备战英语六级听力练习题第1期

 

1.

A) Furnished apartments will cost more.

B) The apartment can be furnished easily.

C) The apartment is just what the man is looking for.

D) She can provide the man with the apartment he needs.

2. 

A) Mr. Johnson's ideas are nonsense¹.

B) He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson's views.

C) Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his ideas.

D) He shares the woman's views on social welfare.

3. 

A) Study in a quiet place.

B) Improve her grades gradually.

C) Change the conditions of her dorm.

D) Avoid distractions² while studying in her dorm.

4. 

A) It has been put off.

B) It has been cancelled.

C) It will be held in a different place,

D) It will be rescheduled to attract more participants.

5. 

A) Janet loves the beautiful landscape of Australia very much.

B) Janet is very much interested in architecture.

C) Janet admires the Sydney Opera House very much.

D) Janet thinks it's a shame for anyone not to visit Australia.

答案及参考原文：

1. D

M: I'm looking for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment, but all your apartments are furnished.

W: We can take care of that. We can simply remove the furniture.

Q: What does the woman mean?

2. B

W: I don't agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich. 

M: He might have used better words to express his ideas. But I've found what he said makes a lot of sense.

Q: What does the man mean?

3.A

W: I've been studying all the time, but I still can't see any improvement³ in my grades.

M: Maybe instead of studying in your dorm, you'd better go some place where there are fewer distractions.

Q: What does the man advise the woman to do?

4. A

W: The seminar⁴ originally scheduled for today has been cancelled. The hours I've spent preparing for it are totally wasted.

M: Not really. As far as I know it's been postponed⁵ till next week.

Q: What does the man say about the seminar?

5. C

M: Hi, Janet, I hear you've just returned from a tour of Australia. Did you get a chance to visit the Sydney Opera House?

W: Of course I did. It would be a shame for anyone visiting Australia not to see this unique creation⁶ in architecture. Its magnificent⁷ beauty is simply beyond description.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

1 nonsense   

n.胡说，废话

参考例句：

• Go along with you! What you say is all nonsense!去你的！你说的全是废话！
• "Don't talk nonsense",she said sharply.“别胡扯”，她严厉地说。

2 distractions   

n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 )；娱乐，消遣；心烦意乱；精神错乱

参考例句：

• I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
• There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 improvement   

n.改进，增进；改进之处，改善的地方

参考例句：

• The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.医生注意到病人在逐渐恢复健康。
• I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.我可以察觉出你思考问题方面的进步。

4 seminar   

n.研究小组，研讨会，(大学的)研究班

参考例句：

• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。
• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture.该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。

5 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

6 creation   

n.创造，创造的作品，产物，宇宙，天地万物

参考例句：

• Language is the most important mental creation of man.语言是人类头脑最重要的产物。
• The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children.新游戏场的建立将有益于当地的儿童。

7 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。