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全国英语六级历年真题
年 月大学英语六级考试答案解析
2011 12
Part III Listening Comprehension
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions
willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron
AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.
M: I don’t know what to do. I have to drive to Chicago next Friday for my cousin’s wedding, but I have got a
Psychologytesttopreparefor.
W:Whydon’tyourecordyournotessoyoucanstudyontheway?
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
【答案】A）Listentotherecordednoteswhiledriving.
12.
M: Professor Wright, you may have to find another student to play this role, the lines are so long and I simply
can’trememberthemall.
W: Look, Tony. It is still a long time before the first show. I don’t expect you to know all the lines yet. Just keep
practicing.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
【答案】C）Themanlacksconfidenceinplayingthepart.
13.
M:Hello,thisisDr.MartinfromtheEmergencyDepartment.Ihaveamalepatientwithafracturedankle.
W:Oh,wehaveonebedavailableinward3,sendhimhereandIwilltakecareofhim.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
【答案】A）Arrangingabedforapatient.
14.
W: Since Simon will graduate this May, the school paper needs a new editor. So if you are interested, I will be
happytonominateyou.
M: Thanks for considering me. But the baseball team is starting up a new season. And I’m afraid I havea lot on
myhands.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
【答案】A）Heistoobusytoacceptmoreresponsibility.
15.W:HaveyouheardthenewsthatJameSmeilhasresignedhispostasprimeminister?
M: Well, I got it from the headlines this morning. It’s reported that he made public at this decision at the last
cabinetmeeting.
Q:whatdowelearnaboutJameSmeil?
【答案】C)Hehaslefthispositioninthegovernment.
16.W:Themorningpapersaysthespaceshuttleistakingoffat10a.m.tomorrow.
M:Yeah,it’sjustanotheroneofthisyear’sroutinemissions.Thefirstmissionwasundertakenadecadeagoand
broadcastlivethenworldwide.
Q:whatcanweinferfromthisconversation?
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【答案】D)Themaniswellinformedaboutthespaceshuttlemissions.
17.M:Wedoalotofcampinginthemountains.Whatwouldyourecommendfortwopeople?
W: You’d probably be better off with the four reel drive vehicle. We have several off-road trucks in stock, both
newandused.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
【答案】A)Atacarrentingcompany
18.W:Ihearyoudidsomeseriousshoppingthispastweekend.
M:Yeah,thespeakersofmyoldstereofinallygaveoutandtherewasnowaytorepairthem.
Q:Whatdidthemandoovertheweekend?
【答案】A)Helistenedtosomeseriousmusic.
ConversationOne
W:Now,couldyoutellmewheretheideaforthebusinessfirstcamefrom?
M: Well, the original shop was opened by a retired printer by the name of Gruby. Mr Gruby being left-handed
himself,thoughtoftheideatotrytopromoteafewproductsforleft-handers.
W:Andhowdidhethengoaboutactuallysettingupthebusiness?
M: Well, helooked foranyleft-handed productsthatmightalready beon the marketwhich were very few.And
thencontactedthemanufactureswiththeideaofhavingproductsproducedforhim,mainlyinthescissorsrange
tostartwith.
W:Right.Soyoudocommissionsomepartofyourstock.
M:Yes,verymuchso.About75percentofourstockisspeciallymadeforus.
W:Andtherestofit?
M: Hmm, the rest of it now, some 25, 30 years after Mr. Gruby’s initial efforts, there are more left-handed
product actually on the market. Manufactures are now beginning to see that there is a market for left-handed
products.
W:Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?
M: The range consists of a variety of scissors from children scissors to scissors for tailors, hairdressers etc. We
alsohavealargerangeofkitchenware.
W:What’sthecompetitionlike?Doyouhavequitealotofcompetition?
M: Thereareother peopleinthebusinessnowinspecialists, butonlyasmail-orderoutlets. Butwehaveashop
here in central London plus a mail-order outlet. And we are without any doubt the largest supplier of the
left-handeditems.
