新东方2009年6月英语六级模拟题(含听力和答案)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line though the centre.

11. A) She doesn't want to waste her film.

B) She already took a picture of the mountains.

C) She doesn't have any more film.

D) She doesn't know how to use the camera.

12. A）A car dealer. C）A driving examiner.

B）A mechanic. D）A technical consultant.

13. A) Borrow her book.

B) Check the classroom again.

C) Buy a new book.

D) Ask about the book at the information desk.

14. A) Spend more time working on literature problems.

B) Talk to an advisor about dropping the course.

C) Work on the assignment with a classmate.

D) Ask the graduate assistant for help.

15. A) He has already finished his report.

B) He hasn't chosen a topic for his report.

C) The woman's report is already long enough.

D) The woman will have time to finish her report.

16. A) Stay in the dormitory.

B) Find out the cost of living in the dormitory.

C) Ask for a reduction in her rent.

D) Move into an apartment with a roommate.

17. A）To protect her from getting scratches. C）To prevent mosquito bites.

B）To help relieve her of the pain. D）To avoid getting sun burnt.

18. A) He already has plans for Saturday night.

B) The woman should decide where to eat Saturday.

C) The woman should ask her brother for a suggestion.

D) He will make a reservation at the restaurant.

Section B

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) In the student recreation center.

B) In the campus canteen.

C) In the university bookstore.

D) In a classroom.

20. A) studying.

B) Preparing snacks.

C) Playing cards.

D) Learning how to play bridge.

21. A) Watch her partner.

B) Play her cards in cooperation with her partner.

C) Quit the game.

D) Teach the man how to play bridge.

22. A) He already knows how to play.

B) He doesn't like to play games.

C) He doesn't have a partner.

D) He doesn't have enough free time.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A）It helps her to attract more public attention.

B）It improves her chance of getting promoted.

C）It strengthens her relationship with students.

D）It enables her to understand people better.

24. A）Passively. C）Skeptically.

B）Positively. D）Sensitively.

25. A）It keeps haunting her day and night.

B）Her teaching was somewhat affected by it .

C）It vanishes the moment she steps into her role.

D）Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage.

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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage one

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Watch a slide show about trees.

B) Learn how to prevent Dutch elm disease.

C) study the history of the campus buildings and grounds.

D) Look at examples of trees on campus.

27. A) History.

B) Physical education.

C) Botany.

D) Architecture.

28. A) Its leaves are yellow.

B) Its leaves are lopsided.

C) It is very tall.

D) It is not an angiosperm.

29. A) It has grown too tall for its designated space.

B) It may be diseased.

C) Its branches are being broken off.

D) It no longer hears from.

Passage two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. A) Jefferson's views about commercialized agriculture.

B) International trade in the nineteenth century

C) Improvements in farm machinery in the United States.

D) Farmers' loss of independence

31. A) Crop production became increasingly specialized.

B) Economic depressions lowered the prices of farm products.

C) New banking laws made it easy to buy farmland.

D) The United States increased its agricultural imports.

32. A) Prices for farm products rose.

B) Farmers became more dependent on loans from banks.

C) Jefferson established government programs to assist farmers.

D) Farmers relied less on foreign markets.

Passage three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) In place of physical therapy.

B) To control brain seizures.

C) To prevent heat disease.

D) To relieve tension.

34. A) They like to have music in the operating room.

B) They solved problems better while listening to music they liked.

C) They preferred classical music.

D) They performed better when they used headphones.

35. A) It increased the students’ white blood cell amount.

B) It increased some students’ energy level.

C) It improved the students’ ability to play musical instruments.

D) It released a natural painkiller in some students’ bodies.

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.

Sleep is part of a person's daily __36__ cycle. There are several different stages of sleep and they occur in cycles, If you are an __37___ sleeper, your sleep cycle is as follows. When you first drift off into slumber, your eyes will roll about a bit, your _____38_____ will drop slightly, your ___39__ will relax, and your ___40____ will slow and become quite ____41____ Your brain waves slow down a bit too with the alpha rhythm of rather fast waves ____42____ for the first few minutes. This is called stage 1 sleep. For the next half hour or so as you relax more and more you will drift down through stage 2 and stage 3 sleep. The lower your stage of sleep the slower your brain waves will be. Then about 40 to 60 minutes after you lose _____43____ you will have reached the deepest sleep of all.

________________________________________44__________________________________. This is stage 4 sleep.

You do not remain at this deep fourth stage all night long, but instead about 80 minutes after you fall into slumber, your brain activity level will increase again slightly. The delta rhythm will disappear to be replaced by the activity pattern of brain waves. _______________________________45______________________________.

This period of rapid eye movement lasts for some ~ to 15 minutes and is called REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that most dreams seem to occur. ______________________46________________ .You will slip gently back from stage I to 4.