2010年6月大學(xué)英語六級考試聽力預(yù)測試卷(11)

　　22. What is the conversation mainly about?

　　B)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均為概括性比較強(qiáng)的短語，由此可以推測，本題考查的內(nèi)容很有可能是對話的主題。由metals，measuring weight，metric等詞推測，對話可能與金屬或其他某種事物的度量有關(guān)系。 女士說她想問男士幾個關(guān)于新度量衡的問題(new official standard weight)，由此揭示對話談?wù)摰闹黝}是關(guān)于衡量重量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的單位。

　　23. What was the standard weight used to do?

　　A)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均為不定式，由此可以推測，本題考查的內(nèi)容可能是目的或行為。男士說他們用新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)度量衡來檢測全國的天平(scales)，他們有責(zé)任利用它來確保所有的天平都能夠準(zhǔn)確地測量1公斤的重量(measure a kilogram accurately)。

　　24. Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight?

　　C)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均描述某件事物的缺點或問題，由此可以推測，本題考查的內(nèi)容可能是某件事物的弊端。 男士說舊天平會被取代是因為它不夠精準(zhǔn)(imprecise)，制造材料低劣(made of poor quality metal)。故正確答案為C)。

　　25. What does Dr.Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight?

　　C)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項均為對某件事物價值的描述，由此可以推測，本題考查的內(nèi)容可能是對某件事物價值的評價。女士問男士新度量衡是否物有所值(worth that much)，男士說確定如此。由此可以推斷男士認(rèn)為新度量衡是物有所值的。故正確答案為C)。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Jim Thorpe was an American Indian, born on May 28, 1888 in Oklahoma.(26) When he had his education at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania,his athletic coach considered him a splendid athlete and encouraged him to concentrate on sports. From then on, Thorpe participated in almost every aspect of athletics. Whenever he competed in any event, he easily won first place.

　　In the years that followed, he took part in football games against such renowned teams as Harvard and West Point. Thorpe again and again brought his team to victory. In 1912 he was invited to compete in the Olympic Games in Stockholm. There he excelled in several tack events and was presented with first place gold medals. He was the first athlete to capture first place awards in so many track events.

　　When Thorpe returned home from the Olympic Games,(27)he was welcomed with parades and celebration. The president called him the highest type of citizen.(28)However, this was all short-lived because it was found out that at one time Thorpe had been a professional athlete. Since an athlete must be an amateur in order to participate in the Olympic Games, Thorpe did not qualify. Therefore, all of his medals were taken away from him.

　　In later years, Thorpe played baseball and football professionally. His admirers often tried to have his medals returned to him, but in vain. Thorpe died a lonely man in California on May 28, 1953.Today, as always, many still believe Thorpe was the best athlete that ever lived.

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

　　26. Where was Thorpe's athletic talent discovered?

　　C)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項都是表示地點的狀語，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能跟某件事情發(fā)生的地點有關(guān)。

　　早在Thorpe還在Carlisle Indian School上學(xué)的時候(had his education at the Carlisle Indian School)，他的體育教練(athletic coach)就發(fā)現(xiàn)了他卓越的運動才能(splendid athlete)，并鼓勵他專心從事運動(concentrate on sports)。故正確答案為C)。

　　27. How did American people receive Thorpe when he came back from Stockholm in 1912?

　　B)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項都是They開頭，都是對待某人的態(tài)度，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能是關(guān)于一些人怎么對待某個人的。 當(dāng)Thorpe 1912年從Stockholm回來的時候，美國人民為他舉行了游行(parades)和慶祝(celebration)。故正確答案為B)。

　　28. Why were Thorpe's medals taken away from him?

　　D)�！窘馕觥克膫�選項都是Because開頭的，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于某件事情發(fā)生的原因。按照當(dāng)時的規(guī)則，參加奧林匹克運動會的運動員必須是業(yè)余選手(an amateur)，Thorpe曾經(jīng)是職業(yè)選手(professional athlete)，這并不符合規(guī)定，所以他的獎牌被收回(taken away)。故正確答案為D)。

　　Passage Two

　　About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention of discovery, a new word may be coined after the inventor or scientist.

　　It is interesting to observe how many common English words have found their way into the language from the names of people. For example, "sandwich", you may eat everyday. Lord Sandwich who lived from 1718 to 1792 used to sit at the gambling table eating slices of bread with meat in between. This kind of eating tastes delicious.(29)As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the"bread-Sandwich"for fun. Later on the word became part of the English language.

　　The word "boycott" means to refuse to have anything to do with somebody or something. This word is another example. The word comes from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and he collected rents and taxes for an English landowner in Ireland.(30)But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants very badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. (31)Eventually word got back to the landowner and the Captain was removed. The word "boycott" became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment that was received by Captain Boycott.

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

　　29. Who coined the word "sandwich"?

　　【解析】C)。四個選項都是關(guān)于人物的詞，由此可以推測，本題內(nèi)容與人物有關(guān)。 由于Lord Sandwich是他的朋友里面唯一一個那樣吃面包的人(only one among his friends who ate bread in that way)，他的朋友們開始叫這種食物"bread-Sandwich"(Sandwich面包)�？梢娮畛跏褂胹andwich這個詞的人是Lord Sandwich的朋友們。

　　30. What didn't the tenants like?

　　【解析】B)。四個選項中有兩個是不定式，有兩個是人物身份，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容可能與人物的態(tài)度有關(guān)系。佃農(nóng)們都不喜歡Boycott，因為他對待佃農(nóng)的態(tài)度很差(treated his poor tenants very badly)，佃農(nóng)們于是決定不和他說話(not to speak to him)。故正確答案為B)。

　　31. What did the landowner do when he found out that the tenants were boycotting his agent?

　　【解析】A)。四個選項都是He開頭描述某人的行動，由此可以推測，本題的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于某個人采取的行動。 當(dāng)?shù)刂靼l(fā)現(xiàn)佃農(nóng)抵制Captain Boycott后，地主就把他換掉了(the Captain was removed)，故正確答案為A)。

　　Passage Three

　　The family is changing.(32) In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children; it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.

　　(33)The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in nuclear families men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life.

　　But wives usually have to "pay" for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents, and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too :(34)women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from unclear families often have to live alone.