听力原文及答案2016年5月大学英语六级考试模拟题二Part I WritingAs is described in the picture, it’s a funny scene in a family to our eyes. In reality, the similar scene appears in every household in modern society. There’s no communication among these three. The father is lying on the couch reading news on his mobile phone. The mother’s taking selfies beside the dinner table. The daughter is playing on her iPad, drawing a picture on it. But, they all desire “a good talk”.Though advanced mobile phones are increasingly accessible to everyone, little effective communication is achieved among family members. Many factors contributed to the occurrence of this problem. Firstly, the convenience of communication by mobile phone or instant message apps during the daytime may leave less to talk about when back home among family members. Secondly, addiction to instant message apps, like WeChat or Tencent QQ, keeps many of us busy interacting with our colleagues or friends, giving less time for talking with our loved ones. Finally, colorful functions of mobile phone may consume much of our time in shopping long-desired commodities online, watching films or just idly surfing on the Internet.In a consequence, we should take steps to make new changes in this situation. On one hand, it’s time we began to practice some self-control. On the other hand, every one of the family members should bear in mind the importance of love and intimate communication among the most beloved ones in the world.Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with asingle line through the centre.Conversation OneW: Hello. This is University of Washington.M: Hello, I want to speak to the school admission office.W: Yes. This is admission office. How can I help you?M: I want to be enrolled in this school for a bachelor’s degree. I’ll graduate from high school this summer.W: Ok, you’re welcome, with open arms.M: I’ve got to get prepared for the coming college interview.W: Good. The interview is compulsory for every applicant whoever wants to study here on our campus.M: Is it very hard?W: Yes, in some sense. But, no, as long as you know yourself very well.M: Know myself very well?W: Yes, those interview questions will be definitely not meant to put you on the spot or try to make you feel stupid.M: It’s a relief to me to hear that.W: So, most interview questions can be easily dealt with if you’ve already known very well about our school, your own intellectual interest, and your weakness and strengths.M: Really so?W: Those questions are meant to help you and the interviewer to find out if our school is a good match for you. They are not questions for a test. Remember, our school is trying to make a good impression on prospective students as well.M: Yes, I see. What else?W: You’ll be well prepared if you google for commonly raised interview questions. However, as an admission officer, I’d say, the school expects applicants to show off their own personality in ways that aren’t possible in the application letter. We hate similar, dull and uninteresting answers that can be easily found on the Internet.M: I’ll keep these in mind. Millions of thanks.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What does the man want to do in University of Washington?2. What’s the key for applicants’ preparation for college interview?3. What’s the purpose of interview questions designed by the school?4. What’s expected of an applicant to do during an interview?1. A2. A3. B4.CConversation TwoW: This is Maggie Oher, Star TV Station, talking with Mike Steele, BBC journalist who experienced the 4.7 magnitude earthquake in Kodari, Nepal, on Wednesday afternoon.M: It’s my pleasure to talk about the earthquake with you. I happened to be near the earthquake-stricken area. This is the third earthquake in one month to hit Himalayan region. Mild quakes were also felt in parts of Kathmandu area of Nepal where more than 10,000 people died last year when an earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck the region.W: How did people there react to the quake?M: According to a report, the center of the earthquake was 90 kilometers deep and 60 miles away from Kathmandu. Soon after the earthquake felt in the Himalayan region, the military, stand-by team and other officials rushed to help on the spot.W: Besides, I want to know how people there bore up against so many quakes one after another?M: As far as I know, after 10 months of earthquake, thousands of people are still homeless and are now fighting sub-zero temperatures with little help from government.W: What a miserable picture!M: Many homeless families have to move to refugee camp. The estimated property loss in Nepal had crossed $5 billion. In the last one year, they have so far received $150 in compensation per household.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What were the speakers talking about?6. What happened to Kathmandu last year?7. Who went to help with the earthquake-stricken area?8. What happened to the local people in the recent quake?5. B6. A7. B8. CSection BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneGenerosity is extremely hard for people. It’s hard for me, and everyone. I don’t want to pretend like I have arrived at some destination. But I am on a journey, and I want you to join me on this journey. It’s okay that some of you are a few steps ahead of the rest. It’s okay that some of you might be taking your first steps. But all of us should be moving forward.Generosity requires a radical change of perspective. To be generous, we have to make sure that love will be enough. When love is our motive, it allows us to bring the very best to every relationship around us. But when we’re driven by greed, it brings out the worst in us.Some of us are destroying relationships in our workplace, or in our home, for the simple reason that financial gain is everything and love isn’t enough. When we’re motivated by greed and envy, we find it impossible to show respect for others. But when we learn to value people, and they become dear to us, our generosity begins to flow naturally.Simply put, without a love-motive, generosity is impossible. You’ll only do what’s best for you, and you’ll disrespect every person who stands in your way, family included. And, you’ll never be ableto let go.Our whole motive for being greedy and materialistic is to feel in control. And when everything is taken from us, we feel out of control. So, sometimes, generosity seems to be scary because it feels like loss. It feels like we’re losing control.