大学英语六级听力真题（真题+答案+材料）2000-2006

1990年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 2000年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷 1. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early. C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake-up call.（D） 2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next. B) They have to pay for the house by installments. C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom. D) The man’s attitude is more sensible than the woman’s.（A） 3. A) She will save the stamps for the man’s sister. B) She will no longer get letters from Canada. C) She can’t give the stamps to the man’s sister. D) She has given the stamps to the man’s roommates.（C） 4. A) Visiting the Brownings. B) Writing a postcard. C) Looking for a postcard. D) Filling in a form.（B） 5. A) The man should work with somebody else. B) The man should meet his partner’s needs. C) They should come to a compromise. D) They should find a better lab for the project.（C） 6. A) She can’t finish her assignment, either. B) She can’t afford a computer right now. C) The man can use her computer. D) The man should buy a computer right away.（B） 7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures. B) The guest lecturer’s opinion is different from Dr. Johnson’s. C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates. D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.（B） 8. A) She’s never watched a better game. B) Football is-her favorite pastime. C) The game has been canceled. D) Their team played very badly.（D） 9. A) The man should stick to what he’s doing. B) The man should take up a new hobby. C) The man should stop playing tennis. D) The man should find the cause for his failure.（A） 10. A) An invented story. B) A real life experience. C) An imaginary situation. D) A terrible nightmare. 1. M: I hope I won’t oversleep. I’ve simply got to catch the first flight to New York. W: If I were you, I’d request the wake-up call from the hotel reception. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do? 2. M: Next, shouldn’t we get a telephone installed in the hall? W: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 3. M: I’ve noticed that you get letters form Canada from time to time. Would you mind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them. W: My roommate already asked for them. Q: What does the woman imply? 4. M: What’s the matter? You’ve been sitting there for ages, just staring into space. W: I told the Brownings I’d send them a postcard. Now I don’t know what to say. Q: What’s the woman doing? 5. M: My chemistry project is in trouble. My partner and I have totally different ideas about how to proceed. W: You should try to meet each other halfway. Q: What does the woman suggest? 6. M: I’m frustrated. We’re supposed to do our assignment on the computer, but I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library. W: I understand the way you feel. I’m looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the woman mean? 7. M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight, but Dr. Johnson doesn’t seem to think much of him. W: That’s because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought. Q: What do we learn from the woman’s remark? 8. M: I’m sorry I missed the football game, but I had a terrible cold. W: You didn’t miss anything. We couldn’t have played worse. Q: What does the woman imply? 9. M: I think I’m going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. W: Just because you lost? It that the reason to quit? Q: What does the woman imply? 10. M: Jane, what would you do if you were on vacation overseas and lost all your money and credit cards? W: Well, I guess I’d probably sell my watch and camera... Or I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane ticket to return home. Q: What are they talking about? Most people know what a hot dog is. It’s a sausage in a roll. But do you know why it’s called a hot dog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hotdog is called a Frankfurter. It got its name from the German town Frankfurt. The sausages were very popular, but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds. One man, Harry Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games. He had an idea. Why not put the frankfurters in long, hot bread rolls? This made them easy to sell. The “red hot” had a hot and attractive taste and became very popular. But in 1903, an American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the frankfurter so a frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a “hot dog”. It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat. For a while, sales of hotdogs failed, but not for long. 11. What is a frankfurter? 12. What was Harry Stevens’ job? 13. Why did sales of hot dogs decrease for some time? We all scream for water when thirsty, but do you know in very hot, dry weather, plants also make faint sounds—as if they are crying out for help? You see, in a plant’s stem there are hundreds of “water pipes” that bring water and minerals from the soil all the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this. In severe droughts, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist Robert winter has found out that when it is really bad their water pipes snap from the tension like rubber bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises ten thousand times more quiet than a whisper. Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the plants that cry and then they may buzz in to kill. To test his theory, Robert is using a device that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches insects to see if they attack more often than usual. If he is right, scientists could use the insects’ ability against them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants. So when the insects buzz in to eat, they won’t buzz out. 14. What do plants do when they are thirsty? 15. What plants do many insects tend to attack? 