英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习Model Test Three

 

[00:00.00]1.M:Mary,that's beautiful.How is John?

[00:04.91]W:Thank you.He's fine.As a matter of fact,I'm a little worried.I think John will raise the roof as soon as he sees the bill for this month's expense.

[00:14.16]Q:Why is Mary worried?

[00:15.93]2.M:Carol,tell me about how you spent your time,today?

[00:20.61]W:Oh,dad.I began studying at 8 and finished at 5 with one hour for lunch in between.I'm exhausted¹ now.

[00:29.23]Q:For how many hours did Carol study?

[00:31.82]3.W:Have you seen the film"The Coal Miner's Daughter"?It's a film nobody should miss.

[00:39.29]M:I've been trying to get a ticket but I can't.

[00:42.32]Q:What can we infer² from the dialogue?

[00:44.62]4.W:Oh,God.How did you spend the money I gave you just now?

[00:50.73]M:The shirt costs me $40.Then I spend $3 seeing a film and $15 for lunch.Oh,I nearly forget that I just gave $4 for tip.Now there are only $3 left.

[01:04.44]Q:How much did the woman give the boy?

[01:07.03]5.Why don't we stop for some ice-cream after the play?

[01:12.07]W:I'd love to,but I'm on a diet.

[01:15.02]Q:What does the man ask the woman to do?

[01:17.77]6.M:I do like those colorful birds.I think you can teach them to talk.

[01:25.21]W:Yes,but they are too expensive.Frankly,I'd rather buy a parrot here.

[01:30.59]Q:Where did this conversation probably take place?

[01:33.73]7.W:Are you ready to leave?

[01:37.23]M:Just a second,I need to put my camera in the suitcase.

[01:41.25]Q:What does the man imply³?

[01:43.21]8.Jane,we are going to see Mary.Would you like to go with us?

[01:49.09]W:Yes,but I'll make a call to my husband first.

[01:52.61]Q:What will the woman probably do at once?

[01:55.70]9.M:Let's go into the waiting room now.It's already half past eight.

[02:00.95]W:No need to hurry.We still have forty minutes before the plane takes off.

[02:05.23]Q:When will the plane take off?

[02:07.16]10.M:Now,what seems to be the trouble,Mr.Smith?

[02:11.87]W:I've been very tired lately,and last night I had a bad headache.

[02:16.18]Q:What's the most probable⁴ relationship between the two speakers?

[02:19.99]Passage One

[02:21.58]Mark Twain who wrote the story we are going to read travelled quite a lot,often because of circumstances,usually financial circumstances forced him to.

[02:31.88]He was born in Florida Masial area in 1835 and then moved to Hannibal masial area with his family when he was four years old,most people think he was born in Hannibal,but that isn't true.

[02:45.98]After his father died when he was about twelve,Twain worked in Hannibal for a while and then left so that he could earn more money.

[02:53.58]He worked for a while as a typesetter on various newspapers and then got a job as river pilot on the Mississippi.

[03:00.14]Twain loved this job and many of his books show it.

[03:03.67]The river job didn't last,however,because of the outbreak of the Civil War.

[03:07.85]Twain was in the army for just two weeks and then he and whole company went to West to get away from the war and the army.

[03:16.41]In Nevada and California,Twain prospected⁵ for silver and gold without much luck but did succeed as a writer.

[03:24.25]Once bad happened,Twain travelled to around the country giving lectures and earning enough money to go to Europe.

[03:31.02]Twain didn't travel much the last ten years of his life and he didn't publish much either.

[03:36.84]Somehow,his travels even when forced inspired his writings.

[03:41.81]Back to many popular writers,Twain derived⁶ much of materials for his writing from the well founded university of his own personal experiences.

[03:49.67]11.The speaker focuses on which aspect of Mark Twain's life?

[03:55.96]12.Where do most people think Twain was born?

[04:00.61]13.Why did Twain go West?

[04:05.08]14.What connection does the lecturer suggest between Twain's travels ans his writings?

[04:12.00]Passage Two

[04:14.22]When train fares went up for the third time in one year,I decided⁷ to buy a motorbike to go to work.

[04:20.94]My idea was that although I would have to pay for tax,insurance and petrol,I woulk still spend less than on train tickets over the year.

[04:29.87]I might even save time on my journey from home to work.

[04:33.58]So I bought a small,second hand Japanese motorbike.

[04:37.79]And then I had to learn to ride it.

[04:40.27]At first it seemed very fast to someone who had only ridden an ordinary bicycle before.

[04:46.15]But I soon got used to it.

[04:48.34]I fell off once or twice during the first few weeks.

[04:52.05]But after a while,I felt reasonably confident and rode to work every day,even when it was raining.

[04:58.84]That is,of course,one of the disadvantages of riding a motorbike in England.

[05:03.99]To keep dry,you have to dress up in water-proof clothes which soon get very dirty and it's cold during winter too.

[05:12.53]But my journey to work takes me half an hour less than it used to take me on the train.

[05:17.68]Traffic jams don't worry me.

[05:20.03]And I don't have to wait on cold railway platforms for crowded trains.

