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1、2014年全国英语六级考试听力真题、答案及原文（12 月） 听力原文 短对话： 1. M: Before we play again, Im going to buy a good tennis racket. W: Your shoes arent in a very good shape either. Q: What does the woman mean? 2. M: Barbara, Id like you could assist me in the lab demonstration. But arent you supposed to go to Dr. Smiths lect
2、ure today? W: I ask Cathy to take notes for me. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 3. W: Steve invited me to the dinner party on Sunday evening. Have you received your invitation yet? M: Yes, he found me this morning and told me he wanted all his old classmates to come to the reunion. Q: Wha
3、t do we learn from the conversation? 4. W: I m afraid Im a little bit seasick. I feel dizzy. M: Close your eyes and relax. Youll be all right as soon as we come at shore. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 5. W: I wonder whats happened to our train. It should have been here twe
4、nty minutes ago according to the timetable. But its already 9:30. M: There s no need to get nervous. The announcement says its forty minutes late. Q: When is the train arriving? 6. M: John is handsome and wealthy. Believe it or not, he is still a bachelor. W: He is a notorious guy in many girls eyes
5、. Im sick of hearing his name. Q: What does the woman mean? 7. M: Cars had lined up bumper to bumper. And Ive been held up on the express way for the entire hour. W: Really? It must be a pain in the neck. But be patient, anyway, you can do nothing but wait. Q: What do we learn about the man? 8. W: Y
6、esterday I was surprised to see Mary using that washing machine youre going to throw away. M: Yes, it s quite old and in a very poor condition. Frankly speaking, that she got it working amazes me a lot. Q: What does the man imply about Mary? 长对话： Conversation 1 M: A recent case I heard was of a man
7、accused and found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money. W: Well, was he really guilty, judge? M: He admitted that hed done it, and there were several witnesses saying that he had indeed done it. So I can only assume that he was guilty. W: Why did he do it? M: Well, the reasons wer
8、e little muddied, probably at least it seemed in a trial that he did it to get some money to feed his family. You see, hed been out of work for some time. W: Well, hed been out of work and he chose to break into a house to get money for his family and apparently in front of people that, err. could s
9、ee him do it. M: His attorney presented testimony that he had indeed applied for jobs and was listed with several employment agencies, including the state employment agency, but they werent any jobs. W: And he had no luck! M: He had no luck and itd been some time. He had two children and both of the
10、m were needing food and clothing. W: So he was in desperate circumstances. Did you sentence him? M: Yes. W: But what good does it do to put the man into jail when hes obviously in such need? M: This particular fellow has been in prison before. W: For the same thing? M: No, for a different sort of cr
11、ime. W: Huh? M: But he did know about crime, so I suppose there are folks that just have to go back to prison several times. 9. What did the judge say about the case he recently heard? 10. What do we learn about the man at the time of crime? 11. What did the judge say about the accused? Conversation
12、 2 M: Ah, how do you do, Ms. Wezmore? W: How do you do? M: Do sit down. W: Thank you. M: I m glad you re interested in our job. Now, let me explain it. We plan to increase our advertising considerably. At present, an advertising agency handles our account, but we havent been too pleased with the res
13、ults lately and we may give our account to another agency. W: What would my work entail? M: You d be responsible to me for all advertising and to Mr. Grunt for public relations. Youd brief the agency whoever it is on the kind of advertising campaign we want. Youd also be responsible for getting our
14、leaflets, brochures and catalogs designed. W: I presume you advertise in the national press as well as the trade press. M: Yes, we do. W: Have you thought about advertising on television? M: We don t think its a suitable medium for us. And its much too expensive. W: I can just imagine a scene with a
15、 typist sitting on an old-fashioned typing chair, her back aching, exhausted, then we show her in one of your chairs. Her back properly supported filling full of energy, typing twice as quickly. M: Before you get carried away with your little scene, Ms. Wezmore, I regret to have to tell you again th
16、at we are not planning to go into television. W: That s a shame. Ive been doing a lot of television work lately and it interests me enormously. M: Then I really dont think that this is quite the right job for you here, Ms. Wezmore. 12. What does the man think of their present advertising agency? 13.