16. What could scientists do if Robert’s theory proves to be true? People enjoy taking trips, but what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly—by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture—a real-life—one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes, how they feel about business, beauty and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? he might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person, but seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts—the straight vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. 17. Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage? 18. What do we learn from the passage about Paris? 19. What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong? 20. What does the passage tell us about travelling? 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C11. C 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B（C） 2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷 1. A) Buy some traveller’s checks. B) Borrow some money from a friend. C) Check the brakes and tires. D) Spend some time travelling.（D） 2. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant. B) He probably has a poor memory. C) He is well liked by his customers. D) He has been introduced to the staff.（B） 3. A) He thinks the book should include more information. B) He doesn’t think it necessary to provide the answers. C) The answers will be added in a later edition. D) The book does include the answers.（D） 4. A) Announce appeals for public service. B) Hold a charity concert to raise money. C) Ask the school radio station for help. D) Pool money to fund the radio station.（C） 5. A) She talked with the consultant about the new program until two. B) She couldn’t talk to the consultant before two. C) She would talk to the consultant during lunch. D) She couldn’t contact the consultant’s secretary.（B） 6. A) They are equally competent for the job. B) They both graduated from art schools. C) They majored in different areas of art. D) They are both willing to draw the posters.（A） 7. A) At a book store. B) At an art museum. C) At a newspaper office. D) At a gymnasium.（C） 8. A) The woman received a phone call from Mark yesterday. B) The man injured Mark in a traffic accident yesterday. C) The man met a friend by chance. D) The woman contacted Mark on business.（C） 9. A) The man should stay up and watch the program. B) The man should read something exciting instead. C) The man should go to bed at eleven. D) The man should give up watching the movie.（D） 10. A) Students with a library card can check any book out. B) Reference books are not allowed to be checked out. C) Only students with a library card can check out reference books. D) The number of books a student can check out is unlimited.（B） Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) To find out whether they take music lessons in their spare time. B) To find out whether they can name four different musical instruments. C) To find out whether they enjoy playing musical instruments in school. D) To find out whether they differ in their preference for musical instruments.（D） 12. A) They find them too hard to play. B) They think it silly to play them. C) They find it not challenging enough to play them. D) They consider it important to be different from girls.（A） 13. A) Children who have private music tutors. B) Children who are 8 or older. C) Children who are between 5 and 7. D) Children who are well-educated.（B） Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Because there weren’t any professional teams in the U.S. then. B) Because Pele hadn’t retired from the Brazilian National Team yet. C) Because this fast-moving sport wasn’t familiar to many Americans. D) Because good professional players received low salaries.（C） 15. A) When it has a large number of fans. B) When it plays at home. C) When it has many international stars playing for it. D) When the fans cheer enthusiastically for it.（B） 16. A) It wasn’t among the top four teams. B) It didn’t play as well as expected. C) It won the World Cup. D) It placed fourth.（A） Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) Students from America. B) Students from England. C) Students from Australia. D) Students from Japan.（A） 18. A) Those who know how to program computers. B) Those who get special aid from their teachers. C) Those who are very hardworking. D) Those who have well-educated parents.（D） 19. A) Japanese students study much harder than Columbian students. B) Columbian students score higher than Japanese students in maths. C) Columbian students are more optimistic about their maths skills. D) Japanese students have better conditions for study.（C） 20. A) Physics. B) Mathematics. C) Environmental science. D) Life science. 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 6. A 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. A 1. M: Have you had the brakes and tires checked? And do you have enough money? W: I’ve taken care of everything and I’m sure it’s going to be a wonderful trip. Q: What is the woman going to do? 2. M: The new sales manager says he have never met you before. W: We’ve been introduced about three times. He seems a little forgetful. Q: What do we learn about the new sales manager? 3. W: I don’t understand why this book for self study doesn’t have answers to the questions. M: But it does. You can find them alt the back of the book. Q: What does the man say about the self-study book? 4. W: We mean to let everyone know about the charity concert, but we don’t have enough money for advertising. M: How about using the school radio station? They broadcast free public-service announcement. Q: What does the man suggest they do? 5. M: By the way, Jane, did you talk to the consultant about our health program? W: I contacted his office, but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two. Q: What does the woman mean? 6. M: I don’t know whether to ask Joe or Cora to draw the posters. W: What difference does it make? They’re both excellent artists. Q: What does the woman imply about Joe and Core? 7. M: Mary is in charge of the art and music section; and Charles, the ports page. What about you? W: I’m responsible for the editorials. Q: Where does the woman work? 8. M: I ran into our friend Mark yesterday on the street, and he said he hadn’t heard from you for two months. W: Yes, I know, but I’ve been too busy to phone him. