2014年06月大学英语六级听力真题(第2套)原文和答案

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Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
1 A) College tuition has become a heavy burden for the students.
B) College students are in general politically active nowadays.
C)He took part in many protests when he was at college.
D)He is doubtful about the effect of the students’ action,
2. A) The class has kept the party a secret from Jay.
B) Jay is organizing a party for the retiring dean.
C) Jay is surprised to learn of the party for him.
D) The dean will come to Jay's birthday party.
3. A) He found his wallet in his briefcase.
B) He went to the lost-and-found office.
C) He found the woman to go and pick up his car.
D) He left his things with his car in the garage.
4. A) The show he directed turned out lo be a success.
B) He watched only those comedies by famous directors.
C) TV comedies have not improved much since the 1960s.
D) New comedies are exciting, just like those in the 1960s.
5. A) The man should stop boiling the vegetables.
B) The man should try out some new recipes.
C) Overcooked vegetables are often tasteless.
D) All vegetables should be cooked fresh.
6 A) Help them tidy up the house.
B) Sort out I heir tax returns.
C) Help them to decode a message.
D) Figure out a way to avoid taxes.
7 A) The woman remains a total mystery to him.
B) The woman is still trying to finish her work.
C) He has devoted a whole month to his research.
D) He didn't expect to complete his work so soon
8 A) He has failed to register for the course.
B) He would like to major in psychology too.
C) There should be more time for registration.
D) Developmental psychology is newly offered.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard
9. A) The brilliant product design.
B) The unique craftsmanship.
C) The new color combinations.
D) The texture of the fabrics.
10. A) Fancy products.
B) Local handicrafts.
C) Traditional Thai silks.
D) Unique tourist attractions.
11. A) It will start tomorrow.
B) It will last only one day.
C) It will be out into the countryside.
D) It will be on the following weekend.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard
12. A) A year of practical training.
B) A happy childhood.
C) A pleasant neighborhood.
D) A good secondary education.
13. A) He is good at carpentry.
B) He is academically gifted.
C) He should be sent to a private school.
D) He ought to get good vocational training.
14. A) Donwell School.
B) Carlton Abbey
C) Enderby High.
D) Enderby Comprehensive.
15. A) Find out more about the five schools.
B) Send their children to a better private school.
C) Talk with their children about their decision.
D) Put keith in a good boarding school.

Section B
Passage one
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) It will be ventilated.
B) It will be brightly lit.
C) It will provide easy access to the disabled.
D) It will have a large space for storage.
17. A) Opposite to the library.
B) On the same floor as the labs.
C) On the first floor.
D) On the ground floor.
18. A) To make the building appear traditional.
B) To cut the construction cost to the minimum.
C) To match the style of construction on the site.
D) To embody the subcommittee’s design concepts.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19 A) Sell financial software.
B) Write financial software.
C) Conduct research on financial software.
D) Train clients to use financial software.
20 A) Rewarding.
B) Unsuccessful.
C) Tedious.
D) Important.
21 A) He provided individual support.
B) He held group discussions.
C) He gave the trainees lecture notes.
D) He offered online tutorial.
22 A) Nobody is able to solve all the problems in a couple of weeks.
B) The fault might lie in his style of presenting the information.
C) The trainees’ problems has to be dealt with one by one.
D) The employees were a bit slow to follow his instruction.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. A) Their teachers meet them only in class.
B) Their parents tend to overprotect them.
C) They have little close contact with adults.
D) They rarely read any books about adults.
24. A) Writers and lawyers are brought in to talk to students.
B) Real-life cases are simulated for students to learn law.
C) More Teacher and Writer Collaboratives are being set up.
D) Opportunities are created for children to become writers.
25. A) Children like to form partnerships with each other.
B) Children are often the best teachers of other children.
C) Paired Learning cultivates the spirit of cooperation.
D) Sixth-graders can teach first-graders as well as teachers.

Section C
The firstcopyright law in the United States was passed by Congress in1 790. .In1976Congress enacted the latest copyright law, __(26) __ the technologicaldevelopments that had occurred since the passage of the Copyright Act of 1909.For example, in 1909, anyone who wanted to make a single copy of a __(27) __work for personal use had to do so by hand. The very process__(28) __ alimitation on the quantity of materials copied. Today, a photocopier can do thework in seconds; the limitation has disappeared. The 1909 law did not provide fullprotection for films and sound recording, nor did it__ (29) __ the need toprotect radio and television. As a result,__(30) __of the law and abuse of theintent of the law have lessened the__(31)__ rewards of authors, arties, andproducers.The1976 Copyright Act has not prevented these abuses fully, but ithas clarified the legal rights of the injured parties and given them an__(32)__for remedy.
Since 1976the Act has been__(33)__ to include computer software, and guidelines have beenadopted for fair use of television broadcasts. These changes have cleared upmuch of the confusion and conflict that followed__(34) __ the 1976 legislation.
The finepoints of the law are decided by the courts and by acceptable common practiceover time. As these decisions and agreements are made, we modify our behavioraccordingly. For now, we need to__(35) __ the law and its guidelines asaccurately as we can and to act in a fair manner.