【材料评析】
这是一篇采访一名专为左撇子们提供产品的供应商的文章。文中分别谈到了创业理念的来源、产业如何创
始、产业日前发展状况以及这家产品供应商所面对的行业现状。具体细节为：创业理念开始于一名名叫
Gruby的退休印刷工，他本人是一名左撇子，所以想到找生产商帮他实现自己所想的专门为左撇子设计产
品的理念。而这家供应商目前面对的行业现状为：市面上已有的左撇子产品比最初创业之时，增加了许多；
但销售渠道来源主要是网络订单。而这些，并不对这家供应商公司构成竞争威胁，因为他们在伦敦有门店
和网络销售的双重渠道。因此他们是这种左撇子产品的最大供应商。
本篇文章为考查细节信息抓取能力题。难度较大主要因为考生可能对产品制造加工行业涉及到的
manufacture、stock、mail-orderoutlet 、supplier等专业术语不太熟悉，而形成困扰。但考生只要能听出这
是一篇采访类型的文章，每次都能听到女士（采访者）的问题非常简短，应该立即警惕答案应该是针对男
士（被访者）的回答提问。而女士（采访者）的问题中本身就已经暗示出接下来的回答中的关键词。如：
女士问的“Andwhat’stherangeofyourstock?”一句中，stock即为关键信息词。因此，这篇文章同时也提醒
考生平时应该注意商务用语和商业常识方面的积累。
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Q19:Whatkindofbusinessdoesthemanengagedin?
【答案】D)Sellingproductsmadeforleft-handers.
Q20:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisstockofproducts?
【答案】A)Mostofthemarespeciallymadeforhisshop.
Q21:Whatdoesthemansayaboutotherpeopleinhislineofbusiness?
【答案】D)Theysellbymailorderonly.
ConversationTwo
M:Canwemakeyouanoffer?Wewouldliketorunthecampaignforfourextraweeks.
W:Well,canwesummarizetheproblemfrommypointofview?Firstofall,thecampaignwaslate.Itmissedtwo
importanttradeaffairs.Theadsalso didnotappearintokeymagazines. Asaresult, thecampaignfailed. Doyou
acceptthatsummaryofwhathappened?
M: Well, the delay wasn’t entirely our fault. You did in fact make late changes to the specifications of the
advertisements.
W:Uh,actually,youwerelatewiththeinitialproposalssoyouhaveverylittletimeandinfact,weonlyaskedfor
smallchanges.
M:Wellwhatever,canwerepeatouroffertorunthecampaignfor4extraweeks?
W: That’s not really the point. The campaign missed two key trade affairs. Because of this, we are asking you
eithertorepeatthecampaignnextyearforfree,orweonlypay50%ofthefeeforthisyear.
M:Couldwesuggesta20%reductiontothefeetogetherwiththefourweeksustentiontothecampaign.
W:Wearenothappy.Welostbusiness.
M:Ithinkwebothmademistakes.Theresponsibilityisonbothsides.
W:Ok,let’ssuggestanewsolution.Howabouta40%cutinfee,orafreerepeatcampaign?
M:Well,let’stakeabreak,we’renotgettingveryfar.Perhapsweshouldthinkaboutthis.
【材料评析】
这篇对话是围绕一次商业活动的推广是否延期和如何收费的讨论。对话中，女士否决了延期四周这个提议。
理由是这次的活动已经错过了两个重要的商业活动事件，而且也没有在重要杂志上打广告。而男士则坚持
要求延期，并表示：活动被耽搁的原因是女士所在公司没有及时给出对广告的修改。而男士认为是女士所
在公司提交细节修改建议太晚而导致耽搁。女士坚持无需延期，且不应延期，而应定为活动失败。因此，
女士向男士的公司提出降低收费或者明年免费为她们公司做活动的要求。最后，男士提出延期四周并给出
20%的降价。可惜女士仍然要求更低的40%的降价和下一期的免费活动推广。而男士提出还需再议。显然，
他对此提议并不表示赞同。
这篇文章总体不难，考查文章大意。而文章本身围绕是否延期和如何收费这个中心讨论点展开，没有较生
僻的词汇。但值得注意的是，考生需要通过对话推知谈话者的身份，并对说话者的语气和话外音所包含的
内容有所把握。另外，这是一篇在真实的商务谈判场景中会经常出现的状况。考生注意平时对商业和商务
常识方面的知识积累，会对把握整个听力对话的大意很有帮助。
22:Whatdowelearnabouttheman’scompany?
【答案】B)Itsponsorstradefairs.
23:Whywasthecampaigndelayedaccordingtotheman?
【答案】B) Thewoman'scompanymadelast-minutechanges.
24:Whatdoesthewomanproposeasasolutiontotheproblem?
【答案】B)Cutthefeebyhalfforthisyear.
25:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydoattheendoftheconversation?
【答案】C)Reflectontheirrespectivemistakes.
