2013年上半年英语六级模拟测试题及答案解析（一）

　　PartⅢ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　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]Camp in the mountains.

　　[B]Stay at his own house.

　　[C]Write to his girlfriend.

　　[D]Hold his uncle’s mails.

　　12.

　　[A]He doesn’t understand his staff.

　　[B]His computer doesn’t work properly.

　　[C]He doesn’t know how to apply computer theory.

　　[D]He is unable to add the figures.

　　13.

　　[A]Cowardly.

　　[B]Anxious.

　　[C]Lazy.

　　[D]Courageous.

　　14.

　　[A]She made a reservation for the 9：00 flight.

　　[B]She changed the reservation.

　　[C]She found they were late for the 8：00 flight.

　　[D]She misunderstood the man.

　　15.

　　[A]He couldn’t make any sense out of his course.

　　[B]He hasn’t taken more than one philosophy course.

　　[C]He is a philosophy major.

　　[D]He hasn’t taken any philosophy course in that department.

　　16.

　　[A]A dentist.

　　[B]A cook.

　　[C]A dietician.

　　[D]A twirler.

　　17.

　　[A]Go for a swim.

　　[B]Make better use of time.

　　[C]Follow the official procedure.

　　[D]Watch television.

　　18.

　　[A]She doubts he makes much money now.

　　[B]She’s surprised that he chose that company.

　　[C]She doesn’t know when her classes started.

　　[D]She wonders why he’s kept his job.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19.

　　[A]The CPU is broken.

　　[B]The screen is flashing.

　　[C]It doesn’t work.

　　[D]It dropped to the floor.

　　20.

　　[A]The company will compensate the customer.

　　[B]The company will refund the customer’s money.

　　[C]The company will replace it.

　　[D]The company will do nothing about it.

　　21.

　　[A]Exchange the computer for the woman.

　　[B]Refund the woman’s money.

　　[C]Give the woman anything she likes in the store.

　　[D]Give the woman a store credit with which she can buy anything in the store.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22.

　　[A]The close-ups are perfect.

　　[B]The dialogues are easy to understand.

　　[C]It’s not boring at all.

　　[D]It doesn’t tell any story.

　　23.

　　[A]Because it’s dark.

　　[B]Because it makes her think.

　　[C]Because there are two-dimensional characters in it.

　　[D]Because the dialogues in it are superficial.

　　24.

　　[A]Gun fights and exploding cars.

　　[B]Depressing stories.

　　[C]Intense characters.

　　[D]Dark background.

　　25.

　　[A]Comedy.

　　[B]Light movie.

　　[C]Mystery movie.

　　[D]Action movie.

　　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 center.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26.

　　[A]On April 26,1611.

　　[B]On April 23,1611.

　　[C]On April 26,1616.

　　[D]On April 23,1616.

　　27.

　　[A]In 1585.

　　[B]In 1584.

　　[C]In 1583.

　　[D]In 1586.

　　28.

　　[A]People know almost nothing about Shakespeare’s early life.

　　[B]Shakespeare was already well known before he went to London.

　　[C]People know a lot about Shakespeare’s life in London.

　　[D]People know only a little about Shakespeare’s life in London.

　　29.

　　[A]Shakespeare was not interested in making a profit.

　　[B]Shakespeare could get one-tenth of the profits of the Globe Theater.

　　[C]Shakespeare，like his fellow writers，had no business sense.

　　[D]Shakespeare’s fellow writers shared the same profits as he did.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　30.

　　[A]Kings and queens，princes and princesses，and lords and ladies built castles in order to get more land.

　　[B]Around the outside of a castle，a moat was dug，which was often filled with water.

　　[C]A castle was built behind a thick and high stonewall，which was strong enough to stand the possible attack of enemies.

　　[D]If a drawbridge was pulled up，there was no way for people to enter the castle.

　　31.

　　[A]They lived a luxurious life and their diet was very delicate.

　　[B]They lived a highly civilized court life.

　　[C]They lived a primitive life and their table manners were often rude.

　　[D]They lived a comparatively luxurious but not-so-civilized life.

　　32.

　　[A]Castles’structure and the eating habit in them.

　　[B]Castles’structure and people who lived in them.

　　[C]Castles’structure and the lives in them.

　　[D]Why people built castles and castles’structure.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33.

　　[A]Separate houses were built for storing ice.

　　[B]Double walls were built in icehouses to keep cool.

　　[C]Blocks of ice were packed with weed in icehouses.

　　[D]Ice was put into icehouses in winter.

　　34.

　　[A]The ice was cut and handled with the help of some special tools.

　　[B]The ice was taken from the flowing river with hooks and carried by sleds to icehouses.

　　[C]The ice was carried on the frozen surface of the pond or river.

　　[D]The ice was sawed into even blocks by workers.

　　35.

　　[A]Saws，choppers，axes，tongs，hooks.

　　[B]Axes，saws，choppers，tongs，hooks.

　　[C]Choppers，axes，saws，hooks，tongs.

　　[D]Axes，saws，choppers，hooks.

　　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 have 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。

　　In about 45 years，temperatures on Earth will be hotter than at anytime during the past one million years，says the U.S.(36)___________top climatologist in a new report(37)________today.

　　According to the report，published in the(38)________of the National Academy of Sciences，the planet is just two degrees shy of an(39)__________temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit，which is what they(40)________the temperature was about a million years ago.

　　NASA’s James Hansen，along with(41)_________from the University of California and Columbia University，are for the first time，marking a(42)__________signaling the approach of temperatures that humans have never(43)_________.

　　“Humans are now in control of the Earth’s climate，for better or worse，”Hansen says.

　　(44)___________________________________________________.

　　What that temperature change means is that by mid-century,the world will experience even more record heat waves，wildfires,more intense storms and flooding.In other parts of the world，(45)_______________________________

　　Hansen stresses we can’t wait that long to cut greenhouse gas pollution，because of the decades it takes for the climate system to respond to changes.(46) _________________________________.