六级听力Unit2

Part Ⅲ 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 center. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11．A) Go to London.

B) Visit her cousin. C) Go to Paris.

D) Spend a weekend at home. 12．A) He will pay $ 0.65.

B) He will pay $ 1.00. C) He will pay $1.25. D) He will not pay for the call.

13．A) He wants her to hand in her paper immediately.

B) He won’t accept a late paper from her. C) He will accept a late paper from her. D) He is interested in her ideas.

14．A) Because he wants to earn a little interest.

B) Because someone has suggested that he open it.

C) Because he has little money. D) Because he wants to pay his bill. 15．A) Richard speaks with difficulty.

B) Richard’s roommate doesn’t talk to him. C) Richard is hard to find. D) Richard doesn’t work very hard.

16．A) Their father is unable to keep his promise.

B) Their father is going on a vacation without her. C) Their father isn't telling her the truth. D) Their father doesn't want to travel abroad. 17．A) His job interview failed.

B) He was late in turning in his application. C) He no longer writes well. D) He is not experienced.

18．A) The roof of the woman's house needs to be repaired.

B) The roof of the man's house has several bad leaks. C) The woman's bathroom was badly damaged. D) The man works for a roofing company.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

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19．A) Find a place to go rock climbing.

B) Plan a rock-climbing trip over spring break.

C) Find out if a rock-climbing course will be offered. D) Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her. 20．A) The college doesn’t have any rock-climbing equipment.

B) There are no appropriate places for rock climbing nearby. C) There is no one to teach them how to do it. D) Not very many students are interested in it.

21．A) Learning to climb doesn’t take a very long time.

B) Climbing isn’t as expensive as other sports.

C) Climbers develop skills useful in other activities.

D) Climbers have the opportunity to be outside and enjoy the scenery. 22. A) Increasing upper-body strength.

B) Discussing popular climbing sites. C) Selecting the necessary equipment. D) Finding a climbing partner.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) Because he wants to get fun.

B) Because he wants to work out.

C) Because he wants to be a professional dancer. D) Because he wants to become an animal trainer. 24. A) He should dance seriously.

B) He shouldn’t dance, because he doesn’t like it. C) He should have started earlier. D) He should learn to be a pro dancer. 25. A) They develop their muscles very easily.

B) They use few muscle.

C) They use lengthy muscles.

D) They use more muscles than a hockey player.

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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) Because Tokyo has few parking lots. B) Because cars are cheaper in Tokyo. C) Because there are more cars in Tokyo. D) Because parking is expensive in Tokyo. 27. A) 57 dollar.

B) 75 dollars. C) 35 dollars.

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D) 53 dollars.

28．A) They can lock your car when your time expires.

B) They can collect the fine themselves.

C) They can call the cop to come when the parking time expires.

D) They can blink red lights to make sure that the car owner gets over quickly.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) Because there weren't any professional teams in the U. S. then.

B) Because Pele hadn't retired from the Brazilian National Team yet. C) Because this fast-moving sport wasn't familiar to many Americans. D) Because good professional players received low salaries. 30. A) When it has a large number of fans.

B) When it plays at home.

C) When it has many international stars playing for it. D) When the fans cheer enthusiastically for it. 31. A) It wasn’t among the top four teams.

B) It didn't play as well as expected.

C) It won the World Cup. D) It placed fourth

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) People who want to impress their friends.

B) Doctors and teachers.

C) People who are dissatisfied with their jobs. D) Computer programmers.

33. A) The ease of learning how to program computers.

B) The importance of computers in the modern era. C) The good job market. D) The high salaries.

34. A) It guarantees job placement.

B) It offers night classes. C) It has a large facility.

D) It fives scholarships to needy students. 35. A) To narrate.

B) To illustrate. C) To debate. D) To advertise.

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 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks，you can either use the exact words

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you hove just heard or write down the main points in your own words . Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。

Americans spend about five hours each day in leisure activities. Those who live in or near large cities spend some of this time at theaters, (36) houses, night clubs, zoos, and museums. Americans who live in (37) areas do not usually have such places to visit, but, like (38) residents, they can enjoy the most popular sources of information and (39) : radio, television, movies and newspaper. Almost every American family owns at least one radio, and many have three or four. Years ago, families (40) around one big living room radio. Today, people take small, lightweight radios with them into the bedroom, down the street and on the road. Radios have even been built into hair dryers and sun-glasses. Television was in its infancy in 1946, but by the 1950s it was a firmly (41) there are about 99 million TV sets in the United States; 99 percent of American(42) industry. Today, have at least one

set, and percent have two or more. The average American between his second and sixty-fifth year spends 3, 000 entire days watching TV.

Most American movies are produced in Hollywood, California. Hollywood, which is actually not a separate city buy a part of Los Angeles, is an ideal (43) for the movie industry. The sun shines most of

the time, and the climate

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is

mild.

(44)

In the United States, about 62 million newspapers are sold every day. An additional 49 million are sold

each Sunday.(45) _________________________________________________________________.

