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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）答案与详解
2014 年 6 月大学英语六级听力真题(一)答案与详解
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension
SectionA
1. W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.
M： Oh.Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder.
Q： Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
1. A) Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder. C) Replacethecupboardwithanewone.
B) Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea. D)Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.
【预测】四个选项都是动词短语，由此可推断该题会对建议或计划进行提问。 )“找医
A
生看拉伤的胳膊”，strain表示“拉伤，扭伤”。选项中出现了 tea,cupboard,shelf等,
可推测对话和日常生活相关，而且、B)选项中同时出现了 her,应该是男士对女士提出
建议，答案应该在男士的话里，注意听男士的话。
【精析】B。女士提到自己遇到的问题是够不到食橱后面的茶叶，男士使用了 Why don’t
you...?的结构建议女士使用梯子，故本题应该选择B) 。
2.W Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits.
:
M That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters.
:
Q： Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
2.A)AtMaryJohnson’s. C)Inanexhibitionhall.
B)Atapainter’sstudio. D)Outsideanartgallery.
【预测】 四个选项都是表示地点的词，问题会针对地点提问，极有可能为谈话地点。选项
中出现了painter’sstudio,exhibitionhall，gallery，均和艺术相关，在听对话时应特别注意表
示地点的关键词。
【精析】D)。女士提出雨下得很大，建议去看新的展品，男士提到MaiyJohnson是他最喜
欢的画家之一，可以推断出exhibits指的是美术作品,通过这两点可断定谈话地点是在美术
馆外，故本题应该选择D)。
3.听力原文：M： Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation.
W： Itdependsonwhichstudentsyouaretalkingabout.
Q ： Whatdoesthewomanimply?
3.A)Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.
B) Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.
C) Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.
D) Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.
【预测】四个选项中出现了 teacher，evaluated，students，evaluation等词，可以推测，对话
与学生对老师的评价相关。
【精析】B)。男士说学生对新教师做出了不公正的评价，面对男士的说法，女士并没有表
示认同，而是婉转表达了质疑。“这取决于你说的是哪些学生了”，言外之意是她不同意男
士所说的话，故本题应该选择B)。
4.听力原文：W： Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves.
M:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem.
Q ： Whatdoesthemanmean?
4.A)HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture. C)Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.
B) Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture. D)Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.
【预测】四个选项中出现了 he，Doris,furniture,bookshelves等词，而且出现的动词为build
up,arrange,fixedup,assembling,由此推测对话应会提到男士和Doris干某事，听音时应注意
男士的表述。
【精析】C)。女士说男士肯定花费了很长时间修理书架，男士说他让多丽丝干了一些，而
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此处的dosomeofthem指的就是女士所说的修理书架，故本题应该选择C)。
5.听力原文：W： Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?
M：Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnit
down
Q； Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?
5.A)Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers. C)Hehasbeentakenforafool.
B)Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm. D)Hehasfoundabetterposition.
【预测】四个选项均以he开头,firm意为“公司” ,position意为“职位”，B)和D)两个选
项中提到的这两个词都和工作相关，可推测对话应该涉及男士的工作问题。
【精析】D)。女士询问男士是否月末离职，男士做出肯定的回答,并说明了原因是“另一家
公司向我提供了 更好的职位”，故本题应该选择D)。
6.听力原文：W： Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?
M ： NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend.
Q ： Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.A) Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.
B) Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.
C) Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.
D) Theycanhireagardenertodothework.
【预测】选项中出现了 work,garden,gardening，gardener等，可推测对话内容和园艺工作
相关。B)和C)选项都以he开头，应注意听男士所说的话。
【精析】 A)。女士说自己明天不想继续做园艺工作了，男士表达了同样的观点,但是提出
他们应该在周末之前完成。听力对话中表示转折处往往是考查重点，此处but表示转折，听
音时应特别留意其后的内容。 选项A)中的finish 同义替换原文中的getitover with,而as
soonaspossible则同义替换了原文中的 thisweekend,故本题应该选择A)。
7.听力原文：W ： You’vealreadyfamishedyourapartment?
M： Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
7. A) Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.
B) Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.
C) Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.
D) Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.
