應聘者Frank Brisenski，Barbara Jones和David Wallace的優(yōu)劣勢：Frank Brisenski有禮貌，聲音好聽，聰明，但是外表形象欠佳;Barbara Jones聲音好聽，穿著得體，但過于害羞，不擅于與人溝通;David Wallace聰明，外表形象佳，表現(xiàn)自如，有禮貌，聲音動聽。最后倆人決定錄取David Wallace。
前兩題考查事實細節(jié)，都能從原文直接找到答案，考生在聽的時候要大概記下對話雙方對于三個應聘者的評價，特別是轉(zhuǎn)折處。雖然第三題需要考生推斷，但是根據(jù)對話雙方對David Wallace的評價就可以馬上推出這是他們最終定的人選。
長對話2
從開頭幾句就可知是電話對話，男士打電話詢問科學家Dennis Hutton的個人信息，女士在電話另一頭作了簡短介紹，中間涉及多處時間點，考生在聽的時候要特別記下每個時間對應的事件，這樣四個題目的答案就出來了。
本篇對話有一定難度，一是時間點較多，二是一些較難的單詞和短語，如reference library參考書閱覽室;Darlington達靈頓(英國英格蘭東北部城市);inventer發(fā)明家;physicist物理學家;be admitted to進入;refrigeration冷凍;low temperature physics低溫物理學;mathematics數(shù)學;subatomic particles亞原子粒子;patent取得……的專利權(quán)。做題時不要糾結(jié)于一些聽不懂的單詞，可以在試卷各選項旁邊標注上時間點，這樣等聽問題時就能快速鎖定答案。
16. A They have become a headache to the community.
17. C To alert the deer.
18. B They would endanger domestic animals.
【點評】
這是一篇關于生態(tài)的文章。講述了白尾鹿數(shù)量過多給長島帶來的負面影響，以及政府因此采取的措施。首句便點明了文章主旨，16題的答案即可呼之欲出。17題為事實細節(jié)題，pots and pans壓了頭韻，在文中的特征還是頗為明顯的，不難定位。18題看似推理判斷，但并不難從原文中得出正確答案，cats and dogs都是domestic animals家禽，所以也可看作是事實細節(jié)題?？偟膩碚f，今年聽力短文的難度有所下降。大家要有信心，一定能通過考試的!
關鍵詞
nuisance n. 麻煩事
hazard n. 危險
alert v. 向……報警
19. A She is a tourist guide.
20. C It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.
21. B It is very big, with only six slim legs.
22. D They are uncomfortable to sit in for long.
【點評】
這是一篇導游詞，介紹名人故居的一個房間。對房間的作用，風格，陳設等做了詳細的講解。沒有太難的生詞，只要抓住以上幾個角度，題目就不難做出了。除了第一題，其他三題都是事實細節(jié)題， 21、22題可能乍一看，很難推測出考點，這時可以注意文中詳細講解的部分，導游對oval table, chairs做了非常詳細的介紹，即為考點。
23. D It is the biggest crippler of young adults.
24. A Hurry up and live life.
25. B Adventurous.
2013年12月大學英語六級考試聽力短文3點評
本篇短文聽力介紹了一位MS患者的勵志故事。主人公Janet James在22歲時被檢測出患有MS(多發(fā)性硬化癥)——這是導致年輕人殘廢(crippler)的最大原因。當?shù)弥约夯加兄夭。琂ames決定抓緊時間，享受生活。接下來短文講述了James在病發(fā)前逐一完成自己的夢想，并嘗試了許多冒險行為，例如遠足、釣魚、學習駕駛帆船、體驗熱氣球等。最后當James的病情達到嚴重地步時，她回到家鄉(xiāng)，并把自己的冒險故事寫成了一本書籍。
這篇短文中有一些關于疾病的單詞，例如diagnosed、MS、crippler、symptom、degenerating，給聽力增加了難度。
26. Legislation
27. instruction
28. efficient
29. dropout
30. motivation
31. discipline
32. contend
33. in favor of
34. at their disposal
35. inferior to
短詞填空點評：
本篇聽力填空主要討論在家接受教育的問題。文章結(jié)構(gòu)非常清晰，為傳統(tǒng)的三段式。
第一段介紹在大部分地區(qū)，法律(legislation)允許家長在家教育子女，有些地區(qū)還會要求家長或家庭教師需滿足教師資格，甚至有些地方要求家長填寫表格，證實他們的子女正在接受獲批的課程。對于這種教育方式，有利也有弊。
文章第二段表述了在家接受教育的支持觀點，例如便宜、有效、增進家庭關系、降低輟學(dropout)率，學生可以自主學習，提升動力(motivation)，減少紀律(discipline)問題等。
第三段介紹了這種教育方式的反對意見，一些批評家們爭論(contend)這種方式既解決了一些矛盾也帶來了一些新的問題，例如有些家長可能不具備施教能力，并且他們不像學校那樣具備充足的科技資源。
本篇聽力的三個詞組聽寫出現(xiàn)在最后一段的最后三空，這種現(xiàn)象十分罕見，學生做題時需提高警惕。
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