09.最新6级预测卷第九套
2016-04-27
大学英语六级级考试预测卷（九）
PART II
Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:
in this section,
you will hear two long conversations.
At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions.
Both the conversation 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
1 with a single line through the centre.
Now you will haer the two long conversations
Conversation One
W：Good morning. This is Mrs. Jackson.
May I please speak with Dr. Ellis?
M：Dr. Ellis is speaking, Mrs. Jackson.
How`s that new bridge?
W：Not so good, doctor. That`s what I`m calling about.
It just doesn`t seem to fit right.
M：Well, that`s to be expected during the first few days after it has been put in.
As I told you, there will be no complications.
W：It hurts so much, especially when I eat.
I keep removing it afterwards, you know.
M：I understand, Mrs. Jackson. It does hurt in the beginning, I know.
But it would be better if you didn`t remove it,
except when cleaning it, of course.
W：Well, I did at first, doctor,
but my gums hurt so much that I can`t stand it any longer.
M：Well, maybe we can adjust it a little more.
W：Adjust it?
M：Yes, file it down a little here and there. When can you come in?
W：Oh, right away, doctor, if you don`t mind.
M：Let me see, I`ll check here now.
Maybe I can find the time for you this morning.
W：Oh, I can wait until this afternoon if you`re too busy now.
M：Sorry, Mrs. Jackson, but I`d rather you`d come this morning if possible.
This afternoon I`m teaching a class at the dental school.
Just a minute. Mrs. Jackson,
can you get here about 11∶30? That will give us enough time before lunch.
We`ll see what we can do.
W：Oh, yes doctor, I can make it.
Thank you. See you then.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.What was the matter with Mrs. Jackson?
2.How long has Mrs. Jackson been suffering?
3.How did the doctor respond to the caller?
4.When will the doctor see Mrs. Jackson?
Conversation Two
W: Look, I`m sorry, but the books for Chem. 100 aren`t in yet.
M: Why not? School started last week.
W: I really don`t know. Maybe the professor ordered them late,
or the publisher ran out of them and they are on back order.
M: This is awful.I`m worried about this course anyway.
I didn`t do that well in chemistry in high school.
W: I know what you mean. Did you check the used book section?
M: Yes. No luck there.
W: Okay. Look, why don`t you go over to the library?
I`ll bet that the professor has put at least one copy on reserve.
M: Do you think so? That would be great.
At least I could make copies of the pages that I need until the books come in.
Oh, wait. If there`s only one copy, everyone will be trying to do that.
W: True. Well, we do have a bulletin board.
You could put up a notice saying that you are looking for a book for Chemistry 100,
and maybe someone who has it will want to sell it directly to you.
Do you have a phone in the dorm?
M: Yeah. I`ll just put my name and phone number on the notice.
That`s a great idea! Where`s the bulletin board?
W: By the Tshirts and clothing near the front door.
Oh, and be sure to put down the exact title of the book, too,
because they don`t always use the same one.
M: Thanks. You`ve been a big help.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5.What do the speakers mainly discuss?
6.Why is the man worried about the course?
7.What will the man do before he leaves?
8.What is the exact tifle of the book?
Section B
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear two 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
1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
You have probably heard of the DuPont company,
which was founded by a family of the same name.
But do you know about the museum that one of the family members began?
Henry Francis DuPont was an heir to Delaware`s DuPont Company fortune.
He was one of the first serious collectors of American decorative art objects:
furniture, textiles, paintings and other objects made in United States between 1640 and 1840.
American furniture and household objects had been considered inferior to those from Europe.
But DuPont helped develop a new appreciation for American decorative arts.
He created a legendary show plays for these objects
on his family estate just outside Wilmington, Delaware.
In 1951, it was open to the public as the Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum.
The museum assembled objects from DuPont`s collection into 175 period rooms,
each with examples of American antiques and decorative arts
that followed a certain theme or period in early American history.
For example, the DuPont dining room has furniture dating
from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
And because this was the time when the United States became a new nation,
there`s a patriotic theme in the room. Another example is the Chinese parlor,
which has furnishings that would reflect American`s fascination
with Asian culture during the 18th century.
In these period rooms, DuPont believed he could tell
the story of the early United States through furniture and other decorative arts.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9.What is Henry Francis DuPont noted for?
10.What was the purpose of DuPont`s efforts?
11.How were the objects on display arranged?
Passage Two
There are about 1 million blind people in the United States.
The largest and most influential organization of blind people
in this country is the National Federation of the Blind.
Its officials say the nation doesn`t have any colleges
or universities that serve only blind students.
They say the reason for this is that blind
people must learn to live among people who can see.
American colleges and universities do accept
blind and visually impaired students,
and they provide services to help these students succeed. For example,
colleges find people who write down what the professor say in
class and they provide technology that can help blind students with their work.
However, experts say colleges can best help blind students
by making it clear that the students should learn to help themselves.
One blind American student named Tim Cordes recently made news
because he graduated from medical school at the University of Wisconsin.
He said technology was one of the reasons he succeeded.
He used a computer that read into his earphone what he was typing.
He also used a small printer that permitted him to write
notes about his patients in the hospital.
He did his undergraduate work at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
National Federation of the Blind officials say blind students
from other nations do come to the United States to attend college.
Some can even get financial aid. The federation awards
about 30 scholarships each year that have no citizenship requirement.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12.According to officials of the National Federation of the Blind,
why are there no special colleges for blind students only?
13.According to experts how can colleges best help blind students?