【预测】选项中出现了furniture,apartment等词，可推测对话和居家生活相关，涉及到公寓
和家具等，而且A)、B)、D)选项中都提到了 theman，听音时应重点关注男士的话。
【精析】D)。女士询问男士是否在公寓装好了家具，男士回答说他找到了一些特别便宜
的二手家具。注意习惯用语dirtcheap意为“很便宜”，D)中的inexpensive是原文中dirt
cheap的同义表述，故本题应该选择D)。
8. 听力原文：W： Hasthemechaniccalledabouttherepairers?
M： Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls.
Q ： Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
8. A)Themanwillgivethemechanicacall. C)Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.
B)Thewomaniswaitingforacall. D)Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.
【预测】选项中提到了 mechanic,call,repaid等，可推测对话内容和打电话找修理工相关，
四个选项中有两个以theman开头，两个以thewoman开头，故听音时应同时留意男士和女
士的话。
【精析】B)。女士问男士机械工给修理工打电话了没有，男士回答说还没有，打完电话他
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会告诉女士的。由此可推断女士在等电话，故本题应该选择B)。
ConversationOne
9-12.听力原文：
M：Hello,MattEllisspeaking.
W：Hello,Dr.Ellis.Myname’sPanJohnson.Myroommate,JanetHolmes,wantedmetocallyou.
M： JanetHolmes?Oh,thafsright.She’sinmyShakespeareanEnglishclass.Hasanything
happenedtoher?
W：Nothing.(9)It’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedher
inforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.
(10)I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidifsduetoday.
M：Certainly. That would be fine. Uh, you can either drop it off at my class or bring it to my
office.
W：Woulditbeallrighttocomebyyourofficearound4:00?I’mafraidIcan’tcomeanyearlier
becauseIhavethreeclassesthisafternoon.
M:Uh,Iwon’tbeherewhenyoucome.I’msupposedtobeatameetingfrom3:00to6:00，but
howaboutleavingitwithmysecretary?Sheusuallystaysuntil5：00.
W：Fine.PleasetellherFllbethereat4：00.(11)AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellme
whereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionsto
youroffice.
M： Well,I’minRoom302oftheGregoryBuilding.I’lltellmysecretarytoputthepaperinmy
mailbox,andI’llgetitwhenIreturn.
W：Isureappreciateit.Goodbye,Dr.Ellis.
M：Goodbye,Ms.Johnson.
9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?
A)Shehadajobinterviewtoattend. C)Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.
B)Shewasbusyfinishingherproject. D)Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.
A。【精析】通过对话开头的MattEllisspeaking可推测该对话是在打电话，前三句是套话，
第四句开始出现新人物JanetHolmes,—般为考点提示信号。女士提到她的室友不能来上课
的原因是她要去参加面试，故A)是答案。
10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?
A)Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom. C)Submitherroommate’sassignment.
B)Handinherroommate’sapplicationform. D)Helpherroommatewithherreport.
C。【精析】前文提到JanetHolmes,即女士的roommate,她所遇到的问题是因为面试不能来
上课，所以让女士帮忙交作业，故C)是答案。
11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?
A) WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated. C)Directionstotheclassroombuilding.
B)WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice. D)Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.
A。【精析】女士在最后提到,她想知道埃利斯博士的办公室在哪，故A)是答案。
ConversationTwo
听力原文：
W ： Howarethingsgoing,Roald?
M：(12)Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’mused
tothat,soitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch.
W:Iheardyouhavemovedtoanewhouseinthesuburb.HowdoyoulikecommutingtoLondon
everyday?Don’tyoufinditastrain?
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M：(13)Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6：30train.Butit’s
bearablenowthatI’musedtoit.
W: Don’t you think it’s an awful waste of time? I couldn’t bear to spend three hours sitting in a
traineveryday.
M：Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.(14)ButnowIquiteenjoyit.
W：Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?
M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.(15)Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepapersto
catchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,IrelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithMendsor
evenhaveagameofbridge.
W：Isupposeyouknowlotsofpeopleonthetrainnow.
M：Yes,IbumpedintosomeoneIknowontheplatformeveryday.LastweekIcameacrossa
coupleofoldschoolMendsandwespenttheentirejourneyinthebar.
W：Itsoundslikeagoodclub.Youneverknow.Imayjoinittoo.