[05:24.57]I don't know whether it's any cheaper than public transport,though.

[05:28.33]I soon got dissatisfied⁹ with my small motorbike and bough⁸ a bigger,faster and more expensive one.

[05:34.99]15.Why did the speaker decide to buy a small secondhand motorbike?

[05:40.66]16.According to the passage,what does the speaker often need to wear for riding a motorbike?

[05:48.26]17.Why is the speaker not sure now whether going to work by motorbike is any cheaper than by train?

[05:56.34]Passage Three

[05:57.80]Few people know that the fate¹⁰ of the most precious document in the history of the United States-the Declaration¹¹ of Independence-was once entirely¹² in the hands of a young man and an old man.

[06:09.92]It happened during the war of 1812 when the British invaded¹³ Washington and burned the capital.

[06:16.63]Fearing for the safety of the priceless document,Secretary of State James Manroe gave it to a young man who worked as a clerk in his office.

[06:25.88]No doubt thinking that the British would never suspect that a harmless-looking man would ever be entrusted¹⁴ with the safety of such a great treasure.

[06:33.53]As he handed the bag with the important document in it to Stephen Pleasanton,for that was the young man's name,Secretary Manroe said,

[06:42.73]"I'm entrusting¹⁵ you with the most important document of the United States.

[06:47.20]It was for this that our brave men fought and died during the revolutionary war,The British must not get their hands on it."

[06:54.59]Stephen thrust¹⁶ the pouch¹⁷ which contained the Declaration beneath his shirt for safe keeping and started out in a general direction of Leesburg,Virginia,driving a wagon¹⁸ and disguised¹⁹ as a peddler.

[07:07.76]The second day he had a narrow escape when he ran into a patrol²⁰ of British who eyed him and his wagon with suspicion²¹.

[07:14.81]The leader of the patrol was satisfied with Stephen's story of being a peddler hurring home for his family and let him go on.

[07:23.01]Few have heard of Stephen Pleasanton,but what he did will always be remembered.

[07:27.74]18.When did the true story take place?

[07:32.44]19.Where did the young man hide the precious document?

[07:37.67]20.Which of the following titles is best for the passage?

1 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

2 infer   

vt.推论，推断；猜想

参考例句：

• People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实。
• From your smile I infer that you're pleased.从你的笑容，我断定你很高兴。

3 imply   

vt.暗示；意味着

参考例句：

• Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
• What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么？

4 probable   

adj.可能的，有望发性或实现的

参考例句：

• It is probable to finish the job before dark.天黑之前有可能完成这项工作。
• It is hardly probable that he will succeed.他不会成功。

5 prospected   

vi.勘探（prospect的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The structural ceramics EDM processing is prospected and analysed with the mechanisms. 利用蚀除机理对加工过程进行了预测和分析。 来自互联网
• At last future developments of micron op let in microfluidic are prospected. 论文展望了微液滴的发展前景。 来自互联网

6 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 bough   

n.大树枝，主枝

参考例句：

• I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
• Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

9 dissatisfied   

a.不满的

参考例句：

• If you are dissatisfied with our service, please write to the manager. 对我们的服务如有不满，请函告经理。
• There was a dissatisfied look in the magager's eyes. 经理的眼睛里露出不满的神色。

10 fate   

n.命运；结局，结果；将来，前景

参考例句：

• The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没。
• Your future is bound up with the fate of your motherland.你的前途同祖国的命运紧密相联。

11 declaration   

n.宣布，宣告，宣言，声明（书），申报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。

12 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

13 invaded   

v.侵入，侵略( invade的过去式和过去分词 )；涌入；侵袭；侵犯

参考例句：

• Troops invaded on August 9th that year. 军队是在那年的8月9日入侵的。
• The diseased tissue can be easily invaded by these microorganisms. 有病的组织容易被微生物侵袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 entrusted   

v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
• She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 entrusting   

v.委托，托付( entrust的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• St. Clare had just been entrusting Tom with some money, and various commissions. 圣？克莱亚刚交给汤姆一笔钱，派他去办几件事情。 来自辞典例句
• The volume of business does not warrant entrusting you with exclusive agency at present. 已完成的营业额还不足以使我方目前委托你方独家代理。 来自外贸英语口语25天快训

16 thrust   

v.延伸，挺伸；猛推，猛塞，把...插入

参考例句：

• They thrust themselves into the house.他们闯进了这间屋子。
• They thrust their way through the dense crowd.他们挤过密集的人群。

17 pouch   

n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件

参考例句：

• He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
• The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。

18 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

19 disguised   

v.假扮( disguise的过去式和过去分词 )；化装；伪装；掩盖

参考例句：

• The hijackers were heavily disguised. 劫持者伪装得严严实实。
• The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 patrol   

v.巡逻，巡查；n.巡逻，巡查，巡逻队

参考例句：

• They attacked two soldiers on patrol.他们袭击了两名正在巡逻的士兵。
• Policemen patrol the streets.警察在街上巡逻。

21 suspicion   

n.猜疑，怀疑；怀疑，嫌疑

参考例句：

• There was just a suspicion of light in the east. 东方刚刚泛白。
• I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。