14.What is one of the reasons given by Tim Cordes for his success as a blind student?
15.What can blind students from overseas do to study in
America according to the National Federation of the Blind?
Section C
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear recordings of lectures or talks followed by some questions.
The recordings will be played 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 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
And I`ll tell you I was sitting out here not so long ago,
but life does go fast and I made an unusual decision,
I was graduating on a Friday just like you are here and Monday,
I started work. I started work. I was already to hit it.
I was ready to get going, ready to make it happen, ready to get out there.
I was motivated. I was excited. I was educated.
I was inspired by my commencement speaker and I was ready to go. Ready!
And Monday, I started at this little software company called Oracle Corporation in San Francisco,
it`s a little software company. And I got up there and they were excited and they were inspired.
And I`ll tell you what I worked and I worked and as you heard I was.
I had some great success there. I was the youngest VP there and youngest SVP.
And I went on and created some great products and did all these things.
And about a decade went by after my graduation.
And I`ll tell you life goes fast，10 years went by,
and it`s a kind of funny, people are always overestimating what you can do in a year.
And underestimating what happens in a decade. And a decade went by.
And all of a sudden I felt a little bit weird. I felt kind of unmotivated,
unenergized, not very excited, not very inspired.
It`s a kind of in a bad mood.
It`s a kind of grumpy.
A little bit pissed off.
16.On what day did the speaker graduate?
17.When the speaker started work,
which of the following statements is wrong?
18.When did the speaker feel bad suddenly?
19.What did the phrase “piss off” mean?
Passage Two
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.
Many people have harmed me in my life, and I remember them all,
but the memories grow pale and faint in comparison with the people who`ve helped me.
The fellow survivors, the fellow voice hearers, the comrades and collaborators;
the mother who never gave up on me,
who knew that one day I would come back to her and was
willing to wait for me for as long as it took;
the doctor who only worked with me for a brief time
but who reinforced his belief that recovery was not only possible but inevitable,
and during a devastating period of relapse told my terrified family,
“Don`t give up hope. I believe that Eleanor can get through this.”
“Sometimes, you know, it snows as late as May, but summer always comes eventually.”
Fourteen minutes is not enough time to fully credit those good
and generous people who fought with me and for me and who waited to welcome me back from
that agonized, lonely place. But together,
they forged a blend of courage, creativity, integrity,
and an unshakeable belief that my shattered self could become healed and whole.
I used to say that these people saved me,
but what I now know is they did something even more important
in that they empowered me to save myself,
and crucially, they helped me to understand something
which I`d always suspected: that my voices were a meaningful
response to traumatic life events, particularly childhood events,
and as such were not my enemies but a source of insight into solvable emotional problems.
Now, at first, this was very difficult to believe,
not least because the voices appeared so hostile and menacing,
so in this respect, a vital first step was learning to separate
out a metaphorical meaning from what I`d previously interpreted to be a literal truth.
So for example, voices which threatened to attack my home I learned
to interpret as my own sense of fear and insecurity in the world,
rather than an actual, objective danger.
Now at first, I would have believed them. I remember,
for example, sitting up one night on guard outside my parents` room to protect
them from what I thought was a genuine threat from the voices.
Because I`d had such a bad problem with self injury that most of
the cutlery in the house had been hidden, so I ended up
arming myself with a plastic fork, kind of like picnic ware,
and sort of sat outside the room clutching it and waiting to
spring into action should anything happen. It was like,
“Don`t mess with me. I`ve got a plastic fork, don`t you know?”
20.Why didn`t the speaker hate those people who have harmed her?
21.How long will she give her speech?
22.Why had most of the tableware been hidden?
Passage Three
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.
So now people say, “You take these happy pills,
and do you feel happy?” And I don`t.
But I don`t feel sad about having to eat lunch,
and I don`t feel sad about my answering machine,
and I don`t feel sad about taking a shower. I feel more, in fact,
I think, because I can feel sadness without nullity.
I feel sad about professional disappointments, about damaged relationships,
about global warming. Those are the things that I feel sad about now.
And I said to myself, well, what is the conclusion?
How did those people who have better lives even with bigger
depression manage to get through? What is the mechanism of resilience?
And what I came up with over time was that the people who deny their experience,
the ones who say, “I was depressed a long time ago and I never want to
think about it again and I`m not going to look at it
and I`m just going to get on with my life,”
Ironically, those are the people who are most enslaved by what they have.
Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows.
And the people who do better are the ones who are able to
tolerate the fact that they have this condition.
Those who can tolerate their depression are the ones who achieve resilience.
So Frank Russakoff said to me, “If I had it again to do over,
I suppose I wouldn`t do it this way，but in a strange way,
I`m grateful for what I`ve experienced. I`m glad to have been in the hospital 40 times.
It taught me so much about love, and my relationship with my parents
and my doctors has been so precious to me, and will be always.”
And Maggie Robbins said, “I used to volunteer in an AIDS clinic,
and I would just talk and talk and talk, and the people I was dealing
with weren`t very responsive, and I thought：
that`s not very friendly or helpful of them. And then I realized,
I realized that they weren`t going to do more than make those first few minutes of small talk.
It was simply going to be an occasion where I didn`t have AIDS
and I wasn`t dying, but could tolerate the fact that they did and they were.
Our needs are our greatest assets.
It turns out I`ve learned to give all the things I need.”
23.Which isn`t the thing that the speaker feels sad now?
24.How many times has Frank Russakoff been in the hospital?
25.Who used to volunteer in an AIDS clinic?