12、Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?
A)Hefindsitratherstressful. C)Hecanhandleitquitewell.
B)Heisthinkingofquittingit. D)Hehastoworkextrahours.
C)。【详解】该题考点信息出现在明显的信号词but之后，男士说他参与了几项工程,工作
时间很长，但他已经习惯了，由此可推断出男士把工作处理得很好，故C)是答案。
13、Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?
A)The6:00one. C)The7:00one.
B)The6:30one. D)The7:30one.
B。【详解】对话中提到，男士住在郊区,每天需要搭乘火车到伦敦。男士提到要赶6:30的
这班火车，故B)为答案。
14、Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?
A)Itisanawfulwasteoftime. C)Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.
B)Hefindsitratherunbearable. D)Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.
C。【详解】女士认为每天花很长时间乘坐火车上班是浪费时间，男士回答说以前和女士的
想法一样，但是现在很享受。本题考点再次出现在明显信号词but之后：“ButnowIquite
enjoyit. ”对应选项C)Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable，故 C)是答案。
15、Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?
A)Readingnewspapers. C)Listeningtothedailynews.
B)Chattingwithfriends. D)Planningtheday’swork.
A。【详解】对话中，女士问男士在车上如何消磨时光，男士的回答包含的信息量较大，分
别提到了早晨上班时和晚上下班时在火车上做的事情，应注意本题问的是早晨上班时如何度
过。男士的回答是读报以获取新闻，故A)是答案。
SectionB
PassageOne
Most American college students need to be efficient readers. This is necessary because full-time
students probably have to read several hundred pages every week. (16) They don’t have time to
read a chapter three or four times. They need to extract as much information as possible from the
first or second reading. An extraordinarily important study skill is knowing how to mark a book.
Studentsmark themain ideasandimportantdetailswith apenorpencil,yellow orblueororange.
Some students mark new vocabulary in a different color. Most students write questions or short
notesinthemargins. Markinga bookis ausefulskill,butit’simportanttodoitright.First, reada
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chapter with one pen in your hand and others next to you on the desk. Second, read a whole
paragraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don’tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofa
passage. (17) Third, decide on your own system for marking. For example, maybe you will mark
main ideas in yellow, important details in blue and new words in orange. Maybe you will put
question marks in the margin when you don’t understand something. (18) When your chapter is a
rainbow of markings, you don’t have to read all of itagain before an exam. Instead, you justneed
toreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.
16、WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?
A) Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.
B) Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.
C) Developahabitofreadingcritically.
D) Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.
D。【详解】短文开头提到，美国大学生必须学会高效地阅读，因为每周他们都要读很多东
西。他们没有时间反复阅读同一个章节，只能阅读一两遍，从中获取尽量多的信息，故答案
为D)。
17、Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?
A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking. C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.
B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases. D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.
A。【详解】短文中提到，掌握做阅读标记的方法很重要，并给出做好标记的三点建议:提
笔开始阅读;读完一个段落后再做标记;确定自己的标记系统。A)项符合上述建议中的第三
条，故答案为A)。
18、Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?
A) Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain. C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.
B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts. D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.
B。【详解】短文结尾部分提到,考试之前只需复习做了标记的部分，这样能够节约复习时
间，故答案为B)。
PassageTwo
Thethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormore isn’tapleasantoneformostpeople.The
amoxmtofsleepthateachpersonneedsvaries.In general,eachofusneedsabout8hoursofsleep
eachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbywithjustafewhoursof
sleepatnight.(19)Itdoesn’tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps.Buteveryoneneedssome
rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception to this. Sleep
is, after all, aveiy basic need.(20) Buta man named A1 Herpin turned outto bea rare exception,
forsupposedlyheneverslept!A1Herpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNew
Jersey. They hoped to challenge the claim that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though
they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a
bed.Heneverneededone.TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchairand
read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were puzzled by the strange case of permanent
sleeplessness. (21) Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about
hismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,
never,itseems,havingsleptatall.
19、Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?
A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.
B) Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.
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C) Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.
D) Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.
D。【详解】短文中提到，尽管人们的睡眠时间和需求不同，但人们总是需要睡觉的，因为
休息是生存的需要，故答案为D)。
20、WhatdodoctorsthinkofA1Herpin’scase?
