2010年6月大學英語六級考試聽力預測試卷(3)

　　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.

　　Passage One

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

　　26.A.Development of industry.

　　B.Heathy life.

　　C.The future of children

　　D.Clean air.

　　27.A.Because man has a strong desire for a modern way of life.

　　B.Because people pay no attention to it.

　　C.Because people from the coutryside rush into the cities.

　　D.Because people are not aware of the benefits of our modern society.

　　28.A.Man konws where the society is going.

　　B.People don't welcome the rapid development of our modern society.

　　C.The speaker is worried about the future of our modern society.

　　D.Man can do nothing about the problem of pollution.

　　Passage Two

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

　　29.A.Railway workers.

　　B.A robot.

　　C.A computer.

　　D.A machine.

　　30.A.The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines.

　　B.It become the first completely automatic railway in the world.

　　C.A completely automatic line was added to its network.

　　D.Computer began controlling the trains on the line.

　　31.A.TO drive the train after it is started automatically.

　　B.TO start the train and drive it when necessary.

　　C.To take care of the passengers in the train.

　　D.To send commanding signals to the command spot.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32.A.The engine of their boat stopped working.

　　B.The were attacked by thunderstorm.

　　C.They ran out of oil.

　　D.They ran out of food.

　　33.A.Wave their hands.

　　B.Shout and cried.

　　C.Wave their shirts.

　　D.Made a fire.

　　34.A.To search for the missing people.

　　B.To investigate a fire on one of the islands.

　　C.To look for the missing woman.

　　D.To rescue the British soldiers.

　　35.A.The residents.

　　B.The passers.

　　C.The soldiers.

　　D.The police.

　　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.

　　The family in Britain is changing.The once typical British family headed by two parents has (36)_____ substantial changes during the twentieth century.In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households,which (37)_____from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020, it is (38)_____that there will be more single people than (39)_____ people.Fifty years ago this would have been socially (40)_____ in Britain. In the past, people got married and stayed married.(41)_____was very difficult, expensive and took a long time.Today, people’s views on marriage are changing. Many (42)_____,mostly in their twenties or thirties,live together without getting married.Only about 60% of these couples will (43)_____ get married. In the past, people married before they had children,but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried parents.In 2000, (44)______________________.Before 1960 this was very unusual.People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately.(45____________________.The number of single-parent families is increasing.This is mainly due to more marriages ending in divorce (46____________________.

　　參考答案：

　　Section A

　　11.C 12.D 13.C 14.D 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.C 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.A

　　Section B

　　Passage One 26.A 27.A 28.C

　　Passage Two 29.D 30.C 31.B

　　Passage Three 32.A 33.D 34.A 35.D

　　Section C

　　36.undergone

　　37.increased

　　38.estimated

　　39.married

　　40.unacceptable

　　41.Divorce

　　42.couples

　　43.eventually

　　44.around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were living together in Great Britain

　　45.They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having a baby until their late thirties

　　46.but some women are also choosing to have children as a single-parent without being