【听力原文】
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
Now let’s begin with the eight shortconversations.
Question 1
W: The students have been protestingagainst the increased tuition.
M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But Idon’t know how much good it will do.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 2
W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he knowthe classes are having a surprise party for him?
M: No, he thinks we are giving a party forthe retiring dean.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Question 3
M: Hello, this is Carl’s garage. We foundMr. White’s briefcase and wallet after he left his car here this morning.
W: He has been wondering where he couldhave left them. I’ll tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you forcalling.
Q: Whatdo we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?
Question 4
W: You know, some TV channels have beenrerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s’. What do you think of those oldshows?
M: Not much. But the new ones includingthose done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 5
M: How much longer should I boil thesevegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total. W: They look pretty doneto me. I doubt you should cook them anymore.
Q: Whatdoes the woman mean?
Question 6
W: Tom, are you going to your parents’house tonight?
M: Yes, I promise to help them figure outtheir tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.
Q: Whatis the man going to do for his parents?
Question 7
W: I was surprised when I heard you’dfinished your research project a whole month early.
M: How I managed to do it is still amystery to me.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Question 8
W: I was hoping we could be in the samedevelopmental psychology class.
M: Me too, but by the time I went forregistration the course was closed.
Q: Whatdoes the man mean?
Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: It’s really amazing how many colors thereare in these Thai silks.
W: These are our new designs.
M: Oh, I don’t think I’ve seen thiscombination of colors before.
W: They’re really brilliant, aren’t they?
M: Quite dazzling! May I have samples ofthe new color combinations?
W: Yes, of course. But aren’t you going toplace an order?
M: We order them regularly, you know, but Ido want our buyer who handles fabrics to see them.
W: Have you looked at the wood and stonecoverings? Did you like them?
M: Oh, they aren’t really what I’m lookingfor.
W: What do you have in mind?
M: That’s the trouble. I’ve never knowexactly until I see it. I usually have more luck when I get away from thetourist places.
W: Out in the countryside you mean.
M: Yeah, exactly. Markets in small townshave turned out best for me.
W: You’re more interested than inhandicrafts that haven’t been commercialized.
M: Yes, real folk arts, pots, dishes,basket ware — the kinds of things that people themselves use.
W: I’m sure we can arrange a trip out intothe country for you.
M: I was hoping you’d say that.
W: We can drive out of Bangkok and stop wheneveryou see something that interests you.
M: That would be wonderful! How soon couldwe leave?
W: I can’t get away tomorrow. But I think Ican get a car for the day after.
M: And would we have to come back the sameday?
W: No, I think I’ll be able to keep the carfor three or four days.
M: Wonderful! That’ll give me time for areal look around.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
Question 9 What attracts the man to the Thai silks?
Question 10 What is the man looking for in Thailand?
Question 11 What do we learn about the trip the womanpromised to arrange for the man?

Conversation Two
W: Well, before we decide we’re going tolive in Enderby, we really ought to have a look at the schools; we want thechildren to have a good secondary education, so we’d better see what’savailable.
M: They gave me some information at thedistrict office and I took notes. It appears there are five secondary schoolsin Enderby: three state schools and two private.
W: I don’t know if we want private schools,do we?
M: I don’t think so, but we’ll look at themanyway. There’s Saint Mary’s, that’s a Catholic school for girls, and CarltonAbbey— that’s a very old boys’ boarding school, founded in 1672.
W: Are all the state schools coeducational?
M: Yes, it seems so.
W: I think little Keith is going to be verygood with his hands, we ought to send him to a school with good vocationaltraining—carpentry, electronics, that sort of thing.
M: In that case we are best off at EnderbyComprehensive. I gather they have excellent workshops and instructors. But itsays here that Donwell also has good facilities. Enderby High has a little, butthey are mostly academic. No vocational training at all at Carlton Abbey orSaint Mary’s.
W: What are the schools like academically? Howmany children go on to university every year?
M: Well, Enderby High is very good— andCarlton Abbey even better, 70% of their pupils go on to university. Donwellisn’t so good. Only 8%. And Enderby Comprehensive in Saint Mary’s not muchmore, about 10%.
W: Well, it seems like there is a broadselection of schools. But we have to find out more than statistics before wecan decide.
Question s 12 to 15 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
Question 12 What do they want their children to have?
Question 13 What do the speakers say about littleKeith?
Question 14 What school has the highest percentage ofpupils who go on to university?
Question 15 What are the speakers going to do next?