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 9. M: I’m really exhausted, but I don’t want to miss the film that comes on at 11. W: If I were you, I’d skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow, and anyway, I’ve heard it isn’t that exciting. Q: What does the woman mean? 10. M: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need without our library cards. W: That’s right, but not those reference books. Q: What does the woman mean? The piano and violin are girls’ instruments. Drums and trumpets are for boys. According to psychologists Susan Onco and Michael Balton, children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play. They find that despite the best efforts of teachers these ideas have changed very little over the past decade. They interviewed 153 children aged between 9 and 11 from schools in northwest England. They asked them to identify 4 musical instruments and then to say which they would like to play most and which they would least lie to play. They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls should not play any of the 4 instruments. The piano and the violin were both ranked more favorably by girls than by boys, while boys prefer the drums and trumpets. There was broad agreement between boys and girls on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons vary. And while almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments because they were too difficult to play, only 15% of girls gave that as a reason. Earlier studies indicated that very young school children aged between 5 and 7 showed no bias in choosing musical instruments, but their tastes become more clear between the ages of 8 and 10. One survey of 78 teachers suggested that after that age both boys and girls. 11. Why did Susan and Michael interview children aged between 9 and 11? 12. Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? 13. Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments? In the 1970s, the famous Brazilian football player Pele retired from the national team of Brazil and became a professional player for a team in New York. Football, or soccer, wasn’t very popular in the United States at that time. Few North Americans knew anything about this fast-moving sport. There was no money to pay professional players and there was little interest in football in high schools and colleges. When Pele and other international stars began playing in various US cities, people saw how interesting the game was and began to go to the matches. It is now common for important games to have fifty to sixty thousand fans. Support from the fans is important to the football. The fans cheer enthusiastically for their favorite players and teams, who respond by playing better than before. In most World Cups, the home team, or the team from the host country usually plays better than most people expect. In 1966, 1974 and 1978, the home teams of England, West Germany and Argentina all won the World Cup. The World Cup is called that because teams from every continent have played in it. However, since the Cup began, all of the winning teams have been from Europe or South America. Teams from Asia or Africa always do well but they haven’t yet won. Mexico played surprisingly well in the 1970 Cup, which it hosted, but it wasn’t among the 4 final teams. 14. Why wasn’t football a popular sport in the U.S. in the 1970s? 15. When does a football team have the best chance to win the World Cup? 16. How did Mexico do in the 1970 World Cup? The world’s smartest adolescence in mathematics and science are in Singapore, according to a global survey of educational achievement. In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study, 13-year-olds from Singapore achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science that were administered to 287,896 students in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995. The survey suggests that science and maths education is especially strong in the Far East. While well behind those top scores, students from Australia earned higher marks in maths than their counterparts in England, who in turn did better than American students. The study collected information on the students’ teachers and homes. Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents or came from homes containing study-aids such as computers, dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks. The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, but there was little difference between them in maths. Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry. There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. In addition to being tested, students in the project were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills. Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea for example were needlessly pessimistic even though they did far better in maths than almost all of other students. 17. Of the 4 groups of students, who scored the lowest in maths according to the survey? 18. What kind of students are most likely to become top scorers? 19. In what way do Columbian students differ from Japanese students? 20. In which subjects did boys score higher than girls? 2001年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷 1. A) The man thinks travelling by air is quite safe. B) The woman never travels by plane. C) Both speakers feel nervous when flying. D) The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.（A） 2. A) At the information desk. B) In an office. C) In a restaurant. D) At a railway station.（C） 3. A) Write the letter. B) Paint the shelf. C) Fix the shelf. D) Look for the pen.（C） 4. A) It gives a 30% discount to all customers. B) It is run by Mrs. Winter’s husband. C) It hires Mrs. Winter as an adviser. D) It encourages husbands to shop on their own.（D） 5. A) Long exposure to the sun. B) Lack of sleep. C) Too tight a hat. D) Long working hours.（A） 6. A) His English is still poor after ten years in America. B) He doesn’t mind speaking English with an accent. C) He doesn’t like the way Americans speak. D) He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.（A） 7. A) An auto mechanic. B) An electrician. C) A carpenter. D) A telephone repairman.（B） 8. A) They both enjoyed watching the game. B) The man thought the results were beyond their expectations. C) They both felt good about t