2010年6月大學英語六級考試聽力預測試卷(4)

　　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.They made them by knives.

　　B.They found adequate stones.

　　C.They used bones of animals.

　　D.They made tools by hitting stone against stone.

　　27.A.Because it was one of thr first tools.

　　B.Because it developed human capacities.

　　C.Because it led to thr invention of machines.

　　D.Because it was crucial to the development of mankind.

　　28.A.It becomes bigger.

　　B.It becomes more expensive.

　　C.It becomes cheaper.

　　D.It becomes much safer.

　　Passage Two

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

　　29.A.They don't have a positive attitude.

　　B.They have other arrangements.

　　C.They are too lazy.

　　D.They get up too late.

　　30.A.Having fun while in school.

　　B.Working toward long-range goal.

　　C.Being discountaged.

　　D.Dropping a class that is dull boring.

　　31.A.Some students just give up on their classes.

　　B.A positive attitude is the key to success in college.

　　C.The surver may be unscientific.

　　D.It is important to educate college students.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32.A.Pollution of codstal areas.

　　B.Rise in sea levels.

　　C.Exhaustion of sea resources.

　　D.Earthquakes and volcanoes.

　　33.A.Greenhouse gases.

　　B.Over-exploitation of the beach.

　　C.Change of agricultural zones.

　　D.Change of climates.

　　34.A.farming implements.

　　B.Scientific farming methods.

　　C.Heat-resistant and drought-resistant crops.

　　D.Scientific farming system.

　　35.A.By the end of this century.

　　B.By the first half of this century.

　　C.By the second half of this century.

　　D.By the middle of this century.

　　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.

　　Considering how jazz is transcribed in Chinese, you may be misled into assuming that it is a cultural form belonging to those who have some elegant tastes.Nothing could be further from the truth.It (36)______among black Americans at the end of the 19th century,at a time when they(37)______ the very bottom of the American social heap. So how has something that was created by a once despised (38)______acquire a central place in today’s American culture?It’s a (39)______ that many people would like to solve. Perhaps the (40)_____of America is that you could never get two Americans to agree on just what that might be.After thinking about it for a while, we might (41) _____,"Hmm, seems like being American is a bit more (42)_____ than we thought." Certainly things like(43)_____, success,innovation and tolerance stand out.(44)______________________. Some, like African-American writer Ralph Ellison,believes that jazz captures the intrinsic properties of America.(45)_______________________.They say jazz brought together elements from Africa and Europe,fusing them into a new culture,an expression unique to the Americas.Beyond that, though,jazz has a connection to the intrinsic properties of America in a much more fundamental way.(46)_____________________.

　　參考答案：

　　Section A

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

　　Section B

　　Passage One 26.D 27.D 28.C

　　Passage Two 29.A 30.B 31.B

　　Passage Three 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.C

　　Section C

　　36.originated

　　37.occupied

　　38.minority

　　39.mystery

　　40.essence

　　41.utter

　　42.complicated

　　43. individualism

　　44.But these things come together because of our ability to work with one another and find common purpose no matter how diverse we might be

　　45.The solos are a celebration of individual brilliance that can’t take place without the group efforts of the rhythm section

　　46.It is an expression of the African roots of American culture,a musical medium exemplifying the domination of African culture in American culture