Section B
Passage One
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Asinstructed in our previous meeting, the subcommittee on building developmenthas now drawn up a brief to submit to the firm’s architect. In short, thebuilding would consist of two floors. There would be a storage area in thebasement be used by the research center as well as by other departments. Weare, as you know, short of storage base, so the availability of a largebasement would be a considerable advantage. The ground floor would be occupiedby laboratories. Altogether there would be six labs. In addition, there wouldbe six offices for the technicians, plus a general secretarial office andreception area.
The first floor would be occupied by theoffices of Research and Development staff. There would be a suite of offices forthe Research and Development director as well as a general office forsecretarial staff. It’s proposed to have a staff room with a small kitchen. Thiswould serve both floors. There would also be a library for research documents andreference materials. In addition, there would be a resource room in which audiovisual equipment and other equipment of that sort could be stored. Finally,there would be a seminar room with closed circuit television. This room couldalso be used to present displays and demonstrations to visitors to the center. Thebuilding would be of brick construction so it’s to conform to the general styleof construction on the site. There would be a pitched roof. Wall and ceilingspaces would be insulated to conform to new building regulations.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passageyou have just heard.
Question 16
What is said about the planned basement ofthe new building?
Question 17
Where would be the Research and Developmentdirector’s office?
Question 18
Why would the building be of brickconstruction?
Passage Two
Huang Yi works for a company that sellsfinancial software to small and medium size businesses. His job is to showcustomers how to use the new software. He spends two weeks with each client, demonstratingthe features and functions of the software. The first few months in the jobwere difficult. He often left the client feeling that even after two weeks hehadn’t been able to show the employees everything they needed to know. It’s notthat they weren’t interested; they obviously appreciated his instruction andshowed a desire to learn. Huang couldn’t figure out if the software wasdifficult for them to understand, or if he was not doing a good job ofteaching. During the next few months, Huang started to see some patterns.
He would get to a new client site and spendthe first week going over the software with the employees. He usually did thisin shifts, with different groups of employees listening to his lecture. Then hewould spend the next week in installing the program and helping individualstroubleshoot. Huang realized that during the week of troubleshooting andanswering questions, he ended up addressing the same issues over and over. Hewas annoyed because most of the individuals with whom he worked seem to haveretained very little information from the first week. They asked very basicquestions and often needed prompting from beginning to end. At first, hewondered if these people were just a little slow, but then he began to get thedistinct feeling that part of the problem might be his style presentinginformation.
Question 19
What does Huang Yi do in his company?
Question 20
What did Huang Yi think of his work?
Question 21
What did Huang Yi do in addition tolecturing?
Question 22
What did Huang Yi realize in the end?
Passage Three
As we help children get out into the world to do their learning well, wecan get more of the world into the schools. Aside from their parents, mostchildren never have any close contact with any adults except their teachers. Nowonder they have no idea what adult life or work is like. We need to bring morepeople who are not full-time teachers into the schools. In New York City, underthe teachers’ and writers’ collaborative, real writers come into the schools,read their works, and talk to the children about the problems of their crafts. Thechildren love it. In another school, a practicing attorney comes in every monthand talks to several classes about the law. Not the law that is in books, butthe law as he sees it and encounters it in his cases. And the children listenwith intense interest. Here’s something even easier: let children worktogether, help each other, learn from each other and each other’s mistakes. Wenow know from this experience of many schools that children are often the bestteachers of other children.
What’s more important, we know that whenthe fifth floor six-grader who is being having trouble with reading, startshelping a first grader, his own reading sharply improves. A number of schoolsare beginning to use what some call paired learning. This means that you letchildren form partnerships with other children. Do their work even includingtheir tests together and share whatever marks or results this work gets. Justlike grown-ups in the real world. It seems to work.
Question 23
Why does the speaker say most children haveno idea what adult life is like?
Question 24
What is happening in New York City schools?
Question 25
What does the experience of many schoolsshow?

【听力答案】
1-5 D A D C A
6-10 B D A C B
11-15 C D D B A
16-20 D C C D B
21-25 A B C A B
26. anxiety
27.identifies
28.compares to
29.a body of
30.motivate
31.define
32.fundamental
33.ruined
34.In short
35.imperfect