SectionB
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PassageOne
TheUniversityofTennessee’sWaltersLifeSciencesbuilding,isamodelanimalfacility,spotlesslyclean,carefulin
obtaining prior approval for experiments from an animal care committee. Of the 15,000 mice house there in a
typical year, most give their lives for humanity. These are good mice and as such won the protection of the
animal care committee. At any given time however some mice escape and run free. These mice arepests. They
can disrupt experiments with the bacteria organisms they carry. They are bad mice and must be captured and
destroyed. Usually, this is accomplished by means of sticky traps, a kind of fly paper on which they become
increasinglystuck.Butthereal pointof thecautionarytale,saysanimalbehavioristHerzau,isthatthelabelswe
puton thingscanaffectour moralresponses tothem. Using stick trapsorthe moredeadly snap trapswould be
deemed unacceptable for good mice. Yet the killing of bad mice requires no prior approval. Once the research
animalhitsthefloorandbecomesanescapee, saysHerza,itsmoralstandardisinstantlydiminished. InHerzau’s
own home,therewasmoreironicexamplewhenhisyoungson’spetmouseWillydied recently,itwasaccorded
a tearful ceremonial burial in garden. Yeteven astheymourned Willy,saysHerzau, heand hiswifeweresetting
snaptrapstokillthepestmiceintheir kitchenwith thebarechangeinlabelsfrompettopest,thekitchenmice
obtainedtotallydifferentmoralstandards
【材料评析】
本篇文章主要是讲述人们对待老鼠不同的道德态度。
同是一个实验室里面老鼠，如果是为了人类实验做贡献，就是人们眼中的好老鼠；而一旦老鼠从实验室里
面跑出来，携带病菌危害到了人类健康，那么这些逃跑掉的老鼠就成为了人们眼中的坏老鼠。人类会使用
那些捕鼠夹子来消灭坏老鼠，但是对待好老鼠的时候态度截然不同，比如作者儿子的宠物老鼠死掉了，他
们家甚至给它办了一场葬礼。
作者的观点就是：如果我们对一样事物贴上了标签，那么在道德层面上，我们内心会根据标签的不同作出
不同的反应。并不是事物本身有任何好与不好，只是人类自作主张给各个事物贴上了不同的标签。
Questions:
26Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmostofthemiceusedforexperiments?
【答案】D）Theysacrificetheirlivesforthebenefitofhumans.
27Whydidtheso-calledbadmicehavetobecapturedanddestroyed?
【答案】C)Theymayaffecttheresultsofexperiments.
28Whenaremicekilledwithoutpriorapproval?
【答案】C)Whentheybecomeescapees.
29,WhydoesthespeakersaywhattheHerzau’sdidathomeisironical?
【答案】A）Whileholdingaburialceremonyforapetmouse,theywerekillingpestmice.
PassageTwo
Thereareroughlythree NewYorks. Thereis, first, the NewYork ofthe manorwoman who wasborn here, who
takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the
New York of the commuter — the city that is swallowed up by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third,
thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseandcametoNewYorkinquestofsomething.
Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last, the city of final destination, the city that has a goal. It is
thisthird citythataccountsforNewYork'shigh-strung disposition, itspoetical deportment,itsdedication tothe
arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity
and continuity; but the settlers give it passion. And whether it is a farmer arriving from Italy to set up a small
grocery storein aslum, orayoung girl arriving from a smalltown in Mississippi toescapethe indignity of being
observedbyherneighbors,oraboyarrivingfromtheCornBeltwithamanuscriptinhissuitcaseandapaininhis
heart, it makes no difference: each embraces New York with the intense excitement of first love, each absorbs
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New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer, each generates heat and light to dwarf the Consolidated Edison
Company.
【材料评析】
这篇文章的主题是城市和文化。属于散文性质。
讲述了不同的人带给纽约不同的气息。第一种，纽约本地人，让纽约完整持续；第二种，纽约上班族，让
纽约躁动不安；第三种，来纽约寻梦的人，他们让纽约充满热情。作者在内心觉得纽约正是因为有这样三
种人才能如此闪耀光彩，尤其是最后一类人，为纽约做出的贡献最大。
本篇文章中，TheThreeNewYorks 具有双关含义，既可以指纽约城，也可以指纽约人。有些学生可能看到
这里就没看懂。遇到这种情况应该先接着往后看，然后猜这个threeNewYorks到底指什么。
Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthenativesofNewYork?
【答案】D)Theytakeitforgranted.
31.WhatdoesthespeakersaycommutersgivetoNewYork?
【答案】A)Tidalrestlessness.
32.WhatdowelearnaboutthesettlersofNewYork?
【答案】B)Theyareadventurersfromallovertheworld.