Technological advances have made mass communication inexpensive and immediately available to everyone. (46) ____________________________________________________________________________. As a result, Americans are probably among the best informed people in the world; yet we are not as well-informed as we might be.

Unit Two

Part Ⅲ 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 center.

Tapescript:

11. W: If I go to Paris, will you meet me there? We can visit my cousin’s new home. M: I have to go to London, but if I have time, I’ll meet you there on the weekend. Q: What will the man do? (A)

12. M: I’d like to place a station-to-station cal to Ann Ardor please. How much will that be? W: That is fifty-five cants for the first three minutes, and ten cents for each additional minute.

Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

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Q: How much will the man pay for a ten-minute call? (C)

13. W: I have plenty of good ideas. Professor Lee, but I haven’t been able to organize them clearly. May I give

you the paper a few days later? M: You know that I always prefer a well-written paper even if it is late. Q: How does the professor react to the student? (C)

14. M: I’ve heard that there’s some sort of joint checking-savings account that allows me to earn a little

interest on my money to help defray the cost of the account itself. W: Yes. We have an account like that. We call it our “NOW” account. Q: Why does the man want to open the “NOW” account? (A) 15. W: Richard works as hard as his roommate.

M: That’s not saying very much.

Q: What conclusion can be drawn from the man’s statement? (D)

16. M: I wonder what makes mother so upset these days.

W: Rather is canceling his vocation trip. He promised to take her abroad last year. But the company is asking father to postpone his vocation? Q: Why is their mother unhappy? (A) 17. W: How was the job interview? I think you’ll make a good journalist. I remember you as the best writer of

the class.

M: Well, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience in the profession.

Q: Why didn’t the man get the job? (D)

18. W: During the last thunder storm I noticed several leaks in my bed room ceiling and they really caused a

mess.

M: Maybe you have some broken tiles. I have the phone number of a good roofing company that could do a good repair job for you at a reasonable price.

Q: What can we conclude from this conversation?

(A)

Now you’ll hear two long conversations. Conversation One

W: John! Have you chosen a physical education class yet for this semester?

M: No, why?

W: You’ve got to take rock climbing. We just had the first class and it looks like it’s going to be great!

M: You think I should take rock climbing? You’ve got to be kidding. Besides how can they teach rock

climbing when it’s completely flat around here? W: That’s not important. You can’t just start climbing without any training. You have to get in shape, learn

how to use the ropes, the belts, the buckles – there’s a lot of preparation first. M: You don’t think it’s just a little bit dangerous?

W: Not if you know how to use the safety equipment, which is, by the way, pretty high tech. The ropes are

made of elastic fibres that stretch a little, those have special grips on the bottom, and the helmets are made out of some kind of special plastic. You have to learn how to use all this before you do any real climbing. M: Well, what’s the appeal? We’ll spend the whole semester studying something we don’t actually get to do. W: We will take a climbing trip during spring break, but that’s not the point. Climbing isn’t the only goal. In

preparing to climb you learn patience, mental discipline, and you gain fantastic physical strength.

Especially in your hands. For the first few weeks we’re going to concentrate entirely on hand and upper-body exercises.

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M: All that in one sport? Maybe you’re right. Since it’s not too late to join the class, maybe I will. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the woman trying to do? (D) 20. What does the man imply about rock climbing at their college? 21. Why is the woman interested in rock climbing? (C) 22. What will the first few classes focus on? (A)

Conversation Two

W: John, it’s great you want to learn ballet. M: But, I’m 20 years old. Does that matter?

W: I myself danced as a child, but after a long break, I started dancing more seriously again at 19. It changed

my body and attitude tremendously. Why do you want to learn ballet? M: Well, I have the grace of an elephant and want to become fit. Although I don’t plan on ever becoming a pro

dancer, I would like to take it a little more seriously than just recreation. You know, I have the grace of an elephant and I want to become fit.

W: I’m glad that you have realistic goals in your dance. I think it’s wonderful to take dance seriously even if

you don’t have professional goals. It’s a wonderful way to focus your energy into something that will develop you both mentally and physically. Taking it seriously will only increase the benefits.

M: I was wondering if you would be able to suggest any exercises that would help me with going on point. I was a hockey player in the past few years.

W: Your strength as an athlete will certainly help you in your dancing, buy you need to realize that you will be using your muscles very differently than in a hockey game. M: Does ballet involve different muscles?

W: Ballet focuses on long, lean muscles rather than muscles that stand out so you will likely notice a change

in the way your muscles look after you have been working for a while. If you are practicing your exercises

correctly, you should notice that your muscles will lengthen.

(B)

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. Why does the man want to take up dancing? 24. What does the woman suggest? (A) 25. Which statement is true of ballet dancers?

(C)

(B)

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 answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One

In many American cities finding a place to park your car can be a headache: in Tokyo it’s more like a migraine. Parking is forbidden on ninety-five percent of Tokyo’s streets and because landowners can make a lot more money by building apartments or office buildings, the city has few parking garage. Not surprisingly, most drivers park their cars illegally. The government has decided to fight back. Under the city’s new parking laws the maximum fine for leaving a car parked illegally overnight is fourteen hundred dollars. The cheapest fine for a parking infraction runs about seventy-five dollars. T. R. Reid reports for the Washington Post from Tokyo. He says the city’s traffic cops have even enlisted the help of new high-tech parking meters.

