大学英语六级考试模拟试卷（58） - 听力

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A. She doesn't know when they will go.
B. She believes there is a road detour.
C. She won't be ready at 8 o'clock.
D. She wants the man to go away.

2. A. Eating in a cafeteria.
B. Buying something in a store.
C. talking on the telephone.
D. Getting money at a bank.

3. A. He'll go if too.
B. He doubts he'll be able to go.
C. He's too tired to go.
D. He's eager to go.

4. A. Run in town.
B. Look more carefully.
C. Buy shoes from a catalog.
D. Find an easier place to exercise.

5. A. In a doctor's office.
B. In an operating room.
C. In a professor's office.
D. In a gymnasium.

6. A. He'd rather not go to lecture.
B. He doesn't mind if to the lecture.
C. He wants to hear the lecture.
D. He's heard the lecture before.

7. A. There will be a lot of rain.
B. Rain is very unlikely.
C. It's already raining.
D. She's not sure.

8. A. At home.
B. At Bill's home.
C. At the office.
D. In the hospital.

9. A. Joe bought Fred's car.
B. The man is joking.
C. Fred's car is not good.
D. The man wants Jack's car.

10. A. Mr. Smith is very kind.
B. The man should not worry.
C. She is worried.
D. She likes Mr. Smith.


Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage:

11. A. Diamond-producing rivers are located near the mountain sides.
B. Diamonds couldn't be formed without great heat and pressure of the volcano.
C. Volcano explosions brought some diamonds onto the surface of the earth.
D. Explosions of the volcano can damage diamonds as well.

12. A. In the volcanoes
B. On the floor of the sea.
C. Under the river bed.
D. At the foot of the mountains

13. A. How Is Diamond Formed and Found
B. Diamond-a Precious Stone
C. Diamond Hunting
D. Diamond-Producing Countries


Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. A new student
B. a physical education teacher
C. A professional photographer
D. A university administrator

15. A. Enter the gymnasium
B. Attend class officially
C. See a counselor
D. Participate in the gymnastics meet

16. A. To answer questions
B. To collect ticket
C. To collect money
D. To direct the meet


Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.

17. A. There were only grandparents and children.
B. There was one father, one mother, and their children.
C. There were many relatives.
D. There were two or more brothers with their wives.

18. A. The women have more freedom and can share in decisions.
B. The women do not have to be the heads of the family.
C. The women's relatives do not help them with the housework and childcare.
D. The women have all the power of the family.

19. A. Husbands have to share power with their wives and help them with the housework.
B. Older women often live alone when their husbands die.
C. Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.
D. Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.

20. A. They want to stay home and do the housework.
B. They don't have enough money.
C. They have too much work and not much free time.
D. They have more freedom than in the past.


听力原文：
Section A
1.M: Paula, will you be ready to leave at eight?
W: No way.
Q: What does Paula mean?

2.M: Did you get cut off?
W: No. They asked me to hang up and try again later.
Q: What has the woman been doing?

3.W: Are you still planning to go to the concert?
M: You bet I am.
Q: What does the man say about the concert?

4.M: I can't find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in town.
W: Why no order then from a catalog? It's easier then running around the town looking for them.
Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do?

5.M: I have an appointment to see Doctor Grant for a physical examination.
W: Please have a rest. He is in surgery right now.
Q: Where did the conversation probably take place?

6.W: I don't imagine you have any interest in attending that lecture on sculpture.
M: I do. Now you would remind me of the other?
Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?

7.M: DO you think it's about to rain?
W: Rain? It's about to pour.
Q: What does the woman mean?

8.M: Sue, that report on my desk has to be finished today. But I'm sick and can't come to the office.
W: I see the report, Bill. I'll finish it for you.
Q: Where is sue now?

9.M: I heard that Jack bought Fred's old car.
W: That's funny. I heard that Joe did.
Q: What does the woman think?