17、 What would the woman be responsible for to Mr. Grunt? 14. What is the woman most interested in doing? 15. What does the man think of the woman applicant? 短文一 Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular U.S. college but also to the larger community, which af
18、fords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture. Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies. “The campus and the American university have become identical in peo
19、ple s minds, ” says Brown University President Vartan Gregorian. “InAmerica it is assumed that a students daily life is as important as his learning experience.” Foreign students also come in search of choices. Americas menu of optionsresearch universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts s
20、chools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies is unrivaled. “In Europe,” says history professor Jonathan Steinberg, who has taught at both Harvard and Cambridge, “there is one system, and that is it.” While students overseas usually must demonstrate expertise in a specific f
21、ield, whether law or philosophy or chemistry, most American universities insist that students sample natural and social sciences, languages and literature before choosing a field of concentration. Such opposing philosophies grow out of different traditions and power structures. In Europe and Japan,
22、universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes money. While centralization ensures that all students are equipped with roughly the same resources and perform at roughly the same level, it also discourages experimentation. “When they make mi
23、stakes, they make big ones, ” says Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American Universities. “They set a system in wrong directions, and its like steering a supertanker.” 16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses? 17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gr
24、egorian say about students daily life? 18. In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the speaker? 19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan? 短文二 Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard your Sea-link ferry from Folkestone to Boulogne and wish you a pleasan
25、t trip with us. We are due to leave Folkestone in about five minutes and a journey to Boulogne will take approximately two hours. We are getting good reports of the weather in the Channel and in France, so we should have a calm crossing. Sun and temperatures of 30 degrees celsius are reported on the
26、 French coast. For your convenience on the journey, wed like to point out that there ar e a number of facilities available on board. Theres a snack bar serving sandwiches and hot and cold refreshments situated in the front of A deck. There is also a restaurant serving hot meals situated on B deck. I
27、f you need to change money or cash travelers checks, we have a bank on board. You can find a bank on C deck. Between the ships office and the duty free shop, toilets are situated on B deck at the rear of the ship and on A deck next to the snack bar. For the children, theres a games room on C deck ne
28、xt to the duty free shop. Here children can find a variety of electronic games. Passengers are reminded that the lounge on B deck is for the sole use of passengers traveling with cars and that there is another lounge on C deck at the front of the ship for passengers traveling without cars. Finally,
29、ladies and gentlemen, wed like to wish you a pleasant journey and hope that youll travel with us again in the near future. 20. What does the speaker say about the Sea-link ferry? 21. Where is the snack bar situated? 22. What does the speaker say about the lounge on B deck? 短文三 On Christmas Eve in 19
30、94, humans entered a cave in the mountains of southeastern France for what was probably the first time in 20,000 years. The vivid images of more than 300 animals that Jean-Marie Chauvet and his assistants found on the cave walls were like none that they had seen before. Unusual in the Grotte Chauvet
31、, as the cave is now called in honor of its discoverer, are paintings of many flat sheeting animals. Other known caves from the same geographical area and time period contain only paintings of plantites. The paintings in this cave refute the old theory that Cro-Magnoon people painted animals that th
32、ey hunted and then ate. Now many specialists believe that cave paintings were not part of a ritual to bring good luck to hunters. They point out that while deer made up a major part of their diet, therere no drawings of deer. They believe that the animals painted were those central to the symbolic a
33、nd spiritual life of the times; animals that represented something deep and spiritual to the people. Scientists are hopeful that Groo Chavie will yield new information about the art and lifestyle of Cro-Magnoon people. They readily admit, however, that little is understood yet as to the reasons why