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He said that the high-tech parking meters can yell at the cops. When you time expires, red lights link just

to make sure that the parking cop gets over there quickly. They have electric eyes. That’s what I think is really diabolical. They have an electric while and doing some work – you can’t do that because your sixty minutes is already ticking away. The meter is smart enough to know if your car has had its allowed sixty minutes, so you can’t feed the meter and buy another hour. And it keeps ticking after your time is up so that it tells the cop how long you’ve been there. And the longer you’ve been parked illegally, the higher your ticket is.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. Why is it more difficult finding a place to park your car in Tokyo than in the United States? 27. How much is the minimum fine for leaving a car parked illegally in Tokyo? 28. What’s new with the high-tech parking meters?

(C)

(B)

(A)

Passage Two

In the 1970s, the famous Brazilian football player Pele retired from the national team of Brazil and became a professional player for a team in New York. Football, or soccer, wasn't very popular in the United States at that time. Few North Americans knew anything about this fast-moving sport. There was no money to pay professional players and there was little interest in football in high schools and colleges. When Pele and other international stars began playing in various US cities, people saw how interesting the game was and began to go to the matches. It is now common for important games to have fifty to sixty thousand fans. Support from the fans is important to the football. The fans cheer enthusiastically for their favorite players and teams, who respond by playing better than before. In most World Cups, the home team, or the team from the host country usually plays better than most people expect. In 1966, 1974 and 1978, the home teams of England, West Germany and Argentina all won the World Cup. The World Cup is called that because teams from every continent have played in it. However, since the Cup began, all of the winning teams have been from Europe or South America. Teams from Asia or Africa always do well but they haven't yet won. Mexico played surprisingly well in the 1970 Cup, which it hosted, but it wasn't among the 4 final teams. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. Why wasn’t football a popular sport in the U.S. in the 1970s? (C) 30. When does a football team have the best chance to win the World Cup? 31. How did Mexico do in the 1970 World Cup? (A)

(B)

Passage Three Are you tired of your job and want to do something different? Do you long to find work that both interests you and pays well? A job with the prestige and the recognition that you deserve sounds nice, doesn’t it? If you answered yes to all of these questions, we at the Computer Learning Institute have a suggestion to make. Why not train to become a computer programmer?

The world is becoming increasingly computer-based, and hence, there is a great demand for computer programmers. Everyday, employers call our school and ask us to send them more students. They want qualified, trained people to work in their large firms. You could soon be working in the high-tech field of computers and eventually running the office. It’s an opportunity you can’t pass up! Just think about the rewards and benefits that will come from this new career. There’s the large salary that you’ll be earning every year. There’s the respect you’ll get from your friends and family when they discover that you work with computers. The fast-paced excitement that comes with working in a growing field is wonderful. So what are you waiting for? Our school offers night classes, so you can continue at your present job while training at night. If this

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sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. You have nothing to lose. Don’t forget that doctors and lawyers wanting a change from their careers also come here to learn. They also see the value in learning how to program computers. Perhaps they know something that you don’t know. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. At whom is this announcement aimed? (C)

33. What is not mentioned as a reason to study at the institute? 34. What benefit does the institute offer its students? (B) 35. What is the main purpose of this announcement?

(D)

(A)

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 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks，you can either use the exact words you hove just heard or write down the main points in your own words . Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Americans spend about five hours each day in leisure activities. Those who live in or near large cities spend some of this time at theaters, (36)opera houses, night clubs, zoos, and museums. Americans who live in (37)rural areas do not usually have such places to visit, but, like (38)urban residents, they can enjoy the most popular sources of information and (39)entertainment: radio, television, movies and newspaper. Almost every American family owns at least one radio, and many have three or four. Years ago, families (40)gathered around one big living room radio. Today, people take small, lightweight radios with them into the bedroom, down the street and on the road. Radios have even been built into hair dryers and sun-glasses. Television was in its infancy in 1946, but by the 1950s it was a firmly (41)established industry. Today, there are about 99 million TV sets in the United States; 99 percent of American(42)households have at least one set, and percent have two or more. The average American between his second and sixty-fifth year spends 3, 000 entire days watching TV.

Most American movies are produced in Hollywood, California. Hollywood, which is actually not a separate city buy a part of Los Angeles, is an ideal (43)spot for the movie industry. The sun shines most of the time, and the climate is mild. (44)Almost every kind of natural scenery is within a few hours’ drive.

In the United States, about 62 million newspapers are sold every day. An additional 49 million are sold each Sunday.(45)In addition to news, newspapers contain stock market reports, sports coverage, fashions, want ads, medical information, and advice on child care. Technological advances have made mass communication inexpensive and immediately available to everyone. (46)Americans spend more time absorbing the products of the mass communications media than in any other activity except working and sleeping. As a result, Americans are probably among the best informed people in the world; yet we are not as well-informed as we might be.

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