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. Why does generosity seem to be very hard for a lot of people?10. What may ruin our relationships at the workplace?11. Why do some people tend to be greedy and materialistic?9. B 10. A 11. CPassage TwoHolywood is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil country area and town land of 755 acres lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby. The town hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.In the early 19th century, Holywood, like many other coastal villages throughout Ireland, became popular as a resort for sea-bathing. Many wealthy Belfast merchants chose the town and the surrounding area to build large homes for themselves.The railway line from Belfast to Holywood opened in 1848, and this led to rapid development. The population of Holywood was approximately 3,500 in 1900 and had grown to 12,000 by 2001. This growth, coupled with that of other towns and villages along the coastal strip to Bangor, leaded to the construction of the Holywood Highway in the early 1970s. Holywood today is a popular residential area and is well known for its fashionable shops, souvenirs, arts and crafts.Holywood is famous for its maypole at the crossroads in the centre of town. Its origin is uncertain, but, according to local folklore, it dates from 1700, when a Dutch ship is said to have run aground on the shore nearby, and the crew erected the broken mast to show their appreciation of the assistance offered to them by the townsfolk. The maypole is still used for dancing at the annual May Day fair.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What festival does Holywood hold every year?13. What did people go to Holywood to do in the early 19th century?14. When did the railway line from Belfast to Holywood open?15. Why did the Dutch set up a maypole in the center of Holywood?12. A 13. B 14. D 15. CSection CDirections:In this section, you will hear recordings of lectures or talks followed by some questions.The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose thebest answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.Thank you! Thank you, Georgetown! Thank you so much. Everybody, please be seated.It is good to be back on campus, and it is a great privilege to speak from the steps of this historic hall that welcomed Presidents going back to George Washington. I want to thank your president, President DeGioia, who’s here today. I want to thank him for hosting us. We are very grateful for the support.It was important for me to speak directly to your generation, because the decisions that we make now and in the years ahead will have a profound impact on the world that all of you inherit.(16) On Christmas Eve, 1968, the astronauts of Apollo 8 did a live broadcast from lunar orbit. And later that night, they took a photo that would change the way we see and think about our world. It was an image of Earth—beautiful; breathtaking; a glowing marble of blue oceans, and green forests, and brown mountains brushed with white clouds, rising over the surface of the moon.(17) And while the sight of our planet from space might seem routine today, imagine what it looked like to those of us seeing our home, our planet, for the first time. Imagine what it looked like to children like me. Even the astronauts were amazed. “It makes you realize,” someone would say, “just what you have back there on Earth.”And around the same time we began exploring space, scientists were studying changes taking place in the Earth’s atmosphere. (18) Now, scientists had known since the 1800s that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide trap heat, and that burning fossil fuels release those gases into the air. That wasn’t news. But in the late 1950s, the National Weather Service began measuring the levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, with the worry that rising levels might someday destroy the fragile balance that makes our planet so hospitable. And what they’ve found, year after year, is that the levels of carbon pollution in our atmosphere have increased dramatically.That science, accumulated and reviewed over decades, tells us that our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all of humankind.The 12 warmest years in recorded history have all come in the last 15 years. (19)Last year, temperatures in some areas of the ocean reached record highs, and ice in the Arctic shrank to its smallest size on record—faster than most models had predicted it would. These are facts…...16. What did the astronauts of Apollo 8 do on Christmas Eve, 1968?17. How might modern people feel when seeing the photo of Earth for the first time?18. What caused carbon pollution in our atmosphere?19. According to the last paragraph, what happened last year?16. A 17. C 18. C 19. BNow listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.There are different types of employment available to full-time students at Indiana University South Bend. Each has its own focus and its own value within the life of a student. With the help of academic advisor, faculty mentor or someone else, determine which employment type best suits your needs at this point in your education.Here and now, let’s talk about two important programs for students to work through college. One is the Federal Work Study Program, and the other is the Job, Location and Development Program.The Federal Work Study Program was created to stimulate and promote part-time employment for students who have financial need and who need earnings to pursue a college education. It allows students to meet their educational expenses without taking on a lot of debt and is intended to provide worthwhile job opportunities for qualified students. To participate, you must be a financial aid recipient with Federal Work Study award eligibility.Your Work Study award contributes more than financial assistance to your college education. It offers you additional advantages—education plus job experience.