A)Itisamade-upstory. C)Itisarareexception.
B)Itisbeyondcure. D)Itisduetoanaccident.
C。【详解】对于一般人来说，睡觉是基本的生存需要,但阿尔•海尔宾却与众不同，因为他
从不睡觉。医生认为这是个罕见的例外，故答案为C)。
21、WhatcouldhaveaccountedforA1Herpin’ssleeplessness?
A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition. C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.
B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth. D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.
B。【详解】短文中提到，一些医生对阿尔•海尔宾不用睡觉的现象感到惊，但他们找不出
原因。阿尔•海尔宾说出了一个唯一可能的原因:他的母亲在生他几天前曾受伤，故答案为
B)。
PassageThree
Hetty Green was a very spoiled, only child. (22) She was born in Massachusetts, USA in
1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of
trwoherfathertookherwithhimtoworkandtaughtheraboutstocksandshares.Attheageofsix
she started reading the dally financial newspapers and opened her own bank account. (23) Her
father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7. 5 million dollars. She went to New York and
invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents.
(24)Shebecameoneoftherichestandmosthatedwomenintheworld.At33shemarriedEdward
Green, a multi-millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia. (24) Hetty’s meanness was
well-known.Shealwaysarguedaboutpricesinshops.Shewalkedtothelocalgrocerystoretobuy
broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog. Once
she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always
worethe same long, ragged blackskirt. Worstof all, whenherson,Ned,fellandinjured hisknee,
she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost
his leg. When shediedin 1916, sheleftherchildren 100million dollars.(25) Her daughter builta
hospitalwithhermoney.
22、WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?
A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.
B) Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.
C) Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.
D) Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.
C。【详解】短文开头提到，海蒂•格林从小娇生惯养，父亲是百万富翁，母亲经常生病，
父亲经常教她做股票生意，她六岁时就喜欢阅读金融日报。由此可知，她从小就对金融产生
了浓厚的兴趣，故答案为C)。
23、HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight?
A) Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.
B) Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.
C) Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.
D) Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.
D。【详解】海蒂的父亲在她21岁时去世了，于是她继承了父亲750万美元的财产。由此
可知，海蒂一夜暴富是因为继承了她父亲的遗产，故答案为D)。
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24、WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?
A) Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.
B) Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.
C) Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.
D) Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.
A。【详解】短文在中间部分提到，海蒂因节约而积累财富，但也因为花钱吝啬而遭人厌恶,
并举例说明她如何斤斤计较，故答案为A)。
25、WhatdowelearnaboutHetty’sdaughter?
A) Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.
B) Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.
C) Shemadehugedonationstocharities.
D) Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.
B。【详解】短文末尾部分提到海蒂的子女的情况:儿子因为她的吝啬延误治疗而最终失去
一条腿;女儿继承了她的财产并建立了一家医院，故答案为B)。
SectionC
26、identical。【详解】此处应该填入一个形容词作表语。通过下文表示转折关系的but和
different—词可知，空格处所填形容词应与different意思相反。identical意为“相同的”。
27、approach。 【详解】此处应该填入动词原形，构成wantsb.todo结构。approach意为
“靠近，接近”。
28、back and forth。【详解】此处应该填入副词短语修饰动词move。backandforth意为“来
回地”。
29、opposite。【详解】此处位于定冠词the之后，应该填入名词。此处通过举例说明观点:
有些动作相同，但意思不同。opposite意为“相反的人或物”。
30、indicates。【详解】此处应该填入动词第三人称单数形式。indicates意为“表示”。
31、referring to。【详解】此处应该填入现在分词形式，与is构成现在进行时结构。referring
to意为“指的是”。
32、parallelto。【详解】此处应该填入形容词结构作keeps的表语。parallelto意为“与……
平行的”。
33、reserved。【详解】此处应该填入过去分词形式，构成被动语态。reserved意为“保留”。
34、atarightangle。【详解】此处应该填入介词结构，作keep的表语。atarightangle意为
“呈直角”，与前文的parallelto形成对比。
35、embarrassing。【详解】此处应该填入形容词，与前面的humorous—词构成并列结构。
embarrassing意为“尴尬的”。
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