大学英语六级听力模拟题 原文_te5

TEST 5   Listen carefully to the conversations and short passages 

[00:07.60]and choose the best answer to each of the questions. 

[00:12.96]1.W:You’re always working around the house on Saturday, 

[00:19.51]painting and doing repairs!You must enjoy it. 

[00:24.84]M:Not really.I’d rather relax or go fishing, 

[00:30.28]but Saturday is the only day I have to get anything done. 

[00:35.92]By the time I get home from work during the week,I’m too tired. 

[00:42.37]Q: What does the man usually do on Saturdays? 

[00:49.42]2.M:Do you think the travel agency will be open Saturday afternoon? 

[00:56.87]I want to get some information about a bus trip across the United States. 

[01:03.32]W: You don’t have to wait until Saturday. 

[01:08.08]Right here,in this office,the dean has maps, 

[01:13.64]bus schedules and even a list of inexpensive hotels. 

[01:19.52]They’re for foreign students, you know. 

[01:24.06]Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place? 

[01:31.32]3.M:The library is offering a new service. 

[01:36.91]It has something to do with the computer. 

[01:41.46]W:For twenty-five dollars, 

[01:45.22]they will make a computer search of bibliographic 1 materials on any given topic. 

[01:52.88]Q: What does the library provide? 

[01:59.04]4.W:They’ll call the doctoral candidates’ names next. 

[02:05.28]Have you found Larry yet? 

[02:09.12]M: No.They all look alike with those black robes on. 

[02:14.77]Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place? 

[02:22.52]5.M:Mrs.Winter,I need your advice.I want to buy a dress for my wife. 

[02:31.17]Can you tell me where I can get one at a reasonable price? 

[02:36.94]W:Sure,go to Mr.Howard’s boutique. 

[02:41.99]He has beautiful styles  

[02:46.06]and gives a 10% discount to husbands and boyfriends who shop alone. 

[02:53.01]Q: What did the man wish to do? 

[02:58.89]6.W:Does this elevator stop on every floor? 

[03:05.23]M: No,it stops only on the even ones. 

[03:10.38]If you want an odd one,go to the even one above it and then walk down. 

[03:17.46]Q: Why won’t the elevator stop on the ninth floor? 

[03:24.30]7.M:I’m afraid I’m a day or two late with my registration 2 fees. 

[03:31.15]My paycheck didn’t come on time this month. 

[03:35.88]W: It’s all right.We’re allowing a grace period until Friday. 

[03:42.85]Q: What does the woman mean? 

[03:48.10]8.M:Did you see the science fiction movie on television last night? 

[03:54.87]W:I would have watched it,but my cousin stopped by for a visit, 

[04:01.32]I hadn’t seen her for more than a year. 

[04:06.28]Q:Why didn’t the woman watch the movie last night? 

[04:13.13]9.W:Can you tell me the least expensive way to get to New York City? 

[04:20.88]M:If you go by bus it’s only $ 25. 

[04:26.21]But if you go by train,it’s almost twice that much. 

[04:31.65]Q: What does this man explain to the woman? 

[04:37.81]10.M:Hello.Will you please send someone up to my apartment. 

[04:44.66]The hot water is running,and I can’t turn it off. 

[04:49.93]W:There’s no one in the office right now. 

[04:54.79]I’ll send someone up as soon as I can. 

[04:59.83]Q: Why did the man want someone to come up to his apartment? 

[05:07.20] PASSAGE 1 

[05:10.86]A number of values and beliefs in traditional societies 

[05:16.81]tend to decrease the amount of money people are willing and able to take from their income and make available for productive investment.

[05:26.56]In many of these societies,gold and silver,houses and land 

[05:33.22]have been some of the ways in which wealth has been stored. 

[05:38.39]Attempts to encourage people to keep their savings 3 in monetary 4 form 

[05:44.84]often meet strong resistance, 

[05:49.07]which is simply increased in times like these or rapid inflation. 

[05:55.24]Perhaps the greatest obstacle  

[05:59.08]to increasing savings and investments in the traditional society 

[06:04.72]is the pressure of increasing population. 

[06:09.40]In such countries,there is still a direct relationship 

[06:15.28]between the amount of food available and the number of children who survive. 

[06:21.73]A larger food supply often leads to an immediate 5 increase 

[06:27.79]in the number of people who must be fed 

[06:31.94]and thus cannot be used to increase the standard of living. 

[06:37.82]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[06:45.08]11.How do beliefs and values tend to affect investment in the traditional society?

[06:54.54]12.What does inflation tend to increase in the traditional society? 

[07:02.40]13.According to the speaker, 

[07:07.55]what is the greatest obstacle to productive investment in such societies? 

[07:15.49]PASSAGE 2 

[07:19.14]Good morning,listeners! 

[07:22.70]Welcome once again to the WCHB series “Listen and Learn”. 

[07:29.78]With the approach of summer, 

[07:33.54]you may have noticed trees in our areas are blossoming and their fruit ripening 7. 

[07:40.38]But have you ever wondered  

[07:43.93]how fruit ripens 8 especially after it has fallen from the tree or vine? 

[07:50.60]The answer is relatively 9 simple. 

[07:55.56]A single chemical called ethylene is produced by the fruit itself. 

[08:02.43]And it is this chemical that causes the fruit to ripen 6. 

[08:08.18]When the fruit produces increased amounts of ethylene, 

[08:13.35]the ethylene affects the fruit physiologically 10. 

[08:18.39]The fruit begins to breathe oxygen, 

[08:22.75]and the oxygen supply in turn raises the internal temperature of the fruit. 

[08:30.01]This increased internal temperature allows the ripening process to begin 

[08:36.88]with the fruit becoming sweeter. 

[08:41.14]Less green in color and softer, in short delicious. 

[08:46.89]Until our next broadcast, this is Jane Anderson wishing you a fruitful day. 

[08:53.55]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[09:01.20]14.What is the audience listening to? 

[09:07.45]15.What is the main topic of the talk? 

[09:15.91]16.What is the source of the ethylene described in the talk? 

[09:26.67]17.According to the speaker when fruit breathes oxygen,what begins to happen? 

[09:35.74]PASSAGE  3 

[09:39.50]I’d like to begin by welcoming you all to your first year at college. 

[09:46.06]I hope your first year is successful, 

[09:50.73]and I hope it will mark the beginning of a successful three years spent with us. 

[09:57.50]Let me introduce myself. 

[10:01.57]My name is Larry Duff and I’m the principal of this college. 

[10:07.43]There are several things I want to say this morning. 

[10:12.39]Firstly,I would like to familiarize you with the geography of our college. 

[10:19.62]In the main block,on the ground floor,we have administrative 11 offices. 

[10:26.39]On the first floor you’ll find tutors’ rooms and my office. 

[10:32.45]You are welcome to drop in with your problems at any time. 

[10:38.01]I usually work with my door open,so that I’m easily accessible. 

[10:45.17]But I’m afraid your tutors are often busier than I, 

[10:50.14]and you’ll have to make appointments to see them. 

[10:54.68]Some classrooms are on the 3rd and 4th floors of this block, 

[11:00.56]and larger rooms,and specialist laboratories, 

[11:05.70]you’ll find in the west and east wings. 

[11:10.75]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[11:17.90]18.Where is the speech made? 

[11:23.15]19.What is the speech mainly about? 

[11:29.21]20.What do you know about the speaker from this speech?