(21) In increasingly competitive job markets, employers seek applicants who have employment as well as academic experience.When it comes to the Job, Location and Development (JLD) Program, it’s quite different from the Work Study Program. The Job, Location and Development Program is a federally funded program that is administered by the Career Services Office.This program allows our university to provide students with a source to find off-campus part-time employment as well as locate and develop off-campus job opportunities for students in the local community. The skills and additional knowledge gained from employment through this program will help provide a solid foundation for securing career-related options beyond graduation. The Career Services Office works to develop off-campus positions for students in all majors. Additional services include providing access to employment opportunity information and various programs developed specifically to improve résumé writing, interviewing and networking—all skills that are essential in finding employment. The JLD Program is centered on creating real-world work experiences for our students to increase and diversify their knowledge base plus develop additional marketable skills.(22) To participate in the JLD Program, you must currently be enrolled at Indiana University South Bend. You must have an active account on IUSB Careers, our online job board. You cannot be a senior in your last semester.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?21. What kind of job applicants would employers like to recruit?22. Who will not be accepted by the Job, Location and Development program?20. D 21. C 22. BNow listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.Two thousand websites selling fake luxury goods have been removed since the start of the year, UK police say. These fake goods include brands such as Burberry, Longchamp and Abercrombie & Fitch. The police’s achievement was the result of a collaboration between brand-protection groups and internet administrative offices.The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, run by City of London Police, also warned those sites could be full of malicious software. (23) “The criminals behind these websites will often take advantage of your personal details, such as financial information, and so people may find their card has been compromised and used for other illegal purpose s,” said Danny Medlycott, who heads the unit.The sites themselves can also be harmful, as they contain malware and viruses that can infect your computer. As a general rule, “(24) if it looks too good to be true, then it probably is”, he said. And heavily discounted products were “often a noticeable sign that something isn’t right”, he added.The current police operation, known as Ashiko, has shut nearly 5,500 websites selling fake designer clothes, handbags, sunglasses, shoes and jewellery since it launched in October. Oliver Guimaraes, MD of Globaleyez, which helps jewellery retailer Thomas Sabo to target counterfeiting, said there had been “a tremendous decrease” in websites selling fake products.Police also issued some guidance:Check the spelling and grammar on the website, as well as the URL—people running such sites often do not pay a lot of attention to that;Look to see where the trader is based and whether they provide a postal address—just because the web address contains “UK”, do not assume the seller is based there;Only deal with reputable sellers—use sites that you know or which have been recommended to you. Check online reviews if you have not bought from the seller before;Check the website is a legitimate shop by visiting ;Ensure the website address begins “https”, which indicates it is secure;Don’t access links in unwanted emails;Always type in the website address or use a search engine to find a site.23 What harm may illegal websites selling fake luxury goods bring about?24. What can indicate a website is a potentially harmful one?25. What is mainly talked about in the passage?23. C 24. A 25. BPart III Reading ComprehensionSection A26. L 27. M 28. H 29. B 30. C31. O 32. E 33. F 34. D 35. ISection B36. H 37. D 38. N 39. G 40. B41. F 42. J 43. K 44. I 45. LSection CPassage One46. C 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. DPassage Two51. A 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. DPart IV TranslationOne of the unexpected by-products of China’s urbanization is the decline in rural education over the past decade. The impact cannot be overestimated since it concerns the future of millions of children. The number of rural students has dropped to a ten-year low with 63 primary schools and three middle schools closing every day from 2000 to 2010. This is partly a result of the excessive merging of rural schools during the decade, according to a report released recently. The number of rural primary schools decreased by 52 percent from 2000 to 2010 while the number of countryside pupils dropped by 37.8 percent, the report said. It is time to stop the trend of education decline in the countryside as it will prompt rising disparity between rural and urban areas, a long-time headache for the Chinese government.。