星火:2008年12月英语六级听力理解预测试卷

　　23. A) To check the accuracy of scales.

　　B) To calculate the density of other metals.

　　C) To observe changes in the atmosphere.

　　D) To measure amounts of rain fall.

　　24. A) Someone spilled water on it. B) Someone lost it.

　　C) It was made of low quality metal. D) The standard for measuring had changed.

　　25. A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.

　　B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.

　　C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.

　　D) It is too high for such a light weight.

　　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.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. A) At Harvard. B) At West Point.

　　C) At the Carlisle Indian School. D) At the Olympic Games held in Stockholm.

　　27. A) They held grand banquets in his honor.

　　B) They welcomed him with parades and celebration.

　　C) They gave him a title.

　　D) They made him a professional athlete.

　　28. A) Because someone found out that Thorpe had been using drugs.

　　B) Because Thorpe had once been an amateur athlete.

　　C) Because Thorpe's fame began to decline after the Olympic Games.

　　D) Because Thorpe had been a professional athlete at one time.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) Lord Sandwich. B) Some inventors.

　　C) The friends of Lord Sandwich. D) Some scientists.

　　30. A) To collect rents and taxes. B) The harsh land agent.

　　C) The English landowner. D) To speak.

　　31. A) He dismissed the Captain. B) He made the word "boycott" popular.

　　C) He removed the poor tenants. D) He increased the rents and taxes.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. 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.

　　33. 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.

　　D) The women have all the power of the family.

　　34. A) Husbands have to share with their wives and help them.

　　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.

　　35. A) They want to stay home and do the housework.

　　B) They do not have enough money.

　　C) They have too much work and not much free time.

　　D) They have more freedom than in the past.