10.M: Mr. Smith just said that if I am late again he will fire me.
W: Don't let it get you down. he always talks like that.
Q: What does the woman mean?

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One

The diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world.
Diamonds were made as a result of great volcanic heat and pressure. A volcano is a mountain with a hole in the top. When a volcano is very active it sometimes explodes and causes great damage.
Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth-millions of years ago-by a number of great volcanic explosions. It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found. They are also found among the sand stones of certain river beds, and in a few places on the floor of the sea. For they were washed down the mountain sides by the rain.
Diamonds are very rare. There are not many diamond pipes or diamond-producing rivers in the world. During the last century adventurers from Europe went to Brazils, because they had heard that there were diamonds in the River Amazon. Man of these early diamond miners died of illness or were lost forever in the great forests. But some returned home rich.
The earliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago. The most recent and exciting discoveries have been made in eastern Russia. But most of the world's diamonds now come from the Congo, from Tanzania-which has the largest diamond mine in the world-and from South Africa.
11. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the speaker?
12. According to the passage, where did diamonds first come into existence?
13. What do you think is the best title for this passage?

Passage Two
Let me briefly explain how tomorrow's registration will go. In the morning, all students are to report to the gymnasium with their completed course enrollment forms. These forms must be signed by your academic advisor and each course listed must get the department's approval. Tables will be set up all the way around the North end of the gym for the different departments. so you simply go to the appropriate desk and have someone there stamp your form approved. When you have completed that process for all your courses, you can proceed to the cashiers at the south end of the gym. There, you will have to pay for tuition, housing, and insurance. You are not considered officially enrolled in the university until you have paid all these fees. In the afternoon, all new students must return to the gym to be photographed and to pick their students identification cards. Any problems or questions that you have concerning registration, should be directed to the counselors on duty at the gym tomorrow.
14. Who is the speaker?
15. According to the speaker, what may students do only after they pay tuition and fee?
16. What will be the role of the counselors at the gymnasium?

Passage three
The family is changing. In the past , grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.
The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families en and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life.
But wives usually have to "pay" for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents, and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefits, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from nuclear families often have to live alone.
Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full-time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and have more freedom then they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time.
17. Who used to live together in an extended family?
18. What advantages does the nuclear family offer women?
19. What are some disadvantages of the nuclear family for women?
20. Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and the nuclear family?

Section C Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage tree times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 28 to 30 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.

What is NATO?

NATO or 21) is a baby of Cold War, originally established as a military organization to counterweigh the Soviet military presence in postwar Eastern Europe. The Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949, whose fiftieth anniversary is applauded by bombs on Yugoslavia.

NATO's 16 allies include 22) Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, The United Kingdom, and the United states. All were original signatories except Greece and Turkey which joined in February 1955, 23) and Spain, which joined in May 1982. Recently as result of NATO's 24) three former members from the Warsaw Pact Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, formally jointed up and brought NATO's membership to 19. From 1958 as French President Charles de Gaule increasingly criticized the domination of NATO by the United States and 25) of the many international staffs and activities of NATO, France formally 26) in the "integrated" military command structure, and demanded its headquarters to leave French soil.

NATO's executive organization, the North Atlantic Council was established 27) and is composed of ministerial representatives of the member states, and meets at least twice a year. 28) is Dr. Javier Solana.

As about one-third of the funds was contributed by the United states, it is little wonder that a succession of U.S. generals from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to General Wesley K. Clark and admiral Harold W. Gehman. Jr. have been chosen as Supreme Allied Commanders. It also explains that 29) intermediate-range missile and 30) in many west European military bases.

答案：21. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
22. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France
23. West Germany, which joined in May 1955
24. successful eastward expansion
25. intrusion upon French sovereignty
26. withdraw from participation
27. soon after the treaty came into effect
28. The current NATO secretary
29. U.S. nuclear weapon such as nuclear-armed
30. about 300,000 U.S. troops deployed