34、ice age artists created their interesting and detailed paintings. Scientists also wonder why some paintings were done in areas that are so difficult to get to, in caves, for example, that are 2,400 feet underground, and accessible only by crawling through narrow passageways. 23. How did the cave get
35、 its name? 24. What is the old theory about the paintings in the cave? 25. What do scientists readily admit according to the speaker? 听力填空： If you are attending a local college, especially one without residence halls, youll probably live at home and commute to classes. This arrangement has a lot of
36、advantages. Its cheaper. It provides a comfortable and familiar setting, and it means youll get the kind of home cooking youre used to instead of the monotony ( 单调) that characterizes even the best institutional food. However, commuting students need to go out of their way to become involved in the
37、life of their college and to take special steps to meet their fellow students. Often, this means a certain amount of initiative on your part in seeking out and talking to people in your classes whom you think you might like. One problem that commuting students sometimes face is their parents unwilli
38、ngness to recognize that theyre adults. The transition from high school to college is a big one, and if you live at home you need to develop the same kind of independence youd have if you were living away. Home rules that might have been appropriate when you were in high school dont apply. If your p
39、arents are reluctant to renegotiate, you can speed the process along by letting your behavior show that you have the responsibility that goes with maturity. Parents are more willing to acknowledge their children as adults when they behave like adults. If, however, theres so much friction at home tha
40、t it interferes withyour academic work, you might want to consider sharing an apartment with one or more friends. Sometimes this is a happy solution when family tensions make everyone miserable. 听力答案 短对话 1. B. The man should get a pair of new shoes. 2. A. The woman will skip Dr. Smiths lecture to he
41、lp the man. 3. D. The speakers and Steve used to be classmates. 4. C. In a boat. 5. B. 9:50. 6. A. She does not like John at all. 7. D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam. 8. A. She is good at repairing things. 长对话： Conversation 1 9. C. The accused was found guilty of stealing. 10. B. He was un
42、employed. 11. A. He had been in jail before. Conversation 2 12. B. Unsatisfactory. 13. C. Public relations. 14. D. Making television commercials. 15. D. She is not suitable for the position. Passage 1 16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses? 答案： (A) The cozy communal life. 【点评】
43、：细节题。本篇文章开头即指出Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies. 此可知美国校园的特点就在于集体生活，比如俱乐部、运动队、 学生刊物以及戏剧社团。 17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gregorian say abou
44、t students daily life? 答案： (C) It is as important as their learning experience. 【点评】：细节题。布朗大学校长在说到学生日常生活时说“In America it is assumed that a students daily life is as important as his learning experience. . .” 可见在美国学生平日生活和他们的学习经历 同等重要。 18. In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the sp
45、eaker? 答案： (C) It provides numerous options for students. 【点评】： 细节题。 听力原文中说到Americas menu of optionsresearch universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies is unrivaled. 其实归根结底就是Americas menu of options is unrivaled.美国各类
46、学校应有尽有任你选。 19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan? 答案： (B) They are responsible merely to their Ministry of Education. 【点评】：细节题。说到欧洲和日本大学时，原文“In Europe and Japan, universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes
47、money.“ 中的“answerable only to“意思和 “be responsible merely to“相同，即 “ 只对 负责，只听从 的” 。 Passage 2 20. What does the speaker say about the sea link ferry? 答案： (D)It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes. 【点评】：细节题。听力原文为 “We are due to leave Folkestone in about five minutes.“ 渡船将在五分 钟内出发。其他选项信息都没在听力中出现
48、。 21. Where is the snack bar situated? 答案： (D) In the front of A deck. 【点评】：细节题。听力原文为 “Theres a snack bar serving sandwiches and hot and cold refreshments situated in the front of A deck.“ 。小吃店是位于甲板A 上。基本信息重现。 22. What does the speaker say about the lounge on B deck? 答案： (A) It is for the sole use o
49、f passengers travelling with cars. 【点评】：细节题。听力原文为“Passengers are reminded that the lounge on B deck is for the sole-use of passengers traveling with cars.“ B甲板上的休息室是专门给那些开车旅游的乘客的。基本信息 重现。 Passage 3 23. B. It was named after its discoverer. 24. C. Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate. 25. A. They know little about why the paintings were created. 【点评】本文为科普类说明文， 主要围绕法国东南部的一个著名洞穴肖维岩洞 (Grotte Chauvet) 展开。肖维岩洞由Jean-Marie Chauvet在 1994 年圣诞夜首次发现，故以Chauvet 的名字命名。与 法国同时期其他洞穴不同的是，肖维岩洞内的动物壁画并不是被捕猎的动物，而是那些大型、有 力而威猛