2014年12月英语六级听力真题答案（沪江网校版）

　　短对话

　　1. B. The man should get a pair of new shoes.

　　2. A. The woman will skip Dr. Smith’s lecture to help the man.

　　3. D. The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.

　　4. C. In a boat.

　　5. B. 9:50.

　　6. A. She does not like John at all.

　　7. D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.

　　8. A. She is good at repairing things.

　　长对话：

　　Conversation 1

　　9. C. The accused was found guilty of stealing.

　　10. B. He was unemployed.

　　11. A. He had been in jail before.

　　Conversation 2

　　12. B. Unsatisfactory.

　　13. C. Public relations.

　　14. D. Making television commercials.

　　15. D. She is not suitable for the position.

　　Passage 1

　　16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?

　　答案：(A) The cozy communal life.

　　【点评】：细节题。本篇文章开头即指出 'Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies.'此可知美国校园的特点就在于集体生活，比如俱乐部、运动队、学生刊物以及戏剧社团。

　　17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gregorian say about students' daily life?

　　答案：(C) It is as important as their learning experience.

　　【点评】：细节题。布朗大学校长在说到学生日常生活时说“In America it is assumed that a student’s daily life is as important as his learning experience. . .” 可见在美国学生平日生活和他们的学习经历同等重要。

　　18. In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the speaker?

　　答案：(C) It provides numerous options for students.

　　【点评】：细节题。听力原文中说到America’s menu of options—research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies—is unrivaled.其实归根结底就是America's menu of options is unrivaled.美国各类学校应有尽有任你选。

　　19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan?

　　答案：(B) They are responsible merely to their Ministry of Education.

　　【点评】：细节题。说到欧洲和日本大学时，原文"In Europe and Japan, universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes money."中的"answerable only to…"意思和"be responsible merely to"相同，即“只对……负责，只听从……的”。

　　Passage 2

　　20. What does the speaker say about the sea link ferry?

　　答案：(D)It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes.

　　【点评】：细节题。听力原文为"We are due to leave Folkestone in about five minutes."渡船将在五分钟内出发。其他选项信息都没在听力中出现。

　　21. Where is the snack bar situated?

　　答案：(D) In the front of A deck.

　　【点评】：细节题。听力原文为"There's a snack bar serving sandwiches and hot and cold refreshments situated in the front of A deck."。小吃店是位于甲板A上。基本信息重现。

　　22. What does the speaker say about the lounge on B deck?

　　答案：(A) It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.

　　【点评】：细节题。听力原文为"Passengers are reminded that the lounge on B deck is for the sole-use of passengers traveling with cars..." B甲板上的休息室是专门给那些开车旅游的乘客的。基本信息重现。

　　Passage 3

　　23. B. It was named after its discoverer.

　　24. C. Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.

　　25. A. They know little about why the paintings were created.

　　【点评】本文为科普类说明文，主要围绕法国东南部的一个著名洞穴——肖维岩洞(Grotte Chauvet)展开。肖维岩洞由Jean-Marie Chauvet在1994年圣诞夜首次发现，故以Chauvet的名字命名。与法国同时期其他洞穴不同的是，肖维岩洞内的动物壁画并不是被捕猎的动物，而是那些大型、有力而威猛的动物。许多专家们由此认为，壁画上的动物是当时人们精神生活的象征。本文由于涉及国外艺术文化的话题，对许多考生来说比较生疏。但只要对篇章的开头及结尾、相关关键词做到有效把握，答出问题也是比较容易的。

　　听力填空

　　26. advantages

　　27. characterizes

　　28. go out of their way

　　29. seeking out

　　30. transition

　　31. appropriate

　　32. reluctant

　　33. acknowledge

　　34. interferes with

　　35. tensions