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2009
年
12
月
Section A
11.
A) They would rather travel around than
stay at home.
B) They prefer to carry
cash when traveling abroad.
C) They
usually carry many things around with them.
D) They don’t like to spend much money
on traveling.
12.
A) The selection process was a little
unfair.
B) He had long dreamed of the
dean’s position.
C) Rod was
eliminated in the selection process.
D)
Rod was in charge of the admissions office.
13.
A) Applause encourages
the singer.
B) She regrets
paying for the concert.
C) Almost
everyone loves pop music.
D) The
concert is very impressive.
14.
A) They have known each other since
their schooldays.
B) They were both
chairpersons of the Students’ Union.
C) They have been in close touch by
email.
D) They are going to
hold a reunion party.
15.
A)
Cook their dinner.
B) Rest
for a while.
C) Get their car fixed.
D) Stop for the night.
16.
A) Newly-launched products.
B) Consumer preferences.
C)
Survey results.
D) Survey methods.
17.
A) He would rather the
woman didn’t buy the blouse.
B) The woman needs blouses in the
colors of a rainbow.
C) The information
in the catalog is not always reliable.
D) He thinks the blue blouse is better
than the red one.
18.
A) The
course is open to all next semester.
B)
The notice may not be reliable.
C) The
woman has not told the truth.
D) He
will drop his course in marketing.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
19.
A) A
director of a sales
department.
B) A
manager at a computer store.
C)
A
sales clerk at a shopping center.
D) An accountant of a computer firm.
20.
A) Handling customer
complaints.
B) Recruiting and training
new staff.
C) Dispatching ordered goods
on time.
D) Developing computer
programs.
21.
A) She likes
something more challenging.
B) She likes to be nearer to her
parents.
C) She wants to have a better-
paid job.
D) She wants to be with her
husband.
22.
A) Right away.
B) In two months.
C) Early next month.
D) In a
couple of days.
Questions 23 to 25 are
based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.
A) It will face
challenges unprecedented in its history.
B) It is a resolute advocate of the
anti-global movement.
C) It is bound to
regain its full glory of a hundred years ago.
D) It will be a major economic power by
the mid-21st century.
24.
A)
The lack of overall urban planning.
B) The huge gap between the haves and
have-nots.
C) The inadequate supply of
water and electricity.
D) The shortage
of hi-tech personnel.
25.
A)
They attach great importance to education.
B) They are able to grasp growth
opportunities.
C) They are good at
learning from other nations.
D) They
have made use of advanced technologies.
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
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
26.
A) She taught chemistry and
microbiology courses in a college.
B)
She gave lectures on how to become a public
speaker.
C) She helped families move
away from industrial polluters.
D) She
engaged in field research on environmental
pollution.
27.
A)
The job restricted her from revealing her
findings.
B) The job posed a potential
threat to her health.
C) She found the
working conditions frustrating.
D) She
was offered a better job in a minority community.
28.
A) Some giant industrial
polluters have gone out of business.
B)
More environmental organizations have appeared.
C) Many toxic sites in America have
been cleaned up.
D) More branches of
her company have been set up.
29.
A) Her widespread influence among
members of Congress.
B) Her ability to
communicate through public speaking.
C)
Her rigorous training in delivering eloquent
speeches.
D) Her lifelong commitment to
domestic and global issues.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
30.
A) The fierce competition in the
market.
B) The growing necessity of
staff training.
C) The
accelerated pace of globalisation.
D)
The urgent need of a diverse workforce.
31.
A) Gain a deep
understanding of their own culture.
B)
Take courses of foreign languages and cultures.
C) Share the experiences of people from
other cultures.
D) Participate in
international exchange programmes.
32.
A) Reflective thinking is becoming
critical.
B) Labor market is getting
globalised.
C) Knowing a foreign
language is essential.
D)
Globalisation will eliminate many jobs.
Passage Three
Questions 33
to 35 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
33.
A) Red-haired
women were regarded as more reliable.
B) Brown-haired women were rated as
more capable.
C) Golden-haired women
were considered attractive.
D) Black-
haired women were judged to be
intelligent.
34.
A) They are smart and eloquent.
B) They are ambitious and arrogant.
C) They are shrewd and dishonest.
D) They are wealthy and industrious.
35.
A) They force people to
follow the cultural mainstream.
B) They
exaggerate the roles of certain groups of people.
C) They emphasize diversity at the
expense of uniformity.