PassageThree
“If you asked me television is unhealthy”, I said to myroommate Walter,asI walked into the living room.“While
you are sitting passively in front of the TV set, your muscles are turning to fat, your complexion is fading, and
youreyesightisbeingruined.”
“Shh~”Walterputhisfingertohislips,“Thisisanintriguingmurdermystery.”
“Really?”Ireplied.
“But you know, the brain is destroyed by TV viewing. Creativity is killed by that box. And people are kept from
communicating with one another.From my pointof view,TV isthe cause of the declining interestin school and
thefailureofourentireeducationalsystem.”
“Ahha,Ican’tseeyourpoint.”Waltersaidsoftly.“Butsee?Thewomanonthewitnessstandinthisstoryisbeing
questionedaboutthemurderthatwascommittedonehundredyearsago.”
Ignoringhisenthusiasticdescriptionoftheplot,Iwentonwithmyargument.
“As I see it,” I explained, “not only are most TV programs badly written and produced, but viewers are also
manipulatedbythemassmedia.AsfarasIamconcerned,TVwatchersarecutofffromrealityfromnature,from
theotherpeople,fromlifeitself!Iwasconfidentinmyabilitytopersuade.
After a short silence, my roommatesaid, “Anyway,I’ve been planning to watch the football game. I am going to
changethechannel.”
“Don’ttouchthatdial!”Ishouted,“Iwantedtofindouthowthemysteryturnsout!”
IamnotsureIgotmypointtocross.
【材料评析】
这是一篇很有趣的记叙文。讲述了作者和室友的一段关于看电视问题的对话。
作者一直在强调看电视如何如何不好，并且列举出了一大堆的原因：会让身体变胖，面色枯黄，视力下降，
并且会让孩子们的创造能力，交际能力下降。但是他的室友一直没有接他的话，一直专心于看自己的电视
节目。
文章最幽默的是，最后一个情节，当室友说要换台的时候，作者立刻不愿意了，真是非常地讽刺，原来作
者自己也是离不开电视机，受不了电视节目的诱惑的。
这篇文章难度比较低，生词几乎没有，大家只要看懂情节，基本上所有问题也可以回答出来，需要仔细认
真，在听听力的时候虚拟场景。
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Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33.Asthespeakerwalkedintothelivingroom,whatwasbeingshownonTV?
【答案】D） Amurdermystery
34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwatchingtelevision?
【答案】C）Itisunhealthyfortheviewers.
35.Whatcanwesayaboutthespeaker?
【答案】B)Hecan’tresistthetemptationofT.V.either.
SectionCCompoundDictation
In the past, one of the biggest disadvantages of machines has been their inability to work on a micro scale. For
example,doctorsdidnothavedevicesallowing them togoinsidethe humanbodytodetecthealth problemsor
to perform delicate surgery. Repair crews did not have a way of identifying broken pipes located deep within a
high-rise apartment building. However, that’s about to change. Advances in computers and biophysics have
started a micro miniature revolution that allows scientists to envision and in some cases actually build
microscopicmachines.Thesedevicespromisetodramaticallychangethewayweliveandwork.
Micromachines already are making an impact. At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, research
scientists have designed a 4-inch silicon chip that holds 700 tiny primitive motors. At Lucas Nova Sensor in
Fremont, California, scientists have perfected the world’s first microscopic blood-pressure sensor. Threaded
throughaperson’sbloodvessels,thesensorcanprovidebloodpressurereadingsatthevalveoftheheartitself.
Althoughsimpleversionsofminiaturedeviceshavehadanimpact,advancedversionsarestillseveralyearsaway.
Auto manufacturers, for example, are trying to use tiny devices that can sense when to release an airbag and
howtokeepenginesandbreaksoperatingefficiently.Somefuturistsenvisionnanotechnologyalsobeingusedto
explore the deep sea in small submarine, or even to launch finger-sized rockets packed with micro miniature
instruments.
“There is an explosion of new ideas and applications,” So, when scientists now think about future machines
doinglargeandcomplextasks,they’rethinkingsmallerthaneverbefore.
【答案】
36.detect
37.delicate38.identifying39.apartment
40. revolution 41. dramatically 42. primitive 43. vessels 44. Although simple versions of miniature devices have
had an impact, advanced versions are still several years away 45. that can sense when to release an airbag and
howtokeepenginesandbreaksoperatingefficiently46.whenscientistsnowthinkaboutfuturemachinesdoing
largeandcomplextasks,they’rethinkingsmallerthaneverbefore
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