D) They hinder
our perception of individual differences.
Section C
The
ancient
Greeks
developed
basic
memory
systems called
mnemonics. The
name
is
36 from
their
Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”. In the ancient
world, a trained memory was an
37
asset,
particularly in public life.
There were no 38 devices for taking notes, and
early Greek
orators(
演说
家
)
delivered
long
speeches
with
great
39
because
they
learned
the
speeches
using
mnemonic
systems.
The Greeks discovered that human memory
is 40 an associative
process
—
that it works by
linking
things together. For example,
think of an apple. The 41 your brain
registers the word “apple”, it
42
the shape, color, taste,
smell and
43 of that fruit. All these
things are associated in your memory
with the word “apple”.
44.
An
example
could
be
when
you
think
about
a
lecture
you
have
had.
This
could
trigger
a
memory
a
bout
what
you’re
talking
about
through
that
lecture,
which
can
then
trigger
another
memory.
45.
An
example
given
on
a
website
I
was
looking
at
follows:
Do
you
remember
the shape
of
Austria, Canada, Belgium,
or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy,
though? 46. Y
ou made an
association
with
something
already
known,
the shape
of
a
boot,
and
Italy’s shape could
not
be
forgotten
once you had made the association.
答案
11. A) They
prefer to carry cash when traveling
abroad
。
12. C)
Rod was eliminated in the selection
process
。
13. A)
The concert is very
impressive
。
14.
B) They have known each other since their
schooldays
。
15. D) Stop for the
night
。
16. A) Survey
results
。
17. D) He would rather the
woman didn’t buy the blouse
。
18. C) The
notice may not be reliable
。
19. D)
A
manager at a computer
store
。
20. A) Handling customer
complaints
。
21. C) She wants to be with
her husband
。
22. D) Early next
month
。
23. B) It will be a najor
economic power by the mid-21st
century
。
24. D) The huge gap between
the haves and have-nots
。
25. C) they
attach great importance to
education
。
Section B
26. A) She engaged in field
research on enviromental
pollution
。
27. A) The job restricted
her from revealing her
findings
。
28. B) Many toxic sites in
America have been cleaned
up
。
29. D) Her ability to communicate
through public speaking
。
30. D) The accelerated pace of
globlalisation
。
31. B) Gain a deep understanding of
their own culture
。
32. C) The labour market is getting
globalised
。
33.
B) Brown-haired women are rated as ore
capabe
。
34. A) They are shrewd
dishonest
。
35. C) They hinder our
perception of individual
differences
。
36.
derived
37.
immense
38.
convenient
39.
accuracy
40.
largely
41.
instinct
42.
recalls
43. texture
44. This means that any thought about a
certain subject will often bring up more memories
that
are related to
it
。
45. The associations do not have to be
logical. They just have to make a good
link
。
46. If you remember the
shape of Italy, it is because you have been told
sometime that Italy is
shaped like a
boot
。
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9
年
12
月英语六级真题听力原文
Section A
11.W:
Did you use credit cards on your vacation last
month in Europe?
M: Sure I did. They
certainly beat going around with a wallet full of
big bills.
But carrying lots of cash is
still very common among some older people
traveling
abroad.
Q: What
does the man say about some elderly people?
12.W: Rod must be in a bad
mood today
. What’s wrong with him?
M: He was passed over in
the selection process for the dean of the
admissions
office. He’d been hoping for
the position for a long time.
Q: What does the man mean?
13.M: What a great singer Justin is!
His concert is just awesome. And you’ll
never regret the money you paid for the
ticket.
W: Y
eah.
Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone
was enjoying it.
Q: What
does the woman mean?
14.W:
I received an email yesterday from
Henry
. Do you remember? He was one
of the chairpersons of our students
union.
M: Y
es,
but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually
I’
ve been out of touch
with
him since our first reunion after graduation.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers?
15.M: Driving at night
always makes me tired. Let’s stop for
dinner.
W: Fine. And let’s
find a motel, so that we can get an early start
tomorro
w.
Q: What will the
speakers probably do?
16.W:
Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we
conducted last week.
How reliable are
these figures?
M: They have a 5% margin
of error
Q: What are the speakers
talking about?
17.W: Look
at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get
this red blouse.
M: Err, I
think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you
need every color in
the rainbow?
Q: What does the man mean?
18.W: This notice says that
all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
M: Th
at can’t be
true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this
semester.
Q: What does the
man mean?
Conversation One